[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2000)]
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Economic Development Assistance Programs--Availability of Funds Under 
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and Trade Act of 
1974; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration

[Docket No. 991215339-9339-01]
RIN 0610-ZA14


Economic Development Assistance Programs--Availability of Funds 
Under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as 
Amended, and Trade Act of 1974, as Amended

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

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The Economic Development Administration (EDA) announces its 
policies and application procedures under the Public Works and Economic 
Development Act of 1965, as amended (PWEDA) for fiscal year 2000 to 
support projects designed to alleviate conditions of substantial and 
persistent unemployment and underemployment in economically-distressed 
areas and regions of the Nation, and to address economic dislocations 
resulting from sudden and severe job losses.

DATES:  Unless otherwise noted below, applications are accepted on a 
continuous basis and will be processed as funds are available. 
Normally, two months are required for a final decision after the 
receipt of a completed application that meets all EDA requirements.

ADDRESSES:  Addresses for EDA's six regional offices and Washington 
office are provided in Section XIII. Addresses for Economic Development 
Representatives (EDRs) are listed under each regional office.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Interested parties should contact the 
appropriate regional office or EDR as shown in Section XIII for 
community and regional economic development projects. For national 
technical assistance, research, and trade adjustment assistance 
projects, contact the headquarters program office as shown in Sections 
XI and XII, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Policies under PWEDA

    In light of its limited resources and the demonstrated widespread 
need for economic development, EDA encourages only project proposals 
that will significantly benefit areas experiencing or threatened with 
substantial economic distress. EDA will focus its scarce financial 
resources on communities with the highest economic distress. Distress 
may exist in a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, high 
levels of unemployment, low income levels, large concentrations of low-
income families, significant decline in per capita income, substantial 
loss of population because of the lack of employment opportunities, 
large numbers (or high rates) of business failures, sudden major 
layoffs or plant closures, military base closures, natural or other 
major disasters, depletion of natural resources, and/or reduced tax 
bases.
    Potential applicants are responsible for demonstrating to EDA, by 
providing statistics and other appropriate information, the nature and 
level of the distress their project efforts are intended to alleviate. 
In the absence of evidence of high levels of distress, EDA funding is 
unlikely.
    EDA's strategic funding priorities are intended to implement PWEDA 
and to continue the general goals in place over the past six fiscal 
years, which have been refined to reflect the priorities of the U.S. 
Department of Commerce. Unless otherwise noted below, the funding 
priorities listed will be considered by the Selecting Official 
(depending upon the program, either the Regional Director or Assistant 
Secretary) after the project proposal has been evaluated based upon 
evaluation criteria described in EDA's regulations at 13 CFR Chapter 
III (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999 and 64 FR 69867, December 14, 1999).
    During FY 2000, EDA will give priority consideration to projects 
that help communities achieve and sustain economic growth, including 
those that support the Administration's ``New Markets'' and ``Liveable 
