5790 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 21 / Thursday, January 31, 2008 / Notices 

Dated: January 25, 2008. 

Pauline E. Ellis, 

District Ranger/Field Office Manager. 

[FR Doc. E8–1728 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–11–P 

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: United States Commission on 

Civil Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting and briefing. 

DATE AND TIME: Friday, February 8; 

9 a.m. 

PLACE: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 

624 Ninth Street, NW., Rm. 540, 

Washington, DC 20425. 

Meeting Agenda 

I. Approval of Agenda 

II. Approval of Minutes of January 11 

Meeting 

III. Management and Operations 

• Transition Issues 

IV. Adjourn Meeting 

Briefing Agenda 

Topic: Religious Discrimination in 

Prisons 

I. Introductory Remarks by Chairman 

II. Speakers’ Presentations 

III. Questions by Commissioners and 

Staff Director 

IV. Adjourn Briefing 

CONTACT PERSON FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION: Sock-Foon MacDougall, 

Acting Chief, Public Affairs Unit (202) 

376–8582. 

Dated: January 29, 2008. 

David Blackwood, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 08–461 Filed 1–29–08; 2:27 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6335–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

[Docket No. 080123079–8081–01] 

RIN 0648–XF35 

Notice of Funding Availability for 

Postsecondary Internship Program 

AGENCY: Office of Human Resources 

Management, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

proposals. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(DOC) established a postsecondary 

internship program to aid and promote 

experiential training activities which 

foster future employment opportunities 

within DOC and the Federal 

Government in general. United States 

citizens enrolled as students in postsecondary accredited educational 

institutions, i.e., community college, 

undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, 

and professional institutions will 

participate in onsite work experiences 

in DOC bureaus and offices in order to: 

integrate academic theory and 

workplace requirements, gain relevant 

skills and knowledge, explore federal 

career options, develop professional 

networks, and develop a greater 

awareness of the role of federal 

agencies. The program will be 

administered through a partnership 

between DOC and nonprofit and/or 

educational institution(s) of higher 

education and funded by cooperative 

agreement(s). 

The DOC will serve as host for the 

student interns and provide program 

support through the financial assistance 

award. There will be no employeremployee relationship between DOC 

and its hosted interns. The nonprofit 

and/or educational institution will be 

the supervisor of record for the intern 

and shall control the means and manner 

of the interns’ activities. This notice 

solicits proposals from eligible 

institutions that desire to collaborate 

with the DOC on this initiative. 

DATES: Proposals must be received 

through Grants.gov no later than 5 p.m. 

Eastern Standard Time, March 3, 2008. 

If applicants submit through surface 

mail, proposals must be received no 

later than 5 p.m. EST, March 3, 2008. 

For proposals submitted through 

Grants.gov, a date and time receipt 

indication by Grants.gov will be the 

basis of determining timeliness. Hard 

copy applications delivered by mail will 

be date and time stamped when they are 

received. Applications received after 

that time will not be reviewed or 

considered. Applications or portions of 

applications will not be accepted by 

email or via facsimile. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

a copy of the Federal Funding 

Opportunity (FFO) announcement for 

this request for proposals, please note 

the website below listed under 

‘‘Electronic Access.’’ For a paper copy of 

the FFO, announcement contact Adam 

Santo, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

Office of Human Resources 

Management, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room 5204, Washington 

DC 20230, or via e-Mail at 

asanto@doc.gov, or via telephone at 

(202) 482–4286. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access: Applicants are 

advised to carefully read the FFO 

announcement for a detailed description 

of program information and application 

requirements. The FFO for the 

Postsecondary Internship Program is 

available via the Internet at: http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

Funding Availability: Projections 

based upon previous experience 

indicate an average availability of 

between $300,000–$1,000,000 to 

support from 25 up to about 100 interns. 

However, the exact level of funding 

available is not yet known until DOC 

and other agency host offices project 

their participation levels. Actual awards 

may differ from these estimates. 

Funding for the program listed in this 

notice is contingent upon the 

availability of Fiscal year 2008 

appropriations under the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2008 (Pub. L. 110–

161). 

Statutory Authority: Authority for the 

Postsecondary Internship Program is 

provided by 5 U.S.C. 7201, which 

requires that each Executive agency 

conduct a continuing program for the 

recruitment of members of minorities to 

address under representation of 

minorities in various categories of 

federal employment. Executive Order 

13256 provides for Executive 

departments to enter into, among other 

things, cooperative agreements with 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities (HBCUs) to further the 

goals of the Executive Order, principally 

that of strengthening the capacity of 

HBCUs to provide quality education, 

and to increase opportunities to 

participate in and benefit from federal 

programs. Executive Order 13230 calls 

for increasing opportunities for 

Hispanic Americans to participate in 

and benefit from federal education 

programs. Executive Order 13270 helps 

ensure that greater federal resources are 

available to the tribal colleges. 

Executive Order 13216 directs federal 

agencies to increase participation of 

Asian and Pacific Islanders in federal 

programs. Applications will be accepted 

from any eligible institution, and 

applications for internships shall be 

accepted from all students meeting 

program eligibility criteria. Application, 

referral and selection processes shall be 

conducted without any consideration of 

race, ethnicity, gender, or other personal 

factors. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 

11.702–Internship Program for 

Postsecondary Students 

Eligibility: Accredited universities, 

colleges and nonprofit organizations are 

eligible to apply. Eligible institutions 

may form joint ventures to submit a 

joint application to share costs and 

administration roles and 


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