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UIIITID ITATIIINVIRONMINTAI. PROTECTION AGENCY llliQION I

.1. ' · ~lNNIDY 'IDIAAL IUII.DING. IO&TON. MASIACHlllml 02203

· Robert L. Bendick, Jr., Director ·-DepartMnt of snviron.tntal ll&nag..ent;;'~:~:o:t~!!~dl~ ; · .~ ~ -. :~:-~ : ..·. ~ :~;-Prorldence, JU · · 029_08

·Diar Mr. aencUcka

1 aa pleaHd to lnfora you that J have approved a pro,act and budget raviaion , and pro,act period axtanaion for tba Davia Liquid waeta Site Superfund cooperative AQra..ant.

•.Tble ·.-..ftaent acc~dataa tha cbanoe ln the atatua , ~f tbla Agra-nt frc:a a State to a Pedaral laad effort. Budget ·. 80d1flcatlonl raflactad in the approved coeta included banln will provide the funda naceaaary to carry out aanag...nt aaalatanca artd State ravtaw of Paderal lead actlvltlaa, •• veU aa aupport apeciflc Btato load taaka. Additionally, a portion of tba funda bava been Ht aalde for the dllalgn pbaao pencllng ccapletlon at tbo ltl/r&.

_'- . ~· · .-•1•••- aqta tbe reviaad special con·cutioM attacbad to t.bla • ~• . ! . • ;?~ ·a..Dd~Mtnt. Tb~" condi tloM ara in ·rorce for tha duration of ~~ ;.;..~ :: :.~ ~· _....-nt.;. ~l•••- furtbar ...~vla{ona are Dacaaaary•. ,. _ ~-.-· ·· ~-:"'.. ,. ~ - ..- : - ~ .... .._ !': ·• .. :~ -- - " '·---:- :--..,~ , · ....-- • ·. • ~-: ....... ,_ '.

~ ·: · :;· ~- , L~u1'1"ent .riQUlati.l.w kequirC. you-t execution of t.be · 1n11ndM'nt • ~ ;:._-'vi.tbln ·tbraa _· weaka of . n"caiPt~ ·-~or...-. original .iftd one c~ .ara

anclaaad for your alQnatura. PlaaH alan both coplaa and· return tha original to o.nial c. aagan, Chief, Grant• Aainiatration and Procur•ant section.

J truat thia ,._ndMnt will help turtbar our aharad lntaraat ' in claaoop of the Olivia Liquid waata Site.

sincerely youra,

Michael R. Deland Ragi~mal Administrator

Encloaure

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f'ART 111-AWA.D CONDITIONS

•· 11.-UAI. CONDITIONS·

Tilt MdpJnl"co.eunt• •NI ..... thet It •Ill upedltloua.ly lriUiete ud ti•tl)' toeple:• the ptojec1 wo• for

whlcll uelet:an~ h•• t..• awanled UNlet thi• • .,...enl, Ia ~tecorduce wJth all •ppllcabte provlaiOftl of 40 CPR

'"' that II, and Its c~trsctor•, •»bcontrac1o,.,Ch•t••r I, ~art B. TM recipient wan1nts, r~resent•, aMI •I

::'~L\rotNo aui;oT~~~~;¥bU.:'~~;:~.~.<!1 :'~=~~~bit!~~;;np,:~. ~:~~~~!'?"-'''' 8• coadltions Ml forth: In dlls •••l•t•nc• apH-nt or any u sl•t•nct l:lltn~ent PllrSUL'tt lo 49 CFR 30.425.

• · IPICIAL CONDITIONS':

(101 coop~Nifto• .,...,.,. iJtCIW. i"-ntificeliott 01 a""*'-riurion ol EPA rtaponsi6ilirHa tMI rell.ct 01

contribute lo aa6alanfial iiWOiveJHnt.}

1. EPA awarda th!a cooperative agrae11ent in accorda"nce with the FederalThia agra..ent !a

Grant and Cooperative Agree11ent Act o f 1977.

aubject to all applicable IPA aaaiatance regulationa.

