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requirements to conduct 

proceedings in an open manner. 

Such evidence may include inter 

alia product samples, lab tests, 

detailed descriptions of product 

facilities, and comparisons of 

product performance in the 

intended end-use of the subject 

product. Any samples, if requested, 

of fibers, yarns, or fabrics, that are 

provided to CITA will be made 

available for public inspection at 

the Office of Textiles and Apparel, 

Room 3110, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th St. and 

Constitution Ave., N.W., 

Washington, DC 20230. All written 

submissions must follow 

instructions described in section 3 

of these procedures. Samples 

should be identified with a cover 

sheet that describes the 

specifications of the sample and be 

identical to the specifications of the 

request. 

(ii) CITA also will consider evidence 

in support of claims that CAFTADR supplier(s) can supply a 

substantially similar product to that 

specified in the request. 

(iii) CITA will make a determination, 

not later than 44 U.S. business days 

after the official receipt of a 

Commercial Availability Request 

whether to Approve, Approve with 

Restriction, or Deny the 

Commercial Availability Request 

and will follow the notification 

process accordingly. 

(5) Deemed Approval. In the event that 

CITA does not make a 

determination in response to a 

Commercial Availability Request to 

add a product to Annex 3.25 of the 

Agreement within the statutory 

deadlines provided, not later than 

45 U.S. business-days after the 

official receipt of the commercial 

availability request or not later than 

60 U.S. business-days after the 

official receipt of the Commercial 

Availability Request that was 

determined to lack sufficient 

information pursuant to subsection 

(c)(4), the requested subject product 

shall be added to the Commercial 

Availability List in Annex 3.25 , in 

an unrestricted quantity, in 

accordance with the requirements 

of section 203(o)(4)(D) of the 

CAFTA-DR Implementation Act. 

CITA will notify the public of the 

Deemed Approval by publication in 

the U.S. Federal Register and 

posting on OTEXA’s website. 

9. Six Month Procedures: 

(a)Request to Remove or Restrict. No 

earlier than six months after a product 

has been added to the Commercial 

Availability List in Annex 3.25 in an 

unrestricted quantity pursuant to 

sections 203(o)(2) and (4) of the CAFTADR Implementation Act, an interested 

entity may submit a request to CITA 

requesting that a product be either 

removed or that a quantity restriction be 

introduced. 

(b) Content of a Request to Remove or 

Restrict. The Request to Remove or 

Restrict must provide the substantive 

information set forth in subsection 6(b) 

(Contents of a Response with an Offer) 

of these procedures. 

(c) Procedures. 

(1) In considering whether to accept a 

Request to Remove or Restrict, 

CITA will follow procedures set 

forth in section 5 (Consideration 

and Acceptance of a Request) of 

these procedures. 

(2) If CITA determines to accept the 

Request to Remove or Restrict, 

CITA and any responding interested 

entity shall follow applicable 

procedures and contents set forth in 

subsections 6(a) (Response 

Submission) and section 7 

(Submitting Rebuttal Evidence) of 

these procedures. 

(3) As set forth in subsections 8(a) and 

(b) (Determination Process) of these 

procedures, CITA will determine 

whether the subject product of the 

Request to Remove or Restrict is 

available in commercial quantities 

in a timely manner in the DRCAFTA countries not later than 30 

U.S. business days after the official 

receipt of the request. 

(i) If CITA determines that the product 

is available in commercial 

quantities in a timely manner in the 

DR-CAFTA countries, e.g., that a 

CAFTA-DR supplier is capable to 

supply the entire subject product 

requested originally, then that 

product will be removed from the 

Commercial Availability List in 

Annex 3.25 of the Agreement. 

(ii) If CITA determines that the 

product is available in restricted 

quantities in a timely manner in the 

CAFTA-DR countries, e.g., that a 

CAFTA-DR supplier is capable to 

supply part of the subject product 

requested originally then a 

restricted quantity will be 

introduced for that product. 

(iii) If the Commercial Availability 

List changes as a result of CITA’s 

determination for the Request to 

Remove or Restrict, CITA will 

notify interested parties by email of 

its determination and will publish a 

notice of its determination for the 

request to remove or restrict in the 

U.S. Federal Register. 

