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regulations (15 CFR part 303), this

action establishes the total quantity of

duty-free insular watches and watch

movements for 1995 at 5,100,000 units

and divides this amount among the

three insular possessions of the United

States and the Northern Mariana

Islands. Of this amount, 3,600,000 units

may be allocated to Virgin Islands

producers, 500,000 to Guam producers,

500,000 to American Samoa producers

and 500,000 to Northern Mariana

Islands producers (59 FR 8847).

The criteria for the calculation of the

1995 duty-exemption allocations among

insular producers are set forth in

§ 303.14 of the regulations.

The Departments have verified the

data submitted on application form

ITA–334P by producers in the Virgin

Islands and inspected the current

operations of all producers in

accordance with § 303.5 of the

regulations.

The verification established that in

calendar year 1994 the Virgin Islands

watch assembly firms shipped 2,269,461

watches and watch movements into the

customs territory of the United States

under Pub. L. 97–446. The dollar

amount of creditable corporate income

taxes paid by Virgin Islands producers

during calendar year 1994 plus the

creditable wages paid by the industry

during calendar year 1994 to residents

of the territory totalled $5,694,887.

There are no producers in Guam,

American Samoa or the Northern

Mariana Islands.

The calendar year 1995 Virgin Islands

annual allocations set forth below are

based on the data verified by the

Departments in the Virgin Islands. The

allocations reflect adjustments made in

data supplied on the producers’ annual

application forms (ITA–334P) as a result

of the Departments’ verification; and

reallocation of the duty-exemptions

which have been voluntarily

relinquished by some producers

pursuant to § 303.6(b)(2) of the

regulations.

The duty-exemption allocations for

calendar year 1995 in the Virgin Islands

are as follows:

Name of firm Annual

allocation

Belair Quartz, Inc ...................... 500,000

Hampden Watch Co., Inc ......... 250,000

Progress Watch Co., Inc .......... 650,000

Unitime Industries, Inc .............. 500,000

Tropex, Inc ................................ 400,000

Timex V.I., Inc .......................... 742,000

Susan G. Esserman,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import

Administration.

Leslie M. Turner,

Assistant Secretary for Territorial and

International Affairs.

[FR Doc. 95–5431 Filed 3–3–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P and 4310–93–P

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket No. 950227061–5061–01; I.D.

020695C]

RIN 0648–XX11

Northeast Fishing Industry Grants

(FIG) Program

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Federal

assistance.

SUMMARY: NMFS issues this notice

describing the conditions under which

applications will be accepted under the

FIG Program and how NMFS will

determine which applications it will

fund. This notice implements the

second round of the FIG Program, for

which $4.5 million is available to fund

innovative proposals to assist the

Northeast fishing industry to promote

the development of commercial fishing

and markets for underexploited species;

develop methods for eliminating or

reducing bycatch; and create new

business and alternative employment

opportunities for those who have been

affected by the decline of the traditional

fisheries.

DATES: Applications must be received

by May 5, 1995. Applicants must submit

one signed original and two copies of

the complete application. No facsimile

applications will be accepted.

Generally, the time required to process

applications is 120 days from the

closing date of the solicitation.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be sent

to the Northeast Regional Office,

National Marine Fisheries Service, One

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA

01930–2298, telephone: (508) 281–9256

or (508) 281–9267. Application kits,

with instructions for completion, may

be obtained from that office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth Beal or Joyce Lacerda, NMFS,

at (508) 281–9267.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

Under the provisions of Public Law

103–211, the Emergency Supplemental

Appropriations Act of 1994, $30 million

has been provided to the U.S.

Department of Commerce (Department)

for the Northeast Fisheries Assistance

Program (NFAP) to address the needs of

those directly affected by the decline of

the traditional fisheries in the Northeast.

Of the total package, $18 million has

been designated to the Economic

Development Administration to provide

economic adjustment assistance to

communities; $12 million has been

designated to NMFS for direct industry

assistance in the form of (1) loan

guarantees under the Fisheries

Obligation Guarantee Program to help

restructure existing debt, (2) grants to

assist the fishing industry which has

been affected by the decline of the

traditional groundfish and scallop

fisheries and, (3) Fishing Family

Assistance Centers in the Northeast to

serve as clearinghouses for all possible

assistance available from Federal and

state sources.

