[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8044-8045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3507]


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 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology

[Docket Number 0911121400-0091-02]


Summer Undergraduate Research 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 extreme weather conditions in the Mid-Atlantic United 
States, NIST is extending the deadline for proposal submission for its 
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program competition to 5 p.m. 
Eastern time, Friday, February 19, 2010, for SURF Gaithersburg, and 
noon Mountain Time, Friday, February 19, 2010, for SURF Boulder.

DATES: Paper and electronic submissions must be received no later than 
5 p.m. Eastern time, Friday, February 19, 2010, for SURF Gaithersburg, 
and noon Mountain Time, Friday, February 19, 2010, for SURF Boulder.

ADDRESSES: Paper submissions for SURF Gaithersburg must be sent to Ms. 
Anita Sweigert, Administrative Coordinator, SURF NIST Gaithersburg 
Programs, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau 
Drive, Stop 8400, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8400. Paper applications for 
SURF Boulder must be sent to Ms. Cynthia Kotary, Administrative 
Coordinator, SURF NIST Boulder Programs, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, Mail Stop 104, Boulder, CO 
80305-3337. Electronic submissions must be sent as specified in the 
original program announcement, Summer Undergraduate Research 
Fellowships (SURF) Gaithersburg and Boulder Programs: Availability of 
Funds, 74 FR 66291 (Dec. 15, 2009).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Program questions for SURF 
Gaithersburg should be addressed to Ms. Anita Sweigert, Administrative 
Coordinator, SURF NIST Gaithersburg Programs, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8400, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899-8400, Tel: (301) 975-4200, E-mail: [email protected]. The 
SURF NIST Gaithersburg Program Web site is: http://www.surf.nist.gov/surf2.htm. Program questions for SURF Boulder should be addressed to 
Ms. Cynthia Kotary, Administrative Coordinator, SURF NIST Boulder 
Programs, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 325 Broadway, 
Mail Stop 104, Boulder, CO 80305-3337, Tel: (303) 497-3319, E-mail: 
[email protected]; Web site: http://www.nist.gov/surfboulder/. 
All grants related administration questions concerning this program 
should be directed to Hope Snowden, NIST Grants and Agreements 
Management Division at (301) 975-6002 or [email protected], or for 
assistance with using Grants.gov contact [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 15, 2009, the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Gaithersburg and Boulder Summer 
Undergraduate Research Programs (SURF) announced that they were 
soliciting proposals for financial assistance (74 FR 66219). The due 
date for submission of all proposals was 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, 
February 16, 2010. Due to extreme weather conditions and associated 
power outages, Internet outages, and closings of public facilities in 
the Mid-Atlantic area, including a shut-down of the Federal government 
and universities, some proposers did not have the opportunity to timely 
prepare applications. In order to provide all interested parties a fair 
and reasonable opportunity to submit a proposal, NIST is extending the 
solicitation period until 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, February 19, 
2010, for SURF Gaithersburg, and noon Mountain Time, Friday, February 
19, 2010, for SURF Boulder. Electronic and paper proposals received 
between the original deadline of 5 p.m. Eastern Time February 16, 2010, 
and 5 p.m. Eastern Time February 19, 2010 for SURF Gaithersburg, or 
between the original deadline of 5 p.m. Mountain Time February 16, 2010 
and noon Mountain Time February 19, 2010 for SURF Boulder, are deemed 
timely.
    All SURF application and competition requirements and information 
announced in the December 15, 2009 Federal Register notice apply to 
proposals submitted during the extended time period. The review, 
selection, and award processing time for SURF remains unchanged.
    Executive Order 12372 (Intergovernmental Review of Federal 
Programs). Proposals under this

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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: February 17, 2010.
Marc G. Stanley,
Acting Deputy Director.
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