Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term Training; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, 44588-44592 [05-15254]
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The Louisiana Department of Natural
Resources will be consulted regarding
consistency with the Coastal Zone
Management Act. The Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
will be contacted concerning potential
impacts to Natural and Scenic Rivers
and Streams. The Louisiana Department
of Environmental Quality will review
the action for consistency with
applicable laws regarding the discharge
of dredged material as it relates to
impacting water quality and will
provide the State of Louisiana Water
Quality Certification.
d. Environmental Consultation and
Review. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (USFWS) will be assisting in the
documentation of existing conditions
and assessment of effects of project
alternatives through Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act consultation
procedures. Consultation will be
accomplished with the USFWS and the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) concerning threatened and
endangered species and their critical
habitat. The NMFS will be consulted on
the effects of this proposed action on
Essential Fish Habitat. The DSEIS or a
notice of its availability will be
distributed to all interested agencies,
organizations, and individuals.
4. Public scoping meetings are to be
scheduled throughout the DSEIS
preparation period. Based on available
funding the tentative meeting locations
will be Baton Rouge, Lafayette and St.
Martinsville, LA. Exact dates and
meeting facility will be announced by
public notice at a later date. The
purpose of the scoping meeting is to
provide the agencies and the interested
public with the initial conceptual
designs, known preliminary designs and
other designs under consideration for
the proposed management unit project
for the Buffalo Cove Management Unit
and issues concerning its construction
and operation. If determined to be
feasible and appropriate for
implementation (based upon the
determinations of the operational
effectiveness of the BCMU) scoping
meetings will also provide the agencies
and the interested public with the initial
conceptual designs, preliminary designs
known and designs under consideration
for the proposed for the conditionally
authorized management units and
issues concerning their construction and
operation. These scoping meetings will
be sequenced such that the data stream
from the ongoing monitoring (associated
with the 10 elements in the BCMU) can
be utilized to assist in the formulation
and design of elements planned for the
three conditionally authorized
management units. The scoping process,
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more importantly, will provide the
opportunity to solicit public views on
the proposed action and provide input
to development of project alternatives.
The initial scoping meetings will focus
on the Buffalo Cove Management Unit
(including the operational success of the
ten elements described in EA No. 366,
modification of those ten elements and
construction of new elements for the
Buffalo Cove Management Unit) and
preliminary discussions of problems
and possible alternatives for the three
conditionally authorized management
units. As additional information is
available on the operational
effectiveness of the monitored EA No.
366 elements and as the existing
conditions and potential management
alternatives for the conditionally
authorized management units are better
defined, the agenda of the scoping
meetings will be expanded to address
the feasibility of implementing the
conditionally authorized management
units.
5. Estimated Date of Availability.
Funding levels will dictate the date
when the DSEIS is available. The
earliest that the DSEIS is expected to be
available is in the fall of 2012.
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $75,000–
$100,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$87,500.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $75,000 for Undergraduate
Education in the Rehabilitation Services
(84.129L) and $100,000 for Specialized
Personnel for Rehabilitation of
Individuals Who Are Blind or Have
Vision Impairment (84.129P) and
Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are
Deaf or Hard of Hearing (84.129Q) for a
single budget period of 12 months. The
Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services may change the maximum
amount through a notice published in
the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 8.
Dated: July 18, 2005.
Richard P. Wagenaar,
Colonel, U.S. Army, District Engineer.
[FR Doc. 05–15298 Filed 8–2–05; 8:45 am]
I. Funding Opportunity Description
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; Rehabilitation Training:
Rehabilitation Long-Term Training;
Notice Inviting Applications for New
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.129L, P,
and Q.
DATES: Applications Available: August
3, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: September 19, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: November 16, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: States and public
or nonprofit agencies and organizations,
including Indian tribes and institutions
of higher education.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$38,826,000 for the Rehabilitation
Training program for FY 2006, of which
we intend to use an estimated $700,000
for this competition. The actual level of
funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are
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Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Full Text of Announcement
Purpose of Program: The
Rehabilitation Long-Term Training
program provides financial assistance
for—
(1) Projects that provide basic or
advanced training leading to an
academic degree in areas of personnel
shortages in rehabilitation as identified
by the Assistant Secretary;
(2) Projects that provide a specified
series of courses or program of study
leading to award of a certificate in areas
of personnel shortages in rehabilitation
as identified by the Assistant Secretary;
and
(3) Projects that provide support for
medical residents enrolled in residency
training programs in the specialty of
physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Priorities: In accordance with 34 CFR
75.105(b)(2)(ii), these priorities are from
the regulations for this program (34 CFR
386.1).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2006 these
priorities are absolute priorities. Under
34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
applications that propose to provide
training in the priority areas of
personnel shortages listed in the
following chart.