Communities'' initiatives and the priorities of the Department of 
Commerce, including, among other things, the following:
     Construction and rehabilitation of essential public works 
infrastructure and economic development facilities that are necessary 
to achieve long-term growth and provide stable and diversified local 
economies in the Nation's distressed communities;
     Assistance to communities suffering job losses and/or 
plant closings resulting from changing trade patterns. This may 
include, but is not limited to, projects for export promotion, 
identification of new markets and products, increased productivity, and 
diversification of the local economic base;
     Commercialization and deployment of technology, 
particularly information technology and telecommunications, and efforts 
that support technology transfer, application, and deployment for 
regional economic development. Also included under this category would 
be projects that support the development of new environmental 
technologies and techniques (e.g., innovative material recycling or 
reuse within the context of eco-industrial development, pollution 
control or treatment processes, and flood mitigation) that 
significantly enhance an area's economic development potential; 
Sustainable development programs that will provide long-term economic 
development benefits while promoting eco-efficiency. Included are 
diversification of natural resource dependent economies, eco-industrial 
parks, aquaculture facilities, brownfields' redevelopment, and other 
projects that increase efficient use of resources without compromising 
the environment for future generations;
     Projects from Minority Serving Institutions to plan and 
implement activities that will create opportunities for minority 
enterprise and technology-based employment in distressed areas;
     Entrepreneurial development, especially programs that 
build local capacity such as small business incubators and community 
financial intermediaries, and projects benefitting minorities, 
businesses owned by women, and people with disabilities (e.g., 
revolving loan funds);
     Economic adjustment, especially in response to military 
base and Department of Energy facility closures and downsizing, defense 
industry downsizing, and post-disaster, long-term economic recovery;
     Projects that fall under the New Markets Initiative--those 
that attract private investment in economically distressed inner city 
areas, small and medium-sized towns, rural areas, and Native American 
communities.
     Projects located in federally designated rural and urban 
Enterprise Communities and Empowerment Zones and state enterprise 
zones;
     Projects that demonstrate innovative approaches to 
economic development;
     Projects that support the economic development of Native 
American communities including Alaska Native Villages;
     Projects that support locally created partnerships that 
focus on regional solutions for economic development. Such projects 
will be given priority over proposals that are more limited in scope. 
For example, projects that evidence collaboration in fostering an 
increase in regional (multicounty and/or multistate) productivity and 
growth will be considered to the extent that such projects demonstrate 
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benefit to economically distressed areas of the region;
     Projects that support the Environmental Protection 
Agency's (EPA) designated brownfield pilots and Brownfield Showcase 
Communities that are eligible for EDA funding; and/or
     Projects that support the Council on Environmental 
Quality's American Heritage Rivers Initiative. EDA will to the extent 
practicable, given its limited resources, work with EDA eligible river 
communities on each of the 14 Presidentially designated rivers in 
achieving their economic development goals and objectives.
    To the degree that one or more funding priorities are included (or 
packaged together) in the proposal, the ability to obtain EDA 
assistance may be enhanced.

