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23291
Federal Register
/Vol. 68, No. 84/Thursday, May 1, 2003/Notices
Alternatives, which identify the range of potential final site remedies, have beendeveloped and evaluated in the St.Louis North County Feasibility Study(FS). USACE has identified Alternative5, Excavation with Institutional ControlsUnder Roads, Bridges, Railroads andOther Permanent Structures, as thepreferred alternative in the ProposedPlan (PP) based on the informationavailable at this time. The final remedywill be selected and identified in aRecord of Decision (ROD) only afterconsideration of all comments receivedand any new information presented.
DATES
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The FS and PP will be availablefor public review from May 1, 2003through May 30, 2003. Writtencomments must be received before June1, 2003. A public meeting, regarding allof the alternatives presented in the FS/PP, will be begin at 6 p.m. at theHazelwood Civic Center
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East at 8969Dunn Road in Hazelwood, MO on May29, 2003. Oral and written commentswill be accepted at the meeting.
ADDRESSES
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Submit written comment toMs. Sharon Cotner, FUSRAP ProgramManager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,St. Louis District, 8945 Latty Avenue,Berkeley, MO 63134 before June 1, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
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Ms. Jacqueline Mattingly at (314) 260
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3924or (314) 260
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3905, or
 Jacqueline.Mattingly@mvs02.usace.army.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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1. Proposed Action
The USACE, St. Louis District, isissuing the St. Louis North County FSand PP for public review and comment.The North County Site becamecontaminated as a result of activitiessupporting the nation
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s early atomicenergy program. From 1942 to 1957, theMallinckrodt Chemical Plant extracteduranium and radium from ore at the St.Louis Downtown Site in St. Louis,Missouri. From 1946 until 1967,radioactive process byproducts werestored at an area adjacent to theLambert-St. Louis Airport, which is nowreferred to as the St. Louis Airport Site(SLAPS). In 1966, the SLAPS wasteswere purchased, moved to, and stored ata property on Latty Avenue. Thisproperty later became known as theHazelwood Interim Storage Site (HISS)and the Futura property. During thismove, handling and transportation of the contamination resulted in thematerial being spread along haul routesand to the adjacent vicinity properties,which are referred to as the SLAPSVicinity Properties (VPs). The NorthCounty Site, which generally consists of SLAPS, HISS/Futura, and the VPs, is being managed by the Corps of Engineers under the Formerly UtilizedSites Remedial Action Program(FUSRAP). The alternatives to addresscontamination at this site are evaluatedin the FS and are summarized in the PP.
2. Project Alternatives
a. Alternative 1
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No Action.
Required by CERCLA for baseline comparison.Requires periodic environmentalmonitoring. No soils excavated.
b. Alternative 2
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Partial Excavationand Capping at SLAPS and HISS/ Futura.
Excavate impacted soils onlyfrom the VPs for out-of-state disposal.Cap SLAPS and HISS/Futura with stoneand clean soil. Use institutional controlsto restrict future land use at SLAPS,HISS/Futura, and to control soils beneath roads, bridges, railroads, andother permanent structures.
c. Alternative 3
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Partial Excavationand Treatment at SLAPS.
Excavateimpacted soils from HISS/Futura andVPs. Consolidate excavated soils atSLAPS for treatment (soil sorting andwashing). Use soils meetingsupplemental standards as backfill atSLAPS and cover site with clean soils.Soils not meeting supplementalstandards disposed out-of-state. Useinstitutional controls to restrict futureland use at SLAPS and to control soils beneath roads, bridges, railroads, andother permanent structures.
d. Alternative 4
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Institutional Controls.
Limit future land use atSLAPS, HISS/Futura, VPs, and for soils beneath roads, bridges, railroads, andother permanent structures using deednotices, land use restrictions, andzoning restrictions. Institutionalcontrols and site maintenance would beimplemented to prevent unacceptableexposures to site contamination.
e. Alternative 5
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Excavation withInstitutional Controls Under Roads,Bridges, Railroads, and Other Permanent Structures.
