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we do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

8. Taking of Private Property 

This rule will not cause a taking of 

private property or otherwise have 

taking implications under Executive 

Order 12630, Governmental Actions and 

Interference with Constitutionally 

Protected Property Rights. 

9. Civil Justice Reform 

This rule meets applicable standards 

in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of Executive 

Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to 

minimize litigation, eliminate 

ambiguity, and reduce burden. 

10. Protection of Children 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Executive Order 13045, Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks. This rule is not 

an economically significant rule and 

does not create an environmental risk to 

health or risk to safety that may 

disproportionately affect children. 

11. Indian Tribal Governments 

This rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. 

12. Energy Effects 

This action is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under Executive Order 

13211, Actions Concerning Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. 

13. Technical Standards 

This rule does not use technical 

standards. Therefore, we did not 

consider the use of voluntary consensus 

standards. 

14. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Management Directive 023–01 and 

Commandant Instruction M16475.lD, 

which guide the Coast Guard in 

complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have determined that this action is one 

of a category of actions that do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule involves the 

establishment of a safety zone and, 

therefore it is categorically excluded 

from further review under paragraph 

34(g) of Figure 2–1 of the Commandant 

Instruction. An environmental analysis 

checklist supporting this determination 

and a Categorical Exclusion 

Determination are available in the 

docket where indicated under 

ADDRESSES. We seek any comments or 

information that may lead to the 

discovery of a significant environmental 

impact from this rule. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. 

Chapters 701, 3306, 3703; 50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Pub. L. 107–295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department 

of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T09–0556 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T09–0556 Safety Zone; Columbus 

Road Bridge Installation, Cuyahoga River, 

Cleveland, OH. 

(a) Location. This safety zone will 

encompass all waters of the Cuyahoga 

River 1000 feet upriver and 1000 feet 

down river of the Columbus Road 

Bridge in position 41°29′16.4′′ N, 

081°42′01.7′′ W, (NAD 83). 

(b) Enforcement period. This section 

will be enforced from 6 a.m. July 28, 

2014 to 6 a.m. August 1, 2014. 

(c) Regulations. (1) Under general 

regulations in § 165.23, entry into, 

transiting, or anchoring within the 

safety zone described in paragraph (a) of 

this temporary section is prohibited 

unless authorized by the Captain of the 

Port Buffalo or his designated on-scene 

representative. 

(2) This safety zone is closed to all 

vessel traffic, except as may be 

permitted by the Captain of the Port 

Buffalo or his designated on-scene 

representative. 

(3) The ‘‘on-scene representative’’ of 

the Captain of the Port Buffalo is any 

Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or 

petty officer who has been designated 

by the Captain of the Port Buffalo to act 

on his behalf. 

(4) To seek permission to enter or 

operate within the safety zone, vessel 

operators or other persons must contact 

the Captain of the Port Buffalo or his onscene representative to obtain 

permission to do so. The Captain of the 

Port Buffalo, or his on-scene 

representative may be contacted via 

VHF Channel 16. Vessel operators given 

permission to enter or operate in the 

safety zone must comply with all 

directions given to them by the Captain 

of the Port Buffalo, or his on-scene 

representative. 

Dated: July 10, 2014. 

B.W. Roche, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Buffalo. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

[Docket ID ED–2014–OSERS–0028] 

Final Priority; National Institute on 

Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research—Rehabilitation Research 

and Training Centers 

[CFDA Number: 84.133B–1.] 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Final priority. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services announces a priority for the 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Center (RRTC) Program administered by 

the National Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). 

Specifically, we announce a priority for 

an RRTC on Vocational Rehabilitation 

Practices for Youth and Young Adults. 

The Assistant Secretary may use this 

priority for competitions in fiscal year 

(FY) 2014 and later years. We take this 

action to focus research attention on an 

area of national need. We intend for this 

priority to contribute to improved 

outcomes for youth and young adults 

with disabilities in the State Vocational 

Rehabilitation Services program. 

DATES: Effective Date: This priority is 

effective August 27, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Barrett, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

room 5142, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), 

Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Telephone: (202) 245–6211 or by email: 

patricia.barrett@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– 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 self-sufficiency 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, 

services authorized under the 

Rehabilitation Act through welldesigned research, training, technical 

assistance, and dissemination activities 

in important topical areas. These 

activities are designed to benefit 

rehabilitation service providers, 

individuals with disabilities, family 

members, policymakers, and other 

research stakeholders. Additional 

information on the RRTC program can 

be found at: http://www2.ed.gov/

programs/rrtc/index.html. 

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

764(b)(2)(A). 

Applicable Program Regulations: 34 

CFR part 350. 