Of the $12.0 million in NFAP funds

administered by NMFS $9.0 million is

being provided directly to the private

sector through grants under the FIG

Program, which is authorized under 15

U.S.C. 713c–3(d). These grants are being

provided in two rounds. The availability

of $4.5 million for the first round was

announced in the Federal Register on

July 8, 1994 (59 FR 35107). In response

to that notice, 201 proposals were

received. Of those 201 proposals, 28

were recommended for funding. Eleven

of the 28 projects will address

development of commercial fisheries

and markets for underexploited finfish

and shellfish species; nine will focus on

aquaculture as a method for enhancing

natural production of groundfish and

shellfish stocks, and also as a

commercial enterprise; and eight will

explore various aspects of new business

opportunities for displaced fishermen.

Federal support for these projects ranges

from $20,000 to $654,900, with an

average Federal funding level of

$160,714.

Since July 1994, when the first round

of the FIG Program was implemented,

the situation with respect to the New

England groundfish stocks has

worsened. As recent stock assessments

indicated that groundfish populations

were on the verge of collapse, NMFS

approved the New England Fishery

Management Council’s request for

implementation of emergency

regulations while a more comprehensive

plan is developed to restore the stocks.

In recognition of the adverse impact of

further reductions in fisheries access on

the fishing industry, the second round

of the FIG Program, through which $4.5

million will be provided, will
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emphasize short-term assistance for

those directly dependent upon

groundfish and other traditional

Northeast Fishery resources.

Additional consideration will be

given to those applications under this

solicitation that include participation by

individuals who own or operate fishing

vessels permitted under the Magnuson

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act (Magnuson Act)(i.e., participants in

the New England Groundfish fishery),

and who agree to tender their privilege

to harvest regulated multi-species

finfish for the duration of the assistance

period.

Through this notice, NMFS is

soliciting applications for Federal

assistance, and describing the

conditions under which applications

will be accepted for the second part of

the FIG Program and how NMFS will

select the applications it will fund.

II. Funding Priorities

The following have been identified as

priorities for part two of the FIG

Program:

A. Develop projects/conduct activities

to provide alternate employment or new

business opportunities (e.g., through

aquaculture or improved processing and

expanded use of fish waste) for those

who have been affected by the decline

of the traditional fisheries.

B. Promote development of

commercial fisheries and markets for

underexploited species of the northwest

Atlantic Ocean. For the purposes of this

solicitation, underexploited species

include, but are not limited to, red hake

(Gulf of Maine to Mid-Atlantic); Atlantic

herring (coastal stock complex); Atlantic

mackerel (Labrador to North Carolina);

butterfish (Gulf of Maine to the MidAtlantic); skates (Gulf of Maine to the

Mid-Atlantic); and short-finned squid

(Illex) (Gulf of Maine to the MidAtlantic). Note: If applicable, recipients

must have the appropriate Federal

fishing permits in their possession.

Also, if applicable, obtaining an

experimental fishing permit may be

required prior to approval of project

activities.

C. Develop methods for eliminating or

reducing the inadvertent take, capture

or destruction of nontargeted, protected,

or prohibited species (e.g., juvenile or

sublegal-sized fish and shellfish) in

fishing operations through the technical

development, demonstration, or

evaluation of fishing gear or harvesting

strategies.

Applications may be for

demonstration or pilot projects,

technology development and/or

transfer, experimental fishing, or other

activities to develop immediate and

long-term employment or new business

opportunities for the various segments

of the fishing industry. Funding will not

be provided for projects primarily

involving construction or operational

costs for individual businesses. Those

seeking financial assistance for

proprietary business activities, e.g.,

business loans, may contact the Family

Assistance Centers listed in section

III.A. of this document for information

regarding other types of financial

assistance.

