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at www.CNMIJointMilitaryTraining

EIS.com, and at the following libraries: 

1. Joeten Kiyu Public Library, Saipan. 

2. Northern Marianas College 

Olympio T. Borja Memorial Library, 

Saipan. 

3. Tinian Public Library, Tinian. 

4. Antonio C. Atalig Memorial Rota 

Public Library, Rota. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Marine Corps Forces, Pacific issued its 

Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare the 

EIS/OEIS in March 2013 in the Federal 

Register (78 FR 16257, March 14, 2013). 

Proposed Action: The proposed action 

is to establish live-fire Range Training 

Areas (RTAs) within the CNMI to 

address the U.S. Pacific Command 

Service Components’ unfilled unit level 

and combined level training 

requirements in the Western Pacific. To 

meet the purpose and need for the 

proposed action, the DoD proposes a 

unit level RTA on Tinian and a 

combined level RTA on Pagan. 

Purpose and Need: The purpose of the 

proposed action is to reduce joint 

training deficiencies for military 

services in the Western Pacific. Existing 

U.S. military live-fire, unit and 

combined level training ranges, training 

areas, and support facilities are 

insufficient to support U.S. Pacific 

Command Service Components’ training 

requirements in the Western Pacific, 

specifically in the Mariana Islands. The 

proposed action is needed to enable 

U.S. Pacific Command forces to meet 

their U.S. Code title 10 (Armed Forces) 

requirements to maintain, equip, and 

train combat and humanitarian forces in 

the Western Pacific. The proposed 

action assists in correcting these 

training deficiencies by establishing 

live-fire unit and combined level RTAs 

in the CNMI. Establishing unit and 

combined level RTAs in the CNMI 

would support ongoing operational 

requirements, changes to U.S. force 

structure, geographic repositioning of 

forces and U.S. training relationships 

with allied nations. 

Alternatives Considered: The Draft 

EIS/OEIS evaluates the potential 

environmental impacts of three action 

alternatives on Tinian, two action 

alternatives on Pagan, and the No 

Action Alternative. The No Action 

Alternative would continue existing 

non-live-fire training activities on 

Tinian and Pagan, and construction and 

use of four live fire training ranges on 

Tinian as identified in the 2010 Record 

of Decision for the Guam Relocation 

EIS. For the action alternatives, a 

combination of one Tinian unit level 

alternative and one Pagan combined 

level alternative is required to meet the 

purpose and need for addressing 

unfilled training requirements in the 

Western Pacific. All Tinian action 

alternatives include common elements 

for unit level land, sea, and training 

operations that consist of ranges, 

training beaches, High Hazard Impact 

Areas and associated targets, 

infrastructure and facility construction; 

utilization of all DoD-leased land; and 

minimal real estate interest outside the 

Military Lease Area. Tinian Alternative 

1 consists of a live-fire unit level RTA 

which includes a single Battle Area 

Complex and Convoy Course with some 

limitations on the range of weapons that 

can be employed due to the presence of 

the IBB facility. Tinian Alternative 2 

(Preferred Alternative) consists of two 

Battle Area Complexes and a Convoy 

Course with a greater number of 

engagement zones than Tinian 

Alternative 1. Under Alternative 2, the 

IBB facility is absent, thus allowing for 

full range of weapons employment. 

Tinian Alternative 3 provides a similar 

level of training capability as 

Alternative 1, but with a single Battle 

Area Complex in a different location, 

and the same Convoy Course and range 

of weapons employment as Tinian 

Alternative 2. Both Pagan action 

alternatives include elements for 

combined level land, sea, and air 

training operations; infrastructure 

construction to support expeditionary 

military training; require the acquisition 

of real estate interest in Pagan; and 

allow for maneuvering and live-fire 

engagement. Pagan Alternative 1 

consists of a live-fire combined level 

RTA to support proposed training and 

operations which includes two High 

Hazard Impact Areas, 11 landing zones, 

and 5 Mortar Range firing positions. 

Pagan Alternative 2 (Preferred 

Alternative) consists of a single, smaller 

High Hazard Impact Area, 13 landing 

zones, and 6 Mortar Firing Positions and 

provides greater ground maneuver 

flexibility as compared to Pagan 

Alternative 1. 

