[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15002-15007]
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Economic Development Assistance Programs--Availability of Funds Under 
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as Amended and 
the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Economic Development Administration

[Docket No. 991215339-1051-02]
RIN--0610-ZA14


Economic Development Assistance Programs--Availability of Funds 
Under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as Amended 
and the 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 the 
availability of funding, general policies and application procedures 
for projects that will alleviate conditions of substantial and 
persistent unemployment and underemployment and low per capita income 
in economically-distressed areas and regions of the Nation. Funding is 
also available to help communities adjust to actual or threatened 
sudden and severe economic dislocations, including major layoffs and 
plant closings, realignment of defense and energy facilities, natural 
disasters, trade impacts, and other forms of severe economic distress.

DATES: Unless otherwise noted below, proposals are accepted on a 
continuous basis and applications are invited and processed as funds 
become 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.


    Important Note: Effective April l, 2001, the appendix to the 
current internet addresses listed throughout this notice will change 
from ``@doc.gov'' to ``@eda.doc.gov.'' We apologize for any 
inconvenience.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For national technical assistance, 
research, and trade adjustment assistance projects, please contact the 
appropriate program office as shown in Section IX and X, respectively. 
For community and regional economic development projects, contact EDA's 
Regional Office or the EDR for your area as shown in Section XIII.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Funding Availability

    Funding appropriated under Pub. L. 106-553 is available for 
economic development assistance programs authorized by the Public Works 
and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (PWEDA) and for trade 
adjustment assistance authorized under Title II, Chapters 3 and 5 of 
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. Funds in the amount of $410,972,866 
have been appropriated for FY 2001 and shall remain available until 
expended.
    EDA receives and processes requests for funding on an ongoing 
basis, and has begun processing requests under the FY 2001 
appropriation. New requests submitted that require approval during this 
fiscal year will face substantial competition.

II. General Policies

    EDA encourages only those project proposals that will significantly 
benefit areas experiencing or threatened with substantial economic 
distress, and targets assistance to 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 declines 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 provides funding for eligible project activities through 
direct grants and cooperative agreements. EDA is not authorized to 
provide grants directly to individuals or to other for-profit entities 
seeking to start or expand a business. Such requests may be referred to 
State or local agencies, or to non-profit economic development 
organizations serving the project area.
    EDA funding priorities are intended to implement statutory 
requirements and to reflect the priorities of the U.S. Department of 
Commerce. Unless otherwise noted below, the funding priorities listed 
here 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 the criteria set forth 
in EDA regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III, (and 65 FR 71021, November 
28, 2000, available on EDA's Web site at www.eda.gov). These priorities 
are roughly equivalent and none is more important than any of the 
others.
    To the degree that one or more of the following funding priorities 
are included (or packaged together) in the proposal, the ability to 
obtain EDA assistance may be enhanced:
     Proposals to construct or rehabilitate essential public 
works and development facilities required to stabilize and diversify 
employment in economically distressed communities throughout the United 
States and its territories;
     Proposals to help communities plan and implement economic 
adjustment strategies in response to actual or threatened sudden and 
severe economic dislocations (e.g., major layoffs and/or plant 
closures, trade impacts, defense restructuring, natural disasters).
     Proposals that support sustainable development (i.e., 
promote the efficient use of resources without compromising the 
environment for future generations). Examples include the productive 
reuse of abandoned industrial facilities and the redevelopment of 
brownfields.
     Proposals that build local capacity for enterprise 
development in distressed communities (e.g., small business incubators, 
revolving loan funds, and other programs to support business start-ups, 
retention and expansion). This includes proposals that involve minority 
serving institutions and assistance to minority communities and 
businesses.
     Innovative proposals and partnerships, particularly those 
involving regional solutions to problems of high unemployment and low 
per capita income. Such projects will be given priority over proposals 
that are more limited in scope.

III. Authority

    The authority for programs listed below in Parts IV through X is 
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (Pub. 
L. 89-136, 42 U.S.C. 3121, et seq) and as further amended by Pub. L. 
105-393. 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.

IV. Program: Public Works and Economic Development Assistance

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.300 Economic 
Development-Grants for Public Works and Economic Development)

    Funds in the amount of $286,069,260 have been appropriated for this 
program

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in FY 2001. The average funding level for a grant last fiscal year was 
$900,933.

