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certified under Public Law 101–162, is 

only available once the Department of 

State determines in advance that a 

country wishing to use this exception 

has in place an enforcement and catch 

segregation system for making such 

individual shipment certifications. 

Presently, only Brazil and Australia 

have shown that they have a system in 

place for specific fisheries. Exception 

7(A)(4) is for other case-by-case, special 

circumstance determinations made by 

the Department of State in advance. For 

these reasons exceptions 7(A)(2) and 

7(A)(4) are not applicable to imports of 

wild-caught shrimp from Mexico. 

Dated: April 1, 2010. 

David A. Balton, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and 

Fisheries, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7974 Filed 4–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6947] 

Bureau of Oceans and International 

Environmental Scientific Affairs; 

Climate Action Report 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice; request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this 

announcement is to notify interested 

members of the public of the 

opportunity to submit comments to the 

draft fifth National Communication on 

U.S. climate change actions for the 

United Nations Framework Convention 

on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In June 

1992, the United States signed, and later 

ratified, the UNFCCC. Pursuant to the 

national communication reporting 

requirements under Articles 4.2 and 12 

of the Convention and to guidelines 

later adopted by the UNFCCC 

Conference of the Parties (COP), the 

United States submitted the first U.S. 

Climate Action Report (CAR) to the 

UNFCCC Secretariat in 1994, and 

subsequent reports in 1997, 2002, and 

2006. The U.S. Government has 

prepared an initial draft of the fifth 

National Communication for public 

review. This report reflects the U.S. 

Government commitment to the 

UNFCCC to transparently communicate 

U.S. actions and policies addressing 

climate change. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for instructions on 

accessing the electronic version of the 

report, file format requirements for 

submitting comments, and other 

information about electronic filing. 

DATES: The agency must receive 

comments on or before noon, May 6th, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted via e-mail to CAR5@state.gov. 

Submit comments as an ASCII or word 

file avoiding the use of special 

characters and any form of encryption. 

Identify all comments and data in 

electronic form by the docket number 

[docket number]. 

Additionally, comments may be sent 

via postal mail to: CAR5 Comments, 

Department of State, Office of Global 

Change, Harry S. Truman Building, 

Room 2480, 2201 ‘‘C’’ Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20520 or via fax to: 

(202) 647–0191. Comments will be due 

within 28 days of publication date. 

Persons with access to the Internet may 

also view and comment on this notice 

by going to the U.S. Government 

Regulations.Gov Web site at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/ 

home.html#home. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Eric J. Maltzer, Office of Global Change, 

U.S. Department of State at (202) 647– 

6740. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft 

Fifth CAR provides a detailed report on 

U.S. actions to address climate change. 

This report contains descriptions of 

specific measured and verified actions, 

outlines of broad policy initiatives, and 

summaries of activities conducted by 

the U.S. since the fourth CAR, 

principally at the federal level. It also 

explains U.S. Government efforts to 

increase scientific understanding of 

climate change, and provide foreign 

assistance to help other nations mitigate 

and adapt to the effects of climate 

change. 

Table of Contents of the draft Fifth U.S. CAR 

1. Introduction and overview 

2. National circumstances 

3. Greenhouse gas inventory 

4. Policies and measures 

5. Projected greenhouse gas emissions 

6. Vulnerability assessment, climate change 

impacts, and adaptation measures 

7. Financial resources and transfer of 

technology 

8. Research and systematic observation 

9. Education, training, and outreach 

Public Input Process 

This Federal Register notice solicits 

comments on the draft chapters listed 

above. The individual chapters are 

posted on the Internet and may be 

downloaded from the following Web 

site: http://www.state.gov/g/oes/rls/rpts/ 

car/index.htm. 

April 2, 2010. 

Trigg Talley, 

Director, Office of Global Change, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7972 Filed 4–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6949] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: American Youth 

Leadership Program 

Announcement Type: New Grant. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/PY–10–41. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Application Deadline: May 28, 2010. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs 

Division, of the Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs announces an open 

competition for the American Youth 

Leadership Program. Public and private 

non-profit organizations meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3) may submit proposals to 

implement a short-term exchange 

program for American high school 

students and educators that will enable 

the participants to gain firsthand 

knowledge of foreign cultures and to 

collaborate on solving global issues. 

Applicant organizations will recruit and 

select youth and adult participants from 

the United States and provide them 

with a three- to four-week exchange 

program abroad focused on dialogue 

and debate, leadership development, 

and community service. Upon returning 

home, the students will apply what they 

have learned to serve their schools and 

communities. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Authority 

Overall grant making authority for 

this program is contained in the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act 

of 1961, Public Law 87–256, as 

amended, also known as the FulbrightHays Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to 

enable the Government of the United 

States to increase mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of other countries * * *; 

to strengthen the ties which unite us 

with other nations by demonstrating the 

educational and cultural interests, 

developments, and achievements of the 

people of the United States and other 

nations * * * and thus to assist in the 

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and peaceful relations between the 

United States and the other countries of 

the world.’’ The funding authority for 

the program above is provided through 

legislation. 

Overview 

The American Youth Leadership 

Program will provide high school 

students and adult educators from the 

United States with an opportunity to 

travel abroad on a three- to four-weeklong exchange program to gain firsthand 

knowledge of foreign cultures and to 

collaborate on solving global issues. The 

participants will have an academic and 

experiential education program focused 

on dialogue and debate, leadership 

development, and community service. 

The program activities will also focus 

on one of the following four themes that 

can be examined for both local and 

global impact: 

1. The role of the media. 

2. The environment and climate 

change. 

3. Food security and nutrition. 

4. Science and technology. 

Applicants should choose from one of 

these four global themes and narrow it 

down to a more specific topic(s) within 

the subject area. 

