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DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before March 7, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding burden 

and/or the collection activity 

requirements should be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or 

mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., LBJ, 

Washington, DC 20202–4537. Please 

note that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that Federal agencies provide interested 

parties an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory 

Information Management Services, 

Office of Management, publishes this 

notice containing proposed information 

collection requests at the beginning of 

the Departmental review of the 

information collection. The Department 

of Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. 

Dated: December 28, 2010. 

James Hyler, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New . 

Title of Collection: A Study of 

Implementation and Outcomes in 

Upward Bound and Other TRIO 

Programs. 

OMB Control Number: Pending. 

Agency Form Number(s): N/A. 

Frequency of Responses: Once. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Not-for-profit institutions; 

State, Local, or Tribal Government, State 

Educational Agencies or Local 

Educational Agencies. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 140. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 19,440. 

Abstract: The Study of 

Implementation and Outcomes in 

Upward Bound and Other TRIO 

Programs will examine the feasibility of 

a promising practices study of Upward 

Bound that uses a rigorous quasiexperimental design. The design and 

feasibility report will develop a set of 

design options for conducting a study of 

Upward Bound and examine their 

applicability to studies of other TRIO 

programs. If a rigorous evaluation 

design proves feasible, the Dept. of 

Education will conduct a study of the 

relationship between promising Upward 

Bound implementation strategies and 

student outcomes. This submission 

includes the justification and plan for 

the data collection of information and 

statistical methods for the design and 

feasibility study. It also provides an 

overview of the design and feasibility 

study. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on link 

number 4471. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection and OMB Control Number 

when making your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33186 Filed 1–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; Overview 

Information; National Institute on 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

(NIDRR)—Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers 

Program—Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects (DRRPs)—National 

Data and Statistical Center for the 

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model 

Systems; Notice Inviting Applications 

for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 

2011 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.133A–5. 

Dates:

Applications Available: January 4, 

2011. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: 

January 25, 2011. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 7, 2011. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the DRRP program is to improve the 

effectiveness of services authorized 

under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended, by developing methods, 

procedures, and rehabilitation 

technologies that advance a wide range 

of independent living and employment 

outcomes for individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most severe disabilities. DRRPs 

carry out one or more of the following 

types of activities, as specified and 

defined in 34 CFR 350.13 through 

350.19: Research, training, 

demonstration, development, 

dissemination, utilization, and technical 

assistance. 

An applicant for assistance under this 

program must demonstrate in its 

application how it will address, in 

whole or in part, the needs of 

individuals with disabilities from 

minority backgrounds (34 CFR 

350.40(a)). The approaches an applicant 

may take to meet this requirement are 

found in 34 CFR 350.40(b). 

Additional information on the DRRP 

program can be found at: http:// 

www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/resprogram.html#DRRP. 

Priorities: These priorities are from 

the notice of final priorities for DRRPs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 28, 2006 (71 FR 25472). 

Absolute Priorities: For FY 2011, these 

are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet these priorities. 

These priorities are: 

General Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects (DRRP) Requirements 

To meet this priority, the Disability 

and Rehabilitation Research Projects 

(DRRP) must— 

(a) Coordinate on research projects of 

mutual interest with relevant NIDRRfunded projects, as identified through 

consultation with the NIDRR project 

officer; 

(b) Involve individuals with 

disabilities in planning and 

implementing the DRRP’s research, 

training, and dissemination activities, 

and in evaluating its work; and 

(c) Identify anticipated outcomes (i.e., 

advances in knowledge or changes and 

improvements in policy, practice, 

behavior, and system capacity) that are 

linked to the applicant’s stated grant 

objectives. 


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National Data and Statistical Center for 

the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model 

Systems 

The Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services 

establishes a priority for the funding of 

a National TBI Model Systems Data 

Center that advances medical 

rehabilitation by increasing the rigor 

and efficiency of scientific efforts to 

longitudinally assess the experience of 

individuals with TBI. To meet this 

priority, the National TBI Model 

Systems Data Center’s research and 

technical assistance must be designed to 

contribute to the following outcomes: 

(a) Maintenance of a national 

longitudinal database for data submitted 

by each of the TBI Model Systems 

Centers (TBI Model Systems Database). 

