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3. Whether this project duplicates
other projects funded or considered for
funding by NOAA or other agencies.
4. Program priorities and policy
factors.
5. Applicant’s prior award
performance.
6. Partnerships and/or participation of
targeted groups.
7. Adequacy of information necessary
for NOAA staff to makea National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
determination and draft necessary
documentation before recommendations
for funding are made to the Grants
Officer.
Intergovernmental Review:
Applications under this program are not
subject to Executive Order 12372,
‘‘Intergovernmental Review of
Programs.’’
Limitation of Liability: 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
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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.pdf, and the Council on
Environmental Quality implementation
regulations, https://ceq.hss.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
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.
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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.
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Grants and Cooperative Agreements:
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Grants and Cooperative Agreements
contained in the Federal Register notice
of February 11, 2008 (73 FR 7696), are
applicable to this solicitation.
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significant for purposes of Executive
Order 12866.
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It has been determined that this notice
does not contain policies with
implications as that term is defined in
Executive Order 13132.
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concerning public property, loans,
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553(a)(2)). Because notice and
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Dated: November 9, 2010.
Leon M. Cammen,
Acting, Chief Financial Officer, Office of
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
(NOAA) Science Advisory Board (SAB)
Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
The Science Advisory Board
(SAB) was established by a Decision
Memorandum dated September 25,
1997, and is the only Federal Advisory
Committee with responsibility to advise
the Under Secretary of Commerce for
Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies
for research, education, and application
of science to operations and information
services. SAB activities and advice
provide necessary input to ensure that
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) science
programs are of the highest quality and
provide optimal support to resource
management.
Time and Date: The meeting will be
held Tuesday, November 30, 2010, from
8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. and Wednesday,
December 1, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. These times and the agenda topics
described below are subject to change.
Please refer to the Web page https://
www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/
meetings.html for the most up-to-date
meeting agenda.
Place: The meeting will be held both
days at Dupont Hotel, 1500 New
Hampshire Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20036, Phone: (202) 483 6000.
Please check the SAB Web site
https://www.sab.noaa.gov for
confirmation of the venue and for
directions.
Status: The meeting will be open to
public participation with a 30-minute
public comment period on November 30
at 5:15 p.m. (check Web site to confirm
time). The SAB expects that public
statements presented at its meetings will
not be repetitive of previously
submitted verbal or written statements.
In general, each individual or group
making a verbal presentation will be
limited to a total time of five (5)
minutes. Written comments should be
received in the SAB Executive Director’s
SUMMARY:
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Office by November 19, 2010 to provide
sufficient time for SAB review. Written
comments received by the SAB
Executive Director after November 19,
2010, will be distributed to the SAB, but
may not be reviewed prior to the
meeting date. Seats will be available on
a first-come, first-served basis.
Matters to be Considered: The
meeting will include the following
topics: (1) NOAA Overview,
Background and Introduction to the
Climate Service, including Responses to
the Reviews and Reports from the SAB
Climate Working Group; (2) Strategic
Framework for the Climate Service;
(3) Report on the Climate Service Study
by the National Academy of Public
Administration; (4) The Plan for NOAA
Reorganization to Form the Climate
Service and Strengthen Science; (5) The
Future of NOAA Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research; (6) NOAA
Response to the Ecosystem Science and
Management Working Group
Recommendations on the Ocean Color
Satellite Continuity Mitigation Study;
(8) NOAA Response to the Ecosystem
Sciences and Management Working
Group Recommendations on the NOAA
Coastal Strategy Initiative; (9) Report on
the Review of the Cooperative Institute
for Limnology and Ecosystems Research
(CILER); (10) NOAA Cooperative
Institutes: New CIs and New Models for
CIs; (11) NOAA Education Programs:
Results of the National Academy of
Sciences Report; (12) NOAA
Educational Partnership Program
Cooperative Science Centers; (13)
Update of the SAB Working Group
Subcommittee and (14) Updates from
SAB Working Groups.
Dr.
Cynthia Decker, Executive Director,
Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm.
11230, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910. Phone: 301–
734–1156, Fax: 301–713–1459, E-mail:
Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov; or visit the
NOAA SAB Web site at https://
www.sab.noaa.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: November 9, 2010.
Leon M. Cammen,
Acting Chief Financial Officer, Office of
Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene a
public meeting of the Texas Habitat
Protection Advisory Panel (AP).
