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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services; Overview 

Information; Technical Assistance and 

Dissemination To Improve Services 

and Results for Children With 

Disabilities—State Technical 

Assistance Projects To Improve 

Services and Results for Children Who 

Are Deaf-Blind; Notice Inviting 

Applications for New Awards for Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2009 

Note: This notice inviting applications is 

open to qualified applicants to serve the 

following areas only: the District of 

Columbia; Puerto Rico; and the Virgin 

Islands. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.326C. 

Note: On March 25, 2008, we published a 

Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards 

for FY 2008 in the Federal Register (73 FR 

15744) inviting applications for CFDA 

Number 84.326C using the Technical 

Assistance and Dissemination To Improve 

Services and Results for Children With 

Disabilities—State Technical Assistance 

Projects To Improve Services and Results for 

Children Who Are Deaf-Blind priority. We 

invited applications in that notice for 

projects in all 50 States, the District of 

Columbia, the Virgin Islands, and the 

outlying areas and the Freely Associated 

States (FAS) of the Pacific Basin. No 

applications were submitted to serve the 

District of Columbia or the Virgin Islands and 

the single application that was submitted to 

serve Puerto Rico proposed a budget that 

exceeded the amount allocated to that area 

and, therefore, the application was not 

eligible for review. Through this notice, we 

invite applications for another competition 

for State Technical Assistance Projects To 

Improve Services and Results for Children 

Who Are Deaf-Blind to serve the District of 

Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin 

Islands. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: June 17, 2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: July 17, 2009. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: September 15, 2009. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Technical Assistance and 

Dissemination To Improve Services and 

Results For Children With Disabilities 

program is to promote academic 

achievement and to improve results for 

children with disabilities by providing 

technical assistance (TA), supporting 

model demonstration projects, 

disseminating useful information, and 

implementing activities that are 

supported by scientifically based 

research. 

Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 

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

allowable activities specified in the 

statute or otherwise authorized in the 

statute (see sections 663 and 681(d) of 

the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act, as amended (IDEA) (20 

U.S.C. 1400, et seq.). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2009 and 

any subsequent year in which we make 

awards based on the list of unfunded 

applicants from this competition, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

Technical Assistance and 

Dissemination To Improve Services and 

Results for Children With Disabilities— 

State Technical Assistance Projects To 

Improve Services and Results for 

Children Who Are Deaf-Blind 

Background: 

Children who are deaf-blind represent 

one of the lowest incidence and most 

diverse groups of learners receiving 

early intervention, special education, 

and related services (Muller, 2006). In 

addition to having combined hearing 

and vision loss, 90 percent of these 

children experience concomitant 

physical or intellectual disabilities and 

may experience complex medical and 

behavioral challenges (Killoran, 2007). 

Children who are deaf-blind are often 

isolated and disconnected from people 

and activities in their homes, schools, 

and communities both because they 

cannot access visual and auditory 

information and because they are not 

given the individualized supports 

necessary to access this information. 

Without individualized supports to 

access visual and auditory information 

(i.e., environmental information, such as 

who is present, what is being said, and 

what activities are occurring), children 

who are deaf-blind are at greater risk for 

not attaining age-appropriate milestones 

in communication and language, social 

skills, and activities of daily living, 

which in turn affects their educational 

outcomes. Consequently, students who 

are deaf-blind often exit school at age 22 

without viable postsecondary education, 

employment, or independent living 

options (Killoran, 2007). 

Most State educational agencies 

(SEAs), Part C State lead agencies, and 

local educational agencies (LEAs) lack 

sufficient numbers of personnel with 

the specialized training, experience, and 

skills that are needed to provide 

appropriate early intervention, special 

education, and related services to 

children who are deaf-blind (Collins, 

1992; Markowitz, 2001; McLetchie, 

1992). The critical shortage of personnel 

to serve children who are deaf-blind can 

limit access to a free appropriate public 

education for these children. 

