Federal Funding Report

Volume 17, Number 50 (Period of December 10, 2007 - December 14, 2007)

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**FEDERAL FUNDING REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS**

This Federal Funding Report is a weekly compilation of items published
in the Federal Register which affect Federal domestic assistance
programs. No attempt is made to include Federal Register notices not
directly related to Grants and Loans programs. The summary consists of
three parts: (1) Federal Register Summary, (2) Early Warning Grants
Report, and (3) Disaster Loan Applications.

Periodically, a Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number
will not be listed in the announcement. There are two (2) basic reasons
for this: 1) a CFDA number has been applied for and not yet received, or
2) the CFDA number has not been put in by the agency yet. Please call
the contact person listed in the Federal Register announcement for the
correct CFDA number. The new number should appear in the next edition of
the CFDA, which is published in June and December of each year.

PART 1. FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY

> (Each week, HIR summarizes information from Federal Register
> announcements that may significantly affect grants programs. The
> Federal Register is available online from GPO Access at
> http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html.) The House of
> Representatives\' Federal Funding Report contains the following
> sections:

I.  Availability of Funds - An expansion of the highlights, including
    synopsis on

> Notice, CFDA, and Federal Register references

II\. Notice of Rules - Synopsis of rule-making notices affecting Grants
with CFDA and Federal Register References

> III\. Other Federal Register Notices - For items not falling into the
> Rules or Availability sections

PART 2. EARLY WARNING GRANTS REPORT

(Listing of programs for which applications are being especially
solicited and which have been mentioned in the Federal Register in
recent weeks, listed in order of expiration date).

PART 3. DISASTER LOAN APPLICATIONS

> (Listing of areas for which Disaster Loan Programs are open, those
> with the most immediate closing dates listed first, those with the
> most recent disasters at the end. This part is divided into two
> sections, reflecting type of loan.)

I. Economic Injury Loans - For business losses

> II\. Physical Disaster Loans - For repair and replacement of real and
>
> personal property

VOLUME 17, NUMBER 50, GRANTS AND CONTRACTS INFORMATION SERVICE

HOUSE INFORMATION RESOURCES WEEK OF: December 10, 2007 -- December 14,
2007

**FEDERAL REGISTER SUMMARY**

This section contains summaries of those Federal Register entries
appearing during the last 2 weeks, which may significantly affect
Federal domestic assistance programs. For detailed information about a
specific assistance program, the program can be found in the Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) by looking it up by its 5-digit
program number. Each summary represents H.I.R.\'s interpretation of the
major import of an entry and does not reflect the full content of the
Federal Register announcement. Consult the Federal Register for the full
text of items of interest.

I. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.429 **AMOUNT:** Not
Listed

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Marine Sanctuary Program

**FR Date:** 12/11/07 **PAGE:** 70308 **DEADLINE:** 01/30/08

**CONTACT:** Rowena Forest/CBNMS **TELEPHONE:** 415 663-0314, Ext. 105

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; Availability of Seats for the Cordell Bank
National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS or Sanctuary) is seeking applicants for
the following vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory Council (Council):
Research Primary, Research Alternate, Marin County Community-at-Large
Alternate, Sonoma County Community-at-Large Primary. Applicants are
chosen based upon their particular expertise and experience in relation
to the seat for which they are applying; community and professional
affiliations; philosophy regarding the protection and management of
marine resources; and possibly the length of residence in the area
affected by the Sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen as members should
expect to serve two 3-year terms pursuant to the council's Charter.
Application kits may be obtained on the Cordell Bank Web site at:
[http://cordellbank.noaa.gov](http://cordellbank.noaa.gov/), and from
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Rowena Forest, P.O. Box 159,
Olema, CA 94950. Completed applications should be sent to the above
mailing address or faxed to (415) 663-0315.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.429 **AMOUNT:** Not
Listed

