[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 9 (Monday, January 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2247-2252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-443]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[OW-FRL-8516-1]


Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of 2008 BEACH Act Grants.

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SUMMARY: The Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health 
(BEACH) Act, signed into law on October 10, 2000, amended the Clean 
Water Act (CWA), to incorporate provisions to reduce the risk of 
illness to users of the Nation's recreational waters. Section 406(b) of 
the CWA, as amended by the BEACH Act, authorizes the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants to eligible States, 
Territories, Tribes, and local governments to develop and implement 
microbiological monitoring programs of coastal recreation waters, 
including the Great Lakes, which are adjacent to beaches or similar 
points of access used by the public. BEACH Act grants also develop and 
implement programs to notify the public of the potential exposure to 
disease-causing microorganisms in these waters. EPA encourages coastal 
and Great Lakes States and Territories to apply for BEACH Act grants 
for program implementation (referred to as implementation grants) to 
implement effective and comprehensive coastal recreation water 
monitoring and public notification programs. EPA also encourages 
coastal and Great Lakes Tribes to apply for BEACH Act grants for 
program development (referred to as development grants) to develop 
effective and comprehensive coastal recreation water monitoring and 
public notification programs.

DATES: States and Territories must submit applications on or before 
March 14, 2008. Eligible Tribes should notify the relevant Regional 
BEACH Act grant coordinator of their interest in applying for a grant 
on or before February 28, 2008. Upon receipt of a Tribe's notice of 
interest, EPA will establish an appropriate application deadline.

ADDRESSES: You must send your application to the appropriate Regional 
Grant Coordinator listed in this notice under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION, Section VI.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Healy, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., (4305T), Washington, DC 20460, 202-566-0405, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Grant Program

What Is the Statutory Authority for BEACH Act Grants?

    The general statutory authority for BEACH Act grants is section 
406(b) of the Clean Water Act, as amended by the BEACH Act, Public Law 
No. 106-284, 114 Stat. 970 (2000). It provides that ``(T)he 
Administrator may make grants to States and local governments to 
develop and implement programs for monitoring and notification for 
coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of 
access that are used by the public.'' CWA section 406(b)(2)(A), 
however, limits EPA's ability to award implementation grants only to 
those States, Tribes and Territories that meet certain requirements 
(see Section II, Funding and Eligibility, below for information on 
specific requirements).

What Activities Are Eligible for Funding Under the FY 2008 Grants?

    In fiscal year 2008, EPA intends to award grants authorized under 
CWA section 406(b) to eligible States and Territories to support the 
implementation of coastal recreation water monitoring and public 
notification programs that are consistent with EPA's required 
performance criteria for implementation grants. Also in fiscal year 
2008, EPA intends to award development grants to eligible Tribes to 
support the development of coastal recreation water monitoring and 
public notification programs that are consistent with EPA's performance 
criteria for grants. EPA published the required performance criteria 
for grants in its National Beach Guidance and Required Performance 
Criteria for Grants (EPA-823-B-02-004), on July 19, 2002. A notice of 
availability of the document was published in the Federal Register (67 
FR 47540, July 19, 2002). This document can be found on EPA's Web site 
at http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/grants. Copies of the 
document may also be obtained by writing, calling, or e-mailing: Office 
of Water Resources Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 
Code 4100T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 
(Phone: 202-566-1731 or e-mail: [email protected]).

II. Funding and Eligibility

Who Is Eligible To Apply for These Implementation Grants?

    Coastal and Great Lake States that meet the requirements of CWA 
section 406(b)(2)(A) are eligible for grants in fiscal year 2008 to 
implement monitoring and notification programs. The definition of the 
term ``State'' in CWA section 502 includes the District of Columbia, 
and current U.S. Territories: the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands.

Are Local Governments Eligible for Funding?

    CWA section 406(b)(2)(B) authorizes EPA to make a grant to a local 
government for implementation of a monitoring and notification program 
only if, after the one-year period beginning on the date of publication 
of the performance criteria (July 19, 2002), EPA determines that the 
State within which the local government has jurisdiction is not 
implementing a program that meets the requirements of CWA section 
406(b), which includes a requirement that the program is consistent 
with the performance criteria in National Beach Guidance and Required 
Performance Criteria for Grants. Local governments may contact their 
EPA Regional office for further information about BEACH Act grants.

