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Research (NIDILRR) in the development, 

implementation and revision of the 5- 

year plan, ensuring priorities and 

activities are aligned with the tenets of 

the Plan; (2) provide input regarding the 

activities relative to the prioritization 

and integration of funding priorities, 

goals and timetables for implementation 

of activities to be conducted under 

Section 205 of the Rehabilitation Act; 

(3) ensure that the Director considers 

input of individuals with disabilities, 

organizations representing individuals 

with disabilities, providers of services 

furnished under this chapter, 

researchers in the rehabilitation field, 

and any other appropriate persons or 

entitles; (4) review accomplishments 

and results of covered activities, and 

recommend and facilitate strategies for 

widespread dissemination in accessible 

formats, to rehabilitation practitioners, 

providers of independent living and 

other community-based services, 

individuals with disabilities, and the 

individuals’ representatives, and 

individuals with disabilities who are 

members of minority groups or of 

populations that are unserved or 

underserved by programs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Kristi Wilson Hill, Designated Federal 

Officer, DILRRAC; Deputy Director, 

NIDILRR, Potomac Center Plaza, Room 

5153, 550 12th Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20202, telephone (202) 245–6301 or 

fax (202) 245–7372. 

The Director of NIDILRR has been 

delegated the authority to sign Federal 

Register notices pertaining to 

announcements of meetings and other 

council management activities on behalf 

of the ACL and NIDILRR. 

Dated: March 2, 2015. 

John Tschida, 

Director, National Institute on Disability, 

Independent Living and Rehabilitation 

Research. 

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BILLING CODE 4154–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; Comment Request 

Title: Subsidized and Transitional 

Employment Demonstration (STED) and 

Enhanced Transitional Jobs 

Demonstration (ETJD). 

[OMB No.: 0970–0413] 

Description: The Administration for 

Children and Families (ACF) within the 

U.S. Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS) is conducting a national 

evaluation called the Subsidized and 

Transitional Employment 

Demonstration (STED). At the same 

time, the Employment and Training 

Administration (ETA) within the 

Department of Labor (DOL) is 

conducting an evaluation of the 

Enhanced Transitional Jobs 

Demonstration (ETJD). These 

evaluations will inform the Federal 

government about the effectiveness of 

subsidized and transitional employment 

programs in helping vulnerable 

populations secure unsubsidized jobs in 

the labor market and achieve selfsufficiency. The projects will evaluate 

thirteen subsidized and transitional 

employment programs nationwide, 

including a test of the effects of an 

expanded Earned Income Tax Credit for 

low-income individuals without 

dependent children. ACF and ETA are 

collaborating on the two evaluations. In 

2011, ETA awarded grants to seven 

transitional jobs programs as part of the 

ETJD, which is testing the effect of 

combining transitional jobs with 

enhanced services to assist ex-offenders 

and noncustodial parents improve labor 

market outcomes, reduce criminal 

recidivism and improve family 

engagement. 

The STED and ETJD projects have 

complementary goals and are focusing 

on related program models and target 

populations. Thus, ACF and ETA have 

collaborated on the design of data 

collection instruments to promote 

consistency across the projects. In 

addition, two of the seven DOL-funded 

ETJD programs are being evaluated as 

part of the STED project. ACF is 

submitting information collection 

requests on behalf of both collaborating 

agencies. 

Data for the study is being and will 

continue to be collected from the 

following three major sources: Baseline 

forms, follow-up surveys (at 6, 12, and 

30 months after study entry), and 

implementation research and site visits. 

Data collection for all but one STED site 

has been reviewed and approved by 

OMB (see OMB #0970–0413). 

This notice is specific to a request for 

approval of the contact information 

form and baseline information form for 

a new STED site. These forms will 

collect important demographic and 

other information from all study 

participants in this site prior to the 

point of random assignment. These data 

will be important for describing the 

study sample and for estimating 

program effects for particular groups of 

interest. 

Respondents: Study participants in 

the treatment and control groups at one 

additional STED site. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES—NEW INSTRUMENTS

Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Annual 

number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

Participant contact information form .................................... 4,002 1,334 1 .08 107 

Participant baseline information form .................................. 4,002 1,334 1 .25 334 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 441. 

In compliance with the requirements 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Administration for Children and 

Families and the Employment and 

Training Administration are soliciting 

public comment on the specific aspects 

of the information collection described 

above. Copies of the proposed collection 

of information can be obtained and 

comments may be forwarded by writing 

to the Administration for Children and 

Families, Office of Planning, Research 

and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant 

Promenade SW., Washington, DC 20447, 

Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. 

Email address: OPREinfocollection@

acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be 

identified by the title of the information 

collection. 

The Department specifically requests 

comments on (a) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agencies, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agencies’ estimate of the burden of the 

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proposed collection of information; (c) 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Karl Koerper, 

Reports Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4184–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Applications for New Awards; National 

Institute on Disability, Independent 

Living, and Rehabilitation Research— 

Small Business Innovation Research 

Program—Phase I 

AGENCY: Administration for Community 

Living, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

National Institute on Disability, 

Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDILRR) Small Business 

Innovation Research Program (SBIR)— 

Phase I. 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.133S–1. 

