Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0171-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Region III Urban Initiative Grants; Notice of Availability
Posted Date: 2003-09-12T04:00Z

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September
12,
2003
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Notices
advance
of
preparing
an
Environmental
Impact
Statement
(
EIS)
to
fund
the
construction
of
a
non­
potable
water
distribution
system.
The
source
of
the
non­
potable
water
would
come
from
four
sources:
(
1)
A
mixture
of
advanced
tertiary
treated
wastewater
(
recycled
water)
generated
at
the
Henry
N.
Wochholz
Wastewater
Treatment
Plant
(
WWTP);
(
2)
untreated
surface
water;
(
3)
untreated
imported
water
from
the
State
Water
Project;
and
(
4)
non­
potable
groundwater
pumped
from
the
Yucaipa
Management
Zone
Groundwater
basin
to
a
lesser
degree.
Currently,
the
Yucaipa
Valley
Water
District
(
District)
discharges
approximately
3.0
million
gallons
per
day
(
mgd)
of
tertiary
treated
wastewater
into
San
Timoteo
Creek
from
the
WWTP
via
an
outfall
located
approximately
1.5
miles
upstream
of
Redlands
Boulevard.
Some
or
all
of
the
tertiary
treated
effluent
would
be
withdrawn
from
San
Timoteo
Creek
for
use
within
the
non­
potable
water
distribution
system.

Purpose:
In
accordance
with
Section
15082
of
California
Environmental
Quality
Act
(
CEQA)
Guidelines,
the
District
is
the
lead
agency
in
the
preparation
of
an
Environmental
Impact
Report
(
EIR)
for
the
proposed
Regional
Non­
Potable
Water
Distribution
System
Project.
In
accordance
with
Section
1501.7
and
1508.22
of
the
National
Environmental
Policy
Act
(
NEPA),
the
U.
S.
EPA
is
the
lead
agency
in
the
preparation
of
an
Environmental
Impact
Statement
(
EIS).
The
District
and
EPA
are
coordinating
to
prepare
a
joint
EIR/
EIS.
For
Further
Information,
to
Submit
Comments,
and
To
Be
Placed
on
a
Project
Mailing
List,
Contact:
Ms.
Elizabeth
Borowiec,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Mail
Code
WTR
 
4,
75
Hawthorne
Street,
San
Francisco,
California,
94105
 
3901,
Telephone:
(
415)
972
 
3419
or
FAX:
(
415)
947
 
3537
or
E­
mail
at
borowiec.
elizabeth@
epa.
gov.
Summary:
This
Notice
is
to
announce
EPA
and
the
District's
intention
to
collect
public
comment
in
advance
of
preparing
an
EIS.
Need
for
Action:
The
Yucaipa
Valley
Water
District
is
dependent
on
local
groundwater
sources,
surface
water
and
imported
water
to
meet
the
potable
water
demands
of
its
customers.
Currently,
these
groundwater
basins
are
experiencing
an
overdraft
of
3,000
acrefeet
per
year.
The
proposed
project
would
reduce
the
demand
for
potable
water
by
up
to
1,300
acre­
feet
per
year
under
existing
conditions.
Alternatives:
The
following
proposed
alternatives
have
been
tentatively
defined:
1.
``
Proposed
Project''
 
A
total
of
approximately
126,100
linear
feet
of
pipeline,
eight
reservoirs
and
four
pump
stations
would
be
constructed,
maintained
and
operated
to
distribute
non­
potable
water
to
markets
identified
in
the
Water
Master
Plan
as
Phase
I
and
II
customers.
Approximately,
9,600
linear
feet
of
pipeline
would
be
constructed
to
discharge
water
to
San
Timoteo
Creek
at
the
Live
Oak
Road
bridge
crossing.
Also,
one
existing
reservoir
(
H
 
1)
located
near
the
proposed
Casa
Blanca
golf
course
would
be
converted
from
potable
to
nonpotable
water
storage,
maintained
and
operated
by
the
District
as
part
of
the
non­
potable
water
distribution
system.
2.
``
A
Reduced
Distribution
System
Alternative''
 