II. Other Information and Requirements

    EDA regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III published in the Federal 
Register (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999, and 64 FR 32973, June 18, 1999 
and 64 FR 69867, December 14, 1999), are available from EDA offices 
listed in Section XIII and from the EDA web site at www.doc.gov/eda.
    Certain Departmental and other requirements are noted below. 
Additional information is available through links to EDA's web site at 
www.doc.gov/eda or from the appropriate EDA office listed in Section 
XIII.
    A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is 
required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for 
failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the 
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that 
collection of information displays a currently valid Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number. This notice involves a 
collection of information requirement subject to the provisions of the 
PRA and has been approved by OMB under Control Number 0610-0094.
    B. All primary applicants must submit a completed Form CD-511, 
``Certifications Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other 
Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free Workplace Requirements and 
Lobbying,'' and the following explanations are hereby provided: 
Prospective participants (as defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section 105) 
are subject to ``Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension'' and the 
related section of the certification form prescribed above applies;
    Grantees (as defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section 605) are subject to 
15 CFR Part 26, Subpart F, ``Drug-Free Workplace Requirements 
(Grants)'' and the related section of the certification form prescribed 
above applies;
    Persons (as defined at 15 CFR Part 28, Section 105) are subject to 
the lobbying provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1352, ``Limitation on use of 
appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracting and 
financial transactions,'' and the lobbying section of the certification 
form prescribed above applies to applications/bids for grants, 
cooperative agreements, and contracts for more than $100,000, and loans 
and loan guarantees for more than $150,000, or the single family 
maximum mortgage limit for affected programs, whichever is greater; and
    C. Any applicant that has paid or will pay for lobbying using any 
funds must submit an SF-LLL, ``Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,'' as 
required under 15 CFR part 28, Appendix B.
    D. The implementing regulations of the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) require EDA to provide public notice of the 
availability of project specific environmental documents such as 
environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, findings of 
no significant impact, records of decision etc., to the affected public 
as specified in 40 CFR 1506.6(b).
    Depending on the project location, environmental information 
concerning specific projects can be obtained from the Regional 
Environmental Officer (REO) in the appropriate EDA regional office 
listed in Section XIII.
    E. Recipients shall require applicants/bidders for subgrants, 
contracts, subcontracts, or other lower tier covered transactions at 
any tier under the award to submit, if applicable, a completed Form CD-
512, ``Certifications Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility 
and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transactions and Lobbying'' 
and disclosure form, SF-LLL ``Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.'' Form 
CD-512 is intended for the use of recipients and should not be 
transmitted to DoC. SF-LLL submitted by any tier recipient or 
subrecipient should be submitted to DoC in accordance with the 
instructions contained in the award document.
    F. No award of Federal funds will be made to an applicant who has 
an outstanding delinquent Federal debt until either:
    1. The delinquent account is paid in full;
    2. A negotiated repayment schedule is established and at least one 
payment is received; or
    3. Other arrangements satisfactory to DoC are made.
    G. Unsatisfactory performance under prior Federal awards may result 
in an application not being considered for funding.
    H. Applicants should be aware that a false statement on the 
application is grounds for denial of the application or termination of 
the grant award and grounds for possible punishment by a fine or 
imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1001.
    I. Applicants are hereby notified that any equipment or products 
authorized to be purchased with funding provided under this program 
must be American-made to the maximum extent feasible.
    J. Applicants seeking an early start, i.e., to begin a project 
before EDA approval, must obtain a letter from EDA allowing such early 
start. The letter allowing the early start will be null and void if the 
project is not subsequently approved for funding by the grants officer. 
Approval of an early start does not constitute project approval. 
Applicants should be aware that if they incur any costs prior to an 
award being made they do so solely at their own risk of not being 
reimbursed by the Government. Notwithstanding any verbal or written 
assurance that may have been received, there is no obligation on the 
part of DoC to cover preaward costs. Additionally, EDA also requires 
that compliance with environmental regulations, in accordance with the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), be completed before 
construction begins.
    K. If an application is selected for funding, EDA has no obligation 
to provide any additional future funding in connection with an award. 
Renewal of an award to increase funding or extend the period of 
performance is at the sole discretion of EDA.
    L. Unless otherwise noted below, eligibility, program objectives, 
application procedures, selection procedures, evaluation criteria and 
other requirements for all programs are set forth in EDA's regulations 
at 13 CFR Chapter III (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999, 64 FR 39273, June 
18, 1999, and 64 FR 69867, December 14, 1999).
    M. Area eligibility is determined at the time that EDA invites an 
application under 13 CFR 305 or 308 and is based on the most recent 
Federal data available for the area where the project will be located 
or where the substantial direct benefits will be received. If no 
Federal data are available to determine eligibility, an applicant must 
submit to EDA the most recent data available for the area through the 
government of the State in which the area is located, i.e., conducted 
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eligible on the date of submission of the application. In the case of 
any application received by EDA more than six months prior to the time 
of award, EDA will reevaluate the project to determine that the area 
remains eligible for EDA assistance before making the award.
    EDA will reject any documentation of eligibility that it determines 
is inaccurate.
    N. EDA is not authorized to provide any financial assistance 
directly to individuals for the purpose of starting a new business or 
expanding an existing business.

