[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 238 (Tuesday, December 11, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 64042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30589]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Interagency Project To Clean Up Open Dumps on Tribal Lands: 
Request for Proposals

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Tribal Solid Waste Interagency Workgroup (Workgroup) is 
soliciting proposals for its fourth year of the Tribal Open Dump 
Cleanup Project (Project). In FY01, the Workgroup made more than $2.8 
million available to fully or partially fund 16 selected projects. Each 
of these projects will result in the closure or upgrade of one or more 
open dumps located on tribal lands. We are projecting a similar amount 
of funding for FY02. The Cleanup Project is part of a federal effort to 
help tribes comprehensively address their solid waste needs. The 
purpose of the Cleanup Project is to assist with closing or upgrading 
tribal high-threat waste disposal sites and providing alternative 
disposal and integrated solid waste management.
    The Workgroup was established in April 1998 to coordinate federal 
assistance to tribes in bringing their waste disposal sites into 
compliance with the municipal solid waste landfill criteria (40 CFR 
part 258). Current Workgroup members include representatives from the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs (BIA); the Indian Health Service (IHS); the Bureau of Land 
Management; the departments of Agriculture, Defense, and Housing and 
Urban Development; and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration.
    Criteria: Eligible recipients of assistance under the Cleanup 
Project include federally recognized tribes and intertribal 
consortiums. A full explanation of the submittal process, the 
qualifying requirements, and the criteria that will be used to evaluate 
proposals for this project may be found in the Request for Proposals 
package.

DATES: For consideration, proposals must be received by close of 
business on January 31, 2002. Proposals postmarked on or before but not 
received by the closing date will not be considered. Please do not rely 
solely on overnight mail to meet the deadlines.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Copies of the Request for Proposals package 
may be downloaded from the Internet at www.epa.gov/tribalmsw> by 
clicking on ``What's New.'' Copies may also be obtained by contacting 
EPA, IHS or BIA regional or area offices or one of the following 
Workgroup representatives:
    EPA--Melanie Barger Garvey, 202-564-2579, Christopher Dege, 703-
308-2392, or Tonya Hawkins, 703-308-8278.
    IHS--Steve Aoyama, 301-443-1046.
    BIA--Debbie McBride, 202-208-3606.

    Dated: November 30, 2001.
Elizabeth A. Cotsworth,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 01-30589 Filed 12-10-01; 8:45 am]
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