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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Docket ID: [Docket No.: 080626787-8961-02]

RIN ID: RIN 0648-ZB96

NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Availability of Grants Funds for Fiscal Year 2009

DATES: Proposals must be submitted no later than 5:59 p.m., Hawaii Time, August 29, 2008.

DOCUMENT SUMMARY: NOAA publishes this notice to change the full proposal submission deadline for the solicitation ``Bay Watershed Education and Training (BWET) Hawaii Program,'' to August 29, 2008 to give the public more time to respond. The solicitation, which was originally announced in the Federal Register on July 11, 2008, gave a proposal due date of August 15, 2008.

SUMMARY: Availability of Fiscal Year 2009 Grants Funds,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

NOAA publishes this notice to change the full proposal submission deadline for the solicitation ``Bay Watershed Education and Training (BWET) Hawaii Program'' announced in the Federal Register on July 11, 2008 (73 FR 40052). The deadline for full submissions is changed from August 15, 2008 to August 29, 2008 to give the public more time to respond. All other requirements for this solicitation remain the same.

Limitation of Liability

In no event will NOAA or the Department of Commerce be responsible for proposal preparation costs if this program is 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. Applicants are hereby given notice that funding for the Fiscal Year 2009 program is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2009 appropriations.
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Universal Identifier

Applicants should be aware they are required to provide a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number during the application process. See the October 30, 2002, Federal Register (67, FR 66177) for Additional information. Organizations can receive a DLJNS number at no cost by calling the dedicated tollfree DLTNS Number request line at 18667055711 or via the Internet at http:// 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 Web site: http://www.nepa.noaa.gov/, including our NOAA Administrative Order 2166 for NEPA, http://www.nepa.noaa.gov/ NAO216_6_TOC.pdf, and the Council on Environmental Quality implementation regulations,http://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 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 October 1, 2001 (66 FR 49917), as amended by the Federal Register notice published on: October 30, 2002 (67 FR 66109); December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389); and February 11, 2008 (73 FR 7696) are applicable to this solicitation.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This document contains collectionofinformation requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The use of Standard Forms 424, 424A, 424B, SFLLL, and CD 346 has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the respective control numbers 0348 0043, 03480044, 03480040, 03480046, and 06050001. 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: July 31, 2008.
William Corso,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT For administrative or technical issues, contact Stephanie Bennett at 8085227481 (phone) or by email at Stephanie.Bennett@noaa.gov.