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         Environmental Protection
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            Emergency Response
DIRECTIVE NUMBER:
              9992.4
          TITLE: Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance
              Manual


          APPROVAL DATE: 1/9/90

          EFFECTIVE DATE: 1/9/90

          ORIGINATING OFFICE: OWPE/FFHWCO

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                                OSWER DIRECTIVE #9992.4
FEDERAL FACILITIES HAZARDOUS WASTE
          COMPLIANCE MANUAL
     Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance Office
          Office of Waste Programs Enforcement
          U.S. Environmental FYotectionfliQency
              Washington, D.C. 20460   ^
                  January 1990

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                FEDERAL FACILITIES HAZARDOUS WASTE COMPLIANCE MANUAL
                                   TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION
1A.    The Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance Program
1B.    List of Completed Federal Facility Enforcement Agreements

CHAPTER 2 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY
2A.    RCRA Section 6001
2B.    CERCLA Section 120
2C.    Executive Order 12580
2D.    Executive Order 12088

CHAPTER 3 - ENFORCEMENT POLICIES
3A.    NPL listing policy for Federal Facilities, 40 CFR Part 300 (54 Federal Register. 3/13/89, p. 10520)
38.    Federal Facilities Negotiations Policy
3C.    Enforcement Actions Under RCRA and CERCLA at Federal Facilities
3D.    Elevation Process for Achieving Federal Facility Compliance Under RCRA
3E.    Notice of Environmental Restoration Activities at Department of Defense Facilities
3F.    GOCO Policy
       Enforcement Actions at Government-Owned/Contractor-Operated Facilities
       Determination  of Operator at Government-Owned/Contractor-Operated Facilities
3G.    Chapter 6 of the Community Relations Handbook: Community Relations during Enforcement
       Activities and Development of the Administrative Record
3H.    Off-site Policy
       RFA or Equivalent Investigation Requirement at RCRA Treatment and Storage Facilities
       Revised Procedures for Planning and Implementing Off-site Response Actions
31.     Procedures and Criteria for Department of Justice Concurrence in EPA Administrative Orders to
       Federal Agencies
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3J.    Enforcing lAGs using Section 310 (Citizen's Suit Provisions) of CERCLA
       Department of Justice, Enforceability of Section 120 Federal Facility Agreements

       State of Maine, Department of the Attorney General; enforceability of New Brunswick Naval Air
       Station Interagency Agreement using the Citizen's Suit Provisions of CERCLA Section 310
       (2/13/89)
       EPA, Enforceability of lAGs using CERCLA Section 310
       Department of Justice, Enforceability of Hanford agreement under CERCLA Section 310

CHAPTER 4 - MODEL PROVISIONS FOR FEDERAL FACILITY AGREEMENTS

4A.    Agreement with the Department of Defense - Model Provisions for CERCLA Federal Facility
       Agreements
48.    Agreement with the Department of Energy -- Model Provisions for CERCLA Federal Facility
       Agreements
4C.    Transmittal of State Workgroup's Suggested Modifications to DOD - EPA Model IAG language
       DoD Suggested IAG Language from the State and Federal Agency Workgroup
       National Governor's Association, Suggested Language for Three-party Federal Facility
       Interagency Agreements for National Priority List (NPL) Sites
4D.    Rocky Flats Federal Facility Compliance Agreement (re: Mixed Waste and Land Ban)

CHAPTER 5 - DOCKET/NPL LISTINGS
5A.    Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Preambles
5B.    Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Regional Listings
5C.    NPL listings

CHAPTER 6 - OTHER APPLICABLE GUIDANCE
6A.    Land Ban
       J. Cannon, Policy for Superfund Compliance with the RCRA Land Disposal Restrictions, OSWER
       Directive 9347.1-02
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 68.    Mixed Waste

       Department of Energy's (DOE) Final Byproduct Rule on Mixed Waste Regulation at DOE
       Facilities (OSWER memo and 10 CFR Part 962. 52 Federal Register. May 1, 1987)

       Clarification of Interim Status Qualification Requirements for the Hazardous Components of
       Radioactive Mixed Waste (53 Federal Register. September 23, 1988)

       Bruce Weddle, OSW, State Program Advisory #2 - RCRA Authorization to Regulate Mixed
       Wastes

       State Authorization to Regulate Hazardous Components of Radioactive Mixed Wastes (51
       Federal Register. July 3, 1986) as attachment

       Office of General Counsel, Regulation of Radioactive Mixed Waste Under RCRA


 6C.    RCRA Operating Guidance: Chapter 5, Federal Facilities


 CHAPTER 7 - DATA MANAGEMENT

 7A.    SCAP/SPMS Definitions and  Methodology

 7B.    CERCLIS Guidance


 CHAPTER 8 - DOD GUIDANCE/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION


 Defense Environmental Restoration Program Description

 Defense Priority Model (54 Federal Register. October 20, 1989)

 Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement

 DoD Directive - Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention

 Management Guidance for Execution of the FY 1990/91 Defense Environmental Restoration Program
 (DERP)

 Memorandum on DoD's Policy on NPL Site Agreements

Memorandum on Agreements for NPL Sites - Interim Guidance Material


CHAPTER 9 - DOE GUIDANCE/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION


Department of Energy Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Five-year Plan


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DOE Memorandum: Negotiation of Consent Decrees, Compliance Agreements and any Similar
Agreements
DOE Memorandum: Policy on Future Environmental Compliance Agreements
DOE Memorandum: DOE Compliance Agreements

DOE Memorandum: Agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency - Model Provisions for
CERCLA Federal Facility Agreements
DOE News:  DOE Invites Governors to Negotiate Environmental Compliance Agreements
DOE Order: Environmental Compliance Issue Coordination
Secretary of Energy Notice: Setting the New DOE Course

CHAPTER 10 - ORGANIZATION CHARTS/CONTACTS
Federal Facility Hazardous Waste Compliance Office (FFHWCO)
Department of Defense
Department of Energy
Department of Interior
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                                     INTRODUCTION

1A.    The Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance Program

1B.    List of Completed Federal Facility Enforcement Agreements
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1.0    INTRODUCTION	   1

2.0    STATUTORY OVERVIEW	   2

      2.1    RCRA	   2
      2.2    CERCLA	   2

            2.2.1   Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket	   3
            2.2.2   National Priorities List (NPL)  	   4
            2.2.3   Interagency Agreements	   4

                  2.2.3.1 Model IAG Provisions  	   5

      2.3    FEDERAL AGENCY AUTHORITY UNDER CERCLA  	   7

3.0    ISSUES UNIQUE TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH	   8

      3.1    FUNDING	   8
      3.2    DISPUTE RESOLUTION	   8

            3.2.1   RCRA  	   8

                  3.2.1.1 Section 3008(a) Orders  	   9
                  3.2.1.2 Section 3008(h) Orders	   10

            3.2.2   CERCLA  	   10

4.0    RCRA/CERCLA INTEGRATION ISSUES	   11

      4.1    STATUTORY OVERLAP	   11
      4.2    JURISDICTIONAL OVERLAP	   11
      4.3    THREE PARTY INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS	   12

5.0    CONCLUSION 	   12

REFERENCES	   13

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        EPA'S FEDERAL FACILITY HAZARDOUS WASTE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM

                            1.0           INTRODUCTION

       At the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Office of Waste Programs
Enforcement (OWPE), within the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, is responsible
for ensuring compliance by Federal facilities with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) requirements as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
(SARA). In 1987, OWPE established a Federal Facility Task Force to focus dedicated resources
on achievement of Federal facility compliance. The Task Force now has a permanent role within
OWPE and has been renamed the Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance Office
(FFHWCO).

       The primary goals of FFHWCO are to assist EPA regions to reach and implement
CERCLA cleanup agreements at National Priorities List (NPL) sites and to ensure compliance
with RCRA in a nationally consistent manner. FFHWCO develops guidance and policy for
Federal facility compliance, assists in resolving issues that arise in negotiations with Federal
facilities, tracks ongoing negotiations, and supports enforcement actions.

       Over 1,200 Federal facilities  have been identified that require investigation and possible
remediation under CERCLA. These facilities range in size from hundreds of acres to tens of
thousands of acres, and many contain multiple contaminated areas.

       Federal facilities that require investigation are those that manage hazardous waste or may
have potential hazardous waste problems. The Departments of Defense (DoD), Interior (DOI),
and Energy (DOE) account for about 84  percent of the Federal sites that require investigation.

       Hazardous waste contamination at Federal facilities may result from such activities as
manufacturing, testing, loading, and packaging weapons; maintaining and repairing aircraft and
vehicles; plating metal; and producing, processing, and recovering nuclear materials.  Types of
hazardous waste disposed of include  explosives, solvents and cleaning agents, paints, heavy
metals, pesticides, waste oil, and various  organics. At DOE facilities, disposal of high- and
low-level radioactive and mixed hazardous and radioactive waste is a common problem.  Past
disposal practices at Federal facilities include disposal in unlined pits, drainage ditches, holding
ponds, drying beds, and landfills; discharge on the ground; and burning.

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       The number of Federal facilities to be investigated, their size, and the types and sources
of contamination combine to create the challenge of ensuring compliance by Federal facilities         fl
with hazardous waste laws.  This challenge is heightened by the potential at each site for
overlapping jurisdiction among Federal programs and between  states that are authorized for the
RCRA base program or HSWA program (that is, the 1984 RCRA amendments, called the
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments) and the Federal CERCLA programs. There is also a
potential overlap with other Federal laws,  such as the Atomic Energy Act, and with other state
and local hazardous-waste-related authorities.

                            2.0    STATUTORY OVERVIEW

       Federal facilities must comply with the requirements of RCRA and CERCLA.  This
section presents an overview of those requirements.

2.1           RCRA

       Section 6001 of RCRA expressly subjects Federal facilities to RCRA provisions and
implementing regulations, including requirements for permits,  corrective action, and reporting.
Federal treatment, storage, and disposal facilities that handle hazardous waste must have RCRA
permits and must address hazardous waste releases.

       Approximately 336 Federal facilities treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste. Eighty
are land disposal facilities and 256 are treatment and storage facilities.  This number represents
less than 7 percent of the universe of RCRA treatment, storage, and disposal facilities.

       EPA or an authorized state conducts an annual inspection at all RCRA-regulated Federal
facilities, as required by Section 3007(c).  Compliance mechanisms are discussed in the section
following this statutory overview.

2.2           CERCLA

       CERCLA devotes a special section to Federal facilities, Section  120, enacted in the 1986
Superfund amendments.  Section 120(a) states that  Federal departments, agencies, and
instrumentalities are subject to CERCLA  just like  nongovernment entities, including CERCLA's
liability provisions. Pertinent guidelines,  rules, regulations, and criteria apply in the same
manner and to the same extent, with the exception of requirements pertaining to bonding,
insurance, and financial responsibility.

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       Section 120 establishes special requirements and timetables regarding Federal facilities.
For example, Section 120(c) requires establishment by EPA of a Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Compliance Docket (docket) that lists Federal facilities that manage hazardous waste or may have
potential hazardous waste problems.  Based on information submitted under RCRA and
CERCLA, the docket identifies the universe of Federal facilities to be evaluated for possible
contamination.

2.2.1          Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket

       The docket is updated biannually and includes the following:

       •      Information on releases of reportable quantities of hazardous
              substances under Section 103 of CERCLA
       •      Information submitted to obtain a permit under Section 3005 of RCRA
              Information submitted under Section 3010 of RCRA from
              generators, transporters, owners, and operators involved with
              waste  designated as hazardous under RCRA
       •      Information submitted for the inventory of Federal agency
              hazardous waste facilities that is compiled every two years
              under Section 3016 of RCRA

       The docket is available for public inspection at EPA regional offices. Each regional
docket contains the documents submitted under the reporting provisions described above, and any
relevant correspondence, for each facility in that region.  A complete national index is
maintained at EPA Headquarters.  The docket was first published on February 12,  1988, at 53
Federal Register 4280, with 1,095 facilities. The first update was published on November 16,
1988, at 53 Federal Register 46364, with 1,170 facilities.  The second update is scheduled to be
published in November, 1989 with 1,269 facilities.

       Once a Federal facility is listed on the docket, a preliminary assessment (PA) and, if
necessary, a site inspection (SI), must be conducted within 18 months under Section 120(d).  The
statute requires EPA  to ensure that PAs are conducted, while the authority to conduct PAs is
delegated to Federal agencies by Executive Order 12580.  As of August 1988, 987 of the 1,095
facilities  listed on the original docket submitted PA information to EPA.  EPA is currently
reviewing this information for completeness and to determine whether further action is required.

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2.2.2         National Priorities List (NPL)

       Following the PA and SI, EPA applies the Hazard Ranking System (HRS) and includes        ™
sites that score 28.50 or above on the NPL. Inclusion on the NPL does not mean Superfund
monies are available for cleanup as is the case with nonfederal sites; Section 11 l(e)(3) specifies
that the Fund is not available for remedial actions at Federal facilities (except for providing
alternative water supplies where ground-water contamination  is outside the Federal facility
boundaries and the Federal facility is not the only potentially  responsible party involved). Still,
NPL listing of Federal facilities serves the purpose of alerting the public and providing
information concerning risks to public health or the environment from the site.  In addition, NPL
listing assists  Federal agencies to set cleanup priorities.  There are currently 115 Federal facilities
proposed or final on the NPL.

       If a Federal facility is included on the NPL, Section 120(e) mandates that it begin a
remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS), in consultation with EPA and the state, within 6
months of listing.  EPA and the state must publish an enforceable timetable and deadlines for
RI/FS completion, and EPA must review the RI/FS when completed.

2.2.3         Interagency Agreements

       Section 120(e) also requires the Federal facility to enter into an interagency agreement
(IAG) with EPA for the remedial action within 180 days of EPA's review of the RI/FS.  An IAG
is the vehicle for remedy selection.  At a minimum, the IAG must include a review of cleanup
alternatives considered and the remedy selected, a schedule for cleanup accomplishment, and
arrangements for operation and maintenance.

       EPA policy, reflected in the model lAGs  developed with DoD and DOE, is to enter into
an IAG at the RI/FS stage.  This meets the requirements for starting an RI/FS and publishing a
timetable  and deadlines and provides for early input by EPA and the state into the RI/FS and
remedy selection process.  EPA policy is to have  three-party lAGs, with the state joining EPA
and the Federal facility as an active partner and signatory.  lAGs are enforceable by the parties
to the agreement and by citizens and states using CERCLA Section 310 authority.

       Section 120(e) requires cleanup to begin at a Federal facility no later than 15 months after
RI/FS completion.  The RI/FS is complete when  the record of decision (ROD) is signed.  In their
annual budget submissions, Federal agencies must include a review of alternative funding that
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 statement on the hazards posed to public health and welfare, and the environment, as well as the
 consequences of failure to begin and complete remedial action.  In addition, each Federal agency
 participating in the CERCLA program must submit an annual report to Congress.  This report
 must describe the Federal agency's progress in such areas as reaching lAGs and conducting
 RI/FSs and cleanups.

 2.2.3.1       Model IAG Provisions

       To facilitate the negotiation of site-specific lAGs, EPA  developed model lAGs with DoD
 and DOE in 1988.  The models cover the following areas:

       •      Jurisdiction
       •      Purpose
       •      Scope
              Statutory compliance/RCRA-CERCLA integration
       •      Consultation with EPA
       •      Dispute resolution
       •      Enforceability
       •      Stipulated penalties
       •      Extensions
       •      Force majeure
       •      Funding

       The models are identified as CERCLA Section  120 agreements and are designed to apply
 at NPL sites where CERCLA is the lead response authority. Compliance with substantive RCRA
 requirements as applicable, relevant, or appropriate requirements (ARARs) is ensured through
 Section 121 of CERCLA and the model's statutory compliance section.  For installations that
 include both NPL sites and RCRA units, language in the jurisdiction section that cites  RCRA
 authorities may be used.  Although these model agreements do not reflect state involvement
 (because  it was impossible to have 50 state  representatives at the negotiating table), EPA
 subsequently facilitated negotiations between DoD and various state  organizations. These
 negotiations resulted in suggested model language for use in three-party Section  120 agreements.

 Scope

       The scope of agreement section of the model lAGs identifies (1) the units which are to be
addressed by the agreement and (2) the units which will be excluded from the agreement that will

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be addressed by another authority, if any.  At some installations, it is appropriate to cover all of
the hazardous waste releases under one agreement while at others it may not be appropriate.          fl
Where all releases are covered, there are two options.  First, the parties may agree to have all
units, including non-NPL and RCRA units, covered by the Section 120 decisionmaking process
set forth in the agreement.  The second option is to include a separate decisionmaking process in
an agreement for the non-NPL and RCRA units. Because the terms of the scope vary widely
from site to site, no model language  is  provided.

Consultation

       The consultation section of the model lAGs establishes the procedures for EPA and state
review of documents. Documents designated as primary, including discrete portions of RI/FS
and remedial design and remedial action (RD/RA) activities,  are subject to dispute resolution
procedures. Documents designated as secondary are subject to review and comment. Secondary
documents are feeders to primary documents and are subject  to dispute resolution when
incorporated into primary documents or when the corresponding primary document is issued.

Dispute Resolution

       The dispute resolution section allows the parties to the agreement to formally dispute         ^
issues associated with primary documents.  This process ensures that the work being conducted by    ^
the Federal facility complies with the requirements of CERCLA, the NCP, and applicable state
law. The EPA Administrator makes the final decision in disputes should the parties not resolve
these disputes at lower levels.  EPA  expects that in most situations, disputes will be resolved at
the project manager or director level.

       The dispute resolution section also includes a threshold for stopping work affected by a
dispute. The threshold is crossed in the event of inadequate or defective work that EPA or the
state believes is likely to yield an adverse effect on human health or the environment, or to have
a substantial adverse effect on the remedy selection or implementation process.

Enforceability

       The enforceability section preserves citizen litigation  rights under Section 310 of
CERCLA.  States are designated as "persons" under CERCLA and therefore can sue in Federal
district court to enforce the IAG. The enforceability section specifically establishes that
deadlines related to the RI/FS and terms and conditions related to RD/RA are enforceable, as is

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final dispute resolution, by any person pursuant to Section 310. In addition, all parties have the
right to enforce IAG terms.

Stipulated Penalties

       The stipulated penalties section allows EPA to assess stipulated penalties in the event of
specified failures under the agreement.  The amount assessed must be reported by DoD or DOE
in its annual progress report to Congress.

Funding

       The funding section requires DoD or DOE to seek sufficient funds for response and to
include estimates in its annual report to Congress. EPA reserves its rights against any other party
if funding is not available.

2.3           FEDERAL AGENCY AUTHORITY UNDER CERCLA

       Executive Order 12580, which delegates authorities contained in the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), delegates Section 104 response authority
to DoD and DOE for releases on their facilities or originating from their facilities. It requires
that such response authority be exercised in accordance with Section 120, which allows the EPA
Administrator to make the final decision on remedy selection should EPA and a Federal agency
disagree. Section 120 also delegates the authority for all agencies to conduct response actions at
their non-NPL facilities.  For Federal Facilities on the NPL, Section 120(e)(l) directs the agency
that owns or operates the facility to perform an RI/FS; thereafter, that agency must enter an IAG
with EPA "for the expeditious completion by such . . . agency ... of all necessary remedial action
at such facility." All Federal agencies are delegated Section 104 response authority for
nonemergencies at non-NPL sites where the  release is on their facilities or originating from their
facilities.

       Executive Order 12580 may have singled out DoD and DOE for additional response
authority because both agencies established cleanup programs prior to the passage of SARA in
1986.   DoD established its Installation Restoration Program (IRP) in 1975. Under the IRP, each
service operates a program to identify and evaluate past waste disposal practices at DoD facilities.
Studies and remediation are conducted as necessary. Section 211 of CERCLA governs
management of the program.  DoD funding for IRP in Fiscal Year 1989 is $500 million.

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       DOE initiated an informal program in 1984 to identify, evaluate, and remediate hazardous
waste contamination at DOE facilities.  DOE is developing a formal response program. DOE's
five-year plan provides the basic framework for this program.

              3.0    ISSUES UNIQUE TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH

       This section describes two issues that are unique to the executive branch.  These issues are
funding and dispute resolution.

3.1           FUNDING

       Unlike the private sector, Federal agencies cannot use earnings to fund their hazardous
waste cleanup responsibilities. Federal funding, including funding for cleanups by Federal
facilities, is requested by the President and appropriated and overseen by Congress. Thus,
Congress plays an essential role in Federal facility cleanups by appropriating sufficient funds,
and compliance by Federal facilities with RCRA and CERCLA is subject to available
appropriations.

3.2           DISPUTE RESOLUTION

       Federal agencies are created and supported by Congress and report to the President, who
is ultimately accountable for agency missions. Federal agencies are immune from litigation
except to the extent that sovereign immunity is specifically waived in legislation by Congress.

       The Department of Justice (DOJ) says executive branch agencies may not sue each other;
nor may one issue an administrative order to another without providing a prior opportunity to
contest the order within the executive branch.1  As in lawsuits, unilateral order authority is
viewed as inconsistent with the constitutional principles of unity and unitary responsibility within
the executive branch.2 Executive branch disputes of a legal nature are properly resolved by the
President or his or her delegate, in DOJ's opinion, because lawsuits and unilateral administrative
orders interfere with the President's ability to manage the executive branch.3

3.2.1          RCRA

       DOJ has distinguished between Section 3008(a) compliance orders and Section 3008(h)
corrective action orders with respect to EPA's authority to issue RCRA orders to Federal

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 facilities. According to the DOJ analysis, EPA may issue Section 3008(h) corrective action orders
 but may not issue Section 3008(a) compliance orders.
 3.2.1.1       Section 3008(a) Orders

        According to DOJ, EPA may not issue a Section 3008(a) order to a Federal facility to
 address compliance violations because an order is not a "requirement" under Section 6001.4
 Section 6001 defines the obligation of Federal facilities to comply with RCRA. Section 6001
 states in part that Federal agencies dealing with solid waste

        ...shall be subject to, and comply with, all Federal, State, interstate, and local
        requirements, both substantive and procedural (including any requirement for permits or
        reporting or any provisions for injunctive relief and such sanctions  as may be imposed by
        a court to enforce such  relief)... in the same manner, and to the same extent, as any
        person is subject to such requirements...

 DOJ found that the issue turned on whether a Section 3008(a) order constitutes a substantive or
 procedural requirement and cited RCRA's legislative history and  case law to determine that
 Section 3008(a) orders are not requirements; they are ways to enforce requirements.5

        Therefore, when addressing RCRA  compliance violations at Federal facilities, EPA will
 first issue a Notice of Noncompliance (NON).6  A NON is similar to a Section 3008(a)
 administrative complaint in content and format; it details the violation, remedy, and remedy
 implementation schedule.

        After issuance of the NON,  EPA and the Federal facility negotiate a Federal Facility
 Compliance Agreement (FFCA).7 The FFCA resolves compliance violations outlined in the NON
 by specifying the agreed-on remedy, compliance schedule, and reporting and record keeping
 requirements.  A FFCA also includes dispute resolution language, which emphasizes resolution at
 lower levels, and an enforceability clause, which clarifies that the FFCA may be enforced under
 RCRA's Section 7002 citizen suit provision.

       To ensure that negotiation of FFCAs is concluded in a timely manner, EPA has
established an  elevation  process for resolution of issues.8 EPA's goal is to conclude FFCA
negotiations within 120 days.  At day 90, EPA regions evaluate the negotiations and determine
whether agreement is likely within 30 days.  In a case where agreement does not appear likely in
that timeframe, the case is referred to EPA  Headquarters for resolution.  Upon referral, the
Assistant Administrator  for the  Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response meets with an

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equivalent representative from the Federal agency involved. If the dispute is not resolved within
30 days, it is elevated for resolution to the EPA Administrator and his or her Federal agency         fl
counterpart.

       DOJ's opinion that EPA may not issue Section 3008(a) orders to Federal facilities does not
prohibit EPA from issuing such orders to the contractor at a government-owned contractor-
operated (GOCO) facility.9 Contractors at GOCO facilities are subject to RCRA to the same
extent as any non-Federal entity, including orders assessing penalties.  Several courts have held
that penalties may not be assessed against Federal facilities  because, under Section 6001,
enforcement sanctions are distinct from requirements.10 Although some Federal agencies
indemnify their contractors, so that a fine assessed for environmental violations against the
contractor is ultimately paid by the Federal agency, there is authority for the proposition that
private contractors may not be afforded the privileges of the Federal government.11

3.2.1.2        Section 3008(h) Orders

       Section 3008(h) corrective action orders, as opposed to Section  3008(a) compliance orders,
are viewed by DOJ as integral to the permitting process, which Federal facilities are required to
comply  with under Section 6001.1Z  Thus, EPA may issue Section 3008(h) corrective action orders
to Federal facilities. Federal facilities that receive Section 3008(h) orders may confer with EPA     ^
on such orders  and bring any issue that cannot be resolved at the regional level to the EPA          ^
Administrator for final resolution.13 EPA may also issue Section 3008(h) orders to the contractor
at GOCO facilities.

3.2.2           CERCLA

       The  application of CERCLA authorities at Federal facilities is less subject to
interpretation than the application of RCRA  authorities. Section 120 requires Federal facilities to
enter  into lAGs for remedial action at NPL sites. lAGs are enforceable through CERCLA's
Section  310  citizen suit provision.14  In addition, Section 122(1) specifically authorizes imposition
of civil  penalties for failure or refusal to comply with a Section  120 IAG.

       EPA may issue an order under Section 104(e)(5)(A) to obtain access to a Federal facility
or to collect information.  EPA may also issue a  Section 106 order to ensure  compliance at a
Federal facility where there is an imminent or substantial endangerment to public health, welfare,
or the environment due to an actual or threatened hazardous substance release from the facility.
In either case, however, Executive Order 12580 requires EPA to receive DOJ concurrence  on the
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order.  EPA may use any of its administrative and judicial authorities under CERCLA against a
contractor at a GOCO facility.

                    4.0    RCRA/CERCLA INTEGRATION ISSUES

       Frequently RCRA applies at a Federal facility that is also subject to CERCLA.  For
example, a Federal facility that is listed or proposed on the NPL may also have interim status or a
permitted unit under RCRA.

4.1          STATUTORY OVERLAP

       There are some unresolved issues regarding which statute should be  used as the primary
vehicle to ensure cleanup when both RCRA and CERCLA apply and how the statutes  may be
used together.  This is  particularly so where a RCRA-regulated release is the cause of NPL
listing, rather than a contributing factor.  Neither statute is entirely clear on these issues.

       Most states are authorized to run the RCRA base program, and several are close to
gaining authorization for HSWA authorities.  Federal facilities have their own delegated
authorities under CERCLA and Executive Order 12580. EPA, states, and Federal facilities share
the ultimate goal of cleaning up Federal facilities, although there may be disagreement about the
statute that should control in a particular case.

       The statutory overlap may be broader than RCRA and CERCLA. Another federal
statute, such as the Atomic Energy Act, may apply in a given  case. In addition, state or local
hazardous-waste-related authorities, independent of RCRA or CERCLA, may apply to a
particular facility.

