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Financial Partners, U.S. Department of Dated: March 31, 2003. continuation awards. The actual funds
Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 Theresa S. Shaw, available could be less, should an office
First Street, NE., Room 111H1, Chief Operating Officer Federal Student Aid. make any new Phase II awards in FY
Washington, DC. Hand-delivered [FR Doc. 03–8131 Filed 4–2–03; 8:45 am] 2003.
applications will be accepted between 8 BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily (Eastern time), Up to $75,000 for Priority 1 and $60,000
except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal for Priority 2.
holidays. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Maximum Award: We will reject any
Applications that are hand-delivered application that proposes a budget
[CFDA Nos. 84.133S and 84.017S]
will not be accepted after 4:30 p.m. on exceeding $75,000 for Priority 1 or
the closing date. Office of Special Education and $60,000 for Priority 2 for a project
Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and period of up to 6 months.
Applicable Regulations: The Estimated Number of Awards: 25.
following regulations are applicable to the Office of Postsecondary Education
the LEAP and SLEAP programs: (OPE); Small Business Innovation Note: The Department is not bound by any
Research (SBIR) Program—Phase I estimates in this notice.
(1) The LEAP and SLEAP Program
regulations in 34 CFR part 692. Notice Inviting Grant Applications for Project Period: Up to 6 months.
New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003 Page Limits: The application narrative
(2) The Student Assistance General
Purpose of Program: The purpose of is where you, the applicant, address the
Provisions in 34 CFR part 668.
this program is to stimulate selection criteria that reviewers use to
(3) The Regulations Governing evaluate your application. You must
Institutional Eligibility in 34 CFR part technological innovation in the private
sector, strengthen the role of small limit your application narrative to the
600. equivalent of no more than 25 pages,
business in meeting Federal research or
(4) The Education Department research and development (R/R&D) excluding any documentation of prior
General Administrative Regulations needs, increase the commercial multiple Phase II awards, if applicable;
(EDGAR) in 34 CFR 75.60 through 75.62 application of Department of Education and required forms. The following
(Ineligibility of Certain Individuals to (ED) supported research results, and standards should be used:
Receive Assistance), part 76 (State- improve the return on investment from • A ‘‘page’’ is 8.5″ x 11″, on one side
Administered Programs), part 77 Federally-funded research for economic only, with 1″ margins at the top, bottom,
(Definitions that Apply to Department and social benefits to the Nation. and both sides.
Regulations), part 79 (Intergovernmental For FY 2003, we encourage applicants • Single space all text in the
Review of Department of Education to present activities that focus on the application narrative, including titles,
Programs and Activities), part 80 invitational priorities in the Priorities headings, footnotes, quotations,
(Uniform Administrative Requirements section of this application notice. references, and captions, as well as all
for Grants and Cooperative Agreements Eligible Applicants: Each organization text in charts, tables, figures, and
to State and Local Governments), part submitting an application must qualify graphs.
82 (New Restrictions on Lobbying), part as a small business concern as defined • Use a font that is either 12-point or
85 (Governmentwide Debarment and by the Small Business Administration larger or no smaller that 10 pitch
Suspension (Nonprocurement) and (SBA) at the time of the award. This (characters per inch). Standard black
Governmentwide Requirements for definition is included in the application type should be used to permit
Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)), part 86 package. photocopying.
(Drug-Free Schools and Campuses) and Firms with strong research • Draw all graphs, diagrams, tables,
part 99 (Family Educational Rights and capabilities in educational and assistive and charts in black ink. Do not include
Privacy Act). technologies, science, or engineering in glossy photographs or materials that
any of the priority areas listed are cannot be photocopied in the body of
Electronic Access to This Document
encouraged to participate. Consultative the application.
You may view this document, as well or other arrangements between these The application package will provide
as all other Department of Education firms and universities or other non- instructions for completing all
documents published in the Federal profit organizations are permitted, but components to be included in the
Register, in text or Adobe Portable the small business must serve as the application. Each application must
Document Format (PDF) on the Internet grantee. include an application cover sheet (ED
at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/ If it appears that an applicant Standard Form 424); budget
legislation/FedRegister. organization does not meet the requirements (ED Form 524) and other
To use PDF you must have Adobe eligibility requirements, we will request required forms; an abstract,
Acrobat Reader, which is available free an evaluation by the SBA. Under certifications, and statements; a
at this site. If you have questions about circumstances in which eligibility is technical content project narrative; and
using PDF, call the U.S. Government unclear, we will not make an SBIR related application(s) or award(s) and
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at award until the SBA makes a documentation of multiple Phase II
1–888–293–6498; or in the Washington, determination. awards, if applicable.
