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1See Exchange Act Release No. 59824 (April 27, 

2009), 74 FR 20518 (May 4, 2009) (permanent 

approval of Short Term Options Series Pilot 

Program). CBOE currently offers four Weeklys 

classes: OEX, XEO, S&P 500 Index (SPX) and MiniS&P 500 Index (XSP). 

2 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 

3 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4). 

4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

5 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 6 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

standard options except they are listed 

for trading for only one week and expire 

on Fridays other than the third Friday 

of a month.1 Currently, the Exchange 

charges public customers (‘‘C’’ origin 

code) a transaction fee of $.40 per 

contract in standard and Weeklys 

options in OEX and XEO. To attract 

additional customer order flow in OEX 

and XEO Weeklys options, the Exchange 

proposes to reduce the transaction fee 

applicable to these products from $.40 

per contract to $.30 per contract 

effective February 1, 2010. 

(b) Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes the proposed 

rule change is consistent with Section 

6(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 

1934 (‘‘Act’’),2 in general, and furthers 

the objectives of Section 6(b)(4) 3 of the 

Act in particular, in that it is designed 

to provide for the equitable allocation of 

reasonable dues, fees, and other charges 

among its members and other persons 

using its facilities. The proposed 

reduction in the customer transaction 

fee for OEX and XEO Weeklys options 

should attract additional order flow to 

the Exchange in these products. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

CBOE does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will impose any 

burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of purposes of the Act. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants or Others 

No written comments were solicited 

or received with respect to the proposed 

rule change. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) 

of the Act 4 and subparagraph (f)(2) of 

Rule 19b–4 5 thereunder. At any time 

within 60 days of the filing of the 

proposed rule change, the Commission 

may summarily abrogate such rule 

change if it appears to the Commission 

that such action is necessary or 

appropriate in the public interest, for 

the protection of investors, or otherwise 

in furtherance of the purposes of the 

Act. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–CBOE–2010–011 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–CBOE–2010–011. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20549 on official 

business days between the hours of 10 

a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of such filing 

also will be available for inspection and 

copying at the principal office of CBOE. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change; the Commission does 

not edit personal identifying 

information from submissions. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–CBOE–2010–011 and 

should be submitted on or before March 

18, 2010. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.6

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3771 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6905] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Youth Ambassadors 

Program With North America, Central 

America, and the Caribbean 

Announcement Type: New Grant. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/PY–10–29. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Application Deadline: April 22, 2010. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs 

Division, of the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces 

an open competition for the Youth 

Ambassadors Program with North 

America, Central America and the 

Caribbean. Public and private non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue Code 

section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) may submit 

proposals to recruit and select youth 

and adult participants, to provide them 

with three-week exchanges focused on 

civic education, community service, and 

leadership, and to support follow-on 

projects in their home communities. It 

is anticipated that exchange delegations 

will travel from select countries to the 

United States, and that U.S. exchange 

delegations will travel to select 

countries. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, Public Law 87–256, as 

amended, also known as the FulbrightHays Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to 

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries* * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations* * *and thus to assist in the 

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and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ The funding authority for 

the program above is provided through 

legislation. 

Overview 

The Youth Ambassadors Program is a 

three-week exchange for high school 

youth (ages 15–18) and adult educators 

focused on civic education, community 

service, and leadership. Subthemes 

through which to explore those 

overarching themes may be added, such 

as the environment or business and 

entrepreneurship. Participants engage in 

a variety of activities, such as 

workshops on leadership and service, 

community site visits related to the 

program themes, interactive training, 

presentations, visits to high schools, 

local cultural activities, civic education 

programming, and other activities 

designed to achieve the program’s stated 

goals. Multiple opportunities for 

participants to interact with peers while 

they are in the host country must be 

included. Follow-on activities with the 

participants are an integral part of the 

program, as the students apply the 

knowledge and skills they have 

acquired by planning service projects in 

their home communities. 

The FY 2010 Youth Ambassadors 

Program will focus on countries in 

North America, Central America, and 

the Caribbean, and may include: 

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, 

Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, 

Dominica, Dominican Republic, El 

Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, 

Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, 

Nicaragua, Panama, St. Kitts and Nevis, 

St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the 

Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad 

and Tobago, and the United States. It is 

anticipated that the majority of 

participants will be foreign students 

traveling from these countries to the 

United States, and that a smaller 

number of American participants will 

travel to select countries. ECA reserves 

the right to adjust the participating 

countries should conditions change in 

the host country or if other countries are 

identified as Department priorities. 

The goals of the program are to: 

(1) Promote mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of the Americas; 

(2) Prepare youth leaders to become 

responsible citizens and contributing 

members of their communities; 

(3) Influence the attitudes of the 

leaders of a new generation; and 

(4) Foster relationships among youth 

from different ethnic, religious, and 

national groups and create hemispheric 

networks of youth leaders, both within 

the participating countries and 

internationally. 

For each project, applicant 

organizations must focus on the primary 

themes of civic education (grassroots 

democracy and rule of law), community 

service, and leadership development. 

