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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

American Indian Vocational 

Rehabilitation Services 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information: American 

Indian Vocational Rehabilitation 

Services Notice inviting applications for 

new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2016. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.250L. 

Dates: Applications Available: 

February 11, 2016. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 26, 2016. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

this program is to provide vocational 

rehabilitation (VR) services to American 

Indians with disabilities who reside on 

or near Federal or State reservations, 

consistent with their individual 

strengths, resources, priorities, 

concerns, abilities, capabilities, 

interests, and informed choice, so that 

they may prepare for, and engage in, 

high-quality employment that will 

increase opportunities for economic 

self-sufficiency. 

Priority: This competition has one 

competitive preference priority. In 

accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(iv), this priority is from 

section 121(b)(4) of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 

741(b)(4)). 

Competitive Preference Priority: For 

FY 2016 and any subsequent year in 

which we make awards from the list of 

unfunded applicants from this 

competition, this priority is a 

competitive preference priority. Under 

34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), we award an 

additional five points to an application 

that meets this priority. 

This priority is: 

Continuation of Previously Funded 

Tribal Programs. In making new awards 

under this program, we give priority to 

applications for the continuation of 

programs that have been funded under 

the American Indian Vocational 

Rehabilitation Services program. 

Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 741. 

Applicable Regulations: (a) The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 75, 77, 81, 82, and 84. (b) 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Guidelines to Agencies on 

Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR 

part 180, as adopted and amended as 

regulations of the Department in 2 CFR 

part 3485. (c) The Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards in 2 CFR part 200, as 

adopted and amended as regulations of 

the Department in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) 

The regulations for this program in 34 

CFR parts 369 and 371. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$7,800,000. 

Contingent upon the availability of 

funds and the quality of applications, 

we may make additional awards in FY 

2017 from the list of unfunded 

applications from this competition. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$365,000–$800,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$550,000. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 11. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 60 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: The governing 

bodies of Indian tribes (and consortia of 

those governing bodies) located on 

Federal and State reservations. The 

definition of ‘‘Indian tribe’’ was 

amended by the Workforce Innovation 

and Opportunity Act enacted on July 22, 

2014, to include ‘‘a tribal organization 

(as defined in section 4(l) of the Indian 

Self-Determination and Education 

Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450(b)(l)).’’ 

In addition, the Department published 

final regulations in the Federal Register 

on February 5, 2015 (80 FR 6452), 

amending the definition of 

‘‘reservation’’ in 34 CFR 369.4 and 

371.4. Under the amended definition, 

‘‘reservation’’ means a Federal or State 

Indian reservation; public domain 

Indian allotment; former Indian 

reservation in Oklahoma; land held by 

incorporated Native groups, regional 

corporations, and village corporations 

under the provisions of the Alaska 

Native Claims Settlement Act; or a 

defined area of land recognized by a 

State or the Federal Government where 

there is a concentration of tribal 

members and on which the tribal 

government is providing structured 

activities and services. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost 

sharing is required by 34 CFR 371.40. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application 

Package: You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet or from the 

Education Publications Center (ED 

Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, 

use the following address: www.ed.gov/ 

fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html. 

To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write, 

fax, or call: ED Pubs, U.S. Department 

of Education, P.O. Box 22207, 

Alexandria, VA 22304. Telephone, toll 

free: 1–877–433–7827. FAX: (703) 605– 

6794. If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call, toll free: 1–877– 

576–7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its Web 

site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at its 

email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application package 

from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this 

program or competition as follows: 

CFDA number 84.250L. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

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

large print, audiotape, or compact disc) 

by contacting the person listed under 

Accessible Format in section VIII of this 

notice. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: Requirements concerning 

the content of an application, together 

with the forms you must submit, are in 

the application package for this 

competition. These include a 

requirement that the applicant submit 

documentation demonstrating that it is 

a federally or State recognized tribe or 

a tribal organization and is located on a 

Federal or State reservation, as defined 

by the Department in the final 

regulations published in the Federal 

Register on February 5, 2015 (80 FR 

6452). See 34 CFR 369.4 and 371.4. 

Note: Each application must describe how 

the special application requirements stated at 

34 CFR 371.21 will be met, including 

evidence that the applicant has or will obtain 

a formal cooperative agreement with the 

appropriate State VR agency, or agencies, that 

includes strategies for collaboration and 

coordination of service provision. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: February 11, 

2016. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: April 26, 2016. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically using the Grants.gov 

Apply site (Grants.gov). For information 

(including dates and times) about how 

to submit your application 

electronically, or in paper format by 

mail or hand delivery if you qualify for 

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an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, please refer to 

Other Submission Requirements in 

section IV of this notice. 

