FY2020 Supplemental Funding for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grantees, 13647-13648 [2020-04682]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 46 / Monday, March 9, 2020 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10006–24–OLEM] FY2020 Supplemental Funding for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grantees Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of the availability of funds. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to make available approximately $5 million to provide supplemental funds to Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) cooperative agreements previously awarded competitively under section 104(k)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). EPA will consider awarding supplemental funding only to RLF grantees who have demonstrated an ability to deliver programmatic results by making at least one loan or subgrant. The award of these funds is based on the criteria described at CERCLA 104(k)(5)(A)(ii). The Agency is now accepting requests for supplemental funding from RLF grantees. Specific information on submitting a request for RLF supplemental funding is described below and additional information may be obtained by contacting the appropriate EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinator listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. DATES: Requests for funding must be submitted to the appropriate EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinator listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION by April 8, 2020. ADDRESSES: A request for supplemental funding must be in the form of a letter addressed to the appropriate Regional Brownfields Coordinator listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION with a copy to Rachel Congdon at congdon.rachel@epa.gov and to Rachel Lentz at lentz.rachel@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Congdon, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number (202) 566–1564; email address: congdon.rachel@epa.gov. You may also contact the appropriate Regional Brownfields Coordinator listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: I. Background The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act added section 104(k) to CERCLA to VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Mar 06, 2020 Jkt 250001 authorize federal financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, including grants for assessment, cleanup and job training. Section 104(k) includes a provision for EPA to, among other things, award grants to eligible entities to capitalize Revolving Loan Funds and to provide loans and subgrants for brownfields cleanup. Section 104(k)(5)(A)(ii) authorizes EPA to make additional grant funds available to RLF grantees for any year after the year for which the initial grant is made (noncompetitive RLF supplemental funding) taking into consideration: (I) The number of sites and number of communities that are addressed by the revolving loan fund; (II) the demand for funding by eligible entities that have not previously received a grant under this subsection; (III) the demonstrated ability of the eligible entity to use the revolving loan fund to enhance remediation and provide funds on a continuing basis; and (IV) such other similar factors as the Agency considers appropriate to carry out this subsection. II. Eligibility In order to be considered for supplemental funding, grantees must demonstrate that they have significantly depleted funds (both EPA grant funding and any available program income) and that they have a clear plan for utilizing requested additional funds in a timely manner. Grantees must demonstrate that they have made at least one loan or subgrant prior to applying for this supplemental funding and have significantly depleted existing available funds. For FY2020, EPA defines ‘‘significantly depleted funds’’ as uncommitted, available funding is 25% or less of total RLF funds awarded under all open and closed grants and cannot exceed $600,000. For new RLF recipients with an award of $1 million or less, funds will be consider significantly depleted if the uncommitted, available funding does not exceed $300,000. Additionally, the RLF recipient must have demonstrated a need for supplemental funding based on, among other factors, the list of potential projects in the RLF program pipeline; demonstrated the ability to make loans and subgrants for cleanups that can be started, completed, and will lead to redevelopment; demonstrated the ability to administer and revolve the RLF by generating program income; demonstrated an ability to use the RLF grant to address funding gaps for cleanup; and demonstrated that they have provided for past and will provide for future community benefit from past PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13647 and potential loan(s) and/or subgrant(s). EPA encourages innovative approaches to maximize revolving and leveraging with other funds, including use of grants funds as a loan loss guarantee or combining with other government or private sector lending resources. Applicants for supplemental funding must contact the appropriate Regional Brownfields Coordinator below to obtain information on the format for supplemental funding applications for their region. III. Regional Brownfields Coordinators • EPA Region 1 (for CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT): Joe Ferrari, 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109–3912; telephone number (617) 918–1105; email address: Ferrari.Joe@epa.gov. • EPA Region 2 (for NJ, NY, PR, and VI): Alison Devine, 290 Broadway, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10007; telephone number (212) 637–4158; email address: Devine.Alison@epa.gov. • EPA Region 3 (for DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, and WV): Brett Gilmartin, 1650 Arch Street, Mail Code 3HS51, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103– 2029; telephone number (215) 814– 3405; email address: Gilmartin.Brett@ epa.gov. • EPA Region 4 (for AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN): Derek Street, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW, 10TH FL, Atlanta, GA 30303–8960; telephone number (404) 562–8574; email address: Street.Derek@ epa.gov. • EPA Region 5 (for IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI): Keary Cragan, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Mail Code SB–5J, Chicago, Illinois 60604–3507; telephone number (312) 353–5669; email address: Cragan.Keary@epa.gov. • EPA Region 6 (for AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX): Camisha Scott, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 (6SF–PB), Dallas, Texas 75202–2733; telephone number (214) 665–6755; email address: Scott.Camisha@epa.gov. • EPA Region 7 (for IA, KS, MO, and NE): Susan Klein, 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, Kansas 66219; telephone number (913) 551–7786; email address: R7_Brownfields@epa.gov. • EPA Region 8 (for CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY): Ted Lanzano, 1595 Wynkoop