Revised hazardous-waste bankruptcy guidance. Final report

Technical Report · Fri May 23 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:6073901

The directive supplements the May 24, 1984, guidance CERCLA Enforcement Against Bankrupt Parties and the guidelines on bankruptcy contained in the Cost Recovery Handbook Procedures for Documenting Costs for CERCLA Section 107 Actions, directive no. 9832.7, dated January 30, 1985. The memorandum defines specific criteria for evaluating the merits of a potential bankruptcy referral and elaborates on the policy regarding settlement with bankrupt parties. It reviews the recent judicial decisions in the areas of the automatic stay, abandonment, discharge, and claims of administrative expenses, and briefly describes the new enforcement theories that have been asserted by the Agency in recent pleadings.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (USA). Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
• OSTI ID: 6073901
• Report Number(s): PB-91-139022/XAB; OSWER DIRECTIVE--9832.7-1A
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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