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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 65, No. 215

Monday, November 6, 2000

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service

Amendment of the Notice of the

Availability of the Fiscal Year 2001

Solicitation for Applications for the

National Research Initiative

Competitive Grants Program

AGENCY: Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service,

USDA.

ACTION: Notice of amendment of the

notice of the availability of the

solicitation for applications for the fiscal

year 2001 National Research Initiative

Competitive Grants Program.

SUMMARY: This notice amends the

announcement of the availability of the

fiscal year (FY) 2001 solicitation for

applications, which is titled the ‘‘NRI

Program Description,’’ for the National

Research Initiative (NRI) Competitive

Grants Program published at 65 FR

54989, September 12, 2000.

In accordance with the Agriculture,

Rural Development, Food and Drug

Administration, and Related Agencies

Appropriations Act for FY 2001, which

provides less funding for the NRI in FY

2001 than was anticipated at the time

the availability of the FY 2001

solicitation for applications was

announced, this amendment revises the

estimated amounts of funds available in

the following research categories

(PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED FY 2001

funding (PREV) and CURRENTLY

ANTICIPATED FY 2001 (CUR) funding,

rounded to the $0.1M, follows in

parentheses):

• Natural Resources and the

Environment (PREV:$19.1M,

CUR:$16.4M)

• Nutrition, Food Quality, and Health

(PREV:$14.9M, CUR:$16.8M)

• Plant Systems (PREV:$38.2M,

CUR:$32.4M)

• Animal Systems (PREV:$27.0M,

CUR:$23.0M)

• Markets, Trade, and Policy

(PREV:$4.3M, CUR:$3.7M)

• New Products and Processes

(PREV:$7.6M, CUR:$6.5M)

As a result the following Program

Areas will not be funded, and proposals

for these Program Areas should not be

submitted:

• Ecosystem Science (Program Code

23.0)

• Plant Genome (Program Code 52.1)

• Animal Genome: Basic Reagents

and Tools (Program Code 43.1)

Although the Plant Genome program

(52.1) will not be offered this fiscal year,

the Plant Genetic Mechanisms program

(52.2) will expand its research areas of

support to now include functional

genomics, quantitative trait loci

analysis, comparative mapping, and all

renewal applications that could have

been submitted to the Plant Genome

program.

Additionally, proposals that address

the President’s Food Safety Initiative

(www.foodsafety.gov/∼fsg/fsiback.html)

are encouraged for all the relevant NRI

Program Areas.

A fair distribution of resources

between research on animal systems

and plants is being sought through

increased opportunity for animal-related

research in the food safety area, and

opportunity in other programs relevant

to animal systems such as agricultural

systems, markets and trade, food

characterization/process/product

research, water resources, and pest

biology.

DATES: This amendment does not alter

the original deadlines for receipt of

proposals set forth previously in the

Notice of the Availability of the

Solicitation for Applications published

on September 12, 2000 (65 FR 54989).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

USDA/CSREES/NRI, Stop 2241, 1400

Independence Ave., SW, Washington,

D.C. 20250–2241. Phone: (202) 401–

5022. E-mail: nricgp@reeusda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

NRI Deadline Dates

The following fixed dates have been

established for proposal submission

deadlines within the NRI. To be

considered for funding in any fiscal

year, proposals must be transmitted by

the date listed below (as indicated by

postmark or date on courier bill of

lading). When the deadline date falls on

a weekend or Federal holiday,

transmission must be made by the

following business day.

Programs offered in any fiscal year

depend on availability of funds and

deadlines may be delayed due to

unforeseen circumstances. Consult the

pertinent NRI notice in the Federal

Register, the NRI Program Description,

or the NRI home page

(www.reeusda.gov/nri) for up-to-date

information.

