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Unsuccessful applicants will be 

notified in writing. The Program will 

retain one copy of each unsuccessful 

application for three years for record 

keeping purposes. The remaining copies 

will be destroyed. 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements: 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements, 

which are contained in the Federal 

Register Notice of February 11, 2008 (73 

FR 7696), are applicable to this notice. 

Please refer to 

http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. 

Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System: On the form SF–424 

items 8.b. and 8.c., the applicant’s 9- 

digit Employer/Taxpayer Identification 

Number (EIN/TIN) and 9-digit Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number must be 

consistent with the information on the 

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 

(http://www.ccr.gov) and Automated 

Standard Application for Payment 

System (ASAP). For complex 

organizations with multiple EIN/TIN 

and DUNS numbers, the EIN/TIN and 

DUNS number MUST be the numbers 

for the applying organization. 

Organizations that provide incorrect/ 

inconsistent EIN/TIN and DUNS 

numbers may experience significant 

delays in receiving funds if their 

proposal is selected for funding. Please 

confirm that the EIN/TIN and DUNS 

number are consistent with the 

information on the CCR and ASAP. 

Paperwork Reduction Act: The 

standard forms in the application kit 

involve a collection of information 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

The use of Standard Forms 424, 424A, 

424B, SF–LLL, and CD–346 have been 

approved by OMB under the respective 

Control Numbers 0348–0043, 0348– 

0044, 0348–0040, 0348–0046, and 0605– 

0001. MEP program-specific application 

requirements have been approved by 

OMB under Control Number 0693–0056. 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of the 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 Paperwork 

Reduction Act, unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB Control Number. 

Funding Availability and Limitation 

of Liability: The funding periods and 

funding amounts referenced in this 

notice and request for proposals are 

subject to the availability of funds, as 

well as to Department of Commerce and 

NIST priorities at the time of award. The 

Department of Commerce and NIST will 

not be held responsible for proposal 

preparation costs. Publication of this 

notice does not obligate the Department 

of Commerce or NIST to award any 

specific grant or cooperative agreement 

or to obligate all or any part of available 

funds. 

Executive Order 12866: This funding 

notice was 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. 

Executive Order 12372: Applications 

under this program are not subject to 

Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’ 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Notice and 

comment are not required under the 

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 

553) or any other law, for rules relating 

to public property, loans, grants, 

benefits or contracts (5 U.S.C. 553 (a)). 

Because notice and comment are not 

required under 5 U.S.C 553, or any other 

law, for rules relating to public 

property, loans, grants, benefits or 

contracts (5 U.S.C.553(a)), a Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis is not required and 

has not been prepared for this notice, 5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq. 

Dated: February 4, 2010. 

Marc G. Stanley, 

Acting Deputy Directo. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Federal Advisory Committee; Defense 

Advisory Board for Employer Support 

of the Guard and Reserve; Defense 

Advisory Board for Employer 

Partnership; Charter Revision 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Federal advisory committee 

charter. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972, (5 U.S.C. Appendix, as amended), 

the Sunshine in the Government Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.65, the Department of 

Defense gives notice that it intends to 

revise the charter for the Defense 

Advisory Board for Employer Support of 

the Guard and Reserve. Specifically, the 

Department is: changing the name of the 

committee from the Defense Advisory 

Board for Employer Support of the 

Guard and Reserve to the Defense 

Advisory Board for Employer 

Partnership; changing the charter’s 

Objective and Scope from examining 

matters arising from the military service 

obligations of members of the National 

Guard and Reserve and the impact on 

their civilian employment to providing 

independent advice and 

recommendations concerning the 

impact of military service as it applies 

to civilian employers; and changing the 

Agency or Official to Whom the 

Committee Reports to include the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim 

Freeman, DoD Committee Management 

Office, 703–601–6128. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Defense Advisory Board for Employer 

Partnership, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.50(d), is a discretionary Federal 

advisory committee established to 

provide the Secretary of Defense 

through the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Personnel and Readiness) and the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense (Reserve 

Affairs), with independent advice and 

recommendations concerning the 

impact of military service as it applies 

to civilian employers. 

Pursuant to DoD policy, the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Personnel and 

Readiness) and Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (Reserve Affairs) is authorized 

to act upon the Board’s advice and 

recommendations. 

The Board shall be comprised of no 

more than 15 members appointed by the 

Secretary of Defense. 

Board members shall be appointed by 

the Secretary of Defense and their 

appointments shall be renewed on an 

annual basis. Members who are not fulltime federal officers or employees, shall 

be appointed as experts and consultants 

under the authority of 5 U.S.C 3109, and 

serve as Special Government 

Employees. 

Board members, with approval of the 

Secretary of Defense, may serve a term 

of three years on the Board; however, no 

Board member may serve more than six 

years on the Board. 

