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Francisco. The PATCOM may, upon 

request, allow the transit of commercial 

vessels through regulated areas when it 

is safe to do so. This notice is issued 

under authority of 33 CFR 165.1191 and 

5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this 

notice in the Federal Register, the Coast 

Guard will provide the maritime 

community with extensive advance 

notification of the safety zone and its 

enforcement period via the Local Notice 

to Mariners. 

If the Captain of the Port determines 

that the regulated area need not be 

enforced for the full duration stated in 

this notice, a Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners may be used to grant general 

permission to enter the regulated area. 

Dated: May 18, 2013. 

Gregory G. Stump, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port San Francisco. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2013–0337] 

Safety Zone; Fourth of July Fireworks, 

City of Eureka, Humboldt Bay, Eureka, 

CA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

the safety zone for the Fourth of July 

Fireworks, City of Eureka in the Captain 

of the Port, San Francisco area of 

responsibility during the dates and 

times noted below. This action is 

necessary to protect life and property of 

the maritime public from the hazards 

associated with the fireworks display. 

During the enforcement period, 

unauthorized persons or vessels are 

prohibited from entering into, transiting 

through, or anchoring in the safety zone, 

unless authorized by the Patrol 

Commander (PATCOM). 

DATES: The regulations this notice will 

be enforced from 12 p.m. on July 3, 2013 

through 10:40 p.m. on July 4, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this notice, call 

or email Lieutenant Junior Grade 

William Hawn, Sector San Francisco 

Waterways Safety Division, U.S. Coast 

Guard; telephone 415–399–7442, email 

D11-PF-MarineEvents@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce a safety zone in 

navigable waters around and under the 

fireworks barge within a radius of 100 

feet during the loading, transit, and 

arrival of the fireworks barge to the 

display location and until the start of 

the fireworks display. From 12 p.m. on 

July 3, 2013 until 3 p.m. on July 4, 2013 

the fireworks barge will be loaded off of 

Schneider Dock in Eureka, CA in 

approximate position 40°47′50′′ N, 

124°11′11′′ W (NAD 83). From 3 p.m. to 

4 p.m. on July 4, 2013 the loaded barge 

will transit from Schneider Dock to the 

launch site off of Woodley Island near 

Eureka, CA at approximate position 

40°48′29′′ N, 124°10′06′′ W (NAD 83) 

where it will remain until the 

commencement of the fireworks 

display. Upon the commencement of the 

25 minute fireworks display, scheduled 

to take begin at 10 p.m. on July 4, 2013, 

the safety zone will increase in size to 

encompass the navigable waters around 

and under the fireworks barge within a 

radius 1,000 feet at approximate 

position 40°48′29′′ N, 124°10′06′′ W 

(NAD 83). Pursuant to 33 CFR 165.1191, 

Table 1, Item number 3, this safety zone 

will be in effect from 12 p.m. on July 3, 

2013 until 10:40 p.m. on July 4, 2013. 

Under the provisions of 33 CFR 

165.1191, unauthorized persons or 

vessels are prohibited from entering 

into, transiting through, or anchoring in 

the safety zone during all applicable 

effective dates and times, unless 

authorized to do so by the PATCOM. 

Additionally, each person who receives 

notice of a lawful order or direction 

issued by an official patrol vessel shall 

obey the order or direction. The 

PATCOM is empowered to forbid entry 

into and control the regulated area. The 

PATCOM shall be designated by the 

Commander, Coast Guard Sector San 

Francisco. The PATCOM may, upon 

request, allow the transit of commercial 

vessels through regulated areas when it 

is safe to do so. 

This notice is issued under authority 

of 33 CFR 165.1191 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). 

In addition to this notice in the Federal 

Register, the Coast Guard will provide 

the maritime community with extensive 

advance notification of the safety zone 

and its enforcement period via the Local 

Notice to Mariners. 

If the Captain of the Port determines 

that the regulated area need not be 

enforced for the full duration stated in 

this notice, a Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners may be used to grant general 

permission to enter the regulated area. 

Dated: May 18, 2013. 

Gregory G. Stump, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port San Francisco. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

[CFDA Numbers: 84.133E–5; 84.133E–6; 

84.133E–7; and 84.133E–8.] 

