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completion; demonstrated the ability to 

administer and revolve the 

capitalization funding in the RLF grant; 

demonstrated an ability to use the RLF 

grant to address funding gaps for 

cleanup; and demonstrated that they 

have provided a community benefit 

from past and potential loan(s) and/or 

subgrant(s). Special consideration may 

be given to those communities affected 

by plant closures or other economic 

disruptions. Special consideration may 

also be given to those grantees that can 

demonstrate projects that have a clear 

prospect of aiding the in-sourcing of 

manufacturing capacity and keeping 

and/or adding jobs, or otherwise 

creating jobs, in the affected area. 

Applicants for supplemental funding 

must contact the appropriate Regional 

Brownfields Coordinator below to 

obtain information on the format for 

supplemental funding applications for 

their region. When requesting 

supplemental funding, applicants must 

specify whether they are seeking 

funding for sites contaminated by 

hazardous substances or petroleum. 

Applicants may request both types of 

funding. 

REGIONAL CONTACTS

Region States Address/phone no./email 

EPA Region 1, Diane Kelley, 

Kelley.Diane@epa.gov.

CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT .... 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109–3912, Phone (617) 918–1424 

Fax (617) 918–1291. 

EPA Region 2, Benny Hom, 

Hom.Benny@epa.gov.

NJ, NY, PR, VI ................... 290 Broadway, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10007, Phone (212) 637–3964 

Fax (212) 637–3083. 

EPA Region 3, Tom Stolle, 

Stolle.Tom@epa.gov.

DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV .. 1650 Arch Street, Mail Code 3HS51, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103, 

Phone (215) 814–3129 Fax (215) 814–5518. 

EPA Region 4, Phil Vorsatz, 

Vorsatz.Philip@epa.gov.

AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, 

SC, TN.

Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW., 10th FL, Atlanta, GA 

30303–8960, Phone (404) 562–8789 Fax (404) 562–8439. 

EPA Region 5, Deborah Orr, 

Orr.Deborah@epa.gov.

IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI ....... 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Mail Code SE–4J, Chicago, Illinois 60604– 

3507, Phone (312) 886–7576 Fax (312) 886–7190. 

EPA Region 6, Mary Kemp, 

Kemp.Mary@epa.gov.

AR, LA, NM, OK, TX .......... 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 (6SF–PB), Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, 

Phone (214) 665–8358 Fax (214) 665–6660. 

EPA Region 7, Susan Klein, 

Klein.Susan@epa.gov.

IA, KS, MO, NE .................. 11201 Renner Blvd, Lenexa, Kansas 66219, Phone (913) 551–7786 Fax 

(913) 551–8688. 

EPA Region 8, Dan Heffernan, 

Heffernan.Daniel@epa.gov.

CO,MT, ND, SD, UT, WY ... 1595 Wynkoop Street (EPR–B), Denver, CO 80202–1129, Phone (303) 

312–7074 Fax (303) 312–6065. 

EPA Region 9, Noemi Emeric-Ford, 

Emeric-Ford.Noemi@epa.gov.

AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU .... 75 Hawthorne Street, WST–8, San Francisco, CA 94105, Phone (213) 

244–1821 Fax (415) 972–3364. 

EPA Region 10, Susan Morales, Morales.Susan@epa.gov.AK, ID, OR, WA .................. 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Mailstop: ECL–112 Seattle, WA 98101, 

Phone (206) 553–7299 Fax (206) 553–0124. 

Dated: April 11, 2013. 

David R. Lloyd, 

Director, Office of Brownfields and Land 

Revitalization, Office of Solid Waste and 

Emergency Response. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09050 Filed 4–17–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9804–4] 

Meeting of the Environmental Financial 

Advisory Board; Public Notice 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The United States 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

(EPA) Environmental Financial 

Advisory Board (EFAB) will hold a 

public meeting on May 15–16, 2013. 

EFAB is an EPA advisory committee 

chartered under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA) to provide 

advice and recommendations to EPA on 

creative approaches to funding 

environmental programs, projects, and 

activities. 

The purpose of this meeting is to hear 

from informed speakers on 

environmental finance issues, proposed 

legislation, and EPA priorities; to 

discuss activities and progress with 

regard to current EFAB work projects; 

and to consider recent requests for 

assistance from EPA offices. 

