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Dated: April 13, 2005.
Hratch G. Semerjian,
Acting Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[Docket No.: 000616180–5104–11]
NOAA Climate and Global Change
Program for FY 2006
Office of Global Programs
(OGP), Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research (OAR), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Initial notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Climate and Global
Change (C&GC) Program represents a
NOAA contribution to evolving national
and international programs designed to
improve our ability to observe,
understand, predict, and respond to
changes in the global environment. This
program builds on NOAA’s mission
requirements and long-standing
capabilities in global change research
and prediction. The NOAA Program is
a key contributing element of the U.S.
Climate Change Science Program
(CCSP), which is coordinated by the
interagency Committee on
Environmental and Natural Resources.
NOAA’s program is designed to
complement other agencies’
contributions to that national effort.
DATES: Submission Dates and Times (for
ALL Competitions): Letter of Intent Due
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Date: May 20, 2005 by 5 p.m. eastern
time.
Application Due Date: July 15, 2005
by 5 p.m. eastern time.
Anticipated Award Date: March 14,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Submission: Letters of
Intent should be e-mailed to
ogpgrants@noaa.gov or may be mailed
or faxed to the OGP Grants Manager (see
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Proposal applications shall be
submitted through Grants.gov APPLY, a
date time receipt indication is included
and will be the basis of determining
timeliness. If the applicant does not
have access to electronic submission,
please contact the OGP Grants Manager
(see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section below) for instructions
on a paper format submission; in such
case, it must be mailed to the OGP
Grants Manager and received by the
deadline. Facsimile transmissions of full
proposals will not be accepted. To apply
for this NOAA federal funding
opportunity, please go to https://
www.grants.gov and use the following
funding opportunity #OAR–OGP–2006–
2000116.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Please visit the OGP Web site for further
information https://www.ogp.noaa.gov or
contact the OGP Grants Manager, Diane
Brown, NOAA/OGP, 1100 Wayne
Avenue, Suite 1210, Silver Spring, MD
20910–5603, Phone: 301–427–2357,
Fax: 301–427–2222, e-mail:
ogpgrants@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
Applicants should read the full text of
the full funding opportunity
announcement which can be accessed at
the OGP Web site: https://
www.ogp.noaa.gov or the central NOAA
site: https://www.ofa.noaa.gov/~amd/
SOLINDEX.HTML. This announcement
will also be available through
Grants.gov at https://www.Grants.gov.
Funding Availability
NOAA believes that the C&GC
program will benefit significantly from
a strong partnership with outside
investigators. Please be advised that
actual funding levels will depend upon
the final FY 2006 budget appropriations.
In FY 2004, $10M in first year funding
was available for 62 new awards; similar
funds and number of awards are
anticipated in FY 2005. Total
anticipated Federal Funding for FY
2006 is $8M in first year funding for 40–
60 awards. Federal Funding for FY 2007
may be used in part to fund some
awards submitted under this
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competition. Current plans assume that
100% of the total resources provided
through this announcement will support
extramural efforts, particularly those
involving the broad academic
community. Past or current grantees
funded under this announcement are
eligible to apply for a new award which
builds on previous activities or areas of
research not covered in the previous
award. Current grantees should not
request supplementary funding for
ongoing research through this
announcement. We anticipate that the
annual cost of most funded projects will
fall between $50,000 and $200,000 per
year. The exact amount of funds that
may be awarded will be determined in
pre-award negotiations between the
applicant and NOAA representatives.
Neither NOAA nor the Department of
Commerce is responsible for proposal
preparation costs if this program is not
funded for whatever reason. Publication
of this announcement does not oblige
NOAA to award any specific project or
to obligate any available funds.
Statutory Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44720, 33
U.S.C. 883d, 15 U.S.C. 2904, 15 U.S.C. 2931–
2934.
CFDA: No. 11.431, Climate and
Atmospheric Research.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are institutions of
higher education, other nonprofits,
commercial organizations, international
organizations, state, local and Indian
tribal governments. Federal agencies or
institutions are not eligible to receive
Federal assistance under this notice.
