[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 336-337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8272]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OPP-2005-0268; FRL-7725-3]


Minor and Specialty Crops Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 
Special Projects; Request for Proposals

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances 
(OPPTS) announces the availability of up to $615,000 to address 
critical pest management needs of U.S. minor and specialty crop 
growers. The Agency anticipates funding up to five projects. The 
project period of performance is 3 years, with the possibility of 
extension. Proposed projects should address minor and specialty crop 
producers' critical pest management needs and demonstrate the 
importance and relevancy of the project to implementation of the Food 
Quality Protection Act (FQPA). This request for proposal was developed 
in response to recommendations made by the Committee to Advise on 
Reassessment and Transition (CARAT), a joint EPA and U.S. Department of 
Agriculture-sponsored federal advisory committee established to advise 
on the implementation of the FQPA, that the Agency facilitate the 
transition to reduced-risk pest management approaches for minor and 
specialty crops. You may access the full text of the grant announcement 
at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/grants/index.htm.

Dates: Proposals must be postmarked on or before February 21, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat Cimino, Office of Pesticide 
Programs (7501C), Minor Crop Advisor, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone 
number: (703) 308-9357; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the 50 states, District of Columbia, 
U.S. territories or possessions, federally recognized Indian tribal 
governments and Native American Organizations, public and private 
universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other public or 
private nonprofit institutions, and individuals.
    If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this 
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2005-0268. The 
official public docket is the collection of materials that is available 
for public viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity 
Branch (PIRIB), Room 119, Crystal Mall 2, 1800 S. Bell St., 
Arlington, VA. This docket facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The docket telephone 
number is (703) 305-5805.
    2. Electronic access. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    EDOCKET, EPA's electronic public docket and comment system was 
replaced on November 25, 2005, by an enhanced federal-wide electronic 
docket management and comment system located at http://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the on-line instructions.
    An electronic version of the public docket is available through 
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may 
use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to 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. 
Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you 
may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through 
the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, 
select ``search,'' then key in the appropriate docket ID number.
    You may access the full text of the grant announcement at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/grants/index.htm. Go to http://www.grants.gov to 
electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from 
all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is the single access 
point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-
making agencies.

II. Overview

    The following list provides key information concerning this funding 
opportunity:
     Federal agency name: Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA).
     Funding opportunity title: Minor and Specialty Crops 
Integrated Pest Management Special Projects; Request for Proposals.
     Funding opportunity number: EPA-OPP-005.
     Announcement type: Announcement of a funding opportunity.
     Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 
66.716.
     Dates: Proposals must be postmarked on or before February 
21, 2006.

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    For detailed information concerning the grant announcement refer to 
the Agency website at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/grants/index.htm. 
The full text of the grant announcement includes specific information 
regarding the: Purpose and scope; activities to be funded; award 
information; eligibility requirements; application and submission 
information; award review information; and regional agency contacts if 
applicable.

III. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    Grant solicitations containing binding legal requirements are 
considered rules for the purpose of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) 
(5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.). The CRA generally provides that before a rule 
may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule 
report, which includes a copy of the rule, to each House of the 
Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States. EPA will 
submit a report containing this grant solicitation and other required 
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and 
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication in 
the Federal Register. This grant solicitation does not qualify as a 
``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides.


    Dated: December 5, 2005.
Susan B. Hazen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and 
Toxic Substances.

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