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3. Submission Dates and Times:
TASC funding is limited, and in order
to assure sufficient resources are
available to meet unanticipated needs
during the fiscal year, TASC proposals
will, generally, only be evaluated on a
semi-annual basis. That is:
• Proposals received prior to, but not
later than, 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time,
June 11, 2010, will be considered for
funding with other proposals received
by that date;
• Proposals not approved for funding
during the review period will be
reconsidered for funding after the
review period only if the applicant
specifically requests such
reconsideration in writing, and only if
funding remains available;
• Proposals received after 5 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time, June 11, 2010,
will be considered for funding only if
funding remains available.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
proposal may be submitted for
expedited consideration under the
TASC Quick Response process if, in
addition to meeting all requirements of
the TASC program, a proposal clearly
identifies a time-sensitive activity. In
these cases, a proposal may be
submitted at any time for an expedited
evaluation.
FAS will track the time and date of
receipt of all proposals.
4. Funding Restrictions: Although
funded projects may take place in the
United States or abroad all eligible
projects must specifically address
sanitary, phytosanitary, or technical
barriers to the export of U.S. specialty
crops.
Certain types of expenses are not
eligible for reimbursement by the
program, such as the costs of market
research, advertising, or other
promotional expenses, as set forth in the
written program agreement between
CCC and the participant. CCC will also
not reimburse unreasonable
expenditures or any expenditure made
prior to approval of a proposal.
5. Other Submission Requirements:
All Internet-based applications must be
properly submitted by 5 p.m., Eastern
Daylight Time, June 11, 2010, to be
considered. All applications submitted
by email must be received by 5 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time, June 11, 2010, at
podadmin@fas.usda.gov.
V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria: FAS follows the evaluation
criteria set forth in § 1487.6 of the TASC
regulations.
2. Review and Selection Process: FAS
will review proposals for eligibility and
will evaluate each proposal against the
criteria referred to above. The purpose
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of this review is to identify meritorious
proposals, recommend an appropriate
funding level for each proposal based
upon these factors, and submit the
proposals and funding
recommendations to the Deputy
Administrator, Office of Trade
Programs. FAS may, when appropriate,
request the assistance of other U.S.
government subject area experts in
evaluating the merits of a proposal.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: FAS will notify
each applicant in writing of the final
disposition of its application. FAS will
send an approval letter and agreement
to each approved applicant. The
approval letter and agreement will
specify the terms and conditions
applicable to the project, including
levels of funding, timelines for
implementation, and written evaluation
requirements.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: The agreements will
incorporate the details of each project as
approved by FAS. Each agreement will
identify terms and conditions pursuant
to which CCC will reimburse certain
costs of each project. Agreements will
also outline the responsibilities of the
participant. Interested parties should
review the TASC program regulations
found at 7 CFR part 1487 in addition to
this announcement. TASC program
regulations are available at the following
URL address: http:www.fas.usa.gov/
mos/programs/TASC%201487%201–1–
06.pdf. Hard copies may be obtained by
contacting the Program Operations
Division at (202) 720–4327.
3. Reporting: TASC participants will
be required to submit a written report(s),
on not less than an annual basis, and a
final report, each of which evaluates
their TASC project using the
performance measures presented in the
approved proposal, as set forth in the
written program agreement.
VII. Agency Contact
For additional information and
assistance, contact the Program
Operations Division, Office of Trade
Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Portals
Office Building, Suite 400, 1250
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327,
or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail:
podadmin@fas.usda.gov.
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Signed at Washington, DC, on May 4, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service,
and Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting
Applications for the Market Access
Program
Announcement Type: New.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.601.
SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit
Corporation (CCC) announces that it is
inviting proposals for the 2011 Market
Access Program (MAP). The intended
effect of this notice is to solicit
applications from eligible applicants
and award funds in October 2010. The
MAP is administered by personnel of
the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
DATES: All applications must be
received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time, June 11, 2010. Applications
received after this date will not be
considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Entities wishing to apply for funding
assistance should contact the Program
Operations Division, Office of Trade
Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service,
Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327,
or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail:
podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is
also available on the FAS Web site at
https://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/
map.asp.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: The MAP is authorized
under Section 203 of the Agricultural
Trade Act of 1978, as amended. MAP
regulations appear at 7 CFR part 1485.
