[Federal Register: September 7, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 174)]
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Part III
Department of Education
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Competitive Preference to Certain Grant Competitions for Fiscal Year
2001 and Subsequent Fiscal Years; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Competitive Preference to Certain Grant Competitions for Fiscal
Year 2001 and Subsequent Fiscal Years
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of proposed competitive preference for fiscal year 2001
and subsequent fiscal years.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services proposes adding a competitive preference to
certain grant competitions for fiscal year 2001 and subsequent fiscal
years. This notice describes the proposed competitive preference, lists
the programs to which it would apply, and requests comments on it.
DATES: We must receive your comments on or before October 10, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Address your comments about the proposed competitive
preference to Ann Queen, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., room 3317, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2550. If
you prefer to send your comments through the Internet, use the
following address: ann_queen@ed.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Queen. Telephone: (202) 205-8285.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339. You may
also request further information through the Internet at the following
address: ann_queen@ed.gov.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding
paragraph.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Invitation To Comment
We invite you to submit comments regarding this proposed
competitive preference. We also invite you to assist us in complying
with the specific requirements of Executive Order 12866 and its overall
requirement of reducing regulatory burden that might result from this
proposed competitive preference. Please let us know of any further
opportunities that we should take to reduce potential costs or increase
potential benefits while preserving the effective and efficient
administration of the programs.
During and after the comment period, you may inspect all public
comments about this proposed competitive preference in room 3317,
Switzer Building, 330 C Street SW., Washington, DC, between the hours
of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday of each
week except Federal holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities in Reviewing the
Rulemaking Record
On request, we will supply an appropriate aid, such as a reader or
print magnifier, to an individual with a disability who needs
assistance to review the comments or other documents in the public
rulemaking record for the proposed competitive preference. If you want
to schedule an appointment for this type of aid, you may call (202)
205-8207. If you use a TDD, you may call the Federal Information Relay
Service at 1-800-877-8339.
This proposed competitive preference supports the National
Education Goal that calls for every American to possess the skills
necessary to compete in a global economy.
Note: This notice does not solicit applications. In any year in
which the Assistant Secretary chooses to use this competitive
preference, we will invite applications through a notice in the
Federal Register.
This notice contains proposed language for adding a competitive
preference to competitions under 11 programs. Information on how we
evaluate applications for each of these programs follows in
parentheses:
84.128G--Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Program (34 CFR 75.200).
84.128J--Recreational Program (34 CFR 75.200).
84.132--Centers for Independent Living (34 CFR 366.26).
84.133A--Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers
Program (34 CFR 350.53).
84.133B--Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers (34 CFR 350.53).
84.133D--Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization (34 CFR 350.53).
84.133E--Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centers (34 CFR 350.53).
84.133N--Special Projects and Demonstrations for Spinal Cord Injuries
(34 CFR 359.30).
84.234--Projects With Industry (34 CFR 379.30).
84.235--Special Demonstration Programs (34 CFR 75.200).
84.250--Vocational Rehabilitation Service Projects for American Indians
with Disabilities (34 CFR 75.200).
Proposed Competitive Preference
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) the Assistant Secretary proposes to
add a competitive preference to applications that are otherwise
eligible for funding under the 11 previously mentioned programs.
The maximum score under the selection criteria for each of these
programs is 100 points; however, we will also use the following
competitive preference so that up to an additional 10 points may be
earned by an applicant for a total possible score of 110 points.
Up to 10 points may be earned based on the extent to which an
application includes effective strategies for employing and advancing
in employment qualified individuals with disabilities as project
employees in projects awarded under these programs. In determining the
effectiveness of those strategies, we will consider the applicant's
prior success, as described in the application, in employing and
advancing in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.
Therefore, within this competitive preference, applicants can be
awarded up to a total of 10 points in addition to those awarded under
the published selection criteria noted previously in parentheses after
each program. That is, an applicant meeting this competitive preference
could earn a maximum total of 110 points.
We will publish a notice of final competitive preference in the
Federal Register after considering responses to this notice and other
information available to the Department. This notice does not preclude
us from proposing or funding additional priorities, subject to meeting
applicable rulemaking requirements.
Intergovernmental Review
These programs are subject to Executive Order 12372 and the
regulations in 34 CFR part 79. One of the objectives of the Executive
order is to foster an intergovernmental partnership and a strengthened
federalism. The Executive order relies on processes developed by State
and local governments for coordination and review of proposed Federal
financial assistance.
This document provides early notification of our specific plans and
actions for these programs.
Electronic Access to This Document
You may view this document, as well as all other Department of
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at either of the
following sites:
http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
http://www.ed.gov/news.html
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Applicable Program Regulations: 34 CFR parts 350, 359, 366, 371,
and 379.
Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 709(c), 741, 764, 773, 774, 775,
795 and 796f-796f-5;
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers: 84.128G--Migrant
and Seasonal Farmworkers Program; 84.128J--Recreational Programs;
84.132--Centers for Independent Living; 84.133A--Disability and
Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program; 84.133B--
Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers; 84.133D--Knowledge
Dissemination and Utilization; 84.133E--Rehabilitation Engineering
Research Centers; 84.133N--Special Projects and Demonstrations for
Spinal Cord Injuries; 84.234--Projects With Industry; 84.235--
Special Demonstration Programs; and 84.250--Vocational
Rehabilitation Service Projects for American Indians with
Disabilities.)
Dated: September 1, 2000.
Curtis L. Richards,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
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