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5. DLT grant applications which have 

non-fixed end-user sites, such as 

ambulance and home health care 

services, are now scored using a 

simplified scoring method that finds the 

relative rurality of the applicant’s entire 

service area. See the FY 2011 

Application Guide for specific guidance 

on this method of scoring. When an 

application contains non-fixed sites, it 

must be scored using the non-fixed site 

scoring method. 

D. Selection Process 

1. Grants. Applications are ranked by 

final score, and by application purpose 

(education or medical). RUS selects 

applications based on those rankings, 

subject to the availability of funds. RUS 

may allocate grant awards between 

medical and educational purposes, but 

is not required to do so. In addition, the 

Agency has the authority to limit the 

number of applications selected in any 

one State, or for one project, during a 

fiscal year. See 7 CFR 1703.127. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

RUS generally notifies by mail 

applicants whose projects are selected 

for awards. The Agency follows the 

award letter with an agreement that 

contains all the terms and conditions for 

the grant. A copy of the standard 

agreement is posted on the RUS Web 

site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ 

UTP_DLTResources.html. The 

agreement will be updated for FY 2011 

grants to incorporate new regulatory 

requirements for grant agreements 

pertaining to Central Contractor 

Registration and DUNS numbers (2 CFR 

Subtitle A, chapter 1, and part 25, 

Financial Assistance Use of Universal 

Identifier and Central Contractor 

Registration) and subawards and 

executive compensation (2 CFR part 170 

RIN 0348–AB61, Requirements for 

Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act Implementation). An 

applicant must execute and return the 

agreement, accompanied by any 

additional items required by the 

agreement, within the number of days 

shown in the selection notice letter. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

The items listed in Section IV of this 

notice, and the DLT Program regulation, 

FY 2011 Application Guide and 

accompanying materials implement the 

appropriate administrative and national 

policy requirements. 

C. Reporting 

1. Performance reporting. All 

recipients of DLT financial assistance 

must provide annual performance 

activity reports to RUS until the project 

is complete and the funds are expended. 

A final performance report is also 

required; the final report may serve as 

the last annual report. The final report 

must include an evaluation of the 

success of the project in meeting DLT 

Program objectives. See 7 CFR 1703.107. 

2. Financial reporting. All recipients 

of DLT financial assistance must 

provide an annual audit, beginning with 

the first year in which a portion of the 

financial assistance is expended. Audits 

are governed by United States 

Department of Agriculture audit 

regulations. Please see 7 CFR 1703.108. 

3. Recipient and Subrecipient 

Reporting. 

The applicant must have the 

necessary processes and systems in 

place to comply with the reporting 

requirements for first-tier sub-awards 

and executive compensation under the 

Federal Funding Accountability and 

Transparency Act of 2006 in the event 

the applicant receives funding unless 

such applicant is exempt from such 

reporting requirements pursuant to 2 

CFR part 170, § 170.110(b). The 

reporting requirements under the 

Transparency Act pursuant to 2 CFR 

part 170 are as follows: 

a. First Tier Sub-Awards of $25,000 or 

more in non-Recovery Act funds (unless 

they are exempt under 2 CFR part 170) 

must be reported by the Recipient to 

http://www.fsrs.gov no later than the 

end of the month following the month 

the obligation was made. 

b. The Total Compensation of the 

Recipient’s Executives (5 most highly 

compensated executives) must be 

reported by the Recipient (if the 

Recipient meets the criteria under 2 CFR 

part 170) to http://www.ccr.gov by the 

end of the month following the month 

in which the award was made. 

c. The Total Compensation of the 

Subrecipient’s Executives (5 most 

highly compensated executives) must be 

reported by the Subrecipient (if the 

Subrecipient meets the criteria under 2 

CFR part 170) to the Recipient by the 

end of the month following the month 

in which the subaward was made. 

4. Record Keeping and Accounting. 

The grant contract will contain 

provisions relating to record keeping 

and accounting requirements. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

A. Web site: http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/UTP_DLT.html. 

The DLT Web site maintains up-to-date 

resources and contact information for 

DLT programs. 

B. Telephone: 202–720–0423. 

C. Fax: 202–720–1051. 

D. E-mail: dltinfo@wdc.usda.gov. 

E. Main point of contact: Acting 

Director, Advanced Services Division, 

Telecommunications Program, Rural 

Utilities Service. 

Dated: February 15, 2011. 

Jonathan Adelstein, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Docket 13–2011] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 182—Fort Wayne, 

IN, Application for Reorganization 

Under Alternative Site Framework 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board 

(the Board) by the City of Fort Wayne, 

grantee of FTZ 182, requesting authority 

to reorganize the zone under the 

alternative site framework (ASF) 

adopted by the Board (74 FR 1170, 1/12/ 

09 (correction 74 FR 3987, 1/22/09); 75 

FR 71069–71070, 11/22/10). The ASF is 

an option for grantees for the 

establishment or reorganization of 

general-purpose zones and can permit 

significantly greater flexibility in the 

designation of new ‘‘usage-driven’’ FTZ 

sites for operators/users located within 

a grantee’s ‘‘service area’’ in the context 

of the Board’s standard 2,000-acre 

activation limit for a general-purpose 

zone project. The application was 

submitted pursuant to the Foreign-Trade 

Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– 

81u), and the regulations of the Board 

(15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed 

on February 18, 2011. 

