[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 131 (Friday, July 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37101-37105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17490]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 990513129-9129-01]
RIN 0648-ZA65
NOAA Climate and Global Change Program, Program Announcement
AGENCY: Office of Global Programs, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Climate and Global Change Program represents a National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) contribution to evolving
national and international programs designed to improve our ability to
observe, understand, predict, and respond to changes in the global
environment. This program builds on NOAA's mission requirements and
longstanding capabilities in global change research and prediction. The
NOAA Program is a key contributing element of the U.S. Global Change
Research Program (USGCRP), which is coordinated by the interagency
Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources. NOAA's program is
designed to complement other agency contributions to that national
effort.
DATES: Unless otherwise noted, strict deadlines for submission to the
FY 2000 process are: Letters of intent must be received at the Office
of Global Programs (OGP) no later than July 31, 1999. Full proposals
must be received at OGP no later than October 15, 1999. Applicants who
have not received a response to their letter of intent within four
weeks should contact the Program Manager. The time from target date to
grant award varies by program area. We anticipate that review of full
proposals will occur during late September 1999 through March 2000, and
funding should begin during the spring of 2000 for most approved
projects. May 1, 2000, should be used as the proposed start date on
proposals, unless otherwise directed by the appropriate Program
Officer. Applicants should be notified of their status within six
months. All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the
guidelines below. Failure to heed these guidelines may result in
proposals being returned without review.
ADDRESSES: Letters of Intent and Proposals should be submitted to:
Office of Global Programs; National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration; 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1225; Silver Spring, MD 20910-
5603.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irma duPree at the above address, or
at (301) 427-2089 ext. 107, fax: (301) 427-2222, Internet:
duPree@ogp.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Funding Availability
NOAA believes that the Climate and Global Change Program will
benefit significantly from a strong partnership with outside
investigators. Current Program plans assume that over 50% of the total
resources provided through this announcement will support extramural
efforts, particularly those involving the broad academic community.
Because of ongoing debates on the Federal budget, it is uncertain how
much money will be available through this announcement. Actual funding
levels will depend upon the final FY 2000 budget appropriations. This
Program Announcement is for projects to be conducted by investigators
both inside and outside of NOAA, primarily over a one, two or three
year period. The NOAA Climate and Global Change Program has been
approved for multi-year funding up to a three year duration. The
funding instrument for extramural awards will be a grant unless it is
anticipated that NOAA will be substantially involved in the
implementation of the project, in which case the funding instrument
should be a cooperative agreement. Examples of substantial involvement
may include but are not limited to proposals for collaboration between
NOAA or NOAA scientists and a recipient scientist or technician and/or
contemplation by NOAA of detailing Federal personnel to work on
proposed projects. NOAA will make decisions regarding the use of a
cooperative agreement on a case-by-case basis. Funding for non-U.S.
institutions and contractual arrangements for services and products for
delivery to NOAA is not available under this announcement. Matching
share is not required by this program.
2. Program Authority
49 U.S.C. 44720(b); 33 U.S.C. 883d, 883e; 15 U.S.C. 2904; 15U.S.C.
2931 et seq.; (CFDA No. 11.431)--CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
3. Program Objectives
The long term objective of the Climate and Global Change Program is
to provide reliable predictions of climate variability and change with
associated regional implications on time scales ranging from seasons to
a century or more. NOAA believes that climate variability across these
time scales can be modeled with an acceptable probability of success
and are the most relevant for fundamental social concerns. Predicting
the behavior of the coupled ocean-atmospheric-land surface system will
be NOAA's primary contribution to a successful national effort to deal
with observed or anticipated changes in the global environment. NOAA
has a range of unique facilities and capabilities that can be applied
to Climate and Global Change investigations. Proposals that seek to
exploit these resources in collaborative efforts between NOAA and
extramural investigators are encouraged.
4. Program Priorities
In FY 2000, NOAA will give priority attention to individual
proposals in the Main Program Elements listed below. The names,
affiliations and phone numbers of relevant Climate and Global Change
Program Officers are provided. Funding for some programs may be limited
to ongoing projects or may be used to fund projects proposed in FY 1999
that were unable to be funded due to budgetary circumstances.
