Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 160 / Tuesday, August 19, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 48983 

1Obama, B.H. (2014). Presidential Memorandum 

on Job-Driven Training for Workers. January 30, 

2014. Available at: www.whitehouse.gov/the-pressoffice/2014/01/30/presidential-memorandum-jobdriven-training-workers. 

enforcement, he or she may use a 

Broadcast Notice to Mariners to grant 

general permission to enter the 

regulated area. 

Dated: August 1, 2014. 

L.N. Weaver, 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of 

the Port, Pittsburgh. 

[FR Doc. 2014–19573 Filed 8–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

[CFDA Number: 84.264A.] 

Final priority. Rehabilitation Training: 

Job-Driven Vocational Rehabilitation 

Technical Assistance Center 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Final priority. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services announces a priority under the 

Rehabilitation Training program to 

establish a Job-Driven Vocational 

Rehabilitation Technical Assistance 

Center (JDVRTAC). The Assistant 

Secretary may use this priority for 

competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2014 

and later years. We take this action to 

focus on training in an area of national 

need. Specifically, this priority 

responds to the Presidential 

Memorandum to Federal agencies 

directing them to take action to address 

job-driven training for the Nation’s 

workers. The JDVRTAC will provide 

technical assistance (TA) to State 

vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies 

to help them develop for individuals 

with disabilities training and 

employment opportunities that meet the 

needs of today’s employers. 

DATES: This priority is effective 

September 18, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry 

Elliott, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5042, 

Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), 

Washington, DC 20202–2800. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7335 or by email: 

jerry.elliott@ed.gov. 

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: 

Purpose of Program: Under the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 

(the Rehabilitation Act), the 

Rehabilitation Services Administration 

(RSA) makes grants to States and public 

or nonprofit agencies and organizations 

(including institutions of higher 

education) to support projects that 

provide training, traineeships, and TA 

designed to increase the numbers and 

improve the skills of qualified personnel 

(especially rehabilitation counselors) 

who are trained to: Provide vocational, 

medical, social, and psychological 

rehabilitation services to individuals 

with disabilities; assist individuals with 

communication and related disorders; 

and provide other services authorized 

under the Rehabilitation Act. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772(a)(1). 

Applicable Program Regulations: 34 

CFR part 385. 

We published a notice of proposed 

priority for this competition in the 

Federal Register on June 19, 2014 (79 

FR 35121). That notice contained 

background information and our reasons 

for proposing the particular priority. 

There are differences between the 

proposed priority and the final priority, 

and we explain those differences in the 

Analysis of Comments and Changes 

section of this notice. 

Public Comment: In response to our 

invitation in the notice of proposed 

priority, 83 parties submitted comments 

on the proposed priority. 

Generally, we do not address 

technical and other minor changes. 

Analysis of the Comments and 

Changes: An analysis of the comments 

and of any changes in the priority since 

publication of the notice of proposed 

priority follows. 

Comment: The majority of 

commenters expressed concern that the 

proposed priority for the JDVRTAC 

would specifically replace the ten 

Technical Assistance and Continuing 

Education (TACE) Centers that provide 

TA and continuing education (CE) in 

designated geographical areas and that 

the JDVRTAC would not meet all of the 

needs of State VR agencies. 

Discussion: We recognize the 

commenters’ concerns. However, the 

JDVRTAC is not meant to replace or 

replicate the services provided by the 

TACE Centers and will not be the 

Department’s sole TA investment 

focused on supporting State VR 

agencies. It is a single, short-term 

vehicle for providing a range of TA 

activities specifically related to the 

issues outlined in the Presidential 

Memorandum issued on January 30, 

2014 1 (Presidential Memorandum), 

which directed the Secretaries of the 

Departments of Labor, Commerce, and 

Education to take action to address jobdriven training for the Nation’s workers. 

The JDVRTAC is intended to be a 

topical center focused on assisting State 

VR agencies to incorporate job-driven 

techniques into agency operations. 

Although we have decided not to 

continue the TACE program beyond 

September 30, 2014, that decision and 

the decision to support the 

establishment of the JDVRTAC were not 

linked. To capitalize on the initiative of 

the Presidential Memorandum and the 

ensuing multi-agency effort to improve 

employment outcomes for all 

Americans, including individuals with 

disabilities, RSA determined that an 

expedited effort to develop the 

JDVRTAC proposal was warranted. RSA 

continues to work to develop additional 

TA priorities to address other areas of 

TA needed by State VR agencies. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: Many commenters were 

concerned that there had not been a 

formal consultation process with State 

VR agencies and stakeholders regarding 

the elimination of the current TACE 

Center program and that RSA had not 

publicly outlined its long-term plan for 

the provision of TA to those agencies. 

Some of these commenters believed 

that RSA should conduct a national 

needs assessment to solicit from State 

VR agencies and other stakeholders 

about their views on the most important 

TA needs. Many of these commenters 

stated that the current TACE Centers 

should be continued or, at a minimum, 

funded for one additional year to allow 

for a more orderly transition and time 

for public consultation about the 

development of a new TA system. 

Discussion: Although the discussion 

of an overall plan for TA activity and 

specific solutions for meeting multiple 

TA needs is beyond the scope of this 

notice, we feel it is important to take 

this opportunity to provide some 

additional background about the 

Department’s plans regarding the 

provision of TA to State VR agencies. 

