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Economic Development Assistance Programs--Availability of Funds Under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as Amended, and Trade Act of 1974, as Amended
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[Federal Register: January 24, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 15)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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Part III
Department of Commerce
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Economic Development Administration
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Economic Development Assistance Programs--Availability of Funds Under
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and Trade Act of
1974; Notice
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
[Docket No. 991215339-9339-01]
RIN 0610-ZA14
Economic Development Assistance Programs--Availability of Funds
Under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as
Amended, and Trade Act of 1974, as Amended
AGENCY: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of
Commerce (DoC).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Economic Development Administration (EDA) announces its
policies and application procedures under the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965, as amended (PWEDA) for fiscal year 2000 to
support projects designed to alleviate conditions of substantial and
persistent unemployment and underemployment in economically-distressed
areas and regions of the Nation, and to address economic dislocations
resulting from sudden and severe job losses.
DATES: 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.
ADDRESSES: Addresses for EDA's six regional offices and Washington
office are provided in Section XIII. Addresses for Economic Development
Representatives (EDRs) are listed under each regional office.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Interested parties should contact the
appropriate regional office or EDR as shown in Section XIII for
community and regional economic development projects. For national
technical assistance, research, and trade adjustment assistance
projects, contact the headquarters program office as shown in Sections
XI and XII, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Policies under PWEDA
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 or other
major 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 PWEDA
and to continue the general goals in place over the past six fiscal
years, which have been refined to reflect the priorities of the U.S.
Department of Commerce. Unless otherwise noted below, the funding
priorities listed will be considered by the Selecting Official
(depending upon the program, either the Regional Director or Assistant
Secretary) after the project proposal has been evaluated based upon
evaluation criteria described in EDA's regulations at 13 CFR Chapter
III (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999 and 64 FR 69867, December 14, 1999).
During FY 2000, EDA will give priority consideration to projects
that help communities achieve and sustain economic growth, including
those that support the Administration's ``New Markets'' and ``Liveable
Communities'' initiatives and the priorities of the Department of
Commerce, including, among other things, the following:
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;
Commercialization and deployment of technology,
particularly information technology and telecommunications, and efforts
that support technology transfer, application, and deployment for
regional 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
reuse within the context of eco-industrial development, pollution
control or treatment processes, and flood mitigation) that
significantly enhance an area's economic development potential;
Sustainable development programs that will provide long-term economic
development benefits while promoting eco-efficiency. Included are
diversification of natural resource dependent economies, eco-industrial
parks, aquaculture facilities, brownfields' redevelopment, and other
projects that increase efficient use of resources without compromising
the environment for future generations;
Projects from Minority Serving Institutions to plan and
implement activities that will create opportunities for minority
enterprise and technology-based employment in distressed areas;
Entrepreneurial development, especially programs that
build local capacity such as small business incubators and community
financial intermediaries, and projects benefitting minorities,
businesses owned by women, and people with disabilities (e.g.,
revolving loan funds);
Economic adjustment, especially in response to military
base and Department of Energy facility closures and downsizing, defense
industry downsizing, and post-disaster, long-term economic recovery;
Projects that fall under the New Markets Initiative--those
that attract private investment in economically distressed inner city
areas, small and medium-sized towns, rural areas, and Native American
communities.
Projects located in federally 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 Native
American communities including Alaska Native Villages;
Projects that support locally created partnerships that
focus on regional solutions for economic development. Such projects
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
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benefit to economically distressed areas of the region;
Projects that support the Environmental Protection
Agency's (EPA) designated brownfield pilots and Brownfield Showcase
Communities that are eligible for EDA funding; and/or
Projects that support the Council on Environmental
Quality's American Heritage Rivers Initiative. EDA will to the extent
practicable, given its limited resources, work with EDA eligible river
communities on each of the 14 Presidentially designated rivers in
achieving their economic development goals and objectives.
To the degree that one or more funding priorities are included (or
packaged together) in the proposal, the ability to obtain EDA
assistance may be enhanced.
II. Other Information and Requirements
EDA regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III published in the Federal
Register (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999, and 64 FR 32973, June 18, 1999
and 64 FR 69867, December 14, 1999), are available from EDA offices
listed in Section XIII and from the EDA web site at www.doc.gov/eda.
Certain Departmental and other requirements are noted below.
Additional information is available through links to EDA's web site at
www.doc.gov/eda or from the appropriate EDA office listed in Section
XIII.
