80 FR 37597 - Guidance on MBDA Applications for Federal Funding

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Minority Business Development Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 126 (July 1, 2015)

Page Range		37597-37597
FR Document		2015-16188

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) publishes this notice to announce a public meeting to be held during the MBDA National Training Conference on July 23, 2015. The public meeting will provide general information and an overview of the history of MBDA, MBDA's Federal Funding Opportunities, tips on writing grant applications, guidance on preparing budgets and budget justifications, and information regarding audit and compliance rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development Agency

[Docket No: 150623548-5548-01]


Guidance on MBDA Applications for Federal Funding

AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) publishes this 
notice to announce a public meeting to be held during the MBDA National 
Training Conference on July 23, 2015. The public meeting will provide 
general information and an overview of the history of MBDA, MBDA's 
Federal Funding Opportunities, tips on writing grant applications, 
guidance on preparing budgets and budget justifications, and 
information regarding audit and compliance rules.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2015; 1:00 
p.m.-3:30 p.m. EST. The meeting will be available via webinar. Please 
submit your written questions to Nakita Y. Chambers (See FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than July 10, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at: The Westin Canal Place, 
100 Rue Iberville, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130. Participants may 
register for the webinar online at www.mbda.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information please 
contact: Ms. Nakita Y. Chambers, Program Manager, Telephone (202) 482-
0065, email nchambers@mbda.gov. Anyone who requires special assistance, 
such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should contact Nakita Chambers no later than July 17, 
2015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with Executive Order 11625, 
the Minority Business Development Agency is authorized provide federal 
financial assistance to public and private organizations so that they 
may render technical and business management services to minority 
business enterprises. MBDA provides federal financial assistance to 
organizations through grants and cooperative agreements. The purpose of 
the public meeting is to provide general information to prospective 
grant applicants interested in MBDA business development grant programs 
on writing a competitive grant application, preparing budgets and 
budget justifications, and generally reviewing single audit readiness 
and compliance regulations.
    This meeting is open to the public.

Josephine Arnold,
Chief Counsel.
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record, to provide an explanation the adequacy of remuneration under 19 overview of the history of MBDA,
identifying the information already on CFR 351.511(a)(2), filed pursuant to 19 MBDA’s Federal Funding
the record that the factual information CFR 351.301(c)(3) and rebuttal, Opportunities, tips on writing grant
seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct. The clarification and correction filed applications, guidance on preparing
final rule also modified 19 CFR 351.301 pursuant to 19 CFR 351.301(c)(3)(iv); (3) budgets and budget justifications, and
so that, rather than providing general comments concerning the selection of a information regarding audit and
time limits, there are specific time limits surrogate country and surrogate values compliance rules.
based on the type of factual information and rebuttal; (4) comments concerning
being submitted. These modifications U.S. Customs and Border Protection DATES: The public meeting will be held
are effective for all segments initiated on data; and (5) quantity and value on Thursday, July 23, 2015; 1:00 p.m.–
or after May 10, 2013. Please review the questionnaires. Under certain 3:30 p.m. EST. The meeting will be
final rule, available at http:// circumstances, the Department may available via webinar. Please submit
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/2013/ elect to specify a different time limit by your written questions to Nakita Y.
1304frn/2013-08227.txt, prior to which extension requests will be Chambers (See FOR FURTHER
submitting factual information in this considered untimely for submissions INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than July
segment. which are due from multiple parties 10, 2015.
Any party submitting factual simultaneously. In such a case, the
information in an antidumping duty or Department will inform parties in the ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be
countervailing duty proceeding must letter or memorandum setting forth the held at: The Westin Canal Place, 100
certify to the accuracy and completeness deadline (including a specified time) by Rue Iberville, New Orleans, Louisiana,
of that information.7 Parties are hereby which extension requests must be filed 70130. Participants may register for the
reminded that revised certification to be considered timely. This webinar online at www.mbda.gov.
requirements are in effect for company/ modification also requires that an
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
government officials as well as their extension request must be made in a
additional information please contact:
representatives. All segments of any separate, stand-alone submission, and
antidumping duty or countervailing clarifies the circumstances under which Ms. Nakita Y. Chambers, Program
duty proceedings initiated on or after the Department will grant untimely- Manager, Telephone (202) 482–0065,
August 16, 2013, should use the formats filed requests for the extension of time email nchambers@mbda.gov. Anyone
for the revised certifications provided at limits. These modifications are effective who requires special assistance, such as
the end of the Final Rule.8 The for all segments initiated on or after sign language interpretation or other
Department intends to reject factual October 21, 2013. Please review the reasonable accommodations, should
submissions in any proceeding final rule, available at http:// contact Nakita Chambers no later than
segments if the submitting party does www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/ July 17, 2015.
not comply with applicable revised html/2013-22853.htm, prior to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
certification requirements. submitting factual information in these
accordance with Executive Order 11625,
segments.
Revised Extension of Time Limits These initiations and this notice are the Minority Business Development
Regulation in accordance with section 751(a) of the Agency is authorized provide federal
On September 20, 2013, the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR financial assistance to public and
Department modified its regulation 351.221(c)(1)(i). private organizations so that they may
concerning the extension of time limits render technical and business
Dated: June 25, 2015.
for submissions in antidumping and management services to minority
Christian Marsh,
countervailing duty proceedings: Final business enterprises. MBDA provides
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013). federal financial assistance to
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
The modification clarifies that parties organizations through grants and
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may request an extension of time limits cooperative agreements. The purpose of
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before a time limit established under the public meeting is to provide general
part 351 expires, or as otherwise information to prospective grant
specified by the Secretary. In general, an DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE applicants interested in MBDA business
extension request will be considered development grant programs on writing
untimely if it is filed after the time limit Minority Business Development a competitive grant application,
established under part 351 expires. For Agency preparing budgets and budget
submissions which are due from justifications, and generally reviewing
multiple parties simultaneously, an [Docket No: 150623548–5548–01]
single audit readiness and compliance
extension request will be considered Guidance on MBDA Applications for regulations.
untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. on Federal Funding
the due date. Examples include, but are This meeting is open to the public.
not limited to: (1) Case and rebuttal AGENCY: Minority Business Josephine Arnold,
briefs, filed pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309; Development Agency, Department of
Chief Counsel.
(2) factual information to value factors Commerce
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under 19 CFR 351.408(c), or to measure ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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7 See section 782(b) of the Act. SUMMARY: The Minority Business
8 See Certification of Factual Information To Development Agency (MBDA) publishes
Import Administration During Antidumping and this notice to announce a public
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July meeting to be held during the MBDA
17, 2013) (‘‘Final Rule’’); see also the frequently
asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available
National Training Conference on July
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_ 23, 2015. The public meeting will
info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. provide general information and an

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meeting.
Dates		The public meeting will be held on Thursday, July 23, 2015; 1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EST. The meeting will be available via webinar. Please submit your written questions to Nakita Y. Chambers (See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than July 10, 2015.
Contact		For additional information please contact: Ms. Nakita Y. Chambers, Program Manager, Telephone (202) 482- 0065, email [email protected] Anyone who requires special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should contact Nakita Chambers no later than July 17, 2015.
FR Citation		80 FR 37597

80 FR 37597 - Guidance on MBDA Applications for Federal Funding

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEMinority Business Development Agency

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 126 (July 1, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Minority Business Development Agency