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John R. Read, Chief,
Litigation III Section, Antitrust Division,
U.S. Department of Justice,
450 Fifth Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.
Via: John.Read@USDOJ.gov; cc:
David.Kullly@USDOJ.gov
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RE: Proposed Final Judgment U.S. v
NAR Civil Action No. 05 C 5140
Dear Mr. Read:
I respectfully request that in addition
to the protection provided to VOW’s in
the proposed judgment that the
Judgment be expanded such that any
information a broker is allowed to
publish in the mass media also be
publishable to the Internet without
qualification. It appears the proposed
judgment will protect the large VOW’s
new and creative practices in an effort
to provide the consumer with more
choices and potentially better and/or
cheaper services. Unfortunately, the
proposed judgment doesn’t appear to
protect the creative practices of sole
proprietors and small independent
brokerages that also utilize the Internet.
In many markets, these small
brokerages provide service to consumers
for 50+% of the transaction sides. These
small brokerages often develop unique
market services that utilize the Internet
and benefit the consumer with an even
wider choice of different, better and/or
cheaper services. Technological and
data feed costs required to establish and
then operate a password protected VOW
can be shared by each transaction. For
large VOW brokerages addressed in this
proposed judgment, these costs become
insignificant. But for a sole proprietor
and small brokerages, these same costs
on a per transaction basis are significant
and become prohibitively expensive.
Consequently, most small brokerages do
not and cannot operate a cost effective
password protected VOW.
MLSlistings Inc., allows their
subscribers to freely publish the median
Sold Price in newspapers, but prohibits
publication of that same information on
the Internet. MLSlistings Inc.’s
restriction has no MLS business reason
and artificially restricts MLSlistings
Inc’s subscribers and consumers from
fully benefiting from the use of the
Internet. MLSlistings Inc.’s Internet
restriction only applies to non-VOW
sites that don’t have a bulk download
agreement.
I investigated the costs of providing a
password protected VOW site and found
them not economical. Subsequently, I
decided to make some of my basic
market information available via my
public (non-password protected) web
page. This allowed anyone to freely
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benefit from this market information
and insight. I chose to reserve more
frequent updates and additional
information for people that find my
public information useful and are
willing to develop an agency
relationship. This had worked well for
me and the consumers without the need
of a VOW.
This changed in early May 2008 when
MLSlistings Inc, using MLS Rules that
become effective on April 30, 2008
started citing me with violating the new
MLS Rules. The new MLS Rules allow
me to continue to provide the same
market information (such as the County
median sold price) to anyone that walks
into my office. I can also email or fax
this information to whoever I chose. I
can even publish this market
information in the mass media
including the San Jose Mercury News.
This market information is also
available to any web savvy consumer
via the MLS’s own non-restricted public
web site. Clearly, anyone without
qualification has access to this market
information. However, MLSlistings Inc
claims the new MLS Rules specifically
prohibit a subscriber from publishing
this same market information on the
Internet if the web page is accessible to
public without any qualification and
without a costly download agreement.
NAR approved MLSlistings Inc.’s new
MLS Rules that includes this restraint of
trade provision that clearly favors large
brokerages.
The amount of data needed using the
2000 methodology is equivalent to only
eight current agent full listings. For an
MLS, which restricts subscribers to 500
matching listings and currently has
19,500 active listings, to consider the
data equivalent to 8 listings to require
a bulk download agreement is
ridiculous. Having learned a different
methodology in 2000, the amount of
data needed now is significantly less.
Adding to the absurdity of this arbitrary
rule, the data used to determine the
market information isn’t even in the
bulk download data set.
I’m requesting the current proposed
judgment be expanded such that any
information a broker is allowed to
publish in the mass media can also be
published to the Internet without
qualification. This would be similar to
IDX/BLE that allows any brokerage to
display certain basic listing information
to the public without qualification.
Basically, MLS rules shouldn’t favor any
particular type or size brokerage.
Should you have any questions, I can
be reached at icare_dou@yahoo.com.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement—Production of Seven
Satellite/Internet Broadcasts
National Institute of
Corrections, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice
(DOJ), National Institute of Corrections
(NIC) announces the availability of
funds in FY 2009 for a cooperative
agreement to fund the production of
seven satellite/Internet broadcasts. Five
of the proposed satellite programs are
nationwide satellite/Internet broadcasts
(three and four hours each). One of the
programs is eight-hours in length and is
for site coordinators as a precursor to a
32-hour program. Another is a satellite/
Internet Training Program which will be
sixteen hours in length (four hours each
day, Monday through Thursday). There
will be a total of 39 hours of broadcast
time in FY 2009.
