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1The statue requires revocation of an order 

within 90 days of initiating a sunset review when 

no party responds to the notice of initiation. See 

section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act. However, in this 

case, even though the domestic interested party 

withdrew its participation after the 90-day period 

had expired, we find no basis to continue the 

orders. 

initiated sunset reviews of these orders. 

See Initiation of Five-year (Sunset) 

Reviews, 72 FR 55742 (October 1, 2007). 

On October 12, 2007, and October 31, 

2007, we received notices of intent to 

participate and substantive responses, 

respectively, in these sunset reviews 

from a domestic interested party. Based 

on this information, on October 23, 

2007, we informed the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’) 

that there was domestic interest in 

continuation of these orders. Also, on 

November 21, 2007, we informed the 

ITC that we did not receive adequate 

substantive responses from any 

respondent parties and, as a result, we 

would be conducting expedited sunset 

reviews of these orders. 

On January 28, 2008, we received a 

letter from the domestic interested party 

that it was withdrawing its notices of 

intent to participate in these sunset 

reviews and that it was no longer 

interested in continuation of these 

orders. In addition, on January 29, 2008, 

the domestic interested party filed a 

letter withdrawing its substantive 

response from the records of these 

sunset reviews. Because the Department 

has not expended substantial resources 

in conducting these expedited sunset 

reviews, we are accepting the domestic 

interested party’s withdrawal of its 

notices of intent to participate and 

substantive responses. Therefore, the 

Department determines that there is no 

domestic participation or adequate 

substantive responses from a domestic 

interested party. 

Scope of the Order 

Imports covered by this order are all 

grades of sulfanilic acid (‘‘sulfanilic 

acid’’ or ‘‘subject merchandise’’), which 

include technical (or crude) sulfanilic 

acid, refined (or purified) sulfanilic 

acid, and sodium salt of sulfanilic acid. 

Sulfanilic acid is a synthetic organic 

chemical produced from the direct 

sulfonation of aniline and sulfuric acid. 

Sulfanilic acid is used as a raw material 

in the production of optical brighteners, 

food colors, specialty dyes, and concrete 

additives. The principal differences 

between the grades are the undesirable 

quantities of residual aniline and alkali 

insoluble materials present in the 

sulfanilic acid. All grades are available 

as dry, free flowing powers. 

Technical sulfanilic acid, currently 

classifiable under the subheading 

2921.42.22 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States 

(‘‘HTSUS’’), contains 96 percent 

minimum sulfanilic acid, 1.0 percent 

maximum aniline, and 1.0 percent 

maximum alkali insoluble materials. 

Refined sulfanilic acid, also currently 

classifiable under 2921.42.22 of the 

HTSUS, contains 98 percent minimum 

sulfanilic acid, 0.5 percent maximum 

aniline, and 0.25 percent maximum 

alkali insoluble materials. 

Sodium salt (sodium sulfanilate), 

currently classifiable under the HTSUS 

subheading 2921.42.90, is a powder, 

granular, or crystalline material which 

contains 75 percent minimum 

equivalent sulfanilic acid, 0.5 percent 

maximum aniline based on the 

equivalent sulfanilic acid content, and 

0.25 percent maximum alkali insoluble 

materials based on the equivalent 

sulfanilic acid content. 

Although the HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

scope of this order is dispositive. 

Determination to Revoke 

Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3), 

if no domestic interested party files a 

notice of intent to participate, the 

Department shall, within 90 days after 

the initiation of the review, issue a final 

determination revoking the order. None 

of the respondent interested parties 

responded to the notices of initiation. 

Further, because the domestic interested 

party has withdrawn its notices of intent 

to participate and its substantive 

responses in these sunset reviews, the 

Department finds that no domestic 

interested part is participating in these 

sunset reviews.1 Therefore, consistent 

with 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1)(i) and section 

751(c)(3) of the Act, we are revoking 

these antidumping and countervailing 

duty orders. The effective date of 

revocation is November 8, 2007, the 

fifth anniversary of the date of the 

Department published these 

antidumping duty orders and the 

countervailing duty order. See 19 CFR 

351.222(i)(2)(i). 

Effective Date of Revocation 

Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the 

Department will instruct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection to terminate the 

suspension of liquidation of the 

merchandise subject to this order 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

on or after November 8, 2007. Entries of 

subject merchandise prior to the 

effective date of revocation will 

continue to be subject to suspension of 

liquidation and antidumping and 

countervailing duty deposit 

requirements. The Department will 

complete any pending administrative 

reviews of these orders and will conduct 

administrative reviews of subject 

merchandise entered prior to the 

effective date of revocation in response 

to appropriately filed requests for 

review. 

These five-year (sunset) reviews and 

notice are in accordance with sections 

751(c) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: January 29, 2008. 

David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 08–538 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–05–M 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[Docket No. 070817470–8113–04] 

RIN 0648–ZB55 

Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal 

Year 2008 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: NOAA publishes this notice 

to supplement the agency’s solicitation 

for applications published on July 2, 

2007 in an action entitled ‘‘Availability 

of Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2008’’ (72 

FR 36244). This notice announces 3 

additional programs that are soliciting 

applications for FY 08 funding. In 

addition, NOAA publishes this notice to 

change the funding years associated 

with awards for the solicitation ‘‘FY 

2008 Implementation of Regional 

Integrated Ocean Observing Systems’’

announced in the Federal Register on 

July 2, 2007 (72 FR 36244, 36263) and 

amended on November 15, 2007 (72 FR 

64047). 

