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part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. 

(4) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

Award recipients will be required to 

provide reports analyzing their 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in 

their regular program reports. (Please 

refer to IV. Application and Submission 

Instructions (IV.3.d.3) above for Program 

Monitoring and Evaluation 

information.) 

All data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Kevin 

Orchison, Study of the U.S. Branch, 

ECA/A/E/USS, U.S. Department of 

State, Fourth Floor, SA–5, 2200 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20522–0504, 

phone: (202) 632–3339, e-mail: 

OrchisonKH@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/E/ 

USS–11–11. 

VIII. Other Information: 

Notice 

The terms and conditions published 

in this RFGP are binding and may not 

be modified by any Bureau 

representative. Explanatory information 

provided by the Bureau that contradicts 

published language will not be binding. 

Issuance of the RFGP does not 

constitute an award commitment on the 

part of the Government. The Bureau 

reserves the right to reduce, revise, or 

increase proposal budgets in accordance 

with the needs of the program and the 

availability of funds. In addition, it 

reserves the right to accept proposals in 

whole or in part and to make an award 

or awards in the best interest of the 

program. Awards made will be subject 

to periodic reporting and evaluation 

requirements per section VI.3 above. 

Dated: November 10, 2010. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29122 Filed 11–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7231] 

U.S. National Commission for UNESCO 

Notice of Meeting and Closed Meeting 

The U.S. National Commission for 

UNESCO will hold a meeting on 

Wednesday, December 1, 2010, from 10 

a.m. until 12:45 p.m. Eastern Time at 

the U.S. Department of State, with the 

option of participation by telephone 

conference. The open session will have 

a series of subject-specific reports, 

during which the Commission will 

accept brief oral comments or questions 

from the public or media. The open 

session is expected to be two hours and 

forty-five minutes in duration. The 

public comment period will be limited 

to approximately 15 minutes in total, 

with two minutes allowed per speaker. 

The second portion of the meeting 

will be closed to the public to allow the 

Commission to discuss applications for 

the UNESCO Associated Schools 

Network Program and the UNESCO 

Club Network. The closed session will 

begin at 12:45 p.m. This portion of the 

call will be closed to the public 

pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(6) because it is likely to involve 

discussion of information of a personal 

and financial nature regarding the 

relative merits of individual applicants 

where disclosure would constitute a 

clearly unwarranted invasion of privacy. 

For more information or to arrange to 

participate in the open portion of the 

the meeting, individuals must make 

arrangements with the Executive 

Secretariat of the National Commission 

by November 29, 2010. 

The National Commission may be 

contacted via e-mail at 

DCUNESCO@state.gov, or via phone at 

(202) 663–0026. Its Web site can be 

accessed at: http://www.state.gov/p/io/ 

unesco/. 

Dated: November 9, 2010. 

Elizabeth Kanick, 

Executive Director, U.S. National Commission 

for UNESCO, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29128 Filed 11–17–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–19–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Request for Comments Concerning 

Compliance With Telecommunications 

Trade Agreements 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and reply comment. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 1377 of 

the Omnibus Trade and 

Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 

3106) (‘Section 1377’), the United States 

Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is 

reviewing and requests comments on 

the operation, effectiveness, and 

implementation of and compliance with 

the following agreements regarding 

telecommunications products and 

services of the United States: the World 

Trade Organization (‘‘WTO’’) General 

Agreement on Trade in Services; the 

North American Free Trade Agreement 

(‘‘NAFTA’’); U.S. free trade agreements 

(‘‘FTAs’’) with Australia, Bahrain, Chile, 

Morocco, Oman, Peru, and Singapore; 

and the Dominican Republic–Central 

America–United States Free Trade 

Agreement (‘‘CAFTA–DR’’). The USTR 

will conclude the review by March 31, 

2011. 

DATES: Comments are due by noon on 

December 17, 2010 and reply comments 

by noon on January 14, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Gloria Blue, Executive 

Secretary, Trade Policy Staff Committee, 

or Catherine Hinckley, Director, 

Telecom Trade Policy, ATTN: Section 

1377 Comments, Office of the United 

States Trade Representative, 1724 F 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20508. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Catherine Hinckley, Office of Services 

and Investment (202) 395–9539; or Will 

Martyn, Office of the General Counsel 

(202) 395–3582. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1377 requires the USTR to review 

annually the operation and effectiveness 

of all U.S. trade agreements regarding 

telecommunications products and 

services that are in force with respect to 

the United States. The purpose of the 

review is to determine whether any act, 

policy, or practice of a country that has 

entered into an FTA or other 

telecommunications trade agreement 

with the United States is inconsistent 

with the terms of such agreement or 

otherwise denies U.S. firms, within the 

context of the terms of such agreements, 

mutually advantageous market 

opportunities for telecommunications 

products and services. For the current 

review, the USTR seeks comments on: 

(1) Whether any WTO member is 

acting in a manner that is inconsistent 

with its obligations under WTO 

agreements affecting market 

opportunities for telecommunications 

products or services, e.g., the WTO 

General Agreement on Trade in 

Services, including the Agreement on 

Basic Telecommunications Services, the 

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Annex on Telecommunications, and any 

scheduled commitments, including the 

Reference Paper on Pro-Competitive 

Regulatory Principles; 

(2) Whether Canada or Mexico has 

failed to comply with its 

telecommunications obligations under 

the NAFTA; 

(3) Whether Costa Rica, the 

Dominican Republic, El Salvador, 

Guatemala, Honduras, or Nicaragua has 

failed to comply with its 

telecommunications obligations under 

the CAFTA–DR; 

(4) Whether Australia, Bahrain, Chile, 

Morocco, Oman, Peru, or Singapore has 

failed to comply with its 

telecommunications obligations under 

its FTA with the United States (see 

http://www.ustr.gov/trade-agreements/ 

free-trade-agreements for links to U.S. 

