[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 9222-9226] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-4493] [[Page 9221]] _______________________________________________________________________ Part II Department of Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ Economic Development Administration _______________________________________________________________________ Economic Development Assistance Programs--Availability of Funds Under Pub. L. 105-393; Notice Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 36 / Wednesday, February 24, 1999 / Notices [[Page 9222]] DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration [Docket No. 981228325-8325-01] RIN 0610-ZA07 Economic Development Assistance Programs--Availability of Funds Under Pub. L. 105-393 AGENCY: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of Commerce (DoC). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Economic Development Administration (EDA) announces its policies and application procedures under the Economic Development Administration Reform Act from the effective date, (see below) through the end of fiscal year 1999 to support projects designed to alleviate conditions of substantial and persistent unemployment and underemployment in economically-distressed areas and regions of the Nation, to address economic dislocations resulting from sudden and severe job losses, and to administer the Agency's programs. DATES: This announcement is effective for applications considered under Pub. L. 105-393 through the end of fiscal year 1999. Unless otherwise noted below, applications are accepted on a continuous basis and will be processed as funds are available. Normally, two months are required for a final decision after the receipt of a completed application that meets all EDA requirements. Effective Date of Pub. L. 105-393: Pub. L. 105-393, effective February 11, 1999 replaces and amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (PWEDA). EDA's interim final rule to implement Pub. L. 105-393 was published in the FR (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999), as separate Part II. Appropriations Under Pub. L. 105-277: Under EDA's fiscal year 1999 appropriation, Pub. L. 105-277, October 22, 1998, EDA's program funds total $368,379,000. Of this amount $248,796,000 is available through June 15, 1999. ADDRESSES: Interested parties should contact the EDA office in their area, or in Washington, DC, as appropriate (see Section XII). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See information in Section XII for the EDA regional office and Economic Development Representative (EDR), or for programs handled out of Washington, DC, as appropriate. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Policies In light of its limited resources and the demonstrated widespread need for economic development, EDA encourages only project proposals that will significantly benefit areas experiencing or threatened with substantial economic distress. EDA will focus its scarce financial resources on communities with the highest economic distress. Distress may exist in a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, high levels of unemployment, low income levels, large concentrations of low- income families, significant decline in per capita income, substantial loss of population because of the lack of employment opportunities, large numbers (or high rates) of business failures, sudden major layoffs or plant closures, military base closures, natural disasters, depletion of natural resources, and/or reduced tax bases. Potential applicants are responsible for demonstrating to EDA, by providing statistics and other appropriate information, the nature and level of the distress their project efforts are intended to alleviate. In the absence of evidence of high levels of distress, EDA funding is unlikely. EDA's strategic funding priorities are intended to implement Pub.L. 105-393 and to serve as a continuation of the general goals in place over the past five fiscal years, refined to reflect the priorities of the U. S. Department of Commerce. Unless otherwise noted below, the funding priorities, as listed below, will be applied by the Selecting Official (depending upon the program, either the Regional Director or Assistant Secretary) after completion of a project proposal's review based upon evaluation criteria described in EDA's regulations published in the FR (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999), as separate Part II. During FY 1999, EDA is interested in receiving projects that support the priorities of the U.S. Department of Commerce, including:The construction and rehabilitation of essential public works infrastructure and economic development facilities that are necessary to achieve long-term growth and provide stable and diversified local economies in the Nation's distressed communities. Assistance to communities suffering job losses and/or plant closings resulting from changing trade patterns. This may include, but is not limited to, projects for export promotion, identification of new markets and products, increased productivity, and diversification of the local economic base. The commercialization and deployment of technology; particularly information technology and telecommunications, and efforts that support technology transfer, application and deployment for community economic development. Also included under this category would be projects that support the