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monitor compliance with its 

requirements. 

II. Method of Collection 

Reports may be made by phone or fax. 

Information on equipment marks must 

be made in writing. No form is used. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0311. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

52. 

Estimated Time per Response: 30 

minutes for reports on whales struck or 

on recovery of dead whales; 5 minutes 

for providing the relevant Native 

American whaling organization with 

information on the mark and selfidentification information; 5 minutes for 

marking gear; and 5 hours for the 

relevant Native American whaling 

organization to consolidate and submit 

reports. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 48. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $100. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: September 3, 2008. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No. 080626787–81157–03] 

RIN 0648–ZB97 

Availability of Grants Funds for Fiscal 

Year 2009 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service (NOS), 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice 

SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, National 

Ocean Service, publishes this notice on 

the Modeling the Causes of Hypoxia 

component of the Northern Gulf of 

Mexico program to provide clarification 

regarding funding availability. 

DATES: The deadline for the receipt of 

proposals is 3 p.m. EST, October 20, 

2008, for both electronic and paper 

applications. 

ADDRESSES: The address for submitting 

Proposals electronically is: http:// 

www.grants.gov/. (Electronic 

submission is strongly encouraged). 

Paper submissions should be sent to the 

attention of, Center for Sponsored 

Coastal Ocean Research (N/SCI2), 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, 1305 East-West 

Highway, SSMC4, 8th Floor Station 

8240, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, contact: Libby 

Jewett, (libby.jewett@noaa.gov, 301–

713–3338 x 121). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

program was originally solicited in the 

Federal Register on July 11, 2008, as 

part of the July 2008 NOAA Omnibus 

solicitation. NOAA is publishing this 

notice to provide clarification regarding 

funding availability for the Modeling 

the Causes of Hypoxia component of the 

Northern Gulf of Mexico program. 

Please note that funds for Modeling the 

Causes of Hypoxia component of the 

Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems 

and Hypoxia Assessment program will 

not exceed $1,000,000.00 per project per 

year. It is anticipated that only one 

project will be awarded for this program 

with project durations of 3 to 5 years. 

All other requirements for this 

solicitation remain the same. 

Award Notices 

The notice of award is signed by the 

NOAA Grants Officer and is the 

authorizing document. It is provided by 

postal mail or electronically through the 

Grants Online system to the appropriate 

business office of the recipient 

organization. 

Administrative and National Policy 

Requirements 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

contained in the Federal Register notice 

of February 11, 2008 (73 FR 7696), are 

applicable to this solicitation. 

Limitation of Liability 

In no event will NOAA or the 

Department of Commerce be responsible 

for proposal preparation costs if these 

programs fail to receive funding or are 

cancelled because of other agency 

priorities. Publication of this 

announcement does not oblige NOAA to 

award any specific project or to obligate 

any available funds. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

NOAA must analyze the potential 

environmental impacts, as required by 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), for applicant projects or 

proposals which are seeking NOAA 

federal funding opportunities. Detailed 

information on NOAA compliance with 

NEPA can be found at the following 

NOAA NEPA website: http:// 

www.nepa.noaa.gov/, including our 

NOAA Administrative Order 216–6 for 

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

NAO216l6lTOC.pdf, and the Council 

on Environmental Quality 

implementation regulations, http:// 

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

toclceq.htm). Consequently, as part of 

an applicant’s package, and under their 

description of their program activities, 

applicants are required to provide 

detailed information on the activities to 

be conducted, locations, sites, species 

and habitat to be affected, possible 

construction activities, and any 

environmental concerns that may exist 

(e.g., the use and disposal of hazardous 

or toxic chemicals, introduction of nonindigenous species, impacts to 

endangered and threatened species, 

aquaculture projects, and impacts to 

coral reef systems). 

In addition to providing specific 

information that will serve as the basis 

for any required impact analyses, 

applicants may also be requested to 

assist NOAA in drafting of an 

environmental assessment, if NOAA 

determines an assessment is required. 

Applicants will also be required to 

cooperate with NOAA in identifying 


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and implementing feasible measures to 

reduce or avoid any identified adverse 

environmental impacts of their 

proposal. The failure to do so shall be 

grounds for the denial of an application. 

In conformance with the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements (15 CFR 

14.36), any data collected in projects 

supported by NCCOS/CSCOR should be 

delivered to a National Data Center 

(NDC), such as the National 

Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), in 

a format to bedetermined by the 

institution, the NDC, and the Program 

Officer. Information on NOAA NDCs 

can be found at http:// 

www.nesdis.noaa.gov/datainfo.html. It 

is the responsibility of the institution for 

the delivery of these data; the DOC will 

not provide additional support for 

delivery beyond the award. 

