This agreement fully funds for the amount of $257,651.00 ohio EPA's activities including but not limited to the review of remedial investigation and feasibility studies, proposed plans, and records of…

EPA Region 5 awarded Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (the State of Ohio Office of Budget and Management, Office of Fiscal Administration) $257,651 under Cooperative Agreement 11E01185 effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. The funding supports Ohio EPA's activities under the Superfund State, Political Subdivision, and Indian Tribe Site-Specific Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.802) when EPA is the lead agency for remedial action at Superfund sites.

The recipient provides technical oversight and environmental compliance support across 46 remedial support activities at Ohio sites, including 7 remedial investigation/feasibility study projects, 9 remedial design/remedial action projects, 26 operation and maintenance projects, 3 non-time critical removal action projects, and 1 five-year review. Activities include reviewing and commenting on remedial investigation and feasibility study work plans, quality assurance project plans, proposed plans, and records of decision; identifying site-specific applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements; attending site-related meetings; participating in five-year reviews; and providing state input on site conditions and potentially responsible party responses as requested. No subawards are included in this cooperative agreement.

Place of performance is Ohio.

This agreement fully funds for the amount of $257,651.00 ohio EPA's activities including but not limited to the review of remedial investigation and feasibility studies, proposed plans, and records of decision at superfund sites in ohio when the environmental protection agency (EPA) is the lead agency for remedial action. This also include review of information, attending site-related meetings and participating in five-year reviews.activities:activities to be performed include the following support agency activities: 46 remedial support activities, including 7 remedial investigation/feasibility study projects, 9 remedial design/remedial action projects, 26 operation and maintenance projects, 3 non-time critical removal action projects and 1 five-year review that are listed in ohio's annual work plan.subrecipient:no subawards are included in this assistance agreement.outcomes:the anticipated deliverables include meeting EPA's pillar 1: clean air, land, and water for every american and pillar 3: permitting reform, cooperative federalism, and cross-agency partnership the expected outcomes include: ohio EPA contemplates the following oversight support and environmental outputs as: 1) providing the state's initial input and documentation on the site and prps, 2) on an as requested basis, providing additional input on site conditions/issues and prps, 3) participating in conference calls/meetings on an as-needed basis to provide state input, 4) reviewing/providing the state's comments on PRP responses to AOC language, and 5) ntcra order, work plan, report and other document review and comment, and ntcra site sampling/inspection/monitoring/oandm support activities, all as necessary. Federal-lead RI/FS projects include the following oversight support and environmental outcomes: 1) reviewing and providing comments on draft RI/FS work plans and quality assurance project plans (QAPPS); 2) identifying a site specific arars list and refining as appropriate throughout the RI/FS process; 3) reviewing necessary documentation and as appropriate providing comments with the goal of providing value-added input on the appropriateness and technical soundness of the remedial investigation, proposed and selected remedy, 4) responding to additional RPM requests, 5) reviewing and commenting on atsdr documents and health consultation, 6) reviewing and commenting on the alternatives array and final FS report, 7)reviewing and commenting on integrated human health and ecological risk assessment, and 8) reviewing and commenting on proposed plans and reviewing, commenting and providing a position statement (i.e., concurrence, nonconcurrence) on records of decision (RODS).the RD/RA oversight support tasks and environmental outputs include: 1) overseeing predesign activities, 2) reviewing and commenting on pre-design work plans, 3) reviewing and commenting on the remedial design quality control plan and site safety plan, 4) participating in the public participation/community relations communications, 5) participating in technical meetings and conference calls, 6) reviewing and commenting on the design documents, 7) reviewing and commenting on the construction quality assurance plan and 8) reviewing and commenting on certification of construction completion. The oandm oversight support tasks and environmental outputs include, as appropriate: 1) monitoring remedial action for compliance consistent with the applicable terms for the site,2) reviewing monthly or quarterly oandm and/or monitoring reports, 3) reviewing annual and periodic reports, 4) evaluating system shutdowns, 5)reviewing plans in relationship to any changes or change orders, 6) reviewing requested additional design changes as needed, 7) supporting compliance monitoring, 8) collecting split samples as necessary upon request 9) overseeing monitoring well sampling as appropriate, 10)conducting inspections/site visits as appropriate (e.g., check cap, fence, evaluate moni