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MAP applicants plus, for those groups 

participating in the Cooperator program, 

the 2-year average share (2010–2011) of 

Cooperator marketing plan budgets. 

(c) Projected Export Goals (15) 

• The total dollar value of projected 

exports promoted by the applicant for 

2012 compared to; 

• The applicant’s requested funding 

level; 

(d) Accuracy of Past Projections (15) 

• Actual exports for 2010 as reported 

in the 2012 MAP application compared 

to; 

• Past projections of exports for 2010 

as specified in the 2010 MAP 

application. 

The Commodity Branches’ 

recommended funding levels for each 

applicant are converted to percentages 

of the total MAP funds available and 

then multiplied by each weight factor as 

described above to determine the 

amount of funds allocated to each 

applicant. 

2. Anticipated Announcement Date: 

Announcements of funding decisions 

for the MAP are anticipated during 

October 2011. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: The FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of its application. The FAS 

will send an approval letter and 

program agreement to each approved 

applicant. The approval letter and 

program agreement will specify the 

terms and conditions applicable to the 

project, including the levels of MAP 

funding and cost-share contribution 

requirements. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: Interested parties should 

review the MAP regulations, which are 

available at the following URL address: 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/ 

map.asp. Hard copies may be obtained 

by contacting the Program Operations 

Division. 

3. Reporting: The FAS requires 

various reports and evaluations from 

MAP participants. Reporting 

requirements are detailed in the MAP 

regulations in section 1485.20(b) and 

(c). 

VII. Agency Contact(s) 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture at: 

Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on the 25th of 

March, 2011. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

and Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9217 Filed 4–14–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting 

Applications for the Foreign Market 

Development Cooperator Program 

Announcement Type: New. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.600. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) announces that it is 

inviting proposals for the 2012 Foreign 

Market Development Cooperator 

(Cooperator) program. The intended 

effect of this notice is to solicit 

applications from eligible applicants for 

2012 and to award funds in October 

2011. The Cooperator program is 

administered by personnel of the 

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). 

DATES: All applications must be 

received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time, May 16, 2011. Applications 

received after this date will not be 

considered. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Entities wishing to apply for funding 

assistance should contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is 

also available on the FAS Web site at 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/ 

fmdprogram.asp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: The Cooperator program is 

authorized by title VII of the 

Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as 

amended. Cooperator program 

regulations appear at 7 CFR part 1484. 

Purpose: The Cooperator program is 

designed to create, expand, and 

maintain foreign markets for U.S. 

agricultural commodities and products 

through cost-share assistance. Financial 

assistance under the Cooperator 

program will be made available on a 

competitive basis and applications will 

be reviewed against the evaluation 

criteria contained herein and in the 

Cooperator program regulations. All 

U.S. agricultural commodities, except 

tobacco, are eligible for consideration. 

The FAS allocates funds in a manner 

that effectively supports the strategic 

decision-making initiatives of the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA) of 1993. In deciding 

whether a proposed project will 

contribute to the effective creation, 

expansion, or maintenance of foreign 

markets, the FAS considers whether the 

applicant provides a clear, long-term 

agricultural trade strategy, and a 

program effectiveness time line against 

which results can be measured at 

specific intervals using quantifiable 

product or country goals. The FAS also 

considers the extent to which a 

proposed project targets markets with 

the greatest growth potential. These 

factors are part of the FAS resource 

allocation strategy to fund applicants 

who can demonstrate performance and 

address the objectives of the GPRA. 

II. Award Information 

Under the Cooperator program, the 

FAS enters into agreements with eligible 

nonprofit U.S. trade organizations to 

share the cost of certain overseas 

marketing and promotion activities. 

Funding priority is given to 

organizations that have the broadest 

possible producer representation of the 

commodity being promoted and that are 

nationwide in membership and scope. 

