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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 154 / Friday, August 8, 2008 / Notices Northampton County. The site is owned by ProLogis. The site will provide warehousing and distribution services to area businesses. No specific manufacturing authority is being requested at this time. Such requests would be made to the Board on a caseby-case basis. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Kathleen Boyce of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to investigate the application and report to the Board. Public comment on the application is invited from interested parties. Submissions (original and 3 copies) shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address listed below. The closing period for their receipt is October 7, 2008. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period (to October 22, 2008). A copy of the application and accompanying exhibits will be available for public inspection at at the Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation, 2158 Avenue C, Suite 200, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18017; and Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 2111, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. For further information, contact Kathleen Boyce at Kathleen_Boyce@ita.doc.gov or (202) 482–1346. Dated: August 4, 2008. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary . [FR Doc. E8–18343 Filed 8–7–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. Commerce. The purpose of this meeting is to review applicant consensus scores and select applicants for site visit review. The applications under review by Judges contain trade secrets and proprietary commercial information submitted to the Government in confidence. DATES: The meeting will convene September 11, 2008 at 8 a.m. and adjourn at 5 p.m. on September 11, 2008. The entire meeting will be closed. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Building, Lecture Room A, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Harry Hertz, Director, National Quality Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, telephone number (301) 975–2361. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Assistant Secretary for Administration, with the concurrence of the General Counsel, formally determined on March 4, 2008, that the meeting of the Judges Panel will be closed pursuant to Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, as amended by Section 5(c) of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409. The meeting, which involves examination of Award applicant data from U.S. companies and other organizations and a discussion of this data as compared to the Award criteria in order to recommend site visits for potential Award recipients, may be closed to the public in accordance with Section 552b(c)(4) of Title 5, United States Code, because the meetings are likely to disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person which is privileged or confidential. Dated: July 31, 2008. James M. Turner, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. E8–18340 Filed 8–7–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–13–P pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is hereby given that the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will meet Thursday, September 11, 2008. The Judges Panel is composed of twelve members prominent in the fields of quality, innovation, and performance excellence and appointed by the Secretary of VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:25 Aug 07, 2008 Jkt 214001 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Docket No.: 080626787–8961–02] RIN 0648–ZB96 Availability of Grants Funds for Fiscal Year 2009 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: 46247 Notice. SUMMARY: NOAA publishes this notice to change the full proposal submission deadline for the solicitation ‘‘Bay Watershed Education and Training (B– WET) Hawaii Program,’’ to August 29, 2008 to give the public more time to respond. The solicitation, which was originally announced in the Federal Register on July 11, 2008, gave a proposal due date of August 15, 2008. Proposals must be submitted no later than 5:59 p.m., Hawaii Time, August 29, 2008. DATES: Full proposal application packages should be submitted through Grants.gov APPLY. The standard NOAA funding application package is available at www.grants.gov. If an applicant does not have Internet access, hard copies with original signatures may be sent to: NOAA Pacific Services Center, 737 Bishop Street, Suite 1550, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, ATTN: Stephanie Bennett. Applicants submitting hard copy applications must submit one (1) hard copy of the entire application package, a CD copy of the package, including all forms with original signatures. Any proposal packages received after the August 29, 2009, submission deadline will not be accepted. ADDRESSES: For administrative or technical issues, contact Stephanie Bennett at 808–522– 7481 (phone) or by e-mail at Stephanie.Bennett@noaa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NOAA publishes this notice to change the full proposal submission deadline for the solicitation ‘‘Bay Watershed Education and Training (B–WET) Hawaii Program’’ announced in the Federal Register on July 11, 2008 (73 FR 40052). The deadline for full submissions is changed from August 15, 2008 to August 29, 2008 to give the public more time to respond. All other requirements for this solicitation remain the same. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Limitation of Liability In no event will NOAA or the Department of Commerce be responsible for proposal preparation costs if this program is cancelled because of other agency priorities. Publication of this announcement does not oblige NOAA to award any specific project or to obligate any available funds. Applicants are hereby given notice that funding for the Fiscal Year 2009 program is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations. E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM 08AUN1 46248 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 154 / Friday, August 8, 2008 / Notices pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Universal Identifier Applicants should be aware they are required to provide a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number during the application process. See the October 30, 2002, Federal Register (67, FR 66177) for Additional information. Organizations can receive a DLJNS number at no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free DLTNS Number request line at 1–866–705–5711 or via the Internet at https:// www.dunandbradstreet.com. assessment on any impacts that a project may have on the environment. The Department of Commerce Pre-award Notification Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements contained in the Federal Register notice of October 1, 2001 (66 FR 49917), as amended by the Federal Register notice published on: October 30, 2002 (67 FR 66109); December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389); and February 11, 2008 (73 FR 7696) are applicable to this solicitation. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) NOAA must analyze the potential environmental impacts, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), for applicant projects or proposals which are seeking NOAA federal funding opportunities. Detailed information on NOAA compliance with NEPA can be found at the following NOAA NEPA Web site: https:// www.nepa.noaa.gov/, including our NOAA Administrative Order 216–6 for NEPA, https://www.nepa.noaa.gov/ NAO216_6_TOC.pdf, and the Council on Environmental Quality implementation regulations,https:// ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ceq/ toc_ceq.htm. Consequently, as part of an applicant’s package, and under their description of their program activities, applicants are required to provide detailed information on the activities to be conducted, locations, sites, species and habitat to be affected, possible construction activities, and any environmental concerns that may exist (e.g., the use and disposal of hazardous or toxic chemicals, introduction of nonindigenous species, impacts to endangered and threatened species, aquaculture projects, and impacts to coral reef systems). In addition to providing specific information that will serve as the basis for any required impact analyses, applicants may also be requested to assist NOAA in drafting of an environmental assessment, if NOAA determines an assessment is required. Applicants will also be required to cooperate with NOAA in identifying feasible measures to reduce or avoid any identified adverse environmental impacts of their proposal. The failure to do so shall be grounds for not selecting an application. In some cases if additional information is required after an application is selected, funds can be withheld by the Grants Officer under a special award condition requiring the recipient to submit additional environmental compliance information sufficient to enable NOAA to make an 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 has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the respective control numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, 0348–0040, 0348–0046, and 0605–0001. 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 that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:25 Aug 07, 2008 Jkt 214001 Paperwork Reduction Act Executive Order 12866 This notice has been determined to be not significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) It has been determined that this notice does not contain policies with Federalism implications as that term is defined in Executive Order 13132. Administrative Procedure Act/ Regulatory Flexibility Act Prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required by the Administrative Procedure Act or any other law for rules concerning public property, loans, 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 31, 2008. William Corso, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management. [FR Doc. E8–18000 Filed 8–7–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JE–M PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Department of Defense Wage Committee Department of Defense. Notice of closed meetings. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of section 10 of Public Law 92–463, the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that closed meetings of the Department of Defense Wage Committee will be held on Tuesday, August 12, 2008; Tuesday, August 26, 2008; Tuesday, September 9, 2008; Tuesday, October 7, 2008; Tuesday, October 21, 1008; Tuesday, November 4, 2008; Tuesday, November 18, 2008; Tuesday, December 2, 2008; Tuesday, December 16, 2008; and Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at 10 a.m. in Room A101, 1400 Key Boulevard, Rosslyn, Virginia. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additional information concerning the meetings may be obtained by writing to the Chairman, Department of Defense Wage Committee, 4000 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301–4000. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the provisions of section 10(d) of Public Law 92–463, the Department of Defense has determined that the meetings meet the criteria to close meetings to the public because the matters to be considered are related to internal rules and practices of the Department of Defense and the detailed wage data to be considered were obtained from officials of private establishments with a guarantee that the data will be held in confidence. However, members of the public who may wish to do so are invited to submit material in writing to the chairman concerning matters believed to be deserving of the Committee’s attention. Dated: August 1, 2008. Patricia L. Toppings, OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. E8–18241 Filed 8–7–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction Department of Defense, Defense Threat Reduction Agency. 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 154 (Friday, August 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46247-46248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18000]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No.: 080626787-8961-02]
RIN 0648-ZB96


