This action approves an award in the amount of $500,000 to the city of laurinburg to conduct eligible assessment-related activities as authorized by cerlca 104(k)(2) in laurinburg, north carolina

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the City of Laurinburg, North Carolina $500,000 under the Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund, and Cleanup Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.818) effective July 1, 2022 through September 30, 2026. Under this cooperative agreement, the City of Laurinburg will conduct eligible assessment-related activities including inventorying, characterizing, assessing, and planning cleanup activities for 18 brownfield sites. Specifically, the recipient will perform 18 Phase I and 5 Phase II environmental site assessments, hold community meetings, develop 2 site-specific cleanup plans and analyses of brownfield cleanup alternatives, create 6 planning documents to initiate brownfield revitalization efforts, and submit 16 quarterly reports. No subawards are included in this assistance agreement. The work conducted will benefit residents, businesses and the historic district in and near Laurinburg, North Carolina.

Brownfields are real property, the expansion, development or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Activities:specifically, this agreement will provide funding to the recipient to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct cleanup planning and community involvement related activities. Additionally, the recipient will competitively procure (as needed) and direct a qualified environmental professional to conduct environmental site activities, and will report on interim progress and final accomplishments by completing and submitting relevant portions of the property profile form using EPA's assessment, cleanup and redevelopment exchange system (acres).subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:further, the recipient anticipates conducting 18 phase i and 5 phase II environmental site assessments, holding community meetings, developing 2 site-specific cleanup plans/analysis of brownfield cleanup alternatives, developing 6 planning documents to initiate brownfields revitalization, and submitting 16 quarterly reports. Work conducted under this agreement will benefit the residents, business owners, and brownfield in and near the historic district in laurinburg, north carolina.