Secondary themes, such as the 

environment or business and 

entrepreneurship, will be used as a tool 

to illustrate the more abstract concepts 

of the primary themes. For example, the 

secondary theme of the environment 

can be used to examine the interactions 

between federal, state, and local 

governments. Using these goals and 

themes, applicant organizations should 

identify their own specific objectives 

and measurable outcomes based on 

these program goals and the project 

specifications provided in this 

solicitation. 

ECA plans to award multiple grants 

for the management of the Youth 

Ambassadors Program with North 

America, Central America and the 

Caribbean. The Bureau reserves the right 

to reduce, revise, or increase proposal 

project configurations, budgets, and 

participant numbers in accordance with 

the needs of the program and the 

availability of funds. In one proposal, 

organizations may apply for one, two, 

three, or all four of the options outlined 

below, but must submit only one 

proposal under this competition. These 

options will allow applicants the 

flexibility to propose working with the 

countries in which they have the best 

infrastructure. The Bureau strongly 

urges organizations to limit their 

applications to the option(s) where they 

have the strongest institutional capacity 

in each country; this capacity must be 

thoroughly described in the proposal. 

Please note the approximate funding for 

each option. 

Option 1: North America 

(Approximately $500,000) 

A trilateral program for 75–90 

participants from Canada, Mexico, and 

the United States, that promotes the 

concept of North American integration. 

An equal number of American high 

school students will participate in a 

U.S.-based program alongside their 

Canadian and Mexican peers. The 

program will include a reciprocal 

component, where a small delegation of 

American participants will travel to 

Mexico. 

Option 2: Central America 

(Approximately $1,500,000) 

A regional program for 120–150 

participants from Costa Rica, the 

Dominican Republic, El Salvador, 

Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and 

Panama. Applicants should include 

participants from all countries in the 

U.S. program. In addition to the Central 

American participants, 35–50 American 

teenagers will travel to at least three of 

the participating countries; applicants 

should propose the countries where 

they can provide the most 

comprehensive programming for the 

Americans. Please note that this project 

will be conducted in Spanish; 

participants will not need to have 

English skills to participate. The 

American participants should have 

Spanish skills. 

Option 3: Caribbean (Approximately 

$650,000) 

A regional program for 75–100 

participants from the Bahamas, 

Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, 

Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

include participants from the majority 

of these countries in the U.S. program. 

Applicants may also include 

participants from Antigua and Barbuda, 

Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, 

St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the 

Grenadines (where diplomatic 

representation is handled from the U.S. 

Embassy in Barbados). In addition to the 

Caribbean participants, 25–30 American 

teenagers will travel to at least two of 

the participating countries; applicants 

should propose the countries where 

they can provide the most 

comprehensive programming for the 

Americans. All participants will have 

good English skills. 

Option 4: Haiti (Approximately 

$350,000) 

A single-country program for 35–50 

participants from Haiti. Please note that 

this project will be conducted in 

French; participants will not need to 

have English skills to participate. Given 

the current situation in Haiti, please see 

sections below for additional Haitispecific guidance. 

Participants 

The youth participants must be 

competitively selected high school 

students, 15 to 18 years old, who have 

demonstrated leadership aptitude and a 

commitment to their communities. 

Participants should be recruited from 

underserved or disadvantaged 

populations of youth in these countries, 

including public high schools in order 

to reach beyond the elite. Geographic, 

socio-economic, and ethnic diversity is 

important, including outreach to 

indigenous, Afro-descendents, and rural 

populations. The exchange participants 

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community leaders who work with 

youth; they will have the dual role of 

both exchange participant and 

chaperone. The ratio of youth to adults 

should be between 5:1 and 10:1, 

depending on the size of the exchange 

delegation. 

For the North American and the 

Caribbean projects that will be 

conducted in English, the participants 

must have sufficient English language 

proficiency to participate fully in 

interactions with their host families and 

their peers and in educational activities. 

The Central America projects will be 

conducted in Spanish and the Haiti 

project in French; therefore English will 

not be a requirement for those 

participants. The grantee organization 

will provide interpretation for the 

program and place participants with 

suitable host families. Spanish language 

ability is required for the American 

participants traveling to Spanishspeaking countries. 

Organizational Capacity 

Applicant organizations must 

demonstrate their capacity for doing 

projects of this nature, focusing on three 

areas of competency: (1) Provision of 

programs that address the goals and 

themes outlined in this document; (2) 

age-appropriate programming for youth; 

and (3) previous experience working on 

programs in the region. Organizations 

must convincingly demonstrate their 

capacity to manage a complex, multiphase program with several separate 

exchange projects. 

Applicants must have the 

organizational capacity in the relevant 

countries necessary to implement the 

in-country activities, or they must 

partner with an organization or 

institution with the requisite capacity to 

recruit and select participants for the 

program, to provide follow-on activities, 

and to organize a program for the U.S. 

participants, if specified. The 

importance of a viable, experienced incountry partner cannot be overemphasized. For the Caribbean regional 

project only, a partner could manage the 

program in multiple countries, provided 

they have the ability to work effectively 

in each country from which participants 

will be drawn. Applicants should 

consult with their partners in the 

preparation of the proposal. For 

suggested partner organizations, 

applicants may consult with the Public 

Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassies. 