DATES: Applications must be received
by 4 p.m. (EST) on Friday, November
21, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be
sent to: Director, National Institute of
Corrections, 320 First Street, NW., Room
5007, Washington DC 20534. Applicants
are encouraged to use Federal Express,
UPS, or similar service to ensure
delivery by the due date.
Faxed applications will not be
accepted. Electronic applications can be
submitted via https://www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All
technical and/or programmatic
questions concerning this
announcement should be directed to Ed
Wolahan, Corrections Program
Specialist, at 791 Chambers Road,
Aurora, CO 80011, or by calling 800–
995–6429, ext. 4419, or by e-mail at
ewolahan@bop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Satellite/Internet
Broadcasting is defined as a training/
education process transpiring between
trainers/teachers at one location and
participants/students at other locations
via technology. NIC is using satellite
broadcasting and the Internet to
economically reach more criminal
justice staff in federal, state and local
agencies. Another strong benefit of
satellite delivery is its ability to
broadcast programs conducted by
experts in the correctional field, thus
reaching the entire audience at the same
time with exactly the same information.
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In addition, NIC is creating stand-alone
training programs on DVDs from its
edited 3 and 32-hour satellite/Internet
training programs that will be
disseminated through its Information
Center.
Purpose: The purpose of funding this
initiative is to produce seven satellite/
Internet broadcasts, disseminating
current information to the criminal
justice community. Five will be threehours in length, one will be eight-hours
in length, and one will be sixteen-hours
in length.
Scope of Work: To address the scope
of work for this project, the following
will be needed:
Producer Consultation and Creative
Services: The producer will: Consult and
collaborate with NIC’s Distance
Learning Administrator (Executive
Producer) on program design, program
coordination, design of field segments
and content development; work with
each consultant/trainer to develop their
modules for delivery using the satellite/
Internet format and/or the
teleconference format; help develop
scripts, graphic design, production
elements and rehearsals for each
module of the site coordinators’ training
and the satellite/Internet training
programs; and use their expertise in
designing creative ways to deliver
satellite teleconferencing.
The producer will also be responsible
for attending planning meetings and
assisting in the videotaping of
testimonials at conferences.
Pre-Production Video: The producer
will supervise the production of
vignettes to be used in each of the
satellite/Internet broadcasts, as well as
each DVD production. NIC presenters
(content experts) will draft outlines of
the scripts for each vignette. From the
outlines, scripts will be developed by
the producer (script writing expert) and
approved by NIC’s Distance Learning
Administrator. Professional actors will
play the parts designated by the script.
Story boards for each production will be
written by NIC’s Distance Learning
Administrator. A total of between 18
and 25 vignettes will be created under
this cooperative agreement.
The producer will supervise camera
and audio crews to capture testimonials
from leaders in the criminal justice field
at designated conferences. (There will
be four such conferences in 2009.) The
producer will coordinate all planning of
the production and post-production for
each of the seven satellite/Internet
broadcasts.
Video Production: Video production
for each teleconference will consist of
videotaping content-related events in
the field, editing existing video, and
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videotaping experts for testimonial
presentations. It will also include voiceover, audio and music if necessary, for
each video. Blank tapes and narration
for field shooting will be purchased for
each site. The format for all field
shooting will be either Beta Cam, DVD
Pro Digital and/or Mini DVD.
Post Production (Studio): Innovative
and thought-provoking opening
sequences will be produced for each
teleconference. In addition, graphics
will be utilized to enhance the learning
in each module. The producer will
coordinate art direction, lighting, set
design, and furniture for all
teleconference segments. (Set design
should change periodically throughout
the award period). The set will be
customized to each topic. The producer
will organize and supervise the
complete production crew on rehearsal
and production days, per the schedules
below. This will also include the
production of DVD’s for each broadcast
and the editing necessary for a final and
approved cut.
Production: The production group
will set up and maintain studio lighting,
adjust audio, and have a complete
production crew for the days and hours
set by the Distance Learning
Administrator. A production crew shall
include the following: Director, Audio
Operator, Video Operator, Character
Generator Operator, Floor Director, Four
(4) Camera Operators, Teleprompter
Operator, On-Line Internet Coordinator,
Make-Up Artist (production time only),
and Interactive Assistance Personnel
(fax, e-mail, and telephone). Each
production shall also have closed
captioning for all programs.