Approximately 16 months ago, the 

Department decided to extend the 

current system of ten TACE Centers, 

with additional funding, through 

September 30, 2014. The Department 

plans to allow those TACE Centers that 

have funds remaining to continue to 

operate for another year using funds that 

have been previously obligated in order 

to ensure timely completion of the 

projects. In the coming months, we will 

begin the process of finalizing our longVerDate Mar<15>2010 14:25 Aug 18, 2014 Jkt 232001 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\19AUR1.SGM 19AUR1

wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with RULES
48984 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 160 / Tuesday, August 19, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 

term TA strategy and plan. At that time, 

we will invite stakeholder comment to 

ensure that our plan is structured to 

meet the needs of State VR agencies and 

VR consumers while also ensuring the 

most effective and efficient use of 

limited Federal resources. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: While some commenters 

said that the focus on employer-driven 

activities and the content of the 

JDVRTAC was important, other 

commenters said that the JDVRTAC 

priority is not needed because their 

State VR agency is already involved 

with employer engagement activities 

and using labor market and 

occupational information. Many of these 

commenters also suggested that the 

JDVRTAC would duplicate efforts 

conducted by the Council of State 

Administrators of Vocational 

Rehabilitation (CSAVR) through the 

National Employment Team (NET) and 

the related Talent Acquisition Portal 

(TAP). 

However, other commenters said that 

the focus on job-driven, employerrelated topics in the JDVRTAC is needed 

and that such information would be of 

interest to them. 

Discussion: We recognize that State 

VR agency practices vary with respect to 

the use of job-driven strategies. From 

RSA monitoring visits, we know that 

some agencies have already 

implemented comprehensive job-driven 

systems, including the use of labor 

market and occupational information, 

outreach to employers, and the 

provision of services to employers 

related to employees with disabilities. 

We expect that these States will have 

less need to seek out intensive TA from 

the JDVRTAC, allowing the JDVRTAC to 

primarily focus resources on those 

States that have not implemented such 

comprehensive systems. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: Several commenters 

expressed concern that a national center 

staff would not be knowledgeable about 

regional issues and needs, such as the 

needs of rural areas and States with 

small populations. 

Discussion: It is the Department’s 

expectation that the JDVRTAC will 

provide intensive TA to, and develop a 

range of TA products appropriate for, a 

wide array of States and populations, 

including rural areas. During the course 

of the national needs assessment in the 

first year, we expect the JDVRTAC to 

identify any special TA needs unique to 

rural areas and small States, as well as 

those unique to other potential TA 

recipients. Additionally, the priority 

requires the JDVRTAC to conduct 

various activities designed to ensure 

contact and interaction with State VR 

agencies, including development of a 

plan for outreach and communication 

with State VR agencies and for 

establishing communities of practice. 

The priority also requires applicants to 

demonstrate that key project personnel 

have the qualifications and experience 

to provide TA to States in the job-driven 

topic areas identified in the priority. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: Several commenters were 

concerned that the JDVRTAC priority 

does not support CE and, instead, funds 

TA only. 

Discussion: The JDVRTAC priority is 

focused on job-driven approaches. It 

does not eliminate support for CE, but 

does limit the topic areas on which such 

activities are conducted. Specifically, 

the proposed priority allows for 

training, Webinars, and presentations 

related to the job-driven topic areas 

included in the center. However, it does 

not support the provision of CE on 

other, unrelated topics. If State VR 

agencies believe it is necessary to 

support additional CE activities outside 

of those provided by the JDVRTAC or 

the TACE Centers (or any future TA 

investment supported by the 

Department), State VR agencies may use 

Title I VR program funds to support 

those activities. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: Several commenters were 

concerned that the JDVRTAC priority 

signaled a shift in emphasis for the VR 

program, from a program that is 

intended to meet the employment needs 

of individuals with disabilities to one in 

which the employer is the predominant 

customer. 

Discussion: We agree that employers 

are not the sole customer of the VR 

program. However, the Department does 

not agree that a JDVRTAC addressing 

job-driven activities represents a 

fundamental reorganization of priorities. 

Employer-related activities have long 

been functions of State VR agencies 

(e.g., the employer-related activities of 

CSAVR in support of the NET and the 

TAP). 

Moreover, the topic areas within the 

priority are focused not just on the 

needs of employers, but on the needs of 

individuals with disabilities, 

specifically the improvement of their 

employment outcomes. For example, 

one focus of the priority is the use of 

labor market and occupational 

information, which is designed to help 

individuals with disabilities make 

informed choices about vocational 

goals. Further, we expect the focus on 

employer engagement strategies will 

open up new employment options and 

create new opportunities for individuals 

with disabilities. Finally, we expect that 

an increase in the availability of 

employer-driven training options will 

lead to jobs with good pay and in 

occupations not historically available to 

individuals with disabilities, thereby 

increasing employment options for 

these individuals. 

We also note that nothing in the 

priority requires State VR agencies to 

engage only in job-driven strategies or to 

develop individual vocational objectives 

based only on job-driven information 

and activities. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: Several commenters were 

concerned that only 16 agencies would 

receive intensive TA from the JDVRTAC 

over the three-year grant period. 

Discussion: The JDVRTAC priority 

requires the JDVRTAC to conduct a 

minimum of 16 intensive TA activities 

during the three-year grant period. This 

number is a minimum requirement, not 

an upper limit, taking into account time, 

estimates of available resources, and the 

intensive nature of the interventions. 

As noted above, not all State VR 

agencies may need intensive TA 

activities related to job-driven strategies. 

General and targeted TA, including 

communities of practice, would still be 

available to all State VR agencies. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: Four commenters asked 

about how the 16 State VR agencies 

mentioned in the priority will be chosen 

to receive intensive TA. One commenter 

was concerned that RSA might make 

these decisions, and another was 

concerned that there were no criteria to 

assist the successful applicant to make 

these decisions. 

Discussion: We envision that the 16 

State VR agencies will be self-selected 

based on their interest and commitment 

in implementing job-driven activities. 

Ideally, the JDVRTAC would develop 

knowledge, skills, and intervention 

strategies that State VR agencies would 

desire to implement, or the State VR 

agencies would suggest job-driven 

strategies that they wish to implement 

with the assistance of the JDVRTAC. In 

the event that the number of requests 

exceeds available resources, RSA may 

be involved with the prioritization of 

requests in its role in implementing the 

cooperative agreement. We would base 

prioritization decisions on each State 

VR agency’s commitment to making 

change, and the level of change and 

resource utilization that best fits a State 

VR agency’s situation, as reflected in the 

terms of its cooperative agreement with 

the JDVRTAC. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: One commenter asked 

what would happen after the three-year 


wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with RULES
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 160 / Tuesday, August 19, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 48985 

grant period and whether additional 

assistance with job-driven activities 

would continue to be available so that 

more agencies might receive assistance. 

