[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 140 (Thursday, July 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36528-36531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17456]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment & Training Administration

[SGA/DFA-PY-08-20]


Solicitation for Grant Applications (SGA) Amendment One; State 
Energy Sector Partnership (SESP) and Training Grants

AGENCY: Employment and Training Administration (ETA, Labor).

ACTION: Notice: Amendment to SGA/DFA-PY-08-20.

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SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration published a 
document in the Federal Register on June 24, 2009, announcing the 
availability of funds and solicitation for grant applications (SGA) for 
State Energy Sector Partnership (SESP) and Training Grants to be 
awarded through a competitive process. This notice is the first 
amendment to the SGA and clarifies items related to: (1) Updated 
Attachment 1--Counties Impacted by Automotive-Related Restructuring; 
(2) the number of parts to the technical proposal (Section IV: 
Application and Submission Information, Part 2 Technical Proposal); (3) 
the number of sub criteria to the Strategy and Project Work Plan 
criteria in Section V.A.3); (4) participants eligible to receive 
training (Section III.D.1); and, (5) Section B on Green Industries and 
Occupations (Supplementary Information). The document is hereby 
amended.
    1. Attachment I--Counties Impacted by Automotive Restructuring. 
This notice replaces ``Attachment I'' as referenced on p. 30127-30128, 
which is a list of 281 counties impacted by automotive-related 
restructuring from the Center for Automotive Research. In addition to 
the 281 counties, an additional 31 counties have been included on the 
list due to an inadvertent omission on the original list. This is the 
complete and final list and there will be no further changes to this 
list. Accordingly, the ``old'' Attachment I on p. 30127-30128 is being 
replaced by the ``new'' Attachment I below:

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   Attachment I--Counties Impacted by Automotive-Related Restructuring
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           FIPS                       County name               State
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1013......................  Butler........................           AL
1021......................  Chilton.......................           AL
1083......................  Limestone.....................           AL
1085......................  Lowndes.......................           AL
1089......................  Madison.......................           AL
1095......................  Marshall......................           AL
1101......................  Montgomery....................           AL
1121......................  Talladega.....................           AL
1125......................  Tuscaloosa....................           AL
5023......................  Cleburne......................           AR
5041......................  Desha.........................           AR
5055......................  Greene........................           AR
5083......................  Logan.........................           AR
6001......................  Alameda.......................             CA
6037......................  Los Angeles...................             CA
10003.....................  New Castle....................           DE
13089.....................  DeKalb........................           GA
13121.....................  Fulton........................           GA
13139.....................  Hall..........................           GA
13143.....................  Haralson......................           GA
13167.....................  Johnson.......................           GA
13285.....................  Troup.........................           GA
19029.....................  Cass..........................           IA
19037.....................  Chickasaw.....................           IA
19071.....................  Fremont.......................           IA
19089.....................  Howard........................           IA
19095.....................  Iowa..........................           IA
19115.....................  Louisa........................           IA
19149.....................  Plymouth......................           IA
19157.....................  Poweshiek.....................           IA
19175.....................  Union.........................           IA
19197.....................  Wright........................           IA
17007.....................  Boone.........................           IL
17025.....................  Clay..........................           IL
17031.....................  Cook..........................           IL
17047.....................  Edwards.......................           IL
17067.....................  Hancock.......................           IL
17121.....................  Marion........................           IL
17113.....................  McLean........................           IL
17155.....................  Putnam........................           IL
17187.....................  Warren........................           IL
17189.....................  Washington....................           IL
17191.....................  Wayne.........................           IL
18001.....................  Adams.........................           IN
18003.....................  Allen.........................           IN
18005.....................  Bartholomew...................           IN
18009.....................  Blackford.....................           IN
18015.....................  Carroll.......................           IN
18017.....................  Cass..........................           IN
18025.....................  Crawford......................           IN
18033.....................  De Kalb.......................           IN
18031.....................  Decatur.......................           IN
18035.....................  Delaware......................           IN
18037.....................  Dubois........................           IN
18039.....................  Elkhart.......................           IN
18041.....................  Fayette.......................           IN
18045.....................  Fountain......................           IN
18047.....................  Franklin......................           IN
18051.....................  Gibson........................           IN
18053.....................  Grant.........................           IN
18059.....................  Hancock.......................           IN
18061.....................  Harrison......................           IN
18065.....................  Henry.........................           IN
18067.....................  Howard........................           IN
18071.....................  Jackson.......................           IN
18075.....................  Jay...........................           IN
18077.....................  Jefferson.....................           IN
18081.....................  Johnson.......................           IN
18087.....................  Lagrange......................           IN
18093.....................  Lawrence......................           IN
18097.....................  Marion........................           IN
18103.....................  Miami.........................           IN
18107.....................  Montgomery....................           IN
18113.....................  Noble.........................           IN
18123.....................  Perry.........................           IN
18133.....................  Putnam........................           IN
18135.....................  Randolph......................           IN
18143.....................  Scott.........................           IN
18147.....................  Spencer.......................           IN
18141.....................  St. Joseph....................           IN
18149.....................  Starke........................           IN
18151.....................  Steuben.......................           IN
18153.....................  Sullivan......................           IN
18157.....................  Tippecanoe....................           IN
18159.....................  Tipton........................           IN
18175.....................  Washington....................           IN
18179.....................  Wells.........................           IN
18183.....................  Whitley.......................           IN
20001.....................  Allen.........................           KS
20209.....................  Wyandotte.....................           KS
21003.....................  Allen.........................           KY
21009.....................  Barren........................           KY
21017.....................  Bourbon.......................           KY
21023.....................  Bracken.......................           KY
21031.....................  Butler........................           KY
21033.....................  Caldwell......................           KY
21041.....................  Carroll.......................           KY
21043.....................  Carter........................           KY
21055.....................  Crittenden....................           KY
21057.....................  Cumberland....................           KY
21069.....................  Fleming.......................           KY
21073.....................  Franklin......................           KY
21075.....................  Fulton........................           KY
