19468 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 74 / Wednesday, April 18, 2007 / Notices 

on the Grant Agreement and Letter of 

Conditions. Failure to submit 

satisfactory reports on time may result 

in suspension or termination of the 

grant. 

1. Form SF–269 or SF–269A. A 

‘‘Financial Status Report’’ listing 

expenditures according to agreed upon 

budget categories, on a semi-annual 

basis. Reporting periods end each March 

31 and September 30. Reports are due 

30 days after the reporting period ends. 

2. Semi-annual performance reports 

that compare accomplishments to the 

objectives stated in the proposal. 

Identify all tasks completed to date and 

provide documentation supporting the 

reported results. If the original schedule 

provided in the work plan is not being 

met, the report should discuss the 

problems or delays that may affect 

completion of the project. Objectives for 

the next reporting period should be 

listed. Compliance with any special 

conditions on the use of award funds 

should be discussed. The report should 

also include a summary at the end of the 

report with the following elements to 

assist in documenting the annual 

performance goals of the RCDG program 

for Congress. 

• Number of groups who are not legal 

entities assisted. 

• Number of businesses that are not 

cooperatives assisted. 

• Number of cooperatives assisted. 

• Number of businesses incorporated 

that are not cooperatives. 

• Number of cooperatives 

incorporated. 

• Total number of jobs created as a 

result of assistance. 

• Total number of jobs saved as a 

result of assistance. 

• Number of jobs created for the 

Center as a result of RCDG funding. 

• Number of jobs saved for the Center 

as a result of RCDG funding. 

Reports are due as provided in 

paragraph 1 of this section. Supporting 

documentation must also be submitted 

for completed tasks. The supporting 

documentation for completed tasks 

includes, but is not limited to: 

feasibility studies, marketing plans, 

business plans, publication quality 

success stories, applied research reports, 

copies of surveys conducted, articles of 

incorporation and bylaws and an 

accounting of how outreach, training, 

and other funds were expended. 

3. Final project performance reports. 

These reports shall include all of the 

requirements of the semi-annual 

performance reports and responses to 

the following: 

i. What have been the most 

challenging or unexpected aspects of 

this program? 

ii. What advice would the Grantee 

give to other organizations planning a 

similar program? These should include 

strengths and limitations of the 

program. If the Grantee had the 

opportunity, what would they have 

done differently? 

iii. If an innovative approach was 

used successfully, the Grantee should 

describe their program in detail so that 

other organizations might consider 

replication in their areas. 

The final performance report is due 

within 90 days of the completion of the 

project. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For general questions about this 

announcement and for program 

technical assistance, applicants should 

contact their USDA Rural Development 

State Office at http:// 

www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/rcdg/ 

Contacts.htm. The State Office can be 

reached by calling (202) 720–4323 and 

pressing ‘‘1’’. If an applicant is unable 

to contact their State Office, please 

contact a nearby State Office or the 

USDA Rural Development National 

Office at 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Mail Stop 3250, Rm. 4016-South, 

Washington, DC 20250–3250, telephone: 

(202) 720–7558, e-mail: 

cpgrants@wdc.usda.gov. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(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 

(866) 632–9992 (voice) or (202) 401–

0216 (TDD). USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider and employer. 

Dated: April 11, 2007. 

Jackie J. Gleason, 

Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7370 Filed 4–17–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

The President’s Export Council: 

Meeting of the President’s Export 

Council 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting via 

teleconference. 

SUMMARY: The Manufacturing Council 

will hold a meeting via teleconference 

to deliberate a draft recommendation to 

the Secretary of Commerce regarding 

Alternative Energy. 

DATES: May 4, 2007. 

TIME: 12 p.m. (EDST). 

FOR THE CONFERENCE CALL-IN NUMBER

AND FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: The 

Manufacturing Council Executive 

Secretariat, Room 4043, Washington, 

DC, 20230 (Phone: 202–482–1124), or 

visit the Council’s Web site at http:// 

www.manufacturing.gov/council. 

Dated: April 13, 2007. 

Sam Giller, 

Staff Director and Executive Secretary, The 

Manufacturing Council. 

[FR Doc. 07–1929 Filed 4–13–07; 4:45 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration, 

North American Free-Trade 

Agreement, Article 1904 NAFTA Panel 

Reviews; Completion of Panel Review 

AGENCY: NAFTA Secretariat, United 

States Section, International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Completion of Panel 

Review of the final determination of 

dumping made by the Canada Border 

Services Agency, in the matter of 

Certain Copper Pipe Fittings Originating 

in or Exported From the United States 

of America, Secretariat File No. CDA–

USA–2007–1904–01. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Notice of 

Motion to Terminate this panel review, 

which was filed with the Canadian 

Section of the NAFTA Secretariat on 

April 10, 2007, this panel review is 

completed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Caratina L. Alston, United States 

Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat, Suite 

2061, 14th and Constitution Avenue, 

Washington, DC 20230, (202) 482–5438. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

2, 2007, Mueller Industries, Inc. 


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