[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15002-15007]
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Part III
Department of Commerce
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Economic Development Administration
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Economic Development Assistance Programs--Availability of Funds Under
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as Amended and
the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended; Notice
Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 50 / Wednesday, March 14, 2001 /
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
[Docket No. 991215339-1051-02]
RIN--0610-ZA14
Economic Development Assistance Programs--Availability of Funds
Under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as Amended
and the Trade Act of 1974, as Amended
AGENCY: Economic Development Administration (EDA), Department of
Commerce (DoC).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Economic Development Administration (EDA) announces the
availability of funding, general policies and application procedures
for projects that will alleviate conditions of substantial and
persistent unemployment and underemployment and low per capita income
in economically-distressed areas and regions of the Nation. Funding is
also available to help communities adjust to actual or threatened
sudden and severe economic dislocations, including major layoffs and
plant closings, realignment of defense and energy facilities, natural
disasters, trade impacts, and other forms of severe economic distress.
DATES: Unless otherwise noted below, proposals are accepted on a
continuous basis and applications are invited and processed as funds
become available. Normally, two months are required for a final
decision after the receipt of a completed application that meets all
EDA requirements.
ADDRESSES: Addresses for EDA's six regional offices and Washington
office are provided in Section XIII. Addresses for Economic Development
Representatives (EDRs) are listed under each regional office.
Important Note: Effective April l, 2001, the appendix to the
current internet addresses listed throughout this notice will change
from ``@doc.gov'' to ``@eda.doc.gov.'' We apologize for any
inconvenience.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For national technical assistance,
research, and trade adjustment assistance projects, please contact the
appropriate program office as shown in Section IX and X, respectively.
For community and regional economic development projects, contact EDA's
Regional Office or the EDR for your area as shown in Section XIII.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Funding Availability
Funding appropriated under Pub. L. 106-553 is available for
economic development assistance programs authorized by the Public Works
and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (PWEDA) and for trade
adjustment assistance authorized under Title II, Chapters 3 and 5 of
the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. Funds in the amount of $410,972,866
have been appropriated for FY 2001 and shall remain available until
expended.
EDA receives and processes requests for funding on an ongoing
basis, and has begun processing requests under the FY 2001
appropriation. New requests submitted that require approval during this
fiscal year will face substantial competition.
II. General Policies
EDA encourages only those project proposals that will significantly
benefit areas experiencing or threatened with substantial economic
distress, and targets assistance to communities with the highest
economic distress. Distress may exist in a variety of forms, including,
but not limited to, high levels of unemployment, low income levels,
large concentrations of low-income families, significant declines in
per capita income, substantial loss of population because of the lack
of employment opportunities, large numbers (or high rates) of business
failures, sudden major layoffs or plant closures, military base
closures, natural or other major disasters, depletion of natural
resources, and/or reduced tax bases.
Potential applicants are responsible for demonstrating to EDA, by
providing statistics and other appropriate information, the nature and
level of the distress their project efforts are intended to alleviate.
In the absence of evidence of high levels of distress, EDA funding is
unlikely. EDA provides funding for eligible project activities through
direct grants and cooperative agreements. EDA is not authorized to
provide grants directly to individuals or to other for-profit entities
seeking to start or expand a business. Such requests may be referred to
State or local agencies, or to non-profit economic development
organizations serving the project area.
EDA funding priorities are intended to implement statutory
requirements and to reflect the priorities of the U.S. Department of
Commerce. Unless otherwise noted below, the funding priorities listed
here will be considered by the Selecting Official (depending upon the
program, either the Regional Director or Assistant Secretary) after the
project proposal has been evaluated based upon the criteria set forth
in EDA regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III, (and 65 FR 71021, November
28, 2000, available on EDA's Web site at www.eda.gov). These priorities
are roughly equivalent and none is more important than any of the
others.
To the degree that one or more of the following funding priorities
are included (or packaged together) in the proposal, the ability to
obtain EDA assistance may be enhanced:
Proposals to construct or rehabilitate essential public
works and development facilities required to stabilize and diversify
employment in economically distressed communities throughout the United
States and its territories;
Proposals to help communities plan and implement economic
adjustment strategies in response to actual or threatened sudden and
severe economic dislocations (e.g., major layoffs and/or plant
closures, trade impacts, defense restructuring, natural disasters).
