Laws & Regulations

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.

Guidance: Written Demand for Superfund Cost Recovery

Outlines regional responsibility for documenting costs, issuing written demands for those costs, and pursuing parties that do not reimburse EPA. OSWER No. 9832.18

Guidance: Interim Municipal Settlement Policy

Interim guidance and fact sheets regarding settlements involving municipalities or municipal waste under Section 122 CERCLA as amended by SARA. Interim policy sets forth the criteria by which EPA generally determines whether to exercise enforcement discretion to pursue MSW generators and transporters as PRPs.

Model Provisions: QA/QC language for the Model Statement of Work for RI/FS

Revised Language (QA/QC) for the Model Statement of Work for RI/FS.

Guidance: PWA for RCRA PPAs

Memorandum on submitting PWA request to Headquarters prior to issuing PPAs under RCRA

Guidance: Enforcement Actions against Transporters under CERCLA

Policy on enforcement actions against transporters under Superfund.

Guidance: Lender and Fiduciary Liability Amendments to Superfund and RCRA

This memorandum highlights the 1996 lender and fiduciary amendments to CERCLA contained in the Omnibus Appropriations for fiscal year 1997.

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.

Guidance: Maximizing Insurers' Contributions to Cleanup of Residences Contaminated With Methyl Parathion

Memorandum provides guidance on maximizing contributions from property owners' insurers related to decontamination and restoration of residences contaminated by methyl parathion.

Model: CERCLA Section 104(e) Information Request Enforcement Actions Consent Decree

Model document for developing section 104(e) information request enforcement action consent decree.

Guidance: Discretionary Information Releases under Superfund

Revised guidance on the release of discretionary information to PRPs

Guidance: Releasing Information to PRPs at CERCLA Sites

Policy document on releasing information to PRPs at Superfund sites

Guidance: Superfund Management Review - Timeline for Superfund Site Management

Guidance on moving Superfund sites from identification to completion.

Guidance: Preparing Superfund Memoranda of Agreement

Guidance on developing Superfund memoranda of agreement with states

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.

Consent Decree: 2010 MLC ("Old GM") Settlement Agreement

Consent decree creating environmental response trust and settlement agreement in General Motors bankruptcy

Guidance: Issuing Administrative Orders for Immediate Removal Actions

Memorandum discusses the use and issuance of administrative orders for immediate removal actions under Superfund.

Guidance: Enforcing Financial Responsibility at RCRA Closure and Post-Closure Facilities that are Closing

Guidance addresses financial responsibility at closure and post-closure RCRA facilities that are closing

Guidance: Releasing PRP Identities in FOIA Responses

Agency policy on release of PRP information in a FOIA

Guidance: No Action Assurances Policy

Memorandum on the use of no action assurance regarding a specific individual violation of an environmental protection statute, regulation, or other legal requirement.