[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15820-15825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8589]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Revised Procedures for Selecting and Funding Federal Aid in Sport 
Fish and Wildlife Restoration Administrative Projects

AGENCY: Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Service is announcing procedures for obtaining funding for 
Federal Aid administrative projects and availability of an estimated 
$1,600,000 for Wildlife Restoration projects and $750,000 for Sport 
Fish projects. This year's program eliminates several eligibility 
requirements, updates focus areas, and clarifies documentation needs 
from the previous year.

DATES: Applications/proposals must be received by June 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Proposals must be submitted to: U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Chief, Division of Federal Aid, MS 140 ARLSQ, 4401 North 
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert D. Lange, Jr., Chief, 
Division of Federal Aid, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; (703) 358-
2156.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Service publishes a notice in the 
Federal Register each year announcing the deadline for project 
proposals, the amount of money available for Sport Fish and Wildlife 
Restoration projects, and the focus areas identified for the year. 
Focus areas are used to promote and encourage efforts that address 
priority needs of the State fish and wildlife agencies.
    The focus areas contained in this notice were developed in 
cooperation with the Grants-in-Aid Committee of the International 
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and represent that group's 
assessment of priority projects. The focus areas are provided as a 
guide so that applicants will know the types of projects that will 
likely score higher in the rankings.
    Several changes have been made since the last year's program. 
Previously, both eligibility requirements and selection criteria were 
specified. These have been combined this year to clarify requirements. 
Also any limitation on the amount of funding that may be requested is 
eliminated and extending a project longer than three years is possible. 
Some documentation changes were made to be consistent with standard 
documentation contained in 43 CFR Part 12. Advance notice is also given 
that proposals will be required by May 1 in future selection processes 
following this year.
    States, local governments, charitable and educational institutions, 
and other authorized recipients are authorized to apply for grants 
according to these procedures. The Department of the Interior has 
promulgated rules (43 CFR Part 12) adopting common rules developed by 
the Office of Management and Budget as required by OMB Circulars A-102 
and A-110 that contain administrative requirements that apply to these 
grants. This annual grant program does not contain information 
collection requirements for which approval by the Office of Management 
and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as specified in 
43 CFR Part 12.4 are required. The information collection requirements 
for this grant program are those necessary to comply with 43 CFR Part 
12, which include (a) project narrative; and (b) compliance with 
Federal laws, regulations, and policies.
    Record keeping includes the tracking of costs and accomplishments, 
monitoring progress and evaluating accomplishments, and reporting 
requirements. The Standard Form 424 series prescribed by OMB Circulars 
A-102 and A-110 have the OMB clearance number 0348-0043.

    Dated: March 29, 1996.
John G. Rogers,
Deputy Director.

Procedures for Selecting and Funding Federal Aid in Sport Fish and 
Wildlife Restoration Administrative Projects

A. Purpose

    This statement establishes procedures for selecting administrative 
projects to be funded by the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration and 
Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration programs. These projects are funded 
by grants to States, local governments, charitable and educational 
institutions, or other authorized recipients to accomplish public 
purposes relating to administering the Sport Fish and Wildlife 
Restoration Programs and to facilitate the efforts of the States in 
implementing these programs.

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B. Background

    The mission of the two grant programs is to strengthen the ability 
of State and Territorial fish and wildlife agencies to meet effectively 
the consumptive and nonconsumptive needs of the public for fish and 
wildlife resources. The Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act and 
the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to cooperate with the States and to use administrative 
funds for carrying out the purposes of the Acts. The Fish and Wildlife 
Coordination Act (16 U.S.C. 661) provides the authority to provide 
financial assistance to Federal, State, and public or private parties 
to facilitate fish and wildlife programs.
    Administrative funds are deducted each year from the total amounts 
of funds available under the Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act 
and the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act. The statutory 
provisions related to administrative deductions are as follows:
    Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration (SFR)--Federal Aid 
Administrative Funds for sport fish restoration may not exceed 6 
percent of the deposits in the SFR Account of the Aquatic Resources 
Trust Fund. These funds may be used for administrative projects for the 
``conduct of necessary investigations, administration, and the 
execution of this Act and for the aiding in the formulation, adoption, 
or administration of any compact between two or more States for the 
conservation and management of migratory fishes in marine or fresh 
waters.'' (Section 4 of the Act as amended by Pub. L. 98-369, 16 U.S.C. 
777c)
    Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration (WR)--Federal Aid 
Administrative Funds for wildlife restoration may not exceed 8 percent 
of the excise tax receipts deposited in the WR Fund. These funds may be 
used for the ``administration and execution of this Act and the 
Migratory Bird Conservation Act.'' (Section 4 of the Act, 16 U.S.C. 
669c)
    After making administrative deductions as specified above, the 
remainder of the funds will be apportioned to the States in accordance 
with the formulas contained in the Acts. The Service will strive to 
minimize administrative deductions in order to maximize apportionments 
to the States.