Purpose: The MAP is designed to
create, expand, and maintain foreign
markets for U.S. agricultural
commodities and products through costshare assistance. Financial assistance
under the MAP will be made available
on a competitive basis, and applications
will be reviewed against the evaluation
criteria contained herein and in the
MAP regulations. All U.S. agricultural
commodities, except tobacco, are
eligible for consideration.
The FAS allocates funds in a manner
that effectively supports the strategic
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decision-making initiatives of the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) of 1993 and the USDA’s
Food and Agricultural Policy (FAP). In
deciding whether a proposed project
will contribute to the effective creation,
expansion, or maintenance of foreign
markets, the FAS considers whether the
applicant provides a clear, long-term
agricultural trade strategy and a program
effectiveness time line against which
results can be measured at specific
intervals using quantifiable product or
country goals. The FAS also considers
the extent to which a proposed project
targets markets with the greatest growth
potential. These factors are part of the
FAS resource allocation strategy to fund
applicants who can demonstrate
performance and address the objectives
of the GPRA and FAP.
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II. Award Information
Under the MAP, the CCC enters into
agreements with eligible participants to
share the cost of certain overseas
marketing and promotion activities.
MAP participants may receive
assistance for generic or brand
promotion activities. For generic
activities, funding priority is given to
organizations that have the broadest
possible producer representation of the
commodity being promoted and that are
nationwide in membership and scope.
Only non-profit U.S. agricultural trade
organizations, nonprofit state regional
trade groups (SRTGs), nonprofit U.S.
agricultural cooperatives, and State
agencies can participate directly in the
brand program. The MAP generally
operates on a reimbursement basis.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: To participate
in the MAP, an applicant must be a
nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade
organization, a nonprofit SRTG, a
nonprofit U.S. agricultural cooperative,
or a State agency. A small-sized U.S.
commercial entity may participate
through a MAP participant.
2. Cost Sharing: To participate in the
MAP, an applicant must agree to
contribute resources to its proposed
promotional activities. The MAP is
intended to supplement, not supplant,
the efforts of the U.S. private sector. In
the case of generic promotion, the
contribution must be at least 10 percent
of the value of resources provided by
CCC for such generic promotion. In the
case of brand promotion, the
contribution must be at least 50 percent
of the total cost of such brand
promotion.
The degree of commitment of an
applicant to the promotional strategies
contained in its application, as
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represented by the agreed cost share
contributions specified therein, is
considered by the FAS when
determining which applications will be
approved for funding. Cost-share may be
actual cash invested or in-kind
contributions, such as professional staff
time spent on design and execution of
activities. The MAP regulations, in
section 1485.13(c), provide detailed
discussion of eligible and ineligible
cost-share contributions.
3. Other: Applications should include
a justification for funding assistance
from the program—an explanation as to
what specifically could not be
accomplished without federal funding
assistance, and why participating
organization(s) are unlikely to carry out
the project without such assistance.
IV. Application and Submission
Information
1. Address To Request Application
Package: Organizations are encouraged
to submit their MAP applications to
FAS through the Unified Export
Strategy (UES) application Internet Web
site. The UES allows interested
applicants to submit a single
consolidated and strategically
coordinated proposal that incorporates
requests for funding and
recommendations for virtually all of the
FAS marketing programs, financial
assistance programs, and market access
programs. The suggested UES format
encourages applicants to examine the
constraints or barriers to trade that they
face, identify activities that would help
overcome such impediments, consider
the entire pool of complementary
marketing tools and program resources,
and establish realistic export goals.
Applicants planning to use the
Internet-based system must contact the
FAS/Program Operations Division to
obtain Web site access information. The
Internet-based application may be found
at the following URL address: https://
www.fas.usda.gov/ues/webapp/.
The FAS highly recommends
applying via the Internet-based
application as this format virtually
eliminates paperwork and expedites the
FAS processing and review cycle.
However, applicants also have the
option of submitting an electronic
version of their application to FAS at
podadmin@fas.usda.gov.
