[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11289-11294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4553]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPPTS-00309; FRL-6763-8]


Fiscal Year 2001 Environmental Justice Through Pollution 
Prevention Grant Funds; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is soliciting grant proposals under the Environmental 
Justice Through Pollution Prevention (EJP2) grant program. EPA 
anticipates that approximately $750,000 will be available for Fiscal 
Year (FY) 2001. This program promotes pollution prevention approaches 
that address environmental justice concerns in affected communities. 
Eligible recipients of the grant funds include incorporated non-profit 
environmental Organizations, environmental justice organizations, 
community grassroots organizations, including religious and civic 
groups, local governments, and federally recognized tribal governments.

DATES:  All applications must be received by the EPA contractor, 
Eastern Research Group (ERG), on or before 5 p.m., e.s.t., April 20, 
2001. You must submit your application in accordance with the 
instructions and requirements laid out in Units I., III., and IV. of 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: 
Barbara Cunningham, Acting Director, Environmental Assistance Division, 
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (7408), Environmental 
Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    For technical information contact: Michele Veney, Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Pollution Prevention Division 
(PPD), 7409, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 260-4588; e-mail 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. The Agency has 
not attempted to specifically describe the entities potentially 
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the 
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document, the Grant Application, or Other Related Documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document, and application forms for EJP2 grants, from EPA's EJP2 
Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/ejp2.
    2. By mail. You may mail a request for this information to the 
technical person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, 
at the address listed.

C. Where and to Whom Do I Submit My Application?

    Please submit one original grant application packet and one copy by 
mail, by person, or by courier to: EJP2 Grant Program, c/o ERG, 2200 
Wilson Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington VA 22201.

D. What is the Deadline for Submitting Applications?

    All applications must be received by the EPA contractor, Eastern 
Research Group (ERG), on or before April 20, 2001. You must submit your 
application in accordance with the instructions and requirements laid 
out in Units I., III., IV. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

E. What Other Information Does this Notice Include?

    1. Scope and Purpose of the Environmental Justice Through Pollution 
Prevention Grant Guidance
    2. Eligible Applicants and Activities
    3. Application Requirements
    4. Evaluation of Proposals
    5. Process for Awarding Grants
    6. Expected Time-frame for Reviewing and Awarding Grants
    7. Project Period and Final Reports
    8. Definitions
    9. Regional Contacts
    10. Information Regarding Definition of Small Business

II. Scope and Purpose of EJP2 Grant Program

    Since 1995, the EJP2 grant program has funded projects which have 
sought to encourage innovative, non-regulatory pollution prevention 
techniques in environmental justice communities.

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 Over the last 5 years of the program, eligible grant recipients have 
experimented with a variety of different approaches. With experience, 
we are better able to assess the types of projects and techniques that 
might be replicated in other affected communities, and the types of 
projects that should be deferred. We anticipate having less money than 
in previous years, and applicants can make better use of their time and 
energy if all eligibility requirements are followed. This grant program 
is designed specifically to fund only those projects that directly 
benefit minority and low-income communities by applying pollution 
prevention approaches. EPA will not award EJP2 funds to proposals for 
cleanup and disposal activities, trash collection, recycling, and/or 
pest removal, and/or other initiatives that are aimed at avoiding the 
generation of pollution.
    This year, EPA will limit eligibility to projects involving:
    1. Helping Small Businesses and Institutions Prevent Pollution in 
Communities. Projects in this category should involve forging voluntary 
partnership programs, demonstration projects, and/or general technical 
assistance and training.
    2. Fostering Partnerships Between Industrial Facilities and 
Communities. Projects in this category should involve helping community 
residents forge relationships with large industrial facilities in their 
neighborhoods in an attempt to work with the facilities to make 
environmental improvements and address community concerns.
    3. Demonstrating Agricultural Pollution Prevention. Projects in 
this category should involve providing tools to farm workers on best 
management practices that attempt to reduce pesticide use and worker 
exposure.
    4. Improving Tribal Environments. Projects in this category should 
involve developing strategies that address environmental concerns and 
promote the development of tribal environmental legislation essential 
for pollution prevention.
    This year, EPA will not fund projects primarily involving:
    1. Educating Communities about Pollution Prevention. Projects in 
this category provided outreach materials and technical assistance on 
pollution prevention approaches through the medium of television 
broadcasts, brochures, and newsletters to affected communities.
    2. Promoting Efficient Resource Use Within Communities. Projects in 
this category promoted energy efficiency, advocated alternatives modes 
of transportation, and launched the development of urban gardens.
    3. Fostering Youth Education and Involvement. Projects in this 
category involved carrying out educational programs and developing 
curricula to help youth better comprehend environmental issues and 
develop their capacity to address environmental problems in their 
communities.
    4. Projects from previous years that fit these various categories 
are described in more detail in EPA's publication on Promoting 
Environmental Justice through Pollution Prevention (EPA742K-00-001) and 
in EPA's Assessment of the Environmental Justice through Pollution 
Prevention grants program, available in Adobe Acrobat Reader .pdf 
format on EPA's EJP2 Internet Home Page at: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/ejp2. Copies of the Assessment are also available by calling 
(703) 841-0483.

