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States’ Protection and Advocacy Systems as

potential collaborators for the DBTACs.

Discussion: The Secretary believes that the

types of collaborative relationships suggested

by both commenters could be valuable and

expects the DBTACs to work with all types

of entities with rights and responsibilities

under the ADA. However, the Secretary

prefers to provide applicants with the

discretion to propose those collaborative

relationships that the applicant believes

would be appropriate for the States in their

region.

Changes: None.

Comment: One commenter recommended

focusing the efforts of the DBTAC’s capacitybuilding activities on the business

community.

Discussion: The capacity-building

requirement in the priority refers to

‘‘organizations at the State and local level.’’

The Secretary expects the DBTACs to

undertake capacity-building with a variety of

organizations, including business

organizations. The Secretary declines to

direct the DBTACs to focus its capacitybuilding activities on only one community.

Changes: None.

Comment: One commenter recommended

changing the name of the DBTACs because it

is ‘‘awkward and not easy to use.’’

Discussion: The Secretary declines to change

the name of the DBTAC in order to take

advantage of the name recognition that the

DBTACs have developed.

Changes: None.

Comment: One commenter recommended

revising the priority to indicate that the

DBTACs provide referrals to individuals and

entities with responsibilities and rights under

the ADA.

Discussion: The Secretary points out that,

in the Background section, referrals are

included among examples of the technical

assistance services that the DBTACs provide,

along with consultation and facility surveys.

The Secretary expects the DBTACs to provide

a wide range of technical assistance services

including those in the Background section as

well as any others that an applicant may

propose.

Changes: None.

Comment: One commenter pointed out

that, while the Background section refers to

the capacity-building support that the

DBTACs provide to Centers for Independent

Living (CILs), this support is not specified in

the priority. A second commenter

recommended requiring the DBTACs to

interact with State’s Independent Living

Councils ‘‘and/or any other associations that

the CILs may have formed.’’

Discussion: The Secretary agrees that the

priority should specify that CILs are to be

included in the DBTACs capacity-building

activities. However, the Secretary declines to

provide further specification regarding the

DBTACs’ relationships with various

associations of CILs.

Changes: Centers for Independent Living

have been included in the requirement

addressing capacity-building.

Comment: One commenter recommended

requiring the DBTACs to build local capacity

to implement mediation services to resolve

ADA complaints.

Discussion: The priority authorizes the

DBTACs to increase the capacity of

organizations at the State and local level to

provide technical assistance, disseminate

information, provide training, and promote

awareness of the ADA. The Secretary

believes that an applicant could propose to

build local capacity to implement mediation

services to resolve ADA complaints under

the priority. However, the Secretary cautions

that conflict resolution through mediation is

a specialized field that requires a great deal

of expertise. Properly developing local

capacity to implement mediation services to

resolve ADA complaints would require a

significant financial commitment. The

Secretary declines to impose this

requirement.

Changes: None.

Comment: One commenter suggested that

it would be more efficient to produce a

national DBTAC newsletter rather than

authorizing the DBTACs to produce regional

newsletters.

Discussion: NIDRR’s ADA Coordination

contractor will provide all of the DBTACs

with core information about developments in

case law and policy to ensure that the

production of newsletters will be carried out

as economically as possible. This will enable

each DBTAC to continue to address issues

and events that are unique to its region

through the issuance of regional newsletters.

Changes: None.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No. 84.133D]

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services; National

Institute on Disability and

Rehabilitation Research; Notice

Inviting Applications Under the

Knowledge Dissemination and

Utilization Program for Fiscal Year (FY)

1996

Purpose of Program: The Knowledge

Dissemination and Utilization Program

is designed to support activities that

will ensure that rehabilitation

knowledge generated from projects and

centers funded by NIDRR and from

other sources is fully utilized to

improve the lives of individuals with

disabilities and their families. The final

priority for this award, entitled

‘‘Regional Disability and Business

Technical Assistance Centers,’’ is

published in this issue of the Federal

Register. Potential applicants should

consult the statement of the final

priority published in this issue to

ascertain the substantive requirements

for their application.

This notice supports the National

Education Goal that calls for all

Americans to possess the knowledge

and skills necessary to compete in a

global economy and exercise the rights

and responsibilities of citizenship.

Eligible Applicants: Parties eligible to

apply for grants under this program are

public and private nonprofit and forprofit agencies and organizations,

including institutions of higher

education and Indian tribes and tribal

organizations.

Applications Available: December 12,

1995.

Application Deadline: February 12,

1996.

Estimated Range of Awards:

Region I: $500,000–525,000

Region II: $550,000–600,000

Region III: $550,000–600,000

Region IV: $650,000–700,000

Region V: $650,000–700,000

Region VI: $550,000–600,000

Region VII: $500,000–525,000

Region VIII: $500,000–525,000

Region IX: $600,000–650,000

Region X: $500,000–525,000

Estimated Number of Awards: 10 (1

per Department of Education Region).

Note: The estimates of funding levels and

awards in this notice do not bind the

Department of Education to a specific level

of funding or number of grants.

Project Period: Up to 60 months.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR),

34 CFR Parts 74, 75, 77, 78, 80, 81, 82,

85, 86; (b) the regulations for this

program in 34 CFR Parts 350 (amended

April 5, 1995 (60 FR 17426)), and 355

(amended September 22, 1993 (58 FR

49419)); and the notice of final priority

published elsewhere in this issue of the

Federal Register.

For Further Information Contact: In

order to obtain an application package,

contact William H. Whalen, U.S.

Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue SW., Switzer

Building, Room 3411, Washington, DC

20202. Telephone: (202) 205–9141.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the TDD number at (202)

205–8887.

Information about the Department’s

funding opportunities, including copies

of application notices for discretionary

grant competitions, can be viewed on

the Department’s electronic bulletin

board (ED Board), telephone (202) 260–

9950; or on the Internet Gopher Server

at GOPHER.ED.GOV (under

Announcements, Bulletins, and Press

Releases). However, the official

application notice for a discretionary

grant competition is the notice

published in the Federal Register.

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 761a and

762.
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Dated: December 6, 1995.

Howard R. Moses,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Special

Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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