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labor are potentially available 

domestically and sufficiently familiar 

with installation procedures and 

practices, and spare parts and service 

are available in the U.S. to properly 

maintain and operate the system. Any 

warranties would have to be valid in the 

U.S. 

Information required to be in the grant 

application package is contained in 7 

CFR 4280.111. Awards are made on a 

competitive basis using specific 

evaluation criteria contained in 7 CFR 

4280.112(e). To ensure that projects are 

accurately scored by USDA, applicants 

are requested to tab and number each 

evaluation criteria and include in that 

section, its corresponding supporting 

documentation and calculations 

according to 7 CFR 4280.112. Only 

projects that have completed the 

environmental review process according 

to 7 CFR 4280.114(d), demonstrated 

project eligibility according to 7 CFR 

4280.108, and demonstrated technical 

feasibility will be eligible for funding 

consideration. 

State Offices will submit eligible grant 

funding requests, with the State Office 

executed score sheets, including 

supporting documentation to the 

National Office for funding 

consideration. 

To reduce scoring bias by technology 

and scale, a standard statistical 

normalization process will be applied to 

all competitive grant application scores. 

All applicants will be notified by the 

USDA Rural Development State Offices 

of the Agency’s decision on the awards. 

Information required to be in the 

guaranteed loan application and the 

combination guaranteed loan and grant 

application package is contained in 7 

CFR 4280.128 and 7 CFR 4280.193(c), 

respectively. Guaranteed loan 

applications are received and processed 

on a rolling basis until funds are 

exhausted. Combined guaranteed loans 

and grant packages compete bi-weekly 

at the national level and are awarded on 

a bi-weekly basis until funds are 

exhausted. All applicants will be 

notified by the USDA Rural 

Development State Offices in regards to 

the Agency’s decision on their 

application. 

This program is listed in the Catalog 

of Federal Domestic Assistance under 

Number 10.775 and is subject to the 

provisions of Executive Order 12372, 

which requires intergovernmental 

consultation with State and local 

officials. 

USDA is participating as a partner in 

the government-wide Grants.gov site. 

Applicants may submit grant-only 

applications to the Agency in either 

electronic or paper format. Please be 

mindful that the application deadline 

for electronic format differs from the 

deadline for paper format. The 

electronic format deadline will be based 

on Washington, DC time. The paper 

format deadline is local time for each 

USDA Rural Development State Office. 

Users of Grants.gov will be able to 

download a copy of the application 

package, complete it off line, and then 

upload and submit the application via 

the Grants.gov site. You may not e-mail 

an electronic copy of a grant application 

to USDA Rural Development; however, 

the Agency encourages your 

participation in Grants.gov. 

• When you enter the Grants.gov site, 

you will find information about 

submitting an application electronically 

through the site as well as the hours of 

operation. USDA Rural Development 

strongly recommends that you do not 

wait until the application deadline date 

to begin the application process through 

Grants.gov. To use Grants.gov, 

applicants must have a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number which can be 

obtained at no cost via a toll-free request 

line at 1–866–705–5711 or online at 

http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. 

• You may submit all documents 

electronically through the Web site, 

including all information typically 

included on the application for 

Renewable Energy Systems and Energy 

Efficiency Improvements Program, and 

all necessary assurances and 

certifications. After electronically 

submitting an application through the 

Web site, the applicant will receive an 

automatic acknowledgement from 

Grants.gov that contains a Grants.gov 

tracking number. 

• USDA Rural Development may 

request that the applicant provide 

original signatures on forms at a later 

date. 

• If applicants experience technical 

difficulties on the closing date and are 

unable to meet the 5 p.m. (Washington, 

DC time) deadline, print out your 

application and submit it to your 

respective State Office. If applicants 

submit applications to a State Office, 

applicants must meet the closing date 

and local time deadlines. 

Applicants may access the electronic 

grant application for Renewable Energy 

Systems and Energy Efficiency 

Improvements Program at http:// 

www.Grants.gov. 

Please note that applicants must 

locate the downloadable application 

package for this program by the CFDA 

Number or FedGrants Funding 

Opportunity Number, which can be 

found at http://www.Grants.gov. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, the paperwork burden 

has been cleared by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB Control Number 0570–0050. 

Nondiscrimination Statement 

USDA 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). 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil 

Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–9410, or 

call (800) 795–3272 (voice), or (202) 

720–6382 (TDD). ‘‘USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider, employer, and 

lender.’’

Dated: March 8, 2007. 

Ben Anderson, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Business— 

Cooperative Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–5198 Filed 3–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION 

[USARC 07–029] 

Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: United States Arctic Research 

Commission. 

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. 

Arctic Research Commission will hold 

its 83rd meeting in Washington, DC on 

April 16–17, 2007. The Business 

Session, open to the public, will 

convene at 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 16, 

2007 in Washington, DC. An Executive 

Session will follow adjournment of the 

Business Session. 

The Agenda items include: 

(1) Call to order and approval of the 

Agenda. 

(2) Approval of the Minutes of the 

82nd Meeting. 

(3) Reports from Congressional 

Liaisons. 

(4) Agency Reports. 

The focus of the meeting will be 

reports and updates on programs and 

research projects affecting the Arctic. 


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Any person planning to attend this 

meeting who requires special 

accessibility features and/or auxiliary 

aids, such as sign language interpreters, 

must inform the Commission in advance 

of those needs. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

John Farrell, Executive Director, U.S. 

Arctic Research Commission, 703–525–

0111 or TDD 703–306–0090. 

Dated: March 13, 2007. 

John Farrell, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. 07–1400 Filed 3–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

[Docket No.: 070309052–7053–01] 

Solicitation of Proposals and 

Applications for Economic 

Development Assistance Programs 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration (EDA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and request for proposals 

and applications. 

