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2The Preliminary Rescission erroneously 

indicated that Nanjing Merry produced the subject 

merchandise it exported during the POR. This 

merchandise, in fact, was produced by Anhui 

Hengda Foodstuffs Co. Ltd. See, e.g., May 5, 2006, 

Initiation Notice. 

Operations, Office 9, titled 2005/2006 

antidumping Duty New Shipper Review 

of the Antidumping Duty Order on 

Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat from the 

People’s Republic of China: Bona Fide 

analysis of the Sale(s) Reported by 

Weishan Hongrun Aquatic Food Co., 

Ltd. (February 22, 2007). The 

Department received no comments on 

its preliminary decision to rescind the 

new shipper review of Weishan 

Hongrun, based on the totality of the 

circumstances of the sale and the nonbona fide nature of the transaction. 

Additionally, prior to the Preliminary 

Rescission, Leping Lotai, Nanjing Merry, 

and Shanghai Strong all submitted 

letters to the Department indicating they 

would not permit verification of the 

information placed on the record of the 

reviews. By not permitting the 

Department to verify the accuracy of the 

information each submitted to the 

Department, Leping Lotai, Nanjing 

Merry, and Shanghai Strong each failed 

to establish that they qualified for a 

separate rate. See Memorandum to 

James C. Doyle, Director, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 9, from Scot T. 

Fullerton and Prentiss Lee Smith, Case 

Analysis, through Christopher D. Riker, 

Program Manager, titled Freshwater 

Crawfish Tail Meat from The People’s 

Republic of China: Intent to Rescind the 

New Shipper Review of Leping Lotai 

Foods Co. (February 22, 2007); 

Memorandum to James C. Doyle, 

Director, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, 

from Scot T. Fullerton and Prentiss Lee 

Smith, Case analysts, through 

Christopher D. Riker, Program Manager, 

titled Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat 

from The People’s Republic of China: 

Intent to Rescind the New Shipper 

Review of nanjing Merry Trading Co., 

Ltd. (February 22, 2007); Memorandum 

to James C. Doyle, Director, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office 9, from Scot T. 

Fullerton and Prentiss Lee Smith, Case 

analysts, through Christopher D. Riker, 

Program Manager, titled Freshwater 

Crawfish Tail Meat from The People’s 

Republic of China: Intent to Rescind the 

New Shipper Review of Shanghai 

Strong International Trading Co., Ltd. 

(February 22, 2007). 

To establish whether a company 

operating in a non-market economy 

(‘‘NME’’) is sufficiently independent 

from the Government to be eligible for 

a separate rate, the Department analyzes 

each exporting entity under the test 

established in the Final Determination 

of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: 

Sparklers From the People’s Republic of 

China, 56 FR 20588 (May 6, 1991), as 

amplified by the Notice of Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from the 

People’s Republic of China, 59 FR 22585 

(May 2, 1994). Under the separate rates 

criteria, the Department assigns separate 

rates in NME cases only if the 

respondent can demonstrate the absence 

of both de jure and de facto 

governmental control over export 

activities. 

By failing to allow the Department to 

verify the accuracy of their submissions, 

Leping Lotai, Nanjing Merry, and 

Shanghai Strong did not demonstrate 

that they are free of government control 

and, therefore, are not eligible to receive 

a separate rate. In the notices of 

initiation, the Department stated that an 

exporter unable to demonstrate the 

company’s eligibility for a separate rate 

does not meet the requirements of 19 

CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii) and its new 

shipper review will be rescinded. See 

Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of 

Antidumping Duty New Shipper 

Reviews, 71 FR 26453 (May 5, 2006) 

(‘‘May 5, 2006, Initiation Notice’’); see 

also Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Initiation of Antidumping Duty New 

Shipper Review, 71 FR 30866 (May 31, 

2006). Therefore, the Department 

preliminarily rescinded the new shipper 

reviews of Leping Lotai, Nanjing Merry, 

and Shanghai Strong. The Department 

received no comments on its 

preliminary decision that Leping 

Lotai’s, Nanjing Merry’s, and Shanghai 

Strong’s reviews should be rescinded as 

they did not qualify for a separate rate. 

Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

We have made no changes to our 

preliminary decision to rescind the new 

shipper reviews of Weishan Hongrun, 

Leping Lotai, Nanjing Merry and 

Shanghai Strong. 

Assessment of Antidumping Duties 

A cash deposit of 223.01 percent ad 

valorem shall be collected for any 

entries produced/exported by Leping 

Lotai/Leping Lotai, Anhui Hengda 

Foodstuffs Co. Ltd./Nanjing Merry, 

Weishan Hongrun/Weishan Hongrun, 

and Jiangsu Hongda Aquatic Food Co., 

Ltd./Shanghai Strong.2 The Department 

will issue appropriate assessment 

instructions directly to CBP within 15 

days of the publication of this notice. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice serves as a final reminder 

to importers of their responsibility 

under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a 

certificate regarding the reimbursement 

of antidumping duties prior to 

liquidation of the relevant entries 

during this review period. Failure to 

comply with this requirement could 

result in the Secretary’s presumption 

that reimbursement of antidumping 

duties occurred and the subsequent 

assessment of double antidumping 

duties. 

These reviews and notice are in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1), 

751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 

19 CFR 351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: May 4, 2007. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 07–2340 Filed 5–10–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Minority Business Development 

Agency 

[Docket No: 070503107–7108–01] 

Solicitation of Applications for the 

North Carolina, New Mexico and 

Oklahoma Native American Business 

Enterprise Centers (NABECs) 

AGENCY: Minority Business 

Development Agency, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 15 U.S.C. 

1512 and Executive Order 11625, the 

Minority Business Development Agency 

(MBDA) is soliciting competitive 

applications from organizations to 

operate a Native American Business 

Enterprise Center (NABEC) in the 

specified locations and geographical 

service areas (see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION). The NABEC operates 

through the use of business consultants 

and provides a range of technical 

assistance services directly to Native 

American- and other minority-owned 

businesses. Responsibility for ensuring 

that applications in response to this 

competitive solicitation are complete 

and received by MBDA on time is the 

sole responsibility of the applicant. 

Applications submitted must be to 

operate a NABEC and to provide 

business consultation to eligible clients. 

Applications that do not meet these 

requirements will be rejected. This is 

not a grant program to help start an 

individual business. 

DATES: The closing date for receipt of 

applications is Friday, June 15, 2007. 

Completed applications must be 

received by MBDA no later than 5 p.m. 


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Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) at 

the address below for paper submission 

or at www.Grants.gov for electronic 

submission. The due date and time is 

the same for electronic submissions as 

it is for paper submissions. The date 

that applications will be deemed to have 

been submitted electronically shall be 

the date and time received at 

Grants.gov. Applicants should save and 

print the proof of submission they 

receive from Grants.gov. Applications 

received after the closing date will not 

be considered. Anticipated time for 

processing is ninety (90) days from the 

date of publication of this notice. MBDA 

anticipates that awards for the North 

Carolina NABEC, New Mexico NABEC 

and the Oklahoma NABEC will be made 

with a start date of August 1, 2007. 

Pre-Application Conference: In 

connection with this solicitation, a preapplication teleconference will be held 

on Friday, May 18, 2007. Participants 

must register at least 24 hours in 

advance of the teleconference. Please 

visit the MBDA Internet Portal at 

www.mbda.gov (MBDA Portal) for 

registration instructions. A copy of the 

MBDA panel evaluation tool and a 

summary of the questions and answers 

from the pre-application conference will 

be available through the MBDA Portal as 

soon as practicable following the 

conference. 

ADDRESSES: (1a) Paper Submission—If 

Mailed: If the application is sent by 

postal mail or overnight delivery service 

by the applicant or its representative, 

one (1) signed original plus two (2) 

copies of the application must be 

submitted. Completed application 

packages must be mailed to: Office of 

Business Development—NABEC 

Program, Office of Executive Secretariat, 

HCHB, Room 5063, Minority Business 

Development Agency, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, 14th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230. 

Applicants are advised that 

Department of Commerce mail security 

measures may delay receipt of United 

States Postal Service mail for up to two 

weeks. Applicants may wish to use a 

guaranteed overnight delivery service. 

Department of Commerce delivery 

policies for Federal Express, UPS, and 

DHL overnight services require the 

packages to be sent to the address above. 

