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information to be developed from this

survey is necessary for comprehensive

and detailed measurement of

environmental goods and services. The

data collected in this survey will be

within the general scope and nature of

those inquiries covered by the economic

census.

This survey has been submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget for

approval in accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act, Public Law

104–13. Copies of the proposed form are

made available on request to the

Director, Bureau of the Census,

Washington, D.C. 20233.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Martha Farnsworth Riche,

Director. Bureau of the Census.

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Foreign-Trade Zones Board

[Order No. 814]

Grant of Authority; Establishment of a

Foreign-Trade Zone; Fort Myers, FL

Pursuant to its authority under the

Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18,

1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u),

the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the

Board) adopts the following Order:

Whereas, by an Act of Congress

approved June 18, 1934, an Act ‘‘To

provide for the establishment of foreigntrade zones in ports of entry of the

United States, to expedite and

encourage foreign commerce, and for

other purposes,’’ as amended (19 U.S.C.

81a–81u) (the Act), the Foreign-Trade

Zones Board (the Board) is authorized to

grant to qualified corporations the

privilege of establishing foreign-trade

zones in or adjacent to U.S. Customs

ports of entry;

Whereas, the Lee County Port

Authority (the Grantee) has made

application to the Board (FTZ Docket

35–94, 59 FR 59398, 11/17/94),

requesting the establishment of a

foreign-trade zone at two sites in Fort

Myers, Florida, at and adjacent to the

Southwest Florida International Airport,

a Customs user fee airport; and,

Whereas, notice inviting public

comment has been given in the Federal

Register, and the Board adopts the

findings and recommendations of the

examiner’s report and finds that the

requirements of the Act and the Board’s

regulations are satisfied, and that

approval of the application is in the

public interest;

Now, Therefore, the Board hereby

grants to the Grantee the privilege of

establishing a foreign-trade zone,

designated on the records of the Board

as Foreign-Trade Zone No. 213, at the

sites described in the application,

subject to the Act and the Board’s

regulations, including Section 400.28,

and subject to the standard 2,000-acre

activation limit.

Signed at Washington, DC, this 5th day of

June 1996.

Foreign-Trade Zones Board.

Michael Kantor,

Secretary of Commerce, Chairman and

Executive Officer.

Attest:

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

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[Docket No. 48–96]

Foreign-Trade Zone No. 85, Everett,

WA; Reissuance of Grant of Authority

An application has been submitted to

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board

(the Board) by the Puget Sound ForeignTrade Zone Association, grantee of FTZ

85, Everett, Washington, requesting the

reissuance of the grant of authority for

FTZ 85 to the Port of Everett, a

Washington public corporation, which

has concurrently requested to become

the new grantee of the zone project. The

application was submitted pursuant to

the provisions of the FTZ Act, as

amended (U.S.C. 81a–81u) and the

regulations of the Board (15 CFR Part

400). It was formally filed on May 31,

1996.

Public comment (original and 3

copies) is invited from interested parties

(see FTZ Board address below). The

closing date for their receipt is July 17,

1996.

A copy of the application will be

available for public inspection at the

following location: Office of the

Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade

Zones Board, U.S. Department of

Commerce, Room 3716, 14th &

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

Dated: June 10, 1996.

John J. Da Ponte, Jr.,

Executive Secretary.

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket No. 950407092–6099–02]

RIN: 0648–XX12

Climate and Global Change Program

AGENCY: Office of Global Programs,

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Climate and Global

Change Program represents a National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA) contribution to

evolving national and international

programs designed to improve our

ability to observe, understand, predict,

and respond to changes in the global

environment. This program builds on

NOAA’s mission requirements and

longstanding capabilities in global

change research and prediction. The

NOAA Program is a key contributing

element of the U.S. Global Change

Research Program (USGCRP), which is

coordinated by the interagency

Committee on Environmental and

Natural Resources. NOAA’s program is

designed to complement other agency

contributions to that national effort.

DATES: Strict deadlines for submission

to the FY 1997 process are: Letters of

intent must be received at OGP no later

than July 19, 1996. Full proposals must

be received at OGP no later than

September 20, 1996.

