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Institutions of Higher Education, 

Hospitals, and other Nonprofit 

Organizations. 

OMB Circular No. A–102, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for 

Grants-in-Aid to State and Local 

Governments. 

OMB Circular No. A–133, Audits of 

States, Local Government, and Nonprofit Organizations. 

Please reference the following Web 

sites for additional information: 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/ 

grants. 

http://exchanges.state.gov/education/ 

grantsdiv/terms.htm#articleI. 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements: You 

must provide ECA with a hard copy 

original plus two copies of the following 

reports: 

(1) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(2) Quarterly program and financial 

reports showing activities carried out 

and expenses incurred in the calendar 

quarter. 

Grantees will be required to provide 

reports analyzing their evaluation 

findings to the Bureau in their regular 

program reports. (Please refer to IV. 

Application and Submission 

Instructions (IV.3.d.3) above for Program 

Monitoring and Evaluation information. 

All data collected, including survey 

responses and contact information, must 

be maintained for a minimum of three 

years and provided to the Bureau upon 

request. 

All reports must be sent to the ECA 

Grants Officer and ECA Program Officer 

listed in the final assistance award 

document. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: Jill Staggs, 

Cultural Programs, ECA/PE/C/CU, Room 

568, ECA/PE/C–CU–08–29, U.S. 

Department of State, SA–44, 301 4th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20547, 

202/203–7493; fax 202/203–7525; 

StaggsJJ@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/PE/C–

CU–08–29. 

Please read the complete 

announcement before sending inquiries 

or submitting proposals. Once the RFGP 

deadline has passed, Bureau staff may 

not discuss this competition with 

applicants until the proposal review 

process has been completed. 

VIII. Other Information 

Notice: The terms and conditions 

published in this RFGP are binding and 

may not be modified by any Bureau 

representative. Explanatory information 

provided by the Bureau that contradicts 

published language will not be binding. 

Issuance of the RFGP does not 

constitute an award commitment on the 

part of the Government. The Bureau 

reserves the right to reduce, revise, or 

increase proposal budgets in accordance 

with the needs of the program and the 

availability of funds. Awards made will 

be subject to periodic reporting and 

evaluation requirements per section VI.3 

above. 

Dated: January 23, 2008. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–1749 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway in Indiana 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by FHWA 

and United States Fish and Wildlife 

Service (USFWS), DOI. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by the FHWA and the USFWS 

that are final within the meaning of 23 

U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a 

proposed highway project for a 13.1 

mile segment of I–69, in the Counties of 

Warrick and Gibson, State of Indiana 

and grant licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is 

advising the public that the FHWA and 

the USFWS have made decisions that 

are subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) and are 

final within the meaning of that law. A 

claim seeking judicial review of those 

Federal agency decisions on the 

proposed highway project will be barred 

unless the claim is filed on or before 

July 30, 2008. If the Federal law that 

authorizes judicial review of a claim 

provides a time period of less than 180 

days for filing such claim, then the 

shorter time period applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

the FHWA: Mr. Anthony DeSimone, 

P.E., Federal Highway Administration, 

Indiana Division, 575 North 

Pennsylvania Street, Room 254, 

Indianapolis, IN 46204–1576; telephone: 

(317) 226–5307; e-mail: 

Anthony.DeSimone@dot.gov. The 

FHWA Indiana Division Office’s normal 

business hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

e.t. For the USFWS: Mr. Scott Pruitt, 

Field Supervisor, Bloomington Field 

Office, USFWS, 620 South Walker 

Street, Bloomington, IN 47403–2121; 

telephone: 812–334–4261; e-mail: 

Scott_Pruitt@fws.gov. Normal business 

hours for the USFWS Bloomington Field 

Office are: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t. You 

may also contact Mr. Thomas Seeman, 

Project Manager, Indiana Department of 

Transportation (INDOT), 100 North 

Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204; 

telephone: (317) 232–5336; e-mail: 

TSeeman@indot.IN.gov. Normal 

business hours for the Indiana 

Department of Transportation are: 8 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m., e.t. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA has 

approved a Tier 2 Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (FEIS) for section 1 of 

the I–69 highway project from 

Evansville to Indianapolis and issued a 

Record of Decision (ROD) for section 1 

on December 12, 2007. Section 1 of the 

I–69 project extends from the I–64/I–

164/SR 57 interchange north of 

Evansville to approximately one-half 

mile north of SR 64 near Oakland City, 

Indiana. Section 1 is a new alignment, 

fully access-controlled highway that has 

an approximately 350-foot-wide rightof-way. The ROD selected Alternative 4 

for section 1, as described in the I–69 

Evansville to Indianapolis, Indiana, Tier 

2 Final Environmental Impact 

Statement, Evansville to Oakland City 

(FEIS). The ROD also approved the 

locations of the interchanges, grade 

separations, and access roads (which 

include new roads, road relocations, 

and realignments). 

