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structural engineering, or radiation 

protection. Candidates with pertinent 

graduate level experience will be given 

additional consideration. Consistent 

with the requirements of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Commission seeks candidates with 

diverse backgrounds, so that the 

membership on the Committee is fairly 

balanced in terms of the points of view 

represented and functions to be 

performed by the Committee. 

Candidates will undergo a thorough 

security background check to obtain the 

security clearance that is mandatory for 

all ACRS members. The security 

background check will involve the 

completion and submission of 

paperwork to NRC. 

Candidates for ACRS appointments 

may be involved in or have financial 

interests related to NRC-regulated 

aspects of the nuclear industry. 

However, because conflict-of-interest 

considerations may restrict the 

participation of a candidate in ACRS 

activities, the degree and nature of any 

such restriction on an individual’s 

activities as a member will be 

considered in the selection process. 

Each qualified candidate’s financial 

interests must be reconciled with 

applicable Federal and NRC rules and 

regulations prior to final appointment. 

This might require divestiture of 

securities or discontinuance of certain 

contracts or grants. Information 

regarding these restrictions will be 

provided upon request. A re ́sume ́

describing the educational and 

professional background of the 

candidate, including any special 

accomplishments, publications, and 

professional references should be 

provided. Candidates should provide 

their current address, telephone 

number, and e-mail address. All 

candidates will receive careful 

consideration. Appointment will be 

made without regard to factors such as 

race, color, religion, national origin, sex, 

age, or disabilities. Candidates must be 

citizens of the United States and be able 

to devote approximately 100 days per 

year to Committee business. Resumes 

will be accepted until April 13, 2010. 

Dated: January 7, 2010. 

Annette Vietti-Cook, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–494 Filed 1–12–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission will hold a Closed Meeting 

on Monday, January 11, 2010 at 10:30 

a.m. 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters also may be present. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(10) and 17 CFR 

200.402(a)(10), permit consideration of 

the scheduled matter at the Closed 

Meeting. 

Commissioner Walter, as duty officer, 

voted to consider the item listed for the 

Closed Meeting in a closed session, and 

determined that no earlier notice thereof 

was possible. 

The subject matter of the Closed 

Meeting scheduled for Monday, January 

11, 2010 will be: post argument 

discussion. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting items. 

For further information and to 

ascertain what, if any, matters have been 

added, deleted or postponed, please 

contact: 

The Office of the Secretary at (202) 

551–5400. 

Dated: January 11, 2010. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–592 Filed 1–11–10; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

Assistance to Small Shipyards Grant 

Program 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation, Office of 

Shipyards and Marine Technology. 

ACTION: Notice of Small Shipyard Grant 

Program. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number: 20.814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl 

Setterstrom, Director, Office of 

Shipyards and Marine Engineering, 

Maritime Administration, Room W21– 

318, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., 

Washington, DC 20590; phone: (202) 

366–5737; or fax: (202) 366–6988. 

Key Dates: The period for submitting 

grant applications, as mandated by 

statute, commenced on December 16, 

2009 and will terminate on February 16, 

2010. The applications must be received 

by the Maritime Administration by 5 

p.m. EST on February 16, 2010. 

Applications received later than this 

time will not be considered. The 

Maritime Administration intends to 

award grants no later than April 15, 

2010. 

Funding Opportunity: Section 54101 

of Title 46, United States Code, and the 

section entitled ‘‘Assistance to Small 

Shipyards’’ in the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 

117), provide that the Maritime 

Administration shall establish an 

assistance program for small shipyards. 

Under this program, there is currently 

$14,700,000 available for grants for 

capital and related improvements for 

qualified shipyard facilities that will be 

effective in fostering efficiency, 

competitive operations, and quality ship 

construction, repair, and 

reconfiguration. ($300,000 of the 

$15,000,000 appropriated for the 

program is reserved for program 

administration.) Such grants may not be 

used to construct buildings or other 

physical facilities or to acquire land 

unless such use is specifically approved 

by the Maritime Administration as being 

consistent with and supplemental to 

capital and related infrastructure 

improvements. Grant funds may also be 

used for maritime training programs to 

foster technical skills and operational 

productivity in communities whose 

economies are related to or dependent 

upon the maritime industry. Grants for 

such training programs may only be 

awarded to ‘‘Eligible Applicants’’ as 

described below but training programs 

can be established through vendors to 

such applicants. 