How May Tribes Apply for BEACH Act Development Grants and How Much 
Funding Is Available for Tribes?

    Section 518(e) of the CWA authorizes EPA to treat eligible Indian 
Tribes in the same manner as States for the purpose of receiving CWA 
section 406 grant funding. For fiscal year 2008, EPA will make $50,000 
available for development grants to eligible Tribes. In order to be 
eligible for a CWA section 406 development grant, a Tribe must have 
coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of 
access that are used by the public. The phrase ``coastal recreation 
waters'' is defined in CWA section 502(21) to mean the Great Lakes and 
marine coastal waters (including coastal estuaries) that are designated 
under CWA section 303(c) for use for swimming, bathing, surfing, or 
similar water contact activities. The statute explicitly excludes from 
the definition inland waters and waters upstream of the mouth of a 
river or stream having an unimpaired natural connection with the open 
sea. In addition, a tribe must demonstrate that it meets the 
``treatment in the same manner as a State'' (TAS) criteria contained in 
CWA section 518(e) for purposes of receiving a section 406 beaches 
grant. To demonstrate TAS, the Tribe must show that it: (1) Is 
federally recognized; (2) has a governing body carrying out substantial 
governmental duties and powers; (3) will be exercising functions 
pertaining to waters within reservation; and (4) is reasonably expected 
to be capable of carrying out the functions consistent with the CWA and 
all applicable regulations. EPA encourages those Tribes with coastal 
recreation waters to contact their regional BEACH Act grant coordinator 
for further information regarding the application process as soon as 
possible.

Are There Any Additional Eligibility Requirements and Grant Conditions 
Applicable to States, Tribes, and Territories?

    Yes, there are additional eligibility requirements and grant 
conditions. First, CWA section 406(b)(2)(A) provides that EPA may only 
award a grant to implement a monitoring and notification program if:
    (i) The program is consistent with the performance criteria 
published by the Administrator under CWA section 406(a);
    (ii) the State or local government prioritizes the use of grant 
funds for particular coastal recreation waters based on the use of the 
water and the risk to human health presented by pathogens or pathogen 
indicators;
    (iii) the State or local government makes available to the 
Administrator the factors used to prioritize the use of funds under 
clause (ii);
    (iv) the State or local government provides a list of discrete 
areas of coastal recreation waters that are subject to the program for 
monitoring and notification for which the grant is provided that 
specifies any coastal recreation waters for which fiscal constraints 
will prevent consistency with the performance criteria under CWA 
section 406(a); and
    (v) the public is provided an opportunity to review the program 
through a process that provides for public notice and an opportunity 
for comment.
    Second, CWA section 406(c) requires that as a condition of receipt 
of a CWA section 406 grant, a State or local government program for 
monitoring and notification must identify:
    (1) lists of coastal recreation waters in the State, including 
coastal recreation waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of 
access that are used by the public;
    (2) in the case of a State program for monitoring and notification, 
the process by which the State may delegate to local governments 
responsibility for implementing the monitoring and notification 
program;
    (3) the frequency and location of monitoring and assessment of 
coastal recreation waters based on--

