[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 13511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-04564]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

34 CFR Part 361

[Docket ID ED-2021-OSERS-04]


Proposed Guidance; Frequently Asked Questions: Criterion for an 
Integrated Employment Location in the Definition of ``Competitive 
Integrated Employment'' and Participant Choice

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed guidance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Education seeks public comment on 
proposed guidance that clarifies the Department's policy on the 
criterion for an integrated employment location in the definition of 
``competitive integrated employment,'' for purposes of the State 
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services program. The proposed guidance 
clarifies, updates, and supersedes the Department's guidance titled 
Frequently Asked Questions: Integrated Location Criteria of the 
Definition of ``Competitive Integrated Employment'' issued on January 
17, 2017.

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before April 8, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking portal. 
We will not accept comments submitted by fax or by email or those 
submitted after the comment period. To ensure that we do not receive 
duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once. In addition, 
please include the docket ID at the top of your comments.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to 
submit your comments electronically. Information on using 
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents, 
submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site 
under ``Help.''
    Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all comments 
received from members of the public available for public viewing in 
their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include 
in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly 
available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Dobak, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 5153, Potomac Center Plaza, 
Washington, DC 20202-5076. Telephone: (202) 245-7325. Email: 
[email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Invitation to Comment: We invite you to submit comments on the 
proposed guidance. See ADDRESSES for instructions on how to submit 
comments.
    Assistance to Individuals with Disabilities in Reviewing the 
Record: On request, we will provide an appropriate accommodation or 
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability who needs assistance 
to review the comments or other documents in the public record for this 
notice. If you want to schedule an appointment for this type of aid, 
please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Background: The Department describes the background for the 
proposed guidance, and our reasons for proposing the guidance, in the 
proposed guidance document. The proposed guidance is available at 
https://rsa.ed.gov/sub-regulatory-guidance/rsa-frequently-asked-questions-criterion-integrated-employment-location. The proposed 
guidance is not a ``significant guidance document'' under Executive 
Order 13891.
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David Cantrell,
Deputy Director, Office of Special Education Programs. Delegated the 
authority to perform the functions and duties of the Assistant 
Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 2021-04564 Filed 3-8-21; 8:45 am]
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