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other aspect of this collection of 

information, including suggestions for 

reducing this burden, to the Reports 

Clearance Officer, International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce, Room 4001, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20230. 

4. Executive Order 13132: It has been 

determined that this notice does not 

contain policies with Federalism 

implications as that term is defined in 

E.O. 13132. 

5. Administrative Procedure Act/

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Because prior 

notice and opportunity for public 

comment are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act for rules 

concerning public property, loans, 

grants, benefits and contracts (5 U.S.C. 

553(a)(2)), a Regulatory Flexibility 

Analysis is not required and has not 

been prepared for this notice (5 U.S.C. 

601 et seq.).

Dated: January 26, 2005. 

Tracy M. Rollins, 

Director, SABIT Program.

[FR Doc. E5–362 Filed 1–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

National Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 

2, notice is hereby given that the 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

National Advisory Board (MEPNAB), 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST), will meet Thursday, 

February 17, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 

3:30 p.m. The MEPNAB is composed of 

eleven members appointed by the 

Director of NIST who were selected for 

their expertise in the area of industrial 

extension and their work on behalf of 

smaller manufacturers. The Board was 

established to fill a need for outside 

input on MEP. MEP is a unique program 

consisting of centers in all 50 states and 

Puerto Rico. The centers have been 

created by state, federal, and local 

partnerships. The Board works closely 

with MEP to provide input and advice 

on MEP’s programs, plans, and policies. 

The purpose of this meeting is to update 

the board on the latest program 

developments including a NIST Update, 

a MEP Policy Overview, and a MEP 

Program Operations Update. 

Discussions scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. 

and to end at 3:30 p.m. on February 17, 

2005, on MEP budget issues will be 

closed. All visitors to the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology 

site will have to pre-register to be 

admitted. Anyone wishing to attend this 

meeting must register 48 hours in 

advance in order to be admitted. Please 

submit your name, time of arrival, email 

address and phone number to Lillian 

Ware no later than Tuesday, February 

15 and she will provide you with 

instructions for admittance. Ms. Ware’s 

email address is lillian.ware@nist.gov

and her phone number is 301/975–5454.

DATES: The meeting will convene 

February 17, 2005 at 8:30 a.m. and will 

adjourn at 3:30 p.m. on February 17, 

2005.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Employees’ Lounge, Administration 

Building, at NIST, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland 20899. Please note admittance 

instructions under SUMMARY paragraph.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carrie Hines, Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, 

Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–4800, 

telephone number (301) 975–3360.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Assistant Secretary for Administration, 

with the concurrence of the General 

Counsel, formally determined on 

December 27, 2004, that portions of the 

meeting which involve discussion of 

proposed funding of the MEP may be 

closed in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B), because that portion will 

divulge matters the premature 

disclosure of which would be likely to 

significantly frustrate implementation of 

proposed agency actions; and that 

portions of the meeting which involve 

discussion of the staffing of positions in 

MEP may be closed in accordance with 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), because divulging 

information discussed in that portion of 

the meeting is likely to reveal 

information of a personal nature, where 

disclosure would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy.

Dated: January 26, 2005. 

Hratch G. Semerjian, 

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 05–1816 Filed 1–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[Docket No. 030602141–5010–14; I.D. 

012505A]

RIN 0648–ZB55

Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal 

Year 2005

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Omnibus notice announcing the 

availability of grant funds for fiscal year 

2005.

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 

announces a third availability of grant 

funds for Fiscal Year 2005. The purpose 

of this notice is to provide the general 

public with a consolidated source of 

program and application information 

related to the Agency’s competitive 

grant offerings, and it contains the 

information about those programs 

required to be published in the Federal 

Register. This omnibus notice is 

designed to replace the multiple Federal 

Register notices that traditionally 

advertised the availability of NOAA’s 

discretionary funds for its various 

programs. It should be noted that 

additional program initiatives 

unanticipated at the time of the 

publication of this notice may be 

announced later in the year.

DATES: Applications must be received 

by the date and time indicated under 

each program listing in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be 

submitted to the addresses listed in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

each program. This Federal Register

notice may be found at the Grants.gov 

website, http://www.grants.gov, and the 

NOAA website at http://

www.ofa.noaa.gov/amd/

%SOLINDEX.HTML.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

a copy of the full funding opportunity 

announcement and/or application kit, 

access it at Grants.gov, via NOAA’s 

website, http://www.ofa.noaa.gov/amd/

%SOLINDEX.HTML, or by contacting 

the person listed as the information 

contact under each program.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA 

published its first omnibus notice 

announcing the availability of grant 

funds for both projects and fellowships/

scholarships/internships for Fiscal Year 

2005 in the Federal Register on June 30, 

2004 (69 FR 39417). The evaluation 

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criteria and selection procedures 

contained in the June 30, 2004, omnibus 

notice are applicable to this solicitation. 

