77714 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 248 / Tuesday, December 28, 2004 / Notices 

VII. Establishment of a Working Group 

on Reform 

VIII. Future Agenda Items

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Kenneth L. Marcus, Staff 

Director (202) 376–7700.

Debra A. Carr, 

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 04–28484 Filed 12–23–04; 12:01 

pm] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

DOC has submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

clearance the following proposal for 

collection of information under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. 

Bureau: International Trade 

Administration. 

Title: Annual Report from ForeignTrade Zones. 

Agency Form Number: ITA–359P. 

OMB Number: 0625–0109. 

Type of Request: Regular Submission. 

Estimated Burden: 14,330 hours. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

160. 

Est. Avg. Hours Per Response: 38 to 

211 hours (depending on the size and 

structure of the foreign-trade zone). 

Needs and Uses: The Foreign-Trade 

Zone Annual Report is the vehicle by 

which Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) 

grantees report annually to the Foreign 

Trade Zones Board, pursuant to the 

requirements of the Foreign Trade 

Zones Act (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u). The 

annual reports submitted by grantees are 

the only complete source of compiled 

information on FTZ’s. The data and 

information contained in the reports 

relates to international trade activity in 

FTZ’s. The reports are used by the 

Congress and the Department to 

determine the economic effect of the 

FTZ program. The reports are also used 

by the FTZ Board and other trade policy 

officials to determine whether zone 

activity is consistent with U.S. 

international trade policy, and whether 

it is in the public interest. The public 

uses the information regarding activities 

carried on in FTZ’s to evaluate their 

effect on industry sectors. The 

information contained in annual reports 

also helps zone grantees in their 

marketing efforts. 

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal 

governments or not-for-profit 

institutions which are FTZ grantees. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

maintain license, mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–7340. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution, NW., Washington, DC 

20230. E-mail: dHynek@doc.gov.

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

via e-mail to 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov or fax 

(202)395–7285, within 30 days of 

publication of this Federal Register

notice.

Dated: December 21, 2004. 

Madeleine Clayton, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–28282 Filed 12–27–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration 

[991215339–4345–13] 

Solicitation of Proposals for Economic 

Development Assistance Programs

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration (EDA)

ACTION: Notice and request for 

proposals. 

SUMMARY: The Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) is soliciting 

proposals for the following programs: 

Grants for Public Works and Economic 

Development Facilities; Economic 

Development—Support for Planning 

Organizations; Economic 

Development—Technical Assistance; 

Economic Adjustment Assistance; and 

Economic Development—Trade 

Adjustment Assistance. EDA’s mission 

is to lead the Federal economic 

development agenda by promoting 

innovation and competitiveness, 

preparing American regions for growth 

and success in the worldwide economy. 

EDA fulfills its mission by investing in 

the following: Public works, 

infrastructure and development 

facilities; the crafting and 

implementation of comprehensive 

economic development strategies; local, 

national and University Center-based 

technical assistance projects; and 

revolving loan funds. Under separate 

statutory authority, EDA also provides 

technical assistance to firms adversely 

affected by directly competitive 

imported products.

DATES: Proposals are accepted on a 

continuing basis and applications are 

invited and processed as received. 

Normally, two months are required for 

a final decision after the receipt of a 

completed application invited by EDA 

that meets all requirements.

ADDRESSES: For applicants in Alabama, 

Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, 

North Carolina, South Carolina or 

Tennessee, please send proposals to: 

Economic Development Administration, 

Atlanta Regional Office, 401 West 

Peachtree Street, NW., Suite 1820, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30308–3510, 

Telephone: (404) 730–3002, Fax: (404) 

730–3025. 

For applicants in Arkansas, Louisiana, 

New Mexico, Oklahoma or Texas, please 

send proposals to: Economic 

Development Administration, Austin 

Regional Office, 327 Congress Avenue, 

Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78701–365, 

Telephone: (512) 381–8144, Fax: (512) 

381–8177. 

For applicants in Illinois, Indiana, 

Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio or 

Wisconsin, please send proposals to: 

Economic Development Administration, 

Chicago Regional Office, 111 North 

Canal Street, Suite 855, Chicago, IL 

60606, Telephone: (313) 353–7706, Fax:

(313) 353–8575. 

For applicants in Colorado, Iowa, 

Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, 

North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah or 

Wyoming, please send proposals to: 

Economic Development Administration, 

Denver Regional Office, 1244 Speer 

Boulevard, Room 670, Denver, Colorado 

80204, Telephone: (303) 844–4715, Fax:

(303) 844–3968. 

For applicants in Connecticut, 

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode 

Island, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands or 

West Virginia, please send proposals to: 

Economic Development Administration, 

Philadelphia Regional Office, Curtis 

Center, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 140 

South, Philadelphia, PA 19106, 

Telephone: (215) 597–4603, Fax: (215) 

597–1063. 

For applicants in Alaska, American 

Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, 

Hawaii, Idaho, Marshall Islands, 

Micronesia, Nevada, Northern Mariana 

Islands, Oregon or Washington, please 

send proposals to: Economic 

Development Administration, Seattle 

Regional Office, Jackson Federal 

Building, Room 1890, 915 Second 

Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98174,