Applicants who have not received a

response to their letter of intent by

August 9, 1996 should contact the

program office. The time from target

date to grant award varies with program

area. We anticipate that review of full

proposals will occur during late 1996

through early 1997 and funding should

begin during the spring of 1997 for most

approved projects. May 1, 1997, should

be used as the proposed start date on

proposals, unless otherwise directed by

the appropriate Program Officer.

Applicants should be notified of their

status within 6 months. All proposals

must be submitted in accordance with

the guidelines below. Failure to heed

these guidelines may result in proposals

being returned without review.

ADDRESSES: Proposals may be submitted

to: Office of Global Programs, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration, 1100 Wayne Avenue,

Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910–

5603.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irma

dePree at the above address, or at

phone: (301) 427–2089 ext. 17, fax: (301)

427–2073, Internet:

dePree@ogp.noaa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Funding Availability

NOAA believes that the Climate and

Global Change Program will benefit

significantly from a strong partnership

with outside investigators. Current

Program plans assume that over 50% of

the total resources provided through

this announcement will support

extramural efforts, particularly those

involving the broad academic

community. Because of ongoing debates

on the Federal budget, it is uncertain

how much money will be available

through this announcement. Actual

funding levels will depend upon the

final FY 1997 budget appropriations.

This Program Announcement is for

projects to be conducted by

investigators both inside and outside of

NOAA, primarily over a one, two or

three year period. The funding

instrument for extramural awards will

be a grant unless it is anticipated that

NOAA will be substantially involved in

the implementation of the project, in

which case the funding instrument

should be a cooperative agreement.

Examples of substantial involvement

may include but are not limited to

proposals for collaboration between

NOAA or NOAA scientists and a

recipient scientist or technician and/or

contemplation by NOAA of detailing

Federal personnel to work on proposed

projects. NOAA will make decisions

regarding the use of a cooperative

agreement on a case-by-case basis.

Funding for non-U.S. institutions and

contractual arrangements for services

and products for delivery to NOAA are

not available under this announcement.

Matching share is not required by this

program.

Program Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. App. 1463; 33 U.S.C.

883d, 883e; 15 U.S.C. 2904; 15 U.S.C. 2931

et seq.

(CFDA No. 11.431)—Climate and

Atmospheric Research

Program Objectives

The long term objective of the Climate

and Global Change Program is to

provide reliable predictions of climate

change and associated regional

implications on time scales ranging

from seasons to a century or more.

NOAA believes that climate variability

across these time scales can be modelled

with an acceptable probability of

success and are the most relevant for

fundamental social concerns. Predicting

the behavior of the coupled oceanatmosphere-land surface system will be

NOAA’s primary contribution to a

successful national effort to deal with

observed or anticipated changes in the

global environment. NOAA has a range

of unique facilities and capabilities that

can be applied to Climate and Global

Change investigations. Proposals that

seek to exploit these resources in

collaborative efforts between NOAA and

extramural investigators are encouraged.

Program Priorities

In FY 1997, NOAA will give priority

attention to individual proposals in the

areas listed below. Investigators are

asked to specify clearly which of these

areas is being pursued. The names,

affiliations and phone numbers of

relevant Climate and Global Change

Program Officers are provided. Funding

for some programs may be limited to

ongoing projects or may be used to fund

projects proposed in FY 1996 that were

unable to be funded due to unusual

budgetary circumstances. Prospective

applicants should communicate with

Program Officers for information on

priorities within program elements and

prospects for funding. Applicants

should send letters of intent and

proposals to the NOAA Office of Global

Programs rather than to individual

Program Officers, unless specifically

instructed otherwise.

• Atlantic Climate Change/World

Ocean Circulation Experiment—contact:

David Goodrich, NOAA/Global

Programs, Silver Spring, MD; 301–427–

2089 ext. 38, Internet:

goodrich@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Atmospheric Chemistry—contact:

Joel Levy, NOAA/Office of Global

Programs, 301–427–2089 ext. 21,

Internet: levy@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Climate Change Data and

Detection—contact: Bill Murray, NOAA/

Global Programs, Silver Spring, MD;

301–427–2089 ext. 26, Internet:

murray@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Climate Observations—contact: Rex

Fleming, NOAA/OAR, Boulder, CO,

303/497–8165, Internet:

flemingr@ncar.ucar.edu; Bill Murray

(for atmosphere and land surface

observations), NOAA/Global Programs,

Silver Spring, MD; 301/427–2089 ext.

