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###### Environmental Protection Agency

          - [OPP-2004-0279; FRL-7684-9] 

# 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,                           ( print page 69920)                        and           other members of the agricultural community to reduce exposure to the hazards of           pesticides.  Key activities to be funded under this cooperative agreement are:                

i.  Training of at least 14,000 farmworkers, farmworker families, and other           members of the agricultural community each year in the key pesticide safety           provisions of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS), 40 CFR 170.130. 

ii.  Development or utilization of a pesticide safety training program,           including trainers and materials, which address the predominately Spanish           speaking, low literacy level needs of agricultural workers. 

iii.  Development and/or utilization of  WPS approved pesticide safety curricula and materials for agricultural workers.   The           curriculum and materials would convey as a minimum the following information: 
    - Where and in what form pesticides may be encountered during work activities.
    - Hazards of pesticides resulting from toxicity and exposure, including acute and chronic effects, delayed effects, and sensitization.
    - Routes through which pesticides can enter the body.
    - Signs and symptoms of pesticide poisoning.
    - Emergency first aid for pesticide injuries or poisonings.
    - How to obtain emergency medical care.
    - Routine and emergency decontamination procedures, including eye flushing techniques.
    - Hazards from pesticide residues on clothing.
    - Warnings about taking pesticide containers home.
    - Requirements of the WPS, including reducing the risks of illness or injury resulting from workers' occupational exposure to pesticides, including application and entry restrictions, the design of the warning sign, posting of warning signs, oral warnings, the availability of specific information about applications, and protection against retaliatory acts.

iv.  Conducting a national and/or several regional train-the-trainer           workshops for a minimum of 30 pesticide safety educators.  Workshops would           train trainers of farmworkers about the importance of pesticide safety, the           curriculum and materials to be used, how to reach farmworkers and work with           growers, crew leaders, and other members of the agricultural community to utilize           the training, and how to get certified as an official trainer by the state.  Workshops           would also include practice sessions for trainers. 

v.  Establishment of pesticide safety training programs in at least 15 local           sites in rural areas with a minimum of 12 states including key states with high           farmworker populations and high pesticide usage. 

                    vi.  Outreach and partnership programs with federal, state and local           programs and agencies; farmworker service providers; growers and grower           organizations; and other members of the agricultural community to utilize and           certify the worker protection pesticide safety program for agricultural workers.            While matching funds are not required, they are encouraged to meet the training           needs of over  2                    ½                     million farmworkers.                 

vii.  Develop or utilize a pesticide safety training evaluation tool like a pre-  and post-tests to evaluate the effectiveness of the training program and modify           the training to improve it as necessary. 

                    3.                     *Goal and objectives*.  Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide           Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136W), EPA developed the WPS to           protect the 2                    ½                     million agricultural workers and other members of the           public from the hazards of pesticides.  Under this standard, workers must receive           protections and information to prevent pesticide poisonings.  Under this           cooperative agreement, EPA seeks to work with organizations that have unique           and special skills on reaching agricultural workers, who are predominately           Spanish speaking, with low literacy levels, often transient, and difficult to reach           through more conventional communications networks.                 

The objectives of this program would be to develop or continue an           interactive training program to educate farmworkers, their families, and other           members of the agricultural community about how to protect themselves from           pesticides.  The training program would be based primarily in Spanish, although           parts could include other key languages that farmworkers speak. Information           would be presented in an interactive format directed at reaching low literacy           populations and in non-traditional settings.  The program should be developed to           reach farmworkers in key high farmworker rural areas with high pesticide uses           and high hand-labor agricultural areas.   The pesticide safety training program for           agricultural workers could develop new curriculum or utilize national, state or           organizational outreach materials.  The information to be conveyed should include           the requirements outlined in the WPS (40 CFR part 170). 