For Haiti only, applicants should not 

consult with the U.S. Embassy and are 

not expected to have a firm commitment 

from their in-country partner. To the 

extent feasible, proposals should 

demonstrate organizational capacity and 

present a plan to implement the incountry activities. 

U.S. Embassy Involvement 

Before submitting a proposal, 

applicants may consult with the Public 

Affairs Section at the U.S. Embassy in 

the relevant countries. Please e-mail 

ECA Program Officer Jennifer Phillips 

(PhillipsJA@state.gov) for contact 

information. It is important that the 

proposal narrative clearly state the 

applicant’s commitment to consult 

closely with the U.S. Embassy in the 

relevant countries, once a grant is 

awarded, on a regular basis to develop 

plans for project implementation, 

including recruitment, selection and 

orientation of participants, publicity 

events, and follow-on activities. For 

Haiti only, applicants should route all 

communication through ECA and 

should not communicate with the U.S. 

Embassy directly until further notice. 

Guidelines 

The grant will begin on or about July 

1, 2010. The grant period will span two 

or more years, and will cover all aspects 

of the programming in Latin America 

and the United States—the recruitment, 

selection, and orientation of the 

participants, the three weeks of 

exchange activities, and support of 

follow-on activities. Planning and 

preparation will start in 2010, and the 

exchanges will take place at various 

points throughout 2011 and 2012. 

Applicants should propose the period of 

the exchange(s) in their proposals, but 

the exact timing of the project may be 

altered through the mutual agreement of 

the Department of State and the grant 

recipient. 

Each project should include 

participants from all countries in their 

program, but in the case of Central 

America and the Caribbean, they need 

not travel to the United States at the 

same time. It is suitable to break them 

down into smaller sub-regional groups. 

Each project will have at least two 

delegations of exchange participants to 

the United States over those two years 

that range between 20–30 participants 

each. In cases where sub-regional 

projects are proposed, there will likely 

be more delegations each year. 

Applicants must propose a plan to break 

a large delegation into smaller cohorts 

for most of the exchange activities. 

Exchange delegations of American 

participants should be smaller, ranging 

from 7–15 participants, and may 

alternate between specified countries 

each year. For example, the Central 

America reciprocal component may 

send Americans to Guatemala and El 

Salvador the first year, and Panama and 

the Dominican Republic the following 

year. Applicants are encouraged to be 

creative and flexible in their 

arrangements that will help meet our 

program goals. 

The grant recipient will be 

responsible for the following: 

Recruitment and Selection: Manage 

the recruitment and merit-based 

selection of youth and adult participants 

in cooperation with the Public Affairs 

Sections of the U.S. Embassies in the 

participating countries. Once a grant is 

awarded, the recipient must consult 

with the Public Affairs Section at the 

U.S. Embassy to review a participant 

recruitment and selection plan and to 

determine the degree of Embassy 

involvement in the process. Organizers 

must strive for regional, socio-economic, 

and ethnic diversity, as well as gender 

balance. For those implementing 

projects that involve sending American 

participants to a partner country, the 

grant recipients must also manage the 

recruitment and open, merit-based 

selection of those U.S. participants. The 

Department of State and/or its overseas 

representatives will have final approval 

of all selected delegations. 

Orientations: Provide orientations for 

exchange participants and for those 

participating from the host 

communities, including host families. 

Logistics: Manage all logistical 

arrangements, including passport and 

visa applications, international and 

domestic travel, accommodations, group 

meals, and disbursement of stipends. 

For the Central America and Haiti 

component, this includes provision of 

effective interpretation and translation. 

Exchange Program: High school 

students and educators will spend three 

weeks on an intensive program that is 

designed to develop the participants’ 

knowledge and skill base in civic 

education, community service, and 

youth leadership development. The 

exchange will take place in one or two 

geographic locations, and include 

activities in the capital city 

(Washington, DC or that of the host 

country). The exchanges will focus 

primarily on interactive activities, 

practical experiences, and other handson opportunities that provide a 

substantive project on the specified 

program themes. Some activities should 

be school and/or community-based, and 

the projects will involve as much 

sustained interaction with peers of the 

host country as possible (for both the 

youth and adult participants). Cultural, 

social, and recreational activities will 

balance the schedule. 

Accommodations: In the United 

States, participants will live with host 

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screened and briefed American families 

for the majority of the exchange period. 

In the partner countries, home stays are 

strongly desired whenever feasible. 

Monitoring: Develop and implement a 

plan to monitor the participants’ safety 

and well-being while on the exchange 

and to resolve any issues promptly. 

Follow-on Activities and In-Country 

Programming: Plan and implement 

activities in the participants’ home 

countries that will reinforce the ideas, 

values and skills imparted during the 

exchange. Exchange participants should 

go home from the exchange prepared to 

conduct projects that serve a need in 

their schools or communities. Alumni 

will be encouraged to make 

presentations to share their experience 

with their peers. 

Evaluation: Design and implement an 

evaluation plan that assesses the impact 

of the program. 

