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- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission of
EPA ICR No. 2104.01 to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request;
Brownfields Program Revitalization Grantee Reporting
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval: Brownfields Program-- Revitalization
Grantee Reporting. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and
cost. Additional comments may be submitted on or before September
3, 2003.
- Federal Register Notice
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August 4, 2003
For more information and to provide comments, review the EPA
EDOCKET Web site.
- EPA Announces $73.1 Million in National Brownfields Grants
in 37 States and Seven Tribal Communities
As part of EPA's ongoing efforts to promote economic revitalization
while safeguarding the environment and public health, EPA Administrator
Christie Whitman today announced $73.1 million in Brownfields funds
for a variety of different grants made available from the Small Business
Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act. more...
- Executive Order: Further Amendment to Executive Order 12580,
as Amended, Superfund Implementation
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/06/print/20030620.html 
- EPA Awards $2 Million to Seven States for New Brownfields Job
Training Grants in Ten Communities
In its ongoing efforts to promote economic revitalization and safeguard
the environment and public health, EPA Administrator Christie Whitman
today announced the awarding of its first Brownfields Job Training
grants under the new Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act of 2002. more...
- National Arbor Day Foundation Honors EPA's Brownfields Program
for its Restoration and Preservation Efforts
In recognition of its environmental restoration and preservation efforts,
EPA's Brownfields program has received a 2003 National Arbor Day Foundation
Project Award. The Foundation is a national, million-member, nonprofit
educational organization dedicated to tree planting and environmental
stewardship. more...
- Remarks of Governor Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator of
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, on announcing the Land Revitalization
Agenda Baltimore, Maryland
The "Land Revitalization Agenda" was announced by EPA Administrator
Christie Whitman at the Harbor Point site (formerly AlliedSignal),
a 27-acre peninsula in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. The site was successfully
cleaned up in Feb. 2000 under RCRA's Corrective Action Program. Plans
for Harbor Point redevelopment call for 1.8 million square feet of
mixed-used space, representing up to $400 million in new investment
and creating as many as 5,000 jobs. more...
- EPA News Release
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April 10, 2003
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Brownfields Program Revitalization Grantee Reporting
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the
following proposed Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB): Brownfields Program--Revitalization
Grantee Reporting, EPA ICR Number 2104.01. This information collection
request applies to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements that
apply to recipients of assessment, revolving loan fund, cleanup and
job training grants awarded under subtitle A of the Small Business
Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act (Public Law 107-118).
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection.
Federal Register Notice
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April 4, 2003
For more information and to provide comments, review the Docket
Detail on the EPA EDOCKET system click
here.
- Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule
Because EPA received adverse comment on our the direct final rule,
"Clarification to Interim Standards and Practices for All Appropriate
Inquiry Under CERCLA," we have withdrawn that rule. The notice of
withdrawal was published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2003
(68 FR 14339). more...
- EPA Publishes Notice of Intent to Negotiate All Appropriate Inquiry
Rule
EPA intends to establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the Negotiated Rulemaking
Act (NRA) to negotiate proposed federal standards for conducting all
appropriate inquiry. The purpose of the Committee will be to conduct
discussions and reach consensus, if possible, on proposed regulatory
language setting standards and practices for conducting all appropriate
inquiry, as required by the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act (the Brownfields Law). more...
- Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Training, Research, and Technical
Assistance Grants and Cooperative Agreements
These guidelines provide eligible applicants an opportunity to apply
for federal funding for brownfields-related training, research or
technical assistance. Deadline for applications is April 14, 2003.
Please note that applications that are sent via United States Postal
Service may not arrive at EPA for several weeks due to the screening
and irradiation process necessary for security purposes. more...
- Proposal Guidelines for Job Training Grants
EPA expects to select approximately 10 Brownfields Environmental Job
Training grants by the end of April 2003. Grant applicants must be
located within or near one of the EPA-funded brownfields grant (assessment,
RLF) communities. more...
