[Federal Register: February 11, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 28)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2003-0398; FRL-7342[dash]9]
Tribal Pesticide and Special Projects; Request for Proposals
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), in coordination with
the EPA regional offices, is soliciting pesticide and special project
proposals from eligible tribes, Alaska native villages, and intertribal
consortia for fiscal year (FY) 2004 funding. Under this program,
cooperative agreement awards will provide financial assistance to
eligible tribal governments, Alaska native village governments, or
intertribal consortia to carry out projects that assess or reduce risks
to human health and the environment from pesticide exposure. The total
amount of funding available for award in FY 2004 is expected to be
approximately $445,000, with a maximum funding level of $50,000 per
project.
DATES: Proposals must be received by your EPA regional office on or
before 5 p.m. March 29, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Proposals may be submitted to your EPA regional office by
mail, fax, or electronically. Please follow the detailed instructions
provided in Unit IV.H. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Rudek, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-6005; fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-
mail address: rudek.karen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Overview Information
The following listing provides certain key information concerning
the proposal opportunity.
Federal agency name: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
Funding opportunity title: Tribal Pesticide and
Special Projects; Request for Proposals.
Announcement type: The initial announcement of a
funding opportunity.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
number: 66.500.
Dates: Applications must be received by EPA on
or before March 29, 2004.
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II. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
Potentially affected entities include federally recognized tribal
governments, federally recognized Alaska native village governments, or
qualified intertribal consortia. For this solicitation, the word
``tribe'' refers to federally recognized tribes as well as to federally
recognized Alaska native villages. An ``intertribal consortium'' is
defined as a partnership of two or more federally recognized tribes
that is authorized by its membership to apply for, and receive,
assistance under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA). Only one project proposal from each tribal government or
intertribal consortium will be considered for funding. 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 Get 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-2003-0398. The
official public docket is the collection of materials that is available
for public viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity
Branch (PIRIB), Room 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1921 Jefferson Davis
Hwy., 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 Unit I.B.1, above. Once in the system, select ``search,''
then key in the appropriate docket ID number.
III. Introduction
In 1997, EPA published its first solicitation for project proposals
that supported pesticide management and water quality protection in
Indian country. (For the purposes of this solicitation, the term
``Indian country'' means: (1) All land within the limits of any Indian
reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States Government,
notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and including rights-of-way
running throughout the reservation; (2) all dependent Indian
communities within the borders of the United States, whether within the
original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within
or without the limits of the State; and (3) all Indian allotments, the
Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-
way running through the same.
Each year since 1997, EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs, in
coordination with the EPA regional offices, has published similar
solicitations, awarding approximately $445,000 annually to eligible
tribes and intertribal consortia for projects supporting pesticide
management and water quality goals. This Federal Register notice
provides qualification and application requirements to parties who may
be interested in submitting proposals for fiscal year 2004 monies. The
total amount available for award during this funding cycle is expected
to be approximately $445,000. Maximum award amount per proposal is set
at $50,000, and only one proposal per applicant will be accepted for
consideration. Indirect cost rates will not increase the $50,000
maximum funding amount.
IV. Program Description
A. Purpose and Scope
Cooperative agreements awarded under this program are intended to
provide financial assistance to eligible tribal governments or
intertribal consortia for projects that assess and/or reduce the risks
of pesticide exposure to human health and the environment. Funds may be
used to support new activities that fit the requirements of this
solicitation, or to further existing eligible projects or programs.
Projects may be targeted to any pesticide related concern or need
facing a tribe or intertribal consortium. Although the proposal may
request funding for activities that will further long-term objectives,
this program provides one time funding, and the maximum period of
performance for funded activities is expected to be approximately 12
months.
This program is included in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance at http://www.cfda.gov/public/whole.pdf.
B. Goals and Objectives
EPA intends that recipients will use funding provided under this
Tribal Pesticide and Special Project Program to help address the
specific, pesticide related concerns of their communities. The Agency
will consider funding a broad range of projects that assess or reduce
pesticide exposure risks to human health and the environment in Indian
country. For a partial listing of eligible types of projects, see Unit
IV.E.
C. Eligibility
1. Applicants. Any federally recognized tribal government or
intertribal consortium (as defined in Unit I.A.) that is eligible to
receive federal funds may submit a project proposal. Only federally
recognized tribes and intertribal consortia are eligible for funding
under this program, and only one project proposal may be submitted per
applicant.
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 of the proposal for consideration for
funding:
The applicant must be eligible to receive
funding under this announcement. (If you are applying as a consortium,
you must provide verification of your eligibility according to the
requirements of Unit I.A.)