Prospective applicants should communicate with Program Officers for
information on priorities within program elements and prospects for
funding.
(A) Aerosols
The Aerosols program element focuses on research to improve the
predictive understanding of the role of anthropogenic aerosols in
climate focusing. For further information, please contact Joel Levy,
NOAA/Office of Global Programs, 301-427-2089 ext. 111, Internet:
levy@ogp.noaa.gov.
(B) Atmospheric Chemistry
The Atmospheric Chemistry Project focuses on global monitoring,
process-oriented laboratory and field studies, and theoretical modeling
to improve the predictive understanding of the atmospheric trace gases
that influence the earth's chemical and radiative balance. For an
information sheet containing further details, contact: Joel
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M. Levy, NOAA/Office of Global Programs, 301-427-2089 ext.111,
Internet: levy@ogp.noaa.gov; or Fred C. Fehsenfeld, NOAA/Aeronomy
Laboratory, Boulder, CO, 303-497-5819, Internet: fcf@al.noaa.gov.
(C) Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI)
Research on Vulnerability, Opportunities, and Response Options.
Variability, change, and surprise results from a wide variety of
climatological, social, economic and ecological circumstances and
interactions. The purpose of this program is to increase understanding
of the impacts of climate variability and change as conditioned by
ongoing processes of decision-making and socio-economic transformation.
The suite of efforts is intended to further research-based integration
between studies of the whole of the climate system, including human
components, such as health, and evolving informational and educational
needs of decision-makers in climate sensitive sectors. The goal is to
provide the basis for more effective application of climate
information, including climate forecasts, for purposes of adaptation.
The intent of this program is to encourage overlapping research
approaches to integrate knowledge for problem solving. Prospective
applicants are strongly encouraged to communicate with Program Officers
listed within this program.
(D) Human Dimensions of Global Change Research (HDGCR)
The Human Dimensions of Global Change Research program is aimed at
understanding how social and economic systems are currently influenced
by fluctuations in climate, and how human behavior can be (or why it
may not be) affected based on information about variability in the
climate system. In addition, a separate program announcement for HDGCR
may be issued later this year because an interagency joint announcement
on human vulnerability and opportunities associated with climate and
environmental surprise is under consideration. For more information and
a detailed information sheet, contact: Caitlin Simpson, NOAA/Office of
Global Programs, 301-427-2089 ext. 152, Internet: simpson@ogp.noaa.gov.
A joint interagency announcement is also anticipated on Climate and
Health. (For more information on this future announcement contact Juli
Trtanj, NOAA/Office of Global Programs, 301-427-2089 ext. 134,
Internet: trtanj@ogp.noaa.gov.)
(E) Regional Assessments
NOAA's present program of Regional Assessments possesses three
distinct qualities: (1) Interdisciplinarity, integration and synthesis;
(2) Bridging the gap between climatic, environmental and societal
interactions on different temporal and spatial scales; and (3) Decision
support and services. It requires innovative partnerships among a
spectrum of interests (Federal, State, local and private) to enable
regional organizational capacity to develop accurate (i.e., identifying
risks, uncertainties, and/or indeterminacies), balanced syntheses and
services on an ongoing basis. As such, the program relies heavily on
consolidating the results and data from ongoing NOAA-OGP disciplinary
program elements, already funded in a region, into an integrated
framework. For more information and a detailed information sheet,
contact: Roger Pulwarty, NOAA/Office of Global Programs, 301-427-2089
ext. 103, Internet: pulwarty@ogp.noaa.gov.
(F) Climate Change Date and Detection
The scientific goals of this element include efforts to: (1)
Provide data and information management support activities needed to
assure the availability of critical data sets from a variety of
national and international programs of primary interest to NOAA's
Climate and Global Change Program, e.g., the CLIVAR (Climate
Variability and Predictability) Program, GEWEX (Global Energy & Water
Cycle Experiment), GCOS (Global Climate Observing System), National and
International Assessments, etc.; (2) provide data and information
management support related to cross cutting science efforts necessary
to assess seasonal, interannual, decadal, and longer climate variations
and changes; (3) document the quantitative character of observed
climate variations and changes; and (4) attribute changes in the
observed climate record to specific climate forcings.
