[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 82 (Monday, April 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21249-21254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-8185]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Overview 
Information; Technology and Media Services for Individuals With 
Disabilities--Institute on Technology Effectiveness for Children With 
Disabilities: Web-Supported Instructional Approaches; Notice Inviting 
Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007

    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.327W.
    Dates:
    Applications Available: April 30, 2007.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 30, 2007.
    Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 30, 2007.
    Eligible Applicants: State educational agencies (SEAs); local 
educational agencies (LEAs); public charter schools that are LEAs under 
State law; institutions of higher education (IHEs); other public 
agencies; private nonprofit organizations; outlying areas; freely 
associated States; Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Available Funds: $500,000.
    Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a 
budget exceeding $500,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The 
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 
may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal 
Register.
    Number of Awards: 1.

    Note: The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Project Period: Up to 60 months.

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Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: The purpose of this program is to: (1) Improve 
results for children with disabilities by promoting the development, 
demonstration, and use of technology; (2) support educational media 
services activities designed to be of educational value in the 
classroom setting to children with disabilities; and (3) provide 
support for captioning and video description that is appropriate for 
use in the classroom setting.
    Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority 
is from allowable activities specified in the statute (see sections 674 
and 681(d) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)).
    Absolute Priority: For FY 2007 this priority is an absolute 
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only applications that 
meet this priority.
    This priority is:
    Technology and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities--
Institute on Technology Effectiveness for Children with Disabilities: 
Web-Supported Instructional Approaches.

Background

    On September 26, 2006, we published a notice in the Federal 
Register (71 FR 56133) inviting applications for new awards under the 
Research on Technology Effectiveness and Implementation for Children 
with Disabilities: Web-Supported Instructional Approaches competition. 
We received several applications for grants under the competition; 
however, we did not receive any fundable applications. To clarify our 
intent and improve future applications, we changed the background 
section and priority requirements and are reissuing the notice inviting 
applications under a new title, Institute on Technology Effectiveness 
for Children with Disabilities: Web-Supported Instructional Approaches.
    A number of projects funded by the Office of Special Education 
Programs (OSEP) have developed and tested World Wide Web-supported 
approaches to improve educational results for children with 
disabilities. In some cases, these projects have used generally 
available Web resources (e.g., newspaper sites, museum sites, and 
search engines). In other cases, the projects have developed 
specialized Web sites (e.g., simulation of learning environments, 
discussion boards, and strategy reminders) to improve student learning.
    Web-supported educational approaches have a number of potential 
benefits for students with disabilities. Web-based instruction is 
distinct from other forms of instruction because of the availability of 
multiple types of media (e.g., text, video, graphics, and audio), the 
possibility of real time remote collaboration and communication, the 
access it provides to vast quantities of information, and the ability 
for students to participate in global classrooms. The Web also can 
support varied learning strategies and activities that can be designed 
to address different student needs. For example, it can provide 
supports to compensate for learning difficulties, sensory impairments, 
and academic skill deficits.
    Research on the benefits of Web-supported approaches for students 
with disabilities is limited. There also is little information about 
whether Web-based resources that provide access for one population of 
students creates accessibility barriers for others (e.g., graphic 
features may not be accessible to students with visual impairments; 
hyper-linked resources or graphic organizers may increase intellectual 
demands and create barriers for students with cognitive disabilities). 
Finally, the effectiveness of Web-supported instruction when widely 
used in typical educational environments has not been fully explored.