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Marine Sanctuary Program

**FR Date:** 12/11/07 **PAGE:** 70310 **DEADLINE:** 01/10/08

**CONTACT:** Nathalie Ward **TELEPHONE:** 781 545-8026, Ext. 206

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; Availability of Seats for the Stellwagen
Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS or Sanctuary) is seeking
applicants for the following vacant seats on its Sanctuary Advisory
Council (Council): (1) Diving (Member and Alternate); (2) Maritime
Heritage (Member and Alternate). Applicants are chosen based upon their
particular expertise and experience in relation to the seat for which
they are applying; community and professional affiliations; philosophy
regarding the protection and management of marine resources; and
possibly the length of residence in the area affected by the sanctuary.
Applicants who are chosen as members should expect to serve 2-3 year
terms, pursuant to the council's Charter. Application kits may be
obtained from <Elizabeth.Stokes@noaa.gov>, SBNMS, 175 Edward Foster
Road, Scituate, MA 02066. Tel: 781-545-8026, Ext. 201. Completed
applications should be sent to the same address.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.609 **AMOUNT:**
\$100,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

**FR Date:** 12/14/07 **PAGE:** 71119 **DEADLINE:** 02/01/08

**CONTACT:** Dr. Peter J. Mohr (Technical Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 301
975-3217

**CONTACT:** Grants & Agreement Mgt. Div. (Grants Administration
Questions) **TELEPHONE:** 301 975-6328

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST); Precision Measurement Grants Program;
for financial assistance for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The Precision
Measurement Grants Program is seeking proposals for significant research
in the field of fundamental measurement or the determination of
fundamental constants. Abbreviate proposals must be received at the
address listed below no later than 5 p.m. (EST.) on February 1, 2008.
Abbreviated proposals and paper applications must be submitted to: Dr.
Peter J. Mohr; Manager, NIST Precision Measurement Grants Program;
National Institute of Standards and Technology; 100 Bureau Drive, Stop
8420; Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8420; e-mail: <mohr@nist.gov>. Web site:
<http://physics.nist.gov/pmg>. Electronic final proposals should be
uploaded to [http://www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/). All full
proposals, paper and electronic, must be received no later than 5 p.m.
(EST) on May 2, 2008.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Commerce **CFDA#:** 11.803 **AMOUNT:**
\$1,750,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Minority Business Opportunity Center (MBOC)

**FR Date:** 12/11/07 **PAGE:** 70303 **DEADLINE:** 01/18/08

**CONTACT:** Efrain Gonzalez, Chief, MBDA Office of Business Development
**TELEPHONE:** 202 482-1940

**CONTACT:** MBDA (NEC) Regional Agency contacts, See Federal Register,
12/11/07, page 70304

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Minority Business Development
Agency; Solicitation of Applications for the Minority Business
Opportunity Center (MBOC) Program. The MBDA is soliciting competitive
applications from organizations to operate a Minority Business
Opportunity Center (MBOC) in the locations and geographical service
areas specified in this notice. A pr-application teleconference will be
held on December 18, 2007 at 1 p.m. (EST). Participants must register at
least 24 hours in advance of the teleconference and may participate in
person or by telephone. Please visit the MBDA Internet Portal at
[http://www.mbda.gov](http://www.mbda.gov/), or contact an MBDA
representative listed (in contact above) for registration instructions.
MBDA anticipates that a total of approximately \$1,750,000 will be
available in each of FYs 2008 through 2010 to fund financial assistance
awards for the eight (8) MBOC projects referenced in this competitive
solicitation. Applicants are encouraged to submit their applications
electronically at [http://www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/). For
further information or for an application package, please visit MBDA's
Minority Business Internet Portal at
[http://www.mbda.gov](http://www.mbda.gov/). Paper applications may also
be obtained by contacting the MBDA Office of Business Development or the
MBDA National Enterprise Center (NEC) in the region in which the MBOC
will be located (see Agency Contacts above). Closing date for receipt of
applications submitted electronically or paper submission is January 18,
2008 at 5 p.m. (EST).

