[CPEO-BIF] EPA TO AWARD SUPERFUND REDEVELOPMENT PILOTS

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US EPA Headquarters Press Release
Washington, DC

FOR RELEASE: MONDAY, DEC. 13, 1999

EPA TO AWARD SUPERFUND REDEVELOPMENT PILOTS

In an effort to get Superfund sites into productive reuse, EPA plans to
award up to 40 pilot projects at a top level of $100,000 each in financial
assistance and/or services under the Superfund Redevelopment
Initiative. The Superfund Redevelopment Initiative, announced in July,
is a new program to help communities across the country restore toxic
waste sites to productive use. Ten pilot projects were previously
announced during the unveiling of the initiative. To be eligible for
selection as a pilot, the applicant must be a political subdivision, a
federally recognized tribe or a state, and have a site within its
jurisdiction that is proposed or final on the National Priorities List
(NPL), and where construction of the remedy is not yet complete. Local
governments that have sites within their jurisdictions that are not on the
NPL, but at which significant involvement by EPA is planned, may also be
eligible if a cleanup decision is pending. Because the number of
pilots to be awarded is limited, EPA has developed objective criteria for
evaluating projects, which can be found in the solicitation notice. The
type and exact amount of assistance provided to these pilots will depend on
the specific activities to be performed, but could include services such as
a funded position for a federal agency expert, facilitation services and
other technical assistance. The solicitation notice for this second round
of Superfund Redevelopment Pilots was published in the Federal Register on
Dec. 10. Proposals must be submitted to the Agency by March 10, 2000.
Selections for the pilots are expected to be announced in May 2000. Copies
of the notice can be obtained electronically through EPA's web page at
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/recycle/proposal.htm or
by calling the Superfund Redevelopment Hotline at 888-526-4321.

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