[Federal Register: February 11, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 28)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 6592-6593]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 30, 31, 33, 35 and 40
[Docket ID No. OA-2002-0001; FRL-7620-7]
RIN 2020-AA39
Public Hearings on Participation by Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises in Procurement Under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Financial Assistance Agreements
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Proposed rule; comment period reopening; public hearing.
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SUMMARY: EPA published its proposed rule for Participation by
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurement under Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Financial Assistance Agreements on July 24,
2003 at 68 FR 43824. In response to requests to increase the
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proposed rule comment period, EPA finds it appropriate to extend the
comment period an additional 45 days beyond the January 20, 2004 date
previously in effect. All interested parties are notified that the
comment period of this public notice is hereby reopened until March 4,
2004.
This document also announces the date and location of a Tribal
hearing wherein EPA will take comments on its proposed rule for
``Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurement
under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Financial Assistance
Agreements.''
DATES: Comments are reopened until March 4, 2004. The Tribal hearing
will be held on February 10, 2004, 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted to:
1. Electronically--EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edoctket. Please
follow online instructions for submitting comments and reference Docket
ID No. OA-2002-0001;
2. By Mail--Office of Environmental Information Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. OA-2002-0001; or
3. By Hand Delivery or Courier--EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room B102,
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No.
OA-2002-0001.
The Tribal hearing will be held at: Anchorage Egan Convention Center,
555 West Fifth Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Patrick, Attorney Advisor, at
(202) 564-5386, or David Sutton, Deputy Director at (202) 564-4444,
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 1230A, Ariel Rios Building,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA published its proposed rule for
Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurement
under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Financial Assistance
Agreements on July 24, 2003 at 68 FR 43824. EPA has established an
official public docket for this action under Docket ID No. OA-2002-
0001. The proposed rule and supporting materials are available for
public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information Docket in the
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-
1744, and the telephone number for the Office of Environmental
Information is (202) 566-1752. An electronic version of public docket
is available through EPA's electronic public docket and comment
systems, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket
to submit or view public comments, 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. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in docket identification
number OA-2002-0001. You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
Dated: February 5, 2004.
Thomas J. Gibson,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 04-2957 Filed 2-10-04; 8:45 am]
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