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line item cost for each, should be listed, 

clearly indicating: 

(1) Which items are to be covered by 

EMP funding; 

(2) Which by the participating U.S. 

organization(s); and 

(3) Which by foreign third parties (if 

applicable). 

Cost items for individual consultant 

fees should show calculation of daily 

rate and number of days. Cost items for 

travel expenses should show number of 

trips, destinations, cost, and objective 

for each trip; and 

(t) Qualifications of applicant(s) 

should be included as an attachment. 

3. Funding Restrictions: Certain types 

of expenses are not eligible for 

reimbursement by the program, and 

there are limits on other categories of 

expenses, such as indirect overhead 

charges, travel expenses, and consulting 

fees. CCC will also not reimburse 

unreasonable expenditures or 

expenditures made prior to approval of 

a proposal. Full details of the funding 

restrictions are available in the EMP 

regulations. 

4. Submission Dates and Times: EMP 

funding is reviewed on a rolling basis 

during the fiscal year as long as EMP 

funding is available as set forth below: 

• Proposals received by, but not later 

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

21, 2012, 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, May 21, 2012, 

will be considered in the order received 

for funding only if funding remains 

available. 

5. Other Submission Requirements: 

All Internet-based applications must be 

properly submitted by 5 p.m., Eastern 

Daylight Time, May 21, 2012, in order 

to be considered for funding; late 

submissions received after the deadline 

will be considered only if funding 

remains available. All applications 

submitted by email must be received by 

5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, May 21, 

2012, at podadmin@fas.usda.gov in 

order to receive the same consideration. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria: Key criteria used in 

judging proposals include: 

• The objective of the activities is to 

develop, maintain, or expand markets 

for U.S. agricultural exports by 

improving the effectiveness of the food 

and rural business systems in emerging 

markets; 

• Appropriateness of the activities for 

the targeted market(s) and the extent to 

which the project identifies market 

barriers (e.g., a fundamental deficiency 

in the emerging market’s food and rural 

business systems, and/or a recent 

change in those systems); 

• Potential of the project to expand 

U.S. market share and increase U.S. 

exports or sales; 

• Quality of the project’s performance 

measures, and the degree to which they 

relate to the objectives, deliverables, and 

proposed approach and activities; 

• Justification for Federal funding; 

• Overall cost of the project and the 

amount of funding provided by the 

applicant and any partners; and 

• Evidence that the organization has 

the knowledge, expertise, ability, and 

resources to successfully implement the 

project, including timeliness and quality 

of reporting on past EMP activities. 

Please see 7 CFR part 1486 for 

additional evaluation criteria. 

2. Review and Selection Process: All 

applications undergo a multi-phase 

review within FAS, by appropriate FAS 

field offices, and, as needed, by the 

private sector Advisory Committee on 

Emerging Markets to determine the 

qualifications, quality, appropriateness 

of projects, and reasonableness of 

project budgets. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award Notices: FAS will notify 

each applicant in writing of the final 

disposition of the submitted 

application. FAS will send an approval 

letter and project agreement to each 

approved applicant. The approval letter 

and agreement will specify the terms 

and conditions applicable to the project, 

including the levels of EMP funding and 

cost-share contribution requirements. 

2. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements: Interested parties should 

review the EMP regulations, which are 

available at the following URL address: 

http://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/emmarkets/em-markets.asp. 

3. Reporting. Quarterly progress 

reports for all programs 1 year or longer 

in duration are required. Projects of less 

than 1 year generally require a mid-term 

progress report. Final performance 

reports are due 90 days after completion 

of each project. Content requirements 

for both types of reports are contained 

in the Project Agreement. Final financial 

reports are also due 90 days after 

completion of each project as 

attachments to the final reports. Please 

see 7 CFR part 1486 for additional 

reporting requirements. 

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, Room 

6512, 1400 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20250, or by phone: 

(202) 720–4327, or by fax: (202) 720– 

9361, or by email: 

podadmin@fas.usda.gov. 

Signed at Washington, DC on 13 day of 

April, 2012. 

Bryce Quick, 

Acting Administrator, Foreign Agricultural 

Service and Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Bridger-Teton National Forest; 

Wyoming; Long Term Special Use 

Authorization for Wyoming Game and 

Fish Commission To Use National 

Forest System Land for Their Winter 

Elk Management Programs 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to supplement 

an environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Bridger-Teton National 

Forest received a request from the 

Wyoming Game and Fish Commission 

(WGFC) to continue to use facilities at 

Alkali Creek Feedground to conduct 

their winter elk feeding and related 

management programs. An 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

studying this request was prepared in 

2008; however a decision was not made 

on this feedground. The agency intends 

to supplement the EIS with information 

concerning changed circumstances. The 

proposed action is to issue the WGFC a 

Special Use Authorization (SUA) for the 

requested uses of Alkali Creek 

Feedground for up to twenty years. 

DATES: Comments concerning the scope 

of the analysis must be received by May 

23, 2012. Public comments will also be 

solicited upon release of the draft 

supplement to the EIS, expected in July 

2012. The final supplement and a 

Record of Decision are expected in 

November 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to 

Forest Supervisor Jacqueline Buchanan, 

Bridger-Teton National Forest, P.O. Box 

1888, Jackson, WY 83001. Comments 

may also be sent via email to commentsintermtn-bridger-teton@fs.fed.us. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam 

Bode, Resources Staff Officer, at 


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pbode@fs.fed.us, 307–739–5513, or at 

Bridger-Teton National Forest, P.O. Box 

1888, Jackson, WY 83001. Individuals 

who use telecommunication devices for 

the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 

p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through 

Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

15, 2008, Carole ‘Kniffy’ Hamilton, 

Forest Supervisor of the Bridger-Teton 

National Forest issued an EIS and 

signed a Record of Decision (ROD) 

concerning a Long Term Special Use 

Authorization for WGFC to use National 

Forest System Land for their Winter Elk 

Management Activities. The EIS 

included analysis of Alkali Creek and 

five other existing feedgrounds. In the 

ROD, Forest Supervisor Hamilton 

approved use at the five other 

feedgrounds and postponed the decision 

concerning Alkali Creek Feedground. 