Other Notes 

Grant recipients will retain the name 

‘‘Youth Ambassadors Program’’ to 

identify their program. Materials 

produced for grant activities need to 

acknowledge the U.S. Department of 

State as the sponsor and reflect the State 

Department’s goals for the program. The 

organization must also inform the ECA 

program officer of their progress at each 

stage of the project’s implementation in 

a timely fashion. All materials and 

correspondence related to the program 

will acknowledge this as a program of 

the Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. 

The Bureau will retain copyright use of 

and be allowed to distribute materials 

related to this program as it sees fit. 

Proposals must demonstrate how the 

stated objectives will be met. The 

proposal narrative should provide 

detailed information on the major 

program activities, and applicants 

should explain and justify their 

programmatic choices. Programs must 

comply with J–1 visa regulations for the 

International Visitor category. Please be 

sure to refer to the complete Solicitation 

Package—this RFGP, the Project 

Objectives, Goals, and Implementation 

(POGI), and the Proposal Submission 

Instructions (PSI)—for further 

information. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Grant Agreement. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2010. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

3,000,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 

Three or four. 

Approximate Average Award: 

1,000,000. 

Floor of Award Range: 300,000. 

Ceiling of Award Range: 3,000,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: July 1, 2010. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

24–34 months after start date, to be 

specified by applicant based on project 

plan. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible applicants: Applications 

may be submitted by public and private 

non-profit organizations meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 USC 501(c)(3). 

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds: 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved 

agreement. Cost sharing may be in the 

form of allowable direct or indirect 

costs. For accountability, you must 

maintain written records to support all 

costs which are claimed as your 

contribution, as well as costs to be paid 

by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110, 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements: 

(a) Bureau grant guidelines require 

that organizations with less than four 

years experience in conducting 

international exchanges be limited to 

$60,000 in Bureau funding. ECA 

anticipates making one award, in an 

amount exceeding $60,000 to support 

program and administrative costs 

required to implement this exchange 

program. Therefore, organizations with 

less than four years experience in 

conducting international exchanges are 

ineligible to apply under this 

competition. 

(b) Proposed sub-award recipients are 

also limited to grant funding of $60,000 

or less if they do not have four years of 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges. 

(c) The Bureau encourages applicants 

to provide maximum levels of cost 

sharing and funding in support of its 

programs. 

(d) Organizations may submit only 

one proposal (total) under this 

competition. If multiple proposals are 

received from the same applicant, all 

submissions will be declared 

technically ineligible and will be given 

no further consideration in the review 

process. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Note: Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries or 

submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may not 

discuss this competition with applicants 

until the proposal review process has been 

completed. 

IV.1. Contact Information to Request 

an Application Package: 

Please contact the Youth Programs 

Division, ECA/PE/C/PY, SA–5, 3rd 

Floor, U.S. Department of State, 2200 C 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20522– 

0503, by telephone: 202–632–6079, fax: 

202–632–9355, or e-mail: YLP@state.gov 

to request a Solicitation Package. Please 

refer to the Funding Opportunity 

Number ECA/PE/C/PY–10–29 located at 

the top of this announcement when 

making your request. 

Alternatively, an electronic 

application package may be obtained 

from grants.gov. Please see section IV.3f 

for further information. 

The Solicitation Package contains the 

Proposal Submission Instruction (PSI) 

document which consists of required 

application forms, and standard 

guidelines for proposal preparation. It 

also contains the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document, which provides specific 

information, award criteria and budget 

instructions tailored to this competition. 

Please specify Bureau Program Officer 

Jennifer Phillips and refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number ECA/PE/ 

C/PY–10–29 located at the top of this 

announcement on all other inquiries 

and correspondence. 

IV.2. To Download a Solicitation 

Package Via Internet: 

The entire Solicitation Package may 

be downloaded from the Bureau’s Web 

site at http://exchanges.state.gov/grants/ 

open2.html, or from the Grants.gov Web 

site at http://www.grants.gov. 

Please read all information before 

downloading. 

IV.3. Content and Form of 

Submission: Applicants must follow all 

instructions in the Solicitation Package. 

The application should be submitted 

per the instructions under IV.3f. 

‘‘Application Deadline and Methods of 

Submission’’ section below. 

IV.3a. You are required to have a Dun 

and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number to 

apply for a grant or cooperative 

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This number is a nine-digit 

identification number, which uniquely 

identifies business entities. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 

access http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 

1–866–705–5711. Please ensure that 

your DUNS number is included in the 

appropriate box of the SF–424 which is 

part of the formal application package. 

IV.3b. All proposals must contain an 

executive summary, proposal narrative 

and budget. 

Please Refer to the Solicitation 

Package. It contains the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document and the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document for additional formatting and 

technical requirements. 

IV.3c. You must have nonprofit status 

with the IRS at the time of application. 

Please note: Effective January 7, 2009, 

all applicants for ECA federal assistance 

awards must include in their 

application the names of directors and/ 

or senior executives (current officers, 

trustees, and key employees, regardless 

of amount of compensation). In 

fulfilling this requirement, applicants 

must submit information in one of the 

following ways: 

(1) Those who file Internal Revenue 

Service Form 990, ‘‘Return of 

Organization Exempt From Income 

Tax,’’ must include a copy of relevant 

portions of this form. 