V. 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)

    Funds in the amount of $23,947,200 have been appropriated for the 
Planning program. In FY 2000 the average Economic Development District 
planning grant was $55,500; the average Indian planning grant was 
$46,000; and the average State and other planning organization grant 
was $68,800. EDA expects the majority of planning funds will be used 
for support to existing Economic Development District and Indian Tribe 
grantees. EDA has designated the Planning programs as multi- (up to 
three) year programs and expects similar levels of funding to be 
available annually in the second and third years. District, Indian 
tribes and other applicants for partnership planning grants 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 318.2. At 
the discretion of the Regional Office, other applicants, i.e., short-
term grantees, for planning assistance may be invited to submit 
applications for up to a three-year period. Funding in FY 2002 and FY 
2003 for other, i.e., short-term applicants, will be contingent upon 
the availability of funds from Congress, satisfactory performance, and 
at the sole discretion of EDA.

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

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.303 Economic 
Development-Technical Assistance)

    Funds in the amount of $9,079,980 have been appropriated for the 
Technical Assistance programs of which approximately $1,482,000 is 
available for the Local Technical Assistance program; $1,098,980 for 
the National Technical Assistance program; and $6,499,000 for the 
University Center program. The average funding level in FY 2000 for 
Local Technical Assistance grants was $29,000; for National Technical 
Assistance grants, $74,000; and for University Center grants, $91,000.
    EDA expects that most University Center funds will be used for 
support to existing University Centers. EDA has designated the 
University Center program as a multi- (up to three) year program and 
expects similar levels of 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 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 
318.1.
    A separate FR Notice will set forth the specific funding 
priorities, application process, and time frames for certain National 
Technical Assistance projects.

VII. Program: Economic Adjustment Assistance

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.307 Economic Adjustment 
Assistance)

    Funds in the amount of $49,519,816 have been appropriated for this 
program. Of this amount, $13,500,000 is available for economic 
adjustment projects located in regions impacted by coal industry 
downsizing and timber industry issues and $3,019,816 is available for 
disaster mitigation and recovery.
    The $3,019,816 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 (65 FR 71021, November 28, 2000) these communities must 
have experienced natural disasters or be located in natural hazard 
prone areas.
    The average funding level for a regular economic adjustment grant 
last year was $206,000.

VIII. Program: Defense Economic Conversion

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.307 Economic Adjustment 
Assistance; 11.300 Public Works and Economic Development Facilities; 
11.302 Support for Planning Organizations; 11.303 Technical 
Assistance; 11.312 Research and Evaluation and 11.313 Trade 
Adjustment Assistance)

    Funds in the amount of $31,380,810 have been appropriated for to 
support defense economic conversion under EDA's regular program funding 
authorities. The average funding level for a defense economic 
conversion grant last year was $1,119,000.

IX. Program: Research and Evaluation

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.312 Economic 
Development--Research and Evaluation Program)

    Funds in the amount of $498,900 have been appropriated for this 
program. The average funding level for a grant last fiscal year was 
$38,000.
    A separate FR Notice will set forth the specific funding 
priorities, application process, and time frames for certain research 
and evaluation projects. For further information, contact:

John J. McNamee, Director, Research and National Technical Assistance 
Division, Economic Development Administration, Room 7019, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, Telephone: (202) 482-2309

X. Program: Trade Adjustment Assistance

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.313 Economic 
Development--Trade Adjustment Assistance)

    Funds in the amount of $10,476,900 have been appropriated for this 
program. The typical funding level for a grant last year was $875,000. 
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, DC 20230, Telephone: (202) 482-2127

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XI. Other Information and Requirements

    EDA regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III, (and 65 FR 71022 November 
28, 2000) are available on the EDA Web site at www.doc.gov/eda. Certain 
Departmental and other requirements are noted below:
    A. Projects are expected to be completed in a timely manner 
consistent with the nature of the project, and generally, are for a 
period of 12 to 15 months. For public works and most economic 
adjustment implementation grants, the maximum period for which 
assistance will be provided is generally not more than five years from 
the date of award.
    B. 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. The 
EDA preapplication (ED-900P), and application (ED-900A), which 
incorporates the SF-424, are the forms in the EDA application kit, 
approved under the aforementioned OMB control number.
    C. 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.
    D. 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.
    E. 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.
    F. 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.
    G. 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.

