Source Reduction Assistance Grants Program for Seven of the Regional Pollution Prevention Program Offices; Notice of Availability, 29953-29954 [E6-7952]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 24, 2006 / Notices (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket, which is located in EPA Docket Center, is (202) 566–0280. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings athttps://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. II. What Action is the Agency Taking? On March 22, 2006, in accordance with 40 CFR 2.209, the Associate Director for Research Policy and Implementation, of the Food and Drug Administration requested access to information collected through the authority of TSCA. Some of this information has been treated as CBI. FDA needs this information in connection to carrying out a pilot study with EPA by providing toxicology data and chemical structures for substances tested in genetic toxicity studies. FDA will supplement and enhance its battery Quantitative Structural Activity Relationship (QSAR) modules with the genetic toxicity data. The enhanced predictive genotoxicity QSAR modules will be made available to EPA to augment and improve EPA’s capability to identify potentially genotoxic chemicals. EPA is issuing this notice to inform all submitters of information under all sections of TSCA that the Agency will be providing FDA access to these CBI materials on a need-to-know basis only. All access to TSCA CBI under this arrangement will take place at EPA Headquarters and FDA Headquarters located at 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building 21, Room 1525, Silver Spring, Maryland 20993–0002. Clearance for access to TSCA CBI under this arrangement may continue until June 1, 2011. FDA personnel will be required to sign non-disclosure agreements and be briefed on appropriate security procedures before they are permitted access to the CBI. List of Subjects jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Environmental protection, Confidential business information. Dated: May 18, 2006. Vicki Simons, Acting Director, Information Management Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. [FR Doc. E6–7930 Filed 5–23–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:08 May 23, 2006 Jkt 208001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2006–0199;FRL–7767–6] Source Reduction Assistance Grants Program for Seven of the Regional Pollution Prevention Program Offices; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of grant funds to States, Tribes, Intertribal Consortia, local governments, colleges/universities and non-profits in fiscal year (FY) 2006 under the Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) Grants Program. The program will support source reduction/pollution prevention projects that address the reduction or elimination of pollution at the source across all environmental media: Air, land, and water. EPA will issue SRA awards under the statutory authorities of the Clean Air Act, section 103(b) and (g); Clean Water Act, section 104(b)(3); Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, section 20; Safe Drinking Water Act, section 1442 (a)(1) and (c); Solid Waste Disposal Act, section 8001(a); and Toxic Substances Control Act, section 10. The total amount of funding available in FY 2006 is up to $163,000 for each of the seven participating EPA regional program offices or approximately $1.14 million in total funding. SRA awards will support pollution prevention activities during the FY 2006–2007 budget cycle. The maximum funding level per project is $100,000. You may access the full text of the grant announcement at https://www.epa.gov/ oppt/p2home/grants/index.htm DATES: For specific regional submission dates for proposals, please refer to the grant announcement at https:// www.epa.gov/oppt/p2home/grants/ index.htm. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Amhaz, Pollution Prevention Division (7409M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 0001; telephone number: (202) 564– 8857; fax number: (202) 564–8899; email address: amhaz.michele@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? This action is directed to States, Federally-recognized Tribes, Intertribal Consortia, local governments, PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 29953 independent school districts, public and private colleges/universities and nonprofits. This notice may, however, be of interest to for-profit entities and individuals, who are not eligible to apply for funding under this program. 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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? 1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPPT–2006–0199. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically at https:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OPPT Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566–0280. 2. Electronic access. You may obtain electronic copies of this document through the EPA Internet under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at https:// www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. You may access copies of the grant announcement at https://www.epa.gov/oppt/p2home/ grants/index.htm. II. Overview The following listing provides certain key information concerning the proposal opportunity. • Federal agency name: Environmental Protection Agency. • Funding opportunity title: Source Reduction Assistance Grants Program. • Funding opportunity number: EPA– OPPT–06–008. • Announcement type: The initial announcement of a funding opportunity. • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 66.717. • Dates: For specific regional submission dates for proposals, please refer to the grant announcement at https://www.epa.gov/oppt/p2home/ grants/index.htm. For detailed information concerning the grant announcement refer to the Agency website at https://www.epa.gov/ oppt/p2home/grants/index.htm. The full text of the grant announcement includes specific information regarding the: Purpose and scope; activities to be E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1 29954 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 24, 2006 / Notices funded; award information; eligibility requirements; application and submission information; award review information; and regional agency contacts if applicable. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Grants, Pollution prevention. Dated: May 11, 2006. Susan B. Hazen, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information? [FR Doc. E6–7952 Filed 5–23–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0465; FRL–8069–9] The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State-FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG); Notice of Public Meeting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/ State-FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) will hold a 2–day meeting, beginning on June 19, 2006 and ending June 20, 2006. This notice announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics. DATES: The meeting will be held on June 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and June 20, 2006 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Georgia McDuffie, Field and External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 605-0195; fax number: (703) 308-1850; e-mail address: mcduffie.georgia@epa.gov or Philip H. Gray, SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 1249, Hardwick, VT 05843-1249; telephone number (802) 472-6956; fax: (802) 472-6957; e-mail address: aapco@plainfield.bypass.com. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES I. General Information A. Does this Action Apply to Me? You may be potentially affected by this action if you all parties interested in SFIREG information exchange relationship with EPA regarding important issues related to human health, environmental exposure to pesticides and insight into EPA’s VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:08 May 23, 2006 Jkt 208001 decision-making process are invited and encourage to attend the meetings and participate as appropriate Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to: This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of particular interest to those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rondenticide Act (FIFRA). 1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPPT–2006–0465. Publicly available docket materials are available either in the electronic docket at https:// www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703) 305-5805. 2. Electronic access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically through the EPA Internet under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. C. Tentative Agenda 1. Container Recycling Rule Making Discussion 2. WPS proposed Changes 3. Unique Label Identifiers - RAPID 4. Endangered Species Enforcement Concerns 5. NPDES - Pesticides in Water Discussion on Rule 6. Availability of Laboratory Methods to States 7. Budget, General Discussion and C & T Funding 8. EPA Update/Briefing: a. Office of Pesticide Program Update b. Office of Enforcement Compliance Assurance Update List of Subjects Environmental protection. Dated: May 16, 2006. William R. Diamond, Director, Field External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs FR Doc. E6–7931 Filed 5–23–06; 8:45 am BILLING CODE 6560–50–S PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8174–3; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 2006–0134] A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to Children Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Peer-Review Workshop. AGENCY: SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that Eastern Research Group, Inc., an EPA contractor for external scientific peer review, plans to convene an independent panel of experts and organize and conduct an external peer review workshop to review the external review draft document titled, ‘‘A Framework for Assessing Health Risks of Environmental Exposures to Children’’ (EPA/600/R–05/093A). The draft document was prepared by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office of Research and Development. This document is available on the Internet at: https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/cfm/ recordisplay/cfm?deid=150263. EPA is releasing this draft document solely for the purpose of predissemination peer review under applicable information quality guidelines. This document has not been formally disseminated by EPA. It does not represent and should not be construed to represent any Agency policy or determination. Eastern Research Group, Inc. invites the public to register to attend this workshop as observers. In addition, Eastern Research Group, Inc. invites the public to give oral and/or provide written comments at the workshop regarding the draft document under review. The draft document and EPA’s peer review charge are available primarily via the Internet on NCEA’s home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and Publications menus at https://www.epa.gov/ncea. On March 14, 2006, EPA announced a 45day public comment period on the draft document (71 FR 13125). The public comment period and the external peer review workshop are separate processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the document. EPA has provided Eastern Research Group, Inc. with the public comments EPA received. In preparing a final report, EPA will consider public comments it received during the public comment period and will consider the Eastern Research Group, Inc. report of the comments and recommendations E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0199;FRL-7767-6]