Excavateimpacted soils from SLAPS, HISS/Futura and VPs for out-of-state disposal.Use institutional controls to controlsoils beneath roads, bridges, railroadsand other permanent structures.
 f. Alternative 6
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Excavation at all Properties.
Excavate impacted soils fromall locations, regardless of accessibility,for out-of-state disposal. Based onavailable information, the Corps of Engineers
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preferred alternative isAlternative 5, Excavation withInstitutional Controls Under Roads,Bridges, Railroads, and OtherPermanent Structures. AlthoughAlternative 5 is preferred at the presenttime, public comments are welcome onall alternatives.
3. Availability of the FS and PP
Copies of the FS and PP are with thesite Administrative Record File and may be reviewed at the following locations:U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. LouisDistrict, FUSRAP Project Office, 8945Latty Avenue, Berkeley, MO 63134 between 8 a.m.
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4:30 p.m., Monday thruFriday; or the St. Louis Public Library,Government Information Room, 1302Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63103during normal business hours.Electronic copies of these documentsare also available at:
http:// www.mvs.usace.army.mil/engr/fusrap/ home2.htm.
Sharon R. Cotner,
FUSRAP Program Manager.
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BILLING CODE 3710
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA No. 84.336A]
Office of Postsecondary Education;Teacher Quality Enhancement GrantsProgram
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State Grants; Notice InvitingApplications for New Awards for FiscalYear (FY) 2003
Purpose of Program:
To providegrants to promote improvements in thequality of new teachers with theultimate goal of increasing studentachievement in the nation
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s K
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12classrooms. State Grants are designed toimprove the quality of a State
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s teachingforce by supporting the implementationof comprehensive statewide reformactivities in areas such as teacherlicensing and certification,accountability for high-quality teacherpreparation, and recruitment.
Eligible Applicants:
States, as definedin section 103(16) of the HigherEducation Act of 1965, as amended(HEA).
Note:
A State that received a previous grantunder this program is not eligible for a FY2003 grant. The following States are eligible:Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa,Montana, Minnesota, New Hampshire, NewYork, and the Commonwealth of theNorthern Mariana Islands, Guam, theRepublic of Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and the United States Virgin Islands.
Applications Available:
May 1, 2003.
Deadline for Transmittal of Applications:
 June 16, 2003.
Deadline for Intergovernmental Review:
August 18, 2003.
Available Funds:
$7,645,000.
Estimated Range of Awards:
 $2,000,000
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$3,000,000 per year.
Estimated Average Size of Awards:
 $2,500,000 per year.
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Estimated Number of Awards:
3.
Note:
The Department is not bound by anyestimates in this notice.
Project Period:
Up to 36 months.
Page Limit:
The application narrativeis where you, the applicant, address theselection criteria reviewers use toevaluate your application.If you are submitting an applicationfor a State grant, you must limit yournarrative to the equivalent of no morethan 50 pages and your accompanyingwork plan to the equivalent of no morethan 10 pages. Submit the work plan asan appendix. In addition, you mustlimit your budget narrative to theequivalent of no more than 10 pages andyour evaluation plan to the equivalentof no more than 5 pages.For the application narrative, workplan, budget narrative, and evaluationplan, the following standards apply:
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A
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page
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is 8.5
″ 
x 11
″ 
, on one sideonly, with 1
″ 
margins at the top, bottom,and both sides.
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Double space (no more than threelines per vertical inch) all text,including titles, headings, quotations,references, and captions.
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Use a font that is either 12-point orlarger or no smaller than 10 pitch(characters per inch).
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For tables, charts, or graphs also usea font that is either 12-point or larger orno smaller than 10 pitch.Our reviewers will not read any of thespecified sections of your applicationthat
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Exceed the page limit if you applythese standards; or
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Exceed the equivalent of the pagelimit if you apply other standards.
Application Procedures
Note:
Some of the procedures in theseinstructions for transmitting applicationsdiffer from those in the EducationDepartment General AdministrativeRegulations (EDGAR) (34 CFR 75.102). Underthe Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.553) the Department generally offersinterested parties the opportunity tocomment on proposed regulations. However,these amendments make procedural changesonly and do not establish new substantivepolicy. Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A),the Secretary has determined that proposedrulemaking is not required.
