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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 cutoff 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 of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has 

developed annual performance 

measures that will yield information on 

various aspects of the technical 

assistance and dissemination activities 

currently being supported under Part D 

of IDEA. These measures will be used 

for the National Center to Inform Policy 

and Practice in Special Education 

Professional Development competition. 

They are: The percentage of products 

and services deemed to be of high 

quality by an independent review panel 

of qualified experts or individuals with 

appropriate expertise to review the 

substantive content of the products and 

services; the percentage of products and 

services deemed to be of high relevance 

to educational and early intervention 

policy or practice by an independent 

review panel of qualified members of 

the target audiences of the technical 

assistance and disseminations; and the 

percentage of all products and services 

deemed to be of high usefulness by 

target audiences to improve educational 

or early intervention policy or practice. 

We will notify grantees if they will be 

required to provide any information 

related to these measures. 

Grantees will also 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: Dr. 

Bonnie D. Jones, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 4153, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–2600. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7395. 

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 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: May 7, 2007. 

John H. Hager, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 07–2342 Filed 5–11–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Assistive Technology Act of 1998, As 

Amended—Assistive Technology 

Alternative Financing Program 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed priority. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services (OSERS) proposes a priority 

under section 4(b)(2)(D) of the Assistive 

Technology Act of 1998, as amended, 

administered by the Rehabilitation 

Services Administration (RSA). The 

Assistant Secretary may use the priority 

for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2007 

and later years. We take this action to 

focus Federal financial assistance on an 

identified area of national need. We 

intend the priority to support activities 

that increase the availability of, funding 

for, access to, and provision of assistive 

technology (AT) devices and AT 

services. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before June 13, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

the proposed priority to Robert 

Groenendaal, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

room 5019, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–2550. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7393 or by e-mail: 

robert.groenendaal@ed.gov. 

You must include the term ‘‘AFP 

Priority’’ in the subject line of your 

electronic message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Groenendaal. Telephone: (202) 


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245–7393, or via Internet: 

robert.groenendaal@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Invitation to Comment 

We invite you to submit comments 

regarding the proposed priority. 

We invite you to assist us in 

complying with the specific 

requirements of Executive Order 12866 

and its overall requirement of reducing 

regulatory burden that might result from 

the proposed priority. Please let us 

know of any further opportunities we 

should take to reduce potential costs or 

increase potential benefits while 

preserving the effective and efficient 

administration of the program. 

During and after the comment period, 

you may inspect all public comments 

about the proposed priority in room 

5019, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 

the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday 

of each week except Federal holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record 

On request, we will supply an 

appropriate aid, such as a reader or 

print magnifier, to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments or other 

documents in the public rulemaking 

record for the proposed priority. If you 

want to schedule an appointment for 

this type of aid, please contact the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Background 

Most individuals with disabilities do 

not have the private financial resources 

to purchase the AT they need. 

Currently, programs such as Medicaid, 

Medicare, and vocational rehabilitation 

cannot meet the growing demand for 

AT. Through services such as financial 

loans, alternative financing programs 

(AFPs) offer individuals with 

disabilities affordable options that can 

significantly enhance their access to AT 

in a way that underscores independence 

and inclusion. 

The FY 2007 full-year Continuing 

Resolution provides funding for the 

Department to support the 

establishment, expansion, and 

administration of AFPs under section 

4(b)(2)(D) of the Assistive Technology 

Act of 1998, as amended (AT Act). 

States and outlying areas operate AFPs 

in accordance with the requirements of 

title III of the Assistive Technology Act 

of 1998 as in effect on the day before the 

date of enactment of the 2004 

amendments (referred to throughout this 

document as the ‘‘old AT Act’’). The 

purpose of title III of the old AT Act is 

to maximize independence and 

participation in society by individuals 

with disabilities through AFPs. These 

programs offer alternatives to the 

traditional payment options of public 

assistance and out-of-pocket financing 

so that individuals with disabilities and 

their family members, guardians, 

advocates, and authorized 

representatives can purchase AT 

devices and services. Grantees operating 

AFPs must match their Federal grant 

amount; as provided for by the FY 2007 

Continuing Resolution, which 

incorporates the requirements in the FY 

2006 appropriations act relating to this 

program, the Federal share may not be 

more than 75 percent of the cost of AFPs 

featuring one or more alternative 

financing mechanisms for the purchase 

of AT devices and AT services. 

In order to maintain consistency 

among AFPs funded under this 

program, we are proposing substantially 

the same priority that was published for 

this program in the Federal Register on 

June 30, 2005 (70 FR 37794). 

We will announce the final priority in 

a notice in the Federal Register. We will 

determine the final priority after 

considering responses to this notice and 

other information available to the 

Department. This notice does not 

preclude us from proposing or using 

other priorities, subject to meeting 

applicable rulemaking requirements. 

Note: This notice does not solicit 

applications. In any year in which we choose 

to use the priority, we invite applications 

through a notice in the Federal Register. 

When inviting applications we designate the 

priority as absolute, competitive preference, 

or invitational. 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 

either (1) awarding additional points, 

depending on how well or the extent to 

which the application meets the competitive 

priority (34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i)); or (2) 

selecting an application that meets the 

competitive 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 invitational 

priority. However, we do not give an 

application that meets the invitational 

priority a competitive or absolute preference 

over other applications (34 CFR 75.105(c)(1)). 

Priority 

The Assistant Secretary proposes this 

priority to support AFPs that provide 

individuals with disabilities the funding 

for and provision of AT devices and 

services. 

In order to meet this priority, the State 

must establish or expand one or more of 

the following types of AFPs (section 

301(b) of the old AT Act): 

(1) A low-interest loan fund. 

(2) An interest buy-down program. 

(3) A revolving loan fund. 

(4) A loan guarantee or insurance 

program. 

(5) A program operated by a 

partnership among private entities for 

the purchase, lease, or other acquisition 

of AT devices or services. 

(6) Another mechanism that meets the 

requirements of title III of the old AT 

Act and is approved by the Secretary. 

AFPs are designed to allow 

individuals with disabilities and their 

family members, guardians, advocates, 

and authorized representatives to 

purchase AT devices or services. If 

family members, guardians, advocates, 

and authorized representatives 

(including employers who have been 

designated by an individual with a 

disability as an authorized 

representative) receive AFP support to 

purchase AT devices or services, the 

purchase must be on behalf of an 

individual with a disability, i.e., the AT 

device or service that is purchased must 

be solely for the benefit of that 

individual. 

To be considered for funding, an 

applicant must identify the type or 

types of AFP to be supported by the 

grant and submit all of the following 

assurances in their entirety: 

(1) Nature of the Match: An assurance 

that the State will provide the nonFederal share (not less than 25 percent) 

of the cost of the AFP in cash, from 

State, local, or private sources (sections 

301(d) and 303(b)(1) of the old AT Act, 

as provided for by the 2007 Continuing 

Resolution, which incorporates 

requirements in the FY 2006 

appropriations act relating to this 

program). An applicant must identify 

the amount of Federal funds the State is 

requesting, the amount of cash that the 

State will provide as a match, and the 

source of the cash. 

(2) Permanent Separate Account: An 

assurance from the State that—


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(a) All funds that support the AFP, 

including funds repaid during the life of 

the program, will be placed in a 

permanent separate account and 

identified and accounted for separately 

from any other fund; 

(b) If the organization administering 

the program invests funds within this 

account, the organization will invest the 

funds in low-risk securities in which a 

regulated insurance company may 

invest under the law of the State; and 

(c) The organization will administer 

the funds with the same judgment and 

care that a person of prudence, 

discretion, and intelligence would 

exercise in the management of the 

financial affairs of that person (section 

303(b)(5) of the old AT Act). 

During the first 12-month budget 

period, a grantee must deposit its 

matching funds and its Federal award 

funds in the permanent and separate 

account. 

(3) Permanence of the Program: An 

assurance that the AFP will continue on 

a permanent basis (section 303(b)(2) of 

the old AT Act). 

A State’s obligation to implement the 

AFP consistent with all of the 

requirements, including reporting 

requirements, continues until there are 

no longer any funds available to operate 

the AFP and all outstanding loans have 

been repaid. If a State decides to 

terminate its AFP while there are still 

funds available to operate the program, 

the State must return the Federal share 

of the funds remaining in the permanent 

separate account to RSA (e.g., 75 

percent if the original State to Federal 

match was 1 to 3) except for funds being 

used for grant purposes, such as loan 

guarantees for outstanding loans. 

However, before closing out its grant, 

the State also must return the Federal 

share of any principal and interest 

remitted to it on outstanding loans and 

any other funds remaining in the 

permanent separate account, such as 

funds being used as loan guarantees for 

those loans. 

(4) Consumer Choice and Control: An 

assurance that, and information 

describing the manner in which, the 

AFP will expand and emphasize 

consumer choice and control (section 

303(b)(3) of the old AT Act). 

(5) Supplement Not Supplant: An 

assurance that the funds made available 

through the grant to support the AFP 

will be used to supplement and not 

supplant other Federal, State, and local 

public funds expended to provide 

alternative financing mechanisms 

(section 303(b)(4) of the old AT Act). 

