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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 be evaluated competitively by 

a panel of USDA Rural Development 

employees selected by the 

Administrator of RUS, and will be 

awarded points as described in the 

scoring criteria in 7 CFR 1740.8. 

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 USDA Rural 

Development determines that the 

Project is technically or financially 

infeasible, USDA Rural Development 

will notify the applicant, in writing, and 

the application will be returned with no 

further action. 

C. Scoring Guidelines 

1. The applicant’s self scores in 

Rurality and Economic Need will be 

checked and, if necessary, corrected by 

USDA Rural Development. 

2. The Critical Need score will be 

determined by USDA Rural 

Development based on information 

presented in the application. This score 

is intended to capture from the rural 

public’s standpoint the necessity and 

usefulness of the proposed project. This 

scoring category will also recognize that 

some transition purchases are more 

essential than others, so that 

applications for first digital transmitter 

capability, and translators[ec3] and 

transmitter power upgrades that extend 

coverage into rural-only areas, will 

receive scoring advantages. Master 

control facilities which tailor 

programming to local needs will also be 

recognized in this category. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Award Notices 

USDA Rural Development recognizes 

that each funded project is unique, and 

therefore may attach conditions to 

different projects’ award documents. 

The Agency generally notifies 

applicants whose projects are selected 

for awards by faxing an award letter. 

USDA 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 the program 

regulation at 7 CFR 1740.9(j) implement 

the appropriate administrative and 

national policy requirements. 

C. Performance Reporting 

All recipients of Public Television 

Station Digital Transition Grant Program 

financial assistance must provide 

annual performance activity reports to 

USDA 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. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

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

rus/. The Web site maintains up-to-date 

resources and contact information for 

the Public Television Station Digital 

Transition Grant Program. 

B. Phone: 202–690–4493. 

C. Fax: 202–720–1051. 

D. Main point of contact: Orren E. 

Cameron III, Director, Advanced 

Services Division, Telecommunications 

Program, USDA Rural Development. 

Dated: March 19, 2007. 

Curtis M. Anderson, 

Acting Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–6702 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–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: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Fisheries Certificates of Origin. 

Form Number(s): NOAA 370. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0335. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 3,667. 

Number of Respondents: 350. 

Average Hours Per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: Due to the 

information required by the 

International Dolphin Conservation 

Program Act, amendment to the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act, is needed: To 

document the dolphin-safe status of 

tuna import shipments; to verify that 

import shipments of fish were not 

harvested by large scale, high seas 

driftnets; and to verify that imported 

tuna was not harvested by an embargoed 

nation or one that is otherwise 

prohibited from exporting tuna to the 

United States. Forms are submitted by 

importers and processors. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

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 6625, 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 David Rostker, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: April 4, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–6663 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–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: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Commercial Operator’s Annual 

Report (COAR). 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0428. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 792. 

Number of Respondents: 99. 

Average Hours Per Response: Interim 

reports, 9 hours and 45 minutes; and 

final reports, 11 hours and 45 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The Commercial 

Operator’s Annual Report (COAR) 

provides information on ex-vessel value 

(the total dollar value for fish in any 

product form of groundfish pounds 

before any deductions are made for 

goods and services, e.g., bait, ice, fuel, 

repairs, machinery replacement, etc., 

provided to groundfish harvesters. 

Includes price adjustments made in the 

current year to groundfish harvesters for 

landings made during the fishing year); 

and first wholesale value for statewide 

Alaska fish and shellfish products. 

This information is used to analyze 

and measure the impact of proposed or 


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