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During the 1994 review period, Rotem

received three EIRD grants. The EIRD

grants issued to Rotem on February 1,

1994 and April 7, 1994 benefited a

research project concerning green acid,

which is used as an input in the

production of IPA as well as other

products. The EIRD grant issued to

Rotem on August 1, 1994 benefited a

research project concerning phosphate,

which can be used to produce IPA as

well as other products. We view these

grants as ‘‘non-recurring’’ grants based

on the analysis set forth in the

‘‘Allocation’’ section of the General

Issues Appendix (58 FR 37226) because

these benefits are exceptional, and

Rotem cannot expect to receive benefits

on an ongoing basis from review period

to review period. Since the total value

of the grants received in 1994 was less

than 0.50 percent of all Rotem’s sales,

we divided the total amount of the 1994

grants by Rotem’s total sales of all

products. On this basis, we

preliminarily determine the benefit from

this program to be 0.06 percent ad

valorem.

II. Programs Preliminarily Determined

To Be Not Used

We examined the following programs

and preliminarily determine that the

producer and/or exporter of the subject

merchandise did not apply for or

receive benefits under these programs

during the period of review:

A. Exchange Rate Risk Insurance

Scheme;

B. Reduced Tax Rates under ECIL;

C. ECIL Section 24 loans;

D. Labor Training Grants;

E. Dividends and Interest Tax Benefits

under Section 46 of the ECIL; and

F. ECIL Preferential Accelerated

Depreciation.

Preliminary Results of Review

In accordance with § 355.22(c)(4)(ii)

of the Department’s Interim Regulations,

we have calculated an individual

subsidy rate for each producer/exporter

subject to this administrative review.

For the period January 1, 1994 through

December 31, 1994, we preliminarily

determine the net subsidy for Rotem to

be 6.59 percent ad valorem.

If the final results of this review

remain the same as these preliminary

results, the Department intends to

instruct the U.S. Customs Service to

assess the following countervailing

duties:

Net Subsidies—

Producer/Exporter

Net

Subsidy

Rate %

Rotem Amfert Negev Ltd. ............... 6.59

The Department also intends to instruct

the U.S. Customs Service to collect cash

deposits of estimated countervailing

duties, at the rate indicated above, on

the f.o.b. invoice price for all shipments

of the subject merchandise from the

reviewed company, entered, or

withdrawn from warehouse, for

consumption on or after the date of

publication of the final results of this

review.

The URAA replaced the general rule

in favor of a country-wide rate with a

general rule in favor of individual rates

for investigated and reviewed

companies. The procedures for

countervailing duty cases are now

essentially the same as those in

antidumping cases, except as provided

for in section 777A(e)(2)(B) of the Act.

Requests for administrative reviews

must now specify the companies to be

reviewed. See § 355.22(a) of the Interim

Regulations. The requested review will

normally cover only those companies

specifically named. Pursuant to 19 CFR

355.22(g), for all companies for which a

review was not requested, duties must

be assessed at the cash deposit rate, and

cash deposits must continue to be

collected at the rate previously ordered.

As such, the countervailing duty cash

deposit rate applicable to a company

can no longer change, except pursuant

to a request for a review of that

company. See Federal-Mogul

Corporation and The Torrington

Company v. United States, 822 F.Supp.

782 (CIT 1993) and Floral Trade Council

v. United States, 822 F.Supp. 766 (CIT

1993) (interpreting 19 CFR 353.22(e),

the antidumping regulation on

automatic assessment, which is

identical to 19 CFR 355.22(g)).

Therefore, the cash deposit rates for all

companies except those covered by this

review will be unchanged by the results

of this review.

We will instruct Customs to continue

to collect cash deposits for nonreviewed companies at the most recent

company-specific or country-wide rate

applicable to the company. Accordingly,

the cash deposit rates that will be

applied to all non-reviewed companies

covered by this order are those

established in the most recently

completed administrative proceeding.

These rates shall apply to all nonreviewed companies until a review of a

company assigned these rates is

requested. In addition, for the period

January 1, 1994 through December 31,

1994, the assessment rates applicable to

all non-reviewed companies covered by

this order are the cash deposit rates in

effect at the time of entry.

