[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 70943]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30116]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7414-3]


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 fifth year of the Tribal Open Dump Cleanup 
Project (Cleanup Project). Since FY99, the Workgroup has funded 
approximately $8.8 million in projects. In FY02, the Interagency 
Workgroup made approximately $2.2 million available to fully or 
partially fund 27 selected projects, for an average of approximately 
$80,000 a proposal. A similar amount of funding is being projected for 
FY03. Each of these projects will result in the closure or upgrade of 
one or more open dumps located on tribal lands. 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.
    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, 2003. 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 CONTACT: Copies of the Request for Proposals 
package may be downloaded from the Internet at <www.epa.gov/tribalmsw by clicking on ``Recent Additions.'' Copies may 
also be obtained by contacting EPA, IHS or BIA regional or area offices 
or one of the following Workgroup representatives:
    EPA--Charles Bearfighter Reddoor 703-308-8245, 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 4, 2002.
Robert Springer,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 02-30116 Filed 11-26-02; 8:45 am]
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