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an Intern. Former US EPA employees

are not eligible for this program within

two years of employment at US EPA.

Former EPA employees must qualify as

students to participate in the program.

(1) Federal Policies and Procedures.

Recipients are subject to all Federal

laws and Federal and USEPA policies,

regulations, and procedures applicable

to Federal financial assistance awards.

(2) Past Performance. Unsatisfactory

performance under prior Federal awards

will be considered in evaluating an

applicant’s proposal.

(3) Preaward Activities. If applicants

incur any costs prior to an award being

made, they do so solely at their own risk

of not being reimbursed by the

Government. Notwithstanding any

verbal or written assurance that may

have been received, there is no

obligation on the part of the USEPA to

cover pre-award costs except to the

extent authorized at 40 CFR 30.25(f).

(4) No Obligation for Future Funding.

If an application is selected for funding,

the USEPA has no obligation to provide

any additional future funding in

connection with the award. Renewal of

an award to increase funding or extend

the period of performance is at the total

discretion of the USEPA.

(5) Delinquent Federal Debts. No

award of Federal funds shall be made to

an applicant who has an outstanding

delinquent Federal debt until either:

i. The delinquent account is paid in full,

ii. A negotiated repayment schedule is

established and at least one payment

is received, or

iii. Other arrangements satisfactory to

USEPA are made.

(6) Name Check Review. All nonprofit applicants are subject to a name

check review process. Name checks are

intended to reveal if any key individuals

Interned with the applicant have been

convicted of or are presently facing

criminal charges such as fraud, theft,

perjury, or other matters which

significantly reflect on the applicant’s

management honesty or financial

integrity. Key individuals cannot be

currently suspended, debarred, or

otherwise ineligible from participating

in Federal financial assistance.

(7) Primary Applicant Certifications.

All primary applicants must submit a

completed form CD–511, ‘‘Certifications

Regarding Debarment, Suspension and

Other Responsibility Matters; Drug-free

Workplace Requirements and

Lobbying,’’ and the following

explanations are hereby provided:

i. Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension. Prospective participants

(as defined at 15 CFR part 26, section

105) are subject to 15 CFR part 26,

‘‘Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension’’ and the related section

of the certification form prescribed

above applies;

ii. Drug-Free Workplace. Recipients (as

defined at 15 CFR part 26, section

605) are subject to 15 CFR part 26,

subpart F, ‘‘Government requirements

for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)’’

and related section of the certification

form prescribed above applies;

iii. Anti-Lobbying. Persons (as defined at

15 CFR part 26, section 105) are

subject to the lobbying provisions of

31 U.S.C. 1352, ‘‘Limitations on use of

appropriated funds to influence

certain Federal contracting and

financial transactions,’’ and the

lobbying section of the certification

form prescribed above applies to

applications/bids for grants,

cooperative agreements, and contracts

for more than $100,000 * * *.’’

iv. Anti-Lobbying Disclosures. Any

applicant that has paid or will pay for

lobbying using any funds must submit

an SF–LLL, ‘‘Disclosure of Lobbying

Activities,’’ as required under 15 CFR

part 28, Appendix B.

(8) False Statements. A False

statement on an application is grounds

for denial or termination of funds and

grounds for possible punishment by a

fine or imprisonment as provided in 18

U.S.C. 1001.

(9) Intergovernmental Review.

Applications under this program are not

subject to executive Order 12372,

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal

Programs.’’

Approved for Publication:

Dated: December 22, 2000.

Barry E. Hill,

Director, Office of Environmental Justice, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency.

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Science Advisory Board; Notification

of Public Advisory Committee Meeting

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463,

notice is hereby given that the Dioxin

Reassessment Review Committee

(DRRC) of the US EPA Science Advisory

Board (SAB), may, depending on

progress achieved in developing its

report (see below), meet in a public

teleconference on Tuesday, January 23,

2000 between 2 and 4:30 p.m. The

meeting will be coordinated through a

conference call connection in Room

6013 in the USEPA, Ariel Rios Building,

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20460. The public is

encouraged to attend the meeting in the

conference room noted above. However,

a limited number of the public may also

attend through a telephonic link, thirtytwo lines have been reserved for this

purpose. Additional instructions about

how to participate in the meeting can be

obtained by calling Ms. Wanda Fields

prior to the meeting at (see contact

information below).