2. Content and Form of Application
Submission: To be considered for the
MAP, an applicant must submit to the
FAS information required by the MAP
regulations in section 1485.13. In
addition, in accordance with the Office
of Management and Budget’s policy (68
FR 38402 (June 27, 2003)) regarding the
need to identify entities that are
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receiving government awards, all
applicants must submit a Dun and
Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering
System (DUNS) number. An applicant
may request a DUNS number at no cost
by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS
number request line at 1–866–705–5711.
Incomplete applications and
applications that do not otherwise
conform to this announcement will not
be accepted for review.
The FAS administers various other
agricultural export assistance programs
including the Foreign Market
Development Cooperator (Cooperator)
program, the Emerging Markets
Program, the Quality Samples Program,
and the Technical Assistance for
Specialty Crops program. Any
organization that is not interested in
applying for the MAP, but would like to
request assistance through one of the
other programs mentioned should
contact the Program Operations
Division.
3. Submission Dates and Times: All
applications must be received by 5 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time, June 11, 2010.
All MAP applicants, regardless of the
method of submitting an application,
must also submit by the application
deadline, an original signed certification
statement as specified in 7 CFR
1485.13(a)(2)(i)(G) at the following
address: Program Operations Division,
Office of Trade Programs, Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture at: Portals Office Building,
Suite 400, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20024. Applications or
certifications received after this date
will not be considered.
4. Funding Restrictions: Certain types
of expenses are not eligible for
reimbursement by the program, and
there are limits on other categories of
expenses. CCC also will not reimburse
unreasonable expenditures or
expenditures made prior to approval.
Full details are available in the MAP
regulations in section 1485.16.
V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria and Review Process:
Following is a description of the FAS
process for reviewing applications and
the criteria for allocating available MAP
funds.
(1) Phase 1—Sufficiency Review and
FAS Divisional Review:
Applications received by the closing
date will be reviewed by the FAS to
determine the eligibility of the
applicants and the completeness of the
applications. These requirements appear
at sections 1485.12 and 1485.13 of the
MAP regulations. Applications that
meet the requirements then will be
further evaluated by the appropriate
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Commodity Branch in FAS’ Cooperator
Programs Division. The Commodity
Branch will review each application
against the criteria listed in section
1485.14 of the MAP regulations. The
purpose of this review is to identify
meritorious proposals and to
recommend an appropriate funding
level for each application based upon
these criteria.
(2) Phase 2—Competitive Review:
Meritorious applications then will be
passed on to the Office of the Deputy
Administrator, Office of Trade
Programs, for the purpose of allocating
available funds among the applicants.
Applicants will compete for funds on
the basis of the following allocation
criteria (the number in parentheses
represents a percentage weight factor):
(a) Applicant’s Contribution Level (40)
• The applicant’s 4-year average share
(2008–2011) of all contributions (cash
and goods and services provided by U.S.
entities in support of overseas marketing
and promotion activities) compared to;
• The applicant’s 4-year average share
(2008–2011) of the funding level for all
MAP participants.
(b) Past Performance (30)
• The 3-year average share (2007–
2009) of the value of exports promoted
by the applicant compared to;
• The applicant’s 2-year average share
(2009–2010) of the funding level for all
MAP applicants plus, for those groups
participating in the Cooperator program,
the 2-year average share (2009–2010) of
Cooperator marketing plan budgets.
(c) Projected Export Goals (15)
• The total dollar value of projected
exports promoted by the applicant for
2011 compared to;
• The applicant’s requested funding
level;
(d) Accuracy of Past Projections (15)
• Actual exports for 2009 as reported
in the 2011 MAP application compared
to;
• Past projections of exports for 2009
as specified in the 2009 MAP
application.
The Commodity Branches’
recommended funding levels for each
applicant are converted to percentages
of the total MAP funds available and
then multiplied by each weight factor as
described above to determine the
amount of funds allocated to each
applicant.
2. Anticipated Announcement Date:
Announcements of funding decisions
for the MAP are anticipated during
October 2010.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: The FAS will notify
each applicant in writing of the final
disposition of its application. The FAS
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will send an approval letter and
program agreement to each approved
applicant. The approval letter and
program agreement will specify the
terms and conditions applicable to the
project, including the levels of MAP
funding and cost-share contribution
requirements.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: Interested parties should
review the MAP regulations, which are
available at the following URL address:
https://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/
map.asp. Hard copies may be obtained
by contacting the Program Operations
Division.
