[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 7 (Thursday, January 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1344-1345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-625]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7127-5]


FY2002-2003 Great Lakes National Program Office Request for 
Proposals

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

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SUMMARY: EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) is now 
requesting the submission of Proposals for GLNPO funding through the 
``FY2002-2003 Great Lakes National Program Office Request for 
Proposals'' (RFP). The RFP solicits Proposals for assistance projects 
in the areas of Contaminated Sediments, Pollution Prevention and 
Reduction, Ecological (Habitat) Protection and Restoration, Invasive 
Species, Habitat Indicator Development, and Emerging or Strategic 
Issues.

DATES: The deadline for submission of Proposals is February 15, 2002.
    Document Availability: The RFP is available on the Internet at 
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2002guid/. It is also available from 
Lawrence Brail (312-886-7474/[email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Russ, EPA-GLNPO, G-17J, 77 West 
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604 (312-886-4013/[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USEPA's Great Lakes National Program Office 
is targeting a total of $2.9 million to award in the summer and fall of 
FY 2002 for Great Lakes projects pertaining to: Contaminated Sediments; 
Pollution

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Prevention and Reduction (Binational Toxics Strategy); Ecological 
(Habitat) Protection and Restoration; Invasive Species; Habitat 
Indicator Development; and Strategic or Emerging Issues. Assistance 
(through grants, cooperative agreements, and interagency agreements) is 
available pursuant to Clean Water Act section 104(b)(3) for activities 
in the Great Lakes Basin and in support of the Great Lakes Water 
Quality Agreement. State pollution control agencies, interstate 
agencies, other public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, and 
organizations are eligible to apply. Potential applicants can find the 
Request for Proposals, including evaluation criteria and the Proposal 
development and submittal program, on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/2001guid/.

    Dated: December 20, 2001.
Gary V. Gulezian,
Director, Great Lakes National Program Office.
[FR Doc. 02-625 Filed 1-9-02; 8:45 am]
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