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Dated: July 31, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:

The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a joint public meeting of its
Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management
(EBFM) Committee and Plan
Development Team to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at 1 p.m.
and Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 8 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Boston Marriott Quincy,
1000 Marriott Drive, Quincy, MA 02169;
telephone: (617) 472–1000.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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Agenda
The EBFM Committee and PDT will
meet jointly to present and discuss an
initial draft of an example Fishery
Ecosystem Plan (eFEP) for Georges
Bank. The intent of the eFEP is to
explain the concept and potential
application of EBFM for Georges Bank
fisheries, for use during a Management
Strategy Evaluation process. A revised
draft document will also be presented at
the September Council meeting. Other
business may be discussed as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained on this agenda may come
before this Council for discussion, those
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action during this meeting. Council
action will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency.

Dated: July 31, 2019.
Darrin A. King,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Special Accommodations

Office of the Secretary

This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. This meeting
will be recorded. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
978–465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date.

Announcement of Federal Funding
Opportunity

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: July 31, 2019.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 2019–16641 Filed 8–2–19; 8:45 am]
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BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL
PROTECTION
[Docket No. CFPB–2018–0040]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request
Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection.

AGENCY:

Notice and request for comment;
correction.

ACTION:

The Bureau of Consumer
Financial Protection published a
document in the Federal Register of
July 29, 2019, proposing to renew the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for an existing
information collection, titled ‘‘Equal
Access to Justice Act.’’ The document
contained an incorrect Docket Number.

SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Darrin King, (202) 435–9575.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Correction
In the Federal Register of July 29,
2019, in FR Doc. 84–36591, on page
36591, in the third column, correct the
‘‘Docket No.’’ caption to read:
[Docket No. CFPB–2019–0040]

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Office of Economic Adjustment
(OEA), Department of Defense.
ACTION: Federal funding opportunity
announcement.
AGENCY:

As the Department of Defense
(DoD) seeks to implement the National
Defense Strategy by increasing our
military capabilities and enhancing the
lethality and readiness of our forces, it
is in our Nation’s best interests for states
and communities around the nation to
collaborate with our local installation’s
leadership to: Address instances where
civilian activities may impair the utility
of local installations; and ensure local
civilian development does not
negatively impact our missions, test
facilities, and training ranges. In
addition, local communities have the
opportunity through development
initiatives to enhance the military value
and security of our bases and provide
for the quality of life for our troops and
their families. The purpose of the
program is to enhance the operational
utility of installations through a series of
installation-community engagements
that will identify and carry out civilian
actions to improve the readiness and
lethality of the force. These
engagements allow the Department to
utilize the particular civilian expertise
that can be found across states and
communities to augment our local
missions’ efforts to improve the combat
capability of our forces while leveraging
the comparative advantages these
civilian partners can provide to support
the Department’s efforts.
This notice announces an opportunity
to request funding from the Office of
Economic Adjustment (OEA), a DoD
Field Activity, for community planning
assistance to assist states and
communities to work with their local
military installations to promote and
guide civilian development and
activities which are compatible and
support the long-term readiness and
operability of military installations,
ranges, special use air space, military
operation areas, and military training
routes. Many installations have recently

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updated their installation master plans
and encroachment management plans. If
a community has not completed a
Compatible Use Plan or Joint Land Use
Study in the last five years, they should
consider the benefits of conducting one.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Kennedy, Compatible Use, Office
of Economic Adjustment. Office: (703)
697–2136. Email: david.r.kennedy.civ@
mail.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
a. Federal Awarding Agency: Office of
Economic Adjustment, Department of
Defense.
b. Funding Opportunity Title:
Community Economic Adjustment
Assistance for Compatible Use Plans.
c. Announcement Type: Federal
Funding Opportunity.
d. Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number & Title:
12.610: Community Economic
Adjustment Assistance for Compatible
Use Plans.
e. Key Dates: Proposals will be
considered on a continuing basis. OEA
will evaluate all proposals, and provide
a response to the respondent within 30
business days of its receipt of a final and
complete proposal.
I. Period of Funding Opportunity
Proposals will be considered on a
continuing basis, subject to the
availability of appropriations,
commencing on the date of publication
of this notice.