3. Reporting: The FAS requires
various reports and evaluations from
MAP participants. Reporting
requirements are detailed in the MAP
regulations in section 1485.20(b) and
(c).
VII. Agency Contact(s)
For additional information and
assistance, contact the Program
Operations Division, Office of Trade
Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture at:
Portals Office Building, Suite 400, 1250
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20024, or by phone: (202) 720–4327,
or by fax: (202) 720–9361, or by e-mail:
podadmin@fas.usda.gov.
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 4, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service,
and Vice President, Commodity Credit
Corporation.
access to three other motorized trails in
the National Forests in Mississippi and
would be valid for 12 months. The fees
listed are only proposed and will be
determined upon further analysis and
public comments. All funds received
from these fees would be used for
continued operation and maintenance of
the facility and allow additional
amenities to be added to enhance the
recreational experience at the facility.
Comparable recreational use fees are
being proposed at other sites that
provide similar recreational
opportunities in Mississippi.
DATES: Comments will be accepted
through November 1, 2010.
Implementation of fees is proposed to
take place in fiscal year 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Gainey, Recreation Program Manager,
601–965–1617, National Forests in
Mississippi, 100 West Capitol Street,
Suite 1141, Jackson, MS 39269.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Recreation Lands Enhancement
Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108–447) directed
the Secretary of Agriculture to publish
advance notice in the Federal Register
whenever new recreation fee areas are
established.
Dated: April 28, 2010.
Margrett L. Boley,
Forest Supervisor, National Forests in
Mississippi.
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HUMAN SERVICES
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Publication of OIG Updated Special
Fraud Alert on Telemarketing by
Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers
Notice of Proposed New Recreation
Fee Site; Federal Lands Recreation
Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L.
108–447)
AGENCY: National Forests in Mississippi,
Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of proposed new
recreation fee site.
SUMMARY: Chickasaw ATV Trail is
located near Houston, MS. Currently,
this trail is closed for reconstruction and
is expected to open in November 2010.
The site will contain 12 miles of
reconstructed trail, an information
board, toilet facility, and parking; and
visitor security is provided. The Forest
Service proposes to charge $10 per
operator. A $60 annual pass will also be
available for purchase by the public.
This annual pass could be used for
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AGENCY: Office of Inspector General
(OIG), HHS.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
SUMMARY: This document sets forth a
correction to the OIG Federal Register
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(75 FR 2105), addressing our recently
issued Updated Special Fraud Alert.
Specifically, the Updated Special Fraud
Alert addressed the statutory provision
prohibiting durable medical equipment
suppliers from making unsolicited
telephone calls to Medicare
beneficiaries regarding the furnishing of
a covered item. An inadvertent error
appeared on the heading line in section
II of that document regarding the final
issuance date of the notice. Accordingly,
we are correcting that issuance date to
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Notice of Funds Availability: Inviting Applications for the
Market Access Program
Announcement Type: New.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 10.601.
SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) announces that it is
inviting proposals for the 2011 Market Access Program (MAP). The
intended effect of this notice is to solicit applications from eligible
applicants and award funds in October 2010. The MAP is administered by
personnel of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).
DATES: All applications must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight
Time, June 11, 2010. Applications received after this date will not be
considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Entities wishing to apply for funding
assistance should contact the Program Operations Division, Office of
Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, Portals Office Building,
Suite 400, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024, or by
phone: (202) 720-4327, or by fax: (202) 720-9361, or by e-mail:
podadmin@fas.usda.gov. Information is also available on the FAS Web
site at https://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/map.asp.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Funding Opportunity Description
Authority: The MAP is authorized under Section 203 of the
Agricultural Trade Act of 1978, as amended. MAP regulations appear at 7
CFR part 1485.
Purpose: The MAP is designed to create, expand, and maintain
foreign markets for U.S. agricultural commodities and products through
cost-share assistance. Financial assistance under the MAP will be made
available on a competitive basis, and applications will be reviewed
against the evaluation criteria contained herein and in the MAP
regulations. All U.S. agricultural commodities, except tobacco, are
eligible for consideration.
