[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 227 (Monday, November 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70582-70583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-29838]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No.: 020821203-2203-01]


Call for Proposals for Research in Satellite Data Assimilation 
for Numerical and Climate Prediction Models--Correction

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service 
(NESDIS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information 
Service (NESDIS) publishes this notice to amend a notice entitled Call 
for Proposals for Research in Satellite Data Assimilation for Numerical 
and Climate Prediction Models.

ADDRESSES: All submissions should be directed to: NOAA/NASA Joint 
Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, Attn: Kathy LeFevre, 5200 Auth 
Road, Room 701, Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy LeFevre, (301) 763-8127, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Environmental Satellite, Data, 
and Information Service (NESDIS) published a notice of availability of 
financial assistance in the Federal Register of September 20, 2002, (67 
FR 59264, entitled ``Call for Proposals for Research in Satellite Data 
Assimilation for Numerical and Climate Prediction Models.'') The 
following pages of the Federal Register notice of September 20, 2002 
are amended as follows:
    On Page 59265: First column, under the heading DATES, sixth line, 
``November 15, 2002'' should read ``December 9, 2002. If you have 
already submitted an application we are accepting revisions.''
    First column, under the sub-heading Funding Availability, the 
second sentence should read: ``Individual annual awards in the form of 
grants and cooperative agreements are expected to range from $50,000 to 
$150,000, although greater amounts may be awarded.''
    Second column, under the sub-heading Eligibility, the first 
sentence

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should read: ``Eligible applicants are institutions of higher 
education, other non profits, commercial organizations, state, local 
and Indian tribal governments and Federal agencies (NOAA and non-
NOAA).''
    On pages 59266 and 59267: Under the sub-heading, Program 
Description, Project Priorities Areas of Investigation, the paragraphs 
entitled ``Atmospheric Soundings'' and ``Clouds and Precipitation'' 
should read as follows:

Atmospheric Soundings

    1. Improvements and/or enhancement to radiative transfer models for 
advanced sounding instruments, incorporating cloud and aerosol effects, 
with the aim of working toward (a) assimilation of cloudy data, (b) 
aerosol correction of retrieved quantities, and (c) improved surface 
emissivity for use of data over land and ice (see Radiative Transfer 
Models, above).
    3. Observation System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) for high-
resolution infrared sounders (e.g., AIRSA, CrIS, IASI) aimed at 
examining the trade-off between the size of the instrument field of 
view and the noise characteristics.''

Clouds and Precipitation

    Second paragraph should read: ``The incorporation of cloud and 
precipitation data will require development of many components of the 
data assimilation system. These developments may include not only 
appropriate forward models, errors statistics, bias correction and 
quality control, but also development of appropriate moist balances, 
new techniques for handling non-linearities in the balance equations or 
forward models, and modification of the model's parameterizations to 
increase compatibility with the observations and to eliminate 
inappropriate discontinuities.''
    On Page 59267: Column one, paragraph entitled ``Oceans'', the 
following sentence is deleted: ``Successful proposals will require 
close coordination with NOAA/NCEP and/or NASA/NSIPP.''
    On Page 59267: Under the sub-heading Application Procedures, the 
following sentence is added:
    ``The Department of Commerce Pre-Award Notification of Requirements 
for Grants and Cooperative Agreements contained in the Federal Register 
notice of October 1, 2001 (66 FR 49917), as amended by the Federal 
Register notice published on October 30, 2002 (67 FR 66109), is 
applicable to this solicitation.''
    The following sentences are removed: ``The Department of Commerce 
Pre-Award Notification of Requirements for Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements contained in the Federal Register Notice of October 1, 2001 
(66 FR 49917; DOCID:fr01oc01-39) 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.''
    On page 59268: Under the sub-heading Selection Criteria (With 
Weights), criteria numbers one and three should read as follows:
    ``1. Importance and relevance of research to the assimilation of 
satellite data in NWP models (25 points). Will the proposed work 
advance the science of assimilating satellite data in NWP models? Will 
the proposed project make a significant contribution to the high 
priority research and technical areas listed above?''
    ``3. Applicability and Effectiveness (25 points). Does the proposed 
work have the potential to significantly advance the use of satellite 
observations in numerical weather and short-term climate prediction 
models? Does the proposed work have the potential for long-term 
(lasting) value and widespread applicability? Does the proposed work 
include an effective mechanism by which the project's progress can be 
evaluated?''

    Dated: November 18, 2002.
Mary M. Glackin,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Satellite and Information Services.
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