The Draft EIS/OEIS provides 

information on the affected environment 

and impacts of the proposed actions for 

16 distinct resource areas. Resources 

evaluated include geology and soils, 

water resources, air quality, noise, 

airspace, land and submerged land use, 

recreation, terrestrial biology, marine 

biology, cultural resources, visual 

resources, transportation, utilities, 

socioeconomics and environmental 

justice, hazardous materials and waste, 

and public health and safety. In 

accordance with section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act, the DoD is 

consulting with the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service on the 

potential impacts of training activities 

on federally listed species. In 

accordance with the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act and Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, the DoD is consulting with NMFS 

on federally managed species and their 

essential fish habitat. 

Preferred Alternative: Based on the 

analysis presented in this Draft EIS/

OEIS, DoD has identified Tinian 

Alternative 2 and Pagan Alternative 2 as 

its preferred alternative. This 

combination of alternatives best fulfills 

DoD’s statutory mission and 

responsibilities, giving consideration to 

economic, environmental, technical, 

and other factors. DoD considered 

military requirements, infrastructure 

and environmental impacts and 

constraints, and scoping input from the 

public, resource agencies, and the CNMI 

Government during the process of 

identifying a preferred alternative. The 

combination of alternatives best meets 

the minimum U.S. Pacific Command 

Service Components’ unfilled unit level 

and combined level training 

requirements in the Western Pacific 

(size and layout), and maximizes the use 

of federal land on Tinian. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please visit the project Web site 

(www.CNMIJointMilitaryTraining

EIS.com) or contact the CNMI Joint 

Military Training EIS/OEIS Project 

Manager by email via the project Web 

site. Please submit requests for special 

assistance, sign language interpretation 

for the hearing impaired, or other 

auxiliary aids needed at the public 

meeting directly to NAVFAC Pacific 

Public Affairs Office at 808–472–1007/ 

472–1008 by April 16, 2015. 

Dated: March 31, 2015. 

N. A. Hagerty-Ford, 

Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate 

General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Office of Economic Adjustment; 

Announcement of Federal Funding 

Opportunity 

AGENCY: Office of Economic Adjustment 

(OEA), Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Federal Funding Opportunity 

(FFO) announcement. 


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SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

opportunity to enter into a cooperative 

agreement with the Office of Economic 

Adjustment (OEA), a Department of 

Defense (DoD) Field Activity, to 

undertake a research project to assess 

and evaluate the design and effect of 

OEA’s Defense Industry Adjustment 

(DIA) program and the assistance that its 

Grantees provide to affected 

communities, workers, and businesses. 

This notice includes proposal 

submission requirements and 

instructions, eligibility requirements, 

and selection criteria that will be used 

to evaluate proposals from eligible 

respondents. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

a. Federal Awarding Agency: Office of 

Economic Adjustment (OEA), 

Department Of Defense (DoD). 

b. Funding Opportunity Title: FY 

2015 Project to Assess and Evaluate 

Defense Industry Adjustment Activities 

by Grantees under section 2391, part 

(b)(2), of United States Code, Title 10 

(10 U.S.C. 2391). 

c. Announcement Type: Initial 

Federal Funding Opportunity 

Announcement. 

d. Catalog Of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number & Title: 

12.615, Research & Technical 

Assistance. 

e. Key Dates: Written/electronic 

submissions must be received by OEA 

by 5:00 p.m., May 8, 2015 Eastern 

Daylight Savings Time. OEA will hold 

an informational teleconference at 1:00 

p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time on 

April 15, 2015 to review the goals and 

objectives of this FFO and answer 

questions from interested respondents. 

For the teleconference number and 

passcode, interested respondents should 

pre-register for the teleconference no 

later than April 13, 2015 by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Preregistration may be accomplished by 

contacting OEA via email at 

oea.ncr.OEA.mbx.research-andtechnical-assistance@mail.mil with a 

courtesy copy to 

elizabeth.a.chimienti.civ@mail.mil. OEA 

expects to notify the respondent 

selected through this FFO by June 19, 

2015. 

I. Period Of Funding Opportunity 

30 days. 

