§ 221.9 - Real property acquisition.

(a) Real property will be acquired when EPA determines acquisition is necessary under CERCLA.

(b) Real property will be acquired pursuant to 49 CFR part 24.

(c) Only real property specifically identified by EPA or the lead Federal agency by individual address or site boundaries will be acquired.

(d) The property owner must grant the government permission to conduct CERCLA related activities on his or her property before relocation assistance may be provided to the owner.

(e) Only real property located within the site boundary at the time of the formal announcement (as defined in 49 CFR part 24, subpart A, § 24.2(k)) by EPA of the need for a permanent relocation, and which remains within the site boundaries at the time of closing, will be acquired.