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9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for Web site viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room on official business 

days between the hours of 10 a.m. and 

3 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the principal offices of the Exchange. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change; the Commission does 

not edit personal identifying 

information from submissions. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–CBOE–2012–041, and 

should be submitted on or before June 

5, 2012. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.9

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11721 Filed 5–14–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7882] 

Meeting of Advisory Committee on 

International Communications and 

Information Policy 

The Department of State’s Advisory 

Committee on International 

Communications and Information 

Policy (ACICIP) will hold a public 

meeting on June 14, 2012 from 1:30 p.m. 

to 4:30 p.m. in Room 647 of Annex 

Building 44 of the U.S. Department of 

State. The State Annex 44 Building is 

located at 301 Fourth Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20547. 

The committee provides a formal 

channel for regular consultation and 

coordination on major economic, social 

and legal issues and problems in 

international communications and 

information policy, especially as these 

issues and problems involve users of 

information and communications 

services, providers of such services, 

technology research and development, 

foreign industrial and regulatory policy, 

the activities of international 

organizations with regard to 

communications and information, and 

developing country issues. 

The meeting will be led by ACICIP 

Chair Mr. Thomas Wheeler of Core 

Capital Partners and Ambassador Philip 

L. Verveer, U.S. Coordinator for 

International Communications and 

Information Policy. The meeting’s 

agenda will include discussions 

pertaining to various upcoming 

international telecommunications 

meetings and conferences, as well as 

bilateral and multilateral meetings that 

have taken place recently. In addition, 

the Committee will discuss key issues of 

importance to U.S. communications 

policy interests, including: recent 

private sector advisory efforts focused 

on the information and communications 

technology (ICT) aspects of international 

disaster response; recent public-private 

efforts to provide training to 

international communications 

professionals and regulators from the 

developing world; and human rights 

and economic issues related to the 

Internet. 

Members of the public may submit 

suggestions and comments to the 

ACICIP. Comments concerning topics to 

be addressed in the agenda should be 

received by the ACICIP Executive 

Secretary (contact information below) at 

least ten working days prior to the date 

of the meeting. All comments must be 

submitted in written form and should 

not exceed one page. Resource 

limitations preclude acknowledging or 

replying to submissions. 

While the meeting is open to the 

public, admittance to the building is 

only by means of a pre-clearance. For 

placement on the pre-clearance list, 

please submit the following information 

no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 

6, 2012. (Please note that this 

information is not retained by the 

ACICIP Executive Secretary and must 

therefore be re-submitted for each 

ACICIP meeting): 

I. State That You Are Requesting PreClearance to a Meeting 

II. Provide the Following Information 

1. Name of meeting and its date and 

time 

2. Visitor’s full name 

3. Visitor’s organization/company 

affiliation 

4. Acceptable forms of identification 

for entry into the building include: 

• U.S. driver’s license with photo 

• Passport 

• U.S. government agency ID 

5. Whether the visitor has a need for 

reasonable accommodation. Such 

requests received after June 4, 2012, 

might not be possible to fulfill. 

Send the above information to Joseph 

Burton by fax (202) 647–7407 or email 

BurtonKJ@state.gov. 

Please note that registrations will be 

accepted to the capacity of the meeting 

room. 

All visitors for this meeting must use 

the main entrance and show a valid ID 

to gain admittance. Non-U.S. 

Government attendees must be escorted 

by Department of State personnel at all 

times when in the building. 

For further information, please 

contact Joseph Burton, Executive 

Secretary of the Committee, at (202) 

647–5231 or BurtonKJ@state.gov. 

General information about ACICIP 

and the mission of International 

Communications and Information 

Policy is available at: http://www.state.

gov/e/eb/adcom/acicip/index.htm. 

Dated: May 7, 2012. 

Joseph Burton, 

ACICIP Executive Secretary, Department of 

State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Order 2012–5–8; Docket DOT–OST–2012– 

0069] 

Notice of Order Soliciting Community 

Proposals 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation is soliciting proposals 

from communities or consortia of 

communities interested in receiving a 

grant under the Small Community Air 

Service Development Program. The full 

text of the Department’s order is 

attached to this document. There are 

two mandatory requirements for filing 

of applications, both of which must be 

completed for a community’s 

application to be deemed timely and 

considered by the Department. The first 

requirement is the submission of the 

community’s proposal, as described 

below; the second requirement is the 

filing of SF424 through http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

DATES: Grant Proposals as well as the 

SF424 should be submitted no later than 

June 11, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties can 

submit applications and the SF424 

electronically through http:// 

www.grants.gov. An electronic version 

of this document is available at 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aloha Ley, Office of Aviation Analysis, 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., W86–310, 

Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–2347. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Overview 

By this order, the Department invites 

proposals from communities and/or 

consortia of communities interested in 

obtaining a federal grant under the 

Small Community Air Service 

Development Program (Small 

Community Program or SCASDP) to 

address air service and airfare issues in 

their communities. Applications of no 

more than 25 pages each (one-sided 

only, excluding the completed SF424, 

cover sheet, Summary Information 

schedule, and any letters from the 

community showing support for the 

application), including all required 

information, must be submitted to 

www.grants.gov no later than 5 p.m. 

EDT on Monday, June 11, 2012. 