The proposal must meet all format and content
requirements contained in this notice.
The proposal must comply with the directions for
submittal contained in this notice.
If the applicant has received project funding in prior years
through the Office of Pesticide Programs tribal grant program, does
this proposal package include evidence that outcomes of prior projects
were beneficial, sustainable, and/or transferable. (If the applicant
has never received an award under this grant program, that should be
clearly noted. If unexpected barriers were encountered during
implementation of a prior project, those should be noted and briefly
discussed as well.)
2. Qualifications. Qualified applicants are limited to all
federally recognized tribes and Alaska native villages, and intertribal
consortia as defined in Unit I.A of this notice. Additional application
requirements are listed under Unit IV.G.
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3. Incomplete or late proposals. Incomplete or late proposals will
be disqualified for funding consideration. Contact the appropriate
regional staff person if you need assistance or have questions
regarding the creation or submission of a project proposal. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket ID
number OPP 2003-0398 in the subject line on the first page of your
proposal.
D. Authority
EPA expects to enter into grants and 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; and in
FIFRA section 23(a)(1) which authorizes EPA to enter into cooperative
agreements with states and Indian tribes to implement pesticide
enforcement programs. Pursuant to the Departments of Veterans Affairs
and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act for FY 1999, pesticide program implementation grants
under section 23(a)(1) of FIFRA are available for ``pesticide program
development and implementation, including enforcement and compliance
activities.''
The award and administration of these grants will be governed by
the Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative
Agreements to states, tribes, and local governments set forth at 40 CFR
part 31. Grants awarded pursuant to this solicitation are program
grants subject to the regulations for ``Environmental Program Grants
for Tribes'' set forth at 40 CFR part 35, subpart B. In addition, the
provisions in 40 CFR part 32, governing government wide debarment and
suspension, and the provisions in 40 CFR part 40, regarding
restrictions on lobbying, apply.
All costs incurred under this program must be allowable under the
applicable OMB Cost Circular A-87. Copies of this circular can be found
at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/. In accordance with EPA
policy and the OMB circular, any recipient of funding must agree not to
use assistance funds for fund-raising, or political activities such as
lobbying members of Congress or lobbying for other federal grants,
cooperative agreements, or contracts. See 40 CFR part 40.
E. Activities that May Be Funded
Projects may be targeted to any pesticide concern or need facing a
tribe or intertribal consortium, including, but not limited to:
Water quality.
Development/support of exposure and risk
assessment capacity.
Traditional tribal lifeways/subsistence. Effects
of pesticides on cultural activities.
Assessment of the need for and/or development of
a pesticide management policy or plan.
Consideration of integrated pest management,
reduced pesticide use, or alternatives to pesticides.
Sampling.
Concerns associated with the return of
culturally and spiritually significant items that may have been exposed
to pesticides as part of historical preservation efforts by museums or
other collectors.
Noxious weed education materials and/or control
alternatives.
Public outreach/education materials relating to
pest management and/or pesticide safety.
In addition, eligible proposals may be focused on the monitoring of
surface water or ground water (e.g., assessing dietary exposure to
pesticides via drinking water, determining those water bodies that may
be impaired by pesticides, predicting potential exposure to endangered
or threatened aquatic species, or establishing a baseline of
contamination from which to measure progress toward future improvement
in the environment).
Water quality projects may involve information gathering and
baseline development including vulnerability assessment, identifying
pesticides (from either on or off reservation sources) that are most
likely to impact water quality, providing information to pesticide
users on ways they can assist in protecting the quality of water
sources, and developing other measures that protect water from
pesticides. Water quality work may also focus on the development or
implementation of programs aimed at preventing contamination of water
sources, mitigating contaminated water sources or implementing best
management practices.
Other projects, not necessarily linked to water quality issues, may
include the establishment of tribal pesticide codes, creating and
implementing a system for the proper disposal of pesticides, and/or
educational outreach to the community. Sampling projects may include
soil sampling, residue sampling on culturally significant/medicinal
plants, or sampling to determine the effects of pesticides on cultural
activities, such as subsistence hunting and fishing.
Water quality and non-water quality pesticide related projects are
equally eligible for funding under this grant program. Reviewers will
give additional consideration to proposals that recognize and build
upon existing, publicly available, technical and educational
information. There are no cost share requirements for this project;
however, leveraging of these funds by matching funds and/or in-kind
contributions is encouraged.
F. Award and Distribution of Funds
1. Available funding. Funding for each award recipient will be in
the form of a cooperative agreement for $50,000 or less, under FIFRA
sections 20 and 23(a)(1). Total funding available for award is expected
to be approximately $445,000.