(A) For removal, the notice will state 

that textile and apparel articles 

containing the subject product are 

not to be treated as originating in a 

CAFTA-DR country if the subject 

product is obtained from nonCAFTA-DR sources, effective for 

goods entered into the United States 

on or after six months (i.e., 180 

calendar days) after the date of 

publication of the notice. 

(B) For restriction, the notice will 

specify the restricted quantity for 

the subject product that is to be 

effective on or after six months (i.e., 

180 calendar days) after the 

publication date of the notice. 

R. Matthew Priest, 

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation 

of Textile Agreements. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; Overview 

Information; Centers for Independent 

Living; Notice Inviting Applications for 

New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.132A. 

Dates: Applications Available: March 

21, 2007. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 20, 2007. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: June 19, 2007. 

Eligible Applicants: To be eligible to 

apply, an applicant must—

(a) Be a consumer-controlled, 

community-based, cross-disability, 

nonresidential, private nonprofit 

agency; 

(b) Have the power and authority to—

(1) carry out the purpose of part C of 

title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, as amended (the Act) and perform 

the functions listed in section 725(b) 

and (c) of the Act and subparts F and 

G of 34 CFR part 366 within a 

community located within a State or in 

a bordering State; and 

(2) Receive and administer—

(i) Funds under 34 CFR part 366; 

(ii) Funds and contributions from 

private or public sources that may be 

used in support of a center for 

independent living (center); and 

(iii) Funds from other public and 

private programs; 

(c) Be able to plan, conduct, 

administer, and evaluate a center 

consistent with the standards and 

assurances in section 725(b) and (c) of 

the Act and subparts F and G of 34 CFR 

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(d) Either—

(1) Not currently be receiving funds 

under part C of chapter 1 of title VII of 

the Act; or 

(2) Propose the expansion of an 

existing center through the 

establishment of a separate and 

complete center (except that the 

governing board of the existing center 

may serve as the governing board of the 

new center) at a different geographical 

location; 

(e) Propose to serve one or more of the 

geographic areas that are identified as 

unserved or underserved by the State 

and territories listed under Estimated 

Numbers of Awards; and 

(f) Submit appropriate documentation 

demonstrating that the establishment of 

a new center is consistent with the 

design for establishing a statewide 

network of centers in the State plan of 

the State or territory whose geographic 

area or areas the applicant proposes to 

serve. 

Estimated Available Funds: $154,046. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1, 

distributed in the following manner: 

States and 

territories 

Estimated 

available funds 

Estimated 

number of 

awards 

American 

Samoa ... $154,046 1 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: This program 

provides support for planning, 

conducting, administering, and 

evaluating centers that comply with the 

standards and assurances in section 725 

of the Act, consistent with the design 

included in the State plan for 

establishing a statewide network of 

centers. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 796f–1. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 

84, 85, and 97. (b) The regulations for 

this program in 34 CFR parts 364 and 

366. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 

apply to all applicants except federally 

recognized Indian Tribes. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: $154,046. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 1, 

distributed in the following manner: 

States and 

territories 

Estimated 

available funds 

Estimated 

number of 

awards 

American 

Samoa ... $154,046 1 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: To be eligible 

to apply, an applicant must—

(a) Be a consumer-controlled, 

community-based, cross-disability, 

nonresidential, private nonprofit 

agency; 

(b) Have the power and authority to—

(1) Carry out the purpose of part C of 

title VII of the Act and perform the 

functions listed in section 725(b) and (c) 

of the Act and subparts F and G of 34 

CFR part 366 within a community 

located within a State or in a bordering 

State; and 

(2) Receive and administer—

(i) Funds under 34 CFR part 366; 

(ii) Funds and contributions from 

private or public sources that may be 

used in support of a center; and 

(iii) Funds from other public and 

private programs; 

(c) Be able to plan, conduct, 

administer, and evaluate a center 

consistent with the standards and 

assurances in section 725(b) and (c) of 

the Act and subparts F and G of 34 CFR 

part 366; 

(d) Either—

(1) Not currently be receiving funds 

under part C of chapter 1 of title VII of 

the Act; or 

(2) Propose the expansion of an 

existing center through the 

establishment of a separate and 

complete center (except that the 

governing board of the existing center 

may serve as the governing board of the 

new center) at a different geographical 

location; 

(e) Propose to serve one or more of the 

geographic areas that are identified as 

unserved or underserved by the States 

and territories listed under Estimated 

Number of Awards; and 

(f) Submit appropriate documentation 

demonstrating that the establishment of 

a new center is consistent with the 

design for establishing a statewide 

network of centers in the State plan of 

the State or territory whose geographic 

area or areas the applicant proposes to 

serve. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not involve cost sharing 

or matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Education Publications Center 

(ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 

20794–1398. Telephone (toll free): 1–

877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If 

you use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD), you may call (toll 

free): 1–877–576–7734. 