A. Background on EJP2 Grant Program

    In 1990, Congress enacted the Pollution Prevention Act, which 
established a national policy to prevent or reduce pollution at the 
source whenever possible. EPA has increasingly devoted its attention to 
actively ensuring fair environmental protection for all communities 
while trying to empower those most often disenfranchised from the 
decision-making process, namely the poor and people of color. In its 
1992 report, Environmental Equity: Reducing Risk for All Communities, 
EPA concluded that people of color and low-income communities are 
subject to higher levels of toxic pollutant exposure than the general 
population. Recognizing the disproportionate environmental impacts that 
many minority and low-income communities face, EPA's Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) is devising ways to aid these 
communities solve environmental problems through pollution prevention, 
which is any practice that reduces or eliminates a pollutant prior to 
recycling, treatment or disposal. EJP2 grants are meant to aid in the 
approach toward environmental protection by playing a central role in 
reducing environmental risks while promoting public involvement and 
increasing economic benefits.

B. How Does EPA Define Environmental Justice

    Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful 
involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, 
or income with respect to the development, implementation, and 
enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. Fair 
treatment means that no group of people, including a racial, ethnic, or 
socioeconomic group, should bear a disproportionate share of the 
negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, 
municipal, and commercial operations or the execution of federal, 
state, local, and tribal programs and policies.

C. How is Pollution Prevention Defined Under the Environmental Justice 
Through Pollution Prevention Grants Program?

    EPA has defined pollution prevention as source reduction, which is 
any practice that reduces or eliminates a pollutant prior to recycling, 
treatment, or disposal. EPA further defines pollution prevention as the 
use of other practices that reduce or eliminate the creation of 
pollutants through:
    1. Increased efficiency in the use of raw materials, energy, water, 
or other resources, and
    2. Protection of natural resources by conservation.
    To help the public better understand pollution prevention, EPA has 
established a hierarchy of environmental management practices. In order 
of preference, these practices include: Pollution prevention and source 
reduction, recycling, treatment, and safe disposal.
    This grant program is focused on applying pollution prevention and 
source reduction techniques to bring about better environmental 
protection.

D. How is Pollution Prevention Different from Other EPA Programs?

    EPA grant programs have traditionally focused on preventing 
pollution through reactive means, usually by way of treatment, cleanup, 
recycling, and/or disposal. EJP2 grants, however, use pollution 
prevention methods as a preferable approach toward reducing pollution 
at the source, thereby lessening the need to treat, recycle, and 
dispose of contaminants. By using proven pollution prevention 
approaches contaminants have less of a chance to enter the environment 
and potentially cause adverse environmental health and safety side-
effects.

E. What If My Project is Not Pollution Prevention?

    EPA, along with other Federal agencies, may have other grant funds 
available to address your particular needs. For example, EPA's 
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program, managed by the Office of 
Environmental Justice, provides grant funding for projects that address

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environmental justice problems through ways other than pollution 
prevention. A list of all EPA grant programs can be found in the 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. You may also find copies at 
some 1,300 Federal Deposit Libraries around the nation (usually located 
at major colleges and/or universities), or at National Agricultural 
Libraries (usually located in rural or agricultural areas). You may 
also find the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance on the Internet 
at: http://www.cfda.gov. To purchase copies please call the General 
Services Administration at (202) 708-5126.