Since its inception, the Office of 

Special Education Programs (OSEP) has 

funded TA projects and personnel 

preparation programs to build State and 

local capacity to serve children who are 

deaf-blind and their families. As a result 

of those projects and programs, 

professionals, advocates, individuals 

who are deaf-blind, and parents have 

collaborated to make progress in 

identifying evidence-based intervention 

practices for children who are deafblind, developing high-quality training 

materials and resources, and developing 

networks across States to share 

information (Killorin, Davies, & 

McNulty, 2006). However, the National 

Deaf-Blind Child Count Registry data 

show that eighty-five percent of schoolage children still continue to receive 

their services in separate settings. More 

work is needed to ensure that early 

intervention, special and regular 

education, and related services 

personnel have adequate skills to 

appropriately serve infants and toddlers 

in natural environments, which may 

include home and community settings, 

and school-age children in the least 

restrictive environment (Warner, 2007). 

Under this priority, the projects to be 

funded will create or strengthen 

collaborative partnerships among 

families, SEAs, State lead agencies, and 

LEAs to enhance services and improve 

outcomes for children who are deafblind. Projects will assist SEAs, State 

lead agencies, and LEAs in ensuring that 

children served under Part C of IDEA 


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who are deaf-blind receive services, to 

the maximum extent appropriate, in 

natural environments, and children 

served under Part B of IDEA who are 

deaf-blind have access to, and are 

involved and make progress in, the 

general education curriculum in the 

least restrictive environment. 

Priority: 

The purpose of this priority is to 

support the establishment and operation 

of State Technical Assistance Projects 

To Improve Services and Results for 

Children Who Are Deaf-Blind (projects). 

Grants are available to support projects 

in the District of Columbia; Puerto Rico; 

and the Virgin Islands. Funds awarded 

under this priority may not be used to 

provide direct early intervention 

services under Part C of IDEA, or direct 

special education and related services 

under Part B of IDEA. 

To be considered for funding under 

this absolute priority, applicants must 

meet the application requirements 

contained in this priority. All projects 

funded under this absolute priority also 

must meet the programmatic and 

administrative requirements specified in 

the priority. 

Application Requirements. An 

applicant must include in its 

application— 

(a) A logic model that depicts, at a 

minimum, the goals, activities, outputs, 

and outcomes of the proposed project. A 

logic model communicates how a 

project will achieve its outcomes and 

provides a framework for the annual 

performance reports and the final 

report. 

Note: For more information on logic 

models, the following Web site lists multiple 

online resources: http://www.cdc.gov/eval/ 

resources.htm. 

(b) A plan to implement the activities 

described in the Project Activities 

section of this priority; 

(c) A plan, linked to the proposed 

project’s logic model, for a formative 

evaluation of the proposed project’s 

activities. The plan must describe how 

the formative evaluation will use clear 

performance objectives to ensure 

continuous improvement in the 

operation of the proposed project, 

including objective measures of progress 

in implementing the project and 

ensuring the quality of products and 

services; and 

(d) A budget for attendance at the 

following: 

(1) A four-day Project Directors’ 

Conference in Washington, DC, during 

each year of the project period. 

(2) A three-day National Consortium 

on Deaf-Blindness Annual Topical 

Conference during each year of the 

project period. 

Project Activities. To meet the 

requirements of this priority, the 

project, at a minimum, must conduct 

the following activities: 

Technical Assistance and 

Dissemination Activities. 

(a) Facilitate collaborative 

partnerships between family members 

of children who are deaf-blind; early 

intervention, special and regular 

education, and related services 

personnel; and SEAs, LEAs, and State 

lead agencies to develop and implement 

individualized supports that improve 

children’s outcomes and educational 

achievement. 

