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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6987–7]

Chesapeake Bay Program FY2002

Request for Proposals

The U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, Chesapeake Bay Program is

issuing a request for proposals (RFP)

that will further goals of the Chesapeake

2000 agreement. Up to 750,000 dollars

may be available for Fiscal Year 2002.

The Chesapeake Bay Program is seeking

innovative, cost-effective proposals to

accomplish the outcomes listed in the

RFP. These outcomes were designed to

help meet the Chesapeake 2000 goals.

Any nonprofit organization, federal,

state or local government agency,

interstate agency, college or university

is eligible to submit proposals in

response to the RFP. Funding will be

provided to an organization under the

authority of Clean Water Act, section

117.

The RFP will be available May 30,

2001 at the following website: http://

www.epa.edu/r3/chespk/ You may

receive a paper copy by calling Kim

Scalia at 214–814–5421 or by e-mail at

scalia.kim@epa.gov or by calling Lori

Mackey at 410–267–5715 or by e-mail at

mackey.lori@epa.gov. All proposals

must be postmarked by Monday, July

16, 2001. Any late, incomplete, or faxed

proposals will not be considered.

Diana Esher,

Acting Director, Chesapeake Bay Program

Office.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OW–FRL–6987–2]

Beaches Environmental Assessment

and Coastal Health Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Grants

for Development of Coastal Recreation

Water Monitoring and Public

Notification Under the Beaches

Environmental Assessment and Coastal

Health Act.

SUMMARY: The Beaches Environmental

Assessment and Coastal Health Act

(BEACH Act) signed into law on

October 10, 2000, amends the Clean

Water Act (CWA) to reduce the risk of

disease to users of the Nation’s

recreational waters. The BEACH Act

authorizes the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) to award

program development and

implementation grants to eligible States,

Territories, Tribes, and local

governments to support microbiological

testing and monitoring of coastal

recreation waters, including the Great

Lakes, that are adjacent to beaches or

similar points of access used by the

public. BEACH Act grants also provide

support for development and

implementation of programs to notify

the public of the potential exposure to

disease-causing microorganisms in

coastal recreation waters. EPA is now

encouraging coastal States and

Territories to apply for BEACH Act

Grants for Program Development

(referred to as Development Grants) to

develop effective and comprehensive

coastal recreation water monitoring and

public notification programs.

DATES: Submit your application on or

before July 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: You must send your

application to the appropriate Regional

Grant Coordinator listed in this notice

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section VII.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles Kovatch, 202–260–3754.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Grant Program

What Is the Statutory Authority for the

Development Grants?

The statutory authority for BEACH

grants section 406(b) of the Clean Water

Act as amended by the BEACH Act,

Public Law 106–284, 114 Stat. 970

(2000). It provides in part: ‘‘The

Administrator may make grants to States

and local governments to develop and

implement programs for monitoring and

notification for coastal recreation waters

adjacent to beaches or similar points of

access that are used by the public.’’

What Activities Are Eligible for Funding

Under the Development Grants in Fiscal

Year 2001?

In Fiscal Year 2001, EPA intends to

award grants authorized under the

BEACH Act to support the development

of coastal recreation water monitoring

and public notification programs. The

BEACH Act requires EPA to publish

performance criteria for monitoring and

notification of coastal recreation waters

by April 2002. EPA expects to publish

performance criteria for implementation

of coastal recreation water monitoring

and public notification programs in

October 2001. In fiscal year 2002 and

beyond, if funds are appropriated to

support this program, EPA expects to

make grants to also support

implementation of monitoring and

notification programs that are consistent

with EPA’s performance criteria.

II. Funding and Eligibility

Who Is Eligible to Apply for

Development Grant Funds Under This

Federal Register Notice?

Coastal and Great Lake States are

eligible for Development Grants to

develop and implement monitoring and

notification programs. The term ‘‘State’’

is defined in section 502 of the Clean

Water Act to include the District of

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam,

American Samoa, the Commonwealth of

the Northern Mariana Islands, and the

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

However, the Trust Territory of the

Pacific Islands no longer exists. The

Marshall Islands, the Federated States of

Micronesia, and Palau, which were

previously entities within the Trust

Territory of the Pacific Islands, have

entered into Compacts of Free

Association with the Government of the

United States. As a result, each is now

a sovereign, self-governing entity and, as

such, is no longer eligible to receive

grants as a Territory or possession of the

United States.

