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notifications, maintain records of the 

occurrence and duration of any startup, 

shutdown, or malfunction in the 

operation of an affected source, or any 

period during which the emissions 

monitoring system is inoperative. 

Respondents are required to monitor 

and keep records of specific operating 

parameters for each control device and 

to perform and document periodic 

inspections of the closed vent and waste 

water conveyance systems. All 

respondents must submit semiannual 

reports of the monitored parameters and 

must submit a report within 180 days of 

any process changes. 

Burden Statement: In the previously 

approved ICR, the estimated number of 

respondents for this information 

collection was 82 with 158 responses 

per year. The annual industry reporting 

and recordkeeping burden for this 

collection of information was 88,680 

hours. On average, each respondent 

reported 1.9 times per year and 561 

hours were spent preparing each 

response. The responses were prepared 

initially and semiannually. The total 

annualized cost was $513,000 which 

was comprised of capital/startup costs 

of $513,000 with no operation and 

maintenance costs. 

(9) NESHAP for Natural Gas 

Transmission and Storage (40 CFR part 

63, subpart HHH); Docket ID Number 

OECA–2004–0037; EPA ICR Number 

1789.04; OMB Control Number 2060–

0418; expiration date September 30, 

2005. 

Affected Entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are those 

facilities that transport or store natural 

gas prior to it entering the pipeline to a 

local distribution company or final end 

user. 

Abstract: The NESHAP for the 

standard published at 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart HHH, was proposed on 

February 6, 1998, and promulgated on 

June 17, 1999. 

The affected sources are subject to the 

General Provisions at 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart A, and any changes or additions 

to the general provisions as specified at 

40 CFR part 63, subpart HHH. The 

requirements include initial 

notifications, performance tests, and 

periodic reports. Owners or operators 

are also required to maintain records of 

the occurrence and duration of any 

startup, shutdown, or malfunction in 

the operation of an affected facility, or 

any period during which the monitoring 

system is inoperative. Semiannual 

reports are also required. 

Burden Statement: In the previously 

approved ICR, the estimated number of 

respondents for this information 

collection was seven with 217 responses 

per year. The annual industry reporting 

and recordkeeping burden for this 

collection of information was 581 hours. 

On average, each respondent reported 

31 times per year and 2.7 hours were 

spent preparing each response. The 

responses were prepared initially and 

semiannually. There were no capital/

startup costs and no operation and 

maintenance costs, therefore, the total 

annualized cost were zero. 

(10) NSPS for Metallic Mineral 

Processing Plants (40 CFR part 60, 

subpart LL); EPA ICR Number 0982.08; 

OMB Control Number 2060–0016; 

expiration date September 30, 2005. 

Affected Entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are metallic 

mineral processing plants. 

Abstract: The NSPS for the standard 

published at 40 CFR part 60, subpart LL, 

was promulgated on February 21, 1984. 

The affected entities are subject to the 

General Provisions at 40 CFR part 60, 

subpart A and any changes, or additions 

to the General Provisions specified at 40 

CFR part 60, subpart LL. 

Owners or operators of the affected 

facilities described must make initial 

notifications, including notification of 

any physical or operational change to an 

existing facility which may increase the 

regulated pollutant emission rate; 

notification of the demonstration of the 

continuous monitoring system (CMS) 

and notification of the initial 

performance test. 

Owners of affected facilities are 

required to install, calibrate, maintain, 

and operate a CMS to measure the 

change in the pressure of the gas stream 

through the scrubber and the scrubbing 

liquid flow rate. Owners or operators are 

also required to maintain records of the 

occurrence and duration of any startup, 

shut down, or malfunction in the 

operation of an affected facility, or any 

period during which the monitoring 

system is inoperative. Semiannual 

reports and monitoring systems 

performance reports which include the 

exceeded findings of any control device 

operating parameters deviations, the 

date and time of the deviance, the 

nature and cause of the malfunction (if 

known), the corrective measures taken, 

and identification of the time period 

during which the CMS was inoperative 

are also required. 

Burden Statement: In the previously 

approved ICR, the estimated number of 

respondents for this information 

collection was 22 with 44 responses per 

year. The annual industry reporting and 

recordkeeping burden for this collection 

of information was 1,760 hours. On 

average, each respondent reported twice 

per year and 40 hours were spent 

preparing each response. The total 

annualized cost was $14,000. There 

were no capital/startup costs and the 

operation and maintenance costs were 

$14,000.

Dated: November 23, 2004. 

Michael M. Stahl, 

Director, Office of Compliance.

[FR Doc. 04–26477 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPPT–2004–0119; FRL–7686–8] 

Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood 

Lead Poisoning; Notice of Funds 

Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA is soliciting grant 

proposals from eligible entities to 

conduct activities to reduce incidences 

of childhood lead poisoning in 

vulnerable populations, including 

projects to: (1) Address areas with high 

incidences of elevated blood-lead levels; 

(2) identify and address areas with high 

potential for heretofore undocumented 

elevated blood-lead levels; (3) develop 

tools to address unique and challenging 

issues in lead poisoning prevention; and 

(4) identify tools that are replicable and 

scalable for other areas. Activities 

eligible for funding include outreach 

and public education, data gathering, 

monitoring, training, inspections and 

assessments, demonstrations, and new, 

innovative approaches for identifying or 

reducing lead poisoning. EPA is 

awarding grants which will provide a 

total of approximately $750,000. The 

Agency anticipates awarding individual 

grants of $25,000 to $100,000. This grant 

program is open to a wide range of 

applicants, including state governments, 

local governments, federally recognized 

Indian Tribes and tribal consortia, 

territories, nonprofit organizations, 

private and state-controlled institutions 

of higher learning, and nonprofit 

organizations including community 

action agencies and other organizations 

having 501(c)(3) status.