(1b) Paper Submission—If HandDelivered: If the application is handdelivered by the applicant or his/her 

representative, one (1) signed original 

plus two (2) copies of the application 

must be delivered to: U.S. Department 

of Commerce, Minority Business 

Development Agency, Office of Business 

Development—NABEC Program 

(extension 1940), HCHB, Room 1874, 

Entrance #10, 15th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC (Between Pennsylvania 

and Constitution Avenues). 

U.S. Department of Commerce ‘‘handdelivery’’ policies state that Federal 

Express, UPS, and DHL overnight 

services submitted to the address listed 

above (Entrance #10) cannot be 

accepted. These policies should be 

taken into consideration when utilizing 

their services. MBDA will not accept 

applications that are submitted by the 

deadline but rejected due to 

Departmental hand-delivery policies. 

The applicant must adhere to these 

policies in order for his/her application 

to receive consideration for award. 

(2) Electronic Submission: Applicants 

are encouraged to submit their proposal 

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

Electronic submissions should be made 

in accordance with the instructions 

available at Grants.gov (see http:// 

www.grants.gov/ForApplicants for 

detailed information). MBDA strongly 

recommends that applicants not wait 

until the application deadline date to 

begin the application process through 

Grants.gov, in some cases, the process 

for completing an online application 

may require 3–5 working days. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, please visit 

MBDA’s Minority Business Internet 

Portal at http://www.mbda.gov. Paper 

applications and Standard Forms (SF) 

may be obtained by contacting the 

MBDA National Enterprise Center (NEC) 

for the area where the Applicant is 

located (see Agency Contacts below) or 

by visiting the MBDA Portal at 

www.mbda.gov. Standard Forms 424, 

424A, 424B can also be obtained at 

http://www.Grants.gov. Forms CD–511 

and CD–346 may be obtained at 

www.doc.gov/forms. Form SF–LLL can 

be obtained at www.whitehouse.gov/ 

omb/grants. 

Agency Contacts: 

1. Office of Business Development, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Room 5075, Washington, DC 20230. 

Contact: Efrain Gonzalez, Program 

Manager at 202–482–1940. 

2. Dallas National Enterprise Center 

(DNEC), 1100 Commerce Street, Room 

726, Dallas, TX 75242. This region 

covers the states of Arkansas, Colorado, 

Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, North 

Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, 

Utah and Wyoming. Contact: John 

Iglehart, Regional Director, DNEC at 

214–767–8001. 

3. Atlanta National Enterprise Center 

(ANEC), 401 W. Peachtree Street, NW., 

Suite 1715, Atlanta, GA 30308. This 

region covers the states of North 

Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, 

Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina 

and Tennessee. It also covers Puerto 

Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

Contact: John Iglehart, Acting Regional 

Director, ANEC at 404–730–3300. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

MBDA published a Federal Register 

notice on August 29, 2003 (68 FR 

51981), as amended on September 30, 

2003 (68 FR 56267), February 11, 2004 

(69 FR 6644) and February 19, 2004 (69 

FR 7726), soliciting competitive 

applications for operators of the 

following eight NABDCs (now 

NABECs): Arizona Statewide NABDC, 

California Statewide NABDC, 

Minnesota/Iowa Statewide NABDC, 

New Mexico Statewide NABDC, North 

Carolina/Cherokee/Ashville NABDC, 

North/South Dakota Statewide NABDC, 

Northwest NABDC and the Oklahoma 

Statewide NABDC. This competition 

resulted in financial assistance awards 

(cooperative agreements) being issued 

for all eight locations, with a three-year 

award period of January 1, 2004 through 

December 31, 2006. 

On September 6, 2006, MBDA 

published a Federal Register notice (71 

FR 52529) soliciting competitive 

applications for operators of four 

regional NABECs (in place of the eight 

prior NABECs) for the next three-year 

award period commencing January 1, 

2007. However, on October 25, 2006, 

MBDA published a Federal Register 

notice (71 FR 62420) (i) cancelling the 

September 6, 2006 solicitation and (ii) 

amending the original competitive 

solicitation to extend the total project 

award period for all eight of the original 

NABECs from three years to four years. 

