[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 134 (Thursday, July 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40694-40695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13894]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Notice 
Reopening the State Vocational Rehabilitation Unit In-Service Training 
Program Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 Competition

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.265A

SUMMARY: On April 28, 2005, we published in the Federal Register (70 FR 
22006) a notice inviting applications for the State Vocational 
Rehabilitation Unit In-Service Training program's FY 2005 competition. 
The original notice for this FY 2005 competition established a June 13, 
2005, deadline for eligible applicants to apply for funding under this 
program.
    In order to afford as many eligible applicants as possible an 
opportunity to receive funding under this program, we are reopening the 
State Vocational Rehabilitation Unit In-Service Training program FY 
2005 competition. The new application deadline date for the competition 
is July 21, 2005.

DATES: Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: July 21, 2005. 
(applications must be received by the Electronic Grant Application 
System (e-Application) no later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time).


    Note: Applications for grants under the State Vocational 
Rehabilitation Unit In-Service Training program must be submitted 
electronically using the Electronic Grant Application System (e-
Application) available through the Department's e-Grants system. You 
may not e-mail an electronic copy of a grant application to us. For 
information about how to submit your application electronically, 
please refer to section IV. 6. Other Submission Requirements in the 
April 28, 2005, notice (70 FR 22008). We have not extended the 
deadline for submitting a statement that an applicant qualifies for 
an exception to the electronic submission requirement.


    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: The deadline date for 
Intergovernmental Review under Executive Order 12372 is extended to 
September 19, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn P. Fountain, U.S. Department 
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5028, Potomac Center 
Plaza, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone: (202) 245-7346 or by e-
mail: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this 
section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any eligible applicant may apply for funding 
under this program by the deadline date in this notice. Eligible 
applicants that submitted their applications in a timely manner for the 
State Vocational Rehabilitation Unit In-Service Training program FY 
2005 competition to the Department on or before 4:30 p.m. on the 
competition's original deadline date of June 13, 2005, are not required 
to resubmit their applications or reapply in order to be considered for 
FY 2005 awards under this program. We encourage eligible applicants to 
submit their applications as soon as possible to

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avoid any problems with filing electronic applications on the last day. 
The deadline for submission of applications will not be extended any 
further.
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well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
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    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
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    Dated: July 11, 2005.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 05-13894 Filed 7-13-05; 8:45 am]
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