This order is organized into the 

following sections: 

I. Background 

II. Selection Criteria and Guidance on 

Application of Selection Criteria 

III. Evaluation and Selection Process 

IV. How to Apply 

V. Air Service Development Zone 

VI. Grant Administration 

VII. Questions and Clarifications 

Appendix A—Additional Information on 

Applying Through www.grants.gov 

Appendix B—Cover Sheet Contents 

Appendix C—Summary Information 

Appendix D—Application Checklist 

Appendix E—Confidential Commercial 

Information 

I. Background 

The Small Community Program was 

established by the Wendell H. Ford 

Aviation Investment and Reform Act for 

the 21st Century (Pub. L. 106–181) and 

reauthorized by the Vision 100–Century 

of Aviation Reauthorization Act (Pub. L. 

108–176). The program is designed to 

provide financial assistance to small 

communities to help them enhance their 

air service. The Department provides 

this assistance in the form of monetary 

grants that are disbursed on a 

reimbursable basis. Authorization for 

this program is codified at 49 U.S.C. 

41743. 

The Small Community Program is 

authorized to receive appropriations 

under 49 U.S.C. 41743(e)(2), as 

amended. Appropriations are provided 

for this program for award in FY 2012 

pursuant to the FAA Modernization and 

Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–95). 

The Department has up to $14 million 

available for FY 2012 grant awards to 

carry out this program. There is no limit 

on the amount of individual awards, 

and the amounts awarded will vary 

depending upon the features and merits 

of the proposals selected. In past years, 

the Department’s individual grant sizes 

have ranged from $20,000 to nearly $1.6 

million. 

A. Eligible Applicants 

Eligible applicants are small 

communities that meet the following 

statutory criteria (49 U.S.C. 41743): 

1. As of calendar year 1997, the 

airport serving the community was not 

larger than a small hub airport, and it 

has insufficient air carrier service or 

unreasonably high air fares; and 

2. The airport serving the community 

presents characteristics, such as 

geographic diversity or unique 

circumstances, that demonstrate the 

need for, and feasibility of, grant 

assistance from the Small Community 

Program. 

No more than 4 communities or 

consortia of communities, or a 

combination thereof, from the same 

state may be selected to participate in 

the program in any fiscal year. No more 

than 40 communities or consortia of 

communities, or a combination thereof, 

may be selected to participate in the 

program in each year for which the 

funds are appropriated. 

Communities without existing air 

service: Communities that do not 

currently have commercial air service 

are eligible for SCASDP funds, but air 

service providers must have met or be 

able to meet in a reasonable period all 

Departmental requirements for air 

service certification, including safety 

and economic authorities. 

Essential Air Service communities: 

Small communities that meet the basic 

SCASDP criteria and currently receive 

subsidized air service under the 

Essential Air Service (EAS) program are 

eligible to apply for SCASDP funds. 

However, grant awards to EASsubsidized communities are limited to 

marketing or promotion projects that 

support existing or newly subsidized 

EAS. Grant funds will not be authorized 

for EAS-subsidized communities to 

support any new competing air service. 

Furthermore, no funds will be 

authorized to support additional flights 

by EAS carriers or changes to those 

carriers’ existing schedules. These 

restrictions are necessary to avoid 

conflicts with the EAS program. 

Consortium applications: Both 

individual communities and consortia 

of communities are eligible for SCASDP 

funds. An application from a 

consortium of communities must be one 

that seeks to facilitate the efforts of the 

communities working together toward 

one joint grant project, with one joint 

objective, including the establishment of 

one entity to ensure that the joint 

objective is accomplished. 

Multiple Applications: Communities 

may file only one application for a 

grant, either individually or as part of a 

consortium. 

B. Eligible Projects 

The Department is authorized to 

award grants under 49 U.S.C. 41743 to 

communities that seek to provide 

assistance to: 

• An air carrier to subsidize service to 

and from an underserved airport for a 

period not to exceed 3 years; 

• An underserved airport to obtain 

service to and from the underserved 

airport; and/or 

• An underserved airport to 

implement such other measures as the 

Secretary, in consultation with such 

airport, considers appropriate to 

improve air service both in terms of the 

cost of such service to consumers and 

the availability of such service, 

including improving air service through 

marketing and promotion of air service 

and enhanced utilization of airport 

facilities. 

Applicants also should keep in mind 

the following statutory restrictions on 

eligible projects: 

• An applicant may not receive an 

additional grant to support the same 

project from a previous grant (see Same 

Project Limitation, below); and 

• An applicant may not receive an 

additional grant, prior to the completion 

of its previous grant (see Concurrent 

Grant Limitation, below). 

Same Project Limitation: A 

community may not receive an 

additional grant to support the same 

project for which it received a previous 

grant. In assessing whether a previous 

grantee’s current application represents 

a new project, the Department will 

compare the goals and objectives of the 

previous grant, including the key 

components of the means by which 

those goals and objectives were to be 

achieved, to the current application. For 

example, if a community received an 

earlier grant to support a revenue 

guarantee for service to a particular 

destination or direction, a new 

application by that community for 

another revenue guarantee for service to 

the same destination or in the same 

direction is ineligible, even if the 

revenue guarantee were structured 

differently or the type of carrier were 

different. However, a new application 

by such a previous grantee for service to 

a new destination or direction using a 

revenue guarantee, or for general 

marketing of the airport and the various 

services it offers, is eligible. We 

recognize that not all revenue 

guarantees, marketing agreements, 

equipment purchases, etc. are of the 

same nature, and that if a subsequent 

application incorporates different goals 

or significantly different components, it 

may be sufficiently different to 

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constitute a new project under 49 U.S.C. 

