[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38644-38648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14069]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No 000202023-2049-03 I.D 041502E]


Announcement of Funding Opportunity to Submit Proposals for the 
Coastal Ecosystem Research Project in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

AGENCY: Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research/Coastal Ocean 
Program (CSCOR/COP), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability for financial assistance for 
project grants and cooperative agreements.

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that CSCOR/
COP is soliciting proposals to support 1 to 3 year studies of coastal 
ecosystem research related to hypoxia over the Louisiana continental 
shelf in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Funding is contingent upon the 
availability of Federal appropriations. It is anticipated that projects 
funded under this announcement will have a May 1, 2003 start date.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals at the CSCOR/COP office is 
3 p.m., local time September 17,2002.
    (Note that late-arriving applications provided to a delivery 
service on or before September 16,2002 with delivery guaranteed before 
3 p.m., local time on September 17,2002, will be accepted for review if 
the applicant can document that the application was provided to the 
delivery service with delivery to the address listed below guaranteed 
prior to the specified closing date and time, and, in any event, the 
proposals are received in the CSCOR/COP office by 3 p.m., local time, 
no later than 2 business days following the closing date.)

ADDRESSES: Submit the original and 15 copies of your proposal to Center 
for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research/Coastal Ocean Program (N/SCI2), 
SSMC4, 8th Floor, Station 8243, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910, attn. N-GOMEX 2002.
    NOAA and Standard Form Applications with instructions are 
accessible on the following CSCOR/COP Internet Site: http://www.cop.noaa.gov under the COP Grants Information Section, Part D, 
Application Forms for Initial Proposal Submission.
    Forms may be viewed and, in most cases, filled in by computer. All 
forms must be printed, completed, and mailed to CSCOR/COP with original 
signatures.

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 If you are unable to access this information, you may call CSCOR/COP 
at 301-713-3338 to leave a mailing request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical Information. Dr. Kenric 
Osgood, N-GOMEX 2002 Program Manager, CSCOR/COP, 301-713-3338/ext 163, 
Internet: [email protected].
    Business Management Information. Leslie McDonald, CSCOR/COP Grants 
Administrator, 301-713-3338/ext 155, Internet: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

    The following web sites furnish results of studies concerning the 
periodic hypoxia associated with the northern Gulf of Mexico: http://www.cop.noaa.gov/pubs/das/das14.html, for results from the Nutrient 
Enhanced Coastal Ocean Productivity (NECOP) study, and; http://www.nos.noaa.gov/Products/pubs_hypox.html for Gulf of Mexico hypoxia 
reports produced by the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources 
(CENR). Hard copies of these reports can be obtained from the CSCOR/COP 
office. The Action Plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling 
hypoxia in the northern Gulf of Mexico that resulted from the CENR 
reports is available at: http://www.epa.gov/msbasin/planintro.htm
    A general description of ongoing work in the northern Gulf of 
Mexico funded by the CSCOR/COP is provided at: http://www.cop.noaa.gov/Fact_Sheets/NGOMEX.htm A listing of the individual ongoing projects 
funded by the CSCOR/COP is provided at http://www.cop.noaa.gov/projects/GoMex/abstract-links.htm
    University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) Ship 
Time Request Form is available in electronic format at: http://www.gso.uri.edu/unols/ship/shiptime.html. UNOLS' vessel requirements 
are identified later in this document under Part I: Schedule and 
Proposal Submission, (7) Budget of this document.