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II. Funding Opportunity
a. Program Description
OEA is a DoD Field Activity
authorized under 10 U.S.C. 2391 to
provide assistance to state or local
governments, and entities of state and
local governments, including regional
governmental organizations, to plan and
carry out activities required by the
encroachment of a civilian community
on a military installation if the Secretary
determines that the encroachment of the
civilian community is likely to impair
the continued operational utility of the
military installation.
OEA’s Compatible Use Program
provides technical and financial
assistance to state and local
governments to plan and carry out
civilian actions necessary to alleviate
and/or prevent incompatible civilian
development and other civilian
activities that are likely to impair the
continued operational utility of a DoD
installation or facility. The program
enables states and communities to assist
local installations to optimize their
mission—support lethality, and enhance
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local installations. This program
promotes: Compatible civilian
development and activities in support of
the local mission at the installation;
preserves and protects the public health,
safety, and general welfare; enhances
the security of installation missions:
Protects and preserves military
readiness and quality of life; and
enhances civilian, and military
communications, and collaboration as
the Department seeks to carry out the
National Defense Strategy.
OEA is accepting proposals for grant
assistance to develop compatible use
strategies and/or plans to promote
civilian development compatible with
continued operational utility of a DoD
installation, range, special use air space,
military operations area, and/or military
training routes from: States, counties,
and municipalities; other political
subdivisions of a state; special purpose
units of a state or local government;
other instrumentalities of a state or local
government; and tribal nations. In
addressing encroachment, grantees may
at the same time develop initiatives to
enhance the security and resiliency of a
military installation.
Eligible activities may include, but are
not limited to: ‘‘Compatible Use Plans’’
to comprehensively understand
concerns and opportunities, and to
develop a responsive strategy and action
plan; preparation of land use
ordinances; analysis and dissemination
of information; timely consultation and
cooperation among DoD, state and local
governments, and other stakeholders;
coordinated interagency and
intergovernmental assistance; technical
and financial studies; clearinghouses or
websites to exchange information
among federal, state, and local efforts;
resolution of regulatory issues impeding
the support of compatibility measures;
drafting of state legislation; feasibility
studies; integration of the Department’s
Military Aviation and Installation
Assurance Siting Clearinghouse
procedures with local/state reviews;
development of follow-on open space/
easement opportunities for the
Department’s Readiness and
Environmental Protection Integration
(REPI) Program; and other innovative
approaches.
These potentially eligible activities
may be undertaken to respond to
current, future, or potential areas or
incidences of encroachment upon
installations and ranges, including:
Energy project siting; incompatible
development in aircraft runway clear
and accident potential zones; light
pollution; urban growth; noise;
electromagnetic spectrum interference;
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aerial and underwater vehicles; vertical
obstructions; incompatible use of land,
air, and water resources; cyber
vulnerabilities; and, the management of
endangered species.
Proposals will be evaluated by OEA
staff against the eligibility criteria
provided in Section IIc of this notice
and the selection criteria provided in
Section IIe of this notice. The evaluation
process may include coordination as
deemed appropriate by OEA with
representatives from the Military
Departments, Military Aviation and
Installation Assurance Siting
Clearinghouse, and other relevant Office
of Secretary of Defense and DoD
entities, and other Federal agencies
including the Federal Aviation
Administration, and Department of
Energy. OEA will notify the respondent
within thirty (30) days of proposal
receipt, or as soon as practical, whether
their proposal is successful. The
successful respondent will then be
invited to submit an application.
Additional details about the review and
selection process are provided in
Section IIe of this notice. The final
award will be determined by OEA based
upon a review of a final grant
application, and will be subject to the
availability of appropriated funds.
b. Federal Award Information
Awards under this Federal Funding
Opportunity will be issued in the form
of a grant agreement. In accordance with
31 U.S.C. 6304, a grant is defined as the
legal instrument reflecting a
relationship between the United States
Government and a state, a local
government, or other recipient when:
(1) The principal purpose of the
relationship is to transfer a thing of
value to the state or local government or
other recipient to carry out a public
purpose of support or stimulation
authorized by a law of the United States
instead of acquiring (by purchase, lease,
or barter) property or services for the
direct benefit or use of the United States
Government; and
(2) Substantial involvement is not
expected between the executive agency
and the state, local government, or other
recipient when carrying out the activity
contemplated in the agreement.
c. Eligibility Information
Awards resulting from this Federal
Funding Opportunity are based on
eligibility and the responsiveness of
proposals to military and local
community interests and needs.
‘‘Military installation’’ includes a
military facility owned and operated by
any of the several States, the District of
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Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, or the Virgin Islands, even
though the facility is not under the
jurisdiction of the Department of
Defense, if the Secretary of Defense
determines that the military facility is
subject to significant use for training by
the armed forces. It includes ranges,
special use air space, military operation
areas, and military training routes.
(1) Eligible Respondents
States, counties, municipalities, other
political subdivisions of a state; special
purpose units of a state or local
government; other instrumentalities of a
state or local government; and tribal
nations are eligible if:
(a) OEA determines there is existing
or potential encroachment of a civilian
origin on the local military mission; and
(b) This encroachment of civilian
origin is likely to impair the continued
operational utility of a military
installation.
Respondents are strongly advised to
review the Program Information
provided under Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance number 12.610
(Community Economic Adjustment
Assistance for Compatible Use and Joint
Land Use Studies).
(2) Cost Sharing or Matching
Cost sharing is required. A minimum
of ten percent (10%) of the project’s
total proposed funding must be from
non-Federal sources.
(3) Other Eligibility Information
Funding will be awarded to only one
governmental entity, on behalf of a
region, per installation. Therefore,
proposals on the behalf of a multijurisdictional region should
demonstrate a significant level of
cooperation. Additionally, the local
military installation should concur with
the applicant’s approach in addressing
the encroachment threat and should
work with and support the local effort.
In addition to this Federal Funding
Opportunity process, OEA will continue
to request annual Compatible Use
nominations from the Military
Departments.
d. Proposal and Submission Information

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(1) Submission of a Proposal
Proposals may be submitted
electronically via email to:
[email protected]
with a courtesy copy to
[email protected]. Include
‘‘Community Economic Adjustment
Assistance for Compatible Use Plans’’
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request delivery/read confirmation to
ensure receipt.
Proposals may also be mailed or
hand-delivered to: Director, Office of
Economic Adjustment, 231 Crystal
Drive, Suite 520, Arlington, VA 22202–
3711.
Proposals will be accepted as received
on a continuing basis commencing on
the date of this publication in the
Federal Register and processed when
deemed to be a final, complete proposal.
Each proposal shall consist of no more
than ten (10) single-sided pages
exclusive of cover sheet, transmittal
letter, and/or addendum, typed in a
minimum 11-point common typeface,
with no less than 1″ margins, exclusive
of appendices, attachments, and cover
sheet and/or transmittal letter, and must
include the following information:
(2) Content and Form of Proposal
Submission
Each proposal submitted should
include a cover or transmittal letter and
accompanying text that shall consist of
no more than ten (10) pages (singlesided) which must include:
(a) Point of Contact: Name, title,
phone number, email address, and
organization address of the respondent’s
primary point of contact;
(b) Actual/Potential Encroachment: A
description of potential encroachment
concerns within the area of DoD’s test,
training and military operations;
(c) Project Description: A description
of the proposed project, specifically:
• How the project can promote
compatible development, including how
the project could prevent adverse
impacts to DoD’s test, training and
military operations;
• How the plan area and DoD’s test,
training, and military operations are
defined;
• How the project will capitalize on
existing strengths (e.g., infrastructure,
institutions, capital, etc.) within the
affected area; and
• How the project would be
integrated with any existing/ongoing
efforts that may impact the project.
(d) Project Participants: A description
of the partner jurisdictions, agencies,
organizations, key stakeholders, and
their roles and responsibilities to carry
out the proposed project. Letters of
support may be included as attachments
and will not count against the ten-page
limit; a letter of support from each
affected military installation
commander should be included;
(e) Local military involvement and
support: A description of the
anticipated role of the installation(s) in
the plan and concurrence with the
proposal;

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(f) Grant Funds and Other Sources of
Funds: A summary of local needs,
including the need for Federal funding;
an overview of all State and local
funding sources, including the funds
requested under this notice; financial
commitments for other Federal and nonFederal funds needed to undertake the
project to include acknowledgment to
provide not less than 10% of the
funding from non-Federal sources; a
description of any other Federal funding
for which the respondent has applied,
or intends to apply to support this
effort; and, a statement detailing how
the proposal is not duplicative of other
available Federal funding;
(g) Project Schedule: A sufficiently
detailed project schedule, including
milestones;
(h) Performance Metrics: A
description of metrics to be tracked and
evaluated over the course of the project
to gauge performance of the project;
(i) Grants Management: Evidence of
the intended recipient’s ability and
authority to manage grant funds; and
(j) Submission Authorization:
Documentation that the Submitting
Official is authorized by the respondent
jurisdiction(s) and the respondent
jurisdiction is an eligible entity to
submit a proposal and subsequently
apply for assistance. If there are
multiple jurisdictions involved, an
addendum can include letters of
support.
To the extent practicable, OEA
encourages respondents to provide data
and evidence of all project merits in a
form that is publicly available and
verifiable. OEA reserves the right to ask
any respondent to supplement the
information in its proposal, but expects
the proposal to be complete upon
submission.
(3) Unique Entity Identifier and System
for Award Management (SAM)
Each respondent is required to: (a)
Provide a valid Dun and Bradstreet
Universal Numbering System (DUNS)
number; (b) be registered in SAM before
submitting its application; and (c)
continue to maintain an active SAM
registration with current information at
all times during which it has an active
Federal award or an application or plan
under consideration by a Federal
awarding agency. OEA may not make a
Federal award to a respondent until the
respondent has complied with all
applicable unique entity identifier and
SAM requirements and, if a respondent
has not fully complied with the
requirements by the time OEA is ready
to issue a Federal award, OEA may
determine that the respondent is not
qualified to receive a Federal award.

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(4) Submission Dates and Times
Proposals will be considered on a
continuing basis, subject to available
appropriations, commencing on the date
of publication of this notice. The end
date for this program has not yet been
determined. OEA will evaluate all
proposals and provide a response to
each respondent via email within 30
business days of OEA’s receipt of a
final, complete grant proposal.
(5) Funding Restrictions
The following are unallowable
activities under this grant program:
• Construction;
• Demolition;
• Land Acquisition;
• The substitution or undertaking of
any activity that would otherwise be
undertaken by the Military Departments
with MILCON or Defense-wide
appropriated funding;
• Proposed activities for grants that
duplicate nor replicate activities
otherwise eligible for or funded through
other Federal programs;
• International travel; and
• Lobbying of any sort.
OEA reserves the right to decline to
fund pre-Federal award costs. Final
awards may include pre-Federal award
costs at the discretion of OEA; however,
this must be specifically requested in
the respondent’s final application.
(6) Other Submission Requirements
Electronically submitted materials
should be sent in Microsoft Word or
Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
e. Application Review Information

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(1) Selection Criteria
Upon validating respondent eligibility
and the potential for how civilian
development may impair the
operational utility of the installation,
including test and training ranges and
associated military airspace, OEA will
consider each of the following equallybalanced factors as a basis to invite
formal grant applications:
(a) An appropriate and clear project
design to address the need, problem, or
issue identified;
(b) Evidence of an effective approach
to ensure the project supports the
continued operational utility of DoD’s
test, training, and military operations;
(c) The innovative quality of the
proposed approach; and
(d) A reasonable, allowable, and
allocable proposed budget with a nonFederal match commitment and
schedule for completion of the work
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(2) Review and Selection Process
All proposals will be reviewed on
their individual merit by a panel of OEA
staff, all of whom are Federal
employees. OEA may coordinate with
the appropriate Military Department,
and other appropriate DoD
organizational entities, as appropriate in
OEA’s discretion, to obtain concurrence
on the proposal. OEA will notify the
respondent, to the extent practical,
within thirty (30) days after receipt of a
proposal whether their proposal was
successful. The successful respondent
will then be instructed to submit an
application through OEA’s grants
management system. OEA will assign a
Project Manager to advise and assist
successful respondents in the
preparation of the application. Grant
applications will be reviewed for their
completeness and accuracy and a grant
award notification will be issued, to the
extent practical, within seven (7)
business days from receipt of a complete
application.
Unsuccessful respondents will be
notified that their proposal was not
selected for further action and funding,
and may request a debriefing on their
submitted proposal. When applicable,
OEA may include information about
other applicable Federal grant programs
in this communication. Requests for
debriefing must be submitted in writing
within 3 calendar days of notification of
an unsuccessful proposal.
OEA is committed to conducting a
transparent financial assistance award
process and publicizing information
about funding decisions. Respondents
are advised that their respective
applications and information related to
their review and evaluation may be
shared publicly. Any proprietary
information must be identified as such
in the proposal and application. In the
event of a grant award, information
about project progress and related
results may also be made publicly
available.
f. Federal Award Administration
Information
(1) Federal Award Notices
In the event a grant is ultimately
awarded, the successful respondent
(Grantee) will receive a notice of award
in the form of a Grant Agreement,
signed by the Director, OEA (Grantor),
on behalf of DoD. The Grant Agreement
will be transmitted electronically or, if
necessary, by U.S. Mail.
(2) Administrative and National Policy
Requirements
Any grant awarded under this
program will be governed by the

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provisions of the OMB circulars and
regulations applicable to financial
assistance and DoD’s implementing
regulations in place at the time of the
award. A Grantee receiving funds under
this opportunity and any consultant or
pass-thru entity operating under the
terms of a grant shall comply with all
Federal, State, and local laws applicable
to its activities. Federal regulations that
will apply to an OEA grant include
administrative requirements and
provisions governing allowable costs as
stated in:
(a) 2 CFR part 200, ‘‘Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards;’’
(b) 2 CFR part 1103, ‘‘Interim Grants
and Cooperative Agreements
Implementation of Guidance’’ in 2 CFR
part 200, ‘‘Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, And
Audit Requirements for Federal
Awards;’’
(c) 2 CFR part 25, ‘‘Universal
Identifier and System for Award
Management;’’
(d) 2 CFR part 170, ‘‘Reporting Subaward and Executive Compensation
Information;’’
(e) 2 CFR part 180, OMB Guidelines
to Agencies on Government-wide
Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement), as implemented by DoD
in 2 CFR part 1125, Department of
Defense Non-procurement Debarment
and Suspension; and
(f) 32 CFR part 28, ‘‘New Restrictions
on Lobbying’’.
(3) Reporting
OEA requires periodic performance
reports, an interim financial report for
each 12 months a grant is active, and
one final performance report for any
grant. The performance reports will
contain information on the following:
(a) Comparison of actual
accomplishments to the objectives
established for the period;
(b) Reasons for slippage if established
objectives were not met;
(c) Additional pertinent information
when appropriate;
(d) A comparison of actual and
projected quarterly expenditures in the
grant; and
(e) The amount of Federal cash on
hand at the beginning and end of the
reporting period.
The final performance report must
contain a summary of activities for the
entire grant period. All required
deliverables should be submitted with
the final performance report.
The final SF 425, ‘‘Federal Financial
Report,’’ must be submitted to OEA
within 90 days after the end of the grant.

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Any grant funds actually advanced
and not needed for grant purposes shall
be returned immediately to OEA. Upon
award, OEA will provide include a
schedule for reporting periods and
report due dates in the Grant
Agreement.

Dated: July 30, 2019.
Aaron T. Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.

III. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

For further information, to answer
questions, or for help with problems,
contact: David Kennedy, Compatible
Use, Office of Economic Adjustment,
2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 520, Arlington,
VA 22202–3711. Office: (703) 697–2136.
Email: [email protected].
The OEA homepage address is: http://
www.oea.gov.

Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers

IV. Other Information

SUMMARY:

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a. Grant Award Documentation
Selection of an organization under
this Federal Funding Opportunity does
not constitute approval of a grant for the
proposed project as submitted. Before
any funds are awarded, OEA may enter
into negotiations about such items as
program components, staffing and
funding levels, and administrative
systems in place to support
implementation of the award. The
amount of available funding may
require the final award amount to be
less than that originally proposed by the
respondent. If the negotiations do not
result in a mutually acceptable
submission, OEA reserves the right to
terminate the negotiations and decline
to fund a resulting application. OEA
further reserves the right not to fund any
proposal received under this Federal
Funding Opportunity.
In the event OEA approves an amount
that is less than the amount proposed,
the respondent will be required to
modify its grant application to conform
to the reduced amount before execution
of the grant agreement. OEA reserves the
right to reduce or withdraw the award
if acceptable modifications are not
submitted by the respondent within 15
working days from the date the request
for modification is made. Any
modifications must be within the scope
of the original application and approved
by both the respondent and OEA. OEA
reserves the right to cancel any award
for non-performance.
b. No Obligation for Future Funding
Amendment or renewal of an award
to increase funding or to extend the
period of performance is at the
discretion of OEA.

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Proposed Reduction in Hours of
Operation at Lock and Dam 1, Located
in Minneapolis, MN
AGENCY:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

DoD.
ACTION:

Notice.

The St. Paul District is
proposing to reduce the hours of
operation at Lock and Dam 1 from 10
hours per day, 7 days per week to 10
hours per day on weekends and
holidays and 6 hours per day on
Mondays and Fridays. Commercial
lockages would be available by
appointment only with 24 hours’ notice
Tuesday through Thursday during
normal duty hours of 0700–1530.
Proposed hours of operation are 1200–
1800 Fridays and Mondays, and 0800–
1800 Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Hours of operation at Lower St.
Anthony Falls will not change. This
change will help achieve the goal of
providing consistent levels of operating
service for all locks across the Inland
Marine Transportation System (IMTS)
with a consistent approach, optimizing
Operations and Maintenance
expenditures for these assets and
extending the service life of navigation
locks by optimizing usage. The
navigation season on the Upper
Mississippi normally begins in March
and ends in December, but varies based
on river conditions. Pool levels will not
be affected by this change of operating
hours.
DATES: Submit written comments
concerning this notice by September 4,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Ms.
Tamara Cameron, Deputy Chief,
Operations Division, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, 180 Fifth Street East, Suite
700, St. Paul, MN 55101–1678, or by
email at LOS.Comments@
usace.army.mil.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Frantz at Corps of Engineers
Headquarters in Washington, DC, by
phone at 202–761–0250.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: There are
three (3) Mississippi River locks located
in Minneapolis, MN. One of the three

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locks (Upper Saint Anthony Falls) was
closed to navigation on June 10, 2015.
The two Mississippi River locks still in
operation in Minneapolis, MN, (Lower
St. Anthony Falls, and Lock and Dam 1,
currently operate 10 hours per day/7
days per week during the navigation
season.
Section 2010 of the Water Resources
Reform and Development Act of 2014
(WRRDA) directed the Secretary of the
Army to close the Upper St. Anthony
Falls Lock and Dam located on the
Mississippi River at river mile 853.9 no
later than one (1) year after the
enactment date of WRRDA 2014. To
comply with WRRDA, the Corps closed
Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock to
navigation on June 10, 2015.
With the closing of Upper St.
Anthony Falls Lock, a reduction in
lockages at the remaining two
Minneapolis locks has been observed.
The proposed change in level of service
complies with the guidance from the
Corps IMTS Board of Directors.
The legal authority for the regulation
governing the use, administration, and
navigation of the Twin Cities locks is
Section 4 of the River and Harbor Act
of August 18, 1894 (28 Stat. 362), as
amended, which is codified at 33 U.S.C.
Section 1. This statute requires the
Secretary of the Army to ‘‘prescribe
such regulations for the use,
administration, and navigation of the
navigable waters of the United States’’
as the Secretary determines may be
required by public necessity. Reference
33 CFR 207.300.
Kevin L. Baumgard,
Chief, Operations Division, St. Paul District
Army Corps of Engineers.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army; Corps of
Engineers
Board on Coastal Engineering
Research
Department of the Army, DoD.
Notice of advisory committee
meeting.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of the Army
is publishing this notice to announce
the following Federal advisory
committee meeting of the Board on
Coastal Engineering Research. This
meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The Board on Coastal
Engineering Research will meet from
8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on August 13,
2019 and reconvene from 8:00 a.m. to
SUMMARY:

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