Laws & Regulations
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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.
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Q&A: Orphan Share Superfund Reform
Questions and answer document to orphan share superfund reforms
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Guidance: Accelerating PRP Remedial Design Starts
Guidance on obtaining a PRP's commitment to start cleanup work as soon as possible after a consent decree is filed with the court.
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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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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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Guidance: Limiting Lead Transfers to Private Parties During Discrete Phases of the Cleanup Process
Guidance on transferring lead to private parties during discrete phases of a Superfund site cleanup.
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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.