development of new environmental technologies and techniques (e.g., innovative material recycling or reuses, pollution control or treatment processes, and flood mitigation) that significantly enhance an area's economic development potential; Sustainable development which will provide long-term economic development (e.g., diversification of natural resource dependent economies, eco-industrial parks, aquaculture facilities, and brownfields' redevelopment) benefits without compromising the environment for future generations; Entrepreneurial development, especially local capacity building, and including small business incubators and community financial intermediaries (e.g., revolving loan funds); Economic adjustment, especially in response to military base and Federal laboratory closures and downsizing, defense industry downsizing, and post-disaster, long-term economic recovery; Infrastructure and economic development facilities located in federally authorized and designated rural and urban Enterprise Communities and Empowerment Zones and state enterprise zones; Projects that demonstrate innovative approaches to economic development; Projects that support the economic development of Indian country, including Alaska Native Villages; and/or Projects that support locally created partnerships that focus on regional solutions for economic development will be given priority over proposals that are more limited in scope. For example, projects that evidence collaboration in fostering an increase in regional (multicounty and/or multistate) productivity and growth will be considered to the extent that such projects demonstrate a substantial benefit to economically distressed areas of the region. To the degree that one or more funding priorities are included (or packaged together) in the proposal, your ability to obtain EDA assistance would be enhanced. [[Page 9223]] II. Other Information and Requirements See EDA's regulations published in the FR (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999), as separate Part II. Additional information and requirements are as follows: All manuals/guidelines referred to in EDA's regulations are available from EDA offices. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that collection of information displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. This notice involves a collection of information requirement subject to the provisions of the PRA and has been approved by OMB under Control Number 0610-0094. 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: Prospective participants (as defined at 15 CFR Part 26, section 105) ``Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension'' and the related section of the certification form prescribed above applies; Grantees (as defined at 15 CFR Part 26, Section 605) are subject to 15 CFR Part 26, Subpart F, ``Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (Grants)'' and the related section of the certification form prescribed above applies; Persons (as defined at 15 CFR Part 28, section 105) are subject to the lobbying provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1352, ``Limitation 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, and loans and loan guarantees for more than $150,000, or the single family maximum mortgage limit for affected programs, whichever is greater; and 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. Recipients shall require applicants/bidders for subgrants, contracts, subcontracts, or other lower tier covered transactions at any tier under the award to submit, if applicable, a completed Form CD- 512, ``Certifications Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transactions and Lobbying'' and disclosure form, SF-LLL ``Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.'' Form CD-512 is intended for the use of recipients and should not be transmitted to DoC. SF-LLL submitted by any tier recipient or subrecipient should be submitted to DoC in accordance with the instructions contained in the award document. No award of Federal funds will be made to an applicant who has an outstanding delinquent Federal debt until either: 1. The delinquent account is paid in full; 2. A negotiated repayment schedule is established and at least one payment is received; or 3. Other arrangements satisfactory to DoC are made. Unsatisfactory performance under prior Federal awards may result in an application not being considered for funding. Applicants should be aware that a false statement on the application is grounds for denial of the application or termination of the grant award and grounds for possible punishment by a fine or imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1001. Applicants are hereby notified that any equipment or products authorized to be purchased with funding provided under this program must be American-made to the maximum extent feasible. Applicants seeking an early start, i.e., to begin a project before EDA approval, must obtain a letter from EDA allowing such early start. The letter allowing the early start will be null and void if the project is not subsequently approved for funding by the grants officer. Approval of an early start does not constitute project approval. Applicants should be aware that if they 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 DoC to cover preaward costs. Additionally, EDA also requires that compliance with environmental regulations, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), be completed