This decision was postponed because 

more information was needed 

concerning the location of the Gros 

Ventre Wilderness boundary and 

vegetation effects adjacent to the 

feedground inside the Wilderness. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The purpose and need for action is to 

respond to the WGFC request for a long 

term Special Use Permit authorizing 

intermittent occupancy and use of 

Alkali Creek Feedground for activities 

associated with the WGFC winter elk 

management program. 

Proposed Action 

The proposed action is to authorize 

the continued use of National Forest 

System (NFS) lands at Alkali Creek 

Feedground by the WGFC for corrals, 

sheds, one hay stack-yard containing 

two haysheds, a water facility and 

feeding grounds associated with their 

ongoing winter elk management 

program. 

Possible Alternatives 

Three alternatives were identified and 

studied in the 2008 FEIS: (1) The no 

action alternative—no special use 

authorization would be issued, (2) the 

proposed action—issuance of 

authorization to the WGFC, and (3) 

authorization of the proposed use with 

modifications. 

Lead and Cooperating Agencies 

The Forest Service is the Lead 

Agency. WGFC is a Cooperating Agency. 

Responsible Official 

The responsible Forest officer for this 

proposed action is Forest Supervisor 

Jacqueline Buchanan, Bridger-Teton 

National Forest, P.O. Box 1888, Jackson, 

WY 83001. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

The decision to be made is whether or 

not to authorize WGFC use of NFS lands 

at Alkali Creek Feedground for corrals, 

sheds, one hay stack-yard containing 

two haysheds, a water facility and 

feeding grounds associated with their 

ongoing elk feeding and management 

programs. 

Preliminary Issues 

After review of the 2008 EIS by an 

interdisciplinary team of Forest Service 

specialists, Forest Supervisor Buchanan 

determined that information concerning 

changed circumstances should be 

documented in a supplement and 

presented for consideration before a 

decision is made. The preliminary list of 

topics that may be considered for this 

supplement includes: Changes in 

species listed as Threatened, 

Endangered, or Sensitive, designation of 

Wild and Scenic Rivers, impacts to the 

Gros Ventre Wilderness, compliance 

with the Pronghorn Forest Plan 

amendment, effects related to recent fire 

activity, current information concerning 

wildlife diseases, and effects of changes 

in WGFC regulations. The public is 

encouraged to assist the Agency by 

contributing opinions and information 

about these or other changed 

circumstances since issuance of the 

2008 EIS. 

Permits or Licenses Required 

If the decision is to authorize WGFC 

to continue to occupy and use NFS 

lands, it will be done through issuance 

of a Special Use Authorization with a 

term of up to 20 years. (36 CFR part 251 

subpart B.) 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the Supplement to the 

EIS. Scoping letters will be sent to a 

mailing list of known interested parties 

and to parties who commented on the 

2008 Draft EIS. Public meetings are not 

planned; however, interested parties are 

encouraged to contact Agency personnel 

if questions arise. The scoping process 

will assist the Agency in determining 

what changed information should be 

included in the supplement. Ongoing 

information related to this analysis will 

be posted on the Bridger-Teton National 

Forest Web site: http://www.fs.usda.gov/ 

goto/btnf/projects. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 

such manner that they are useful to the 

Agency’s preparation of the supplement 

to the 2008 Environmental Impact 

Statement. Therefore, comments should 

be provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 

contentions. Comments received in 

response to this solicitation, including 

names and addresses of those who 

comment, will be part of the public 

record for this proposed action. 

Comments submitted anonymously will 

also be accepted and considered. 

Dated: April 13, 2012. 

Jose V. Castro, 

Acting Forest Supervisor. 

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BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1822] 

Approval for Manufacturing Authority; 

Foreign-Trade Zone 177; Hoosier 

Stamping & Mfg. Corp. (Wheel 

Assemblies and Accessories); 

Chandler, IN 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Ports of Indiana, grantee 

of Foreign-Trade Zone 177, has 

requested manufacturing authority on 

behalf of Hoosier Stamping & Mfg. Corp. 

d/b/a Hoosier Wheel (Hoosier Stamping) 

within FTZ 177 in Chandler, Indiana, 

(FTZ Docket 68–2011, filed 10–25– 

2011); 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment has been given in the Federal 

Register (76 FR 67132–67133, 10–31– 

2011) and the application has been 

processed pursuant to the FTZ Act and 

the Board’s regulations; and, 

Whereas, the Board adopts the 

findings and recommendations of the 

examiner’s report, and finds that the 

requirements of the FTZ Act and the 

Board’s regulations are satisfied, and 

that the proposal is in the public 

interest; 

Now, therefore, the Board hereby 

orders: 

The application for manufacturing 

authority under zone procedures within 

FTZ 177 on behalf of Hoosier Stamping, 

as described in the application and 

Federal Register notice, is approved, 

subject to the FTZ Act and the Board’s 

regulations, including Section 400.28. 


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