Proposals that support sustainable development (i.e.,
promote the efficient use of resources without compromising the
environment for future generations). Examples include the productive
reuse of abandoned industrial facilities and the redevelopment of
brownfields.
Proposals that build local capacity for enterprise
development in distressed communities (e.g., small business incubators,
revolving loan funds, and other programs to support business start-ups,
retention and expansion). This includes proposals that involve minority
serving institutions and assistance to minority communities and
businesses.
Innovative proposals and partnerships, particularly those
involving regional solutions to problems of high unemployment and low
per capita income. Such projects will be given priority over proposals
that are more limited in scope.
III. Authority
The authority for programs listed below in Parts IV through X is
the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended (Pub.
L. 89-136, 42 U.S.C. 3121, et seq) and as further amended by Pub. L.
105-393. The authority for the program listed in Part XII is Title II
Chapters 3 and 5 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, (19 U.S.C. 2341-
2355; 2391) (Trade Act), as amended by Pub. L. 105-119.
IV. Program: Public Works and Economic Development Assistance
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.300 Economic
Development-Grants for Public Works and Economic Development)
Funds in the amount of $286,069,260 have been appropriated for this
program
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in FY 2001. The average funding level for a grant last fiscal year was
$900,933.
V. Program: Planning--Planning Assistance for Economic Development
Districts, Indian Tribes, States, and Other Planning Organizations
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.302 Economic
Development--Support for Planning Organizations)
Funds in the amount of $23,947,200 have been appropriated for the
Planning program. In FY 2000 the average Economic Development District
planning grant was $55,500; the average Indian planning grant was
$46,000; and the average State and other planning organization grant
was $68,800. EDA expects the majority of planning funds will be used
for support to existing Economic Development District and Indian Tribe
grantees. EDA has designated the Planning programs as multi- (up to
three) year programs and expects similar levels of funding to be
available annually in the second and third years. District, Indian
tribes and other applicants for partnership planning grants under EDA's
Planning programs may be invited to submit applications for multi-year
awards, setting out the proposed budget and project activities for each
year, up to three years. If accepted, such applications will simplify
the application process in the subsequent year or years, although in
each year approval of an award will be dependent upon continued
satisfactory performance during the preceding period, the availability
of program funds, and will be at EDA's sole discretion. It is EDA's
intention to have the multi-year funding cycle coincide with the peer
review cycle called for under Section 506 of PWEDA and 13 CFR 318.2. At
the discretion of the Regional Office, other applicants, i.e., short-
term grantees, for planning assistance may be invited to submit
applications for up to a three-year period. Funding in FY 2002 and FY
2003 for other, i.e., short-term applicants, will be contingent upon
the availability of funds from Congress, satisfactory performance, and
at the sole discretion of EDA.
VI. Program: Technical Assistance-Local Technical Assistance;
National Technical Assistance; and University Centers
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.303 Economic
Development-Technical Assistance)
Funds in the amount of $9,079,980 have been appropriated for the
Technical Assistance programs of which approximately $1,482,000 is
available for the Local Technical Assistance program; $1,098,980 for
the National Technical Assistance program; and $6,499,000 for the
University Center program. The average funding level in FY 2000 for
Local Technical Assistance grants was $29,000; for National Technical
Assistance grants, $74,000; and for University Center grants, $91,000.
EDA expects that most University Center funds will be used for
support to existing University Centers. EDA has designated the
University Center program as a multi- (up to three) year program and
expects similar levels of funding to be available in each of the second
and third years. Applicants under EDA's University Center Technical
Assistance programs may be invited to submit applications for multi-
year awards, setting out the proposed budget and project activities for
each year, up to three years. If accepted, such applications will
simplify the application process in the subsequent year or years,
although in each year approval of an award will be dependent upon
continued satisfactory performance during the preceding period, the
availability of program funds, and will be at EDA's sole discretion. It
is EDA's intention to have the multi-year funding cycle coincide with
the peer review cycle called for under Section 506 of PWEDA and 13 CFR
318.1.
A separate FR Notice will set forth the specific funding
priorities, application process, and time frames for certain National
Technical Assistance projects.