4.2          JURISDICTIONAL OVERLAP

       Inherent in the statutory overlap is a jurisdictional overlap. The jurisdictional overlap
may be between federal programs, such as RCRA and CERCLA,  or between state and Federal
programs, such as an authorized state RCRA base program and the federal CERCLA or HSWA
programs.

       Such overlaps have the potential for slowing cleanup while disagreements about which
statute to use are resolved and for causing inconsistent or duplicative cleanup activities if
disagreements are not resolved.  To speed cleanup and avoid inconsistency or  duplication, EPA
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has developed a mechanism to create a comprehensive, coordinated response at Federal facilities
with a RCRA-CERCLA overlap. This mechanism is a three-party IAG with the state, EPA, and
the Federal facility as signatories.

4.3           THREE PARTY INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS

       A three-party IAG can address site-specific state concerns and maximize state
involvement in the cleanup process.  Regulatory or oversight authority for work conducted under
an IAG can be allocated  in a manner consistent with the concerns of the parties. Such an
agreement could satisfy a Federal facility's corrective action responsibilities under RCRA as well
as the public participation requirements of both RCRA and CERCLA; a RCRA  permit could
later incorporate the IAG if appropriate.

       A three-party IAG may be developed for either NPL or proposed  NPL Federal facilities.
A three-party IAG is also flexible enough to include a nonlisted RCRA-regulated portion of a
Federal facility where that makes sense from a technical standpoint, thus providing  for a swifter
comprehensive cleanup.  An IAG allows the parties to include in a response action releases of
CERCLA hazardous substances that are not regulated under RCRA (e.g., radionuclides).

                           5.0    CONCLUSION

      The Federal facility hazardous waste compliance program is on track. The provisions of
CERCLA Section  120 are being implemented. With DoD and DOE agreement on model IAG
language, the number of finalized site-specific lAGs is rising.  EPA is also using its RCRA
authorities in Federal Facility Compliance Agreements to address compliance violations and
corrective action at Federal facilities. Unique dispute resolution and enforcement procedures
have been designed where deemed necessary by DOJ to ensure Federal facility compliance.  To
further enhance progress, EPA is developing three-party lAGs as a mechanism to integrate
RCRA and CERCLA at  Federal facility sites.
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                                     REFERENCES


1.     Habricht, F. Henry II, Assistant Attorney General, Lands and Natural Resources Division,
       Department of Justice, April 28, 1987, statement before the Subcommittee on Oversight
       and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, p.29.

2.     Ibid.

3.     Ibid.

4.     Habicht, Appendix B.

5.     Ibid.

6.     Porter, J. Winston, Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and  Emergency Response,
       January 25, 1988, memorandum to EPA Regional Administrators, Enforcement Actions
       Under RCRA and CERCLA at Federal Facilities, p. 2.

7.     Porter, p. 3.

8.     Porter, J. Winston, Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and  Emergency Response,
       March 24, 1988, memorandum to EPA Regional Administrators, Elevation Process for
       Achieving Federal Facility Compliance Under RCRA.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
Porter, p. 4.
Habicht, Appendix B, p. 6-9.
Inside EPA, December 18, 1987, In Boon to Enforcement, Judge Bars DOE from
Intervening for Contractor, p. 5.
Porter, p. 5.
Ibid.
Conference Report on Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986,
       Congress, 2d Session, Report 99-962, p. 242.
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     CHAPTER 2



STATUTORY AUTHORITY

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                                     CHAPTER 2
                                STATUTORY AUTHORITY
2A.     RCRA Section 6001

2B.     CERCLA Section 120

2C.     Executive Order 12580

2D.     Executive Order 12088
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                   RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT

                      "SUBTITLE F - FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES"

                 "APPLICATION OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LAW
                                TO FEDERAL FACILITIES"
       "Sec. 6001. Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive, legislative,
and judicial branches of the Federal Government (1) having jurisdiction over any solid waste
management facility  or disposal site, or (2) engaged in any activity resulting, or which may result,
in the disposal or management of solid waste or hazardous waste shall be subject to and comply
with, all Federal, State, Interstate, and local requirements, both substantive and procedural
(including any requirement for local permits or reporting or any provisions for injunctive relief
and such sanctions as may be imposed by a court to enforce such relief), respecting control and
abatement of solid waste or hazardous waste disposal in the same manner, and to the same extent,
as any person is subject to such requirements, including the payment of reasonable service
charges.  Neither the United States, nor any agent, employee, or officer thereof, shall be  immune
or exempt from any process or sanction of any State or Federal Court with respect to the
enforcement of any such injunctive relief.  The President may exempt any solid waste
management facility  of any department, agency, or  instrumentality in the executive branch from
compliance with such a requirement if he determines it to be in the paramount interest of the
United States to do so.  No such exemption shall be granted due to lack of appropriation  unless
the President shall have specifically requested such appropriation as a part of the budgetary
process and the Congress shall have failed to make available such requested appropriation. Any
exemption shall be for a period not in excess of one year, but additional exemptions may be
granted  for periods not to exceed one year upon the President's making a new determination.
The President shall report each January to the Congress all exemptions from the requirements of
this section granted during the preceding calendar year, together with his reason for granting
each such exemption."

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                    COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE,
                          COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT

SEC.  120. FEDERAL FACILITIES.

       (a)    Application of Act to Federal Government.

              (1)    IN GENERAL. - Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the
United States (including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government) shall be
subject to, and comply with, this Act in the same manner and to the same extent, both
procedurally and substantively, as any nongovernmental entity, including liability under section
107 of this Act.  Nothing in this section shall  be construed to affect the liability of any person or
entity under sections 106 and 107.

              (2)    APPLICATION OF REQUIREMENTS TO FEDERAL FACILITIES. - All
guidelines, rules, regulations, and criteria which are applicable to preliminary assessments carried
out under this Act for facilities at which hazardous substances are located, applicable to
evaluations of such facilities under the National Contingency Plan, applicable to inclusion on the
National Priorities List, or applicable to remedial actions at such facilities shall also be applicable
to facilities  which are owned or operated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States in  the same manner and to the extent as such guidelines, rules, regulations, and
criteria are applicable to other facilities.  No department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States may adopt or utilize any such guidelines, rules, regulations, or criteria which are
inconsistent with the guidelines, rules, regulations, and criteria established by the Administrator
under this Act.

              (3)    EXCEPTIONS. - This subsection shall not apply to the extent otherwise
provided in this  section with respect to applicable time periods. This subsection shall also not
apply to any requirements relating to bonding, insurance, or financial responsibility.  Nothing in
this Act shall be construed to require a State to comply with section 104(c)(3) in the case of a
facility which is  owned or operated by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States.

              (4) STATE LAWS. - State laws concerning removal and remedial action, including
State laws regarding enforcement, shall apply to removal and remedial action at facilities owned
or operated  by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States when such facilities
are not included  on the National Priorities List.  The preceding sentence shall not apply to the
extent a State law would apply any standard or requirement to such facilities  which is more

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stringent than the standards and requirements applicable to facilities which are not owned or
operated by any such department, agency, or instrumentality.

       (b)    NOTICE. - Each department, agency, and instrumentality of the United States
shall add to the inventory of Federal agency hazardous waste facilities required to be submitted
under section 3016 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (in addition to the information required under
section 3016(a)(3) of such Act) information on contamination from each facility owned or
operated by the department, agency, or instrumentality if such contamination affects contiguous
or adjacent property owned by the department, agency, or instrumentality or by any other
person, including a description of the monitoring data obtained.

       (c)     FEDERAL AGENCY HAZARDOUS WASTE COMPLIANCE DOCKET. - The
Administrator shall establish a special Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the "docket") which shall contain each of the following:

              (1)     All information submitted under section  3016 of the Solid Waste Disposal
                     Act and subsection (b) of this section regarding any Federal facility and
                     notice of each subsequent action taken under this Act with respect to the
                     facility.

              (2)     Information submitted by each department, agency, or instrumentality of
                     the United  States under section 3005 or 3010 of such Act.

              (3)     Information submitted by the department, agency, or instrumentality under
                     section 103 of this Act.

The docket shall be available for public inspection at reasonable times.  Six months after
establishment of the docket and every 6 months  thereafter, the  Administrator shall publish  in the
Federal Register a list of the Federal facilities which have been included in the docket during the
immediately preceding 6-month period.  Such publication shall also indicate where in the
appropriate regional office of the  Environmental Protection Agency additional information may
be obtained with respect to any facility on the docket.  The  Administrator shall establish a
program to provide information to the public with respect to facilities which are included in the
docket under this subsection.

       (d)     ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION.- Not later than 18 months after the
enactment of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Administrator

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 shall take steps to assure that a preliminary assessment is conducted for each facility on the
 docket.  Following such preliminary assessment, the Administrator shall, where appropriate-

               (1) evaluate such facilities in accordance with the criteria established in
               accordance with section 105 under the National Contingency Plan for determining
               priorities among releases; and

               (2) include such facilities on the National Priorities List maintained under such
               plan if the  facility meets such criteria.  Such criteria shall be applied in the same
               manner as the criteria are applied to facilities which are owned or operated by
               other persons.  Evaluation and listing under this subsection shall be completed not
               later than 30 months after such date of enactment.  Upon the receipt of a petition
               from the Governor of any State, the Administrator shall make such an evaluation
               of any  facility included in the docket.

       (e)     REQUIRED ACTION  BY DEPARTMENT. -

               (1)     RIFS.  Not later than 6 months after the inclusion of any facility on the
 National Priorities List, the department, agency, or instrumentality which owns or operates such
 facility shall, in consultation with the  Administrator and appropriate State authorities, commence
 a remedial investigation and feasibility study for such facility.  In the  case of any facility which
 is listed on such list before the date of the enactment of this section, the department, agency, or
 instrumentality which owns  or operates such facility shall, in consultation with the Administrator
 and appropriate State authorities,  commence such  an investigation and study for such facility
 within one year after such date of enactment.   The Administrator and  appropriate State
 authorities shall publish a timetable and deadlines for expeditious completion of such
 investigation and study.

               (2)     COMMENCEMENT OF REMEDIAL  ACTION; INTERAGENCY
 AGREEMENT. - The Administrator shall review the results  of each investigation and study
 conducted as provided in paragraph (1). Within 180 days thereafter, the head of the department,
 agency, or instrumentality  concerned shall enter into an interagency agreement with the
 Administrator for the expeditious  completion by such department,  agency, or instrumentality of
 all necessary remedial action at such facility. Substantial continuous physical onsite remedial
action shall be commenced at each facility not later than 15 months after completion of the
investigation and study.  All such  interagency agreements, including review of alternative

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remedial action plans and selection of remedial action, shall comply with the public participation
requirements of section 117.

              (3)    COMPLETION OF REMEDIAL ACTIONS. - Remedial actions at
facilities subject to interagency agreements under this section shall be completed as expeditiously
as practicable.  Each agency shall include in its annul budget submissions to the Congress a
review of alternative agency funding which could be used to provide for the costs of remedial
action.  The budget submission shall also include a statement of the hazard  posed by the facility
to human health, welfare, and the environment and identify the specific consequences of failure
to begin and complete remedial action.

              (4)    CONTENTS  OF AGREEMENT. - Each interagency agreement under this
subsection shall include, but shall not be limited  to, each of the following:

                    (A)    A review of alternative remedial actions and selection of a remedial
                    action by the head of the relevant department, agency, or instrumentality
                    and the Administrator or,  if unable to reach agreement on selection of a
                    remedial action, selection  by the Administrator.

                    (B)    A schedule for the completion of each such remedial action.

                    (C)    Arrangements for  long-term operation and maintenance of the
                    facility.

              (5)    ANNUAL REPORT. - Each department, agency, or instrumentality
responsible for compliance with this section shall furnish an annual report  to the Congress
concerning its  progress  in implementing the requirements of this  section.  Such reports shall
include, but shall not be limited to, each of the following items:

                    (A)    A report on the progress in reaching interagency agreements under
                    this section.

                    (B)    The specific cost estimates and budgetary proposals involved in
                    each interagency agreement.

                    (C)    A brief summary of the public comments regarding each proposed
                    interagency agreement.

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                     (D)    A description of the instances in which no agreement was reached.

                     (E)    A report on progress in conducting investigations and studies under
                     paragraph (1).

                     (F)    A report on progress in conducting remedial actions.

                     (G)    A report on progress in conducting remedial action at facilities
                     which are not listed on the National Priorities List.
With respect to instances in which no agreement was reached within the required time period, the
department, agency, or instrumentality filing the report under  this paragraph shall include in
such report an explanation of the reasons why no agreement was reached.  The annual report
required by this paragraph shall also 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 action, enforcement
status (where appropriate), and an explanation of any postponements or failure to complete
response action. Such reports shall also be submitted to the affected States.

              (6)     SETTLEMENT  WITH OTHER PARTIES.  - If the Administrator, in
consultation with the head of the relevant department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States, determines that remedial investigations and feasibility studies or remedial action will be
done properly at the Federal facility by another potentially responsible party within the deadlines
provided in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection, the  Administrator may enter into an
agreement with such party under section  122 (relating to settlements). Following approval by the
Attorney General of any such agreement  relating to a remedial action, the agreement shall be
entered in the appropriate United States district court as a consent decree under section 106 of
this Act.

       (f)     STATE AND LOCAL PARTICIPATION. - The Administrator and each
department, agency, or instrumentality responsible for compliance with this section shall afford
to relevant State and local officials the  opportunity to participate  in the planning and selection of
the remedial action, including  but not limited to the  review of all applicable data as it becomes
available and the development of studies, reports, and action plans. In the case of State officials,
the  opportunity to participate shall be provided in accordance  with section 121.

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       (g)    TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES. - Except for authorities which are delegated by
the Administrator to an officer or employee of the Environmental Protection Agency, no
authority vested in the Administrator under this section may be transferred, by executive order
of the President or otherwise, to any other officer or employee of the United States or to any
other person.

       (h)    PROPERTY TRANSFERRED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES. -

              (1)     NOTICE. - After the last day of the 6-month period beginning on the
effective date of regulations under paragraph (2) of this subsection, whenever any department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States enters into any contract for the sale or other
transfer of real property which is owned by the United States and on which any hazardous
substance was stored for one year or more,  known to have been released, or disposed of, the head
of such department, agency, or instrumentality shall include in such contract notice of the type
and quantity of such hazardous substance and notice of the time at which such storage, release, or
disposal took place, to the extent such information is available on the basis of a complete search
of agency files.

              (2)     FORM OF NOTICE; REGULATIONS. - Notice under this subsection shall
be provided in such form and manner as may be provided in regulations promulgated by the
Administrator.  As promptly as practicable  after the enactment of this subsection but not later
than 18 months after the date of such enactment, and after consultation with the Administrator
of the General Services Administration, the Administration shall promulgate regulations regarding
the notice required to  be provided under this subsection.

              (3)     CONTENTS OF CERTAIN DEEDS. - After the last day of  the 6-month
period beginning on the effective date of regulations under paragraph (2) of this subsection, in
the case of any real property owned by the  United States  on which any hazardous substance was
stored for one year or  more, known to have been released, or disposed of, each deed entered into
for the transfer of such property by the United States to any other person or entity shall
contain  -
                     (A)    to the extent  such information is available on the basis of a
                     complete search of agency files -
                            (i)      a notice of the type and quantity of such hazardous
                            substances,

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                            (ii)    notice of the time at which such storage, release, or disposal
                            took place, and
                            (iii)   a description of the remedial action taken, if any, and
                      (B)    a covenant warranting  that -
                            (i)     all remedial action necessary to protect human health and
                            the environment with respect to any such substance remaining on
                            the property  has been taken before the date of such transfer, and
                            (ii)    any additional remedial action found to be necessary after
                            the date of such transfer shall be conducted by the United States.

               The requirements of subparagraph (B) shall not apply in any case in which the
 person or entity to whom the property is transferred  is a potentially responsible party with
 respect to such real property.

       (i)      OBLIGATIONS UNDER SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT. -  Nothing in this
 section shall affect or impair the obligation of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
 United States  to comply with any requirement of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (including
 corrective action requirements.

       (j)      NATIONAL SECURITY. -
               (1)     SITE SPECIFIC PRESIDENTIAL ORDERS. - The President may issue
 such orders regarding response actions at any specified site or facility of the Department of
 Energy or the Department of Defense as may be necessary to protect the national security
 interests of  the United States at that site or facility. Such orders may include, where necessary to
 protect such interests, an exemption from any requirement contained in this title or under title III
 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 with respect to the site or
 facility concerned. The President shall notify the Congress within 30 days of the issuance of an
 order under this paragraph providing for any such exemption.  Such notification shall include  a
 statement of the reasons for the granting of the exemption. An  exemption under this paragraph
 shall be for a specified period which may not exceed one year.  Additional exemptions may be
 granted,  each  upon the President's issuance of a new  order under this paragraph for the site or
 facility concerned. Each such additional exemption shall be for a specified period which may not
 exceed one year.  It is the intention of the Congress that whenever an exemption is issued under
 this paragraph the response action shall proceed as expeditiously as practicable.  The Congress
shall be notified periodically of the progress of any response action with respect to which an
exemption has been issued under this paragraph. No exemption shall be granted under this
paragraph due to lack of appropriation unless the President shall have specifically requested such

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appropriation as a part of the budgetary process and the Congress shall have failed to make
available such requested appropriation.

       (2)    CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. - Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all
requirements  of the Atomic Energy Act and all Executive Orders concerning the handling of
restricted data and national security information, including "need to know" requirements, shall be
applicable to any grant of access to classified information under the provisions of this Act or
under title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of  1986.

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EXECUTIVE ORDER 12580 OF JANUARY 23, 1987
SUPERFUND IMPLEMENTATION

By the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America by Section 115 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 9615 et seq.) ("the Act"), and by Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, it is
hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. National Contingency Plan. (a)(l)  The National Contingency Plan ("the NCP") shall
provide for a National Response Team ("the NRT") composed of representatives of appropriate
Federal departments and agencies for national planning and coordination of preparedness and
response  actions, and regional response teams as the regional counterpart to the NRT for planning
and coordination of regional preparedness and response actions.

(2)  The following agencies  (in addition to other appropriate agencies) shall provide
representatives to the National and Regional Response Teams to carry out their responsibilities
under the NCP: Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, Department
of the  Interior, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Labor,
Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Transportation, Department of
Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency,  United
States Coast Guard, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

(3)  Except for periods of activation because of a response action, the representative of the
Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") shall be the chairman and the representative of the
United States Coast Guard shall be the vice chairman  of the NRT and these agencies'
representatives shall be co-chairs of the Regional Response Teams ("the RRTs").  When the NRT
or an RRT is activated for a response action, the chairman shall be the EPA or United States
Coast Guard representative, based on whether the release or threatened release occurs in the
island or coastal zone, unless otherwise agreed upon by the EPA and United States Coast Guard
representatives.

(4)  The RRTs may include representatives from State governments, local governments (as agreed
upon by the States), and Indian tribal governments. Subject to the functions and authorities
delegated to Executive departments and agencies in other sections of this Order, the NRT shall
provide policy and program direction to the RRTs.

(b)(l)  The responsibility for the revision of the NCP  and all of the other functions vested in the
President by Sections 105(a), (b), (c), and (g), 125, and 301(f) of the Act is delegated to the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ("the Administrator").

(2)  The function vested in the President by Section 118(p) of the  Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-499) ("SARA") is delegated to the Administrator.

(c)  In  accord with Section 107(f)(2)(A) of the Act and Section 311(f)(5) of the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C.  1321 (f)(5)), the following shall be among those
designated in the NCP as Federal trustees for natural  resources:

(1)  Secretary of Defense;

(2)  Secretary of the Interior;

(3)  Secretary of Agriculture;

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(4) Secretary of Commerce;

(5) Secretary of Energy.

(d) Revisions to the NCP shall be made in consultation with members of the NRT prior to
publication for notice and comment.  Revisions shall also be made in consultation with the
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
in order to avoid inconsistent or duplicative requirements in the emergency planning
responsibilities of those agencies.

(e) All revisions to the NCP, whether in proposed or final form, shall be subject to review and
approval by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB").

Sec. 2. Response and Related Authorities, (a) The functions vested in the President by the first
sentence of Section 104(b)(l) of the Act relating to "illness, disease, or complaints thereof are
delegated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, who shall, in accord with Section 104(i)
of the Act, perform those functions through the Public Health Service.

(b) The functions vested in the President by Sections 104(e)(7)(C), 113(k)(2), U9(c)(7), and
121(f)(l) of the Act, relating to promulgation of regulations and guidelines, are delegated to the
Administrator, to be exercised in consultation with the NRT.

(c)(l)  The functions vested in the President by Sections  104(a) and the second sentence of 126(b)
of the Act, to the extent they require permanent relocation of residents, businesses, and
community facilities or temporary evacuation and housing of threatened individuals not otherwise
provided for, are delegated to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

(2) Subject to subsection (b) of this Section, the functions  vested in the President by Sections
117(a) and (c) and 119 of the Act, to  the extent such authority is needed to carry put the
functions delegated under paragraph (1) of this subsection, are delegated to the Director of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency.

(d) Subject to subsections (a), (b),  and (c) of this Section, the functions vested in the President
by Sections 104(a), (b), and (c)(4), 113(k), 117(a) and (c), 119, and 121 of the Act are delegated to
the Secretaries of Defense and Energy, with respect to releases or threatened releases where either
the release is on or the sole source of the release is from  any facility or vessel under the
jurisdiction, custody or control of their departments,  respectively, including vessels bare-boat
chartered and operated. These functions must  be exercised consistent  with the requirements of
Section 120 of the Act.

(e)(l)  Subject to subsections (a), (b),  (c), and (d) of this  Section, the functions vested in the
President by Sections 104(a), (b), and (c)(4), and 121 of the Act are delegated to the heads of
Executive departments and agencies,  with respect  to remedial actions for releases or threatened
releases which are not  on the National Priorities List ("the NPL") and removal actions other than
emergencies, where either the release is on or the sole source of the release is from any facility or
vessel under the jurisdiction, custody or control of those departments and agencies, including
vessels bare-boat chartered and operated. The Administrator shall define the term "emergency,"
solely for the purposes of this subsection, either by regulation or by a  memorandum of
understanding with the head of an Executive department or agency.

(2) Subject to subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this Section, the functions vested in the President
by Sections 104(b)(2), 113(k), 117(a) and (c), and 119, of the Act are delegated to the heads of
Executive departments and agencies,  with respect  to releases or threatened releases where either
the release is on or the sole source of  the release is from  any facility or vessel under the
jurisdiction, custody or control of those departments and agencies, including vessels bare-boat
chartered and operated.

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 (f) Subject to subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this Section, the functions vested in the
 President by Sections 104(a), (b), and (c)(4), H3(k),  117(a) and (c), 119, and 121 of the Act are
 delegated to the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating ("the Coast
 Guard"), with respect to any release or threatened release involving the  coastal zone, Great Lakes
 waters, ports, and harbors.

 (g) Subject to subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of this Section, the functions vested in the
 President by Sections 101(24), 104(a), (b), (c)(4), and (c)(9), 113(k), 117(a) and (c), 119,  121, and
 126(b) of the Act are delegated to the Administrator. The Administrator's authority under
 Section 119 of the Act is retroactive to the date of enactment of SARA.

 (h) The functions vested in the President by Section 104(c)(3) of the  Act are delegated to the
 Administrator, with respect to providing assurances for Indian tribes, to be  exercised in
 consultation with the Secretary of the Interior.

 (i) Subject to subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and  (h) of this Section, the functions vested in the
 President by Section 104(c) and (d) of the Act are delegated to the Coast Guard, the Secretary of
 Health and Human Services, the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and
 the Administrator in order to carry out the functions delegated to them by this Section.

 (j)(l) The functions vested in the President by Section 104(e)(5)(A) are delegated  to the heads of
 Executive departments and agencies, with respect to  releases or threatened releases where either
 the release is on or the sole source of the release is from any facility or  vessel under the
 jurisdiction, custody or control of those departments or agencies, to be  exercised with the
 concurrence of the Attorney General.

 (2) Subject to subsection (b) of this Section and paragraph (1) of this subsection, the functions
 vested in the President by Section 104(e) are delegated to the heads of Executive departments and
 agencies in order to carry out their functions under this Order or the Act.

 (k) The functions vested in the President by Section I04(f), (g), (h), (i)(ll), and (j) of the Act
 are delegated to the heads of Executive departments  and agencies in order to carry out the
 functions  delegated to them by this Section. The exercise of authority under Section  104(h) of
 the Act shall be subject to the approval of the Administrator of the Office of Federal
 Procurement Policy.

 Sec. 3.  Cleanup Schedules,  (a) The functions vested in the President  by Sections 116(a)  and  the
 first two sentences of 105(d) of the Act are delegated to the heads of Executive departments  and
 agencies with respect to facilities  under the jurisdiction, custody or control  of those departments
 and agencies.

(b) Subject to subsection (a) of this Section, the functions vested in the President  by Sections 116
 and 105(d) are delegated to the Administrator.

Sec. 4. Enforcement,  (a) The functions vested in the President by Sections  109(d) and
 122(e)(3)(A) of the Act, relating to development of regulations and guidelines, are delegated  to
the Administrator, to be exercised in consultation with the Attorney General.

(b)(l) Subject to subsection (a) of this Section, the functions vested in the President by Section
 122 (except subsection (b)(l) are delegated to the heads of Executive departments and agencies,
with respect to releases or threatened releases not on  the NPL where either the release is on or the
sole source of the release  is from any facility under the jurisdiction, custody or control of those
Executive departments and agencies.  These functions may be  exercised only with  the
concurrence of the Attorney General.

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(2)  Subject to subsection (a) of this Section, the functions vested in the President by Section 109
of the Act, relating to violations of Section  122 of the Act, are delegated to the heads of
Executive departments and agencies, with respect to releases or threatened releases not on the
NPL where either the release is on or the sole source of the release is from any facility under the
jurisdiction, custody  or control of those Executive departments and agencies. These functions
may be exercised only with the concurrence of the Attorney General.

(c)(l) Subject to subsection (a) and (b)(l) of this Section,  the functions vested in the President by
Sections 106(a) and 122 of the  Act are delegated to the Coast Guard with respect to any release or
threatened release involving  the coastal zone, Great Lakes waters, ports, and harbors.

(2) Subject to subsection (a)  and (b)(2) of this Section, the functions vested in the President by
Section 109 of the Act relating to violations of Sections 103 (a) and (b) and 122 of the Act, are
delegated to the Coast Guard with respect to any release or threatened release involving the
coastal zone, Great Lakes waters, ports, and harbors.

(d)(l) Subject to subsections (a), (b)(l), and (c)(l) of this  Section, the functions vested in the
President by Sections 106 and  122 of the Act are delegated to the Administrator.

(2) Subject to subsections (a), (b)(2), and (c)(2) of this Section, the functions vested in the
President by Section  109 of the Act, relating to violations of Sections 103 and 122 of the Act, are
delegated to the Administrator.

(e) Notwithstanding any other  provision of this Order,  the authority under Sections 104(e)(5)(A)
and 106(a) of the Act to seek information, entry, inspection, samples, or response actions from
Executive departments and agencies may be exercised only with the concurrence of the Attorney
General.

