[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 46409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23521]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Notice of Cancellation of Fiscal Year 1998 Agricultural
Telecommunications Program Solicitation of Proposals
AGENCY: Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service,
USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Cancellation of Fiscal Year 1998 Agricultural
Telecommunications Program Solicitation of Proposals.
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SUMMARY: The Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service (CSREES) is canceling its Solicitation of Proposals for the
Fiscal Year 1998 Agricultural Telecommunications Program to comply with
Section 245 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998. Proposals submitted to CSREES will be returned to
the sender.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Louise Ebaugh, Director, Office of
Extramural Programs on (202) 720-9181; e-mail, lebaugh@reeusda.gov;
fax, (202) 401-7752.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or requests for information may be sent to:
Ms. Louise Ebaugh, Director, Office of Extramural Programs, Cooperative
State, Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, STOP 2299, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington,
D.C. 20250-2299.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Agricultural Telecommunications Program
is authorized in Section 1673 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (FACTA), Pub. L. 101-624 (7 U.S.C. 5926). On June
18, 1998, by Federal Register notice (63 FR 33490), CSREES notified
eligible organizations of the availability of funding and set forth
application procedures and selection criteria for the fiscal year 1998
Agricultural Telecommunications Program. On June 23, 1998, President
Clinton signed into law the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Education Reform Act of 1998, AREERA,(Pub. L. 105-185). Section 245 of
AREERA modifies Section 1673 of FACTA to require the Secretary of
Agriculture to administer an Agricultural Telecommunications Program
through a grant provided to the distance education consortium known as
A*DEC under terms and conditions established by the Secretary.
Therefore, CSREES is canceling the Fiscal Year 1998 Agricultural
Telecommunications Program Solicitation of Proposals and will
administer the program through an award to A*DEC to enable it to
administer a competitive grant project under the program. It is the
intent of CSREES to issue an award to A*DEC on or before September 30,
1998.
Information regarding the Agricultural Telecommunications Program,
including instructions for the submission of proposals, will be
published by A*DEC.
Done at Washington, D.C., on this 26th day of August, 1998.
Colien Hefferan,
Acting Administrator, Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service.
[FR Doc. 98-23521 Filed 8-31-98; 8:45 am]
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