A
total
of
39,900
linear
feet
of
pipeline
and
two
reservoirs
would
be
constructed
to
distribute
nonpotable
water
to
markets
identified
in
the
Water
Master
Plan
as
Phase
I
customers.
Approximately,
9,600
linear
feet
of
pipeline
would
be
constructed
to
discharge
water
to
San
Timoteo
Creek
at
the
Live
Oak
Road
bridge
crossing.
Also,
one
existing
reservoir
(
H
 
1)
located
near
the
proposed
Casa
Blanca
golf
course
would
be
converted
from
potable
to
non­
potable
water
storage,
maintained
and
operated
by
the
District
as
part
of
the
non­
potable
water
distribution
system.
3.
``
A
No­
Project
Alternative''
 
Construction
of
a
non­
potable
water
distribution
system
would
not
occur.
Scoping:
EPA
is
requesting
written
comments
from
federal,
state,
and
local
governments,
industry,
nongovernmental
organizations,
and
the
general
public
on
the
need
for
action,
the
range
of
alternatives
considered,
and
the
potential
impacts
of
the
alternatives.
Scoping
comments
will
be
accepted
for
30
days,
beginning
with
the
date
of
this
Notice.
A
public
scoping
meeting
is
scheduled
for
this
proposed
project
on
September
29,
2003
at
6:
00
pm
at
the
Yucaipa
Valley
Water
District
at
12770
Second
Street
in
Yucaipa,
California.
Because
of
the
time
limits
provided
by
State
law,
responses
should
be
sent
at
the
earliest
possible
date,
but
not
later
than
October
14,
2003.
Estimated
Date
of
Draft
EIS
Release:
Spring
2004.

Dated:
September
8,
2003.
Janet
Bearden,
Environmental
Protection
Specialist,
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
23308
Filed
9
 
11
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
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U
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPP
 
2003
 
0171;
FRL
 
7323
 
3]

Region
III
Urban
Initiative
Grants;
Notice
of
Availability
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).

ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
Region
III
is
announcing
the
availability
of
approximately
$
60,000
in
fiscal
year
(
FY)
2003
grant/
cooperative
agreement
funds
under
section
20
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
as
amended,
for
grants
to
non­
profit
groups,
including
commodity
groups/
associations
and
farmers'
groups,
State
agencies,
Tribal
governments,
cooperative
extensions,
universities,
and
institutes
of
higher
learning
for
public
education,
training,
monitoring,
demonstration,
and
studies.

DATES:
Proposals
must
be
postmarked
by
October
3,
2003.

ADDRESSES:
Proposals
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier
to
Fatima
El
Abdaoui
at
the
address/
e­
mail
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Fatima
El
Abdaoui,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Region
III,
Mail
code
3WC32,
Waste
&
Chemicals
Management
Division,
1650
Arch
Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19103
 
2029;
telephone
number:
(
215)
814
 
2129;
fax
number:
(
215)
814
 
3113;
e­
mail
address:
El­
Abdaoui.
Fatima@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

This
action
is
directed
to
the
public
in
general.
This
action
may,
however,
be
of
interest
to
eligible
applicants
who
primarily
operate
out
of
and
will
conduct
the
project
in
one
of
the
following
Region
III
States:
Delaware,
Maryland,
Pennsylvania,
Virginia,
and
West
Virginia
or
the
District
of
Columbia.
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.

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B.
How
Can
I
Get
Additional
Information,
Including
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Documents?

1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPP
 
2003
 
0171.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Public
Information
and
Records
Integrity
Branch
(
PIRIB),
Rm.
119,
Crystal
Mall
#
2,
1921
Jefferson
Davis
Hwy.,
Arlington,
VA.
This
docket
facility
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
docket
telephone
number
is
(
703)
305
 
5805.
2.
Electronic
access.
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
Internet
under
the
``
Federal
Register''
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.
3.
By
mail
or
in
person.
Contact
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

II.
Purpose
of
this
Request
EPA's,
Waste
&
Chemicals
Management
Division,
Pesticides/
Asbestos
Programs
&
Enforcement
Branch,
Region
III,
is
requesting
proposals
for
its
Urban
Initiative
Grant.
The
goals
of
the
Urban
Initiative
Grant
Program
are
to:
(
1)
Detect
any
diversion
of
highly
toxic
pesticides
from
the
agriculture
sector
into
urban
areas
for
illegal
use
indoors;
(
2)
identify
any
ongoing
misuse
of
agricultural
pesticides
in
urban
and
residential
communities;
and
(
3)
prevent
future
diversion
and
structural
application
of
pesticide
misuse
through
compliance
assistance
and
education.
This
program
is
included
in
the
Catalog
of
Federal
Domestic
Assistance
under
number
66.716.