After each production, the studio will
provide 12 VHS or DVD copies to NIC
and the Master on Beta Cam and DVD.
The DVD will have a splash page that
will break down each module, each day,
and the vignettes that have been
produced for each program.
For each three-hour program, NIC will
receive one DVD with splash page. For
the eight-hour program, NIC will receive
two DVD’s and, for the sixteen-hour
program, four DVD’s will be provided,
with splash page on each. Each DVD
will be edited to provide the necessary
content under the direction of the
Distance Learning Administrator.
Transmission: The producer will:
Purchase satellite uplink time that will
include the footprints of Alaska, Hawaii,
Virgin Islands, and the Continental
United States; acquire downlink
transponder time for KU–Band;
purchase Internet streaming of 200
simultaneous feeds for each program;
and be able to provide closed captioning
on the Internet feed.
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Equipment: Applicants must have a
minimum of the following equipment:
Broadcast Studio of approximately
2,000 square feet, with an area for a
studio audience of between 15 and 20
people; four Digital Studio Cameras (one
of which must be an overhead camera
with robotic control); Chroma Key: at
least one wall with chroma key
capability, along with a digital ultimate
keying system; a tape operation facility
providing playback/record in various
formats, including DV, Betacam,
Betacam SP, SVHS, VHS, U–Matic 3⁄4 &
SP; Advit or comparable editing bay;
three-dimensional animation with
computer graphics; Internet streaming
capacity for several hundred
simultaneous downloads in both G2
Real Player and Microsoft Media PlayerCapture Closed Captioning; ability to
archive four selected satellite/Internet
broadcasts from FY 2008 and all seven
broadcasts from FY 2009; Computer
Teleprompter for at least three studio
cameras; Interruptible Fold Back (IFB)
or In Ear Monitor (IEM) for all
presenters and the moderator during the
three hour programs and an (IFB) for
each presenter during the eight-hour
and sixteen-hour programs; individual
control from control room to the
Distance Learning Administrator;
wireless microphones for each presenter
during the three, eight, and sixteen-hour
programs; microphones for the studio
audience at each round table (should be
able to pick up audio during the training
program); Satellite Uplink and
Transponder: KU–Band Digital with the
footprints of Alaska, Hawaii, Virgin
Islands, and the Continental United
States; and Portable Field Equipment—
Digital Video Cameras with recording
decks, portable lighting kits,
microphones (both hand-held and
lapel), field monitors, audio mixers, and
camera tripods.
Personnel: Applicants must have a
minimum of the following qualified
personnel: Producer/Director; Script
Writer; Set Designer; Lighting Designer;
Audio Operator; Graphics Operator;
Graphics Artist; Floor Manager; Studio
Camera Operators (4); Tape Operator;
Location Camera Operator;
Teleprompter Operator; Clerical/
Administrative Support; Makeup Artist
(as needed during production); Closed
Caption Operator (as needed during
production);
Application Requirements:
Applications should be concisely
written, typed double spaced and
reference the project by the ‘‘NIC
Application Number’’ and Title in this
announcement. The package must
include: a cover letter that identifies the
audit agency responsible for the
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applicant’s financial accounts as well as
the audit period or fiscal year that the
applicant operates under (e.g., July 1
through June 30); a program narrative in
response to the statement of work and
a budget narrative explaining projected
costs. The following forms must also be
included: OMB Standard Form 424,
Application for Federal Assistance;
OMB Standard Form 424A, Budget
Information—Non-Construction
Programs; OMB Standard Form 424B,
Assurances—Non-Construction
Programs (these forms are available at
https://www.grants.gov) and DOJ/NIC
Certification Regarding Lobbying;
Debarment, Suspension and Other
Responsibility Matters; and the DrugFree Workplace Requirements (available
at https://www.nicic.gov/Downloads/
PDF/certif-frm.pdf.)
Applications may be submitted in
hard copy, or electronically via https://
www.grants.gov. If submitted in hard
copy, there needs to be an original and
six copies of the full proposal (program
and budget narratives, application forms
and assurances). The original should
have the applicant’s signature in blue
ink.
Authority: Public Law 93–415.
Funds Available: NIC is seeking the
applicants’ best ideas regarding
accomplishment of the scope of work
and the related costs for achieving the
goals of this solicitation. The final
budget and award amount will be
negotiated between NIC and the
successful applicant. Funds may only be
used for the activities that are linked to
the desired outcome of the project.