2. Jtecipiant ia advhad that all indir-ect coat• char-ged under t.hia

Agr-a-nt •uat fall within a fader-ally appr-oved r-ata. Adjuat.Mnta in

chargee •uat be aada to reflect chano•• 1n tha appr-oved rate during

the per-iod of thia Cooper-ative Agr-aeaant .

3. The coat principle• of Office of Management and Bud;at Circular- A-87

are applicable to thia award.

4. In accepting thia Cooper-ative Agrae•ent , the recipient. agrHa to the

following conditione for- the latter- of credit aathod of financing•

caah drawdowna will occur- only when needed for diaburaaMntara.

TiMly repor-ting of caah diabura...nta and balancaa will beb.

provided, aa r-equired by the EPA Latter of Credit uaara

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c. Tha .... etandarda of ti•ing and reporting vill ba 1•poae4

on aacondary r-actpianta, if anyr

d. tfhan a dravdown under- the letter of credit occura, the

recipient will ahov on the back of the voucher (Ponl TP8- 5t01)

the ·Cooperative Agree•ent nUIIbar, the appropriate EPA account

nu.ber, and the dravdown uount applicable to each account/

activitiy {aae attached •znatruction for- Uaing the Superfund

Account Number Under Cooperative Agraeaanta•). The e ighth

digit of the account nwabar <••• it•• 39, page 1 of tha

Cooperative Agr-e eme nt) ia the coda to tha appropriate activity

aaaignment a

Remedial Diacovary and Notification,J -Preliminary Alleaament , Site Inapection,

and Ranking Acttvitie a

L - Remadiel Inve8tigation/ Feaaib111ty Study

N - Remedial Deaign

R - Remedial Implementation

S - Operation and Maintenance

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When funds for a specific activity have been exha;;stede.

but the work under the activity haa not been completed,

the recipient may not draW from another activity or site

account without written pennisaion from the EPA Project

Officer and Award OfficialJ

Funda remaining in an account after completion of anf.

activity may either be returned to the EPA or adjusted

to another activity or site at EPA's discretion, and

When a aubactivity h completed, the recipient will submitg.

a Financial Status Report (Standard Pon~ 269) within

90 daya to the EPA Project Officer.

5. The aaxi•um dally rate for consultant aervicea ahall not exceed the

daily rate for a GS-18 which 11 currently $84,157.

6. Thia Agre•••nt ia subject to the procurement atanderda of Title 40

of the Code of Federal Regulation•, Part 33. Recipient agr••• to

provide a co.pleted •Procure11ent Syate• Certification• (EPA

ro111 5700-48) vi thin 30 day• of the data of receipt of thil agraa­

Mnt.

The State Ia not required to provide 10 percent of the coat of the7.

reaedial planning activitiaa for the Davia Liquid Waata Site becauaa

the Btata•a application for a cooperative agrae•ant for r ...dial

planning activitiaa vaa filed before May 1, 1982, aa apecifiad in the

HIIOrandu dated March 11, 1982, aignad by the Director, Office of

..ergancy and Rnadial Raaponae, entitled• Guidance on COOperative

Agr....nta vi th Statea under C!RCLA.

If the State and EPA datenaine to undertake re.edial illpl-ntation1.

at the alta, the State •ay aut:.it an application to ...nd thia

Cooperative Agr•••nt. The application ahall include a plan for the

ltata•a operation and •aintenanca (OIM) of any r•••dtal action. The

~~::.v~!~ ~==~t!~~ ~h:.:~:~:t~~~~~n:~:~:t!~!·~~~~a!~•a::u~~:!~!t:i capabiUtlaa for providing naceaaary o•M of the aite after ra•edtal

i•plnantation. Naceaaarj OIM at the aite ta not defined or other­

viae reatrictad by Governor Glirrahy'a latter of June 28, 1982.