III.
Grant
Specifics
1.
Amount
of
funding
available.
A
total
of
approximately
$
60,000
in
Federal
funds
is
available
to
award
for
projects
in
Region
III.
The
number
of
awards
will
depend
on
individual
proposal
cost;
the
final
aggregate
amount
of
Federal
funding
for
all
proposals;
and
the
total
amount
of
Federal
funding
available.
Should
additional
funding
become
available
for
award,
the
Agency
may
award
additional
grants
based
on
this
solicitation
and
in
accordance
with
the
final
selection
process,
without
further
notice
of
competition.
2.
Funding
type.
The
funding
for
selected
award
projects
is
in
the
form
of
a
grant
awarded
under
FIFRA.
3.
Right
to
reject
all
initial
proposals.
The
Agency
reserves
the
right
to
reject
all
proposals
and
make
no
awards.
4.
Matching/
cost
share
requirements.
There
are
no
cost
share
requirements
for
these
projects.
However,
matching
funds
are
encouraged.
5.
Project
period
time
frame.
The
project
period
time
frame
should
not
exceed
2
years.
6.
Eligible
applicants.
Grant
funds
are
available
to
non­
profit
groups,
including
commodity
groups/
associations
and
farmers'
groups,
State
agencies,
Tribal
governments,
cooperative
extensions,
universities,
and
institutes
of
higher
learning.
Ineligible
groups
are
encouraged
to
work
with
an
eligible
organization
to
submit
proposals.
Implementation
of
all
projects
must
occur
within
one
of
the
following
EPA
Region
III
States:
Delaware,
Maryland,
Pennsylvania,
Virginia,
and
West
Virginia
or
the
District
of
Columbia.
EPA
will
consider
only
one
proposal
by
an
applicant.
7.
Proposal
submittal.
All
proposals
should
be
mailed
or
hand
delivered
to:
Fatima
El
Abdaoui,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Region
III,
Waste
&
Chemicals
Management
Division,
Mail
code
(
3WC32),
1650
Arch
Street,
Philadelphia,
PA
19103
 
2029.
8.
Due
dates.
EPA
will
consider
all
proposals
which
are
postmarked
by
the
U.
S.
Postal
Service,
hand
delivered,
or
electronically
delivered
to
the
Agency,
or
include
official
delivery
service
documentation
indicating
EPA
acceptance
from
a
delivery
service,
on
or
before
the
deadline
published
in
the
request
for
initial
proposals.
This
due
date
is
October
3,
2003.
Proposals
received
after
the
due
date
will
not
be
considered
for
funding.
9.
Statutory
and
regulatory
authorities.
Urban
Initiative
Grants
will
be
awarded
under
the
authority
of
section
20
of
FIFRA,
as
amended,
for
public
education,
training,
monitoring,
demonstration
and
studies.
The
regulations
governing
the
award
and
administration
of
these
grants
can
be
found
at
40
CFR
part
30
for
institutions
of
higher
education,
colleges
and
universities,
and
non­
profit
organizations;
and
40
CFR
part
31
for
States
and
local
governments.
10.
Allowable
costs.
EPA
grant
funds
may
only
be
used
for
the
purposes
set
forth
in
the
grant
agreement,
and
must
be
consistent
with
the
statutory
authority
for
the
award.
Grant
funds
may
not
be
used
for
matching
funds
for
other
Federal
grants,
lobbying,
or
intervention
in
Federal
regulatory
or
adjudicatory
proceedings.
In
addition,
Federal
funds
may
not
be
used
to
sue
the
Federal
government
or
any
other
government
entity.
All
costs
identified
in
the
budget
must
conform
to
applicable
Federal
Cost
Principles
contained
in
OMB
Circular
A
 