Should additional funding become available for award, the Agency
may make additional monies available, based on this solicitation and in
accordance with the final selection process, without further notice of
competition. The Agency also reserves the right to decrease available
funding for this program, or to make no awards based on this
solicitation. All costs charged to these awards must be allowable under
the applicable OMB Cost Circular, A-87 which may be found at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/
.
2. Evaluation process and criteria. Proposals will be reviewed and
approved for validity and completeness by EPA regional office
personnel. If the region determines that an application is incomplete,
the proposal will not be considered further. The region will forward
all complete proposal packages, along with regional comments, to an EPA
review panel convened by the Office of Pesticide Programs. If
necessary, the panel will consult with regional staff regarding
proposal content and regional comments. If money remains after the
award selection process is completed, the review team will determine
the allocation of the remaining money. Final selections will be made by
close of business 60 days after the closing date for receipt of
proposals.
Applicants must submit information, as specified in this
solicitation, to address award criteria. Applicants must also provide
information specified in this solicitation that will assist EPA in
assessing the tribe's capacity to do the work outlined in the project
proposal. The proposed work plan and budget should reflect activities
that can realistically be completed during the period of performance of
the cooperative agreement. Criteria that will be used to review, rank
and award funding are found below.
a. General background information requirement. Pesticide related
projects
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that address a wide variety of issues of concern to Indian country are
eligible for funding under this grant program. If the applicant tribe
or consortium has previously received project funding from the Office
of Pesticide Programs Tribal Grant Program, specific information about
those funded projects should be included with this proposal, for
example:
What was the project?
When was the award made, and for what dollar
amount?
What successes or barriers were encountered as
the project moved forward?
What outputs from previously funded OPP projects
continue to provide benefits to the tribe (e.g., retention of trained
personnel, continued use of purchased equipment, accretion of baseline,
sampling and analysis data)?
Information on projects previously funded by
this OPP tribal grant program may be provided in several ways: You may
include descriptive language either in the narrative of the current
proposal or as an appendix to the current proposal, or you may include
a copy of the previous project's final report as an appendix to this
proposal. The name of the EPA Project Officer for any projects
previously funded under this grant program should also be included. If
the applicant has never received funding under this grant program, that
should be clearly noted in the proposal.
Failure to address this information request may render your
proposal non responsive to this solicitation. If you have questions
about this requirement, please contact your EPA region, or the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
b. Selection criteria - Total possible points: 100
Technical Qualifications, Overall Management Plan, Past Awards and
Performance (30 Points)
Does the person(s) designated to lead the project have the
technical expertise he or she will need to successfully complete it?
Does the project leader have experience in grant and project
management?
Proposals should provide complete information on the education,
skills, training and relevant experience of the project leader. As
appropriate, please cite technical qualifications and specific examples
of prior, relevant experience. If this project will develop new tribal
capacity, describe how the project leader and/or staff will gain
necessary training and expertise.
To whom does the project leader report? What systems of
accountability and management oversight are in place to ensure that
this project stays on track?
If previously performed work directly impacts this project, briefly
describe the connection. If a directly relevant project is currently
ongoing, what progress has been made? If this new project builds upon
earlier efforts, how will the tribe use the knowledge, data, and
experience derived from previous projects to shape this new proposed
activity?
If appropriate, reviewers will give additional consideration to
proposals that recognize and build upon existing, publicly available,
technical and educational information.
Justification for Need of the Project, Soundness of Technical Approach
(35 Points)
To provide reviewers with context for your proposed project, and to
assist them in gaining the clearest possible sense of the positive
impact of this project on your tribe and the environment, please
briefly provide some information about your reservation:
1. Specify the size, geography, and general climate of the
reservation.
2. About how many residents are tribal members and how many are not
tribal members?
3. How much of the reservation is under cultivation?
4. Does the reservation include wetlands or other preserves?
5. If there is relevance to your project, briefly describe the
tribal and non-tribal populations of surrounding counties/states, and
surrounding land use.
6. How many people (tribal/non-tribal) are employed by the tribal
government (e.g., in government services, including health care, police
and fire protection)?
7. How many are employed on the reservation in other areas that use
pesticides or may be impacted by their use (e.g., agriculture, animal
husbandry, fisheries/fishing, forestry, construction, casinos/resorts/
golf course maintenance, etc.)?
8. If you are concerned about pesticide pollution that may
originate within reservation boundaries, what are the potential sources
and what chemicals might be involved?
9. If you are concerned with pollution migration from off-
reservation sources, what are those potential sources, and what
chemicals are of specific concern?
