[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29921-29922]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7968]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 060404095-6132-02]


Northern Gulf of Mexico Cooperative Institute

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) published 
a notice in the Federal Register on April 10, 2006 announcing 
availability of funds to establish a Northern Gulf of Mexico (NGOM) 
Cooperative Institute (CI). That notice contained an error in the 
description of how proposals on cost-sharing would be evaluated. This 
notice corrects the error.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Cortinas, 1315 East West 
Highway, Room 11554, Silver Spring, Md. 20910 telephone 301-713-9397 x 
206. Facsimile: (301) 713-0158; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction

    In the Federal Register of April 10, 2006, in FR Volume 71, Number 
68, on page 18084, the second sentence in the section on cost sharing 
requirements is incorrect. The sentence, ``There is no minimum cost 
sharing requirement, however, the amount of cost sharing will be 
considered in determining the level of CI commitment under NOAA's 
standard evaluation of project costs'' is corrected to read, ``There is 
no minimum cost sharing requirement; however, the amount of cost 
sharing will be considered when determining the level of the CI's 
commitment under NOAA's standard evaluation criterion for overall 
qualifications of applicants.''
    All other requirements and information listed in the original 
notice remains the same.

Classification

Pre-Award Notification Requirements for Grants and Cooperative 
Agreements

    The Department of Commerce Pre-Award Notification Requirements for 
Grants and Cooperative Agreements contained in the Federal Register 
notice of December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389) are applicable to this 
solicitation.

Limitation of Liability

    Funding for years 2-5 of the Cooperative Institute is contingent 
upon the availability of appropriated funds. In no event will NOAA or 
the Department of Commerce be responsible for application preparation 
costs if these programs fail to receive funding or are cancelled 
because of other agency priorities. Publication of this announcement 
does not oblige NOAA to award any specific project or to obligate any 
available funds.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This notification involves collection of information requirements 
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. The use of Standard Forms 424, 
424A, 424B, and SF-LLL and CD-346 has been approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) respectively under control numbers 0348-
0043, 0348-0044, 0348-0040, and 0348-0046 and 0605-0001. 
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.

Executive Order 12866

    It has been determined that this notice is not significant for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866.

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism)

    It has been determined that this notice does not contain policies 
with

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Federalism implications as that term is defined in Executive Order 
13132.

Administrative Procedure Act/Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required 
by the Administrative Procedure Act or any other law for rules 
concerning public property, grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. 
553(a)(2)). Because notice and opportunity for comments are not 
required pursuant to U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the analytical 
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 
are inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not 
required and none has been prepared.

    Dated: May 17, 2006.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, OAR, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
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