Laws & Regulations

Guidance: Evaluating Ability to Pay a Civil Penalty in Administrative Enforcement Actions

Memorandum to regions on process for evaluating ability to pay claims and tools available to assist in the evaluation for administrative enforcement matters

Case Summary: $24.9 Million Cleanup Settlement Reached for the North Alcoa Superfund Alternative Site in Illinois

Case summary of the consent decree for cleanup work at the North Alcoa Site

Case Summary: Settlement Reached at Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman (MEW) Study Area to Address TCE Contamination

Case summary of the first amended consent decree with Intel Corporation and Raytheon Company to address trichloroethylene (TC) contamination in residential and commercial buildings in Mountain View, California

CWA/CERCLA Site Specific Sample Memorandum of Understanding

Transmittal memorandum titled Sample CWA/CERCLA Memorandum of Understanding for Regions, States, Tribes and Other Federal Agencies

Guidance: Superfund Settlements and RCRA Corrective Action Compliance Monitoring

Transmittal memorandum and eleven sample documents to assist the Regions when faced with non-compliance with Superfund settlement agreements or RCRA documents requiring corrective action.

Model Provisions: RCRA 3008(h) AOC - financial assurance provisions

Model language provisions on financial assurance for the RCRA section 3008(h) administrative order on consent

Guidance: Preparing Waste-in Lists and Volumetric Rankings for Release to PRPs ("Waste-in" Guidance)

Guidance on the compilation and release of waste-in lists and volumetric rankings for information release requirements of CERCLA section 122 (e) to PRPs

Guidance: Use and Enforcement of CERCLA Information Requests and Administrative Subpoenas

Guidance on the use and enforcement of information requests and administrative subpoenas

Guidance: Preparing Nonbinding Preliminary Allocations of Responsibility (NBAR)

Federal Register notice on guidance for developing NBARs and seeking public comment.

Case Summary: EPA Awarded $4.5 Million Judgment for Cleanup Work Conducted at Mine Sites in Idaho

Case summary about settlement agreement for cleanup work at mine sites in Idaho

Case Summary: Cleanup Order for Lockheed West Seattle/Shipyard 2 will help Puget Sound

Case summary of order for cleanup work in Washington State

Case Summary: EPA Reaches Settlement for Soil Clean up at South-Bay Superfund Site in California

Case summary on cleanup agreement for Del Amo Superfund Site

Case Summary: Big River Superfund Site $80 Million Settlement for Lead Contamination Cleanup of Approximately 4100 Residential Properties

Case summary regarding settlement related to cleanup of residential property

Guidance: EPA Participation in Bankruptcy Cases

Guidance on EPA Participation in Bankruptcy Cases identifies the factors to be considered by EPA in determining whether to participate in a bankruptcy case.

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Fact Sheet for Farms

Fact sheet provides a brief overview of the SPCC program as it relates to farms.

Risk Management Program (RMP) Reconsideration Final Rule Q&A

Risk management programs, which consist of a hazard assessment, a prevention program, and an emergency response program; must be periodically audited to assess whether the plans are adequate or need to be revised to comply with the regulation.

Responses to Additional Significant Comments on the 2020 Proposed Action on the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards

This document, together with the final decision notice on the review of the ozone national ambient air quality standards, present the responses of the EPA to significant public comments received on the 2020 proposed decision.