(G) NOAA/NASA Jointly Sponsored Project
A number of new starts are anticipated within the NOAA/National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) co-sponsored project that
supports research in the areas of data fusion and enhancement of
climate data sets through the use of space and/or ground based
observations. Preference will be given to those proposals that use more
than one observing system to develop a blended data set.
(H) NOAA/DOE Jointly Sponsored Project
A very limited number of new starts are anticipated within the
NOAA/Department of Energy (DOE) co-sponsored project that specifically
addresses all aspects of Climate Change Detection and Attribution.
Additional details on the jointly sponsored projects are provided
on the supplementary fact sheet included in the Program Announcement
mailing (additional copies of the supplementary fact sheet can be
obtained from Irma duPree at the Office of Global Programs). For
further information contact: Bill Murray, NOAA/Global Programs, 301-
427-2089 ext. 133, Internet: murray@ogp.noaa.gov; Chris Miller, NOAA/
Global Programs, 301-427-2089 ext. 143, Internet: miller@ogp.noaa.gov;
Martha Maiden, NASA/Headquarters 202/358-1078, Internet:
maiden@hq.nasa.gov; or Rick Petty, DOE/Environmental Sciences Division,
Germantown, MD; 301-903-5548, Internet: Rick.Petty@oer.doe.gov.
(I) Climate Dynamics and Experimental Prediction
This program will not accept applications to initiate centers at
new institutions, but will accept renewal applications for ongoing
efforts or as part of ongoing negotiations. Qualified applications for
this program may be submitted throughout the year. For further
information, contact Mark Eakin, NOAA/Global Programs, 301-427-2089
ext. 109, Internet: eakin@ogp.noaa.gov.
(J) Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR)
CLIVAR focuses on the role of the coupled ocean and atmosphere
within the overall climate system, with emphasis on variability,
especially within the oceans, on seasonal to centennial time scales.
CLIVAR intends to explore predictability and how to improve predictions
of climate variability and climate change using existing, re-analyzed,
and new global observations, enhanced coupled ocean-atmosphere-land-ice
models and paleoclimate records. A separate program announcement for
CLIVAR will be issued later this year inviting proposals for CLIVAR
Atlantic, CLIVAR Pacific (formerly GOALS), and CLIVAR PACS.
Investigators interested in these program areas are encouraged to
respond to this later announcement. For further information on the
Atlantic, please contact James Todd, NOAA /Global Programs, 301/427-
2089 ext. 139, Internet: todd@ogp.noaa.gov. For the Pacific and PACS
efforts, please
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contact, Michael Patterson, NOAA/Global Programs, 301-427-2089 ext.
102, Internet: patterson@ogp.noaa.gov.
(K) Economics and Human Dimensions of Climate Fluctuations
Please see Climate and Societal Interactions (CSI) above.
(L) GEWEX Continental-Scale International Project (GCIP)
GCIP supports research directed at closing regional water and
energy budgets, developing coupled hydrologic-atmospheric models and
interpreting hydroclimatic predictions for water resource managers
within the Mississippi River Basin. For this call priority will be
given to research in the Missouri River Basin. Details of the priority
research needs are outlined in the CCIP Major Activities Plan for the
Large Scale Area--Northwest. A later joint GCIP/PACS call dealing with
monsoonal circulations and summer precipitation is under consideration
and will be outlined in a subsequent information sheet. For more
information, contact Rick Lawford, NOAA/Office of Global Programs, 301-
427-2089 ext. 146, Internet: lawford@ogp.noaa.gov.
(M) Global Carbon Cycle (GCC)
GCC focuses on global observations, process-oriented field studies
and modeling to improve our ability to predict the fate of
anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2), and future CO2 concentrations. A
separate program announcement for GCC may be issued later this year
because an interagency joint announcement in this area is under
consideration. For an information sheet containing further details and
the current priorities, please contact Lisa Dilling, NOAA/Office of
Global Programs, 301-427-2089 ext. 106, Internet: dilling@ogp.noaa.gov
or see the web at: http://www.ogp.noaa.gov/MPE/GCC/GCCinfo.html.
(N) Global Ocean--Atmosphere--Land System (GOALS):
Please see Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) above.
(O) Pan-American Climate Studies (PACS)
Please see Climate Variability and Predictability (CLIVAR) above.
(P) Ocean-Atmosphere Carbon Exchange Study (OACES)
Please see Global Carbon Cycle (GCC) above.
(Q) Paleoclimatology
The NOAA Paleoclimatology Program will entertain proposals that
support the joint IGBP PAGES/WCRP CLIVAR Research Initiative. This
initiative is jointly supported by NOAA and the National Science
Foundation (NSF) through the Earth System History (ESH) Program at NSF.
All proposals must be submitted to the NSF/ESH Program by January 15
each year. For more information, please contact Heather Benway, NOAA/
Global Programs, 301-427-2089 ext. 113, Internet: benway@ogp.noaa.gov;
Jonathan Overpeck NOAA/National Geophysical Data Center, Boulder, CO;
303-497-6172, Internet: jto@mail.ngdc.noaa.gov; or Connie Sancetta,
National Science Foundation (NSF) OCE Program, Arlington, VA; 703-306-
1586, Internet: sancett@nsf.gov. or visit http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/1997/
nsf9716/nsf97161.htm.
5. Eligibility
Extramural eligibility is not limited and is encouraged with the
objective of developing a strong partnership with the academic
community. Universities, non-profit organizations, for-profit
organizations, State and local governments, and Indian Tribes, are
included among entities eligible for funding under this announcement.
Funding for non-U.S. institutions is not available under this
announcement.
6. Letters of Intent
Letters of Intent should provide a concise description of the
proposed work and its relevance to the program element to which it is
directed. (A) Investigators must identify the program element that is
being pursued in the Letter of Intent. Failure to identify program
element will result in return of application. Secondary program
elements should also be identified, if appropriate. (B) Investigators
must identify a project title in the Letter of Intent (LOI). (C)
Letters should be no more than two pages in length and include the name
and institution of principal investigator(s), a statement of the
problem, brief summary of work to be completed, methodology to be used,
and approximate cost of the project. (D) It is in the best interest of
applicants and their institutions to submit letters of intent; however,
it is not a requirement. (E) Facsimile and electronic mail are
acceptable for letters of intent only. (F) Full proposals will be
encouraged only for LOIs deemed relevant by Program Management.
7. Evaluation Criteria
Consideration for financial assistance will be given to those
proposals that address one of the Program Elements listed and meet the
following evaluation criteria:
(A) Scientific Merit: Intrinsic scientific value of the subject and
the study proposed, including methodology and readiness.
(B) Relevance: Importance and relevance to the goals of the
selected Program Element(s). (See Program Objectives above)
8. Selection Procedures
All proposals, including those submitted by NOAA employees, will be
evaluated in accordance with the above evaluation criteria by (A)
independent peer mail review, and/or (B) independent peer panel review,
and a rating will be calculated based on these evaluations; both NOAA
and non-NOAA experts in the field may be used in this process. The
program officer will not be a voting member of an independent peer
panel. The recommendations and evaluations of the panel members will be
considered by the Program Officer in final selections. Proposals are
usually awarded in the numerical order they are ranked based on the
independent peer mail review or the independent peer panel review.
However, the Program Manager will ascertain which proposals do not
substantially duplicate other projects that are currently funded by
NOAA or are approved for funding by other federal agencies, and fall
within remaining funds available. As a result of this review, the
Program Manager may decide to select an award out of order. The Program
Manager will also determine the total duration of funding and the
amount of funding for each selected proposal. Unsatisfactory
performance by a recipient under prior Federal awards may result in an
application not being considered for funding.
9. Proposal Submission
The following forms are required in each application, with original
signatures on each federal form. Failure to comply will result in
proposal application being returned.
