[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 58881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29577]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5653-1]


Announcement of Availability of FY 97 Great Lakes Priorities and 
Funding Guidance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

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SUMMARY: EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) announces 
the availability of its FY 97 Great Lakes Priorities and Funding 
Guidance (PFG). The PFG identifies Great Lakes priorities, solicits 
preproposals for assistance projects, and describes other Federal Great 
Lakes funding opportunities.

DATES: The deadline for submission of preproposals is January 15, 1997.

DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: Copies of the PFG are available by calling Larry 
Brail at (312) 886-7474. The PFG will also be available through the 
Great Lakes National Program Office Internet home page (http://
www.epa.gov/glnpo).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA Great Lakes National Program 
Office, 77 West Jackson Blvd., G-9J, Chicago, IL 60604 Attention: 
Michael Russ (phone: (312) 886-4013; E-mail: 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PFG, Preproposals are requested 
for a total of up to $3.7 million in funding targeted to: Contaminated 
Sediments, Pollution Prevention, Assessment/Indicators, Habitat 
Protection and Restoration, Exotic Species, and Information Management. 
The PFG's ``roadmap'' describes some of the other Federal funding 
available for Great Lakes environmental priorities through U.S. EPA, 
the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Army Corps of Engineers.

    Dated: November 1, 1996.
Gary Gulezian,
Acting Director, Great Lakes National Program Office.
[FR Doc. 96-29577 Filed 11-18-96; 8:45 am]
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