[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3226-3227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1600]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC); Application Notice 
Announcing the Opening Date for Transmittal of Applications for Funding 
Assistance Under the FGDC National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) 
Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2002

AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

ACTION: Notice inviting applications for NSDI Cooperative Agreements 
Program awards for fiscal year 2002, with performance to begin in 
August 2002 through September 1, 2003.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of the NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program is to 
facilitate and foster partnerships, alliances and technology within and 
among various public and private entities to assist in building the 
NSDI. The NSDI consists of technologies, policies, organizations and 
people necessary to promote cost-effective production, ready 
availability, and greater utilization of high quality geospatial data 
among a variety of sectors, disciplines and communities.
    The FY 2002 NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program will fund projects 
in four categories of activities: (1) Metadata implementation 
assistance, (2) metadata trainer assistance (3) clearinghouse 
integration with OpenGIS services, and (4) US and Canadian Spatial Data 
Infrastructure development. Applications may be submitted by Federal 
agencies, State and local government agencies, educational 
institutions, private firms, non-profit foundations, and Federally 
acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups. 
Applications from Federal agencies will not be competed against 
applications from other sources. Authority for this program is 
contained in the Organic Act of March 3, 1879, 43 U.S.C. 31 and 
Executive Order 12906.

DATES: The program announcements and application forms for the FY 2002 
NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program are expected to be available on or 
about December 15, 2001. Applications must be received on or before 
March 15, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Copies of each Program Announcement #02HQPA0005 for the NSDI 
Cooperative Agreements Program will be available through the Internet 
at www.usgs.gov/contracts/index.html and www.fgdc.gov. Copies of 
Program Announcement #02HQPA0005 may also be obtained by writing to 
Patricia Masters, U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Acquisition and 
Grants, National Assistance Programs Branch, MS 205G, 12201 Sunrise 
Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, or e-mailing [email protected]. 
Requests must be in writing; verbal requests will not be honored.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For NSDI technical information 
contact: David Painter, U.S. Geological Survey, Federal Geographic Data 
Committee, Mail Stop 590, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 
20192; (703) 648-5513, fax (703) 648-5755, e-mail [email protected].
    For the NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program contact: Ms. Patricia 
Masterson, U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 
National Programs Assistance Branch, Mail Stop 205G, 12201 Sunrise 
Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192; (703) 648-7356, fax (703) 648-
7359, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the NSDI Cooperative Agreements 
Program a total of $385,000 is available for award.

2002 NSDI Cooperative Agreement Program Categories

    Category 1: ``Don't Duck Metadata:'' Metadata Implementation and 
Creation Assistance. The objectives for this category are the 
documentation of geospatial data through metadata creation and serving 
that documentation on the Internet through a NSDI clearinghouse. Under 
this category funds are provided for organizations needing assistance 
in receiving metadata training and in metadata creation.
    Category 2: ``Don't Duck Metadata:'' Metadata Trainer Assistance. 
Funding in this category is for those organizations and individuals 
that can provide training assistance to other organizations in becoming 
skilled and knowledgeable in metadata creation.
    Category 3: Clearinghouse Integration with OpenGIS services will 
provide funding to extend existing Clearinghouse Nodes with OpenGIS 
Consortium (OGC) compliant web mapping service capabilities and related 
standards-based services in a consistent way.
    Category 4: Canadian/U.S. Spatial Data Infrastructure Project will 
provide funding assistance to support a collaborative project between 
organizations in the U.S. and Canada to coordinate, create, maintain, 
and share geospatial data to support decision-making over a common 
geography. The FGDC in partnership with the GeoConnections of Natural 
Resources Canada will fund lead organizations in their respective 
countries in a collaborative cross-border project.

    Dated: January 14, 2002.
Carol F. Aten,
Chief, Administrative Policy and Services, U.S. Geological Survey.
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