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contributions. To assist in this effort, the

RMBDC may charge client fees for

management and technical assistance

(M&TA) rendered. Fees may range from

$10 to $60 per hour based on the gross

receipts of the client’s business.

If an application is selected for

funding, DOC has no obligation to

provide any additional future 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. Awards under this

program shall be subject to all Federal

laws, Federal and Departmental

regulations, policies and procedures

applicable to Federal assistance awards.

Quarterly reviews culminating in

year-to-date evaluations will be

conducted to determine if funding for

the project should continue. Continued

funding will be at the total discretion of

MBDA based on such factors as the

RMBDC’s performance, the availability

of funds and Agency priorities.

Anticipated processing time of this

award is 120 days. Executive Order

12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental Review of

Federal Programs’’, is not applicable to

this program. The collection of

information requirements for this

project have been approved by the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) and assigned OMB control

number 0640–0006.

Pre-Award Costs—Applicants are

hereby notified that if they 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 assurance

that an applicant may have received,

there is no obligation on the part of the

Department of Commerce to cover preaward costs.

Outstanding Account Receivable—No

award of Federal funds shall be made to

an applicant who has an outstanding

delinquent Federal debt until either the

delinquent account is paid in full, or a

repayment schedule is established and

at least one payment is received, or

other arrangements satisfactory to the

Department of Commerce are made.

Name Check Policy—All non-profit

and for-profit applicants are subject to a

name check review process. Name

checks are intended to reveal whether

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

which significantly reflect on the

applicant’s management honesty or

financial integrity.

Award Termination—The

Departmental Grants Officer may

terminate any grant/cooperative

agreement in whole or in part at any

time before the date of completion

whenever it is determined that the

award recipient has failed to comply

with the conditions of the grant/

cooperative agreement. Examples of

some of the conditions which can cause

termination are failure to meet costsharing requirements; unsatisfactory

performance of the MBDC work

requirements; and reporting inaccurate

or inflated claims of client assistance.

Such inaccurate or inflated claims may

be deemed illegal and punishable by

law.

False Statements—A false statement

on an application for Federal financial

assistance 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.

Primary Applicant Certifications—All

primary applicants must submit a

completed Form CD–511,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension and Other Responsibility

Matters; Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements and Lobbying.’’

Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension—Prospective participants

(as defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section

26.105) are subject to 15 CFR Part 26,

‘‘Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension’’ and the related section of

the certification form prescribed above

applies.

Drug Free Workplace—Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section

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.

Anti-Lobbying—Persons (as defined at

15 CFR Part 28, Section 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,’’ and the lobbying section

of the certification form prescribed

above applies to applications/bids for

grants, cooperative agreements, and

contracts for more than $100,000, and

loans and loan guarantees for more than

$150,000 or the single family maximum

mortgage limit for affected programs,

whichever is greater.

Anti-Lobbying Disclosures—Any

applicant that 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.

Lower Tier Certifications—Recipients

shall require applications/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. SFLLL submitted by any tier recipient or

subrecipient should be submitted to

DOC in accordance with the

instructions contained in the award

document.

Buy American-made Equipment or

Products—Applicants are hereby

notified that they are encouraged, to the

extent feasible, to purchase Americanmade equipment and products with

funding provided under this program in

accordance with Congressional intent as

set forth in the resolution contained in

Public Law 103–121, Sections 606 (a)

and (b).

11.800 Minority Business Development

Center

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance)

Date: April 23, 1996.

Donald L. Powers,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Minority

Business Development Agency.

[FR Doc. 96–10551 Filed 4–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

Phase Equilibria Data for Ceramics

ACTION: Proposed Collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Acting

Departmental Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 5327,

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Request for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Joseph A. Carpenter, Jr.,
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Ceramics Division, Building 223

(MATL)/Room A256, National Institute

of Standards and Technology,

Gaithersburg, MD 20899, (301) 975–

6397 phone, (301) 990–8729 fax,

carpent@micf.nist.gov e-mail.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

NIST seeks to assess economic

impacts of its joint program with the

American Ceramic Society on the

evaluation and distribution of relevant

phase equilibria data. The respondents

will be U.S. ceramic producers and their

customers. The results will be used by

NIST for program evaluation purposes.

II. Method of Collection

Personnel of firms in the U.S.

ceramics industry and their customers

may respond to questionnaires by mail,

fax and E-Mail. Interviews will be

conducted by phone.

III. Data

OMB Number: None.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission

for a new collection.

Affected Public: Personnel of firms in

the U.S. ceramics industry and their

customers.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

200.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 400.

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$40,000. (400 × $100 per hour fully

burdened cost for a senior level

technical manager.) There are no

equipment or maintenance costs

associated with this collection.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have a

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they will also become a matter of public

record.

Dated: April 23, 1996.

Linda Engelmeier,

Acting Departmental Forms Clearance

Officer, Office of Management and

Organization.

[FR Doc. 96–10552 Filed 4–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 042296A]

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council and its Black Sea

Bass Advisors, Habitat Committee,

Demersal Species Committee (with

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries

Commission (ASMFC) Summer

Flounder Board) and the Surfclam and

Ocean Quahog Committee will hold

public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held on

May 14–16, 1996. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific dates and

times.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at

the Doubletree Inn (at airport), 4101

Island Avenue, Philadelphia, PA;

telephone: 1–800–222–TREE.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council, 300 S. New

Street, Dover, DE 19901; telephone:

302–674–2331.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David R. Keifer, Executive Director,

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management

Council; telephone: 302–674–2331.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

May 14

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., the Black Sea

Bass Advisors will meet.

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., the Habitat

Committee will meet.

May 15

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., the Demersal

Species Committee will meet as

Committee of the Whole (with ASMFC

Summer Flounder Board).

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., the Council will

meet.

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., the Surfclam

and Ocean Quahog Committee will

meet.

May 16

8:00 a.m. - approximately 1:00 p.m.,

the Council will meet.

The purpose of these meetings is to

review comments for the Black Sea Bass

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and

discuss possible revisions to the hearing

draft, the Mud Dump Draft

Environmental Impact Statement, and

review comments and possible adoption

of Amendment 9 to the Surfclam and

Ocean Quahog FMP.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically

accessible to people with disabilities.

Requests for sign language

interpretation or other auxiliary aids

should be directed to Joanna Davis (see

ADDRESSES) at least 5 days prior to the

meeting dates.

Dated: April 23, 1996.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service

[FR Doc. 96–10662 Filed 4–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

Pribilof Islands, Alaska; Claims

Statements and Recommendations;

Report to Congress

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Collection of information for

report to Congress under Public Law

104–91.

TITLE: NOTICE FOR FILING

STATEMENT OF CLAIMS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS UNDER P.L.

104–91.

DATES: Statements of claims must be

filed by July 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Statements of claims should

be sent to Mary O’Connell, Office of

General Counsel, NOAA, SSMC–3,

Room 15105, 1315 East-West Highway,

Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary O’Connell at 301–713–1328.

SUMMARY: On January 6, 1996, President

Clinton signed Public Law 104–91.

Under Section 3 of the law the Secretary

of Commerce is directed to undertake

certain activities with regard to the

Pribilof Islands, Alaska. Section 3(c)

directs the Secretary to prepare a report

for Congress which proposes necessary

actions by the Secretary and Congress to

resolve all federal responsibilities on the

Islands. The report must include the

statement of claims and

recommendations of local entities and

residents. This collection of information

is intended to solicit statements of

claims and recommendations of local

entities and residents of the Pribilof