[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 51 (Friday, March 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11675-11676]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-6250]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 010813205-2043-02]
RIN 0648-XA74


NOAA Ocean Exploration Initiative; Correction

AGENCY: Office of Ocean Exploration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Technical Amendment to the Notice from NOAA's Ocean Exploration 
Program for FY 2002; Announcement to Solicit Proposals.

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SUMMARY: NOAA amends the notice regarding the NOAA Office of Ocean 
Exploration (OE) proposal solicitation published in the Federal 
Register on September 4, 2001. The amendment will modify the language 
regarding the number of reviews required for OE's independent peer mail 
review process. This action is being taken due to the receipt of an 
insufficient number of responses from pre-selected peer reviewers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margot Bohan, NOAA Office of Ocean 
Exploration, Bldg.SSMC3, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 
20901, (301) 713-9444 ext. 155, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration

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published a notice on September 4, 2001, describing the Ocean 
Exploration Program and soliciting proposals in support of its mission 
(66 FR 46260). The program description, funding guidance, submission 
procedures, evaluation criteria, selection process, and background are 
in that notice and are not repeated here. The original notice's 
independent peer mail review procedure defined a requirement for 
receipt of 3 mail-in reviews before panel review. This requirement is 
beyond the agency's control and ability to attain within the time 
available to commence the 2002 field season. The Office hereby revises 
the mail-in review requirements (page 46262, column 3, section XII, 
first sentence) to read as follows: ``Proposals will be evaluated by an 
independent peer mail review, i.e., each proposal will be reviewed, by 
at least two qualified scientific and/or technical peers * * *''.
    Applications under this solicitation will be subjected to both a 
mail review and a panel review.

    Program authority: 33 U.S.C. 883d; (CFDA No. 11.460)--Special 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Projects.

Louisa Koch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-6250 Filed 3-14-02; 8:45 am]
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