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17838 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No.

68 / Tuesday, April 10, 2007 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Partial Rescission of Review This notice is issued and published in
The Department’s regulations at accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
International Trade Administration 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
section 351.213(d)(1) provide that the
Department will rescind an amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
(C–533–825) administrative review if the party that Dated: April 4, 2007.
requested the review withdraws its Stephen J. Claeys,
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film,
request for review within 90 days of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Sheet, and Strip from India: Notice of
date of publication of the notice of Administration.
Partial Rescission of Administrative
initiation of the requested review, or [FR Doc. E7–6748 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am]
Review of the Countervailing Duty
withdraws its request at a later date if BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
Order
the Department determines that it is
AGENCY: Import Administration, reasonable to extend the time limit for
International Trade Administration, withdrawing the request. Jindal DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Department of Commerce. submitted its request within the 90 day
limit set by the regulations. Since no International Trade Administration
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 10, 2007
other parties requested a review of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elfi The President’s Export Council:
Jindal, the Department is rescinding, in
Blum, Nicholas Czajkowski, or Toni Meeting of the President’s Export
part, the administrative review of the
Page, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Council
countervailing duty order on PET film
Import Administration, International
from India for the period January 1, AGENCY: International Trade
Trade Administration, U.S. Department
2005 through December 31, 2005, for Administration, U.S. Department of
of Commerce, 14th Street and
Jindal. Both Garware and MTZ remain Commerce.
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,
subject to this administrative review. ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting via
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0197,
The preliminary results for this Teleconference.
(202) 482–1395, or (202) 482–1398,
administrative review for these
respectively.
companies are currently due July 31, SUMMARY: The President’s Export
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 2007. Council will hold a meeting via
Background teleconference to deliberate a draft
Assessment
recommendation to the President
On July 3, 2006, the Department of The Department will instruct U.S. regarding Trade Promotion Authority.
Commerce (the Department) published a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to Date: April 24, 2007.
notice of opportunity to request an assess countervailing duties on all Time: 12 p.m. (EDST).
administrative review of the appropriate entries. Jindal shall be For the Conference Call-In Number
countervailing duty order on assessed countervailing duty rates equal and Further Information, Contact: The
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film, to the cash deposit of the estimated President’s Export Council Executive
Sheet, and Strip from India. See countervailing duties required at the Secretariat, Room 4043, Washington, DC
Antidumping or Countervailing Duty time of entry, or withdrawal from 20230 (Phone: 202–482–1124), or visit
Order, Finding, or Suspended warehouse, for consumption, in the PEC Web site, http://
Investigation; Opportunity To Request accordance with 19 CFR www.ita.doc.gov/td/pec.
Administrative Review, 71 FR 37890 351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department will Dated: April 5, 2007.
(July 3, 2006). On July 26, 2006, MTZ issue appropriate assessment J. Marc Chittum,
Polyfilms, Ltd. (MTZ) timely requested instructions directly to CBP within 15
that the Department conduct an Staff Director and Executive Secretary,
days of publication of this notice. President’s Export Council.
administrative review of merchandise it
produced and exported. On July 31, Cash Deposit Rates [FR Doc. 07–1800 Filed 4–6–07; 1:39 pm]
2006, Polyplex Corporation, Ltd. BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P
Jindal’s cash deposit rate will be the
(Polyplex), Jindal Poly Films Limited of rate in effect on the date of entry. This
India (Jindal), and Garware Polyester, cash deposit requirement shall remain
Ltd. (Garware) also timely requested DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
in effect until publication of the final
that the Department conduct an results of this administrative review. National Institute of Standards and
administrative review of merchandise Technology
they produced and exported. Notification Regarding APOs
Polyplex withdrew its request for an This notice also serves as a reminder [Docket No.: 070320063–7064–01]
administrative review on August 22, to parties subject to administrative
2006, before the initiation of this protective orders (APOs) of their Advanced Technology Program Notice
review. Shortly thereafter, the responsibility concerning the return or of Availability of Funds and
Department published a notice of the destruction of proprietary information Announcement of Public Meetings
initiation of the countervailing duty disclosed under APO in accordance (Proposers’ Conferences)
administrative review of PET Film from with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
India for MTZ, Garware, and Jindal for to govern business proprietary and Technology (NIST), Department of
the period January 1, 2005 through information in this segment of the Commerce.
December 31, 2005. See Initiation of proceeding. Timely written notification
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ACTION: Notice.