DATES: Proposals must be postmarked, 

faxed, or e-mailed to EPA on or before 

January 31, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Proposals may be submitted 

by mail, fax, or electronically. Please 

follow the detailed instructions 

provided in Unit IV. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific information regarding your 

geographic area or application, contact 

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the appropriate EPA Regional Lead 

Contact listed in Unit VII. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following listing provides certain key 

information concerning this funding 

opportunity. 

• Federal agency name: 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA). 

• Funding opportunity title: Targeted 

Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead 

Poisoning. 

• Funding opportunity number: 

FON–T001. 

• Announcement type: The initial 

announcement of a funding 

opportunity. 

• Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) number: 66–716. 

• Dates: Proposals must be 

postmarked, faxed, or e-mailed on or 

before January 31, 2005. Projects are 

expected to be completed within 2 years 

of award of the grant. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Authority 

Section 10 of the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA), as supplemented 

by Public Law 106–74, authorizes EPA 

to award grants for the purpose of 

conducting research, development, 

monitoring, education, training, 

demonstrations, and studies necessary 

to carry out the purposes of TSCA. 

B. Program Description 

1. Purpose and scope. EPA is 

soliciting grant proposals from eligible 

entities to conduct activities to reduce 

incidences of childhood lead poisoning 

in vulnerable populations, including 

projects to: (1) Address areas with high 

incidences of elevated blood-lead levels; 

(2) identify and address areas with high 

potential for heretofore undocumented 

elevated blood-lead levels; (3) develop 

tools to address unique and challenging 

issues in lead poisoning prevention; and 

(4) identify tools that are replicable and 

scalable for other areas. Activities 

eligible for funding include outreach 

and public education, data gathering, 

monitoring, training, inspections and 

assessments, demonstrations, and new, 

innovative approaches for identifying or 

reducing lead poisoning. 

EPA is awarding grants which will 

provide a total of approximately 

$750,000. The Agency anticipates 

awarding individual grants of $25,000 to 

$100,000. 

This grant program is open to a wide 

range of applicants, including state 

governments, local governments, 

federally recognized Indian Tribes and 

tribal consortia, territories, nonprofit 

organizations, private and statecontrolled institutions of higher 

learning, and nonprofit organizations 

including community action agencies 

and other organizations having 501(c)(3) 

status. This list is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

eligible for these grants. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be eligible. 

2. Activities to be funded. EPA will 

provide financial assistance in the form 

of grants to conduct any or all of the 

following activities: 

i. Outreach (educational) activities, 

including but not limited to 

development and conduct of organized 

outreach efforts to educate families 

about the dangers to children from 

exposure to lead-based paint hazards, 

distribution of educational information, 

and encouragement of families to have 

their children screened for lead 

poisoning and have their homes tested 

for lead hazards. Activities may include, 

but are not limited to, training medical 

professionals, developing culturally 

specific lead outreach materials, 

distributing pamphlets, establishing an 

in-home education program to visit the 

homes of young children, and 

promoting lead-safe work practices. 

Grantees may develop their own 

outreach materials; however, the use 

and reproduction of pre-existing 

products is strongly encouraged and 

preferred. EPA and other Federal 

agencies have developed, and currently 

provide, a wide range of outreach 

materials available from the National 

Lead Information Center (1–800–424–

LEAD). Any new lead awareness 

materials developed must be consistent 

with the Federal (EPA, Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 

(HUD), and Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention (CDC, formerly the 

Centers for Disease Control)) lead 

hazard awareness and poisoning 

prevention programs (http://

www.epa.gov/lead/,http://

www.hud.gov/offices/lead/, andhttp://

www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm/) and 

receive approval from the appropriate 

EPA Regional Lead Contact listed in 

Unit VII. 

ii. Data gathering, including but not 

limited to assessments such as bloodlead screening and other activities 

described below, particularly for areas 

without well-documented rates of lead 

poisoning. This includes conducting 

blood-lead screening of children age 6 

years and under, preferably of children 

between the ages of 12–36 months 

(blood-lead levels tend to be highest in 

this age group). (The CDC’s 

recommended level of concern that 

encourages follow-up activities is 10 μg/

dL, with specific actions/interventions 

recommended at various elevated bloodlead levels.) 

All blood-lead samples collected must 

be analyzed using a Clinical Laboratory 

Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-

certified laboratory. Portable, hand-held 

blood-lead analyzers may be used, but 

must be operated by a laboratory that is 

CLIA-certified for moderately complex 

analysis. CLIA regulations, published in 

1992 (42 CFR part 493), are 

administered by the Centers for 

Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS, 

formerly the Health Care Finance 

Administration). CLIA-certified 

laboratories must successfully 

participate in a testing proficiency 

program that is CLIA approved. 

