Suoerfund Memorandum of Agreement

The Michigan Deoartment of Natural Resources and the United States

Environmental Protection Agency, Region V hereby enter into the following
Suoerfund t1emorandum of Agreement.

I. INTRODUCTION - PURPOSE
A. Introduction
This Suoerfund Memorandum of Agreement ("SMOA") is entered into by
the United States Environmental Protection Agency, R~gion V (EPA),
and the State of Michigan by its Michigan Deoartment of Natural
Resources ("MDNR") (collectively lithe Parties") oursuant to the
Comorehensive Environmental Resoonse, Comoensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA or Suoerfund), as amended, and the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). To the
extent this SMOA conflicts with 40 CFR oart 35 or the NCP, Part 35
and the NCP are controlling. This agreement does not limit the
ultimate enforcement authority of EPA or the United States
Government.
R. Puroose
This SMOA delineates the resoective roles and resoansibilities of
each Party as they relate to the conduct of a Suoerfund orogram to
clean uo hazardous waste sites in the State of Michigan.
Soecifically, the ourooses of this SMOA are to:

1. Establish the MDNR/EPA relationsnio with resoect to Suoerfund

orogrammatic activities in order to construct and maintain a
coooerative working relationshio that best serves EPA and
State interests.
2. Define the orocess to designate the "lead agency", the State
Project Manager (SPM), and the EPA Remedial Project Manager
(RPM) and the State Project Coordinator (SPC) and the Regional
Project Officer (PO) for each NPL site in Michigan.
3. Establish orocedures for close coooeration and communication
between EPA and the HDNR in olanning for resoonse activities
for ootimal use of the Parties' resources, minimizing
conflicts and duolication of effort in conducting
site-soecific resoonse activities.
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selves on significant issues that ari~e and will be the
orincioal officials involved in the third quarterly meeting at
which a mid-year joint orogram review is conducted.

3. Coooerative Agreement/SSC Coordination

The State Project Coordinator (SPC) is the orimary liaison
with the EPA Project Offi~er (PO).

a. The SPC:
1) Coordinates yearly and quarterly SCAP develooment to
ensure adequate and accurate olanning coordination
with EPA.
2) Coordinates aoolication for and tracks administration
of all Coooerative Agreements (CA) between the State
and the EPA.
3) Reviews for comoleteness and transmits to the PO
auarterly technical and financial orogress reoorts
for each CA 45 days after the end of each Quarter of
the Federal Fiscal year.
4) Coordinates State activities regarding resolution of
orogram or CA audits.
5) Coordinates with EPA relative to tracking of all work
ororlucts under CA~.
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6) Coordinates with PO to schedule olanning and
evaluation ~eetings; oreoares resoonse to follow-uo
reoorts.

b. EPA Project Officer (PO):

1) Coordinates EPA review of all draft and final
aoolications for and amendments of coooerative
agreements (CAs) and monitors all State CAs.
2) Coordinates with SPC, RPM and others within EPA to
ensure adequate and accurate olanning coordination
with the State related to State-lead orojects under
CAs.

3) Receives and coordinates review of all work oroducts

under CAs to ensure comoliance with the CAs and
documentation of that comoliance.

4) Receives and coordinates review of all quarterly

technical and financial orogress reoorts as required
by the CAs.
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b. The EPA RPM will:

1) Act as the EPA ooint of contact for all site-soecific
technical and enforcement issues.

2) Serve as the Regional Site Project Officer (RSPO) for

Suoerfund State Contracts (SSCs) on Federal-lead
sites. This will include orovision of quarterly
reoorts and other documents to the State oroject
manager as orovided for in the SSCs.
3) In coordination with EPA Project Officer, review,
comment and consult on technical asoects of
submittals from MDNR according to the event schedule
in Attachment B. Recommend aooroval or revisions of
CA deliverables.
4) Coordinate with aoorooriate State and Federal staff
to ensure adequate and timely resolution of SCAP
budgeting and fiscal issues.

5) Coordinate with aoorooriate State and Federal staff

to assure adequate orogress is made oursuant to SSC
and CA-aooroved schedules and Regional targets.

6) Submit work oroducts on Federal lead Sites to the

State in accordance with aoolicable SSCs and the
review schedules in Attachment B.

