[Federal Register: July 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 146)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
RIN 0693-ZA81
[Docket No: 080411556-8904-02]
Construction Grant Program Extension of Due Date for Proposals
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United
States Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Due to technical difficulties, NIST is extending the deadline
for proposal submission for its Construction Grant Program competition
to 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, August 1, 2008. NIST will accept only
paper submissions during the extended time period.
DATES: Paper submissions must be received no later than 3 p.m. Eastern
Time, Friday, August 1, 2008. Review, selection, and grant award
processing is expected to be completed by the middle of November 2008.
ADDRESSES: Paper submissions must be sent to the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 4701, Gaithersburg, MD
20899-4701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Lambis via e-mail at
barbara.lambis@nist.gov or telephone (301) 975-4447.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 27, 2008, the National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST) announced that it was soliciting
proposals under a competitive Construction Grant Program for research
buildings (73 FR 30380). The due date for submission of all proposals
was 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday, July 21, 2008. Due to technical
difficulties some applicants were unable to submit their proposals
electronically on Monday, July 21, 2008. In order to provide all
interested parties the opportunity to submit a proposal for the
Construction Grant Program, NIST is extending the solicitation period
until 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, August 1, 2008. Electronic proposals
received between 3 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 21, 2008
will be deemed timely and given full consideration. Paper proposals
received between 3 p.m., Monday, July 21, 2008 and the publication date
of this notice will be deemed timely and given full consideration.
During the extended solicitation period, NIST will accept only paper
submissions. Applicants who attempted to submit electronic applications
but were unsuccessful are encouraged to resubmit a paper application.
Paper submissions must be received by 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday,
August 1, 2008. Please note that for paper submissions the Program
requires one original and two (2) copies of the proposal.
The application submission deadline applies to any mode of paper
proposal delivery, including hand-delivery, courier, and express
mailing, but not facsimile. Proposals submitted via facsimile will not
be accepted. NIST will not make any allowances for late submissions.
All NIST Construction Grant Program competition requirements and
information announced in the May 27, 2008, Federal Register notice
apply to proposals submitted during the extended time period with the
exception of the review, selection, and grant award processing time
that is now expected to be completed by the middle of November 2008.
Executive Order 12372 (Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs). Proposals under this program are not subject to Executive
Order 12372.
Executive Order 13132 (Federalism). This notice does not contain
policies with Federalism implications as defined in Executive Order
13132.
Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review). This notice
is not a significant regulatory action under Sections 3(f)(3) and
3(f)(4) of Executive Order 12866, as it does not materially alter the
budgetary impact of a grant program and does not raise novel policy
issues. This notice is not an ``economically significant'' regulatory
action under Section 3(f)(1) of the Executive Order, as it does not
have an effect on the economy of $100 million or more in any one year,
and it does not have a material adverse effect on the economy, a sector
of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the environment,
public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal governments or
communities.
Administrative Procedure Act and Regulatory Flexibility Act. Prior
notice and comment are not required under 5 U.S.C. 553, or any other
law, for rules relating to public property, loans, grants, benefits or
contracts (5 U.S.C. 553(a)). Because prior notice and an opportunity
for public comment are not required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any
other law, the analytical requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. et. seq.) are inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory
flexibility analysis is not required and has not been prepared.
Dated: July 25, 2008.
James M. Turner,
Deputy Director.
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