We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If 

the Department provides an 

accommodation or auxiliary aid to an 

individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s application 

remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is not subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Data Universal Numbering System 

Number, Taxpayer Identification 

Number, and System for Award 

Management: To do business with the 

Department of Education, you must— 

a. Have a Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer 

Identification Number (TIN); 

b. Register both your DUNS number 

and TIN with the System for Award 

Management (SAM) (formerly the 

Central Contractor Registry), the 

Government’s primary registrant 

database; 

c. Provide your DUNS number and 

TIN on your application; and 

d. Maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information 

while your application is under review 

by the Department and, if you are 

awarded a grant, during the project 

period. 

You can obtain a DUNS number from 

Dun and Bradstreet at the following 

Web site: http://fedgov.dnb.com/

webform. A DUNS number can be 

created within one to two business days. 

If you are a corporate entity, agency, 

institution, or organization, you can 

obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue 

Service. If you are an individual, you 

can obtain a TIN from the Internal 

Revenue Service or the Social Security 

Administration. If you need a new TIN, 

please allow two to five weeks for your 

TIN to become active. 

The SAM registration process can take 

approximately seven business days, but 

may take upwards of several weeks, 

depending on the completeness and 

accuracy of the data you enter into the 

SAM database. Thus, if you think you 

might want to apply for Federal 

financial assistance under a program 

administered by the Department, please 

allow sufficient time to obtain and 

register your DUNS number and TIN. 

We strongly recommend that you 

register early. 

Note: Once your SAM registration is active, 

it may be 24 to 48 hours before you can 

access the information in, and submit an 

application through, Grants.gov. 

If you are currently registered with 

SAM, you may not need to make any 

changes. However, please make certain 

that the TIN associated with your DUNS 

number is correct. Also note that you 

will need to update your registration 

annually. This may take three or more 

business days. 

Information about SAM is available at 

www.SAM.gov. To further assist you 

with obtaining and registering your 

DUNS number and TIN in SAM or 

updating your existing SAM account, 

we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet, 

which you can find at: http://

www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/samfaqs.html. 

In addition, if you are submitting your 

application via Grants.gov, you must (1) 

be designated by your organization as an 

Authorized Organization Representative 

(AOR); and (2) register yourself with 

Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these 

steps are outlined at the following 

Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/

web/grants/register.html. 

7. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

competition must be submitted 

electronically unless you qualify for an 

exception to this requirement in 

accordance with the instructions in this 

section. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

Applications for grants under the 

American Indian Vocational 

Rehabilitation Services program, CFDA 

number 84.250L, must be submitted 

electronically using the 

Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply site 

at www.Grants.gov. Through this site, 

you will be able to download a copy of 

the application package, complete it 

offline, and then upload and submit 

your application. You may not email an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

We will reject your application if you 

submit it in paper format unless, as 

described elsewhere in this section, you 

qualify for one of the exceptions to the 

electronic submission requirement and 

submit, no later than two weeks before 

the application deadline date, a written 

statement to the Department that you 

qualify for one of these exceptions. 

Further information regarding 

calculation of the date that is two weeks 

before the application deadline date is 

provided later in this section under 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement. 

You may access the electronic grant 

application for the American Indian 

Vocational Rehabilitation Services 

program at www.Grants.gov. You must 

search for the downloadable application 

package for this competition by the 

CFDA number. Do not include the 

CFDA number’s alpha suffix in your 

search (e.g., search for 84.250, not 

84.250L). 

Please note the following: 

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, 

you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site, as well as the hours of 

operation. 

• Applications received by Grants.gov 

are date and time stamped. Your 

application must be fully uploaded and 

submitted and must be date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system no 

later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC 

time, on the application deadline date. 

Except as otherwise noted in this 

section, we will not accept your 

application if it is received—that is, date 

and time stamped by the Grants.gov 

system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date. We do not consider an application 

that does not comply with the deadline 

requirements. When we retrieve your 

application from Grants.gov, we will 

notify you if we are rejecting your 

application because it was date and time 

stamped by the Grants.gov system after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date. 