Sec. 5. Liability,   (a) The function vested in the President by Section 107(c)(l)(C) of the Act is
delegated to the Secretary of Transportation.

(b) The functions vested in  the President by Section 107(c)(3) of the Act are delegated to the
Coast Guard with respect to any release or threatened release involving the coastal zone, Great
Lakes waters, ports, and harbors.

(c) Subject to subsection (b) of this Section, the functions vested in the President by Section
107(c)(3) of the Act are delegated to the Administrator.

(d) The functions vested in  the President by Section 107(f)(l) of the Act are delegated to each of
the Federal trustees for natural resources designated in the NCP for resources under their
trusteeship.

(e) The functions vested in the President by Section 107(f)(2)(B) of the  Act, to receive
notification of the state natural resource trustee designations, are delegated to the Administrator.

Sec. 6. Litigation, (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Order, any representation
pursuant to or under  this Order in any judicial proceedings shall be by  or through the Attorney
General.  The conduct and control of all litigation arising under the Act shall be the
responsibility of the Attorney General.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Order, the authority under the Act to  require the
Attorney General to commence litigation is retained by the President.

(c) The functions  vested in  the President by Section 133(g) of the Act, to receive notification of a
natural resource trustee's intent to file suit, are delegated to  the heads of Executive departments
and agencies with respect to response actions for which they have been delegated authority under

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Section 2 of this Order.  The Administrator shall promulgate procedural regulations for providing
such notification.

(d) The functions vested in the President by Sections 310 (d) and (e) of the Act, relating to
promulgation of regulations, are delegated to the Administrator.

Sec. 7.  Financial Responsibility,  (a) The functions vested in the President by Section
l07(k)(4)(B) of the Act are delegated to  the Secretary of the Treasury.

The Administrator  will provide the Secretary with such technical information and assistance as
the Administrator may have available.

(b)(l) The functions vested in the President by Section 108(a)(l) of the Act are delegated to the
Coast Guard.

(2) Subject to Section 4(a) of this Order, the functions  vested in the President by Section  109 of
the act, relating to  violations of Section  108(a)(l) of the Act, are delegated to the Coast Guard.

(c)(l) The functions vested in the President by Section 108(b) of the Act are delegated to the
Secretary of Transportation with  respect to all transportation-related facilities, including any
pipeline, motor vehicle,  rolling stock, or aircraft.

(2) Subject to Section 4(a) of this Order, the functions  vested in the President by Section  109 of
the Act, relating to violations of Section 108(a)(3) of the Act, are delegated to the Secretary of
Transportation.

(3) Subject to Section 4(a) of this Order, the functions  vested in the President by Section  109 of
the Act, relating to violations of Section 108(b) of the Act, are  delegated to the Secretary of
Transportation with respect to all transportation-related facilities, including any pipeline, motor
vehicle, rolling stock, or aircraft.

(d)(l) Subject to subsection (c)(l) of this Section,  the functions vested in the President by Section
108 (a)(4) and (b) of the Act are delegated to the Administrator.

(2) Subject to Section 4(a) of this Order  and subsection (c)(3) of this Section, the functions vested
in the  President by Section 109 of the Act, relating to violations of Section 108 (a)(4) and (b) of
the Act, are delegated to the Administrator.

Sec. 6. Employee Protection and Notice to Injured, (a)  The functions vested in the President by
Section 110(e) of the Act are delegated to the Administrator.

(b) The functions vested in the President by Section  11 l(g) of the Act are delegated to the
Secretaries of Defense and Energy with  respect to releases from facilities or vessels under the
jurisdiction, custody or control of their departments, respectively,  including vessels bare-boat
chartered and operated.

(c) Subject to subsection (b) of this Section,  the functions vested in the President by Section
lll(g) of the Act are delegated to the Administrator.

Sec. 9.  Management of the Hazardous Substance Super fund and Claims, (a) The functions vested
in the  President by Section lll(a) of the Act are delegated to the Administrator, subject to the
provisions of this Section and other  applicable provisions of this Order.

(b) The Administrator shall transfer to other agencies,  from the Hazardous Substance Superfund
out of sums appropriated,  such amounts as the Administrator may  determine necessary to carry
out the purposes of the Act. These  amounts shall be consistent with the  President's Budget,

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within the total approved by the Congress, unless a revised amount is approved by OMB. Funds
appropriated specifically for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ("ATSDR"),
shall be directly transferred to ATSDR, consistent with fiscally responsible investment of trust
fund money.

(c) The Administrator shall chair a budget task force composed of representatives of Executive
departments and agencies having responsibilities under this Order or the Act. The Administrator
shall also, as  part of the budget request for the Environmental Protection Agency, submit to OMB
a budget for  the Hazardous Substance Superfund which is  based on recommended levels
developed by the budget task force.  The Administrator may prescribe reporting  and other forms,
procedures, and guidelines  to be used by the agencies of the Task Force in preparing the budget
request, consistent with budgetary reporting requirements  issued by OMB. The Administrator
shall prescribe forms to agency task force members for reporting the expenditure of funds on a
site-specific basis.

(d) The Administrator and each department and agency head to whom funds are  provided
pursuant to this Section, with respect to funds provided to them, are authorized in accordance
with Section  11 l(f) of the Act to designate Federal officials who may obligate such funds.

(e) The functions vested in the President by  Section 112 of the Act are delegated to the
Administrator for all claims presented  pursuant to Section  111 of the Act.

(f) The functions vested in the President by  Section 11 l(o) of the Act are delegated to the
Administrator.

(g) The functions vested in the President by  Section 117(e) of the Act are delegated to the
Administrator, to be exercised in consultation  with the Attorney General.

(h) The functions vested in the President by Section 123 of the Act are delegated to the
Administrator.

(i) Funds from the Hazardous Substance Superfund may be used, at the discretion of the
Administrator or the Coast  Guard, to pay for removal actions for releases or threatened  releases
from facilities or vessels under the jurisdiction, custody or control of Executive departments and
agencies but must be reimbursed to the Hazardous Substance Superfund by such  Executive
department or agency.

Sec. 10. Federal Facilities,  (a) When necessary, prior to selection of a remedial action by the
Administrator under Section 120(e)(4)(A) of the Act, Executive agencies shall have the
opportunity to present their views to the Administrator after using the procedures under Section
1-6 of Executive Order No. 12088 of October  13, 1978, or any other mutually  acceptable process.
Notwithstanding subsection  1-602 of Executive Order No. 12088, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall facilitate resolution of any issues.

(b) Executive Order No. 12088 of October 13, 1978, is amended by renumbering the current
Section 1-802 as Section 1-803 and inserting the following new Section 1-802:

"1-802. Nothing in this Order shall create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law by a  party against the United States, its agencies, its officers,  or any person."

Sec. 11. General Provisions,  (a) The function vested in the President by  Section 101(37)  of the
Act is delegated to the Administrator.

(b)(l) The function vested in the President by  Section 105(f) of the Act, relating  to reporting  on
minority participation in contracts, is delegated to the Administrator.

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(2) Subject to paragraph 1 of this subsection, the functions vested in the President by Section
105(f) of the Act are delegated to the heads of Executive departments and agencies in order to
carry out the functions delegated to them by this Order.  Each Executive department and agency
shall provide to the Administrator any requested information on minority contracting for
inclusion in the Section 105(f) annual report.

(c) The functions vested in the President by Section 126(c) of the Act are delegated to the
Administrator, to be exercised in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior.

(d) The functions vested in the President by Section 301(c) of the Act are delegated to the
Secretary of the Interior.

(e) Each agency shall have authority to issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the
functions delegated to them by this Order.

(f) The performance of any function under this  Order shall be done in consultation with
interested Federal departments and agencies represented on the NRT, as well as with any other
interested Federal agency.

(g) The following functions vested in the President by the Act which have been delegated or
assigned by this Order may be redelegated to the head of any Executive department or agency
with his consent: functions set forth in Sections  2 (except subsection (b)), 3, 4(b), 4(c), 4(d), 5(b),
5(c), and 8(c) of this Order.

(h) Executive Order No. 12316 of August 14, 1981, is revoked.
THE WHITE HOUSE,
January 23, 1987.

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                                  Tide 3-The President

Executive Order 12088                                                     October 13,  1978

                    Federal Compliance With Pollution Control Standards


       By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and statutes of the United
States of America, including Section 22 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2621),
Section 313 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. 1323), Section
1447 of the Public Health Service Act, as  amended by the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C.
300J-6), Section 118 of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7418(b)), Section 4 of the Noise
Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4903), Section 6001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended
(42 U.S.C. 6961), and Section 301 of Title 3 of the United States Code, and to ensure Federal
compliance with applicable pollution control standards, it is hereby ordered as follows:

1 -1.   Applicability of Pollution Control Standards.

       1-101.  The head of each Executive  agency is responsible for ensuring that all necessary
actions are taken for the prevention, control, and abatement of environmental pollution with
respect to Federal facilities and activities under the control of the agency.

       1-102.  The head of each Executive  Agency is responsible for compliance with applicable
pollution control standards, including those  established pursuant to,  but not limited to, the
following:

              (a)     Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601  et seq.).
              (b)     Federal Water Pollution Control  Act, as amended (33 U.S.C.  1251 et seq.).
              (c)     Public Health Service Act, as amended by the Safe Drinking Water Act (42
U.S.C. 300f et seq.).
              (d)     Clean Air  Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).
              (e)     Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.}.
              (f)     Solid Waste Disposal  Act,  as amended (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).
              (g)     Radiation  guidance pursuant to Section 274(h) of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 202 l(h); see also, the Radiation Protection Guidance to Federal
Agencies for Diagnostic X Rays approved by the President on January 26, 1978 and published at
page 4377 of the FEDERAL REGISTER on February 1, 1978).
              (h)     Marine Protection,  Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, as amended (33
U.S.C. 1401, 1402, 1411-1421, 1441-1444 and 16 U.S.C. 1431-1434).
              (i)     Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended (7 U.S.C.
136 et seq.).
       1-103.  "Applicable pollution control standards" means the same substantive, procedural,
and other requirements that would apply to  a private person.

1 - 2.   Agency Coordination.

       1-201.  Each Executive agency shall cooperate with the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, hereinafter referred to as the Administrator, and State,
interstate, and local agencies in the prevention, control, and abatement of environmental
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        ] -202.  Each Executive agency shall consult with the Administrator and with State,
interstate, and local agencies concerning the best techniques and methods available for the
prevention, control, and abatement of environmental pollution.

1-3.    Technical Advice and Oversight.

        1-301.  The Administrator shall provide technical advice and assistance to Executive
agencies in order to ensure their cost effective and timely compliance with applicable pollution
control standards.
        1-302.  The Administrator shall conduct such reviews and inspections as may be necessary
to monitor compliance with applicable  pollution control standards by Federal facilities and
activities.

1 - 4.    Pollution Control Plan.

        1-401.  Each Executive agency shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget, through the Administrator, an annual plan for  the control of environmental
pollution. The plan shall provide for any  necessary improvement in the design, construction,
management, operation, and maintenance  of Federal facilities and activities, and shall include
annual cost estimates.  The Administrator  shall establish guidelines for developing such plans.
        1-402.  In preparing its plan, each Executive agency shall ensure that the plan provides
for compliance with all applicable pollution control standards.
        1 -403.  The plan shall be submitted in accordance with any other instructions  that the
Director of the Office of Management  and Budget may issue.

1-5.  Funding.

        1-501.  The head of each Executive agency shall ensure that sufficient funds for
compliance with applicable pollution control standards are requested in the agency budget.
        1-502.  The head of the Executive agency shall ensure that funds appropriated and
apportioned for the prevention, control, and abatement of environmental pollution are not used
for any other purpose unless permitted by law and specifically approved by the Office of
Management and Budget.

1-6.  Compliance With Pollution Controls.

        1-601.  Whenever the Administrator or the appropriate State, interstate, or local agency
notifies an Executive  agency that it is in violation of an applicable pollution control standard (see
Section 1-102 of this Order), the Executive agency shall promptly consult with the notifying
agency and provide for its approval a plan to achieve and maintain compliance with the
applicable pollution control  standard.  This plan shall include an implementation schedule for
coming into compliance as soon as practicable.
        1 -602.  The Administrator shall make every effort to resolve conflicts regarding such
violation between Executive agencies and, on request of any party, such conflicts between an
Executive agency and a State, interstate, or a local agency.  If the Administrator cannot resolve a
conflict, the Administrator shall request the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to
resolve  the conflict.
        1-603.  The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall consider unresolved
conflicts at the request of the Administrator. The Director shall seek  the Administrator's
technological judgment and  determination with regard to the applicability of statutes and
regulations.
        1 -604.  These  conflict resolution procedures are in addition to, not in lieu of,  other
procedures, including sanctions, for the enforcement of applicable pollution  control standards.
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        1-605.  Except as expressly provided by a Presidential exemption under this Order,
nothing in this Order, nor  any action or inaction under this Order, shall be construed to reverse
or modify any applicable pollution control standard.

1-7.   Limitations on Exemptions.

        1-701.  Exemptions from applicable pollution control standards may only be granted
under statutes cited in Section l-102(a) through l-102(f) if the  President makes  the required
appropriate statutory determination: that such exemption is necessary (a) in the interest of
national security, or (b) in the paramount interest of the United States.
        1-702.  The head of the Executive agency may, from time to time, recommend to the
President through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, that an activity or
facility, or uses thereof, be exempt from an applicable pollution control standard.
        1-703.  The Administrator shall advise the President, through the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, whether he agrees or disagrees with a recommendation for
exemption and his reasons  therefor.
        1-704.  The Director of the Office of Management and Budget must advise the President
within sixty days of receipt of the Administrator's views.

1 - 8.   General Provisions.

        1-801.  The heads of each Executive agency that is responsible for the construction or
operation of Federal facilities outside the United States shall ensure that such construction or
operation complies with the environmental pollution control standards of general applicability in
the host country or jurisdiction.
        1-802.  Executive Order No. 11752 of December 17, 1973, is revoked.
THE WHITE HOUSE
       October 13,  1978
                         [FR-Doc. 78-29406 Filed 10-13-78; 3:40 pm]
       EDITORIAL NOTE:  The President's statement of October  13, 1978, on signing Executive Order 12088 and
his memorandum for the heads of departments and agencies, dated Oct. 13,  1978, on Federal compliance with
pollution control standards are printed  in the Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents (vol. 14, no.
41).
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     CHAPTER 3



ENFORCEMENT POLICIES

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                                         CHAPTERS
                                   ENFORCEMENT POLICIES

3A.    NPL listing policy for Federal Facilities, 40 CFR Part 300 (54 Federal Register. 3/13/89, p. 10520)
3B.    Federal Facilities Negotiations Policy
3C.    Enforcement Actions Under RCRA and CERCLA at Federal Facilities
3D.    Elevation Process for Achieving Federal Facility Compliance Under RCRA
3E.    Notice of Environmental Restoration Activities at Department of Defense Facilities
3F.    GOCO Policy
       Enforcement Actions at Government-Owned Contractor-Operated Facilities
       Determination of Operator at Government-Owned Contractor-Operated Facilities
3G.    Chapter 6 of the Community Relations Handbook: Community Relations during Enforcement
       Activities and Development of the Administrative Record
3H.    Off-site Policy
       RFA or Equivalent Investigation Requirement at RCRA Treatment and Storage Facilities
       Revised Procedures for Planning and Implementing Off-site Response Actions
31.     Procedures and Criteria for Department of Justice Concurrence in EPA Administrative Orders to
       Federal Agencies
3J.    Enforcing lAGs Using Section 310 (Citizen's Suit Provisions) of CERCLA
       Department of Justice,  Enforceability of Section 120 Federal Facility Agreements
       State of Maine, Department of the Attorney General; Enforceability of New Brunswick Naval Air
       Station Interagency Agreement Using the Citizen's Suit Provisions of CERCLA Section 310
       (2/13/89)
       EPA, Enforceability of lAGs Using CERCLA Section 310
       Department of Justice,  Enforceability of Hanford Agreement Under CERCLA Section 310
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Monday
March 13, 1989
Part VI



Environmental

Protection Agency

40 CFR Part 300
Th« National Priorities Uat for
Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites;
Listing Policy for Federal Facilities;
Notice of Policy Statement

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AGENCY

40 CFR tart aoo
                 PHOTECTIOM
Agaaqr.WLiittnrt 8W.. W
The National PrtorWM Ust for
UncontrotadHaxardoutWntoSltM;
Listing Poicy for Federal FaeMties

AOJMCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION; Notioe of policy statement

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency ("EPA") is announcing a policy
relating to the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Contingency
Plan ("NCP"), 40 CFR Part 300. which
was promulgated pursuant to section 105
of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability *
Act of 1980 ("CERCLA") (amended by
the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 ("SARA"))
and Executive Order 12560 (52 FR 2923,
January 28, 1987). CERCLA requires that
the NCP include a Ust of national
priorities among the known releases or
threatened releases of hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants
throughout the United States, and that
the list be revised at least annually. The
National Priorities List ("NFL"), initially
promulgated as Appendix B of the NCP
on September 8, 1983 (48 FR 40858),
constitutes this Ust
  This notice describes a policy fat
placing on the NPL sites located on
Federally-owned or -operated facilities
that meat the NPL etigitoflty criteria set
out in the NCP, even if the Federal
facility is also subject to the corrective
action authorities of Subtitle C of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act ("RCRA"). EPA had requested
public comment on this policy on May
13. 1987 (52 FR 17981); comments
received are contained in the
Headquarters Superfund Public Docket
Elsewhere in today's Federal Register is
a rule adding Federal facility sites to the
NPL in conformance with this policy.
iFFtcnvt DATE This policy is effective
immediately.
ADONBCMS: The Headquarters
Superfund Public Docket ia located at
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 401 M Street SW., Washington.
DC 20460. It is available for viewing "by
appointment only" from MO a.m. to 4*00
pjn., Monday through Friday, excluding
Federal holidays. Telephone 202/382-
3046.
FOB PUNTHCM INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph Kruger, Hazardous Site
Evaluation Division, Office of
Emergency and Remedial Response
ph0M{800}4ttr034« (or
Washington. DC metropolitan ism) . ,-..
Table of Contents              -
L Introduction
D. Development of the Policy for UsMaf
   Federal Facility Sites
OL Coordination of RetponM AuthorJttie at
   Federal Facility Site* on the NFL
IV. Response to Public Comments

L Introduction

  In 1980. Congress enacted the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation. andUabititr
Act 42 U.S.C. sections 9601-M67
(CERCLA or "the Act"), to response to
the dangers of uncontrolled or
abandoned hazardous waste site*.
CERCLA was amended is 19M by the  . ,
Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act ("SARA"), Pnb. L
No. 99-499, 100 Stat. 1613 et say. To
implement CERCLA the Environmental
Protection Agency ("EPA" or "the
Agency") promulgated the revised
National Oil and Hazardous Substances
Contingency Plan ("NCP"), 40 CFR Part
300, on July 16. M82 (47 FR 31180),
pursuant to CERCLA section 106 and
Executive Order 12316 (46 FR 42237.
August 20, 1981). The NCP, further
revised by BPA en September 1C, 1885
(90 FR 37824) and November 20, 1985 (50
FR 47012). set* forth guidelines and
procedures needed to respond under
CERCLA to releases and threatened
releases of hazardous substances,
pollutant*, or contaminants. In response
to SARA. EPA proposed revisions to the
NCP on December 21, 1988 (53 FR
51394).
  Section 105(aK8)(A) of CERCLA. as
amended by SARA, requires that the
NCP include criteria for "determining
priorities among releases or threatened
releases throughout the United States
for the purpose of taking remedial action
and, to the extent practicable taking into
account the potential  urgency of such
action, for the purpose of taking removal
action." Removal action involves
cleanup or other actions that are taken
in response to releases or threats of
releases on a short-term or temporary
basis (CERCLA section 101(23)).
Remedial action tends to be long-term in
nature and involves response actions
which are consistent with a permanent
remedy for a release (CERCLA section
101(24)). Criteria for determining
priorities for possible remedial actions
under CERCLA are included in the
Hazard Ranking System ("HR8"), which
               !«• Appendix A of the
NCP (47 PR 31219. July 16,1982).'
  Section ttS(a)(8)(B) of CERCLA. as
Amended by SARA, requires that the
-statutory criteria provided by the HRS
be used to prepare a list of national
priorities among the known releases or
threatened releases of hazardous
Mbstances. pollutants, or contaminants
throughout the United States. The Ust,
which is Appendix B of the NCP, is the
National Priorities Ust ("NPL"). Section
105(a)(6KB) also requires that the NPL
be revised at least annually.
  A site can undergo CERCLA-financed
remedial action only after it is placed on
the final NPL as provided in the NCP at
40 CFR 300.66(c)(2) and 300.68(a).
Although Federal facility sites are
eligible for the NPL pursuant to the NCP
aft 40 CFR 300.86(cK2), section lll(e)(3)
of CERCLA. as amended by SARA,
limits the expenditure of Superfund
monies at Federally-owned facilities.
Federal facility sites also are subject to
the requirements of CERCLA section
170, added by SARA.
  This notice announces the Agency's
policy of including on the NPL Federal
facility sites that meet the eligibility
requirements (e.g., an HRS score of
28.50), even if such facilities are also
subject to the corrective action
authorities of Subtitle C of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
("RCRA"), 42 U.S.C 6901-6991(1).
Elsewhere in today's Federal Register
BPA is adding Federal facility sites to
the NPL in conformance with this policy.

0. Development of the Polky for Listing
Federal Fadttty Sites

   CERCLA section 105(a)(8)(B) directs
EPA to Ust priority sites "among" the
known releases or threatened releases
of hazardous substances, pollutants, or
contaminants, and section 105(a)(8)(A)
directs EPA to consider certain
enumerated and "other appropriate"
factors in doing so. Thus, as a matter of
policy, EPA has the discretion not to use
CERCLA to respond to certain types of
releases.
   Whan the initial NPL was
promulgated (48 FR 40862. September 8.
1983), the Agency announced certain
listing policies relating to sites that
might qualify for the NPL One of these
policies was that RCRA land disposal
 units that received hazardous waste
 after July 26,1982 (the effective date of
 the RCRA land disposal regulations)
   1 BPA proposed major reviiioni to the HRS on
 December a. UBS (53 PR 519821; however, the
 cwrat HRS appua to the lilting of «ite« on the
 NFl«Bt8 the revUedhfilSli finalized and Uke«
 e*ct. CERCLA eecoon 105(cXl).

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 would generally not be included on the
 NPL. On April 10,1985 (50 FR14117), the
 Agency announced that it was
 considering revisions to that policy
 baaed upon new authorities of the
 Hazardous and Solid Waste
 Amendments of 1984 ("HSWA") that
 allow the Agency to require corrective
 action at solid waste management units
 of RCRA facilities in addition to
 regulated hazardous waste management
 units.
   On June 10,1986 (51 FR 21057), EPA
 announced several components of a
 final policy for placing RCRA-regulated
 sites on the NPL, but made clear that the
 policy applied only to non-Federal sites.
 The Policy stated that the listing of non-
 Federal sites with releases that can be
 addressed under the expanded RCRA
 Subtitle C corrective action authorities
 generally would be deferred. However,
 certain RCRA sites at which Subtitle C
 corrective action authorities are
 available would generally be listed if
 they had an MRS score of 2&50 or
 greater and met at least one of the
 following criteria:
   • Facilities owned by persons who
 have demonstrated an inability to
 finance a cleanup at evidenced by their
 invocation of the bankruptcy laws.
   • Facilities that have lost
 authorization to operate, and for which
 there are additional indications that the
 owner or operator will be unwilling to
 undertake corrective action.
   • Sites, analyzed on a case-by-case
 basis, whose owners or operators have
 a clear history of unwillingness to
 undertake corrective action.*
   On June 10,1966 (51 FR 21059), EPA
 stated that it would consider at a later
 date whether this revised policy for
 deferring non-Federal RCRA-regulated
 sites from the NPL should apply to
 Federal facilities.
   On October 17,1966, SARA took
 effect adding a new section 120 to
 CERCLA devoted exclusively to Federal
 facilities. Section 120 explains the
 applicability of CERCLA to the Federal
 Government, and generally sets oat a
 scheme under which contaminated
 Federal facility sites should be included
 in a special docket evaluated, placed on
 the NPL (if MRS scores so warrant), and
 addressed pursuant to an Interagency
 Agreement with EPA.
  As part of its deliberations on a
 Federal facilities listing policy, EPA
 considered pertinent sections of SARA
 and the proposed policy concerning
 RCRA corrective action at Federal
 facilities with RCRA-regulated
 hazardous waste management units (51
 FR 7722, March 5.1986). Specifically,
 that policy stated that
   • RCRA section 3004(u) subjects
 Federal facilities to corrective action
 requirements to the same extent as
 privately-owned or -operated facilities.
   • The definition of a Federal facility
 boundary is equivalent to the property-
 wide definition of facility at privately-
 owned or -operated facilities.
   The  Agency determined that the great
 majority of Federal facility sites that
 could be placed on the NPL have RCRA-
 regulated hazardous waste management
 units within the Federal facility property
 boundaries, subjecting them to RCRA
 corrective action authorities. Therefore,
 application to Federal facilities of the
 March 5,1966 boundary policy and the
 June 10.1986 RCRA deferral policy
 would  result in placing very few Federal
 facility sites on the NPL. However,
 CERCLA and its legislative history
 indicate that Congress clearly intended
 that Federal facility sites generally be
 placed on the NPL and addressed under
 the process set out in CERCLA section
 120(e). Thus. EPA concluded that the
 RCRA  deferral policy applicable to
 private sites might not be appropriate
 for Federal facilities. On May 13,1987
 (52 FR  17991), the Agency announced
 that it was considering adopting a policy
 for listing Federal facility sites that are
 eligible for the NPL, even if they are also
 subject to the corrective action
 authorities of Subtitle C of RCRA; public
 comment was specifically requested on
 this approach.
  Congress' intent that Federal facility
 sites should be on the NPL. even if
 RCRA  corrective action authorities
 apply,  is evidenced by the nature of the
 comprehensive system of sits)
 identification and evaluation set up by
 CERCLA section 120. added by SARA.
First in section 120(c). EPA is required
 to establish a "Federal Agency
Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket"
based on information submitted under
sections 103 and 120(b) of CERCLA. and
sections 3016.3006. and 3010 of RCRA.*
  • Section 301t of RCXA proridM tat IB* tovailaqr
of PwhMl rtM wfam KOtA haudow wMto -to
•tend. Mod. or dbpoMd of or BM DM*
  • On Aofurt S. 1SSS (S3 PR 30002/30008). EPA
pobfalMd •ddtttoul infotnuboo am Aancy potkq^
cooomlnf criteria to tktmnta* tf •> OWMT or
opmtar I* unwlttii* or aubl* to mnUrt»ks
comcthrtMtfoa.
                      fat tht *mnti at
pate (or DM afeuinfc* at taMii ttctas) to kMt
•tan, or ditpaM of haunton* WMM «wfct RCRA:
ud ROIA Matte* 3010 nqatn* notttatfaM IBM •
truMpavted. toMted. tttmd, or
Thus, the docket is based heavily on
information provided by Federal
facilities that are subject to RCRA. If
Congress had intended that Federal
facilities subject to RCRA authorities
should not also be examined under the
Federal facility provisions of CERCLA.
then the legislators would not have
directed EPA to develop a docket of
facilities (for evaluation under CERCLA)
composed largely of Federal facilities
subject to RCRA.
  Second, the Agency is also directed,
in CERCLA section 120(d), to "take steps
to assure that a preliminary assessment
is conducted for each facility on the
docket," and where appropriate, to
include such facilities on the NPL if the
facility meets "the criteria established in
accordance with section 105 under the
National Contingency Plan for
determining priorities among releases."
(EPA does apply the CERCLA section
105 criteria—the Hazard Ranking
System (HRSJ—to Federal, as well as
private, sites.) Here again, if Congress
had intended that Federal facilities
subject to RCRA authorities not be
placed on the NPL. then the legislators
would not have required EPA to
evaluate for the NPL all Federal
facilities in the docket—the large
majority of which an subject to RCRA
authorities.
  Third. Congress set up the Interagencv
Agreement (LAG) process (CERCLA
section 120(e) (2H4)) to evaluate the
need for cleanups of Federal-facility
sites. If all Federal facility sites subject
to RCRA Subtitle C were deferred from
listing and attention under CERCLA.
few Federal site* would come within the
LAG process, contrary to Congressional
intent
  Rather. Congress intended that EPA
list and evaluate in the LAG process, all
Federal facility sites that an eligible for
the NPL, including those facilities
subject to RCRA Subtitle C authorities.
As Senator Robert T. Stafford stated
during the floor debate on section 120 of
SARA (subsequently section 120 of
CERCLA:
  fTJhe amendments requirt •
comprehensive nattonwide effort to Identify
•nd usets otf Fedscal hazardous waste sites
that warrant •Mention. 132 Cong. Rec. S14902
(daily wl, October 3.1980) (emphasis •dded).