This database must provide for 

confidentiality, quality control, and 

data-retrieval capabilities, using costeffective and user-friendly technology. 

(b) High-quality, reliable data in the 

TBI Model Systems Database. The 

National TBI Model Systems Data 

Center must contribute to this outcome 

by providing training and technical 

assistance to TBI Model Systems 

Centers on subject retention and data 

collection procedures, data entry 

methods, and appropriate use of study 

instruments, and by monitoring the 

quality of the data submitted by the TBI 

Model Systems Centers. 

(c) High-quality data collected from 

database participants of all racial/ethnic 

backgrounds. The National TBI Model 

Systems Data Center must contribute to 

this outcome by providing knowledge, 

training, and technical assistance to the 

TBI Model Systems Centers on 

culturally appropriate methods of 

longitudinal data collection and 

participant retention. 

(d) Rigorous research conducted by 

TBI Model Systems Centers and all 

investigators who are analyzing data 

from the TBI Model Systems Database. 

The National TBI Model Systems Data 

Center must contribute to this outcome 

by making statistical and other 

methodological consultation available 

for research projects that use the TBI 

Model Systems Database, as well as 

center-specific and collaborative 

projects of the TBI Model Systems 

Program. 

(e) Enhanced continuity of the TBI 

Model Systems Database. The National 

TBI Model Systems Data Center must 

contribute to this outcome by 

establishing and implementing a 

mechanism for continued collection of 

follow-up data from individuals who 

were enrolled by TBI Model Systems 

Centers that no longer receive Model 

Systems Program funding. This 

mechanism must focus on continued 

collection of data from up to four TBI 

Model Systems Centers that were 

previously funded, but that have not 

received subsequent funding under the 

Model Systems Program. 

(f) Improved quality and efficiency of 

the TBI Model Systems Database 

operations through collaboration with 

the National Spinal Cord Injury Model 

Systems Data Center, the National Burn 

Model Systems Data Center, and the 

Model Systems Knowledge Translation 

Center (MSKTC). 

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

and 764(a). 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81, 82, 84, 

85, 86, and 97. (b) The regulations for 

this program in 34 CFR part 350. (c) The 

notice of final priorities for the 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers program, published 

in the Federal Register on April 28, 

2006 (71 FR 25472). 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to institutions of higher education 

(IHEs) only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: The 

Administration has requested 

$111,919,000 for the NIDRR program for 

FY 2011, of which we intend to use an 

estimated $625,000 for the National 

Data and Statistical Center for the 

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model 

Systems. The actual level of funding, if 

any, depends on final congressional 

action. However, we are inviting 

applications to allow enough time to 

complete the grant process if Congress 

appropriates funds for this program. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $625,000 for a single budget 

period of 12 months. The Assistant 

Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services 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: States; public 

or private agencies, including for-profit 

agencies; public or private 

organizations, including for-profit 

organizations; IHEs; and Indian tribes 

and tribal organizations. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost 

sharing is required by 34 CFR 350.62(a) 

and will be negotiated at the time of the 

grant award. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet or from the 

Education Publications Center (ED 

Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, 

use the following address: http:// 

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

grantapps/indes.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 package 

from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this 

competition as follows: CFDA number 

84.133A–5. 

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. We recommend that 

you limit Part III to the equivalent of no 

more than 125 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. 


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The recommended 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). 

