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the above named company is granted 

registration as a bulk manufacturer of 

the basic class of controlled substance 

listed. 

Dated: January 6, 2010. 

Joseph T. Rannazzisi, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–509 Filed 1–12–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

Manufacturer of Controlled 

Substances; Notice of Registration 

By Notice dated August 28, 2009 and 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 8, 2009, (74 FR 46232), 

Noramco Inc., Division of Ortho McNeil, 

Inc., 500 Swedes Landing Road, 

Wilmington, Delaware 19801–4417, 

made application by letter to the Drug 

Enforcement Administration (DEA) to 

be registered as a bulk manufacturer of 

Noroxymorphone (9668), a basic class of 

controlled substance listed in schedule 

II. 

The company plans to bulk 

manufacture the listed controlled 

substance as a reference standard for 

distribution to its customers which are 

analytical laboratories. 

No comments or objections have been 

received. DEA has considered the 

factors in 21 U.S.C. 823(a) and 

determined that the registration of 

Noramco Inc. to manufacture the listed 

basic class of controlled substance is 

consistent with the public interest at 

this time. DEA has investigated 

Noramco Inc. to ensure that the 

company’s registration is consistent 

with the public interest. The 

investigation has included inspection 

and testing of the company’s physical 

security systems, verification of the 

company’s compliance with state and 

local laws, and a review of the 

company’s background and history. 

Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823, 

and in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.33, 

the above named company is granted 

registration as a bulk manufacturer of 

the basic classes of controlled 

substances listed. 

Dated: January 6, 2010. 

Joseph T. Rannazzisi, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

Manufacturer of Controlled 

Substances; Notice of Registration 

By Notice dated August 28, 2009, and 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 8, 2009, (74 FR 46233), 

National Center for Natural Products 

Research-NIDA MProject, University of 

Mississippi, 135 Coy Waller Lab 

Complex, University, Mississippi 38677, 

made application by renewal to the 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

(DEA) to be registered as a bulk 

manufacturer of the basic classes of 

controlled substances listed in schedule 

I: 

Drug Schedule 

Marihuana (7360) ......................... I 

Tetrahydrocannabinols (7370) ..... I 

The company plans to cultivate 

marihuana for the National Institute on 

Drug Abuse for research approved by 

the Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

No comments or objections have been 

received. DEA has considered the 

factors in 21 U.S.C. 823(a) and 

determined that the registration of 

National Center for Natural Products 

Research-NIDA MProject to manufacture 

the listed basic classes of controlled 

substances is consistent with the public 

interest at this time. DEA has 

investigated National Center for Natural 

Products Research-NIDA MProject to 

ensure that the company’s registration is 

consistent with the public interest. The 

investigation has included inspection 

and testing of the company’s physical 

security systems, verification of the 

company’s compliance with state and 

local laws, and a review of the 

company’s background and history. 

Therefore, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 823, 

and in accordance with 21 CFR 1301.33, 

the above named company is granted 

registration as a bulk manufacturer of 

the basic classes of controlled 

substances listed. 

Dated: January 6, 2010. 

Joseph T. Rannazzisi, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

National Institute of Corrections 

Solicitation for a Cooperative 

Agreement—Curriculum Development: 

Training for Correctional Industries 

Directors 

AGENCY: National Institute of 

Corrections, Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Solicitation for a cooperative 

agreement. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Corrections’ (NIC) Transition and 

Offender Workforce Development (T/ 

OWD) and Academy Divisions are 

seeking applications for the 

development of a competency based, 

blended modality training curriculum 

that will provide Correctional Industries 

Directors with the knowledge, skills and 

abilities needed to set organizational 

priorities, identify strategic objectives, 

create measurable goals, establish 

collaborative partnerships, utilize 

current labor market information, and 

provide specialized services and 

programming that support the offenders’ 

long term attachment to the labor force. 

DATES: Applications must be received 

by 4 p.m. EST on Friday, February 12, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be 

sent to: Director, National Institute of 

Corrections, 320 First Street, NW., Room 

5007, Washington, DC 20534. 

Applicants are encouraged to use 

Federal Express, UPS, or similar service 

to ensure delivery by the due date. 

Hand delivered applications should 

be brought to 500 First Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20534. At the front 

desk, dial 7–3106, extension 0 for 

pickup. 

