[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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