III. Special Need Criteria

    An area is eligible pursuant to ``Special Need'' (13 CFR 301.2 (b) 
(3)), if the area meets one of the criteria described below:
    A. Substantial out-migration or population loss. Applicants seeking 
eligibility under this criterion will be asked to present appropriate 
and compelling economic and/or demographic data to demonstrate the 
special need.
    B. Underemployment, that is, employment of workers at less than 
full time or at less skilled tasks than their training or abilities 
permit. Applicants seeking eligibility under this criterion will be 
asked to present appropriate and compelling economic and/or demographic 
data to demonstrate the special need.
    C. Military base closures or realignments, defense contractor 
reductions-in-force, or Department of Energy defense-related funding 
reductions.
    1. A military base closure refers to a military base that was 
closed or is scheduled for closure or realignment pursuant to a Base 
Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) process or other Defense Department 
process. The area is eligible from the date of Defense Department 
recommendation for closure until five years after the actual date of 
closing of the installation, provided that the closure recommendation 
is not sooner canceled.
    2. A defense contractor reduction-in-force refers to a defense 
contractor(s) experiencing defense contract cancellations or reductions 
resulting from official DoD announcements and having aggregate value of 
at least $10 million per year. Actual dislocations must have occurred 
within one year of application to EDA and threatened dislocations must 
be anticipated to occur within two years of application to EDA. Defense 
contracts that expire in the normal course of business will not be 
considered in meeting this criterion.
    3. A Department of Energy defense-related funding reduction refers 
to a Department of Energy facility that has experienced or will 
experience a reduction of employment resulting from its defense mission 
change. The area is eligible from the date of the Department of Energy 
announcement of reductions until five years after the actual date of 
reduced operations at the installation, provided that the reduction is 
not sooner canceled.
    D. Natural or other major disasters or emergencies. An area that 
has received one of the following disaster declarations is eligible for 
EDA assistance for a period of 18 months after the date of declaration, 
unless further extended by the Assistant Secretary:
    1. A Presidential Disaster Declaration authorizing FEMA Public 
Assistance pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (Public Law 93-288), 42 U.S.C. 
5121 et seq.), or
    2. A Federally Declared Disaster pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, (Public Law 94-265) as amended 
by the Sustainable Fisheries Act (Public Law 104-297), or
    3. A Federal Declaration pursuant to the Consolidated Farm and 
Rural Development Act, as amended (Public Laws 92-419, 96-438, 97-35, 
98-258, 99-198, 100-233, 100-387, and 101-624), or
    4. A Federally Declared Disaster pursuant to the Small Business 
Act, as amended (Public Law 85-536).
    E. Extraordinary depletion of natural resources. EDA presently 
recognizes the following conditions of extraordinary natural resource 
depletion:
    1. Fisheries
    2. Coal
    3. Timber
    Assistant Secretary modifications to the above listing of 
conditions of extraordinary natural resource depletion, as they may 
occur, will be announced in subsequent public notices.
    F. Closure or restructuring of industrial firms, essential to area 
economies. An area that has experienced closure or restructuring of 
firms resulting in sudden job losses and meeting the following 
criteria:
    1. For areas over 100,000 population, the actual or threatened 
dislocation is 500 jobs, or 1 percent of the civilian labor force 
(CLF), whichever is less.
    2. For areas up to 100,000 population, the actual or threatened 
dislocation is 200 jobs, or 1 percent of the CLF, whichever is less.
    Actual dislocations must have occurred within one year of 
application to EDA and threatened dislocations must be anticipated to 
occur within two years of application.
    G. Local negative impacts of foreign trade. An area certified as 
eligible by the North American Development Bank (NADBank) Program or 
the Community Adjustment and Investment Program (CAIP) .
    H. Other special need. The area is experiencing other special and/
or extraordinary economic adjustment need as determined by the 
Assistant Secretary.
    The applicant will be asked to present appropriate economic or 
demographic statistics to demonstrate a special need.

IV. Funding Availability

    Under EDA's fiscal year 2000 appropriation, Pub. L. 106-113, 
program funds totalling $360,550,000 are available until expended. EDA 
has already received and begun processing requests for funding under 
its programs for fiscal year 2000. New requests submitted that require 
approval during this fiscal year will face substantial competition.

V. Authority

    The authority for programs listed in Parts VI through XI is the 
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, (Pub. L. 89-136, 42 
U.S.C. 3121, et seq.), as amended, and as further amended by Pub. L. 
105-393 (PWEDA). The authority for the program listed in Part XII is 
Title II Chapters 3 and 5 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, (19 
U.S.C. 2341-2355; 2391) (Trade Act), as amended by Pub. L. 105-119.

VI. Program: Public Works and Economic Development Assistance

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.300 Economic 
Development-Grants for Public Works and Infrastructure)
Funding Availability
    Funds in the amount of $204,521,000 maybe appropriated for this 
program. The average funding level for a grant last fiscal year was 
$849,000.

