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and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

reinstatement of an information 

collection requirement regarding an 

existing OMB clearance. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

Regulatory Secretariat will be 

submitting to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request to review 

and approve a reinstatement of a 

previously approved information 

collection requirement concerning 

Economic Price Adjustment. 

Public comments are particularly 

invited on: Whether this collection of 

information is necessary; whether it will 

have practical utility; whether our 

estimate of the public burden of this 

collection of information is accurate, 

and based on valid assumptions and 

methodology; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways in 

which we can minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, through the use of 

appropriate technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

August 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments regarding 

this burden estimate or any other aspect 

of this collection of information, 

including suggestions for reducing this 

burden, to: General Services 

Administration, Regulatory Secretariat 

(VPR), 1800 F Street, NW., Room 4041, 

Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 

501–4755. Please cite OMB Control No. 

9000–0068, Economic Price Adjustment, 

in all correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Warren Blankenship, Procurement 

Analyst, Contract Policy Division, GSA, 

(202) 501–1900. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Purpose 

FAR 16.203, Fixed-price contracts 

with economic price adjustment, and 

associated clauses at 52.216–2, 52.216– 

3 and 52.216–4 provide for upward and 

downward revision of the stated 

contract price upon occurrence of 

specified contingencies. In order for the 

contracting officer to be aware of price 

changes, the firm must provide 

pertinent information to the 

Government. The information is used to 

determine the proper amount of price 

adjustments required under the 

contract. 

B. Annual Reporting Burden 

Respondents: 5,346 

Responses Per Respondent: 1. 

Annual Responses: 5,346. 

Hours Per Response: .25. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,337. 

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: 

Requesters may obtain a copy of the 

information collection documents from 

the General Services Administration, 

Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), 1800 F 

Street, NW., Room 4041, Washington, 

DC 20405, telephone (202) 501–4755. 

Please cite OMB Control No. 9000–0068, 

Economic Price Adjustment, in all 

correspondence. 

Dated: June 1, 2009. 

Al Matera, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Policy. 

[FR Doc. E9–13123 Filed 6–4–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Partially Closed Meeting of 

Naval Research Advisory Committee 

(NRAC) 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Naval Research Advisory 

Committee (NRAC) will meet to discuss 

classified, For Official Use Only (FOUO) 

information from government 

organizations, and proprietary 

information from commercial 

organizations. With the exception of the 

sessions on Monday June 22, 2009, the 

morning of Tuesday June 23, 2009, and 

the morning of Thursday July 2, 2009, 

all sessions of the meeting will be 

devoted to classified, unclassified, 

FOUO and vendor proprietary briefings, 

discussions and technical examination 

of information related to the study of 

Future Naval Use of Commercially Off 

The Shelf (COTS) Networking 

Infrastructure (FNCOTS), Immersive 

Simulations for U.S. Marine Corps 

Small Units (ISUSMC), Tactical Jet 

Noise Reduction (TJNR) and The Role of 

Unmanned Undersea Vehicles in 

Critical Undersea Infrastructure (UUV). 

Discussions will focus on the 

exploitation of physical vulnerabilities 

and the tactical applications of known 

and emerging technologies. Each session 

will examine vulnerabilities of 

individuals and systems, and how the 

enemy may be exploiting these 

vulnerabilities. The sessions will also 

include proprietary information 

regarding technology applications and 

systems under development in the 

private sector between competing 

companies. The sessions will also focus 

on the assessment of the emerging 

concepts of operations in each of these 

areas and evaluate appropriate options 

in such areas as: Training, S&T funding 

allocation, technology monitoring, and 

progress assessments; and, probable 

time frames for transformation and 

implementation. The sessions will also 

identify, review and assess challenges 

with the utilization and fielding of 

various technology applications. 

DATES: The open session of the meeting 

will be held on Monday, June 22, 2009, 

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, June 23, 

2009, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.; and 

Thursday, July 2, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 

12 p.m. The closed executive session 

will be held on June 23, 2009, from 

10:15 a.m. to 4 p.m.; June 24, 2009 to 

June 26, 2009; and, June 29, 2009 to July 

1, 2009. 

Public Access: The NRAC Summer 

Study will be held in the Cloud Room 

at 53605 Hull Street, Space and Naval 

Warfare Systems Center, San Diego, CA 

92152–5410. Access instructions for the 

public: 

1. If you are a non-U.S. citizen you 

must submit a visit request by letter or 

fax (619–553–2726) via your embassy to: 

SPAWARSYSCEN San Diego, Code 

20352 (PL–TS), POC: Jackie Olson, 854, 

49275 Electron Drive, San Diego, CA 

92152–5435. Please indicate that you 

will be attending the open sessions of 

the Naval Research Advisory Committee 

(NRAC) Summer Study. 

2. If you are a U.S. government 

employee or active military with a 

security clearance, please submit a visit 

request via JPAS to SPAWARS; UIC 

number 660015 or fax it to 619–553– 

2726. POC is Ms. Jackie Olson, 854, 

49275 Electron Drive, San Diego, CA 

92152–5435. 

3. If you are a U.S. citizen with no 

security clearance, you will require an 

escort at all times while on SPAWARS 

facilities. Please submit a visit request 

via e-mail or fax no later than June, 16, 

2009, to: Mr. William Ellis, NRAC 

Program Director, elliswonr@gmail.com; 

FAX: 703–696–4837 or Mr. Miguel 

Becerril, NRAC Program Manager, 

mbecerril@jorge.com; FAX: 703–696– 

4837. 