The priorities contained in this

solicitation provide potential applicants

with a general sense of program focus

and are not intended to limit or further

constrain development of innovative

proposals. Additional consideration (see

section IV.A.2.f.) will be given to

applications under this solicitation that

include participation by individuals

who own or operate fishing vessels

permitted under the Magnuson Act (i.e.,

participants in the New England

groundfish fishery) who agree to tender

their privilege to harvest multispecies

finfish for the duration of the project.

III. How To Apply

A. Eligible Applicants

Applications for assistance may be

made, in accordance with the

procedures set forth in this notice, by

any individual who is a citizen or

national of the United States, or any

corporation, partnership, association, or

other entity, non-profit or otherwise, if

such entity is a citizen of the United

States within the meaning of section 2

of the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended

(46 App. U.S.C. 802).

Federal Government agencies or

employees, including full-time, parttime, and intermittent personnel (or

their spouses or blood relatives who are

members of their immediate

households), are not eligible to submit

an application under this solicitation.

Assistance from NMFS employees is

available to eligible applicants, by

telephone or through pre-proposal

meetings, and will be limited to such

issues as the program goals, funding

priorities, application procedures, and

responding to questions regarding

completion of application forms. Since

this is a competitive program, assistance

will not be provided in conceptualizing,

developing, or structuring competitive

proposals. Pre-proposal meetings will be

held at Fishing Family Assistance

Centers located in Portland and

Rockland, ME; Gloucester, New

Bedford, and Chatham, MA; and

Narragansett, RI. Details on specific

times and location of pre-proposal

meetings may be obtained by calling the

NMFS Northeast Regional Office in

Gloucester (508–281–9256 or 508–281–

9267), or the nearest Fishing Family

Assistance Center. The addresses and

telephone numbers of all Fishing Family

Assistance Centers are as follows:

Fishing Family Assistance Center,

National Marine Fisheries Service,

Federal Building, Room 200, 21

Limerock Street, Rockland, ME 04841;

Tel: 207–594–2267.

Fishing Family Assistance Center,

National Marine Fisheries Service,

Marine Trades Center, Suite 311, 2

Portland Fish Pier, Portland, ME 04101;

Tel: 207–780–3423.

Fishing Family Assistance Center,

National Marine Fisheries Service,

Department of Employment and

Training, 11–15 Parker Street,

Gloucester, MA 01930; Tel: 508–283–

2863.

Fishing Family Assistance Center,

National Marine Fisheries Service, 15–

A Market Place, Chatham, MA 02633;

Tel: 508–945–5492.

Fishing Family Assistance Center,

National Marine Fisheries Service,

Greater New Bedford Reemployment

Career Services, 693 Purchase Street,

New Bedford, MA 02740; Tel: 508–979–

1750.

Fishing Family Assistance Center,

National Marine Fisheries Service, 118

Point Judith Road, Narragansett, RI

02882; Tel: 401–782–8640.

B. Duration and Terms of Funding

Generally, grants are awarded for a

period of 1 year, but no more than 18

months at a time. Renewal of an award

to increase funding, or to extend the

period of performance, is at the total

discretion of the Department.

If an application is selected for

funding, the Department has no

obligation to provide any additional

future funding in connection with that

award.

Publication of this announcement

does not obligate NMFS to award any

specific grant or to obligate any part or

the entire amount of funds available.

C. Costsharing

Sharing of project costs by applicants

is not required and will not be

considered in the technical evaluation

of proposals. However, NMFS does

encourage costsharing and will take into

account the degree to which costsharing

is provided in the final selection of

projects to be funded. If costsharing is

proposed, the applicant will be

obligated to account for both the Federal

and non-Federal amounts contained in

the award document.
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D. Format

This format for Phase II has been

streamlined from that in Phase I.

Proposals must identify the principal

participants and include copies of any

agreements between the participants

and the applicant, describing the

specific tasks to be performed. Project

applications must be clearly and

completely submitted in the format that

follows. The forms described are

available, with instructions for

completion, from the Northeast Regional

Office, NMFS (see ADDRESSES).

