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responsible fiscal management and full 

compliance with all reporting 

requirements for past Bureau grants 

and/or cooperative agreements as 

determined by Bureau Grants Staff. The 

Bureau will consider the past 

performance of prior recipients and the 

demonstrated potential of new 

applicants. Proposed personnel and 

institutional resources should be fully 

qualified to achieve the project’s goals. 

4. Evaluation: Proposals should 

include a plan to evaluate the activity’s 

success, both as the activities unfold 

and at the end of the program. A draft 

survey questionnaire or other technique 

plus description of a methodology to 

use to link outcomes to original project 

objectives is recommended. 

5. Cost-effectiveness/Cost Sharing: 

The overhead and administrative 

components of the proposal, including 

salaries and honoraria, should be kept 

as low as possible. All other items 

should be necessary and appropriate. 

Proposals should maximize cost-sharing 

through other private sector support, as 

well as institutional direct funding 

contributions. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

VI.1a. Award Notices 

Final awards cannot be made until 

funds have been appropriated by 

Congress, allocated and committed 

through internal Bureau procedures. 

Successful applicant will receive a 

Federal Assistance Award (FAA) from 

the Bureau’s Grants Office. The FAA 

and the original proposal with 

subsequent modifications (if applicable) 

shall be the only binding authorizing 

document between the recipient and the 

U.S. Government. The FAA 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://fa.statebuy.state.gov 

VI.3. Reporting Requirements 

You must provide ECA with a hard 

copy original plus two copies of the 

following reports: 

Mandatory: 

(1.) A final program and financial 

report no more than 90 days after the 

expiration of the award; 

(2.) A concise, one-page final program 

summarizing program outcomes no 

more than 90 days after the expiration 

of the award. This one-page report will 

be transmitted to OMB, and be made 

available to the public via OMB’s 

USAspending.gov website—as part of 

ECA’s Federal Funding Accountability 

and Transparency Act (FFATA) 

reporting requirements. 

(3.) Quarterly financial reports are due 

within thirty (30) days following the 

end of the calendar year quarter for all 

services under this agreement. Airport 

receptions statistical reports are due 

within 15 days after the close of the 

previous month’s activities. These 

reports (use Microsoft Word only) must 

list separately the number of visitors/ 

flights met at both John F. Kennedy 

International Airport, New York, and 

Newark International Airport, New 

Jersey, date, visitor name, flight, name 

of assigned greeter(s) and whether or not 

ECA/PE/V is charged and how much is 

paid to each reception officer for each 

flight met i.e. if more than one visitor is 

on a flight, only one charge is made for 

airport reception, and any expenses 

incurred, such as miscellaneous parking 

or other incurred expense covered 

under the agreement. The reports must 

be submitted to ECA/PE/V/C/R and to 

ECA–IIP/EX/G. 

Award recipients 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: Carmen 

Marrero, Chief, Community Relations 

Branch, Office of International Visitors, 

ECA/PE/V/C/R, Room Number 247, 

Reference Number ECA/PE/V/C/R–09– 

01, U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 

301 4th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20547, telephone 202/453–8629, fax 

number 202/453–8631, 

marrerocm@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number (ECA/PE/V/ 

C/R–09–01). 

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: October 2, 2008. 

Goli Ameri, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–24020 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 6387] 

Bureau of Verification, Compliance and 

Implementation: Termination of 

Measures Against a Foreign Person 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

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SUMMARY: A determination has been 

made to terminate sanctions imposed 

pursuant to Section 3 of the Iran, North 

Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act 

on a Singaporean entity (72 FR 5781). 

DATES: Effective Date: October 9, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: On 

general issues: Mr. Stephen J. Tomchik, 

Bureau of Verification, Compliance, and 

Implementation, Department of State, 

Telephone (202) 647–1192. For U.S. 

Government procurement ban issues: 

Kimberly Triplett, Office of the 

Procurement Executive, Department of 

State, Telephone: (703) 875–4079. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 4 of the Iran, North Korea, 

and Syria Nonproliferation Act (Pub. L. 

106–178), the U.S. Government 

determined on September 19, 2008 that 

sanctions imposed effective April 17, 

2007 (72 FR 5781) on the Singaporean 

entity Sokkia Singapore are terminated. 

Dated: October 2, 2008. 

