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resources projects can leverage in order 

to provide the services consumers need; 

(5) Provide training on how the 

AIVRS projects can improve inter- and 

intra-tribal communication regarding 

confidentiality and the development of 

cooperative agreements with State VR 

agencies and Federal entities (e.g., the 

Department of the Interior and the 

Bureau of Indian Affairs); 

(6) Provide technical assistance on 

methods associated with measuring 

project performance, including the 

development of goals, performance 

measures, and efficiency models, and on 

the reporting of performance data; 

(7) Identify other technical assistance 

and training needs of the AIVRS 

projects; 

(8) Provide technical assistance to 

AIVRS project directors that will allow 

them to develop the skills and capacity 

necessary to train AIVRS project staff 

themselves and build an infrastructure 

that sustains training and technical 

assistance for these projects; and 

(9) Collaborate with the regional 

TACE centers to ensure that the services 

provided by the AIVRS TA Center and 

the TACE centers complement, and do 

not unnecessarily duplicate, each other. 

Types of Priorities: 

When inviting applications for a 

competition using one or more 

priorities, we designate the type of each 

priority as absolute, competitive 

preference, or invitational through a 

notice in the Federal Register. The 

effect of each type of priority follows: 

Absolute priority: Under an absolute 

priority, we consider only applications 

that meet the priority (34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3)). 

Competitive preference priority: 

Under a competitive preference priority, 

we give competitive preference to an 

application by (1) awarding additional 

points, depending on the extent to 

which the application meets the priority 

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

an application that meets the priority 

over an application of comparable merit 

that does not meet the priority (34 CFR 

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

Invitational priority: Under an 

invitational priority, we are particularly 

interested in applications that meet the 

priority. However, we do not give an 

application that meets the priority a 

preference over other applications (34 

CFR 75.105(c)(1)). 

This notice does not preclude us from 

proposing additional priorities, 

requirements, definitions, or selection 

criteria, subject to meeting applicable 

rulemaking requirements. 

Note: This notice does not solicit 

applications. In any year in which we choose 

to use this priority, we invite applications 

through a notice in the Federal Register. 

Executive Order 12866: This notice 

has been reviewed in accordance with 

Executive Order 12866. Under the terms 

of the order, we have assessed the 

potential costs and benefits of this 

proposed regulatory action. 

The potential costs associated with 

this final regulatory action are those 

resulting from statutory requirements 

and those we have determined as 

necessary for administering this 

program effectively and efficiently. 

In assessing the potential costs and 

benefits—both quantitative and 

qualitative—of this final regulatory 

action, we have determined that the 

benefits of the final priority justify the 

costs. 

We have determined, also, that this 

final regulatory action does not unduly 

interfere with State, local, and tribal 

governments in the exercise of their 

governmental functions. 

We summarized the costs and benefits 

of this regulatory action in the notice of 

proposed priority. 

Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. One of the objectives of the 

Executive order is to foster an 

intergovernmental partnership and a 

strengthened federalism. The Executive 

order relies on processes developed by 

State and local governments for 

coordination and review of proposed 

Federal financial assistance. 

This document provides early 

notification of our specific plans and 

actions for this program. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

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

print, audiotape, or 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. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11606 Filed 5–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)— 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program— 

Disability Rehabilitation Research 

Project (DRRP)—International 

Exchange of Knowledge and Experts 

in Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.133A–6. 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed priority for 

a DRRP. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services proposes a priority for the 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program 

administered by NIDRR. Specifically, 

this notice proposes a priority for a 

DRRP. The Assistant Secretary may use 

this priority for a competition in fiscal 

year (FY) 2010 and later years. We take 

this action to focus research attention on 

areas of national need. We intend this 

priority to improve rehabilitation 

services and outcomes for individuals 

with disabilities. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before June 14, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

this notice to Marlene Spencer, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 5133, Potomac 

Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202– 

2700. 

