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2The revised deadline falls on Sunday, December 

19, 2010. It is the Department’s long-standing 

practice, however, to issue a determination the next 

business day when the statutory deadline falls on 

a weekend, federal holiday, or any other day when 

the Department is closed. See Notice of 

Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ 

Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines 

Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 

FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). Accordingly, the deadline 

for the completion of these preliminary results is 

revised to December 20, 2010. 

sections 751(c)(5)(C)(i), (ii) and (iii) of 

the Act, because the Department must 

consider a number of case–specific 

complex factual issues such as the 

trends of pre–order and post–order 

shipment volumes in the sunset review 

of the antidumping duty order on SSSS 

in coils from Mexico; and the 

Department requires additional time to 

analyze several complicated issues 

presented in the substantive comments 

and rebuttal comments in the case of the 

sunset review of the antidumping duty 

order on SSSS in coils from Italy. 

Therefore, the Department requires 

additional time to complete its analysis 

in each of these sunset reviews. 

Accordingly, the Department is 

extending the deadlines to complete its 

sunset reviews of the antidumping duty 

orders covering SSSS in coils from Italy 

and Mexico by 90 days. As a result, the 

Department intends to issue the 

preliminary results of the full sunset 

reviews by December 20, 2010,2 and the 

final results by April 28, 2011. 

This notice is issued in accordance 

with sections 751(c)(5)(B) and (C) of the 

Act. 

Dated: September 16, 2010. 

Susan H. Kuhbach, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Operations. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

[Docket No. 100908439–0439–01] 

FY 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Supplemental 

Federal Funding Opportunity 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration (EDA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Supplemental 

Appropriations Act, Public Law 111– 

212, 124 Stat. 2302 (2010), EDA 

announces general policies and 

application procedures for the FY 2010 

Gulf Oil Spill Supplemental Federal 

Funding Opportunity. This investment 

assistance will be made available to 

help devise and implement short- or 

long-term economic redevelopment 

strategies and for technical assistance 

activities to address economic 

development challenges in regions 

impacted by the discharge of oil 

stemming from the April 20, 2010, BP 

Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 

explosion. Applicants are advised to 

read carefully the federal funding 

opportunity (FFO) announcement for 

this notice and request for applications. 

For a copy of the FFO announcement, 

please see the Web sites listed below 

under ‘‘Electronic Access.’’ 

DATES: Applications are accepted on a 

continuing basis and processed as 

received. Applications must be 

submitted electronically via http:// 

www.grants.gov, as described below 

under ‘‘APPLICATION SUBMISSION 

REQUIREMENTS’’ and in section IV of 

the FFO announcement. Subject to the 

availability of funds, winning applicants 

should expect to receive grant award 

packages no later than September 2011. 

EDA expects to have all funding under 

this notice awarded by September 2011. 

Application Submission 

Requirements: Applications must be 

submitted electronically in accordance 

with the instructions provided at http:// 

www.grants.gov. EDA will not accept 

facsimile transmissions of applications. 

Applicants may access the application 

package only by following the 

instructions provided at 

http://www.grants.gov. The preferred 

electronic file format for attachments is 

portable document format (PDF); 

however, EDA will accept electronic 

files in Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, or 

Microsoft Excel. 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

start early and not to wait until the 

approaching deadline before logging on 

and reviewing the application 

instructions at http://www.grants.gov. 

Applicants must (a) register at http:// 

www.grants.gov, which can take 

between three to five business days or 

as long as four weeks if all steps are not 

completed correctly; (b) designate one 

or more Authorized Organizational 

Representatives (AOR) and ensure that 

an AOR submits the application; and (c) 

verify that the submission was 

successful. Applicants should save and 

print written proof of an electronic 

submission made at http:// 

www.grants.gov. If problems occur, the 

applicant is advised to (a) print any 

error message received, and (b) call the 

http://www.grants.gov Contact Center at 

1–800–518–4726 for assistance. The 

following link lists useful resources: 

http://www.grants.gov/help/help.jsp. 