• The amount of time it can take to 

upload an application will vary 

depending on a variety of factors, 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your Internet connection. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

• You should review and follow the 

Education Submission Procedures for 

submitting an application through 

Grants.gov that are included in the 

application package for this competition 

to ensure that you submit your 

application in a timely manner to the 

Grants.gov system. You can also find the 

Education Submission Procedures 

pertaining to Grants.gov under News 

and Events on the Department’s G5 

system home page at www.G5.gov. In 

addition, for specific guidance and 

procedures for submitting an 

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application through Grants.gov, please 

refer to the Grants.gov Web site at: 

www.grants.gov/web/grants/applicants/

apply-for-grants.html. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you qualify for 

an exception to the electronic 

submission requirement, as described 

elsewhere in this section, and submit 

your application in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including all information 

you typically provide on the following 

forms: The Application for Federal 

Assistance (SF 424), the Department of 

Education Supplemental Information for 

SF 424, Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs (ED 524), and all 

necessary assurances and certifications. 

• You must upload any narrative 

sections and all other attachments to 

your application as files in a read-only, 

non-modifiable Portable Document 

Format (PDF). Do not upload an 

interactive or fillable PDF file. If you 

upload a file type other than a readonly, non-modifiable PDF (e.g., Word, 

Excel, WordPerfect, etc.) or submit a 

password-protected file, we will not 

review that material. Please note that 

this could result in your application not 

being considered for funding because 

the material in question—for example, 

the project narrative—is critical to a 

meaningful review of your proposal. For 

that reason, it is important to allow 

yourself adequate time to upload all 

material as PDF files. The Department 

will not convert material from other 

formats to PDF. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page-limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive from 

Grants.gov an automatic notification of 

receipt that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. This notification 

indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not 

receipt by the Department. Grants.gov 

will also notify you automatically by 

email if your application met all the 

Grants.gov validation requirements or if 

there were any errors (such as 

submission of your application by 

someone other than a registered 

Authorized Organization Representative 

or inclusion of an attachment with a file 

name that contains special characters). 

You will be given an opportunity to 

correct any errors and resubmit, but you 

must still meet the deadline for 

submission of applications. 

Once your application is successfully 

validated by Grants.gov, the Department 

will retrieve your application from 

Grants.gov and send you an email with 

a unique PR/Award number for your 

application. 

These emails do not mean that your 

application is without any disqualifying 

errors. While your application may have 

been successfully validated by 

Grants.gov, it must also meet the 

Department’s application requirements 

as specified in this notice and in the 

application instructions. Disqualifying 

errors could include, for instance, 

failure to upload attachments in a readonly, non-modifiable PDF; failure to 

submit a required part of the 

application; or failure to meet applicant 

eligibility requirements. It is your 

responsibility to ensure that your 

submitted application has met all of the 

Department’s requirements. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of Technical Issues with the 

Grants.gov System: If you are 

experiencing problems submitting your 

application through Grants.gov, please 

contact the Grants.gov Support Desk, 

toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must 

obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number and must keep a record of it. 

If you are prevented from 

electronically submitting your 

application on the application deadline 

date because of technical problems with 

the Grants.gov system, we will grant you 

an extension until 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, the following 

business day to enable you to transmit 

your application electronically or by 

hand delivery. You also may mail your 

application by following the mailing 

instructions described elsewhere in this 

notice. 

If you submit an application after 

4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the application deadline date, please 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in 

section VII of this notice and provide an 

explanation of the technical problem 

you experienced with Grants.gov, along 

with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case 

Number. We will accept your 

application if we can confirm that a 

technical problem occurred with the 

Grants.gov system and that the problem 

affected your ability to submit your 

application by 4:30:00 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the 

application deadline date. We will 

contact you after we determine whether 

your application will be accepted. 

Note: The extensions to which we refer in 

this section apply only to the unavailability 

of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov 

system. We will not grant you an extension 

if you failed to fully register to submit your 

application to Grants.gov before the 

application deadline date and time or if the 

technical problem you experienced is 

unrelated to the Grants.gov system. 

Exception to Electronic Submission 

Requirement: You qualify for an 

exception to the electronic submission 

requirement, and may submit your 

application in paper format, if you are 

unable to submit an application through 

the Grants.gov system because— 

• You do not have access to the 

Internet; or 

• You do not have the capacity to 

upload large documents to the 

Grants.gov system; 

and 

• No later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date (14 calendar 

days or, if the fourteenth calendar day 

before the application deadline date 

falls on a Federal holiday, the next 

business day following the Federal 

holiday), you mail or fax a written 

statement to the Department, explaining 

which of the two grounds for an 

exception prevents you from using the 

Internet to submit your application. 

If you mail your written statement to 

the Department, it must be postmarked 

no later than two weeks before the 

application deadline date. If you fax 

your written statement to the 

Department, we must receive the faxed 

statement no later than two weeks 

before the application deadline date. 