MBDA took these actions in order to 

provide the Agency with a sufficient 

opportunity to solicit input from its 

stakeholders regarding any proposed 

program changes to be implemented 

during the next three-year award period. 

Operators of five of the eight NABECs 

accepted MBDA’s invitation to extend 

the original award period for an 

additional year, while the operators of 

the North Carolina/Ashville/Cherokee 

NABEC, New Mexico Statewide NABEC 

and Oklahoma Statewide NABEC 

declined MBDA’s invitation. 

This Notice solicits competitive 

applications for the North Carolina 

NABEC, New Mexico NABEC and the 

Oklahoma NABEC. This Notice replaces 

in its entirety the previously published 

competitive solicitation for the North 

Carolina NABEC, New Mexico NABEC 

and Oklahoma NABEC projects, 

although it generally adheres to 


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previous programmatic requirements 

with updates being made to the 

computer requirements. 

Geographic Service Areas 

The NABEC will be located and will 

provide services in the following 

geographic areas: 

NABEC name Location of NABEC Geographic service area 

North Carolina NABEC ...................................... Cherokee/Asheville, Charlotte, Lumberton or 

Pembroke, NC.

State of North Carolina. 

New Mexico NABEC ......................................... Albuquerque, Farmington or Gallup, NM ......... State of New Mexico. 

Oklahoma NABEC ............................................. Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK ............................ State of Oklahoma. 

Electronic Access 

A link to the full text of the 

Announcement of Federal Funding 

Opportunity (FFO) for this solicitation 

may be accessed at http:// 

www.Grants.gov, at http:// 

www.mbda.gov, or by contacting the 

appropriate MBDA representative 

identified above. The FFO contains a 

full and complete description of the 

NABEC Program requirements. In order 

to receive proper consideration, 

applicants must comply with all 

information and requirements contained 

in the FFO. Applicants will be able to 

access, download and submit electronic 

grant applications for the NABEC 

Program in this announcement at 

http://www.Grants.gov. MBDA strongly 

recommends that applicants not wait 

until the application deadline date to 

begin the application process through 

Grants.gov as in some cases the process 

for completing an online application 

may require additional time (e.g., 3–5 

working days). The date that 

applications will be deemed to have 

been submitted electronically shall be 

the date and time received at 

Grants.gov. Applicants should save and 

print the proof of submission they 

receive from Grants.gov. Applications 

received after the closing date and time 

will not be considered. 

Funding Priorities 

Preference may be given during the 

selection process to applications which 

address the following MBDA funding 

priorities: 

( a) Applicants who submit proposals 

with a scope of work for the project 

exceeding the minimum work 

requirements in the FFO; 

(b) Applicants who submit proposals 

that include performance goals that 

exceed the minimum performance goal 

requirements in the FFO; or 

(c) Applicants who demonstrate an 

innovative approach (consistent with 

overall NABEC program requirements) 

to limit barriers to market and capital 

access for Native American- and other 

eligible minority-owned businesses. 

Funding Availability 

MBDA anticipates that a total of 

approximately $611,000 will be 

available in FY 2007 for financial 

assistance awards under this 

competition. Specific funding levels for 

the North Carolina NABEC, New Mexico 

NABEC and Oklahoma NABEC are set 

forth in the below table. The anticipated 

start date for all awards under this 

competition is August 1, 2007 and the 

total award period is anticipated to be 

twelve (12) months (e.g., August 1, 2007 

through July 31, 2008). The maximum 

Federal funding amount for each 

NABEC project is as follows: 

Project name 

August 1, 2007 through July 31, 2008 

Estimated program cost Federal share Non-Federal 

share * 

North Carolina NABEC ................................................................................................................ $188,000 $188,000 N/A 

New Mexico NABEC .................................................................................................................... 188,000 188,000 N/A 

Oklahoma NABEC ....................................................................................................................... 235,000 235,000 N/A 

* Encouraged, but not required. 

Publication of this notice does not 

obligate the Department of Commerce or 

MBDA to award any specific 

cooperative agreement or to obligate all 

or any part of available funds. 

Authority: Executive Order 11625 and 15 

U.S.C. 1512. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA): 11.801, Native American Business 

Enterprise Centers. 

