Substantial Involvement. 1. EPA may be substantially involved in overseeing and monitoring this cooperative agreement. a. Substantial involvement by EPA generally includes administrative activities by the EPA Project Officer such as monitoring, reviewing project phases, and approving substantive terms included in professional services contracts. EPA will not direct or recommend that the CAR enter into a contract with a particular entity. b. Substantial EPA involvement includes brownfields property-specific funding determinations described in Section II.A.2. If the CAR awards a subaward for site assessment, the CAR must obtain technical assistance from EPA on which sites qualify as a xxxxxxxxxx site and determine whether the statutory prohibition found in CERCLA § 104(k)(5)(B)(i)(IV) applies. This prohibition does not allow the subrecipient to use EPA cooperative agreement funds to assess a site for which the subrecipient is potentially liable under § 107 of CERCLA. (See Section III.C.2. for more information on subawards.) c. Substantial EPA involvement may include reviewing financial and program performance reports, monitoring all reporting, record-keeping, and other program requirements. d. EPA may waive any of the provisions in Section III.B.1. with the exception of property-specific funding determinations, at its own initiative or upon request by the CAR. EPA will provide waivers in writing. 2. Effects of EPA’s substantial involvement include: a. EPA’s review of any project phase, document, or cost incurred under this cooperative agreement will not have any effect upon CERCLA § 128 Eligible Response Site determinations or rights, authorities, and actions under CERCLA or any federal statute. b. The CAR remains responsible for ensuring that all assessments are protective of human health and the environment and comply with all applicable federal and state laws. c. The CAR and its subrecipients remain responsible for ensuring costs are allowable under 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart E.
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Substantial Involvement. 1. EPA may be substantially involved in overseeing and monitoring this cooperative agreement.
a. Substantial involvement by EPA generally includes administrative activities by the EPA Project Officer such as monitoring, reviewing project phases, and approving substantive terms included in professional services contracts. EPA will not direct or recommend that the CAR enter into a contract with a particular entity.
b. Substantial EPA involvement includes brownfields xxxxxxxxxx property-specific funding determinations described in Section II.A.2. If the CAR awards a subaward for site assessment, the CAR must obtain technical assistance from EPA on which sites qualify as a xxxxxxxxxx site and determine whether the statutory prohibition found in CERCLA § 104(k)(5)(B)(i)(IV) applies. This prohibition does not allow the subrecipient to use EPA cooperative agreement funds to assess a site for which the subrecipient is potentially liable under § 107 of CERCLA. (See Section III.C.2. for more information on subawards.)
c. Substantial EPA involvement may include reviewing financial and program performance reports, monitoring all reporting, record-keeping, and other program requirements.
d. EPA may waive any of the provisions in Section III.B.1. with the exception of property-specific funding determinations, at its own initiative or upon request by the CAR. The EPA Project Officer will provide waivers in writing.
2. Effects of EPA’s substantial involvement include:
a. EPA’s review of any project phase, document, or cost incurred under this cooperative agreement will not have any effect upon CERCLA § 128 Eligible Response Site determinations or rights, authorities, and actions under CERCLA or any federal statute.
b. The CAR remains responsible for ensuring that all assessments are protective of human health and the environment and comply with all applicable federal and state laws.
c. The CAR and its subrecipients remain responsible for ensuring costs are allowable under 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart E.
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Samples: Cooperative Agreement
Substantial Involvement. 1. The U.S. EPA may be substantially involved in overseeing and monitoring this cooperative agreement.
a. Substantial involvement by the U.S. EPA generally includes administrative activities by the EPA Project Officer such as as: monitoring, ; reviewing and approving of procedures for loan and subrecipient selection; review of project phases, ; and approving substantive terms included in professional services contracts. EPA will not direct or recommend that the CAR enter into a contract with a particular entity.