(b) Provide information and TA, 

including distance learning activities 

and ongoing professional development 

opportunities paired with on-site 

coaching, to family members of children 

who are deaf-blind and early 

intervention, special and regular 

education, and related services 

personnel working with children who 

are deaf-blind. Information and TA must 

focus on helping family members and 

early intervention, special and regular 

education, and related services 

personnel— 

(1) Identify developmental and 

educational milestones; 

(2) Develop age-appropriate 

Individualized Family Service Plans 

and standards-based Individualized 

Education Programs, which include 

measurable postsecondary goals for 

students who are at least 16 years old; 

(3) Use children’s interests, 

preferences, and learning characteristics 

to support learning and development; 

(4) Use evidence-based practices to 

increase children’s communication, 

language, concept development, social 

interactions, and adaptive behaviors, 

thereby improving early intervention 

and educational outcomes; 

(5) Use assistive and instructional 

technologies to maintain or improve 

children’s functional and educational 

capabilities; and 

(6) Increase children’s access to and 

participation in natural environments, 

which may include home and 

community settings, and ageappropriate activities-based routines for 

those served under Part C of IDEA, and 

access to, and participation and progress 

in, the general education curriculum in 

the least restrictive environment for 

those served under Part B of IDEA. 

(c) Work with families, SEAs, State 

lead agencies, LEAs, and institutions of 

higher education (IHEs) to use 

information from the National 

Consortium on Deaf-Blindness and 

other appropriate sources to develop— 

(1) A shared understanding across the 

stakeholder groups of how to support 

children who are deaf-blind within local 

systems and communities; 

(2) A plan that addresses the 

professional development needs of 

personnel who serve children who are 

deaf-blind, including paraprofessionals 

who serve as interveners. An 

‘‘intervener’’ is an individual who has 

received specialized training to assist 

children who are deaf-blind by (a) 

facilitating access to environmental 

information, such as who is present, 

what is being said, and what activities 

are occurring, (b) supporting their 

development and use of communication 

skills, and (c) promoting their social and 

emotional well-being by maintaining a 

trusting and interactive relationship 

(Alsop, Blaha, & Kloos, 2000). For 

further information regarding 

interveners see http:// 

www.nationaldb.org/ 

ISSelectedTopics.php?topicCatID=10; 

and 

(3) Program improvement strategies 

for the State Performance Plans and 

Annual Performance Reports and local 

program and school improvement 

activities. 

(d) Work with SEAs, LEAs, State lead 

agencies and, as appropriate, IHEs to 

implement the professional 

development plan. 

(e) If the project maintains a Web site, 

ensure that it meets government or 

industry-recognized standards for 

accessibility and links to the Web site 

operated by the Technical Assistance 

Coordination Center, which OSEP 

intends to fund in FY 2009. 

Leadership and Coordination 

Activities. 

(a) Communicate and collaborate, on 

an ongoing basis, with the National 

Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (NCDB) 

and ensure that the project’s staff is 

aware of NCDB’s resources, products, 

and services that may be used in its 

training and TA activities. 

(b) Communicate and collaborate, on 

an ongoing basis, with OSEP-funded 

projects, including Parent Training and 

Information Centers; the Postsecondary 

Education Programs Network; the 

National Instructional Materials 

Accessibility Standard Development 

and Technical Assistance Centers; 

Bookshare.org for Education (B4E); the 

Center for Implementing Technology in 

Education; the Family Center on 

Technology and Disability; the National 

Center for Technology Innovation; the 

Regional Resource Centers; the National 

Center for Leadership in Vision 

Impairment; and low-incidence 

personnel development projects. This 

collaboration could include the 


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coordination of TA services, the 

planning and carrying out of TA 

meetings and events, and possible joint 

development of products. 

(c) Though product development 

should not be a primary function of this 

project, if the project identifies an 

emerging need for a product (e.g., print 

materials, DVDs, videos), submit for 

approval a proposal describing the 

content and purpose of the product 

prior to development to the OSEP 

Project Officer. 

(d) Participate in, organize, or 

facilitate, as appropriate, OSEP 

communities of practice (http:// 

www.tacommunities.org) that are 

aligned with the project’s objectives as 

a way to support discussions and 

collaboration among key stakeholders. 

(e) Contribute, on an ongoing basis, 

updated information on the project’s 

services to OSEP’s Technical Assistance 

and Dissemination Matrix (http:// 

matrix.rrfcnetwork.org), which provides 

current information on Departmentfunded TA services to a range of 

stakeholders. 