    H. Unsatisfactory performance under prior Federal awards may result 
in an application not being considered for funding.
    I. 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.
    J. All nonprofit and for-profit applicants are subject to a name 
check review process (not required for designated Economic Development 
Districts). Name checks are intended to reveal if any key individuals 
associated with the applicant have been convicted of, or are presently 
facing, criminal charges such as fraud, theft, perjury, or other 
matters which significantly reflect on the applicant's management, 
honesty or financial integrity.
    K. 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.
    L. 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.
    M. 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.
    N. Unless otherwise noted below, eligibility, program objectives, 
application procedures, selection procedures, evaluation criteria and 
other requirements for all programs are set forth in EDA regulations at 
13 CFR Chapter III, (and 65 FR 71022, November 28, 2000).
    O. For public works and economic adjustment grants (CFDA No. 11.300 
and 11.307 respectively) EDA reviews area eligibility at the time an 
application is invited and at the time an application is received. This 
review 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 by or at the direction of 
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State government. Other data may be submitted, as appropriate, to 
substantiate eligibility based on ``special need'' (see below). Project 
areas must be 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.
    P. This Notice has been determined to be not significant for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866.

XII. Special Need Criteria

    These criteria are published in accordance with 13 CFR 301.2(h). 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 to 
apply 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 pursuant to the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (Pub. 
L. 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, (Pub. L. 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 (Pub. L. 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 (Pub. L. 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.

XIII. EDA Regional Offices and Economic Development Representatives 
EDA Regional Offices

William J. Day, Jr., Regional Director, Atlanta Regional Office, 401 
West Peachtree Street, NW., 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       Mississippi
 Peachtree Street, NW., Suite      Georgia
 1820, Atlanta, GA 30308,
 Telephone: (404) 730-3000,
 Internet Address:
 [email protected].
Hunter, Bobby D., 771 Corporate    Kentucky
 Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY   North Carolina (Western)
 40503-5477, Telephone: (859) 224-
 7426, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
Dixon, Patricia M., U.S.           South Carolina
 Department of Commerce-EDA, P.O.  North Carolina (Eastern)
 Box 1707, Lugoff, SC 29078,
 Telephone: (803) 408-2513,
 Internet Address: [email protected].
Dennis, Bobby, 401 West Peachtree  Alabama
 Street, NW., Suite 1820,
 Atlanta, GA 30308-3510,
 Telephone: (404) 730-3020,
 Internet Address:
 [email protected].