Discussion: We have not decided if or 

how the activities of the JDVRTAC will 

be continued beyond the proposed 

three-year funding period. Future 

funding of this priority is beyond the 

scope of this notice. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: Four commenters stated 

that the priority is too prescriptive and 

is a ‘‘one size fits all’’ approach that will 

not meet the needs of many State VR 

agencies. 

Discussion: The priority is intended to 

support a topical center with a focus on 

job-driven activities. The JDVRTAC is 

not intended to be a comprehensive 

solution for all TA needs. The JDVRTAC 

will collect and develop multiple 

strategies to implement effective jobdriven approaches. Additionally, we 

expect that all intensive TA 

engagements will be specifically 

tailored to the needs of the particular 

State VR agency receiving those 

services. As such, the actual services 

provided and TA topics covered in any 

intensive TA engagement will likely 

vary from State to State. This is the 

purpose of requiring intensive TA in 

addition to universal or targeted TA. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: One commenter suggested 

replacing the term ‘‘employer’’ with the 

term ‘‘business’’ as it is the term 

preferred by most in the business 

community. 

Discussion: ‘‘Employer’’ and 

‘‘employer associations’’ are the terms 

used in the Presidential Memorandum. 

Accordingly, we use the term 

‘‘employer’’ for purposes of this 

competition, but the JDVRTAC may use 

another term in its work. 

Change: None. 

Comment: One commenter suggested 

that the requirement in paragraph 

(b)(4)(iii)(B) of the Application 

Requirements for the JDVRTAC to assess 

the State VR agencies’ ability to 

effectively respond to TA is 

inappropriate and condescending. 

Rather, the commenter suggested that 

the JDVRTAC instead evaluate an 

agency’s infrastructure, available 

resources, and commitment. 

Discussion: We agree that these 

factors are important for the JDVRTAC 

to consider when identifying recipients 

of intensive TA, which is why we 

included similar language in 

subparagraph (b)(4)(iv)(B) of the 

Application Requirements. However, we 

do not believe these extra points of 

analysis are necessary when 

determining recipients of targeted, 

specialized TA, which are not usually 

specifically individualized for particular 

State VR agencies. 

Change: None. 

Comment: One commenter 

recommended that the priority require 

information technology (IT) platforms to 

be fully accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

Discussion: We agree that IT platforms 

supported under this priority should be 

fully accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. However, the Rehabilitation 

Act, the Americans with Disabilities 

Act, and Department policies already 

require full accessibility of the Web sites 

and electronic content of Department 

grantees. As such, additional language 

in this priority will not create any 

additional accessibility requirements. 

However, we have reiterated that all TA 

efforts through IT platforms must meet 

government and industry-recognized 

standards for accessibility. 

Changes: We have added a note 

following paragraph (b)(1) of the 

Technical Assistance and Dissemination 

Activities section of the priority to 

clarify that IT platforms must meet 

government and industry-recognized 

standards for accessibility. 

Comment: Two commenters suggested 

that, rather than building an entirely 

new IT platform, a more cost-effective 

approach to making information 

accessible would be for the JDVRTAC to 

build upon existing platforms, or enter 

into a partnership with organizations 

with national scope that have suitable 

platforms. 

Discussion: The Department agrees 

that, to the extent that compliant 

platforms exist or can be modified to 

fully meet the IT requirements of this 

priority, this approach may be more 

efficient. 

Changes: We have added a note 

following paragraph (b)(2) of the 

Technical Assistance and Dissemination 

Activities section of this priority 

clarifying that a grantee can meet the 

requirements of paragraphs (b)(1) and 

(b)(2) by either developing new 

platforms or modifying existing 

platforms, so long as the IT 

requirements of this priority are met. 

Comment: One commenter suggested 

that we include the following topics as 

part of the JDVRTAC activities: 

Marketing/branding for hiring 

individuals with disabilities; developing 

a common language between VR and 

business; and developing an inventory 

of promising employer engagement 

practices. 

Discussion: We agree that these are all 

strategies that relate to the purpose and 

activities of the JDVRTAC. Nothing in 

the priority prohibits the JDVRTAC from 

providing TA in any of these topic 

areas. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: Two commenters suggested 

including additional areas of emphasis 

in the JDVRTAC priority. One 

commenter suggested that we add a 

focus on transportation, as 

transportation is often a significant 

barrier to employment. The other 

commenter suggested that assistive 

technology (AT) needs should be a 

major focus of the priority. 

Discussion: There is no language in 

the priority that prohibits the JDVRTAC 

from providing TA on AT and 

transportation as part of its job-driven 

activities. However, because these 

topics are not the primary focus of the 

JDVRTAC, we do not believe additional 

emphasis on these areas is necessary. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: One commenter suggested 

that the JDVRTAC and its job-driven 

activities cannot address all of the 

factors that are necessary to improve 

employment outcomes. The commenter 

suggested that a better outcome measure 

for this priority would be an increase in 

the number of employment outcomes in 

competitive integrated setting resulting 

specifically from job-driven strategies. 

Discussion: The Department agrees. 

Although it is important to track the 

impact of job-driven strategies on the 

total outcomes of the State VR agency, 

the primary intended outcome of this 

priority is to increase competitive, 

integrated employment outcomes 

through job-driven activities. 

Changes: We added language in the 

purpose of the priority clarifying that 

one goal of the JDVRTAC is to increase 

employment outcomes as a result of jobdriven activities. 

Comment: One commenter was 

concerned that employment outcomes 

cannot be achieved in the time period 

of the grant. The commenter noted that 

the average length of time in a 

consumer’s individualized plan of VR 

services is 24 months, and the duration 

of the project is only 36 months. 

