[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 6592-6593]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2957]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 30, 31, 33, 35 and 40

[Docket ID No. OA-2002-0001; FRL-7620-7]
RIN 2020-AA39


Public Hearings on Participation by Disadvantaged Business 
Enterprises in Procurement Under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
Financial Assistance Agreements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule; comment period reopening; public hearing.

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SUMMARY: EPA published its proposed rule for Participation by 
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurement under Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) Financial Assistance Agreements on July 24, 
2003 at 68 FR 43824. In response to requests to increase the

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proposed rule comment period, EPA finds it appropriate to extend the 
comment period an additional 45 days beyond the January 20, 2004 date 
previously in effect. All interested parties are notified that the 
comment period of this public notice is hereby reopened until March 4, 
2004.
    This document also announces the date and location of a Tribal 
hearing wherein EPA will take comments on its proposed rule for 
``Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurement 
under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Financial Assistance 
Agreements.''

DATES: Comments are reopened until March 4, 2004. The Tribal hearing 
will be held on February 10, 2004, 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted to:

1. Electronically--EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edoctket. Please 
follow online instructions for submitting comments and reference Docket 
ID No. OA-2002-0001;
2. By Mail--Office of Environmental Information Docket, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mailcode 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, Attention Docket ID No. OA-2002-0001; or
3. By Hand Delivery or Courier--EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room B102, 
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. 
OA-2002-0001.

The Tribal hearing will be held at: Anchorage Egan Convention Center, 
555 West Fifth Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberly Patrick, Attorney Advisor, at 
(202) 564-5386, or David Sutton, Deputy Director at (202) 564-4444, 
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 1230A, Ariel Rios Building, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA published its proposed rule for 
Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Procurement 
under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Financial Assistance 
Agreements on July 24, 2003 at 68 FR 43824. EPA has established an 
official public docket for this action under Docket ID No. OA-2002-
0001. The proposed rule and supporting materials are available for 
public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information Docket in the 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is 
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-
1744, and the telephone number for the Office of Environmental 
Information is (202) 566-1752. An electronic version of public docket 
is available through EPA's electronic public docket and comment 
systems, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of 
the contents of the official public docket, and to access those 
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once 
in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in docket identification 
number OA-2002-0001. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

    Dated: February 5, 2004.
Thomas J. Gibson,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 04-2957 Filed 2-10-04; 8:45 am]
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