VII. Program: Economic Adjustment Assistance
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.307 Economic Adjustment
Assistance)
Funds in the amount of $49,519,816 have been appropriated for this
program. Of this amount, $13,500,000 is available for economic
adjustment projects located in regions impacted by coal industry
downsizing and timber industry issues and $3,019,816 is available for
disaster mitigation and recovery.
The $3,019,816 for disaster mitigation and recovery will be
available to support selected hazard prone communities (areas subject
to natural disasters) including Project Impact communities (communities
recognized for taking actions on their own to mitigate) designated by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), for capacity building
and mitigation activities in areas that are EDA eligible. In addition
to the eligibility criteria set forth in EDA's regulation's at 13 CFR
Chapter III (65 FR 71021, November 28, 2000) these communities must
have experienced natural disasters or be located in natural hazard
prone areas.
The average funding level for a regular economic adjustment grant
last year was $206,000.
VIII. Program: Defense Economic Conversion
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.307 Economic Adjustment
Assistance; 11.300 Public Works and Economic Development Facilities;
11.302 Support for Planning Organizations; 11.303 Technical
Assistance; 11.312 Research and Evaluation and 11.313 Trade
Adjustment Assistance)
Funds in the amount of $31,380,810 have been appropriated for to
support defense economic conversion under EDA's regular program funding
authorities. The average funding level for a defense economic
conversion grant last year was $1,119,000.
IX. Program: Research and Evaluation
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.312 Economic
Development--Research and Evaluation Program)
Funds in the amount of $498,900 have been appropriated for this
program. The average funding level for a grant last fiscal year was
$38,000.
A separate FR Notice will set forth the specific funding
priorities, application process, and time frames for certain research
and evaluation projects. For further information, contact:
John J. McNamee, Director, Research and National Technical Assistance
Division, Economic Development Administration, Room 7019, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, Telephone: (202) 482-2309
X. Program: Trade Adjustment Assistance
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 11.313 Economic
Development--Trade Adjustment Assistance)
Funds in the amount of $10,476,900 have been appropriated for this
program. The typical funding level for a grant last year was $875,000.
For further information on this program contact:
Anthony J. Meyer, Coordinator, Trade Adjustment and Technical
Assistance, Planning and Development Assistance Division, Economic
Development Administration, Room 7317, U.S. Department of Commerce,
Washington, DC 20230, Telephone: (202) 482-2127
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XI. Other Information and Requirements
EDA regulations at 13 CFR Chapter III, (and 65 FR 71022 November
28, 2000) are available on the EDA Web site at www.doc.gov/eda. Certain
Departmental and other requirements are noted below:
A. Projects are expected to be completed in a timely manner
consistent with the nature of the project, and generally, are for a
period of 12 to 15 months. For public works and most economic
adjustment implementation grants, the maximum period for which
assistance will be provided is generally not more than five years from
the date of award.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is
required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for
failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that
collection of information displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number. This notice involves a
collection of information requirement subject to the provisions of the
PRA and has been approved by OMB under Control Number 0610-0094. The
EDA preapplication (ED-900P), and application (ED-900A), which
incorporates the SF-424, are the forms in the EDA application kit,
approved under the aforementioned OMB control number.
C. All primary applicants must submit a completed Form CD-511,
``Certifications Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other
Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free Workplace Requirements and
Lobbying,'' and the following explanations are hereby provided:
Prospective participants (as defined at 15 CFR part 26, section
105) are subject to ``Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension'' and the
related section of the certification form prescribed above applies;
Grantees (as defined at 15 CFR part 26, section 605) are subject to
15 CFR part 26, Subpart F, ``Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
(Grants)'' and the related section of the certification form prescribed
above applies;
Persons (as defined at 15 CFR part 28, section 105) are subject to
the lobbying provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1352, ``Limitation on use of
appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracting and
financial transactions,'' and the lobbying section of the certification
form prescribed above applies to applications/bids for grants,
cooperative agreements, and contracts for more than $100,000, and loans
and loan guarantees for more than $150,000, or the single family
maximum mortgage limit for affected programs, whichever is greater.
D. Any applicant that has paid or will pay for lobbying using any
funds must submit an SF-LLL, ``Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,'' as
required under 15 CFR part 28, Appendix B.
