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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials in
Postsecondary Education for Students
With Disabilities
U. S. Department of Education,
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Advisory
Commission on Accessible Instructional
Materials in Postsecondary Education
for Students With Disabilities.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting and
public hearing.
AGENCY:
The notice sets forth the
schedule and agenda of the meeting of
the Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials in Postsecondary
Education for Students with Disabilities.
The notice also describes the functions
of the Commission. Notice of the
meeting is required by section 10 (a) (2)
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
and is intended to notify the public of
its opportunity to attend.
DATES: Open Meeting: July 11–12, 2011.
Public Hearing: July 12, 2011.
Time: July 11, 2011: The open
meeting will occur from 8:30 a.m.–5
p.m.
July 12, 2011: The open meeting will
occur from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
The public hearing will take place
from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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The Sheraton Seattle, 1400
6th Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Shook, Program Specialist,
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, United States
Department of Education, 550 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202;
telephone: (202) 245–7642, fax: 202–
245–7638.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials in Postsecondary
Education for Students with Disabilities
(the Commission) is established under
Section 772 of the Higher Education
Opportunity Act, Public Law 110–315,
dated August 14, 2008. The Commission
is established to conduct a
comprehensive study, which will—(I)
‘‘Assess the barriers and systemic issues
that may affect, and technical solutions
available that may improve, the timely
delivery and quality of accessible
instructional materials for
postsecondary students with print
disabilities, as well as the effective use
of such materials by faculty and staff;
and (II) make recommendations related
to the development of a comprehensive
approach to improve the opportunities
for postsecondary students with print
disabilities to access instructional
materials in specialized formats in a
time frame comparable to the
availability of instructional materials for
postsecondary nondisabled students.’’
In making recommendations for the
study, ‘‘the Commission shall
consider—(I) How students with print
disabilities may obtain instructional
materials in accessible formats within a
time frame comparable to the
availability of instructional materials for
nondisabled students; and to the
maximum extent practicable, at costs
comparable to the costs of such
materials for nondisabled students; (II)
the feasibility and technical parameters
of establishing standardized electronic
file formats, such as the National
Instructional Materials Accessibility
Standard as defined in Section 674(e)(3)
of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act, to be provided by
publishers of instructional materials to
producers of materials in specialized
formats, institutions of higher
education, and eligible students; (III) the
feasibility of establishing a national
clearinghouse, repository, or file-sharing
network for electronic files in
specialized formats and files used in
producing instructional materials in
specialized formats, and a list of
possible entities qualified to administer
such clearinghouse, repository, or
network; (IV) the feasibility of
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establishing market-based solutions
involving collaborations among
publishers of instructional materials,
producers of materials in specialized
formats, and institutions of higher
education; (V) solutions utilizing
universal design; and (VI) solutions for
low-incidence, high-cost requests for
instructional materials in specialized
formats.’’
The Commission will meet in open
session on Monday and Tuesday, and
will review and discuss the first draft of
the Commission’s report to the Secretary
and Congress. The Commission will also
receive briefings from subject matter
experts on several different topics of
interest.
The purpose of the public hearing is
for the Commission to receive
information from its stakeholders on
issues pertaining to accessible
instructional materials in postsecondary
education. The public hearing session
will address issues related to law,
technology, the market model, and lowincidence/high-cost materials.
Additionally, the public hearing will
focus on individual experiences related
to accessible instructional materials in
postsecondary education.
Detailed minutes of the meeting and
hearing, will be available to the public
within 14 days of the meeting. Records
are kept of all Commission proceedings
and are available for public inspection
at the Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, United States
Department of Education, 550 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202,
Monday–Friday during the hours of 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Additional Information
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting
services, assistive listening devices, or
material in alternative format) should
notify Elizabeth Shook at (202) 245–
7642, no later than June 30, 2011. We
will make every attempt to meet
requests for accommodations after this
date, but, cannot guarantee their
availability. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with
disabilities. Participants who wish to
comment at the public hearing are
encouraged to register in advance by
calling Janet Gronneberg at CAST at
781–245–2212 (voice) or 781–245–9320
(TTY) or jgronneberg@cast.org by June
30, 2011. The Commission requests that
organizations with multiple participants
designate no more than one individual
to speak on its behalf. Participants who
will be testifying in person must report
to the hearing registration desk at least
thirty minutes prior to their scheduled
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time. A period of time will be reserved
for individuals who choose to not
register in advance. Participation in the
hearing for unregistered participants
will be subject to availability.
Comments should be limited to five
minutes per person or organization, but
participants have the option of
supplementing their testimony with
written statements that will be part of
the official hearing record. The
Commission will have technology to
facilitate PowerPoint presentations as
needed.
Members of the public who would
like to offer comments as part of the
public hearing remotely may submit
written comments to
AIMCommission@ed.gov or by mail to
Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials in Postsecondary
Education for Students with Disabilities,
550 12th St., SW., Room PCP–5113,
Washington, DC 20202. All submissions
will become part of the public record.
