[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55864-55865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22180]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Geological Survey


Application Notice Describing the Areas of Interest and 
Establishing the Closing Date for Receipt of Applications Under the 
Education Component of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping 
Program (EDMAP) for Fiscal Year 2003

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Applications are invited for research projects under the 
EDMAP.

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This program is a component of the National Geologic Mapping Program, 
which is designed to produce information on areas of scientific, 
social, or economic welfare in the United States. Funding is to support 
masters and doctoral students during geologic field mapping. 
Cooperative agreement awards will be on an equal cost-sharing basis; 
matched with funds from non-Federal sources.
    Applications may be submitted by colleges and universities with 
accredited masters and doctoral programs in Geoscience or related 
departments only.

ADDRESSES: The program announcement is expected to be available on or 
about August 26, 2002. You may obtain a copy of Announcement No. 
03HQPA0004 from the USGS Acquisition and Grants Information Site at 
http://www.usgs.gov/contracts/EDMAP/index.html or by writing to 
Kimberly Dove, U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Acquisition and 
Grants, Mail Stop 205G, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 
20192, or by fax (703) 648-7901.

DATES: The closing date for receipt of applications will be on or about 
November 13, 2002. The actual closing date will be specified in 
Announcement No. 03HQPA0004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Orndorf, Educational Component 
of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, Geological 
Survey, Mail Stop 908, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 
20192. Telephone (703) 648-4316.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for this program is contained in 
the National Geologic Mapping Reauthorization Act of 1999, Public Law 
106-148. The Office of Management and Budget Catalog of Federal 
Domestic Assistance Number is 15.810.

    Dated: August 20, 2002.
Carol F. Aten,
Chief, Office of Administrative Policy and Services.
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