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13. Technical Standards 

This proposed rule does not use 

technical standards. Therefore, we did 

not consider the use of voluntary 

consensus standards. 

14. Environment 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Department of Homeland 

Security Management Directive 023–01 

and Commandant Instruction 

M16475.lD, which guide the Coast 

Guard in complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have made a preliminary determination 

that this action is one of a category of 

actions that do not individually or 

cumulatively have a significant effect on 

the human environment. This proposed 

rule involves a special local regulation 

issued in conjunction with a marine 

event. This rule is categorically 

excluded from further review under 

paragraph 34(h) of Figure 2–1 of the 

Commandant Instruction. We seek any 

comments or information that may lead 

to the discovery of a significant 

environmental impact from this 

proposed rule. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100 

Marine safety, Navigation (water), 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 

amend 33 CFR part 100 as follows: 

PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON 

NAVIGABLE WATERS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 100 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233. 

■ 2. Add a temporary § 100.35T07–0552 

to read as follows: 

§ 100.35T07–0552 Special Local 

Regulation; West Palm Beach Triathlon 

Championship, Intracoastal Waterway, West 

Palm Beach, FL. 

(a) Regulated area. The following 

regulated area is established as a special 

local regulation. All waters of the 

Intracoastal Waterway in West Palm 

Beach, Florida between the Flagler 

Memorial Bridge to the Royal Palm Way 

Bridge. 

(b) Definition. The term ‘‘designated 

representative’’ means Coast Guard 

Patrol Commanders, including Coast 

Guard coxswains, petty officers, and 

other officers operating Coast Guard 

vessels, and Federal, state and local 

officers designated by or assisting the 

Captain of the Port Miami in the 

enforcement of the regulated area. 

(c) Regulations. (1) All persons and 

vessels are prohibited from entering, 

transiting through, anchoring in, or 

remaining within the regulated area 

unless authorized by the Captain of the 

Port Miami or a designated 

representative. Persons and vessels may 

request authorization to enter, transit 

through, anchor in, or remain within the 

regulated area by contacting the Captain 

of the Port Miami by telephone at (305) 

535–4472, or a designated 

representative via VHF radio on channel 

16, to request authorization. If 

authorization to enter, transit through, 

anchor in, or remain within the 

regulated areas is granted by the Captain 

of the Port Miami or a designated 

representative, all persons and vessels 

receiving such authorization must 

comply with the instructions of the 

Captain of the Port Miami or a 

designated representative. 

(2) The Coast Guard will provide 

notice of the regulated areas by Local 

Notice to Mariners, Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners, and on-scene designated 

representatives. 

(d) Enforcement date. This rule will 

be enforced from 6:30 a.m. until 8:30 

a.m. on June 1, 2013. 

Dated: December 26, 2012. 

J.B. Pruett, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain 

of the Port Miami. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

Proposed Priority—National Institute 

on Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research—Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Project— 

Inclusive Cloud and Web Computing 

CFDA Number: 84.133A–01. 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Proposed priority. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services proposes a priority under the 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program 

administered by the National Institute 

on Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDRR). Specifically, this 

notice proposes a priority for a 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Project (DRRP) on inclusive Cloud and 

Web computing. The Assistant Secretary 

may use this priority for competitions in 

fiscal year (FY) 2013 and later years. We 

take this action to focus research 

attention on areas of national need. We 

intend this priority to contribute to 

improved employment outcomes for 

individuals with disabilities. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before February 14, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

this notice to Marlene Spencer, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., room 5133, Potomac 

Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 

20202–2700. 

If you prefer to send your comments 

by email, use the following address: 

marlene.spencer@ed.gov. You must 

include the phrase ‘‘Proposed Priority 

for Inclusive Cloud and Web 

Computing’’ in the subject line of your 

electronic message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Spencer. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7532 or by email: 

marlene.spencer@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 

proposed priority is in concert with 

NIDRR’s Long-Range Plan (Plan). The 

Plan, which was published in the 

Federal Register on February 15, 2006 

(71 FR 8165), can be accessed on the 

Internet at the following site: 

www2.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/ 

other/2006-1/021506d.pdf. 