You may also contact ED Pubs at its 

Web site: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ 

edpubs.html or you may contact ED 

Pubs at its e-mail address: 

edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application from ED 

Pubs, be sure to identify this 

competition as follows: CFDA number 

84.132A. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain a copy of the application package 

in an alternative 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, Potomac 

Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–

2550. Telephone: (202) 245–7363. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

competition. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: March 21, 

2007. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 20, 2007. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically using the Grants.gov 

Apply site (Grants.gov). For information 

(including dates and times) about how 

to submit your application 

electronically or by mail or hand 

delivery if you qualify for an exception 

to the electronic submission 

requirement, please refer to section IV. 

6. Other Submission Requirements in 

this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. Deadline for 

Intergovernmental Review: June 19, 

2007. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is subject to Executive Order 

12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR 

part 79. Information about 

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Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

competition. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

Applications for grants under the 

Centers for Independent Living 

program, CFDA Number 84.132A, must 

be submitted electronically using the 

Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site 

at http://www.Grants.gov Through this 

site, you will be able to download a 

copy of the application package, 

complete it offline, and then upload and 

submit your application. You may not email an electronic copy of a grant 

application to us. 

We will reject your application if you 

submit it in paper format unless, as 

described elsewhere in this section, you 

qualify for one of the exceptions to the 

electronic submission requirement and 

submit, no later than two weeks before 

the application deadline date, a written 

statement to the Department that you 

qualify for one of these exceptions. 

Further information regarding 

calculation of the date that is two weeks 

before the application deadline date is 

provided later in this section under 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement. 

You may access the electronic grant 

application for Centers for Independent 

Living program at http:// 

www.Grants.gov. You must search for 

the downloadable application package 

for this competition by the CFDA 

number. Do not include the CFDA 

number’s alpha suffix in your search 

(e.g., search for 84.132, not 84.132A). 

Please note the following: 

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, 

you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site, as well as the hours of 

operation. 

• Applications received by Grants.gov 

are date and time stamped. Your 

application must be fully uploaded and 

submitted, and must be date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system no 

later than 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC 

time, on the application deadline date. 

Except as otherwise noted in this 

section, we will not consider your 

application if it is date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system later 

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

the application deadline date. When we 

retrieve your application from 

Grants.gov, we will notify you if we are 

rejecting your application because it 

was date and time stamped by the 

Grants.gov system after 4:30 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. 

• The amount of time it can take to 

upload an application will vary 

depending on a variety of factors 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

• You should review and follow the 

Education Submission Procedures for 

submitting an application through 

Grants.gov that are included in the 

application package for this competition 

to ensure that you submit your 

application in a timely manner to the 

Grants.gov system. You can also find the 

Education Submission Procedures 

pertaining to Grants.gov at http://eGrants.ed.gov/help/ 

GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf. 

• To submit your application via 

Grants.gov, you must complete all steps 

in the Grants.gov registration process 

(see http://www.grants.gov/applicants/ 

get_registered.jsp). These steps include 

(1) registering your organization, a 

multi-part process that includes 

registration with the Central Contractor 

Registry (CCR); (2) registering yourself 

as an Authorized Organization 

Representative (AOR); and (3) getting 

authorized as an AOR by your 

organization. Details on these steps are 

outlined in the Grants.gov 3-Step 

Registration Guide (see http:// 

www.grants.gov/section910/ 

Grants.govRegistrationBrochure.pdf). 

You also must provide on your 

application the same D–U–N–S Number 

used with this registration. Please note 

that the registration process may take 

five or more business days to complete, 

and you must have completed all 

registration steps to allow you to submit 

successfully an application via 

Grants.gov. In addition you will need to 

update your CCR registration on an 

annual basis. This may take three or 

more business days to complete. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submit 

your application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

Please note that two of these forms—the 

SF 424 and the Department of Education 

Supplemental Information for SF 424—

have replaced the ED 424 (Application 

for Federal Education Assistance). 

