New due dates for applications to use observing facilities
15 June date two months earlier than announced

The due dates for requests to use NSF-sponsored lower atmospheric 
observing facilities have changed to correspond to those for associated 
science proposals.  The facilities involved include those at NCAR, 
Colorado State University, South Dakota School of Mines and 
Technology, and the University of Wyoming.  With the change, the 
NSF Observing Facilities Advisory Panel (OFAP) will be able to 
consider facility allocations in tandem with NSF peer review of the 
associated science proposals.

The new due dates will take effect for requests to be reviewed by the 
OFAP in October.  Facility requests are now due on 15 June, two 
months earlier than announced in the last issue of this newsletter.  
The deadline of 15 February for requests to be reviewed at the May 
OFAP meeting is unchanged.

Detailed information about where to send facilities requests, as well as 
other information about NCAR observing facilities, is available on the 
Internet in the Observing Facilities Gopher, through the NCAR 
Gopher.