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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: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

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under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) 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 

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information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/

fund/grant/apply/appforms/

appforms.html. 

4. Performance Measures: The 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal 

departments and agencies to improve 

the effectiveness of programs by 

engaging in strategic planning, setting 

outcome-related goals for programs, and 

measuring program results against those 

goals. The required annual report must 

include information on the following 

measure: the percentage of all products 

and services deemed to be useful by 

parent training and information centers 

to improve vocational rehabilitation 

service utilization. The data on this 

measure will be collected by the grantee 

via survey, assessed, and reported in the 

aggregate to RSA. The grantee will 

negotiate targets with RSA after the first 

year, which will be used to establish a 

baseline. 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award, the Secretary may 

consider, under 34 CFR 75.253, the 

extent to which a grantee has made 

‘‘substantial progress toward meeting 

the objectives in its approved 

application.’’ This consideration 

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progress in meeting the targets and 

projected outcomes in its approved 

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has expended funds in a manner that is 

consistent with its approved application 

and budget. In making a continuation 

grant, the Secretary also considers 

whether the grantee is operating in 

compliance with the assurances in its 

approved application, including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department (34 CFR 

100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tara 

Jordan, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 5040, 

PCP, Washington, DC 20202–2800. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7341 or by email: 

tara.jordan@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD or TTY, call the FRS, 

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Accessible Format: Individuals with 

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an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

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request to the program contact person 

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CONTACT in section VII of this notice. 

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Dated: July 3, 2014. 

Michael K. Yudin, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2014–16125 Filed 7–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0138; FRL–9913–60– 

OW] 

Peer Review of the Draft Health Effects 

Documents for Perfluorooctanoic Acid 

and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate—Final 

List of Peer Reviewers and Notice of 

the Peer Review Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of final peer reviewer 

selection and external peer review 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing the final 

peer reviewers assembled by Versar, 

Inc., an EPA contractor, for external 

peer review of the draft documents 

entitled ‘‘Health Effects Document for 

Perfluorooctanoic Acid’’ and ‘‘Health 

Effects Document for Perfluorooctane 

Sulfonate.’’ The peer reviewers are 

charged with reviewing the scientific 

and technical merit of the EPA draft 

health effect documents. EPA is also 

announcing that Versar, Inc. will 

organize and conduct the external peer 

review meeting for the EPA draft health 

effects documents on August 21 and 22, 

2014 in Arlington, Virginia. The 

meeting will be devoted to discussion 

and deliberation of major issues 

identified by the peer reviewers 

regarding EPA’s draft health documents 

and will be guided by the charge 

questions previously provided to the 

public. Versar, Inc. invites the public to 

register to attend this two-day meeting 

as observers, either in-person or via 

teleconference. Registered observers 

may attend and observe the peer review 

deliberations, but will not be allowed to 

address the peer reviewers or provide 

oral or written comments at the meeting. 

DATES: The public external peer review 

meeting will be held on August 21 and 

22, 2014, beginning and ending at 

approximately 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

(EDT) on both days. The registration 

deadline to attend the meeting in-person 

or via teleconference is August 18, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The peer review meeting 

will be held at the Crystal City Marriott 

at Reagan National Airport, located at 

1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, VA 22202. The phone 

number for the teleconference line will 

be provided to registered observers prior 

to the meeting. 

Registration Instructions: To attend 

the peer review meeting as an observer, 

either in-person or via teleconference, 

register no later than August 18, 2014. 

Space is limited for in-person 

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attendance, and registrations will be 

accepted on a first-come, first-served 

basis. To register for the meeting, please 

visit http://peerreview.versar.com/epa/

pfoa/registration.html, complete the 

online registration form, and submit the 

required information. You can also 

register through U.S. Postal Service or 

overnight/priority mail by sending the 

necessary registration information (see 

Registration Information) to the Versar 

Meeting Coordinator, Ms. Betzy Colon, 

Versar, Inc., 6850 Versar Center, 

Springfield, VA 22151; telephone: (703) 

642–6727. Registrations sent via U.S. 

Postal Service or overnight/priority mail 

must be received by August 18, 2014. 