A. 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.
B. 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)
are subject to ``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
C. 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.
D. The implementing regulations of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) require EDA to provide public notice of the
availability of project specific environmental documents such as
environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, findings of
no significant impact, records of decision etc., to the affected public
as specified in 40 CFR 1506.6(b).
Depending on the project location, environmental information
concerning specific projects can be obtained from the Regional
Environmental Officer (REO) in the appropriate EDA regional office
listed in Section XIII.
E. 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.
F. 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.
G. Unsatisfactory performance under prior Federal awards may result
in an application not being considered for funding.
H. 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.
I. 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.
J. 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.
K. 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.
L. 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
at 13 CFR Chapter III (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999, 64 FR 39273, June
18, 1999, and 64 FR 69867, December 14, 1999).
M. Area eligibility is determined at the time that EDA invites an
application under 13 CFR 305 or 308 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 for the area through the
government of the State in which the area is located, i.e., conducted
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eligible on the date of submission of the application. In the case of
any application received by EDA more than six months prior to the time
of award, EDA will reevaluate the project to determine that the area
remains eligible for EDA assistance before making the award.
EDA will reject any documentation of eligibility that it determines
is inaccurate.
N. 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.
III. Special Need Criteria
An area is eligible pursuant to ``Special Need'' (13 CFR 301.2 (b)
(3)), if the area meets one of the criteria described below:
A. Substantial out-migration or population loss. Applicants seeking
eligibility under this criterion will be asked to present appropriate
and compelling economic and/or demographic data 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 criterion will be
asked to present appropriate and compelling economic and/or demographic
data 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 scheduled 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
closing of 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 criterion.
3. A Department of Energy defense-related funding reduction refers
to a Department of Energy facility that has experienced 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 18 months 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 Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (Public Law 93-288), 42 U.S.C.
5121 et seq.), or
2. A Federally Declared Disaster pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, (Public Law 94-265) as amended
by the Sustainable Fisheries Act (Public Law 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 (Public Law 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 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. Local negative 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.
IV. Funding Availability
Under EDA's fiscal year 2000 appropriation, Pub. L. 106-113,
program funds totalling $360,550,000 are available until expended. EDA
has already received and begun processing requests for funding under
its programs for fiscal year 2000. New requests submitted that require
approval during this fiscal year will face substantial competition.
V. Authority
The authority for programs listed in Parts VI through XI is the
Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, (Pub. L. 89-136, 42
U.S.C. 3121, et seq.), as amended, and as further amended by Pub. L.
105-393 (PWEDA). The authority for the program listed in Part XII 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.
VI. Program: Public Works and Economic Development Assistance
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.300 Economic
Development-Grants for Public Works and Infrastructure)
Funding Availability
Funds in the amount of $204,521,000 maybe appropriated for this
program. The average funding level for a grant last fiscal year was
$849,000.
VII. 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 million have been appropriated
for the Technical Assistance programs of which approximately $1,530,000
is available
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for the Local Technical Assistance program; $1,101,000 for the National
Technical Assistance program; and $6,469,000 for the University Center
program. The average funding level in FY 1999 for Local Technical
Assistance grants was $28,000; for National Technical Assistance
grants, $108,000; and for University Center grants, $98,300.
EDA expects that most University Center funds will be used for
support to existing University Centers. EDA is in the process of
designating the University Center program as a multi-(up to three) year
program and expects at least $6,469,000 in funding to be available in
each of the second and third years. Applicants under EDA's University
Center Technical Assistance programs may be invited to submit
applications for multi-year awards, setting out the proposed budget and
project activities for each year, up to three years. If accepted, such
applications will simplify the application process in subsequent year
or years, although in each year approval of an award will be dependent
upon continued satisfactory performance during the preceding period,
the availability of program funds, and will be at EDA's sole
discretion. It is EDA's intention to have the multi-year funding cycle
coincide with the peer review cycle called for under Section 506 of
PWEDA and 13 CFR Sec. 318.1.
A separate FR Notice will set forth the specific funding
priorities, application process, and time frames for certain National
Technical Assistance projects.