The application package will provide 

instructions for completing all 

components to be included in the 

application. Each application must 

include a cover sheet (Standard Form 

424); budget requirements (ED Form 

524) and narrative budget justification; 

other required forms; an abstract, 

Human Subjects narrative, Part III 

project narrative; resumes of staff; and 

other related materials, if applicable. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: January 4, 

2011. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in a pre-application meeting 

and to receive information and technical 

assistance through individual 

consultation with NIDRR staff. The preapplication meeting will be held on 

January 25, 2011. Interested parties may 

participate in this meeting by 

conference call with NIDRR staff from 

the Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services between 1:00 

p.m. and 3:00 p.m., Washington, DC 

time. NIDRR staff also will be available 

from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the same day, 

by telephone, to provide information 

and technical assistance through 

individual consultation. For further 

information or to make arrangements to 

participate in the meeting via 

conference call or for an individual 

consultation, contact Marlene Spencer, 

U.S. Department of Education, Potomac 

Center Plaza (PCP), room 5133, 550 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7532 or by e-mail: 

Marlene.Spencer@ed.gov. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 7, 2011. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically using the Grants.gov 

Apply site (Grants.gov). 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. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section in this notice. 

6. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and Central Contractor 

Registry: To do business with the 

Department of Education, you must— 

a. Have a Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer 

Identification Number (TIN); 

b. Register both your DUNS number 

and TIN with the Central Contractor 

Registry (CCR), the Government’s 

primary registrant database; 

c. Provide your DUNS number and 

TIN on your application; and 

d. Maintain an active CCR registration 

with current information while your 

application is under review by the 

Department and, if you are awarded a 

grant, during the project period. 

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. 

In addition, if you are submitting your 

application via Grants.gov, you must (1) 

be designated by your organization as an 

Authorized Organization Representative 

(AOR); and (2) register yourself with 

Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these 

steps are outlined in the Grants.gov 3– 

Step Registration Guide (see http:// 

www.grants.gov/section910/ 

Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). 

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 

DRRPs Program, CFDA number 

84.133A–5, must be submitted 

electronically using the 

Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site 

at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, 

you will be able to download a copy of 

the application package, complete it 

offline, and then upload and submit 

your application. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

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. 

You may access the electronic grant 

application for the DRRPs Competition 

at http://www.Grants.gov. You must 

search for the downloadable application 

package for this competition by the 

CFDA number. Do not include the 

CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your 

search (e.g., search for 84.133, not 

84.133A). 

Please note the following: 

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, 

you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site, as well as the hours of 

operation. 

• Applications received by Grants.gov 

are date and time stamped. Your 

application must be fully uploaded and 

submitted and must be date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system no 

later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC 

time, on the application deadline date. 

Except as otherwise noted in this 

section, we will not accept your 

application if it is received—that is, date 

and time stamped by the Grants.gov 

system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date. We do not consider an application 


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that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. When we retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov, we will 

notify you if we are rejecting your 

application because it was date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system after 

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

the application deadline date. 

• The amount of time it can take to 

upload an application will vary 

depending on a variety of factors, 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

• You should review and follow the 

Education Submission Procedures for 

submitting an application through 

Grants.gov that are included in the 

application package for this competition 

to ensure that you submit your 

application in a timely manner to the 

Grants.gov system. You can also find the 

Education Submission Procedures 

pertaining to Grants.gov under News 

and Events on the Department’s G5 

system homepage at http://www.G5.gov. 

• 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: 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 .PDF (Portable Document) format only. 

If you upload a file type other than a 

.PDF 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. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive from 

Grants.gov an automatic notification of 

receipt that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. (This notification 

indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not 

receipt by the Department.) The 

Department then will retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov and send a 

second notification to you by e-mail. 

This second notification indicates that 

the Department has received your 

application and has assigned your 

application a PR/Award number (an EDspecified identifying number unique to 

your application). 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of Technical Issues with the 

Grants.gov System: If you are 

experiencing problems submitting your 

application through Grants.gov, please 

contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, 

toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must 

obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number and must keep a record of it. 

If you are prevented from 

electronically submitting your 

application on the application deadline 

date because of technical problems with 

the Grants.gov system, we will grant you 

an extension until 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, the following 

business day to enable you to transmit 

your application electronically or by 

hand delivery. You also may mail your 

application by following the mailing 

instructions described elsewhere in this 

notice. 

