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OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202)

395–7340

Agency: Bureau of Export

Administration

Title: Technical Data Letter of

Explanation

Form Number(s): None

Agency Approval Number: 0694–0047

Type of Request: Revision of a currently

approved collection

Burden: 935 hours

Number of Respondents: 570

Avg Time Per Response: 30 minutes

Needs and Uses: This collection is the

Letter of Explanation and special

documentation required of exporters

and reexporters of technical data. This

information provides BXA with all

facts pertinent to the exporting

transaction.

Affected Public: Businesses or other forprofit institutions

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202)

395–7340

Agency: Bureau of Export

Administration

Title: Written Assurances for Exports of

Technical Data Under General License

GTDR

Form Number(s): None

Agency Approval Number: 0694–0023

Type of Request: Revision of a currently

approved collection

Burden: 117 hours

Number of Respondents: 226

Avg Time Per Response: 30 minutes

Needs and Uses: This procedure

requires that certain written

assurances be provided by the foreign

importer of specific U.S. origin

technical data to assure that the data

is not exported or reexported to

proscribed destinations. The

requirement of these letters provides

a measure of security and compliance

with established export control

policy.

Affected Public: Businesses or other forprofit institutions

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202)

395–7340

Agency: Bureau of Export

Administration

Title: Special Comprehensive License

Form Number(s): BXA–748P and BXA–

752P

Agency Approval Number: None

Type of Request: New collection

Burden: 3,036 hours

Number of Respondents: 19

Avg Time Per Response: 5 minutes to 40

hours, depending on the requirement

Needs and Uses: The information

collected under this procedure is used

to provide a variety of special

licensing authorizations designed to

support multiple shipments of

commodities service parts or

precursor chemicals. Additional

information is used to confirm Special

Comprehensive Licenseholders

compliance with the requirements of

the license.

Affected Public: Businesses or other forprofit institutions

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain benefits

OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202)

395–7340.

Copies of the above information

collection proposals can be obtained by

calling or writing Gerald Tache ́, DOC

Forms Clearance Officer, (202) 482–

3271, Department of Commerce, Room

5312, 14th and Constitution Avenue

NW., Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collections should be sent

to Don Arbuckle, OMB Desk Officer,

Room 10202, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: May 2, 1995.

Gerald Tache ́,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 95–11341 Filed 5–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–CW–M

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket No. 950407092–5092–01]

RIN: 0648–XX12

NOAA Climate and Global Change

Program, Program Announcement

AGENCY: Office of Global Programs,

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Climate and Global

Change Program represents a National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA) contribution to

evolving national and international

programs designed to improve our

ability to observe, understand, predict,

and respond to changes in the global

environment. This program builds on

NOAA’s mission requirements and

longstanding capabilities in global

change research and prediction. The

NOAA Program is a key contributing

element of the U.S. Global Change

Research Program (USGCRP), which is

coordinated by the interagency

Committee on Environmental and

Natural Resources. NOAA’s program is

designed to complement other agency

contributions to that national effort.

DATES: Strict deadlines for submission

to the FY 1996 process are: Letters of

Intent must be received at the Office of

Global Programs (OGP) no later than

June 7, 1995. Full proposals must be

received at OGP no later than August 8,

1995.

Applicants should receive notification

of the suitability of their intended

proposals by June 30, 1995.

Investigators who have not received

notification by that date should contact

the program office. The time from target

date to grant award varies with program

area. We anticipate that review of the

full proposal will occur during the fall

of 1995 and funding should begin

during the early spring of 1996 for most

approved projects. April 1, 1996, should

be used as the proposed start date on

proposals, unless otherwise directed by

the appropriate Program Officer.

Applicants should be notified of their

status within 6 months. All proposals

must be submitted in accordance with

the guidelines below. Failure to heed

these guidelines may result in proposals

being returned without review.

ADDRESSES: Proposals may be submitted

to: Office of Global Programs, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, 1100 Wayne Avenue,

Suite 1225, Silver Springs, MD 20910–

5603.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Irma duPree at the above address, or at

phone: (301) 427–2089 ext. 17, fax: (301)

427–2073, Internet:

duPree@ogp.noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Funding Availability

NOAA believes that the Climate and

Global Change Program will benefit

significantly from a strong partnership

with outside investigators. Current

Program plans assume that 30–35% of

the total resources available

(approximately $89 million) anticipated

in FY 1996 will support extramural

efforts, particularly those involving the

broad academic community.

