Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 71 / Thursday, April 13, 1995 / Notices 18813

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–140231; FRL–4940–7]

ICF International, Incorporated Access

to Confidential Business Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its

contractor, ICF International,

Incorporated (ICF), of Fairfax, Virginia,

and Washington, DC, for access to

information which has been submitted

to EPA under 4, 5, 6, and 8 of the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of

the information may be claimed or

determined to be confidential business

information (CBI).

DATES: Access to the confidential data

submitted to EPA will occur no sooner

than April 27, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

James B. Willis, Acting Director, TSCA

Environmental Assistance Division

(7408), Office of Pollution Prevention

and Toxics, Environmental Protection

Agency, Rm. E–545, 401 M St., SW.,

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 554-1404,

TDD: (202) 554–0551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under

contract number 68–D3–0021 contractor

ICF, of 9300 Lee Highway, Fairfax, VA,

and 1850 K St., NW., Suite 1000,

Washington, DC, will assist the Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT)

in completing risk characterizations of

existing and new chemicals that will be

introduced as replacements for ozonedepleting substances that are being

phased out under the Clean Air Act

Amendments of 1990.

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),

EPA has determined that under EPA

contract number 68–D3–0021, ICF will

require access to CBI submitted to EPA

under sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA

to perform successfully the duties

specified under the contract. ICF

personnel will be given access to

information submitted to EPA under

sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA. Some

of the information may be claimed or

determined to be CBI.

In a previous notice published in the

Federal Register of November 1, 1991

(56 FR 56216), ICF was authorized for

access to CBI submitted to EPA under

sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA. EPA is

issuing this notice to extend ICF’s

access to TSCA CBI under a contract

extension.

EPA is issuing this notice to inform

all submitters of information under

sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA that EPA

may provide ICF access to these CBI

materials on a need-to-know basis only.

All access to TSCA CBI under this

contract will take place at EPA

Headquarters, and ICF’s Fairfax, VA and

Washington, DC facilities. Before access

to TSCA CBI is authorized at ICF’s sites,

EPA will approve ICF’s security

certification statements, perform the

required inspection of its facilities, and

ensure that the facilities are in

compliance with the manual.

ICF will be authorized access to TSCA

CBI at its facilities under the EPA TSCA

Confidential Business Information

Security Manual. Upon completing

review of the CBI materials, ICF will

return all transferred materials to EPA.

Clearance for access to TSCA CBI

under this contract may continue until

September 30, 1995.

ICF personnel will be required to sign

nondisclosure agreements and will be

briefed on appropriate security

procedures before they are permitted

access to TSCA CBI.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Access to

confidential business information.

Dated: march 8, 1995.

George A. Bonina,

Acting Director, Information Management

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 95–9062 Filed 4–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[OPPTS–00167; FRL–4946–4]

Training Grants for Lead-Based Paint

Abatement Workers

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for

preproposals.

SUMMARY: The safety issues surrounding

the activities of lead-based paint

abatement workers are a major concern

of EPA. Appropriate worker safety

training is essential if lead-based paint

abatement activities are to be done in a

manner that assures the safety of

building occupants, the public, the

environment, and abatement workers.

To ensure that the number of welltrained lead-based paint abatement

workers increases at an acceptable rate,

EPA has received 1995 congressional

add-on funds to provide training grants

to nonprofit organizations engaged in

lead-based paint abatement worker

training and education activities. This

year, the Agency is particularly

interested in funding nonprofit

environmental equity-based

organizations that offer worker lead

abatement training opportunities for

minorities and low income community

residents. This grass roots initiative will

provide opportunities for communities

to develop local-based lead abatement

businesses that will employ area

residents. Only nonprofit organizations

with demonstrated experience in the

implementation and operation of health

and safety training for lead-based paint

abatement workers will be considered

for funding. This notice describes the

eligibility requirements and the

selection criteria for the grants.

DATES: All preproposals must be

submitted to EPA no later than May 15,

1995.

ADDRESSES: Preproposals should be sent

to the following address: Tim Torma,

Chemical Management Division (7404),

Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics, Environmental Protection

Agency, 401 M St., SW., Washington,

DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tim

Torma at (202) 260–4595 or write to the

EPA Lead Abatement Program at the

address listed under the ADDRESSES

unit.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

purpose of this notice is to announce

the availability of funds to form

cooperative agreements for the purpose

of providing support to organizations

demonstrating experience in lead-based

paint training activities with particular

interest in funding nonprofit

environmental equity-based

organizations. Any nonprofit

organization with such experience is

eligible to apply. For the purposes of

this notice, lead-based paint abatement

activities mean activities engaged in by

workers that include the removal,

disposal, handling, and transportation

of lead-based paint and materials

containing lead-based paint from public

and private dwellings, public and

commercial buildings, and bridges and

other structures or superstructures

where lead-based paint presents or may

present an unreasonable risk to health

or the environment.

I. Administrative Requirements

This program is subject to matching

share requirements. Awards shall be

given only to applicants who can fund

at least 5 percent of their programs from

non-Federal sources, excluding in-kind

contributions. (In-kind contributions are

defined as the value of a non-cash

contribution to meet a recipient’s costsharing requirements. An in-kind

contribution may consist of charges for

real property and equipment, or the

value of goods and services directly
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benefiting the EPA-funded project.) The

recipient’s matching share may exceed 5

percent.

