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ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
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OPP­
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0054;
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8]

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

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SUMMARY:
EPA
Region
III
is
announcing
the
availability
of
approximately
$
100,000
in
fiscal
year
(
FY)
2002
grant/
cooperative
agreement
funds
under
section
20
of
the
Federal
Insecticide,
Fungicide,
and
Rodenticide
Act
(
FIFRA)
as
amended,
(
the
Act),
for
grants
to
States
and
federally
recognized
Native
American
Tribes
for
research,
public
education,
training,
monitoring,
demonstration,
and
studies.
For
convenience,
the
term
  
State''
in
this
notice
refers
to
all
eligible
applicants.

DATES:
In
order
to
be
considered
for
funding
during
the
FY
2002
award
cycle,
all
applications
must
be
received
by
EPA
Region
III
on
or
before
July
8,
2002.
EPA
will
make
its
award
decisions
by
June
30,
2002.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Fatima
El
Abdaoui,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Region
III,
Mail
Code
3WC32,
Waste
Chemicals
and
Management
Division,
1650
Arch
St.,
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,
District
of
Columbia,
Maryland,
Pennsylvania,
Virginia,
and
West
Virginia.
Since
other
entities
may
also
be
interested,
the
Agency
has
not
attempted
to
describe
all
the
specific
entities
that
may
be
affected
by
this
action.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
action
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

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

1.
Electronically.
You
may
obtain
electronic
copies
of
this
document
from
the
EPA
Internet
Home
Page
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/.
To
access
this
document,
on
the
Home
Page
select
  
Laws
and
Regulations,''
  
Regulations
and
Proposed
Rules,  
and
then
look
up
the
entry
for
this
document
under
the
  
Federal
Register­­
Environmental
Documents.''
You
can
also
go
directly
to
the
Federal
Register
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.

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2.
By
mail
or
in
person.
Contact
the
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMACTION
CONTACT.

II.
Availability
of
FY
2002
Funds
With
this
publication,
EPA
Region
III
is
announcing
the
availability
of
approximately
$
100,000
in
grant/
cooperative
agreement
funds
for
FY
2002.
The
Agency
has
delegated
grant
making
authority
to
the
EPA
Regional
Offices.
EPA
Region
III
is
responsible
for
the
solicitation
of
interest,
the
screening
of
proposals,
and
the
selection
of
projects.
Grant
guidance
will
be
provided
to
all
applicants
along
with
any
supplementary
information
Region
III
may
wish
to
provide.
All
applicants
must
address
the
criteria
listed
under
Unit
IV.
B.
Interested
applicants
should
contact
the
Regional
Urban
Initiative
coordinator
listed
un
Unit
V.
for
more
information.

III.
Eligible
Applicants
In
accordance
with
the
Act
  .
.
.
Federal
agencies,
universities,
or
others
as
may
be
necessary
to
carry
out
the
purposes
of
the
act,
.
.
.''
are
eligible
to
receive
a
grant.
Eligible
applicants
for
purposes
of
funding
under
this
grant
program
include
those
operating
within
the
six
EPA
Region
III
States
(
Delaware,
District
of
Columbia,
Maryland,
Pennsylvania,
Virginia,
and
West
Virginia),
and
any
agency
or
instrumentality
of
a
Region
III
State
including
State
universities
and
non­
profit
organizations
operating
within
a
Region
III
State.
For
convenience,
the
term
  
State''
in
this
notice
refers
to
all
eligible
applicants.

IV.
Activities
and
Criteria
A.
General
The
goal
of
the
Urban
Initiative
Grant
Program
is
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.

B.
Criteria
Proposals
will
be
evaluated
based
on
the
following
criteria:
1.
Qualifications
and
experience
of
the
applicant
relative
to
the
proposed
project.
Does
the
applicant
demonstrate
experience
in
the
filed
of
the
proposed
activity?
Does
the
applicant
have
the
properly
trained
staff,
facilities,
or
infrastructure
in
place
to
conduct
the
project?
2.
Consistency
of
applicant's
proposed
project
with
the
risk
reduction
goal
of
the
Urban
Initiative.
3.
Provision
for
a
quantitative
or
qualitative
evaluation
of
the
project's
success
at
achieving
the
stated
goals.
Is
the
project
designed
in
such
a
way
that
it
is
possible
to
measure
and
document
the
results
quantitatively
and
qualitatively?
Does
the
applicant
identify
the
method
that
will
be
used
to
measure
and
document
the
project's
results
quantitatively
and
qualitatively?
Will
the
project
assess
or
suggest
a
means
for
measuring
progress
in
reducing
risk
associated
with
the
use
of
pesticides?
4.
Likelihood
the
project
can
be
replicated
to
benefit
other
communities
or
the
product
may
have
broad
utility
to
a
widespread
audience.
Can
this
project,
taking
into
account
typical
staff
and
financial
restraints,
be
replicated
by
similar
organizations
in
different
locations
to
address
the
same
or
similar
problem?

C.
Program
Management
Awards
of
FY
2002
funds
will
be
managed
through
EPA
Region
III.
Quality
Management
Plans
and
Quality
Assurance
Project
Plans
may
be
required,
depending
on
the
nature
of
the
project
and
the
data
collected.
Contact
your
Regional
Urban
Initiative
coordinator
for
more
information
about
this
requirement.

D.
Contacts
Interested
applicants
must
contact
the
appropriate
EPA
Regional
Urban
Initiative
coordinator
listed
under
Unit
V.
to
obtain
specific
instructions,
regional
criteria,
and
guidance
for
submitting
proposals.

V.
Region
III
Urban
Initiative
Program
Contact
Region
III:
(
Delaware,
District
of
Columbia,
Maryland,
Pennsylvania,
Virginia,
and
West
Virginia),
Dr.
Fatima
El
Abdaoui,
(
3WC32),
1650
Arch
St.,
Philadelphia,
PA
19103;
telephone
(
215)
814­
2129;
e­
mail
address:
El­
Abdaoui.
Fatima@
epa.
gov.

VI.
Submission
to
Congress
and
the
Comptroller
General
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,
Pesticides,
Risk
reduction.

Dated:
May
21,
2002.
Thomas
C.
Voltaggio,
Acting
Regional
Adminstrator,
Region
III.
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