Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 16.11.2000

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 104; Announcement of Proposal Deadline for the Competition for the 2001 National Brownfields Assessment Demonstration Pilots

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin to accept proposals for the National Brownfields Assessment Pilots on November 16, 2000. The brownfields assessment pilots (each funded up to $200,000 over two years) test assessment models, and facilitate coordinated assessment and cleanup efforts at the federal, state, and local levels. In fiscal year 2001, an additional $50,000 may be awarded to an applicant to assess the contamination of a brownfields site(s) that is or will be used for greenspace purposes. Greenspace purposes may include, but are not limited to, parks, playgrounds, trails, gardens, habitat restoration, open space, and/or greenspace preservation. EPA expects to select up to 35 additional National brownfields assessment pilots by April 2001. The deadline for new proposals for the 2001 assessment pilots is January 12, 2001. Proposals must be post- marked or sent to EPA via registered or tracked mail by the stated deadline. Previously unsuccessful applicants are advised that they must revise and resubmit their proposals to be considered for the 2001 National assessment pilot competition. The National brownfields assessment pilots are administered o