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will be used. A common example of

substantial involvement is collaboration

between OTP personnel and recipient

personnel. Further examples are listed

in Section 5.03.d of Department of

Commerce Administrative Order 203–

26, which can be found at http://

wwhttp://www.osec.doc.gov/bmi/daos/

203–26.htm. OTP will make decisions

regarding the use of a cooperative

agreement on a case-by-case basis.

Funding for contractual arrangements

for services and products for delivery to

OTP is not available under this

announcement.

Additional Requirements

Primary Application Certifications:

All primary applicant institutions must

submit a completed form CD–511,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension and Other Responsibility

Matters; Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements and Lobbying,’’ and the

following explanations must be

provided:

1. Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension. Prospective participants (as

defined at 15 CFR part 26, Section 105)

are subject to 15 CFR part 26,

‘‘Nonprocurment Debarment and

Suspension’’ and the related section of

the certification form prescribed above

applies;

2. Drug-Free Workplace. Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR part 26, Section 605)

are subject to 15 CFR part 26, Subpart

F, ‘‘Government wide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies;

3. Anti-Lobbying. Persons (as defined

at 15 CFR part 28, Section 105) are

subject to the lobbying provisions of 31

U.S.C. 1352, ‘‘Limitation on use of

appropriated funds to influence certain

Federal contracting and financial

transactions,’’ and the lobbying section

of the certification form prescribed

above applies to applications/bids for

grants, cooperative agreements, and

contracts for more than $100,000, and

loans and loan guarantees for more than

$150,000, or the single family maximum

mortgage limit for affected programs,

whichever is greater.

4. Anti-Lobbying Disclosure. Any

applicant institution that has paid or

will pay for lobbying using any funds

must submit an SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities,’’ as required under

15 CFR part 28, Appendix B.

5. Lower-Tier Certifications.

Recipients shall require applicant/

bidder institutions for subgrants,

contracts, subcontracts, or other lower

tier covered transactions at any tier

under the award to submit, if

applicable, a completed Form CD–512,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion—Lower Tier Covered

Transactions and Lobbying’’ and

disclosure form, SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities.’’ Form CD–512 is

intended for the use of recipients and

should not be transmitted to NIST. SF–

LLL submitted by any tier recipient or

subrecipient should be submitted to

NIST in accordance with the

instructions contained in the award

document.

Name Check Reviews: All for-profit

and non-profit applicants will be subject

to a name check review process. Name

checks are intended to reveal if any key

individuals associated with the

applicant have been convicted of or are

presently facing, criminal charges such

as fraud, theft, perjury, or other matters

which significantly reflect on the

applicant’s management honesty or

financial integrity. Form CD–346 must

be completed for all personnel with key

programmatic or fiduciary

responsibilities.

Preaward Activities: Applicants (or

their institutions) who incur any costs

prior to an award being made do so

solely at their own risk of not being

reimbursed by the Government.

Notwithstanding any verbal assurance

that may have been provided, there is

no obligation on the part of DoC to cover

pre-award costs.

No Obligation for Future Funding: If

an application is accepted for funding,

DoC has no obligation to provide any

additional future funding in connection

with that award. Renewal of an award

to increase funding or extend the period

of performance is at the total discretion

of DoC.

Past Performance: Unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

may result in an application not being

considered for funding.

False Statements: A false statement on

an application is grounds for denial or

termination of funds, and grounds for

possible punishment by a fine or

imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C.

1001.

Delinquent Federal Debts: No award

of Federal funds shall be made to an

applicant who has an outstanding

delinquent Federal debt until either:

1. The delinquent account is paid in

full.

2. A negotiated repayment schedule is

established and at least one payment is

received, or

3. Other arrangements satisfactory to

DoC are made.

Indirect costs: Regardless of any

approved indirect cost rate applicable to

the award, the maximum dollar amount

of allocable indirect costs for which the

DoC will reimburse the Recipient shall

be the lesser of:

(a) the Federal Share of the total

allocable indirect costs of the award

based on the negotiated rate with the

cognizant Federal agency as established

by audit or negotiation; or

(b) the line item amount for the

Federal share of indirect costs contained

in the approved budget of the award.

Purchase of American-Made

Equipment and Products: Applicants

are hereby notified that they are

encouraged, to the greatest practicable

extent, to purchase American-made

equipment and products with funding

provided under this program.

Federal Policies and Procedures:

Recipients and subrecipients under each

of the above grant programs shall be

subject to all Federal laws and Federal

and Departmental regulations, policies,

and procedures applicable to financial

assistance awards, including 15 CFR

part 14 and 15 CFR part 24, as

applicable.

The OTP Grants Program does not

directly affect any state or local

government.

Applications under this program are

not subject to Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.’’