DC area at (202) 512–1530. Applications Available: April 3, 2003. We will reject your application if—
Deadline for Transmittal of • You apply these standards and
Note: The official version of this document Applications: June 3, 2003. exceed the page limit; or
is the document published in the Federal Estimated Available Funds: Up to • You apply other standards and
Register. Free Internet access to the official $4,176,000 for new Phase I awards. exceed the equivalent of the page limit.
edition of the Federal Register and the Code The estimated amount of funds
of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Applicable Statutes and Regulations
Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/
available for new Phase I awards is
index.html. based upon the estimated threshold (a) Statutes. The Small Business
SBIR allocation for OSERS and OPE, Reauthorization Act of 2000, Pub. L.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq. minus prior commitments for Phase II 106–554 (15 U.S.C. 631 and 638); Title

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II of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as employment, independent living, family maximum score for all of these criteria
amended, Pub. L. 105–220 (29 U.S.C. support, and economic and social self- is 100 points. The maximum score for
760–764); Title VI, Section 605 of the sufficiency of individuals with each criterion is indicated in
Higher Education Act, as amended (20 disabilities, especially individuals with parentheses.
U.S.C 1125). the most significant disabilities; or (a) Significance (25 points).
(b) Regulations—General improve the effectiveness of services (b) Quality of the Project Design (50
Applicability. The Education authorized under the Rehabilitation Act points).
Department General Administrative of 1973, as amended. (c) Quality of Project Personnel (15
Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts The following six invitational points).
74, 75, 77, 81, 82, 85, 97, and 98. priorities relate to innovative research (d) Adequacy of Resources (10
Note on Peer Review Procedures: utilizing new technologies (including points).
OSERS and OPE will apply nanotechnologies and biotechnologies) We will make awards based upon
requirements that are contained in 29 to address the needs of individuals with these selection criteria and the
U.S.C. 760 and 762(f). disabilities and their families. availability of funds. In the evaluation
Invitational Priority 1—Development and handling of applications, we will
Priorities
of Technology to Support Access or make every effort to protect the
For FY 2003, we have selected 7 Promote Integration of Individuals with confidentiality of the application and
invitational priorities for the SBIR Disabilities in the Community, any evaluations.
program. SBIR projects are encouraged Workplace, or Educational Setting.
to look to the future by exploring uses Invitational Priority 2—Development Application Procedures
of technology to ensure equal access to of Technology to Enhance Sensory or The Government Paperwork
education and promote educational Motor Function of Individuals with Elimination Act (GPEA) of 1998, (Pub.
excellence throughout the Nation. Disabilities. L. 105–277) and the Federal Financial
The application package will include Invitational Priority 3—Development Assistance Management Improvement
a number of examples to illustrate the of Technology to Improve School to Act of 1999, (Pub. L. 106–107)
kinds of activities that could be funded Work Transition and Employment encourage us to undertake initiatives to
under each priority. Specific examples Outcomes for Individuals with improve our grant processes. Enhancing
are listed only as examples of advanced Disabilities. the ability of individuals and entities to
applications or basic research of interest Invitational Priority 4—Development conduct business with us electronically
to us, and they are not to be interpreted of Technology to Promote Community is a major part of our response to these
as exclusive. We intend to provide Integration or Support Independent Acts. Therefore, we are taking steps to
sufficient flexibility to obtain the Living for Individuals with Disabilities. adopt the Internet as our chief means of
greatest degree of creativity and Invitational Priority 5—Development conducting transactions in order to
innovation possible, consistent with of Technology to Support Early improve services to our customers and
overall SBIR and ED program objectives. Intervention for Infants, Toddlers, and to simplify and expedite our business
An application must be limited to one Small Children. processes.
priority listed in this notice. When an Invitational Priority 6—Development
of Technology to Support Service Note: Some of the procedures in these
application is relevant to more than one
instructions for transmitting applications
priority, the applicant must decide Delivery, Training, or Evaluation of differ from those in the Education
which priority is most relevant and Interventions in the Clinical or Department General Administrative
submit it under that priority only. Community-Based Rehabilitation Regulations (EDGAR) (34 CFR 75.102). Under
However, there is no limitation on the Settings. the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
number of different applications that an 553) the Department generally offers
CFDA Number 84.017S: The Office of interested parties the opportunity to
applicant may submit under this
Postsecondary Education (OPE) comment on proposed regulations. However,
competition, even to the same priority.
