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(5) Administrative. The Administrator 

may assign up to 25 additional points to 

an application to account for the 

following items not adequately covered 

by the other priority criteria set out in 

this section. The items that will be 

considered are the amount of funds 

requested in relation to the amount of 

need; a particularly successful 

affordable housing development record; 

a service area with no other PRLF 

coverage; a service area with severe 

affordable housing problems; a service 

area with emergency conditions caused 

by a natural disaster; an innovative 

proposal; the quality of the proposed 

program; economic development plan 

from the local community, particularly 

a plan prepared as part of a request for 

an Empowerment Zone/Enterprise 

Community designation; or excellent 

utilization of an existing revolving loan 

fund program. The Administrator will 

document the reasons for the particular 

point allocation. 

VI. Appeal Process 

All adverse determinations regarding 

applicant eligibility and the awarding of 

points as part of the selection process 

are appealable. Instructions on the 

appeal process will be provided at the 

time an applicant is notified of the 

adverse action. 

Equal Opportunity and 

Nondiscrimination Requirements 

(1) In accordance with the Fair 

Housing Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights 

Act of 1964, the Equal Credit 

Opportunity Act, the Age 

Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive 

Order 12898, the Americans with 

Disabilities Act, and Section 504 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, neither the 

intermediary nor Rural Development 

will discriminate against any employee, 

proposed intermediary or proposed 

ultimate recipient on the basis of sex, 

marital status, race, familial status, 

color, religion, national origin, age, 

physical or mental disability (provided 

the proposed intermediary or proposed 

ultimate recipient has the capacity to 

contract), because all or part of the 

proposed intermediary’s or proposed 

ultimate recipient’s income is derived 

from public assistance of any kind, or 

because the proposed intermediary or 

proposed ultimate recipient has in good 

faith exercised any right under the 

Consumer Credit Protection Act, with 

respect to any aspect of a credit 

transaction anytime Rural Development 

loan funds are involved. 

(2) The policies and regulations 

contained in 7 CFR Part 1901, Subpart 

E apply to this program. 

(3) The Rural Housing Service (RHS) 

Administrator will assure that equal 

opportunity and nondiscrimination 

requirements are met in accordance 

with the Fair Housing Act, Title VI of 

the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Equal 

Credit Opportunity Act, the Age 

Discrimination Act of 1975, Executive 

Order 12898, the Americans with 

Disabilities Act, and Section 504 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 

(4) All housing must meet the 

accessibility requirements found at 7 

CFR Section 3560.60(d). 

(5) To file a complaint of 

discrimination, write to USDA, 

Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Civil Rights, 1400 Independence 

Avenue, SW., STOP 9410, Washington, 

DC 20250–9410, or call (866) 632–9992 

(English) or (800) 877–8339 (TDD) or 

(866) 377–8642 (English Federal-relay) 

or (800) 845–6136 (Spanish Federalrelay). USDA is an equal opportunity 

provider, employer, and lender. The 

U.S. Department of Agriculture 

prohibits discrimination in all its 

programs and activities on the basis of 

race, color, national origin, age, 

disability, and where applicable, sex, 

marital status, familial status, parental 

status, religion, sexual orientation, 

genetic information, political beliefs, 

reprisal, or because all or part of an 

individual’s income is derived from any 

public assistance program. (Not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication of 

program information (Braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 

USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720– 

2600 (voice and TDD). 

Dated: August 16, 2011. 

Robert Lewis, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: International Trade 

Administration (ITA). 

Title: Application for the President’s 

‘‘E’’ and ‘‘E’’ Star Awards for Export 

Expansion. 

Form Number(s): ITA–725P. 

OMB Control Number: 0625–0065. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(revision and extension of a currently 

approved information collection). 

Burden Hours: 600. 

Number of Respondents: 30. 

Average Hours per Response: 20. 

Needs and Uses: Expanding the U.S. 

exports is a national priority and 

essential to improving U.S. trade 

performance. The Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Commercial 

Service serves as the key U.S. 

government agency responsible for 

promoting exports of goods and services 

from the United States and assisting 

U.S. exporters in their dealings with 

foreign governments. 

The ‘‘E’’ Award Program was 

established by Executive Order 10978 

(EO), to afford suitable recognition to 

persons, firms, or organizations that 

contribute significantly in the effort to 

increase U.S. exports and to encourage 

U.S. companies to sell their products 

and services internationally. The EO 

authorized the Secretary of Commerce, 

in cooperation with the Secretary of the 

Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, 

the Administrator of the Small Business 

Administration, and the heads of other 

Government departments and agencies, 

to establish procedures for the 

nomination and the granting of awards. 

A second Presidential award, the ‘‘E 

Star’’ Award, was authorized by the 

Secretary of Commerce, to afford 

continuing recognition of noteworthy 

export promotion efforts. 

The application form is used to 

determine eligibility for the ‘‘E’’ Award 

and the ‘‘E Star’’ Award within 

established criteria. In addition to the 

application form and written 

justification, applicants can submit 

supporting materials that show their 

qualification for the respective awards, 

although supporting materials are not 

required. Examples of supporting 

materials can include: Translated 

company and product literature; 

promotional materials; client impact 

statements; or anything the company or 

organization deems relevant to its 

qualification for the respective award. 