Environmental finance discussions 

are expected on the following topics: 

clean air technology; tribal 

environmental programs; transitoriented development in sustainable 

communities, energy efficiency/green 

house gas emissions reduction; drinking 

water pricing and infrastructure 

investment; and green infrastructure. 

The meeting is open to the public; 

however, seating is limited. All 

members of the public who wish to 

attend the meeting must register in 

advance, no later than Friday, May 3, 

2013. 

DATES: The full board meeting will be 

held on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 from 

1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time and 

Thursday, May 16, 2013 from 9–5 p.m., 

Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: Potomac Yard Two, North 

Entrance, Room 4120, 2733 Crystal 

Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. 

Registration and Information Contact: 

To register, get additional information 

and for information on access or 

services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Sandra 

Williams, U.S. EPA, at (202) 564–4999 

or williams.sandra@epa.gov. Request for 

accommodations for individuals with 

disabilities should be made 10 days 

prior to the meeting, to allow processing 

time of your request. 

Dated: April 12, 2012. 

Joseph L. Dillon, 

Director, Center for Environmental Finance. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09159 Filed 4–17–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9804–8] 

Underground Injection Control 

Program; Hazardous Waste Injection 

Restrictions; Petition for Exemption— 

Class I Hazardous Waste Injection; 

BASF Corporation Freeport, Texas 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of a final decision on a 

no migration petition reissuance. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a 

reissuance of an exemption to the land 

disposal Restrictions, under the 1984 

Hazardous and Solid Waste 


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1 12 U.S.C. 2277a–10. 

2Section 5.61(a) of the Act uses the terms 

‘‘insured System bank’’ and ‘‘bank’’ but the Act also 

specifies under section 5.61(e), 12 U.S.C. 2277a– 

10(e), that such terms also include production 

credit associations and other associations making 

direct loans under the authority provided under 

section 7.6 of the Act, 12 U.S.C. 2279b. 

Consequently, the terms ‘‘troubled System 

institution,’’ ‘‘troubled System bank,’’ or ‘‘troubled 

System association’’ are used to refer to those 

institutions specified in sections 5.61(a) and 5.61(e) 

of the Act, 12 U.S.C. 2277a–10(a) and 2277a–10(e). 

3The least-cost test is the means of determining 

the least-cost resolution. Section 5.61(a)(3)(A) 

states, ‘‘Assistance may not be provided...unless the 

means of providing the assistance is the least costly 

means of providing the assistance by the Farm 

Credit Insurance Fund of all possible alternatives 

available to the Corporation, including liquidation 

of the bank (including paying the insured 

obligations issued on behalf of the bank).’’ See Act, 

section 5.61(a)(3), 12 U.S.C. 2277a–10(a)(3). 

4 12 U.S.C. 2277a–8(b). 

5 12 U.S.C. 2277a–10. 

6See 77 FR 37399 (June 21, 2012). On July 26, 

2012, the Corporation extended the comment 

period 90 days in response to several commenter 

requests. See 77 FR 45606 (August 1, 2012). 

Amendments to the Resource 

Conservation and Recovery Act, has 

been granted to BASF Corporation for 

three Class I injection wells located at 

Freeport, Texas. The company has 

adequately demonstrated to the 

satisfaction of the Environmental 

Protection Agency by the petition 

reissuance application and supporting 

documentation that, to a reasonable 

degree of certainty, there will be no 

migration of hazardous constituents 

from the injection zone for as long as the 

waste remains hazardous. This final 

decision allows the underground 

injection by BASF, of the specific 

restricted hazardous wastes identified in 

this exemption, into Class I hazardous 

waste injection wells WDW–51 and 

WDW–99 and WDW–408 until 

December 31, 2028, unless EPA moves 

to terminate this exemption. Additional 

conditions included in this final 

decision may be reviewed by contacting 

the Region 6 Ground Water/UIC Section. 

A public notice was issued December 

27, 2012. The public comment period 

closed on February 15, 2013. No 

comments were received. This decision 

constitutes final Agency action and 

there is no Administrative appeal. This 

decision may be reviewed/appealed in 

compliance with the Administrative 

Procedure Act. 

