[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50428-50429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24717]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7072-4]


Request for Applications, Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful 
Algal Blooms Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of financial assistance for project assistance.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that the 
participating agencies are soliciting individual research proposals of 
up to 3 years duration, and depending on appropriations, multi-
disciplinary regional studies of up to 5 years duration for the Ecology 
and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) program. This program 
provides support for research on algal species whose populations may 
cause or result in deleterious effects on ecosystems and human health. 
Studies of the causes of such blooms, their detection, effects, 
mitigation, and control in U.S. coastal waters (including estuaries and 
Great Lakes) are solicited. This document details the requirements for 
applications for research support that will be considered by the 
Federal research partnership.

DATES: The deadline for applications is January 10, 2002 by 4 EST.

ADDRESSES: Submit the original and eighteen copies of your proposal to 
Coastal Ocean Program Office, N/SCI2, SSMC#4, 8th Floor, Room 8243, 
1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The required forms for 
applications with instructions are accessible on the Internet at http:/
/es.epa.gov/ncerqa/rfa/forms/downlf.html. Forms may be printed from 
this site.
    The complete program announcement can be accessed on the Internet 
at 
http://www.epa.gov/ncerqa, under ``announcements.''

AWARDS: Final selection of awardees by the participating agencies will 
be determined on the basis of peer and panel recommendations, 
applicability of the proposed effort to the interests and objectives of 
an agency, and the availability of funds. It is anticipated that each 
award will be made and be administered by a single agency; however, 
several agencies may participate in providing assistance to individual 
components of multi-institutional projects. Applicants recommended for 
funding will be requested to resubmit their applications and may be 
asked to modify their budgets and/or work plans to comply with special 
requirements of the particular agency supporting their awards. Awards 
will be subject to the terms and conditions of the sponsoring agency.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical Information: Susan Banahan, 
ECOHAB Coordinator, CSCOR/COP Office, 301-713-3338/ext 148, EMail: 
[email protected]. Administrative Information: Gina Perovich, EPA/
NCER, 202-564-2248, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Program Goals and Topic Areas

    The National Center for Environmental Research/Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA); the Coastal Ocean Program and the Office of 
Protected Resources/ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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(NOAA)/Department of Commerce; the Directorate for Geosciences, 
Division of Ocean Sciences/National Science Foundation (NSF); the 
Office of Naval Research (ONR)/Department of Defense; and the Office of 
Earth Science/National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) are 
cooperating in an opportunity for investigators to propose activities 
to address fundamental ecological and oceanographic questions related 
to the national harmful algal bloom (HAB) problem.
    Proposals are encouraged in the following areas: (1) the 
prevention, control, and mitigation of HABs and their impacts, (2) the 
transition of current biophysical models for HABs in specific regions 
into operational HAB forecasts, (3) biological and physical 
oceanographic regional studies that include the development of linked 
biophysical models of bloom development and transport, and (4) studies 
addressing gaps in general knowledge of HAB phenomena. These special 
emphasis areas are described in greater detail in the complete program 
announcement (see Addresses).
    ECOHAB will support projects ranging from laboratory studies by 
individual Investigators or small teams, up to larger teams of 
investigators conducting coordinated, well-integrated, multi-
disciplinary regional field programs. For individuals and small teams, 
support may be requested for 1-3 years duration. Projects focused on 
multi-disciplinary regional studies may request support for up to 5 
years duration. However, the size and duration of the latter studies 
are dependent on appropriations, and potential applicants are 
encouraged to correspond with the ECOHAB Coordinator (see ``Contacts'' 
in this announcement) prior to preparation of proposals.

Eligibility

    Academic and not-for-profit institutions located in the U.S., and 
state or local governments, are eligible under all existing 
authorizations. Some participating agencies are authorized to make 
awards to profit-making firms and international institutions. NOAA and 
other permitted Federal partnering agencies may fund investigators from 
Federal laboratories that successfully compete through the ECOHAB 
Program announcement, but salaries of full time Federal employees will 
be in accord with individual agency policies. Federal investigators 
will be required to submit certifications or documentation which 
clearly show that they have specific legal authority to receive funds 
from another Federal agency in excess of their appropriations. 
Applications from non-Federal and Federal applicants will be competed 
against each other. Proposals selected for funding from non-Federal 
applicants will be funded through a project grant or cooperative 
agreement under the terms of this announcement. Proposals from Federal 
researchers deemed acceptable and selected for funding will be funded 
through a medium other than a grant or cooperative agreement, such as 
inter-or intra-agency transfers, where legal authority exists for such 
funding.

How to Apply

    The original and eighteen (18) copies of the fully developed 
application (19 in all) and one (1) additional copy of the abstract, 
prepared in accordance with the full announcement, must be received by 
NOAA no later than 4:00 P.M. Eastern Time on the closing date, January 
10, 2002.

Program Authorities

    For COP: 33 U.S.C. 883d and P.L. 105-383; for Office of Protected 
Resources/NOAA: 16 U.S.C. 1382 and 16 U.S.C. 1421a; EPA: 33 U.S.C 1251 
et. seq. and 40 CFR parts 30 and 40; for NSF: 42 U.S.C. 1861 et. seq.; 
for ONR: 10 U.S.C 2358 as amended and 31 U.S.C 6304; and for NASA: 14 
CFR part 1260

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers. 11.478 for 
the Coastal Ocean Program; 11.472 for NOAA/Office of Protected 
Resources; 66.500 for the Environmental Protection Agency; 47.050 
for the National Science Foundation, and 12.300 for the Office of 
Naval Research.


    Dated: September 19, 2001.
Henry L. Longest II,
 Acting Assistant Administrator for Research and Development.
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