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Service Type/Location 

Facility Management: 

Schofield Barracks, Schofield, HI; 

Helemano Military Reservation, Wahiawa, 

HI; 

Tripler Army Medical Center, Tripler 

AMC, HI; 

Wheeler Army Air Field, Schofield, HI; 

Fort Shafter, HI. 

NPA: Goodwill Contract Services of Hawaii, 

Inc., Honolulu, HI. 

Contracting Activity: Dept of the Army, Ft 

Shafter, HI. 

Lou Bartalot, 

Director, Compliance. 

[FR Doc. E9–13885 Filed 6–12–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Availability for Donation of 

the Patrol Combatant ex-CANON (PG 

90), Destroyer ex-FORREST SHERMAN 

(DD 931), and Aircraft Carrier exRANGER (CV 61) 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

(DoN) hereby gives notice of the 

availability for donation, under the 

authority of 10 U.S.C. 7306, of the patrol 

combatant ex-CANON (PG 90), 

destroyer ex-FORREST SHERMAN (DD 

931), both located at Inactive Ships Onsite Maintenance Office, Philadelphia, 

PA, and aircraft carrier ex-RANGER (CV 

61), located at Inactive Ships On-site 

Maintenance Office, Bremerton, WA. 

Availability for donation of these 

vessels was previously announced in 

Federal Register notices dated August 

13, 2002, for ex-CANON (PG 90), 

September 11, 2001, and June 18, 2004, 

for ex-FORREST SHERMAN (DD 931), 

and March 22, 2004, for ex-RANGER 

(CV 61). This notice cancels and 

supersedes Federal Register notices Vol. 

67, No. 156, Vol. 66, No. 176, Vol. 69, 

No. 117, and Vol. 69, No. 55. 

DATES: The deadline for submission of 

a Letter of Intent and Executive 

Summary is sixty (60) days from the 

date of this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authority of 10 U.S.C. 7306, eligible 

recipients for the transfer of a vessel for 

donation include: (1) Any State, 

Commonwealth, or possession of the 

United States or any municipal 

corporation or political subdivision 

thereof; (2) the District of Columbia; or 

(3) any not-for-profit or nonprofit entity. 

The transfer of a vessel for donation 

under 10 U.S.C. 7306 shall be at no cost 

to the United States Government. 

The donee will be required to 

maintain ex-CANON, ex-FORREST 

SHERMAN, or ex-RANGER as a static 

display in a condition that is 

satisfactory to the Secretary of the Navy. 

The Navy has revised its ship 

donation application process, which 

applies to ex-CANON, ex-FORREST 

SHERMAN, and ex-RANGER. Phase I 

documentation consists of a Letter of 

Intent and an Executive Summary 

which must be submitted within sixty 

(60) days of this Federal Register notice. 

The Navy will provide written 

notification to those whose Phase I 

documentation is acceptable to submit 

Phase II documentation consisting of 

Business/Financial and Environmental 

plans, within twelve (12) months of 

such notice. The Navy will provide 

written notification to those whose 

Phase II documentation is acceptable to 

submit Phase III documentation 

consisting of Towing, Mooring, 

Maintenance, and Curatorial/Museum 

plans, within six (6) months of such 

notice. Applicants who fail to meet the 

minimum requirements at any phase 

may be disqualified from participating 

in the next phase of these ship donation 

opportunities. 

Actions Required: Within sixty (60) 

days of this Federal Register notice, 

applicants must complete and submit 

Phase I documentation for ex-CANON, 

ex-FORREST SHERMAN, or exRANGER, consisting of a Letter of Intent 

and Executive Summary. The minimum 

requirements are identified herein. 

Applicants are advised to take special 

notice of page length limitations for 

Phase I documentation. 