1. Cover sheet: An applicant must use

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) Standard Form 424 (revised 4–

92) as the cover sheet for each project.

(Do not complete item 16 of Standard

Form 424 (REV 4–92). NMFS will obtain

for the applicant any necessary

clearances by the State Single Point of

Contact established as a result of E.O.

12372, Intergovernmental Review of

Federal Programs, to which this

program is subject.)

2. Project summary: An applicant

must complete NOAA Form 88–204

(10–92), Project Summary, for each

project. This form is required in

addition to the Project Narrative

described below. Those applications

which are to receive additional

consideration in the review process

must include the following sentence in

the upper left-hand corner of this form:

‘‘If selected for funding, I agree to tender

my privilege to fish for and retain

regulated multispecies finfish for the

duration of this project. My vessel name

and permit number are

____________________________.’’

If an application involves more than

one vessel, a similar statement for each

vessel may be attached to the Project

Summary sheet, with the signature of

the appropriate vessel owner(s).

3. Project budget: A budget must be

submitted for each project, using NOAA

Form 88–205 (10–92), Project Budget.

The applicants must submit cost

estimates showing total project costs.

Costsharing is discretionary, but if

applicants choose to cost share, both the

Federal and non-Federal shares must be

shown, divided into cash and in-kind

contributions. To support the budget,

the applicant must describe briefly the

basis for estimating the value of the

matching funds derived from in-kind

contributions. Estimates of the direct

costs must be specified in the categories

listed on the Project Budget form. The

budget may also include an amount for

indirect costs, if the applicant has an

established indirect cost rate with the

Federal Government. A copy of the

current, approved, negotiated indirect

Cost Agreement with the Federal

Government must be included with the

application, if applicable. The total

dollar amount of the indirect costs

proposed in an application under this

program must not exceed the indirect

cost rate negotiated and approved by a

cognizant Federal agency prior to the

proposed effective date of the award or

100 percent of the total proposed direct

costs dollar amount in the application,

whichever is less. This restriction also

applies to any subrecipient of this

program.

NMFS will not consider fees or profits

as allowable costs for applicants.

The total costs of a project consist of

all costs incurred in accomplishing

project objectives during the life of the

project. A project begins on the effective

date of an award between the applicant

and an authorized representative of the

U.S. Government and ends on the date

specified in the award. Generally, the

time expended and costs incurred in

either the development of a project or

the financial assistance application, or

in any subsequent discussions or

negotiations prior to award, are not

reimbursable.

4. Project narrative description: The

project must be completely and

accurately described, as follows:

a. Project goals and objectives: State

what the proposed project is expected to

accomplish.

b. Project statement of work: The

statement of work is an action plan of

activities to be conducted during the

period of the project. This section

requires the applicant to prepare a

detailed narrative, fully describing the

work to be performed that will achieve

the previously articulated goals and

objectives.

(1) Describe in detail the project

design. What work, activities, or

procedures will be undertaken to

produce anticipated results?

(2) Who will be responsible for

carrying out the various activities?

(Highlight work that will be

subcontracted and provisions for

competitive subcontracting).

Because this information is critical to

understanding and reviewing the

application, NMFS encourages

applicants to provide sufficient detail.

Applications lacking sufficient detail

may be eliminated from further

consideration.

c. Project management: Describe how

the project will be organized and

managed. List all persons directly

employed by the applicant who will be

involved in the project, their

qualifications, experience, and level of

involvement in the project. Provide a

statement of experience and

qualifications for the Principal

Investigator(s). If any portion of the

project will be conducted through

consultants and/or subcontractors,

applicants must follow procurement

guidance in 15 CFR part 24, ‘‘Grants and

Cooperative Agreements to State and

Local Governments,’’ and OMB Circular

A-110 for Institutions of Higher

Education, Hospitals, and other Nonprofit Organizations. Commercial

organizations and individuals which

apply should use OMB Circular A–110.

