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[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 57268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21566]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Docket No. 030602141-4268-10]

Call for Proposals for FY 2005 Coastal Services Center Integrated 
Ocean Observing Systems--Amendment

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
National Ocean Service (NOS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Ocean Service (NOS) publishes this notice to 
amend a notice entitled Availability of Grants Funds for Fiscal Year 
2005 to make a revision to the NOS FY 2005 Coastal Services Center 
Integrated Ocean Observing System. NOS amends the notice to broaden an 
existing funding priority, to extend the due date for all applications 
to December 1, 2004, and to inform applicants that the maximum total 
available funding under this announcement is expected to be $5,000,000.

DATES: All applications for projects must be received by the NOAA 
Coastal Services Center by COB on December 1, 2004.

ADDRESSES: All submissions should be directed to: NOAA Coastal Services 
Center, Attn: Paul Scholz, 2234 South Hobson Ave., Charleston, SC 
29405-2413.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Scholz, (843) 740-1208, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Ocean Service published a 
notice of availability of financial assistance in the Federal Register 
of June 30, 2004 (69 FR 125), entitled ``Availability of Grant Funds 
for Fiscal Year 2005''. The NOS Coastal Services Center had a Call for 
Proposals for the Director's office titled, ``FY 2005 Coastal Services 
Center Integrated Ocean Observing System.''
    The program amends the June 30, 2004 notice by expanding one of the 
existing program funding areas. NOS solicits projects that facilitate 
building partnerships and regional organizational structures for 
regional observing systems. Because, of agency-wide discussions the 
Coastal Services Center will consider proposals from seven additional 
geographical areas. The new geographic areas are: The southeastern 
U.S., the mid-Atlantic region, the Great Lakes region, the Pacific 
northwest region, the Alaskan region, the central California region, 
and the southern California region. In addition, the following 
represents an increase in the scope of the original announcement--all 
proposed projects should focus on core coordination activities 
primarily and build upon core coordination activities for any proposed 
development of data management, outreach, and other coordination or 
user needs activities.
    NOS also increases the total maximum available funding that is 
expected under this announcement from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 dollars 
depending on congressional appropriation. The Center expects to award 
eight to eleven grants of $100,000 to $400,000.
    To accommodate the added geographical areas and the increased scope 
of the original geographies, the due date for proposals for all 
geographical areas is December 1, 2004. The application date for 
funding for the Pacific Islands, the Northeastern U.S., the northern 
Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Islands will also be December 1, 
2004, since the scope of the projects and proposals has now been 
broadened. If an applicant has already submitted an application, NOS 
will accept revisions.
    All program requirements published in the June 30, 2004 notice 
apply to this notice. Full program information and requirements are 
found in the Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) which can be found on 
www.Grants.gov Web site or on the Coastal Services Center Web site 
http://www.csc.noaa.gov/funding.

(Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog 11.473; Coastal Services 
Center)

    Dated: September 21, 2004.
Jamison S. Hawkins,
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and Coastal Zone 
Management.
[FR Doc. 04-21566 Filed 9-23-04; 8:45 am]
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