87;
A
 
122;
and
A
 
21,
as
appropriate.
11.
Federal
requirements.
An
applicant
whose
proposal
is
selected
for
Federal
funding
must
complete
additional
forms
prior
to
award
(
see
40
CFR
30.12
and
31.10).
In
addition,
successful
applicants
will
be
required
to
certify
that
they
have
not
been
debarred
or
suspended
from
participation
in
Federal
assistance
awards
in
accordance
with
40
CFR
part
32.
12.
Intergovernmental
review.
Applicants
must
comply
with
the
Intergovernmental
Review
Process
and/
or
consultation
provisions
of
Executive
Order
12372
or
section
204
of
the
Demonstration
Cities
and
Metropolitan
Development
Act,
if
applicable,
which
are
contained
in
40
CFR
part
29.
Further
information
regarding
this
requirement
will
be
provided
if
your
proposal
is
selected
for
funding.
13.
Pre­
application
assistance.
None
planned.

IV.
Proposal
Format
and
Contents
Proposals
must
be
typewritten,
double
spaced
in
12
point
or
larger
print
using
8.5
x
11
inch
paper
with
minimum
1
inch
horizontal
and
vertical
margins.
Pages
must
be
numbered
in
order
starting
with
the
cover
page
and
continuing
through
the
appendices.
One
original
and
one
electronic
copy
(
e­
mail
or
disk)
is
required.
All
proposals
must
include:
1.
Completed
Standard
Form
SF
424*,
Application
for
Federal
Assistance.
Please
include
organization
fax
number
and
e­
mail
address.
2.
Completed
Section
B­­
Budget
Categories,
on
page
1
of
Standard
Form
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SF
424A*,
(
See
Unit
III.
10.­­
Allowable
Cost).
*
Blank
forms
may
be
located
at
http:/
/
www.
epa.
gov/
region03/
grants/
appforms.
htm
or
by
contacting
Fatima
El
Abdaoui
at
telephone
number
(
215)
814
 
2129.
3.
Detailed
itemization
of
the
amounts
budgeted
by
individual
Object
Class
Categories
(
See
Unit
III.
10.­­
Allowable
Cost).
4.
Statement
regarding
whether
this
proposal
is
a
continuation
of
a
previously
funded
project.
If
so,
please
provide
the
assistance
number
and
status
of
the
current
grant/
cooperative
agreement.
5.
Executive
Summary.
The
Executive
Summary
shall
be
a
stand
alone
document,
not
to
exceed
one
page,
containing
the
specifics
of
what
is
proposed
and
what
you
expect
to
accomplish
regarding
measuring
or
movement
toward
achieving
project
goals.
This
summary
should
identify
the
measurable
environmental
results
you
expect
including
potential
human
health
and
ecological
benefits.
6.
Table
of
contents.
A
one
page
table
listing
the
different
parts
of
your
proposal
and
the
page
number
on
which
each
part
begins.
7.
Proposal
narrative.
Includes
Parts
I
 
VI
(
Parts
I
through
VI
listed
below
are
not
to
exceed
10
pages).
 
Part
I­­
Project
title.
Self
explanatory.
 
Part
II­­
Objectives.
A
numbered
list
(
1,
2,
etc.)
of
concisely
written
project
objectives,
in
most
cases,
each
objective
can
be
stated
in
a
single
sentence.
 
Part
III­­
Justification.
For
each
objective
listed
in
Part
II,
discuss
the
potential
outcome
in
terms
of
environmental,
human
health,
pesticide
risk
and/
or
use
reduction
or
pollution
prevention.
If
appropriate,
the
target
pest(
s)
and
use
area(
s)
should
be
explicitly
stated.
This
section
should
be
numbered
with
a
justification
corresponding
to
each
objective.
 
Part
IV­­
Literature
review.
Briefly,
describe
relevant
information
currently
available.
This
should
also
include
information
on
projects
currently
in
progress
that
are
relevant
to
or
provide
the
basis
for
either
the
experimental
design
or
the
validation
of
a
new
approach
to
pest
management.
 
Part
V­­
Approach
and
methods.
Describe
in
detail
how
the
program
will
be
carried
out.
Describe
how
the
system
or
approach
will
support
the
program
goals.
 
