[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 15, Volume 3]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 15CFR921.80]



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                  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.