Priority

    This priority supports an institute to conduct a systematic program 
of research on the use of Web-supported instructional approaches to 
improve access to, and participation and progress in, the general 
curriculum for students with disabilities. In carrying out its 
research, the institute must apply the principles of universal design 
(i.e., design of products that will be usable by children with 
different disabilities, to the greatest extent possible, with minimal 
need for additional adaptations).
    In their applications, applicants must--
    (a) Propose an operational definition of Web-supported instruction 
and include the key features to be used in a program of research;
    (b) Describe the applicant's access to existing Web-supported 
instructional materials that will allow the institute to proceed 
quickly with the research without substantial time devoted to 
additional development;
    (c) Propose instructional approaches and products to be examined; 
these approaches and products must represent a range of features of 
Web-supported instruction relevant to the education of students with 
disabilities; and
    (d) Present a plan to conduct a program of research to answer the 
following questions: (1) Do the Web-supported instructional approaches 
and products identified in (c) improve learning of academic content for 
students with disabilities in educational settings with typical 
resources and levels of teacher support? (2) What characteristics of 
Web-supported instruction facilitate or impede access to, and learning 
of, academic content for students with disabilities? (3) What student 
characteristics (e.g., disability, age/grade level, technology skills) 
and contextual factors (e.g., teacher training, hardware resources, 
student groupings) influence the effectiveness of Web-supported 
instruction?
    This plan may focus on specific academic content areas or student 
ages, but, at a minimum, must address research questions separately for 
each of the following populations: students with learning disabilities, 
students with mental retardation, students with visual impairments or 
blindness, students with hearing impairments or deafness, students with 
emotional disturbance, and students with physical disabilities.
    The research is intended to test causal relationships and must 
employ rigorous experimental designs using randomized assignment to 
determine treatment effects.
    Applicants must fully describe instruments and methodologies and 
provide a power analysis to document that available sample sizes and 
methodologies are sufficient to produce the precision needed to yield 
conclusive findings. Experimental research may be supplemented with 
qualitative or non-experimental methodologies, provided sufficient 
rigor is maintained.
    The majority of the research must be conducted in educational 
environments using typical resources and levels of teacher support.
    Once funded, the institute must--
    (a) Establish a technical review board to review its operational 
definition of Web-supported instructional approaches and its research 
plans, and identify any needed improvements.
    (b) Revise the institute's operational definition of Web-supported 
instructional approaches and its research plan in accordance with 
comments from the technical review board and input from the Department 
of Education (Department).
    (c) Conduct the program of research called for in its plan, as 
revised, taking appropriate steps to ensure that the research is 
rigorous and objective. Toward this end, the institute must

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maintain communication with the Department and the technical review 
board to identify needed corrective actions.
    (d) Disseminate findings to appropriate audiences. The institute 
must submit reports for publication in peer-reviewed professional 
journals and for presentation at professional conferences, and must 
post reports on a Web site that meets a government or industry-
recognized standard for accessibility.
    (e) Formulate and disseminate research-based guidelines for the 
development and use of the Web to support instruction and to improve 
access to, and participation and progress in, the general curriculum 
for students with disabilities.
    (f) Budget for a three-day Project Directors' meeting and a two-day 
Technology Innovation meeting, each in Washington, DC, during each year 
of the project.
    (g) Budget five percent of the grant amount annually to support 
emerging needs as identified jointly through consultation with the OSEP 
project officer.
    Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: Under the Administrative Procedure 
Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553), the Department generally offers interested 
parties the opportunity to comment on proposed priorities. However, 
section 681(d) of the IDEA makes the public comment requirements of the 
APA inapplicable to the priority in this notice.
    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1474 and 1481.
    Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General 
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 
81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99.

    Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 apply to all applicants 
except federally recognized Indian tribes.


    Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to IHEs only.

II. Award Information

    Type of Award: Cooperative agreement.
    Estimated Available Funds: $500,000.
    Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a 
budget exceeding $500,000 for a single budget period of 12 months. The 
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 
may change the maximum amount through a notice published in the Federal 
Register.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 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: SEAs; LEAs; public charter schools that are 
LEAs under State law; IHEs; other public agencies; private nonprofit 
organizations; outlying areas; freely associated States; Indian tribes 
or tribal organizations; and for-profit organizations.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This competition does not involve cost 
sharing or matching.
    3. Other: General Requirements--
    (a) The projects funded under this competition must make positive 
efforts to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with 
disabilities (see section 606 of IDEA).
    (b) Applicants and grant recipients funded under this competition 
must involve individuals with disabilities or parents of individuals 
with disabilities ages birth through 26 in planning, implementing, and 
evaluating the projects (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of IDEA).