II. Evaluation Criteria

Preproposals submitted in response to

this notice will be evaluated on a

competitive basis by an EPA review

panel. The following factors, which are

weighted by percentage as to their

relative importance, will be considered

in evaluating the preproposals:

1. Program Experience (25 percent)

a. Experience in the development of

adult education courses, with emphasis

on training individuals with limited

education.

b. Experience in the delivery of health

and safety course materials to

individuals with limited or no English

language skills.

c. Demonstrated ability to target the

worker population.

2. Lead-Based Paint Abatement

Worker Course Experience (30 percent)

a. Experience in the delivery of

courses, including hands-on training, to

lead-based paint abatement workers.

b. Experience in providing

community-based training to lead-based

paint abatement workers.

c. Demonstrated experience in the

implementation and operation of health

and safety training for lead-based paint

abatement workers.

d. Qualifications of key personnel.

e. The number of students expected to

be trained during the project period.

3. Project Management (25 percent)

a. Applicant’s ability to provide

appropriate program staff to the project.

b. Applicant’s ability to provide

space, equipment, staff time, and other

resources required to carry out project

responsibilities.

c. Extent to which the applicant has

considered a management plan for the

project, including the designation of a

qualified program administrator.

4. Budget (20 percent)

Preproposals should include a

detailed budget that specifies the

amount of money to be used in all

aspects of the proposed worker training,

as well as the amount that is to be the

non-Federal share (at least 5 percent of

the total budget, excluding in-kind

contributions). All budgets must include

funding for a trip to EPA in Washington,

DC to attend an information-sharing

meeting for all award recipients. The

ability of the applicant to derive a

budget estimate that is appropriate to

the scope of the project will be

considered in the evaluation process.

The proposed budget should be clearly

justified and consistent with the

intended use of the funds set forth in

this notice.

III. Application Procedures

The following materials must be

provided by all applicants:

1. Documentation that proves the

nonprofit status of the applicant.

2. Copies of any lead-related course

material already being used by the

applicant to teach the course. In

addition, any applicants who have

received EPA funds for lead worker

training in any previous year’s program

must include in their preproposal a

description of how those funds were

used.

IV. Acceptable Expenditures

Funds awarded must be spent on

activities that directly result in

increased numbers of well-trained leadbased paint abatement workers. Since

EPA has funded the development of a

model course curriculum for workers,

the Agency does not wish to fund the

development of new courses through

this program.

The following lists provide examples

of activities that will and will not be

considered for funding. The list of

acceptable activities is for guidance

only; projects may be funded for

acceptable activities other than those on

the list.

Award recipients may use the monies

for the following:

a. Delivery of lead-based paint

abatement worker courses.

b. Delivery of train-the-trainer

courses.

c. Enhancement of hands-on training

programs.

d. Monitoring and evaluating courses.

e. Limited purchasing of supplies.

f. Speakers’ fees (expenses and travel).

g. Slide duplication.

h. Rental of facilities.

i. Limited purchase of audio/visual

equipment.

j. Workers’ tuition.

k. Limited printing and reproduction

of materials and manuals.

l. Transporting workers to training

sites.

m. Innovative training systems (i.e.,

community-based training).

Monies may not be used for the

following:

a. Development of new training

course curricula for workers.

b. Stipends to students for room,

board, and salaries.

V. Notification of Selection

Preproposals are due no later than

May 15, 1995. Preproposals shall be no

more than five pages in length. Each

applicant is requested to provide seven

copies of the preproposal to EPA. EPA

plans to award a total of $1.55 million

through cooperative agreements to

eligible nonprofit organizations. EPA

will not allot all of the available award

money to any one group or necessarily

fund all of the groups.

Dated: April 6, 1995.

Lynn R. Goldman,

Assistant Administrator for Prevention,

Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

[FR Doc. 95–9164 Filed 4–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–F

[FRL–5190–3]

Proposed De Minimis Settlement

Under Section 122(g) of the

Comprehensive Environmental

Response, Compensation and Liability

Act; In the Matter of MacGillis & Gibbs/

Bell Lumber & Pole Site, New Brighton,

Minnesota

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

SUMMARY: Notice of De Minimis

Settlement: in accordance with Section

122(i)(1) of the Comprehensive

Environmental Response, Compensation

and Liability Act of 1980, as amended

(‘‘CERCLA’’), notice is hereby given of a

de minimis settlement concerning

relocation of a petroleum liquids

transmission pipeline at the MacGillis &

Gibbs/Bell Lumber & Pole Site in New

Brighton, Minnesota. U.S. EPA Region 5

has submitted the proposed agreement

to the U.S. Department of Justice, and

the Assistant Attorney General has

rendered her written approval. The

work to be performed under this

settlement agreement will commence

after the public comment process set

forth in Section 122(i)(1) of CERCLA has

been completed.

DATES: Comments must be provided on

or before May 15, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Darryl Owens (Mail Code

HSRM–6J), Remedial Project Manager,

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,

77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,

Illinois, 60604, and should refer to: In

the Matter of MacGillis & Gibbs/Bell

Lumber & Pole Site, Docket No. V–W–

95–C–261.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas M. Williams, (Mail Code CS–

29A), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard,

Chicago, Illinois 60604.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

United States and the State of

Minnesota have entered into a de

minimis settlement agreement with the

Williams Pipe Line Company that