Purpose of the Meeting—The

Committee is planning a teleconference

for the above noted date on a

contingency basis. The teleconference

will be convened only if, in the opinion

of the DRRC Chair, it is needed to

address issues that require further

discussion prior to completion of the

Committee’s report. A decision as

whether or not the teleconference

(announced in this meeting notice) will

be convened will be made by close of

business, Friday, January 12, 2000, 11

days prior to the tentatively scheduled

date. The decision on the teleconference

will be posted to the SAB website

(www.epa.gov/sab); or members of the

public may call or email Ms. Wanda

Fields at the telephone and email

address provided below.

Availability of Review Materials—If

the teleconference is to be held, a list of

the issues to be discussed, along with a

draft meeting agenda, will be posted on

the SAB website (www.epa.gov/sab)

under the Agenda heading on January

12, 2000. If the meeting is canceled, a

notice will be posted on the SAB

website to that effect as well.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Any member

of the public wishing further

information concerning this meeting

should contact Mr. Samuel Rondberg,

Designated Federal Officer, EPA Science

Advisory Board (1400A), U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20460; telephone (301) 812–2560,

FAX (410) 286–2689; or via e-mail at:

samuelr717@aol.com. Because of the

limited time for discussion during the

teleconference, oral comments from the

public will not be taken (extensive oral

comments were taken earlier at the

November 1–2, 2000 meeting—see 65

FR 60190, dated October 10, 2000).

Written comments may be submitted for

consideration by the Committee, and

should be sent to Ms. Wanda Fields,

EPA Science Advisory Board, Mail Code

1400A, U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW,

Washington DC 20460. (Telephone (202)

564–4539, FAX (202) 501–0582; or via

e-mail at fields.wanda@epa.gov).

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Comments should be supplied in the

following formats: one hard copy with

original signature (and 25 copies), and

one electronic copy via e-mail to Mr.

Rondberg or Ms. Fields (acceptable file

formats: WordPerfect, Word, or Rich

Text files (in IBM–PC/Windows 95/98

format). Written comments must arrive

at the SAB no later than January 16,

2000. Please note that the Committee

had earlier extended the period for

accepting written comments. The date

given above is the deadline for receipt

of ALL written comments.

Meeting Access—Individuals

requiring special accommodation at this

meeting, including wheelchair access to

the conference room, should contact Mr.

Rondberg at least five business days

prior to the meeting so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Dated: December 21, 2000.

Donald G. Barnes,

Staff Director, Science Advisory Board.

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Science Advisory Board; Notification

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law

92–463, notice is hereby given that the

Clean Air Scientific Advisory

Committee (CASAC) Technical

Subcommittee for Fine Particle

Monitoring will meet on Monday,

January 22, 2001 at the US EPA

Environmental Research Center (ERC),

Classroom 2, Route 54 and Alexander

Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC. The

meeting will begin at 8:30 am and end

no later than 5 pm, Eastern Time. The

meeting is open to the public, however,

due to limited space, seating will be on

a first-come basis. For further

information concerning the meeting,

please contact the individuals listed

below. Important Notice: Documents

that are the subject of CASAC reviews

are normally available from the

originating EPA office and are not

available from the CASAC Office—

information concerning availability of

documents from the relevant Program

Office is included below.

Background—This technical

subcommittee of CASAC was

established in 1996 to provide advice

and comment to EPA (through CASAC)

on appropriate methods and network

strategies for monitoring fine particles

in the context of implementing the

revised national ambient air quality

standards (NAAQS) for particulate

matter.

Purpose of the Meeting—At this

meeting, the Subcommittee will gather

information and receive briefings from

Agency Staff and outside entities.