If the State and EPA detaz-.ine that off-alta traat11ant, atorage or9.

diapoaal of waataa ia required, the State will, in the application

for an aaandaant, identify authorized hazardoua waata management

fa~ilitiaa that have adequate capacity and are able and willing to

receive the hazardoua aubltancaa daaignatad for off-alta atoraga,

treatment, or dhpoaal and are in RCRA coraplianca. The hazardoua

waate facilitita aelacted by the State muat be acceptable to EPA and

11uat, at a minimum, be in compliance with the requirement• of Subtitle

c of the Sotid Waste Dhpoaal Act.

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_10, CERCLA aection 104(c) (4) r-equires that CERCLA fu:'lde~ actions provide

a coat-effective response which provides a balance between the· need

for protection of public health, welfare and the environment, and

the availability of amounts from the Fund to reaponC to other aitea.

If the State requests CERCLA funding for remedial design and

implementation, EPA will evaluate the request againat available

rund 1110niea, and determine the appropriate extent of remedy to be

funded. Award of this Cooperative Agreement does not commit EPA

to future funding for reaponae actions at the site.

All activities conducted under thia Cooperative .Agreement shall be11.

conaiatent with the revised National Contingency Plan (NCP),

40 CPR 300, dated July 16, 1982 (47 Federal Reqbter 31180). Reaedial

alternative• developed aa part of the rea~edlai lnveatigation and

feaaibility atudy will be identified, evaluated, and ultiaately

categorhed aa initial reaedial, aource control, or off-aite aeaaurea

baaed upon the factora eatabliahed in aection 300.68(e) of the NCP.

12. Jn awarding contract• to any peraon to engage in reaponae actiona,

the State ahall require conpliance with Federal health and aafety

atandarda by contractor• and aubcontractora aa a condition of auch

contracta.

13, IIOthing contained in the Cooperative Agreeaent ahall be conatrued to

create, either expreaaly or by iaplication, the relationahip of Any atandarda, procedure• or

agency between EPA ~nd the State.

r~:t::~:.~~:;:r~~~n~"t~=ep~~:::~~.t~f~t!0!~~~::t~~n:h:n:!;t:h~: Agre...nt are for aaaurance of the quality of the final product of

the actiona conteaplated by thia Agreeaent, and do not conatitute a

right to control the actiona of the State. IPA (including ita

eaployeea and contractor•) ta not author! aed to repreaent or act on

behalf of the State in any utter relating to the aubject utter of

thia Agre...nt, and the State (including ita •plo)'Ha and contractora)

ia not authorhed to repreaent or act on behalf of IPA in any aatter

relatin; to tho aubject aatter of thia Agreer:tent. •etther EPA nor

the State ahall be liable for the contract•, acta, errore or •iaatona

of the agentl, eaployeea or contractor• of the other party entered

into, cc:.~itted or perfomed with reapect to or in the perforaance

of thia AgreeMnt.

The State agreea to aatiafy all Federal, State, and local requireaenta,14.

including peralta and approvala, neceaaary for implementing activitiea

addreaaed in thia Cooperative Agree~aent and in the reviaed federal The State will provide all righta-of-way and

lead ·Rt/FS activitiea.eaae11ente neceaaary to complete the reaponae actiona.

The award of thia Agreement doea not conatitute a waiver of EPA'alS.

right to bring an action againat any person or persona for liability

under aectiona 106 or 107 or the Comprehensive Environmental Reaponse,

Compansation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), or any other

atatutory provhion or common law.

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The State agrees to submit to the !P.~ Project Officer for review allThe State16.

reports and/or recommendations from i)rior site activities.

abo agrees to submit all relevant documents and/or recommendations

prepared under this Agreement to the. EPA Project Officer for written

approval prior to initiation of each on and off-site activity. All

documents must be submitted for apf)roval at least 10 working days

prior to scheduled initiation of activities.

The EPA Project Officer will conduct periodic reviews of state-lead17.

taaka to evaluate project activities to assure compliance with

applicable EPA requiremenu and regulations • . The State Project

Officer agrees to assure that all project schedules and reporting

All State-propoaed 11odificatlona to projectrequirements are met. achedulea or activities vill be t-ediately reported to the EPA

Project Officer for approval.