FTAs); 

(5) Whether any country has failed to 

comply with its obligations under 

telecommunications trade agreements 

with the United States other than FTAs, 

e.g., Mutual Recognition Agreements 

(MRAs) for Conformity Assessment of 

Telecommunications Equipment (see 

http://gsi.nist.gov/global/index.cfm/ 

L1-4/L2-16 for links to certain U.S. 

telecommunications MRAs); 

(6) Whether any act, policy, or 

practice of a country cited in a previous 

section 1377 review remains unresolved 

(see http://www.ustr.gov/trade-topics/ 

services-investment/telecom-ecommerce/section-1377-review for 

recent reviews); and 

(7) Whether any measures or practices 

impede access to telecommunications 

markets or otherwise deny 

telecommunications products and 

services market opportunities with 

respect to any country that is a WTO 

member or for which an FTA or 

telecommunications trade agreement 

has entered into force between such 

country and the United States. Measures 

or practices of interest include, for 

example, efforts by a foreign 

government or a telecommunications 

service provider to block services 

delivered over the Internet (including, 

but not limited to voice over Internet 

protocol services, social networking, 

and search services); requirements for 

access to or use of networks that limit 

the products or services U.S. suppliers 

can offer in specific foreign markets; the 

imposition of excessively high licensing 

fees; unreasonable wholesale roaming 

rates that mobile telecommunications 

services suppliers in specific foreign 

markets charge U.S. suppliers that seek 

to supply international mobile roaming 

services to their U.S. customers; 

discriminatory procedures that foreign 

governments apply in allocating or 

allowing use of spectrum or other scarce 

resources; and the imposition by foreign 

governments of unnecessary or 

discriminatory technical regulations or 

standards for telecommunications 

products or services. 

Public Comment and Reply Comment: 

Requirements for Submission 

Comments in response to this notice 

must be written in English, must 

identify (on the first page of the 

comments) the telecommunications 

trade agreement(s) discussed therein, 

and must be submitted electronically by 

5 p.m. on December 17, 2010. Reply 

comments must also be in English and 

must be submitted by 5 p.m. on January 

14, 2011. Comments and reply 

comments, with the exception of 

business confidential comments, must 

be submitted using http:// 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2010–0034. Instructions for 

submitted business confidential 

versions are provided below. In the 

unusual case where submitters are 

unable to make submissions through 

Regulations.gov, the submitter must 

contact Gloria Blue at (202) 395–3475 to 

make alternate arrangements. 

To submit comments using http:// 

www.regulations.gov, enter docket 

number USTR–2010–0034 under ‘‘Key 

Word or ID’’ on the home page and click 

‘‘Search’’. The site will provide a searchresults page listing all documents 

associated with this docket. Locate the 

reference to this notice by selecting 

‘‘Notices’’ under ‘‘Document Type’’ on 

the search-results page, and click on the 

link entitled ‘‘Submit a Comment.’’ 

Follow the instructions given on the 

screen to submit a comment. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site 

offers the option of providing comments 

by filling in a ‘‘Type Comment’’ field or 

by attaching a document. While both 

options are acceptable, USTR prefers 

submissions in the form of an 

attachment. 

Business Confidential Submissions 

Persons wishing to submit business 

confidential information must submit 

that information by fax to (202) 395– 

3891. Business confidential submissions 

will not be accepted at 

http://www.regulations.gov. The 

submitter must include in the comments 

a written explanation of why the 

information should be protected in 

accordance with 15CFR 2007.7(b). 

In addition, a non-confidential 

version of the comments must be 

submitted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2010–0034. The submission must 

indicate, with asterisks, where 

confidential information was redacted 

or deleted. The top and bottom of each 

page of the non-confidential version 

must be marked either ‘‘PUBLIC 

VERSION’’ or ‘‘NON–CONFIDENTIAL’’. 

Business confidential comments that 

are submitted without the required 

markings or that do not have a properly 

marked non-confidential version 

submitted to regulations.gov as set forth 

above may not be accepted or may be 

treated as public documents. 

Submitters should provide updated 

information on all issues they cite in 

their filings; USTR will not review 

submissions that are copies of earlier 

submissions. 

Carmen Suro-Bredie, 

Chair, Trade Policy Staff Committee. 

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BILLING CODE 3190–W1–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2010–0157] 

Notice of Application for Approval of 

Discontinuance or Modification of a 

Railroad Signal System 

Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and 49 

U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad 

has petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) seeking approval 

for the discontinuance or modification 

of the signal system, as detailed below. 

Applicant: Twin Cities & Western 

Railroad Company, Mr. Mark Wegner, 

President, 2925 12th Street East, 

Glencoe, Minnesota 55336. 

The Twin Cities & Western Railroad 

Company (TC&W) seeks approval of the 

proposed modification of the 

interlocking at milepost 543.0, in 

Granite Falls, Minnesota. The 

modification consists of the movement 

of the west bound home signal, 98LA, 

to a point west of the west siding 

switch; the conversion of the west 

siding switch from push-button control 

to hand-operation; the discontinuance 

and removal of the 98LB signal; and the 

removal of the ‘‘B’’ head from the 98R 

signal. 

The reason given for the proposed 

change is to eliminate components that 

are not necessary for present day 

operations. 

Any interested party desiring to 

protest the granting of an application 

shall set forth specifically the grounds 

upon which the protest is made, and 

include a concise statement of the 

interest of the party in the proceeding. 

Additionally, one copy of the protest 

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