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Anticipated processing time of this

award is 120 days. Executive order

12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental Review of

Federal Programs,’’ is not applicable to

this program. Federal funds for this

project include audit funds for non-CPA

recipients. In event that a CPA firm

wins the competition, the funds

allocated for audits are not applicable.

Questions concerning the preceding

information can be answered by the

contact person indicated above, and

copies of application kits and applicable

regulations can be obtained at the above

address. The collection of information

requirements for this project have been

approved by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) and assigned OMB

control number 0640–0006.

Awards under this program shall be

subject to all Federal laws, and Federal

and Departmental regulations, policies,

and procedures applicable to Federal

financial assistance awards.

Pre-Award Costs—Applicants are

hereby notified that if they incur any

costs prior to an award being made, they

do so solely at their own risk of not

being reimbursed by the Government.

Notwithstanding any verbal assurance

that an applicant may have received,

there is no obligation on the part of the

Department of Commerce to cover preaward costs.

Outstanding Account Receivable—No

award of Federal funds shall be made to

an applicant who has an outstanding

delinquent Federal debt until either the

delinquent account is paid in full,

repayment schedule is established and

at least one payment is received, or

other arrangements satisfactory to the

Department of Commerce are made.

Name Check Policy—All non-profit

and for-profit applicants are subject to a

name check review process. Name

checks are intended to reveal if any key

individuals associated with the

applicant have been convicted of or are

presently facing criminal charges such

as fraud, theft, perjury or other matters

which significantly reflect on the

applicant’s management honesty or

financial integrity.

Award Termination—The

Departmental Grants Officer may

terminate any grant/cooperative

agreement in whole or in part at any

time before the date of completion

whenever it is determined that the

award recipient has failed to comply

with the conditions of the grant/

cooperative agreement. Examples of

some of the conditions which can cause

termination are failure to meet costsharing requirements; unsatisfactory

performance of the MBDC work

requirements; and reporting inaccurate

or inflated claims of client assistance.

Such inaccurate or inflated claims may

be deemed illegal and punishable by

law.

False Statements—A false statement

on an application for Federal financial

assistance is grounds for denial or

termination of funds, and grounds for

possible punishment by a fine or

imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C.

1001.

Primary Applicant Certifications—All

primary applicants must submit a

completed Form CD–511,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension and Other Responsibility

Matters; Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements and Lobbying.’’

Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension—Prospective participants

(as defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section

26.105) are subject to 15 CFR Part 26,

‘‘Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension’’ and the related section of

the certification form prescribed above

applies.

Drug Free Workplace—Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section

26.605) are subject to 15 CFR Part 26,

Subpart F, ‘‘Governmentwide

Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace

(Grants)’’ and the related section of the

certification form prescribed above

applies.

Anti-Lobbying—Persons (as defined at

15 CFR Part 28, Section 28.105) are

subject to the lobbying provisions of 31

U.S.C. 1352, ‘‘Limitation on use of

appropriated funds to influence certain

Federal contracting and financial

transactions,’’ and the lobbying section

of the certification form prescribed

above applies to applications/bids for

grants, cooperative agreements, and

contracts for more than $100,000, and

loans and loan guarantees for more than

$150,000 or the single family maximum

mortgage limit for affected programs,

whichever is greater.

Anti-Lobbying Disclosures—Any

applicant that has paid or will pay for

lobbying using any funds must submit

an SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities,’’ as required under 15 CFR

Part 28, Appendix B.

Lower Tier Certifications—Recipients

shall require applications/bidders for

subgrants, contracts, subcontracts, or

other lower tier covered transactions at

any tier under the award to submit, if

applicable, a completed Form CD–512,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered

Transactions and Lobbying’’ and

disclosure form, SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities.’’ Form CD–512 is

intended for the use of recipients and

should not be transmitted to DOC. SF–

LLL submitted by any tier recipient or

subrecipient should be submitted to

DOC in accordance with the

instructions contained in the award

document.

Buy American-made Equipment or

Products—Applicants are hereby

notified that they are encouraged, to the

extent feasible, to purchase Americanmade equipment and products with

funding provided under this program in

accordance with Congressional intent as

set forth in the resolution contained in

Pub. L. 103–121, Sections 606 (a) and

(b).

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance:

11.800 Minority Business Development

Center)

Dated: September 25, 1997.

Donald L. Powers,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Minority

Business Development Agency.

[FR Doc. 97–26034 Filed 9–30–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development

Agency

Business Development Center

Applications: Chicago I, Nassau/

Suffolk, Orange County, and Las

Vegas

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency.

ACTION: Cancellation.

SUMMARY: The Minority Business

Development Agency is canceling the

announcements to solicit competitive

applications under its Minority

Business Development Center (MBDC)

program to operate the Chicago I,

Nassau/Suffolk, Orange County and Las

Vegas MBDCs. The solicitations were

originally published in the Federal

Register on Tuesday, May 27, 1997, Vol.

62, No. 101, Pages 28673, 28674, 28675

and 28676.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance:

11.800 Minority Business Development

Center)

Dated: September 25, 1997.

Donald L. Powers,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Minority

Business Development Agency.

[FR Doc. 97–26033 Filed 9–30–97; 8:45 am]

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