Faxed applications will not be 

accepted. Electronic applications can be 

submitted via http://www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All 

technical or programmatic questions 

concerning this announcement should 

be directed to Michael Guevara, 

Correctional Program Specialist, 

National Institute of Corrections. He can 

be reached by calling 303–365–4415, or 

by e-mail at mguevara@bop.gov. 

Questions will be accepted until one 

week prior to the application due date. 

At this time responses to the questions 

will be posted on the NIC Web site. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview: NIC is looking to develop a 

curriculum, which follows NIC’s 

Instructional Theory Into Practice (ITIP) 

model, to be written based on 

occupational documentation that 

includes a completed DACUM 

(Developing A Curriculum) and a 


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DACUM validation for the position of 

Correctional Industries Director. It is 

anticipated that the curriculum will 

utilize blended learning formats to 

accommodate the possibility of distance 

learning. The curriculum will be piloted 

and changes made based upon 

evaluation of the pilot. 

Background: NIC has been committed 

for years to improving offender 

transition, workforce development, and 

correctional industries. In an effort to 

expand on the resources NIC provides 

the field in these areas, a DACUM was 

completed for the job of Correctional 

Industries Director. This was followed 

by a DACUM validation. The next step 

is to create and pilot a training 

curriculum for this position. 

Purpose: To create and pilot a 

complete training curriculum for 

Correctional Industries Directors. 

Scope of Work: At the end of this 

Cooperative Agreement, a curriculum 

will have been developed using NIC’s 

Instructional Theory Into Practice (ITIP) 

model. This model can be found on 

NIC’s Web site via the following link: 

http://www.nicic.org/pubs/1992/ 

010714.pdf. The curriculum will 

include a facilitator’s manual, 

participant’s manual, and all relevant 

supplemental material (such as 

PowerPoint slides, visual and/or audio 

aids, handouts, exercises, etc.). The use 

of blended learning tools such as a live 

web-based training environment (e.g. 

WebEx) or supplemental on-line 

training courses is encouraged. Clear 

learning objectives will be contained in 

each lesson, and delivery modality will 

be based on how to most efficiently and 

effectively achieve these objectives. The 

curriculum will have been piloted and 

changes incorporated as necessary. A 

pre-and post-test, as well as quizzes will 

have been developed as necessary. 

Consideration will be given to advance 

work for participants, such as reading 

assignments or taking an online course 

through NIC’s Learning Center. An 

evaluation, to be distributed at the 

conclusion of the training, will also 

have been developed. This evaluation 

will examine the content, processes, and 

delivery of the program. The evaluation 

will be designed with the purpose in 

mind of helping to revise and improve 

the training and curriculum. After it is 

developed under this cooperative 

agreement, the proposed evaluation 

protocol must be submitted to NIC for 

review and approval before use. 

Specific Requirements: The training 

curriculum will be based on a recently 

established needs assessment identified 

through the use of a DACUM for 

Correctional Industries Directors. 

Modules may address the following: 

Dynamic Leadership; Financial SelfSufficiency; Offender Workforce 

Development; Marketing Strategies; 

Staff Workforce Competencies; 

Stakeholder Network; Internal and 

External Customer Satisfaction; Reentry 

Services; Organizational Performance; 

Engaging in Legislative Processes, and 

Balancing Internal/External 

Environments. 

Document Requirements: The 

following are the expected document 

requirements. Note: Publications 

produced under this award must follow 

the ‘‘Guidelines for Preparing and 

Submitting Manuscripts for Publication’’ 

as found in the General Guidelines for 

Cooperative Agreements included in the 

award package. All final publications 

submitted for posting on the NIC Web 

site must meet the federal government’s 

requirement for accessibility (508 PDF 

or HTML file). All documents 

developed under this cooperative 

agreement must be submitted in draft 

form to NIC for review before the final 

products are delivered. 