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.875 **AMOUNT:** \$10,000,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Public Housing Neighborhood Networks Grants

**FR Date:** 12/11/07 **PAGE:** 70458 **DEADLINE:** 02/15/08

**CONTACT:** Public and Indian Housing Information and Resource Center
**TELEPHONE:** (800) 955-2232

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing; Funding Availability for the
Public Housing Neighborhood Networks Program; for Fiscal Year (FY) 2007.
Funding Opportunity Number: Federal Register number: FR-5159-N-01; OMB
approval number: 2577-0229. The purpose of the Public Housing
Neighborhood Networks (NN) program is to provide grants to public
housing authorities (PHAs) to: (a) Update and expand existing NN
community technology centers; or (b) establish new NN centers. Only PHAs
are eligible to apply for this funding category. Tribes/TDHEs, nonprofit
organizations, and Resident Associations are not eligible to apply for
this funding category. Electronic applications must be received and
validated by Grants.gov at
[http://www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/), no later than 11:59:59
p.m. eastern time on February 15, 2008 deadline date. Please note that
the validation process may take up to 72 hours. For applicants receiving
a waiver to the electronic filing requirement. Applicants wishing to
submit a paper application should submit their waiver requests via
e-mail to <Dina_Lehmann-Kim@hud.gov> or <Anice.M.Schervish@hud.gov>.
Waiver requests must be submitted no later than 15 days prior to the
application deadline date. Copies of the required forms may be
downloaded with the application package and instructions from the
following Web site:
<http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp>. You must use
the forms that are included with the 2007 application to avoid using
outdated forms that may be on HUDCLIPS or found from another source.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.002

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Injury Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 12/11/07 **PAGE:** 70369 **DEADLINE:** 09/01/08

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Economic Injury Disaster #11120 and #11121
for Lake County in the State of Indiana; and for the following
contiguous counties of Jasper, Newton, and Porter, in the State of
Indiana; and Cook, Kankakee, and Will Counties in the State of Illinois,
constitute a disaster area due to damage caused by Severe Storms and
Flooding occurring on August 15, 2007 through August 27, 2007.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.008

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Physical Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 12/11/07 **PAGE:** 70369 **DEADLINE:** 01/29/08

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Physical Disaster #11120 and #11121 for Lake
County in the State of Indiana, constitute a disaster area due to damage
caused by Severe Storms and Flooding occurring on August 15, 2007
through August 27, 2007.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.002

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Injury Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 12/14/07 **PAGE:** 71186 **DEADLINE:** 09/09/08

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Economic Injury Disaster #11122 and #11123
for Columbia, and Tillamook Counties in the State of Oregon; and for the
following contiguous counties of Clatsop, Lincoln, Multnomah, Polk,
Washington, and Yamhill, in the State of Oregon; and Clark, Cowlitz, and
Wahkiakum Counties in the State of Washington, constitute a disaster
area due to damage caused by Severe Storms and Flooding occurring on
December 1, 2007 and Continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.008

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Physical Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 12/14/07 **PAGE:** 71186 **DEADLINE:** 02/07/08

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Physical Disaster #11122 and #11123 for
Columbia, and Tillamook Counties in the State of Oregon, constitute a
disaster area due to damage caused by Severe Storms and Flooding
occurring on December 1, 2007 and Continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.002

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Economic Injury Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 12/14/07 **PAGE:** 71186 **DEADLINE:** 09/09/08

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Economic Injury Disaster #11124 and #11125
for Grays Harbor and Lewis Counties, in the State of Washington; and for
the following contiguous counties of Cowlitz, Jefferson, Mason, Pacific,
Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum, and Yakima, in the State of
Washington, constitute a disaster area due to damage caused by Severe
Storms and Flooding occurring on December 1, 2007 and Continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Small Business Administration **CFDA#:**
59.008

