R2024-338 Resolution Authorizing Acceptance and Execution of a Brownfield Environmental Site Assessment Grant Agreement with the U.S. Environmetal Protection Agency for City-Wide Assessment Grant

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BF-OOE03887-0 Page 13 Note: ACRES reporting requirements can change over time, based on expansion of EPA's information collection authority, and the CAR is responsible for complying with the latest ACRES reporting requirements at the time of each quarterly performance report. The EPA Project Officer will notify the CAR when ACRES reporting requirements, specific to Brownfields Assessment, change. g. For local governments that are using cooperative agreement funds for health monitoring, the quarterly report must also include the specific budget, the quarterly expenditure, and cumulative expenditures to demonstrate that 10% of federal funding is not exceeded. Note: Each property where assessment activities were performed and/or completed must have its corresponding information updated in ACRES (or via the Property Profile Form with prior approval from the EPA Project Officer) rp for to submitting the quarterly performance report (see Section III.E. below). 4. The CAR must maintain records that will enable it to report to EPA on the amount of funds disbursed by the CAR to assess the specific properties under this cooperative agreement. 5. In accordance with 2 CFR § 200.329(e)(1), the CAR agrees to inform the EPA Project Officer as soon as problems, delays, or adverse conditions become known which will materially impair the ability to meet the outputs/outcomes specified in the EPA-approved workplan. E. Property Profile Submission 1. The CAR must report on interim progress (e.g., assessments started, reuse planning activities started) and any final accomplishments (e.g., assessments completed, clean up required, contaminants found, institutional controls required, engineering controls required) by completing and submitting relevant portions of the electronic Property Profile Form using the Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES). The CAR must enter the data in ACRES as soon as the interim action or final accomplishment has occurred, or within 30 days after the end of each reporting quarter. The CAR must enter any new data into ACRES prior to submitting the quarterly performance report to the EPA Project Officer. The CAR must utilize the electronic version of the Property Profile Form in ACRES unless approval is obtained from the EPA Project Officer to use the hardcopy version of the Property Profile Form or its use is included in the approved workplan. F. Final Cooperative Agreement Performance Report with Environmental Results 1. In accordance with EPA regulations 2 CFR Parts 200 and 1500 (specifically, § 200.329, Monitoring and Reporting Program Performance and 2 CFR § 200.344(a), Closeout), the CAR agrees to submit to the EPA Project Officer within 120 days after the expiration or termination of the approved project period a final performance report on the cooperative agreement via email; unless the EPA Project Officer agrees to accept a paper copy of the report. The final performance report shall document and summarize the elements listed in Section III.D.2., as appropriate, for activities that occurred over the entire project period. IV. FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS A. Eligible Uses of the Funds for the Cooperative Agreement Recipient