CFDA
number
Priority Area (Maximum Number
of Awards in Parentheses)
84.129L ..
Undergraduate Education in the
Rehabilitation Services (5).
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CFDA
number
84.129P
84.129Q
organizations, including Indian tribes
and institutions of higher education.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost
Specialized Personnel for Reha- sharing of at least 10 percent of the total
bilitation of Individuals Who Are cost of the project is required of grantees
Blind or Have Vision Impair- under the Rehabilitation Training
ment (2).
Rehabilitation of Individuals Who program (34 CFR 386.30).
Priority Area (Maximum Number
of Awards in Parentheses)
Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
(4).
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 85, 86, and 99. (b) The regulations
for this program in 34 CFR parts 385
and 386.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration has requested
$38,826,000 for the Rehabilitation
Training program for FY 2006, of which
we intend to use an estimated $700,000
for this competition. The actual level of
funding, if any, depends on final
congressional action. However, we are
inviting applications to allow enough
time to complete the grant process if
Congress appropriates funds for this
program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $75,000–
$100,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
$87,500.
Maximum Award: We will reject any
application that proposes a budget
exceeding $75,000 for Undergraduate
Education in the Rehabilitation Services
(84.129L) and $100,000 for Specialized
Personnel for Rehabilitation of
Individuals Who Are Blind or Have
Vision Impairment (84.129P) and
Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are
Deaf or Hard of Hearing (84.129Q) for a
single budget period of 12 months. The
Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services may change the maximum
amount through a notice published in
the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 8.
Note: The Department is not bound by any
estimates in this notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: States and
public or nonprofit agencies and
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Note: Under 34 CFR 75.562(c), an indirect
cost reimbursement on a training grant is
limited to the recipient’s actual indirect
costs, as determined by its negotiated
indirect cost rate agreement, or eight percent
of a modified total direct cost base,
whichever amount is less. Indirect costs in
excess of the eight percent limit may not be
charged directly, used to satisfy matching or
cost-sharing requirements, or charged to
another Federal award.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address to Request Application
Package: Education Publications Center
(ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD
20794–1398. Telephone (toll free): 1–
877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If
you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll
free): 1–877–576–7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its
Web site: https://www.ed.gov/pubs/
edpubs.html or you may contact ED
Pubs at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED
Pubs, be sure to identify this
competition as follows: CFDA number
84.129L, P, and Q.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain a copy of the application package
in an alternative format (e.g., Braille,
large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the Grants and
Contracts Services Team, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 5075, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–
2550. Telephone: (202) 245–7363. If you
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal
Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: Requirements concerning
the content of an application, together
with the forms you must submit, are in
the application package for this
competition. Page Limit: The
application narrative (Part III of the
application) is where you, the applicant,
address the selection criteria that
reviewers use to evaluate your
application. You must limit Part III to
the equivalent of no more than 50 pages,
using the following standards:
• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
and both sides.
• Double space (no more than three
lines per vertical inch) all text in the
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application narrative, including titles,
headings, footnotes, quotations,
references, and captions, as well as all
text in charts, tables, figures, and
graphs.
• Use a font that is either 12 point or
larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
(characters per inch).
The page limit does not apply to Part
I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget
section, including the narrative budget
justification; Part IV, the assurances and
certifications; or the one-page abstract,
the resumes, the bibliography, or the
letters of support. However, you must
include all of the application narrative
in Part III.
We will reject your application if—
• You apply these standards and
exceed the page limit; or
• You apply other standards and
exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times:
Applications Available: August 3, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: September 19, 2005.
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant
Application System (e-Application)
available through the Department’s eGrants system. For information
(including dates and times) about how
to submit your application
electronically or by mail or hand
delivery if you qualify for an exception
to the electronic submission
requirement, please refer to section IV.
6. Other Submission Requirements in
this notice.
We do not consider an application
that does not comply with the deadline
requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: November 16, 2005.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This
program is subject to Executive Order
12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR
part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs under Executive Order 12372
is in the application package for this
competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference
regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements:
Applications for grants under this
competition must be submitted
electronically, unless you qualify for an
exception to this requirement in
accordance with the instructions in this
section.