(2) Those who do not file IRS Form 

990 must submit information above in 

the format of their choice. 

In addition to final program reporting 

requirements, award recipients will also 

be required to submit a one-page 

document, derived from their program 

reports, listing and describing their 

grant activities. For award recipients, 

the names of directors and/or senior 

executives (current officers, trustees, 

and key employees), as well as the onepage description of grant activities, will 

be transmitted by the State Department 

to OMB, along with other information 

required by the Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA), and will be made available to 

the public by the Office of Management 

and Budget on its USASpending.gov 

Web site as part of ECA’s FFATA 

reporting requirements. 

If your organization is a private 

nonprofit which has not received a grant 

or cooperative agreement from ECA in 

the past three years, or if your 

organization received nonprofit status 

from the IRS within the past four years, 

you must submit the necessary 

documentation to verify nonprofit status 

as directed in the PSI document. Failure 

to do so will cause your proposal to be 

declared technically ineligible. 

IV.3d. Please take into consideration 

the following information when 

preparing your proposal narrative: 

IV.3d.1. Adherence to All Regulations 

Governing the J Visa 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs is the official program sponsor of 

the exchange program covered by this 

RFGP, and an employee of the Bureau 

will be the ‘‘Responsible Officer’’ for the 

program under the terms of 22 CFR 62, 

which covers the administration of the 

Exchange Visitor Program (J visa 

program). Under the terms of 22 CFR 62, 

organizations receiving awards (either a 

grant or cooperative agreement) under 

this RFGP will be third parties 

‘‘cooperating with or assisting the 

sponsor in the conduct of the sponsor’s 

program.’’ The actions of recipient 

organizations shall be ‘‘imputed to the 

sponsor in evaluating the sponsor’s 

compliance with’’ 22 CFR 62. Therefore, 

the Bureau expects that any 

organization receiving an award under 

this competition will render all 

assistance necessary to enable the 

Bureau to fully comply with 22 CFR 62 

et seq. 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places critically 

important emphases on the secure and 

proper administration of Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by recipient organizations and program 

participants to all regulations governing 

the J visa program status. Therefore, 

proposals should explicitly state in 

writing that the applicant is prepared to 

assist the Bureau in meeting all 

requirements governing the 

administration of Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR 62. If 

your organization has experience as a 

designated Exchange Visitor Program 

Sponsor, the applicant should discuss 

their record of compliance with 22 CFR 

62 et seq., including the oversight of 

their Responsible Officers and Alternate 

Responsible Officers, screening and 

selection of program participants, 

provision of pre-arrival information and 

orientation to participants, monitoring 

of participants, proper maintenance and 

security of forms, recordkeeping, 

reporting and other requirements. 

The Office of Citizen Exchanges of 

ECA will be responsible for issuing DS– 

2019 forms to participants in this 

program. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov 

or from: Office of Designation, ECA/EC/ 

D, SA–5, Floor C2, Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20522–0582. 

IV.3d.2. Diversity, Freedom and 

Democracy Guidelines 

Pursuant to the Bureau’s authorizing 

legislation, programs must maintain a 

non-political character and should be 

balanced and representative of the 

diversity of American political, social, 

and cultural life. ‘‘Diversity’’ should be 

interpreted in the broadest sense and 

encompass differences including, but 

not limited to ethnicity, race, gender, 

religion, geographic location, socioeconomic status, and disabilities. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

adhere to the advancement of this 

principle both in program 

administration and in program content. 

Please refer to the review criteria under 

the ‘Support for Diversity’ section for 

specific suggestions on incorporating 

diversity into your proposal. Public Law 

104–319 provides that ‘‘in carrying out 

programs of educational and cultural 

exchange in countries whose people do 

not fully enjoy freedom and 

democracy,’’ the Bureau ‘‘shall take 

appropriate steps to provide 

opportunities for participation in such 

programs to human rights and 

democracy leaders of such countries.’’ 

Public Law 106–113 requires that the 

governments of the countries described 

above do not have inappropriate 

influence in the selection process. 

Proposals should reflect advancement of 

these goals in their program contents, to 

the full extent deemed feasible. 

IV.3d.3. Program Monitoring and 

Evaluation 

Proposals must include a plan to 

monitor and evaluate the project’s 

success, both as the activities unfold 

and at the end of the program. The 

Bureau recommends that your proposal 

include a draft survey questionnaire or 

other technique plus a description of a 

methodology to use to link outcomes to 

original project objectives. The Bureau 

expects that the recipient organization 

will track participants or partners and 

be able to respond to key evaluation 

questions, including satisfaction with 

the program, learning as a result of the 

program, changes in behavior as a result 

of the program, and effects of the 

program on institutions (institutions in 

which participants work or partner 

institutions). The evaluation plan 

should include indicators that measure 

gains in mutual understanding as well 

as substantive knowledge. 

