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3. Submission Dates and Times: 

TASC funding is limited, and in order 

to assure sufficient resources are 

available to meet unanticipated needs 

during the fiscal year, TASC proposals 

will, generally, only be evaluated on a 

semi-annual basis. That is: 

• Proposals received prior to, but not 

later than, 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, 

June 11, 2010, will be considered for 

funding with other proposals received 

by that date; 

• Proposals not approved for funding 

during the review period will be 

reconsidered for funding after the 

review period only if the applicant 

specifically requests such 

reconsideration in writing, and only if 

funding remains available; 

• Proposals received after 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, June 11, 2010, 

will be considered for funding only if 

funding remains available. 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a 

proposal may be submitted for 

expedited consideration under the 

TASC Quick Response process if, in 

addition to meeting all requirements of 

the TASC program, a proposal clearly 

identifies a time-sensitive activity. In 

these cases, a proposal may be 

submitted at any time for an expedited 

evaluation. 

FAS will track the time and date of 

receipt of all proposals. 

4. Funding Restrictions: Although 

funded projects may take place in the 

United States or abroad all eligible 

projects must specifically address 

sanitary, phytosanitary, or technical 

barriers to the export of U.S. specialty 

crops. 

Certain types of expenses are not 

eligible for reimbursement by the 

program, such as the costs of market 

research, advertising, or other 

promotional expenses, as set forth in the 

written program agreement between 

CCC and the participant. CCC will also 

not reimburse unreasonable 

expenditures or any expenditure made 

prior to approval of a proposal. 

5. Other Submission Requirements: 

All Internet-based applications must be 

properly submitted by 5 p.m., Eastern 

Daylight Time, June 11, 2010, to be 

considered. All applications submitted 

by email must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, June 11, 2010, at 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria: FAS follows the evaluation 

criteria set forth in § 1487.6 of the TASC 

regulations. 

2. Review and Selection Process: FAS 

will review proposals for eligibility and 

will evaluate each proposal against the 

criteria referred to above. The purpose 

of this review is to identify meritorious 

proposals, recommend an appropriate 

funding level for each proposal based 

upon these factors, and submit the 

proposals and funding 

recommendations to the Deputy 

Administrator, Office of Trade 

Programs. FAS may, when appropriate, 

request the assistance of other U.S. 

government subject area experts in 

evaluating the merits of a proposal. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of its application. FAS will 

send an approval letter and agreement 

to each approved applicant. The 

approval letter and agreement will 

specify the terms and conditions 

applicable to the project, including 

levels of funding, timelines for 

implementation, and written evaluation 

requirements. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: The agreements will 

incorporate the details of each project as 

approved by FAS. Each agreement will 

identify terms and conditions pursuant 

to which CCC will reimburse certain 

costs of each project. Agreements will 

also outline the responsibilities of the 

participant. Interested parties should 

review the TASC program regulations 

found at 7 CFR part 1487 in addition to 

this announcement. TASC program 

regulations are available at the following 

URL address: http:www.fas.usa.gov/ 

mos/programs/TASC%201487%201–1– 

06.pdf. Hard copies may be obtained by 

contacting the Program Operations 

Division at (202) 720–4327. 

3. Reporting: TASC participants will 

be required to submit a written report(s), 

on not less than an annual basis, and a 

final report, each of which evaluates 

their TASC project using the 

performance measures presented in the 

approved proposal, as set forth in the 

written program agreement. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Portals 

Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on May 4, 2010. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

and Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting 

Applications for the Market Access 

Program 

Announcement Type: New. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.601. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) announces that it is 

inviting proposals for the 2011 Market 

Access Program (MAP). The intended 

effect of this notice is to solicit 

applications from eligible applicants 

and award funds in October 2010. The 

MAP is administered by personnel of 

the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). 

DATES: All applications must be 

received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time, June 11, 2010. Applications 

received after this date will not be 

considered. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Entities wishing to apply for funding 

assistance should contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is 

also available on the FAS Web site at 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/ 

map.asp. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority: The MAP is authorized 

under Section 203 of the Agricultural 

Trade Act of 1978, as amended. MAP 

regulations appear at 7 CFR part 1485. 