We will reject your application if you
submit it in paper format unless, as
described elsewhere in this section, you
qualify for one of the exceptions to the
electronic submission requirement and
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submit, no later than two weeks before
the application deadline date, a written
statement to the Department that you
qualify for one of these exceptions.
Further information regarding
calculation of the date that is two weeks
before the application deadline date is
provided later in this section under
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement.
a. Electronic Submission of
Applications.
Applications for grants under the
Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation
Long-Term Training program—CFDA
Number 84.129L, P, and Q must be
submitted electronically using eApplication available through the
Department’s e-Grants system,
accessible through the e-Grants portal
page at: https://e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic
application, you will be entering data
online that will be saved into a
database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to
us.
Please note the following:
• You must complete the electronic
submission of your grant application by
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. The eApplication system will not accept an
application for this competition after
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. Therefore, we
strongly recommend that you do not
wait until the application deadline date
to begin the application process.
• The regular hours of operation of
the e-Grants Web site are 6 a.m. Monday
until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m.
Thursday until midnight Saturday,
Washington, DC time. Please note that
the system is unavailable on Sundays,
and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and
6 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, DC
time, for maintenance. Any
modifications to these hours are posted
on the e-Grants Web site.
• You will not receive additional
point value because you submit your
application in electronic format, nor
will we penalize you if you qualify for
an exception to the electronic
submission requirement, as described
elsewhere in this section, and submit
your application in paper format.
• You must submit all documents
electronically, including the
Application for Federal Education
Assistance (ED 424), Budget
Information—Non-Construction
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
• Any narrative sections of your
application must be attached as files in
a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or
.PDF (Portable Document) format.
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• Your electronic application must
comply with any page limit
requirements described in this notice.
• Prior to submitting your electronic
application, you may wish to print a
copy of it for your records.
• After you electronically submit
your application, you will receive an
automatic acknowledgment that will
include a PR/Award number (an
identifying number unique to your
application).
• Within three working days after
submitting your electronic application,
fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the
Application Control Center after
following these steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant’s Authorizing
Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the
upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the ED 424.
(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the
Application Control Center at (202)
245–6272.
• We may request that you provide us
original signatures on other forms at a
later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension
in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability: If you are prevented
from electronically submitting your
application on the application deadline
date because the e-Application system is
unavailable, we will grant you an
extension of one business day in order
to transmit your application
electronically, by mail, or by hand
delivery. We will grant this extension
if—
(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an
electronic application for this
competition; and
(2)(a) The e-Application system is
unavailable for 60 minutes or more
between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is
unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm
these periods of unavailability before
granting you an extension. To request
this extension or to confirm our
acknowledgment of any system
unavailability, you may contact either
(1) the person listed elsewhere in this
notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2)
the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336–
8930. If the system is down and
therefore the application deadline is
extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an e-
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Application. Extensions referred to in
this section apply only to the
unavailability of the Department’s eApplication system.
Exception to Electronic Submission
Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission
requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are
unable to submit an application through
the e-Application system because—
• You do not have access to the
Internet; or
• You do not have the capacity to
upload large documents to the
Department’s e-Application system; and
• No later than two weeks before the
application deadline date (14 calendar
days or, if the fourteenth calendar day
before the application deadline date
falls on a Federal holiday, the next
business day following the Federal
holiday), you mail or fax a written
statement to the Department, explaining
which of the two grounds for an
exception prevent you from using the
Internet to submit your application. If
you mail your written statement to the
Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the
application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the
Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks
before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your
statement to: Marilyn P. Fountain, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 5028, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–
2800. FAX: (202) 245–7591.
Your paper application must be
submitted in accordance with the mail
or hand delivery instructions described
in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications
by Mail.
If you qualify for any exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
may mail (through the U.S. Postal
Service or a commercial carrier) your
application to the Department. You
must mail the original and two copies
of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the
Department at the applicable following
address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal
Service: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.129L, P, and Q), 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20202–4260; or
By mail through a commercial carrier:
U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center—Stop 4260,
Attention: (CFDA Number 84.129L, P,
and Q), 7100 Old Landover Road,
Landover, MD 20785–1506.
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Regardless of which address you use,
you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the
date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
receipt from a commercial carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing
acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education.
