80_FR_49002 80 FR 48845 - Applications for New Awards; Rehabilitation Training: Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center-Targeted Communities

80 FR 48845 - Applications for New Awards; Rehabilitation Training: Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center-Targeted Communities

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 157 (August 14, 2015)

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FR Document2015-20013

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Applications for New Awards; Rehabilitation Training: Vocational 
Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center-Targeted Communities

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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    Overview Information: Rehabilitation Training: Vocational 
Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center-Targeted Communities Notice 
inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015.
    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.264F.

DATES: Applications Available: August 14, 2015.
    Date of Pre-Application Webinar: August 20, 2015.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 14, 2015.

Full Text of Announcement

I. Funding Opportunity Description

    Purpose of Program: Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
(Rehabilitation Act), as amended by the Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act (WIOA), the Rehabilitation Services Administration 
(RSA) makes grants to States and public or nonprofit agencies and 
organizations (including institutions of higher education (IHEs)) to 
support projects that provide training, traineeships, and technical 
assistance (TA) designed to increase the numbers of, and improve the 
skills of, qualified personnel, especially rehabilitation counselors, 
who are trained to provide vocational, medical, social, and 
psychological rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities; 
assist individuals with communication and related disorders; and 
provide other services authorized under the Rehabilitation Act.
    Priority: This notice includes one absolute priority. This priority 
is from the notice of final priority and definitions (NFP) for this 
program, published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
    Absolute Priority: For FY 2015, this priority is an absolute 
priority. Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only applications that 
meet this priority.
    This priority is:
    Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center-Targeted 
Communities.

    Note:  The full text of this priority is included in the NFP for 
this program, published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal 
Register, and in the application package for this competition.


    Program Authority:  29 U.S.C. 772(a)(1). Applicable Regulations: 
(a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations in 
34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, and 99. (b) The Office of 
Management and Budget 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 in 2 CFR part 3474. (d) 34 CFR part 385. (e) The 
NFP published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.

    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: Cooperative agreement.
    Estimated Available Funds: $2,500,000.
    Maximum Award: We will reject any application that proposes a 
budget exceeding $2,500,000 for a single budget

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period of 12 months. 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: 1.

    Note:  The Department is not bound by any estimates in this 
notice.

    Project Period: Up to 60 months.
    Continuing the Fourth and Fifth Years of the Project: In deciding 
whether to continue funding the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical 
Assistance Center-Targeted Communities for the fourth and fifth years, 
the Department, as part of the review of the application narrative and 
annual performance reports, will consider the degree to which the 
program demonstrates substantial progress toward the following 
outcomes:
    (a) Increase the participation in State VR programs of individuals 
with disabilities from low-income communities.
    (b) Increase the number and percentage of individuals with 
disabilities from low-income communities served through the State VR 
programs that complete their VR program and enter into competitive 
integrated employment.
    (c) Increase the amount of community support services provided by 
community agencies and support systems to individuals with disabilities 
from low-income communities who are participating in a VR program.
    (d) Develop collaborative, coordinated service strategies among 
State VR programs and community support services agencies and systems 
to provide more comprehensive services to individuals with disabilities 
from low-income communities who are engaged in a VR program.

III. Eligibility Information

    1. Eligible Applicants: States and public or nonprofit agencies and 
organizations, including Indian tribes and IHEs.
    2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost sharing of at least 10 percent of 
the total cost of the project is required of grantees under the 
Rehabilitation Training program. Any program income that may be 
incurred during the period of performance may only be directed towards 
advancing activities in the approved grant application and may not be 
used towards the 10 percent match requirement. The Secretary may waive 
part of the non-Federal share of the cost of the project after 
negotiations if the applicant demonstrates that it does not have 
sufficient resources to contribute the entire match (29 U.S.C. 
772(a)(1)).

    Note:  Under 34 CFR 75.562(c), an indirect cost reimbursement on 
a training grant is limited to the recipient's actual indirect 
costs, as determined by its negotiated indirect cost rate agreement, 
or eight percent of a modified total direct cost base, whichever 
amount is less. Indirect costs in excess of the limit may not be 
charged directly, used to satisfy matching or cost-sharing 
requirements, or charged to another Federal award.

IV. Application and Submission Information

    1. Address to Request Application Package: You can obtain an 
application package via the Internet, from the Education Publications 
Center (ED Pubs), or from the program office.
    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 the following: 
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 from ED Pubs, be sure to identify 
this competition as follows: CFDA number 84.264F.
    To obtain a copy from the program office, contact the person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of this notice.
    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 or team listed under 
Accessible Format in section VIII of this notice.
    2. a. 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. Because of the limited time 
available to review applications and make a recommendation for funding, 
we strongly encourage applicants to limit the application narrative to 
no more than 75 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).
     Use one of the following fonts: Times New Roman, Courier, 
Courier New, or Arial. An application submitted in any other font 
(including Times Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be accepted.
    In addition to the page-limit guidance on the application narrative 
section, we recommend that you adhere to the following page limits, 
using the standards listed above: (1) The abstract should be no more 
than one page, (2) the resumes of key personnel should be no more than 
two pages per person, and (3) the bibliography should be no more than 
three pages. The only optional materials that will be accepted are 
letters of support. Please note that our reviewers are not required to 
read optional materials.
    Please note that any funded applicant's application abstract will 
be made available to the public.
    b. Submission of Proprietary Information: Given the types of 
projects that may be proposed in applications for the Rehabilitation 
Training: Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center-
Targeted Communities competition, an application may include business 
information that the applicant considers proprietary. The Department's 
regulations define ``business information'' in 34 CFR 5.11.
    Because we plan to make the abstract of the successful application 
available to the public, you may wish to request confidentiality of 
business information.
    Consistent with Executive Order 12600, please designate in your 
application any information that you feel is exempt from disclosure 
under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act. In the appropriate 
Appendix section of your application, under ``Other Attachments Form,'' 
please list the page number or numbers on which we can find this 
information. For additional information please see 34 CFR 5.11(c).
    3. Submission Dates and Times: Applications Available: August 14, 
2015.
    Date of Pre-Application Webinar: Interested parties are invited to 
participate in a pre-application webinar. The pre-application webinar 
with staff from the Department will be held on August 20, 2015. The 
webinar will be

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recorded. For further information about the pre-application webinar, 
contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in 
section VII of this notice.
    Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: September 14, 2015.
    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 an exception to the electronic submission 
requirement, please refer to section IV.7. 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.
    4. Intergovernmental Review: This competition is subject to 
Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. However, 
under 34 CFR 79.8(a), we waive intergovernmental review in order to 
make an award by the end of FY 2015.
    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 (CCR)), 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. 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 entered into the SAM database by 
an entity. 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, you will need to 
allow 24 to 48 hours for the information to be available in 
Grants.gov and before you can 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: www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.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 Rehabilitation Training: Vocational Rehabilitation Workforce 
Innovation Technical Assistance Center competition, CFDA number 
84.264F, 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 
Rehabilitation Training: Vocational Rehabilitation Workforce Innovation 
Technical Assistance Center competition 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 84.264, not 84.264F).
    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.