This project will be a collaborative
venture with the NIC Academy
Division.
Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible
applicant is any public or private
agency, educational institution,
organization, individual or team with
expertise in the described areas.
Review Considerations: Applications
received under this announcement will
be subjected to an NIC three to five
member review panel.
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Note: NIC will NOT award a cooperative
agreement to an applicant who does not have
a Dun and Bradstreet Database Universal
Number (DUNS) and is not registered in the
Central Contractor Registry (CCR).
A DUNS number can be received at
no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free
DUNS number request line at 1–800–
333–0505 (if you are a sole proprietor,
you would dial 1–866–705–5711 and
select option 1).
Registration in the CRR can be done
online at the CRR Web site: https://
www.crr.gov. A CRR Handbook and
worksheet can also be reviewed at the
Web site.
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Number of Awards: One (1).
NIC Application Number: 09A54.
This number should appear as a
reference line in your cover letter, in
box 4a of Standard Form 424, and
outside of the envelope in which the
application is sent.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number: 16.601.
Executive Order 12372: This program
is not subject to the provisions of
Executive Order 12372.
Morris Thigpen,
Director, National Institute of Corrections.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Proposed Collection of Information;
Comment Request
Notice of an Opportunity for
Public Comment
ACTION:
ACTION:
Notice; correction.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor,
Office of the Secretary published a
notice in the Federal Register. Proposed
Collection of Information; Comment
Request. The Department is issuing a
correction of the comment date as this
should have been published as a 60 day
notice.
Correction
This is to correct the comment date in
the Federal Register of October 20,
2008, Vol. 73, No. 203 on page 62319,
in section marked Dates, to read:
Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice on or
before December 19, 2008.
DATES:
Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of
October 2008.
Edward C. Hugler,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Administration and Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
[Docket No. OSHA–2008–0048]
The Asbestos in Shipyards Standard;
Extension of the Office of Management
and Budget’s Approval of Information
Collection (Paperwork) Requirements
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), Labor.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public
comment concerning its proposal to
extend OMB approval of the
information collection requirements
specified in the Asbestos in Shipyards
Standard (29 CFR 1915.1001).
DATES: Comments must be submitted
(postmarked, sent, or received) by
January 5, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Electronically: You may
submit comments and attachments
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, which is the
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Follow the
instructions online for submitting
comments.
Facsimile: If your comments,
including attachments, are not longer
than 10 pages, you may fax them to the
OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–1648.
Mail, hand delivery, express mail,
messenger, or courier service: When
using this method, you must submit
three copies of your comments and
attachments to the OSHA Docket Office,
Docket No. OSHA–2008–0048, U.S.
Department of Labor, Occupational
Safety and Health Administration,
Room N–2625, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Deliveries (hand, express mail,
messenger, and courier service) are
accepted during the Department of
Labor’s and Docket Office’s normal
business hours, 8:15 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.,
e.t.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the Agency name and OSHA
docket number for the Information
Collection Request (ICR) (OSHA–2008–
0048). All comments, including any
personal information you provide, are
placed in the public docket without
change, and may be made available
online at https://www.regulations.gov.
For further information on submitting
comments see the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the section of
this notice titled SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
Docket: To read or download
comments or other material in the
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement--Production of Seven
Satellite/Internet Broadcasts
AGENCY: National Institute of Corrections, Department of Justice.
ACTION: Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), National Institute of
Corrections (NIC) announces the availability of funds in FY 2009 for a
cooperative agreement to fund the production of seven satellite/
Internet broadcasts. Five of the proposed satellite programs are
nationwide satellite/Internet broadcasts (three and four hours each).
One of the programs is eight-hours in length and is for site
coordinators as a precursor to a 32-hour program. Another is a
satellite/Internet Training Program which will be sixteen hours in
length (four hours each day, Monday through Thursday). There will be a
total of 39 hours of broadcast time in FY 2009.
DATES: Applications must be received by 4 p.m. (EST) on Friday,
November 21, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Mailed applications must be sent to: Director, National
Institute of Corrections, 320 First Street, NW., Room 5007, Washington
DC 20534. Applicants are encouraged to use Federal Express, UPS, or
similar service to ensure delivery by the due date.
Faxed applications will not be accepted. Electronic applications
can be submitted via https://www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All technical and/or programmatic
questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Ed
Wolahan, Corrections Program Specialist, at 791 Chambers Road, Aurora,
CO 80011, or by calling 800-995-6429, ext. 4419, or by e-mail at
ewolahan@bop.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Satellite/Internet Broadcasting is defined as a
training/education process transpiring between trainers/teachers at one
location and participants/students at other locations via technology.