41743(c). 

Concurrent Grant Limitation: A 

community may have only one SCASDP 

grant at any time. If a community 

applies for a subsequent SCASDP grant 

when its current grant has not yet 

expired, that community must notify the 

Department of its intent to terminate the 

current SCASDP grant prior to entering 

into the new grant. In addition, for 

consortium member applicants, 

permission must be granted from both 

the grant sponsor and the Department to 

withdraw from the current SCASDP 

grant before the consortium will be 

deemed eligible to receive a subsequent 

SCASDP grant. 

II. Selection Criteria and Guidance on 

Application of Selection Criteria 

SCASDP grants will be awarded based 

on the selection criteria as outlined 

below. There are two categories of 

selection criteria: Priority Selection 

Criteria and Secondary Selection 

Criteria. Applications that meet one or 

more of the priority selection criteria 

will be viewed more favorably than 

those that do not meet any priority 

selection criteria. 

A. Priority Selection Criteria 

The law directs the Department to 

give priority consideration to those 

communities or consortia where the 

following criteria are met: 

• Air fares are higher than the 

national average air fares for all 

communities—DOT will compare the 

local community’s air fares to the 

national average air fares for all 

communities. Communities with air 

fares significantly higher than the 

national average air fares for all 

communities will be given priority. 

DOT calculates these fares using the 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

(BTS) database. BTS Origin Destination 

Survey data is used to gather fare data 

for all markets that serve airports 

represented in SCASDP applications. 

The SCASDP air fare comparison report 

represents a community’s (each 

individual applicant’s) air fares as a 

percentage of National Averages (Fare 

Premium). The report compares a 

community’s air fares to the average for 

all other markets in the Country that 

have similar density (passenger volume) 

and distance characteristics (market 

groupings). The Fare Premium 

calculation includes all markets that 

averaged more than 1 passenger a day. 

• The community or consortium will 

provide a portion of the cost of the 

activity from local sources other than 

airport revenue sources—DOT will 

consider whether a community or 

consortium proposes local funding for 

the proposed project. Applications 

providing proportionately higher levels 

of cash contributions from other than 

airport revenues will be viewed more 

favorably. Applications that provide 

multiple levels of contributions (state, 

local, airport, cash and in-kind 

contributions) also will be viewed more 

favorably. See Additional Guidance— 

Cost Sharing and Local Contributions, 

in Subsection C below, for more 

information on the application of this 

selection criterion. 

• The community or consortium has 

established or will establish a publicprivate partnership to facilitate air 

carrier service to the public—DOT will 

consider a community or consortium’s 

commitment to facilitate air carrier 

service in the form of a public-private 

partnership. Applications that describe 

in detail how the partnership will 

actively participate in the 

implementation of the proposed project 

will be viewed more favorably. 

• The assistance will provide material 

benefits to a broad segment of the 

traveling public, including business, 

educational institutions, and other 

enterprises, whose access to the 

national air transportation system is 

limited—DOT will consider whether the 

proposed project would provide, to a 

broad segment of the community’s 

traveling public, important benefits 

relevant to the community, for example: 

Service that would offer new or 

additional access to a connecting hub 

airport, service that would provide 

convenient travel times for both 

business and leisure travelers that 

would help obviate the need to drive 

long distances, or service that would 

offer lower fares. 

• The assistance will be used in a 

timely manner—DOT will consider 

whether a proposed project provides a 

well-defined plan and reasonable 

timetable for use of the grant funds. In 

DOT’s experience, a reasonable 

timetable for use of grant funds includes 

a year to complete studies, two years for 

marketing and promotion of the airport, 

community, carrier, or destination, and 

three years for projects that target a 

revenue guarantee, subsidy, or other 

financial incentives. Applicants should 

describe how their projects can be 

accomplished within a reasonable time 

period. 

• Multiple communities cooperate to 

submit a regional or multistate 

application to consolidate air service 

into one regional airport—DOT will 

consider whether a proposed project 

involves a consortium effort to 

consolidate air service into one regional 

airport. This is a new statutory priority 

criterion, added pursuant to Section 429 

of the FAA Modernization and Reform 

Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–95). 

B. Secondary Selection Criteria 

1. Innovation—DOT will consider 

whether an application proposes new 

and creative solutions to the 

transportation issues facing the 

community, including: 

• The extent to which the applicant’s 

proposed solution(s) to solving the 

problem(s) is new or innovative, 

including whether the proposed project 

utilizes or encourages intermodal or 

regional solutions to connect passengers 

to the community’s air service (i.e., costeffective inter/intra city passenger bus 

service, marketing of intermodal surface 

transportation options also available to 

air travelers, or projects that have a 

positive impact on travel and tourism); 

whether the proposed project, if 

successfully implemented, could serve 

as a working model for other 

communities; and 

• Whether the proposed project 

clearly addresses the applicant’s stated 

problems. 

2. Participation—DOT will consider 

whether an application has broad 

community participation, including: 

• Whether the proposed project has 

broad community support; and 

• The community’s demonstrated 

commitment to and participation in the 

proposed project. 

