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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

[Docket No: 101227631–0630–01] 

Summer Undergraduate Research 

Fellowships (SURF) NIST Gaithersburg 

and Boulder Programs; Availability of 

Funds 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

announces that the following programs 

are soliciting applications for financial 

assistance for FY 2011: (1) The NIST 

Gaithersburg Summer Undergraduate 

Research Fellowship Programs, and (2) 

the NIST Boulder Summer 

Undergraduate Research Fellowship 

Programs. Each program will only 

consider applications that are within the 

scientific scope of the program as 

described in this notice and in the 

detailed program descriptions found in 

the Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) 

announcement for these programs. 

Please note that due to a change in 

Department of Commerce policy, in 

future years these programs will be 

announced only on http:// 

www.grants.gov; they will not be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: See below. 

ADDRESSES: See below. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance Name and Number: 

Measurement and Engineering Research 

and Standards–11.609. 

Summer Undergraduate Research 

Fellowships (SURF) NIST Gaithersburg 

and Boulder Programs 

Program Description: NIST is one of 

the nation’s premiere research 

institutions for the physical and 

engineering sciences and, as the lead 

Federal agency for technology transfer, 

it provides a strong interface between 

government, industry and academia. 

NIST embodies a science culture, 

developed from a large and wellequipped research staff that 

enthusiastically blends programs that 

address the immediate needs of industry 

with longer-term research that 

anticipates future needs. This occurs in 

few other places and enables the Center 

for Nanoscale Science and Technology 

(CNST), Engineering Laboratory (EL), 

Information Technology Laboratory 

(ITL), Material Measurement Laboratory 

(MML), NIST Center for Neutron 

Research (NCNR), and Physical 

Measurement Laboratory (PML), to offer 

unique research and training 

opportunities for undergraduates, 

providing them a research-rich 

environment and exposure to state of 

the art equipment. 

The SURF NIST Gaithersburg 

Programs are soliciting applications in 

the areas of physics, chemistry, biology, 

materials science, nanotechnology, 

neutron research, engineering, 

mathematics, and computer science as 

described in the Federal Funding 

Opportunity. The SURF NIST Boulder 

Programs are soliciting applications in 

the areas of physics, chemistry, biology, 

engineering, materials science, 

mathematics, and computer science as 

described in the Federal Funding 

Opportunity. 

Applications for the Gaithersburg and 

Boulder programs are separate. 

Application to one program does not 

constitute application to the other, and 

applications will not be exchanged 

between the Gaithersburg and Boulder 

programs. If applicants wish to be 

considered at both sites, two separate 

applications must be submitted. 

Both SURF programs provide an 

opportunity for the NIST laboratories 

and the National Science Foundation 

(NSF) to join in a partnership to 

encourage outstanding undergraduate 

students to pursue careers in science 

and engineering. The objective of the 

SURF programs is to build a mutually 

beneficial relationship among the 

student, the institution, and NIST. The 

programs are conducted in English and 

provide research opportunities for 

students to work with internationally 

known NIST scientists, to expose them 

to cutting-edge research and promote 

the pursuit of graduate degrees in 

science and engineering. It is expected 

that the students in the program will 

have a proficiency in writing and 

speaking English, the ability to live and 

work with others, a commitment to 

honesty, and an interest in learning new 

things and using their own 

innovativeness to develop new science. 

Safety is a top priority at NIST. Students 

participating in the SURF program will 

be expected to be safety-conscious, to 

attend NIST safety training, and to 

comply with all NIST safety policies 

and procedures. 

The SURF NIST Gaithersburg and 

Boulder Program Directors will work 

with appropriate department chairs, 

outreach coordinators, and directors of 

multi-disciplinary academic 

organizations to identify outstanding 

undergraduates (including graduating 

seniors) who would benefit from offcampus summer research in a worldclass scientific environment. 

CNST, EL, ITL, MML/NCNR and PML 

SURF NIST Gaithersburg Programs 

DATES: All SURF NIST Gaithersburg 

Program applications, paper and 

electronic, must be received no later 

than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on 

February 15, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: For all SURF NIST 

Gaithersburg Programs, paper 

applications must be submitted 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. Electronic applications 

must be submitted through grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Program questions 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, Email: anita.sweigert@nist.gov. The SURF 

NIST Gaithersburg Program Web site is: 

http://www.nist.gov/surfgaithersburg. 