  EPA has long expressed the view that
placing Federal facility site* on the NPL
serves an important informational
function and helps to set priorities and
focua cleanup efforts on thoee Federal
sites that present the most serious)
problems (50 FR 47931, November 20,
1965).

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120(«)W of CBRCXA, vfasokpnwjdM

and criteria wfakat an s*pefcabM to
         actions can be tak
  rTAb«*0««B» that todsry-sdewision not   bwam* t*gfrh for fyntt-flmjncffd        UL CoarHai&m of Rsspoose
toasylytiMjmsttMrai/RCRAoaiic?   remsdml aetkm. a* prsridwf to the NCP    Assterttes s* FWteral Factory Sites on
(for sun-Feds*sl sites) to Fsdsrsl          rt4D€Hl«OM4e^2}sndt01U»)(a)(l)      the NPL
                              a,        f eiMaieBLMam^A ah^BfaV^^a^at ^Baat^	*	*•
                                                                                EPA isjcognbDss Ska* wfcealt takes
                                                                              action under CERCLA to sddress s
                                                                              facility that is also svbtoct toRCRA
                                                                              authorities, tbsr* is some risk of overlap
                                                                              or even canfiict Soch cosrflict situations
                                                                              an not a problem where EPA is
                                                                              responsible for carrying out the
                                                                              requirements of both RCRA and
                                                                              CERCLA (sines any jurisdktional
                                                                              overlaps can be managed within EPA).
                                                                              However, an overlap  of authority may
                                                                              yield disagreements as to how a site
                                                                              should bs cleaned up where a State has
                                                                              been authorized to carry out all or part
                                                                              of the RCRA program.4
                                                                                However, this potential overlap
                                                                              between RCRA and CERCLA cleanup
                                                                              authorities is the result of Congressional
                                                                              design, not site listings. EPA neither
                                                                              intends nor believes that site listings
                                                                              themselves create a conflict between
                                                                              CERCLA and RCRA (or State law);
                                                                              rather, any conflict stems from the
                                                                              overlap of the corrective action
                                                                              authorities of the two statutes. The
                                                                              overlap exists whenever EPA takes
                                                                              CERCLA action at a site that has
                                                                              regulated hazardous waste management
                                                                              units subject to a State's RCRA program
                                                                              or other State law. EPA can take such
                                                                              CERCLA actions at sites not on the NPL
                                                                              as well as at sites on the NPL* (Such
                                                                              conflicts may also occur at private sites
                                                                              as well as at Federal  facility sites.)
                                                                              There may also be cases where the
                                                                              applicability of both RCRA and
                                                                              CERCLA authorities at NPL sites does
                                                                              not create a conflict—for example,
                                                                              where the RCRA hazardous waste
                                                                              management units are not included
                                                                              within the area to be addressed under
                                                                              CERCLA. or where the release is exempt
                                                                              from action under RCRA. Thus, conflict
                                                                              between RCRA and CERCLA corrective
                                                                              actions can occur at virtually any point
                                                                              in the process or not at all
                                                                                How RCRA authorities are affected (if
                                                                              at all) when CERCLA also applies  to a
                                                                              site is a matter that varies greatly,
                                                                              depending upon the facts of the site.  In
                                                                              some cases, the NPL  site is physically
                                                                              distinct from the RCRA-regulated
PrioritiM UM, or
actions* * * ahaH ate* bs> appiioabls to
[Fedanl fsdHties}." Given
Congressional intent thafPedsrsi'
facility sites shook! bs iadndsd OB the
NPL, EPA interprets section 12B(>)(2) to
mean that the criteria to list sites should
not be more exclusionary than the
criteria to list non-Federal site* on the
NPL A* discussed ia the May 13, 1967,
notice on the policy (52FR 17982-3J,
most Federal fadlitks include RCRA-
reguiated hazardous waste management
units and thus, almost all waste
contamination areas within facility
boundaries are subject to RCRA
corrective action authorities; in addition,
key exclusions in the non-Federal RCRA
deferral policy are not applicable to
Federal facilities. Thus, if the non-
Federal RCRA deferral policy were
applied to Federal sites, very few
Federal sites would be listed.
  The Agency believes that although
section 120(a)(2) evidences Congress'
intent that the Federal agencies comply
with the same baseline of requirements
applicable to private sites, the section
does not require that aD policies and
requirements applicable to private and
Federal facility sites be identical.
Indeed, Congress specifically set out e
series of requirements which apply to
Federal facilities in a manner different
from, or in addition to, those applicable
to private sites, e.g., the preparation of a
separate Federal Agency Hazardous
Waste Compliance Docket (section
120(c)): the notification required before
Federal agencies may transfer property
(section 120(h)); and the entire process
for signing Intel-agency Agreements at
Federal facility sites (section 120(e) (2)-
(4)).
   lust as Congress recognized that there
are unique aspects of Federal facilities
requiring additional or special attention
in the contexts just named, special
attention is also required in deciding
what listing/deferral policy should
apply to Federal versus private sites.
EPA's opinion is that significant
differences inherent in the rules to
which Federal facility sites and private
sites  are subject under CERCLA and the
NPL dictate that different listing and
deferral policies should be crafted for
each class of facilities.
   For private sites, the only legal
significance of NPL listing is that the- site
         regardbm of NPL stems). Indeed. EPA
         recently suggested m the preamble to
         proposed revisions to the NCP (53 FR
         5141ft, December 23, 1988) that tt may be
         appropriate to visw ms non-Federal
         NPL "as a list for informing the public of
         hazardous waste sites that appear to
         warrant • •  • remedial action through
         CERCLA funding along." This
         relationship between the NPL and the
         avaiiiofiitjr of Fond BCSBM (at private
         sites) Is a cssrtBsa factor behind EPA's
         deferral policies. EPA has condided
         that by deferring to otfaer statutes Uk*
         RCRA* "a. mf XJBTMMB Dumber of
         potentially hazardous waste sites caa be
         addressed and EPA can direct its
         CERCLA efforts (and Fund aeries, if
         necessary) to those sites where remedial
         action cannot be achieved by other
         means" (53 FR 51+15, December 21.
         1988). However, this goal of maximising
         the use of limited Fund monies does not
         apply to Federal facility sites.
           Federal facility sites on the NPL are
         not eligible for Fund-financed remedial
         actions (except in the very limited cases
         described in CERCLA section lll(e)(3J),
         pursuant to the NCP at 40 CFR
         300.ee(cK2). Thus, the deferral of Federal
         facility sites from the NPL would not
         result in significant economies to the
         Fund although it coold do harm to the
         informational and management goals of
         inohiriing Federal facility sites on die
         NPL, as well as Congressional Intent
         Although the Agency might  have
         decided to defer Federal facility sites
         subject to RCRA based on a desire to
         avoid duplication in remedial actions
         (another of the purposes behind RCRA
         deferral for private sites), EPA has
         concluded that this goal may be
         accomplished satisfactorily for Federal
         facilities through the process, set out in
         CERCLA section 120 (e)(2He)(4), of
         developing comprehensive IAGs. As
         discussed in detail below, EPA will
         attempt to use tbe IAG process to
         achieve efficient comprehensive
         solutions to site problems, and where
         appropriate, to divide responsibilities
         for cleanup among the various
         applicable authorities.
            Finally, the deferral of Federal facility
         sites to RCRA-authorized States, in lieu
         of evaluation under the IAG process,
         may be inconsistent with the intent of
         CERCLA section 120(g), which provides
          that "no authority  vested In the [EPA]
         Administrator under this section (120]
         may be transferred" to say person. 42
          U£.C.9ttO(g).
                                                                                4 EPA racognlzei that many State* have
                                                                              huardoiu waste lawi Independent Of that upon
                                                                              which the SUte'a aBthorixad RCRA program may be
                                                                              bated. Although thU policy itatement fociue*
                                                                              primarily on the mschaninn for applying RCRA (by
                                                                              EPA or aothorixed Sutat) to Fedanl racUlUet on
                                                                              the NPL. the Mma analyiii would apply to noo-
                                                                              RCRA State lawi that potentially overlap with
                                                                              CERCLA reapon** a*thortttoa.
                                                                                ' Ranerel acttona, as wall a* remedial action!
                                                                              ordered ander aeetkn 10B of CERCLA. may be
                                                                              taken at no^WL at**. See «0 OT SOOSKcIZ) and

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                                                                    10523
hazardous waste management units, and
corrective action or closure at the
regulated units may proceed under
RCRA, whtte at the same time a cleanup
action is proceeding at another area of
the property under CERCLA. without the
risk of inconsistency or duplication of
response action. In other cases, the
releases or contaminant plumes may
overlap, such that a comprehensive
solution under one statute may be the
most efficient and desirable solution.
The questions of which authority should
control, and of how to avoid potential
duplication or inconsistency, are often
implementation issues, to be resolved in
light of the facts of the case and after
consultation between EPA and the
concerned State.
  EPA's belief to that in moat situations.
it is appropriate to address skes
comprehensively under CERCLA.
pursuant to an enforceable agreement
(i.e., an LAGonder CERCLA section
assigned by the Federal facility, EPA,
and. where poasibks. the State, m some
circumstances, it may be appropriate
under an IAG to divide responsibtbbea,
focusing CERCLA activity only on
certain prescribed units, leaving the
cleanup of other unite vnder the direct
control of RCRA authorities, such aa
where theRCRAfegataterthaxerdoae
waste management unit is peyakalry
distinct from, the CERCLA
QontamnvitkMi and ita dtanop would
not disrupt CERCLA activities.
Alternatively, the IAG can prescribe
divisions of responsibility, such as
stating that CERCLA will address
ground water contamination while
RCRA will address the closure of
regulated hazardous waste """"IT""""'
units. Any disagreement* hi the
implementation of the IAG would be
resolved by the signatory parties ander
the dispute resohrtion terms of the LAG.
  Of course, mere may be case* where e
RCRA-autnortod State dechnee to font
the LAG proceee, or agreement on the
terms of an LAG cannot be achieved. For
instance. State officials may decide that
the proper closure of e landfill should be
accomplished through excavation, whfle
CERCLA officials may determine that
the same area should be managed
differently aa part of a uiuipreLeiisi»e
CERCLA action at the site. Although
EPA will try to resolve any such
conflicts and achieve agreement with
the State in the lAGproees*. mere may
be case* where the conflictmf view* of
EPA and the State concerning corrective
action cannot be resolved.
  CERCLA section 122(eK8L entitled
"inconsistent response actions," gives
specific guidance on this point.
                                        INCONSISTENT RESPONSE ACTION.—
                                       When either tba'Prerklent. or • potentially
                                       fC SpOUflDfo party JTHTSIIAJlt tO AB
                                       administrative enter or content decree grader
                                       thit Act haa tarittatad a rfttai*'****
                                       investigation and feasibility ttady fJU/FS) far
                                       a particular facility under tbia Act no
                                       po'<;ntially reaponiibla party may uodertak*
                                       any remedial action at tha facility uuleaa
                                       such remedial action has been authorized by
                                       the President
                                        As the Conference Report on SARA
                                       noted, section 122(e)(6) was included in
                                       the bill "to clarify that no potentially
                                       responsible party [PRP] may undertake
                                       any remedial action at a facility unless
                                       such remedial action has been
                                       authorized by the President" (or his
                                       delegate. EPA]'. See KR. Rep. 962.99th
                                       Cong, 1st Sess. at 254 (1966). See also
                                       132 Cong. Rec. S14919 (daily ed,
                                       October 3.1986) (This is to avoid
                                       situations In which the PRP begins work
                                       at a site that prejudges or may be
                                       inconsistent with what the final remedy
                                       should be or exacerbates the
                                       problem'")* This authorization
                                       requirement applies to any remedial
                                       actions taken by a PRP. including thoae
                                       action* ordered by a State, as both types
                                       of action could be said to present e
                                       potential conflict with a CERCLA-
                                       authorized action.*
                                      ddascMd I* Aa EPA
                                      OnkrQSW •K
                                       MB7). Mr mo*
                                       fcsT C
                                       MCtioB 122 hai bam iMesatfd •»*• Mdml
                                       •gaodaate aitaa tadar Ihalr |«ri«letta»«r«mlral:
                                       howwar. M» iMHj af tt» Jaewasaaaeaiaste- -
                                       authorize «itM under MobaamleXa} to United by
                                       tfaa pfvaafcaa afaacSn U0(a)(4 aa c
                                        * ranijaaa' into* that GBICLA aettana
                                       piuxeil •Ithort pOaaUal conflfct with ottar
                                                         iaaj anlha ti i a*I M
                                       KPA: saa eaamMBod «o acflao andar C8ROA
                                              (or MOM JSSJJt to «
                                       aaafei to begin an RI/PS ondv CERCLA aai at
                                       dUtSaothr pwoaadi^ wife ramadial acttaat oc baa-
                                       obtalnad a ooart ordar (tadadb^ a oonaant dactva)
                                       in liiiml «• iihalafcnaaii i»ilai laiitai CIIlTUt
                                       party k4UUa
or pracaediaa wtth ranadUl acttaa I
cat*.      .  _"_'__       ..



               nvrialaaHvWmafkwa
(nee aa ODKTAJ sraattnf Msolalgrr anttwUy to
BPA.
 • "BamadW aaftaaf Is wr> I
     hUKHIatr
wHkaaaBaa>M*j«Ma«r«taatt>.tacb4ot
          r*faiMM«ri
claanapafl
tfaa< MBMiHal irton «rthiatn» mmnti* att
                                        CERCLA section 122(e)(6) does not
                                      constitute a prakihttooBron RCRA
                                      corrective action st CERCLA sites;
                                      rather, it provides a m»<-hnni«m by
                                      which the Agency must approve of
                                      remedial actions commenced at sites
                                      after an RI/FS has been initiated under
                                      CERCLA. Such an approach would help
                                      to avoid duplicative and wasteful
                                      cleanup actions. This authorization
                                      mechanism would not affect normal
                                      hazardous waste management
                                      requirements under RCRA. such as
                                      complying with manifest. 90-day
                                      storage, and labeling requirements; any
                                      RCRA-regulated hazardous waste
                                      management units operating at a
                                      CERCLA site most continue to comply
                                      with RCRA hazardous waste
                                      management requirements, even if a
                                      CERCLA response action is underway.
                                      The Agency also intends to authorize
                                      many State RCRA actions to continue,
                                      e.g^ where the RCRA action addresses a
                                      unit distinct from the CERCLA
                                      contamination, and where the RCRA
                                      action will not disroot CERCLA
                                      acvvnies.
                                        Even where EPA decides that it is not
                                      appropriate to authorize a RCRA or
                                      other State action to continue under
                                      CERCLA section *2$e](8} to order to
                                      avoid disruption or dnpiiartive actions,
                                      CERCLA section U0(f} specifically
                                      providee that pertfdpatiee by State
                                      offidebfe tenwdy selection "shall be
                                      provided to accordance with section
                                      121," and CERCLA section 121(d)
                                      specifically providesI* process for
                                      taking accoent of "appteabJe or
                                      relevant and appropriate requirements"
                                      (ARARs) of RCHA (a* well ae other
                                      State and Federal statutes) when a
                                      remedy is selected. If any State
                                      requirements are waived pennant to
                                      CERGLA section 121(dKH the affected
                                      State may obtain fndidal review of soch
                                      waiver, and even if unsuccessful, may
                                      ensure that those requirement* are met
                                      U_-	1 J3	Al~-	— lliHiT	*
                                      oy pranamg me neceaeeijr aannMSMa
                                      funding pursuant to CERCLA section
                                      121 (f)(3KBl As the Agency has noted
                                      repeatedly in the past. "It is EPA's
                                      expectation that remedies selected and
                                      Implemented wader CERCLA wffl
                                      generally satisfy the RCRA cuueitiva
                                      action requirements, and vice verse" (52
                                      FR17993,  May 13. MB7. and U PR 27845,
                                      July 32. !««).•
                                        The discretion under CERCLA section
                                      l22(e)W net to aethoriu a PRP to fa
                                      forward withenseedtel actioa at a site
                                                      4ks»selay BM* ba raad aa
GBRCLA.lDcMint
                                                                             rfc nic itmn raii.rd
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after a CERCLA remedial investigation/
feasibility study (RI/FS) ha* begun—
even if that action has been ordered by
a State—is generally available at both
private and Federal facility sites.
However, CERCLA section 120(a)(4)
provides that State laws shall apply to
remedial actions—including those under
CERCLA —at Federal facility sites that
are not on the NPL, thus, acting as a
general limitation on the more general
section 122(e)(8)-10 Of coarse, no such
limitation applies to Federal facility
sites once they are placed on the NPL
  The plain language of section 122(eX6)
makes it clear that It is the RI/FS—not
the listing itself—that triggers section
122(eK6). Indeed, an RI/FS may be
commenced prior to, as well as after,
NPL listing.1 * This is especially true for
Federal facility sites, as the President
has delegated hia authority to take
CERCLA section 104 response actions
(including RI/FS«) to the Federal
agencies for most non-NPL sites
(Executive Order 12580, at section
2(e)(l)).'» Thus, when a Federal facility
is placed on the NPL, an RI/FS will often
have been commenced (or completed).
  In order to  invoke the authorization
mechanism of CERCLA section 122(eK6).
EPA must make a threshold
determination of whether or not an RI/
FS "under this Act {CERCLA]" has been
initiated: studies conducted by Federal
facilities before a site has been placed
on the NPL may or may not constitute
an appropriate RI/FS in EPA's
opinion.1* As a matter of policy, the
  10 Section I20(s)(4) tute* u follow* 3UU> tew*
concerning removal and remedial action, inrl^jii^
State law* regarding enforcement. ihaU apply to
removal and remedial action at faculties owned or
operated by a department agency, or
instrumentality of the United State* when nico
fadutie* an not included on the National Prioritte*
Li*L [Bmpba*!* added.]
  Nothing in thii tection prevent* Federal fadlitie*
from arguing that the doctrine* of lache*, utoppeJ
or implied preemption Until the effect of lection
120(a!(4).
  1' See SCA Services of Indiana, Inc. r. Thomai,
834 P.Supp. 135S. 1381 (W.D. Ind. 1S88) ("CERCLA
dearly make* the conduct of an RI/FS a removal
not remedial, action. *o that the restriction that
remedial action* be token only when the uteu on
the NPL 1* limply irrelevant to a RI/F8"): 52 FR
Z7B22 [July 22.1967) {"an RI/FS can be performed at
proposed [NPL) ilte* punuant to the Agency'*
removal authority under CERCLA").
  " Section 104 authorities were delegated to the
Department* of Defen*e and Energy more generally.
although such function* mu*t (till be exercised
continent with the requirement* of section 120 of
CERCLA. Executive Ordar 12580. (ection 2(d).
  " "RI/FS" i* a term of art under CERCLA. and
appUe* to a special *lte «tudy and evaluation
purraant to lection 900.88(d) of the NCR EPA. a*
the agency entnuted with the development and
implementation of the NQP. 1* the recognized expert
on what constitute* an acceptable RI/FS under
CERCLA
Agency wfO generally interpret
CEROLA-quallty RI/FSs to be those that
are provided for, or adopted by
reference, in an LAG. The Agency
believes that such a policy is consistent
with CERCLA section 120(e)(l), which
directs Federal facilities, "in
consultation with EPA," to commence
an RI/FS within six months of the
facility's listing on  the NPL In addition.
the policy will promote consistency in
RJ/FS's, and will help to ensure that all
appropriate information has been
collected during the RI/FS, so that EPA
may properly evaluate remedial
alternatives at Federal facility sites as
required under CERCLA section
120(e)(4). Further, by encouraging the
development of lAGs at the early RI/FS
stage, this policy may help to promote
coordination among the parties, and
avoid inconsistent actions.
  Thus, the LAG will generally commit
the Federal facility to complete both an
RI/FS and any subsequent remedial
action determined  by EPA to be
necessary.
  Once an RI/FS has been commenced
under (or incorporated into) an LAG,
EPA must decide whether or not to
authorize PRPs to continue with any
non-CERCLA remedial actions (both
voluntary and State-ordered) at the site.
This decision will be made on a case-by-
case basis, taking into account the
status of CERCLA activities at the site,
and the potential for disruption of or
conflict with that work if the PRP action
were authorized.
IV. Response to Public ConmMints
  On May 13.1987 (52 FR 17991). EPA
solicited public comment on the
Agency's intention to adopt a policy for
including eligible Federal facility sites
on the NPL, even if they are also subject
to RCRA corrective action authorities;
the Agency received six comments on
the policy. EPA considered the
comments raised, and responds to them
as follows.
  Two of the six commenters concur
with the policy to include eligible
Federal facility sites on the NPL and
have no suggested revisions or
additional comments.
  One commenter "generally supports"
the policy, but believes that the criteria
used to list Federal facility sites are
unclear. The commenter states that "as
written, the proposed policy could be
interpreted to mean that Federal
hazardous facilities would be placed on
the NPL regardless of their status under
[RCRA] or their degree of actual
hazard."
   In response,  the commenter is correct
in concluding that under the policy.
Federal facility sites would be placed on
the NPL regardless of the facility's
status under RCRA. As discussed above.
this is consistent with Congressional
intent that Federal facility sites should
be on the NPL, and that listing criteria
should not be applied to Federal sites in
a manner that is more exclusionary than
for private sites. However, the
commenter is incorrect in suggesting
that Federal facility sites will be listed
regardless of the degree of hazard they
present The Agency intends to use the
MRS, the same method used for non-
Federal sites, to determine whether a
Federal facility site poses an actual or
potential threat to health or the
environment and. therefore, qualifies for
the NPL. (Currently, a site is generally
eligible for the NPL if the MRS score is
28.50 or greater.) The application of the
MRS to Federal facility sites is
consistent with CERCLA section 120(d).
which requires EPA to use the HRS in
evaluating for the NPL the faculties on
the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Compliance Docket
  One commenter did not comment on
the policy, but rather is concerned that
no Superfond monies be spent at
Federal facilities. The commenter
believes that neither pre-remedial work
(preliminary assessments and site
inspections) nor remedial work should
be financed by the Trust Fund.
   In response, Executive Order 12580 (52
FR 2923, January 29, 1987), at section
2(e), delegates the responsibility for
conducting most pre-remedial work to
the Federal agencies. Therefore, the
Federal agencies, rather than the Trust
Fund,  finance these activities, with EPA
providing oversight In addition, section
lll(e)(3) of CERCLA. as amended by
SARA, strictly limits the use of the Fund
for remedial actions at Federally-owned
facilities. Although the Administrator
does have the discretion to use funds
from the Hazardous Substances
Superfund to pay for emergency removal
actions for releases or threatened
releases from Federal facilities, the
concerned Executive Agency or
department must reimburse the Fund for
such costs. Executive Order 12580,
section 9(i). The Department  of Defense
and the Department of Energy also have
response authority for emergency
removals (Executive Order, section
   Another commenter opposes the
 policy of placing RCRA-regulated
 Federal facilities on the NPL, arguing
 that public notification is adequately
 addressed by other provisions of
 CERCLA (sections 120 (b), (c), and (d)).
 and that the policy is inconsistent with
 section 120(a). which requires that

