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BILLING CODE 5001–06–C 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive 

License; FIXMO U.S. INC. 

AGENCY: National Security Agency, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Security Agency 

hereby gives notice of its intent to grant 

FIXMO U.S. INC., a revocable, nonassignable, exclusive, license to practice 

the following Government-Owned 

invention as described in U.S. Patent 

Application Serial No.11/999,050 

entitled: ‘‘Method of Tamper Detection 

for Digital Device,’’ which was allowed 

by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office 

on September 4, 2009, in the field of 

information security. 

The above-mentioned invention is 

assigned to the United States 

Government as represented by the 

National Security Agency. 

DATES: Anyone wishing to object to the 

grant of this license has fifteen (15) days 

from the date of this notice to file 

written objections along with any 

supporting evidence, if any. 

ADDRESSES: Written objections are to be 

filed with the National Security Agency 

Technology Transfer Program, 9800 

Savage Road, Suite 6541, Fort George G. 

Meade, MD 20755–6541. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marian T. Roche, Director, Technology 

Transfer Program, 9800 Savage Road, 

Suite 6541, Fort George G. Meade, MD 

20755–6541, telephone (443) 479–9569. 

Dated: May 11, 2010. 

Mitchell S. Bryman, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID: DoD–2010–OS–0052] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records; Correction 

AGENCY: National Security Agency/ 

Central Security Service, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice to amend a system of 

records; correction. 

SUMMARY: On April 23, 2010 (75 FR 

21250), DoD published a notice 

announcing its intent to amend an 

existing Privacy Act system of records. 

In one instance an incorrect system ID 

number was cited. This notice corrects 

that error. 

DATES: Effective May 14, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Anne Hill at 301–688–6527. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 

23, 2010, DoD published a notice 

announcing its intent to amend an 

existing Privacy Act system of records: 

The NSA Police Operational Files. 

Subsequent to the publication of that 

notice, DoD discovered that the system 

ID number was missing a zero in one 

instance (page 21251). This notice 

corrects that information. 

The system ID number on page 21250 

is correct. 

Correction 

In the notice (FR Doc. 2010–9393), 

published on April 23, 2010 (75 FR 

21250) make the following correction. 

On page 21251, in the second column, 

line 1, correct the system ID number 

‘‘GNSA 2’’ to read ‘‘GNSA 20’’. 

Dated: May 11, 2010. 

Mitchell S. Bryman, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; Overview 

Information; Rehabilitation Capacity 

Building for Traditionally Underserved 

Populations–-Technical Assistance for 

American Indian Vocational 

Rehabilitation Services Projects; 

Notice Inviting Applications for New 

Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.406. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: May 14, 2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: June 28, 2010. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: August 27, 2010. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Capacity 

Building Program for Traditionally 

Underserved Populations under section 

21(b)(2)(C) of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, as amended (the Act), (29 U.S.C. 

718(b)(2)(C)) provides outreach and 

technical assistance to minority entities 

and American Indian Tribes in order to 

enhance their capacity to carry out 

activities funded under the Act and to 

promote their participation in activities 

funded under the Act. 

Priority: This priority is from the 

notice of final priority for this program, 

published elsewhere in this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2010 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards from the list of approved but 

unfunded applicants from this 

competition, this priority is an absolute 

priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we 

consider only applications that meet 

this priority. 

This priority is: 

Capacity Building Programs for 

Traditionally Underserved Populations: 

Technical Assistance for American 

Indian Vocational Rehabilitation 

Services (AIVRS) Projects 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 718(b)(2)(C); 

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 

2009, Pub. L. 111–5 (ARRA). 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 

84, 85, 86, and 99. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 

apply to all applicants except Federally 

recognized Indian Tribes. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to institutions of higher education 

only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grant. 