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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.
     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--Non-
Construction 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 PDF (Portable Document) 
read-only, non-modifiable format. Do not upload an interactive or 
fillable PDF file. If you upload a file type other than a read-only, 
non-modifiable PDF 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.
     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.) The 
Department then will retrieve your application from Grants.gov and send 
a second notification to you by email. This second notification 
indicates that the Department has received your application and has 
assigned your application a PR/Award number (an ED-specified 
identifying number unique to your application).
     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 that 
problem affected your ability to submit your application by 4:30:00 
p.m., Washington, DC time, on the application deadline date. The 
Department will contact you after a determination is made on 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: Felipe Lulli, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 5054, Potomac 
Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC 20202-2800. FAX: (202) 245-7591.
    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 
84.264F), 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 
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

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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 
84.264F), 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 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 
also 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. Special Conditions: 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 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 www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/appforms/appforms.html.
    4. Performance Measures: The Government Performance and Results Act 
of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal departments and agencies to improve the 
effectiveness of programs by engaging in strategic planning, setting 
outcome-related goals for programs, and measuring program results 
against those goals.
    The purpose of this priority is to fund a cooperative agreement to 
establish a Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center-
Targeted Communities to achieve the following outcomes:
    (a) Increase the participation in State VR programs of individuals 
with disabilities from low-income communities.
    (b) Increase the number and percentage of individuals with 
disabilities from low-income communities served through the State VR 
programs that complete their VR program and enter into competitive 
integrated employment.
    (c) Increase the amount of community support services provided to 
individuals with disabilities from low-income communities who are 
participating in a VR program from community agencies and support 
systems.
    (d) Develop collaborative, coordinated service strategies among 
State VR programs and community support services agencies and systems 
to provide more comprehensive services to individuals with disabilities 
from low-income communities who are engaged in a VR program.
    The cooperative agreement will specify the short-term and long-term 
measures that will be used to assess the grantee's performance against 
the goals and objectives of the project and the outcomes listed in the 
preceding paragraph.
    In its annual and final performance report to the Department, the 
grant recipient will be expected to report the data that is needed to 
assess its performance and is outlined in the cooperative agreement.
    The cooperative agreement and annual report will be reviewed by RSA 
and the grant recipient between the third and fourth quarter of each 
project period. Adjustments will be made to the project accordingly in 
order to ensure demonstrated progress towards meeting the goals and 
outcomes of the project.
    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 grant, 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

