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(2) Program Plan: Program objectives 

should be stated clearly. Objectives 

should respond to priorities and address 

gaps in knowledge for particular fields 

and/or regions. A calendar or timeline 

of major program activities should be 

included. Responsibilities of partner 

organizations, if any, should be 

described clearly. 

(3) Institutional Capacity: Proposed 

personnel and selection committees 

should be adequate and appropriate to 

achieve the program’s goals. The 

proposal should reflect the applicant’s 

expertise and knowledge in conducting 

national competitive award programs of 

the type the applicant proposes on the 

countries of Southeast Europe and/or 

Eurasia. Past performance of prior 

recipients and the demonstrated 

potential of new applicants will be 

considered. 

(4) Cost-Effectiveness and Cost 

Sharing: Administrative costs in the 

proposal budget should be kept to a 

minimum. All other items should be 

necessary and appropriate. Proposals 

should maximize cost sharing, 

including in-kind assistance, through 

contributions from the applicant, 

partner organizations, as well as other 

private sector support. ‘‘Applicant CostSharing’’ and ‘‘Third Party Cost 

Sharing’’ should be included as separate 

columns in the budget request. Proposal 

budgets that do not provide cost sharing 

will be deemed less competitive in this 

category.

(5) Evaluation, Monitoring, Database, 

Reporting: Proposals should include a 

plan to evaluate and monitor program 

successes and challenges. Methods for 

linking outcomes to program objectives 

are recommended. The proposal should 

address the applicant’s willingness and 

ability to contribute to the alumni 

database. 

Part III 

Available Funds: Funding for this 

program is subject to final Congressional 

action and the appropriation of FY 2005 

funds. Funding may be available at a 

level of approximately $5.0 million. In 

Fiscal Year 2004, the program was 

funded at $5.0 million from the 

FREEDOM Support and SEED Acts, 

which funded grants to nine national 

organizations. The number of awards 

may vary each year, depending on the 

level of funding and the quality of the 

applications submitted. 

The Department legally cannot 

commit funds that may be appropriated 

in subsequent fiscal years. Thus multiyear projects cannot receive assured 

funding unless such funding is supplied 

out of a single year’s appropriation. 

Grant agreements may permit the 

expenditure from a particular year’s 

grant to be made up to three years after 

the grant’s effective date. 

The terms and conditions published 

in this Request for Proposals are binding 

and may not be modified by any 

Department representative. Issuance of 

the Request for Proposals does not 

constitute an award commitment on the 

part of the U.S. Government. The 

Department reserves the right to reduce, 

revise, or increase proposal budgets in 

accordance with the needs of the 

program and the availability of funds. 

Further Information: For further 

information or to arrange a consultation, 

contact Maria Seda-Gaztambide, Title 

VIII Program Assistant, by e-mail: SedaGaztambideMM@state.gov.

Kenneth E. Roberts, 

Executive Director, Advisory Committee for 

Studies of Eastern Europe and the 

Independent States of the Former Soviet 

Union, Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4896] 

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public 

Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting 

The U.S. Advisory Commission on 

Public Diplomacy will hold a meeting at 

the United States Mission to the United 

Nations at 140 East 45th St., New York 

on December 7, 2004, from 10–11 a.m. 

The Commissioners will be briefed by 

Ambassador Anne Patterson. 

The Commission was reauthorized 

pursuant to Public Law 106–113 (H.R. 

3194, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2000). The U.S. Advisory Commission 

on Public Diplomacy is a bipartisan 

Presidentially appointed panel created 

by Congress in 1948 to provide 

oversight of U.S. Government activities 

intended to understand, inform and 

influence foreign publics. The 

Commission reports its findings and 

recommendations to the President, the 

Congress and the Secretary of State and 

the American people. Current 

Commission members include Barbara 

M. Barrett of Arizona, who is the 

Chairman; Harold C. Pachios of Maine; 

Ambassador Penne Percy Korth of 

Washington, DC; Ambassador Elizabeth 

F. Bagley of Washington, DC; Charles 

‘‘Tre’’ Evers III of Florida; Jay T. Snyder 

of New York; and Maria Sophia Aguirre 

of Washington, DC. 

Seating is limited. For more 

information, please contact Leanne 

Cannon at (202) 203–7880.

Dated: November 24, 2004. 

Razvigor Bazala, 

(Executive Director Acting) IIP/ACPD, 

Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4894] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) through the 

Subcommittee on Standards of Training, 

Certification and Watchkeeping will 

conduct an open meeting at 9:30 AM on 

December 21, 2004. The meeting will be 

held in Room 6319 of the United States 

Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 

2100 Second Street SW, Washington, 

DC 20593–0001. The purpose of the 

meeting is to prepare for the 36th 

session of the International Maritime 

Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on 

Standards of Training and 

Watchkeeping (STW 36) to be held on 

January 10–14, 2005, at the IMO 

Headquarters in London, England. 

The primary matters to be considered 

include:

—Measures to enhance maritime 

security, training and certification for 

ship, company and port facility 

security officers; 

—Unlawful practices associated with 

certificates of competency; 

—Large passenger ship safety; 

—Training of crew in launching and 

recovery operations of fast rescue 

boats and the means of rescue in 

adverse weather conditions; 

—Measures to prevent accidents with 

lifeboats; 

—Education and training requirements 

for fatigue prevention, mitigation, and 

management; 

—Requirements for knowledge, skills 

and training for officers on WIG craft; 

and 

—Development of competences for 

ratings.

