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‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension and Other Responsibility

Matters; Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements and Lobbying,’’ and the

following explanations are hereby

provided:

a. Nonprocurement debarment and

suspension—Prospective participants

(as defined at 15 CFR 26.105) are subject

to 15 CFR part 26, ‘‘Nonprocurement

Debarment and Suspension,’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies.

b. Drug-free workplace—Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR 26.605) are subject to

15 CFR part 26, subpart F,

‘‘Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants),’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies.

c. Anti-lobbying—Persons (as defined

at 15 CFR 28.105) 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.’’

d. Anti-lobbying disclosure—Any

applicant who 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.

4. Lower tier certifications—

Recipients shall require applicants/

bidders 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 DOC. SF-LLL submitted by any tier

recipient or subrecipient should be

submitted to DOC in accordance with

the instructions contained in the award

document.

B. Other requirements. 1. Federal

policies and procedures—Recipients

and subrecipients are subject to all

Federal laws and Federal and DOC

policies, regulations, and procedures

applicable to Federal financial

assistance awards.

2. Indirect cost rates—The total dollar

amount of the indirect costs proposed in

an application under this program must

not exceed the current indirect cost rate

negotiated and approved by a cognizant

Federal agency. NOAA’s acceptance of

negotiated rates is subject to total

indirect costs not to exceed 100% of

total direct costs. This language is

pursuant to the NOAA Grants and

Cooperative Agreements Policy Manual,

Chapter 3(B)(2).

3. Past performance—Unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

may result in an application not being

considered for funding. In addition, any

recipient and/or researcher who is past

due for submitting acceptable progress

reports on any previous project funded

under this program may be ineligible to

be considered for new awards until the

delinquent reports are received,

reviewed and deemed acceptable by

NMFS.

4. Financial management

certifications/preaward accounting

survey—Successful applicants, at the

discretion of the NOAA Grants Officer,

may be required to have their financial

management systems certified by an

independent public accountant as being

in compliance with Federal standards

specified in the applicable OMB

Circulars prior to execution of the

award. Any first-time applicant for

Federal grant funds may be subject to a

preaward accounting survey by the DOC

prior to execution of the award.

5. Delinquent Federal debts—No

award of Federal funds shall be made to

an applicant who has an outstanding

delinquent Federal debt until either:

a. The delinquent account is paid in

full;

b. A negotiated repayment schedule is

established and at least one payment is

received; or

c. Other arrangements satisfactory to

DOC are made.

6. Name checks—Potential recipients

may be required to submit an

‘‘Identification-Application for Funding

Assistance’’ (Form CD–346), which is

used to ascertain background

information on key individuals

associated with the potential recipient.

All non-profit and for-profit applicants

are 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 that significantly reflect

on the applicant’s management honesty

or financial integrity. Applicants will

also be subject to credit check reviews.

7. False statements—A false statement

on the 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.

8. Preaward activities—If applicants

incur any costs prior to an award being

made, they do so solely at their own risk

of not being reimbursed by the

Government. Notwithstanding any

verbal or written assurance that may

have been received, there is no

obligation on the part of DOC to cover

preaward costs.

9. Purchase of American-made

equipment and products—Applicants

are hereby notified that they are

encouraged, to the greatest extent

practicable, to purchase American-made

equipment and products with funding

provided under this program.

10. Other—If an application is

selected for funding, DOC has no

obligation to provide any additional

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.

Cooperative agreements awarded

pursuant to pertinent statutes shall be in

accordance with the Fisheries Research

Plan (comprehensive program of

fisheries research) in effect on the date

of the award.

Classification

This action has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of E.O.

12866.

Applications under this program are

subject to Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.’’

Prior notice and an opportunity for

public comment are not required by the

Administrative Procedure Act or any

other law for this notice concerning

grants, benefits, and contracts.

Therefore, a regulatory flexibility

analysis is not required for purposes of

the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Notwithstanding any other provision

of law, no person is required to respond

to, nor shall a person be subject to, a

penalty for failure to comply with a

collection of information subject to the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA) unless that

collection of information displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

This notice contains collections of

information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act, which have been

approved by OMB under OMB control

numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, and

0605–0001.

Dated: May 1, 1996.

Gary Matlock,

Program Management Officer, National

Marine Fisheries Service

[FR Doc. 96–11401 Filed 5–7–96; 8:45 am]

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20808 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 90 / Wednesday, May 8, 1996 / Notices

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South Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Agenda Addition

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Addition to meeting agenda.