Eligibility 

For-profit entities (including soleproprietorships, partnerships, and 

corporations), non-profit organizations, 

state and local government entities, 

American Indian Tribes, and 

educational institutions are eligible to 

operate NABECs. 

Program Description 

MBDA is soliciting competitive 

applications from organizations to 

operate Native American Business 

Enterprise Centers (formerly known as 

Native American Business Development 

Centers) (NABDC)) under its Native 

American Business Enterprise Center 

(NABEC) Program. The NABEC will 

operate through the use of trained 

professional business consultants who 

will assist Native American and other 

minority entrepreneurs through direct 

client engagements. Entrepreneurs 

eligible for assistance under the NABEC 

Program are Native Americans, Eskimos, 

African Americans, Puerto Ricans, 

Spanish-speaking Americans, Aleuts, 

Asian Pacific Americans, Asian Indians 

and Hasidic Jews. References 

throughout this notice regarding a 

NABEC’s provision of services and 

assistance to Native American clients 

also includes the eligible non-Native 

American clients listed in the preceding 

sentence. No service may be denied to 

any member of the eligible groups listed 

above. 

The NABEC Program requirements 

increase the impact of the project by 

requiring that project operators deploy 

standardized business assistance 

services to the Native American and 


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minority business public directly, 

develop a network of strategic 

partnerships and provide strategic 

business consulting within the 

geographic service area. These 

requirements will be used to generate 

increased results with respect to 

financing and contracts awarded to 

Native American and minority-owned 

firms and thus, are a key component of 

this program. 

The NABEC Program also 

incorporates an entrepreneurial 

approach to building market stability 

and improving quality of services 

delivered. This strategy expands the 

reach of the NABECs by requiring 

project operators to develop and build 

upon strategic alliances with public and 

private sector partners, as a means of 

reaching out and serving Native 

American and minority-owned firms 

with rapid growth potential within the 

project’s geographic service area. The 

NABEC Program leverages the full 

benefit of telecommunications 

technology, including the Internet and a 

variety of online computer-based 

resources, to dramatically increase the 

level of service that the NABECs 

provide to Native American and 

minority-owned firms. In addition, 

MBDA will establish specialized 

advanced programs for growth 

assistance to clients with the capacity to 

grow and expand. These programs are 

designed to foster growth assistance for 

its clients. The NABEC will also 

encourage collaboration and referrals of 

clients and non-clients that meet the 

requirements of these specialized 

programs and other MBDA sponsored 

networks. This will provide a 

comprehensive approach to serving the 

emerging sector of the Native American 

business community. 

MBDA’s new strategic growth 

initiative is focused on serving emerging 

Native American and minority firms 

capable of impacting economic growth 

and employment. MBDA wants to 

ensure that NABEC clients are receiving 

a consistent level of service throughout 

its funded network. To that end, MBDA 

will require NABEC consultants to 

attend a series of training courses 

designed to achieve standardized 

services and quality expectations. 

Please refer to the FFO for this 

competitive solicitation for additional 

programmatic information. 

Match Requirements 

It is not required that an applicant for 

a NABEC award propose a non-Federal 

cost share contribution. An applicant 

may, however, propose a cost-share 

contribution in any of the following four 

means or in any combination thereof: (1) 

Client fees; (2) cash contributions; (3) 

non-cash applicant contributions; and/ 

or (4) third party in-kind contributions. 

The NABEC may (but is not required to) 

charge client fees for services rendered. 

Client fees (if imposed) shall be used 

towards meeting cost share 

requirements and must be used in 

furtherance of the program objectives. 

Applicants will be awarded up to five 

(5) bonus points to the extent that the 

proposed project budget includes a nonFederal cost-share contribution, 

measured as a percentage of the overall 

project budget (see Evaluation Criteria 

below). 

Evaluation Criteria 

Applications will be evaluated and 

selected for funding based on the 

following criteria. An application must 

receive at least 70% of the total points 

available for each evaluation criterion, 

in order for the application to be 

considered for funding. The maximum 

number of total points for each 

evaluation criterion is provided below. 

