[Federal Register: December 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 241)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No.: 84.235H]
Special Demonstration Programs; Correction Notice; Notice of
Changes in Application Kit and Extension of Deadline Dates
Applicable Regulations: A notice inviting applications for new
awards for fiscal year (FY) 2000 was published in the Federal Register
on August 27, 1999 (64 FR 46897). That application notice cited
applicable regulations as follows: a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 85, and 86; and b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR
part 369.
Please note that the statutory changes in sections 7 and 303(b) of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, supersede the following
sections of the regulations in 34 CFR part 369:
1. Section 369.1(b)(2), which limited special demonstration
programs to those providing vocational rehabilitation services.
2. Section 369.2(b), which limited eligibility for assistance to
those entities providing vocational rehabilitation services.
3. Section 369.4, which contained definitions. The applicable
definitions are in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended.
In addition, the following changes should be made to the
application kit, which was sent to potential applicants interested in
applying for this competition:
1. 34 CFR part 369 applies except for Secs. 369.1(b)(2), 369.2(b),
and 369.4.
2. Item 11 in Section A of the application kit, including the
``SPECIAL PROJECTS DON'T DO'' provision, does not apply.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: The deadline has been
extended to March 3, 2000.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: May 2, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Martin or Alfreda Reeves, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 3314, Switzer
Building, Washington, DC 20202-2650. Telephone: (202) 205-8494 or (202)
205-9361. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD),
you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact persons listed in the preceding
paragraph.
FOR APPLICATIONS CONTACT: Education Publications Center (ED Pubs), P.O.
Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-7827.
FAX: (301) 470-1244. If you use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD), you may call (toll free): 1-877-576-7734. You may also
contact ED Pubs via its Web site (http://www.ed.gov/pubs/edpubs.html)
or its E-mail address (ed pubs@inet.ed.gov). If you request an
application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this competition as
follows: CFDA number 84.235H.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application
package in an alternate format by contacting the Grants and Contracts
Services Team, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Room 3317, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2550. Telephone:
(202) 205-8351. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD), you may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339. However, the Department is not able to reproduce in an
alternate format the standard forms included in the application
package.
Electronic Access to This Document
You may view this document, as well as all other Department of
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at either of the
following sites:
http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
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To use the PDF you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with
Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. If you
have questions about using the PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing
Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in the Washington, DC,
area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://
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Program Authority: 29 U.S.C. 773(b).
Dated: December 10, 1999.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
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