Approximately $28 million will be

applied toward awards already in

progress and those proposals submitted

in FY 1995 that were recommended for

funding in FY 1996. Remaining funds,

approximately $16 million, will be

available for new grants and cooperative

agreements. Annual funding levels are

anticipated to be similar or slightly

higher in FYs 1997 and 1998 depending

on final budget appropriations. This

Program Announcement is for projects

to be conducted by investigators both

inside and outside of NOAA, primarily
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over a one, two or three year period.

Actual funding levels may be subject to

change depending on the final FY 1996

budget appropriation. Programs not

currently accepting applications to fund

new starts may issue separate

announcements of opportunity

subsequently should funding permit.

The funding instrument for extramural

awards will be a grant unless it is

anticipated that NOAA will be

substantially involved in the

implementation of the project for which

an award is to be made, in which case

the funding instrument should be a

cooperative agreement. Examples of

substantial involvement may include

but are not limited to proposals for

collaboration between NOAA or NOAA

scientists and a recipient scientist or

technician and/or contemplation by

NOAA of detailing Federal personnel to

work on proposed projects. NOAA will

make decisions regarding the use of a

cooperative agreement on a case-by-case

basis. Funding for non-U.S. institutions

and contractual arrangements for

services and products for delivery to

NOAA are not available under this

announcement. Matching share is not

required by this program.

Program Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. App. 1463; 33 U.S.C.

883d, 883e; 15 U.S.C. 2904; 15 U.S.C. 2931

et seq.

(CFDA No. 11.431)—Climate and

Atmospheric Research

Program Objectives

The long term objective of the Climate

and Global Change Program is to

provide reliable predictions of climate

change and associated regional

implications on time scales ranging

from seasons to a century or more.

NOAA believes that these time scales

can be studied with an acceptable

probability of success and are the most

relevant for fundamental social

concerns. Predicting the behavior of the

coupled ocean-atmosphere-land surface

system will characterize NOAA’s role in

a successful national effort to deal with

observed or anticipated changes in the

global environment. NOAA has a range

of unique facilities and capabilities that

can be applied to Climate and Global

Change investigations. Proposals that

seek to exploit these resources in

collaborative efforts between NOAA and

extramural investigations are

encouraged.

Program Priorities

In FY 1996, NOAA will give priority

attention to individual proposals in the

areas described below. Investigators are

asked to specify clearly which of these

areas is being pursued. The names,

affiliations and phone numbers of

relevant Climate and Global Change

Program Officers are provided.

Prospective applicants are encouraged

to contact Program Officers for further

information. Proposals should be sent to

the NOAA Office of Global Programs

rather than to individual Program

Officers, unless specifically stated

otherwise in the program descriptions.

• World Ocean Circulation

Experiment—As part of NOAA’s

contribution to WOCE, the Climate and

Global Change Program will support

proposals to the Atlantic Circulation

and Climate Experiment (ACCE). This

program is described in the document

‘‘The U.S. Contribution to WOCE and

ACCP: A Program Design for an Atlantic

Circulation and Climate Experiment,’’

available from Dr. Piers Chapman, U.S.

WOCE Office, Department of

Oceanography, Texas A&M University,

College Station, TX, 77843–3146 (409–

845–1443; Internet: uswoce@

astra.tamu.edu). ACCE proposals will be

jointly reviewed by NOAA and the

National Science Foundation (NSF) as

part of the interagency WOCE Program

Announcement. Proposals for this

element should be submitted directly to

the NSF Ocean Sciences Division, for

their August 1 target date. Letters of

intent are not required for submissions

to ACCE. For further information

contact: David Goodrich, NOAA/Global

Programs, Silver Spring, MD; 301–427–

2089 ext. 38, Interent:

goodrich@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Atlantic Climate Change—The goal

of this program is to determine the

nature and influence of interactions

between the meridional circulation of

the Atlantic Ocean, sea surface

temperature and salinity, and the global

atmosphere. Proposals are sought in

support of the Atlantic Circulation and

Climate Experiment, as described above.

Proposals using models, instrumental

data, or proxy data to examine

variability in the climate system

resulting from interactions between the

Atlantic Ocean and the global

atmosphere on interannual to decadal

timescales are also solicited, with

particular emphasis on interactions in

the tropical Atlantic. For further

information contact: David Goodrich,

NOAA/Office of Global Programs, Silver

Spring, MD; 301–427–2089, ext. 38,

Internet: goodrich@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Global Energy and Water Cycle

Experiment (GEWEX)—Global Energy

and Water Cycle Experiment

(GEWEX)—In FY 1996, NOAA’s

principal contribution to GEWEX will

be directed at improving the analysis of

precipitation at the surface and the

modeling of physical processes

associated with the transfer of heat,

moisture and momentum across the

land/atmosphere interface and through

the atmospheric boundary layer.