The number of points assigned to each 

evaluation criterion will be determined 

on a competitive basis by the MBDA 

review panel based on the quality of the 

application with respect to each 

criterion. The maximum total of points 

that can be earned is 105, including a 

maximum of five (5) bonus points for 

applications proposing a non-federal 

cost share. 

1. Applicant Capability (45 Points) 

The applicant’s proposal will be 

evaluated with respect to the applicant 

firm’s experience and expertise in 

providing the work requirements listed. 

Specifically, the proposals will be 

evaluated as follows: 

• Native American Community—

experience in and knowledge of the 

Native American and minority business 

sector and strategies for enhancing its 

growth and expansion (5 points); 

• Business Consulting—experience in 

and knowledge of business consulting of 

Native American and minority firms (10 

points); 

• Financing—experience in and 

knowledge of the preparation and 

formulation of successful financial 

transactions (5 points); 

• Procurements and Contracting—

experience in and knowledge of the 

public and private sector contracting 

opportunities for Native American and 

minority businesses (5 points); 

• Financing Networks—resources and 

professional relationships within the 

corporate, banking and investment 

community that may be beneficial to 

Native American and minority-owned 

firms (5 points); 

• Native American Advocacy—

experience and expertise in advocating 

on behalf of Native American 

businesses, both as to specific 

transactions in which a Native 

American business seeks to engage, and 

as to broad market advocacy for the 

benefit of the Native American 

community at large (5 points); and 

• Key Staff—assessment of the 

qualifications, experience and proposed 

role of staff who will operate the 

NABEC. In particular, an assessment 

will be made to determine whether 

proposed staff possesses the expertise in 

utilizing information systems as 

contemplated under the heading 

entitled, ‘‘Computer Requirements’’ (10 

points). 

2. Resources (20 Points) 

The applicant’s proposal will be 

evaluated according to the following 

criteria: 

• Resources—discuss those resources 

(not included as part of the cost-sharing 

arrangement) that will be used (10 

points); 

• Partners—discuss how you plan to 

establish and maintain the network of 

five (5) Strategic Partners (5 points); 

• Equipment—discuss how you plan 

to accomplish the computer hardware 

and software requirements (5 points). 

3. Techniques and Methodologies (25 

Points) 

The applicant’s proposal will be 

evaluated as follows: 

• Performance Measures—relate each 

performance measure to the financial, 

information and market resources 

available in the geographic service area 

to the applicant and how the 

performance goals will be met. Specific 

attention should be placed on the Dollar 

Value of Transactions. This goal 

represents the sum of (a) Dollar Value of 

Financial Transactions and (b) Dollar 

Value of Gross Receipts. Dollar Value of 

Transactions, Dollar Value of Financial 

Transactions and Dollar Value of Gross 

Receipts are defined in Section I.F. of 

the FFO under Performance Measures. 

When proposing the minimum goal 

under Dollar Value of Transactions, the 

applicant is given the flexibility to 

address the percentage breakdown for 

items (a) and (b) above within a specific 

range—not more than 60% and not less 

than 40%. The applicant should 

consider existing market conditions and 

its strategy to achieve the goal. The 

applicant may vary the percentage 

breakdown for items (a) and (b) above as 

long as the sum meets the required 

performance goal as provided in the 

FFO (15 points); 


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• Plan of Action—provide specific 

detail on how the applicant will start 

operations. NABECs have thirty (30) 

days to become fully operational after 

an award is made. Fully operational 

means that all staff are hired, all signs 

are up, all items of furniture and 

equipment are in place and operational, 

all necessary forms are developed (e.g., 

client engagement letters, other standard 

correspondence, etc.), and the center is 

ready to open its doors to the public (5 

points); 

• Work Requirement Execution 

Plan—The applicant will be evaluated 

on how effectively and efficiently all 

staff time will be used to achieve the 

work requirements (5 points). 

4. Proposed Budget and Supporting 

Budget Narrative (10 Points) 

The applicant’s proposal will be 

evaluated on the following sub-criteria: 

• Reasonableness, allowability and 

allocability of costs. All of the proposed 

expenditures must be discussed and the 

budget line item narrative must match 

the proposed budget. Fringe benefits 

and other percentage item calculations 

must match the proposed budget lineitem (5 points); and 

• Performance Based Budget. Discuss 

how the budget is related to the 

accomplishment of the work 

requirements and the performance 

measures. Provide a budget narrative 

that clearly shows the connections (5 

points). 