C. Availability of Funds

    In fiscal year 1997, the amounts of funds estimated to be available 
for administrative projects are $750,000 for sport fish restoration and 
$1,600,000 for wildlife restoration.

D. Interstate Compacts

    The Service also will make available a total of $600,000 annually, 
without competition, for funding The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 
Commission, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, and Pacific States 
Marine Fisheries Commission, as authorized by law. Requests for 
additional amounts that may be eligible, must compete with other 
proposals for Administrative Funds. Proposals will be subject to all of 
the requirements in Section E.

E. Eligibility Requirements

    The Service's Division of Federal Aid will review each proposal to 
determine if proposals are eligible for funding. To be eligible for 
funding, proposals must meet the following:
    1. Authority--The project being proposed must be consistent with 
the missions of the programs authorized by the SFR/WR laws and 
regulations.
    2. Scope--The problem or need addressed in the proposal is of 
direct concern to one-half or more of the States or of national 
significance, but confined to a lesser geographic area. The scope of 
marine resources proposals must also address a need that is of direct 
concern to a majority of States on a specific coast.
    3. Significance--The problem or need addressed it deserving of the 
level of attention proposed.
    4. Feasibility--The proposed objectives can be attained in the 
amount of time and with the personnel and resources requested.
    5. Cost-effectiveness--The expected results of accomplishing the 
proposal are worth the costs to be expended.
    6. Period--The maximum duration for any approved projects will be 
three years. New proposals may be submitted to extend a project beyond 
the original three-year period.
    7. Documentation--Proposals must address each section of the 
documentation as listed under Submission Requirements. Section G.

F. Application Process

    1. All proposals including funding requests for administrative 
projects must be submitted to the Chief, Division of Federal Aid, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service. 4401 North Fairfax Drive. ARLSQ. 140, 
Arlington, Virginia 22203. Proposals originating within the Service 
must have prior approval by the appropriate Regional Director or 
Assistant Director.
    2. Each year, a Notice will be published in the Federal Register 
announcing the deadline for submitting proposals. The Notice will also 
announce total funds available for wildlife and sport fish restoration 
projects. A table with the approximate dates for each step of the 
process is provided in Appendix A.

G. Submission Requirements

    An original and two copies of each proposal for Federal Aid 
Administrative funds must be submitted in the following format:
    1. Application of Federal Assistance Standard Form 424 is 
prescribed by Office of Management and Budget Circular A-110 and the 
common rule (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements to States and Local Governments). The SF 424 
consists of a cover sheet and the SF 424b consists of compliance 
assurances. Proposals received without these forms will be accepted, 
but the forms must be received before the proposal is considered for 
award.
    2. Title--A short descriptive name of the proposal.
    3. Objective--What will this proposal do? State a concise statement 
of the purpose of the proposal in quantified terms where possible.
    4. Need--Why address this problem?
    a. State the problem or need that this proposal is intended to 
address. Make references to any focus areas that the proposal address.
    b. Describe the number of states affected by the project, how they 
will benefit, and expressed support for the proposal. If the proposal 
is confined to a specific geographic area, describe the national 
significance of the proposal.
    c. Brief status report on the history of previous work conducted by 
the proposer or others to address this need.
    5. Expected Results or Benefits--What will be gained by funding 
this proposal? Describe the significance of accomplishing the project 
relative to the stated need. Relate benefits of satisfactorily 
completing the project to the States' fish and wildlife programs. In 
addition to stating how the results will be useful, describe provisions 
for making the product or results available and usable to those 
affected by the problem or need. Benefits should be expressed in 
quantified terms, i.e., angler days, harvest per unit effort, 
improvements to State administration, dollars saved, etc.
    6. Approach--How will the proposed project be conducted? Describe 
how the work will be conducted including a description of techniques 
and methods to be used, milestones, and a schedule of accomplishments.
    7. Resumes--What are the qualifications of key personnel? Include 
resumes and names of key individuals