If a consultant and/or subcontractor is

selected prior to application

submission, include the name and

qualifications of the consultant and/or

subcontractor and the process used for

selection. If a consultant and/or

subcontractor has been selected as a

‘‘sole source,’’ a justification must be

provided giving the unique

qualifications for the selection.

d. Project impacts: Describe the

anticipated impacts of the project in

terms of increased employment,

increased landings, processing, and

sales of underutilized species, or other

measurable factors. Describe how the

results of the project will be made

available to the public.

e. Federal, state, and local

government activities: List any existing

Federal, state, or local government

programs or activities that this project

would affect, including activities under

state Coastal Zone Management Plans

and those requiring consultation with

the Federal Government under the

Endangered Species Act and the Marine

Mammal Protection Act. Describe the

relationship between the project and

these plans or activities, and list names

and addresses of persons providing this

information.

5. Supporting documentation: This

section should include any required

documents and any additional

information necessary or useful to the

description of the project. The amount

of information given in this section will

depend on the type of project proposed.

IV. Evaluation Criteria and Selection

Procedures

A. Evaluation of Proposed FIG Projects

1. Consultation with interested

parties: NMFS will evaluate

applications in consultation with NMFS

Offices, the NOAA Grants Management

Division, and, as appropriate,

Department and other Federal agencies

with programs affecting the U.S. fishing

industry, members of the fishing

industry, and others outside NMFS who

have knowledge in the subject matter of

a project or who would be affected by

a project. The Regional Fishery
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Management Councils may be asked to

review applications that could affect a

managed fishery, the bycatch of a

managed fishery, or a fishery

management issue.

2. Technical evaluation: NMFS will

solicit technical evaluations of each

project application from appropriate

private and public sector experts. Point

scores will be given to project

applications, based on the following

evaluation criteria:

a. Problem description and concept

for problem resolution. The applicant’s

comprehension of the problem(s) and

the overall concept proposed to resolve

the problem(s) will be evaluated. (20

points)

b. Soundness of project design/

technical approach. Applications will

be evaluated as to the soundness of the

project design and the adequacy of the

technical approach as it relates to

achieving the stated goals and

objectives. What are the proposal’s

strengths and weaknesses? (25 points)

c. Project management and

experience and qualifications of

personnel. The organization and

management of the project and the

project’s Principal Investigator and

other key personnel in terms of related

experience and qualifications will be

evaluated. Those projects that do not

identify the Principal Investigator with

his or her qualifications will receive a

lower point score. (20 points)

d. Project costs. The justification and

allocation of the budget in terms of the

work to be performed will be evaluated.

Unreasonably high project costs will be

taken into account. (15 points)

e. Project impacts. The degree to

which alternative employment or

business opportunities are created for

those dependent upon traditional

Northeast fisheries resources will be

evaluated. For example, will displaced

fishermen be employed during the

project period and beyond? (20 points)

f. Tendering of multispecies

harvesting privileges. Applicants who

are willing to tender these privileges for

the assistance period will be given an

additional 10 points.

g. In addition to the above criteria, in

reviewing applications that include

consultants and contracts, NMFS will

make a determination regarding the

following:

(1) Is the involvement of the primary

applicant necessary to the conduct of

the project and the accomplishment of

its goals and objectives?

(2) Is the proposed allocation of the

primary applicant’s time reasonable and

commensurate with the applicant’s

involvement in the project?

(3) Are the proposed costs for the

primary applicant’s involvement in the

project reasonable and commensurate

with the benefits to be derived from the

applicant’s participation?

3. Constituent panel review: After the

technical evaluation, comments will be

solicited individually from members of

a panel of at least three representatives,

selected by the Assistant Administrator

for Fisheries, NOAA (AA), from the

fishing industry, state government, and

others, as appropriate, to rank the

projects. Considered in the rankings,

along with the technical evaluation, will

be the significance of the problem

addressed in the project. Each panelist

will individually rank each project in

terms of importance or need for funding

and provide recommendations on the

level of funding NMFS should award to

each project and the merits and benefits

of funding each project.

B. Selection Procedures and Project

Funding

After projects have been evaluated

and ranked, the Director, Northeast

Region, NMFS, will develop

recommendations for project funding.

