28150 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 22, 2001 / Notices

Dated: May 15, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–12869 Filed 5–21–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051701E]

Coastal Zone Management Program

Administration Grants

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information

collection; comment request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington DC 20230 (or via the

Internet at MClayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to John King, Acting Chief,

Coastal Programs Division, NOS, 1305

East-West Highway, Room 11110, Silver

Spring, MD 20910 (phone: 301–713–

3121, ext. 188).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Coastal zone management grants

provide funds to states and territories to

implement federally approved Coastal

Zone Management Programs and to

develop assessment documents and

multi-year strategies. Paperwork

Reduction Act approval is being sought

for performance and annual reports,

requests for amendments or routine

program changes to an approved

program, and the submission of program

management and assessment/strategy

documents.

II. Method of Collection

Information is submitted to respond

to requirements detailed in regulations.

No forms are used.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0119.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal

government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

34.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15

hours for a performance report on a

state’s Coastal Zone Management

Program, 27 hours for any other

performance report, 800 hours for a

program management document, 6

hours for an annual report, 240 hours

for an Assessment and Strategy

document, 8 hours for an amendment,

and 5 hours for documentation related

to section 306A of the Coastal Zone

Management Act.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 6,598.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $250.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: May 15, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket No. 001214351–1124–02]

RIN: 0648–ZB02

Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship

Program; Financial Assistance for

Graduate Students

AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS),

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA), Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce

is announcing funding availability for

graduate students pursuing masters or

doctoral level degrees in oceanography,

marine biology, or maritime archaeology

through the Dr. Nancy Foster

Scholarship Program and is inviting

applications for such scholarships.

Applicants who have submitted an

application for a Dr. Nancy Foster

scholarship prior to the publication of

this notice should review their

applications and submit any revisions

or supplemental materials necessary to

comply with the application

requirements or in recognition of the

funding priorities and selection criteria

set forth in this notice.

DATES: The Dr. Nancy Foster

Scholarship Program application period

opened March 26, 2001, 66 FR 16445,

and will close June 21, 2001.

Applications must be postmarked by the

closing date. Scholarship awards will be

announced on or about July 19, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be sent

to the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship

Program, Attention: Office of the

Assistant Administrator, 13th Floor,

National Ocean Service, 1305 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

Copies of form CD–511 may be

requested from this address or may be

downloaded from the Department of

Commerce Web site: http://

www.doc.gov. Information on the

scholarship program may be obtained

from the Web site: http://

fosterscholars.noaa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Nancy Foster Scholarship Program,

Office of the Assistant Administrator,

13th Floor, National Ocean Service,

1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301–713–3074).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority:

The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship

Program is authorized by the National

Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act of

2000 (Pub. L. 106–513) to recognize

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outstanding scholarship in

oceanography, marine biology, or

maritime archaeology, particularly by

women and members of minority

groups, and encourage independent

graduate-level research through

financial support of graduate studies in

such fields.

Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance: This program is listed under

CFDA #11.460, titled Special Oceanic

and Atmospheric Projects.

Program Description: The Dr. Nancy

Foster Scholarship Program provides

support for independent graduate-level

studies in oceanography, marine

biology, or maritime archaeology,

particularly by women and members of

minority groups. Gender and minority

status is not considered when selecting

award recipients. However, special

outreach efforts are employed to solicit

applications from women and

minorities. Scholarships are distributed

by disciplines, institutions and

geography, and by the degree type and

level being sought, with selections

within distributions based on financial

need, the potential for success in a

graduate studies program, and the

potential for achieving research and

career goals. The program is

administered through NOAA’s National

Ocean Service and is funded annually

with 1% of the amount appropriated

each fiscal year to carry out the National

Marine Sanctuaries Act.

Funding Availability: For the 2001–

2002 academic year, Dr. Nancy Foster

Scholarships may provide support of up

to $28,800 per student: a 12-month

stipend of $16,800, in addition to a

tuition allowance of up to $12,000. A

maximum of $57,600 may be provided

to masters students (up to two years of

support) and up to $115,200 may be

provided to doctoral students (up to

four years of support). For the 2001–

2002 academic year, NOAA expects to

award five scholarships. The annual

stipend will be paid directly to the

scholar. The stipend is intended to

defray cost-of-living expenses, and not

to support research costs. NOAA

anticipates the student and their faculty

advisor will secure research funds

independent of the scholarship. Tuition

and academic fees will be negotiated

between the academic institution and

the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship

program manager at NOAA prior to the

start of studies. This negotiation is

intended to levy scholarship funds and

enhance opportunities for scholarship

recipients. In those instances in which

tuition and academic fees are not totally

waived by the academic institution, the

tuition allowance in an amount equal to

the tuition and fees not waived (but not

to exceed $12,000) will be paid directly

to the scholar to remittance to the

academic institution. If tuition and fees

are reduced or waived by the academic

institution, then that portion of the

tuition allowance not needed (i.e., up to

$12,000 in the case of a total waiver)

will be retained by NOAA for future

scholarships. No money will be paid

directly to the student from the tuition

allowance for purposes other than the

payment of tuition and fees.

Specific instructions regarding the

disbursement, management, and

reporting requirements for all stipend

and tuition allowance payments will be

provided at a later date. The awarding

of funds beyond the first year will be

based on availability of funds,

continued eligibility of the student,

periodic certification by the academic

institution that adequate academic

progress is being made, and compliance

with applicable reporting requirements.

At its discretion, each academic

institution may supplement a scholar’s

stipend from institutional funds in

accordance with the supplementation

policy of the institution.

Matching Requirements: There are no

matching requirements for an award.

Type of Funding Instrument: Grant.

Eligibility Criteria: Only United States

citizens currently pursuing or intending

to pursue a masters or doctoral level

degree in oceanography, marine biology,

or maritime archaeology, including the

curation, preservation, and display of

maritime artifacts, are eligible for an

award under this scholarship program.

Prospective scholars do not need to be

enrolled or admitted to a graduate-level

program in order to apply for this

scholarship. However, funds will not be

released before the applicant is accepted

to an accredited institution in the

United States with a program emphasis

in the areas described above, and

certification to that effect has been

received by NOAA from that institution.

Studies must be conducted on a fulltime basis. Recipients of scholarship

awards may be employed at the time of

the award if it is a requirement of their

degree program or directly related to

their research effort. Other forms of

employment will not be allowed and

scholars will be required to submit a

letter certifying that they are in

compliance with this requirement.

Eligibility must be maintained for each

succeeding year of support and annual

reporting requirements, to be specified

at a later date, will apply.

Award Period: This call for

applications is for studies beginning in

the fall 2001. Stipends will cover a 12

month period. Masters students may be

supported for up to two years, and

doctoral students for up to four years.

Indirect Costs: No indirect costs will

be paid on this award.

Applications: Applications for Dr.

Nancy Foster Scholarships are invited.

Applications were first invited by

Federal Register notice on March 26,

2001 (66 FR 16445) with certain needed

information only appearing on NOAA’s

website for the program, http://

fosterscholars.noaa.gov. Today’s notice

contains all necessary information and

announces a closing date of June 21,

2001 for the submission of applications.

Applicants who submitted an

application for a Dr. Nancy Foster

scholarship in response to the March 26,

2001, notice should review their

applications and submit any revisions

or supplemental materials necessary to

comply with the application

requirements or in recognition of the

funding priorities and selection criteria

set forth in this notice. Applications and

revisions or supplements to applications

previously submitted must be

postmarked by the closing date.

Scholarship awards will be announced

on or about July 19, 2001.

Applications: Each application must

include these following items:

(I) General Information Sheet

(II) Statement of Intent

(III) Institute Certification (for those

applicants who are currently enrolled

in a graduate program for which

support is requested, or who have

received acceptance for fall 2001

enrollment in a graduate program for

which support is requested)

(IV) Transcripts

(V) Three Letters of Recommendation

(VI) Declaration

Applicants who have submitted an

application for a Dr. Nancy Foster

scholarship prior to the publication of

this notice should review their

applications and submit any revisions

or supplemental materials necessary

(e.g., Declaration) to comply with the

application requirements or in

recognition of the funding priorities and

selection criteria set forth in this notice.

I. General Information Sheet

Personal Data: Provide your full

name, country of citizenship, current

address, permanent address, and home

and work telephone numbers. If you can

be reached by fax or e-mail, include that

information. Optional—for statistical

collection purposes only: Indicate your

gender and whether you are Hispanic or

Latino and indicate your race by

selecting one or more of the following:

American Indian or Alaska Native,

Asian, Black or African-American,

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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific

Islander, or White.