Executive Order Statement: This

funding notice was determined to be

‘‘not significant’’ for purposes of

Executive Order 12866.

Dated: May 15, 2001.

Karen H. Brown,

Acting Under Secretary for Technology.

[FR Doc. 01–12687 Filed 5–18–01; 8:45 am]

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Revision of Currently Approved

Information Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

and Community Service (hereinafter the

‘‘Corporation’’), as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, conducts a

preclearance consultation program to

provide the general public and Federal

agencies with an opportunity to

comment on proposed and/or

continuing collections of information in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program

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helps to ensure that requested data can

be provided in the desired format,

reporting burden (time and financial

resources) is minimized, collection

instruments are clearly understood, and

the impact of collection requirement on

respondents can be properly assessed.

This form is available in alternate

formats. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TTY/TDD) may call (202) 606–5256

between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30

p.m. Eastern time, Monday through

Friday.

Currently, the Corporation is

soliciting comments concerning the

revision of its AmeriCorps*VISTA

Project Progress Report (OMB Control

Number 3045–0043, with an expiration

date of 07/31/2000). Copies of the

information collection request can be

obtained by contacting the office listed

below in the ADDRESSES section of this

notice.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted to the office listed in the

ADDRESSES section by July 20, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the

Corporation for National and

Community Service,

AmeriCorps*VISTA, Attn: Robert L.

Bush, 1201 New York Avenue, NW.,

Washington, D.C., 20525.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert L. Bush, (202) 606–5000, ext.

338, or e-mail to rbush@cns.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comment Request

The Corporation is particularly

interested in comments which:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the Corporation, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

• Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including the use of

appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submissions of responses.

Background:

The Corporation proposes to

distribute the AmeriCorps*VISTA

Project Progress Report form to

AmeriCorps*VISTA sponsoring

organizations upon project approval.

Sponsoring organizations are required to

submit a completed form to the

Corporation on a quarterly basis.

Corporation personnel will use the form

to track project accomplishments,

problems, resources generated, project

sustainability, and support provided to

AmeriCorps*VISTA members.

Information from the form is also used

to fulfill requests for substantive project

information. The purpose of the form is

to evaluate a sponsor’s progress towards

meeting project goals and objectives,

assess risk, and document qualitative

and quantitative information about

project accomplishments for a given

reporting period.

Current Action

The Corporation proposes to revise

the AmeriCorps*VISTA Project Progress

Report by deleting unused information

from the existing version of the form,

incorporating plain language, and

collecting the following project

information:

• Activities that contribute to

building permanent infrastructure.

• Outcomes that demonstrate helping

people out of poverty.

• The Corporation also proposes to

revise the AmeriCorps*VISTA Project

Progress Report by requesting the ‘‘email address’’ of project supervisors to

provide a more inexpensive and faster

way to communicate and share

information.

Further, the Corporation proposes to

revise the AmeriCorps*VISTA Project

Progress Report by asking sponsoring

organizations if they have technical

assistance needs.

Type of Review: Renewal.

Agency: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

Title: AmeriCorps*VISTA Project

Progress Report.

OMB Number: 3045–0043.

Agency Number: None.

Affected Public: AmeriCorps*VISTA

sponsoring organizations, site

supervisors, and members.

Total Respondents: 1,200.

Frequency: Quarterly, with

exceptions.

Average Time Per Response: 3 hours.

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 3,600

hours.

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):

None.

Total Burden Cost (operating/

maintenance): None.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for Office of

Management and Budget approval of the

information collection request; they will

also become a matter of public record.

Dated: May 14, 2001.

Matt B. Dunne,

Director, AmeriCorps*VISTA.

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BILLING CODE 6050–$$–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RP01–414–000]

Black Marlin Pipeline Co.; Notice of

Compliance Filing

May 15, 2001.

Take notice that on May 9, 2001,

Black Marlin Pipeline Company (Black

Marlin) tendered for filing certain

revised tariff sheets to its FERC Gas

Tariff, First Revised Volume No. 1, to

comply with the Commission’s Order

issued on October 27, 2000 in Docket

No. RM96–1–014.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest said filing should file a motion

to intervene or a protest with the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,

888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC

20426, in accordance with sections

385.214 and 385.211 of the

Commission’s Rules and Regulations.

All such motions or protests must be

filed in accordance with section 154.210

of the Commission’s Regulations.

Protests will be considered by the

Commission in determining the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceedings. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection in the

Public Reference room. This filing may

be viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm (call

202–208–2222 for assistance).

Comments, protests, and interventions

may be filed electronically via the

internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions

on the Commission’s web site at

http://www.ferc.fed.us/efi/doorbell.htm.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–12659 Filed 5–18–01; 8:45 am]

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