VIII. Program: Planning--Planning Assistance for Economic
Development Districts, Indian Tribes, States, and Other Planning
Organizations
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.302 Economic
Development--Support for Planning Organizations; 11.305 Economic
Development--State and Local Economic Development Planning)
Funding Availability
Funds in the amount of $24,000,000 have been appropriated for the
Planning program. The funding levels for planning grants last year
ranged from $10,000 to $200,000. EDA expects the majority of planning
funds will be used for support to existing Economic Development
District and Indian Tribe grantees. EDA is in the process of
designating the Planning programs as multi-(up to three)year programs
and expects at least $24,000,000 in funding to be available annually in
the second and third years. Applicants under EDA's Planning programs
may be invited to submit applications for multi-year awards, setting
out the proposed budget and project activities for each year, up to
three years. If accepted, such applications will simplify the
application process in the subsequent year or years, although in each
year approval of an award will be dependent upon continued satisfactory
performance during the preceding period, the availability of program
funds, and will be at EDA's sole discretion. It is EDA's intention to
have the multi-year funding cycle coincide with the peer review cycle
called for under Section 506 of PWEDA and 13 CFR Sec. 318.2. At the
discretion of the Regional Office, other applicants for planning
assistance may be invited to submit applications for up to a three-year
period. Funding in FY 2001 and FY 2002 for these other applicants will
be contingent upon the availability of funds from Congress,
satisfactory performance, and at the sole discretion of EDA.
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. 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 $3,129,000
available for disaster mitigation uses.
The $3,129,000 for disaster mitigation and recovery will be
available to support selected hazard prone communities (areas subject
to natural disasters) including Project Impact communities (communities
recognized for taking actions on their own to mitigate) designated by
the 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 at 13 CFR
Chapter III (64 FR 5347, February 3, 1999 and 64 FR 69867, December 14,
1999) these 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 $180,000.
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 Local 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 $77,300,000 have been appropriated for this
program. The average funding level for a grant last year was
$1,300,000.
Up to $2.5 million of defense adjustment funds will be available
for projects that demonstrate innovative credit enhancement of debt
financing for base-reuse infrastructure. In 1998, EDA published the
results of its funded research project entitled Defense Adjustment
Infrastructure Bonds: Credit Enhancement Grants Make Affordable Capital
Available. During FY 2000, EDA encourages projects that apply the
concepts explained in the study which is available on EDA's website at
www.doc.gov/eda. EDA will give priority to projects that: (1) Fund
financial studies to determine whether a base-reuse capital improvement
financing scheme requires credit enhancement, and if so, to determine
the most appropriate form(s) of credit enhancement (note that proposed
credit enhancement schemes need not identify EDA as a funding source in
order to be competitive); or (2) fund the credit enhancement of a bond
for construction activities targeted to new or renovated infrastructure
and/or buildings located on former military base property. Factors that
will be considered in selecting projects under this demonstration will
include: the economic distress of the community affected by the base
closure; the projected economic development benefits, e.g., job
creation and private sector investment, that will result from the
construction of improvements that will be funded by the bond; and the
degree to which the resulting activities can serve as a prototype for
other areas facing major base conversion needs.
XI. 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
$41,000.
A separate FR Notice will set forth the specific funding
priorities, application
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process, and time frames for certain research and evaluation projects.
For further information, contact: John McNamee, National Technical
Assistance and Research Division, Economic Development Administration,
Room 7019, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230,
Telephone: (202) 482-2309.
XII. Program: Trade Adjustment Assistance
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.313 Economic
Development--Trade Adjustment Assistance)
Funding Availability
Funds in the amount of $10,500,000 have been appropriated for this
program. The typical funding level for a grant last year was $791,000.
For further information on this program contact: Anthony J. Meyer,
Coordinator, Trade Adjustment and Technical Assistance, Planning and
Development Assistance Division, Economic Development Administration,
Room 7317, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230,
Telephone: (202) 482-2127.
EDA Regional Offices and Economic Development Representatives EDA
Regional Offices:
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Economic Development Representatives States Covered
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William J. Day, Jr., Regional Director, Atlanta Regional Office, 401
West Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 1820, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3510,
Telephone: (404) 730-3002, Fax: (404) 730-3025, Internet Address:
wday1@doc.gov
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PATTERSON, Gilbert, 401 West Peachtree Street, Mississippi.
N.W., Suite 1820, Atlanta, GA 30308, Telephone: Georgia.
(404) 730-3000, Internet Address:
gpatters@doc.gov.
HUNTER, Bobby D., 771 Corporate Drive, Suite Kentucky.
200, Lexington, KY 40503-5477, Telephone: (606) North Carolina
224-7426, Internet Address: bhunter@doc.gov. (Western).
DIXON, Patricia M., U.S. Department of Commerce- South Carolina.
EDA, P. O. Box 1707, Lugoff, SC 29078, North Carolina
Telephone: (803) 408-2513, Internet Address: (Eastern).
pdixon@doc.gov.