Street (EPR–B), Denver, CO 80202–1129; telephone number (303) 312–6596; email address: Lanzano.Ted@ epa.gov. • EPA Region 9 (for AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, and GU): Noemi Emeric-Ford, 75 Hawthorne Street, WST–8, San Francisco, CA 94105; telephone number (213) 244–1821; email address: EmericFord.Noemi@epa.gov. E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1 13648 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 46 / Monday, March 9, 2020 / Notices • EPA Region 10 (for AK, ID, OR, and WA): Susan Morales, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Mailstop: ECL–112 Seattle, WA 98101; telephone number (206) 553–7299; email address: Morales.Susan@epa.gov. Dated: March 3, 2020. David Lloyd, Director, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, Office of Land and Emergency Management. [FR Doc. 2020–04682 Filed 3–6–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Open Session A. Approval of Minutes • January 30, 2020 (Regular Meeting) B. Quarterly Business Reports • FCSIC Financial Reports • Report on Insured Obligations • Report on Annual Performance C. New Business • Report on Investment Portfolio • Presentation of 2019 Audit Results • Consideration of Allocated Insurance Reserves Accounts D. Closed Session • FCSIC Report on Insurance Risk FARM CREDIT SYSTEM INSURANCE CORPORATION E. Closed Session—Audit Committee Regular Meeting; Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation. ACTION: Notice, regular meeting. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given of the regular meeting of the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board (Board). SUMMARY: The meeting of the Board will be held at the offices of the Farm Credit Administration in McLean, Virginia, on March 12, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. until such time as the Board concludes its business. DATES: Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102. Submit attendance requests via email to VisitorRequest@FCA.gov. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further information about attendance requests. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Aultman, Secretary to the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board, (703) 883–4009, TTY (703) 883–4056, aultmand@fca.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of this meeting of the Board will be open to the public (limited space available), and parts will be closed to the public. Please send an email to VisitorRequest@ FCA.gov at least 24 hours before the meeting. In your email include: Name, postal address, entity you are representing (if applicable), and telephone number. You will receive an email confirmation from us. Please be prepared to show a photo identification when you arrive. If you need assistance for accessibility reasons, or if you have any questions, contact Dale Aultman, Secretary to the Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation Board, at (703) 883–4009. The matters to be considered at the meeting are: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Mar 06, 2020 Jkt 250001 • Executive Session of the FCSIC Board Audit Committee with the External Auditor Dated: March 3, 2020. Dale Aultman, Secretary, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation. [FR Doc. 2020–04690 Filed 3–6–20; 8:45 am] Unauthorized Committees (PACs and Party Committees) BILLING CODE 6705–01–P FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION [NOTICE 2020–03] Filing Dates for the Georgia Senate Special Election Federal Election Commission. Notice of filing dates for special election. AGENCY: ACTION: Georgia has scheduled a Special General Election on November 3, 2020, to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Senator Johnny Isakson. Under Georgia law, a majority winner in a Special General Election is declared elected. Should no candidate achieve a majority vote, a Special Runoff Election will be held on January 5, 2021, between the top two vote-getters. Political committees participating in the Georgia special elections are required to file pre- and post-election reports. Filing deadlines for these reports are affected by whether one or two elections are held. SUMMARY: Ms. Elizabeth S. Kurland, Information Division, 1050 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20463; Telephone: (202) 694–1100; Toll Free (800) 424– 9530. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Principal Campaign Committees All principal campaign committees of candidates who participate in both the PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Georgia Special General and Special Runoff Elections shall file a 12-day PreGeneral Report on October 22, 2020; a 12-day Pre-Runoff Report on December 24, 2020; and a 30-day Post-Runoff Report on February 4, 2021. (See charts below for the closing date for each report.) If both elections are held, all principal campaign committees of candidates who participate only in the Special General Election shall file a 12-day Pre-General Report on October 22, 2020. (See charts below for the closing date for each report.) If only one election is held, all principal campaign committees of candidates in the Special General Election shall file a 12-day Pre-General Report on October 22, 2020; and a 30day Post-General Report on December 3, 2020. (See charts below for the closing date for each report.) Note that these reports are in addition to the campaign committee’s regular quarterly filings. (See charts below for the closing date for each report). Sfmt 4703 Political committees not filing monthly in 2020 or 2021 are subject to special election reporting if they make previously undisclosed contributions or expenditures in connection with the Georgia Special General or Special Runoff Elections by the close of books for the applicable report(s). (See charts below for the closing date for each report.) Committees filing monthly that make contributions or expenditures in connection with the Georgia Special General or Special Runoff Elections will continue to file according to the monthly reporting schedule. Additional disclosure information in connection with the Georgia special elections may be found on the FEC website at https://www.fec.gov/helpcandidates-and-committees/dates-anddeadlines/. Disclosure of Lobbyist Bundling Activity Principal campaign committees, party committees and leadership PACs that are otherwise required to file reports in connection with the special election must simultaneously file FEC Form 3L if they receive two or more bundled contributions from lobbyists/registrants or lobbyist/registrant PACs that aggregate in excess of $19,000 during the special election reporting period. (See charts below for closing date of each period.) 11 CFR 104.22(a)(5)(v), (b), 110.17(e)(2), (f). E:\FR\FM\09MRN1.SGM 09MRN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 46 (Monday, March 9, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13647-13648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04682]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-10006-24-OLEM]


