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closing date and time specified in the 

DATES section of this notice, and in the 

manner provided in section IV. of the 

applicable FFO announcement. Any 

application received or transmitted, as 

the case may be, after 5 p.m. Eastern 

Time on September 8, 2009 will not be 

considered for funding. Applications 

that do not include all items required or 

that exceed the page limitations set forth 

in section IV.B. of the FFO 

announcement will be considered nonresponsive and will not be considered 

by the review panel. Applications that 

meet all the requirements will be 

evaluated by a review panel comprised 

of at least three full-time federal 

employees, of whom at least one shall 

be an EDA employee. The review 

panel’s rating and ranking of the 

applications will be presented to the 

Assistant Secretary, who is the Selecting 

Official. By September 30, 2009, EDA 

expects to notify the applicant selected 

for investment assistance under this 

notice. 

Evaluation Criteria: The review panel 

will evaluate the applications and rate 

and rank them using the following 

criteria of approximate equal weight: 

(1) Conformance with EDA’s statutory 

and regulatory requirements, including 

the extent to which the proposed project 

satisfies the award requirements set out 

below and as provided in 13 CFR 306.2: 

• Strengthens the capacity of local, 

State, or national organizations and 

institutions to undertake and promote 

effective economic development 

programs targeted to regions of distress; 

• Benefits distressed regions; and 

• Demonstrates innovative 

approaches to stimulate economic 

development in distressed regions. 

(2) The degree to which an EDA 

investment will have strong 

organizational leadership, relevant 

project management experience, and a 

significant commitment of human 

resources talent to ensure the project’s 

successful execution (see 13 CFR 

301.8(b)). 

(3) The ability of the applicant to 

implement the proposed project 

successfully (see 13 CFR 301.8). 

(4) The clarity, precision, and 

applicability of the research methods 

proposed. 

(5) The clarity, precision, and 

applicability of the analytical methods 

proposed. 

(6) The clarity, precision, and 

applicability of the survey and sampling 

methods proposed. 

(7) The feasibility of the budget 

presented. 

(8) The cost to the Federal 

Government, using the best value to the 

government 

For purposes of this request for 

applications, EDA will consider only 

applications submitted by applicants 

with the current capacity to undertake 

research that advances economic 

development practice and theory, and 

that have the potential for impact on a 

regional or national scale. See section 3 

of PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3122) and 13 CFR 

300.3 and 306.2. The addition of 

research and project data to an existing 

Web site or the design of a companion 

Web site to disseminate the results of 

each research study and provide links to 

data encapsulated in reports free of 

charge is preferred. 

Selection Factors: The Assistant 

Secretary, as the Selecting Official, 

expects to fund the highest ranking 

applications, as recommended by the 

review panel, submitted under this 

request for applications. However, if 

EDA does not receive satisfactory 

applications, the Assistant Secretary 

may not make any selection. Depending 

on the quality of the applications 

received, the Assistant Secretary may 

select more than one application for one 

research project and make no selection 

for another research project. Also, he 

may select an application out of rank 

order for the following reasons: (1) A 

determination that the selected 

application better meets the overall 

objectives of sections 2 and 207 of 

PWEDA (42 U.S.C. 3121 and 3147); (2) 

the applicant’s performance under 

previous awards; or (3) the availability 

of funding. 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

Administrative and national policy 

requirements for all Department of 

Commerce awards are contained in the 

Department of Commerce Pre-Award 

Notification Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements, published 

in the Federal Register on February 11, 

2008 (73 FR 7696). This notice may be 

accessed through the Federal Register 

Internet Web site at http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/retrieve.html, 

making sure the radial button for the 

correct Federal Register volume is 

selected (here, 2008 Federal Register, 

Vol. 73), entering the Federal Register 

page number provided in the previous 

sentence (7696), and clicking the 

‘‘Submit’’ button. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This request for applications contains 

collections of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA). The Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved the use of Form ED–900 

(Application for Investment Assistance) 

under control number 0610–0094. 

Forms SF–424 (Application for Federal 

Assistance); SF–424A (Budget 

Information—Non-Construction 

Programs, and SF–424B (Assurances— 

Non-Construction Programs) are 

approved under OMB control numbers 

4040–0004, 4040–0006, and 4040–0007, 

respectively. Notwithstanding any other 

provision 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 requirements of the PRA unless 

the collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory Planning and 

Review.’’ 

Executive Order 13132 

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain ‘‘policies that have 

Federalism implications,’’ as that phrase 

is defined in Executive Order 13132, 

‘‘Federalism.’’ 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Prior notice and an opportunity for 

public comments are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other law for rules concerning grants, 

benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. 

553(a)(2)). Because notice and 

opportunity for comment are not 

required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 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 has not 

been prepared. 

Dated: July 22, 2009. 