The ‘‘E’’ and ‘‘E Star’’ Awards are the 

highest honors that our nation bestows 

upon American exporters and 

organizations that contribute to 

exporting. These awards recognize firms 

and organizations for their competitive 

achievements in world markets, as well 

as the benefits of their success to the 

U.S. economy. The purpose of this 

information collection is to determine 

the applicant’s eligibility to receive a 

Presidential award. 


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Respondents benefit from the 

collection of this information because it 

affords them with recognition of their 

exporting success from the U.S. 

government; and can use this 

recognition to further market themselves 

and thereby increase business and 

reputation. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Wendy Liberante, 

(202) 395–3647. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Wendy Liberante, OMB Desk 

Officer, Fax number (202) 395–5167 or 

via the Internet at 

Wendy_L._Liberante@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: August 16, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Transportation and Related 

Equipment; Technical Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Partially Closed 

Meeting 

The Transportation and Related 

Equipment Technical Advisory 

Committee will meet on September 14, 

2011, 9:30 a.m., in the Herbert C. 

Hoover Building, Room 3884, l4th Street 

between Constitution & Pennsylvania 

Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The 

Committee advises the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration with respect to technical 

questions that affect the level of export 

controls applicable to transportation 

and related equipment or technology. 

Public Session 

1. Welcome and Introductions. 

2. Status Reports by Working Groups 

Chairs. 

3. Public Comments/Proposals. 

Closed Session 

4. Discussion of matters determined to 

be exempt from the provisions relating 

to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 

app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference to 20 participants on 

a first come, first serve basis. To join the 

conference, submit inquiries to Ms. 

Yvette Springer at 

Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov no later 

than September 7, 2011. 

A limited number of seats will be 

available during the public session of 

the meeting. Reservations are not 

accepted. To the extent time permits, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements to the Committee. The public 

may submit written statements at any 

time before or after the meeting. 

However, to facilitate distribution of 

public presentation materials to 

Committee members, the Committee 

suggests that presenters forward the 

public presentation materials prior to 

the meeting to Ms. Springer via e-mail. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the delegate of the General Counsel, 

formally determined on October 15, 

2010, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 §§ (10)(d)), 

that the portion of the meeting dealing 

with matters the disclosure of portion of 

the meeting dealing with matters the 

disclosure of which would be likely to 

frustrate significantly implementation of 

an agency action as described in 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) shall be exempt 

from the provisions relating to public 

meetings found in 5 U.S.C. app. 2 

§§ 10(a)1 and 10(a)(3). The remaining 

portions of the meeting will be open to 

the public. 

For more information, call Yvette 

Springer at (202) 482–2813. 

Dated: August 15, 2011. 

Yvette Springer, 

Committee Liaison Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–JT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Regulations and Procedures Technical 

Advisory Committee; Notice of 

Partially Closed Meeting 

The Regulations and Procedures 

Technical Advisory Committee (RPTAC) 

will meet September 13, 2011, 9 a.m., 

Room 3884, in the Herbert C. Hoover 

Building, 14th Street between 

Constitution and Pennsylvania 

Avenues, NW., Washington, DC. The 

Committee advises the Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Export 

Administration on implementation of 

the Export Administration Regulations 

(EAR) and provides for continuing 

review to update the EAR as needed. 

Agenda 

Public Session 

1. Opening remarks by the Chairman. 

2. Opening remarks by Bureau of 

Industry and Security. 

3. Export Enforcement update. 

4. Regulations update. 

5. Working group reports. 

6. Automated Export System (AES) 

update. 

7. Presentation of papers or comments 

by the Public. 

Closed Session 

8. Discussion of matters determined to 

be exempt from the provisions relating 

to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 

app. 2 §§ 10(a)(1) and 10(a)(3). 

The open session will be accessible 

via teleconference to 20 participants on 

a first come, first serve basis. To join the 

conference, submit inquiries to Ms. 

Yvette Springer at 

Yvette.Springer@bis.doc.gov no later 

than September 6, 2011. 

A limited number of seats will be 

available for the public session. 

Reservations are not accepted. To the 

extent that time permits, members of the 

public may present oral statements to 

the Committee. The public may submit 

written statements at any time before or 

after the meeting. However, to facilitate 

the distribution of public presentation 

materials to the Committee members, 

the Committee suggests that presenters 

forward the public presentation 

materials prior to the meeting to Ms. 

Springer via e-mail. 

The Assistant Secretary for 

Administration, with the concurrence of 

the delegate of the General Counsel, 

formally determined on February 9, 

2011, pursuant to Section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. app. 2 (10)(d)), that 

the portion of the meeting dealing with 

matters the disclosure of which would 

be likely to frustrate significantly 

implementation of an agency action as 

described in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B) shall 

be exempt from the provisions relating 

to public meetings found in 5 U.S.C. 

app. 2 10(a)1 and 10(a)(3). The 

remaining portions of the meeting will 

be open to the public. 

For more information, call Yvette 

Springer at (202) 482–2813. 


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