Background

Program Description

    For complete program description and other requirements criteria 
for the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research/Coastal Ocean 
Program, see the COP General Grant Administration Terms and Conditions 
annual notification in the Federal Register (66 FR 63019, December 4, 
2001) and at the CSCOR/COP home page.
    Coastal regions dominated by large rivers are disproportionately 
important to the biological production of the world's oceans primarily 
because these rivers carry large amounts of ``new'' nitrogen. The 
Northern Gulf of Mexico coastal ecosystem, which is influenced by the 
Mississippi River, supports high primary and secondary production and 
is an important river-dominated ecosystem. Approximately 20 percent of 
the U.S. commercial fishery landings, by dollar value, are from the 
northern Gulf. Major recreational fisheries also exist in this region.
    There is a strong relationship between riverine inputs (especially 
nutrients) and primary production, followed in turn by zooplankton 
production and fish production in a classic nutrient-phytoplankton-
zooplankton-fish (NPZF) food web. Because anthropogenic nitrogen 
loadings from the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico have 
increased dramatically during the past several decades, many changes in 
the ecosystem of the northern Gulf have occurred, including (1) an 
initial increase in overall biological production, (2) the annual 
development of an extensive zone of bottom water hypoxia during the 
summer stratified period; and (3) an apparent shift from a balanced 
pelagic/demersal fish community to one significantly more dominated by 
pelagic fisheries.
    Several past and present programs have studied the seasonal hypoxia 
associated with the northern Gulf of Mexico. Notably, from 1990 to 
1997, the CSCOR/COP supported a study on Nutrient Enhanced Coastal 
Ocean Productivity (NECOP), and the Committee on Environment and 
Natural Resources (CENR) recently completed an integrated assessment of 
Gulf of Mexico hypoxia. Results and reports of these studies can be 
found on the web sites or obtained from CSCOR/COP as listed under 
``Electronic Access'' of this document.
    This solicitation for proposals will augment the existing program 
which was started in fiscal year 2000 and expanded in 2001, to examine 
the inter-relationships driving the Mississippi River-dominated Gulf of 
Mexico ecosystem. Abstracts of ongoing studies funded by CSCOR/COP in 
the northern Gulf of Mexico are available on the CSCOR/COP internet 
site that is provided in this document under ``Electronic Access'' of 
this document. All ongoing studies are scheduled to end by September 
2003. The planned suite of studies will enable improved predictions 
about future effects of nutrient loading, eutrophication, hypoxia, and 
climate change on the northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem.
    The underlying goal of the entire program is to develop a 
predictive capability for the physical, chemical, and biological 
components of the Louisiana continental shelf ecosystem. In particular, 
it is desirable to obtain the ability to input different possible 
physical forcing and nutrient loading scenarios into a predictive model 
for the region in order to predict the effects on the oxygen 
concentrations and the biological system, including the effects on 
economically and ecologically important species. CSCOR/COP's intent is 
to provide timely and high-quality scientific results that can be used 
in an adaptive management program to restore and protect the Louisiana 
continental shelf ecosystem. The results of the funded research 
proposals should be useful to resource managers by helping them make 
informed decisions and assess alternative management strategies. This 
solicitation for proposals is one more step in the development of this 
predictive capability.

Research Priorities

    This announcement seeks proposals to conduct research focused on 
understanding the causes and effects of the hypoxic zone over the 
Louisiana continental shelf and the prediction of its future extent and 
impacts. At this time, top priorities for the CSCOR/COP research 
program include (1) modeling studies for the region of the northern 
Gulf of Mexico affected by seasonal hypoxia centered over the Louisiana 
continental shelf, and (2) observational studies necessary to support 
the modeling studies.
    Modeling studies are requested that extend beyond prior modeling 
efforts for the region of the northern Gulf of Mexico affected by 
seasonal hypoxia. This could include a natural evolution from 
empirically based statistical models, to process-oriented modeling 
studies, to a predictive modeling capability. Models of particular 
interest include the following: Models of oceanographic and climate 
influences on water column stability and nutrient flux; the impacts of 
the combination of these factors on productivity, trophic response and 
hypoxic zone dynamics; and the ultimate impacts to, and responses of, 
commercially and recreationally important fisheries. Individual studies 
may model one or more of these portions of the desired whole, but the 
models must be designed so that they can be combined with other 
components to form an efficient, integrative whole.

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    Observational studies are requested in support of the modeling 
studies. Physical, chemical, and biological observational studies are 
needed to provide (1) data for the boundary conditions of the models, 
(2) the process rate information needed by the models, and (3) 
validation data for the models. It is expected that the data/results 
acquired through the observational studies will be made available for 
assimilation into models being developed for the region and would 
thereby play an important role in their future development. 
Observational studies could include shipboard surveys, mooring 
observations, drifters, analysis of regional satellite data and in situ 
or laboratory rate measurements/experiments.