                    4.                     *History*.  In August of 1992, EPA's WPS (40 CFR part 170) was published to require actions to reduce the risk of pesticide           poisonings and injuries among agricultural workers and pesticide handlers. The           WPS offers protections to more than 3                    ½                     million agricultural workers           who work with pesticides at more than 560,000 workplaces on farms, forests,           nurseries, and greenhouses. The WPS contains requirements for pesticide safety           training, notification of pesticide applications, use of personal protective           equipment, restricted entry intervals following pesticide application,           decontamination supplies, and emergency medical assistance.                 

Since 1995, OPP has provided funding for several research and education           programs designed to evaluate and convey pesticide safety information to           farmworkers.  Since 2000, OPP funded a cooperative agreement, The National           Pesticide Education Program for Agricultural Workers and Farmworker Children,           that trained full-time educators to teach agricultural workers and their families           how to reduce the risks from pesticide hazards.  Through this program nearly           350,000 farmworkers, farmworker families, and community members have been           trained about how to reduce risks from pesticide hazards.  This program has           researched and evaluated methods for delivering pesticide safety information to a           predominately non-English speaking, low literacy, migrant populations.  The           program developed a curriculum on pesticide safety and established a program on           pesticide safety for agricultural workers, their families and community members.            The program trained between 50 and 70 educators yearly about pesticide safety,           and education and outreach techniques, which in turn trained about 25,000           farmworkers, farmworker families, and other members of the farmworker           community each year. 

## II.  Award Information 

                    The funding for the selected award project is in the form of a cooperative           agreement awarded under section 20 of FIFRA.                             The total funding available for award in FY 2005 represents funding set aside in FY 2004 and is expected to be           approximately $400,000.  At the conclusion of the first 1 year period of           performance, incremental funding of up to $400,000 may be made available for           each subsequent year, depending on need and the Agency budget in outlying years, which would  allow the project to continue for a total of five periods of           performance (approximately 5 years) and totaling up to $2,000,000 for the 5-year period.                           ( print page 69921)    

Should additional funding become available for award, based on the Agency budget in those outlying years, the  Agency may           award additional grants based on this solicitation and in accordance with the final           selection process, without further notice of competition during the first year of the           competition award. 

## III.  Eligibility Information

                    1.                     *Threshold eligibility factors*.                             To be eligible for consideration, applicants must meet all of the following           criteria.  Failure to meet the following criteria will result in the automatic           disqualification for consideration of the proposal for funding:                 

i.   Be an applicant who is eligible to receive funding under this           announcement, including states, U.S. territories or possessions, federally           recognized Tribal governments and organizations, public and private universities           and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other public or private nonprofit institutions           and individuals.  Non-profit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the           Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in section 3           of the Lobbying Disclosure Action of 1995 are not eligible to apply.  Eligible           applicants may include:  Agricultural, environmental, health, and educational           organizations and agencies, colleges or universities, and other public or non-profit           agencies, authorities, institutions, organizations, individuals or other qualified           entities working in agricultural and/or pesticide training, safety, education and           communications.  Applicants with experience and/or expertise working with           farmworkers; farmworker families; agricultural employers; farmworker support           organizations; the Cooperative Extension Service; local state, and national           agriculture, environment, labor and occupational health, rural and migrant health,           and/or education agencies are eligible. 

ii.  The proposal must address all of the criteria in the high priority areas for consideration listed under Unit III.2. 

iii.    The proposal must address all of the activities to be funded listed under Unit I.B.2.

iii.  The proposal must meet all format and content requirements contained in Unit IV. 

The proposal must comply with the directions for submittal contained in           this notice. 

