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submitted prior to the August 30th 

meeting by sending them to Joanne West 

at the address given below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information regarding this 

meeting, contact Joanne West; Sweet 

Home Ranger District; 4431 Highway 20; 

Sweet Home, Oregon 97386; (541) 367–

3546. 

Dated: June 26, 2007. 

Dallas J. Emch, 

Forest Supervisor. 

[FR Doc. 07–3252 Filed 7–3–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Housing Service 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Rural Housing Service (RHS), 

USDA Rural Development. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Rural Housing 

Service’s intention to request an 

extension for a currently approved 

information collection in support of the 

program for Technical and Supervisory 

Assistance (TSA) grants. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by September 4, 2007 to be 

assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nica 

Mathes, Senior Loan Specialist, Single 

Family Housing Direct Loan Division, 

Rural Housing Service, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, Mail STOP 0783, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250–0783, Telephone 202–205–

3656. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Technical & Supervisory 

Assistance Grants. 

OMB Number: 0575–0188. 

Expiration Date of Approval: 

November 30, 2007. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: RHS is authorized under 

Section 525 of Title V of the Housing 

Act of 1949, as amended, to make grants 

to or to enter into contracts to pay part 

or all of the cost of developing, 

conducting, administering or 

coordinating effective and 

comprehensive programs of technical 

and supervisory assistance which will 

aid needy low-income individuals and 

families in benefiting from Federal, 

State and local housing programs in 

rural areas. 

Recipient public or private nonprofit 

corporations, agencies, institutions, 

organizations, Indian tribes and other 

associations approved by the Secretary 

assist low-income individuals by 

providing homebuyer training, 

preparing applications for loan and 

other housing assistance, and 

counseling those with delinquent Rural 

Development housing loans. RHS refers 

to this program as Technical and 

Supervisory Assistance. RHS annually 

publishes a Notice of Funds Availability 

(NOFA) in the Federal Register to invite 

grant proposals. The NOFA sets forth 

the eligibility and application 

requirements. 

Information is collected from 

applicants and grant recipients by Rural 

Development staff in its local, State and 

National offices. This information will 

be used to determine applicant 

eligibility for a grant, project feasibility, 

to select grants for funding, and to 

monitor performance of selected 

grantees. If an applicant’s proposal is 

selected for funding, it will be notified 

of the selection and given the 

opportunity to submit a formal 

application. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average .56 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Public and private 

nonprofit corporations, agencies, 

institutions, organizations, and Indian 

tribes. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 7. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 349. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 621 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Renita Bolden, 

Regulations and Paperwork 

Management Branch, at (202) 692–0035. 

Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of RHS, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

RHS’ estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments may be sent to 

Renita Bolden, Regulations and 

Paperwork Management Branch, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Rural 

Development, STOP 0742, 1400 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20250. All responses to this notice 

will be summarized and included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will also become a matter of 

public record. 

Dated: June 27, 2007. 

Russell T. Davis, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Announcement of Grant Application 

Deadlines and Funding Levels 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of funds availability. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service 

(RUS), an agency delivering the United 

States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Rural Development Utilities 

Program, hereinafter referred as Rural 

Development, announces its 

Community Connect Grant Program 

application window for funding during 

fiscal year (FY) 2007. In addition, RUS 

announces the minimum and maximum 

amounts for Community Connect grants 

applicable for the fiscal year. The 

Community Connect Grant Program 

regulations can be found at 7 CFR part 

1739, subpart A. 

DATES: You may submit completed 

applications for grants on paper or 

electronically according to the following 

deadlines: 

• Paper copies must carry proof of 

shipping no later than August 20, 2007 

to be eligible for FY 2007 grant funding. 

Late applications are not eligible for FY 

2007 grant funding. 

Electronic copies must be received by 

August 20, 2007 to be eligible for FY 

2007 grant funding. Late applications 

are not eligible for FY 2007 grant 

funding. 