Postmarked dates Program

codes Program areas

November 15 ............................................ 22.1 Plant Responses to the Environment

25.0 Soils and Soil Biology

26.0 Watershed Processes and Water Resources

31.0 Improving Human Nutrition for Optimal Health

51.9 Biology of Weedy and Invasive Plants

80.1 Research Career Enhancement Awards

80.2 Equipment Grants

80.3 Seed Grants

100.0 Agricultural Systems

December 15 ............................................ 52.2 Plant Genome Mechanisms

53.0 Plant Growth and Development

61.0 Markets and Trade

62.0 Rural Development

71.1 Food Characterization/Process/Product Research

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Postmarked dates Program

codes Program areas

71.2 Non-Food Characterization/Process/Product Research

January 15 ................................................ 32.0 Food Safety

32.1 Epidemiological Approaches for Food Safety

41.0 Animal Reproduction

44.0 Animal Health and Well-Being

51.2 Entomology and Nematology

51.7 Biologically Based Pest Management

51.8 Biology of Plant-Microbe Associations

73.0 Improved Utilization of Wood and Wood Fiber

February 15 .............................................. 42.0 Animal Growth and Nutrient Utilization

43.0 Animal Genome and Genetic Mechanisms

54.3 Plant Biochemistry

Done at Washington, D.C., this 31st day of

October 2000.

Colien Hefferan,

Administrator, Cooperative State Research,

Education, and Extension Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Utilities Service

Distance Learning and Telemedicine

Loan and Grant Program

AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of application filing

deadline.

SUMMARY: The Rural Utilities Service

(RUS) announces its Distance Learning

and Telemedicine Program application

window for funding during fiscal year

(FY) 2001. For FY 2001, $25 million in

grants and $300 million in loans will be

made available for distance learning and

telemedicine projects serving rural

America. The funding will be provided

in three categories: (1) $15 million will

be available for grants; (2) $200 million

will be available for loans; and (3) $110

million will be available for

combination grants and loans ($10

million in grants paired with $100

million in loans).

DATES: All applications for grants must

be postmarked no later than Friday,

March 2, 2001, to be eligible for FY 2001

grant funding. Applications for FY 2001

loans or combination loans and grants

may be submitted at anytime up to

September 30, 2001, and will be

processed on a first-come, first-serve

basis.

ADDRESSES: Applications are to be

submitted to the Rural Utilities Service,

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400

Independence Avenue, SW, STOP 1550,

Room 2845, Washington, DC 20250–

1550. Applications should be marked

‘‘Attention: Director, Advanced Services

Division, Telecommunications

Program.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Orren E. Cameron, Director, Advanced

Services Division, Telecommunications

Program, Rural Utilities Service, STOP

1550, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20250–1590,

Telephone (202) 690–4493, Facsimile

(202) 720–1051.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For FY

2001, $15 million in grants, a

combination of $10 million in grants

paired with $100 million in loans, and

$200 million in loans will be made

available for distance learning and

telemedicine projects.

RUS encourages early submission of

grant applications to determine whether

all required items specified in 1703.125

are clearly in form, identifiable, and

complete. RUS will examine, provide

comment, and return applications that

include items that would disqualify

them from further consideration for

modification if they are submitted by

Friday, February 2, 2001. All

applications for grants must be

postmarked no later than Friday, March

2, 2001, to be eligible for FY 2001 grant

funding. Each application will be

reviewed for completeness in

accordance with 7 CFR part 1703,

subparts D, E, F, and G. Ineligible

applications will be returned within 15

working days of receipt.

Notice is hereby given that under 7

CFR 1703.124, 1703.133, and 1703.143,

RUS has determined the maximum

amount of an application for a grant that

will be considered for funding in FY

2001 as $500,000. The maximum

amount for a loan, generally, that will be

considered for funding in FY 2001 is

$10 million. However, RUS may fund a

project greater than $10 million subject

to the project’s feasibility and the

availability of loan funds.

Applications for financial assistance

must be submitted in accordance with 7

CFR part 1703, subparts D, E, F, and G,

which establish the policies and

procedures for submitting an

application for financial assistance.

These subparts and an application guide

to assist in the preparation of

applications are available on the

Internet at the following address: ‘‘http:/

/www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/

dltpublications.htm’’. Application

guides may also be requested from RUS

by contacting one of the following Area

Offices: Eastern Area, USDA—RUS,

Phone: (202) 690–4673; Northwest Area,

USDA—RUS, Phone: (202) 720–1025;

Southwest Area, USD–RUS, Phone:

(202) 720–0800.

Christopher A. McLean,

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

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BILLING CODE 3410–15–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A–580–809]

Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe

From the Republic of Korea: Notice of

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary

Results of Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration,

International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Extension of Time

Limit for Preliminary Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 6, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jarrod Goldfeder at (202) 482–0189,

Office of AD/CVD Enforcement I, Group

I, Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department

of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC

20230.