Accordingly, the commenter suggested 

that RSA modify the JDVRTAC’s stated 

purpose to focus not on employment 

outcomes, but instead on increasing the 

capacity to provide job-driven 

employment solutions as a purpose of 

the center. 

Discussion: The commenter is correct 

about the average length of time a new 

consumer spends in the VR program, 

compared to the duration of the 

JDVRTAC. However, the comment 

assumes that only new consumers 

referred to the VR system would benefit 

from the TA provided by the JDVRTAC. 

Existing VR consumers who have 


wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with RULES
48986 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 160 / Tuesday, August 19, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 

completed their plans could benefit 

from interventions related to employer 

engagement that result in greater 

availability of jobs. However, we 

recognize that some outcomes for the 

JDVRTAC may be long-term. As such, 

intermediate outcomes and measures 

will be negotiated as part of the 

development of the cooperative 

agreement as discussed in the 

Performance Measures section of the 

notice inviting applications (published 

elsewhere in this issue of the Federal 

Register). 

Change: None. 

Comment: One commenter suggested 

that we revise outcome (c)—Increase the 

number of VR-eligible individuals with 

disabilities in employer-driven job 

training programs—to also include VReligible individuals with disabilities in 

other job-training programs that are 

responsive to employer needs and job 

market trends. 

Discussion: As written, the priority 

already allows for customized training 

and other types of training that are 

directly responsive to employer needs 

and hiring requirements. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: Several commenters 

suggested that we require the JDVRTAC 

to collaborate and coordinate with the 

NET and the TAP, projects developed 

by CSAVR, which provide a process for 

employer engagement and the provision 

of some job-driven services at the 

national level. 

Discussion: We agree that 

collaboration and coordination with 

relevant projects developed by CSAVR, 

including the NET and the TAP, are 

essential to avoid duplication of 

services. We included language in 

paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of the Application 

Requirements requiring applicants to 

describe their plan for communicating 

and coordinating with various entities, 

including CSAVR and the NET. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: Several commenters 

suggested that we require the JDVRTAC 

to collaborate and coordinate the 

Department of Labor’s Science, 

Technology, Engineering and Math 

(STEM) grantees and its National 

Employment Policy Research and 

Technical Assistance Center. 

Discussion: We agree that it is 

important for the JDVRTAC to consult 

with relevant programs and TA centers 

sponsored by other agencies, including 

the Department of Labor. As such, we 

included in section (b)(1)(iii) of the 

Application Requirements a 

requirement for applicants to describe 

their plans for communicating and 

coordinating with such entities. While 

we believe that consulting with these 

entities is beneficial, we also believe 

that specifically naming each relevant 

program or TA center is unnecessary. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: A few commenters asked 

whether the American Indian 

Vocational Rehabilitation Services 

(AIVRS) projects are eligible to receive 

TA from the JDVRTAC. 

Discussion: Any service provider will 

have access to targeted and universal 

TA products generated by the 

JDVRTAC. With regard to intensive TA 

services, AIVRS projects may receive 

such services where they are a result of 

collaborative arrangements between 

State VR agencies and AIVRS projects to 

include AIVRS projects in the State VR 

Agency business outreach plan, and 

where such services are included in the 

intensive TA agreement between the 

State VR agency and the JDVRTAC. 

However, we do not believe that they 

should be primary recipients of 

JDVRTAC services. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: One commenter asked 

whether the JDVRTAC can provide TA 

services to Community Rehabilitation 

Programs (CRPs) that are part of the 

State VR agency business outreach plan. 

Discussion: We do not believe that 

CRPs should be a primary recipient of 

JDVRTAC services. However, as with 

the AIVRS projects, if CRPs are an 

integral part of the State VR agency 

business outreach plan, the JDVRTAC 

can provide intensive TA services to 

improve CRP services as part of that 

plan as negotiated in the intensive TA 

agreement between the State VR agency 

and the JDVRTAC. Additionally, CRPs 

can access and use universal and 

targeted TA products made publicly 

available by the JDVRTAC. 

Changes: None. 

Comment: One commenter suggested 

that we require the JDVRTAC to use and 

expand existing employer-offered ‘‘train 

and place’’ models, such as REDIWalgreens and Project Search, and 

expand existing efforts to customize 

employer-driven, community based 

training opportunities for permanent 

employment, and skill- and resumebuilding paid work activity. This 

commenter also recommended the use 

of community conversations to engage 

employers and community partners in 

the discussion on how they can assist in 

the employment of individuals with 

disabilities. 

Discussion: We believe these are all 

good suggestions. However, we believe 

that these activities should not be 

requirements but rather options to 

investigate during the first year of the 

project. Any inclusion of these 

suggestions should develop out of the 

JDVRTAC’s initial exploration and need. 

Changes: We have added language in 

paragraph (a) of the Knowledge 

Development Activities section of the 

priority to clarify that the JDVRTAC 

should also, in its first year, survey 

employer-sponsored and public-private 

partnership programs. 

Comment: One commenter submitted 

a list of proposed application 

requirements for applicants to address 

in their application. Specifically, the 

commenter proposed that applicants 

must: Demonstrate an understanding of 

the VR program nationally, the needs of 

business, and demand-driven 

approaches; include a robust research 

and evaluation component; and 

demonstrate experience delivering 

training and TA, and experience with 

and current involvement in national and 

regional partnerships that would 

support national dissemination efforts. 

Discussion: We agree that many of 

these factors are important for 

applicants to address. Although we 

believe that the priority already 

addresses many of these elements, we 

agree that we should emphasize the 

importance of understanding the needs 

of businesses that employ individuals 

with disabilities. 

Changes: We have added language 

regarding knowledge of the needs of 

business in relation to the employment 

of individuals with disabilities in 

paragraph (a)(1)(i) of the Application 

Requirements section of the priority to 

expand the knowledge requirement 

beyond employer engagement only. 

