[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2905-2906]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-908]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9254-1]
FY2011 Supplemental Funding for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund
(RLF) Grantees
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of the availability of funds.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (OBLR)
plans to make available approximately $8 million to supplementally fund
Revolving Loan Fund capitalization grants previously awarded
competitively under section 104(k)(3) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42
U.S.C. 9604(k)(3). Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (BCRLF)
pilots awarded under section 104(d)(1) of CERCLA that have not
transitioned to section 104(k)(3) grants are not eligible to apply for
these funds. EPA will consider awarding supplemental funding only to
RLF grantees who have demonstrated an ability to deliver programmatic
results by making at least one loan or subgrant. The award of these
funds is based on the criteria described at CERCLA 104(k)(4)(A)(ii).
The Agency is now accepting requests for supplemental funding from
RLF grantees. Requests for funding must be submitted to the appropriate
EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinator (listed below) by February 17,
2011. Funding requests for hazardous substances and/or petroleum
funding will be accepted. Specific information on submitting a request
for RLF supplemental funding is described below and additional
information may be obtained by contacting the EPA Regional Brownfields
Coordinator.
DATES: This action is effective January 18, 2011.
ADDRESSES: A request for supplemental funding must be in the form of a
letter addressed to the appropriate Regional Brownfields Coordinator
(see listing below) with a copy to Megan Quinn, U.S. EPA, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., MC: 5105T, Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Quinn, U.S. EPA, (202) 566-2773
or the appropriate Brownfields Regional Coordinator.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization
Act added section 104(k) to CERCLA to authorize Federal financial
assistance for brownfields revitalization, including grants for
assessment, cleanup and job training. Section 104(k) includes a
provision for the EPA to, among other things, award grants to eligible
entities to capitalize Revolving Loan Funds and to provide loans and
subgrants for brownfields cleanup. Section 104(k)(4)(A)(ii) authorizes
EPA to make additional grant funds available to RLF grantees for any
year after the year for which the initial grant is made
[[Page 2906]]
(noncompetitive RLF supplemental funding) taking into consideration:
(I) The number of sites and number of communities that are
addressed by the revolving loan fund;
(II) The demand for funding by eligible entities that have not
previously received a grant under this subsection;
(III) The demonstrated ability of the eligible entity to use the
revolving loan fund to enhance remediation and provide funds on a
continuing basis; and
(IV) Such other similar factors as the [Agency] considers
appropriate to carry out this subsection.
Eligibility
In order to be considered for supplemental funding, RLF recipients
must have made at least one loan or subgrant prior to applying for this
supplemental funding. Additionally, the RLF recipient must have
significantly depleted existing available funds; demonstrated a need
for supplemental funding based on, among other factors, the number of
sites that will be addressed; demonstrated the ability to make loans
and subgrants for cleanups that can be started and completed
expeditiously (i.e. ``shovel-ready'' projects); demonstrated the
ability to administer and revolve the capitalization funding in the RLF
grant; demonstrated an ability to use the RLF grant to address funding
gaps for cleanup; and demonstrated that they have provided a community
benefit from past and potential loan(s) and/or subgrant(s). Applicants
for supplemental funding must contact the appropriate Regional
Brownfields Coordinator below to obtain information on the format for
supplemental funding applications for their region. When requesting
supplemental funding, applicants must specify whether they are seeking
funding for sites contaminated by hazardous substances or petroleum.
Applicants may request both types of funding.
Regional Contacts
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Region & States Address/Phone number/
E-mail
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EPA Region 1, Diane Kelley, CT, ME, MA, NH, One Congress Street,
[email protected]. RI, VT. Suite 1100, Boston,
MA 02114-2023, Phone
(617) 918-1424, Fax
(617) 918-1291.
EPA Region 2, Lya Theodoratos, NJ, NY, PR, VI... 290 Broadway, 18th
[email protected]. Floor, New York, NY
10007, Phone (212)
637-3260, Fax (212)
637-4360.
EPA Region 3, Tom Stolle, DE, DC, MD, PA, 1650 Arch Street,
[email protected]. VA, WV. Mail Code 3HS51,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103,
Phone (215) 814-
3129, Fax (215) 814-
5518.
EPA Region 4, Phil Vorsatz, AL, FL, GA, KY, Atlanta Federal
[email protected]. MS, NC, SC, TN. Center, 61 Forsyth
Street, SW., 10th
Floor, Atlanta, GA
30303-8960, Phone
(404) 562-8789, Fax
(404) 562-8439.
EPA Region 5, Deborah Orr, IL, IN, MI, MN, 77 West Jackson
[email protected]. OH, WI. Boulevard, Mail Code
SE-4J, Chicago,
Illinois 60604-3507,
Phone (312) 886-
7576, Fax (312) 886-
7190.
EPA Region 6, Monica Chapa AR, LA, NM, OK, 1445 Ross Avenue,
Smith, [email protected]. TX. Suite 1200 (6SF-PB),
Dallas, Texas 75202-
2733, Phone (214)
665-6780, Fax (214)
665-6660.
EPA Region 7, Susan Klein, IA, KS, MO, NE... 901 N. 5th Street,
[email protected]. Kansas City, Kansas
66101, Phone (913)
551-7786, Fax (913)
551-8688.
EPA Region 8, Dan Heffernan, CO, MT, ND, SC, 1595 Wynkoop Street
[email protected]. UT, WY. (EPR-B), Denver, CO
80202-1129, Phone
(303) 312-7074, Fax
(303) 312-6065.
EPA Region 9, Laurie Amaro, AZ, CA, HI, NV, 75 Hawthorne Street,
[email protected]. AS, GU. WST-8, San
Francisco, CA 94105,
Phone (415) 972-
3364, Fax (415) 972-
3364.
EPA Region 10, Susan Morales, AK, ID, OR, WA... 1200 Sixth Avenue,
[email protected]. Suite 900, Mailstop:
ECL-112 Seattle, WA
98101, Phone (206)
553-7299, Fax (206)
553-0124.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dated: January 10, 2011.
David R. Lloyd,
Director, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, Office of
Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
[FR Doc. 2011-908 Filed 1-14-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P