D. Planning/Coordination processes

1. Bi-annual Planning/Evaluation Processes

Particioants in the bi-annual olanning/evaluation orocesses

will be at least the State and EPA Suoerfund orogram first and
second line suoervisors.

Planning and evaluation sessions: Sessions will be held in

the 2nd and 4th quarters between EPA and MDNR to olan and
coordinate State-Federal activities for the coming fiscal
year. Evaluation sessions will be held in the 1st and 3rd
quarters to evaluate orogram management by MDNR and EPA.
Meetings shall include discussions and/or negotiations of
the following items:

EPA and State goals and objectives far the coming

fiscal year
- MDNR/EPA resources (staffing, dollars, workload)
- MDNR/EPA SCAP orojections and SPMS targets
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3. Non-Site-Soecific Documents
The EPA Project Officer and the Remedial & Enforcement Branch
Chief are resoonsible for oroviding the State Project
Coordinator (or the Suoerfund Section Chief) with cooies
of all non-site-soecific EPA guidance, oolicy, regulations,
and laws that are made available to the Project Officer
and are relevant to Suoerfund activities.

The State agrees to submit to the EPA PO cooies of all

non-site-soecific State guidance, oolicy, regulations and laws
that are relevant to Suoerfund activities.

E. Inter-Agency Site-Soecific Coordination

1. Review and Oversight
Attachment B contains a list of resoonse orocess submittals
which may be generated during the course of a Suoerfund
investigation/ resoonse action and designates the base level
of EPA/"1D~m oversight for eilch of the sUbmittals. The
definitions of review/oversight activities for this attachment
are as follows:
a. Review and aoorove -

Site work or the next resoonse orocess ohase does not

oroceed until the suooort agency reviews and orovides
wri tten aoorova 1 •

b. Review and comment -

Site work or the next ohase may oroceed but the lead
agency sha 11 i ncoroorate suooort agency corrments (i f
any), as aoorooriate, into the site work.

c. Submit for information/maintenance of suooort agency

files

Lead agency submits a document to the suooort agency for

information and maintenance of the suooort agency file.
It should be noted the level of review/oversight activity
established in this article and Attachment reoresents the base
level of suooort agency review/oversight. This base level
therefore Could be modified under various CAs or SSCs that may
exist under this umbrella agreement as site soecific
situations dictate.
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oersons involved will attemot to resolved such disoutes within
10 days. If disoutes cannot be resolved at this level within this
time frame, the oroblem will be referred to the suoervisors of
these oersons for further EPA/MDNR consultation. If requested by
their immediate suoervisors, the oersons involved will oreoare
issue oaoers outlining their resoective oositions. These issue
oaoers will be oresented to their immediate suoervisors for review
and resolution. Immediate suoervisors will have 10 days to resolve
the disDute. Issues not resolved at lower levels will be oresented
in writing, to the Section Chiefs. This suoerv;sory referral and
resolution orocess will continue, if necessary, to the level of
MDNR Director and Regional Administrator, EPA, Region V. If
agreement still cannot be reached, Region V and MDNR can jointly
refer the disoute to the Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste
and Emergency Resoonse, who will attemot to resolve the disoute.
The EPA will endeavor to reach mutual resolution before any
decision is made by EPA to attemot to assert a management ootion
for this site. The MDNR understands that EPA may take that ootion
and, by this agreement, the MDNR does not waive any rights or
resoonsibilities it has in regard to the soecific site.

G. Reoorting

Quarterly orogress, significant develooments, and orocurement

rpoorts for State-lead sites under coooerative agreements should he
submitted in accordance with the new regulatory reauirements of
40 CFR 35.6650, 35.6655, and 35.6665, resoectively. Reoorts are
due 45 days after the end of each auarter of the Federal fiscal
year.

H. Exclusion of Third Party Benefits

This Agreement is intended to henefit only the State and EPA. It

extends no benefits nr rights to any Darty, including ootentia11y
resoonsible oarties, not signatory to this Agreement.

