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2. Competition Subject to Applicable Law: 

The Competition is subject to all applicable 

federal laws and regulations. Participation 

constitutes each Participant’s full and 

unconditional agreement to these Official 

Rules and administrative decisions, which 

are final and binding in all matters related to 

the Competition. Eligibility for a prize award 

is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements 

set forth herein. This notice is not an 

obligation of funds; the final award of prizes 

is contingent upon the availability of 

appropriations. 

3. Competition Submission Period: 

Developers must submit their original 

application between February 6, 2012 and 

April 30, 2012. Submissions will be 

published on Challenge.gov as they are 

received throughout the competition 

submission period. 

4. Teams: Challenge submissions can be 

from an individual or a team. Prize money 

will be awarded to the project leader for 

distribution to the rest of the team. 

5. Required Datasets: Submissions must 

use at least one DOC dataset, such as those 

available at http://www.data.gov. In addition, 

you can combine data and resources from 

this or any other public sources online. We 

anticipate winning entries to draw from the 

DOC data sources, but to combine them with 

one another, as well as any of an interesting 

array of publicly available resources, 

geospatial and/or location data, etc. 

6. Intellectual Property Rights: All 

submissions to the DOC BizApps Challenge 

remain the intellectual property of the 

individuals or organizations that developed 

them. By registering, consenting to the terms 

of the challenge, and entering a Submission, 

however, the Participant agrees that DOC 

reserves an irrevocable, nonexclusive, 

royalty-free license to use, copy, distribute to 

the public, create derivative works from, and 

publicly display and perform a Submission 

for a period of one year starting on the date 

of the announcement of contest winners. 

7. Copyright: Participant represents and 

warrants that he or she is the sole author and 

copyright owner of the Submission, and that 

the Submission is an original work of the 

Participant, or if the Submission is a work 

based on an existing application, that the 

Participant has acquired sufficient rights to 

use and to authorize others, including DOC, 

to use the Submission, as specified in the 

‘‘Intellectual Property Rights’’ section of the 

Rules; and that the Submission does not 

infringe upon any copyright or upon any 

other third party rights of which the 

Participant is aware, and that the Submission 

is free of malware. 

8. Submission Topic/Theme: All 

Submissions should meet the intent and 

spirit of the challenge, as previously defined 

in the challenge summary. 

9. Judges: The Submissions will be judged 

by the judges identified in the challenge 

details or by another qualified panel selected 

by DOC at its sole discretion. The panel will 

judge the Submissions on the judging criteria 

identified in the challenge summary in order 

to select winners in each category. Judges 

have the right to withdraw without advance 

notice in the event of circumstances beyond 

their control. Judges may not (A) have 

personal or substantial (over $500) financial 

interests in, or be an employee, officer, 

director, or agent of any entity that is a 

registered participant in a competition; or (B) 

have a familial or financial relationship with 

an individual who is a registered participant. 

10. Decisions: The decisions of the judges 

will be announced on or about May 31st, 

2012 on Challenge.gov. 

11. Publicity: Except where prohibited, 

participation in the Competition constitutes 

each winner’s consent to DOC’s and its 

agents’ use of each winner’s name, likeness, 

photograph, voice, opinions, and/or 

hometown and state information for 

promotional purposes through any form of 

media, worldwide, without further 

permission, payment or consideration. 

12. Liability and Insurance: Any and all 

information provided by or obtained from the 

Federal Government is without any warranty 

or representation whatsoever, including but 

not limited to its suitability for any particular 

purpose. Upon registration, all participants 

agree to assume and, thereby, have assumed 

any and all risks of injury or loss in 

connection with or in any way arising from 

participation in this competition, 

development of any application or the use of 

any application by the participants or any 

third-party. Upon registration all participants 

agree to and, thereby, do waive and release 

any and all claims or causes of action against 

the Federal Government and its officers, 

employees and agents for any and all injury 

and damage of any nature whatsoever 

(whether existing or thereafter arising, 

whether direct, indirect, or consequential 

and whether foreseeable or not), arising from 

their participation in the contest, whether the 

claim or cause of action arises under contract 

or tort. Upon registration, all participants 

agree to and, thereby, shall indemnify and 

hold harmless the Federal Government and 

its officers, employees and agents for any and 

all injury and damage of any nature 

whatsoever (whether existing or thereafter 

arising, whether direct, indirect, or 

consequential and whether foreseeable or 

not), including but not limited to any damage 

that may result from a virus, malware, etc., 

to Government computer systems or data, or 

to the systems or data of end-users of the 

software and/or application(s) which results, 

in whole or in part, from the fault, 

negligence, or wrongful act or omission of the 

participants or participants’ officers, 

employees or agents. 