Final Priority 

The purpose of this priority is to fund 

a cooperative agreement to establish a 

Job-Driven Vocational Rehabilitation 

Technical Assistance Center (JDVRTAC) 

to achieve, at a minimum, the following 

outcomes: (a) Improve the ability of 

State vocational rehabilitation (VR) 

agencies to work with employers and 

providers of training to ensure equal 

access to and greater opportunities for 

individuals with disabilities to engage 

in competitive employment or training; 

(b) Increase the number and quality of 

employment outcomes in competitive, 

integrated settings for VR-eligible 

individuals with disabilities, including 

broadening the range of occupations for 

such individuals in such settings, that 

result from job-driven strategies; and (c) 

Increase the number of VR-eligible 

individuals with disabilities in 

employer-driven job training programs. 

The JDVRTAC will develop and 

provide training and technical 

assistance (TA) to State VR agency staff 

and related rehabilitation professionals 


wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with RULES
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 160 / Tuesday, August 19, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 48987 

and service providers in the following 

four job-driven topic areas: 

(a) Use of labor market data and 

occupational information to provide 

individuals with disabilities with the 

best information regarding job demand, 

skills matching, supports, and 

education, training, and career options; 

(b) Disability-related consultation and 

services to employers related to 

competitive employment of individuals 

with disabilities (including individuals 

with the most significant disabilities) 

and strategies to recruit, train and serve 

employees with disabilities for the 

purposes of hiring, job retention, or 

return to work; 

(c) Building and maintaining 

relationships with employers; and 

(d) Services to providers of 

customized training and other types of 

training that are directly responsive to 

employer needs and hiring 

requirements. 

Project Activities 

To meet the requirements of this 

priority, the JDVRTAC must, at a 

minimum, conduct the following 

activities: 

Knowledge Development Activities 

(a) In the first year, collect 

information from the literature and from 

existing Federal, State, and other 

programs, including employersponsored and public-private 

partnership programs, regarding 

evidence-based and promising practices 

relevant to the work of the JDVRTAC 

and make this information publicly 

available in a searchable, accessible, and 

useful format. The JDVRTAC should 

review, at a minimum: 

(1) The results of State VR agency 

monitoring conducted by RSA; and 

(2) State VR agency program and 

performance data. 

(b) In the first year, conduct a survey 

of relevant stakeholders and VR service 

providers to identify job-driven TA 

needs and a process by which TA 

solutions can be offered to State VR 

agencies and their partners. The 

JDVRTAC should survey, at a minimum: 

(1) State VR agency staff; and 

(2) Relevant RSA staff. 

(c) Develop and refine four 

curriculum guides for VR staff training 

in: 

(1) The use of labor market and 

occupational information for purposes 

of planning and job-matching with 

individuals with disabilities; 

(2) Building programs of employer 

engagement, employer services, and 

program participation support services 

for institutions providing employerdriven training programs; 

(3) Delivery of support services to 

providers of customized training and 

other job training directly responsive to 

employer needs and hiring requirements 

to promote and support the inclusion of 

individuals with disabilities in such 

training programs; and 

(4) Delivery of support services to 

employers who hire individuals with 

disabilities from employer-driven 

training programs. 

Technical Assistance and 

Dissemination Activities 

(a) Provide intensive TA to a 

minimum of 16 State VR agencies and 

their associated rehabilitation 

professionals and service providers in 

the four job-driven topic areas set out in 

this priority. The JDVRTAC must 

provide intensive TA to a minimum of 

two agencies in the first year of the 

project, a minimum of ten agencies in 

the second year of the project, and a 

minimum of four agencies in the third 

year of the project. Such TA must 

include: 

(1) For topic area (a), how to research, 

understand, and use up-to-date labor 

market information to assist individuals 

with disabilities in making informed 

career decisions and develop vocational 

goals; 

(2) For topic area (b)— 

(i) How to research, understand, and 

use up-to-date labor market information 

to effectively communicate with and 

address the needs of— 

(A) Employers; 

(B) Job seekers with disabilities; and 

(C) Employees with disabilities. 

(ii) How to balance job-seeker skills 

and informed choice with the needs and 

demands of employers; 

(iii) Informational resources for 

employers on accommodations, 

including assistive technology; 

(iv) Effective marketing and outreach 

to employers, such as how best to 

present information about job-ready 

applicants to employers, including what 

VR counselors and placement staff need 

to know about a specific employer and 

its business; and 

(v) How to use occupational 

information resources to ensure optimal 

vocational guidance and counseling that 

result in the best fit for applicants and 

workers with disabilities and 

employers. 

(3) For topic area (c), how to build 

and maintain partnerships with 

employers, looking at new or existing 

research about the relationship between 

employer practices and employment 

outcomes among individuals with 

disabilities, and promising practices for 

employer engagement. 

(4) For topic area (d)— 

(i) How to identify and access 

employer-driven training programs; 

(ii) How to incorporate individuals 

with disabilities into training programs 

in which individuals with disabilities 

have been historically 

underrepresented; and 

(iii) How to assist VR-eligible 

individuals with disabilities in 

accessing customized training or other 

job training that is directly responsive to 

employer needs and hiring 

requirements, including, but not limited 

to, training offered by providers under 

the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

Education Improvement Act, H–1B 

Ready to Work Partnership Grants, and 

Trade Adjustment Assistance 

Community College and Career Training 

Grants. 

(b) Provide a range of targeted and 

general TA products and services on the 

four job-driven topic areas in this 

priority. Such TA should include, at a 

minimum, the following activities: 

(1) Developing and maintaining a 

state-of-the-art information technology 

(IT) platform sufficient to support 

Webinars, teleconferences, video 

conferences, and other virtual methods 

of dissemination of information and TA; 

Note: All products produced by the 

JDVRTAC must meet government and 

industry-recognized standards for 

accessibility. 

