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might result from technological 

innovation or anticipated behavioral 

changes.’’ 

We are issuing this final priority only 

upon a reasoned determination that its 

benefits would justify its costs. In 

choosing among alternative regulatory 

approaches, we selected those 

approaches that would maximize net 

benefits. Based on the analysis that 

follows, the Department believes that 

this regulatory action is consistent with 

the principles in Executive Order 13563. 

We also have determined that this 

regulatory action does not unduly 

interfere with State, local, and tribal 

governments in the exercise of their 

governmental functions. 

In accordance with both Executive 

orders, the Department has assessed the 

potential costs and benefits, both 

quantitative and qualitative, of this 

regulatory action. The potential costs 

are those resulting from statutory 

requirements and those we have 

determined as necessary for 

administering the Department’s 

programs and activities. 

The benefits of the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program have been well 

established over the years, as projects 

similar to the one envisioned by the 

final priority have been completed 

successfully. The new RRTC will 

generate and promote the use of new 

knowledge that will improve outcomes 

for individuals with disabilities in the 

area of community living and 

participation. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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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 via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

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your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Dated: July 15, 2013. 

Michael K. Yudin, 

Delegated the authority to perform the 

functions and the duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17273 Filed 7–17–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

[Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.264A] 

Final Extension of Project Period and 

Waiver; Rehabilitation Continuing 

Education Program for the Technical 

Assistance and Continuing Education 

Centers (TACE Centers) 

AGENCY: Rehabilitation Services 

Administration, Office of Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Final extension of project period 

and waiver. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary waives the 

requirements that generally prohibit 

project periods exceeding five years and 

extensions of project periods involving 

the obligation of additional Federal 

funds. This extension and waiver 

enables the currently funded TACE 

Centers to receive funding through 

September 30, 2014. 

DATES: The extension of the project 

period and waiver are effective July 18, 

2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

RoseAnn Ashby, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5055, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–2800. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7258. 

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: On March 

15, 2013, the Department published a 

notice in the Federal Register (78 FR 

16447) proposing an extension of 

project period and a waiver of 34 CFR 

75.250 and 34 CFR 75.261(c)(2) in order 

to— 

(1) Enable the Secretary to provide 

additional funds to eight of the 

currently funded TACE Centers for an 

additional 12-month period, from 

October 1, 2013, through September 30, 

2014, and to provide additional funds to 

two of the TACE Centers from December 

22, 2013, through September 30, 2014; 

and 

(2) Invite comments on the proposed 

extension of project period and waiver. 

There are no substantive differences 

between the proposed extension and 

waiver and this final extension and 

waiver. 

Public Comment 

In response to our invitation in the 

proposed extension of project period 

and waiver, seven parties submitted 

comments. All of the commenters 

supported the Department’s proposed 

extension and waiver, to permit eight of 

the TACE Centers to receive Federal 

funds from October 1, 2013, through 

September 30, 2014, and to permit two 

of the TACE Centers to receive funds 

from December 22, 2013, through 

September 30, 2014. 

Generally, we do not address 

technical and other minor changes. In 

addition, we do not address general 

comments that raise concerns not 

directly related to the proposed 

extension and waiver. 

Analysis of Comments and Changes: 

An analysis of the comments and of any 

changes in the extension and waiver 

since publication of the proposed 

extension and waiver follows. 

Comment: Seven commenters 

supported extending the TACE Centers’ 

project period for another year to avoid 

a disruption in the technical assistance 

(TA) and continuing education (CE) 

provided to State vocational 

rehabilitation (VR) agencies and their 

partners in the ten Federal regions. 

Discussion: We appreciate the 

commenters’ support. 

Changes: None. 

Background 

On June 5, 2008, and October 20, 

2008, the Department published notices 

in the Federal Register (73 FR 32006, 73 

FR 62263) inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal years (FYs) 2008 and 

2009 for TACE Centers to be funded 

under the Rehabilitation Training 

Program, authorized under Section 302 

of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended. The Department awarded 

grants to a total of 10 TACE Centers— 

eight in FY 2008 and two in early FY 

2009—for a period of 60 months. All 10 

projects are scheduled to end in 

calendar year 2013. 

The purpose of these centers is to 

improve the quantity and quality of 

employment outcomes for individuals 

with disabilities through enhanced 

technical assistance (TA) and 

continuing education (CE) for State VR 

agencies and agency partners that 

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providing VR and other rehabilitation 

services (e.g., Centers for Independent 

Living, Client Assistance Programs, and 

Community Rehabilitation Programs). 

