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Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 4200, 

MSC 7812, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 435–

1152, edwardss@csr.nih.gov.

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Nos. 93.306; Comparative Medicine; 

93.3033 Clinical Research, 93.306; 93.333; 

93.337; 93.393–93.396; 93.837–93.844; 

93.846–93.878; 93.892; 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS.)

Dated: September 29, 2004. 

LaVerne Y. Stringfield, 

Director, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy.

[FR Doc. 04–22408 Filed 10–5–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4140–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[USCG–2004–19253] 

National Boating Safety Activities: 

Funding for National Nonprofit Public 

Service Organizations

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard seeks 

applications for fiscal year 2005 grants 

and cooperative agreements from 

national, nongovernmental, nonprofit, 

public service organizations. These 

grants and cooperative agreements 

would be used to fund projects on 

various subjects promoting recreational 

boating safety on the national level. This 

notice provides information about the 

grant and cooperative agreement 

application process and some of the 

subjects of particular interest to the 

Coast Guard.

DATES: Application packages may be 

obtained on or after October 18, 2004. 

Proposals for the fiscal year 2005 grant 

cycle must be received before 3 p.m. 

eastern time, January 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Application packages may 

be obtained by calling the Coast Guard 

Infoline at 800–368–5647. Submit 

proposals to: Commandant (G–OPB–1), 

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, 2100 

Second Street, SW., Room 3100, 

Washington, DC 20593–0001. This 

notice is available from the Coast Guard 

Infoline and on the Internet at http://

dms.dot.gov in docket USCG–2004–

19253 or at the Web Site for the Office 

of Boating Safety at http://

www.uscgboating.org.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Vickie Hartberger, Office of Boating 

Safety, U.S. Coast Guard (G–OPB–1/

room 3100), 2100 Second Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001; (202) 267–

0974. The points of contact for the ten 

project areas are listed at the end of the 

description of each project area.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 46, 

United States Code, section 13103, 

allocates funds available from the 

Aquatic Resources Trust Fund for 

boating safety grants. The majority of 

funds are allocated to the States, and up 

to 5 percent of these funds may be 

distributed by the Coast Guard for grants 

and cooperative agreements to national, 

nonprofit, public service organizations 

for national recreational boating safety 

activities. It is anticipated that up to 

$2,950,000 will be made available for 

fiscal year 2005. Thirty awards totaling 

$2,950,000 were made in fiscal year 

2004 ranging from $7,000 to $465,000. 

Nothing in this announcement should 

be construed as committing the Coast 

Guard to dividing available funds 

among qualified applicants or awarding 

any specified amount. 

It is anticipated that several awards 

will be made by the Director of 

Operations Policy, U.S. Coast Guard. 

Applicants must be national, 

nongovernmental, nonprofit, public 

service organizations and must establish 

that their activities are, in fact, national 

in scope. An application package may 

be obtained by writing or calling the 

point of contact listed in ADDRESSES on 

or after October 18, 2004. The 

application package contains all 

necessary forms, an explanation of how 

the grant program is administered, and 

a checklist for submitting a grant 

application. Specific information on 

organization eligibility, proposal 

requirements, award procedures, and 

financial administration procedures 

may be obtained by contacting the 

person listed in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Prospective grantees may propose up 

to a 5-year grant with 12-month (fiscal 

year) increments. In effect, an award 

would be made for the first year and 

thereafter renewal is optional. Each 

annual increment would not be 

guaranteed. Under a continuation 

(multi-year) grant type of award the 

Coast Guard agrees to support a grant 

project at a specific level of effort for a 

specified period of time, with a 

statement of intention to provide certain 

additional future support, provided 

funds become available, the achieved 

results warrant further support, and are 

in support of the needs of the 

government. Award of continuation 

grants will be made on a strict case-bycase basis to assist planning certain 

large scale projects and ensure 

continuity. Procedures also provide for 

awarding noncompetitive grants or 

cooperative agreements on a case-bycase basis. This authority is judiciously 

used to fund recurring annual projects 

or events which can only be carried out 

by one organization, and projects that 

present targets of opportunity for timely 

action on new or emerging program 

requirements or issues. 