                    2.                     *Eligibility criteria*.  Applicants must demonstrate ability, experience           and/or expertise in working with providing pesticide safety education to the           unique population of farmworkers in the following high priority areas for           consideration.  Applicants will be evaluated on the following criteria:                 

                    i.                     *Expertise in language and literacy needs of           farmworkers*.  Applicant must have expertise in providing education, training, and           other services to the needs of the farmworker population.  Since the farmworker           population has an average educational levels of only the sixth grade, applicants           must demonstrate expertise in reaching low literacy level populations.  Also, since           84% of farmworkers speak Spanish, applicants must demonstrate an ability to           present pesticide safety information in Spanish.                 

                    ii.                     *Ability to provide comprehensive pesticide safety program for           farmworkers, farmworker families, and agricultural community members*.            Applicants must demonstrate the capacity of providing comprehensive worker           training including key pesticide safety information, as outlined in the WPS, 40 CFR 170.130.                 

                    iii.                     *Extensive outreach strategies to farmworkers and rural communities*.  Applicants must develop extensive outreach strategies that include areas where farmworkers work and reside.  Provisions to train farmworkers and their families in labor camps, work sites on growers' property, in community centers, in churches, migrant health clinics, in schools, and farmworker employment and training offices.  In addition, applicants must have the ability to conduct outreach  programs with growers and small farmers and work with them to deliver pesticide training programs to their workers.                 

                    iv.                     *National network of offices in at least 15 agricultural areas with high           farmworker populations in at least 12 states*.  Since farmworkers live and work in           hard to reach rural areas, applicants must describe how the training program           would work with affiliate farmworker support offices in those 15 or more           agricultural areas in close proximity to farmworkers in at least 12 states.                 

                    v.                     *Broad educational program with over 30 outreach trainers in pesticide safety*.  Applicants must demonstrate that they have experience conducting effective pesticide safety education and training for farmworkers and a  comprehensive curriculum for reaching farmworkers about pesticide safety. Applicants must have a staff of at least 30 full-time outreach workers whose main  job is training farmworkers to prevent exposure to pesticides.                 

                    vi.                     *Ability to train a minimum of 14,000 farmworkers each year about  pesticide safety*.  Since there are approximately 2                    ½                     million farmworkers and 20% of these are new workers who enter the U.S. agricultural  workforce every year, the applicant must demonstrate the ability to train at least 14,000 farmworkers a year about pesticide safety measures including minimum  criteria outlined in the WPS, 40 CFR 170.130.                 

                    3.                     *Cost sharing or matching*.                             There are no cost share requirements for this project.  However, matching           funds are strongly encouraged in order to train the highest number of           farmworkers.                 

## IV.  Application and Submission Information

                    1.                     *Address to request proposal package*.  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*.                 

                    2.                     *Content and form of application submission*.  Proposals must be           typewritten, double spaced in 12 point or larger print using 8.5 x 11 inch paper           with minimum 1 inch horizontal and vertical margins.  Pages must be numbered           in order starting with the cover page and continuing through the appendices.  One           original and one electronic copy (e-mail or disk) is required.                

All proposals must include: 
    - Completed Standard Form SF 424*, Application for Federal Assistance. Please include organization fax number and e-mail address. The application forms are available on line at http://www.epa.gov/​ogd/​grants/​how_​to_​apply.htm .                 
    - Completed Section B--Budget Categories, on page 1 of Standard Form SF 424A* (see allowable costs discussion below). Blank forms may be located at http://www.epa.gov/​ogd/​grants/​how_​to_​apply.htm .                 
    - Detailed itemization of the amounts budgeted by individual Object Class Categories (see allowable costs discussion below).
    - Statement regarding whether this proposal is a continuation of a previously funded project. If so, please provide the assistance number and status of the current grant/cooperative agreement.

*Executive Summary*.  The Executive Summary shall be a stand alone           document, not to exceed one page, containing the specifics of what is proposed           and what you expect to accomplish regarding measuring or movement toward           achieving project goals.  This summary should identify the measurable           environmental results you expect including potential human health benefits.                           ( print page 69922)    

*Table of contents*.  A one page table listing the different parts of your           proposal and the page number on which each part begins.                                 Proposal narrative. Includes Parts I-V as identified below (not to           exceed 10 pages).                

*Part I--Project title*.  Self explanatory.                 

*Part II--Objectives*.  A numbered list (1, 2, etc.) of concisely written           project objectives, in most cases, each objective can be stated in a single sentence.                