Particular emphasis will be placed on

issues involving the scale integration of

these processes in climate models. The

focus for this activity is the GEWEX

Continental-scale International Project

(GCIP) centered on the Mississippi River

Basin. For further information contact:

Michael Coughlin, NOAA/Programs,

Silver Spring, MD; 301–427–2089 ext.

40. Internet: coughlan@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Atmospheric Chemistry—The

Atmospheric Chemistry Project focuses

on global monitoring, process-oriented

laboratory and field studies, and

theoretical modeling to improve the

predictive understanding of

atmospheric trace gases that influence

the Earth’s chemical and radiative

balance. FY 1996 grants in Atmospheric

Chemistry will focus on studies

associated with the International Global

Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) program

of the IGBP. Proposals are solicited for

the following: (i) (highest priority) the

North Atlantic Regional Study (NARE),

with emphasis on intensive field studies

and modeling; and (ii) the East Asian/

North Pacific Regional Experiment

(APARE), with emphasis on

coordination of ground-based chemical

measurements and diagnostic analyses

and modeling of regional chemical

processes. In addition, proposals are

solicited for (iii) stratospheric/upper

tropospheric ozone research, with an

emphasis on the development or

deployment of instruments capable of

measuring key chemical compounds

from high-altitude jet aircraft, and (iv)

field observations and related analyses

elucidating the role of anthropogenic

aerosols in climate forcing, with an

emphasis on the chemical processes

involved. For an information sheet

containing further details, contact: Joel

Levy, NOAA/Office of Global Programs,

301–427–2089 ext. 21, Internet:

levy@ogp.noaa.gov, or Fred C.

Fehsenfeld, NOAA/Aeronomy

Laboratory, Boudler, CO; 303–497–5819.

• Climate Change Data and Detection

(formerly Information Management)—

The scientific goals of this element

include efforts: (1) to provide data and

information management support (i.e.

data assembly, processing, inventory,

access, distribution and archiving) for a

variety of national and international

programs of primary interest to NOAA’s

Climate and Global Change Program,

e.g., GEWEX (Global Energy & Water

Cycle Experiment), WOCE (World

Ocean Circulation Experiment), GCOS

(Global Climate Observing System),
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GOALS (Global Ocean-AtmosphereLand-System Program, IGBP

(International Geosphere Biosphere

Program), etc.; (2) to provide data and

information management support

related to cross cutting science efforts

necessary to assess seasonal,

interannual, decadal, and longer climate

variations and changes; (3) to document

the quantitative character of observed

climate variations and changes; and (4)

to attribute changes in the observed

climate record to specific climate

forcings. Proposals are sought that are

clearly linked to these scientific

objectives and that are under the

direction of a scientific principal

investigator. Proposals that are directly

linked to major national international

assessments, such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

(IPCC), are encouraged. Proposals to

enhance system and infrastructure

responsibilities without firm science

driven objectives will not be considered.

NOAA/DOE Jointly Sponsored Project:

Contingent on the availability of

funding, the Department of Energy

(DOE) will join NOAA in co-sponsoring

projects that specifically address

objectives (3) and (4). For further

information contact: Tom Karl, NOAA/

NESDIS/National Climatic Data Center,

Asheville, NC, 704–271–4319, Internet:

tkarl@ncdc,noaa.gov, Bill Murray,

NOAA/Global Programs, Silver Spring,

MD; 301–427–2089 ext. 26, Internet:

murray@ogp.noaa.gov, Chris Miller,

NOAA/NESDIS, Washington, DC 20235,

202–606–5012, Internet:

miller@esdim.noaa.gov, or Mike Riches,

DOE/Environmental Sciences Division,

Washington, DC, 301–903–3264,

Internet:

mike.riches@mailgw.er.doe.gov.

• Paleoclimatology—The NOAA

Paleoclimatology Program solicits

proposals that support the new joint

IGBP PAGES/WCRP CLIVAR Research

Initiative. It is anticipated that this

initiative will be jointly supported by

NOAA and the National Science

Foundation. The initiative will focus on

research that utilizes seasonally- to

annually-dated paleoclimate time series

to develop an understanding of the

seasonal to century-scale variability and

predictability of: 1) the ENSO and

Africian/Asian monsoon systems, 2) the

ocean thermohaline system and its

relation to global change, and 3) the

hydrologic system at regional to global

scales, as it relates to the above.