Through the implementation of the 

Plan, NIDRR seeks to: (1) Improve the 

quality and utility of disability and 

rehabilitation research; (2) foster an 

exchange of expertise, information, and 

training methods to facilitate the 

advancement of knowledge and 

understanding of the unique needs of 

traditionally underserved populations; 

(3) determine best strategies and 

programs to improve rehabilitation 

outcomes for underserved populations; 

(4) identify research gaps; (5) identify 

mechanisms for integrating research and 

practice; and (6) disseminate findings. 

This notice proposes a priority that 

NIDRR intends to use for a DRRP 

competition in FY 2013 and possibly 

later years. However, nothing precludes 

NIDRR from publishing additional 

priorities, if needed. Furthermore, 

NIDRR is under no obligation to make 

an award using this priority. The 

decision to make an award will be based 

on the quality of applications received 

and available funding. 

Invitation to Comment: We invite you 

to submit comments regarding this 

notice. To ensure that your comments 

have maximum effect in developing the 


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notice of final priority, we urge you to 

identify clearly the specific topic 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 

about this notice in room 5133, 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). 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects 

The purpose of NIDRR’s DRRPs, 

which are funded through the Disability 

and Rehabilitation Research Projects 

and Centers Program, are to improve the 

effectiveness of services authorized 

under the Rehabilitation Act, by 

developing methods, procedures, and 

rehabilitation technologies that advance 

a wide range of independent living and 

employment outcomes for individuals 

with disabilities, especially individuals 

with the most severe disabilities. DRRPs 

carry out one or more of the following 

types of activities, as specified and 

defined in 34 CFR 350.13 through 

350.19: research, training, 

demonstration, development, 

dissemination, utilization, and technical 

assistance. 

An applicant for assistance under this 

program must demonstrate in its 

application how it will address, in 

whole or in part, the needs of 

individuals with disabilities from 

minority backgrounds (34 CFR 

350.40(a)). The approaches an applicant 

may take to meet this requirement are 

found in 34 CFR 350.40(b). Additional 

information on the DRRP program can 

be found at: www.ed.gov/rschstat/ 

research/pubs/res-program.html#DRRP. 

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

and 764(a). 

Applicable Program Regulations: 34 

CFR part 350. 

Proposed Priority: 

This notice contains one proposed 

priority. 

DRRP on Inclusive Cloud and Web 

Computing. 

Background: 

The World Wide Web (Web) has 

become a fundamental tool for 

employment, education, civic 

participation, entertainment, and 

purchase of goods and services. 

However, participation in such 

activities on the Web for people with 

disabilities lags behind that for the 

general population. For example, Web 

use often requires broadband access, but 

the National Broadband Plan states that 

only 42 percent of people with 

disabilities use broadband at home, 

compared to 65 percent of people 

nationwide (Federal Communications 

Commission, 2010). 

One reason for this disparity is that 

the Web infrastructure is not set up to 

address disability access issues 

seamlessly across all of its functions 

(Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure, 

n.d.). Additionally, software and 

devices (e.g., computer, smart phone, 

tablet) used to access the Web are often 

inaccessible for people with disabilities, 

and individuals with disabilities have 

limited access to technical assistance 

with selecting, setting up, and using 

appropriate technologies. Furthermore, 

people with disabilities often are 

required to purchase separate 

accessibility software and assistive 

devices for each device they use to 

access the Web, which adds to the 

economic burden of Web use by people 

with disabilities (Lyle, 2010). 

Cloud computing, a technology used 

to store, access, and process information 

on the Web, has the potential to 

enhance Web participation by people 

with disabilities by providing an 

infrastructure that better supports 

accessibility for this population. 

