Common Deficiencies in Brownfield Cleanup Applications

The following items have been most frequently found missing or incorrectly presented:

The site is not properly identified :
1. tax map is not provided;
2. section block and lot numbers are not provided or are illegible;
3. when the proposed BCP site boundary does not correspond to the tax map parcel, no site map and description is provided to show where the BCP is within the tax map parcel.
The "applicant's representative" signed the application and not the "applicant" (requestor). Only the applicant (requestor) or, in the case of a multiple-partner applying entity, such as an LLC, an authorized partner can sign the application.
Land use questions are left blank with no attachment provided.
Copies are incomplete versions of the original:
1. no electronic copy is provided;
2. when an electronic copy is provided, it does not have all the attachments (e.g. tax map not scanned and included and site map is nonconforming);
3. the signature page of the application on the electronic copy, if provided, is often not signed and dated.
Sites Environmental History:
1. when a report (e.g. Phase 1 ESA, or Final RI) is provided, no preparation standard (such as ASTM 1527, or adherence to EL 27-1415) is provided.
Contact List Information:
1. list not provided;
2. the document repository has not been verified and/or no address is provided.