98-29664. Revised Allotment Formulas for State and Interstate Monies Appropriated Under Section 106 of the Clean Water Act  

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    Revised Allotment Formulas for State and Interstate Monies Appropriated 
    Under Section 106 of the Clean Water Act; Notice
    
    Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 214 / Thursday, November 5, 1998 / 
    Notices
    
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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    
    [FRL-6184-9]
    
    
    Revised Allotment Formulas for State and Interstate Monies 
    Appropriated Under Section 106 of the Clean Water Act
    
    AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
    
    ACTION: Notice of revised allotment to formulas and request for 
    comment.
    
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    SUMMARY: This notice announces revised allotment formulas for allotting 
    funds appropriated under section 106 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to 
    States and to interstate agencies for use in administering specific 
    elements of Clean Water Act programs. The notice includes FY 1999 
    allotments for States and interstate agencies and requests comments on 
    the revised formulas for use in FY 2000 and beyond.
        Section 106 of the CWA authorizes the Environmental Protection 
    Agency (EPA) to provide grants to States, interstate agencies, and 
    Indian Tribes to administer programs for the prevention, reduction, and 
    elimination of water pollution, including the development and 
    implementation of ground-water protection strategies. EPA has revised 
    the CWA section 106 allotment formulas, which are based on ``the extent 
    of the pollution problem,'' to better reflect its current understanding 
    of the significant sources of pollution nationwide.
        The revised formula will be phased in FY 1999, with no State or 
    interstate agency receiving less than its FY 1998 allotment. EPA is 
    seeking comment on the revised formula for use in FY 2000 and beyond.
    
    DATES: The revised formula for FY 1999 is effective November 5, 1998.
        Comments on the revised formula for the full implementation for FY 
    2000 should be in writing and must be postmarked by January 4, 1999. 
    Electronic comments should be posted by January 4, 1999.
    