Also, the following link lists frequently 

asked questions (FAQs): http:// 

www.grants.gov/applicants/ 

resources.jsp#faqs. If you do not find an 

answer to your question under the 

‘‘Applicant FAQs,’’ try consulting the 

‘‘Applicant User Guide’’ or contacting 

http://www.grants.gov via e-mail at 

support@grants.gov or telephone at 1– 

800–518–4726. In addition, please read 

carefully section IV.C of the FFO to 

ensure your application is received by 

EDA and for specific http:// 

www.grants.gov submission procedures. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information regarding the FY 

2010 Gulf Oil Spill Supplemental 

Federal Funding Opportunity, please 

contact Lauren Dupuis by telephone at 

404–730–3035 or via e-mail at 

LDupuis@eda.doc.gov in the EDA 

Atlanta regional office, or Jessica Falk 

by telephone at 512–381–8168 or via email at JFalk@eda.doc.gov in the EDA 

Austin regional office, as appropriate. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Program Information: Through this 

FY 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Supplemental 

Federal Funding Opportunity, EDA 

intends to award investments in regions 

affected by the discharge of oil 

stemming from the April 2010 BP 

Deepwater Horizon spill. By this 

announcement, EDA solicits 

applications for Economic Adjustment 

Assistance investments (CFDA No. 

11.307) authorized by the Public Works 

and Economic Development Act of 

1965, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3121 et 

seq.) (PWEDA). Through the Economic 

Adjustment Assistance program, funded 

applications will help develop and 

implement on a regional basis short- or 

long-term economic redevelopment 

strategies and technical assistance 

activities for economic recovery in the 

recent oil spill-impacted regions in the 

United States. 

The Economic Adjustment Assistance 

program can offer a wide range of 

technical, planning, or infrastructure 

assistance. See 13 CFR 307.3. This 

program is designed to respond 

adaptively to pressing economic 

recovery issues, and is well suited to 

help address the challenges faced by 

regions affected by the April 2010 oil 

spill catastrophe. Note however, that to 

maximize available funding, EDA will 

consider applications for planning or 

technical assistance only. That is, no 

awards will be made under this 

competitive solicitation for 

infrastructure improvements or 

revolving loan fund grants. 

Prospective applicants should pay 

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‘‘Economic Distress Criteria’’ below, 

which establishes distress criteria for 

applications seeking funding under this 

notice (see also section III.B of the FFO). 

Only applications meeting the distress 

criteria will be considered. On the date 

that EDA receives an application for 

funding under this FFO, the proposed 

project may be eligible for investment 

assistance based on the area having been 

affected by the discharge of oil that 

began on April 20, 2010, in connection 

with the explosion on the mobile 

offshore BP drilling unit Deepwater 

Horizon. EDA will consider appropriate 

applications that propose to respond to 

those effects. 

This notice is for the FY 2010 Gulf Oil 

Spill Supplemental Federal Funding 

Opportunity only. Please access the 

separate FFO announcement posted at 

http://www.grants.gov for information 

regarding application and selection 

processes, time frames, and evaluation 

criteria for EDA’s Economic Adjustment 

Assistance investments, which are 

funded under EDA’s regular 

appropriations. EDA’s Web site at 

www.eda.gov provides additional 

information on EDA and its programs. 

Electronic Access: The FFO 

announcement for the FY 2010 Gulf Oil 

Spill Supplemental Federal Funding 

Opportunity is available at http:// 

www.grants.gov and at http:// 

www.eda.gov. 

Funding Availability: Under the 

Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–212, 124 Stat. 2302 (2010)) 

(Act), Congress appropriated funds to 

respond to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. 

Specifically, under the Act, EDA 

received a supplemental appropriation 

in the amount of $5,000,000 (Gulf Oil 

Spill Assistance): 

‘‘[T]o carry out planning, technical 

assistance and other assistance under section 

209, and consistent with section 703(b), of 

[PWEDA], in States affected by the incidents 

related to the discharge of oil that began in 

2010 in connection with the explosion on, 

and sinking of, the mobile offshore drilling 

unit Deepwater Horizon.’’ 

In the Supplemental Appropriations 

Act, Congress directed that Gulf Oil 

Spill Assistance be carried out 

‘‘consistent with section 703(b)’’ of 

PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3233). Accordingly, 

the federal share of the cost of activities 

funded with amounts made available 

may be up to one hundred (100) 

percent. See also information provided 

below under ‘‘Cost Sharing or Matching 

Share Requirement.’’ 