Final Priorities; National Institute on 

Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research—Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program—Rehabilitation 

Engineering Research Centers 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Final priorities. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services announces priorities under the 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program 

administered by the National Institute 

on Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDRR). Specifically, we 

announce priorities for a Rehabilitation 

Engineering Research Center (RERC) on 

Rehabilitation Strategies, Techniques, 

and Interventions (Priority 1), 

Information and Communication 

Technologies Access (Priority 2), 

Individual Mobility and Manipulation 

(Priority 3), and Physical Access and 

Transportation (Priority 4). The 

Assistant Secretary may use one or more 

of these priorities for competitions in 

fiscal year (FY) 2013 and later years. We 

take this action to focus research 

attention on areas of national need. We 

intend these priorities to improve 

community living and participation, 

health and function, and employment 

outcomes of individuals with 

disabilities. 

DATES: Effective Date: These priorities 

are effective July 11, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Spencer, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

room 5133, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), 

Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7532 or by email: 

marlene.spencer@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. 

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Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers Program 

is to plan and conduct research, 

demonstration projects, training, and 

related activities, including 

international activities, to develop 

methods, procedures, and rehabilitation 

technology that maximize the full 

inclusion and integration into society, 

employment, independent living, family 

support, and economic and social selfsufficiency of individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most severe disabilities, and to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation 

Act). 

Rehabilitation Engineering Research 

Centers Program 

The purpose of NIDRR’s RERCs 

program, which is funded through the 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program, is to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act. 

It does so by conducting advanced 

engineering research, developing and 

evaluating innovative technologies, 

facilitating service delivery system 

changes, stimulating the production and 

distribution of new technologies and 

equipment in the private sector, and 

providing training opportunities. RERCs 

seek to solve rehabilitation problems 

and remove environmental barriers to 

improvements in employment, 

community living and participation, 

and health and function outcomes of 

individuals with disabilities. 

The general requirements for RERCs 

are set out in subpart D of 34 CFR part 

350 (What Rehabilitation Engineering 

Research Centers Does the Secretary 

Assist?). 

Additional information on the RERCs 

program can be found at: www.ed.gov/ 

rschstat/research/pubs/index.html. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) and 

764(b)(3)(A). 

Applicable Program Regulations: 34 

CFR part 350. 

We published a notice of proposed 

priorities for this program in the Federal 

Register on March 8, 2013 (78 FR 

14947). That notice contained 

background information and our reasons 

for proposing these particular priorities. 

There are differences between the 

proposed priorities and the final 

priorities as discussed in the Analysis of 

Comments and Changes section. 

Public Comment: In response to our 

invitation in the notice of proposed 

priorities, 13 parties submitted 

comments on the proposed priorities. 

We group issues according to the 

priority or priorities to which they 

pertain. Generally, we do not address 

technical and other minor changes or 

suggested changes the law does not 

authorize us to make under the 

applicable statutory authority. In 

addition, we generally do not address 

comments that raise concerns not 

directly related to the proposed 

priorities. 

Analysis of Comments and Changes: 

An analysis of the comments and 

changes in the priorities since 

publication of the notice of proposed 

priorities follows. 

RERC on Rehabilitation Strategies, 

Techniques, and Interventions (Priority 

1) 

Comment: Eight commenters noted 

that this priority includes 

‘‘communication aids’’ as one among 

many potential topics for research and 

development. Each of these commenters 

described the need for continued 

research and development on 

communication enhancement and 

augmentative and alternative 

communication interventions. These 

commenters noted that additional 

research is specifically needed to 

develop better measures of outcomes for 

communication enhancement 

treatments and interventions. These 

commenters requested that NIDRR 

create a priority for an RERC that is 

dedicated specifically to 

communication enhancement. 

Discussion: NIDRR acknowledges the 

importance of communication 

enhancement technologies and 

augmentative and alternative 

communication interventions. The 

priority is intended to be broad enough 

to allow applicants to submit proposals 

for an RERC on communication 

enhancement and augmentative and 

alternative communication 

interventions, as well as on other 

important topics. As discussed in 

NIDRR’s Long-Range Plan for Fiscal 

Years 2013–2017 (78 FR 20299) (Plan), 

NIDRR seeks to generate more fieldinitiated grant opportunities. With the 

priorities established in this notice, we 

encourage RERC applicants to propose 

and justify research and development 

across a wide range of potential topics 

in the broad area of rehabilitation 

strategies, techniques, and 

interventions. As described in our Plan, 

NIDRR anticipates holding grant 

competitions on a regular basis in this 

and the three other broad rehabilitation 

engineering areas described in this 

notice. Through this process, NIDRR 

aims to increase competition for RERC 

grants and to draw upon the field’s 

expertise, knowledge, and creativity to 

optimize the quality and relevance of 

the rehabilitation engineering research 

and development that NIDRR funds. 

