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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

[CFDA Number: 84.133B–5] 

Proposed Priority—National Institute 

on Disability, Independent Living, and 

Rehabilitation Research— 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Centers 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed priority. 

SUMMARY: The Administrator of the 

Administration for Community Living 

proposes a priority for the 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Center (RRTC) Program administered by 

the National Institute on Disability, 

Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDILRR). Specifically, this 

notice proposes a priority for an RRTC 

on Employment for Individuals with 

Blindness or other Visual Impairments. 

We take this action to focus research 

attention on an area of national need. 

We intend this priority to contribute to 

improved employment for individuals 

with blindness or other visual 

impairments. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before March 27, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

or via postal mail or commercial 

delivery. We will not accept comments 

submitted by fax or by email or those 

submitted after the comment period. To 

ensure that we do not receive duplicate 

copies, please submit your comments 

only once. In addition, please include 

the Docket ID at the top of your 

comments. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov to submit your 

comments electronically. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing agency 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket, is available on the 

site under ‘‘Are you new to the site?’’ 

• Postal Mail or Commercial Delivery: 

If you mail or deliver your comments 

about these proposed regulations, 

address them to Patricia Barrett, U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5142, Potomac Center Plaza 

(PCP), Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Privacy Note: The Department’s 

policy is to make all comments received 

from members of the public available for 

public viewing in their entirety on the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov. Therefore, 

commenters should be careful to 

include in their comments only 

information that they wish to make 

publicly available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Barrett. Telephone: (202) 245– 

6211 or by email: patricia.barrett@

ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice of proposed priority is in concert 

with NIDRR’s currently approved LongRange Plan (Plan). The Plan, which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 4, 2013 (78 FR 20299), can be 

accessed on the Internet at the following 

site: www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/

osers/nidrr/policy.html. 

The Plan identifies a need for research 

and training regarding employment of 

individuals with disabilities. To address 

this need, NIDILRR seeks to: (1) Improve 

the quality and utility of disability and 

rehabilitation research; (2) foster an 

exchange of research findings, expertise, 

and other information to advance 

knowledge and understanding of the 

needs of individuals with disabilities 

and their family members, including 

those from among traditionally 

underserved populations; (3) determine 

effective practices, programs, and 

policies to improve community living 

and participation, employment, and 

health and function outcomes for 

individuals with disabilities of all ages; 

(4) identify research gaps and areas for 

promising research investments; (5) 

identify and promote effective 

mechanisms for integrating research and 

practice; and (6) disseminate research 

findings to all major stakeholder groups, 

including individuals with disabilities 

and their family members in formats 

that are appropriate and meaningful to 

them. 

This notice proposes one priority that 

NIDILRR intends to use for one or more 

competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2015 

and possibly later years. NIDILRR is 

under no obligation to make an award 

under this priority. The decision to 

make an award will be based on the 

quality of applications received and 

available funding. NIDILRR may publish 

additional priorities, as needed. 

Invitation to Comment: We invite you 

to submit comments regarding this 

proposed priority. To ensure that your 

comments have maximum effect in 

developing the final priority, we urge 

you to identify clearly the specific topic 

within the priority that each comment 

addresses. 

We invite you to assist us in 

complying with the specific 

requirements of Executive Orders 12866 

and 13563 and their overall requirement 

of reducing regulatory burden that 

might result from this proposed priority. 

Please let us know of any further ways 

we could 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 by 

following the instructions found under 

the ‘‘Are you new to the site?’’ portion 

of the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 

wwww.regulations.gov. Any comments 

sent to NIDILRR via postal mail or 

commercial deliver can be viewed in 

room 5142, 550 12th Street SW., PCP, 

Washington, DC, between the hours of 

8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, Monday through Friday of 

each week except Federal holidays. 

Assistance to Individuals With 

Disabilities in Reviewing the 

Rulemaking Record: On request we will 

provide an appropriate accommodation 

or auxiliary aid to an individual with a 

disability who needs assistance to 

review the comments or other 

documents in the public rulemaking 

record for this notice. If you want to 

schedule an appointment for this type of 

accommodation or auxiliary aid, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research Projects and Centers Program 

is to plan and conduct research, 

demonstration projects, training, and 

related activities, including 

international activities, to develop 

methods, procedures, and rehabilitation 

technology that maximize the full 

inclusion and integration into society, 

employment, independent living, family 

support, and economic and social selfsufficiency of individuals with 

disabilities, especially individuals with 

the most severe disabilities, and to 

improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation 

Act). 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Centers 

The purpose of the RRTCs, which are 

funded through the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program, is to achieve the goals 

of, and improve the effectiveness of, 

services authorized under the 

Rehabilitation Act through welldesigned research, training, technical 

assistance, and dissemination activities 

in important topical areas as specified 


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by NIDILRR. These activities are 

designed to benefit rehabilitation 

service providers, individuals with 

disabilities, family members, 

policymakers and other research 

stakeholders. Additional information on 

the RRTC program can be found at: 

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/rrtc/

index.html#types. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 762(g) 

and 764(b)(2). 

