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Manufacturer: University of Natural 

Resources and Applied Life Sciences, 

Austria. Intended Use: The instrument 

is a highly specialized system for 

studying a wide range of materials used 

in very high cycle, high temperature 

applications, such as light metals, 

composite metal/ceramics, titanium 

alloys and superalloys. Justification for 

Duty-Free Entry: No instruments of the 

same general category are being 

manufactured in the United States. 

Application accepted by Commissioner 

of Customs: July 18, 2011. 

August 3, 2011. 

Gregory W. Campbell, 

Director, Subsidies Enforcement Office, Office 

of Policy, Import Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20206 Filed 8–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[Docket No. I.D. GF001] 

Grants to Manufacturers of Certain 

Worsted Wool Fabrics 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce, 

International Trade Administration. 

ACTION: Notice Announcing the 

Availability of Grant Funds. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to inform potential applicants that the 

Department of Commerce is providing 

financial assistance in calendar year 

2011 for U.S. manufacturers of certain 

worsted wool fabrics. Section 

4002(c)(6)(A) of the Miscellaneous 

Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 

2004 (Pub. L. 108–429, 118 Stat. 2603) 

(the ‘‘Act’’), as amended by the 

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act 

of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–343, 122 Stat. 

3765), authorizes the Secretary of 

Commerce to provide grants to persons 

(including firms, corporations, or other 

legal entities) who were, during 

calendar years 1999, 2000, and 2001, 

manufacturers of two categories of 

worsted wool fabrics. The first category 

are manufacturers of worsted wool 

fabrics, containing 85 percent or more 

by weight of wool, with average fiber 

diameters greater than 18.5 micron 

(Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTS) heading 

9902.51.11); the total amount of 

available funds is $2,666,000, to be 

allocated among such manufacturers on 

the basis of the percentage of each 

manufacturers’ production of worsted 

wool fabric included in HTS 9902.51.11. 

The second category are manufacturers 

of worsted wool fabrics, containing 85 

percent or more by weight of wool, with 

average fiber diameters of 18.5 micron 

or less (HTS heading 9902.51.15, 

previously HTS heading 9902.51.12); 

the total amount of available funds is 

$2,666,000, to be allocated among such 

manufacturers on the basis of the 

percentage of each manufacturers’ 

production of worsted wool fabric 

included in HTS 9902.51.15. Funding 

for the worsted wool fabrics grant 

program will be provided by the 

Department of the Treasury from 

amounts in the Wool Apparel 

Manufacturers Trust Fund (the ‘‘Trust 

Fund’’). The total amount of grants to 

manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics 

described in HTS 9902.51.11 shall be 

$2,666,000 in calendar year 2011. The 

total amount of grants to manufacturers 

of worsted wool fabrics described in 

HTS 9902.51.15 shall also be $2,666,000 

in calendar year 2011. 

DATES: Applications by eligible U.S. 

producers of certain worsted wool 

fabrics must be received and validated 

by Grants.gov, postmarked, or provided 

to a delivery service on or before 5 p.m. 

EDT, August 19, 2011. Validation or 

rejection of your application by 

Grants.gov may take up to 2 business 

days after submission. Applications 

received after the closing date and time 

will be rejected/returned to the sender 

without further consideration. Use of 

U.S. mail or another delivery service 

must be documented with a receipt. No 

facsimile or electronic mail applications 

will be accepted. 

ADDRESSES: The standard application 

package is available at http:// 

www.grants.gov. For applicants without 

internet access, an application package 

may be received by contacting Mr. Jim 

Bennett, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel—Rm. 3100, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Washington DC 20230, 

phone (202) 482–4058, e-mail: 

James.Bennett@trade.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Technical questions can be directed to 

Jim Bennett, Office of Textiles and 

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

(202) 482–4058; 

James.Bennett@trade.gov. Grants related 

administration questions concerning 

this program should be addressed to 

Janet Russell, Department of Commerce 

Grants Officer, (301) 713–0942; 

Janet.J.Russell@noaa.gov. For assistance 

with using grants.gov, contact 

support@grants.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

listed below are required before an 

award can be made. Failure to submit 

items below by the application date will 

result in the application not being 

reviewed. Applicants must have 

produced in the United States, during 

calendar years 1999, 2000 and 2001, 

worsted wool fabrics of a kind described 

in HTS 9902.51.11 or 9902.51.15. 

