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[Disaster Declaration #13317 and #13318]
Alabama Disaster Number AL–00044
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Amendment 1.
AGENCY:
This is an amendment of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for Public Assistance Only for
the State of Alabama (FEMA–4082–DR),
dated 09/21/2012.
Incident: Hurricane Isaac.
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SUMMARY:
SBIR/STTR Phase I to Phase II
Transition Benchmarks
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Notice of Small Business
Innovation Research and Small Business
Technology Transfer Programs Phase I
to Phase II Transition Benchmarks.
AGENCY:
The Small Business
Administration (SBA) is publishing the
Small Business Innovation Research
(SBIR) and the Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I to
Phase II transition rate benchmarks for
the 11 participating agencies for public
comment. The rates are the minimum
required ratio of past Phase II to Phase
I awards that an awardee firm must
maintain to be eligible for a new Phase
I award from a particular agency. This
requirement is described in Section 4(a)
of the SBIR Policy Directive and the
STTR Policy Directive which
implements section 5165 of the SBIR/
STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011.
DATES: Effective Date: December 17,
2012 and when published on
www.sbir.gov.
Comment Date: Comments to this
notice must be received on or before
November 15, 2012.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this notice
may be submitted to Edsel Brown, Jr.,
Assistant Director, Office of Innovation,
Small Business Administration, 409
Third Street SW., Washington, DC
20416; telephone (202) 205–6450; email
(Technology@sba.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Edsel Brown, Jr., Assistant Director,
Office of Innovation, Small Business
Administration, 409 Third Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20416; telephone (202)
205–6450; email (Technology@sba.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
4(a)(3)(iii) of the SBIR Policy Directive,
which was published on August 6,
2012, at 77 FR 46806 and the STTR
Policy Directive, which was published
the same day at 77 FR 46855, requires
each agency to establish an SBAapproved Phase I-Phase II Transition
Rate benchmark. The Phase I-Phase II
Transition Rate benchmark sets, for each
agency, the minimum required number
of Phase II awards the applicant must
have received for a given number of
Phase I awards during a specified
period. If an applicant has won prior
SBIR/STTR awards, and does not meet
the benchmark rate of the agency to
which it is applying, the applicant is not
eligible for an SBIR or STTR Phase I
award from that agency for a period of
one year from the date of submission of
the proposal or application. A firm’s
Phase II transition rate is calculated over
a specified 5, 10, or 15 year period, as
the ratio of previous Phase II awards to
previous Phase I awards, expressed as a
percentage. Each of the participating
agencies has selected a rate and time
period. These are presented below in
Table 1.
SBA has reviewed and approved these
benchmarks However, § 5165 of the
SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011
requires SBA to publish, at least 60 days
before becoming effective, each agency’s
system and minimum performance
standard, and each approval by SBA.
SBA will review all comments received
in response to this notice and issue the
final transition rates within 60 days of
the date this notice is published. These
rates will be available at www.sbir.gov.
ADDRESSES:
TABLE 1
Benchmark
rate
(Phase II/
Phase I)
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rate
(Phase II/
Phase I)
Agency
Department of Health and Human Services ...................................................................................................................
Department of Homeland Security ..................................................................................................................................
Department of Transportation ..........................................................................................................................................
Environmental Protection Agency ...................................................................................................................................
National Aeronautics and Space Administration .............................................................................................................
National Science Foundation ...........................................................................................................................................
For greater detail on the Phase I to
Phase II transition rates, see Section
4(a)(3)(iii) of the SBIR Policy Directive
and the STTR Policy Directive.
[www.sbir.gov/node/379093]
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 638(9).
Sean J. Greene,
Associate Administrator for Investment and
Innovation.
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0282]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Applications; Diabetes Mellitus
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA).
ACTION: Notice of applications for
exemption from the diabetes mellitus
requirement; request for comments.
AGENCY:
FMCSA announces receipt of
applications from 14 individuals for
exemption from the prohibition against
persons with insulin-treated diabetes
mellitus (ITDM) operating commercial
motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate
commerce. If granted, the exemptions
would enable these individuals with
ITDM to operate CMVs in interstate
commerce.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 15, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
bearing the Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA–
2012–0282 using any of the following
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comments.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
FMCSA may grant an exemption from
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations for a 2-year period if it finds
‘‘such exemption would likely achieve a
level of safety that is equivalent to or
greater than the level that would be
achieved absent such exemption.’’ The
statute also allows the Agency to renew
exemptions at the end of the 2-year
period. The 14 individuals listed in this
notice have recently requested such an
exemption from the diabetes prohibition
in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(3), which applies to
drivers of CMVs in interstate commerce.