The FAS allocates funds in a manner that effectively supports the
strategic
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decision-making initiatives of the Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) of 1993 and the USDA's Food and Agricultural Policy (FAP).
In deciding whether a proposed project will contribute to the effective
creation, expansion, or maintenance of foreign markets, the FAS
considers whether the applicant provides a clear, long-term
agricultural trade strategy and a program effectiveness time line
against which results can be measured at specific intervals using
quantifiable product or country goals. The FAS also considers the
extent to which a proposed project targets markets with the greatest
growth potential. These factors are part of the FAS resource allocation
strategy to fund applicants who can demonstrate performance and address
the objectives of the GPRA and FAP.
II. Award Information
Under the MAP, the CCC enters into agreements with eligible
participants to share the cost of certain overseas marketing and
promotion activities. MAP participants may receive assistance for
generic or brand promotion activities. For generic activities, funding
priority is given to organizations that have the broadest possible
producer representation of the commodity being promoted and that are
nationwide in membership and scope. Only non-profit U.S. agricultural
trade organizations, nonprofit state regional trade groups (SRTGs),
nonprofit U.S. agricultural cooperatives, and State agencies can
participate directly in the brand program. The MAP generally operates
on a reimbursement basis.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants: To participate in the MAP, an applicant
must be a nonprofit U.S. agricultural trade organization, a nonprofit
SRTG, a nonprofit U.S. agricultural cooperative, or a State agency. A
small-sized U.S. commercial entity may participate through a MAP
participant.
2. Cost Sharing: To participate in the MAP, an applicant must agree
to contribute resources to its proposed promotional activities. The MAP
is intended to supplement, not supplant, the efforts of the U.S.
private sector. In the case of generic promotion, the contribution must
be at least 10 percent of the value of resources provided by CCC for
such generic promotion. In the case of brand promotion, the
contribution must be at least 50 percent of the total cost of such
brand promotion.
The degree of commitment of an applicant to the promotional
strategies contained in its application, as represented by the agreed
cost share contributions specified therein, is considered by the FAS
when determining which applications will be approved for funding. Cost-
share may be actual cash invested or in-kind contributions, such as
professional staff time spent on design and execution of activities.
The MAP regulations, in section 1485.13(c), provide detailed discussion
of eligible and ineligible cost-share contributions.
3. Other: Applications should include a justification for funding
assistance from the program--an explanation as to what specifically
could not be accomplished without federal funding assistance, and why
participating organization(s) are unlikely to carry out the project
without such assistance.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address To Request Application Package: Organizations are
encouraged to submit their MAP applications to FAS through the Unified
Export Strategy (UES) application Internet Web site. The UES allows
interested applicants to submit a single consolidated and strategically
coordinated proposal that incorporates requests for funding and
recommendations for virtually all of the FAS marketing programs,
financial assistance programs, and market access programs. The
suggested UES format encourages applicants to examine the constraints
or barriers to trade that they face, identify activities that would
help overcome such impediments, consider the entire pool of
complementary marketing tools and program resources, and establish
realistic export goals.
Applicants planning to use the Internet-based system must contact
the FAS/Program Operations Division to obtain Web site access
information. The Internet-based application may be found at the
following URL address: https://www.fas.usda.gov/ues/webapp/.
The FAS highly recommends applying via the Internet-based
application as this format virtually eliminates paperwork and expedites
the FAS processing and review cycle. However, applicants also have the
option of submitting an electronic version of their application to FAS
at podadmin@fas.usda.gov.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission: To be considered for
the MAP, an applicant must submit to the FAS information required by
the MAP regulations in section 1485.13. In addition, in accordance with
the Office of Management and Budget's policy (68 FR 38402 (June 27,
2003)) regarding the need to identify entities that are receiving
government awards, all applicants must submit a Dun and Bradstreet Data
Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number. An applicant may request a
DUNS number at no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS number
request line at 1-866-705-5711.
Incomplete applications and applications that do not otherwise
conform to this announcement will not be accepted for review.
The FAS administers various other agricultural export assistance
programs including the Foreign Market Development Cooperator
(Cooperator) program, the Emerging Markets Program, the Quality Samples
Program, and the Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops program. Any
organization that is not interested in applying for the MAP, but would
like to request assistance through one of the other programs mentioned
should contact the Program Operations Division.
