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B -- ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF MOUNTAINTOP MINING RESTRICTIONS SOL RFQ-0037-JR DUE 082500 POC John Robb, Contracting Officer, 215-814-5468 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as a condition of a settlement agreement, has a requirement for the development of a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS), along with the Economic Analysis of the impact of potential mountaintop mining restrictions for the State of West Virginia. Under the agreement, the EPA, the Office of Surface Mining (OSM), the COE, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), in conjunction with WVDEP, agreed to develop a PEIS and an Economic Analysis to assess the impact of mountaintop mining and valley fill (MTM/VF) practices and the potential economic impact for the State of West Virginia. At the time of the agreement the West Virginia State Legislature appropriated funding to the West Virginia University to analyze the economic impact of MTM/VF on the West Virginia economy. As this is an ongoing project requiring additonal funding from the federal level, EPA intends to acquire these services on a sole source basis from West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. This notice is not a request for competitive quotations. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 08/16/00 (W-SN486750). (0229)

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