F. What is the Impact of this Program on Small Entities?

    The EJP2 grant program is targeted at nonprofit and community 
organizations, and therefore benefits small entities. We have informed 
potential grantees by Federal Register publication, updates on the EPA 
web site, and by maintaining a mailing list of interested parties. We 
have worked to minimize any potential adverse impacts by clarifying the 
applicability of the guidance, by encouraging applications that stand 
little chance of funding, and by providing information on successful 
projects and approaches.

G. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the 
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally 
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating 
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, 
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the 
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other 
required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of 
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior 
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot 
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal 
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 
804(2).

III. Eligible Applicants and Activities

A. Who May Submit Applications, and May an Applicant Submit More Than 
One Proposal?

    Any incorporated non-profit community organization, local 
government, or federally recognized tribal government may submit an 
application upon publication of this solicitation. ``Non-profit'' 
organization means any corporation, trust, association, cooperative, or 
the organization that:
    1. Is operated primarily for scientific, education, service, 
charitable, or similar purposes in the public interest;
    2. Is not organized primarily for profit; and
    3. Uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve, and/or expand its 
operations.
    While state and local governments and academic institutions are 
eligible to receive grants, preference will be given to non-profit, 
community-based/grassroots organizations and state and federally 
recognized tribal organizations. Organizations must be incorporated by 
Friday, April 20, 2001 in order to be eligible to receive EJP2 grant 
funds. For-profit organizations, federal agencies, and individuals are 
not eligible for this grant. Organizations excluded from applying 
directly, as well as those inexperienced in grant-writing, are 
encouraged to develop partnerships and prepare joint proposals with 
organizations that are eligible for funding. No applicant can receive 
two grants for the same project at one time. EPA will consider only one 
proposal per project. Applicants may submit more than one application 
as long as the applications are for separate and distinct projects.

B. What Types of Projects Are Eligible for Funding?

     In past years EPA has encouraged a variety of innovative 
approaches to pollution prevention through the EJP2 program. The 
program recently conducted an assessment of previous EJP2 grants. The 
Assessment includes details on previous grant projects, and factors 
that contributed to project success. Based on the Assessment, and the 
fact that the EJP2 program has less money to award in FY 2001, EPA is 
narrowing the types of projects that will be funded under this program. 
In past years, this program has been extremely competitive. In the most 
recent competition, EPA was able to fund fewer than one out of every 
six applications.
    This year, the EJP2 program will only fund projects in four 
categories:
    1. Helping Small Businesses Prevent Pollution in Communities;
    2. Fostering Partnerships Between Industrial Facilities and 
Communities;
    3. Demonstrating Agricultural Pollution Prevention;
    4. Improving Tribal Environments.
    More detail on the types of projects that have been funded is 
available in the Assessment, and in the EPA Brochure entitled Promoting 
Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention. In the past, EPA 
has funded grants involving:
    1. Fostering Youth Education and Involvement,
    2. Educating Communities about Pollution Prevention; and
    3. Promoting Efficient Resource Use within Communities.
    EPA strongly encourages cooperative efforts between communities, 
business, industry, and government to address common pollution 
prevention goals. In addition to narrowing the focus, EPA is 
encouraging applicants to use already existing information and material 
rather than use scarce resources to research and develop new 
initiatives to satisfy a project's goal. EPA urges all applicants to 
consult the Assessment of EPA's EJP2 Grant Program. The EJP2 Assessment 
is available by calling: (703) 841-0483, or one can obtain a 
downloadable version in Adobe Acrobat Reader .pdf format via EPA's EJP2 
Internet Home Page at: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/ejp2.

C. How Much Money May Be Requested? Are Matching Funds Required?

    Organizations seeking funds from the EJP2 grant program can request 
up to $75,000 for projects. EPA no longer requires cost sharing or 
matching for this grant program from institutions of higher education, 
hospitals, and other non-profit organizations, unless otherwise 
required by statute, regulation, Executive Order or official Agency 
policy. Applicants that are governmental entities, such as state and 
local governments are subject to a 25% matching or cost-sharing 
requirement. Matching or cost-sharing requirements may be satisfied 
through either cash or in-kind contributions.