21077.....................  Gallatin......................           KY
21081.....................  Grant.........................           KY
21093.....................  Hardin........................           KY
21099.....................  Hart..........................           KY
21101.....................  Henderson.....................           KY
21103.....................  Henry.........................           KY
21107.....................  Hopkins.......................           KY
21111.....................  Jefferson.....................           KY
21113.....................  Jessamine.....................           KY
21121.....................  Knox..........................           KY
21123.....................  Larue.........................           KY
21137.....................  Lincoln.......................           KY
21151.....................  Madison.......................           KY
21155.....................  Marion........................           KY
21167.....................  Mercer........................           KY
21169.....................  Metcalfe......................           KY
21173.....................  Montgomery....................           KY
21179.....................  Nelson........................           KY
21183.....................  Ohio..........................           KY
21191.....................  Pendleton.....................           KY
21199.....................  Pulaski.......................           KY
21207.....................  Russell.......................           KY
21209.....................  Scott.........................           KY
21211.....................  Shelby........................           KY
21213.....................  Simpson.......................           KY
21221.....................  Trigg.........................           KY
21227.....................  Warren........................           KY
21229.....................  Washington....................           KY
22017.....................  Caddo.........................           LA
24510.....................  Baltimore (city)..............           MD
24043.....................  Washington....................           MD
26009.....................  Antrim........................           MI
26017.....................  Bay...........................           MI
26025.....................  Calhoun.......................           MI
26045.....................  Eaton.........................           MI
26049.....................  Genesee.......................           MI
26059.....................  Hillsdale.....................           MI
26063.....................  Huron.........................           MI
26065.....................  Ingham........................           MI
26067.....................  Ionia.........................           MI
26069.....................  Iosco.........................           MI
26075.....................  Jackson.......................           MI
26079.....................  Kalkaska......................           MI
26081.....................  Kent..........................           MI
26087.....................  Lapeer........................           MI
26091.....................  Lenawee.......................           MI
26093.....................  Livingston....................           MI
26099.....................  Macomb........................           MI
26107.....................  Mecosta.......................           MI
26111.....................  Midland.......................           MI
26113.....................  Missaukee.....................           MI
26115.....................  Monroe........................           MI
26125.....................  Oakland.......................           MI
26127.....................  Oceana........................           MI
26133.....................  Osceola.......................           MI
26135.....................  Oscoda........................           MI
26139.....................  Ottawa........................           MI
26143.....................  Roscommon.....................           MI
26145.....................  Saginaw.......................           MI
26147.....................  St. Clair.....................           MI
26149.....................  St. Joseph....................           MI
26157.....................  Tuscola.......................           MI
26159.....................  Van Buren.....................           MI
26161.....................  Washtenaw.....................           MI
26163.....................  Wayne.........................           MI
26165.....................  Wexford.......................           MI
27029.....................  Clearwater....................           MN
27123.....................  Ramsey........................           MN
29047.....................  Clay..........................           MO
29061.....................  Daviess.......................           MO
29079.....................  Grundy........................           MO
29105.....................  Laclede.......................           MO
29113.....................  Lincoln.......................           MO
29147.....................  Nodaway.......................           MO
29175.....................  Randolph......................           MO
29183.....................  St. Charles...................           MO
29189.....................  St. Louis.....................           MO
29229.....................  Wright........................           MO
28009.....................  Benton........................           MS
28011.....................  Bolivar.......................           MS
28051.....................  Holmes........................           MS
28089.....................  Madison.......................           MS
28119.....................  Quitman.......................           MS
28129.....................  Smith.........................           MS
28145.....................  Union.........................           MS
28161.....................  Yalobusha.....................           MS
37063.....................  Durham........................            NC
37071.....................  Gaston........................            NC
37089.....................  Henderson.....................            NC
37145.....................  Person........................            NC
37165.....................  Scotland......................            NC
38051.....................  McIntosh......................           ND
31019.....................  Buffalo.......................           NE
31047.....................  Dawson........................           NE
31051.....................  Dixon.........................           NE
31141.....................  Platte........................           NE
31159.....................  Seward........................           NE
34023.....................  Middlesex.....................           NJ
34039.....................  Union.........................           NJ
36029.....................  Erie..........................           NY
36063.....................  Niagara.......................           NY
36067.....................  Onondaga......................           NY
36089.....................  St. Lawrence..................           NY
39001.....................  Adams.........................           OH
39003.....................  Allen.........................           OH
39011.....................  Auglaize......................           OH
39019.....................  Carroll.......................           OH