If you mail your application through
the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
accept either of the following as proof
of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after
the application deadline date, we will
not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
relying on this method, you should check
with your local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications
by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the
electronic submission requirement, you
(or a courier service) may deliver your
paper application to the Department by
hand. You must deliver the original and
two copies of your application, by hand,
on or before the application deadline
date, to the Department at the following
address: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.129L, P, and Q), 550
12th Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac
Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–
4260.
The Application Control Center
accepts hand deliveries daily between 8
a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC
time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and
Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of
Paper Applications: If you mail or hand
deliver your application to the
Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope
and—if not provided by the
Department—in Item 4 of the ED 424 the
CFDA number—and suffix letter, if
any—of the competition under which
you are submitting your application.
(2) The Application Control Center
will mail a grant application receipt
acknowledgment to you. If you do not
receive the grant application receipt
acknowledgment within 15 business
days from the application deadline date,
you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at
(202) 245–6288.
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V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this competition are from 34
CFR 75.210 and 34 CFR 386.20 and are
listed in the application package.
2. Review and Selection Process:
Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are
the geographical distribution of projects
in each Rehabilitation Training program
category throughout the country (see 34
CFR 385.33(a)) and the past
performance of the applicant in carrying
out similar training activities under
previously awarded grants, as indicated
by factors such as compliance with
grant conditions, soundness of
programmatic and financial
management practices, and attainment
of established project objectives (see 34
CFR 385.33(b)).
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notification
(GAN). We may also notify you
informally.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section of
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the
most current performance and financial
expenditure information as specified by
the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118.
4. Performance Measures: The
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal
departments and agencies to improve
the effectiveness of their programs by
engaging in strategic planning, setting
outcome-related goals for programs, and
measuring program results against those
goals. The Rehabilitation Long-Term
Training program is designed to provide
academic training in areas of personnel
shortages.
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The goal of the Rehabilitation
Services Administration’s (RSA)
Rehabilitation Long-Term Training
program is to increase the number of
qualified vocational rehabilitation
personnel working in State vocational
rehabilitation agencies or related
agencies. At least seventy-five percent of
all grant funds must be used for direct
payment of student scholarships. Each
grantee is required to track students
receiving scholarships and must
maintain information on the cumulative
support granted to RSA scholars,
scholar-debt in years, program
completion data for each scholar, dates
each scholar’s work begins and is
completed to meet his or her payback
agreement, current home address, and
the place of employment of individual
scholars.
Grantees are required to report
annually to RSA on these data using the
RSA Grantee Reporting Form, OMB#
1820–0617, an electronic reporting
system. The RSA Grantee Reporting
Form collects specific data regarding the
number of RSA scholars entering the
rehabilitation workforce, in what
rehabilitation field, and in what type of
employment (e.g. State agency,
nonprofit service provider, or practice
group). This form allows RSA to
measure results against the goal of
increasing the number of qualified
vocational rehabilitation personnel
working in State vocational
rehabilitation agencies or related
agencies.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marilyn P. Fountain, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5028, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–2800.
Telephone: (202) 245–7346 or by e-mail:
Marilyn.Fountain@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the program contact person
listed in this section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document:
You may view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the
following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/
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Dated: July 28, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Department gives notice
that on November 9, 2004, an arbitration
panel rendered a decision in the matter
of Arland Stratton v. Illinois
Department of Human Services, Office
of Rehabilitation Services (Docket No.
R–S/03–1). This panel was convened by
the U.S. Department of Education,
under 20 U.S.C. 107d–1(a), after the
Department received a complaint filed
by the petitioner, Arland Stratton.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may obtain a copy of the full text of the
arbitration panel decision from Suzette
E. Haynes, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5022, Potomac Center Plaza,
Washington, DC 20202–2800.
Telephone: (202) 245–7374. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the contact person listed in
the preceding paragraph.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under
section 6(c) of the Randolph-Sheppard
Act (the Act), 20 U.S.C. 107d–2(c), the
Secretary publishes in the Federal
Register a synopsis of each arbitration
panel decision affecting the
administration of vending facilities on
Federal and other property.
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Background
This dispute concerns the alleged
improper termination of Mr. Arland
Stratton’s vending license as a blind
licensee under the Randolph-Sheppard
vending facility program by the Illinois
Department of Human Services, Office
of Rehabilitation Services, the State
licensing agency (SLA), in violation of
the Act (20 U.S.C. 107 et seq.), the
implementing regulations in 34 CFR
part 395, and State rules and
regulations.