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Physical Disaster Loans

**FR Date:** 12/14/07 **PAGE:** 71186 **DEADLINE:** 02/07/08

**CONTACT:** A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Washington, DC.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Declaration of Physical Disaster #11124 and #11125 for
Grays Harbor and Lewis Counties, in the State of Washington, constitute
a disaster area due to damage caused by Severe Storms and Flooding
occurring on December 1, 2007 and Continuing.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.215E **AMOUNT:**
Not Listed

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Fund for the Improvement of Education

**FR Date:** 12/13/07 **PAGE:** 70827 **DEADLINE:** 01/28/08

**CONTACT:** Loretta McDaniel **TELEPHONE:** 202 260-2661

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Office of Safe and Drug-Free
Schools; Overview Information; Elementary and Secondary School
Counseling Programs; for New Awards, for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. The
purpose of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program is to
support efforts by local educational agencies (LEAs) to establish or
expand elementary school and secondary school counseling programs. To
obtain a copy of Application package via the Internet, at
<http://www.ed.gov/programs/elseccounseling/applicant.html>.

Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted
electronically using the Grants.gov Apply site at
[http://www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/), or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery, on or before the January 28, 2008 deadline date.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the
application deadline date to begin the application process through
Grants.gov.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.327A **AMOUNT:**
\$1,800,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Special Education -- Technology and Media Services
for Individuals with Disabilities

**FR Date:** 12/10/07 **PAGE:** 69672 **DEADLINE:** 01/09/08

**CONTACT:** Tom V. Hanley **TELEPHONE:** 202 245-7369

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Technology and Media
Services for Individuals with Disabilities -- Steppingstones of
Technology Innovation for Children With Disabilities; for New Awards,
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. Phase 1-- Development.

The purpose of the Technology and Media Services for Individuals with
Disabilities program is to: (1) Improve results for children with
disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of
technology, (2) support educational media services activities designed
to be of educational value in the classroom setting to children with
disabilities, and (3) provide support for captioning and video
description that are appropriate for use in the classroom setting. Phase
1 projects must develop, refine and test the feasibility of
technology-based approaches. Applications for grants under this
competition may be submitted electronically using the Grants.gov Apply
site at [http://www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/), or in paper
format by mail or hand delivery, on or before the January 9, 2008
deadline date. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait
until the application deadline date to begin the application process
through Grants.gov.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.327A **AMOUNT:**
\$1,200,000

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Special Education -- Technology and Media Services
for Individuals with Disabilities

**FR Date:** 12/10/07 **PAGE:** 69672 **DEADLINE:** 01/09/08

**CONTACT:** Tom V. Hanley **TELEPHONE:** 202 245-7369

**SUMMARY:** Applications are invited for Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Technology and Media
Services for Individuals With Disabilities -- Steppingstones of
Technology Innovation for Children With Disabilities; for New Awards,
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. Phase 2 -- Research on Effectiveness. The
purpose of the Technology and Media Services for Individuals with
Disabilities program is to: (1) Improve results for children with
disabilities by promoting the development, demonstration, and use of
technology, (2) support educational media services activities designed
to be of educational value in the classroom setting to children with
disabilities, and (3) provide support for captioning and video
description that are appropriate for use in the classroom setting. Phase
2 projects must subject technology-based approaches to rigorous
field-based research to determine their effectiveness. Applications for
grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the
Grants.gov Apply site at
[http://www.Grants.gov](http://www.Grants.gov/), or in paper format by
mail or hand delivery, on or before the January 9, 2008 deadline date.
Therefore, we strongly recommend that you do not wait until the
application deadline date to begin the application process through
Grants.gov.

