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public comments, and speaking times 

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speaker will be determined by the 

number of requests received, but is 

likely to be about 3 minutes each. The 

exact time for public comments will be 

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posted on the NIST Web site at http:// 

www.nist.gov/director/vcat/agenda.htm. 

Questions from the public will not be 

considered during this period. Speakers 

who wish to expand upon their oral 

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Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 

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via fax at 301–216–0529 or 

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All visitors to the NIST site will have 

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nist.gov and her phone number is (301) 

975–2667. 

Dated: May 19, 2010. 

Katharine Gebbie, 

Director, Physics Laboratory. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Federal Advisory Committee; 

Department of Defense Wage 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

section 10 of Public Law 92–463, the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice 

is hereby given that a closed meeting of 

the Department of Defense Wage 

Committee will be held on June 15, 

2010. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at 10 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

1400 Key Boulevard, Level A, Room 

A101, Rosslyn, Virginia 22209. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information concerning the 

meetings may be obtained by writing to 

the Chairman, Department of Defense 

Wage Committee, 4000 Defense 

Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–4000. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

provisions of section 10(d) of Public 

Law 92–463, the Department of Defense 

has determined that the meeting meets 

the criteria to close meetings to the 

public because the matters to be 

considered are related to internal rules 

and practices of the Department of 

Defense and the detailed wage data to be 

considered were obtained from officials 

of private establishments with a 

guarantee that the data will be held in 

confidence. 

However, members of the public who 

may wish to do so are invited to submit 

material in writing to the chairman (see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) 

concerning matters believed to be 

deserving of the Committee’s attention. 

Dated: May 19, 2010. 

Mitchell S. Bryman, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Federal Advisory Committee; National 

Defense Intelligence College Board of 

Visitors; Closed Meeting 

AGENCY: Defense Intelligence Agency, 

National Defense Intelligence College, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

subsection (d) of section 10 of Public 

Law 92–463, as amended by section 5 of 

Public Law 94–409, notice is hereby 

given that a closed meeting of the 

Defense Intelligence Agency, National 

Defense Intelligence College Board of 

Visitors will be held on June 15 and 16, 

2010, in Washington, DC. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, June 15, 2010 (from 8 a.m. to 

5 p.m.) and on Wednesday, June 16, 

2010 (from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the National Defense Intelligence 

College, Washington, DC 20340–5100. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

David R. Ellison, President, DIA 

National Defense Intelligence College, 

Washington, DC 20340–5100 (202) 231– 

3344. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The entire 

meeting is devoted to the discussion of 

classified information as defined in 

section 552b(c)(1), title 5 of the U.S. 

Code and therefore will be closed. The 

Board will discuss several current 

critical intelligence issues and advise 

the Director, DIA, as to the successful 

accomplishment of the mission assigned 

to the National Defense Intelligence 

College. 

Dated: May 19, 2010. 

Mitchell S. Bryman, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Availability for Donation as a 

Museum/Memorial, the Battleship exIOWA (BB 61) 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

(DON) hereby gives notice of the reopening of availability for donation as a 

museum/memorial the battleship exIOWA (BB 61), located at the Suisun 

Bay Reserve Fleet, Benecia, CA. The 

previous notice of availability for exIOWA was published in the Federal 

Register Vol. 71, No. 60, dated March 

29, 2006. This current notice is intended 

for organizations who have not 

previously submitted a ship donation 

application to the Navy for ex-IOWA. 

The availability of this battleship for 

donation is in compliance with Public 

Law 109–163, the FY06 National 

Defense Authorization Act, and under 

the authority of 10 U.S.C. 7306. The 

Secretary of the Navy requires, as a 

condition of transfer, that the donee 

locate ex-IOWA within the State of 

California. 

The transfer of ships for donation 

under 10 U.S.C. 7306 shall be made at 

no cost to the United States 

Government. The donee will be required 

to maintain the ship as a static display 

in a condition that is satisfactory to the 

Secretary of the Navy. 

In accordance with Public Law 109– 

163, the 30-day Congressional 

notification of donation was waived for 

ex-IOWA. It is in the best interests of the 

DON to donate this ship as soon as 

possible. Therefore, a Letter of Intent 

will be required within 45 days from the 

date of this notice and all ship donation 

applications must be received within six 

months from the date of this notice. 

Prospective donees must submit a 

Letter of Intent to the Navy Inactive 

Ships Program office within 45 days of 

this notice. The Letter of Intent must: 

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a. Identify the specific ship sought for 

donation; 

b. Include a statement of the proposed 

use for the ship; 

c. Identify the proposed berthing 

location; 

d. If the applicant is not a State, 

territory or possession of the United 

States, or a political subdivision or 

municipal corporation thereof, or the 

District of Columbia, provide a copy of 

a determination letter by the Internal 

Revenue Service that the applicant is 

exempt from tax under the Internal 

Revenue Code, or submit evidence that 

the applicant has filed the appropriate 

documentation in order to obtain tax 

exempt status; 

e. If the applicant asserts that it is a 

corporation or association whose charter 

or articles of agreement denies it the 

right to operate for profit, provide a 

properly authenticated copy of the 

charter, certificate of incorporation, and 

a copy of the organization’s by-laws; 

f. Provide a notarized copy of the 

resolution or other action of the 

applicant’s governing board authorizing 

the person signing the application to 

represent the organization and to sign 

on its behalf for the purpose of 

obtaining a vessel; and 

g. Provide written affirmation that the 

prospective donee can submit a 

complete ship donation application to 

the DON, compliant with the DON’s 

application requirements, within six 

months of this notice. If the applicant is 

incapable of meeting this deadline, 

specific rationale must be provided 

along with identification of the events 

that must be achieved and the timeline 

necessary in order to submit a complete 

ship donation application to the DON. 

The DON reserves the right to provide 

a reasonable extension for receipt of 

applications, or to reject a request for 

extension and to proceed with other 

applications received within the sixmonth deadline. 

Upon receipt of the Letter of Intent, 

the DON will contact the prospective 

donees to ensure a full understanding of 

the application requirements. 

Qualified organizations in the State of 

California wishing to apply for ex-IOWA 

must submit a complete application to 

the DON within six months of this 

notice, comprised of a business/ 

financial plan, a technical plan 

(including a towing plan, mooring plan, 

maintenance plan and environmental 

plan), a curatorial/museum plan, and a 

community support plan (including 

information concerning support from 

the community and benefit to the DON). 

The application must address the 

following areas: 

a. Business/Financial Plan: The 

Business/Financial Plan must detail the 

estimated start-up and operating costs, 

and provide detailed evidence of firm 

financing adequate to cover these costs. 

Start-up costs include towing, mooring 

(this includes but is not limited to the 

cost of acquiring and improving 

facilities, and dredging if required), ship 

restoration, museum development, and 

meeting environmental requirements 

(including permitting fees and 

expenses). Operating costs are those 

associated with operating and 

maintaining the vessel as a museum/ 

memorial, including rent, utilities, 

personnel, insurance, periodic drydocking, etc. Firm financing means 

available funding to ensure the first five 

years of operation and future stability 

for long-term operation. This can 

include pledges, loans, gifts, bonds 

(except revenue bonds), funds on 

deposit at a financial institution, or any 

combination of the above. The applicant 

must also provide income projections 

from sources such as individual and 

group admissions, facility rental fees 

and gift shop revenues sufficient to 

cover the estimated operating expenses. 

b. Technical: The technical plan is 

comprised of a Towing Plan, Mooring 

Plan, Maintenance Plan, and 

Environmental Plan. 

The Towing Plan describes how the 

ship will be prepared for tow and safely 

towed from its present location to the 

permanent display site proposed by the 

applicant. The Towing Plan must 

comply with all U.S. Navy Tow Manual 

requirements, which can be found at 

http://www.supsalv.org/pdf/ 

towman.pdf. 

The Mooring Plan describes how the 

ship will be secured at its permanent 

display site during normal and extreme 

weather conditions (including the 100- 

year storm event) to prevent damage to 

the ship, its mooring system, the pier, 

and surrounding facilities. Provide 

evidence of availability of a facility for 

permanent mooring of the ship, either 

by ownership, existing lease, or by letter 

from the facility owners indicating a 

statement of intent to utilize such 

facilities. Address any requirement to 

obtain site-specific permits and/or 

municipality approvals required for the 

facility, to include but not limited to, 

Port Authority and Army Corps of 

Engineers approvals/permits, where 

required. The mooring location must be 

acceptable to the DON and not obstruct 

or interfere with navigation. 

The Environmental Plan describes 

how the applicant will comply with all 

Federal, State and local environmental 

and public health & safety regulations 

and permit requirements. The applicant 

must also provide information necessary 

for the DON to complete an 

environmental assessment of the 

donation as required by the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 

including the impact of the donation on 

the natural and man-made environment, 

local infrastructure, and evaluation of 

the socio-economic consequences of the 

donation. 

The Maintenance Plan must describe 

plans for long-term, short-term, and 

daily maintenance of the vessel, 

including preservation and maintenance 

schedule, underwater hull inspections, 

emergency response and fire/flood/ 

intrusion control, pest control, security, 

periodic dry-docking, and qualifications 

of the maintenance team. 

c. The Curatorial/Museum Plan 

includes two parts: A Curatorial Plan 

and a Historic Management Plan. The 

Curatorial Plan must describe the 

qualifications for a professional curator 

(and curator staff, if necessary). The 

plan must also describe how the 

museum will collect and manage 

artifacts, including a statement of 

purpose and description of access, 

authority, and collection management 

responsibilities. The Historic 

Management Plan must describe how 

the museum will display the vessel and 

exhibits, including a description of the 

historical context of the ship, vessel 

restoration plans, historical subject 

matter that will be displayed with the 

ship, and exhibit display plans. 

d. The Community Support Plan must 

include evidence of local support. 

Evidence of regional support should 

also be provided. This includes letters 

of endorsement from adjacent 

communities and counties, cities or 

states. Also describe how the location of 

the ship will encourage public visitation 

and tourism, become an integral part of 

the community, and how the ship will 

enhance community development. The 

Community Support Plan must also 

describe the benefit to the DON, 

including, but not limited to, addressing 

how the prospective donee may support 

DON recruiting efforts, the connection 

between the DON and the proposed 

berthing location, how veterans 

associations in the area are willing to 

support the vessel, how the prospective 

donee will honor veterans’ 

contributions to the United States, and 

how the exhibit will commemorate 

those contributions and showcase Naval 

traditions. 

The relative importance of each area 

that must be addressed in the donation 

application is as follows: Business/ 

Financial Plan and Technical Plan are 

the most important criteria and are 

equal in importance. Within the 

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Technical Plan, the Mooring Plan is of 

greatest importance, and the Towing 

Plan, Maintenance Plan and 

Environmental Plan are individually of 

equal importance but of lesser 

importance to the Mooring Plan. The 

Curatorial/Museum Plan and 

Community Support Plan are of equal 

importance, but of lesser importance 

than the aforementioned plans. 

Evaluation of the application(s) will 

be performed by the DON to ensure the 

application(s) are compliant with the 

minimum acceptable application 

criteria and requirements. In the event 

of multiple compliant applications for 

the same battleship, the DON will 

perform a comparative evaluation of the 

applications to determine the best 

qualified applicant. The adjectival 

ratings to be used for each criterion 

include: Outstanding, Good, 

Satisfactory, Marginal, and 

Unsatisfactory. The Secretary of the 

Navy or his designee will make the final 

donation decision. 

Applicants should review 

NAVSEAINST 4520.1A for additional 

requirements on the application 

process. That instruction can be found 

at the Navy Inactive Ships Program Web 

site: http://www.navsea.navy.mil/ 

teamships/Inactiveships/donation. 

The Letter of Intent and donation 

application must be submitted to the 

Navy Inactive Ships Program Office in 

hard copy and electronically on a CD– 

ROM in either a MS Word document or 

word-searchable PDF format. The 

complete application should be mailed 

to: The Columbia Group, 1201 M Street, 

SE., Suite 020, Washington, DC 20003; 

marked for the Ship Donation Project 

Manager within six months of this 

notice. As stated above, the DON 

reserves the right to provide a 

reasonable extension for receipt of 

applications, or to reject a request for 

extension and to proceed with other 

applications received within the 6- 

month deadline. The DON also reserves 

the right to re-open the solicitation 

process at any point prior to donation of 

the vessel if doing so is in the DON’s 

best interest. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ship 

Donation Project Manager: Ms. Angela 

Rexrode; telephone number 202–781– 

4847 or e-mail at 

angela.rexrode@navy.mil. 

Dated: May 13, 2010. 

A.M. Vallandingham, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Preferred Supplier Program (PSP) 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed policy letter. 

SUMMARY: The Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of the Navy, Acquisition and 

Logistics Management (DASN (A&LM)), 

is soliciting comments that the 

Department of the Navy (DON) may use 

in drafting a policy that will establish a 

Preferred Supplier Program (PSP). 

Under the PSP, contractors that have 

demonstrated exemplary performance, 

at the corporate level; in the areas of 

cost, schedule, performance, quality, 

and business relations would be granted 

Preferred Supplier Status (PSS). 

Contractors that achieved PSS would 

receive more favorable contract terms 

and conditions in DON contracts. Upon 

approval of the policy by the Assistant 

Secretary of the Navy for Research, 

Development and Acquisition, DON 

will initiate the pilot phase of the PSP. 

DATES: DON invites interested parties 

from both the public and private sectors 

to provide comments to be considered 

in the formulation of the final policy 

letter. In particular, DON encourages 

respondents to offer their views as 

discussed below, in Section D, 

‘‘Solicitation of Public Comment.’’ 

Interested parties should submit 

comments, in writing, to the address 

below, on or before July 23, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

E-mail: preferredsupplier@navy.mil. 

Facsimile: 703–614–9394. 

Mail: DASN (A&LM), Attn: Clarence 

Belton, 1000 Navy Pentagon, Room 

BF992, Washington, DC 20350–1000. 

Instructions: Please submit comments 

only and cite ‘‘Proposed DON PSP 

Policy Letter’’ in all correspondence. All 

comments received will be posted, 

without change or redaction, to https:// 

acquisition.navy.mil/rda/home/ 

acquisition_one_source/ 

business_opportunities/ 

preferred_supplier, so commenters 

should not include information that 

they do not wish to be posted (for 

example, personal or businessconfidential). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Clarence Belton, 703–693–4006 or 

clarence.belton@navy.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

Companies in the private sector that 

have implemented PSPs have 

significantly improved performance. 

Cash flow, profit, and contract terms 

and conditions that reduce contractor 

costs and risk are powerful incentives 

that can be used to motivate contractors 

to perform at a high level. DON and its 

contractors negotiate these key 

components of the business 

arrangement contract by contract. As a 

result of this decentralized and 

individual approach, DON loses an 

extremely important opportunity. This 

policy would establish the PSP to 

recover that opportunity through the use 

of favorable contract terms and 

conditions that would be available to 

Preferred Suppliers (i.e., suppliers that 

have demonstrated exemplary 

performance, at the corporate level, in 

the areas of cost, schedule, performance, 

quality, and business relations). 

The proposed policy is now in the 

conceptual stage. After consideration of 

the comments, DON may publish a draft 

proposed policy letter for additional 

public comments. 

B. Proposed Policy Letter Concepts 

The general outline of the pilot phase 

of the PSP, to be established under the 

proposed policy letter, is set forth 

below. 

DASN (A&LM) shall be responsible 

for the assessment of contractors under 

the PSP. DASN (A&LM) will confer PSS 

at the corporate level, and will not rate 

individual affiliates or subdivisions of 

corporations. 

DASN (A&LM) shall use the 

Contractor Performance Assessment 

Reporting System (CPARS) as the 

baseline data during the pilot phase of 

the PSP. In the course of the pilot phase, 

DON also will identify other sources of 

data, including information available to 

Navy program offices and government 

contract administration organizations 

that the Department may use to 

supplement CPARS data in 

implementing the PSP. The factors that 

DASN (A&LM) will use to assess 

contractors during the pilot phase 

include, at a minimum, the following 

CPARS areas: 

Technical (Quality of Product); 

Schedule; 

Cost Control; 

Management Responsiveness; 

Management of Key Personnel; 

Utilization of Small Business; 

Other CPARS Factors As Appropriate. 

DASN (A&LM) shall assess Energy 

Efficiency for all contractors as an 

‘‘excellence factor,’’ in addition to the 

areas above. 

During the pilot phase of the PSP, 

DON will use a 5-star system based 

upon the 5-color ratings used in CPARS, 

as follows: 

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