Application Requirements: 

Applications should be concisely 

written, contain no more than 20 double 

spaced typed pages (exclusive of 

resumes and summaries of experience), 

and reference the project by the ‘‘NIC 

Opportunity Number’’ and Title in this 

announcement. The package must 

include: a cover letter that identifies the 

audit agency responsible for the 

applicant’s financial accounts as well as 

the audit period or fiscal year that the 

applicant operates under (e.g., July 1 

through June 30); a program narrative in 

response to the statement of work and 

a budget narrative explaining projected 

costs. The following forms must also be 

included: OMB Standard Form 424, 

Application for Federal Assistance; 

OMB Standard Form 424A, Budget 

information—Non-Construction 

Programs; OMB Standard Form 424B, 

Assurances—Non-Construction 

Programs (these forms are available at 

http://www.grants.gov) and DOJ/NIC 

Certification Regarding Lobbying; 

Debarment, Suspension and Other 

Responsibility Matters; and the DrugFree Workplace Requirements (available 

at http://www.nicic.gov/Downloads/ 

PDF/certif-frm.pdf.) 

Applications may be submitted in 

hard copy, or electronically via http:// 

www.grants.gov. If submitted in hard 

copy, there needs to be an original and 

three copies of the full proposal 

(program and budget narratives, 

application forms and assurances). The 

original should have the applicant’s 

signature in blue ink. 

Authority: Public Law 93–415. 

Funds Available: NIC is seeking the 

applicant’s best ideas regarding 

accomplishment of the scope of work 

and the related costs for achieving the 

goals of this solicitation. Funds may 

only be used for the activities that are 

linked to the desired outcome of the 

project. 

This project will be a collaborative 

venture with NIC’s Transition & 

Offender Workforce Development and 

Academy Divisions. 

Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible 

applicant is any public or private 

agency, educational institution, 

organization, individual or team with 

expertise in the described areas. 

Review Considerations: Applications 

received under this announcement will 

be subjected to a 3 to 5 person NIC Peer 

Review Process. The criteria for the 

evaluation of each application will be as 

follows: 

Programmatic (60%) 

Is there demonstrated knowledge of 

curriculum development? Is a specific 

model of curriculum development (e.g. 

ITIP) proposed? Is there demonstrated 

knowledge of training for leadership 

and executive positions? Is there 

demonstrated knowledge of techniques 

and/or interventions that successfully 

address acquisition and retention of 

new knowledge, skills and abilities? 

Does the proposal include blended and 

distance learning approaches? Are 

project goals/tasks adequately 

discussed? Is there a clear statement of 

how project goals will be accomplished, 

to include: major tasks that will lead to 

achieving the goal, the strategies to be 

employed, required staffing and other 

required resources? Are there any 

innovative approaches, techniques, or 

design aspects proposed that will 

enhance the project? 

Organizational (20%) 

Do the skills, knowledge, and 

expertise of the organization and the 

proposed project staff demonstrate a 

high level of competency to carry out 

the tasks? Does the applicant/ 

organization have the necessary 

experience and organizational capacity 

to carry out all goals of the project? Are 

the proposed project management and 

staffing plans realistic and sufficient to 

complete the project within the 12- 

month time frame? 

Project Management/Administration 

(20%) 

Does the applicant identify reasonable 

objectives, milestones, and measures to 

track progress? If consultants and/or 

partnerships are proposed, is there a 

reasonable justification for their 

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structure to ensure effective 

coordination? Is the proposed budget 

realistic, does it provide sufficient cost 

detail/narrative, and does it represent 

good value relative to the anticipated 

results? 

Note: NIC will NOT award a cooperative 

agreement to an applicant who does not have 

a Dun and Bradstreet Database Universal 

Number (DUNS) and is not registered in the 

Central Contractor Registry (CCR). 

A DUNS number can be received at 

no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free 

DUNS number request line at 1–800– 

333–0505 (if you are a sole proprietor, 

you would dial 1–866–705–5711 and 

select option 1). 

Registration in the CRR can be done 

online at the CCR Web site: http:// 

www.ccr.gov. A CCR Handbook and 

worksheet can also be reviewed at the 

Web site. 

Number of Awards: One. 

NIC Opportunity Number: 10A30. 

This number should appear as a 

reference line in the cover letter, where 

indicated on Standard Form 424, and 

outside of the envelope in which the 

application is sent. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number: 16.601. Executive Order 12372: This 

project is not subject to the provisions of 

Executive Order 12372) 

Morris L. Thigpen, 

Director, National Institute of Corrections. 

[FR Doc. 2010–505 Filed 1–12–10; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation 

(NSF). 