Purpose: The MAP is designed to 

create, expand, and maintain foreign 

markets for U.S. agricultural 

commodities and products through costshare assistance. Financial assistance 

under the MAP will be made available 

on a competitive basis, and applications 

will be reviewed against the evaluation 

criteria contained herein and in the 

MAP regulations. All U.S. agricultural 

commodities, except tobacco, are 

eligible for consideration. 

The FAS allocates funds in a manner 

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decision-making initiatives of the 

Government Performance and Results 

Act (GPRA) of 1993 and the USDA’s 

Food and Agricultural Policy (FAP). In 

deciding whether a proposed project 

will contribute to the effective creation, 

expansion, or maintenance of foreign 

markets, the FAS considers whether the 

applicant provides a clear, long-term 

agricultural trade strategy and a program 

effectiveness time line against which 

results can be measured at specific 

intervals using quantifiable product or 

country goals. The FAS also considers 

the extent to which a proposed project 

targets markets with the greatest growth 

potential. These factors are part of the 

FAS resource allocation strategy to fund 

applicants who can demonstrate 

performance and address the objectives 

of the GPRA and FAP. 

II. Award Information 

Under the MAP, the CCC enters into 

agreements with eligible participants to 

share the cost of certain overseas 

marketing and promotion activities. 

MAP participants may receive 

assistance for generic or brand 

promotion activities. For generic 

activities, funding priority is given to 

organizations that have the broadest 

possible producer representation of the 

commodity being promoted and that are 

nationwide in membership and scope. 

Only non-profit U.S. agricultural trade 

organizations, nonprofit state regional 

trade groups (SRTGs), nonprofit U.S. 

agricultural cooperatives, and State 

agencies can participate directly in the 

brand program. The MAP generally 

operates on a reimbursement basis. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: To participate 

in the MAP, an applicant must be a 

nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade 

organization, a nonprofit SRTG, a 

nonprofit U.S. agricultural cooperative, 

or a State agency. A small-sized U.S. 

commercial entity may participate 

through a MAP participant. 

2. Cost Sharing: To participate in the 

MAP, an applicant must agree to 

contribute resources to its proposed 

promotional activities. The MAP is 

intended to supplement, not supplant, 

the efforts of the U.S. private sector. In 

the case of generic promotion, the 

contribution must be at least 10 percent 

of the value of resources provided by 

CCC for such generic promotion. In the 

case of brand promotion, the 

contribution must be at least 50 percent 

of the total cost of such brand 

promotion. 

The degree of commitment of an 

applicant to the promotional strategies 

contained in its application, as 

represented by the agreed cost share 

contributions specified therein, is 

considered by the FAS when 

determining which applications will be 

approved for funding. Cost-share may be 

actual cash invested or in-kind 

contributions, such as professional staff 

time spent on design and execution of 

activities. The MAP regulations, in 

section 1485.13(c), provide detailed 

discussion of eligible and ineligible 

cost-share contributions. 

3. Other: Applications should include 

a justification for funding assistance 

from the program—an explanation as to 

what specifically could not be 

accomplished without federal funding 

assistance, and why participating 

organization(s) are unlikely to carry out 

the project without such assistance. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address To Request Application 

Package: Organizations are encouraged 

to submit their MAP applications to 

FAS through the Unified Export 

Strategy (UES) application Internet Web 

site. The UES allows interested 

applicants to submit a single 

consolidated and strategically 

coordinated proposal that incorporates 

requests for funding and 

recommendations for virtually all of the 

FAS marketing programs, financial 

assistance programs, and market access 

programs. The suggested UES format 

encourages applicants to examine the 

constraints or barriers to trade that they 

face, identify activities that would help 

overcome such impediments, consider 

the entire pool of complementary 

marketing tools and program resources, 

and establish realistic export goals. 