26, Internet: murray@ogp.noaa.gov; or

Mike Johnson (for ocean observations),

NOAA/Global Programs, Silver Spring,

MD; 301–427–2089 ext. 62, Internet:

johnson@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Economics and Human Dimensions

of Climate Fluctuations—contact:

Claudia Nierenberg, NOAA/Global

Programs, Silver Spring, MD; 301–427–

2089 ext. 46, Internet:

nierenberg@ogp.noaa.gov or Caitlin

Simpson, NOAA/Global Programs,

Silver Spring, MD; 301–427–2089 ext.

47, Internet: simpson@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Education—contact: Daphne

Gemmill, NOAA/Office of Global

Programs, Silver Spring, MD; 301–427–

2089 ext. 20, Internet:

gemmill@ogp.noaa.gov.

• GCIP (GEWEX Continental-Scale

International Project)—contact: Rick

Lawford, NOAA/Programs, Silver

Spring, MD; 301–427–2089 ext. 40,

Internet: lawford@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Global Ocean—Atmosphere—Land

System (GOALS) and Pan-American

Climate Studies (PACS)—contact:

Michael Patterson, NOAA/Office of

Global Programs, Silver Spring, MD;

301–427–2089 ext. 12, Internet:

patterson@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Ocean-Atmosphere Carbon

Exchange Study (OACES)—contact:

James F. Todd, NOAA/Global Programs,

Silver Spring, MD; 301–427–2089 ext.

32, Internet: todd@ogp.noaa.gov.

• Paleoclimatology—contact: Mark

Eakin, NOAA/Global Programs, Silver

Spring, MD; 301–427–2089 ext. 19,

Internet: eakin@ogp.noaa.gov or

Jonathan Overpeck, NOAA/National

Geophysical Data Center, Boulder, CO;

303–497–6172, Internet:

jto@mail.ngdc.noaa.gov.

Eligibility

Extramural eligibility is not limited

and is encouraged with the objective of

developing a strong partnership with

the academic community. Nonacademic proposers are urged to seek

collaboration with academic

institutions. Universities, non-profit

organizations, for profit organizations,

State and local governments, and Indian

Tribes, are included among entities

eligible for funding under this

announcement. While not a prerequisite

for funding, applicants are encouraged

to consider conducting their research in

one or more of the National Marine

Estuarine Research Reserve System or

National Marine Sanctuary sites. For

further information on these field

laboratory sites, contact Dr. Dwight

Trueblood, NOAA/NOS, 301–713–3145

ext. 174.

The NOAA Climate and Global

Change Program has been approved for

multi-year funding up to a three year

duration. Funding for non-U.S.

institutions is not available under this

announcement.

Letters of Intent

Letters of Intent: (1) Letters should be

no more than two pages in length and

include the name and institution of

principal investigator(s), a statement of

the problem, brief summary of work to

be completed, approximate cost of the

project, and program element(s) to

which the proposal should be directed.
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(2) Evaluation will be by program

management, according to the selection

criteria for full proposals described

above. (3) It is in the best interest of

applicants and their institutions to

submit letters of intent; however, it is

not a requirement. (4) Facsimile and

electronic mail are acceptable for letters

of intent only. (5) Projects deemed

unsuitable during program review

should not be submitted as full

proposals.

Evaluation Criteria

Consideration for financial assistance

will be given to those proposals which

address one of the Program Priorities

listed below and meet the following

evaluation criteria:

(1.) Scientific Merit (20%): Intrinsic

scientific value of the subject and the

study proposed.

(2.) Relevance (20%): Importance and

relevance to the goal of the Climate and

Global Change Program and to the

research areas listed above.

(3.) Methodology (20%): Focused

scientific objective and strategy,

including measurement strategies and

data management and consideration;

project milestones; and final products.

(4.) Readiness (20%): Nature of the

problems; relevant history and statue of

existing work; level of planning,

including existence of supporting

documents; strength of proposed

scientific and management team; past

performance record of proposers.

(5.) Linkages (10%): Connections to

existing or planned national and

international programs; partnerships

with other agency or NOAA

participants, where appropriate.

(6.) Costs (10%): Adequacy of

proposed resources; appropriate share of

total available resources; prospects for

joint funding; identification of long-term

commitments.

