[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 173 (Friday, September 5, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51717-51718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20562]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

7 CFR Part 3430


Competitive and Noncompetitive Non-formula Grant Programs--
General Grant Administrative Provisions and Program-Specific 
Administrative Provisions for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative

AGENCY: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, 
USDA.

ACTION: Interim rule; correction and comment period extension.

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SUMMARY: The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension 
Service (CSREES) published on August 1, 2008, an interim final rule 
concerning one set of administrative requirements that contain elements 
common to all of the competitive and noncompetitive non-formula grant 
programs the Agency administers. That document contained an invalid E-
mail address for the submission of comments. This document adds a valid 
E-mail address and extends the comment period for 30 days.

DATES: The comment period for the interim rule published August 1, 2008 
(73 FR 44897), effective August 1, 2008, is extended until October 30, 
2008.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN 0524-AA28, by any 
of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments.
    E-mail: [email protected]. Include Regulatory Information 
Number (RIN) number 0524-AA28 in the subject line of the message.
    Fax: 202-401-7752.
    Mail: Paper, disk or CD-ROM submissions should be submitted to 
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. 
Department of Agriculture, STOP 2299, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20250-2299.
    Hand Delivery/Courier: Cooperative State Research, Education, and 
Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 2258, 
Waterfront Centre, 800 9th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024.

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    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and the RIN for this rulemaking. All comments received will be posted 
without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal 
information provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Daly, Policy Section Leader, 
Office of Extramural Programs, Cooperative State Research, Education, 
and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, STOP 2299, 1400 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-2299; Voice: 202-401-
3319; Fax: 202-401-7752; E-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This correction is to replace an invalid E-
mail address listed in the ADDRESSES section of the original document 
and to extend the comment period listed in the DATES section of the 
original document an additional 30 days. The correct address and 
comment submission instruction is: E-mail: [email protected]. 
Include Regulatory Information Number (RIN) number 0524-AA28 in the 
subject line of the message. The extended comment end period is October 
30, 2008.

    Done at Washington, DC, this 29th day of August, 2008.
Gale Buchanan,
Under Secretary, Research, Education, and Economics.
[FR Doc. E8-20562 Filed 9-4-08; 8:45 am]
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