Part
VI­­
Impact
assessment.
Please
state
how
you
will
evaluate
the
success
of
the
program
in
terms
of
measurable
environmental
results.
How
and
with
what
measures
will
humans
or
ecosystems
be
better
protected
as
a
result
of
the
program.
8.
Proposal
appendices.
These
appendices
must
be
included
in
the
grant
proposal.
Additional
appendices
are
not
permitted.
 
Literature
cited.
List
cited
key
literature
references
alphabetically
by
author.
 
Timetable.
A
timetable
that
includes
what
will
be
accomplished
under
each
of
the
objectives
during
the
project
and
when
completion
of
each
objective
is
anticipated.
 
Major
participants.
This
appendix
should
list
all
farmers,
farm
organizations,
researchers,
educators,
and
conservationists
and
others
having
a
major
role
in
the
proposal.
Provide
name,
organizational
affiliation
or
occupation
(
such
as
farmer)
and
a
description
of
the
role
each
will
play
in
the
project.
A
brief
resume
(
not
to
exceed
two
pages)
should
be
submitted
for
each
major
researcher
or
other
educator.
9.
Electronic
copy.
The
electronic
copy
should
be
e­
mailed
to
El­
Abdaoui.
Fatima@
epa.
gov
or
submitted
on
a
3.5
disk,
IBM
compatible,
readable
in
Word
Perfect
WP6/
7/
8
for
Windows.
The
electronic
copy
should
be
consolidated
into
a
single
file.
Original
copy
and
disk
should
be
sent
to:
Fatima
El
Abdaoui,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Region
III,
Waste
&
Chemicals
Management
Division,
1650
Arch
Street,
Mail
Code
(
3WC32),
Philadelphia,
PA
19103
 
2029.
Disks
will
be
checked
for
computer
viruses.
Proposals
that
are
submitted
with
viruses
will
be
disqualified.
To
be
considered,
both
the
paper
and
electronic
copy
must
be
received
by
the
due
date.

V.
Preliminary
Eligibility
Screening
Requirements
To
be
eligible
for
consideration,
applicants
must
meet
all
of
the
following
criteria.
Failure
to
meet
the
following
criteria
will
result
in
the
automatic
disqualification
of
the
proposal
for
funding
consideration:
1.
Be
a
applicant
who
is
eligible
to
receive
funding
under
this
announcement.
2.
The
proposal
must
meet
all
format
and
content
requirements
contained
in
this
notice.
3.
The
proposal
must
comply
with
the
directions
for
submittal
contained
in
this
notice.

VI.
Proposed
Evaluation
Criteria
All
proposals
will
be
evaluated
based
on
the
following
criteria
and
weights
(
Total:
100
points)
:
1.
Qualification
and
experience
of
the
applicant
relative
to
the
proposed
project
activity.
(
Weighting:
30
points)
2.
Project
proposal
is
consistent
with
the
goals
of
the
Urban
Initiative
Grants.
(
Weighting:
30
points)
3.
Provisions
for
a
quantitative
or
qualitative
evaluation
of
the
project
success
at
achieving
stated
goals.
(
Weighting:
20
points)
4.
Likelihood
that
the
project
can
be
replicated
in
other
areas
by
other
organizations
to
their
benefit.
(
Weighting:
20
points)

VII.
Processes
A.
Evaluation
Process
Applicants
will
be
screened
to
ensure
that
they
meet
all
eligibility
criteria
and
will
be
disqualified
if
they
do
not
meet
the
criteria.
All
proposals
will
be
reviewed,
evaluated,
and
ranked
by
a
selected
panel
of
EPA
reviewers
based
on
the
evaluation
criteria
listed
in
Unit
VI.

B.
Selection
Process
The
funding
decision
will
be
made
from
the
group
of
top
rated
proposals
based
on
the
following
additional
factors:
 
Region
III's
environmental
priorities
which
include
preventing
pollution
from
one
media
to
another
and
to
strive
towards
the
reduction
or
elimination
of
environmental
contamination.
 
