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Services selects those applications that 

will receive funding. In addition to the 

Evaluation Criteria for Projects above, 

the Assistant Secretary for 

Manufacturing and Services may 

consider the selection factors listed 

below: 1. The selection panel’s written 

assessments, 2. The degree to which 

applications satisfy the ITA priorities 

established under Project Funding 

Priorities above, 3. Geographic 

distribution of the proposed awards, 4. 

Diversity of industry sectors and 

overseas markets covered by the 

proposed awards, 5. Diversity of project 

activities represented by the proposed 

awards, 6. Avoidance of redundancy 

and conflicts with the initiatives of 

other Federal agencies, and 7. 

Availability of funds. 

Intergovernmental Review: There are 

no intergovernmental review 

requirements beyond those already 

noted. 

Limitation of Liability: In no event 

will the Department of Commerce be 

responsible for proposal preparation 

costs if these programs fail to receive 

funding or are cancelled because of 

other agency priorities. Publication of 

this announcement does not oblige the 

Department of Commerce to award any 

specific project or to obligate any 

available funds. 

Paperwork Reduction Act: This 

document contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 

use of Standard Forms 424, 424A, 424B, 

and SF–LLL and CD–346 has been 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the respective 

control numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, 

0348–0040, 0348–0046, and 0605–0001. 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, no person is required to, nor 

shall a person be subject to a penalty for 

failure to comply with, a collection of 

information subject to the requirements 

of the PRA unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB control number. 

Executive Order 12866: This notice 

has been determined to be not 

significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism): 

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain policies with 

Federalism implications as that term is 

defined in Executive Order 13132. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act: 

Prior notice and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other law for rules concerning public 

property, loans, grants, benefits, and 

contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because 

notice and opportunity for comment are 

not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or 

any other law, the analytical 

requirements for the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 

inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis has not been 

prepared. 

Dated: April 2, 2009. 

Robert W. Pearson, 

Director, Office of Planning, Coordination and 

Management Manufacturing and Services, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

[FR Doc. E9–7823 Filed 4–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Technology Innovation Program (TIP) 

Notice of Additional Public Meetings 

(Proposers’ Conferences) 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), United States 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology’s (NIST) 

Technology Innovation Program (TIP) 

announces that it has scheduled three 

public meetings (Proposers’ 

Conferences) on April 13, 2009, in 

Boston, Massachusetts; on April 15, 

2009, in Detroit, Michigan; and on April 

17, 2009, in San Jose, California. These 

meetings are in addition to the 

Proposers’ Conference scheduled for 

April 8, 2009, in Gaithersburg, 

Maryland, that was announced 

previously in the Federal Register on 

March 31. 

DATES: TIP announces that it is holding 

public meetings (Proposers’ 

Conferences) on 

1. April 8, 2009, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Eastern 

Time in Gaithersburg, Maryland. 

2. April 13, 2009, 1 p.m.–5 p.m. Eastern 

Time in Boston, Massachusetts. 

3. April 15, 2009, 1 p.m.–5 p.m. Eastern 

Time in Detroit, Michigan. 

4. April 17, 2009, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Pacific 

Time in San Jose, California. 

ADDRESSES: The Proposers’ Conferences 

will be held at the following locations: 

1. NIST Red Auditorium, 100 Bureau 

Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899. Electronic registration at: 

https://rproxy.nist.gov/CRS/. 

2. Marriott Boston Cambridge, Two 

Cambridge Center, 50 Broadway, 

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142. 

3. Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance 

Center, 400 Renaissance Center, 

Detroit, Michigan 48243. 

4. San Jose Marriott, 301 S. Market St., 

San Jose, California 95113. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Cuthill at 301–975–3273 or by 

e-mail at barbara.cuthill@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

31, 2009, the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology’s (NIST) 

Technology Innovation Program (TIP) 

announced that it was soliciting highrisk, high-reward research and 

development (R&D) proposals for 

financial assistance. TIP is soliciting 

proposals under this fiscal year 2009 

competition in two areas of critical 

national need entitled ‘‘Civil 

Infrastructure’’ and ‘‘Manufacturing’’ 

(74 FR 14524). TIP also announced the 

date and location of its Proposers’ 

Conference on April 8, 2009, in 

Gaithersburg, Maryland, and indicated 

that any additional Proposers’ 

Conferences would be announced in the 

Federal Register, on the http:// 

grants.gov Web site and on the TIP Web 

site at http://www.nist.gov/tip. The legal 

authority for TIP is 15 USCS 278n. 

TIP is holding Proposers’ Conferences 

to provide general information regarding 

TIP, to offer guidance on preparing 

proposals, and to answer questions. 

