United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Solid Waste
and Emergency Response
Technology Innovation Office
Washington, DC 20460
EPA/542-F-95-004
April 1995
CEC
CERCLA Education Center
Course Overview
and Schedule
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The CERCLA Education Center
The CERCLA Education Center (CEC) is a unique training forum
implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA), Office
of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Technology
Innovation Office (TIO). The CEC's curriculum is aimed at providing
On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs), Remedial Project Managers (RPMs),
other Superfund staff, and Federal and State environmental
professionals with basic as well as advanced training on the laws,
regulations, and processes that make up the Superfund Program.
CEC Training Path
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Innovative
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Community
Relations in
Superfund
Future
Training
Needs
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The explosion of information, rapidly changing
technology, and complex environmental problems
are challenging many employers of environmental
management professionals today, and labor force
projections indicate that such challenges will
increase in the future.
Structure " ", ..-.."
\ The CEC offers a structured, but flexible curriculum
, -aimed at providing a basic foundation of Superfond
knowledge, as well as providing comprehensive training on
the CERCLA response authorities'removal, remedial,-and
i enforcement.1 Two advanced courses, Innovative Treatment '
, Technologies and Federal Facility ^Remediation;.also, ate , "
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The CEC allows participants, with.varymg degrees of, ,
experience in the SuperfundProgram^exibiltty^to, schedule?
trairang^that Is of particular interest to them and most' -
appropriate to ttteir projects and workload,; Tjhe structured >
curriculum of the CEC alsp enables participants to meet
specific mandatory training requirements.-, Hease refer to Jhe
section entitled "Meeting 'Other Training^feeqairements" for
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CEC Training Path ;
' As illwstralsd in the diagram "CEC Training Path," the, , ,
CEC provides different levels of training," ",'-', Y >
The-basic ttaimng" course iii the CJEC is Fundamentals of ,
Superjwd. This course provides a general introduction and';
overview of the Superfand'Brbgram and addresses CE&CLA
response activities aria responsibilities. ,J
*[ More comprehensive coverage of the response authorities.
under CBRCLA is provided itt me Reyioval Process,
^Remedial firocess, ^Enforcement Frocw courses.
" .The CEC aiso'offers topic-specific courses on 'Innovative^ -
-Treatment Technologies, Federal Facility Remediation, and
Community Delations in SuperjuncL'^ '
; The CEC .structure allows for future comcuiam , Y
s development in response to an/changes in CERCLA or the s
, Superfund Program. - '-
CEC Courses and Their
Intended Audience
This 5-day course provides an
overview of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA), the National
Contingency Plan (NCP), and the
Superfund Accelerated Cleanup
Model (SACM). It includes
enforcement topics such as
CERCLA liability, identifying
potentially responsible parties
(PRPs), settlement tools, ensuring
adequate PRP response, and
authorities and liabilities. In
addition, response (removal,
remedial, and enforcement)
activities and responsibilities are
addressed.
Audience: This basic course
is designed for newly hired EPA
OSCs and RPMs with less than 1
year of experience in the
Superfund Program. Other
participants should have 1-2
years of experience in a
hazardous waste program.
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This 4-day course provides
more comprehensive information
on removal response activities
and responsibilities under
CERCLA and SACM than is
possible in the Fundamentals of
Superfund course. The primary
emphasis of the course is
removal site management, which
includes topics such as site
assessment, applicable or
relevant and appropriate
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requirements (ARARs),
documentation, and closeout.
Other important topics include
waste treatment and disposal
options, transporting wastes, and
enforcement. Enforcement issues
involve access, PRP notification,
criminal enforcement, depositions
and testimony, compliance
monitoring, and cost recovery.
The course concludes with an
overview of the Oil Pollution Act
and a simulated response to a
major inland oil spill.
Audience: This course is
designed for OSCs and RPMs
who have completed the
Fundamentals ofSuperfund
course; or OSCs and RPMs with
1-2 years of experience in the
Superfund Program. Other
participants should have at least
2 years of experience in a
hazardous waste program.