    ADDRESSES: Public Comments. All public comments regarding the revised 
    formula shall be submitted no later than January 4, 1999, to: Water 
    Docket, W-98-28, EB 57, USEPA Headquarters, 401 M. St., S.W., 
    Washington, D.C. 20460.
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Crow, Office of Wastewater 
    Management (4201), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460, (202) 260-
    6742, Facsimile: (202) 260-1156, e-mail: crow.carol@epa.gov.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CWA section 106 provides general authority 
    for grants to States, Tribes, and interstate agencies to support key 
    elements of clean water programs. Grants provide States, Tribes, and 
    interstate agencies with critical resources for the effective 
    management of water pollution control programs including water quality 
    monitoring, standards development, and permit issuance. The 
    Administration proposed and Congress appropriated a significant 
    increase in grant funds to support these activities in FY 1999.
        The CWA directs the EPA Administrator to allocate section 106 
    grants funds ``on the basis of the extent of the pollution problem.'' 
    The existing section 106 formula is derived from data more than 25 
    years old and is based on population data from the 1960s and an 
    estimate from the early 1970s of the number of large cattle feedlots, 
    industrial and municipal point sources and power plants.
        Reports of water quality conditions around the country provided by 
    States under section 305(b) of the CWA indicate that the location and 
    nature of the sources of water pollution has changed significantly 
    since the early 1970s. In evaluating this data, EPA decided to consider 
    whether an alternate formula would better comply with the statutory 
    directive to allocate funds among States and interstate agencies based 
    on the ``extent of the pollution problem.'' (The allotment formula for 
    the Tribal Section was revised in 1998 and it is not affected by this 
    action.)
        EPA organized a work group consisting of geographically-balanced 
    representation from the Agency, seven States, and an interstate agency 
    to review the existing formula and consider other approaches. The State 
    representatives were recommended by the Environmental Council of States 
    (ECOS), the Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control 
    Administrators (ASIWPCA), and the Ground Water Protection Council 
    (GWPC). EPA posted minutes from the work group meetings, background 
    data, and all written comments on an Internet website and invited all 
    States and Interstate agencies to participate in the discussion via the 
    website and contact with work group members.
        The work group evaluated a wide range of alternative approaches and 
    ultimately developed and recommended a new allocation formula. The work 
    group believed that the formula should largely be based on impairment, 
    but decided not to give impairment too much weight because of 
    shortcomings in data related to water quality monitoring. The work 
    group therefore recommended other surrogates for ``extent of the 
    pollution problem,'' including surrogates for point and nonpoint 
    sources of pollution.
        Work group members were concerned about the impact of reductions in 
    funding levels on clean water programs in individual States. A ``safety 
    net'' was built into the new formula to provide for a gradual 
    transition to adjusted funding amounts. The revised formula 
    specifically provides that no State lose more than five percent 
    compared with the previous year or more than a total of 20 percent 
    compared with 1998. In addition, a significant increase in the section 
    106 grant funds appropriated in FY 1999 ensures that no State will 
    receive less section 106 funding in FY 1999 than it did in FY 1998, 
    while providing additional resources to [most] States. The funding set-
    aside for interstate agencies will be increased to its historic (FY 
    1976) level of 2.5 percent of the total State monies appropriated under 
    section 106.
        Since no State or interstate agency will receive less funding in FY 
    1999 than it did in FY 1998, the revised funding formula will be 
    effective November 5, 1998 for use in distributing FY 1999 section 106 
    funds to State and interstate agencies. EPA is soliciting comments on 
    the revised formula for use in FY 2000 and beyond. EPA is particularly 
    interested in comments on the accuracy of the data bases used in 
    deriving the formula and how well the components meet the statutory 
    test of representing the ``extent of the pollution problem'' and 
    associated workload. After reviewing the comments on the formula, EPA 
    will adopt an allotment formula for FY 2000 and beyond.
        Please send an original and three copies of your comments and 
    enclosures to W-98-28, Comment Clerk, Water Docket (MC 4101), USEPA, 
    401 M., St. S.W. Washington, D.C., 20460. Comments must be received or 
    post-marked by midnight January 4, 1999. Comments may also be submitted 
    electronically to ow-docket@epa.gov. Electronic comments must be 
    submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and 
    form of encryption. Electronic comments must be identified by the 
    docket number W-98-28. Comments and data will also be accepted on disks 
    in WP 5.1, 6.1 or ASCII file format. Electronic comments on this notice 
    may be filed online at many Federal Depository Libraries.
    
    
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        Dated: October 26, 1998.
    J. Charles Fox,
    Assistant Administrator for Water.
    
    Table of Contents
    
    I. Definitions
    II. Background
        A. The Existing Section 106 Allotment Formula
        B. Rationale for Formula Revision
        C. The Development Process for the Revised Section 106 Allotment 
    Formulas
    III. The Revised Section 106 State Allotment Formula
        A. Components
        B. Minimum Level of Funding
        C. Maximum Annual Funding Increase
        D. Set-Asides
        E. Update Cycle
    IV. The Revised Section 106 Interstate Allotment Formula for FY 1999
    
