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and if a program exceeds 1700 hours,

the extra hours will not fall under these

guidelines. For example, if a program is

designed so that Members complete an

average of 1900 hours of service, an

average of 1360 of those hours must be

spent in direct service and 540 hours

may be spent on eligible non-direct

service activities such as training and

education.

B. Fee-for-Service Definition

The Corporation recognizes that feefor-service is a term that changes within

the specific context of a program.

Therefore, for purposes of discussion

and potential future policy guidance,

the Corporation defines Fee-for-service

as specific time-limited activities

undertaken by an AmeriCorps program

for which the program charges the

organization for which the activity is

undertaken. This could result from a bid

the AmeriCorps program placed in an

RFP process or a cooperative agreement

with other agencies. Typically, the

agreement or contract specifies a scope

of work and the fee to be charged for the

activity.

For future policy guidance, the

Corporation is considering setting

quality parameters relative to fee-forservice activities and limiting the scope

of fee-for-service work that can be

applied to the state and local match

requirements of AmeriCorps. This

would not limit the fee-for-service

activity a program could accomplish

with participants other than

AmeriCorps Members.

Possible ways of limiting fee-forservice activity could include:

restrictions on the percentage of the

total budget or the total non-Corporation

budget that may be derived from fees for

service; restrictions on the abilities of

programs to conduct fee-for-service

projects using Corporation support or to

count fee-for-service activities toward

required service hours; and restrictions

on the project selection process (e.g.

require programs to demonstrate that

the availability of fees did not enter into

the project selection process).

II. Special Consideration for Past

Corporation Funded Programs

The following programs were funded

previously by the Corporation, but due

to regulatory changes they are no longer

eligible to apply directly to the

Corporation and thus they might elect to

apply through the state process. Because

their current funding is based upon

priorities established for the 1994 grant

cycle, they may apply under either 1994

priorities or the new 1995 priorities, but

they are encouraged to use those for

1995. These programs will apply to the

state using the application instructions

for new programs. If these programs

meet quality standards, they will receive

preference over other new program

applications in the Corporation

selection process:

A. Defense Conversion Assistance

programs.

B. Summer of Safety Continuation

Programs.

C. Subtitle D programs originally

funded for two year grants under the

National and Community Service Act of

1990. These programs did not compete

under the 1994 funding cycle.

D. Subtitle H Programs of the

National and Community Service Act of

1993 renewed from Subtitle E, which

were programs under the National and

Community Service Act of 1990.

Dated: January 4, 1995

Terry Russell,

General Counsel.

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BILLING CODE 6050–28–P

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

Conference Meeting of the National

Advisory Panel on the Education of

Handicapped Dependents

AGENCY: Department of Defense,

Dependents Schools.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a

forthcoming meeting of the National

Advisory Panel on the Education of

Handicapped Dependents. This notice

describes the functions of the Panel.

Notice of this meeting is required under

the National Advisory Act.

DATES: February 1–2, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Office of Dependents

Education (ODE), 4040 N. Fairfax Dr.,

Arlington, VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Rebecca Posante, Special Education

Coordinator, ODE, (703) 696–4493,

extension 147.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Advisory Panel on the

Education of Handicapped Dependents

is established under the Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act (20

U.S.C., sections 1400 et seq.) The Panel

is directed to: (1) review information

regarding improvements in services

provided to students with disabilities in

DoDDS; (2) receive and consider the

views of various parents, students,

individuals with disabilities, and

professional groups; (3) review the

finding of fact and decision of each

impartial due process hearing; (4) assist

in developing and reporting such

information and evaluations as may aid

DoDDS in the performance of its duties;

(5) make recommendations based on

program and operational information for

changes in the budget, organization, and

general management of the special

education program, and in policy and

procedure; (6) comment publicly on

rules or standards regarding the

education of children with disabilities;

(7) submit an annual report of its

activities and suggestions to the

Director, DoDDS, by July 31 of each

year. The Panel will review the

following areas: the proposed revision

of the Department of Defense Instruction

1342.12, Education of Handicapped

Children in the DoD Dependents

Schools (codified at 32 CFR, part 57),

the comprehensive system of personnel

development, and the DoDDS approach

to inclusive education practices (least

restrictive environment). This meeting

is open to the public; however due to

space constraints, anyone wishing to

attend should contact the ODE special

education coordinator.

Dated: January 3, 1995.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 95–475 Filed 1–9–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Defense Science Board Task Force on

Cost Reduction Strategies for V–22

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee

meetings.

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board

Task Force on Cost Reduction Strategies

for V–22 will meet in closed session on

January 18, February 21, and March 20,

1995 at the Pentagon, Arlington,

Virginia.

The mission of the Defense Science

Board is to advise the Secretary of

Defense through the Under Secretary of

Defense for Acquisition and Technology

on scientific and technical matters as

they affect the perceived needs of the

Department of Defense. At these

meetings the Task Force will address

promising cost reduction strategies and

their impact on our cost estimating

methodologies. The V–22 will be the

model and initial focus of this review.

In accordance with Section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act,

P.L. No. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C.

App. II, (1988)), it has been determined

that these DSB Task Force meetings,

concerns matters listed in 5 U.S.C.

§ 552b(c) (1) and (4) (1988), and that