[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70253-70254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32645]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Request for Applications: Hazardous Substances Research Centers

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for applications.

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SUMMARY: This document provides information on the availability of a 
fiscal year 2000 grants program announcement for the award of up to 
five Hazardous Substances Research Centers. The areas of research 
interest, outreach activities, eligibility and submission requirements, 
evaluation criteria, and implementation schedules are set forth in the 
announcement. Grants will be competitively awarded following peer 
review.

DATES: The deadline date for receipt of applications is Tuesday, March 
14, 2000, no later than 4 p.m. ET.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
National Center for Environmental Research and Quality Assurance 
(8703R), 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460, telephone (800) 490-
9194. The complete announcement can be accessed on the Internet from 
the EPA home page: http://www.epa.gov/ncerqa under ``announcements.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In its Request for Applications (RFA) the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites grant applications 
to support the creation of up to five new Hazardous Substances Research 
Centers. The Centers will address priority hazardous substance research 
and training, technology transfer, and technical assistance. Awards 
will begin after October 1, 2000. Existing Centers approaching the 
conclusion of their current term of EPA support and new consortia are 
eligible to submit proposals to this solicitation. All proposals will 
be subjected to the same review process and review criteria. The RFA 
provides relevant background information, summarizes EPA's interest in 
hazardous waste research areas, and describes the application and 
review process.
    EPA contact persons for this solicitation are Alfred A. Galli 
([email protected]), telephone 202-564-6887, and Thomas Veirs 
([email protected]), telephone 202-564-6831.

    Dated: November 15, 1999.
Norine E. Noonan,
Assistant Administrator for Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 99-32645 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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