before construction begins. If an application is selected for funding, EDA has no obligation to provide any additional future funding in connection with an award. Renewal of an award to increase funding or extend the period of performance is at the sole discretion of EDA. Unless otherwise noted below, eligibility, program objectives, application procedures, selection procedures, evaluation criteria and other requirements for all programs are set forth in EDA's regulations published in the FR (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999), as separate Part II. Eligibility, grant rates, selection criteria and other requirements will be in accordance with EDA's interim-final rule to implement Pub. L. 105-393 (64 FR 5347). Be apprised that any designation of a Redevelopment Area made before the effective date of the Economic Development Administration Reform Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-393) shall be of no effect after that effective date (which will be not later than February 11, 1999). For the new criteria for determining the eligibility and designation of areas see EDA's interim final rule (64 FR 5347) and/or contact the appropriate EDR or RO listed in Section XII. All applications approved after the effective date of Pub. L. 105-393 must comply with the new requirements. Note: EDA is not authorized to provide any financial assistance directly to individuals for the purpose of starting a new business or expanding an existing business. Special Need An area is eligible, pursuant to Special Need, if the area meets one of the following criteria: A. Substantial out-migration or population loss. Applicants seeking eligibility under this criteria will be asked to present appropriate and compelling economic and/or demographic need to demonstrate the special need. B. Underemployment, that is, employment of workers at less than full time or at less skilled tasks than their training or abilities permit. Applicants seeking eligibility under this criteria will be asked to present appropriate and compelling economic and/or demographic need to demonstrate the special need. C. Military base closures or realignments, defense contractor reductions-in-force, or Department of Energy defense-related funding reductions. 1. A military base closure refers to a military base that was closed or is schedule for closure or realignment pursuant to a Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) process or other Defense Department process. The area is eligible from the date of Defense Department recommendation for closure until five years after the actual date of [[Page 9224]] closing for the installation, provided that the closure recommendation is not sooner canceled, 2. A defense contractor reduction-in-force refers to a defense contractor(s) experiencing defense contract cancellations or reductions resulting from official DoD announcements and having aggregate value of at least $10 million per year. Actual dislocations must have occurred within one year of application to EDA and threatened dislocations must be anticipated to occur within two years of application to EDA. Defense contracts that expire in the normal course of business will not be considered in meeting this criteria, 3. A Department of Energy defense-related funding reduction refers to a Department of Energy facility that has or will experience a reduction of employment resulting from its defense mission change. The area is eligible from the date of the Department of Energy announcement of reductions until five years after the actual date of reduced operations at the installation, provided that the reduction is not sooner canceled. D. Natural or other major disasters or emergencies An area that has received one of the following disaster declarations is eligible for EDA assistance for a period of one year after the date of declaration, unless further extended by the Assistant Secretary: 1. A Presidential Disaster Declaration authorizing FEMA Public Assistance pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (Public Law 93-288), or 2. A Federally Declared Disaster pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, (Pub. L. 94-265) as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act (Pub. L. 104-297), or 3. A Federal Declaration pursuant to the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, as amended (Public Laws 92-419, 96-438, 97-35, 98-258, 99-198, 100-233, 100-387, and 101-624), or 4. A Federally Declared Disaster pursuant to the Small Business Act, as amended (Pub. L. 85-536) E. Extraordinary depletion of natural resources; EDA presently recognizes the following conditions of extraordinary natural resource depletion: 1. Fisheries. 