Laws & Regulations
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Guidance: CERCLA Section 106 Judicial Actions
This guidance provides criteria for consideration in selecting and initiating Section 106 judicial actions. The guidance also identifies and discusses issues that should be considered in preparation of a Section 106 referral.
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Guidance: Standardizing the De Minimis Premium
Guidance on premium determination and de minimis settlements.
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Guidance: Collection Actions for Delinquent Superfund Accounts
Memorandum on referral and collections procedures and additional areas, including: judgments, bankruptcies, interest, and stipulated penalties
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Guidance: Ensuring PRP Compliance with Superfund Obligations
Memorandum sets out steps to ensure compliance by Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) with EPAs active orders and settlement agreements for CERCLA studies, response work, and cost recovery.
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Case Summary: Settlement Reached at Newtown Creek Superfund Site
Webpage describing the settlement agreement regarding liability at the Newtown Creek Superfund Site in Region 2.
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Case Summary: $13.6 Million Order for Additional Cleanup Work at South Municipal Water Supply Well Superfund Site
Case summary of the administrative order issued to New Hampshire Ball Bearing for cleanup activity at the South Municipal Water Supply Well site.
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Case Summary: EPA Orders $25+ million Cleanup Along the Kalamazoo River
Case summary of cleanup order for Kalamazoo River
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Case Summary: Cleanup Settlement Reduces Threat of Contaminated Groundwater in Massachusetts
Case summary for settlement agreement at Nuclear Metals Superfund site
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Case Summary: $22 Million Cleanup Settlement for Cooper Drum Superfund Site in California
Case summary for cleanup agreement at Cooper Drum Superfund site
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EPA's Fuel Programs Mailing Addresses
All registration paperwork and paper reports should be sent to one of these addresses.
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Good Neighbor Environmental Board (GNEB): Reports to the President of the United States
Official copies of the Good Neighbor Environmental Board's reports to the President.
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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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Guidance: RCRA Corrective Action Decision Documents
Guidance establishes standard formats for Statement of Basis and Response to comments with respect to corrective action under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
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Guidance: Coordinating RCRA Corrective Action Permit Requirements and Orders
Guidance on coordinating RCRA corrective action at facilities subject to both permit and order requirements
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Memorandum: Agreement on Process Concerning Payments by Federal PRPs to the Superfund
Letter from DOJ to EPA confirming agreement on federal PRP payments to the Superfund. Previously attached to superseded 1998 revisions to RD/RA model.
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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: 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: 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: Ensuring Implementation of Institutional Controls at Superfund Sites
Five year plan for implementation of institutional controls at Superfund sites.
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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.