All grants related administration 

questions concerning this program 

should be directed to Christopher 

Hunton, NIST Grants and Agreements 

Management Division at (301) 975–5718 

or christopher.hunton@nist.gov. For 

assistance with using Grants.gov contact 

support@grants.gov or the Help Desk at 

800–518–4726. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Electronic Access: NIST strongly 

encourages all applicants to read the 

Federal Funding Opportunity Notice 

(FFO) available at http://www.grants.gov 

for complete information about this 

program and its requirements, and 

instructions for applying by paper or 

electronically. A paper copy of the FFO 

may be obtained by calling (301) 975– 

6328. The Gaithersburg and Boulder 

SURF programs will publish separate 

FFOs on http://www.grants.gov. 

Funding Availability 

Funds budgeted for payments to 

students under these programs are 

stipends, not salary. The stipend is an 

amount that is expected to be provided 

to the participating student to help 

defray the cost of living, for the duration 

of the program, in the Washington 

National Capital Region. The SURF 

NIST Gaithersburg Programs will not 

authorize funds for indirect costs or 

fringe benefits. The table below 

summarizes the anticipated funding 

levels from the National Science 


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Foundation (NSF) to operate our 

Research Experience for Undergraduates 

(REU) programs, subject to program 

renewals and availability of funds. In 

some programs, anticipated NIST cofunding will supplement the number of 

awards supported. Program funding will 

be available to provide for the costs of 

stipends ($454.54 per week per student), 

plus travel and lodging (up to $3,500 

per student). 

Program Anticipated 

NSF funding 

Anticipated NIST 

funding 

Total program 

funding 

Anticipated 

number of 

awards 

CNST ............................................................................................... $47,400 $18,000 $65,400 ∼7

EL ..................................................................................................... 92,500 47,500 140,000 ∼16

ITL .................................................................................................... 0 40,000 40,000 ∼5

MML/NCNR ...................................................................................... 130,000 18,000 31,000 ∼38

PML .................................................................................................. 184,000 95,000 279,000 ∼32

The actual number of awards made 

under this announcement will depend 

on the proposed budgets and the 

availability of funding. The funding 

instrument will be a cooperative 

agreement as NIST will be substantially 

involved in the program due to 

collaboration with funding recipients in 

the scope of work. For all SURF NIST 

Gaithersburg Programs described in this 

notice, NIST expects that individual 

awards to institutions will range from 

approximately $3,000 to $70,000. 

Funding for student housing will be 

included in cooperative agreements 

awarded under this notice. 

The SURF NIST Gaithersburg 

Program is anticipated to run from May 

23, 2011 through August 5, 2011; 

adjustments may be made to 

accommodate specific academic 

schedules (e.g., a limited number of 9- 

week cooperative agreements). 

Statutory Authority: The authority for the 

SURF NIST Gaithersburg Program is 15 

U.S.C. 278g–l, which authorizes NIST to fund 

financial assistance awards to students at 

institutions of higher learning within the 

United States who show promise as present 

or future contributors to the mission of the 

Institute. 

Eligibility: NIST’s SURF Gaithersburg 

Programs are open to colleges and 

universities in the United States and its 

territories with degree-granting 

programs in materials science, 

chemistry, nanoscale science, neutron 

research, engineering, computer science, 

mathematics, or physics. Participating 

students must be U.S. citizens or 

permanent U.S. residents. 

Cost Sharing or Matching: The SURF 

Gaithersburg Programs do not require 

any cost sharing or matching funds. 

Review and Selection Process: All 

SURF NIST Gaithersburg Program 

proposals must be submitted in 

accordance with the instructions given 

in the Federal Funding Opportunity. All 

applications received in response to this 

announcement will be reviewed to 

determine whether or not they are 

complete and responsive to the scope of 

the stated objectives for each program. 

Incomplete or non-responsive 

applications will not be reviewed for 

technical merit. The Program will retain 

one copy of each non-responsive 

application for three years for record 

keeping purposes. The remaining copies 

will be destroyed. 

