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Island, Santa Barbara County, CA,

Comment Period Ends: April 24,

2001, Contact: Alan Schmierer (415)

427–1441.

EIS No. 010051, FINAL EIS, USN, FL,

MS, VA, USS Winston S. Churchill

(DDG 81), Conducting a Shock Trial,

Offshore of Naval Stations, Mayport,

FL; Norfolk, VA and/or Pascagoula,

MS, Wait Period End: March 26, 2001,

Contact: Lyn Carroll (703) 413–4099.

EIS No. 010052, DRAFT EIS, COE, FL,

Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow

Protection, Interim Operating Plan,

Implementation, Everglades National

Park, Dade County, FL, Comment

Period Ends: April 09, 2001, Contact:

Elamr Kurzbach (904) 232–2325.

EIS No. 010053, FINAL EIS, FHW, TX,

US–190 Corridor from FM2657 to the

East City Limits of Copperas Cove,

Transportation Improvements, Major

Investment Study, Coryell and

Lampasas Counties, TX, Wait Period

Ends: March 26, 2001, Contact:

Patrick Bauer (512) 536–5950.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 000338, DRAFT EIS, STB, SD,

WY, MN, Powder River Basin

Expansion Project, Construction of

New Rail Facilities, Finance Docket

No. 33407 Dakota, Minnesota and

Eastern Railroad, SD, WY and MN,

Comment Period Ends: March 06,

2001, Contact: Victoria Rutson (202)

565–1545. Published FR—10–06–00—

Review Period Reestablished.

EIS No. 000456, DRAFT EIS, AFS, AK,

Cholmondeley Timber Sales,

Implementation, Harvesting Timber,

Tongass Forest Plan, Tongass National

Forest, Craig Ranger District, West of

Ketchikan and South of Prince of

Wales Island, AK, Comment Period

Ends: February 28, 2001, Contact:

Dale Kanen (907) 826–3271. Revision

of FR notice published on 12/29/2000:

CEQ Comment Date has been

Extended from 02/20/2001 to 02/28/

2001.

EIS No. 010002, DRAFT EIS, MMS, AK,

Liberty Development and Production

Plan, Beaufort Sea Oil and Gas

Development, Implementation, To

Transport and Sell Oil to the U.S. and

World Markets, Right-of-Way

Application, Offshore Beaufort Sea

Marine Environment and Onshore

North Slope of Alaska Coastal Plan,

AK, Comment Period Ends: April 13,

2001, Contact: George Valiulis (703)

787–1662. Revision of FR notice

published on 02/12/2001: CEQ

Comment Date has been extended

from 03/13/2001 to 04/13/2001.

Dated: February 20, 2001.

Joseph C. Montgomery,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 01–4529 Filed 2–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPPTS–00309; FRL–6763–8]

Fiscal Year 2001 Environmental

Justice Through Pollution Prevention

Grant Funds; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA)

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA is soliciting grant

proposals under the Environmental

Justice Through Pollution Prevention

(EJP2) grant program. EPA anticipates

that approximately $750,000 will be

available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001. This

program promotes pollution prevention

approaches that address environmental

justice concerns in affected

communities. Eligible recipients of the

grant funds include incorporated nonprofit environmental Organizations,

environmental justice organizations,

community grassroots organizations,

including religious and civic groups,

local governments, and federally

recognized tribal governments.

DATES: All applications must be

received by the EPA contractor, Eastern

Research Group (ERG), on or before 5

p.m., e.s.t., April 20, 2001. You must

submit your application in accordance

with the instructions and requirements

laid out in Units I., III., and IV. of the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information contact: Barbara

Cunningham, Acting Director,

Environmental Assistance Division,

Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics (7408), Environmental Protection

Agency, Ariel Rios Bldg., 200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20460; telephone number: (202)

554–1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov.

For technical information contact:

Michele Veney, Office of Pollution

Prevention and Toxics (OPPT),

Pollution Prevention Division (PPD),

7409, Environmental Protection Agency,

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone

number: (202) 260–4588; e-mail address:

veney.michele@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

This action is directed to the public

in general. The Agency has not

attempted to specifically describe the

entities potentially affected by this

action. If you have any questions

regarding the applicability of this action

to a particular entity, consult the

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. How Can I Get Additional

Information, Including Copies of this

Document, the Grant Application, or

Other Related Documents?