3. Location—DOT will consider the 

location and characteristics of a 

community: 

• The geographic location of each 

applicant, including the community’s 

proximity to larger centers of air service 

and low-fare service alternatives; 

• The population and business 

activity, as well as the relative size of 

each community; and 

• Whether the community’s 

proximity to an existing or prior grant 

recipient could adversely affect either 

its proposal or the project undertaken by 

the other recipient. 

4. Other Factors—DOT will also 

consider: 

• The community’s existing level of 

air service and whether that service has 

been increasing or decreasing; 

• Whether the applicant has a plan to 

provide any necessary continued 

financial support for the proposed 

project after the requested grant award 

expires; 

• The grant amount requested 

compared with total funds available for 

all communities; 

• The proposed federal grant amount 

requested compared with the local share 

offered; 

• Any letters of intent from airline 

planning departments or intermodal 

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1A travel bank involves the actual deposit of 

funds from participating parties (e.g., businesses, 

individuals) into a designated bank account for 

purchasing air travel on the selected airline, with 

defined procedures for the subsequent use or 

withdrawal of those funds under an agreement with 

the airline. Often, however, what communities refer 

to as a travel bank actually involves travel pledges 

from businesses in the community without any 

collection of funds or formal procedures for use of 

the funds. As with other types of in-kind 

contributions, the Department views travel banks 

and pledges included in grant applications as an 

indicator of local community support. 

surface transportation providers on 

behalf of applications that are 

specifically intended to enlist new or 

expanded air service or surface 

transportation service in support of the 

air service in the community; 

• Whether the applicant has plans to 

continue with the proposed project if it 

is not self-sustaining after the grant 

award expires; and 

• Equitable and geographic 

distribution of available funds. 

C. Additional Guidance 

Market Analysis: Applicants 

requesting funds for a revenue 

guarantee/subsidy/financial incentive 

are encouraged to conduct and reference 

in their applications an in-depth 

analysis of their target markets. Target 

markets can be destination specific (e.g. 

service to LAX), a geographic region 

(e.g. northwest mountain region) or 

directional (e.g. hub in the southeastern 

United States). 

Complementary Marketing 

Commitment: Applicants requesting 

funds for a revenue guarantee/subsidy/ 

financial incentive are encouraged to 

designate in their applications a portion 

of the project funds (federal, local or inkind) for the development and 

implementation of a marketing plan in 

support of the service sought. 

Subsidies for a carrier to compete 

against an incumbent: The Department 

is reluctant to subsidize one carrier but 

not others in a competitive market. For 

this reason, communities that propose 

to use the grant funds for service in a 

city-pair market that is already served 

by a carrier must explain in detail why 

the existing service is insufficient or 

unsatisfactory, or provide other 

compelling information to support such 

proposals. 

Cost Sharing and Local Contributions: 

Applications must clearly identify the 

level of federal funding sought for the 

proposed project. Applications must 

also identify the community’s cash 

contributions to the proposed project, 

in-kind contributions from the airport, 

and in-kind contributions from the 

community. Cash contributions from 

airport revenues must be identified 

separately from cash contributions from 

other community sources, and cash 

contributions from the state and/or local 

government should be separately 

identified and described. 

Types of contributions. Contributions 

should represent a new financial 

commitment or new financial resources 

devoted to attracting new or improved 

service, or addressing specific high-fare 

or other service issues, such as 

improving patronage of existing service 

at the airport. For those communities 

that propose to contribute to the grant 

project, that contribution can be in the 

following forms: 

Cash from non-airport revenues. A 

cash contribution can include funds 

from the state, the county or the local 

government, and/or from local 

businesses, or other private 

organizations in the community. 

Contributions that are comprised of 

intangible non-cash items, such as the 

value of donated advertising, are 

considered in-kind contributions (see 

further discussion below). 

Cash from airport revenues. This 

includes contributions from funds 

generated by airport operations. Airport 

revenues may not be used for revenue 

guarantees to airlines, per 49 U.S.C. 

47107, 47133. Applications that include 

local contributions based on airport 

revenues do not receive priority 

consideration for selection. 

In-kind contributions from the airport. 

This can include such items as waivers 

of landing fees, terminal rents, fuel fees, 

and/or vehicle parking fees. 

In-kind contributions from the 

community. This can include such 

items as donated advertising from media 

outlets, catering services for inaugural 

events, or in-kind trading, such as 

advertising in exchange for free air 

travel. Travel banks and travel 

commitments/pledges are considered to 

be in-kind contributions,1 as are 

reduced fares offered by airlines. 

Cash vs. in-kind contributions. 

Communities that include local 

contributions made in cash will be 

viewed more favorably. 

III. Evaluation and Selection Process 

The Department will first review each 

application to determine whether it has 

satisfied the following eligibility 

requirements: 

1. The applicant is an Eligible 

Applicant; 

2. The application is for an Eligible 

Project (including compliance with the 

Same Project Limitation); and 

3. The application is complete 

(including submission of a completed 

SF424 and all of the information listed 

in Contents of Application, in Section 

IV below). 

To the extent that the Department 

determines that an application does not 

satisfy these eligibility requirements, the 

Department will deem that application 

ineligible and will not consider it 

further. 

The Department will then review all 

eligible applications based on the 

selection criteria outlined above in 

Section II. Applications that meet one or 

more of the priority selection criteria 

will be viewed more favorably than 

those that do not meet any priority 

selection criteria. 