The exchange participants will engage 

in a variety of activities that provide an 

introduction to the civic, cultural, and 

educational institutions of the host 

country through workshops on 

leadership and service, community site 

visits related to the program themes, 

interactive training, simulations, 

debates, presentations, visits to high 

schools, cultural activities, and other 

activities designed to achieve the 

program’s stated goals. It is essential 

that applicants engage local youth in a 

substantive and meaningful way in 

activities with the American students. 

Follow-on activities with the 

participants are an integral part of the 

program, as the students apply the 

knowledge and skills they have 

acquired in their home communities. 

Exchange activities will be conducted in 

English, though participants should 

receive basic language instruction a few 

hours per week during the exchange. 

Program Goals 

1. Promote mutual understanding 

between the people of the United States 

and the people of the partner 

country(ies). 

2. Prepare youth leaders to become 

responsible citizens and contributing 

members of their communities. 

3. Spark an interest in learning about 

foreign cultures among American youth. 

4. Develop a cadre of Americans with 

cultural understanding who are able to 

advance international dialogue and 

compete effectively in the global 

economy. 

Using these goals and themes above, 

applicant organizations should identify 

their own specific objectives and 

measurable outcomes based on these 

program goals and the project 

specifications provided in this 

solicitation. 

Eligible Countries 

The FY 2010 American Youth 

Leadership Program will focus on 

specific countries according to the 

guidelines below. 

(1) Single-Country Projects. 

Applicants may submit one proposal to 

conduct one OR two separate exchange 

projects, each of which sends American 

participants to one of the following 

countries: 

1. Bahrain. 

2. Bangladesh. 

3. Cambodia. 

4. Japan. 

5. Kenya. 

6. Mongolia. 

7. Namibia. 

8. Norway. 

(2) Multi-Country Projects. Applicants 

may propose to conduct one exchange 

project that sends American participants 

to each country in one of the following 

groupings: 

1. Bulgaria and Romania. 

2. Costa Rica and Panama. 

3. Fiji and Samoa (including Tonga is 

optional). 

4. Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. 

ECA plans to award multiple grants 

for the management of the American 

Youth Leadership Program for 

approximately eight projects; applicants 

should choose from the list of eight 

single-country projects and four multicountry projects above. Each single- or 

multi-country project should cost a total 

of approximately $250,000 for a group 

of 30 to 40 participants. 

Applicants must propose a plan to 

break a large delegation into smaller 

cohorts for most of the exchange 

activities to maximize the educational 

experience and ensure individualized 

attention for each participant. For 

example, in a single-country project, a 

delegation of 40 participants could 

travel to the partner country at the same 

time, but be divided into three or four 

smaller groups that each visit a different 

city; or two separate delegations of 15 to 

20 participants could travel to the 

partner country at different times. For 

multi-country projects, each country in 

the grouping must be visited by at least 

one delegation of students and 

educators, but the exchange activities 

may take various forms. For example, all 

40 participants could travel to each of 

the countries listed during the three- to 

four-week period; or they could be 

broken up into smaller delegations that 

travel separately to just one country. 

Applicants are encouraged to be creative 

and flexible in their arrangements that 

will help meet our program goals. 

Organizations may apply for one 

single-country project, two singlecountry projects, or one multi-country 

project, but must submit only ONE 

proposal under this competition. The 

Bureau strongly urges organizations to 

limit their applications to the 

country(ies) where they have the 

strongest institutional capacity. The 

Bureau reserves the right to reduce, 

revise, or increase proposal project 

configurations, budgets, and participant 

numbers in accordance with the needs 

of the program and the availability of 

funds. 

Participants 

Both the youth and adult participants 

must meet the following eligibility 

requirements: 

1. Be U.S. citizens; 

2. Be selected through a merit-based 

competition; 

3. Represent the diversity of the 

United States; and 

4. Demonstrate an interest in the 

partner country and the project themes. 

Criteria for selection of the 

participants will include leadership 

skills, an interest in service to the 

community, strong academic and social 

skills, overall composure, openness and 

flexibility. It is desirable that a few 

participants live in the same community 

to facilitate future collaboration upon 

their return to the United States. 

The youth participants must be high 

school students aged 15 to 17 years old, 

with at least one semester of high school 

remaining. The adult participants may 

be teachers, trainers, school 

administrators, and/or community 

leaders who work with youth; they will 

have the dual role of both exchange 

participant and chaperone. The ratio of 

youth to adults should be approximately 

10:1, depending on the size of the 

exchange delegation. 

Organizational Capacity 

Applicants must demonstrate their 

capacity for conducting international 

youth exchanges, focusing on three 

areas of competency: (1) Provision of 

programs that address the goals and 

themes outlined in this document; (2) 

age-appropriate programming for youth; 

and (3) previous experience working on 

programs in the partner country. In 

addition to their U.S. presence, 

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capacity in the relevant country—or 

they must partner with an organization 

or institution with the requisite 

capacity—to provide a content-rich 

exchange program for the American 

participants. The importance of a viable, 

experienced in-country partner cannot 

be over-emphasized. The partner 

organization must have a functioning 

office in the host country and an 

established track record working with 

youth. Applicants should consult with 

their in-country partners and involve 

them in the preparation of the proposal. 

Applicants should consult with the 

Public Affairs Section of the U.S. 

Embassies in the country proposed for 

the exchange concerning the selection 

and reliability of the in-country partner 

organization(s). Please e-mail ECA 

Program Officer Jennifer Phillips for 

contact information. 

U.S. Embassy Involvement 

It is important that the proposal 

narrative clearly state the applicant’s 

commitment to consult closely with the 

Public Affairs Section of the U.S. 