A firm may submit separate applications Priority 2—This priority supports these amendments make procedural changes
research that contributes to achieving only and do not establish new substantive
on different priorities, or different
the purposes of part A of Title VI of the policy. Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A),
applications on the same priority, but the Secretary has determined that proposed
each application should respond to only Higher Education Act—International
rulemaking is not required.
one priority. Duplicate applications will Education Program.
be returned without review. Invitational Priority 7—Development We are requiring that applications for
of Interactive CD–ROMs in the Pashto grants for FY 2003 under Phase I SBIR
Invitational Priorities and Farsi (Iranian) Languages with program be submitted electronically
We are particularly interested in Glossaries, for use in Multi-Platforms using e-Application available through
applications that meet one of the (e.g., PC, Mac) at the 1 to 1+ Proficiency the Education Department’s e-GRANTS
following priorities. Under 34 CFR Levels according to the ACTFL–ILR system. The e-GRANTS system is
75.105(c)(1) we do not give an Proficiency Scales. The language accessible through its portal page at:
application that meets one of these materials must include items drawn http://e-grants.ed.gov.
priorities a competitive or absolute from native speakers and from mass Applicants who are unable to submit
preference over other applications. information media, including recent an application through the e-GRANTS
events and authentic cultural materials. system may apply for a waiver to the
CFDA Number 84.133S: The Office of The overall objective would be the electronic submission requirement. To
Special Education and Rehabilitative creation of highly practical apply for a waiver, applicants must
Services (OSERS) communicative instruments for the two explain the reason or reasons that
Priority 1—This priority supports languages. prevent them from using the Internet to
research to develop methods, Selection Criteria: Under 34 CFR submit their applications. The reasons
procedures, and rehabilitation 75.210, we use the following selection must be outlined in a letter addressed
technology that maximize the full criteria to evaluate applications for new to: Priority 1: Kristi Wilson, Office of
inclusion and integration into society, grants under this competition. The Special Education and Rehabilitative

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Services, U.S. Department of Education, • Within three working days after to small business concerns for research
330 ‘‘C’’ Street, SW., room 3433—MES, submitting your electronic application, or R&D through a uniform, highly
Washington, DC 20202–2704; and, for fax a signed copy of the Application for competitive three-phase process.
Priority 2: José Martinez, Office of Federal Education Assistance (ED 424) The three phases of the SBIR program
Postsecondary Education, U.S. to the Application Control Center after are:
Department of Education, 1990 K Street, following these steps: Phase I: Phase I is to determine,
NW., room 6016, Washington, DC 1. Print ED 424 from e-Application. insofar as possible, the scientific or
20006–8521. We must receive your 2. The institution’s Authorizing technical merit and feasibility of ideas
letter no later than two weeks before the Representative must sign this form. submitted under the SBIR program. The
closing date. 3. Place the PR/Award number in the application should concentrate on
Any application that receives a waiver upper right hand corner of the hard research that will significantly
to the electronic submission copy signature page of the ED 424. contribute to proving the scientific or
requirement will be given the same 4. Fax the signed ED 424 to the technical feasibility of the approach or
consideration in the review process as Application Control Center at (202) concept and that would be prerequisite
an electronic application. 260–1349. to further ED support in Phase II.
• We may request that you give us Phase II: Phase II is to expand on the
Pilot Project for Electronic Submission results of and to further pursue the
of Applications original signatures on all other forms at
a later date. development of Phase I projects. Phase
In FY 2003, the U.S. Department of • Closing Date Extension in Case of II is the principal research or R&D effort.
Education is continuing to expand its System Unavailability: If you are It requires a more comprehensive
pilot project for electronic submission of prevented from submitting your application, outlining the effort in detail
applications to include additional application on the closing date because including the commercial potential.
formula grant programs and additional the e-Application system is unavailable, Phase II applicants must be Phase I
discretionary grant competitions. The we will grant you an extension of one awardees with approaches that appear
FY 2003 Phase I SBIR program [CFDA business day in order to transmit your sufficiently promising as a result of
84.133S and 84.017S] is one of the application electronically, by mail, or by Phase I. Awards are for periods up to 2
programs included in the pilot project. hand delivery. For us to grant this years in amounts up to $500,000 for
If you are an applicant under the Phase extension— Priority 1 awardees and $300,000 for
I SBIR program, you must submit your 1. You must be a registered user of Priority 2 awardees.
application to us in electronic format or e-Application, and have initiated an Phase III: In Phase III, the small
receive a waiver. e-Application for this competition; and business must use non-SBIR capital to
The pilot project involves the use of 2. (a) The e-Application system must pursue commercial applications of the
the Electronic Grant Application System be unavailable for 60 minutes or more research or research and development.