Accordingly, the Agency will evaluate
the qualifications of each applicant to
determine whether granting the
exemption will achieve the required
level of safety mandated by the statutes.
Qualifications of Applicants
Darrell G. Brave
Mr. Brave, age 61, has had ITDM since
2006. His endocrinologist examined him
in 2012 and certified that he has had no
severe hypoglycemic reactions resulting
in loss of consciousness, requiring the
assistance of another person, or
resulting in impaired cognitive function
that occurred without warning in the
past 12 months and no recurrent (2 or
more) severe hypoglycemic episodes in
the last 5 years. His endocrinologist
certifies that Mr. Brave understands
diabetes management and monitoring,
has stable control of his diabetes using
insulin, and is able to drive a CMV
safely. Mr. Brave meets the vision
requirements of 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
His ophthalmologist examined him in
2012 and certified that he does not have
diabetic retinopathy. He holds a Class C
operator’s license from Washington.
Joseph A. Capille
Mr. Capille, 56, has had ITDM since
2012. His endocrinologist examined him
in 2012 and certified that he has had no
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
SBIR/STTR Phase I to Phase II Transition Benchmarks
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Notice of Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business
Technology Transfer Programs Phase I to Phase II Transition Benchmarks.
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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) is publishing the
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business
Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I to Phase II transition rate
benchmarks for the 11 participating agencies for public comment. The
rates are the minimum required ratio of past Phase II to Phase I awards
that an awardee firm must maintain to be eligible for a new Phase I
award from a particular agency. This requirement is described in
Section 4(a) of the SBIR Policy Directive and the STTR Policy Directive
which implements section 5165 of the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of
2011.
DATES: Effective Date: December 17, 2012 and when published on
www.sbir.gov.
Comment Date: Comments to this notice must be received on or before
November 15, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be submitted to Edsel Brown,
Jr., Assistant Director, Office of Innovation, Small Business
Administration, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416; telephone
(202) 205-6450; email (Technology@sba.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edsel Brown, Jr., Assistant Director,
Office of Innovation, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street
SW., Washington, DC 20416; telephone (202) 205-6450; email
(Technology@sba.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4(a)(3)(iii) of the SBIR Policy
Directive, which was published on August 6, 2012, at 77 FR 46806 and
the STTR Policy Directive, which was published the same day at 77 FR
46855, requires each agency to establish an SBA-approved Phase I-Phase
II Transition Rate benchmark. The Phase I-Phase II Transition Rate
benchmark sets, for each agency, the minimum required number of Phase
II awards the applicant must have received for a given number of Phase
I awards during a specified period. If an applicant has won prior SBIR/
STTR awards, and does not meet the benchmark rate of the agency to
which it is applying, the applicant is not eligible for an SBIR or STTR
Phase I award from that agency for a period of one year from the date
of submission of the proposal or application. A firm's Phase II
transition rate is calculated over a specified 5, 10, or 15 year
period, as the ratio of previous Phase II awards to previous Phase I
awards, expressed as a percentage. Each of the participating agencies
has selected a rate and time period. These are presented below in Table
1.
SBA has reviewed and approved these benchmarks However, Sec. 5165
of the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 requires SBA to publish,
at least 60 days before becoming effective, each agency's system and
minimum performance standard, and each approval by SBA. SBA will review
all comments received in response to this notice and issue the final
transition rates within 60 days of the date this notice is published.
These rates will be available at www.sbir.gov.
Table 1
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Benchmark
rate Length of
Agency (Phase II/ period
Phase I) (years)
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Department of Agriculture..................... 0.25 5
Department of Commerce (National Institute of 0.25 5
Standards and Technology)....................
Department of Commerce (National Oceanic and 0.25 5
Atmospheric Administration)..................
Department of Defense......................... 0.25 5
Department of Education....................... 0.25 10
Department of Energy.......................... 0.25 5
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Department of Health and Human Services....... 0.25 5
Department of Homeland Security............... 0.25 5
Department of Transportation.................. 0.45 5
Environmental Protection Agency............... 0.25 10
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 0.25 5
National Science Foundation................... 0.25 5
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For greater detail on the Phase I to Phase II transition rates, see
Section 4(a)(3)(iii) of the SBIR Policy Directive and the STTR Policy
Directive. [www.sbir.gov/node/379093]
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 638(9).
Sean J. Greene,
Associate Administrator for Investment and Innovation.
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