Information regarding CLIA may be 

downloaded from the CMS web site 

athttp://www.cms.gov/clia/. 

EPA also encourages the development 

of new assessment methods which may 

be used in lieu of blood-lead 

monitoring. In particular, EPA 

encourages applicants to consider 

developing new tools to better target 

populations at risk and to gauge the 

success of activities funded under this 

program and other activities designed to 

combat childhood lead poisoning. 

iii. Inspections and risk assessments 

of pre-1978 housing and/or childoccupied facilities for lead-based paint 

hazards. This includes collection and 

analysis of paint, dust, and soil samples 

for hazardous lead levels. Inspections 

and risk assessments may only be 

conducted by individuals appropriately 

certified. Inspections and risk 

assessments must be conducted 

according to the work practice standards 

found in 40 CFR 745.227 or those of the 

authorized state or tribal program. 

Analysis of paint, dust, and soil samples 

must be conducted by a National Lead 

Laboratory Accreditation Program 

(NLLAP)-recognized laboratory. A 

current list of NLLAP-recognized 

laboratories can be obtained by calling 

the National Lead Information Center at 

1–800–424–LEAD. 

iv. Training. This includes training of 

individuals and of parents and 

community members. Worker training 

includes training to perform abatements, 

lead inspections, and risk assessments, 

including initial, refresher, or any other 

training required to obtain certification 

to perform lead-based paint inspections 

and risk assessments. Grant funds 

cannot be used to pay for any 

administrative or testing fees for 

certification to conduct lead inspections 

and/or risk assessments. Training would 

also include training of other 

contractors in lead-safe work practices. 

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Funds can also be used for training of 

parents and other community members 

to do outreach and other efforts which 

do not require certification. 

v. Partnership development, 

including partnerships with public and 

private entities which have expertise or 

experience in training, public health, 

housing, education, nutrition, public 

education or public relations, and other 

fields, as part of the performance of 

eligible activities and which will 

improve our ability to eliminate 

childhood lead poisoning. 

vi. Quality assurance activities related 

to the above. All environmental or 

health-related measurements or data 

generation must adequately address the 

requirements of 40 CFR 30.54 and 31.45 

relating to quality assurance/quality 

control. Information on EPA quality 

assurance requirements may be 

downloaded from the EPA Quality 

System web site athttp://www.epa.gov/

quality/. To begin the process of 

developing the quality assurance 

documentation, a quality assurance 

project plan template has been 

developed that may be helpful to use as 

a guide. The template may be 

downloaded from the EPA/OPPT web 

site athttp://www.epa.gov/lead/

new.htm/. No testing or analytical work 

may be performed without an approved 

quality assurance project plan. For 

further guidance on preparation of the 

quality documentation and specific EPA 

Regional Office approval requirements, 

please contact the appropriate EPA 

Regional Lead Contact listed in Unit VII. 

vii. Innovative approaches which 

have a high likelihood of successfully 

identifying or reducing lead poisoning. 

viii. Travel and related expenses 

consistent with the objectives of this 

grant. 

2. Goal and objectives. EPA seeks to 

award grants to entities best able to 

undertake eligible activities (outreach 

and public education, data gathering, 

monitoring, training, inspections and 

assessments, demonstrations, and new, 

innovative approaches for identifying or 

reducing lead poisoning) that 

accomplish one or more of the following 

goals: 

i. To reduce the incidence of 

childhood lead poisoning in areas of 

vulnerable populations. 

ii. To address areas with a high 

incidence of elevated blood-lead levels 

in children, and also to identify and 

address areas with high potential for 

elevated blood-lead levels in children. 

iii. To develop tools to address unique 

and challenging issues in lead poisoning 

prevention, including but not limited to 

special situations affecting inner cities, 

Tribes, Federal facilities, etc. 

iv. To identify tools that are replicable 

and scalable for other areas combating 

lead poisoning. 

EPA encourages applications 

addressing areas and/or populations 

with high documented levels of lead 

poisoning, as well as proposals to 

identify and address areas where there 

is great potential for elevated blood-lead 

levels to exist, although screening and 

other data are lacking. In the second 

case, applicants should submit rationale 

and evidence to describe why a 

particular area would be advantageous 

for EPA to invest in. In addition, the 

Agency encourages applications that 

focus on populations at particular risk 

such as those that live in inner cities, 

immigrant populations, those that live 

on Federal facilities, Indian Tribes, etc. 

EPA is interested in encouraging 

innovation, and recognizes that smaller 

organizations may be uniquely situated 

to benefit populations that are otherwise 

hard to reach. Therefore, the award 

process is open to a wide range of 

applicants, including states, local 

governments, Indian Tribes and tribal 

consortia, territories, nonprofits, 

universities, and others. 

II. Award Information 

A total of $750,000 is available under 

this program at this time. Applicants 

may receive grants of up to $100,000. 

EPA’s intention is to award 8 to 25 

grants, including both smaller and larger 

grants, assuming applications of 

sufficient quality are received. Final 

distribution of the funds will be 

dependent upon the number of qualified 

applicants, populations served by each 

grant, and other factors as deemed 

appropriate by EPA, along with the 

evaluation criteria as stated in Unit V. 

