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may be reached by telephone at (202) 

482–1940 and by e-mail at 

egonzalez@mbda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Executive Order 11625, the MBEC 

Program provides standardized business 

assistance and development services 

directly to eligible minority-owned 

businesses. The MBEC Program is a key 

component of MBDA’s overall business 

development assistance program and 

promotes the growth and 

competitiveness of minority business 

enterprises and further incorporates an 

entrepreneurial approach to the delivery 

of client services. This entrepreneurial 

strategy expands the reach and service 

delivery of the MBEC Program by 

requiring project operators to develop 

and to build upon strategic alliances 

with public and private sector partners 

as a means of serving eligible businesses 

within each MBEC’s applicable 

geographical service area. 

This notice amends MBDA’s prior 

Federal Register notice dated August 

17, 2004 (69 FR 51064), as amended on 

March 19, 2007 (72 FR 12769), to allow 

for up to a 180-day funded extension, on 

a non-competitive basis, of the overall 

award period for the following three 

MBECs: Miami/Ft. Lauderdale MBEC 

(M. Gill and Associates); Oklahoma City 

MBEC (Langston University); and the 

Honolulu MBEC (University of Hawaii). 

MBDA is taking this action to allow for 

continued program delivery by the 

incumbent MBEC operators while 

MBDA completes the competitive 

solicitation and award processes for the 

next three (3) year MBEC award period. 

The allowable award extensions and 

additional funding set forth herein will 

be made at the sole discretion of MBDA 

and the Department of Commerce using 

the evaluation criteria and process used 

to determine the continuation of 

funding for the optional third-year of 

the original award. In making such 

determinations, the following factors 

will be considered: (1) The MBEC’s 

program performance rating during the 

prior program period; (2) the availability 

of appropriated funds; and (3) MBDA 

and Department of Commerce priorities. 

MBDA will review the project’s 

performance rating as evaluated through 

the standardized performance reports 

and assessments required under the 

MBEC Program. 

Funding for the allowable award 

extensions listed in this notice is 

contingent upon the availability of 

Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations, which 

have not yet been appropriated for the 

NABEC program. MBDA therefore 

issues this notice subject to the 

appropriations made available under the 

current continuing resolution, H.J. Res. 

52, ‘‘Making continuing appropriations 

for the fiscal year 2008, and for other 

purposes,’’ Public Law 110–92, as 

amended by H.R. 3222, Public Law 110–

116. In no event will MBDA or the 

Department of Commerce be responsible 

to cover any costs incurred outside of 

the current award period by the 

incumbent operators of the MBEC 

projects affected by this notice if the 

MBEC Program fails to receive funding 

or is cancelled because of other MBDA 

or Department priorities. Publication of 

this announcement does not oblige 

MBDA or the Department to award any 

extensions or to obligate any available 

funds for such purpose. 

Department of Commerce Pre-Award 

Notification Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

contained in the December 30, 2004 

Federal Register notice (69 FR 78389) 

are applicable to this notice. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of E.O. 

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 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 of 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 

601 et seq.) are inapplicable. Therefore, 

a regulatory flexibility analysis is not 

required and has not been prepared. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512 and Executive 

Order 11625. 

Dated: November 16, 2007. 

Ronald J. Marin, 

Financial Management Officer, Minority 

Business Development Agency. 

[FR Doc. E7–22844 Filed 11–21–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, 

December 7, 2007. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, (202) 418–5084. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–5819 Filed 11–20–07; 11:30 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, 

December 21, 2007. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Sauntia S. Warfield, (202) 418–5084. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–5820 Filed 11–20–07; 11:30 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–M 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: 11 a.m., Friday, 

December 14, 2007. 

PLACE: 1155 21st St., NW., Washington, 

DC, 9th Floor Commission Conference 

Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Surveillance 

matters. 

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