60338 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 196 / Tuesday, October 10, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Special Education Programs;

Notice of Extension

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services, Department of

Education.

ACTION: Notice of Extension.

SUMMARY: On August 29, 2000, a notice

inviting applications for new awards for

Grant Applications under Part D,

Subpart 2 of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was

published in the Federal Register (65

FR 52618—52628). The notice included

an absolute priority for Accessible

Media for Students with Visual

Impairments and Print Disabilities

(84.327K), shown on page 52624, which

requires clarification. This notice

provides a clarification and extends the

deadline for transmittal of applications

for Accessible Media for Students with

Visual Impairments and Print

Disabilities only.

The notice published on August 29,

2000 contained a requirement that, to be

considered for funding under the

Accessible Media for Students with

Visual Impairments and Print

Disabilities priority, the project must

handle requests for educational

materials from students who are

visually or print disabled at all

educational levels without charging for

materials or membership fees. This

notice clarifies that the grantee may not

charge students or their families a

membership fee or charge them fees for

educational materials at any educational

level that are produced with funds

received under this priority. However,

the grantee may charge schools, State or

local educational agencies, or other

educational entities participating in this

program, at any educational level, a

membership fee or charge them fees for

educational materials that are produced

with funds received under this priority.

Institutions that are charged

membership fees cannot pass on these

fees or other costs related to obtaining

educational materials to students or

families.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: The deadline has been

extended to November 3, 2000.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: The deadline has been extended

to January 2, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynel McFadden, telephone: (202) 205–

9095. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the TDD number at (202)

205–9136. Internet:

Lynel_McFadden@ed.gov

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.

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as all other Department of Education

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Note: The official version of this document

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Register. Free Internet access to the official

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of Federal Regulations is available on GPO

Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1487.

Dated: October 5, 2000.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services.

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