(2) Developing and maintaining a 

state-of-the-art archiving and 

dissemination system that provides a 

central location for later use of TA 

products, including course curricula, 

audiovisual materials, Webinars, 

examples of emerging and best practices 

related to the four job-driven topic areas 

in this notice, and any other TA 

products, that is open and available to 

the public; and 

Note: In meeting the requirements of (b)(1) 

and (b)(2) above, the JDVRTAC may either 

develop new platforms or systems, or modify 

existing platforms or systems, so long as the 

requirements of this priority are met. 

(3) Providing a minimum of two 

Webinars or video conferences on each 

of the four job-driven topic areas in this 

notice to describe and disseminate 

information about emerging and best 

practices in each area. 

Coordination Activities 

(a) Establish a community of practice 

that will act as a vehicle for 

communication, exchange of 

information among State VR agencies 

and partners, and a forum for sharing 

the results of TA projects that are in 

progress or have been completed. Such 

community of practice must be focused 

on the use of labor market and 


wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with RULES
48988 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 160 / Tuesday, August 19, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 

2For the purposes of this priority, ‘‘universal, 

general TA’’ means TA and information provided 

to independent users through their own initiative, 

resulting in minimal interaction with TA center 

staff and including one-time, invited or offered 

conference presentations by TA center staff. This 

category of TA also includes information or 

products, such as newsletters, guidebooks, or 

research syntheses, downloaded from the TA 

center’s Web site by independent users. Brief 

communications by TA center staff with recipients, 

either by telephone or email, are also considered 

universal, general TA. 

3For the purposes of this priority, ‘‘targeted, 

specialized TA’’ means TA service based on needs 

common to multiple recipients and not extensively 

individualized. A relationship is established 

between the TA recipient and one or more TA 

center staff. This category of TA includes one-time, 

labor-intensive events, such as facilitating strategic 

planning or hosting regional or national 

conferences. It can also include episodic, less laborintensive events that extend over a period of time, 

such as facilitating a series of conference calls on 

single or multiple topics that are designed around 

the needs of the recipients. Facilitating 

communities of practice can also be considered 

targeted, specialized TA. 

4For the purposes of this priority, ‘‘intensive, 

sustained TA’’ means TA services often provided 

on-site and requiring a stable, ongoing relationship 

between the TA center staff and the TA recipient. 

‘‘TA services’’ are defined as negotiated series of 

activities designed to reach a valued outcome. This 

category of TA should result in changes to policy, 

program, practice, or operations that support 

increased recipient capacity or improved outcomes 

at one or more systems levels. 

occupational information for individual 

planning, employer services and 

communication, and support of 

employer-driven training services; 

(b) Communicate and coordinate, on 

an ongoing basis, with other 

Department-funded projects and those 

supported by the Departments of Labor 

and Commerce; and 

(c) Maintain ongoing communication 

with the RSA project officer. 

Application Requirements 

To be funded under this priority, 

applicants must meet the application 

and administrative requirements in this 

priority. RSA encourages innovative 

approaches to meet these requirements, 

which are: 

(a) Demonstrate, in the narrative 

section of the application under 

‘‘Significance of the Project,’’ how the 

proposed project will— 

(1) Address State VR agencies’ 

capacity to work with employers and 

providers of training to ensure equal 

access to and greater opportunities for 

individuals with disabilities to engage 

in, competitive employment or training. 

To meet this requirement, the applicant 

must: 

(i) Demonstrate knowledge of 

emerging and best practices in employer 

engagement, including alignment with 

the needs of business related to 

employment of individuals with 

disabilities; 

(ii) Demonstrate knowledge of current 

RSA guidance and State and Federal 

initiatives designed to improve 

employer engagement and alignment of 

workforce training programs with 

employer needs; and 

(iii) Present information about the 

difficulties that State VR agencies and 

service providers have encountered in 

developing effective employer 

engagement plans. 

(2) Result in increases in both the 

number of VR-eligible individuals with 

disabilities in employer-driven jobtraining programs, and the number and 

quality of employment outcomes in 

competitive, integrated settings for VReligible individuals with disabilities, 

including broadening the range of 

occupations for such individuals in 

such settings. 

(b) Demonstrate, in the narrative 

section of the application under 

‘‘Quality of Project Services,’’ how the 

proposed project will— 

(1) Achieve its goals, objectives, and 

intended outcomes. To meet this 

requirement, the applicant must 

provide— 

(i) Measurable intended project 

outcomes; 

(ii) A plan for how the proposed 

project will achieve its intended 

outcomes; and 

(iii) A plan for communicating and 

coordinating with key staff in State VR 

agencies, State and local partner 

programs, providers of customized 

training programs and other training 

programs that are directly responsive to 

employer needs and hiring 

requirements, RSA partners such as the 

Council of State Administrators of 

Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR), the 

National Council of State Agencies for 

the Blind, CSAVR’s National 

Employment Team, and other TA 

centers and relevant programs within 

the Departments of Education, Labor, 

and Commerce. 

(2) Use a conceptual framework to 

develop project plans and activities, 

describing any underlying concepts, 

assumptions, expectations, beliefs, or 

theories, as well as the presumed 

relationships or linkages among these 

variables, and any empirical support for 

this framework. 

(3) Be based on current research and 

make use of evidence-based practices. 

To meet this requirement, the applicant 

must describe— 

(i) The current research on the 

emerging and promising practices in the 

four job-driven topic areas in this 

priority; 

(ii) How the current research about 

adult learning principles and 

implementation science will inform the 

proposed TA; and 

(iii) How the proposed project will 

incorporate current research and 

evidence-based practices in the 

development and delivery of its 

products and services. 

(4) Develop products and provide 

services that are of high quality and 

sufficient intensity and duration to 

achieve the intended outcomes of the 

proposed project. To address this 

requirement, the applicant must 

describe— 

(i) Its proposed activities to identify or 

develop the knowledge base on 

emerging and promising practices in the 

four job-driven topic areas in this 

priority; 

(ii) Its proposed approach to 

universal, general TA; 2

(iii) Its proposed approach to targeted, 

specialized TA,3 which must identify— 

(A) The intended recipients of the 

products and services under this 

approach; and 

(B) Its proposed approach to measure 

the readiness of State VR agencies to 

work with the proposed project, 

assessing, at a minimum, their current 

infrastructure, available resources, and 

ability to effectively respond to the TA, 

as appropriate. 