2. Coal. 3. Timber. Assistant Secretary modifications to the above listing of conditions of extraordinary natural resource depletion, as they may occur, will be announced in subsequent public notices. F. Closure or restructuring of industrial firms, essential to area economies; an area that has experienced closure or restructuring of firms resulting in sudden job losses and meeting the following criteria: 1. For areas over 100,000 population, the actual or threatened dislocation is 500 jobs, or 1 percent of the civilian labor force (CLF), whichever is less. 2. For areas up to 100,000 population, the actual or threatened dislocation is 200 jobs, or 1 percent of the civilian labor force (CLF), whichever is less. Actual dislocations must have occurred within one year of application to EDA and threatened dislocations must be anticipated to occur within two years of application. G. Destructive impacts of foreign trade. An area certified as eligible by the North American Development Bank (NADBank) Program or the Community Adjustment and Investment Program (CAIP) . H. Other special need--the area is experiencing other special and/ or extraordinary economic adjustment need as determined by the Assistant Secretary. The applicant will be asked to present appropriate economic or demographic statistics to demonstrate a special need. Eligibility is determined at the time that EDA invites an application and is based on the most recent Federal data available for the area where the project will be located or where the substantial direct benefits will be received. If no Federal data are available to determine eligibility, an applicant must submit to EDA the most recent data available through the government of the State in which the area is located. A project must be eligible at time of award. EDA will reject any documentation of eligibility that it determines is inaccurate. III. Funding Availability Under EDA's fiscal year 1999 appropriation, Pub.L. 105-277, October 22, 1998, EDA's program funds total $368,379,000. Of this amount $248,796,000 is available through June 15, 1999. EDA has already received and begun processing requests for funding under its programs during fiscal year 1999. New requests submitted that require approval during this fiscal year will face substantial competition. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact first the appropriate EDR for their area and then, if necessary, the appropriate regional or headquarters office listed in Section XII of this Notice. IV. Authority The authority for programs listed in Parts V through X is the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, (Pub.L. 89-136, 42 U.S.C. 3121-3246h), as amended, and as further amended by Pub.L. 105- 393 (PWEDA). The authority for the program listed in Part XI is Title II Chapters 3 and 5 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 2341-2355; 2391) (Trade Act), as amended by Pub. L. 105-119. V. Program: Public Works and Development Facilities Assistance (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.300 Economic Development-Grants for Public Works and Infrastructure) Funding Availability Funds in the amount of $205,850,000 have been appropriated for this program ($138,400,000 available through June 15, 1999). The average funding level for a grant last fiscal year was $836,000. VI. Program: Technical Assistance-Local Technical Assistance; National Technical Assistance; and University Centers (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.303 Economic Development-Technical Assistance) Funding Availability Funds in the amount of $9,100,000 have been appropriated for this program ($4,742,000 available through June 15, 1999). The average funding level for a local Technical Assistance (TA) grant last fiscal year was $27,000; for university centers it was $95,000; and for national TA it was $176,000. Most funds are expected to be used for support of existing University Centers, if they meet criteria established under EDA's regulations published in the FR (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999), as separate part II. A separate FR Notice will set forth the specific funding priorities, application process, and time frames for National Technical Assistance projects. VII. Program: Planning--Planning Assistance for Economic Development Districts and Indian Tribes, Planning Assistance for States (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.302 Economic Development--Support for Planning Organizations; 11.305 Economic Development--State Economic Development Planning) Funding Availability Funds in the amount of $24,000,000 have been appropriated for this program ($22,544,000 available through June 15, 1999). The funding levels for planning grants range from $10,000 to $200,000. [[Page 9225]] VIII. Program: Research and Evaluation (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.312 Economic Development--Research and Evaluation Program) Funding Availability Funds in the amount of $500,000 have been appropriated for this program. The average funding level for a grant last fiscal year was $171,000. A separate FR Notice will set forth the specific funding priorities, application process, and time frames for research and evaluation projects. IX. Program: Economic Adjustment Assistance (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.307 Economic Development and Adjustment Assistance Program) Funding Availability Funds in the amount of $34,629,000 have been appropriated for this program ($17,947,000 available through June 15, 1999). Of this amount, $12,000,000 is available for economic adjustment projects located in regions impacted by coal industry downsizing and timber industry issues with an additional $2,579,000 available for disaster mitigation uses. The $2,579,000 of the disaster mitigation allocation will be available to support selected hazard prone communities including Project Impact communities, designated by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for capacity building and mitigation activities in areas that are EDA eligible. In addition to the eligibility criteria set forth in EDA's regulation's published in the FR (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999), in separate