Embassy in the host country, once a 

grant is awarded. Since this program 

involves U.S. citizen minors, the U.S. 

Embassy will provide oversight and 

monitoring; concur on housing 

arrangements, including host family 

locations (regions, neighborhoods); 

represent the U.S. Government while 

the exchange activities are taking place 

in the host country; and assist program 

staff and participants in the event of an 

emergency. At the same time, the 

requirements of the grant are that the 

grantee organization must be able to 

manage the program in the host country 

in its entirety, with little reliance on the 

embassy staff for support. 

Guidelines 

The grant will begin on or about 

September 1, 2010. The grant period 

will be approximately 16 to 20 months 

in duration, according to the applicant’s 

program plan, and will cover all aspects 

of the programming in the United States 

and the partner country—the 

recruitment, selection, and orientation 

of the participants, the three to four 

weeks of exchange activities, and 

support of follow-on activities. Planning 

and preparation will start in late 

summer 2010, and the exchange activity 

will take place in 2011. Applicants must 

consult with their overseas partners and 

propose mutually agreeable times for 

the exchange(s) in their proposals. For 

instance, while the summer months may 

be a good time for Americans to travel, 

it may not be a suitable time for hosting 

activities in the partner country. The 

exact timing of the project may be 

altered through the mutual agreement of 

the Department of State and the grant 

recipient. 

The grant recipient will be 

responsible for the following: 

Recruitment and Selection: Manage 

the recruitment and merit-based 

selection of a diverse group of youth 

and adult participants from the United 

States. Diversity addresses, but is not 

limited to, ethnicity, race, gender, 

religion, geographic location, socioeconomic status, and disabilities. The 

Bureau will have final approval of all 

selected delegations. 

Orientations: Provide pre-departure 

and arrival orientations for exchange 

participants and orientations for those 

participating from the host countries, 

including host families. 

Logistics: Manage all logistical 

arrangements, including passport and 

visa applications, international and 

domestic travel, local transportation, 

accommodations, group meals, and 

disbursement of stipends. This includes 

provision of effective interpretation and 

translation, as needed. 

Exchange Activities: Design and plan 

three to four weeks of exchange 

activities in the partner country that 

provide a creative and substantive 

program on the specified themes and 

offer a thorough introduction to the host 

country’s culture and the civic, cultural, 

and educational institutions. In addition 

to visiting the capital city or major city 

of the host country, the delegations 

should spend their time in no more than 

one or two locations so that the 

participants have time to familiarize 

themselves with a community. The 

program should focus primarily on 

interactive activities, practical 

experiences, and other hands-on 

opportunities that reveal various aspects 

of the host country, such as group 

dialogues with peers, volunteer service 

projects, or visits with community and 

government leaders. Participants will 

explore leadership through activities 

such as project planning, team building, 

and public speaking. Visits to different 

types of educational institutions should 

be a component of each exchange. All 

programming will involve as much 

sustained interaction as possible with 

peers of the host country, for both the 

youth and adult participants. Cultural, 

social, and recreational activities will 

balance the schedule. Please see the 

POGI for more details. 

Accommodations: Arrange home 

stays for the participants with properly 

screened and briefed families for the 

majority of the exchange period. Host 

families may receive a modest stipend 

to offset the cost of hosting, but not to 

serve as a financial incentive. Alternate 

housing arrangements will be 

considered based on the local 

environment; applicants must provide 

justification if home stays cannot be 

arranged. Once a grant is awarded, 

organizations must seek and obtain 

approval about host family locations 

from the U.S. Embassy in the partner 

country. 

Monitoring: Develop and implement a 

plan to monitor the participants’ safety 

and well-being while on the exchange 

and to resolve any issues promptly. The 

grant recipient will be required to 

provide proper staff supervision and 

facilitation to ensure that the teenagers 

have safe and pedagogically robust 

programs. Staff, along with the adult 

participants, will assist the youth with 

cultural adjustments, provide societal 

context to enhance learning, and 

counsel students as needed. For the 

safety and security of the American 

participants abroad, applicants must 

provide similar protections and 

oversight traditionally afforded to 

foreign students in the United States 

under the J–1 visa regulations. 

Follow-on Activities: Plan and 

implement activities in the United 

States, particularly in facilitating 

continued engagement among the 

participants, advising and supporting 

them in the implementation of 

community service projects, and 

offering opportunities to reinforce the 

ideas, values and skills imparted during 

the exchange. Applicants should 

present creative and effective ways to 

address the project themes, for both 

program participants and their peers, as 

a means to amplify the program impact. 

Evaluation: Design and implement an 

evaluation plan that assesses the impact 

of the program. 

Other Notes 

All materials, publicity, and 

correspondence related to the program 

will acknowledge this as a program of 

the Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs of the U.S. Department of State. 

The Bureau will retain copyright use of 

and be allowed to distribute materials 

related to this program as it sees fit. 

Proposals must demonstrate how the 

stated objectives will be met. The 

proposal narrative should provide 

detailed information on the major 

program activities, and applicants 

should explain and justify their 

programmatic choices. 

Please be sure to refer to the complete 

Solicitation Package—this RFGP, the 

Project Objectives, Goals, and 

Implementation (POGI), and the 

Proposal Submission Instructions 

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II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Grant Agreement. 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2010. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$2,084,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 

Four to eight. 

Approximate Average Award: 

$500,000. 

Floor of Award Range: $200,000. 

Ceiling of Award Range: $500,000. 

Anticipated Award Date: September 

1, 2010. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

16–20 months after start date, to be 

specified by applicant based on project 

plan. 

