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[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.
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.
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
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Drive, Stop 8400, Gaithersburg, MD
20899–8400, Tel: (301) 975–4200, Email: anita.sweigert@nist.gov. The SURF
NIST Gaithersburg Program Web site is:
https://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, Email: kotary@boulder.nist.gov; Web site:
https://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
hope.snowden@nist.gov, or for
assistance with using Grants.gov contact
support@grants.gov.
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.
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Revising Categorical Exclusions Under
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(CEQ) announced four steps to
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Enacted in 1970, NEPA is a fundamental
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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: anita.sweigert@nist.gov. The
SURF NIST Gaithersburg Program Web site is: https://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:
kotary@boulder.nist.gov; Web site: https://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 hope.snowden@nist.gov, or for
assistance with using Grants.gov contact support@grants.gov.
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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