II\. NOTICE OF RULES

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.025

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal
Care

**FR Date:** 12/11/07 **PAGE:** 70219

**CONTACT:** Dr. Inder P.S. Gadh **TELEPHONE:** 301 734-8758

**SUMMARY:** Interim rule correction regarding the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service; Cold Treatment Regulations. We are correcting
an error in the cold treatment regulations that resulted from the
publication of an interim rule on July 2, 2007, that was effective on
August 31, 2007, and the publication of a separate final rule on July
18, 2007, that was effective on August 17, 2007. Because the July 18
final rule reorganized the cold treatment regulations, changes we made
in the July 2 interim rule inadvertently removed provisions relating to
places for cold treatment and ports of entry from the regulations when
the interim rule became effective on August 31, 2007. This correction
amends the regulations by reinstating those provisions.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.025

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal
Care

**FR Date:** 12/11/07 **PAGE:** 70237

**CONTACT:** Mr. Alex Belano **TELEPHONE:** 301 734-5333

**SUMMARY:** Proposed rule regarding the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service; Importation of Fruits and Vegetables. We are
proposing to amend the regulations pertaining to the importation of
fruits and vegetables to eliminate a treatment requirement for Ya pears
imported from Shandong Province, China; to clarify the conditions that
apply to the importation of sand pears from the Republic of Korea and
Japan; and to clarify the distinction between plant parts that would be
considered to be plant litter or debris and those that would not. These
proposed changes would eliminate a treatment requirement that no longer
appears to be necessary and would clarify some existing provisions in
order to make the regulations easier to understand and implement.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.025

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal
Care

**FR Date:** 12/13/07 **PAGE:** 70765

**CONTACT:** Mrs. Kris Caraher **TELEPHONE:** 301 734-5901

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service; User Fees; Updates and Clarifications. We are amending our
Agricultural Quarantine and Inspection Services user fee regulations to
update an address that appears in several places. We are also making
several nonsubstantive changes to the Veterinary Services user fee
regulations to correct errors and to clarify the services covered by
certain existing user fees. These changes, which do not affect any
existing fees, are necessary to ensure that the user fee regulations are
up to date and to ensure their clarity.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.025

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal
Care

**FR Date:** 12/13/07 **PAGE:** 70763

**CONTACT:** Mr. Weyman Fussell **TELEPHONE:** 301 734-5705

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service; Gypsy Moth Regulations; Updates and Clarifications. We are
amending the gypsy moth regulations by making editorial and
nonsubstantive changes to several terms and providing necessary updates
throughout the regulations. These actions will improve the clarity and
consistency of the regulations while continuing to provide protection
against the artificial spread of gypsy moth into noninfested areas of
the United States.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Agriculture **CFDA#:** 10.410

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Very Low to Moderate Income Housing Loans

**FR Date:** 12/11/07 **PAGE:** 70220

**CONTACT:** Michel Mitias **TELEPHONE:** 202 720-9653

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Rural Housing Service, Rural
Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Utilities Service; and Farm Service
Agency; Thermal Standards. The Rural Housing Service (Agency) is
amending its regulations to be consistent with other Federal agencies.
The current thermal standards for existing single family housing can
impose an unnecessary financial burden on the borrower and are not
always cost-effective. The rule will not result in any increase in costs
or prices to consumers; non-profit organizations; businesses; Federal,
State, or local government agencies; or geographic regions.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.244

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Empowerment Zones Program

**FR Date:** 12/13/07 **PAGE:** 71008

**CONTACT:** Lorraine H. Drolet **TELEPHONE:** 202 708-6339

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Community Planning and Development; Empowerment Zones: Performance
Standards for Utilization of Grant Funds. This final rule establishes
certain planning and performance standards for utilization of grant
funds allocated to Empowerment Zones, including planning and performance
standards for benefit levels and economic development activities. The
standards are designed to ensure that activities undertaken with HUD
Empowerment Zone grant funds are consistent with the strategic plans of
the Empowerment Zones.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Labor **CFDA#:** 17.201

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Registered Apprenticeship and Other Training

**FR Date:** 12/13/07 **PAGE:** 71020

**CONTACT:** Sherri Hurd **TELEPHONE:** 202 693-3700

**SUMMARY:** Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding Employment
and Training Administration; Apprenticeship Programs, Labor Standards
for Registration, Amendment of Regulations. The Department of Labor is
issuing a NPRM to update the regulations that implement the National
Apprenticeship Act of 1937. 29 U.S.C. 50. The proposed rule addresses
those changes by both making the procedures for apprenticeship program
registration more flexible and by strengthening oversight of program
performance.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.001