If you prefer to send your comments 

by e-mail, use the following address: 

marlene.spencer@ed.gov. You must 

include ‘‘Proposed Priority for a DRRP 

on International Exchange of Knowledge 

and Experts’’ in the subject line of your 

electronic message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Spencer. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7532 or by e-mail: 

marlene.spencer@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), call the 

Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice of proposed priority is in concert 

with NIDRR’s Final Long-Range Plan for 

FY 2005–2009 (Plan). The Plan, which 

was published in the Federal Register 

on February 15, 2006 (71 FR 8165), can 

be accessed on the Internet at the 

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

about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/ 

policy.html. 

Through the implementation of the 

Plan, NIDRR seeks to: (1) Improve the 

quality and utility of disability and 

rehabilitation research; (2) foster an 

exchange of expertise, information, and 

training to facilitate the advancement of 

knowledge and understanding of the 

unique needs of traditionally 

underserved populations; (3) determine 

best strategies and programs to improve 

rehabilitation outcomes for underserved 

populations; (4) identify research gaps; 

(5) identify mechanisms of integrating 

research and practice; and (6) 

disseminate findings. 

This notice proposes a priority that 

NIDRR intends to use for DRRP 

competitions in FY 2010 and possibly 

later years. However, nothing precludes 

NIDRR from publishing additional 

priorities, if needed. Furthermore, 

NIDRR is under no obligation to make 

an award for this priority. The decision 

to make an award will be based on the 

quality of applications received and 

available funding. 

Invitation to Comment: We invite you 

to submit comments regarding this 

notice. To ensure that your comments 

have maximum effect in developing the 

notice of final priority, we urge you to 

identify clearly the specific topic that 

each comment addresses. 

We invite you to assist us in 

complying with the specific 

requirements of Executive Order 12866 

and its overall requirement of reducing 

regulatory burden that might result from 

this proposed priority. Please let us 

know of any further ways we could 

reduce potential costs or increase 

potential benefits while preserving the 

effective and efficient administration of 

the program. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all public comments 

about this proposed priority in room 

5133, 550 12th Street, SW., Potomac 

Center Plaza, Washington, DC, between 

the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, Monday through 

Friday of each week except Federal 

holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals with 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record: On request we will 

provide an appropriate accommodation 

or auxiliary aid to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments or other 

documents in the public rulemaking 

record for this notice. If you want to 

schedule an appointment for this type of 

accommodation or auxiliary aid, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers Program 

is to plan and conduct research, 

demonstration projects, training, and 

related activities, including 

international activities, to develop 

methods, procedures, and rehabilitation 

technology, that maximize the full 

inclusion and integration into society, 

employment, independent living, family 

support, and economic and social selfsufficiency of individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most severe disabilities, and to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation 

Act). 

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

and 764(b)(6). 

Applicable Program Regulations: 34 

CFR part 350. 

Proposed Priority: 

This notice contains one proposed 

priority. International Exchange of 

Knowledge and Experts in Disability 

and Rehabilitation Research. 

Background 

The Rehabilitation Act provides that 

NIDRR may award grants to conduct a 

program for international rehabilitation 

research, demonstration, and training 

(29 U.S.C. 764(b)(6)). The purposes of 

NIDRR’s international disability and 

rehabilitation research program are to— 

1. Develop new knowledge and 

methods in the rehabilitation of 

individuals with disabilities in the 

United States; 

2. Cooperate with and assist in 

developing and sharing information 

found useful in other nations in the 

rehabilitation of individuals with 

disabilities; and 

3. Initiate a program to exchange 

experts and technical assistance in the 

field of rehabilitation of individuals 

with disabilities with other nations as a 

means of increasing the levels of skill of 

rehabilitation personnel. 

The international program is a 

component of NIDRR’s overall 

knowledge translation (KT) effort. 

NIDRR adopted the conceptual 

framework of KT to help guide its efforts 

to promote the effective use of highquality findings from disability and 

rehabilitation research and development 

(R&D). In this regard, KT refers to a 

multidimensional, active process of 

ensuring that new knowledge and 

products gained via R&D will be used to 

improve the lives of individuals with 

disabilities and to promote their full 

participation in society. KT includes the 

assessment of research findings to 

ensure that information to be 

disseminated is based on scientifically 

rigorous research and is relevant to key 

stakeholders (e.g., rehabilitation service 

providers, educators, clinicians, and 

individuals with disabilities and their 

families). We have incorporated these 

core elements into this proposed 

priority. 