The
extent
of
anticipated
environmental
impact
of
the
project
in
Region
III.
1.
Selection
official.
The
final
selection
of
initial
proposals
will
be
made
by
the
Region
III,
Director,
Waste
&
Chemicals
Management
Division.
2.
Notification.
The
Region
III
EPA
Office
will
mail
acknowledgments
to
applicants
upon
receipt
of
the
proposal.
Once
proposals
have
been
reviewed,
evaluated,
and
ranked,
applicants
will
be
notified
regarding
the
outcome
of
the
competition.
A
listing
of
the
successful
proposals
will
be
posted
on
the
Region
III
website
address
(
http://
epa.
gov/
region03)
at
the
conclusion
of
the
competition.
This
website
may
also
contain
additional
information
about
this
announcement
including
information
concerning
deadline
extensions
or
other
modifications.

C.
Dispute
Resolution
Process
The
procedures
for
dispute
resolution
at
40
CFR
30.63
and
40
CFR
31.70
apply.

VIII.
Confidential
Business
Information
Applicants
should
clearly
mark
information
contained
in
their
proposal
which
they
consider
confidential
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Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
177
/
Friday,
September
12,
2003
/
Notices
business
information.
EPA
reserves
the
right
to
make
final
confidentially
decisions
in
accordance
with
Agency
regulations
at
40
CFR
part
2,
subpart
B.
If
no
such
claim
accompanies
the
proposal
when
it
is
received
by
EPA,
it
may
be
made
available
to
the
public
by
EPA
without
further
notice
to
the
applicant.

X.
Congressional
Review
Act
Under
the
Agency's
current
interpretation
of
the
definition
of
a
``
rule,''
grant
solicitations
such
as
this
which
are
competitively
awarded
on
the
basis
of
selection
criteria,
are
considered
rules
for
the
purpose
of
the
Congressional
Review
Act
(
CRA).
The
CRA,
5
U.
S.
C.
801
et
seq.,
as
added
by
the
Small
Business
Regulatory
Enforcement
Fairness
Act
of
1996
(
SBREFA),
generally
provides
that
before
a
rule
may
take
effect,
the
agency
promulgating
the
rules
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.
This
rule
is
not
a
``
major
rule''
as
defined
by
5
U.
S.
C.
804(
2).

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Administrative
practice
and
procedure,
Agricultural
commodities,
Pesticides
and
pests,
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements,
Risk
reduction.

Dated:
August
25,
2003.
Thomas
C.
Voltaggio,
Acting
Regional
Administrator,
Region
III.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
23275
Filed
9
 
11
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7557
 
6]

Science
Advisory
Board
Staff
Office;
Clean
Air
Scientific
Advisory
Committee;
Notification
of
Public
Advisory
Committee
Meeting
(
Teleconference)

AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
The
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA
or
Agency),
Science
Advisory
Board
(
SAB)
Staff
Office
announces
a
publicly­
accessible
teleconference:
for
the
Clean
Air
Scientific
Advisory
Committee
(
CASAC)
to
review,
deliberate
on,
and
approve
the
report
of
the
CASAC
National
Ambient
Air
Monitoring
Strategy
(
NAAMS)
Subcommittee;
and
for
the
CASAC
Particulate
Matter
(
PM)
Review
Panel
to
discuss
follow­
on
matters
related
to
its
review
of
the
EPA
Air
Quality
Criteria
Document
for
Particulate
Matter
(
Fourth
External
Review
Draft).
DATES:
The
teleconference
will
take
place
on
Friday,
October
3,
2003,
from
2
to
5
pm
(
Eastern
Time).
The
CASAC
will
discuss
the
report
of
the
CASAC
NAAMS
Subcommittee
from
2
to
3
pm;
and
the
CASAC
PM
Review
Panel
will
discuss
follow­
on
matters
related
to
the
draft
PM
Air
Quality
Criteria
Document
from
3
to
5
pm.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Members
of
the
public
who
wish
to
obtain
the
teleconference
call­
in
numbers
and
access
codes
should
contact
Ms.
Delores
Darden,
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board
Staff,
at
telephone/
voice
mail:
(
202)
564
 
2282,
or
e­
mail:
darden.
delores@
epa.
gov,
or
Ms.
Sandra
Friedman,
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board
Staff,
at
telephone/
voice
mail:
(
202)
564
 
2526,
or
e­
mail:
friedman.
sandra@
epa.
gov.
Any
member
of
the
public
who
wants
further
information
concerning
this
teleconference,
or
who
wishes
to
submit
written
or
brief
oral
comments
(
five
minutes
or
less),
must
contact
Mr.
Fred
Butterfield,
Designated
Federal
Officer
(
DFO),
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board
(
1400A),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone/
voice
mail:
(
202)
564
 