Bonus for Non-Federal Cost Sharing 

(maximum of 5 points): Non-Federal 

cost sharing is not required under the 

NABEC program. However, applicants 

will be awarded bonus points to the 

extent that the proposed overall project 

budget includes non-Federal 

contributions, measured as a percentage 

of the overall project budget (i.e., 

Federal and non-Federal shares). 

Specifically, a maximum of five (5) 

bonus points will be awarded based on 

the following scale: more than 0—less 

than 5%—1 point; 5% or more—less 

than 10%—2 points; 10% or more—less 

than 15%—3 points; 15% or more—less 

than 20%—4 points; and 20% or more—

5 points. The non-Federal contributions 

(if proposed) may consist of one or more 

of the following: (1) Client fees; (2) cash 

contributions; (3) non-cash applicant 

contributions; and/or (4) third party inkind contributions, and must be 

adequately identified and documented 

in the application 

Review and Selection Process 

1. Initial Screening—Prior to the 

formal paneling process, each 

application will receive an initial 

screening to ensure that all required 

forms, signatures and documentation 

are present. 

2. Panel Review—Each application 

will receive an independent, objective 

review by a panel qualified to evaluate 

the applications submitted. MBDA 

anticipates that the review panel will be 

made up of at least three independent 

reviewers who are Federal employees 

who will review all applications based 

on the above evaluation criteria. Each 

reviewer will evaluate and provide a 

score for each proposal. In order for an 

application to be considered for 

funding, it shall need to achieve 70% of 

the available points for each evaluation 

criterion. Failure to achieve the 

minimum required points will deem the 

application as unsuccessful. 

3. Final Recommendation—The 

MBDA National Director makes the final 

recommendation to the Department of 

Commerce Grants Officer regarding the 

funding of applications, taking into 

account the selection criteria as outlined 

in this notice and the following: 

A. Evaluations and rankings of the 

independent review panel; 

B. Funding Priorities. The National 

Director (or his designee) reserves the 

right to conduct a site visit (subject to 

the availability of funding) to applicant 

organizations receiving at least 70% of 

the total points available for each 

evaluation criterion, in order to make a 

better assessment of the organization’s 

capability to achieve the funding 

priorities for this competition; and 

C. Availability of funding. 

Intergovernmental Review 

Applications under this program are 

not subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

Limitation of Liability 

In no event will the Department of 

Commerce or MBDA be responsible for 

proposal preparation costs if this 

program is cancelled because of other 

Agency priorities. Publication of this 

announcement does not oblige the 

Department of Commerce or MBDA to 

award any specific project or to obligate 

any available funds. 

Universal Identifier 

Applicants should be aware that they 

will be required to provide a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

system (DUNS) number during the 

application process. See the June 27, 

2003 Federal Register notice (68 FR 

38402) for additional information. 

Organizations can receive a DUNS 

number at no cost by calling the 

dedicated toll-free DUNS Number 

request line at 1–866–705–5711 or by 

accessing the Grants.gov Web site at 

http://www.Grants.gov. 

Department of Commerce Pre-Award 

Notification Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

contained in the Federal Register notice 

of December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389) are 

applicable to this solicitation. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This document contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 

use of Standard Forms 424, 424A, 424B, 

SF–LLL, and CD–346 have been 

approved by OMB under the respective 

control numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, 

0348–0040, 0348–0046, and 0605–0001. 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person is required to respond to, 

nor shall any person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection displays a currently valid 

OMB Control Number. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of E.O. 

12866. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Prior notice and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act for rules 

concerning public property, loans, 

grants, benefits, or contracts (5 U.S.C. 

533(a)(2)). Because notice and 

opportunity for comment are not 

required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 533 or any 

other law, the analytical requirements of 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C 

601 et seq.) are inapplicable. Therefore, 

a regulatory flexibility analysis is not 

required and has not been prepared. 

Dated: May 8, 2007. 

Ronald N. Langston, 

National Director, Minority Business 

Development Agency. 

[FR Doc. E7–9096 Filed 5–10–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige 

National Quality Award 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 


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