FTZ 182 was approved by the Board 

on December 23, 1991 (Board Order 549, 

57 FR 1450, 1/14/1992) and expanded 

on October 14, 1997 (Board Order 928, 

62 FR 55573, 10/27/1997). 

The current zone project includes the 

following sites: Site 1 (0.37 acres)—315 

E. Wallace Street, Fort Wayne (Allen 

County); Site 2 (0.4 acres)—2122 Bremer 

Road, Fort Wayne (Allen County); Site 

3 (443 acres)—Fort Wayne International 

Airport, 3801 Ferguson Road, Fort 

Wayne (Allen County); and, Site 4 (41 

acres)—Riverfork Industrial Park, 1515 

Riverfork Drive West, Huntington 

(Huntington County). 

The grantee’s proposed service area 

under the ASF would be Adams, Allen, 

DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Wabash, 

Wells and Whitley Counties, Indiana, as 

described in the application. If 

approved, the grantee would be able to 

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based on companies’ needs for FTZ 

designation. The proposed service area 

is within and adjacent to the Fort 

Wayne Customs and Border Protection 

port of entry. 

The applicant is requesting authority 

to reorganize its zone project to include 

existing Site 3 as a ‘‘magnet’’ site and 

Site 1 as a ‘‘usage driven’’ site. The ASF 

allows for the possible exemption of one 

magnet site from the ‘‘sunset’’ time limits 

that generally apply to sites under the 

ASF, and the applicant proposes that 

Site 3 be so exempted. The applicant is 

also requesting that Sites 2 and 4 be 

removed from the zone project. 

In accordance with the Board’s 

regulations, Elizabeth Whiteman of the 

FTZ Staff is designated examiner to 

evaluate and analyze the facts and 

information presented in the application 

and case record and to report findings 

and recommendations to the Board. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions (original 

and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the 

Board’s Executive Secretary at the 

address below. The closing period for 

their receipt is April 25, 2011. Rebuttal 

comments in response to material 

submitted during the foregoing period 

may be submitted during the subsequent 

15-day period to May 10, 2011. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection at the 

Office of the Executive Secretary, 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading 

Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site, 

which is accessible via http:// 

www.trade.gov/ftz. For further 

information, contact Elizabeth 

Whiteman at 

Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 

482–0473. 

Dated: February 18, 2011. 

Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4188 Filed 2–23–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1740] 

Approval of Manufacturing Authority, 

Foreign-Trade Zone 134, Volkswagen 

Group of America Chattanooga 

Operations, LLC (Motor Vehicles), 

Chattanooga, TN 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u) (the Act), the 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) 

adopts the following Order: 

Whereas, the Chattanooga Chamber 

Foundation, grantee of FTZ 134, has 

requested manufacturing authority on 

behalf of Volkswagen Group of America 

Chattanooga Operations, LLC, within 

FTZ 134—Site 3, Chattanooga, 

Tennessee (FTZ Docket 35–2009, filed 

8–19–2009); 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment has been given in the Federal 

Register (74 FR 43670, 8–27–2009) and 

the application has been processed 

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations would be satisfied, 

and that the proposal would be in the 

public interest if subject to the 

restriction listed below; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The application for manufacturing 

authority under zone procedures within 

FTZ 134 on behalf of Volkswagen Group 

of America Chattanooga Operations, 

LLC, as described in the application and 

Federal Register notice, is approved, 

subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations, including Section 400.28, 

and further subject to the following 

condition: 

VGACO must admit all foreign man-made 

fiber and cotton bags (HTSUS Subheadings 

4202.12.8030, 4202.12.8070, 6305.20), 

netting (5608.19, 5608.90), sun blinds 

(6306.19), felt (5602.90) and cushions 

(9404.90) to the zone under privileged 

foreign status (19 CFR 146.41) or domestic 

(duty-paid) status (19 CFR 146.43). 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of 

February 2011. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, Alternate Chairman, ForeignTrade Zones Board. 

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Andrew McGilvray, 

Executive Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1743] 

Grant of Authority for Subzone Status; 

Vestas Nacelles America, Inc. (Wind 

Turbine Nacelles, Hubs, Blades and 

Towers), Brighton, Denver, Pueblo, 

and Windsor, CO 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones Act 

provides for ‘‘* * * the establishment 

* * * of foreign-trade zones in ports of 

entry of the United States, to expedite 

and encourage foreign commerce, and 

for other purposes,’’ and authorizes the 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board to grant to 

qualified corporations the privilege of 

establishing foreign-trade zones in or 

adjacent to U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection ports of entry; 

Whereas, the Board’s regulations (15 

CFR part 400) provide for the 

establishment of special-purpose 

subzones when existing zone facilities 

cannot serve the specific use involved, 

and when the activity results in a 

significant public benefit and is in the 

public interest; 

Whereas, the City and County of 

Denver, grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 

123, has made application to the Board 

for authority to establish a specialpurpose subzone at the wind turbine 

nacelle, hub, blade and tower 

manufacturing and warehousing 

facilities of Vestas Nacelles America, 

Inc., located in Brighton, Denver, 

Pueblo, and Windsor, Colorado (FTZ 

Docket 7–2010, filed 1–25–2010); 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment has been given in the Federal 

Register (75 FR 5283, 2–2–2010) and the 

application has been processed 

pursuant to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and 

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and 

that the proposal is in the public 

interest; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

grants authority for subzone status for 

activity related to the manufacturing 

and warehousing of wind turbine 

nacelles, hubs, blades and towers at the 

Vestas Nacelles America, Inc., facilities 

located in Brighton, Denver, Pueblo, and 

Windsor, Colorado (Subzone 123E), as 

described in the application and 

Federal Register notice, subject to the 


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