[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13042-13043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06484]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9991-59-OLEM]


FY 2019 Supplemental Funding for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund 
(RLF) Grantees

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of the availability of funds.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to make 
available approximately $8 million to provide supplemental funds to 
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) cooperative agreements previously awarded 
competitively under section 104(k)(3) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). EPA 
will consider awarding supplemental funding only to RLF grantees who 
have demonstrated an ability to deliver programmatic results by making 
at least one loan or subgrant. The award of these funds is based on the 
criteria described at CERCLA 104(k)(5)(A)(ii).
    The Agency is now accepting requests for supplemental funding from 
RLF grantees. Requests for funding must be submitted to the appropriate 
EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinator (listed below) by May 6, 2019. 
Funding requests for hazardous substances and/or petroleum funding will 
be accepted. Specific information on submitting a request for RLF 
supplemental funding is described below and additional information may 
be obtained by contacting the EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinator.

DATES: This action is applicable April 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES: A request for supplemental funding must be in the form of a 
letter addressed to the appropriate Regional Brownfields Coordinator 
(see listing below) with a copy to Rachel Congdon, 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Congdon, U.S. EPA, (202) 566-
1564 or the appropriate Brownfields Regional Coordinator.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization 
Act added section 104(k) to CERCLA to authorize federal financial 
assistance for brownfields revitalization, including grants for 
assessment, cleanup and job training. Section 104(k) includes a 
provision for EPA to, among other things, award grants to eligible 
entities to capitalize Revolving Loan Funds and to provide loans and 
subgrants for brownfields cleanup. Section 104(k)(5)(A)(ii) authorizes 
EPA to make additional grant funds available to RLF grantees for any 
year after the year for which the initial grant is made (noncompetitive 
RLF supplemental funding) taking into consideration:
    (I) The number of sites and number of communities that are 
addressed by the revolving loan fund;
    (II) the demand for funding by eligible entities that have not 
previously received a grant under this subsection;
    (III) the demonstrated ability of the eligible entity to use the 
revolving loan fund to enhance remediation and provide funds on a 
continuing basis; and
    (IV) such other similar factors as the [Agency] considers 
appropriate to carry out this subsection.

Eligibility

    In order to be considered for supplemental funding, grantees must 
demonstrate that they have significantly depleted funds (both EPA grant 
funding and any available program income) and that they have a clear 
plan for utilizing requested additional funds in a timely manner. 
Grantees must demonstrate that they have made at least one loan or 
subgrant prior to applying for this supplemental funding and have 
significantly depleted existing available funds. For FY2019, EPA 
defines ``significantly depleted funds'' as uncommitted, available 
funding is 25% or less of total RLF funds awarded under all open and 
closed grants and cannot exceed $600,000. For new RLF recipients with 
an award of $1 million or less, funds will be consider significantly 
depleted if the uncommitted or available funding does not exceed 
$300,000. Additionally, the RLF recipient must have demonstrated a need 
for supplemental funding based on, among other factors, the list of 
potential projects in the RLF program pipeline; demonstrated the 
ability to make loans and subgrants for cleanups that can be started, 
completed, and will lead to redevelopment; demonstrated the ability to 
administer and revolve the RLF by generating program income; 
demonstrated an ability to use the RLF grant to address funding gaps 
for cleanup; and demonstrated that they have provided a community 
benefit from past and potential loan(s) and/or subgrant(s). EPA 
encourages innovative approaches to maximize revolving and leveraging 
with other funds, including use of grants funds as a loan loss 
guarantee, combining with other government or private sector lending 
resources. Applicants for supplemental funding must contact the 
appropriate Regional Brownfields Coordinator below to obtain 
information on the format for supplemental funding applications for 
their region. When requesting supplemental funding, applicants must 
specify whether they are seeking funding for sites contaminated by 
hazardous substances and/or petroleum. Applicants may request both 
types of funding.

                                                Regional Contacts
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               Region                                     States                           Address/phone No.
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EPA Region 1, Joe Ferrari,           CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT.........................  5 Post Office Square,
 [email protected].                                                                  Boston, MA 02109-3912,
                                                                                       Phone (617) 918-1105.
EPA Region 2, Lya Theodoratos,       NJ, NY, PR, VI.................................  290 Broadway, 18th Floor,
 [email protected].                                                              New York, NY 10007, Phone
                                                                                       (212) 637-3260.
EPA Region 3, Brett Gilmartin,       DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV.........................  1650 Arch Street, Mail
 [email protected].                                                              Code 3HS51, Philadelphia,
                                                                                       Pennsylvania 19103-2029,
                                                                                       Phone (215) 814-3405.

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EPA Region 4, Derek Street,          AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN.................  Atlanta Federal Center, 61
 [email protected].                                                                 Forsyth Street SW, 10TH
                                                                                       FL , Atlanta, GA 30303-
                                                                                       8960, Phone (404) 562-
                                                                                       8574.
EPA Region 5, Keary Cragan,          IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI.........................  77 West Jackson Boulevard,
 [email protected].                                                                 Mail Code SB-5J, Chicago,
                                                                                       Illinois 60604-3507,
                                                                                       Phone (312) 353-5669.
EPA Region 6, Camisha Scott,         AR, LA, NM, OK, TX.............................  1445 Ross Avenue, Suite
 [email protected].                                                                1200 (6SF-PB), Dallas,
                                                                                       Texas 75202-2733, Phone
                                                                                       (214) 665-6755.
EPA Region 7, Susan Klein,           IA, KS, MO, NE.................................  11201 Renner Blvd, Lenexa,
 [email protected].                                                               Kansas 66219, Phone (913)
                                                                                       551-7786.
EPA Region 8, Ted Lanzano,           CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY.........................  1595 Wynkoop Street (EPR-
 [email protected].                                                                  B), Denver, CO 80202-
                                                                                       1129, Phone (303) 312-
                                                                                       6596.
EPA Region 9, Noemi Emeric-Ford,     AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU.........................  75 Hawthorne Street, WST-
 [email protected].                                                            8, San Francisco, CA
                                                                                       94105, Phone (213) 244-
                                                                                       1821.
EPA Region 10, Susan Morales,        AK, ID, OR, WA.................................  1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite
 [email protected].                                                                900, Mailstop: ECL-112
                                                                                       Seattle, WA 98101, Phone
                                                                                       (206) 553-7299.
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    Dated: March 25, 2019.
David R. Lloyd,
Director, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, Office of Land 
and Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2019-06484 Filed 4-2-19; 8:45 am]
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