[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63161-63162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31135]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5927-8]


Request for Great Lakes Preproposals Through ``FY 98-99 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) is now 
requesting the submission of preproposals for GLNPO funding. This 
request is part of the FY98-99 Great Lakes Priorities and Funding 
Guidance (Funding Guidance). The Great Lakes Funding Guidance 
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, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the document are available by calling Larry Brail 
at 312-886-7474. It is also available through the GLNPO Internet home 
page (http://www.epa.gov/glnpo).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Russ, EPA-GLNPO, G-17J, 77 West 
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, (312-886-4013/
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Great Lakes Funding Guidance, 
Preproposals are requested for a total of up to $3.7 million in funding 
targeted to: Contaminated Sediments ($1.4 million), Pollution 
Prevention $700 thousand), Assessment/Indicators ($200 thousand), 
Habitat Protection and Restoration ($1.1 million), and Exotic Species 
($300 thousand). A ``roadmap'' section describes some of the other 
Great Lakes Federal funding available through USEPA, the Natural 
Resources Conservation Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the 
Army Corps of Engineers.


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    Dated: November 18, 1997.
Gary V. Gulezian,
Director, Great Lakes National Program Office.
[FR Doc. 97-31135 Filed 11-25-97; 8:45 am]
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