Based on the location of the regions 

affected by the oil spill, EDA will 

administer the Gulf Oil Spill Assistance 

in its Atlanta and Austin regional 

offices. Currently the average size of a 

technical assistance investment ranges 

from $65,000 to $250,000. For purposes 

of a multi-State regional award, EDA 

may consider an award of up to 

approximately $1,500,000. Please note 

that the approximations provided are 

informational only and are not intended 

to restrict future awards. If an 

application is awarded funding, neither 

the Department of Commerce nor EDA 

is under any obligation to provide any 

additional future funding in connection 

with that award or to make any future 

award(s). Amendment or renewal of an 

award to increase funding or to extend 

the period of performance is at the 

discretion of the Department of 

Commerce and of EDA. 

EDA Regional Office Administration 

of Funds: EDA will administer the Gulf 

Oil Spill Assistance in its Atlanta and 

Austin regional offices, which together 

cover the areas that have felt the greatest 

impact of the oil spill, specifically, the 

States of Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Alabama, Florida, and Texas. 

Project Periods: Under the Economic 

Adjustment Assistance program, project 

periods are dependent on the nature of 

the project. Typically, strategy grants 

and implementation grants (e.g., for 

technical assistance activities) may 

range from twelve (12) to eighteen (18) 

months. EDA will work closely with the 

recipient to accommodate their 

projected timelines. 

Statutory Authority: The authority for 

the Economic Adjustment Assistance 

Program is section 209 of PWEDA (42 

U.S.C. 3149). EDA’s regulations, which 

will govern an award made under the 

FY 2010 Gulf Oil Spill Supplemental 

Federal Funding Opportunity, are 

codified at 13 CFR chapter III. The 

regulations and PWEDA are accessible 

at http://www.eda.gov/ 

InvestmentsGrants/Lawsreg.xml. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.307, 

Economic Adjustment Assistance. 

Applicant Eligibility: Pursuant to 

PWEDA, eligible applicants for and 

eligible recipients of EDA investment 

assistance under this announcement 

include a(n): (1) District Organization; 

(2) Indian Tribe or a consortium of 

Indian Tribes; (3) State, city or other 

political subdivision of a State, 

including a special purpose unit of a 

State or local government engaged in 

economic or infrastructure development 

activities, or a consortium of political 

subdivisions; (4) institution of higher 

education or a consortium of 

institutions of higher education; or (5) 

public or private non-profit organization 

or association acting in cooperation 

with officials of a political subdivision 

of a State. See section 3 of PWEDA (42 

U.S.C. 3122) and 13 CFR 300.3. 

For the FY 2010 Gulf Oil Spill 

Supplemental Federal Funding 

Opportunity, EDA will consider 

applications submitted by eligible 

applicants located in or acting on behalf 

of the oil spill-affected regions. With 

respect to applications submitted by 

multiple co-applicants or an 

organization that is located outside of 

the States served by the Atlanta or 

Austin regional offices, EDA will ensure 

that the application is submitted to the 

appropriate regional office(s), as 

necessary, once they are downloaded 

from http://www.grants.gov. 

Cost Sharing or Matching Share 

Requirement: As stated below under 

‘‘Economic Distress Criteria,’’ regional 

eligibility under this notice is 

predicated upon the applicant 

demonstrating that the proposed area 

has been affected by the discharge of oil 

in connection with the April 2010 BP 

Deepwater Horizon drilling rig 

explosion. Generally, the amount of the 

EDA grant may not exceed fifty (50) 

percent of the total cost of the project. 

Projects may receive an additional 

amount that shall not exceed thirty (30) 

percent, based on the relative needs of 

the region in which the project will be 

located, as determined by EDA. See 

section 204(a) of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 

3144) and 13 CFR 301.4(b)(1). 

In the case of EDA investment 

assistance to a(n) (i) Indian Tribe, (ii) 

State (or political subdivision of a State) 

that the Assistant Secretary determines 

has exhausted its effective taxing and 

borrowing capacity, or (iii) non-profit 

organization that the Assistant Secretary 

determines has exhausted its effective 

borrowing capacity, the Assistant 

Secretary has the discretion to establish 

a maximum EDA investment rate of up 

to one hundred (100) percent of the total 

project cost. See sections 204(c)(1) and 

(2) of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3144) and 13 

CFR 301.4(b)(5). Potential applicants 

should contact the appropriate EDA 

regional office representative listed 

above under ‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT’’ to make these determinations. 

