02-32308. Weather Radio Transmitter Grant Program

AGENCY:

Rural Utilities Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

On April 4, 2001, the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) published a Notice of Funds Availability (NOFA) in the Federal Register (66 FR 17857, April 4, 2001) announcing a new grant program, and the availability of grant funds under this program, to finance the installation of new transmitters to extend the coverage of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Weather Radio system (NOAA Weather Radio) in rural America. Included in the NOFA was a list of proposed NOAA Weather Radio transmitter sites that would be eligible for funding. On October 16, 2001, RUS published an updated listing of the proposed NOAA Weather Radio transmitter sites that would be eligible for funding (66 FR 52571).

The purpose of this notice is to provide an additional updated listing of the proposed NOAA Weather Radio transmitter sites. An applicant for a grant under this program may apply for a site included in this updated listing, in the listing published October 16, 2001, or in the original listing published April 4, 2001. RUS continues to emphasize that it strongly encourages all grant applicants to consult and coordinate with the National Weather Service prior to submitting a completed application.

Further details on the application process and eligibility are available in the NOFA in the April 4, 2001, Federal Register (66 FR 17857) or on the RUS Web site at http://www.usda.gov/​rus/​telecom/​initiatives/​weatherradio.htm.

Applications for grants will be accepted until grants totaling $5 million in appropriations have been made. A list of the approved grant applications is available on the RUS Web site at http://www.usda.gov/​rus/​telecom/​initiatives/​weatherradio.htm. RUS will update this list as the agency approves additional grants.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Roberta D. Purcell, Assistant Administrator, Telecommunications Program, Rural Utilities Service, STOP 1590, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250-1590, Telephone [phone], Facsimile [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Updated List

An area's need for a new NOAA Weather Radio transmitter is determined by its inherent risk of hazardous weather and the absence of adequate coverage by an existing transmitter. RUS, in consultation with the National Weather Service, has developed the attached updated list of proposed transmitter sites that will be eligible for funding under the NOFA published in the April 4, 2001, Federal Register.

RUS will continue to update its list from time to time and will publish updates in the Federal Register.

Dated: December 13, 2002.

Curtis M. Anderson,

Deputy Administrator, Acting as Administrator, Rural Utilities Service.

NWS Site Listings

State and site name	County name	FIPS	Latitude	Longitude
Alabama:
Cullman	Cullman	01043	34-10-17 N	86-50-39 W
Hytop	Jackson	01071	34-54-58 N	86-05-17 W
Arab/Guntersville	Marshall	01095	34-24-04.1 N	86-26-27 W
California:
Catalina Island (Marine)/Avalon	Los Angeles	06037	33-20-34 N	118-19-36 W
Conway Summit/Bridgeport	Mono	06051	38-15-21 N	119-13-49 W
Maine: Greenville	Pisctaquis	23021	45-27-34 N	69-35-28 W
Missouri: Prairie Home	Cooper	29053	38-48-47 N	92-35-25 W
Montana: Winnett	Petroleum	30069	47-00-10 N	108-21-05 W
North Dakota:
Wishek	Mcintosh	38051	46-15-25 N	99-33-24 W
Ft. Ransom	Ransom	38073	46-31-15 N	97-55-33 W
Oklahoma:
Grove	Delaware	40041	36-35-37 N	94-46-08 W
Woodward	Woodward	40153	36-26-01 N	99-23-24 W
Pennsylvania: Beach lake	Wayne	42127	41-36-06 N	75-09-01 W
Texas:
Van horn	Culberson	48109	31-03-50 N	104-27-23 W
Carrizo springs	Dimmit	48127	28-31-18 N	99-51-37 W
Dell City	Hudspeth	48229	31-56-19 N	105-12-03 W
Wyoming: Glendo/Windover/Wheatland	Platte	56031	42-30-10 N	105-01-32 W