Laws & Regulations
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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.
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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: 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.
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Model: CERCLA Section 104(e) Information Request Enforcement Actions Consent Decree
Model document for developing section 104(e) information request enforcement action consent decree.
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Guidance: Discretionary Information Releases under Superfund
Revised guidance on the release of discretionary information to PRPs
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Guidance: Releasing Information to PRPs at CERCLA Sites
Policy document on releasing information to PRPs at Superfund sites
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Guidance: Superfund Management Review - Timeline for Superfund Site Management
Guidance on moving Superfund sites from identification to completion.
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Guidance: Preparing Superfund Memoranda of Agreement
Guidance on developing Superfund memoranda of agreement with states
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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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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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Guidance: Issuing Administrative Orders for Immediate Removal Actions
Memorandum discusses the use and issuance of administrative orders for immediate removal actions under Superfund.
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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
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Guidance: Releasing PRP Identities in FOIA Responses
Agency policy on release of PRP information in a FOIA
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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.
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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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Report: PRP Compliance with CERCLA Obligations
Summarizes the findings of efforts to assess potentially responsible party (PRP) compliance with EPA's active orders and settlement agreements for CERCLA studies, response work and cost recovery.
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Case Summary: 2011 Settlement Agreements in the MLC (General Motors) Bankruptcy Settlement
Case summary of the 2011 General Motors settlement agreements associated with bankruptcy proceedings.
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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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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 the Burlington Northern Supreme Court decision
Documents associated with the Supreme Court's decision in Burlington Northern v. U.S.