SUMMARY: The agenda for the joint

meetings of the South Atlantic Fishery

Management Council’s (Council)

Snapper Grouper Committee, Controlled

Access Committee, and Snapper

Grouper Advisory Panel, which are

scheduled for May 20-21, 1996, in

Charleston, SC, was published on May

2, 1996. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for an addition to the

meeting agenda.

ADDRESSES: Town and Country Inn,

2008 Savannah Highway, Charleston,

SC 29407. Council address: South

Atlantic Fishery Management Council,

One Southpark Circle, Suite 306,

Charleston, SC 29407-4699.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Susan Buchanan, Public Information

Officer; telephone: (803) 571-4366; fax:

(803) 769-4520; E-mail: Susan—

Buchanan@safmc.nmfs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The initial

agenda published on May 2, 1996 (61

FR 19610). The following addition is to

be included in the agenda: May 20,

1996, from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. The

Snapper Grouper and Controlled Access

Committee will meet jointly with the

Snapper Grouper Advisory Panel to

discuss gag grouper management on

May 20, 1996, from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Special Accommodations This meeting

is physically accessible to people with

disabilities. Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to the Council office

(see ADDRESSES) by May 14, 1996.

Dated:

[FR Doc. 96–11465 Filed 5–7–96; 8:45 am]

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Marine Mammals; Permit No. 868

(P539)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Scientific research permit

modification no. 2.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a

request for modification of scientific

research permit no. 868 submitted by

Dr. Norihisa Baba, National Research

Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Ministry

of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,

5–7–1 Orido, Shimizu, Shizuoka 424,

Japan, has been granted.

ADDRESSES: The modification and

related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following offices:

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West

Highway, Room 13130, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301/713–2289); and

Director, Alaska Region, NMFS, P.O.

Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668

(907/586–7221).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March

19, 1996, notice was published in the

Federal Register (61 FR 11194) that a

modification of permit no. 868, issued

July 19, 1993 (58 FR 39525), had been

requested by the above-named

individual. The requested modification

has been granted under the authority of

the Marine Mammal Protection Act of

1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et

seq.), the provisions of Section

216.33(d) and (e) of the Regulations

Governing the Taking and Importing of

Marine Mammals (50 CFR part 216), the

Fur Seal Act of 1966, as amended (16

U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), and fur seal

regulations at 50 CFR part 215.

Permit no. 868 has been modified to

extend the effective date through

September 30, 1999.

Dated: April 29, 1996.

Ann Terbush,

Chief, Permits & Documentation Division,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–11413 Filed 5–7–96; 8:45 am]

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COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING

COMMISSION

Public Information Collection

Requirement Submitted to Office of

Management and Budget for Review

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of information collection.

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures

Trading Commission has submitted

information collection 3038–0007,

Regulation of Domestic ExchangeTraded Options to OMB for review and

clearance under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. 96–511.

The information collection pursuant to

this rule is in the public interest and is

necessary for market surveillance.

ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to

comment on this information collection

should contact Jeff Hill, Office of

Management and Budget, Room 3228,

NEOB, Washington, D.C. 20502, (202)

395–7340. Copies of the submission are

available from Joe F. Mink, Agency

Clearance Officer, (202) 418–5170.

Title: Regulation of Domestic

Exchange-Traded Options.

Control Number: 3038–0007.

Action: Extension.

Respondents: Business (excluding

small business).

Estimated Annual Burden: 41,387

total hours.

Respondents Regulation (17 CFR)

Estimated

number of

respondents

Annual responses

Est. avg.

hours per

response

Businesses ....................................................................................................... Parts 33 and 16 ........ 190,420 230,782 50.57

Issued in Washington, D.C. on May 1,

1996.

Jean A. Webb,

Secretary to the Commission.

[FR Doc. 96–11421 Filed 5–7–96; 8:45 am]

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Availability of Funds for New Learn

and Serve America: K–12 SchoolBased Programs for Indian Tribes and

Territories

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Funds.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

Service (the Corporation) announces the

availability of approximately $1.5

million to support grants for new Learn

and Serve America: K–12 School-Based

programs for Indian Tribes and U.S.

Territories.

DATES: All applications must be

received by 3:30 P.M., Eastern Daylight

Time on June 11, 1996, to be eligible.