Part I: Schedule and Proposal Submission

    This document requests full proposals only. The provisions for 
proposal preparation provided here are mandatory. Proposals received 
after the published deadline or proposals that deviate from the 
prescribed format will be returned to the sender without further 
consideration. Information regarding this announcement, additional 
background information, and required Federal forms are available on the 
CSCOR/COP home page.

Full Proposals

    Applications submitted in response to this announcement require an 
original proposal and 15 proposal copies at time of submission. This 
includes color or high-resolution graphics, unusually sized materials, 
or otherwise unusual materials submitted as part of the proposal. For 
color graphics, submit either color originals or color copies. The 
stated requirements for the number of proposal copies provide for a 
timely review process. Facsimile transmissions and electronic mail 
submissions will not be accepted.

Required Elements

    All recipients must follow the instructions in the preparation of 
the CSCOR/COP application forms included under Part II: Further 
Supplementary Information, (10) Application forms and kit of this 
document. Each proposal must also include the following ten elements or 
will be returned to sender without further consideration:
    (1) Standard Form 424. At time of proposal submission, all 
applicants anticipating direct funding shall submit the Standard Form, 
SF-424, ``Application for Federal Assistance,'' to indicate the total 
amount of funding proposed for the whole project period. This form is 
to be the cover page for the original proposal and all requested 
copies. Multi-institutional proposals must include signed SF-424 forms 
from all institutions requesting funding.
    (2) Signed Summary title page. The title page should be signed by 
the Principal Investigator (PI). The Summary title page identifies the 
project's title, starting with the acronym: N-GOMEX 2002, a short title 
(less than 50 characters), and the PI's name and affiliation, complete 
address, phone, FAX and E-mail information. The requested budget for 
each fiscal year should be included on the Summary title page. Multi-
investigator proposals must include the names and affiliations of each 
investigator on the title page. Multi-institution proposals must also 
identify the lead investigator from each institution and the requested 
funding for each fiscal year for each institution on the title page, 
but no signatures are required on the title page from the additional 
institutions. Lead investigator and separate budget information is not 
requested on the title page for institutions that are proposed to 
receive funds through a subcontract to the lead institution; however, 
the COP Summary Proposal Budget Form and accompanying budget 
justification must be submitted for each subcontractor. For further 
details on budget information, please see Section (7) Budget of this 
Part.
    (3) One-page abstract/project summary. The Project Summary 
(Abstract) Form, which is to be submitted at time of application, shall 
include an introduction of the problem, rationale, scientific 
objectives and/or hypotheses to be tested, and a brief summary of work 
to be completed. The prescribed CSCOR/COP format for the Project 
Summary Form can be found on the CSCOR/COP Internet site under the 
Grants Information section, Part D.
    The summary should appear on a separate page, headed by the 
proposal title, institution(s), investigator(s), total proposed cost 
and budget period. It should be written in the third person. The 
summary is used to help compare proposals quickly and allows the 
respondents to summarize these key points in their own words.
    (4) Statement of work/project description. The proposed project 
must be completely described, including identification of the problem, 
scientific objectives, proposed methodology, and relevance to the 
program goals and objectives. The project description section 
(including relevant results from prior support) should not exceed 15 
pages. Page limits are inclusive of figures and other visual materials, 
but exclusive of references and milestone chart.
    This section should clearly identify project management with a 
description of the functions of each PI within a team. It should 
provide a full scientific justification for the research. Do not simply 
reiterate justifications presented in this document. It should also 
include:
    (a) The objective for the period of proposed work and its expected 
significance;
    (b) The relation to the present state of knowledge in the field and 
the relation to previous work and work in progress by the proposing 
principal investigator(s);
    (c) A discussion of how the proposed project lends value to the 
program goal;
    (d) Potential coordination with other investigators.
    (5) References cited. Reference information is required. Each 
reference must include the names of all authors in the same sequence in 
which they appear in the publications, the article title, volume 
number, page numbers and year of publications. While there is no 
established page limitation, this section should include bibliographic 
citations only and should not be used to provide parenthetical 
information outside the 15-page project description.
    (6) Milestone chart. Provide time lines of major tasks covering the 
duration of the proposed project.
    (7) Budget. At time of proposal submission, all applicants are 
required to submit a COP Summary Proposal Budget Form for each fiscal 
year increment. Multi-institution proposals must include a COP Summary 
Proposal Budget Form for each institution, and multi-investigator 
proposals using a lead investigator with a subcontract's approach must 
submit a COP Summary Proposal Budget Form for each subcontractor.
    Each subcontract or subgrant should be listed as a separate item. 
Describe products/services to be obtained and indicate the 
applicability or necessity of each to the project. Provide separate 
budgets for each subgrant or contract regardless of the dollar value 
and indicate the basis for the cost estimates. List all subgrant or 
contract costs under line item number 5 - Subcontracts on the COP 
Summary Proposal Budget Form.
    The use of this budget form will provide for a detailed annual 
budget and for the level of detail required by the CSCOR/COP program 
staff to evaluate the effort to be invested by investigators and staff 
on a specific project. The COP budget form is compatible with forms in 
use by other agencies that participate in joint projects

