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AAD will be signed by an authorized 

Grants Officer, and mailed to the 

recipient’s responsible officer identified 

in the application. 

Unsuccessful applicants will receive 

notification of the results of the 

application review from the ECA 

program office coordinating this 

competition. 

VI.2. Administrative and National 

Policy Requirements 

Terms and Conditions for the 

Administration of ECA agreements 

include the following: 

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–122, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Nonprofit Organizations.’’

Office of Management and Budget 

Circular A–21, ‘‘Cost Principles for 

Educational Institutions.’’

OMB Circular A–87, ‘‘Cost Principles 

for State, Local and Indian 

Governments’’. 

OMB Circular No. A–110 (Revised), 

Uniform Administrative Requirements 

for Grants and Agreements with 

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 8 copies of the 

following reports: 

(1) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

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: Carolina 

Chavez, ECA/A/E/EUR, Room 246, 

ECA/A/E/EUR 08–04, U.S. Department 

of State, SA–44, 301 4th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20547, 202–453–8524, 

ChavezCC@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/E/ 

EUR 08–03. 

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 30, 2008. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–2268 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6093] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Gilbert 

& George’’

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that an object to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Gilbert & 

George’’, imported from abroad for 

temporary exhibition within the United 

States, is of cultural significance. The 

object is imported pursuant to loan 

agreements with the foreign owners or 

custodians. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

object at the Fine Arts Museums of San 

Francisco, de Young Museum, San 

Francisco, CA, from on or about 

February 16, 2008, until on or about 

May 18, 2008, and at possible additional 

exhibitions or venues yet to be 

determined, is in the national interest. 

Public Notice of these Determinations is 

ordered to be published in the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Richard 

Lahne, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the 

Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State 

(telephone: 202/453–8058). The address 

is U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301 

4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, 

DC 20547–0001. 

Dated: February 1, 2008. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–2272 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6073] 

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public 

Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting 

The U.S. Advisory Commission on 

Public Diplomacy will hold a public 

meeting on February 21, 2008, in Room 

602 (Lindner Family Commons) at the 

Elliot School of International Affairs, 

George Washington University, 1957 E 

Street NW., Washington, DC. The 

meeting will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 

noon. The Commissioners will discuss 

public diplomacy issues, including the 

application of political communication 

theory, and associated disciplines, in 

U.S. government public diplomacy 

efforts. 

The Advisory Commission was 

originally established under 604 of the 

United States Information and Exchange 

Act of 1948, as amended (22 U.S.C. 

1469) and section 8 of Reorganization 

Plan Numbered 2 of 1977. It was 

reauthorized pursuant to Public Law 

110–21 (2007). The Commission is a 

bipartisan panel created by Congress in 

1948 to assess public diplomacy 

policies and programs of the U.S. 

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nongovernmental organizations. The 

Commission reports its findings and 

recommendations to the President, the 

Congress and the Secretary of State and 

the American people. Current 

Commission members include Barbara 

M. Barrett of Arizona, who is the 

Chairman; Harold Pachios of Maine; 

Ambassador Penne Percy Korth of 

Washington, DC.; Ambassador Elizabeth 

Bagley of Washington, DC.; Jay T. 

Snyder of New York; and Maria Sophia 

Aguirre of Washington, DC. 

Seating at this meeting is limited. To 

attend and for more information, please 

contact Carl Chan at (202) 203–7883. Email: chanck@state.gov. 

Dated: January 31, 2008. 

Carl Chan, 

Interim Executive Director, ACPD, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–2271 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

In the Matter of the Continuing Fitness 

of Boston-Maine Airways Corp. 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of Order to Show Cause 

(Order 2008–2–3) Dockets DOT–OST–

2000–7668, DOT–OST–2003–14985, 

and DOT–OST–2004–19919. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation is directing all interested 

persons to show cause why it should 

not issue an order finding that BostonMaine Airways, Corp, is not fit, willing, 

and able, to provide air transportation as 

a U.S. certificated air carrier. 

DATES: Persons wishing to file 

objections should do so no later than 

March 3, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Objections and answers to 

objections should be filed in Dockets 

DOT–OST–2000–7668, DOT–OST–

2003–14985, and DOT–OST–2004–

19919 and addressed to Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave 

SE., West Building, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, and should be 

served upon the parties listed in 

Attachment B to the order. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vanessa R. Balgobin, Air Carrier Fitness 

Division, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave 

SE., West Building, Room W86–463, 

Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–9721. 

Dated: February 1, 2008. 

Michael W. Reynolds, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Aviation and 

International Affairs. 

[FR Doc. E8–2275 Filed 2–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–99–5748, FMCSA–99–

6156] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew the exemptions from 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 6 

individuals. FMCSA has statutory 

authority to exempt individuals from 

the vision requirement if the 

exemptions granted will not 

compromise safety. The Agency has 

concluded that granting these 

exemption renewals will provide a level 

of safety that is equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level of safety maintained 

without the exemptions for these 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. 

DATES: This decision is effective March 

7, 2008. Comments must be received on 

or before March 10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket ID FMCSA–99–

5748, FMCSA–99–6156, using any of 

the following methods. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

on-line 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 or Courier: 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 number 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:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time or 

Room W12–140 on the ground level of 

the West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. The 

FDMS is available 24 hours each day, 

365 days each year. If you want 

acknowledgment that we received your 

comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgment 

page that appears after submitting 

comments on-line. 

Privacy Act: Anyone may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or of the person signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477–78; Apr. 11, 2000). This 

information is also available at http:// 

DocketInfo.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical 

Programs, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W64–

224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, 

FMCSA may renew an exemption from 

the vision requirements in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(10), which applies to drivers 

of CMVs in interstate commerce, for a 

two-year period if it finds ‘‘such 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety that is equivalent to, or greater 

than, the level that would be achieved 

absent such exemption.’’ The 

procedures for requesting an exemption 

(including renewals) are set out in 49 

CFR part 381. 

Exemption Decision 

This notice addresses 6 individuals 

who have requested a renewal of their 

exemption in accordance with FMCSA 

procedures. FMCSA has evaluated these 

6 applications for renewal on their 

merits and decided to extend each 


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