SUMMARY: The Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) is soliciting 

proposals or applications (as 

appropriate) for the following programs 

authorized by the Public Works and 

Economic Development Act of 1965 (42 

U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) (PWEDA): (1) Public 

Works and Economic Development 

Investments Program, (2) Planning 

Program, (3) Local Technical Assistance 

Program, and (4) Economic Adjustment 

Assistance Program. EDA’s mission is to 

lead the federal economic development 

agenda by promoting innovation and 

competitiveness, preparing American 

regions for growth and success in the 

worldwide economy. In implementing 

this mission pursuant to its authorizing 

statute, PWEDA, EDA advances 

economic growth by assisting 

communities and regions experiencing 

chronic high unemployment and low 

per capita income to create an 

environment that fosters innovation, 

promotes entrepreneurship, and attracts 

increased private capital investment. 

Under the Trade Act of 1974, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 2341–2391) (Trade 

Act), EDA also provides technical 

assistance to firms adversely affected by 

increased import competition. 

DATES: Proposals are accepted on a 

continuing basis and applications are 

invited and processed as received. 

Generally, two months are required for 

EDA to reach a final decision after 

receipt of a complete application that 

meets all requirements. Proposals or 

applications (as appropriate) received 

after the date of this notice will be 

processed in accordance with the 

requirements set forth herein and in the 

related Federal funding opportunity 

(FFO) announcement, until the next 

annual FFO is posted on http:// 

www.Grants.gov and related notice and 

request for proposals and applications is 

published in the Federal Register. 

Pre-Application and Application 

Submission Requirements 

Proponents are advised to carefully 

read the instructions contained in the 

complete FFO announcement for this 

request for proposals and applications, 

and in the Pre-Application for 

Investment Assistance (Form ED–900P) 

and Application for Investment 

Assistance (Form ED–900A). The 

requirements of the pre-application are 

different than the requirements of the 

application. The content of the preapplication or the application (as 

appropriate) is the same for paper 

submissions as it is for electronic 

submissions. EDA will not accept 

facsimile transmissions of preapplications and applications. 

Proposals under EDA’s Public Works 

Program (CFDA No. 11.300) or 

Economic Adjustment Assistance 

Program (CFDA No. 11.307) must be 

submitted on Form ED–900P, which 

may be submitted in two formats: (i) In 

paper (hardcopy) format at the 

applicable regional office address 

provided below; or (ii) electronically in 

accordance with the procedures 

provided on http://www.Grants.gov. 

For projects under EDA’s Planning 

Program (CFDA No. 11.302) or 

Technical Assistance Program (CFDA 

No. 11.303), please contact the 

appropriate EDA regional office listed 

below for instructions as to whether you 

should complete a pre-application or an 

application. In the case of a 

continuation grant, no pre-application is 

required. 

The following forms may be accessed 

and downloaded as follows: (i) Forms 

ED–900P and ED–900A at http:// 

www.eda.gov/InvestmentsGrants/ 

Application.xml; (ii) Standard Forms 

(SF) at either http://www.Grants.gov or 

at http://www.eda.gov/ 

InvestmentsGrants/Application.xml; 

and (iii) Department of Commerce (CD) 

forms at http://www.doc.gov/forms. 

Addresses and Telephone Numbers 

for EDA’s Regional Offices: Applicants 

in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, 

Mississippi, North Carolina, South 

Carolina and Tennessee, may submit 

paper submissions to: 

Economic Development Administration, 

Atlanta Regional Office, 401 West 

Peachtree Street, NW., Suite 1820, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30308, Telephone: 

(404) 730–3002, Fax: (404) 730–3025. 

Applicants in Arkansas, Louisiana, 

New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, may 

submit paper submissions to: 

Economic Development Administration, 

Austin Regional Office, 504 Lavaca, 

Suite 1100, Austin, Texas 78701–

2858, Telephone: (512) 381–8144, 

Fax: (512) 381–8177. 

Applicants in Illinois, Indiana, 

Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and 

Wisconsin, may submit paper 

submissions to: 

Economic Development Administration, 

Chicago Regional Office, 111 North 

Canal Street, Suite 855, Chicago, 

Illinois 60606, Telephone: (312) 353–

7706, Fax: (312) 353–8575. 

Applicants in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, 

Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North 

Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and 

Wyoming, may submit paper 

submissions to: 

Economic Development Administration, 

Denver Regional Office, 1244 Speer 

Boulevard, Room 670, Denver, 

Colorado 80204, Telephone: (303) 

844–4715, Fax: (303) 844–3968. 

Applicants in Connecticut, Delaware, 

District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New 

Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto 

Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, U.S. 

Virgin Islands, Virginia and West 

Virginia, may submit paper submissions 

to: 

Economic Development Administration, 

Philadelphia Regional Office, Curtis 

Center, 601 Walnut Street, Suite 140 

South, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

19106, Telephone: (215) 597–4603, 

Fax: (215) 597–1063. 

Applicants in Alaska, American 

Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, 

Hawaii, Idaho, Marshall Islands, 

Micronesia, Nevada, Northern Mariana 

Islands, Oregon, Republic of Palau and 

Washington, may submit paper 

submissions to: 

Economic Development Administration, 

Seattle Regional Office, Jackson 

Federal Building, Room 1890, 915 

Second Avenue, Seattle, Washington 

98174, Telephone: (206) 220–7660, 

Fax: (206) 220–7669. 

Paper Submissions: To apply for 

Public Works or Economic Adjustment 

Assistance under this notice, you may 

submit a proposal on a completed preapplication (ED–900P) to the applicable 

EDA regional office listed above. 

Proponents choosing this option should 


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