Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities-Center on High Quality Personnel in Inclusive Preschool Settings; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, 73456-73460 [E5-7238]

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• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 237 (Monday, December 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73456-73460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7238]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview 
Information; Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and Results for 
Children With Disabilities--Center on High Quality Personnel in 
Inclusive Preschool Settings; Notice Inviting Applications for New 
Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.325S.
    Dates: Applications Available: December 13, 2005.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 30, 2006.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: March 31, 2006.
    Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education (IHEs).
    Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested 
$90,626,000 for the Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and 
Results for Children with Disabilities program for FY 2006, of which we 
intend to use an estimated $500,000 for the Center on High Quality 
Personnel in Inclusive Preschool Settings 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.
    Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a 
budget exceeding $500,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The 
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 
may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal 
Register.
    Number of Awards: 1.

    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 purposes of this program are to (1) help 
address State-identified needs for highly qualified personnel--in 
special education, related services, early intervention, and regular 
education--to work with infants or toddlers with disabilities, or 
children with disabilities; and (2) ensure that those personnel have 
the skills and knowledge--derived from practices that have been 
determined through research and experience to be successful--that are 
needed to serve those children.
    Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority 
is from allowable activities specified in the statute (see sections 
662(d) and 681(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
(IDEA)).
    Absolute Priority: For FY 2006 this priority is an absolute 
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that 
meet this priority.
    This priority is:

Center on High Quality Personnel in Inclusive Preschool Settings

Background
    Research has demonstrated that preschoolers with and without 
disabilities can make positive developmental and school readiness gains 
by participating in high quality inclusive preschool programs (Odom et 
al., 2003). However, simply placing a child with disabilities in an 
inclusive setting does not guarantee these benefits. Adequate support 
is necessary to make inclusive preschool settings successful learning 
environments for all children.
    Research consistently shows that teacher quality is strongly 
related to outcomes for students at all educational levels. Because the 
preschool years are so critical in fostering the development of skills 
needed for later school success, it is extremely important that 
programs serving preschoolers are staffed by personnel who are trained 
to implement evidence-based inclusion models and practices. To this 
end, support for such programs should include professional development 
and training activities that focus on implementing evidence-based 
preschool inclusion models and practices. The activities supported 
through this priority have the potential to improve the quality and 
accessibility of professional development and training activities 
available to prepare personnel to work in inclusive preschool settings.
Priority
    The purpose of this priority is to support a Center that will 
increase the number of high quality early childhood personnel who serve 
preschoolers with disabilities in inclusive settings. The Center will 
accomplish this goal, in part, by developing State networks that are 
designed to improve the quality and accessibility of rigorous, on-going 
professional development and training opportunities that will prepare 
personnel to work in inclusive preschool settings. Specifically, the 
Center will: (1) Develop State networks that include, at a minimum, 
State and local early childhood program administrators (including part 
B section 619 coordinators, child care