The FHWA had previously issued a 

Tier 1 FEIS and ROD for the entire I–

69 project from Evansville to 

Indianapolis, Indiana. A Notice of 

Limitation on Claims for Judicial 

Review of Actions by FHWA and United 

States Fish and Wildlife Service 

(USFWS), DOI, was published in the 

Federal Register on April 17, 2007. A 

claim seeking judicial review of the Tier 

1 decisions must have been filed by 

October 15, 2007, to avoid being barred 

under 23 U.S.C. 139(l). Decisions in the 

FHWA Tier 1 ROD that were cited in 

that Federal Register notice included, 

but were not limited to, the following: 

1. Purpose and need for the project. 

2. Range of alternatives for analysis. 

3. Selection of the Interstate highway 

build alternative and highway corridor 

for the project, as Alternative 3C, 

4. Elimination of other alternatives 

from consideration in Tier 2 NEPA 

proceedings. 

5. Process for completing the Tier 2 

alternatives analysis and studies for the 

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project, including the designation of six 

Tier 2 sections and a decision to prepare 

a separate environmental impact 

statement for each Tier 2 section. 

The Tier 1 ROD and Notice 

specifically noted that the ultimate 

alignment of the highway within the 

corridor, and the location and number 

of interchanges and rest areas would be 

evaluated in the Tier 2 NEPA 

proceedings. Those proceedings for 

section 1 of the I–69 project from 

Evansville to Indianapolis have 

culminated in the December 12, 2007, 

ROD and this Notice. Interested parties 

may consult the Tier 2, section 1 ROD 

and FEIS for details about each of the 

decisions described above and for 

information on other issues decided. 

The Tier 2, section 1 ROD can be 

viewed and downloaded from the 

project Web site at http:// 

www.i69indyevn.org/PDF/Section1/ 

Section1_ROD.pdf. People unable to 

access the Web site may contact FHWA 

or INDOT at the addresses listed above. 

Decisions in the Section 1, Tier 2 ROD 

that have final approval include, but are 

not limited to, the following: 

1. National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–4351]. 

2. Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 

1531–1544]. 

3. Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 

U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128]. 

4. Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401–

7671(q). 

5. Section 4(f) of the Department of 

Transportation Act of 1966 [49 U.S.C. 

303]. 

6. Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]. 

Previous actions taken by the USFWS 

for the Tier 1, I–69 project, pursuant to 

the Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 

1531–1544, included its concurrence 

with the FHWA’s determination that the 

I–69 project was not likely to adversely 

affect the eastern fanshell mussel 

(Cyprogenia stegaria) and that the 

project was likely to adversely affect, 

but not jeopardize, the bald eagle. The 

USFWS also concluded that the project 

was not likely to jeopardize the 

continued existence of the Indiana bat 

and was not likely to adversely modify 

the bat’s designated Critical Habitat. 

These USFWS decisions were described 

in the Programmatic Biological Opinion 

issued on December 3, 2003, the 

Revised Programmatic Biological 

Opinion issued on August 24, 2006, and 

other documents in the Tier 1 project 

records. A Notice of Limitation on 

Claims for Judicial Review of these 

actions and decisions by the USFWS, 

DOI, was published in the Federal 

Register on April 17, 2007. For the Tier 

2, section 1, 13.1 mile I–69 project in 

Gibson and Warrick Counties, an 

individual Biological Opinion was 

issued on August 29, 2007, that 

concluded that the Section 1 project was 

not likely to jeopardize the continued 

existence of the Indiana bat and was not 

likely to adversely modify the bat’s 

designated Critical Habitat. In addition, 

the UFWS issued an Incidental Take 

Statement subject to specified terms and 

conditions. These opinions, and other 

project records relating to the USFWS 

actions, taken pursuant to the 

Endangered Species Act, 16 U.S.C. 

1531–1544, are available by contacting 

the FHWA, INDOT, or USFWS at the 

addresses provided above. The Tier 2, 

section 1, Biological Opinion can be 

viewed and downloaded from the 

project Web site at http:// 

www.deis.i69indyevn.org/FEIS_Sec1/ 

Appendix_Q2.pdf. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) 

Robert F. Tally Jr., 

Division Administrator, Indianapolis, 

Indiana. 

[FR Doc. E8–1811 Filed 1–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

Sunshine Act Meeting; Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan Board of Directors 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

TIME AND DATE: February 21, 2008, 11 

a.m. to 2 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 

PLACE: This meeting will take place 

telephonically. Any interested person 

may call Mr. Avelino Gutierrez at (505) 

827–4565 to receive the toll free 

numbers and pass codes needed to 

participate in these meetings by 

telephone. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified 

Carrier Registration Plan Board of 

Directors (the Board) will continue its 

work in developing and implementing 

the Unified Carrier Registration Plan 

and Agreement and to that end, may 

consider matters properly before the 

Board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified 

Carrier Registration Board of Directors at 

(505) 827–4565. 

Dated: January 28, 2008. 

William A. Quade, 

Associate Administrator for Enforcement and 

Program Delivery. 

[FR Doc. 08–473 Filed 1–30–08; 9:39am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket ID. FMCSA–2007–0071] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from 31 individuals for 

exemptions from the vision requirement 

in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations. If granted, the exemptions 

would enable these individuals to 

qualify as drivers of commercial motor 

vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce 

without meeting the Federal vision 

standard. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 3, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–

2007–0071 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Each submission must include the 

Agency name and the docket ID for this 

Notice. Note that DOT posts all 

comments received without change to 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http:// 

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