98-32566. Request for Great Lakes Preproposals Through ``FY1999-2000 Great Lakes Priorities and Funding Guidance''

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 67880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32566]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Request for Great Lakes Preproposals Through ``FY1999-2000 Great 
Lakes Priorities and Funding Guidance''

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

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SUMMARY: EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) is now 
requesting the submission of preproposals for GLNPO funding. This 
request is part of the FY1999-2000 Great Lakes Priorities and Funding 
Guidance (Funding Guidance). The Great Lakes Funding Guidance 
identifies Great Lakes priorities, solicits preproposals for assistance 
projects, and describes other Federal Great Lakes funding 
opportunities.

DATES: The deadline for submission of preproposals is January 15, 1999.

DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: The Funding Guidance is available on the 
Internet at http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/fund/99guid.html. It is also 
available from Lawrence Brail ([e-mail]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Russ, EPA-GLNPO, G-17J, 77 West 
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604 (312-886-4013/
[e-mail]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USEPA's Great Lakes National Program Office 
is requesting Preproposals for Great Lakes projects addressing: 
Contaminated Sediments ($1.4 million), Pollution Prevention and 
Reduction--Binational Toxics Strategy ($800 thousand); Habitat 
(Ecological) Protection and Restoration ($1 million); Exotic Species 
($300 thousand); and Emerging Issues ($300 thousand). A total of $3.8 
million is targeted for awards in the Summer and Fall of 1999. A 
``roadmap'' section describes some of the other Great Lakes Federal 
funding available through USEPA, the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Army Corps of Engineers, 
and the Federal Highway Administration.

    Dated: November 30, 1998.
Gary V. Gulezian,
Director, Great Lakes National Program Office, Region 5.
[FR Doc. 98-32566 Filed 12-8-98; 8:45 am]
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