I. Negation of Agency Relationshio

Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to create,

either exoress1y or by imolication, the relationshio of agency
between EPA and the State.
 ATTACHr~[NT A
Michigan Suoerfund Sites

U.S. EPA Michigan

Lead Remedial State
Agency Project Project
SITDIAME Designation Manager Manager

Adam's Plating F Cestaric 8eebe

Albion-Sheridan LF SE I~ovy Kleooer
All i ed PaD e r F Sanders Unassigned
American Anodco F(RP) Lee HoffMaster
Anderson DevelooMent F(RP) Valentino Boyce
Auto Ion Chemicals F(RP) Cestaric HoffmilS te r
Ave ."[" Ground tJater Con. SE Martin Da rn ell
Barrels S[ Gus ta fson r10s i er
Bpndix Coro./Allied Aut0. ~ Sanders Beebe
Berlin & Farro F(RP) \Jhi 000 Ollila
Bofors Nobel S[ Gustafson Przybysz
Burrows Sanitation F Sanders HalJck
81ltterworth #2 LF F(RP) Ha rt Hoffmas ter
Cannelton Inrlustr;ps F Allans Phillios
Carter Industrials F Peterson f10n roe
CPI1Ptpry DUMo S Yang Sirnons
Charlevoix ~1unici[)ill 'tip 1 1 F r1i c ke Simons
CIlPm Cp n t r a 1 r(RP) Rollins ArlplfTlan
Clarp \Jater Suooly F(RP) Peterson 80yce
eli ff / DO\1 nurlO F\ :.( p ) Rollins :ilszrpai<
Due 1 1 ,x, Gi'l rrlnpr LF ') Yang Herceg
f:.I. Du Pont(i1ont"l\1IJP >:>1) Yang Unassigned
Electrovoicp F(~P) Reiner Taszreak
Fol kprtSJ'lil Rof:JsP c Ppterson Hauck
Forest I'iastp llr:)dIJcts ;::!;.<P) Roll ins j·lon roe
(~Fd-l U-- r-
Adlpr ilon rOf>
r;rilntj Travi?rsp :Jvprall S. F Lav i s Arlplman
Gratiot County LF ;:- ( f< P ) 110vy Ivprspn
r-
H. r~rOvm Prendiville Hauck
Hprll11 um Inrlustri ps Poy Hr>rcpg
11i -:1; 11 f1anuf dctlJr i ilq F( RP) \.Ji 1k Li'lrsen
Hooker (r1onti'lgIJP Plil'lt) SE Tyson Hpyt
Ionia City LF F( RP) r,i fford Hoffmaster
,) &L LF F f1art i n La rsen
K&L Ave. LF F Cozza Taszreak
f~ilydon CorD. S~ Cestaric Heyt
Kent City Mobile Honp PK Lavis \Jnass i gnpcJ
Kentwood LF F(RP) l~i lk Hoffl'las ter
Kysor Industrial CorD. S Sanders Roycraft
Lacks Industries Cozza Unassigned
Liollid DisDosal F(RP) Adl er Gruhen
Mason County LF F Wi 11 i ans Herceg
McGraw Edison CorD. S Prendiville Hayes
Metal Working Shoo F Will iams r10n roe
Metamora LF S Allans Phillios
Mi ell i gan Di SDosa 1 Serv; ce F(RP) Mic ke Phillios
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ATTACH~1ENT [3
STATE OR FEOERAL-LEAD SITES

Turnaround
Time Frame
Submi ttal Docur.1ents TyDe of Rev iew/ In Calendar
Item Reviewed Oversight Activity Days

1. Pre Work Plan Meeting Mutual Agreer.1ent 14 Days

Advance Noticp
2. l)ra ft RIfFS Work Plans Review/Comment 30 Days

3. Final RifFS -W'or k Plans Rev i ew/ ADD rov a 1 14 Days

4. Community Relations Plan Review/ Aooroval 14 Days
5. Site Safety Plan Review/Acceotance 30 Days
6. Pre-QAPP Meeting ~1utual Agrpement 14 Days
Advance Noticp

7. Quality Assurance Rpv i ew/ ADD rov a 1 1st draft- 30 Days

Project Plan (QAPP) (Subseauent drafts and
minor revisions 15-Days)