Additionally, all biological cultures 

established, molecular probes 

developed, genetic sequences identified, 

mathematical models constructed, or 

other resulting information products 

established through support provided 

by NCCOS/CSCOR are encouraged to be 

made available to the general research 

community at no or modest handling 

charge (to be determined by the 

institution, Program Officer, and DOC). 

Reporting 

All performance (i.e. technical 

progress) reports shall be submitted 

electronically through the Grants Online 

system unless the recipient does not 

have internet access. In that case, 

performance reports are to be submitted 

to the NOAA program manager. All 

financial reports shall be submitted in 

the same manner. 

Agency Contacts 

Technical Information: Libby Jewett, 

Program Manager, 301–713–3338/ext 

121, Internet: libby.jewett@noaa.gov. 

Business Management Information: 

Laurie Golden, NCCOS/CSCOR Grants 

Administrator, 301–713–3338/ext 151, 

Internet: laurie.golden@noaa.gov. 

Other Information 

Administrative Procedure Act 

Notice and comment are not required 

under the Administrative Procedure 

Act, (5 U.S.C. 553), or any other law, for 

notices relating to public property, 

loans, grants, benefits or contracts (5 

U.S.C. 553(a)). Because notice and 

comment is not required, a Regulatory 

Flexibility Analysis is not required and 

has not been prepared for this notice, (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq). 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, no person is required to respond 

to, nor shall any person is subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, unless that collection 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) Control 

Number. This notification involves 

collection-of-information requirements 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

The use of Standard Forms 424, 424A, 

424B, and SF–LLL has been approved 

by the OMB under control numbers 

0348–0043, 0348–0044, 0348–0040 and 

0348–0046, respectively. 

Dated: September 2, 2008. 

John Potts, 

Chief Financial Officer, National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean 

Service. 

[FR Doc. E8–20926 Filed 9–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Federal Register Notice Calling for 

Nominations to Marine Protected 

Areas Federal Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Marine Protected Areas (MPA), 

National Ocean Service (NOS), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce (DOC) 

ACTION: Notice requesting nominations 

for the Marine Protected Areas Federal 

Advisory Committee. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

is seeking nominations for membership 

on the Marine Protected Areas Federal 

Advisory Committee (Advisory 

Committee). The Advisory Committee 

was established to advise the Secretary 

of Commerce and the Secretary of the 

Interior in implementing Section 4 of 

Executive Order 13158, specifically on 

strategies and priorities for developing 

the national system of marine protected 

areas (MPAs) and on practical 

approaches to further enhance and 

expand protection of new and existing 

MPAs. 

Nominations are sought for highly 

qualified non-Federal scientists, 

resource managers, and people 

representing other interests or 

organizations involved with or affected 

by marine conservation including in the 

Great Lakes. Fifteen members of the 

Committee have terms that expire 

October 31, 2009, and nominations are 

sought to fill these vacancies. 

Individuals seeking membership on 

the Advisory Committee should possess 

demonstrable expertise in a related field 

or represent a stakeholder interest 

affected by MPAs. Nominees also will 

be evaluated based on the following 

factors: Marine policy experience, 

leadership and organization skills, 

region of country represented, and 

diversity characteristics. The 

membership reflects the Department’s 

commitment to attaining balance and 

diversity. The full text of the Advisory 

Committee Charter and its current 

membership can be viewed at the 

Agency’s Web page at http://mpa.gov. 

DATES: Nominations must be 

postmarked on or before November 30, 

2008. 

ADDRESS: Nominations should be sent 

to: Lauren Wenzel, National Marine 

Protected Areas Center, NOAA, 1305 

East-West Highway, Station 9143, Silver 

Spring, MD 20910. E-mail: 

Lauren.Wenzel@noaa.gov. E-mail 

nominations are acceptable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lauren Wenzel, National Marine 

Protected Areas Center, 1305 East-West 

Highway, Building 4, Station 9143, 301–

713 3100 ext. 136, 

Lauren.wenzel@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

Executive Order 13158, the Department 

of Commerce and the Department of the 

Interior were directed to seek the expert 

advice and recommendations of nonfederal scientists, resource managers, 

and other interested people and 

organizations through a Marine 

Protected Areas Federal Advisory 

Committee. The Advisory Committee 

was established in June 2003 and 

includes 30 members. 

The Committee meets at least once 

annually. Committee members serve for 

one, four year nonrenewable term. 

Members of the Committee will not be 

compensated, but may, upon request, be 

allowed travel and per diem expenses. 

Each nomination submission should 

include the proposed member’s name 

and organizational affiliation, a cover 

letter describing the nominee’s 

qualifications and interest in serving on 

the Advisory Committee, curriculum 

vitae or resume of the nominee, and no 

more than three supporting letters 

describing the nominee’s qualifications 

and interest in serving on the 

Committee. Self-nominations are 

acceptable. The following contact 

information should accompany each 

submission: The nominee’s name, 

address, phone number, fax number, 

and e-mail address if available. 


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