LUST Recovery Act Program Guidance - Archive
Note: EPA no longer updates this information, but it may be useful as a reference or resource.
EPA, in consultation with state and territorial underground storage tank programs, developed program guidance to assist EPA regional underground storage tank programs in negotiating and entering into assistance agreements with states and territories.
Assistance Agreement Guidance
- June 2009 - Guidance To Regions For Implementing The LUST Provision Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009 (PDF) (17 pp, 100K, About PDF) EPA-510-R-09-003.
- December 17, 2009 - Supplemental Guidance To Regions Clarifying Applicability Of Davis Bacon Act To Private Wells (PDF) (2 pp, 34K, About PDF)
- January 12, 2010 - Guidance To Regions Clarifying State Personnel Obligations (PDF) (2 pp, 32K, About PDF)
- March 17, 2010 - Clarification of LUST Eligibility and Grant Implications (PDF) (2 pp, 30K, About PDF)
Recipient Reporting Guidance
- June 22, 2009 - OMB's Guidance On Recipient Reporting Requirements Under Section 1512 Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009 (PDF) (41 pp, 550K, About PDF)
- December 2009 - EPA's Recipient Reporting Information provides links to frequently asked questions; reference guidance for data entry for assistance agreements; reference guidance for data entry for contracts; and OMB's December 18, 2009 guidance on reporting job creation estimates.
- December 13, 2010 - LUST4 ARRA and Section 1512 Reporting: Summary To Date And Additional Lessons Learned (PDF) (2 pp, 32K, About PDF)
This guidance supercedes the following memoranda:- October 2, 2009 - Supplemental Guidance To Regions On Recovery Act Recipient Reporting (Section 1512) Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009 (PDF)
- Sample Excel reporting template (MS Excel)
- December 17, 2009 - Memorandum To Regions Sharing Lessons Learned Regarding Section 1512 And LUST Performance Measures Reporting (PDF)
- March 11, 2010 - Memorandum To Regions Regarding LUST4 ARRA And Section 1512 Reporting - Additional Lessons Learned (PDF)
- June 7, 2010 - Memorandum To Regions Regarding LUST4 ARRA, Semiannual, And Section 1512 Reporting - Additional Lessons Learned (PDF)
- September 15, 2010 - Memorandum To Regions Regarding LUST4 ARRA, Semi-Annual And Section 1512 Reporting - Additional Lessons Learned (PDF)
- October 2, 2009 - Supplemental Guidance To Regions On Recovery Act Recipient Reporting (Section 1512) Of The American Recovery And Reinvestment Act Of 2009 (PDF)