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453–8855, fax: 202–453–8858, and 

e-mail: accessprogram@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/L 

09–02. 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: April 23, 2009. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–9811 Filed 4–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6597] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Dove/ 

O’Keeffe: Circles of Influence’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Dove/ 

O’Keeffe: Circles of Influence,’’ 

imported from abroad for temporary 

exhibition within the United States, are 

of cultural significance. The objects are 

imported pursuant to loan agreements 

with the foreign owners or custodians. 

I also determine that the exhibition or 

display of the exhibit objects at the 

Sterling and Francine Clark Art 

Institute, Williamstown, MA, from on or 

about June 7, 2009, until on or about 

September 7, 2009, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. Public Notice of these 

Determinations is ordered to be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Carol B. 

Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the 

Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State 

(telephone: 202/453–8048). The address 

is U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301 

4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, 

DC 20547–0001. 

Dated: April 15, 2009. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–9971 Filed 4–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6596] 

Culturally Significant Object Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Telescopes: Through the Looking 

Glass’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the object to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Telescopes: 

Through the Looking Glass,’’ imported 

from abroad for temporary exhibition 

within the United States, is of cultural 

significance. The object is imported 

pursuant to a loan agreement with the 

foreign owner or custodian. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit object at the Adler 

Planetarium, Chicago, IL, from on or 

about May 22, 2009, until on or about 

December 31, 2009, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. Public Notice of these 

Determinations is ordered to be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a 

description of the exhibit object, contact 

Carol B. Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, 

Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. 

Department of State (telephone: 202/ 

453–8048). The address is U.S. 

Department of State, SA–44, 301 4th 

Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, DC 

20547–0001. 

Dated: April 21, 2009. 

C. Miller Crouch. 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–9970 Filed 4–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6595] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, 

May 20, 2009, in Room 2415 of the 

United States Coast Guard Headquarters 

Building, 2100 Second Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20593. The primary 

purpose of the meeting is to prepare for 

the eighty-sixth session of the 

International Maritime Organization 

(IMO) Marine Safety Committee (MSC) 

to be held at the IMO’s London 

headquarters from May 27 to June 5, 

2009. The primary matters to be 

considered at MSC 86 include: 

—Decisions of other IMO bodies; 

—Consideration and adoption of 

amendments to mandatory 

instruments; 

—Measures to enhance maritime 

security; 

—Goal-based new ship construction 

standards; 

—Long range identification and tracking 

(LRIT)-related matters; 

—Dangerous goods, solid cargoes and 

containers (report of the 13th session 

of the Sub-Committee); 

—Radiocommunications and search and 

rescue (report of the 13th session of 

the Sub-Committee); 

—Training and watchkeeping (report of 

the 40th session of the SubCommittee); 

—Fire protection (report of the 53rd 

session of the Sub-Committee); 

—Bulk liquids and gases (urgent matters 

emanating from the 13th session of 

the Sub-Committee); 

—Ship design and equipment (urgent 

matters emanating from the 52nd 

session of the Sub-Committee); 

—Flag State implementation (urgent 

matters emanating from the 17th 

session of the Sub-Committee); 

—Technical assistance sub-programme 

in maritime safety and security; 

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—Capacity-building for the 

implementation of new measures; 

—Role of the human element; 

—Formal safety assessment; 

—Piracy and armed robbery against 

ships; 

—General cargo ship safety; 

—Implementation of instruments and 

related matters; 

—Relations with other organizations; 

—Application of the Committee’s 

Guidelines; 

—Work programme; and 

—Election of MSC’s Chairman and ViceChairman for 2010. 

Members of the public may attend the 

May 20th meeting of the SHC up to the 

seating capacity of the room. Please note 

that due to security considerations, two 

valid, government-issued photo 

identification documents must be 

presented to gain entrance to the 

building. The Coast Guard Headquarters 

building is accessible by taxi and 

privately owned conveyance. Please 

note that parking in the vicinity of the 

building is extremely limited and that 

public transportation is not generally 

available. 