    I. Definitions
    
        As used herein, the following words and terms will have the meaning 
    set forth below:
        (a) The term ``allotment'' means the sum reserved for each State or 
    interstate agency from funds appropriated by Congress under the 
    Sec. 106 Grant Program. The allotments for States and interstate 
    agencies will be determined by separate formulas. However, both the 
    Sec. 106 State allotment formula and the Sec. 106 interstate allotment 
    formula are designed to reflect the extent of the water pollution 
    problem in the several States.
        (b) The term ``State'' means a State, the District of Columbia 
    (DC), the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (PR), the U.S. Virgin Islands 
    (VI), Guam (GU), American Samoa (AS), and the Commonwealth of the 
    Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). [CWA Sec. 502(3)]
        (c) The term ``interstate agency'' means an agency of two or more 
    States established by, or pursuant to, an agreement or compact approved 
    by the Congress, or any other agency of two or more States, having 
    substantial powers or duties pertaining to the control of pollution as 
    determined and approved by the Administrator. [CWA Sec. 502(2)]
        (d) The term ``component'' refers to one of the six factors 
    selected for use in the revised Sec. 106 State allotment formula. Each 
    component of the revised formula was selected based on its potential 
    contribution to the extent of water pollution problems within the 
    several States and to the workload of State water pollution control 
    programs.
        (e) The term ``element'' refers to one of the constituent factors 
    used to provide greater specificity to a component in the revised 
    Sec. 106 State allotment formula. Certain components are composed of 
    two or more ``elements.'' For example, the non-point source component 
    of the revised Sec. 106 State allotment formula is composed of an 
    agricultural element, a logging element, and an abandoned mine element.
        (f) The term ``sub-element'' refers to one of the constituent 
    factors used to provide greater specificity to an element in the 
    revised Sec. 106 State allotment formula. Certain elements are composed 
    of two or more ``sub-elements.'' For example, the abandoned mine 
    element of the non-point source component is composed of a soft-rock 
    mining sub-element and a hard-rock mining sub-element.
    
    II. Background
    
    A. Description of the Existing Section 106 Allotment Formula
    
        The allotment formula currently employed to allot funds 
    appropriated under CWA Sec. 106 was first used in FY 1974. The existing 
    Sec. 106 allotment formula was revised in 1976, and provided for the 
    implementation of a separate allotment formula for interstate agencies 
    based on the level of funding each interstate agency had received in FY 
    1973. The State and interstate allocation ratios were published in the 
    Federal Register on April 27, 1976. These proportionate shares have 
    been used to allocate Sec. 106 funds ever since.
        The existing Sec. 106 State allotment formula is based on four 
    point source factors. When the existing formula was first adopted in 
    1973 (for the determination of FY 1974 allotments), the understanding 
    was that the number of point sources in a particular State adequately 
    represented the ``extent of the pollution problem'' [as required by CWA 
    Sec. 106(b)] in that State. Thus, each of the four point source factors 
    selected for use in the formula enumerates potential contributors to 
    point source pollution. The four selected point source factors were:
    
    (1) number of cattle feedlots with more than 1,000 head;
    (2) number of industrial dischargers;
    (3) number of municipal dischargers; and
    (4) number of nuclear, oil, coal, and gas power plants.
    
        The Agency specified that all States and interstate agencies would 
    be guaranteed an allotment no less than their FY 1973 allotment for FY 
    1974 and beyond. FY 1973 allotments were distributed according to 
    Sec. 7 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA). Two 
    components of the FWPCA Sec. 7 allotment formula, population and 
    population density, drove approximately five-sixths of the FY 1974 
    allotments and continue to drive the existing Sec. 106 State allotment 
    formula.
    
    B. Rationale for Formula Revision
    
        The existing Sec. 106 State allotment formula is based on point 
    source pollution factors, and minimum levels of funding are determined 
    largely by population and population density as established in the 
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act, Sec. 7 allotment. However adequate 
    this formula was in 1974, it does not reflect the complexity of current 
    State water pollution control programs. Also, the data used in the 
    formula are from the 1960's and early 1970's. In the 25 years since the 
    formula was developed, much has changed.
        EPA recognized the critical need to develop a revised Sec. 106 
    allotment formula which reflects the current understanding of the 
    factors that contribute to water quality impairment and which utilizes 
    current data. Thus, the revised formula is designed to allot funds in a 
    manner which more accurately reflects the problems that currently 
    confront State water pollution control programs. To achieve this 
    objective, the revised Sec. 106 formula is based on six components 
    which reflect the extent of water quality impairment and associated 
    potential workload in determining State allotments.
    