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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: Felipe Lulli, U.S. Department of 
Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, 400 Maryland Avenue 
SW., Room 5054, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245-
7425 or by email: felipe.lulli@ed.gov.
    If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the 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 compact disc) on request to 
the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
in section VII of this notice.
    Electronic Access to This Document: 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 via the Federal Digital System 
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    Dated: August 7, 2015.
Michael K. Yudin,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 2015-20013 Filed 8-13-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    ACTION:   Notice.                                       respondents, including through the use                Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
                                                                                                            of information technology. Please note                Act (WIOA), the Rehabilitation Services
                                                    SUMMARY:    In accordance with the                      that written comments received in                     Administration (RSA) makes grants to
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44                     response to this notice will be                       States and public or nonprofit agencies
                                                    U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is                     considered public records.                            and organizations (including
                                                    proposing an extension of an existing                     Title of Collection: Talent Search (TS)             institutions of higher education (IHEs))
                                                    information collection.                                 Annual Performance Report.                            to support projects that provide training,
                                                    DATES: Interested persons are invited to                  OMB Control Number: 1840–0826.                      traineeships, and technical assistance
                                                    submit comments on or before                              Type of Review: An extension of an                  (TA) designed to increase the numbers
                                                    September 14, 2015.                                     existing information collection.                      of, and improve the skills of, qualified
                                                    ADDRESSES: To access and review all the                   Respondents/Affected Public: State,                 personnel, especially rehabilitation
                                                    documents related to the information                    Local and Tribal Governments.                         counselors, who are trained to provide
                                                    collection listed in this notice, please                  Total Estimated Number of Annual                    vocational, medical, social, and
                                                    use http://wwww.regulations.gov by                      Responses: 450.                                       psychological rehabilitation services to
                                                    searching the Docket ID number ED–                        Total Estimated Number of Annual                    individuals with disabilities; assist
                                                    2015–ICCD–0075. Comments submitted                      Burden Hours: 7,200.                                  individuals with communication and
                                                    in response to this notice should be                      Abstract: Talent Search grantees must
                                                                                                                                                                  related disorders; and provide other
                                                    submitted electronically through the                    submit the report annually. The report
                                                                                                                                                                  services authorized under the
                                                    Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://                   provides the Department of Education
                                                                                                                                                                  Rehabilitation Act.
                                                    www.regulations.gov by selecting the                    with information needed to evaluate a                    Priority: This notice includes one
                                                    Docket ID number or via postal mail,                    grantee’s performance and compliance                  absolute priority. This priority is from
                                                    commercial delivery, or hand delivery.                  with program requirements and to                      the notice of final priority and
                                                    Please note that comments submitted by                  award prior experience points in                      definitions (NFP) for this program,
                                                    fax or email and those submitted after                  accordance with the program                           published elsewhere in this issue of the
                                                    the comment period will not be                          regulations. The data collection is also              Federal Register.
                                                    accepted. Written requests for                          aggregated to provide national                           Absolute Priority: For FY 2015, this
                                                    information or comments submitted by                    information on project participants and               priority is an absolute priority. Under 34
                                                    postal mail or delivery should be                       program outcomes.                                     CFR 75.105(c)(3) we consider only
                                                    addressed to the Director of the                          Dated: August 11, 2015.                             applications that meet this priority.
                                                    Information Collection Clearance                        Kate Mullan,                                             This priority is:
                                                    Division, U.S. Department of Education,                 Acting Director, Information Collection                  Vocational Rehabilitation Technical
                                                    400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room                      Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy       Assistance Center-Targeted
                                                    2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537.                       Officer, Office of Management.                        Communities.
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    [FR Doc. 2015–20058 Filed 8–13–15; 8:45 am]             Note: The full text of this priority is
                                                    specific questions related to collection                BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                included in the NFP for this program,
                                                    activities, please contact Craig Pooler,                                                                      published elsewhere in this issue of the
                                                                                                                                                                  Federal Register, and in the application
                                                    202–502–7640.
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                               package for this competition.
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                    Department of Education (ED), in                                                                                Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 772(a)(1).
                                                                                                            Applications for New Awards;
                                                    accordance with the Paperwork                                                                                 Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education
                                                                                                            Rehabilitation Training: Vocational                   Department General Administrative
                                                    Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
                                                                                                            Rehabilitation Technical Assistance                   Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 77, 79, 81,
                                                    3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
                                                                                                            Center-Targeted Communities                           82, 84, 86, and 99. (b) The Office of
                                                    public and Federal agencies with an
                                                                                                                                                                  Management and Budget Guidelines to
                                                    opportunity to comment on proposed,                     AGENCY:  Office of Special Education and              Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment
                                                    revised, and continuing collections of                  Rehabilitative Services, Department of                and Suspension (Nonprocurement) in 2 CFR
                                                    information. This helps the Department                  Education.                                            part 180, as adopted and amended as
                                                    assess the impact of its information                    ACTION: Notice.                                       regulations of the Department in 2 CFR part
                                                    collection requirements and minimize                                                                          3485. (c) The Uniform Administrative
                                                    the public’s reporting burden. It also                    Overview Information: Rehabilitation                Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit
                                                    helps the public understand the                         Training: Vocational Rehabilitation                   Requirements for Federal Awards in 2 CFR
                                                                                                            Technical Assistance Center-Targeted                  part 200, as adopted and amended in 2 CFR
                                                    Department’s information collection
                                                                                                            Communities Notice inviting                           part 3474. (d) 34 CFR part 385. (e) The NFP
                                                    requirements and provide the requested                                                                        published elsewhere in this issue of the
                                                    data in the desired format. ED is                       applications for new awards for fiscal
                                                                                                                                                                  Federal Register.
                                                    soliciting comments on the proposed                     year (FY) 2015.
                                                                                                              Catalog of Federal Domestic                           Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
                                                    information collection request (ICR) that                                                                     apply to all applicants except federally
                                                    is described below. The Department of                   Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.264F.
                                                                                                                                                                  recognized Indian tribes.
                                                    Education is especially interested in                   DATES: Applications Available: August
                                                    public comment addressing the                           14, 2015.                                               Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
                                                    following issues: (1) Is this collection                  Date of Pre-Application Webinar:                    apply to IHEs only.
                                                    necessary to the proper functions of the                August 20, 2015.
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                                                    Department; (2) will this information be                  Deadline for Transmittal of                         II. Award Information
                                                    processed and used in a timely manner;                  Applications: September 14, 2015.                        Type of Award: Cooperative
                                                    (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;                 Full Text of Announcement                             agreement.
                                                    (4) how might the Department enhance                                                                             Estimated Available Funds:
                                                    the quality, utility, and clarity of the                I. Funding Opportunity Description                    $2,500,000.
                                                    information to be collected; and (5) how                   Purpose of Program: Under the                         Maximum Award: We will reject any
                                                    might the Department minimize the                       Rehabilitation Act of 1973                            application that proposes a budget
                                                    burden of this collection on the                        (Rehabilitation Act), as amended by the               exceeding $2,500,000 for a single budget