(f) Maintain ongoing communication 

with the OSEP Project Officer through 

regular phone conversations and e-mail 

communication. 

References 

Alsop, L., Blaha, R., & Kloos, E. (2000). The 

intervener in early intervention and 

educational settings for children and 

youth with deafblindness (Briefing 

Paper). Monmouth, OR: The National 

Technical Assistance Consortium for 

Children and Young Adults Who Are 

Deaf-Blind. 

Collins, M. T. (1992). Educational Services. 

In J.W. Reiman & P.A. Johnson (Eds.), 

Proceedings from the National 

Symposium on Children and Youth Who 

Are Deaf-Blind (pp. 165–178). 

Monmouth, OR: Teaching Research 

Publications. 

Killoran, J. (2007). The national deaf-blind 

child count: 1998–2005 in review. 

Monmouth, OR: National Consortium on 

Deaf-Blindness. Retrieved April 7, 2009, 

from http://www.nationaldb.org/ 

documents/products/ 

Childcountreview0607Final.pdf. 

Killorin, J., Davies, P., & McNulty, K. (August 

2006). The NTAC Outcomes and 

Performance Indicators: A System for 

Documenting Outcomes for Children and 

Youth with Deaf-Blindness, their 

Families, and the Service Providers and 

Systems that Serve Them. Western 

Oregon University, Monmouth, OR. 

Retrieved April 7, 2009, from http:// 

www.nationaldb.org/documents/ 

products/OPIs12-08.pdf. 

Markowitz, J. (April 2001). Personnel to 

Support the Education of Children and 

Youth with Deafblindness. Alexandria, 

VA: Project Forum. 

McLetchie, B.A.B. (1992) Personnel 

Preparation. In J.W. Reiman & P.A. 

Johnson (Eds.), Proceedings from the 

National Symposium on Children and 

Youth Who Are Deaf-Blind (pp. 203– 

219). Monmouth, OR: Teaching Research 

Publications. 

Muller, E. (2006, July). Deaf-blind child 

counts: Issues and challenges. 

Alexandria, VA: Project Forum. 

Warner, R. (2007, February). The Real Deal. 

Presentation at the conference of 

Deafblindness: A Real Vision, Hampton, 

VA. 

Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking: 

Under the Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553), the Department 

generally offers interested parties the 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

priorities and requirements. Section 

681(d) of IDEA, however, makes the 

public comment requirements of the 

APA inapplicable to the priority in this 

notice. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1463 

and 1481. 

Applicable Regulations: The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 

84, 85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 

apply to all applicants except federally 

recognized Indian tribes. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to IHEs only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants. 

Estimated Available Funds: $160,000. 

Please refer to the ‘‘Funding Level’’ 

column in the chart shown in the 

Maximum Awards section of this notice 

for the estimated dollar amounts for 

individual awards. 

Estimated Range of Awards: $30,000– 

$65,000. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$53,000. 

Maximum Awards: The following 

chart lists the maximum amount of 

funds for the District of Columbia; 

Puerto Rico; and the Virgin Islands for 

a single budget period of 12 months. A 

State may be served by only one 

supported project. In determining the 

maximum funding levels for each State 

the Secretary considered, among other 

things, the following factors: 

(1) The total number of children from 

birth through age 21 in the State. 

(2) The number of people in poverty 

in the State. 

(3) The previous funding levels. 

(4) The maximum and minimum 

funding amounts. 

2009 FUNDING LEVELS FOR CFDA 

NO. 84.326C 

State Funding 

level 

DC ............................................. $65,000 

PR ............................................. 65,000 

VI .............................................. 30,000 

We will reject an application for a 

State project that proposes a budget 

exceeding the funding level for any 

single budget period of 12 months. An 

applicant may apply for more than one 

State project award; however a separate 

application must be submitted for each 

State project. We will reject an 

application that proposes to serve more 

than one State or area specified in the 

chart above. 