1. Electronically. You may obtain

electronic copies of this document, and

application forms for EJP2 grants, from

EPA’s EJP2 Internet Home Page at http:/

/www.epa.gov/opptintr/ejp2.

2. By mail. You may mail a request for

this information to the technical person

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section, at the address listed.

C. Where and to Whom Do I Submit My

Application?

Please submit one original grant

application packet and one copy by

mail, by person, or by courier to: EJP2

Grant Program, c/o ERG, 2200 Wilson

Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington VA 22201.

D. What is the Deadline for Submitting

Applications?

All applications must be received by

the EPA contractor, Eastern Research

Group (ERG), on or before April 20,

2001. You must submit your application

in accordance with the instructions and

requirements laid out in Units I., III., IV.

of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

E. What Other Information Does this

Notice Include?

1. Scope and Purpose of the

Environmental Justice Through

Pollution Prevention Grant Guidance

2. Eligible Applicants and Activities

3. Application Requirements

4. Evaluation of Proposals

5. Process for Awarding Grants

6. Expected Time-frame for Reviewing

and Awarding Grants

7. Project Period and Final Reports

8. Definitions

9. Regional Contacts

10. Information Regarding Definition

of Small Business

II. Scope and Purpose of EJP2 Grant

Program

Since 1995, the EJP2 grant program

has funded projects which have sought

to encourage innovative, non-regulatory

pollution prevention techniques in

environmental justice communities.

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Over the last 5 years of the program,

eligible grant recipients have

experimented with a variety of different

approaches. With experience, we are

better able to assess the types of projects

and techniques that might be replicated

in other affected communities, and the

types of projects that should be

deferred. We anticipate having less

money than in previous years, and

applicants can make better use of their

time and energy if all eligibility

requirements are followed. This grant

program is designed specifically to fund

only those projects that directly benefit

minority and low-income communities

by applying pollution prevention

approaches. EPA will not award EJP2

funds to proposals for cleanup and

disposal activities, trash collection,

recycling, and/or pest removal, and/or

other initiatives that are aimed at

avoiding the generation of pollution.

This year, EPA will limit eligibility to

projects involving:

1. Helping Small Businesses and

Institutions Prevent Pollution in

Communities. Projects in this category

should involve forging voluntary

partnership programs, demonstration

projects, and/or general technical

assistance and training.

2. Fostering Partnerships Between

Industrial Facilities and Communities.

Projects in this category should involve

helping community residents forge

relationships with large industrial

facilities in their neighborhoods in an

attempt to work with the facilities to

make environmental improvements and

address community concerns.

3. Demonstrating Agricultural

Pollution Prevention. Projects in this

category should involve providing tools

to farm workers on best management

practices that attempt to reduce

pesticide use and worker exposure.

4. Improving Tribal Environments.

Projects in this category should involve

developing strategies that address

environmental concerns and promote

the development of tribal environmental

legislation essential for pollution

prevention.

This year, EPA will not fund projects

primarily involving:

1. Educating Communities about

Pollution Prevention. Projects in this

category provided outreach materials

and technical assistance on pollution

prevention approaches through the

medium of television broadcasts,

brochures, and newsletters to affected

communities.

2. Promoting Efficient Resource Use

Within Communities. Projects in this

category promoted energy efficiency,

advocated alternatives modes of

transportation, and launched the

development of urban gardens.

3. Fostering Youth Education and

Involvement. Projects in this category

involved carrying out educational

programs and developing curricula to

help youth better comprehend

environmental issues and develop their

capacity to address environmental

problems in their communities.

4. Projects from previous years that fit

these various categories are described in

more detail in EPA’s publication on

Promoting Environmental Justice

through Pollution Prevention

(EPA742K–00–001) and in EPA’s

Assessment of the Environmental

Justice through Pollution Prevention

grants program, available in Adobe

Acrobat Reader .pdf format on EPA’s

EJP2 Internet Home Page at: http://

www.epa.gov/opptintr/ejp2. Copies of

the Assessment are also available by

calling (703) 841–0483.

A. Background on EJP2 Grant Program

In 1990, Congress enacted the

Pollution Prevention Act, which

established a national policy to prevent

or reduce pollution at the source

whenever possible. EPA has

increasingly devoted its attention to

actively ensuring fair environmental

protection for all communities while

trying to empower those most often

disenfranchised from the decisionmaking process, namely the poor and

people of color. In its 1992 report,

Environmental Equity: Reducing Risk

for All Communities, EPA concluded

that people of color and low-income

communities are subject to higher levels

of toxic pollutant exposure than the

general population. Recognizing the

disproportionate environmental impacts

that many minority and low-income

communities face, EPA’s Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT)

is devising ways to aid these

communities solve environmental

problems through pollution prevention,

which is any practice that reduces or

eliminates a pollutant prior to recycling,

treatment or disposal. EJP2 grants are

meant to aid in the approach toward

environmental protection by playing a

central role in reducing environmental

risks while promoting public

involvement and increasing economic

benefits.

B. How Does EPA Define Environmental

Justice

Environmental justice is the fair

treatment and meaningful involvement

of all people regardless of race, color,

national origin, or income with respect

to the development, implementation,

and enforcement of environmental laws,

regulations, and policies. Fair treatment

means that no group of people,

including a racial, ethnic, or

socioeconomic group, should bear a

disproportionate share of the negative

environmental consequences resulting

from industrial, municipal, and

commercial operations or the execution

of federal, state, local, and tribal

programs and policies.

C. How is Pollution Prevention Defined

Under the Environmental Justice

Through Pollution Prevention Grants

Program?

EPA has defined pollution prevention

as source reduction, which is any

practice that reduces or eliminates a

pollutant prior to recycling, treatment,

or disposal. EPA further defines

pollution prevention as the use of other

practices that reduce or eliminate the

creation of pollutants through:

1. Increased efficiency in the use of

raw materials, energy, water, or other

resources, and

2. Protection of natural resources by

conservation.

To help the public better understand

pollution prevention, EPA has

established a hierarchy of

environmental management practices.

In order of preference, these practices

include: Pollution prevention and

source reduction, recycling, treatment,

and safe disposal.

This grant program is focused on

applying pollution prevention and

source reduction techniques to bring

about better environmental protection.

D. How is Pollution Prevention Different

from Other EPA Programs?

EPA grant programs have traditionally

focused on preventing pollution through

reactive means, usually by way of

treatment, cleanup, recycling, and/or

disposal. EJP2 grants, however, use

pollution prevention methods as a

preferable approach toward reducing

pollution at the source, thereby

lessening the need to treat, recycle, and

dispose of contaminants. By using

proven pollution prevention approaches

contaminants have less of a chance to

enter the environment and potentially

cause adverse environmental health and

safety side-effects.

E. What If My Project is Not Pollution

Prevention?

EPA, along with other Federal

agencies, may have other grant funds

available to address your particular

needs. For example, EPA’s

Environmental Justice Small Grants

Program, managed by the Office of

Environmental Justice, provides grant

funding for projects that address

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environmental justice problems through

ways other than pollution prevention. A

list of all EPA grant programs can be

found in the Catalog of Federal

Domestic Assistance. You may also find

copies at some 1,300 Federal Deposit

Libraries around the nation (usually

located at major colleges and/or

universities), or at National Agricultural

Libraries (usually located in rural or

agricultural areas). You may also find

the Catalog of Federal Domestic

Assistance on the Internet at: http://

www.cfda.gov. To purchase copies

please call the General Services

Administration at (202) 708–5126.

F. What is the Impact of this Program on

Small Entities?

The EJP2 grant program is targeted at

nonprofit and community organizations,

and therefore benefits small entities. We

have informed potential grantees by

Federal Register publication, updates

on the EPA web site, and by

maintaining a mailing list of interested

parties. We have worked to minimize

any potential adverse impacts by

clarifying the applicability of the

guidance, by encouraging applications

that stand little chance of funding, and

by providing information on successful

projects and approaches.

G. Submission to Congress and the

Comptroller General

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 rule 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 of the rule 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).

III. Eligible Applicants and Activities

A. Who May Submit Applications, and

May an Applicant Submit More Than

One Proposal?

Any incorporated non-profit

community organization, local

government, or federally recognized

tribal government may submit an

application upon publication of this

solicitation. ‘‘Non-profit’’ organization

means any corporation, trust,

association, cooperative, or the

organization that:

1. Is operated primarily for scientific,

education, service, charitable, or similar

purposes in the public interest;

2. Is not organized primarily for

profit; and

3. Uses its net proceeds to maintain,

improve, and/or expand its operations.