Please note that hard copies of 

documents associated with STW 36 will 

not be available at this meeting, the 

documents will be available at the 

meeting in Adobe Acrobat format on 

CD–ROM. To request documents before 

the meeting please write to the address 

provided below, and include your 

name, address, phone number, and 

electronic mail address. Copies of the 

papers will be sent via electronic mail 

to the address provided. 

Members of the public may attend the 

meeting up to the seating capacity of the 

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room. Interested persons may seek 

information by writing: Luke Harden, 

U.S. Coast Guard (G–MSO–1), Room 

1210, 2100 Second Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001 or by 

calling; (202) 267–0229.

Dated: November 23, 2004. 

Clay Diamond, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4914] 

Bureau of Nonproliferation; Imposition 

of Nonproliferation Measures Against 

Five Foreign Entities, Including A Ban 

on U.S. Government Procurement

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: A determination has been 

made that five entities have engaged in 

activities that require the imposition of 

measures pursuant to Section 3 of the 

Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000, 

which provides for penalties on entities 

for the transfer to Iran since January 1, 

1999, of equipment and technology 

controlled under multilateral export 

control lists (Missile Technology 

Control Regime, Australia Group, 

Chemical Weapons Convention, Nuclear 

Suppliers Group, Wassenaar 

Arrangement) or otherwise having the 

potential to make a material 

contribution to the development of 

weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or 

cruise or ballistic missile systems. The 

latter category includes (a) items of the 

same kind as those on multilateral lists, 

but falling below the control list 

parameters, when it is determined that 

such items have the potential of making 

a material contribution to WMD or 

cruise or ballistic missile systems, (b) 

other items with the potential of making 

such a material contribution, when 

added through case-by-case decisions, 

and (c) items on U.S. national control 

lists for WMD/missile reasons that are 

not on multilateral lists.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 24, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On 

general issues: Vann H. Van Diepen, 

Office of Chemical, Biological and 

Missile Nonproliferation, Bureau of 

Nonproliferation, Department of State 

(202–647–1142). On U.S. Government 

procurement ban issues: Gladys Gines, 

Office of the Procurement Executive, 

Department of State (703–516–1691).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Sections 2 and 3 of the Iran 

Nonproliferation Act of 2000 (P.L. 106–

178), the U.S. Government determined 

on November 22, 2004, that the 

measures authorized in Section 3 of the 

Act shall apply to the following foreign 

entities identified in the report 

submitted pursuant to Section 2(a) of 

the Act: 

Liaoning Jiayi Metals and Minerals 

Company, Ltd (China) and any 

successor, sub-unit, or subsidiary 

thereof; 

Q.C. Chen (China); 

Wha Cheong Tai Company Ltd 

(China) and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; 

Shanghai Triple International Ltd. 

(China) and any successor, sub-unit, or 

subsidiary thereof; 

Changgwang Sinyong Corporation 

(North Korea) and any successor, subunit, or subsidiary thereof; 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

provisions of the Act, the following 

measures are imposed on these entities: 

1. No department or agency of the 

United States Government may procure, 

or enter into any contract for the 

procurement of, any goods, technology, 

or services from these foreign persons; 

2. No department or agency of the 

United States Government may provide 

any assistance to the foreign persons, 

and these persons shall not be eligible 

to participate in any assistance program 

of the United States Government; 

3. No United States Government sales 

to the foreign persons of any item on the 

United States Munitions List (as in 

effect on August 8, 1995) are permitted, 

and all sales to these persons of any 

defense articles, defense services, or 

design and construction services under 

the Arms Export Control Act are 

terminated; and, 

4. No new individual licenses shall be 

granted for the transfer to these foreign 

persons of items the export of which is 

controlled under the Export 

Administration Act of 1979 or the 

Export Administration Regulations, and 

any existing such licenses are 

suspended. 

These measures shall be implemented 

by the responsible departments and 

agencies of the United States 

Government and will remain in place 

for two years from the effective date, 

except to the extent that the Secretary of 

State or Deputy Secretary of State may 

subsequently determine otherwise. A 

new determination will be made in the 

event that circumstances change in such 

a manner as to warrant a change in the 

duration of sanctions.

Dated: November 24, 2004. 

Andrew K. Semmel, 

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for 

Nonproliferation, Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4913] 

Bureau of Administration; Notice of 

Availability of Preliminary Alternative 

Fueled Vehicle (AFV) Report for Fiscal 

Year 2004

AGENCY: Department of State.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State, 

Bureau of Administration, is issuing this 

notice in order to comply with the 

Energy Policy Act of 1992 and 42 U.S.C. 

13218(b). The purpose of this notice is 

to announce the public availability of 

the Department of State’s preliminary 

Fiscal Year 2004 report at the following 

Web site: http://www.state.gov/m/a/

c8503.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions regarding AFV reports on the 

State Department website should be 

addressed to the Domestic Fleet 

Management and Operations Division 

(A/OPR/GSM/FMO) [Attn: Chappell 

Garner], 2201 C Street NW (Room B258), 

Washington, DC 20520, telephone 202–

647–3245.

Dated: November 23, 2004. 

Vincent J. Chaverini, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary Office of 

Operations, Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Assessment; Finding of 

No Significant Impact (FONSI): Mount 

Vernon Circle Parking and Trail 

Improvements, George Washington 

Memorial Parkway, Mount Vernon, 

Fairfax County, VA

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

SUMMARY: The FHWA, in cooperation 

with the National Park Service (NPS) is 

issuing a Finding of No Significant 

Impact (FONSI) for parking, roadway, 

sidewalks, and multi-use trail 

improvement at the Mount Vernon 

Estate and Gardens. These 

improvements will accommodate 

current and planned future demand for