    C. The Development Process for the Revised Section 106 Allotment 
    Formulas
    
        An EPA/State Work Group examined ways in which the existing 
    Sec. 106 State allotment formula could be updated and made responsive 
    to the workload associated with water quality impairment. A separate 
    Interstate Work Group, composed of EPA personnel and representatives 
    from six interstate agencies, participated in the development of the 
    revised Sec. 106 interstate allotment formula.
        Work Group recommendations contributed heavily to the development 
    of the revised Sec. 106 allotment formulas. First, to ensure that 
    monies were directed to the areas where the greatest water quality 
    problems and the greatest workload exists, weighting factors that 
    reflected the individual contribution of the six different components 
    in the revised Sec. 106 State allotment formula were developed. Second, 
    modulating procedures [e.g., a base level of funding, a maximum 
    increase in annual funding, etc.] were built into both the revised 
    Sec. 106 State and interstate allotment formulas to prevent disruption 
    of State and interstate programs. Third, a five-year update cycle was 
    implemented in each revised Sec. 106 allotment formula to ensure that 
    supporting data for the
    
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    formulas would be updated regularly. The weights, modulating 
    procedures, and the update cycle for the revised Sec. 106 allotment 
    formulas are discussed more fully in sections III and IV of this 
    notice.
    
    III. The Revised Section 106 State Allotment Formula
    
    A. Components
    
        The revised Sec. 106 State allotment formula, as defined in this 
    notice, is based on six components that were selected to more 
    accurately reflect the extent of the water pollution control problems 
    in the United States. These components reflect a shift in emphasis from 
    point source pollution and population data to an emphasis on water 
    quality impairment and the associated workload. The six components 
    selected for use in the revised Sec. 106 State allotment formula were:
    
    (1) surface water area;
    (2) ground water use;
    (3) water quality impairment;
    (4) point sources;
    (5) non-point sources; and
    (6) population of urbanized areas.
        A primary reason for the development and adoption of a revised 
    Sec. 106 State allotment formula was the need to improve the quality 
    and the consistency of the data used for allocating Sec. 106 funds. The 
    selected components for the revised Sec. 106 formula are presented in 
    Table 1 (below) with their associated elements, sub-elements, and 
    supporting data sources.1 Data sources for the components 
    were selected on the basis of data availability, currency, quality, 
    national consistency, and reliability.
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        \1\ Note that in the future additional elements and sub-elements 
    may be considered for inclusion in the revised Sec. 106 allotment 
    formula if they are deemed appropriate and if they are reflective of 
    the extent of water quality impairment or State workload.
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        EPA invites comments on the revised formula prior to issuing FY2000 
    planning targets in early 1999. Comments will be accepted until January 
    4, 1999.
    