D. Are There Any Restriction on the Use of Federal Funds?

    Yes. EPA grant funds can only be used for the purposes set forth in 
the grant agreement. Grant funds from this program cannot be used for 
matching funds for other federal grants, construction, personal gifts 
(e.g., t-shirts, buttons, and hats), purchasing furniture, litigation, 
lobbying, or intervention in federal regulatory or adjudicatory 
proceedings. In addition, the recipient may not use these federal 
assistance funds to sue the federal government or any other government 
entities. For more information, refer to 40 CFR 30.27, `` Allowable 
Costs.''

IV. Application Requirements

A. What is Required for Applications?

    Proposals from eligible organizations must include the information 
listed below. To save paper, please provide

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double-sided copies whenever possible. Please include one original 
application packet (with original signatures where required) and one 
copy of the application packet. Proposals that do not include all of 
the materials listed below will not be considered for funding. To 
obtain copies of the EJP2 grant program guidance and application 
package or to obtain more information regarding the EJP2 grant program, 
please call (703) 841-0483. A complete electronic copy of the EJP2 
grant program guidance and application package is also available via 
the Internet at EPA's EJP2 Internet Home Page at: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/ejp2.
    Grant Application:
    The total number of pages per application may not exceed 25 double-
sided pages. Pages must be letter size (8 1/2 " x 11"), with normal 
type size (11 CPI), and have at least 1" margins.
    1. One page summary cover sheet must include:
    (a) Name of applicant;
    (b) Address of applicant;
    (c) Phone number + e-mail address for contact;
    (d) Project name;
    (e) Dollar amount requested from EPA;
    (f) Identification of what category the project will address (e.g. 
helping small businesses prevent pollution in communities, fostering 
partnerships between industrial facilities and communities, 
demonstrating agriculturalpollution prevention, or improving tribal 
environments);
    (g) Brief description of the environmental justice issue(s) to be 
addressed by the project;
    (h) Brief description and explanation of the parties contributing 
to the concern (e.g. small business, an industrial/agricultural 
facility or farm);
    (i) Brief description of what type of pollution prevention approach 
will be utilized to address the environmental justice issues in the 
project proposal; and
    (j) Brief description of the purpose of the grant proposal.
    2. Narrative (no more than 5 pages in length). The narrative should 
include a:
    (a) Description of the affected communities;
    (b) Identification of what category the project will address (e.g. 
helping small businesses prevent pollution in communities, fostering 
partnerships between industrial facilities and communities, 
demonstrating agricultural pollution prevention, or improving tribal 
environments);
    (c) Description of the environmental justice issue(s) to be 
addressed by the project;
    (d) Description of the pollution prevention approach that will be 
utilized in the project;
    (e) Description of the involvement of community and partner 
organizations in developing and implementing the project;
    (f) Description of the anticipated environmental results and other 
benefits for the community;
    (g) Description of the approach used to evaluate the project.
    3. Letters of commitment, memoranda of understanding, or other 
documents that highlight significant involvement of other partners in 
your grant application.
    4. Resumes or biographical information regarding the lead and other 
key personnel in the grant application.
    5. Any additional information (e.g., history of the organization(s) 
and success stories).
    6. Key contacts information sheet.
    7. Application for Federal Assistance, SF 424, the official form 
required for all federal grants that requests basic information about 
the grantee and the proposed project.
    8. The Federal Standard Form SF 424A, which provides information on 
budget and match.
    9. Detailed, itemized budget.
    10. Certification of Non-Construction, SF 424B
    11. Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other 
Responsibility Matters Form.
    12. Certification Regarding Lobbying Form.
    13. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Form.
    Please note: Your application may be subject to your state's 
intergovernmental review process, or the consultation requirements of 
section 204, Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act. 
Check with your state's Single Point of Contact to determine your 
requirements. Applicants from American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and 
the U.S. Virgin Islands should also check with their Single Point of 
Contact. If you do not know who your Single Point of Contact is, please 
call your EPA regional contact (see Unit X) or EPA Headquarters Grants 
Policy, Information and Training Branch at (202) 564-5325. Federally 
recognized tribal governments are not required to comply with this 
procedure.