• You must attach any narrative 

sections of your application as files in 

a .DOC (document), .RTF (rich text), or 

.PDF (Portable Document) format. If you 

upload a file type other than the three 

file types specified in this paragraph or 

submit a password-protected file, we 

will not review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page-limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive from 

Grants.gov an automatic notification of 

receipt that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. (This notification 

indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not 

receipt by the Department.) The 

Department then will retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov and send a 

second notification to you by e-mail. 

This second notification indicates that 

the Department has received your 

application and has assigned your 

application a PR/Award number (an EDspecified identifying number unique to 

your application). 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of Technical Issues with the 

Grants.gov System: If you are 

experiencing problems submitting your 

application through Grants.gov, please 

contact the Grants.gov Support Desk at 

1–800–518–4726. You must obtain a 

Grants.gov Support Desk Case Number 

and must keep a record of it. 

If you are prevented from 

electronically submitting your 

application on the application deadline 

date because of technical problems with 

the Grants.gov system, we will grant you 

an extension until 4:30 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, the following 

business day to enable you to transmit 

your application electronically or by 

hand delivery. You also may mail your 

application by following the mailing 

instructions described elsewhere in this 

notice. 

If you submit an application after 4:30 

p.m., Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date, please 

contact the person listed elsewhere in 

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INFORMATION CONTACT and provide an 

explanation of the technical problem 

you experienced with Grants.gov, along 

with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number. We will accept your 

application if we can confirm that a 

technical problem occurred with the 

Grants.gov system and that that problem 

affected your ability to submit your 

application by 4:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date. The Department will contact you 

after a determination is made on 

whether your application will be 

accepted. 

Note: The extensions to which we refer in 

this section apply only to the unavailability 

of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov 

system. We will not grant you an extension 

if you failed to fully register to submit your 

application to Grants.gov before the 

application deadline date and time or if the 

technical problem you experienced is 

unrelated to the Grants.gov system. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit your 

application in paper format, if you are 

unable to submit an application through 

the Grants.gov system because—

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to the 

Grants.gov system; and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevent you from using the 

Internet to submit your application. 

If you mail your written statement to 

the Department, it must be postmarked 

no later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If you fax 

your written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: Thomas Kelley, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., room 5055, Potomac 

Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–

2800. FAX: (202) 245–7593. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Mail. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

application to the Department. You 

must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the applicable following 

address: 

By mail through the U.S. Postal 

Service: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.132A), 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–

4260. 

or 

By mail through a commercial carrier: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Stop 4260, 

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.132A), 

7100 Old Landover Road, Landover, MD 

20785–1506. 

Regardless of which address you use, 

you must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

(or a courier service) may deliver your 

paper application to the Department by 

hand. You must deliver the original and 

two copies of your application by hand, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.132A), 550 12th 

Street, SW., Room 7041, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 8 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC 

time, except Saturdays, Sundays, and 

Federal holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of 

Paper Applications: If you mail or hand 

deliver your application to the 

Department—

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the 

Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424 

the CFDA number, including suffix 

letter, if any, of the competition under 

which you are submitting your 

application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center 

will mail to you a notification of receipt 

of your grant application. If you do not 

receive this notification within 15 

business days from the application 

deadline date, you should call the U.S. 

Department of Education Application 

Control Center at (202) 245–6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are in 34 

CFR 366.27. 

2. Review and Selection Process: An 

additional factor we consider in 

selecting an application for an award is 

comments regarding the application, if 

any, by the State Independent Living 

Council in the State or territory in 

which the applicant is located. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN). We may also notify you 

informally. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: 

We identify administrative and 

national policy requirements in the 

application package and reference these 

and other requirements in the 

Applicable Regulations section of this 

notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: At the end of your 

project period, you must submit a final 

performance report, including financial 

information, as directed by the 

Secretary. If you receive a multi-year 

award, you must submit an annual 

performance report that provides the 

most current performance and financial 

expenditure information as specified by 

the Secretary in 34 CFR 75.118. 

4. Performance Measures: The 

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Act of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal 

departments and agencies to improve 

the effectiveness of their programs by 

engaging in strategic planning, setting 

outcome-related goals for programs, and 

measuring program results against those 

goals. 