The TACE Centers contribute to the 

following outcomes: Improved quality 

of VR services, increased effectiveness 

and efficiency of State VR agencies in 

delivering VR services, and improved 

quantity and quality of VR employment 

outcomes for individuals with 

disabilities. The TACE Centers must 

contribute to these outcomes by 

providing, either directly or through 

contract, TA to State VR agencies and 

agency partners. The TACE Centers 

must also provide CE to employees of 

State VR agencies and agency partners 

on topics that are identified jointly by 

the Rehabilitation Services 

Administration and each TACE Center’s 

advisory committee, and included in the 

TACE Center’s annual work plan. 

The Department is in the process of 

reviewing and analyzing the current 

program to determine future needs, 

strategies, and funding priorities for FY 

2014. As such, we do not believe that 

it would be in the public interest to run 

a competition for new TACE Centers 

this year. 

For this reason, the Secretary waives 

the requirements in 34 CFR 75.250 and 

34 CFR 75.261(c)(2), which prohibit 

project periods exceeding five years and 

extensions of project periods involving 

the obligation of additional Federal 

funds. The Secretary also extends the 

current project period for the ten TACE 

Center grantees funded in FYs 2008 and 

2009 until September 30, 2014. 

This extension of project period and 

waiver allows the ten TACE Center 

grantees to request continuation funding 

in FY 2013 for project periods through 

FY 2014. We base our decisions 

regarding continuation awards on the 

program narratives, budgets, budget 

narratives, and program performance 

reports submitted by these ten TACE 

Center grantees and the requirements in 

34 CFR 75.253. Any activities to be 

carried out during the year of a 

continuation award must be consistent 

with, or be a logical extension of, the 

scope, goals, and objectives of a 

grantee’s application as approved in the 

2008 TACE Center competitions. The 

2008 TACE Center notices inviting 

applications will continue to govern 

these projects during the extension year. 

Waiver of Delayed Effective Date 

The Administrative Procedure Act 

requires that a substantive rule must be 

published at least 30 days before its 

effective date, except as otherwise 

provided for good cause (5 U.S.C. 

553(d)(3)). We have not made any 

substantive changes to the proposed 

extension of project period and waiver. 

The Secretary has therefore determined 

to waive the delayed effective date to 

ensure timely continuation grants to the 

entities affected and continuation of the 

valuable services the TACE Centers 

provide. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

The Secretary certifies that this final 

extension of the project period and 

waiver will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. The only 

entities that will be affected are the 

current grantees and any other potential 

applicants. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

The final extension of project period 

and waiver do not contain any 

information collection requirements. 

Intergovernmental Review 

This program is not subject to the 

requirements of Executive Order 12372 

and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

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 via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Dated: July 15, 2013. 

Michael K. Yudin, 

Delegated the authority to perform the 

functions and the duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2013–17271 Filed 7–17–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

U.S. Copyright Office 

37 CFR Parts 201 and 202 

[Docket No. 2013–7] 

Communication with the U.S. 

Copyright Office: Revised Addresses 

AGENCY: U.S. Copyright Office, Library 

of Congress. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Copyright Office (or 

‘‘Office’’) is amending its regulations to 

revise the mailing addresses for filing 

claims and sending other 

correspondence and documents to the 

Office. The revised addresses direct 

such document deliveries to the 

appropriate location in the Office in a 

more timely and efficient manner. 

DATES: This rule is effective July 18, 

2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Kasunic, Associate Register of 

Registration Policy and Practices, U.S. 

Copyright Office, P.O. Box 70400, 

Washington, DC 20024–0400. 

Telephone (202) 707–8380; fax (202) 

707–8366. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Copyright Office is amending its 

regulations regarding communication 

with the Office. It is updating the 

mailing addresses for general inquiries 

made to a particular division or section 

of the Office, as well as mail 

communications concerning particular 

situations. The revisions provide the 

appropriate codes to direct mail to the 

correct location by general subject 

matter. These revisions also list the 

limited purpose addresses that are used 

in particular circumstances or for 

particular services. In the case of 

disruptions in mail services, the Office 

directs the public to the U.S. Copyright 

Office Web site for additional 

information. 

Persons sending communications by 

mail should note that due to off-site 

screening of all mail delivered to federal 

offices on Capitol Hill, receipt of mail at 

the U.S. Copyright Office can be delayed 

by several days. Moreover, deliveries by 

couriers must be made to an off-site 

facility. For more information, go to 

http://www.copyright.gov/mail.html. 

List of Subjects 

37 CFR Part 201 

Copyright: General provisions. 

37 CFR Part 202 

Copyright, Registration. 


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