(e-Application). Users of e-Application between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 Also, under Phase III, Federal agencies
will be entering data on-line while p.m., Washington, DC time, on the may award non-SBIR follow-on funding
completing their applications. You may deadline date; or for products or processes that meet the
not e-mail a soft copy of a grant (b) The e-Application system must be needs of those agencies.
application to us. The data you enter on- unavailable for any period of time FOR APPLICATIONS AND FURTHER
line will be saved into a database. We during the last hour of operation (that is, INFORMATION CONTACT: For General
request your participation in e- for any period of time between 3:30 and Information: Lee Eiden, U.S.
Application. We shall continue to 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time) on the Department of Education, 555 New
evaluate its success and solicit deadline date. Jersey Avenue, NW., room 508D,
suggestions for improvement. The Department must acknowledge Washington, DC 20208–5644.
If you participate in e-Application, Telephone (202) 219–2004 or via
and confirm these periods of
please note the following: Internet: lee.eiden@ed.gov.
unavailability before granting you an
• You will not receive additional For Priority 1 (OSERS): Kristi Wilson,
extension. To request this extension you
point value because you submit a grant U.S. Department of Education, 330 ‘‘C’’
must contact either (1) the person listed
application in electronic format, nor Street, SW., room 3433, Washington, DC
elsewhere in this notice under FOR
will we penalize you if you submit an 20202–2572. Telephone (202) 260–0988
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or (2) the
application in paper format. or via Internet: kristi.wilson@ed.gov.
e-GRANTS help desk at 1–888–336–
(Submission of applications in paper For Priority 2 (OPE): José Martinez,
8930.
format is only acceptable if a waiver is U.S. Department of Education, 555 New
We have included additional
granted as described above.) When you Jersey Avenue, NW., room 6016, 1990 K
information about the e-Application
enter the e-Application system, you will Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006–
pilot project (see Parity Guidelines
find information about its hours of 8521. Telephone (202) 502–7635 or via
between Paper and Electronic
operation. Internet: jose.martinez@ed.gov.
• You must submit all documents Applications) in the application
If you use a telecommunications
electronically, including the package.
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
Application for Federal Education SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the Federal Information Relay Service
Assistance (ED 424), Budget (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
Background
Information—Non-Construction Individuals with disabilities may
Programs (ED 524), and all necessary The Small Business Reauthorization obtain this document in an alternative
assurances and certifications. Act (the ‘‘Act’’) of 2000 was enacted on format (e.g., Braille, large print,
• After you electronically submit December 21, 2000. The Act requires audiotape, or computer diskette) on
your application, you will receive an certain agencies, including the request to either of the program contact
automatic acknowledgement, which Department of Education, to establish persons listed under FOR APPLICATIONS
will include a PR/Award number (an SBIR programs by reserving a statutory AND FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
identifying number unique to your percentage of their extramural research Individuals with disabilities may
application). and development budgets to be awarded obtain a copy of the application package

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in an alternative format by contacting under section 5 of the Natural Gas Act. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
one of the contact persons listed under Atmos further states that it seeks no
FOR APPLICATIONS AND FURTHER change in its existing rates and charges Federal Energy Regulatory
INFORMATION CONTACT. However, the or the previously approved terms and Commission
Department is not able to reproduce in condition upon which it provides [Docket No. CP03–63–000]
an alternative format the standard forms service.
included in the application package. Boundary Gas, Inc.; Notice of
Pursuant to § 284.123(b)(2)(ii), if the
Electronic Access to This Document Abbreviated Application for Authority
Commission does not act within 150
to Abandon Service
You may view this document, as well days of the date of this filing, the rates
as all other Department of Education will be deemed to be fair and equitable March 27, 2003.
documents published in the Federal and not in excess of an amount which Take notice that on March 13, 2003,
Register, in text or Adobe Portable interstate pipelines would be permitted Boundary Gas, Inc. (Boundary), filed an
Document Format (PDF) on the Internet to charge for similar transportation abbreviated application in Docket No.
