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§ 1003.6 Procedures for closing meetings 

or withholding information, and requests by 

affected persons to close a meeting. 

(a) A meeting or portion of a meeting 

may be closed and information 

pertaining to a meeting withheld under 

§ 1003.5 only by vote of a majority of 

members. 

(b) A separate vote of the members 

shall be taken with respect to each 

meeting or portion of a meeting 

proposed to be closed and with respect 

to information which is proposed to be 

withheld. A single vote may be taken 

with respect to a series of meetings or 

portions of a meeting that are proposed 

to be closed, so long as each meeting or 

portion thereof in the series involves the 

same particular matter and is scheduled 

to be held no more than 30 days after 

the initial meeting in the series. The 

vote of each member shall be recorded 

and no proxies shall be allowed. 

(c) A person whose interests may be 

directly affected by a portion of a 

meeting may request in writing that the 

Board close that portion for any of the 

reasons referred to in § 1003.5(e), (f), 

and (g). Upon the request of a member, 

a recorded vote shall be taken whether 

to close such meeting or portion thereof. 

(d) For every meeting closed, the 

General Counsel shall publicly certify 

that, in his or her opinion, the meeting 

may be closed to the public and shall 

state each relevant basis for closing the 

meeting. If the General Counsel invokes 

the bases set forth in § 1003.5(a) or (c), 

he/she shall rely upon the classification 

or designation assigned to the 

information by the originating agency. A 

copy of such certification, together with 

a statement by the presiding officer 

setting forth the time and place of the 

meeting and the persons present, shall 

be retained by the Board as part of the 

transcript, recording, or minutes 

required by § 1003.8. 

§ 1003.7 Changes following public 

announcement. 

(a) The time or place of a meeting may 

be changed following the public 

announcement described in section 

1003.4 only if the Board publicly 

announces such change at the earliest 

practicable time. Members need not 

approve such change. 

(b) The subject matter of a meeting or 

the determination of the Board to open 

or close a meeting, or a portion thereof, 

to the public may be changed following 

public announcement if: 

(1) A majority of all members 

determine by recorded vote that Board 

business so requires and that no earlier 

announcement of the change was 

possible; and 

(2) The Board publicly announces 

such change and the vote of each 

member thereon at the earliest 

practicable time. 

(c) The deletion of any subject matter 

announced for a meeting is not a change 

requiring the approval of the Board 

under subsection (b) of this section. 

§ 1003.8 Transcripts, recordings, or 

minutes of closed meetings. 

Along with the General Counsel’s 

certification and presiding officer’s 

statement referred to in § 1003.6(d), the 

Board shall maintain a complete 

transcript or electronic recording 

adequate to record fully the proceedings 

of each meeting, or a portion thereof, 

closed to the public. Alternatively, for 

any meeting closed pursuant to 

§ 1003.5(h) or (j), the Board may 

maintain a set of minutes adequate to 

record fully the proceedings, including 

a description of each of the views 

expressed on any item and the record of 

any roll call vote. 

§ 1003.9 Public availability and retention of 

transcripts, recordings, and minutes, and 

applicable fees. 

(a) The Board shall make available to 

the public the transcript, electronic 

recording, or minutes of a meeting, 

except for items of discussion or 

testimony related to matters the Board 

determines may be withheld under 

§ 1003.6. 

(b) Copies of the nonexempt portions 

of the transcripts or minutes shall be 

provided upon request at the actual 

costs of the transcription or duplication. 

(c) The Board shall maintain meeting 

transcripts, recordings, or minutes of 

each meeting closed to the public for a 

period ending at the later of two years 

following the date of the meeting, or one 

year after the conclusion of any Board 

proceeding with respect to the closed 

meeting. 

PARTS 1004–1099 [RESERVED] 

Dated: May 8, 2013. 

Claire McKenna, 

Legal Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2013–11333 Filed 5–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–B3–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2012–1180; Directorate 

Identifier 2012–CE–032–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Hawker 

Beechcraft Corporation 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Supplemental notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM); 

reopening of comment period. 