II. Funding Opportunity Description 

a. Program Description 

OEA is authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2391 

to conclude cooperative agreements 

with a State or local government or any 

private entity to conduct research and 

provide technical assistance in support 

of the Defense Economic Adjustment 

Program, and to assist communities, 

businesses and workers responding to 

Defense changes under 10 U.S.C. 2391 

and Executive Order 12788, as 

amended. OEA is DoD’s primary source 

for assisting communities that are 

adversely impacted by Defense program 

changes. Founded in 1961, OEA has 

helped communities in all 50 States and 

major United States territories develop 

comprehensive strategies to adjust to 

defense industry cutbacks, base 

closures, force structure realignments, 

base expansions, and incompatibilities 

between military operations and local 

development. Awards provided under 

this announcement support the Defense 

Economic Adjustment Program by 

providing: (1) Analysis and 

dissemination of information; and (2) 

support to innovative approaches. 

The objective of OEA’s DIA Program 

is to assist States and local governments 

to plan and carry out community 

adjustments and economic 

diversification activities in response to 

reductions in defense industry 

employment. Unlike base closures, 

where surplus property can be reused as 

part of a broader program to replace lost 

jobs and expand the local tax base, 

OEA’s support for communities affected 

by factory closures and laid-off 

employees focuses on developing 

community adjustments and 

diversification strategies concentrating 

on workforce skills, opportunities for 

manufacturing investment/expansion, 

and adaptability of local plant and 

capital. 

These strategies usually focus on 

regional job creation through business 

development, attraction, and expansion; 

workforce development; and 

community economic diversification. 

Additionally, during the planning 

process, OEA also coordinates with and 

provides information on other relevant 

federal assistance programs that can 

support coordinated economic 

development efforts. 

On June 17, 2013, OEA released a 

Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) 

announcing the availability of funding 

under its DIA program to support local 

adjustment activities in response to 

reduced DoD procurement (Federal 

Register 78 FR 36171). OEA currently 

provides technical and financial 

assistance to over 30 States, local 

governments, and instrumentalities of 

local government under this FFO, which 

was reissued on May 20, 2014. 

Additional applications are anticipated 

in 2015. Each project has been 

developed by a Grantee to respond to 

the particular circumstances of a State 

or region. Funded projects include a 

range of planning and economic 

adjustment activities to assist vulnerable 

or affected workers, businesses, and 

communities. Projects often differ 

substantially from one another, and thus 

performance measures and project 

outcomes vary across the portfolio. 

Grantees periodically report 

performance measures to OEA for the 

term of their grant. 

OEA now seeks proposals to develop, 

test, and carry out quantitative and 

qualitative methodologies to help its 

DIA Grantees more effectively assess, 

evaluate, and report the full effect of 

their projects. Research findings will 

primarily help current Grantees adjust 

their projects to achieve better outcomes 

and secondarily inform the design of 

OEA’s program of financial and 

technical assistance. Proposals will be 

evaluated against the eligibility criteria 

provided in section II.c. of this notice, 

and the selection criteria provided in 

section II.e. of this notice, by OEA, as 

well as other Federal agency staff as 

invited by OEA. OEA will notify the 

respondent within thirty (30) days of 

receipt of a proposal whether the 

proposal was successful. The successful 

respondent will then be invited to 

submit an application through OEA’s 

eGrants system for a cooperative 

agreement. Additional details about the 

review and selection process is 

provided in section II.e. of the FFO. 

The final amount of the cooperative 

agreement will be determined by OEA 

based upon a review of the final grant 

application and will be subject to 

availability of funds. 

More information about the DIA 

program is available on the following 

Web site: http://www.oea.gov/programs/ 

dia/start. 

b. Federal Award Information 

OEA intends to award one 

cooperative agreement under this FFO. 

In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 6305, a 

cooperative agreement is a legal 

instrument reflecting a relationship 

between the United States Government 

and a State, a local government, or other 

recipient when the principal purpose of 

the relationship is to transfer a thing of 

value to the State, local government, or 

other recipient to carry out a public 

purpose of support or stimulation 

authorized by a law of the United States 

instead of acquiring (by purchase, lease, 

or barter) property or services for the 

direct benefit or use of the United States 

Government, and substantial 

involvement is expected between the 

executive agency and the State, local 

government, or other recipient when 

carrying out the activity contemplated 


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in the agreement. See Public Law 97– 

258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1004. 

The project period is for one year. 