Cost Sharing Requirements
Cost Sharing is only required in one
program element competition which is
the NOAA Climate Transition Program
(NCTP) where the Cost Share Percentage
must be at least 5% of the total costs.
The other seven Competitions have no
cost sharing requirement.
Letters of Intent (LOI)
The purpose of the LOI process is to
provide information to potential
applicants on the relevance of their
proposed project to the Climate and
Global Change Program and the
likelihood of it being funded in advance
of preparing a full proposal. While it is
in the best interest of the applicants and
their institutions to submit an LOI
explaining the work they propose to
carry out and how much it will cost, it
is not a requirement; applicants who do
not submit an LOI are allowed to submit
a full proposal. A panel of program
managers will review each LOI to
determine its responsiveness to the
program goals as advertised in this
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notice and will provide an e-mail or
letter response.
Evaluation and Selection Procedures
NOAA published its first omnibus
notice announcing the availability of
grant funds for both projects and
fellowships/scholarships/internships for
Fiscal Year 2005 in the Federal Register
on June 30, 2004 (69 FR 39417). The
evaluation criteria and selection
procedures contained in the June 30,
2004 omnibus notice are applicable to
this solicitation. For a copy of the June
30, 2004 omnibus notice please go to:
https://fedgrants.gov/EPSData/DOC/
Synopses/1250/11420GRF063004/
june%26%23032%3B30%
26%23032%3B2004.pdf or contact the
OGP Grants Manager (see the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
above).
Limitation of Liability
Funding for the programs listed in
this notice are contingent upon the
availability of FY 2006 appropriations.
In no event will NOAA or the
Department of Commerce be responsible
for proposal 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.
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA)
NOAA must analyze the potential
environmental impacts, as required by
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), for applicant projects or
proposals which are seeking NOAA
federal funding opportunities. Detailed
information on NOAA compliance with
NEPA can be found at the following
NOAA NEPA Web site: https://
www.nepa.noaa.gov/, including our
NOAA Administrative Order 216–6 for
NEPA, https://www.nepa.noaa.gov/
NAO216—6—TOC.pdf, and the Council
on Environmental Quality
implementation regulations, https://
ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ceq/
toc_ceq.htm. Consequently, as part of an
applicant’s package, and under their
description of their program activities,
applicants are required to provide
detailed information on the activities to
be conducted, locations, sites, species
and habitat to be affected, possible
construction activities, and any
environmental concerns that may exist
(e.g., the use and disposal of hazardous
or toxic chemicals, introduction of nonindigenous species, impacts to
endangered and threatened species,
aquaculture projects, and impacts to
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coral reef systems). In addition to
providing specific information that will
serve as the basis for any required
impact analyses, applicants may also be
requested to assist NOAA in drafting of
an environmental assessment, if NOAA
determines an assessment is required.
Applicants will also be required to
cooperate with NOAA in identifying
feasible measures to reduce or avoid any
identified adverse environmental
impacts of their proposal. The failure to
do so shall be grounds for not selecting
an application. In some cases if
additional information is required after
an application is selected, funds can be
withheld by the Grants Officer under a
special award condition requiring the
recipient to submit additional
environmental compliance information
sufficient to enable NOAA to make an
assessment on any impacts that a project
may have on the environment.
The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for
Grants and Cooperative Agreements:
The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for
Grants and Cooperative Agreements
The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for
Grants and Cooperative Agreements
contained in the Federal Register notice
of December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389) are
applicable to this solicitation.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This document contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The
use of Standard Forms 424 and 424A,
424B, SF–LLL, and CD–346 have been
approved by OMB under the respective
control numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044,
0348–0040, 0348–0046, and 0605–0001.
Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, no person is required to respond to,
nor shall any person be subject to a
penalty 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
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.
Intergovernmental Review
Applications under this program are
not subject to Executive Order 12372,
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‘‘Intergovernmental Review of federal
programs.’’
Administrative Procedure Act/
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Prior notice and an opportunity for
public comments are not required by the
Administrative Procedure Act or any
other law for this rule concerning
grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C.
section 553(a). 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.
section 601 et seq) are inapplicable.
Therefore, a regulatory flexibility
analysis has not been prepared.
Dated: April 19, 2005.