The following list includes items of 

specific interest to the Coast Guard, 

however, potential applicants should 

not be constrained by the list. We 

welcome any initiative that supports the 

organizational objectives of the 

Recreational Boating Safety Program to 

save lives, reduce the number of boating 

accidents, injuries and property damage, 

and lower associated health care costs. 

Some project areas of continuing and 

particular interest for grant funding 

include the following: 

1. Develop and Conduct a National 

Annual Safe Boating Campaign. The 

Coast Guard seeks a grantee to develop 

and conduct the year 2006 National 

Annual Safe Boating Campaign that 

targets specific boater market segments 

and recreational boating safety topics. 

This year-round campaign must support 

the organizational objectives of the 

Recreational Boating Safety Program 

and the nationwide grassroots activities 

of the many volunteer groups who 

coordinate local media events, 

education programs, and public 

awareness activities, as well as 

complement the Coast Guard ‘‘You’re In 

Command’’ campaign. The major focus 

of the campaign will be to affect the 

behavior of all boaters with special 

focus on boat operators being 

responsible for their own safety as well 

as the safety of their passengers. A 

significant emphasis should be placed 

on life jacket wear, safety and security 

issues, and the dangers of carbon 

monoxide, as well as boating under the 

influence of alcohol or a dangerous 

drug. Efforts will also be coordinated, 

year-round, with other national safety 

activities and special media events. 

Point of Contact: Ms. Jo Calkin, (202) 

267–0994.

2. Develop and Conduct a National 

Recreational Boating Safety Outreach 

and Awareness Conference. The Coast 

Guard seeks a grantee to plan, 

implement, oversee, and conduct a 

National Recreational Boating Safety 

Outreach and Awareness Conference 

that supports the organizational 

objectives of the Recreational Boating 

Safety Program. The overall conference 

focus should have promotional 

strategies with special focus on boat 

operators being responsible for their 

own safety as well as the safety of their 

passengers. Significant emphasis should 

be placed on offering multiple subject 

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matter areas that afford the participants 

professional development opportunities 

and educational enhancement. Areas 

should focus on, but not be limited to: 

life jacket wear, safety and security 

issues, the dangers of carbon monoxide, 

boating education, vessel safety, as well 

as boating under the influence of 

alcohol or a dangerous drug. Point of 

Contact: Ms. Jo Calkin, (202) 267–0994. 

3. State/Federal/Boating 

Organizations Cooperative Partnering 

Efforts. The Coast Guard seeks a grantee 

to provide programs to encourage 

greater participation and uniformity in 

boating safety efforts. Applicants would 

provide a forum to encourage greater 

uniformity of boating laws and 

regulations, reciprocity among 

jurisdictions, and closer cooperation 

and assistance in developing, 

administering, and enforcing Federal 

and State laws and regulations 

pertaining to boating safety. Point of 

Contact: Ms. Audrey Pickup, (202) 267–

0872. 

4. Voluntary Standards Development 

Support. The Coast Guard seeks a 

grantee to carry out a program to 

encourage active participation by 

members of the public and other 

qualified persons in the development of 

technically sound voluntary safety 

standards for boats and associated 

equipment. Point of Contact: Mr. 

Richard Kanehl, (202) 267–0976. 

5. Develop and Conduct Boating 

Accident Investigation Seminars. The 

Coast Guard seeks a grantee to develop, 

provide instructional material, and 

conduct training courses nationwide for 

boating accident investigators, including 

three courses at the U.S. Coast Guard 

Reserve Training Center in Yorktown, 

Virginia. Point of Contact: Mr. Rick 

Gipe, (202) 267–0985. 

6. National Estimate of Personal 

Flotation Devices (PFDs) Wear Rate. The 

Coast Guard seeks a grantee to develop 

a statistically valid national estimate 

and evaluation of wear rates of PFDs by 

recreational boaters. Wear rate should 

be determined by actual observation of 

boaters. Point of Contact: Mr. Bruce 

Schmidt, (202) 267–0985. 

7. Flotation Foam Study. The Coast 

Guard seeks a grantee to conduct short 

and long-term testing on marine-rated 

flotation foam products to include the 

following: foam chemistry; blowing 

agents; manufacturing and process 

control; freeze-thaw cycles; mechanical 

vibration; biological/bacterial agents; 

salt/fresh water; and solvents. Point of 

Contact: Mr. Po Chang, (202) 267–0986. 

8. Navigation Lighting on Barges. The 

Coast Guard seeks a grantee to research 

and analyze the danger posed to 

recreational boaters by barges, both 

under tow and being pushed, under the 

conditions of reduced visibility. The 

grantee would provide 

recommendations for additional lighting 

or other means to increase the visibility 

of the barges. Any lighting 

recommendations must be consistent 

with Rule 20 of the Navigation Rules (33 

U.S.C. 2020), that is, additional lights 

cannot be mistaken for the lights 

specified in the Rules and do not impair 

their visibility or distinctive character. 

Point of Contact: Mr. Dick Blackman, 

(202) 267–6810. 

9. Propeller Injury Protection. The 

Coast Guard seeks a grantee to conduct 

a market survey of available propeller 

injury mitigation technology, access the 

technical characteristics of each, and 

prepare a report summarizing available 

options and the advantages and 

disadvantages of each in various boating 

activities such as watersports, fishing, 

cruising, etc. Point of Contact: Mr. 

Richard Blackman, (202) 267–6810. 

Potential grantees should focus on 

partnership, i.e., exploring other 

sources, linkages, in-kind contributions, 

cost sharing, and partnering with other 

organizations or corporations. We 

encourage proposals addressing other 

boating safety concerns. 

Please note: This will be the final year 

our office will be publishing a notice of 

availability of funding for national 

nonprofit public service organizations 

in the Federal Register. Under 

Department of Homeland Security 

policy, we will announce future 

availability of funding electronically, at 

the Web site: http://www.grants.gov. 

Please visit this Web site for our future 

announcements. 

The Boating Safety Financial 

Assistance Program is listed in section 

97.012 of the Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance.

Dated: September 30, 2004. 

James W. Underwood, 

Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard, Director 

of Operations Policy.

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BILLING CODE 4910–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

[CGD07–04–114] 

Reorganization and Consolidation of 

The Greater Antilles Section 

(GANTSEC), Marine Safety Office 

(MSO) San Juan and Base San Juan

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of organizational change.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard announces 

the consolidation of The Greater 

Antilles Section (GANTSEC), Marine 

Safety Office (MSO) San Juan and Base 

San Juan into one command, Sector San 

Juan. The Sector San Juan Commanding 

Officer will have the authority, 

responsibility and missions of the 

Section Commander and Commanding 

Officer, Marine Safety Office (MSO). 

The Commanding Officer of Air Station 

Borinquen, formerly a GANTSEC 

command, will report to the Sector 

Commanding Officer. The Coast Guard 

has established a continuity of 

operations whereby all previous 

practices and procedures will remain in 

effect until superseded by an authorized 

Coast Guard official and/or document.

DATES: This notice is effective October 

6, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Documents indicated in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket are part of docket CGD07–04–

114 and are available for inspection or 

copying at District 7 Resources, 9th 

Floor, 909 SE 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 

33131 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lieutenant Carlos A. Cuesta, District 7 

Resources Program at 305–415–6706.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion of Notice 

Sector San Juan will be composed of 

a Response Command, Prevention 

Command, and Logistics Command. All 

existing missions and functions 

performed by GANTSEC will be 

realigned under this new organizational 

structure as of September 30, 2004. 

Sector San Juan will be responsible 

for all Coast Guard missions in the zone 

delineated in 33 CFR 3.35–25 as 

follows: ‘‘The San Juan Marine 

Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port 

Zone are comprised of both the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the 

Territory of the Virgin Islands and the 

adjacent waters to the outermost extent 

of the EEZ, subject to existing laws and 

regulations.’’ There will be no change to 

the San Juan Marine Inspection Zone, 

Captain of the Port Zone, and Search 

and Rescue (SAR) Boundaries as a result 

of this reorganization. 

Sector San Juan is designated a rescue 

sub-center and, as such, is responsible 

as SAR Mission Coordinator for search 

and rescue operations both within and 

beyond the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ) as specified in the Seventh 

District standard operating procedures. 

The Sector San Juan Commander is 

vested with all the rights, 

responsibilities, duties, and authority of