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: 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3c6c7d3d6c1d0e3cacdc6d78dc6c78dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1d4d5c1c4d3c2f1d8dfd4c59fd4d59fd6dec7">[email protected]</span></a>.
    If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify 
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.327W.
    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 listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section 
VII of this notice.
    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.
    Page Limit: The application narrative (Part III of the application) 
is where you, the applicant, address the selection criteria that 
reviewers use to evaluate your application. You must limit Part III to 
the equivalent of no more than 70 pages, using the following standards:
    <bullet> A ``page'' is 8.5<gr-thn-eq> x 11<gr-thn-eq>, on one side 
only, with 1<gr-thn-eq> margins at the top, bottom, and both sides.
    <bullet> Double space (no more than three lines per vertical inch) 
all text in the application narrative, including titles, headings, 
footnotes, quotations, references, and captions, as well as all text in 
charts, tables, figures, and graphs.
    <bullet> Use a font that is either 12-point or larger or no smaller 
than 10 pitch (characters per inch).
    The page limit does not apply to Part I, the cover sheet; Part II, 
the budget section, including the narrative budget justification; Part 
IV, the assurances and certifications; or the one-page abstract, the 
resumes, the bibliography, the references, or the letters of support. 
However, you must include all of the application narrative in Part III.
    We will reject your application if--
    <bullet> You apply these standards and exceed the page limit; or
    <bullet> You apply other standards and exceed the equivalent of the 
page limit.
    3. Submission Dates and Times:
    Applications Available: April 30, 2007.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: May 30, 2007.
    Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted 
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site (Grants.gov), or in 
paper format by mail or hand delivery. For information (including dates 
and times) about how to submit your application electronically, or by 
mail or hand delivery, 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: July 30, 2007.
    4. Intergovernmental Review: This program is subject to Executive 
Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. Information about 
Intergovernmental Review of Federal 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 may be submitted

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electronically or in paper format by mail or hand delivery.
    a. Electronic Submission of Applications.
    To comply with the President's Management Agenda, we are 
participating as a partner in the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site. 
The Institute on Technology Effectiveness for Children with 
Disabilities: Web-Supported Instructional Approaches competition--CFDA 
number 84.327W is included in this project. We request your 
participation in Grants.gov.
    If you choose to submit your application electronically, you must 
use 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 e-mail an electronic copy of a grant 
application to us.
    You may access the electronic grant application for the Institute 
on Technology Effectiveness for Children with Disabilities: Web-
Supported Instructional Approaches competition at: http://
www.grants.gov. You must search for the downloadable application 
package for this program by the CFDA number. Do not include the CFDA 
number's alpha suffix in your search (e.g., search for 84.327, not 
84.327W).
    Please note the following:
    <bullet> Your participation in Grants.gov is voluntary.
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> 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://e-Grants.ed.gov/help/GrantsgovSubmissionProcedures.pdf.
    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> You will not receive additional point value because you 
submit your application in electronic format, nor will we penalize you 
if you submit your application in paper format.
    <bullet> If you submit your application electronically, 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--Non-Construction 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).
    <bullet> If you submit your application electronically, 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.
    <bullet> Your electronic application must comply with any page-
limit requirements described in this notice.
    <bullet> 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 ED-specified 
identifying number unique to your application).
    <bullet> 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 this notice under FOR FURTHER 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

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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.

    b. Submission of Paper Applications by Mail.
    If you submit your application in paper format by mail (through the 
U.S. Postal Service or a commercial carrier), 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 84.327W), 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 
84.327W), 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 submit your application in paper format by hand delivery, 
you (or a courier service) 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 
84.327W), 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 from 34 CFR 75.210 and are listed in the application package.
    2. Review and Selection Process:
    Treating a Priority as Two Separate Competitions: In the past, 
there have been problems in finding peer reviewers without conflicts of 
interest for competitions in which many entities throughout the country 
submit applications. The Standing Panel requirements under IDEA also 
have placed additional constraints on the availability of reviewers. 
Therefore, the Department has determined that, for some discretionary 
competitions, applications may be separated into two or more groups and 
ranked and selected for funding within the specific group. This 
procedure will ensure the availability of a much larger group of 
reviewers without conflicts of interest. It also will increase the 
quality, independence and fairness of the review process and permit 
panel members to review applications under discretionary competitions 
for which they have also submitted applications. However, if the 
Department decides to select for funding an equal number of 
applications in each group, this may result in different cut-off points 
for fundable applications in each group.

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: Under the Government Performance and 
Results Act (GPRA), the Department has developed measures that will 
yield information on various aspects of the quality of the Technology 
and Media Services for Individuals with Disabilities program. These 
measures focus on the extent to which projects are of high quality, are 
relevant to the needs of children with disabilities, and contribute to 
improving the results for children with disabilities. Data on these 
measures will be collected from the projects funded under this 
competition.
    Grantees also will be required to report information on their 
projects' performance in annual reports to the Department (34 CFR 
75.590).

VII. Agency Contact

    For Further Information Contact: Jane Hauser, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 4092, Potomac Center Plaza, 
Washington, DC 20202-2600. Telephone: (202) 245-7373.
    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,

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audiotape, or computer diskette) on request by contacting the following 
office: The Grants and Contracts Services Team, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, 
DC 20202-2550. Telephone: (202) 245-7363.

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 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.


    Dated: April 25, 2007.
John H. Hager,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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