Proposals must include the required 

forms listed in the FFO, and the 

following information: 

(A) Student Information (student’s 

name and university should appear on 

all of these documents): 

(1) Student application information 

cover sheet; 

(2) Academic transcript for each 

student nominated for participation (it 

is recommended that students have a 

G.P.A. of 3.0 or better, out of a possible 

4.0); 

(3) A statement of motivation and 

commitment from each student to 

participate in the 2011 SURF Program, 

including a description of the student’s 

prioritized research interests; 

(4) A resume for each student; 

(5) Two letters of recommendation for 

each student that should address 

paragraph (A) of the evaluation criteria 

below; and 

(6) Copy of passport, green card, or 

birth certificate as confirmation of U.S. 

citizenship or permanent legal resident 

status for each student. 

(B) Information About the Applicant 

Institution: 

(1) Description of the institution’s 

education and research programs; and 

(2) A summary list of the student(s) 

being nominated. 

Institution proposals will be separated 

into student/institution packets. Each 

student/institution packet will be 

comprised of the required application 

forms, including a complete copy of the 

student information and a complete 

copy of the institution information. The 

student/institution packets will be 

directed to the SURF NIST Gaithersburg 

Program or MML/NCNR Sub-program 

designated by the student as his/her first 

choice. 

The selection process occurs in three 

rounds. Each SURF NIST Gaithersburg 

Program will have three independent, 

objective NIST employees, who are 

knowledgeable in the scientific areas of 

the program, conduct a technical review 

of each student/institution packet based 

on the Evaluation Criteria for the SURF 

NIST Gaithersburg Programs described 

in this notice. For the first round of 

evaluations and placement, each 

technical reviewer will evaluate 

according to the Evaluation Criteria 

listed below and provide a score for 

each student/institution packet. Based 

on the average of the reviewers’ scores, 

a rank order of the student/institution 

packets will be prepared within each 

laboratory. 

The SURF Program Director (Selecting 

Official) for each program, who is a 

NIST program official who did not 

participate in the technical evaluations, 

will then apply the following Selection 

Factors, which may result in revisions 

to the rank order: relevance of the 

student’s course of study to the program 

objectives of the NIST laboratory in 

which that SURF NIST Gaithersburg 

Program resides as described in the 

Program Description section of this 

notice and the corresponding Federal 

Funding Opportunity, the relevance of 

the student’s statement of commitment 

to the goals of the SURF NIST 

Gaithersburg Program, fit of the 

student’s interests and abilities to the 

available projects in that laboratory 

program, assessment of whether the 

laboratory experience is a new 

opportunity for the student which may 

encourage future postgraduate training, 

and the availability of funding. 

Based on these results, the Program 

Director (Selecting Official) for each 

laboratory program will divide the rank 

ordered student/institution packets into 

three categories: Priority Funding; Fund 

if Possible; and Do Not Fund. Student/ 

institution packets placed in the Priority 

Funding category will be selected for 

funding in that SURF NIST Gaithersburg 

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funds. Student/institution packets 

placed in the Do Not Fund category will 

not be considered for funding by any 

other SURF NIST Gaithersburg Program. 

Student/institution packets placed in 

the Fund if Possible Category may be 

considered for funding at a later time by 

the category-designating SURF NIST 

Gaithersburg Program. The ‘‘categorydesignating’’ program is the SURF NIST 

Gaithersburg Program whose Program 

Director first categorized the applicant 

packet as ‘‘Priority Funding’’, ‘‘Fund if 

Possible’’, or ‘‘Do Not Fund.’’ This is the 

same SURF NIST Gaithersburg Program 

which was designated by the student in 

the application cover sheet as his/her 

first choice. In the interim, period these 

students will be released for 

consideration for funding by the SURF 

NIST Gaithersburg Program designated 

by the student as his/her second choice. 

The student’s second choice laboratory’s 

SURF Program Director will take into 

consideration the recommendations of 

the reviewers who conducted the 

technical reviews for the student’s first 

choice SURF NIST Gaithersburg 

Program, apply the selection factors 

noted above as applied to that 

laboratory and arrive at a final rank 

order of the students available for the 

second round of selections and 

placements. Any SURF NIST 

Gaithersburg Program may choose not 

to participate in the second round, if the 

Program Director does not see suitable 

students in the second round 

appropriate for the available projects. 

Students not selected during the first or 

second round are available for the third 

round of selections. 

Students not selected for funding by 

their first or second choice SURF NIST 

Gaithersburg Program, and students 

who did not designate a second choice, 

will then be considered for funding 

from all SURF NIST Gaithersburg 

Programs that still have slots available 

in a third round, using the same process 

as the second round. In making 

selections for the third round of 

selections and placement, each SURF 

NIST Gaithersburg Program Director 

(Selecting Official) will take into 

consideration the recommendations of 

the reviewers who conducted the 

technical reviews for the student’s first 

choice SURF NIST Gaithersburg 

Program, the selection factors noted 

above as applied to that laboratory, and 

the rank order of the students in this 

selection round. Any SURF NIST 

Gaithersburg Program may choose not 

to participate in the third round if there 

are no slots available. Substitutions for 

students who decline offers will be 

made from the remaining pool of ranked 

students consistent with the program 

review process. 

The final approval of selected 

applications and award of cooperative 

agreements will be made by the NIST 

Grants Officer based on compliance 

with application requirements as 

published in this notice and other 

applicable legal and regulatory 

requirements. NIST also reserves the 

right to reject an application where 

information is uncovered that reflects 

adversely on an applicant’s business 

integrity, resulting in a determination by 

the Grants Officer that an applicant is 

not presently responsible. Applicants 

may be asked to modify objectives, work 

plans, or budgets and provide 

supplemental information required by 

the agency prior to award. The decision 

of the Grants Officer is final. 

The SURF NIST Gaithersburg 

Programs will retain one copy of each 

unsuccessful application for three years 

for recordkeeping purposes, and 

unsuccessful applicants will be notified 

in writing. The remaining copies will be 

destroyed. 

Evaluation Criteria: For the SURF 

NIST Gaithersburg Programs, the 

evaluation criteria are: 

(A) Evaluation of Student’s Interest in 

Participating in the Program, Academic 

Ability, Laboratory Experience and 

Advanced Degree Interest: Evaluation of 

grade point average in courses relevant 

to the SURF NIST Gaithersburg 

Programs, career goals, honors and 

awards, commitment of the student to 

working in a laboratory environment, 

and interest in pursuing graduate 

school. 

(B) Institution’s Commitment to 

Program Goals: Evaluation of the 

institution’s academic department(s) 

relevant to the discipline(s) of the 

student(s). 

Each of these factors is given equal 

weight in the evaluation process. 

SURF NIST Boulder Programs 

DATES: All SURF NIST Boulder Program 

applications, paper and electronic, must 

be received no later than 5 p.m. 

Mountain Standard Time on February 

15, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Paper applications for the 

SURF NIST Boulder Program must be 

submitted 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 applications 

must be submitted through http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Program questions 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: 

http://www.nist.gov/surfboulder/. All 

grants related administration questions 

concerning this program should be 

directed to Mr. Christopher Hunton, 

NIST Grants and Agreements 

Management Division at (301) 975– 

5718, or Christopher.hunton@nist.gov. 

For assistance with using Grants.gov 

contact support@grants.gov or the Help 

Desk at 800–518–4726. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access: NIST strongly 

encourages all applicants to read the 

Federal Funding Opportunity Notice 

(FFO) available at http://www.grants.gov 

for complete information about this 

program and its requirements, and 

instructions for applying by paper or 

electronically. A paper copy of the FFO 

may be obtained by calling (301) 975– 

6328. The Gaithersburg and Boulder 

SURF programs will publish separate 

FFOs on http://www.grants.gov. 

Funding Availability: Funds budgeted 

for payments to students under this 

program are stipends, not salaries. The 

stipend is an amount that is expected to 

be provided to the participating student 

to help defray the cost of living, for the 

duration of the program, in Boulder, 

Colorado. The SURF NIST Boulder 

Programs will not authorize funds for 

indirect costs or fringe benefits. The 

table below summarizes the anticipated 

annual funding levels from the National 

Science Foundation (NSF) to operate the 

Research Experience for Undergraduates 

(REU) programs, subject to program 

renewals and availability of funds. In 

some programs, anticipated NIST cofunding will supplement the number of 

awards supported. Program funding will 

be available to provide for the costs of 

stipends, plus travel and lodging. 