ADDRESSES: You may obtain application 

guides and materials for the Community 

Connect Grant Program via the Internet 

at the following Web site: http:// 

www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/ 

commconnect.htm. You may also 

request application guides and materials 

from Rural Development by contacting 


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the appropriate individual listed in 

section VII of the Supplementary 

Information section of this notice. 

Submit completed paper applications 

for grants to the Rural Development 

Utilities Program, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., 

SW., Room 2870, STOP 1599, 

Washington, DC 20250–1599. 

Applications should be marked 

‘‘Attention: Director, Broadband 

Division, Rural Development Utilities 

Program.’’

Submit electronic grant applications 

at http://www.grants.gov (Grants.gov), 

following the instructions you find on 

that Web site. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth Kuchno, Director, Broadband 

Division, Rural Development Utilities 

Program, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, telephone: (202) 690–4673, 

fax: (202) 690–4389. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Overview 

Federal Agency: Rural Utilities 

Service (RUS). 

Funding Opportunity Title: 

Community Connect Grant Program. 

Announcement Type: Initial 

announcement. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.863. 

DATES: You may submit completed 

applications for grants on paper or 

electronically according to the following 

deadlines: 

• Paper copies must carry proof of 

shipping no later than August 20,2007, 

to be eligible for FY 2007 grant funding. 

Late applications are not eligible for FY 

2007 grant funding. 

• Electronic copies must be received 

by August 20, 2007, to be eligible for FY 

2007 grant funding. Late applications 

are not eligible for FY 2007 grant 

funding. 

Items in Supplementary Information: 

I. Funding Opportunity: Brief introduction 

to the Community Connect Grant Program 

II. Award Information: Available funds and 

minimum and maximum amounts 

III. Eligibility Information: Who is eligible, 

what kinds of projects are eligible, what 

criteria determine basic eligibility 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information: Where to get application 

materials, what constitutes a completed 

application, how and where to submit 

applications, deadlines, items that are 

eligible 

V. Application Review Information: 

Considerations and preferences, scoring 

criteria, review standards, selection 

information 

VI. Award Administration Information: 

Award notice information, award recipient 

reporting requirements 

VII. Agency Contacts: Web, phone, fax, 

email, contact name 

I. Funding Opportunity 

The provision of broadband 

transmission service is vital to the 

economic development, education, 

health, and safety of rural Americans. 

The purpose of the Community Connect 

Grant Program is to provide financial 

assistance in the form of grants to 

eligible applicants that will provide 

currently unserved areas, on a 

‘‘community-oriented connectivity’’

basis, with broadband transmission 

service that fosters economic growth 

and delivers enhanced educational, 

health care, and public safety services. 

Rural Development will give priority to 

rural areas that it believes have the 

greatest need for broadband 

transmission services, based on the 

criteria contained herein. 

Grant authority will be used for the 

deployment of broadband transmission 

service to extremely rural, lower-income 

communities on a ‘‘community-oriented 

connectivity’’ basis. The ‘‘communityoriented connectivity’’ concept will 

stimulate practical, everyday uses and 

applications of broadband facilities by 

cultivating the deployment of new 

broadband transmission services that 

improve economic development and 

provide enhanced educational and 

health care opportunities in rural areas. 

Such an approach will also give rural 

communities the opportunity to benefit 

from the advanced technologies that are 

necessary to achieve these goals. Please 

see 7 CFR part 1739, subpart A for 

specifics. 

This notice has been formatted to 

conform to a policy directive issued by 

the Office of Federal Financial 

Management (OFFM) of the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 23, 2003. This Notice does not 

change the Community Connect Grant 

Program regulation (7 CFR part 1739, 

subpart A). 

II. Award Information 

A. Available Funds 

1. General. The Administrator has 

determined that the following amounts 

are available for grants in FY 2007 

under 7 CFR 1739.2(a). 

