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relevant meetings and conference calls 

with the government. 

(5) Extent to which applicants meet 

program policy evaluation criteria. It 

may be desirable to select centers for 

awards based upon the applicants’ total 

mix of areas of concentration so as to 

round out portfolio objectives. (10 

points) 

(6) Appropriateness of the budget for 

carrying out the planned staffing and 

activities. (10 points) Reviewers will 

consider whether (1) the budget ensures 

an efficient and effective allocation of 

funds to achieve the objectives of this 

solicitation, and (2) the applicant has 

additional funding from other sources, 

in particular, the host institution. 

Applications that show funding from 

other sources that supplement funds 

from this cooperative agreement will be 

given higher marks than those without 

financial support. Awardees are 

required to contribute a minimum of 5 

percent cost share of total project costs. 

Panel Recommendations. Once each 

application is scored and ranked, the 

panel will then review the top 

applicants and recommend centers that 

together best address the range of 

responsibilities described in Part I. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

A. Notification 

Grants.gov will issue application 

receipt acknowledgments. 

B. Award Notices 

Applicants who have been selected 

will receive an official electronic notice 

of award signed by an SSA Grants 

Management Officer around September 

15, 2009. Those who were not selected 

will be notified by official letter. 

C. Administration and National Policy 

Requirements 

Grantees will have access to 

confidential beneficiary information and 

will be subject to our background 

checks and fingerprinting in accordance 

with our personnel, security and 

suitability requirements. In addition, 

grantees are required to adhere to our 

policy regarding the protection of 

Personally Identifiable Information (PII). 

When making awards, we will distribute 

the necessary packages including forms 

and consents for completion, for both 

PII and Suitability Determination. 

D. Reporting 

Every three months during the award 

period, the grantee will produce a 

quarterly report of progress. The 

grantee’s quarterly progress reports 

should provide a concise summary of 

the progress being made toward 

completion of activities in the annual 

work plan. The grantee should pay 

particular attention in the reports to 

achieving any milestones set forth in the 

work plan, delays in achieving 

milestones, and the affect of delays on 

the final product. Details regarding the 

format of quarterly progress reports will 

be provided in the FLRC Terms and 

Conditions at the time of award. In 

addition to the regular reporting, the 

grantee will provide ad hoc and timely 

‘‘hotline’’ reports on any significant 

issues that arise with respect to 

management and implementation of the 

work. 

In addition, the grantee will submit 

quarterly and annual financial status 

reports to us. We will provide detailed 

instructions for submitting financial 

reports and the required forms with 

each year’s award. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For matters related to the application 

and submission process for this 

cooperative agreement, contact Audrey 

Adams, (410) 965–9469; Mary Biddle, 

(410) 965–9503; Ann Dwayer, (410) 

965–9534; Phyllis Y. Smith, (410) 965– 

9518. The mailing address is SSA, 

Office of Acquisition and Grants, Grants 

Management Team, 7111 Security Blvd., 

1st Floor, Rear Entrance, Baltimore, MD 

21244. The fax number is (410) 966– 

9310. 

For program content information, 

send questions to the FLRC mailbox at 

flrc@ssa.gov. Questions and answers 

will be continuously posted to the 

Office of Retirement Policy Web site. 

VIII. Other 

This announcement is for the initial 

competition of the FLRC. 

Along with the official notice of 

award each year, we will issue a set of 

Terms and Conditions that define 

closely the responsibilities of the center 

and of us towards meeting the goals of 

the cooperative agreement. 

An Annual Priority Research Memo 

will also be issued each year before the 

start of the continuation cycle to guide 

the centers in preparing their 

continuation applications. 

We are committed to accessibility of 

our products to persons with 

disabilities. Each center’s Web site 

should meet accessibility standards 

identified in Section 508 of the 

Rehabilitation Act. The annual 

conference also should be accessible to 

persons with disabilities. 

