[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8397-8398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2661]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration


Assistance to Small Shipyards Grant Program

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation, Office 
of Shipyards and Marine Financing.

ACTION: Amendment to Notice of Establishment of New Grant Program.

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    Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 20.814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean E. McKeever, Associate 
Administrator for Business and Workforce Development, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590; phone: 
(202) 366-5737; fax: (202) 366-3511; or e-mail: [email protected].
    Background: By notice in the Federal Register dated January 10, 
2008 (Vol. 73, No. 7, PP. 1912-1913), the Maritime Administration 
announced the establishment of a new grant program to provide 
assistance to small shipyards. The notice stated that the grants are 
for ``* * * capital improvements, and related infrastructure 
improvements at qualified shipyards that will facilitate the 
efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and quality of domestic ship 
construction for commercial and Federal Government use.'' The notice 
also specified information that should be provided in a grant 
application. Item No. 4 asks in part for information as to how the 
proposed project `` * * * will facilitate the efficiency, cost-
effectiveness, and quality of domestic ship construction for commercial 
and Federal Government use.'' Item No. 7 asks for ``most recent audited 
financial statements.''
    Amendment: In order to properly reflect the scope of Congressional 
intent in authorizing the small shipyard assistance program in Section 
3506 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 
(Pub. L. 109-163), the description of the grant program set

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forth above is amended to read that the grants are for ``* * * capital 
improvements, and related infrastructure improvements at qualified 
shipyards that will facilitate the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and 
quality of domestic ship construction, ship conversion and/or ship 
repair for commercial and Federal Government use.'' Item No. 4 is 
amended in pertinent part to request information concerning how the 
project ``* * * will facilitate the efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and 
quality of domestic ship construction, ship conversion, and/or ship 
repair for commercial and Federal Government use.''
    Because many small shipyards do not have audited financial 
statements, Item No. 7 is amended to add at the end the following 
sentence: ``If audited financial statements are not available, compiled 
financial statements by an independent Certified Public Accountant 
should be submitted.''
    All other terms, conditions and deadline dates remain as set forth 
in the January 10, 2008 Federal Register Notice.

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.)

    Dated: February 8, 2008.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Murray A. Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-2661 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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