Additional Information: Pending 

successful implementation of the project 

and the availability of funds in 

subsequent fiscal years, ECA reserves 

the right to renew grants for up to two 

additional fiscal years before openly 

competing grants under this program 

again. 

III. Eligibility Information 

III.1. Eligible Applicants: Applications 

may be submitted by public and private 

non-profit organizations meeting the 

provisions described in Internal 

Revenue Code section 26 U.S.C. 

501(c)(3). 

III.2. Cost Sharing or Matching Funds: 

There is no minimum or maximum 

percentage required for this 

competition. However, the Bureau 

encourages applicants to provide 

maximum levels of cost sharing and 

funding in support of its programs. 

When cost sharing is offered, it is 

understood and agreed that the 

applicant must provide the amount of 

cost sharing as stipulated in its proposal 

and later included in an approved 

agreement. Cost sharing may be in the 

form of allowable direct or indirect 

costs. For accountability, you must 

maintain written records to support all 

costs which are claimed as your 

contribution, as well as costs to be paid 

by the Federal government. Such 

records are subject to audit. The basis 

for determining the value of cash and 

in-kind contributions must be in 

accordance with OMB Circular A–110, 

(Revised), Subpart C.23—Cost Sharing 

and Matching. In the event you do not 

provide the minimum amount of cost 

sharing as stipulated in the approved 

budget, ECA’s contribution will be 

reduced in like proportion. 

III.3. Other Eligibility Requirements: 

All proposals must comply with the 

following or they will result in your 

submission being declared technically 

ineligible and given no further 

consideration in the review process. 

(a) Bureau grant guidelines require 

that organizations with less than four 

years experience in conducting 

international exchanges be limited to 

$60,000 in Bureau funding. ECA 

anticipates making multiple awards in 

amounts exceeding $60,000 to support 

the program and administrative costs 

required to implement this exchange 

program. Therefore, organizations with 

less than four years experience in 

conducting international exchanges are 

ineligible to apply under this 

competition. The Bureau encourages 

applicants to provide maximum levels 

of cost sharing and funding in support 

of its programs. 

(b) Proposed sub-award recipients are 

also limited to grant funding of $60,000 

or less if they do not have four years of 

experience in conducting international 

exchanges. 

(c) Eligible applicants may not submit 

more than one proposal under this 

competition. Applicant organizations 

are defined by their legal name and EIN 

number as stated on their completed 

SF–424 form and additional supporting 

documentation outlined in the Proposal 

Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document. 

(d) Eligible applicants may only 

propose working with the countries and 

themes listed under this RFGP. 

(e) Eligible applicants may only 

propose to conduct one single-country 

project, two single-country projects, or 

one multi-country project. 

(f) Eligible applicants must include in 

their proposal a letter of support from 

their partner organization(s) in the host 

country(ies) stating their agreement to 

carry out the proposed activities. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

Note: Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries or 

submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may not 

discuss this competition with applicants 

until the proposal review process has been 

completed. 

IV.1 Contact Information to Request 

an Application Package: Please contact 

the Youth Programs Division, ECA/PE/ 

C/PY, SA–5, 3rd Floor, U.S. Department 

of State, Washington, DC 20522–0503, 

Tel (202) 632–9352, E-mail 

YLP@state.gov to request a Solicitation 

Package. Please refer to the Funding 

Opportunity Number ECA/PE/C/PY–10– 

41 when making your request. 

Alternatively, an electronic application 

package may be obtained from 

grants.gov. Please see section IV.3f for 

further information. 

The Solicitation Package contains the 

Proposal Submission Instruction (PSI) 

document which consists of required 

application forms, and standard 

guidelines for proposal preparation. It 

also contains the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document, which provides specific 

information, award criteria and budget 

instructions tailored to this competition. 

Please specify Bureau Program Officer 

Jennifer Phillips and refer to the 

Funding Opportunity Number ECA/PE/ 

C/PY–10–41 on all other inquiries and 

correspondence. 

IV.2. To Download a Solicitation 

Package Via Internet: The entire 

Solicitation Package may be 

downloaded from the Bureau’s Web site 

at http://exchanges.state.gov/grants/ 

open2.html, or from the Grants.gov Web 

site at http://www.grants.gov. 

Please read all information before 

downloading. 

IV.3. Content and Form of 

Submission: Applicants must follow all 

instructions in the Solicitation Package. 

The application should be submitted 

per the instructions under IV.3f. 

‘‘Application Deadline and Methods of 

Submission’’ section below. 

IV.3a. You are required to have a Dun 

and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System (DUNS) number to 

apply for a grant or cooperative 

agreement from the U.S. Government. 

This number is a nine-digit 

identification number, which uniquely 

identifies business entities. Obtaining a 

DUNS number is easy and there is no 

charge. To obtain a DUNS number, 

access http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com or call 1– 

866–705–5711. Please ensure that your 

DUNS number is included in the 

appropriate box of the SF–424 which is 

part of the formal application package. 

IV.3b. All proposals must contain an 

executive summary, proposal narrative 

and budget. 

Please refer to the solicitation 

package. It contains the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

document and the Project Objectives, 

Goals and Implementation (POGI) 

document for additional formatting and 

technical requirements. 

IV.3c. You must have nonprofit status 

with the IRS at the time of application. 

Please note: Effective January 7, 2009, 

all applicants for ECA Federal 

assistance awards must include in their 

application the names of directors and/ 

or senior executives (current officers, 

trustees, and key employees, regardless 

of amount of compensation). In 

fulfilling this requirement, applicants 

must submit information in one of the 

following ways: 

(1) Those who file Internal Revenue 

Service Form 990, ‘‘Return of 


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Organization Exempt From Income 

Tax,’’ must include a copy of relevant 

portions of this form. 