A summary of the facts is as follows:
Mr. Arland Stratton (complainant)
operated Vending Facility #451 (Facility
#451) at the Illinois Prairie Rest Area, I–
57 in Champaign, Illinois, until April 1,
2002, when his vending license was
terminated.
Previously, on March 28, 2002,
complainant alleged that he reported to
his business counselor at the SLA
during the counselor’s onsite visit to
Facility #451 that a possible
bookkeeping error may have resulted in
his using program assets for personal
use. Upon complainant’s disclosure of
the alleged bookkeeping error, the
business counselor informed the SLA’s
Director of the Business Enterprise
Program (BEP). The Director of the BEP
instructed the business counselor to do
a complete inventory of Facility #451
and to remove the keys from
complainant’s possession.
Complainant further alleged that the
SLA’s termination of his vending
operator’s license and removal from
Facility #451 occurred without first
providing him with an opportunity for
a full evidentiary hearing, in violation of
the Act and implementing regulations.
The SLA alleged that complainant, as
a blind vendor, had been licensed,
trained, and certified in the operation
and management of vending facilities in
the Illinois BEP. The SLA also stated
that complainant was aware of the
policies governing vending facilities
and, in particular, the rules concerning
use of program funds for personal use.
The SLA further alleged that in
August 2001 the complainant’s business
counselor found him to be deficient in
financial management practices and his
paperwork to be unorganized. In
January 2002, complainant received a
written reprimand for a second violation
of a State rule regarding accounting
procedures. On March 19, 2002, the
complainant’s business counselor
scheduled a financial audit. At the time
of the audit, the business counselor
alleged that complainant provided
incomplete and incorrect paperwork,
and the vendor was given one week to
provide all of the correct information.
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Following termination of his vending
license, complainant filed for an
administrative hearing. The hearing was
held on June 10, 2002. In a decision
dated July 8, 2002, the hearing officer
affirmed the SLA’s decision to terminate
complainant’s vending license and
removal from Facility #451. The SLA
adopted the hearing officer’s decision as
final agency action, and complainant
sought review of that decision by a
Federal arbitration panel.
Arbitration Panel Decision
The issues heard by the panel were:
(1) Did the SLA violate 20 U.S.C. 107 et
seq., the implementing regulations in 34
CFR part 395, and its own regulations in
allegedly improperly terminating the
vendor’s operating license and removing
him from Facility #451, and (2) Did the
SLA violate Federal law by removing
the complainant as the vendor of
Facility #451 and terminating his
license before providing him with a full
evidentiary hearing in those decisions?
After reviewing all of the records and
hearing testimony of witnesses, the
panel ruled as follows: On the first
issue, the panel ruled that the Federal
regulations in 34 CFR 395.7(b) provide
for the termination of a vendor’s license
after an SLA has afforded the vendor a
full evidentiary hearing and must be
applied as written. The panel concluded
that a vendor’s license could not be
terminated before a State fair hearing
was held. However, the panel noted that
the SLA’s authority to remove
complainant from his facility was not in
question as distinguishable from
terminating his vending license.
Concerning the second issue, the
panel ruled that the termination of
complainant’s vending license was not
consistent with the rehabilitative
purposes of the Act to provide training
and additional services to blind
licensees.
Finally, the panel was divided on the
appropriate remedy. The majority of the
panel ruled that complainant’s license
must be restored, and, upon successful
completion of a retraining program,
complainant was to be placed in a
suitable location with provisions for
follow-up supervision and training by
the SLA. The panel further ruled that,
since the SLA had not previously
collected the outstanding debt from
complainant, it should be forgiven
allowing him to begin anew.
One panel member concurred with
the majority decision on the finding of
a violation but dissented in part
regarding the appropriate remedy,
believing that complainant was entitled
to lost wages, compensatory relief, and
attorney’s fees.
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44588-44592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15254]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview
Information; Rehabilitation Training: Rehabilitation Long-Term
Training; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2006
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.129L, P,
and Q.
DATES: Applications Available: August 3, 2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 19, 2005.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: November 16, 2005.