If you submit an application after 

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

the application deadline date, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in 

section VII of this notice and provide an 

explanation of the technical problem 

you experienced with Grants.gov, along 

with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number. We will accept your 

application if we can confirm that a 

technical problem occurred with the 

Grants.gov system and that that problem 

affected your ability to submit your 

application by 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. The 

Department will contact you after a 

determination is made on whether your 

application will be accepted. 

Note: The extensions to which we refer in 

this section apply only to the unavailability 

of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov 

system. We will not grant you an extension 

if you failed to fully register to submit your 

application to Grants.gov before the 

application deadline date and time or if the 

technical problem you experienced is 

unrelated to the Grants.gov system. 

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 

the Grants.gov system because–– 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to the 

Grants.gov system; 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 prevent 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: Lynn Medley, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., room 5140 PCP, 

Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

FAX: (202) 245–7323. 

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 84.133A–5), 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. 


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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 

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 84.133A–5), 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 

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 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in 

the application package. 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary also requires 

various assurances including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department of 

Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 

108.8, and 110.23). 

3. Special Conditions: Under 34 CFR 

74.14 and 80.12, the Secretary may 

impose special conditions on a grant if 

the applicant or grantee is not 

financially stable; has a history of 

unsatisfactory performance; has a 

financial or other management system 

that does not meet the standards in 34 

CFR parts 74 or 80, as applicable; has 

not fulfilled the conditions of a prior 

grant; or is otherwise not responsible. 

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: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) 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. 

4. Performance Measures: To evaluate 

the overall success of its research 

program, NIDRR assesses the quality of 

its funded projects through a review of 

grantee performance and products. Each 

year, NIDRR examines a portion of its 

grantees to determine: 

• The number of accomplishments 

(e.g., new or improved tools, methods, 

discoveries, standards, interventions, 

programs, or devices) developed or 

tested with NIDRR funding that have 

been judged by expert panels to be of 

high quality and to advance the field. 

• The average number of publications 

per award based on NIDRR-funded 

research and development activities in 

refereed journals. 

• The percentage of new NIDRR 

grants that assess the effectiveness of 

interventions, programs, and devices 

using rigorous methods. 

NIDRR uses information submitted by 

grantees as part of their Annual 

Performance Reports (APRs) for these 

reviews. 

Department of Education program 

performance reports, which include 

information on NIDRR programs, are 

available on the Department’s Web site: 

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ 

opepd/sas/index.html. 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award, the Secretary may 

consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the 

extent to which a grantee has made 

‘‘substantial progress toward meeting the 

objectives in its approved application.’’ 

This consideration includes the review 

of a grantee’s progress in meeting the 

targets and projected outcomes in its 

approved application, and whether the 

grantee has expended funds in a manner 

that is consistent with its approved 

application and budget. In making a 

continuation grant, the Secretary also 

considers whether the grantee is 

operating in compliance with the 

assurances in its approved application, 

including those applicable to Federal 

civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Agency Contact 

For Further Information Contact: 

Either Lynn Medley or Marlene Spencer 

as follows: Lynn Medley, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., room 5140, PCP, 

Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7338 or by e-mail: 

Lynn.Medley@ed.gov. Marlene Spencer, 

U.S. Department of Education, 400 

Maryland Avenue, SW., room 5133, 

PCP, Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7532 or by e-mail: 

Marlene.Spencer@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD call the Federal 

Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800– 

877–8339. 


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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, tollfree, 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: December 29, 2010. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33203 Filed 1–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; Overview 

Information; National Institute on 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

(NIDRR)—Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers 

Program—Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects (DRRPs)—National 

Data and Statistical Center for the 

Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Model 

Systems; Notice Inviting Applications 

For New Awards For Fiscal Year (FY) 

2011 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.133A–1. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: January 4, 

2011. 

