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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. 

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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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ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 

2, notice is hereby given that the Judges 

Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National 

Quality Award will meet Tuesday, June 

5, 2007. The Judges Panel is composed 

of twelve members prominent in the 

fields of quality, innovation, and 

performance excellence and appointed 

by the Secretary of Commerce. The 

purpose of this meeting is to discuss the 

Judging process and Judging process 

changes for 2007; the Judges’ survey of 

applicants; and the Judges’ mentoring 

process. The applications under review 

by Judges contain trade secrets and 

proprietary commercial information 

submitted to the Government in 

confidence. 

DATES: The meeting will convene June 

5, 2007 at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 4:30 

p.m. on June 5, 2007. The entire meeting 

will be closed. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, Administration Building, 

Lecture Room A, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland 20899. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Harry Hertz, Director, National Quality 

Program, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland 20899, telephone number 

(301) 975–2361. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Assistant Secretary for Administration, 

with the concurrence of the General 

Counsel, formally determined on 

December 27, 2005, that the meeting of 

the Judges Panel will be closed pursuant 

to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, as 

amended by Section 5(c) of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act, Public 

Law 94–409. The meeting, which 

involves examination of Award 

applicant data from U.S. companies and 

other organizations and a discussion of 

this data as compared to the Award 

criteria in order to recommend Award 

recipients, may be closed to the public 

in accordance with Section 552b(c)(4) of 

Title 5, United States Code, because the 

meetings are likely to disclose trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information obtained from a person 

which is privileged or confidential. 

Dated: May 4, 2007. 

James M. Turner, 

Deputy Director. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality 

Award Board of Overseers 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 

2, notice is hereby given that there will 

be a meeting of the Board of Overseers 

of the Malcolm Baldrige National 

Quality Award on June 6, 2007. The 

Board of Overseers is composed of 

eleven members prominent in the fields 

of quality, innovation, and performance 

excellence and appointed by the 

Secretary of Commerce, assembled to 

advise the Secretary of Commerce on 

the conduct of the Baldrige Award. The 

purpose of this meeting is to discuss 

and review information received from 

the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology with the members of the 

Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige 

National Quality Award. The agenda 

will include: Discuss the Award 

Eligibility Rules; Baldrige Improvement 

Panel’s Recommendations to the 

Program and the Baldrige Foundation; 

Oral Feedback for Award Recipients; 

and Formation of Business School 

Deans’ Council. 

DATES: The meeting will convene June 

6, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at 3 

p.m. on June 6, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, Administration Building, 

Lecture Room A, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland 20899. All visitors to the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology site will have to pre-register 

to be admitted. Please submit your 

name, time of arrival, email address and 

phone number to Diane Harrison no 

later than Tuesday, June 5, 2007, and 

she will provide you with instructions 

for admittance. Ms. Harrison’s e-mail 

address is diane.harrison@nist.gov and 

her phone number is (301) 975–2361. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Harry Hertz, Director, National Quality 

Program, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland 20899, telephone number 

(301) 975–2361. 

Dated: May 4, 2007. 

James M. Turner, 

Deputy Director. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 031507B] 

Draft Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement; Seismic Surveys in 

the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, Alaska 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On April 6, 2007, notice was 

published in the Federal Register that 

NMFS and the Minerals Management 

Service had released for public 

comment a Draft Programmatic 

Environmental Impact Statement (Draft 

PEIS) for Seismic Surveys in the 

Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, Alaska. 

Also, the times, dates, and locations for 

public hearings in order to receive 

comments from the public on the Draft 

PEIS were provided. Based on verbal 

requests during the public hearings and 

two written requests, the comment 

period on this document has been 

extended. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

postmarked by June 29, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on the 

Draft PEIS should be addressed to Mr. 

P. Michael Payne, Chief of the Permits, 

Conservation and Education Division, 

Office of Protected Resources, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910-3225. The mailbox address for 

providing email comments is 

PR1.ALASKAEIS@noaa.gov. Comments 

sent via e-mail, including all 

attachments, must not exceed a 10- 

megabyte file size. 

A copy of the Draft PEIS may be 

obtained by writing to this address or by 

telephoning the contact listed here and 

is also available at: http:// 

www.mms.gov/alaska/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth R. Hollingshead, (301)713–

2289, ext 128. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional information on the content 

of the Draft PEIS can be found in the 

notice of availability (72 FR 17117, 

April 6, 2007). 

Dated: May 8, 2007. 

Wanda L. Cain, 

Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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