DATES: Proposals must be received by 

the date and time specified under each 

program listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this document. 

ADDRESSES: Proposals must be 

submitted to the program address listed 

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. NOAA’s 

discretionary grant fund notices may be 

found on the internet at Grants.gov. The 

URL for Grants.gov is http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

those without Internet access request a 


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copy of the full funding opportunity 

announcement and/or application kit, 

from the person listed as the 

information contact under each 

program. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Applicants must comply with all 

requirements contained in the Federal 

Funding Opportunity announcement for 

each of the programs listed in this 

omnibus notice. These Federal Funding 

Opportunities are available at http:// 

www.grants.gov. 

The list of grant opportunities under 

NOAA Project Competitions (below) 

describe the basic information and 

requirements for the competitive grant/ 

cooperative agreement programs offered 

by NOAA. These programs are open to 

anyone who meets the eligibility criteria 

specified under each grant. To be 

considered for an award in a 

competitive grant/cooperative 

agreement program, eligible applicants 

must submit a complete and responsive 

application to the appropriate address 

by the deadline specified in this notice. 

An award is made upon conclusion of 

the evaluation and selection process for 

the respective program. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

I. Background 

II. NOAA Project Competitions 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) 

1. 2009 Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside 

Program 

2. Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery 

Fund 

National Weather Service (NWS) 

1. Remote Community Alert Systems 

Program 

III. Classification 

IV. NOAA Project Competitions Listed 

by NOAA Mission Goals 

1. Protect, Restore and Manage the Use 

of Coastal and Ocean Resources 

Through Ecosystem-Based Management 

Coastal areas are among the most 

developed in the Nation. More than half 

the population lives on less than onefifth of the land in the contiguous 

United States. Furthermore, 

employment in near shore areas is 

growing three times faster than 

population. Coastal and marine waters 

support over 28 million jobs and 

provide a tourism destination for nearly 

90 million Americans a year. The value 

of the ocean economy to the United 

States is over $115 billion. The value 

added annually to the national economy 

by the commercial and recreational 

fishing industry alone is over $48 

billion. U.S. aquaculture sales total 

almost $1 billion annually. With its 

Exclusive Economic Zone of 3.4 million 

square miles, the United States manages 

the largest marine territory of any nation 

in the world. 

Funded proposals should help 

achieve the following outcomes: 

1. Healthy and productive coastal and 

marine ecosystems that benefit society 

2. A well-informed public that acts as 

a steward of coastal and marine 

ecosystems 

Program Names: 

1. 2009 Mid-Atlantic Research SetAside Program 

2. Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery 

Fund 

2. Serve Society’s Needs for Weather 

and Water Information 

Floods, droughts, hurricanes, 

tornadoes, tsunamis, wildfires, and 

other severe weather events cause $11 

billion in damages each year in the 

United States. Weather is directly linked 

to public health and safety, and nearly 

one-third of the U.S. economy (about $3 

trillion) is sensitive to weather and 

climate. With so much at stake, NOAA’s 

role in understanding, observing, 

forecasting, and warning of 

environmental events is expanding. 

With our partners, we seek to provide 

decision makers with key observations, 

analyses, predictions, and warnings for 

a range of weather and water conditions, 

including those related to water supply, 

air quality, space weather, and 

wildfires. Businesses, governments, and 

nongovernmental organizations are 

getting more sophisticated about how to 

use this weather and water information 

to improve operational efficiencies, to 

manage environmental resources, and to 

create a better quality of life. On 

average, hurricanes, tornadoes, 

tsunamis, and other severe weather 

events cause $11 billion in damages per 

year. Weather, including space weather, 

is directly linked to public safety and 

about one-third of the U.S. economy 

(about $3 trillion) is weather sensitive. 

With so much at stake, NOAA’s role in 

observing, forecasting, and warning of 

environmental events is expanding, 

while economic sectors and its public 

are becoming increasingly sophisticated 

at using NOAA’s weather, air quality, 

and water information to improve their 

operational efficiencies and their 

management of environmental 

resources, and quality of life. 

Funded proposals should help 

achieve the following outcomes: 

1. Reduced loss of life, injury, and 

damage to the economy 

2. Better, quicker, and more valuable 

weather and water information to 

support improved decisions 

3. Increased customer satisfaction 

with weather and water information and 

services 

Program Names: 

1. Remote Community Alert Systems 

Program 

3. Understand Climate Variability and 

Change To Enhance Society’s Ability To 

Plan and Respond 

Climate shapes the environment, 

natural resources, economies, and social 

systems that people depend upon 

worldwide. While humanity has learned 

to contend with some aspects of 

climate’s natural variability, major 

climatic events, combined with the 

stresses of population growth, economic 

growth, public health concerns, and 

land-use practices, can impose serious 

consequences on society. The 1997–98 

El Nino, for example, had a $25 billion 

impact on the U.S. economy-property 

losses were $2.6 billion and crop losses 

approached $2 billion. Long-term 

drought leads to increased and 

competing demands for fresh water with 

related effects on terrestrial and marine 

ecosystems, agricultural productivity, 

and even the spread of infectious 

diseases. Decisions about mitigating 

climate change also can alter economic 

and social structures on a global scale. 

