Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Technology and Media Services for Individuals With Disabilities-Center To Support Technology Innovation for Students With Disabilities; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, 74783-74788 [E5-7402]

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• DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 241 (Friday, December 16, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74783-74788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7402]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview 
Information; Technology and Media Services for Individuals With 
Disabilities-Center To Support Technology Innovation for Students With 
Disabilities; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal 
Year (FY) 2006

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.327Z.

    Dates:
    Applications Available: December 16, 2005.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 2, 2006.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 3, 2006.
    Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs); local 
educational agencies (LEAs); public charter schools that are LEAs under 
State law; institutions of higher education (IHEs); other public 
agencies; private nonprofit organizations; outlying areas; freely 
associated States; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested 
$31,992,000 for the Technology and Media Services for Individuals with 
Disabilities program for FY 2006, of which we intend to use an 
estimated $800,000 for the Center to Support Technology Innovation for 
Students with Disabilities 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 $800,000 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 purpose of the program is to: (1) Improve 
results for children with disabilities by promoting the development, 
demonstration, and use of technology, (2) support educational media 
services activities designed to be of educational value in

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the classroom setting to children with disabilities, and (3) provide 
support for captioning and video description that is appropriate for 
use in the classroom setting.
    Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv) and (v), this 
priority is from allowable activities specified in the statute, or 
otherwise authorized in the statute (see sections 674 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:

Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities-Center 
to Support Technology Innovation for Students With Disabilities

Background

    During the past 20 years, the Office of Special Education Programs 
(OSEP) has funded projects that develop and study a range of assistive 
and instructional technologies to improve outcomes for children with 
disabilities. Technology that has been accessible to individuals with 
disabilities has played a significant role in making it possible for 
students with disabilities to acquire and improve their functional 
abilities and to participate and progress in regular education 
settings.
    Over the same period of time, a variety of private and public 
sector programs and activities have developed technology applications 
that can benefit children with disabilities. Some of these technology 
applications have been developed at the State and local level, some 
have arisen from the work of professional groups and trade 
associations, some have been commercially developed and others have 
been refined in the business, medicine, research, or military sectors.
    Technology innovations, however, will not result in widespread and 
long lasting benefits to students with disabilities unless they are 
shared beyond the field of special education. Commercially developed 
products may not benefit children with disabilities unless they are 
designed to meet their needs. Likewise, special education researchers 
and technology developers cannot draw upon technology innovations and 
trends unless they are aware of them.
    Over the past five years, OSEP has supported initiatives and 
sponsored communication efforts designed to bridge the gaps among 
researchers, developers, vendors, and other entities. Although this 
work has been fruitful in improving communication, a permanent and more 
formal mechanism is needed. A Center would enable the array of 
stakeholders to develop strategic partnerships and to share cutting 
edge information thereby increasing innovative use of current 
technology while encouraging the development of new tools.

Priority

    This priority will support a Center to advance learning 
opportunities and achieve better results for children with disabilities 
by--(a) Developing and implementing a network of collaborative 
partnerships; (b) Promoting the distribution and use of technology-
related products and approaches to improve results for children with 
disabilities; and (c) Tracking technology innovation developments in 
government, private industry, early intervention, education policy, and 
other sectors and analyzing existing and anticipating emerging needs, 
issues, and trends to foster technology innovation that will improve 
results for children with disabilities.
    The Center's activities for developing and implementing a 
collaborative network must include, but are not limited to--
    (a) Developing and implementing a set of strategies to promote 
partnerships and collaboration among researchers, developers, vendors, 
and other appropriate entities. This activity also must include 
developing and implementing procedures to collect information on the 
relevant activities of these entities;
    (b) Developing and regularly updating a database of projects 
(including OSEP-funded projects), agencies, professional and trade 
associations, commercial companies, and other organizations and 
entities that may contribute to the Center's efforts to improve the use 
of technology to achieve better results for children with disabilities. 
This database is to be posted on the Web site mentioned elsewhere in 
this priority;
    (c) Forming an advisory board of eight to 10 representatives with 
various perspectives, and maintaining communication with this board, 
including convening an annual meeting in Washington, DC. The purpose of 
this board is to review and comment at least annually on the Center's 
plans and evaluation findings, and to provide additional advisory 
support as needed. Representatives on the advisory board must include, 
but are not limited to: Technology developers, technology researchers, 
Federal agencies and programs, commercial vendors, technical assistance 
providers, personnel preparation programs, teachers and other service 
providers, persons with disabilities who use technology, and parents of 
children with disabilities;
    (d) Distributing a quarterly e-mail newsletter (with links to the 
Center's Web site) describing the activities of the Center and of other 
members of the network, including the activities of OSEP-funded 
projects, that contribute to improving the use of technology to advance 
learning opportunities and achieve better results for children with 
disabilities; and
    (e) Conducting technical assistance, dissemination or training 
activities for target audiences. These activities must be conducted in 
collaboration with other members of the network. The activities may 
draw upon OSEP-sponsored projects and other sources, including the 
materials developed by the Center. The activities must be designed to 
disseminate information on using technology to achieve better results.
    The Center's activities for promoting the distribution and use of 
technology-related products and approaches to improve results, 
including products and approaches developed with OSEP funding, must 
include, but are not limited to--
    (a) Maintaining a listing of commercial and noncommercial resources 
for disseminating findings and products of technology projects, and 
including these resources in the network database;
    (b) Providing technical assistance and training for developers of 
technology-related products and approaches on developing high quality 
and marketable products, and finding dissemination or marketing 
outlets; and
    (c) Including information on technology-related products and 
approaches with the potential to improve results in the newsletter, and 
providing follow-up information to potential dissemination or marketing 
outlets.
    The Center's activities for tracking technology innovation 
developments and analyzing existing and anticipating emerging needs, 
issues, and trends to foster technology innovation across a variety of 
entities must include, but are not limited to--
    (a) Convening panels of experts annually to focus on specific 
needs, issues, and trends, and produce documents describing 
implications for using technology innovation to achieve better results. 
If the panels involve preparation of background papers prior to 
meetings, the Center must post all background papers and resulting