E. The implementing regulations of the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) require EDA to provide public notice of the
availability of project specific environmental documents such as
environmental impact statements, environmental assessments, findings of
no significant impact, records of decision etc., to the affected public
as specified in 40 CFR 1506.6(b).
Depending on the project location, environmental information
concerning specific projects can be obtained from the Regional
Environmental Officer (REO) in the appropriate EDA regional office
listed in Section XIII.
F. Recipients shall require applicants/bidders for subgrants,
contracts, subcontracts, or other lower tier covered transactions at
any tier under the award to submit, if applicable, a completed Form CD-
512, ``Certifications Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility
and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier Covered Transactions and Lobbying''
and disclosure form, SF-LLL ``Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.'' Form
CD-512 is intended for the use of recipients and should not be
transmitted to DoC. SF-LLL submitted by any tier recipient or
subrecipient should be submitted to DoC in accordance with the
instructions contained in the award document.
G. No award of Federal funds will be made to an applicant who has
an outstanding delinquent Federal debt until either:
1. The delinquent account is paid in full;
2. A negotiated repayment schedule is established and at least one
payment is received; or
3. Other arrangements satisfactory to DoC are made.
H. Unsatisfactory performance under prior Federal awards may result
in an application not being considered for funding.
I. Applicants should be aware that a false statement on the
application is grounds for denial of the application or termination of
the grant award and grounds for possible punishment by a fine or
imprisonment as provided in 18 U.S.C. 1001.
J. All nonprofit and for-profit applicants are subject to a name
check review process (not required for designated Economic Development
Districts). Name checks are intended to reveal if any key individuals
associated with the applicant have been convicted of, or are presently
facing, criminal charges such as fraud, theft, perjury, or other
matters which significantly reflect on the applicant's management,
honesty or financial integrity.
K. Applicants are hereby notified that any equipment or products
authorized to be purchased with funding provided under this program
must be American-made to the maximum extent feasible.
L. Applicants seeking an early start, i.e., to begin a project
before EDA approval, must obtain a letter from EDA allowing such early
start. The letter allowing the early start will be null and void if the
project is not subsequently approved for funding by the grants officer.
Approval of an early start does not constitute project approval.
Applicants should be aware that if they incur any costs prior to an
award being made they do so solely at their own risk of not being
reimbursed by the Government. Notwithstanding any verbal or written
assurance that may have been received, there is no obligation on the
part of DoC to cover preaward costs. Additionally, EDA also requires
that compliance with environmental regulations, in accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), be completed before
construction begins.
M. If an application is selected for funding, EDA has no obligation
to provide any additional future funding in connection with an award.
Renewal of an award to increase funding or extend the period of
performance is at the sole discretion of EDA.
N. Unless otherwise noted below, eligibility, program objectives,
application procedures, selection procedures, evaluation criteria and
other requirements for all programs are set forth in EDA regulations at
13 CFR Chapter III, (and 65 FR 71022, November 28, 2000).
O. For public works and economic adjustment grants (CFDA No. 11.300
and 11.307 respectively) EDA reviews area eligibility at the time an
application is invited and at the time an application is received. This
review is based on the most recent Federal data available for the area
where the project will be located or where the substantial direct
benefits will be received. If no Federal data are available to
determine eligibility, an applicant must submit to EDA the most recent
data available for the area through the government of the State in
which the area is located, i.e., conducted by or at the direction of
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State government. Other data may be submitted, as appropriate, to
substantiate eligibility based on ``special need'' (see below). Project
areas must be eligible on the date of submission of the application. In
the case of any application received by EDA more than six months prior
to the time of award, EDA will reevaluate the project to determine that
the area remains eligible for EDA assistance before making the award.
EDA will reject any documentation of eligibility that it determines is
inaccurate.
P. This Notice has been determined to be not significant for
purposes of Executive Order 12866.
XII. Special Need Criteria
These criteria are published in accordance with 13 CFR 301.2(h). An
area is eligible pursuant to ``Special Need'' (13 CFR 301.2(b)(3)), if
the area meets one of the criteria described below:
A. Substantial out-migration or population loss. Applicants seeking
eligibility under this criterion will be asked to present appropriate
and compelling economic and/or demographic data to demonstrate the
special need.