While state and local governments

and academic institutions are eligible to

receive grants, preference will be given

to non-profit, community-based/

grassroots organizations and state and

federally recognized tribal

organizations. Organizations must be

incorporated by Friday, April 20, 2001

in order to be eligible to receive EJP2

grant funds. For-profit organizations,

federal agencies, and individuals are not

eligible for this grant. Organizations

excluded from applying directly, as well

as those inexperienced in grant-writing,

are encouraged to develop partnerships

and prepare joint proposals with

organizations that are eligible for

funding. No applicant can receive two

grants for the same project at one time.

EPA will consider only one proposal per

project. Applicants may submit more

than one application as long as the

applications are for separate and

distinct projects.

B. What Types of Projects Are Eligible

for Funding?

In past years EPA has encouraged a

variety of innovative approaches to

pollution prevention through the EJP2

program. The program recently

conducted an assessment of previous

EJP2 grants. The Assessment includes

details on previous grant projects, and

factors that contributed to project

success. Based on the Assessment, and

the fact that the EJP2 program has less

money to award in FY 2001, EPA is

narrowing the types of projects that will

be funded under this program. In past

years, this program has been extremely

competitive. In the most recent

competition, EPA was able to fund

fewer than one out of every six

applications.

This year, the EJP2 program will only

fund projects in four categories:

1. Helping Small Businesses Prevent

Pollution in Communities;

2. Fostering Partnerships Between

Industrial Facilities and Communities;

3. Demonstrating Agricultural

Pollution Prevention;

4. Improving Tribal Environments.

More detail on the types of projects

that have been funded is available in the

Assessment, and in the EPA Brochure

entitled Promoting Environmental

Justice Through Pollution Prevention. In

the past, EPA has funded grants

involving:

1. Fostering Youth Education and

Involvement,

2. Educating Communities about

Pollution Prevention; and

3. Promoting Efficient Resource Use

within Communities.

EPA strongly encourages cooperative

efforts between communities, business,

industry, and government to address

common pollution prevention goals. In

addition to narrowing the focus, EPA is

encouraging applicants to use already

existing information and material rather

than use scarce resources to research

and develop new initiatives to satisfy a

project’s goal. EPA urges all applicants

to consult the Assessment of EPA’s EJP2

Grant Program. The EJP2 Assessment is

available by calling: (703) 841–0483, or

one can obtain a downloadable version

in Adobe Acrobat Reader .pdf format via

EPA’s EJP2 Internet Home Page at: http:/

/www.epa.gov/opptintr/ejp2.

C. How Much Money May Be Requested?

Are Matching Funds Required?

Organizations seeking funds from the

EJP2 grant program can request up to

$75,000 for projects. EPA no longer

requires cost sharing or matching for

this grant program from institutions of

higher education, hospitals, and other

non-profit organizations, unless

otherwise required by statute,

regulation, Executive Order or official

Agency policy. Applicants that are

governmental entities, such as state and

local governments are subject to a 25%

matching or cost-sharing requirement.

Matching or cost-sharing requirements

may be satisfied through either cash or

in-kind contributions.

D. Are There Any Restriction on the Use

of Federal Funds?

Yes. EPA grant funds can only be

used for the purposes set forth in the

grant agreement. Grant funds from this

program cannot be used for matching

funds for other federal grants,

construction, personal gifts (e.g., tshirts, buttons, and hats), purchasing

furniture, litigation, lobbying, or

intervention in federal regulatory or

adjudicatory proceedings. In addition,

the recipient may not use these federal

assistance funds to sue the federal

government or any other government

entities. For more information, refer to

40 CFR 30.27, ‘‘ Allowable Costs.’’

IV. Application Requirements

A. What is Required for Applications?

Proposals from eligible organizations

must include the information listed

below. To save paper, please provide

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double-sided copies whenever possible.

Please include one original application

packet (with original signatures where

required) and one copy of the

application packet. Proposals that do

not include all of the materials listed

below will not be considered for

funding. To obtain copies of the EJP2

grant program guidance and application

package or to obtain more information

regarding the EJP2 grant program, please

call (703) 841–0483. A complete

electronic copy of the EJP2 grant

program guidance and application

package is also available via the Internet

at EPA’s EJP2 Internet Home Page at:

http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/ejp2.

