Dear Colleagues:

The Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) is pleased to inform
its grantees about the 704 Report for the FY 2008 reporting period
(10/1/07 -- 9/30/08). The revised 704 Report instrument and
instructions, Parts I and II, can be downloaded at:
<http://www.ilru.org/TBD>.

### 704 REPORT CHANGES

The FY 2008 704 Report content is the same as last year, except for
required changes in the race and ethnicity data collection protocol
based on the *Final Guidance on Maintaining, Collecting, and Reporting
Racial and Ethnic Data to the U.S. Department of Education* published in
the Federal Register on October 19, 2007.

In addition, grantees have the option to complete and submit the 704
Report directly through the RSA Management Information System (MIS).

### SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS

The SPIL must be submitted [both]{.underline} electronically and in hard
copy, as described below.

Part I is to be completed by designated state units (DSU) and the
statewide independent living councils (SILC). Part II is to be completed
by the Part C-funded Centers for Independent Living (CILs). The 704
Report submittal deadlines are as follows:

-   For 722 States --No later than **December 31, 2008**

-   For 723 States -- No later than **January 31, 2009**

##### Electronic

Emailed submittals must be sent to RSA at <TBD@ed.gov> and to the
Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) at
[TBD@bcm.tmc.edu](mailto: TBD@bcm.tmc.edu). Use the following procedures
for naming the emailed 704 Report:

-   For Part I (DSUs and SILCs), use the two letter state designator
    followed by the fiscal year designation. For example, Arizona's FY
    2008 704 Report Part I would be identified as AZ.08. Include the
    phrase, "704 Report", in the email subject line.

-   For Part II (CILs), use the two letter state designator followed by
    the CILs name or acronym and fiscal year designation. The Arizonans
    Building Liberty and Empowerment Center would be identified as
    AZ.ABLE.08 and the Sunshine CIL (in Arizona) would be identified as
    AZ.Sunshine.08. Include the phrase, "704 Report" in the subject
    line.

Submittal through the RSA MIS requires grantees to enter the 704 Report
directly online. The RSA MIS can be accessed at
[http://rsadev.net/TBD.]{.underline} Click Info for New Users (see text
box, upper left corner). *\[Note: Additional MIS submittal instructions
TBD\]*

[Hard Copy]{.underline}

One original signed copy must be mailed to:

U.S. Department of Education

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

Attention: Roslyn Thompson

400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 5050, PCP Building

Washington, D.C. 20202-2800

### 

### CONTACT INFORMATION FORM

In order to ensure that our files are accurate and up-to-date, each DSU,
SILC and CIL must complete and return the enclosed "Contact Information
Form." (Please submit one completed form with each electronic copy of
the 704 Report.) Is this form on the MIS site?

### NATIONAL 704 REPORT TRAININGS 

RSA will conduct the following national teleconference and web cast
trainings on the 704 Report, in collaboration with the RSA-funded IL NET
project. The trainings will be based on the 704 Report Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) provided by RSA last fall, as well as your questions
posted on ILRU's bulletin boards ([http://ilru.TBD](http://ilru.TBD/)
for CILs and [http://ilru.TBD](http://ilru.TBD/) for SILCs).

[704 Report - Part I (DSUs and SILCs)]{.underline}

-   TBD, 2008 3:00- 5:00 pm Eastern Time.

-   Call-in number: TBD. Conference ID: TBD

[704 Report - Part II (CILs)]{.underline}

-   TBD, 2008 3:00-5:00 pm Eastern Time.

-   Call-in number: TBD Participant Code: TBD

Please download and review the FAQ in advance of the training. It may be
accessed at <http://www.ilru.org/TBD>. To register for the national
training, please email <TBD@ed.gov> and indicate which training session
you wish to join. Registration deadlines are TBD, 2008 for the first
session and TBD, 2008. Those participating in the teleconferences are
encouraged to do so in groups in order to promote further discussion
afterwards.

##### Web Casts 

The RSA-funded Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) program
will web cast the national trainings at: <http://www.ilru.org/TBD>. Web
cast participants may email questions at <TBD@ilru.org> during the
teleconference. Transcripts will be available at:
<http://www.ilru.org/TBD>.

If you have any questions regarding the 704 Report or the trainings,
please contact Felipe Lulli at (202) 245-7425 or <felipe.lulli@ed.gov>,
or Roslyn Thompson at (202) 245-7544 or <roslyn.thompson@ed.gov>.

Sincerely,

Thomas Kelley

Independent Living Unit Chief