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Florida Worker Grant Funding Alert
The state of Florida has just received nearly $62 million in new stimulus money for worker training programs. Since this is the time of year that states are usually out of funds and not accepting applications, they are in the very unusual position of having funding, but few applications. The Incumbent Worker Training grant coordinator has told IESO, LLC that with such low application volume, at least for the short term she can achieve an unheard-of two-day turnaround time for approval.
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Tagged "cost recovery", "Dr. Scott Harris", "grant program", "ieso llc", "iesollc", "incumbent worker training", "incumbent worker", "iso 14001", "kenneth Harris", "Kenneth Scott Harris", "Scott Harris PHD", "Scott Harris", "stimulus money", "training provider", "worker training", florida, grant, IESO, ISO, iso14001, reimbursement
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EPA Reimbursement for Hazmat Response
The U.S. EPA has been reimbursing local governments for hazmat responses since 1986, but it seems that many LEPCs and other eligible groups are still unfamiliar with the program. From the LGR website: “In the event of a release (or threatened release) of hazardous substances, EPA may reimburse local governments for expenses related to the release and associated emergency response measures. The Local Governments Reimbursement (LGR) Program provides a ‘safety net’ of up to $25,000 per incident to local governments that do not have funds available to pay for response actions.” So with over $3 million in reimbursements awarded to date, how do you get your money back? It really is not all that complicated, but first we need a basic understanding of the relevant terms and requirements.
Who is eligible?
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Tagged "40 cfr 300.700", "cercla 107 a", "cercla 107a", "cercla response", "cost recovery", "Dr. Scott Harris", "hazardous substance", "hazmat reimburse", "hazmat reimbursement", "kenneth Harris", "Kenneth Scott Harris", "lgr program", "local government reimbursement", "local governments reimbursement", "Scott Harris PHD", "Scott Harris", cercla, hazmat, lepc, lgr, lgrp, PRP, PRPs, reimbursement, RP, rps
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On Being an EPA Superfund PRP
On Being an EPA Superfund PRP
CERCLA, more commonly known as Superfund, allows EPA’s Emergency Response Program to take or compel action by others at sites contaminated or potentially contaminated by hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants, and then recover costs associated with those activities. Whether an emergency response or a longer-term investigation and cleanup, EPA uses an Enforcement First Policy (EFP) to identify potentially responsible parties (PRPs) to cover the cost of any action underway or anticipated. The hunt for you will be thorough, and there is a specific 381-page manual to guide it. There is even a directory of Agency experts (PRP Search Enhancement Team) available to support the effort.
Posted in Environmental Compliance, Resources, Risk Management
Tagged "contaminated site", "contaminated sites", "cost recovery", "demand letter", "Dr. Scott Harris", "emergency response", "enforcement first", "federal on-scene coordinator", "federal onscene coordinator", "iesollc", "information request letter", "kenneth Harris", "Kenneth Scott Harris", "nfi letter", "notice of liability letter", "on-scene coordinator", "onscene coordinator", "potentially responsible parties", "potentially responsible party", "prp search enhancement team", "recovery action", "Scott Harris PHD", "Scott Harris", cleanup, DOJ, EPA, FOSC, nfi, notice of federal interest", osc, PhD", PRP, PRPs, reimbursement, remediation, RP, Superfund, treble, UAO
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