Source Reduction Assistance Grants Program for Seven of the 
Regional Pollution Prevention Program Offices; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing the availability of grant funds to States, 
Tribes, Intertribal Consortia, local governments, colleges/universities 
and non-profits in fiscal year (FY) 2006 under the Source Reduction 
Assistance (SRA) Grants Program. The program will support source 
reduction/pollution prevention projects that address the reduction or 
elimination of pollution at the source across all environmental media: 
Air, land, and water. EPA will issue SRA awards under the statutory 
authorities of the Clean Air Act, section 103(b) and (g); Clean Water 
Act, section 104(b)(3); Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act, section 20; Safe Drinking Water Act, section 1442 (a)(1) and (c); 
Solid Waste Disposal Act, section 8001(a); and Toxic Substances Control 
Act, section 10. The total amount of funding available in FY 2006 is up 
to $163,000 for each of the seven participating EPA regional program 
offices or approximately $1.14 million in total funding. SRA awards 
will support pollution prevention activities during the FY 2006-2007 
budget cycle. The maximum funding level per project is $100,000. You 
may access the full text of the grant announcement at https://
www.epa.gov/oppt/p2home/grants/index.htm

DATES: For specific regional submission dates for proposals, please 
refer to the grant announcement at https://www.epa.gov/oppt/p2home/
grants/index.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michele Amhaz, Pollution Prevention 
Division (7409M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-8857; fax 
number: (202) 564-8899; e-mail address: amhaz.michele@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to States, Federally-recognized Tribes, 
Intertribal Consortia, local governments, independent school districts, 
public and private colleges/universities and non-profits. This notice 
may, however, be of interest to for-profit entities and individuals, 
who are not eligible to apply for funding under this program. 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 Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
docket identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2006-0199. Publicly 
available docket materials are available electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OPPT Docket, EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-
0280.
    2. Electronic access. You may obtain electronic copies of this 
document through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/. You may access copies of the 
grant announcement at https://www.epa.gov/oppt/p2home/grants/index.htm.

II. Overview

    The following listing provides certain key information concerning 
the proposal opportunity.
     Federal agency name: Environmental Protection Agency.
     Funding opportunity title: Source Reduction Assistance 
Grants Program.
     Funding opportunity number: EPA-OPPT-06-008.
     Announcement type: The initial announcement of a funding 
opportunity.
     Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number: 
66.717.
     Dates: For specific regional submission dates for 
proposals, please refer to the grant announcement at https://
www.epa.gov/oppt/p2home/grants/index.htm.
    For detailed information concerning the grant announcement refer to 
the Agency website at https://www.epa.gov/oppt/p2home/grants/index.htm. 
The full text of the grant announcement includes specific information 
regarding the: Purpose and scope; activities to be

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funded; award information; eligibility requirements; application and 
submission information; award review information; and regional agency 
contacts if applicable.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Grants, Pollution prevention.


    Dated: May 11, 2006.
Susan B. Hazen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and 
Toxic Substances.

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