We can deliver reliable climate 

information in useful ways to help 

minimize risks and maximize 

opportunities for decisions in 

agriculture, public policy, natural 

resources, water and energy use, and 

public health. We continue to move 

toward developing a seamless suite of 

weather and climate products. The 

Climate Goal addresses predictions on 

time scales of up to decades or longer. 

Funded proposals should help 

achieve the following outcomes: 

1. A predictive understanding of the 

global climate system on time scales of 

weeks to decades with quantified 

uncertainties sufficient for making 

informed and reasoned decisions 

2. Climate-sensitive sectors and the 

climate-literate public effectively 

incorporating NOAA’s climate products 

into their plans and decisions 

Program Names: 

No Programs are currently soliciting 

applications for this mission goal. 

4. Support the Nation’s Commerce With 

Information for Safe, Efficient, and 

Environmentally Sound Transportation 

Safe and efficient transportation 

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The U.S. marine transportation system 

ships over 95 percent of the tonnage and 

more than 20 percent by value of foreign 

trade through U.S. ports, including 48 

percent of the oil needed to meet 

America’s energy demands. At least $4 

billion is lost annually due to economic 

inefficiencies resulting from 

weatherrelated air-traffic delays. 

Improved surface weather forecasts and 

specific user warnings would reduce the 

7,000 weather related fatalities and 

800,000 injuries that occur annually 

from crashes on roads and highways. 

The injuries, loss of life, and property 

damage from weather-related crashes 

cost an average of $42 billion annually. 

We provide information, services, and 

products for transportation safety and 

for increased commerce on roads, rails, 

and waterways. We will improve the 

accuracy of our information for marine, 

aviation, and surface weather forecasts, 

the availability of accurate and 

advanced electronic navigational charts, 

and the delivery of real-time 

oceanographic information. We seek to 

provide consistent, accurate, and timely 

positioning information that is critical 

for air, sea, and surface transportation. 

We will respond to hazardous material 

spills and provide search and rescue 

routinely to save lives and money and 

to protect the coastal environment. We 

will work with port and coastal 

communities and with Federal and state 

partners to ensure that port operations 

and development proceed efficiently 

and in an environmentally sound 

manner. We will work with the Federal 

Aviation Administration and the private 

sector to reduce the negative impacts of 

weather on aviation without 

compromising safety. Because of 

increased interest by the public and 

private sectors, we also will expand 

weather information for marine and 

surface transportation to enhance safety 

and efficiency. 

Funded proposals should help 

achieve the following outcomes: 

1. Safe, secure, efficient, and seamless 

movement of goods and people in the 

U.S. transportation system 

2. Environmentally sound 

development and use of the U.S. 

transportation system. 

Program Names: 

No programs are currently soliciting 

applications for this mission goal. 

5. Provide Critical Support for NOAA’s 

Mission 

Strong, effective, and efficient support 

activities are necessary for us to achieve 

our Mission Goals. Our facilities, ships, 

aircraft, environmental satellites, data 

processing systems, computing and 

communication systems, and our 

approach to management provide the 

foundation of support for all of our 

programs. This critical foundation must 

adapt to evolving mission needs and, 

therefore, is an integral part of our 

strategic planning. It also must support 

U.S. homeland security by maintaining 

continuity of operations and by 

providing NOAA services, such as civil 

alert relays through NOAA Weather 

Radio and air dispersion forecasts, in 

response to national emergencies. 

NOAA ships, aircraft, and 

environmental satellites are the 

backbone of the global Earth observing 

system and provide many critical 

mission support services. To keep this 

capability strong and current with our 

Mission Goals, we will ensure that 

NOAA has adequate access to safe and 

efficient ships and aircraft through the 

use of both NOAA platforms and those 

of other agency, academic, and 

commercial partners. We will work with 

academia and partners in the public and 

private sectors to ensure that future 

satellite systems are designed, 

developed, and operated with the latest 

technology. Leadership development 

and program support are essential for 

achieving our Mission Goals. We must 

also commit to organizational 

excellence through management and 

leadership across a ‘‘corporate’’ NOAA. 

We must continue our commitment to 

valuing NOAA’s diverse workforce, 

including effective workforce planning 

strategies designed to attract, retain and 

develop competencies at all levels of 

our workforce. Through the use of 

business process re-engineering, we will 

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

financial and administrative processes. 

NOAA will ensure state-of-the-art and 

secure information technology and 

systems. By developing long-range, 

comprehensive facility planning 

processes, NOAA will be able to ensure 

right-sized, cost-effective, and safe 

facilities 

Funded proposals should help 

achieve the following outcomes: 

1. A dynamic workforce with 

competencies that support NOAA’s 

mission today and in the future. 

Program Names: 

No programs are currently soliciting 

applictions for this mission goal. 

I. Background 

In this notice, NOAA announces that 

3 programs are making funds available 

for financial assistance awards. Each 

entry for the following grant 

opportunities provides: a description of 

the program, funding availability, 

statutory authority, catalog of federal 

domestic assistance (CFDA) number, 

application deadline, address for 

submitting proposals, information 

contacts, eligibility requirements, cost 

sharing requirements, and 

intergovernmental review under 

Executive Order 12372. Interested 

applicants should consult the July 2, 

2007 Federal Register Notice entitled 

‘‘Availability of Grant Funds for Fiscal 

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

selection criteria, evaluation criteria, 

and other requirements for submitting 

an application. 

