Laws & Regulations

Issuance of Final Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy

This memorandum issues the Final Supplemental Environmental Projects Policy.

Waste Management Area and Supplemental Well Guidance

Provides guidance to regulators regarding implementation of waste management area and supplemental well approaches of the proposed Ground-Water Amendments Rule (53 FR 28160

Enforcement Response Policy for TSCA Section 4 Test Rules

This enforcement response policy only addresses test rules for Section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act.

Final TSCA GLP Enforcement Response Policy

Contains Final ERP for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Regulations: New adjusted penalty matrices

Use of RCRA Section 3008(a) and 3013 Authorities in the Corrective Action Process and Off-Site Disposal Requirements of Section 121 of SARA

Information about using Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Section 3008 (a) and 3010 authorities in the corrective action process.

RCRA Regulatory Status of Contaminated Ground Water

This is a response to a September 19, 1986 memorandum regarding the regulatory status of ground water contaminated with hazardous waste leachate.

Guidance on RCRA Overfiling

Provides information about Resource Conservation and Recovery Act overfiling.

RCRA Civil Penalty Policy

Final Revised Civil Penalty Policy for Actions Taken under Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

Accepting Nonhazardous Waste after Losing Interim Status

Provides guidance on accepting nonhazardous wastes after losing interim status.

Individual Liability of Corporate Officers as Operators Under RCRA

Provides information about individual liability of corporate officers as operators under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Redelegation of Authority and Guidance on Headquarters Involvement in Regulatory Enforcement Cases

Provides information about redelegating authority and guidance on Headquarters involvement in regulatory enforcement cases.

Effect on EPA Enforcement of Enforcement Action Taken by State with Approved RCRA Program

Memorandum from Francis S. Blake, General Counsel, to Lee M. Thomas, Administrator, regarding the effect on EPA enforcement of enforcement action taken by state with approved RCRA program

Inspection Authority Under Section 3007 of RCRA.

Inspection Authority Under Section 3007 of RCRA must be used to gather information concerning hazardous wastes and must be exercised for the purposes of RCRA rulemaking or enforcement.

Interpretation of the Seventh Circuit's Decision in United States v. Bethlehem Steel Corp. Regarding the Scope of the F006 Listing

This memorandum responds to the potential for confusion regarding the court's statements on the scope of the F006 hazardous waste listing.