The Assistant Secretary for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services 

may change the maximum amount 

through a notice published in the 

Federal Register. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 3. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 48 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: SEAs; LEAs, 

including public charter schools that are 

considered LEAs under State law; IHEs; 

other public agencies; private nonprofit 

organizations; outlying areas; FAS; 

Indian tribes or tribal organizations; and 

for-profit organizations. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

competition does not require cost 

sharing or matching. 

3. Other: General Requirements—(a) 

The projects funded under this 

competition must make positive efforts 

to employ and advance in employment 

qualified individuals with disabilities 

(see section 606 of IDEA). 

(b) Applicants and grant recipients 

funded under this competition must 

involve individuals with disabilities or 

parents of individuals with disabilities 

ages birth through 26 in planning, 

implementing, and evaluating the 

projects (see section 682(a)(1)(A) of 

IDEA). 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Education Publications Center 

(ED Pubs), P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 

20794–1398. Telephone, toll free: 1– 

877–433–7827. FAX: (301) 470–1244. If 

you use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD), call, toll free: 1–877– 

576–7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its Web 

site, also: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ 


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edpubs.html or at its e-mail 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 84.326C. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 

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

large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) by contacting the person or 

team 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. 

Page Limit: The application narrative 

(Part III of the application) is where you, 

the applicant, address the selection 

criteria that reviewers use to evaluate 

your application. You must limit the 

application narrative to the equivalent 

of no more than 70 pages, using the 

following standards: 

• A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5′′ x 11′′, on one side 

only, with 1′′ margins at the top, bottom, 

and both sides. 

• Double space (no more than three 

lines per vertical inch) all text in the 

application narrative, including titles, 

headings, footnotes, quotations, 

references, and captions, as well as all 

text in charts, tables, figures, and 

graphs. 

• Use a font that is either 12 point or 

larger, or no smaller than 10 pitch 

(characters per inch). 

The page limit does not apply to Part 

I, the cover sheet; Part II, the budget 

section, including the narrative budget 

justification; Part IV, the assurances and 

certifications; or the one-page abstract, 

the resumes, the bibliography, the 

references, or the letters of support. 

However, the page limit does apply to 

the application narrative in Part III. 

We will reject your application if you 

exceed the page limit or if you apply 

other standards and exceed the 

equivalent of the page limit. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: 

Applications Available: June 17, 2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: July 17, 2009. 

Applications for grants under this 

competition may be submitted 

electronically using the Electronic Grant 

Application System (e-Application) 

accessible through the Department’s eGrants site, or in paper format by mail 

or hand delivery. For information 

(including dates and times) about how 

to submit your application 

electronically, or in paper format by 

mail or hand delivery, please refer to 

section IV.6. Other Submission 

Requirements 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. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: September 15, 2009. 

4. Intergovernmental Review: This 

competition is subject to Executive 

Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 

CFR part 79. Information about 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs under Executive Order 12372 

is in the application package for this 

competition. 

5. Funding Restrictions: We reference 

regulations outlining funding 

restrictions in the Applicable 

Regulations section of this notice. 

6. Other Submission Requirements: 

Applications for grants under this 

competition may be submitted 

electronically or in paper format by mail 

or hand delivery. 

a. Electronic Submission of 

Applications. 

If you choose to submit your 

application to us electronically, you 

must use e-Application, accessible 

through the Department’s e-Grants Web 

site at: http://e-grants.ed.gov. 

While completing your electronic 

application, you will be entering data 

online that will be saved into a 

database. You may not e-mail an 

electronic copy of a grant application to 

us. 

Please note the following: 

• Your participation in e-Application 

is voluntary. 

• You must complete the electronic 

submission of your grant application by 

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

the application deadline date. EApplication will not accept an 

application for this competition after 

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

the application deadline date. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you do not wait until the application 

deadline date to begin the application 

process. 