In addition, NOAA publishes this 

notice to change the funding years 

associated with awards for the 

solicitation ‘‘FY 2008 Implementation of 

Regional Integrated Ocean Observing 

Systems’’ announced in the Federal 

Register on July 2, 2007 (72 FR 36263) 

and amended on November 15, 2007 (72 

FR 64047). Total anticipated funding for 

all awards is approximately $25,000,000 

and is subject to the availability of FY 

2008 and/or FY 2009 appropriations. 

The previous announcement indicated 

that awards were subject to the 

availability of FY 2008 appropriations 

only, however, this amendment changes 

this process to allow FY 2008 and/or FY 

2009 appropriations to be used. This 

notice applies to all applicants who 

have previously submitted a full 

proposal under this announcement. All 

other requirements for this solicitation 

remain the same. 

II. NOAA Project Competitions 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) 

1. 2009 Mid-Atlantic Research Set-Aside 

Program 

Summary Description: NMFS 

announces that, for fishing year 2009 

(January 1–December 31, 2009), the 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (Council) may set aside up to 3 

percent of the total allowable landings 

(TAL) in certain Mid-Atlantic fisheries 

to be used for research endeavors under 

a research set-aside (RSA) program. The 

RSA program provides a mechanism to 

fund research and compensate vessel 

owners through the sale of fish 

harvested under the research quota. 

Vessels participating in an approved 

research project may be authorized by 

the Northeast Regional Administrator, 

NMFS, to harvest and land fish in 

excess of any imposed trip limit or 

during fishery closures. Landings from 

such trips are sold to generate funds that 

help defray the costs associated with the 

approved research projects. No Federal 

funds are provided for research under 

this notification. NMFS is soliciting 

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concerning the summer flounder, scup, 

black sea bass, Loligo squid, Illex squid, 

Atlantic mackerel, butterfish, Atlantic 

bluefish, and tilefish fisheries. NMFS 

and the Council will give priority to 

funding proposals addressing the 

research needs as follows: Loligo Squid 

and Butterfish Interactions: Mesh 

selectivity study of butterfish and 

secondarily for other species caught in 

Loligo nets during winter and summer/ 

early fall; Test gear modifications in the 

Loligo squid fishery to reduce bycatch 

of butterfish and other species. Illex 

Squid: Determine size and age-atmaturity and growth parameters for Illex 

squid. Summer Flounder: Define 

distinctions between regulatory discards 

and bycatch attributed to gear, including 

mesh selectivity and/or overall gear 

design in the summer flounder fishery; 

Evaluate mortality of large fish released 

in the summer flounder offshore trawl 

fishery; Evaluate size and bag limits in 

the recreational fishery for summer 

flounder. Black Sea Bass: Estimate black 

sea bass mortality when left in pots 

(moderate priority); Develop indices for 

black sea bass recruitment (proof of 

concept); Verify age structure of black 

sea bass. Scup: Estimate the components 

of scup total annual mortality (natural, 

commercial landings, recreational 

landings, commercial discards, & 

recreational discards); Develop indices 

for scup recruitment (proof of concept). 

Bluefish: Develop bluefish index 

surveys (proof of concept). 

Funding Availability: No Federal 

funds are provided for research under 

this notification, this program offers the 

opportunity to fish and to sell the catch 

to generate income. The Federal 

Government may issue an Exempted 

Fishing Permit (EFP) or Letter of 

Acknowledgment (LOA), as applicable, 

which may provide special fishing 

privileges in response to research 

proposals selected under this program. 

Funds generated from the RSA landings 

shall be used to cover the cost of the 

research activities, including vessel 

costs, and to compensate boats for 

expenses incurred during the collection 

of the set-aside species. For example, 

the funds may be used to pay for gear 

modifications, monitoring equipment, 

additional provisions (e.g., fuel, ice, 

food for scientists), or the salaries of 

research personnel. The Federal 

Government is not liable for any costs 

incurred by the researcher or vesse 

lowner. Any additional funds, generated 

through the sale of fish harvested under 

the research quota, above the cost of the 

research activities shall be retained by 

the vessel owner as compensation for 

the use of his/her vessel. In the past, 

two to five awards have been issued per 

year. During the 2007 fishing year, four 

awards were approved distributing a 

total of 2,218,146 lbs of TAL. The 

Council, in consultation with the 

Commission, will incorporate the level 

of RSA (amounts or percentages) for 

each of the set-aside species for the 2009 

fishing year into the Council’s 

recommendations for annual quota 

specifications. NMFS will consider the 

recommended level of RSA as part of 

the associated rulemaking process. The 

actual level of RSA quota available to 

applicants for the 2009 fishing year will 

depend on the TAL level specified by 

the Council at its quota-setting meetings 

in June and August 2008, and the 

percentage (0 to 3 percent) of the TAL 

recommended by the Council and 

approved by NMFS as the level of RSA 

available for 2009. To help researchers 

develop proposals for the 2009 fishing 

year, the examples below provide some 

guidance on the general magnitude of 

RSA and estimated values that a 

researcher might expect to be available 

for fishing year 2009. The examples are 

based on proposed RSA levels available 

and the actual allocated RSA amounts 

for these fisheries for the 2008 fishing 

year. The examples are intended only as 

a guide to be used when developing 

research proposals for the 2009 fishing 

year; it does not necessarily reflect the 

actual RSA quota that will be allocated 

for fishing year 2009. Based on Council 

recommendations, NMFS may choose to 

adopt less than 3 percent of TAL as a 

set-aside, or decide not to adopt any setaside for a given fishery. The estimated 

values of the set-aside allocations will 

vary depending on market 

considerations prevailing at the time the 

research trips are conducted. Examples 

of RSA amounts based on 2008 

proposed FMP Specifications in the 

following format is as follows: 