Grant Application:

The total number of pages per

application may not exceed 25 doublesided pages. Pages must be letter size (8

1/2 ′′ x 11′′), with normal type size (11

CPI), and have at least 1′′ margins.

1. One page summary cover sheet

must include:

(a) Name of applicant;

(b) Address of applicant;

(c) Phone number + e-mail address for

contact;

(d) Project name;

(e) Dollar amount requested from

EPA;

(f) Identification of what category the

project will address (e.g. helping small

businesses prevent pollution in

communities, fostering partnerships

between industrial facilities and

communities, demonstrating

agriculturalpollution prevention, or

improving tribal environments);

(g) Brief description of the

environmental justice issue(s) to be

addressed by the project;

(h) Brief description and explanation

of the parties contributing to the

concern (e.g. small business, an

industrial/agricultural facility or farm);

(i) Brief description of what type of

pollution prevention approach will be

utilized to address the environmental

justice issues in the project proposal;

and

(j) Brief description of the purpose of

the grant proposal.

2. Narrative (no more than 5 pages in

length). The narrative should include a:

(a) Description of the affected

communities;

(b) Identification of what category the

project will address (e.g. helping small

businesses prevent pollution in

communities, fostering partnerships

between industrial facilities and

communities, demonstrating

agricultural pollution prevention, or

improving tribal environments);

(c) Description of the environmental

justice issue(s) to be addressed by the

project;

(d) Description of the pollution

prevention approach that will be

utilized in the project;

(e) Description of the involvement of

community and partner organizations in

developing and implementing the

project;

(f) Description of the anticipated

environmental results and other benefits

for the community;

(g) Description of the approach used

to evaluate the project.

3. Letters of commitment, memoranda

of understanding, or other documents

that highlight significant involvement of

other partners in your grant application.

4. Resumes or biographical

information regarding the lead and other

key personnel in the grant application.

5. Any additional information (e.g.,

history of the organization(s) and

success stories).

6. Key contacts information sheet.

7. Application for Federal Assistance,

SF 424, the official form required for all

federal grants that requests basic

information about the grantee and the

proposed project.

8. The Federal Standard Form SF

424A, which provides information on

budget and match.

9. Detailed, itemized budget.

10. Certification of Non-Construction,

SF 424B

11. Certification Regarding

Debarment, Suspension, and Other

Responsibility Matters Form.

12. Certification Regarding Lobbying

Form.

13. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

Form.

Please note: Your application may be

subject to your state’s intergovernmental

review process, or the consultation

requirements of section 204,

Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan

Development Act. Check with your

state’s Single Point of Contact to

determine your requirements.

Applicants from American Samoa,

Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin

Islands should also check with their

Single Point of Contact. If you do not

know who your Single Point of Contact

is, please call your EPA regional contact

(see Unit X) or EPA Headquarters Grants

Policy, Information and Training Branch

at (202) 564–5325. Federally recognized

tribal governments are not required to

comply with this procedure.

B. When and Where Must Applications

be Submitted?

Applicants must submit one signed

original grant application and one copy

by mail, by person, or by courier on or

before 5 p.m. e.s.t., April 20, 2001 to the

following address: EJP2 Grant Program,

c/o ERG, 2200 Wilson Boulevard, Suite

400, Arlington VA, 22201. To request

additional copies of the grant

application, or for any questions please

call (703) 841–0483.

V. Evaluation of Proposals

All proposals must meet three

requirements in order to be considered

for funding by this program:

1. Would the project benefit a

minority and/or low-income

community?

2. Would the project use a pollution

prevention approach to address the

environmental problems of the

community?

3. Does the project address one or

more of the priority funding areas

identified for this program in section II

of this guidance?

Proposals will be evaluated and

scored by the reviewers on the basis of

the following four criteria:

1. Is the proposed approach likely to

successfully address the community’s

environmental concerns?

2. Does the project seem costeffective?

3. Does the project identify a method

for measuring and documenting the

project’s environmental results and

other benefits for the community, either

quantitatively or qualitatively?

4. Were the affected community,

business or other institutions, and other

partners and potential participants

effectively involved in the development

of the proposal?