FY2020 Supplemental Funding for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund 
(RLF) Grantees

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of the availability of funds.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to make 
available approximately $5 million to provide supplemental funds to 
Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) cooperative agreements previously awarded 
competitively under section 104(k)(3) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). EPA 
will consider awarding supplemental funding only to RLF grantees who 
have demonstrated an ability to deliver programmatic results by making 
at least one loan or subgrant. The award of these funds is based on the 
criteria described at CERCLA 104(k)(5)(A)(ii). The Agency is now 
accepting requests for supplemental funding from RLF grantees. Specific 
information on submitting a request for RLF supplemental funding is 
described below and additional information may be obtained by 
contacting the appropriate EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinator listed 
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

DATES: Requests for funding must be submitted to the appropriate EPA 
Regional Brownfields Coordinator listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
by April 8, 2020.

ADDRESSES: A request for supplemental funding must be in the form of a 
letter addressed to the appropriate Regional Brownfields Coordinator 
listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION with a copy to Rachel Congdon at 
[email protected] and to Rachel Lentz at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Congdon, Office of Brownfields 
and Land Revitalization, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number (202) 
566-1564; email address: [email protected]. You may also contact 
the appropriate Regional Brownfields Coordinator listed under 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization 
Act added section 104(k) to CERCLA to authorize federal financial 
assistance for brownfields revitalization, including grants for 
assessment, cleanup and job training. Section 104(k) includes a 
provision for EPA to, among other things, award grants to eligible 
entities to capitalize Revolving Loan Funds and to provide loans and 
subgrants for brownfields cleanup. Section 104(k)(5)(A)(ii) authorizes 
EPA to make additional grant funds available to RLF grantees for any 
year after the year for which the initial grant is made (noncompetitive 
RLF supplemental funding) taking into consideration:
    (I) The number of sites and number of communities that are 
addressed by the revolving loan fund;
    (II) the demand for funding by eligible entities that have not 
previously received a grant under this subsection;
    (III) the demonstrated ability of the eligible entity to use the 
revolving loan fund to enhance remediation and provide funds on a 
continuing basis; and
    (IV) such other similar factors as the Agency considers appropriate 
to carry out this subsection.