Applicable Program Regulations: 34 

CFR part 350. 

Proposed Priority: This notice 

contains one proposed priority. 

RRTC on Employment for Individuals 

With Blindness or Other Visual 

Impairments 

Background: Employment rates for 

individuals with blindness or other 

visual impairments are low compared to 

other persons with disabilities and the 

nondisabled population. Of 3.5 million 

working age adults who report vision 

loss, only 1.3 million or 37 percent are 

employed (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012). 

Key groups within the population of 

persons with blindness and visual 

impairments would benefit from 

research and development to promote 

better employment outcomes. These 

groups include: 

(a) Deaf blindness—Rough estimates 

suggest there are approximately 45 to 50 

thousand individuals with deafblindness in the United States 

(Gallaudet University, 2010). Among 

students who received services under 

the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act (IDEA), 36.1 percent of 

students with multiple disabilities/deafblindness were employed after leaving 

high school as compared to 62.4 percent 

among students with visual 

impairments only (American Federation 

of the Blind, 2014). For the 2,020 

persons with deaf-blindness who 

received services through the Federal/

State Vocational Rehabilitation program 

from 2008 through 2013, 64.5 percent 

achieved employment outcomes 

(Rehabilitation Services Administration, 

2014). Prevalence and employment data 

thus vary considerably and strategies for 

improving communication, social 

development, self-determination, and 

employment for this subpopulation 

have not kept pace with emerging 

technologies accessible to most citizens 

(Hartman, 2010). Development and 

testing of new technologies focused on 

improving the employment and quality 

of life outcomes of people with deafblindness is needed along with effective 

knowledge translation and 

dissemination. 

(b) Blindness or low vision related to 

traumatic brain injury (TBI)—In 2010, 

approximately 2.5 million people 

received a traumatic brain injury (Center 

for Disease Control (2010). TBI is also a 

signature cause of disability among 

veterans of the wars in Iraq and 

Afghanistan (U.S. Department of 

Defense, 2012). Closed head injuries 

often result in focal axonal swelling and 

disconnection, damage to optic nerves, 

impaired visual processing, and eye 

movement difficulties due to cranial 

nerve disruption. Research has 

estimated that among individuals with 

TBI in the United States, 42 percent 

were unemployed (Doctor, Castro, 

Temkin, Fraser, Machamer & Dikmen, 

2005). For Vocational Rehabilitation 

consumers with TBI, 49.4 percent or 

6,040 achieved employment in 2013 

(Rehabilitation Services Administration, 

2014). There are little data on the 

employment outcomes of individuals 

with TBI who experience low-vision 

and blindness, however. Research is 

needed to document the employment 

outcomes of individuals who experience 

low vision and blindness due to or in 

addition to TBI and to develop effective 

neuropsychological rehabilitation, 

psychotherapy, vocational 

rehabilitation, and other interventions 

for improving employment outcomes for 

these individuals. 

(c) Transition-age students—High 

school students with blindness or visual 

impairments demonstrate higher 

academic achievement and are more 

likely to continue with postsecondary 

education when compared to other 

students receiving special education 

services under the IDEA. However, 

these students are less likely to achieve 

employment outcomes despite 

demonstrated academic success 

(Wagner, Newman, Cameto, Levine & 

Garza 2006; McDonnall, 2010). 

Qualitative research suggests that early 

intervention and planning, family 

involvement, interagency coordination 

and early work-based experiences may 

improve employment outcomes for 

transition-age students with blindness 

or visual impairments (Crudden, 2012). 

Rigorous research evaluating the 

potential of these and other 

employment-focused strategies, 

including vocational rehabilitation, may 

thus yield results that inform effective 

policies and practice. 

References: 

American Federation of the Blind (2014). 

NLTS2 Tables: Transition of Youth with 

Visual Impairments, Multiple 

Impairments, or Deaf-Blindness. 