For additional information on how we 

sponsor grants and other details go to 

the Grants Home page at http:// 

www.ssa.gov/oag. 

Michael J. Astrue, 

Commissioner of Social Security. 

[FR Doc. E9–9151 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Docket No. WTO/DS381] 

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding 

Regarding United States—Measures 

Concerning the Importation, Marketing 

and Sale of Tuna and Tuna Products 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is 

providing notice that on March 9, 2009, 

Mexico requested the establishment of a 

panel under the Marrakesh Agreement 

Establishing the World Trade 

Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’) 

concerning U.S. limitations on the use 

of a dolphin-safe label for tuna and tuna 

products. That request may be found at 

http://www.wto.org contained in a 

document designated as WT/DS381/4. 

USTR invites written comments from 

the public concerning the issues raised 

in this dispute. 

DATES: Although USTR will accept any 

comments received during the course of 

the dispute, comments should be 

submitted on or before May 30, 2009 to 

be assured of timely consideration by 

USTR. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

submitted electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR–2008–0038. If you are unable to 

provide submissions by http:// 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 295–9483 to 

arrange for an alternative method of 

transmission. If (as explained below) the 

comment contains confidential 

information, then the comment should 

be submitted only by fax to Sandy 

McKinzy at (202) 395–3640. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Karpel, Associate General Counsel, 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative, 600 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC, (202) 395–3150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

127(b) of the Uruguay Round 

Agreements Act (URAA) (19 U.S.C. 

3537(b)(1)) requires that notice and 

opportunity for comment be provided 

after the United States submits or 

receives a request for the establishment 


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1EDC acquired the line from Hardin Southern 

Railroad in Murray-Calloway Economic 

Development Corporation—Acquisition Exemption– 

Hardin Southern Railroad, Inc., STB Finance 

Docket No. 34742 (STB served Sept. 7, 2005). EDC 

has not operated service over the line and its 

remaining line is currently leased to another 

operator. 

of a WTO dispute settlement panel. 

Consistent with this obligation, USTR is 

providing notice that the establishment 

of a dispute settlement panel has been 

requested pursuant to the WTO 

Understanding on Rules and Procedures 

Governing the Settlement of Disputes 

(‘‘DSU’’). If such a panel is established 

pursuant to the DSU, such panel, which 

would hold its meetings in Geneva, 

Switzerland, would be expected to issue 

a report on its findings and 

recommendations within nine months 

after it is established. 

Major Issue Raised by Mexico 

In its panel request, Mexico 

challenges three U.S. measures: (1) The 

Dolphin Protection Consumer 

Information Act (19 U.S.C. 1385); (2) 

certain dolphin-safe labeling regulations 

(50 CFR 216.91–92); and (3) the Ninth 

Circuit decision in Earth Island v. 

Hogarth, 494 F. 3d. 757 (9th Cir. 2007), 

and alleges that these measures have the 

effect of prohibiting Mexican tuna and 

tuna products from being labeled 

dolphin-safe. Specifically, Mexico 

alleges that its tuna and tuna products 

are accorded less favorable treatment 

than like products of national origin and 

like products originating in other 

countries and are not immediately and 

unconditionally accorded any 

advantage, favor, privilege, or immunity 

granted to like products in other 

countries. Mexico further alleges that 

the U.S. measures create unnecessary 

obstacles to trade, are not based on an 

existing international standard, and are 

maintained although their objectives 

can be addressed in a less trade 

restrictive manner. Mexico alleges that 

the U.S. measures appear to be 

inconsistent with the General 

Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994, 

Articles I:1 and III:4, and the Agreement 

on Technical Barriers to Trade, Articles 

2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4. 

Public Comment: Requirements for 

Submissions 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written comments concerning 

the issues raised in this dispute. Persons 

may submit public comments 

electronically to http:// 

www.regulations.gov docket number 

USTR–2008–0038. If you are unable to 

provide submission by http:// 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to 

arrange for an alternative method of 

transmission. 