Successful monitoring and evaluation 

depend heavily on setting clear goals 

and outcomes at the outset of a program. 

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description of your project’s objectives, 

your anticipated project outcomes, and 

how and when you intend to measure 

these outcomes (performance 

indicators). The more that outcomes are 

‘‘smart’’ (specific, measurable, attainable, 

results-oriented, and placed in a 

reasonable time frame), the easier it will 

be to conduct the evaluation. You 

should also show how your project 

objectives link to the goals of the 

program described in this RFGP. 

Your monitoring and evaluation plan 

should clearly distinguish between 

program outputs and outcomes. Outputs 

are products and services delivered, 

often stated as an amount. Output 

information is important to show the 

scope or size of project activities, but it 

cannot substitute for information about 

progress towards outcomes or the 

results achieved. Examples of outputs 

include the number of people trained or 

the number of seminars conducted. 

Outcomes, in contrast, represent 

specific results a project is intended to 

achieve and is usually measured as an 

extent of change. Findings on outputs 

and outcomes should both be reported, 

but the focus should be on outcomes. 

We encourage you to assess the 

following four levels of outcomes, as 

they relate to the program goals set out 

in the RFGP (listed here in increasing 

order of importance): 

1. Participant satisfaction with the 

program and exchange experience. 

2. Participant learning, such as 

increased knowledge, aptitude, skills, 

and changed understanding and 

attitude. Learning includes both 

substantive (subject-specific) learning 

and mutual understanding. 

3. Participant behavior, concrete 

actions to apply knowledge in work or 

community; greater participation and 

responsibility in civic organizations; 

interpretation and explanation of 

experiences and new knowledge gained; 

continued contacts between 

participants, community members, and 

others. 

4. Institutional changes, such as 

increased collaboration and 

partnerships, policy reforms, new 

programming, and organizational 

improvements. 

Please note: Consideration should be given 

to the appropriate timing of data collection 

for each level of outcome. For example, 

satisfaction is usually captured as a shortterm outcome, whereas behavior and 

institutional changes are normally 

considered longer-term outcomes. 

Overall, the quality of your 

monitoring and evaluation plan will be 

judged on how well it (1) Specifies 

intended outcomes; (2) gives clear 

descriptions of how each outcome will 

be measured; (3) identifies when 

particular outcomes will be measured; 

and (4) provides a clear description of 

the data collection strategies for each 

outcome (i.e., surveys, interviews, or 

focus groups). (Please note that 

evaluation plans that deal only with the 

first level of outcomes [satisfaction] will 

be deemed less competitive under the 

present evaluation criteria.) 

Recipient organizations will be 

required to provide reports analyzing 

their evaluation findings to the Bureau 

in their regular program reports. 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. 

IV.3e. Please take the following 

information into consideration when 

preparing your budget: 

Applicants must submit SF–424A— 

‘‘Budget Information—Non-Construction 

Programs’’ along with a comprehensive 

budget for the entire program. There 

must be a summary budget as well 

as breakdowns reflecting both administrative and program budgets. 

Applicants may provide separate subbudgets for each program component, 

phase, location, or activity to provide 

clarification. Please refer to the POGI 

and PSI for complete budget guidelines 

and formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission 

Application Deadline Date: April 22, 

2010. 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/PY– 

10–29. 

Methods of Submission: 

Applications may be submitted in one 

of two ways: 

(1) In hard-copy, via a nationally 

recognized overnight delivery service 

(i.e., Federal Express, UPS, Airborne 

Express, or U.S. Postal Service Express 

Overnight Mail, etc.), or 

(2) Electronically through http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Along with the Project Title, all 

applicants must enter the above 

Reference Number in Box 11 on the SF– 

424 contained in the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

of the solicitation document. 

IV.3f.1. Submitting Printed Applications 

Applications must be shipped no later 

than the above deadline. Delivery 

services used by applicants must have 

in-place, centralized shipping 

identification and tracking systems that 

may be accessed via the Internet and 

delivery people who are identifiable by 

commonly recognized uniforms and 

delivery vehicles. Proposals shipped on 

or before the above deadline but 

received at ECA more than seven days 

after the deadline will be ineligible for 

further consideration under this 

competition. Proposals shipped after the 

established deadlines are ineligible for 

consideration under this competition. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

application. It is each applicant’s 

responsibility to ensure that each 

package is marked with a legible 

tracking number and to monitor/confirm 

delivery to ECA via the Internet. 

Delivery of proposal packages may not 

be made via local courier service or in 

person for this competition. Faxed 

documents will not be accepted at any 

time. Only proposals submitted as 

stated above will be considered. 

Important note: When preparing your 

submission please make sure to include one 

extra copy of the completed SF–424 form and 

place it in an envelope addressed to ‘‘ECA/ 

EX/PM’’. 

The original and six (6) copies of the 

application should be sent to: Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/PE/C/PY–10–29, SA–5, Floor 

4, Department of State, 2200 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20522–0504. 

Applicants submitting hard-copy 

applications must also submit the 

Executive Summary, Proposal Narrative, 

Budget sections of the proposal, as well 

as any attachments essential to 

understanding the program, in Microsoft 

Word and/or Excel format on CD–ROM. 