DATES: The meeting will convene at 9
a.m. on Wednesday, December 8, 2010
and conclude no later than 4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at
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Blvd., Webster, TX 77598; telephone:
(281) 332–7952.
Council Address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203
North Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa,
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Rester, Habitat Support Specialist, Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commission;
telephone: (228) 875–5912.
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meeting, the Advisory Panel will
tentatively discuss the Long Term
Recovery Plan After the Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill, the National Ocean
Policy Task Force, West Galveston Bay
wetland restoration projects, the
Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the
National Resource Damage Assessment
process, the Gulf of Mexico Alliance
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and the Essential Fish Habitat 5-Year
Review Report.
The Texas group is part of a three unit
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and ecosystems supporting the marine
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Advisory panels serve as a first alert
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other activities that may adversely
impact the Gulf marine fisheries and
their supporting ecosystems. The panels
may also provide advice to the Council
on its policies and procedures for
addressing environmental affairs.
Although other issues not on the
agenda may come before the panel for
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those issues may not be the subject of
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agenda listed as available by this notice.
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auxiliary aids should be directed to Tina
O’Hern at the Council (see ADDRESSES)
at least 5 working days prior to the
meeting.
Dated: November 9, 2010.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) Science Advisory Board (SAB)
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
(DOC).
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Science Advisory Board (SAB) was established by a Decision
Memorandum dated September 25, 1997, and is the only Federal Advisory
Committee with responsibility to advise the Under Secretary of Commerce
for Oceans and Atmosphere on strategies for research, education, and
application of science to operations and information services. SAB
activities and advice provide necessary input to ensure that National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) science programs are of
the highest quality and provide optimal support to resource management.
Time and Date: The meeting will be held Tuesday, November 30, 2010,
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. and Wednesday, December 1, 2010, from 8
a.m. to 3:30 p.m. These times and the agenda topics described below are
subject to change. Please refer to the Web page https://www.sab.noaa.gov/Meetings/meetings.html for the most up-to-date meeting
agenda.
Place: The meeting will be held both days at Dupont Hotel, 1500 New
Hampshire Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 483 6000.
Please check the SAB Web site https://www.sab.noaa.gov for
confirmation of the venue and for directions.
Status: The meeting will be open to public participation with a 30-
minute public comment period on November 30 at 5:15 p.m. (check Web
site to confirm time). The SAB expects that public statements presented
at its meetings will not be repetitive of previously submitted verbal
or written statements. In general, each individual or group making a
verbal presentation will be limited to a total time of five (5)
minutes. Written comments should be received in the SAB Executive
Director's
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Office by November 19, 2010 to provide sufficient time for SAB review.
Written comments received by the SAB Executive Director after November
19, 2010, will be distributed to the SAB, but may not be reviewed prior
to the meeting date. Seats will be available on a first-come, first-
served basis.
Matters to be Considered: The meeting will include the following
topics: (1) NOAA Overview, Background and Introduction to the Climate
Service, including Responses to the Reviews and Reports from the SAB
Climate Working Group; (2) Strategic Framework for the Climate Service;
(3) Report on the Climate Service Study by the National Academy of
Public Administration; (4) The Plan for NOAA Reorganization to Form the
Climate Service and Strengthen Science; (5) The Future of NOAA Oceanic
and Atmospheric Research; (6) NOAA Response to the Ecosystem Science
and Management Working Group Recommendations on the Ocean Color
Satellite Continuity Mitigation Study; (8) NOAA Response to the
Ecosystem Sciences and Management Working Group Recommendations on the
NOAA Coastal Strategy Initiative; (9) Report on the Review of the
Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research (CILER);
(10) NOAA Cooperative Institutes: New CIs and New Models for CIs; (11)
NOAA Education Programs: Results of the National Academy of Sciences
Report; (12) NOAA Educational Partnership Program Cooperative Science
Centers; (13) Update of the SAB Working Group Subcommittee and (14)
Updates from SAB Working Groups.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Cynthia Decker, Executive
Director, Science Advisory Board, NOAA, Rm. 11230, 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910. Phone: 301-734-1156, Fax: 301-
713-1459, E-mail: Cynthia.Decker@noaa.gov; or visit the NOAA SAB Web
site at https://www.sab.noaa.gov.
Dated: November 9, 2010.
Leon M. Cammen,
Acting Chief Financial Officer, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-28594 Filed 11-15-10; 8:45 am]
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