Louisa Koch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, OAR,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[Docket No. 050412101–5101–01; I.D.
041205B]
Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate
Scholarship Program
Office of Education and
Sustainable Development (OESD),
Office of the Undersecretary of
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere
(USEC), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of program guidelines.
AGENCY:
NOAA provides notice of the
availability of Ernest F. Hollings
scholarship awards for FY 2005. The
Ernest F. Hollings scholarship program
was established through the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005.
The Ernest F. Hollings scholarship
program will provide selected
undergraduate applicants with
opportunities to increase recognition of
and disciplined study in oceanic and
atmospheric studies. There is no
guarantee that sufficient funds will be
available to make awards for all
qualified applicants.
DATES: Applications for the Ernest F.
Hollings scholarship program will be
available on April 22, 2005. Completed
applications must be received by 5 p.m.
e.d.t. May 23, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Applications for the Earnest
F. Hollings scholarship program will be
SUMMARY:
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available through ORISE at https://
www.orau.gov/noaa/
HollingsScholarship. If an applicant
does not have Internet access, hardcopy
applications can be requested by
contacting NOAA/Hollings Scholarship,
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and
Education, P.O. Box 117, MS 36, Oak
Ridge, TN 37831–0117; telephone: 865–
576–3424.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
NOAA/Hollings Scholarship, Oak Ridge
Institute for Science and Education,
telephone: 865–576–3424 or NOAA/
OESD at noaa.education@noaa.gov or
202–482–3384.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Ernest F. Hollings scholarship
program was established through the
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005
(Pub. L. 108–447). The purposes of the
program include: (1) To increase
undergraduate training in oceanic and
atmospheric science, research,
technology, and education and foster
multidisciplinary training
opportunities; (2) to increase public
understanding and support for
stewardship of the ocean and
atmosphere and improve environmental
literacy; (3) to recruit and prepare
students for public service careers with
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration and other natural
resource and science agencies at the
Federal, state and local levels of
government; and (4) to recruit and
prepare students for careers as teachers
and educators in oceanic and
atmospheric science and to improve
scientific and environmental education
in the United States.
Hollings scholarship program will
provide selected undergraduate
applicants with awards that include
academic assistance (up to a maximum
of $8,000) for full-time study during the
9-month academic year; a 10-week, fulltime internship position ($650/week)
during the summer at a NOAA or
partner facility; and, if reappointed,
academic assistance (up to a maximum
of $8,000) for full-time study during a
second 9-month academic year. The
internship between first and second
years of award provides ‘‘hands-on’’
multi-disciplinary educational training
experience involving Scholars in
NOAA-related scientific, research,
technological, policy, management, and
education activities. Awards will also
include a housing subsidy for scholars
who do not reside at home during the
summer internship and travel expenses
for attendance and participation at a
Hollings scholarship program
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conference at the completion of the
internship.
The Hollings Scholarship program
will consider applications from all
eligible students including those that
have received scholarship awards from
other NOAA undergraduate scholarship
programs. If selected as Hollings
scholars, the program awards to
students that have received awards from
other NOAA undergraduate scholarship
program will be adjusted based on the
benefits of that other award for all years
in which the award periods of the
scholarship programs overlap. The total
benefits during the coinciding award
periods from the combined NOAA
undergraduate scholarship programs in
each award category (i.e., academic
assistance, internship, housing subsidy,
and travel expenses) shall not exceed
the maximum benefits allowed under
the Hollings program unless this level of
support is provided in whole under the
other NOAA scholarship award. The
Hollings scholarship program internship
requirement will also be waived if the
scholar is obligated to a summer
internship through a previous award
from another NOAA undergraduate
scholarship program.
Authority
The Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate
Scholarship Program is established by
Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration the
under authority of the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2005 (Pub. L. 108–
447).
Congressionally Identified Awards and
Projects (CFDA) CDFA, 11.469
Funding Availability
Approximately $3.9 million will be
available for the award of approximately
110 two-year scholarships. There is no
guarantee that sufficient funds will be
available to provide scholarships for all
qualified students.