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Social Security -- Disability Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/10/07 **PAGE:** 69616

**CONTACT:** Edie McCracken **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-6117

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Privacy and Disclosure of Official Records and Information. We
are revising our rules to allow us to better preserve the anonymity of,
and to better protect the physical well-being of, our employees who
reasonably believe that they are at risk of injury or other harm if
certain employment information about them is disclosed. These changes in
the rules are intended to ensure uniform application of the policy for
at-risk employees.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.002

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Social Security -- Retirement Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/10/07 **PAGE:** 69616

**CONTACT:** Edie McCracken **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-6117

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Privacy and Disclosure of Official Records and Information. We
are revising our rules to allow us to better preserve the anonymity of,
and to better protect the physical well-being of, our employees who
reasonably believe that they are at risk of injury or other harm if
certain employment information about them is disclosed. These changes in
the rules are intended to ensure uniform application of the policy for
at-risk employees.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.004

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Social Security -- Survivors Insurance

**FR Date:** 12/10/07 **PAGE:** 69616

**CONTACT:** Edie McCracken **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-6117

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Privacy and Disclosure of Official Records and Information. We
are revising our rules to allow us to better preserve the anonymity of,
and to better protect the physical well-being of, our employees who
reasonably believe that they are at risk of injury or other harm if
certain employment information about them is disclosed. These changes in
the rules are intended to ensure uniform application of the policy for
at-risk employees.

**[DEPARTMENT]{.underline}**: Social Security Administration **CFDA#:**
96.006

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Supplemental Security Income

**FR Date:** 12/10/07 **PAGE:** 69616

**CONTACT:** Edie McCracken **TELEPHONE:** 410 965-6117

**SUMMARY:** Final rule regarding the Social Security Administration
(SSA); Privacy and Disclosure of Official Records and Information. We
are revising our rules to allow us to better preserve the anonymity of,
and to better protect the physical well-being of, our employees who
reasonably believe that they are at risk of injury or other harm if
certain employment information about them is disclosed. These changes in
the rules are intended to ensure uniform application of the policy for
at-risk employees.

III\. OTHER SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL REGISTER HIGHLIGHTS (NOTICES)

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.219

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Community Development Block Grants/Small Cities
Program

**FR Date:** 12/11/07 **PAGE:** 70472

**CONTACT:** Jessie Handforth Kome **TELEPHONE:** 202 708-3587

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Office of the Secretary, HUD;
Allocations and Requirements for the Supplemental Grant to the State of
Louisiana Under Division B of the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 2008. This notice advises the public of the allocation of a \$3
billion Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster recovery grant
to the State of Louisiana solely for the purpose of covering costs
associated with otherwise uncompensated but eligible claims that were
filed on or before July 31, 2007, under the Road Home homeowner
compensation program administered by the State in accordance with plans
approved by the Secretary.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.228

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Community Development Block Grants/State's Program

**FR Date:** 12/11/07 **PAGE:** 70472

**CONTACT:** Jessie Handforth Kome **TELEPHONE:** 202 708-3587

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Office of the Secretary, HUD;
Allocations and Requirements for the Supplemental Grant to the State of
Louisiana Under Division B of the Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, 2008. This notice advises the public of the allocation of a \$3
billion Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) disaster recovery grant
to the State of Louisiana solely for the purpose of covering costs
associated with otherwise uncompensated but eligible claims that were
filed on or before July 31, 2007, under the Road Home homeowner
compensation program administered by the State in accordance with plans
approved by the Secretary.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Housing and Urban Development **CFDA#:**
14.315

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Emergency Capital Repair Grants for Multifamily
Housing Projects Designated for Occupancy

