Availability of Grants Funds for Fiscal Year 2007, Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program, 67855-67856 [E6-19897]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 226 / Friday, November 24, 2006 / Notices than 90 days, if it determines that the review is extraordinarily complicated. We determine that this review is extraordinarily complicated, pursuant to sections 751(c)(5)(C) (i) and (ii) of the Act, because there are a large number of issues, some of which are complex. The parties filed comments raising various issues which require additional time for analysis, including the relevance of recent World Trade Organization decisions and the Department’s duty absorption analysis in the concurrent administrative review. The Department’s preliminary results of the sunset review of the antidumping duty order on certain hot-rolled carbon steel flat products from the Netherlands are currently scheduled for November 19, 2006 and the final results are currently scheduled for March 29, 2007. However, the Department will extend the deadlines in this proceeding for the above-stated reasons. As a result, the Department intends to issue the preliminary results of the full sunset review by February 12, 2007, and the final results of that review by June 22, 2007. These dates are 85 days from the original scheduled dates of the preliminary and final results of the sunset review. This notice is issued in accordance with sections 751(c)(5)(B) and (C) of the Act. Dated: November 16, 2006. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E6–19896 Filed 11–22–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Federal Consistency Appeal by Boyer Towing, Inc. From an Objection by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (Commerce). ACTION: Notice of Appeal and request for comments—administrative appeal decision record. cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This announcement provides notice that Boyer Towing, Inc. (‘‘Boyer Towing’’) has filed an administrative appeal with the Department of Commerce asking that the Secretary override the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR) objection to the construction of two proposed log raft mooring buoys inside of the small VerDate Aug<31>2005 13:24 Nov 22, 2006 Jkt 211001 cover locally referred to as the ‘‘Pothole,’’ on the eastern shore of Woewodski Island in Wrangell Narrows, near Ketchikan, Alaska. Public and federal agency comments on the appeal are due within 30 days of the publication of this notice. DATES: Comments should be sent to Odin Smith, Attorney-Advisor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1305 East-West Highway, Room 6111, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Materials from the appeal record will be available at the NOAA Office of the General Counsel for Ocean Services. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Odin Smith, Attorney-Advisor, NOAA Office of the General Counsel, 301–713– 7392. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Notice of Appeal Boyer Towing has filed a notice of appeal with the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA), 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq., and implementing regulations found at 15 CFR Part 930, Subpart H. Boyer Towing appealed an objection raised by the ADNR to a consistency certification contained within its application to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for a permit necessary to construct two log raft mooring buoys inside of the small cove locally referred to as the ‘‘Pothole,’’ on the eastern shore of Woewodski Island in Wrangell Narrows, near Ketchikan, Alaska. The Appellant requests that the Secretary override the State’s consistency objections on grounds that the project is consistent with the objectives or purposes of the CZMA. To make the determination that the proposed activity is ‘‘consistent with the objectives or purposes’’ of the CZMA, the Secretary must find that: (1) The proposed activity furthers the national interest as articulated in sections 302 or 303 of the CZMA, in a significant or substantial manner; (2) the adverse effects of the proposed activity do not outweigh its contribution to the national interest, when those effects are considered separately or cumulatively; and (3) no reasonable alternative is available that would permit the activity to be conducted in a manner consistent with enforceable policies of Alaska’s coastal management program. 15 CFR 930.121 (2005), as amended, 71 FR 787831 (Jan. 5, 2006). PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 67855 II. Public and Federal Agency Comments Written comments are invited on any of the issues that the Secretary must consider in deciding this appeal. Comments must be received within 30 days of the publication of this notice, and may be submitted to Odin Smith, Attorney-Advisory, NOAA Office of the General Counsel for Ocean Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1305 East-West Highway, Room 6111, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Comments will be made available to Boyer Towing and the State. III. Appeal Documents NOAA intends to provide the public with access to all materials and related documents comprising the appeal record during business hours, at the NOAA Office of the General Counsel for Ocean Services. For additional information about this appeal contact Odin Smith, 301–713– 7392. (Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program Assistance.) Dated: November 20, 2006. Joel La Bissonniere, Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services. [FR Doc. 06–9379 Filed 11–22–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–08–M DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [Docket No. 030602141–5037–15; I.D. 102606A] RIN 0648–ZB76 Availability of Grants Funds for Fiscal Year 2007, Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Program National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; re-opening of solicitation period. AGENCY: SUMMARY: NMFS publishes this notice to re-open the solicitation period for the Chesapeake Bay to provide the public more time to submit proposals. DATES: The new deadline for the receipt of proposals is December 4, 2006, for both electronic and paper applications. ADDRESSES: The address for submitting Proposals electronically is: https:// www.grants.gov/. (Electronic submission is strongly encouraged). E:\FR\FM\24NON1.SGM 24NON1 67856 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 226 / Friday, November 24, 2006 / Notices Paper submissions should be sent to the attention of B-WET Program Manager, 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 107, Annapolis, MD 21403. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Sprague, 410–267–5664, shannon.sprague@noaa.gov. This program was originally solicited in the Federal Register on June 12, 2006, as part of the June 2006 NOAA Omnibus solicitation. The original deadline for receipt of proposals was 5 p.m., EST, on October 23, 2006. Due to technical difficulties, some applicants may not have been able to submit proposals during the original solicitation period. Therefore, NOAA re-opens the solicitation period to provide the public more time to submit proposals. The new deadline for the receipt of proposals is 1 p.m. EST on December 4, 2006, for both electronic and paper applications. All applications that were received between October 23, 2006 and December 4, 2006, will be considered timely. All other requirements for this solicitation remain the same. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Limitation of Liability Funding for programs listed in this notice is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2007 appropriations. Applicants are hereby given notice that funds have not yet been appropriated for the programs listed in this notice. 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. Universal Identifier cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Applicants should be aware that they are required to provide a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number during the application process. See the October 30, 2002, Notice (67 FR 66177) for additional information. Organizations can receive a DUNS number at no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS number request line at 1–866–705–5711 or via the internet at https:// www.dunandbradstreet.com. 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 13:24 Nov 22, 2006 Jkt 211001 information on NOAA compliance with NEPA can be found at the following NOAA NEPA website: https:// www.nepa.noaa.gov/, including our NOAA Administrative Order 216–6 for NEPA, https://www.nepa.noaa.gov/ NAO216l6lTOC.pdf, and the Council on Environmental Quality implementation regulations, https:// ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ceq/ toclceq.htm. Consequently, as part of an applicant’s package, and under the applicants 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 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 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, 424A, 424B, SF-LLL, and CD–346 has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the respective OMB 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 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. 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: November 17, 2006. William T. Hogarth, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. E6–19897 Filed 11–22–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [I.D. 111606D] Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Work Session National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Groundfish Management Team (GMT) will hold a working meeting which is open to the public. DATES: The GMT working meeting will begin Monday, December 11, 2006, at 1 p.m. and may go into the evening if necessary to complete business. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in Portland, OR, exact location to be determined. Contact the Council office for the meeting location address. E:\FR\FM\24NON1.SGM 24NON1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 030602141-5037-15; I.D. 102606A]
RIN 0648-ZB76


