Hazardous Waste Management State Program Support (66.801)
Program
66.801 Hazardous Waste Management State Program Support
Federal Agency
OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONAGENCY
Authorization
Solid Waste Disposal Act, Section 3011 (a) and (c), as amended; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, Public Law 94-580, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
Program Number
66.801
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To assist State governments in the development and implementation of an authorized hazardous waste management program for the purpose of controlling the generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes. Funding Priority: Assistance to State governments in the development and implementation of an authorized hazardous waste management program for the purpose of controlling the generation, transportation, treatment, storage and disposal of hazardouswaste.
Types of Assistance
Formula Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
According to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, Section 3011, funds may be used for development and implementation of authorized State hazardous waste programs.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
State agencies responsible for hazardous waste management within the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Anyone/General Public. State agencies responsible for hazardous waste management within the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern MarianaIslands.
Credentials/Documentation
Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments. State work plan is to be sent to the appropriate EPA Regional Office by the date 60 days before the beginning of the budget period (typically by August 1 of each year, if the budget period is the Federal fiscal year).
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
The standard application forms as furnished by the Federal agency and required by OMB Circular No. A-102 must be used for this program. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review.
Application Procedure
Requests for application forms and completed applications must be submitted to the appropriate EPA Regional Office. The hazardous waste management staff of the appropriate EPA Regional Office (listed in the address appendix of the Catalog) is available to assist in preparation of the application. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110.
Award Procedure
EPA reviews each application. They shall be subjected to administrative evaluation to determine adequacy of application in relation to grant regulations and to technical and program evaluation to determine the merit and relevancy of the project orprogram.
Deadlines
For States, application with approvable work program should be submitted by the date 60 days before the beginning of the budget period (usually by August 1) for grants to be awarded the following budget year. (Applicant may choose budget period, e.g. State or Federal fiscal year, subject to Regional Administrator's approval).
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
As described in 40 CFR Part 31, Subpart F.
Renewals
Grants and cooperative agreements are renewed annually for States provided all requirements are met.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program operates under a formula. Statistical factors used for allocation include: 1) State population, as determined by the most recent Census; 2) number of hazardous waste management facilities in States, based on studies conducted by EPA, Office Of Solid Waste; 3) number of Large Quantity Generators (LQGs), based on studies conducted by EPA, Office of Solid Waste; and 4) the number of facilities requiring corrective action, based on studies conducted by EPA, Office of Solid Waste. By law, all States and trust territories are eligible for funding. The formula is based on each State's population (17 percent); (LQG) number of facilities proceeding amount of waste produced (16 percent); number of hazardous waste management facilities (52 percent); and the number of facilities requiring corrective action (15 percent). Matching Requirement: Maximum Federal share of approved costs is 75 percent; State must provide at least 25 percent of approved costs. (Regional Administrators will determine each Stateallotment.)
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Grants are normally funded on a 12-month basis (Federal or State fiscal year). The total project period varies according to program requirements. Assistance is awarded by advance paymentmethod.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Interim and final progress reports, expenditures and equipmentreports.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Reviews by the EPA Project Officer and the Grants Specialist may occur eachyear.
Records
Financial reports, including all documents to support entries on the accounting records and to substantiate charges to each grant or cooperative agreement must be kept available to personnel authorized to examine EPA grant accounts in an institution. All records must be maintained for 3 years from the date of the submission of the annual financial status report. If questions still remain, such as those raised as a result of audit, related records should be retained until the matter is completelyresolved.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2002, States continued to develop and implement programs providing cradle-to-grave control of hazardous wastes (under Section 3011).
Financial Information
Account Identification
68-0108-0-1-304.
Obligations
FY 02 $106,598,000; FY 03 est $106,598,000; and FY 04 est $106,598,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Fiscal year 2002 average: $1,940,000.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
General Grant Regulations and Procedures, Environmental Protection Agency, 40 CFR Part 31; State and Local Assistance, EPA, 40 CFR Part 35.
Related Programs
66.500, Environmental Protection_Consolidated Research; 66.600, Environmental Protection Consolidated Grants_Program Support.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
State agencies are encouraged to communicate with the appropriate EPA Regional Administrator listed in Appendix IV of theCatalog.
Headquarters Office
For information concerning preapplication coordination and application procedures, contact Grants Administration Division (3903R), Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460. For State program information on Section 3011 of RCRA, contact Michaelle Wilson, Office of Solid Waste, (5303W), EPA, Washington, DC 20460. Telephone: (703)308-8790.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
State project to develop a hazardous waste program designed to meet the substantive and procedural requirements of an "authorized" program. (Section 3006).
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
The State's annual work program provides the basis for determining whether the State's hazardous waste program continues to be eligible for approval and is being implemented by the State (Section3011).