Eligible Applicants: States and public or nonprofit agencies and
organizations, including Indian tribes and institutions of higher
education.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$38,826,000 for the Rehabilitation Training program for FY 2006, of
which we intend to use an estimated $700,000 for this competition. The
actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete
the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $75,000-$100,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $87,500.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $75,000 for Undergraduate Education in the
Rehabilitation Services (84.129L) and $100,000 for Specialized
Personnel for Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are Blind or Have
Vision Impairment (84.129P) and Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are
Deaf or Hard of Hearing (84.129Q) for a single budget period of 12
months. The Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice
published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 8.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
Full Text of Announcement
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: The Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program
provides financial assistance for--
(1) Projects that provide basic or advanced training leading to an
academic degree in areas of personnel shortages in rehabilitation as
identified by the Assistant Secretary;
(2) Projects that provide a specified series of courses or program
of study leading to award of a certificate in areas of personnel
shortages in rehabilitation as identified by the Assistant Secretary;
and
(3) Projects that provide support for medical residents enrolled in
residency training programs in the specialty of physical medicine and
rehabilitation.
Priorities: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii), these
priorities are from the regulations for this program (34 CFR 386.1).
Absolute Priorities: For FY 2006 these priorities are absolute
priorities. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications
that propose to provide training in the priority areas of personnel
shortages listed in the following chart.
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Priority Area (Maximum Number of Awards
CFDA number in Parentheses)
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84.129L........................ Undergraduate Education in the
Rehabilitation Services (5).
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84.129P........................ Specialized Personnel for
Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are
Blind or Have Vision Impairment (2).
84.129Q........................ Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are
Deaf or Hard of Hearing (4).
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, and 99. (b) The regulations for this program in 34
CFR parts 385 and 386.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants
except federally recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested
$38,826,000 for the Rehabilitation Training program for FY 2006, of
which we intend to use an estimated $700,000 for this competition. The
actual level of funding, if any, depends on final congressional action.
However, we are inviting applications to allow enough time to complete
the grant process if Congress appropriates funds for this program.
Estimated Range of Awards: $75,000-$100,000.
Estimated Average Size of Awards: $87,500.
Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a
budget exceeding $75,000 for Undergraduate Education in the
Rehabilitation Services (84.129L) and $100,000 for Specialized
Personnel for Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are Blind or Have
Vision Impairment (84.129P) and Rehabilitation of Individuals Who Are
Deaf or Hard of Hearing (84.129Q) for a single budget period of 12
months. The Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services may change the maximum amount through a notice
published in the Federal Register.
Estimated Number of Awards: 8.
Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this
notice.
Project Period: Up to 60 months.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: States and public or nonprofit agencies and
organizations, including Indian tribes and institutions of higher
education.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost sharing of at least 10 percent of
the total cost of the project is required of grantees under the
Rehabilitation Training program (34 CFR 386.30).
Note: Under 34 CFR 75.562(c), an indirect cost reimbursement on
a training grant is limited to the recipient's actual indirect
costs, as determined by its negotiated indirect cost rate agreement,
or eight percent of a modified total direct cost base, whichever
amount is less. Indirect costs in excess of the eight percent limit
may not be charged directly, used to satisfy matching or cost-
sharing requirements, or charged to another Federal award.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Package: Education Publications
Center (ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll
free): 1-877-433-7827. FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free):
1-877-576-7734.
You may also contact ED Pubs at its Web site: https://www.ed.gov/
pubs/edpubs.html or you may contact ED Pubs at its e-mail address:
edpubs@inet.ed.gov.
If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.129L, P, and Q.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the Grants and Contracts
Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 5075, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone:
(202) 245-7363. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: Requirements
concerning the content of an application, together with the forms you
must submit, are in the application package for this competition. Page
Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application) is where
you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that reviewers use
to evaluate your application. You must limit Part III to the equivalent
of no more than 50 pages, using the following standards:
A ``page'' is 8.5'' x 11'', on one side only, with 1''
margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch)
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings,
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
Use a font that is either 12 point or larger or no smaller
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II,
the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part
IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the
resumes, the bibliography, or the letters of support. However, you must
include all of the application narrative in Part III.
We will reject your application if--
You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or
You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the
page limit.
3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: August 3,
2005.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 19, 2005.
Applications for grants under this competition must be submitted
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) available through the Department's e-Grants system. For
information (including dates and times) about how to submit your
application electronically or by mail or hand delivery if you qualify
for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, please refer
to section IV. 6. Other Submission Requirements in this notice.
We do not consider an application that does not comply with the
deadline requirements.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: November 16, 2005.
4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs under Executive Order
12372 is in the application package for this competition.
5. Funding Restrictions: We reference regulations outlining funding
restrictions in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice.