                                             Table 1.--Components of the Revised Section 106 State Allotment Formula
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               Formula component                        Element                      Sub-element                              Data source
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    1. Surface Water Area.................  ..............................  .............................  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
                                                                                                            Census, Statistical Abstract of the United
                                                                                                            States.
    2. Ground Water Use...................  (a) Non-agricultural            .............................  U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological
                                             withdrawals.                                                   Survey, Preliminary Estimates of Water Use in
                                                                                                            the United States.
                                            (b) Population served by CWSs   .............................  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
                                             that use GW for the majority                                   Water, Safe Drinking Water Information System.
                                             of their source water.
    3. Water Quality Impairment...........  (a) Impaired rivers and         .............................  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
                                             streams (miles).                                               Water, National Water Quality Inventory (based
                                                                                                            on Sec.  305(b) reports submitted by the
                                                                                                            States).
                                            (b) Impaired lakes, ponds, and
                                             reservoirs (acres)
                                            (c) Impaired estuaries (square
                                             miles)
                                            (d) Impaired wetlands (acres)
                                            (e) Impaired ocean shoreline
                                             (miles)
                                            (f) Impaired Great Lake
                                             shoreline (miles)
    4. Potential Point Sources............  (a) Agriculture (total animal   .............................  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
                                             units).                                                        Census, Census of Agriculture.
                                            (b) Industrial................  (i) Manufacturers............  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
                                                                                                            Census, Economic Census, Census of Manufactures.
                                                                            (ii) Mining operations.......  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
                                                                                                            Census, Economic Census, Census of Mineral
                                                                                                            Industries.
                                                                            (iii) Power plants...........  U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Coal,
                                                                                                            Nuclear, Electric, and Alternate Fuels,
                                                                                                            Inventory of Power Plants in the U.S.
                                            (c) Municipal dischargers.....  .............................  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
                                                                                                            Water, Wastewater Facilities Database.
    5. Potential Non-Point Sources........  (a) Agriculture...............  .............................  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
                                                                                                            Census, Census of Agriculture.
                                            (b) Logging...................  .............................  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
                                                                                                            Census, Economic Census, Census of Manufactures.
                                            (c) Abandoned mines...........  (i) Abandoned soft-rock        U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of
                                                                             (coal) mining operations.      Surface Mining, Abandoned Mine Land Inventory
                                                                                                            System.
                                                                            (ii) Abandoned hard-rock       U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines,
                                                                             mining operations.             Minerals Availability System/Mineral Inventory
                                                                                                            Location System.
    6. Population of Urbanized Area.......  ..............................  .............................  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the
                                                                                                            Census, Census of Population and Housing.*
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    * The population living in urban areas (Census designated places with 2,500 or more residents) rather than population living in urbanized areas (one or
      more Census designated places and the associated urban fringe that together have 50,000 or more residents) will be used for PR and the Insular Areas
      (VI, AS, GU, and CNMI).
    
    
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        To account for the fact that not all of the selected formula 
    components contribute equally to the extent of the water pollution 
    problem within the States, and to address concerns regarding the 
    current consistency of some of the new data sources, each formula 
    component will be weighted individually. Component weights will be 
    phased-in over the course of the first and second five-year 
    implementation periods, according to the schedule presented in Table 2 
    (below).
    
           Table 2.--Component Weights in the Revised Section 106 State Allotment Formula--FY 1999 and Beyond
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                                Component                                (percent)       (percent)       (percent)
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    Surface Water Area..............................................              13              13              12
    Ground Water Use................................................              11              12              12
    Impairment......................................................              13              25              35
    Potential Point Sources.........................................              25              17              13
    Potential Non-Point Sources.....................................              18              15              13
    Population of Urbanized Area....................................              20              18              15
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        Total.......................................................             100             100             100
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        The increase in the weight of the impairment component will be 
    phased in over time to allow for improvement in the consistency of its 
    data source, the CWA Sec. 305(b) report. This gradual transition will 
    also provide greater fiscal stability for State and interstate water 
    pollution control programs.
    
    B. Minimum Level of Funding
    
        Under the revised Sec. 106 State allotment formula, all States will 
    be allotted a minimum level of funding. In FY 1999, the minimum level 
    of funding for each State will be the larger of: (1) the guaranteed 
    base level of funding for which the State qualifies (defined below); or 
    (2) the FY 1998 Sec. 106 allotment for that State. This second 
    provision allows for stability during the transition to the revised 
    Sec. 106 State allotment formula. In FY 2000 and all future years, the 
    minimum level of funding for a specific State will be the largest of: 
    (1) the guaranteed base level of funding for which the State qualifies; 
    (2) 95 percent of the State's Sec. 106 allotment from the previous 
    fiscal year; or (3) 80 percent of the State's FY 1998 Sec. 106 
    allotment. By limiting the maximum annual reduction in a State 
    allotment to 5 percent of the previous fiscal year's allotment and by 
    limiting the maximum total reduction to 20 percent of the State's FY 
    1998 Sec. 106 allotment, the revised formula allows for gradual funding 
    adjustments. These modulating procedures will serve to ease the burden 
    that unrestricted allotment reductions might otherwise create.
        The base level of funding for the fifty States, DC, PR, VI, and GU 
    will be set at $500,000 for FY 1999, while the base level of funding 
    for AS and CNMI will be set at $250,000 for FY 1999. The base level of 
    funding is designed to ensure a minimum level of funding for the 
    operation of a water quality pollution control program. Beginning in FY 
    2000, to protect against erosion in the real value of the base level of 
    funding due to inflation, annual adjustments will be made to the base 
    level of funding as determined by changes to the Consumer Price Index.
    