DATES: This action is effective as of 

February 21, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the petition for 

reissuance and all pertinent information 

relating thereto are on file at the 

following location: Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 6, Water 

Quality Protection Division, Source 

Water Protection Branch (6WQ–S), 1445 

Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Philip Dellinger, Chief Ground Water/ 

UIC Section, EPA—Region 6, telephone 

(214) 665–8324. 

Dated: April 9, 2013. 

William K. Honker, 

Division Director, Water Quality Protection 

Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Policy Statement Concerning 

Assistance 

AGENCY: Farm Credit System Insurance 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Policy statement. 

SUMMARY: The Farm Credit System 

Insurance Corporation (Corporation or 

FCSIC) announces that it has given final 

approval to a new ‘‘Policy Statement 

Concerning Assistance,’’ which replaces 

the Corporation’s existing ‘‘Policy 

Statement Concerning Stand-Alone 

Assistance.’’ The new policy statement 

provides additional transparency 

concerning the Corporation’s authority 

to provide assistance and how the leastcost test might be performed. This 

policy statement also includes enhanced 

criteria of what is to be included in 

assistance proposals, and a new section 

discussing assistance agreements. 

DATES: Effective Date: The policy 

statement is effective on April 11, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wade Wynn, Senior Risk Analyst, and 

James M. Morris, General Counsel, Farm 

Credit System Insurance Corporation, 

1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, 

Virginia 22102, (703) 883–4380, TDD 

(703) 883–4390. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Corporation, in its sole 

discretion, is authorized under section 

5.61(a) of the Farm Credit Act of 1971, 

as amended (Act),1 to provide assistance 

to a stand-alone Farm Credit System 

(System) institution or to facilitate a 

merger or consolidation of a System 

institution with another System 

institution,2 provided it meets the 

statutory least-cost test.3 If the 

Corporation receives a request to assist 

a troubled System institution, it must 

compare the cost of liquidation to the 

cost of providing assistance to 

determine the least costly alternative to 

the Farm Credit Insurance Fund 

(Insurance Fund). In making this 

discretionary determination, the 

Corporation is authorized under section 

5.59(b) of the Act 4 to gather any 

information necessary from the troubled 

System institution or any other System 

institution to perform the least-cost test. 

After gathering pertinent information, 

the Corporation must: (1) Evaluate 

alternatives on a present-value basis, 

using a reasonable discount rate, (2) 

document the evaluation and the 

assumptions on which the evaluation is 

based, and (3) retain the documentation 

for not less than 5 years. 

The Corporation’s ‘‘Policy Statement 

Concerning Stand-Alone Assistance’’ is, 

for the most part, a summary of the 

powers of the Corporation under section 

5.61(a) of the Act to provide assistance 

to a troubled System institution, 

including the timing and steps for 

making the least-cost test.5 For example, 

the policy specifies that the 

Corporation’s Board of Directors must 

determine that providing assistance is 

the least costly means of all possible 

alternatives available to the Corporation, 

including liquidation of the troubled 

System institution, and lists the steps 

for conducting the statutory least-cost 

test. The existing policy statement also 

provides a list of criteria of what the 

Corporation expects to receive in 

assistance proposals to help the 

Corporation conduct the least-cost test. 

II. Comments on the Draft Policy 

Statement 

On June 21, 2012, the Corporation 

published for comment a draft ‘‘Policy 

Statement Concerning Assistance to 

Troubled Farm Credit System 

Institutions’’ to replace the 

Corporation’s existing ‘‘Policy 

Statement Concerning Stand-Alone 

Assistance.’’ 6 The Corporation received 

two comment letters on the draft policy 

statement. In brief, both commenters are 

concerned that the Corporation will not 

consider a request for assistance until 

after all other resolution alternatives are 

exhausted, including resolution 

alternatives available to the Farm Credit 

Administration (FCA). Both also 

commented on the least-cost test as it 

relates to the cost of liquidating a 

troubled System institution. Each of 

these areas is addressed below. 

A. Resolution Alternatives 

In the first sentence of the draft policy 

statement, the Corporation stated that, 

in general, it would consider a request 

for assistance after other resolution 

alternatives have been exhausted such 

as voluntary assistance provided from 

within the System, voluntary merger 

with one or more System institutions, or 

involuntary merger with one or 


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