Applicants must provide: (1) Company 

name, address, contact and phone 

number; (2) Federal tax identification 

number; (3) the name and address of 

each plant or location in the United 

States where worsted wool fabrics of the 

kind described in HTS 9902.51.11 or 

HTS 9902.51.15 was woven by the 

applicant in 1999, 2000 and 2001; (4) 

the name and address of each plant or 

location in the United States where the 

applicant is weaving worsted wool 

fabrics of the kind described in HTS 

9902.51.11 or HTS 9902.51.15 as of the 

date of application; (5) the quantity, in 

linear yards, of worsted wool fabric 

production described in HTS 9902.51.11 

or 9902.51.15, as appropriate, woven in 

the United States in each of calendar 

years 1999, 2000 and 2001; and (6) the 

value of worsted wool fabric production 

described in HTS 9902.51.11 or 

9902.51.15, as appropriate, woven in the 

United States in each of calendar years 

1999, 2000 and 2001. 

This data must indicate actual 

production (not estimates) of worsted 

wool fabric of the kind described in 

HTS 9902.51.11 or 9902.51.15. At the 

conclusion of the application, the 

applicant must attest that ‘‘all 

information contained in the 

application is complete and correct and 

no false claims, statements, or 

representations have been made.’’ 

Applicants should be aware that, 

generally, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3729, 

persons providing a false or fraudulent 

claims, and, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1001, 

persons making materially false 

statements or representations, are 

subject to civil or criminal penalties, 

respectively. Information that is marked 

‘‘business confidential’’ will be 

protected from disclosure to the full 

extent permitted by law. 

Other Application Requirements: 

Complete applications must also 

include the following forms and 

documents: CD–346, Applicant for 

Funding Assistance; CD–511, 

Certification Regarding Lobbying; SF– 

424, Application for Federal Assistance; 

and SF–424B, Assurances—NonConstruction Programs. 

Electronic Access: The federal 

funding opportunity announcement for 

this program can be accessed via the 

Grants.gov Web site at http:// 

www.grants.gov. The announcement 

will also be available by contacting the 

program officials identified under the 

section labeled FOR FURTHER

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comply with all requirements contained 

in the full funding opportunity 

announcement. 

Statutory Authority: Section 4002(c) 

(6) (A) of the Miscellaneous Trade and 

Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (Pub. 

L. 108–429, 118 Stat. 2603) (the ‘‘Act’’), 

as amended by Section 1633 of the 

Pension Protection Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 

109–280); Division C, Title 111, Section 

325 (b) of the Emergency Economic 

Stabilization Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110– 

343) extends availability of grant funds 

through 2014. 

Funding Availability: The Secretary of 

Commerce is authorized under Section 

4002(c)(6)(A) of the Act, as amended 

(Pub. L. 110–343, 122 Stat. 3765), to 

provide grants to manufacturers of 

certain worsted wool fabrics. Funding 

for the worsted wool fabrics grant 

program will be provided by the 

Department of the Treasury from 

amounts in the Wool Apparel 

Manufacturers Trust Fund. The total 

amount of grants to manufacturers of 

worsted wool fabrics described in HTS 

9902.51.11 shall be $2,666,000 in 

calendar year 2011. The total amount of 

grants to manufacturers of worsted wool 

fabrics described in HTS 9902.51.15 

shall also be $2,666,000 in calendar year 

2011. 