3. Submission Dates and Times: All applications must be received by
5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, June 11, 2010. All MAP applicants,
regardless of the method of submitting an application, must also submit
by the application deadline, an original signed certification statement
as specified in 7 CFR 1485.13(a)(2)(i)(G) at the following address:
Program Operations Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture at: Portals Office
Building, Suite 400, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024.
Applications or certifications received after this date will not be
considered.
4. Funding Restrictions: Certain types of expenses are not eligible
for reimbursement by the program, and there are limits on other
categories of expenses. CCC also will not reimburse unreasonable
expenditures or expenditures made prior to approval. Full details are
available in the MAP regulations in section 1485.16.
V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria and Review Process: Following is a description of the
FAS process for reviewing applications and the criteria for allocating
available MAP funds.
(1) Phase 1--Sufficiency Review and FAS Divisional Review:
Applications received by the closing date will be reviewed by the
FAS to determine the eligibility of the applicants and the completeness
of the applications. These requirements appear at sections 1485.12 and
1485.13 of the MAP regulations. Applications that meet the requirements
then will be further evaluated by the appropriate
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Commodity Branch in FAS' Cooperator Programs Division. The Commodity
Branch will review each application against the criteria listed in
section 1485.14 of the MAP regulations. The purpose of this review is
to identify meritorious proposals and to recommend an appropriate
funding level for each application based upon these criteria.
(2) Phase 2--Competitive Review:
Meritorious applications then will be passed on to the Office of
the Deputy Administrator, Office of Trade Programs, for the purpose of
allocating available funds among the applicants. Applicants will
compete for funds on the basis of the following allocation criteria
(the number in parentheses represents a percentage weight factor):
(a) Applicant's Contribution Level (40)
The applicant's 4-year average share (2008-2011) of all
contributions (cash and goods and services provided by U.S. entities in
support of overseas marketing and promotion activities) compared to;
The applicant's 4-year average share (2008-2011) of the
funding level for all MAP participants.
(b) Past Performance (30)
The 3-year average share (2007-2009) of the value of
exports promoted by the applicant compared to;
The applicant's 2-year average share (2009-2010) of the
funding level for all MAP applicants plus, for those groups
participating in the Cooperator program, the 2-year average share
(2009-2010) of Cooperator marketing plan budgets.
(c) Projected Export Goals (15)
The total dollar value of projected exports promoted by
the applicant for 2011 compared to;
The applicant's requested funding level;
(d) Accuracy of Past Projections (15)
Actual exports for 2009 as reported in the 2011 MAP
application compared to;
Past projections of exports for 2009 as specified in the
2009 MAP application.
The Commodity Branches' recommended funding levels for each
applicant are converted to percentages of the total MAP funds available
and then multiplied by each weight factor as described above to
determine the amount of funds allocated to each applicant.
2. Anticipated Announcement Date: Announcements of funding
decisions for the MAP are anticipated during October 2010.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: The FAS will notify each applicant in writing of
the final disposition of its application. The FAS will send an approval
letter and program agreement to each approved applicant. The approval
letter and program agreement will specify the terms and conditions
applicable to the project, including the levels of MAP funding and
cost-share contribution requirements.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements: Interested
parties should review the MAP regulations, which are available at the
following URL address: https://www.fas.usda.gov/mos/programs/map.asp.
Hard copies may be obtained by contacting the Program Operations
Division.
3. Reporting: The FAS requires various reports and evaluations from
MAP participants. Reporting requirements are detailed in the MAP
regulations in section 1485.20(b) and (c).
VII. Agency Contact(s)
For additional information and assistance, contact the Program
Operations Division, Office of Trade Programs, Foreign Agricultural
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture at: Portals Office Building,
Suite 400, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20024, or by
phone: (202) 720-4327, or by fax: (202) 720-9361, or by e-mail:
podadmin@fas.usda.gov.
Signed at Washington, DC, on May 4, 2010.
John D. Brewer,
Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, and Vice President,
Commodity Credit Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2010-11148 Filed 5-10-10; 8:45 am]
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