[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 126 (Thursday, July 2, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31709-31710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15816]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket Number: 090318324-91088-03]


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, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. 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, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Review, selection, and grant award 
processing is expected to be completed by the end of November 2009.

ADDRESSES: Paper submissions must be sent to the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4750, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899-4701.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Wiggins via e-mail at 
[email protected] or telephone (301) 975-5416.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    On March 31, 2009, 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 (74 FR 14523). The due date for 
submission of all proposals was 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, June 23, 
2009. Due to technical difficulties some proposers were unable to 
submit their proposals electronically on Tuesday, June 23, 2009. 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, Tuesday, July 7, 2009. Electronic proposals received 
between 3 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June 23, 2009 will be 
deemed timely and given full consideration. Paper proposals received 
between 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 and July 2, 2009 
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 proposals but were unsuccessful are 
encouraged to resubmit their proposals by paper. Paper submissions must 
be received by 3 p.m. Eastern Time, July 7, 2009. 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 March 
31, 2009, Federal Register notice and in the Tuesday, May 19, 2009 
Federal Register notice amendment (74 FR 23396) 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 late

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November 2009. 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: June 29, 2009.
Patrick Gallagher,
Deputy Director.
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