01-5856. Availability of “Award of Grants and Cooperative Agreements for the Special Projects and Programs Authorized by the Agency's FY 2001 Appropriations Act and the FY 2001 Consolidated Appropriations Act”

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION:

Notice of document availability.

SUMMARY:

EPA is announcing availability of a memorandum entitled “Award of Grants and Cooperative Agreements for the Special Projects and Programs Authorized by the Agency's FY 2001 Appropriations Act and the FY 2001 Consolidated Appropriations Act.” This memorandum provides information and guidelines on how EPA will award and administer grants for the special projects and programs identified in the State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG) account of the Agency's fiscal year (FY) 2001 Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-377) and the FY 2001 Consolidated Appropriations Act (Public Law 106-554). The STAG account provides budget authority for funding identified water, wastewater and groundwater infrastructure projects, as well as budget authority for funding the United States-Mexico Border program and the Alaska Rural and Native Villages program. Each grant recipient will receive a copy of this document from EPA.

ADDRESSES:

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for electronic access of the guidance memorandum.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Valerie G. Martin, [phone] or [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The subject memorandum may be viewed and downloaded from EPA's homepage, http://www.epa.gov/​owm/​mab/​owm0316.pdf.

Dated: February 27, 2001.

Michael B. Cook,

Director, Office of Wastewater Management.