(6) Contract With a Community-Based 

Organization: An assurance that the 

State will enter into a contract with a 

community-based organization (CBO) 

(including a group of CBOs) that has 

individuals with disabilities involved in 

organizational decision-making at all 

organizational levels, to administer the 

AFP. The contract must—

(a) Include a provision requiring that 

the program funds, including the 

Federal and non-Federal shares of the 

cost of the program, be administered in 

a manner consistent with the provisions 

of title III of the old AT Act; 

(b) Include any provision the 

Secretary requires concerning oversight 

and evaluation necessary to protect 

Federal financial interests; and 

(c) Require the CBO to enter into a 

contract, to expand opportunities under 

title III of the old AT Act and facilitate 

administration of the AFP, with 

commercial lending institutions or 

organizations or State financing 

agencies (section 304 of the old AT Act). 

During the first 12-month budget 

period, a grantee will enter into the 

contract with a CBO and ensure that the 

CBO has entered into the contract with 

the commercial lending institutions or 

organizations or State financing 

agencies. 

(7) Use and Control of Funds: An 

assurance that—

(a) Funds comprised of the principal 

and interest from the account described 

in paragraph (2) Permanent Separate 

Account of this priority will be available 

to support the AFP; and 

(b) Any interest or investment income 

that accrues on or derives from those 

funds after the funds have been placed 

under the control of the organization 

administering the AFP, but before the 

funds are distributed for purposes of 

supporting the program, will be the 

property of the organization 

administering the program (section 

303(b)(6) of the old AT Act). 

This assurance regarding the use and 

control of funds applies to all funds 

derived from the AFP including the 

original Federal award, the State 

matching funds, AFP funds generated 

by either interest bearing accounts or 

investments, and all principal and 

interest paid by borrowers of the AFP 

who are extended loans from the 

permanent separate account. 

(8) Indirect Costs: An assurance that 

the percentage of the funds made 

available through the grant that is used 

for indirect costs will not exceed 10 

percent (section 303(b)(7) of the old AT 

Act). 

For each 12-month budget period, 

grantees must recalculate their 

allowable indirect cost rate, which may 

not exceed 10 percent of the amount of 

funds in the permanent and separate 

account and any outstanding loans from 

that account. 

(9) Administrative Policies and 

Procedures: An assurance that the State 

and any CBO that enters into a contract 

with the State under title III of the old 

AT Act will submit to the Secretary the 

following policies and procedures for 

administration of the AFP: 

(a) A procedure to review and process 

in a timely manner requests for financial 

assistance for immediate and potential 

technology needs, including 

consideration of methods to reduce 

paperwork and duplication of effort, 

particularly relating to need, eligibility, 

and determination of the specific AT 

device or service to be financed through 

the program. 

(b) A policy and procedure to ensure 

that access to the AFP must be given to 

consumers regardless of type of 

disability, age, income level, location of 

residence in the State, or type of AT 

device or service for which financing is 

requested through the program. 

(c) A procedure to ensure consumercontrolled oversight of the program 

(section 305 of the old AT Act). 

Grantees must submit the 

administrative policies and procedures 

required in this assurance within 12 

months of the start of the grant. 

(10) Data Collection: An assurance 

that the State will collect and report 

data requested by the Secretary in the 

format, with the frequency, and using 

the method established by the Secretary 

until there are no longer any funds 

available to operate the AFP and all 

outstanding loans have been repaid. 

(11) Collaboration With the Statewide 

AT Program: An assurance that the AFP 

will enter into a written agreement with 

that State’s statewide AT program 

supported under section 4 of the AT Act 

to coordinate activities appropriately. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice of proposed priority has 

been reviewed in accordance with 

Executive Order 12866. Under the terms 

of the order, we have assessed the 

potential costs and benefits of this 

regulatory action. 

The potential costs associated with 

the notice of proposed priority are those 

resulting from statutory requirements 

and those we have determined as 

necessary for administering this 

program effectively and efficiently. 

In assessing the potential costs and 

benefits—both quantitative and 

qualitative—of this notice of proposed 

priority we have determined that the 

benefits of the proposed priority justify 

the costs. 

We have also determined that this 

regulatory action does not unduly 


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interfere with State, local, and tribal 

governments in the exercise of their 

governmental functions. 

Intergovernmental Review 

This program is subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. One of the objectives of the 

Executive order is to foster an 

intergovernmental partnership and a 

strengthened federalism. The Executive 

order relies on processes developed by 

State and local governments for 

coordination and review of proposed 

Federal financial assistance. 

