Final Waivers and Extensions of the Project Periods With Funding for the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program and the American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Training and Technical Assistance Center

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Education 34 CFR Chapter III [ED-2026-OSERS-0530] AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Department of Education (Department) ACTION: Final waivers and extensions of project periods with funding. SUMMARY: The Secretary waives the requirements in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations that generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and project period extensions involving the obligation of additional Federal funds. The waivers and extensions enable 43 American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) projects under Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.250N and one American Indian ( printed page 36751) Vocational Rehabilitation Training and Technical Assistance Center (AIVRTTAC) under ALN 84.250Z to receive funding for an additional period, not beyond September 30, 2027. DATES: These waivers and extensions of the project periods are effective July 20, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: August Martin. Telephone: 202-987-0116. Email: August.Martin@ed.gov . If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 2, 2026, the Department published in the Federal Register ( 91 FR 16599 ) a proposal to waive the requirements in the Education Department General Administrative Regulations that generally prohibit project periods exceeding five years and extend the project periods with…