Laboratory 

Anticipated 

NSF 

funding 

Anticipated 

NIST 

funding 

Total 

program funding 

Anticipated 

number of 

awards 

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Laboratory 

Anticipated 

NSF 

funding 

Anticipated 

NIST 

funding 

Total 

program funding 

Anticipated 

number of 

awards 

MML ................................................................................................. 18,500 25,000 43,500 ∼5

ITL .................................................................................................... 7,400 10,000 17,400 ∼2

The actual number of awards made 

under this announcement will depend 

on the proposed budgets and the 

availability of funding. The funding 

instrument will be a cooperative 

agreement as NIST will be substantially 

involved in the program due to 

collaboration with funding recipients in 

the scope of work. NIST expects that 

individual awards to institutions will 

range from approximately $3,000 to 

$70,000. Funding for student housing 

will be included in the cooperative 

agreements awarded under this notice. 

The SURF NIST Boulder Programs are 

anticipated to run from May 23, 2011 

through August 5, 2011; adjustments 

may be made to accommodate specific 

academic schedules (e.g., a limited 

number of 11-week cooperative 

agreements with the schedule shifted to 

begin after the regular start in order to 

accommodate institutions operating on 

quarter systems). 

Statutory Authority: The authority for the 

SURF NIST Boulder Program is 15 U.S.C. 

278g–l, which authorizes NIST to fund 

financial assistance awards to students at 

institutions of higher learning within the 

United States who show promise as present 

or future contributors to the mission of the 

Institute. 

Eligibility: The SURF NIST Boulder 

Programs are open to colleges and 

universities in the United States and its 

territories with degree-granting 

programs in physics, chemistry, biology, 

engineering, materials science, 

mathematics, or computer science. 

Participating students must be U.S. 

citizens or permanent U.S. residents. 

Cost Sharing or Matching: The SURF 

NIST Boulder Program does not require 

any cost sharing or matching funds. 

Review and Selection Process: All 

SURF NIST Boulder Programs proposals 

must be submitted to the Administrative 

Coordinator listed in the Addresses 

section above. Proposals must include 

the required forms listed in the FFO, 

and the following information: 

(A) Student Information (student’s 

name and university should appear on 

all of these documents): 

(1) Student application information 

cover sheet; 

(2) Academic transcript for each 

student nominated for participation (it 

is recommended that students have a 

G.P.A. of 3.0 or better, out of a possible 

4.0); 

(3) A statement of motivation and 

commitment from each student to 

participate in the 2011 SURF Program, 

including a description of the student’s 

prioritized research interests; 

(4) A resume for each student; 

(5) Two letters of recommendation for 

each student; and 

(6) Copy of passport, green card, or 

birth certificate as confirmation of U.S. 

citizenship or permanent legal resident 

status for each student. 

(B) Information About the Applicant 

Institution: 

(1) Description of the institution’s 

education and research programs; and 

(2) A summary list of the student(s) 

being nominated, with one paragraph of 

commentary about each student from a 

dean or department chair that describes 

why the students would be successful in 

the SURF Boulder Program. 

Institution proposals will be separated 

into student/institution packets. Each 

student/institution packet will be 

comprised of the required application 

forms, including a complete copy of the 

student information and a complete 

copy of the institution information. The 

student/institution packets will be 

directed to a review committee of NIST 

staff appointed by the SURF NIST 

Boulder Directors. 

First, all applications received in 

response to this announcement will be 

reviewed to determine whether or not 

they are complete and responsive to the 

scope of the stated program objectives. 

Incomplete or non-responsive proposals 

will not be reviewed for technical merit, 

and the applicant will be so notified. 

The Program will retain one copy of 

each non-responsive application for 

three years for record-keeping purposes. 

The remaining copies will be destroyed. 

Second, each SURF student/ 

university packet will be reviewed by at 

least three independent, objective NIST 

employees, who are knowledgeable in 

the scientific areas of the program and 

are able to conduct a technical review 

of each student/university packet based 

on the Evaluation Criteria described in 

this notice. The normalized scores based 

on this merit review will be averaged for 

each student/institution applicant 

packet, creating a rank order. The 

Selecting Official, the Special Assistant 

to the Director of NIST Physical 

Measurement Laboratory, shall award in 

the rank order unless a proposal is 

justified to be selected out of rank order 

based upon one or more of the following 

factors: Availability of funding, and 

balance or distribution of funds by 

research or technical disciplines. 

