Brownfields in New England

Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (BCRLF)

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General

• Administration Manual
• Transition Guidelines for Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Pilots - Table of Contents
• EPA Quick Reference Fact Sheet on BCRLF
• Alphabetical List of National Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup & Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (BCRLF) Pilots/Grants
• BCRLF Policy Clarification Memos
  • Clarification of Borrower Eligibility (September 5, 2000)
  • Financial Structure of Cooperative Agreement Funds Under the Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (BCRLF) Program (January 10, 2001)
  • Clarification of Site Manager (On-scene coordinator) Role, "Lending to Yourself," and Obligation Requirements Under the Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund Program (July 7, 2001)
  • Amendment to Governmental Entity Loan Discount Rate for the Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (BCRLF) Program (2 pp., 122 KB)
• Non-time Critical Removal Action (NTCRA) Guidance -
  EPA540-R-93-057
• Part I - Introduction (27 pp., 887 KB)
• Part II - 2.1 thru 2.5 (18 pp., 776 KB)
• Part III - 2.6 thru appendices (23 pp., 778 KB)
• NTCRA Requirement Outline (2 pp., 96 KB)

Application Assistance

• General information for all federal assistance grants
• Proposal Guidelines for Brownfields Assessment, Revolving Loan Fund and Cleanup Grants
• NEW Transition Guidelines for Existing Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Programs
• BCRLF Work Plan Guidance
• Fact Sheet (May 9, 2001) (2 pp., 26 KB)
• Checklist (May 9, 2001) (4 pp., 17 KB)

Post-Award / Grants Management Documents

• General information for all federal assistance grants
• EPA New England BCRLF Terms and Conditions (July 23, 2001) (18 pp., 47 KB)
• BCRLF Program Reporting Format (Quarterly Reports) (8 pp., 23 KB)
• BCRLF Marketing Guide - EPA500-R-00-006 (64 pp., 1.21 MB)
• Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) Guidance - EPA540-R-98-038 (75 pp., 374 KB)

Sample Documents

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• Non-Time Critical Removal Action (NTCRA) Process Documents
• Community Relations Plan (September 11, 2001) (7 pp., 34 KB)
• Engineering Evaluation / Cost Analysis (EE/CA) Approval Memo (December 1, 2000) (8 pp., 33 KB)
• Engineering Evaluation / Cost Analysis (EE/CA) (October 10, 2001) (19 pp., 78 KB)
• Decision Memo (December 7, 2000) (7 pp., 30 KB)
• Site Manager Report (August 31, 2001) (13 pp., 40 KB)
• Other Documents
• BCRLF Work Plan Guidance
  • Fact Sheet (May 9, 2001) (2 pp., 26 KB)
  • Checklist (May 9, 2001) (4 pp., 17 KB)
• State Approval to Act as Lead Agency (November 17, 2000) (2 pp., 295 KB)
• Loan Implementation Plan (June 28, 2001) (2 pp., 12 KB)
• Brownfields Site Manager Memorandum Of Agreement
  • Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (5 pp., 315 KB)
  • United States Army Corps of Engineers (10 pp., 522 KB)
• Conventional Loan Documents
  • Cover memo (July 18, 2001) (1 p., 76 KB)
  • Checklist (July 18, 2001) (1 p., 11 KB)
  • Sample Loan Agreement 1 (July 18, 2001) (18 pp., 124 KB)
  • Sample Loan Agreement 2 (October 23, 2001) (15 pp., 110 KB)
• Intragovernmental Loan Documents
  • Guidance & Sample Loan Agreement (September 14, 2001) (6 pp., 28 KB)