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty of the return/destruction of APO
Administrative Reviews and Requests materials or conversion to judicial SUMMARY: NIST’s Advanced Technology
for Revocation in Part, 71 FR 51573 protective order is hereby requested. Program (ATP) announces that it will
(August 30, 2006). On November 28, Failure to comply with the regulations hold a single fiscal year 2007 ATP
2006, Jindal withdrew its request for an and terms of an APO is a violation that competition and is soliciting proposals
administrative review. is subject to sanction. for financial assistance. ATP also

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announces that it will hold public proposals is available at http:// Pre-Registration Required By April 9,
meetings (Proposers’ Conferences) for www.grants.gov. The full FFO 2007 for All Proposers’ Conferences as
all interested parties. ATP is soliciting announcement text can also be accessed Follows
proposals in all technology areas on the ATP Web site at http:// NIST Gaithersburg Conference: Due to
(Competition Number 2007–A) as well www.atp.nist.gov/atp/helpful.htm. To increased security at NIST, NO on-site
as the following four broad Crosscutting request a copy of the April 2007 ATP registrations will be accepted and all
Areas of National Interest: (1) Proposal Preparation Kit submit an attendees MUST be pre-registered.
Technologies for Advanced and electronic request at http:// Photo identification must be presented
Complex Systems (Competition Number www.atp.nist.gov/atp/atpform.htm or at the NIST main gate to be admitted to
2007–B), (2) Challenges in Advanced call ATP at 1–800–ATP–FUND (1–800– the April 13, 2007 conference.
Materials and Devices (Competition 287–3863). The Kit is also available at Attendees must wear their conference
Number 2007–C), (3) 21st Century http://www.atp.nist.gov/atp/ badge at all times while on the NIST
Manufacturing (Competition Number helpful.htm. Note that ATP is mailing campus. Same day registration will be
2007–D), and (4) Nanotechnology the Kit to all individuals whose names allowed at the other locations.
(Competition Number 2007–E). Details are currently on the ATP mailing list. Electronic Registration: At https://
regarding these four broad Crosscutting Those individuals need not contact ATP rproxy.nist.gov/CRS/. Please select the
Areas of National Interest are included to request a copy. ATP Proposers’ Conference and
in the Federal Funding Opportunity Meetings: ATP is holding several appropriate data to register for the
announcement available at http:// public meetings (Proposers’ meeting of your choice.
www.grants.gov. ATP provides cost- Conferences) at several locations around Telephone Registration: Call 301–
shared multi-year funding to single the country. These public meetings 975–2776.
companies and to industry-led joint provide general information regarding Fax Registration: Provide the
ventures to accelerate the development the program, tips on preparing following and fax to 301–948–2067: last
and dissemination of challenging, high proposals, and the opportunity for name, first name; title; organization;
risk technologies with the potential for questions and answers. Proprietary room or mail code, city, state, zip code,
significant commercial payoffs and technical or business discussions about country; telephone; facsimile; e-mail;
widespread benefits for the nation. This specific project ideas with NIST staff are any special needs; and the meeting date
unique government-industry not permitted at these conferences or at and location.
partnership aids companies in any time before submitting the proposal Funding Availability: Fiscal year 2007
accelerating the development of to ATP. Therefore, you should not appropriations include funds in the
emerging or enabling technologies that expect to have proprietary issues amount of approximately $60 million
lead to revolutionary new products and addressed at proposers’ conferences. for new ATP awards. Approximately 60
industrial processes and services that NIST/ATP staff will not critique awards are anticipated.
can compete in rapidly changing world proprietary project ideas while they are Statutory Authority: 15 U.S.C. 278n.
markets. ATP challenges the research being developed by a proposer. CFDA: 11.612, Advanced Technology
and development (R&D) community to However, NIST/ATP staff will, at any Program (ATP).
take on higher technical risk with time, answer questions that you may Eligibility: U.S.-owned, single, for-
commensurately higher potential have about our project selection criteria, profit companies and industry-led joint
payoffs for the nation than they would selection process, eligibility ventures may apply for ATP funding. In
otherwise pursue. requirements, cost-sharing addition, companies incorporated in the
DATES: The due date for submission of requirements, and the general United States that have parent
all proposals is 3 p.m. Eastern Time, characteristics of a competitive ATP companies incorporated in another
Monday, May 21, 2007. This deadline proposal. country may apply. The term company
applies to any mode of proposal ATP Proposers’ Conferences are being means a for-profit organization,
submission, including hand-delivery, held from 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. local time including sole proprietorships,
courier, express mailing, and electronic. on the following dates and locations: partnerships, limited-liability
Do not wait until the last minute to companies (LLCs), and corporations (15
submit a proposal. ATP will not make April 13, 2007: NIST Red Auditorium, CFR 295.2).