B. CLP Data Pilckage Dilta Review Comr:lpnts Wit hi n 30 Days

of Dkg. recei ot

Draft RI Review/CoJ11ment 30 Days

10. Finnl 'n Review/Aooroval 14 Days

11. Alternatives Array/ Review/Comment 30 nays

ARAR's r1e p ting Within 3 \-/eeks

12. Prel iminary Draft FS Rpv i ew/ COf-llnen t 30 Days

13. Agency Draft FS Review/CoJ11ment 30 Days

14. Agency Review Meetings r~eet i ngs Within 45 Days

(EPA Branch meeting, (Suooort agency meeting first, of Ag. Draft FS
State Division mtg.) alternate agency reoresented)

15. Public Co~ment Draft FS Review/Aooroval 14 Days

16. Draft Prooosed Plan Review/Corlment 21 Days

(lpad agency drafts olan, suooort agency has ootion to coauthor)

17. Final Prooosed Plan Review/Aooroval 5 Harking Days

18. Draft ROD Review/Corlment 14 Days

19. Fin a 1 ROD Review/Aooroval 7 Gay s

 chment B
u.s. EPA/MDHR
Remedial Investigation/Feasibility study (RI/FSt Activities
u.s. EPA Role MONR Role
*(See
Note)
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State-Lead
En!. (2-
Maximum Party)
Review, State-Lead Project (PS)
Notice or Fund project (No Federal U.S. EPA
Action Time (S) (state Oversight u.s. EPA-Lead Lead 2-Party
(Calendll[ recommends Funding) Fund Project Enforcement
cument QU§) approvals) (F) Project
) (RIfFS seoping Meeting) 14 Consultation Consultation consultation Consultation
) RIfFS wdrkplan (incl. --- ---- ---- ---- ----
CRP, HSP, SP) - (excl.
QAPP)
Draft 30 Comment Comment Comment Comment
Final 14 Approval Comment Comment Comment
.) (Pr'-QAP~ Heeting) 14 Consultation Notified Notified .Not if ied
. 1st D:caft
) QAPl' --
30
----
Comment ----- Comment
2nd Draft 14 Comment ---- ----- Comment
Fir .11 7 Approval File File Comment
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p~'aft
Health 21 Comment Comment Comment Comment
.//A8sessement
RI Technical Memoranda 14 Comment Comment Comment Comment
RI Report
Draft
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30
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Comment Comment
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Comment
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Comment
Final 14 Approval Comment Comment Comment
.. 1IIL.l'll •

otez On •• i~e-.p.altia ha.i., u.s. Brt ••y or ••y not agree to provide comments to MDHR
tbrougbou~ ~be RI/W8 proc.... ~~, colu.n r.presents D.S. EtA's role, should
D.8. SPA elect to .0 participat••
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u.s.
jHDNR
Rem.dial Inv8stiqation/Pe.sib11ity Study (RI/FS) Activities
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U. s.. EEA~Ql.e MDNR RQle
*(See
Note)
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state-Lead

) \J l -/) I)""{~
.<' Enf. (2-
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- ND ~ Maximum Party)
!J /1" P r.. r!,1 Review, state-Lead Project (PS)
Notice or Fund project (No Federal U. S. EPA Lead
Action Time (5) (state Oversight U.s. EPA-Lead 2-Party

'Ocyrnt;:ult.
\ IQAU)
(Calendar recommends
approvals)
Funding) Fund Project
(F)
Enforcement
Project I
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a) A~'~ernatives
Array 30 Provide Provide Provide State Provide State
AP/' Rs Solicitation) Federal ARARs Federal ARARs to U.S. ARARs to U.S.
;'
to state ARARs to EPA EPA
I) /.lternatives Array State
Meeting 30 Consultation Consultation Consultation Consultation
. Treatability study "
Workplan
Draft 30 Comment Comment Comment Comment
Final 14 Approval Comment Comment comment
, .
FS Report
I) Agency Draft FS 45 Comment Comment Comment Comment
I) Public Comment FS 14 Approval Comment Comment Comment
a) Draft Proposed Plan 14 Comment Comment Comment Comment
b) Final Propo.ed Plan 2 Approval Comment Comment Comment
Oa)Draft ROD 14 Comment Comment Comment Comment
b)Draft Responsiveness 14 Comment Comment Comment Comment
Summary
c) Final ROD (incl. 7 Approval/ Concur/ Concur/ Concur/
Resp. Summary Issuance Non-concur Non-concur Non-concur
1. Draft ESO 14 Comment Comment Comment Comment
Final ESD 7 .1 Approval Concur/ Concur! Concur/
Non-concur Non-concur Non-concur
2. Draft Fact Sh•• t/ (2 working wrrco_ent Comment Comment Comment
Update/Progr888 days)
R..por~
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BPA/HOUR
0.8.
Enforce.ent Aotivities
U.S. EPA Role MOHR Role
•State-Lead
(See Note)
Enforcement (2-Party) U.S. EPA-Lead
Haximum Project (No Federal Enforcement (2-
Review Time Oversight Funding) Party) Project
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Document I~AliDftrt.r Davsl (PS) (RP)