B. Underemployment, that is, employment of workers at less than
full time or at less skilled tasks than their training or abilities
permit. Applicants seeking eligibility under this criterion will be
asked to present appropriate and compelling economic and/or demographic
data to demonstrate the special need.
C. Military base closures or realignments, defense contractor
reductions-in-force, or Department of Energy defense-related funding
reductions.
1. A military base closure refers to a military base that was
closed or is scheduled for closure or realignment pursuant to a Base
Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) process or other Defense Department
process. The area is eligible from the date of Defense Department
recommendation for closure until five years after the actual date of
closing of the installation, provided that the closure recommendation
is not sooner canceled.
2. A defense contractor reduction-in-force refers to a defense
contractor(s) experiencing defense contract cancellations or reductions
resulting from official DoD announcements and having aggregate value of
at least $10 million per year. Actual dislocations must have occurred
within one year of application to EDA and threatened dislocations must
be anticipated to occur within two years of application to EDA. Defense
contracts that expire in the normal course of business will not be
considered in meeting this criterion.
3. A Department of Energy defense-related funding reduction refers
to a Department of Energy facility that has experienced or will
experience a reduction of employment resulting from its defense mission
change. The area is eligible from the date of the Department of Energy
announcement of reductions until five years after the actual date of
reduced operations at the installation, provided that the reduction is
not sooner canceled.
D. Natural or other major disasters or emergencies. An area that
has received one of the following disaster declarations is eligible to
apply for EDA assistance for a period of 18 months after the date of
declaration, unless further extended by the Assistant Secretary:
1. A Presidential Disaster Declaration pursuant to the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended (Pub.
L. 93-288), 42 U.S.C. 5121 et.seq), or
2. A Federally Declared Disaster pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, (Pub. L. 94-265) as amended by
the Sustainable Fisheries Act (Public Law 104-297), or
3. A Federal Declaration pursuant to the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, as amended (Pub. L. 92-419, 96-438, 97-35, 98-258, 99-
198, 100-233, 100-387, and 101-624), or
4. A Federally Declared Disaster pursuant to the Small Business Act, as
amended (Pub. L. 85-536).
E. Extraordinary depletion of natural resources. EDA presently
recognizes the following conditions of extraordinary natural resource
depletion:
1. Fisheries
2. Coal
3. Timber
Assistant Secretary modifications to the above listing of
conditions of extraordinary natural resource depletion, as they may
occur, will be announced in subsequent public notices.
F. Closure or restructuring of industrial firms, essential to area
economies. An area that has experienced closure or restructuring of
firms resulting in sudden job losses and meeting the following
criteria:
1. For areas over 100,000 population, the actual or threatened
dislocation is 500 jobs, or 1 percent of the civilian labor force
(CLF), whichever is less.
2. For areas up to 100,000 population, the actual or threatened
dislocation is 200 jobs, or 1 percent of the CLF, whichever is less.
Actual dislocations must have occurred within one year of
application to EDA and threatened dislocations must be anticipated to
occur within two years of application.
G. Local negative impacts of foreign trade. An area certified as
eligible by the North American Development Bank (NADBank) Program or
the Community Adjustment and Investment Program (CAIP) .
H. Other special need. The area is experiencing other special and/
or extraordinary economic adjustment need as determined by the
Assistant Secretary.
The applicant will be asked to present appropriate economic or
demographic statistics to demonstrate a special need.
XIII. EDA Regional Offices and Economic Development Representatives
EDA Regional Offices
William J. Day, Jr., Regional Director, Atlanta Regional Office, 401
West Peachtree Street, NW., Suite 1820, Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3510,
Telephone: (404) 730-3002, Fax: (404) 730-3025, Internet Address:
[email protected]
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Patterson, Gilbert, 401 West Mississippi
Peachtree Street, NW., Suite Georgia
1820, Atlanta, GA 30308,
Telephone: (404) 730-3000,
Internet Address:
[email protected].
Hunter, Bobby D., 771 Corporate Kentucky
Drive, Suite 200, Lexington, KY North Carolina (Western)
40503-5477, Telephone: (859) 224-
7426, Internet Address:
[email protected].