VII. Program: Technical Assistance-Local Technical Assistance; 
National Technical Assistance; and University Centers

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.303 Economic 
Development-Technical Assistance)
Funding Availability
    Funds in the amount of $9,100,000 million have been appropriated 
for the Technical Assistance programs of which approximately $1,530,000 
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for the Local Technical Assistance program; $1,101,000 for the National 
Technical Assistance program; and $6,469,000 for the University Center 
program. The average funding level in FY 1999 for Local Technical 
Assistance grants was $28,000; for National Technical Assistance 
grants, $108,000; and for University Center grants, $98,300.
    EDA expects that most University Center funds will be used for 
support to existing University Centers. EDA is in the process of 
designating the University Center program as a multi-(up to three) year 
program and expects at least $6,469,000 in funding to be available in 
each of the second and third years. Applicants under EDA's University 
Center Technical Assistance programs may be invited to submit 
applications for multi-year awards, setting out the proposed budget and 
project activities for each year, up to three years. If accepted, such 
applications will simplify the application process in subsequent year 
or years, although in each year approval of an award will be dependent 
upon continued satisfactory performance during the preceding period, 
the availability of program funds, and will be at EDA's sole 
discretion. It is EDA's intention to have the multi-year funding cycle 
coincide with the peer review cycle called for under Section 506 of 
PWEDA and 13 CFR Sec. 318.1.
    A separate FR Notice will set forth the specific funding 
priorities, application process, and time frames for certain National 
Technical Assistance projects.

VIII. Program: Planning--Planning Assistance for Economic 
Development Districts, Indian Tribes, States, and Other Planning 
Organizations

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.302 Economic 
Development--Support for Planning Organizations; 11.305 Economic 
Development--State and Local Economic Development Planning)
Funding Availability
    Funds in the amount of $24,000,000 have been appropriated for the 
Planning program. The funding levels for planning grants last year 
ranged from $10,000 to $200,000. EDA expects the majority of planning 
funds will be used for support to existing Economic Development 
District and Indian Tribe grantees. EDA is in the process of 
designating the Planning programs as multi-(up to three)year programs 
and expects at least $24,000,000 in funding to be available annually in 
the second and third years. Applicants under EDA's Planning programs 
may be invited to submit applications for multi-year awards, setting 
out the proposed budget and project activities for each year, up to 
three years. If accepted, such applications will simplify the 
application process in the subsequent year or years, although in each 
year approval of an award will be dependent upon continued satisfactory 
performance during the preceding period, the availability of program 
funds, and will be at EDA's sole discretion. It is EDA's intention to 
have the multi-year funding cycle coincide with the peer review cycle 
called for under Section 506 of PWEDA and 13 CFR Sec. 318.2. At the 
discretion of the Regional Office, other applicants for planning 
assistance may be invited to submit applications for up to a three-year 
period. Funding in FY 2001 and FY 2002 for these other applicants will 
be contingent upon the availability of funds from Congress, 
satisfactory performance, and at the sole discretion of EDA.

IX. Program: Economic Adjustment Assistance

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.307 Economic Development 
and Adjustment Assistance Program)
Funding Availability
    Funds in the amount of $34,629,000 have been appropriated for this 
program. Of this amount, $12,000,000 is available for economic 
adjustment projects located in regions impacted by coal industry 
downsizing and timber industry issues with an additional $3,129,000 
available for disaster mitigation uses.
    The $3,129,000 for disaster mitigation and recovery will be 
available to support selected hazard prone communities (areas subject 
to natural disasters) including Project Impact communities (communities 
recognized for taking actions on their own to mitigate) designated by 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for capacity building 
and mitigation activities in areas that are EDA eligible. In addition 
to the eligibility criteria set forth in EDA's regulation's at 13 CFR 
Chapter III (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999 and 64 FR 69867, December 14, 
1999) these communities must have experienced a natural disaster or be 
located in natural hazard prone areas.
    The average funding level for a regular economic adjustment grant 
last year was $180,000.