Public Comment

Parties to the proceeding may request

disclosure of the calculation

methodology and interested parties may

request a hearing not later than 10 days

after the date of publication of this

notice. Interested parties may submit

written arguments in case briefs on

these preliminary results within 30 days

of the date of publication. Rebuttal

briefs, limited to arguments raised in

case briefs, may be submitted seven

days after the time limit for filing the

case brief. Parties who submit argument

in this proceeding are requested to

submit with the argument (1) a

statement of the issue and (2) a brief

summary of the argument. Any hearing,

if requested, will be held seven days

after the scheduled date for submission

of rebuttal briefs. Copies of case briefs

and rebuttal briefs must be served on

interested parties in accordance with 19

CFR 355.38.

Representatives of parties to the

proceeding may request disclosure of

proprietary information under

administrative protective order no later

than 10 days after the representative’s

client or employer becomes a party to

the proceeding, but in no event later

than the date the case briefs, under 19

CFR 355.38, are due. The Department

will publish the final results of this

administrative review including the

results of its analysis of issues raised in

any case or rebuttal brief or at a hearing.

This administrative review and notice

are in accordance with section 751(a)(1)

of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)).

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Paul L. Joffe,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–14156 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

Minority Business Development

Agency

Minority Business Development

Centers; Florida

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; Solicitation of Business

Development Center Applications for

Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, and West

Palm Beach.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive

Order 11625 and 15 U.S.C. 1512, the

Minority Business Development Agency

(MBDA) is soliciting competitive

applications from organizations to

operate the Minority Business

Development Centers (MBDC) listed in

this document.
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The purpose of the MBDC Program is

to provide business development

assistance to persons who are members

of groups determined by MBDA to be

socially or economically disadvantaged,

and to business concerns owned and

controlled by such individuals. To this

end, MBDA funds organizations to

identify and coordinate public and

private sector resources on behalf of

minority individuals and firms; to offer

a full range of client services to minority

entrepreneurs; and to serve as a conduit

of information and assistance regarding

minority business.

In accordance with the Interim Final

Policy published in the Federal Register

on May 31, 1996, the cost-share

requirement for the MBDCs listed in this

notice has been increased to 40%. The

Department of Commerce will fund up

to 60% of the total cost of operating an

MBDC on an annual basis. The MBDC

operator is required to contribute at

least 40% of the total project cost (the

‘‘cost-share requirement’’). Cost-sharing

contributions may be in the form of

cash, client fees, third party in-kind

contributions, non-cash applicant

contributions or combinations thereof.

In addition to the traditional sources of

an MBDC’s cost-share contribution, the

40% may be contributed by local, state

and private sector organizations. It is

anticipated that some organizations may

apply jointly for an award to operate the

center. For administrative purposes, one

organization must be designated as the

recipient organization.

DATES: The closing date for applications

for each MBDC is listed below:

ADDRESSES: Completed application

packages should be submitted to the

U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority

Business Development Agency, MBDA

Executive Secretariat, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 5073,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

PRE-APPLICATION CONFERENCE: A preapplication conference will be held on

Friday, June 21, 1996, at 10:00 a.m., at

the George C. Young Federal Building,

80 North Hughey Avenue, Room G12,

Orlando, Florida 32801.

Please be advised that attendance at

the pre-application conference on June

21, 1996, requires proper identification

for entrance into the Federal building.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following are MBDCs for which

applications are solicited:

1. MBDC Application: Jacksonville

Metropolitan Area Serviced:

Jacksonville, Florida

Award Number: 04–10–96006–01

Closing Date for Applications: July 8,

1996

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND AN

APPLICATION PACKAGE, CONTACT: Robert

Henderson, Regional Director, at (404)

730–3300 Contingent upon the

availability of Federal funds, the cost of

performance for the first budget period

(13 months) from October 1, 1996 to

October 30, 1997, is estimated at

$281,875. The total Federal amount is

$169,125 and is composed of $165,000

plus the Audit Fee amount of $4,125.

The application must include a

minimum cost share of 40%, $112,750

in non-federal (cost-sharing)

contributions for a total project cost of

$281,875.

2. MBDC Application: Orlando

Metropolitan Area Serviced: Orlando,

Florida

Award Number: 04–10–96007–01

Closing Date for Applications: July 8,

1996

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND AN

APPLICATION PACKAGE, CONTACT: Robert

Henderson, Regional Director, at (404)

730–3300 Contingent upon the

availability of Federal funds, the cost of

performance for the first budget period

(13 months) from October 1, 1996 to

October 30, 1997, is estimated at

$281,875. The total Federal amount is

$169,125 and is composed of $165,000

plus the Audit Fee amount of $4,125.

The application must include a

minimum cost share of 40%, $112,750

in non-federal (cost-sharing)

contributions for a total project cost of

$281,875.

