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experience working with vocational 

rehabilitation agencies. 

(b) Increased knowledge about how 

these practices relate to employer 

success in hiring, retention, and 

promotion of individuals with 

disabilities. Applicants must propose 

strategies to collect information about 

these practices and outcomes directly 

from employers, taking into account that 

it can be difficult to collect information 

about employer practices and outcomes. 

In addition, applicants are encouraged 

to use existing databases such as those 

maintained by the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission, the Small 

Business Administration, the Office of 

Federal Contract Compliance Programs, 

and disability insurance providers. 

(c) Increased incorporation of findings 

into practice and policy. The RRTC 

must contribute to this outcome by: 

(1) Collaborating with employer 

groups to develop, evaluate, or 

implement strategies to increase 

utilization of positive practices 

identified by the RRTC. 

(2) Conducting training and 

dissemination activities to facilitate the 

utilization of research findings in 

employment and policy settings. 

In addition, this RRTC must 

collaborate with: 

(1) Relevant Rehabilitation Services 

Administration grantees, such as the 10 

regional Technical Assistance and 

Continuing Education projects. 

(2) Relevant grantees and programs in 

the Department of Labor, including the 

Office of Disability Employment 

Policy’s National Technical Assistance, 

Policy, and Research Center for 

Employers. 

Types of Priorities: 

When inviting applications for a 

competition using one or more 

priorities, we designate the type of each 

priority as absolute, competitive 

preference, or invitational through a 

notice in the Federal Register. The 

effect of each type of priority follows: 

Absolute priority: Under an absolute 

priority, we consider only applications 

that meet the priority (34 CFR 

75.105(c)(3)). 

Competitive preference priority: 

Under a competitive preference priority, 

we give competitive preference to an 

application by (1) awarding additional 

points, depending on the extent to 

which the application meets the priority 

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

an application that meets the priority 

over an application of comparable merit 

that does not meet the priority (34 CFR 

75.105(c)(2)(ii)). 

Invitational priority: Under an 

invitational priority, we are particularly 

interested in applications that meet the 

priority. However, we do not give an 

application that meets the priority a 

preference over other applications (34 

CFR 75.105(c)(1)). 

This notice does not preclude us from 

proposing additional priorities, 

requirements, definitions, or selection 

criteria, subject to meeting applicable 

rulemaking requirements. 

Note: This notice does not solicit 

applications. In any year in which we choose 

to use this priority, we invite applications 

through a notice in the Federal Register. 

Executive Order 12866: This notice 

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 final 

regulatory action. 

The potential costs associated with 

this final regulatory action 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 final regulatory 

action, we have determined that the 

benefits of the final priority justify the 

costs. 

Discussion of costs and benefits: 

The benefits of the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Programs have been well 

established over the years in that similar 

projects have been completed 

successfully. This final priority will 

generate new knowledge through 

research and development. 

Another benefit of this final priority is 

that the establishment of a new RRTC 

will advance research to improve the 

lives of individuals with disabilities. 

The new RRTC will disseminate and 

promote the use of new information that 

will improve the options for individuals 

with disabilities to obtain, retain, and 

advance in employment. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible 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, PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–2550. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7363. If you use a TDD, call the FRS, 

toll-free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You can view this document, as well as 

all other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF) 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. 

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 13, 2010. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Publication of State Plan Pursuant to 

the Help America Vote Act 

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to sections 

254(a)(11)(A) and 255(b) of the Help 

America Vote Act (HAVA), Public Law 

107–252, the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission (EAC) hereby causes to be 

published in the Federal Register 

changes to the HAVA state plan 

previously submitted by New Mexico. 

DATES: This notice is effective upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone (202) 566– 

3100 or 1 (866) 747–1471 (toll-free). 

Subit Comments: Any comments 

regarding the plans published herewith 

should be made in writing to the chief 

election official of the individual state at 

the address listed below. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

24, 2004, the U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission published in the Federal 

Register the original HAVA state plans 

filed by the fifty States, the District of 

Columbia and the territories of 

American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, 

and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 69 FR 

14002. HAVA anticipated that states, 

territories and the District of Columbia 

would change or update their plans 

from time to time pursuant to HAVA 

section 254(a)(11) through (13). HAVA 

sections 254(a)(11)(A) and 255 require 

EAC to publish such updates. This is 

the second revision to the state plan for 

New Mexico. 

The amendment to New Mexico’s 

state plan include securing a custom, 

hardware, firmware, and software 

maintenance services information 

technology contractual agreement for all 

state approved voting machines and 

other ancillary election equipment. In 

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accordance with HAVA section 

254(a)(12), all the state plans submitted 

for publication provide information on 

how the respective state succeeded in 

carrying out its previous state plan. New 

Mexico confirms that its amendments to 

the state plan were developed and 

submitted to public comment in 

accordance with HAVA sections 

254(a)(11), 255, and 256. 

Upon the expiration of thirty days 

from May 18, 2010, the state is eligible 

to implement the changes addressed in 

the plan that is published herein, in 

accordance with HAVA section 

254(a)(11)(C). EAC wishes to 

acknowledge the effort that went into 

revising this state plan and encourages 

further public comment, in writing, to 

the State Election Official listed below. 

Chief State Election Official 

The Honorable Mary Herrera, 

Secretary of State, New Mexico State 

Capitol, 325 Don Gaspar, Suite 300, 

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87503, Phone: 

(505) 827–3600 or 1 (800) 477–3632, 

Fax: (505) 827–8403. 

Thank you for your interest in 

improving the voting process in 

America. 

Dated: May 10, 2010. 

Thomas R. Wilkey, 

Executive Director, Election Assistance 

Commission. 

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