Date of Pre-Application Meeting: 

January 25, 2011. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 7, 2011. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the DRRP program is to improve the 

effectiveness of services authorized 

under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended, by developing methods, 

procedures, and rehabilitation 

technologies that advance a wide range 

of independent living and employment 

outcomes for individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most severe disabilities. DRRPs 

carry out one or more of the following 

types of activities, as specified and 

defined in 34 CFR 350.13 through 

350.19: research, training, 

demonstration, development, 

dissemination, utilization, and technical 

assistance. 

An applicant for assistance under this 

program must demonstrate in its 

application how it will address, in 

whole or in part, the needs of 

individuals with disabilities from 

minority backgrounds (34 CFR 

350.40(a)). The approaches an applicant 

may take to meet this requirement are 

found in 34 CFR 350.40(b). 

Additional information on the DRRP 

program can be found at: http:// 

www.ed.gov/rschstat/research/pubs/resprogram.html#DRRP. 

Priorities: These priorities are from 

the notice of final priorities for DRRPs, 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 28, 2006 (71 FR 25472). 

Absolute Priorities: For FY 2011, these 

are absolute priorities. Under 34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet these priorities. 

These priorities are: 

General Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects (DRRP) Requirements 

To meet this priority, the Disability 

and Rehabilitation Research Projects 

(DRRP) must— 

(a) Coordinate on research projects of 

mutual interest with relevant NIDRRfunded projects, as identified through 

consultation with the NIDRR project 

officer; 

(b) Involve individuals with 

disabilities in planning and 

implementing the DRRP’s research, 

training, and dissemination activities, 

and in evaluating its work; and 

(c) Identify anticipated outcomes (i.e., 

advances in knowledge or changes and 

improvements in policy, practice, 

behavior, and system capacity) that are 

linked to the applicant’s stated grant 

objectives. 

National Data and Statistical Center for 

the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Model 

Systems 

The Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services 

establishes a priority for the funding of 

a National SCI Model Systems Data 

Center that advances medical 

rehabilitation knowledge by increasing 

the rigor and efficiency of scientific 

efforts to longitudinally assess the 

experience of individuals with SCI. To 

meet this priority, the National SCI 

Model Systems Data Center’s research 

and technical assistance must be 

designed to contribute to the following 

outcomes: 

(a) Maintenance of a national 

longitudinal database for data submitted 

by each of the SCI Model Systems 

Centers (SCI Model Systems Database). 

This database must provide for 

confidentiality, quality control, and 

data-retrieval capabilities, using costeffective and user-friendly technology. 

(b) High-quality, reliable data in the 

SCI Model Systems Database. The 

National SCI Model Systems Data 

Center must contribute to this outcome 

by providing training and technical 

assistance to SCI Model Systems Centers 

on subject retention and data collection 

procedures, data entry methods, and 

appropriate use of study instruments, 

and by monitoring the quality of the 

data submitted by the SCI Model 

Systems Centers. 

(c) High-quality data collected from 

database participants of all racial/ethnic 

backgrounds. The National SCI Model 

Systems Data Center must contribute to 

this outcome by providing knowledge, 

training, and technical assistance to the 

SCI Model Systems Centers on 

culturally appropriate methods of 

longitudinal data collection and 

participant retention. 

(d) Rigorous research conducted by 

SCI Model Systems Centers and all 

investigators who are analyzing data 

from the SCI Model Systems Database. 

The National SCI Model Systems Data 

Center must contribute to this outcome 

by making statistical and other 

methodological consultation available 

for research projects that use the SCI 

Model Systems Database, as well as 

center-specific and collaborative 

projects of the SCI Model Systems 

Program. 

(e) Enhanced continuity of the SCI 

Model Systems Database. The National 

SCI Model Systems Data Center must 

contribute to this outcome by 

establishing and implementing a 

mechanism for continued collection of 

follow-up data from individuals who 

were enrolled by SCI Model Systems 


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