Members of the public also have the
option of participating in the open
meeting and public hearing remotely.
Remote access will be provided via an
Internet webinar service utilizing VoiP
(Voice Over Internet Protocol). For the
July 11th, 2011 portion of the meeting
from 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., the URL is
https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/yvbmysr.
The login will be available to the public
starting at 8 a.m. (Pacific). On July 12th,
the URL will be https://
aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/bbmtzsh for the
Commission meeting from 8:30 a.m.–
3:30 p.m., and the login will be open to
public at 8 a.m. (Pacific).
The URL for the public hearing
portion of the meeting from 4 p.m.–9
p.m. will be https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/
join/yvbmyjr. The login will open to
public at 3:45 p.m. (Pacific). Login
information is also provided via the
Commission’s public listserv at
pscpublic@lists.cast.org and posted at
the following site: https://www2.ed.gov/
about/bdscomm/list/aim/.
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Dated: June 20, 2011.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Draft Competition Rules for a Global
Appliance Efficiency Award for
Televisions
Office of Policy and
International Affairs, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation of
comments.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) is working with partner
governments within the Super-efficient
Equipment and Appliance Deployment
(SEAD) Initiative of the Clean Energy
Ministerial to conduct an international
competition to identify the most
efficient televisions (TVs) available on
the market. Ultimately, the international
competition will allow consumers to
differentiate and choose the most
efficient product in their region within
a given size category. Pursued alongside
direct outreach to appliance and
consumer electronics industry
associations, this notice is intended to
announce the publication of the first
draft program rules for the 2012 SEAD
Global Appliance Efficiency Award for
Televisions and to offer an opportunity
for interested parties to offer input on
the proposed structure of the
competition. Regional winners of the
competition will gain the right to use
the award logo and branding (currently
under development) in their marketing,
and the best of the regional winners will
be named the global winner, recognized
at the subsequent Clean Energy
Ministerial meeting of energy ministers
from major economies.
DATES: Comments on the draft
competition rules must be submitted no
later than July 8, 2011. Final versions of
the SEAD Awards Terms and
Conditions and the 2012 Television
Awards Rules will be completed by the
end of 2011. It is anticipated that
product nominations will be accepted
from February 1, 2012 to May 1, 2012.
The SEAD Initiative plans to announce
its first international award winners by
October 1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The draft program rules are
posted for public download and review
on the SEAD program Web site at:
https://www.superefficient.org/
awards.php. A comment form is
available at: https://
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www.superefficient.org/awards.php.
Comments may also be submitted via
email to awards@superefficient.org.
Interested parties may subscribe to
future Awards program updates at:
https://www.superefficient.org/
awards.php#signup.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions about the television awards
competition should be directed to: Mr.
Stephen Pantano, SEAD Program
Manager, Collaborative Labeling and
Appliance Standards (CLASP),
spantano@clasponline.org, or (202)
662–7440. (CLASP is the SEAD
operating agent and will host the awards
competition.) General questions about
the awards program can be directed to:
Mr. Arne Jacobson, Senior Advisor, DOE
Office of Policy and International
Affairs, at arne.jacobson@hq.doe.gov or
(202) 586–2402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SEAD
Initiative was launched in July 2010 as
part of the Clean Energy Ministerial’s
Global Energy Efficiency Challenge
(https://www.cleanenergyministerial.org).
The Clean Energy Ministerial is a global
forum for accelerating the transition to
clean energy technologies. SEAD’s
purpose is to leverage high-level
political dialogue to advance on-theground appliance and equipment
efficiency efforts. SEAD activities are
conducted by five working groups,
covering standards and test procedures,
awards, procurement, incentives, and
cross-cutting technical analysis.
Fourteen SEAD member governments
announced plans for an international
awards competition for super-efficient
appliances at the second Clean Energy
Ministerial in April 2011. DOE leads the
multilateral Working Group that is
developing the SEAD Awards
competition together with SEAD
initiative counterparts from Australia,
Canada, Japan, Sweden, and the United
Kingdom. The Awards Working Group
has selected televisions as the product
for this first annual awards competition,
since TVs contribute about 6–8 percent
of global residential electricity
consumption. Subsequent rounds of the
awards competition will focus on other
major energy-using appliances that are
internationally traded and can be
evaluated using established,
internationally-recognized test methods.
The awards competition will address
product categories on a rotating basis,
with a given product type being featured
every few years.
The 2012 SEAD Global Appliance
Efficiency Awards for Televisions will
allow consumers to differentiate and
choose the most efficient product in
their markets within a given size
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in
Postsecondary Education for Students With Disabilities
AGENCY: U. S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students With
Disabilities.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting and public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting
of the Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in
Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities. The notice also
describes the functions of the Commission. Notice of the meeting is
required by section 10 (a) (2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
and is intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend.
DATES: Open Meeting: July 11-12, 2011.
Public Hearing: July 12, 2011.
Time: July 11, 2011: The open meeting will occur from 8:30 a.m.-5
p.m.