Applicants may use a portion of the 

grant funds for contractor support for 

these activities; however, contractor 

support may not account for more than 

25% of the amount of the grant, except 

where contract services include bloodlead analysis, training, and/or leadbased paint inspections and risk 

assessments. 

III. Eligibility Information 

1. Threshold eligibility factors. There 

are no threshold eligibility factors under 

this grant program. 

2. Eligibility criteria. Eligible 

recipients are those which have the 

ability to directly address childhood 

lead poisoning in a given population or 

area. This includes a wide range of 

potential applicants, such as state 

governments, local governments, 

federally recognized Indian Tribes and 

tribal consortia, territories, private and 

state-controlled institutions of higher 

learning, and nonprofit organizations 

including community action agencies 

and other organizations having 501(c)(3) 

status. This list is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be eligible. 

3. Cost sharing or matching. There are 

no requirements for cost sharing or 

matching funding under this grant 

program. 

IV. Application and Submission 

Information 

1. Address to request application 

package. To obtain an application 

package, or for further information on 

individual applications, contact the 

appropriate EPA Regional Lead Contact 

listed in Unit VII. 

2. Content and form of application 

submission. To apply for a grant under 

this program, submit one original and 

one copy of the grant proposal, 

including a return mailing address, 

through the mail or electronically to the 

appropriate EPA Regional Lead Contact 

listed in Unit VII. The initial proposal 

must consist of no more than five pages 

(excluding attachments), with page 

numbers. One page is one side of a 

single-spaced typed letter-size page. 

Fonts must be 10 or 12 characters per 

inch (cpi) and must have margins that 

are at least 1 inch. If a package consists 

of more than five pages, the package 

will be considered but the additional 

pages will not be reviewed. 

If sent through the mail, grant 

proposals must be unbound, stapled, or 

clipped in the upper lefthand corner, on 

white paper. 

The format for the submission must 

address all of the elements contained in 

Unit V., and must be organized and 

outlined as follows: 

i. Project title, name of applicant, 

project contact, target geographic 

location and/or population affected by 

the project, funding requested, a 

statement as to whether this project 

addresses (a) an area of high incidence 

of elevated blood-lead or (b) an area of 

suspected but undocumented elevated 

blood-lead levels, and a one-paragraph 

overview of your proposal describing 

how this project will identify and/or 

reduce elevated blood-lead levels. 

ii. Project narrative including: 

• Problem statement. 

• Specific goals and objectives 

(describe in measurable terms the 

environmental or human health issue to 

be addressed). 

• Project approach and tasks (steps 

you will take to reach the goals, along 

with a timeline or schedule). 

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• Expected outcomes and results 

(what you hope to accomplish and how 

you will measure and evaluate this). 

• List of deliverables. 

iii. Narrative addressing each 

evaluation criterion separately and in 

the order shown in Unit V., in which 

you must describe how this project will 

meet each criterion. 

iv. Brief description of staffing, 

partners, and funding resources which 

would be available to implement the 

proposed project, including number of 

workers and staff qualifications (no 

resumes are required). 

v. Brief description of the applicant’s 

organization, experience relating to lead 

poisoning prevention and to the target 

community, and the organization’s 

infrastructure as it relates to its ability 

to implement the proposed project. 

vi. Attachments must include letters 

of specific commitment, if any, from 

partners, and draft Budget Forms 424-A 

and 424-B (these forms must be 

finalized if your project is selected for 

funding). 

3. Submission dates and times. All 

grant proposals must be postmarked, emailed, or faxed on or before January 31, 

2005. 

4. Intergovernmental Review. 

Applicants should be aware that formal 

requests for assistance (i.e., SF424 and 

associated documentation) may be 

subject to intergovernmental review 

under Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’ Applicants should contact 

their state’s single point of contact 

(SPOC) for further information. There is 

a list of these contacts at the following 

web site:http://whitehouse.gov/omb/

grants/spoc.html. 

5. Funding restrictions. Grant funding 

may not be used for the following: 

i. Buying real property, such as land 

or buildings. 

ii. Lead hazard reduction activities, 

such as performing interim controls or 

abatement (as defined in 40 CFR 

745.223). However, if your proposal 

requests grant funding to pay for 

training activities, EPA is interested in 

knowing how you plan to ensure those 

trained will be put to work and how you 

will track the success of such a program. 

iii. Construction activities, such as 

renovation, remodeling, or building a 

structure. 

iv. Lead-based paint certification fees 

for individuals and firms. 

v. Contractor support in excess of 

25% of the amount of the grant award, 

except where contract services include 

blood-lead analysis, training, and/or 

lead-based paint inspections and risk 

assessments. This limit does not apply 

to developing quality assurance 

documentation. However, while 

grantees may develop their own quality 

assurance materials, pre-existing 

templates for inspection and screening 

are available and EPA strongly 

encourages their use. 

vi. Duplication of funding for any 

lead-related activities that are being 

funded or have been previously funded 

by other EPA or other Federal 

Government sources. 

vii. Case-management costs, including 

medical treatment for children with 

elevated blood-lead levels (e.g., 

followup visits by a doctor or chelation 

therapy). EPA is extremely interested in 

knowing what actions you plan to 

follow regarding monitoring, education, 

and/or treatment for children whose 

blood-lead levels are determined under 

this grant program to be elevated 

(greater than 10 μg/dL). It is important 

that the children who are found to have 

elevated blood-lead levels are treated. 