As appropriate, the Bureau will provide 

these files electronically to Public 

Affairs Section(s) at the U.S. embassies 

for their review. 

IV.3f.2. Submitting Electronic 

Applications 

Applicants have the option of 

submitting proposals electronically 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). Complete solicitation 

packages are available at Grants.gov in 

the ‘‘Find’’ portion of the system. 

Please Note: ECA bears no 

responsibility for applicant timeliness of 

submission or data errors resulting from 

transmission or conversion processes for 

proposals submitted via Grants.gov. 

Please follow the instructions 

available in the ‘Get Started’ portion of 

the site (http://www.grants.gov/ 

GetStarted). 

Several of the steps in the Grants.gov 

registration process could take several 

weeks. Therefore, applicants should 

check with appropriate staff within their 

organizations immediately after 

reviewing this RFGP to confirm or 

determine their registration status with 

Grants.gov. 

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vary depending on a variety of factors 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your internet connection. 

In addition, validation of an electronic 

submission via Grants.gov can take up 

to two business days. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend 

that you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

The Grants.gov Web site includes 

extensive information on all phases/ 

aspects of the Grants.gov process, 

including an extensive section on 

frequently asked questions, located 

under the ‘‘For Applicants’’ section of 

the Web site. ECA strongly recommends 

that all potential applicants review 

thoroughly the Grants.gov Web site, 

well in advance of submitting a 

proposal through the Grants.gov system. 

ECA bears no responsibility for data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

Direct all questions regarding 

Grants.gov registration and submission 

to: Grants.gov Customer Support, 

Contact Center Phone: 800–518–4726, 

Business Hours: Monday–Friday, 7 

a.m.–9 p.m. Eastern Time, E-mail: 

support@grants.gov. 

Applicants have until midnight (12 

a.m.), Washington, DC time of the 

closing date to ensure that their entire 

application has been uploaded to the 

Grants.gov site. There are no exceptions 

to the above deadline. Applications 

uploaded to the site after midnight of 

the application deadline date will be 

automatically rejected by the grants.gov 

system, and will be technically 

ineligible. 

Please refer to the Grants.gov Web 

site, for definitions of various 

‘‘application statuses’’ and the difference 

between a submission receipt and a 

submission validation. Applicants will 

receive a validation e-mail from 

grants.gov upon the successful 

submission of an application. Again, 

validation of an electronic submission 

via Grants.gov can take up to two 

business days. Therefore, we strongly 

recommend that you not wait until the 

application deadline to begin the 

submission process through 

Grants.gov._ECA will not notify you 

upon receipt of electronic applications. 

It is the responsibility of all 

applicants submitting proposals via the 

Grants.gov Web portal to ensure that 

proposals have been received by 

Grants.gov in their entirety, and ECA 

bears no responsibility for data errors 

resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

IV.3g. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications: Executive Order 12372 

does not apply to this program. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Review Process 

The Bureau will review all proposals 

for technical eligibility. Proposals will 

be deemed ineligible if they do not fully 

adhere to the guidelines stated herein 

and in the Solicitation Package. All 

eligible proposals will be reviewed by 

the program office, as well as the Public 

Diplomacy section overseas, where 

appropriate. Eligible proposals will be 

subject to compliance with Federal and 

Bureau regulations and guidelines and 

forwarded to Bureau grant panels for 

advisory review. Proposals may also be 

reviewed by the Office of the Legal 

Adviser or by other Department 

elements. Final funding decisions are at 

the discretion of the Department of 

State’s Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs. Final 

technical authority for assistance 

awards (grants) resides with the 

Bureau’s Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria 

Technically eligible applications will 

be competitively reviewed according to 

the criteria stated below. These criteria 

are not rank ordered and all carry equal 

weight in the proposal evaluation: 

Technically eligible applications will 

be competitively reviewed according to 

the criteria stated below. 

1. Quality of the program idea: 

Objectives should be reasonable, 

feasible, and flexible. The proposal 

should clearly demonstrate how the 

institution will meet the program’s 

objectives and plan. The proposed 

program should be creative, ageappropriate, respond to the design 

outlined in the solicitation, and 

demonstrate originality. It should be 

clearly and accurately written, 

substantive, and with sufficient detail. 

Proposals should also include a plan to 

support participants’ community 

activities upon their return home. 

2. Program planning: A detailed 

agenda and work plan should clearly 

demonstrate how project objectives 

would be achieved. The agenda and 

plan should adhere to the program 

overview and guidelines described 

above. The substance of workshops, 

seminars, presentations, school-based 

activities, and/or site visits should be 

described in detail. 

3. Support of diversity: The proposal 

should demonstrate the recipient’s 

commitment to promoting the 

awareness and understanding of 

diversity in participant recruitment and 

selection and in program content. 

Applicants should demonstrate 

readiness to accommodate participants 

with physical disabilities. 