- December 1, 2003 - Proposal Guidelines for Job Training
Grants
EPA expects to select approximately 10 Brownfields Environmental Job
Training grants by the end of March 2004. Grant applicants must be
located within or near one of the EPA-funded brownfields grant (assessment,
RLF, and cleanup) communities. more...
- December 4, 2003 - Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment,
Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants
EPA is accepting proposals for national brownfields assessment, revolving
loan fund and cleanup grants. These grants are part of the Small Business
Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act to help states
and communities around the country clean up and revitalize Brownfield
sites.
- Federal Register Notice
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October 16, 2003
- Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan
Fund, and Cleanup Grants
Publication Number: EPA-500-F-03-244
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62 Pages ]
October 2003
- Brownfield Grant Guidelines Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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October 2003
- September 8, 2003 - Public Meeting for Draft Proposal Guidelines
for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants
The purpose of the public meeting is for EPA's Office of Brownfields
Cleanup and Redevelopment to listen to the views of public stakeholders
on the Agency's draft Brownfield Grants Guidelines.
NOTE: EPA is making changes
to the petroleum portions of the "Draft Proposal Guidelines for
Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants"
posted on EPA's Brownfields website and dated August 25, 2003. EPA
is changing the petroleum portion of the Threshold Criteria for
Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants, and removing
the reserve on a portion of Appendix 3, Guidance on Sites Eligible
for Brownfields Funding Under CERCLA Sec. 104(k) pertaining to paragraph
3.3.2 Contamination by Petroleum or Petroleum Product.
- Federal Register Notice
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August 4, 2003
- DRAFT fiscal year 2004 Proposal Guidelines
for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Grants
(Brownfield Grants Guidelines)
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(845K) 65 Pages]
August 25, 2003
- Changes to petroleum portion of Threshold Criteria for Assessment,
Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants
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(104K) 3 Pages ]
August 27, 2003
- Removal of reserve on a portion of Appendix 3, Guidance
on Sites Eligible for Brownfields Funding Under CERCLA Sec.
104(k) pertaining to paragraph 3.3.2 Contamination by Petroleum
or Petroleum Product.
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(124K) 3 Pages ]
August 27, 2003
- September 3, 2003 - Deadline for Comments - Agency Information
Collection Activities; Submission of EPA ICR No. 2104.01 to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Brownfields Program Revitalization
Grantee Reporting.
For more information and to provide comments, review the Docket Detail
on the EPA
EDOCKET system Web site
- July 22-24, 2003 - RevTech Conference, "Cleaning Up Contaminated
Properties for Reuse and Revitalization: Effective Technical Approaches
and Tools", Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For more information, visit:
http://www.allconferences.com/conferences/20030422083703/.
- June 10 & 11, 2003 - Meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking
Committee
Federal Register Notice
[ PDF (60K) 2 Pages]
May 12, 2003
- June 3, 2003 - Deadline for Comments - Agency Information
Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Brownfields
Program Revitalization Grantee Reporting.
For more information and to provide comments, review the Docket Detail
on the EPA EDOCKET system click
here.
- April 14, 2003 - Applications due for Brownfields Training, Research,
and Technical Assistance Grants and Cooperative Agreements
These guidelines provide eligible applicants an opportunity to apply
for federal funding for brownfields-related training, research or
technical assistance. Please note that applications that are sent
via United States Postal Service may not arrive at EPA for several
weeks due to the screening and irradiation process necessary for security
purposes. more...
- February 14, 2003 - Proposals Due for Brownfields Job Training
Grants
EPA expects to select approximately 10 Brownfields Environmental Job
Training grants by the end of April 2003. Grant applicants must be
located within or near one of the EPA-funded brownfields grant (assessment,
RLF) communities. more...
- January 22, 2003 - Application Guidelines for Brownfields
2003 - 2007 Annual Conference Cooperative Agreement
EPA is conducting an open competition for the lead non-federal co-sponsor
cooperative agreement for the next five annual Brownfields conferences
(2003 - 2007). more...
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