[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 179 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 56507]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23080]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 100910446-0446-01]
RIN 0648-ZC21


Extension of Award Period for FY 2007 Coastal and Estuarine Land 
Conservation Program Grants

AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National 
Ocean Service publishes this notice to announce that for those grants 
issued in fiscal year 2007 that are due to expire on September 30, 
2010, NOAA may extend the financial assistance award period for up to 
six additional months, providing for a potential maximum award duration 
of three years and six months.

DATES: The provisions in this notice are implemented as of September 
15, 2010. Award recipients who wish to avail themselves of the 
extension to the award period should contact their Program Officer by 
September 30, 2010 to inform them of their intent to seek an extension.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact: 
Elaine Vaudreuil, 301-713-3155 ext. 103, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation 
Program was established pursuant to Public Law 107-77 for the purpose 
of protecting important coastal and estuarine areas that have 
significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or 
aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion from their 
natural or recreational state to other uses. In accordance with Public 
Law 107-77, CELCP published in the Federal Register on June 17, 2003 
(68 FR 35860) program guidelines delineating the criteria for grant 
awards. The Final Guidelines for the Coastal and Estuarine Land 
Conservation Program (CELCP) outline a planning process for states to 
identify the conservation needs and priorities within each state; 
provide the information necessary for eligible coastal states to 
develop land conservation plans and nominate projects to a national 
competitive selection process; and delineate the criteria for grant 
awards. Consistent with the criteria for grants awards in the Final 
Guidelines, the standard financial assistance award period for these 
awards is 18 months, which can be extended an additional 18 months if 
circumstances warrant, but may not exceed three years.
    Several FY 2007 awards, whose award period is set to expire on 
September 30, 2010, have experienced circumstances late in the process 
that precluded their completion within the three-year timeframe 
provided in the CELCP Guidelines. Although the Final Guidelines 
indicate that the financial assistance award period may not exceed 
three years, NOAA is extending the maximum potential award duration for 
those FY 2007 grants in an open status on September 29, 2010, from 
three years to three years and six months, ending no later than March 
31, 2011, in order to enable projects to be completed and funds 
expended for their intended purpose.
    Award recipients who wish to avail themselves of the extension to 
the award period should contact their Program Officer by September 30, 
2010 to inform them of their intent to seek an extension.
    This extension applies to only FY 2007 CELCP awards in an open 
status on September 29, 2010. This notice does not modify any provision 
in the Final Guidelines for the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation 
Program published on June 17, 2003.

Classification

Executive Order 12866

    This notice has been determined to be 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, loans, grants, benefits, and contracts (5 
U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because notice and opportunity for 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 has not 
been prepared.

    Dated: September 10, 2010.
Christopher C. Cartwright,
Associate Assistant Administrator for Management and CFO/CAO, Ocean 
Services and Coastal Zone Management.
[FR Doc. 2010-23080 Filed 9-15-10; 8:45 am]
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