Part II., the communities must have experienced a natural disaster or be located in natural hazard prone areas. The average funding level for a regular economic adjustment grant last year was $243,000. X. Program: Defense Economic Conversion (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.307 Economic Development and Adjustment Assistance Program; 11.300 Economic Development Grants; 11.303 Economic Development-Technical Assistance; 11.302 Economic Development--Support for Planning Organizations); 11.305 Economic Development--State and Other Area Economic Development Planning; 11.312 Economic Development--Research and Evaluation Program and 11.313 Economic Development--Trade Adjustment Assistance) Funding Availability Funds in the amount of $84,800,000 have been appropriated for this program ($54,563,000 available through June 15, 1999). The average funding level for a grant last year was $1,180,000. XI. Program: Trade Adjustment Assistance (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.313 Economic Development--Trade Adjustment Assistance) Funding Availability Funds in the amount of $9,500,000 have been appropriated for this program. The typical funding level for a grant last year was $791,000. XII. EDA Regional Offices, Economic Development Representatives and Washington, DC Offices The EDA regional and field offices, states covered and the economic development representatives (EDRs), and Washington, DC offices are listed below. EDA Regional Offices William J. Day, Jr., Regional Director, Atlanta Regional Office, 401 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 1820 Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3510, Telephone: (404) 730-3002, Fax: (404) 730-3025, Internet Address: [email protected] Economic Development Representatives and States Covered PATTERSON, Gilbert, 401 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 1820, Atlanta, GA 30308, Telephone: (404) 730-3000, Internet Address: [email protected] HUNTER, Bobby D., 771 Corporate Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY 40503- 5477, Telephone: (606) 224-7426, Internet Address: [email protected] Kentucky, North Carolina (Western) DIXON, Patricia M., U.S. Department of Commerce--EDA, P.O. Box 1707, Lugoff, SC 29078, Telephone: (803) 408-2513, Internet Address: [email protected] Carolina, North Carolina (Eastern) DENNIS, Bobby, 401 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 1820, Atlanta, GA 30308-3510, Telephone: (404) 730-3020, Internet Address: [email protected] TAYLOR, Willie C., 401 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 1820, Atlanta, GA 30308-3510, Telephone: (404) 730-3032, Internet Address: [email protected] PELLEGRINO, Thomas, 401 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 1820, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3510, Telephone: (404) 730-3028, Internet Address: [email protected] REED, Tonia, 401 West Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 1820, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3510, Telephone: (404) 730-3026, Internet Address: [email protected] Pedro R. Garza, Regional Director, Austin Regional Office, Thornberry Building, Suite 121, 903 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78701, Telephone: (512) 916-5595, Fax: (512) 916-5613, Internet Address: [email protected] Note: Effective March 1, 1999 the Austin address will change. The telephone numbers will remain the same. The new address will be: 327 Congress Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78701-4037. Regional Office Contacts and States Covered FRERKING, Sharon T., Austin Regional Office, Thornberry Building, Suite 121, 903 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78701, Telephone: (512) 916-5217, Internet Address: [email protected], New Mexico, Texas (North) LEE, Ava J., Austin Regional, Thornberry Building, Suite 121, 903 San Jacinto Boulevard, Austin, TX 78701, Telephone: (512) 916-5824, Internet Address: [email protected], Arkansas, Texas (South) C. Robert Sawyer, Regional Director, Chicago Regional Office, 111 North Canal Street, Suite 855, Chicago, IL 60606, Telephone: (312) 353-7706, Fax: (312) 353-8575, Internet Address: [email protected] Economic Development Representatives and States Covered ARNOLD, John B. III, 104 Federal Building, 515 West First Street, Duluth, MN 55802, Telephone: (1-888) 865-5719 (Illinois), (218) 720- 5326 (Minnesota), Internet Address: [email protected], Minnesota HICKEY, Robert F., Federal Building, Room 740, 200 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Telephone: (1-800) 686-2603) (Indiana) (614-469- 7314) (Ohio), Internet Address: [email protected], Indiana PECK, John E., P.O. Box 517, Acme, Michigan 49610-0517, Telephone: (616) 938-1712, Internet Address: [email protected] Michigan, Wisconsin John Woodward, Regional Director, Denver Regional Office, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Room 670, Denver, Colorado 80204, Telephone: (303) 844-4715, Fax: (303) 844-3968, Internet Address: [email protected] [[Page 9226]] Economic Development Representatives and States Covered ZENDER, John P., 1244 Speer Boulevard, Room 632, Denver, CO 80204, Telephone: (303) 844-4902, Internet Address: [email protected], Kansas CECIL, Robert, Federal Building, Room 593A, 210 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, Telephone: (515) 284-4746, Internet Address: [email protected], Nebraska HILDEBRANDT, Paul, Federal Building, Room B-2, 608 East