Department of Education December 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement proposes priorities and eligibility requirements under the Parental Information and Resource Centers (PIRC) program. The Assistant Deputy Secretary may use one or more of the priorities for and apply these eligibility requirements to competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2006 and in later years. We intend these priorities and requirements to help ensure that funded projects will effectively address the purposes of the PIRC program.

On December 7, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 72796) a notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2006 for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary EducationSpecial Focus Competition: Program for North American Mobility in Higher Education. The notice contained incomplete information about the submission of applications. The following language should be inserted on page 72798, column one, as the fourth bulleted paragraph: ``You will not receive additional point value because you submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you if you qualify for an exception to the electronic submission requirement, as described elsewhere in this section, and submit your application in paper format.''

The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes requirements and selection criteria for a competition in which the Department will select up to 15 States to participate in a pilot program, the Multi-Year Individualized Education Program (IEP) Demonstration Program (Multi-Year IEP Program). State proposals approved under this program would create opportunities for participating local educational agencies (LEAs) to improve long- term planning for children with disabilities through the development and use of comprehensive multi-year IEPs. Additionally, the proposed requirements and selection criteria focus on an identified national need to reduce the paperwork burden associated with IEPs while preserving students' civil rights and promoting academic achievement. The requirements and selection criteria proposed in this notice will be used for a single, one-time-only competition under this program.

On December 9, 2005, a 60-day notice inviting comment from the public was inadvertently published for the ``2004/06 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/06)'' in the Federal Register (70 FR 236) dated December 9, 2005. This notice amends the public comment period for this program to 30 days. The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, hereby issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services proposes certain funding priorities and a selection criterion for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program administered by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). Specifically, this notice proposes a priority for Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems Centers (SCIMS centers) and a priority and selection criterion for Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRPs). The Assistant Secretary may use these priorities and selection criterion for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2006 and later years. We take this action to focus research attention on areas of national need. We intend these priorities and selection criterion to improve rehabilitation services and outcomes for individuals with disabilities.

The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

On November 15, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 69321) a notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2006 for the Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers ProgramAdvanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Projects Competition. The notice contained incorrect information about the submission of applications. The information on page 69323, column one, last paragraph, through the second column on page 69234, is corrected to read as follows:

On November 8, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 67675) a notice inviting applications for new awards for FY 2006 for the Training and Information for Parents of Children with DisabilitiesParent Training and Information Centers competition. The notice contained incomplete funding information and did not include Nebraska among the States for which the Department will accept applications for a 5-year award to establish a parent training and information center (PTI Center). To create a unified system of service delivery, and provide the broadest coverage for the parents and families in every State, the Department makes awards in five-year cycles to each State. Nebraska should have been included in the list of States for which the Department intends to fund one PTI Center to serve the entire State in FY 2006. On page 67675, third column, and page 67677, first column, the following corrections are necessary: (1) Under Estimated Available Funds, the estimated funding amount for the Parent Training and Information Centers competition is corrected to read ``$5,417,915''; (2) the Estimated Average Size of Awards is corrected to read ``$285,153''; and (3) the Estimated Number of Awards is corrected to read ``19''. In addition, on page 67677, second column, the second and fourth paragraphs are corrected to include Nebraska in (1) the list of States for which we will be accepting applications for 5-year awards, and (2) the list of States for which one award may be made to a qualified applicant for a PTI Center to serve the entire State. The chart on page 67677, third column, is also corrected to include Nebraska with a maximum funding amount of $230,625.

The Acting Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer invites comments on the submission for OMB review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

The Leader, Information Management Case Services Team, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.