Grant awards will be made as 

promptly as possible so that selected 

communities can complete the grant 

agreement process and implement their 

plans. Given the competitive nature of 

the grant process, the Department will 

not meet with applicants regarding their 

applications. All non-confidential 

portions of each application, all 

correspondence and ex-parte 

communications, and all orders will be 

posted in the above-captioned docket on 

www.regulations.gov. 

The Department will announce its 

grant selections in a Selection Order 

that will be posted in the abovecaptioned docket, served on all 

applicants and all parties served with 

this Solicitation Order, and posted on 

the Department’s SCASDP Web site at 

http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/aviation/X50

%20Role_files/smallcommunity.htm. 

IV. How to Apply 

Required Steps 

• Determine eligibility; 

• Register with www.grants.gov (see 

Registration with www.grants.gov, 

below); 

• Submit an Application for Federal 

Domestic Assistance (SF424); 

• Submit a cover sheet including all 

required information (see Appendix B); 

• Submit a completed ‘‘Summary 

Information’’ schedule (see Appendix 

C); 

• Submit a detailed application of up 

to 25 pages (one-sided only, excluding 

the completed SF424, cover sheet, 

Summary Information schedule, and 

any letters from the community showing 

support for the application) that meets 

all required criteria (see Appendix D); 

• Attach any letters from the 

community showing support for the 

application to the proposal, which 

should be addressed to Aloha Ley, 

Associate Director, Small Community 

Program; and 

• Provide separate submission of 

confidential material, if requested. (see 

Appendix E) 

Each application must be no longer 

than 25 one-sided pages (excluding the 

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completed SF424, cover sheet, Summary 

Information schedule, and any letters 

from the community showing support 

for the application). DOT will not 

consider any information contained in 

pages beyond page 25 (excluding any 

letters of support). 

An application will not be complete 

and will be deemed ineligible for a grant 

award until and unless all required 

materials, including SF424, have been 

submitted through www.grants.gov by 

5 p.m. EDT on June 11, 2012. 

Registration with www.grants.gov: 

Communities must be registered with 

www.grants.gov in order to submit an 

application for funds available under 

this program. For consortium 

applications, only the consortium must 

be registered with www.grants.gov in 

order to submit its application for funds 

available under this program. See 

Appendix A for additional information 

on applying through www.grants.gov. 

Contents of Application: There is no 

set format that must be used for 

applications. Each application should, 

to the extent possible, address the 

selection criteria set forth in Section II, 

above, including a clear description of 

the air service needs/deficiencies and 

present plans/strategies that directly 

address those needs/deficiencies. At a 

minimum, however, each application 

must include the following information: 

• A description of the community’s 

air service needs or deficiencies, 

including information about: (1) Major 

origin/destination markets that are not 

now served or are not served 

adequately; (2) fare levels that the 

community deems relevant to 

consideration of its application, 

including market analyses or studies 

demonstrating an understanding of local 

air service needs; and (3) any air service 

development efforts over the past three 

years and the results of those efforts 

(including marketing and promotional 

efforts). 

• A strategic plan for meeting those 

needs under the Small Community 

Program, including the community’s 

specific project goal(s) and detailed plan 

for attaining such goal(s). Applicants are 

advised to obtain firm assurances from 

air carriers proposing to offer new air 

services if a grant is awarded. Plans 

should: 

✓ For applications involving new or 

improved service, explain how the 

service will become self-sufficient. 

✓ Fully and clearly outline the goals 

and objectives of the project. When an 

application is selected, these goals and 

objectives will be incorporated into the 

grant agreement and define its basic 

project scope. Once a grant agreement is 

signed, if an amendment is sought to 

allow for different activities or a 

different approach, the Department will 

consider whether the amendment 

sought is consistent with the project 

scope as set forth in the grant 

agreement. Amendments that would 

alter the scope will not be permitted. 

✓ Include alternative or back-up 

strategies for achieving their desired 

goals and objectives. These strategies 

will be incorporated into the grant 

agreement. 

• A detailed description of the 

funding necessary for implementation of 

the proposed project (including federal 

and non-federal contributions). 

• An explanation of how the 

proposed project differs from any 

previous projects for which the 

community received SCASDP funds (see 

Same Project Limitation, above). 

• Designation of a legal sponsor 

responsible for administering the 

proposed project. The legal sponsor of 

the proposed project must be a 

government entity. If the applicant is a 

public-private partnership, a public 

government member of the organization 

must be identified as the community’s 

sponsor to receive project cost 

reimbursements. A community may 

designate only one government entity as 

the legal sponsor, even if it is applying 

as a consortium that consists of two or 

more local government entities. Private 

organizations may not be designated as 

the legal sponsor of a grant under the 

Small Community Program. The 

community has the responsibility to 

ensure that the recipient of any funding 

has the legal authority under state and 

local laws to carry out all aspects of the 

grant. 

V. Air Service Development Zone 

Designation 

As part of the Small Community 

Program, the Department may also 

designate one grant recipient as an Air 

Service Development Zone. The 

purpose of the designation is to provide 

communities interested in attracting 

business to the area surrounding the 

airport and/or developing land-use 

options for the area to work with the 

Department on means to achieve those 

goals. The Department will assist the 

designated community in establishing 

contacts with and obtaining advice and 

assistance from appropriate government 

agencies, including the Department of 

Commerce and other offices within the 

Department of Transportation, and in 

identifying other pertinent resources 

that may aid the community in its 

efforts to attract businesses and to 

formulate land-use options. However, 

the community receiving this 

designation will be responsible for 

developing, implementing, and 

managing activities related to the air 

service development zone initiative. 