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request and Final Notice of a 

Uniform Research Performance Progress 

Report (RPPR) format. 

SUMMARY: Effective with publication of 

this Notice in the Federal Register, 

agencies will be able to utilize a new 

uniform format for reporting 

performance progress on Federallyfunded research projects. The Research 

Performance Progress Report (RPPR) 

will directly benefit award recipients by 

making it easier for them to administer 

Federal grant and cooperative agreement 

programs through standardization of the 

types of information required in interim 

performance reports—thereby reducing 

their administrative effort and costs. 

The RPPR will also make it easier to 

compare the outputs, outcomes, etc. of 

research programs across the 

government. 

The RPPR resulted from an initiative 

of the Research Business Models (RBM) 

Subcommittee of the Committee on 

Science (CoS), a committee of the 

National Science and Technology 

Council (NSTC). One of the RBM 

Subcommittee’s priority areas is to 

create greater consistency in the 

administration of Federal research 

awards. Given the increasing 

complexity of interdisciplinary and 

interagency research, it is important for 

Federal agencies to manage awards in a 

similar fashion. Upon implementation, 

the RPPR will be used by agencies that 

support research and research-related 

activities for use in submission of 

interim progress reports. It is intended 

to replace other interim performance 

reporting formats currently in use by 

agencies. The RPPR does not change the 

performance reporting requirements 

specified in 2 CFR part 215 (OMB 

Circular A–110) and the Common Rule 

implementing OMB Circular A–102. 

Each category in the RPPR is a 

separate reporting component. Agencies 

will direct recipients to report on the 

one mandatory component 

(‘‘Accomplishments’’), and also may 

direct them to report on optional 

components, as appropriate. Within a 

particular component, agencies may 

direct recipients to complete only 

specific questions, as not all questions 

within a given component may be 

relevant to all agencies. Agencies may 

develop an agency- or program-specific 

component, if necessary, to meet 

programmatic requirements, although 

agencies should minimize the degree to 

which they supplement the standard 

components. Such agency- or programspecific requirements will require 

review and clearance by OMB. 

Agencies also may use other OMBapproved reporting formats, such as the 

Performance Progress Report (PPR), if 

those formats are better suited to the 

agency’s reporting requirements, for 

example, for research centers/institutes, 

clinical trials, or fellowship/training 

awards or in connection to reporting on 

program performance, through 

mechanisms such as the Performance 

Assessment Rating Tool. 

On behalf of the RBM Subcommittee, 

the National Science Foundation (NSF) 

has agreed to serve as sponsor of this 

new format. We anticipate this being the 

final notice before the format and 

instructions are finalized. The general 

public and Federal agencies, however, 

are invited to comment on the proposed 

final format during the 30 day public 

comment period. The Government-wide 

RPPR is posted on the NSF Web site at: 

http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/ 

rppr/index.jsp. 

Comments: In compliance with the 

requirement of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

the National Science Foundation is 

publishing the following summary of a 

proposed collection for public 

comment. Interested persons are invited 

to send comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

February 12, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Division of 

Administrative Services, National 

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, 

Arlington, VA 22230, e-mail 

splimpton@nsf.gov; telephone: (703) 

292–7556; fax: (703) 292–9188. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 

8339, which is accessible 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year 

(including Federal holidays. 

We encourage respondents to submit 

comments electronically to ensure 

timely receipt. We cannot guarantee that 

comments mailed will be received 

before the comment closing date. Please 

include ‘‘Research Performance Progress 

Reporting’’ in the subject line of the email message; please also include the 

full body of your comments in the text 

of the message, and as an attachment. 

Include your name, title, organization, 

postal address, telephone number, and 

e-mail address in your message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the RPPR, contact Jean 

Feldman; Head, Policy Office, Division 

of Institution & Support; National 

Science Foundation; 4201 Wilson Blvd; 

Arlington, VA 22230; e-mail: 

jfeldman@nsf.gov; telephone: (703) 292– 

8243; fax: (703) 292–9171. 

For further information on the NSTC 

RBM Subcommittee, contact Diane 

DiEuliis, at the Office of Science and 

Technology Policy, 725 17th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20503; e-mail: 

ddieuliis@ostp.eop.gov; telephone: 202– 


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