Allocation Species/Amount Available 

(lbs)/2008 RSA Amount (lbs)/2008 RSA 

Estimated Value, Summer Flounder/ 

$349,200/233,192/$478,044, Scup/ 

220,200/214,000/$196,880, Black Sea 

Bass/243,000/85,790,$211,901, Loligo 

Squid/1,124,356/50,000/$39,500, Illex 

Squid/None requested, Atlantic 

Mackerel/None requested, Butterfish/ 

None requested, Bluefish/743,965/ 

50,000/$18,000, Tilefish/None 

requested. The amount available was 

based 3 percent TAC in proposed FMP 

specifications. 

Statutory Authority: Statutory 

authority for this program is provided 

under sections 303(b)(11), 402(e), and 

404(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act, 16 

U.S.C. 1853(b)(11), 16 U.S.C. 1881a(e), 

and 16 U.S.C. 1881(c), respectively. 

Statutory authority for entering into 

cooperative agreements and other 

financial agreements with nonprofit 

organizations is found at 15 U.S.C. 1540. 

The award of a set-aside from the TAL 

of selected species resulted from the 

approval of Framework 1 to the Atlantic 

Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish; 

Summer Flounder, Scrup, and Black Sea 

Bass; and Atlantic Bluefish Fishery 

Management Plans (FMP); and the RSA 

provisions of the Tilefish FMP. 

Framework 1 established a procedure 

through which RSA amounts are set 

annually as part of the Council quotasetting process (66 FR 42156, August 10, 

2001), and codified in regulations at 50 

CFR 648.21(g). 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.454, 

Unallied Management Projects 

Application Deadline: Applications 

must be received on or before 5 p.m. 

EST on March 24, 2008. 

Address for Submitting Proposals: To 

apply for this NOAA Federal funding 

opportunity, please submit applications 

to http://www.grants.gov and use the 

following funding opportunity number 

NMFS-NEFSC–2009–2001252. 

Applicants who do not have Internet 

access may submit their application to 

Cheryl A. Corbett, NMFS, Northeast 

Fisheries Science Center, 166 Water 

Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543, or by 

phone at 508–495–2070, or fax at 508–

495–2004, or via e-mail at 

cheryl.corbett@noaa.gov. 

Information Contacts: Information 

may be obtained from Clay Heaton, 

Fishery Management Specialist, MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council, 

by phone 302–674–2331 ext. 13, or via 

email at cheaton@mafmc.org; or Cheryl 

A. Corbett, Cooperative Programs 

Specialist, NMFS, Northeast Fisheries 

Science Center, 166 Water Street, 

Woods Hole, MA 02543, or by phone at 

508–495–2070, or fax at 508–495–2004, 

or via e-mail at cheryl.corbett@noaa.gov. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants include 

institutions of higher education, 

hospitals, other nonprofits, commercial 

organizations, individuals, and state, 

local, and Native American tribal 

governments. Federal agencies and 

institutions are not eligible to receive 

Federal assistance under this notice. 

Additionally, employees of any Federal 

agency or Regional Fishery Management 

Council are ineligible to submit an 

application under this program. 

However, Council members who are not 

Federal employees may submit an 

application. DOC/NOAA supports 

cultural and gender diversity and 

encourages women and minority 

individuals and groups to submit 


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applications to the RSA program. In 

addition, DOC/NOAA is strongly 

committed to broadening the 

participation of historically black 

colleges and universities, Hispanic 

serving institutions, tribal colleges and 

universities, and institutions that work 

in underserved areas. DOC/NOAA 

encourages proposals involving any of 

the above institutions. DOC/NOAA 

encourages applications from members 

of the fishing community and 

applications that involve fishing 

community cooperation and 

participation. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: No cost 

sharing is required under this program. 

Intergovernmental Review: Applicants 

will need to determine if their state 

participates in the intergovernmental 

review processs. This information can 

be found at the following website: 

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

spoc.html. This information will assist 

applicants in providing either a Yes or 

No response to Item 16 of the 

Application Form, SF–424, entitled 

‘‘Application for Federal Assistance.’’

2. Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery 

Fund 

Summary Description: NOAA 

announces the availability of Pacific 

Coastal Salmon Recovery Funds 

(PCSRF), as authorized in the Northern 

Boundary and Transboundary Rivers 

Restoration and Enhancement Fund and 

Southern Boundary Restoration and 

Enhancement Fund (16 U.S.C. 3645 et 

seq.), to support the restoration and 

conservation of Pacific salmon and 

steelhead populations and their habitat. 

