[Federal Register: January 4, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 2)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPP-2005-0268; FRL-7725-3]
Minor and Specialty Crops Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Special Projects; Request for Proposals
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice
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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
(OPPTS) announces the availability of up to $615,000 to address
critical pest management needs of U.S. minor and specialty crop
growers. The Agency anticipates funding up to five projects. The
project period of performance is 3 years, with the possibility of
extension. Proposed projects should address minor and specialty crop
producers' critical pest management needs and demonstrate the
importance and relevancy of the project to implementation of the Food
Quality Protection Act (FQPA). This request for proposal was developed
in response to recommendations made by the Committee to Advise on
Reassessment and Transition (CARAT), a joint EPA and U.S. Department of
Agriculture-sponsored federal advisory committee established to advise
on the implementation of the FQPA, that the Agency facilitate the
transition to reduced-risk pest management approaches for minor and
specialty crops. You may access the full text of the grant announcement
at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/grants/index.htm.
Dates: Proposals must be postmarked on or before February 21, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat Cimino, Office of Pesticide
Programs (7501C), Minor Crop Advisor, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-9357; e-mail: cimino.patricia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the 50 states, District of Columbia,
U.S. territories or possessions, federally recognized Indian tribal
governments and Native American Organizations, public and private
universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other public or
private nonprofit institutions, and individuals.
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 Additional Information, Including Copies of this
Document and Other Related Documents?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0268. 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, 1800 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 obtain electronic copies of this
document through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
EDOCKET, EPA's electronic public docket and comment system was
replaced on November 25, 2005, by an enhanced federal-wide electronic
docket management and comment system located at http://www.regulations.gov/.
Follow the on-line instructions.
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. Once in the system,
select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket ID number.
You may access the full text of the grant announcement at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/grants/index.htm Go to http://www.grants.gov. to
gov. to
electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from
all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is the single access
point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-
making agencies.
II. Overview
The following list provides key information concerning this funding
opportunity:
Federal agency name: Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA).
Funding opportunity title: Minor and Specialty Crops
Integrated Pest Management Special Projects; Request for Proposals.
Funding opportunity number: EPA-OPP-005.
Announcement type: Announcement of a funding opportunity.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number:
66.716.
Dates: Proposals must be postmarked on or before February
21, 2006.
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For detailed information concerning the grant announcement refer to
the Agency website at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/grants/index.htm.
The full text of the grant announcement includes specific information
regarding the: Purpose and scope; activities to be funded; award
information; eligibility requirements; application and submission
information; award review information; and regional agency contacts if
applicable.
III. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General
Grant solicitations containing binding legal requirements 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 publication in
the Federal Register. This grant solicitation does not qualify as a
``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides.
Dated: December 5, 2005.
Susan B. Hazen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances.
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