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a. Documentation demonstrating 

authority as a public agency. 

b. Demonstration that the grant will 

not be for more than 50% of the total 

cost of the project. 

c. Letter(s) of Commitment from the 

private sector for at least 10% of the 

total cost of the project 

d. Detailed description of the project 

e. Contributions to capabilities that 

serve the United States’ space 

transportation needs 

f. Impacts on the competitiveness of 

the United States space transportation 

industry 

g. Discussion of environmental 

considerations, if applicable 

3. Consent from the head of the 

appropriate agency, should the project 

use Government property (land, 

equipment, etc.) 

4. SF–424, Application for Federal 

Assistance (OMB Number 4040–0004) 

5. One of the following: 

a. SF–424A for non-construction 

proposals 

b. SF–424C for construction proposals 

The forms request specific applicant 

information, project information, and an 

estimate of the funding and duration of 

the project. They are available at 

http://www.grants.gov. 

Applicants for the Commercial Space 

Transportation Grants Program must 

submit grant applications to the FAA/ 

AST. Applicants must submit an 

original copy of the completed grant 

proposal, plus four additional copies. 

One copy (not the original) may be 

submitted electronically to Mr. Glenn 

Rizner at Glenn.H.Rizner@faa.gov and 

Ms. Julie Price at Julie.Price@faa.gov, 

however the original and additional 

copies must be submitted to: Federal 

Aviation Administration, Office of 

Commercial Space Transportation, 

AST–100, c/o Mr. Glenn Rizner or Ms. 

Julie Price, 800 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Suite 325, Washington, DC 20591. 

Should one copy be submitted 

electronically, a time stamp will be 

recorded for the submission. The 

original and all other copies must reach 

the office on or before 12 p.m. (noon), 

Eastern Time, Friday, May 13, 2011. 

Should no copy be submitted 

electronically, the original and 

additional copies still must reach the 

office on or before 12 p.m. (noon), 

Eastern Time, Friday, May 13, 2011. 

There will be no allowance for 

extensions of time. 

Previously submitted grant 

applications do not carry over and will 

not be considered. Applicants must 

resubmit past projects for consideration 

in the new fiscal year. 

Issued in Washington, DC, March 10, 2011. 

George C. Nield, 

Associate Administrator for Commercial 

Space Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6325 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Commercial Space Transportation 

Advisory Committee—Public 

Teleconference 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

Teleconference. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice 

is hereby given of a teleconference of 

the Space Transportation Operations 

Working Group (STOWG) of the 

Commercial Space Transportation 

Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The 

teleconference will take place on 

Tuesday, April 5, 2011, starting at 11 

a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Individuals 

who plan to participate should contact 

Susan Lender, DFO, (the Contact Person 

listed below) by phone or e-mail for the 

teleconference call in number. The 

proposed agenda for this teleconference 

is to review the issues discussed at the 

February 17, 2011, STOWG 

teleconference. These issues include 

Orbital Debris and the costs of 

compliance with orbital debris 

standards, the Concept of Operations 

draft report on reentry debris, Space 

Operations framework, and the 

International Code of Conduct being 

drafted by the European Union. The 

working group will also finalize plans 

for the May Working Group meetings to 

be held in Washington, DC. 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written statements for 

the COMSTAC working group members 

to consider under the advisory process. 

Statements may concern the issues and 

agenda items mentioned above or 

additional issues that may be relevant 

for the U.S. commercial space 

transportation industry. Interested 

parties wishing to submit written 

statements should contact Susan 

Lender, DFO, (the Contact Person listed 

below) in writing (mail or e-mail) by 

March 30, 2011, so that the information 

can be made available to COMSTAC 

members for their review and 

consideration before the April 5, 2011, 

teleconference. Written statements 

should be supplied in the following 

formats: One hard copy with original 

signature or one electronic copy via email. 

An agenda will be posted on the FAA 

Web site at http://www.faa.gov/go/ast. 

Individuals who plan to participate 

and need special assistance should 

inform the Contact Person listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Lender (AST–100), Office of 

Commercial Space Transportation 

(AST), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Room 325, Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–8029; E-mail 

susan.lender@faa.gov. Complete 

information regarding COMSTAC is 

available on the FAA Web site at: 

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/

headquarters_offices/ast/advisory_

committee/. 

Issued in Washington, DC, March 11, 2011. 

George C. Nield, 

Associate Administrator for Commercial 

Space Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6324 Filed 3–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Availability of the Draft Tier I 

Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the 

Draft Tier I Environmental Impact 

Statement. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the 

California Department of Transportation 

(Caltrans), announces the availability of 

the Draft Tier I Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) for a proposed route 

adoption study in Fresno County, 

California. 

DATES: Public circulation of this 

document will begin on March 16, 2011 

and will end on May 9, 2011. An open 

forum public hearing will be held for 

this project on Wednesday, March 30, 

2011 between 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. 

in Kerman. The location is Kerman 

Community Center, 15101 W. Kearney 

Boulevard, Kerman, CA 93630. 

ADDRESSES: This document will be 

available at the Caltrans District 6 

Office, 1352 West Olive Avenue, Fresno, 

CA 93728 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 

4 p.m.. Copies of the document can also 

be read at the Fresno County Library, 

2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 

93721; the Kerman Branch Library, 

15081 West Kearney Boulevard, 

Kerman, CA, 93630; and the Mendota 


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