I JBt? | Brownfields 2012 Assessment Grant Fact Sheet McComb, MS EPA Brownfields Program EPA's Brownfields Program empowers states, communities, and other stakeholders to work together to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. A brownfield site is real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. In 2002, the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act was passed to help states and communities around the country cleanup and revitalize brownfields sites. Under this law, EPA provides financial assistance to eligible applicants through four competitive grant programs: assessment grants, revolving loan fund grants, cleanup grants, and job training grants. Additionally, funding support is provided to state and tribal response programs through a separate mechanism. Contacts For further information, including specific grant contacts, additional grant information, brownfields news and events, and publications and links, visit the EPA Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gov/brownfields). EPA Region 4 Brownfields Team (404)562-8789 EPA Region 4 Brownfields Web site (http://www.epa.gOv/region4/rcra/bflr/brownfields.h tml) Grant Recipient: City of McComb, MS 601-684-4000 The information presented in this fact sheet comes from the grant proposal; EPA cannot attest to the accuracy of this information. The cooperative agreement for the grant has not yet been negotiated. Therefore, activities described in this fact sheet are subject to change. Assessment Grants $200,000 for hazardous substances $200,000 for petroleum EPA has selected the City of McComb for two brownfields assessment grants. Community-wide hazardous substances and petroleum grant funds will be used to inventory and prioritize sites and conduct between 10 and 12 Phase I and five or six Phase II environmental site assessments. Grant funds also will be used to support cleanup planning and community outreach activities. The city will focus environmental site assessments on an Illinois Central/Canadian National Railroad rail yard located along the eastern boundary of the city's central business district. United States c Environmental anri Fmpflpn™ EPA-560-F-12-079 Protection Agency Response (5105T) May 2012 Washington, DC 20450 Kesponse (si us ) ------- |