International efforts are underway to 

develop a cloud-based infrastructure for 

the Web that includes options for 

disability access within its general 

structure—a change from the current, 

more inaccessible structure, where 

individuals with disabilities must set up 

their personal Web-enabled devices 

(e.g., smartphones) to meet their specific 

needs. The goal of this effort is to enable 

individuals with disabilities to log onto 

any Web-enabled device and have their 

user profiles and accessibility needs 

automatically recognized and 

appropriate tools activated, which 

would reduce the need for individuals 

to set up assistive technologies on each 

Web-enabled device they use. Three 

international projects addressing this 

need are described at Global Public 

Inclusive Infrastructure (n.d.), Cloud4all 

(n.d.), and Fluid (n.d.). 

In order to support this effort, NIDRR 

has identified some (but not all) of the 

research questions that must be 

answered (see Table 1), together with 

possible computer science approaches 

to addressing them. Answering these 

and other relevant questions 

successfully will require collaboration 

between people with disabilities and 

experts in both disability and computer 

science fields relevant to cloud and Web 

accessibility and structure. 

TABLE 1—RESEARCH QUESTIONS OF IMPORTANCE IN DEVELOPING ACCESSIBLE CLOUD AND WEB COMPUTING

INFRASTRUCTURE

Research questions Possible computer science approaches 

How to make content and interactions easier to understand for people 

with mental disabilities.

Natural language processing. 

How to make it easier for people with disabilities to log on to the Web Authentication technology. 


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INFRASTRUCTURE—Continued 

Research questions Possible computer science approaches 

How to change the presentation of information on Web pages to respond to difficulties encountered by people with disabilities.Adaptive user interfaces. 

How to manage user profiles and accessibility options over time, as 

technology evolves.

Federated information management. 

How to make software more easily modifiable to meet individual needs Software architecture. 

How to improve the ability of software tools to identify accessibility 

problems in documents.

Automated user interface testing. 

How to enable people with disabilities to share accessibility experiences and approaches.Social computing. 

How to incorporate specific accessibility features (e.g., closed captioning, volume control, video description, screen reader technology, 

accessible user interfaces) into an inclusive Web infrastructure.

Software design. 

Sources: Jurafsky and Martin (2008); Cranor (2011); Jameson (2009); Haas et al. (2009); Fowler (2004); Li et al. (2007); Erickson (2011); 

Nielsen-Bohlman et al. (2004); Meiselwitz et al. (2009); Hurst et al. (2011); GPII (n.d.); Brajnik (2009); National Council on Disability (2011); 

Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2011, Pub. L. 111–260. 

References 

Brajnik, G. (2009). Validity and reliability of 

Web accessibility guidelines. In 

Proceedings of ASSETS ’09 ACM 

SIGACCESS Conference on Computers 

and Accessibility. New York: ACM, 131– 

138. 

Cloud4all (n.d.). Cloud platforms lead to 

open and universal access for people 

with disabilities and for all. Retrieved 

from http://cloud4all.info/. 

Cranor, L. (Ed.) (2011). SOUPS 2011: 

Proceedings of the Seventh Symposium 

On Usable Privacy and Security. New 

York: ACM. 

Erickson, T. (2011). Social Computing. In M. 

Soegaard and R. Dam (Eds.). 

Encyclopedia of Human-Computer 

Interaction. Aarhus, Denmark: The 

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Federal Communications Commission (2010). 

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Fluid (n.d.). Designing software that works— 

for everyone. Retrieved from http:// 

fluidproject.org/. 

Fowler, M. (2004). Inversion of control 

containers and the dependency injection 

pattern. Retrieved from http:// 

martinfowler.com/articles/ 

injection.html. 

Global Public Inclusive Infrastructure (n.d.). 

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Infrastructure (GPII). Retrieved from 

http://gpii.net/About.html. 

Haas, L., Hentschel, M., Kossmann, D., and 

Miller, R. (2009). Schema and data: A 

holistic approach to mapping, resolution 

and fusion in information integration. 

Conceptual Modeling-ER, 27–40. 