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Taylor, Willie C., 401 West        Florida
 Peachtree Street, NW., Suite
 1820, Atlanta, GA 30308-3510,
 Telephone: (404) 730-3032,
 Internet Address:
 [email protected].
Reed, Tonia, 401 West Peachtree    Tennessee
 Street, NW., Suite 1820,
 Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3510,
 Telephone: (404) 730-3026,
 Internet Address: [email protected].
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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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Jacob, Larry, Austin Regional      New Mexico
 Office, 327 Congress Avenue,      Oklahoma
 Suite 200, Austin, TX 78701-      Texas (Northwest)
 4037, Telephone: (512) 381-8157,
 Internet Address: [email protected].
Frerking, Sharon T., Austin        Arkansas
 Regional Office, 327 Congress     Louisiana
 Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, Texas  Texas (Southeast)
 78701-4037, Telephone: (512) 381-
 8154, Internet 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]
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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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         representatives                       States covered
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Arnold, John B. III, 104 Federal   Illinois
 Building, 515 West First Street,  Minnesota
 Duluth, MN 55802, Telephone: (1-
 888) 865-5719 (Illinois), (218)
 720-5326 (Minnesota), Internet
 Address: [email protected].
Hickey, Robert F., Federal         Ohio
 Building, Room 740, 200 North     Indiana
 High Street, Columbus, Ohio
 43215, Telephone: (1-800) 686-
 2603 (Indiana), (614) 469-7314
 (Ohio), Internet Address:
 [email protected].
Peck, John E., P.O. Box 517,       Michigan
 Acme, Michigan 49610-0517,        Wisconsin
 Telephone: (231) 938-1712
 (Michigan), (1-888) 249-7597
 (Wisconsin) Internet Address:
 [email protected].
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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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       Economic development
         representatives                       States covered
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Zender, John P., 1244 Speer        Colorado
 Boulevard, Room 632, Denver, CO   Kansas
 80204, Telephone: (303) 844-
 4902, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
Cecil, Robert, Federal Building,   Iowa
 Room 823, 210 Walnut Street, Des  Nebraska
 Moines, IA 50309, Telephone:
 (515) 284-4746, Internet
 Address: [email protected].
Hildebrandt, Paul, Federal         Missouri
 Building, Room B-2, 608 East
 Cherry Street, Columbia, MO
 65201, Telephone: (573) 442-
 8084, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
Rogers, John C., Federal
 Building, Room 196, 301 South
 Park Ave., Drawer 10074, Helena,
 MT 59626, Telephone: (406) 441-
 1175, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
Jungberg, Cip, Post Office/        South Dakota
 Courthouse, 102 4th Ave., Room    North Dakota
 216, P.O. Box 190, Aberdeen,
 South Dakota 57401, Telephone:
 (605) 226-7315, Internet
 Address: [email protected].
Turner, Robert, Chief, Operations  Utah
 Management, 1244 Speer
 Boulevard, Room 670, Denver,
 Colorado 80204, Telephone: (303)
 844-4474, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
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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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       Economic development
         representatives                       States covered
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GOOD, William A., Acting,          Delaware
 Philadelphia Regional Office,     District of Columbia
 The Curtis Center-Suite 140
 South, Independence Square West,
 Philadelphia, PA 19106,
 Telephone: (215) 597-0405,
 Internet Address: [email protected].
AUBE, Michael W., USDOC/EDA,       Connecticut
 Federal Building, 202 Harlow      Maine
 Street, Suite 232, Bangor, ME     Rhode Island
 04401-4656.
CRUZ, Ernesto L., IBM Building,    Puerto Rico
 Room 602, 654 Munoz Rivera        Virgin Islands
 Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918-1738,
 Telephone: (787) 766-5187,
 Internet Address: [email protected].
NOYES, Neal E., Room 474, 400      Virginia
 North 8th Street, P.O. Box        Maryland
 10229, Richmond, VA 23240-1001,
 Telephone: (804) 771-2061,
 Internet Address: [email protected].
DAVIS, R. Byron, 405 Capital       West Virginia
 Street, Room 411, Charleston, WV
 25301-1727, Telephone: (304) 347-
 5252, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
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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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       Economic development
         representatives                       States covered
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Richert, Bernhard E. Jr., 550      Alaska
 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1780,
 Anchorage, AK 99501-7594,
 Telephone: (907) 271-2272,
 Internet Address:
 [email protected].
Sosson, Deena R., 801 I Street,    California
 Suite 411, Sacramento, CA 95814,  (Central)
 Telephone: (916) 498-5285,
 Internet Address:
 [email protected].
Church, Dianne V., 280 South       California
 First St., #135-B, San Jose, CA   (Central Coastal)
 95113, Telephone: (408) 535-
 5550, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
Fujita, Gail S., 300 Ala Moana     Hawaii, Guam,
 Blvd., Federal Building, Room     American Samoa
 4106, Honolulu, HI 96850,         Marshall Islands
 Telephone: (808) 541-3391,        Micronesia
 Internet Address:                 Northern Marianas
 [email protected].                  Republic of Palau
Ames, Aldred F., Borah Federal     Idaho
 Building, Room 146, 304 North     Nevada
 8th Street, Boise, ID 83702,
 Telephone: (208) 334-1521
 (Idaho), (1-888) 693-1370
 (Nevada), Internet Address:
 [email protected].
Berblinger, Anne S., One World     Oregon
 Trade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon     California (Northern)
 Street, Suite 244, Portland, OR
 97204, Telephone: (503) 326-
 3078, Internet Address:
 [email protected].
Marshall, Wilfred, 5777 West       California (Southern)
 Century Blvd., Suite 1675, Los
 Angeles, CA 90045, Telephone:
 (310) 348-5386, Internet
 Address: [email protected].
Kirry, Lloyd P., Seattle Regional  Washington
 Office, Jackson Federal
 Building, 915 Second Avenue,
 Room 1856, Seattle, WA 98174,
 Telephone: (206) 220-7682,
 Internet Address: [email protected].
Macias, Jacob (Acting), Seattle    Arizona
 Regional Office, 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, 
Room 7814A, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, 
Telephone: (202) 482-2309, EDA Web site www.doc.gov/eda.

    Dated: March 8, 2001.
Mary C. Pleffner,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development.
[FR Doc. 01-6247 Filed 3-13-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-24-P