Particular interest focuses on

understanding the full range of natural

variability and how well this variability

can be represented by models. Emphasis

is on the use of time series that extend

the instrumental record back in time,

including ‘‘floating’’ seasonally- to

annually-resolved time series that span

Holocene periods characterized by

climate forcing unlike that of today.

Investigators from the paleoclimate and

modern climate dynamics communities

are encouraged to collaborate on

proposals. For an information sheet or

more information, contact Mark Eakin,

NOAA/Global Programs, Silver Spring,

MD; 301–427–2089 ext. 19, Internet:

eakin@ogp.noaa.gov or Jonathan

Overpack, NOAA/National Geophysical

Data Center, Boulder, CO; 303–497–

6172, Internet: jto@mail.ngdc.noaa.gov.

• Economics and Human Dimensions

of Climate Fluctuations—The purpose

of this program is to advance our

understanding of the relationship

between human society and climate

system fluctuation. Due to limited funds

for new starts, OGP seeks to support a

few research projects on integrated

assessment relevant to direct impacts

and related effects of episodic climate

variations (such as those related to the

El Nin ̃o-Southern Oscillation

phenomenon, e.g. floods, droughts,

increased incidence of severe events),

analysis of social and economic

vulnerability, and identification of

policy options for mitigation and

adaption. Investigators are strongly

encouraged to contact program officers

to request a detailed information sheet

which elaborates on program priorities.

For an information sheet or more

information, contact Claudia

Nierenberg, NOAA/Global Programs,

Sliver Spring, MD; 301–427–2089 ext.

46, Intenet: nierenberg@ogp.noaa.gov or

Caitlin Simpson, NOAA/Global

Programs, Silver Spring, MD; 301–427–

2089 ext. 47, Internet:

simpson@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Climate Observations—This

program element focuses on ocean,

atmosphere and land surface climate

observations, measurement systems, and

techniques. it is a blend of two former

elements, Operational Measurements

(OM) and Long-Term Ocean

Observations (L-TOO). Due to limited

funds anticipated in FY 1996, the

Climate Observations program element

is not seeking applications to fund new

starts, but will accept applications for

renewal of funding for ongoing

activities. For further information

contact Bill Murray, NOAA/Global

Programs, Silver Spring, MD; 301/427–

2089 ext. 26, Internet:

murray@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Marine Ecosystem Response—Due

to limited funds anticipated in FY 1996,

the Marine Ecosystem Response

program element is not seeking

applications to fund new starts, but will

accept applications for renewal of

funding for ongoing activities. A

solicitation for new proposals, separate

from this announcement, may be issued

by the jointly supported (NSF/NOAA)

U.S. GLOBEC program to support the

ongoing Northwest Atlantic Field Study

and/or planned work on the U.S. Pacific

coast. In addition, proposals for coral

reef activities may be sought separately

through the U.S. Coral Reef Initiative.

For further information, contact Mark

Eakin, NOAA/Global Programs, Silver

Spring, MD; 301–427–2089 ext. 19,

Internet: eakin@ogp.noaa.gov; or Bill

Peterson, NOAA/National Marine

Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, MD;

301–713–2367, Internet:

wpeterso@shark.ssp.nmfs.gov.

• Global Ocean—Atmosphere—Land

System (GOALS)—The GOALS program

element is not seeking applications to

fund new starts, but will accept

applications for renewal of funding for

ongoing activities in FY 1996. Proposals

for the Pan-American Climate Studies

(PACS) Program and the Tropical

Ocean-Global Atmosphere Coupled

Ocean Atmosphere Response

Experiment (TOGA COARE) will be

solicited under separate

announcements. For further information

contact: Michael Patterson, NOAA/

Office of Global Programs, Silver Spring,

MD; 301–427–2089 ext. 12, Internet:

patterson@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Ocean-Atmopshere Carbon

Exchange Study (OACES)—Due to

limited funds anticipated in FY 1996,

the OACES program element is not

seeking applications to fund new starts,

but will accept applications for renewal

of funding for ongoing activities. For

further information contact: James F.