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administrators, and Head Start State Collaboration Offices), local 
early care and education providers, early childhood teacher trainers 
(IHEs and community colleges) and technical assistance providers; (2) 
assist each network in developing a plan for the ongoing provision of 
rigorous, research-based training and professional development 
activities in inclusive preschool settings within a specific, ambitious 
timeframe; and (3) coordinate the provision of research-based 
professional development and training opportunities for early childhood 
special educators, related services personnel, pre-Kindergarten 
teachers, Head Start teachers, and child care providers.
    To meet the requirements of this priority, at a minimum, the Center 
must:
    (a) Assist at least ten States in establishing State personnel 
preparation networks that focus primarily on enhancing the quality of 
inclusive preschool settings by ensuring increased availability of, and 
access to, rigorous professional development and other training 
opportunities for staff who work in inclusive preschool settings. 
Training and professional development should focus on ensuring that 
personnel who will work in inclusive preschool programs are trained to 
implement evidence-based preschool inclusion models and practices. The 
Center must prioritize work with States most in need;
    (b) Describe in its application the process and criteria for 
choosing States. This process should involve consultation with the 
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), the HHS Child Care Bureau, 
Head Start Bureau, and other federal programs serving young children. 
States that are selected to work with the Center should demonstrate a 
commitment to developing State personnel preparation networks and plans 
for improving inclusive preschool training and professional development 
opportunities;
    (c) Develop a State preschool inclusion needs assessment plan that 
focuses on the area(s) of training and professional development that 
will guide the State preschool inclusion networks;
    (d) Describe in its application a proposed model for the State 
preschool inclusion networks. States may choose to coordinate with 
other early childhood networks that exist in that State;
    (e) Establish a cadre of national training consultants and a system 
for communication and interaction among the States developing preschool 
inclusion networks;
    (f) Describe in its application the research-based professional 
development and other training activities that will be promoted through 
the Center;
    (g) Describe in its application the research-based preschool 
inclusion models and practices that will be promoted through the 
Center;
    (h) Prepare and disseminate reports, documents, and training and 
professional development materials on ``best practices'' in preschool 
inclusion and related topics for specific audiences, such as early 
childhood special educators, related services personnel, pre-
Kindergarten teachers, Head Start teachers, child care personnel, early 
childhood program administrators, trainers of early care and education 
personnel, and technical assistance providers. This content would also 
be made available for use by the Information and Technical Assistance 
Providers funded by the Head Start and HHS Child Care Bureaus, as well 
as Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. This effort must include 
the development and dissemination of materials to assist local 
communities in increasing the number of high quality early childhood 
personnel who serve young children with disabilities in inclusive 
settings. These materials must also assist early childhood technical 
assistance providers in developing training materials;
    (i) Maintain communication and collaboration with early childhood 
technical assistance providers (including those funded by OSEP, Head 
Start, and the HHS Child Care Bureau) and organizations (including the 
Council for Exceptional Children's Division of Early Childhood, the 
National Association for the Education of Young Children, and others);
    (j) Establish, maintain, and meet at least annually in Washington 
DC with an advisory committee. The advisory committee should consist of 
representatives from State and local agencies and programs serving 
preschool-age children, trainers of early care and education personnel 
(including representatives from IHEs and community colleges), early 
childhood technical assistance providers, parents of young children 
with disabilities, early care and education providers, professional 
organizations, advocacy groups, researchers, and other appropriate 
stakeholders;
    (k) Conduct an evaluation of the State preschool inclusion networks 
to: (1) Identify and document the most effective ways to improve the 
quality of training and professional development for staff in inclusive 
preschool settings; and (2) identify, examine, and document the most 
promising strategies for increasing the number of high quality early 
childhood personnel who serve preschoolers with disabilities in 
inclusive settings;
    (l) Prior to developing any new product, paper or electronic, 
submit a proposal to OSEP for approval describing the content and 
purpose of the product to a designated OSEP Project Officer and to the 
document review board at OSEP's Dissemination Center;
    (m) Budget for a three-day Project Directors' meeting in 
Washington, DC during each year of the project; and
    (n) Maintain a Web site that includes relevant information and 
documents in a format that meets government or industry-recognized 
standards for accessibility.
    Statutory Requirements: To be considered for an award, an applicant 
must also satisfy the following requirements contained in section 
662(e) through (f) of the IDEA:
    (a) Demonstrate that the activities described in the application 
will address needs identified by the State or States the applicant 
proposes to serve and that the State or States intend to accept 
successful completion of the proposed personnel preparation program as 
meeting State personnel standards or other requirements in State law or 
regulation for serving children with disabilities or serving infants 
and toddlers with disabilities (see sections 662(e)(2)(A) and 662(f)(2) 
of the IDEA). Letters from the State or States that the project 
proposes to serve could be one method for addressing this requirement; 
and
    (b) Demonstrate that the applicant and one or more State 
educational agencies--or, if appropriate, State appointed lead agencies 
responsible for providing early intervention services--or local 
educational agencies will cooperate in carrying out and monitoring the 
proposed project (see section 662(e)(2)(B) of IDEA).
    Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure 
Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553), the Department generally offers interested 
parties the opportunity to comment on a proposed priority. However, 
section 681(d) of IDEA makes the public comment requirements under the 
APA inapplicable to the priority in this notice.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1462 and 1481(d).

    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General

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Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.
    (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part 304.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Cooperative agreement.
    Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested 
$90,626,000 for the Personnel Preparation to Improve Services and 
Results for Children with Disabilities program for FY 2006, of which we 
intend to use an estimated $500,000 for the Center on High Quality 
Personnel in Inclusive Preschool Settings 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.
    Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a 
budget exceeding $500,000 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.
    Number of Awards: 1.


    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Project Period: Up to 60 months.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not involve cost 
sharing or matching.
    3. Other: General Requirements--(a) The project funded under this 
competition must make positive efforts to employ and advance in 
employment qualified individuals with disabilities (see section 606 of 
IDEA).
    (b) Applicants and grant recipients funded under this notice must 
involve individuals with disabilities or parents of individuals with 
disabilities ages birth through 26 in planning, implementing, and 
evaluating the projects (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of IDEA).

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 84.325S.
    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 program contact 
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of 
this notice.
    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 70 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; the one-page abstract, the 
resumes, the bibliography, the references, 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: December 13, 2005.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: January 30, 2006.
    Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted 
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in 
paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates 
and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by 
mail or hand delivery, 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: March 31, 2006.
    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 may be submitted electronically or in paper format by 
mail or hand delivery.
    a. Electronic Submission of Applications. We have been accepting 
applications electronically through the Department's e-Application 
system since FY 2000. In order to expand on those efforts and comply 
with the President's Management Agenda, we are continuing to 
participate as a partner in the new government wide Grants.gov Apply 
site in FY 2006. The Center on High Quality Personnel in Inclusive 
Preschool Settings-CFDA Number 84.325S is one of the competitions 
included in this project. We request your participation in Grants.gov.
    If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must 
use the Grants.gov Apply site at https://www.Grants.gov. Through this 
site, you will be able to download a copy of the application package, 
complete it offline, and then upload and submit your application. You 
may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us.
    You may access the electronic grant application for The Center on 
High Quality Personnel in Inclusive Preschool Settings at: https://
www.grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application 
package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA 
number's alpha suffix in your search.
    Please note the following:
     Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary.
     When you enter the Grants.gov site, you will find 
information about submitting an application electronically through the 
site, as well as the hours of operation.