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who will be involved in the project, stating their particular 
qualifications for undertaking the project.
    8. Project Costs--Submit cost estimates showing total project costs 
and the Federal and non-Federal shares. Multi-year proposals must 
include an itemized budget showing funds required for each severable 
part of the proposal. A severable part is defined as that portion of a 
proposal that results in a completed product or service. The following 
are to be included as part of the itemized budget:
    a. Personnel.
    (1) Include salaries of employees (by position title), amount of 
the salaries to be charged to the project and identify the percent of 
each person's time to be spent on the project.
    (2) Identify fringe benefits (amount only)--This entry should be 
the proportionate cost of fringe benefits paid for time spent on the 
project. For example, if an employee spends 20 percent of his/her time 
on the project, 20 percent of his/her fringe benefits are charged to 
the project.
    b. Consultants--Identify specific tasks and work to be performed by 
consultants, including the basis for the fee paid, e.g., hourly rate.
    c. Contracts--Identify all work to be performed by contract. If a 
commitment is made with a particular vendor, prior to applying for 
funding, explain how the vendor was selected, type of contract, 
deliverables expected, time frame, cost, and basis for the cost.
    d. Travel and Per Diem--Identify number of trips to be taken, 
purpose, and number of people to travel. Itemize estimated costs and 
include transportation, per diem, and miscellaneous expenses. Travel 
expenses shall be in accordance with rates specified by Federal travel 
regulations. Registration fees may also be included.
    e. Equipment--Identify equipment or items to be purchased or 
rented.
    f. Supplies--Identify supplies to be purchased specifically for use 
by the project. Items used in common by several projects may be 
included in indirect costs.
    g. Indirect Costs--Identify those indirect costs that are based on 
approved indirect costs rates with the Federal Government. Estimates 
may be included pending approval of a negotiated Federal indirect cost 
rate.
    h. Other Costs--Identify any other costs not identified above that 
are attributable to the project.
    Appendix B contains a sample proposal along with explanations.

H. Focus Areas

    Focus areas are those specific areas in which the States are 
seeking information and assistance in administering or implementing the 
Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration programs. Focus areas will be 
announced each year by the Service, based on recommendations from the 
Grants-In-Aid Committee (GIAC) in accordance with the bylaws of the 
International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFW). Each 
year, the GIAC will be asked to submit recommendations for focus areas 
after its September meeting. Each year a Federal Register Notice will 
announce the Focus Areas, along with the amount of funds available for 
administrative projects.
    The following focus areas were identified as priority needs of the 
States and those proposals addressing these needs will likely be given 
priority by the States during the ranking in 1996.
    1. Management--Handling, directing, manipulating, and managing fish 
and wildlife populations. These focus areas directly link to resource, 
hands-on responsibilities of fish and wildlife management agencies.
    a. Restore, create, enhance, and protect fish and wildlife.
    b. Advance, understanding of population dynamics of fish and 
wildlife populations.
    c. Advance or facilitate ecosystem based habitat restoration.
    d. Provide for advancement of collection and management of resource 
data on a regional or national basis.
    e. Facilitate river basin/watershed habitat enhancement or 
restoration.
    f. Advance understanding of the impact of harvest on fish and 
wildlife populations.
    g. Coordination on regional, State/Federal management programs, 
policies, and procedures.
    h. Develop alternatives for registering drugs used for fish 
production.
    i. Review or asses impacts of the 1990 Farm Bill on fish and 
wildlife.
    j. Provision of public access.
    2. Education--Teaching or training people about fish and wildlife 
resources and the wise use of the resources.
    a. Promoting natural resources and environmental education of ``K 
through 12'' students.
    b. Advancing public understanding of the importance of biological 
diversity in maintaining diverse hunting and fishing opportunities.
    c. Better understanding of constituents and their needs.
    d. Educating the public on the need for and appropriateness of 
regulations in natural resource management.
    e. New approaches for teaching hunting and fishing ethics.
    f. Continuing education and training for State fish and wildlife 
biologists.
    g. Identification and enhancement of innovative training devices, 
such as interactive video, for use in hunter and aquatic education.
    3. Outreach--Public information on fishing, hunting, trapping, and 
wildlife-associated recreation.
    a. Innovative approaches to introducing people to hunting and 
fishing including emphasis on families.
    b. Focusing public attention on the value of SFR/WR funds.
    c. Involvement in fish and wildlife conservation on private lands.
    d. Promotional materials and opportunities advancing public 
involvement in fish and wildlife resources.
    e. Fact sheets and other information to license holders on fish and 
wildlife status and activities.
    4. Research--Investigations, inquiries, searches, examinations, and 
experiments for the discovery and interpretation of facts.
    a. Effectiveness of habitat restoration, creation, and enhancement 
techniques.
    b. Testing and evaluating alternative methodologies for management 
and collection of resource data.
    c. Accumulation and synthesis of existing databases.
    d. Effects of man-induced activities on the environment.
    5. Administration--Service, supervisory, and management 
responsibilities supporting fish and wildlife agency affairs.
    a. Measuring the changing social, economic, and political realms 
within which fish and wildlife must be managed.
    b. Evaluations and recommendations relating to future funding needs 
and sources for wildlife agencies.
    c. Identification and documentation of human dimension aspects of 
fish and wildlife management.
    d. Advancement of automated licensing and fiscal data collections 
for fish and wildlife agencies.