We published a notice of proposed 

priority (NPP) for this program in the 

Federal Register on May 27, 2014 (79 

FR 30056). That notice contained 

background information and our reasons 

for proposing the particular priority. 

There are no differences between the 

proposed priority and this final priority. 

Public Comment: In response to our 

invitation in the notice of proposed 

priority, three parties submitted 

comments on the proposed priority. 

Generally, we do not address 

technical and other minor changes. In 

addition, we do not address general 

comments that raised concerns not 

directly related to the proposed priority. 

Analysis of the Comments and 

Changes: An analysis of the comments 

and of any changes in the priority since 

publication of the NPP follows. 

Comment: One commenter suggested 

that NIDRR modify the priority to 

require transition-related research on 

best practices in the following areas: 

Engaging youth consumers in the VR 

process, engaging parents/families in 

the VR process, how motivational 

interviewing works best with youth 

consumers, and partnering with school 

staff in the career development of youth 

with disabilities. 

Discussion: As written, the priority 

specifies that the RRTC must conduct 

research on engaging youth consumers 

in the VR program. Paragraph (a) 

requires applicants to investigate factors 

that affect the likelihood that youth and 

young adults are fully engaged in the VR 

program. Paragraph (a)(1)(i) requires 

applicants to identify individual- and 

system-level factors (including practices 

of State VR agencies) that affect youth 

engagement in the VR program. We 

believe that, consistent with the 

proposed priority, the priority contains 

the transition-related research the 

commenter supports. 

Changes: None. 

Final Priority: 

The Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services 

establishes a priority for an RRTC to 

conduct research on Vocational 

Rehabilitation (VR) Practices for Youth 

and Young Adults. The RRTC must 

contribute to increased knowledge about 

effective VR practices that can improve 

employment outcomes of youth and 

young adults with disabilities by: 

(a) Generating new knowledge that 

builds the evidence base of VR 

practices, services, or models that 

improve the employment outcomes for 

youth and young adults. The center will 

conduct research to better understand 

the factors that affect the likelihood that 

youth and young adults are fully 

engaged in the VR program and achieve 

their vocational goals; i.e., completion 

of postsecondary education and training 

programs, and attainment of competitive 

employment, including research that— 

(i) Identifies individual- and systemlevel factors that affect engagement and 

attainment of an employment outcome. 

Individual-level factors include, but are 

not limited to, demographic 

characteristics and impairment types 

and severity. System-level factors 

include, but are not limited to, financial 

disincentives to obtaining employment 

associated with other public programs 

and systems, characteristics and 

practices of VR State agencies, employer 

practices and perceptions, and 

macroeconomic conditions; and 

(ii) Identifies the reasons for which 

youth and young adults with disabilities 

discontinue their participation in the 

VR program before achieving successful 

postsecondary goals (e.g., postsecondary 

education or training) or employment 

outcomes. 

(b) Conducting research to identify VR 

services and transition practices that 

increase the likelihood of youth and 

young adults with disabilities achieving 

successful employment outcomes. The 

research must also identify practices 

relevant to improving the outcomes of 

youth and young adults who are at 

particular risk for poor employment 

outcomes. Applicants must identify the 

specific at-risk group or groups of youth 

and young adults with disabilities they 

propose to include; provide evidence 

that the selected population or 

populations are, in fact, at risk for poor 

employment outcomes; and explain 

how the practices are expected to 

address the needs of the population or 

populations. 

(c) Focusing its research on one or 

more specific stages of research. If the 

RRTC is to conduct research that can be 

categorized under more than one of the 

research stages, or research that 

progresses from one stage to another, 

those research stages must be clearly 

specified. (These stages and their 

definitions are provided at the end of 

the background statement section of the 

notice of proposed priority published in 

the Federal Register on May 27, 2014 

(79 FR 30056).) 

(d) Serving as a national resource 

center for youth and young adults with 

disabilities, their families, and other 

stakeholders, including other relevant 

grantees funded by the Office of Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services. 

Specifically, this center must 

coordinate, as appropriate, with the 

Office of Special Education Programs 

(OSEP)-funded Parent Training and 

Information Centers, the OSEP-funded 

National Technical Assistance Center on 

Improving Transition, and the 

Rehabilitation Services Administration 

(RSA)-funded Parent Information and 

Training Projects, and other relevant 

entities by conducting knowledge 

translation activities related to 

improving employment outcomes of 

youth and young adults that must 

include, but are not limited to: 

(i) Providing information and 

technical assistance to VR State agencies 

and related service providers, educators, 

employers, youth and young adults with 

disabilities and their representatives, 

families, and other key stakeholders. 

