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the effectiveness of programs by 

engaging in strategic planning, setting 

outcome-related goals for programs, and 

measuring program results against those 

goals. 

The goal of the Training of 

Interpreters for Individuals Who Are 

Deaf or Hard of Hearing and Individuals 

Who Are Deaf-Blind program is to 

establish interpreter training programs 

or to assist ongoing training programs to 

train a sufficient number of qualified 

interpreters in order to meet the 

communications needs of individuals 

who are deaf or hard of hearing and 

individuals who are deaf-blind. 

As required by the absolute priority, 

grantees must develop and implement 

quality indicators and measure their 

performance against these indicators. In 

addition, RSA will use the following 

indicators for the National Interpreter 

Education Center project: 

• The percentage of interpreter 

educators receiving educational 

opportunities (based on the model 

curriculum developed for interpreter 

educators under Grant Number 

H160C030001) from the National Center 

and who successfully completed those 

opportunities as demonstrated through 

pre- and post-activity assessments, the 

development of portfolios, etc. 

• The extent to which the educational 

activities and products for delivery 

through the five Regional Interpreter 

Education Centers meet the clear, 

measurable goals that the grantee is 

required to establish. This may include, 

but is not limited to, providing a 

detailed list of organizations, 

individuals, and State VR agencies that 

received information related to the 

activities of both the National and 

Regional Interpreter Education Center 

projects. 

• The degree to which the project’s 

activities have contributed to changed 

practices and improved the quality of 

interpreters. In order to effectively 

measure this outcome the National 

Center must provide quantitative and 

qualitative examples describing how its 

activities, trainings, and publications 

improved the quality of interpreters. 

• The percentage of all State VR 

agencies within a specific geographic 

region who receive publications, 

trainings, and technical assistance from 

both their Regional Interpreter 

Education Center and the National 

Center. 

The National Center grantee must 

report annually to RSA on these 

indicators through its annual 

performance report. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For Further Information Contact: 

Traci DiMartini, U.S. Department of 

Education, Rehabilitation Services 

Administration, 400 Maryland Avenue, 

SW., Room 5027, PCP, Washington, DC 

20202–2800. Telephone: (202) 245–6425 

or by e-mail: Traci.DiMartini@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD, call the Federal 

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

877–8339. 

VIII. Other Information 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document 

and a copy of the application package in 

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

print, audiotape, or computer diskette) 

by contacting the Grants and Contracts 

Service 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, call the FRS, toll 

free, at 1–800–877–8339. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

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) on the Internet at the 

following site: www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. To use PDF you must have 

Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at this site. 

Note: 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 on GPO 

Access at: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Dated: May 12, 2010. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11715 Filed 5–14–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance: Meeting 

AGENCY: Advisory Committee on 

Student Financial Assistance, 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming teleconference meeting of 

the Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance. Individuals who 

will need accommodations for a 

disability in order to attend the 

teleconference meeting (i.e., interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, 

and/or materials in alternative format) 

should notify the Advisory Committee 

no later than Tuesday, June 1, 2010 by 

contacting Ms. Tracy Jones at (202) 219– 

2099 or via e-mail at 

tracy.deanna.jones@ed.gov. We will 

attempt to meet requests after this date, 

but cannot guarantee availability of the 

requested accommodation. The 

teleconference site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. This 

notice also describes the functions of 

the Advisory Committee. Notice of this 

hearing is required under Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. This document is 

intended to notify the general public. 

Date and Time: Tuesday, June 8, 

2010, beginning at 1:00 p.m. and ending 

at approximately 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Office of the Advisory 

Committee on Student Financial 

Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F Street, 

NW., Room 412, Washington, DC 

20202–7582. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

William J. Goggin, Executive Director, 

Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F 

Street, NW., Suite 413, Washington DC 

20202–7582, (202) 219–2099. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance is established 

under Section 491 of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965 as amended by 

Public Law 100–50 (20 U.S.C. 1098). 

The Advisory Committee serves as an 

independent source of advice and 

counsel to the Congress and the 

Secretary of Education on student 

financial aid policy. Since its inception, 

the congressional mandate requires the 

Advisory Committee to conduct 

objective, nonpartisan, and independent 

analyses on important aspects of the 

student assistance programs under Title 

IV of the Higher Education Act. In 

addition, Congress expanded the 

Advisory Committee’s mission in the 

Higher Education Opportunity Act of 

2008 to include several important areas: 

access, Title IV modernization, early 

information and needs assessment and 

review and analysis of regulations. 

Specifically, the Advisory Committee is 

to review, monitor and evaluate the 

Department of Education’s progress in 

these areas and report recommended 

improvements to Congress and the 

Secretary. 

The Advisory Committee has 

scheduled this teleconference to finalize 

the findings and recommendations of its 

upcoming report to Congress and the 

Secretary of Education, and conduct 

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Space for the teleconference meeting 

is limited and you are encouraged to 

register early if you plan to attend. You 

may register by sending an e-mail to the 

following addresses: 

tracy.deanna.jones@ed.gov. Please 

include your name, title, affiliation, 

complete address (including internet 

and e-mail, if available), and telephone 

and fax numbers. If you are unable to 

register electronically, you may fax your 

registration information to the Advisory 

Committee staff office at (202) 219– 

3032. You may also contact the 

Advisory Committee staff directly at 

(202) 219–2099. The registration 

deadline is Friday, June 4, 2010. 

Records are kept for Advisory 

Committee proceedings, and are 

available for inspection at the Office of 

the Advisory Committee on Student 

Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F 

Street, NW., Suite 413, Washington, DC 

from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. Information regarding the 

Advisory Committee is available on the 

Committee’s Web site, www.ed.gov/ 

ACSFA. 

Dated: May 7, 2010. 

William J. Goggin, 

Executive Director, Advisory Committee on 

Student Financial Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11698 Filed 5–14–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Institute on Disability and 

Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)— 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program— 

Disability Rehabilitation Research 

Project (DRRP)—Center on Knowledge 

Translation (KT) for Employment 

Research (Center) 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.133A–5. 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed priority for 

a DRRP. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for 

Special Education and Rehabilitative 

Services proposes a priority for the 

Disability and Rehabilitation Research 

Projects and Centers Program 

administered by NIDRR. Specifically, 

this notice proposes a priority for a 

DRRP. The Assistant Secretary may use 

this priority for a competition in fiscal 

year (FY) 2010 and later years. We take 

this action to focus research attention on 

areas of national need. We intend this 

priority to improve rehabilitation 

services and outcomes for individuals 

with disabilities. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before June 16, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about 

this notice to Lynn Medley, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Room 5140, Potomac 

Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 

20202–2700. 

If you prefer to send your comments 

by e-mail, use the following address: 

Lynn.Medley@ed.gov. You must include 

the term ‘‘Proposed Priority for a DRRP 

on KT for Employment Research 

Findings’’ in the subject line of your 

electronic message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn Medley. Telephone: (202) 245– 

7338 or by e-mail: Lynn.Medley@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), 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 Final Long-Range Plan for 

FY 2005–2009 (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: http://www.ed.gov/ 

about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/ 

policy.html. 

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 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. 

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 Order 12866 

and its 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 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. 

DRRP Program 

The purpose of the DRRP program is 

to improve the effectiveness of services 

authorized under the Rehabilitation Act 

of 1973, as amended, 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). In addition, 

NIDRR intends to require all DRRP 


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