July 12, 2011: The open meeting will occur from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
The public hearing will take place from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Sheraton Seattle, 1400 6th Avenue, Seattle, Washington
98101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Shook, Program Specialist,
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, United States
Department of Education, 550 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202;
telephone: (202) 245-7642, fax: 202-245-7638.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with
Disabilities (the Commission) is established under Section 772 of the
Higher Education Opportunity Act, Public Law 110-315, dated August 14,
2008. The Commission is established to conduct a comprehensive study,
which will--(I) ``Assess the barriers and systemic issues that may
affect, and technical solutions available that may improve, the timely
delivery and quality of accessible instructional materials for
postsecondary students with print disabilities, as well as the
effective use of such materials by faculty and staff; and (II) make
recommendations related to the development of a comprehensive approach
to improve the opportunities for postsecondary students with print
disabilities to access instructional materials in specialized formats
in a time frame comparable to the availability of instructional
materials for postsecondary nondisabled students.''
In making recommendations for the study, ``the Commission shall
consider--(I) How students with print disabilities may obtain
instructional materials in accessible formats within a time frame
comparable to the availability of instructional materials for
nondisabled students; and to the maximum extent practicable, at costs
comparable to the costs of such materials for nondisabled students;
(II) the feasibility and technical parameters of establishing
standardized electronic file formats, such as the National
Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard as defined in Section
674(e)(3) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, to be
provided by publishers of instructional materials to producers of
materials in specialized formats, institutions of higher education, and
eligible students; (III) the feasibility of establishing a national
clearinghouse, repository, or file-sharing network for electronic files
in specialized formats and files used in producing instructional
materials in specialized formats, and a list of possible entities
qualified to administer such clearinghouse, repository, or network;
(IV) the feasibility of establishing market-based solutions involving
collaborations among publishers of instructional materials, producers
of materials in specialized formats, and institutions of higher
education; (V) solutions utilizing universal design; and (VI) solutions
for low-incidence, high-cost requests for instructional materials in
specialized formats.''
The Commission will meet in open session on Monday and Tuesday, and
will review and discuss the first draft of the Commission's report to
the Secretary and Congress. The Commission will also receive briefings
from subject matter experts on several different topics of interest.
The purpose of the public hearing is for the Commission to receive
information from its stakeholders on issues pertaining to accessible
instructional materials in postsecondary education. The public hearing
session will address issues related to law, technology, the market
model, and low-incidence/high-cost materials. Additionally, the public
hearing will focus on individual experiences related to accessible
instructional materials in postsecondary education.
Detailed minutes of the meeting and hearing, will be available to
the public within 14 days of the meeting. Records are kept of all
Commission proceedings and are available for public inspection at the
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, United States
Department of Education, 550 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202,
Monday-Friday during the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Additional Information
Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening
devices, or material in alternative format) should notify Elizabeth
Shook at (202) 245-7642, no later than June 30, 2011. We will make
every attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date, but,
cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. Participants who wish to comment at the
public hearing are encouraged to register in advance by calling Janet
Gronneberg at CAST at 781-245-2212 (voice) or 781-245-9320 (TTY) or
jgronneberg@cast.org by June 30, 2011. The Commission requests that
organizations with multiple participants designate no more than one
individual to speak on its behalf. Participants who will be testifying
in person must report to the hearing registration desk at least thirty
minutes prior to their scheduled
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time. A period of time will be reserved for individuals who choose to
not register in advance. Participation in the hearing for unregistered
participants will be subject to availability. Comments should be
limited to five minutes per person or organization, but participants
have the option of supplementing their testimony with written
statements that will be part of the official hearing record. The
Commission will have technology to facilitate PowerPoint presentations
as needed.
Members of the public who would like to offer comments as part of
the public hearing remotely may submit written comments to
AIMCommission@ed.gov or by mail to Advisory Commission on Accessible
Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with
Disabilities, 550 12th St., SW., Room PCP-5113, Washington, DC 20202.
All submissions will become part of the public record.
Members of the public also have the option of participating in the
open meeting and public hearing remotely. Remote access will be
provided via an Internet webinar service utilizing VoiP (Voice Over
Internet Protocol). For the July 11th, 2011 portion of the meeting from
8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., the URL is https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/yvbmysr. The
login will be available to the public starting at 8 a.m. (Pacific). On
July 12th, the URL will be https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/bbmtzsh for
the Commission meeting from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., and the login will be
open to public at 8 a.m. (Pacific).
The URL for the public hearing portion of the meeting from 4 p.m.-9
p.m. will be https://aimpsc.ilinc.com/join/yvbmyjr. The login will open
to public at 3:45 p.m. (Pacific). Login information is also provided
via the Commission's public listserv at pscpublic@lists.cast.org and
posted at the following site: https://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/aim/.
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 1-866-512-
1800; or in the Washington, DC area at 202-512-0000.
Dated: June 20, 2011.
Alexa Posny,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
[FR Doc. 2011-15721 Filed 6-22-11; 8:45 am]
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