Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project: Request for Proposals, 70828 [05-23226]

Download as PDF 70828 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 225 / Wednesday, November 23, 2005 / Notices total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Respondents/Affected Entities: Any person or organization who generates or transports regulated waste or owns or operates a facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal of regulated waste. Estimated Number of Respondents: 23. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 402. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $29,056, which includes $0 annualized capital costs, $172 annualized O&M costs, and $28,884 Respondent Labor Costs per year. Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 174 hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to the number of revised Part A Applications decreasing from 28 per year for the years 1999, 2000, and 2001 to 15 per year for the years 2002, 2003, and 2004. Dated: November 15, 2005. Joseph A. Sierra, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 05–23225 Filed 11–22–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8000–8] Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project: Request for Proposals Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Tribal Solid Waste Interagency Workgroup is soliciting proposals for its eighth year of the Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project (previously called the SUMMARY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:33 Nov 22, 2005 Jkt 208001 Open Dump Cleanup Project). Since FY99, the Workgroup has funded over 100 projects with approximately $15.4 million. In FY05, the Interagency Workgroup made approximately $2 million available to fully or partially fund 20 selected projects. A similar amount of funding is projected for FY06. The Project is part of a Federal effort to help tribes comprehensively address their solid waste needs. The purpose of the Project is to assist with closing or upgrading tribal high-threat waste disposal sites and providing alternative disposal and integrated solid waste management. The Workgroup was established in April 1998 to coordinate Federal assistance to tribes in bringing their waste disposal sites into compliance with the municipal solid waste landfill criteria (40 CFR part 258). Current Workgroup members include representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); the Indian Health Service (IHS); and the Departments of Agriculture and Defense. DATES: For consideration, proposals must be postmarked by January 31, 2006 and received by EPA no later than February 10, 2006. Proposals received after the closing date will not be considered. Electronic submissions must be submitted no later than January 31, 2006. See the Guidance for Applicants package for more information on the submission deadline. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the Guidance for Applicants package may be downloaded from the Internet at https://www.epa.gov/ tribalmsw by clicking on the ‘‘Grants/ Funding’’ link. Copies may also be obtained by contacting EPA, IHS or BIA regional or area offices or one of the following Workgroup representatives: EPA—Christopher Dege, 703–308–2392 or Charles Bearfighter Reddoor 703– 308–8245. IHS—Steve Aoyama, 301–443–1046. BIA—Debbie McBride, 202–208–3606. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Criteria: Eligible recipients of assistance under The Open Dump Cleanup Project include federally recognized tribes and intertribal consortiums. A full explanation of the submittal process, the qualifying requirements, and the criteria that will be used to evaluate proposals for this project may be found in the Guidance for Applicants package. Dated: November 16, 2005. Matt Hale, Director, Office of Solid Waste. 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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8000-8]


Tribal Solid Waste Management Assistance Project: Request for 
Proposals

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Tribal Solid Waste Interagency Workgroup is soliciting 
proposals for its eighth year of the Tribal Solid Waste Management 
Assistance Project (previously called the Open Dump Cleanup Project). 
Since FY99, the Workgroup has funded over 100 projects with 
approximately $15.4 million. In FY05, the Interagency Workgroup made 
approximately $2 million available to fully or partially fund 20 
selected projects. A similar amount of funding is projected for FY06. 
The Project is part of a Federal effort to help tribes comprehensively 
address their solid waste needs. The purpose of the Project is to 
assist with closing or upgrading tribal high-threat waste disposal 
sites and providing alternative disposal and integrated solid waste 
management. The Workgroup was established in April 1998 to coordinate 
Federal assistance to tribes in bringing their waste disposal sites 
into compliance with the municipal solid waste landfill criteria (40 
CFR part 258). Current Workgroup members include representatives from 
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs (BIA); the Indian Health Service (IHS); and the Departments of 
Agriculture and Defense.

DATES: For consideration, proposals must be postmarked by January 31, 
2006 and received by EPA no later than February 10, 2006. Proposals 
received after the closing date will not be considered. Electronic 
submissions must be submitted no later than January 31, 2006. See the 
Guidance for Applicants package for more information on the submission 
deadline.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the Guidance for Applicants 
package may be downloaded from the Internet at https://www.epa.gov/
tribalmsw by clicking on the ``Grants/Funding'' link. Copies may also 
be obtained by contacting EPA, IHS or BIA regional or area offices or 
one of the following Workgroup representatives:

EPA--Christopher Dege, 703-308-2392 or Charles Bearfighter Reddoor 703-
308-8245.
IHS--Steve Aoyama, 301-443-1046.
BIA--Debbie McBride, 202-208-3606.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Criteria: Eligible recipients of assistance 
under The Open Dump Cleanup Project include federally recognized tribes 
and intertribal consortiums. A full explanation of the submittal 
process, the qualifying requirements, and the criteria that will be 
used to evaluate proposals for this project may be found in the 
Guidance for Applicants package.

    Dated: November 16, 2005.
Matt Hale,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 05-23226 Filed 11-22-05; 8:45 am]
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