2. Grants 

a. $8.91 million is available for grants. 

Under 7 CFR 1739.2, the Administrator 

has established a minimum grant 

amount of $50,000 and a maximum 

grant amount of $1,000,000 for FY 2007. 

b. Assistance instrument: Rural 

Development will execute grant 

documents appropriate to the project 

prior to any advance of funds with 

successful applicants. 

B. Community Connect grants cannot 

be renewed. Award documents specify 

the term of each award. Applications to 

extend existing projects are welcomed 

(grant applications must be submitted 

during the application window) and 

will be evaluated as new applications. 

III. Eligibility Information 

A. Who is eligible for grants? (See 7 CFR 

1739.10.) 

1. Only entities legally organized as 

one of the following are eligible for 

Community Connect Grant Program 

financial assistance: 

a. An incorporated organization, 

b. An Indian tribe or tribal 

organization, as defined in 25 U.S.C. 

450b(b) and (c), 

c. A state or local unit of government, 

d. A cooperative, private corporation 

or limited liability company organized 

on a for-profit or not-for-profit basis. 

2. Individuals are not eligible for 

Community Connect Grant Program 

financial assistance directly. 

3. Applicants must have the legal 

capacity and authority to own and 

operate the broadband facilities as 

proposed in its application, to enter into 

contracts and to otherwise comply with 

applicable federal statutes and 

regulations. 

B. What are the basic eligibility 

requirements for a project? 

1. Required matching contributions. 

Please see 7 CFR 1739.14 for the 

requirement. Grant applicants must 

demonstrate a matching contribution, in 

cash or in kind (new, non-depreciated 

items), of at least fifteen (15) percent of 

the total amount of financial assistance 

requested. Matching contributions must 

be used for eligible purposes of 

Community Connect grant assistance 

(see 7 CFR 1739.12). 

2. To be eligible for a grant, the 

Project must (see 7 CFR 1739.11): 

a. Serve a Rural Area where 

Broadband Transmission Service does 

not currently exist, to be verified by 

Rural Development prior to the award of 

the grant; 

b. Serve one and only one Community 

recognized in the latest U.S. Census; 

Contiguous areas outside the 

Community’s boundaries that are not 

recognized in the U.S. Census as a 

separate Community, can be included in 

the applicant’s proposed Service Area. 

c. Deploy Basic Broadband 

Transmission Service, free of all charges 

for at least 2 years, to all Critical 

Community Facilities located within the 

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d. Offer Basic Broadband 

Transmission Service to residential and 

business customers within the proposed 

Service Area; and 

e. Provide a Community Center with 

at least ten (10) Computer Access Points 

within the proposed Service Area, and 

make Broadband Transmission Service 

available therein, free of all charges to 

users for at least 2 years. 

C. See paragraph IV.B of this notice for 

a discussion of the items that make up 

a completed application. You may also 

refer to 7 CFR 1739.15 for completed 

grant application items. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

A. Clarifications to requirements for FY 

2007. 

1. Rural Development clarifies that 

the definition of ‘‘Critical Community 

Facilities’’ includes the mandatory 

Community Center. 

2. For all funding commitments, 

including all matching fund 

commitments and commitments made 

by the applicant, that are required to 

complete the Project in addition to the 

Rural Development grant, evidence 

must be submitted demonstrating that 

funding arrangements have been 

obtained. This evidence must: 

a. Clearly state the name of the entity 

that is making the commitment; 

b. The amount of the commitment; 

and 

c. The purpose of the commitment. 

3. Rural Development clarifies that in 

order to qualify as eligible costs for 

grant coverage or matching fund 

contributions, operating expenses 

incurred in providing Broadband 

Transmission Service to Critical 

Community Facilities for the first 2 

years of operation and in providing 

training and instruction must be for the 

following purposes subject to the 

specified maximum amounts: 

a. Salary for operations manager, not 

to exceed $30,000 per year. 

b. Salary for technical support staff, 

not to exceed $30,000 per year. 

c. Salary for community center staff, 

not to exceed $25,000 per year. 

d. Bandwidth expenses, not to exceed 

$25,000 per year. 

e. Training courses on the use of the 

Internet, not to exceed $15,000 per year. 

