[Federal Register: August 5, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 150)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education: Direct Grant Programs and
Fellowship Programs
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year
1998.
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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education invites
applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 1998 under a number of
the Department's direct grant and fellowship programs and announces
deadline dates for the transmittal of applications under these
programs. This combined notice also lists other programs and
competitions of the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) under which
application notices for new awards for FY 1998 will be published at a
later date.
DATES: For each program and competition announced in this notice, the
chart includes the following dates: the date on which applications will
be available, the deadline for submission of applications, and--for
programs subject to Executive Order (EO) 12372 (Intergovernmental
Review of Federal Programs)--the deadline date for transmittal of State
Process Recommendations by State Single Points of Contact (SPOCs) and
comments by other interested parties.
ADDRESSES: For Applications or Further Information: The address and
telephone number for obtaining applications for, or further information
about, an individual program are in the application notice for that
program.
For Users of TDD or FIRS: Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD number, if any, listed in
the individual application notices. If a TDD number is not listed for a
given program, individuals who use a TDD may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
For Intergovernmental Review: The address for transmitting
recommendations and comments under Executive Order 12372 is in the
appendix to this notice.
For Electronic Access to Information: Information about the
Department's funding opportunities, including copies of application
notices for discretionary grant competitions, can be viewed on the
Department's electronic bulletin board (ED Board), telephone (202) 260-
9950; or on the World Wide Web (at http://gcs.ed.gov/). However, the
official application notice for a discretionary grant competition is
the notice published in the Federal Register.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This combined application notice contains
those application announcements that the Assistant Secretary for
Postsecondary Education is able to publish at this time.
The Assistant Secretary has announced, or intends to announce,
separately the following additional program competitions for the Office
of Postsecondary Education under which the Department plans to make new
awards for FY 1998:
* CFDA No. 84.031A. Strengthening Institutions Program.
* CFDA No. 84.031H. Designation as an Eligible Institution
for the Strengthening Institutions and Endowment Challenge Grant
Programs.
* CFDA No. 84.200. Graduate Assistance in Areas of National
Need Program.
* CFDA No. 84.262. Programs to Encourage Minority Students
to Become Teachers.
* CFDA No. 84.103. Training Program for Federal TRIO
Programs
* CFDA No. 84.066. Educational Opportunity Centers Program
* CFDA No. 84.031G. Endowment Challenge Grant Program
* CFDA No. 84.044. Talent Search Program
* CFDA No. 84.116A&B. Comprehensive Program.
* CFDA No. 84.116J. European Community/United States of
America Joint Consortia for Cooperation in Higher Education and
Vocational Education.
* CFDA No. 84.116N. Program for North American Mobility in
Higher Education.
* CFDA No. 84.116P. Disseminating Proven Reforms.
* CFDA No. 84.116R. Institutional Restructuring in Higher
Education.
Available Funds
The Congress has not yet enacted a FY 1998 appropriation for the
Department of Education. The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education is publishing this notice in order to give potential
applicants adequate time to prepare applications. The estimates of the
amounts of funds that will be available for these programs are based on
the President's FY 1998 budget request.
Potential applicants should note, however, that the Congress may
increase, eliminate, or reduce funding in FY 1998 for some of the
discretionary grant programs administered by the Department. Final
action on the FY 1998 appropriation may require the Department to
cancel some of the competitions announced in this notice, as well as
some of those the notice indicates will be announced at a later date.
The Department of Education is not bound by any of the Estimates in
this notice.
National Education Goals
In developing this combined application notice the Assistant
Secretary for Postsecondary Education has sought to ensure that
programs awarding grants during FY 1998 will further achieve the
National Education Goals, as found in Pub. L. 103-227 (the Goals 2000:
Educate America Act, enacted March 31, 1994). The Secretary encourages
applicants under these programs to consider the National
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Education Goals in developing their applications.
The National Education Goals for the year 2000 are as follows:
* All children in America will start school ready to learn.
* The high school graduation rate will increase to at least
90 percent.
* All students will leave grades 4, 8, and 12 having
demonstrated competency in challenging subject matter, including
English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and
government, economics, arts, history, and geography; and every school
in America will ensure that all students learn to use their minds well,
so they may be prepared for responsible citizenship, further learning,
and productive employment in our Nation's modern economy.
* United States students will be first in the world in
mathematics and science achievement.
* Every adult American will be literate and will possess the
knowledge and skills necessary to compete in a global economy and
exercise the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.
* Every school in the United States will be free of drugs,
violence, and the unauthorized presence of firearms and alcohol and
will offer a disciplined environment conducive to learning.
* The Nation's teaching force will have access to programs
for the continued improvement of their professional skills and the
opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to instruct and
prepare all American students for the next century.
* Every school will promote partnerships that will increase
parental involvement and participation in promoting the social,
emotional, and academic growth of children.
Applicability of Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988
A number of programs listed in this announcement provide that a
grant, fellowship, traineeship, or other monetary benefit may be
awarded to an individual. This award may be made to the individual
either directly by the Department or by a grantee that receives Federal
funds for the purpose of providing, for example, fellowships,
traineeships, or other awards to individuals.
Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690;
21 U.S.C. 862) provides that a sentencing court may deny eligibility
for certain Federal benefits to an individual convicted of drug
trafficking or possession. Thus, an individual who applies for a grant,
fellowship, or other monetary benefit under a program covered by this
notice should understand that, if convicted of drug trafficking or
possession, he or she is subject to denial of eligibility for that
benefit if the sentencing court imposes such a sanction. This denial
applies whether the Federal benefit is provided to the individual
directly by the Department or is provided through a grant, fellowship,
traineeship, or other award made available with Federal funds by a
grantee.
Any persons determined to be ineligible for Federal benefits under
the provisions of section 5301 are listed in the General Services
Administration's ``Lists of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement
or Nonprocurement Programs.''
Applicability of the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act of 1990
The programs listed in the chart make discretionary awards subject
to the eligibility requirements of the Federal Debt Collection
Procedures Act of 1990 (Pub. L. 101-647; 28 U.S.C. 3201). The Act
provides that if there is a judgment lien against a debtor's property
for a debt to the United States, the debtor is not eligible to receive
a Federal grant or loan, except direct payments to which the debtor is
entitled as beneficiary, until the judgment is paid in full or
otherwise satisfied.
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs
Certain programs in this notice are subject to the requirements of
EO 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. These programs are
identified in the chart by a date in the column headed ``Deadline for
intergovernmental review.'' For further information, an applicant under
a program subject to the Executive order--and other parties interested
in that program--are directed to the appendix to this notice.
Chart 5.--Office of Postsecondary Education
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Estimated
Applications Application Deadline for average Estimated
CFDA No. and Name available deadline intergovernmental Estimated range of awards size of number of
date review awards awards
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84.016A--Undergraduate International 8/29/97 11/3/97 1/2/98 Single institutions: $40,000-90,000......... $64,000 22
Studies and Foreign Language
Program.
Consortia and associations:................. 90,000 4
75,000-100,000
84.017A--International Research and 8/29/97 10/31/97 N/A 40,000-150,000.............................. 83,000 10
Studies Program.
84.019A--Fulbright-Hays Faculty 8/29/97 10/27/97 N/A 18,000-70,000............................... \1\ 41,000 \2\ 31
Research Abroad Program.
84.021A--Fulbright-Hays Group 8/22/97 10/20/97 N/A 35,000-65,000............................... 58,000 24
Projects Abroad Program.
84.022A--Fulbright-Hays Doctoral 8/29/97 10/27/97 N/A 12,000-60,000............................... \1\ 24,000 \2\ 75
Dissertation Research Abroad
Program.
84.153A--Business and International 8/29/97 11/7/97 1/6/98 50,000-90,000............................... 75,000 27
Education Program.
84.220A--Centers for International 8/29/97 11/10/97 1/9/98 200,000-310,000............................. 276,000 13
Business Education Program.
84.316A--Native Hawaiian Higher 10/31/97 01/30/98 04/01/98 500,000-1,000,000........................... 500,000 2
Education Program.
84.120A--Minority Science 10/15/97 12/22/97 02/13/97 Institutional Projects:..................... 120,000 15
Improvement Program--Institutional, 100,000-200,000.............................
Design, Special, and Cooperative
Projects.
Design Projects:............................ 18,000 2
15,000-20,000
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Special Projects:........................... 25,000 12
20,000-150,000
Cooperative Projects:....................... 280,000 3
20,000-500,000
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\1\ Per fellow.
\2\ Indiv. fellowships.
84.016A Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language
Program
Purpose of Program: To provide grants to strengthen and improve
undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign
languages in the United States.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education; combinations
of institutions of higher education; and public and nonprofit private
agencies and organizations, including professional and scholarly
associations.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82,
85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR parts
655 and 658.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
Priority: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i), 34 CFR 658.35, and section
604(a)(4) of title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
by the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, the Secretary gives
preference to applications that meet the following competitive
priority. The Secretary awards five points to an application depending
upon how well the application meets the priority. These points are in
addition to any points the application earns under the selection
criteria for the program:
Applications from institutions of higher education or combinations
of institutions that--
(a) Require entering students to have successfully completed at
least two years of secondary school foreign language instruction;
(b) Require each graduating student to earn two years of
postsecondary credit in a foreign language or have demonstrated
equivalent competence in the foreign language;
(c) In the case of a two-year degree granting institution, offer
two years of postsecondary credit in a foreign language.
Supplementary Information: An institutional grantee shall pay a
minimum of 50 percent of the cost of the project for each fiscal year.
Project Period: 24 months for single institutions; and 36 months
for consortia and associations.
For Applications or Information Contact: Christine Corey, U.S.
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20202-5332. Telephone: (202) 401-9798.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1124.
84.017A International Research and Studies Program
Purpose of Program: To provide grants to conduct research and
studies to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign
languages, area studies, and other international fields to provide full
understanding of the places in which the foreign languages are commonly
used.
Eligible applicants: Public and private agencies, organizations,
and institutions; and individuals.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 82,
85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR parts
655 and 660.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
Priorities: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and 34 CFR 660.34 and
660.10, the Secretary gives preference to applications that meet the
following competitive priority. The Secretary awards five points to an
application depending upon how well the application meets the priority.
These points are in addition to any points the application earns under
the selection criteria for the program:
Studies and surveys to assess the use of graduates of programs
supported under title VI of the Higher Education Act, as amended, by
governmental, educational, and private sector organizations; and other
studies assessing the outcomes and effectiveness of programs supported
under title VI.
Project Period: Up to 36 months; and up to 60 months for projects
addressing the priority.
For Applications or Information Contact: Jose L. Martinez, U.S.
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20202-5331. Telephone: (202) 401-9784.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1125.
84.019A Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Program
84.022A Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Program
Purpose of Programs: (a) The Faculty Research Abroad Program offers
opportunities to faculty members of higher education for research and
study in modern foreign languages and area studies. (b) The Doctoral
Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship Program provides opportunities
for graduate students to engage in full-time dissertation research
abroad in modern foreign languages and area studies.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 81, 82,
85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for these programs in 34 CFR parts
662 and 663.
Priorities: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3), 34 CFR 663.32(c) (Higher
Education Programs in Modern Foreign Language Training and Area
Studies--Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship Program), and 34 CFR
662.32(c) (Higher Education Programs in Modern Foreign Language
Training and Area Studies--Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
Fellowship Program) the Secretary gives an absolute preference to
applications that meet the following priority. The Secretary funds only
applications that meet this absolute priority:
Research projects that focus on one or more of the following:
Africa, East Asia,
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Southeast Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, the Near East, East Central
Europe and Eurasia, and the Western Hemisphere (Central and South
America and the Caribbean).
Note: Applications that propose projects focused on Western
Europe will not be funded.
Project Period: Three to 12 months for Faculty Research Abroad; and
6 to 12 months for Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad.
For Applications or Information Contact:
For Faculty Research Abroad Program: Eliza Washington, U.S.
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20202-5331. Telephone: (202) 401-9777.
For Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Program: Karla Ver Bryck
Block, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202-5331. Telephone: (202) 401-9774.
Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6).
84.021A Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program
Purpose of Program: To provide grants to support overseas projects
in training, research, and curriculum development in modern foreign
languages and area studies by teachers, students, and faculty engaged
in a common endeavor. Projects may include short-term seminars,
curriculum development, group research or study, or advanced intensive
language projects.
Note: Applications for advanced intensive language projects will
not be accepted under this competition.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education; State
departments of education; nonprofit private educational organizations;
and consortia of these types of institutions, departments, and
organizations.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 80, 81,
82, 85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part
664.
Priorities:
Absolute Priority: Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(3) and 34 CFR 664.32 the
Secretary gives an absolute preference to applications that meet the
following priority. The Secretary funds only applications that meet
this absolute priority:
Group projects that focus on one or more of the following: Africa,
East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, the Western
Hemisphere (Central and South America and the Caribbean), East Central
Europe and Eurasia, and the Near East.
Note: Applications that propose projects focused on Western
Europe will not be funded.
Competitive Priority: Within the absolute priority specified in
this notice, the Secretary, under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) and 34 CFR
664.32, gives preference to applications that meet the following
competitive priority. The Secretary awards up to five points to an
application depending upon how well the application meets the priority.
These points are in addition to any points the application earns under
the selection criteria for the program:
Short-term seminars that develop and improve foreign language and
area studies at elementary and secondary schools.
Project Period:
For short-term seminars and curriculum development projects: four
to six weeks.
For group research or study projects: two to twelve months.
For Applications or Information Contact: Dr. Lungching Chiao, U.S.
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
20202-5332. Telephone: (202) 401-9772.
Program Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2452(b)(6).
84.120A Minority Science Improvement Program--Institutional, Design,
Special, and Cooperative Projects
Purpose of Program: To effect long-range improvement in science
education at predominantly minority institutions and to increase the
flow of under represented ethnic minorities, particularly minority
women, into scientific careers.
Eligible Applicants:
(a) For institutional, design, and special projects described in 34
CFR 637.14 (a), (b) and (c): Public and nonprofit private minority
institutions.
Note: A minority institution is defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b) as an
accredited college or university whose enrollment of a single
minority group or combination of minority groups, as defined in 34
CFR 637.4(b), exceeds 50 percent of the total enrollment.
(b) For special projects described in 34 CFR 637.14(b) and (c):
Non-profit science-oriented organizations; professional scientific
societies; and nonprofit accredited colleges and universities that
render a needed service to a group of eligible minority institutions,
as defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b), or that provide in service training of
project directors, scientists, and engineers from eligible minority
institutions.
(c) For cooperative projects: Groups of nonprofit accredited
colleges and universities whose primary fiscal agent is an eligible
minority institution, as defined in 34 CFR 637.4(b).
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82,
85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR part
637.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86 apply to institutions of
higher education only.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
For Applications or Information Contact: Dr. Argelia Velez-
Rodriguez, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW,
Courtyard Suite C-80, Portals Building, Washington, DC 20202-5329.
Telephone: (202) 260-3261 or by internet to
argelia__velez__rodriguez@ED.GOV. The Department encourages applicants
to FAX requests for applications to: (202) 260-7615.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1135b-1135b-3, 1135d-1135d-6.
84.153A Business and International Education Program
Purpose of Program: To provide grants both to enhance international
business education programs and expand the capacity of the business
community to engage in international economic activities.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education that have
entered into agreements with business enterprises, trade organizations,
or associations engaged in international economic activity.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82,
85, and 86; and (b) The regulations for this program in 34 CFR parts
655 and 661.
Supplementary Information: A grantee shall pay a minimum of 50
percent of the cost of the project for each fiscal year.
Project Period: 24 months.
For Applications or Information Contact: Sarah T. Beaton, U.S.
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20202-5332. Telephone: (202) 401-9798.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1130-1130b.
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84.220A Centers for International Business Education Program
Purpose of Program: To provide grants to eligible applicants to pay
the Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, and operating
centers for international business.
Eligible Applicants: Institutions of higher education; and
combinations of institutions of higher education.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82,
85, and 86; and (b) Because there are no program-specific regulations
for this program, applicants are encouraged to read the authorizing
statute for the Centers for International Business Education Program,
under section 612 of part B, title VI, of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended.
Selection Criteria: In evaluating applications for grants under
this program, the Secretary uses new EDGAR selection criteria in 34 CFR
75.209 and 75.210. Applicants may obtain a copy of these criteria from
the individual listed as the information contact for this program. The
criteria also will be listed in the application.
Project Period: 48 months.
For Applications or Information Contact: Susanna C. Easton, U.S.
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC
20202-5332. Telephone: (202) 708-4804.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1130-1.
84.316 Native Hawaiian Higher Education Program
Purpose of Program: To provide direct grants for a program of
baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate fellowship assistance to Native
Hawaiian students. Program activities may include--(a) Full or partial
fellowship support for Native Hawaiian students enrolled at two-or
four-year degree-granting institutions of higher education with awards
to be based on academic potential and financial need; (b) full or
partial fellowship support for Native Hawaiian students enrolled at
postbaccalaureate degree-granting institutions of higher education with
priority given to providing fellowship support for professions in which
Native Hawaiians are under represented and with fellowship awards to be
based on academic potential and financial need; (c) counseling and
support services for students receiving fellowship assistance under
this program; (d) college preparation and guidance counseling at
secondary school level for students who may be eligible for fellowship
support under this program; (e) appropriate research and evaluation of
the activities authorized under this program; and (f) implementation of
faculty development programs for the improvement and matriculation of
Native Hawaiian students.
Eligible Applicants: Native Hawaiian private nonprofit educational
organizations or educational entities with experience in developing or
operating Native Hawaiian programs or programs of instruction conducted
in the Native Hawaiian language are eligible, as defined in Section
9212 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80,
81, 82, 85, and 86; and (b) Because there are no program-specific
regulations for this program, applicants are encouraged to read the
authorizing statute for the Native Hawaiian Higher Education Program
under sections 9206 and 9212 of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act.
Selection Criteria: In evaluating applications for grants under
this program, the Secretary uses new EDGAR selection criteria in 34 CFR
75.209 and 75.210. Applicants may obtain a copy of these criteria from
the individual listed as the information contact for this program. The
criteria also will be listed in the application.
Project Period: Up to 36 months.
For Applications or Information Contact: Collie Pollock, U.S.
Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20202. Telephone: (202) 708-4804
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7905 Sec. 9206.
Dated: August 1, 1997.
Maureen A. McLaughlin,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
Appendix
Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs
This appendix applies to each program that is subject to the
requirements of Executive Order 12372 (Intergovernmental Review of
Federal Programs) and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
The objective of the Executive Order is to foster an
intergovernmental partnership and to strengthen federalism by
relying on State and local processes for State and local government
coordination and review of proposed Federal financial assistance.
Applicants must contact the appropriate State Single Point of
Contact to find out about, and to comply with, the State's process
under Executive Order 12372. Applicants proposing to perform
activities in more than one State should immediately contact the
Single Point of Contact for each of those States and follow the
procedure established in each of those States under the Executive
Order.
In States that have not established a process or chosen a
program for review, State, area-wide, regional, and local entities
may submit comments directly to the Department.
Any State Process Recommendation and other comments submitted by
a State Single Point of Contact and any comments from State, area-
wide, regional, and local entities must be mailed or hand-delivered
by the date indicated in this notice to the following address: The
Secretary, EO 12372--CFDA# (commenter must insert number--including
suffix letter, if any), U.S. Department of Education, Room 6213, 600
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202-0124.
Proof of mailing will be determined on the same basis as
applications (see 34 CFR 75.102). Recommendations or comments may be
hand-delivered until 4:30 p.m. (Washington, DC time) on the date
indicated in this notice.
Please note that the above address is not the same address as
the one to which the applicant submits its completed application. Do
not send applications to the above address.
State Single Points of Contact
Note: In accordance with Executive Order 12372, this listing
represents the designated State Single Points of Contact. Because
participation is voluntary some States no longer participate in the
process. These include: Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii,
Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana,
Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Virginia, and Washington. The list of designated State Single Points
of Contact was published in the Federal Register on August 20, 1996
at 61 FR 43133.
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