4561;
fax:
(
202)
501
 
0582;
or
e­
mail:
butterfield.
fred@
epa.
gov.
Requests
to
provide
oral
comments
must
be
in
writing
(
e­
mail,
fax
or
mail)
and
received
by
Mr.
Butterfield
no
later
than
noon
Eastern
Time
five
business
days
prior
to
the
teleconference
in
order
to
reserve
time
on
the
meeting
agenda.
Written
comments
(
preferably
via
email
should
be
sent
to
Mr.
Butterfield
by
the
same
deadline
so
that
these
comments
can
be
provided
to
the
CASAC
or
the
CASAC
PM
Review
Panel,
as
applicable,
prior
to
the
teleconference.
See
additional
instructions
in
the
section
below
entitled,
``
Providing
Oral
or
Written
Comments
at
SAB
Meetings.''
General
information
concerning
the
CASAC
or
the
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board
can
be
found
on
the
EPA
Web
site
at:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
Summary:
The
Clean
Air
Scientific
Advisory
Committee,
which
comprises
seven
members
appointed
by
the
EPA
Administrator,
was
established
under
section
109(
d)(
2)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
42
U.
S.
C.
7409)
as
an
independent
scientific
advisory
committee,
in
part
to
provide
advice,
information
and
recommendations
on
the
scientific
and
technical
aspects
of
issues
related
to
air
quality
criteria
and
national
ambient
air
quality
standards
(
NAAQS)
under
sections
108
and
109
of
the
Act.
The
CASAC,
which
is
administratively
located
under
the
EPA
Science
Advisory
Board
Staff
Office,
is
a
Federal
advisory
committee
chartered
under
the
Federal
Advisory
Committee
Act
(
FACA),
as
amended,
5
U.
S.
C.,
App.
The
CASAC
and
CASAC
Particulate
Matter
Review
Panel
will
comply
with
the
provisions
of
FACA
and
all
appropriate
SAB
Staff
Office
procedural
policies.
Background:
The
CASAC
NAAMS
Subcommittee
is
charged
with
providing
advice,
information
and
recommendations
to
the
Agency
on
the
technical
bases
and
design
aspects
of
the
National
Ambient
Air
Monitoring
Strategy.
The
NAAMS
Subcommittee
held
a
public
meeting
in
Research
Triangle
Park,
North
Carolina,
on
July
8
 
9,
2003
(
68
FR
34945,
June
11,
2003)
to
review
the
NAAMS
document.
The
Subcommittee
will
report
to
the
Administrator
of
EPA
through
the
CASAC.
The
CASAC
PM
Review
Panel
is
charged
in
part
with
providing
advice,
information
and
recommendations
on
the
scientific
and
technical
aspects
of
issues
related
to
air
quality
criteria
and
NAAQS
for
particulate
matter,
under
sections
108
and
109
of
the
Clean
Air
Act.
The
PM
Review
Panel
reports
directly
to
the
Administrator
of
EPA.
This
teleconference
is
a
follow­
on
to
the
Panel's
review
of
the
EPA
Air
Quality
Criteria
Document
for
Particulate
Matter
(
Fourth
External
Review
Draft),
which
review
took
place
in
a
public
meeting
held
in
Research
Triangle
Park
on
August
25
 
26,
2003
(
68
FR
47060,
August
7,
2003),
and
specifically
to
discuss
the
restructuring
of
Chapter
9
(
Integrative
Synthesis)
of
that
document.
Availability
of
Additional
Meeting
Materials:
The
draft
agenda
for
the
CASAC
and
CASAC
PM
Review
Panel
teleconference
will
be
posted
on
the
SAB
Web
site
at:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
sab
(
under
the
``
Agendas''
subheading)
in
advance
of
the
meeting.
The
draft
report
of
the
CASAC
NAAMS
Subcommittee,
and
any
other
materials
that
may
be
available,
will
also
be
posted
on
the
SAB
Web
site
during
this
time­
frame.
Providing
Oral
or
Written
Comments
at
SAB
Meetings:
It
is
the
policy
of
the
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