    C. Maximum Annual Funding Increase
    
        All States will be subject to a cap on the annual increase in their 
    Sec. 106 allotment. The maximum funding level any State can receive 
    will be 150 percent of that State's Sec. 106 allotment from the 
    previous fiscal year.2
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        \2\ Note that the minimum level of funding described in section 
    III.B. takes precedence over the maximum annual funding increase. 
    For example, since the FY 1998 allotment for CNMI ($150,251) 
    represents less than two-thirds of its Base level of funding for FY 
    1999 ($250,000), CNMI will realize a 66 percent increase in its 
    allotment for FY 1999.
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    D. Set-Asides
    
        A portion of the Sec. 106 appropriation available to States will 
    continue to be set aside for interstate agencies. For FY 1999 and every 
    year thereafter, the size of this set-aside will be set at its historic 
    (FY 1976) level of 2.6 percent of the total Sec. 106 State 
    appropriation.
        Funds will be distributed to interstate agencies on the basis of a 
    separate allotment formula. The particulars of the revised Sec. 106 
    interstate allotment formula are described in detail in section IV of 
    this notice.
        EPA will provide a single allotment to each State under the 
    Sec. 106 Grant Program rather than separate allotments for ground water 
    and surface water programs. Since this grant program provides one of 
    the few sources of federal funds for State ground water protection 
    efforts that, in turn, are critical to the maintenance of water 
    quality, EPA strongly advises States to target at least 15 percent of 
    their Sec. 106 allotment for ground water protection programs and 
    activities. Should the State agency responsible for the administration 
    of the Sec. 106 grant not include the State's ground water protection 
    program, the appropriate agency should be immediately informed of the 
    amount of funds targeted and available for ground water activities.
    
    E. Update Cycle
    
        The data used in the revised Sec. 106 State allotment formula will 
    be periodically updated. The first update will impact allotments for FY 
    2001, and will consist of updating the data used to support the 
    impairment component of the revised formula. These data will be updated 
    based on 1998 CWA Sec. 305(b) reports. After this initial update, the 
    data used to support all six components of the revised Sec. 106 State 
    allotment formula will be updated in 2003 (for use in the determination 
    of FY 2004 allotments). Thereafter, all data will be updated every five 
    years (i.e., in FY 2008 for FY 2009 allotments, in FY 2013 for FY 2014 
    allotments, etc.).
        The base level of funding for all States will be updated annually 
    to account for inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
    
    IV. The Revised Section 106 Interstate Allotment Formula for FY 
    1999
    
        The interstate set-aside will be allocated to interstate agencies 
    for FY 1999 and all fiscal years thereafter according to the formula 
    defined below. The revised Sec. 106 interstate allotment formula will 
    consist of two parts: (1) a base portion, and (2) a variable portion.
        The base portion of the formula ensures that each interstate agency 
    will receive a minimum base level of funding equal to $125,000, to 
    provide for coordination activities among its member States. Should the 
    size of the interstate set-aside decrease due to a reduction in the 
    total Sec. 106
    
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    appropriation, the minimum level of funding may be modified.
        Funds not allocated by the base portion of the revised Sec. 106 
    interstate allotment formula will be allocated based on the sum of 
    State allocation ratios from the revised Sec. 106 State allotment 
    formula for the signatory States in the Compact of each eligible 
    interstate agency. The allocation ratios for those States involved in 
    compacts with more than one eligible interstate agency will be 
    distributed among those interstate agencies based on the percentage of 
    the State's territory that is situated within the drainage basin or 
    watershed area covered by each compact.
    