(ii) Providing training, including 

graduate, pre-service, and in-service 

training, to educators, VR professionals, 

direct service professionals, and related 

service providers, to facilitate a 

seamless and effective transition service 

delivery system. Training may be 

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public education programs, in-service 

training programs, and similar activities. 

(iii) Disseminating research-based 

information and materials related to VR 

practices and services that increase 

employment for youth and young adults 

with disabilities. 

(iv) Involving key stakeholder groups 

in the activities conducted under 

paragraphs (a) through (d) of this 

priority in order to maximize the 

relevance and usability of the new 

knowledge generated by the RRTC. 

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 Orders 12866 and 13563 

Regulatory Impact Analysis 

Under Executive Order 12866, the 

Secretary must determine whether this 

regulatory action is ‘‘significant’’ and, 

therefore, subject to the requirements of 

the Executive order and subject to 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). Section 3(f) of Executive 

Order 12866 defines a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ as an action likely to 

result in a rule that may— 

(1) Have an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more, or 

adversely affect a sector of the economy, 

productivity, competition, jobs, the 

environment, public health or safety, or 

State, local, or tribal governments or 

communities in a material way (also 

referred to as an ‘‘economically 

significant’’ rule); 

(2) Create serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another agency; 

(3) Materially alter the budgetary 

impacts of entitlement grants, user fees, 

or loan programs or the rights and 

obligations of recipients thereof; or 

(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues 

arising out of legal mandates, the 

President’s priorities, or the principles 

stated in the Executive order. 

This final regulatory action is not a 

significant regulatory action subject to 

review by OMB under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866. 

We have also reviewed this final 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

13563, which supplements and 

explicitly reaffirms the principles, 

structures, and definitions governing 

regulatory review established in 

Executive Order 12866. To the extent 

permitted by law, Executive Order 

13563 requires that an agency— 

(1) Propose or adopt regulations only 

upon a reasoned determination that 

their benefits justify their costs 

(recognizing that some benefits and 

costs are difficult to quantify); 

(2) Tailor its regulations to impose the 

least burden on society, consistent with 

obtaining regulatory objectives and 

taking into account—among other things 

and to the extent practicable—the costs 

of cumulative regulations; 

(3) In choosing among alternative 

regulatory approaches, select those 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety, 

and other advantages; distributive 

impacts; and equity); 

(4) To the extent feasible, specify 

performance objectives, rather than the 

behavior or manner of compliance a 

regulated entity must adopt; and 

(5) Identify and assess available 

alternatives to direct regulation, 

including economic incentives—such as 

user fees or marketable permits—to 

encourage the desired behavior, or 

provide information that enables the 

public to make choices. 

Executive Order 13563 also requires 

an agency ‘‘to use the best available 

techniques to quantify anticipated 

present and future benefits and costs as 

accurately as possible.’’ The Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs of 

OMB has emphasized that these 

techniques may include ‘‘identifying 

changing future compliance costs that 

might result from technological 

innovation or anticipated behavioral 

changes.’’ 

We are issuing this final priority only 

on a reasoned determination that its 

benefits justify its costs. In choosing 

among alternative regulatory 

approaches, we selected those 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

Based on the analysis that follows, the 

Department believes that this regulatory 

action is consistent with the principles 

in Executive Order 13563. 

We also have determined that this 

regulatory action does not unduly 

interfere with State, local, and tribal 

governments in the exercise of their 

governmental functions. 

In accordance with both Executive 

orders, the Department has assessed the 

potential costs and benefits, both 

quantitative and qualitative, of this 

regulatory action. The potential costs 

are those resulting from statutory 

requirements and those we have 

determined as necessary for 

administering the Department’s 

programs and activities. 

The benefits of the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program have been well 

established over the years, as projects 

similar to the one envisioned by the 

final priority have been completed 

successfully, and the proposed priority 

will generate new knowledge through 

research. The new RRTCs will generate, 

disseminate, and promote the use of 

new information that would improve 

outcomes for individuals with 

disabilities in the areas of community 

living and participation, employment, 

and health and function. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

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

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

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 via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site 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). To use PDF you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 


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your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

Dated: July 23, 2014. 

Melody Musgrove, 

Director, Office of Special Education 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–17718 Filed 7–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

[Docket ID ED–2014–OSERS–0041] 

Final Priority; National Institute on 

Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research—Research Fellowships 

Program (Also Known as the Mary E. 

Switzer Research Fellowships) 

[CFDA Number: 84.133F–2.] 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Final priority. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services announces a priority for the 

Research Fellowships Program 

administered by the National Institute 

on Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDRR). Specifically, this 

notice announces a priority for a 

Distinguished Residential Disability and 

Rehabilitation Policy Fellowship. We 

take this action to focus attention on an 

area of national need. We intend the 

priority to build research capacity by 

providing support to highly qualified, 

experienced researchers, including 

those who are individuals with 

disabilities, to conduct policy research 

in the areas of disability and 

rehabilitation. 

