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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2004-0279; FRL-7684-9]
National Agricultural Workers Pesticide Safety Training and
Education Program; Notice of Funds Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) is soliciting
proposals from eligible parties for an EPA cooperative agreement to
provide financial assistance to an eligible organization to continue an
effort to conduct a national train-the-trainer program to educate
farmworkers about how to reduce risks from pesticides. As part of this
program the grantee will train pesticide safety educators who will work
with farmworker service organizations, growers, and other members of
the agricultural community in key rural areas with high pesticide use
and large numbers of farmworkers conducting pesticide safety programs
for agricultural workers and their families. The total funding
available for award in FY 2005, which represents funding set aside in
FY 2004, is expected to be approximately $400,000. At the conclusion of
the first 1 year period of performance and, based on the availability
of future funding, incremental funding of up to $400,000 may be made
available for each year allowing the project to continue for a total of
five periods of performance (approximately 5 years) and with a total
potential funding of up to $2,000,000 for the 5-year period, depending
on need and the Agency budget in outlying years.
DATES: Applications must be received on or before January 18, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Applications, may be submitted by mail, fax, or
electronically. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in
Unit IV. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Parker, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6458; fax number: (703) 308-2962; e-
mail address: parker.carol@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following listing provides certain key
information concerning the funding opportunity.
Federal agency name: Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA).
Funding opportunity title: National Agricultural Workers
Pesticide Safety Training and Education Program.
Funding opportunity number: OPP-001.
Announcement type: The initial announcement of a funding
opportunity.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: This
program is included in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under
number 66.716 at http://www.cfda.gov/public/whole.pdf.
Dates: Applications must be received by EPA on or before
January 18, 2005.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
A. Authority
EPA expects to enter into cooperative agreements under the
authority provided in FIFRA section 20 which authorizes the Agency to
issue grants or cooperative agreements for research, public education,
training, monitoring, demonstration and studies. Regulations governing
these cooperative agreements are found at 40 CFR part 30 for
institutions of higher education, colleges and universities, and non-
profit organizations; and 40 CFR part 31 for States and local
governments. In addition, the provisions in 40 CFR part 32, governing
government wide debarment and suspension; and the provisions in 40 CFR
part 34, regarding restrictions on lobbying apply. All costs incurred
under this program must be allowable under the applicable OMB Cost
Circulars: A-87 (States and local governments), A-122 (nonprofit
organizations), or A-21 (universities). Copies of these circulars can
be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars. In accordance with
EPA policy and the OMB circulars, as appropriate, any recipient of
funding must agree not to use assistance funds for lobbying, fund-
raising, or political activities (e.g., lobbying members of Congress or
lobbying for other Federal grants, cooperative agreements or
contracts). See 40 CFR part 34.
B. Program Description
1. Purpose and scope. EPA's Certification and Worker Protection
Branch of the Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs (OPP), is requesting proposals to train farmworkers,
farmworker families, and the agricultural community regarding the
potential hazards associated with pesticide chemicals and how to reduce
those risks.
Under this new cooperative agreement, experience and/or expertise
is critical to conduct worker protection pesticide safety training and
education program for the unique population of farmworkers, including:
A comprehensive, national training and outreach pesticide safety
education program for farmworkers; an ability to conduct specialized
training for Spanish speaking agricultural workers and their families
with low literacy levels; qualified managers and staff devoted to
training farmworkers about pesticide hazards; offices with pesticide
safety programs and trainers in rural communities near agricultural
areas with high farmworker populations; and full-time trainers whose
primary responsibility is to train farmworkers about pesticide safety.
2. Activities to be funded. EPA will award a cooperative agreement
for the National Agricultural Workers Pesticide Safety Training and
Education Program under section 20 of FIFRA, as amended, for the
continuation of a public training and education pesticide safety
program of farmworkers, farmworker families,
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and other members of the agricultural community to reduce exposure to
the hazards of pesticides. Key activities to be funded under this
cooperative agreement are:
i. Training of at least 14,000 farmworkers, farmworker families,
and other members of the agricultural community each year in the key
pesticide safety provisions of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), 40
CFR 170.130.
ii. Development or utilization of a pesticide safety training
program, including trainers and materials, which address the
predominately Spanish speaking, low literacy level needs of
agricultural workers.
iii. Development and/or utilization of WPS approved pesticide
safety curricula and materials for agricultural workers. The curriculum
and materials would convey as a minimum the following information:
Where and in what form pesticides may be encountered
during work activities.