6. Other Submission Requirements: Applications for grants under
this competition must be submitted electronically, unless you qualify
for an exception to this requirement in accordance with the
instructions in this section.
We will reject your application if you submit it in paper format
unless, as described elsewhere in this section, you qualify for one of
the exceptions to the electronic submission requirement and
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submit, no later than two weeks before the application deadline date, a
written statement to the Department that you qualify for one of these
exceptions. Further information regarding calculation of the date that
is two weeks before the application deadline date is provided later in
this section under Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement.
a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
Applications for grants under the Rehabilitation Training:
Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program--CFDA Number 84.129L, P, and
Q must be submitted electronically using e-Application available
through the Department's e-Grants system, accessible through the e-
Grants portal page at: https://e-grants.ed.gov.
While completing your electronic application, you will be entering
data online that will be saved into a database. You may not e-mail an
electronic copy of a grant application to us.
Please note the following:
You must complete the electronic submission of your grant
application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application
deadline date. The e-Application system will not accept an application
for this competition after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do
not wait until the application deadline date to begin the application
process.
The regular hours of operation of the e-Grants Web site
are 6 a.m. Monday until 7 p.m. Wednesday; and 6 a.m. Thursday until
midnight Saturday, Washington, DC time. Please note that the system is
unavailable on Sundays, and between 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and 6 a.m. on
Thursdays, Washington, DC time, for maintenance. Any modifications to
these hours are posted on the e-Grants Web site.
You will not receive additional point value because you
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you
if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your
application in paper format.
You must submit all documents electronically, including
the Application for Federal Education Assistance (ED 424), Budget
Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and all necessary
assurances and certifications.
Any narrative sections of your application must be
attached as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF
(Portable Document) format.
Your electronic application must comply with any page
limit requirements described in this notice.
Prior to submitting your electronic application, you may
wish to print a copy of it for your records.
After you electronically submit your application, you will
receive an automatic acknowledgment that will include a PR/Award number
(an identifying number unique to your application).
Within three working days after submitting your electronic
application, fax a signed copy of the ED 424 to the Application Control
Center after following these steps:
(1) Print ED 424 from e-Application.
(2) The applicant's Authorizing Representative must sign this form.
(3) Place the PR/Award number in the upper right hand corner of the
hard-copy signature page of the ED 424.
(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to the Application Control Center at
(202) 245-6272.
We may request that you provide us original signatures on
other forms at a later date.
Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of e-Application System
Unavailability: If you are prevented from electronically submitting
your application on the application deadline date because the e-
Application system is unavailable, we will grant you an extension of
one business day in order to transmit your application electronically,
by mail, or by hand delivery. We will grant this extension if--
(1) You are a registered user of e-Application and you have
initiated an electronic application for this competition; and
(2)(a) The e-Application system is unavailable for 60 minutes or
more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, DC time,
on the application deadline date; or
(b) The e-Application system is unavailable for any period of time
between 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the
application deadline date.
We must acknowledge and confirm these periods of unavailability
before granting you an extension. To request this extension or to
confirm our acknowledgment of any system unavailability, you may
contact either (1) the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) the e-
Grants help desk at 1-888-336-8930. If the system is down and therefore
the application deadline is extended, an e-mail will be sent to all
registered users who have initiated an e-Application. Extensions
referred to in this section apply only to the unavailability of the
Department's e-Application system.
Exception to Electronic Submission Requirement: You qualify for an
exception to the electronic submission requirement, and may submit your
application in paper format, if you are unable to submit an application
through the e-Application system because--
You do not have access to the Internet; or
You do not have the capacity to upload large documents to
the Department's e-Application system; and
No later than two weeks before the application deadline
date (14 calendar days or, if the fourteenth calendar day before the
application deadline date falls on a Federal holiday, the next business
day following the Federal holiday), you mail or fax a written statement
to the Department, explaining which of the two grounds for an exception
prevent you from using the Internet to submit your application. If you
mail your written statement to the Department, it must be postmarked no
later than two weeks before the application deadline date. If you fax
your written statement to the Department, we must receive the faxed
statement no later than two weeks before the application deadline date.
Address and mail or fax your statement to: Marilyn P. Fountain,
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5028,
Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. FAX: (202) 245-7591.
