[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33426]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6927-5]


FY2001-2002 USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office Request for 
Preproposals

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)--Great Lakes National 
Program Office.

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 through the 
``FY2001-2002 USEPA Great Lakes National Program Office Request for 
Preproposals'' (RFP). The RFP solicits preproposals for assistance 
projects in the areas of Contaminated Sediments, Pollution Prevention 
and Reduction, Ecological (Habitat) Protection and Restoration, 
Invasive Species, Indicator Development, and Emerging Issues.

DATES: The deadline for submission of preproposals is February 16, 
2001.

DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: The RFP is available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2001guid/. It is also available from Lawrence 
Brail (312-886-7474/[email protected]).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USEPA's Great Lakes National Program Office 
is targeting a total of $3.15 million to award in the summer and fall 
of FY 2001 for Great Lakes projects pertaining to: Contaminated 
Sediments; Pollution Prevention and Reduction (Binational Toxics 
Strategy); Ecological (Habitat) Protection and Restoration; Invasive 
Species; Indicator Development; and Strategic or Emerging Issues. 
Indicator Development is a new category, building upon work done 
through the State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conferences. Assistance 
(through grants, cooperative agreements, and interagency agreements) is 
available pursuant to Clean Water Act section 104(b)(3) for activities 
in the Great Lakes Basin and in support of the Great Lakes Water 
Quality Agreement. State pollution control agencies, interstate 
agencies, other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and 
organizations are eligible to apply. Potential applicants can find the 
Request for Preproposals, including evaluation criteria and the 
Preproposal development and submittal program, on the Internet at 
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2001guid/.

    Dated: December 20, 2000.
Gary V. Gulezian,
Director, Great Lakes National Program Office.
[FR Doc. 00-33426 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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