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     Applications received by Grants.gov are time and date 
stamped. Your application must be fully uploaded and submitted, and 
must be date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system no later than 4:30 
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. Except as 
otherwise noted in this section, we will not consider your application 
if it is date/time stamped by the Grants.gov system later than 4:30 
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. When we 
retrieve your application from Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are 
rejecting your application because it was date/time stamped by the 
Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the 
application deadline date.
     The amount of time it can take to upload an application 
will vary depending on a variety of factors including the size of the 
application and the speed of your Internet connection. Therefore, we 
strongly recommend that you do not wait until the application deadline 
date to begin the application process through Grants.gov.
     You should review and follow the Education Submission 
Procedures for submitting an application through Grants.gov that are 
included in the application package for this competition to ensure that 
you submit your application in a timely manner to the Grants.gov 
system. You can also find the Education Submission Procedures 
pertaining to Grants.gov at https://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/
GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.
     To submit your application via Grants.gov, you must 
complete all of the steps in the Grants.gov registration process (see 
https://www.Grants.gov/GetStarted). These steps include (1) registering 
your organization, (2) registering yourself as an Authorized 
Organization Representative (AOR), and (3) getting authorized as an AOR 
by your organization. Details on these steps are outlined in the 
Grants.gov 3-Step Registration Guide (see https://www.grants.gov/assets/
GrantsgovCoBrandBrochure8X11.pdf). You also must provide on your 
application the same D-U-N-S Number used with this registration. Please 
note that the registration process may take five or more business days 
to complete, and you must have completed all registration steps to 
allow you to successfully submit an application via Grants.gov.
     You will not receive additional point value because you 
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you 
if you submit your application in paper format.
     You may submit all documents electronically, including all 
information typically included on the Application for Federal Education 
Assistance (ED 424), Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs (ED 
524), and all necessary assurances and certifications. If you choose to 
submit your application electronically, you must attach any narrative 
sections of your application as files in a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich 
text) or .PDF (Portable Document) format. If you upload a file type 
other than the three file types specified above or submit a password 
protected file, we will not review that material.
     Your electronic application must comply with any page 
limit requirements described in this notice.
     After you electronically submit your application, you will 
receive an automatic acknowledgment from Grants.gov that contains a 
Grants.gov tracking number. The Department will retrieve your 
application from Grants.gov and send you a second confirmation by e-
mail that will include a PR/Award number (an ED-specified identifying 
number unique to your application).
     We may request that you provide us original signatures on 
forms at a later date.
    Application Deadline Date Extension in Case of System 
Unavailability. If you are prevented from electronically submitting 
your application on the application deadline date because of technical 
problems with the Grants.gov system, we will grant you an extension 
until 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, the following business day to 
enable you to transmit your application electronically, or by hand 
delivery. You also may mail your application by following the mailing 
instructions as described elsewhere in this notice. If you submit an 
application after 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the deadline date, 
please contact the person listed elsewhere in this notice under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, and provide an explanation of the 
technical problem you experienced with Grants.gov, along with the 
Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number (if available). We will accept your 
application if we can confirm that a technical problem occurred with 
the Grants.gov system and that that problem affected your ability to 
submit your application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on the 
application deadline date. The Department will contact you after a 
determination is made on whether your application will be accepted.


    Note: Extensions referred to in this section apply only to the 
unavailability of or technical problems with the Grants.gov system. 
We will not grant you an extension if you failed to fully register 
to submit your application to Grants.gov before the deadline date 
and time or if the technical problem you experienced is unrelated to 
the Grants.gov system.


    b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail. If you submit your 
application in paper format by mail (through the U.S. Postal Service or 
a commercial carrier), 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 
84.325S), 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 
84.325S), 7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 20785-1506.
    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 submit 
your application in paper format by hand delivery, you (or a courier 
service) 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:

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(CFDA Number 84.325S), 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 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

    Selection Criteria: The selection criteria for this competition are 
from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed in the application package.

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 Department intends to document the 
effectiveness of the activities supported under the priority 
established in this notice in a variety of ways. If funded, in addition 
to conducting the required evaluation(s), applicants will be required 
to collect and report data on grant-supported activities annually. 
These data will include: (1) The number of States that have established 
State personnel preparation networks that meet all of the requirements 
established in this priority; (2) the number(s) of individuals who 
participate in, and complete, research-based training and professional 
development in each State as a result of the State's network 
activities; and (3) the extent to which the curricula of training 
programs funded under this competition reflect the current knowledge 
base of effective practices.
    We will notify grantees of any additional data collection and 
reporting requirements once they are developed.

VII. Agency Contact

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Caron, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4052, Potomac Center Plaza, 
Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone: (202) 245-7293.
    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 by contacting the following office: The Grants and 
Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW., Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2550. 
Telephone: (202) 245-7363.

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.
    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: December 7, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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