Dixon, Patricia M., U.S. South Carolina
Department of Commerce-EDA, P.O. North Carolina (Eastern)
Box 1707, Lugoff, SC 29078,
Telephone: (803) 408-2513,
Internet Address: [email protected].
Dennis, Bobby, 401 West Peachtree Alabama
Street, NW., Suite 1820,
Atlanta, GA 30308-3510,
Telephone: (404) 730-3020,
Internet Address:
[email protected].
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Taylor, Willie C., 401 West Florida
Peachtree Street, NW., Suite
1820, Atlanta, GA 30308-3510,
Telephone: (404) 730-3032,
Internet Address:
[email protected].
Reed, Tonia, 401 West Peachtree Tennessee
Street, NW., Suite 1820,
Atlanta, Georgia 30308-3510,
Telephone: (404) 730-3026,
Internet Address: [email protected].
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Pedro R. Garza, Regional Director, Austin Regional Office, 327 Congress
Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 78701-4037, Telephone: (512) 381-8144,
Fax: (512) 381-8177, Internet Address: [email protected].
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Jacob, Larry, Austin Regional New Mexico
Office, 327 Congress Avenue, Oklahoma
Suite 200, Austin, TX 78701- Texas (Northwest)
4037, Telephone: (512) 381-8157,
Internet Address: [email protected].
Frerking, Sharon T., Austin Arkansas
Regional Office, 327 Congress Louisiana
Avenue, Suite 200, Austin, Texas Texas (Southeast)
78701-4037, Telephone: (512) 381-
8154, Internet Address:
[email protected].
Spearman, Sam, 700 West Capital,
Room 2509, Little Rock, AR
72201, Telephone: (501) 324-
5637, Internet Address:
[email protected]
Davidson-Ehlers, Pamela, 501
Magazine Street, Room 1025, New
Orleans, LA 70130, Telephone:
(504) 589-4179, Internet
Address: [email protected]
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C. Robert Sawyer, Regional Director, Chicago Regional Office, 111 North
Canal Street, Suite 855, Chicago, IL 60606, Telephone: (312) 353-7706,
Fax: (312) 353-8575, Internet Address: [email protected]
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Arnold, John B. III, 104 Federal Illinois
Building, 515 West First Street, Minnesota
Duluth, MN 55802, Telephone: (1-
888) 865-5719 (Illinois), (218)
720-5326 (Minnesota), Internet
Address: [email protected].
Hickey, Robert F., Federal Ohio
Building, Room 740, 200 North Indiana
High Street, Columbus, Ohio
43215, Telephone: (1-800) 686-
2603 (Indiana), (614) 469-7314
(Ohio), Internet Address:
[email protected].
Peck, John E., P.O. Box 517, Michigan
Acme, Michigan 49610-0517, Wisconsin
Telephone: (231) 938-1712
(Michigan), (1-888) 249-7597
(Wisconsin) Internet Address:
[email protected].
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Anthony J. Preite, Regional Director, Denver Regional Office, 1244
Speer Boulevard, Room 670, Denver, Colorado 80204, Telephone: (303)
844-4715, Fax: (303) 844-3968, Internet Address:[email protected].
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Zender, John P., 1244 Speer Colorado
Boulevard, Room 632, Denver, CO Kansas
80204, Telephone: (303) 844-
4902, Internet Address:
[email protected].
Cecil, Robert, Federal Building, Iowa
Room 823, 210 Walnut Street, Des Nebraska
Moines, IA 50309, Telephone:
(515) 284-4746, Internet
Address: [email protected].
Hildebrandt, Paul, Federal Missouri
Building, Room B-2, 608 East
Cherry Street, Columbia, MO
65201, Telephone: (573) 442-
8084, Internet Address:
[email protected].
Rogers, John C., Federal
Building, Room 196, 301 South
Park Ave., Drawer 10074, Helena,
MT 59626, Telephone: (406) 441-
1175, Internet Address:
[email protected].
Jungberg, Cip, Post Office/ South Dakota
Courthouse, 102 4th Ave., Room North Dakota
216, P.O. Box 190, Aberdeen,
South Dakota 57401, Telephone:
(605) 226-7315, Internet
Address: [email protected].