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with CSCOR/COP and can be found on the CSCOR/COP home page under the 
COP Grants Information section, Part D.
    All applications must include a budget narrative and a 
justification to support all proposed budget categories. The SF-424A, 
Budget Information (Non-Construction) Form, will be requested only from 
those applicants subsequently recommended for award.
    Ship time needs should be clearly identified in the proposed 
budget. The investigator is responsible for requesting ship time and 
for meeting all requirements to ensure the availability of requested 
ship time. Copies of relevant ship time request forms should be 
included with the proposal. For example, the UNOLS Ship Time Request 
Form is available at the website cited earlier in this document under 
the section ``Electronic Access.''
    (8) Biographical sketch. All principal and co-investigators must 
provide summaries of up to 2 pages that include the following:
    (a) A listing of professional and academic essentials and mailing 
address;
    (b) A list of up to five publications most closely related to the 
proposed project and five other significant publications. Additional 
lists of publications, lectures, and the rest should not be included;
    (c) A list of all persons (including their organizational 
affiliation) in alphabetical order, with whom the investigator has 
collaborated on a project or publication within the last 48 months, 
including collaborators on the proposal and persons listed in the 
publications. If no collaborators exist, this should be so indicated;
    (d) A list of persons (including their organizational affiliation) 
with whom the individual has had an association like thesis advisor or 
postdoctoral scholar sponsor;
    (e) A list of the names and institutions of the individual's own 
graduate and postgraduate advisors.
    The material presented in (c, d, and e) is used to assist in 
identifying potential conflicts or bias in the selection of reviewers.
    (9) Current and pending support. Describe all current and pending 
financial/funding support for all principal and co-investigators, 
including subsequent funding in the case of continuing grants. All 
current support from whatever source (e.g., Federal, state or local 
government agencies, private foundations, industrial or other 
commercial organizations) must be listed. The proposed project and all 
other projects or activities requiring a portion of time of the 
principal investigator or co-investigators should be included, even if 
they receive no salary support from the projects. The total award 
amount for the entire award period covered (including indirect costs) 
should be shown as well as the number of person-months per year to be 
devoted to the project, regardless of source of support.
    (10) Proposal format and assembly. The original proposal should be 
clamped in the upper left-hand corner, but left individually unbound. 
The 15 additional copies can be stapled in the upper left-hand corner 
or bound on the left edge. The page margin must be 1 inch (2.5 cm) at 
the top, bottom, left and right, and the typeface standard 12-point 
size must be clear and easily legible. Proposals should be single 
spaced.