The program provides funding to the 

States of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, 

Idaho and California for salmon habitat 

restoration, salmon stock enhancement, 

sustainable salmon fisheries and salmon 

research. It also provides funding to the 

Pacific Coastal tribes and the Columbia 

River tribes as authorized in 16 U.S.C. 

3645(d)(2)(B) for salmon habitat 

restoration, salmon stock enhancement, 

salmon research and supplementation 

activities. 

Funding Availability: Up to 

$67,000,000 may be available in fiscal 

year (FY) 2008 for projects as authorized 

under 16 U.S.C. 3645 (d)(2). There are 

no restrictions on minimum funding 

request, but there is a limit of 

$25,000,000 on a maximum amount 

requested by any recipient. Award 

periods may be up to a maximum of 5 

years. Actual funding availability for 

this program is contingent upon FY 

2008 Congressional appropriations. 

Statutory Authority: 16 U.S.C. 3645 

(d)(2) 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.438, 

Pacific Coast Salmon Recovery - Pacific 

Salmon Treaty Program 

Application Deadline: Applications 

should be submitted via www.grants.gov 

and must be received no later than 11:59 

pm PST on March 24, 2008. No 

facsimile or electronic mail applications 

will be accepted. Paper applications 

must be postmarked by March 24, 2008. 

Any application transmitted or 

postmarked, as the case may be, after 

the deadline will be considered nonresponsive and will not be considered 

for funding in this competition. 

Address for Submitting Proposals: If 

an applicant does not have internet 

access, applications can be submitted to 

the following address: Nicolle Hill, 

NMFS Northwest Region Building #1, 

7600 Sand Point Way, Seattle, WA 

98115. NMFS’ Internet website at 

www.nwr.noaa.gov contains additional 

information on PCSRF. 

Information Contacts: For further 

information on PCSRF, please contact 

Barry Thom, NMFS Northwest Region 

Deputy Regional Administrator, at (503) 

231–6266. Questions regarding this 

announcement should be directed to 

Nicolle Hill, NMFS Northwest Region 

PCSRF Federal Program Officer, at (206) 

526–4358 or Nicolle.Hill@noaa.gov. 

Eligibility: Eligible state applicants are 

the States of Alaska, Washington, 

Oregon, Idaho and California. Eligible 

tribal applicants are any federally 

recognized Pacific Coastal or Columbia 

River tribes in Washington, Oregon, 

California or Idaho. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: 

Applicants are required to provide 33 

percent of received Federal funds. 

Indian tribes are exempt from any cost 

share requirement. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications under this program from 

state or local governments are subject to 

the provisions of Executive Order 

12372, ‘‘Intergovernmental Review of 

Federal Programs.’’

National Weather Service (NWS) 

1. Remote Community Alert Systems 

Program 

Summary Description: The Remote 

Community Alert Systems Program 

represents an NOAA/NWS effort to 

provide for outdoor alerting 

technologies in remote communities 

effectively underserved by commercial 

mobile service for the purpose of 

enabling residents of those communities 

to receive emergency messages. These 

activities will engage the private sector, 

academia, and States in opportunities 

and technologies to further disseminate 

emergency messages. This program is a 

contributing element of the Warning, 

Alert, and Response Network (WARN) 

Act. NOAA’s program is designed to 

complement other agency contributions 

to that national effort. The Federal 

Communications Commission has 

defined a remote area to consist of a 

county with a population density of 100 

persons per square mile or less, based 

on the most recently available Census 

data. Also, commercial mobile service 

means those services that are required to 

provide E911 services in accordance 

with Section 20.18 of the Commissions 

rules. Effectively underserved identifies 

remote communities that do not receive 

commercial mobile service as 

demonstrated by coverage maps, 

technical analyses, field tests, or any 

other reasonable means. 

Funding Availability: The total 

funding amount available for proposals 

is anticipated to be approximately 

$5,000,000. We anticipate making 

multiple awards approximately 50 

ranging from $50,000 to $250,000. 

Statutory Authority: Authority for the 

Remote Community Alert Systems 

Program is provided by: 47 U.S.C. 1204. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.468, 

Applied Meteorological Research 

Application Deadline: Proposals must 

be received by NOAA/NWS no later 

than 5 p.m., April 11, 2008. Proposals 

should be submitted through 

www.grants.gov. For those organizations 

without internet access, proposals may 

be sent to Craig Hodan, NOAA/NWS, 

1325 East-West Highway, Room 3348, 

Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, Phone: 

301–713–9480 x 187, email: 

craig.hodan@noaa.gov. Email and fax 

submissions will not be accepted. 

Information Contacts: Craig Hodan, 

NOAA/NWS, 1325 East-West Highway, 

Room 3348, Silver Spring, Maryland 

20910, Phone: 301–713–9480 x 187, 

email: craig.hodan@noaa.gov. 

Eligibility: Eligible applicants are 

States and Tribal Communities. This 

restriction is needed due to the potential 

number of applications. 

Cost Sharing Requirements: No cost 

sharing is required under this program. 

Intergovernmental Review: 

Applications under this program are not 

subject to Executive Order 12372, 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs. 