Hurst, A., Gajos, K., Findlater, L., Wobbrock, 

J., Sears, A., and Trewin, S. (2011). 

Dynamic accessibility: Accommodating 

differences in ability and situation. In 

Proceedings of the 2011 Annual 

Conference Extended Abstracts on 

Human Factors in Computing Systems, 

CHI EA ’11. New York: ACM, 41–44. 

Jameson, A. (2009). Adaptive interfaces and 

agents. In A. Sears and J. Jacko (Eds.). 

Human-Computer Interaction: Design 

Issues, Solutions, and Applications. Boca 

Raton, FL: CRC Press, 105–128. 

Jurafsky, D., and Martin, J. (2008). Speech 

and Language Processing. Upper Saddle 

River, NJ: Prentice Hall. 

Li, P., Huynh, T., Reformat, M., and Miller, 

J. (2007). A practical approach to testing 

GUI systems. Empirical Software 

Engineering, 12(4) 331–357. 

Lyle, E. (2010). A giant leap & a big deal: 

Delivering on the promise of equal 

access to broadband for people with 

disabilities. OBI Working Paper Series 

No. 2. Washington, DC: Federal 

Communications Commission. 

Meiselwitz, G., Wentz, B., and Lazar, J. 

(2009). Universal usability: Past, present, 

and future. Foundations and Trends in 

Human-Computer Interaction, 3(4), 213– 

333. 

National Council on Disability (2011). The 

Power of Digital Inclusion: Technology’s 

Impact on Employment and 

Opportunities for People with 

Disabilities. Washington, DC: National 

Council on Disability. 

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B., and Kindig, D.A. (Eds.) (2004). Health 

Literacy: A Prescription to End 

Confusion. Washington, DC: National 

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Twenty-First Century Communications and 

Video Accessibility Act of 2011, Public 

Law 111–260. 

Proposed Priority: 

The Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services 

proposes a priority for a Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Project (DRRP) 

on Inclusive Cloud and Web computing. 

The DRRP must contribute to the 

development of an inclusive cloud and 

Web infrastructure that incorporates 

options for disability access within its 

general structure. 

To contribute to this initiative, the 

DRRP must— 

(1) Identify, design, prototype, and 

assess promising methods and systems 

for, and technical approaches to 

designing, a cloud and Web 

infrastructure that addresses the needs 

of individuals with disabilities. The 

DRRP must address at least one of the 

research questions outlined in Table 1 

above. Applicants may also choose to 

address additional research questions 

not reflected in Table 1. In that case, the 

application must fully explain how 

work on the additional topic or topics 

proposed by the applicant will advance 

disability access in cloud and Web 

infrastructure design. 

(2) Conduct knowledge translation 

activities (e.g., training, technical 

assistance, dissemination, collaboration) 

in order to facilitate use of the research 

results by key stakeholders (e.g., 

individuals with disabilities, computer 

scientists, other researchers and 

software developers working on 

accessibility technology, policy makers, 

international partners). 

(3) Demonstrate meaningful 

involvement by key stakeholder groups 

(e.g., individuals with disabilities, 

computer scientists, software developers 

and researchers working on accessibility 

technology, policy makers, international 

partners) in order to maximize the 

relevance and usability of the research 

conducted under this priority. 

Involvement may include, but is not 

limited to, participation in a 

multidisciplinary research team, 

advisory board, focus group, or other 

participatory action research method. 

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 

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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)). 

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 

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 proposed 

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 

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, as projects 

similar to the one envisioned by the 

proposed priority have been completed 

successfully. Establishing a new DRRP 

based on the proposed priority would 

generate new knowledge through 

research and development and improve 

the lives of individuals with disabilities. 

The new DRRP would generate, 

disseminate, and promote the use of 

new information that would improve 

employment opportunities for 

individuals with disabilities. 

Intergovernmental Review: This 

program is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

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

print, audiotape, or computer disc) 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 or a TTY, call 

the FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

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 via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site 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). To use PDF you must 

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 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

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Dated: January 9, 2013. 