I. Proposal Review and Selection Process

    1. Each proposal will be reviewed for eligibility as defined in 
section E. The review will be conducted by the Washington Office. The 
final determination for eligibility will be made at a meeting that 
includes staff from Washington, with the Chair of the GIAC as an 
observer.
    2. All applicants will be notified that their proposal has been 
determined eligible or ineligible.

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    3. Copies of eligible proposals will be forwarded to the Chair, 
GIAC, along with lists of ongoing grants and ineligible proposals. The 
Chair, GIAC, will forward copies to the voting members of the GIAC.
    4. Voting members of the GIAC will review and rate each eligible 
proposal high, medium or low.
    5. All ratings from GIAC voting members and comments from Service 
Offices will be returned to the Division of Federal Aid in Washington.
    6. The Division of Federal Aid will summarize the ratings and 
comments.
    7. A summary of the comments and ratings will be provided to the 
Chair, GIAC, for review at the GIAC September meeting.
    8. During the September meeting of the IAFWA, the GIAC will 
evaluate and rank eligible proposals based on the needs of the States. 
The GIAC will forward its rankings and recommendations to the Service 
in accordance with IAFWA procedures.
    9. The Division of Federal Aid will summarize and consolidate all 
rankings and comments and develop recommendations for proposal 
selections and awards. The recommendations may be for partial funding 
of any proposal.
    10. The Federal Aid Division's recommendations will be forwarded to 
the Director of the Service. The Director will review the 
recommendations and make the final decision on project selections and 
funding.
    11. The Service will notify each eligible applicant in writing of 
the final disposition of their proposal.
    12. The Director will notify the Regional Directors and the Chair, 
GIAC, of the proposals selected for funding.

K. Lobbying Restrictions

    During the review of proposals, grant applicants may not engage in 
any activities that might be considered as attempts to influence 
reviewers or approving officials. If the activities are determined to 
be lobbying, the proposal will be disqualified for Federal Aid 
Administrative Funds.

J. Awards and Funding

    1. The Service's Division of Contracting and General Services will 
prepare and sign the formal award agreements. The Federal Aid Office 
may provide technical assistance to the Division of Contracting and 
General Services in finalizing the award agreements. The formal award 
agreements will be forwarded to the awardees for signature and must be 
signed by the Service and authorized awardee officials before they 
become valid agreements. This process may require up to 60 days to 
complete. The Service is not responsible for costs incurred prior to 
the effective date of a signed agreement; therefore, the starting date 
for all projects should be planned accordingly.
    2. All funding must comply with the bona fide need rule established 
by 31 USC 1502a requiring that the entire amount of a project must be 
obligated in the fiscal year the grant is approved unless the project 
is severable. A project is severable only if it can be separated into 
components that independently meet a separate need.
    3. Non-profit grantees must maintain a financial management system 
in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget Circular A-110. 
State and local governments must maintain a financial management system 
in accordance with OMB Circular A-102 and 43 CFR Part 12.

