[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 237 (Monday, December 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63674-63675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30416]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development Agency

[Docket No. 000724217-1278-04]


Amendment to Selection Procedures To Include Site Visits

AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Minority Business Development 
Agency's (MBDA) amendment of prior Federal Register notices published 
by MBDA that identified selection procedures for MBDA's Minority 
Business Development Center Program and its Native American Business 
Development Center Program. MBDA amends the selection procedures to 
provide that the National Director or his designee reserves the right 
to conduct a site visit to the location of qualified applicants 
receiving an average of at least 70% of the total points available for 
all four evaluation criterion.

DATES: December 10, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Juanita E. Berry at (202) 482-
3262.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under Executive Order 11625, MBDA provides 
business development services to persons who are members of groups 
determined by the U. S. Department of Commerce to be socially or 
economically disadvantaged, and to business concerns owned and 
controlled by such individuals.
    MBDA has determined that site visits to qualified applicants would 
support MBDA's selection and would confirm the applicant's stated 
ability to best fulfill MBDA's Funding Priorities, particularly 
identifying and working to meet the needs of minority businesses 
seeking to obtain large-scale contracts with institutional customers, 
as set out

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in the prior Federal Register Notices (65 FR 52069 and 66 FR 58990).
    Therefore, MBDA's prior Federal Register notices (65 FR 52069 and 
66 FR 41202 and 66 FR 58990) are hereby amended to provide that the 
National Director or his designee reserves the right to conduct a site 
visit to applicant organizations receiving an average of at least 70% 
of the total points available for all four evaluation criterion in 
order to assist with the application of the selection procedures 
provided at 65 FR 52083 and 52095 and 66 FR 59000.
    The Department of Commerce Pre-Award Notification Requirements for 
Grants and Cooperative Agreements contained in the Federal Register 
notice of October 1, 2001 (66 FR 49917), are applicable to this notice.
    Executive Order 12866: This notice was determined to be not 
significant for purposes of E.O. 12866.
    Administrative Procedure Act: The provisions of the Administrative 
Procedure Act requiring notice of proposed rulemaking, the opportunity 
for public participation, and a delay in effective date, are 
inapplicable because this notice is a matter relating to public 
property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2),
    Regulatory Flexibility Act: Because a notice of proposed rulemaking 
and opportunities for public comment are not required to be given for 
this notice by 5 U.S.C. 553 or by any other law, the analytical 
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 are 
inapplicable.
    Executive Order 13132: This notice does not contain policies with 
Federalism implications as that term is defined in Executive Order 
13132.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512 and Executive Order 11625.

    Dated: December 4, 2001.
Juanita E. Berry,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Minority Business Development Agency.
Ronald N. Langston,
National Director, Minority Business Development Agency.
[FR Doc. 01-30416 Filed 12-7-01; 8:45 am]
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