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 Federal facititiss comply wttb CERCLA
 in the same manner M any
 nongovernmental entity. Ttw eommenter
 believes that the adoption of the
 proposed policy is inconsistent with
 EPA's policy regarding non-Federal
 facilities.
   In response, CERCLA sections 120 (b),
 (c), and (d) refer to the establishment of
 the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
 Compliance Docket and to the
 evaluation of facilities: on the docket for
 the NPL, "The Agency agrees that this
 docket will provide the public with some
 information regarding hazardous waste
 activities at Federal facilities, as well as
 information concerning contamination
 of contiguous or adjacent property. The
 Agency believes, however, that
 evaluating sites using the HRS, and
 placing on the NPL those sites that pose
 the most serious problems, wiQ serve to
 inform the public of the relative hazard
 of these site* The listing process also
 affords the public the opportunity to
 examine HRS documents and references
 for a particular site, and to comment  on
 a proposed listing. In  addition, the NPL
 provides response categories and
 cleanup status codes  for sites, and
 deletes sites when no further response is
 required, adding to the informational
 benefits of using, the NHL Therefore,
 EPA believes that listing Federal facility
 sites will advise the public of the status
 of Federal government cleanup efforts,
 as well aa help Federal agencies set
 priorities and focus cleanup  efforts on
 those sites that present the most serious
 problems,  consistent with the NCP (50
 FR 47931. November 20,1965).
   As to the comment  concerning
 CERCLA section 120(a), EPA agrees that
 the section provide* mat Federally-
 owned facilities are subject to and must
 comply with CERCLA to the same
 extent as any nongovernmental entity.
 Further, sections 120(a)(2) and 120{d)
 provide that EPA should use the same
 rules and criteria to evaluate Federal
 sites for the NPL as are applied to
 private sites. However, today's policy is
 not inconsistent with  those sections. As
 a threshold matter, it is uncontroverted
 that an HRS score of 28.50 or greater  is
 an eligibility requirement for both
 Federal and private sites. The question
  "Purauant to tectioa 120(c) of CERCLA. EPA
pubUabed the Fedenl Agency Haxardou Waete
Compliance Docket on February 12.1BSS (53 FR
4280). The docket waa eeubUahed bued OB
Information submitted by Federal afeodae to EPA
under tectton* 300*. 3010, end JOU of RCRA and
under lection 103 of CERCLA. The docket MTVM IP
Identify Fedenl facUitfee thai •net be erakuted IB
accordance with CERCLA eection 120(d) to
determine if they poee • rlek to pobtk heeJth end
the environment Section 120(d) requlree EPA-ta
evaluate facuibei oa the docket tains, the HRS far
poe*fcJelndaaioaoi4beNn.
is, shonld NPL-erigibre Federal sites be
deferred from listing as a matter of
policy. As explained above, the Agency
does not believe that CERCLA section
120(a)(2) can be read to require rdentical
treatment of Federal and private sites in
all circumstances; the fact that Congress
legislated a number of requirements in
addition to. or instead of, those
applicable  to private facilities (e.g.,
sections 120 (c). (e)(2). (h)V
demonstrates the legislators' recognition
of the need to address certain unique
aspects of Federal facilities differently
than for private sites. Ratho-. EPA
interprets CERCLA section 120(a} to
mean that the criteria to list Federal
facility sites should not be more
exclusionary than the criteria to list noa-
Federal sits*, ta this CAM, it is dear that
if EPA were to apply the non-Federal
RCRA deferred listing policy to Federal
facilities, very few Federal sites would
be considered for the NPL, counter to
the spirit and intent of section 120 (c)
and (d) of CERCLA and the statute's
legislative history. Moreover, one of the
key factors in EPA's decision to adopt a
RCRA deferral policy for private sites—
the need to manage and conserve Fund
resources—does not apply to Federal
facilities because the remedies are not
fVfld-finanoed. EPA believes that it is
appropriate, and consistent with
Congressional intent to take these
differences into account as long-as the
result is not to treat Federal agencies In
a more exclusionary manner than
private facilities.
  Two commenters expressed concern
that listing Federal facility sites might
interfere with enforcement activities
under RCRA. One commenter stated
that the policy is inconsistent with
CERCLA section 120(1), which require*
that Federal facilities comply with all
RCRA requirements.
 . hi response, the Agency's view-is that
today's policy will facilitate
enforcement activities, at Federal facility
sites, not interfere with them, hi effect
by encouraging the drafting of
comprehensive LAG* for Federal
facilities, this policy will advance the
goal of site remediation. In addition, the
LAG process allows EPA to  take steps to
avoid duplication and conflict; the LAG -
may define areas of a Federal facility
that may efficiently b* addressed under
RCRA (e-g., units that are distinct from.
and do not disrupt CERCLA activities).
In addition, State* will be encouraged to
become signatory parties to lAGs,
reducing the likelihood of
interfovacamental conflict over
jurisdictkn and the selection of remedy.
  In any event It 1* not the act of
placing a site on the NPL that create* a
 potential conflict between CERCLA and
 RCRA; rathe, the corrective action
 authorities of the two statutes overlap,
 pursuant to statutory design. Indeed, the
 alleged Interference with RCRA
 corrective actions by CERCLA cleanups
 can occur at any point in the process,
 depending upon the specific facts of the
 case. In those cases where the relevant
 statutes do overlap, EPA believes that
 one of the statutes must sometimes be
 chosen for practical reasons, and
 Congress has set out a procedure for
 resolving such conflicts hi CERCLA
 section 122(e)(8}.f* However, the goal of
 today's pottcy is to minimize any such
 conflicts through the IAG process.
  The Agency acknowledges that in the
 case of Federal facilities, listing does,
 have a significance not present for
 private sites. For instance, CERCLA
 section 12O(eH2) provides that for
 Federal facility sites on the NPL, EPA
 will play a role in selecting remedies,
 while CERCLA section 120(a)(4)
-provides that State laws concerning
 removal and remedial actions shall
 apply to Federal facilities when such
 facilities, are not on the NPL (the section
 does not discuss how State laws apply
 at Federal sites that are on the NPL).
 However, any difference in EPA or State
 roles at NPL versus non-NPL Federal
 facility sites results from the statutory
 scheme reflected in CERCLA sections
 120(a)(4) and 121(d), and not from the
. act of.listing itself. CERCLA directs EPA
 to list Federal site* on the NPL and then
 specifies certain statutory
 consequences.
   Further, merely alleging that there
 may be some effect on State
 enforcement actions a* a result of a
 policy of including Federal facilities on
 the NPL is not grounds for rejecting-
 today's policy. The Agency has
 reviewed both side* of the question, and
 has determined that it is hi the best
 interest of the public and environmental
 protection to place Federal facility sites
 on the NPL and thus to make CERCLA
 authorities available to achieve
 comprehensive remedies for
 contamination at such site* (when
 appropriate), m addition, the IAG
 process, as discussed hi this policy, will
 serve to minimiM  duplication and
 inconsistency with potential Stats-
 order*.
  «•« ie importa* te aott that Ike eecrJoa U2(eNa)
                   ' «t Federal frdfMee le not
                                  ele,
 ttettd Federal etk* m • Better of pottcy. thta ebvt-
 ap point Jar the RI/PB wiB not be reoofnted hi
 •oet ceeee «ntU ea enrarneehll 1AC hmi beea
 atgned. which aey be well trier* rite baited.

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  EPA al*o disagrees with the
commenter's suggestion that today's
policy is inconsistent with CERCLA
section 120(1). which provides that
"nothing in this section [120] shall affect
or impair the obligation of any
department agency, or instrumentality
of the United States to comply with any
requirement of the Solid Waste Disposal
Act [RCRA] (including corrective action
requirements)." EPA interprets that
section simply to mean that section 120
does not impair otherwise applicable
RCRA requirements; this mandate is met
even if an action is eoadvcted wader
CERCLA. as CERCLA section 121(dX2)
specifically provide* that ARARs of
RCRA and State law must be achieved
with regard to any on-site remedy. Even
if a RCRA or State requirement that is
                           an ARAR is waived by EPA (section
                           121(dK4)). the State may obtain judicial
                           review of such a waiver, and even if
                           unsuccessful, may require that the
                           remedial action conform to the
                           requirement in question by paying the
                           additional costs of meeting such
                           standard (CERCLA section 121(0(3));
                           thus, the intent of section 120(1) is
                           satisfied.
                             This Interpretation of sectieo 120(4)
                           follows directly from the language of the
                           provision itself, wfafeh states that
                           "nothing in this section"—as compared
                           to "nothing to this Act"—shall affect
                           ROIA obligations. This lea vestapUce
                           limitations contained « other sections
                           of the statute, such aa the permit waiver
                           provision (section 121(e)); the process
                           for selecting and waiving ARARs
(sections 121 (d)(2) and (d)(4)); and the
ban on remedial actions not approved
by the President (section 122(e)(6)).
  For all these reasons, the Agency
believes that today's Federal facilities
listing policy is appropriate, that it
reflects Congressional intent and that it
is consistent with CERCLA.
  Pursuant to the policy described in
this notice, the Agency will place
eligible Federal facility sites on the NPL
even if the site is also subject to the
corrective action authorities of Subtitle
C of RCRA.
  Date: March ft. 1988.
Acting Attutunt AAniniitivttM',
SotUWatt tout Emergency Response.
[FR Doc. 60-6603 Filed *-10-« MS am]

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MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:  Federal Facilities Negotiations Policy
FROM:     Jonathan Z. Canno
                 Assistant AdjTunstr
TO:       Regional Administrators

    Much progress has been made over the past year in establishing
new principles governing our relationship with other Federal
agencies we are charged to regulate.  We now have specific tools and
procedures in place to resolve RCRA and CERCLA compliance and
cleanup issues.  The challenge we now face is to manage the process
so that these issues are resolved in a timely and efficient manner.

BACKGROUND

    We recently concluded negotiations on several agreements with
the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Defense (DoD)
under both RCRA and CERCLA.  I know that you agree that these
negotiations took far too long to conclude and that negotiations
with Federal facilities, in general, are taking a disproportionate
amount of your staff's time.  I share your frustration.  I believe
it is EPA's role to be a catalyst and a facilitator for obtaining
three-party agreements with the states and other Federal agencies,
and that we must use every tool available to make this happen.  For
these reasons, I am establishing the following policy governing
Federal facilities negotiations.  This policy was developed in
consultation with your Waste Management Divisions and Offices of
Regional Counsel.

POLICY
    The process for resolving RCRA compliance issues at Federal
facilities is described in the memorandum, Enforcement Actions at
Federal Facilities under RCRA and CERCLA  (January 25, 1988 OSWER
Directive Number 9392.0).  Negotiation time frames and the process
for elevating compliance disputes are described in the memorandum,

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Elevation Process for Achieving Federal Facility Compliance under      ^
RCRA (March 24, 1988, OSWER Directive Number 9992.1)'

    In all future RCRA Notices of Noncompliance (NON)  to Federal
facilities, Regions should include a statement notifying the
facility of the negotiation time frames established by EPA policy,
and the automatic elevation of disputes after 90 days  or 120 days
with an extension.  When a RCRA compliance dispute is  elevated
pursuant to the March 24, 1988 memorandum, the Region  should
consider issuing a press release concerning the compliance status of
the facility.   EPA policy concerning the use of press  releases at
Federal facilities is described in EPA's Federal Facilities
Compliance Strategy.

    RCRA SECTION 3008(h) ORDERS

    In accordance with the January 25, 1988 memorandum, the existing
administrative procedures for issuing RCRA 3008(h) orders, as set
forth in 40 CFR Part 24, will be applied to Federal agencies.
However, Federal agencies will have the opportunity to elevate
disputes to the Administrator for a final decision in the event a
dispute cannot be resolved at the Regional Administrator level.

    CERCLA SECTION 120 AGREEMENTS

    Section 120 Interagency Agreements (IAG) are complicated and
often difficult to negotiate because of the different  jurisdictional
arguments raised by the negotiating parties, the scope of the
agreements relative to NPL and non-NPL areas, the different layers
of bureaucracy involved, and the relative newness (i.e., post model)
of the negotiation process.  The model language negotiated with DoD
and DOE has been helpful in moving the negotiations forward and
should continue to be used without changes or further negotiation
except to accommodate important state concerns.

    The same model language should be used when negotiating CERCLA
Section 120 Agreements with Federal Agencies other than DoD and DOE.
The use of the model language would reduce the amount of time  it
takes to negotiate the Agreement, ensure consistency among the
different F*d»ral agencies, and reaffirm EPA's commitment to the
model langu«
     LThe  guidance  referenced above does  not  apply to enforcement
actions against contractor operators at Federal facilities  (GOCOs)
since EPA can utilize its full range of enforcement authorities at
GOCOs to achieve compliance.  The Regions are encouraged to consider
proceeding against GOCOs and a separate GOCO enforcement strategy is
being developed.

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     I expect^tnat negotiations will become less protracted with
each site-spfccific settlement, since the parties will gain more
experience with the negotiation process, model language and
concepts.  Notwithstanding recent agreements and experience gained,
however, I am still concerned that IAG negotiations take too long
and are too resource intensive.  Therefore, I am establishing this
Federal facility negotiation policy to expedite the negotiation
process.  This policy requires establishing deadlines for settlement
and provides for elevating unresolved disputes to Headquarters with
subsequent referral of a CERCLA §106 Administrative Order to the
Department of Justice (DOJ) or settlement of a two-party agreement
between the Federal agency and EPA, as appropriate.  The policy is
as follows:

1)  Establishing Deadlines: The first step is for the EPA regional
    office to establish a deadline for conclusion of negotiations.
    This deadline is not to exceed 90 days.  The deadline for
    ongoing negotiations should be less than 90 days depending on
    how long the negotiations have been in progress.  If most major
    issues are resolved, and prospects for agreement are good, the
    deadline may be extended once for 30 days by mutual agreement
    among the parties.

    Deadlines should be set in accordance with the SCAP targets and
    in consultation with states.  The process for establishing
    deadlines is to send the Federal facility a Federal facility
    version of a Special Notice Letter with a draft IAG attached
    (See Attachment I:  Sample Federal Facility Notice Letter).
    This notice letter and draft IAG should be sent at least 30
    days before the start of the targeted quarter.  Regions with
    multiple targets in any given quarter should stagger
    deadlines to avoid elevation of multiple lAGs at the same
    time.

    Since states are an integral part of the negotiations
    process, they should be involved in the planning for7
    establishing negotiation deadlines to assure their
    availability.   Regions should contact their State
    counterparts and outline SCAP targets for FY89 and FY90 to
    allow tJW states to factor these targets into their internal
    planning and budget cycles.  This planning process should be
    conducted annually.   Additionally, the draft IAG sent with
    the SpecJ'al Notice letter should have State roles reflected
    in the language.   The three-party version of the model
    language recently sent to the Regions can be used as
    guidance.   You should discuss the incorporation of this
    language into  the draft IAG with the State in the course of
    your initial contact.

2)  Establishing scope:  As part of the deadline setting process,
    Regions need to address the scope of the IAG.  This is

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    imperati'^B because the scope will often dictate  the
    difficult jurisdictional issues that arise.   The EPA
    regional office should discuss the scope with the State  and
    the Federal facility to determine whether either party has
    specific concerns relative to the releases potentially
    addressed by the IAG.   EPA's general policy is to
    address all releases at a facility under a CERCLA IAG.
    However, in some situations, the scope of the IAG may be
    limited to areas on the facility that caused the facility to
    be listed on the NPL with the remaining releases (i.e. ,  non-
    NPL releases)  to be addressed under RCRA permitting  o. State
    enforcement.  In other situations, the IAG scope could
    include both RCRA and CERCLA lead activities.  Scoping
    decisions will most often be based on technical  judgements
    about the nature and location of contamination at the
    facility.

3)   Negotiations:   To expedite the negotiation process,  prior to
    the start of actual negotiation, the Region should
    coordinate with the Federal facility and the State to
    establish negotiation teams which are limited in number  and
    have authority for most negotiation decisions.  After
    initial negotiation sessions have occurred, it may be
    effective to schedule a lengthy negotiation session  of 3-5
    days to address and resolve all outstanding issues.   These
    intensive negotiation sessions have proven to be fruitful
    and an effective use of time.   It is important for Regions
    to closely coordinate with the Federal Facilities Hazardous
    Waste Compliance Office (FFHWCO) during the negotiation
    process by either sending the FFHWO copies of draft  lAGs as
    they are developed, or in some cases by including the FFHWCO
    on the negotiation team.  Nationally - significant issues
    that are tentatively agreed to in negotiations need  to be
    elevated to decision-makers for concurrence or further
    discussion.  The intent of this policy is to preclude last
    minute changes to language that was previously agreed upon.
    Finally, in some situations where the Region knows that  a
    state will raise significant issues, it may make sense to
    discuss these issues and EPA's position prior to three-party
    negotiations.   You should inform the Federal agency  that you
    are engaged in such discussions with the State.
4)   Elevation;  If no agreement is reached on the deadline date (up
    to 90 or 120 days with extension) then the Region is to elevate
    the dispute to Headquarters for a 30 day period of negotiation
    and concurrently prepare, in consultation with Headquarters,
    either a CERCLA §106 Order for referral to DOJ or a two-
    party agreement, depending on which is appropriate.
    Headquarters will coordinate closely with the Region during
    thio 30 day period.

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    A disputJfc Should be elevated with a recommendation for a
    §106 Ordter when, in EPA's judgment, the Federal facility is
    refusing to agree to a reasonable demand by EPA or the
    State, or is failing to devote adequate resources to the
    negotiating process.  A dispute should be elevated with a
    recommendation for a two-party IAG when, in EPA's judgment,
    the Federal facility has taken reasonable positions on all
    outstanding issues and the State is taking positions which
    EPA or the Federal facility cannot reasonably agree to, or
    the State is devoting inadequate resources to the
    negotiating process.

    If the dispute cannot be resolved at Headquarters within 30
    days, then either the §106 Order win be referred to DOJ for
    concurrence, or EPA and the Federal Agency will enter into
    the two-party IAG.  DOJ has agreed to a 14-day turnaround
    time for review of referred §106 orders.  The Region has the
    flexibility of elevating a dispute to Headquarters at any
    time during the established negotiation period should it
    become necessary (i.e., outstanding issues remain that
    present national policy concerns which can only be resolved
    in Headquarters).  The Region, in the case of early
    elevation, should still prepare the order or two-party
    agreement.  Attached is a copy of DOJ's memorandum on
    concurrence procedures for §106 Orders  (Attachment 2) which
    can be used as guidance.

5)  Planning:  The Regions should establish the deadlines for
    ongoing negotiations and fourth quarter SCAP targets and forward
    this information to the FFHWCO within 14 days of the date of
    this policy.  Subsequent deadlines should be forwarded to
    the FFHWCO two weeks prior to the start of each quarter.
    The FFHWCO will provide these deadlines to the appropriate
    Federal agency headquarters.

    The purpose of this policy is to preclude protracted
negotiations by establishing deadlines for all parties with
consequences for failure by the Federal agency or the state to reach
settlement.  I believe that in most cases 90 days is sufficient time
to successfully conclude negotiations and that the potential for a
§106 Order of two-party agreement serves as an incentive to keep all
parties at ti« negotiating table.  The Federal Facilities Hazardous
Waste Compliance Office (FFHWCO) will continue to provide Regions
with assistance in negotiating IAGs, FFCAs, and 3008(h) orders.

    Questions on this policy and the negotiation deadlines should be
referred to Chris Grundler, Director, or Gordon Davidson, Deputy
Director, or your regional coordinator within the FFHWCO at FTS 475-
9801 (mail code OS-530).

Attachments

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                           ATTACHMENT 1

                                                FOR NFL SITES ONLY
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Re:    interagency Agreement for    (name of site!
       National Priority List Superfund Site

Dear                   :
    The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
identified releases or threatened releases of hazardous
substances, pollutants or contaminants at the 	 site.
The 	 site is a Federal facility which is owned or operated
by the 	(name of Federal agency or department)      Therefore,
pursuant to Section 120 of CERCLA, the 	(agency or
department)	 is ultimately responsible for addressing releases
or threatened releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or
contaminants at or from the 	 site.

    This letter serves to notify   (anency or department)    that
EPA is prepared to negotiate an Interagency Agreement (IAG) to
formally establish that the   (agency or department)   will
investigate and control the releases or threatened releases of
hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants at or from the
	 site pursuant to CERCLA.   While the   (agency or
department)   is responsible for addressing the releases or
threatened releases pursuant to CERCLA, EPA intends to oversee the
Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) phases, as
part of the CERCLA remedy selection process, and the Remedial
Design and Remedial Action (RD/RA) phases of the response action
at the 	 site.  The IAG (see EPA draft enclosed) will be
developed under Section 120 of CERCLA and will reflect the
commitment of   (agency or department)   to conduct the RI/FS and
any remedial action needed at the site, as determined by the
RI/FS, in accordance with CERCLA, as amended, the National
Contingency Plan (NCP) and appropriate EPA Guidance.
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    EPA has determined  that establishing a pre-defined period of
 time  for negotiation of an IAG will facilitate the development of
 the Agreement with     (agency or department)    and win
 ultimately serve  to expedite remedial action at the 	 site.
 Therefore, this  letter  serves as "special notice" pursuant to
 Section I22(e)(l) of CERCLA, as amended, of EPA's intent to
 conduct negotiations with   (agency or department)   and the State
 of 	  for the  development of an IAG.

    By this special notice, EPA hereby establishes a ninety (90)
 day period for  negotiation of the IAG.  If at the end of the
 ninety (90) day period  an IAG is not successfully negotiated
 between EPA,    (agency  or department)   and the State, EPA may,
 where appropriate, extend the negotiation period for an additional
 thirty (30) days.  If at the end of the ninety (90) day period (or
 one hundred and twenty  (120) day period, where extended by EPA) an
 IAG is not successfully negotiated, EPA may issue an order to
   (agency or department)   pursuant to Section 106 of CERCLA, with
 the concurrence of the  Department of Justice, for the conduct of
 the required work.  Where State participation in the IAG cannot be
 achieved within the ninety (90) day period (or one hundred and
 twenty (120) day  period, where extended by EPA), prior to EPA's
 issuance of an order under Section 106 of CERCLA, EPA may, as
 appropriate, attempt to negotiate a two-party IAG with the
   (agency or department)     This two-party option does not serve
 as a  limitation on EPA's discretion to develop and issue an order
 under Section 106 of CERCLA.

    In response to this special notice, please provide EPA with a
 letter indicating:

       o    the address and telephone number of the
            (agency or department)   official for EPA
            to utilize as a point-of-contact; and

       o    a statement of the   (agency or
            department)   willingness to negotiate  an
            IAG.

    Should such a letter not be received by EPA within fourteen
 (14)  days of your receipt of this letter, or should the deadline
pass  without successful negotiation of an IAG, EPA will consider
the period of negotiations closed.  EPA then will have the option
of issuing an order under Section 106 of CERCLA, proceeding under
other available statutory authority, or proceeding with any
appropriate off-site response using Superfund monies.

    If you are already involved in discussions with State or local
authorities,  engaged in voluntary action, or involved in a lawsuit
regarding this Site,  you should not interpret this letter to
advise or direct you to restrict or discontinue any such

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activities.  Please provide a copy of your letter to any other
party involved in those discussions.   You also should be aware
that EPA sill not delete the 	 site from the National
Priorities List until the necessary remedial work has been
concluded in accordance with CERCLA and the NCP.

    Your letter to EPA should be addressed to:

            Site Remedial Project Manager
            U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
            Region 	
I
    If you have any questions   RPM's name   can be reached at
phone number.   Legal questions should be addressed to   attorney's
name. at   attorney's number

    Thank you for your cooperation.

                           Sincerely,
                           	,  Director
                           Hazardous Waste Management Division

Enclosure

cc:   Federal Department or Agency Headquarters

     State Environmental Protection Agency
                          ,  Deputy Chief
     Environmental Enforcement Section
     Department of Justice

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                                Land and Natural Resources Division.
                       ATTACHMENT
         AttMMy GmtnJ               ^aiAmr?" DC :0:."j

                                  DEC 2 7 1988
   PROCEDURES AND  CRITERIA  FOR  DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE  CONCURRENCE
         IN EPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES


      1.  Purpose  --  The  purpose  of  these Procedures  and  Criteria
 is to implement the  responsibilities of the Attorney General  (as
 delegated  to the  Assistant Attorney General for the  Land and
 Natural Resources Division)  under section  4(e)  of the Superfund
 Executive  Order  (EO  12580,  Jan.  23,  1987)  to  review  any  ad-
 ministrative order (*AO*)  that the  Environmental Protection
 Agency (*EPA*) proposes  to issue to a federal agency under
 sections 104(«)(5)(A)  or I06(a)  of  the Comprehensive Environmen-
 tal Response,  Compensation,  and  Liability  Act (*CER~:JiT) ,  42
 U.S.C.  9604(e)(5)(A),  9606(a).

      2.  Procedure —  The  EPA  Assistant Administrator for Solid
 Waste or,  if delegated,  the EPA  Regional Administrator,  should
 submit the proposed  AO and a referral letter  to:

           Assistant  Attorney General
           Land and Natural Resources Division
           Department of  Justice
           Washington,  D.C.  20530

with  a copy to:

           Chief
           Policy,  Legislation  and Special  Litigation Section
           Land and Natural Resources Division
           Department of  Justice
           Washington,  D.c.  20530

      The f^etorral latter should  include the following informa-
tion:

      —  A statement of  the technical basis for the AO, including
      all nacassary findings that support the existence  of  an
      imminent  and substantial  endangerment from an  actual  or
      threatened release  (for an  order issued pursuant to CERCLA
      §  106(a)), or the basis for believing that there may  be  a
      release or threatened release   (for an order  issued pursuant
      to CERCLA §  104 (e)(5)(A));

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     —  A statement of EPA's prior dealings with the agency and
     thst efforts that have been made to resolve the matter;

     —  A statement of the objections raised by the agency  in
     objecting to compliance and EPA's response to those
     objections;

     —  A statement of whether there are non-federal PRPs or
     government contractors responsible for the facility and the
     status of any EPA enforcement efforts against such persons;

     —  The name and telephone number of both the EPA attorney
     with line responsibility for the AO and the EPA Headquarters
     contact in the Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance
     Office within the Office of Waste Programs Enforcement.

     Upon receipt, the Policy, Legislation and Special Litigation
Section ("PLSL") will promptly (i) enter the proposed AO onto its
docket; (ii) review the proposed AO and advise the EPA line
attorney and the Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance
Office contact at EPA Headquarters if additional information will
be required; (iii) evaluate the proposed AO according to the
criteria listed below and prepare a recommendation for the
Assistant Attorney General.  PLSL will then forward the proposed
AO and its recommendation to the Assistant Attorney General for a
decision.   If the proposed AO and referral letter include all the
necessary information, the Assistant Attorney General will make
his or her decision within two weeks of receipt of the proposed
AO.  The decision will be provided to the Assistant Administrator
for Solid Waste or the Regional Administrator, as the case may
be, in a letter stating the Assistant Attorney General's
concurrence, concurrence subject to conditions, or objection  to
the proposed AO.

     In situations where faster action is required  (for instance,
where there may be an emergency that presents a direct and
immediate threat to the public health), PLSL and the Assistant
Attorney General will attempt to review the proposed AO within  24
hours.  To obtain expedited review, the EPA line attorney or  the
Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance Office contact  at
EPA Headquarters should contact PLSL by telephone  at FTS  633-
1442 at tftM earliest possible time.

     3. «fM&fliCil — In deciding whether  to  issue  the  proposed
AO, the Assistant Attorney General will consider  the following
factors:

     — whether the proposed AO  is consistent  with EPA's
     statutory authority;

     — the extent of prior consultation  with  the affected
     federal agency at the appropriate levels  of  authority;

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                any non-federal PRP has responsibility that
affectl MM appropriateness of the issuance of an AO to the
federal agency.

In addition to the foregoing, EPA and the Department of Justice
may raise, and the Assistant Attorney General may consider, any
other factors that may be relevant under the circumstances.
                              ROGER" J.' MARZULLA
                              Assistant Attorney General
DATED:  December  27 , 1988

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           UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                       WASHINGTON, O.C. 20460
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                                                  SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY *E
     JAN 2 5 I988
    MEMORANDUM

    SUBJECT:  Enforcement Actions Under RCRA and  CERCLA  at
               Federal Facili^tias

    FROM:     J.  Winston"PorterTAssistant Administrator
             Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

    TO:       Regional Administrators
             Regions I-X
    BACKGROUND

         Statutory language makes it clear that Federal  facilities
    must  comply both procedurally and substantively with RCRA and
    CERCLA in the same manner as any non-Federal entity.   The purpose
    of  this memo is to lay out the statutory authorities under RCRA
    and CERCLA that EPA may use at Federal facilities to achieve
    compliance and expeditious cleanup.

         Over the past year, a great deal of effort has  been spent
    identifying those enforcement tools that are available to EPA in
    the hazardous waste programs to achieve a higher level of
    compliance at Federal facilities.  Specifically, the successful
    negotiation of individual agreements such as the corrective
    action ordftr with the Department of Energy (DOE) at  the-Idaho
    National Engineering Lab and the Interagency agreement with the
    Department of Army (DOA) at the Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant
    demonstrated significant progress in efforts to achieve
    compliance and cleanup at Federal facilities.  Further
    clarification of EPA's enforcement capabilities at Federal
    facilities has come from the Department of Justice in
    Congressional testimony.

