[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 2903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1166]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Notice of Availability of Progress Report: The Coral Reef 
Conservation Grants Program

AGENCY: Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 
announces the availability of Progress Report: The Coral Reef 
Conservation Grant Program (Report). The Report was published in 
response to the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (Act, 16 U.S.C. 
6401 et seq., Pub. L. 106-562), which directs NOAA's Administrator to 
provide a report that documents the effectiveness of its grants program 
(Program) no later than three years after enactment of the Act.
    The Report provides an overview of the Program since its 
establishment in 2002. It also highlights the achievements of the 
Program in each of six substantive topic areas, as well as provides 
specific information on each of the 83 grants awarded in fiscal years 
2002 and 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the Report please 
contact the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program by e-mail at 
[email protected], by fax at (301) 713-4389, or by mail at 1305 East 
West Highway, NOS/ORR 10201, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The Report is 
also available electronically on the NOAA Coral Reef Information System 
Web site (http://www.coris.noaa.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 
(Act, 16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq., Pub. L. 106-562) authorizes the DOC, 
through the NOAA Administrator and subject to the availability of 
funds, to make matching grants of Federal financial assistance to 
support projects for the conservation of coral reefs. The Act also 
directs NOAA's Administrator to provide a report that documents the 
effectiveness of its grant program (Program) no later than three years 
after enactment of the Act. Progress Report: The Coral Reef 
Conservation Grant Program is NOAA's response to this requirement.
    This report provides an overview of the Program since its 
establishment in 2002, including a description of the process and 
results of the Program's development. It also highlights the 
achievements of the Program in each of the six topic areas, and 
provides specific information on each of the 83 grants awarded in 
fiscal years 2002 and 2003. This includes a State-by-State listing of 
Federal and non-Federal matching funds, and a detailed description of 
each activity, its outcomes, and measurements of performance. The 
report also contains summary tables that organize grant information by 
geographic and substantive topic area. Finally, the report contains an 
initial assessment of the effectiveness of the Program.

    Dated: January 14, 2004.
Richard W. Spinrad,
Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-1166 Filed 1-20-04; 8:45 am]
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