Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 9.10.1997

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 104; Announcement of Proposal Deadline for the Competition for the 1998 National Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin to accept proposals for the National Brownfields Assessment Pilots on October 9, 1997. The brownfields assessment pilots (each funded up to $200,000 over two years) test cleanup and redevelopment planning models, direct special efforts toward removing regulatory barriers without sacrificing protectiveness, and facilitate coordinated environmental cleanup and redevelopment efforts at the federal, state, and local levels. EPA expects to select approximately 100 additional National brownfields assessment pilots by May 1998. Applications will be accepted on a ``rolling submissions'' schedule. The deadlines for new applications for the 1998 assessment pilots are December 15, 1997, and March 23, 1998. Applications postmarked after December 15, 1997, will be considered in the second round of competition. Previously unsuccessful applicants are advised that they must revise and resubmit their applications. The National brownfields assessment pilots are administered on a competitive basis. To ensure a fair selection process, evaluation panels consisting of EPA Regional and Headquarters staff and other federal agency represent