Cooperative Agreement 00915624

Award Date 10/1/23
Completion Date 9/30/28
Dollars Obligated $35M
Federal Agency
EPA Region 9
Federal Grant Program
66.600
Assistance Type
Cooperative Agreement
Place of Performance
Saipan, CNMI
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DESCRIPTION:THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDES THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (CNMI) BUREAU OF COASTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (BECQ-DEQ) TO CONTINUE THE SUCCESSFUL PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION STATUTES, REGULATIONS, AND PROGRAMS, INCLUDING OUTREACH AND EDUCATION, FOR ALL ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA (AIR, WATER, LAND) IN THE CNMI. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES PARTIAL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,901,239. SEE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. - AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT (IA) TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000 IS FUNDED UNDER INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT NO. RWMP925829. - TWO PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES OFFICERS (CAPTAIN BRIAN BEARDEN AND COMMANDER TRAVIS SPAETH) WILL BE ON 'REIMBURSABLE DETAIL' TO CNMI FOR COMBINED TOTAL FUNDING OF $2,500,000. EPA FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS REFER TO 'REIMBURSABLE DETAIL' AS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL AGREEMENT (IPA). IPA FUNDING FOR BRIAN BEARDEN (IPABEARDEN27RCM03) IS $1,250,000 FROM PRC 000BL8X87 IPA FUNDING FOR TRAVIS SPAETH (IPATSPAETH227RCM03) IS $1,250,000 FROM PRC 000BL8X87 ACTIVITIES:IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BECQ-DEQ CONSOLIDATED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFE DRINKING WATER PROGRAM; TERRITORIAL AND BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES; BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND SITE CLEANUP; PESTICIDE PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH; CLEAN AIR TITLE V PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND ISSUANCE OF STATIONARY SOURCE AIR PERMITS; IMPLEMENTATION OF RCRA D AND RCRA C PRIMARY ENFORCEMENT RESPONSIBILITY, TOXIC WASTE MANAGEMENT WITH RCRA C AS A MODEL; UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS MANAGEMENT; SPCC, ABOVEGROUND STORAGE TANK MANAGEMENT.SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:THE BECQ-DEQ WORKPLAN HAS SPECIFIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES FOR PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE POTABLE DRINKING WATER FOR 100 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION; CLEAN BEACHES FOR SWIMMING AND FISHING; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT FOR BMPS FOR NONPOINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION AND REDUCING THE 303D LIST OF CONTAMINATED WATERS; WATER QUALITY (MARINE AND STREAM) MONITORING TO HELP WITH CORAL REEF AND INDIGENOUS BIOTA PROTECTION; CLEANUP OF BROWNFIELD SITES; PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT TO ELIMINATE ILLEGAL IMPORTATION AND USE OF UNREGISTERED/FOREIGN PESTICIDES. FURTHERMORE, THE WORKPLAN DESCRIBES THE OBJECTIVES, MILESTONES, AND GOALS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE EPA'S FY 2022 - 2026 EPA STRATEGIC PLAN, GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS ACT (GPRA), STATUTES, AND REGULATIONS AND IS BEING DONE WITH THE AUTHORITY AND LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF THE OMNIBUS TERRITORIES ACT (OTA), OR ALSO KNOWN AS PUBLIC LAW 35-134

Posted 9/14/23, 12:00 AM