OEA reserves the right to continue this 

effort with the selected respondent for 

up to 3 additional years without further 

competition, subject to the availability 

of appropriated funds, OEA policy, and 

satisfactory performance under the 

award. 

c. Eligibility Information 

i. Eligible Respondents 

Eligible respondents include any 

State, tribal, or local governments, 

Institutions of Higher Education, nonprofit entities, or for-profit 

organizations. 

ii. Cost Sharing or Matching 

Not applicable. 

iii. Eligible Activities 

Eligible activities include research 

and technical assistance in support of 

Defense Economic Adjustment Program 

activities under 10 U.S.C. 2391 and 

Executive Order 12788, as amended, to 

assist communities, businesses, and 

workers adversely affected by defense 

program changes. Proposals that do not 

address the Expected Proposal Elements 

(see section II, part d (iii)) will not be 

considered. 

d. Proposal and Submission Information 

i. Submission of a Proposal 

Proposals can be submitted 

electronically to: Director, OEA, using 

the following electronic address: 

oea.ncr.OEA.mbx.ffo-submit@mail.mil 

with a courtesy copy to 

elizabeth.a.chimienti.civ@mail.mil. 

Include ‘‘Research Proposal for Defense 

Industry Adjustment Communities’’ on 

the subject line of the message and 

request delivery/read confirmation to 

ensure receipt. 

Proposals may also be mailed or 

hand-delivered to: Director, Office of 

Economic Adjustment, 2231 Crystal 

Drive, Suite 520, Arlington, VA 22202– 

3711. 

OEA will review all proposals for 

which receipt has been confirmed prior 

to the submission deadline. 

ii. Content and Form of Proposal 

Submission 

Proposals must include the following 

information: 

1. Point of Contact: Name, phone 

number, email address, and 

organization address of the respondent’s 

primary point of contact; 

2. Project Description: A description 

of all elements of the proposed project, 

including how the project will assist 

OEA and DIA Grantees at the State/local 

level; 

3. Project Parties: A description of the 

evaluation experience of the respondent 

and associated partner organizations/

agencies, as well as their roles and 

responsibilities, which will execute the 

proposed project; 

4. Work Breakdown Structure and 

Project Schedule: A sufficiently detailed 

project schedule, including milestones, 

over the course of the project; 

5. Budget: Detailed proposed budget 

for the one-year project period. This 

section should also include narrative 

sufficient to explain each budget line 

item; 

6. Funds Management: Evidence of 

the respondent’s ability and authority to 

manage Federal funds; 

7. Submitting Official: Documentation 

that the Submitting Official is 

authorized by the respondent to submit 

a proposal and subsequently apply for 

funding. 

Proposals should be submitted in 

Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF 

and emailed to the account stated in 

section II.d. OEA reserves the right to 

ask any respondent to supplement the 

information in its proposal, but expects 

proposals to be complete upon 

submission. To the extent practicable, 

OEA encourages respondents to provide 

data and evidence of all project merits 

in a form that is publicly available and 

verifiable. 

OEA will invite the successful 

respondent to submit a full application 

to enter into a cooperative agreement 

under this announcement following the 

review and selection process (for more 

details, see section II, part e, Proposal 

Review Information). 

iii. Expected Proposal Elements 

OEA solicits competitive applications 

from organizations or consortia that will 

design, pilot, and carry out program 

evaluation methodologies to capture 

and share the effect of planning and 

economic adjustment activities by 

OEA’s DIA Grantees and assess the 

responsiveness of OEA’s program of 

assistance for Fiscal Years (FY) 2014 

and 2015. Competitive proposals from 

qualified researchers will address the 

following project tasks at a minimum: 

1. Data Collection 

OEA currently provides technical and 

financial assistance to over 30 States, 

local governments, and 

instrumentalities of local government 

through the Defense Industry 

Adjustment program. Additional DIA 

grantees are anticipated in FY 2015. DIA 

Grantees report performance and 

financial data on a periodic basis for the 

term of their grant. Performance reports 

contain information on the following: 

a. A comparison of actual 

accomplishments to the objectives 

established for the period; 

b. Reasons for slippage if established 

objectives were not met; 

c. Additional pertinent information 

when appropriate; 

d. A comparison of actual and 

projected quarterly expenditures in the 

grant; and 

e. Amount of Federal cash on hand at 

the beginning and end of the reporting 

period. 

The final performance report contains 

a summary of activities for the entire 

grant period. 

This evaluation project will likely 

require additional sources of 

information. Respondents should 

discuss how they will supplement what 

OEA currently collects to understand 

the range of supported grant activities 

across the DIA portfolio and the 

evaluation needs of each Grantee (e.g., 

surveys, in-person interviews, etc.). 

