[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR921.80]

[Page 109]
 
                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
CHAPTER IX--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 921_NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE SYSTEM REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
            Subpart I_General Financial Assistance Provisions
 
Sec. 921.80  Application information.


    (a) Only a coastal state may apply for Federal financial assistance 
awards for preacquisition, acquisition and development, operation and 
management, and special education and interpretation projects under 
subpart H. Any coastal state or public or private person may apply for 
Federal financial assistance awards for special estuarine research or 
monitoring projects under subpart G. The announcement of opportunities 
to conduct research in the System appears on an annual basis in the 
Federal Register. If a state is participating in the national Coastal 
Zone Management Program, the applicant for an award under section 315 of 
the Act shall notify the state coastal management agency regarding the 
application.
    (b) An original and two copies of the formal application must be 
submitted at least 120 working days prior to the proposed beginning of 
the project to the following address: Sanctuaries and Reserves Division 
Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, 1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW., suite 714, Washington, DC 
20235. Application for Federal Assistance Standard Form 424 (Non-
construction Program) constitutes the formal application for site 
selection, post-site selection, operation and management, research, and 
education and interpretive awards. The Application for Federal Financial 
Assistance Standard Form 424 (Construction Program) constitutes the 
formal application for land acquisition and development awards. The 
application must be accompanied by the information required in subpart B 
(predesignation), subpart C and Sec. 921.31 (acquisition and 
development), and Sec. 921.32 (operation and management) as applicable. 
Applications for development awards for construction projects, or 
restorative activities involving construction, must include a 
preliminary engineering report, a detailed construction plan, a site 
plan, a budget and categorical exclusion check list or environmental 
assessment. All applications must contain back up data for budget 
estimates (Federal and non-Federal shares), and evidence that the 
application complies with the Executive Order 12372, ``Intergovernmental 
Review of Federal Programs.'' In addition, applications for acquisition 
and development awards must contain:
    (1) State Historic Preservation Office comments;
    (2) Written approval from NOAA of the draft management plan for 
initial acquisition and development award(s); and
    (3) A preliminary engineering report for construction activities.