K. Project Administration

    Proposals awarded funding will be assigned to a Project Officer. 
Project Officers are those persons representing the Contracting Officer 
on technical matters relating to the responsibilities of the grantee. 
They provide assistance that includes:
    1. Assisting Service contracting officials in completing the award 
agreement;
    2. Serving as the Service's point of contact after the award 
agreement is signed;
    3. Receiving and approving bills; and
    4. Monitoring project performance and assuring that the awardee 
adheres to the award agreement.

                                          Summary of Events--Appendix A                                         
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                     Target date                                                 Event                          
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April 1.............................................  Federal Register Notice announcing availability of Federal
                                                       Aid Funds and focus areas for grant applications.        
June 1..............................................  Washington Office receives proposals.                     
June 30.............................................  Washington Office with assistance from the Regions        
                                                       determines eligibility (Chair of the Grants-in-Aid       
                                                       Committee (GIAC) participates as an observer.            
July 15.............................................  Service forwards copies of eligible proposals to voting   
                                                       members of the GIAC (includes summary list of ongoing    
                                                       grants and list of ineligible proposals).                
July 15.............................................  Service sends letters to all applicants informing them    
                                                       that their proposal is eligible or ineligible.           
August 15...........................................  Voting members of the GIAC forward comments and rating to 
                                                       Chief, FA (Ratings of High, Medium or Low).              
September 1.........................................  Chief, FA, summarizes comments and ratings and forwards to
                                                       Chair, GIAC, for review at the September meeting.        
September 15........................................  GIAC reviews and ranks proposals and forwards rankings and
                                                       recommendations to Service, along with recommendations   
                                                       for Focus Areas for the following year.                  
October 31..........................................  Federal Aid summarizes all rankings and recommendations   
                                                       for consideration by the Director.                       
November 15.........................................  Director selects proposals for funding.                   
November 30.........................................  Federal Aid notifies applicants and Chair, GIAC, of the   
                                                       final disposition of proposals.                          
March 1.............................................  Contracting and General Services awards grants.           
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Sample Proposal for Federal Aid Administrative Funds--Submitted by 
Gwyilt Institute

    I. Title: Economic Profiles. Data Analysis, and Survey Design for 
Sport Fishing.
    II. Objective: The Gywllt Institute (Institute) proposes to produce 
State-specific reports on the retail sales, jobs, wages and salaries, 
years of employment, output, and tax receipts generated by sport 
fishing in each State.
    III. Need: In the Fall of 1987 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Service) released the data tapes of the 1985 National Survey of 
Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. There is no other 
comprehensive source of national information on the economic impact of 
sport fishing on State economies. In their current form the data tapes 
are not easy for the States to use.
    All States can use this information to evaluate the benefits of 
sport fishing to their economies, to support programs that enhance 
sport fishing opportunities, and assess the effectiveness of their 
programs. The

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Grant-in-Aid Committee has identified a focus area entitled ``projects 
that provide for standardized economic analysis of fish and/or wildlife 
resource benefits at the national and State levels'' that this proposal 
will address.
    This data has not been analyzed previously and presented in a user-
friendly manner. However the Institute has demonstrated the ability to 
accomplish the analysis as evidenced by a similar analysis of boating 
recreation.
    IV. Expected Results of Benefits: In 1985, 46.4 million anglers 
spent 976.6 million days and $28.1 billion pursing their sport. It is 
anticipated that providing economic profiles for each State will allow 
State Commissioners of fish and game agencies to argue effectively for 
the necessary dollars to manage the fishery resources from their 
respective State legislature. We conservatively estimate that an 
additional 5 percent of shared resources will be reallocated to 
recreational anglers.
    V. Approach: The Institute will provide each State with a specially 
designed software package for State-specific economic impact analysis. 
The differences between the results of the National Survey and State 
data collection efforts pertaining to the economic impact of sport 
fishing will be analyzed by the Institute. The results of this analysis 
will be used to make recommendations for the design of future surveys, 
as well as a standardized format for economic questions on State 
surveys.