Cherry Street, Columbia, MO 65201, Telephone: (573) 442-8084, Internet Address: [email protected] ROGERS, John C., Federal Building, Room 196, 301 South Park Ave., Drawer 10074, Helena, MT 59626, Telephone: (406) 441-1175, Internet Address: [email protected] JUNGBERG, Cip, Post Office/Courthouse, 102 4th Ave., Room 216, P.O. Box 190, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401, Telephone: (605) 226-7315, Internet Address: [email protected] Dakota, North Dakota OCKEY, Jack, Federal Building, Room 2105, 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84138, Telephone: (801) 524-5119, Internet Address: [email protected], Wyoming Paul M. Raetsch, Regional Director, Philadelphia Regional Office, Curtis Center, Independence Square West, Suite 140 South, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Telephone: (215) 597-4603, Fax: (215) 597-6669, Internet Address: PR[email protected] Economic Development Representatives and States Covered GOOD, William A., Acting, Philadelphia Regional Office, The Curtis Center-Suite 140 South, Independence Square West, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Telephone: (215) 597-0405, Internet Address: [email protected] Delaware, District of Columbia AUBE, Michael W., 48 Highland Avenue, Bangor, ME 04401-4656, Telephone: (207) 945-6985, Internet Address: [email protected], Maine, Rhode Island POTTER, Rita V., 143 North Main Street, Suite 209, Concord, NH 03301- 5089, Telephone: (603) 225-1624, Internet Address: [email protected] Hampshire, Massachusetts HUMMEL, Edward, Philadelphia Regional Office, The Curtis Center-Suite 140 South, Independence Square West, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Telephone: (215) 597-6767, Internet Address: [email protected] Jersey, New York City (Long Island) MARSHALL, Harold J. II, 620 Erie Boulevard West, Suite 104, Syracuse, NY 13204-2442, Telephone: (315) 448-0938, Internet Address: [email protected] York, Vermont PECONE, Anthony M., 525 North Broad Street, West Hazleton, PA 18201- 1107, Telephone: (717) 459-6861, Internet Address: [email protected] Pennsylvania CRUZ, Ernesto L., IBM Building, Room 620, 654 Munoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918-1738, Telephone: (787) 766-5187, Internet Address: [email protected] Rico, Virgin Islands NOYES, Neal E., Room 474, 400 North 8th Street, P.O. Box 10229, Richmond, VA 23240-1001, Telephone: (804) 771-2061, Internet Address: [email protected], Maryland DAVIS, R. Byron, 405 Capital Street, Room 141, Charleston, WV 25301, Telephone: (304) 347-5252, Internet Address: [email protected] Virginia A. Leonard Smith, Regional Director, Seattle Regional Office, Jackson Federal Building, Room 1856, 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98174, Telephone: (206) 220-7660, Fax: (206) 220-7669, Internet Address: LS[email protected]. Economic Development Representatives and States Covered RICHERT, Bernhard E. Jr., 605 West 4th Avenue, Room G-80, Anchorage, AK 99501-7594, Telephone: (907) 271-2272, Internet Address: [email protected] SOSSON, Deena R., 801 I Street, Suite 411, Sacramento, CA 95814, Telephone: (916) 498-5285, Internet Address: [email protected] California (Central) CHURCH, Dianne V.--280 South First St., #135-B, San Jose, CA 95113, Telephone: (408) 535-5550, Internet Address: [email protected] California (Central Coastal) FUJITA, Gail S., P.O. Box 50264, 300 Ala Moaana Blvd, Federal Building, Room 4106, Honolulu, HI 96850, Telephone: (808) 541-3391, Internet Address: [email protected], Guam, American Samoa, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Northern Marianas AMES, Aldred F., Borah Federal Building, Room 441, 304 North 8th Street, Boise, ID 83702, Telephone: (208) 334-1521 (Idaho), (1-888) 693-1370 (Nevada), Internet Address: [email protected], Nevada BERBLINGER, Anne S., One World Trade Center, 121 SW Salmon Street, Suite 244, Portland, OR 97204, Telephone: (503) 326-3078, Internet Address: [email protected], California, (Northern) SVENDSEN, David E., Seattle Regional Office, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Room 1856, Seattle, WA 98174, Telephone: (206) 220- 7703, Internet Address: [email protected], (Southern) KIRRY, Lloyd P., Seattle Regional Office, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Room 1856, Seattle, WA 98174, Telephone: (206) 220-7682, Internet Address: [email protected] MACIAS, Jacob, Seattle Regional Office, Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue, Room 1856, Seattle, WA 98174, Telephone: (206) 220-7666, Internet Address: [email protected] Washington, DC Offices For Trade Adjustment Assistance (only): Coordinator, Trade Adjustment and Technical Assistance, Planning and Development Assistance Division, Economic Development Administration, Room 7317, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, Telephone: (202) 482-2127 For National Technical Assistance and Research (only), National Technical Assistance and Research Division, Economic Development Administration, Room 7019, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, Telephone: (202) 482-2309 For general information on EDA contact the appropriate Regional Office listed above or EDA's Office of Congressional Liaison and Program Research and Evaluation at 202-482-2309. Dated: February 18, 1999. Phillip A. Singerman, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development. [FR Doc. 99-4493 Filed 2-23-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-24-P