Are Local Governments Eligible for

Funding?

The BEACH Act authorizes EPA to

make a grant to a local government for

implementation of a monitoring and

notification program only if, after the 1-

year period beginning on the date of

publication of performance criteria, EPA

determines that the State is not

implementing a program that meets the

requirements of the statute. EPA expects

to publish performance criteria in

October 2001, and therefore expects

October 2002 as the earliest date for

local governments to be eligible for

beach grants.

Are Tribal Governments Eligible for

Funding?

Section 518(e) of the CWA authorizes

EPA to treat eligible Indian tribes in the

same manner as States for the purpose

of receiving CWA section 406 grant

funding. EPA is developing a rule that

would establish procedures for Indian

tribes to apply for eligibility for funding

under the BEACH Act. The rule would

contain the statutory criteria for Indian

tribes to be treated in the same manner

as a State and indicate how a tribe is to

apply for such treatment. The rule

would facilitate the award of funding to

Indian tribes that qualify under this new

CWA program. EPA plans to publish the

rule as an interim final regulation in the

Federal Register by the end of this

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calendar year. Indian tribes could begin

to apply to the appropriate Regional

Administrator for treatment in the same

manner as a State under the rule as early

as 30 days after the publication date.

EPA expects to accept grant applications

for tribes in Fiscal Year 2002.

How Much Funding Is Available?

For Fiscal Year 2001, EPA expects to

award approximately $2 million in

Development Grants to eligible States

and Territories.

How Will the Funding Be Allocated?

For the first year only, EPA expects to

award Development Grants in equal

amounts to all eligible States and

Territories who apply for funding. EPA

selected the equal amount allocation

because this is the simplest and quickest

way to award grants while being fair to

all applicants and avoiding complex

allocation formulas. The size of the

award will depend on the number of

applicants. If all 35 eligible States and

Territories apply, the awards are

expected to range between $50,000 to

$60,000. However, if fewer than 35

States and Territories apply, then the

grant awards will be divided among the

number of applicants, thus awarding

larger grants.

What is the Expected Duration of the

Funding and Project Periods?

The expected funding and project

period for Development Grants awarded

in FY 2001 is one year.

Are Matching Funds Required?

Recipients are not required to provide

matching funds for Development Grants

awarded under authority of the BEACH

Act at this time.

III. Grant Condition

Section 406(c) of the BEACH Act

requires that as a condition of receipt of

a Development Grant, recipients

identify:

(1) lists of coastal recreation waters in

the State, including coastal recreation

waters adjacent to beaches or similar

points of access that are used by the

public;

(2) in the case of a State program for

monitoring and notification, the process

by which the State may delegate to local

governments responsibility for

implementing the monitoring and

notification program;

(3) the frequency and location of

monitoring and assessment of coastal

recreation waters based on: (A) The

periods of recreational use of the waters;

(B) the nature and extent of use during

certain periods; (C) the proximity of the

waters to known point sources and

nonpoint sources of pollution; and (D)

any effect of storm events on the waters;

(4) (A) the methods to be used for

detecting levels of pathogens and

pathogen indicators that are harmful to

human health; and (B) the assessment

procedures for identifying short-term

increases in pathogens and pathogen

indicators that are harmful to human

health in coastal recreation waters

(including increases in relation to storm

events);

(5) measures for prompt

communication of the occurrence,

nature, location, pollutants involved,

and extent of any exceeding of, or

likelihood of exceeding, applicable

water quality standards for pathogens

and pathogen indicators to: (A) the

Administrator, in such form as the

Administrator determines to be

appropriate; and (B) a designated

official of the local government having

jurisdiction over land adjoining the

coastal recreation waters for which the

failure to meet applicable standards is

identified;

(6) measures for the posting of signs

at beaches or similar points of access, or

functionally equivalent communication

measures that are sufficient to give

notice to the public that the coastal

recreation waters are not meeting or are

not expected to meet applicable water

quality standards for pathogens and

pathogen indicators; and

(7) measures that inform the public of

the potential risks associated with water

contact activities in the coastal

recreation waters that do not meet

applicable water quality standards.

