the Department of Education’s Office of the Clerk: Cathy Schroeder, Agency Clerk, Department of Education, 325 West Gaines St., Tallahassee, FL 32399 or email: cathy.schroeder@fldoe.org. Public comments concerning this petition for a variance can be made at https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx. The Department will accept comments concerning the petition for 14 days from the date of publication of this notice. To be considered, comments must be received on or before 5:00 p.m. on March 27, 2017.