Changes: None. 

RERC on Information and 

Communication Technologies (Priority 

2) 

Comment: Two commenters noted 

that this priority focuses primarily on 

the accessibility of information and 

communication technologies (ICT) and 

suggested that the title of this priority 

reflect this focus on access. 

Discussion: NIDRR agrees that the title 

of this priority should be changed to 

reflect that the priority’s focus on ICT 

accessibility. 

Changes: NIDRR has revised the title 

of this priority to ‘‘RERC on Information 

and Communication Technologies 

Access.’’ 

RERC on Individual Mobility and 

Manipulation (Priority 3) 

Comment: One commenter suggested 

that this priority focus on the 

engineering of low-cost, high-quality 

products that enhance the ability of 

individuals with disabilities to perform 

activities of daily living and to be more 

independent. The commenter suggested 

that the products generated by the RERC 

be adjustable, lightweight, durable, userfriendly, and low maintenance. 

Discussion: NIDRR generally agrees 

with the comments about the 

importance of developing products that 

are adjustable, lightweight, durable, 

user-friendly, and low maintenance. At 

the same time, we recognize that 

achieving all of these qualities may not 

be feasible, depending on the intended 

use of the product and its target 

population or on the stage of research 

and development in a particular 

rehabilitation engineering subfield. 

Nothing in the priority precludes 

applicants from proposing research and 

development projects that focus on the 

design qualities identified by the 

commenter. However, we do not want to 

discourage important, innovative, or 

new research and development 

activities by requiring these design 

qualities in each of the products to be 

developed by this RERC. The peer 

review process will determine the 

merits of each proposal. 

Changes: None. 

RERC on Physical Access and 

Transportation (Priority 4) 

NIDRR did not receive comments on 

this priority. 


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Comments Applicable to All Four 

Priorities 

Comment: Two commenters suggested 

that NIDRR require applicants under 

each of the priorities to address the 

‘‘stages of research’’ and the ‘‘stages of 

development’’ that are described in 

NIDRR’s Plan. 

Discussion: RERC grantees conduct 

both research and development projects. 

As discussed in the Plan, NIDRR is 

working with stakeholders to develop 

‘‘stages of development’’ comparable to 

its ‘‘stages of research’’ for use by 

applicants and grantees. Because 

research and development tend to be 

interwoven in the RERCs program, we 

believe it would be premature to require 

applicants to identify their stages of 

research until we have developed the 

stages of development and clarified the 

interaction between the two. Once 

NIDRR completes this process, we 

anticipate requiring identification of 

stages of research and stages of 

development in RERC grant 

applications. 

Changes: None. 

Final Priorities 

Priority 1—RERC on Rehabilitation 

Strategies, Techniques, and 

Interventions. 

Under this priority, the RERC must 

research, develop, and evaluate 

innovative technologies and strategies 

that will result in new or improved 

products, devices, and technological 

advances that are integrated into 

rehabilitation services in clinical or 

community settings. The RERC must be 

designed to improve outcomes of 

individuals with disabilities in one or 

more of the following domains: 

Employment, community living and 

participation, or health and function. 

Research and development topics under 

this priority may include but are not 

limited to: Virtual reality; therapy 

robots; telerehabilitation; recreational 

technology; health-related products and 

equipment; and cognitive, sensory, and 

communication aids. 

Proposed Priority 2—RERC on 

Information and Communication 

Technologies Access. 

Under this priority, the RERC must 

research, develop, and evaluate 

innovative technologies and strategies 

that will optimize accessibility and 

usability of one or more of the 

following: Telecommunications 

products; wireless technologies; 

technology interfaces; computer 

systems; software; and networks for 

individuals with disabilities. The RERC 

must be designed to improve outcomes 

of individuals with disabilities in one or 

more of the following domains: 

Employment, community living and 

participation, or health and function. 

Research and development topics under 

this priority may include but are not 

limited to: Telecommunication access in 

emergency situations; interoperability 

between current and next-generation 

telecommunication access; access to and 

use of wireless technologies; universal 

design approaches in future generations 

of wireless technologies; and 

accessibility of information technologies 

and electronic products by people with 

disabilities. 