Section Procedures

All proposals will be evaluated and

ranked in accordance with the assigned

weights of the above evaluation criteria

by (1) independent peer mail review,

and/or (2) independent peer panel

review; both NOAA and non-NOAA

experts in the field may be used in this

process. Their recommendations and

evaluations will be considered by the

Program Manager/Officer in final

selections. Those ranked by the panel

and program as not recommended for

funding will not be given further

consideration and will be notified of

non-selection. For the proposals rated

either Excellent, Very Good or Good, the

Program Manager will: (a) Ascertain

which proposals meet the objectives, fit

the criteria posted, and do not

substantially duplicate other projects

that are currently funded by NOAA or

are approved for funding by other

federal agencies (b) select the proposals

to be funded, (c) determine the total

duration of funding for each proposal,

and (d) determine the amount of funds

available for each proposal. Awards are

not necessarily made to the highestscored proposals. Unsatisfactory

performance by a recipient under prior

Federal awards may result in an

application not being considered for

funding.

Proposal Submission

The guidelines for proposal

preparation provided below are

mandatory. Failure to heed these

guidelines may result in proposals being

returned without review.

(a) Full Proposals: (1) Proposals

submitted to the NOAA Climate and

Global Change Program must include

the original and two unbound copies of

the proposal. (2) Investigators are not

required to submit more than 3 copies

of the proposal, however, the normal

review process requires 20 copies.

Investigators are encouraged to submit

sufficient proposals copies for the full

review process if they wish all

reviewers to receive color, unusually

sized (not 8.5×11′′), or otherwise

unusual materials submitted as part of

the proposal. Only three copies of the

Federally required forms are needed. (3)

Proposals must be limited to 30 pages

(numbered), including budget,

investigators vitae, and all appendices,

and should be limited to funding

requests for one to three year duration.

Appended information may not be used

to circumvent the page length limit.

Federally mandated forms are not

included within the page count. (4)

Proposals should be sent to the NOAA

Office of Global Programs at the above

address. (5) Facsimile transmissions and

electronic mail submission of full

proposals will not be accepted.

(b) Required Elements: All proposals

should include the following elements:

(1.) Signed title page: The title page

should be signed by the Principal

Investigator (PI) and the institutional

representative and should clearly

indicate which project area is being

addressed. The PI and institutional

representative should be identified by

full name, title, organization, telephone

number and address. The total amount

of Federal funds being requested should

be listed for each budget period.

(2.) Abstract: An abstract must be

included and should contain an

introduction of the problem, rationale

and a brief summary of work to be

completed. The abstract should appear

on a separate page, headed with the

proposal title, institution(s)

investigator(s), total proposed cost and

budget period.

(3.) Results from prior research: The

results of related projects supported by

NOAA and other agencies should be

described, including their relation to the

currently proposed work.

Reference to each prior research

award should include the title, agency,

award number, PIs, period of award and

total award. The section should be a

brief summary and should not exceed

two pages total.

(4.) Statement of work: The proposed

project must be completely described,

including identification of the problem,

scientific objectives, proposed

methodology, relevance to the goal of

the Climate and Global Change Program,

and the program priorities listed above.

Benefits of the proposed project to the

general public and the scientific

community should be discussed. A

year-by-year summary of proposed work

must be included clearly indicating that

each year’s proposed work is severable

and can easily be separated into annual

increments of meaningful work. The

statement of work, including references

but excluding figures and other visual

materials, must not exceed 15 pages of

text. Investigators wishing to submit

group proposals that exceed the 15 page

limit should discuss this possibility

with the appropriate Program Officer

prior to submission. In general,

proposals from 3 or more investigators

may include a statement of work

containing up to 15 pages of overall

project description plus up to 5

additional pages for individual project

descriptions.

(5.) Budget: Applicants must submit a

Standard Form 424 (4–92) ‘‘Application

for Federal Assistance,’’ including a

detailed budget using the Standard

Form 424a (4–92), ‘‘Budget

Information—Non-Construction

Programs.’’ The form is included in the

standard NOAA application kit. The

proposal must include total and annual

budgets corresponding with the

descriptions provided in the statement

of work. Additional text to justify

expenses should be included as

necessary.

(6.) Vitae: Abbreviated curriculum

vitae are sought with each proposal.