Retrieved January 9, 2015, from: http:// 

www.afb.org/info/programs-andservices/public-policy-center/

employment-and-rehabilitation/nlts2- 

tables/1235#table5. 

Census Bureau (2012). American Community 

Survey, American FactFinder, Table 

B18120. Retrieved September 23, 2013, 

from: http://factfinder2.census.gov. 

Center for Disease Control (2010). National 

Hospital Discharge Survey (NHDS). 

Retrieved January 9, 2015, from: http:// 

www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/data/

index.html. 

Crudden, A. (2012). Transition to 

Employment for Students with Visual 

Impairments: Components for Success. 

Journal of Visual Impairment & 

Blindness. January 9, 2015, from: http:// 

www.afb.org/afbpress/

pubjvib.asp?DocID=jvib060702. 

Doctor J.N., Castro J., Temkin N.R., Fraser 

R.T., Machamer J.E., Dikmen S.S. (2005). 

Workers’ risk of unemployment after 

traumatic brain injury: a normed 

comparison. Journal of International 

Neuropsychological Society 11(6):747– 

52. 

Gallaudet University Library (2010). 

American Deaf-Blind Population. 

Retrieved January 9, 2015, from: http:// 

libguides.gallaudet.edu/

content.php?pid=119476&sid=1029203. 

Hartman, E. (2011). National Consortium on 

Deafblindness: Universal Design for 

Learning. Retrieved January 9, 2015, 

from: http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/

ED531767.pdf. 

McDonnall, M. (2010). Factors affecting 

employment outcomes for young adults 

with visual impairments. Rehabilitation 

Counseling Bulletin (54), 36–45. 

Rehabilitation Services Administration 

(2014). RSA–911 Case Service Report. 

Retrieved January 9, 2015, from: 

www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/rsa/pd04–04.doc. 

U.S. Department of Defense (2012). 

Traumatic Brain Injury Special Report. 

Retrieved January 9, 2015, from: http:// 

www.defense.gov/home/features/2012/

0312_tbi/. 

Wagner, M., Newman, L., Cameto, R., Levine, 

P., and Garza, N. (2006). An Overview of 

Findings From Wave 2 of the National 

Longitudinal Transition Study-2 

(NLTS2). Retrieved January 9, 2015, 

from: http://ies.ed.gov/ncser/pdf/ 

20063004.pdf. 

Definitions: The research that is 

proposed under this priority must be 

focused on one or more stages of 

research. If the RRTC is to conduct 

research that can be categorized under 

more than one research stage, or 

research that progresses from one stage 

to another, those research stages must be 

clearly specified. For purposes of this 

priority, the stages of research are from 

the notice of final priorities and 

definitions published in the Federal 

Register on June 7, 2013 (78 FR 34261). 

(a) Exploration and Discovery means 

the stage of research that generates 

hypotheses or theories by conducting 

new and refined analyses of data, 

producing observational findings, and 

creating other sources of research-based 

information. This research stage may 


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include identifying or describing the 

barriers to and facilitators of improved 

outcomes of individuals with 

disabilities, as well as identifying or 

describing existing practices, programs, 

or policies that are associated with 

important aspects of the lives of 

individuals with disabilities. Results 

achieved under this stage of research 

may inform the development of 

interventions or lead to evaluations of 

interventions or policies. The results of 

the exploration and discovery stage of 

research may also be used to inform 

decisions or priorities. 

(b) Intervention Development means 

the stage of research that focuses on 

generating and testing interventions that 

have the potential to improve outcomes 

for individuals with disabilities. 

Intervention development involves 

determining the active components of 

possible interventions, developing 

measures that would be required to 

illustrate outcomes, specifying target 

populations, conducting field tests, and 

assessing the feasibility of conducting a 

well-designed interventions study. 

Results from this stage of research may 

be used to inform the design of a study 

to test the efficacy of an intervention. 

(c) Intervention Efficacy means the 

stage of research during which a project 

evaluates and tests whether an 

intervention is feasible, practical, and 

has the potential to yield positive 

outcomes for individuals with 

disabilities. Efficacy research may assess 

the strength of the relationships 

between an intervention and outcomes, 

and may identify factors or individual 

characteristics that affect the 

relationship between the intervention 

and outcomes. Efficacy research can 

inform decisions about whether there is 

sufficient evidence to support ‘‘scalingup’’ an intervention to other sites and 

contexts. This stage of research can 

include assessing the training needed 

for wide-scale implementation of the 

intervention, and approaches to 

evaluation of the intervention in real 

world applications. 