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    (A) The periods of recreational use of the waters;
    (B) the nature and extent of use during certain periods;
    (C) the proximity of the waters to known point sources and nonpoint 
sources of pollution; and
    (D) any effect of storm events on the waters;
    (4) (A) the methods to be used for detecting levels of pathogens 
and pathogen indicators that are harmful to human health; and
    (B) the assessment procedures for identifying short-term increases 
in pathogens and pathogen indicators that are harmful to human health 
in coastal recreation waters (including increases in relation to storm 
events);
    (5) measures for prompt communication of the occurrence, nature, 
location, pollutants involved, and extent of any exceeding of, or 
likelihood of exceeding, applicable water quality standards for 
pathogens and pathogen indicators to--
    (A) the Administrator, in such form as the Administrator determines 
to be appropriate; and
    (B) a designated official of a local government having jurisdiction 
over land adjoining the coastal recreation waters for which the failure 
to meet applicable standards is identified;
    (6) measures for the posting of signs at beaches or similar points 
of access, or functionally equivalent communication measures that are 
sufficient to give notice to the public that the coastal recreation 
waters are not meeting or are not expected to meet applicable water 
quality standards for pathogens and pathogen indicators; and
    (7) measures that inform the public of the potential risks 
associated with water contact activities in the coastal recreation 
waters that do not meet applicable water quality standards.
    Third, as required by CWA section 406(b)(3)(A), a State recipient 
of a CWA section 406 grant must submit to EPA, in such format and at 
such intervals as EPA determines to be appropriate, a report that 
describes:
    (1) Data collected as part of the program for monitoring and 
notification as described in section 406(c), and
    (2) actions taken to notify the public when water quality standards 
are exceeded. States must submit to EPA both the monitoring and 
notification reports for any beach season by January 31 of the year 
following the beach season. For the 2008 beach season, the deadline for 
states to submit these reports is January 31, 2009. EPA first 
established this report submission deadline in the Federal Register 
notice for the fiscal year 2003 grants (68 FR 15446, 15449 (March 31, 
2003)).
    Fourth, States are required to report to EPA, latitude, longitude 
and mileage data on:
    (1) The extent of beaches and similar points of public access 
adjacent to coastal recreation waters, and
    (2) The extent of beaches that are monitored.
    EPA first established this requirement in theFederal Register 
notice for the fiscal year 2003 grants (68 FR 15446, 15447 (March 31, 
2003)). EPA is continuing this requirement in order to capture any 
changes States may make to their beach monitoring and notification 
program. States must report to EPA any changes to either the extent of 
their beaches or similar points of access, or to the extent of their 
beaches that are monitored.

How Much Funding Is Available?

    For fiscal year 2008, the total available for BEACH Act grants is 
expected to be $9,745,500. EPA expects to award all but $50,000 to 
eligible States and Territories for implementation grants. EPA intends 
to award the remaining $50,000 in development grants to eligible 
Tribes. If EPA does not award any grants to eligible Tribes, EPA will 
redistribute the money to eligible States and Territories using the 
allocation formula described below.

How Will the Funding for States and Territories Be Allocated?

    For fiscal year 2008, EPA expects to award grants to all eligible 
States and Territories who apply for funding based on the allocation 
formula that the Agency developed for awarding BEACH Act grant funds in 
2002. EPA consulted with various States, the Coastal States 
Organization, and the Association of State and Interstate Water 
Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA) to develop this formula. The 
allocation formula uses three factors: (1) Beach season length, (2) 
beach miles, and (3) beach use.
(1) Beach Season Length
    EPA selected beach season length as a factor because it determines 
the part of the year when a government would conduct its monitoring 
program. The longer the beach season, the more resources a government 
would need to conduct monitoring. The Agency obtained the information 
on the length of a beach season from the National Health Protection 
Survey of Beaches for the States or Territories that submitted a 
completed survey. EPA estimated the beach season length for Alaska 
based on air and water temperature, available information on recreation 
activities, and data from the 1993 National Water Based Recreation 
Survey. EPA grouped the States and U.S. Territories into four 
categories of beach season lengths:

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                                                    The beach season
                For beaches in:                       category is:
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Alaska........................................  < 3 months.
Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana,       3-4 months.
 Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
 Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
 York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode
 Island, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi,       5-6 months.
 North Carolina, South Carolina.
American Samoa, California, Florida, Guam,      9-12 months.
 Hawaii, Northern Mariana, Puerto Rico, Texas,
 U.S. Virgin Islands..
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(2) Beach Miles
    EPA selected miles of beach as a factor because it determines the 
geographical extent over which a government would conduct monitoring. 
The more miles of beaches, the more resources a government would need 
to conduct monitoring. EPA does not have beach mileage data in a format 
that can be used for the allocation formula at this time. Therefore, 
EPA is using shoreline miles as a surrogate for beach miles in the 
allocation formula. Shoreline miles data overestimates beach miles in 
some States and Territories; however, EPA and States agreed that this 
is the best way to estimate beach miles until complete beach mile data 
become available. EPA used the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) publication, The Coastline of the United States, 
to quantify shoreline miles.
(3) Beach Use
    EPA selected beach use as a factor because it reflects the 
magnitude of