The operating costs to be funded by 

the grant or used as matching 

contributions cannot exceed in the 

aggregate $250,000. No other operating 

expenses are eligible for grant funding 

or to be considered as matching funds. 

B. Where to get application information. 

The application guide, copies of 

necessary forms and samples, and the 

Community Connect Grant Program 

regulation are available from these 

sources: 

1. The Internet: http://www.usda.gov/ 

rus/telecom/commconnect.htm, or 

http://www.grants.gov. 

2. The Rural Development Broadband 

Division, for paper copies of these 

materials: (202) 690–4673. 

B. What constitutes a completed 

application? 

1. Detailed information on each item 

required can be found in the 

Community Connect Grant Program 

regulation and the Community Connect 

Grant Program application guide. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

read and apply both the regulation and 

the application guide. This Notice does 

not change the requirements for a 

completed application for any form of 

Community Connect Grant Program 

financial assistance specified in the 

Community Connect Grant Program 

regulation. The Community Connect 

Grant Program regulation and the 

application guide provide specific 

guidance on each of the items listed and 

the Community Connect Grant Program 

application guide provides all necessary 

forms and sample worksheets. 

2. Applications should be prepared in 

conformance with the provisions in 7 

CFR part 1739, subpart A, and 

applicable USDA regulations including 

7 CFR parts 3015, 3016, and 3019. 

Applicants must use the Rural 

Development Application Guide for this 

program containing instructions and all 

necessary forms, as well as other 

important information, in preparing 

their application. Completed 

applications must include the following: 

a. An Application for Federal 

Assistance. A completed Standard Form 

(SF) 424. 

b. An executive summary of the 

Project. The applicant must provide 

Rural Development with a general 

project overview. 

c. Scoring criteria documentation. 

Each grant applicant must address and 

provide documentation on how it meets 

each of the scoring criteria detailed 7 

CFR 1739.17. 

d. System design. The applicant must 

submit a system design, including, 

narrative specifics of the proposal, 

associated costs, maps, engineering 

design studies, technical specifications 

and system capabilities, etc. 

e. Scope of work. The scope of work 

must include specific activities and 

services to be performed under the 

proposal, who will carry out the 

activities and services, specific timeframes for completion, and a budget for 

all capital and administrative 

expenditures reflecting the line item 

costs for all grant purposes, the 

matching contribution, and other 

sources of funds necessary to complete 

the project. 

f. Community-Oriented Connectivity 

Plan. The applicant must provide a 

detailed Community-Oriented 

Connectivity Plan. 

g. Financial information and 

sustainability. The applicant must 

provide financial statements and 

information and a narrative description 

demonstrating the sustainability of the 

Project. 

h. A statement of experience. The 

applicant must provide a written 

narrative describing its demonstrated 

capability and experience, if any, in 

operating a broadband 

telecommunications system. 

i. Evidence of legal authority and 

existence. The applicant must provide 

evidence of its legal existence and 

authority to enter into a grant agreement 

with RUS and to perform the activities 

proposed under the grant application. 

j. Funding commitment from other 

sources. If the Project requires 

additional funding from other sources in 

addition to the Rural Development 

grant, the applicant must provide 

evidence that funding agreements have 

been obtained to ensure completion of 

the Project. 

k. Compliance with other federal 

statutes. The applicant must provide 

evidence of compliance with other 

federal statutes and regulations, 

including, but not limited to the 

following: 

(i) 7 CFR part 15, subpart A—

Nondiscrimination in Federally 

Assisted Programs of the Department of 

Agriculture—Effectuation of Title VI of 

the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 

(ii) 7 CFR part 3015—Uniform Federal 

Assistance Regulations. 