(iv) Its proposed approach to 

intensive, sustained TA,4 which must 

identify— 

(A) The intended recipients of the 

products and services under this 

approach; 

(B) Its proposed approach to measure 

the readiness of the State VR agencies to 

work with the proposed project 

including the State VR agencies’ 

commitment to the initiative, fit of the 

initiatives, current infrastructure, 

available resources, and ability to 

respond effectively to the TA, as 

appropriate; 

(C) Its proposed plan for assisting 

State VR agencies to build training 

systems that include professional 

development based on adult learning 

principles and coaching; and 

(D) Its proposed plan for developing 

intensive TA agreements with State VR 

agencies to provide intensive, sustained 

TA. The plan must describe how the 

intensive TA agreements will outline 

the purposes of the TA, the intended 

outcomes of the TA, and the measurable 

objectives of the TA that will be 

evaluated. 

(5) Develop products and implement 

services to maximize the project’s 

efficiency. To address this requirement, 

the applicant must describe— 

(i) How the proposed project will use 

technology to achieve the intended 

project outcomes; and 


wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with RULES
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 160 / Tuesday, August 19, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 48989 

(ii) With whom the proposed project 

will collaborate and the intended 

outcomes of this collaboration. 

(c) Demonstrate, in the narrative 

section of the application under 

‘‘Quality of the Evaluation Plan,’’ how 

the proposed project will— 

(1) Measure and track the 

effectiveness of the TA provided. To 

meet this requirement, the applicant 

must describe its proposed approach 

to— 

(i) Collecting data on the effectiveness 

of each TA activity from State VR 

agencies, partners, or other sources, as 

appropriate; and 

(ii) Analyzing data and determining 

the effectiveness of each TA activity, 

including any proposed standards or 

targets for determining effectiveness. 

(2) Collect and analyze data on 

specific and measurable goals, 

objectives, and intended outcomes of 

the project, including measuring and 

tracking the effectiveness of the TA 

provided. To address this requirement, 

the applicant must describe— 

(i) Its proposed evaluation 

methodologies, including instruments, 

data collection methods, and analyses; 

(ii) Its proposed standards or targets 

for determining effectiveness; 

(iii) How it will use the evaluation 

results to examine the effectiveness of 

its implementation and its progress 

toward achieving the intended 

outcomes; and 

(iv) How the methods of evaluation 

will produce quantitative and 

qualitative data that demonstrate 

whether the project and individual TA 

activities achieved their intended 

outcomes. 

(d) Demonstrate, in the narrative 

section of the application under 

‘‘Adequacy of Project Resources,’’ 

how— 

(1) The proposed project will 

encourage applications for employment 

from persons who are members of 

groups that have traditionally been 

underrepresented based on race, color, 

national origin, gender, age, or 

disability, as appropriate; 

(2) The proposed key project 

personnel, consultants, and 

subcontractors have the qualifications 

and experience to provide TA to State 

VR agencies and their partners in each 

of the four job-driven topic areas in this 

priority and to achieve the project’s 

intended outcomes; 

(3) The applicant and any key 

partners have adequate resources to 

carry out the proposed activities; and 

(4) The proposed costs are reasonable 

in relation to the anticipated results and 

benefits. 

(e) Demonstrate, in the narrative 

section of the application under 

‘‘Quality of the Management Plan,’’ 

how— 

(1) The proposed management plan 

will ensure that the project’s intended 

outcomes will be achieved on time and 

within budget. To address this 

requirement, the applicant must 

describe— 

(i) Clearly defined responsibilities for 

key project personnel, consultants, and 

subcontractors, as applicable; and 

(ii) Timelines and milestones for 

accomplishing the project tasks. 

(2) Key project personnel and any 

consultants and subcontractors will be 

allocated to the project and how these 

allocations are appropriate and adequate 

to achieve the project’s intended 

outcomes, including an assurance that 

such personnel will have adequate 

availability to ensure timely 

communications with stakeholders and 

RSA; 

(3) The proposed management plan 

will ensure that the products and 

services provided are of high quality; 

and 

(4) The proposed project will benefit 

from a diversity of perspectives, 

including those of State and local 

personnel, TA providers, researchers, 

and policy makers, among others, in its 

development and operation. 

Types of Priorities 

When inviting applications for a 

competition using one or more 

priorities, we designate the type of each 

priority as absolute, competitive 

preference, or invitational through a 

notice in the Federal Register. The 

effect of each type of priority follows: 

Absolute priority: Under an absolute 

priority, we consider only applications 

that meet the priority (34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3)). 

Competitive preference priority: 

Under a competitive preference priority, 

we give competitive preference to an 

application by (1) awarding additional 

points, depending on the extent to 

which the application meets the priority 

(34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i)); or (2) selecting 

an application that meets the priority 

over an application of comparable merit 

that does not meet the priority (34 CFR 

75.105(c)(2)(ii)). 

Invitational priority: Under an 

invitational priority, we are particularly 

interested in applications that meet the 

priority. However, we do not give an 

application that meets the priority a 

preference over other applications (34 

CFR 75.105(c)(1)). 

This notice does not preclude us from 

proposing additional priorities, 

requirements, definitions, or selection 

criteria, subject to meeting applicable 

rulemaking requirements. 