Cooperators may receive assistance only 

for generic activities that do not involve 

promotions targeted directly to 

consumers. The program generally 

operates on a reimbursement basis. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: To participate 

in the Cooperator program, an applicant 

must be a nonprofit U.S. agricultural 

trade organization. 

2. Cost Sharing: To participate in the 

Cooperator program, an applicant must 

agree to contribute resources to its 

proposed promotional activities. The 

Cooperator program is intended to 

supplement, not supplant, the efforts of 

the U.S. private sector. The contribution 

must be at least 50 percent of the value 

of resources provided by CCC for 

activities conducted under the project 

agreement. 

The degree of commitment of an 

applicant to the promotional strategies 

contained in its application, as 

represented by the agreed cost-share 

contributions specified therein, is 

considered by the FAS when 

determining which applications will be 

approved for funding. Cost-share may be 


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actual cash invested or in-kind 

contributions, such as professional staff 

time spent on design and execution of 

activities. The Cooperator program 

regulations, including sections 1484.50 

and 1484.51, provide detailed 

discussion of eligible and ineligible 

cost-share contributions. 

3. Other: Applications should include 

a justification for funding assistance 

from the program—an explanation as to 

what specifically could not be 

accomplished without federal funding 

assistance and why participating 

organization(s) are unlikely to carry out 

the project without such assistance. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: Organizations are encouraged 

to submit their FMD applications to the 

FAS through the Unified Export 

Strategy (UES) application Internet Web 

site. The UES allows applicants to 

submit a single consolidated and 

strategically coordinated proposal that 

incorporates requests for funding and 

recommendations for virtually all of the 

FAS marketing programs, financial 

assistance programs, and market access 

programs. The suggested UES format 

encourages applicants to examine the 

constraints or barriers to trade faced, 

identify activities that would help 

overcome such impediments, consider 

the entire pool of complementary 

marketing tools and program resources, 

and establish realistic export goals. 

Applicants planning to use the 

Internet-based system must contact the 

FAS/Program Operations Division to 

obtain site access information. The 

Internet-based application may be found 

at the following URL address: https:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/ues/webapp/. 

The FAS highly recommends 

applying via the Internet-based 

application as this format virtually 

eliminates paperwork and expedites the 

FAS processing and review cycle. 

However, applicants also have the 

option of submitting an electronic 

version of their application to FAS at 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: To be considered for the 

Cooperator program, an applicant must 

submit to the FAS information required 

by the Cooperator program regulations 

in section 1484.20. In addition, in 

accordance with the Office of 

Management and Budget’s policy (68 FR 

38402 (June 27, 2003)) regarding the 

need to identify entities that are 

receiving government awards, all 

applicants must submit a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number. An applicant 

may request a DUNS number at no cost 

by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS 

number request line at 1–866–705–5711. 

Incomplete applications and 

applications that do not otherwise 

conform to this announcement will not 

be accepted for review. 

The FAS administers various other 

agricultural export assistance programs, 

including the Market Access Program 

(MAP), the Emerging Markets Program, 

the Quality Samples Program, and the 

Technical Assistance for Specialty 

Crops Program. Any organization that is 

not interested in applying for the 

Cooperator program but would like to 

request assistance through one of the 

other programs mentioned should 

contact the Program Operations 

Division. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: All 

applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, May 16, 2011. 

All Cooperator program applicants, 

regardless of the method of submitting 

an application, also must submit by the 

application deadline, an original signed 

certification statement as specified in 7 

CFR section 1484.20(a)(14) to the 

Program Operations Division, Office of 

Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural 

Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024. Applications or certifications 

received after this date will not be 

considered. 

4. Funding Restrictions: Certain types 

of expenses are not eligible for 

reimbursement by the program, and 

there are limits on other categories of 

expenses. CCC also will not reimburse 

unreasonable expenditures or 

expenditures made prior to approval. 