Todd, NOAA/Global Programs, Silver

Spring, MD; 301–427–2089 ext. 32,

Internet: todd@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Education—Due to limited funds

anticipated in FY 1996, the Climate and

Global Change Education program

element is not seeking applications to

fund new starts, but will accept

applications for renewal of funding for

ongoing activities. For further

information contact: Daphne Gemmill,

NOAA/Office of Global Programs, Silver

Spring, MD; 301–427–2089 ext. 20,

Internet: gemmill@ogp.noaa.gov.

Eligibility

Extramural eligibility is not limited

and is encouraged with the objective of

developing a strong partnership with

the academic community. Nonacademic proposers are urged to seek

collaboration with academic

institutions. Universities, non-profit

organizations, for profit organizations,

State and local governments, and Indian
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Tribes, are included among entities

eligible for funding under this

announcement. While not a prerequisite

for funding, applicants are encouraged

to consider conducting their research in

one or more of the National Marine

Estuarine Research Reserve System or

National Marine Sanctuary sites. For

further information on these field

laboratory sites, contact Dr. Dwight

Trueblood, NOAA/NOS, 301–713–3145

ext. 174.

The NOAA Climate and Global

Change Program has been approved for

multi-year funding up to a three year

duration. Funding for non-U.S.

institutions is not available under this

announcement.

Letters of Intent

Letters of Intent: (1) Letters should be

no more than two pages in length and

include the name and institution of

principal investigator(s), a statement of

the problem, brief summary of work to

be completed, approximate cost of the

project, and program element(s) to

which the proposal should be directed.

(2) Evaluation will be by program

management, according to the selection

criteria for full proposals described. (3)

It is in the best interest of applicants

and their institutions to submit letters of

intent; however, it is not a requirement.

(4) Facsimile and electronic mail are

acceptable for letters of intent only. (5)

Projects deemed unsuitable during

program review should not be submitted

as full proposals.

Evaluation Criteria

Consideration for financial assistance

will be given to those proposals which

address one of the Program Priorities

listed above and meet the following

evaluation criteria:

(1) Scientific Merit (20%): Intrinsic

scientific value of the subject and the

study proposed.

(2) Relevance (20%): Importance and

relevance to the goal of the Climate

and Global Change Program and to the

research areas listed above.

(3) Methodology (20%): Focused

scientific objective and strategy,

including measurement strategies and

data management considerations;

project milestones; and final products.

(4) Readiness (20%): Nature of the

problem; relevant history and status

of existing work; level of planning,

including existence of supporting

documents; strength of proposed

scientific and management team; past

performance record of proposers.

(5) Linkages (10%): Connections to

existing or planned national and

international programs; partnerships

with other agency or NOAA

participants, where appropriate.

(6) Costs (10%): Adequacy of proposed

resources; appropriate share of total

available resources; prospects for joint

funding; identification of long-term

commitments. (Matching funding is

encouraged, but is not required.)

Selection Procedures

All proposals will be evaluated and

ranked in accordance with the assigned

weights of the above evaluation criteria

by (1) independent peer mail review,

and/or (2) independent peer panel

review; both NOAA and non-NOAA

experts in the field may be used in this

process. Their individual

recommendations and evaluations will

be considered by the Program Manager/

Officer in final selections. Those ranked

by the panel and program as not

recommended for funding will not be

given further consideration and will be

notified of non-selection. For the

proposals rated either Excellent, Very

Good or Good, the Program Manager

will: (a) ascertain which proposals meet

the objectives, fit the criteria posted,

and do not substantially duplicate other

projects that are currently funded by

NOAA or are approved for funding by

other federal agencies (b) select the

proposals to be funded, (c) determine

the total duration of funding for each

proposal, and (d) determine the amount

of funds available for each proposal.

Awards are not necessarily made to the

highest-scored proposals, even though

scoring is one of several factors

considered in selecting proposals for

award.

Unsatisfactory performance by a

recipient under prior Federal awards

may result in an application not being

considered for funding.

Proposal Submission

The guidelines for proposal

preparation provided below are

mandatory. Failure to heed these

guidelines may result in proposals being

returned without review.

(a) Full Proposals: (1) Proposals

submitted to the NOAA Climate and

Global Change Program must include

the original and two unbound copies of

the proposal. (2) Investigators are not

required to submit more than 3 copies

of the proposal. Investigators are

encouraged to submit sufficient

proposal copies for the full review

process if they wish all reviewers to

receive color, unusually sized (not

8.5x11′′), or otherwise unusual materials

submitted as part of the proposal. Only

three copies of the Federally required

forms are needed. (3) Proposals must be

limited to 30 pages (numbered),

including budget, investigators vitae,

and all appendices, and should be

limited to funding requests for one to

three year duration. Appended

information may not be used to

circumvent the page length limit.