• The hours of operation of the eGrants Web site are 6:00 a.m. Monday 

until 7:00 p.m. Wednesday; and 6:00 

a.m. Thursday until 8:00 p.m. Sunday, 

Washington, DC time. Please note that, 

because of maintenance, the system is 

unavailable between 8:00 p.m. on 

Sundays and 6:00 a.m. on Mondays, and 

between 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays and 

6:00 a.m. on Thursdays, Washington, 

DC time. Any modifications to these 

hours are posted on the e-Grants Web 

site. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

application in electronic format, nor 

will we penalize you if you 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 attach any narrative sections 

of your application as files in a .DOC 

(document), .RTF (rich text), or .PDF 

(Portable Document) format. If you 

upload a file type other than the three 

file types specified in this paragraph or 

submit a password protected file, we 

will not review that material. 

• Your electronic application must 

comply with any page limit 

requirements described in this notice. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

application, you may wish to print a 

copy of it for your records. 

• After you electronically submit 

your application, you will receive an 

automatic acknowledgment that will 

include a PR/Award number (an 

identifying number unique to your 

application). 

• Within three working days after 

submitting your electronic application, 

fax a signed copy of the SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center after 

following these steps: 

(1) Print SF 424 from e-Application. 

(2) The applicant’s Authorizing 

Representative must sign this form. 

(3) Place the PR/Award number in the 

upper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the SF 424. 

(4) Fax the signed SF 424 to the 

Application Control Center at (202) 

245–6272. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other forms at a 

later date. 

Application Deadline Date Extension 

in Case of System Unavailability: If you 

are prevented from electronically 

submitting your application on the 

application deadline date because eApplication is unavailable, we will 

grant you an extension of one business 

day to enable you to transmit your 


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application electronically, by mail, or by 

hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

(1) You are a registered user of eApplication and you have initiated an 

electronic application for this 

competition; and 

(2)(a) E-Application is unavailable for 

60 minutes or more between the hours 

of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Washington, 

DC time, on the application deadline 

date; or 

(b) E-Application is unavailable for 

any period of time between 3:30 p.m. 

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

on the application deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting you an extension. To request 

this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of any system 

unavailability, you may contact either 

(1) the person listed elsewhere in this 

notice under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT (see VII. Agency Contact) or (2) 

the e-Grants help desk at 1–888–336– 

8930. If e-Application is unavailable 

due to technical problems with the 

system and, therefore, the application 

deadline is extended, an e-mail will be 

sent to all registered users who have 

initiated an e-Application. 

Extensions referred to in this section 

apply only to the unavailability of eApplication. If e-Application is 

available, and, for any reason, you are 

unable to submit your application 

electronically or you do not receive an 

automatic acknowledgment of your 

submission, you may submit your 

application in paper format by mail or 

hand delivery in accordance with the 

instructions in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Mail. 

If you submit your application in 

paper format by mail (through the U.S. 

Postal Service or a commercial carrier), 

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 84.326C), 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. 

(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. 

If your application is postmarked after 

the application deadline date, we will 

not consider your application. 

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. 

c. Submission of Paper Applications 

by Hand Delivery. 

If you submit your application in 

paper format by hand delivery, you (or 

a courier service) 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 84.326C), 550 12th 

Street, SW., Room 7041, 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 grant 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 and are listed in the 

application package. 

2. Review and Selection Process: In 

the past, the Department has had 

difficulty finding peer reviewers for 

certain competitions because so many 

individuals who are eligible to serve as 

peer reviewers have conflicts of interest. 

The Standing Panel requirements under 

IDEA also have placed additional 

constraints on the availability of 

reviewers. Therefore, the Department 

has determined that, for some 

discretionary grant competitions, 

applications may be separated into two 

or more groups and ranked and selected 

for funding within the specific groups. 

This procedure will make it easier for 

the Department to find peer reviewers 

by ensuring that greater numbers of 

individuals who are eligible to serve as 

reviewers for any particular group of 

applicants will not have conflicts of 

interest. It also will increase the quality, 

independence, and fairness of the 

review process while permitting panel 

members to review applications under 

discretionary grant competitions for 

which they also have submitted 

applications. However, if the 

Department decides to select an equal 

number of applications in each group 

for funding, this may result in different 

cut-off points for fundable applications 

in each group. 