Draft RD/RA Consent Decre. 30 Comment Comment
Draft Scope ot Work (SOW) tor Consent
Decree or Unilat.ral Admin. Order )0 Comment Comment
or Admin. Order by Consent
Revised SOW incorporating support
Agency comments (as appropriate) 14 Comment Comment
Proposed changes to SOW during PRP As specified by
negotiations lead Agency Comment Comment

n a aite-speoific b••i., U.8. EPA mayor may not agree to provide comments to MDNR throuqbout tbe
tate-enforce••nt proc.... Tbe column repr••ents u.s. EPA'. role, should D.S. SPA elect to so
artie, ,pate.

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u.s. ./MDHR
Design, construotion, 0 , H, Deletion Aotivities .
U. S EPA Role MOHR Role
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Maximum * (See Note)

Review, state-Lead
Notice or Enf. (2- U.S. EPA
,,
Action party) Lead (2-
Time State-Lead Project (No
U.S. EPA - Party)
(Cale'l~ar Fund Project Federal
Lead Fund Enforcement
- :mat-eft" Days) (8) funds) (PS)
Project (F) Project eRP)
. RD Pre-WorkPlan Meeting 14 Consultation Consultation
consultation Consultation
a) Draft RD Workplan 3Q . . ~ COllUDent Comment
Comment Comment
b) Final RD Workplan 141 Approval Comment
Comment Comment
a) Preliminary (e.g. 30t) D••ign 3Q~ Comment Comment Comment Comment
b) Preliminary De.ign Meeting 14· Consultation Consultation Consultation Consultation
Intermediate (e.g. 60t)
... Comment Comment Comment Comment
a) 30
,
D881go (it required)
b) Intermediate D••iqn Heeting 1"_ consultation Consultation Consultation Consultation
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ia) Pre-FInal (e.g. 95') Design 45: Couent Comment Comment Comment
b) Pre-Final Design Heetinq 14 Consultation Consultation Consultation Consultation
,.
) . Final Des1gn (incl. Bid Specs 14 Approval Comment Approval Comment
for "Fund" site.)
'a) Draft Superfund state
Contract
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b) Final Superfund state l~<, -------- --------- Approval --------
Contract
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On a Bite-specifio ba.i., U.8. EPA ~~ may may not agree to provide comments to
HDHR througbout tbe
Design, Construotion and O'M process. ;be column represents 0.8. EPA'S role, should U.8. BPA eleot
to so partioipate.
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u.s. EPA/HDNR
Design, construotion, 0 , H, Deletion Activities
U.S. EPA ROLE MONR ROLE
Maximum • (See
Review, Notes)
Notice State-Lead
or Enf. (2-
Action party) u.s. EPA Lead
"
Time state-Lead Project (No U.S. EPA - (2-Party)
Calendar Fund Project Federal Lead Fund Enforc•••nt
"

.. .. inn Days) (S) funds) (PS) project (F) Project (RP)

Pre-Bid Heeting 14 Consultation -------- Consultation --------
site Inspections
a) ,Construction (periodic) 7 Consultation Consultation consultation Consultation
b) Pre-Final 7 consultation Consultation Consultation Consultation
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c) Final 7 Consultation Consultation Consultation Consultation
)•.\~ 'raft RA Completion Report 30 Comment Comment Comment Comment
.8' Draft
r,1 Final
0'0'""
Plan
Plan
30
30
Comment
Approval
Comment
Comment
Comment
Approval
Comment
Comment
,. Closeout Report Approval Comment Approval
30
-' . .Comment
a).Dl~ft Deletion Package 21 Comment Comment Comment Comment
b) ,i\al Dalation Package 30 Approval Approval Approval Approval
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