[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49276-49277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23576]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5301-5]
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 104; Announcement of Application
Deadline for the Competition for Brownfields Economic Redevelopment
Initiative Pilots''
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of application deadlines, revised guidelines.
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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will
continue to accept proposals for the national Brownfields Economic
Redevelopment Pilots. EPA received over 100 applications for the
deadlines of March 1, 1995 and April 17, 1995; from these applications
EPA was able to select 15 national pilots which were announced on July
26, 1995. EPA will select a total of twenty additional pilots in 1996
during the next two rounds of the competition: The next two upcoming
deadlines for these rounds are November 17, 1995 and March 4, 1996. All
applications received by March 1, 1995 and April 17, 1995--but not
chosen as national pilots in the July 26, 1995 announcement--will
continue to be considered by EPA during the subsequent two rounds of
this competition.
To further improve the competition process, EPA has made
clarifications to the Application Guidelines for Demonstration Pilots
(revised edition September 1995). However, those entities which
submitted applications by March 1 and April 17 will not be required to
re-submit their applications. Nonetheless, EPA urges these applicants
to review the clarifications and determine whether they wish to revise
and resubmit their applications.
DATES: This action is effective as of December 1, 1994, and expires on
March 4, 1996. All proposals must be postmarked or sent to EPA via
registered or tracked mail by the expiration dates cited above.
ADDRESSES: Applications booklets can be obtained by calling the
Superfund Hotline at the following numbers: Washington, DC Metro Area
at 703-412-9810, Outside Washington, DC Metro at 1-800-424-9346, TDD
for the Hearing Impaired at 1-800-553-7672.
Booklets may also be obtained by writing to: U.S. EPA--Brownfields
Application, Superfund Document Center 5201G, 401 M Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Superfund Hotline, 800-424-9346.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. EPA is funding 50 two-year
demonstration pilots up to $200,000 for cleaning up and redeveloping
brownfields. Eighteen national pilot projects already have been
selected. EPA defines brownfields as abandoned, idled or under-used
industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment
is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination. EPA's
Brownfields Initiative is an organized commitment to help communities
revitalize such properties both environmentally and economically,
mitigate potential health
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risks and restore economic vitality to areas where these brownfields
exist.
The goal of the Brownfields Initiative is to empower states,
communities and other stakeholders in economic redevelopment to work
together in a timely manner to prevent, assess, safely cleanup, and
sustainably reuse brownfields. Experience gained from the pilots, along
with partnerships and outreach activities, will provide a growing
knowledge base to help direct EPA's Brownfields Initiative. EPA's
Brownfields Pilots will test redevelopment models, direct special
efforts toward removing regulatory barriers without sacrificing
protectiveness, and facilitate coordinated efforts at the federal,
state, and local levels. EPA will facilitate a coordinated federal
strategy to help initiate a significant national effort to clean up and
redevelop brownfields.
Cities, counties, towns, states, Territories, and Native American
Tribes are all eligible to apply.
The Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative is founded on the
belief that ``economic development and environmental protection must go
hand in hand,'' (Carol Browner, Administrator, Environmental Protection
Agency, Announcing the Cleveland Brownfields Pilot on November 8,
1993.)
In order to ensure a fair selection process, panels consisting of
EPA Regional and Headquarters staff, as well as other Federal Agency
representatives, evaluated all of the applications. These panels assess
how well the proposals met the selection criteria outlined in The
Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative: Application Guidelines
for Demonstration Pilots. These panels' evaluations will be presented
to EPA Senior Management for final selection. Proposals will be
evaluated on the following criteria (a more detailed and complete set
of criteria are included in the application booklet):
Demonstrated commitment of public and private leadership
to brownfields redevelopment.
Clear delineation of how federal support will make a
difference.
Plans for effective community involvement.
Contributions to environmental justice goals.
Government support and technical, legal, and political
capacity to complete goals.
Clearly outlined potential sources of cleanup funding.
Potential for national replication.
Well-defined approach to environmental assessment.
Dated: September 14, 1995.
Linda Garczynski,
Director, Outreach and Special Projects Staff, Office of Solid Waste
and Emergency Response.
[FR Doc. 95-23576 Filed 9-21-95; 8:45 am]
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