Estimated Available Funds: $280,000 

per budget year, $1,400,000 over a fiveyear period from the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public 

Law 111–5 (ARRA). 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $280,000 for a single budget 

period of 12 months. The Assistant 

Secretary for OSERS may change the 

maximum amount through a notice 

published in the Federal Register. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: A State or a 

public or private nonprofit agency or 

organization, such as an institution of 

higher education or an Indian Tribe. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet or from the 


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Education Publications Center (ED 

Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, 

use the following address: http:// 

www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

grantapps/index.html. To obtain a copy 

from ED Pubs, write, fax, or call the 

following: ED Pubs, U.S. Department of 

Education, P.O. Box 22207, Alexandria, 

VA 22304. Telephone, toll free: 1–877– 

433–7827. FAX: (703) 605–6794. If you 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1–877–576– 

7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its Web 

site, also: http://www.EDPubs.gov or at 

its e-mail address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application from ED 

Pubs, be sure to identify this 

competition as follows: CFDA number 

84.406. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

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

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting the person or 

team listed under Accessible Format in 

section VIII of this notice. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

competition. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

(Part III of the application) is where you, 

the applicant, address the selection 

criteria that reviewers use to evaluate 

your application. You must limit the 

application narrative [Part III] to the 

equivalent of no more than 45 pages, 

using the following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

• Use one of the following fonts: 

Times New Roman, Courier, Courier 

New, or Arial. An application submitted 

in any other font (including Times 

Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be 

accepted. 

The page limit does not apply to Part 

I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; Part IV, the assurances and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract, 

the resumes, the bibliography, or the 

letters of support. However, the page 

limit does apply to all of the application 

narrative section [Part III]. 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limit; or if you apply 

other standards and exceed the 

equivalent of the page limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: May 14, 2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: June 28, 2010. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically using the Electronic Grant 

Application System (e-Application) 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants site. For information (including 

dates and times) about how to submit 

your application electronically, or, in 

paper format by mail or hand delivery 

if you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, 

please refer to section IV.7. Other 

Submission Requirements of this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under For Further Information Contact 

in section VII of this notice. If the 

Department provides an accommodation 

or auxiliary aid to an individual with a 

disability in connection with the 

application process, the individual’s 

application remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: August 27, 2010. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

competition. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and Central Contractor 

Registry: To do business with the 

Department of Education, (1) you must 

have a Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer 

Identification Number (TIN); (2) you 

must register both of those numbers 

with the Central Contractor Registry 

(CCR), the Government’s primary 

registrant database; and (3) you must 

provide those same numbers on your 

application. 

You can obtain a DUNS number from 

Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number 

can be created within one business day. 

If you are a corporate entity, agency, 

institution, or organization, you can 

obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue 

Service. If you are an individual, you 

can obtain a TIN from the Internal 

Revenue Service or the Social Security 

Administration. If you need a new TIN, 

please allow 2–5 weeks for your TIN to 

become active. 

The CCR registration process may take 

five or more business days to complete. 

If you are currently registered with the 

CCR, you may not need to make any 

changes. However, please make certain 

that the TIN associated with your DUNS 

number is correct. Also note that you 

will need to update your CCR 

registration on an annual basis. This 

may take three or more business days to 

complete. 

7. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications 

Applications for grants under the 

Rehabilitation Capacity Building for 

Traditionally Underserved Populations, 

CFDA number 84.406, must be 

submitted electronically using eApplication, accessible through the 

Department’s e-Grants Web site at: 

http://e-grants.ed.gov. 

We will reject your application if you 

submit it in paper format unless, as 

described elsewhere in this section, you 

qualify for one of the exceptions to the 

electronic submission requirement and 

submit, no later than two weeks before 

the application deadline date, a written 

statement to the Department that you 

qualify for one of these exceptions. 

Further information regarding 

calculation of the date that is two weeks 

before the application deadline date is 

provided later in this section under 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement. 

While completing your electronic 

application, you will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• You must complete the electronic 

submission of your grant application by 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. EApplication will not accept an 

application for this competition after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

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you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the application 

process. 