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potential human exposure to pathogens at recreational beaches. Greater 
use of beaches makes it more likely that a government would need to 
increase monitoring frequency due to the larger number of people 
potentially exposed to pathogens. EPA continues to use the coastal 
population of counties (based on the 2000 Census data) to quantify the 
coastal population that is wholly or partially within the State's or 
Territory's legally-defined coastal zone, as a surrogate for actual 
beach usage.
    The allocation formula sums the three parts. The first part is a 
base amount for all States and Territories that varies with the length 
of the beach season. The second part distributes 50% of the total 
remaining funds based on the ratio of shoreline miles in a State or 
Territory to the total length of shoreline miles across the entire 
United States. For example, if a State has 4% of the total coastal and 
Great Lakes shoreline, that State would receive 4% of 50% (or 2%) of 
total funds remaining after the Agency distributed the funds for part 
one. The third part distributes the remaining 50% based on the ratio of 
coastal population in a State or Territory to the total coastal 
population in the United States. For example, if a State has 2% of the 
total coastal and Great Lakes population, that State would receive 2% 
of 50% (or 1%) of the total funds remaining after the Agency 
distributes the funds based on the first two parts. The following table 
summarizes the allocation formula:

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                                             The part of the allocation
              For the factor:                            is:
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Beach season length.......................  < 3 months: $150,000 (States
                                             and Territories with a
                                             season <3 months receive
                                             season-based funding only.)
                                            3-4 months: $200,000.
                                            5-6 months: $250,000.
                                            >6 months: $300,000.
Shoreline miles...........................  determined based on the
                                             ratio of shoreline miles in
                                             a State/Territory to the
                                             total length of shoreline
                                             miles across the United
                                             States and is taken from
                                             50% of funds remaining
                                             after allocation of season-
                                             based funding.
Coastal population........................  determined based on the
                                             ratio of coastal population
                                             in a State/Territory to the
                                             total coastal population in
                                             the United States and is
                                             taken from 50% of funds
                                             remaining after allocation
                                             of season-based funding and
                                             funding based on shoreline
                                             miles.
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    For 2008, the total available for BEACH Act grants to States and 
Territories is expected to be $9,695,500. Assuming all 35 States and 
Territories with coastal recreation waters apply and meet the statutory 
eligibility requirements for implementation grants (and have met the 
statutory grant conditions applicable to previously awarded section 406 
grants), the distribution of the funds for year 2008 is expected to be:

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                                                          The year 2008
             For the State or Territory of:               allocation is
                                                         expected to be:
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Alabama................................................         $258,390
Alaska.................................................         $147,650
American Samoa.........................................         $297,460
California.............................................         $514,720
Connecticut............................................         $220,500
Delaware...............................................         $207,730
Florida................................................         $526,320
Georgia................................................         $282,700
Guam...................................................         $297,930
Hawaii.................................................         $318,590
Illinois...............................................         $240,290
Indiana................................................         $202,730
Louisiana..............................................         $320,270
Maine..................................................         $252,220
Maryland...............................................         $266,900
Massachusetts..........................................         $251,930
Michigan...............................................         $276,210
Minnesota..............................................         $201,190
Mississippi............................................         $253,680
New Hampshire..........................................         $201,450
New Jersey.............................................         $275,480
New York...............................................         $347,300
North Carolina.........................................         $299,150
Northern Marianas......................................         $298,670
Ohio...................................................         $220,780
Oregon.................................................         $225,970
Pennsylvania...........................................         $219,650
Puerto Rico............................................         $324,080
Rhode Island...........................................         $209,650
South Carolina.........................................         $293,270
Texas..................................................         $379,140
U.S. Virgin Islands....................................         $298,510
Virginia...............................................         $274,650
Washington.............................................         $267,980
Wisconsin..............................................         $222,420
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What If a State Does Not Apply or Does Not Qualify for Funding?

    EPA expects that all 35 States and Territories will apply for a 
grant. If fewer than 35 States and Territories apply for the allocated 
amount, or if any applicant fails to meet the statutory eligibility 
requirements (or the statutory conditions applicable to previously 
awarded section 406 grants), then EPA will distribute available grant 
funds to eligible States and Territories in the following order:
    (1) States and Territories that meet the eligibility requirements 
for implementation grants and that have met the statutory conditions 
applicable to previously awarded section 406 grants will be awarded the 
full amount of funds allocated to the State under the formula described 
above.
    (2) EPA may award program implementation grants to local 
governments in States and Territories that the Agency determines have 
not met the requirements for implementation grants.
    (3) Consistent with CWA Section 406(h), EPA will use the State's 
and Territory's allocated funds to conduct a beach monitoring and 
notification program for beaches in any State and Territory that EPA 
determines does not have a program for monitoring and notification that 
is consistent with EPA's grant performance criteria.