For more than two decades, NIDRR 

has promoted the sharing of information 

and products generated by disability 

and rehabilitation R&D in the United 

States (U.S.) and other countries. For 

example, NIDRR has sponsored the 

development of the Database of 

International Rehabilitation Research at 

the Center for International 

Rehabilitation Research Information and 

Exchange (CIRRIE, 2009). This database 

includes almost 90,000 citations from 

international rehabilitation research 

projects conducted outside of the U.S. 

(CIRRIE, 2009). It has been used as a 

source of data for systematic reviews on 

diverse disability and rehabilitation 

topics, such as virtual reality training 

applications (Erren-Wolters, van Dijk, 

de Kort, Ijzerman, & Jannink, 2007) and 

best practices for treating individuals 

with hip fracture (Beaupre, Jones, 

Saunders, Johnston, Buckingham, & 

Majumdar, 2005). 

NIDRR funding of international R&D 

activities also has led to new methods 

for providing access to prosthetics (Wu, 

Casanova, & Smith, 2004) and 

wheelchairs (Armstrong, Reisinger, & 

Smith, 2007) for individuals with 

disabilities in developing countries. 

Additionally, NIDRR has sponsored the 

exchange of researchers between the 

U.S. and other countries to share 

international perspectives on the 

experience of individuals with 

disabilities and on the research 

approaches for creating knowledge to 

promote the independence and well 

being of individuals with disabilities 

(see CIRRIE, 2009). 

The knowledge base generated by 

disability and rehabilitation researchers 

is growing in the U.S. and in other 

countries. New and improved methods 

for the efficient international exchange 

of this information and expertise will 

help shape future disability and 

rehabilitation R&D and will facilitate 

research-based rehabilitation practice in 

the U.S. and in other countries. 

References 

Armstrong, W., Reisinger, K., & Smith, W. 


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(2007). Evaluation of CIR-whirlwind 

wheelchair and service provision in 

Afghanistan. Disability and 

Rehabilitation, 29(11–12), 935–948. 

Beaupre, L., Jones, C., Saunders, L., Johnston, 

D., Buckingham, J., & Majumdar, S. 

(2005). Best practices for elderly hip 

fracture patients: A systematic overview 

of the evidence. Journal of General 

Internal Medicine, 20(11), 1019–1025. 

CIRRIE. (2009). Center for International 

Rehabilitation Research Information and 

Exchange. See http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/ 

index.php. 

Erron-Wolters, C., Van Dijk, H., de Kort, A., 

Ijzerman, M., & Jannink, M. (2007). 

Virtual reality for mobility devices: 

Training applications and clinical 

results: A review. International Journal 

of Rehabilitation Research, 30, 91–96. 

Wu, Y., Casanova, H., Smith, W. (2004). CIR 

casting system: A new approach for 

making transtibial sockets. Technical 

Brief, from REHABDATA database. See 

http://www.naric.com/research/ 

record.cfm?search=2&rec=103139. 

Proposed Priority: The Assistant 

Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services proposes a 

priority for a Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Project (DRRP) 

to serve as a Center for International 

Exchange of Knowledge and Experts in 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

(Center). This Center must promote 

improved education, employment, 

health, and community living outcomes 

for individuals with disabilities by 

developing and implementing methods 

for the international exchange of 

knowledge generated by disability and 

rehabilitation research and development 

(R&D). Under this priority, the Center 

must contribute to the following 

outcomes: 

(a) A well-maintained, publicly 

accessible, and searchable database 

containing citations of publications 

from disability and rehabilitation R&D 

that was conducted in other countries. 

The Center must contribute to this 

outcome by assuming the operation of 

an existing database presently operated 

by the Center for International 

Rehabilitation Research Exchange 

(CIRRIE). The Center must establish 

sound strategies and approaches to 

ensure that the database is 

comprehensive, easy to use, and up-todate at all times. 

