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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; Overview 

Information; Assistive Technology Act 

of 1998, as Amended—National 

Activities—State Training and 

Technical Assistance for Assistive 

Technology Programs; Notice Inviting 

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2010 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.224B–1. 

Dates: Applications Available: March 

1, 2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 30, 2010. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: Under section 6 

of the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, 

as amended (AT Act), the Secretary is 

authorized to provide grants to support 

national activities to improve the 

administration of the AT Act. The 

purpose of this program is to fulfill the 

requirement to support training and 

technical assistance to the entities 

funded under the AT Act to improve the 

effectiveness of their programs and to 

entities not funded under the AT Act to 

improve awareness of and access to 

assistive technology (AT). 

Note: Entities funded under the AT Act 

include comprehensive, statewide assistive 

technology programs (Statewide AT 

Programs) and protection and advocacy for 

assistive technology programs (PAAT 

Programs) that increase access to and 

acquisition of AT devices and services for 

individuals with disabilities. The AT Act 

also authorized additional grants, in FY 2005, 

to support alternative financing programs 

(AFPs) that provide financial loans to allow 

individuals with disabilities and their 

families to purchase AT devices and services. 

Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is from 

section 6(b)(3) of the AT Act (29 U.S.C. 

3001, et seq.). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2010, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

State Training and Technical Assistance 

for Assistive Technology Programs 

Under this priority, training and 

technical assistance must be provided to 

entities funded under the AT Act and 

entities not funded under the AT Act in 

accordance with section 6(b)(3) of the 

AT Act. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3001, et seq. 

Applicable Regulations: The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

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

85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to institutions of higher education 

only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Cooperative 

agreement. 

Estimated Available Funds: $640,000. 

Maximum Award: We will reject any 

application that proposes a budget 

exceeding $640,000 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. 

Maximum Project Period: We will 

reject any application that proposes a 

project period exceeding 60 months. 

The Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services 

may change the maximum project 

period through a notice published in the 

Federal Register. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: Public or 

private nonprofit or for-profit 

organizations, including institutions of 

higher education, that have (directly or 

through a grant or contract)— 

(a) Experience and expertise in 

administering programs, including 

developing, implementing, and 

administering the required and 

discretionary activities described in 

sections 4 and 5 of the AT Act; 

(b) Experience and expertise in 

providing technical assistance; and 

(c) Documented experience in and 

knowledge about banking, finance, and 

microlending. 

Note: An eligible entity can demonstrate its 

experience and expertise on its own or 

through proposed subcontracts with other 

entities that demonstrate the relevant 

experience and expertise. 

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 

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 program as 

follows: CFDA Number 84.224B–1. 

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 24 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. Single spacing 

may be used for 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 Application for Federal 

Assistance; Part IV, the assurances and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract, 

the eligibility statement, the curriculum 

vitae, the bibliography, the letters of 

recommendation, or the information on 

the protection of human subjects. 

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. 

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3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: March 1, 

2010. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 30, 2010. 

Applications for grants under this 

program 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.6. 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 in 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 of this notice. 

6. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

program 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 

National Activities program—CFDA 

Number 84.224B–1 must be submitted 

electronically using e-Application, 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants Web site at: http://egrants.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 program after 

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

the application deadline date. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

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 

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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: Robert Groenendaal, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., room 5025, Potomac 

Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 

20202–2800. FAX: (202) 245–7590. 

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 84.224B–1), 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 

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 84.224B–1), 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 program 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 specified by 

the Secretary in 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: The 

Government Performance and Results 

Act 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 goal of State Training and 

Technical Assistance for Assistive 

Technology Programs is to provide 

support to entities funded under the AT 

Act that improve the effectiveness of 

their programs and support to entities 

not funded under the AT Act to improve 

awareness of and access to assistive 

technology. In order to assess the 

success of the grantee in meeting these 

goals, in addition to other information, 

the grantee’s annual performance report 

must include— 

(1) A description of State-specific and 

national technical assistance and 

training provided to support the 

improvement of Statewide AT 

Programs, PAAT programs, and AFPs, 

and the result of that technical 

assistance or training as evidenced by 

changes in the operation of Statewide 

AT Programs, PAAT programs, or AFPs 

or other relevant and identifiable 

changes; 

(2) A description of collaboration 

between the grantee and other entities 

involved in AT, and the result of that 

collaboration as evidenced by changes 

in the operation of the grantee or other 

entities, or other relevant and 

identifiable changes; 