These recommendations will be

submitted to the AA, who will

determine the number of projects to be

funded, ensuring that there is no

duplication with other projects funded

by NOAA or other Federal

organizations.

The exact amount of funds awarded to

a project will be determined in preaward negotiations between the

applicant and NOAA/NMFS program

and grants management representatives.

The funding instrument will be

determined by the NOAA Grants

Management Division. Projects should

not be initiated in expectation of

Federal funding until a notice of award

document is received.

V. Administrative Requirements

A. Obligation of the Applicant

An Applicant must:

1. Meet all application requirements

and provide all information necessary

for the evaluation of the project.

2. Be available, upon request, in

person or by designated representative,

to respond to questions during the

review and evaluation of the project(s).

3. Primary applicant certification.

Applicants whose applications are

recommended for funding will be

required to submit a completed Form

CD–511, ‘‘Certification Regarding

Debarment, Suspension and Other

Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements and

Lobbying,’’ and the following

explanations are hereby provided:

a. Nonprocurement debarment and

suspension. Prospective participants (as

defined at 15 CFR 26.105) are subject to

15 CFR part 26, ‘‘Nonprocurement

Debarment and Suspension’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies;

b. Drug-free workplace. Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR 26.605) are subject to

15 CFR part 26, subpart F,

‘‘Governmentwide Requirements for

Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)’’ and the

related section of the certification form

prescribed above applies;

c. Anti-lobbying. Persons (as defined

at 15 CFR 28.105) are subject to the

lobbying provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1352,

‘‘Limitation on use of appropriated

funds to influence certain Federal

contracting and financial transactions,’’

and the lobbying section of the

certification form prescribed above

applies to applications/bids for grants,

cooperative agreements, and contracts

for more than $100,000, and loans and

loan guarantees for more than $150,000,

or the single family maximum mortgage

limit for affected programs, whichever is

greater; and

d. Anti-lobbying disclosure. Any

applicant who has paid or will pay for

lobbying using any funds must submit

an SF-LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities,’’ as required under 15 CFR

part 28, Appendix B.

4. Lower tier certifications. Successful

applicants shall require applicants/

bidders for subgrants, contracts,

subcontracts, or other lower tier covered

transactions at any tier under the award

to submit, if applicable, a completed

Form CD–512, ‘‘Certifications Regarding

Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility

and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier

Covered Transactions and Lobbying’’

and disclosure form, SF-LLL,

‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.’’

Form CD–512 is intended for the use of

recipients and should not be transmitted

to the Department. SF-LLL submitted by

any tier recipient or subrecipient should

be submitted to the Department in

accordance with the instructions

contained in the award document.

B. Other Requirements

1. Federal policies and procedures.

Recipients and subrecipients are subject

to all Federal laws and Federal and

Department policies, regulations, and

procedures applicable to Federal

financial assistance awards.

2. Name check review. All non-profit

and for-profit applicants are subject to a

name check review process. Name

checks are intended to reveal if any key

individuals associated with the

recipient have been convicted of, or are

presently facing, criminal charges such
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as fraud, theft, perjury, or other matters

that significantly reflect on the

recipient’s management, honesty, or

financial integrity. A false statement on

the application is grounds for denial or

termination of funds and grounds for

possible punishment by a fine or

imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).

3. Financial management

certification/preaward accounting

survey. Successful applicants at the

discretion of the NOAA Grants Officer,

may be required to have their financial

management systems certified by an

independent public accountant as being

in compliance with Federal standards

specified in the applicable OMB

Circulars prior to execution of the

award. Any first-time applicant for

Federal grant funds may be subject to a

pre-award accounting survey by the

Department prior to execution of the

award.

4. Past performance. Unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

may result in an application not being

considered for funding.

5. Delinquent Federal debts. No award

of Federal funds shall be made to an

applicant or to its subrecipients who

have an outstanding delinquent Federal

debt or fine until either:

a. The delinquent account is paid in

full;

b. A negotiated repayment schedule is

established and at least one payment is

received; or

c. Other arrangements satisfactory to

the Department are made.

