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(b) At least 15 percent but less than 

25 percent—30 points; or 

(c) 25 percent or more—50 points. 

(3) Experience. The intermediary has 

actual experience in the administration 

of revolving loan funds and the 

preservation of Multi-Family Housing, 

with a successful record, for the 

following number of full years. 

Applicants must have actual experience 

in both the administration of revolving 

loan funds and the preservation of 

Multi-Family Housing in order to 

qualify for points under the selection 

criteria. If the number of years of 

experience differs between the two 

types of above listed experience, the 

type of experience with the lesser 

number of years will be used for the 

selection criteria. 

(a) At least one but less than three 

years—5 points; 

(b) At least three but less than five 

years—10 points; 

(c) At least five but less than 10 

years—20 points; or 

(d) 10 or more years—30 points. 

(4) Administrative. The Administrator 

may assign up to 25 additional points to 

an application to account for the 

following items not adequately covered 

by the other priority criteria set out in 

this section. The items that will be 

considered are the amount of funds 

requested in relation to the amount of 

need; a particularly successful 

affordable housing development record; 

a service area with no other PRLF 

coverage; a service area with severe 

affordable housing problems; a service 

area with emergency conditions caused 

by a natural disaster; an innovative 

proposal; the quality of the proposed 

program; economic development plan 

from the local community, particularly 

a plan prepared as part of a request for 

an Empowerment Zone/Enterprise 

Community designation; or excellent 

utilization of an existing revolving loan 

fund program. The Administrator will 

document the reasons for the particular 

point allocation. 

VI. Appeal Process 

All adverse determinations regarding 

applicant eligibility and the awarding of 

points as part of the selection process 

are appealable. Instructions on the 

appeal process will be provided at the 

time an applicant is notified of the 

adverse action. 

To file a complaint of discrimination, 

write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil 

Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20250–9410, or 

call (800) 795–3272 (voice) or (202) 

720–6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal 

opportunity provider, employer, and 

lender. The U.S. Department of 

Agriculture prohibits discrimination in 

all its programs and activities on the 

basis of race, color, national origin, age, 

disability, and where applicable, sex, 

marital status, familial status, parental 

status, religion, sexual orientation, 

genetic information, political beliefs, 

reprisal, or because all or part of an 

individual’s income is derived from any 

public assistance program. (Not all 

prohibited bases apply to all programs.) 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means for communication of 

program information (Braille, large 

print, audiotape, etc.) should contact 

USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720–

2600 (voice and TDD). 

Dated: August 6, 2008. 

Russell T. Davis, 

Administrator, Rural Housing Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–19084 Filed 8–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

University of Maryland, et al. 

Notice of Consolidated Decision on 

Applications for Duty–Free Entry of 

Scientific Instruments 

This is a decision pursuant to Section 

6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and 

Cultural Materials Importation Act of 

1966 (Pub. L. 89–651, as amended by 

Pub. .106–36; 80 Stat. 897; 15 CFR part 

301). Related records can be viewed 

between 8:30 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in 

Room 2104, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th and Constitution Ave, 

NW, Washington, D.C. 

Comments: None received. Decision: 

Approved. We know of no instruments 

of equivalent scientific value to the 

foreign instruments described below, for 

such purposes as each is intended to be 

used, that was being manufactured in 

the United States at the time of its order. 

Docket Number: 08–032. Applicant: 

University of Maryland, Institute for 

Research in Electronics and Applied 

Physics, College Park, MD 20742. 

Instrument: Atomic Layer Deposition 

System. Manufacturer: Beneq Oy, 

Finland. Intended Use: See notice at 73 

FR 45209, August 4, 2008. Reasons: This 

instrument is able to accommodate a 

variety of substrates of dissimilar sizes 

and shapes, including medical implants 

and flexible integrated circuits. The 

instrument also is able to accommodate 

3–D samples and has a minimum of six 

sources per reactor. These features are 

required for the research. 

Docket Number: 08–036. Applicant: 

University of Maryland, College Park, 

MD 20742. Instrument: Low 

Temperature Near Field Confocal 

Optical Microscope. Manufacturer: 

Nanonics Imaging Ltd, Israel. Intended 

Use: See notice at 73 FR 45209, August 

4, 2008. Reasons: The instrument has 

the following features which are 

essential in performing the research: 

simultaneous NSOM/AFM/Confocal 

imaging, normal force sensing open 

system architecture (transmission, 

reflection and collection modes), 

temperature continuously adjustable 

from 8K to 300K, 5x1048 Torr high 

vacuum capability, large scanning range 

(50μm in the Z direction), fine NSOM 

spatial resolution (~50nm), multi–probe 

capability for independent pump probe 

measurement control, fast temporal 

resolution (~300fs). 

Docket Number: 08–038. Applicant: 

Washington State University, Pullman, 

Washington 99164–7040. Instrument: 

Piezoelectric Microarray Spotter. 

Manufacturer: Scienion AG, Germany. 

Intended Use: See notice at 73 FR 

45209, August 4, 2008. Reasons: The 

instrument has a unique feature which 

is a non–contact spotter to avoid 

interference from dust and sensitivity to 

shifts in relative humidity. Another 

essential feature is that the instrument 

is able to be used as a liquid handling 

robot. 

Docket Number: 08–039. Applicant: 

University of Michigan–Dearborn, 

Dearborn, MI 48128. Instrument: X–Ray 

Computer Tomography System. 

Manufacturer: Phoenix X–Ray Inc., 

Germany. Intended Use: See notice at 73 

FR 45209, August 4, 2008. Reasons: The 

instrument has an X–ray tube power 

high enough to penetrate metal alloy 

specimens which is required for the 

research. It also has a relatively high 

resolution which is also essential to the 

research. 

Dated: August 13, 2008. 

Faye Robinson, 

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff, 

Import Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–19172 Filed 8–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

(A–580–810) 

Welded ASTM A–312 Stainless Steel 

Pipe from South Korea: Extension of 

Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 


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