(3) A description of the collaboration 

between the grantee and any entities to 

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which the grantee provides a 

subcontract or subgrant, and the result 

of that collaboration as evidenced by 

improved delivery of technical 

assistance and training and improved 

collaboration between entities funded 

under the AT Act at the national and 

State level or other relevant and 

identifiable improvements; and 

(4) A description of how the technical 

assistance and training needs of entities 

funded under the AT Act and entities 

not funded under the AT Act are 

identified and met, and the result of 

meeting those needs as evidenced by 

resolution of State-specific and national 

issues or other relevant and identifiable 

outcomes. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For Further Information Contact: 

Robert Groenendaal, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 5025, PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–2800. Telephone: (202) 245–7393 

or by e-mail: 

robert.groenendaal@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD, call the Federal 

Relay Service (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: February 24, 2010. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Letter From Secretary of Energy 

Accepting Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board (Board) Recommendation 

2009–2 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) is making available the February 

2, 2010, Secretary’s letter to the Board 

accepting the Board’s recommendation 

2009–2 regarding seismic safety at the 

Los Alamos National Laboratory 

Plutonium Facility. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, 

HS–1.1, 1000 Independence Ave, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE is 

making this letter available for public 

information and solicits comments from 

the public. Comments may be sent to 

the address above. The text of the 

document is below. It may also be 

viewed at: http://www.hss.energy.gov/ 

deprep/default.asp. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23, 

2010. 

Mark B. Whitaker, 

Departmental Representative to the Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board. 

February 2, 2010. 

The Honorable John E. Mansfield, Vice 

Chairman, Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana 

Avenue, NW., Suite 700, 

Washington, DC 20004. 

Dear Mr. Vice Chairman: The 

Department of Energy (DOE) 

acknowledges receipt of Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) 

Recommendation 2009–2, Los Alamos 

National Laboratory Plutonium Facility 

Seismic Safety, issued on October 26, 

2009, and I accept the recommendation. 

In December 2008, the National 

Nuclear Security Administration 

(NNSA) Los Alamos Site Office (LASO) 

approved a new Documented Safety 

Analysis (DSA) for the Plutonium 

Facility at Los Alamos National 

Laboratory (LANL), the first major 

upgrade to the Plutonium Facility’s 

Safety Basis since 1996. The DSA 

conservatively describes potentially 

high mitigated consequences to the 

maximally exposed off-site individual 

(i.e., the public) from a first-floor fire 

following a seismic event, 

approximately two orders of magnitude 

higher than our evaluation guideline for 

selecting safety class controls. 

Approval of the DSA included 

recognition of weaknesses in the 

facility’s control set and the need to 

upgrade a number of safety systems in 

order to meet DOE nuclear safety 

policies. As a result, Los Alamos 

National Security (LANS) has initiated a 

number of improvements to address 

safety issues identified in the DSA, 

including transitioning to an active 

confinement ventilation strategy. 

LANS recently submitted to LASO an 

update of the facility’s DSA that 

includes revised seismic accident 

scenarios to more accurately, but 

conservatively, evaluate the 

consequences of such scenarios. The 

DSA annual update, to be reviewed and 

approved by LASO, includes about a 

factor of 15 reduction from the previous 

DSA of the mitigated consequences to 

the maximally exposed off-site 

individual from a post-seismic fire. This 

proposed reduction is accomplished by 

establishing stricter limits to the overall 

material at risk allowed in the facility 

and by defining specific material 

quantity limits for various forms of 

material such as liquid, metal, and 

oxide and for heat-source plutonium. 

However, additional upgrades will be 

needed in order to meet DOE nuclear 

safety policies. 

A significant number of actions have 

been completed recently or are planned 

in the near future that improve the 

safety posture of the facility. For 

example, in the near term, NNSA will 

incentivize LANS to accomplish the 

following in FY 10: 

• Install an automatic seismic 

shutdown capability for non-vital 

laboratory room electrical loads that 

provides an engineered control to 

reduce laboratory room electrical 

ignition sources; 

• Develop conceptual designs for 

potential seismic upgrades to key active 

confinement ventilation subsystems and 

to the fire suppression system; 

• Robustly package or otherwise 

disposition greater than 250 kilograms 

of plutonium-equivalent material; 

• Reduce first floor material at risk 

limit by 40 percent; and 

• Complete safety class encapsulation 

of the existing inventory of heat-source 

plutonium currently stored in Russian 

Product Containers (RPCs) that will 

subsequently be stored in the vault 

water baths. 

NNSA has also provided additional 

funding to LANS for FY 10 to support 

the repackaging and disposition of 

material, risk reduction activities, and 

new generation container development. 

Also, for FY 10, LASO and LANS have 

developed performance-based 

incentives of about $1.3M for materials 

repackaging and disposition, updated 

seismic analyses, and safety upgrades to 

the Plutonium Facility. These actions in 

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