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Part IV





Department of Commerce





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Economic Development Administration



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Economic Development Assistance Programs Under the Dire Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act; Availability of Funds: Southern 
California Earthquake; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration
[Docket No. 940963-4263]

 
Economic Development Assistance Programs Under the Dire Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act, FY 1994; Availability of Funds--
Southern California Earthquake

AGENCY: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of 
Commerce (DoC).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Economic Development Administration (EDA) announces the 
policies and the application procedures for economic adjustment 
assistance as authorized by Public Law 103-211. These funds are 
designed to support the emergency requirements of economic adjustment 
assistance for local communities arising from the consequences of the 
January 17, 1994, earthquake in Southern California.

DATES: This notice is effective November 7, 1994. Funds shall remain 
available until expended.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should contact the EDA Disaster Field 
Office for a proposal package. The EDA Disaster Field Office is located 
at 150 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 101, Pasadena, California 91105-
6831; telephone (818) 583-6831; and Fax (818) 583-6832.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Potential applicants should contact the EDA Disaster Field Office at 
the address noted above, or the Director, Economic Adjustment Division, 
Economic Development Administration, Room 7327, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-2659.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Buy American-Made Equipment or Products

    Applicants are hereby notified that they are encouraged, to the 
extent feasible, to purchase American-made equipment and products with 
funding provided under this program in accordance with Congressional 
intent as set forth in the resolution contained in Public Law 103-121, 
Sections 606 (a) and (b).
    Refer to the Notice published on March 30, 1994, in the Federal 
Register (59 FR 14996) for information on EDA's general policies and 
other requirements.

Authority

    Support for this program is authorized under the contingency fund 
provided to the President under Public Law 103-211, the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)

    The Special Economic Development and Adjustment Assistance 
Program--Long-Term Economic Deterioration (LTED) and Sudden and Severe 
Economic Dislocation (SSED) is listed under CFDA 11.307.

Program Objectives

    Funds will be used for the creation of a local Infrastructure 
Development Fund that will make funds available to repair or upgrade 
local infrastructure damaged by the earthquake which is not eligible 
for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance. The 
Infrastructure Development Fund will be capitalized by EDA and will be 
administered by the City of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions. 
These funds will be used to leverage existing financing through 
matching grants, loans, and subordinated debt. Local communities will 
identify the infrastructure projects to receive assistance. Eligible 
projects would include earthquake damaged non-public infrastructure 
ineligible for FEMA assistance, such as a privately-owned water system, 
and repair projects in which it makes economic sense to upgrade the 
infrastructure beyond pre-earthquake specifications.
    Additional program objectives are described in the Federal Register 
of March 30, 1994 (59 FR 15005) announcing the policies and application 
procedures for EDA's Fiscal Year 1994 programs.

Funding Availability

    Funds in the amount of $50 million are available for this disaster 
recovery program and shall remain available until expended.

Funding Instrument

    Funds will be awarded through grants under the Sudden and Severe 
Economic Dislocation (SSED) program under Title IX of the Public Works 
and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (Pub. L. 89-136; 42 
U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) (PWEDA).

Eligible Applicants

    Eligible applicants include the city, town, or subdivision of the 
State of California, or a consortium of such political subdivisions.

Application Procedures

    Application procedures, competitive selection criteria grant rates 
and post-approval project implementation information for the SSED 
program are applicable to the award of disaster adjustment assistance 
and are described in the Federal Register of March 30, 1994 (59 FR 
15005), that announces EDA's FY 1994 Notice of Availability of Funds, 
or such subsequent annual Notices of the Availability of Funds. EDA 
will respond with direct technical support of the recovery by assisting 
local and state officials with the assessment of the economic injury 
caused by the disaster and the development of an economic recovery 
plan.
    Implementation projects must be consistent with and preferably and 
outgrowth of the recovery plan.

Evaluation Criteria

    As described in EDA's Federal Register Notice of Availability of 
Funds for FY 1994, proposals will be evaluated by EDA based upon 
conformance with statutory and regulatory requirements, the economic 
adjustment needs of the area, leveraging of program funds, the merits 
of the proposed project in addressing those needs and the potential 
applicants' ability to manage the grant effectively. In the case of a 
Presidentially declared natural disaster, the customary area 
eligibility job loss threshold criteria is waived.

Proposal Submission Procedures

    Proposals for economic adjustment assistance authorized under 
Public Law 103-211, will be submitted to EDA's Pasadena Field Office, 
as noted in the Addresses section of this Notice.

    Dated: October 13, 1994.
William W. Ginsberg,
Assistant Secretary for Economic Development.
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