III. Classification 

Limitation of Liability 

Funding for potential projects in this 

notice is contingent upon the 

availability of Fiscal year 2008 

appropriations. Applicants are hereby 


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given notice that funds have not yet 

been appropriated for any proposed 

activities in this notice. In no event will 

NOAA or the Department of Commerce 

be responsible for proposal preparation 

costs. Publication of this announcement 

does not oblige NOAA to award any 

specific project or to obligate any 

available funds. 

Universal Identifier 

For programs that have deadline dates 

on or after October 1, 2003, applicants 

should be aware that they may be 

required to provide a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number during the 

application process. See the October 30, 

2002 Federal Register, (67 FR 661770 

for additional information. 

Organizations can receive a DUNS 

number at no cost by calling the 

dedicated toll-free DUNS Number 

request line at 1–866–705–5711 or via 

the internet (http:// 

www.dunandbradstreet.com). 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

NOAA must analyze the potential 

environmental impacts, as required by 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA), for applicant projects or 

proposals which are seeking NOAA 

federal funding opportunities. Detailed 

information on NOAA compliance with 

NEPA can be found at the following 

NOAA NEPA Web site: http:// 

www.nepa.noaa.gov/, including our 

NOAA Administrative Order 216–6 for 

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

NAO216--6--TOC.pdf, NEPA 

Questionnaire, http:// 

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

and the Council on Environmental 

Quality implementation regulations, 

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

-ceq.htm. Consequently, as part of an 

applicant’s package, and under their 

description of their program activities, 

applicants are required to provide 

detailed information on the activities to 

be conducted, locations, sites, species 

and habitat to be affected, possible 

construction activities, and any 

environmental concerns that may exist 

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

or toxic chemicals, introduction of nonindigenous species, impacts to 

endangered and threatened species, 

aquaculture projects, and impacts to 

coral reef systems). In addition to 

providing specific information that will 

serve as the basis for any required 

impact analyses, applicants may also be 

requested to assist NOAA in drafting of 

an environmental assessment, if NOAA 

determines an assessment is required. 

Applicants will also be required to 

cooperate with NOAA in identifying 

feasible measures to reduce or avoid any 

identified adverse environmental 

impacts of their proposal. The failure to 

do so shall be grounds for not selecting 

an application. In some cases if 

additional information is required after 

an application is selected, funds can be 

withheld by the Grants Officer under a 

special award condition requiring the 

recipient to submit additional 

environmental compliance information 

sufficient to enable NOAA to make an 

assessment on any impacts that a project 

may have on the environment. 

Compliance with Department of 

Commerce Bureau of Industry and 

Security Export Administration 

Regulations 

a. This section applies to the extent 

that this BAA results in financial 

assistance awardsinvolving access to 

export-controlled information or 

technology. 

b. In performing a financial assistance 

award, the recipient may gain access to 

export-controlled information or 

technology. The recipient will then be 

responsible for compliance with all 

applicable laws and regulations 

regarding export-controlled information 

and technology, including deemed 

exports. The recipient shall establish 

and maintain throughout performance 

of the financial assistance award 

effective export compliance procedures 

at non-NOAA facilities. At a minimum, 

these export compliance procedures 

must include adequate controls of 

physical, verbal, visual, and electronic 

access to export-controlled information 

and technology. 

c. Definitions 

1. Deemed export. The Export 

Administration Regulations (EAR) 

define a deemed export as any release 

of technology or source code subject to 

the EAR to a foreign national, both in 

the United States and abroad. Such 

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

the home country of the foreign 

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

2. Export-controlled information and 

technology. Export-controlled 

information and technology is 

information and technology subject to 

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

implemented by the DOC Bureau of 

Industry and Security, or the 

International Traffic Arms Regulations 

(ITAR) (22 CFR parts 120–130), 

implemented by the Department of 

State, respectively. This includes, but is 

not limited to, dual-us items, defense 

articles and any related assistance, 

services, software or technical data as 

defined in the EAR and ITAR. 

d. The recipient shall control access 

to all export-controlled information and 

technology that it possesses or that 

comes into its possession in 

performance of a financial assistance 

award, to ensure that access is 

restricted, or licensed, as required by 

applicable Federal laws, Executive 

Orders, and/or regulations. 

e. Nothing in the terms of this section 

is intended to change, supersede, or 

waive any of the requirements of 

applicable Federal laws, Executive 

Orders or regulations. 

f. The recipient shall include this 

clause, including this paragraph (f), in 

all lower tier transactions (subawards, 

contracts, and subcontracts) under the 

financial assistance award that may 

involve access to export-controlled 

information technology. 

NOAA implementation of Homeland 

Security Presidential Directive - 12 

If the performance of a financial 

assistance award, if approved by NOAA, 

requires recipients to have physical 

access to Federal premises for more than 

180 days or access to a Federal 

information system, any items or 

services delivered under a financial 

assistance award shall comply with the 

Department of Commerce personal 

identity verification procedures that 

implement Homeland Security 

Presidential Directive -12, FIPS PUB 

201, and the Office of Management and 

Budget Memorandum M–05–24. The 

recipient shall insert this clause in all 

subawards or contracts when the 

subaward recipient or contractor is 

required to have physical access to a 

Federally controlled facility or access to 

a Federal information system. 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

The Department of Commerce PreAward Notification Requirements for 

Grants and Cooperative Agreements 

contained in the Federal Register notice 

of December 30, 2004 (69 FR 78389) are 

applicable to this solicitation. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This document contains collection-ofinformation requirements subject to 

thePaperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The 

use of Standard Forms 424, 424A, 424B, 

SF LLL, CD–346, SF 424 Research and 

Related Family, SF 424 Short 

Organizational Family, SF 424 

Individual Form family has been 

approved by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under the respective 

control numbers 4040–0004, 0348–0044, 

0348–0040, 0348–0046, 0605–0001, 

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Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, no person is required to respond to, 

nor shall any person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with, a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the PRA unless that 

collection of information displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Executive Order 12866 

This notice has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) 

It has been determined that this notice 

does not contain policies with 

Federalism implications as that term is 

defined in Executive Order 13132. 