To facilitate attendance to this 

meeting, those who plan to attend 

should contact the meeting coordinator, 

LCDR Jason Smith—not later than 4 

p.m. on Friday, May 15, 2009—by email at jason.e.smith2@uscg.mil; by 

phone at (202) 372–1376; by fax at (202) 

372–1925; or by writing to Commandant 

(CG–5212), U.S. Coast Guard 

Headquarters, 2100 2nd Street, SW., 

Room 1308, Washington, DC 20593– 

0001. Additional information regarding 

this and other SHC public meetings and 

associated IMO meetings may be found 

at: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg5/imo. 

Dated: April 23, 2009. 

Mark Skolnicki, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–9969 Filed 4–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Notice With Respect to List of 

Countries Denying Fair Market 

Opportunities for Government-Funded 

Airport Construction Projects 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice with respect to a list of 

countries denying fair market 

opportunities for products, suppliers or 

bidders of the United States in airport 

construction projects. 

DATES: Effective Date: Date of 

Publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean 

Heilman Grier, Senior Procurement 

Negotiator, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, (202) 395–9476, 

or Maria Pagan, Associate General 

Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, (202) 395–9626. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 533 of the 

Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 

1982, as amended (49 U.S.C. 50104), the 

United States Trade Representative 

(USTR) has determined not to list any 

countries as denying fair market 

opportunities for U.S. products, 

suppliers, or bidders in foreign 

government-funded airport construction 

projects. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

533 of the Airport and Airway 

Improvement Act of 1982, as amended 

by section 115 of the Airport and 

Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion 

Act of 1987, Public Law 100–223 

(codified at 49 U.S.C. 50104) (‘‘the 

Act’’), requires USTR to decide whether 

any foreign countries have denied fair 

market opportunities to U.S. products, 

suppliers, or bidders in connection with 

airport construction projects of $500,000 

or more that are funded in whole or in 

part by the governments of such 

countries. The list of such countries 

must be published in the Federal 

Register. USTR has not received any 

complaints or other information that 

indicates that U.S. products, suppliers, 

or bidders are being denied fair market 

opportunities in such airport 

construction projects. As a consequence, 

for purposes of the Act, USTR has 

decided not to list any countries as 

denying fair market opportunities for 

U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders in 

foreign government-funded airport 

construction projects. 

Ron Kirk, 

United States Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. E9–9899 Filed 4–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3190–W9–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending April 18, 2009 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2009– 

0088. 

Date Filed: April 13, 2009. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: May 4, 2009. 

Description: Application of Prince 

Edward Air Ltd. d/b/a PE Air requesting 

an exemption and a foreign air carrier 

permit to engage in scheduled foreign 

air transportation between Canada and 

the United States. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2006– 

24629. 

Date Filed: April 17, 2009. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: May 8, 2009. 

Description: Application of Yangtze 

River Express Airlines Co., Ltd. 

(‘‘Yangtze’’) requesting an amendment 

to its foreign air carrier permit to allow 

Yangtze to engage in scheduled air 

transportation of property and mail 

between Shanghai, People’s Republic of 

China (PVG), on the one hand, and 

Dallas Fort Worth, Texas (DFW) on the 

other hand, and to co-terminalize DFW 

with its existing authority for 

Anchorage, Alaska; Boston, 

Massachusetts; Los Angeles, California; 

and New York, New York granted 

previously by the Department; and 

additionally Yangtze requests an 

exemption to permit it to engage in 

scheduled air transportation of property 

and mail to the extent necessary so that 

it may exercise all of the rights 

requested in this application prior to the 

issuance of an amended foreign air 

carrier permit. 

Renee V. Wright, 

Program Manager, Docket Operations, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. E9–9922 Filed 4–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Seeking OMB Approval 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT.