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bridges, including superstructures and

substructures, which will present the

knowledge, skills, and tools needed by

bridge personnel to complete an

effective inspection of timber bridges.

Total estimated cost of the research:

$72,500; estimated Federal funding:

$58,000.

(d) Problem Area IV: Moisture

Protection for Timber Members: To

develop, refine, and/or evaluate a

variety of coatings and coverings for

protecting bridge members from

moisture. Total estimated cost of the

research: $43,750; estimated Federal

funding: $35,000.

For additional information, contact

John G. Bachhuber, USDA, Forest

Service, Forest Products Laboratory,

One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI

53705–2398.

Proposal Preparation

Application Materials

An Application Kit and a copy of this

solicitation will be made available upon

request. The kit contains detailed

information on each Problem Area,

required forms, certifications, and

instructions for preparing and

submitting agreement applications.

Copies of the Application Kit and this

solicitation may be requested from:

Joanne M. Bosch, Grants and

Agreements, USDA, Forest Service,

Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford

Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI 53705–

2398, Telephone Number (608) 231–

9205.

Proposal Submission

What to Submit

An original and five copies of a

proposal must be submitted. Each copy

of each proposal must be stapled

securely in the upper left-hand corner

(Do not bind). All copies of the proposal

must be submitted in one package.

Where and When to Submit

Proposals must be received by the

Grants, Agreements, and Licensing

Officer by 2 p.m. June 2, 1995, and

should be sent or delivered to the

following address: Grants, Agreements,

and Licensing Officer, USDA, Forest

Service, Forest Products Laboratory,

One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI

53705–2398, Telephone (608) 231–9282.

Proposal Review, Evaluation, and

Disposition

Proposal Review

All proposals received will be

acknowledged. Prior to technical

examination, a preliminary review will

be made for responsiveness to this

solicitation. Proposals that do not fall

within solicitation guidelines will be

eliminated from competition; one copy

will be returned to the applicant and the

remainder will be destroyed. All

accepted proposals will be reviewed by

the Grants, Agreements, and Licensing

Officer, qualified officers or employees

of the Department, and by peer panel(s)

of scientists or others who are

recognized specialists in the areas

covered by the proposals. Peer panels

will be selected and organized to

provide maximum expertise and

objective judgment in the evaluation of

proposals.

Evaluation Criteria

The peer review panel(s) will take

into account the following criteria in

carrying out its review of responsive

proposals submitted:

(a) Scientific merit of proposal.

(1) Conceptual adequacy of

hypothesis;

(2) Clarity and delineation of

objectives;

(3) Adequacy of the description of the

undertaking and suitability and

feasibility of methodology;

(4) Demonstration of feasibility

through preliminary data;

(5) Probability of success of project;

(6) Novelty, uniqueness, and

originality.

(b) Qualifications of proposed project

personnel and adequacy of facilities.

(1) Training and demonstrated

awareness of previous and alternative

approaches to the problem identified in

the proposal and performance record

and/or potential for future

accomplishments;

(2) Time allocated for specific

attainment of objectives;

(3) Institutional experience and

competence in subject area; and

(4) Adequacy of available or

obtainable support personnel, facilities,

and instrumentation.

Proposal Disposition

When the peer review panel(s) has

completed its deliberations, the USDA

program staff, based on the

recommendations of the peer review

panel(s), will recommend to the

Awarding Official that the project be (a)

approved for support from currently

available funds or (b) declined due to

insufficient funds or unfavorable

review.

USDA reserves the right to negotiate

with the Principal Investigator and/or

the submitting entity regarding project

revisions (e.g., reduction in scope of

work), funding level, or period of

support prior to recommending any

project for funding.

A proposal may be withdrawn at any

time before a final funding decision is

made. One copy of each proposal that is

not selected for funding (including

those that are withdrawn) will be

retained by USDA for one year, and

remaining copies will be destroyed.

Supplementary Information

Grant Awards

Within the limit of funds available for

such purpose, the awarding official

shall make awards to those responsible

eligible applicants whose proposals are

judged most meritorious under the

evaluation criteria and procedures set

forth in this solicitation and application

guidelines.

The date specified by the awarding

officials as the beginning of the project

period shall not be later than September

1, 1995.

All funds awarded shall be expended

only for the purpose for which the funds

are awarded in accordance with the

approved application and budget, the

terms and conditions of any resulting

award, and the applicable Federal cost

principles.

Obligation of the Federal Government

Neither the approval of any

application nor the award of any

Research Joint Venture Agreement

commits or obligates the United States

in any way to provide further support of

a project or an portion thereof.

Other Conditions

The FPL may, with respect to any

class of awards, impose additional

conditions prior to or at the time of any

award, when in the FPL’s judgment,

such conditions are necessary to assure

or protect advancement of the approved

project, the interests of the public, or the

conservation of Research Joint Venture

Agreement funds.

Done at Madison, WI, on March 13, 1995.

Susan L. LeVan,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 95–6959 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–11–M

Natural Resources Conservation

Service

East Wenatchee Watershed,

Washington; Notice

AGENCY: Natural Resources

Conservation Service.

ACTION: Notice of deauthorization of

federal funding.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Watershed

Protection and Flood Prevention Act,

Public Law 83–566, and the Natural

Resources Conservation Service

Guidelines (7 CFR 622), the Natural
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Resources Conservation Service gives

notice of the deauthorization of Federal

funding for the East Wenatchee

Watershed project, Douglas County,

Washington, effective on February 10,

1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lynn A. Brown, State Conservationist,

Natural Resources Conservation Service,

W. 316 Boone Avenue, Suite #450,

Spokane, Washington 99201–2348,

telephone: (509) 353–2337.

Dated: March 13, 1995.

Lynn A. Brown,

State Conservationist.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program No. 10.904, Watershed Protection

and Flood Prevention. Office of Management

and Budget Circular No. A–95 regarding State

and local clearinghouse review of Federal

and federally assisted programs and projects

is applicable.)

[FR Doc. 95–6960 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–16–M

Rural Utilities Service

Municipal Interest Rates for Second

Quarter of 1995

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of municipal interest

rates on advances from insured electric

loans for the second quarter of 1995.

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service

hereby announces the interest rates for

advances on municipal rate loans with

interest rate terms beginning during the

second calendar quarter of 1995.

DATES: These interest rates are effective

for interest rate terms that commence

during the period beginning April 1,

1995, and ending June 30, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick Shea, Financial Analyst, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, Rural

Utilities Service, room 2230–s, 14th

Street & Independence Avenue SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–1500.

Telephone: 202–720–0736. FAX: 202–

720–4120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Rural

Utilities Service (RUS) hereby

announces the interest rates on

advances made during the second

calendar quarter of 1995 for municipal

rate electric loans. Pursuant regulations

originally published by the Rural

Electrification Administration (REA) at

7 CFR 1714.5, the interest rates on

advances from municipal rate loans are

based on indexes published in the

‘‘Bond Buyer’’ for the four weeks prior

to the first Friday of the last month

before the beginning of the quarter.

The Federal Crop Insurance Reform

and Department of Agriculture

Reorganization Act of 1994 (Pub. L.

103–354, 101 Stat. 3178), signed by

President Clinton on October 13, 1994,

provides for the establishment of RUS as

successor to REA with respect to various

programs, including the electric loan

program established by the Rural

Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901

et seq.). On October 20, 1994, the

Secretary of Agriculture issued

Secretary’s Memorandum 1010–1,

establishing RUS and abolishing REA.

Therefore, RUS is publishing this notice

implementing a rule originally

published by REA.

In accordance with 7 CFR 1714.5, the

interest rates are established as shown

in the following table for all interest rate

terms that begin at any time during the

second calendar quarter of 1995.

Interest rate term ends in (year)

Interest

rate

(0.000

percent)

2016 or later ................................. 6.000

2015 .............................................. 6.000

2014 .............................................. 6.000

2013 .............................................. 6.000

2012 .............................................. 6.000

2011 .............................................. 5.875

2010 .............................................. 5.875

2009 .............................................. 5.750

2008 .............................................. 5.750

2007 .............................................. 5.625

2006 .............................................. 5.500

2005 .............................................. 5.500

2004 .............................................. 5.375

2003 .............................................. 5.375

2002 .............................................. 5.375

2001 .............................................. 5.250

2000 .............................................. 5.125

1999 .............................................. 5.125

1998 .............................................. 5.000

1997 .............................................. 4.875

1996 .............................................. 4.625

Dated: March 13, 1995.

Wally Beyer,

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

[FR Doc. 95–7048 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3410–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration

Materials Processing Equipment

Technical Advisory Committee; Notice

of Closed Meeting

A meeting of the Materials Processing

Equipment Technical Advisory

Committee will be held April 18, 1995,

9:00 a.m., in the Herbert C. Hoover

Building, Room 1617M(2), 14th Street &

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,

D.C. The Committee advises the Office

of the Assistant Secretary for Export

Administration with respect to technical

questions that affect the level of export

controls applicable to materials

processing and related technology.

The Committee will meet only in

Executive Session to discuss matters

properly classified under Executive

Order 12356, dealing with the U.S.

export control program and strategic

criteria related thereto.

The Assistant Secretary for

Administration, with the concurrence of

the General Counsel, formally

determined on January 6, 1994,

pursuant to section 10(d) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, as amended,

that the series of meetings of the

Committee and of any Subcommittees

thereof, dealing with the classified

materials listed in 5 U.S.C., 552b(c)(1)

shall be exempt from the provisions

relating to public meetings found in

section 10(a)(1) and (a)(3), of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act. The remaining

series of meetings or portions thereof

will be open to the public.

A copy of the Notice of Determination

to close meetings or portions of

meetings of the Committee is available

for public inspection and copying in the

Central Reference and Records

Inspection Facility, Room 6020, U.S.

Department of Commerce, Washington,

D.C. 20230. For further information,

contact Lee Ann Carpenter on (202)

482–2583.

Dated: March 17, 1995.

Lee Ann Carpenter,

Director, Technical Advisory Committee Unit.

[FR Doc. 95–7018 Filed 3–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–M

Minority Business Development

Agency

Business Development Center

Applications: San Francisco/Oakland

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency.

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: On page 12738, in the issue

dated Wednesday, March 8, 1995,

solicitation for the operation of the

Minority Business Development Center

(MBDC) is corrected to read, ‘‘San

Francisco/Oakland’’.

The MBDC will provide service in the

San Francisco/Oakland, California

Metropolitan Area. The award number

of the MBDC will be 09–10–95015–01.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven Saho at (415) 744–3001.

11.800 Minority Business Development

Center

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance)