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period of performance is based on

satisfactory performance and is at the

total discretion of the funding agencies.

Publication of this document does not

obligate any agency to any specific

award or to any part of the entire

amount of funds available. Recipients

and subrecipients are subject to all

Federal laws and agency policies,

regulations, and procedures applicable

to Federal financial assistance awards.

(5) Matching Requirements: None.

(6) Type of funding instrument:

Project Grants for non-Federal

applicants; interagency transfer

agreements or other appropriate

mechanisms other than project grants or

cooperative agreements for Federal

applicants.

(7) Eligibility criteria: For complete

eligibility criteria for the Coastal Ocean

Program, see COP’s General Grant

Administration Terms and Conditions

annual notification in the Federal

Register (64 FR 49162, September 10,

1999) and at the COP home page.

Federal researchers in successful multiinvestigator proposals will be funded

through NOAA. Proposals deemed

acceptable from Federal researchers will

be funded through a mechanism other

than a grant or cooperative agreement,

where legal authority allows for such

funding. Non-NOAA Federal applicants

are required to submit certification or

documentation which clearly shows

that they can receive funds from the

Department of Commerce (DoC) for

research (i.e., legal authority exists

allowing the transfer of funds from DoC

to the non-NOAA Federal applicant’s

agency).

(8) Award period: Full Proposals

should cover a project period of 1 or 2

years, FYs 2001–2002. Multi-year

funding will be funded incrementally

on an annual basis. Therefore, each

annual award shall require a Statement

of Work that is clearly severable and can

be easily separated into annual

increments of meaningful work which

represent solid accomplishments if

prospective funding is not made

available.

(9) Indirect costs: If indirect costs are

proposed, the following statement

applies: The total dollar amount of the

indirect costs proposed in an

application must not exceed the indirect

cost rate negotiated and approved by a

cognizant Federal agency prior to the

proposed effective date of the award.

(10) Application forms: For complete

information on application forms for the

Coastal Ocean Program, see COP’s

General Grant Administration Terms

and Conditions annual document in the

Federal Register (64 FR 49162,

September 10, 1999), Part (9)

Application Forms and Kit; and at the

COP home page, under Grants Support,

Part D, Application Forms for Initial

Proposal Submission; and the

information given earlier in this

document under Required Elements,

paragraph (5) Budget.

With the exception of the Standard

Form 424 (Rev July 1997) Application

for Federal Assistance, the other

standard NOAA forms required as part

of a complete application package may

be submitted at time of application, or

at a later date if the applicant is

subsequently notified of selection for

funding.

(11) Project funding priorities: For

description of project funding priorities,

see COP’s General Grant Administration

Terms and Conditions annual document

in the Federal Register (64 FR 49162,

September 10, 1999) and at the COP

home page. Those priorities are in

addition to the priorities listed in this

document.

(12) Evaluation criteria: For complete

information on evaluation criteria, see

COP’s General Grant Administration

Terms and Conditions annual document

in the Federal Register (64 FR 49162,

September 10, 1999) and at the COP

home page.

(13) Selection procedures: For

complete information on selection

procedures, see COP’s General Grant

Administration Terms and Conditions

annual document in the Federal

Register (64 FR 49162, September 10,

1999) and at the COP home page.

(14) Other requirements:

Intergovernmental Review: Applications

under this program are not subject to

Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs’’. For a complete description

of all other requirements, see COP’s

General Grant Administration Terms

and Conditions annual document in the

Federal Register (64 FR 49162,

September 10, 1999) and at the COP

home page.

(15) Pursuant to Executive Orders

12876, 12900 and 13021, the

Department of Commerce, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (DOC/NOAA) is

strongly committed to broadening the

participation of Historically Black

Colleges and Universities, Hispanic

Serving Institutions and Tribal Colleges

and Universities in its educational and

research programs. The DOC/NOAA

vision, mission and goals are to achieve

full participation by Minority Serving

Institutions (MSIs)in order to advance

the development of human potential, to

strengthen the nation’s capacity to

provide high-quality education, and to

increase opportunities for MSIs to

participate in, and benefit from, Federal

Financial Assistance programs. DOC/

NOAA encourages all applicants to

include meaningful participation of

MSIs.

(16) Applicants are hereby notified

that they are encouraged, to the greatest

practicable extent, to purchase

American-made equipment and

products with funding provided under

this program.

(17) This notification involves

collection-of-information requirements

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act.

The use of Standard Forms 424, 424A,

424B, and SF-LLL has been approved by

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) under control numbers 0348–

0043, 0348–0044, 0348–0040 and 0348–

0046.

The COP Grants Application Package

has been approved by OMB under

control number 0648–0384 and includes

the following information collections: a

Summary Proposal Budget Form, a

Project Summary Form, standardized

formats for the Annual Performance

Report and the Final Report, and the

submission of up to 20 copies of

proposals. Copies of these forms and

formats can be found on the COP Home

Page under Grants Support section, Part

F.