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This is a. comprehensive 4-day
course on remedial response
activities and responsibilities
under CERCLA and SACM. Site
characterization strategies,
remedy selection policies, and
remedial design/remedial action
(RD/RA) implementation are
presented along with a discussion
ofARARs. Enforcement issues
presented include PRP oversight,
non-compliance, and penalties.
Audience: This course is
designed for OSCs and RPMs
who have completed the
Fundamentals ofSuperfund
course; or OSCs and RPMs with
1-2 years of experience in the
Superfund Program. Other
participants should have at least
2 years of experience in a
hazardous waste program.
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This 4-day course offers
detailed information on
enforcement activities and
responsibilities under CERCLA
and SACM. The first 2 days are
dedicated to an enforcement
overview and review of
Superfund liability, PRP search
activities, administrative and
judicial law involvement,
settlement tools, and cost
recovery. The last 2 days
involve participants in an
intensive negotiation skills
workshop.
Participants can elect to
attend the entire 4-day course,
the 2-day enforcement overview
portion, or the 2-day negotiation
skills workshop.
Audience: Newly hired
RPMs and OSCs must complete
the Fundamentals of Superfund
course prior to attending this
course. Newly hired RPMs must
attend the entire 4-day course.
OSCs or RPMs who must
comply with Agency inspector
training requirements (see
section entitled "Meeting Other
Training Requirements") or who
need negotiation skills training
should take this course. Other
participants should have at least
1-2 years of experience in a
hazardous waste program.
Participants should bring a
copy of the Enforcement Project
Management Handbook
(Directive 9837.2B) to the
course. There will be limited
copies available for use during
the course.
This 2 1/2-day advanced
course offers an overview of
legislation affecting remediation
at Federal facilities. Effective
use of interagency agreements is
emphasized in defining the roles
and responsibilities of Federal
agency RPMs and their Federal
and State counterparts. Case
studies and other interactive
learning techniques provide
relevant examples of problems
and solutions encountered by
Federal facility RPMs when
working with other stake holders
at a site, integrating RCRA/
CERCLA requirements, and
overseeing the remediation of a
base realignment and closure
facility. The case studies also
provide opportunities for
participants to share their
experiences and perspectives.
Audience: This course is
designed primarily for
experienced RPMs with a
minimum of 2 years of
experience in the Superfund
Program. The course also may
be of interest to OSCs with at
least 2 years of experience and
other professionals with a
minimum of 3 years of
experience in hazardous waste
programs at Federal facilities.
This 3-day advanced
workshop provides participants
with information to assist them
in selecting innovative treatment
technologies as practicable
options for response actions.
Technical, financial, and
practical considerations involved
in utilizing treatment technologies
as well as the physical, chemical,
and biological principles
un derlying the technologies are
emphasized. Participants are
presented with resources to help
them identify and implement
innovative technologies. Case
studies and other interactive
learning opportunities provide
hands-on experience with
choosing innovative technologies
during remedy selection.
Audience: This course is
designed for OSCs and RPMs
with a minimum of 2 years of
experience in the Superfund
Program. Other course
participants should have a
minimum of 3 years of
experience in a hazardous waste
program.
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Meeting Other Training
Requirements
OSWER Directive #9285.9-06
formally announced "Mandatory
Community Relations Training"
for OSCs, RPMs, and any EPA
representative who participates
in public meetings or interacts
with the public. The Community
Relations in Superfund course
covers concepts and skills to use
when working with citizens,
local elected officials, the media,
PRPs, and other members of the
public. The course is offered in
the Regions, and when demand
is high, it will be delivered at the
CEC.
Audience: This course is
designed for all EPA personnel
who participate in public
meetings or interact with the
public on behalf of the
Superfund program.
Inspector Training
Requirements
EPA Order 3500.1 requires all
EPA inspectors to meet manda-
tory training requirements.
Under this Order, CERCLA
OSCs and RPMs are considered
to be inspectors. OSCs and
RPMs meet inspector training
requirements by:
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1) completing 40-hour
health and safety training
offered in all Regions; and
2) attending program specific
CEC courses.
All newly hired OSCs and
RPMs must complete the CEC's
Fundamentals of Superfund
course. Additionally, RPMs,
including Federal facility RPMs,
must complete the CEC's
Remedial Process and the 4-day
version of the Enforcement
Process courses. OSCs must
complete the CEC's Removal
Process course.