SUMMARY: We are revising an earlier 

proposed airworthiness directive (AD) 

for certain Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation (HBC) Models 58, 58TC, 

58P, 95C55, E55, and 56TC airplanes. 

That NPRM proposed requiring 

inspections of elevator balance weights 

and replacement of defective elevator 

balance weights. That NPRM was 

prompted by reports of elevator balance 

weights becoming loose or failing 

because the balance weight material was 

under strength and did not meet 

material specifications. This action 

revises that NPRM to prohibit the 

installation of designated spare parts 

and to clarify applicability. We are 

proposing this supplemental NPRM to 

correct the unsafe condition on these 

products. Since these actions impose an 

additional burden over that proposed in 

the NPRM, we are reopening the 

comment period to allow the public the 

chance to comment on these proposed 

changes. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this supplemental NPRM by July 1, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact Hawker 


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Beechcraft Corporation, B091–A04, 

10511 E. Central Ave., Wichita, Kansas 

67206; telephone: 1 (800) 429–5372 or 

(316) 676–3140; fax: (316) 676–8027; 

email: tmdc@hawkerbeechcraft.com; or 

Internet: http:// 

www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/ 

customer_support/ 

technical_and_field_support/. You may 

review copies of the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Small Airplane 

Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, 

call (816) 329–4148. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Management Facility between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD 

docket contains this proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Office 

(phone: 800–647–5527) is in the 

ADDRESSES section. Comments will be 

available in the AD docket shortly after 

receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T. 

N. Baktha, Senior Aerospace Engineer, 

FAA, Wichita ACO, 1801 Airport Road, 

Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; 

telephone: (316) 946–4155; fax: (316) 

946–4107; email: t.n.baktha@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2012–1180; Directorate Identifier 

2012–CE–032–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD because of those 

comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

We issued an NPRM to amend 14 CFR 

part 39 to include an AD that would 

apply to certain Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation (HBC) Models 58, 58TC, 

58P, 95C55, E55, and 56TC airplanes. 

That NPRM published in the Federal 

Register on November 6, 2012 (77 FR 

66566). That NPRM proposed to require 

inspections of elevator balance weights 

and replacement of defective elevator 

balance weights. The balance weight 

material was understrength and did not 

meet the material specification 

requirements. A balance weight 

looseness and/or failure could reduce 

the flutter speed and lead to loss of 

control. 

Actions Since Previous NPRM Was 

Issued 

Since we issued the previous NPRM 

(77 FR 66566, November 6, 2012), we 

identified the need to clarify the 

applicability and prohibit the 

installation of designated spare parts on 

airplanes. This change decreases the 

exposed risk by not allowing known 

faulty parts to enter into service and 

mitigates the chance of multiple 

opportunities for the same airplane to 

experience faulty part installation 

reintroducing the unsafe condtion. 

Comments 

We gave the public the opportunity to 

comment on the original NPRM (77 FR 

66566, November 6, 2012). We received 

no comments on that NPRM or on the 

determination of the cost to the public. 

FAA’s Determination 

We are proposing this supplemental 

NPRM because we evaluated all the 

relevant information and determined 

the unsafe condition described 

previously is likely to exist or develop 

in other products of the same type 

design. Certain changes described above 

expand the scope of the original NPRM 

(77 FR 66566, November 6, 2012). As a 

result, we have determined that it is 

necessary to reopen the comment period 

to provide additional opportunity for 

the public to comment on this 

supplemental NPRM. 

Proposed Requirements of the 

Supplemental NPRM 

This supplemental NPRM would 

require accomplishing the actions 

specified in the service information 

described previously. 

Costs of Compliance 

We estimate that this proposed AD 

affects 1,326 airplanes of U.S. registry. 