Although most case-management costs 

are not eligible for funding under the 

grant, a description of specific steps and 

related information for followup 

activities must be included in the work 

plan section of the grant proposal. 

6. Other submission requirements. If 

the applicant has conducted, or is 

currently working on a related 

project(s), a brief description of those 

projects, funding sources, primary 

commitments, and an indication as to 

whether those commitments were met 

must be included in the grant proposal. 

The description must also indicate how 

the proposed project is different from 

other funded work conducted by the 

applicant(s) or unfunded work 

conducted by another entity, and how 

the proposed project will not duplicate 

previous or on-going projects. However, 

EPA is interested in knowing the extent 

to which these grants build upon or 

support previous or other on-going 

projects, particularly those funded by 

EPA or other Federal agency grant 

programs. 

Grant proposals should be clearly 

marked to indicate any information that 

is to be considered confidential. EPA 

will make final confidentiality decisions 

in accordance with Agency regulations 

in 40 CFR part 2, subparts A and B. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria. EPA will review all 

proposals for quality, strength, and 

completeness. The Agency will use the 

proposals to select projects to be funded 

under this grant program. EPA reserves 

the right to reject all proposals and 

make no awards. The evaluation criteria 

are as follows: 

Criterion 1: Identifying and/or 

Addressing Vulnerable Populations at 

Risk for Lead Poisoning (20 points)

For projects which address a 

community, population, or area with a 

significantly higher than average 

incidence rate of childhood lead 

poisoning, please address the following 

questions: 

• What are the statistics illustrating 

that the target community, population, 

or area has significantly higher than 

average incidence rates of childhood 

lead poisoning? Please submit relevant 

blood-lead monitoring data. 

• What are the characteristics of the 

target areas/populations, especially 

those which indicate that the need is 

critical? Include demographic 

information for the target community 

and other critical indicators including 

poverty rate, unemployment rate, 

special community characteristics (e.g., 

population density, size), or other 

factors that support the need for this 

project (e.g., low-income, minority 

population, concentration of children, 

or communities disproportionately 

impacted by environmental factors). 

Identify sources of information used to 

illustrate current conditions. 

• How will your proposed project 

lower the incidence and severity of 

elevated blood-lead levels in children? 

For projects that address a 

community, population, or area with a 

high likelihood of higher than average 

incidence rates of childhood lead 

poisoning, but where data or 

information is lacking, please address 

the following questions: 

• Why do you believe that this target 

area has a high likelihood of higher than 

average incidence of childhood lead 

poisoning? Please share all information 

that you have available to understand 

the conditions in the target area (e.g., 

housing age and quality, low-income, 

minority population, concentration of 

children, or communities 

disproportionately impacted by 

environmental factors). 

• Why is it important to better 

identify the remaining vulnerable 

populations at risk in the target 

community, population, or area? 

• How will your project better 

identify the extent and location of 

childhood lead poisoning (and lower 

the incidence and severity of elevated 

blood-lead levels, if your project 

includes this step)? 

Criterion 2: Measurable Results (20 

Points)

EPA prefers that progress be shown in 

real environmental progress rather than 

solely in amount of work accomplished. 

Please describe the extent to which the 

proposal measures both quantitative and 

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qualitative results. All project proposals 

must address the following questions: 

• What are the measurable short-term 

results that will be achieved? Please 

describe measures that are based on 

outputs (e.g., number of brochures/

surveys distributed), behavior changes 

(e.g., increase in number of children 

screened, implementing lead-safe 

techniques), and/or environmental and 

human health results (e.g., decrease in 

elevated blood-lead levels, decrease in 

dust lead levels, identification of actual 

elevated blood-lead levels in target 

area). 

• How will you ensure that the data 

and information collected are useable, 

accessible to the public, and are shared 

with appropriate stakeholders? 

• How will this project develop and 

encourage the use of innovative 

techniques, tools, or measures which 

can identify vulnerable populations at 

risk and/or measure improvements in 

environmental and human health (e.g., 

surrogates for blood-lead testing)? 

Criterion 3: Project Overview & 

Replicability (20 points)

EPA hopes to fund top quality 

projects that have a high likelihood for 

success and replicability across the 

country. EPA intends to award projects 

that reflect a broad range of areas and 

populations (e.g., urban, suburban, 

rural) and intends to showcase 

successful projects in order to encourage 

replicability of successful efforts across 

the country in areas facing similar 

challenges. Please include sufficient 

detail to demonstrate whether the 

project approach is reasonable and the 

use of resources is sound. All project 

proposals must address the following 

questions: 

• What are the project goals, tasks, 

and deliverables for the project? 

• What are the characteristics of the 

target area/population and are there 

other areas across the country that could 

benefit from the proposed approach? 

• If successful, how could this 

project, or methods used, be replicated 

in other communities? Can this project 

serve as a model for others to use in 

addressing problems and achieving 

results? 