To submit comments via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, enter docket 

number USTR–2008–0038 on the home 

page and click ‘‘go’’. The site will 

provide a search-results page listing all 

documents associated with this docket. 

Find a reference to this notice by 

selecting ‘‘Notice’’ under ‘‘Document 

Type’’ on the left side of the searchresults page, and click on the link 

entitled ‘‘Send a Comment or 

Submission.’’ (For further information 

on using the http://www.regulations.gov 

Web site, please consult the resources 

provided on the Web site by clicking on 

‘‘How to Use This Site’’ on the left side 

of the home page.) The http:// 

www.regulations.gov site provides the 

option of providing comments by filling 

in a ‘‘General Comments’’ field, or by 

attaching a document. It is expected that 

most comments will be provided in an 

attached document. If a document is 

attached, it is sufficient to type ‘‘See 

attached’’ in the ‘‘General Comments’’ 

field. 

A person requesting that information 

contained in a comment submitted by 

that person be treated as confidential 

business information must certify that 

such information is business 

confidential and would not customarily 

be released to the public by the 

submitter. Confidential business 

information must be clearly designated 

as such and the submission must be 

marked ‘‘BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL’’ 

at the top and bottom of the cover page 

and each succeeding page. Any 

comment containing business 

confidential information must be 

submitted only by fax to Sandy 

McKinzy at (202) 395–3640. A nonconfidential summary of the 

confidential information must be 

submitted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The nonconfidential summary will be placed in 

the docket and open to public 

inspection. 

Information or advice contained in a 

comment submitted, other than business 

confidential information, may be 

determined by USTR to be confidential 

in accordance with section 135(g)(2) of 

the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

2155(g)(2)). If the submitter believes that 

information or advice may qualify as 

such, the submitter— 

(1) Must clearly so designate the 

information or advice; 

(2) Must clearly mark the material as 

‘‘SUBMITTED IN CONFIDENCE’’ at the 

top and bottom of the cover page and 

each succeeding page; and 

(3) Must provide a non-confidential 

summary of the information or advice. 

Any comment containing information 

submitted in confidence must be 

submitted only by fax to Sandy 

McKinzy at (202) 395–3640. A nonconfidential summary of the 

confidential information must be 

submitted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. The nonconfidential summary will be placed in 

the docket and open to public 

inspection. 

USTR will maintain a docket on this 

dispute settlement proceeding, 

accessible to the public. The public file 

will include non-confidential comments 

received by USTR from the public with 

respect to the dispute; if a dispute 

settlement panel is convened or in the 

event of an appeal from such a panel, 

the U.S. submissions, any nonconfidential submissions, or nonconfidential summaries of submissions, 

received from other participants in the 

dispute; the report of the panel; and, if 

applicable, the report of the Appellate 

Body. 

Comments will be placed in the 

docket and open to public inspection 

pursuant to 15 CFR 2006.13, except 

confidential business information 

exempt from public inspection in 

accordance with 15 CFR 2006.15 or 

information determined by USTR to be 

confidential in accordance with 19 

U.S.C. 2155(g)(2). Comments may be 

viewed on the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site by 

entering docket number USTR–2008– 

0038 in the search field on the home 

page. 

Daniel Brinza, 

Assistant United States Trade Representative 

for Monitoring and Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. E9–9152 Filed 4–21–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W9–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–1033X] 

Murray-Calloway Economic 

Development Corporation— 

Abandonment Exemption—in Marshall 

and Calloway Counties, KY 

Murray-Calloway Economic 

Development Corporation (EDC) has 

filed a notice of exemption under 49 

CFR Part 1152 Subpart F—Exempt 

Abandonments to abandon a 7.34-mile 

line of railroad between milepost 30, 

near Hardin, Marshall County, KY, and 

milepost 37.34, near Murray, Calloway 

County, KY. The line traverses United 

States Postal Service Zip Codes 42020, 

42036, 42048, and 42071.1


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