B. When and Where Must Applications be Submitted?

    Applicants must submit one signed original grant application and 
one copy by mail, by person, or by courier on or before 5 p.m. e.s.t., 
April 20, 2001 to the following address: EJP2 Grant Program, c/o ERG, 
2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington VA, 22201. To request 
additional copies of the grant application, or for any questions please 
call (703) 841-0483.

V. Evaluation of Proposals

    All proposals must meet three requirements in order to be 
considered for funding by this program:
    1. Would the project benefit a minority and/or low-income 
community?
    2. Would the project use a pollution prevention approach to address 
the environmental problems of the community?
    3. Does the project address one or more of the priority funding 
areas identified for this program in section II of this guidance?
    Proposals will be evaluated and scored by the reviewers on the 
basis of the following four criteria:
    1. Is the proposed approach likely to successfully address the 
community's environmental concerns?
    2. Does the project seem cost-effective?
    3. Does the project identify a method for measuring and documenting 
the project's environmental results and other benefits for the 
community, either quantitatively or qualitatively?
    4. Were the affected community, business or other institutions, and 
other partners and potential participants effectively involved in the 
development of the proposal?

VI. Process For Awarding and Issuing Grants

A. How Will Applications be Reviewed?

    Each EPA Regional office will form a review panel that will review 
and evaluate all grant applications from communities within that 
Region. Applications will be screened to ensure that they meet 
eligibility requirements of this guidance. Postcards of acknowledgment 
confirming the receipt of a grant package application will be sent to 
all applicants by April 27, 2001. Official letters notifying grant 
applicants of the status of their application will be sent out by 
November 15, 2001.

B. How Will Final Selections be Made?

    After individual projects are reviewed and ranked according to the 
criteria in Unit V., EPA Regional offices will compare the best 
applications and make final selections. Additional factors that EPA may 
take into account include geographic and socioeconomic balance, diverse 
nature of the projects, cost, and projects whose benefits can be 
sustained after the grant is completed.
    The EJP2 grant program has historically been an extremely

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competitive process. In the most recent competition, EPA was able to 
fund fewer than one out of every six applications. If your project is 
not funded, you can refer to information regarding other EPA and 
federal grant opportunities listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic 
Assistance.
    Funding decisions for the EJP2 grant program's FY 2001 cycle will 
be publicly announced by October 31, 2001. Official letters informing 
all applicants of the status of their application will be sent out not 
later than November 15, 2001.

VII. Expected Time Frame For Reviewing and Awarding Grants

    February 16, 2001. FY 2001 EJP2 Application Guidance is available 
and published in the Federal Register.
    February 16, 2001 to April 20, 2001. Eligible grant recipients 
develop and complete their applications.
    April 20, 2001. Applications must be postmarked by this date and 
mailed to: EJP2 Grant Program c/o ERG, 2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 
400, Arlington VA, 22201.
    April 27, 2001. Postcards will be sent to confirm receipt of grant 
applications.
    April 27, 2001 to October 30, 2001. EPA regional program officials 
review and evaluate. Applications and select grant finalists. 
Applicants will be contacted by the Region if their application is 
being considered for funding. Additional information may be required 
from the finalists, as indicated in Unit IV. EPA regional grant offices 
process grants and make awards.
    October 31, 2001. EPA expects to release the national announcement 
of the FY 2001Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention Grant 
Recipients.
    November 2, 2001. All projects must begin on or after this date.
    November 15, 2001. Official letters will be sent out on or before 
this date notifying all applicants of the status of their application.
    October 1, 2003. All projects must conclude, and funds must be 
expended by this date.

