[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16106-16107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8156]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-00765; FRL-6830-8]


Notice of Availability of Regional Pesticide Environmental 
Stewardship Program (PESP) Grants

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of approximately $497 
thousand in fiscal year 2002 grant/cooperative agreement funds under 
section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(FIFRA) as amended. This funding is for grants to States and federally 
recognized Native American Tribes for research, public education, 
training, monitoring, demonstrations, and studies that advance 
pesticide risk reduction.

DATES:  Applications must be received by the appropriate EPA Regional 
Office May 27, 2002. EPA will make its award decisions by July 10, 
2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Your EPA Regional PESP Coordinator 
listed under Unit V.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general but will be of 
particular interest to eligible applicants who include the 50 States, 
District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
any territory or possession of the United States, any agency or 
instrumentality of a State including State universities, and all 
federally recognized Native American tribes. Since other entities may 
also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the 
specific entities that may be affected by this action.
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult your EPA Regional PESP 
Coordinator listed under Unit V.

B. How Can I Get Additional Information, Including Copies of this 
Document and Other Related Documents?

    1. Electronically. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document from the EPA Internet Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/. To 
access this document, on the Home Page select ``Laws and Regulations,'' 
``Regulations and Proposed Rules,'' and then look up the entry for this 
document under the ``Federal Register--Environmental Documents.'' You 
can also go directly to the Federal Register listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. Additional information is available on EPA's 
PESP website at http://www.epa.gov/oppbppd1/PESP/regional_grants.htm.
    2. By mail or in person. Contact your EPA Regional PESP Coordinator 
listed under Unit V.

II. Availability of FY'02 Funds

    With this publication, EPA is announcing the availability of 
approximately $497 thousand in grant/cooperative agreement funds for 
FY'02. The Agency has delegated grant making authority to the EPA 
Regional Offices.

III. Eligible Applicants

    In accordance with the Act, ``. . . Federal agencies, universities, 
or others as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the act, . . 
.'' are eligible to receive funding. Restrictions on the funds 
appropriated for this program limit the eligible applicants to the 50 
States, District of Columbia, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of 
Puerto Rico, any territory or possession of the United States, any 
agency or instrumentality of a State including State universities, and 
all federally recognized Native American Tribes. The term ``State'' in 
this notice refers to all eligible applicants.
    Local governments, private universities, private nonprofit 
entities, private businesses, and individuals are not eligible. EPA 
encourages organizations excluded from applying directly are encouraged 
to work with eligible applicants in developing proposals that include 
them as participants in the projects. Contact your EPA Regional PESP 
Coordinator for assistance in identifying and contacting eligible 
applicants.

IV. Activities and Criteria

A. Activities

    The goal of PESP is to reduce the risks associated with pesticide 
use in agricultural and non-agricultural settings in the United States. 
The purpose of the grant program is to support projects that address 
this goal. Pesticide pollution prevention, integrated pest management 
(IPM), IPM in schools, children's health issues related to pesticides, 
and those research methods for documenting IPM adoption or the 
reduction of risks associated with changes in pesticide use will 
receive priority consideration. Other projects will be considered as 
they complement these goals through public education, training, 
monitoring, demonstrations, and other activities.
    EPA specifically seeks to build State and local IPM capacities or 
to evaluate the economic feasibility of new IPM approaches at the state 
level (i.e., innovative approaches and methodologies that use 
application or other strategies to reduce the risks associated with 
pesticide use). State projects might focus on, for example:

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       Researching the effectiveness of multimedia 
communication activities for, including but not limited to: Promoting 
local IPM activities, providing technical assistance to pesticide 
users; collecting and analyzing data to target outreach and technical 
assistance opportunities; developing measures to determine and document 
progress in pollution prevention; and identifying regulatory and non-
regulatory barriers or incentives to pollution prevention.
       Researching methods for establishing IPM as an 
environmental management priority, establishing prevention goals, 
developing strategies to meet those goals, and integrating the ethic 
within both governmental and non-governmental institutions of the State 
or region.
       Initiating research or other projects that test and 
support: innovative techniques for reducing pesticide risk or using 
pesticides in a way to reduce risk, and innovative application 
techniques to reduce worker and environmental exposure.
    A list of projects funded since FY 1998 may be obtained at http://www.epa.gov/oppbppd1/PESP/regional_grants.htm or from your Regional 
PESP Coordinator.

