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Title: Guide to preparing Superfund proposed plans, Records of Decisions, and other remedy selected decision documents

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:20005917

This Guide has been developed to accomplish the following: provide recommended formats and content for Superfund remedial action decision documents; clarify roles and responsibilities of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal facilities, States, and Indian Tribes in developing and issuing decision documents; clarify roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in the remedy selection processes; and explain how to address changes made to proposed and selected remedies. The decision documents addressed by this guidance are the Proposed Plan, the Record of Decision (ROD), the Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD), and the ROD Amendment, Section 117 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), requires the issuance of decision documents for remedial actions taken pursuant to Section 104, 106, 120, and 122. This guidance document provides additional guidelines and is based upon the Superfund statute and regulations.

Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (US)
OSTI ID:
20005917
Report Number(s):
PB-98-963241/XAB; EPA-540-R-98-031; TRN: IM200006%%9
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: Jul 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English