Part II: Further Supplementary Information

    (1) Program authorities. For a list of all program authorities for 
the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research/Coastal Ocean Program, 
see the General Grant Administration Terms and Conditions of the 
Coastal Ocean Program published in the Federal Register (66 FR 63019, 
December 4, 2001) and at the CSCOR/COP home page. Specific Authority 
cited for this announcement is 33 U.S.C. 1442.
    (2) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number. The CFDA 
number for the Coastal Ocean Program is 11.478.
    (3) Program description. For complete CSCOR/COP program 
descriptions, see the General Grant Administration Terms and Conditions 
of the Coastal Ocean Program published in the Federal Register (66 FR 
63019, December 4, 2001).
    (4) Funding availability. Funding is contingent upon availability 
of Federal appropriations. Approximately $3,000,000 will be available 
for supporting studies proposed by submissions to this announcement 
during the first year, and approximately $2,000,000 during the second 
and third years. It is estimated that seven to fifteen awards will be 
made as a result of this announcement.
    If an application is selected for funding, NOAA has no obligation 
to provide any additional prospective funding in connection with that 
award in subsequent years. Continuation of an award to increase funding 
or to extend the period of performance is based on satisfactory 
performance and is at the total discretion of the funding agency.
    Publication of this notice does not obligate any agency to any 
specific award or to obligate any part of the entire amount of funds 
available. Recipients and subrecipients are subject to all Federal laws 
and agency policies, regulations and procedures applicable to Federal 
financial assistance awards.
    (5) Matching requirements. None.
    (6) Type of funding instrument. Project Grants for non-Federal 
applicants, interagency transfer agreements, or any other appropriate 
mechanisms other than project grants or cooperative agreements for 
Federal applicants.
    (7) Eligibility criteria: For complete eligibility criteria for the 
CSCOR/COP, see the COP General Grant Administration Terms and 
Conditions annual document in the Federal Register (66 FR 63019 
December 4, 2001) and the CSCOR/COP home page. Eligible applicants are 
institutions of higher education, not-for-profit institutions, state, 
local and Indian tribal governments, and Federal agencies. CSCOR/COP 
will accept proposals that include foreign researchers as collaborators 
with a researcher who is affiliated with a U.S. academic institution, 
Federal agency, or with any other non-profit organization.
    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 notice. Proposals 
selected for funding from NOAA employees shall be effected by an intra-
agency fund transfer. Proposals selected for funding from employees of 
a non-NOAA Federal agency will be funded through an inter-agency 
transfer.
    Note: Before non-NOAA Federal applicants may be funded, they must 
demonstrate that they have legal authority to receive funds from 
another Federal agency in excess of their appropriation. Because this 
announcement is not proposing to procure goods or services from 
applicants, the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 1535) is not an appropriate 
legal basis.
    (8) Award period. Full Proposals can cover a project period from 1 
to 3 years. Multi-year project period funding may be funded 
incrementally on an annual basis, but, once awarded, multi-year 
projects will not compete for funding in subsequent years. Each annual 
award shall require an Implementation Plan and statement of work that 
can be easily divided into annual increments of meaningful work 
representing solid accomplishments in the event that prospective 
funding is not made available, or is discontinued.
    (9) Indirect costs. Regardless of any approved indirect cost rate 
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the award, the maximum dollar amount of allocable indirect costs for 
which DOC will reimburse the recipient shall be the lesser of (a) the 
line item amount for the Federal share of indirect costs contained in 
the approved budget of the award or (b) the Federal share of the total 
allocable indirect costs of the award based on the indirect cost rate 
approved by a cognizant or oversight Federal agency and current at the 
time the cost was incurred, provided the rate is approved on or before 
the award end date.
    (10) Application forms and kit. For complete information on 
application forms for the CSCOR/COP, see the COP General Grant 
Administration Terms and Conditions annual Document in the Federal 
Register (66 FR 63019, December 4, 2001) at the CSCOR/COP home page, 
and the information given under Required Elements,(6) Budget of this 
Part.
    (11) Project funding priorities. For description of project funding 
priorities, see the COP General Grant Administration Terms and 
Conditions annual notification in the Federal Register (66 FR 63019, 
December 4, 2001) and at the CSCOR/COP home page.