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                                                    period of 12 months. The Assistant                        Note: Under 34 CFR 75.562(c), an indirect              • Double space (no more than three
                                                    Secretary for Special Education and                     cost reimbursement on a training grant is             lines per vertical inch) all text in the
                                                    Rehabilitative Services may change the                  limited to the recipient’s actual indirect            application narrative, including titles,
                                                    maximum amount through a notice                         costs, as determined by its negotiated                headings, footnotes, quotations,
                                                                                                            indirect cost rate agreement, or eight percent
                                                    published in the Federal Register.                      of a modified total direct cost base,
                                                                                                                                                                  references, and captions, as well as all
                                                      Estimated Number of Awards: 1.                        whichever amount is less. Indirect costs in           text in charts, tables, figures, and
                                                      Note: The Department is not bound by any              excess of the limit may not be charged                graphs.
                                                    estimates in this notice.                               directly, used to satisfy matching or cost-              • Use a font that is either 12 point or
                                                                                                            sharing requirements, or charged to another           larger or no smaller than 10 pitch
                                                       Project Period: Up to 60 months.                     Federal award.                                        (characters per inch).
                                                       Continuing the Fourth and Fifth Years                                                                         • Use one of the following fonts:
                                                    of the Project: In deciding whether to                  IV. Application and Submission                        Times New Roman, Courier, Courier
                                                    continue funding the Vocational                         Information                                           New, or Arial. An application submitted
                                                    Rehabilitation Technical Assistance                                                                           in any other font (including Times
                                                    Center-Targeted Communities for the                        1. Address to Request Application
                                                                                                            Package: You can obtain an application                Roman or Arial Narrow) will not be
                                                    fourth and fifth years, the Department,                                                                       accepted.
                                                    as part of the review of the application                package via the Internet, from the
                                                                                                                                                                     In addition to the page-limit guidance
                                                    narrative and annual performance                        Education Publications Center (ED
                                                                                                                                                                  on the application narrative section, we
                                                    reports, will consider the degree to                    Pubs), or from the program office.
                                                                                                                                                                  recommend that you adhere to the
                                                    which the program demonstrates                             To obtain a copy via the Internet, use
                                                                                                                                                                  following page limits, using the
                                                    substantial progress toward the                         the following address: www.ed.gov/
                                                                                                                                                                  standards listed above: (1) The abstract
                                                    following outcomes:                                     fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html.
                                                                                                                                                                  should be no more than one page, (2)
                                                       (a) Increase the participation in State                 To obtain a copy from ED Pubs, write,
                                                                                                                                                                  the resumes of key personnel should be
                                                    VR programs of individuals with                         fax, or call the following: ED Pubs, U.S.
                                                                                                                                                                  no more than two pages per person, and
                                                    disabilities from low-income                            Department of Education, P.O. Box
                                                                                                                                                                  (3) the bibliography should be no more
                                                    communities.                                            22207, Alexandria, VA 22304.
                                                                                                                                                                  than three pages. The only optional
                                                       (b) Increase the number and                          Telephone, toll free: 1–877–433–7827.
                                                                                                                                                                  materials that will be accepted are
                                                    percentage of individuals with                          FAX: (703) 605–6794. If you use a
                                                                                                                                                                  letters of support. Please note that our
                                                    disabilities from low-income                            telecommunications device for the deaf
                                                                                                                                                                  reviewers are not required to read
                                                    communities served through the State                    (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call,
                                                                                                                                                                  optional materials.
                                                    VR programs that complete their VR                      toll free: 1–877–576–7734.                               Please note that any funded
                                                    program and enter into competitive                         You can contact ED Pubs at its Web                 applicant’s application abstract will be
                                                    integrated employment.                                  site, also: www.EDPubs.gov or at its                  made available to the public.
                                                       (c) Increase the amount of community                 email address: edpubs@inet.ed.gov.                       b. Submission of Proprietary
                                                    support services provided by                               If you request an application from ED              Information: Given the types of projects
                                                    community agencies and support                          Pubs, be sure to identify this                        that may be proposed in applications for
                                                    systems to individuals with disabilities                competition as follows: CFDA number                   the Rehabilitation Training: Vocational
                                                    from low-income communities who are                     84.264F.                                              Rehabilitation Technical Assistance
                                                    participating in a VR program.                             To obtain a copy from the program                  Center-Targeted Communities
                                                       (d) Develop collaborative, coordinated               office, contact the person listed under               competition, an application may
                                                    service strategies among State VR                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in                    include business information that the
                                                    programs and community support                          section VII of this notice.                           applicant considers proprietary. The
                                                    services agencies and systems to                           Individuals with disabilities can                  Department’s regulations define
                                                    provide more comprehensive services to                  obtain a copy of the application package              ‘‘business information’’ in 34 CFR 5.11.
                                                    individuals with disabilities from low-                 in an accessible format (e.g., braille,                  Because we plan to make the abstract
                                                    income communities who are engaged                      large print, audiotape, or compact disc)              of the successful application available to
                                                    in a VR program.                                        by contacting the person or team listed               the public, you may wish to request
                                                                                                            under Accessible Format in section VIII               confidentiality of business information.
                                                    III. Eligibility Information                            of this notice.                                          Consistent with Executive Order
                                                      1. Eligible Applicants: States and                       2. a. Content and Form of Application              12600, please designate in your
                                                    public or nonprofit agencies and                        Submission: Requirements concerning                   application any information that you
                                                    organizations, including Indian tribes                  the content of an application, together               feel is exempt from disclosure under
                                                    and IHEs.                                               with the forms you must submit, are in                Exemption 4 of the Freedom of
                                                      2. Cost Sharing or Matching: Cost                     the application package for this                      Information Act. In the appropriate
                                                    sharing of at least 10 percent of the total             competition.                                          Appendix section of your application,
                                                    cost of the project is required of grantees                Page Limit: The application narrative              under ‘‘Other Attachments Form,’’
                                                    under the Rehabilitation Training                       (Part III of the application) is where you,           please list the page number or numbers
                                                    program. Any program income that may                    the applicant, address the selection                  on which we can find this information.
                                                    be incurred during the period of                        criteria that reviewers use to evaluate               For additional information please see 34
                                                    performance may only be directed                        your application. Because of the limited              CFR 5.11(c).
                                                    towards advancing activities in the                     time available to review applications                    3. Submission Dates and Times:
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                                                    approved grant application and may not                  and make a recommendation for                         Applications Available: August 14,
                                                    be used towards the 10 percent match                    funding, we strongly encourage                        2015.
                                                    requirement. The Secretary may waive                    applicants to limit the application                      Date of Pre-Application Webinar:
                                                    part of the non-Federal share of the cost               narrative to no more than 75 pages,                   Interested parties are invited to
                                                    of the project after negotiations if the                using the following standards:                        participate in a pre-application webinar.
                                                    applicant demonstrates that it does not                    • A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side            The pre-application webinar with staff
                                                    have sufficient resources to contribute                 only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,             from the Department will be held on
                                                    the entire match (29 U.S.C. 772(a)(1)).                 and both sides.                                       August 20, 2015. The webinar will be


