Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 25 / Wednesday, February 6, 2008 / Notices 6921 

environmental laws and regulations and 

completion of the environmental review 

requirements as prescribed in the RUS 

Environmental Policies and Procedures 

(7 CFR Part 1794). 

Dated: January 31, 2008. 

James R. Newby, 

Assistant Administrator, Electric Programs. 

[FR Doc. E8–2101 Filed 2–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST). 

Title: BEES Please. 

OMB Control Number: 0693–0036. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 1,875. 

Number of Respondents: 30. 

Average Hours Per Response: 62 

hours and 30 minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The Building for 

Environmental and Economic 

Sustainability (BEES) Please is a 

voluntary program to collect data from 

product manufacturers to scientifically 

evaluate their products’ environmental 

performance using the BEES software. 

These data include product-specific 

materials use, energy consumption, 

waste, and environmental releases. 

BEES evaluates these data, translates 

them into decision-enabling results, and 

delivers them in a visually intuitive 

graphical format. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, 

(202) 395–3123. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk 

Officer, FAX number (202) 395–5806 or 

via the Internet at 

Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: January 31, 2008. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–2105 Filed 2–5–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

[Docket No.: 080125088–8090–01] 

Program Announcement for the Trade 

Adjustment Assistance for Firms 

Program 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration (EDA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EDA’s mission is to lead the 

federal economic development agenda 

by promoting innovation and 

competitiveness, preparing American 

regions for growth and success in the 

worldwide economy. As part of this 

mission, EDA administers the Trade 

Adjustment Assistance for Firms 

(TAAF) Program under the Trade Act of 

1974, as amended, through a national 

network of eleven Trade Adjustment 

Assistance Centers (each, a TAAC) to 

provide technical assistance to firms 

that have lost domestic sales and 

employment due to increased imports of 

similar or competitive goods. This 

program announcement applies only to 

the current eleven EDA-funded TAACs, 

and provides information necessary to 

clarify the requirements for operating 

and providing technical assistance to 

trade-impacted firms as a TAAC under 

a cooperative agreement with EDA for 

fiscal years 2008–2010. This notice does 

not solicit new applications for TAAC 

operators. 

DATES: A current TAAC that wishes to 

apply for federal financial assistance for 

the three-year project period for fiscal 

years 2008–2010 must submit an 

application to EDA at least 30 days 

before the expiration date of the TAAC’s 

2005–2007 cooperative agreement. EDA 

will amend currently active cooperative 

agreements as necessary to ensure that 

each TAAC that wishes to apply will 

have at least 30 days to complete the 

application requirements set out in this 

program announcement. EDA’s TAAF 

Program Officer will hold a 

teleconference during the week of 

February 11, 2008 for all current TAACs 

to address questions about this program 

announcement. The exact date, time, 

registration requirements, and protocols 

for the call will be announced to all 

participants in advance of the 

teleconference. 

ADDRESSES: Applications for federal 

financial assistance may be submitted in 

either paper format or electronic format, 

in accordance with the procedures 

provided in this program 

announcement. The content of the 

application is the same for both paper 

and electronic submissions. EDA will 

not accept facsimile transmissions of 

applications. 

The eleven TAACs may obtain paper 

application packages by contacting the 

designated point of contact listed below 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT or by downloading the 

required forms from EDA’s Web site at 

www.eda.gov/InvestmentsGrants/ 

Preapp.xml. 

Paper Submissions: A complete, 

signed original application may be sent 

via postal mail, shipped overnight or 

hand-delivered to EDA headquarters at 

the following address: William P. 

Kittredge, Ph.D., Program Officer, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Economic 

Development Administration, 1401 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 7009, 

Washington, DC 20230. 

Electronic Submissions: A complete, 

electronically signed original 

application may be e-mailed to 

taac@eda.doc.gov with the subject line 

‘‘[Insert full name of TAAC] FY 2008 

application.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or for a paper 

copy of the application package, please 

contact William P. Kittredge, Ph.D., 

Program Officer, at taac@eda.doc.gov or 

at 202–482–4122. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Program Information: EDA’s mission 

is to lead the federal economic 

development agenda by promoting 

innovation and competitiveness, 

preparing American regions for growth 

and success in the worldwide economy. 

One of EDA’s economic development 

tools is the TAAF Program under the 

Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 

U.S.C. 2341—2355, 2391) (Trade Act). 

The goal of the TAAF Program is to 

identify firms that have been negatively 

impacted by import competition and 

assist these firms to become competitive 

in the global economy, thereby creating 

or retaining domestic jobs. 

Each TAAC is staffed by trade 

adjustment assistance professionals that 

help U.S. production and manufacturing 

firms apply for certification under the 

Trade Act. The TAAC assists the firm in 

completing and submitting to EDA a 


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