• What outputs of this project could 

serve to reduce development, start-up, 

and/or research costs for other areas or 

populations? 

Criterion 4: Critical Need & Leveraging 

Resources (20 points)

Please describe how the proposed 

project will fill a critical need to reduce 

the incidence or suspected incidence of 

childhood lead poisoning in the target 

community/area. In addition, please 

describe the extent to which resources 

from this grant program can or will be 

leveraged by other resources. All project 

proposals must answer the following 

questions: 

• What are the critical needs to 

identify the incidence or reduce the 

incidence of childhood lead poisoning 

in the target community/area? 

• How will this project fit those 

needs? 

• What resources are currently 

available for the type of work proposed 

and why are they insufficient or 

unlikely to virtually eliminate 

childhood lead poisoning in this 

community? 

• How will any additional resources 

(e.g., funding, staff time, in-kind 

resources) be leveraged for this project? 

Criterion 5: Community Involvement 

and Effective Partnerships (15 points)

EPA believes that appropriate and 

effective community involvement 

enhances the prospects for overall 

project success. Please describe the 

extent to which the target community 

(e.g., area, neighborhood, population) 

will be involved in the project. Does this 

project include specific opportunities to 

empower the area/population to address 

the project goals and objectives? Please 

describe the extent to which the 

applicant will be partnering with local 

stakeholders (e.g., HUD, CDC grantees, 

other EPA grantees, other Federal 

agencies, local community groups, and/

or health professionals) and the 

expected results of the partnership. 

Letters of commitment will be reviewed 

as part of the evaluation process and 

should explicitly state partner 

commitment including roles and 

responsibilities on project. All project 

proposals must address the following 

questions: 

• How do your partners represent 

those in the target community/area who 

have an interest in or will be affected by 

the project? 

• What methods will be used for 

community involvement to assure that 

all affected by the project will have the 

opportunity to participate? 

• What will your partners be 

responsible for as part of your proposal 

and what commitments have they made 

to ensure the project’s success (e.g., 

funding, staff time, in-kind resources)? 

Criterion 6: Sustainability & Evaluation 

(5 points)

Please describe the extent to which 

project components will be evaluated, 

how the results will be compared to 

project goals, and how effectiveness will 

be monitored and judged. Please also 

describe the extent to which efforts will 

be made to continue project work 

beyond the length of the grant period. 

All project proposals must answer the 

following questions: 

• How will needed changes to the 

project be identified and incorporated 

on an ongoing basis? 

• After the project is completed, how 

will results be measured and evaluated 

to demonstrate how your project goals 

were met and identify lessons learned? 

• How does the project fit into an 

overall strategic plan to address lead 

poisoning? 

• After funds from EPA are 

exhausted, will any part of the work 

continue? What will be done to increase 

the likelihood of further work in the 

proposed target community/area? 

2. Review and selection process. 

Award decisions will be made on the 

basis of the initial package. Decisions on 

awarding the grant funds will be made 

based on the evaluation of the proposals 

using the criteria specified in Unit IV. 

Entities that submit qualifying proposals 

will be notified by EPA of their 

selection and will be required to submit 

official grant applications as a part of 

the award process. Upon notice of 

award, you will be given 1 month to 

submit an official grant application as 

part of the award process prior to 

receipt of funds. Materials needed for 

the official grant application, as well as 

further information on individual 

applications, may be obtained though 

the appropriate EPA Regional Lead 

Contact listed in Unit VII. 

All initial grant proposals received 

under this notice are subject to the 

dispute resolution process defined at 40 

CFR 30.63 and 40 CFR part 31, subpart 

F. 

Should additional funding become 

available for award, EPA may award 

additional grants based on this 

solicitation, in accordance with and at 

the time of the final selection process, 

without further notice or competition. 

VI. Award Administration Information 

1. Award notices. Once proposals 

have been reviewed and evaluated, the 

contact person for the applicant (as 

identified in the proposal) will receive 

notification from EPA in writing 

regarding the outcome of the 

competition. If proposals are selected, 

additional forms for grant application 

(such as Standard Form SF–424, 

Application for Federal Assistance) will 

be required to be submitted to EPA. The 

specific information will be provided in 

the written notification from EPA. In 

addition, successful applicants will be 

required to certify that they have not 

been debarred or suspended from 

participation in Federal assistance 

awards in accordance with 40 CFR part 

32. The application forms are available 

on line athttp://www.epa.gov/ogd/

AppKit/application.htm. These forms 

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should not be submitted with the 

proposals. 

2. Administration and national 

policyrequirements—Quality assurance. 

EPA’s quality assurance requirements 

must be complied with before any 

environmental or health-related 

measurements or data are initiated 

under this grant. These requirements are 

addressed in 40 CFR 30.54 and 40 CFR 

31.45 relating to quality assurance/

quality control. Information on EPA 

quality assurance requirements may be 

downloaded from the EPA Quality 

System web site at http://www.epa.gov/

quality/. For further guidance on 

preparation of the quality 

documentation, and specific EPA 

Regional approval requirements, please 

contact the appropriate EPA Regional 

Lead Contact listed in Unit VII. 