DENNIS, Bobby, 401 West Peachtree Street, N.W., Alabama.
Suite 1820, Atlanta, GA 30308-3510, Telephone:
(404) 730-3020, Internet Address:
bdennis@doc.gov.
TAYLOR, Willie C., 401 West Peachtree Street, Florida.
N.W., Suite 1820, Atlanta, GA 30308-3510,
Telephone: (404) 730-3032, Internet Address:
wtaylor5@doc.gov.
REED, Tonia, 401 West Peachtree Street, N.W., Tennessee.
Suite 1820, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3510,
Telephone: (404) 730-3026, Internet Address:
treed@doc.gov.
Pedro R. Garza, Regional Director, Austin Regional Office, 327 Congress
Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78701-4037, Telephone: (512) 381-8144,
Fax: (512) 381-8177, Internet Address: pgarza1@doc.gov
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Area Directors
JACOB, Larry, Austin Regional Office 327 New Mexico
Congress Avenue, Suite 200 Austin, TX 78701- Oklahoma
4037, Telephone: (512) 381-8157, Internet Texas (Northwest).
Address: ljacob@doc.gov.
FRERKING, Sharon T., Austin Regional Office 327 Arkansas
Congress Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78701- Louisiana
4037, Telephone: (512) 381-8154, Internet Texas (Southeast).
Address: sfrerking@doc.gov.
SPEARMAN, Sam, 700 West Capital, Room 2509,
Little Rock, AR 72201, Telephone: (501) 324-
5637, Internet Address: sspearma@doc.gov.
DAVIDSON-EHLERS, Pamela 501 Magazine Street,
Room 1025, New Orleans, LA 70130, Telephone:
(504) 589-4179, Internet Address:
pdavidso@doc.gov.
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: rsawyer@doc.gov
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ARNOLD, John B. III, 104 Federal Building, 515 Illinois.
West First Street, Duluth, MN 55802, Telephone: Minnesota.
(1-888) 865-5719 (Illinois), (218) 720-5326
(Minnesota), Internet Address: jarnold@doc.gov.
HICKEY, Robert F., Federal Building, Room 740, Ohio.
200 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Indiana.
Telephone: (1-800) 686-2603 (Indiana), (614)
469-7314 (Ohio), Internet Address:
rhickey@doc.gov.
PECK, John E., P.O. Box 517, Acme, Michigan Michigan.
49610-0517, Telephone: (616) 938-1712 Wisconsin.
(Michigan), (1-888) 249-7597 (Wisconsin),
Internet Address: jpeck@doc.gov.
Anthony J. Preite, Regional Director, Denver Regional Office, 1244 Speer
Boulevard, Room 670, Denver, Colorado 80204, Telephone: (303) 844-4715,
Fax: (303) 844-3968, Internet Address: jwoodwa2@doc.gov
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ZENDER, John P., 1244 Speer Boulevard, Room 632, Colorado.
Denver, CO 80204, Telephone: (303) 844-4902, Kansas.
Internet Address: jzender@doc.gov.
CECIL, Robert, Federal Building, Room 823, 2l0 Iowa.
Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, Telephone: Nebraska.
(515) 284-4746, Internet Address:
bcecil@doc.gov.
HILDEBRANDT, Paul, Federal Building, Room B-2, Missouri.
608 East Cherry Street, Columbia, MO 65201,
Telephone: (573) 442-8084, Internet Address:
phildeb1@doc.gov.
ROGERS, John C., Federal Building, Room 196, 301 Montana.
South Park Ave., Drawer 10074, Helena, MT Wyoming.
59626, Telephone: (406) 441-1175, Internet
Address: jrogers6@doc.gov.
JUNGBERG, Cip, Post Office/Courthouse, 102 4th South Dakota.
Ave., Room 216, P.O. Box 190, Aberdeen, South North Dakota.
Dakota 57401, Telephone: (605) 226-7315,
Internet Address: cjungberg@doc.gov.
TURNER, Robert, Chief, Operations Management, Utah.
1244 Speer Boulevard, Room 670, Denver,
Colorado 80204, Telephone: (303) 844-4474,
Internet Address: rturner@doc.gov.
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:
Praetsch@doc.gov
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GOOD, William A., Acting, Philadelphia Regional Delaware.
Office, The Curtis Center-Suite 140 South, District of Columbia.
Independence Square West, Philadelphia, PA
19106, Telephone: (215) 597-0405, Internet
Address: wgood@doc.gov.