3. MBDC Application: Tampa

Metropolitan area serviced: Tampa,

Florida

Award Number: 04–10–96008–01

Closing Date for Applications: July 8,

1996

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND AN

APPLICATION PACKAGE, CONTACT: Robert

Henderson, Regional Director, at (404)

730–3300 Contingent upon the

availability of Federal funds, the cost of

performance for the first budget period

(13 months) from October 1, 1996 to

October 30, 1997, is estimated at

$314,778. The total Federal amount is

$188,867 and is composed of $184,260

plus the Audit Fee amount of $4,607.

The application must include a

minimum cost share of 40%, $125,911

in non-federal (cost-sharing)

contributions for a total project cost of

$314,778.

4. MBDC Application: West Palm Beach

Metropolitan Area Serviced: West

Palm Beach, Florida

Award Number: 04–10–96009–01

Closing Date for Applications: July 8,

1996

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND AN

APPLICATION PACKAGE, CONTACT: Robert

Henderson, Regional Director, at (404)

730–3300 Contingent upon the

availability of Federal funds, the cost of

performance for the first budget period

(13 months) from October 1, 1996 to

October 30, 1997, is estimated at

$281,875. The total Federal amount is

$169,125 and is composed of $165,000

plus the Audit Fee amount of $4,125.

The application must include a

minimum cost share of 40%, $112,750

in non-federal (cost-sharing)

contributions for a total project cost of

$281,875.

Standard Paragraphs—The Following

Information and Requirements Are

Applicable to the Listed MBDCs:

Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa, and

West Palm Beach

The funding instrument for this

project will be a cooperative agreement.

If the recommended applicant is the

current incumbent organization, the

award will be for 12 months. For those

applicants who are not incumbent

organizations or who are incumbents

that have experienced closure due to a

break in service, a 30-day start-up

period will be added to their first budget

period, making it a 13-month award.

Competition is open to individuals,

non-profit and for-profit organizations,

state and local governments, American

Indian tribes and educational

institutions.

Applications will be evaluated on the

following criteria: the knowledge,

background and/or capabilities of the

firm and its staff in addressing the needs

of the business community in general

and, specifically, the special needs of

minority businesses, individuals and

organizations (45 points), the resources

available to the firm in providing

business development services (10

points); the firm’s approach (techniques

and methodologies) to performing the

work requirements included in the

application (25 points); and the firm’s

estimated cost for providing such

assistance (20 points). In accordance

with Interim Final Policy published in

the Federal Register on May 31, 1996,

the scoring system will be revised to

add ten (10) bonus points to the

application of community-based

organizations. Each qualifying

application will receive the full ten

points. Community-based applicant

organizations are those organizations

whose headquarters and/or principal

place of business within the last five

years have been located within the

geographic service area designated in

the solicitation for the award. Where an

applicant organization has been in

existence for fewer than five years or

has been present in the geographic
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service area for fewer than five years,

the individual years of experience of the

applicant organization’s principals may

be applied toward the requirement of

five years of organization experience.

The individual years of experience must

have been acquired in the geographic

service area which is the subject of the

solicitation. An application must

receive at least 70% of the points

assigned to each evaluation criteria

category to be considered

programmatically acceptable and

responsive. Those applications

determined to be acceptable and

responsive will then be evaluated by the

Director of MBDA. Final award

selections shall be based on the number

of points received, the demonstrated

responsibility of the applicant, and the

determination of those most likely to

further the purpose of the MBDA

program. Negative audit findings and

recommendations and unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

may result in an application not being

considered for award. The applicant

with the highest point score will not

necessarily receive the award. Periodic

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 MBDC’s

performance, the availability of funds

and Agency priorities.

The MBDC shall be required to

contribute at least 40% of the total

project cost through non-federal

contributions. To assist in this effort, the

MBDC may charge client fees for

services rendered. Fees may range from

$10 to $60 per hour based on the gross

receipts of the client’s business.

Anticipated processing time of this

award is 120 days. Executive order

12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental Review of

Federal Programs,’’ is not applicable to

this program. Federal funds for this

project include audit funds for non-CPA

recipients. In event that a CPA firm

wins the competition, the funds

allocated for audits are not applicable.

Questions concerning the preceding

information can be answered by the

contact person indicated above, and

copies of application kits and applicable

regulations can be obtained at the above

address. Notwithstanding any other

provision of the law, no person is

required to respond to, nor shall any

person be subject to a penalty for failure

to comply with a collection of

information, subject to the requirements

of the PRA, unless that collection of

information displays a currently valid

OMB Control Number. 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.