**FR Date:** 12/13/07 **PAGE:** 70880

**CONTACT:** Mr. Willie Spearmon **TELEPHONE:** 202 708-3000

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Housing -- Federal Housing Commissioner. Announcement of Funding Awards
for the Emergency Capital Repair Grants Program Fiscal Year 2007. In
accordance with section 102 (a) (4) (C) of the Department of Housing and
Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the
public of Emergency Capital Repair Grant funding decisions made by the
Department in FY 2007. This announcement contains the names of the
awardees and the amounts of the awards made available by HUD. A total of
\$12,454,999 was awarded to 53 projects and 5,698 units.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Transportation **CFDA#:** 20.205

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Highway Planning and Construction

**FR Date:** 12/10/07 **PAGE:** 69726

**CONTACT:** Ricardo Suarez, Division CFLHD Engineer **TELEPHONE:** Not
Listed

**CONTACT:** Ronald F. Tsuzuki, Highways Division, State Dept. of Trans.
**TELEPHONE:** Not Listed

**SUMMARY:** Notice regarding the Federal Highway Administration, to
advise the public that the FHWA, in consultation with the Hawaii
Department of Transportation (HDOT), will prepare a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for an ongoing project to improve
and realign the Saddle Road (State Highway 200), an existing highway in
Hawaii County, in the State of Hawaii.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.133A

**PROGRAM TITLE:** National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research

**FR Date:** 12/11/07 **PAGE:** 70316

**CONTACT:** Donna Nangle **TELEPHONE:** 202 245-7462

**SUMMARY:** Notice of proposed priority and definitions regarding the
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) --
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program --
Disability Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP). The Assistant
Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, the
Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, and the
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education jointly propose a
priority and definitions for a center on postsecondary education for
students with intellectual disabilities under the DRRP program
administered by NIDRR. The Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services may use this priority for competitions in fiscal
year (FY) 2008 and later years.

**[DEPARTMENT:]{.underline}** Education **CFDA#:** 84.325D

**PROGRAM TITLE:** Special Education -- Personnel Development to Improve
Services and Results for Children with Disabilities

**FR Date:** 12/10/07 **PAGE:** 69677

**CONTACT:** Debra Sturdivant **TELEPHONE:** 202 245-7539

**SUMMARY:** Correction notice regarding the Office of Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services; Personnel Development to Improve Services
and Results for Children With Disabilities. On November 27, 2007, we
published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications for new
awards for FY 2008 under certain Personnel Development to Improve
Services and Results for Children with Disabilities competitions
authorized under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In the
chart on page 66150, ninth column, the "Project Period" for the 84.325D
Preparation of Leadership Personnel competition is incorrectly listed as
"up to 60 months". The project period for this competition is corrected
to read "up to 48 months".

**EARLY WARNING GRANTS REPORT**

Below are deadlines for the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Programs that have appeared in the Federal Register in the past
several weeks.

DEADLINE CFDA NUMBER PROGRAM TITLE

01/09/08 84.327A Special Education -- Technology & Media (Phase 1 --
Development)

01/09/08 84.327A Special Education -- Technology & Media (Phase 2 --
Research)

01/10/08 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program (Stellwagen Bank NMS)

01/18/08 11.803 Minority Business Opportunity Center (MBOC)

01/28/08 84.215E Fund for the Improvement of Education

01/30/08 11.429 Marine Sanctuary Program (Cordell Bank NMS)

02/01/08 11.609 Measurement and Engineering Research and Standards

02/15/08 14.875 Public Housing Neighborhood Networks Grants

> **DISASTER LOANS**

**59.002 ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS** **CLOSING DATE**:

Illinois -- various counties 09/01/08

Indiana -- various counties 09/01/08

Oregon -- various counties 09/09/08

Washington -- various counties 09/09/08

**59.008 PHYSICAL DISASTER LOANS CLOSING DATE**:

Indiana -- Lake county 01/29/08

Oregon -- Columbia and Tillamook counties 02/07/08

Washington -- Grays Harbor and Lewis counties 02/07/08