VIII. Project Period and Final Reports

    Activities must be completed and funds spent within the time frame 
specified in the grant award, usually two years. An additional third 
year may be allowed if a grant extension is extended. Project start 
dates will depend upon the grant award date (most projects begin in 
August or September). The recipient organization is responsible for the 
successful completion of the project. The recipient project manager is 
subject to approval by the EPA project officer, but EPA may not 
designate a particular person as the project manager.
    All recipients must submit final reports for EPA approval within 
sixty (60) days of the end of the project period. Specific report 
requirements (e.g., Final Technical Report and Financial Status Report) 
will be described in the award agreement. EPA will collect, review, and 
disseminate grantees' final reports to serve as model programs.

IX. Definitions

    1. Affected communities. Individuals or groups of individuals who 
are subject to an actual or potential health, economic or environmental 
threat arising from or which arose from pollution sources or proposed 
polluting sources. Affected parties for example include individuals who 
live near pollution sources and whose health is or might be endangered 
or whose economic interest is directly threatened or harmed.
    2. Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). An 
institution that meets the criteria specified in section 103 of the 
Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994.
    3. Environmental justice. The fair treatment of people of all 
races, cultures and incomes with respect to the development, 
implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulation 
programs and polices. Fair treatment means that no racial ethnic or 
socioeconomic group should bear a disproportionate share of the 
negative environmental consequences resulting from the operation of 
industrial, municipal, and commercial enterprises, and from the 
execution of federal, state, local, and tribal programs and polices.
    4. Low-income community. A population that is classified by the 
U.S. Bureau of Census as having an aggregated mean income (for a family 
of four) of $17,029 per year, adjusted for by the cost-of-living index 
of the locality, and whose income level is at the lowest 25% of the 
total population of a defined area or jurisdiction.
    5. Non-profit organization. Any corporation, trust, association, 
cooperative, or organization that: (1) Is operated primarily for 
scientific, education, service, charitable, or similar purposes in the 
public interest; (2) is not organized primarily for profit; and (3) 
uses its net proceeds to maintain, improve, and/or expand its 
operations.
    6. People of Color Community. A population that is classified by 
the U.S. Bureau of the Census as African American, Hispanic American, 
Asian, and Pacific American, American Indian Eskimo, Aleut and other 
nonwhite persons, whose compositions are at least 25% of the total 
population of a defined area or jurisdiction.
    7. Pollution prevention. The reduction or elimination of pollutants 
through source reduction, increased efficiency in the use of raw 
material energy, water, or other resources; or the protection of 
natural resources by conservation. Pollution prevention measures reduce 
the amount of pollutants released into the environment prior to 
recycling, treatment, and disposal.
    8. Small business. As defined by the Small Business 
Administration's (SBA) Small Business Size Regulations in 13 CFR part 
121. Because SBA's definition of small business is very complex, and 
varies by industry, section XI lists information that can help 
determine if the business you intend to work with qualifies as a small 
business.
    9. Tribe. All federally recognized American Indian tribes 
(including Alaska native villages), pueblos, and rancheros. The term 
tribe refers only to federally-recognized indigenous peoples. Other 
indigenous peoples are able to apply for grants as long as they are 
incorporated and otherwise meet eligibility requirements as a nonprofit 
organization.

X. Regional Contact Names and Addresses

    Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode 
Island, Vermont.
    Primary Contact: Ronnie Harrington; Phone: (617) 918-1703; USEPA 
Region 1 (SAA);e-mail: [email protected]; 1 Congress Street, 
Suite 100 Boston, MA 02114-2023.
    Secondary Contact: Pat O'Leary; Phone: (617) 565-3834; e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Region 2: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands.
    Primary Contact: Marcia Seidner; Phone: (212) 637-3584;USEPA Region 
2 (SPMMB); e-mail: [email protected]; 290 Broadway, 25th Floor New 
York, NY 10007.
    Secondary Contact: Deborah Freeman; Phone: (212) 637-3730; e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Region 3: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 
Virginia, West Virginia.
    Primary Contact: Jeff Burke; Phone: (215) 814-2761; USEPA Region 3 
(3EI00); e-mail:[email protected]; 1650 Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 
19103-2029.

