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panel qualified to evaluate the 

applications submitted. The review 

panel will consist of at least 3 persons, 

all of whom will be full-time federal 

employees and at least one of whom 

will be an MBDA employee, who will 

review the applications for a specified 

project based on the above evaluation 

criterion. Each reviewer shall evaluate 

and provide a score for each proposal. 

Each project review panel (through the 

panel Chairperson) shall provide the 

MBDA National Director 

(Recommending Official) with a ranking 

of the applications based on the average 

of the reviewers’ scores and shall also 

provide a recommendation regarding 

funding of the highest scoring 

application. 

3. Oral Presentation—Upon MBDA 

Request 

MBDA may invite the two (2) topranked applicants to develop and 

provide an oral presentation. If an oral 

presentation is requested, the affected 

applicants will receive a formal 

communication (via standard mail, email or fax) from MBDA indicating the 

time and date for the presentation. Inperson presentations are not mandatory 

but are encouraged; telephonic 

presentations are acceptable. Applicants 

will be asked to submit a PowerPoint 

presentation (or equivalent) to MBDA 

that addresses the oral presentation 

criteria set forth above. The presentation 

must be submitted at least 24 hours 

before the scheduled date and time of 

the presentation. The presentation will 

be made to the MBDA National Director 

(or his/her designee) and up to three 

senior MBDA staff who did not serve on 

the original review panel. The oral 

panel members may ask follow-up 

questions after the presentation. MBDA 

will provide the teleconference dial-in 

number and pass code. Each applicant 

will present to MBDA staff only; 

competitors are not permitted to listen 

(and/or watch) other presentations. 

All costs pertaining to this 

presentation shall be borne by the 

applicant. MBEC award funds may not 

be used as a reimbursement for this 

presentation. MBDA will not accept any 

requests or petitions for reimbursement. 

The oral panel members shall score 

each presentation in accordance with 

the oral presentation criterion provided 

above. An average score shall be 

compiled and added to the score of the 

original panel review. 

4. Final Recommendation 

The MBDA National Director makes 

the final recommendation to the Grants 

Officer regarding the funding of one 

application under this competitive 

solicitation. MBDA expects to 

recommend for funding the highest 

ranking application, as evaluated and 

recommended by the review panel and 

taking into account oral presentations 

(as applicable). However, the MBDA 

National Director may not make any 

selection, or he/she may select an 

application out of rank order for the 

following reasons: 

(a) A determination that an 

application better addresses one or more 

of the funding priorities for this 

competition. The National Director (or 

his/her designee) reserves the right to 

conduct one or more site visits (subject 

to the availability of funding), in order 

to make a better assessment of an 

applicant’s capability to achieve the 

funding priorities; or 

(b) The availability of MBDA funding. 

Prior to making a final 

recommendation to the Grants Officer, 

MBDA may request that the apparent 

winner of the competition provide 

written clarifications (as necessary) 

regarding its application. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. Section 1512 and 

Executive Order 11625. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA): 11.800, Minority 

Business Enterprise Centers. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications under this program are not 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’ 

Limitation of Liability: Funding for 

the program listed in this notice is 

contingent upon the availability of FY 

2009 appropriations. MBDA issues this 

notice subject to the appropriations 

made available under the current 

continuing resolution, H.R. 2638, 

‘‘Consolidated Security, Disaster 

Assistance, and Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2009,’’ Public Law 

110–329. In no event will MBDA or the 

Department of Commerce be responsible 

for proposal preparation costs if the 

MBEC Program fails to receive funding 

or is cancelled because of Department of 

Commerce or MBDA priorities. All 

funding periods under the award are 

subject to the availability of funds to 

support the continuation of the project. 

Publication of this notice does not 

obligate MBDA or the Department of 

Commerce to award any specific project 

or to obligate any available funds. 

Universal Identifier: Applicants 

should be aware that they will be 

required to provide a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

system (DUNS) number during the 

application process. See the June 27, 

2003 Federal Register notice (68 FR 

38402) for additional information. 

Organizations can receive a DUNS 

number at no cost by calling the 

dedicated toll-free DUNS Number 

request line at 1–866–705–5711 or by 

accessing the Grants.gov Web site at 

http://www.Grants.gov. 

Department of Commerce Pre-Award 

Notification Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements: The 

Department of Commerce Pre-Award 

Notification Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements contained 

in the Federal Register notice of 

February 11, 2008 (73 FR 7696) are 

applicable to this solicitation. 

Paperwork Reduction Act: This 

document contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 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. 

Notwithstanding any other provisions of 

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 

Paperwork Reduction Act unless that 

collection displays a currently valid 

OMB Control Number. 

Executive Order 12866: This notice 

has been determined to be not 

significant for purposes of E.O. 12866. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Prior notice 

and an opportunity for public comment 

are not required by the Administrative 

Procedure Act for rules concerning 

public property, loans, grants, benefits, 

or contracts (5 U.S.C. 533(a)(2)). Because 

notice and opportunity for comment are 

not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 533 or 

any other law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C 601 et seq.) are 

inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis is not required and 

has not been prepared. 

Dated: January 16, 2009. 

Edith J. McCloud, 

Associate Director for Management, Minority 

Business Development Agency. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–21–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XL79 

Marine Mammals; File No. 87–1591 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permit. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

Daniel P. Costa, Ph.D., Department of 

Biology and Institute of Marine 

Sciences, University of California, Santa 

Cruz, CA 95064 has been issued an 

amendment to Permit No. 87–1851–00. 