The final approval of selected 

applications and award of financial 

assistance will be made by the NIST 

Grants Officer based on compliance 

with application requirements as 

published in this notice, compliance 

with applicable legal and regulatory 

requirements, and whether the 

recommended applicants appear to be 

responsible. Applicants may be asked to 

modify objectives, work plans, or 

budgets and provide supplemental 

information required by the agency 

prior to award. The decisions of the 

Grants Officer are final. 

Unsuccessful applicants will be 

notified in writing. The Program will 

retain one copy of each unsuccessful 

application for three years for record 

keeping purposes. The remaining copies 

will be destroyed. 

Evaluation Criteria: For the SURF 

NIST Boulder Programs the evaluation 

criteria are as follows: 

(A) Evaluation of Student’s Academic 

Ability and Commitment to Program 

Goals (80%): Includes evaluation of 

completed course work; expressed 

research interest; compatibility of the 

expressed research interest with SURF 

NIST Boulder research areas; research 

skills; grade point average in courses 

relevant to the SURF NIST Boulder 

Programs; career goals; honors and 

activities; 

(B) Evaluation of Applicant 

Institution’s Commitment to Program 

Goals (20%): Includes evaluation of the 

institution’s academic department(s) 

relevant to the discipline(s) of the 

student(s). 

The following information applies to 

all programs announced in this notice: 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements: 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements, 

which are contained in the Federal 

Register Notice of February 11, 2008 (73 

FR 7696) are applicable to this notice. 

Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal 

Numbering System: On the form SF–424 

items 8.b. and 8.c., the applicant’s 9- 

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Number (EIN/TIN) and 9-digit Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number must be 

consistent with the information on the 

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) 

(http://www.ccr.gov) and Automated 

Standard Application for Payment 

System (ASAP). For complex 

organizations with multiple EIN/TIN 

and DUNS numbers, the EIN/TIN and 

DUNS numbers MUST be the numbers 

for the applying organization. 

Organizations that provide incorrect/ 

inconsistent EIN/TIN and DUNS 

numbers may experience significant 

delays in receiving funds if their 

proposal is selected for funding. Please 

confirm that the EIN/TIN and DUNS 

numbers are consistent with the 

information on the CCR and ASAP. 

Use of NIST Intellectual Property: If 

the applicant anticipates using any 

NIST-owned intellectual property to 

carry out the work proposed, the 

applicant should identify such 

intellectual property. This information 

will be used to ensure that no NIST 

employee involved in the development 

of the intellectual property will 

participate in the review process for that 

competition. In addition, if the 

applicant intends to use NIST-owned 

intellectual property, the applicant must 

comply with all statutes and regulations 

governing the licensing of Federal 

government patents and inventions, 

described at 35 U.S.C. 200–212, 37 CFR 

part 401, 15 CFR 14.36, and in section 

B.21 of the Department of Commerce 

Pre-Award Notification Requirements, 

73 FR 7696 (February 11, 2008). 

Questions about these requirements may 

be directed to the Chief Counsel for 

NIST, 301–975–2803. 

Any use of NIST-owned intellectual 

property by a proposer is at the sole 

discretion of NIST and will be 

negotiated on a case-by-case basis if a 

project is deemed meritorious. The 

applicant should indicate within the 

statement of work whether it already 

has a license to use such intellectual 

property or whether it intends to seek 

one. 

If any inventions made in whole or in 

part by a NIST employee arise in the 

course of an award made pursuant to 

this notice, the United States 

government may retain its ownership 

rights in any such invention. Licensing 

or other disposition of NIST’s rights in 

such inventions will be determined 

solely by NIST, and include the 

possibility of NIST putting the 

intellectual property into the public 

domain. 

Paperwork Reduction Act: The 

standard forms in the application kit 

involve a collection of information 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

The use of Standard Forms 424, 424A, 

424B, SF–LLL, CD–346, and SURF 

Program Student Applicant Information 

have been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

the respective Control Numbers 0348– 

0043, 0348–0044, 0348–0040, 0348– 

0046, 0605–0001, and 0693–0042. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of 

the 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 Paperwork 

Reduction Act, unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB Control Number. 