B. Criteria

    EPA Regional Offices are responsible for the solicitation, 
screening, and selection of proposals for funding a generic request for 
proposal will be available on EPA's website on or before April 11, 2002 
at http://www.epa.gov/oppbppd1/PESP/regional_grants.htm. Interested 
applicants must contact the appropriate EPA Regional PESP Coordinator 
to obtain specific instructions, Regional criteria, guidance, and 
format for submitting proposals. Proposals will be evaluated based on 
the following criteria:
    1. Qualifications and experience of the applicant relative to the 
proposed project.
       Does the applicant demonstrate experience in the field 
of the proposed activity?
       Does the applicant have the properly trained staff, 
facilities, or infrastructure in place to conduct the project?
    2. Consistency of proposal with the risk reduction goals of PESP.
    3. Does the project provide for a quantitative or qualitative 
evaluation of achieving the stated goals.
       Is the project designed in such a way that it is 
possible to measure and document the results quantitatively and 
qualitatively?
       Does the applicant identify the method that will be used 
to measure and document the results quantitatively and qualitatively?
    4. Likelihood the project can be replicated to benefit other 
communities or the product may have broad utility to a widespread 
audience. Can this project, taking into account typical staff and 
financial restraints, be replicated by similar organizations in 
different locations to address the same or similar problem?

C. Program Management

    The awarding of FY'02 funds will be managed through the EPA 
Regional Offices. Quality Assurance/Quality Control plans may be 
required, depending on the nature of the project and the data 
collected. Contact your Regional PESP Coordinator for more information 
about this requirement.

V. Regional PESP Coordinators

Region I (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode 
Island, Vermont)
    Andrea Szylvian, 1 Congress St., Suite 1100 (CPT), Boston, MA 
02114-2023. Telephone: (617) 918-1198, e-mail: [email protected].
Region II (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)
    Tara Masters, Raritan Depot, 2890 Woodbridge Ave (MS-500), Edison, 
NJ 08837-3679. Telephone: (732) 906-6183, e-mail: [email protected].
Region III (Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, 
District of Columbia)
    Fatima El-Abdaoui, 1650 Arch St. (3WC32), Philadelphia, PA 19103-
2029. Telephone: (215) 814-2129, e-mail: [email protected].
Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North 
Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
    Troy Pierce, 61 Forsyth St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303-8960. Telephone: 
(404) 562-9016, e-mail: [email protected].
Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin)
    Heather McDonald, 77 W Jackson Blvd (DT-8J), Chicago, IL 60604-
3507. Telephone: (312) 886-3572, e-mail: [email protected].
Region VI (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
    Jerry Collins, 1445 Ross Ave., Suite 1200 (6PD-P), Dallas, TX 
75202-2733. Telephone: (214) 665-7562, e-mail: [email protected].
Region VII (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska)
    Brad Horchem, 901 N 5th St., (WWPDPEST), Kansas City, KS 66101. 
Telephone: (913) 551-7137, e-mail: [email protected].
Region VIII (Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, 
Wyoming)
    Peg Perreault, 999 18th St., Suite 300, (8P-P3T), Denver, CO 80202-
2466. Telephone: (303) 312-6286, e-mail: [email protected].
Region IX (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, American Samoa, Guam)
    Paul Feder, 75 Hawthorne St (CMD-1), San Francisco, CA 94105, 
Telephone: (415) 947-4160, e-mail: [email protected].
Region X (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington)
    Karl Arne, 1200 6th Ave (ECO-084), Seattle, WA 98101. Telephone: 
(206) 553-2576, e-mail: [email protected].

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides.


    Dated: March 28, 2002.
Janet L. Andersen,
Director, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division, Office of 
Pesticide Programs.
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