*. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	08-2-0099
March 4, 2008

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At a Glance

Why We Did This Review
We performed this review to
determine the status of the
$9.6 million in deobligations
for cooperative agreements
identified in an earlier report.
Background
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA's)
Office of Superfund
Remediation and Technology
Innovation requested that we
obtain information involving
obligations for Superfund
cooperative agreements with
the States of New York and
New Jersey. Our prior review,
dated October 30, 2006,
identified $9.6 million under
six agreements that could be
deobligated. In response to
our report, EPA provided
tentative actions and
milestones for the cooperative
agreements.
Catalyst for Improving the Environment
Followup on Information Concerning
Superfund Cooperative Agreements with
New York and New Jersey
What We Found
We found that EPA Region 2 had deobligated $7.3 million from four of the
six sites in New York and New Jersey cited in our prior report. Remaining
funds obligated for the Burnt Fly Bog, Combe Fill South, and Syncon
Resins agreements are expected to be used for ongoing work at the sites.
The amounts deobligated differ from the amounts identified in our prior
report because additional funds were no longer needed for the Ellis Property
site agreement, and because New York made final drawdowns on the New
York Multi-Site agreement. Since the remaining funds obligated under the
agreements are expected to be used for ongoing work, we are not requesting
that EPA take additional corrective actions at this time. The Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response had no comments on the draft report.
For further information,
contact our Office of
Congressional and Public
Liaison at (202) 566-2391.
To view the full report,
click on the following link:
www.epa.qov/oiq/reports/2008/
20080304-08-2-0099.pdf

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