[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 230 (Thursday, December 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72114-72115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6720]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8004-1]


Supplemental Funding for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grants

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of the availability.

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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment is 
accepting requests for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Grant (RLF) 
supplemental funding and will make recommendations to senior management 
regarding these requests using the following criteria:
     The RLF grantee must have made at least one loan or 
subgrant AND have significantly depleted existing available loan and/or 
subgrant funds,
     Demonstrated need for supplemental funding, including the 
numbers of sites and communities that may benefit from supplemental 
funding,
     Demonstrated ability to administer and ``revolve'' the RLF 
grant, and administer subgrant(s) and/or loan(s),
     Demonstrated ability to use the RLF grant to address 
funding gaps for cleanup, and,
     Community benefit from past and potential loan(s) and/or 
subgrant(s).
    RLF supplemental funding will be made available several times a 
year, subject to funding availability. Interested RLF grantees who have 
made at least one loan or subgrant should contact their Brownfields 
Regional Coordinators for specific information regarding application. 
The selection of RLF grantees for supplemental funding is made at the 
Assistant Administrator level.

ADDRESSES: Mailing addresses for U.S. EPA Regional Offices and U.S. EPA 
Headquarters are provided in Appendix I of the Proposal Guidelines for 
Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants. 
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 U.S. EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency 
Response, Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment, (202) 566-
2777 or 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alison Evans, with the U.S. EPA's 
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Office of Brownfields 
Cleanup and Redevelopment, (202) 566-2777 OR the appropriate 
Brownfields Regional Contact: EPA Region 1, Diane Kelley, (617) 918-
1424; EPA Region 2, Larry D'Andrea, (212) 637-4314; EPA Region 3, Tom 
Stolle, (215) 814-3129; EPA Region 4, Rosemary Patton, (404) 562-8866; 
EPA Region 5, Deborah Orr, (312) 886-7576; EPA Region 6, Amber Perry, 
(214) 665-3172; EPA Region 7, Susan Klein, (913) 551-7786; EPA Region 
8, Kathie Atencio, (303) 312-6803; EPA Region 9, Carolyn Douglas, (415) 
972-3092; EPA Region 10, Tim Brincefield, (206) 553-2100.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    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 to authorize federal financial assistance for 
brownfields revitalization, including grants for assessment, cleanup, 
and job training.
    Funding for the brownfields grants is authorized under Section 
104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980, as amended, (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9604(k). 
Eligibility for brownfields assessment and revolving loan fund grants 
is limited to ``eligible entities'' as defined in section 104(k)(1) of 
CERCLA. These include a General Purpose Unit of Local Government; Land 
Clearance Authority or other quasi-governmental entity that operates 
under the supervision and control of, or as an agent of, a general 
purpose unit of local government; Governmental Entity Created by State 
Legislature; Regional council or group of general purpose units of 
local government; Redevelopment Agency that is chartered or otherwise 
sanctioned by a state; State; Indian Tribe other than in Alaska; and 
Alaska Native Regional Corporation, Alaska Native Village Corporation, 
and Metlakatla Indian Community. Eligibility for brownfields cleanup 
grants is limited to ``eligible entities'' and nonprofits.
    In addition, Intertribal Consortia, other than those composed of 
ineligible Alaskan tribes, are eligible to apply for the brownfields 
assessment, revolving loan fund, and cleanup grants. Coalitions of 
eligible governmental entities are eligible to apply for the 
brownfields revolving loan fund grants, but only one member of the 
coalition may receive a cooperative agreement.

    Dated: November 21, 2005.
Linda Garczynski,
Director, Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment, Office of 
Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
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