OEA will work closely with the 

successful respondent to share existing 

performance information and project 

points of contact. 

2. Project Methodology 

DIA Grantees include States, local 

governments and instrumentalities of 

State and local government. Grants have 

ranged from $245,000 to $8 million. 

Some Grantees are planning in 

anticipation of announced defense 

acquisition cuts, while others are 

responding to actual reductions. 

Respondents should describe how they 

anticipate addressing the diversity of 

Grantee types and activities as they 

design the methodology for the program 

evaluation. OEA will work closely with 

the successful respondent to design the 

project. The successful respondent will 

be expected to meet with OEA at least 

quarterly as the methodology is being 

refined and tested. 

3. Reports and Outreach 

The successful respondent will be 

expected to prepare and present one 

report during the project period using 

the project design developed in 

paragraph (2). This report will cover 

findings for FY 2014–15. It will 

summarize the evaluation methodology, 

assess DIA project performance and 

outcomes to date, offer ‘‘best practices’’ 

or ‘‘common pitfalls to avoid,’’ and 

recommend additional metrics or 

indicators OEA could use in future 

evaluations of DIA projects. The report 

should present project findings in a 

visually appealing format appropriate 

for print or electronic media, and use 


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easily accessible language. A minimum 

of five (5) hard copies and one (1) 

electronic version should be provided to 

OEA. 

The successful respondent shall 

submit a draft research report to OEA at 

least 90 days before the end of the 

project period. If OEA approves the 

draft research report, it will approve 

publication of a final research report, 

and the successful respondent will brief 

OEA leadership on the research 

methods and report results. 

OEA will work closely with the 

successful respondent to share the 

report’s findings with DIA Grantees and 

other relevant stakeholders in order to 

refine the evaluation design and offer 

programmatic recommendations to 

project leaders in the field. 

4. Technical Assistance Materials and 

Presentations 

During the term of the cooperative 

agreement, OEA may request the 

successful respondent to develop case 

studies or attend events to present on 

‘‘best practices’’ or ‘‘lessons learned’’ 

through this project. OEA will provide 

advanced notification when these 

products or events may be necessary. 

Respondents should budget for up to ten 

(10) case studies and travel for three (3) 

conference presentations in the 

Washington, DC area. 

All items produced under the OEAapproved scope of work for this project 

may be posted on or linked to OEA’s 

Web site at http://www.oea.gov. 

Respondents must specify in their 

proposals and budgets how they 

propose to complete the scope of work, 

which consists of carrying out the tasks 

outlined above or enumerated in the 

respondent’s proposal and final award, 

within the initial one-year project 

period. 

This cooperative agreement may 

result in up to a four-year project 

period, subject to the availability of 

appropriated funds, OEA policy, and 

satisfactory performance under the 

award. 

OEA anticipates a close working 

partnership with the successful 

respondent. OEA will exercise 

substantial involvement under this 

cooperative agreement in the following 

ways: 

1. Approval of the Recipient’s project 

schedule. 

2. OEA and Recipient joint 

participation in communications/

engagement with OEA Grantees. 

3. OEA and Recipient collaboration 

on project methodology over the course 

of the project period. 

4. Approval of draft reports, technical 

assistance materials and presentations. 

iv. Unique Entity Identifier and System 

for Award Management (SAM) 

Each respondent is required to: (a) 

Provide a valid Dun and Bradstreet 

Universal Numbering System (DUNS) 

number; (b) be registered in SAM before 

submitting its application; and (c) 

continue to maintain an active SAM 

registration with current information at 

all times during which it has an active 

Federal award or an application or plan 

under consideration by a Federal 

awarding agency. OEA may not make a 

Federal award to a respondent until the 

respondent has complied with all 

applicable unique entity identifier and 

SAM requirements and, if a respondent 

has not fully complied with the 

requirements by the time OEA is ready 

to issue a Federal award, OEA may 

determine that the respondent is not 

qualified to receive a Federal award and 

use that determination as a basis for 

making a Federal award to another 

respondent. 

v. Submission Dates and Times 

Electronic submissions must be 

received by OEA by 5:00 p.m., May 8, 

2015 Eastern Daylight Savings Time. 

Proposals sent after this time will not be 

reviewed. 

vi. Intergovernmental Review 

Not applicable. 

vii. Funding Restrictions 

OEA reserves the right to decline to 

fund pre-Federal award costs. Final 

awards may include pre-Federal award 

costs at the discretion of OEA; however, 

this must be specifically requested in 

the grantee’s application. 