         To continue the above progress in resolving compliance  and
    cleanup issues at Federal facilities, I am outlining the
    enforcement and permitting response actions that EPA can
    currently implement to formalize compliance and cleanup actions

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 at Federal facilities.   A  description of the available
 enforcement and permitting response actions is given for each of
 the following scenarios.

      l)  A Federal  facility with RCRA compliance issues.

      2)  A Federal  facility with RCRA corrective action issues.

      3)  A Federal  facility with CERCLA issues.

      4)  A Federal  facility with RCRA and CERCLA issues.
 I.  A FEDERAL FACILITY WITH RCRA COMPLIANCE ISSUES

     At a Congressional hearing on April 28, 1987 before the
 House Oversight and Investigation Sub-Committee, of the Committee
 on Energy and commerce, the U.S. Department of Justice testified
 that EPA may not issue Administrative Orders at Federal
 facilities under Section 3008(a) of RCRA to address compliance
 violations of regulatory requirements.  (See Attachment 1 for a
 copy of DOJ's Congressional testimony).  When addressing RCRA
 compliance violations, EPA will issue the Federal facility a
 Notice of Noncompliance (NON).  EPA will then negotiate a Federa'
 Facility compliance Agreement (FFCA) to resolve the compliance
 issues outlined in the NON.  Detailed below is a description of
 the components of a NON and a FFCA.
i
A.  Federal Facility Notice of Noncomoliance

     EPA will issue a Notice of Noncompliance  (NON) as the
initial enforcement action at a Federal facility with RCRA
compliance violations.  The notice should be sent to the
responsible Federal official at the facility, or their delegate.
The issuance of a NON at a Federal facility is parallel to the
issuance of a RCRA Section 3008(a) administrative complaint to a
private facility and, therefore, must conform with a RCRA Section
3008(a) complaint in content and format.  As outlined in the
model language (Attachment 2), the NON should contain the
following components:

     1)   A general reference to the Resource conservation
          and Recovery Act as amended.

     2)   The factual basis for the issuance of  the NON
          (e.g., acts, omissions and conditions  identified during
          an inspection)

     3)   A reference to the waiver of sovereign immunity under
          Section 6001 of RCRA.

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      4)    A reference to the  citizen  suit  provisions of Section
           7002 Of RCRA.

      5)    A reference to administrative, civil, and/or criminal
           sanctions  under Section  3008 of  RCRA that may be
           app.lied to an  individual who is  in charge of hazardous
           waste management activities at a facility.

      6)    A detailed allegation  of all RCRA violations with
           citations  to authorized  state or EPA regulations.

      7)    A detailed compliance  schedule (both actions and
           timeframes)  for the correction of violations.

      8)    The  alternatives to the  actions  provided for in the NON
           (e.g. ,  Presidential exemption or specific legislative
           relief  from Congress).

      9)    A specific date or  timeframe by  which the Federal
           facility must  provide  a  written  response to EPA
           regarding  their plans  for addressing the violations
           outlined in the document and/or  a specific date for a
           conference.

      It is  essential that the NON  specify  the violations, remedy,
and timeframes  for implementing  the remedy in the same manner
that  a strong  administrative  or  civil complaint would be drafted.


B.  Federal  Facility Compliance  Agreement

     After  the  NON has been issued, the final negotiated document
resolving compliance violations  between the Federal facility and
EPA will continue  to be  called a Federal Facility Compliance
Agreement  (FFCA).  A very important section in any new FFCA is
the enforceability clause.  Model  enforceability language  is
attached (Attachment 3)  for your inclusion in any new FFCA.
Where appropriate, and when you  can obtain expeditious agreement
from the affected  Federal facility, you should add the
enforeability clause to  existing Federal Facility Compliance
Agreements, as well.   This language reflects EPA's view that a
"requirement"  in Section 7002 includes statutory and regulatory
requirements and other items  which are mandated by these
requirements (e.g.,  schedules of compliance, various plans,
recordkeeping and  reporting)  and that this finai negotiated
document is enforceable  under Section 7002.  This  language also
recognizes that under RCRA Section 6001, Federal agencies  are
required to comply with  the agreement, subject to available
appropriations.

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     All FFCAs should contain the model  dispute  resolution
clause found at Attachment 4.   This  dispute  resolution  language
emphasizes resolution of disputes at a lower level.   In cases
where disputes are escalated to higher levels, the  EPA
Administrator is the final decision  maker.

C.  Issuance of RCRA Section 3QQ8(a)  Order to  a  Government-Owned
     Contractor Operated Facility (GQCQ)

     when addressing RCRA compliance issues  at a Federal
facility, EPA also has the option of issuing an  enforcement
action against the non-Federal operator  of a facility.   In many
cases, contractors have the operational  responsibility  for waste
generation and management operations at  a Federal facility.

     At the aforementioned Congressional hearing on this topic,
DOJ stated that they saw no constitutional or statutory problems
to asserting Section 3008 authority  (or  any  other authority)
against contract operators of government-owned facilities
(GOCOs)(see Attachment I, DOJ Testimony).  This  means that EPA
and the states have the full range of enforcement authorities
under RCRA and CERCLA at GOCOs that  are  available for private
facilities.

     Actions against GOCOs can be valuable enforcement tools,
especially at facilities where the contractor does the majority
of the waste management work (i.e.,  DOE facilities).  On a
factual basis EPA has not experienced trouble establishing the
contractor as the operator.  The Mixed Energy Waste (MEWS)  task
force found that at most of the major DOE facilities the
contractor(s) were responsible for the day-to-day operations and
long term management, or oversight of hazardous waste at the
facility.  In some instances, both the Federal agency and the
contractor(s) are the operators.  A memo labeled Attachment 5 in
this package gives some criteria for determining the operator at
a Federal  facility.

     GOCOs are not shielded from enforcement actions for
non-compliance with environmental laws.  Therefore,  I  strongly
encourage  you to determine who  is the operator  of  hazardous  waste
management activities at  a Federal  facility when developing  an
enforcement strategy at  the  facility.   You  should  then examine
the factual association  of the  contractor at the facility,   when
the primary operator at  a Federal facility  is clearly  the
contractor(s), and the  factual  basis for the enforcement action
is clearly defined, you  should  consider the use of all RCRA and
CERCLA authorities available  for non-Federal  facility actions.
The Federal Facilities  Compliance Task  Force in the Office  of
Waste Programs Enforcement and the  Office of Enforcement and

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Compliance Monitoring win be working with your staff to identify
those cases whicft may be good candidates for a GOCO enforcement
 action.
 II.  A FEDERAL FACILITY WITH RCRA CORRECTIVE ACTION ISSUES

 A.  corrective Action Orders (3QQ8(h)) at Federal Facilities

     With regard to corrective action and the applicability of
 administrative orders under RCRA Section 3008(h) at Federal
 facilities, DOJ has taken the view that corrective action orders
 are integral to the permitting process.  Since Section 6001 of
 RCRA expressly requires Federal facilities to comply with
 hazardous waste permits, DOJ has concluded that administrative
 orders under section 3008(h) can be issued to Federal facilities.

     Based on this DOJ determination, Section 3008(h)
 administrative orders should be issued whenever possible and
 appropriate (e.g., an interim status facility which is not
 seeking a RCRA permit or the issuance of the permit is not
 expected in the near future).   The existing administrative
 procedures for issuing RCRA 3008(h) orders, as set forth in the
 February 19, 1987 memorandum to the regional offices, will be
 applied to Federal agencies.  However, Federal agencies win have
 the opportunity to elevate disputes to the Administrator for a
 final decision in the event a dispute cannot be resolved at the
 Regional Administrator level.   Consistent with these procedures,
 EPA win issue orders as necessary, and provide a reasonable
 opportunity for Federal agencies to discuss the order with EPA.
 If the Federal agency chooses not to invoke these procedures, the
 order becomes final and effective.

     As in the NON and FFCA, a section 3008(h) order being  issued
 to a Federal facility should state the waiver of sovereign
 immunity found in Section 6001 of RCRA.  It should also contain
 the model dispute resolution language  found in Attachment  4.  The
 the model enforceability language found  in Attachment 3  is  not
 necessary since the order win explicitly cite  the statutory
 authority* in Section 3008(h), and is,  therefore, enforceable
 under Section 7002 of RCRA.  There should be no difference  in
 the factual basis for the issuance of  a  corrective action  order
between a private facility and a Federal facility.   The  initial
order should be sent to the responsible  Federal official  at the
 facility, or their delegate.

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 B.  Issuance of a 3008 (h)  Order to a Government,-QuflfHl                 fl
      contractor-Operated Facility (GQCQ)                              ^^

      As described in Part  III,  RCRA Compliance,  Section c,  DOJ
 has determined that EPA has the authority  to  exercise  all'of  its
 Section 3008 enforcement options at GOCOs.  This authority  is not
 limited to RCRA compliance issues under  Section  3008(a).  it
 includes corrective action authorities under  Section 3008(h)  and
 Section 3013 of RCRA.   All CERCLA enforcement authorities apply
 to GOCOs as well.
 Ill
A FEDERAL FACILITY WITH CERCLA COMPLIANCE ISSUES
 A.   Section 12Q Interaaency Agreements

      Under  Section 120  of  the Comprehensive Environmental
 Response  Compensation and  Liability Act  as amended  by  the
 Superfund Amendments  and Reauthorization Act  (hereinafter
 referred  to as  CERCLA), Federal  agencies must  enter into an
 "interagency" agreement  (IAG) for  all necessary  remedial actions
 at  Federal  facilities on the NPL.

      The  Agency is viewing the Section 120 Interagency agreement
 as  a  comprehensive document to address hazardous substance
 response  activities at  a Federal facility from the  remedial
 investigation/  feasibility study (RI/FS) through the
 implementation  of  the remedial action.   All such interagency
 agreements  must comply with the public participation requirements
 of  Section  117.  The  timetables and deadlines  associated with  the
 RI/FS and all terms and conditions associated  with  the remedial
 actions (including operable units  or  interim actions)  are
 enforceable by  citizens and the  States through the  citizen suit
 provisions  of Section 310  of CERCLA.  In addition,  Section 122(1)
 of  CERCLA authorizes  the imposition of civil penalties against
 Federal agencies for  failure to  comply with interagency
 agreements  under Section 120.  Procedures for  imposing these
 penalties are provided  for in Section 109 of CERCLA.

 B.  Other CERCTA Authorities Avail^b\g at Federal Facilities

      EPA has the authority to issue administrative  orders  to
 Federal agencies under  Section 104 and Section 106  of  CERCLA.
Section 106  orders should  be used  where  needed to assure
 compliance  with Federal facility requirements  for response
 action.  Orders under Section l04(e)(5)(A) of  CERCLA can be  used
 to  collect  information  and obtain  access to Federal agency sites
 where needed.

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      Executive Order 12580 clarifies  that  EPA is  authorized to
 issue Section 104 and Section 106  administrative  orders to other
 Federal agencies, with the concurrence  of  the Department of
 Justice.   Section 4(e)  of the Executive Order provides that:

      Notwithstanding any other provision of  this  Order, the
      authority under Section  104(e)(5)(A)  and Section I06(a) of
      the  Act to seek information,  entry, inspection, samples
      or response action from  Executive  Departments and
      agencies may be exercised only with the  concurrence of the
      Attorney General.

      CERCLA enforcement authorities under  Section 106, both
 administrative and judicial,  can be used against  government
 contractors at Federal  facilities.  Administrative orders against
 contractors do not require concurrence  of  the Department of
 Justice.   In addition,  Section 120(e)(6) provides that, if the
 Administrator determines that the  response actions can be done
 properly  at the Federal facility by another  responsible party,
 then  the  Administrator  may enter into an agreement with such
 party under the settlement provisions of Section  122 of the
 statute.   Following the approval by the Attorney  General of any
 such  agreement relating to a  remedial action,  the agreement win
 be entered in the appropriate United States district court as a
 consent decree under Section  106 of CERCLA.

      States also  have a variety of enforcement authorities under
 CERCLA, so the exercise of EPA's enforcement  authorities should
 be closely coordinated  with the States.  First, Section I21(e)(2)
 of CERCLA  authorizes States to enforce  any Federal or state
 standard,  requirement,  criteria or limitation to which the
 remedial action must conform  under CERCLA.  Second, Section 310
 authorizes  citizen suits to require Federal agencies to comply
 with  the standards,  regulations, conditions,  requirements, or
 orders which  have become effective pursuant to CERCLA including
 lAGs  under  Section 120  of the Act.  Third, Section 120(a)(4)
 clarifies  that  State laws concerning removal  and  remedial action,
 including  State lavs regarding enforcement, are applicable at
 Federal facilities not  included on the  NPL.   In addition, Section
 120(1) states  that nothing in CERCLA Section  120  shall affect or
 impair the  obligation of the  Federal agency  to comply with the
 requirements of RCRA, including corrective action requirements
 (see  section  IV.C.,  "Importance of the  States as  a Party  to the
 IAG").  EPA enforcement actions against Federal agencies  should
therefore be carefully  coordinated with States, to avoid
potentially duplicative or conflicting  exercises  of authority.

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 IV.  A  FEDERAL FACILITY WITH CERCLA AND RCRA ISSUES

     In many cases,  facilities subject to an IAG win also have
 RCRA liabilities.  The most common example of the RCRA/CERCLA
 overlap is where a unit(s) at the facility has interim status or
 a  permit under RCRA  and a portion of the facility is undergoing a
 CERCLA  remedial investigation.

 A. Enforcement Options

     When developing a comprehensive strategy for addressing both
 RCRA and CERCLA issues at a Federal facility, EPA and the states
 should  consider the  following options, alone or in combination,
 as possible mechanisms for getting enforceable requirements in'
 place:

 1.  A RCRA permit

    All RCRA subtitle C permits issued after November 8, 1984,
 win contain provisions for implementing the corrective
 action  requirements of 40 CFR Part 264 Subpart F (or
 authorized state requirements), and Section 3004(u) and (v) of
 RCRA.   For facilities that have or are seeking a RCRA permit, the
 requirements for a "CERCLA" remedial investigation and cleanup
 could be met by implementing these requirements through RCRA
 corrective action.   It is important to keep in mind, however,
 that the extent of coverage of the RCRA permit is generally
 limited to hazardous wastes/constituents (e.g., some CERCLA
 hazardous substances such as radionuclides are not RCRA hazardous
constituents and, therefore, the permit may not be able to
 address all of the releases at a facility).

 2.   A RCRA Corrective Action Order

    The corrective action authority under Section 3008(h) of  RCRA
can be  used at RCRA  interim status facilities to address  releases
 from RCRA regulated units and other solid waste management  units.
At a Federal facility that has interim status, a RCRA  corrective
action  order could address the investigation and clean-up of
 releases in lieu of a "CERCLA" response action or as an interim
measure,  jAgain, the extent of coverage in  the RCRA corrective
action  order is limited to RCRA hazardous wastes/constituents.)

 3.   Imminent and Substantial Endangerment Orders

     CERCLA Section  106 can be used to address  releases from RCRA
 units or CERCLA sites when an  "imminent and  substantial
 endangerment11 is shown.

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 4.  An. Interagency Agreement under Section 120 of CERCLA

     A Section  120 IAG could be drafted to incorporate all RCRA
 corrective action requirements and CERCLA statutory requirements.
 Where  some or all of a Federal installation has been listed on
 the MPL, the .CERCLA Section 120 IAG is required for remedial
 action by statute.

     The first  agreement under Section 120 of CERCLA (IAG) was
 finalized on August 12, 1987.  The IAG at Twin Cities Army
 Ammunition Plant  (TCAAP) is a three party agreement between EPA,
 the State of Minnesota, and the U.S. Department of the Army.
 Several notable provisions that should be incorporated in every
 CERCLA Section  120 IAG include a dispute resolution process that
 denotes the EPA Administrator as the final decision maker, an
 enforceability  clause which states that provisions of the
 agreement are enforceable by citizens and the State through the
 citizen suit provision of Section 310 of CERCLA, and a means for
 resolving both  the RCRA and CERCLA requirements when both
 statutes apply.  Further guidance on CERCLA Section 120
 agreements is being developed and will be made available to the
 Regions as soon as possible.  In the interim, the Regions should
 consult with Headquarters on any IAG issues they encounter.

 B.  Strategy for Action at RCRA/CERCLA Sites

     The decision on which of the above mechanisms to employ at a
 Federal facility will be made on a facility specific basis.
 However, if the Federal facility is on the NPL or is likely to be
 placed on the NPL, I encourage the use of a Section 120 IAG to
 incorporate both RCRA and CERCLA activities under one enforceable
 agreement and to serve as a comprehensive plan for investigatory
 and remedial activities at the facility, whether RCRA or CERCLA.
 EPA, the State, and the Federal facility would agree on a
 facility wide strategy, setting priorities and schedules  for
 action.  If properly framed, the agreement would satisfy  the
 facility's RCRA corrective action requirements,as well as  the
 public participation requirements of Section  117 of CERCLA and
 Part 124 of RCRA.  At a later date, if appropriate, corrective/
 remedial action requirements found in the IAG could be incor-
 porated into the RCRA permit for those facilities seeking an
 operating or post-closure permit, in satisfaction of RCRA
 Section 3004(u) and (v) requirements.  An Interagency agreement
under Section 120 of CERCLA does not serve as the replacement  for
a RCRA permit at a unit seeking an operating  permit.

C.  Importance  of the State as a Party to the IAG

     CERCLA Section I20(i) states that nothing in CERCLA Section
 120 shall affect or impair the obligation of  the Federal agency
 to comply with  the requirements of RCRA,  "including  the
corrective action requirements."  One  interpretation of  CERCLA

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 Section 120(i)  is  that  the  provision allows "re-cleanup" of a
 release using RCRA corrective action authorities during or after
 a cleanup of  that  release under CERCLA; this could be a problem
 if a State, authorized  to implement the RCRA program, contested
 the technical standards of  an IAG.  In order to avoid arguments
 over the interpretation of  Section I20(i), as well as to avoid
 potentially duplicative exercises of authority, I encourage the
 inclusion of  the State  as a full signatory party for lAG's at
 RCRA facilities.

      A  three  party agreement win ensure the following state
 roles in the  agreement:

      0  appropriate application of state clean-up standards
      0  public  participation requirements
      0  enforceability
      0  involvement in setting priorities
      0  dispute  resolution
      0  review  and  comment on technical documents


      This  type  of  agreement would resolve differences between
EPA and  state  requirements up front.
                           CONCLUSION

     This memo is the first step in developing an integrated
RCRA/CERCLA Federal facility compliance and cleanup strategy.
The fundamental principle of the strategy is that there is no
difference between environmental standards for Federal facilities
and private facilities.  EPA holds Federal facilities accountable
for environmental cleanup and will proceed with enforcement
actions at Federal facilities in the same way that we would
proceed at private facilities.  Although the limitations of
enforcement authorities at Federal facilities have frustrated
EPA's enforcement capabilities in the past, the RCRA corrective
action requirements in combination with CERCLA authorities under
Section 106 and Section 120 provide many options for achieving
cleanup at Federal facilities.

     I have recently established a Federal Facilities Compliance
TasJc Fore* within OWPE which  is dedicated to achieving compliance
and cleanup at Federal facilities. The Task Force will be
working closely with the CERCLA Enforcement Division and RCRA
Enforcement Division of OWPE, other offices within Headquarters,
and the Regions to develop guidance and policy regarding Federal
facilities, to resolve difficult issues that arise from EPA's
negotiations with Federal facilities, to tracfc ongoing
negotiations between EPA and  Federal agencies, to pinpoint  areas
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 for  potential  enforcement  response, and to relay the Agency's
 efforts  at  resolving  compliance, corrective action and permitting
 issues at Federal  facilities.

      I am requesting  that  you forward any Federal Facility
 Compliance  Agreements,  Interagency Agreements, etc., that you are
 negotiating with Federal facilities in your Region to Gene A.
 Lucero,  Director of the Office of Waste Programs Enforcement
 (Mail Code: WH-527).

     As  I mentioned earlier, the Task Force win be working with
 the  Regions to pinpoint areas for possible enforcement action.
 As DOJ has  encouraged EPA  to take appropriate enforcement actions
 at GOCOs, the Task Force is interested in GOCO candidates for an
 enforcement action under RCRA or CERCLA.  I am polling the
 Regions  for suggestions of Federal facilities where the need for
 an enforcement action is imminent and there is a clear means of
 establishing the contractor as the operator.  We will provide
 Headquarter's support for  the development'of the order and
 throughout  the negotiation process.

     If you have any questions regarding this memorandum or
 recommendations of candidates for potential enforcement actions,
 please contact Christopher Grundler, Director of the Federal
 Facilities  Compliance Task Force at FTS 475-9801.  Questions can
 also be directed to Jacqueline Thiell of the the TasJc Force at
 FTS 475-8727.

Attachments

CC:
     Gene Lucero, OWPE
     Roger Marzulla, DOJ
     Henry Longest, OERR
     Tom Adams, OECM
     Marcia Williams, OSW
     Frank Blake, OGC
     Richard Sanderson, OFA
     Hazardous Waste Management Division Directors, Regions  l-x
     Regional Counsels, Regions I-x
     CERCLA Branch Chiefs, Regions I-X
     RCRA Branch Chiefs, Regions I-x
     Federal Facility Coordinators

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                    ATTACHMENT  1



                     STATEMENT

                         OF
                F. HENRY HABICHT II
             ASSISTANT  ATTORNEY  GENERAL
        LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION
                       BEFORE


                        THE
   SUBCOMMITTEE  ON  OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS
         COMMITTEE  ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE
              HOUSE  OF REPRESENTATIVES

                     CONCERNING
FEDERAL FACILITY COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS

                         ON


                   APRIL 28,  1987

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Mr. Chairman and Mergers of the Subcommittee:

     On .behalf ot the Department of Justice,  I am pleased  to  have
this opportunity to present our views on issues related to
federal facility compliance with the environmental laws and
regulations.  I am committed to helping the Congress work  throucr.
these most important issues and to achieving the desired
compliance in the most effective possible way.
     In today's testimony, I will discuss the Justice
Department's views on environmental compliance and enforcement,
both generally and as they address federal facilities.  In order
to be most helpful to the Subcommittee, I will attempt to lay a
foundation for the Subcommittee's questions by addressing special
institutional characteristics of federal agencies -- their
political accountability and the unique role of Congress  in
setting, with the Executive, their missions and budget.   To
complete this foundation, my testimony will then turn  to  the
commitment and work of th« Lands Division to ensure environmental
compliance by th« entire regulated community, with particular
attention on our efforts to promote compliance by federal
agenci«m.  In this regard, I will outline the numerous ways  IT.
which federal agencies are accountable to the public  and  the
Congress, including what enforcement tools are  available  to  the
States, citizens and EPA to secure compliance by  federal
facilities.  I will then proceed to  respond  to  the  Subccr-.ittee';

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specific  factual and legal questions.  It is my earnest hope  that
through this testimony^and in response to your questions today,
we can develop a common understanding of the significant issues
in this area, so we can work together — as we must — to achieve
the best  possible compliance results in the.most efficient and
effective manner.  I hope that you find this testimony helpful.
     Because this hearing concerns environmental compliance and
enforcement generally,  I think it is important to share with the
Subcommittee my perspective on environmental compliance and
enforcement across the board, with particular emphasis on our
commitment to ensure that federal facilities set an example of
compliance.  As a matter of first principles, this Administra-
tion,  and the Lands Division in particular, is strongly committ
to full compliance with the environmental laws by both private
parties and government entities.  In the last six years we have
successfully prosecuted more people and corporations for criminal
violations of the environmental laws than ever before, obtaining
over 257 guilty pleas and convictions since 1981 that  resulted  ir.
over S3 million in fines and almost  150 years in jail  sentences.
We have also filed more civil environmental enforcement suits
than ever before — over 1000 since  1981.  Through the Chairman's
lead rol« in the Superfund reauthorization process you are aware
of our strong stance en Superfund enforcement  issues,  and  in  our
hazardous waste cases alone, we have obtained court-ordered
cleanups valued at over S400 million.   Federal  entities  must
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 good  public  policy  dictates that the  federal government set an
 example .for  the  private  sector  in proper hazardous waste manage-
 ment .
      For  federal facilities,  strict compliance with all substan-
 tive  requirements  is  our goal,  just as  it is for private facil-
 ities.  However,  important constitutional, statutory, and public
 policy considerations all dictate that  the means employed to
 achieve this goal will in certain respects be different from the
 procedures used  in  securing private compliance — although they
 are clearly  comparable.  This is because federal facilities are*
 not the same as  private  facilities; they are distinct for several
 reasons which I  will  outline  briefly.   Nonetheless, the end
 result, and  the  commitment to reach that result, must be — and
 is -- the same.
     When Congress  creates a  federal  agency, it takes a very
 significant  step reflecting the  judgment that the underlying
 mission is a special  one which  cannot be entrusted to the private
 sector.  Typically, federal agencies  have been established by
 Congress to  fulfill a certain mission:  the Defense Department  tc
 protect th«  national  security,  the Environmental Protection
 Agency to protect against environmental degradation, the Depart-
ment of En«rgy to promote the production of and the  regulation  cf
energy sources and  supply.  In  contrast, the mission of General
Motors, for  instance,  is to maJce cars.  But GM  is not the only
automaker and  if it stopped production  tomorrow, Americans would
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the United States tomorrow,  we would all  agree,  I  believe,  that
the nation would be notably less secure.   No substitute enter-
prise could rise to fulfill the mission.
     There are other differences.  Federal agencies  are created
by Congress and are supported solely by Congressional  appropria-
tions.   They cannot, when faced with a demand for  millions  or
even billions of dollars for hazardous waste cleanup simply raise
the prices on their products, dip into last year's profits  or
stockholders equity to cover the tab, or  ultimately declare
bankruptcy.  The only funds they have available for environmental
compliance are those appropriated by Congress.  Thus,  Congress
plays an important role 'in assuring that  environmental compliance
occurs  by working with the Executive Branch to appropriate
sufficient funds to assure these desired  results.   For example,
the Department of Defense has received in FY87 $377 million for
the DOD installation environmental restoration program.  This
money helps ensure that DOD  facilities achieve compliance with
the relevant statutory requirements of RCRA and CERCLA.  In
addition, the r«c«ntly enacted Superfund amendments created a
"Defens* Environmental Restoration Program* which requires DOD,
in consultation with EPA, to undertake an environmental  restor-
ation program at all DOD facilities  and to  perform  appropriate
response actions to releases of  hazardous substances.   The  law
also established a  DOD research, development,  and demonstration
program for hazardous substances.   Finally,  it  created a special
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effort.  Similarly, the DOE has presented testimony here  today --
its environmental compliance programs.
     Thus, Congress, by outlining the specific public interest
mission cf the federal agency and by appropriating the requisite
funds, is an integral partner in bringing about compliance  at
federal facilities.  While in some ways it is more cumbersome  fcr
a federal agency to find the money necessary to comply with
environmental laws than it is for a private company, federal
agencies have an added incentive to comply:  they must be
accountable to Congress, to the President, and above all  to the %
American people for any failure to comply.  While litigation,  or
the threat of some coercive enforcement action, may be th« best
means tc pressure private companies to comply, we should recog-
nize the unique political accountability of  federal  facilities.
This ability of Congress and the people to call government
agencies to account for their actions or neglects provides a
compelling enforcement tool.  At the same time, this  unique
accountability reaffirms the importance of Congress  acting as a
partner with the agencies in seeing that established
environmental priorities are being met.
     Most importantly,  federal  agencies  report  to the President,
who is accountable under the Constitution  for  their missions and
actions.  At times, agency missions, which  Congress set  forth ty
statute, can conflict and the  resolution  of  those conflicts by
the President is one way in which  these  agencies  differ  from
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below, appeal to higher Executive authority, and ultimately to
the President, is an additional mechanisra to ensure federal
facility.compliance -- an enforcement tool not reasonably avail-
able against private parties.  Often, this intra-Executive Branch
approach will be the most effective and efficient means of ensur-
ing federal facility compliance.  Moreover,  as I will discuss
later in this testimony, this process obviates the necessity to
delay compliance in order to resolve complex legal issues or
interagency differences in a costly adversarial process.
          Another difference between public agencies and private,
parties is that the sovereign is immune from suit.  This legal
doctrine, going back to the foundation of the Republic, applies
to all public agencies, except to the extent that sovereign
immunity has been specifically waived by Congress.  Thus,  in eac..
statute we must carefully analyze the degree to which Congress
exposed federal agencies to liability.  Congress has made  clear
that agencies must comply with the laws, but what differentiates
federal agencies from private parties is the very long-standing
and established rule of statutory construction that courts must
interpret any waivers of sovereign immunity strictly and
narrowly.  See, e.g.. Hancock v. Train. 426 U.S.  167- (1976).
This rul« r«fl«cts the proper role of the judiciary  in  our
federal government and a reluctance  on  the  part  of the  courts  to
infringe on Congress' constitutional  authority  to decide,  for
example, how government funds may b« spent.   Unless  Congress has
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 specific  manner,  the courts are loathe to make that decision for

 Congress.   This  protects congressional prerogatives by retaining

 for  Congress,  and only  for Congress, the ability to control the

 federal treasury.  U.S. Const., Art. I, Sect. 9.1

      Although  practical realities require that we recognize these

 inherent  distinctions between private entities and federal

 agencies,  they do not interfere with the Justice Department's

 strong commitment to fostering environmental compliance.  The

 Attorney  General  is the chief legal officer of the United States,

 and,  as such we  in the Justice Department have a paramount

 responsibility to see that the laws of the United States are

 faithfully  executed.  It is the law enforcement elements of this

 responsibility that I view as the Lands Division's largest sir.gle
     1 Some have criticized the Department for utilizing the
well-settled law of sovereign immunity to protect the public fisc
against civil penalties.  To prevent this purely legal issue frcr
interfering with expeditious compliance, we have proceeded
directly to take steps to conform with the substantive require-
ments of the law, while at the same time testing in litigation
the narrow issue of whether certain of the federal environmental
statutes have waived sovereign immunity for the payment of civil
penalties.  I note that courts have consistently shared our view
of the law and concluded that such immunity has not been waived
under th« Clean Water Act or RCRA.  See. M.E.S.S. v. Navv. 25
E.R.C. 1480 (E.G. Cal. 1986); Mevers v. Coast Guard. 644 F. Supp.
221 (E.O.N.C. 1986).

