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incorporate appropriate performance 

measures and reporting requirements 

into each grant agreement consistent 

with 40 CFR 30.51, 31.40, 35.115, and 

35.515. These regulations provide some 

flexibility in determining the 

appropriate content and frequency of 

performance reports. At a minimum, 

however, the reporting schedule must 

require the recipient to report at least 

annually. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

Headquarters and Regional Wetland 

Grant Coordinators 

Headquarters 

Connie Cahanap, U.S. EPA Wetlands 

Division, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., MC 4502T, Washington, DC 

20460. Phone: 202–566–1382. 

cahanap.concepcion@epa.gov. 

Region 1—CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT 

Jeanne Cosgrove. U.S. EPA Region 1, 

1 Congress Street, MC CSP, Suite 100, 

Boston, MA 02114. Phone: 617–918–

1669. cosgrove.jeanne@epa.gov. 

Region 2—NJ, NY, PR, VI 

Kathleen Drake, U.S. EPA Region 2, 

290 Broadway, NY, NY 10007. Phone: 

212–637–3817. drake.kathleen@epa.gov. 

Region 3—DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC 

Alva Brunner, U.S. EPA Region 3, 

1650 Arch Street, MC 3EA30, 

Philadelphia, PA 19103. Phone: 215–

814–2715. brunner.alva@epa.gov. 

Region 4—AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, 

TN 

Sharon Ward, U.S. EPA Region 4, 61 

Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303. 

Phone: 404–562–9269. 

ward.sharon@epa.gov. 

Region 5—IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI 

Cathy Garra, U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 

West Jackson Blvd., MC WW16J, 

Chicago, IL 60604. Phone: 312–886–

0241. garra.catherine@epa.gov. 

Region 6—AR, LA, NM, OK, TX 

Tyrone Hoskins, U.S. EPA Region 6, 

1445 Ross Avenue, MC 6WQ–AT, 

Dallas, TX 75202. Phone: 214–665–

7375. hoskins.tyrone@epa.gov. 

Region 7—IA, KS, MO, NE 

Jason Daniels, U.S. EPA Region 7, 901 

North Fifth Street, Kansas City, KS 

66101. Phone: 913–551–7443. 

daniels.jason@epa.gov. 

Region 8—CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY 

Brent Truskowski, U.S. EPA Region 8, 

999 18th Street, Suite 300, Denver, CO 

80202. Phone: 303–312–6235. 

truskowski.brent@epa.gov. 

Region 9—AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU 

Cheryl McGovern, U.S. EPA Region 9, 

75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 

94105. Phone: 415–972–3415. 

mcgovern.cheryl@epa.gov. 

Region 10—AK, ID, OR, WA 

David Kulman, U.S. EPA Region 10, 

1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. 

Phone: 206–553–6219. 

kulman.david@epa.gov. 

VIII. Other Information 

A. Quality Assurance/Quality Control 

(QA/QC) 

QA/QC and peer review are 

sometimes applicable to these grants 

(see 40 CFR 30.54 and 40 CFR 31.45.) 

QA/QC requirements apply to the 

collection of environmental data. 

Environmental data are any 

measurements or information that 

describe environmental processes, 

location, or conditions; ecological or 

health effects and consequences; or the 

performance of environmental 

technology. Environmental data include 

information collected directly from 

measurements, produced from models, 

and compiled from other sources such 

as databases or literature. Applicants 

should allow sufficient time and 

resources for this process. EPA can 

assist applicants determine whether 

QA/QC is required for the proposed 

project. If QA/QC is required for the 

project, the applicant is encouraged to 

work with the appropriate EPA quality 

staff to determine the appropriate QA/

QC practices for the project. If the 

applicant has an EPA-approved quality 

assurance project plan and it covers the 

project in the application, then they 

need only reference the plan in their 

application. Contact the appropriate 

Headquarters or Regional Office 

Wetland Grant Coordinator (See Section 

VII for Agency Contact information) for 

referral to an EPA quality staff. 