(2) Those who do not file IRS Form 

990 must submit information above in 

the format of their choice. 

In addition to final program reporting 

requirements, award recipients will also 

be required to submit a one-page 

document, derived from their program 

reports, listing and describing their 

grant activities. For award recipients, 

the names of directors and/or senior 

executives (current officers, trustees, 

and key employees), as well as the onepage description of grant activities, will 

be transmitted by the State Department 

to OMB, along with other information 

required by the Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA), and will be made available to 

the public by the Office of Management 

and Budget on its USASpending.gov 

Web site as part of ECA’s FFATA 

reporting requirements. 

If your organization is a private 

nonprofit which has not received a grant 

or cooperative agreement from ECA in 

the past three years, or if your 

organization received nonprofit status 

from the IRS within the past four years, 

you must submit the necessary 

documentation to verify nonprofit status 

as directed in the PSI document. Failure 

to do so will cause your proposal to be 

declared technically ineligible. 

IV.3d. Please take into consideration 

the following information when 

preparing your proposal narrative: 

IV.3d.1. Adherence To All 

Regulations Governing The J Visa. The 

Office of Citizen Exchanges of the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs is the official program sponsor of 

the exchange program covered by this 

RFGP, and an employee of the Bureau 

will be the ‘‘Responsible Officer’’ for the 

program under the terms of 22 CFR part 

62, which covers the administration of 

the Exchange Visitor Program (J visa 

program). Under the terms of 22 CFR 

part 62, organizations receiving awards 

(either a grant or cooperative agreement) 

under this RFGP will be third parties 

‘‘cooperating with or assisting the 

sponsor in the conduct of the sponsor’s 

program.’’ The actions of recipient 

organizations shall be ‘‘imputed to the 

sponsor in evaluating the sponsor’s 

compliance with’’ 22 CFR part 62. 

Therefore, the Bureau expects that any 

organization receiving an award under 

this competition will render all 

assistance necessary to enable the 

Bureau to fully comply with 22 CFR 

part 62 et seq. 

The Bureau of Educational and 

Cultural Affairs places critically 

important emphases on the secure and 

proper administration of Exchange 

Visitor (J visa) Programs and adherence 

by recipient organizations and program 

participants to all regulations governing 

the J visa program status. Therefore, 

proposals should explicitly state in 

writing that the applicant is prepared to 

assist the Bureau in meeting all 

requirements governing the 

administration of Exchange Visitor 

Programs as set forth in 22 CFR part 62. 

If your organization has experience as a 

designated Exchange Visitor Program 

Sponsor, the applicant should discuss 

their record of compliance with 22 CFR 

part 62 et seq., including the oversight 

of their Responsible Officers and 

Alternate Responsible Officers, 

screening and selection of program 

participants, provision of pre-arrival 

information and orientation to 

participants, monitoring of participants, 

proper maintenance and security of 

forms, recordkeeping, reporting and 

other requirements. 

It is acknowledged that outbound 

American participants are not governed 

by the same protections of the J–1 visa 

regulations governing exchange students 

coming to the U.S. For the safety and 

security of the American participants 

abroad, applicants must provide similar 

protections and oversight traditionally 

afforded to foreign students in the 

United States under the J–1 visa 

regulations. 

A copy of the complete regulations 

governing the administration of 

Exchange Visitor (J) programs is 

available at http://exchanges.state.gov 

or from: Office of Designation, ECA/EC/ 

D, SA–5, Floor C2, Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20522–0582. 

IV.3d.2. Diversity, Freedom and 

Democracy Guidelines. Pursuant to the 

Bureau’s authorizing legislation, 

programs must maintain a non-political 

character and should be balanced and 

representative of the diversity of 

American political, social, and cultural 

life. ‘‘Diversity’’ should be interpreted in 

the broadest sense and encompass 

differences including, but not limited to 

ethnicity, race, gender, religion, 

geographic location, socio-economic 

status, and disabilities. Applicants are 

strongly encouraged to adhere to the 

advancement of this principle both in 

program administration and in program 

content. Please refer to the review 

criteria under the ‘‘Support for 

Diversity’’ section for specific 

suggestions on incorporating diversity 

into your proposal. Public Law 104–319 

provides that ‘‘in carrying out programs 

of educational and cultural exchange in 

countries whose people do not fully 

enjoy freedom and democracy,’’ the 

Bureau ‘‘shall take appropriate steps to 

provide opportunities for participation 

in such programs to human rights and 

democracy leaders of such countries.’’ 

Public Law 106–113 requires that the 

governments of the countries described 

above do not have inappropriate 

influence in the selection process. 

Proposals should reflect advancement of 

these goals in their program contents, to 

the full extent deemed feasible. 

IV.3d.3. Program Monitoring and 

Evaluation. Proposals must include a 

plan to monitor and evaluate the 

project’s success, both as the activities 

unfold and at the end of the program. 

The Bureau recommends that your 

proposal include a draft survey 

questionnaire or other technique plus a 

description of a methodology to use to 

link outcomes to original project 

objectives. The Bureau expects that the 

recipient organization will track 

participants or partners and be able to 

respond to key evaluation questions, 

including satisfaction with the program, 

learning as a result of the program, 

changes in behavior as a result of the 

program, and effects of the program on 

institutions (institutions in which 

participants work or partner 

institutions). The evaluation plan 

should include indicators that measure 

gains in mutual understanding as well 

as substantive knowledge. 

Successful monitoring and evaluation 

depend heavily on setting clear goals 

and outcomes at the outset of a program. 