Full details are available in the 

Cooperator program regulations 

including sections 1484.54 and 1484.55. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria and Review Process: 

Following is a description of the FAS 

process for reviewing applications and 

the criteria for allocating available 

Cooperator program funds. 

(1) Phase 1—Sufficiency Review and 

FAS Divisional Review 

Applications received by the closing 

date will be reviewed by FAS to 

determine the eligibility of the 

applicants and the completeness of the 

applications. These requirements appear 

in sections 1484.14 and 1484.20 of the 

Cooperator program regulations. 

Applications that meet the requirements 

then will be further evaluated by the 

appropriate Commodity Branch office of 

the FAS/Cooperator Programs Division. 

The Commodity Branch will review 

each application against the criteria 

listed in sections 1484.21 and 1484.22 

of the Cooperator program regulations. 

The purpose of this review is to identify 

meritorious proposals and to 

recommend an appropriate funding 

level for each application based upon 

these criteria. 

(2) Phase 2—Competitive Review 

Meritorious applications then will be 

passed on to the Office of the Deputy 

Administrator, Office of Trade 

Programs, for the purpose of allocating 

available funds among the applicants. 

Applicants will compete for funds on 

the basis of the following allocation 

criteria (the number in parentheses 

represents a percentage weight factor): 

(a) Contribution Level (40) 

• The applicant’s 6-year average share 

(2007–2012) of all contributions 

(contributions may include cash and 

goods and services provided by U.S. 

entities in support of foreign market 

development activities) compared to; 

• The applicant’s 6-year average share 

(2007–2012) of all Cooperator marketing 

plan expenditures. 

(b) Past Export Performance (20) 

• The 6-year average share (2006– 

2011) of the value of exports promoted 

by the applicant compared to; 

• The applicant’s 6-year average share 

(2006–2011) of all Cooperator marketing 

plan expenditures plus a 6-year average 

share (2006–2011) of MAP 

expenditures, if any. 

(c) Past Demand Expansion Performance 

(20) 

• The 6-year average share (2006– 

2011) of the total value of world trade 

of the commodities promoted by the 

applicant compared to; 

• The applicant’s 6-year average share 

(2006–2011) of all Cooperator marketing 

plan expenditures plus a 6-year average 

share (2006–2011) of MAP 

expenditures, if any. 

(d) Future Demand Expansion Goals 

(10) 

• The projected total dollar value of 

world trade of the commodities being 

promoted by the applicant for the year 

2017 compared to; 

• The applicant’s requested funding 

level. 

(e) Accuracy of Past Demand Expansion 

Projections (10) 

• The actual dollar value share of 

world trade of the commodities being 

promoted by the applicant for the year 

2010 compared to; 

• The applicant’s past projected share 

of world trade of the commodities being 


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promoted by the applicant for the year 

2010, as specified in the 2007 

Cooperator program application. 

The Commodity Branches’ 

recommended funding levels for each 

applicant are converted to percentages 

of the total Cooperator program funds 

available and then multiplied by each 

weight factor to determine the amount 

of funds allocated to each applicant. 

2. Anticipated Announcement Date: 

Announcements of funding decisions 

for the Cooperator program are 

anticipated during October 2011. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: The FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of its application. The FAS 

will send an approval letter and project 

agreement to each approved applicant. 

The approval letter and project 

agreement will specify the terms and 

conditions applicable to the project, 

including the levels of Cooperator 

program funding, and cost-share 

contribution requirements. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: Interested parties should 

review the Cooperator program 

regulations, which are available at the 

following URL address: http:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/ 

fmdprogram.asp. Hard copies may be 

obtained by contacting the Program 

Operations Division. 

3. Reporting: The FAS requires 

various reports and evaluations from 

Cooperators. Reporting requirements are 

detailed in the Cooperator program 

regulations in sections 1484.53, 1484.70, 

and 1484.72. 