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39021.....................  Champaign.....................           OH
39025.....................  Clermont......................           OH
39027.....................  Clinton.......................           OH
39033.....................  Crawford......................           OH
39035.....................  Cuyahoga......................           OH
39039.....................  Defiance......................           OH
39043.....................  Erie..........................           OH
39051.....................  Fulton........................           OH
39061.....................  Hamilton......................           OH
39063.....................  Hancock.......................           OH
39065.....................  Hardin........................           OH
39069.....................  Henry.........................           OH
39071.....................  Highland......................           OH
39077.....................  Huron.........................           OH
39079.....................  Jackson.......................           OH
39083.....................  Knox..........................           OH
39091.....................  Logan.........................           OH
39093.....................  Lorain........................           OH
39095.....................  Lucas.........................           OH
39097.....................  Madison.......................           OH
39113.....................  Montgomery....................           OH
39117.....................  Morrow........................           OH
39121.....................  Noble.........................           OH
39125.....................  Paulding......................           OH
39131.....................  Pike..........................           OH
39135.....................  Preble........................           OH
39137.....................  Putnam........................           OH
39139.....................  Richland......................           OH
39141.....................  Ross..........................           OH
39143.....................  Sandusky......................           OH
39147.....................  Seneca........................           OH
39149.....................  Shelby........................           OH
39153.....................  Summit........................           OH
39155.....................  Trumbull......................           OH
39159.....................  Union.........................           OH
39161.....................  Van Wert......................           OH
39169.....................  Wayne.........................           OH
39171.....................  Williams......................           OH
39173.....................  Wood..........................           OH
39175.....................  Wyandot.......................           OH
40095.....................  Marshall......................           OK
40109.....................  Oklahoma......................           OK
42003.....................  Allegheny.....................           PA
42117.....................  Tioga.........................           PA
45007.....................  Anderson......................            SC
45019.....................  Charleston....................            SC
45021.....................  Cherokee......................            SC
45035.....................  Dorchester....................            SC
45067.....................  Marion........................            SC
45083.....................  Spartanburg...................            SC
47001.....................  Anderson......................           TN
47003.....................  Bedford.......................           TN
47007.....................  Bledsoe.......................           TN
47009.....................  Blount........................           TN
47015.....................  Cannon........................           TN
47031.....................  Coffee........................           TN
47041.....................  DeKalb........................           TN
47045.....................  Dyer..........................           TN
47051.....................  Franklin......................           TN
47053.....................  Gibson........................           TN
47055.....................  Giles.........................           TN
47061.....................  Grundy........................           TN
47063.....................  Hamblen.......................           TN
47065.....................  Hamilton......................           TN
47069.....................  Hardeman......................           TN
47073.....................  Hawkins.......................           TN
47077.....................  Henderson.....................           TN
47079.....................  Henry.........................           TN
47087.....................  Jackson.......................           TN
47097.....................  Lauderdale....................           TN
47099.....................  Lawrence......................           TN
47105.....................  Loudon........................           TN
47113.....................  Madison.......................           TN
47117.....................  Marshall......................           TN
47119.....................  Maury.........................           TN
47107.....................  McMinn........................           TN
47109.....................  McNairy.......................           TN
47121.....................  Meigs.........................           TN
47123.....................  Monroe........................           TN
47131.....................  Obion.........................           TN
47133.....................  Overton.......................           TN
47135.....................  Perry.........................           TN
47141.....................  Putnam........................           TN
47143.....................  Rhea..........................           TN
47147.....................  Robertson.....................           TN
47149.....................  Rutherford....................           TN
47151.....................  Scott.........................           TN
47159.....................  Smith.........................           TN
47177.....................  Warren........................           TN
47185.....................  White.........................           TN
48029.....................  Bexar.........................           TX
48439.....................  Tarrant.......................           TX
49003.....................  Box Elder.....................           UT
51023.....................  Botetourt.....................           VA
51710.....................  Norfolk (city)................           VA
51155.....................  Pulaski.......................           VA
51173.....................  Smyth.........................           VA
51177.....................  Spotsylvania..................           VA
55059.....................  Kenosha.......................           WI
55075.....................  Marinette.....................           WI
55105.....................  Rock..........................           WI
54079.....................  Putnam........................           WV
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    2. Section IV: Application and Submission Information, Part 2. 
Technical Proposal (page 30119) is revised to confirm the number of 
parts that are referenced in the technical proposal as follows:
    a. Old Text--``Under the leadership of the State Workforce 
Investment Board, the SESP will develop a comprehensive Sector Plan 
that will serve as the technical proposal in response to this 
Solicitation. The Sector Plan will present the State's overall strategy 
for preparing workers in the energy efficiency and renewable energy 
industries and consists of four parts: (1) Statement of Need; (2) State 
Energy Sector Partnership; (3) Strategy and Work Plan; and (4) 
Implementation Timeline and Projected Outcomes. Applicants will be 
evaluated on the completeness and quality of their submissions. A full 
description of the criteria that will be used to evaluate each 
submission and points are awarded are outlined in section V.A.''
    b. New Text--``Under the leadership of the State Workforce 
Investment Board, the SESP will develop a comprehensive Sector Plan 
that will serve as the technical proposal in response to this 
Solicitation. The Sector Plan will present the State's overall strategy 
for preparing workers in the energy efficiency and renewable energy 
industries and consists of five parts: (1) Statement of Need; (2) State 
Energy Sector Partnership; (3) Strategy and Work Plan; (4) 
Implementation Timeline and Projected Outcomes; and (5) Suitability for 
Evaluation. Applicants will be evaluated on the completeness and 
quality of their submissions. A full description of the criteria that 
will be used to evaluate each submission and points are awarded are 
outlined in section V.A.''
    3. Section V.A.3, Application and Review Information, Evaluation 
Criteria (page 30122) is revised to clarify the number of sub-criteria 
in the Strategy and Project Work Plan as follows:
    a. Old Text--``iii. Strong evidence that the applicant has the 
fiscal, administrative, and performance management capacity to 
effectively administer this grant. The applicant must fully describe 
its capacity to lead and manage the SESP, and oversee the local and 
regional project teams in order to successfully implement the State 
Energy Sector Plan.''
    b. New Text--``iv. Strong evidence that the applicant has the 
fiscal, administrative, and performance management capacity to 
effectively administer this grant. The applicant must fully describe 
its capacity to lead and manage the SESP, and oversee the local and 
regional project teams in order to successfully implement the Sector 
Plan.''
    4. Section III.D.1, Participants Eligible to Receive Training (page 
30118) is revised to clarify that individuals with disabilities are 
among the populations that may be served. Accordingly, Section III.D.1 
on p. 30118 is revised by replacing the language designated below as 
``old text'' with the language designated as ``new text'':
    a. Old Text--``Other individuals, such as untapped labor pools and 
entry-level and incumbent workers that do not fit into the categories 
above, may also be served through these projects.''
    b. Next Text--``Other individuals, such as untapped labor pools 
including individuals with disabilities and entry-level and incumbent 
workers that do not fit into the categories above, may also be served 
through these projects subject to the priority considerations given to 
the populations above and consistent with the populations to be served 
through the grantee's statements of work for their existing grant(s).''
    5. Supplementary Information Section B ``Green Industries and 
Occupations'' on p. 30115 is revised to provide further information on 
the industries in which

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applicants may focus and includes the following statement:
    a. New Text: We will also evaluate applications for projects that 
include emerging green occupations from industries that have not been 
discussed in this section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeannette Flowers, Grants Management 
Specialist, Division of Federal Assistance, at (202) 693-3322 (this is 
not a toll-free number).

    Signed at Washington, DC this 17th day of July, 2009.
Eric D. Luetkenhaus,
Grant Officer.
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