31736 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 131 / Monday, July 9, 2018 / Notices 

Dated: July 2, 2018. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14608 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Minority Business Development 

Agency 

Broad Agency Announcement 2018 

AGENCY: Minority Business 

Development Agency (MBDA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Soliciting applications for 

technical assistance. 

SUMMARY: The Minority Business 

Development Agency’s (MBDA) of the 

Department of Commerce is soliciting 

volunteers to serve as panelists to 

review and provide feedback to the 2018 

Broad Agency Announcement. 

Specifically, the panelists will review 

applications submitted for 14 various 

projects and initiatives. 

DATES: MBDA will be accepting resumes 

and bios on a rolling basis to the 

2018BAA@mbda.gov account through 

July 16, 2018. MBDA will review and 

approve reviewers on a first-come, firstserved basis. 

ADDRESSES: All submissions should be 

directed to 2018BAA@mbda.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nakita Chambers, Program Manager, 

MBDA Office of Business Development, 

telephone: (202) 482–0065. Information 

about the 2018 Broad Agency 

Announcement can be obtained 

electronically via the internet at 

www.mbda.gov/2018BAA. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MBDA, a 

bureau of the U.S. Department of 

Commerce, leads Federal Government 

efforts to promote the growth and global 

competitiveness of minority business 

enterprises (MBEs). MBDA has 

established key priorities designed to 

overcome the unique challenges faced 

by minority business enterprises 

(MBEs). MBDA is now initiating new 

approaches to serve MBEs that 

compliment Presidential priorities and 

U.S. Department of Commerce goals. 

The 2018 Broad Agency 

Announcement is a mechanism to 

encourage new activities, education, 

outreach, innovative projects or 

sponsorships that are not addressed 

through other MBDA programs. This 

program is not a method for awarding 

congressionally directed funds or 

existing funded awards. MBDA is 

authorized pursuant to Executive Order 

11625 to defray all or part of the costs 

of pilot or demonstration projects 

conducted by public or private agencies 

or organizations which are designed to 

overcome the special challenges of 

minority business enterprises. MBDA 

will provide Federal assistance to 

support innovative projects seeking to 

promote and ensure the inclusion and 

use of minority enterprises in one or 

more of the following: (1) Access to 

capital; (2) American Indian, Alaska 

Native, and Native Hawaiian project; (3) 

aquaculture; (4) disaster recovery; (5) 

disaster readiness; (6) Global Minority 

Women Economic Empowerment 

Initiative; (7) Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities (HBCU) Initiative; (8) 

an entrepreneurship education program 

for formerly incarcerated persons; (9) 

inclusive infrastructure initiative; (10) 

research; (11) space commerce; (12) a 

sustainable business model; (13) 

technology transfer and 

commercialization; and (14) a virtual 

business center. 

MBDA announced the Federal 

Funding Opportunity for the 2018 Broad 

Agency Announcement (BAA) on June 

11, 2018, and intends to award funds no 

later than September 1, 2018. MBDA 

will receive applications until July 11, 

2018 for awards under the 2018 BAA. 

MBDA will conduct merit review panels 

from July 16, 2018 through July 31, 

2018. 

As a reviewer, you will play a critical 

role in the evaluation of the 2018 BAA 

applications. Your recommendations 

will be used by MBDA in determining 

whether to approve the applications for 

the initiatives listed above. In order to 

be a reviewer, you must be an 

individual with expertise and/or 

experience in state, local, or federal 

grants management, private sector 

business development, minority 

business development, or any of the 14 

categories listed above as initiatives. 

All potential reviewers must submit a 

resume or bio with the information 

below. Potential reviewers should 

submit this information to the 

2018BAA@mbda.gov email account. 

Name. 

Residence (city and State). 

Email and telephone number. 

Last or Current Position (including 

retired). 

Dated: July 3, 2018. 

Josephine Arnold, 

Chief Counsel, Minority Business 

Development Agency. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14660 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XG332 

Endangered Species; File No. 21858 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

NMFS Greater Atlantic Region Fisheries 

Office (GARFO), 55 Great Republic 

Drive, Gloucester MA 01930 

[Responsible Party: Julie Crocker], has 

applied in due form for a permit to take 

Atlantic (Acipenser oxyrinchus) and 

shortnose (A. brevirostrum) sturgeon 

parts for purposes of scientific research. 

DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email 

comments must be received on or before 

August 8, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: The application and related 

documents are available for review by 

selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public 

Comment’’ from the ‘‘Features’’ box on 

the Applications and Permits for 

Protected Species (APPS) home page, 

https://apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then 

selecting File No. 21858 from the list of 

available applications. 

These documents are also available 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301) 427–8401; fax (301) 713–0376. 

Written comments on this application 

should be submitted to the Chief, 

Permits and Conservation Division, at 

the address listed above. Comments may 

also be submitted by facsimile to (301) 

713–0376, or by email to 

NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please 

include the File No. 21858 in the subject 

line of the email comment. 

Those individuals requesting a public 

hearing should submit a written request 

to the Chief, Permits and Conservation 

Division at the address listed above. The 

request should set forth the specific 

reasons why a hearing on this 

application would be appropriate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Markin or Jennifer Skidmore, (301) 427– 

8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

subject permit is requested under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.) and the regulations 

governing the taking, importing, and 

exporting of endangered and threatened 

species (50 CFR parts 222–226). 


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