26996 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 104 / Wednesday, May 29, 1996 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.029J]

Training Personnel for the Education

of Individuals With Disabilities—Grants

for Personnel Training; Notice Inviting

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal

Year (FY) 1996

PURPOSE OF PROGRAM: The Individuals

With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

recommends that the Secretary develop

and implement a plan for providing

outreach services to minority entities

and underrepresented populations to

assist them in participating more fully

in the discretionary programs under the

Act (section 610(j)(2)(C)).

This final priority supports the

National Education Goals by improving

understanding of how to enable

children and youth with disabilities to

reach higher levels of academic

achievement.

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS: Eligible applicants

are institutions of higher education,

State agencies, and other appropriate

nonprofit agencies.

APPLICABLE REGULATIONS: The Education

Department General Administrative

Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts

74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 85, and 86.

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR Part 86

apply to institutions of higher education

only.

Priority—Absolute Priority—Outreach

Services to Minority Entities To Expand

Research Capacity (84.029J)

The priority Outreach Services to

Minority Entities to Expand Research

Capacity in the notice of final priority

for this program, published elsewhere in

this issue of the Federal Register,

applies to this competition.

SELECTION CRITERIA: In evaluating

applications for grants under this

program, the Secretary uses the EDGAR

selection criteria in 34 CFR 75.210.

Applications Available: May 31, 1996.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: July 16, 1996.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: September 16, 1996.

Estimated Number of Awards: 1.

Project Period: Up to 36 months.

Available Funds: In FY 1996,

approximately $996,000 will be

available to support 1 project

(cooperative agreement) under this

absolute priority (competition). A multiyear project will be level funded unless

there is an increase in costs attributable

to significant changes in activity level,

and funds are available.

Note: The Department of Education is not

bound by any estimates in this notice.

FOR APPLICATIONS AND GENERAL

INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for

applications and general information

should be addressed to: Claudette Carey,

U.S. Department of Education, 600

Independence Avenue, SW., Switzer

Building, Room 3525, Washington, DC.

20202–2641. Telephone: (202) 205–

9864. FAX: (202) 205–8105. Internet:

ClaudettelCarey@ed.gov

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

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

205–8953.

FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Brown, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

SW., Room 3522, Switzer Building,

Washington, DC. 20202–2641.

Telephone: (202) 205–5509. FAX: (202)

205–8117. Internet:

ScottlBrown@ed.gov

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; on the Internet Gopher Server at

GOPHER.ED.GOV (under

Announcements, Bulletins, and Press

Releases); or on the World Wide Web at

http://www.ed.gov/money.html

However, the official application notice

for a discretionary grant competition is

the notice published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1431.

Dated: May 23, 1996.

Howard R. Moses,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Special

Education and Rehabilitative Services.

[FR Doc. 96–13428 Filed 5–28–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Training Personnel for the Education

of Individuals With Disabilities—Grants

for Personnel Training

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of Final Priority.

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces a

final priority for the Training Personnel

for the Education of Individuals with

Disabilities—Grants for Personnel

Training program administered by the

Office of Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under

the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act. The Secretary may use

this priority in Fiscal Year 1996 and

subsequent years. The Secretary takes

this action to focus Federal assistance

on identified needs to improve

outcomes for children with disabilities.

This final priority is intended to ensure

wide and effective use of program

funds.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This priority takes effect

on June 28, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Scott Brown, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue

SW., Room 3522, Switzer Building,

Washington, DC. 20202–2641.

Telephone: (202) 205–8117. FAX: (202)

205–8105. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

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

205–8953. Internet:

ScottlBrown@ed.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Individuals with Disabilities Education

Act (IDEA) directs the Secretary to

develop and implement a plan for

providing outreach services to minority

entities and underrepresented

populations to assist them in

participating more fully in the

discretionary programs under the Act

(section 610(j)(2)(C)).

On March 26, 1996, the Secretary

published a notice of proposed priority

for this program in the Federal Register

(61 FR 13376–13377).

This final priority supports the

National Education Goals by improving

understanding of how to enable

children and youth with disabilities to

reach higher levels of academic

achievement.

The publication of this priority does

not preclude the Secretary from

proposing additional priorities, nor does

it limit the Secretary to funding only

this priority, subject to meeting

applicable rulemaking requirements.

Funding of particular projects depends

on the availability of funds, and the

quality of the applications received.

Further, FY 1996 priorities could be

affected by enactment of legislation

reauthorizing these programs.

Note: This notice of final priority does not

solicit applications. A notice inviting

applications under this competition is

published in a separate notice in this issue

of the Federal Register.

Analysis of Comments and Changes

In response to the Secretary’s

invitation in the notice of proposed

priority, five parties submitted

comments. An analysis of the comments

and of the changes in the proposed

priority follows. Technical and other

minor changes—as well as suggested

changes the Secretary is not legally

authorized to make under the applicable

statutory authority—are not addressed.