[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 11, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 11527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5650]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 021114275-3052-02]


Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT) Opportunities for Transfer of 
Research and Technology Into Tropical Cyclone Analysis and Forecast 
Operations

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 
publishes this notice to notify applicants of the due date for the 
submission of full proposals and to amend the eligibility criteria to 
allow Federal agencies to submit proposals solicited under its January 
3, 2003, Federal Register notice (68 FR 359) entitled Joint Hurricane 
Testbed (JHT) Opportunities for Transfer of Research and Technology 
into Tropical Cyclone Analysis and Forecast Operations.

DATES: Full proposals must be received at the Tropical Prediction 
Center in Miami, Florida no later than 5 p.m. e.d.t. on April 10, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Full proposals must be submitted to: Dr. Jiann-Gwo Jiing, 
Director, Joint Hurricane Testbed, Tropical Prediction Center, 11691 SW 
17th Street, Miami, FL 33165.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain an application package or 
for further information, contact: Karen King, DOC/NOAA, Office of 
Weather & Air Quality Research, Routing Code R/WA, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Room 11216, Silver Spring, MD 20910, phone (301) 713-0460 ext. 
202, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The National Oceanic and Atmoshperic Administration (NOAA) 
publishes this notice to amend the eligibility criteria and to provide 
additional information concerning the due date for full proposals 
solicited under its January 3, 2003, Federal Register notice (68 FR 
359) entitled Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT) Opportunities for Transfer 
of Research and Technology into Tropical Cyclone Analysis and Forecast 
Operations.

Update

    In the January 3, 2003, Federal Register notice (68 FR359) 
announcing Joint Hurricane Testbed (JHT) funding opportunities, the 
``DATES'' section on page 360 stated that ``PIs (Principal 
Investigators) will be informed of the submittal deadline for full 
proposals in the response letter'' (to be sent from NOAA by March 4, 
2003, in response to submitted preapplications). Further, section VIII 
of that notice indicated that PIs who do not receive a response letter 
with an invitation to submit a full proposal are not precluded from 
submitting a full proposal. Finally, the notice stated that applicants 
who did not submit a preapplication may nevertheless submit a full 
proposal.
    The deadline for submission of full proposals has now been 
established. Full proposals must be received at the Tropical Prediction 
Center in Miami, Florida (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. e.d.t. 
April 10, 2003. Full proposals received after the submission deadline 
will be returned without review. In submitting full proposals, 
applicants must adhere to all requirements stated in the JHT Federal 
Register notice of January 3, 2003. Full proposals from non-Federal 
applicants must be submitted along with completed, required forms that 
are contained in the standard NOAA Grants and Cooperative Agreement 
Package. to obtain this package, and for further information, please 
see the individual listed under the heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. Federal applicants do not need to request this package and are 
not required to complete the forms it contains.

Restatement of Section VI.--Eligibility of the JHT Federal Register 
Notice of January 3, 2003

    The eligibility criteria of the original solicitation are amended 
to allow Federal agencies to submit applications under this program. 
The statement published in section VI of the notice is replaced with 
the following revised statement:
    Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other 
nonprofits, commercial organizations, international organizations, 
state, local and Indian tribal governments, and Federal agencies. 
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 cooperative agreement under the 
terms of the JHT Federal Register notice of January 3, 2003. Funding 
for contractual arrangements for services and products for delivery to 
NOAA are not available under this notice. Proposals selected for 
funding from NOAA scientists shall be effected by an intra-agency fund 
transfer. Proposals selected for funding from a non-NOAA Federal agency 
will be funded through a inter-agency transfer. Please 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.

    Dated: March 5, 2003.
Louisa Koch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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