(d) Scale-Up Evaluation means the 

stage of research during which a project 

analyzes whether an intervention is 

effective in producing improved 

outcomes for individuals with 

disabilities when implemented in a realworld setting. During this stage of 

research, a project tests the outcomes of 

an evidence-based intervention in 

different settings. It examines the 

challenges to successful replication of 

the intervention, and the circumstances 

and activities that contribute to 

successful adoption of the intervention 

in real-world settings. This stage of 

research may also include well-designed 

studies of an intervention that has been 

widely adopted in practice, but that 

lacks a sufficient evidence-base to 

demonstrate its effectiveness. 

Proposed Priority: The Administrator 

of the Administration for Community 

Living proposes a priority for an RRTC 

on Employment for Individuals with 

Blindness or other Visual Impairments. 

The purpose of the proposed RRTC is to 

conduct research that generates new 

knowledge about the efficacy of 

rehabilitative services and technology 

used to support improved employment 

outcomes of individuals with blindness 

or other visual impairments, including 

subpopulations that are the focus of this 

priority. 

The RRTC must contribute to 

improving the employment outcomes of 

individuals with blindness or other 

visual impairments by: 

(a) Conducting research on the 

efficacy of rehabilitation services and 

technology used to enhance 

employment outcomes of individuals 

with blindness or other visual 

impairments. Outcomes must include 

but are not limited to obtaining 

employment, retention, promotion, and 

quality of salary and benefits. The RRTC 

must focus its research on the target 

population of individuals with 

blindness or other visual impairments, 

including at least one of the following 

subpopulations of particular concern: 

(1) Individuals who are deaf-blind, (2) 

individuals with blindness or low 

vision related to traumatic brain injury, 

and (3) transition-age young people with 

blindness or other visual impairments; 

(b) Generating new knowledge about 

how the outcomes of the services and 

technologies investigated in paragraph 

(a) vary with relevant variables such as 

service type, consumer characteristics, 

and provider characteristics; 

(c) Focusing its research on one or 

more specific stages of research. If the 

RRTC is to conduct research that can be 

categorized under more than one of the 

research stages, or research that 

progresses from one stage to another, 

those stages should be clearly justified; 

(d) Serving as a national resource 

center related to employment for 

individuals with blindness or other 

visual impairments, their families, and 

other stakeholders by conducting 

knowledge translation, technical 

assistance, and training activities; 

(e) Disseminating research-based 

information and materials related to 

improving the quality of services to 

individuals with blindness or other 

visual impairments; and 

(f) Involving key stakeholder groups 

in the activities conducted under 

paragraphs (a) and (b) of this priority to 

promote the new knowledge generated 

by the RRTC. 

Final Priority: 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 

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 Orders 12866 and 13563 or in a 

Funding Opportunity Announcement posted 

at www.grants.gov. 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Regulatory Impact Analysis 

Under Executive Order 12866, the 

Secretary must determine whether this 

regulatory action is ‘‘significant’’ and, 

therefore, subject to the requirements of 

the Executive Order and subject to 

review by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). Section 3(f) of Executive 

Order 12866 defines a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ as an action likely to 

result in a rule that may— 

(1) Have an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more, or 

adversely affect a sector of the economy, 

productivity, competition, jobs, the 

environment, public health or safety, or 

State, local, or tribal governments or 

communities in a material way (also 

referred to as an ‘‘economically 

significant’’ rule); 

(2) Create serious inconsistency or 

otherwise interfere with an action taken 

or planned by another agency; 

(3) Materially alter the budgetary 

impacts of entitlement grants, user fees, 

or loan programs or the rights and 

obligations of recipients thereof; or 

(4) Raise novel legal or policy issues 

arising out of legal mandates, the 

President’s priorities, or the principles 

stated in the Executive Order. 

This proposed regulatory action is not 

a significant regulatory action subject to 

review by OMB under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866. 

We have also reviewed this regulatory 

action under Executive Order 13563, 

which supplements and explicitly 

reaffirms the principles, structures, and 

definitions governing regulatory review 

established in Executive Order 12866. 