Registration Information: To register 

for the meeting online or via mail, 

please provide your full name, title, 

organization or affiliation, and contact 

information. You must also indicate 

which day(s) you plan to attend the 

meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding logistics or 

registration for the external peer review 

meeting should be directed to Ms. Betzy 

Colon, Versar, Inc., 6850 Versar Center, 

Springfield, VA, 22151; telephone: (703) 

642–6727; or via email at bcolon@

versar.com. For additional information 

concerning EPA’s draft health effects 

documents, please contact Joyce 

Donohue at U.S. EPA, Office of Water, 

Health and Ecological Criteria Division 

(Mail Code 4304T), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone: (202) 566–1098; or email: 

donohue.joyce@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Information on the Draft Health 

Effects Documents 

EPA released the draft health effects 

documents for Perfluorooctanoic Acid 

(PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate 

(PFOS) for purposes of public comment 

(scientific views) and peer review on 

February 28, 2014 (http://www.gpo.gov/ 

fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-02-28/pdf/2014- 

04455.pdf), 79 FR 11429. The 60-day 

public comment period ended on April 

29, 2014. EPA will consider peer 

reviewer and public comments when 

finalizing the documents. Once the 

health effects documents are finalized, 

they will be utilized to develop lifetime 

health advisory values for each 

chemical. The draft documents, draft 

charge questions, and public comments 

submitted during the public comment 

period may be viewed at http://

www.regulations.gov (Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0138). The draft 

documents and charge questions may 

also be viewed at http://

peerreview.versar.com/epa/pfoa. 

II. Information About the Peer 

Reviewers 

Consistent with guidelines for the 

peer review of highly influential 

scientific assessments, EPA tasked a 

contractor (Versar, Inc.) to assemble six 

to seven experts to evaluate the draft 

documents. Versar, Inc. evaluated 29 

candidates who were either nominated 

during a previous public comment 

period (February 28, 2014 to March 21, 

2014) or were identified by Versar to 

augment the list of publicallynominated candidates. Versar narrowed 

the list of potential reviewers to 15 

candidates and solicited public 

comments on the interim list on April 

30, 2014 (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/

pkg/FR-2014-04-30/pdf/2014- 

09888.pdf), 79 FR 24419. Using the 

selection criteria described in the 

Federal Register dated February 28, 

2014 (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR2014-02-28/pdf/2014-04455.pdf), 79 FR 

11429, Versar selected the final seven 

peer reviewers who, collectively, best 

provide expertise spanning the multiple 

subject matter areas covered by the draft 

documents and, to the extent feasible, 

best provide a balance of perspectives. 

Additional information on the scientific 

peer reviewer selection process can be 

found at: http://peerreview.versar.com/

epa/pfoa. 

The final list of seven selected peer 

reviewers is provided below. 

1. Dr. James Bruckner—University of 

Georgia 

2. Dr. Deborah Cory-Slechta—University 

of Rochester School of Medicine 

and Dentistry 

3. Dr. Jamie DeWitt—East Carolina 

University 

4. Dr. Jeffrey Fisher—U.S. Food & Drug 

Administration 

5. Dr. William Hayton—The Ohio State 

University (Emeritus) 

6. Dr. Matthew Longnecker—National 

Institute of Environmental Health 

Sciences 

7. Dr. Angela Slitt—University of Rhode 

Island 

EPA requests that no individual or 

organization contact in any way the 

contractor (Versar, Inc.) or the peer 

reviewers regarding the subject of the 

peer review meeting, send them written 

materials regarding the subject of the 

meeting, or make any offers or requests 

to any of them that appear to be linked 

to their participation in the peer review. 

The Contractor (Versar, Inc.) will direct 

the reviewers to report any such 

contacts to the Contractor (Versar, Inc), 

who will take appropriate action in 

consultation with EPA to ensure the 

independence and impartiality of the 

peer review. 

III. Information About the Peer Review 

Meeting 

The peer reviewers have been charged 

with evaluating and preparing written 

comments on the draft PFOA and PFOS 

health effects documents. Specifically, 

reviewers will provide general 

comments, their overall impressions of 

the documents, and responses to 12 

charge questions. Reviewers will also 

consider the appropriateness of the 

quality, accuracy, and relevance of the 

data in the documents. Comments 

submitted to EPA’s public docket 

(Docket ID number EPA–HQ–OW– 

2014–0138) during each document’s 60- 

day public comment period will also be 

provided to the peer reviewers ahead of 

the meeting for their consideration. 

Peer reviewers will participate in the 

two-day peer review meeting to discuss 

the scientific basis supporting EPA’s 

draft health effects documents. 

Following the peer review meeting, 

Versar will provide a peer review 

summary report to EPA containing the 

comments and recommendations from 

the peer reviewers. The final peer 

review report will also be made 

available to the public. In preparing the 

final health effects documents, EPA will 

consider Versar’s report of the 

comments and recommendations from 

the external peer review meeting, as 

well as written public comments 

received through the official public 

docket. 

Dated: July 2, 2014. 

Nancy K. Stoner, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Water. 

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