*Part III--Justification*.  For each objective listed in Part II, discuss the           potential outcome in terms of human health, environmental and/or pesticide risk           reduction.                

*Part IV--Approach and methods*.  Describe in detail how the program           will be carried out.  Describe how the system or approach will support the           program goals.                

*Part V--Impact assessment*.  Please state how you will evaluate the           success of the program in terms of measurable results.  How and with what           measures will humans be better protected as a result of the program.  Quantifiable           risk reduction measures should be described.                

*Appendices*.  These appendices must be included in the cooperative           agreement proposal.  Additional appendices are not permitted.                 

*Timetable*.  A timetable that includes what will be accomplished under           each of the objectives during the project and when completion of each objective is           anticipated.                

*Major participants*.  List all affiliates or other organizations, educators,           trainers and others having a major role in the proposal.  Provide name,           organizational affiliation, or occupation and a description of the role each will play           in the project.  A brief resume (not to exceed two pages) should be submitted for           each major project manager, educator, support staff, or other major participant.                

                    3.                     *Submission dates and times*.                             You may submit an application through the mail, by fax, or electronically.            Regardless of submission method, all applications must be received by EPA on or before January 18, 2005.                 

                    4.                     *Intergovernmental Review*.  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 (SOC) 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*.   EPA grant funds may only be used for the purposes set forth in the cooperative agreement, and must be consistent with the statutory authority for the award.  Cooperative agreement funds may not be used for matching funds for           other Federal grants, lobbying, or intervention in Federal regulatory or           adjudicatory proceedings.  In addition, federal funds may not be used to sue the federal government or any other governmental entity.  All costs identified in the budget must conform to applicable Federal Cost Principles contained in OMB Circular A-87; A-122; and A-21, as appropriate.                 

                    6.                     *Other submission requirements*.                           As indicated above, each application must include the original paper copy           of the submission, along with one electronic copy.  The electronic copy of your application package, whether submitted separately by e-mail or on a disk, please ensure that the electronic copy is consolidated into a single file, and that you use  Word Perfect WP8/9 for Windows, or Adobe PDF 4/5.  If mailing a disk, please  use a 3.5 disk that is labeled as a proposal for the National Agricultural Workers  Pesticide Safety Training and Education Program, and include your pertinent  information.  Please check your electronic submissions to ensure that it does not contain any computer viruses.  If an electronic submission is found to contain a           virus, that submission will be disqualified from consideration.                 

Submit your application using one of the following methods: 

*By mail to*:  Carol Parker, Office of Pesticide Programs, Mail code: 7506C, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,           Washington, DC 20460.                 

*By fax to*:   Carol Parker at fax number: (703) 308-2962.                 

*By e-mail to*:                     *parker.carol@epa.gov*.                 

                    7.                     *Confidential business information*.  Applicants should clearly mark information contained in their proposal which they consider confidential business information.  EPA reserves the right to make final confidentiality decisions in accordance with Agency regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B.  If no such claim accompanies the proposal when it is received by EPA, it may be made available to the public by EPA without further notice to the applicant.                 

## V.  Application Review Information

 Applicants will be screened to ensure that they meet all eligibility criteria and will be disqualified if they do not meet all           eligibility criteria.  All proposals will be reviewed, evaluated, and ranked by a selected panel of EPA reviewers based on the following evaluation criteria and  weights (Total: 100 points): 

1.  Project proposal must meet minimum requirements for the number of           full-time trainers, number of locations, and number of workers trained, as outlined  in Unit III.2.            (Weighting: 35 points) 

2.   Project proposal must provide information on the education, skills,           training of the project leader and/or other key managers.  As appropriate, cite   technical qualifications and specific examples of prior, relevant experience.            Demonstrate experience and/or ability of organization to conduct national           pesticide safety education and training programs for agricultural workers as           outlined in Unit III.2. (Weighting: 30 points)

3.  Qualification and experience of the applicant relative to the language,           low literacy,  and outreach to the farmworker community, as outlined in Unit III.2.  (Weighting:           25 points) 

4.  Provisions for a quantitative or qualitative evaluation of the project           success at achieving stated goals  Unit III.2.  (Weighting: 10 points) 

The proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by a team of internal EPA           Worker Protection and Pesticide Safety Training experts.  The final funding           decision will be made from a group of top rated proposals by the Chief of the           Certification and Worker Protection Branch, Field and External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.  The Agency reserves the right to reject all proposals and make no awards.  The procedures for dispute resolution at 40 CFR  30.63 and 40 CFR 31.70 apply. 