While EDA can consider offering 

assistance at investment rates as 

described above, the Act also allows 

EDA to make grants up to one hundred 

(100) percent pursuant to section 703(b) 

of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3233). Please note, 

however, that EDA considers local 

match an important indication of local 

priority and generally expects to fund 

applications that include a local match 

of at least twenty (20) percent. 

While cash contributions are 

preferred, in-kind contributions, 

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equipment, or services, or forgiveness or 

assumptions of debt, may provide the 

required non-federal share of the total 

project cost. See section 204(b) of 

PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3144). EDA will 

fairly evaluate all in-kind contributions, 

which must be eligible project costs and 

meet applicable federal cost principles 

and uniform administrative 

requirements. Funds from other federal 

financial assistance awards are 

considered matching share funds only if 

such designation is authorized by 

statute, which may be determined by 

EDA’s reasonable interpretation of the 

statute. See 13 CFR 300.3. The applicant 

must show that the matching share is 

committed to the project for the project 

period, will be available as needed, and 

is not conditioned or encumbered in 

any way that precludes its use 

consistent with the requirements of EDA 

investment assistance. See 13 CFR 

301.5. 

Economic Distress Criteria: In 

accordance with 13 CFR parts 301 and 

307, EDA will review project eligibility 

at the time the application for 

investment assistance under this notice 

is received in the regional office. Project 

eligibility is a threshold consideration. 

For Gulf Oil Spill Assistance, project 

eligibility is predicated upon the area 

having been affected by the discharge of 

oil that began on April 20, 2010, in 

connection with the explosion on, and 

sinking of, the mobile offshore BP 

drilling unit Deepwater Horizon. EDA 

will consider appropriate applications 

that propose to respond to those effects. 

Accordingly, in the project narrative as 

required in the Form ED–900, the 

applicant must identify and discuss the 

economic impacts that the oil spill has 

had in its region and explain the 

connection between its proposal and 

those impacts. Applicants that do not 

explain how their proposal is 

responsive to identified economic 

impacts of the oil spill will be 

determined ineligible for assistance 

under this notice. As of the date of the 

posting of this notice, EDA deems the 

States of Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Alabama, Florida, and Texas to be the 

States most severely affected by the 

discharge of oil. If circumstances 

dictate, EDA will consider applications 

from other States should they become 

affected by the discharge of oil resulting 

from the April 2010 BP Deepwater 

Horizon spill. 

Application Package Requirements: 

Please read carefully section IV of the 

FFO to help ensure your application is 

complete and received by EDA. It is the 

applicant’s responsibility to ensure that 

EDA receives the complete application 

package and to verify that its 

submission was received and validated 

successfully at http://www.grants.gov. 

Applicants are required to submit the 

forms listed below under at the time of 

application. Applications that do not 

contain all forms, narratives, or 

attachments listed below may be 

deemed non-responsive and excluded 

from consideration. The following forms 

are required for a complete application 

package: 

1. Form ED–900 (Application for 

Investment Assistance) 

2. Form SF–424 (Application for 

Federal Assistance) 

3. Form SF–424A (Budget 

Information—Non-Construction 

Programs) 

4. Form SF–424B (Assurances—NonConstruction Programs) 

5. Form CD–511 (Certification 

Regarding Lobbying) 

In addition, applicants may be 

required to and to provide certain 

lobbying information using Form SF– 

LLL (Disclosure of Lobbying Activities) 

and to submit to an individual 

background screening using Form CD– 

346 (Applicant for Funding Assistance). 

Form ED–900 provides detailed 

guidance to help the applicant assess 

whether Form SF–LLL is required and 

how to access it. Please note that, if 

applicable, one Form SF–LLL must be 

submitted for each co-applicant that has 

used or plans to use non-federal funds 

for lobbying in connection with this 

competitive solicitation. In addition, all 

non-profit applicants and applicants 

that are first-time recipients of EDA 

and/or DOC funding are required to 

provide Form CD–346 for a complete 

application, but please note that EDA 

may require other applicants to submit 

Form CD–346 as well to comply with 

DOC requirements. EDA will inform 

applicants if this is required. Please also 

see section IV.A of the FFO for more 

information. 