Availability of Grants Funds for Fiscal Year 2007, Watershed 
Education and Training (B-WET) Program

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; re-opening of solicitation period.

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SUMMARY: NMFS publishes this notice to re-open the solicitation period 
for the Chesapeake Bay to provide the public more time to submit 
proposals.

DATES: The new deadline for the receipt of proposals is December 4, 
2006, for both electronic and paper applications.

ADDRESSES: The address for submitting Proposals electronically is: 
https://www.grants.gov/. (Electronic submission is strongly encouraged).

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Paper submissions should be sent to the attention of B-WET Program 
Manager, 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 107, Annapolis, MD 21403.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shannon Sprague, 410-267-5664, 
shannon.sprague@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This program was originally solicited in the 
Federal Register on June 12, 2006, as part of the June 2006 NOAA 
Omnibus solicitation. The original deadline for receipt of proposals 
was 5 p.m., EST, on October 23, 2006. Due to technical difficulties, 
some applicants may not have been able to submit proposals during the 
original solicitation period. Therefore, NOAA re-opens the solicitation 
period to provide the public more time to submit proposals. The new 
deadline for the receipt of proposals is 1 p.m. EST on December 4, 
2006, for both electronic and paper applications.
    All applications that were received between October 23, 2006 and 
December 4, 2006, will be considered timely. All other requirements for 
this solicitation remain the same.

Limitation of Liability

    Funding for programs listed in this notice is contingent upon the 
availability of Fiscal Year 2007 appropriations. Applicants are hereby 
given notice that funds have not yet been appropriated for the programs 
listed in this notice. 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.

Universal Identifier

    Applicants should be aware that they are required to provide a Dun 
and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number during the 
application process. See the October 30, 2002, Notice (67 FR 66177) for 
additional information. Organizations can receive a DUNS number at no 
cost by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS number request line at 1-
866-705-5711 or via the internet at https://www.dunandbradstreet.com.

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 website: 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 the 
applicants 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 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, 424A, 424B, SF-LLL, and CD-346 has been approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) under the respective OMB 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.

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: November 17, 2006.
William T. Hogarth,
Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. E6-19897 Filed 11-22-06; 8:45 am]
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