Federally mandated forms are not

included within the page count. (4)

Proposals should be sent to the NOAA

Office of Global Programs at the above

address. (5) Facsimile transmissions and

electronic mail submission of full

proposals will not be accepted.

(b) Required Elements: All proposals

should include the following elements:

(1) Signed title page: The title page

should be signed by the Principal

Investigator (PI) and the institutional

representative and should clearly

indicate which project area is being

addressed. The PI and institutional

representative should be identified by

full name, title, organization, telephone

number and address. The total amount

of Federal funds being requested should

be listed for each budget period.

(2) Abstract: An abstract must be

included and should contain an

introduction of the problem, rationale

and a brief summary of work to be

completed. The abstract should appear

on a separate page, headed with the

proposal title, institution(s)

investigator(s), total proposed cost and

budget period.

(3) Results from prior research: The

results of related projects supported by

NOAA and other agencies should be

described, including their relation to the

currently proposed work. Reference to

each prior research award should

include the title, agency, award number,

PIs, period of award and total award.

The section should be a brief summary

and should not exceed two pages total.

(4) Statement of work: The proposed

project must be completely described,

including identification of the problem,

scientific objectives, proposed

methodology, relevance to the goal of

the Climate and Global Change Program,

and the program priorities listed above.

Benefits of the proposed project to the

general public and the scientific

community should be discussed. A

year-by-year summary of proposed work

must be included clearly indicating that

each year’s proposed work is severable

and can easily be separated into annual

increments of meaningful work. The

statement of work, including references

but excluding figures and other visual

materials, must not exceed 15 pages of

text. Investigators wishing to submit

group proposals that exceed the 15 page

limit should discuss this possibility

with the appropriate Program Officer

prior to submission. In general,

proposals from 3 or more investigators
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may include a statement of work

containing up to 15 pages of overall

project description plus up to 5

additional pages for individual project

descriptions.

(5) Budget: Applicants must submit a

Standard Form 424 (4–92) ‘‘Application

for Federal Assistance’’, including a

detailed budget using the Standard

Form 424a (4–92), ‘‘Budget

Information—Non-Construction

Programs’’. The form is included in the

standard NOAA application kit. The

proposal must include detailed total and

annual budgets corresponding with the

descriptions provided in the statement

of work. Additional text to justify

expenses should be included as

necessary.

(6) Vitae: Abbreviated curriculum

vitae are sought with each proposal.

Reference lists should be limited to all

publications in the last three years with

up to five other relevant papers.

(7) Current and pending support: For

each investigator, submit a list that

includes project title, supporting agency

and with number, investigator months,

dollar value and duration. Requested

values should be listed for pending

support.

(8) List of suggested reviewers: The

cover letter may include a list of

individuals qualified and suggested to

review the proposal. It also may include

a list of individuals that applicants

would prefer to not review the proposal.

Such lists may be considered at the

direction of the Program Officer.

(c) Other requirements:

(1) Applicants may obtain a standard

NOAA application kit from the Program

Office.

Primary Applicant Certification—All

primary applicants must submit a

completed Form CD–511, ‘‘Certification

Regarding Debarment, Suspension and

Other Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements and

Lobbying’’. Applicants are also hereby

notified of the following:

1. Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension—Prospective participants

(as defined at 15 CFR Part 26, section

105) are subject to 15 CFR Part 26,

‘‘Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension,’’ and the related section of

the certification form prescribed above

applies;

2. Drug Free Workplace—Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR part 26, section 605)

are subject to 15 CFR Part 26, Subpart

F, ‘‘Government Requirements for DrugFree Workplace (Grants)’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies;

3. Anti-Lobbying—Persons (as defined

at 15 CFR Part 28, section 105) are

subject to the lobbying provisions of 31

U.S.C. 1352, ‘‘Limitation on use of

appropriated funds to influence certain

Federal contracting and financial

transactions’’, and the lobbying section

of the certification form prescribed

above applies to applications/bids for

grants, cooperative agreements, and

contracts for more than $100,000, and

loans and loan guarantees for more than

$150,000, or the single family maximum

mortgage limit for affected programs,

whichever is greater; and

4. Anti-Lobbying Disclosure—Any

applicant that has paid or will pay for

lobbying using any funds must submit

an SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities,’’ as required under 15 CFR

part 28, appendix B.