## VI.  Award Administration Information

                    1.                     *Award notices*.  The Certification and Worker Protection Branch in OPP will mail an acknowledgment to applicants upon receipt of the application.            Once all of the applications have been reviewed, evaluated, and ranked, applicants           will be notified of the outcome of the competition.  A listing of the successful           proposal will be posted on the Certification and Worker Protection website           address at the conclusion of the competition (go to:                     *http://www.epa.gov/​pesticides/​health/​worker.htm*).  The website may also contain           additional information about this announcement including information concerning           deadline extensions or other modifications.                 

                    2.                     *Administrative and national policy requirements*.  An applicant whose           proposal is selected for federal funding must complete additional forms prior to           award (see 40 CFR 30.12 and 31.10), and will be required to certify that they           have not been debarred or suspended from                           ( print page 69923)                        participation in federal assistance           awards in accordance with 40 CFR part 32.                 

                    3.                     *Reporting*.  The successful recipient will be required to submit quarterly and annual reports, and to submit annual financial reports.  The specific  information contained within the report will include at a minimum, a comparison  of actual accomplishments to the objectives established for the period.  The Certification and Worker Protection Branch may request additional information  relative to the scope of work in the cooperative agreement and which may be  useful for Agency reporting under the Government Performance and Results Act.                 

## VII.  Agency 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*.                 

## VIII.  Other Information 

### A.  Does this Action Apply to Me?

                    This action is directed to the public in general.  Assistance is generally           available to States, U. S. territories or possessions, federally recognized Tribal governments and organizations, public and private universities and colleges, hospitals, laboratories, other public or private nonprofit institutions and individuals.  Non-profit organizations described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying activities as defined in section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Action of 1995 are not eligible to apply.  This  program may, however, be of particular interest to farmworker and agricultural workers support organizations and agencies; environmental, health, and  educational organizations and agencies; colleges or universities, and other public  or non-profit agencies, authorities, institutions, organizations, individuals or other  qualified entities working in agricultural training, safety, education and communications.  Because others may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be interested by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular           entity, consult the person listed under                     **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION           CONTACT**                    .                 

### B.  How Can I Access Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 

                    1.                     *Docket*.  EPA has established an official public docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number OPP-2004-0279.  The  official public docket is the collection of materials that is available for public          viewing at the Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB), Rm. 119, Crystal Mall #2, 1801 S. Bell St., Arlington, VA.  This docket           facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal           holidays.  The docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805.                

                    2.                     *Electronic access*.  You may access this                     **Federal Register**                     document           electronically through the EPA Internet under the “                    **Federal Register**                    ” listings at                     *http://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 at                     *http://www.epa.gov/​edocket/​*                     to access           the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and to access those           documents in the public docket that are available electronically.   Although not all           docket materials may be available electronically, you may still access any of the           publicly available docket materials through the docket facility identified in the Unit IV.A.1.  Once 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) (5 U.S.C. 801*et seq*.).  The CRA generally           provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule must           submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule, to each House of the           Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United States.   EPA will submit a           report containing this grant solicitation and other required information to the U.S.           Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the           United States prior to its publication in the                     **Federal Register**                    .  This rule is not a “major rule” as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).                 

# List of Subjects 

      - Environmental protection
      - Grants
      - Pesticides
      - Training

Dated:  November 18, 2004. 

Margaret Schneider, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 04-26397 Filed 11-30-04; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560-50-S