30588 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 93 / Friday, May 12, 2000 / Notices

Environmental Quality Regulations for

Implementing the Procedural Provisions

of the National Environmental Policy

Act (NEPA) Regulations (40 CFR 1501.7

and 1508.22) to obtain suggestions and

information from other agencies and the

public on the scope of issues and

alternatives to be considered in

preparation of the DSEIS.

DATES: As an opportunity for interested

persons to comment on the issues and

alternatives of the DSEIS, a public

scoping meeting is scheduled as

follows: Wednesday, May 24, 2000, 5:30

to 8 P.M. at Rogers Elementary School,

7700 Fine Road, Mehlville, MO 63129.

ADDRESSES: Comments regarding the

scope of the DSEIS should be addressed

to Mr. Joseph E. Cothern, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 901

N. 5th Street, Kansas City, Kansas

66101. Comments should be received on

or before June 15, 2000, at the above

address. Written comments may also be

sent by facsimile to 913/551–8752 or email at cothern.joe@epa.gov. Comments

received will be available for public

inspection by appointment during

normal business hours (7:30 a.m. to 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday) at the

above office; please call (913) 551–7148

for an appointment. All comments

received will become part of the

administrative record and may be

released.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Joseph E. Cothern at the above

address and telephone number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Lower

Meramec River Basin drainage area lies

in the southern and southwestern

portions of St. Louis County within the

chartered jurisdiction of the

Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District

(MSD). Areas in adjacent northern

Jefferson County are also tributary. The

MSD is empowered to enter into

contractual agreements with other

authorities, and has provided contract

wastewater treatment for the City of

Arnold (located in Jefferson County)

since 1982 at the Lower Meramec

Interim Treatment Lagoons at the site of

the proposed regional plant, near

(Meramec) river mile 1.5. This facility

currently treats an average of 3.6 MGD.

Other MSD treatment facilities in the

service area, (which are being

considered for decommissioning in this

regionalization project), include

(proceeding upstream):

—Baumgartner Treatment Lagoons, near

river mile 5.5, acquired in the

purchase of a private sewer company

in 1977, and upgraded by MSD, with

average daily flows of 7.95 MGD.

—Fenton Wastewater Treatment Plant,

near river mile 15.5, acquired from a

private sewer company in 1979, and

upgraded by MSD, presently

providing secondary treatment for

average daily flows of 4.0 MGD.

—Grand Glaize Wastewater Treatment

Plant, near river mile 20, constructed

by MSD in 1983 to provide secondary

treatment for 20 MGD, and currently

receiving average daily flows of 17.7

MGD.

Dated: May 2, 2000.

William Rice,

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 7.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

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Chesapeake Bay Program Activities

Grants

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency is issuing a request

for proposals that will assist the

Chesapeake Bay Program in meeting its

goals and commitments. Approximately

$2 million is available through the RFP.

Subjects addressed in the RFP include

air quality, nutrients, sediments, best

management practices, chemical

contaminants, communication, exotic

species, fish, habitat restoration, oysters,

student engagement, submerged aquatic

vegetation, water quality, local

government and community

engagement, and sound land use.

Functional categories that proposals

should fall under include

implementation and technical

assistance; workshops, seminars, and

training; monitoring and assessment;

research and analysis; and education

and outreach. Applicants must be a nonprofit organization, local government,

state agency, interstate agency, college,

or university institution. Funding will

be provided to an organization under

the authority of the Clean Water Act,

section 117.

The RFP is available starting May 5,

2000 at the following web-site: http://

www.epa.edu/r3chespk/ You may

request a paper copy by calling Carol

Cochran at 215–815–2986 or by e-mail

cochran.carol@epa.gov or by calling

Lori Mackey at 410–267–5715 or e-mail

at mackey.lori@epa.gov. All proposals

must be received by the Chesapeake Bay

Program Office by close of business June

9, 2000. Any late, incomplete, or faxed

proposals will not be considered.

Peter J. Marx,

Acting Director, Chesapeake Bay Program.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

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Public Stakeholder Meeting on the

National Strategy To Develop Regional

Nutrient Criteria

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of public stakeholder

meeting on the National Strategy to

Develop Regional Nutrient Criteria.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) is holding a stakeholder

meeting on May 25, 2000, to stimulate

an information exchange with

stakeholders on issues related to the

National Strategy to Develop Regional

Nutrient Criteria.

DATES: The public stakeholder meeting

will start at 9 a.m. and adjourn at 5:30

p.m. on May 25, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert Cantilli (4304), U.S. EPA

Headquarters, Ariel Rios Building, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW (MC 4304),

Washington, DC 20460 (Telephone:

(202) 260–5546).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

public stakeholder meeting will be held

at the Hilton—Crystal City, 2399

Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA

for the purpose of conducting an

information exchange with stakeholders

on issues related to the National

Strategy to Develop Regional Nutrient

Criteria. The public stakeholder meeting

will provide an opportunity for

interested persons to discuss the issues

and process for developing and

implementing regional nutrient criteria.

Specifically, EPA will discuss progress

it has made in developing draft

ecoregional nutrient criteria as well as

recommended procedures for

implementing these criteria. The

stakeholder meeting will also be an

opportunity for substantive input and

dialogue with the primary authors of the

Nutrient Waterbody Type Guidance

Documents as well as EPA Regional

Nutrient Coordinators who are

supporting the development and

adoption of regional nutrient criteria at

the State and ecoregional level.

Participants for the stakeholders

meeting who wish to make comments or

ask questions are strongly encouraged to