Michael Yudin, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2013–00577 Filed 1–14–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Chapter III 

Proposed Priority—National Institute 

on Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research—Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research Project— 

Center on Knowledge Translation for 

Technology Transfer 

CFDA Number: 84.133A–08. 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Proposed priority. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services proposes a priority under the 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects (DRRP) and Centers Program 

administered by the National Institute 

on Disability and Rehabilitation 

Research (NIDRR). Specifically, this 

notice proposes a priority for a DRRP to 

serve as the Center on Knowledge 

Translation for Technology Transfer 

(Center). The Assistant Secretary may 

use this priority for competitions in 

fiscal year (FY) 2013 and later years. We 

take this action to focus research 

attention on areas of national need. We 

intend this priority to contribute to 

improved outcomes for individuals with 

a disability. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before February 14, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

this notice to Marlene Spencer, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., room 5133, Potomac 

Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 

20202–2700. 

If you prefer to send your comments 

by email, use the following address: 

marlene.spencer@ed.gov. You must 

include the phrase ‘‘Proposed Priority 

for DRRP to serve as the Center’’ in the 

subject line of your electronic message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marlene Spencer. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7532 or by email: 

marlene.spencer@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 currently 

approved Plan, which was published in 

the Federal Register on February 15, 

2006 (71 FR 8166), can be accessed on 

the Internet at the following site: 

http://www2.ed.gov/legislation/Fed

Register/other/2006-1/021506d.pdf. 

Through the implementation of the 

currently approved Plan, NIDRR seeks 

to: (1) Improve the quality and utility of 

disability and rehabilitation research; 

(2) foster an exchange of expertise, 

information, and training to facilitate 

the advancement of knowledge and 

understanding of the unique needs of 

traditionally underserved populations; 

(3) determine best strategies and 

programs to improve rehabilitation 

outcomes for underserved populations; 

(4) identify research gaps; (5) identify 

mechanisms of integrating research and 

practice; and (6) disseminate findings. 

This notice proposes a priority that 

NIDRR intends to use for a DRRP 

competition in FY 2013 and possibly 

later years. However, nothing precludes 

NIDRR from publishing additional 

priorities, if needed. Furthermore, 

NIDRR is under no obligation to make 

an award using this priority. The 

decision to make an award will be based 

on the quality of applications received 

and available funding. 

Invitation to Comment: We invite you 

to submit comments regarding this 

notice. To ensure that your comments 

have maximum effect in developing the 

notice of final priority, we urge you to 

identify clearly the specific topic 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 

about this notice in room 5133, 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, and 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). 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects 

The purpose of NIDRR’s DRRPs, 

which are funded through the Disability 

and Rehabilitation Research Projects 

and Centers Program, are to improve the 

effectiveness of services authorized 

under the Rehabilitation Act by 

developing methods, procedures, and 

rehabilitation technologies that advance 

a wide range of independent living and 

employment outcomes for individuals 

with disabilities, especially individuals 

with the most severe disabilities. DRRPs 

carry out one or more of the following 

types of activities, as specified and 

defined in 34 CFR 350.13 through 

350.19: research, training, 

demonstration, development, 

dissemination, utilization, and technical 

assistance. 

Additional information on the DRRP 

program can be found at: www.ed.gov/ 

rschstat/research/pubs/resprogram.html#DRRP. 

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

and 764(a). 

Applicable Program Regulations: 34 

CFR part 350. 

Proposed Priority: 

This notice contains one proposed 

priority. 

DRRP to Serve as the Center on 

Knowledge Translation for Technology 

Transfer (Center). 

Background: 

Knowledge translation (KT) is a 

process to ensure that new knowledge 

and products gained through research 

and development will ultimately be 

used to improve the lives of individuals 

with disabilities and further their 

participation in society. Technology 

transfer is a subset of knowledge 

translation that focuses on ensuring that 


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