Lower Tier Certification—Recipients

must require applicants/bidders for

subgrants, contracts, subcontracts, or

lower tier covered transactions at any

tier under the award to submit, if

applicable, a completed Form CD–512,

‘‘Certifications Regarding Debarment,

Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary

Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered

Transactions and Lobbying’’ and

disclosure form SF—LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of

Lobbying Activities.’’ Form CD–512 is

intended for the use of recipients and

should not be transmitted to DOC. SF–

LLL submitted by any tier recipient or

subrecipient should be submitted to

DOC in accordance with the

instructions contained in the award

document.

(2) Recipients and subrecipients are

subject to all applicable Federal laws

and Federal and Department of

Commerce policies, regulations, and

procedures applicable to Federal

financial assistance awards.

(3) Preaward Activities—If applicants

incur any costs prior to an award being

made, they do so solely at their own risk

of not being reimbursed by the

Government. Notwithstanding any

verbal assurance that may have been

received, there is no obligation to the

applicant on the part of Department of

Commerce to cover pre-award costs.

(4) This program is subject to the

requirements of OMB Circular No. A–

110, ‘‘Uniform Administrative

Requirements for Grants and Other

Agreements with Institutions of Higher

Education, Hospitals, and Other NonProfit Organizations’’, and 15 CFR Part

24, ‘‘Uniform Administrative

Requirements for Grants and

Cooperative Agreements to State and

Local Governments’’, as applicable.

Applicants under this program are not

subject to Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.’’

(5) All non-profit and for-profit

applicants are subject to a name check

review process. Name checks are

intended to reveal if any key individuals

associated with the applicant have been

convicted of, or are presently facing

criminal charges such as fraud, theft,

perjury, or other matters which

significantly reflect on the applicant’s

management, honesty, or financial

integrity.

(6) A false statement on an applicant

is grounds for denial or termination of

funds and grounds for possible

punishment by a fine or imprisonment

as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

(7) No award of Federal funds shall be

made to an applicant who has an

outstanding delinquent Federal debt

until either:

(i) The delinquent account is paid in

full.

(ii) A negotiated repayment schedule

is established and at least one payment

is received, or

(iii) Other arrangement satisfactory to

the Department of Commerce are made.

(8) Buy American-Made Equipment or

Products—Applicants are encouraged

that any equipment or products

authorized to be purchased with

funding provided under this program

must be American-made to the

maximum extent feasible.

(9) The total dollar amount of the

indirect costs proposed in an

application under this program must not

exceed the indirect cost rate negotiated

and approved by a cognizant Federal

agency prior to the proposed effective

date of the award or 100 percent of the

total proposed direct cost dollar amount

in the application, whichever is less.

(d) If an applicant is selected for

funding, the Department of Commerce

has no obligation to provide any

additional future funding in connection

with the award. Renewal of an award to

increase funding or extend the period of

performance is at the total discretion of

the Department of Commerce.

(e) In accordance with Federal

statutes and regulations, no person on

grounds of race, color, age, sex, national

origin or disability shall be excluded

from participation in, denied benefits of,

or be subjected to discrimination under

any program or activity receiving

financial assistance from the NOAA

Climate and Global Change Program.

The NOAA Climate and Global Change

Program does not have direct TDD

(Telephonic Device for the Deaf)

capabilities, but can be reached through

the State of Maryland supplied TDD

contact number, 800–735–2258,

between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30

pm.

Classification: This notice has been

determined to be not significant for

purposes of Executive Order 12866. The
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standard forms have been approved by

the Office of Management and Budget

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act under OMB approval number 0348–

0043, 0348–0044, and 0348–0047.

Dated: April 28, 1995.

J. Michael Hall,

Director, Office of Global Programs, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

[FR Doc. 95–11379 Filed 5–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–12–M

[I.D. 050195D]

Endangered Species; Permits

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Receipt of a request for

modification 2 to permit 907 (P498A),

and issuance of permit 953 (P497C) and

modification 2 to permit 824 (P510A).

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

David Bennett (P498A) has applied in

due form for a second modification to

permit 907. Notice is also given that

NMFS has issued Permit 953 to Ted

Bjornn of the Idaho Cooperative Fish

and Wildlife Research Unit (ICFW) and

Lowell Stuehrenberg of NMFS (P497C),

and a second modification to Permit 824

held by the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

(P510A).

DATES: Written comments or requests for

a public hearing on the request to

modify Permit 907 must be received on

or before June 8, 1995.