VI. Process For Awarding and Issuing

Grants

A. How Will Applications be Reviewed?

Each EPA Regional office will form a

review panel that will review and

evaluate all grant applications from

communities within that Region.

Applications will be screened to ensure

that they meet eligibility requirements

of this guidance. Postcards of

acknowledgment confirming the receipt

of a grant package application will be

sent to all applicants by April 27, 2001.

Official letters notifying grant applicants

of the status of their application will be

sent out by November 15, 2001.

B. How Will Final Selections be Made?

After individual projects are reviewed

and ranked according to the criteria in

Unit V., EPA Regional offices will

compare the best applications and make

final selections. Additional factors that

EPA may take into account include

geographic and socioeconomic balance,

diverse nature of the projects, cost, and

projects whose benefits can be sustained

after the grant is completed.

The EJP2 grant program has

historically been an extremely

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competitive process. In the most recent

competition, EPA was able to fund

fewer than one out of every six

applications. If your project is not

funded, you can refer to information

regarding other EPA and federal grant

opportunities listed in the Catalog of

Federal Domestic Assistance.

Funding decisions for the EJP2 grant

program’s FY 2001 cycle will be

publicly announced by October 31,

2001. Official letters informing all

applicants of the status of their

application will be sent out not later

than November 15, 2001.

VII. Expected Time Frame For

Reviewing and Awarding Grants

February 16, 2001. FY 2001 EJP2

Application Guidance is available and

published in the Federal Register.

February 16, 2001 to April 20, 2001.

Eligible grant recipients develop and

complete their applications.

April 20, 2001. Applications must be

postmarked by this date and mailed to:

EJP2 Grant Program c/o ERG, 2200

Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400, Arlington

VA, 22201.

April 27, 2001. Postcards will be sent

to confirm receipt of grant applications.

April 27, 2001 to October 30, 2001.

EPA regional program officials review

and evaluate. Applications and select

grant finalists. Applicants will be

contacted by the Region if their

application is being considered for

funding. Additional information may be

required from the finalists, as indicated

in Unit IV. EPA regional grant offices

process grants and make awards.

October 31, 2001. EPA expects to

release the national announcement of

the FY 2001Environmental Justice

Through Pollution Prevention Grant

Recipients.

November 2, 2001. All projects must

begin on or after this date.

November 15, 2001. Official letters

will be sent out on or before this date

notifying all applicants of the status of

their application.

October 1, 2003. All projects must

conclude, and funds must be expended

by this date.

VIII. Project Period and Final Reports

Activities must be completed and

funds spent within the time frame

specified in the grant award, usually

two years. An additional third year may

be allowed if a grant extension is

extended. Project start dates will

depend upon the grant award date (most

projects begin in August or September).

The recipient organization is

responsible for the successful

completion of the project. The recipient

project manager is subject to approval

by the EPA project officer, but EPA may

not designate a particular person as the

project manager.

All recipients must submit final

reports for EPA approval within sixty

(60) days of the end of the project

period. Specific report requirements

(e.g., Final Technical Report and

Financial Status Report) will be

described in the award agreement. EPA

will collect, review, and disseminate

grantees’ final reports to serve as model

programs.

IX. Definitions

1. Affected communities. Individuals

or groups of individuals who are subject

to an actual or potential health,

economic or environmental threat

arising from or which arose from

pollution sources or proposed polluting

sources. Affected parties for example

include individuals who live near

pollution sources and whose health is or

might be endangered or whose

economic interest is directly threatened

or harmed.

2. Community Development Financial

Institution (CDFI). An institution that

meets the criteria specified in section

103 of the Riegle Community

Development and Regulatory

Improvement Act of 1994.

3. Environmental justice. The fair

treatment of people of all races, cultures

and incomes with respect to the

development, implementation and

enforcement of environmental laws,

regulation programs and polices. Fair

treatment means that no racial ethnic or

socioeconomic group should bear a

disproportionate share of the negative

environmental consequences resulting

from the operation of industrial,

municipal, and commercial enterprises,

and from the execution of federal, state,

local, and tribal programs and polices.

4. Low-income community. A

population that is classified by the U.S.

Bureau of Census as having an

aggregated mean income (for a family of

four) of $17,029 per year, adjusted for by

the cost-of-living index of the locality,

and whose income level is at the lowest

25% of the total population of a defined

area or jurisdiction.