Instructions for Completing Form ED– 

900: Form ED–900 is divided into 

lettered sections that correspond to 

specific EDA program components that 

address all of EDA’s statutory and 

regulatory requirements. Based on the 

program under which assistance is 

sought, Form ED–900 details the 

sections and exhibits which the 

applicant must complete. Because this 

competitive solicitation seeks Economic 

Adjustment Assistance applications 

only, the applicant must complete only 

Sections A, B, E, and K and Exhibit C 

in Form ED–900. 

In the narrative statement required 

under paragraph A.4 of Form ED–900, 

regarding the project impact and 

fulfillment of EDA’s investment policy 

guidelines described below under 

‘‘Evaluation Criteria,’’ the applicant must 

describe how the proposed project 

responds to economic impacts of the oil 

spill. As noted above under ‘‘Program 

Information,’’ the Gulf Oil Spill 

Assistance may not be used for 

construction purposes or revolving loan 

funds; assistance under this notice is 

available for planning and technical 

assistance only. 

To limit the burden on the applicant, 

EDA may request additional 

documentation only if it determines that 

the applicant’s project merits further 

consideration. The Form ED–900 

provides detailed guidance on 

documentation and other information 

that will be requested if, and only if, 

EDA selects the project for further 

consideration. Applications will be 

processed on a rolling basis upon 

receipt, and EDA will timely inform the 

applicant if its application has been 

selected for further consideration, or if 

the application has not been selected for 

funding. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications for assistance under EDA’s 

programs are subject to the State review 

requirements imposed by Executive 

Order 12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental Review 

of Federal Programs.’’ 

Evaluation and Selection Procedures: 

Application packages that meet all 

eligibility requirements set out in this 

notice are circulated by a project officer 

within the applicable EDA regional 

office(s) for review and comments. 

When the necessary input and 

information have been obtained, each 

application is considered by each 

regional office’s investment review 

committee (IRC), comprised of at least 

three EDA staff members, all of whom 

will be full-time federal employees. The 

IRC engages in discussion to (1) 

determine if each application meets the 

program-specific award and application 

requirements provided in 13 CFR 307.2 

and 307.4 for Economic Adjustment 

Assistance; (2) determine if each 

application satisfies the award 

requirements set forth in this notice and 

the applicable FFO; (3) assess each 

application using the evaluation criteria 

set out below; and (4) make 

recommendations to the Regional 

Director, as the Deciding Official, 

regarding which applications to fund. 

The IRC documents its 

recommendations put forth to the 

Regional Director regarding which 

applications merit funding. For quality 

control assurance, EDA Headquarters 

reviews the IRC’s analysis of the 

project’s fulfillment of the investment 

policy guidelines set forth below under 

‘‘Evaluation Criteria.’’ After receiving 

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Director, considers the evaluations 

provided by the IRC and the degree to 

which one or more of the selection 

factors listed below are included, in 

making his decision as to which 

applications to fund. 

Evaluation Criteria: EDA will evaluate 

applications received under this notice 

on the extent to which the proposed 

project will carry out the purpose of the 

Gulf Oil Spill Assistance, to help 

respond to the economic impacts of the 

oil spill. EDA will evaluate applications 

based on the investment policy 

guidelines listed below, and consider 

the extent to which a project embodies 

the maximum number of investment 

policy guidelines possible and strongly 

exemplifies at least one. All 

applications will be competitively 

evaluated primarily on their ability to 

satisfy one or more of the following 

investment policy guidelines, all of 

equal weight: 

1. Collaborative regional innovation. 

Initiatives that support the development 

and growth of innovation clusters based 

on existing regional competitive 

strengths. Initiatives must engage 

stakeholders; facilitate collaboration 

among urban, suburban and rural 

(including Tribal) areas; provide 

stability for economic development 

through long-term intergovernmental 

and public/private collaboration; and, 

support the growth of existing and 

emerging industries. 

2. Public/private partnerships. 

Investments that use both public and 

private sector resources and leverage 

complementary investments by other 

government/public entities and/or nonprofits. 