The Board shall have two CoChairpersons. One Co-Chairperson shall 

be the National Chair of the Employer 

Support of the Guard and Reserve. This 

ex-officio appointment shall have the 

same voting rights as the other Board 

members. The second Co-Chairperson 

shall be appointed by the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense (Reserve Affairs) 

from the Board membership at large. To 

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Chairpersons shall expire during 

alternating years. 

With the exception of travel and per 

diem for official travel, Board members 

shall serve without compensation. 

The Board shall meet at the call of the 

Designated Federal Officer, in 

consultation with the Chairperson and 

the Board’s Co-Chairpersons. The 

estimated number of Board meetings is 

two per year. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 

pursuant to DoD policy, shall be a fulltime or permanent part-time DoD 

employee, and shall be appointed in 

accordance with established DoD 

policies and procedures. In addition, the 

Designated Federal Officer is required to 

be in attendance at all meetings, 

however, in the absence of the 

Designated Federal Officer, the 

Alternate Designated Federal Officer 

shall attend the meeting. 

With DoD approval, the Board is 

authorized to establish subcommittees, 

as necessary and consistent with its 

mission. These subcommittees or 

working groups shall operate under the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972, the Government 

in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 

552b, as amended), and other 

appropriate Federal regulations. 

Such subcommittees or workgroups 

shall not work independently of the 

chartered Board, and shall report all 

their recommendations and advice to 

the Board for full deliberation and 

discussion. Subcommittees or 

workgroups have no authority to make 

decisions on behalf of the chartered 

Board nor can they report directly to the 

Department of Defense or any Federal 

officers or employees who are not Board 

members. 

Subcommittee members, who are not 

members of the parent committee, shall 

be appointed in the same manner as the 

Board members. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may submit written 

statements to the Defense Advisory 

Board for Employer Partnership 

membership about the committee’s 

mission and functions. Written 

statements may be submitted at any 

time or in response to the stated agenda 

of planned meeting of the Defense 

Advisory Board for Employer 

Partnership. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Defense Advisory Board 

for Employer Partnership, and this 

individual will ensure that the written 

statements are provided to the 

membership for their consideration. 

Contact information for the Designated 

Federal Officer can be obtained from the 

GSA’s FACA Database—https:// 

www.fido.gov/facadatabase/public.asp. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will 

announce planned meetings of the 

Defense Advisory Board for Employer 

Partnership. The Designated Federal 

Officer, at that time, may provide 

additional guidance on the submission 

of written statements that are in 

response to the stated agenda for the 

planned meeting in question. 

Dated: February 4, 2010. 

Mitchell S. Bryman, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

List of Institutions of Higher Education 

Ineligible for Federal Funds 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document is published 

to identify institutions of higher 

education that are ineligible for 

contracts and grants by reason of a 

determination by the Secretary of 

Defense that the institution prohibits or 

in effect prevents military recruiter 

access to the campus, students on 

campus or student directory 

information. It also implements the 

requirements set forth in section 983 of 

title 10, United States Code, and 32 CFR 

part 216. The institutions of higher 

education so identified are: Vermont 

Law School, South Royalton, Vermont; 

and William Mitchell College of Law, 

St. Paul, Minnesota. 

ADDRESSES: Director for Accession 

Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Personnel and Readiness, 

4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–4000. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lieutenant Colonel Rose Jourdan, (703) 

695–5529. 

Dated: February 4, 2010. 

Mitchell S. Bryman, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Federal Advisory Committee; DoD 

Board of Actuaries; Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provision of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., appendix as amended), 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of 

Defense announces that the DoD Board 

of Actuaries will meet on July 22 and 

23, 2010. Subject to the availability of 

space, the meeting is open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on July 

22, 2010 (from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.) and on 

July 23, 2010 (from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

4040 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 250, 

Arlington, VA 22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Inger Pettygrove at the DoD Office of the 

Actuary, 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 

308, Arlington, VA 22203; phone 703– 

696–7413. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

During this meeting the Board will: 

review DoD actuarial methods and 

assumptions to be used in the 

valuations of the Education Benefits 

Fund, the Military Retirement Fund, 

and the Voluntary Separation Incentive 

Fund, in accordance with the provisions 

of section 183, section 2006, chapter 74 

(10 U.S.C. 1464 et seq.), and section 

1175 of title 10, 

July 22, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.—Education 

Benefits Fund 

1. Briefing on Investment Experience 

2. Developments in Education Benefits 

3. Economic Assumptions* 

4. September 30, 2009, Valuation and 

Proposed Per Capita and 

Amortization Costs Reserve 

Programs* 

5. September 30, 2009, Valuation and 

Proposed Per Capita and 

Amortization Costs Active Duty 

Programs* 

July 23, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.—Military 

Retirement Fund 

1. Briefing on Investment experience 

2. September 30, 2009, valuation of the 

military retirement system* 

3. Methods and assumptions for 

September 30, 2010, valuation* 

4. Voluntary Separation Incentive (VSI) 

Fund 

5. Recent and proposed legislation 


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