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                                                    recorded. For further information about                   You can obtain a DUNS number from                   competition, CFDA number 84.264F,
                                                    the pre-application webinar, contact the                Dun and Bradstreet. A DUNS number                     must be submitted electronically using
                                                    person listed under FOR FURTHER                         can be created within one to two                      the Governmentwide Grants.gov Apply
                                                    INFORMATION CONTACT in section VII of                   business days.                                        site at www.Grants.gov. Through this
                                                    this notice.                                              If you are a corporate entity, agency,              site, you will be able to download a
                                                       Deadline for Transmittal of                          institution, or organization, you can                 copy of the application package,
                                                    Applications: September 14, 2015.                       obtain a TIN from the Internal Revenue                complete it offline, and then upload and
                                                       Applications for grants under this                   Service. If you are an individual, you                submit your application. You may not
                                                    competition must be submitted                           can obtain a TIN from the Internal                    email an electronic copy of a grant
                                                    electronically using the Grants.gov                     Revenue Service or the Social Security                application to us.
                                                    Apply site (Grants.gov). For information                Administration. If you need a new TIN,                   We will reject your application if you
                                                    (including dates and times) about how                   please allow two to five weeks for your               submit it in paper format unless, as
                                                    to submit your application                              TIN to become active.                                 described elsewhere in this section, you
                                                    electronically, or in paper format by                     The SAM registration process can take               qualify for one of the exceptions to the
                                                    mail or hand delivery if you qualify for                approximately seven business days, but                electronic submission requirement and
                                                    an exception to the electronic                          may take upwards of several weeks,                    submit, no later than two weeks before
                                                    submission requirement, please refer to                 depending on the completeness and                     the application deadline date, a written
                                                    section IV.7. Other Submission                          accuracy of the data entered into the                 statement to the Department that you
                                                    Requirements of this notice.                            SAM database by an entity. Thus, if you               qualify for one of these exceptions.
                                                       We do not consider an application                    think you might want to apply for                     Further information regarding
                                                    that does not comply with the deadline                  Federal financial assistance under a                  calculation of the date that is two weeks
                                                    requirements.                                           program administered by the                           before the application deadline date is
                                                       Individuals with disabilities who                    Department, please allow sufficient time              provided later in this section under
                                                    need an accommodation or auxiliary aid                  to obtain and register your DUNS                      Exception to Electronic Submission
                                                    in connection with the application                      number and TIN. We strongly                           Requirement.
                                                    process should contact the person listed                recommend that you register early.                       You may access the electronic grant
                                                    under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                                                                                 application for the Rehabilitation
                                                                                                              Note: Once your SAM registration is active,         Training: Vocational Rehabilitation
                                                    CONTACT in section VII of this notice. If
                                                                                                            you will need to allow 24 to 48 hours for the
                                                    the Department provides an                                                                                    Workforce Innovation Technical
                                                                                                            information to be available in Grants.gov and
                                                    accommodation or auxiliary aid to an                    before you can submit an application through          Assistance Center competition at
                                                    individual with a disability in                         Grants.gov.                                           www.Grants.gov. You must search for
                                                    connection with the application                                                                               the downloadable application package
                                                    process, the individual’s application                     If you are currently registered with                for this competition by the CFDA
                                                    remains subject to all other                            SAM, you may not need to make any                     number. Do not include the CFDA
                                                    requirements and limitations in this                    changes. However, please make certain                 number’s alpha suffix in your search
                                                    notice.                                                 that the TIN associated with your DUNS                (e.g., search for 84.264, not 84.264F).
                                                       4. Intergovernmental Review: This                    number is correct. Also note that you                    Please note the following:
                                                    competition is subject to Executive                     will need to update your registration                    • When you enter the Grants.gov site,
                                                    Order 12372 and the regulations in 34                   annually. This may take three or more                 you will find information about
                                                    CFR part 79. However, under 34 CFR                      business days.                                        submitting an application electronically
                                                    79.8(a), we waive intergovernmental                       Information about SAM is available at               through the site, as well as the hours of
                                                    review in order to make an award by the                 www.SAM.gov. To further assist you                    operation.
                                                    end of FY 2015.                                         with obtaining and registering your                      • Applications received by Grants.gov
                                                       5. Funding Restrictions: We reference                DUNS number and TIN in SAM or                         are date and time stamped. Your
                                                    regulations outlining funding                           updating your existing SAM account,                   application must be fully uploaded and
                                                    restrictions in the Applicable                          we have prepared a SAM.gov Tip Sheet,                 submitted and must be date and time
                                                    Regulations section of this notice.                     which you can find at: www2.ed.gov/                   stamped by the Grants.gov system no
                                                       6. Data Universal Numbering System                   fund/grant/apply/sam-faqs.html.                       later than 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC
                                                    Number, Taxpayer Identification                           In addition, if you are submitting your             time, on the application deadline date.
                                                    Number, and System for Award                            application via Grants.gov, you must (1)              Except as otherwise noted in this
                                                    Management: To do business with the                     be designated by your organization as an              section, we will not accept your
                                                    Department of Education, you must—                      Authorized Organization Representative                application if it is received—that is, date
                                                       a. Have a Data Universal Numbering                   (AOR); and (2) register yourself with                 and time stamped by the Grants.gov
                                                    System (DUNS) number and a Taxpayer                     Grants.gov as an AOR. Details on these                system—after 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,
                                                    Identification Number (TIN);                            steps are outlined at the following                   DC time, on the application deadline
                                                       b. Register both your DUNS number                    Grants.gov Web page: www.grants.gov/                  date. We do not consider an application
                                                    and TIN with the System for Award                       web/grants/register.html.                             that does not comply with the deadline
                                                    Management (SAM) (formerly the                            7. Other Submission Requirements:                   requirements. When we retrieve your
                                                    Central Contractor Registry (CCR)), the                 Applications for grants under this                    application from Grants.gov, we will
                                                    Government’s primary registrant                         competition must be submitted                         notify you if we are rejecting your
                                                                                                            electronically unless you qualify for an              application because it was date and time
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                                                    database;
                                                       c. Provide your DUNS number and                      exception to this requirement in                      stamped by the Grants.gov system after
                                                    TIN on your application; and                            accordance with the instructions in this              4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
                                                       d. Maintain an active SAM                            section.                                              the application deadline date.
                                                    registration with current information                     a. Electronic Submission of                            • The amount of time it can take to
                                                    while your application is under review                  Applications. Applications for grants                 upload an application will vary
                                                    by the Department and, if you are                       under the Rehabilitation Training:                    depending on a variety of factors,
                                                    awarded a grant, during the project                     Vocational Rehabilitation Workforce                   including the size of the application and
                                                    period.                                                 Innovation Technical Assistance Center                the speed of your Internet connection.


