[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 127 (Friday, June 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40615-40616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16579]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Rehabilitation Services Administration

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Competitive Preference for Fiscal Year 2001 
for the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training, and Rehabilitation 
Continuing Education Program.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education 
and Rehabilitative Services proposes adding competitive preference 
points to the competitions for the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training, 
and Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program for fiscal year 2001. 
This notice contains proposed language for adding competitive 
preference points. This notice does not invite applications.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: All comments concerning the addition of competitive 
preference points should be addressed to Mary C. Lynch, U.S. Department 
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, room 3322, Switzer Building, 
Washington, DC 20202-2649.
    Comments may also be sent through the Internet: [email protected]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Lynch. Telephone: (202)
    205-8291.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8399. 
Internet: [email protected]
    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 notice. We 
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 notice. Please 
let us know of any further opportunities we should take to reduce 
potential costs or increase

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potential benefits while preserving the effective and efficient 
administration of the program.
    During and after the comment period, you may inspect all public 
comments about this notice in Room 3322, 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 language. If you want to schedule an 
appointment for this type of aid, you may call (202) 205-8113 or (202) 
260-9895. If you use a TDD, you may call the Federal Information Relay 
Service at 1-800-877-8339.
    This proposed language supports the National Education Goal that 
calls for every American to possess the skills necessary to compete in 
a global economy.

Proposed Additional Selection Criterion

    The Assistant Secretary will use the selection criteria in 34 CFR 
385.31, 386.20 and 389.30 to evaluate applications under this program. 
The maximum score for all the criteria is 100 points; however, the 
Assistant Secretary will also use the following criterion so that up to 
an additional ten points may be earned by an applicant for a total 
possible score of 110 points.
    Within the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training, and Rehabilitation 
Continuing Education Program, we will give the following competitive 
preference under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) to applications that are 
otherwise eligible for funding under this competition.
    Up to ten (10) points based on the extent to which an application 
includes effective strategies for employing and advancing in employment 
qualified individuals with disabilities in projects awarded under this 
competition. 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.

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

    To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 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 (GPO), toll 
free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, D.C. area at (202) 512-
1530.

    Note: 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 on GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.

    APPLICABLE PROGRAM REGULATIONS: 34 CFR Part 385, 386 and 389.

    Program Authority:  29 U.S.C. 774.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 84.129 and 84.264, 
the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training, and Rehabilitation Continuing 
Education Program.)

    Dated: June 23, 2000.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 00-16579 Filed 6-29-00; 8:45 am]
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