[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 79083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32772]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7431-5]


Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability 
Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 104(k)(6); Announcement of Extension 
of Proposal Deadlines for the Competition for the 2003 National 
Brownfields Job Training Grants

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of the extension of application deadline for submissions 
of proposals for Brownfields Job Training Grants.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will 
begin to accept proposals for the National Brownfields Job Training 
Grants on December 17, 2002 (67 FR 242). The deadline for the due date 
of proposals has been extended until February 14, 2003. This notice 
refers to Federal Register Notice titled ``Announcement of Proposal 
Deadlines for the Competition for the 2003 National Brownfields Job 
Training Grants.''

DATES: This action is effective as of December 27, 2002. The 
application deadline for proposals for the 2003 job training grants has 
been extended until February 14, 2003. All proposals must be postmarked 
by USPS or delivered to U.S. EPA Headquarters no later than February 
14, 2003, and a duplicate copy sent to the appropriate U.S. EPA 
Regional Office.
    Obtaining Proposal Guidelines: The proposal guidelines are 
available via the Internet: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/.
    Copies of the proposal guidelines will also be mailed upon request. 
Requests should be made by calling the U.S. EPA Call Center at the 
following numbers:

Washington, DC Metro Area at 703-412-9810.
Outside Washington, DC Metro at 1-800-424-9346.
TDD for the Hearing Impaired at 1-800-553-7672.

    In order to ensure that the guidelines are received in time to be 
used in the preparation of the proposal, applicants should request a 
copy as soon as possible and in any event no later than seven (7) 
working days before the proposal due date. Applicants who request 
copies after that date might not receive the proposal guidelines in 
time to prepare and submit a responsive proposal.

ADDRESSES: Mailing addresses for U.S. EPA Regional Offices and U.S. EPA 
Headquarters are provided in the Proposal Guidelines.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The U.S. EPA's Office of Solid Waste 
and Emergency Response, Office of Brownfields Cleanup and 
Redevelopment, (202) 566-2777.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 11, 2002, President George W. 
Bush signed into law the Small Business Liability Relief and 
Brownfields Revitalization Act. This act amended the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as 
amended (CERCLA) to authorize federal financial assistance for 
brownfields revitalization, including grants for assessment, cleanup, 
and job training. Funding for the brownfields job training grants is 
authorized under section 104(k)(6) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(6). 
Eligibility for Brownfields job training grants is limited to 
``eligible entities'' as defined in section 104(k)(1) of CERCLA and non 
profit organizations.

    Dated: December 19, 2002.
Linda Garczynski,
Director, Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment, Office of 
Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
[FR Doc. 02-32772 Filed 12-26-02; 8:45 am]
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