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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)

Dated: June 13, 1996.

Donald L. Powers,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Minority

Business Development Agency.

[FR Doc. 96–15433 Filed 6–17–96; 8:45 am]

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Business Development Center

Applications: Chicago

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency.

ACTION: Cancellation.

SUMMARY: The Minority Business

Development Agency (MBDA) is

cancelling the announcement to solicit

competitive applications under its

Minority Business Development Center

(MBDC) Program to operate the Chicago,

Illinois MBDC. This solicitation was

originally published in the Federal

Register, Wednesday, June 12, 1996,

Vol. 61, No. 114, page 29735.

11.800 Minority Business Development

Center

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance)

Dated: June 13, 1996.

Donald L. Powers,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Minority

Business Development Agency.

[FR Doc. 96–15434 Filed 6–17–96; 8:45 am]

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National Institute of Standards and

Technology

National Fire Codes: Request for

Proposals for Revision of Standards

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards

and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of request for proposals.

SUMMARY: The National Fire Protection

Association (NFPA) proposes to revise

some of its fire safety standards and

requests proposals from the public to

amend existing NFPA fire safety

standards. The purpose of this request is

to increase public participation in the

system used by NFPA to develop its

standards.

The publication of this notice by the

National Institute of Standards and

Technology (NIST) on behalf of NFPA is

being undertaken as a public service;

NIST does not necessarily endorse,

approve, or recommend any of the

standards referenced in the notice.

DATES: Interested persons may submit

proposals on or before the dates listed

with the standards.

ADDRESSES: Arthur E. Cote, P.E.,

Secretary, Standards Council, NFPA, 1

Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box 9101,

Quincy, Massachusetts 02269–9101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Arthur E. Cote, P.E., Secretary,

Standards Council, at above address,

(617) 770–3000.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The National Fire Protection

Association (NFPA) develops fire safety

standards which are known collectively

as the National Fire Codes. Federal

agencies frequently use these standards

as the basis for developing Federal

regulations concerning fire safety. Often,

the Office of the Federal Register

approves the incorporation by reference

of these standards under 5 U.S.C. 552(a)

and 1 CFR Part 51.

Request for Proposals

Interested persons may submit

amendments, supported by written data,

views, or arguments to Arthur E. Cote,

P.E., Secretary, Standards Council,

NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, P.O. Box

9101, Quincy, Massachusetts 02269–

9101. Proposals should be submitted on

forms available from the NFPA

Standards Administration Office.

Each person must include his or her

name and address, identify the

document and give reasons for the

proposal. Proposals received before or

by 5:00 PM local time on the closing

date indicated will be acted on by the

Committee. The NFPA will consider any

proposal that it receives on or before the

date listed with the standard.

At a later date, each NFPA Technical

Committee will issue a report which

will include a copy of written proposals

that have been received and an account

of their disposition by the NFPA

Committee as the Report on Proposals.

Each person who has submitted a

written proposal will receive a copy of

the report.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272.

Dated: June 10, 1996.

Samuel Kramer,

Associate Director.

NFPA No. Title

Proposal

closing

date

NFPA 10–1994 ................. Standard for Portable Fire Extinguishers ................................................................................................... 7/19/96

NFPA 17–1994 ................. Standard for Dry Chemical Extinguishing Systems ................................................................................... 7/19/96

NFPA 17A–1994 ............... Standard for Wet Chemical Extinguishing Systems .................................................................................. 7/19/96

NFPA 25–1995 ................. Standard for the Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems .......... 7/19/96

NFPA 30B–1994 ............... Code for the Manufacture and Storage of Aerosol Products .................................................................... 8/1/96

NFPA 33–1995 ................. Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable and Combustible Materials ......................................... 8/1/97

NFPA 34–1995 ................. Standard for Dipping and Coating Processes Using Flammable or Combustible Liquids ........................ 8/1/97

NFPA 35–1995 ................. Standard for the Manufacture of Organic Coatings ................................................................................... 12/31/96

NFPA 37–1994 ................. Standard for the Installation and Use of Stationary Combustion Engines and Gas Turbines .................. 7/19/96

NFPA 43D–1994 .............. Code for the Storage of Pesticides ............................................................................................................ 1/17/97

NFPA 58–1995 ................. Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases .................................................... 8/1/96

NFPA 59–1995 ................. Standard for the Storage and Handling of Liquefied Petroleum Gases at Utility Gas Plants ................... 8/1/96

NFPA 65–1993 ................. Standard for the Processing and Finishing of Aluminum .......................................................................... 1/17/97

NFPA 68–1994 ................. Guide for Venting of Deflagrations ............................................................................................................. 7/19/96

NFPA 70–1996 ................. National Electrical Code ............................................................................................................................. 11/8/96

NFPA 70B–1994 ............... Recommended Practice for Electrical Equipment Maintenance ................................................................ 1/17/97

NFPA 77–1993 ................. Recommended Practice on Static Electricity ............................................................................................. 8/1/96

NFPA 80–1995 ................. Standard for Fire Doors and Fire Windows ............................................................................................... 1/17/98

NFPA 91–1995 ................. Standard for Exhaust Systems for Air Conveying of Materials ................................................................. 7/19/96

NFPA 105–1993 ............... Recommended Practice for the Installation of Smoke-Control Door Assemblies ..................................... 1/17/97

NFPA 160–P* ................... Standard for the Use of Flame Special Effects before a Proximate Audience ......................................... 7/19/96

NFPA 220–1995 ............... Standard on Types of Building Construction ............................................................................................. 1/2/98

NFPA 260–1994 ............... Standard Methods of Tests and Classification System for Cigarette Ignition Resistance of Components

of Upholstered Furniture.

1/17/97

NFPA 261–1994 ............... Standard Method of Test for Determining Resistance of Mock-Up Upholstered Furniture Material Assemblies to Ignition by Smoldering Cigarettes.1/17/97

NFPA 262–1994 ............... Standard Method of Test for Fire and Smoke Characteristics of Wires and Cables ................................ 1/17/97

NFPA 263–1994 ............... Standard Method of Test for Heat and Visible Smoke Release Rates for Materials and Products ......... 1/17/97