We estimate the following costs to 

comply with this proposed AD: 

ESTIMATED COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Cost on 

U.S. 

operators 

Inspection of the elevator balance weight .......... .5 work-hour × $85 per hour = $42.50 ............... Not applicable $42.50 $56,355 

We estimate the following costs to do 

any necessary replacements that would 

be required based on the results of the 

proposed inspection. We have no way of 

determining the number of aircraft that 

might need this replacement: 

ON-CONDITION COSTS

Action Labor cost Parts cost Cost per 

product 

Replacement of elevator balance weight ................. 1 work-hour × $85 per hour = $85 .......................................... $300 $385 

According to the manufacturer, some 

of the costs of this proposed AD may be 

covered under warranty, thereby 

reducing the cost impact on affected 

individuals. We do not control warranty 

coverage for affected individuals. As a 

result, we have included all costs in our 

cost estimate. 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

Title 49 of the United States Code 

specifies the FAA’s authority to issue 

rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, 


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section 106, describes the authority of 

the FAA Administrator. ‘‘Subtitle VII: 

Aviation Programs’’ describes in more 

detail the scope of the Agency’s 

authority. 

We are issuing this rulemaking under 

the authority described in Subtitle VII, 

Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: 

‘‘General requirements.’’ Under that 

section, Congress charges the FAA with 

promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in 

air commerce by prescribing regulations 

for practices, methods, and procedures 

the Administrator finds necessary for 

safety in air commerce. This regulation 

is within the scope of that authority 

because it addresses an unsafe condition 

that is likely to exist or develop on 

products identified in this rulemaking 

action. 

Regulatory Findings 

We determined that this proposed AD 

would not have federalism implications 

under Executive Order 13132. This 

proposed AD would not have a 

substantial direct effect on the States, on 

the relationship between the national 

Government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

For the reasons discussed above, I 

certify this proposed regulation: 

(1) Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under Executive Order 12866, 

(2) Is not a ‘‘significant rule’’ under 

the DOT Regulatory Policies and 

Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 

1979), 

(3) Will not affect intrastate aviation 

in Alaska, and 

(4) Will not have a significant 

economic impact, positive or negative, 

on a substantial number of small entities 

under the criteria of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39 

Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation 

safety, Incorporation by reference, 

Safety. 

The Proposed Amendment 

Accordingly, under the authority 

delegated to me by the Administrator, 

the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 

39 as follows: 

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS 

DIRECTIVES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 39 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701. 

§ 39.13 [Amended] 

■ 2. The FAA amends § 39.13 by adding 

the following new airworthiness 

directive (AD): 

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation: Docket No. 

FAA–2012–1180; Directorate Identifier 2012– 

CE–032–AD. 

(a) Comments Due Date 

We must receive comments by July 1, 2013. 

(b) Affected ADs 

None. 

(c) Applicability 

This AD applies to Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation (HBC) Models 58, 58TC, 58P, 

95C55, E55, and 56TC airplanes, all serial 

numbers, certificated in any category. 

(d) Subject 

Joint Aircraft System Component (JASC)/ 

Air Transport Association (ATA) of America 

Code 2730: Elevator Balance Weight. 

(e) Unsafe Condition 

This AD was prompted by reports of 

elevator balance weights becoming loose or 

failing because the balance weight material 

was under strength and did not meet material 

specifications. We are issuing this AD to 

prevent the elevator balance weights from 

becoming lose or failing, which could result 

in reduced flutter speed and lead to loss of 

control. 

(f) Compliance 

Comply with this AD within the 

compliance times specified, unless already 

done, following the instructions in Hawker 

Beechcraft Mandatory Service Bulletin SB 

55–4089, Revision 1, dated February, 2012. 

(g) Inspect Maintenance Records 

(1) For Model 58 airplanes, serial numbers 

TH–1768 through TH–2110, review the 

airplane maintenance records to determine if 

either of the elevator balance weights have 

ever been replaced. An owner/operator 

(pilot) holding at least a private pilot 

certificate is allowed to do this action. 