Research Projects Involving Human 

Subjects, Human Tissue, Data or 

Recordings Involving Human Subjects: 

Any proposal that includes research 

involving human subjects, human 

tissue, data or recordings involving 

human subjects must meet the 

requirements of the Common Rule for 

the Protection of Human Subjects, 

codified for the Department of 

Commerce at 15 CFR part 27. In 

addition, any proposal that includes 

research on these topics must be in 

compliance with any statutory 

requirements imposed upon the 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (DHHS) and other Federal 

agencies regarding these topics, all 

regulatory policies and guidance 

adopted by DHHS, the Food and Drug 

Administration, and other Federal 

agencies on these topics, and all 

Presidential statements of policy on 

these topics. 

NIST will accept the submission of 

human subjects protocols that have been 

approved by Institutional Review 

Boards (IRBs) currently registered with 

DHHS and performed by entities 

possessing a current, valid Federal-wide 

Assurance (FWA) from DHHS, that are 

appropriately linked to the IRB that 

approved the protocol. NIST will not 

issue a single project assurance (SPA) 

for any IRB reviewing any human 

subjects protocol proposed to NIST. 

Generally, the NIST does not fund 

research involving human subjects in 

foreign countries. NIST will consider, 

however, the use of preexisting tissue, 

cells, or data from a foreign source on 

a limited basis if the following criteria 

are satisfied: 

1. The scientific source is considered 

unique, 

2. An equivalent source is unavailable 

within the United States, 

3. An alternative approach is not 

scientifically of equivalent merit, and 

4. The specific use qualifies for an 

exemption under the Common Rule. 

President Obama has issued Executive 

Order No. 13,505 (74 FR 10667, March 

9, 2009), revoking previous Executive 

Orders and Presidential statements 

regarding the use of human embryonic 

stem cells in research. On July 30, 2009, 

President Obama issued a memorandum 

directing that agencies that support and 

conduct stem cell research adopt the 

‘‘National Institutes of Health Guidelines 

for Human Stem Cell Research’’ (NIH 

Guidelines), which became effective on 

July 7, 2009, ‘‘to the fullest extent 

practicable in light of legal authorities 

and obligations.’’ On September 21, 

2009, the Department of Commerce 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget a statement of compliance 

with the NIH Guidelines. In accordance 

with the President’s memorandum, the 

NIH Guidelines, and the Department of 

Commerce statement of compliance, 

NIST will support and conduct research 

using only human embryonic stem cell 

lines that have been approved by NIH in 

accordance with the NIH Guidelines 

and will review such research in 

accordance with the Common Rule and 

NIST implementing procedures, as 

appropriate. NIST will not support or 

conduct any type of research that the 

NIH Guidelines prohibit NIH from 

funding. NIST will follow any 

additional policies or guidance issued 

by the current Administration on this 

topic. 

Research Projects Involving Vertebrate 

Animals: Any proposal that includes 

research involving vertebrate animals 

must be in compliance with the 

National Research Council’s ‘‘Guide for 

the Care and Use of Laboratory 

Animals’’ which can be obtained from 

National Academy Press, 2101 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20055. In addition, such proposals 

must meet the requirements of the 

Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2131 et 

seq.), 9 CFR parts 1, 2, and 3, and if 

appropriate, 21 CFR part 58. These 

regulations do not apply to proposed 

research using pre-existing images of 

animals or to research plans that do not 

include live animals that are being cared 

for, euthanized, or used by the project 

participants to accomplish research 

goals, teaching, or testing. These 

regulations also do not apply to 

obtaining animal materials from 

commercial processors of animal 

products or to animal cell lines or 

tissues from tissue banks. 

Limitation of Liability: Funding for 

the programs listed in this notice is 

contingent upon the availability of 

Fiscal Year 2010 appropriations. 

Funding for the programs listed in this 

notice is contingent upon the 

availability of Fiscal Year 2011 


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appropriations. NIST issues this notice 

subject to the appropriations made 

available under the current continuing 

resolution, S. Amend. to H.R. 3081, 

‘‘Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 

2011,’’ Public Law 111–242, as amended 

by H.J. Res. 101, ‘‘Further Continuing 

Appropriations, 2011,’’ Public Law 111– 

290; H.J. Res. 105, ‘‘Further Continuing 

Appropriations, 2011,’’ Public Law 111– 

317; and H.R 3082, ‘‘Further Continuing 

Appropriations, 2011,’’ Public Law 111– 

322. NIST anticipates making awards for 

the programs listed in this notice 

provided that funding for the programs 

is continued beyond March 4, 2011, the 

expiration of the current continuing 

resolution. In no event will NIST or the 

Department of Commerce be responsible 

for proposal preparation costs if these 

programs fail to receive funding or are 

cancelled because of agency priorities. 