any allowances for late submissions, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD Cost Sharing Requirements: Small (as
including incomplete Grants.gov (301–975–2776) defined at 15 CFR 295.2) and medium
registration. April 16, 2007: Hyatt Regency Dearborn sized companies applying as single-
Fairlane Town Center, Dearborn, company proposers are not required to
ADDRESSES: Proposals must be
Detroit, MI (313–593–1234) provide cost sharing of direct costs;
submitted to ATP as follows:
Paper submission: Send to National April 18, 2007: Hyatt Harborside at however, they may propose to pay a
Institute of Standards and Technology, Boston’s Logan International Airport, portion of the direct costs in addition to
Advanced Technology Program, 100 101 Harborside Drive, Boston, MA all indirect costs throughout the project.
Bureau Drive, Stop 4701, Gaithersburg, (617–568–1234) Large companies applying as single-
MD 20899–4701. April 18, 2007: Los Angeles Airport company proposers must cost share at
Electronic submission: http:// Marriott, 5855 West Century Blvd., least 60 percent of the yearly total
www.grants.gov. Los Angeles, CA (310–641–5700) project costs (direct plus all of the
indirect costs). A large company is
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: April 20, 2007: Hilton Austin Airport, defined as any business, including any
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Barbara Lambis at 301–975–4447 or by 9515 Hotel Drive, Austin, TX (512– parent company plus related
e-mail at barbara.lambis@nist.gov. 385–6767) subsidiaries, having annual revenues in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: No registration fee will be charged. excess of $3.960 billion. (Note that this
Additional Information: The full Presentation materials from proposers’ number will likely be updated annually
Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) conferences will be made available on and will be noted in future annual
announcement for this request for the ATP Web site. announcements of availability of funds

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and revised editions of the ATP Human & Animal Subjects located at c. For research involving human and/
Proposal Preparation Kit.) Joint ventures http://www.atp.nist.gov/atp/ or animal subjects, any costs used to
must cost share more than 50 percent of helpful.htm. secure Institutional Review Board or
the yearly total project costs (direct plus d. Pre-commercial-scale Institutional Animal Care and Use
indirect costs). demonstration projects where the Committee approvals before the award
Selection Procedures: All proposals emphasis is on demonstrating that some or during the award.
are selected based on a multi-stage peer- technology works on a large scale or is d. General purpose office equipment
review process, as described in 15 CFR economically sound rather than on R&D and supplies that are not used
295.4. All proposals are carefully that advances the state of the art. exclusively for the research, e.g., office
reviewed by technical and business e. Projects that ATP believes would computers, printers, copiers, paper,
experts against the established ATP likely be completed without ATP funds pens, and toner cartridges.
evaluation/selection criteria. A Source in the same time frame or nearly the e. Indirect costs for single-company
Evaluation Board (SEB) (a committee same time frame, or with the same scale recipients, which must be absorbed by
made up of nine Federal employees) or scope. the company. (Note that with large
reviews proposals and makes f. Predominantly straightforward, businesses submitting proposals as
recommendations for funding to a routine data gathering (e.g., creation of single-company proposers, indirect
Selecting Official based on the technical voluntary consensus standards, data costs absorbed by the large business
and business evaluations and the gathering/handbook preparation, testing may be used to meet the cost-sharing
selection criteria. The SEB ratings shall of materials, or unbounded research requirement.)
provide a rank order to the Selecting aimed at basic discovery science) or f. Marketing, sales, or
Official for final recommendation to the application of standard engineering commercialization costs, including
NIST Grants Officer. NIST/ATP reserves practices. marketing surveys, commercialization
the right to negotiate the cost and scope g. Projects that are simply a follow-on studies, and general business planning,
of the proposed work with the proposers or a continuation of tasks previously unless they are included in a federally
who have been selected to receive funded in ATP projects from essentially approved indirect cost rate.
awards. For example, NIST/ATP may the same proposing team. g. Office furniture costs, unless they
require that the proposer delete from the h. Projects in which the only risk is are included in a federally approved
scope of work a particular task that is market oriented—that is, the risk that indirect cost rate.
deemed by NIST/ATP to be product h. Patent costs and legal fees, unless
the end product may not be embraced
development or otherwise inappropriate they are included in a federally
by the marketplace.
for ATP support. All funding decisions approved indirect cost rate.
i. Projects with software work, that are i. Preaward costs.
are final and cannot be appealed. predominantly about final product
Evaluation Criteria: The evaluation j. Profit, management fees, interest on
details and product development, and borrowed funds, or facilities capital cost
criteria used to select a proposal for
that have significant testing that involve of money.
funding and their respective weights are
users outside the research team to k. Relocation costs, unless they are
found in 15 CFR 295.6.
