69306 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 222 / Thursday, November 16, 2000 / Notices

the Comptroller General of the United

States prior to publication in the

Federal Register. A major rule cannot

take effect until 60 days after it is

published in the Federal Register. This

action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined

by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). This action will be

effective on November 16, 2000.

Dated: November 2, 2000.

Approved:

Linda Garczynski,

Director, Outreach and Special Projects Staff,

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency

Response.

[FR Doc. 00–29223 Filed 11–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6901–5]

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section

104; Announcement of Proposal

Deadline for the Competition for the

2001 National Brownfields Assessment

Demonstration Pilots

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of proposal deadlines,

revised guidelines.

SUMMARY: The United States

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

will begin to accept proposals for the

National Brownfields Assessment Pilots

on November 16, 2000. The brownfields

assessment pilots (each funded up to

$200,000 over two years) test

assessment models, and facilitate

coordinated assessment and cleanup

efforts at the federal, state, and local

levels.

In fiscal year 2001, an additional

$50,000 may be awarded to an applicant

to assess the contamination of a

brownfields site(s) that is or will be

used for greenspace purposes.

Greenspace purposes may include, but

are not limited to, parks, playgrounds,

trails, gardens, habitat restoration, open

space, and/or greenspace preservation.

EPA expects to select up to 35

additional National brownfields

assessment pilots by April 2001. The

deadline for new proposals for the 2001

assessment pilots is January 12, 2001.

Proposals must be post-marked or sent

to EPA via registered or tracked mail by

the stated deadline. Previously

unsuccessful applicants are advised that

they must revise and resubmit their

proposals to be considered for the 2001

National assessment pilot competition.

The National brownfields assessment

pilots are administered on a competitive

basis. To ensure a fair selection process,

evaluation panels consisting of EPA

Regional and Headquarters staff and

other federal agency representatives will

assess how well the proposals meet the

selection criteria outlined in the newly

revised application booklet The

Brownfields Economic Redevelopment

Initiative: Proposal Guidelines for

Brownfields Assessment Demonstration

Pilots (October 2000). Applicants are

encouraged to contact and, if possible,

meet with EPA Regional Brownfields

Coordinators.

DATES: This action is effective as of

November 16, 2000, and expires on

January 12, 2001. All proposals must be

post-marked or sent to EPA via

registered or tracked mail by the

expiration date cited above.

ADDRESSES: The proposal guidelines can

be obtained by calling the Superfund

Hotline at the following numbers:

Washington, DC Metro Area at 703–

412–9810, Outside Washington, DC

Metro at 1–800–424–9346,TDD for the

Hearing Impaired at 1–800–553–7672.

Copies of the guidelines are also

available via the Internet:

http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

Superfund Hotline, 800–424–9346.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As a part

of the Environmental Protection

Agency’s (EPA) Brownfields Economic

Redevelopment Initiative, the

Brownfields Assessment Demonstration

Pilots are designed to empower States,

communities, tribes, and other

stakeholders in economic

redevelopment to work together in a

timely manner to prevent, assess, and

safely cleanup brownfields to promote

their sustainable reuse. EPA has

awarded cooperative agreements to

States, cities, towns, counties and Tribes

for demonstration pilots that test

brownfields assessment models and

facilitate coordinated public and private

efforts at the Federal, State, tribal and

local levels. To date, the Agency has

funded 362 Brownfields Assessment

Pilots.

EPA’s goal is to select a broad array

of assessment pilots that will serve as

models for other communities across the

nation. EPA seeks to identify proposals

that demonstrate the integration or

linking of brownfields assessment pilots

with other federal, state, tribal, and local

sustainable development, community

revitalization, and pollution prevention

programs. Special consideration will be

given to Federal Empowerment Zones

and Enterprise Communities (EZ/ECs),

communities with populations of under

100,000, and federally recognized

Indian tribes. These pilots focus on

EPA’s primary mission—protecting

human health and the environment.

However, it is an essential piece of the

nation’s overall community

revitalization efforts. EPA works closely

with other federal agencies through the

Interagency Working Group on

Brownfields, and builds relationships

with other stakeholders on the national

and local levels to develop coordinated

approaches for community

revitalization.

Funding for the brownfields

assessment pilots is authorized under

Section 104(d)(1) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as amended (CERCLA or

Superfund), 42 U.S.C. 9604(d)(1). States

(including U.S. Territories), political

subdivisions (including cities, towns,

counties), and federally recognized

Indian Tribes are eligible to apply. EPA

welcomes and encourages brownfields

projects by coalitions of such entities,

but only a single eligible entity may

receive a cooperative agreement.

Cooperative agreement funds will be

awarded only to a state, a political

subdivision of a state, or a federally

recognized Indian tribe.

Through a brownfields cooperative

agreement, EPA provides funds to an

eligible state, political subdivision, or

Indian Tribe to undertake activities

authorized under CERCLA section 104.

Use of these assessment pilot funds

must be in accordance with CERCLA,

and all CERCLA restrictions on use of

funds also apply to the assessment

pilots.