DATES: Effective Date: This priority is 

effective August 27, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Barrett, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5142, Potomac Center Plaza 

(PCP), Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Telephone: (202) 245–6211 or by email: 

patricia.barrett@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: 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Research Fellowships Program is to 

build research capacity by providing 

support to experienced, highly qualified 

individuals, including those who are 

individuals with disabilities, to perform 

research on the rehabilitation of 

individuals with disabilities. 

Fellows must conduct original 

research in an area authorized by 

section 204 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, as amended (the Act). Section 204 

of the Act authorizes research, 

demonstration projects, training, and 

related activities, the purposes of which 

are 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 self-sufficiency of individuals 

with disabilities, especially individuals 

with the most significant disabilities, 

and to improve the effectiveness of 

services authorized under the Act. 

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

Applicable Program Regulations: 34 

CFR part 350. 

We published a notice of proposed 

priority (NPP) for this program in the 

Federal Register on June 03, 2014 (79 

FR 31898). That notice contained 

background information and our reasons 

for proposing the particular priority. 

There are no differences between the 

proposed priority and this final priority. 

Public Comment: In response to our 

invitation in the NPP we did not receive 

any comments on the proposed priority. 

Final Priority: 

The Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services 

proposes a new priority for a 

Distinguished Residential Disability and 

Rehabilitation Policy Fellowship as part 

of NIDRR’s Research Fellowship 

Program (also known as the Mary E. 

Switzer Research Fellowships). The 

goals of this proposed priority are: (1) 

To provide experienced disability and 

rehabilitation researchers with 

opportunities to enhance their 

knowledge and understanding of the 

public policy-making process and the 

effects of public policy on the outcomes 

of individuals with disabilities; (2) to 

enhance the capacity of disability and 

rehabilitation researchers to conduct 

and disseminate relevant disability 

policy research; (3) to increase the 

integration and use of research findings 

in shaping disability-related policy; and 

4) to increase awareness of disabilityrelated issues in public policy 

discussions, formulations, and reviews. 

Consistent with the goals of this 

program, an applicant for a 

Distinguished Residential Disability and 

Rehabilitation Policy Fellowship must 

include: 

(a) An Eligibility Statement that 

demonstrates that you meet the 

eligibility requirements in 34 CFR part 

356.2(c)(1), including relevant 

publications and prior research 

experience; and that provides sufficient 

information in order to evaluate your 

qualifications consistent with 34 CFR 

part 356.30(a). 

(b) A plan for how you will fulfill the 

full-time equivalent requirement for a 

Distinguished Residential Disability and 

Rehabilitation Policy Fellowship and 

the requirement to work a minimum of 

50 percent of the time in an agency or 

office within the Executive or 

Legislative branches of the Federal 

government, in the Washington, DC 

metropolitan area. 

Note: As described in 34 CFR 356.41, 

fellows will work full-time on authorized 

fellowship activities. The application 

package for this priority provides a thorough 

description of how NIDRR defines and 

administers the full-time equivalent 

requirement for this program, as well as the 

50 percent residential requirement. 

(c) A letter of support from a potential 

mentor at an agency or office within the 

Executive or Legislative branches of the 

Federal Government where your 

fellowship will be based. The letter of 

support from the potential mentor 

should indicate the mentor’s capacity 

and willingness to facilitate your 

fellowship placement should you be 

awarded the Distinguished Residential 

Disability and Rehabilitation Policy 

Fellowship. 

(d) An assurance that you will commit 

to spending at least 50 percent of the 

time during the period of the fellowship 

at an agency or office within the 

Executive or Legislative branches of the 

Federal government in the Washington, 

DC metropolitan area, receiving 

orientation, conducting research, and 

providing expertise related to disability 

and rehabilitation research. 

(e) A description of a proposed 

Distinguished Residential Disability and 

Rehabilitation Policy Fellowship 

research project that includes the 

following: 

(1) A brief history or literature review 

of the disability issue, as appropriate; 

identification of the relevant recent 

legislative, regulatory, or administrative 

actions and the policy options related to 

this topic; and a rationale for the 

importance of the topic to improving the 

well-being of individuals with 

disabilities in one or more of NIDRR’s 

primary outcome domains: Community 

Living and Participation, Employment, 

and Health and Function. 

(2) Specific objectives and research 

questions or hypotheses that will guide 

the project, the methods you will use to 

conduct the research, and the proposed 

timeline for implementing the project. 


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