X. Program: Defense Economic Conversion

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.307 Economic Development 
and Adjustment Assistance Program; 11.300 Economic Development 
Grants; 11.303 Economic Development-Technical Assistance; 11.302 
Economic Development--Support for Planning Organizations; 11.305 
Economic Development--State and Local Economic Development Planning; 
11.312 Economic Development--Research and Evaluation Program; and 
11.313 Economic Development--Trade Adjustment Assistance)
Funding Availability
    Funds in the amount of $77,300,000 have been appropriated for this 
program. The average funding level for a grant last year was 
$1,300,000.
    Up to $2.5 million of defense adjustment funds will be available 
for projects that demonstrate innovative credit enhancement of debt 
financing for base-reuse infrastructure. In 1998, EDA published the 
results of its funded research project entitled Defense Adjustment 
Infrastructure Bonds: Credit Enhancement Grants Make Affordable Capital 
Available. During FY 2000, EDA encourages projects that apply the 
concepts explained in the study which is available on EDA's website at 
www.doc.gov/eda. EDA will give priority to projects that: (1) Fund 
financial studies to determine whether a base-reuse capital improvement 
financing scheme requires credit enhancement, and if so, to determine 
the most appropriate form(s) of credit enhancement (note that proposed 
credit enhancement schemes need not identify EDA as a funding source in 
order to be competitive); or (2) fund the credit enhancement of a bond 
for construction activities targeted to new or renovated infrastructure 
and/or buildings located on former military base property. Factors that 
will be considered in selecting projects under this demonstration will 
include: the economic distress of the community affected by the base 
closure; the projected economic development benefits, e.g., job 
creation and private sector investment, that will result from the 
construction of improvements that will be funded by the bond; and the 
degree to which the resulting activities can serve as a prototype for 
other areas facing major base conversion needs.

XI. Program: Research and Evaluation

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.312 Economic 
Development--Research and Evaluation Program)
Funding Availability
    Funds in the amount of $500,000 have been appropriated for this 
program. The average funding level for a grant last fiscal year was 
$41,000.
    A separate FR Notice will set forth the specific funding 
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process, and time frames for certain research and evaluation projects. 
For further information, contact: John McNamee, National Technical 
Assistance and Research Division, Economic Development Administration, 
Room 7019, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, 
Telephone: (202) 482-2309.

XII. Program: Trade Adjustment Assistance

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.313 Economic 
Development--Trade Adjustment Assistance)
Funding Availability
    Funds in the amount of $10,500,000 have been appropriated for this 
program. The typical funding level for a grant last year was $791,000. 
For further information on this program contact: Anthony J. Meyer, 
Coordinator, Trade Adjustment and Technical Assistance, Planning and 
Development Assistance Division, Economic Development Administration, 
Room 7317, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230, 
Telephone: (202) 482-2127.

