Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 150 / Friday, August 3, 2012 / Notices 46555 

Dated: July 30, 2012. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–19028 Filed 8–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Funding Availability for the 

Small Business Transportation 

Resource Center Program; Closing 

and Award Dates Extended 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation 

(DOT), Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation (OST), Office of Small 

and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 

(OSDBU). 

ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability; 

Extension of closing and award dates 

SUMMARY: This action extends the 

closing and award dates for a Notice of 

Funding Availability for the Small 

Business Transportation Resource 

Center that was published on July19, 

2012, 77 FR 36034. USDOT OSDBU is 

extending the closing date to allow 

eligible entities time to adequately 

submit a proposal. 

DATES: The submission period for the 

Notice of Funding Availability 

published on July 19, 2012 closing on 

July 31, 2012 is extended until August 

13, 2012, 5:00pm Eastern Standard 

Time. Also, the notice of award for the 

competed region on or before August 16, 

2012 is extended until August 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Proposals must be 

electronically submitted to OSDBU via 

email at SBTRC@dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information concerning this 

notice, contact Ms. Patricia Martin, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Office of 

Small and Disadvantaged Business 

Utilization, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE. W56–462, Washington, DC, 20590. 

Telephone: 1–800 532 1169. Email: 

patricia.martin@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the June 

19, 2012 document (Notice No. USDOT– 

OST–OSDBU–SBTRC2012–10; Docket 

Number: DOT–OST–2009–0092), the 

Department of Transportation (DOT), 

Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of 

Small and Disadvantaged Business 

Utilization (OSDBU) announces the 

opportunity for; (1) Business centered 

community-based organizations; (2) 

transportation-related trade 

associations; (3) colleges and 

universities; (4) community colleges or; 

(5) chambers of commerce, registered 

with the Internal Revenue Service as 

501 C(6) or 501 C(3) tax-exempt 

organizations, to compete for 

participation in OSDBU’s Small 

Business Transportation Resource 

Center (SBTRC) program in the Central 

Region. 

Issued in Washington, DC on July 30, 2012. 

Brandon Neal, 

Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged 

Business Utilization, Office of the Secretary, 

U.S. Department of Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–19022 Filed 8–2–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–26367] 

Motor Carrier Safety Advisory 

Committee: Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting of Motor 

Carrier Safety Advisory Committee 

(MCSAC). 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that 

MCSAC will hold a meeting on 

Monday–Wednesday, August 27–29, 

2012. On Monday, August 27, 2012, 

MCSAC will be provided with briefings 

on the major motor carrier safety 

provisions of the recently enacted 

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 

Century (MAP–21) [Pub. L. 112–140] 

surface transportation act and the 

Agency’s Compliance, Safety, and 

Accountability (CSA) program and 

assigned a new task concerning CSA. 

Additionally, the MCSAC will establish 

a subcommittee on CSA to provide 

concepts, ideas, and recommendations 

on the program. On Monday afternoon, 

the Cross-Border Trucking Pilot 

Subcommittee will convene for a status 

update from the Agency. On Tuesday, 

August 28, 2012, MCSAC will be given 

a new task to provide ideas and 

concepts concerning the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act Section 610 review 

process and will hear presentations on 

that topic. Wednesday morning, August 

29, 2012, will be reserved for MCSAC’s 

Motorcoach Hours-of-Service (HOS) 

subcommittee. All three days of the 

meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: Time and Dates: The meetings 

will be held on Monday–Tuesday, 

August 27–28, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 

5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (E.D.T.), 

and on Wednesday, May 29, 2012, from 

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., E.D.T. The 

meetings will be held at the Hilton 

Alexandria Old Town, 1767 King Street, 

Alexandria, VA 22314 in the 

Washington and Jefferson Rooms on the 

2nd floor. The Hilton Alexandria Old 

Town is located across the street from 

the King Street Metro station. 

Copies of all MCSAC Task Statements 

and an agenda for the entire meeting 

will be made available in advance of the 

meeting at http://mcsac.fmcsa.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Shannon L. Watson, Senior Advisor to 

the Associate Administrator for Policy, 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

(202) 385–2395, mcsac@dot.gov. 

Services for Individuals With 

Disabilities 

For information on facilities or 

services for individuals with disabilities 

or to request special assistance at the 

meeting, contact Elizabeth Turner at 

(617) 494–2068, 

elizabeth.turner@dot.gov, by 

Wednesday, August 15, 2012. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

MCSAC 

Section 4144 of the Safe, Accountable, 

Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 

Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU, 

Public Law 109–59, 119 Stat. 1144, 

August 10, 2005) required the Secretary 

of Transportation to establish the 

MCSAC. The MCSAC provides advice 

and recommendations to the FMCSA 

Administrator on motor carrier safety 

programs and regulations, and operates 

in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA, 5 

U.S.C. App 2). 

II. Meeting Participation 

Oral comments from the public will 

be heard during the last half-hour of the 

meetings on Monday and Tuesday and 

during the last 15 minutes of the 

meeting on Wednesday. Should all 

public comments be exhausted prior to 

the end of the specified period, the 

comment period will close. Members of 

the public may submit written 

comments on the topics to be 

considered during the meeting by 

Wednesday, May 16, 2012, to Federal 

Docket Management System (FDMC) 

Docket Number FMCSA–2006–26367 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 


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