Eligibility
Any undergraduate student may
apply who is a U.S. citizen, is a rising
sophomore enrolled or planning to
matriculate as a junior-level, full-time
student in Fall 2005 in an accredited
college or university within the United
States or U.S. Territories; demonstrates
a cumulative 3.0 grade point average on
a 4.0 scale (or equivalent on other
identified scale) in all completed
undergraduate courses and in the major
field of study; and has declared a major
in a discipline area that is related to
oceanic and atmospheric science,
research, technology, and education,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No.: 000616180-5104-11]
NOAA Climate and Global Change Program for FY 2006
AGENCY: Office of Global Programs (OGP), Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Initial notice.
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SUMMARY: The Climate and Global Change (C&GC) Program represents a NOAA
contribution to evolving national and international programs designed
to improve our ability to observe, understand, predict, and respond to
changes in the global environment. This program builds on NOAA's
mission requirements and long-standing capabilities in global change
research and prediction. The NOAA Program is a key contributing element
of the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), which is coordinated
by the interagency Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources.
NOAA's program is designed to complement other agencies' contributions
to that national effort.
DATES: Submission Dates and Times (for ALL Competitions): Letter of
Intent Due Date: May 20, 2005 by 5 p.m. eastern time.
Application Due Date: July 15, 2005 by 5 p.m. eastern time.
Anticipated Award Date: March 14, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submission: Letters of Intent should be e-mailed to
ogpgrants@noaa.gov or may be mailed or faxed to the OGP Grants Manager
(see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Proposal applications shall be submitted through Grants.gov APPLY,
a date time receipt indication is included and will be the basis of
determining timeliness. If the applicant does not have access to
electronic submission, please contact the OGP Grants Manager (see the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below) for instructions on a
paper format submission; in such case, it must be mailed to the OGP
Grants Manager and received by the deadline. Facsimile transmissions of
full proposals will not be accepted. To apply for this NOAA federal
funding opportunity, please go to https://www.grants.gov and use the
following funding opportunity OAR-OGP-2006-2000116.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please visit the OGP Web site for
further information https://www.ogp.noaa.gov or contact the OGP Grants
Manager, Diane Brown, NOAA/OGP, 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1210, Silver
Spring, MD 20910-5603, Phone: 301-427-2357, Fax: 301-427-2222, e-mail:
ogpgrants@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
Applicants should read the full text of the full funding
opportunity announcement which can be accessed at the OGP Web site:
https://www.ogp.noaa.gov or the central NOAA site: https://
www.ofa.noaa.gov/amd/SOLINDEX.HTML. This announcement will also be
available through Grants.gov at https://www.Grants.gov.
Funding Availability
NOAA believes that the C&GC program will benefit significantly from
a strong partnership with outside investigators. Please be advised that
actual funding levels will depend upon the final FY 2006 budget
appropriations. In FY 2004, $10M in first year funding was available
for 62 new awards; similar funds and number of awards are anticipated
in FY 2005. Total anticipated Federal Funding for FY 2006 is $8M in
first year funding for 40-60 awards. Federal Funding for FY 2007 may be
used in part to fund some awards submitted under this
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competition. Current plans assume that 100% of the total resources
provided through this announcement will support extramural efforts,
particularly those involving the broad academic community. Past or
current grantees funded under this announcement are eligible to apply
for a new award which builds on previous activities or areas of
research not covered in the previous award. Current grantees should not
request supplementary funding for ongoing research through this
announcement. We anticipate that the annual cost of most funded
projects will fall between $50,000 and $200,000 per year. The exact
amount of funds that may be awarded will be determined in pre-award
negotiations between the applicant and NOAA representatives. Neither
NOAA nor the Department of Commerce is responsible for proposal
preparation costs if this program is not funded for whatever reason.
Publication of this announcement does not oblige NOAA to award any
specific project or to obligate any available funds.
Statutory Authority: 49 U.S.C. 44720, 33 U.S.C. 883d, 15 U.S.C.
2904, 15 U.S.C. 2931-2934.
CFDA: No. 11.431, Climate and Atmospheric Research.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, other
nonprofits, commercial organizations, international organizations,
state, local and Indian tribal governments. Federal agencies or
institutions are not eligible to receive Federal assistance under this
notice.
