[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 158 (Friday, August 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 48934]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-20717]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Fiscal Year (FY) 2004 Landowner Incentive Program (Non Tribal 
Portion) for States, Territories, and the District of Columbia; Notice 
of Request for Proposals

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice; Request for proposals.

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SUMMARY: The Service is requesting proposals at this time under the 
Landowner Incentive Program pending a Department of the Interior and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2004 allocation of funds for 
conservation grants to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
and American Samoa (hereafter referred to collectively as States), and 
Tribes. The Service will address the Tribal component of LIP under a 
separate Federal Register notice.

DATES: The Service must receive your grant proposal no later than 
October 14, 2003. We will not accept facsimile grant proposals, but 
States are encouraged to submit their proposals in electronic format 
(Word, Word Perfect or PDF files). All parts of the grant proposal must 
be received prior to the deadline.

ADDRESSES: Grant proposals must be submitted to the Service's Division 
of Federal Assistance at the following locations:

Region 1. Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada, 
American Samoa, Guam, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

    Regional Director, Division of Federal Assistance, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 911 NE., 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181, 
LIP Contact: Verlyn Ebert, (503) 231-6128; [email protected].

Region 2. Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

    Regional Director, Division of Federal Assistance, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 1306, 500 Gold Avenue SW., Room 4012, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102, LIP Contact: Bob Anderson, (505) 248-
7459; [email protected].

Region 3. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, 
and Wisconsin.

    Regional Director, Division of Federal Assistance, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, One Federal 
Drive, Fort Snelling, Minnesota 55111-4056, LIP Contact: Lucinda 
Corcoran, (612) 713-5135; [email protected].

Region 4. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, 
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Puerto Rico, 
and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

    Regional Director, Division of Federal Assistance, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 
30345, LIP Contact: Mike Piccirilli, (404) 679-4154; [email protected].

Region 5. Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode 
Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia.

    Regional Director, Division of Federal Assistance, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 300 Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, MA 01035-9589, LIP 
Contact: Colleen Sculley, (413) 253-8509; [email protected].

Region 6. Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South 
Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.

    Regional Director, Division of Federal Assistance, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486, Denver Federal Center, Denver, 
Colorado 80225-0486, LIP Contact: Jacque Richy, (303) 236-8155 ext. 
236; [email protected].

Region 7. Alaska.

    Regional Director, Division of Federal Assistance, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99503-6199, 
LIP Contact: Al Havens (907) 786-3435; [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Galvan, Policy Analyst, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Division of Federal Assistance, 4401 North 
Fairfax Drive--Mailstop MBSP 4020, Arlington, VA 22203-1610; telephone 
703-358-2420; e-mail  [email protected], or any of the individuals 
identified previously in the Regional Offices.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Service will award grants on a 
competitive basis to State fish and wildlife agency programs that 
enhance, protect, or restore habitats that benefit federally listed, 
proposed, or candidate species, or other at-risk species on private 
lands. A copy of the FY 2004 LIP Guidelines can be obtained at http://federalaid.fws.gov/index.html or from the Regional Offices described in 
the ADDRESSES section above.
    The Service will distribute any LIP funds made available in the FY 
2004 budget in the same manner described in these Guidelines. The 
Service requests that the States number the pages in their proposals, 
and limit their proposals to no more than 50 pages, inclusive of 
attachments.

    Dated: July 22, 2003.
Paul R. Schmidt,
Assistant Director, Migratory Birds and State Programs.
[FR Doc. 03-20717 Filed 8-14-03; 8:45 am]
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