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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act Section 120(e)(5)

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5637142· OSTI ID:5637142

This is the fourth annual report to Congress on the US Department of Energy's (DOE) progress in implementing the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). As required by CERCLA Section 120(e)(5), each department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States government responsible for compliance with Section 120 shall furnish an annual report to Congress concerning its progress in implementing the requirements of Section 120. The reports are to include, but need not be limited to, each of the following items: a report on the progress in reaching interagency agreements under Section 120, the specific cost estimates and budgetary proposals involved in each interagency agreement; a brief summary of the public comments regarding each proposed interagency agreement, a description of the instances in which no agreement was reached, a report on progress in conducting remedial investigations and feasibility studies (RI/FSs) required by SARA Section 120(e)(1) at National Priorities List (NPL) sites, a report on progress in conducting remedial actions at NPL sites, and a report on progress in conducting remedial action at facilities that are not listed on the NPL. The annual report is also required to contain a detailed description on a state-by-state basis of the status of each facility subject to this section, including a description of the hazard presented by each facility, plans and schedules for initiating and completing response actions, enforcement status (where appropriate), and an explanation of any postponements or failure to complete response actions. 2 tabs.

Research Organization:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health, Washington, DC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
5637142
Report Number(s):
DOE/EH--0199; ON: DE91015643
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English