B. Public Participation 

EPA regulations require public 

participation in various Clean Water Act 

programs including grants (40 CFR part 

25). Each applicant for EPA financial 

assistance shall include tasks for public 

participation in their project’s work 

plan submitted in the grant application 

(40 CFR 25.11.) The project work plan 

should reflect how public participation 

will be provided for, assisted, and 

accomplished. 

C. Annual Wetlands Meeting/Training 

EPA encourages S/T/LGs to include 

travel plans for wetland personnel to 

attend at least one national wetland 

meeting in support of the project or for 

training each year (e.g., National EPA, 

State, Tribal, Local wetland meeting or 

wetland monitoring workshops.) 

Applicants should account for travel 

plans and costs in the work plans and 

the project budget. EPA’s Wetlands 

Program does not anticipate providing 

travel for State, Tribal or local 

government staff to attend meetings 

other than through this grant program.

Dated: January 22, 2004. 

Diane Regas, 

Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and 

Watersheds.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7620–5] 

Region III Water Protection Division; 

Revision to Delaware’s NPDES 

Program; State of Delaware’s 

Submittal of a Substantial Program 

Revision to Its Authorized National 

Pollutant Discharge Elimination 

System (NPDES) Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of revision, public 

comment period, and opportunity to 

request a public hearing. 

SUMMARY: The State of Delaware has 

submitted to EPA for review and 

approval revisions to the regulations 

implementing the State’s National 

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

(NPDES) program, which was approved 

by EPA pursuant to section 402 of the 

Clean Water Act (CWA). The State has 

made significant revisions to sections 1 

through 8 and sections 10 through 14 of 

its Department of Natural Resources and 

Environmental Control’s (DNREC) 

March 15, 1974 Regulations Governing 

the Control of Water Pollution, and EPA 

has determined that the DNREC’s 

Revision constitutes a substantial 

revision to Delaware’s authorized 

NPDES program. Accordingly, EPA 

requests public comment and is 

providing notice of an opportunity to 

request a public hearing on the 

submitted regulations. EPA seeks public 

comments on whether to approve or 

disapprove the revisions to Delaware’s 

authorized NPDES program, and a 

public hearing will be held if there is 

significant public interest based on the 

requests received. Copies of the 

Delaware Regulation Revisions are 

available for public inspection as 

indicated in the ADDRESSES section.

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DATES: Comments and/or requests for 

public hearing must be received before 

March 26, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

addressed to Evelyn MacKnight, U.S. 

EPA, Region III, 3WP11, 1650 Arch 

Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 

19103.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Evelyn MacKnight, (215) 814–5717, at 

the above address. Those who are deaf 

or hearing-impaired may use the Relay 

Service at 1–800–654–5984 and request 

that the call be relayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

402 of the Federal Clean Water Act 

(CWA) created the NPDES program 

under which the Administrator of EPA 

may issue permits for the discharge of 

pollutants into the waters of the United 

States under conditions required by the 

CWA. Section 402(b) allows States to 

assume NPDES program responsibilities 

upon approval by EPA. On April 1, 

1974, Delaware was authorized by EPA 

to administer the NPDES program; the 

State also received the authority to 

administer the General Permits program 

on October 23, 1992.

EPA has issued a regulation at 40 CFR 

part 123 that establishes the 

requirements for NPDES State Programs. 

Section 123.62 establishes procedures 

for revision of authorized NPDES State 

Programs. Pursuant to § 123.62(a), a 

State may initiate a program revision 

and must keep EPA informed of 

proposed modifications to its regulatory 

authority. On July 28, 2003, the State of 

Delaware submitted its regulation 

revisions for formal review by EPA. 

Pursuant to § 123.62(b)(1), a State 

program submittal is complete 

whenever the State submits such 

documents as EPA determines are 

necessary under the circumstances. In 

this instance, EPA determined that the 

State submittal was complete on 

November 19, 2003, with the 

submission of a statement from the 

State’s Attorney General’s office which 

certified that the regulations were duly 

adopted pursuant to State law. Section 

123.62(b)(2) requires EPA to issue 

public notice by publication in the 

Federal Register and in newspapers 

having Statewide coverage, and to 

provide a period of public comment of 

at least 30 days whenever the Agency 

determines that a program revision is 

substantial. EPA has determined that 

the Delaware Regulation Revision, 

which is described below, constitutes a 

substantial revision to Delaware’s 

NPDES program. Section 123.62(b)(2) 

also requires EPA to hold a public 

hearing regarding the proposed revision 

‘‘if there is significant public interest 

based on requests received.’’