II. Eligibility

    In order to be considered for supplemental funding, grantees must 
demonstrate that they have significantly depleted funds (both EPA grant 
funding and any available program income) and that they have a clear 
plan for utilizing requested additional funds in a timely manner. 
Grantees must demonstrate that they have made at least one loan or 
subgrant prior to applying for this supplemental funding and have 
significantly depleted existing available funds. For FY2020, EPA 
defines ``significantly depleted funds'' as uncommitted, available 
funding is 25% or less of total RLF funds awarded under all open and 
closed grants and cannot exceed $600,000. For new RLF recipients with 
an award of $1 million or less, funds will be consider significantly 
depleted if the uncommitted, available funding does not exceed 
$300,000. Additionally, the RLF recipient must have demonstrated a need 
for supplemental funding based on, among other factors, the list of 
potential projects in the RLF program pipeline; demonstrated the 
ability to make loans and subgrants for cleanups that can be started, 
completed, and will lead to redevelopment; demonstrated the ability to 
administer and revolve the RLF by generating program income; 
demonstrated an ability to use the RLF grant to address funding gaps 
for cleanup; and demonstrated that they have provided for past and will 
provide for future community benefit from past and potential loan(s) 
and/or subgrant(s). EPA encourages innovative approaches to maximize 
revolving and leveraging with other funds, including use of grants 
funds as a loan loss guarantee or combining with other government or 
private sector lending resources. Applicants for supplemental funding 
must contact the appropriate Regional Brownfields Coordinator below to 
obtain information on the format for supplemental funding applications 
for their region.

III. Regional Brownfields Coordinators

     EPA Region 1 (for CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, and VT): Joe 
Ferrari, 5 Post Office Square, Boston, MA 02109-3912; telephone number 
(617) 918-1105; email address: [email protected].
     EPA Region 2 (for NJ, NY, PR, and VI): Alison Devine, 290 
Broadway, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10007; telephone number (212) 637-
4158; email address: [email protected].
     EPA Region 3 (for DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, and WV): Brett 
Gilmartin, 1650 Arch Street, Mail Code 3HS51, Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania 19103-2029; telephone number (215) 814-3405; email 
address: [email protected].
     EPA Region 4 (for AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN): 
Derek Street, Atlanta Federal Center, 61 Forsyth Street SW, 10TH FL, 
Atlanta, GA 30303-8960; telephone number (404) 562-8574; email address: 
[email protected].
     EPA Region 5 (for IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, and WI): Keary 
Cragan, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Mail Code SB-5J, Chicago, Illinois 
60604-3507; telephone number (312) 353-5669; email address: 
[email protected].
     EPA Region 6 (for AR, LA, NM, OK, and TX): Camisha Scott, 
1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 1200 (6SF-PB), Dallas, Texas 75202-2733; 
telephone number (214) 665-6755; email address: [email protected].
     EPA Region 7 (for IA, KS, MO, and NE): Susan Klein, 11201 
Renner Blvd., Lenexa, Kansas 66219; telephone number (913) 551-7786; 
email address: [email protected].
     EPA Region 8 (for CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY): Ted 
Lanzano, 1595 Wynkoop Street (EPR-B), Denver, CO 80202-1129; telephone 
number (303) 312-6596; email address: [email protected].
     EPA Region 9 (for AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, and GU): Noemi 
Emeric-Ford, 75 Hawthorne Street, WST-8, San Francisco, CA 94105; 
telephone number (213) 244-1821; email address: [email protected].

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     EPA Region 10 (for AK, ID, OR, and WA): Susan Morales, 
1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Mailstop: ECL-112 Seattle, WA 98101; 
telephone number (206) 553-7299; email address: [email protected].

    Dated: March 3, 2020.
David Lloyd,
Director, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, Office of Land 
and Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2020-04682 Filed 3-6-20; 8:45 am]
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