Only communities that are interested in 

these objectives and have a plan to 

accomplish them should apply for this 

designation. There are no additional 

funds associated with this designation, 

and applying for this designation will 

provide no special benefit or priority to 

a community applying for a SCASDP 

grant. 

Grant applicants interested in 

selection for the Air Service 

Development Zone designation must 

include in their applications a separate 

section, titled, Support for Air Service 

Development Zone Designation. The 

community should provide as detailed a 

plan as possible, including what goals it 

expects to achieve from the air service 

development zone designation and the 

types of activities on which it would 

like to work with the Department in 

achieving those goals. The community 

should also indicate whether further 

local government approvals are required 

in order to implement the proposed 

activities. 

VI. Grant Administration 

Grant Agreements: Communities 

awarded grants are required to execute 

a grant agreement with the Department 

before they begin to expend funds under 

the grant award. Applicants should not 

assume they have received a grant, nor 

should they obligate or expend local 

funds prior to receiving and fully 

executing a grant agreement with the 

Department. Expenditures made prior to 

the execution of a grant agreement, 

including costs associated with 

preparation of the grant application, 

will not be reimbursed. Moreover, there 

are numerous assurances that grant 

recipients must sign and honor when 

federal funds are awarded. All 

communities receiving a grant will be 

required to accept the responsibilities of 

these assurances and to execute such 

the assurances when they execute their 

grant agreements. Copies of assurances 

are available online at http://ostpxweb.

dot.gov/aviation/X50%20Role_files/

smallcommunity.htm, (click on 

‘‘SCASDP Grant Assurances’’). 

Carrier Assurances for New Air 

Service: Applicants are advised to 

obtain firm assurances from air carriers 

proposing to offer new air service if a 

grant is awarded. The Department will 

grant an extension only when the 

community can provide strong evidence 

of a firm commitment on the part of an 

air carrier to deliver the desired service. 

Payments: The Small Community 

Program is a reimbursable program; 

therefore, communities are required to 

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implementation under the program 

prior to seeking reimbursement from the 

Department. Project implementation 

costs are reimbursable from grant funds 

only for services or property delivered 

during the grant term. Reimbursement 

rates are calculated as a percentage of 

the total federal funds requested divided 

by the federal funds plus the local cash 

contribution (which is not refundable). 

The percentage is determined by: 

(SCASDP Grant Amount) ÷ (SCASDP 

Grant Amount + Local Cash 

Contribution + State Cash Contribution, 

if applicable). Payments/expenditures in 

forms other than cash (e.g. in-kind) are 

not reimbursable. For example, if a 

community requests $500,000 in federal 

funding and provides $100,000 in local 

contributions, the reimbursement rate 

would be 83.33 percent: ((500,000)/ 

(500,000 + 100,000)) = 83.33. 

Grantee Reports: Each grantee must 

submit quarterly reports on the progress 

made during the previous quarter in 

implementing its grant project. In 

addition, each community will be 

required to submit a final report on its 

project to the Department, and 10 

percent of the grant funds will not be 

reimbursed to the community until such 

final report is received. Additional 

information on award administration for 

selected communities will be provided 

in the grant agreement. 

Grant Amendments: Any amendment 

to a grant agreement must be approved 

by the Department. A grantee may wish 

to amend its agreement with the 

Department in the event of a change in 

circumstances after the date the 

agreement is executed. Typically, 

amendments involve an extension to the 

time period for completing the grant or 

a change in the types of activities 

authorized for reimbursement under the 

goals and objectives of the grant 

agreement. Grantees are cautioned, 

however, that the Department cannot 

authorize amendments that are 

incompatible with the scope of the 

agreement. 

VII. Questions and Clarifications 

For further information concerning 

this notice please contact Aloha Ley at 

Aloha.Ley@dot.gov or (202) 366–2347, 

or Brooke Chapman at 

Brooke.Chapman@dot.gov or (202) 366– 

0577. A TDD is available for individuals 

who are deaf or hard of hearing at (202) 

366–3993. The Department may post 

answers to questions and other 

important clarifications in the abovecaptioned docket on 

www.regulations.gov and on the 

program Web site at http:// 

ostpxweb.dot.gov/aviation/X50%20Role_files/smallcommunity.htm. 

This order is issued under authority 

delegated in 49 CFR 1.56a(f). 

Accordingly, 

1. Applications for funding under the 

Small Community Air Service 

Development Program should be 

submitted via www.grants.gov as an 

attachment to the SF424 by June 11, 

2012; and 

2. This order will be published in the 

Federal Register, posted on 

www.grants.gov, and served on the 

Conference of Mayors, the National 

League of Cities, the National Governors 

Association, the National Association of 

State Aviation Officials, County 

Executives of America, the American 

Association of Airport Executives, and 

the Airports Council International-North 

America. 

Issued May 9, 2012. 

By: 

Robert A. Letteney, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and 

International Affairs. 