Currently, EPA is in the process of

preparing a revised criteria document

and related materials in anticipation of

reviewing the National Ambient Air

Quality Standard (NAAQS) for

Particulate Matter (PM). As part of that

review and in light of the ongoing effort

to monitor particles, particularly fine

particles, there is an increasing need to

have effective and efficient methods to

continuously monitor PM mass. Such

monitoring presents significant

problems and currently, the regulations

in place make it difficult to qualify a

continuous monitor as an equivalent

method to the designated Federal

Reference Method (FRM) approach.

The CASAC Technical Subcommittee

for Fine Particle Monitoring is soliciting

public input on the development of

technologies and approaches that would

provide continuous monitoring of

airborne PM with a sufficient accuracy

and precision that it could be used for

regulatory purposes. We invite

interested individuals, companies, and

state and local regulatory agencies to

submit ideas (in writing or at the

meeting) as to a framework in which

conflicting demands of convenience in

monitoring, accuracy, precision, and

concordance with the existing base of

monitoring data could be developed. At

this time, we are not looking for

descriptions of specific devices, but

rather possible approaches (within the

regulatory environment) that would

encourage development, testing, and

qualification of new instruments for this

purpose.

Presentations may be made to the

Subcommittee either orally or via a

poster. Posters will be set up either

within the meeting room or in the

hallway outside, depending on the

number of posters requested.

Appropriate time will be allocated

during the mid-point of the meeting to

evaluate posters and to discuss these

posters with presenters.

Availability of Review Materials—A

brief white paper, outlining some of the

issues under consideration, will be

available from EPA Staff on or about

January 9th. For further details, or to

obtain a copy of the draft white paper,

please contact Tim Hanley, US EPA,

Office of Air Quality Planning and

Standards (MD–14), Research Triangle

Park, NC 20771, phone (919) 541–4417

or via e-mail at: hanley.tim@epa.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Members of

the public desiring additional

information about the meeting should

contact Mr. Robert Flaak, Designated

Federal Officer, Clean Air Scientific

Advisory Committee, Science Advisory

Board (1400A), Suite 6450, U.S. EPA,

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20460; telephone/voice

mail at (202) 564–4546; fax at (202) 501–

0582; or via e-mail at

flaak.robert@epa.gov. A copy of the

draft agenda will be posted on the SAB

Website (www.epa.gov/sab) (under the

‘‘Agenda’’ subheading) approximately

12 days before the meeting.

Members of the public who wish to

make a brief oral presentation to the

Subcommittee, or make arrangements

for a poster, must contact Mr. Flaak in

writing (by letter or by fax—see

previously stated information) no later

than 12 noon Eastern Time, Wednesday,

January 17, 2001 in order to be included

on the Agenda. Public comments will be

limited to approximately ten minutes

per speaker or organization, unless other

arrangements have been made in

advance with Mr. Flaak for additional

time. The request should identify the

name of the individual making the

presentation, the organization (if any)

they will represent, any requirements

for audio visual equipment (e.g.,

overhead projector, 35mm projector,

chalkboard, etc.), and at least 35 copies

of an outline of the issues to be

addressed or of the presentation itself.

Those requesting a poster should

provide their requirements in the same

request (Posters, or other display

materials can be wall mounted, or

placed on panels or tables).

Providing Oral or Written Comments at

SAB Meetings

The Science Advisory Board expects

that public statements presented at its

meetings will not be repetitive of

previously submitted oral or written

statements. In general, each individual

or group making an oral presentation

will be limited to a total time of ten

minutes. For conference call meetings,

opportunities for oral comment will be

limited to no more than five minutes per

speaker and no more than fifteen

minutes total. Written comments (at

least 35 copies) received in the SAB

Staff Office sufficiently prior to a

meeting date, may be mailed to the

relevant SAB committee or

subcommittee prior to its meeting;

comments received too close to the

meeting date will normally be provided

to the committee at its meeting. Written

comments may be provided to the

relevant committee or subcommittee up

until the time of the meeting.