10. Is the tribe concerned about water quality issues? If so,
please describe the nature of these concerns.
11. Does the tribe currently have any pesticide policy or pesticide
management program in place?
12. Why is this project important to the tribe or the tribal
consortium? What environmental issues(s) will it address and how
serious and/or pervasive are these issues? What is the expected outcome
of the project? What benefits will this project bring to the tribe in
terms of human and environmental health?
13. Has the tribe identified a need to coordinate or consult with
other parties (tribal and/or non-tribal) to ensure the success of this
project? If so, who are they and what is your plan to involve them? How
will they be affected by the outcome of the project?
14. What are the key outputs of this project? How do you propose to
quantify and measure progress? Have interim milestones for this project
been established? If so, what are they? How will you evaluate the
success of the project in terms of measurable environmental results?
15. Does your budget request accurately reflect the work you
propose? Please provide a clear correlation between expenses and
project objectives. Will EPA funding for this project be supplemented
with funding from other source(s)? If so, please identify them.
16. Please describe the steps you will take to ensure successful
completion of the project. Provide a time line and description of
interim and final results and deliverables.
Benefits, Sustainability, Transferable Results (35 Points)
Will the results from this project continue to provide benefits to
the tribe or other tribes after the period of performance has expired
and this funding is no longer available? How are the benefits of this
effort expected to be sustained over time? Can the project results be
incorporated into existing and/or future pesticide-related tribal
environmental activities? Are any of the deliverables, experiences,
products, or outcomes resulting from the project transferable to other
communities? Might this project readily be implemented by another
tribe?
What ecological or human health benefits does this project provide?
What quality of life issues does the project address? Does the project
have limited or broad application to address risks related to
pesticides?
Does the applicant recognize a need for coordination between tribal
agencies and outside communities, and/or federal, state or local
agencies? Will the project help build tribal infrastructure and
capacity? How?
c. Selection official. The final funding decision will be made from
the group of top rated proposals by the Chief of the Government and
International Services
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Branch, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide
Programs.
d. Dispute resolution process. The procedures for dispute
resolution at 40 CFR 30.63 and 40 CFR 31.70 apply.
G. Application Requirements
1. Content requirements. Proposals must be typewritten, double
spaced, in 12 point or larger print, on 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.
In order to be considered for funding, proposals must be submitted
to the regional tribal pesticide staff contact indicated in Unit IV.H.
of this solicitation.
Your application package must include the following:
Cover page. Including descriptive project title.
Executive summary. The executive summary shall
be a stand alone, overview document, of one page or less. It should
quickly explain the high points of the proposed project and why it is
important for the protection of human health and the environment in
your part of Indian country. What do you intend to do with these grant
funds and what do you expect these activities to accomplish?
Table of contents. List the different sections
of your proposal and the page number on which each section begins.
Tribal project manager contact information,
including qualifications.
Proposal narrative. Includes sections I-IV as
identified below. The narrative should not exceed 10 pages.
Part I--Project title. Descriptive project
title.
Part II--Project description and objectives. In
this section describe the project, its goals, and address relevant
evaluation criteria.
Part III--Approach and methods. In this section
describe approach and methods and address appropriate evaluation
criteria.
Part IV--Impact assessment. In this section
describe impacts your project will have on human health and the
environment and address appropriate evaluation criteria.
2. Draft work plan (1-2 pages). The submitted draft work plan
should outline:
Description/list of deliverables.
The separate phases of the project.
The tasks associated with each phase of the
project.
The time frames for completion of each phase or
task.
The name, title of the person(s) who will
conduct each phase or task.
The dates when progress reports will be provided
to EPA, clearly showing deliverables, accomplishments, delays and/or
obstacles. (Project costs cannot be incurred until a final work plan
has been approved by the appropriate EPA regional office.)
3. Estimated budget. The estimated budget should outline costs for
personnel, fringe benefits, travel, equipment, supplies, contractual,
indirect cost rate, and any other costs associated with the proposed
project.
4. Letter or resolution from the tribal leadership showing support
for, and commitment to, the project. (If it is not possible to obtain a
letter/resolution from your tribal leader to submit with your project
proposal, an interim letter of explanation must be included with the
proposal. An original letter/resolution from your tribal leadership
will be required prior to project award.) If the applicant is a
consortium of federally recognized tribes (as defined in Unit I.A.), a
letter from the consortium leadership, on consortium letterhead,
affirming consortium status and member tribes' support for the project,
must accompany the proposal.
5. Letter of confirmation of availability for any other funds
needed to complete the project. If your proposal requires the use of
additional funds for leveraging, please include a letter from the
funding source, confirming that these monies are available for the
project. If the budget includes a tribal in-kind contribution, a letter
of confirmation is not needed.