(i) If, as a result of the maintenance records 

check, you positively identify that one or 

both of the elevator balance weights have 

never been replaced, then complete all of the 

actions in paragraph (h) and (i), all 

subparagraphs, as applicable in this AD. 

(ii) If, as a result of the maintenance 

records check, you identify both balance 

weights have been replaced and you can 

positively identify by means of an 

Airworthiness Approval Tag (FAA Form 

8130–3) or other positive form of parts 

identification such as a shipping ticket, 

invoice, or direct ship authority letter, that 

the purchase date from Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation (HBC) on both balance weights 

is outside the date range of January 1, 1996, 

and December 31, 2005, then no further 

action is required for this AD. 

(iii) For a replaced balance weight, if you 

cannot positively identify the date of 

purchase of a balance weight from HBC, then 

you must complete all of the actions in 

paragraph (h) and (i), all subparagraphs, as 

applicable in this AD. 

(2) For Model 58 airplanes, all serial 

numbers (except TH–1768 through TH– 

2110), and Models 58TC, 58P, 95C55, E55, 

and 56TC airplanes, all serial numbers, 

review the airplane maintenance records to 

determine if the elevator balance weights 

have ever been replaced. An owner/operator 

(pilot) holding at least a private pilot 

certificate is allowed to do this action. 

(i) If, as a result of the maintenance records 

check, you positively identify that both of the 

elevator balance weights have never been 

replaced, then no further action is required 

for this AD. An owner/operator (pilot) 

holding at least a private pilot certificate is 

allowed to do this action. 

(ii) If, as a result of the maintenance 

records check, you identify that one or both 

of the balance weights have been replaced 

and you can positively identify by means of 

an Airworthiness Approval Tag (FAA Form 

8130–3) or other positive form of parts 

identification such as a shipping ticket, 

invoice, or direct ship authority letter, that 

the purchase date from HBC is outside the 

date range of January 1, 1996, and December 

31, 2005, then no further action is required 

for this AD. 

(iii) If you cannot positively identify the 

date of purchase of an aircraft balance weight 

from HBC, then you must perform all of the 

actions in paragraph (h) and (i), all 

subparagraphs, as applicable in this AD. 

(h) Inspection of Elevator Balance Weight 

Before further flight after the effective date 

of this AD and thereafter at intervals not to 

exceed 100 hours time-in-service (TIS) until 

the replacement required by this AD is done, 

inspect the elevator balance weights for 

looseness, failure, and/or working (smoking) 

fasteners and inserts. 

(i) Replacement of Elevator Balance Weight 

(1) Replace the defective elevator balance 

weight with an airworthy balance weight as 

specified in Hawker Beechcraft Mandatory 

Service Bulletin SB 55–4089, Revision 1, 

dated February, 2012, at either paragraph 

(i)(1)(i) or (i)(1)(ii) of this AD, whichever 

occurs first: 

(i) Before further flight after any inspection 

required by paragraph (g) of this AD where 

any looseness, failure, and/or working 

(smoking) fasteners and inserts are found; or, 

(ii) Within the next 200 hours TIS after the 

effective date of this AD. 

(2) Replacement of elevator balance 

weights with airworthy elevator balance 

weights terminates the 100-hour inspection 

requirement in paragraph (g) of this AD. 

(3) As of the effective date of this AD, do 

not install P/N 96–610022, P/N 96–61022–5, 

P/N 96–610022–7, and P/N 96–610022–9 

elevator balance weight assemblies, if 

originally purchased from Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation between January 1, 1996, and 

December 31, 2005, on any airplane. 

(j) Special Flight Permit 

Special flight is permitted with the 

following limitations: Maximum structural 

cruising speed (Vno) = Design Speed for 

maximum gust intensity (Vb) = 195 Knots 

Calibrated Airspeed (KCAS), or 

Vno=Vb=195KCAS. This special flight is not 

allowed into known turbulence, and the 

duration of this flight should not be more 

than a total of 10 hours TIS. 


