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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No. 070817470–7855–03; I.D. 

051906D] 

RIN 0648–ZB83 

Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal 

Year 2008 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: NOAA publishes this notice 

to supplement the agency’s solicitation 

for applications published on July 2, 

2007 in an action entitled ‘‘Omnibus 

Notice Announcing the Availability of 

Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2008’’. This 

notice announces 11 additional 

programs that are soliciting applications 

for FY 08 funding. 

DATES: Proposals must be received by 

the date and time specified under each 

program listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this document. 

ADDRESSES: Proposals must be 

submitted to the program address listed 

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. NOAA’s 

discretionary grant fund notices may be 

found on the internet at Grants.gov. The 

URL for Grants.gov is http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

those without Internet access request a 

copy of the full funding opportunity 

announcement and/or application kit, 

from the person listed as the 

information contact under each 

program. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Applicants must comply with all 

requirements contained in the Federal 

Funding Opportunity announcement for 

each of the programs listed in this 

omnibus notice. These Federal Funding 

Opportunities are available at http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

The list of grant opportunities under 

NOAA Project Competitions (below) 

describe the basic information and 

requirements for the competitive grant/ 

cooperative agreement programs offered 

by NOAA. These programs are open to 

anyone who meets the eligibility criteria 

specified under each grant. To be 

considered for an award in a 

competitive grant/cooperative 

agreement program, eligible applicants 

must submit a complete and responsive 

application to the appropriate address 

by the deadline specified in this notice. 

An award is made upon conclusion of 

the evaluation and selection process for 

the respective program. 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

II. NOAA Project Competitions 

National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 

1. FY08 Hawaii Seafood Program 

2. Proactive Species Conservation Program 

National Ocean Service (NOS) 

1. FY 2008 Gulf of Mexico Alliance 

Governors’ Action Plan Implementation 

2. FY08 Bay Watershed Education and 

Training Program, Adult and Community 

Watershed Education in the Monterey Bay 

3. NOAAs National Height Modernization 

Program 

National Weather Service (NWS) 

1. Hydrologic Research 

2. National Weather Service MSI Program 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) 

1. 2008 Regional Research, Information 

Planning and Coordination 

2. Ballast Water Management Demo (RDTE 

Facility) 

3. Ballast Water Management 

Demonstration Program (Technologies 

and Practices) 

Office of the Under Secretary (USEC) 

1. Environmental Literacy Grants for 

Formal K–12 Education 

III. Classification 

IV. NOAA Project Competitions Listed by 

NOAA Mission Goals 

1. Protect, Restore and Manage the Use 

of Coastal and Ocean Resources 

Through Ecosystem-Based Management 

Summary Description: Coastal areas 

are among the most developed in the 

Nation. 

More than half the population lives 

on less than one-fifth of the land in the 

contiguous United States. Furthermore, 

the employment rate in near shore areas 

is growing three times faster than the 

population. Coastal and marine waters 

support over 28 million jobs and 

provide a tourism destination for nearly 

90 million Americans a year. The value 

of the ocean economy to the United 

States is over $115 billion. The value 

added annually to the national economy 

by the commercial and recreational 

fishing industry alone is over $48 

billion. U.S. aquaculture sales total 

almost $1 billion annually. With its 

Exclusive Economic Zone of 3.4 million 

square miles, the United States manages 

the largest marine territory of any nation 

in the world. 

Funded proposals should help 

achieve the following outcomes: 

1. Healthy and productive coastal and 

marine ecosystems that benefit society. 

2. A well-informed public that acts as 

a steward of coastal and marine 

ecosystems. 

Program Names: 

1. Ballast Water Management 

Demonstration Program (Technologies 

and Practices). 

2. 2008 Regional Research, 

Information Planning and Coordination. 

3. Proactive Species Conservation 

Program. 

4. FY08 Hawaii Seafood Program. 

5. Ballast Water Management Demo 

(RDTE Facility). 

6. NOAAs National Height 

Modernization Program. 

7. FY08 Bay Watershed Education and 

Training Program, Adult and 

Community Watershed Education in the 

Monterey Bay. 

2. Support the Nation’s Commerce With 

Information for Safe, Efficient, and 

Environmentally Sound Transportation 

Summary Description: Safe and 

efficient transportation systems are 

crucial to the U.S. economy. The U.S. 

marine transportation system ships over 

95 percent of the tonnage and more than 

20 percent by value of foreign trade 

through U.S. ports, including 48 percent 

of the oil needed to meet America’s 

energy demands. At least $4 billion is 

lost annually due to economic 

inefficiencies resulting from weather 

related air-traffic delays. Improved 

surface weather forecasts and specific 

user warnings would reduce the 7,000 

weather related fatalities and 800,000 

injuries that occur annually from 

crashes on roads and highways. The 

injuries, loss of life, and property 

damage from weather related crashes 

cost an average of $42 billion annually. 

We provide information, services, and 

products for transportation safety and 

for increased commerce on roads, rails, 

and waterways. We will improve the 

accuracy of our information for marine, 

aviation, and surface weather forecasts, 

the availability of accurate and 

advanced electronic navigational charts, 

and the delivery of real-time 

oceanographic information. We seek to 

provide consistent, accurate, and timely 

positioning information that is critical 

for air, sea, and surface transportation. 

We will respond to hazardous material 

spills and provide search and rescue 

routinely to save lives and money and 

to protect the coastal environment. We 

will work with port and coastal 

communities and with Federal and state 

partners to ensure that port operations 

and development proceed efficiently 

and in an environmentally sound 

manner. We will work with the Federal 

Aviation Administration and the private 

sector to reduce the negative impacts of 

weather on aviation without 

compromising safety. Because of 

increased interest by the public and 

private sectors, we also will expand 

weather information for marine and 

surface transportation to enhance safety 

and efficiency. 

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Funded proposals should help 

achieve the following outcomes: 

1. Safe, secure, efficient, and seamless 

movement of goods and people in the 

U.S. transportation system. 

2. Environmentally sound 

development and use of the U.S. 

transportation system. 

Program Names: 

1. Ballast Water Management 

Demonstration Program (Technologies 

and Practices). 

2. 2008 Regional Research, 

Information Planning and Coordination. 

3. Ballast Water Management Demo 

(RDTE Facility). 

4. NOAAs National Height 

Modernization Program. 

3. Serve Society’s Needs for Weather 

and Water Information 

Summary Description: Floods, 

droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, 

tsunamis, wildfires, and other severe 

weather events cause $11 billion in 

damages each year in the United States. 

Weather is directly linked to public 

health and safety, and nearly one-third 

of the U.S. economy (about $3 trillion) 

is sensitive to weather and climate. 

With so much at stake, NOAA’s role in 

understanding, observing, forecasting, 

and warning of environmental events is 

expanding. With our partners, we seek 

to provide decision makers with key 

observations, analyses, predictions, and 

warnings for a range of weather and 

water conditions, including those 

related to water supply, air quality, 

space weather, and wildfires. 

Businesses, governments, and 

nongovernmental organizations are 

getting more sophisticated about how to 

use this weather and water information 

to improve operational efficiencies, to 

manage environmental resources, and to 

create a better quality of life. On 

average, hurricanes, tornadoes, 

tsunamis, and other severe weather 

events cause $11 billion in damages per 

year. Weather, including space weather, 

is directly linked to public safety and 

about one-third of the U.S. economy 

(about $3 trillion) is weather sensitive. 

With so much at stake, NOAA’s role in 

observing, forecasting, and warning of 

environmental events is expanding, 

while economic sectors and its public 

are becoming increasingly sophisticated 

at using NOAA’s weather, air quality, 

and water information to improve their 

operational efficiencies and their 

management of environmental 

resources, and quality of life. 

Funded proposals should help 

achieve the following outcomes: 

1. Reduced loss of life, injury, and 

damage to the economy. 

2. Better, quicker, and more valuable 

weather and water information to 

support improved decisions. 

3. Increased customer satisfaction 

with weather and water information and 

services. 

Program Names: 

1. FY 2008 Gulf of Mexico Alliance 

Governors’ Action Plan Implementation. 

2. 2008 Regional Research, 

Information Planning and Coordination. 

3. National Weather Service MSI 

Program. 

4. Hydrologic Research. 

5. NOAAs National Height 

Modernization Program. 

4. Understand Climate Variability and 

Change To Enhance Society’s Ability To 

Plan and Respond 

Summary Description: Climate shapes 

the environment, natural resources, 

economies, and social systems that 

people depend upon worldwide. While 

humanity has learned to contend with 

some aspects of climate’s natural 

variability, major climatic events, 

combined with the stresses of 

population growth, economic growth, 

public health concerns, and land-use 

practices, can impose serious 

consequences on society. The 1997–98 

El Nino, for example, had a $25 billion 

impact on the U.S. economy—property 

losses were $2.6 billion and crop losses 

approached $2 billion. Long-term 

drought leads to increased and 

competing demands for fresh water with 

related effects on terrestrial and marine 

ecosystems, agricultural productivity, 

and even the spread of infectious 

diseases. Decisions about mitigating 

climate change also can alter economic 

and social structures on a global scale. 

We can deliver reliable climate 

information in useful ways to help 

minimize risks and maximize 

opportunities for decisions in 

agriculture, public policy, natural 

resources, water and energy use, and 

public health. We continue to move 

toward developing a seamless suite of 

weather and climate products. The 

Climate Goal addresses predictions on 

time scales of up to decades or longer. 

Funded proposals should help 

achieve the following outcomes: 

1. A predictive understanding of the 

global climate system on time scales of 

weeks to decades with quantified 

uncertainties sufficient for making 

informed and reasoned decisions. 

2. Climate-sensitive sectors and the 

climate-literate public effectively 

incorporating NOAA’s climate products 

into their plans and decisions. 

Program Names: 

1. 2008 Regional Research, 

Information Planning and Coordination. 

2. National Weather Service MSI 

Program. 

3. NOAAs National Height 

Modernization Program. 

4. Environmental Literacy Grants for 

Formal K–12 Education. 

5. Provide Critical Support for NOAA’s 

Mission 

Summary Description: Strong, 

effective, and efficient support activities 

are necessary for us to achieve our 

Mission Goals. Our facilities, ships, 

aircraft, environmental satellites, 

dataprocessing systems, computing and 

communication systems, and our 

approach to management provide the 

foundation of support for all of our 

programs. This critical foundation must 

adapt to evolving mission needs and, 

therefore, is an integral part of our 

strategic planning. It also must support 

U.S. homeland security by maintaining 

continuity of operations and by 

providing NOAA services, such as civil 

alert relays through NOAA Weather 

Radio and air dispersion forecasts, in 

response to national emergencies. 

NOAA ships, aircraft, and 

environmental satellites are the 

backbone of the global Earth observing 

system and provide many critical 

mission support services. To keep this 

capability strong and current with our 

Mission Goals, we will ensure that 

NOAA has adequate access to safe and 

efficient ships and aircraft through the 

use of both NOAA platforms and those 

of other agency, academic, and 

commercial partners. We will work with 

academia and partners in the public and 

private sectors to ensure that future 

satellite systems are designed, 

developed, and operated with the latest 

technology. Leadership development 

and program support are essential for 

achieving our Mission Goals. We must 

also commit to organizational 

excellence through management and 

leadership across a ‘‘corporate’’ NOAA. 

We must continue our commitment to 

valuing NOAA’s diverse workforce, 

including effective workforce planning 

strategies designed to attract, retain and 

develop competencies at all levels of 

our workforce. Through the use of 

business process re-engineering, we will 

strive for state-of-the-art, value-added 

financial and administrative processes. 

NOAA will ensure state-of-the-art and 

secure information technology and 

systems. By developing long-range, 

comprehensive facility planning 

processes, NOAA will be able to ensure 

right-sized, cost-effective, and safe 

facilities. 

Funded proposals should help 

achieve the following outcomes: 

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1. A dynamic workforce with 

competencies that support NOAA’s 

mission today and in the future. 

Program Names: 

1. No programs are currently 

soliciting proposals for this mission 

goal. 

I. Background 

In this notice, NOAA announces that 

11 programs are making funds available 

for financial assistance awards. Each of 

the following grant opportunities 

provide: A description of the program, 

funding availability, statutory authority, 

catalog of federal domestic assistance 

(CFDA) number, application deadline, 

address for submitting proposals, 

information contacts, eligibility 

requirements, cost sharing 

requirements, and intergovernmental 

review under Executive Order 12372. 

[Interested applicants should consult 

the July 2, 2007, in an action entitled 

‘‘Omnibus Notice Announcing the 

Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal 

Year 2008’’ (72 FR 36244) notice for the 

selection criteria, evaluation criteria, 

and other requirements for submitting 

an application.] 

II. NOAA Project Competitions 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) 

FY08 Hawaii Seafood Program 

Summary Description: NMFS is 

soliciting competitive applications for 

the FY08 Hawaii Seafood Program. The 

Hawaii Seafood Program is proposed for 

an effort to help strengthen and sustain 

the economic viability of Hawaii’s 

fishing and seafood industry through 

activities that promote Hawaii fisheries 

products as high quality and safe 

domestic seafood produced by a 

responsible and well-managed fishery. 

Projects may request support for 

cooperative seafood safety research, 

technical assistance, and/or seafood 

education. 

Funding Availability: Total funding 

available under this notice is 

anticipated to be approximately 

$700,000. Actual funding availability for 

this program is contingent upon Fiscal 

Year 2008 Congressional appropriations. 

Proposals in any amount may be 

submitted, but awards in excess of 

$250,000 are unlikely. Award amounts 

will be determined by the number of 

proposals selected and the amount of 

available funds. There is no set 

minimum or maximum amount, within 

the available funding, for any award. 

There is also no limit on the number of 

applications that can be submitted by 

the same applicant; however, multiple 

applications submitted by the same 

applicant must clearly identify different 

projects. If an application for a financial 

assistance award is selected for funding, 

NOAA/NMFS has no obligation to 

provide any additional funding in 

connection with that award in 

subsequent years. Notwithstanding 

verbal or written assurance that may 

have been received, pre-award costs are 

not allowed under the award unless 

approved by the NOAA Grants Officer. 

Statutory Authority: The statutory 

authority for the Hawaii Seafood 

Program is 15 U.S.C. 713c–3(d). 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.452, 

Unallied Industry Projects. 

Application Deadline: Proposals must 

be received by 5 p.m. Hawaii Standard 

Time on January 30, 2008. 

Address for Submitting Proposals: 

Proposals should be submitted through 

Grants.gov. For those applicants without 

internet access, proposals should be 

submitted to NOAA Federal Program 

Officer, Pacific Islands Regional Office, 

1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, 

Honolulu, Hawaii 96814. 

Information Contacts: If you have any 

questions regarding this proposal 

solicitation, please contact Scott W.S. 

Bloom at the NOAA/NMFS Pacific 

Islands Regional Office, 1601 Kapiolani 

Blvd., Honolulu, Hawaii 96814, by 

phone at 808–944–2218, or by e-mail at 

Scott.Bloom@noaa.gov. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

individuals, institutions of higher 

education, other nonprofits, commercial 

organizations, international 

organizations, foreign governments, 

organizations under the jurisdiction of 

foreign governments, and state, local 

and Indian tribal governments. Federal 

agencies, or employees of Federal 

agencies are not eligible to apply. The 

Department of Commerce/National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (DOC/NOAA) is 

strongly committed to broadening the 

participation of historically black 

colleges and universities, Hispanic 

serving institutions, tribal colleges and 

universities, and institutions that work 

in undeserved areas. The Hawaii 

Seafood Program encourages proposals 

involving any of the above institutions. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: No cost 

sharing or matching is required under 

this program. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications under this program are 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs’’. 

Proactive Species Conservation Program 

Summary Description: The Proactive 

Species Conservation Program supports 

voluntary conservation efforts designed 

to conserve marine and anadromous 

species before they reach the point at 

which listing as threatened or 

endangered under the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) becomes necessary. 

Such proactive conservation efforts can 

serve as an efficient, non-regulatory, and 

cost-effective means of managing 

potentially at-risk species. To raise 

awareness of potentially at-risk species 

and to foster their proactive 

conservation, the NMFS created a 

‘species of concern’ list in April 2004 

(69 FR 19975). ‘Species of concern’ are 

species that are potentially at risk of 

becoming threatened or endangered or 

may potentially require protections 

under the ESA, yet for which sufficient 

data are lacking. The species-of-concern 

status carries no procedural or 

regulatory protections under the ESA. 

The list of species of concern and 

descriptions of each species are 

available at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ 

pr/species/concern/#list). Under this 

solicitation, the NMFS is seeking to 

provide federal assistance, in the form 

of grants or cooperative agreements, to 

support conservation efforts for the 

current list of marine and anadromous 

species of concern. Any state, territorial, 

Tribal or local entity that has regulatory 

or management authority over one or 

more species of concern is eligible to 

apply to this grant program. This 

document describes how to submit 

proposals for funding in fiscal year (FY) 

2007 and how the NMFS will determine 

which proposals will be funded. 

Funding Availability: This solicitation 

announces that approximately $500,000 

may be available for distribution in FY 

2008 under the PSCP; there are no 

restrictions on minimum or maximum 

funding requests. Actual funding 

availability for this program is 

contingent upon Fiscal Year 2008 

Congressional appropriations. 

Applicants are hereby given notice that 

funds have not yet been appropriated 

for this program. There is no guarantee 

that sufficient funds will be available to 

make awards for all qualified projects. 

Publication of this notice does not 

oblige the NMFS to award any specific 

project or to obligate any available 

funds; and, if an application is selected 

for funding, the NMFS has no obligation 

to provide any additional funding in 

connection with that award in 

subsequent years. Notwithstanding 

verbal or written assurance that may 

have been received, pre-award costs are 

not allowed under the award unless 

approved by the Grants Officer. 

Statutory Authority: 16 U.S.C. 661. 

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Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.472, 

Unallied Science Program. 

Application Deadline: Applications 

submitted through Grants.gov must be 

received by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on 

February 12, 2008. Hard copy 

applications must be postmarked by 

February 12, 2008. 

Address for Submitting Proposals: 

Applications should be submitted 

online through the Grants.gov Web site 

at http://grants.gov. If online submission 

is not possible, paper applications may 

be mailed to NOAA/NMFS/Office of 

Protected Resources, Attn: Dwayne 

Meadows, NMFS Office of Protected 

Resources F/PR3, 1315 East-West 

Highway, SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. 

Information Contacts: If you have any 

questions regarding this proposal 

solicitation, please contact Dwayne 

Meadows at the NMFS Office of 

Protected Resources F/PR3, Endangered 

Species Division, 1315 East-West 

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, by 

phone at 301–713–1401 x199, or by 

email at Dwayne.Meadows@noaa.gov. 

You may also contact one of the 

following people in your region for 

further guidance: Kim Damon-Randall, 

Northeast Regional Office 

(Kimberly.Damon-Randall@noaa.gov, 

978–281–9300 x6535), Alex Meyer, 

Southeast Regional Office 

(Alex.Meyer@noaa.gov, 727–824–5312), 

Krista Graham, Pacific Islands Regional 

Office (Krista.Graham@noaa.gov, 808–

944–2238), Melissa Neuman, Southwest 

Regional Office 

(Melissa.Neuman@noaa.gov, 562–980–

4115), Scott Rumsey, Northwest 

Regional Office 

(Scott.Rumsey@noaa.gov, 503–872–

2791), Brad Smith, Alaska Regional 

Office (Brad.Smith@noaa.gov, 907–271–

3023). 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are U.S. 

state, territorial, tribal, or local 

governments that have regulatory or 

management authority over one or more 

SOC or activities that affect one or more 

SOC. A current list of SOC can be found 

at http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/ 

species/concern/#list or obtained from 

the Office of Protected Resources (see 

Full Funding Opportunity, section G, 

Agency Contacts). Applicants are not 

eligible to submit a proposal under this 

program if they are a federal employee; 

however, federal employees may serve 

as Cooperators. In addition, NMFS 

employees are not allowed to actively 

engage in the preparation of proposals 

or write letters of support for any 

application. However, if applicable, 

NMFS employees can write a letter 

verifying that they are collaborating 

with a particular project. NMFS contacts 

(see Full Funding Opportunity, section 

G, Agency Contacts) are available to 

provide information regarding 

programmatic goals and objectives 

associated with the PSCP, other ongoing 

ESA programs, regional funding 

priorities, and, along with other Federal 

Program Officers, can provide 

information on application procedures 

and completion of required forms. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: There are 

no cost-sharing or matching 

requirements under this solicitation. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications submitted by state and 

local governments are subject to the 

provisions of Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’ Any applicant submitting an 

application for funding is required to 

complete item 16 on SF–424 regarding 

clearance by the State Single Point of 

Contact (SPOC) established as a result of 

EO 12372. To find out about and 

comply with a State’s process under EO 

12372, the names, addresses and phone 

numbers of participating SPOC’s are 

listed in the Office of Management and 

Budget’s home page at: http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

spoc.html. 

National Ocean Service (NOS) 

FY 2008 Gulf of Mexico Alliance 

Governors’ Action Plan Implementation 

Summary Description: The purpose of 

this notice is to solicit proposals for 

cooperative agreements between NOAA 

and partnering entities from Gulf of 

Mexico States to implement Action 

Blueprint Steps identified in the Gulf of 

Mexico Alliance Governors’ Action 

Plan. Proposals submitted in response to 

this announcement should contribute to 

the beneficial public outcomes 

associated with the five priority issues 

in the NOAA Plan: Water quality for 

healthy beaches and shellfish beds; 

wetland and coastal conservation and 

restoration; environmental education; 

identification and characterization of 

Gulf habitats; and nutrient reduction as 

well as Coastal Community Resiliency, 

a priority issue elevated by the Alliance 

since release of the Plan. Beneficial 

public outcomes can include (among 

many other possibilities) reduced social 

disruptions and storm resilient 

economies; improved fisheries 

production, increased storm damages 

reduction from wetland buffers, and 

improved water quality with the natural 

filtering from wetland processes; less 

harmful algal blooms and beach 

closures. This competition is focused on 

the geography of the Gulf of Mexico in 

response to NOAAs development of the 

Gulf of Mexico Alliance implementation 

plan and subsequent congressional 

appropriations. The program priorities 

for this opportunity support NOAAs 

mission support goal of: Weather and 

Water Serve Society’s Needs for 

Weather and Water Information. 

Funding Availability: Total 

anticipated funding for all awards is 

approximately $4,500,000 and is subject 

to the availability of FY 2008 

appropriations. Multiple awards are 

anticipated from this announcement. 

The anticipated federal funding per 

award (min-max) is approximately 

$750,000 to $1,000,000 per year. The 

anticipated number of awards ranges 

from five (5) to seven (7), 

approximately, and will be adjusted 

based on available funding. The intent 

is to award a minimum of one grant to 

each Gulf coast state. 

Statutory Authority: Statutory 

authority for this program is provided 

under Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1456c (Technical Assistance); 33 

U.S.C. 883d; and 33 U.S.C. 1442 

(Research program investigating 

possible long-range effects of pollution, 

overfishing, and anthropogenicallyinduced changes of ocean ecosystems). 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.473, 

Coastal Services Center. 

Application Deadline: Letters of 

Intent (LOIs) must be received by the 

Coastal Services Center by 4 p.m. ET on 

January 10, 2008. Full proposals must 

be received no later than 4 p.m. ET, 

February 8, 2008. An LOI must be 

submitted to be able to submit a full 

proposal. 

Address for Submitting Proposals: 

Letters of intent (LOI) may be sent via 

e-mail to GOMA.fy2008@noaa.gov. 

Insert ‘‘FY 2008 Gulf of Mexico Alliance 

Governors’ Action Plan 

Implementation’’ as the subject line of 

the e-mail. If hard copy LOIs are 

submitted, an original and two copies 

should be sent to the attention of James 

Lewis Free, NOAA Coastal Services 

Center, 2234 South Hobson Avenue, 

Charleston, South Carolina 29405–2413. 

Full proposal application packages, 

including any letters of support, should 

be submitted through Grants.gov. If an 

applicant does not have Internet access, 

one set of originals (signed) and two 

copies of the proposals and related 

forms should be mailed to the attention 

of James Lewis Free, NOAA Coastal 

Services Center, 2234 South Hobson 

Avenue, Charleston, South Carolina 

29405–2413. No e-mail or fax copies 

will be accepted. 

Information Contacts: For 

administrative questions, contact James 

Lewis Free, NOAA CSC; 2234 South 

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Hobson Avenue, Room B–119; 

Charleston, South Carolina 29405–2413, 

or by phone at 843–740–1185, or by fax 

843–740–1224, or via e-mail at 

James.L.Free@noaa.gov. For technical 

questions regarding this announcement, 

contact Todd Davison, NOAA CSC; 

2234 South Hobson Avenue, Charleston, 

South Carolina 29405–2413, or by 

phone at 770–486–0028 Extension 214, 

or by fax 770–486–0930, or via e-mail at 

Todd.Davison@noaa.gov. 

Eligibility: Because this competition is 

focused on the geography of the Gulf of 

Mexico in response to NOAAs 

development of the Gulf of Mexico 

Alliance implementation plan and 

subsequent congressional 

appropriations, eligible funding 

applicants are institutions of higher 

education, regional or watershed 

authorities, nonprofit organizations, and 

state and Indian tribal governments 

from the Gulf States (Alabama, Florida, 

Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and 

Texas). Federal agencies are not allowed 

to receive funds under this 

announcement but may serve as 

collaborative project partners and may 

contribute services in kind. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: N.A. 

Intergovernmental Review: Funding 

applications under the Center are 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs. It is the state agency’s 

responsibility to contact their states 

Single Point of Contact (SPOC) to find 

out about and comply with the states 

process under EO 12372. To assist the 

applicant, the names and addresses of 

the SPOCs are listed on the Office of 

Management and Budget’s Web site 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

spoc.html. 

FY08 Bay Watershed Education and 

Training Program, Adult and 

Community Watershed Education in the 

Monterey Bay 

Summary Description: The California 

B–WET Program, Adult and Community 

Watershed Education, is a competitively 

based program that supports existing 

environmental education programs, 

fosters the growth of new programs, and 

encourages the development of 

partnerships among environmental 

education programs throughout the 

Monterey Bay watershed. Funded 

projects provide meaningful watershed 

education to adults and communities. 

The term meaningful watershed 

education is defined as outcome-based 

programs that educate citizens about 

their role in protecting water quality 

and demonstrate behavioral changes 

that improve water quality and promote 

environmental stewardship. 

Funding Availability: This solicitation 

announces that approximately $100,000 

may be available in FY 2008 in award 

amounts to be determined by the 

proposals and available funds. The 

National Marine Sanctuary Program 

anticipates that approximately 2–4 

grants will be awarded with these funds 

and that typical project awards will 

range from $10,000 to $50,000. The 

California B–WET Program should not 

be considered a long-term source of 

funds; applicants must demonstrate 

how ongoing programs, once initiated, 

will be sustained. There is not guarantee 

that sufficient funds will be available to 

make awards for all qualified projects. 

The exact amount of funds that may be 

awarded will be determined in preaward negotiations between the 

applicant and NOAA representatives. 

Publication of this notice does not 

oblige NOAA to award any specific 

project or to obligate any available 

funds. If applicants incur any costs prior 

to an award being made, they do so at 

their own risk of not being reimbursed 

by the government. Notwithstanding 

verbal or written assurance that may 

have been received, there is no 

obligation on the part of NOAA to cover 

pre-award costs unless approved by the 

Grants Officer as part of the terms when 

the award is made. 

Statutory Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1440, 

15 U.S.C. 1540. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.429, 

Marine Sanctuary Program. 

Application Deadline: Proposals must 

be received by 5 p.m. Pacific Standard 

Time on February 14, 2008. Both hard 

copy and electronic proposals received 

after that time will not be considered for 

funding and will be returned to the 

applicant. 

Address for Submitting Proposals: 

Application packages should be 

submitted through Grants.gov. If an 

applicant does not have Internet access, 

the applicant should send the 

application package to: Seaberry 

Nachbar, B–WET Program Manager, 

Monterey Bay National Marine 

Sanctuary Office, 299 Foam Street, 

Monterey, CA 93940. 

Information Contacts: Please visit the 

National Marine Sanctuaries B–WET 

website for further information at: 

http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/BWET or 

contact Seaberry Nachbar, Monterey Bay 

National Marine Sanctuary office; 299 

Foam Street, Monterey, CA 93940, or by 

phone at 831–647–4204, or fax to 831–

647–4250, or via Internet at 

seaberry.nachbar@noaa.gov. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

institutions of higher education, 

nonprofit organizations, state or local 

government agencies, and Indian tribal 

governments. The Department of 

Commerce/National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (DOC/ 

NOAA) is strongly committed to 

broadening the participation of 

historically black colleges and 

universities, Hispanic serving 

institutions, tribal colleges and 

universities, and institutions that 

service underserved areas. The National 

Marine Sanctuary Program encourages 

proposals involving any of the above 

institutions. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: No cost 

sharing is required under this program; 

however, the National Marine Sanctuary 

Program strongly encourages applicants 

to share as much of the costs of the 

award as possible. Funds from other 

Federal awards will not be accepted as 

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 with cash being the preferred 

method of contribution. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications under this program are not 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs. 

NOAA’s National Height Modernization 

Program 

Summary Description: The purpose of 

this notice is to solicit proposals for 

grants or cooperative agreements 

between NOAA and partnering entities 

in the United States, implementing 

NOAA’s National Height Modernization 

Program (NHMP). Proposals submitted 

in response to this announcement 

should contribute to the beneficial 

public outcomes associated with the 

five priority issues in the NOAA Plan; 

enhancing the vertical component of the 

National Spatial Reference System 

(NSRS); enabling users to access the 

vertical component of the NSRS; 

outreach and education regarding 

geospatial issues and activities as they 

relate to Height Modernization; capacity 

building and technology transfer as they 

relate to Height Modernization; 

coordination, cooperation, and 

collaboration with other entities to 

accomplish common goals as they relate 

to Height Modernization. This 

competition is focused on the geography 

of the United States and its territories in 

response to NOAA’s Height 

Modernization Regional Implementation 

Plan and subsequent congressional 

appropriations. The program priorities 

for this opportunity support NOAA’s 

mission support goal of: Commerce and 

Transportation; Enable safe, secure, and 

seamless movement of goods and people 

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in the United States transportation 

system. Priorities addressing this 

mission goal also are found frequently 

to support NOAA’s other mission goals: 

‘‘Improve protection, restoration, and 

management of coastal and ocean 

resources through ecosystem-based 

management; increase understanding of 

climate variability and change; and 

improve accuracy and timeliness of 

weather and water information.’’

Funding Availability: Total 

anticipated funding for all awards is 

approximately $9,500,000 and is subject 

to the availability of FY 2008 

appropriations. The anticipated federal 

funding per award (min-max) is 

approximately $100,000 to $1,200,000 

per year. The anticipated number of 

awards ranges from 10 to 15, 

approximately, and will be adjusted 

based on available funding and quantity 

of awards made by NOAA. 

Statutory Authority: Statutory 

authority for this program is provided 

under 33 U.S.C. 883a and 33 U.S.C. 

883d. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.400, 

Geodetic Surveys and Services 

(Applications of the National Geodetic 

Ref System). 

Application Deadline: Letters of 

Intent (LOIs) must be received by the 

National Ocean Service by 4 p.m. ET on 

January 10, 2008. Full proposals must 

be received no later than 4 p.m. ET, 

February 11, 2008. A LOI must be 

submitted to be able to submit a full 

proposal. 

Address for Submitting Proposals: A 

letter of intent (LOI) must be sent via email to Gilbert.Mitchell@noaa.gov. 

Applicants submitting a LOI should 

reference the Funding Opportunity Title 

(FY 2008 NOAAs National Height 

Modernization Program) as the subject 

line of the e-mail containing the LOI. If 

an applicant does not have Internet 

access, the applicant must submit 

through surface mail one original and 

two copies of the LOI to the National 

Ocean Service. Any U.S. Postal Service 

correspondence should be sent to the 

attention of James Gilbert Mitchell at 

1315 East-West Highway, N/NGS1, 

Room 9356, SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. Full proposal application 

packages should be submitted through 

Grants.gov. If an applicant does not 

have Internet access, the applicant must 

submit through surface mail one set of 

originals (signed) and two copies of the 

proposals and related forms to the 

National Ocean Service. Any U.S. Postal 

Service correspondence should be sent 

to the attention of Gilbert Mitchell at 

1315 East-West Highway, N/NGS1, 

Room 9356, SSMC3, Silver Spring, MD 

20910. 

Information Contacts: For 

administrative questions, contact Gilbert 

Mitchell, NOAA NOS, SSMC3; 1315 

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910, or by phone at 301–713–3228 

extension 114, or by fax 301–713–4176, 

or via e-mail at 

Gilbert.Mitchell@noaa.gov. For technical 

questions regarding this announcement, 

contact Renee Shields, NOAA NOS 

SSMC3; 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910; or contact her by 

phone at 301–713–3231 extension 115, 

or by fax 301–713–4176, or via e-mail at 

Renee.Shields@noaa.gov. 

Eligibility: Eligible funding applicants 

are institutions of higher education, 

state, local and Indian tribal 

governments. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: There is 

no requirement for cost sharing. 

Intergovernmental Review: Funding 

applications under the National Ocean 

Service are subject to Executive Order 

12372, Intergovernmental Review of 

Federal Programs. It is the state agency’s 

responsibility to contact their state’s 

Single Point of Contact (SPCO) to find 

out about and comply with the state’s 

process under EO 12372. To assist the 

applicant, the names and addresses of 

the SPOCs are listed on the Office of 

Management and Budget’s web site 

http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ 

spoc.html. 

National Weather Service (NWS) 

Hydrologic Research 

Summary Description: This program 

represents a NOAA/NWS effort to create 

a cost-effective continuum of basic and 

applied research through collaborative 

research between the Hydrology 

Laboratory of the NWS Office of 

Hydrologic Development and academic 

communities or other private or public 

agencies which have expertise in the 

hydrometeorologic, hydrologic, and 

hydraulic routing sciences, as well as 

those aspects of social sciences that 

apply to hydrologic and water resources 

forecasting and how information on 

those forecasts is distributed and 

assimilated by managers and the public. 

These activities will engage researchers 

and students in basic and applied 

research to improve the scientific 

understanding of river forecasting. 

Ultimately these efforts will improve the 

accuracy of forecasts and warnings of 

rivers and flash floods by applying 

scientific knowledge and information to 

NWS research methods and techniques, 

resulting in a benefit to the public. 

NOAA’s program is designed to 

complement other agency contributions 

to that national effort. 

Funding Availability: Because of 

Federal budget uncertainties, it has not 

been determined how much money will 

be available through this 

announcement. It is also uncertain 

exactly when the funding from the 

Federal budget will be available. It is 

expected that up to two awards will be 

made, depending on availability of 

funds and quality of the proposals. 

Statutory Authority: Authority for the 

Hydrologic Research programs is 

provided by Weather Service Organic 

Act, 15 U.S.C. 313, and 33 U.S.C. 883d. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.462, 

Hydrologic Research. 

Application Deadline: Proposals are 

due no later than 3 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time January 28, 2008. We 

anticipate that a review of proposals 

will be completed during January and 

February, 2008, and funding should 

begin during spring 2008 for most 

approved projects. June 1, 2008, should 

be used as the proposed start date on 

proposals. Applicants should be 

notified of their status within 3 months 

of the closing date. 

Address for Submitting Proposals: 

Applications should be submitted 

through http://www.grants.gov. For 

applicants without internet access, or 

Federal agencies without access to 

www.grants.gov, please submit three 

copies to: Pedro Restrepo, NOAA/NWS 

1325 East-West Highway, Room 8176; 

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910–3283. 

No facsimile or e-mail copies will be 

accepted. 

Information Contacts: The point of 

contact is Pedro Restrepo, NOAA/NWS/ 

W–OHD1; 1325 East-West Highway, 

Room 8176; Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910–3283, or by phone at 301–713–

0640 ext. 210, or fax to 301–713–0963, 

or via internet at 

Pedro.Restrepo@noaa.gov. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

Federal agencies; institutions of higher 

education; other nonprofits; commercial 

organizations; foreign governments; 

organizations under the jurisdiction of 

foreign governments; international 

organizations; state, local and Indian 

tribal governments. Applications from 

non-Federal and Federal applicants will 

be competed against each other. 

Proposals selected for funding from 

non-Federal applicants will be funded 

through a project grant or cooperative 

agreement under the terms of this 

notice. Proposals selected for funding 

from NOAA scientists shall be effected 

by an intra-agency fund transfer. 

Proposals selected for funding from a 

non NOAA Federal agency will be 

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funded through an interagency transfer. 

PLEASE NOTE: Before non NOAA 

Federal applicants may be funded, they 

must demonstrate that they have legal 

authority to receive funds from another 

Federal agency in excess of their 

appropriation. Because this 

announcement is not proposing to 

procure goods or services from 

applicants, the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 

1535) is not an appropriate legal basis. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: A 

matching share is not required by this 

program. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications under this program are not 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

National Weather Service MSI Program 

Summary Description: The NWS is 

soliciting projects to be conducted by 

university investigators for 1–year to 3–

years, with an anticipated start date of 

August 1, 2008. The NWS MSI Program 

represents an NOAA/NWS effort to 

promote and increase diversity in the 

atmospheric and related sciences 

through collaborative research between 

operational forecasters and academic 

institutions which have expertise in the 

environmental sciences in support of 

the NOAA Weather and water mission 

goal. These activities will engage 

researchers and students in applied 

research of interest to the operational 

meteorological community and will 

result in the development of new 

educational opportunities for the public. 

Funding Availability: This funding 

opportunity announces that 

approximately $50,000 will be available 

through this announcement for fiscal 

year 2008. Proposals should be prepared 

assuming an annual budget up to 

$50,000. No award less than $25,000 

will be made. It is expected that one to 

two awards will be made, depending on 

availability of funds. 

Statutory Authority: Authority for the 

MSI program is provided by the 

following: 15 U.S.C. 313; 49 U.S.C. 

44720(b); 33 U.S.C. 883d; 15 U.S.C. 

2904; 15 U.S.C. 2934. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.468, 

Applied Meteorological Research. 

Application Deadline: Applications 

must be received by the NWS no later 

than 5 p.m., EST on February 29, 2008. 

Address for Submitting Proposals: 

Proposals must be submitted through 

grants.gov, unless an applicant does not 

have internet access. In that case, hard 

copy applications may be sent to Sam 

Contorno, 1325 East-West Highway, 

Room 15330, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

Proposals may not be e-mailed or faxed. 

Information Contacts: Contact Sam 

Contorno, NOAA/NWS; 1325 East-West 

Highway, Room 15330; Silver Spring, 

Maryland 20910–3283, or by phone at 

301–713–3557 ext. 150, or fax to 301–

713–1253, or via Internet at 

samuel.contorno@noaa.gov. 

Eligibility: Minority Serving 

Institutions eligible to submit proposals 

include institutions of higher education 

identified by the Department of 

Education as: (i) Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities, (ii) HispanicServing Institutions, (iii) Tribal Colleges 

and Universities, or (iv) Alaska Native 

or Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions 

on the most recent United States 

Department of Education Accredited 

Post-Secondary Minority Institutions 

list (at the date of publication of this 

announcement). Proposals will not be 

accepted from non-profit organizations, 

foundations, auxiliary services or any 

other entity on behalf of MSIs. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: No cost 

sharing is required under this program. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications under this program are not 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs. 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Research 

(OAR) 

2008 Regional Research, Information 

Planning and Coordination 

Summary Description: To continue 

the development of regional research 

and information plans for U.S. coastal, 

ocean, and Great Lakes areas, NOAA 

Sea Grant anticipates (depending on 

appropriations) making available about 

$750,000 in FY 2008 for grants to 

regional planning teams in the following 

three regions: the Greater New York 

Bight region, the Mid-Atlantic region, 

and the Caribbean region. It is expected 

that Sea Grant programs within each of 

these regions will work together and 

submit one proposal per region that 

covers a 2–5 year period. The objective 

is to use Sea Grant’s university 

capabilities to facilitate discussions 

among the broad range of regional 

ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes 

stakeholders to help identify and 

prioritize critical resource management 

problems and associated research and 

information needs necessary for 

practical solutions. Depending on 

appropriations and the number and 

quality of applications received, NOAA 

Sea Grant anticipates making three 

awards of between $250,000 and 

$400,000 each. 

Funding Availability: Depending on 

appropriations, a total of $250,000 of 

federal Sea Grant funds will be made 

available for each eligible region over 

two years to cover the completion of a 

regional research and information plan 

(assuming appropriations are available). 

Proposals may request up to an 

additional three years of staff support 

(up to $50,000 per region per year) to 

help implement completed regional 

plans. The maximum support requested 

for an individual application is 

$400,000, of which no more than 

$250,000 can be for the first two years 

of the proposed project. Additional 

support may be made available in 

subsequent competitions for regional 

research and outreach activities. 

Approximately three awards will be 

made in FY 2008. It is expected that 

multiple Sea Grant Programs and 

institutions will be involved in each 

region, and that they will designate in 

their application a single managing Sea 

Grant Program, to whom the grant 

award would be made. All other 

participating Sea Grant Programs and 

institutions must be handled through 

subawards. 

Statutory Authority: Authority for the 

Regional Research, Information 

Planning and Coordination is provided 

by 33 U.S.C. 1121 et seq., as amended. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

(CFDA) Number(s): 11.417, Sea Grant 

Support. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.417, Sea 

Grant Support. 

Application Deadline: Applications 

must be received by 4 p.m. EST, 

February 5, 2008. 

Address for Submitting Proposals: 

Applications are to be submitted 

through grants.gov, under Federal 

Funding Opportunity number OAR–SG–

2008–2001255. Applicants without 

internet access may submit a hard copy 

application, but must include 

documentation stating their lack of 

internet access. Hard copy applications 

(one UNBOUND original and one copy) 

should be submitted to: Mrs. Geri 

Taylor, National Sea Grant College 

Program, R/SG, Attn: Regional Research 

Competition, Room 11841, NOAA, 1315 

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910 (phone number for express mail 

applications is 301–734–1066.) Faxed or 

e-mailed applications will not be 

accepted. 

Information Contacts: Contact Dr. 

Leon M. Cammen, Director, National 

Sea Grant College Program, 1315 EastWest Highway, R/SG, Rm 11841, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910; tel: (301) 734–1088; 

e-mail: 

oar.hq.nsgo.competitions@noaa.gov. 

Eligibility: Proposals may be 

submitted only by the designated 

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managing Sea Grant College or 

Institutional Program. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: Matching 

funds equal to at least 50 percent of the 

Federal funding must be provided to 

support the proposed regional planning. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications under this program are not 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’

Ballast Water Management Demo (RDTE 

Facility) 

Summary Description: The Ballast 

Water Management Demonstration 

Program supports projects to develop, 

test, and demonstrate ballast water 

treatment methods in order to reduce 

the threat of introduction of aquatic 

invasive species to U.S. waters through 

the discharge of ballast water. THIS 

SOLICITATION IS ONLY FOR 

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO 

ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A 

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING 

AND EVALUATION (RDTE) FACILITY. 

There is a separate FFO for technologies 

and practices development (Funding 

Opportunity Number: OAR–

SG20082001206). 

Funding Availability: Depending on 

FY2008 appropriations and the quality 

of proposals, NOAA expects to make 

available up to about $1 million in 2008 

funds for four-year cooperative 

agreements to create and operate ballast 

water RDTE facilities. We anticipate 

making 1 or 2 multiyear awards in 

FY2008. Depending on future year 

appropriations and satisfactory 

execution of the terms of the 

cooperative agreement, NOAA 

anticipates funding up to $1,250,000 

over the next four years for each 

successful award. 

Statutory Authority: 16 U.S.C. 4701 et 

seq.; 33 U.S.C. 1121–1131. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.417, Sea 

Grant Support. 

Application Deadline: Preliminary 

proposals must be received by the 

National Sea Grant Office by 4 p.m. EST 

February 21, 2008. Full proposals must 

be received by 4 p.m. EDT April 24, 

2008. Only those who submit 

preliminary proposals meeting the 

preliminary proposal deadline and other 

requirements of this notice are eligible 

to submit full proposals. 

Address for Submitting Proposals: 

Preliminary proposals should be 

submitted by hardcopy (one unbound 

original and one copy) to Mrs. Geri 

Taylor, National Sea Grant College 

Program, R/SG, Attn: Ballast Water 

Competition, Room 11841, NOAA, 1315 

East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 

20910, telephone 301–734–1072. Full 

Proposals must be submitted through 

Grants.gov unless the applicant does not 

have Internet access or is a Federal 

agency without access to Grants.gov, in 

which case they should be submitted to 

the above address. Any application that 

includes an appendix B (oversize 

documents) must submit appendix B in 

hardcopy to the above address. 

Information Contacts: Dorn Carlson, 

National Sea Grant Office, NOAA, Room 

11828, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, MD, 20910, or via e-mail at 

ballast.water@noaa.gov. Prospective 

applicants with questions about this 

announcement should ask the Agency 

Contact in writing (e-mail preferred). All 

questions (without attribution) and any 

answers provided will be made 

available to all applicants who request 

to be kept informed, either by e-mail or 

by posting them on a Web site, or, for 

applicants without e-mail access, by 

conventional mail. To be kept informed 

of questions and responses prior to the 

preproposal deadline, send an e-mail to 

ballast.water@noaa.gov, and ask to be 

kept informed of all questions and 

responses concerning Federal Funding 

Opportunity number OAR–SG–2008–

2001279. Applicants without Internet 

access please send your request by mail 

to the above mailing address. After the 

preproposal deadline, all applicants 

who submitted preproposals by the 

preproposal deadline will be informed 

of any questions and responses, unless 

they ask not to be so informed. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

individuals, institutions of higher 

education, nonprofit organizations, forprofit organizations, Federal, State, local 

and Indian tribal governments, foreign 

governments, organizations under the 

jurisdiction of foreign governments, and 

international organizations. 

Applications from non-Federal and 

eligible Federal applicants (including 

NOAA employees) will be evaluated in 

the same selection process. Note: Before 

non-NOAA Federal applicants may be 

funded, they must demonstrate that they 

have legal authority to receive funds 

from another Federal agency in excess 

of their appropriation. Because this 

announcement is not proposing to 

procure goods or services from 

applicants, the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 

1535) is not an appropriate legal basis. 

Only those who submit preliminary 

proposals by the preliminary proposal 

deadline are eligible to submit full 

proposals. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: 

Applications for RDTE facility 

cooperative agreements must include 

additional non-federal matching funds 

equal to at least 20% of the total NOAA 

funds requested over the duration of the 

cooperative agreement. In-kind 

contributions are eligible to satisfy the 

match requirement. Matching funds for 

each individual year need not equal a 

20% match of that year’s request, as 

long as the total matching funds for the 

duration of the cooperative agreement 

meet the 20% match requirements for 

the total request amount. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications under this Program are not 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

Ballast Water Management 

Demonstration Program (Technologies 

and Practices) 

Summary Description: ‘‘The Ballast 

Water Management Demonstration 

Program supports projects to develop, 

test, and demonstrate ballast water 

technologies and practices in order to 

reduce the threat of introduction of 

aquatic invasive species to U.S. waters 

through the discharge of ballast water. 

This FFO is for projects dealing with 

technologies and practices necessary for 

successful ballast water management. 

For example, this could include 

technologies or practices that treat 

ballast water, or that make it possible to 

test, evaluate, regulate or use ballast 

water treatment technologies or 

practices. There is a separate FFO for 

establishing a Research, Development, 

Testing and Evaluation (RDTE) Facility 

(Funding Opportunity Number: OAR–

SG–2008–2001279).’’

Funding Availability: Depending on 

2008 appropriations, NOAA expects to 

make available up to $1 million in FY 

2008, and the U.S. Maritime 

Administration (MARAD) expects to 

make available several vessels for use as 

test platforms, to support ballast water 

management demonstration projects. 

Depending on the funding available and 

the number and quality of proposals 

received, we anticipate between 3 and 6 

grants with a median value of about 

$200,000 will be awarded, and about 

one applicant will have certain 

expenses associated with verification 

testing at an ETV facility paid for. 

Statutory Authority: 16 U.S.C. 4701 et 

seq.; 33 U.S.C. 1121–1131; 46 U.S.C. 

App 1211 (2000); 50 U.S.C. App 1744 

(2000). 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.417, Sea 

Grant Support. 

Application Deadline: Letters of 

Intent must be received by the National 

Sea Grant Office by 4 p.m. EST February 

21, 2008. Full proposals must be 

received by 4 p.m. EDT April 3, 2008. 

Only those applicants who submit 

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Letters of Intent by the preliminary 

proposal deadline and who submit LOIs 

that meet the other requirements of this 

notice are eligible to submit full 

proposals. 

Address for Submitting Proposals: 

Letters of Intent must be submitted by 

hard copy to Mrs. Geri Taylor, National 

Sea Grant College Program, R/SG, Attn: 

Ballast Water Competition, Room 11841, 

NOAA, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910 (phone number for 

express mail LOIs is 301–734–1066). 

Full Proposals must be submitted 

through grants.gov (Web site html:// 

grants.gov) to Funding Opportunity 

Number: OAR–SG–2008–2001206. 

Applicants without internet access may 

submit one unbound original hard copy 

of the proposal, but must submit 

documentation demonstrating their 

inability to use grants.gov. Facsimile 

and electronic mail transmissions of 

proposals will not be accepted for either 

Letters of Intent or Full Proposals. 

Information Contacts: Dorn Carlson, 

NOAA National Sea Grant Office, 301–

734–1080; via electronic mail at 

ballast.water@noaa.gov. Carolyn 

Junemann, U.S. Maritime 

Administration, 202–366–1920; via 

electronic mail at 

carolyn.junemann@dot.gov. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

individuals, institutions of higher 

education, nonprofit organizations, forprofit organizations, Federal, State, local 

and Indian tribal governments, foreign 

governments, organizations under the 

jurisdiction of foreign governments, and 

international organizations. 

Applications from non-Federal and 

eligible Federal applicants (including 

NOAA and MARAD employees) will be 

evaluated in the same selection process. 

Note: Before non-NOAA Federal 

applicants may be funded, they must 

demonstrate that they have legal 

authority to receive funds from another 

Federal agency in excess of their 

appropriation. Because this 

announcement is not proposing to 

procure goods or services from 

applicants, the Economy Act (31 U.S.C. 

1535) is not an appropriate legal basis. 

Only those who submit Letters of Intent 

by the Letters of Intent deadline are 

eligible to submit full proposals. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: Cost 

sharing or matching funds is NOT 

required. However, any such funding 

(direct or indirect) offered by the 

Applicant will be considered in the 

Evaluation Criteria of Project Costs. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications under this program are not 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’

Office of the Under Secretary (USEC) 

Environmental Literacy Grants for 

Formal K–12 Education 

Summary Description: The NOAA 

Office of Education (OED) is issuing a 

request for applications for 

environmental literacy projects in 

support of K–12 education. Funded 

projects will be between one and five 

years in duration and will promote 

changes in K–12 education to expand 

the amount of Earth System Science 

taught in the classroom and improve 

student learning of that subject. 

Successful projects will catalyze change 

in K–12 education through development 

of new programs and materials and/or 

revision of existing programs and 

materials by supporting transformative 

methods: Those practices (which are not 

necessarily new) that are likely to 

increase the environmental literacy of 

K–12 teachers and their students by 

increasing the amount of Earth System 

Science taught in grades K–12. This 

federal funding opportunity meets 

NOAA’s Mission Goal to understand 

climate variability and change to 

enhance society’s ability to plan and 

respond. For any questions concerning 

this funding opportunity, please visit 

our FAQ Web site www.oesd.noaa.gov/ 

elg_faqs.html before contacting the 

Office of Education. 

Funding Availability: NOAA 

anticipates the availability of 

approximately $4,000,000 of Federal 

financial assistance in FY 2009 and 

FY2010 for K–12 education projects. 

Approximately 5 to 7 awards in the 

form of grants or cooperative agreements 

will be made. NOAA will only consider 

projects that have duration of 1 to 5 

years. The total Federal amount for all 

years that may be requested from NOAA 

for the direct and indirect costs of the 

proposed project shall not exceed 

$750,000. The minimum Federal 

amount that must be requested from 

NOAA for all years for the direct and 

indirect costs is $200,000. Applications 

requesting Federal support from NOAA 

of less than $200,000 total or more than 

$750,000 total for the duration of the 

project will not be considered for 

funding. The amount of funding 

available through this announcement 

will be dependent upon the final FY09 

and FY10 appropriations. Publication of 

this announcement does not obligate 

NOAA to award any specific project or 

to obligate all or any part of the 

available funds. It is likely that there 

will be no additional solicitation issued 

for these projects for FY10. If an 

applicant incurs any costs prior to 

receiving an award agreement signed by 

an authorized NOAA Grants Officer, the 

applicant would do so solely at one’s 

own risk of such costs not being 

included under the award. The exact 

amount of funds that may be awarded 

will be determined in pre-award 

negotiations between the applicant and 

NOAA representatives. 

Statutory Authority: Authority for the 

Environmental Literacy Grants for 

Formal K–12 Education program is 

provided by the following: 33 U.S.C. 

892a(a). 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.469, 

Congressionally Identified Awards and 

Projects. 

Application Deadline: Preliminary 

proposals (pre-proposals) are required 

for submission of a full application and 

must be received by 5 p.m., EST, 

February 20, 2008. Applicants who 

submit a pre-proposal will receive 

notification authorizing submission of a 

full application on or about April 30, 

2008. Please contact Stacey Rudolph if 

you have not heard from the Office of 

Education by May 14, 2008. The full 

applications must be received by 5 p.m., 

EDT, June 25, 2008. 

Address for Submitting Proposals: 

Pre-proposals must be submitted 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). It is strongly suggested 

that Grants.gov be accessed using a PC 

and Internet Explorer for maximum 

compatibility. If an applicant does not 

have Internet access, one hard copy 

must be mailed to ATTN: ELG 

Competition Manager, DOC/NOAA, 

Office of Education, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room 6863, Washington, 

DC 20230; Telephone: 202–482–3384. 

Full applications must be submitted 

through Grants.gov (http:// 

www.grants.gov). If an applicant does 

not have Internet access, one hard copy 

should be sent to ATTN: ELG 

Competition Manager, DOC/NOAA 

Office of Education, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room 6863, Washington, 

DC 20230; Telephone: 202–482–3384. If 

submitting a hard copy, applicants are 

also requested to provide a CD–ROM of 

the full application, including scanned 

signed forms or forms with electronic 

signatures. Facsimile or e-mail 

transmissions of full applications will 

not be accepted. Please note: Hard 

copies of pre-applications or full 

applications submitted via the U.S. 

Postal Service can take up to 4 weeks to 

reach this office; applicants are 

recommended to send hard copies via 

expedited shipping methods (e.g., 

Airborne Express, DHL, FedEx, UPS, 

etc.). Facsimile or e-mail transmissions 

of pre-proposals will not be accepted. 

Information Contacts: Please visit the 

OEd Web site for further information at 

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http://www.oesd.noaa.gov/ 

funding_opps.html or contact Sarah 

Schoedinger at 704.370.3528 or 

Sarah.Schoedinger@noaa.gov or Stacey 

Rudolph at 202.482.3739 or 

Stacey.Rudolph@noaa.gov. For those 

applicants without Internet access, hard 

copies of referenced documents may be 

requested from NOAA’s Office of 

Education by contacting Stacey Rudolph 

at 202.482.3739 or sending a letter to 

Stacey Rudolph, DOC/NOAA Office of 

Education, 1401 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Room 6863, Washington, DC 

20230. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

institutions of higher education, forprofit and nonprofit organizations, and 

state, local and Indian tribal 

governments in the United States. 

Among those eligible applicants are K 

through 12 public and independent 

schools and school systems, and science 

centers and museums. Foreign 

institutions, foreign organizations and 

foreign government agencies are not 

eligible to apply. Federal agencies are 

not eligible to receive Federal assistance 

under this announcement, but may be 

project partners. Individuals not 

connected to an institution are ineligible 

to apply for funding under this 

announcement. The Department of 

Commerce/National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (DOC/ 

NOAA) is strongly committed to 

increasing the participation of Minority 

Serving Institutions (MSIs), i.e., 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities, Hispanic-serving 

institutions, Tribal colleges and 

universities, Alaskan Native and Native 

Hawaiian institutions, and institutions 

that work in underserved communities. 

Applications are encouraged that 

involve any of the above types of 

institutions. An applicant may serve 

only once as principal investigator (PI) 

through this funding opportunity. 

However institutions may submit more 

than one application and individuals 

may serve as co-PIs or key personnel on 

more than one application. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: There are 

no cost-sharing requirements. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications under this program are not 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs (refer to item 19 on the 

grants.gov version of the SF–424). 

III. Classification 

Limitation of Liability 

Funding for potential projects in this 

notice is contingent upon the 

availability of Fiscal year 2008 

appropriations. Applicants are hereby 

given notice that funds have not yet 

been appropriated for any proposed 

activities in this notice. In no event will 

NOAA or the Department of Commerce 

be responsible for proposal preparation 

costs. 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, for 

programs which have deadline dates on 

or after October 1, 2003, they may be 

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. 66177–66178 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 Web site: http:// 

www.nepa.noaa.gov/, including our 

NOAA Administrative Order 216–6 for 

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

NAO216-6-TOC.pdf, NEPA 

Questionnaire, http:// 

www.nepa.noaa.gov/questionnaire.pdf, 

and the Council on Environmental 

Quality implementation regulations, 

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

toc_ceq.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. 

Compliance With Department of 

Commerce Bureau of Industry and 

Security Export Administration 

Regulations 

(a) This section applies to the extent 

that this BAA results in financial 

assistance awards involving access to 

export-controlled information or 

technology. 

(b) In performing a financial 

assistance award, the recipient may gain 

access to export-controlled information 

or technology. The recipient will then 

be responsible for compliance with all 

applicable laws and regulations 

regarding export-controlled information 

and technology, including deemed 

exports. The recipient shall establish 

and maintain throughout performance 

of the financial assistance award 

effective export compliance procedures 

at non-NOAA facilities. At a minimum, 

these export compliance procedures 

must include adequate controls of 

physical, verbal, visual, and electronic 

access to export-controlled information 

and technology. 

(c) Definitions. 

(1) Deemed export. The Export 

Administration Regulations (EAR) 

define a deemed export as any release 

of technology or source code subject to 

the EAR to a foreign national, both in 

the United States and abroad. Such 

release is ‘‘deemed’’ to be an export to 

the home country of the foreign 

national. 15 CFR 734.2(b)(2)(ii). 

(2) Export-controlled information and 

technology. Export-controlled 

information and technology is 

information and technology subject to 

the EAR (15 CFR parts 730 et seq.), 

implemented by the DOC Bureau of 

Industry and Security, or the 

International Traffic I Arms Regulations 

(ITAR) (22 CFR parts 120–130), 

implemented by the Department of 

State, respectively. This includes, but is 

not limited to, dual-us items, defense 

articles and any related assistance, 

services, software or technical data as 

defined in the EAR and ITAR. 

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(d) The recipient shall control access 

to all export-controlled information and 

technology that it possesses or that 

comes into its possession in 

performance of a financial assistance 

award, to ensure that access is 

restricted, or licensed, as required by 

applicable Federal laws, Executive 

Orders, and/or regulations. 

(e) Nothing in the terms of this section 

is intended to change, supersede, or 

waive any of the requirements of 

applicable Federal laws, Executive 

Orders or regulations. 

(f) The recipient shall include this 

clause, including this paragraph (f), in 

all lower tier transactions (subawards, 

contracts, and subcontracts) under the 

financial assistance award that may 

involve access to export-controlled 

information technology. 

NOAA Implementation of Homeland 

Security Presidential Directive—12 

If the performance of a financial 

assistance award, if approved by NOAA, 

requires recipients to have physical 

access to Federal premises for more than 

180 days or access to a Federal 

information system, any items or 

services delivered under a financial 

assistance award shall comply with the 

Department of Commerce personal 

identity verification procedures that 

implement Homeland Security 

Presidential Directive-12, FIPS PUB 201, 

and the Office of Management and 

Budget Memorandum M–05–24. The 

recipient shall insert this clause in all 

subawards or contracts when the 

subaward recipient or contractor is 

required to have physical access to a 

Federally controlled facility or access to 

a Federal information system. 

The Department of Commerce PreAward 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, CD–346, SF 424 Research and 

Related Family, SF 424 Short 

Organizational Family, SF 424 

Individual Form family has been 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the respective 

control numbers 4040–0004, 0348–0044, 

0348–0040, 0348–0046, 0605–0001, 

4040–0001, 4040–0003, and 4040–0005. 

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: December 18, 2007. 

Helen Hurcombe, 

Director, Acquisition and Grants Office, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–12–P 

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), has submitted a public 

information collection request (ICR) 

entitled National Study of the 

Prevalence of Community Service and 

Service-Learning in K–12 Public 

Schools to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13), (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A 

copy of the ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, 

Kimberly Spring, 202–606–6629 

(kspring@cns.gov). Individuals who use 

a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TTY–TDD) may call (202) 565–

2799 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. 

Eastern time, Monday through Friday. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Katherine Astrich, 

OMB Desk Office for the Corporation for 

National and community Service, by 

any of the following two methods 

within 30 days from the date of 

publication in this Federal Register. 

(1) By fax to: (202) 395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Katherine Astrich, OMB 

Desk Officer for the Corporation for 

National and Community Service; and 

(2) Electronically by e-mail to: 

Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Corporation, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Corporation’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

Comments 

A 60-day public comment Notice was 

published in the Federal Register on 

June 22, 2007. This comment period 

ended on August 22, 2007. No 

comments were received. 

Description: The Corporation is 

seeking approval for a National Study of 

the Prevalence of Community Service 

and Service-Learning in K–12 Public 

Schools. The study will survey a 

nationally representative sample of 

2,000 elementary, middle and high 

schools in the scale and scope of 

service-learning, as well as the presence 

of a variety of policies and practices in 

support of service-learning activities in 

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