Proposed Priority 3—RERC on 

Individual Mobility and Manipulation. 

Under this priority, the RERC must 

research, develop, and evaluate 

innovative technologies and strategies 

that will result in new or improved 

products, devices, or technological 

advances that allow individuals with 

disabilities to be more mobile and to 

manipulate their environments more 

efficiently and effectively. The RERC 

must be designed to improve outcomes 

of individuals with disabilities in one or 

more of the following domains: 

Employment, community living and 

participation, or health and function. 

Research and development topics under 

this priority may include but are not 

limited to: Equipment for personal 

mobility; assistive technology for 

manipulation; and prosthetics and 

orthotics. 

Proposed Priority 4—RERC on 

Physical Access and Transportation. 

Under this priority, the RERC must 

research, develop, and evaluate 

innovative technologies and strategies 

that will result in one or more of the 

following: The continued promotion of 

universal design and the planning of 

accessible buildings, homes, parks, 

neighborhoods, and cities, or the 

accessibility and safety of transportation 

options. The RERC must be designed to 

improve outcomes of individuals with 

disabilities in one or more of the 

following domains: Employment, 

community living and participation, or 

health and function. Research and 

development topics under this priority 

may include but are not limited to: 

Design and modification of the built 

environment; and the accessibility, 

safety, affordability, and independent 

use of transportation options (including 

public transportation, commercial 

transportation, and personal vehicles). 

Requirements Applicable to All Four 

Proposed Priorities 

Under each priority, the RERC must 

be designed to contribute to the 

following outcomes: 

(1) Increased technical and scientific 

knowledge relevant to its research area. 

The RERC must contribute to this 

outcome by conducting high-quality, 

rigorous research and development 

projects. 

(2) Increased innovation in 

technologies, products, environments, 

performance guidelines, and monitoring 

and assessment tools applicable to its 

research area. The RERC must 

contribute to this outcome through the 

development and testing of these 

innovations. 

(3) Improved research capacity in its 

research area. The RERC must 

contribute to this outcome by 

collaborating with the relevant industry, 

professional associations, institutions of 

higher education, health care providers, 

or educators, as appropriate. 

(4) Improved usability and 

accessibility of products and 

environments in its research area. The 

RERC must contribute to this outcome 

by emphasizing the principles of 

universal design in its product research 

and development. For this purpose, 

‘‘universal design’’ means the design of 

products and environments to be usable 

by all people, to the greatest extent 

possible, without the need for 

adaptation or specialized design. 

(5) Improved awareness and 

understanding of cutting-edge 

developments in technologies within its 

research area. The RERC must 

contribute to this outcome by 

identifying and communicating with 

relevant stakeholders, including NIDRR, 

individuals with disabilities, their 

representatives, disability organizations, 

service providers, professional journals, 

manufacturers, and other interested 

parties regarding trends and evolving 

product concepts related to its research 

area. 

(6) Increased dissemination of 

research in the research area. The RERC 

must contribute to this outcome by 

providing technical assistance to 

relevant public and private 

organizations, individuals with 

disabilities, employers, and schools on 

policies, guidelines, and standards 

related to its research area. 

(7) Increased transfer of RERCdeveloped technologies to the 

marketplace. The RERC must contribute 

to this outcome by developing and 

implementing a plan for ensuring that 

all technologies developed by the RERC 

are made available to the public. The 

technology transfer plan must be 

developed in the first year of the project 

period in consultation with the NIDRRfunded Disability Rehabilitation 

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In addition, under each priority, the 

RERC must— 

• Have the capability to design, build, 

and test prototype devices and assist in 

the technology transfer and knowledge 

translation of successful solutions to 

relevant production and service delivery 

settings; 

• Evaluate the efficacy and safety of 

its new products, instrumentation, or 

assistive devices; 

• Provide as part of its proposal, and 

then implement, a plan that describes 

how it will include, as appropriate, 

individuals with disabilities or their 

representatives in all phases of its 

activities, including research, 

development, training, dissemination, 

and evaluation; 

• Provide as part of its proposal, and 

then implement, a plan to disseminate 

its research results to individuals with 

disabilities and their representatives; 

disability organizations; service 

providers; professional journals; 

manufacturers; and other interested 

parties. In meeting this requirement, 

each RERC may use a variety of 

mechanisms to disseminate information, 

including state-of-the-science 

conferences, webinars, Web sites, and 

other dissemination methods; and 

• Coordinate research projects of 

mutual interest with relevant NIDRRfunded projects, as identified through 

consultation with the NIDRR project 

officer. 

