Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Part C of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Amendments of 1997

SUMMARY: This document provides the closing date for the public comment

period on whether to revise regulations for Part C of the Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

DATES: The closing date for the public comment period will be April 12,

1999.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Thomas Irvin, Office of

Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, U.S. Department of

Education, Room 3090, Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: JoLeta Reynolds or Thomas Irvin.

Telephone: (202) 205-5507. Individuals who use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD) may call (202) 205-5465 or the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8:00 a.m.

and 8:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays.

Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of this notice in

an alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer

diskette) on request to Katie Mincey, Director of the Alternate Formats

Center. Telephone: (202) 205-8113.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On April 14, 1998, the Secretary published a document (63 FR 18297)

soliciting advice and recommendations from the public as to whether to

develop new regulations implementing the Early Intervention Program for

Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities under Part C of the Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). On August 14, 1998 the

Secretary of Education reopened the comment period (63 FR 43866). The

document stated that the comment period was to be open until 30 days

following the publication of the final regulations implementing Part B

of IDEA (34 CFR Part 300), and containing conforming changes to Part C

of IDEA (34 CFR Part 303). The Part B final regulations are published

elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.

Electronic Access to This Document:

Anyone may view this document, as well as all other Department of

Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or

portable document format (pdf) on the World Wide Web at either of the

following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

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

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 at (202) 512-1530 or, toll free at 1-888-293-6498.

Anyone may also view these documents in text copy only on an

electronic bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511

or, toll free, 1-800-222-4922. The documents are located under Option

G--Files/Announcements, Bulletins, and Press Releases.

Note: The official version of a document is the document

published in the Federal Register.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 84.027, Assistance to

States for Education of Children with Disabilities)

Dated: March 4, 1999.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

[FR Doc. 99-5755 Filed 3-11-99; 8:45 am]

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