What If a State or Territory Cannot Use All of Its Allocation?

    If a State, Tribe, or Territory cannot use all of its allocation, 
the Regional Administrator may award the unused funds to any eligible 
coastal or Great Lake grant recipient in the Region for the continued 
development or implementation of their coastal recreation water 
monitoring and notification program(s). If, after re-allocation, there 
are still unused funds within the Region, EPA Headquarters will 
redistribute these funds to any eligible coastal or Great Lake BEACH 
Act grant recipient.

How Will the Funding for Tribes Be Allocated?

    EPA expects to apportion the funds set aside for tribal grants 
evenly among all eligible Tribes that apply for funding.

What Is the Expected Duration of Funding and Projects?

    The expected funding and project periods for implementation grants 
awarded in fiscal year 2008 is one year.

Does EPA Require Matching Funds?

    Recipients do not have to provide matching funds for BEACH Act 
grants. EPA may establish a match requirement in the future based on a 
review of State program activity and funding levels.

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III. Eligible Activities

    Recipients of implementation grants may use funds for activities to 
support implementing a beach monitoring and notification program that 
is consistent with the required performance criteria for grants 
specified in the document, National Beach Guidance and Required 
Performance Criteria for Grants (EPA-823-B-02-004). Recipients of 
development grants may use the funds to develop a beach monitoring and 
notification program consistent with the performance criteria.

IV. Selection Process

    EPA Regional offices will award CWA section 406 grants through a 
non-competitive process. EPA expects to award grants to all eligible 
State, Tribe, and Territory applicants that meet the applicable 
requirements described in this notice.

Who Has the Authority To Award BEACH Act Grants?

    The Administrator has delegated the authority to award BEACH Act 
grants to the Regional Administrators.

V. Application Procedure

What Is the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number for 
the BEACH Monitoring and Notification Program Implementation Grants?

    The number assigned to the BEACH Act Grants is 66.472, Program Code 
CU.

Can BEACH Act Grant Funds Be Included in a Performance Partnership 
Grant?

    For fiscal year 2008, BEACH Act Grants cannot be included in a 
Performance Partnership Grant.

What Is the Application Process for States and Territories?

    Your application package should contain completed:
     EPA SF-424 Application for Federal Assistance, and
     Program Summary.
    In order for EPA to determine that a State or local government is 
eligible for an implementation grant, the applicant must submit 
documentation with its application to demonstrate that its program is 
consistent with the performance criteria. The Program Summary must 
contain sufficient technical detail for EPA to confirm that your 
program meets the statutory eligibility requirements and statutory 
grant conditions for previously awarded CWA section 406 grants listed 
in section II (Funding and Eligibility) of this notice. The Program 
Summary must also describe how the State used BEACH Act Grant funds to 
develop and implement the beach monitoring and notification program, 
and how the program is consistent with the nine performance criteria in 
National Beach Guidance and Required Performance Criteria for Grants 
(EPA-823-B-02-004) which is found at http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/grants/guidance/index.html. The Program Summary should also 
describe the State or Territory program's objectives for the next year.
    States and Territories must submit application packages to the 
appropriate EPA Regional Office by March 14, 2008. EPA will make an 
award after the Agency reviews the documentation and confirms that the 
program meets the applicable requirements. The Office of Management and 
Budget has authorized EPA to collect this information (BEACH Act Grant 
Information Collection Request, OMB control number 2040-0244). Please 
contact the appropriate EPA Regional Office for a complete application 
package. See Section VI for a list of EPA Regional Grant Coordinators 
or visit the EPA Beach Watch Web site at http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/contact.html on the Internet.

What Should a Tribe's Notice of Interest Contain?

    The Notice of Interest should include the Tribe's name and the name 
and telephone number of a contact person.

Are Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) Required for 
Application?