Pilot Project for Electronic Submissionof Applications
In Fiscal Year 2003, the U.S.Department of Education is continuingto expand its pilot project for electronicsubmission of applications to includeadditional formula grant programs andadditional discretionary grantcompetitions. The Teacher QualityEnhancement Grants Program
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StateGrants is one of the programs includedin the pilot project. If you are anapplicant under the Teacher QualityEnhancement Grants Program
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StateGrants you may submit your applicationto us in either electronic or paperformat.The pilot project involves the use of the Electronic Grant Application System(e-Application). Users of e-Applicationwill be entering data on-line whilecompleting their applications. You maynot e-mail a soft copy of a grantapplication to us. If you participate inthis voluntary pilot project bysubmitting an application electronically,the data you enter on-line will be savedinto a database. We request yourparticipation in e-Application. We shallcontinue to evaluate its success andsolicit suggestions for improvement.If you participate in e-Application,please note the following:
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Your participation is voluntary.
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You will not receive any additionalpoint value because you submit a grantapplication in electronic format, norwill we penalize you if you submit anapplication in paper format. When youenter the e-Application system, you willfind information about its hours of operation.
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You must submit all documentselectronically, including theApplication for Federal Assistance (ED424), Budget Information
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Non-Construction Programs (ED 524), and allnecessary assurances and certifications.
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After you electronically submityour application, you will receive anautomatic acknowledgement, whichwill include a PR/Award number (anidentifying number unique to yourapplication).
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Within three working days aftersubmitting your electronic application,fax a signed copy of the Application forFederal Assistance (ED 424) to theApplication Control Center afterfollowing these steps:(1) Print ED 424 from the e-Application system.(2) The State
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s AuthorizingRepresentative must sign this form.(3) Place the PR/Award number in theupper right hand corner of the hardcopy signature page of the ED 424.(4) Fax the signed ED 424 to theApplication Control Center at (202)260
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1349.
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We may request that you give usoriginal signatures on all other forms ata later date.
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Closing Date Extension in Case of System Unavailability:
If you elect toparticipate in the e-Application pilot forthe Teacher Quality EnhancementGrants Program
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s State Grants Programand you are prevented from submittingyour application on the closing date because the e-Application system isunavailable, we will grant you anextension of one business day in orderto transmit your applicationelectronically, by mail, or by handdelivery. For us to grant thisextension
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 (1) You must be a registered user of e-Application, and have initiated an e-Application for this competition; and(2)(a) The e-Application system must be unavailable for 60 minutes or more between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30p.m., Washington, DC time, on thedeadline date; or(b) The e-Application system must beunavailable for any period of timeduring the last hour of operation (that is,for any period of time between 3:30 and4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time) on thedeadline date.The Department must acknowledgeand confirm these periods of unavailability before granting you anextension. To request this extension youmust contact either (1) the person listedelsewhere in this notice under
For Further Information Contact 
or (2) the e-GRANTS help desk at 1
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888
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336
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8930.You may access the electronic grantapplication for the Teacher QualityEnhancement Grants Program
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s StateGrant Program at:
http://e-grants.ed.gov.
 We have included additionalinformation about the e-Applicationpilot project (see Parity Guidelines between Paper and ElectronicApplications) in the applicationpackage.
Applicable Regulations:
(a) TheEducation Department GeneralAdministrative Regulations (EDGAR) in34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 82, 85,86, 97, 98 and 99. (b) The regulations forthis program in 34 CFR part 611.
Priority:
This competition focuses onprojects designed to meet a priority inthe regulations for this program (34 CFR611.13).The Secretary provides a competitivepreference on the basis of how well theState
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s proposed activities in any one ormore of the following statutorypriorities are likely to yield successfuland sustained results:(a) Initiatives to reform State teacherlicensure and certification requirementsso that current and future teacherspossess strong teaching skills andacademic content knowledge in thesubject areas they will be certified orlicensed to teach.(b) Innovative reforms to hold highereducation institutions with teacherpreparation programs accountable forpreparing teachers who are highlycompetent in the academic contentareas and have strong teaching skills.
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