          I must emphasize, as I have  in my communications to
State Attorneys General and others, that our position regarding
civil penalties is not intended to shield federal agencies from
effective compliance with environmental laws.  By severing this
issue, through pretrial motions, I am  committed to meeting all of
my obligations faithfully to uphold the law.  We can litigate the
narrow penalty issue without delaying  the development of a
necessary environmental remedial plan  to ensure compliance with
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task.  Indeed, this can be seen in the resource allocation with i-
the Division:  civil and criminal enforcement activities have the
lion's share of the Division's resources.
     Although the Land and Natural Resources Division represents
many agencies in a broad spectrum of cases ranging from public
lands and natural resource questions to Indian claims issues, the
client to which we devote most litigation and management atten-
tion is the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  We not only
represent EPA in enforcement litigation under the environmental
laws, -but also defend the regulations, programs, policies, and
decisions of the EPA.
     Commensurate with its enforcement duty, the Lands Division
— in close and effective partnership with EPA — has regularly
argued in the Federal courts for the broadest interpretation of
the environmental statutes consistent with the apparent  intent cf
Congress.  In this respect, the Division has been singularly
successful in its litigation.  I point with pride to very  favor-
able decisions regarding the liability standard under Superfund,
and a consistent string of victories  in Clean Air Act,  Clean
Water Act and RCRA cases.
     My staff vigorously defends EPA's substantive  standards,
embodied in rulemakings.  We have successfully  defended chal-
lenges to the National Contingency  Plan,  the  National  Priorities
List, regulations under RCRA,  the Clean  Air  Act,  the Clsan Water
Act, all of which establish  the  substantive  standards  to be
followed by all parties --  federal  and private.   In prosecuting

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cases/ or defending EPA's authority to impose requirements or.
private parties under R.CRA, CERCLA, and other laws,  we have
firmly established the substantive standards of environmental
law.  I look with pride to the cases,  culminating in the Supreme
Court's denying certiorari, which protected'EPA's authority under
Section 106 of CERCLA from preemptive challenges by responsible
parties.  See, e.g. .  pone Pine Steering Committee v. EPA,. 600  F.
Supp. 1487 (D.N.J.),  aff'd. 777 F.2d 882 (3rd cir. 1985), cert.
denied. 106 S.Ct. 1970 (1986).  Through these victories, the
Division has sent a signal to the regulated community — both
private and federal — that the Department  takes environmental
enforcement very seriously.  It has also ended uncertainty over
the contours of liability under the environmental laws,  thus
promoting swift compliance as all parties understand what the la-
demands of them.
     At this juncture it bears emphasis that these same  laws,  and
the court rulings secured under then, apply to federal  agencies.
Our responsibility to defend Federal facilities has not  led the
Division to tamper its enthusiasm  for a legal regime that demands
strict environmental compliance.  To the contrary,  and  allow me
to be very clear on this point, the Justice Department  does not
support on« meaning of a statute  in one action and  another  in
different lawsuit.  The United States government  has  an obliga-
tion to the public it serves to decide on a view  of the law and
adhere to that view in all  its dealings with  the  courts and the
public.

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      Indeed, avoiding hamful inconsistency in this area is a
crucial  reason for centralizing litigation authority in one
Department.  The benefits that this provides the federal govern-
ment  are  legion.  The United States enjoys an enhanced credibil-
ity in litigation because it speaks with a single voice in the
courts.   This promotes a uniform understanding of the law,  devel-
oped  with a governnent-wide perspective by experienced, full-ti-e
trial attorneys.  There can be little question that the impres-
sive  string of victories that have established the enforcement
rules under Superfund ar.d other environmental laws were secured fc
by exploiting these advantages, in critical partnership with the
expert professionals at EPA.
     The  Lands Division is also responsible for providing  legal
advice to our clients, representing the federal agencies in
environmental matters, and advising them on compliance with the
law.  The defense of federal agencies consumes considerably less
of the Division's resources and time than does environmental
enforcement efforts.
     Cases involving the government's compliance with  environ-
mental laws say arise in a number of ways.  In each  instance,
howevtr,  it is my objective to assure that the same  exacting
substantive requirements which are met by private  parties  apply
to the federal government.  We do not argue conflicting positions
on the appropriate standards to be met for federal agencies  as
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th«  kinds  of  cases which are handled in my office and give sor.e
illustrations of how tiey are handled.
     Currently pending are approximately 80 cases or matters
involving  federal facility environmental compliance.  I note that
this is but a small percentage of the total workload of the .
Environmental Defense Section, which has approximately 1300 cases
pending annually.  Approximately  20 of those matters involve
situations either where a federal agency has received a notice cf
intent to  sue pursuant to a citizen suit provision, or wJiere a
federal agency has simply requested our advice independent of any
filed litigation.  In those latter instances, ray offices may
provide advice to the agency regarding the law relevant to the
particular problem.  Yet, because there is no lawsuit pending,
our role is purely advisory and is not central to resolution of
the issue.  We commonly employ this opportunity to  ensure that
the agency takes the notice letter seriously and commences tr.e
steps necessary to achieve compliance with the law  or otherwise
resolve the dispute.  Because we  are closest to the rapidly
developing substantive law under  these statutes, we can alert  the
agencies to the most recent cases, regulations, or  EPA policy
documents  addressing their problem.  Additionally,  we can  advance
compliance by placing federal agencies in contact with the  appro-
priate staff at EPA.  The Division uniformly advises agencias
that they  cannot avoid compliance with the law and  should  be
aware that, in the event a lawsuit is filed, the Department will
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conflict with positions that we take in EPA enforcement  cases.
This generally has the.salutary effect of helping the  agency  to
make a realistic assessment of the problem and often results  in
discussions between the parties which avoids litigation  and
concludes in a more effective, more expeditious resolution of the
problem.  In part as a result of  our efforts,  I note that most
notices of intent to sue do not ripen into lawsuits.
     There are also approximately 30 cases in which the  United
States has filed an action against private parties responsible
for a hazardous waste problem, and these parties, in turn, have
brought federal agencies into the suit as either third party
defendants or by way of counterclaims against the United States.
In these cases there is rarely an issue of liability — if the
federal agency is a generator, it will pay its appropriate
share.   As a result, federal generators have contributed to
settlements at major sites like the Conservation Chemical Corpor-
ation site in Kansas City, the Chem Dyne site  in Ohio,  and rvany
others.  Federal generators have  for the most  part  been relative-
ly snail contributors to a number of our enforcement sites.
Occasionally, however, the federal  activity generated a larger
amount "of th« waste.  It appears  that  the  Hardage  site  is such a
situation, wh«r« the  federal  contribution  may  be approximately
3%.  At a site like Stringfeilow,  for  example,  Air Force
generated wastes represent approximately 3.9%.   The Air Force
already committed over  S4  million toward its  contribution  for
clean up.  Even without  litigation,  at a site like the  Bio-

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Ecology sit* in Texas, Air Force,  which may have contributed  as
much as 38% of the waste by volume,  has agreed with EPA to  pay
its share of the RI/FS costs.  In these instances,  the federal
agencies will try to meet their'obligations through appropriate
funding of remedial activity.
     As these examples illustrate,  neither I,  nor any of my
colleagues here today, will tell you that in the past federal
agencies have always attained the standards of environmental
protection to which they must be held.  But as problems and
issues have become apparent we have sought and found ways to  get^
results.  Over the last five years,  using non-litigative strate-
gies,  federal agencies have made great strides in developing
responsible compliance programs.  For example, the Department of
Defense under Superfund has initiated 3,500 preliminary invest.-
gations, 3,100 remedial investigations and feasibility studies,
407 remedial actions, and completed 99% of those remedial
actions.  The Department of Energy has also taken  impressive
steps toward hazardous waste compliance and they are here  today
to explain those efforts to you.
     In addition to the governmental  PRP's, the cases  described
above often involve private parties with government  contracts,
who perform substantial amounts of work at  federal facilities.
Let r.e assure the Congress that while we have identified  inescap-
able legal and institutional distinctions  between  federal
agencies and private  parties,  those distinctions do not apply tc
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th€ government contractor fundamentally different than any other
private party for purpqses of law enforcement.   In connection
with federal contractors, the Subcommittee has  requested that ar.
outline of the general procedures for enforcement litigation
referrals from EPA, which we have set forth .in  detail in Appendix
*A" to this testimony.  As you will note, the very same proced-
ures apply to all actions against private parties, including
government contractors (GOCCs).
     Of the 80 matters mentioned previously involving federal
facility compliance, we have approximately 20 active cases
pending which deal with problems arising on federally owned
and/or operated facilities.  These include sites like Rocky
Mountain Arsenal, Twin Cities Army Ammunition Depot, the
Department of Energy facilities at Fernald, Ohio and Savar.r.ah
River Plant in South Carolina, as well as other government
property held and managed by various federal agencies.  Once
again,  in these cases cur objective is to obtain effective
compliance with the law in an orderly way, consistent with the
substantive requirements of the relevant statutes.  We do this
through fully assessing the cases, encouraging the agencies  to
work with their experts and with EPA to  determine how  a prcbler.
can best be addressed, and by discussing and negotiating  with
opposing parties on what steps to take toward compliance.   At  t.-.e
sane time, we seek to carve out those extraneous  issues that do
not address questions of substantive corpliance  and  en which we
do not agree -- such as  liability  for civil  penalties  --  througr.

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early,  focused motions to dismiss or for partial summary
judgment.  This approach enables  us to separate the areas of
disagreement  from those areas where we can agree.   In most cases
this  approach has led rapidly to  either consent decrees or
ongoing negotiations in which the parties reach agreement on the
technical  requirements necessary  to resolve a problem.
      Let me give but a few examples.
      We take very seriously the lawsuits brought and the concerns
expressed  by the Congress and the public regarding the Energy
Department's  facilities at Fernald, Ohio and at the Savannah
River Plant in South Carolina.  We have worked closely with the
Energy  Department at each facility to assure that they have
embarked on schedules for investigating and remedying any
environmental problems or non-compliance identified in those
suits.  For example, the state of Ohio filed its lawsuit in Marc-
1986.   By  June 1986, the Energy Department and EPA Region 5 had
entered into a federal facilities compliance agreement to govern
problems under RCRA, CERCLA and the Clean Air Act.  We offered
Ohio the opportunity to enter into this agreement, and since Jur.e
1986, we have also offered to the State at least three draft
consent judgment* in this matter.  For the most part, the parties
have agreed on the technical steps necessary to achieve
compliance, the remaining stumbling blocks are primarily specif;^
legal questions — such as penalties — which I firmly believe
should  not impede swift compliance with the law.  Accordingly,  ;-
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and other issues, the Energy Department,  with our encouragement,
is complying with the technical aspects of the agreement  that  :t
has negotiated with EPA and with  the promises that it  has made  tc
the State.
     Similarly,  with regard to the Savannah.River Plant,  we  have
been negotiating with the plaintiffs,  Natural Resources Defense
Council and the State of South Carolina,  to achieve a  consensual
resolution.   Without disclosing settlement discussions, I can
express that there appears to be  technical agreement in that case
as well and I am hopeful that resolution will be achieved.
     In fact, we either have entered into consent decrees or are
in the process of both negotiating such decrees and embarking on
steps toward compliance in each of our federally owned facility
lawsuits.   You may ask why there are not resolutions in every
instance.   Candidly, at large facilities, particularly those
which have been in operation for many years, all environmental
problems are not solved instantaneously.  w«  face exactly this
difficulty in our private litigation, as well as with  federal
facilities.   While w« surely desire inunediate compliance, to do
the job right everyone needs to know the  full extent of  a probler
before-- commencing a remedy.  Thus  in lawsuits,  as  is- true in  the
absence of litigation, the government  first  fully  assesses  the
extent of any environmental problem, and  then expeditiously moves
to remedy it.
     Moreover, as a litigator, I  fully  recognize that  parties  t=
a lawsuit will not  enter  into  consent  decrees if they are

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uninformed or less than fully informed.  My point in emphasiz i.-.g
negotiated resolution of federal facility compliance suits is  not
to bulldoze parties precipitously into agreements.  Rather I  war.-
to be clear that we are ready to enter into consent decrees that
apply the same substantive standards to government compliance  as
exist for private parties.
     Trial of any environmental compliance lawsuit is time-
consuming and costly to all parties, including the courts.  Cur
objective where federal agencies are sued because of alleged r.cn-
compliance with environmental laws is to utilize all available %
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tools — including agreements with EPA, consent decrees, negoti-
ations among interested parties, pre-trial motions -- to avoid
protracted litigation that might delay effective compliance, or
waste precious resources.  We are interested  in seeing  the ager.r/
quickiy address the problem so that neither the parties, the
community nor the courts need to expend resources on such  cases.
     You have asked what role the Lands Division played in the
agreement reached between the Department of Energy, the EPA and
the State of Colorado concerning the Rocky Flats  facility.  Where
there is no panding litigation, my staff is not generally
involved in either administrative or intergovernmental
discussions between federal agencies and either  EPA  or  state
agencies.  From time to time, however, we  receive  requests for
informal advice from agencies regarding environmental  issues,  we
routinely advise such agencies that they must meet  the
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     In the Rocky Flats circumstance,  it is my understanding that.
all parties had reached agreement regarding the technical steps
that were necessary, but consummation of that agreement was being
delayed, in part,  because of the label to be placed on the
instrument.  There were questions raised near the end of negotia-
tions as to whether there was authority under RCRA for EPA to
issue "orders* to another federal agency, and what the precise
legal consequences would be of issuance of orders to federal
agencies.   Rather than have such a dispute delay prompt consum-
mation of an agreement which all parties seemed to desire, we
recommended that it be signed as an "agreement", rather than an
"order".
     w« were also consulted with regard to provisions in the
Rocky Flats agreement concerning citizen enforceability.  There
we recommended that the agreement include language parallwl to
that found in the citizen suit provision of RCRA, providing that
requirements of RCRA embodied in such agreements are subject to
citizen enforcement.  We fully support the concept that  federal
agencies must be accountable to the public for  their compliance
with th« law, and recognize that citizen enforcement  is  an
important tool to achieve this accountability.
     It is my understanding that the  parties  to the  Rocky Flats
agreement are pleased with  its terms  and its  implementation.  Ths
agreement enabled the federal government to  avoid  unnecessary
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 enforceable  instrument to govern  Energy's compliance.  These are
 the  objectives we seek.to achieve in all such cases.
     Moving  from specific matters to our broad approach to
 achieving  federal facility compliance, I firmly believe -- and
 this is  also  reflected in the Division's successful strategy in
 obtaining  environmental compliance for private facilities -- that
 mitigation,  or other types of coercive enforcement, should always
 be the last  resort, rather than the first resort.  For federal
 facilities,  this is especially apparent — a process involving
 consensual agreements, subject to public accountability and the «
 discipline of citizen enforcement, is far more likely to produce
 quick and  efficient compliance than a contested proceeding.
     I believe that agreements reached through the process
 provided for  in the proposed memorandum of understanding  (MO'J)
 worked out among interested agencies will assist in bringing
 federal  facilities into environmental compliance in the most
 expeditious and efficient manner.  To be sure, this process
 evolved  in part from legal concerns (both constitutional and
 statutory) about the use within the Executive Branch of certain
 enforcement tools in a manner oblivious to the differences
 between  federal agencies and private parties outlined  above.
 However,  it became clear that an  MOU process was —  independent
 of the legal concerns -- a better and quicker way  to secure
compliance than an administrative hearing and judicial  review-
process which would unnecessarily drain resources.   To  ensure
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the Executive Branch, it is important to establish a process
which can both track tie steps applied to private parties,  yet
account "for this significant constitutional dimension.   Thus,
under the MOU which we have been developing with EPA and other
federal agencies, EPA would be able to send notices to  agencies
identifying possible violations or deficiencies.  If the response
was not sufficient to satisfy EPA,  that agency could propose
findings of violation and propose remedies, just as it  can for
private parties.  At each stage, a set amount of time would be
permitted for negotiation of compliance agreements,  if signifi-%
cant policy issues were involved, there would be an opportunity
for elevation of the dispute as provided in Executive Order
12088.   I am confident that very few issues of environmental
compliance would require this level of review, but prudent,
constitutionally valid management of the government, requires that
such an opportunity be provided.  I note that under this process
the resolution of environmental matters would be subject to
public review and the terms of the resulting compliance documents
can be invoked in citizen suits to enforce the  statutory require-
ments of RCRA.
     Thft MOU process outlined above, however, has  more  to
reconunand it than the practical  realities  of  more  timely
compliance.  It  also avoids substantial  statutory  and
constitutional problems associated, with  intra-Executive Branch
orders.  Indeed, an  answer  to your  first question -- requesting
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 Environmental  Prctecticn Agency  (*EPA*) to issue administrative

 orders  to  other  federa; agencies  under section 30C8 of the

 Resource Conservation  and  Recovery Act (*RCRA*) and section 1C6

 of  the  Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and

 Liability  Act  of 1980  ("CERCLA')  — highlights some of these

 difficult  legal  problems.  The answer to this question is

 complex, requiring interpretation of often ambiguous provisions

 of  complicated statutes in light  of certain well-established ar.i

 important  constitutional principles.  Allow me to begin, however,

 by  outlining some  relevant authorities that the EPA clearly can

 exercise consistent with the  statutes and the  Constitution.

      First, EPA's  authority to issue administrative orders  to

 other federal  agencies under  CERCLA section 106 is straight-

 forward.   Section  106  of CERCLA  provides, in pertinent part,  as

 follows:

                [Wjhen  the  President determines that
           there  may be an  imminent and substantial
           endangerment to  the public health or welfare
           or the environment  because of an actual  or
           threatened release  of  a hazardous substance
           from a facility  he  may [take] action under
           this section including, but  not limited  to,
           issuing  such orders as may be necessary  to
           protect  the  public  health and welfare and  the
           environment.

.42  U.S.C.  9609(a).  The statutory term 'facility*  is  very broadly

 defined and encompasses federal  facilities.   42 U.S.C.  9SC1.   All

 section 106 authority  is,  of  course, vested  in the President.   Ir.

 Executive  Order  12580, however,  the  President  has delegated his

 power under CZRCLA section 106 (a) to  'the Coast Guard with

 respect to any release or  threatened  release involving the

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coastal  zone, Great Lakes waters, ports, and harbors," and to the
Administrator of the EP.A otherwise.  Consistent with EO 12146,
the  President's delegation recognizes a role for the Attorney
General  when orders are to be issued to other executive agencies.
     Second, there can be no doubt that RCRA 6001 has waived the
United states' sovereign immunity as to the statutory requirement
of EPA-issued permits.'  Insofar as EPA, or the States, in their
permitting process establish or modify permit conditions, or
provide  for variances from permit standards, those documents can
be statutorily issued to federal agencies without running afoul fc
of the government's sovereign immunity.  For example, federafl
facilities can be subject to 'corrective action orders* under
§3004 (u) and (v), as part of the pennit process.
     EPA can also enter into compliance agreements with other
federal  agencies under the MOU process outlined above.  RCRA
section  6003, entitled "Cooperation with Environmental Protection
Agency," contemplated federal agency cooperation with EPA in
ensuring RCRA compliance. 42 U.S.C. 6963(a).  Certainly, the MCU
and the  resulting agreements concerning compliance with RCRA
constitute the kind of cooperation between EPA and federal
agencies envisioned by section 6003.   Indeed, even a'bsent
statutory authorization, this process  would be constitutionally
appropriate.  Where EPA and the other  federal agency have reached
a determination as to the steps that a federal facility  must  take
to achieve compliance, they can agree  -- where appropriate  —
that those steps are "requirements" under  the statute.   Moreover,

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 the compliance document can reflect an Executive determination cf
 the "requirements* of the statute and, as such can be invoked by
 priv«t« 'citizens  in lawsuits brought under section 7002 to vindi-
 cate their statutory rights.  Under their statutory and constitu-
 tional authority, Executive Branch agencies .are free to denomin-
 ate the document  that results from the MOU process as an
 "Executive Compliance Order* or "Executive Compliance Agreement."
     Having outlined important elements of the "order* authority
 that EPA does have under these statutes, I must also emphasize
 that Justice Department analysis of RCRA, in response to your
 request, indicates that §6001 has not effectuated a complete
 waiver of sovereign immunity that extends to all manner of
 'compliance* orders.  For example, as noted earlier, documents
 under various labels set forth the requirements that all must
 meet under RCRA.  These documents include regulations, permits
 and related elements of the permit process that establish
 requirements for  a particular facility.  A very important type cf
 RCRA orders — corrective action orders — delineate requirements
 to which facilities are subject and as such clearly seem to  be
 within the waiver of sovereign immunity.  The  "orders* described
 in §3008(«), in contrast, primarily concern the imposition of
 enforcement sanctions — usually penalties —  for "persons*  who
are "in violation of a requirement.*  Indeed,  this  is  clear  fro-
the language of 53008(a), "the Administrator may  issue an order
assessing a civil penalty for any past or current violation."
 (emphasis added).  As we have noted,  however,  several  courts have

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found that penalties are not within the scope of RCRA's waiver c?
sovereign immunity, reasoning in part that sanctions to enforce
requirements are distinct from the "requirements* themselves.
See, e.g. .  California v. Walters.  751 F.2d 977 (9th Cir.  1994)
("Criminal sanctions * * * are not a 'requirement* * * *  within
the meaning of [section 6001], but rather the means by which the
standards,  permits, and reporting duties are enforced*);  Meyer v.
Coast Guard.  24 E.R.C. 2013, 2014 (E.D. N.C. 1986); Florida
Department of Environmental Regulation v. Silvex Corp.. 606 F.
Supp. 159 (M.D. Fla. 1985).  See generally Appendix B.
     While a formal legal opinion on such a complex question of
statutory interpretation, would require additional time, I betlieve
it important to set forth for the Subcommittee our analysis,
undertaken consistent with the settled rules of construction  fcr
any statutory waiver of sovereign irununity.  I have done so in
Appendix "B* of this testimony.  I believe, however,  that whether
EPA can issue all types of compliance orders to  federal agencies
under §3008 is not the real issue.  Instead, the  true concern  is
ensuring that there is an adequate mechanism to get results:   to
guarantee) that federal facilities meet the  underlying statutory
requirements.  Unquestionably, the federal  agencies must comply
with the statute, EPA regulatory requirements,  conditions
contained in permits, and corrective  action requirements.   Thus,
even absent application of  every type of §3008  compliance  order
to federal facilities, the  above discussion of  EPA's  authorities

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dtmonatrates that ample tools and means exist to secure swift

compliance and accountability.

     I hasten to add that the Constitution requires a  process

that protects the President's ability to take care that all  laws

are faithfully executed, and hence,  to manage the Executive

Branch.  The Justice Department has  examined this matter,  in

response to your request for a legal opinion, and it is our

conclusion that even where statutory crder authcrity exists,  the

exercise by EPA of unilateral order authority would be clearly

inconsistent with existing Executive Branch dispute resolution

mechanisms, and would raise substantial constitutional questions.

This Department has consistently taken the position that under

our constitutional scheme, disputes of a legal nature between twc

or more Executive Branch agencies whose heads serve at the

pleasure of the President are properly resolved by the President

or by someone with authority delegated from  tne President. 2
     2 Executive Orders 12146 and 12088 provide a mechanism
whereby agencies may submit their disputes concerning compliance
with the environmental laws to the Attorney General or the
Director of th« Office of Management and Budget, respectively.

     Executive Order No. 12146 provides that:

          1-401.  Whenever two or more Executive
          agencies are unable to resolve a legal
          dispute between them, including the question
          of which has jurisdiction to administer a
          particular program or to regulate a
          particular activity, each agency is
          encouraged to submit the dispute to the
          Attorney General.