DATES: 

Applications Available: March 13, 

2015. 

Note: On July 22, 2014, President Obama 

signed the Workforce Innovation 

Opportunity Act (WIOA). WIOA was 

effective immediately. One provision of 

WIOA transferred the National Institute on 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

(NIDRR) from the Department of Education to 

the Administration for Community Living 

(ACL) in the Department of Health and 

Human Services. In addition, NIDRR’s name 

was changed to the Institute on Disability, 

Independent Living, and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDILRR). For FY 2015, all 

NIDILRR priority notices will be published as 

ACL notices, and ACL will make all NIDILRR 

awards. During this transition period, 

however, NIDILRR will continue to review 

grant applications using Department of 

Education tools. NIDILRR will post 

previously-approved application kits to 

grants.gov, and NIDILRR applications 

submitted to grants.gov will be forwarded to 

the Department of Education’s G–5 system 

for peer review. We are using Department of 

Education application kits and peer review 

systems during this transition year in order 

to provide for a smooth and orderly process 

for our applicants. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: May 12, 2015. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the SBIR program is four-fold: 

• Stimulate technological innovation. 

• Foster and encourage participation 

in innovation and entrepreneurship by 

socially and economically 

disadvantaged small businesses (SDBs), 

and by women-owned small businesses. 

• Strengthen the role of small 

business in meeting Federal research 

and development (R&D) needs. 

• Increase private-sector 

commercialization of innovations 

derived from U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services (Department) R&D 

funding, thereby increasing 

competition, productivity, and 

economic growth. 

Background 

The Small Business Innovation 

Development Act of 1982 (Act), Pub. L. 

97–219, established the SBIR program. 

The Act requires certain agencies, 

including the Department, to reserve a 

statutory percentage of their extramural 

R&D budgets for two phases of the threephase SBIR program (see http://sbir.gov/ 

about/about-sbir for more information 

on the program). 

Phase I awards are to determine, 

insofar as possible, the scientific or 

technical merit, feasibility, and 

commercial potential of R&D projects 

submitted under the SBIR program. 

Phase I awards are for amounts up to 

$75,000 and for a period of up to six 

months. Phase II projects continue the 

development of Phase I projects. 

Funding is based on the results 

achieved in Phase I and the scientific 

and technical merit and commercial 

potential of the proposed Phase II 

project. Only Phase I grantees are 

eligible to apply for Phase II funding. 

Phase II awards are for amounts up to 

$575,500 over a period of two years. 

In Phase III, the small business 

grantee pursues commercial 

applications of the Phase I and II R&D. 

The SBIR program does not fund Phase 

III. 

All SBIR projects funded by NIDILRR 

must address the needs of individuals 

with disabilities. (See 29 U.S.C. 760.) 

Project activities may include: 

• Conducting manufacturing-related 

R&D that encompasses improvements in 

existing methods or processes, or 

wholly new processes, machines, or 

systems, that benefit individuals with 

disabilities; 

• Exploring the uses of technology to 

ensure equal access to education, 

employment, community environments, 

and information for individuals with 

disabilities; and 

• Improving the quality and utility of 

disability and rehabilitation research. 

Note: An applicant should consult NIDRR’s 

Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2013–2017 

(78 FR 20299, published April 4, 2013) (the 

Plan) when preparing its application. The 

Plan is organized around the following 

research domains: (1) Community Living and 

Participation; (2) Health and Function; and 

(3) Employment. 

Priorities: Under this competition we 

are particularly interested in 

applications that address one or more of 

the following five program priorities. 

Invitational Priorities: For FY 2015 

and any subsequent year in which we 

make awards from the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition, these 

priorities are invitational priorities. We 

do not give an application that meets 

one of these invitational priorities a 

competitive or absolute preference over 

other applications. 

Each of the following invitational 

priorities relates to innovative research 

utilizing new technologies to address 

the needs of individuals with 

disabilities. These priorities are: 

(1) Increased independence of 

individuals with disabilities in 

community settings, including 

educational settings, through the 

development of technology to support 

access to these settings and promote 

integration of individuals with 

disabilities. 

(2) Enhanced sensory or motor 

function of individuals with disabilities 

through the development of technology 

to support improved functional 

capacity. 

(3) Enhanced workforce participation 

through the development of technology 

to increase access to employment, 

promote sustained employment, and 

support employment advancement for 

individuals with disabilities. 

(4) Enhanced community living and 

participation for individuals with 

disabilities through the development of 

accessible information technology 

including cloud computing, software, 

systems, and devices that promote 

access to information in educational, 

employment, and community settings, 

and voting technology that improves 

access for individuals with disabilities. 

(5) Improved health-care 

interventions and increased use of 

related resources through the 

development of technology to support 

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