Applicants planning to use the 

Internet-based system must contact the 

FAS/Program Operations Division to 

obtain Web site access information. The 

Internet-based application may be found 

at the following URL address: https:// 

www.fas.usda.gov/ues/webapp/. 

The FAS highly recommends 

applying via the Internet-based 

application as this format virtually 

eliminates paperwork and expedites the 

FAS processing and review cycle. 

However, applicants also have the 

option of submitting an electronic 

version of their application to FAS at 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

2. Content and Form of Application 

Submission: To be considered for the 

MAP, an applicant must submit to the 

FAS information required by the MAP 

regulations in section 1485.13. In 

addition, in accordance with the Office 

of Management and Budget’s policy (68 

FR 38402 (June 27, 2003)) regarding the 

need to identify entities that are 

receiving government awards, all 

applicants must submit a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number. An applicant 

may request a DUNS number at no cost 

by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS 

number request line at 1–866–705–5711. 

Incomplete applications and 

applications that do not otherwise 

conform to this announcement will not 

be accepted for review. 

The FAS administers various other 

agricultural export assistance programs 

including the Foreign Market 

Development Cooperator (Cooperator) 

program, the Emerging Markets 

Program, the Quality Samples Program, 

and the Technical Assistance for 

Specialty Crops program. Any 

organization that is not interested in 

applying for the MAP, but would like to 

request assistance through one of the 

other programs mentioned should 

contact the Program Operations 

Division. 

3. Submission Dates and Times: All 

applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Time, June 11, 2010. 

All MAP applicants, regardless of the 

method of submitting an application, 

must also submit by the application 

deadline, an original signed certification 

statement as specified in 7 CFR 

1485.13(a)(2)(i)(G) at the following 

address: Program Operations Division, 

Office of Trade Programs, Foreign 

Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture at: Portals Office Building, 

Suite 400, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. Applications or 

certifications received after this date 

will not be considered. 

4. Funding Restrictions: Certain types 

of expenses are not eligible for 

reimbursement by the program, and 

there are limits on other categories of 

expenses. CCC also will not reimburse 

unreasonable expenditures or 

expenditures made prior to approval. 

Full details are available in the MAP 

regulations in section 1485.16. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria and Review Process: 

Following is a description of the FAS 

process for reviewing applications and 

the criteria for allocating available MAP 

funds. 

(1) Phase 1—Sufficiency Review and 

FAS Divisional Review: 

Applications received by the closing 

date will be reviewed by the FAS to 

determine the eligibility of the 

applicants and the completeness of the 

applications. These requirements appear 

at sections 1485.12 and 1485.13 of the 

MAP regulations. Applications that 

meet the requirements then will be 

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Commodity Branch in FAS’ Cooperator 

Programs Division. The Commodity 

Branch will review each application 

against the criteria listed in section 

1485.14 of the MAP regulations. The 

purpose of this review is to identify 

meritorious proposals and to 

recommend an appropriate funding 

level for each application based upon 

these criteria. 

(2) Phase 2—Competitive Review: 

Meritorious applications then will be 

passed on to the Office of the Deputy 

Administrator, Office of Trade 

Programs, for the purpose of allocating 

available funds among the applicants. 

Applicants will compete for funds on 

the basis of the following allocation 

criteria (the number in parentheses 

represents a percentage weight factor): 

(a) Applicant’s Contribution Level (40) 

• The applicant’s 4-year average share 

(2008–2011) of all contributions (cash 

and goods and services provided by U.S. 

entities in support of overseas marketing 

and promotion activities) compared to; 

• The applicant’s 4-year average share 

(2008–2011) of the funding level for all 

MAP participants. 

(b) Past Performance (30) 

• The 3-year average share (2007– 

2009) of the value of exports promoted 

by the applicant compared to; 

• The applicant’s 2-year average share 

(2009–2010) of the funding level for all 

MAP applicants plus, for those groups 

participating in the Cooperator program, 

the 2-year average share (2009–2010) of 

Cooperator marketing plan budgets. 