Hazards of pesticides resulting from toxicity and
exposure, including acute and chronic effects, delayed effects, and
sensitization.
Routes through which pesticides can enter the body.
Signs and symptoms of pesticide poisoning.
Emergency first aid for pesticide injuries or poisonings.
How to obtain emergency medical care.
Routine and emergency decontamination procedures,
including eye flushing techniques.
Hazards from pesticide residues on clothing.
Warnings about taking pesticide containers home.
Requirements of the WPS, including reducing the risks of
illness or injury resulting from workers' occupational exposure to
pesticides, including application and entry restrictions, the design of
the warning sign, posting of warning signs, oral warnings, the
availability of specific information about applications, and protection
against retaliatory acts.
iv. Conducting a national and/or several regional train-the-trainer
workshops for a minimum of 30 pesticide safety educators. Workshops
would train trainers of farmworkers about the importance of pesticide
safety, the curriculum and materials to be used, how to reach
farmworkers and work with growers, crew leaders, and other members of
the agricultural community to utilize the training, and how to get
certified as an official trainer by the state. Workshops would also
include practice sessions for trainers.
v. Establishment of pesticide safety training programs in at least
15 local sites in rural areas with a minimum of 12 states including key
states with high farmworker populations and high pesticide usage.
vi. Outreach and partnership programs with federal, state and local
programs and agencies; farmworker service providers; growers and grower
organizations; and other members of the agricultural community to
utilize and certify the worker protection pesticide safety program for
agricultural workers. While matching funds are not required, they are
encouraged to meet the training needs of over
21/89/21/13/23/85/83/8 million farmworkers.
vii. Develop or utilize a pesticide safety training evaluation tool
like a pre- and post-tests to evaluate the effectiveness of the
training program and modify the training to improve it as necessary.
3. Goal and objectives. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136W), EPA developed the WPS to
protect the 21/89/21/13/23/85/83/8 million agricultural
workers and other members of the public from the hazards of pesticides.
Under this standard, workers must receive protections and information
to prevent pesticide poisonings. Under this cooperative agreement, EPA
seeks to work with organizations that have unique and special skills on
reaching agricultural workers, who are predominately Spanish speaking,
with low literacy levels, often transient, and difficult to reach
through more conventional communications networks.
The objectives of this program would be to develop or continue an
interactive training program to educate farmworkers, their families,
and other members of the agricultural community about how to protect
themselves from pesticides. The training program would be based
primarily in Spanish, although parts could include other key languages
that farmworkers speak. Information would be presented in an
interactive format directed at reaching low literacy populations and in
non-traditional settings. The program should be developed to reach
farmworkers in key high farmworker rural areas with high pesticide uses
and high hand-labor agricultural areas. The pesticide safety training
program for agricultural workers could develop new curriculum or
utilize national, state or organizational outreach materials. The
information to be conveyed should include the requirements outlined in
the WPS (40 CFR part 170).
4. History. In August of 1992, EPA's WPS (40 CFR part 170) was
published to require actions to reduce the risk of pesticide poisonings
and injuries among agricultural workers and pesticide handlers. The WPS
offers protections to more than 31/89/21/13/23/85/83/8 million
agricultural workers who work with pesticides at more than 560,000
workplaces on farms, forests, nurseries, and greenhouses. The WPS
contains requirements for pesticide safety training, notification of
pesticide applications, use of personal protective equipment,
restricted entry intervals following pesticide application,
decontamination supplies, and emergency medical assistance.
Since 1995, OPP has provided funding for several research and
education programs designed to evaluate and convey pesticide safety
information to farmworkers. Since 2000, OPP funded a cooperative
agreement, The National Pesticide Education Program for Agricultural
Workers and Farmworker Children, that trained full-time educators to
teach agricultural workers and their families how to reduce the risks
from pesticide hazards. Through this program nearly 350,000
farmworkers, farmworker families, and community members have been
trained about how to reduce risks from pesticide hazards. This program
has researched and evaluated methods for delivering pesticide safety
information to a predominately non-English speaking, low literacy,
migrant populations. The program developed a curriculum on pesticide
safety and established a program on pesticide safety for agricultural
workers, their families and community members. The program trained
between 50 and 70 educators yearly about pesticide safety, and
education and outreach techniques, which in turn trained about 25,000
farmworkers, farmworker families, and other members of the farmworker
community each year.
II. Award Information
The funding for the selected award project is in the form of a
cooperative agreement awarded under section 20 of FIFRA. The total
funding available for award in FY 2005 represents funding set aside in
FY 2004 and is expected to be approximately $400,000. At the conclusion
of the first 1 year period of performance, incremental funding of up to
$400,000 may be made available for each subsequent year, depending on
need and the Agency budget in outlying years, which would allow the
project to continue for a total of five periods of performance
(approximately 5 years) and totaling up to $2,000,000 for the 5-year
period.
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Should additional funding become available for award, based on the
Agency budget in those outlying years, the Agency may award additional
grants based on this solicitation and in accordance with the final
selection process, without further notice of competition during the
first year of the competition award.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Threshold eligibility factors. To be eligible for consideration,
applicants must meet all of the following criteria. Failure to meet the
following criteria will result in the automatic disqualification for
consideration of the proposal for funding:
i. Be an applicant who is eligible to receive funding under this
announcement, including states, U.S. territories or possessions,
federally recognized Tribal governments and organizations, public and
private universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other
public or private nonprofit institutions and individuals. Non-profit
organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue
Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in section 3 of the
Lobbying Disclosure Action of 1995 are not eligible to apply. Eligible
applicants may include: Agricultural, environmental, health, and
educational organizations and agencies, colleges or universities, and
other public or non-profit agencies, authorities, institutions,
organizations, individuals or other qualified entities working in
agricultural and/or pesticide training, safety, education and
communications. Applicants with experience and/or expertise working
with farmworkers; farmworker families; agricultural employers;
farmworker support organizations; the Cooperative Extension Service;
local state, and national agriculture, environment, labor and
occupational health, rural and migrant health, and/or education
agencies are eligible.
ii. The proposal must address all of the criteria in the high
priority areas for consideration listed under Unit III.2.
iii. The proposal must address all of the activities to be funded
listed under Unit I.B.2.
iii. The proposal must meet all format and content requirements
contained in Unit IV.
The proposal must comply with the directions for submittal
contained in this notice.
2. Eligibility criteria. Applicants must demonstrate ability,
experience and/or expertise in working with providing pesticide safety
education to the unique population of farmworkers in the following high
priority areas for consideration. Applicants will be evaluated on the
following criteria:
i. Expertise in language and literacy needs of farmworkers.
Applicant must have expertise in providing education, training, and
other services to the needs of the farmworker population. Since the
farmworker population has an average educational levels of only the
sixth grade, applicants must demonstrate expertise in reaching low
literacy level populations. Also, since 84% of farmworkers speak
Spanish, applicants must demonstrate an ability to present pesticide
safety information in Spanish.
ii. Ability to provide comprehensive pesticide safety program for
farmworkers, farmworker families, and agricultural community members.
Applicants must demonstrate the capacity of providing comprehensive
worker training including key pesticide safety information, as outlined
in the WPS, 40 CFR 170.130.
iii. Extensive outreach strategies to farmworkers and rural
communities. Applicants must develop extensive outreach strategies that
include areas where farmworkers work and reside. Provisions to train
farmworkers and their families in labor camps, work sites on growers'
property, in community centers, in churches, migrant health clinics, in
schools, and farmworker employment and training offices. In addition,
applicants must have the ability to conduct outreach programs with
growers and small farmers and work with them to deliver pesticide
training programs to their workers.
iv. National network of offices in at least 15 agricultural areas
with high farmworker populations in at least 12 states. Since
farmworkers live and work in hard to reach rural areas, applicants must
describe how the training program would work with affiliate farmworker
support offices in those 15 or more agricultural areas in close
proximity to farmworkers in at least 12 states.
v. Broad educational program with over 30 outreach trainers in
pesticide safety. Applicants must demonstrate that they have experience
conducting effective pesticide safety education and training for
farmworkers and a comprehensive curriculum for reaching farmworkers
about pesticide safety. Applicants must have a staff of at least 30
full-time outreach workers whose main job is training farmworkers to
prevent exposure to pesticides.
vi. Ability to train a minimum of 14,000 farmworkers each year
about pesticide safety. Since there are approximately
21/89/21/13/23/85/83/8 million farmworkers and 20% of these
are new workers who enter the U.S. agricultural workforce every year,
the applicant must demonstrate the ability to train at least 14,000
farmworkers a year about pesticide safety measures including minimum
criteria outlined in the WPS, 40 CFR 170.130.
3. Cost sharing or matching. There are no cost share requirements
for this project. However, matching funds are strongly encouraged in
order to train the highest number of farmworkers.
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to request proposal package. Carol Parker, Field and
External Affairs Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6458; fax
number: (703) 308-2962; e-mail address: parker.carol@epa.gov.
2. Content and form of application submission. Proposals must be
typewritten, double spaced in 12 point or larger print using 8.5 x 11
inch paper with minimum 1 inch horizontal and vertical margins. Pages
must be numbered in order starting with the cover page and continuing
through the appendices. One original and one electronic copy (e-mail or
disk) is required.
All proposals must include:
Completed Standard Form SF 424*, Application for Federal
Assistance. Please include organization fax number and e-mail address.
The application forms are available on line at http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/how_to_apply.htm
.
Completed Section B--Budget Categories, on page 1 of
Standard Form SF 424A* (see allowable costs discussion below). Blank
forms may be located at http://www.epa.gov/ogd/grants/how_to_apply.htm
.
Detailed itemization of the amounts budgeted by individual
Object Class Categories (see allowable costs discussion below).
Statement regarding whether this proposal is a
continuation of a previously funded project. If so, please provide the
assistance number and status of the current grant/cooperative
agreement.
Executive Summary. The Executive Summary shall be a stand alone
document, not to exceed one page, containing the specifics of what is
proposed and what you expect to accomplish regarding measuring or
movement toward achieving project goals. This summary should identify
the measurable environmental results you expect including potential
human health benefits.
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Table of contents. A one page table listing the different parts of
your proposal and the page number on which each part begins. Proposal
narrative. Includes Parts I-V as identified below (not to exceed 10
pages).
Part I--Project title. Self explanatory.
Part II--Objectives. A numbered list (1, 2, etc.) of concisely
written project objectives, in most cases, each objective can be stated
in a single sentence.
Part III--Justification. For each objective listed in Part II,
discuss the potential outcome in terms of human health, environmental
and/or pesticide risk reduction.
Part IV--Approach and methods. Describe in detail how the program
will be carried out. Describe how the system or approach will support
the program goals.
Part V--Impact assessment. Please state how you will evaluate the
success of the program in terms of measurable results. How and with
what measures will humans be better protected as a result of the
program. Quantifiable risk reduction measures should be described.
Appendices. These appendices must be included in the cooperative
agreement proposal. Additional appendices are not permitted.
Timetable. A timetable that includes what will be accomplished
under each of the objectives during the project and when completion of
each objective is anticipated.
Major participants. List all affiliates or other organizations,
educators, trainers and others having a major role in the proposal.
Provide name, organizational affiliation, or occupation and a
description of the role each will play in the project. A brief resume
(not to exceed two pages) should be submitted for each major project
manager, educator, support staff, or other major participant.
3. Submission dates and times. You may submit an application
through the mail, by fax, or electronically. Regardless of submission
method, all applications must be received by EPA on or before January
18, 2005.
4. Intergovernmental Review. Applicants should be aware that formal
requests for assistance (i.e., SF 424 and associated documentation) may
be subject to intergovernmental review under Executive Order 12372,
``Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs.'' Applicants should
contact their state's single point of contact (SOC) for further
information. There is a list of these contacts at the following web
site: http:/whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/spoc.html.
5. Funding restrictions. EPA grant funds may only be used for the
purposes set forth in the cooperative agreement, and must be consistent
with the statutory authority for the award. Cooperative agreement funds
may not be used for matching funds for other Federal grants, lobbying,
or intervention in Federal regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings. In
addition, federal funds may not be used to sue the federal government
or any other governmental entity. All costs identified in the budget
must conform to applicable Federal Cost Principles contained in OMB
Circular A-87; A-122; and A-21, as appropriate.
6. Other submission requirements. As indicated above, each
application must include the original paper copy of the submission,
along with one electronic copy. The electronic copy of your application
package, whether submitted separately by e-mail or on a disk, please
ensure that the electronic copy is consolidated into a single file, and
that you use Word Perfect WP8/9 for Windows, or Adobe PDF 4/5. If
mailing a disk, please use a 3.5 disk that is labeled as a proposal for
the National Agricultural Workers Pesticide Safety Training and
Education Program, and include your pertinent information. Please check
your electronic submissions to ensure that it does not contain any
computer viruses. If an electronic submission is found to contain a
virus, that submission will be disqualified from consideration.
Submit your application using one of the following methods:
By mail to: Carol Parker, Office of Pesticide Programs, Mail code:
7506C, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
By fax to: Carol Parker at fax number: (703) 308-2962.
By e-mail to: parker.carol@epa.gov.
7. Confidential business information. Applicants should clearly
mark information contained in their proposal which they consider
confidential business information. EPA reserves the right to make final
confidentiality decisions in accordance with Agency regulations at 40
CFR part 2, subpart B. If no such claim accompanies the proposal when
it is received by EPA, it may be made available to the public by EPA
without further notice to the applicant.
V. Application Review Information
Applicants will be screened to ensure that they meet all
eligibility criteria and will be disqualified if they do not meet all
eligibility criteria. All proposals will be reviewed, evaluated, and
ranked by a selected panel of EPA reviewers based on the following
evaluation criteria and weights (Total: 100 points):
1. Project proposal must meet minimum requirements for the number
of full-time trainers, number of locations, and number of workers
trained, as outlined in Unit III.2. (Weighting: 35 points)
2. Project proposal must provide information on the education,
skills, training of the project leader and/or other key managers. As
appropriate, cite technical qualifications and specific examples of
prior, relevant experience. Demonstrate experience and/or ability of
organization to conduct national pesticide safety education and
training programs for agricultural workers as outlined in Unit III.2.
(Weighting: 30 points)
3. Qualification and experience of the applicant relative to the
language, low literacy, and outreach to the farmworker community, as
outlined in Unit III.2. (Weighting: 25 points)
4. Provisions for a quantitative or qualitative evaluation of the
project success at achieving stated goals Unit III.2. (Weighting: 10
points)
The proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by a team of internal
EPA Worker Protection and Pesticide Safety Training experts. The final
funding decision will be made from a group of top rated proposals by
the Chief of the Certification and Worker Protection Branch, Field and
External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. The Agency
reserves the right to reject all proposals and make no awards. The
procedures for dispute resolution at 40 CFR 30.63 and 40 CFR 31.70
apply.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award notices. The Certification and Worker Protection Branch in
OPP will mail an acknowledgment to applicants upon receipt of the
application. Once all of the applications have been reviewed,
evaluated, and ranked, applicants will be notified of the outcome of
the competition. A listing of the successful proposal will be posted on
the Certification and Worker Protection website address at the
conclusion of the competition (go to: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/worker.htm
). The website may also contain additional information
about this announcement including information concerning deadline
extensions or other modifications.
2. Administrative and national policy requirements. An applicant
whose proposal is selected for federal funding must complete additional
forms prior to award (see 40 CFR 30.12 and 31.10), and will be required
to certify that they have not been debarred or suspended from
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participation in federal assistance awards in accordance with 40 CFR
part 32.
3. Reporting. The successful recipient will be required to submit
quarterly and annual reports, and to submit annual financial reports.
The specific information contained within the report will include at a
minimum, a comparison of actual accomplishments to the objectives
established for the period. The Certification and Worker Protection
Branch may request additional information relative to the scope of work
in the cooperative agreement and which may be useful for Agency
reporting under the Government Performance and Results Act.
VII. Agency Contact
Carol Parker, Field and External Affairs Division (7506C), Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(703) 305-6458; fax number: (703) 308-2962; e-mail address:
parker.carol@epa.gov.
VIII. Other Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general. Assistance is
generally available to States, U. S. territories or possessions,
federally recognized Tribal governments and organizations, public and
private universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other
public or private nonprofit institutions and individuals. Non-profit
organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue
Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in section 3 of the
Lobbying Disclosure Action of 1995 are not eligible to apply. This
program may, however, be of particular interest to farmworker and
agricultural workers support organizations and agencies; environmental,
health, and educational organizations and agencies; colleges or
universities, and other public or non-profit agencies, authorities,
institutions, organizations, individuals or other qualified entities
working in agricultural training, safety, education and communications.
Because others may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to
describe all the specific entities that may be interested by this
action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Access Copies of this Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0279. The
official public docket is the collection of materials that is available
for public viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity
Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1801 S. Bell St.,
Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone
number is (703) 305-5805.
2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. An electronic version of the
public docket is available through EPA's electronic public docket and
comment system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/
to access the index listing of the contents of the
official public docket, and to access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically. Although not all docket
materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of
the publicly available docket materials through the docket facility
identified in the Unit IV.A.1. Once in the system, select ``search,''
then key in the appropriate docket ID number.
IX. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General
Grant solicitations such as this are considered rules for the
purpose of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.).
The CRA generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the
agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report, which includes
a copy of the rule, to each House of the Congress and to the
Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will submit a report
containing this grant solicitation and other required information to
the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller
General of the United States prior to its publication in the Federal
Register. This rule is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Grants, Pesticides, Training.
Dated: November 18, 2004.
Margaret Schneider,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances.
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