Stephen A. Elliott, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Verification, 

Compliance, and Implementation, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–23898 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–27–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6386] 

Department of State Performance 

Review Board Members 

In accordance with section 4314(c)(4) 

of 5 United States Code, the Department 

of State has appointed the following 

individuals to the Department of State 

Performance Review Board for noncareer Senior Executive Service 

members: 

Carrie B. Cabelka, Senior Advisor to the 

Secretary and Director of White House 

Liaison, Office of the Under Secretary 

for Management, Department of State; 

David Gordon, Director of Policy 

Planning, Office of the Secretary, 

Department of State; 

Brian F. Gunderson, Chief of Staff, 

Office of the Secretary, Department of 

State; and 

Philippe A. Lussier, Office Director, 

Office of Resource Management and 

Organization Analysis, Bureau of 

Human Resources, Department of 

State. 

Dated: October 1, 2008. 

Harry K. Thomas, Jr., 

Director General of the Foreign Service and 

Director of Human Resources, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E8–23897 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Passenger 

Facility Charge (PFC) Application 08– 

08–C–00–SMF, To Impose and Use 

PFC Revenue at Sacramento 

International Airport, Sacramento, CA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Rule on 

Application. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invites public comment on the 

application to impose and use PFC 

revenue at Sacramento International 

Airport, under the provisions of the 

Aviation Safety and Capacity Expansion 

Act of 1990 (Title IX of the Omnibus 

Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990) 

(Public Law 101–508) and Part 158 of 

the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 

CFR part 158). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

in triplicate to the FAA at the following 

address: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Airports Division, 

15000 Aviation Blvd., Room 3012, 

Lawndale, CA 90261, or San Francisco 

Airports District Office, 831 Mitten 

Road, Room 210, Burlingame, CA 

94010. In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to Mr. G. Hardy 

Acree, Director of Airports, Sacramento 

County Airport System, at the following 

address: 6900 Airport Boulevard, 

Sacramento, CA 95837. Air carriers and 

foreign air carriers may submit copies of 

written comments previously provided 

to the Sacramento County Airport 

System under section 158.23 of Part 

158. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: T J 

Chen, Program Manager, San Francisco 

Airports District Office, 831 Mitten 

Road, Room 210, Burlingame, CA 

94010, Telephone: (650) 876–2778, 

extension 625. The application may be 

reviewed in person at this same 

location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

proposes to rule and invites public 

comment on the application to impose 

and use PFC revenue at Sacramento 

International Airport under the 

provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and 

Part 158 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR Part 158). On July 

28, 2008, the application was found not 

substantially complete and the public 

agency supplemented the application on 

September 11, 2008, within the 

requirements of section 158.27 of Part 

158. The FAA will approve or 

disapprove the application, in whole or 

in part, no later than January 9, 2009. 

The following is a brief overview of 

the impose and use application No. 08– 

08–C–00–SMF: 

Proposed charge effective date: July 1, 

2011. 

Proposed charge expiration date: 

October 1, 2030. 

Level of the proposed PFC: $4.50. 

Total estimated PFC revenue: 

$603,497,524. 

Description of Proposed Project: 

Impose and use: Terminal 

Modernization Program (TMP)—This 

project is a new landside Central 

Terminal B to replace the existing 

Terminal B facilities. The new Central 

Terminal B will be connected via an 

automated people mover to the 19 gate 

airside Concourse B. The new Terminal 

B will be served by a dual level roadway 

system and a new automobile parking 

garage. The TMP also includes 

construction of remote public parking, a 

centralized receiving warehouse, 

landscaping, demolition of existing 

facilities, and modification of Terminal 

A for additional tenants and gates. 

Class or classes of air carriers which 

the public agency has requested not be 

required to collect PFCs: None. 

Any person may inspect the 

application in person at the FAA office 

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA 

Regional Airports Division located at: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Airports Division, 15000 Aviation Blvd., 

Room 3012, Lawndale, CA 90261. In 

addition, any person may, upon request, 

inspect the application, notice and other 

documents germane to the application 

in person at the Sacramento County 

Airport System. 

Issued in Lawndale, California, on 

September 24, 2008. 

Mia Paredes Ratcliff, 

Acting Manager, Airports Division WesternPacific Region. 

[FR Doc. E8–23911 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

Indexing the Annual Operating 

Revenues of Railroads 

The Surface Transportation Board 

(STB) is publishing the annual inflationadjusted index factors for 2007. These 

factors are used by the railroads to 


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