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This notice summarizes the notification

letter sent to William E. Elliott (d/b/a

Export Exchange).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: W.

Dawn Busby, Director, Office of Export

Trading Company Affairs, International

Trade Administration, 202/482–5131.

This is not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title III of

the Export Trading Company Act of

1982 (‘‘the Act’’) [Pub. L. No. 97–290, 15

U.S.C. 4011–21] authorizes the

Secretary of Commerce to issue export

trade certificates of review. The

regulations implementing Title III [‘‘the

Regulations’’] are found at 15 CFR part

325 (1986). Pursuant to this authority, a

certificate of review was issued on

November 10, 1994 to William E. Elliott

(d/b/a Export Exchange).

A certificate holder is required by law

to submit to the Department of

Commerce annual reports that update

financial and other information relating

to business activities covered by its

certificate (Section 308 of the Act, 15

U.S.C. 4018, Section 235.14 (a) of the

Regulations, 15 CFR 325.14 (a)). The

annual report is due within 45 days

after the anniversary date of the

issuance of the certificate of review

[Sections 325.14 (b) of the Regulations,

15 CFR 325.14 (b)). Failure to submit a

complete annual report may be the basis

for revocation (Sections 325.10(a) and

325.14(c) of the Regulations, 15 CFR

325.10(a) (3) and 325.14(c)).

On October 31, 1995, the Department

of Commerce sent to William E. Elliott

(d/b/a Export Exchange) a letter

containing annual report questions with

a reminder that its annual report was

due on December 25, 1995. Additional

reminders were sent on February 9,

1996 and on March 4, 1996. The

Department has received no written

response from William E. Elliott (d/b/a

Export Exchange) to any of these letters.

On April 18, 1996, and in accordance

with Section 325.10 (c) [2] of the

Regulations, [15 CFR 325.10 (c) (2)], the

Department of Commerce sent a letter

by certified mail to notify William E.

Elliott (d/b/a Export Exchange) that the

Department was formally initiating the

process to revoke its certificate for

failure to file an annual report. In

addition, a summary of this letter

allowing William E. Elliott (d/b/a Export

Exchange) thirty days to respond was

published in the Federal Register on

April 24, 1996 at 61 FR 18121. Pursuant

to 325.10(c) (2) of the Regulations (15

CFR 325.10(c) (2)), the Department

considers the failure of William E.

Elliott (d/b/a Export Exchange) to

respond to be an admission of the

statements contained in the notification

letter.

The Department has determined to

revoke the certificate issued to William

E. Elliott (d/b/a Export Exchange) for its

failure to file an annual report. The

Department has sent a letter, dated May

24, 1996, to notify William E. Elliott (d/

b/a Export Exchange) of its

determination. The revocation is

effective thirty (30) days from the date

of publication of this notice. Any person

aggrieved by this decision may appeal to

an appropriate U.S. district court within

30 days from the date on which this

notice is published in the Federal

Register 325.10(c) (4) and 325.11 of the

Regulations, 15 CFR 324.10(c) (4) and

325.11 of the Regulations, 15 CFR

325.10(c) (4) and 325.11.

Dated: May 23, 1996.

W. Dawn Busby,

Director, Office of Export Trading Company

Affairs.

[FR Doc. 96–13473 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P

National Institute of Standards and

Technology

[Docket No. 960520140–6140–01]

RIN 0693–ZA 08

Announcement of Availability of

Funding for General Competition—

Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Technology

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Technology

Administration’s National Institute of

Standards and Technology (NIST)

announces the availability of funding

for General Competition 96–01 under

the Advanced Technology Program

(ATP). This General Competition is

open to all areas of technology,

including those previously included in

focused areas. Only a General

Competition is planned this fiscal year;

there are no plans to run focused

program competitions during fiscal year

1996. This notice provides general

information for this ATP competition

for fiscal year 1996.

DATES: Proposal due date and other

specific instructions for the General

Competition will be published in the

Commerce Business Daily (CBD) at the

time the competition is announced.

Date, time, and location of Proposers’

Conferences held for interested parties

considering applying for funding will

also be announced in the CBD.

ADDRESSES: Information on the ATP

may be obtained from the following

address: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Advanced Technology

Program, Administration Building

(Bldg. 101), Room A430, Gaithersburg,

MD 20899–0001.

