Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 249 / Tuesday, December 30, 2014 / Notices 78391 

SUMMARY: This notice replaces the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (DOC) PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

most recently published in the Federal 

Register on December 17, 2012 (77 FR 

74634). This announcement constitutes 

notice of a recompilation of the 

Department of Commerce pre-award 

requirements for grants and cooperative 

agreements, including all amendments 

and revisions to date. 

DATES: This notice is effective on 

December 26, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Geisen, Department of Commerce Office 

of Acquisition Management, Telephone 

Number: (202) 482–0602. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOC 

is authorized to award grants and 

cooperative agreements under a wide 

range of programs that support 

economic development, international 

trade, minority businesses, standards 

and technology, oceanic/atmospheric 

services, and telecommunications and 

information. It is the policy of the DOC 

to seek full and open competition for 

awards of discretionary financial 

assistance funds whenever possible. 

Moreover, in general DOC financial 

assistance must be awarded through a 

merit-based review and selection 

process. Notices announcing the 

availability of Federal funds for new 

awards for each DOC competitive 

financial assistance program will be 

posted on www.grants.gov by the 

sponsoring operating unit in the 

uniform format for an announcement of 

Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFA) 

published by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB). Note that the DOC 

may use the term ‘‘Federal Funding 

Opportunity (FFO)’’ interchangeably 

with NOFA. In limited circumstances 

(e.g., when required by statute), the DOC 

will also publish notices in the Federal 

Register announcing the availability of 

Federal funds for new awards. 

In accordance with the Federal 

Register notice published on December 

19, 2014 (79 FR 75871) and the 

regulation at 2 CFR 1327.101, the DOC 

adopted the OMB Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards set forth in 2 CFR part 

200 (OMB Uniform Guidance) for DOC 

Federal financial assistance awards (i.e., 

grants and cooperative agreements). The 

DOC is updating its policies and 

administrative requirements applicable 

to its assistance programs to reflect the 

requirements of the OMB Uniform 

Guidance. 

This announcement provides notice 

to applicants and other interested 

parties that various laws, regulations, 

administrative requirements, and 

Federal and DOC policies procedures 

apply to all DOC-sponsored assistance 

programs. A compilation of these 

requirements may be found on the DOC 

Web site at http://www.osec.doc.gov/

oam/grants_management/policy/

default.htm. Please note that as these 

requirements change, the DOC Web site 

will be updated, but there may be a time 

lag between when a requirement is 

effective and when it is posted at the 

previously referenced Web site. All 

requirements applicable to Federal 

awards will be clearly identified in the 

terms and conditions of the Federal 

award. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

John Geisen, 

Grants Management Division, Office of 

Acquisition Management, Department of 

Commerce. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30297 Filed 12–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–17–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Notice of Petitions by Firms for 

Determination of Eligibility To Apply 

for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice and Opportunity for 

Public Comment. 

Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade 

Act 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341 

et seq.), the Economic Development 

Administration (EDA) has received 

petitions for certification of eligibility to 

apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance 

from the firms listed below. 

Accordingly, EDA has initiated 

investigations to determine whether 

increased imports into the United States 

of articles like or directly competitive 

with those produced by each of these 

firms contributed importantly to the 

total or partial separation of the firm’s 

workers, or threat thereof, and to a 

decrease in sales or production of each 

petitioning firm. 

LIST OF PETITIONS RECEIVED BY EDA FOR CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

[12/19/2014 through 12/22/2014] 

Firm name Firm address 

Date 

accepted for 

investigation 

Product(s) 

Sunheat International .............. 3724 Arch Avenue, Grand Island, NE 68803.12/22/2014 The firm manufactures electrical heating devices including 

portable heaters, fireplaces, saunas, and patio heaters. 

Any party having a substantial 

interest in these proceedings may 

request a public hearing on the matter. 

A written request for a hearing must be 

submitted to the Trade Adjustment 

Assistance for Firms Division, Room 

71030, Economic Development 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no 

later than ten (10) calendar days 

following publication of this notice. 

Please follow the requirements set 

forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 

315.9 for procedures to request a public 

hearing. The Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance official number 

and title for the program under which 

these petitions are submitted is 11.313, 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. 

Dated: December 22, 2014. 

Michael S. DeVillo, 

Eligibility Examiner. 

[FR Doc. 2014–30496 Filed 12–29–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Order Denying Export Privileges 

In the Matter of: 

Maria Luisa Sanchez-Lopez, Inmate Number: 

51777–379, FCI Aliceville, Federal 

Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 4000, 

Aliceville, AL 35442 

On February 13, 2014, in the U.S. 

District Court for the Southern District 

of Texas, Maria Luisa Sanchez-Lopez 

(‘‘Sanchez-Lopez’’) was convicted of 

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