Eligibility Criteria: The worsted wool 

fabrics grant program is open to persons 

(including firms, corporations, or other 

legal entities) who were, during 

calendar years 1999, 2000 and 2001, 

manufacturers of worsted wool fabrics 

in the United States of the kind 

described in HTS 9902.51.11 or 

9902.51.15. Only manufacturers who 

weave worsted wool fabric in the United 

States as of the date of application shall 

be eligible for grant funds. Any 

manufacturer who becomes a successorof-interest to a manufacturer of the 

worsted wool fabrics described in HTS 

9902.51.11 or HTS 9902.51.15 during 

1999, 2000 or 2001 because of 

reorganization or otherwise, shall be 

eligible to apply for such grants. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: No cost 

sharing or matching requirements is 

required for the worsted wool fabric 

program. 

Evaluation and Selection Procedures: 

The general evaluation criteria and 

selection factors that apply to full 

applications to this funding opportunity 

are summarized below. Further 

information about the evaluation criteria 

and selection factors can be found in the 

full funding opportunity announcement. 

Evaluation Criteria For Projects: For 

the worsted wool fabrics grant program, 

the technical reviewers will use the 

following criteria to evaluate the 

applications: (1) Whether the applicant 

(including persons, firms, corporations, 

or other legal entities) produced in the 

United States worsted wool fabrics of 

the kind described in HTS 9902.51.11 or 

9902.51.15 during calendar years 1999, 

2000 and 2001; (2) Whether the 

applicant (including persons, firms, 

corporations, or other legal entities) is 

weaving in the United States worsted 

wool fabric of the kind described in 

HTS 9902.51.11 or HTS 9902.51.15 as of 

the date of application; (3) Whether the 

applicant (including persons, firms, 

corporations, or other legal entities) was 

a successor-of-interest to a manufacturer 

who produced in the United States 

worsted wool fabric of the kind 

described in HTS 9902.51.11 or HTS 

9902.51.15 during calendar years 1999, 

2000 or 2001 because of a reorganization 

or otherwise; and (4) the quantity, in 

linear yards, of worsted wool fabric 

production described in HTS 9902.51.11 

woven in the United States in each of 

calendar years 1999, 2000 and 2001; or 

the quantity, in linear yards, of worsted 

wool fabric production described in 

HTS 9902.51.15 woven in the United 

States in each of calendar years 1999, 

2000 and 2001. 

Review and Selection Process: All 

applications received in response to this 

announcement will be reviewed to 

determine whether they are complete 

and responsive to the content and form 

of application submission requirements 

as published in this notice. Responsive 

applications will be reviewed by an 

independent, objective panel composed 

of at least three individuals who are 

knowledgeable about worsted wool 

fabric production. The panel will 

conduct a technical review of 

applications based on the evaluation 

criteria listed above. The worsted wool 

fabrics grant program Selecting Official 

in the Office of Textiles and Apparel 

will make the award selection. 

Selection Factors For Projects: For 

each applicant, the quantity, in linear 

yards, of worsted wool fabric 

production described in HTS 9902.51.11 

woven in the United States in each of 

calendar years 1999, 2000 and 2001; or 

the quantity, in linear yards, of worsted 

wool fabric production described in 

HTS 9902.51.15 woven in the United 

States in each of calendar years 1999, 

2000 and 2001. The grants are to be 

allocated among eligible applicants on 

the basis of the percentage of each 

manufacturers’ production of the fabric 

described in HTS 9902.51.11 or HTS 

9902.51.15, as appropriate, for calendar 

years 1999, 2000, and 2001, compared 

to the production of such fabric by all 

manufacturers who qualify for such 

grants. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications under this program are not 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of 

Programs’’. 

Limitation of Liability: In no event 

will International Trade Administration 

or the Department of Commerce be 

responsible for proposal preparation 

costs if these programs fail to receive 

funding or are cancelled because of 

other agency priorities. Publication of 

this announcement does not oblige 

International Trade Administration to 

award any specific project or to obligate 

any available funds. 