Additionally, information on the ATP

is available on the Internet through the

World Wide Web (WWW) at http://

www.atp.nist.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for ATP information,

application materials, and/or to have

your name added to the ATP mailing

list for future mailings may also be

made by:

(a) Calling the ATP toll-free ‘‘hotline’’

number at 1–800–ATP–FUND or 1–800–

287–3863. You will have the option of

hearing recorded messages regarding the

status of the ATP or speaking to one of

our customer representatives who will

take your name and address. If our

representatives are all busy when you

call, leave a message after the tone. To

ensure that the information is entered

correctly, please speak distinctly and

slowly and spell the words that might

cause confusion. Leave your phone

number as well as your name and

address;

(b) Sending a facsimile (fax) to 301–

926–9524 or 301–590–3053; or

(c) Sending electronic mail to

atpmicf.nist.gov. Include your name,

full mailing address, and phone

number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The statutory authority for the ATP is

Section 5131 of the Omnibus Trade and

Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Pub. L.

100–418, 15 U.S.C. 278n), as modified

by Pub. L. 102–245. The ATP

implementing regulations are published

at 15 CFR part 295. The Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)

number and program title for the ATP

are 11.612, Advanced Technology

Program (ATP).

The ATP is a rigorously competitive

cost-sharing program designed to assist

United States industry/businesses

pursue high-risk, enabling technologies

with significant commercial/economic

potential. The ATP provides multi-year

funding to single companies and to

industry-led joint ventures to pursue

research and development (R&D)

projects with high-payoff potential for

the nation. The ATP accelerates

enabling technologies that, because they

are risky, are unlikely to be developed

in time to compete in rapidly changing

world markets without such a

partnership between industry and the
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Federal government. The ATP

challenges industry to take on projects

characterized by high technical risk but

commensurately high potential payoff to

the nation. Proposers must provide

credible arguments as to the project

feasibility.

The award funding instrument used

to fund successful ATP proposals is a

‘‘cooperative agreement.’’ Through the

use of the cooperative agreement

funding instrument, the ATP fosters a

government-industry partnership to

accomplish a public purpose of support

or stimulation. Under a cooperative

agreement, NIST plays a substantial role

in providing technical assistance and

monitoring the technical work and

business progress.

Funding Availability

An estimated $20 million to $25

million to first year funding will be

available for Competition 96–01. The

ATP reserves the right to utilize for this

competition more or less funding than

the amounts stated above. The actual

number of proposals funded will

depend on the quality of the proposals

received and the amount of funding

requested in the highest ranked

proposals. Outyear funding beyond the

first year is contingent on the approval

of future Congressional appropriations

and satisfactory project performance.

Eligibility Requirements, Selection

Criteria, and Proposal Review Process

The eligibility requirements, selection

criteria, and the proposal review process

are discussed in detail in the ATP

implementing regulations published at

15 CFR part 295.

Funding Amounts, Award Period and

Cost Sharing (Matching) Requirements

(a) Single companies can receive up to

$2 million of ATP funds over a period

not to exceed 3 years. Single companies

do not have to provide matching funds,

but they are reimbursed for direct costs

only. All indirect costs must be paid for

by the single companies.

(b) Joint Ventures can be funded up to

a maximum of 5 years, with no funding

limit. Joint ventures must also share

costs, but their cost-share requirement is

in the form of matching funds. A joint

venture must provide more than 50

percent of the total project costs (direct

plus indirect costs).

(c) Subcontractors funded under an

ATP cooperative agreement may not

contribute towards the matching-fund

requirement. However, they may

voluntarily reduce their subcontract

costs.

Application Forms and Proposal

Preparation Kit

The ATP Proposal Preparation Kit

dated November 1994 and Supplement

dated May 1996 are available upon

request from the ATP at the address and

phone numbers noted in this notice.

The Kit contains proposal cover sheets,

other required forms, background

material, and instructions for

submission of proposals. All proposals

must be prepared in accordance with

the instructions in the Kit and

Supplement.

Note that the ATP is mailing the new

Supplement to the Kit to all those

individuals whose names are currently

on the ATP mailing list. Those

individuals need not contact the ATP to

request the Supplement to the Kit.

Submission of Revised Proposals

An applicant may submit a full

proposal that is a revised version of a

full proposal submitted to a previous

ATP competition. NIST will examine

such proposals to determine whether

substantial revisions have been made.

Where the revisions are determined not

to be substantial, NIST reserves the right

to score and rank, or where appropriate,

to reject, such proposals based on

reviews of the previously submitted

proposal.

Other Requirements

(a) Federal Policies and Procedures.

Recipients and subrecipients are subject

to all Federal laws and Federal and

Department of Commerce policies,

regulations, and procedures applicable

to Federal financial assistance awards as

identified in the cooperative agreement

award.

(b) Past Performance. Unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

may result in a proposal not being

considered for funding.

(c) Pre-award Activities. If applicants

incur any costs prior to an award being

made, they do 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 NIST to cover

pre-award costs.

(d) No obligation for Future Funding.

If a proposal is selected for funding,

NIST has no obligation to provide any

additional future funding in connection

with the award. Renewal of an award to

increase funding or extend the period of

performance is at the total discretion of

NIST.