• The hours of operation of the eGrants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday 

until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 

a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 

Washington, DC time. Please note that, 

because of maintenance, the system is 

unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on 

Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and 

between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 

6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, 

DC time. Any modifications to these 

hours are posted on the e-Grants Web 

site. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submit 

your application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: The Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

You must attach any narrative sections 

of your application as files in a .DOC 

(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF 

(Portable Document) format. If you 

upload a file type other than the three 

file types specified in this paragraph or 

submit a password protected file, we 

will not review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgment that will 

include a PR/Award number (an 

identifying number unique to your 

application). 

• Within three working days after 

submitting your electronic application, 

fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center after 

following these steps: 

(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application. 

(2) The applicant’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign this form. 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424. 

(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6272. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other forms at a 

later date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of e-Application Unavailability: 

If you are prevented from electronically 

submitting your application on the 

application deadline date because eApplication is unavailable, we will 

grant you an extension of one business 

day to enable you to transmit your 

application electronically, by mail, or by 

hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2)(a) E-Application is unavailable for 

60 minutes or more between the hours 

of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date; or 

(b) E-Application is unavailable for 

any period of time between 3:30 p.m. 

and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, 

on the application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting you an extension. To request 

this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of any system 

unavailability, you may contact either 

(1) the person listed elsewhere in this 

notice under For Further Information 

Contact (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) 

the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336– 

8930. If e-Application is unavailable 

due to technical problems with the 

system and, therefore, the application 

deadline is extended, an e-mail will be 

sent to all registered users who have 

initiated an e-Application. Extensions 

referred to in this section apply only to 

the unavailability of e-Application. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit your 

application in paper format, if you are 

unable to submit an application through 

e-Application because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to eApplication; and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevents you from using the 

Internet to submit your application. If 

you mail your written statement to the 

Department, it must be postmarked no 

later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If you fax 

your written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Tom Finch, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., room 5147, Potomac 

Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 

20202–2800. FAX: (202) 245–7591. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications by 

Mail 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

application to the Department. You 

must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.406), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications by 

Hand Delivery 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

(or a courier service) may deliver your 

paper application to the Department by 

hand. You must deliver the original and 


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two copies of your application, by hand, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA number 84.406), 550 12th Street, 

SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 

8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, 

and Federal holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of Paper 

Applications: If you mail or hand deliver 

your application to the Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the Department—in 

Item 11 of the SF 424 the CFDA number, 

including suffix letter, if any, of the 

competition under which you are submitting 

your application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center will 

mail to you a notification of receipt of your 

grant application. If you do not receive this 

grant notification within 15 business days 

from the application deadline date, you 

should call the U.S. Department of Education 

Application Control Center at (202) 245– 

6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210 and are listed in the 

application package. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN). We may notify you informally, 

also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: We identify 

administrative and national policy 

requirements in the application package 

and reference these and other 

requirements in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: At the end of your 

project period, you must submit a final 

performance report, including financial 

information, as directed by the 

Secretary. If you receive a multi-year 

award, you must submit an annual 

performance report that provides the 

most current performance and financial 

expenditure information as directed by 

the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118. The 

Secretary may also require more 

frequent performance reports under 34 

CFR 75.720(c). For specific 

requirements on reporting, please go to 

http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

appforms/appforms.html. 

The funds awarded through this 

program were appropriated under the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009, Public Law 111–5 (ARRA), 

and are subject to additional 

accountability and transparency 

reporting requirements, which are 

described in section 1512(c) of the 

ARRA. Grantees receiving funds 

provided by the ARRA must be able to 

distinguish these funds from any other 

funds they receive through this 

program. Recipients of ARRA funds will 

be required to submit quarterly reports 

on the expenditure of these funds no 

later than 10 days after the end of each 

calendar quarter through a centralized 

reporting Web site administered by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB): http://www.federalreporting.gov. 

The information reported at this Web 

site will be available to the Department, 

the White House, OMB, and the public 

on http://www.Recovery.gov. Further 

detail on the reporting requirements 

under ARRA can be found at http:// 

www.recovery.gov/?q=node/579. 