The recipient may not earn or keep 

any profit resulting from Federal 

financial assistance. 

Funding may not be used for direct 

hard- or soft-construction activities. 

viii. Other Submission Requirements 

Each proposal shall consist of no 

more than ten (10) single-sided pages 

typed in a minimum 11-point common 

typeface, with no less than 1’’ margins, 

exclusive of appendices, attachments, 

and cover sheet and/or transmittal 

letter. Electronically submitted 

materials should be sent in Microsoft 

Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. 

e. Proposal Review Information 

i. Selection Criteria 

In reviewing proposals under this 

notice, OEA considers and weights 

equally each of the following factors: 

1. Overall conformance with proposal 

requirements; 

2. Overall quality of proposed 

research plan; 

3. Overall expertise, experience, 

qualifications and ability of 

investigators; 

4. Previous Federal grant management 

experience; and 

5. Overall cost. 

ii. Review and Selection Process 

Proposals will be reviewed by OEA 

staff for completeness and accuracy as 

they are received. After the submission 

deadline, a panel of Federal agency staff 

will convene to review and rate the 

proposals using the criteria in section II, 

part e, Selection Criteria. Each panelist 

convened for this competition will 

evaluate each and every proposal. 

Once a successful proposal has been 

selected, OEA will notify the 

respondent and assign a Project 

Manager to advise and assist with the 

preparation and submission of an 

application for a cooperative agreement 

in OEA’s proprietary electronic grant 

management system. 

A typical research project period 

begins with an initial meeting between 

the successful respondent and OEA staff 

to discuss the project scope of work and 

to ensure that all parties are in 

agreement as to the project terms. The 

successful respondent will then submit 

an application. The application will be 

reviewed for its completeness and 

accuracy, and, to the extent possible, an 

award notification will be issued within 

fourteen (14) days of the receipt of a 

complete application. 

Unsuccessful respondents will be 

notified that their proposals were not 

selected for further action and funding, 

and may request a debriefing on their 

submitted proposal. Requests for 

debriefing must be submitted in writing 

within 3 calendar days of notification of 

an unsuccessful proposal. 

f. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

i. Federal Award Notices 

In the event a cooperative agreement 

is awarded, the successful respondent 

(Recipient) will receive a notice of 

award in the form of a Cooperative 

Agreement, signed by the Director, OEA 

(Grantor), on behalf of DoD. The 

Cooperative Agreement will be 

transmitted electronically or, if 

necessary, by U.S. Mail. The Recipient 

must review the award agreement and 

indicate their consent to its terms by 

signing and returning it to OEA. 

ii. Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

Any cooperative agreement awarded 

under this program will be governed by 

the provisions of the OMB circulars 


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applicable to financial assistance and 

DoD’s implementing regulations in 

place at the time of the award. A 

Recipient receiving funds under this 

opportunity and any consultant or passthru entity operating under the terms of 

a cooperative agreement shall comply 

with all Federal, State, and local laws 

applicable to its activities. Federal 

regulations that will apply to an OEA 

cooperative agreement include 

administrative requirements and 

provisions governing allowable costs as 

stated in: 

• 2 CFR part 200, ‘‘Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards’’; 

• 2 CFR part 1103, ‘‘Interim Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements 

Implementation of Guidance in 2 CFR 

part 200, ‘‘Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, And 

Audit Requirements for Federal 

Awards’’; 

• 2 CFR part 25, ‘‘Universal Identifier 

and System for Award Management’’; 

• 2 CFR part 170, ‘‘Reporting 

Subaward and Executive Compensation 

Information’’; 

• 2 CFR part 180, OMB Guidelines to 

Agencies on Government-wide 

Debarment and Suspension 

(Nonprocurement), as implemented by 

DoD in 2 CFR part 1125, Department of 

Defense Nonprocurement Debarment 

and Suspension; and 

• 32 CFR part 28, ‘‘New Restrictions 

on Lobbying’’. 

iii. Reporting 

OEA requires periodic performance 

reports, an interim financial report for 

each 12 months a cooperative agreement 

is active, and one final performance 

report. Performance reports will contain 

information on the following: 

a. A comparison of actual 

accomplishments to the objectives 

established for the period; 

b. Reasons for slippage if established 

objectives were not met; 

c. Additional pertinent information 

when appropriate; 

d. A comparison of actual and 

projected quarterly expenditures in the 

cooperative agreement; and, 

e. Amount of Federal cash on hand at 

the beginning and end of the reporting 

period. 