The Department Of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements For 

Grants And Cooperative Agreements: 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

contained in the Federal Register notice 

of February 11, 2008 (73 FR 7696), are 

applicable to this solicitation. 

Paperwork Reduction Act: This 

document contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 

use of Standard Forms 424, 424B, and 

SF–LLL and CD–346 has been approved 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) under the respective 

control numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, 

0348–0040, 0348–0046, and 0605–0001. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, no person is required to, nor shall 

a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with, a collection of 

information subject to the requirements 

of the PRA unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB control number. 

Executive Order 12866: This notice 

has been determined to be not 

significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism): 

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain policies with 

implications as that term is defined in 

Executive Order 13132. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Prior notices 

and an opportunity for public comment 

are not required by the Administrative 

Procedure Act or any other law for rules 

concerning public property, loans, 

grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. 

553(a)(2)). Because notice and 

opportunity for comment are not 

required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any 

other law, the analytical requirements 

for the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are inapplicable. 

Therefore, a regulatory flexibility 

analysis has not been prepared. 


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Dated: August 4, 2011. 

Kim Glas, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Textiles and 

Apparel. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20301 Filed 8–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA625 

Endangered Species; File No. 16194 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the National Marine Fisheries Service, 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center 

(SEFSC) [Bonnie Ponwith: Responsible 

Party], 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, 

FL 33149, has applied in due form for 

a permit to take green (Chelonia mydas), 

hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata), 

loggerhead (Caretta caretta), Kemp’s 

ridley (Lepidochelys kempii), olive 

ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea), 

leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), and 

unidentified hardshell sea turtles for 

purposes of scientific research. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or e-mail 

comments must be received on or before 

September 8, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting Records Open for Public 

Comment from the Features box on the 

Applications and Permits for Protected 

Species (APPS) home page, https:// 

apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting 

File No. 16194 from the list of available 

applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following offices: 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376; and 

Southeast Region, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 

33701; phone (727) 824–5312; fax (727) 

824–5309. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division. 

• by e-mail to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov (include 

the File No. in the subject line of the 

e-mail), 

• by facsimile to (301) 713–0376, or 

• at the address listed above. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits, Conservation and 

Education Division at the address listed 

above. The request should set forth the 

specific reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colette Cairns or Amy Hapeman, (301) 

427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) and the regulations 

governing the taking, importing, and 

exporting of endangered and threatened 

species (50 CFR 222–226). 

The proposed research would allow 

the applicant to monitor the take of 

green, loggerhead, hawksbill, 

leatherback, Kemp’s ridley, olive ridley, 

and unidentified hardshell sea turtles 

during SEFSC resource assessment 

cruises in the Gulf of Mexico, the 

Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea. 

Green, loggerhead, Kemp’s ridley, 

hawksbill, leatherback, olive ridley and 

unidentified hardshell sea turtles 

captured under separate authority 

would be handled, photographed, 

measured, weighed, flipper and passive 

integrated transponder tagged, 

temporarily marked, skin biopsied, and 

released. These efforts would aid in the 

development and refinement of 

management efforts to recover these 

species. The sampling would be 

conducted year-round for five years 

from the date of issuance of the permit. 

Dated: August 3, 2011. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20190 Filed 8–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA621 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Whiting Advisory Panel, in August 

2011, to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

Recommendations from this group will 

be brought to the full Council for formal 

consideration and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson 

Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 

(401) 861–8000; fax: (401) 861–8002. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Whiting Advisory Panel will develop 

and recommend potential management 

alternatives for Multispecies FMP 

Amendment 19 for the small mesh 

fishery. These alternatives will include 

Annual Catch Limit (ACL) measures 

(allocations, buffers for management 

uncertainty, landings limits), 

Accountability Measures (AM), and 

possibly other measures to regulate the 

fishery and prevent catches from 

exceeding the ACL. The Advisory Panel 

will begin the meeting with a closed 

door session to elect a chair and vicechair. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Actions will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

Section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 


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