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                                                    Therefore, we strongly recommend that                   application through Grants.gov, please                exception prevents you from using the
                                                    you do not wait until the application                   contact the Grants.gov Support Desk,                  Internet to submit your application.
                                                    deadline date to begin the submission                   toll free, at 1–800–518–4726. You must                  If you mail your written statement to
                                                    process through Grants.gov.                             obtain a Grants.gov Support Desk Case                 the Department, it must be postmarked
                                                       • You should review and follow the                   Number and must keep a record of it.                  no later than two weeks before the
                                                    Education Submission Procedures for                        If you are prevented from                          application deadline date. If you fax
                                                    submitting an application through                       electronically submitting your                        your written statement to the
                                                    Grants.gov that are included in the                     application on the application deadline               Department, we must receive the faxed
                                                    application package for this competition                date because of technical problems with               statement no later than two weeks
                                                    to ensure that you submit your                          the Grants.gov system, we will grant you              before the application deadline date.
                                                    application in a timely manner to the                   an extension until 4:30:00 p.m.,                        Address and mail or fax your
                                                    Grants.gov system. You can also find the                Washington, DC time, the following                    statement to: Felipe Lulli, U.S.
                                                    Education Submission Procedures                         business day to enable you to transmit                Department of Education, 400 Maryland
                                                    pertaining to Grants.gov under News                     your application electronically or by                 Avenue SW., room 5054, Potomac
                                                    and Events on the Department’s G5                       hand delivery. You also may mail your                 Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, DC
                                                    system home page at www.G5.gov.                         application by following the mailing                  20202–2800. FAX: (202) 245–7591.
                                                       • You will not receive additional                    instructions described elsewhere in this                Your paper application must be
                                                    point value because you submit your                     notice.                                               submitted in accordance with the mail
                                                    application in electronic format, nor                      If you submit an application after                 or hand delivery instructions described
                                                    will we penalize you if you qualify for                 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on                 in this notice.
                                                    an exception to the electronic                          the application deadline date, please                   b. Submission of Paper Applications
                                                    submission requirement, as described                    contact the person listed under FOR                   by Mail. If you qualify for an exception
                                                    elsewhere in this section, and submit                   FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in                        to the electronic submission
                                                    your application in paper format.                       section VII of this notice and provide an             requirement, you may mail (through the
                                                       • You must submit all documents                      explanation of the technical problem                  U.S. Postal Service or a commercial
                                                    electronically, including all information               you experienced with Grants.gov, along                carrier) your application to the
                                                    you typically provide on the following                  with the Grants.gov Support Desk Case                 Department. You must mail the original
                                                    forms: the Application for Federal                      Number. We will accept your                           and two copies of your application, on
                                                    Assistance (SF 424), the Department of                  application if we can confirm that a                  or before the application deadline date,
                                                    Education Supplemental Information for                  technical problem occurred with the                   to the Department at the following
                                                    SF 424, Budget Information—Non-                         Grants.gov system and that that problem               address: U.S. Department of Education,
                                                    Construction Programs (ED 524), and all                 affected your ability to submit your                  Application Control Center, Attention:
                                                    necessary assurances and certifications.                application by 4:30:00 p.m.,                          (CFDA Number 84.264F), LBJ Basement
                                                       • You must upload any narrative                      Washington, DC time, on the                           Level 1, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
                                                    sections and all other attachments to                   application deadline date. The                        Washington, DC 20202–4260.
                                                    your application as files in a PDF                      Department will contact you after a                     You must show proof of mailing
                                                    (Portable Document) read-only, non-                     determination is made on whether your                 consisting of one of the following:
                                                    modifiable format. Do not upload an                     application will be accepted.                           (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service
                                                    interactive or fillable PDF file. If you                                                                      postmark.
                                                    upload a file type other than a read-                      Note: The extensions to which we refer in
                                                                                                            this section apply only to the unavailability           (2) A legible mail receipt with the
                                                    only, non-modifiable PDF or submit a                    of, or technical problems with, the Grants.gov        date of mailing stamped by the U.S.
                                                    password-protected file, we will not                    system. We will not grant you an extension            Postal Service.
                                                    review that material.                                   if you failed to fully register to submit your          (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or
                                                       • Your electronic application must                   application to Grants.gov before the                  receipt from a commercial carrier.
                                                    comply with any page-limit                              application deadline date and time or if the
                                                                                                                                                                    (4) Any other proof of mailing
                                                    requirements described in this notice.                  technical problem you experienced is
                                                                                                                                                                  acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S.
                                                       • After you electronically submit                    unrelated to the Grants.gov system.
                                                                                                                                                                  Department of Education.
                                                    your application, you will receive from                    Exception to Electronic Submission                   If you mail your application through
                                                    Grants.gov an automatic notification of                 Requirement: You qualify for an                       the U.S. Postal Service, we do not
                                                    receipt that contains a Grants.gov                      exception to the electronic submission                accept either of the following as proof
                                                    tracking number. (This notification                     requirement, and may submit your                      of mailing:
                                                    indicates receipt by Grants.gov only, not               application in paper format, if you are                 (1) A private metered postmark.
                                                    receipt by the Department.) The                         unable to submit an application through                 (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by
                                                    Department then will retrieve your                      the Grants.gov system because—                        the U.S. Postal Service.
                                                    application from Grants.gov and send a                     • You do not have access to the                      If your application is postmarked after
                                                    second notification to you by email.                    Internet; or                                          the application deadline date, we will
                                                    This second notification indicates that                    • You do not have the capacity to                  not consider your application.
                                                    the Department has received your                        upload large documents to the
                                                    application and has assigned your                       Grants.gov system;                                      Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not
                                                    application a PR/Award number (an ED-                      and                                                uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before
                                                                                                               • No later than two weeks before the               relying on this method, you should check
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                                                    specified identifying number unique to
                                                                                                            application deadline date (14 calendar                with your local post office.
                                                    your application).
                                                       • We may request that you provide us                 days or, if the fourteenth calendar day                 c. Submission of Paper Applications
                                                    original signatures on forms at a later                 before the application deadline date                  by Hand Delivery. If you qualify for an
                                                    date.                                                   falls on a Federal holiday, the next                  exception to the electronic submission
                                                       Application Deadline Date Extension                  business day following the Federal                    requirement, you (or a courier service)
                                                    in Case of Technical Issues with the                    holiday), you mail or fax a written                   may deliver your paper application to
                                                    Grants.gov System: If you are                           statement to the Department, explaining               the Department by hand. You must
                                                    experiencing problems submitting your                   which of the two grounds for an                       deliver the original and two copies of