Based on the subject matter of the 

Competition, the type of work that it possibly 

will require, and the likelihood of any claims 

for death, bodily injury, or property damage, 

or loss potentially resulting from challenge 

participation, Participant is not required to 

obtain liability insurance or demonstrate 

fiscal responsibility in order to participate in 

this Competition. 

13. Standard Disclaimer: The following 

disclaimer is mandatory for applications 

deployed on non-DOC information systems. 

This standard disclaimer shall be 

incorporated into the software in such a way 

that individuals must read and accept its 

conditions before initial use (Note: The 

standard disclaimer must appear in all 

capital letters): 

THE MATERIAL EMBODIED IN THIS 

SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED TO YOU ‘‘AS-IS’’ 

AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY 

KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR OTHERWISE, 

INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY 

WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A 

PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT 

SHALL THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE OR THE 

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT BE 

LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR 

ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, 

INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL 

DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY 

DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING 

WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF PROFIT, 

LOSS OF USE, SAVINGS OR REVENUE, OR 

THE CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES, 

WHETHER OR NOT DOC OR THE U.S. 

GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF 

THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS, 

HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY 

THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF 

OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE 

POSSESSION, USE, OR PERFORMANCE OF 

THIS SOFTWARE. 

14. Records Retention and FOIA: All 

materials submitted to DOC as part of a 

Submission become DOC records and cannot 

be returned. Any confidential commercial 

information contained in a Submission 

should be designated at the time of 

submission. Submitters will be notified of 

any Freedom of Information Act requests for 

their Submissions in accordance with 29 CFR 

70.26. 

15. 508 Compliance: Participants should 

keep in mind that the Department of 

Commerce considers universal accessibility 

to information a priority for all individuals, 

including individuals with disabilities. In 

this regard, the Department is strongly 

committed to meeting its compliance 

obligations under Section 508 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, to 

ensure the accessibility of its programs and 

activities to individuals with disabilities. 

This obligation includes acquiring accessible 

electronic and information technology. When 

evaluating Submissions for this contest, the 

extent to which a Submission complies with 

the requirements for accessible technology 

required by Section 508 will be considered. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Simon Szykman, 

Official, CIO, Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5051 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. 120131080–2080–01] 

Public Availability of Department of 

Commerce FY2011 Service Contract 

Inventory 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Availability of 

FY 2011 Service Contract Inventories. 


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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

743 of Division C of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 

111–117), the Department of Commerce 

is publishing this notice to advise the 

public of the availability of the Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2011 Service Contract 

Inventory and a report that analyzes the 

Department’s FY 2010 Service Contract 

Inventory. The service contract 

inventory provides information on 

service contract actions over $25,000 

made in FY 2011. The information is 

organized by function to show how 

contracted resources are distributed 

throughout the agency. The inventory 

has been developed in accordance with 

guidance memo on service contract 

inventories issued on November 5, 2010 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget’s Office of Federal Procurement 

Policy (OFPP). 

ADDRESSES: The Department of 

Commerce has posted its FY 2011 

inventory and a summary on the Office 

of Acquisition Management homepage 

at the following link http:// 

www.osec.doc.gov/oam/. OFPP’s 

guidance memo on service contract 

inventories is available at http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/ 

omb/procurement/memo/servicecontract-inventories-guidance11052010.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the service contract 

inventory should be directed to Virna 

Winters, Director for Acquisitions and 

Grants Division at 202–482–4248 or 

vwinters@doc.gov. 