Award Information: The Maritime 

Administration intends to award the full 

amount of the available funding through 

grants to the extent that there are worthy 

applications. No more than 25 percent 

of the funds available will be awarded 

to shipyard facilities in one geographic 

location that have more than 600 

production employees. The Maritime 

Administration will seek to obtain the 

maximum benefit from the available 

funding by awarding grants for as many 

of the most worthy projects as possible. 

The Maritime Administration may 

partially fund applications by selecting 

parts of the total project. The start date 

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award will depend on the specific 

project and must be agreed to by the 

Maritime Administration. 

Eligibility Information: 1. Eligible 

Applicants—the statutes referenced in 

‘‘Funding Opportunity’’ above provide 

that shipyards can apply for grants. The 

shipyard facility for which a grant is 

sought must be in a single geographical 

location, located in or near a maritime 

community, and may not have more 

than 1,200 production employees. The 

applicant must be the operating 

company of the shipyard facility. The 

shipyard facility must construct, repair, 

or reconfigure vessels 40 ft. in length or 

greater, for commercial or government 

use. 2. Eligible Projects—capital and 

related improvement projects that will 

be effective in fostering efficiency, 

competitive operations, and quality ship 

construction, repair, and 

reconfiguration; and training projects 

that will be effective in fostering 

employee skills and enhancing 

productivity. For capital improvement 

projects all items proposed for funding 

must be new and to be owned by the 

applicant. For both capital improvement 

and training projects all project costs, 

including the recipients share, must be 

incurred after the date of the grant 

agreement. 

Matching Requirements: The Federal 

funds for any eligible project will not 

exceed 75 percent of the total cost of 

such project. However, for good cause 

shown, the Maritime Administrator may 

waive the matching requirement in 

whole or in part. The remaining portion 

of the cost shall be paid in funds from 

or on behalf of the recipient. The 

applicant is required to submit detailed 

financial statements and supporting 

documentation demonstrating how and 

when such matching requirement is 

proposed to be funded as described 

below. The recipient’s entire matching 

requirement must be paid prior to 

payment of any federal funds for the 

project. 

Application: An application should 

be filed on standard Form SF–424 

which can be found on the Internet at 

http://www.Marad.dot.gov. Although 

the form is available electronically, the 

application must be filed in hard copy 

as indicated below due to the amount of 

information requested. A shipyard 

facility in a single geographic location 

applying for multiple projects must do 

so in a single application. The 

application for a grant must include all 

of the following information as an 

addendum to Form SF–424. The 

information should be organized in 

sections as described below: 

Section 1: A description of the 

shipyard including (a) location of the 

shipyard; (b) a description of the 

shipyard facilities; (c) years in 

operation; (d) ownership; (e) customer 

base; (f) current order book including 

type of work; (g) vessels delivered (or 

major projects) over last 5 years; and (h) 

Web site address, if any. 

Section 2: For each project proposed 

for funding the following: 

(a) A comprehensive detailed 

description of the project including a 

statement of whether the project will 

replace existing equipment, and if so the 

disposition of the replaced equipment. 

(b) A description of the need for the 

project in relation to shipyard 

operations and business plan and an 

explanation of how the project will 

fulfill this need. 

(c) A quantitative analysis 

demonstrating how the project will be 

effective in fostering efficiency, 

competitive operations, and quality ship 

construction, repair, or reconfiguration 

(for capital improvement projects) or 

how the project will be effective in 

fostering employee skills and enhancing 

productivity (for training projects). The 

analysis should quantify the benefits of 

the projects in terms of man-hours 

saved, dollars saved, percentages, or 

other meaningful metrics. The 

methodology of the analysis should be 

explained with assumptions used 

identified and justified. 

(d) A detailed methodology and 

timeline for implementing the project. 

(e) A detailed itemization of the cost 

of the project together with supporting 

documentation, including current 

vendor quotes and estimates of 

installation costs. 

(f) A statement explaining if any 

elements of the project require action 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act (42 U.S.C. sec. 4321, et seq.) 

or require any licenses or permits. Items 

2(a) thru 2(f) should be repeated, in 

order, for each separate project included 

in the application. 