Your evaluation plan should include a 

description of your project’s objectives, 

your anticipated project outcomes, and 

how and when you intend to measure 

these outcomes (performance 

indicators). The more that outcomes are 

‘‘smart’’ (specific, measurable, attainable, 

results-oriented, and placed in a 

reasonable timeframe), the easier it will 

be to conduct the evaluation. You 

should also show how your project 

objectives link to the goals of the 

program described in this RFGP. 

Your monitoring and evaluation plan 

should clearly distinguish between 

program outputs and outcomes. Outputs 

are products and services delivered, 

often stated as an amount. Output 

information is important to show the 

scope or size of project activities, but it 

cannot substitute for information about 

progress towards outcomes or the 

results achieved. Examples of outputs 

include the number of people trained or 

the number of seminars conducted. 

Outcomes, in contrast, represent 

specific results a project is intended to 

achieve and is usually measured as an 

extent of change. Findings on outputs 

and outcomes should both be reported, 

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We encourage you to assess the 

following four levels of outcomes, as 

they relate to the program goals set out 

in the RFGP (listed here in increasing 

order of importance): 

1. Participant satisfaction with the 

program and exchange experience. 

2. Participant learning, such as 

increased knowledge, aptitude, skills, 

and changed understanding and 

attitude. Learning includes both 

substantive (subject-specific) learning 

and mutual understanding. 

3. Participant behavior, concrete 

actions to apply knowledge in work or 

community; greater participation and 

responsibility in civic organizations; 

interpretation and explanation of 

experiences and new knowledge gained; 

continued contacts between 

participants, community members, and 

others. 

4. Institutional changes, such as 

increased collaboration and 

partnerships, policy reforms, new 

programming, and organizational 

improvements. 

Please note: Consideration should be given 

to the appropriate timing of data collection 

for each level of outcome. For example, 

satisfaction is usually captured as a shortterm outcome, whereas behavior and 

institutional changes are normally 

considered longer-term outcomes. 

Overall, the quality of your 

monitoring and evaluation plan will be 

judged on how well it (1) specifies 

intended outcomes; (2) gives clear 

descriptions of how each outcome will 

be measured; (3) identifies when 

particular outcomes will be measured; 

and (4) provides a clear description of 

the data collection strategies for each 

outcome (i.e., surveys, interviews, or 

focus groups). (Please note that 

evaluation plans that deal only with the 

first level of outcomes [satisfaction] will 

be deemed less competitive under the 

present evaluation criteria.) 

Recipient organizations will be 

required to provide reports analyzing 

their evaluation findings to the Bureau 

in their regular program reports. All 

data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

IV.3e. Please take the following 

information into consideration when 

preparing your budget: 

IV.3e.1. Applicants must submit 

SF–424A—‘‘Budget Information—NonConstruction Programs’’ along with a 

comprehensive budget for the entire 

program. Budget requests may not 

exceed $500,000. There must be a 

summary budget as well as breakdowns 

reflecting both administrative and 

program budgets. Applicants may 

provide separate sub-budgets for each 

program component, phase, location, or 

activity to provide clarification. Please 

refer to the Solicitation Package for 

complete budget guidelines and 

formatting instructions. 

IV.3f. Application Deadline and 

Methods of Submission: 

Application Deadline Date: Friday, 

May 28, 2010. 

Reference Number: ECA/PE/C/PY– 

10–41. 

Methods of Submission: Applications 

may be submitted in one of two ways: 

(1) In hard-copy, via a nationally 

recognized overnight delivery service 

(i.e., Federal Express, UPS, Airborne 

Express, or U.S. Postal Service Express 

Overnight Mail, etc.), or 

(2) electronically through http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Along with the Project Title, all 

applicants must enter the above 

Reference Number in Box 11 on the SF– 

424 contained in the mandatory 

Proposal Submission Instructions (PSI) 

of the solicitation document. 

IV.3f.1 Submitting Printed 

Applications 

Applications must be shipped no later 

than the above deadline. Delivery 

services used by applicants must have 

in-place, centralized shipping 

identification and tracking systems that 

may be accessed via the Internet and 

delivery people who are identifiable by 

commonly recognized uniforms and 

delivery vehicles. Proposals shipped on 

or before the above deadline but 

received at ECA more than seven days 

after the deadline will be ineligible for 

further consideration under this 

competition. Proposals shipped after the 

established deadlines are ineligible for 

consideration under this competition. 

ECA will not notify you upon receipt of 

application. It is each applicant’s 

responsibility to ensure that each 

package is marked with a legible 

tracking number and to monitor/confirm 

delivery to ECA via the Internet. 

Delivery of proposal packages may not 

be made via local courier service or in 

person for this competition. Faxed 

documents will not be accepted at any 

time. Only proposals submitted as 

stated above will be considered. 

Important note: When preparing your 

submission please make sure to include one 

extra copy of the completed SF–424 form and 

place it in an envelope addressed to ‘‘ECA/ 

EX/PM’’. 

The original and six copies of the 

application should be sent to: Program 

Management Division, ECA–IIP/EX/PM, 

Ref.: ECA/PE/C/PY–10–41, SA–5, Floor 

4, Department of State, 2200 C Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20522–0504. 

With the submission of the proposal 

package, please also e-mail the 

Executive Summary, Proposal Narrative, 

and Budget sections of the proposal, as 

well as any attachments essential to 

understanding the program, in Microsoft 

Word, Excel, and/or PDF, to the 

program officer at PhillipsJA@state.gov. 

As appropriate, the Bureau will provide 

these files electronically to Public 

Affairs Section(s) at the U.S. embassies 

for their review. 

IV.3f.2—Submitting Electronic 

Applications 

Applicants have the option of 

submitting proposals electronically 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). Complete solicitation 

packages are available at Grants.gov in 

the ‘‘Find’’ portion of the system. 

