[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5566-5567]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2314]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 0911041393-0040-02]


NOAA Cooperative Institutes (CIs): (1) A CI To Support NOAA 
Research Facilities in the Pacific Northwest, (2) A CI for Southwestern 
U.S. Marine Ecosystems, Climate and Ocean Studies, and (3) A 
Southeastern Regional CI for Atmospheric and Marine Studies

AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; extension of application deadlines dates.

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SUMMARY: On November 13, 2009, the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research (OAR) published a notice of availability of funds to establish 
three new NOAA cooperative institutes (CIs): (1) A CI To Support NOAA 
Research Facilities in the Pacific Northwest, (2) A CI for Southwestern 
U.S. Marine Ecosystems, Climate and Ocean Studies, and (3) A 
Southeastern Regional CI for Atmospheric and Marine Studies. OAR 
publishes this notice to announce an extension to the application 
solicitation period. The date when applications must be received at 
NOAA is being extended from February 10, 2010 until February 12, 2010.

DATES: Proposals must be received no later than February 12, 2010, 5 
p.m.,

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E.T. Proposals submitted after that date will not be considered.

ADDRESSES: Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply online through 
the Grants.gov Web site (http://www.grants.gov). Paper submissions are 
acceptable only if Internet access is not available. Grants.gov 
requires applicants to register with the system prior to submitting an 
application. This registration process can take several weeks, 
involving multiple steps. In order to allow sufficient time for this 
process, you should register as soon as you decide that you intend to 
apply, even if you are not yet ready to submit your proposal. If an 
applicant has problems downloading the application package from 
Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Customer Support at (800) 518-4726 or 
[email protected].
    If a hard copy application is submitted, the original and two 
unbound copies of the proposal should be included. Paper submissions 
should be sent to: Dr. John Cortinas, NOAA/OAR, 1315 East-West Highway, 
Room 11326, Silver Spring, MD 20910; telephone (301) 734-1090. No e-
mail or facsimile e-mail or facsimile proposal submissions will be 
accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Cortinas, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Room 11326, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone (301) 
734-1090. Facsimile: (301) 713-3515; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OAR publishes this notice to announce an 
extension to the application solicitation period for its notice 
announcing funding availability for the NOAA Cooperative Institutes 
Program published in the Federal Register on November 13, 2009 (74 FR 
58603-58607). The date when applications must be received at NOAA is 
being extended from February 10, 2010 until February 12, 2010. OAR 
extends the solicitation period to provide applicants with more time to 
prepare their applications for this program.
    All other requirements and information listed in the original 
notice remain unchanged.
    Classification: Pre-Award Notification Requirements for Grants and 
Cooperative Agreements.
    The Department of Commerce Pre-Award Notification Requirements for 
Grants and Cooperative Agreements contained in the Federal Register 
notice of February 11, 2008 (73 FR 7696) are applicable to this 
solicitation.

Limitation of Liability

    Funding for years 2-5 of the Cooperative Institute is contingent 
upon the availability of appropriated funds. In no event will NOAA or 
the Department of Commerce be responsible for application preparation 
costs if these programs fail to receive funding or are cancelled 
because of other agency priorities. Publication of this announcement 
does not oblige NOAA to award any specific project or to obligate any 
available funds.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This notification involves collection of information requirements 
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. The use of Standard Forms 424, 
424A, 424B, and SF-LLL and CD-346 has been approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) respectively under control numbers 0348-
0043, 0348-0044, 0348-0040, and 0348-0046 and 0605-0001. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required for 
failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the 
requirements of the PRA unless that collection of information displays 
a currently valid OMB Control Number.

Executive Order 12866

    It has been determined that this notice is not significant for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866.

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism)

    It has been determined that this notice does not contain policies 
with Federalism implications as that term is defined in Executive Order 
13132.

Administrative Procedure Act/Regulatory Flexibility Act

    Prior notice and an opportunity for public comment are not required 
by the Administrative Procedure Act or any other law for rules 
concerning public property, grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. 
553(a)(2)). Because notice and opportunity for comments are not 
required pursuant to 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 none has been prepared.

    Dated: January 28, 2010.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer, Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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