[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 13 (Wednesday, January 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 2903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1166]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Notice of Availability of Progress Report: The Coral Reef
Conservation Grants Program
AGENCY: Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
announces the availability of Progress Report: The Coral Reef
Conservation Grant Program (Report). The Report was published in
response to the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (Act, 16 U.S.C.
6401 et seq., Pub. L. 106-562), which directs NOAA's Administrator to
provide a report that documents the effectiveness of its grants program
(Program) no later than three years after enactment of the Act.
The Report provides an overview of the Program since its
establishment in 2002. It also highlights the achievements of the
Program in each of six substantive topic areas, as well as provides
specific information on each of the 83 grants awarded in fiscal years
2002 and 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request a copy of the Report please
contact the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program by e-mail at
coralreef@noaa.gov, by fax at (301) 713-4389, or by mail at 1305 East
West Highway, NOS/ORR 10201, Silver Spring, MD 20910. The Report is
also available electronically on the NOAA Coral Reef Information System
Web site (http://www.coris.noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000
(Act, 16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq., Pub. L. 106-562) authorizes the DOC,
through the NOAA Administrator and subject to the availability of
funds, to make matching grants of Federal financial assistance to
support projects for the conservation of coral reefs. The Act also
directs NOAA's Administrator to provide a report that documents the
effectiveness of its grant program (Program) no later than three years
after enactment of the Act. Progress Report: The Coral Reef
Conservation Grant Program is NOAA's response to this requirement.
This report provides an overview of the Program since its
establishment in 2002, including a description of the process and
results of the Program's development. It also highlights the
achievements of the Program in each of the six topic areas, and
provides specific information on each of the 83 grants awarded in
fiscal years 2002 and 2003. This includes a State-by-State listing of
Federal and non-Federal matching funds, and a detailed description of
each activity, its outcomes, and measurements of performance. The
report also contains summary tables that organize grant information by
geographic and substantive topic area. Finally, the report contains an
initial assessment of the effectiveness of the Program.
Dated: January 14, 2004.
Richard W. Spinrad,
Assistant Administrator, Ocean Services and Coastal Zone Management,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-1166 Filed 1-20-04; 8:45 am]
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