Appendix A 

Additional Information on Applying 

Through www.grants.gov 

Applications must be submitted through 

www.grants.gov. To apply for funding 

through www.grants.gov, applicants must be 

properly registered. Complete instructions on 

how to register and apply can be found at 

www.grants.gov. If applicants experience 

difficulties at any point during registration or 

application process, please call the 

www.grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 

1–800–518–4726, Monday–Friday from 

7 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT. Registering with 

www.grants.gov is a one-time process; 

however, processing delays may occur and it 

can take up to several weeks for first-time 

registrants to receive confirmation and a user 

password. It is highly recommended that 

applicants start the registration process as 

early as possible to prevent delays that may 

preclude submitting an application by the 

deadlines specified. Applications will not be 

accepted after June 11, 2012; delayed 

registration is not an acceptable reason for 

extensions. 

In order to apply for SCASDP funding and 

to apply for funding through www.grants.gov, 

all applicants are required to complete the 

following: 

1. Acquire a DUNS Number. A DUNS 

number is required for www.grants.gov 

registration. The Office of Management and 

Budget requires that all businesses and 

nonprofit applicants for federal funds 

include a DUNS (Data Universal Numbering 

System) number in their applications for a 

new award or renewal of an existing award. 

A DUNS number is a unique nine-digit 

sequence recognized as the universal 

standard for identifying and keeping track of 

entities receiving federal funds. The 

identifier is used for tracking purposes and 

to validate address and point of contact 

information for federal assistance applicants, 

recipients, and sub-recipients. The DUNS 

number will be used throughout the grant life 

cycle. Obtaining a DUNS number is a free, 

one-time activity. Obtain a DUNS number by 

calling 1–866 705–5711 or by applying 

online at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. 

2. Acquire or Renew Registration with the 

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 

Database. All applicants for federal financial 

assistance maintain current registrations in 

the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 

database. An applicant must be registered in 

the CCR to successfully register in 

www.grants.gov. The CCR database is the 

repository for standard information about 

federal financial assistance applicants, 

recipients, and sub-recipients. Organizations 

that have previously submitted applications 

via www.grants.gov are already registered 

with CCR, as it is a requirement for 

www.grants.gov registration. Please note, 

however, that applicants must update or 

renew their CCR registration at least once per 

year to maintain an active status, so it is 

critical to check registration status well in 

advance of relevant application deadlines. 

Information about CCR registration 

procedures can be accessed at www.ccr.gov. 

3. Acquire an Authorized Organization 

Representative (AOR) and a www.grants.gov 

Username and Password. Complete your 

AOR profile on www.grants.gov and create 

your username and password. You will need 

to use your organization’s DUNS Number to 

complete this step. For more information 

about the registration process, go to 

www.grants.gov/applicants/ 

get_registered.jsp. 

4. Acquire Authorization for your AOR 

from the E-Business Point of Contact (E-Biz 

POC). The E-Biz POC at your organization 

must log in to www.grants.gov to confirm you 

as an AOR. Please note that there can be 

more than one AOR for your organization. 

5. Search for the Funding Opportunity on 

www.grants.gov. Please use the following 

identifying information when searching for 

the SCASDP funding opportunity on 

www.grants.gov. The Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number for this 

solicitation is 20.930, titled Payments for 

Small Community Air Service Development. 

6. Submit an Application Addressing All of 

the Requirements Outlined in this Funding 

Availability Announcement. Within 24–48 

hours after submitting your electronic 

application, you should receive an email 

validation message from www.grants.gov. The 

validation message will tell you whether the 

application has been received and validated 

or rejected, with an explanation. You are 

urged to submit your application at least 72 

hours prior to the due date of the application 

to allow time to receive the validation 

message and to correct any problems that 

may have caused a rejection notification. 

Note: When uploading attachments please 

use generally accepted formats such as .pdf, 

.doc, and .xls. While you may imbed picture 

files such as .jpg, .gif, .bmp, in your files, 

please do not save and submit the attachment 

in these formats. Additionally, the following 

formats will not be accepted: .com, .bat, .exe, 

.vbs, .cfg, .dat, .db, .dbf, .dll, .ini, .log, .ora, 

.sys, and .zip. 

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Experiencing Unforeseen www.grants.gov 

Technical Issues 

If you experience unforeseen 

www.grants.gov technical issues beyond your 

control that prevent you from submitting 

your application by 5 p.m. EDT on June 11, 

2012, you must contact us at 

Brooke.Chapman@dot.gov or (202) 366–0577 

within the 24 hours following the deadline 

and request approval to submit your 

application after the deadline has passed. At 

that time, DOT staff will require you to 

provide your DUNS number and your 

www.grants.gov Help Desk tracking 

number(s). After DOT staff review all of the 

information submitted and contact the 

www.grants.gov Help Desk to validate the 

technical issues you reported, DOT staff will 

contact you to either approve or deny your 

request to submit a late application through 

www.grants.gov. If the technical issues you 

reported cannot be validated, your 

application will be rejected as untimely. To 

ensure a fair competition for limited 

discretionary funds, the following conditions 

are not valid reasons to permit late 

submissions: (1) Failure to complete the 

registration process before the deadline date; 

(2) failure to follow www.grants.gov 

instructions on how to register and apply as 

posted on its Web site; (3) failure to follow 

all of the instructions in the funding 

availability notice; and (4) technical issues 

experienced with the applicant’s computer or 

information technology (IT) environment. 