The State agreea to aubnlit financial statue and narrative progreaa18.

report• to the EPA Project Officer at quarterly interval• co..encing

Theae reports shall include iteaizationat the atart of the project.

of expenditures by object class and by each taak/aubactivity/activity

in the State•ent of Work (expenditures to date and expenditure• aince

the previous report} r eatiaatea (percentage a) of vork COIIIpleted for

each activity or aubactivity in the StateMnt of Work, including a

~he estlaatea r and eatiaated variancesdeacription of the bali a for .

The narrative(coat and tbne} expected at project co.plation.

progreaa report vill deacribe all activitiea worked on during the

quarter and will deacribe any proble111 or delaya that aay have

The· report will alao describe the activities to be

perforaed during the next quarter and will describe any anticipated

The report vill alao lilt any contractaprobleaa or delays.

occurred.

awarded and any contractor reporta received.

19. In accordance with aection 2(d) of the Pr011pt Papant Act (PL 97-177),

Pederal funds aay not ba uaed by the recipient for the papent of

interest penaltiea to contractor• when bllla are paid late nor aay

1:-.t•reat penalties be uaed to aatiafy coat-ahartng requir...nta.

Obligation• to pay auch interest penaltiea will not be obligationa

of the United Statea.

The State will allow public acceaa to ita recorda in accordance vith 20. EPA will allow public acceaa to ita recorda

applicable State law. in accordance with the procedure• eatabliahed under the rreeda. of

Information Act (PL 93•502) and regulation• promulgated purauant

thereto, and agency guidance. Both partiea agree to protect each

. other'• claima for confidentiality, particularly with regard to

· document• related to pending or ongoing enforcement action•

generated by either the State or EPA.

At EPA'a re'quest and to the extent allowed by State law, the State 21.

ahall make available to EPA any information in· its poaaeasion

At the State's request and to the extentconcerning the site.allowed by Federal law, EPA shall make available to the State any

If any infor­information in its possession concern i ng the site.

mation is provided to EPA by the State under a claim of confi­

dentiality, it will be treated i!'l accordance with 40 CF'R 2, if

the State has gi ven EPA notice of the claim of con!ide nt i ality.

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EPA will not disclose information submitted un~er a claim of

confidentiality unless EPA h required to do so :,y Federal law

and has given the State advance notice of EPA 1 a intent to · Absent notice of such clair.., EPA may

release that information. make said information available to the public without f:.~rther

notice.

The State shall require a bidder or offeror on any contract funded22.

under thia Cooperative A;reement to provide, with ita bid or

proposal: ( 1) information on ita status and the atatua of parent

coapaniea, aubaidhriea, affiUatea, and aubcontractora aa

potentblly reaponaible parties at the aite,. ( 2} certification

that, to the beat of ita knowledge and belief, it haa diecloaed

auch infora~~tion or no such inforaation exiata' (3) a atate..nt

that it ahall immediately diac:loae any auc:h 1nforaation diac:overed

after aubahaion of ita bid or propoaal, or after avard.

State ahall evaluate auc:h infomation and ahall exclude anyThe

bidcSer

or offeror who ia a potential reaponaible party at the aite U the

State detendnea that the bidder'• or offeror'• conflict of

intereet ia aignific:ant and cannot be avoided or otherwiae reaolvecS.

23. Any ...rgenc:y reaponae activitiea concSucted purauant to the Rational

Contingency Plan, 40 CPR section 300.65, ahall not be natricted by

IPA and the State ••Y jointly auapendthe teraa of thia Agre-nt. or IIOdify the re..dial ac:tivl'tiea in the Statenent of Work of thia

Agre..nt during (and aubaequent to) neceaaary eHrgency reaponae

actiona.

'- 24. The State will notify IPA of any plannecS atate-tnitiatad enforceMnt

activity (civil or crt•inal) related to thia alta, or which uy have

direct or incSirec:t bearing on the aite.