Phase I of the ship donation 

application process must include the 

following documentation addressing the 

following areas: 

a. Letter of Intent: The Letter of Intent 

must include the following: 

(1) Identify the specific vessel sought 

for donation (ex-CANON, ex-FORREST 

SHERMAN, or ex-RANGER); 

(2) Include a statement that the vessel 

will be used as a static public display 

as a museum or memorial without 

activating any system aboard the vessel 

for the purpose of navigation or 

movement of the vessel; 

(3) Identify the proposed permanent 

berthing location for the vessel to be 

used as a static public display, identify 

the current property owner of the 

proposed permanent berthing location, 

and provide evidence from the current 

property owner of its intent to make the 

proposed permanent berthing location 

available to the applicant; 

(4) Include a statement that the 

applicant understands and agrees that it 

will be solely responsible to obtain, 

repair, and maintain the vessel used as 

a static public display at its own 

expense, in a condition satisfactory to 

the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance 

with all Federal, State, and local laws, 

that no expense shall be incurred by the 

United States Government, and that the 

applicant will not seek financing from 

the United States Government; 

(5) Include a statement that the 

applicant understands and agrees to 

take delivery of the vessel in an ‘‘as is/ 

where is’’ condition, and assume all 

costs associated with the vessel’s 

removal from Navy custody, including, 

but not limited to, towing, insurance, 

berthing, restoration, maintenance and 

repair, periodic dry-docking, and, 

ultimately, ship dismantling in the 

United States; 

(6) Include a statement that the 

applicant will not use the vessel as a 

static public display other than as 

stated, or destroy, transfer, or otherwise 

dispose of such vessel or any artifacts 

without the written approval of the 

Secretary of the Navy or his designee; 

(7) Include a statement that the 

applicant will agree to indemnify, hold 

harmless, and defend the Government 

from and against all claims, demands, 

actions, liabilities, judgment costs, and 

attorney’s fees, arising out of, claimed 

on account of, or in any manner 

predicated upon personal injury, death, 

or property damage caused by or 

resulting from possession and/or use of 

the donated property; 

(8) If the applicant is not a State, 

Commonwealth, or possession of the 

United States, or a political subdivision 

or municipal corporation thereof, or the 

District of Columbia, the applicant must 

provide a copy of a determination letter 

by the Internal Revenue Service that the 

applicant is exempt from tax under the 

Internal Revenue Code, Section 

501(c)(3), or submit evidence that the 

applicant has filed the appropriate 

documentation in order to obtain tax 

exempt status; 

(9) If the applicant asserts that it is a 

corporation or an association whose 

charter or articles of agreement deny it 

the right to operate for profit, the 

applicant must provide a properly 

notarized copy of its charter, a 

certificate of incorporation, and a copy 

of the organization’s by-laws; 

(10) Provide a notarized copy of the 

resolution or other action of the 

applicant’s governing board authorizing 

the person signing the Letter of Intent to 

represent the organization and to sign 

on its behalf for the purpose of 

obtaining the vessel; 

(11) Provide a signed copy of the 

Assurance of Compliance Form in 

compliance with Title VI of the Civil 


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Rights Act of 1964. See the Ship 

Donation web page for the Civil Rights 

Compliance (Assurance of Compliance) 

Form located as Appendix D to Ship 

Donation Program Manual (NAVSEA 

Instruction 4520.1B), at this link: 

http://teamships.crane.navy.mil/ 

Inactiveships/Donation/ 

applicationinfo.htm; 

b. Executive Summary: The applicant 

shall limit the Executive Summary 

submission to eleven (11) pages total. 

The Executive Summary must address 

the following: 

(1) Organizational Description: 

Provide an overview of the applicant’s 

organizational structure, functional 

components, and names of current key 

leadership and staff positions; 

(2) Market Analysis: Summarize the 

local and regional market demand for 

additional museum/memorial 

attractions. Succinctly define the target 

market. Discuss the available 

demographic information, the existing 

competition in the local and regional 

area for visitor museum/memorial 

attractions, visitor attendance numbers 

for existing area museum/memorial 

attractions, and projected visitor 

attendance for the applicant’s proposal; 

(3) Marketing and Sales Outreach: 

Outline the overarching marketing 

strategy for integrating the proposed 

ship museum/memorial into the local 

and regional community, and how the 

applicant plans to penetrate that market. 