Cost Sharing Requirements
Cost Sharing is only required in one program element competition
which is the NOAA Climate Transition Program (NCTP) where the Cost
Share Percentage must be at least 5% of the total costs. The other
seven Competitions have no cost sharing requirement.
Letters of Intent (LOI)
The purpose of the LOI process is to provide information to
potential applicants on the relevance of their proposed project to the
Climate and Global Change Program and the likelihood of it being funded
in advance of preparing a full proposal. While it is in the best
interest of the applicants and their institutions to submit an LOI
explaining the work they propose to carry out and how much it will
cost, it is not a requirement; applicants who do not submit an LOI are
allowed to submit a full proposal. A panel of program managers will
review each LOI to determine its responsiveness to the program goals as
advertised in this notice and will provide an e-mail or letter
response.
Evaluation and Selection Procedures
NOAA published its first omnibus notice announcing the availability
of grant funds for both projects and fellowships/scholarships/
internships for Fiscal Year 2005 in the Federal Register on June 30,
2004 (69 FR 39417). The evaluation criteria and selection procedures
contained in the June 30, 2004 omnibus notice are applicable to this
solicitation. For a copy of the June 30, 2004 omnibus notice please go
to: https://fedgrants.gov/EPSData/DOC/Synopses/1250/11420GRF063004/
june%26%23032%3B30% 26%23032%3B2004.pdf or contact the OGP Grants
Manager (see the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above).
Limitation of Liability
Funding for the programs listed in this notice are contingent upon
the availability of FY 2006 appropriations. In no event will NOAA or
the Department of Commerce be responsible for proposal 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.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
NOAA must analyze the potential environmental impacts, as required
by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), for applicant projects
or proposals which are seeking NOAA federal funding opportunities.
Detailed information on NOAA compliance with NEPA can be found at the
following NOAA NEPA Web site: https://www.nepa.noaa.gov/, including our
NOAA Administrative Order 216-6 for NEPA, https://www.nepa.noaa.gov/
NAO216_6_TOC.pdf, and the Council on Environmental Quality
implementation regulations, https://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ceq/toc_
ceq.htm. Consequently, as part of an applicant's package, and under
their description of their program activities, applicants are required
to provide detailed information on the activities to be conducted,
locations, sites, species and habitat to be affected, possible
construction activities, and any environmental concerns that may exist
(e.g., the use and disposal of hazardous or toxic chemicals,
introduction of non-indigenous species, impacts to endangered and
threatened species, aquaculture projects, and impacts to coral reef
systems). In addition to providing specific information that will serve
as the basis for any required impact analyses, applicants may also be
requested to assist NOAA in drafting of an environmental assessment, if
NOAA determines an assessment is required. Applicants will also be
required to cooperate with NOAA in identifying feasible measures to
reduce or avoid any identified adverse environmental impacts of their
proposal. The failure to do so shall be grounds for not selecting an
application. In some cases if additional information is required after
an application is selected, funds can be withheld by the Grants Officer
under a special award condition requiring the recipient to submit
additional environmental compliance information sufficient to enable
NOAA to make an assessment on any impacts that a project may have on
the environment.
The Department of Commerce Pre-Award Notification Requirements for
Grants and Cooperative Agreements: The Department of Commerce 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 December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389) are applicable to this
solicitation.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This document contains collection-of-information requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The use of Standard Forms
424 and 424A, 424B, SF-LLL, and CD-346 have been approved by OMB under
the respective control numbers 0348-0043, 0348-0044, 0348-0040, 0348-
0046, and 0605-0001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a
penalty 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
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.
Intergovernmental Review
Applications under this program are not subject to Executive Order
12372,
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``Intergovernmental Review of federal programs.''
Administrative Procedure Act/ Regulatory Flexibility Act
Prior notice and an opportunity for public comments are not
required by the Administrative Procedure Act or any other law for this
rule concerning grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C. section
553(a). 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. section 601 et seq) are
inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis has not been
prepared.
Dated: April 19, 2005.
Louisa Koch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, OAR, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-8112 Filed 4-21-05; 8:45 am]
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