b. Substantial EPA involvement also includes brownfields property-specific funding determinations described in Section II.A.2I. B.1. If the under EPA and/or State Approvals of Brownfields Sites above. The CAR awards a subaward for site assessment, the CAR must obtain may also request technical assistance from EPA on which to determine if sites qualify as a xxxxxxxxxx site brownfields sites and to determine whether the statutory prohibition found in section 104(k)(4)(B)(i)(IV) of CERCLA § 104(k)(5)(B)(i)(IV) applies. This prohibition does not allow the subrecipient to use EPA cooperative agreement prohibits a grant or loan recipient from using grant funds to assess clean up a site for which if the subrecipient recipient is potentially liable under § §107 of CERCLA. (See Section III.C.2. CERCLA for more information on subawardsthat site.)
c. Substantial EPA involvement may include reviewing financial and program performance environmental status reports, ; and monitoring all reporting, record-keeping, and other program requirements.
d. Substantial EPA involvement may include the review of the substantive terms of RLF loans and cleanup subawards.
e. EPA may waive any of the provisions in Section III.B.1term and condition III. B.1, with the exception of property-specific funding determinations, at its own initiative or upon request by the CAR. EPA will provide waivers in writing.
2. Effects Effect of EPA’s substantial involvement includeincludes:
a. EPA’s review of any project phase, document, or cost incurred under this cooperative agreement will not have any effect upon CERCLA § 128 Eligible Response Site determinations or for rights, authorities, and actions under CERCLA or any federal Federal statute.
b. The CAR remains responsible for ensuring that all assessments cleanups are protective of human health and the environment and comply with all applicable federal Federal and state State laws. If changes to the expected cleanup become necessary based on public comment or other reasons, the CAR must consult with EPA.
c. The CAR and its subrecipients remain remains responsible for ensuring costs are allowable under 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart E.Parts 200 and 1500.
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Substantial Involvement. 1. EPA may be substantially involved in overseeing and monitoring this cooperative agreement.
a. Substantial involvement by EPA generally includes administrative activities by the EPA Project Officer such as monitoring, reviewing, and approving of procedures for borrower and subgrantee selection, reviewing of project phases, and approving substantive terms included in professional services contracts. EPA will not direct or recommend that the CAR enter into a loan, subgrant, or contract with a particular entity.
b. Substantial EPA involvement includes brownfields xxxxxxxxxx property-specific funding determinations determinations. described in Section II.A.2. If the II.A. The CAR awards a subaward for site assessment, the CAR must obtain may request technical assistance from EPA on which to determine if sites qualify as a xxxxxxxxxx site sites and to determine whether the statutory prohibition found in CERCLA § 104(k)(5)(B)(i)(IV) applies. This prohibition does not allow the subrecipient a CAR, borrower, or subgrantee to use EPA cooperative agreement funds to assess clean up a site for which if the subrecipient CAR, borrower, or subgrantee is potentially liable under § §107 of CERCLA. (See Section III.C.2. for more information on subawards.)
c. Substantial EPA involvement may include reviewing financial and program performance reports, environmental status reports and monitoring all reporting, record-keeping, and other program requirements.
d. Substantial EPA involvement may include the review of the substantive terms of RLF loans and cleanup subgrants.
e. EPA may waive any of the provisions in Section III.B.1. ., with the exception of property-specific funding determinations, at its own initiative or upon request by the CAR. The EPA Project Officer will provide waivers in writing.
2. Effects of EPA’s substantial involvement include:
a. EPA’s review of any project phase, document, or cost incurred under this cooperative agreement will not have any effect upon CERCLA § 128 Eligible Response Site determinations or rights, authorities, and actions under CERCLA or any federal statute.
b. The CAR remains responsible for ensuring that all assessments cleanups are protective of human health and the environment and comply with all applicable federal and state laws. If changes to the expected cleanup become necessary based on public comment or other reasons, the CAR must consult with the EPA Project Officer and the State.
c. The CAR and its subrecipients remain remains responsible for ensuring costs are allowable under 2 CFR Part 200, Subpart E.
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Samples: Cooperative Agreement