Section 3: A table with a prioritized 

list of projects and total cost and 

Government portion (in dollars) for 

each. 

Section 4: A description of any 

existing programs or arrangements, if 

any, which will be used to supplement 

or leverage the federal grant assistance. 

Section 5: Special economic 

circumstances and conditions, if any, of 

the maritime community in which the 

shipyard is located (beyond that which 

is reflected in the unemployment rate of 

the county in which the shipyard is 

located and whether that county is in an 

economically distressed area, as defined 

by 42 U.S.C. 3161). 

Section 6: Shipyard company officer’s 

certification of each of the following 

requirements: 

(a) That the shipyard facility for 

which a grant is sought is located in a 

single geographical location in or near a 

maritime community and (i) the 

shipyard facility has no more than 600 

production employees, or (ii) the 

shipyard facility has more than 600 

production employees, but less than 

1,200 production employees (the 

shipyard officer must certify to one or 

the other of (i) or (ii)); 

(b) That the applicant has the 

authority to carry out the proposed 

project; and 

(c) Certification in accordance with 

the Department of Transportation’s 

regulation restricting lobbying, 49 CFR 

part 20, that the applicant has not, and 

will not, make any prohibited payments 

out of the requested grant. 

Certifications are not required to be 

notarized. 

Section 7: Unique identifier of 

shipyard’s parent company (when 

applicable): Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS + 4 number) (when 

applicable). 

Section 8: 2008 or 2009 (if available) 

year-end audited, reviewed or compiled 

financial statements, prepared by a 

certified public accountant, according to 

U.S. generally accepted accounting 

principles, not on an income tax basis. 

September 30, 2009 financial statements 

prepared by the company if December 

31, 2009 CPA-prepared statements are 

not available. Do not provide tax 

returns. 

Section 9: Statement regarding the 

relationship between applicants and any 

parents, subsidiaries or affiliates, if any 

such entity is going to provide a portion 

of the match. 

Section 10: Evidence documenting 

applicant’s ability to make proposed 

matching requirement (loan agreement, 

commitment from investors, cash on 

balance sheet, etc.) and in the times 

outlined in 2(d) above. 

Section 11: Pro-forma financial 

statements reflecting (a) September 30, 

or December 31, 2009 financial 

condition; (b) effect on balance sheet of 

grant and matching funds (i.e., a 

decrease in cash or increase in debt, 

additional equity and an increase in 

fixed assets); and (c) impact on 

company’s projected financial condition 

(balance sheet) of completion of project, 

showing that company will have 

sufficient financial resources to remain 

in business. 

Section 12: Statement whether during 

the past five years, the applicant or any 

predecessor or related company has 

been in bankruptcy or in reorganization 


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under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy 

Code, or in any insolvency or 

reorganization proceedings, and 

whether any substantial property of the 

applicant or any predecessor or related 

company has been acquired in any such 

proceeding or has been subject to 

foreclosure or receivership during such 

period. If so, give details. 

Additional information may be 

requested as deemed necessary by the 

Maritime Administration in order to 

facilitate and complete its review of the 

application. If such information is not 

provided, the Maritime Administration 

may deem the application incomplete 

and cease processing it. 

Where to File Application: Submit an 

original copy and one additional paper 

copy of the application and two CDs 

each containing an electronic copy only, 

no additional information of the 

application in PDF format to: Associate 

Administrator for Business and 

Workforce Development, Room W21– 

318, Maritime Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 

20590. 

Evaluation of Applications: The 

Maritime Administration will evaluate 

the applications on the basis of how 

well the project for which a grant is 

requested would be effective in fostering 

efficiency, competitive operations, and 

quality ship construction, repair, and 

reconfiguration (for capital 

improvement projects) or how well the 

project for which a grant is requested 

would be effective in fostering employee 

skills and enhancing productivity (for 

training projects) and the economic 

circumstances and conditions of the 

surrounding community. The economic 

circumstances and conditions will be 

based upon the unemployment rate of 

the county in which the shipyard is 

located and whether that county is an 

economically distressed area, 

supplemented by any special economic 

circumstances and conditions identified 

by the applicant. The Maritime 

Administration will award grants in its 

sole discretion in such amounts and 

under such conditions it determines 

will best further the statutory purposes 

of the small shipyard grant program. 