3. Statutory authority and Executive 

Order reviews. Section 10 of TSCA, as 

supplemented by Public Law 106–74, 

authorizes EPA to award grants for the 

purpose of conducting research, 

development, monitoring, education, 

training, demonstrations, and studies 

necessary to carry out the purposes of 

the Act. Presently, these funds are not 

eligible for use in a Performance 

Partnership Agreement. The CFDA 

number is 66–716. Applicants should be 

aware that formal requests for assistance 

(i.e., SF–424 and associated 

documentation) may be subject to 

intergovernmental review under 

Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs.’’ Applicants should contact 

their state’s single point of contact 

(SPOC) for further information. There is 

a list of these contacts at the following 

web site:http:/whitehouse.gov/omb/

grants/spoc.html. 

4. Reporting. The grantee must 

provide EPA with written progress 

reports within 30 days after the end of 

each quarter and a report within 90 days 

after the end of the project period. 

VII. Agency Contact 

For specific information regarding 

your geographic area or application, 

contact the appropriate EPA Regional 

Lead Contact. Grant proposals must be 

submitted by mail or e-mail to the 

appropriate EPA Regional Lead Contact. 

The EPA Regional Lead Contacts are 

listed as follows: 

Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode 

Island, and Vermont): Regional Contact: 

James M. Bryson, USEPA Region 1 

(CPT), One Congress St., Suite 1100, 

Boston, MA 02114–0203; telephone 

number: (617) 918–1524; fax number: 

(617) 918–0524; e-mail 

address:bryson.jamesm@epa.gov. 

Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, 

Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands): 

Regional Contact: Lou Bevilacqua, 

USEPA Region 2 (MS 225), 2890 

Woodbridge Ave., Edison, NJ 08837; 

telephone number: (732) 321–6671; fax 

number: (732) 321–6757; e-mail 

address:bevilaqua.louis@epa.gov. 

Region 3 (Delaware, Maryland, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, 

and the District of Columbia): Regional 

Contact: Demian Ellis, USEPA Region 3 

(3WC33), 1650 Arch St., Philadelphia, 

PA 19103–2029; telephone number: 

(215) 814–2088; fax number: (215) 814–

3114; e-mail address: 

ellis.demian@epa.gov. 

Region 4 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, 

Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, and Tennessee): 

Regional Contact: Liz Wilde, USEPA 

Region 4, 61 Forsyth St., SW., Atlanta, 

GA 30303; telephone number: (404) 

562–8998; fax numbers: (404) 562–8973 

and (404) 562–8972;e-mail address: 

wilde.liz@epa.gov. 

Region 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin): 

Regional Contact: David Turpin, USEPA 

Region 5 (DT 8J), 77 W. Jackson Blvd., 

Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: 

(312) 886–7836; fax number: (312) 353–

4788; e-mail address: 

turpin.david@epa.gov. 

Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New 

Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas): 

Regional Contact: Eva Steele, USEPA 

Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., 12th Floor 

(6PD T), Dallas, TX 75202; telephone 

number: (214) 665–7211; fax number: 

(214) 665–6762; e-mail address: 

steele.eva@epa.gov. 

Region 7 (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and 

Nebraska): Regional Contact: Larry 

Stafford, USEPA Region 7, ARTD/RALI, 

901 North 5th, Kansas City, KS 66101; 

telephone number: (913) 551–7394; email address:stafford.larry@epa.gov. 

Region 8 (Colorado, Montana, North 

Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and 

Wyoming): Regional Contact: Amanda 

Hasty, USEPA Region 8, 999 18th St., 

Suite 300, Denver, CO 80202; telephone 

number: (303) 312–6966; fax number 

(303) 312–6044; e-mail 

address:hasty.amanda@epa.gov. 

Region 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, 

Nevada, American Samoa, and Guam): 

Regional Contact: Nancy Oien, USEPA 

Region 9 (CMD 4), 75 Hawthorne St., 

San Francisco, CA 94105, telephone 

number: (415) 972–3780; fax number: 

(415) 947–3583; e-mail address: 

oien.nancy@epa.gov. 

Region 10 (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and 

Washington): Regional Contact: Barbara 

Ross, USEPA Region 10, Solid Waste 

and Toxics Unit (AWT 128), 1200 Sixth 

Ave., Seattle, WA 98101, telephone 

number: (206) 553–1985; fax number: 

(206) 553–8509; e-mail 

address:ross.barbara@epa.gov. 

VIII. Other Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action may be of particular 

interest to those who have the ability to 

directly address childhood lead 

poisoning in a given population or area, 

such as state governments, local 

governments, federally recognized 

Indian Tribes and tribal consortia, 

territories, private and state-controlled 

institutions of higher learning, and 

nonprofit organizations including 

community action agencies and other 

organizations having a 501(c)(3) status. 

Since other entities may also be 

interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the 

appropriate EPA Regional Lead Contact 

listed in Unit VII. 

B. How Can I Access 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 

OPPT 2004–0119. The official public 

docket is the collection of materials that 

is available for public viewing at the 

EPA Docket Center, Rm. B-102 Reading 

Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA 

Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The EPA 

Docket Center Reading Room telephone 

number is (202) 566–1744, and the 

telephone number for the OPPT Docket, 

which is located in EPA Docket Center, 

is (202) 566–0280. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings 

athttp://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. 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 

athttp://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to 

submit or view public comments, 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 VIII.B.1. Once 

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in the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key 

in the appropriate docket ID number. 