(c) Projected Export Goals (15) 

• The total dollar value of projected 

exports promoted by the applicant for 

2011 compared to; 

• The applicant’s requested funding 

level; 

(d) Accuracy of Past Projections (15) 

• Actual exports for 2009 as reported 

in the 2011 MAP application compared 

to; 

• Past projections of exports for 2009 

as specified in the 2009 MAP 

application. 

The Commodity Branches’ 

recommended funding levels for each 

applicant are converted to percentages 

of the total MAP funds available and 

then multiplied by each weight factor as 

described above to determine the 

amount of funds allocated to each 

applicant. 

2. Anticipated Announcement Date: 

Announcements of funding decisions 

for the MAP are anticipated during 

October 2010. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: The FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of its application. The FAS 

will send an approval letter and 

program agreement to each approved 

applicant. The approval letter and 

program agreement will specify the 

terms and conditions applicable to the 

project, including the levels of MAP 

funding and cost-share contribution 

requirements. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: Interested parties should 

review the MAP regulations, which are 

available at the following URL address: 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/ 

map.asp. Hard copies may be obtained 

by contacting the Program Operations 

Division. 

3. Reporting: The FAS requires 

various reports and evaluations from 

MAP participants. Reporting 

requirements are detailed in the MAP 

regulations in section 1485.20(b) and 

(c). 

VII. Agency Contact(s) 

For additional information and 

assistance, contact the Program 

Operations Division, Office of Trade 

Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

U.S. Department of Agriculture at: 

Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250 

Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, 

DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327, 

or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC, on May 4, 2010. 

John D. Brewer, 

Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, 

and Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11148 Filed 5–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Notice of Proposed New Recreation 

Fee Site; Federal Lands Recreation 

Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 

108–447) 

AGENCY: National Forests in Mississippi, 

Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed new 

recreation fee site. 

SUMMARY: Chickasaw ATV Trail is 

located near Houston, MS. Currently, 

this trail is closed for reconstruction and 

is expected to open in November 2010. 

The site will contain 12 miles of 

reconstructed trail, an information 

board, toilet facility, and parking; and 

visitor security is provided. The Forest 

Service proposes to charge $10 per 

operator. A $60 annual pass will also be 

available for purchase by the public. 

This annual pass could be used for 

access to three other motorized trails in 

the National Forests in Mississippi and 

would be valid for 12 months. The fees 

listed are only proposed and will be 

determined upon further analysis and 

public comments. All funds received 

from these fees would be used for 

continued operation and maintenance of 

the facility and allow additional 

amenities to be added to enhance the 

recreational experience at the facility. 

Comparable recreational use fees are 

being proposed at other sites that 

provide similar recreational 

opportunities in Mississippi. 

DATES: Comments will be accepted 

through November 1, 2010. 

Implementation of fees is proposed to 

take place in fiscal year 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Gainey, Recreation Program Manager, 

601–965–1617, National Forests in 

Mississippi, 100 West Capitol Street, 

Suite 1141, Jackson, MS 39269. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement 

Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed 

the Secretary of Agriculture to publish 

advance notice in the Federal Register 

whenever new recreation fee areas are 

established. 

Dated: April 28, 2010. 

Margrett L. Boley, 

Forest Supervisor, National Forests in 

Mississippi. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11041 Filed 5–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of Inspector General 

Publication of OIG Updated Special 

Fraud Alert on Telemarketing by 

Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers 

AGENCY: Office of Inspector General 

(OIG), HHS. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: This document sets forth a 

correction to the OIG Federal Register 

notice published on January 10, 2010 

(75 FR 2105), addressing our recently 

issued Updated Special Fraud Alert. 

Specifically, the Updated Special Fraud 

Alert addressed the statutory provision 

prohibiting durable medical equipment 

suppliers from making unsolicited 

telephone calls to Medicare 

beneficiaries regarding the furnishing of 

a covered item. An inadvertent error 

appeared on the heading line in section 

II of that document regarding the final 

issuance date of the notice. Accordingly, 

we are correcting that issuance date to 


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