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 one or more of these priorities, 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, 

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 these final priorities 

only on a reasoned determination that 

their benefits justify their 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 Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program have been well 

established over the years, as projects 

similar to the RERCs have been 

completed successfully. Establishing 

new RERCs based on the final priorities 

will generate new knowledge through 

research and development and improve 

the lives of individuals with disabilities. 

The new RERCs will provide support 

and assistance for NIDRR grantees as 

they generate, disseminate, and promote 

the use of new information that will 


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improve the options for individuals 

with disabilities to perform regular 

activities of their choice in the 

community. 

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 Department. 

Dated: June 6, 2013. 

Michael K. Yudin, 

Delegated the authority to perform the 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

[CFDA Number: 84.133P–1.] 

Final Priority; National Institute on 

Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research—Advanced Rehabilitation 

Research Training Program 

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 for the 

Advanced Rehabilitation Research 

Training (ARRT) program under the 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program 

administered by the National Institute 

on Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDRR). The Assistant 

Secretary may use this priority for 

competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2013 

and later years. We take this action to 

ensure that NIDRR’s resources are 

appropriately allocated across the three 

outcome domains—community living 

and participation, employment, and 

health and function. We intend this 

priority to (1) strengthen the capacity of 

the disability and rehabilitation field to 

train qualified individuals, including 

individuals with disabilities, to conduct 

high-quality, advanced 

multidisciplinary rehabilitation 

research; and (2) improve outcomes for 

individuals with disabilities across the 

domains of community living and 

participation, employment, and health 

and function. 

DATES: Effective Date: This priority is 

effective July 11, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Spencer, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5133, Potomac Center Plaza 

(PCP), Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7532 or by email: 

marlene.spencer@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: The purpose of 

the Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers Program 

is to plan and conduct research, 

demonstration projects, training, and 

related activities, including 

international activities, to develop 

methods, procedures, and rehabilitation 

technology that maximize the full 

inclusion and integration into society, 

employment, independent living, family 

support, and economic and social selfsufficiency of individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most severe disabilities, and to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation 

Act). 

Advanced Rehabilitation Research 

Training 

The purpose of NIDRR’s ARRT 

program, which is funded through the 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program, is to 

provide advanced research training and 

experience to individuals with 

doctorates, or similar advanced degrees, 

who have clinical or other relevant 

experience. ARRT projects train 

rehabilitation researchers, including 

researchers with disabilities, with 

particular attention to research areas 

that support the implementation and 

objectives of the Rehabilitation Act, and 

that improve the effectiveness of 

services authorized under the 

Rehabilitation Act. 

Additional information on the ARRT 

program can be found at: www.ed.gov/ 

rschstat/research/pubs/resprogram.html#ARRT. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) and 

764(a). 

Applicable Program Regulations: 34 

CFR part 350. 

We published a notice of proposed 

priority for this program in the Federal 

Register on March 28, 2013 (78 FR 

18933). That notice contained our 

reasons for proposing the particular 

priority and background information, 

including on NIDRR’s major domains as 

discussed in NIDRR’s Long-Range Plan 

for Fiscal Years 2013–2017 (78 FR 

20299). 

Public Comment: In response to our 

invitation in the notice of proposed 

priority, we received two comments, but 

neither was specific to the proposed 

ARRT priority. We do not address 

general comments that raised concerns 

not directly related to the proposed 

priority. There are no differences 

between the proposed priority and this 

final priority. 

Final Priority 

Advanced Rehabilitation Research 

Training Program 

The Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services 

announces a new priority for the 

Advanced Rehabilitation Research 

Training (ARRT) program. For FY 2013, 

and potential subsequent years, ARRT 

projects must provide advanced 

research training to eligible individuals 

to enhance their capacity to conduct 

high-quality multidisciplinary 

rehabilitation and disability research to 

improve outcomes for individuals with 

disabilities in one of NIDRR’s major 

domains of individual well-being: (a) 

Community living and participation, (b) 

employment, or (c) health and function. 

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, 


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