Abstract project summary

Usage of this form is not approved for other program offices.	OMB Approval: 0648-0384
Expiration Date: 3/31/2013
PROJECT SUMMARY

The Project Summary (abstract) should include a statement of objectives, methods to be employed, and the significance of the proposed activity to the advancement of knowledge or education. Avoid use of the first person to complete this summary.

DO NOT EXCEED ONE PAGE.

COP Project Summary Form

NOTICE

The Project Summary (Abstract) Form, provided at time of application, shall include a statement of objectives, methods to be employed, and the significance of the proposed activity to the advancement of knowledge or education. This information collection shall not be more than one page in length and shall be written in the third person. The summary is used to help compare proposals quickly and allows the respondents to summarize these key points in their own words.

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspects of the collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to the National Ocean Service, CSCOR/COP Office, 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Grant files are subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Confidentiality will not be maintained-the information will be made available to the public. However, unpublished research results shall not be published without prior permission from the recipient.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall, any 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 currently valid OMB Control Number.