(iii) 7 CFR part 3017—

Governmentwide Debarment and 

Suspension (Non-procurement). 

(iv) 7 CFR part 3018—New 

Restrictions on Lobbying. 

(v) 7 CFR part 3021—

Governmentwide Requirements for 

Drug-Free Workplace (Financial 

Assistance). 

(vi) Certification regarding 

Architectural Barriers. 

(vii) Certification regarding Flood 

Hazard Precautions. 

(viii) An environmental report, in 

accordance with 7 CFR part 1794. 

(ix) Certification that grant funds will 

not be used to duplicate lines, facilities, 

or systems providing Broadband 

Transmission Service. 

(x) Federal Obligation Certification on 

Delinquent Debt. 


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3. DUNS Number. As required by the 

OMB, all applicants for grants must now 

supply a Dun and Bradstreet Data 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number when applying. The SF–424 

contains a field for you to use when 

supplying your DUNS number. 

Obtaining a DUNS number costs 

nothing and requires a short telephone 

call to Dun and Bradstreet. Please see 

the Community Connect Web site or 

Grants.gov for more information on how 

to obtain a DUNS number or how to 

verify your organization’s number. 

C. How many copies of an application 

are required? 

1. Applications submitted on paper: 

Submit the original application and two 

(2) copies to Rural Development. 

2. Electronically submitted 

applications: The additional paper 

copies are not necessary if you submit 

the application electronically through 

Grants.gov. 

D. How and where to submit an 

application. Grant applications may be 

submitted on paper or electronically. 

1. Submitting applications on paper. 

a. Address paper applications for 

grants to the Rural Development 

Utilities Program, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave., 

SW., Room 2870, STOP 1599, 

Washington, DC 20250–1599. 

Applications should be marked 

‘‘Attention: Director, Broadband 

Division, Rural Development Utilities 

Program.’’

b. Paper applications must show proof 

of mailing or shipping consisting of one 

of the following: 

(i) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

(USPS) postmark; 

(ii) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the USPS; or 

(iii) A dated shipping label, invoice, 

or receipt from a commercial carrier. 

c. Due to screening procedures at the 

Department of Agriculture, packages 

arriving via the USPS are irradiated, 

which can damage the contents. Rural 

Development encourages applicants to 

consider the impact of this procedure in 

selecting their application delivery 

method. 

2. Electronically submitted 

applications. 

a. Applications will not be accepted 

via facsimile machine transmission or 

electronic mail. 

b. Electronic applications for grants 

will be accepted if submitted through 

the Federal government’s Grants.gov 

initiative at http://www.grants.gov. 

c. How to use Grants.gov: 

(i) Navigate your Web browser to 

http://www.grants.gov. 

(ii) Follow the instructions on that 

Web site to find grant information. 

(iii) Download a copy of the 

application package. 

(iv) Complete the package off-line. 

(v) Upload and submit the application 

via the Grants.gov Web site. 

d. Grants.gov contains full 

instructions on all required passwords, 

credentialing and software. 

e. Rural Development encourages 

applicants who wish to apply through 

Grants.gov to submit their applications 

in advance of the deadline. 

f. If a system problem occurs or you 

have technical difficulties with an 

electronic application, please use the 

customer support resources available at 

the Grants.gov Web site. 

E. Deadlines. 

1. Paper applications must be 

postmarked and mailed, shipped, or 

sent overnight no later than August 20, 

2007 to be eligible for FY 2007 grant 

funding. Late applications are not 

eligible for FY 2007 grant funding. 

2. Electronic grant applications must 

be received by August 20, 2007 to be 

eligible for FY 2007 funding. Late 

applications are not eligible for FY 2007 

grant funding. 