A. Description of Work/Objectives

    1. The Grantee shall provide to each of the 50 States. Lotus 1-2-3 
(or facsimile) spreadsheets that contain trade margins, location 
quotients, economic multipliers, and tax rates specific to each of the 
States. The Grantee shall provide a manual to accompany the 
spreadsheets that will contain detailed instructions on how to use and 
modify the spreadsheets to derive the economic impacts of sport 
fishing, hunting, and wildlife-associated recreation.
    2. The Grantee shall download all data from the National Survey 
from the data tapes to State-specific diskettes. The fishing, hunting 
and wildlife-associated data shall be on separate diskettes. The 
diskettes must be accompanied by a software package that allows users 
to download the data from the diskettes to a Lotus 1-2-3 (or facsimile) 
spreadsheet.
    3. The Grantee shall inform State Directors that workshops will be 
held by the Institute in each of the Regions of the Service to train 
State agency and Service personnel on how to use the spreadsheets to 
analyze the economic impact of fishing or other natural resource uses, 
using State data or Service data. These sessions will be held in 
conjunction with the Regional Federal Aid meetings or the Regional 
meetings of the International Association of Fish and Wildlife 
Agencies. These sessions will be at no cost to the Government.
    4. The Grantee shall assist States by compiling and analyzing 
State-specific studies and work with States toward assembling data into 
a format useful for economic impact analysis.
    5. The Grantee shall develop recommendations for modifications, if 
needed, to the design of the 1990 Survey and work with the Responsive 
Management Project on their economic modules.
    6. The following milestones are applicable to paragraphs 1 through 
5 above.
    a. On a monthly basis, the Grantee shall submit written progress 
reports to the Service Project Officer. Each report shall contain a 
summary of the Grantee's efforts and activities for the reporting 
period, including problems encountered and efforts undertaken for their 
resolution.
    b. Within four months after the effective date of this Agreement, 
the Grantee shall distribute to each of the 50 States the following 
items:
    (1) Data diskettes
    (2) Software to access data diskettes
    (3) Manual for diskettes and software
    c. Within six months after the effective date of this Agreement, 
the Grantee shall distribute to each of the 50 States the following 
items:
    (1) Economic Impact Spreadsheets
    (2) Manual for Economic Impact Spreadsheets, and
    (3) Existing State data and studies.
    d. During months five through 12, the Grantee shall participate in 
the planned training sessions. (See section A.3 Description of Work/
Objectives.)
    e. Within eight months after the effective date of this Agreement, 
the Grantee shall prepare the State data in the Impact format.
    f. Within 10 months after the effective date of this Agreement, the 
Grantee shall distribute copies of the Economic Impact Manual and 
comments. One copy shall be submitted to the Service Project Officer.
    g. Within 11 months after the effective date of this Agreement, the 
Grantee shall submit to the Service Project Office an original and one 
copy of recommendations for the 1990 Survey.
    V. Resumes: See attached resumes for Mr. Jones, Project Manager; 
Mr. Smith, Resource Economist; and Ms. Able, consultant.
    VI. Project Cost:

A. Personnel:                                                           
    Project Manager/Senior Economist (2                                 
     months)..................................      =$8,000             
    Resource Economist (12 months)............     =$35,000             
    Secretary (six months)....................     =$10,000             
                                               -------------            
      Subtotal................................      $53,000             
    Fringe benefits @ 20% Total...............      $63,000      $63,000
B. Consultant:                                                          
    Computer Programmer (one month)...........       $5,000       $5,000
C. Travel and Per Diem (To consult with                                 
 Federal Aid--Seattle, WA, to Washington,                               
 D.C.:                                                                  
    Size of staff--One                                                  
    Duration (days)--Three                                              
        Air Fare..............................        =$385             
        Per Diem..............................        =$240             
        Rental Car............................         =$75             
                                               -------------            
          Total...............................         $700         $700
D. Equipment:                                                           
    Diskette Storage Cabinet..................      =$1,300             
    Mainframe Computer Time (100 hrs. @ $50)..      =$5,000             
                                               -------------            
      Total...................................       $6,300       $6,300
E. Supplies:                                                            

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    Diskettes (3,500 @ $1.00).................      =$3,500             
    Printing (50 Manuals @ $20)...............      =$1,000             
                                               -------------            
      Subtotal................................       $4,500       $4,500
                                                            ------------
                                                                 $79,500
F. Indirect Costs @ 12% (rate as established                            
 by previous Federal audit)...................      =$9,540       $9,540
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      Grand Total.............................      $89,040      $89,040
                                                                        
Note: Cost of training sessions is being funded by other than Federal   
  Government sources.                                                   


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