Please Note: ECA bears no responsibility 

for applicant timeliness of submission or data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes for proposals submitted 

via Grants.gov. 

Please follow the instructions 

available in the ‘Get Started’ portion of 

the site (http://www.grants.gov/ 

GetStarted). 

Several of the steps in the Grants.gov 

registration process could take several 

weeks. Therefore, applicants should 

check with appropriate staff within their 

organizations immediately after 

reviewing this RFGP to confirm or 

determine their registration status with 

Grants.gov. 

Once registered, the amount of time it 

can take to upload an application will 

vary depending on a variety of factors 

including the size of the application and 

the speed of your internet connection. 

In addition, validation of an electronic 

submission via Grants.gov can take up 

to two business days. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend 

that you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. 

The Grants.gov Web site includes 

extensive information on all phases/ 

aspects of the Grants.gov process, 

including an extensive section on 

frequently asked questions, located 

under the ‘‘For Applicants’’ section of 

the Web site. ECA strongly recommends 

that all potential applicants review 

thoroughly the Grants.gov Web site, 

well in advance of submitting a 

proposal through the Grants.gov system. 

ECA bears no responsibility for data 

errors resulting from transmission or 

conversion processes. 

Direct all questions regarding 

Grants.gov registration and submission 

to: Grants.gov Customer Support, 

Contact Center Phone: 800–518–4726, 

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7 a.m.–9 p.m. Eastern Time. E-mail: 

support@grants.gov. 

Applicants have until midnight (12 

a.m.), Washington, DC time of the 

closing date to ensure that their entire 

application has been uploaded to the 

Grants.gov site. There are no exceptions 

to the above deadline. Applications 

uploaded to the site after midnight of 

the application deadline date will be 

automatically rejected by the grants.gov 

system, and will be technically 

ineligible. 

Please refer to the Grants.gov website, 

for definitions of various ‘‘application 

statuses’’ and the difference between a 

submission receipt and a submission 

validation. Applicants will receive a 

validation e-mail from grants.gov upon 

the successful submission of an 

application. Again, validation of an 

electronic submission via Grants.gov 

can take up to two business days. 

Therefore, we strongly recommend that 

you not wait until the application 

deadline to begin the submission 

process through Grants.gov. ECA will 

not notify you upon receipt of electronic 

applications. 

It is the responsibility of all applicants 

submitting proposals via the Grants.gov 

Web portal to ensure that proposals 

have been received by Grants.gov in 

their entirety, and ECA bears no 

responsibility for data errors resulting 

from transmission or conversion 

processes. 

IV.3g. Intergovernmental Review of 

Applications: Executive Order 12372 

does not apply to this program. 

V. Application Review Information 

V.1. Review Process 

The Bureau will review all proposals 

for technical eligibility. Proposals will 

be deemed ineligible if they do not fully 

adhere to the guidelines stated herein 

and in the Solicitation Package. All 

eligible proposals will be reviewed by 

the program office, as well as the Public 

Affairs Sections overseas, where 

appropriate. Eligible proposals will be 

subject to compliance with Federal and 

Bureau regulations and guidelines and 

forwarded to Bureau grant panels for 

advisory review. Proposals may also be 

reviewed by the Office of the Legal 

Adviser or by other Department 

elements. Final funding decisions are at 

the discretion of the Department of 

State’s Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs. Final 

technical authority for assistance 

awards (grants) resides with the 

Bureau’s Grants Officer. 

Review Criteria 

Technically eligible applications will 

be competitively reviewed according to 

the criteria stated below. 

1. Quality of the program idea: The 

proposed program should be well 

developed, respond to design outlined 

in the solicitation, and demonstrate 

originality. It should be clearly and 

accurately written, substantive, and 

with sufficient detail. Proposals should 

exhibit originality, substance, precision, 

and relevance to the Bureau’s mission. 

2. Program planning: A detailed 

agenda and work plan should clearly 

demonstrate how project objectives 

would be achieved. The agenda and 

plan should adhere to the program 

overview and guidelines described 

above. The substance of workshops, 

seminars, presentations, school-based 

activities, and/or site visits should be 

described in detail. Objectives should be 

reasonable, feasible, and flexible. The 

proposal should clearly demonstrate 

how the organization will meet the 

program’s objectives and plan. 

3. Support of diversity: The proposal 

should demonstrate the recipient’s 

commitment to promoting the 

awareness and understanding of 

diversity in program content. 

Applicants should demonstrate 

readiness to accommodate participants 

with physical disabilities. 

4. Institutional capacity and track 

record: Proposed personnel and 

institutional resources should be 

adequate and appropriate to achieve the 

program goals. The proposal should 

demonstrate an institutional record, 

including responsible fiscal 

management and full compliance with 

all reporting requirements for past 

Bureau grants as determined by the 

Bureau’s Office of Contracts. The 

Bureau will consider the past 

performance. 

5. Program evaluation: The proposal 

should include a plan to evaluate the 

activity’s success, both as the activities 

unfold and at the end of the program. 

The proposal should include a draft 

survey questionnaire or other technique 

plus description of a methodology to 

use to link outcomes to original project 

objectives. The grant recipient will be 

expected to submit intermediate reports 

after each project component is 

concluded. 

6. Cost-effectiveness and cost sharing: 

The applicant should demonstrate 

efficient use of Bureau funds. The 

overhead and administrative 

components of the proposal, including 

salaries and honoraria, should be kept 

as low as possible. All other items 

should be necessary and appropriate. 

