[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 217 (Thursday, November 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57713-57714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28655]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary


President's Committee on Employment of People With Disabilities: 
Notice of Availability of Funds and a Solicitation for Grant 
Applications

agency: President's Committee on Employment of People with 
Disabilities, Labor.

action: Notice of availability of funds and a solicitation for grant 
applications for a five-year grant (FY 1997-2002) for the performance 
of the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a service of the President's 
Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities.

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summary: This notice sets forth the application procedures for a grant 
for JAN, a free consulting, information and referral service on job 
accommodation in its twelfth year of operation. The Job Accommodation 
Network receives inquiries from the public by telephone, mail, 
electronic mail, FAX and other means. In response, JAN supplies 
individualized information to employers, people with disabilities, 
service providers and other publics. Currently, JAN processes an 
average of 3,600 toll-free telephone calls per month. JAN is also a key 
national repository of data on job accommodation.
    The Job Accommodation Network is a service of the President's 
Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. The President's 
Committee is a federal agency which has been in existence since 1947 
and was more recently reauthorized by Executive Order 12640, dated May 
10, 1988, to maximize employment opportunities for people with 
disabilities.
    In accordance with Executive Order 12640 and by arrangement between 
the Chairman of the President's Committee

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and the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Department of Labor provides 
administrative and logistical support.
    This solicitation for grant application (SGA) is open to any 
organization or institution (except those on the federal debarment 
list) that has a proven record of providing programs and services that 
contribute to the employability of people with disabilities and that is 
capable of performing the program requirements listed in the SGA.
    Five objectives are listed in the SGA. They are: (1) Personalized 
Service, (2) Electronic Services, (3) Enhancing the National Leadership 
of JAN within the Disability Information and Referral System, (4) 
Marketing job Accommodation Network Services, and (5) Support the 
Activities of the President's Committee on Employment of People with 
Disabilities.

date: The closing date for receipt of a completed application package 
in response to this notice is January 24, 1997. Applications received 
after that time will be considered for award only if they are 
postmarked by the United States Postal Service five days or more before 
the closing date, or if it is determined that the application was sent 
by U.S. Postal Service Express Mail Next Day Service no later than 5:00 
p.m., January 22d.

for further information contact: Lisa Harvey, Office of Procurement 
Services, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW., Room N-
5416, Washington, DC 20210. Ms. Harvey will mail the SGA's to 
requesters. In addition, the entire SGA is available on the website of 
the President's Committee: http://www.pcepd.gov/current/jamnsga.htm.


    Signed at Washington, D.C., this 1st day of November 1996.
John Lancaster,
Executive Director, President's Committee on Employment of People with 
Disabilities.
[FR Doc. 96-28655 Filed 11-6-96; 8:45 am]
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