    (l2) Evaluation criteria. For complete information on evaluation 
criteria, see the COP General Grant Administration Terms and Conditions 
annual Document in the Federal Register (66 FR 63019, December 4, 2001) 
and at the CSCOR/COP home page.
    (13) Selection procedures. For complete information on selection 
procedures, see the COP General Grant Administration Terms and 
Conditions annual Document in the Federal Register (66 FR 63019, 
December 4, 2001) and at the CSCOR/COP home page. All proposals 
received under this specific Document will be evaluated and ranked 
individually in accordance with the assigned weights of the above 
evaluation criteria by independent peer mail review and/or panel 
review.
    (14) Other requirements. (a) For a complete description of other 
requirements, see the COP General Grant Administration Terms and 
Conditions annual Document in the Federal Register (66 FR 63019, 
December 4, 2001) and at the CSCOR/COP home page. NOAA has specific 
requirements that environmental data be submitted to the National 
Oceanographic Data Center (see section 16 below).
    (b) The Department of Commerce Pre-Award Notification Requirements 
for Grants and Cooperative Agreements contained in the Federal Register 
(66 FR 49917, October 1, 2001) are applicable to this solicitation. 
However, please note that the Department of Commerce will not implement 
the requirements of Executive Order 13202 (66 FR 49921), pursuant to 
guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget in light of a 
court opinion which found that the Executive Order was not legally 
authorized. See Building and Construction Trades Department v. 
Allbaugh, 172 F. Supp. 2d 138 (D.D.C. 2001). This decision is currently 
on appeal. When the case has been finally resolved, the Department will 
provide further information on implementation of Executive Order 13202.
    (c) Please note that NOAA is developing a policy on internal 
overhead charges; NOAA scientists considering submission of proposals 
should contact the appropriate CSCOR/COP Program Manager for the latest 
information.
    (15) Intergovernmental review. Applications under this program are 
not subject to Executive Order l2372, ``Intergovernmental Review of 
Federal Programs.'' It has been determined that this notice is not 
significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
553(a)(2), an opportunity for public notice and comment is not required 
for this notice relating to grants, benefits, and contracts. Because 
this notice is exempt from the notice and comment provisions of the 
Administrative Procedure Act, a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is not 
required, and none has been prepared. It has been determined that this 
notice does not contain policies with Federalism implications as that 
term is defined in Executive Order 13132.
    (16) Data archiving. Any data collected in projects supported by 
CSCOR/COP must be delivered to a National Data Center (NDC), such as 
the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), in a format to be 
determined by the institution, the NODC, and the Program Officer. It is 
the responsibility of the institution for the delivery of these data; 
the DOC will not provide additional support for delivery beyond the 
award. Additionally, all biological cultures established, molecular 
probes developed, genetic sequences identified, mathematical models 
constructed, or other resulting information products established 
through support provided by CSCOR/COP are encouraged to be made 
available to the general research community at no or modest handling 
charge (to be determined by the institution, Program Officer, and DOC).
    (17) This notification involves collection-of-information 
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. The use of 
Standard Forms 424, 424A, 424B, and SF-LLL has been approved by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under control numbers 0348-0043, 
0348-0044, 0348-0040 and 0348-0046.
    The following requirements have been approved by OMB under control 
number 0648-0384: a Summary Proposal Budget Form (30 minutes per 
response), a Project Summary Form (30 minutes per response), a 
standardized format for the Annual Performance Report (5 hours per 
response), a standardized format for the Final Report (10 hours per 
response) and the submission of up to 20 copies of proposals (10 
minutes per response). The response estimates include the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate 
or any other aspect of this collection of information, including 
suggestions for reducing this burden, to [email protected]. 
Copies of these forms and formats can be found on the CSCOR/COP home 
page under Grants Information sections, Parts D and F.
    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required 
to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty for failure 
to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection displays a 
currently valid OMB control number

    Dated: May 22, 2002.
Jamison S. Hawkins,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone 
Management.
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