at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/ service. The Commission may, prior to CP03–63–000 pursuant to Section 7(b)
legislation/FedRegister. the expiration of the 150 day period, of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and part
To use PDF you must have Adobe extend the time for action or institute a 157 of the Commission’s Regulations for
Acrobat Reader, which is available free proceeding to afford parties an authority to abandon service effective
at this site. If you have questions about opportunity for written comments and January 15, 2003, all as more fully set
using PDF, call the U.S. Government for the oral presentation of views, data, forth in the application, which is on file
Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1– with the Commission and open to
and arguments.
888–293–6498; or in the Washington, public inspection.
DC area at (202) 512–1530. Any person desiring to participate in Boundary states that the purpose of
this rate proceeding must file a motion this filing is to abandon service because
Note: The official version of this document to intervene or protest with the Federal the Phase 2 Gas Sales Agreement (Sales
is the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the official
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 Agreement), the long term sales contract
edition of the Federal Register and the Code First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, under which Boundary’s customers
of Federal Regulations is available on the in accordance with §§ 385.214 or purchased gas from Boundary,
GPO Access at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/ 385.211 of the Commission’s Rules and terminated in accordance with its terms
nara/index.html. Regulations. All such motions or on January 15, 2003, and none of
protests must be filed with the Secretary Boundary’s current customers have
Program Authority: Pub. L. 106–554 (The chosen to receive service from Boundary
Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2000); of the Commission on or before the
comment date. Protests will be after January 15, 2003. Because the Sales
Pub. L. 105–220 (Title II of the Rehabilitation
considered by the Commission in Agreement is incorporated into
Act of 1973, as amended, Title VI of the
Boundary’s FERC Gas Tariff, Boundary
Higher Education Act). determining the appropriate action to be
has also made a separate filing to cancel
Dated: March 31, 2003. taken, but will not serve to make
its FERC Gas Tariff. Boundary states
Robert H. Pasternack, protestants parties to the proceedings. that, because Boundary is simply an
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Any person wishing to become a party administrative conduit and has never
Rehabilitative Services. must file a motion to intervene. This owned or operated any facilities in
Sally L. Stroup, petition for rate approval is available for connection with its service under the
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary review at the Commission in the Public Sales Agreement, it will not be
Education. Reference Room or may be viewed on abandoning any facilities and there will
[FR Doc. 03–8130 Filed 4–2–03; 8:45 am] the Commission’s Web site at http:// be no environmental impact as a result
BILLING CODE 4000–01–P www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘FERRIS’’ link. of this abandonment.
Enter the docket number excluding the Boundary states that copies of this
last three digits I the docket number filing were served upon each of
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY field to access the document. For Boundary’s customers and the state
Assistant, call (202) 502–8222 or for commissions in Connecticut,
Federal Energy Regulatory TTY, (202) 502–8659. Comments, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New
Commission protests and interventions may be filed Jersey, New York and Rhode Island.
electronically via the Internet in lieu of Any person desiring to be heard or to
[Docket No. PR03–10–000] protest said filing should file a motion
paper. The Commission strongly
Atmos Energy Corporation Notice of encourages electronic filings.See 18 CFR to intervene or a protest with the
Information Rate Filing 385.2001(1)(iii) and the instructions on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
the Commission’s Web site under the 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
March 28, 2003. 20426, in accordance with sections
‘‘e-Filing’’ link.
Take notice that on March 14, 2003, 385.314 or 385.211 of the Commission’s
Atmos Energy Corporation (Atmos) filed Comment Date: April 17, 2003. Rules and Regulations. Protests will be
an information rate filing pursuant to Magalie R. Salas, considered by the Commission in
the Commission’s March 17, 2000 Order determining the appropriate action to be
Secretary.
on Remand in Docket Nos. CP00–56– taken, but will not serve to make
000 and CP00–60–000. [FR Doc. 03–8092 Filed 4–2–03; 8:45 am] protestants parties to the proceedings.
Atmos states that the purpose of the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Any person wishing to become a party
filing is to present information must file a motion to intervene. This
consistent with the Commission’s filing is available for review at the
authority under 15 U.S.C. 717i(a) in Commission in the Public Reference
order to allow the Commission to Room or may be viewed on the
monitor Atmos’ jurisdictional rates Commission’s Web site at http://

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