IX. Submission to Congress and the 

Comptroller General 

Grant solicitations such as this are 

considered rules for the purpose of the 

Congressional Review Act (CRA). The 

CRA, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by 

the Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 

(SBREFA), 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 rule 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 of the rule in 

the Federal Register. This is not a 

‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 

804(2).

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Grants, 

Lead, Lead-based paint, Maternal and 

child health.

Dated: November 24, 2004. 

Margaret Schneider, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 04–26474 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPP–2004–0279; FRL–7684–9] 

National Agricultural Workers 

Pesticide Safety Training and 

Education Program; Notice of Funds 

Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA’s Office of Pesticide 

Programs (OPP) is soliciting proposals 

from eligible parties for an EPA 

cooperative agreement to provide 

financial assistance to an eligible 

organization to continue an effort to 

conduct a national train-the-trainer 

program to educate farmworkers about 

how to reduce risks from pesticides. As 

part of this program the grantee will 

train pesticide safety educators who will 

work with farmworker service 

organizations, growers, and other 

members of the agricultural community 

in key rural areas with high pesticide 

use and large numbers of farmworkers 

conducting pesticide safety programs for 

agricultural workers and their families. 

The total funding available for award in 

FY 2005, which represents funding set 

aside in FY 2004, is expected to be 

approximately $400,000. At the 

conclusion of the first 1 year period of 

performance and, based on the 

availability of future funding, 

incremental funding of up to $400,000 

may be made available for each year 

allowing the project to continue for a 

total of five periods of performance 

(approximately 5 years) and with a total 

potential funding of up to $2,000,000 for 

the 5–year period, depending on need 

and the Agency budget in outlying 

years.

DATES: Applications must be received 

on or before January 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Applications, may be 

submitted by mail, fax, or electronically. 

Please follow the detailed instructions 

provided in Unit IV. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carol Parker, Field and External Affairs 

Division (7506C), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–6458; fax number: 

(703) 308–2962; e-mail address: 

parker.carol@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following listing provides certain key 

information concerning the funding 

opportunity. 

• Federal agency name: 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA). 

• Funding opportunity title: National 

Agricultural Workers Pesticide Safety 

Training and Education Program. 

• Funding opportunity number: OPP–

001. 

• Announcement type: The initial 

announcement of a funding 

opportunity. 

• Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) number: This 

program is included in the Catalog of 

Federal Domestic Assistance under 

number 66.716 at http://www.cfda.gov/

public/whole.pdf. 

• Dates: Applications must be 

received by EPA on or before January 

18, 2005. 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

A. Authority 

EPA expects to enter into cooperative 

agreements under the authority 

provided in FIFRA section 20 which 

authorizes the Agency to issue grants or 

cooperative agreements for research, 

public education, training, monitoring, 

demonstration and studies. Regulations 

governing these cooperative agreements 

are found at 40 CFR part 30 for 

institutions of higher education, 

colleges and universities, and non-profit 

organizations; and 40 CFR part 31 for 

States and local governments. In 

addition, the provisions in 40 CFR part 

32, governing government wide 

debarment and suspension; and the 

provisions in 40 CFR part 34, regarding 

restrictions on lobbying apply. All costs 

incurred under this program must be 

allowable under the applicable OMB 

Cost Circulars: A-87 (States and local 

governments), A-122 (nonprofit 

organizations), or A-21 (universities). 

Copies of these circulars can be found 

at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/

circulars. In accordance with EPA 

policy and the OMB circulars, as 

appropriate, any recipient of funding 

must agree not to use assistance funds 

for lobbying, fund-raising, or political 

activities (e.g., lobbying members of 

Congress or lobbying for other Federal 

grants, cooperative agreements or 

contracts). See 40 CFR part 34. 

B. Program Description 

1. Purpose and scope. EPA’s 

Certification and Worker Protection 

Branch of the Field and External Affairs 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP), is requesting proposals to train 

farmworkers, farmworker families, and 

the agricultural community regarding 

the potential hazards associated with 

pesticide chemicals and how to reduce 

those risks. 

Under this new cooperative 

agreement, experience and/or expertise 

is critical to conduct worker protection 

pesticide safety training and education 

program for the unique population of 

farmworkers, including: A 

comprehensive, national training and 

outreach pesticide safety education 

program for farmworkers; an ability to 

conduct specialized training for Spanish 

speaking agricultural workers and their 

families with low literacy levels; 

qualified managers and staff devoted to 

training farmworkers about pesticide 

hazards; offices with pesticide safety 

programs and trainers in rural 

communities near agricultural areas 

with high farmworker populations; and 

full-time trainers whose primary 

responsibility is to train farmworkers 

about pesticide safety. 

2. Activities to be funded. EPA will 

award a cooperative agreement for the 

National Agricultural Workers Pesticide 

Safety Training and Education Program 

under section 20 of FIFRA, as amended, 

for the continuation of a public training 

and education pesticide safety program 

of farmworkers, farmworker families,