Degree Sought: State your proposed

field of study (oceanography, marine

biology or maritime archaeology) and

degree type you are seeking (e.g., M.S.,

M.A., Ph.D). Include the month and year

you expect the degree to be awarded. If

you have selected a school, state the

name and location. If you have not yet

selected a school, list your proposed

field of study, degree type you are

seeking, and state that you have not yet

selected a school.

Education: List the academic degrees

you have received, or expect to receive

by the start of your proposed graduate

studies for this program, including the

date and institution.

Funding Resources: List all resources

you have available to assist you in your

graduate studies (e.g., grants, student

loans, scholarships).

Publications: If you have published in

the technical literature, provide a

bibliography. If you have not published,

write ‘‘NA.’’

Experience: List relevant experience

only (e.g., unpaid employment, military

service, internships, residencies, special

studies, volunteer work). Give dates and

a short description of your duties in

each position, starting with the most

recent. Include the names, addresses

and phone numbers of employers.

II. Statement of Intent

The Statement of Intent is a selfdescription of your academic, research,

and career goals, and how your

proposed course of study or research

will help you achieve these goals.

Include any background information

you believe is pertinent, and provide

insight into why you have chosen the

goals you are pursuing. Provide a

descriptive title for your research

project if any, or your research area of

interest if you do not have a specific

research project selected. This statement

should demonstrate your organizational,

analytical, and written communication

skills. The Statement of Intent should be

typewritten, single-spaced on a blank

piece of paper, and should not exceed

one page in length.

III. Institute Certification

For those applicants who are

currently enrolled in a graduate program

for which support is requested, or who

have received acceptance for fall 2001

enrollment in a graduate program for

which support is requested, a letter from

the institution certifying this must be

submitted with your application. The

letter should consist of the following

information on school letterhead and be

signed by a school official: Name and

location of the academic institution, the

school and department that you

currently are attending or plan to attend,

and the month and year your studies

will begin if you are not currently

enrolled. If you have a graduate advisor,

list his/her name, address, phone, fax,

and e-mail, if available, in the Institute

Certification portion of your

application. For students not yet

accepted to an institution, if selected as

an award recipient, a letter from the

institution certifying this must be

submitted to NOAA before funds can be

released.

IV. Transcripts

Provide official transcripts for all

previous university/college-level

studies.

V. Three Letters of Recommendation

Each application must include three

letters of recommendation from

individuals who have knowledge of

your academic record, research effort,

work and/or life experience. Relevant

unpaid work, such as internships and

volunteer efforts, is applicable. If you

have a sponsor or advisor in the

program, one of these letters should be

from that individual. Letters of

recommendation sent apart from the

application will not be accepted.

VI. Declaration

Applicants must certify that all

statements and information in their

applications are true and correct by

copying the following on a plain piece

of paper, signing it, and including it in

their application:

I, the undersigned, declare, under penalty

of perjury, that all statements and

information in my application are true and

correct.

Executed on [insert date]/

Print or Type Name:. lllllllllll

Signature:. lllllllllllllll

Funding Priorities: The priority of the

program is to fund independent

graduate-level studies in oceanography,

marine biology, or maritime archaeology

with scholarships distributed by

disciplines, institutions and geography,

and by the degree type and level being

sought, with selections within

distributions based on financial need,

the potential for success in a graduate

studies program, and the potential for

achieving research and career goals.

Evaluation Criteria: The evaluation

criteria and their weights are as follows:

a) financial need (30%); b) academic

record (25%); c) recommendations

(25%); d) organizational, analytical, and

written communication skills based on

statement of intent (10%); and e)

research and career goals and objectives

(10%).

Selection Procedures: An advisory

panel of experts will review

applications based on the evaluation

criteria and provide a numerical score

for each one. These scores will be used

by the selecting official in his/her

selection of the recipients of a Dr. Nancy

Foster Scholarship. In making final

selections, the selecting official will

consider availability of funds,

distribution of awards across

disciplines, institutions and geography,

and the degree type and level being

sought and will base selections within

distributions by score. Therefore,

scholarship awards will not necessarily

be made to the applications receiving

the highest scores.

Announcement of Awards: The

names, academic institutions, degrees

being sought, research plans, and

biographical information of the

scholarship awardees will be posted on

NOAA’s National Ocean Service Web

site and may be published in marketing

materials developed to advertise the Dr.

Nancy Foster Scholarship Program.

Other Requirements:

(1) Federal Policies and Procedures—

All scholarship recipients are subject to

all Federal laws and Federal and DoC

policies, regulations, and procedures

applicable to Federal financial

assistance awards.

(2) Past Performance—Unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

may result in an application not being

considered for funding.

(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 or written assurance that may

have been received, there is no

obligation on the part of DoC to cover

preaward costs.

(4) No Obligation for Future

Funding—If an application is selected

for funding, DoC has no obligation to

provide any additional future funding in

connection with that award. Renewal of

an award to increase funding or extend

the period of performance is at the total

discretion of DoC.

(5) Delinquent Federal Debts—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 arrangements satisfactory to

DoC are made.

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(6) Name Check Review—A name

check will be conducted on the

individuals selected for the scholarship.

Name checks are intended to reveal if

any applicants 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.

(7) Recipient Certifications—All

scholarship recipients must submit a

completed Form CD–511 (See

ADDRESSES), ‘‘Certifications Regarding

Debarment, Suspension and Other

Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements and

Lobbying,’’ and the following

explanations are provided:

i. 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;

ii. Drug-Free Workplace. Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section 605)

are subject to 15 CFR Part 26, Subpart

F, ‘‘Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies;

iii. 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

iv. Anti-Lobbying Disclosures. 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.

(8) False Statements—A false

statement on an application 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.

(9) Classification—This document

contains collection-of-information

requirements subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act (PRA). This application

has been approved by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) under

control number 0648–0432. Public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average 5

hours for an application and 45 minutes

per letter of recommendation. These

estimates include the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

This document also requires use of a

SF–LLL, which has been approved by

OMB under control number 0348–0046.

Notwithstanding any other provision of

law, no person is required to respond to,

nor shall any person be subject to a

penalty for failure to comply with, a

collection-of-information subject to the

PRA, unless that collection displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

Applications under this program are

not subject to Executive Order 12372,

Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.

This action has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of Executive

Order 12866.

Dated: May 15, 2001.

Scott B. Gudes,

Acting Administrator, National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 051601D]

New England Fishery Management

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service(NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery

Management Council (Council) is

scheduling a public meeting of its

Groundfish Oversight Committee in

June, 2001. Recommendations from the

committee will be brought to the full

Council for formal consideration and

action, if appropriate.

DATES: The meeting will held on

Monday, June 4, 2001, at 9:30 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the DoubleTree Hotel, 1230 Congress

Street, Portland, ME 04102; telephone:

(207) 774–5611.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

J. Howard, Executive Director, New

England Fishery Management Council

(978) 465–0492.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Groundfish Oversight Committee will

continue development of management

alternatives for Amendment 13 to the

Northeast Multispecies Fishery

Management Plan. The Committee will

review alternatives developed by the

Groundfish Plan Development Team

and incorporate measures identified

over the past year into the management

alternatives. While the Committee has

been developing measures that fall into

three broad approaches - refinements to

the status quo, area management, and

sector allocation - most of the effort at

this meeting will be on refining the

status quo option. The Committee will

consider alternatives that include

possible reductions in days-at-sea

allocations and use. Other measures that

may be discussed include the use of trip

or possession limits, modifications to

seasonal and year-round closed areas,

changes to gear requirements, and

recreational fishing measures. These

efforts will lead to development of

recommended management alternatives

that will be taken to public hearing in

the future. Proposed maximum

sustainable yield control rules will be

reviewed to clarify changes suggested by

the Council and the Committee.

Although non-emergency issues not

contained in this agenda may come

before this group for discussion, those

issues may not be the subject of formal

action during this meeting. Action will

be restricted to those issues specifically

listed in this notice and any issues

arising after publication of this notice

that require emergency action under

section 305 (c) of the Magnuson-Stevens

Act, provided the public has been

notified of the Council’s intent to take

final action to address the emergency.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul

J. Howard (see ADDRESSES) at least 5

days prior to the meeting dates.

Dated: May 17, 2001.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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