4. Institutional capacity and track 

record: Proposed personnel and 

institutional resources in both the 

United States and in the partner 

countries should be adequate and 

appropriate to achieve the program 

goals. The proposal should demonstrate 

an institutional record of successful 

exchange programs, including 

responsible fiscal management and full 

compliance with all reporting 

requirements for past Bureau awards as 

determined by Bureau Grants Staff. The 

Bureau will consider the past 

performance of prior recipients and the 

demonstrated potential of new 

applicants. 

5. Program evaluation: The proposal 

should include a plan to evaluate the 

program’s success in meeting its goals, 

both as the activities unfold and after 

they have been completed. The proposal 

should include a draft survey 

questionnaire or other technique, plus a 

description of a methodology to link 

outcomes to original project objectives. 

The grant recipient will be expected to 

submit intermediate reports after each 

project component is concluded. 

6. Cost-effectiveness and cost sharing: 

The applicant should demonstrate 

efficient use of Bureau funds. The 

overhead and administrative 

components of the proposal, including 

salaries and honoraria, should be kept 

as low as possible. All other items 

should be necessary and appropriate. 

The proposal should maximize costsharing through other private sector 

support as well as institutional direct 

funding contributions, which 

demonstrates institutional and 

community commitment. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1a. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive a 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants Officer, 

and mailed to the recipient’s 

responsible officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

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VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’ 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles 

for State, Local and Indian 

Governments’’. 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative Requirements 

for Grants and Agreements with 

Institutions of Higher Education, 

Hospitals, and other Nonprofit 

Organizations. 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations. 

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ 

grants. 

http://fa.statebuy.state.gov. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements: You 

must provide ECA with a hard copy 

original plus one copy of the following 

reports: 

(1) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(2) A concise, one-page final program 

report summarizing program outcomes 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. This one-page 

report will be transmitted to OMB, and 

be made available to the public via 

OMB’s USAspending.gov Web site—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. 

(3) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

(4) Interim reports, as required in the 

Bureau grant agreement. 

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: Jennifer 

Phillips, Youth Programs Division, 

ECA/PE/C/PY, SA–5, 3rd Floor, U.S. 

Department of State, 2200 C Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20522–0503, by 

telephone 202–632–9352, fax 202–632– 

9355, or e-mail PhillipsJA@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and reference number 

ECA/PE/C/PY–10–29. 

Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries 

or submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may 

not discuss this competition with 

applicants until the proposal review 

process has been completed. 

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. Awards made will 

be subject to periodic reporting and 

evaluation requirements per section VI.3 

above. 

Dated: February 17, 2010. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3894 Filed 2–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Hearing and 

Commission Meeting 

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing and 

commission meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission will hold a public hearing 

as part of its regular business meeting 

beginning at 8:30 a.m. on March 18, 

2010, in State College, Pa. At the public 

hearing, the Commission will consider: 

(1) Action on certain water resources 

projects; (2) action on one project 

involving a diversion; (3) compliance 

matters involving three projects; and (4) 

the rescission of a previous docket 

approval. Details concerning the matters 

to be addressed at the public hearing 

and business meeting are contained in 

the Supplementary Information section 

of this notice. 

DATES: March 18, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Toftrees Golf Resort & 

Conference Center, One Country Club 

Lane, State College, PA 16803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel, 

telephone: (717) 238–0423, ext. 306; fax: 

(717) 238–2436; e-mail: rcairo@srbc.net 

or Stephanie L. Richardson, Secretary to 

the Commission, telephone: (717) 238– 

0423, ext. 304; fax: (717) 238–2436; 

e-mail: srichardson@srbc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

addition to the public hearing and its 

related action items identified below, 

the business meeting also includes 

actions or presentations on the 

following items: (1) A presentation by 

the Pennsylvania Department of 

Conservation and Natural Resources 

Deputy Secretary James Grace on 

natural gas exploration on state forest 

and park lands; (2) a presentation on 

hydrologic conditions of the basin with 

emphasis on National Flood Safety 

Week; (3) an update on the recently 

authorized SRBC Remote Water Quality 

Monitoring Network; (4) ratification/ 

approval of grants/contracts; and (5) 

revision of the FY–2011 budget. The 

Commission will also hear a Legal 

Counsel’s report. 

Public Hearing—Compliance Matters: 

1. Project Sponsor: Chesapeake 

Energy Corporation—Eastern Division. 

Pad ID: Ward (ABR–20090519), 

Burlington Township, and Sullivan 1 

(ABR–20080715), Athens Township, 

Bradford County, Pa. 

2. Project Sponsor: Novus Operating, 

LLC. Pad ID: Sylvester 1H and North 

Fork 1H, Brookfield Township, Tioga 

County, Pa. 

3. Project Sponsor: Southwestern 

Energy Production Company. Pad ID: 

Ferguson, Wyalusing Township, 

Bradford County, Pa. 

Public Hearing—Projects Scheduled 

for Action: 

1. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (Mosquito 

Creek—Hoffman), Karthaus Township, 

Clearfield County, Pa. Application for 

surface water withdrawal of up to 0.720 

mgd. 

2. Project Sponsor: Chester County 

Solid Waste Authority. Project Facility: 

Lanchester Landfill, Salisbury and 


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