Projects that may require additional 

environmental assessments such as 

those including waterside 

improvements (dredging, bulk heading, 

pier work, pilings, etc.) will not be 

considered for funding. Preference will 

be given to funding applications: (1) 

From companies that have not 

previously been awarded a small 

shipyard grant; (2) that propose 

matching funds greater than a 25% 

share of the project; (3) that impact 

existing operations and/or product lines 

rather than expand the capabilities of 

the shipyard into new product lines or 

capabilities; and (4) that result in a 

geographic diversity of grant recipients. 

Potential applicants are advised that it 

is expected, based on past experience, 

that applications will far exceed the 

funds available and that only a small 

percentage of applications will be 

funded. It is anticipated that between 10 

and 15 applications will be selected for 

funding with an average grant amount of 

$1 to $1.5 million. 

Conditions Attached to Awards: The 

grant agreement will set out the records 

to be maintained by the recipient that 

must be available for review and audit 

by the Maritime Administration, as well 

as any other conditions and 

requirements. 

Dated: January 7, 2010. 

By Order of the Acting Maritime 

Administrator. 

Murray Bloom, 

Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–475 Filed 1–12–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Membership Availability in the National 

Parks Overflights Advisory Group 

Aviation; Rulemaking Committee To 

Represent Commercial Air Tour 

Concerns 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS) and the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), as required by 

the National Parks Air Tour 

Management Act of 2000, established 

the National Parks Overflights Advisory 

Group (NPOAG) in March 2001. The 

NPOAG was formed to provide 

continuing advice and counsel with 

respect to commercial air tour 

operations over and near national parks. 

This notice informs the public of one 

vacancy (due to completion of 

membership on May 19, 2010) on the 

NPOAG (now the NPOAG Aviation 

Rulemaking Committee (ARC)) for a 

member representing commercial air 

tour operator concerns and invites 

interested persons to apply to fill the 

vacancy. 

DATES: Persons interested in serving on 

the NPOAG ARC should contact Mr. 

Barry Brayer at the mailing or e-mail 

address below in writing on or before 

February 19, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry Brayer, AWP–1SP, Special 

Programs Staff, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western-Pacific Region 

Headquarters, P.O. Box 92007, Los 

Angeles, CA 90009–2007, telephone: 

(310) 725–3800, e-mail: 

Barry.Brayer@faa.gov, or Karen Trevino, 

National Park Service, Natural Sounds 

Program, 1201 Oakridge Dr., Suite 100, 

Fort Collins, CO 80525, telephone (970) 

225–3563, e-mail: 

Karen_Trevino@nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The National Parks Air Tour 

Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was 

enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law 

106–181. The Act required the 

establishment of the advisory group 

within 1 year after its enactment. The 

advisory group was established in 

March 2001, and is comprised of a 

balanced group of representatives of 

general aviation, commercial air tour 

operations, environmental concerns, 

and Native American tribes. The 

Administrator of the FAA and the 

Director of NPS (or their designees) 

serve as ex officio members of the 

group. Representatives of the 

Administrator and Director serve 

alternating 1-year terms as chairman of 

the advisory group. 

The advisory group provides ‘‘advice, 

information, and recommendations to 

the Administrator and the Director— 

(1) On the implementation of this title 

[the Act] and the amendments made by 

this title; 

(2) On commonly accepted quiet 

aircraft technology for use in 

commercial air tour operations over a 

national park or tribal lands, which will 

receive preferential treatment in a given 

air tour management plan; 

(3) On other measures that might be 

taken to accommodate the interests of 

visitors to national parks; and 

(4) On safety, environmental, and 

other issues related to commercial air 

tour operations over a national park or 

tribal lands.’’ 

Members of the advisory group may 

be allowed certain travel expenses as 

authorized by section 5703 of Title 5, 

United States Code, for intermittent 

Government service. 

By FAA Order No. 1110–138, signed 

by the FAA Administrator on October 

10, 2003, the NPOAG became an 

Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). 

FAA Order No. 1110–138, was amended 

and became effective as FAA Order No. 

1110–138A, on January 20, 2006. 

The current NPOAG ARC is made up 

of one member representing general 

aviation, three members representing 

the commercial air tour industry, four 


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