(e) Delinquent Federal Debts. No

award of Federal funds shall be made to

an applicant or recipient who has an

outstanding delinquent Federal debt

until either the delinquent account is

paid in full, a negotiated repayment

schedule is established and at least one

payment is received, or other

arrangements satisfactory to NIST are

made.

(f) Name Check Review. All for-profit

and non-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.

(g) Primary Applicant Certification.

All primary applicants (including all

joint venture participants) must submit

a completed form CD–511,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, and Other Responsibility

Matters; Drug-Free Workplace

Requirements and Lobbying,’’ and the

following explanation is hereby

provided:

(1) Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension. Prospective participants, as

defined at 15 CFR part 26, section 105

are subject to 15 CFR part 26,

‘‘Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension’’ and the related section of

the certification form prescribed above

applies;

(2) Drug-Free Workplace, Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR part 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;

(3) Anti-Lobbying. Persons (as defined

at 15 CFR part 28, section 105) are

subject to the lobbying provisions of 31

U.S.C. 1352, ‘‘Limitations 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; and,

(4) 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.

(h) Lower Tier Certification.

Recipients shall require applicants/

bidders for subgrants, contracts,

subcontracts, or other lower tier covered

transactions at any tier under the award
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to submit, if applicable, a completed

Form CD–512, ‘‘Certifications Regarding

Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility

and Voluntary Exclusion—Lower Tier

Covered Transactions and Lobbying’’

and Form SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities.’’ Although the CD–

512 is intended for the use of primary

recipients and should not be transmitted

to NIST, the SF–LLL submitted by any

tier recipient or subrecipient should be

forwarded in accordance with the

instructions contained in the award

document.

(i) False Statements. A false statement

on any application for funding under

ATP may be 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.

(j) Intergovernmental Review. The

ATP does not involve the mandatory

payment of any matching funds from

state or local government and does not

affect directly any state or local

government. Accordingly, the

Department of Commerce has

determined that Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs’’ is not applicable to this

program.

(k) 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 the funding provided

under this program in accordance with

Congressional intent.

(l) Paperwork Reduction Act. This

notice contains collection of

information requirements subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) which

have been approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB Control

0693–0009). 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.

Dated: May 24, 1996.

Samuel Kramer,

Associate Director.

[FR Doc. 96–13573 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–13–M

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 052196E]

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery

Management Council will convene a

public meeting of the Mackerel Stock

Assessment Panel.

DATES: This meeting will begin at 1:00

p.m. on June 20, 1996 and conclude at

4:00 p.m. on June 26, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

NMFS Southeast Fisheries Science

Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami,

FL.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Richard Leard, Senior Fishery Biologist,

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management

Council, 5401 West Kennedy Boulevard,

Suite 331, Tampa, FL 33609; telephone:

813–228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Mackerel Stock Assessment Panel will

review data and develop a stock

assessment for the Gulf of Mexico

migratory group of king mackerel

including ranges of acceptable

biological catch for the 1996–1997

fishing season.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Anne Alford at (see ADDRESSES) by June

13, 1996.

Dated: May 22, 1996.

Richard H. Schaefer,

Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and

Management, National Marine Fisheries

Service.

[FR Doc. 96–13450 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 052196F]

North Pacific Fishery Management

Council; Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Pacific Northwest Crab

Industry Advisory Committee will hold

a meeting in Portland, OR.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June

11, 1996, from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Location to be determined;

call for information.

Council address: North Pacific

Fishery Management Council, 605 W.

4th Ave., Suite 306, Anchorage, AK

99501–2252; telephone: 907–271–2809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Arni

Thomson, Alaska Crab Coalition, 206–

547–7560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

agenda includes the following:

1. Presentation by Alaska Dept. of

Fish & Game and preliminary

discussions on the economic

implications of lowering the legal size

limit of Bristol Bay red king crab to six

inches.

2. Clarifications of 1996 actions of the

Alaska Board of Fisheries.

3. Review findings of the North

Pacific Fishery Management Council’s

Crab Rebuilding Committee.

Additional agenda items may be

added as needs develop.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Arni

Thomson at 206–547–7560, at least 5

working days prior to the meeting date.

Dated: May 22, 1996.

Richard H. Schaefer,

Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and

Management, National Marine Fisheries

Service.

[FR Doc. 96–13451 Filed 5–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

[I.D. 051396G]

Marine Mammals; Permit No. 927 (P79I)

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of application for

modification.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Institute of Marine Science,

University of California, Santa Cruz, CA

95064 (Principal Investigators: Daniel P.

Costa and Michael E. Goebel) has

requested a modification to permit no.

927.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before July 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: The modification request

and related documents are available for

review upon written request or by

appointment in the following office(s):

Permits Division, Office of Protected

Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West