F. Funding Restrictions. 

1. Eligible grant purposes. Grant funds 

may be used to finance: 

a. The construction, acquisition, or 

leasing of facilities, including spectrum, 

to deploy Broadband Transmission 

Service to all participating Critical 

Community Facilities and all required 

facilities needed to offer such service to 

residential and business customers 

located within the proposed Service 

Area; 

b. The improvement, expansion, 

construction, or acquisition of a 

Community Center that furnishes free 

access to broadband Internet service, 

provided that the Community Center is 

open and accessible to area residents 

before, during, and after normal working 

hours and on Saturday or Sunday. Grant 

funds provided for such costs shall not 

exceed the greater of five percent (5%) 

of the grant amount requested or 

$100,000; 

c. End-User Equipment needed to 

carry out the Project; 

d. Operating expenses incurred in 

providing Broadband Transmission 

Service to Critical Community Facilities 

for the first 2 years of operation and in 

providing training and instruction; and 

e. The purchase of land, buildings, or 

building construction needed to carry 

out the Project. 

2. Ineligible grant purposes. 

a. Grant funds may not be used to 

finance the duplication of any existing 

Broadband Transmission Service 

provided by another entity. 

b. Facilities financed with grant funds 

cannot be utilized, in any way, to 

provide local exchange 

telecommunications service to any 

person or entity already receiving such 

service. 

3. Please see 7 CFR 1739.3 for 

definitions, 7 CFR 1739.12 for eligible 

grant purposes, and 7 CFR 1739.13 for 

ineligible grant purposes 

V. Application Review Information 

A. Criteria 

1. Grant applications are scored 

competitively and subject to the criteria 

listed below. 

2. Grant application scoring criteria 

(total possible points: 100) See 7 CFR 

1739.17 for the items that will be 

reviewed during scoring and for scoring 

criteria. 

a. The rurality of the Project (up to 40 

points); 

b. The economic need of the Project’s 

Service Area (up to 30 points); and 

c. The ‘‘community-oriented 

connectivity’’ benefits derived from the 

proposed service (up to 30 points). 

B. Review Standards 

1. All applications for grants must be 

delivered to Rural Development at the 

address and by the date specified in this 

notice (see also 7 CFR 1739.2) to be 

eligible for funding. Rural Development 

will review each application for 

conformance with the provisions of this 

part. Rural Development may contact 

the applicant for additional information 

or clarification. 

2. Incomplete applications as of the 

deadline for submission will not be 

considered. If an application is 

determined to be incomplete, the 

applicant will be notified in writing and 

the application will be returned with no 

further action. 

3. Applications conforming with this 

part will then be evaluated 

competitively by a panel of Rural 

Development employees selected by the 

Administrator of Rural Development 

Utilities Program, and will be awarded 

points as described in the scoring 

criteria in 7 CFR 1739.17. Applications 

will be ranked and grants awarded in 

rank order until all grant funds are 

expended. 

4. Regardless of the score an 

application receives, if Rural 

Development determines that the 

Project is technically or financially 

infeasible, Rural Development will 

notify the applicant, in writing, and the 

application will be returned with no 

further action. 


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C. Selection Process 

Grant applications are ranked by final 

score. Rural Development selects 

applications based on those rankings, 

subject to the availability of funds. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

Rural Development recognizes that 

each funded project is unique, and 

therefore may attach conditions to 

different projects’ award documents. 

Rural Development generally notifies 

applicants whose projects are selected 

for awards by faxing an award letter. 

Rural Development follows the award 

letter with a grant agreement that 

contains all the terms and conditions for 

the grant. An applicant must execute 

and return the grant agreement, 

accompanied by any additional items 

required by the grant agreement. 

B. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

The items listed in paragraph IV.B.2.k 

of this notice, and the Community 

Connect Grant Program regulation, 

application guide and accompanying 

materials implement the appropriate 

administrative and national policy 

requirements. 