4. Performance Measures: The 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA) of 1993 directs Federal 

departments and agencies to improve 

the effectiveness of their programs by 

engaging in strategic planning, setting 

outcome-related goals for programs, and 

measuring program results against those 

goals. The purpose of the Capacity 

Building Program for Traditionally 

Underserved Populations: Technical 

Assistance Center for American Indian 

Vocational Rehabilitation Services 

(AIVRS) Projects is to establish a 

training and technical assistance center 

(the AIVRS TA Center) to support 

projects funded under the AIVRS 

program authorized under section 121 

of the Act in order to improve the 

provision of VR services to, and the 

employment outcomes of, American 

Indians with disabilities. 

In order to measure the success of the 

AIVRS TA Center in helping AIVRS 

project grantees to meet this goal, the 

AIVRS TA Center grantee is required to 

evaluate its activities based upon clear, 

specific performance and outcome 

measures and report the results of the 

evaluation in its annual performance 

report. In addition to providing 

comprehensive qualitative and 

quantitative information regarding the 

number of AIVRS project grantees 

served, Tribal affiliation, geographic 

distribution and services provided, the 

annual performance reports must 

include data on the following 

performance measures: 

Objective 1: Reduce the number of 

AIVRS grantees with excessive balances 

remaining in their grant accounts by 20 

percent by the end of the first year of the 

AIVRS TA Center’s grant and by 10 

percent each subsequent year through 

the provision of targeted technical 

assistance. 

Measure 1: Of those AIVRS grantees 

with excessive balances that received 

assistance from the AIVRS TA Center, 

the percent change in the number of 

AIVRS grantees with excessive balances 

in their account. 

Objective 2: Reduce the number of 

AIVRS grantees that may be considered 

high risk, as identified by the 

Department in 34 CFR 80.12(a), by 20 

percent by the end of the first year of the 

AIVRS TA Center’s grant and by 10 

percent each subsequent year through 

the provision of targeted technical 

assistance. 

Measure 2: Of those AIVRS grantees 

that are considered high risk, as 

identified by the Department in 34 CFR 

80.12(a), that received assistance from 

the AIVRS TA Center, the percent 

change in the number of AIVRS grantees 

that are considered high risk, by the end 

of the first year of the grant. 

Objective 3: Measurably increase the 

employment outcome rate of the AIVRS 

projects through the provision of 

targeted technical assistance. 

Measure 3: The percentage of AIVRS 

projects receiving targeted technical 

assistance from the AIVRS TA Center 

that demonstrate a measurable increase 

in their employment outcome rate. 

These three measures constitute the 

Department’s indicators of success for 

this program. Consequently, applicants 

for a grant under this program are 

advised to give careful consideration to 

these three measures in conceptualizing 

the design, implementation, and 

evaluation of their proposed project. 

Applicants will also be required to 

provide a description on how they plan 

to satisfy this requirement. Successful 

applicants will be required to collect, 

and report quantitative data used to 

calculate the results submitted in their 

annual performance reports and must be 

able to demonstrate that the data used 

is valid and verifiable. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For Further Information Contact: Tom 

Finch, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5147, 

PCP, Washington, DC 20202–2800. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7343 or by e-mail: 

tom.finch@ed.gov. 


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If you use TDD, call the FRS, toll free, 

at 1–800–877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

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

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

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, call the FRS, toll 

free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Electronic Access to this Document: 

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) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at this site. 

Note: 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 on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: May 11, 2010. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Capacity Building Program for 

Traditionally Underserved 

Populations—Technical Assistance for 

American Indian Vocational 

Rehabilitation Services Projects 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.406. 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of final priority. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services announces a priority under the 

Capacity Building program for 

Traditionally Underserved Populations 

to fund a grant that will establish a 

training and technical assistance center 

to support the projects funded under the 

American Indian Vocational 

Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) 

program authorized under section 121 

of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended (Act). The Assistant Secretary 

may use this priority for competitions in 

fiscal year 2010 and later years. We take 

this action to improve the provision of 

vocational rehabilitation (VR) services 

to, and the employment outcomes of, 

American Indians with disabilities 

through the provision of training and 

technical assistance to projects funded 

under the AIVRS program. 