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United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Registration Form
The following courses are offered at the CERCLA Education Center (CEC) located in Raleigh, North
Carolina, and Denver, Colorado. Contact the Technology Innovation Office (TIO) at (703) 308-8802
for information on the CEC.
Enforcement Process
Enforcement Overview:
March 13-14,1995-NC
June 12-13,1995-CO
October 16-17,1995-CO
Enforcement Negotiations:
March 15-16,1995-NC
June 14-15,1995-CO
October 18-19,1995-CO
Federal Facility Remediation
April 4-6,1995-CO
November 7-9,1995-NC
Fundamentals of Superfund
February 6-10,1995-NC
July 24-28,1995-CO
Innovative Treatment
Technologies
January 24-26,1995-NC
March 21-23,1995-CO
August 15-17,1995-NC
Remedial Process
« January 23-26,1995-NC
« May 22-25,1995-CO
Removal Process
April 17-20,1995-CO
December 11-14,1995-NC
Community Relations in
Superfund
March 28-29,1995-CO
To register for these CEC courses, please complete a photocopy of this form and FAX or mail to:
CERCLA Education Center, Technology .Innovation Office (5102W), U.S, Environmental Protection
Agency, 401 M Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20460 FAX: (301) 589-8487
Please print clearly when completing the registration form. Incomplete or illegible registration forms, or forms that
are not signed by a supervisor, cannot be processed. Limit one registrant per form.
Name:
Mail Code:
Organization/Agency.
Address:
Phone:
Name of Course(s) for which you are registering:
Date:
Date:
Date:
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Job Title/Position: (circle) OSC RPM SAM Other (specify): '_
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Instructors
The CEC's team of instructors
is comprised of experienced
Headquarters and Regional
Superfund staff, Regional
counsel, and technical experts.
A team approach is utilized to
bring a wide spectrum of
experience and knowledge to the
courses. Evaluations of the
individual courses to date have
been very positive, due in large
part to the concept that the best
teachers of new OSCs and RPMs
are experienced OSCs and
RPMs.
State of the Art Training
(Continuous
Improvement)
Innovative and alternative
presentation techniques are used
to maximize the CEC learning
experience. Training techniques
range from workshops, to panel
(or open discussions) that foster
group interaction, to problem
solving exercises utilizing real
world situations, to simulation
exercises. In addition, the CEC
utilizes multi-media delivery
methods such as interactive
videos, computer-based training,
and satellite transmission. The
CEC's flexible structure allows
for improvement and growth as
needs arise.
Location
CEC courses are conducted
at North Carolina State
University's (NCSU) Jane S.
McKimmon Center for Adult
Education in Raleigh, North
Carolina, and at EPA's National
Enforcement Training Institute
(NETI) in Denver, Colorado.
Participants are responsible
for making their own hotel
reservations and for paying for
reservations not cancelled.
Hotel and travel information
will be sent to registrants prior
to each CEC course.
In North Carolina, hotel
accommodations at govern-
ment rates are available for
CEC participants at the
Brownestone Hotel, 1707
Hillsborough Street, Raleigh,
NC 27605, (919)828-0811.
In Colorado, accommodations
at government rates are avail-
able for CEC participants at
the Sheraton Denver West,
360 Union Boulevard, Lake-
wood, CO 80228, (303) 987-
2000. Both hotels provide
courtesy transportation to and
from the training facilities.
Registration
To register for any of the
CEC courses, complete the
attached Registration Form and
FAX it to (301) 589-8487 or
mail it to the address provided.
Receipt of the registration form
is acknowledged about 6 weeks
prior to the start of the course.
At that time, registrants receive
either a confirmation of
enrollment in the course or
notification that they are on the
waiting list.
To obtain a schedule of CEC
courses, consult the Training
Calender on the Cleanup
Information Bulletin Board
System (CLU-IN) or contact
your Regional Training
Coordinator. If you have any
questions concerning
registration, please call the
Technology Innovation Office/
CERCLA Education Center at
(703) 308-8802.
To obtain more information
about the CEC, please write to:
CERCLA Education Center
Technology Innovation Office (5102W)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460
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