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products of consensus panels on the Web site; and
    (b) Maintaining an ongoing collection of information on 
developments in the government, private industry, early intervention, 
education, and other sectors relevant to needs, issues, and trends, 
including those related to promising technology approaches. This 
information must be reported in the newsletter and on the Web site.
    In addition to the other required activities, the Center must also 
do the following:
    (a) Maintain a Web site that includes: The network database, online 
documents and products developed by the Center, online descriptions of 
products developed by OSERS-funded projects, links to Web resources 
(including all Web sites maintained by OSERS-funded projects involved 
in technology innovation), articles linked to the newsletter, and 
discussion groups. This Web site must also include relevant information 
and documents in a format that meets a government or industry-
recognized standards for accessibility.
    (b) Conduct an annual meeting in Washington, DC, on technology and 
children with disabilities. This meeting must include directors of 
OSEP-sponsored projects involved in technology innovations, and may 
include directors of technology innovation projects funded by other 
sources, and other local participants representing Federal agencies, 
professional groups, etc. The Center must pay for travel and lodging 
for approximately 85 project directors (the remaining participants are 
local or will pay for their travel with their own project funds). The 
conference must include a demonstration event of OSEP-supported 
technologies.
    (c) Meet with OSEP staff during the first month of each project 
year to discuss and obtain approval for plans for the year.
    (d) Conduct internal and external project evaluation activities to 
ascertain the quality of the Center's activities and products, to align 
the project activities with project goals and objectives, and to 
determine the Center's progress toward improving the use of technology 
to achieve better results.
    (e) Submit quarterly reports describing and documenting Center 
activities, including results of the required evaluation activities.
    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 proposed priorities. However, 
section 681(d) of the IDEA makes the public comment requirements of the 
APA inapplicable to the priority in this notice.

    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1474 and 1481(d).

    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.


    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 IHEs only.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
    Estimated Available Funds: The Administration has requested 
$31,992,000 for the Technology and Media Services for Individuals with 
Disabilities program for FY 2006, of which we intend to use an 
estimated $800,000 for the Center to Support Technology Innovation for 
Students with Disabilities 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 $800,000 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.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs; LEAs; public charter schools that are 
LEAs under State law; IHEs; other public agencies; private nonprofit 
organizations; outlying areas; freely associated States; Indian tribes 
or tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not involve cost 
sharing or matching.
    3. Other: General Requirements--(a) The projects 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 competition 
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 84.327Z.
    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 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 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; 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.

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    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 16, 
2005.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: February 2, 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: April 3, 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. Center to Support Technology 
Innovation for Students with Disabilities--CFDA Number 84.327Z 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 to 
Support Technology Innovation for Students with Disabilities-CFDA 
Number 84.327Z competition 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.
     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

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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 
84.327Z), 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 
84.327Z), 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: (CFDA Number 84.327Z), 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: Under the Government Performance and 
Results Act (GPRA), the Department has developed measures that will 
yield information on various aspects of the quality of the Technology 
and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities program. These 
measures focus on the extent to which projects are of high quality, are 
relevant to the needs of children with disabilities, and contribute to 
improving the results for children with disabilities. Data on these 
measures will be collected from the projects funded under this 
competition.
    Grantees also will be required to report information on their 
projects' performance in annual reports to the Department (34 CFR 
75.590).

VII. Agency Contact

For Further Information Contact: Jane Hauser, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4092, Potomac Center Plaza, 
Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone: (202) 245-7373.
    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.

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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: December 12, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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