C. Reporting 

1. Performance reporting. All 

recipients of Community Connect Grant 

Program financial assistance must 

provide annual performance activity 

reports to Rural Development until the 

project is complete and the funds are 

expended. A final performance report is 

also required; the final report may serve 

as the last annual report. The final 

report must include an evaluation of the 

success of the project. See 7 CFR 

1739.19. 

2. Financial reporting. All recipients 

of Community Connect Grant Program 

financial assistance must provide an 

annual audit, beginning with the first 

year a portion of the financial assistance 

is expended. Audits are governed by 

United States Department of Agriculture 

audit regulations. Please see 7 CFR 

1739.20. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

A. Web site: http://www.usda.gov/rus/ 

commconnect.htm. This Web site 

maintains up-to-date resources and 

contact information for the Community 

Connect Grant Program. 

B. Phone: 202–690–4673. 

C. Fax: 202–690–4389. 

D. Main point of contact: Kenneth 

Kuchno, Director, Broadband Division, 

Rural Development Utilities Program, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

Dated: June 29, 2007. 

James M. Andrew, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Rural Utilities Service 

Withdrawal of Announcement of Grant 

Application Deadlines and Funding 

Levels 

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Withdrawal of Notice of Funds 

Availability. 

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service, an 

agency delivering the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

Rural Development Utilities Program, 

hereinafter referred to as Rural 

Development, announces the 

withdrawal of a previously published 

Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) for 

the Community Connect Grant Program 

due to an inadvertent error. A corrected 

NOFA appears elsewhere in this issue of 

the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth Kuchno, Director, Broadband 

Division, Rural Development Utilities 

Program, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, telephone: (202) 690–4673, 

fax (202) 690–4389. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 

29, 2007, at 72 FR 35685, Rural 

Development published a NOFA for the 

Community Connect Grant Program, 

which contained inadvertent errors. As 

a result of these errors, Rural 

Development is withdrawing the 

previously published NOFA and 

publishing a corrected version 

elsewhere in the Notices section of this 

issue of the Federal Register. 

Applicants who may have already 

applied under the previous NOFA 

announcement must re-apply under 

today’s NOFA in order to be eligible for 

consideration. 

Dated: June 29, 2007. 

James M. Andrew, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–3286 Filed 7–3–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, July 13, 2007; 

9:30 a.m. 

Place: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

624 Ninth Street, NW., Rm. 540, 

Washington, DC 20425. 

Meeting Agenda 

I. Approval of Agenda 

II. Approval of Minutes of June 1, 

Meeting 

III. Announcements 

IV. Staff Director’s Report 

V. Management and Operations 

• 2009 Budget 

VI. Program Planning 

• Briefing Report on Racial 

Categorization in the Census 

• Briefing Report on Educational 

Effectiveness of HBCUs 

• FY 2007 Statutory Report 

• Update: Briefing on Minorities in 

Foster Care and Adoption 

VII. State Advisory Committee Issues 

• Hawaii SAC 

• Indiana SAC 

• Pennsylvania SAC 

• New Jersey SAC 

VIII. Future Agenda Items 

IX. Adjourn 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Manuel Alba, Press and 

Communications (202) 376–8582. 

Dated: July 2, 2007. 

David Blackwood, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 07–3304 Filed 7–2–07; 3:37 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6335–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

[Docket No: 070206026–7213–01] 

Revision to the Unverified List—

Guidance as to ‘‘Red Flags’’

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On June 14, 2002, the Bureau 

of Industry and Security (‘‘BIS’’) 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register that set forth a list of persons 

in foreign countries who were parties to 

past export transactions where prelicense checks or post-shipment 

verifications could not be conducted for 

reasons outside the control of the U.S. 

Government (‘‘Unverified List’’). 

Additionally, on July 16, 2004, BIS 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register that advised exporters that the 

Unverified List would also include 

persons in foreign countries who are 

parties to transactions where BIS is not 

able to verify the existence or 


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