Note: This notice does not solicit 

applications. In any year in which we choose 

to use this priority, we invite applications 

through a notice in the Federal Register. 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Regulatory Impact Analysis 

Under Executive Order 12866, the 

Secretary must determine whether this 

regulatory action is ‘‘significant’’ and, 

therefore, subject to the requirements of 

the Executive order and subject to 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). Section 3(f) of Executive 

Order 12866 defines a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ as an action likely to 

result in a rule that may— 

(1) Have an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more, or 

adversely affect a sector of the economy, 

productivity, competition, jobs, the 

environment, public health or safety, or 

State, local, or tribal governments or 

communities in a material way (also 

referred to as an ‘‘economically 

significant’’ rule); 

(2) Create serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another agency; 

(3) Materially alter the budgetary 

impacts of entitlement grants, user fees, 

or loan programs or the rights and 

obligations of recipients thereof; or 

(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues 

arising out of legal mandates, the 

President’s priorities, or the principles 

stated in the Executive order. 

This final regulatory action is not a 

significant regulatory action subject to 

review by OMB under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866. 

We have also reviewed this final 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

13563, which supplements and 

explicitly reaffirms the principles, 

structures, and definitions governing 

regulatory review established in 

Executive Order 12866. To the extent 

permitted by law, Executive Order 

13563 requires that an agency— 

(1) Propose or adopt regulations only 

upon a reasoned determination that 

their benefits justify their costs 

(recognizing that some benefits and 

costs are difficult to quantify); 

(2) Tailor its regulations to impose the 

least burden on society, consistent with 

obtaining regulatory objectives and 

taking into account—among other things 

and to the extent practicable—the costs 

of cumulative regulations; 

(3) In choosing among alternative 

regulatory approaches, select those 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety, 


wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with RULES
48990 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 160 / Tuesday, August 19, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 

and other advantages; distributive 

impacts; and equity); 

(4) To the extent feasible, specify 

performance objectives, rather than the 

behavior or manner of compliance a 

regulated entity must adopt; and 

(5) Identify and assess available 

alternatives to direct regulation, 

including economic incentives—such as 

user fees or marketable permits—to 

encourage the desired behavior, or 

provide information that enables the 

public to make choices. 

Executive Order 13563 also requires 

an agency ‘‘to use the best available 

techniques to quantify anticipated 

present and future benefits and costs as 

accurately as possible.’’ The Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs of 

OMB has emphasized that these 

techniques may include ‘‘identifying 

changing future compliance costs that 

might result from technological 

innovation or anticipated behavioral 

changes.’’ 

We are issuing this final priority only 

on a reasoned determination that its 

benefits justify its costs. In choosing 

among alternative regulatory 

approaches, we selected those 

approaches that 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 Rehabilitation Training program 

have been well established over the 

years through the successful completion 

of similar projects, particularly those 

grants that provided TA to State VR 

agencies. Specifically, this priority 

would establish a JDVRTAC that would 

assist State VR agencies to develop 

employment opportunities that would 

be responsive to employer-driven needs 

for employees who have the skills to 

work in today’s labor market. This 

priority is directly responsive to the 

Presidential Memorandum to Federal 

agencies directing them to take action to 

address job-driven training for the 

Nation’s workers. 

Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. One of the objectives of the 

Executive order is to foster an 

intergovernmental partnership and a 

strengthened federalism. The Executive 

order relies on processes developed by 

State and local governments for 

coordination and review of proposed 

Federal financial assistance. 

This document provides early 

notification of our specific plans and 

actions for this program. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

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

print, audiotape, or compact disc) by 

contacting the Grants and Contracts 

Services Team, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5075, PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7363. If you use a TDD or a TTY, call 

the FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

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: August 13, 2014. 

Michael K. Yudin, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2014–19588 Filed 8–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

PRESIDIO TRUST 

36 CFR Part 1002 

Public Use Limit on Commercial Dog 

Walking 

AGENCY: The Presidio Trust. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Presidio Trust (Trust) is 

adopting an interim rule imposing a 

public use limit on persons who are 

walking four or more dogs at one time 

in Area B of the Presidio of San 

Francisco (Presidio) for consideration 

(Commercial Dog Walkers). The limit 

will require any such Commercial Dog 

Walker in Area B to possess a valid 

commercial dog walking permit issued 

by the National Park Service (NPS), 

Golden Gate National Recreation Area 

(GGNRA). Commercial Dog Walkers will 

be allowed a maximum of six dogs at 

any one time. Commercial Dog Walkers 

will be required to comply with the 

terms and conditions of the GGNRA 

permit as well as those rules and 

regulations otherwise applicable to Area 

B of the Presidio, and to visibly display 

their badges when engaging in 

commercial dog walking activities 

within Area B. To obtain a GGNRA 

permit, applicants must submit a 

business license, proof of liability 

insurance, and proof of dog-handling 

training from an existing training course 

provider (such as the San Francisco 

SPCA). The GGNRA commercial dog 

walking permit requirement is a 

compendium amendment for all 

GGNRA sites in San Francisco and 

Marin Counties that allow dog walking, 

and is being implemented concurrently 

with the Trust’s rule. Both are interim 

actions and will remain in effect until 

the final special regulation for dog 

walking in the GGNRA is adopted as 

anticipated in late 2015, at which time 

the Trust expects that it will adopt a 

final rule following public input and 

comment. The Trust is no longer 

pursuing its proposed rule on 

Commercial Dog Walkers published in 

the Federal Register on November 21, 

2012. 

DATES: This rule will become effective 

October 1, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Pelka, Compliance Manager, Presidio 

Trust, 415.561.5300 or 

commercialdogwalking@

presidiotrust.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

July 1, 2013, the City and County of San 

Francisco (City) passed legislation 

requiring Commercial Dog Walkers to 

carry a valid annually renewed dog 

walking permit issued by the San 

Francisco Department of Animal Care & 

Control. Under 36 CFR 1001.5, the Trust 

may impose reasonable public use 

limits in Area B, given a determination 

that such action is necessary to maintain 

public health and safety, to protect 

environmental or scenic values, to 

protect natural or cultural resources, or 

to avoid conflict among visitor use 

activities. On November 21, 2012, in 

direct response to the City’s commercial 

dog walking regulations, the Trust 

requested public comment on a 


wreier-aviles on DSK5TPTVN1PROD with RULES