3. Global competitiveness. 

Investments that support high-growth 

businesses and innovation-based 

entrepreneurs to expand and compete in 

global markets. 

4. Environmentally-sustainable 

development. Investments that 

encompass best practices in 

‘‘environmentally sustainable 

development,’’ broadly defined, to 

include projects that enhance 

environmental quality and develop and 

implement green products, processes, 

and buildings as part of the green 

economy. 

5. Economically distressed and 

underserved communities. Investments 

that strengthen diverse communities 

that have suffered disproportionate 

economic and job losses and/or are 

rebuilding to become more competitive 

in the global economy. 

6. Total job creation. Investments that 

demonstrate a clear, comprehensive, 

and effective strategy for the 

recruitment, training, placement, and 

retention of a skilled workforce. 

7. Implementation schedule. 

Investments with demonstrated capacity 

to be implemented quickly and 

effectively, accelerating positive 

economic impacts. 

In addition to using the investment 

policy guidelines set forth above, EDA 

will evaluate all strategy grant 

applications based on the (1) quality of 

the proposed scope of work for the 

development, implementation, revision 

or replacement of a Comprehensive 

Economic Development Strategy 

(CEDS); and (2) qualifications of the 

applicant to implement the goals and 

objectives resulting from the CEDS. See 

13 CFR 303.3(a)(1) and (2). To ensure 

that the application fully meets these 

requirements, applicants should pay 

particular attention to 13 CFR 303.7(b), 

which sets forth specific technical 

requirements for the CEDS. 

Selection Factors: EDA expects to 

fund applications recommended by the 

IRC; however, the Deciding Official may 

decide not to make a selection, or may 

select an application that was not 

recommended for any one of several 

reasons, including the following 

selecting factors: 

1. A determination that the 

application better meets the overall 

objectives of section 2 of PWEDA (42 

U.S.C. 3121); 

2. Relative economic distress of the 

applicant; 

3. Financial capability of the 

applicant and feasibility of the proposed 

budget; 

4. Availability of program funding; 

5. Geographic balance in distribution 

of program funds; 

6. A determination that the 

application proposes a project with a 

broad, multi-State impact; or 

7. The applicant’s performance under 

previous federal financial assistance 

awards. 

The Regional Director’s final decision 

must be consistent with EDA’s and the 

U.S. Department of Commerce’s 

published policies. Any time the 

Regional Director makes a selection that 

differs from the IRC’s recommendations, 

the Regional Director will document the 

rationale for the decision in writing. 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements: 

The administrative and national policy 

requirements for all Department of 

Commerce awards, contained in the 

Department of Commerce Pre-Award 

Notification Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements, published 

in the Federal Register on February 11, 

2008 (73 FR 7696), are applicable to this 

competition. 

Paperwork Reduction Act: This 

document contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 

use of Form ED–900 (Application for 

Investment Assistance) has been 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the Control 

Number 0610–0094. The use of Forms 

SF–424 (Application for Financial 

Assistance), SF–424A (Budget 

Information—Non-Construction 

Programs), SF–424B (Assurances—NonConstruction Programs), SF–424C 

(Budget Information—Construction 

Programs), SF–424D (Assurances— 

Construction Programs), and Form SF– 

LLL (Disclosure of Lobbying Activities) 

has been approved under OMB Control 

Numbers 4040–0004, 0348–0044, 4040– 

0007, 4040–0008, 4040–0009, and 0348– 

0046 respectively. The Form CD–346 

(Applicant for Funding Assistance) is 

approved under OMB Control Number 

0605–0001. Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, no person is required 

to respond to, nor shall any person be 

subject to a penalty for failure to comply 

with, a collection of information subject 

to the requirements of the PRA unless 

that collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB Control Number. 

Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory 

Planning and Review): This notice has 

been determined to be not significant for 

purposes of Executive Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism): 

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain policies with 

Federalism implications as that term is 

defined in Executive Order 13132. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Prior notice 

and an opportunity for public comments 

are not required by the Administrative 

Procedure Act or any other law for rules 

concerning grants, benefits, and 

contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because 

notice and opportunity for comment are 

not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or 

any other law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 

inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis has not been 

prepared. 

Dated: September 20, 2010. 

Brian P. McGowan, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 

Economic Development. 

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