The evaluation panels will review the

proposals carefully and assess each

response based on how well it addresses

the selection criteria, briefly outlined

below:

Part I (Required)

1. Problem Statement and Needs

Assessment

—Effect of Brownfields on your

Community or Communities

—Value Added by Federal Support

2. Community-Based Planning and

Involvement

—Existing Local Commitment

—Community Involvement Plan

—Environmental Justice Plan

3. Implementation Planning

—Government Support

—Site Selection and Environmental Site

Assessment Plan

—Reuse Planning and Proposed

Cleanup Funding Mechanisms

—Flow of Ownership Plan

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 222 / Thursday, November 16, 2000 / Notices 69307

4. Long-Term Benefits and

Sustainability

—Long-Term Benefits

—Sustainable Reuse

—Measures of Success

Part II (Optional)

5. Greenspace

—Authority and Context

—Community Involvement

—Site Identification, Site Assessment

Plan, Flow of Ownership, and Reuse

Planning

Submission to Congress and the

General Accounting Office

The Congressional Review Act, 5

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996, 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 action 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 in the

Federal Register. A major rule cannot

take effect until 60 days after it is

published in the Federal Register. This

action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined

by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). This action will be

effective on November 16, 2000.

Dated: November 2, 2000.

Linda Garczynski,

Director, Outreach and Special Projects Staff,

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency

Response.

[FR Doc. 00–29224 Filed 11–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6902–5]

Second Consultation Meeting on a

Longitudinal Cohort Study of

Environmental Effects on Children

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting:

consultation on the plans for a

longitudinal cohort study of

environmental effects on children.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) is announcing a two-day

meeting cosponsored by the Office of

Behavioral and Social Science Research

(OBSSR) of the National Institutes of

Health (NIH), the National Institute of

Child Health and Human Development

(NICHD)/NIH, and the National Center

for Environmental Health (NCEH) of the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC). The meeting is being

convened to discuss the development of

a longitudinal cohort study of

environmental effects on the health and

well-being of children. Content of the

meeting will include the status of

activities to date, outline of study

rationale and plan, issues of

longitudinal cohort design, ethical

issues, and discussion groups for input

and feedback.

DATES: The meeting dates are December

12, 2000, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.,

and December 13, 2000, from 8:30 a.m.

until 12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting site is the

Marriott at Metro Center, 775 12th

Street, NW., Washington, DC. The

workshop is open to the public, but

seating is limited to a maximum of 400.

Those planning to attend must register

no later than November 29, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

register as an observer, contact Ms. Kim

Brickhouse, TASCON, P.O. Box 30686,

Bethesda, MD 20824–0686; telephone:

301–315–9000, ext. 516; facsimile: 301–

738–9786; email:

kbrickhouse@tascon.com. For further

information, contact Dr. Peter Scheidt,

National Institute of Child Health and

Human Development, National

Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services, Room

7B05, 6100 Executive Boulevard,

Bethesda, MD 20892; telephone: 301–

496–5064; facsimile: 301–402–2084; email: scheidtp@mail.nih.gov.

Dated: November 8, 2000.

William H. Farland,

Director, National Center for Environmental

Assessment.

[FR Doc. 00–29359 Filed 11–15–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6902–8]

Proposed CERCLA Administrative

Cost Recovery Settlement; FMC Dublin

Road Superfund Site, Towns of Shelby

and Ridgeway, Orleans County, New

York

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; request public comment.

SUMMARY: In accordance with section

122(i) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act of

1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42

U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of

a proposed administrative settlement for

recovery of past and future response

costs concerning the FMC Dublin Road

Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’) located in the

Towns of Shelby and Ridgeway, Orleans

County, New York with the settling

party, FMC Corporation. The settlement

requires the settling party to pay

$200,000.00 to the Hazardous Substance

Superfund in reimbursement of past

response costs incurred with respect to

the Site. The settling party will also pay

the interest on that amount calculated

from March 25, 2000 through the date

of payment and has agreed to reimburse

the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency (‘‘EPA’’) for all future response

costs not inconsistent with the National

Contingency Plan, 40 CFR part 300, as

amended (‘‘NCP’’), incurred by EPA in

connection with the Site. The settlement

includes a covenant not to sue the

settling party pursuant to section 107(a)

of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a) for past

and future costs incurred at the Site by

EPA.

For thirty (30) days following the date

of publication of this document, EPA

will receive written comments relating

to the settlement. EPA will consider all

comments received and may modify or

withdraw its consent to the settlement

if comments received disclose facts or

considerations which indicate that the

proposed settlement is inappropriate,

improper, or inadequate. EPA’s

response to any comments received will

be available for public inspection at the

EPA’s regional office, 290 Broadway,

New York, New York 10007–1866.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before December 18, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is

available for public inspection at EPA,

290 Broadway, New York, New York

10007–1866. A copy of the proposed

settlement may be obtained from Marla

Wieder, Assistant Regional Counsel,

Office of Regional Counsel, EPA, 290

Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, New

York 10007–1866. Comments should

reference the FMC Dublin Road

Superfund Site, EPA Index No.

CERCLA–02–2000–2030, and should be

addressed to Marla Wieder, Assistant

Regional Counsel, EPA, 290 Broadway,

17th Floor, New York, New York

10007–1866.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marla Wieder, Assistant Regional

Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel,

EPA, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, New

York, New York 10007–1866.

Telephone: (212) 637–3184.