(A) Full Proposals: (1) Proposals submitted to the NOAA Climate and
Global Change Program must include the original and two unbound copies
of the proposal. (2) Investigators are required to submit 3 copies of
the proposal, however, the normal review process requires 20 copies.
For an optimal review, investigators are encouraged to submit
sufficient proposal copies, especially color or unusually sized (not
8.5''x11''), or otherwise unusual materials submitted as part of the
proposal. Only three
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original copies of the Federally-required forms are needed. (3)
Proposals must be limited to 30 pages (numbered), including budget,
investigators vitae, and all appendices, and should be limited to
funding requests for one to three year duration. Appended information
may not be used to circumvent the page length limit. Federally-mandated
forms are not included within the page count. (4) Proposals should be
sent to the NOAA Office of Global Programs at the above address. (5)
Facsimile transmissions and electronic mail submission of full
proposals will not be accepted.
(B) Required Elements: All proposals must include the following
elements: (1) Signed title page: The title page should be signed by the
Principal Investigator (PI) and the institutional representative and
should clearly indicate which program element is being addressed. If
more than one investigator is listed on the title page, please identify
the lead investigator. The PI and institutional representative should
be identified by full name, title, organization, telephone number and
address. The total amount of Federal funds being requested should be
listed for each budget period. (2) Abstract: An abstract must be
included and should contain an introduction of the problem, rationale
and a brief summary of work to be completed. The abstract should appear
on a separate page, headed with the proposal title, institution(s),
investigator(s), total proposed cost and budget period. (3) Results
from prior research: The results of each prior research project (during
the last 3 years) relevant to the proposed effort should be summarized
in brief paragraphs. This section should not exceed two pages. (4)
Statement of work: The proposed project must be completely described,
including identification of the problem, scientific objectives,
proposed methodology, relevance to the goal of the Climate and Global
Change Program, and the program priorities listed above. Benefits of
the proposed project to the general public and the scientific community
should be discussed. The Statement of work, including references but
excluding figures and other visual materials, must not exceed 15 pages
of text. Investigators wishing to submit group proposals that exceed
the 15 page limit should discuss this possibility with the appropriate
Program Officer prior to submission. Proposals from 3 or more
investigators may include a statement of work containing up to 15 pages
of overall project description plus up to 5 additional pages for
individual project descriptions. (5) Budget Justification; A brief
description of the expenses listed on the budget and how they address
the proposed work. Item justifications must include salaries,
equipment, publications, supplies, tuition, travel, etc. (6) Budget:
The proposal must include total and annual itemized budgets
corresponding with the descriptions provided in the statement of work.
Non-Federal Applicants must submit a Standard Form 424 (4-92)
``Application for Federal Assistance,'' including a detailed budget
using the Standard Form 424a (4-92), ``Budget Information--Non-
Construction Programs.'' Travel must be itemized to include
destination, airfare, per diem, lodging and ground travel. The form is
included in the standard NOAA application kit. (7) Vitae: Abbreviated
curriculum vitae are sought with each proposal. Reference lists should
be limited to all publications in the last three years with up to five
other relevant papers. (8) Current and pending support: For each
investigator, submit a list that includes project title, supporting
agency with grant number, investigator months per year, dollar value
and duration. Requested values should be listed for pending support.
(C) Other requirements: Applicants may obtain a standard NOAA
application kit from the Program Office.
10. Primary Applicant Certification
All primary applicants must submit a completed Form CD-511,
``Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other
Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free Workplace Requirements and
Lobbying''. Applicants are also hereby notified of the following:
(A) Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension: Prospective
participants (as defined at 15 CFR Part 26, section 105) are subject to
15 CFR Part 26, ``Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension,'' and the
related section of the certification form prescribed above applies;
(B) Drug Free Workplace: Grantees (as defined at 15 CFR part 26,
section 605) are subject to 15 CFR Part 26, Subpart F, ``Governmentwide
Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)'' and the related section
of the certification form prescribed above applies;
(C) Anti-Lobbying: Persons (as defined at 15 CFR Part 28, section
105) are subject to the lobbying provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1352,
``Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal
contracting and financial transactions'', and the lobbying section of
the certification form prescribed above applies to applications/bids
for grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts for more than
$100,000, and loans and loan guarantees for more than $150,000, or the
single family maximum mortgage limit for affected program, whichever is
greater; and
(D) Anti-Lobbying Disclosures: Any applicant that has paid or will
pay for lobbying using any funds must submit an SF-LLL, ``Disclosure of
Lobbying Activities,'' as required Under 15 CFR part 28, appendix B.