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(k) Alternative Methods of Compliance 

(AMOCs) 

(1) The Manager, Wichita Aircraft 

Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the 

authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if 

requested using the procedures found in 14 

CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, 

send your request to your principal inspector 

or local Flight Standards District Office, as 

appropriate. If sending information directly 

to the manager of the ACO, send it to the 

attention of the person identified in the 

Related Information section of this AD. 

(2) Before using any approved AMOC, 

notify your appropriate principal inspector, 

or lacking a principal inspector, the manager 

of the local flight standards district office/ 

certificate holding district office. 

(l) Related Information 

(1) For more information about this AD, 

contact T. N. Baktha, Senior Aerospace 

Engineer, FAA, Wichita ACO, 1801 Airport 

Road, Room 100, Wichita, Kansas 67209; 

telephone: (316) 946–4155; fax: (316) 946– 

4107; email: t.n.baktha@faa.gov. 

(2) For service information identified in 

this AD, contact Hawker Beechcraft 

Corporation, B091–A04, 10511 E. Central 

Ave., Wichita, Kansas 67206; telephone: 1 

(800) 429–5372 or (316) 676–3140; fax: (316) 

676–8027; email: 

tmdc@hawkerbeechcraft.com; or Internet: 

http://www.hawkerbeechcraft.com/ 

customer_support/ 

technical_and_field_support/. You may 

review copies of the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Small Airplane 

Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City, 

Missouri 64106. For information on the 

availability of this material at the FAA, call 

(816) 329–4148. 

Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 8, 

2013. 

Earl Lawrence, 

Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft 

Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–11535 Filed 5–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

[CFDA Number: 84.133B–11] 

Proposed Priority—National Institute 

on Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research—Rehabilitation Research 

and Training Centers 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Proposed priority. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services proposes a priority under the 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Center (RRTC) Program administered by 

the National Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). 

Specifically, this notice proposes a 

priority for an RRTC on Community 

Living Policy. We take this action to 

focus research attention on areas of 

national need. We intend the priority to 

contribute to improved outcomes in this 

area for individuals with disabilities. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before June 14, 2013. 

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 email, use the following address: 

marlene.spencer@ed.gov. You must 

include the phrase ‘‘Proposed Priority 

for an RRTC on Community Living 

Policy’’ in the subject line of your 

electronic message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Spencer. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7532 or by email: 

marlene.spencer@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

proposed priority is in concert with 

NIDRR’s Long-Range Plan for Fiscal 

Years 2013–2017 (Plan). The Plan, 

which was published in the Federal 

Register on April 4, 2013 (78 FR 20299), 

can be accessed on the Internet at the 

following site: www.ed.gov/about/ 

offices/list/osers/nidrr/policy.html. 

Through the implementation of the 

Plan, NIDRR seeks to improve outcomes 

for individuals with disabilities in the 

domains of health and function, 

employment, and community living and 

participation through comprehensive 

programs of research, engineering, 

training, technical assistance, and 

knowledge translation and 

dissemination. The Plan reflects 

NIDRR’s commitment to quality, 

relevance, and balance in its programs 

to ensure appropriate attention to all 

aspects of well-being of individuals 

with disabilities and to all types and 

degrees of disability, including lowincidence and severe disabilities. 

This notice proposes a priority that 

NIDRR intends to use for one or more 

competitions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 

and possibly later years. However, 

nothing precludes NIDRR from 

publishing additional priorities, if 

needed. Furthermore, NIDRR is under 

no obligation to make an award using 

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 

priority. To ensure that your comments 

have maximum effect in developing the 

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 Orders 12866 

and 13563 and their 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., PCP, 

Washington, DC, between the hours of 

8:30 a.m. and 4:00 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). 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Centers 

The purpose of the RRTCs, which are 

funded through the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program, is to achieve the goals 

of, and improve the effectiveness of, 

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