Selection Factors: The Selecting determine if the software meets the included in a federally approved
Official shall recommend for award in original research objectives, are likely to indirect cost rate.
rank order unless a proposal is justified be either uncompetitive or possibly l. Subcontractor expenses such as
to be selected out of rank order based ineligible for funding. However, R&D those for office supplies and
upon the availability of funds, the projects with limited software testing, conferences/workshops.
adherence to ATP selection criteria, or involving users outside of the research m. Subcontracts to another part of the
the appropriate distribution of funds team, may be considered eligible costs same company or to another company
among technologies and their within an ATP award when the testing with identical or nearly identical
applications. NIST reserves the right to is critical to meeting the scientific and ownership. Work proposed by another
deny awards in any case where NIST technological merit selection criterion part of the same company or by another
determines that a reasonable doubt and the testing is essential for company with identical or nearly
exists regarding a proposer’s ability to completion of the proposed research. identical ownership should be shown as
comply with ATP requirements or to These types of projects may also be funded through interorganizational
handle Federal funds responsibly. considered to involve human subjects in transfers that do not contain profit.
research. Interorganizational transfers should be
Ineligible Projects Unallowable/Ineligible Costs. The broken down in the appropriate budget
a. Straightforward improvements of following items, regardless of whether categories.
existing products or product they are allowable under the federal cost n. Tuition costs. However, a
development. principles, are unallowable under ATP: university participating in an ATP
b. Projects that are basic research. a. Bid and proposal costs unless they project as a subcontractor or as a joint
c. Projects that are Phase II, III, or IV are incorporated into a federally venture partner may charge ATP for
clinical trials. ATP rarely funds Phase I approved indirect cost rate. tuition remission or other forms of
clinical trials and reserves the right not b. Construction costs for new compensation in lieu of wages paid to
to fund a Phase I clinical trial. The buildings or extensive renovations of university students working on ATP
portion of a Phase I trial that may be existing laboratory buildings. However, projects but only as provided in OMB
funded must be critical to meeting the costs for the construction of Circular A–21, Section J.41. In such
scientific and technological merit experimental research and development cases, tuition remission would be
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selection criterion and the trial must be facilities to be located within a new or considered a cash contribution rather
essential for completion of the study. existing building are allowable provided than an in-kind contribution.
The definitions of all phases of clinical that the equipment or facilities are Intellectual Property Requirements:
trials are provided in the ATP essential for carrying out the proposed Title to any inventions arising from an
Guidelines and Documentation scientific and technical project and are ATP-funded project must be held by a
Requirements for Research Involving approved by the NIST Grants Officer. for-profit company, or companies,

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incorporated or organized in the United Preparation Kit as Exhibit 2 (http:// respective control numbers 0693–0009,
States. A university, government www.atp.nist.gov/atp/helpful.htm) to 4040–0001, 4040–0001, 4040–0007,
laboratory, independent research assist you in determining whether your 0348–0046, 0605–0001, and 0693–0009.
organization, or other nonprofit proposal has human subjects Notwithstanding any other provision of
organization cannot retain title to involvement, which would require the law, no person is required to
patents, although such organizations additional documents with your respond to, nor shall any person be
can receive mutually agreeable proposal. Detailed information subject to a penalty for failure to comply
payments (either one-time or regarding the use of human subjects in with, a collection of information, subject
continuing) from the company or research projects and required to the requirements of the PRA, unless
companies holding title to the patent. documentation is available in the ATP that collection of information displays a
However, a for-profit corporation Guidelines and Documentation currently valid OMB Control Number.
organized by a university can be Requirements for Research Involving Executive Order 12866: This notice
considered a for-profit company for the Human & Animal Subjects located at has been determined to be not
purpose of retaining title to patents http://www.atp.nist.gov/atp/helpful.htm significant for purposes of Executive
arising from an ATP award. In such a or by calling 1–800–287–3863. Order 12866.
