[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 226 (Monday, November 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65941-65942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5828]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 071018607-7707-02]


NOAA Cooperative Institutes (CIs): (1) Alaska and Related Arctic 
Regions Environmental Research and (2) Earth System Modeling for 
Climate Applications

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

ACTION: 

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otice; Correction.

SUMMARY: On October 24, 2007, the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research (OAR) published a notice of availability of funds to establish 
two new NOAA cooperative institutes (CIs): (1) Alaska and Related 
Arctic Regions Environmental Research and (2) Earth System Modeling for 
Climate Applications (72, FR 60317). That notice contained a 
typographical error in the discussion under the heading ``Earth System 
Modeling for Climate Applications CI.'' This notice corrects the error.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Cortinas, 1315 East West 
Highway, Room 11326, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone 301-734-
1090. Facsimile: (301) 713-3515; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction

    The sixth sentence of the section entitled, ``Earth System Modeling 
for Climate Applications CI'' contained a typographical error. The 
sentence, ``The proposed Alaska CI should possess outstanding 
capabilities to provide research under three themes: (1) Earth system 
modeling and analysis, (2) data assimilation, and (3) earth system 
modeling applications'' is corrected to read, ``The proposed Earth 
System Modeling CI should possess outstanding capabilities to provide 
research under three themes: (1) Earth system modeling and analysis, 
(2) data assimilation, and (3) earth system modeling applications.''
    All other requirements and information listed in the original 
notice remain 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 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 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

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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: November 14, 2007.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National 
Oceanic and Atomspheric Administration.
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