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                                                    your application by hand, on or before                  financial or other management system                  Assistance Center-Targeted
                                                    the application deadline date, to the                   that does not meet the standards in 2                 Communities to achieve the following
                                                    Department at the following address:                    CFR part 200, subpart D; has not                      outcomes:
                                                    U.S. Department of Education,                           fulfilled the conditions of a prior grant;               (a) Increase the participation in State
                                                    Application Control Center, Attention:                  or is otherwise not responsible.                      VR programs of individuals with
                                                    (CFDA Number 84.264F), 550 12th                                                                               disabilities from low-income
                                                                                                            VI. Award Administration Information                  communities.
                                                    Street SW., Room 7039, Potomac Center
                                                    Plaza, Washington, DC 20202–4260.                          1. Award Notices: If your application                 (b) Increase the number and
                                                       The Application Control Center                       is successful, we notify your U.S.                    percentage of individuals with
                                                    accepts hand deliveries daily between                   Representative and U.S. Senators and                  disabilities from low-income
                                                    8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington,                 send you a Grant Award Notification                   communities served through the State
                                                    DC time, except Saturdays, Sundays,                     (GAN); or we may send you an email                    VR programs that complete their VR
                                                    and Federal holidays.                                   containing a link to access an electronic             program and enter into competitive
                                                       Note for Mail or Hand Delivery of                    version of your GAN. We may notify                    integrated employment.
                                                    Paper Applications: If you mail or hand                 you informally, also.                                    (c) Increase the amount of community
                                                    deliver your application to the                            If your application is not evaluated or            support services provided to individuals
                                                    Department—                                             not selected for funding, we notify you.              with disabilities from low-income
                                                       (1) You must indicate on the envelope                   2. Administrative and National Policy              communities who are participating in a
                                                    and—if not provided by the                              Requirements: We identify                             VR program from community agencies
                                                    Department—in Item 11 of the SF 424                     administrative and national policy                    and support systems.
                                                    the CFDA number, including suffix                       requirements in the application package                  (d) Develop collaborative, coordinated
                                                    letter, if any, of the competition under                and reference these and other                         service strategies among State VR
                                                    which you are submitting your                           requirements in the Applicable                        programs and community support
                                                    application; and                                        Regulations section of this notice.                   services agencies and systems to
                                                       (2) The Application Control Center                      We reference the regulations outlining             provide more comprehensive services to
                                                    will mail to you a notification of receipt              the terms and conditions of an award in               individuals with disabilities from low-
                                                    of your grant application. If you do not                the Applicable Regulations section of                 income communities who are engaged
                                                    receive this notification within 15                     this notice and include these and other               in a VR program.
                                                    business days from the application                      specific conditions in the GAN. The                      The cooperative agreement will
                                                    deadline date, you should call the U.S.                 GAN also incorporates your approved                   specify the short-term and long-term
                                                    Department of Education Application                     application as part of your binding                   measures that will be used to assess the
                                                    Control Center at (202) 245–6288.                       commitments under the grant.                          grantee’s performance against the goals
                                                                                                               3. Reporting: (a) If you apply for a               and objectives of the project and the
                                                    V. Application Review Information                       grant under this competition, you must                outcomes listed in the preceding
                                                       1. Selection Criteria: The selection                 ensure that you have in place the                     paragraph.
                                                    criteria for this competition are from 34               necessary processes and systems to                       In its annual and final performance
                                                    CFR 75.210 and are listed in the                        comply with the reporting requirements                report to the Department, the grant
                                                    application package.                                    in 2 CFR part 170 should you receive                  recipient will be expected to report the
                                                       2. Review and Selection Process: We                  funding under the competition. This                   data that is needed to assess its
                                                    remind potential applicants that in                     does not apply if you have an exception               performance and is outlined in the
                                                    reviewing applications in any                           under 2 CFR 170.110(b).                               cooperative agreement.
                                                    discretionary grant competition, the                       (b) At the end of your project period,                The cooperative agreement and
                                                    Secretary may consider, under 34 CFR                    you must submit a final performance                   annual report will be reviewed by RSA
                                                    75.217(d)(3), the past performance of the               report, including financial information,              and the grant recipient between the
                                                    applicant in carrying out a previous                    as directed by the Secretary. If you                  third and fourth quarter of each project
                                                    award, such as the applicant’s use of                   receive a multi-year award, you must                  period. Adjustments will be made to the
                                                    funds, achievement of project                           submit an annual performance report                   project accordingly in order to ensure
                                                    objectives, and compliance with grant                   that provides the most current                        demonstrated progress towards meeting
                                                    conditions. The Secretary may also                      performance and financial expenditure                 the goals and outcomes of the project.
                                                    consider whether the applicant failed to                information as directed by the Secretary                 5. Continuation Awards: In making a
                                                    submit a timely performance report or                   under 34 CFR 75.118. The Secretary                    continuation award under 34 CFR
                                                    submitted a report of unacceptable                      may also require more frequent                        75.253, the Secretary considers, among
                                                    quality.                                                performance reports under 34 CFR                      other things: whether a grantee has
                                                       In addition, in making a competitive                 75.720(c). For specific requirements on               made substantial progress in achieving
                                                    grant award, the Secretary also requires                reporting, please go to www.ed.gov/                   the goals and objectives of the project;
                                                    various assurances including those                      fund/grant/apply/appforms/                            whether the grantee has expended funds
                                                    applicable to Federal civil rights laws                 appforms.html.                                        in a manner that is consistent with its
                                                    that prohibit discrimination in programs                   4. Performance Measures: The                       approved application and budget; and,
                                                    or activities receiving Federal financial               Government Performance and Results                    if the Secretary has established
                                                    assistance from the Department of                       Act of 1993 (GPRA) directs Federal                    performance measurement
                                                    Education (34 CFR 100.4, 104.5, 106.4,                  departments and agencies to improve                   requirements, the performance targets in
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                                                    108.8, and 110.23).                                     the effectiveness of programs by                      the grantee’s approved application. In
                                                       3. Special Conditions: Under 2 CFR                   engaging in strategic planning, setting               making a continuation grant, the
                                                    3474.10, the Secretary may impose                       outcome-related goals for programs, and               Secretary also considers whether the
                                                    special conditions and, in appropriate                  measuring program results against those               grantee is operating in compliance with
                                                    circumstances, high-risk conditions on a                goals.                                                the assurances in its approved
                                                    grant if the applicant or grantee is not                   The purpose of this priority is to fund            application, including those applicable
                                                    financially stable; has a history of                    a cooperative agreement to establish a                to Federal civil rights laws that prohibit
                                                    unsatisfactory performance; has a                       Vocational Rehabilitation Technical                   discrimination in programs or activities