This document provides early 

notification of our specific plans and 

actions for this program. 

Applicability of Education Department 

General Administrative Regulations 

(EDGAR) to AFP 

In general, EDGAR would apply to 

this grant except to the extent it is 

inconsistent with the purpose of and 

intent of section 4(b)(2)(D) of the AT 

Act. Specifically, grantees would be 

exempt from section 80.21(i) regarding 

interest earned on advances and the 

addition method in section 80.25(g)(1). 

Also, sections 75.560–75.564 would not 

apply to the extent that these sections of 

EDGAR are inconsistent with the AFP 

requirement that indirect costs cannot 

exceed 10 percent. 

Electronic Access to This Document 

You may view this document, as well 

as all other Department of Education 

documents 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. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 84.224C Assistive Technology 

Alternative Financing Programs) 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 3001 et seq. 

Dated: May 9, 2007. 

Andrew J. Pepin, 

Executive Administrator, Office of Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. E7–9222 Filed 5–11–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance: Hearing 

AGENCY: Advisory Committee on 

Student Financial Assistance, 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of an opening hearing. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming hearing of the Advisory 

Committee on Student Financial 

Assistance (The Advisory Committee). 

This notice also describes the functions 

of the Advisory Committee. Notice of 

this hearing is required under Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. This document is 

intended to notify the general public. 

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, June 5, 2007, 

beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 

approximately 5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn on the Hill, 

Federal North Room, 415 New Jersey 

Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michelle Asha Cooper, Deputy Director, 

Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F 

Street, NW, Suite 413, Washington DC 

20202–7582, (202) 219–2099. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance is established 

under Section 491 of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 as amended by 

Public Law 100–50 (20 U.S.C. 1098). 

The Advisory Committee serves as an 

independent source of advice and 

counsel to the Congress and the 

Secretary of Education on student 

financial aid policy. Since its inception, 

the congressional mandate requires the 

Advisory Committee to conduct 

objective, nonpartisan, and independent 

analyses on important aspects of the 

student assistance programs under Title 

IV of the Higher Education Act, and to 

make recommendations that will result 

in the maintenance of access to 

postsecondary education for low- and 

middle-income students. In addition, 

Congress expanded the Advisory 

Committee’s mission in the Higher 

Education Amendments of 1998 to 

include several important areas: access, 

Title IV modernization, distance 

education, and early information and 

needs assessment. Specifically, the 

Advisory Committee is to review, 

monitor and evaluate the Department of 

Education’s progress in these areas and 

report recommended improvements to 

Congress and the Secretary. 

The Advisory Committee has 

scheduled this one-day hearing to 

discuss release of its new report related 

to its congressionally requested study to 

make textbooks more affordable 

(Textbook Study). This one-year study, 

was requested by the U.S. House of 

Representatives Committee on 

Education and Labor (formerly 

Education and the Workforce) to 

investigate further the problem of rising 

textbook prices and determine the 

impact of rising textbook prices on 

students’ ability to afford a 

postsecondary education. In addition, 

other discussions will focus on two 

components of the Advisory 

Committee’s three-year Innovative 

Pathways Study: Expected Family 

Contribution and early financial aid 

information. 

The proposed agenda includes expert 

testimony and discussions by prominent 

higher education community leaders, 

Congressional staff, state 

representatives, and institutions on (a) 

the Advisory Committee’s Textbook 

Study recommendations; (b) legislative 

efforts to simplify the student aid 

application and delivery process; and 

(c) the National Advising Corps. The 

Advisory Committee will also conduct a 

public comment and discussion session. 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the hearing (i.e., interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, 

and/or materials in alternative format) 

should notify the Advisory Committee 

no later than Tuesday, May 29, 2007 by 

contacting Ms. Hope Gray at (202) 219–

2099 or via e-mail at hope.gray@ed.gov. 

We will attempt to meet requests after 

this date, but cannot guarantee 

availability of the requested 

accommodation. The hearing site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

The Advisory Committee invites the 

public to submit written comments on 

the agenda topics to the following 

e-mail address: ACSFA@ed.gov. 

Information regarding the topics 

covered at the hearing will also be 

available on the Advisory Committee’s 

Web site, http://www.ed.gov/ACSFA. 

We must receive your comments on or 

before Tuesday, May 29, 2007 to be 

included in the hearing materials. 

Space for the hearing is limited and 

you are encouraged to register early if 

you plan to attend. You may register by 

sending an email to the following 

address: ACSFA@ed.gov or 

Tracy.Deanna.Jones@ed.gov. Please 

include your name, title, affiliation, 

complete address (including internet 


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