VII. Agency Contact(s) 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U. S. Department of Agriculture. 

Courier address: Portals Office 

Building, Suite 400, 1250 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024, or 

by phone: (202) 720–4327, or by fax: 

(202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on the 25th of 

March, 2011. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

and Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9214 Filed 4–14–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest; 

Nevada; Environmental Impact 

Statement for Geothermal Leasing on 

the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Humboldt-Toiyabe 

National Forest (HTNF) will prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) to 

evaluate certain National Forest System 

(NFS) lands for geothermal leasing 

availability. The project area includes 

NFS lands on the HTNF in Douglas, 

Lyon, Mineral, Lander, Nye and White 

Pine County, NV. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by May 

16, 2011. The draft environmental 

impact statement is expected in October 

2011 and the final environmental 

impact statement is expected in March 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Keith Whaley, Project Manager, 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 

Bridgeport Ranger District, HC 62 Box 

1000, Bridgeport, CA 93517. Comments 

may also be sent via e-mail to 

comments-intermtn-humboldt-toiyabe 

@fs.fed.us or via facsimile to (760) 932– 

5899. Comments can be hand-delivered 

to: Bridgeport Ranger Station, Highway 

395 South, Bridgeport, CA, Attn. Keith 

Whaley. Comments received in response 

to this Notice of Intent (NOI), including 

names and addresses of those who 

comment, will be considered part of the 

public record for this project and will be 

available for public inspection and will 

be released, if requested, under the 

Freedom of Information Act. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Whaley, Project Manager, 

Bridgeport Ranger District, HC 62 Box 

1000, Bridgeport, CA 93517; Telephone: 

(760) 932–5821; E-mail: 

kwhaley@fs.fed.us. 

Individuals who use 

telecommunication devices for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose of the proposed action is 

to determine if certain lands within the 

HTNF may be made available for 

geothermal leasing, and if so, to identify 

reasonable and necessary conditions to 

protect surface resources. The need for 

the proposed action is to allow the FS 

to satisfy their respective statutory and 

policy mandates in responding to 

requests for the environmentally 

responsible development of energy 

resources; to address provisions of the 

Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Sections 211 

and 222[d][1]); respond to other policy 

directives calling for clean and 

renewable energy; and to meet the 

increasing energy demands of the nation 

while reducing reliance on foreign 

energy imports, reducing greenhouse 

gas emissions, and improving national 

security. 

Proposed Action 

The HTNF would make 

approximately 662,700 acres of NFS 

lands administratively available for 

geothermal leasing. The lands to be 

made available encompass the Nevada 

portion of the Bridgeport Ranger District 

(approximately 659,000 acres), one area 

on the Austin Ranger District 

(approximately 3,200 acres), one area 

(approximately 160 acres) on the 

Tonopah District and one area on the 

Ely Ranger District (approximately 3,574 

acres). Leasing would include 

stipulations from Chapter 2 of the 

Geothermal Leasing Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement (BLM, 

October 2008) and other stipulations 

determined to be reasonable and 

necessary to protect surface resources. 

The Decision resulting from this 

analysis would not affect any prior 

decisions on: (1) Geothermal leases in 

effect (2) Regional Forester Consent 

Decisions for specific geothermal leases 

or (3) lands made available under 

previous Forest-Level Availability 

Determination Decisions at the time said 

Decision is made. In addition, this 

analysis does not make any leasing 

determination decisions on any lands 

being analyzed under a separate 

environmental analysis at the time of 

this EIS. 

Possible Alternatives 

The No-Action Alternative: The USFS 

would not make an availability 

determination on these lands identified 

under this analysis. Processing of 

geothermal lease applications and 

nominations would continue, however, 

they would be evaluated on a case-bycase basis under separate NEPA 

analyses. 

The No Leasing Alternative: The No 

Leasing Alternative would not allow 

leasing of geothermal resources on the 

subject NFS lands. Under this 

alternative, lands within the project area 

analyzed would not be available for 

leasing. 


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