6. Confidential business information. Applicants must clearly mark
information considered confidential business information. EPA will make
a final confidentiality determination for information the applicant
claims as confidential business information, in accordance with Agency
regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B.
7. Additional information. Additional information, including maps,
data tables, excerpts from studies, photographs, news media reports, or
other documents may be included in appendices to the main project
proposal, when they add significant supporting detail to the main
proposal. Appendix titles, and their starting page numbers, should be
included in the Table of Contents, just after the proposal cover page.
H. Application Procedures
1. Submission instructions. The applicant must submit the project
proposal to the appropriate EPA regional contact, as listed below. One
original, signed package must be sent by mail. An electronic copy of
the proposal is also required and may either accompany the mailed
package or be sent separately via e-mail to the regional contact. The
proposal must be received by your EPA region no later than close of
business March 29, 2004. Incomplete or late proposals will be
disqualified for funding consideration. Contact the appropriate
regional staff person if you need assistance or have questions
regarding the creation or submission of a project proposal. To ensure
proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket ID
number OPP 2003-0398 in the subject line on the first page of your
proposal.
EPA regional tribal pesticide contacts are as follows:
EPA Region I (Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island,
Vermont). Rob Koethe, EPA Region I, One Congress St., Suite 1100,
(CPT), Boston, MA 02114-2023, telephone: (617) 918-1535, fax: (617)
918-1505, e-mail: koethe.robert@epa.gov.
EPA Region II (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands).
Tracy Truesdale, EPA Region II, U.S. EPA Facilities, Raritan Depot
(MS50), 2890 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, NJ 08837-3679, telephone: (732)
906-6894, fax: (732) 321-6771, e-mail: truesdale.tracy@epa.gov.
EPA Region III (Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West
Virginia, District of Columbia). Fatima El Abdaoui, EPA Region III,
Chestnut Building (3AT11), Philadelphia, PA 19107, telephone: (215)
814-2129, fax: (215) 814-3114, e-mail: el-abdaoui.fatima@epa.gov.
EPA Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee). Randy Dominy, EPA Region
IV, 61 Forsyth St., SW., Atlanta, GA 30303, telephone: (404) 562-8996,
fax: (404) 562-8973, e-mail: domini.randy@epa.gov.
EPA Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin).
Meonii Crenshaw, EPA Region V, 77 West Jackson Boulevard (DRT8J),
Chicago, IL 60604-3507, telephone: (312) 353-4716, fax: (312) 353-4788,
e-mail: crenshaw.meonii@epa.gov.
EPA Region VI (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas).
Jerry Collins, EPA Region VI, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733,
telephone: (214) 665-7562, fax: (214) 665-7263, e-mail:
collins.jerry@epa.gov.
EPA Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska). John Tice, EPA
Region VII, 100 Centennial Mall N., Room 289, Lincoln, NE 68508,
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telephone: (402) 437-5080, fax: (402) 323-9079, e-mail:
tice.john@epa.gov.
EPA Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Utah, Wyoming). Margaret Collins, EPA Region VIII, 999 18th St., (8P
P3T), Denver, CO 80202-2466, telephone: (303) 312-6023, fax: (303) 312-
6116, e-mail: collins.margaret@epa.gov.
EPA Region IX (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa,
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam). Marcy Katzin,
EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne St., (CMD 5), San Francisco, CA 94105,
telephone: (415) 947-4215, fax: (415) 947-3583, katzin.marcy@epa.gov.
EPA Region X (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington). Theresa Pimentel,
EPA Region X, 1200 Sixth Avenue, (ECO-084), Seattle, WA 98101,
telephone: (206) 553-0257, fax: (206) 553-1775, e-mail:
pimentel.theresa@epa.gov.
2. Notification process. Regions will notify their respective
applicants of the selections. Those applicants not awarded funds may
request an explanation for the lack of award from EPA regional staff.
V. Post Selection Activity
Selected applicants must formally apply for funds through the
appropriate EPA regional office. In addition, selected applicants must
negotiate a final work plan, including reporting requirements, with the
designated EPA regional project officer. For more general information
on post award requirements and the evaluation of grantee performance,
see 40 CFR part 31.
VI. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General
Grant solicitations such as this are considered rules for the
purpose of the Congressional Review Act (CRA). The CRA, 5 U.S.C. 801 et
seq., as added by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness
Act of 1996 (SBREFA), 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 rule 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 publication of the rule 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, Pesticides, Tribes.
Dated: February 5, 2004.
William H. Sanders,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances.
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