Provide an overview of customer and 

market analysis, marketing 

communications, and sales strategies; 

(4) Museum/Memorial Services 

Assessment: Discuss the benefits the 

proposed ship museum/memorial will 

offer to visitors/customers and the 

community. Identify challenges 

anticipated in establishing a new ship 

museum/memorial. Cite available data/ 

evidence regarding the willingness of a 

defined customer base to pay for the 

services being offered; 

(5) Funding: Provide a Rough Order of 

Magnitude (ROM) cost estimate that the 

applicant anticipates will be required to 

cover all costs associated with the 

acquisition/start-up costs of the 

proposed ship donation transfer, 

including mooring, towing, 

environmental surveys and cleanup, 

dredging, museum development, 

maintenance, refurbishment of the 

vessel to be used as a static public 

display, pier, insurance, legal services, 

etc. Separately provide a ROM cost 

estimate of the annual operational and 

support costs of the proposed ship 

museum/memorial. In addition, provide 

a ROM cost estimate of the applicant’s 

cost of dismantling the vessel in the 

United States upon completion of its 

use as a museum/memorial or in the 

event of bankruptcy or inability to 

properly maintain the vessel to be used 

as a static public display; 

(6) Financial: Provide a summary of 

projected sources of income to support 

both the acquisition/start-up costs and 

the annual operational and support 

costs for the vessel used as a static 

public display; 

(7) Environmental: Discuss the 

challenges anticipated in meeting the 

environmental requirements regarding 

hazardous materials, maintenance of 

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) 

containing materials, endangered 

species, dredging disposal, and required 

environmental permits from all 

cognizant authorities; 

(8) Mooring: Discuss the approach to 

be proposed for the mooring plan for the 

vessel used as a static public display, 

including location, design, and mooring 

system in accordance with U.S. Coast 

Guard (USCG) requirements; 

(9) Towing: Discuss the approach to 

be proposed for relocating the vessel 

from its current location to the proposed 

permanent berth location in 

conformance with the Navy Tow 

Manual and USCG requirements; 

(10) Maintenance: Discuss the 

challenges in restoring and preserving 

for an indefinite period the steel-hulled 

vessel proposed as a ship museum/ 

memorial; and 

(11) Curatorial/Museum: Discuss the 

approach to be proposed for display and 

interpretation of the vessel used as a 

static public display, including 

collection management procedures. 

The Phase I documentation (Letter of 

Intent and Executive Summary) must be 

submitted to the Navy Inactive Ships 

Program in hard copy and electronically 

on a CD–ROM in either an MS Word 

document or word searchable PDF 

format. The Phase I documentation must 

be mailed to: The Columbia Group, 1201 

M Street, SE., Suite 020, Washington, 

DC 20003; marked for the Ship Donation 

Project Manager (PMS 333). Applicants 

are discouraged from photocopying, 

cutting and pasting, and generally 

providing information which is easily 

accessible via the internet and/or is 

already in the public domain. Original 

content which is specific to the vessel 

being donated is of greatest importance 

to the evaluators. 

If the DoN does not receive 

satisfactory Phase I documentation 

(Letter of Intent and Executive 

Summary) from any applicant, the DoN 

reserves the right to enter into 

discussions with all applicants in an 

effort to achieve at least one acceptable 

submission; or remove the vessel from 

donation consideration and proceed 

with disposal of the vessel. 

Note that any future changes to 

guidelines, policy, and law will be 

reflected in the guidance published on 

the DoN Ship Donation web page 

located at: http:// 

teamships.crane.navy.mil/Inactiveships/ 

Donation. Guidance and requirements 

posted on the Ship Donation Web page 

shall take precedence over the contents 

of the Federal Register notice. 

Applicants are advised to read and 

follow the Web page guidance for the 

most current set of ship donation 

requirements. 

For Further Information and 

Submission of Ship Donation 

Applications, Contact: Ms. Elizabeth 

Freese of the Naval Sea Systems 

Command, Navy Inactive Ships Program 

(PMS 333), telephone number 202–781– 

4423. Mailed correspondence should be 

addressed to: The Columbia Group, 

1201 M Street SE., Suite 020, 

Washington, DC 20003; marked for Ship 

Donation Project Manager (PMS 333). 

Dated: June 8, 2009. 

A.M. Vallandingham, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–14043 Filed 6–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Postsecondary Education; 

Overview Information; Underground 

Railroad Educational and Cultural 

Program; Notice Inviting Applications 

for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 

2009 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.345A. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: June 15, 2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: July 30, 2009. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: September 28, 2009. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purpose of 

the Underground Railroad Educational 

and Cultural (URR) Program is to help 

preserve the Underground Railroad’s 

legacy and to help demonstrate how the 

Underground Railroad’s widespread 

operations network transformed our 

Nation. In addition, the URR also 

promotes the formation of publicprivate partnerships to help disseminate 

information regarding the Underground 

Railroad throughout the United States, 


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