Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 30.10.1998

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 104Announcement of Proposal Deadline for the Competition for the 1999 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 30, 1998. 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 up to 100 additional National brownfields assessment pilots by May 1999. Applications will be accepted on a ``rolling submissions'' schedule. The deadlines for new applications for the 1999 assessment pilots are December 11, 1998, and March 22, 1999. Applications postmarked after December 11, 1998, 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 representatives