The final performance report must 

contain a summary of activities for the 

entire project period. All required 

deliverables should be submitted with 

the final performance report. 

The final SF 425, ‘‘Federal Financial 

Report,’’ must be submitted to OEA 

within 90 days after the end of the 

cooperative agreement. 

Any funds actually advanced and not 

needed for project purposes shall be 

returned immediately to OEA. OEA will 

provide a schedule for reporting periods 

and report due dates in the Cooperative 

Agreement. 

g. Federal Awarding Agency Contact 

For further information, to answer 

questions, or for help with problems, 

contact: Ms. Elizabeth Chimienti, 

Project Manager, Office of Economic 

Adjustment, 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 

520, Arlington, VA 22202–3711, Office: 

(703) 697–2075. Email: 

elizabeth.a.chimienti.civ@mail.mil. The 

OEA homepage address is: http://

www.oea.gov. 

h. Other Information 

i. Cooperative Agreement Award 

Determination 

Selection of an organization under 

this FFO does not constitute approval of 

a cooperative agreement for the 

proposed project as submitted. Before 

any funds are awarded, OEA may enter 

into negotiations about such items as 

program components, staffing and 

funding levels, and administrative 

systems in place to support 

implementation of the award. The 

amount of available funding may 

require the final award amount to be 

less than that originally requested by the 

respondent. If the negotiations do not 

result in a mutually acceptable 

submission, OEA reserves the right to 

terminate the negotiations and decline 

to fund an application. OEA further 

reserves the right not to fund any 

application received under this FFO. 

In the event the respondent is 

awarded a cooperative agreement that is 

less than the amount requested, the 

respondent will be required to modify 

its grant application to conform to the 

reduced amount before execution of the 

cooperative agreement. OEA reserves 

the right to reduce or withdraw the 

award if acceptable modifications are 

not submitted by the respondent within 

15 business days from the date the 

request for modification is made. Any 

modifications must be within the scope 

of the original application. 

ii. No Obligation for Future Funding 

Amendment or renewal of an award 

to increase funding or to extend the 

period of performance is at the 

discretion of OEA. If a respondent is 

awarded funding under this FFO, 

neither OEA, DoD nor any Federal 

agency are under any obligation to 

provide any additional future funding in 

connection with that award or to make 

any future award(s). 

iii. Submission of Proprietary 

Information 

Given the subject matter, some 

submissions may include proprietary 

information as it relates to confidential 

commercial information. The Freedom 

of Information Act defines ‘‘confidential 

commercial information’’ as information 

the disclosure of which could 

reasonably be expected to cause 

substantial competitive harm. 

Respondents may wish to request that 

OEA not disclose what they regard as 

confidential commercial information. 

To assist OEA in making a 

determination on a non-disclosure 

request, respondents are encouraged to 

identify any specific confidential 

commercial information their proposals, 

or to email OEA directly with questions 

on this matter. Please list the 

information by page and paragraph 

numbers. 

The documents and information 

submitted in response to this FFO 

become the property of the U.S. 

Government and will not be returned. 

iv. Intellectual Property Rights 

In the event of a cooperative 

agreement award, the Recipient may 

copyright any work that is subject to 

copyright and was developed, or for 

which ownership was purchased, under 

an award. The Federal awarding 

agencies reserve a royalty-free, 

nonexclusive and irrevocable right to 

reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the 

work for Federal purposes, and to 

authorize others to do so. Such uses 

include, but are not limited to, the right 

to modify and distribute such products 

worldwide by any means, electronically 

or otherwise. The Recipient may not use 

Federal funds to pay any royalty or 

license fee for use of a copyrighted 

work, or the cost of acquiring by 

purchase a copyright in a work, where 

DoD has a license or rights of free use 

in such work. If revenues are generated 

through selling products developed 

with cooperative agreement funds, 

including intellectual property, these 

revenues are program income and shall 

be added to the cooperative agreement 

and must be expended for allowable 

cooperative agreement activities. 

Dated: April 1, 2015. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07793 Filed 4–3–15; 8:45 am] 

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