Scott Quehl, 

Chief Financial Officer and Assistant 

Secretary for Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5160 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

Census Scientific Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(U.S. Census Bureau) is giving notice of 

a meeting of the Census Scientific 

Advisory Committee (C–SAC). The 

Committee will address policy, 

research, and technical issues relating to 

a full range of Census Bureau programs 

and activities, including 

communications, decennial, 

demographic, economic, field 

operations, geographic, information 

technology, and statistics. Last minute 

changes to the agenda are possible, 

which could prevent giving advance 

public notice of schedule adjustments. 

DATES: March 22 and 23, 2012. On 

March 22, the meeting will begin at 

approximately 8:30 a.m. and adjourn at 

approximately 5 p.m. On March 23, the 

meeting will begin at approximately 

8:30 a.m. and adjourn at 12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Census Bureau Conference 

Center, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, 

Maryland 20746. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeri 

Green, Committee Liaison Officer, 

Department of Commerce, U.S. Census 

Bureau, Room 8H182, 4600 Silver Hill 

Road, Washington, DC 20233, telephone 

301–763–6590. For TTY callers, please 

use the Federal Relay Service 1–800– 

877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the C–SAC are appointed by the 

Director, U.S. Census Bureau. The 

Committee provides scientific and 

technical expertise, as appropriate, to 

address Census Bureau program needs 

and objectives. The Committee has been 

established in accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Title 

5, United States Code, Appendix 2, 

Section 10). 

The meeting is open to the public, 

and a brief period is set aside for public 

comments and questions. Persons with 

extensive questions or statements must 

submit them in writing at least three 

days before the meeting to the 

Committee Liaison Officer named 

above. If you plan to attend the meeting, 

please register by Monday, March 19, 

2012. You may access the online 

registration form with the following 

link: http://www.regonline.com/ 

csacmar2012. Seating is available to the 

public on a first-come, first-served basis. 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should also be directed to 

the Committee Liaison Officer as soon 

as known, and preferably two weeks 

prior to the meeting. 

Dated: February 27, 2012. 

Robert M. Groves, 

Director, Bureau of the Census. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5153 Filed 3–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

[Foreign-Trade Zones Board; Docket 11– 

2012] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 104—Savannah, 

GA Expansion of Manufacturing 

Authority Mitsubishi Power Systems 

Americas, Inc. (Power Generation 

Turbines) Pooler, GA 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the 

Board) by the Savannah Airport 

Commission, grantee of FTZ 104, 

requesting an expansion of the scope of 

manufacturing authority approved 

within Site 12 of FTZ 104, on behalf of 

Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, 

Inc. (MPSA), in Pooler, Georgia. The 

application was submitted pursuant to 

the provisions of the Foreign-Trade 

Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– 

81u), and the regulations of the Board 

(15 CFR part 400). It was formally filed 

on February 23, 2012. 

The MPSA facility (‘‘Savannah 

Machinery Works,’’ 175 employees, 119 

acres) is located at 1000 Pine Meadow 

Drive within the Pooler Megasite (Site 

12) in Pooler (Chatham County), 

Georgia. In 2011, the FTZ Board 

approved a request submitted by the 

Savannah Airport Commission on 

behalf of MPSA for authority to 

manufacture and repair steam and 

natural gas power generation turbine 

components (combustor baskets, 

transition pieces, and rotors) for export 

and the domestic market (Board Order 

1757, 76 FR 28418, 5–17–2011). 

The current application involves an 

expansion of MPSA’s existing scope of 

manufacturing authority to include 

additional finished products—steam 

and natural gas power generation 

turbines (up to 24 turbines per year). 

New components and materials sourced 

from abroad (representing 40% of the 

value of the finished turbines) include: 

Rubber o-rings and seals, articles of steel 

(plates, flanges, expansion joints, 

covers), fasteners, compressors, bearing 

housings, metal gaskets, mechanical 

seals and rings, actuators, thermocouple 

assemblies, vibration sensors, and 

automated controllers (duty rate ranges 

from free to 6.2%). 

FTZ procedures could exempt MPSA 

from customs duty payments on the 

additional foreign components used in 

export production. The company 

anticipates that up to 15 percent of the 

plant’s turbine production will be 

exported. On its domestic sales, MPSA 

would be able to choose the duty rates 

during customs entry procedures that 

apply to steam and gas power 

generation turbines (duty rates: 2.5, 

6.7%) for the additional foreign inputs 


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