    Revised Section 106 Allotments for States, DC, PR, and the Insular Areas
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                               Entity                               FY 1999
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    Connecticut................................................   $1,241,717
    Maine......................................................      952,282
    Massachusetts..............................................    1,877,408
    New Hampshire..............................................      659,035
    Rhode Island...............................................      888,532
    Vermont....................................................      518,786
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        Region One.............................................    6,137,760
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    New Jersey.................................................    2,145,811
    New York...................................................    4,293,034
    Puerto Rico................................................    1,263,308
    Virgin Islands.............................................      599,364
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        Region Two.............................................    8,301,517
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    Delaware...................................................      761,034
    D.C........................................................      684,123
    Maryland...................................................    1,620,935
    Pennsylvania...............................................    3,487,826
    Virginia...................................................    1,990,420
    West Virginia..............................................    1,115,516
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        Region Three...........................................    9,659,854
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    Alabama....................................................    2,103,431
    Florida....................................................    3,028,010
    Georgia....................................................    2,470,720
    Kentucky...................................................    1,202,400
    Mississippi................................................    1,799,009
    North Carolina.............................................    3,226,738
    South Carolina.............................................    1,594,878
    Tennessee..................................................    1,467,740
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        Region Four............................................   16,892,926
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    Illinois...................................................    3,125,087
    Indiana....................................................    1,665,511
    Michigan...................................................    4,136,782
    Minnesota..................................................    2,265,180
    Ohio.......................................................    2,979,273
    Wisconsin..................................................    3,221,840
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        Region Five............................................   17,393,673
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     Arkansas..................................................    1,241,263
    Louisiana..................................................    2,032,092
    New Mexico.................................................      873,803
    Oklahoma...................................................    1,428,423
    Texas......................................................    4,341,770
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        Region Six.............................................    9,917,351
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    Iowa.......................................................    1,756,629
    Kansas.....................................................    1,351,923
    Missouri...................................................    2,080,385
    Nebraska...................................................    1,423,225
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        Region Seven...........................................    6,612,162
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    Colorado...................................................    1,237,173
    Montana....................................................      988,553
    North Dakota...............................................      720,804
    South Dakota...............................................      739,929
    Utah.......................................................      912,053
    Wyoming....................................................      586,931
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        Region Eight...........................................    5,185,443
                                                                ============
    Arizona....................................................    1,105,960
    California.................................................    6,334,978
    Hawaii.....................................................      858,690
    Nevada.....................................................      552,084
    American Samoa.............................................      250,000
    Guam.......................................................      613,490
    Northern Marianas..........................................      250,000
                                                                ------------
        Region Nine............................................    9,965,202
                                                                ============
    Alaska.....................................................      586,931
    Idaho......................................................      896,671
    Oregon.....................................................    1,558,054
    Washington.................................................    2,476,920
                                                                ------------
        Region Ten.............................................    5,518,576
                                                                ============
        U.S. Total.............................................   95,584,464
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    
             Revised Section 106 Allotments for Interstate Agencies
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Entity                               FY 1999
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    DRBC....................................................        $332,206
    ICPRB...................................................         354,506
    ISC.....................................................         380,306
    NEIWPCC.................................................         469,406
    ORSANCO.................................................         681,006
    SRBC....................................................         334,106
                                                             ---------------
        Total Interstate Set-Aside..........................       2,551,536
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    [FR Doc. 98-29664 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6560-60-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Effective Date:
11/5/1998
Published:
11/05/1998
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of revised allotment to formulas and request for comment.
Document Number:
98-29664
Dates:
The revised formula for FY 1999 is effective November 5, 1998.
Pages:
59870-59874 (5 pages)
Docket Numbers:
FRL-6184-9
PDF File:
98-29664.pdf