ADDRESSES: The permit and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the following office(s): 

Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone 

(301)713–2289; fax (301)427–2521; and 

Southwest Region, NMFS, 501 West 

Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, 

CA 90802–4213; phone (562)980–4001; 

fax (562)980–4018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Sloan or Tammy Adams, 

(301)713–2289. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 18, 2008, notice was 

published in the Federal Register (73 

FR 68416) that a request for an 

amendment to scientific research Permit 

No. 87–1851–00 had been submitted by 

the above-named individual. The 

requested amendment has been issued 

under the authority of the Marine 

Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as 

amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), and 

the regulations governing the taking and 

importing of marine mammals (50 CFR 

part 216). 

The amended permit (No. 87–1851– 

01) expands the study area for tagging 

studies and physiological research on 

Antarctic seals to include the Weddell 

Sea. The permit amendment expires on 

January 31, 2012. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activity proposed is categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

Dated: January 14, 2009. 

P. Michael Payne, 

Chief, Permits, Conservation and Education 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XM91 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council), its 

Protected Resources Committee, its 

Annual Catch Limit/Accountability 

Measures (ACL/AM) Committee, its Law 

Enforcement Committee, its Research 

Set-Aside (RSA) Committee, its 

Ecosystems/Ocean Planning Committee, 

its Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Committee, 

its Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish 

Committee, and its Executive 

Committee will hold public meetings. 

DATES: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 

through Friday, February 13, 2009. On 

Wednesday, February 11 the Protected 

Resources Committee with its Advisors 

will meet from 8:30 a.m. until 10:30 

a.m. The ACL/AM Committee will meet 

from 10:30 a.m. until noon. The Law 

Enforcement Committee will meet from 

1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. The RSA 

Committee will meet from 2:30 p.m. 

until 4:00 p.m. The Ecosystems/Ocean 

Planning Committee will meet from 4:00 

p.m. until 5:30 p.m. There will be a 

scoping session for Amendment 14 to 

the Surfclam/Ocean Quahog FMP on 

Wednesday evening from 7:00 p.m. 

until 9:00 p.m. 

On Thursday, February 12 the 

Surfclam/Ocean Quahog Committee will 

meet from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. The 

Squid, Mackerel, Butterfish Committee 

will meet from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 

a.m. The Council will convene at 10:00 

a.m. and from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 

a.m. will conduct its regular business 

session and receive organizational 

reports. From 11:00 a.m. until noon, the 

Council will receive a report regarding 

annual discards for 2008 and 

standardized bycatch reporting 

methodology prioritization for 2009. 

From 1:00 p.m. until 1:15 p.m. there 

will be an award presentation and 

recognition. From 1:15 p.m. until 2:00 

p.m. the Council will receive a report on 

the Northeast Data Poor Stocks 

Workshop. From 2:00 p.m. until 5:30 

p.m. there will be a public workshop on 

reducing butterfish bycatch in the 

Loligo fishery. On Friday, February 13 

the Executive Committee will meet from 

9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. From 10:00 

a.m. until noon the Council will receive 

a report on Status of Fishery 

Management Plans, the Executive 

Director’s Report, Committee Reports, 

Liaison Report and discuss any 

continuing and new business. 

ADDRESSES: Seaview Marriott Resort and 

Spa, 401 South New York Road, 

Galloway, NJ 08205; telephone: 609– 

652–1800. 

Council Address: Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council, 300 S. 

New St., Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904; 

telephone: 302–674–2331. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: 302–674–2331 ext. 

19. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda 

items by day for the Council’s 

Committees and the Council itself are: 

Wednesday, February 11 - the Protected 

Resources Committee with Advisors 

will discuss an industry request to 

modify the Bottle Nose Dolphin Take 

Reduction Team (TRT) Plan by adding 

one month to the current ‘‘tending 

requirement’’ period for medium gillnet 

fisheries and review and discuss 

Atlantic Trawl TRT strategy for pilot 

whales and common dolphin. The ACL/ 

AM Committee will review and discuss 

the NMFS’ Final Rule on ACL/AM, 

review and discuss table of current 

Council control rules, and address the 

action plan and associated timeline for 

implementation. The Law Enforcement 

Committee will discuss regulatory 

implications of transfer-at-sea 

authorizations, discuss regulatory 

implication of monitoring other than a 

daily trip limit in party/charter boat 

fisheries, and address implication of 

Maine’s study/report on fixed gear 

vertical line locations and densities. The 

RSA Committee will convene a public 

fact finding and receive comments on 

the Council’s RSA program. The 

Ecosystems/Ocean Planning Committee 

will receive a report on the Northeast 

Fisheries Science Center’s (NEFSC) 

recent efforts regarding development of 

an ecosystem based approach to fishery 

management and develop the 

Committee’s work plan for 2009. An 

evening scoping session for Amendment 

14 to the Surfclam/Ocean Quahog FMP 

will be held to solicit the public’s ideas 

about needed changes to the FMP. 

Thursday, February 12 - the Surfclam/ 

Ocean Quahog Committee will review 

and discuss scoping comments to 

decide and adopt management measures 

to be included in Amendment 14. The 

Squid, Mackerel, and Butterfish 

Committee will review and discuss the 

outcome of the January Committee