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    Region 4:Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North 
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee.
    Primary Contact: Connie Raines; Phone: (404) 562-9671; USEPA Region 
4; e-mail: [email protected]; 61 Forsyth Street, SW. Atlanta, GA 
30303-8960.
    Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin.
    Primary Contact: Phil Kaplan; Phone: (312) 353-4669; USEPA Region 5 
(DW-8J); e-mail: [email protected]; 77 West Jackson Boulevard 
Chicago, IL 60604-3590.
    Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.
    Primary Contact: Eli Martinez; Phone: (214) 665-2119; USEPA Region 
6 (6EN-XP);e-mail: [email protected]; 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 
Dallas, TX 75202-2733.
    Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska.
    Primary Contact: Althea Moses; Phone: (913) 551-7649; USEPA Region 
7 (RAECO);e-mail: [email protected]; 901 North Fifth Street Kansas 
City, KS 66101.
    Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, 
Wyoming.
    Primary Contact: Linda Walters; Phone: (303) 312-6385; USEPA Region 
8 (8P-P3T); e-mail: [email protected]; 999 18th Street, Suite 500 
Denver, CO 80202-2466.
    Secondary Contact: Jean Belille; Phone: (303) 312-6556; e-
mail:[email protected].
    Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, 
Guam.
    Primary Contact: Eileen Sheehan; Phone: (415) 744-2190; USEPA 
Region 9 (WST-1-1); e-mail [email protected]; 75 Hawthorne Street 
San Francisco, CA 94105.
    Secondary Contact: John Katz; Phone: (415) 744-2150; e-mail: 
[email protected].
    Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.
    Primary Contact: Lucita Valiere; Phone: (206) 553-2964;USEPA Region 
10 (01-085); e-mail: [email protected]; 1200 Sixth Avenue Seattle, 
WA 98101.

XI. Information Regarding Definition of Small Business

    Small business regulations are contained in Title 13 CFR Part 121, 
and the Federal Acquisition Regulation 48 CFR part 19.
    For the small business definition of the applicable size standard 
and for size standard questions, you may contact the SBA located in one 
of the Area Offices of the office of Government Contracting or in 
Washington, D.C. A downloadable file with a table of the size standards 
is also available on ``SBA ONLINE'' under both the financial assistance 
and government contracting sections. You may reach SBA ONLINE via your 
computer at (800) 697-4636; or in the Washington Metropolitan Area at 
(202) 401-9600. The SBA ONLINE home page is on the Internet at: http:// 
www.sbaonline.sba.gov.
    Each of the six area offices of the SBA's Office of Government 
Contracting, and two offices in the Washington, D.C. area, have an 
employee designated as a Size Specialist. Their addresses and telephone 
numbers are as follows:
    1. Office of Government Contracting, New York Area Office, U.S. 
Small Business Administration, 26 Federal Plaza, Suite 3108, New York, 
NY 10278; Phone: (212) 264-7756.
    2. Office of Government Contracting, Philadelphia Area Office, U.S. 
Small Business Administration, 475 Allendale Road, Suite 201, King of 
Prussia, PA 19406; Phone: (610) 962-3723.
    3. Office of Government Contracting, Atlanta Area Office, U.S. 
Small Business Administration, 1720 Peachtree Road, NW., Suite 318 
North, Atlanta, GA 30309; Phone: (404) 347-7587.
    4. Office of Government Contracting, Chicago Area Office, U.S. 
Small Business Administration, 300 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1975, 
Chicago, IL 60606-6617; Phone: (312) 353-7674.
    5. Office of Government Contracting, Dallas Area Office, U.S. Small 
Business Administration, 8625 King George Drive, Building C, Dallas, TX 
75235-3391; Phone: (214) 767-7639.
    6. Office of Government Contracting, San Francisco Area Office, 
U.S. Small Business Administration, 71 Stevenson Street, 20th Floor, 
San Francisco, CA 94105-2939; Phone: (415) 975-4853.
    7. Office of Size Standards, U.S. Small Business Administration, 
409 3rd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416; Phone: (202) 205-6618.
    8. Office of Industrial Assistance, U.S. Small Business 
Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416; Phone: (202) 
205-6475.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, grants, pollution prevention, 
environmental justice.


    Dated: February 8, 2001.
William H. Sanders, III
 Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

[FR Doc. 01-4553 Filed 2-22-01; 8:45 am]
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