IV. Additional Eligible Activities

Recipients may use funds for

activities in support of developing a

beach monitoring and notification

program, including:

(1) activities to comply with the grant

conditions specified in section III above;

(2) quality assurance and quality

control (QA/QC) procedures consistent

with the requirements under 40 CFR

31.45; to develop and implement QA/

QC practices for environmentally

related measurements or data generation

sufficient to produce data of quality

adequate to meet project objectives and

to minimize loss of data due to out-ofcontrol conditions or malfunctions;

(3) data quality objectives (DQOs),

quality assurance project plan (QAPP)

and standard operating procedures

(SOPs) that clarify study objectives,

define the appropriate type of data, and

specify tolerable levels of potential

decision errors that will be used as the

basis for establishing the quality and

quantity of data needed to support

decisions.

V. Selection Process

What Criteria Will Be Used To Evaluate

Applications and Award Development

Grants?

Development Grants will be awarded

through a non-competitive process by

the EPA Regional offices. EPA expects

to award grants to all eligible State and

Territory applicants that meet

requirements of the BEACH Act as

described in this notice.

Who Has the Authority To Award

Development Grants?

The Administrator has delegated the

authority to award Development Grants

to the Regional Administrators.

VI. Application Procedure

What Is the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance (CFDA) Number for the

BEACH Program Development Grant?

The number assigned to the

Development Grants is 66.472, Program

Code CU.

May the Development Grants Be

Included as Part of the Performance

Partnership Grants Program?

For Fiscal Year 2001, Development

Grants cannot be included in a

Performance Partnership Grant.

What Are the Components of the

Application Package?

The application package should

contain completed EPA SF–424

Application for Federal Assistance and

be submitted to the appropriate EPA

Regional Office by July 30, 2001.

Contact the appropriate EPA Regional

Office for a complete application

package. See section VII for a list of EPA

Regional Grant Coordinators or visit the

Beach Watch Website at www.epa.gov/

ost/beaches on the Internet.

What Regulations Will Govern the

Award and Administration of

Development Grants?

Development Grants will be awarded

and administered according to the

regulations at 40 CFR part 31 (‘‘Uniform

Administrative Requirements for Grants

and Cooperative Agreements to State

and Local Governments’’).

Will Quality Assurance and Quality

Control (QA/QC) and Other Procedures

Be Required for Application?

No. A QA/QC plan is not required for

the application, however under 40 CFR

31.45 a QA/QC plan is required for any

environmentally related measurements

or data generation (e.g. monitoring)

performed under the grant. (See section

IV of this document).

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Will There Be Reporting Requirements?

Recipients must submit annual

performance reports on the progress of

the program development, as required

in sections 31.40 and 31.41.

VII. Grant Coordinators

Grant Coordinators:

Headquarters—Washington DC

Charles Kovatch USEPA, 1200

Pennsylvania Ave. NW—4305,

Washington DC 20460; T:202–260–

3754; F: 202–260–9830;

kovatch.charles@epa.gov

Region I—Connecticut, Maine,

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode

Island

Matt Liebman USEPA Region 1, One

Congress St. Ste. 1100—CWQ, Boston,

MA 02114–2023; T:617–918–1626; F:

617–918–1505; liebman.matt@epa.gov

Region II—New Jersey, New York,

Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Richard Coleates USEPA Region 2, 2890

Woodbridge Ave. MS220, Edison, NJ

08837–3679; T: 732–321–6662; F:

732–321–6616;

coleates.richard@epa.gov

Region III—Delaware, Maryland,

Pennsylvania, Virginia

Nancy Grundahl USEPA Region 3, 1650

Arch Street 3ES10, Philadelphia, PA

19103–2029; T: 215–814–2729; F:215–

814–2782; grundahl.nancy@epa.gov

Region IV—Alabama, Florida, Georgia,

Mississippi, North Carolina, South

Carolina

Joel Hansel USEPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth

St. 15th Floor, Atlanta, GA 30303–

3415; T: 404–562–9274; F: 404–562–

9224; hansel.joel@epa.gov

Region V—Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,

Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

Holly Wirick USEPA Region 5, 77 West

Jackson Blvd. WT–16J, Chicago, IL

60604–3507; T: 312–353–6704; F:

312–886–0168;

wirick.holiday@epa.gov

Region VI—Louisiana, Texas

Mike Schaub USEPA Region 6, 1445

Ross Ave. 6WQ-EW, Dallas, TX

75202–2733; T: 214–665–7314; F:

214–665–6689; schaub.mike@epa.gov

Region IX—American Soma,

Commonwealth of the Northern

Mariana Islands, California, Guam,

Hawaii

Terry Fleming USEPA Region 9, 75

Hawthorne St. WTR–2, San Francisco,

CA 94105; T: 415–744–1939; F: 415–

744–1078; fleming.terrence@epa.gov

Region X—Alaska, Oregon, Washington

Pat Cirone USEPA Region 10, 120 Sixth

Ave. OW–134, Seattle, WA 98101; T:

206–553–1597; F: 206–553–0165;

cirone.patricia@epa.gov

Dated: May 22, 2001.

Diane C. Regas,

Acting Assistant Administrator of Water.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–34225E; FRL–6785–2]

Diazinon; Receipt of Requests for

Amendments and Cancellations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The companies that

manufacture diazinon [O,O-diethyl O-

(2-isopropyl-6-methyl-4-pyrimidinyl)

phosphorothioate] for formulation of

pesticide products containing diazinon

have asked EPA to cancel their

manufacturing-use product

registrations. In addition, these

companies have asked EPA to cancel or

amend their registrations for end-use

products containing diazinon to delete

all indoor and certain agricultural uses.

Pursuant to section 6(f)(1) of the Federal

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide

Act (FIFRA), EPA is announcing the

Agency’s receipt of these requests.

These requests for voluntary

cancellation were submitted to EPA in

February and March 2001. EPA intends

to grant the requested cancellations and

amendments to delete uses. EPA also

plans to issue a cancellation order for

the deleted uses and the canceled

registrations at the close of the comment

period for this announcement. Upon the

issuance of the cancellation order, any

distribution, sale, or use of diazinon

products listed in this notice will only

be permitted if such distribution, sale,

or use is consistent with the terms of

that order.

DATES: Comments on the requested

amendments to delete uses and the

requested registration cancellations

must be submitted to the address

provided below and identified by

docket control number OPP–34225E.

Comments must be received on or

before June 29, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be

submitted by mail, electronically, or in

person. Please follow the detailed

instructions for each method as

provided in Unit I. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. To ensure

proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative

that you identify docket control number

OPP–34225E in the subject line on the

first page of your response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben

Chambliss, Special Review and

Reregistration Division (7508C), Office

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone number: (703) 308–8174; fax

number: (703) 308–7042; e-mail address:

chambliss.ben@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

announcement consists of three parts.

The first part contains general

information. The second part addresses

the registrants’ requests for registration

cancellations and amendments to delete

uses. The third part proposes existing

stocks provisions that will be set forth

in the cancellation order that the

Agency intends to issue at the close of

the comment period for this

announcement.

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. You may be potentially

affected by this action if you

manufacture, sell, distribute, or use

diazinon products. The Congressional

Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as

added by the Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, does

not apply because this action is not a

rule, for purposes of 5 U.S.C. 804(3).

Since other entities may also be

interested, the Agency has not

attempted to describe all the specific

entities that may be affected 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 Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document and Other Related

Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

certain other related documents that

might be available electronically, from

the EPA Internet Home Page at http://

www.epa.gov/. To access this

document, on the Home Page select

‘‘Laws and Regulations,’’ ‘‘Regulations

and Proposed Rules’’ and then look up

the entry for this document under the

‘‘Federal Register—Environmental

Documents.’’ You can also go directly to

the Federal Register listings at http://

www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. To access

information about the risk assessment