For a copy of the June 30, 2004, 

omnibus notice, please go to: http://

www.Grants.gov or http://

www.ofa.noaa.gov/amd/

%SOLINDEX.HTML. This omnibus 

notice describes funding opportunities 

for the following NOAA discretionary 

grant programs:

NOAA Project Competitions

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS)

1. 2005 Atlantic Sea Scallop Research 

Set-Aside Program

2. Alaska Marine Resources 

Educational Partnership Program

3. Chesapeake Bay Integrated 

Research Program - Fisheries

4. Chesapeake Bay Integrated 

Research Program - Non-native oyster 

research

5. Chesapeake Bay Integrated 

Research Program - Submerged Aquatic 

Vegetation

6. New Bedford Harbor Restoration 

Projects Grants

7. Shellfish Growout Facility 

Development Grants

8. Western Demonstration Project

NOAA Fellowship, Scholarship and 

Internship Programs

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research 

(OAR)

1. Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy 

Fellowship

Electronic Access

As has been the case since October 1, 

2004, applicants can access, download 

and submit electronic grant applications 

for NOAA Programs through the 

Grants.gov website at http://

www.grants.gov. These announcements 

will also be available at the NOAA web 

site http://www.ofa.noaa.gov/amd/

%SOLINDEX.HTML or by contacting the 

program official identified below. 

However, applicants without internet 

access may still submit hard copies of 

their applications. The closing dates for 

applications filed through Grants.gov 

are the same as for the paper 

submissions noted in this 

announcement. For applicants filing 

through Grants.gov, NOAA strongly 

recommends that you do not wait until 

the application deadline date to begin 

the application process.

Getting started with Grants.gov is 

easy. Go to www.Grants.gov. There are 

two key features on the site: Find Grant 

Opportunities and Apply for Grants. 

Everything else on the site is designed 

to support these two features and your 

use of them. While you can begin 

searching for grant opportunities for 

which you would like to apply 

immediately, it is recommended that 

you complete the remaining Get Started 

steps sooner rather than later, so that 

when you find an opportunity for which 

you would like to apply, you are ready 

to go.

Get Started Step 1 B Find Grant 

Opportunity for Which You Would Like 

to Apply

Start your search for Federal 

government-wide grant opportunities 

and register to receive automatic email 

notifications of new grant opportunities 

or any modifications to grant 

opportunities as they are posted to the 

site by clicking the Find Grant 

Opportunities tab at the top of the page.

Get Started Step 2 B Register with 

Central Contractor Registry (CCR)

Your organization will also need to be 

registered with Central Contractor 

Registry. You can register with them 

online. This will take about 30 minutes. 

You should receive your CCR 

registration within 3 business days. 

Important: You must have a DUNS 

number from Dun & Bradstreet before 

you register with CCR. Many 

organizations already have a DUNS 

number. To determine if your 

organization already has a DUNS 

number or to obtain a DUNS number, 

contact Dun & Bradstreet at 1–866–705–

5711. This will take about 10 minutes 

and is free of charge. Be sure to 

complete the Marketing Partner ID 

(MPIN) and Electronic Business Primary 

Point of Contact fields during the CCR 

registration process. These are 

mandatory fields that are required when 

submitting grant applications through 

Grants.gov.

Get Started Step 3 B Register with the 

Credential Provider

You must register with a Credential 

Provider to receive a username and 

password. This will be required to 

securely submit your grant application.

Get Started Step 4 B Register with 

Grants.gov

The final step in the Get Started 

process is to register with Grants.gov. 

This will be required to submit grant 

applications on behalf of your 

organization. After you have completed 

the registration process, you will receive 

email notification confirming that you 

are able to submit applications through 

Grants.gov.

Get Started Step 5 B Log on to 

Grants.gov

After you have registered with 

Grants.gov, you can log on to Grants.gov 

to verify if you have registered 

successfully, to check application 

status, and to update information in 

your applicant profile, such as your 

name, telephone number, email address, 

and title. In the future, you will have the 

ability to determine if you are 

authorized to submit applications 

through Grants.gov on behalf of your 

organization.

NOAA Project Competitions

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS)

1. 2005 Atlantic Sea Scallop Research 

Set-Aside Program

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: For 

fishing year 2005 (March 1, 2005 - 

February 28, 2006), the New England 

Fishery Management Council (Council) 

has set aside portions of the total 

allowable catch (TAC) and Days-at-Sea 

(DAS) allowance in the sea scallop 

fishery to be used for sea scallop 

research endeavors under a research setaside (RSA) program. The RSA program 

provides a mechanism to fund research 

and compensate vessel owners through 

the sale of fish harvested under the 

research quota. Vessels participating in 

an approved research project may be 

authorized by the Northeast Regional 

Administrator, NMFS, to harvest and to 

land species in excess of any imposed 

trip limit or during fishery closures. 

Landings from such trips would be sold 

to generate funds that would help defray 

the costs associated with research 

projects. No Federal funds would be 

provided for research under this 

notification.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: No 

Federal funds are provided for research 

under this notification, but rather the 

opportunity to fish and sell the catch to 

generate income. The Federal 

Government’s contribution to the 

project will be a Letter of Authorization 

(LOA) that will provide special fishing 

privileges in response to sea scallop 

research applications selected to 

participate in this program. In the past, 

2–5 awards have been issued. During 

the 2004 fishing year, the income 

generated ranged from $64,140 to 

$200,460 with an average of $131,990.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 

1853(b)(11), 16 U.S.C. 1881a(e), and 16 

U.S.C. 1881(c).

CATALOG of FEDERAL DOMESTIC 

ASSITANCE NUMBER: 11.454.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 

Applications must be received by NMFS 

no later than 5 p.m. EST, March 3, 2005.

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ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTING 

APPLICATIONS: Electronic submission 

online: http://www.grants.gov; Paper 

applications should be sent to NMFS, 

Northeast Regional Office, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930.

INFORMATION CONTACT(S): 

Andrew Applegate, New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, The Tannery, Mill 2, 

Newburyport, MA 01950, phone (978) 

465–0492, or Peter Christopher NMFS, 

Northeast Regional Office, One 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 

phone (978) 281–9288, fax (978) 281–

9135, or email 

Peter.Christopher@noaa.gov.

ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are 

institutions of higher education, 

hospitals, other nonprofits, commercial 

organizations, individuals, State, local 

and Indian tribal governments. Federal 

agencies or institutions are not eligible 

to receive Federal assistance under this 

notice. Also, a person is not eligible to 

submit an application under this 

program if he/she is an employee of any 

Federal agency. Fishery Management 

Council members who are not Federal 

employees may submit an application.

COST SHARING REQUIREMENT: 

None.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: 

Applications under this program are 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

2. Alaska Marine Resources Educational 

Partnership Program

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: The 

Alaska Marine Resources Educational 

Partnership Program is a competitively 

based program designed to: (1) build the 

capacity of Minority Serving Institutions 

(MSI) with knowledge of Alaska marine 

resources to support collaborative 

research with NOAA Fisheries and (2) 

nurture a strong and diverse Alaska 

marine resource education and training 

partnership program to advance 

environmental literacy and support 

NOAA’s mission in the marine sciences. 

Through this program, NOAA is seeking 

to partner with MSIs that provide 

undergraduate degrees in environmental 

sciences and can demonstrate their 

ability to partner with NOAA Fisheries 

research or management entities in 

Alaska to enhance the preparation of 

students for careers in marine resource 

fields.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: This 

solicitation announces that 

approximately $75K may be available in 

FY2005 in award amounts to be 

determined by the applications and 

available funds.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 

753a, 15 U.S.C. 1540.

CFDA: 11.455 Cooperative Science 

and Education Program.

Application Deadline: Applicants are 

strongly encouraged to submit 

applications electronically through 

http://www.grants.gov, however, you 

may also submit your application to 

NOAA in paper format.

For electronic submission - 

Applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time on March 1, 2005. 

Applications received after that time 

will not be considered for funding.

For paper submission - Applications 

must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on March 1, 2005. Applications received 

after that time will not be considered for 

funding.

ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTING 

APPLICATIONS: Electronic submission 

online is strongly encouraged: http://

www.grants.gov.

Paper submission: MSI-Alaska 

Program Coordinator, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, Alaska Region, 709 W 

9th St., RM 420, Juneau, AK 99802–

1668 ATTN: AMRSP Program.

INFORMATION CONTACT(S): MSIAlaska Program coordinator, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska 

Region, 709 W 9th St., RM 420, Juneau, 

AK 99802–1668 at (907) 586–7280, or by 

e-mail at derek.orner@noaa.gov.

ELIGIBILITY: Minority Serving 

Institutions eligible to submit 

applications include institutions of 

higher education identified by the 

Department of Education as:

(i) Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities,

(ii) Hispanic-Serving Institutions,

(iii) Tribal Colleges and Universities, 

and

(iv) Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian 

Serving Institutions on the most recent 

‘‘2003 United States Department of 

Education Accredited Post-Secondary 

Minority Institutions’’ list: http://

www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/

edlite-minorityinst.html. Applications 

will not be accepted from any other 

entity submitted on behalf of MSIs.

COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS: 

No cost sharing is required under this 

program, however, the NOAA Alaska 

Regional Office strongly encourages 

applicants to share as much of the costs 

of the awards as possible. Funds from 

other Federal awards may not be 

considered matching funds.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: 

Applications under this program are 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

3. Chesapeake Bay Integrated Research 

Program - Fisheries

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: The 

Chesapeake Bay Integrated Research 

Program for Fisheries is a competitively 

based program that supports research, 

monitoring, modeling and management 

addressing various aspects of 

Chesapeake Bay fisheries. The 

Chesapeake Bay is a complex and 

dynamic ecosystem that supports many 

fisheries that are economically and 

ecologically important both regionally 

and nationally. Funded projects foster 

our knowledge and understanding of the 

Chesapeake Bay ecosystem by: (1) 

providing biological information and 

life history characteristics for many 

individual Chesapeake Bay fisheries 

stocks, and (2) broadening the 

multispecies knowledge base for 

development of fisheries ecosystem 

planning. All projects supported 

through this program will address 

recommendations of ‘‘Fisheries 

Ecosystem Planning for the Chesapeake 

Bay’’ (http://noaa.chesapeakebay.net/

fish) and provide timely (real-time) 

information for making resource 

management decisions in an ecosystem 

context.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: This 

solicitation announces that 

approximately $2 M may be available in 

FY2005 in award amounts to be 

determined by the applications and 

available funds. It is the intent of the 

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office to renew 

funding for several projects currently 

being supported and to make awards 

with funding through this notice to 

these programs pending successful 

review of a new application package, 

and adequate progress reports and/or 

site visits.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 

753a; 16 U.S.C. 661.

CFDA: 11.457 Chesapeake Bay 

Studies.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

submit applications electronically 

through http://www.grants.gov, 

however, you may also submit your 

applications to NOAA in paper format.

For electronic submission - 

Applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time on March 1, 2005. 

Applications received after that time 

will not be considered for funding.

For paper submission - Applications 

must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on March 1, 2005. Applications received 

after that time will not be considered for 

funding.

ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTING 

APPLICATIONS: Electronic submission 

online is strongly encouraged: http://

www.grants.gov.

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Paper submission: NOAA Chesapeake 

Bay Office, 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 

107A, Annapolis, MD 21403 ATTN: - 

CBIRP-Fisheries.

INFORMATION CONTACT(S): Derek 

Orner, NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office, 

410 Severn Avenue, Suite 107A, 

Annapolis, MD 21403, (410) 267–5676, 

or by fax at (410) 267–5666, or by e-mail 

at derek.orner@noaa.gov.

ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are 

institutions of higher education, other 

non-profits, commercial organizations, 

organizations under the jurisdiction of 

foreign governments, international 

organizations, state, local and Indian 

tribal governments. Federal agencies or 

institutions are not eligible to receive 

Federal assistance under this notice.

COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS: 

No cost sharing is required under this 

program, however, the NCBO strongly 

encourages applicants to share as much 

of the costs of the awards as possible. 

Funds from other Federal awards may 

not be considered matching funds. The 

nature of the contribution (cash versus 

in-kind) and the amount of matching 

funds will be taken into consideration 

in the review process. Priority selection 

will be given to applications that 

propose cash rather than in-kind 

contributions.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: 

Applications under this program are 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

4. Chesapeake Bay Integrated Research 

Program - Non-native Oyster Research

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: The 

Chesapeake Bay Integrated Research 

Program for non-native oyster research 

is a competitively based program that 

provides information and research to 

support a programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed 

introduction of a non-native oyster 

species to the Chesapeake Bay and other 

tidal waters of Maryland and Virginia. 

The EIS will evaluate the proposed 

introduction and seven identified 

alternatives. NOAA is serving as the 

science agency ensuring adequate 

scientific input is obtained to inform the 

EIS assessments and decision-making 

process. NOAA seeks applications for 

projects that will provide data and 

information in the following three areas: 

(1) Biological, (2) Economic, and (3) 

Analysis of EIS alternatives.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: This 

solicitation announces that 

approximately $2M may be available in 

FY2005 in award amounts to be 

determined by the applications and 

available funds. It is the intent of the 

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office to renew 

funding for several projects currently 

being supported and to make awards 

with funding through this notice to 

these programs pending successful 

review of a new application package, 

and adequate progress reports and/or 

site visits.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 

753a; 16 U.S.C. 661.

CFDA: 11.457 Chesapeake Bay 

Studies.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

submit applications electronically 

through http://www.grants.gov, 

however, you may also submit your 

applications to NOAA in paper format.

For electronic submission - 

Applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

eastern time on March 1, 2005. 

Applications received after that time 

will not be considered for funding.

For paper submission - Applications 

must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on March 1, 2005. Applications received 

after that time will not be considered for 

funding.

ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTING 

APPLICATIONS: Electronic submission 

online is strongly encouraged: http://

www.grants.gov.

Paper submission: NOAA Chesapeake 

Bay Office, 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 

107A, Annapolis, MD 21403 ATTN: 

CBIRP-oyster.

INFORMATION CONTACT(S): Jamie 

King, at (410) 267–5655 or Derek Orner, 

at (410) 267–5676, NOAA Chesapeake 

Bay Office, 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 

107A, Annapolis, MD 21403, or by fax 

at (410) 267–5666, or by e-mail at 

jamie.king@noaa.gov or 

derek.orner@noaa.gov.

ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are 

institutions of higher education, other 

non-profits, commercial organizations, 

organizations under the jurisdiction of 

foreign governments, international 

organizations, state, local and Indian 

tribal governments. Federal agencies or 

institutions are not eligible to receive 

Federal assistance under this notice.

COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS: 

No cost sharing is required under this 

program, however, the NCBO strongly 

encourages applicants to share as much 

of the costs of the awards as possible. 

Funds from other Federal awards may 

not be considered matching funds. The 

nature of the contribution (cash versus 

in-kind) and the amount of matching 

funds will be taken into consideration 

in the review process. Priority selection 

will be given to applications that 

propose cash rather than in-kind 

contributions.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: 

Applications under this program are 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

5. Chesapeake Bay Integrated Research 

Program - Submerged Aquatic 

Vegetation

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: The 

Chesapeake Bay Integrated Research 

Program for Submerged Aquatic 

Vegetation Culture and Restoration is a 

competitively based program designed 

to enhance and increase this important 

fisheries habitat in Chesapeake Bay and 

its tidal tributaries. Applications should 

follow and refer to the guidance in the 

Chesapeake Bay Program’s ‘‘Strategy to 

Accelerate the Protection and 

Restoration of Submerged Aquatic 

Vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay’’

which is available at http://

www.chesapeakebay.net/pubs/

subcommittee/lrsc/thwg/

FinallSAVlrestoration.PDF or via the 

Program Coordinator.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: This 

solicitation announces that 

approximately $700K may be available 

in FY2005 in award amounts to be 

determined by the applications and 

available funds. It is the intent of the 

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office to renew 

funding for several projects currently 

being supported and to make awards 

with funding through this notice to 

these programs pending successful 

review of a new application package, 

and adequate progress reports and/or 

site visits.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 

753a; 16 U.S.C. 661.

CFDA: 11.457 Chesapeake Bay 

Studies.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 

Applicants are strongly encouraged to 

submit applications electronically 

through http://www.grants.gov, 

however, you may also submit your 

applications to NOAA in paper format.

For electronic submission - 

Applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time on March 1, 2005. 

Applications received after that time 

will not be considered for funding.

For paper submission - Applications 

must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on March 1, 2005. Applications received 

after that time will not be considered for 

funding.

ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTING 

APPLICATIONS: Electronic submission 

online is strongly encouraged: http://

www.grants.gov.

Paper submission: NOAA Chesapeake 

Bay Office, 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 

107A, Annapolis, MD 21403 ATTN: 

CBIRP- SAV

INFORMATION CONTACT(S) Peter 

Bergstrom, at (410) 267–5665 or Derek 

Orner, at (410) 267–5676, NOAA 

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Chesapeake Bay Office, 410 Severn 

Avenue, Suite 107A, Annapolis, MD 

21403, or by fax at (410) 267–5666, or 

by e-mail at peter.bergstrom@noaa.gov

or derek.orner@noaa.gov.

ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are 

institutions of higher education, other 

non-profits, commercial organizations, 

organizations under the jurisdiction of 

foreign governments, international 

organizations, state, local and Indian 

tribal governments. Federal agencies or 

institutions are not eligible to receive 

Federal assistance under this notice.

COST SHARING REQUIREMENT: No 

cost sharing is required under this 

program, however, the NCBO strongly 

encourages applicants to share as much 

of the costs of the awards as possible. 

Funds from other Federal awards may 

not be considered matching funds. The 

nature of the contribution (cash versus 

in-kind) and the amount of matching 

funds will be taken into consideration 

in the review process. Priority selection 

will be given to applications that 

propose cash rather than in-kind 

contributions.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: 

Applications under this program are 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

6. New Bedford Harbor Restoration 

Projects Grants

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: NMFS, 

serving as the Administrative Trustee on 

behalf of the New Bedford Harbor 

Trustee Council (Trustee Council or 

Council) is inviting the public to submit 

applications for available funding 

provided for projects that will restore 

natural resources that were injured by 

the release of hazardous substances, 

including polychlorinated biphenyls 

(PCBs), in the New Bedford Harbor 

environment. The Trustee Council is 

responsible for restoration of natural 

resources injured through the release of 

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 

other hazardous substances into the 

New Bedford Harbor, Massachusetts 

Environment. The Council consists of 

the: (1) Massachusetts Executive Office 

of Environmental Affairs; (2) U.S. 