All guests must have at least two 

forms of government issued 

identification. Those guests planning on 

attending activities indicated above 

must have submitted their respective 

visit request per the above instructions. 

If the guest requires an escort, he/she 

must be present at the SPAWARS Visitor 

Center no later than 7 a.m. The Visitor 

Center is located at the entrance to the 


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Space and Naval Warfare Center, 49275 

Electron Drive, San Diego, CA. Guests 

requiring an escort will be greeted by a 

member of the NRAC staff and escorted 

to the site of the Summer Study. 

Escorted guests will be limited to only 

those areas related to the Summer Study 

activities. Escorted guests will be 

returned to the Visitor Center upon 

completion of the NRAC activities open 

to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

William H. Ellis, Jr., Program Director, 

Naval Research Advisory Committee, 

875 North Randolph Street, Arlington, 

VA 22203–1955, 703–696–5775. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is provided in accordance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2). With 

the exception of activities detailed 

above, all sessions of the meeting will 

be devoted to executive sessions that 

will include discussions and technical 

examination of information related to 

Future Naval Use of Commercially Off 

The Shelf (COTS) Networking 

Infrastructure (FNCOTS) and Immersive 

Simulations for U.S. Marine Corps 

Small Units (ISUSMC). These briefings 

and discussions will contain proprietary 

information and official use only 

information that is specifically 

authorized under criteria established by 

Executive Order to be kept FOUO in the 

interest of national defense and are in 

fact properly classified pursuant to such 

Executive Order and SECNAV 

Instructions M–5510.36 of June 2006. 

The classified, proprietary, FOUO, and 

non-classified matters to be discussed 

are so inextricably intertwined as to 

preclude opening these sessions of the 

meeting. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

App. 2, section 10(d), the Secretary of 

the Navy has determined in writing that 

the public interest requires that these 

sessions of the meeting be closed to the 

public because they will be concerned 

with matters listed in 5 U.S.C. section 

552b(c)(1) and (4). 

Dated: May 28, 2009. 

A.M. Vallandingham, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

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

Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–13104 Filed 6–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Office of Postsecondary Education; 

Overview Information; Fund for the 

Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education (FIPSE)—Special Focus 

Competition: Innovative Strategies in 

Community Colleges for Working 

Adults and Displaced Workers; Notice 

Inviting Applications for New Awards 

for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number: 84.116W. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: June 5, 2009. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: August 4, 2009. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: October 5, 2009. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The Fund for the 

Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education (FIPSE) supports innovative 

grants and cooperative agreements to 

improve postsecondary education. It 

supports reforms, innovations, and 

significant improvements of 

postsecondary education that respond to 

problems of national significance and 

serve as national models. Under the 

FIPSE Program, the Secretary may make 

grants for special projects concerning 

areas of national need. 

Priority: Under this competition, we 

are particularly interested in 

applications that meet the following 

invitational priority. 

Invitational Priority: For FY 2009 this 

priority is an invitational priority. 

Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not 

give an application that meets this 

invitational priority a competitive or 

absolute preference over other 

applications. 

This priority is: 

Under this priority we are particularly 

interested in projects that propose 

innovative strategies to benefit working 

adults and displaced workers who are 

pursuing degrees or credentials in 

community colleges. Projects may 

include, but are not limited to, activities 

that improve: Academic remediation; 

tutoring; academic and personal 

counseling; registration processes; 

students’ course selection and 

scheduling; instructional delivery; 

student support services related to 

childcare, transportation, or educational 

costs, such as textbooks; and career 

counseling. Applicants should focus on 

meeting the unique needs of community 

college students and adult learners and 

preparing them for high-growth 

occupations and to meet employer 

needs. 

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1138–1138d. 

Applicable Regulations: The 

Education Department General 

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 84, 

85, 86, 97, 98, and 99. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79 

apply to all applicants except Federally 

recognized Indian Tribes. 

Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 

apply to institutions of higher education 

(IHEs) only. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award: Discretionary grants 

or cooperative agreements. 

Estimated Available Funds: 

$7,000,000. 

Estimated Range of Awards: 

$300,000–$750,000 for a three-year 

project period. $132,000–$330,000 for 

the first year. 

Estimated Average Size of Awards: 

$572,000 for a three-year project period. 

$250,000 for the first year. 

Estimated Number of Awards: 28. 

Note: The Department is not bound by any 

estimates in this notice. 

Project Period: Up to 36 months. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants: IHEs, other 

public and private nonprofit institutions 

and agencies, and combinations of these 

institutions and agencies. 

2. Cost Sharing or Matching: This 

program does not require cost sharing or 

matching. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to Request Application 

Package: You can obtain an application 

package via the Internet or from the 

Education Publications Center (ED 

Pubs). To obtain a copy via the Internet, 

use the following address: http://egrants.ed.gov. To obtain a copy from ED 

Pubs, write, fax, or call the following: 

Education Publications Center, P.O. Box 

1398, Jessup, MD 20794–1398. 

Telephone, toll free: 1–877–433–7827. 

FAX: (301) 470–1244. If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD), call, toll free: 1–877–576–7734. 

You can contact ED Pubs at its Web 

site, also: http://www.ed.gov/pubs/ 

edpubs.html or at its e-mail address: 

edpubs@inet.ed.gov. 

If you request an application from ED 

Pubs, be sure to identify this program or 

competition as follows: CFDA number 

84.116W. 

Individuals with disabilities can 

obtain a copy of the application package 


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