    EDA Regional Offices and Economic Development Representatives EDA
                            Regional Offices:
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      Economic Development Representatives            States Covered
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  William J. Day, Jr., Regional Director, Atlanta Regional Office, 401
  West Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 1820, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3510,
    Telephone: (404) 730-3002, Fax: (404) 730-3025, Internet Address:
                              [email protected]
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PATTERSON, Gilbert, 401 West Peachtree Street,    Mississippi.
 N.W., Suite 1820, Atlanta, GA 30308, Telephone:  Georgia.
 (404) 730-3000, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
HUNTER, Bobby D., 771 Corporate Drive, Suite      Kentucky.
 200, Lexington, KY 40503-5477, Telephone: (606)  North Carolina
 224-7426, Internet Address: [email protected].      (Western).
DIXON, Patricia M., U.S. Department of Commerce-  South Carolina.
 EDA, P. O. Box 1707, Lugoff, SC 29078,           North Carolina
 Telephone: (803) 408-2513, Internet Address:      (Eastern).
 [email protected].
DENNIS, Bobby, 401 West Peachtree Street, N.W.,   Alabama.
 Suite 1820, Atlanta, GA 30308-3510, Telephone:
 (404) 730-3020, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
TAYLOR, Willie C., 401 West Peachtree Street,     Florida.
 N.W., Suite 1820, Atlanta, GA 30308-3510,
 Telephone: (404) 730-3032, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
REED, Tonia, 401 West Peachtree Street, N.W.,     Tennessee.
 Suite 1820, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3510,
 Telephone: (404) 730-3026, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
 Pedro R. Garza, Regional Director, Austin Regional Office, 327 Congress
 Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78701-4037, Telephone: (512) 381-8144,
         Fax: (512) 381-8177, Internet Address: [email protected]
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                 Area Directors
JACOB, Larry, Austin Regional Office 327          New Mexico
 Congress Avenue, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78701-     Oklahoma
 4037, Telephone: (512) 381-8157, Internet        Texas (Northwest).
 Address: [email protected].
FRERKING, Sharon T., Austin Regional Office 327   Arkansas
 Congress Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78701- Louisiana
 4037, Telephone: (512) 381-8154, Internet        Texas (Southeast).
 Address: [email protected].
SPEARMAN, Sam, 700 West Capital, Room 2509,
 Little Rock, AR 72201, Telephone: (501) 324-
 5637, Internet Address: [email protected].
DAVIDSON-EHLERS, Pamela 501 Magazine Street,
 Room 1025, New Orleans, LA 70130, Telephone:
 (504) 589-4179, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
 C. Robert Sawyer, Regional Director, Chicago Regional Office, 111 North
 Canal Street, Suite 855, Chicago, IL 60606, Telephone: (312) 353-7706,
         Fax: (312) 353-8575, Internet Address: [email protected]
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ARNOLD, John B. III, 104 Federal Building, 515    Illinois.
 West First Street, Duluth, MN 55802, Telephone:  Minnesota.
 (1-888) 865-5719 (Illinois), (218) 720-5326
 (Minnesota), Internet Address: [email protected].
HICKEY, Robert F., Federal Building, Room 740,    Ohio.
 200 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215,     Indiana.
 Telephone: (1-800) 686-2603 (Indiana), (614)
 469-7314 (Ohio), Internet Address:
 [email protected].
PECK, John E., P.O. Box 517, Acme, Michigan       Michigan.
 49610-0517, Telephone: (616) 938-1712            Wisconsin.
 (Michigan), (1-888) 249-7597 (Wisconsin),
 Internet Address: [email protected].
Anthony J. Preite, Regional Director, Denver Regional Office, 1244 Speer
 Boulevard, Room 670, Denver, Colorado 80204, Telephone: (303) 844-4715,
         Fax: (303) 844-3968, Internet Address: [email protected]
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ZENDER, John P., 1244 Speer Boulevard, Room 632,  Colorado.
 Denver, CO 80204, Telephone: (303) 844-4902,     Kansas.
 Internet Address: [email protected].
CECIL, Robert, Federal Building, Room 823, 2l0    Iowa.
 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, Telephone:  Nebraska.
 (515) 284-4746, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
HILDEBRANDT, Paul, Federal Building, Room B-2,    Missouri.
 608 East Cherry Street, Columbia, MO 65201,
 Telephone: (573) 442-8084, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
ROGERS, John C., Federal Building, Room 196, 301  Montana.
 South Park Ave., Drawer 10074, Helena, MT        Wyoming.
 59626, Telephone: (406) 441-1175, Internet
 Address: [email protected].
JUNGBERG, Cip, Post Office/Courthouse, 102 4th    South Dakota.
 Ave., Room 216, P.O. Box 190, Aberdeen, South    North Dakota.
 Dakota 57401, Telephone: (605) 226-7315,
 Internet Address: [email protected].
TURNER, Robert, Chief, Operations Management,     Utah.
 1244 Speer Boulevard, Room 670, Denver,
 Colorado 80204, Telephone: (303) 844-4474,
 Internet Address: [email protected].
Paul M. Raetsch, Regional Director, Philadelphia Regional Office, Curtis
   Center, Independence Square West, Suite 140 South, Philadelphia, PA
19106, Telephone: (215) 597-4603, Fax: (215) 597-6669, Internet Address:
                            [email protected]
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GOOD, William A., Acting, Philadelphia Regional   Delaware.
 Office, The Curtis Center-Suite 140 South,       District of Columbia.
 Independence Square West, Philadelphia, PA
 19106, Telephone: (215) 597-0405, Internet
 Address: [email protected].

