Office of Elementary and Secondary Education; Intent to Repay to the State of Maine Department of Education Funds Recovered as a Result of a Final Audit Determination

Samenvatting

Under section 459 of the General Education Provisions Act (GEPA) (20 U.S.C. 1234h), the Secretary of Education (Secretary) intends to repay to the State of Maine Department of Education (MDE), the State educational agency (SEA), an amount equal to 75 percent of the principal amount of funds returned to the U.S. Department of Education (Department) as the result of final audit determinations. The Department's recovery of funds followed an audit disallowance issued by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education under Chapter 1 of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for the period July 1, 1991 through June 30, 1992. The MDE returned $14,476 to the Department in settlement of the 1992 audit exception. This notice describes the MDE's plan for use of the repaid funds and the terms and conditions under which the Secretary intends to make those funds available. The notice invites comments on the proposed grantback.