[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22681-22682]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10557]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 011102267-3098-04; I.D. 042103C]


Financial Assistance for Marine Mammal Stranding Networks Through 
the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of deadline for correction of application deficiencies.

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SUMMARY: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (hereinafter 
``we'' or ``us'') issues this document to notify eligible applicants 
for Federal assistance under the 2003/2004 John H. Prescott Marine 
Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program (Prescott Grant Program) of 
their opportunity to correct deficiencies in their applications. These 
corrections are limited to: including the correct and completed OMB 
forms (424, 424A for Categories A and B or 424D for Category C, and 
424B for Categories A and B or 424C for Category C) signed and dated; 
ensuring that the 25-percent non-Federal cost share is reflected in 
both the 424 and 424A or 424C and the narrative budget justification 
and

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ensuring that the narrative budget justification is icluded.

DATES: Corrections must be received at the appropriate address or 
facsimile (fax) number (see ADDRESSES) no later than 5 p.m. local time 
on May 1, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Corrections of the specific deficiencies outlined in this 
notice should be faxed to 301-713-0376, Attn: Prescott Grant Program, 
or mailed to NOAA/NMFS/Office of Protected Resources, Marine Mammal 
Health and Stranding Response Program, Attn: Michelle Ordono, 1315 
East-West Highway, Room 12604, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3283, phone 301-
713-2322 ext 177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teri Rowles, Marine Mammal Health and 
Stranding Response Program, phone301-2322 ext 178.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 11, 2003 we published a notice 
of solicitation for applications for the Prescott Grant Program (68 
Federal Register 6892). In conducting the screening of applications 
postmarked by the April 14, 2003 solicitation deadline, there have been 
specific deficiencies that were originally required in the notice of 
solicitation for this Program that we will give all eligible applicants 
the opportunity to correct. These corrections are limited to: including 
the correct OMB forms (424, 424A for Categories A and B or 424D for 
Category C, and 424B for Categories A and B or 424C for Category C) 
signed and dated; ensuring that the required 25-percent non-Federal 
cost share is reflected in both the 424 and 424A or 424C and the 
narrative budget justification; and ensuring that the required 
narrative budget justification is included.
    Corrections to applications received by the due date in the DATES 
section of this notice will be re-screened to ensure that they: were 
received by the due date in this notice; include the correct and 
completed OMB forms (424, 424A for Categories A and B or 424D for 
Category C, and 424B for Categories A and B or 424C for Category C) 
signed and dated; include the required 25-percent non-Federal cost 
share is reflected in both the 424 and 424A or 4242C and the narrative 
budget justification; and include the narrative budget justification.
    If corrections are not received by the due date (see DATES 
section), the original application will be returned to the applicant 
and will not be considered further in this funding cycle.

Classification

    Prior notice and an opportunity for public comments are not 
required by the Administrative Procedure Act or any other law for this 
notice concerning grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. section 
553(a)(2)).
    Furthermore, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required for 
purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. section 601 et 
seq).
    This action has been determined to be not significant for purposes 
of Executive Order 12866.
    Applications under this program are subject to Executive Order 
12372, ``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.''
    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 PRA unless that collection of information displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    This document contains collection-of-information requirements 
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The use of Standard Forms 
424, 424A, 424B, 424C, 424D, 269, and SF-LLL have been approved by OMB 
under the respective control numbers 0348-0043, 0348-0044, 0348-0040, 
0348-0041, 0348-0042, 0348-0039, and 0348-0046.
    Send comments regarding this burden estimate, or any other aspect 
of this data collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, 
to NMFS (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

    Dated: April 23, 2003.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. 03-10557 Filed 4-28-03; 8:45 am]
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