Turner, Robert, Chief, Operations Utah
Management, 1244 Speer
Boulevard, Room 670, Denver,
Colorado 80204, Telephone: (303)
844-4474, Internet Address:
[email protected].
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Paul M. Raetsch, Regional Director, Philadelphia Regional Office,
Curtis Center, Independence Square West, Suite 140 South, Philadelphia,
PA 19106, Telephone: (215) 597-4603, Fax: (215) 597-6669, Internet
Address: [email protected].
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GOOD, William A., Acting, Delaware
Philadelphia Regional Office, District of Columbia
The Curtis Center-Suite 140
South, Independence Square West,
Philadelphia, PA 19106,
Telephone: (215) 597-0405,
Internet Address: [email protected].
AUBE, Michael W., USDOC/EDA, Connecticut
Federal Building, 202 Harlow Maine
Street, Suite 232, Bangor, ME Rhode Island
04401-4656.
CRUZ, Ernesto L., IBM Building, Puerto Rico
Room 602, 654 Munoz Rivera Virgin Islands
Avenue, Hato Rey, PR 00918-1738,
Telephone: (787) 766-5187,
Internet Address: [email protected].
NOYES, Neal E., Room 474, 400 Virginia
North 8th Street, P.O. Box Maryland
10229, Richmond, VA 23240-1001,
Telephone: (804) 771-2061,
Internet Address: [email protected].
DAVIS, R. Byron, 405 Capital West Virginia
Street, Room 411, Charleston, WV
25301-1727, Telephone: (304) 347-
5252, Internet Address:
[email protected].
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A. Leonard Smith, Regional Director, Seattle Regional Office, Jackson
Federal Building, Room 1856, 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, Washington
98174, Telephone: (206) 220-7660, Fax: (206) 220-7669, Internet
Address: [email protected].
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Economic development
representatives States covered
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Richert, Bernhard E. Jr., 550 Alaska
West 7th Avenue, Suite 1780,
Anchorage, AK 99501-7594,
Telephone: (907) 271-2272,
Internet Address:
[email protected].
Sosson, Deena R., 801 I Street, California
Suite 411, Sacramento, CA 95814, (Central)
Telephone: (916) 498-5285,
Internet Address:
[email protected].
Church, Dianne V., 280 South California
First St., #135-B, San Jose, CA (Central Coastal)
95113, Telephone: (408) 535-
5550, Internet Address:
[email protected].
Fujita, Gail S., 300 Ala Moana Hawaii, Guam,
Blvd., Federal Building, Room American Samoa
4106, Honolulu, HI 96850, Marshall Islands
Telephone: (808) 541-3391, Micronesia
Internet Address: Northern Marianas
[email protected]. Republic of Palau
Ames, Aldred F., Borah Federal Idaho
Building, Room 146, 304 North Nevada
8th Street, Boise, ID 83702,
Telephone: (208) 334-1521
(Idaho), (1-888) 693-1370
(Nevada), Internet Address:
[email protected].
Berblinger, Anne S., One World Oregon
Trade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon California (Northern)
Street, Suite 244, Portland, OR
97204, Telephone: (503) 326-
3078, Internet Address:
[email protected].
Marshall, Wilfred, 5777 West California (Southern)
Century Blvd., Suite 1675, Los
Angeles, CA 90045, Telephone:
(310) 348-5386, Internet
Address: [email protected].
Kirry, Lloyd P., Seattle Regional Washington
Office, Jackson Federal
Building, 915 Second Avenue,
Room 1856, Seattle, WA 98174,
Telephone: (206) 220-7682,
Internet Address: [email protected].
Macias, Jacob (Acting), Seattle Arizona
Regional Office, Jackson Federal
Building, 915 Second Avenue,
Room 1856, Seattle, WA 98174,
Telephone: (206) 220-7666,
Internet Address:
[email protected].
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For general information on EDA contact the appropriate Regional
Office listed above or EDA's Office of Congressional Liaison and
Program Research and Evaluation: Economic Development Administration,
Room 7814A, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230,
Telephone: (202) 482-2309, EDA Web site www.doc.gov/eda.
Dated: March 8, 2001.
Mary C. Pleffner,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development.
[FR Doc. 01-6247 Filed 3-13-01; 8:45 am]
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