Natural resource damage assessment regulations under CERCLA

Conference · Sat Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 1994

OSTI ID:33560

Taylor, W R

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), provides that, in addition to cost-recovery for response and cleanup actions, natural resource trustees may recovery damages for injury to natural resources, including the reasonable costs of assessing such injury, plus any prejudgment interest. CERCLA prescribes the promulgation of two types of regulations -- type A and type B regulations. Type A regulations are standard procedures for simplified assessments requiring minimal field observations. Type B regulations are for more complex cases where a type A assessment would not be appropriate. This presentation will discuss the current changes being made in the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) process which is embodied in the type B regulations. A set of final changes in the type B process can be found at 58 Federal Register 14262, March 25, 1994. An additional set of proposed changes in the type B regulation can be found at 59 Federal Register 23099, May 4, 1994. The presentation will also provide an update on the Department`s revision of its type A regulations for Coastal and Marine environments and progress on its new type A regulation for the Great Lakes Environments.

• OSTI ID: 33560
• Report Number(s): CONF-9410273--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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