[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 146 (Tuesday, July 29, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 43915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1475]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

RIN 0693-ZA81

[Docket No: 080411556-8904-02]


Construction Grant Program Extension of Due Date for Proposals

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United 
States Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Due to technical difficulties, NIST is extending the deadline 
for proposal submission for its Construction Grant Program competition 
to 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, August 1, 2008. NIST will accept only 
paper submissions during the extended time period.

DATES: Paper submissions must be received no later than 3 p.m. Eastern 
Time, Friday, August 1, 2008. Review, selection, and grant award 
processing is expected to be completed by the middle of November 2008.

ADDRESSES: Paper submissions must be sent to the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4701, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899-4701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Lambis via e-mail at 
[email protected] or telephone (301) 975-4447.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 27, 2008, the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it was soliciting 
proposals under a competitive Construction Grant Program for research 
buildings (73 FR 30380). The due date for submission of all proposals 
was 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, July 21, 2008. Due to technical 
difficulties some applicants were unable to submit their proposals 
electronically on Monday, July 21, 2008. In order to provide all 
interested parties the opportunity to submit a proposal for the 
Construction Grant Program, NIST is extending the solicitation period 
until 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, August 1, 2008. Electronic proposals 
received between 3 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 21, 2008 
will be deemed timely and given full consideration. Paper proposals 
received between 3 p.m., Monday, July 21, 2008 and the publication date 
of this notice will be deemed timely and given full consideration. 
During the extended solicitation period, NIST will accept only paper 
submissions. Applicants who attempted to submit electronic applications 
but were unsuccessful are encouraged to resubmit a paper application. 
Paper submissions must be received by 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, 
August 1, 2008. Please note that for paper submissions the Program 
requires one original and two (2) copies of the proposal.
    The application submission deadline applies to any mode of paper 
proposal delivery, including hand-delivery, courier, and express 
mailing, but not facsimile. Proposals submitted via facsimile will not 
be accepted. NIST will not make any allowances for late submissions. 
All NIST Construction Grant Program competition requirements and 
information announced in the May 27, 2008, Federal Register notice 
apply to proposals submitted during the extended time period with the 
exception of the review, selection, and grant award processing time 
that is now expected to be completed by the middle of November 2008.
    Executive Order 12372 (Intergovernmental Review of Federal 
Programs). Proposals under this program are not subject to Executive 
Order 12372.
    Executive Order 13132 (Federalism). This notice does not contain 
policies with Federalism implications as defined in Executive Order 
13132.
    Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review). This notice 
is not a significant regulatory action under Sections 3(f)(3) and 
3(f)(4) of Executive Order 12866, as it does not materially alter the 
budgetary impact of a grant program and does not raise novel policy 
issues. This notice is not an ``economically significant'' regulatory 
action under Section 3(f)(1) of the Executive Order, as it does not 
have an effect on the economy of $100 million or more in any one year, 
and it does not have a material adverse effect on the economy, a sector 
of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment, 
public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or 
communities.
    Administrative Procedure Act and Regulatory Flexibility Act. Prior 
notice and comment are not required under 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other 
law, for rules relating to public property, loans, grants, benefits or 
contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)). Because prior notice and an opportunity 
for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any 
other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. et. seq.) are inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 
flexibility analysis is not required and has not been prepared.

    Dated: July 25, 2008.
James M. Turner,
Deputy Director.
[FR Doc. 08-1475 Filed 7-25-08; 2:34 pm]
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