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rehabilitation units in providing 

vocational rehabilitation and other 

rehabilitation services and personnel in 

centers for independent living. In order 

to measure the success of RRCEPs in 

meeting this goal, each RRCEP’s 

cooperative agreement with the 

Rehabilitation Services Administration 

(RSA) requires the conduct of an 

evaluation of RRCEP training activities. 

Therefore, in annual performance 

reports RRCEPs are required to provide 

specific information on the number of 

training activities, the topics of each 

training program, the number of 

participants served, the target groups 

represented by participants, and 

summary data from participant 

evaluations. Performance measures 

established for the RRCEP are the 

percentage of training participants who 

report an increase in their knowledge, 

skills, and abilities and the percentage 

of training participants who report the 

training is relevant to their employment. 

These data allow RSA to measure 

results against the regional needs 

assessment conducted by the RRCEP 

and against the goal of upgrading the 

skills of personnel currently employed 

in CRPs that cooperate with State 

vocational rehabilitation units in 

providing vocational rehabilitation and 

other rehabilitation services and centers 

for independent living. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For Further Information Contact: 

Christine Marschall, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 5053, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–2800. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7429 or by e-mail: 

Christine.Marschall@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed in this section. 

VIII. Other Information 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You may 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. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

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888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 

DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

Note: The official version of this document 

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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: March 1, 2007. 

John H. Hager, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. E7–3889 Filed 3–5–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Redesign of the Rehabilitation 

Services Administration Rehabilitation 

Training Program 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments 

and recommendations on the 

Rehabilitation Services Administration 

(RSA) Rehabilitation Training Program. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services solicits comments and 

recommendations concerning the RSA 

Rehabilitation Training program. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

at one of the addresses provided in the 

ADDRESSES section no later than 5 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on April 5, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments and 

recommendations to: Timothy Muzzio 

at the Rehabilitation Services 

Administration, through the Internet at 

the following address: 

Timothy.Muzzio@ed.gov. 

You must include the term 

‘‘Comments on the RSA Rehabilitation 

Training Program’’ in the subject line of 

your electronic message. 

If you prefer, you may address your 

comments to Dr. Muzzio, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Potomac Center Plaza, 

room 5157, Washington, DC 20202–

2800. Please submit your comments 

only one time, in order to ensure that 

we do not receive duplicate copies. 

All first-class and Priority mail sent to 

the Department is put through an 

irradiation process, which can result in 

lengthy delays in mail delivery. Please 

keep this in mind when sending your 

comments and please consider using 

commercial delivery services or e-mail 

in order to ensure timely delivery of 

your comments and recommendations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy C. Muzzio, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., 

Potomac Center Plaza, room 5052, 

Washington, DC 20202. Telephone (202) 

245–7458. Fax: (202) 245–6824. 

Internet: Timothy.Muzzio@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

(202) 205–5538. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) by 

contacting the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Invitation To Comment 

We invite you to submit comments 

and recommendations regarding the 

RSA Rehabilitation Training program. 

We encourage you to make your 

comments and recommendations as 

specific as possible. Also, if appropriate 

to your comment or recommendation, 

please identify the specific provision in 

the statute authorizing the RSA 

Rehabilitation Training program or the 

particular category of training that is the 

subject of your comment or 

recommendation; identify the issue, if 

any, outlined elsewhere in this notice, 

to which your comment or 

recommendation pertains; clearly 

describe your comment or 

recommendation; provide a rationale 

supporting each recommendation; and 

specify how the proposed change will 

improve the overall program. 

Please include the following with 

your comments and recommendations: 

A description of your involvement in 

vocational rehabilitation (VR) or the 

RSA Rehabilitation Training program, as 

well as your role, if any (e.g., consumer, 

counselor, service provider, 

administrator, educator, or researcher). 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all public comments 

about this notice in room 5053, Potomac 

Center Plaza, 550 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, between the hours of 

8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Eastern Time, 

Monday through Friday of each week 

except Federal holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities in Reviewing the Comments 

On request, we will supply an 

appropriate aid, such as a reader or 

print magnifier, to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments and 

recommendations. If you want to 

schedule an appointment for this type of 

aid, please contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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authorized by title III of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended 

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

Rehabilitation Training program is 

designed to assist in increasing the 

numbers of, and upgrading the skills of, 

qualified personnel who are trained in 

providing vocational, medical, social, 

and psychological rehabilitation 

services. 

The Secretary is authorized to award 

grants and contracts to pay part of the 

costs of projects for the following types 

of projects: 

(1) Grants that provide training, 

traineeships, and related activities, 

including the provision of technical 

assistance, to assist in increasing the 

numbers of qualified personnel trained 

in providing rehabilitation services and 

other services provided under the Act to 

individuals with disabilities. 

