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Dated: December 13, 2013.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Rehabilitation Research Advisory
Council; Request for Nominations
U.S. Department of Education,
Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
ACTION: Request for nominations—
Rehabilitation Research Advisory
Council.
AGENCY:
The Secretary of the U.S.
Department of Education announces the
agency’s intention to establish a
Rehabilitation Research Advisory
Council (RRAC). Section 205(a) of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended,
stipulates that, ‘‘Subject to the
availability of appropriations, the
Secretary shall establish in the
Department of Education a
Rehabilitation Research Advisory
Council . . . composed of 12 members
appointed by the Secretary.’’ Section
205(b) provides that the RRAC will
advise the Director of the National
Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) ‘‘with
respect to research priorities and the
development of the 5-year plan.’’ The
Advisory Council will be governed by
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L 92–463;
as amended, 5 U.S.C. app.), which sets
forth standards for the formation and
use of advisory committees. The
Secretary of Education has determined
that establishment of the Rehabilitation
Research Advisory Council is desirable
to provide advice and consultation to
the NIDRR Director on how to improve
NIDRR’s responsiveness to the current
state of the science and the needs of the
stakeholder community. The Advisory
Council will represent an important,
regular forum through which consumers
could interact with NIDRR and have
direct input into the advice that guides
NIDRR’s work; will improve research
outcomes by identifying new
approaches, promoting innovation,
recognizing unforeseen risks or barriers,
and identifying unintended
consequences; will assist NIDRR in its
efforts to formalize and document the
structure of its long-range planning
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process; and will add stability and
continuity to both NIDRR’s long-range
planning and priority-setting process. In
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act provisions found at 5
U.S.C. 102–3.60, the Department will
file a charter. The Department is seeking
nominations for membership on the
Advisory Council consistent with the
requirements listed in the
Supplementary Information section of
this notice. Nominations should be
submitted with a cover letter and
include the nominee’s contact
information (current mailing address,
email address, fax, and telephone
number) and current curriculum vitae or
resume. Address the cover letter as
follows: Honorable Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20202.
DATES: Submit nominations by email no
later than close of business on December
30, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be
emailed to the Office of the Secretary/
White House Liaison Office,
whitehouseliaison@ed.gov. Note in the
subject line ‘‘Nomination-RRAC’’.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of the Secretary, White House
Liaison at 202–401–3677.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Rehabilitation Research Advisory
Council will meet at the call of the
Designated Federal Official in
consultation with the Chairperson to: (1)
Discuss research and related programs
that impact people with disabilities,
their families and those who provide
services and support to them; (2) make
recommendations about research
development and related activities and
to improve the health and functioning,
community living and participation and
employment outcomes of people with
disabilities; and (3) provide feedback on
NIDRR’s Long Range Plan. On an annual
basis, the Advisory Council will
evaluate the implementation of the Long
Range Plan and make recommendations
to the Secretary and the NIDRR Director
based on that evaluation.
The Advisory Council will consist of
12 members appointed by the Secretary
who are: (1) Individuals with
disabilities or their representatives; (2)
disability and rehabilitation
professionals; (3) disability and
rehabilitation researchers or others who
have a significant stake in the work of
the National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research. At least onehalf of the members shall be individuals
with disabilities or the individuals’
representatives. Members will be
invited to serve for 3-year terms, except
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that any member appointed to fill a
vacancy for an unexpired term will be
appointed for the remainder of such
term. All non-federal members will
serve as Special Government
Employees.
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an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc) on
request to the program contact person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. § 765.
Dated: November 25, 2013.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council; Request for Nominations
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
ACTION: Request for nominations--Rehabilitation Research Advisory
Council.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education announces
the agency's intention to establish a Rehabilitation Research Advisory
Council (RRAC). Section 205(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended, stipulates that, ``Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary shall establish in the Department of
Education a Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council . . . composed of
12 members appointed by the Secretary.'' Section 205(b) provides that
the RRAC will advise the Director of the National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) ``with respect to
research priorities and the development of the 5-year plan.'' The
Advisory Council will be governed by provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L 92-463; as amended, 5 U.S.C. app.), which
sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees.
The Secretary of Education has determined that establishment of the
Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council is desirable to provide advice
and consultation to the NIDRR Director on how to improve NIDRR's
responsiveness to the current state of the science and the needs of the
stakeholder community. The Advisory Council will represent an
important, regular forum through which consumers could interact with
NIDRR and have direct input into the advice that guides NIDRR's work;
will improve research outcomes by identifying new approaches, promoting
innovation, recognizing unforeseen risks or barriers, and identifying
unintended consequences; will assist NIDRR in its efforts to formalize
and document the structure of its long-range planning process; and will
add stability and continuity to both NIDRR's long-range planning and
priority-setting process. In accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act provisions found at 5 U.S.C. 102-3.60, the Department
will file a charter. The Department is seeking nominations for
membership on the Advisory Council consistent with the requirements
listed in the Supplementary Information section of this notice.
Nominations should be submitted with a cover letter and include the
nominee's contact information (current mailing address, email address,
fax, and telephone number) and current curriculum vitae or resume.
Address the cover letter as follows: Honorable Arne Duncan, Secretary
of Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20202.
DATES: Submit nominations by email no later than close of business on
December 30, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Nominations should be emailed to the Office of the
Secretary/White House Liaison Office, whitehouseliaison@ed.gov. Note in
the subject line ``Nomination-RRAC''.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of the Secretary, White House
Liaison at 202-401-3677.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rehabilitation Research Advisory Council
will meet at the call of the Designated Federal Official in
consultation with the Chairperson to: (1) Discuss research and related
programs that impact people with disabilities, their families and those
who provide services and support to them; (2) make recommendations
about research development and related activities and to improve the
health and functioning, community living and participation and
employment outcomes of people with disabilities; and (3) provide
feedback on NIDRR's Long Range Plan. On an annual basis, the Advisory
Council will evaluate the implementation of the Long Range Plan and
make recommendations to the Secretary and the NIDRR Director based on
that evaluation.
The Advisory Council will consist of 12 members appointed by the
Secretary who are: (1) Individuals with disabilities or their
representatives; (2) disability and rehabilitation professionals; (3)
disability and rehabilitation researchers or others who have a
significant stake in the work of the National Institute on Disability
and Rehabilitation Research. At least one-half of the members shall be
individuals with disabilities or the individuals' representatives.
Members will be invited to serve for 3-year terms, except that any
member appointed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term will be
appointed for the remainder of such term. All non-federal members will
serve as Special Government Employees.
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the program contact person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Electronic Access to This Document:
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
via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
can 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). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader,
which is available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. Sec. 765.
Dated: November 25, 2013.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2013-30087 Filed 12-17-13; 8:45 am]
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