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). 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: 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 multi-year 

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 

http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/ 

appforms/appforms.html 

4. Performance Measures: Under the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 (GPRA), the Department has 

established a set of performance 

measures, including long-term 


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measures, that are designed to yield 

information on various aspects of the 

effectiveness and quality of the 

Technical Assistance and Dissemination 

To Improve Services and Results for 

Children With Disabilities program. 

These measures focus on the extent to 

which projects provide high quality 

products and services, the relevance of 

project products and services to 

educational and early intervention 

policy and practice, and the use of 

products and services to improve 

educational and early intervention 

policy and practice. 

Grantees will be required to provide 

information related to these measures in 

annual reports to the Department. 

Grantees also will be required to 

report information on their project’s 

performance in annual reports to the 

Department (34 CFR 75.590). 

VII. Agency Contact 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anne Smith, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Room 4066, Potomac Center Plaza 

(PCP), Washington, DC 20202–2600. 

Telephone: (202) 245–7529. 

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 

Services 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: http://www.ed.gov/news/ 

fedregister. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– 

888–293–6498; or in the Washington, 

DC, area at (202) 512–1530. 

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: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Delegation of Authority: The Secretary 

of Education has delegated authority to 

Andrew J. Pepin, Executive 

Administrator for the Office of Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services, 

to perform the functions of the Assistant 

Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

Dated: June 11, 2009. 

Andrew J. Pepin, 

Executive Administrator for Special 

Education and Rehabilitative Services. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Agency Information Collection 

Extension 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice and Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, intends to 

extend for three years, an information 

collection request with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

Comments are invited on: whether the 

extended collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Comments regarding this 

proposed information collection must 

be received on or before August 17, 

2009. If you anticipate difficulty in 

submitting comments within that 

period, contact the person listed below 

as soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

sent to Jacqueline D. Rogers, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Health, 

Safety and Security, HS–11, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, or by fax at 202– 

586–8548, or by e-mail at: 

jackie.rogers@hq.doe.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Jacqueline D. Rogers, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Health, 

Safety and Security, HS–11, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, or by fax at 202– 

586–8548, or by e-mail at 

jackie.rogers@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

information collection request contains: 

(1) Current OMB Control Number: 1910– 

5112; (2) Information Collection Request 

Title: Final Rule: Chronic Beryllium 

Disease Prevention Program; (3) Type of 

Review: Renewal; (4) Purpose: This 

collection provides the Department with 

the information needed to reduce the 

number of workers currently exposed to 

beryllium in the course of their work at 

DOE facilities managed by DOE or its 

contractors; minimize the levels and 

potential exposure to beryllium; and 

provide medical surveillance to ensure 

early detection of disease; (5) 

Respondents: 5,799 (19 DOE sites and 

5,780 workers affected by the rule); (6) 

Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 

25,024; (7) Estimated Financial Burden: 

$1,227,720. 

Statutory Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 

1954, 42 U.S.C. 2201, and the Department of 

Energy Organization Act, 42 U.S.C. 7191 and 

7254. 

Lesley A. Gasperow, 

Director, Office of Resource Management, 

Office of Health, Safety and Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–14232 Filed 6–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

International Energy Agency Meetings 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Meetings. 

SUMMARY: A meeting involving members 

of the Industry Advisory Board (IAB) to 

the International Energy Agency (IEA) 

in connection with the IEA’s Workshop 

on Public Stock Release will be held on 

June 23, 2009, at the headquarters of the 

IEA in Paris, France. A meeting of the 

IAB will be held at the IEA’s 

headquarters on June 24, 2009, in 

connection with a meeting of the IEA’s 

Standing Group on Emergency 

Questions (SEQ). 

DATES: June 23–24, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: 9, rue de la Fe ́de ́ration, 

Paris, France. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diana D. Clark, Assistant General for 

International and National Security 

Programs, Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585, 202–586–3417. 


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