The Delaware Regulation Revision 

includes amendments to sections 1 

through 8 and sections 10 through 14 of 

the DNREC’s Regulations Governing the 

Control of Water Pollution. The majority 

of the amendments focus on DNREC’s 

issuance and administration of NPDES 

permits in the State of Delaware. In 

addition, DNREC updated its 

regulations for the construction and 

operation of wastewater/pollution 

control facilities and adopted 

regulations that formalize a periodic 

assessment of municipal treatment plant 

performance and infrastructure needs. 

Regulations were also adopted to 

address administrative procedures for 

evaluating and issuing a State 

certification that an activity will be 

conducted in such a manner that won’t 

violate the applicable surface water 

quality criteria or standards, as required 

by Federal law. Delaware also included 

a number of water quality-based 

requirements, including the 

determination of Total Maximum Daily 

Loads (TMDLs), allowances for intake 

credits, and consideration for erosion 

and corrosion from facilities’ piping. 

At the close of the public comment 

period (including, if necessary, the 

public hearing), the EPA Regional 

Administrator, with the concurrence of 

the Associate General Counsel for Water 

and the Director of the Office of 

Compliance and Enforcement, will 

decide whether to approve or 

disapprove the Delaware Regulation 

Revision as a revision to the Delaware 

NPDES program. The decision to 

approve or disapprove will be based 

upon satisfying or meeting the 

requirements of the CWA and 40 CFR 

part 123. The Delaware Regulation 

Revision may be reviewed by the public 

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the EPA office 

in Philadelphia, Monday to Friday 

(excluding holidays), at the address 

appearing earlier in this notice. Copies 

of the submittal may be obtained for a 

fee by contacting Evelyn MacKnight as 

indicated in the ADDRESSES section. 

All comments or objections received 

by March 26, 2004, will be considered 

by EPA before taking final action on the 

program revision. 

Please bring the foregoing to the 

attention of persons whom you know 

are interested in this matter. All written 

comments and questions on this matter 

should be addressed to Evelyn 

MacKnight at the above address or 

telephone number.

Dated: February 4, 2004. 

Thomas Voltaggio, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[CC Docket No. 99–294; FCC 03–331] 

Federal-State Joint Conference on 

Advanced Telecommunications 

Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document increases the 

size of the Federal-State Joint 

Conference on Advanced 

Telecommunications Services (‘‘Joint 

Conference’’) to include representatives 

from up to seven state commissions, in 

order to enhance its effectiveness and 

ensure a diversity of viewpoint. It also 

fills vacancies created by the addition of 

two state seats, as well as recent 

departures from the Joint Conference. 

These measures will allow greater 

federal-state cooperation, which is 

critical to facilitating the widespread 

deployment of, and access to, advanced 

services.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane 

Phillips, Intergovernmental Affairs, 

Consumer & Governmental Affairs 

Bureau, (202) 418–1761.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Order,

FCC 03–331, adopted December 19, 

2003, and released December 23, 2003. 

The complete text of the Order is 

available on the Commission’s Internet 

site, at www.fcc.gov and is also available 

for inspection and copying during 

normal business hours in the FCC 

Reference Information Center, Courtyard 

Level, 445 12th Street, SW, CY–A257, 

Washington, DC. The text may also be 

purchased from the Commission’s copy 

contractor, Qualex International, Portals 

II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554 (telephone 202–

863–2893). To request materials in 

accessible formats for people with 

disabilities (Braille, large print, 

electronic files, audio format), send an 

e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the 

Consumer & Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at (202) 418–0531 (voice), (202) 

418–7365 (TTY). This Order can also be 

downloaded in text and ASCII formats 

at http://www.fcc.gov/jointconference/.