ADDRESSES: The applications, permits,

and related documents are available for

review or by appointment in the

following offices:

Office of Protected Resources, F/PR8,

NMFS, 1315 East-West Hwy., Room

13307, Silver Spring, MD 20910–3226

(301–713–1401); and

Environmental and Technical

Services Division, 525 NE Oregon

Street, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97232–

4169 (503–230–5400).

Written comments or requests for a

public hearing on the request to modify

Permit 907 should be submitted to the

Chief, Endangered Species Division,

Office of Protected Resources.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: David

Bennett has requested authority to take

juvenile listed Snake River sockeye

(Oncorhynchus nerka) and chinook

salmon (O. tshawytscha) for the purpose

of assessing the salmonid use of the

Cargill grain elevator site near the

confluence of the Snake River with the

Columbia River.

On March 20, 1995, notice was

published (60 FR 14735) that an

application had been filed by Ted

Bjornn of ICFW and Lowell

Stuehrenberg of NMFS (P497C) to test

the efficiency and locations of two

Merwin traps in 1995 by capturing 200

adult Snake River spring/summer

chinook salmon, of which 45 would be

listed. No mortalities were requested.

On April 25, 1995, NMFS issued Permit

953 for the above research.

On May 2, 1995, NMFS issued

Modification 2 to Permit 824 held by the

Shoshone-Bannock tribes to allow for

increased take of listed Snake River

spring/summer chinook salmon redds,

juveniles, and adults by observation via

snorkeling and from river banks.

Permit 953 and Modification 2 to

Permit 824 were issued, subject to

certain conditions set forth therein, to

authorize takes of listed species for the

purposes of scientific research under the

authority of section 10 of the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA)

(16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) and the NMFS

regulations governing listed fish and

wildlife permits (50 CFR parts 217-222).

As required by the ESA, this permit and

modification were based on a finding

that such actions: (1) Were applied for

in good faith; (2) will not operate to the

disadvantage of the listed species which

are the subject of these actions; (3) are

consistent with the purposes and

policies set forth in section 2 of the

ESA.

Dated: May 2, 1995.

Russell J. Bellmer,

Chief, Endangered Species Division, Office

of Protected Resources, National Marine

Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–11380 Filed 5–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Public Information Collection

Requirement Submitted to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

Review

ACTION: Notice.

The Department of Defense has

submitted to OMB for clearance, the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Title and OMB Control Number: DoD

FAR Supplement, Subpart 245.6,

Reporting, Redistribution, and Disposal

of Contractor Inventory; Subpart 245.73,

Sale of Surplus Contractor Inventory;

and Related Clause at 252.245–7XXX,

Demilitarization and Trade Security

Controls; OMB Control Number 0704–

0363.

Type of Request: Revision.

Number of Respondents: 35,250.

Responses per Respondent: 1.13.

Annual Responses: 40,000.

Average Burden per Response: 30

minutes.

Annual Burden Hours: 20,000.

Needs and Uses: The information

collected hereby, is used by contractors

and the Federal Government to ensure

proper disposal of excess property,

while at the same time, considering

demilitarization and Trade Security

Control requirements. It is used

specifically by inventory managers,

property administrators, plant clearance

offices, contracting officers, and law

enforcement agencies.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit; non-profit institutions; and

Small businesses or organizations.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain a benefit.

OMB Desk Officer: Mr. Peter N. Weiss.

Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

information collection should be sent to

Mr. Weiss at the Office of Management

and Budget, Desk Officer for DoD, Room

10236, New Executive office Building,

Washington, DC 20503.

DOD Clearance Officer: Mr. William

Pearce.

Written requests for copies of the

information collection proposal should

be sent to Mr. Pearce, WHS/DIOR, 1215

Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204,

Arlington, VA 22202–4302.

Dated: May 3, 1995.

Patricia L. Toppings,

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison

Officer, Department of Defense.

[FR Doc. 95–11292 Filed 5–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 5000–04–M

Office of the Secretary

Economic Security: Base Closures and

Realignments; Points of Contact and

Addresses for Local Redevelopment

Authorities

AGENCY: Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This Notice provides points of

contact and addresses for the Local

Redevelopment Authorities (LRAs) for

the closing and realigning bases listed

below. These LRAs have elected to be

covered under the Base Closure

Community Redevelopment and

Homeless Assistance Act of 1994, Public

Law 103–421 (Homeless Assistance Act)

All other closing or realigning

installations will be screened in

accordance with the Stewart B.