Availability of Grants Funds for Fiscal Year 2009

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: NOAA publishes this notice to change the full proposal 
submission deadline for the solicitation ``Bay Watershed Education and 
Training (B-WET) Hawaii Program,'' to August 29, 2008 to give the 
public more time to respond. The solicitation, which was originally 
announced in the Federal Register on July 11, 2008, gave a proposal due 
date of August 15, 2008.

DATES: Proposals must be submitted no later than 5:59 p.m., Hawaii 
Time, August 29, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Full proposal application packages should be submitted 
through Grants.gov APPLY. The standard NOAA funding application package 
is available at www.grants.gov.
    If an applicant does not have Internet access, hard copies with 
original signatures may be sent to: NOAA Pacific Services Center, 737 
Bishop Street, Suite 1550, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, ATTN: Stephanie 
Bennett. Applicants submitting hard copy applications must submit one 
(1) hard copy of the entire application package, a CD copy of the 
package, including all forms with original signatures. Any proposal 
packages received after the August 29, 2009, submission deadline will 
not be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For administrative or technical 
issues, contact Stephanie Bennett at 808-522-7481 (phone) or by e-mail 
at Stephanie.Bennett@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA publishes this notice to change the 
full proposal submission deadline for the solicitation ``Bay Watershed 
Education and Training (B-WET) Hawaii Program'' announced in the 
Federal Register on July 11, 2008 (73 FR 40052). The deadline for full 
submissions is changed from August 15, 2008 to August 29, 2008 to give 
the public more time to respond. All other requirements for this 
solicitation remain the same.

Limitation of Liability

    In no event will NOAA or the Department of Commerce be responsible 
for proposal preparation costs if this program is cancelled because of 
other agency priorities. Publication of this announcement does not 
oblige NOAA to award any specific project or to obligate any available 
funds. Applicants are hereby given notice that funding for the Fiscal 
Year 2009 program is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 
2009 appropriations.

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Universal Identifier

    Applicants should be aware they are required to provide a Dun and 
Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number during the 
application process. See the October 30, 2002, Federal Register (67, FR 
66177) for Additional information. Organizations can receive a DLJNS 
number at no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free DLTNS Number 
request line at 1-866-705-5711 or via the Internet at https://
www.dunandbradstreet.com.

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

    NOAA must analyze the potential environmental impacts, as required 
by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), for applicant projects 
or proposals which are seeking NOAA federal funding opportunities. 
Detailed information on NOAA compliance with NEPA can be found at the 
following NOAA NEPA Web site: https://www.nepa.noaa.gov/, including our 
NOAA Administrative Order 216-6 for NEPA, https://www.nepa.noaa.gov/
NAO216_6_TOC.pdf, and the Council on Environmental Quality 
implementation regulations,https://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ceq/toc_
ceq.htm. Consequently, as part of an applicant's package, and under 
their description of their program activities, applicants are required 
to provide detailed information on the activities to be conducted, 
locations, sites, species and habitat to be affected, possible 
construction activities, and any environmental concerns that may exist 
(e.g., the use and disposal of hazardous or toxic chemicals, 
introduction of non-indigenous species, impacts to endangered and 
threatened species, aquaculture projects, and impacts to coral reef 
systems). In addition to providing specific information that will serve 
as the basis for any required impact analyses, applicants may also be 
requested to assist NOAA in drafting of an environmental assessment, if 
NOAA determines an assessment is required. Applicants will also be 
required to cooperate with NOAA in identifying feasible measures to 
reduce or avoid any identified adverse environmental impacts of their 
proposal. The failure to do so shall be grounds for not selecting an 
application. In some cases if additional information is required after 
an application is selected, funds can be withheld by the Grants Officer 
under a special award condition requiring the recipient to submit 
additional environmental compliance information sufficient to enable 
NOAA to make an assessment on any impacts that a project may have on 
the environment. The Department of Commerce Pre-award Notification 
Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements contained in the 
Federal Register notice of October 1, 2001 (66 FR 49917), as amended by 
the Federal Register notice published on: October 30, 2002 (67 FR 
66109); December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389); and February 11, 2008 (73 FR 
7696) are applicable to this solicitation.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This document contains collection-of-information requirements 
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The use of Standard Forms 
424, 424A, 424B, SF-LLL, and CD 346 has been approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) under the respective control numbers 0348-
0043, 0348-0044, 0348-0040, 0348-0046, and 0605-0001. 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 
that 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.

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism)

    It has been determined that this notice does not contain policies 
with Federalism implications as that term is defined in Executive Order 
13132.

Administrative Procedure Act/Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required 
by the Administrative Procedure Act or any other law for rules 
concerning public property, loans, 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 31, 2008.
William Corso,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone 
Management.
[FR Doc. E8-18000 Filed 8-7-08; 8:45 am]
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