Laws & Regulations
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Guidance: Responding to Comments after the ROD is Signed
Guidance on the Agency's responsibility to respond to comments after a ROD is signed and issued.
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Guidance: Model Language for Compliance with Public Participation Requirements under RCRA section 7003(d)
Memorandum and model federal register notices for filing notices regarding public participation under section 7003(d) of RCRA and Superfund covenants not to sue.
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Guidance: Ensuring Implementation of Institutional Controls at Superfund Sites
Five year plan for implementation of institutional controls at Superfund sites.
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Guidance: Superfund Settlements with De Minimis Waste Contributors
Memorandum providing interim guidance for determining which PRPs qualify for treatment as de minimis waste contributors under the 1986 amendments to Superfund.
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Guidance: De Minimis Waste Contributor Settlement Methodologies
Designed to provide practical assistance in the evaluation and development of de minimis waste contributer settlement proposals and agreements. OSWER No. 9834.7-1B
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Guidance: Ability to Pay and De Minimis Revisions to CERCLA Section 122(g) by 2002 Brownfield Amendments
Interim guidance and model notice letters addressing amendments made to CERCLA by the 2002 Brownfields Amendments.
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Guidance: Defining "Matters Addressed" in CERCLA Settlements
Memorandum describes the principles applied in defining "matters addressed" and the application of these principles to the most common types of Superfund settlements.
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Guidance: Superfund Section 106(b) Consent Orders and Reimbursement
Guidance on EPA consent agreements with PRPs under Section 106 of CERCLA. OSWER No. 9833.2.
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Case documents associated with the Burlington Northern Supreme Court decision
Documents associated with the Supreme Court's decision in Burlington Northern v. U.S.
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Case documents associated with Tronox Bankruptcy Settlement
Case documents associated with the Tronox bankruptcy settlement and fraudulent conveyance litigation/
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Case documents associated with UP/Gould Settlement at Omaha Lead Site
Documents associated with the settlement with Union Pacific Railroad and Gould Electronics for cleanup at the Omaha Lead Superfund Site in Omaha Nebraska.
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Consent Decree: Occidental Chemical Corp / Firestone Tire Superfund Site Settlement
Consent decree for the 2012 settlement agreement for cost recovery and future cleanup work at the Occidental Chemical Corp / Firestone Tire Superfund site in Region 3.
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Consent Decree: 2010 MLC ("Old GM") Settlement Agreement
Consent decree creating environmental response trust and settlement agreement in General Motors bankruptcy
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Case Documents associated with South Municipal Water Well Supply Case Summary
Documents associated with the summary of the South Municipal Water Well Supply site case.
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Fact Sheet: Promoting Responsible Redevelopment at the American Barrell Site
Fact sheet on revitalization site that utilized the ER3 initiative as part of the cleanup and redevelopment of the site
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Memorandum: Final Guidance on the Issuance of Administrative Orders Under Section 311(c) and (e) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), July 1, 1997
Enclosed is the final guidance document on the issuance of administrative orders under 311(c) and (e) of the Clean Water Act.
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Fact Sheet: Superfund and Small Waste Contributors
Fact Sheet provides information to de minimis settlors on Superfund settlements
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Guidance: RCRA Comprehensive Ground-Water Monitoring Evaluation (Final)
Provides a framework for evaluating inspections/evaluations of groundwater monitoring systems under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
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Guidance: RCRA Sections 3008(a) and 3013 Authorities in the Corrective Action Process and Off-Site Disposal Requirements of Superfund Wastes
Information about using Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Section 3008 (a) and 3010 authorities in the corrective action process.
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Guidance: RCRA Section 3007 Inspection Authority
Memorandum discusses inspection authority Under Section 3007 of RCRA to gather information concerning hazardous wastes.