The proposal should maximize costsharing through other private sector 

support as well as institutional direct 

funding contributions, which 

demonstrates institutional and 

community commitment. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1a. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicants will receive a 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA will be 

signed by an authorized Grants Officer, 

and mailed to the recipient’s 

responsible officer identified in the 

application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2 Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements: Terms and 

Conditions for the Administration of 

ECA agreements include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’ 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’ 

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles 

for State, Local and Indian 

Governments’’. 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative Requirements 

for Grants and Agreements with 

Institutions of Higher Education, 

Hospitals, and other Nonprofit 

Organizations. 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations 

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ 

grants. 

http://fa.statebuy.state.gov. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements: You 

must provide ECA with a hard copy 

original plus one copy of the following 

reports: 

(1.) Interim program and financial 

reports, as required in the grant 

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(2.) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(3.) A concise, one-page final program 

report summarizing program outcomes 

no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award. This one-page 

report will be transmitted to OMB, and 

be made available to the public via 

OMB’s USAspending.gov Web site—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. 

(4.) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

Award recipients will be required to 

provide reports analyzing their 

evaluation findings to the Bureau in 

their regular program reports. (Please 

refer to IV. Application and Submission 

Instructions (IV.3.d.3) above for Program 

Monitoring and Evaluation information. 

All data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

VI.4. Program Data Requirements: 

Award recipients will be required to 

maintain specific data on program 

participants and activities in an 

electronically accessible database format 

that can be shared with the Bureau as 

required. As a minimum, the data must 

include the following: 

(1) Name, address, contact 

information and biographic sketch of all 

persons who travel internationally on 

funds provided by the agreement or who 

benefit from the award funding but do 

not travel. 

(2) Itineraries of international and 

domestic travel, providing dates of 

travel and cities in which any exchange 

experiences take place. Draft schedules 

for in-country and U.S. activities must 

be received by the ECA Program Officer 

at least three weeks prior to the 

beginning of the activity. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Jennifer 

Phillips, Youth Programs Division, 

ECA/PE/C/PY, U.S. Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20522–0503, Tel (202) 

632–9352, Fax (202) 632–9355, 

PhillipsJA@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/PE/C/ 

PY–10–41. 

Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries 

or submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may 

not discuss this competition with 

applicants until the proposal review 

process has been completed. 

VIII. Other Information 

Notice 

The terms and conditions published 

in this RFGP are binding and may not 

be modified by any Bureau 

representative. Explanatory information 

provided by the Bureau that contradicts 

published language will not be binding. 

Issuance of the RFGP does not 

constitute an award commitment on the 

part of the Government. The Bureau 

reserves the right to reduce, revise, or 

increase proposal budgets in accordance 

with the needs of the program and the 

availability of funds. Awards made will 

be subject to periodic reporting and 

evaluation requirements per section VI.3 

above. 

Dated: March 31, 2010. 

Maura M. Pally, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2010–7971 Filed 4–7–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6948] 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant 

Proposals: Trans-Saharan 

Professionals Program 

Announcement Type: New Grant. 

Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ 

PE/C/AF–NEA–WHA–10–53. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Number: 19.415. 

Key Dates: 

Fiscal Year Funds: 2010. 

Application Deadline: May 20, 2010. 

Anticipated Award Date: September 

15, 2010. 

Anticipated Project Completion Date: 

August 31, 2012. 

Approximate Total Funding: 

$1,650,000. 

Approximate Number of Awards: 3. 

Approximate Average Award: 

$400,000–$650,000. 

Executive Summary: The Office of 

Citizen Exchanges of the Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA/ 

PE/C) announces an open competition 

for grants to conduct one of three 

professional exchange programs in the 

Trans-Sahara Africa Region. The Office 

anticipates awarding separate grants to 

three different organizations, one for 

each of the three themes presented in 

this announcement. 

U.S. public and non-profit 

organizations meeting the provisions 

described in Internal Revenue code 

section 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3) may submit 

proposals that support the goals of the 

Trans-Saharan Professionals Program. 

These goals, which encompass both 

bureau and programmatic goals, are: (1) 

To provide foreign participants from 

eligible countries an opportunity for 

professional development through 

three- to four-week study tours and 

internships in the U.S.; (2) to provide 

U.S. participants the opportunity to 

share their professional expertise with 

counterparts in eligible countries while 

also learning from them; (3) to promote 

mutual understanding and partnerships 

between key professional groups in the 

United States and counterpart groups in 

eligible countries with a plan for 

working relationships to continue well 

beyond the period of ECA funding; and 

(4) encourage mass media to report on 

the program to a wider audience. 

Proposed projects should be two-way 

exchanges involving participants from 

both the U.S. and foreign countries 

traveling to each others’ countries. Each 

project should contribute to the 

strengthening of civil society where it is 

carried out. Participants in these 

projects will be provided professional 

learning programs that will enhance 

their careers with the expectation that 

they will contribute their expertise to 

the program. 

Projects should take place over the 

course of approximately two years and 

target current or up-and-coming 

professional leaders who will promote 

positive development in their 

communities. Specific themes of 

interest in this competition include: 

Elections, Business Development, and 

Community Leadership. Eligible 

countries and guidance for each theme 

are provided in Section I.7 below. 

Proposals that target themes and 

countries not specifically mentioned in 

this Request for Grant Proposals will be 

considered technically ineligible and 

receive no further consideration in the 

review process. 

Applicants may submit only one 

proposal under this competition. If 

multiple proposals are received from the 

same applicant, all submissions will be 

declared technically ineligible and 

receive no further consideration in the 

review process. No guarantee is made or 

implied that grants will be awarded in 

all themes or for all countries listed. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

I.1. Authority: Overall grant making 

authority for this program is contained 

in the Mutual Educational and Cultural 

Exchange Act of 1961, Public Law 87– 


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