Address and mail or fax your 

statement to: August Martin, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Room 5049, Potomac 

Center Plaza, Washington, DC 20202– 

2800. FAX: (202) 245–7592. 

Your paper application must be 

submitted in accordance with the mail 

or hand-delivery instructions described 

in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Mail. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

may mail (through the U.S. Postal 

Service or a commercial carrier) your 

application to the Department. You 

must mail the original and two copies 

of your application, on or before the 

application deadline date, to the 

Department at the following address: 

U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.250L), LBJ Basement 

Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(2) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

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(3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or 

receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(4) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your application through 

the U.S. Postal Service, we do not 

accept either of the following as proof 

of mailing: 

(1) A private metered postmark. 

(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

We will not consider applications 

postmarked after the application 

deadline date. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If you qualify for an exception to the 

electronic submission requirement, you 

(or a courier service) may deliver your 

paper application to the Department by 

hand. You must deliver the original and 

two copies of your application by hand, 

on or before the application deadline 

date, to the Department at the following 

address: U.S. Department of Education, 

Application Control Center, Attention: 

(CFDA Number 84.250L), 550 12th 

Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center 

Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260. 

The Application Control Center 

accepts hand deliveries daily between 

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

DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays, 

and Federal holidays. 

Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of 

Paper Applications: If you mail or hand 

deliver your application to the 

Department— 

(1) You must indicate on the envelope 

and—if not provided by the 

Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424 

the CFDA number, including suffix 

letter, if any, of the competition under 

which you are submitting your 

application; and 

(2) The Application Control Center 

will mail to you a notification of receipt 

of your grant application. If you do not 

receive this notification within 15 

business days from the application 

deadline date, you should call the U.S. 

Department of Education Application 

Control Center at (202) 245–6288. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Selection Criteria: The selection 

criteria for this competition are from 34 

CFR 75.210 of EDGAR and are listed in 

the application package. 

2. Review and Selection Process: We 

remind potential applicants that in 

reviewing applications in any 

discretionary grant competition, the 

Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR 

75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the 

applicant in carrying out a previous 

award, such as the applicant’s use of 

funds, achievement of project 

objectives, and compliance with grant 

conditions. The Secretary may also 

consider whether the applicant failed to 

submit a timely performance report or 

submitted a report of unacceptable 

quality. 

In addition, in making a competitive 

grant award, the Secretary requires 

various assurances including those 

applicable to Federal civil rights laws 

that prohibit discrimination in programs 

or activities receiving Federal financial 

assistance from the Department of 

Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4, 

108.8, and 110.23). 

3. Risk Assessment and Special 

Conditions: Consistent with 2 CFR 

200.205, before awarding grants under 

this competition, the Department 

conducts a review of the risks posed by 

applicants. Under 2 CFR 3474.10, the 

Secretary may impose special 

conditions and, in appropriate 

circumstances, high-risk conditions on a 

grant if the applicant or grantee is not 

financially stable; has a history of 

unsatisfactory performance; has a 

financial or other management system 

that does not meet the standards in 2 

CFR part 200, subpart D; has not 

fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant; 

or is otherwise not responsible. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: If your application 

is successful, we notify your U.S. 

Representative and U.S. Senators and 

send you a Grant Award Notification 

(GAN), or we may send you an email 

containing a link to access an electronic 

version of your GAN. We may notify 

you informally, also. 

If your application is not evaluated or 

not selected for funding, we notify you. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: 

We identify administrative and 

national policy requirements in the 

application package and reference these 

and other requirements in the 

Applicable Regulations section of this 

notice. 

We reference the regulations outlining 

the terms and conditions of an award in 

the Applicable Regulations section of 

this notice and include these and other 

specific conditions in the GAN. The 

GAN also incorporates your approved 

application as part of your binding 

commitments under the grant. 

3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a 

grant under this competition, you must 

ensure that you have in place the 

necessary processes and systems to 

comply with the reporting requirements 

in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive 

funding under the competition. This 

does not apply if you have an exception 

under 2 CFR 170.110(b). 

(b) At the end of your project period, 

you must submit a final performance 

report, including financial information, 

as directed by the Secretary. If you 

receive a multiyear award, you must 

submit an annual performance report 

that provides the most current 

performance and financial expenditure 

information as directed by the Secretary 

under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary 

may also require more frequent 

performance reports under 34 CFR 

75.720(c). For specific requirements on 

reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/

fund/grant/apply/appforms/

appforms.html. 

(c) Under 34 CFR 75.250(b), the 

Secretary may provide a grantee with 

additional funding for data collection 

analysis and reporting. In this case, the 

Secretary establishes a data collection 

period. 

4. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has 

established three performance measures 

for the American Indian Vocational 

Rehabilitation Services program. The 

measures are: 

(1) The percentage of individuals who 

leave the program with an employment 

outcome after receiving services under 

an individualized plan for employment; 

(2) The percentage of projects that 

demonstrate an average annual cost per 

employment outcome of no more than 

$35,000; and 

(3) The percentage of projects that 

demonstrate an average annual cost per 

participant of no more than $10,000. 

However, the Department is 

considering revising these measures in 

order to assess the program’s 

performance in areas that are aligned 

with the primary indicators of 

performance under section 116 of the 

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 

Act, where appropriate. 

Each grantee must annually report the 

data needed to measure its performance 

on the GPRA measures through the 

Annual Progress Reporting Form (APR 

Form) for the American Indian 

Vocational Rehabilitation Services 

program, including data needed to 

report on revised measures once they 

are implemented. 

Note: For purposes of this section, the term 

‘‘employment outcome’’ means, with respect 

to an individual: (a) Entering or retaining 

full-time or, if appropriate, part-time 

competitive employment in the integrated 

labor market; (b) satisfying the vocational 

outcome of supported employment; or (c) 

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satisfying any other vocational outcome the 

Secretary may determine to be appropriate 

(including satisfying the vocational outcome 

of customized employment, selfemployment, telecommuting, or business 

ownership) (Section 7(11) of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 

U.S.C. 705(11)). 

5. Continuation Awards: In making a 

continuation award under 34 CFR 

75.253, the Secretary considers, among 

other things: Whether a grantee has 

made substantial progress in achieving 

the goals and objectives of the project; 

whether the grantee has expended funds 

in a manner that is consistent with its 

approved application and budget; and, 

if the Secretary has established 

performance measurement 

requirements, the performance targets in 

the grantee’s approved application. 

In making a continuation award, the 

Secretary also considers whether the 

grantee is operating in compliance with 

the assurances in its approved 

application, including those applicable 

to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit 

discrimination in programs or activities 

receiving Federal financial assistance 

from the Department (34 CFR 100.4, 

104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23). 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

August Martin, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Room 5049, Potomac Center Plaza, 

Washington, DC 20202–2800. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7410 or by email: 

august.martin@ed.gov. 

If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the 

Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

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Dated: February 5, 2016. 

Michael K. Yudin, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02808 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical 

Advisory Committee (HTAC) 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting of the Hydrogen and Fuel 

Cell Technical Advisory Committee 

(HTAC). The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 

770, requires notice of the meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: 

Wednesday, April 6, 2016, 8:30 a.m.– 

5:00 p.m. 

Thursday, April 7, 2016, 8:00 a.m.– 

12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Hilton Garden Inn 

Livermore, 2801 Constitution Drive, 

Livermore, CA 94550 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Email: HTAC@nrel.gov or at the mailing 

address: James Alkire, Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 15013 

Denver West Parkway, Golden, CO 

80401 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Committee: The 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical 

Advisory Committee (HTAC) was 

established under section 807 of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT), 

Pub. L. 109–58; 119 Stat. 849. 

Purpose of the Meeting: To provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

Secretary of Energy on the program 

authorized by Title VIII of EPACT. 

Tentative Agenda: (updates will be 

posted on the web at: http://

hydrogen.energy.gov/advisory_

htac.html). 

• HTAC Business (including public 

comment period) 

• DOE Leadership Updates 

• Program and Budget Updates 

• Updates from Federal/State 

Governments and Industry 

• HTAC Subcommittee Updates 

• Open Discussion Period 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. Individuals who 

would like to attend and/or to make oral 

statements during the public comment 

period must register no later than 5:00 

p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 by 

email at HTAC@nrel.gov. Entry to the 

meeting room will be restricted to those 

who have confirmed their attendance in 

advance. Please provide your name, 

organization, citizenship, and contact 

information. Anyone attending the 

meeting will be required to present 

government-issued identification. Those 

wishing to make a public comment are 

required to register. The public 

comment period will take place between 

8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on April 6, 2016. 

Time allotted per speaker will depend 

on the number who wish to speak but 

will not exceed five minutes. Those not 

able to attend the meeting or have 

insufficient time to address the 

committee are invited to send a written 

statement to HTAC@nrel.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review at 

http://hydrogen.energy.gov/advisory_

htac.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC in February 5, 

2016. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02791 Filed 2–10–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, March 3, 2016, 6:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, 

Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, 

Piketon, Ohio 45661. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Greg 

Simonton, Alternate Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer, Department of Energy 

Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post 

Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, 

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