Awards under this program shall be

subject to all Federal laws, and Federal

and Departmental regulations, policies,

and procedures applicable to Federal

financial assistance awards.

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,

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 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

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. SF–

LLL 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.

11.800 Minority Business Development

Center

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance)
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Dated: June 3, 1996.

Donald L. Powers,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Minority

Business Development Agency.

[FR Doc. 96–14302 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P

Business Development Center

Applications: Statewide New Mexico

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency.

ACTION: Notice

SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive

Order 11625 and 15 U.S.C. 1512, the

Minority Business Development Agency

(MBDA) is soliciting competitive

applications to operate its Statewide

New Mexico Minority Business

Development Center (MBDC).

The purpose of the MBDC Program is

to provide business development

services to the minority business

community to help establish and

maintain viable minority businesses. To

this end, MBDA funds organizations to

identify and coordinate public and

private sector resources on behalf of

minority individuals and firms; to offer

a full range of client services to minority

entrepreneurs; and to serve as a conduit

of information and assistance regarding

minority business. The MBDC will

provide service in the State of New

Mexico. The award number of the

MBDC will be 06–10–96006–01.

DATES: The closing date for applications

is July 8, 1996. Applications must be

received in the MBDA Headquarters’

Executive Secretariat on or before July 8,

1996. A pre-application conference will

be held on June 13, 1996, at 10 a.m., at

the Dallas Regional Office, 1100

Commerce Street, Room 7B23, Dallas,

Texas 75242, (214) 767–8001.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of

Commerce, Minority Business

Development Agency, MBDA Executive

Secretariat, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, NW., Room 5073, Washington,

DC 20230, (202) 482–3763.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND AN

APPLICATION PACKAGE, CONTACT: Bobby

Jefferson at (214) 767–8001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Contingent upon the availability of

Federal funds, the cost of performance

for the first budget period (13 months)

from September 1, 1996 to September

30, 1997, is estimated at $333,125. The

total Federal amount is $283,156 and is

composed of $276,250 plus the Audit

Fee amount of $6,906. The application

must include a minimum cost share of

15%, $49,969 in non-federal (costsharing) contributions for a total project

cost of $333,125. Cost-sharing

contributions may be in the form of

cash, client fees, third party in-kind

contributions, non-cash applicant

contributions or combinations thereof.

The funding instrument for this

project will be a cooperative agreement.

For those applicants who are not

incumbent organizations or who are

incumbents that have experienced

closure due to a break in service, a 30-

day start-up period will be added to

their first budget period, making it a 13-

month award. Competition is open to

individuals, non-profit and for-profit

organizations, state and local

governments, American Indian tribes

and educational institutions.

Applications will be evaluated on the

following criteria: the knowledge,

background and/or capabilities of the

firm and its staff in addressing the needs

of the business community in general

and, specifically, the special needs of

minority businesses, individuals and

organizations (45 points), the resources

available to the firm in providing

business development services (10

points); the firm’s approach (techniques

and methodologies) to performing the

work requirements included in the

application (25 points); and the firm’s

estimated cost for providing such

assistance (20 points). An application

must receive at least 70% of the points

assigned to each evaluation criteria

category to be considered

programmatically acceptable and

responsive. Those applications

determined to be acceptable and

responsive will then be evaluated by the

Director of MBDA. Final award

selections shall be based on the number

of points received, the demonstrated

responsibility of the applicant, and the

determination of those most likely to

further the purpose of the MBDA

program. Negative audit findings and

recommendations and unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

may result in an application not being

considered for award. The applicant

with the highest point score will not

necessarily receive the award. Periodic

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 MBDC’s

performance, the availability of funds

and Agency priorities.

The MBDC shall be required to

contribute at least 15% of the total

project cost through non-Federal

contributions. To assist in this effort, the

MBDC may charge client fees for

services rendered. Fees may range from

$10 to $60 per hour based on the gross

receipts of the client’s business.

Anticipated processing time of this

award is 120 days. Executive order

12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental Review of

Federal Programs,’’ is not applicable to

this program. Federal funds for this

project include audit funds for non-CPA

recipients. In event that a CPA firm

wins the competition, the funds

allocated for audits are not applicable.

Questions concerning the preceding

information can be answered by the

contact person indicated above, and

copies of application kits and applicable

regulations can be obtained at the above

address. 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.

Awards under this program shall be

subject to all Federal laws, and Federal

and Departmental regulations, policies,

and procedures applicable to Federal

financial assistance awards.

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,

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 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

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