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 Paperwork

Reduction Act, unless that collection

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

Dated: May 8, 2000.

Ted I. Lillestolen,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, National

Ocean Service, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of an Import Limit for

Certain Man-Made Fiber Textile

Products Produced or Manufactured in

Belarus

May 9, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing a

limit.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 16, 2000.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Naomi Freeman, International Trade

Specialist, Office of Textiles and

Apparel, U.S. Department of Commerce,

(202) 482–4212. For information on the

quota status of these limits, refer to the

Quota Status Reports posted on the

bulletin boards of each Customs port,

call (202) 927–5850, or refer to the U.S.

Customs website at http://

www.customs.gov. For information on

embargoes and quota re-openings, call

(202) 482–3715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854);

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

The current limit for Category 622 is

being increased for carryforward. The

sublimit for Category 622–L remains

unchanged.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS

numbers is available in the

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (see

Federal Register notice 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 65 FR 15315, published on March

22, 2000.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

May 9, 2000.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on March 16, 2000, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain man-made fiber

textile products, produced or manufactured

in Belarus and exported during the twelvemonth period which began on January 1,

2000 and extends through December 31,

2000.

Effective on May 16, 2000, you are directed

to increase the limit for the following

category, as provided for under the Uruguay

Round Agreement on Textiles and Clothing:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

622 ........................... 12,190,000 square

meters of which not

more than 1,000,000

square meters shall

be in Category 622–

L 2.

1The limit has not been adjusted to account

for any imports exported after December 31,

1999.

2 Category 622–L: only HTS numbers

7019.51.9010, 7019.52.4010, 7019.52.9010,

7019.59.4010, and 7019.59.9010.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that this

action falls within the foreign affairs

exception to the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C.553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

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COMMITTEE FOR THE

IMPLEMENTATION OF TEXTILE

AGREEMENTS

Adjustment of Import Limits for Certain

Cotton, Wool and Man-Made Fiber

Textile Products Produced or

Manufactured in Cambodia

May 8, 2000.

AGENCY: Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements

(CITA).

ACTION: Issuing a directive to the

Commissioner of Customs increasing

limits.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 12, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy

Unger, International Trade Specialist,

Office of Textiles and Apparel, U.S.

Department of Commerce, (202) 482–

4212. For information on the quota

status of these limits, refer to the Quota

Status Reports posted on the bulletin

boards of each Customs port, call (202)

927–5850, or refer to the U.S. Customs

website at http://www.customs.gov. For

information on embargoes and quota reopenings, call (202) 482–3715.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: Section 204 of the Agricultural

Act of 1956, as amended (7 U.S.C. 1854);

Executive Order 11651 of March 3, 1972, as

amended.

The limits for all quota categories are

being increased as a result of the Royal

Government of Cambodia’s progress in

improving working conditions in the

Cambodian textile and apparel

industries through increased

compliance with internationally

recognized core labor standards through

the application of Cambodian labor law.

A description of the textile and

apparel categories in terms of HTS

numbers is available in the

CORRELATION: Textile and Apparel

Categories with the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (see

Federal Register notice 64 FR 71982,

published on December 22, 1999). Also

see 64 FR 70217, published on

December 16, 1999.

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Acting Chairman, Committee for the

Implementation of Textile Agreements.

May 8, 2000.

Committee for the Implementation of Textile

Agreements

May 8, 2000.

Commissioner of Customs,

Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC

20229.

Dear Commissioner: This directive

amends, but does not cancel, the directive

issued to you on December 10, 1999, by the

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements. That directive

concerns imports of certain cotton, wool and

man-made fiber textile products, produced or

manufactured in Cambodia and exported

during the twelve-month period which began

on January 1, 2000 and extends through

December 31, 2000.

Effective on May 12, 2000, you are directed

to increase the current limits for the

following categories, as provided for under

the terms of the current bilateral textile

agreement between the Governments of the

United States and Cambodia:

Category Adjusted twelve-month

limit 1

331/631 .................... 1,905,880 dozen pairs.

334/634 .................... 189,822 dozen.

335/635 .................... 79,924 dozen.

338/339 .................... 2,691,500 dozen.

340/640 .................... 922,200 dozen.

345 ........................... 115,582 dozen.

347/348/647/648 ...... 3,109,800 dozen.

352/652 .................... 737,760 dozen.

438 ........................... 99,613 dozen.

445/446 .................... 128,876 dozen.

638/639 .................... 1,004,940 dozen.

645/646 .................... 307,400 dozen.

1The limits have not been adjusted to account for any imports exported after December

31, 1999.

The Committee for the Implementation of

Textile Agreements has determined that

these actions fall within the foreign affairs

exception of the rulemaking provisions of 5

U.S.C. 553(a)(1).

Sincerely,

D. Michael Hutchinson,

Chairman, Committee for the Implementation

of Textile Agreements.

[FR Doc. 00–12023 Filed 5–11–00; 8:45 am]

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