Department of Commerce represented 

by NMFS; and (3) U.S. Department of 

the Interior represented by the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service. Funding will be 

provided through grants or cooperative 

agreements issued through NOAA. 

Depending on the level of Federal 

involvement, selected recipients will 

enter into either a cooperative 

agreement or grant. NOAA reserves the 

right to utilize a different vehicle, such 

as a contract, if a grant or cooperative 

agreement is determined not to be the 

appropriate vehicle for funding.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: The 

Council intends to fund up to $5.5 

million for restoration projects 

addressing the natural resource injury 

within the New Bedford Harbor 

Environment.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 

661–667e, 42 U.S.C. 9601–9626.

CFDA: 11.463. Habitat Conservation.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: All 

applications for funding must be 

received by 5 p.m. Eastern Time, March 

18, 2005. Applications received after 

that time will not be considered for 

funding.

ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTING 

APPLICATIONS: Electronic submission 

online: http://www.grants.gov; Paper 

applications should be sent to New 

Bedford Harbor Trustee Council, c/o 

National Marine Fisheries Service, 1 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 

Attn: Jack Terrill.

INFORMATION CONTACT(S): Jack 

Terrill, Coordinator, New Bedford 

Harbor Trustee Council, c/o National 

Marine Fisheries Service, 1 Blackburn 

Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, or by 

phone at 978–281–9136 or on the 

internet at Jack.Terrill@noaa.gov; or 

Steven Block, New Bedford Harbor 

Trustee Council, c/o National Marine 

Fisheries Service, 1 Blackburn Drive, 

Gloucester, MA 01930, or by phone at 

978–281–9127 or on the internet at 

Steve.Block@noaa.gov.

ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants 

include state, local and Indian tribal 

governments, institutions of higher 

education, other nonprofit and 

commercial organizations, and 

individuals.

COST SHARING: It is not required 

that applications contain cost sharing. 

However, the Trustee Council does 

encourage respondents to think about 

cost sharing, and if it is appropriate for 

a project, to discuss within the 

application the degree to which cost 

sharing may be possible. If cost sharing 

is proposed, the respondent is asked to 

account for both the Council and nonCouncil amounts. This information will 

allow the Council to better plan future 

expenditures.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: 

Applications under this program are 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

7. Shellfish Growout Facility 

Development Grants

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: On behalf 

of the New Bedford Harbor Trustee 

Council (Council), NMFS, serving as the 

Administrative Trustee to the Council, 

announces the availability of funds for 

projects that will construct and operate 

a shellfish growout facility or facilities 

that will provide the New Bedford 

Harbor Regional Shellfish Restoration 

Committee with quahog (Mercenaria 

mercenaria) seed annually for a 

minimum of five years to enhance 

shellfish populations in the New 

Bedford Harbor Environment. The 

shellfish growout facility or facilities 

must be located in the City of New 

Bedford or the Towns of Fairhaven or 

Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Depending 

on the level of Federal involvement in 

these projects, selected recipients will 

enter into either a cooperative 

agreement or a grant. Multiple grants 

may be awarded under this solicitation. 

Funds are available to state, local and 

Indian tribal governments, institutions 

of higher education, and other nonprofit and commercial organizations. 

This notice describes the conditions 

under which project applications will 

be accepted and the criteria under 

which applications will be evaluated.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: Funding 

up to $500,000 is expected to be 

available for successful applications by 

the Trustee Council through the New 

Bedford Harbor restoration program.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 16 U.S.C. 

661.

CFDA: 11.463 Habitat Conservation.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: All 

applications must be received by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time, March 18, 2005. 

Applications received after that time 

will not be considered for funding.

ADDRESS FOR SUBMITTING 

APPLICATIONS: Electronic submission 

online: http://www.grants.gov. Paper 

applications should be sent to: New 

Bedford Harbor Trustee Council, c/o 

National Marine Fisheries Service, 1 

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930, 

Attn: Steve Block.

INFORMATION CONTACT(S): Steven 

Block, New Bedford Harbor Trustee 

Council, c/o National Marine Fisheries 

Service, 1 Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, 

MA 01930, (978) 281–9127 or e-mail 

Steve.Block@noaa.gov.

ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants 

include state, local, and Indian tribal 

governments, institutions of higher 

education, other nonprofit organizations 

and commercial organizations.

COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS: 

Although not required, the Trustee 

Council strongly encourages applicants 

responding to this solicitation to share 

as much of the costs of the award as 

possible. Funds from other Federal 

awards may not be considered matching 

funds. The nature of the contribution 

(cash versus in-kind) and the amount of 

matching funds will be taken into 

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consideration in the final selection 

process.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: 

Applications under this program are 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

8. Western Pacific Demonstration 

Projects

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: NMFS is 

soliciting applications for financial 

assistance for Western Pacific 

Demonstration Projects. Eligible 

applicants are encouraged to submit 

projects intended to foster and promote 

the use of traditional indigenous fishing 

practices and/or to develop or enhance 

western Pacific community-based 

fishing opportunities that benefit the 

island communities in American 

Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, and the Northern 

Mariana Islands. Projects may also 

request support for research and the 

acquisition of materials and equipment 

necessary to carry out such project 

applications.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: The 

maximum total available funding under 

this announcement is expected to be 

$500,000. NMFS will select not fewer 

than three and not more than five 

applicants for Fiscal Year 2005.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: The 

Secretary is authorized to make direct 

grants to eligible western Pacific 

communities pursuant to section 111(b) 

of Pub. L. 104–297, as amended, and 

published within 16 U.S.C. 1855 note.

CFDA: 11.452, Unallied Industry 

Projects.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: For 

electronic submissions, applications 

must be received by 5 p.m. Hawaii 

Standard Time on March 15, 2005. All 

paper applications must be postmarked 

or received by 5p.m. Hawaii Standard 

Time on March 15, 2005. In addition, 

applicants should use August 1, 2005, 

as the proposed start date.

ADDRESSES FOR SUBMITTING 

APPLICATIONS: Applicants are 

strongly encouraged to submit 

applications electronically through 

grants.gov at http://www.grants.gov, 

however, you may also submit your 

application to NOAA in paper format. 

Project applications must be sent to: 

Federal Program Officer for Western 

Pacific Demonstration Projects, Pacific 

Islands Region, National Marine 

Fisheries Service, 1601 Kapiolani 

Boulevard, Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 

96814.

INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott 

Bloom, National Marine Fisheries 

Service, 1601 Kapiolani Boulevard, 

Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 96814, at 808–

973–2937, or by e-mail at 

Scott.Bloom@noaa.gov; or Charles 

Ka’ai’ai, Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council, 1601 Kapiolani 

Boulevard, Suite 1110, Honolulu, HI 

96814, 808- 522–8220 or by e-mail at 

Charles.Kaaiai@noaa.gov.

ELIGIBILITY: Eligible applicants are 

limited to communities in the Western 

Pacific Regional Fishery Management 

Area, as defined at section 305(i)(2)(D) 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 

1855(i)(2)(D). Applicants also must meet 

the standards for determining eligibility 

set forth in section 305(i)(2)(B) of the 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1855(i)(2)(B). The 

eligibility criteria developed by the 

Council and approved by the Secretary 

to participate in western Pacific 

community development programs was 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 16, 2002 (67 FR 18512 and 18513).

COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS: 

None

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: 

Applications under this program are 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

’’Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

NOAA Fellowship, Scholarship and 

Internship Programs

Oceanics and Atmospheric Research 

(OAR)

1. Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy 

Fellowship (Knauss Fellowship 

Program)

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION: The Dean 

John A. Knauss Marine Policy 

Fellowship matches graduate students 

who have an interest in ocean, coastal 

and Great Lakes resources and in the 

national policy decisions affecting these 

resources with hosts in the legislative 

and executive branches of government 

for a one year paid fellowship.

FUNDING AVAILABILITY: Not less 

than 30 applicants will be selected, of 

which the selected applicants assigned 

to the Congress will be limited to 10. 

The overall cooperative agreement is 

$41,500 per student.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 33 U.S.C. 

1127(b).

CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC 

ASSTANCE NUMBER: 11.417, Sea 

Grant Support.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Eligible 

graduate students must submit 

applications to state Sea Grant college 

programs, whose deadlines vary 

(contact individual states for due dates). 

Selected applications from the 

sponsoring Sea Grant program are to be 

received in the National Sea Grant 

Office no later than 5:00 pm EDT on 

April 6, 2005. Hard copy applications 

that arrive after the closing date will be 

accepted for review only if the applicant 

can document that the application was 

provided to a delivery service that 

guaranteed delivery prior to the 

specified closing date and time; in any 

event, hard copy applications received 

by the NSGO later than two business 

days following the closing date will not 

be accepted.

ADDRESSES FOR SUBMITTING 

APPLICATIONS: Applications from Sea 

Grant programs should be submitted 

through www.Grants.gov, unless an 

applicant does not have internet access. 

In that case, hard copy may be 

submitted to the NSGO and should be 

addressed to: National Sea Grant Office, 

R/SG, Attn: Dr. Nikola Garber, Knauss 

Program Manager, Room 11718, NOAA, 

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 

MD 20910 (telephone number for 

express mail applications is 301–713–

2431). Facsimile transmissions and 

electronic mail submission of 

applications will not be accepted.

INFORMATION CONTACT(S): Dr. 

Nikola Garber, National Sea Grant 

College Program, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910; tel: 

(301) 713–2431 ext. 124; e-mail: 

nikola.garber@noaa.gov; or any state Sea 

Grant Program.

ELIGIBILITY: Any student, regardless 

of citizenship, who, on April 6, 2005, is 

in a graduate or professional program in 

a marine or aquatic-related field at a 

United States accredited institution of 

higher education in the United States 

may apply.

COST SHARING REQUIREMENT: 

There will be the one-third required cost 

share for those applicants selected as 

legislative fellows.

INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVIEW: 

Applications under this program are not 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.

Limitation of Liability

Funding for programs listed in this 

notice is contingent upon the 

availability of Fiscal Year 2005 

appropriations. In no event will NOAA 

or the Department of Commerce be 

responsible for application preparation 

costs if these programs fail to receive 

funding or are cancelled because of 

other agency priorities. Publication of 

this announcement does not oblige 

NOAA to award any specific project or 

to obligate any available funds.

Universal Identifier

Applicants should be aware that, they 

are required to provide a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number during the 

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application process. See the October 30, 

2002, (67 FR 66177) Federal Register for 

additional information. Organizations 

can receive a DUNS number at no cost 

by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS 

Number request line at 1–866–705–5711 

or via the internet (http://

www.dunandbradstreet.com).

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA)

NOAA must analyze the potential 

environmental impacts, as required by 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), for applicant projects or 

applications which are seeking NOAA 

federal funding opportunities, including 

special fishing privileges. Detailed 

information on NOAA compliance with 

NEPA can be found at the following 

NOAA NEPA website: http://

www.nepa.noaa.gov, including our 

NOAA Administrative Order 216–6 for 

NEPA, http://www.nepa.noaa.gov/

NAO216l6lTOC.pdf, and the Council 

on Environmental Quality 

implementation regulations, http://

ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ceq/

toclceq.htm).

Consequently, as part of an 

applicant’s package, and under their 

description of their program activities, 

applicants are required to provide 

detailed information on the activities to 

be conducted, locations, sites, species 

and habitat to be affected, possible 

construction activities, and any 

environmental concerns that may exist 

(e.g., the use and disposal of hazardous 

or toxic chemicals, introduction of nonindigenous species, impacts to 

endangered and threatened species, 

aquaculture projects, and impacts to 

coral reef systems). In addition to 

providing specific information that will 

serve as the basis for any required 

impact analyses, applicants may also be 

requested to assist NOAA in drafting of 

an environmental assessment, if NOAA 

determines an assessment is required. 

Applicants will also be required to 

cooperate with NOAA in identifying 

and implementing feasible measures to 

reduce or avoid any identified adverse 

environmental impacts of their 

application. The failure to do so shall be 

grounds for the denial of an application.

Pre-Award Notification Requirements 

for Grants and Cooperative Agreements

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

contained in the Federal Register notice 

of December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389), are 

applicable to this solicitation.

Paperwork Reduction Act

This document contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 

use of Standard Forms 424, 424A, 424B, 

SF-LLL, and CD–346 has been approved 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) under the respective 

control numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, 

0348–0040, 0348–0046, and 0605–0001. 

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 

requirements of the PRA unless that 

collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB control number.

Executive Order 12866

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866.

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism)

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain policies with 

Federalism implications as that term is 

defined in Executive Order 13132.

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act

Prior notice and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other law for rules concerning public 

property, loans, grants, benefits, and 

contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because 

notice and opportunity for comment are 

not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or 

any other law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 

inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis has not been 

prepared.

Dated: January 25, 2005.

Helen Hurcombe

Director Acquisition and Grants Office, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration.

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Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) 

Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 

Committee and its Industry Advisory 

Panel will hold a public meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

February 18, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

The Grand Hotel of Victorian Cape May, 

1045 Beach Drive, Cape May, NJ 08204; 

telephone: 800-257-8550.

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council; 300 S. New 

Street, Room 2115, Dover, DE 19904.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel T. Furlong, Executive Director, 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council; 300 S. New Street, Room 2115, 

Dover, DE 19904, telephone: 302–674–

2331, ext. 19.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this meeting is to discuss 

limited access management alternatives 

for the Atlantic mackerel fishery that 

may be included in Amendment 9 to the 

Atlantic mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 

Fishery Management Plan. Specific 

management alternatives recommended 

by the Committee will be included in 

the supplemental scoping document for 

Amendment 9. The complete range of 

mackerel limited access alternatives that 

will be included in Amendment 9 will 

be established during the development 

of the public hearing document after the 

close of the scoping period. The time 

frame for that scoping period will be 

specified in an upcoming Federal 

Register notice.

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 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305 (C) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

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 

Debbie Donnangelo at the Mid-Atlantic 

Council Office (see ADDRESSES) at least 

5 days prior to the meeting date.