Appendix B 

Cover Sheet 

The cover page for all applications should 

bear the title ‘‘Application Under the Small 

Community Air Service Development 

Program, Docket DOT–OST–2012–0069’’ and 

should include: 

(1) The name of the community or 

consortium of communities applying for the 

grant; 

(2) The legal sponsor and its Dun and 

Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number, including + 4; 

Employee Identification Number (EIN) or Tax 

ID; and 

(3) The 2-digit Congressional district code 

applicable to the sponsoring organization 

and, if a consortium, to each participating 

community. 

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Appendix E 

Confidential Commercial Information 

Applicants will be able to provide certain 

confidential business information relevant to 

their proposals on a confidential basis. Under 

the Department’s Freedom of Information Act 

regulations (49 CFR 7.17), such information 

is limited to commercial or financial 

information that, if disclosed, would either 

likely cause substantial harm to the 

competitive position of a business or 

enterprise or make it more difficult for the 

Federal Government to obtain similar 

information in the future. 

Applicants seeking confidential treatment 

of a portion of their applications must 

segregate the confidential material in a sealed 

envelope marked ‘‘Confidential Submission 

of X (the applicant) in Docket DOT–OST– 

2012–0069,’’ and include with that material 

a request in the form of a motion seeking 

confidential treatment of the material under 

14 CFR 302.12 (Rule 12) of the Department’s 

regulations. The applicant should submit an 

original and two copies of its motion and an 

original and two copies of the confidential 

material in the sealed envelope. 

The confidential material should not be 

included with the original of the applicant’s 

proposal that is submitted via 

www.grants.gov. The applicant’s original 

submission, however, should indicate clearly 

where the confidential material would have 

been inserted. If an applicant invokes Rule 

12, the confidential portion of its filing will 

be treated as confidential pending a final 

determination. All confidential material must 

be received by June 11, 2012, and delivered 

to the Office of Aviation Analysis, 8th Floor, 

Room W86–310, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

A template for the confidential motion can 

be found at http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/aviation/ 

X-50%20Role_files/smallcommunity.htm. 

Applicants will be able to provide certain 

confidential business information relevant to 

their proposals on a confidential basis. Under 

the Department’s Freedom of Information Act 

regulations (49 CFR 7.17), such information 

is limited to commercial or financial 

information that, if disclosed, would either 

likely cause substantial harm to the 

competitive position of a business or 

enterprise or make it more difficult for the 

Federal Government to obtain similar 

information in the future. 

Applicants seeking confidential treatment 

of a portion of their applications must 

segregate the confidential material in a sealed 

envelope marked ‘‘Confidential Submission 

of X (the applicant) in Docket DOT–OST– 

2011–0119,’’ and include with that material 

a request in the form of a motion seeking 

confidential treatment of the material under 

14 CFR 302.12 (Rule 12) of the Department’s 

regulations. The applicant should submit an 

original and two copies of its motion and an 

original and two copies of the confidential 

material in the sealed envelope. 

The confidential material should not be 

included with the original of the applicant’s 

proposal that is submitted via 

www.grants.gov. The applicant’s original 

submission, however, should indicate clearly 

where the confidential material would have 

been inserted. If an applicant invokes Rule 

12, the confidential portion of its filing will 

be treated as confidential pending a final 

determination. All confidential material must 

be received by August 2, 2011, and delivered 

to the Office of Aviation Analysis, 8th Floor, 

Room W86–310, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

A template for the confidential motion can 

be found at http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/aviation/ 

X-50%20Role_files/smallcommunity.htm. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Land Release for Plattsburgh 

International Airport 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice, Request for Public 

Comment. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration is requesting public 

comment on the Plattsburgh 

International Airport (PBG), Plattsburgh, 

New York, Notice of Proposed Release 

from Aeronautical Use, and from the 

Airport, of approximately 1.73 +/¥ 

acres of airport property, to allow for 

non-aeronautical development. 

The parcel is located on the southeast 

corner of the Plattsburgh International 

Airport. The Tract (Tract I–901) is 

currently part of Plattsburgh 

International Airport and is currently 

vacant. The requested release is for the 

purpose of permitting the airport owner 

(Clinton County) to sell and convey title 

of 1.73 +/¥ acres for expansion of a 

single family residence owned by Mr. 

Brian K. and Karen L. Dumesnil. 

Documents reflecting the Sponsor’s 

request are available, by appointment 

only, for inspection at the Office of the 

Clinton County Legislature and the FAA 

New York Airport District Office. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

June 14, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: 

Steven M. Urlass, Manager, FAA New 

York Airports District Office, 600 Old 

Country Road, Suite 446, Garden City, 

New York 11530. In addition, a copy of 

any comments submitted to the FAA 

must be mailed or delivered to Mr. 

James R. Langley, Chairman, Clinton 

County Legislature, at the following 

address: Clinton County Government 

Center, 137 Margaret Street, Plattsburgh, 

New York 12901. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven M. Urlass, Manager, New York 

Airports District Office, 600 Old 

Country Road, Suite 446, Garden City, 

New York 11530; telephone (516) 227– 

3803; FAX (516) 227–3813; email 

Steven.Urlass@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation 

Investment and Reform Act for the 1st 

Century (AIR21) requires the FAA to 

provide an opportunity for public notice 

and comment before the Secretary may 

waive a Sponsor’s Federal obligation to 

use certain airport land for aeronautical 

use. 

Issued in Garden City, New York, on May 

7, 2012. 

Steven M. Urlass, 

Manager, New York Airports District Office, 

Eastern Region. 

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