Publication of this announcement does 

not oblige NIST or the Department of 

Commerce to award any specific project 

or to obligate any available funds. 

Executive Order 12866: This funding 

notice was 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. 

Executive Order 12372: Applications 

under this program are not subject to 

Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’ 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Notice and 

comment are not required under the 

Administrative Procedure Act (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 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)), a Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis is not required and 

has not been prepared for this notice, 5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq. 

Dated: December 27, 2010. 

David Robinson, 

Associate Director for Management 

Resources. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33075 Filed 12–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–BA60 

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of 

Mexico, and South Atlantic; 

Amendment 5 to the Golden Crab 

Fishery Management Plan of the South 

Atlantic 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare 

an environmental impact statement 

(EIS); request for comments. 

SUMMARY: NMFS, Southeast Region, in 

collaboration with the South Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council (Council), 

intends to prepare an EIS to describe 

and analyze a range of alternatives for 

management actions to be included in 

Amendment 5 to the Golden Crab 

Fishery Management Plan of the South 

Atlantic Region (Amendment 5). These 

alternatives will consider measures to 

develop a catch share program for the 

golden crab fishery. The purpose of this 

NOI is to solicit public comments on the 

scope of issues to be addressed in the 

EIS. 

DATES: Written comments on the scope 

of issues to be addressed in the EIS will 

be accepted from January 12 to February 

14, 5 p.m., Eastern time. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by RIN 0648–BA60, by any 

one of the following methods: 

• Electronic Submissions: Submit all 

electronic public comments via the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

• Mail: Karla Gore, Southeast 

Regional Office, NMFS, 263 13th 

Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701. 

Instructions: No comments will be 

posted for public viewing until after the 

comment period is over. All comments 

received are a part of the public record 

and will generally be posted to http:// 

www.regulations.gov without change. 

All Personal Identifying Information (for 

example, name, address, etc.) 

voluntarily submitted by the commenter 

may be publicly accessible. Do not 

submit Confidential Business 

Information or otherwise sensitive or 

protected information. 

To submit comments through the 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov, enter ‘‘NOAA– 

NMFS–2010–0279’’ in the keyword 

search, then select ‘‘Send a Comment or 

Submission.’’ NMFS will accept 

anonymous comments (enter N/A in the 

required fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). You may submit 

attachments to electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or 

Adobe PDF file formats only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karla Gore; phone: (727) 824–5305. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Golden Crab FMP relies on a system of 

traditional fishery management plus 

limited access. Traditional fishery 

management includes: measures to 

provide biological protection to the 

resource (escape gaps in traps and no 

retention of female crabs); gear 

regulations (allowable gear, requirement 

for degradable panel, tending 

requirements, gear identification, and 

maximum trap size by zone); depth 

limitations and prohibition of 

possession of whole fish or fillets of 

snapper-grouper species; data collection 

requirements (vessel/fishermen and 

dealer/processor reporting); and a 

framework procedure to adjust the 

management program. 

The golden crab fishery resource is 

not overfished or undergoing 

overfishing. However, there are 

underlying social and economic 

problems resulting from gear conflicts, 

high regulatory costs, and limited 

markets. To solve these social and 

economic problems, managers have 

increasingly turned to various forms of 

controlled access or effort limitation. 

Combining more traditional fishery 

management measures with controlled 

access has allowed the Council to solve 

problems in the golden crab fishery. 

The Council is considering 

development and implementation of a 

catch share program for golden crab in 

order to: avoid a derby fishery from 

developing; place limitations on vessel 

harvest similar to historical 

participation; and maintain fishermen 

harvesting flexibility. Recent 

information indicates increased 

participation and renewed interest in 

participation in the golden crab fishery 

due to technological improvements that 

have increased quality, price, and 

marketability of golden crab. 

NMFS, in collaboration with the 

Council, will develop an EIS to describe 

and analyze management alternatives to 

address the management needs 

described above. Those alternatives will 

include a ‘‘no action’’ alternative 

regarding each action. 

In accordance with NOAA’s 

Administrative Order 216–6, Section 

5.02(c), Scoping Process, NMFS, in 

collaboration with the Council, has 

identified preliminary environmental 

issues as a means to initiate discussion 


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