[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 177 (Thursday, September 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52828-52829]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-21328]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket No: 080626784-81166-02]


Technology Innovation 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 Technology Innovation Program 
competition to 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, September 15, 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, Monday, September 15, 2008. Review, selection, and grant award 
processing is expected to be completed by early December 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 July 15, 2008, the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology's (NIST) Technology Innovation Program (TIP) 
announced that it was soliciting high-risk, high reward research and 
development proposals for financial assistance (73 FR 40507). The due 
date for submission of all proposals was 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Thursday, 
September 4, 2008. Due to technical difficulties some proposers were 
unable to submit their proposals electronically on Thursday, September 
4, 2008. In order to provide all interested parties the opportunity to 
submit a proposal for TIP, NIST is extending the solicitation period 
until 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, September 15, 2008. Electronic 
proposals received between 3 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 
Thursday, September 4, 2008 will be deemed timely and given full 
consideration. Paper proposals received between 3 p.m. Eastern Time on 
Thursday, September 4, 2008 and September 11, 2008 will be deemed 
timely and given full consideration. During the extended solicitation 
period, NIST will accept only paper submissions. Proposers who 
attempted to submit electronic

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proposals but were unsuccessful are encouraged to resubmit their 
proposals by paper. Paper submissions must be received by 3 p.m. 
Eastern Time, Monday, September 15, 2008. Please note that for paper 
submissions the Program requires one original and fifteen (15) copies 
of the proposal.
    The proposal 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 TIP competition requirements and information announced in the July 
15, 2008, Federal Register notice apply to proposals submitted during 
the extended time period with the exception of the review, selection, 
and award processing time that is now expected to be completed by early 
December 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. 601 et seq. ) are inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 
flexibility analysis is not required and has not been prepared.

    Dated: September 9, 2008.
James M. Turner,
Deputy Director.
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