[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 42852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20965]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard
[CGD 96-048]


National Boating Safety Activities: Funding for National 
Nonprofit Public Service Organizations

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of availability; reopening and extension of application 
period.

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SUMMARY: In a notice published October 1, 1996, the Coast Guard 
announced the availability of funds for grants to enter into financial 
assistance agreements with national nonprofit public service 
organizations to promote boating safety on a national level. The notice 
sought applications for grant proposals for projects that might be 
eligible for this assistance. This notice reopens and extends the 
period for submission of additional grant application proposals.

DATES: Proposals must be received before 4:30 p.m. eastern time August 
20, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Application packages may be obtained by contacting Ms. Betty 
Alley, Office of Boating Safety, U.S. Coast Guard (G-OPB-1g/room 3100), 
2100 Second Street, SW, Washington, DC 10593-0001; (202) 267-0954 and 
proposals submitted to Commandant (G-OPB-1g), U.S. Coast Guard 
Headquarters, 2100 Second Street SW., Room 3100, Washington, DC 20593-
0001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Betty Alley, Office of Boating Safety, U.S. Coast Guard (G-OPB-1g/
room 3100), 2100 Second Street SW., Washington, DC 20593-0001; (202) 
267-0954. You may obtain a copy of this Notice by calling the Coast 
Guard Infoline at 1-800-368-5647, or on the Internet Office of Boating 
Safety Web Site at URL address http://www.uscgboating.org/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 26, United States Code, section 9504, 
establishes the Boat Safety Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust 
Fund. The Coast Guard may award up to 5 percent of the available funds 
to national, nonprofit, public service organizations to promote 
national boating safety. For fiscal year 1997, $2,250,000 is available 
for grant awards. The Coast Guard has not yet obligated all of these 
funds. Nothing in this announcement should be construed as committing 
the Coast Guard to dividing available funds among qualified applicants 
or awarding any specified amount.
    It is anticipated that several awards will be made by the Director 
of Operations Policy, U.S. Coast Guard. Applicants must be non-
governmental, nonprofit, public service organizations and must 
establish that their activities are, in fact, national in scope. An 
application package may be obtained by writing or calling the point of 
contact listed in ADDRESSES. The application package contains all 
necessary forms, an explanation of how the grant program is 
administered, and a checklist for submitting a grant application. 
Specific information on organization eligibility, proposal 
requirements, award procedures, and financial administration procedures 
may be obtained by contacting the person listed in FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT. The application submission period is limited to 
August 20, 1997, to allow for processing of applications received 
before the close of the fiscal year.
    Proposals addressing the general areas of continuing and particular 
interest identified in the initial notice published on October 1, 1996 
(61 FR 51312) or other boating safety concerns are welcome. A more 
detailed discussion of specific projects of interest to the Coast Guard 
may be obtained by contacting the Coast Guard Infoline at (800) 368-
5647 and requesting a copy of a specific proposal. The Boating Safety 
Financial Assistance Program is listed in section 20.005 of the Federal 
Domestic Assistance Catalog.

    Dated: August 1, 1997.
James D. Hull,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Director of Operations Policy.
[FR Doc. 97-20965 Filed 8-7-97; 8:45 am]
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