(b) Improved methods for the 

identification and domestic 

dissemination of findings from R&D 

generated by disability and 

rehabilitation R&D personnel in other 

countries. The Center must contribute to 

this outcome by developing or 

identifying, evaluating, and applying 

methods for the identification of 

research findings to be disseminated in 

the U.S. The application of these 

methods must lead to information on 

the methodological rigor with which the 

R&D was conducted, as well as the 

relevance of findings to U.S. 

stakeholders (e.g., researchers, 

rehabilitation service providers, 

educators, clinicians, and individuals 

with disabilities and their families). The 

Center also must identify or develop, 

and then evaluate and implement, 

sustainable methods for domestic 

dissemination of relevant findings 

produced by disability and 

rehabilitation R&D personnel from other 

countries. Given the breadth of 

disability and rehabilitation R&D 

conducted in countries outside of the 

U.S. and the large number of countries 

or global regions that produce disability 

and rehabilitation R&D, applicants must 

propose and justify the specific 

substantive area of disability and 

rehabilitation research upon which they 

will focus. Applicants must also 

propose and justify the countries or 

global regions they will target as the 

sources of disability and rehabilitation 

R&D. 

(c) Improved cross-cultural and crossnational awareness and expertise among 

personnel from NIDRR-funded grants. 

The Center must contribute to this 

outcome by administering an 

international exchange of R&D 

personnel from NIDRR-funded projects 

and disability and rehabilitation R&D 

personnel from other countries. The 

Center must establish criteria for 

reviewing and selecting personnel to 

participate in the exchange. These 

criteria must emphasize the extent to 

which proposed exchanges will promote 

cross-cultural and cross-national 

awareness and expertise among NIDRR 

grantees and contribute to the quality 

and relevance of disability and 

rehabilitation research conducted in the 

U.S. 

Types of Priorities 

When inviting applications for a 

competition using one or more 

priorities, we designate the type of each 

priority as absolute, competitive 

preference, or invitational through a 

notice in the Federal Register. The 

effect of each type of priority follows: 

Absolute priority: Under an absolute 

priority, we consider only applications 

that meet the priority (34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3)). 

Competitive preference priority: 

Under a competitive preference priority, 

we give competitive preference to an 

application by (1) awarding additional 

points, depending on the extent to 

which the application meets the priority 

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

an application that meets the priority 

over an application of comparable merit 

that does not meet the priority (34 CFR 

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

Invitational priority: Under an 

invitational priority, we are particularly 

interested in applications that meet the 

priority. However, we do not give an 

application that meets the priority a 

preference over other applications (34 

CFR 75.105(c)(1)). 

Final Priority: We will announce the 

final priority in a notice in the Federal 

Register. We will determine the final 

priority after considering responses to 

this notice and other information 

available to the Department. This notice 

does not preclude us from proposing 

additional priorities, requirements, 

definitions, or selection criteria, subject 

to meeting applicable rulemaking 

requirements. 

Note: This notice does not solicit 

applications. In any year in which we choose 

to use this priority, we invite applications 

through a notice in the Federal Register. 

Executive Order 12866: This notice 

has been reviewed in accordance with 

Executive Order 12866. Under the terms 

of the order, we have assessed the 

potential costs and benefits of this 

proposed regulatory action. 

The potential costs associated with 

this proposed regulatory action are 

those resulting from statutory 

requirements and those we have 

determined as necessary for 

administering this program effectively 

and efficiently. 

In assessing the potential costs and 

benefits—both quantitative and 

qualitative—of this proposed regulatory 

action, we have determined that the 

benefits of the proposed priority justify 

the costs. 

Discussion of Costs and Benefits: The 

benefits of the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Programs have been well 

established over the years in that similar 

projects have been completed 

successfully. This proposed priority will 

generate new knowledge through 

research and development. Another 

benefit of this proposed priority is that 

the establishment of a new DRRP will 

improve the lives of individuals with 

disabilities. The new DRRP will 

generate, disseminate, and promote the 

use of new information that will 

improve the options for individuals 

with disabilities to perform regular 

activities in the community. 

Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 


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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. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11618 Filed 5–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)— 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program— 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Centers (RRTCs)—Effective Vocational 

Rehabilitation (VR) Service Delivery 

Practices 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.133B–8 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed priority. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services proposes a priority for the 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program 

administered by NIDRR. Specifically, 

this notice proposes a priority for an 

RRTC on Effective Vocational 

Rehabilitation (VR) Service Delivery 

Practices. The Assistant Secretary may 

use this priority for competitions in 

fiscal year (FY) 2010 and later years. We 

take this action to focus research 

attention on areas of national need. We 

intend this priority to improve 

rehabilitation services and outcomes for 

individuals with disabilities. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before June 14, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

this notice to Marlene Spencer, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 5133, Potomac 

Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 

20202–2700. 

If you prefer to send your comments 

by e-mail, use the following address: 

marlene.spencer@ed.gov. You must 

include the term ‘‘Proposed Priority for 

a Center on Effective Vocational 

Rehabilitation Service Delivery 

Practices’’ in the subject line of your 

electronic message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Spencer. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7532 or by e-mail: 

marlene.spencer@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: This 

notice of proposed priority is in concert 

with NIDRR’s Final Long-Range Plan for 

FY 2005–2009 (Plan). The Plan, which 

was published in the Federal Register 

on February 15, 2006 (71 FR 8165), can 

be accessed on the Internet at the 

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

about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/ 

policy.html. 

Through the implementation of the 

Plan, NIDRR seeks to: (1) Improve the 

quality and utility of disability and 

rehabilitation research; (2) foster an 

exchange of expertise, information, and 

training to facilitate the advancement of 

knowledge and understanding of the 

unique needs of traditionally 

underserved populations; (3) determine 

best strategies and programs to improve 

rehabilitation outcomes for underserved 

populations; (4) identify research gaps; 

(5) identify mechanisms of integrating 

research and practice; and (6) 

disseminate findings. 

This notice proposes a priority that 

NIDRR intends to use for RRTC 

competitions in FY 2010 and possibly 

later years. However, nothing precludes 

NIDRR from publishing additional 

priorities, if needed. Furthermore, 

NIDRR is under no obligation to make 

an award for this priority. The decision 

to make an award will be based on the 

quality of applications received and 

available funding. 

Invitation to Comment: We invite you 

to submit comments regarding this 

notice. To ensure that your comments 

have maximum effect in developing the 

notice of final priority, we urge you to 

identify clearly the specific topic that 

each comment addresses. 

We invite you to assist us in 

complying with the specific 

requirements of Executive Order 12866 

and its overall requirement of reducing 

regulatory burden that might result from 

this proposed priority. Please let us 

know of any further ways we could 

reduce potential costs or increase 

potential benefits while preserving the 

effective and efficient administration of 

the program. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all public comments 

about this notice in Room 5133, 550 

12th Street, SW., PCP, Washington, DC, 

between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 

p.m., Washington, DC time, Monday 

through Friday of each week except 

Federal holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals with 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record: On request we will 

provide an appropriate accommodation 

or auxiliary aid to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments or other 

documents in the public rulemaking 

record for this notice. If you want to 

schedule an appointment for this type of 

accommodation or auxiliary aid, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers Program 

is to plan and conduct research, 

demonstration projects, training, and 

related activities, to develop methods, 

procedures, and rehabilitation 

technology that maximize the full 

inclusion and integration into society, 

employment, independent living, family 

support, and economic and social selfsufficiency of individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most severe disabilities, and to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation 

Act) (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.). 

RRTC Program 

The purpose of the RRTC program is 

to improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

through advanced research, training, 

technical assistance, and dissemination 

activities in general problem areas, as 

specified by NIDRR. Such activities are 

designed to benefit rehabilitation 

service providers, individuals with 

disabilities, and the family members or 

other authorized representatives of 

individuals with disabilities. In 

addition, NIDRR intends to require all 

RRTC applicants to meet the 

requirements of the General 


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