EPA New England Regional Laboratory (Office of Environmental Measurement and Evaluation)
Brownfields Grant Project Officers and Grant Specialists
Currently being displayed is an abridged version of the EPA New England QMP customized for regional Brownfields Grant Project Officers and Grants Specialists. The following QMP Sections describe the roles, responsibilities, mandatory training and procedures associated with ensuring QA requirements are met for all Brownfields grants that involve environmental data activities.
- QA Policy: 1.2
- Responsibilities: 1.3.4; 1.3.4.2
- Training: 3.4; 3.5.4.2; QA Training Website
- Grants and Cooperative Agreements QA Requirements and Procedures: 4.2; 4.2.1; Grants & Cooperative Agreements (OEME Intranet Website)
- QAPP Requirements: 7.4 - 7.8
- Project Oversight: 5.2; 8.6
- Technical Assessments: 9.2.1.2; 9.4 - 9.5
Key QA Responsibilities and Activities for projects involving environmental data:
- Determine and include appropriate QA condition in grant award per most recent Grants QA Policy memo
- Direct grantees and their contractors to develop Brownfields QAPPs using Planning and Documenting Brownfields Projects: Generic QAPPs (PDF) (19pp, 2.4 MB, about PDF) and Site-specific QAPP Addenda (PDF) (18pp, 1.7 MB, about PDF)
- Ensure Generic QAPPs and QAPP Addenda are reviewed and approved by the RQAM (or designee) and Brownfields Project Officer prior to start of data collection
- Maintain QA documents including QMPs, QAPPs, Addenda, amendments, technical assessments, corrective action responses and Final reports in the project file
- Verify project results meet Agency expectations