5. Non-profit organization. Any

corporation, trust, association,

cooperative, or organization that: (1) Is

operated primarily for scientific,

education, service, charitable, or similar

purposes in the public interest; (2) is not

organized primarily for profit; and (3)

uses its net proceeds to maintain,

improve, and/or expand its operations.

6. People of Color Community. A

population that is classified by the U.S.

Bureau of the Census as African

American, Hispanic American, Asian,

and Pacific American, American Indian

Eskimo, Aleut and other nonwhite

persons, whose compositions are at least

25% of the total population of a defined

area or jurisdiction.

7. Pollution prevention. The reduction

or elimination of pollutants through

source reduction, increased efficiency in

the use of raw material energy, water, or

other resources; or the protection of

natural resources by conservation.

Pollution prevention measures reduce

the amount of pollutants released into

the environment prior to recycling,

treatment, and disposal.

8. Small business. As defined by the

Small Business Administration’s (SBA)

Small Business Size Regulations in 13

CFR part 121. Because SBA’s definition

of small business is very complex, and

varies by industry, section XI lists

information that can help determine if

the business you intend to work with

qualifies as a small business.

9. Tribe. All federally recognized

American Indian tribes (including

Alaska native villages), pueblos, and

rancheros. The term tribe refers only to

federally-recognized indigenous

peoples. Other indigenous peoples are

able to apply for grants as long as they

are incorporated and otherwise meet

eligibility requirements as a nonprofit

organization.

X. Regional Contact Names and

Addresses

Region 1: Connecticut, Maine,

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode

Island, Vermont.

Primary Contact: Ronnie Harrington;

Phone: (617) 918–1703; USEPA Region

1 (SAA);e-mail:

harrington.veronica@epa.gov; 1

Congress Street, Suite 100 Boston, MA

02114–2023.

Secondary Contact: Pat O’Leary;

Phone: (617) 565–3834; e-mail:

oleary.pat@epa.gov.

Region 2: New Jersey, New York,

Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Primary Contact: Marcia Seidner;

Phone: (212) 637–3584;USEPA Region 2

(SPMMB); e-mail:

seidner.marcia@epa.gov; 290 Broadway,

25th Floor New York, NY 10007.

Secondary Contact: Deborah Freeman;

Phone: (212) 637–3730; e-mail:

freeman.deborah@epa.gov.

Region 3: Delaware, District of

Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,

Virginia, West Virginia.

Primary Contact: Jeff Burke; Phone:

(215) 814–2761; USEPA Region 3

(3EI00); e-mail:burke.jeff@epa.gov; 1650

Arch Street Philadelphia, PA 19103–

2029.

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Region 4:Alabama, Florida, Georgia,

Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina,

South Carolina, Tennessee.

Primary Contact: Connie Raines;

Phone: (404) 562–9671; USEPA Region

4; e-mail: raines.connie@epa.gov; 61

Forsyth Street, SW. Atlanta, GA 30303–

8960.

Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,

Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin.

Primary Contact: Phil Kaplan; Phone:

(312) 353–4669; USEPA Region 5 (DW8J); e-mail: kaplan.phil@epa.gov; 77

West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL

60604–3590.

Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New

Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.

Primary Contact: Eli Martinez; Phone:

(214) 665–2119; USEPA Region 6 (6ENXP);e-mail: martinez.eli@epa.gov; 1445

Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 Dallas, TX

75202–2733.

Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,

Nebraska.

Primary Contact: Althea Moses;

Phone: (913) 551–7649; USEPA Region

7 (RAECO);e-mail:

moses.althea@epa.gov; 901 North Fifth

Street Kansas City, KS 66101.

Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North

Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming.

Primary Contact: Linda Walters;

Phone: (303) 312–6385; USEPA Region

8 (8P–P3T); e-mail:

walters.linda@epa.gov; 999 18th Street,

Suite 500 Denver, CO 80202–2466.

Secondary Contact: Jean Belille;

Phone: (303) 312–6556; email:belille.jean@epa.gov.

Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii,

Nevada, American Samoa, Guam.

Primary Contact: Eileen Sheehan;

Phone: (415) 744–2190; USEPA Region

9 (WST-1-1); e-mail

sheehan.eileen@epa.gov; 75 Hawthorne

Street San Francisco, CA 94105.

Secondary Contact: John Katz; Phone:

(415) 744–2150; e-mail:

katz.john@epa.gov.

Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon,

Washington.

Primary Contact: Lucita Valiere;

Phone: (206) 553–2964;USEPA Region

10 (01–085); e-mail:

valiere.lucita@epa.gov; 1200 Sixth

Avenue Seattle, WA 98101.

XI. Information Regarding Definition of

Small Business

Small business regulations are

contained in Title 13 CFR Part 121, and

the Federal Acquisition Regulation 48

CFR part 19.

For the small business definition of

the applicable size standard and for size

standard questions, you may contact the

SBA located in one of the Area Offices

of the office of Government Contracting

or in Washington, D.C. A downloadable

file with a table of the size standards is

also available on ‘‘SBA ONLINE’’ under

both the financial assistance and

government contracting sections. You

may reach SBA ONLINE via your

computer at (800) 697–4636; or in the

Washington Metropolitan Area at (202)

401–9600. The SBA ONLINE home page

is on the Internet at: http://

www.sbaonline.sba.gov.

Each of the six area offices of the

SBA’s Office of Government

Contracting, and two offices in the

Washington, D.C. area, have an

employee designated as a Size

Specialist. Their addresses and

telephone numbers are as follows:

1. Office of Government Contracting,

New York Area Office, U.S. Small

Business Administration, 26 Federal

Plaza, Suite 3108, New York, NY 10278;

Phone: (212) 264–7756.

2. Office of Government Contracting,

Philadelphia Area Office, U.S. Small

Business Administration, 475 Allendale

Road, Suite 201, King of Prussia, PA

19406; Phone: (610) 962–3723.

3. Office of Government Contracting,

Atlanta Area Office, U.S. Small Business

Administration, 1720 Peachtree Road,

NW., Suite 318 North, Atlanta, GA

30309; Phone: (404) 347–7587.

4. Office of Government Contracting,

Chicago Area Office, U.S. Small

Business Administration, 300 South

Riverside Plaza, Suite 1975, Chicago, IL

60606–6617; Phone: (312) 353–7674.

5. Office of Government Contracting,

Dallas Area Office, U.S. Small Business

Administration, 8625 King George

Drive, Building C, Dallas, TX 75235–

3391; Phone: (214) 767–7639.

6. Office of Government Contracting,

San Francisco Area Office, U.S. Small

Business Administration, 71 Stevenson

Street, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA

94105–2939; Phone: (415) 975–4853.

7. Office of Size Standards, U.S. Small

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20416; Phone:

(202) 205–6618.

8. Office of Industrial Assistance, U.S.

Small Business Administration, 409 3rd

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416;

Phone: (202) 205–6475.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, grants,

pollution prevention, environmental

justice.

Dated: February 8, 2001.

William H. Sanders, III

Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and

Toxics.

[FR Doc. 01–4553 Filed 2–22–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that

at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 20,

2001, the Board of Directors of the

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

met in closed session to consider

matters relating to the Corporation’s

supervisory and resolution activities.

In calling the meeting, the Board

determined, on motion of Director Ellen

S. Seidman (Director, Office of Thrift

Supervision), seconded by Director John

M. Reich, concurred in by Director John

D. Hawke, Jr. (Comptroller of the

Currency), and Chairman Donna

Tanoue, that Corporation business

required its consideration of the matters

on less than seven days’ notice to the

public; that no notice earlier than

February 14, 2001, of the meeting was

practicable; that the public interest did

not require consideration of the matters

in a meeting open to public observation;

and that the matters could be

considered in a closed meeting by

authority of subsections (c)(4), (c)(6),

(c)(8), (c)(9)(A)(ii), and (c)(9)(B) of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C 552b(c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8),

(c)(9)(A)(ii), and (c)(9)(B)).

The meeting was held in the Board

Room of the FDIC Building located at

550—17th Street, NW., Washington, DC.

Dated: February 20, 2001.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

James D. LaPierre,

Deputy Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–4639 Filed 2-21-01; 12:46 pm]

BILLING CODE 6714–01–M

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION.

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission.

DATE & TIME: Thursday, March 1, 2001,

at 10 A.M.

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington,

DC.

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the

public.

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED:

Correction and Approval of Minutes.

Advance Notice of Proposed

Rulemaking on the Definition of

‘‘Political Committee.’’

Administrative Matters.