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AUBE, Michael W., 48 Highland Avenue, Bangor, ME Connecticut.
04401-4656, Telephone: (207) 945-6985, Internet Maine.
Address: Maube@doc.gov. Rhode Island.
POTTER, Rita V., 143 North Main Street, Suite New Hampshire.
209, Concord, NH 03301-5089, Telephone: (603) Massachusetts.
225-1624, Internet Address: rpotter@doc.gov.
HUMMEL, Edward, Philadelphia Regional Office, New Jersey.
The Curtis Center-Suite 140 South, Independence New York City (Long
Square West, Philadelphia, PA 19106, Telephone: Island).
(215) 597-6767, Internet Address:
ehummel@doc.gov.
MARSHALL, Harold J. II, 620 Erie Boulevard West, New York.
Suite 104, Syracuse, NY 13204-2442, Telephone: Vermont.
(315) 448-0938, Internet Address:
hmarshal@doc.gov.
PECONE, Anthony M., 525 North Broad Street, West Pennsylvania.
Hazelton, PA. 18201-1107, Telephone: (570) 459-
6861, Internet Address: apecone@doc.gov.
CRUZ, Ernesto L., IBM Building, Room 602, 654 Puerto Rico.
Munoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918-1738, Virgin Islands.
Telephone: (787) 766-5187, Internet Address:
ecruz@doc.gov.
NOYES, Neal E., Room 474, 400 North 8th Street, Virginia.
P.O. Box 10229, Richmond, VA 23240-1001, Maryland.
Telephone: (804) 771-2061, Internet Address:
nnoyes@doc.gov.
DAVIS, R. Byron, 405 Capital Street, Room 411, West Virginia.
Charleston, WV 25301-1727, Telephone: (304) 347-
5252, Internet Address: bdavis3@doc.gov.
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:
Lsmith7@doc.gov
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RICHERT, Bernhard E. Jr., 550 West 7th Avenue, Alaska.
Suite 1780, Anchorage, AK 99501-7594,
Telephone: (907) 271-2272, Internet Address:
brichert@doc.gov.
SOSSON, Deena R., 801 I Street, Suite 411, California (Central).
Sacramento, CA 95814, Telephone: (916) 498-
5285, Internet Address: dsosson@doc.gov.
CHURCH, Dianne V., 280 South First St., #135-B, California (Central
San Jose, CA 95113, Telephone: (408) 535-5550, Coastal).
Internet Address: dchurch@doc.gov.
FUJITA, Gail S., P.O. Box 50264, 300 Ala Moaana Hawaii.
Blvd, Federal Building, Room 5180, Honolulu, HI Guam.
96850, Telephone: (808) 541-3391, Internet American Samoa.
Address: gfugita@doc.gov. Marshall Islands.
Micronesia.
Northern Marianas.
Republic of Palau.
AMES, Aldred F., Borah Federal Building, Room Idaho.
441, 304 North 8th Street, Boise, ID 83702, Nevada.
Telephone: (208) 334-1521 (Idaho), (1-888) 693-
1370 (Nevada), Internet Address: aames@doc.gov.
BERBLINGER, Anne S., One World Trade Center, 121 Oregon.
S.W. Salmon Street, Suite 244, Portland, OR California (Northern).
97204, Telephone: (503) 326-3078, Internet
Address: aberblin@doc.gov.
MARSHALL, Wilfred, 5777 West Centry Blvd., Suite California (Southern).
1675, Los Angeles, CA 90045, Telephone: (310)
348-5386, Internet Address: wmarshall@doc.gov.
KIRRY, Lloyd P., Seattle Regional Office, Washington.
Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue,
Room 1856, Seattle, WA 98174, Telephone: (206)
220-7682, Internet Address: lkirry@doc.gov.
MACIAS, Jacob (Acting), Seattle Regional Office, Arizona.
Jackson Federal Building, 915 Second Avenue,
Room 1856, Seattle, WA 98174, Telephone: (206)
220-7666, Internet Address: jmacias@doc.gov.
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For general information on EDA contact the appropriate Regional
Office listed above or EDA's Office of Congressional Liaison and
Program Research and Evaluation: Economic Development Administration,
Room7814A, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230,
Telephone: (202) 482-2309, EDA website www.doc.gov/eda.
Dated: January 18, 2000.
Chester Straub, Jr.,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development.
[FR Doc. 00-1627 Filed 1-21-00; 8:45 am]
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