11. Lower Tier Certifications
(A) Recipients must require applicants/bidders for subgrants,
contracts, subcontracts, or lower tier covered transactions at any tier
under the award to submit, if applicable, a completed Form CD-512,
``Certifications Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and
Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transactions and Lobbying'' and
disclosure form SF-LLL, ``Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.'' Form CD-
512 is intended for the use of recipients and should not be transmitted
to DOC. SF-LLL submitted by any tier recipient or subrecipient should
be submitted to DOC in accordance with the instructions contained in
the award document.
(B) Recipients and subrecipients are subject to all applicable
Federal laws and Federal and Department of Commerce policies,
regulations, and procedures applicable to Federal financial assistance
awards.
(C) Preaward Activities--If applicants incur any costs prior to an
award being made, they do so solely at their own risk of not being
reimbursed by the Government. Notwithstanding any verbal assurance that
may have been received, there is no obligation to the applicant on the
part of Department of Commerce to cover pre-award costs.
(D) This program is subject to the requirements of OMB Circular No.
A-110, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements
with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and other Non-Profit
Organizations, and 63 CFR 47155, September 4, 1998, ``Uniform
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Agreements with Institutions
of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other Non-Profit and Commercial
Organizations, to State and Local Governments'', as applicable.
Applications under this program are not subject to Executive Order
12372, ``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.''
(E) All non-profit and for-profit applicants are subject to a name
check review process. Name checks are intended to reveal if any key
individuals associated with the applicant have been
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convicted of, or are presently facing criminal charges such as fraud,
theft, perjury, or other matters which significantly reflect on the
applicant's management, honesty, or financial integrity.
(F) A false statement on an application is grounds for denial or
termination of funds and grounds for possible punishment by a fine or
imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1001.
(G) No award of Federal funds shall be made to an applicant who has
an outstanding delinquent Federal debt until either: (i) The delinquent
account is paid in full, (ii) A negotiated repayment schedule is
established and at least one payment is received, or (iii) Other
arrangements satisfactory to the Department of Commerce are made.
(H) Buy American-Made Equipment or Products--Applicants are
encouraged that any equipment or products authorized to be purchased
with funding provided under this program be American-made to the
maximum extent feasible.
(I) The total dollar amount of the indirect costs proposed in an
application under this program must not exceed the indirect cost rate
negotiated and approved by a cognizant Federal agency prior to the
proposed effective date of the award or 100 percent of the total
proposed direct cost dollar amount in the application, whichever is
less.
(J) If an application is selected for funding, the Department of
Commerce has no obligation to provide any additional future funding in
connection with the award. Renewal of an award to increase funding or
extend the period of performance is at the total discretion of the
Department of Commerce.
(K) In accordance with Federal statutes and regulations, no person
on grounds of race, color, age, sex, national origin or disability
shall be excluded from participation in, denial benefits of, or be
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving
financial assistance from the NOAA Climate and Global Change Program.
The NOAA Climate and Global Change Program does not have direct TDD
(Telephonic Device for the Deaf) capabilities, but can be reached
through the State of Maryland supplied TDD contact number, 800-735-
2258, between the hours of 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
(L) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person is
required to respond to nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for
failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of
information displays a current valid OMB control number.
12. Classification
The standard forms have been approved by the Office of Management
and Budget pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act under OMB approval
number 0348-0043, 0348-0044, and 0348-0046. This notice has been
determined to be not significant for purposes of Executive Order 12866.
Dated: July 2, 1999.
Louisa Koch,
Deputy Assistant Administrator.
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