Administrative Procedure Act/ 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Prior notice and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required by the 

Administrative Procedure Act or any 

other law for rules concerning public 

property, loans, grants, benefits, and 

contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)(2)). Because 

notice and opportunity for comment are 

not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or 

any other law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 

inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis has not been 

prepared. 

Dated: February 4, 2008. 

Helen Hurcombe 

Director, Acquisition and Grants Office, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Federal Consistency Appeal by AES 

Sparrows Point LNG, LLC and MidAtlantic Express, L.L.C. 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (Commerce). 

ACTION: Notice of Appeal 

SUMMARY: This announcement provides 

notice that AES Sparrows Point LNG, 

LLC and Mid-Atlantic Express, L.L.C. 

(collectively, ‘‘AES’’) have filed a 

second administrative appeal with the 

Department of Commerce asking that 

the Secretary override the State of 

Maryland’s objection to AES’s proposed 

LNG terminal in Baltimore County, 

Maryland. 

ADDRESSES: Materials from the appeal 

record will be available at the NOAA 

Office of the General Counsel for Ocean 

Services, 1305 East-West Highway, 

Room 6111, Silver Spring, MD 20910 

and on the following Web site: http:// 

www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Odin Smith, Attorney-Advisor, NOAA 

Office of the General Counsel, 301–713–

7392. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Notice of Appeal 

AES has filed a notice of appeal with 

the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to 

the Coastal Zone Management Act of 

1972 (CZMA), 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq., 

and implementing regulations found at 

15 CFR part 930, subpart H. AES 

appeals an objection, filed by the State 

of Maryland, to a consistency 

determination prepared by AES related 

to its proposed LNG terminal project in 

Baltimore County, Maryland. AES 

previously filed an appeal with regard 

to this same project on August 8, 2007. 

See http://www.ogc.doc.gov/czma.htm. 

Under the CZMA, the Secretary may 

override the State’s objection on 

grounds that the project is consistent 

with the objectives or purposes of the 

CZMA, or necessary in the interest of 

national security. To make the 

determination that the proposed activity 

is ‘‘consistent with the objectives or 

purposes’’ of the CZMA, the Secretary 

must find that: (1) The proposed activity 

furthers the national interest as 

articulated in sections 302 or 303 of the 

CZMA, in a significant or substantial 

manner; (2) the adverse effects of the 

proposed activity do not outweigh its 

contribution to the national interest, 

when those effects are considered 

separately or cumulatively; and (3) no 

reasonable alternative is available that 

would permit the activity to be 

conducted in a manner consistent with 

enforceable policies of the State’s 

coastal management program. 15 CFR 

930.121. To make the determination that 

the proposed activity is ‘‘necessary in 

the interest of national security,’’ the 

Secretary must find that a national 

defense or other national security 

interest would be significantly impaired 

were the proposed activity not 

permitted to go forward as proposed. 15 

CFR 930.122. 

II. Appeal Documents 

NOAA intends to provide the public 

with access to all publicly available 

materials and related documents 

comprising the appeal record during 

business hours, at the NOAA Office of 

the General Counsel for Ocean Services. 

For additional information about this 

appeal contact Odin Smith, 301–713–

7392. 

Dated: February 4, 2008. 

Joel La Bissonniere, 

Assistant General Counsel for Ocean Services. 

[Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog No. 

11.419 Coastal Zone Management Program 

Assistance.] 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent 

License 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

Part 404 of Title 37, Code of Federal 

Regulations, which implements Public 

Law 96–517, as amended, the 

Department of the Air Force announces 

its intention to grant Alexium Ltd., a 

business entity of Cyprus, having a 

place of business at 2 Sophouli Street, 

8th Floor Chanteclair House, 1096- 

Nicosia, Cyprus, an exclusive license in 

any right, title and interest the Air Force 

has in: U.S. Patent Application No. 11/ 

527,662 filed September 15, 2006, 

entitled ‘‘Method for Attachment of 

Silicon-Containing Compounds to a 

Surface and for Synthesis of 

Hypervalent Silicon-Compounds’’ by 

Jeffrey R. Owens, as well as other 

related know how. A license for this 

patent and related know how will be 

granted unless a written objection is 

filed within fifteen (15) days from the 

date of publication of this Notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Jeffrey R. Moore, Attorney, Air 

Force Materiel Command Law Office, 

AFMCLO/JAZ, Building 11, Suite 100, 

2240 B Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 

45433–7109. Telephone: (937) 904–

5088; Facsimile (937) 255–3733. 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–2287 Filed 2–7–08; 8:45 am] 

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