Reference lists should be limited to all

publications in the last three years with

up to five other relevant papers.

(7.) Current and pending support: For

each investigator, submit a list that

includes project title, supporting agency

with grant number, investigator months,

dollar value and duration. Requested
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values should be listed for pending

support.

(8.) List of suggested reviewers: The

cover letter may include a list of

individuals qualified and suggested to

review the proposal. It also may include

a list of individuals that applicants

would prefer to not review the proposal.

Such lists may be considered at the

discretion of the Program Officer.

(c) Other requirements:

(1.) Applicants may obtain a standard

NOAA application kit from the Program

Office.

Primary applicant Certification—All

primary applicants must submit a

completed Form CD–511. ‘‘Certification

Regarding Debarment, Suspension and

Other Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free

Workplace Requirements and

Lobbying’’. Applicants are also hereby

notified of the following:

1. Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension—Prospective participants

(as defined at 15 CFR Part 26, section

105) are subject to 15 CFR Part 26,

‘‘Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension,’’ and the related section of

the certification form prescribed above

applies;

2. Drug Free Workplace—Grantees (as

defined at 15 CFR part 26, section 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;

3. Anti-Lobbying—Persons (as defined

at 15 CFR Part 28, section 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

4. Anti-Lobbying Disclosures—Any

applicant that 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.

Lower Tier Certifications—Recipients

must require applicants/bidders for

subgrants, contracts, subcontracts, or

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 DOC. SF–

LLL submitted by any tier recipient or

subrecipient should be submitted to

DOC in accordance with the

instructions contained in the award

document.

(2.) Recipients and subrecipients are

subject to all applicable Federal laws

and Federal and Department of

Commerce policies, regulations, and

procedures applicable to Federal

financial assistance awards.

(3.) Preaward 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 assurance that may have been

received, there is no obligation to the

applicant on the part of Department of

Commerce to cover preaward costs.

(4.) This program is subject to the

requirements of OMB Circular No. A–

110, ‘‘Uniform Administrative

Requirements for Grants and Other

Agreements with Institutions of Higher

Education, Hospitals, and Other NonProfit Organizations,’’ and 15 CFR Part

24, ‘‘Uniform Administrative

Requirements for Grants and

Cooperative Agreements to State and

Local Governments,’’ as applicable.

Applications under this program are not

subject to Executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.’’

(5.) 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 applicant have been

convicted of, or are presently facing

criminal charges such as fraud, theft,

perjury, or other matters which

significantly reflect on the applicant’s

management, honesty, or financial

integrity.

(6.) A false statement on an

application is grounds for denial or

termination of funds and grounds for

possible punishment by a fine or

imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C.

1001.

(7.) No award of Federal funds shall

be made to an applicant who has an

outstanding delinquent Federal debt

until either:

(i) The delinquent account is paid in

full,

(ii) A negotiated repayment schedule

is established and at least one payment

is received, or

(iii) Other arrangements satisfactory to

the Department of Commerce are made.

(8.) Buy American-Made Equipment

or Products—Applicants are encouraged

that any equipment or products

authorized to be purchased with

funding provided under this program

must be American-made to the

maximum extent feasible.

(9.) 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 cost dollar amount

in the application, whichever is less.

(d) If an application is selected for

funding, the Department of Commerce

has no obligation to provide any

additional future funding in connection

with the award. Renewal of an award to

increase funding or extend the period of

performance is at the total discretion of

the Department of Commerce.

(e) In accordance with Federal

statutes and regulations, no person on

grounds of race, color, age, sex, national

origin or disability shall be excluded

from participation in, denied benefits of,

or be subjected to discrimination under

any program or activity receiving

financial assistance from the NOAA

Climate and Global Change Program.

The NOAA Climate and Global Change

Program does not have direct TDD

(Telephonic Device for the Deaf)

capabilities, but can be reached through

the State of Maryland supplied TDD

contact number, 800–735–2258,

between the hours of 8:00 a.m.–4:30

p.m.

Classification: This notice has been

determined to be not significant for

purposes of Executive Order 12866. The

standard forms have been approved by

the Office of Management and Budget

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act under OMB approval number 0348–

0043, 0348–0044, and 0348–0046.

Dated: June 2, 1996.

J. Michael Hall,

Director, Office of Global Programs, National

Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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