case, documentation of the for-profit Projects Involving Animal Subjects: Executive Order 12372
status must be provided in the proposal. Research involving animal subjects (Intergovernmental Review of Federal
If your organization is not a for-profit must be in compliance with applicable Programs): ATP does not involve the
company but plans to be involved in an federal regulations and NIST policies for mandatory payment of any matching
ATP project, you will not be able to the protection of animal subjects. funds from state or local government
retain title to any patentable inventions Vertebrate animal research involves live and does not affect directly any state or
arising from the ATP project. Please animals that are being cared for, local government. Accordingly, the
make sure your legal department is euthanized, or used by the project Department of Commerce has
aware that ATP cannot waive this participants to accomplish research determined that Executive Order 12372
mandated provision (15 U.S.C. goals or for teaching or testing. The is not applicable to this program.
278n(d)(11)(A) and 15 CFR 295.2 and regulations do not apply to animal Executive Order 13132 (Federalism):
295.8). Title to any such invention shall tissues purchased from commercial It has been determined that this notice
not be transferred or passed, except to processors or tissue banks or to uses of does not contain policies with
a for-profit company organized in the preexisting images of animals (e.g., a Federalism implications as that term is
United States, until the expiration of the wildlife documentary or pictures of defined in Executive Order 13132.
first patent obtained in connection with animals in newscasts). The regulations Administrative Procedure Act/
such invention. do apply to any animals that are housed Regulatory Flexibility Act: Notice and
The United States reserves a and cared for by a project participant comment are not required under the
nonexclusive, nontransferable, and used for custom collection of Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
irrevocable, paid-up license to practice biological samples or observation data 553) or any other law, for notices
or have practiced for or on behalf of the of health and behavior. Detailed relating to public property, loans,
United States any patentable invention information regarding the use of animal grants, benefits or contracts (5 U.S.C.
arising from an ATP award. The federal subjects in research projects and 553(a)). Because notice and comment
government shall not, however, in the required documentation is available in are not required under the
exercise of such license, publicly the ATP Guidelines and Documentation Administrative Procedure Act, a
disclose proprietary information related Requirements for Research Involving Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is not
to the license. The federal government Human & Animal Subjects located at required and has not been prepared for
also has march-in rights in accordance http://www.atp.nist.gov/atp/helpful.htm this notice, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.
with 15 CFR 295.8. Since its inception or by calling 1–800–287–3863.
Administrative and National Policy Dated: April 3, 2007.
in 1990, ATP has not exercised its
march-in rights nor has it used its Requirements: The Department of William Jeffrey,
nontransferable, irrevocable, paid-up Commerce Pre-Award Notification Director, NIST.
license. Requirements for Grants and [FR Doc. E7–6650 Filed 4–9–07; 8:45 am]
Projects Involving Human Subjects: Cooperative Agreements: The BILLING CODE 3510–13–P
Research involving human subjects Department of Commerce Pre-Award
must be in compliance with applicable Notification Requirements for Grants
Federal regulations and NIST policies and Cooperative Agreements contained DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
for the protection of human subjects. in the Federal Register notice of
Human subjects research involves December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389) is National Institute of Standards and
interactions with live human subjects or applicable to this announcement. On Technology
the use of data, images, tissue, and/or the form SF–424 (R&R), the applicant’s
Advisory Committee on Earthquake
cells/cell lines (including those used for 9-digit Dun and Bradstreet Data
control purposes) from human subjects. Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Hazards Reduction Meeting
Research involving human subjects may number must be entered in the AGENCY: National Institute of Standards
include activities such as the use of Organizational DUNS line. and Technology, Commerce.
image and/or audio recording of people, Paperwork Reduction Act: This notice ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
taking surveys or using survey data, contains collection of information
using databases containing personal requirements subject to the Paperwork SUMMARY: The National Earthquake
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information, testing software with Reduction Act (PRA). The use of Forms Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP)
volunteers, and many tasks beyond NIST–1262 and NIST–1263, SF–424 Advisory Committee on Earthquake
those within traditional biomedical (R&R), Research and Related Other Hazards Reduction (ACEHR), will meet
research. A Human Subjects Project Information, SF–424B, SF–LLL, at the National Institute of Standards
Determination Checklist is included in CD–346, and Budget Narrative form has and Technology (NIST) on Thursday,
the April 2007 ATP Proposal been approved by OMB under the May 10, 2007 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:45

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