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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: 

(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 

report 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 Web site—as 

part of ECA’s Federal Funding 

Accountability and Transparency Act 

(FFATA) reporting requirements. 

(3) A SF–PPR, ‘‘Performance Progress 

Report’’ Cover Sheet with all program 

reports. 

(4) Quarterly program and financial 

reports. 

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. 

Program Data Requirements: Award 

recipients will be required to maintain 

specific data on program participants 

and activities in an electronically 

accessible database format that can be 

shared with the Bureau as required. As 

a minimum, the data must include the 

following: 

(1) Name, address, contact 

information and biographic sketch of all 

persons who travel internationally on 

funds provided by the agreement or who 

benefit from the award funding but do 

not travel. 

(2) Itineraries of international and 

domestic travel, providing dates of 

travel and cities in which any exchange 

experiences take place. Final schedules 

for in-country and U.S. activities must 

be received by the ECA Program Officer 

at least three work days prior to the 

official opening of the activity. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

For questions about this 

announcement, contact: William 

Heaton, Teacher Exchange Branch, 

ECA/A/S/X, U.S. Department of State, 

SA–44, 301 4th Street, SW., Room 349, 

Washington, DC 20547, phone: (202) 

453–8888, fax: (202) 453–8890, e-mail: 

heatonwe@state.gov. 

All correspondence with the Bureau 

concerning this RFGP should reference 

the above title and number ECA/A/S/X– 

10–04. 

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: May 13, 2009. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2008–0388] 

Revision of a Previously Approved 

Collection: Public Charters, 14 CFR, 

Part 380 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, the Department of 

Transportation (DOT) invites the general 

public, industry and other governmental 

parties to comment on the Public 

Charters, 14 CFR Part 380. The preexisting information collection request 

was previously approved by the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by July 20, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Reather Flemmings (202–366–1865) and 

Ms. Torlanda Archer (202–366–1037), 

Office of the Secretary, Office of 

International Aviation, Special 

Authorities Division, X–46, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 

20590. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST– 

2008–0388] through one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590, 

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

through Friday, except on Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2106–0005. 

Title: Public Charters, 14 CFR Part 

380. 

Form Numbers: 4532, 4533, 4534, 

4535. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

previously approved collection: The 

current OMB inventory has decreased 

and the changes are listed below. 

Abstract: 14 CFR Part 380 (Part 380) 

establishes the regulations of the 

Department’s terms and conditions 

governing Public Charter operators to 

conduct air transportation using direct 

air carriers. Public Charter operators 

arrange transportation for groups of 

people on chartered aircraft. This 

arrangement is less expensive for the 


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1Until June 3, 2009, the filing fee for a request 

for a trail use condition is $200. On June 4, 2009, 

that fee will increase to $250. See Regulations 

Governing Fees for Services Performed in 

Connection with Licensing and Related Services— 

2009 Update, STB Ex Parte No. 542 (Sub-No. 16) 

(STB served May 4, 2009). 

travelers than individually buying a 

ticket. Part 380 exempts charter 

operators from certain provisions of the 

U.S. code in order that they may 

provide this service. A primary goal of 

Part 380 is to seek protection for the 

consumer. Accordingly, the rule 

stipulates that the charter operator must 

file evidence (a prospectus—that 

consists of OST Forms 4532, 4533, 4534 

and 4535) with the Department for each 

charter program certifying that it has 

entered into a binding contract with a 

direct air carrier to provide air 

transportation and that it has also 

entered into agreements with 

Department-approved financial 

institutions for the protection of charter 

participants’ funds. The prospectus 

must be approved by the Department 

prior to the operator’s advertising, 

selling or operating the charter. If the 

prospectus information were not 

collected, it would be extremely 

difficult to assure compliance with 

agency rules and to assure that public 

security and other consumer protection 

requirements were in place for the 

traveling public. The information 

collected is available for public 

inspection (unless the respondent 

specifically requests confidential 

treatment). Part 380 does not provide 

any assurances of confidentiality. 

Burden Statement: Completion of all 

forms in a prospectus can be 

accomplished in approximately two 

hours (30 minutes per form) for new 

filers and one hour for amendments 

(existing filings). The forms are 

simplified and request only basic 

information about the proposed 

programs and the private sector. The 

respondent can submit a filing to 

operate for up to one year and include 

as many flights as desired, in most 

cases. The operator is then required by 

regulations to file revisions to its 

original prospectus. 

Respondents: Private Sector: Air 

carriers; tour operators; the general 

public (including groups and 

individuals, corporations, and 

Universities or Colleges, etc.) 

Number of Respondents: 245. 

Number of Responses: 1,782. 

Total Annual Burden: 891. 

Frequency of Responses: 

245 (respondents) × 4 = 980. 

401 (amendments from the same 

respondents) × 2 = 802. 

Total estimated responses: 980 + 802 = 

1,782. 

The frequency of response is 

dependent upon whether the operator is 

requesting a new program or amending 

their existing prospectus. Variations 

occur due to the respondents’ criteria. 

On average four responses (OST Forms 

4532, 4533, 4534 and/or 4535) are 

required for filing new prospectuses and 

two of the responses (forms) are 

required for amendments. The separate 

hour burden estimate is as follows: 

Total Annual Burden: 891. 

Approximately 1,782 (responses) × 

0.50 (per form) = 891. 

Public Comments Invited: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information collection; 

and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, by the use of electronic 

means, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. All responses 

to this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. All comments will also 

become a matter of public record. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1:48. 

Patricia Lawton, 

DOT Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 694X)] 

CSX Transportation, Inc.— 

Abandonment Exemption—in McMinn 

County, TN 

On May 1, 2009, CSX Transportation, 

Inc. (CSXT), filed with the Board a 

petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for 

exemption from the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a 6.4-mile rail 

line, known as the Athens Branch, on its 

Southern Region, Huntington-West 

Division, KD Subdivision between 

milepost OKW 327, at Englewood, and 

milepost OKW 333.4, at Athens, in 

McMinn County, TN. The line traverses 

United States Postal Service Zip Codes 

37329 and 37303, and includes the 

Athens station (milepost OKW 334). 

The line does not contain federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in CSXT’s possession 

will be made available promptly to 

those requesting it. 

The interest of railroad employees 

will be protected by the conditions set 

forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.— 

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 

(1979). 

By issuing this notice, the Board is 

instituting an exemption proceeding 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final 

decision will be issued by August 19, 

2009. 

Any offer of financial assistance 

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will 

be due no later than 10 days after 

service of a decision granting the 

petition for exemption. Each OFA must 

be accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. 

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 

All interested persons should be 

aware that, following abandonment of 

rail service and salvage of the line, the 

line may be suitable for other public 

use, including interim trail use. Any 

request for a public use condition under 

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail 

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be 

due no later than June 10, 2009. Each 

trail use request must be accompanied 

by the appropriate filing fee. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(27).1

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–55 

(Sub-No. 694X), and must be sent to: (1) 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001; and (2) Louis E. Gitomer, Esq., 

Law Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, 600 

Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, 

MD 21204. Replies to the petition are 

due on or before June 10, 2009. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment or 

discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR 

part 1152. Questions concerning 

environmental issues may be directed to 

the Board’s Section of Environmental 

Analysis (SEA) at (202) 245–0305. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339.] 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by SEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any agencies or other persons who 

commented during its preparation. 

Other interested persons may contact 

SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). 


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