(2) Grants to train qualified 

interpreters to meet the communication 

needs of individuals who are deaf or 

hard of hearing and individuals who are 

deaf-blind. 

(3) Grants to provide technical 

assistance to State-designated agencies 

and community rehabilitation programs. 

(4) Grants to provide in-service 

training for rehabilitation personnel, 

consistent with the needs identified 

through the comprehensive system for 

personnel development required by 

section 101(a)(7) of the Act. 

The Department may provide 

financial assistance through six training 

programs: 

(1) Rehabilitation Long-Term 

Training. 

(2) Rehabilitation Continuing 

Education Programs. 

(3) State Vocational Rehabilitation 

Unit In-Service Training. 

(4) Training of Interpreters for 

Individuals Who Are Deaf and 

Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind. 

(5) Rehabilitation Short-Term 

Training. 

(6) Experimental and Innovative 

Training. 

In fiscal year 2006, the RSA training 

program was funded at $38,437,740. 

The program allocated its funds as 

follows: 

Rehabilitation Long-Term Training 

(CFDA * 84.129) ............................ $19,653,820 

Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs (CFDA 84.264) .. 10,061,982 

State Vocational Rehabilitation Unit 

In-Service Training (CFDA 

84.275) ........................................... 5,765,661 

Training of Interpreters for Individuals Who Are Deaf and Individuals Who Are Deaf-Blind (CFDA 

84.160) ........................................... 2,097,361 

Rehabilitation Short-Term Training(including the Clearinghouse) 

(CFDA 84.246 and 84.275) ........... 749,992 

Experimental and Innovative Training (CFDA 84.263) ........................ 0 

Other (required set-asides, peer review, etc) ....................................... 108,924 

Total .................................................. 38,437,740 

*CFDA: Code of Federal Domestic Assistance number. 

(See the following web page for more information: http://web99.ed.gov/GTEP/ 

Program2.nsf) 

RSA is considering whether to 

redesign the RSA Rehabilitation 

Training program in order to—

(1) Increase the number of qualified 

individuals who are available to work in 

the State vocational rehabilitation 

agencies and associated programs; and 

(2) Maximize the efficiency and 

responsiveness of programs that provide 

education to meet the training and 

education needs in the rehabilitation 

field. 

We are interested in obtaining public 

input to help identify any current 

program needs and possible future 

strategies for program improvement. We 

are particularly interested in comments 

from individuals with disabilities; their 

parents, families, guardians, advocates, 

and authorized representatives; and 

those entities and individuals serving 

individuals with disabilities under the 

Act, including State vocational 

rehabilitation agencies, centers for 

independent living, and educators who 

prepare individuals who work in the 

vocational rehabilitation field. 

We are specifically interested in 

comments that address the following 

issues: 

1. The need for more vocational 

rehabilitation counselors and how the 

training authority can be used to help 

State agencies meet the demand for 

rehabilitation professionals. 

Specifically, we seek input on the 

following: 

a. How to more effectively recruit 

individuals into the rehabilitation 

professions and counselor training 

programs and State VR agencies. 

b. How to increase the capacity of 

training programs to produce more 

graduates. 

c. How to improve the scholarship 

program to help meet national demand 

for rehabilitation professionals by State 

VR agencies. 

d. How to improve the geographic 

availability of scholarships to students. 

e. Other related issues. 

2. Rehabilitation Continuing 

Education Programs (RCEPs) and inservice training grants to State VR 

agencies. These two grant programs 

address overlapping issues. In addition, 

the program funds two types of RCEPs, 

one type serving primarily State VR 

agencies and the other serving primarily 

community rehabilitation programs. We 

seek input on the following: 

a. The role and effectiveness of the 

RCEP program in meeting the needs of 

State VR agencies and community 

rehabilitation programs for training. 

b. How to improve coordination 

among in-service training programs. 

c. The effectiveness of the in-service 

training program in meeting the training 

needs identified in the Comprehensive 

System of Personnel Development. 

d. Other related issues. 

3. The need for and recommended 

approaches for providing technical 

assistance and training to State agencies 

to improve program outcomes. 

4. Other issues regarding the RSA 

Rehabilitation Training program. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You may 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. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1–

888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 

DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

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. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 701 et seq. 

Dated: March 1, 2007. 

John H. Hager, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. E7–3887 Filed 3–5–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Privacy Act of 1974; Establishment of 

a New System of Records 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) is publishing a notice of system 

of records, DOE–63, ‘‘Personal Identity 

Verification (PIV) Files.’’ The system is 

created for the secure storage of 

information from and about applicants 

for a DOE PIV credential (security 

badge) that is issued in compliance with 

Homeland Security Presidential 

Directive (HSPD) 12, Policy for a 

Common Identification Standard for 

Federal Employees and Contractors. The 


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