6. Buy American-made equipment or

products. Applicants are hereby notified

that they are encouraged, to the extent

feasible, to purchase American-made

equipment and products with funding

under this program in accordance with

Congressional intent as set forth in the

resolution contained in Public Law 103–

317, sections 607(a) and (b).

7. Pre-award activities. If applicants

incur any costs prior to an award being

made, they do so solely at their own risk

of not being reimbursed by the

Government. Notwithstanding any

verbal or written assurance that may

have been received, there is no

obligation on the part of the Department

to cover pre-award costs.

Classification

This action has been determined to be

not significant for purposes of E.O.

12866.

Applications under this program are

subject to E.O. 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.’’

This notice contains a collection-ofinformation requirement subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act. The

collection of this information has been

approved by OMB, OMB Control

Number 0648–0135. Public reporting

burden for preparation of the grant

application is estimated to be 8 hours

per response, including the time for

reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and

completing and reviewing the collection

of information. Send comments

regarding this burden estimate or any

other aspect of this collection of

information, including suggestions for

reducing this burden, to Richard

Roberts, NOAA/IRMS, 6010 Executive

Blvd., Rm. 722, WSC–5, Rockville, MD

20852; and to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, OMB,

Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention:

NOAA Desk Officer.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 713c–3(d).

Dated: March 1, 1995.

Gary Matlock,

Program Management Officer, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 95–5399 Filed 3–1–95; 3:56 pm]

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Special Demonstration Project,

Availability of Funds

AGENCY: Corporation for National and

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National

Service (the Corporation) announces the

availability of up to $100,000 for

service/development projects to meet

significant human needs in the YukonKuskokwim Delta of Alaska. Any Indian

tribe, public or private non-profit

organization, or institution of higher

education that has formed a partnership

with the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health

Corporation and/or the Alaska Village

Council Presidents is eligible to apply.

The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health

Corporation and the Alaska Village

Council Presidents are also eligible to

apply.

DATES: Applications must be received

by 3:30 p.m. Daylight Savings Time,

April 20, 1995, to be eligible.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be

mailed to the attention of Peg

Rosenberry, PO Box YK, Corporation for

National Service, 1201 New York Ave.,

NW, Washington, DC 20525. Facsimiles

will not be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If

you have questions about the

application process or you would like to

receive an application packet, you may

call or write Lisa Bloch at the

Corporation for National Service, 1201

New York Ave. N.W., Washington, DC

20525. Phone: (202) 606–5000 ext. 140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Corporation announces the availability

of up to $100,000 for service/

development projects to meet significant

human needs in the Yukon-Kuskokwim

Delta of Alaska. These programs should

meet the needs of the region in health,

education, environmental revitalization

and/or public safety. Specific strategies

must be developed in cooperation with

the Yupi’k speaking population residing

in the Delta for comprehensive and

intensive community development.

Organizations wishing to incorporate

AmeriCorps*VISTA or

AmeriCorps*USA Members into their

plans should request the requirements

for these programs from the Corporation

through the phone number listed above.

Organizations can apply for funds to

plan and/or operate programs. Grants

may cover a period of six months to one

year, depending on the nature (planning

or operating) and scope of the projects.

Additional funds for longer-term

operation may be available in early Fall

and will be announced in the Federal

Register.

The Corporation will accept

applications from any Indian tribe,

public or private non-profit

organization, or institution of higher

education that has formed a partnership

with the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health

Corporation and/or the Alaska Village

Council Presidents. The applications

should describe a plan to implement

comprehensive and intensive

community development/ community

service programs by using

AmeriCorps*VISTA Members,

individuals who have served in the

Peace Corps, and other qualified

individuals. The applications should

take into consideration (1) the primarily

non-cash economy of the region; and (2)

the needs and desires of residents of the

local communities in the region.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 12501 et seq.

Dated: March 1, 1995.

Terry Russell,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 95–5396 Filed 3–3–95; 8:45 am]

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