NIC is using satellite broadcasting and the Internet to economically
reach more criminal justice staff in federal, state and local agencies.
Another strong benefit of satellite delivery is its ability to
broadcast programs conducted by experts in the correctional field, thus
reaching the entire audience at the same time with exactly the same
information.
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In addition, NIC is creating stand-alone training programs on DVDs from
its edited 3 and 32-hour satellite/Internet training programs that will
be disseminated through its Information Center.
Purpose: The purpose of funding this initiative is to produce
seven satellite/Internet broadcasts, disseminating current information
to the criminal justice community. Five will be three-hours in length,
one will be eight-hours in length, and one will be sixteen-hours in
length.
Scope of Work: To address the scope of work for this project, the
following will be needed:
Producer Consultation and Creative Services: The producer will:
Consult and collaborate with NIC's Distance Learning Administrator
(Executive Producer) on program design, program coordination, design of
field segments and content development; work with each consultant/
trainer to develop their modules for delivery using the satellite/
Internet format and/or the teleconference format; help develop scripts,
graphic design, production elements and rehearsals for each module of
the site coordinators' training and the satellite/Internet training
programs; and use their expertise in designing creative ways to deliver
satellite teleconferencing.
The producer will also be responsible for attending planning
meetings and assisting in the videotaping of testimonials at
conferences.
Pre-Production Video: The producer will supervise the production
of vignettes to be used in each of the satellite/Internet broadcasts,
as well as each DVD production. NIC presenters (content experts) will
draft outlines of the scripts for each vignette. From the outlines,
scripts will be developed by the producer (script writing expert) and
approved by NIC's Distance Learning Administrator. Professional actors
will play the parts designated by the script. Story boards for each
production will be written by NIC's Distance Learning Administrator. A
total of between 18 and 25 vignettes will be created under this
cooperative agreement.
The producer will supervise camera and audio crews to capture
testimonials from leaders in the criminal justice field at designated
conferences. (There will be four such conferences in 2009.) The
producer will coordinate all planning of the production and post-
production for each of the seven satellite/Internet broadcasts.
Video Production: Video production for each teleconference will
consist of videotaping content-related events in the field, editing
existing video, and videotaping experts for testimonial presentations.
It will also include voice-over, audio and music if necessary, for each
video. Blank tapes and narration for field shooting will be purchased
for each site. The format for all field shooting will be either Beta
Cam, DVD Pro Digital and/or Mini DVD.
Post Production (Studio): Innovative and thought-provoking opening
sequences will be produced for each teleconference. In addition,
graphics will be utilized to enhance the learning in each module. The
producer will coordinate art direction, lighting, set design, and
furniture for all teleconference segments. (Set design should change
periodically throughout the award period). The set will be customized
to each topic. The producer will organize and supervise the complete
production crew on rehearsal and production days, per the schedules
below. This will also include the production of DVD's for each
broadcast and the editing necessary for a final and approved cut.
Production: The production group will set up and maintain studio
lighting, adjust audio, and have a complete production crew for the
days and hours set by the Distance Learning Administrator. A production
crew shall include the following: Director, Audio Operator, Video
Operator, Character Generator Operator, Floor Director, Four (4) Camera
Operators, Teleprompter Operator, On-Line Internet Coordinator, Make-Up
Artist (production time only), and Interactive Assistance Personnel
(fax, e-mail, and telephone). Each production shall also have closed
captioning for all programs.
After each production, the studio will provide 12 VHS or DVD copies
to NIC and the Master on Beta Cam and DVD. The DVD will have a splash
page that will break down each module, each day, and the vignettes that
have been produced for each program.
For each three-hour program, NIC will receive one DVD with splash
page. For the eight-hour program, NIC will receive two DVD's and, for
the sixteen-hour program, four DVD's will be provided, with splash page
on each. Each DVD will be edited to provide the necessary content under
the direction of the Distance Learning Administrator.
Transmission: The producer will: Purchase satellite uplink time
that will include the footprints of Alaska, Hawaii, Virgin Islands, and
the Continental United States; acquire downlink transponder time for
KU-Band; purchase Internet streaming of 200 simultaneous feeds for each
program; and be able to provide closed captioning on the Internet feed.