Proprietary technical discussions about 

specific project ideas with NIST staff are 

not permitted at this Conference or at 

any time before submitting the proposal 

to TIP. Therefore, proposers should not 

expect to have proprietary issues 

addressed at the Proposers’ Conference. 

Also, NIST/TIP staff will not critique or 

provide feedback on project ideas while 

they are being developed by a proposer. 

However, NIST/TIP staff will answer 

questions about the TIP eligibility and 

cost-sharing requirements, evaluation 

and award criteria, selection process, 

and the general characteristics of a 

competitive TIP proposal at the 

Proposers’ Conference and by phone 

and e-mail. Attendance at the TIP 

Proposers’ Conference is not required. 

No registration fee will be charged at 

the Proposers’ Conference. Presentation 

materials from the Proposers’ 

Conference will be made available on 

the TIP Web site. 

The Proposers’ Conferences will be 

held as follows: 

April 8, 2009, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Eastern 

Time: NIST Red Auditorium, 100 

Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899, (301–975–8910). Pre-registration 

is required by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on 

April 6, 2009 for the Proposers’ 

Conference being held at NIST 

Gaithersburg, MD. Due to increased 

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security at NIST, no on-site registrations 

will be accepted and all attendees must 

be pre-registered. Photo identification 

must be presented at the NIST main gate 

to be admitted to the April 8, 2009 

Conference. Attendees must wear their 

Conference badge at all times while on 

the NIST campus. Electronic registration 

at: https://rproxy.nist.gov/CRS/. 

April 13, 2009, 1 p.m.–5 p.m. Eastern 

Time: Marriott Boston Cambridge, Two 

Cambridge Center, 50 Broadway, 

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, (617– 

494–6600) Pre-registration is not 

required. 

April 15, 2009, 1 p.m.–5 p.m. Eastern 

Time: Detroit Marriott at the 

Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance 

Center, Detroit, Michigan 48243, (313– 

568–8000) Pre-registration is not 

required. 

April 17, 2009, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Pacific 

Time: San Jose Marriott, 301 S. Market 

St., San Jose, California 95113, (408– 

280–1300) Pre-registration is not 

required. 

Additional Information: The full 

Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) 

announcement for this request for 

proposals contains detailed information 

and requirements for the program. 

Proposers are strongly encouraged to 

read the FFO in developing proposals. 

The full FFO announcement text is 

available at http://www.grants.gov and 

on the TIP Web site at http:// 

www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html. In 

addition, proposers are directed to 

review the March 2009 Technology 

Innovation Program Proposal 

Preparation Kit available at http:// 

www.nist.gov/tip/helpful.html. The TIP 

Proposal Preparation Kit must be used 

to prepare a TIP proposal. The TIP 

implementing regulations are published 

at 15 CFR Part 296, and included in the 

TIP Proposal Preparation Kit as 

Appendix B. 

Dated: April 1, 2009. 

Patrick Gallagher, 

Deputy Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–7852 Filed 4–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XO48 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Herring Oversight Committee will meet 

to consider actions affecting New 

England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Northeast Regional Office, 55 Great 

Republic Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930; 

telephone: (978) 281–9300; fax: (978) 

281–9333. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion in the committee’s agenda 

are as follows: 

1. Continue development of 

management alternatives to be included 

in Amendment 4 to the Atlantic Herring 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP); 

2. Review/discuss alternatives for 

annual catch limits (ACLs) and 

accountability measures (AMs) and 

related changes to Atlantic herring 

fishery specification process; and 

3. Continue development of 

management alternatives related to 

catch monitoring, which may include: 

monitoring and reporting requirements 

for herring vessels and processors, 

measures related to observer coverage 

and at-sea monitoring, measures to 

establish a dockside monitoring 

program, vessel monitoring system 

(VMS) requirements, and other related 

management measures. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

days prior to the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: April 2, 2009. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–7806 Filed 4–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN: 0648–XO50 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Habitat/MPA/Ecosystems Committee 

will meet to consider actions affecting 

New England fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, April 23, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Courtyard by Marriott, 1000 Market 

Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801; 

telephone: (603) 436–2121; fax: (603) 

430–7666. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items 

of discussion in the committee’s agenda 

are as follows: 

1. Discuss the March 18, 2009 Science 

and Statistical Committee review of 

Fishing Gear Seabed Impact Model 

(FiGSI); 

2. Presentation of FiGSI results 

available since the March 3, 2009 

Committee meeting; 

3. Summary of plan development 

team (PDT) progress towards completing 

the FiGSI analyses; 

4. Review timeline for completion of 

Phase II of the Essential Fish Habitat 

(EFH) Omnibus Amendment 2; and 

5. Other issues at the discretion of the 

Chair. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues