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1See Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts from the 

People’s Republic of China: Preliminary 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 75 

FR 12508 (March 16, 2010) (‘‘Preliminary 

Determination’’). 

2See Letter from Petitioners to the Department; 

regarding Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts from 

the People’s Republic of China: Allegation of 

Critical Circumstances; dated April 2, 2010. 

3See Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts from the 

People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative 

Determination of Critical Circumstances in the 

Antidumping Duty Investigation, 75 FR 24572 (May 

5, 2010) (‘‘Prelim Critical Circumstances 

Determination’’). 

4See letter to the Department from Petitioners, 

regarding Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts from 

the People’s Republic of China: Withdrawal of 

Allegation of Critical Circumstances, dated May 18, 

2010. 

such information, either publicly or 

under an Administrative Protective 

Order (APO), without the written 

consent of the Assistant Secretary for 

Import Administration. 

Return or Destruction of Proprietary 

Information 

In the event that the ITC issues a final 

negative injury determination, this 

notice will serve as the only reminder 

to parties subject to an APO of their 

responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return/ 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a violation which is subject to 

sanction. 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 705(d) 

and 777(i) of the Act. 

Dated: May 24, 2010. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13070 Filed 5–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–962] 

Certain Potassium Phosphate Salts 

from the People’s Republic of China: 

Final Determination of Sales at Less 

Than Fair Value and Termination of 

Critical Circumstances Inquiry 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2010. 

SUMMARY: On March 16, 2010, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

‘‘Department’’) published its notice of 

preliminary determination of sales at 

less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) in the 

antidumping investigation of certain 

potassium phosphate salts (‘‘salts’’) from 

the People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’).1

The period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is 

January 1, 2009, through June 30, 2009. 

We invited interested parties to 

comment on our preliminary 

determination of sales at LTFV. We 

made no changes for the final 

determination. We determine that salts 

from the PRC are being, or are likely to 

be, sold in the United States at LTFV as 

provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act 

of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). The 

estimated margins of sales at LTFV are 

shown in the ‘‘Final Determination 

Margins’’ section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Marksberry or Irene Gorelik, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office 9, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–7906 or (202) 482– 

6905, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Case History 

The Department published its 

Preliminary Determination on March 16, 

2010. On April 2, 2010, Petitioners filed 

an allegation of critical circumstances.2

On April 15, 2010, we received a case 

brief from Petitioners. We did not 

receive any case or rebuttal briefs from 

any other interested parties. On May 5, 

2010, we published the preliminary 

affirmative determination of critical 

circumstances.3 On May 18, 2010, 

Petitioners withdrew their allegation of 

critical circumstances.4

Tolling of Administrative Deadlines 

As explained in the memorandum 

from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Import Administration, the Department 

has exercised its discretion to toll 

deadlines for the duration of the closure 

of the Federal Government from 

February 5, through February 12, 2010. 

Thus, all deadlines in this segment of 

the proceeding have been extended by 

seven days. The revised deadline for 

this final determination is now May 24, 

2010. See Memorandum to the Record 

from Ronald Lorentzen, DAS for Import 

Administration, regarding ‘‘Tolling of 

Administrative Deadlines As a Result of 

the Government Closure During the 

Recent Snowstorm,’’ dated February 12, 

2010. 

Scope of Investigation 

The phosphate salts covered by this 

investigation include anhydrous 

Monopotassium Phosphate (MKP), 

anhydrous Dipotassium Phosphate 

(DKP) and Tetrapotassium 

Pyrophosphate (TKPP), whether 

anhydrous or in solution (collectively 

‘‘phosphate salts’’). 

TKPP, also known as normal 

potassium pyrophosphate, 

Diphosphoric acid or Tetrapotassium 

salt, is a potassium salt with the formula 

K4P2O7. The CAS registry number for 

TKPP is 7320–34–5. TKPP is typically 

18.7% phosphorus and 47.3% 

potassium. It is generally greater than or 

equal to 43.0% P2O5 content. TKPP is 

classified under heading 2835.39.1000, 

HTSUS. 

MKP, also known as Potassium 

dihydrogen phosphate, KDP, or 

Monobasic potassium phosphate, is a 

potassium salt with the formula 

KH2PO4. The CAS registry number for 

MKP is 7778–77–0. MKP is typically 

22.7% phosphorus, 28.7% potassium 

and 52% P2O5. MKP is classified under 

heading 2835.24.0000, HTSUS. 

DKP, also known as Dipotassium salt, 

Dipotassium hydrogen orthophosphate 

or Potassium phosphate, dibasic, has a 

chemical formula of K2HPO4. The CAS 

registry number for DKP is 7758–11–4. 

DKP is typically 17.8% phosphorus, 

44.8% potassium and 40% P2O5

content. DKP is classified under heading 

2835.24.0000, HTSUS. 

The products covered by this 

investigation include the foregoing 

phosphate salts in all grades, whether 

food grade or technical grade. The 

product covered by this investigation 

includes anhydrous MKP and DKP 

without regard to the physical form, 

whether crushed, granule, powder or 

fines. Also covered are all forms of 

TKPP, whether crushed, granule, 

powder, fines or solution. 

For purposes of the investigation, the 

narrative description is dispositive, and 

not the tariff heading, American 

Chemical Society, CAS registry number 

or CAS name, or the specific percentage 

chemical composition identified above. 

Comments on the Preliminary 

Determination 

On April 15, 2010, Petitioners 

submitted a case brief in which they 

agreed with the decisions the 

Department made in the Preliminary 

Determination and stated that the 

Department’s use of adverse facts 

available (‘‘AFA’’) in the Preliminary 

Determination was warranted and 

appropriate. No other interested party 

commented on the Preliminary 

Determination. 


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Separate Rates 

In proceedings involving non–marketeconomy (‘‘NME’’) countries, the 

Department begins with a rebuttable 

presumption that all companies within 

the country are subject to government 

control and, thus, should be assigned a 

single antidumping duty deposit rate. It 

is the Department’s policy to assign all 

exporters of merchandise subject to an 

investigation in an NME country this 

single rate unless an exporter can 

demonstrate that it is sufficiently 

independent so as to be entitled to a 

separate rate. See Final Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Sparklers 

from the People’s Republic of China, 56 

FR 20588 (May 6, 1991) (‘‘Sparklers’’), as 

amplified by Notice of Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value: Silicon Carbide from the 

People’s Republic of China, 59 FR 22585 

(May 2, 1994) (‘‘Silicon Carbide’’), and 

Section 351.107(d) of the Department’s 

regulations. 

In the Preliminary Determination, we 

found that Wenda Co., Ltd., Yunnan 

Newswift Company Ltd., Tianjin 

Chengyi International Trading Co., Ltd., 

and Snow–Apple Group Limited, 

demonstrated their eligibility for, and 

were hence assigned, separate rate 

status. No party has commented on the 

eligibility of these companies for 

separate rate status. Therefore, for the 

final determination, we continue to find 

that the evidence placed on the record 

of this investigation by these companies 

demonstrates both a de jure and de facto 

absence of government control with 

respect to their exports of the 

merchandise under investigation. Thus, 

we continue to find that they are eligible 

for separate rate status. 

Use of Facts Available, Adverse Facts 

Available and The PRC–Wide Rate 

Section 776(a)(2) of the Act provides 

that if an interested party: (A) withholds 

information that has been requested by 

the Department; (B) fails to provide such 

information in a timely manner or in the 

form or manner requested, subject to 

subsections 782(c)(1) and (e) of the Act; 

(C) significantly impedes a 

determination under the antidumping 

statute; or (D) provides such information 

but the information cannot be verified, 

the Department shall, subject to 

subsection 782(d) of the Act, use facts 

otherwise available in reaching the 

applicable determination. 

Section 782(c)(1) of the Act provides 

that if an interested party ‘‘promptly 

after receiving a request from {the 

Department} for information, notifies 

{the Department} that such party is 

unable to submit the information in the 

requested form and manner, together 

with a full explanation and suggested 

alternative form in which such party is 

able to submit the information,’’ the 

Department may modify the 

requirements to avoid imposing an 

unreasonable burden on that party. 

Section 782(d) of the Act provides 

that, if the Department determines that 

a response to a request for information 

does not comply with the request, the 

Department will inform the person 

submitting the response of the nature of 

the deficiency and shall, to the extent 

practicable, provide that person the 

opportunity to remedy or explain the 

deficiency. If that person submits 

further information that continues to be 

unsatisfactory, or this information is not 

submitted within the applicable time 

limits, the Department may, subject to 

section 782(e) of the Act, disregard all 

or part of the original and subsequent 

responses, as appropriate. 

Section 782(e) of the Act states that 

the Department shall not decline to 

consider information deemed 

‘‘deficient’’ under section 782(d) if: (1) 

the information is submitted by the 

established deadline; (2) the information 

can be verified; (3) the information is 

not so incomplete that it cannot serve as 

a reliable basis for reaching the 

applicable determination; (4) the 

interested party has demonstrated that it 

acted to the best of its ability; and (5) 

the information can be used without 

undue difficulties. 

Furthermore, section 776(b) of the Act 

states that if the administering authority 

finds that an interested party has not 

acted to the best of its ability to comply 

with a request for information, the 

administering authority may, in 

reaching its determination, use an 

inference that is adverse to that party. 

The adverse inference may be based 

upon: (1) the petition, (2) a final 

determination in the investigation under 

this title, (3) any previous review under 

section 751 or determination under 

section 753, or (4) any other information 

placed on the record. 

In the Preliminary Determination, the 

Department found that SiChuan Blue 

Sword Import & Export Co., Ltd. 

(‘‘SiChuan Blue Sword’’) did not 

respond to our requests for information 

and was therefore part of the PRC–wide 

entity. Additionally, in the Preliminary 

Determination, the Department found 

that SD BNI(LYG) Co. Ltd. (‘‘SD BNI’’), 

who was selected as a mandatory 

respondent and failed to submit the 

information required, would not receive 

a separate rate and would remain part 

of the PRC–wide entity. In the 

Preliminary Determination we treated 

PRC exporters/producers, that did not 

respond to the Department’s request for 

information as part of the PRC–wide 

entity because they did not demonstrate 

that they operate free of government 

control. No additional information has 

been placed on the record with respect 

to these entities, SiChuan Blue Sword, 

or SD BNI after the Preliminary 

Determination. 

The PRC–wide entity has not 

provided the Department with the 

requested information; therefore, 

pursuant to section 776(a)(2)(A) of the 

Act, the Department continues to find 

that the use of facts available is 

appropriate to determine the PRC–wide 

rate. As noted above, section 776(b) of 

the Act provides that, in selecting from 

among the facts otherwise available, the 

Department may employ an adverse 

inference if an interested party fails to 

cooperate by not acting to the best of its 

ability to comply with requests for 

information. See Notice of Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value: Certain Cold–Rolled Flat– 

Rolled Carbon–Quality Steel Products 

from the Russian Federation, 65 FR 

5510, 5518 (February 4, 2000). See also, 

Statement of Administrative Action 

accompanying the URAA, H.R. Rep. No. 

103–316, vol. 1, at 870 (1994) (‘‘SAA’’). 

We find that, because the PRC–wide 

entity did not respond to our request for 

information, it has failed to cooperate to 

the best of its ability. Therefore, the 

Department finds that, in selecting from 

among the facts otherwise available, an 

adverse inference is appropriate for the 

PRC–wide entity. 

Because we begin with the 

presumption that all companies within 

a NME country are subject to 

government control and because only 

the companies listed under the ‘‘Final 

Determination Margins’’ section below 

have overcome that presumption, we are 

applying a single antidumping rate - the 

PRC–wide rate - to all other exporters of 

subject merchandise from the PRC. Such 

companies did not demonstrate 

entitlement to a separate rate. See, e.g., 

Synthetic Indigo from the People’s 

Republic of China: Notice of Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value, 65 FR 25706 (May 3, 2000). 

The PRC–wide rate applies to all entries 

of merchandise under consideration 

except for entries from Wenda Co., Ltd., 

Yunnan Newswift Company Ltd., 

Tianjin Chengyi International Trading 

Co., Ltd., and Snow–Apple Group 

Limited, which are listed in the ‘‘Final 

Determination Margins’’ section below. 

Corroboration 

Section 776(c) of the Act provides 

that, when the Department relies on 

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5See SAA at 870. 

6See id. 

7See id. 

8See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, 

Finished and Unfinished, From Japan, and Tapered 

Roller Bearings, Four Inches or Less in Outside 

Diameter, and Components Thereof, From Japan; 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Reviews and Partial Termination of 

Administrative Reviews, 61 FR 57391, 57392 

(November 6, 1996), unchanged in Tapered Roller 

Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and 

Unfinished, From Japan, and Tapered Roller 

Bearings, Four Inches or Less in Outside Diameter, 

and Components Thereof, From Japan; Final 

Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Reviews and Termination in Part, 62 FR 11825 

(March 13, 1997). 

9See Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duties on Imports of Certain 

Sodium and Potassium Phosphate Salts from the 

People’s Republic of China, dated September 24, 

2009. 

10See Certain Sodium and Potassium Phosphate 

Salts from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation 

of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 74 FR 54024 

(October 21, 2009), (‘‘Initiation Notice’’). 

11See Antidumping Investigation Initiation 

Checklist: Certain Sodium and Potassium 

Phosphate Salts (‘‘Initiation Checklist’’). 

12See id. 

13See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value and Termination of CriticalCircumstances Investigation: Electrolytic 

Manganese Dioxide from Australia, 73 FR 47586, 

47586-87 (August 14, 2008), granting a postpreliminary determination request to withdraw a 

critical circumstances allegation. 

information obtained in the course of an 

investigation as facts available, it must, 

to the extent practicable, corroborate 

that information from independent 

sources reasonably at its disposal. 

Secondary information is described in 

the SAA as ‘‘information derived from 

the petition that gave rise to the 

investigation or review, the final 

determination concerning subject 

merchandise, or any previous review 

under section 751 concerning the 

subject merchandise.’’5 The SAA 

provides that to ‘‘corroborate’’ means 

simply that the Department will satisfy 

itself that the secondary information to 

be used has probative value.6 The SAA 

also states that independent sources 

used to corroborate may include, for 

example, published price lists, official 

import statistics and customs data, and 

information obtained from interested 

parties during the particular 

investigation.7 To corroborate secondary 

information, the Department will, to the 

extent practicable, examine the 

reliability and relevance of the 

information used.8

As total AFA the Department 

preliminarily selected the rate of 95.40 

from the Petition.9 Petitioners’ 

methodology for calculating the export 

price and normal value (‘‘NV’’) in the 

Petition is discussed in the Initiation 

Notice.10 At the Preliminary 

Determination, because there were no 

margins calculated for the mandatory 

respondents, to corroborate the 95.40 

percent margin used as AFA for the 

China–wide entity, to the extent 

appropriate information was available, 

we affirmed our pre–initiation analysis 

of the adequacy and accuracy of the 

information in the petition.11 During our 

pre–initiation analysis, we examined 

evidence supporting the calculations in 

the petition and the supplemental 

information provided by Petitioners 

prior to initiation to determine the 

probative value of the margins alleged 

in the petition. During our pre– 

initiation analysis, we examined the 

information used as the basis of export 

price and normal value (‘‘NV’’) in the 

petition, and the calculations used to 

derive the alleged margins. Also during 

our pre–initiation analysis, we 

examined information from various 

independent sources provided either in 

the petition or, based on our requests, in 

supplements to the petition, which 

corroborated key elements of the export 

price and NV calculations.12

Similarly, for the final determination, 

we have also corroborated our AFA 

margin by affirming our pre–initiation 

analysis. Because no parties commented 

on the selection of the PRC–wide rate, 

we continue to find that the margin of 

95.40 percent has probative value. 

Accordingly, we find that the rate of 

95.40 percent is corroborated within the 

meaning of section 776(c) of the Act. 

Critical Circumstances 

On April 2, 2010, Petitioners 

submitted an allegation of critical 

circumstances with respect to the 

merchandise under consideration. On 

March 5, 2010, we issued the 

Preliminary Critical Circumstances 

Determination, stating that we had 

reason to believe or suspect critical 

circumstances exist with respect to 

imports of salts from the PRC. As noted 

above, Petitioners withdrew their 

critical circumstances allegation on May 

18, 2010. Pursuant to this withdrawal, 

and because the Department has not 

‘‘expended significant resources’’ in 

examining the allegation,13 the 

Department determines there is no need 

to make a critical circumstances 

determination in this investigation and 

is terminating the critical circumstances 

inquiry. We will instruct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to 

terminate the suspension of liquidation 

and refund any cash deposits and 

release any bond or other security 

previously posted for all imports of 

subject merchandise entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption between December 16, 

2009, which is 90 days prior to the date 

of publication of the Preliminary 

Determination, and March 15, 2010. 

Final Determination Margins 

We determine that the following 

percentage weighted–average margins 

exist for the following entities for the 

POI: 

Exporter Supplier 

Weighted– 

Average 

Margin 

Snow–Apple Group Limited ............................................................... Chengdu Long Tai Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 69.58 

Tianjin Chengyi International Trading (Tianjin) Co., Limited ............. Zhenjiang Dantu Guangming Auxiliary Material Factory 69.58 

Tianjin Chengyi International Trading (Tianjin) Co., Limited ............. Sichuan Shifang Hongsheng Chemicals Co., Ltd. 69.58 

Wenda Co., Ltd. ................................................................................. Thermphos (China) Food Additive Co., Ltd 69.58 

Yunnan Newswift Company Ltd. ....................................................... Guangxi Yizhou Yisheng Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. 69.58 

Yunnan Newswift Company Ltd. ....................................................... Mainzhu Hanwang Mineral Salt Chemical Co., Ltd. 69.58 

Yunnan Newswift Company Ltd. ....................................................... Sichuan Shengfeng Phosphate Chemical Co., Ltd. 69.58 

PRC–Wide14 ...................................................................................... .................................................................................................... 95.40 

14The PRC-wide rate includes Sichuan Blue Sword Import and Export Co., Ltd., and SD BNI (LYG) Co., Ltd. 


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Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

In accordance with section 

735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we are directing 

CBP to continue to suspend liquidation 

of all imports of subject merchandise 

entered or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption for the PRC–wide 

entity and the Separate Rate Recipients 

on or after March 16, 2010. We will 

instruct CBP to continue to require a 

cash deposit or the posting of a bond for 

all companies based on the estimated 

weighted–average dumping margins 

shown above. 

These suspension of liquidation 

instructions will remain in effect until 

further notice. 

ITC Notification 

In accordance with section 735(d) of 

the Act, we have notified the 

International Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’) 

of our final determination of sales at 

LTFV. As our final determination is 

affirmative, in accordance with section 

735(b)(2) of the Act, within 45 days the 

ITC will determine whether the 

domestic industry in the United States 

is materially injured, or threatened with 

material injury, by reason of imports or 

sales (or the likelihood of sales) for 

importation of the merchandise under 

investigation. If the ITC determines that 

material injury or threat of material 

injury does not exist, the proceeding 

will be terminated and all securities 

posted will be refunded or canceled. If 

the ITC determines that such injury 

does exist, the Department will issue an 

antidumping duty order directing CBP 

to assess antidumping duties on all 

imports of the merchandise under 

investigation entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption on or 

after the effective date of the suspension 

of liquidation. 

Notification Regarding APO 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to the parties subject to administrative 

protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 

notification of return or destruction of 

APO materials or conversion to judicial 

protective order is hereby requested. 

Failure to comply with the regulations 

and the terms of an APO is a 

sanctionable violation. 

This determination and notice are 

issued and published in accordance 

with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the 

Act. 

Dated: May 24, 2010. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No. 100513224–224–01 I.D. GF001] 

NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration 

and Research; Fiscal Year 2011 Ocean 

Exploration of the Aleutian Trench 

AGENCY: Office of Ocean Exploration 

and Research (OER) Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Research (OAR), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Ocean 

Exploration and Research (OER) is 

seeking pre-proposals and full proposals 

to support its mission, consistent with 

NOAA’s Strategic Plan, to search, 

investigate, and document poorlyknown and unknown areas of the 

Aleutian Trench, through 

interdisciplinary exploration, and to 

advance and disseminate knowledge of 

the ocean environment and its physical, 

chemical, and biological resources. 

Competitive Ocean Exploration 

proposals will be bold, innovative and 

interdisciplinary in their approach. 

NOAA OER anticipates a total of 

approximately $1,000,000 will be 

available through this announcement. 

DATES: Completed pre-proposals must 

be received by 5 pm (EDT) on July 1, 

2010. Full proposal submissions must 

be received by 5 p.m. (EDT) on 

September 10, 2010. Applications 

received after the above deadlines will 

not be considered. 

ADDRESSES: Pre-proposals must be 

submitted by either (1) e-mail at 

OAR.OE.FAQ@noaa.gov, or (2) hardcopy to ATTN: Dr. Nicolas Alvarado, 

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration & 

Research, SSMC III, 10th Floor, 1315 

East West Highway, Silver Spring, 

Maryland 20910. For e-mail 

submissions, please put your last name 

in the subject heading along with ‘‘OE 

Pre-proposal,’’ e.g., ‘‘Smith OE Preproposal.’’ Adobe PDF format is 

preferred. No facsimile pre-proposals 

will be accepted. 

Full proposals must be submitted 

through Grants.gov. Applicants without 

Internet access may submit hard-copies 

to: ATTN: Dr. Nicolas Alvarado, NOAA 

Office of Ocean Exploration & Research, 

SSMC III, 10th Floor, 1315 East West 

Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910. No e-mail or facsimile full 

proposal submissions will be accepted 

from applicants. 

The required cover sheet for preproposals may be obtained through the 

OER Office Web site at: http:// 

www.explore.noaa.gov/researchfunding-opportunities. Application 

forms for full proposals are available 

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

applicants without Internet access, hard 

copies of the cover sheet and the full 

proposal application package can be 

obtained via mail at NOAA Office of 

Ocean Exploration and Research, 1315 

East West Highway, SSMC III, 10th 

Floor, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, or 

requested by phone at (301) 734–1015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information contact the NOAA 

Office of Ocean Exploration and 

Research at (301) 734–1015 or submit 

inquiries via e-mail to the Frequently 

Asked Questions address: 

OAR.OE.FAQ@noaa.gov. E-mail 

inquiries should include the Principal 

Investigator’s name in the subject 

heading. Inquiries can be mailed to: 

ATTN: Dr. Nicolas Alvarado, NOAA 

Office of Ocean Exploration and 

Research, 1315 East-West Highway 

SSMC III, 10th Floor, R/OER Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic 

Access: The full text of the full funding 

opportunity (FFO) announcement for 

this program can be accessed via the 

Grants.gov Web site at http:// 

www.grants.gov. The announcement 

will also be available by contacting the 

program officials identified under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Applicants must comply with all 

requirements contained in the FFO 

announcement. 

Statutory Authority: 33 U.S.C. 3403(a)(4). 

Program Description: The Office of 

Ocean Exploration and Research (OER) 

is seeking pre-proposals and full 

proposals to support its mission, 

consistent with NOAA’s Strategic Plan, 

to search, investigate, and document 

poorly-known and unknown areas of the 

Aleutian Trench, through 

interdisciplinary exploration, and to 

advance and disseminate knowledge of 

the ocean environment and its physical, 

chemical, and biological resources. 

Competitive Ocean Exploration (OE) 

proposals will be bold, innovative and 

interdisciplinary in their approach. 

Specifically, the OER program intends 

to provide 60 days of UNOLS Global 

Class ship-time for operations in the 

Aleutian Trench. These 60 days will 


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