Equipment: Applicants must have a minimum of the following
equipment: Broadcast Studio of approximately 2,000 square feet, with an
area for a studio audience of between 15 and 20 people; four Digital
Studio Cameras (one of which must be an overhead camera with robotic
control); Chroma Key: at least one wall with chroma key capability,
along with a digital ultimate keying system; a tape operation facility
providing playback/record in various formats, including DV, Betacam,
Betacam SP, SVHS, VHS, U-Matic \3/4\ & SP; Advit or comparable editing
bay; three-dimensional animation with computer graphics; Internet
streaming capacity for several hundred simultaneous downloads in both
G2 Real Player and Microsoft Media Player-Capture Closed Captioning;
ability to archive four selected satellite/Internet broadcasts from FY
2008 and all seven broadcasts from FY 2009; Computer Teleprompter for
at least three studio cameras; Interruptible Fold Back (IFB) or In Ear
Monitor (IEM) for all presenters and the moderator during the three
hour programs and an (IFB) for each presenter during the eight-hour and
sixteen-hour programs; individual control from control room to the
Distance Learning Administrator; wireless microphones for each
presenter during the three, eight, and sixteen-hour programs;
microphones for the studio audience at each round table (should be able
to pick up audio during the training program); Satellite Uplink and
Transponder: KU-Band Digital with the footprints of Alaska, Hawaii,
Virgin Islands, and the Continental United States; and Portable Field
Equipment--Digital Video Cameras with recording decks, portable
lighting kits, microphones (both hand-held and lapel), field monitors,
audio mixers, and camera tripods.
Personnel: Applicants must have a minimum of the following
qualified personnel: Producer/Director; Script Writer; Set Designer;
Lighting Designer; Audio Operator; Graphics Operator; Graphics Artist;
Floor Manager; Studio Camera Operators (4); Tape Operator; Location
Camera Operator; Teleprompter Operator; Clerical/Administrative
Support; Makeup Artist (as needed during production); Closed Caption
Operator (as needed during production);
Application Requirements: Applications should be concisely written,
typed double spaced and reference the project by the ``NIC Application
Number'' and Title in this announcement. The package must include: a
cover letter that identifies the audit agency responsible for the
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applicant's financial accounts as well as the audit period or fiscal
year that the applicant operates under (e.g., July 1 through June 30);
a program narrative in response to the statement of work and a budget
narrative explaining projected costs. The following forms must also be
included: OMB Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance;
OMB Standard Form 424A, Budget Information--Non-Construction Programs;
OMB Standard Form 424B, Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (these
forms are available at https://www.grants.gov) and DOJ/NIC Certification
Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility
Matters; and the Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (available at https://
www.nicic.gov/Downloads/PDF/certif-frm.pdf.)
Applications may be submitted in hard copy, or electronically via
https://www.grants.gov. If submitted in hard copy, there needs to be an
original and six copies of the full proposal (program and budget
narratives, application forms and assurances). The original should have
the applicant's signature in blue ink.
Authority: Public Law 93-415.
Funds Available: NIC is seeking the applicants' best ideas
regarding accomplishment of the scope of work and the related costs for
achieving the goals of this solicitation. The final budget and award
amount will be negotiated between NIC and the successful applicant.
Funds may only be used for the activities that are linked to the
desired outcome of the project.
This project will be a collaborative venture with the NIC Academy
Division.
Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible applicant is any public or
private agency, educational institution, organization, individual or
team with expertise in the described areas.
Review Considerations: Applications received under this
announcement will be subjected to an NIC three to five member review
panel.
Note: NIC will NOT award a cooperative agreement to an applicant
who does not have a Dun and Bradstreet Database Universal Number
(DUNS) and is not registered in the Central Contractor Registry
(CCR).
A DUNS number can be received at no cost by calling the dedicated
toll-free DUNS number request line at 1-800-333-0505 (if you are a sole
proprietor, you would dial 1-866-705-5711 and select option 1).
Registration in the CRR can be done online at the CRR Web site:
https://www.crr.gov. A CRR Handbook and worksheet can also be reviewed
at the Web site.
Number of Awards: One (1).
NIC Application Number: 09A54. This number should appear as a
reference line in your cover letter, in box 4a of Standard Form 424,
and outside of the envelope in which the application is sent.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 16.601.
Executive Order 12372: This program is not subject to the
provisions of Executive Order 12372.
Morris Thigpen,
Director, National Institute of Corrections.
[FR Doc. E8-26241 Filed 11-3-08; 8:45 am]
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