To the extent permitted by law, 

Executive Order 13563 requires that an 

agency— 

(1) Propose or adopt regulations only 

upon a reasoned determination that 


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their benefits justify their costs 

(recognizing that some benefits and 

costs are difficult to quantify); 

(2) Tailor its regulations to impose the 

least burden on society, consistent with 

obtaining regulatory objectives and 

taking into account—among other things 

and to the extent practicable—the costs 

of cumulative regulations; 

(3) In choosing among alternative 

regulatory approaches, select those 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health and safety, 

and other advantages; distributive 

impacts; and equity); 

(4) To the extent feasible, specify 

performance objectives, rather than the 

behavior or manner of compliance a 

regulated entity must adopt; and 

(5) Identify and assess available 

alternatives to direct regulation, 

including economic incentives—such as 

user fees or marketable permits—to 

encourage the desired behavior, or 

provide information that enables the 

public to make choices. 

Executive Order 13563 also requires 

an agency ‘‘to use the best available 

techniques to quantify anticipated 

present and future benefits and costs as 

accurately as possible.’’ The Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs of 

OMB has emphasized that these 

techniques may include ‘‘identifying 

changing future compliance costs that 

might result from technological 

innovation or anticipated behavioral 

changes.’’ 

We are issuing this proposed priority 

only upon a reasoned determination 

that its benefits would justify its costs. 

In choosing among alternative 

regulatory approaches, we selected 

those approaches that would maximize 

net benefits. Based on the analysis that 

follows, the Department believes that 

this proposed priority is consistent with 

the principles in Executive Order 13563. 

We also have determined that this 

regulatory action would not unduly 

interfere with State, local, and tribal 

governments in the exercise of their 

governmental functions. 

In accordance with both Executive 

Orders, the Department has assessed the 

potential costs and benefits, both 

quantitative and qualitative, of this 

regulatory action. The potential costs 

are those resulting from statutory 

requirements and those we have 

determined as necessary for 

administering the Department’s 

programs and activities. 

The benefits of the Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Projects and 

Centers Program have been well 

established over the years. Projects 

similar to one envisioned by the 

proposed priority have been completed 

successfully, and the proposed priority 

would generate new knowledge through 

research. The new RRTC would 

generate, disseminate, and promote the 

use of new information that would 

improve employment outcomes for 

individuals with blindness or other 

visual impairments. 

Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

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official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

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can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

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have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

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Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

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the Department. 

Dated: February 19, 2015. 

Kathy Greenlee, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03885 Filed 2–24–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

[CFDA Number: 84.133B–4] 

Proposed Priority—National Institute 

on Disability, Independent Living, and 

Rehabilitation Research— 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Centers 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed priority. 

SUMMARY: The Administrator of the 

Administration for Community Living 

proposes a priority for the 

Rehabilitation Research and Training 

Center (RRTC) Program administered by 

the National Institute on Disability, 

Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDILRR). Specifically, this 

notice proposes a priority for an RRTC 

on Self-Directed Care to Promote 

Recovery, Health, and Wellness for 

Individuals with Serious Mental Illness. 

We take this action to focus research 

attention on an area of national need. 

We intend this priority to contribute to 

improved employment for individuals 

with serious mental illness (SMI) and 

co-occurring conditions. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before March 27, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. We will not accept 

comments submitted by fax or by email 

or those submitted after the comment 

period. To ensure that we do not receive 

duplicate copies, please submit your 

comments only once. In addition, please 

include the Docket ID at the top of your 

comments. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov to submit your 

comments electronically. Information 

on using Regulations.gov, including 

instructions for accessing agency 

documents, submitting comments, and 

viewing the docket, is available on the 

site under ‘‘Are you new to the site?’’ 

• Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, 

or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver 

your comments about these proposed 

regulations, address them to Patricia 

Barrett, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services, 400 Maryland Avenue 

SW., Room 5142, Potomac Center Plaza 

(PCP), Washington, DC 20202–2700. 

Privacy Note: The Department’s policy is 

to make all comments received from 

members of the public available for public 

viewing in their entirety on the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. 

Therefore, commenters should be careful to 

include in their comments only information 

that they wish to make publicly available. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Barrett. Telephone: (202) 245– 

6211 or by email: 

patricia.barrett@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice of proposed priority is in concert 

with NIDRR’s currently approved LongRange Plan (Plan). The Plan, which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 4, 2013 (78 FR 20299), can be 

accessed on the Internet at the following 

site: www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ 

osers/nidrr/policy.html. 

The Plan identifies a need for research 

and training regarding employment of 

individuals with disabilities. To address 

this need, NIDILRR seeks to: (1) Improve 

the quality and utility of disability and 


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