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AUBE, Michael W., 48 Highland Avenue, Bangor, ME  Connecticut.
 04401-4656, Telephone: (207) 945-6985, Internet  Maine.
 Address: [email protected].                          Rhode Island.
POTTER, Rita V., 143 North Main Street, Suite     New Hampshire.
 209, Concord, NH 03301-5089, Telephone: (603)    Massachusetts.
 225-1624, Internet Address: [email protected].
HUMMEL, Edward, Philadelphia Regional Office,     New Jersey.
 The Curtis Center-Suite 140 South, Independence  New York City (Long
 Square West, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Telephone:   Island).
 (215) 597-6767, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
MARSHALL, Harold J. II, 620 Erie Boulevard West,  New York.
 Suite 104, Syracuse, NY 13204-2442, Telephone:   Vermont.
 (315) 448-0938, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
PECONE, Anthony M., 525 North Broad Street, West  Pennsylvania.
 Hazelton, PA. 18201-1107, Telephone: (570) 459-
 6861, Internet Address: [email protected].
CRUZ, Ernesto L., IBM Building, Room 602, 654     Puerto Rico.
 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918-1738,    Virgin Islands.
 Telephone: (787) 766-5187, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
NOYES, Neal E., Room 474, 400 North 8th Street,   Virginia.
 P.O. Box 10229, Richmond, VA 23240-1001,         Maryland.
 Telephone: (804) 771-2061, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
DAVIS, R. Byron, 405 Capital Street, Room 411,    West Virginia.
 Charleston, WV 25301-1727, Telephone: (304) 347-
 5252, Internet Address: [email protected].
  A. Leonard Smith, Regional Director, Seattle Regional Office, Jackson
   Federal Building, Room 1856, 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, Washington
98174, Telephone: (206) 220-7660, Fax: (206) 220-7669, Internet Address:
                            [email protected]
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RICHERT, Bernhard E. Jr., 550 West 7th Avenue,    Alaska.
 Suite 1780, Anchorage, AK 99501-7594,
 Telephone: (907) 271-2272, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
SOSSON, Deena R., 801 I Street, Suite 411,        California (Central).
 Sacramento, CA 95814, Telephone: (916) 498-
 5285, Internet Address: [email protected].
CHURCH, Dianne V., 280 South First St., #135-B,   California (Central
 San Jose, CA 95113, Telephone: (408) 535-5550,    Coastal).
 Internet Address: [email protected].
FUJITA, Gail S., P.O. Box 50264, 300 Ala Moaana   Hawaii.
 Blvd, Federal Building, Room 5180, Honolulu, HI  Guam.
 96850, Telephone: (808) 541-3391, Internet       American Samoa.
 Address: [email protected].                        Marshall Islands.
                                                  Micronesia.
                                                  Northern Marianas.
                                                  Republic of Palau.
AMES, Aldred F., Borah Federal Building, Room     Idaho.
 441, 304 North 8th Street, Boise, ID 83702,      Nevada.
 Telephone: (208) 334-1521 (Idaho), (1-888) 693-
 1370 (Nevada), Internet Address: [email protected].
BERBLINGER, Anne S., One World Trade Center, 121  Oregon.
 S.W. Salmon Street, Suite 244, Portland, OR      California (Northern).
 97204, Telephone: (503) 326-3078, Internet
 Address: [email protected].
MARSHALL, Wilfred, 5777 West Centry Blvd., Suite  California (Southern).
 1675, Los Angeles, CA 90045, Telephone: (310)
 348-5386, Internet Address: [email protected].
KIRRY, Lloyd P., Seattle Regional Office,         Washington.
 Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue,
 Room 1856, Seattle, WA 98174, Telephone: (206)
 220-7682, Internet Address: [email protected].
MACIAS, Jacob (Acting), Seattle Regional Office,  Arizona.
 Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue,
 Room 1856, Seattle, WA 98174, Telephone: (206)
 220-7666, Internet Address: [email protected].
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    For general information on EDA contact the appropriate Regional 
Office listed above or EDA's Office of Congressional Liaison and 
Program Research and Evaluation: Economic Development Administration, 
Room7814A, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230, 
Telephone: (202) 482-2309, EDA website www.doc.gov/eda.

    Dated: January 18, 2000.
Chester Straub, Jr.,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development.
[FR Doc. 00-1627 Filed 1-21-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-24-P