DATES: Effective Dates: This priority is 

effective June 14, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Finch, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 5147, Potomac Center Plaza 

(PCP), Washington, DC 20202–2800. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7343 or by e-mail: 

tom.finch@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Program: The Capacity 

Building Program for Traditionally 

Underserved Populations under section 

21(b)(2)(C) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 

718(b)(2)(C)) provides outreach and 

technical assistance to minority entities 

and American Indian tribes in order to 

enhance their capacity to carry out 

activities funded under the Act and to 

promote their participation in activities 

funded under the Act. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 

718(b)(2)(C). 

We published a notice of proposed 

priority for this program in the Federal 

Register on November 12, 2009 (74 FR 

58260). That notice contained 

background information and our reasons 

for proposing the particular priority. 

Public Comment: In response to our 

invitation in the notice of proposed 

priority, six parties submitted comments 

on the proposed priority. 

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 do not address 

general comments that raised concerns 

not directly related to the proposed 

priority. 

Analysis of Comments and Changes: 

An analysis of the comments received 

follows. 

Comment: Six commenters expressed 

concern regarding the adequacy of 

resources proposed to support the 

AIVRS technical assistance center (the 

AIVRS TA Center). Specifically, these 

commenters noted that the amount of 

funding proposed for the AIVRS TA 

Center is significantly less than the 

funding provided for the Regional 

Technical Assistance and Continuing 

Education (TACE) centers. They also 

questioned whether it was sufficient to 

fund a single center to serve 79 AIVRS 

grantees located in 25 States. In addition 

to concerns about the adequacy of 

funding, these commenters emphasized 

that the AIVRS TA Center will face 

geographic, cultural, linguistic, and 

resource challenges. 

Discussion: In the background 

discussion of the proposed AIVRS TA 

Center priority, the Department 

indicated that it plans to use American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 

funds in the amount of $1.4 million for 

one grantee over a five-year period, 

approximately $280,000 per year. We 

believe that this is a significant 

investment that will help AIVRS 

projects improve outcomes for 

American Indians with disabilities. 

We do not believe it is appropriate to 

compare the funding for the AIVRS TA 

Center with the funding provided to the 

TACE centers, because the scope of the 

services to be provided by the AIVRS 

TA Center is much narrower than the 

scope of services provided by the 10 

TACE centers. The AIVRS TA Center is 

designed to focus solely on AIVRS 

grantees’ specialized needs for 

assistance with program and financial 

management. Specifically, the AIVRS 

TA Center will provide training to 

AIVRS grantees on: (1) The principles, 

requirements, and practices that serve as 

the foundation of the VR process and 

service provision; (2) the application of 

Federal rules, regulations, and guidance 

applicable to the AIVRS program; and 

(3) appropriate financial management 

practices, including expending grant 

funds in a timely manner. In contrast, 

the purpose of the TACE centers is to 

provide a broad integrated sequence of 

training activities that focuses on 

meeting the recurring and common 

training needs of rehabilitation 

personnel in a Federal region or other 

large multi-State geographical area. 

For this reason, we believe it is not 

appropriate to compare the resources 

used to support the TACE centers with 

the resources the Department expects to 

use to support the AIVRS TA Center. 

Moreover, it is important to note that 

the work of the AIVRS TA Center will 

complement the services provided by 

the TACE centers, because AIVRS 

grantees are among the many State VR 

agency partners eligible to receive 

services from the TACE centers. 

Therefore, in addition to the specialized 

program and financial management 

assistance AIVRS grantees can receive 

through the AIVRS TA Center, they may 

be eligible to request technical 

assistance and continuing education 

services from the regional TACE centers. 


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