[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 57 (Thursday, March 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 13174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6763]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Commodity Credit Corporation


Agricultural Water Enhancement Program

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) and Natural Resources 
Conservation Service (NRCS), Department of Agriculture (USDA).

ACTION: Notice of request for proposals; reopening of proposal 
submission period.

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SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) published in the 
Federal Register of January 14, 2009, a Notice of Request for Proposals 
to announce the availability of funds and to solicit proposals from 
potential partners who seek to enter into partnership agreements with 
the Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The deadline 
for submitting proposals was March 2, 2009. The purpose of this notice 
is to reopen the deadline for submitting proposals and to provide NRCS 
State Conservationists up to 2 weeks following the proposal submission 
deadline to submit their letter of review. The CCC is hereby reopening 
the deadline for submitting proposals until April 1, 2009.

DATES: The proposal submission deadline is reopened and extended to 
April 1, 2009. The deadline for NRCS State Conservationists to submit 
their letters of proposal review is extended to April 15, 2009

ADDRESSES: Proposals should be submitted to the Chief (Attn: Financial 
Assistance Programs Division), Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
USDA, AWEP Proposals, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, DC 20013 by April 1, 
2009. Applicants also must send their proposal to the appropriate State 
Conservationist(s) postmarked, or dated if electronic, no later than 
April 1, 2009. To submit your application electronically, visit http://www.grants.gov/apply and follow the on-line instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Johnson, Director, Financial 
Assistance Programs Division, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, Room 5237, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, 
DC 20013-2890. Phone: (202) 720-1845. Fax: (202) 720-4265.
    Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for 
communication (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contract 
the USDA Target Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CCC, published a Notice of Requests for 
Proposals in the Federal Register of January 14, 2009 (74 FR 2040), 
announcing funding availability and to potential partners, the 
opportunity to enter into Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP) 
partnership agreements with the Chief, NRCS, to promote the 
conservation of ground and surface water and the improvement of water 
quality. This notice announced a deadline of March 2, 2009, to submit 
proposals to enter into AWEP partnership agreements and required NRCS 
State Conservationists to submit letters of proposal review to the NRCS 
National Headquarters by March 2, 2009.
    The CCC hereby amends the January 14 Notice of Requests for 
Proposals by:
    1. Reopening and extending the proposal submission deadline to 
April 1, 2009; and
    2. Extending the deadline for NRCS State Conservationists to submit 
their letters of proposal review to April 15, 2009.

    Signed this 23rd day of March, 2009, in Washington, DC.
Dave White,
Acting Vice President, Commodity Credit Corporation and Acting Chief, 
Natural Resources Conservation Service.
 [FR Doc. E9-6763 Filed 3-25-09; 8:45 am]
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