Your paper application must be submitted in accordance with the
mail or hand delivery instructions described in this notice.
b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
If you qualify for any exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you may mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or a
commercial carrier) your application to the Department. You must mail
the original and two copies of your application, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the applicable
following address:
By mail through the U.S. Postal Service: U.S. Department of
Education, Application Control Center, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.129L,
P, and Q), 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-4260; or
By mail through a commercial carrier: U.S. Department of Education,
Application Control Center--Stop 4260, Attention: (CFDA Number 84.129L,
P, and Q), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
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Regardless of which address you use, you must show proof of mailing
consisting of one of the following:
(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark,
(2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the
U.S. Postal Service,
(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial
carrier, or
(4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education.
If you mail your application through the U.S. Postal Service, we do
not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark, or
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
If your application is postmarked after the application deadline
date, we will not consider your application.
Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly provide a dated
postmark. Before relying on this method, you should check with your
local post office.
c. Submission of Paper Applications by Hand Delivery.
If you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission
requirement, you (or a courier service) may deliver your paper
application to the Department by hand. You must deliver the original
and two copies of your application, by hand, on or before the
application deadline date, to the Department at the following address:
U.S. Department of Education, Application Control Center, Attention:
(CFDA Number 84.129L, P, and Q), 550 12th Street, SW., Room 7041,
Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-4260.
The Application Control Center accepts hand deliveries daily
between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except Saturdays,
Sundays, and Federal holidays.
Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper Applications: If you mail
or hand deliver your application to the Department:
(1) You must indicate on the envelope and--if not provided by the
Department--in Item 4 of the ED 424 the CFDA number--and suffix letter,
if any--of the competition under which you are submitting your
application.
(2) The Application Control Center will mail a grant application
receipt acknowledgment to you. If you do not receive the grant
application receipt acknowledgment within 15 business days from the
application deadline date, you should call the U.S. Department of
Education Application Control Center at (202) 245-6288.
V. Application Review Information
1. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition
are from 34 CFR 75.210 and 34 CFR 386.20 and are listed in the
application package.
2. Review and Selection Process: Additional factors we consider in
selecting an application for an award are the geographical distribution
of projects in each Rehabilitation Training program category throughout
the country (see 34 CFR 385.33(a)) and the past performance of the
applicant in carrying out similar training activities under previously
awarded grants, as indicated by factors such as compliance with grant
conditions, soundness of programmatic and financial management
practices, and attainment of established project objectives (see 34 CFR
385.33(b)).
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application is successful, we notify your
U.S. Representative and U.S. Senators and send you a Grant Award
Notification (GAN). We may also notify you informally.
If your application is not evaluated or not selected for funding,
we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy requirements in the application
package and reference these and other requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section of this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining the terms and conditions of
an award in the Applicable Regulations section of this notice and
include these and other specific conditions in the GAN. The GAN also
incorporates your approved application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your project period, you must submit a
final performance report, including financial information, as directed
by the Secretary. If you receive a multi-year award, you must submit an
annual performance report that provides the most current performance
and financial expenditure information as specified by the Secretary in
34 CFR 75.118.
4. Performance Measures: The Government Performance and Results Act
of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal departments and agencies to improve the
effectiveness of their programs by engaging in strategic planning,
setting outcome-related goals for programs, and measuring program
results against those goals. The Rehabilitation Long-Term Training
program is designed to provide academic training in areas of personnel
shortages.
The goal of the Rehabilitation Services Administration's (RSA)
Rehabilitation Long-Term Training program is to increase the number of
qualified vocational rehabilitation personnel working in State
vocational rehabilitation agencies or related agencies. At least
seventy-five percent of all grant funds must be used for direct payment
of student scholarships. Each grantee is required to track students
receiving scholarships and must maintain information on the cumulative
support granted to RSA scholars, scholar-debt in years, program
completion data for each scholar, dates each scholar's work begins and
is completed to meet his or her payback agreement, current home
address, and the place of employment of individual scholars.
Grantees are required to report annually to RSA on these data using
the RSA Grantee Reporting Form, OMB 1820-0617, an electronic
reporting system. The RSA Grantee Reporting Form collects specific data
regarding the number of RSA scholars entering the rehabilitation
workforce, in what rehabilitation field, and in what type of employment
(e.g. State agency, nonprofit service provider, or practice group).
This form allows RSA to measure results against the goal of increasing
the number of qualified vocational rehabilitation personnel working in
State vocational rehabilitation agencies or related agencies.
VII. Agency Contact
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn P. Fountain, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5028, Potomac Center
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-7346 or by e-
mail: Marilyn.Fountain@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
VIII. Other Information
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
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To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
Dated: July 28, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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