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    [Federal Register: January 10, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 7)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 2000]
    From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
    [DOCID:fr10ja01-116]

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    DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

    U.S. Geological Survey

    Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC); Application Notice
    Announcing the Opening Date for Transmittal of Applications for Funding
    Assistance Under the FGDC National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
    Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001

    AGENCY: U.S. Geological Survey, Interior.

    ACTION: Notice inviting applications for the NSDI Cooperative
    Agreements Program awards for fiscal year 2001, with performance to
    begin in August 2001.

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    SUMMARY: The purpose of the NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program is to
    facilitate and foster partnerships, alliances and technology within and
    among various public and private entities to assist in building the
    NSDI. The NSDI consists of technologies, policies, organizations and
    people necessary to promote cost-effective production, ready
    availability, and greater utilization of high quality geospatial data
    among a variety of sectors, disciplines and communities.
        The FY 2001 NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program will fund projects
    in five categories of activities (1) metadata implementation
    assistance, (2) metadata trainer assistance, (3) clearinghouse
    integration with web mapping, and (4) U.S. and Canadian framework
    collaborative projects. Applications may be submitted by Federal
    agencies, State and local government agencies, educational
    institutions, private firms, non-profit foundations, and Federally
    acknowledged or state-recognized Native American tribes or groups.
    Applications from Federal agencies will not be competed against
    applications from other sources. Authority for this program is
    contained in the Organic Act of march 3, 1879, 43 U.S.C. 31 and
    Executive Order 12906.

    DATES: The program announcements and application forms for the FY 2001
    NSDI Cooperative Agreements Program are expected to be available on or
    about January 15, 2001. Applications must be received on or before
    March 15, 2001.

    ADDRESSES: Copies of Program Announcement #00HQPA0004 for the NSDI
    Cooperative Agreements Program, may be obtained by writing to Patricia
    Masterson, U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Federal Acquisition and
    Grants, National Assistance Programs Branch, MS 205G, 12201 Sunrise
    Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192. Requests must be in writing; verbal
    requests will not be honored. Copies of each Program Announcement will
    be available through the Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.usgs.gov/contracts/index.html
    and http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fgdc.gov.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For the NSDI Cooperative Agreements
    Program contact Ms. Patricia Masterson, U.S. Geological Survey, Office
    of Federal Acquisition and Grants, National Programs Assistance Branch,
    Mail Stop 205G, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia 20192;
    (703) 648-7356, fax (703) 648-7359, email pmasters@usgs.gov.

    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the NSDI Cooperative Agreements
    Program a total of $1,000,000 is available for award.
        2001 NSDI Cooperative Agreement Program Categories:
        Category 1: ``Don't Duck Metadata:'' Metadata Implementation and
    Creation Assistance. The objectives for this category are the
    documentation of geospatial data through metadata creation and serving
    that documentation on the Internet through a NSDI clearinghouse. Under
    this category funds are provided for organizations needing assistance
    in receiving metadata training and in metadata creation.
        Category 2: ``Don't duck Metadata:'' Metadata Trainer Assistance.
    Funding in this category is for those organizations and individuals
    that can provide training assistance to other organizations in becoming
    skilled and knowledgeable in metadata creation.
        Category 3: Clearinghouse Integration with Web Mapping provides
    funding to extend existing Clearinghouse Nodes with OpenGIS Consortium
    (OGC) Web Mapping Specification capabilities in a consistent way. These
    specifications allow map servers to create and send standard map images
    over the internet as GIF, PNG or JPEG in a manner that lets client
    software overlay and display multiple maps from multiple servers.
    Funding will be provided to assist organizations extending their
    existing Clearinghouse nodes with OGC-compliant web mapping service
    capability.
        Category 4: Canadian/U.S. Framework Collaborative Project will
    support collaborative framework projects between organizations in the
    U.S. and Canada to coordinate, create, maintain and share basic
    geospatial data to support decision-making. The information content of
    the framework includes the data themes of geodetic control, digital
    orthoimagery, elevation, transportation, hydrography, governmental
    units, and cadastral data. The FGDC in partnership with the
    GeoConnections of Natural Resources Canada will fund lead organizations
    in their respective countries in collaborative cross-border projects.

        Dated: January 3, 2001.
    Hedy J Rossmeissl,
    Senior Program Advisor, U.S. Geological Survey.
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