Dennis Alvord, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of 

Commerce for Economic Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Announcement of IS–GPS–200, IS– 

GPS–705, IS–GPS–800; Interface 

Control Working Group (ICWG) 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

DoD. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public 

that the Global Positioning Systems 


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Wing will be hosting an Interface 

Control Working Group (ICWG) meeting 

for document/s IS–GPS–200 (NAVSTAR 

GPS Space Segment/Navigation User 

Interfaces), IS–GPS–705 (NAVSTAR 

GPS Space Segment/User Segment L5 

Interfaces), and IS–GPS–800 (NAVSTAR 

GPS Space Segment/User Segment L1C 

Interfaces). The meeting will address 

PIRN/IRN changes and contractor 

redlines to the documents. 

The ICWG is open to the general 

public. For those who would like to 

attend and participate in this ICWG 

meeting, you are requested to register to 

attend the meeting no later than 9 

September 09. Please send the 

registration to 

vimal.gopal.ctr@losangeles.af.mil and 

provide your name, organization, 

telephone number, address, and country 

of citizenship. More information, 

including Comments Resolution 

Matrixes (CRMs) and track changed 

documents, will be posted at: http:// 

www.losangeles.af.mil/library/ 

factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=9364 

Please send all CRM comments to 

Vimal Gopal by 9 September 09. 

DATES: Date/Time: 

29 September 2009: IS–GPS–200. 8 

a.m.–4 p.m. 

30 September 2009: IS–GPS–800. 8 

a.m.–4 p.m. 

1 October 2009: IS–GPS–705. 8 a.m.–4 

p.m. 

Location: Doubletree Hotel Los 

Angeles International Airport, 1985 East 

Grand Ave, El Segundo, CA 90245, (310) 

322–0999. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vimal Gopal 

vimal.gopal.ctr@losangeles.af.mil 

1–310–416–8476 or Captain Neal Roach 

neal.roach@losangeles.af.mil 

1–310–653–3771. 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

DAF, Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–17808 Filed 7–24–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Notice is Given of the Names of 

Members of a Performance Review 

Board for the Department of the Air 

Force 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is given of the names 

of members of a Performance Review 

Board for the Department of the Air 

Force. 

DATES: Effective Date: November 16, 

2009 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4314(c)(1) through (5) of Title 5, U.S.C., 

requires each agency to establish, in 

accordance with regulations, one or 

more Senior Executive Service 

performance review boards. The 

board(s) shall review and evaluate the 

initial appraisal of senior executives’ 

performance by supervisors and make 

recommendations to the appointing 

authority or rating official relative to the 

performance of these executives. 

The members of the 2009 Performance 

Review Board for the U.S. Air Force are: 

1. Board President—Gen Roger A. 

Brady, USAFE/Air Component, 

Commander/Director Joint Air 

Competency Center. 

2. Lt Gen Loren M. Reno, Commander, 

Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, 

Installations and Mission Support, 

Headquarters, United States Air Force. 

3. Mr. Tim A. Beyland, Assistant 

Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and 

Personnel. 

4. Dr. Steven F. Butler, Air Force 

Material Command, Executive Director. 

5. Mr. Theodore Williams, Auditor 

General of the United States Air Force. 

6. Ms. Tawanda R. Rooney, Director, 

Intelligence Systems Support Office. 

7. Mr. Timothy K. Bridges, Director, 

Communications, Installations and 

Mission Support. 

8. Ms. Mary Chris Puckett, Director 

Installations and Logistics. 

9. Mr. Joseph McDade, Army. 

10. Mr. Charlie E. Williams, Jr., 

Director, Defense Contract Management 

Agency. 

11. Mr. Ray Longerbeam (Naval 

Program Support Activity). 

Additionally, all career status Air 

Force Tier 3 SES members not included 

in the above list are eligible to serve on 

the 2009 Performance Review Board and 

are hereby nominated for inclusion on 

an ad hoc basis in the event of 

absence(s). In addition, Mr. Bobby W. 

Smart, Director, Policy Planning and 

Resources, United States Air Force and 

Ms. Audrey Y. Davis, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary, Financial Operations, United 

States Air Force are nominated for 

inclusion on an ad hoc basis for the Tier 

2 Performance Review Board in the 

event of absence(s). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please direct any written comments or 

requests for information to Ms. Pereuna 

Johnson, Chief, Sustainment Division, 

Senior Executive Management, AF/ 

DPSS, 1040 Air Force Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20330–1040 (PH: 703– 

695–7677; or via e-mail at 

pereuna.johnson@pentagon.af.mil). 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed information 

collection requests. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: An emergency review has been 

requested in accordance with the Act 

(44 U.S.C. Chapter 3507 (j)), since 

public harm is reasonably likely to 

result if normal clearance procedures 

are followed. Approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) has 

been requested by August 7, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

regarding the emergency review should 

be addressed to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Education Desk Officer, 

Office of Management and Budget; 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10222, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503 or e-mailed to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–5806. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Director of OMB provide 

interested Federal agencies and the 

public an early opportunity to comment 

on information collection requests. The 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) may amend or waive the 

requirement for public consultation to 

the extent that public participation in 

the approval process would defeat the 

purpose of the information collection, 

violate State or Federal law, or 

substantially interfere with any agency’s 

ability to perform its statutory 

obligations. The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, 

publishes this notice containing 

proposed information collection 

requests at the beginning of the 

Departmental review of the information 

collection. Each proposed information 


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