    Yes. Three specific QA/QC requirements must be met to comply with 
EPA's performance criteria for grants:
    (1) Applicants must submit documentation that describes the quality 
system implemented by the State, Territory, Tribe, or local government. 
Documentation may be in the form of a Quality Management Plan or 
equivalent documentation.
    (2) Applicants must submit a quality assurance project plan (QAPP) 
or equivalent documentation.
    (3) Applicants are responsible for submitting documentation of the 
quality system and QAPP for review and approval by the EPA Quality 
Assurance Officer or his designee before they take primary or secondary 
environmental measurements. More information about the required QA/QC 
procedures is available in Chapter Four and Appendix H of National 
Beach Guidance and Required Performance Criteria for Grants (EPA-823-B-
02-004).

Are There Reporting Requirements?

    Recipients must submit annual performance reports and financial 
reports as required in 40 CFR 31.40 and 31.41. The annual performance 
report explains changes to the beach monitoring and notification 
program during the grant year. It also describes how the grant funds 
were used to implement the program to meet the performance criteria 
listed in National Beach Guidance and Required Performance Criteria for 
Grants (EPA-823-B-02-004). The annual performance report required under 
40 CFR 31.40 is due no later than 90 days after the grant year ends. 
Recipients must also submit annual monitoring and notification reports 
required by the National Beach Guidance and Required Performance 
Criteria for Grants (EPA-823-B-02-004). Sections 2.2.3 and 4.3 of the 
document contain the performance criterion requiring an annual 
monitoring report, and sections 2.2.8 and 5.4 contain the performance 
criterion requiring an annual notification report. This document can be 
found at http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/beaches/grants/. These 
reports, required to be submitted to EPA by States, Tribes and 
Territories under CWA section 406(b)(3)(A), include data collected as 
part of a monitoring and notification program. As a condition of award 
of an implementation grant, EPA requires that the monitoring report and 
the notification report for any beach season be submitted not later 
than January 31 of the year following the beach season. (See Section 
II, Funding and Eligibility, above.)

What Regulations and OMB Cost Circular Apply to the Award and 
Administration of these Grants?

    The regulations at 40 CFR Part 31 govern the award and 
administration of grants to States, Tribes, local governments, and 
Territories under CWA section 406(b). Allowable costs will be 
determined according to the cost principles outlined in 2 CFR Part 225.

VI. Grant Coordinators

Headquarters--Washington DC

    Rich Healy USEPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.--4305, Washington DC 
20460; T: 202-566-0405; F: 202-566-0409; [email protected].

Region I--Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode 
Island

    Matt Liebman USEPA Region I, One Congress St. Suite 1100--COP, 
Boston,

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MA 02114-2023; T: 617-918-1626; F: 617-918-1505; [email protected].

Region II--New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

    Helen Grebe USEPA Region II, 2890 Woodbridge Ave., MS220, Edison, 
NJ 08837-3679; T: 732-321-6797; F: 732-321-6616; [email protected].

Region III--Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia

    Mark Barath USEPA Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 3WP30, 
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029; T: 215-814-2759; F: 215-814-2318; 
[email protected].

Region IV--Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, 
South Carolina

    Joel Hansel USEPA Region IV, 61 Forsyth St., 15th Floor, Atlanta, 
GA 30303-3415; T: 404-562-9274; F: 404-562-9224; [email protected].

Region V--Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

    Holly Wirick USEPA Region V, 77 West Jackson Blvd., WT-16J, 
Chicago, IL 60604-3507; T: 312-353-6704; F: 312-886-0168; 
[email protected].

Region VI--Louisiana, Texas

    Mike Schaub USEPA Region VI, 1445 Ross Ave. 6WQ-EW, Dallas, TX 
75202-2733; T: 214-665-7314; F: 214-665-6689; [email protected].

Region IX--American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, California, Guam, Hawaii

    Terry Fleming USEPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne St. WTR-2, San 
Francisco, CA 94105; T: 415-972-3462; F: 415-947-3537; 
[email protected].

Region X--Alaska, Oregon, Washington

    Rob Pedersen USEPA Region X, 120 Sixth Ave., OW-134, Seattle, WA 
98101; T: 206-553-1646; F: 206-553-0165; [email protected].

    Dated: January 7, 2008.
Benjamin H. Grumbles,
Assistant Administrator for Water.
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