The goal of the Centers for 

Independent Living program is to 

promote and practice the independent 

living philosophy of consumer control 

of the center regarding decisionmaking, 

service delivery, management, and 

establishment of the policy and 

direction of the center; self-help and 

self-advocacy; development of peer 

relationships and peer role models; and 

the equal access of individuals with 

significant disabilities to society and to 

all services, programs, activities, 

resources, and facilities, whether public 

or private and regardless of the funding 

source. 

In order to measure the success of one 

component of meeting this goal, each 

grantee is required to track the number 

of individuals who leave nursing homes 

and other institutions for communitybased housing due to independent 

living services provided by the center. 

In annual performance reports, centers 

are required to provide information on 

the number of individuals requesting 

this service and the number of 

individuals who successfully relocated 

from institutionalized to communitybased living. 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Kelley, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 5055, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–2800. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7404. 

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/ 

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Dated: March 16, 2007. 

John H. Hager, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. E7–5166 Filed 3–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Energy Conservation Program for 

Consumer Products: Representative 

Average Unit Costs of Energy 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In this notice, the Department 

of Energy (DOE) is forecasting the 

representative average unit costs of five 

residential energy sources for the year 

2007 pursuant to the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act. The five sources are 

electricity, natural gas, No. 2 heating oil, 

propane, and kerosene. 

DATES: Effective Date: The 

representative average unit costs of 

energy contained in this notice will 

become effective April 20, 2007 and will 

remain in effect until further notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bryan D. Berringer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Forrestal 

Building, Mail Station EE–2J, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 

586–0371, 

bryan.berringer@ee.doe.gov. 

Francine Pinto, Esq., U.S. Department of 

Energy, Office of General Counsel, 

Forrestal Building, Mail Station GC–

72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0103. (202) 

586–7432, 

Francine.pinto@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

323 of the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act (Act) (42 U.S.C. 6291–

6309) requires that DOE prescribe test 

procedures for the determination of the 

estimated annual operating costs or 

other measures of energy consumption 

for certain consumer products specified 

in the Act. (42 U.S.C. 6293) These test 

procedures are found in Title 10 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

430, subpart B. 

Section 323(b) of the Act requires that 

the estimated annual operating costs of 

a covered product be calculated from 

measurements of energy use in a 

representative average use cycle or 

period of use and from representative 

average unit costs of the energy needed 

to operate such product during such 

cycle. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)) The section 

further requires that DOE provide 

information to manufacturers regarding 

the representative average unit costs of 

energy. (42 U.S.C. 6293(b)(4)) This cost 

information should be used by 

manufacturers to meet their obligations 

under section 323(c) of the Act. Most 

notably, these costs are used to comply 

with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) 

requirements for labeling. 

Manufacturers are required to use the 

revised DOE representative average unit 

costs when the FTC publishes new 

ranges of comparability for specific 

covered products, 16 CFR part 305. 

Interested parties can also find 

information covering the FTC labeling 

requirements at http://www.ftc.gov/ 

appliances. 

DOE last published representative 

average unit costs of residential energy 

for use in the Energy Conservation 

Program for Consumer Products Other 

Than Automobiles on February 27, 2006 

(71 FR 9806). Effective April 20, 2007, 

the cost figures published on February 

27, 2006, will be superseded by the cost 

figures set forth in this notice. 

DOE’s Energy Information 

Administration (EIA) has developed the 

2007 representative average unit aftertax costs found in this notice. The 

representative average unit after-tax 

costs for electricity, natural gas, No. 2 

heating oil, and propane are based on 

simulations used to produce the 

February, 2007, EIA Short-Term Energy 

Outlook. (EIA release the Outlook 

monthly.) The representative average 

unit after-tax costs for kerosene are 

derived from their prices relative to that 

of heating oil, based on 2001–2005 

averages for these two fuels. The source 

for these price data is the January, 2007, 

Monthly Energy Review DOE/EIA–

0035(2007/01). The Short-Term Energy 

Outlook and the Monthly Energy Review 

are available on the EIA Web site at 

http://www.eia.doe.gov. For more 

information on the two sources, contact 

the National Energy Information Center, 

Forrestal Building, Room 1F–048, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–8800. 


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