[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 118 (Friday, June 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 98-16400]



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Part V





Department of Education





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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, National 
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research: Reinviting 
Applications and Pre-application Meeting for a New Award for a 
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center for Fiscal Year 1998; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.133E]


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, National 
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Notice Reinviting 
Applications and Pre-application Meeting for a New Award for a 
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 
1998

    Purpose: On March 9, 1998 a notice was published in the Federal 
Register (63 FR 11562) inviting applications for a new FY 1998 award 
for a RERC on communication enhancement. Satisfactory applications were 
not received for this priority area. There is a continuing need for 
this project.
    The purposes of this notice are to: (1) reinvite applications for a 
RERC on communication enhancement for FY 1998; and (2) invite 
interested parties to participate in a pre-application meeting to 
discuss the funding priority and receive technical assistance through 
individual consultation and information about the funding priority.
    Eligible Applicants: Parties eligible to apply for grants under 
this program are States; public or private agencies, including for-
profit agencies; public or private organizations, including for-profit 
organizations, institutions of higher education; and Indian tribes and 
tribal organizations.
    Applications Available: June 19, 1998.
    Pre-Application Meetings: Interested parties are invited to 
participate in a pre-application meeting to discuss the funding 
priority for a RERC on communication enhancement and to receive 
technical assistance through individual consultation and information 
about the funding priority. The pre-application meeting will be held on 
Monday, July 20, 1998 at the Department of Education, Office of Special 
Education and Rehabilitative Services, Switzer Building, Room 3065, 330 
C St. SW, Washington, DC between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. NIDRR staff 
will also be available at this location from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on 
that same day to provide technical assistance through individual 
consultation and information about the funding priority. NIDRR will 
make alternate arrangements to accommodate interested parties who are 
unable to attend the pre-application meeting in person.
    Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR), 34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 
81, 82, 85, 86; (b) the regulations for this program in 34 CFR Part 
350; and (c) the notice of final priorities published on March 9, 1998 
in the Federal Register (63 FR 11554); and the notice inviting 
applications published on March 9, 1998 in the Federal Register (63 FR 
11562).
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: August 19, 1998.
    Maximum Award Amount Per Year: $900,000.

    Note: The Secretary will reject without consideration or 
evaluation any application that proposes a project funding level 
that exceeds the stated maximum award amount per year (See 34 CFR 
75.104(b)).

    Estimated Number of Awards: 1

    Note: The estimate of funding level and awards in this notice do 
not bind the Department of Education to a specific level of funding 
or number of grants.

    Project Period: 60 months.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In order to obtain further information 
about the funding priority and the pre-application meeting on the RERC 
on communication enhancement contact William Peterson, U.S. Department 
of Education, Room 3425 Switzer Building, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20202. Telephone: (202) 205-9192. Individuals who use 
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD number 
at (202) 205-9136.
    In order to obtain an application package, contact Donna Nangle, 
U.S. Department of Education, Room 3423 Switzer Building, 600 Maryland 
Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202. Telephone: (202) 205-5880. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the TDD number at (202) 205-9136.
    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.

Electronic Access to This Document

    Anyone may view this document, as well as all other Department of 
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or 
portable document format (pdf) on the World Wide Web at either of the 
following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with 
Search, which is available free at either of the preceding sites. If 
you have questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government 
Printing Office at (202) 512-1530 or, toll free at 1-888-293-6498.
    Anyone may also view these documents in text copy only on an 
electronic bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511 
or, toll free, 1-800-222-4922. The documents are located under Option 
G--Files/Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases.

    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
published in the Federal Register.

    Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 761a and 762.

    Dated: June 16, 1998.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services.
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