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DATES: Applications must be received 

no later than 5:00 PM EST on October 

24, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Applications should be 

submitted electronically to http:// 

www.grants.gov/. Electronic submission 

is strongly encouraged. Applicants 

without Internet access may send 

applications to 2234 South Hobson 

Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 

29405–2413; these applications must be 

received by the Coastal Services Center 

no later than 5:00 PM EST on October 

24, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffery Adkins by telephone at 843–740–

1244 or by email at 

Jeffery.Adkins@noaa.gov or Ginger 

Hinchcliff by telephone at 843-740–

1184 or by e-mail at 

Ginger.Hinchcliff@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFOMRATION: NOAA 

publishes this notice to extend the 

solicitation period on the following 

initiative originally announced in the 

Federal Register on June 30, 2005(70 FR 

37766). NOAA extends the solicitation 

period for the FY 2006 Coastal Services 

Center Environmental Characterization 

of a U.S. Coastal Region from October 3, 

2005 to October 24, 2005 to provide the 

public more time to submit proposals. 

All other requirements for this 

solicitation remain the same. 

Limitation of Liability 

Funding for programs listed in this 

notice is contingent upon the 

availability of Fiscal Year 2006 

appropriations. Applicants are hereby 

given notice that funds have not yet 

been appropriated for the programs 

listed in this notice. In no event will 

NOAA or the Department of Commerce 

be responsible for proposal 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 

application process. See the October 30, 

2002 Federal Register, Vol. 67, No. 210, 

pp. 66177B66178, 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 

proposals which are seeking NOAA 

federal funding opportunities. 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 

feasible measures to reduce or avoid any 

identified adverse environmental 

impacts of their proposal. The failure to 

do so shall be grounds for not selecting 

an application. In some cases if 

additional information is required after 

an application is selected, funds can be 

withheld by the Grants Officer under a 

special award condition requiring the 

recipient to submit additional 

environmental compliance information 

sufficient to enable NOAA to make an 

assessment on any impacts that a project 

may have on the environment. 

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: September 29, 2005. 

Helen Hurcombe 

Director Acquisition and Grants Office, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–12–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Marine Protected Areas Federal 

Advisory Committee; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

NOAA, Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

next meeting of the Marine Protected 

Areas Federal Advisory Committee 

(MPA FAC) in Corpus Christi, Texas. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, November 1, 2005 from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, November 2, 

2005 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 

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Thursday, November 3, 2005 from 8 

a.m. to 5 p.m. These times and the 

agenda topics described below may be 

subject to change. Refer to the Web page 

listed below for the most up-to-date 

meeting agenda. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Omni Bayfront Hotel, 900 North 

Shoreline Boulevard, Portland, Maine 

04192. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lauren Wenzel, Designated Federal 

Officer, MPA FAC, National Marine 

Protected Areas Center, 1305 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910. (Phone: 301–713–3100 x136, 

Fax: 301–713–3110); e-mail: 

lauren.wenzel@noaa.gov; or visit the 

National MPA Center Web site at 

http://www.mpa.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MPA 

FAC, composed of external, 

knowledgeable representatives of 

stakeholder groups, was established by 

the Department of Commerce to provide 

advice to the Secretaries of Commerce 

and the Interior on implementation of 

Section 4 of Executive Order 13158 on 

MPAs. The meeting will be open to 

public participation, with a one hour 

time period set aside from 4 p.m. to 5 

p.m. on Tuesday, November 1, 2005, 

and one hour set aside from 8:10 a.m. 

to 9:10 a.m. on Thursday, November 3, 

2005, for the Committee to receive 

verbal comments or questions from the 

public. In general, each individual or 

group making a verbal presentation will 

be limited to a total time of five (5) 

minutes. Copies of written statements 

should be submitted to the Designated 

Federal Official by Friday, October 28, 

2005. 

Matters To Be Considered: On 

Tuesday, November 1, the Committee 

will elect a chair and vice chair, and 

will receive its new charge from the 

Department of Commerce and the 

Department of the Interior. The 

Committee will discuss and form the 

subcommittees needed to address the 

charge. On Wednesday, November 2, the 

Committee will receive a response from 

the Department of Commerce and the 

Department of the Interior on their 

recommendations submitted in June 

2005, and discuss the framework for 

developing the national system. On 

Thursday, November 3, the 

subcommittees will meet to begin 

developing a work plan. The agenda is 

subject to change, and the latest version 

will be posted at http://www.mpa.gov. 

Dated: September 27, 2005. 

Eldon Hout, 

Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal 

Resource Management. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 092905B] 

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 

Scientific and Statistical Committee, 

Biological Assessment Subcommittee, 

Socio-economic Subcommittee 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting of the 

Scientific and Statistical Committee, 

Biological Subcommittee and Socioeconomic Subcommittee. 

SUMMARY: The South Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a meeting of its Scientific and 

Statistical Committee (SSC) and SSC 

Biological Subcommittee and Socioeconomic Subcommittee in Charleston, 

South Carolina. 

DATES: The meetings will take place 

October 19–21, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the Hampton Inn, 678 Citadel Haven 

Drive, Charleston, SC 29414; phone 800/ 

426–7866 or 843/573–1200, FAX 843/ 

556–6078. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Iverson, Public Information Officer, 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council, One Southpark Circle, Suite 

306, Charleston, S.C., 29407–4699; 

phone 843/571–4366 or toll free 866/ 

SAFMC–10; FAX 843/769–4520; email: 

kim.iverson@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act, the SSC is the 

body responsible for reviewing the 

Council’s scientific materials. The 

Council will hold a meeting of its SSC 

Biological Assessment Subcommittee 

from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. on October 19, 

2005. The Socio-economic 

Subcommittee will meet from 8:30 a.m. 

– 12 noon on October 20, 2005. The full 

SSC will meet from 1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. 

on October 20, 2005 and from 8:30 a.m. 

until 4 p.m. on October 21, 2005. 

Subcommittees will review materials 

and provide recommendations to the 

full SSC. The SSC will then make 

recommendations for the Council to 

consider. Materials for discussion and 

recommendations include: a review of 

Amendment 13C to the Snapper 

Grouper Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP), species groupings as proposed in 

Amendment 13B to the Snapper 

Grouper FMP, the structure and 

functions of the SSC, a review of 

technical information and available data 

addressing overfishing in the Report to 

Congress, and longer term management 

items including marine protected areas 

and the Council’s Fishery Ecosystem 

Plan and Comprehensive Plan 

Amendment. 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people withdisabilities. 

Requests for auxiliary aids should be 

directed tothe council office(see 

ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to themeetings. 

Note: The times and sequence 

specified in this agenda are subject to 

change. 

Dated: September 29, 2005. 

Emily Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 092805G] 

Western Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings and 

hearings. 

SUMMARY: The Western Pacific Fishery 

Management Council(s (Council) will 

convene a joint meeting of all its Plan 

Teams (Pelagics, Bottomfish, 

Crustaceans, Precious Corals, Coral Reef 

Ecosystem) on Thursday October 13 and 

Friday October 14, 2005, to review draft 

Fishery Ecosystem Plans (FEPs). 

Further, the Council will also hold 

several public hearings to seek input on 

the proposal to develop draft FEPs for 

the Mariana Islands, Hawaiian Islands, 

American Samoa, the US Pacific remote 

islands and the western Pacific pelagic 

ecosystem. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for specific times, dates, 

and agenda items. 

ADDRESSES: The Joint Plan Team and 

SSC meetings will be held at the 

Council Office Conference Room, 1164