[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 226 (Monday, November 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65941-65942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5828]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 071018607-7707-02]
NOAA Cooperative Institutes (CIs): (1) Alaska and Related Arctic
Regions Environmental Research and (2) Earth System Modeling for
Climate Applications
AGENCY: Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce.
ACTION:
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otice; Correction.
SUMMARY: On October 24, 2007, the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research (OAR) published a notice of availability of funds to establish
two new NOAA cooperative institutes (CIs): (1) Alaska and Related
Arctic Regions Environmental Research and (2) Earth System Modeling for
Climate Applications (72, FR 60317). That notice contained a
typographical error in the discussion under the heading ``Earth System
Modeling for Climate Applications CI.'' This notice corrects the error.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. John Cortinas, 1315 East West
Highway, Room 11326, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910; telephone 301-734-
1090. Facsimile: (301) 713-3515; e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
The sixth sentence of the section entitled, ``Earth System Modeling
for Climate Applications CI'' contained a typographical error. The
sentence, ``The proposed Alaska CI should possess outstanding
capabilities to provide research under three themes: (1) Earth system
modeling and analysis, (2) data assimilation, and (3) earth system
modeling applications'' is corrected to read, ``The proposed Earth
System Modeling CI should possess outstanding capabilities to provide
research under three themes: (1) Earth system modeling and analysis,
(2) data assimilation, and (3) earth system modeling applications.''
All other requirements and information listed in the original
notice remain the same.
Classification: Pre-Award Notification Requirements for Grants and
Cooperative Agreements.
The Department of Commerce Pre-Award 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.
Limitation of Liability
Funding for years 2-5 of the Cooperative Institute is contingent
upon the availability of appropriated funds. In no event will NOAA or
the Department of Commerce be responsible for application 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.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This notification involves collection of information requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. The use of Standard Forms 424,
424A, 424B, and SF-LLL and CD-346 has been approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) respectively under control numbers 0348-
0043, 0348-0044, 0348-0040, and 0348-0046 and 0605-0001.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required 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
It has been determined that this notice is 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, grants, benefits, and contracts (5 U.S.C.
553(a)(2)). Because notice and opportunity for comments are not
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required pursuant to 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 is not
required and none has been prepared.
Dated: November 14, 2007.
Mark E. Brown,
Chief Financial Officer, Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, National
Oceanic and Atomspheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 07-5828 Filed 11-23-07; 8:45 am]
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