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                                                    receiving Federal financial assistance                  SUMMARY:   On June 19, 2015 the U.S.                    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 10,
                                                    from the Department (34 CFR 100.4,                      Department of Energy (DOE) Naval                      2015.
                                                    104.5, 106.4, 108.8, and 110.23).                       Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP)                     John M. McKenzie
                                                                                                            published in the Federal Register, a                  Director, Regulatory Affairs, Naval Nuclear
                                                    VII. Agency Contact                                                                                           Propulsion Program.
                                                                                                            notice of availability for the Draft
                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Environmental Impact Statement for the                [FR Doc. 2015–20075 Filed 8–13–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    Felipe Lulli, U.S. Department of                        Recapitalization of Infrastructure                    BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
                                                    Education, Rehabilitation Services                      Supporting Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel
                                                    Administration, 400 Maryland Avenue
                                                                                                            Handling at the Idaho National
                                                    SW., Room 5054, PCP, Washington, DC                                                                           DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                                                                            Laboratory (DOE/EIS–0453–D) for
                                                    20202–2800. Telephone: (202) 245–7425
                                                    or by email: felipe.lulli@ed.gov.                       public review and comment. That notice                Federal Energy Regulatory
                                                      If you use a TDD or a TTY, call the                   stated that the public comment period                 Commission
                                                    FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.                      would continue through August 10,
                                                                                                                                                                  [Docket No. CP15–540–000]
                                                                                                            2015. Based on a request received on
                                                    VIII. Other Information                                 August 6, 2015, the NNPP is reopening                 National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation;
                                                       Accessible Format: Individuals with                  the public comment period through                     Notice of Request Under Blanket
                                                    disabilities can obtain this document                   August 31, 2015.                                      Authorization
                                                    and a copy of the application package in
                                                                                                            DATES:  The NNPP will accept public                      Take notice that on July 31, 2015,
                                                    an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
                                                    print, audiotape, or compact disc) on                   comments on the Draft Environmental                   National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation
                                                    request to the program contact person                   Impact Statement for the                              (National Fuel), 6363 Main Street,
                                                    listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                    Recapitalization of Infrastructure                    Williamsville, New York 14221, filed in
                                                    CONTACT in section VII of this notice.                  Supporting Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel                   Docket No. CP15–540–000, a prior
                                                       Electronic Access to This Document:                  Handling at the Idaho National                        notice request pursuant to section
                                                    The official version of this document is                Laboratory (DOE/EIS–0453–D) through                   157.216 of the Commission’s regulations
                                                    the document published in the Federal                   August 31, 2015. Comments submitted                   under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) as
                                                    Register. Free Internet access to the                   prior to this announcement do not need                amended, requesting authorization to
                                                    official edition of the Federal Register                to be resubmitted as a result of this                 abandon one observation well and
                                                    and the Code of Federal Regulations is                  reopening of the comment period.                      associated facilities at its East Branch
                                                    available via the Federal Digital System                                                                      Field, located in McKean County,
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES:   Written comments on the                  Pennsylvania, all as more fully set forth
                                                    at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
                                                    can view this document, as well as all                  Draft EIS may be submitted by mailing                 in the application which is on file with
                                                    other documents of this Department                      to: Erik Anderson, Department of Navy,                the Commission and open to public
                                                    published in the Federal Register, in                   Naval Sea Systems Command, 1240                       inspection. The filing may be viewed on
                                                    text or Adobe Portable Document                         Isaac Hull Avenue SE., Stop                           the web at http://www.ferc.gov using the
                                                    Format (PDF). To use PDF you must                       8036,Washington Navy Yard, DC                         ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
                                                    have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                     20376–8036.                                           number excluding the last three digits in
                                                    available free at the site.                               Comments provided by electronic                     the docket number field to access the
                                                       You may also access documents of the                 mail (email) should be submitted to:                  document. For assistance, please contact
                                                    Department published in the Federal                     ecfrecapitalization@unnpp.gov.                        FERC Online Support at
                                                    Register by using the article search                                                                          FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
                                                    feature at: www.federalregister.gov.                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:     For              free at (866) 208–3676, or TTY, contact
                                                    Specifically, through the advanced                      further information about this Draft EIS,             (202) 502–8659.
                                                    search feature at this site, you can limit              contact Mr. Erik Anderson, as described                  Any questions concerning this
                                                    your search to documents published by                   above.                                                application may be directed to Kenneth
                                                    the Department.                                           For information regarding the DOE                   E. Webster, Attorney for National Fuel,
                                                                                                            NEPA process, please contact: Ms. Carol               6363 Main Street, Williamsville, New
                                                      Dated: August 7, 2015.
                                                                                                                                                                  York 14221, by telephone at (716) 857–
                                                    Michael K. Yudin,                                       M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of NEPA
                                                                                                                                                                  7067, by facsimile at (716) 857–7206, or
                                                    Assistant Secretary for Special Education and           Policy and Compliance (GC–54), U.S.
                                                                                                                                                                  by email at websterk@natfuel.com.
                                                    Rehabilitative Services.                                Department of Energy, 1000                               Any person or the Commission’s staff
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–20013 Filed 8–13–15; 8:45 am]             Independence Avenue SW.,                              may, within 60 days after issuance of
                                                    BILLING CODE 4000–01–P                                  Washington, DC 20585, Telephone (202)                 the instant notice by the Commission,
                                                                                                            586–4600, or leave a message at (800)                 file pursuant to Rule 214 of the
                                                                                                            472–2756.                                             Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    On June                 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice
                                                                                                            19, 2015, DOE published a notice of                   of intervention and protest to the
                                                    Notice of Reopening of Public                                                                                 request, pursuant to section 157.205 of
                                                    Comment Period for Draft                                availability (80 FR 35331), and on June
                                                                                                            26, 2015 EPA published a notice of                    the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR
                                                    Environmental Impact Statement for                                                                            157.205). If no protest is filed within the
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                                                    the Recapitalization of Infrastructure                  availability (80 FR 36803) that
                                                                                                                                                                  time allowed therefore, the proposed
                                                    Supporting Naval Spent Nuclear Fuel                     announced that comments on DOE/EIS–
                                                                                                                                                                  activity shall be deemed to be
                                                    Handling at the Idaho National                          0453–D should be submitted within a                   authorized effective the day after the
                                                    Laboratory                                              45-day period ending on August 10,                    time allowed for filing a protest. If a
                                                                                                            2015. The NNPP is reopening the time                  protest is filed and not withdrawn
                                                          Department of Energy.
                                                    AGENCY:                                                 allowed for submittal of comments                     within 30 days after the allowed time
                                                          Notice of reopening of public
                                                    ACTION:                                                 through August 31, 2015.                              for filing a protest, the instant request
                                                    comment period.
                                                                                                                                                                  shall be treated as an application for


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesApplications Available: August 14, 2015.
ContactFelipe Lulli, U.S. Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5054, PCP, Washington, DC 20202-2800. Telephone: (202) 245- 7425 or by email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 48845 

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