          1-402.  Whenever two or more Executive
          agencies whose heads serve at the pleasure  of
                                                  (continued...}

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      Th«  President's authority to require Executive Branch ager.-

 cies  to submit their legal disputes to him or his delegate fcr

 resolution derives  from his Article II duty to "take Care that

 the Laws  [are] faithfully executed,* as does his responsibility

 to supervise the affairs of the Executive Branch.  This obliga-

 tion  necessarily recognizes the President's authority to exert

 "general  administrative control over those executing the law."

 Mvers v.  United States. 272 U.S.  52, 161-164 (1926).  The

 President, as head of the Executive Branch, must 'supervise and
     2 (. ..continued)
          the President are unable to resolve such a
          legal dispute, the agencies shall submit the
          dispute to the Attorney General prior to
          proceeding in any court, except where there
          is specific statutory vesting of responsi-
          bility for a resolution elsewhere.

44 Fed. Reg. 42652, reprinted in 28 U.S.C. 509 note.

     Executive Order No. 12088 provides that

          1-502.  The Administrator [of EPA] shall make
          every effort to resolve conflicts regarding
          such violation [of an applicable pollution
          control standard] between Executive agencies
          ... If the Administrator cannot resolve a
          conflict the Administrator shall request the
          Director of the Office of Management and
          Budget to resolve the conflict.

          1-603.  The Director of the Office of
          Management and Budget shall consider
          unresolved conflicts at the request of the
          Administrator.  The Director shall seek the
          Administrator's technological judgment and
          determination with regard to the applicabil-
          ity of statutes and regulations.

43 Fed. Reg. 47707.  We acknowledge that  the conflict  resolution
procedures set forth in Exec. Order No. 12088 "are  in  addition
to, not in lieu of other procedures, including sanctions,  fcr tha
enforcement of applicable pollution control standards."

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 guide* executive officers in "their construction  of  the  statutes

 under which they act in order to  secure that unitary and unifcr-.

 execution of the laws which Article II  of  the Constitution  evi-

 dently ccnter.plated in vesting general  executive  power  in the

 President alone.*  Id.  at 135.3

      The President's use of his Article II  supervisory powers  tc

 resolve disputes among his subordinates also follows from the

 Trainers' intent that the executive  power of the United  States  be

 exercised in a  "unitary and uniform* way.   Mvers.  272 U.S.  at

 135.   The basic principle underlying Article II of the Constitu-%

 tion,  is that the Executive power is vested in a  single  person,

 the  President,  or as James Madison  stated  during  the Great  Debate

 of 1798,  *the great  principle of  unity  and  responsibility in the

 Executive department.*   1 Ann.  Cong.  499 (1798).   Simply put,  t.-.a

 executive power under our Constitution  is  based on this  principle

 of the  unitary  executive.   The Framers  deliberately  chose this

 principle and deliberately rejected the cabinet (or  privy

 council)  alternative, with which  they were  quite  familiar frc^

 British  practice  and from the constitutions  of most  of the

 original  states.
     3  Th« supervisory authority  recognized  in  Myers  is  based  —
the distinctive constitutional  role of the  President.   The  *take
Care* clause charges the President with th« function of coordi-
nating the execution of many statutes simultaneously:   *UnliXe  ar.
administrative commission confined to the enforcement  of  the
statute under which it was created .  . . the  President is a
constitutional officer charged  with taking  care  that a 'mass  cf
legislation' be executed," Younqstovn Sheet & Tube  Co.  v. Sawer,
343 U.S.  579,  702 (1952) (Vinson,  C.J., dissenting).

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     One of the main reasons the  Framers chose to  create  a  uni-
tary executive was that they believed that unity in  the executive
would promote what today we call  'accountability."  As Alexander
Hamilton pointed out, the more that the executive  power is
watered down and distributed among various persons,  the easier it
is for everyone concerned to avoid blame for failure to comply
with the rule of law.  The Federalist No. 70,  at 427-428  (A.
Hamilton) (C. Rossiter ed. 1961).   Hamilton stated that  'one  cf
the weightiest objections to a plurality in the executive . .  .
is that it tends to conceal faults and destroy responsibility."
Id., at 427.   To ensure accountability to the President,  the
Constitution, as interpreted by the courts, vests him with the
powers of appointment and removal, the power to demand written
opinions from executive officers,  and the right to invoke execu-
tive privilege to protect consultative privacy.
     In our view, if the intentions of the Framers are to be
fulfilled,  the President must have an unfettered opportunity  to
take action in the event of disagreements or disputes within  the
Executive Branch.  The President has the responsibility of making
certain that that Branch speaks with one voice.  He can do that
by settling the controversy himself, or  by establishing proced-
ures, a* h« has done by Executive Order,  for  the  resolution of
controversies by one of his principal officers.   In this way,
conflicts within the Executive Branch are  resolved  internally,
under the supervision of  the  President  or  his delegate,  and not
in the courts.

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     Th« President is accountable to the American  people  for  the

activities of all Executive agencies.   Thus,  the President  has

the ultimate duty to ensure that  federal facilities  comply  with

the environmental laws as part of his  constitutional responsi-

bility under Article II,  even though Executive Branch agencies

are subject to EPA's regulatory oversight.   Accordingly,  Execu-

tive Branch agencies may not sue  on* another,  nor  may one agency

be ordered by another to comply with an administrative order

without r.he prior opportunity to  contest the order within the

Executive Branch.  Thus,  coercive unilateral order authority is %

inconsistent with the constitutional principles of unity and

unitary responsibility vithin the Executive Branch.

     Indeed, the question of the constitutionality of adminis-

trative order authority is a variation on the question of the

constitutionality of EPA's authority to bring an enforcement

action against a federal agency  in court.  Unilateral administra-

tive orders, like lawsuits, are  enforcement tools that interfere

with the management of the Executive Branch by the  President.  We

have previously advised you, in  the context of EPA  judicial

enforcement of environmental legislation against  federal

facilities, that

          If a decision or action by one of  [the  President's]
          subordinates is presented to him  for review,  it  seetr.s
          to us that if Article  II means anything at all,  it
          means that the President has a duty to  consider  the
          legality of the decision or action  and  to request  the
          subordinate to revise  the decision  or action  if  it does
          not accord with law.

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Memorandum  for the Associate Attorney General, "EPA Litigation
Against Government Agencies* at 2-3 (June 23, 1978).  We thir.<
that  this analysis applies with equal force to coercive EPA
administrative orders.
      This is not to suggest that the Constitution shields federal
facilities  from compliance with the environmental laws.  The
constitutional infirr.ity in unilateral orders is their inter-
ference with the President's power to manage the Executive
Branch.  Insofar as RCRA allows citizens to sue to enforce
unilaterally-issued,  contested administrative orders as soon as »
they are violated,  such a regime would lead to the judiciary
resolving an intra-Executive Branch dispute before the President
had a full opportunity to exercise his constitutional authority.
In light of this, the challenge to those of us in the Executive
Branch charged with the resconsibility of ensuring federal
facility compliance with the environmental laws became to  fashion
a system that could pass constitutional muster and still provide
an effective enforcement sanction against federal agency non-
compliance.   For the reasons explained above, I believe that the
proposed MOU process that the EPA, Department of Justice and
other f«d«ral agencies have developed meets this difficult
chail«ng«.  Under this procedure, the Executive  Branch speaks
with a single voice.   At the time of the consummation  of the
agreement, the Executive has one  view of the  requirements  of the
law.   During the negotiation process, if the  agencies  disagree,
they are free to appeal to the President to settle  the dispute.

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 In this manner,  the  President's  constitutional prerogatives are

 protected,  but  at  the  same  time,  there exists an adequate

 enforcement mechanism.   In  a  practical sense, these agreements

 constitute  determinations by  the  executive branch as to the

 precise meaning  of the  statutory  requirements.  Within the

 Executive Branch,  the  President  would have ultimate enforcement

 responsibility.  At  the  same  time,  the agreements may be viewed

 as  tantamount to an  admission or  a  determination by the Executive

 as  to  the requirements  of the statute and as such will Qften be

 virtually dispositive of a  claim  in a citizen judicial enforce- %

 ment action  that deviation  from  the statement constitutes a

 statutory violation.  So long as  the statutory requirements have

 been properly articulated within  the Executive Branch process  and

 remain  effective,  the citizen may sue and may invoke the "Execu-

 tive Compliance Agreement*  or "Executive Compliance Order* tc

 enforce compliance with  the statute.  While  it is well estab-

 lished  in constitutional jurisprudence that  executive agreements

 are not in and of  themselves  enforceable,4 this is not a
     4 See In re Surface Mining  Regulation  Litigation.  62"  F.2d
1346, 1357 (D.C. Cir.  1980);  Independent Meat  Packers  Ass'n
Butz. 526 F.2d 228,  236 n.21  (8th  Cir.  1975),  cert,  denied.  424
U.S. 966  (1976); Weise v.  Syracuse University.  522  F.2d 29",  411
n.23 (2d Cir. 1975); Acevedo  v.  Nassau  County.  500  F.2d i:~3,
1084 & n.7 (2d Cir.  1974);  Stevens v. Carey.  483  F.2d  138,  190
(7th Cir. 1983); Kuhl v. Hampton.  451 F.2d  340,  342  (8th c.r.
1971); Place v. Weinberger. 497  F.2d 412, 415  (6th  Cir.  1974);
Gnotta v. United States. 415  F.2d  1271,  1275  (8th Cir.  1969),
cert, denied. 397 U.S. 934  (1970); Manhattan-Bronx  Postal Vnicn.
v. Gronowski. 350 F.2d 451, 456  (D.C. Cir.  1965), cert,  denied.
382 U.S. 978 (1966); Farkas v. Texas Instrument.  Inc..  375  F.2d
629, 632-33  (5th Cir.), cert,  denied. 389 U.S.  977  (1967);  Farrer
v. Philadelphia Electric Co..  329  F.2d  3, 8-10  (3rd Cir.  195;,.

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practical problem here, however,  as the citizen is  suing  to
enforce the requirements of the statute and not the executive
agreement per se -- the ultimate  enforcement of which  constitu-
tionally resides with the President.   For these reasons,  the
Department of Justice believes that the process established by
this Memorandum of Understanding  is fully consistent with both
RCRA and the constitutional principles just discussed,  yet
produces a document that demonstrates Executive accountability.
     Let me assure you that this  resolution of the  constitutional
difficulties presented by unilateral order authority in no way
limits the effect of the statute's requirements on  federal
agencies.   Those agencies are required by the statute  to comply
with stringent requirements and standards.  The heads  of the
agencies,  as well as the President, are obligated to see that
such agencies faithfully comply with the requirements.  But when
there is legitimate dispute as to the meaning or application of
such requirements, the ultimate responsibility for resolution
lies with the President.
     You have also asfced specifically about the role of the
Justice Department in  the development of Executive Order  12530,
implementing the Superfund Amendments and  Reauthorization Act.
In particular, you asked about section  4(e) of  that Executive
Order.  The Executive  Order was developed  through  the  efforts  cf
all interested units  in  the Executive  Branch,  under the  coordin-
ation of the President's OMB.  Accordingly,  the Justice  Depart-

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ment participated in that effort, including commenting on various
drafts of, and attending meetings about, the Executive Order.
     SAFA creates new remedies, including citizen suits.   in
order to assure that the President can manage the government and
resolve disputes within the Executive Branch before such
conflicts might be presented to the judiciary for resolution,
Section 4(e) of the Executive Order provides for consultation
with the Justice Department in the event EPA believes an "order"
should be issued to a federal facility.  This provision .of the
Executive Order is certainly not designed to obstruct federal  %
facility compliance with CERCLA, but rather to assist it.  It has
been our experience that in most instances, differences between
federal agencies regarding environmental compliance have not bee-.
over the technical steps necessary to remedy a problem.  Rat.w.er,
disagreements usually involve legal or policy matters, which are
appropriately resolved at a policy level within the government.
3y providing for consultation with the Justice Department, the
President's Executive Order is intended to  facilitate rapid
isolation and resolution of such issues, so that they do not
result in d«lay«d compliance by the federal government.  Let ^e
emphasize) this point again:  The Justice Department will not
delay th« n«c«ssary clean up action because of  some policy  or
legal disagreement that is not central  to  the action  —  whether
it is §3008(a) order authority or the  availability of civil
penalties under §6001.

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     Your letter expressed concern that this was an unwarranted
change from Executive Qrder 12316,  implementing CERCLA.   It is
cur understanding that in the past EPA has routinely sent PRP
letters and other notices to federal agencies, but has never ser.t
orders under Section 106 of CERCLA.  Where federal agencies have
received notices from EPA, they have often, on an ad hoc basis,
consulted with this Department or other units of the Executive
Branch to ascertain how certain legal or policy matters are
handled.   Section 4(e)  of Executive Order 12580 simply makes
clear that such consultation should be a normal part of this
process,  rather than haphazard.
     Finally,  you also asked specifically about the Department -
Energy and Department of Defense contractual provisions concerr.-
ing indemnity of contractors at government owned facilities.   let
me say frankly that these aspects of government practice are not
of direct concern to my priorities in enforcing the environmental
laws.   As I stated, we have filed several actions against govern-
ment contractors.  When a federal agency is sued, or the con-
tractor of any agency is sued, the contractual and/or indemnity
relationship is not a major factor in assessing the environmental
cas«.   Th« prim* concern is whether there  is  a violation and  how
it can be remedied.  For this reason, I have  not had  the occasic-.
to consider in detail government contracting  practices,  including
how such practices generally might b« related to  indemnity  for
noncompliance with environmental laws.

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      In  conclusion,  federal agencies have gene a long way toward
 achieving compliance with environmental requirements -- we still
 have  a distance to go to achieve  full compliance and there exist
 many  vehicles  for ensuring results.  We are now in a position to
 move  forward with EPA regulations, permits and compliance agree-
 ments.   Moreover, as we  informed  the Subcommittee in our October
 11, 1983 letter, the Justice  Department stands ready to utilize
 the full panoply of  its  judicial  enforcement tools against GOCC-
 violators that are operating  on federal facilities.  At .the same
 time, I  fully expect that State and citizen enforcement will
 continue to be active in this area.  Finally, the proposed MOU
 will provide an open process  that enhances agency accountability
 to the public and to the Congress.  As I noted earlier, Congress
 has also set in motion,  through the amendments to CERCLA, and
 through  the appropriation of  funds, a process to ensure that
 cleanup  activities continue.  A continued working relationship
 with meir.be rs of Congress and  a common understanding of mission
 and budget issues is essential, for without it, the agencies will
 be unable to achieve results.
     W«  all shar« the same goals  — quick and effective  federal
 facility compliance -- the only question is the best means to
 reach th««.  Many federal agencies that are subject to RCRA or
CERCLA are already coordinating their compliance with EPA to
avoid the need for administrative orders.  To this end,  EPA has
been negotiating compliance agreements with other  federal
agencies covering response actions at federal facilities.

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firmly b«lieve the new MOU that this Department has developed, .-
coordination with EPA, /will further facilitate the process cf
dispute -resolution between EPA and other executive agencies under
RCRA, without doing violence to our constitutional structure.
The proposed MOU would establish procedures'quickly to resolve
disputes at the agency level and that would include a generous
opportunity for public comr.ent.  The key goal is to achieve
results,  and if these negotiated compliance commitments car. go
forward at each ma]or facility, those results will surely core.
     The Department of Justice looks forward to working closely ..
with Members of this Subcommittee and the various  federal
agencies in this most important area.  I would be  pleased to
answer any questions you might have.

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APPENDIX "\" — Aflsvar.to Question 4.

     Civil judicial EPA enforcement cases are referred to the
Lands Divisicn with litigation reports prepared by the EPA
Regional Office.  Incoming referrals are received in the
Environmental Enforcement Section (EES)  and routed to an
Assistant Section Chief who,  in turn,  assigns the matter to a
trial attorney to handle.
     The trial attorney performs the basic case evaluation to    %
analyze factual and legal issues.  (In some cases, an Assistant
U.S. Attorney may be the lead OOJ lawyer, so the Lands trial
attorney will work jointly with the Assistant U.S. Attorney tc
conduct the case evaluation.)  If additional information  is
needed to determine whether to file the case, the trial attorney,
with the approval of an Assistant Chief or Senior Lawyer, r.a
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 staff.  Th«  draft  complaint  is directed to me, as the Assistar-
 Attornay General,  under cover of a memorandum analyzing the case.
 This package  is  reviewed by  the trial attorney's Assistant Chief,
 the EES Section  Chief or Deputy Chief, and the Deputy Assistant
 Attorney General before it reaches my desk. ' The Assistant
 Attorney General signs both  the cover memorandum and the
 complaint.  The  complaint is then forwarded to the U.S.
 Attorney's Office, where it  is signed by an Assistant United
 States Attorney  pricr to filing.
     If EZS staff  believes the case should not be brought, the
 Chief of the Enforcement Section, writes to the Senior
 Enforcement Counsel, CECM, (EPA) and the relevant EPA Regional
 Counsel explaining, in detail, the reasons supporting this
decision.   This  letter is reviewed by the Deputy Assistant
Attorney General before it is sent.  If EPA staff disagree with
 the EES declination, they may request that the matter be  reviewed
by me or the Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Lands Division.
Over the last 5  years the Division has declined to file fewer
than 31 of the cases referred by EPA, in part because of
effective communication throughout the process.
     Wh«r« th« EPA litigation report or the evaluation  by tr.e
 Division suggests  that a potential counterclaim may  be  filed by
the proposed defendant(s) against the United  States,  including
those by a government contractor against the  United  States, the
EES may request  assistance in analyzing the risks posed by such
potential counterclaims from the Environmental  Defense  Section

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 (EDS).   Requests  tor  such  assistance by EES to EDS are made
 through  a  supervisor  in  IES  (Chief/Deputy Chief or Assistant
 chief) to  the  Chief or Assistant Chief, EDS.  Environmental
 Defense  Section  lawyers  are  responsible for defending the United
 States on  counterclaims  brought  by defendants in civil enforce-
 ment  cases  and report to a different Deputy Assistant Attorney
 General  from the  one  who supervises enforcement.  Accordingly,
 these assistance  requests  allow  EDS staff to obtain  factual
 information from  non-E?A client  agencies regarding th« potential
 counterclaim,  to  advise  EES  staff on the merits of the potential^
 counterclaim,  and to  prepare  responses to counterclaims where
 necessary.  EDS staff ordinarily will obtain necessary factual
 information from  the  relevant client agency and communicate  tr.at
 to the EZS staff, who in turn, arranges for review of this
 information by EPA staff working on the case.  Assessing
 counterclaims  is  an essential part of evaluating the overall
 merits and exposure of the United States' affirmative claims.
 However,  let me emphasize  that the risk, or presence, of  a
 counterclaim generally does  not  affect filing of an  enforcer.e.-.t
 case.
     If th«r«  are concerns between EES and EDS staff involving  a
 case wh«r« there  is a counterclaim risk, the Chiefs  of the
 respective sections attempt  to resolve the matter  informally.
 Continued concerns are elevated  to the Deputy Assistant  Attorneys
General who supervise the  two sections, and then to  me,  if
 necessary.

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     Th« EES trial attorney (or an Assistant United States
Attorney under EES supervision in some cases)  prosecutes the
complaint after filing to final resolution by settlement or final
]udgrer.t.  If the defendant files a claim back against the United
States, by way of answer or other responsive pleading, the EES
will forward those matters to th« EDS for primary handling.  If
the claims are based en matters within the jurisdiction of ether
sections in the Lands Division or other Divisions of DOJ, ECS
will refer the matters to the relevant offices for assistance.
EPA is advised by the EES or EDS staff of any such referral.

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APPENDIX B, in partial.answer to Question i.



     The Department has approached the Subcommittee's quesitcr,

conerning RCRA compliance order authority against federal

facilities by utilizing the same analysis applied to any questic-

concerning the scope of a statutory waiver of sovereign immur. itv.

This analysis must begin with Section 3008(a).  That section

provides, in pertinent part, as follows:

          [Wjhenever on the basis of any information the
          Administrator determines that any person has violated
          or is in violation of any retirement of this
          subchapter, the Administrator may issue an order
          assessing a civil penalty for any past or current
          violation, requiring compliance immediately or vithir. a
          specified time period, or both, ....

42 U.S.C. 6928 (a)  (1) (emphasis added).  By its terms, secticr.

IOCS(a)  applies only to "persons* found to have violated a

requirement.  In turn, section 1004 of RCRA contains definitions

applicable throughout the chapter, and provides that

          Th« term "person" means any individual, trust, fir-,
     joint stock company, corporation (including a govern-ent
     corporation), a partnership, association, state, munici-
     pality, commission, political subdivision of a  State,  cr  a.-/
     interstate body.

42 U.S.C. 6903(15).  Federal agencies are not included  ir.  t.w.is

definition.  This very strongly suggests that federal  ager.c.es

are not "persons* under RCRA.  Further  support  for  this

interpretation is found in  the  fact that not  only does  the

definition of "person" r.ake no mention  of  federal agencies,  cut

also section 1004(4) contains a distinct definition of  "feieral

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 agency,* as that term  is used in the chapter.   That section :;:;

 contains independent definitions of both 'person* and 'federal

 agency* indicates clearly that the omission of the latter from

 the  fcr-er was not inadvertent.

          Given that federal agencies and departments are not

 defined as 'persons* for purposes of RCRA,  it would be reasonable

 to inquire as to the source of the obligation of federal

 facilities to comply with RCRA's requirements, including the

 requirement to obtain  permits.  That obligation is derived

 exclusively from RCRA  section 6001.  That section, entitled

 "Application of Federal, State,  and local law to Federal

 Facilities,* provides  as follows:

          Each depart-ent, agency, and instrumentality of the
     executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal
     Government (l) having jurisdiction over any solid waste
     management facility or disposal site,  cr (2) engaged in any
     activity resulting, or which may result, in the disccsal cr
     management of solid waste or hazardous waste shall be
     subject to, and comply with, all Federal, State, interstate,
     and local requirements, both substantive and procedural
     (including any requirement for permits or reporting cr any
     provisions for injunctive relief and such sanctions as may
     be imposed by a court to enforce such relief),  respecting
     control and abatement of solid wastes or hazardous waste
     disposal in the same manner, and to the same extent, as any
     person is subject to such requirements, including the
     payment of reasonable service charges.  Neither the United
     States, nor any agent, employee, or officer thereof, shall
     be immune or exempt from any process or sanction of any
     State or Federal  Court with respect to the enforcement  of
     any such injunctive relief.

42 I'.S.C.  6961.  It is noteworthy that section 6001, on  its  face.

draws a very explicit  distinction between 'federal agencies* and

"persons," stating that federal agencies 'shall be subject  to,

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requirements, both substantive and procedural .  .  .  in the sars
ranner. and  to the sare extent, as any person.*  ij.  (er.pr.asis
added).•
          In light of the language of section 6001,  the question
of EPA's statutory authority to issue a specific compliance crier
to other federal agencies, then, turns not on whether a federal
agency  is a person under section 3008 -- because clearly,  it is
not -- but rather on whether section 6001 subjects federal
agencies to the ccrpliar.ee crder authority of the EPA in the
particular circur.stance in question.  The answer to this
question,  in turn,  depends on whether the compliance order under
consideration constitutes a substantive or procedural requirement
within the aeanir.g of section 6001.  There is much in the  legis-
lative history and the relevant case law that suggests that
30C3(a) compliance orders themselves are not 'requirements" cf
RCRA.
     In June 1976,  the Supreme Court held that section 313 of t.-.e
Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 19~2 ("Water
Pollution Amendments") did not obligate federal agencies  to
obtain state permits, but required only that "federal  installat-
ions .  . .  comply with applicable state requirements."    EPA v.
California ex rel.  State water Resources Control  Board, 426 U.S.
200,  212 (1976).   Section 313 then provided as follows:
          Each department, agency, or instrumentality  of  the
     executive,  legislative, and judicial branches of  the Federal
     Government (1)  having jurisdiction over any  property or
     facility,  or (2) engaged in any activity resulting,  or whi"
     may result,  in the discharge or runoff of pollutants shall
     comply with Federal, State, interstate, and  local

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     requirements respecting control and abatement of pclluti:-
     to the same extent that any person is sub]ect to such
     requirements, including the payment of reasonable service
     charges.
36 Stat. 3"5, 23 'J.5.C. 1323 (1970 ed.  Supp.  IV).   You will note
that, with the omission of one clause,  this language is ider.ti-al
to that found in RCRA section 6001.  Thus, in the  context of t.-.e
waiver of sovereign immunity found in an environmental statute,
the Supreme Court drew a distinction between permits and the
underlying statutory "requirements.*  The Court ended its cpir.i:-
by stating that if Congress desires federal installations to be
sublet to state perr.it requirements, 'it may legislate to make %
that intention manifest.* 42 U.S. at 227-28.
          Within a month of this decision, the Senate Committee
on Public Works reported its version of the bill that was  e.-icte;
ultimately as RCRA.  £. 3622, 94th Cong., 2d Sess.  (197$).  T.-.e
section of the bill that became section 6001 of RCRA was  pattern-
ed after section 313 of the Water  Pollution Amendments, with  c.-.e
significant addition.  Whereas section  313 merely obligated
federal installations to comply with "Federal, State,  interstate,
and local requirements," the bill  then  under consideration would
have subjected such  installations  to "all Federal,  State,  inter-
state, and local requirements, both  substantive and procedural
(including any requirements  for  permits and  reporting cr any
provisions for in^unctive  relief  and such sanctions as may be
imposed by a court to  enforce  such relief).*   While the ccr.mitte
report did not reference  the  Supreme Court's  recent decision
pertaining to the  water  Pollution Amendments,  it  seems plair.   t.-.»

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th« change was an atter.pt by Congress to make 'manifest'
intent to subject federal agenci.es to requirements, sucn as t.-:s-
for permits, that the Supreme Court had so recently held
inapplicable under the parallel provision of the Water Pollutic-
Amendmer.ts.  The Senate bill, however, was silent as to the
availability of enforcement measures such as cor.pliar.ee criers
and civil penalties.
          Meanwhile, in the House, the Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce drafted a bill that would have expressly
sub;ected federal agencies to administrative enforcement aechar-%  •
isms and civil penalties.  H.R. 14496, 94th Cong., 2d Sess.
(1976).  Section 6Ci:b)  of the House bill provided that federal
agencies were subject to "all Federal Requirements under title
III and for purposes of such title (including actions taken by
the Ad.-.inistrator urier sec-ions  30" and 3C3) the t«na  'perse.-'
includes any department, agency,  or instrumentality of tr.e Vnitsi
States."  Section 3C3 of the House bill — authorizing EPA to
issue compliance orders to any "person" in violation of hazari:-s
waste requirements, to impose civil penalties,  and to commence
civil actions in court against such persons  --  was virtually
identical to th« provision enacted as RCRA section  30C3(a;.
          D«*iring to avoid the necessity of  a  conference  tc
resclve differences cetween the House and Senate  bills,  the
House, cy a voice vote, agreed to strike  the  entire  text  of  its
bill and substitute a ccrpromise  closer to the  bill  passed by t.- =
Senate.  122 Cong. Rac.  32332  '19*6;.  The House  substitute.  .';

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 should be  noted, now contained RCRA section 6001 as final'•• e--
 acted, thus  including no provision purporting to sub-ect fede~a.
 agencies" to  EPA compliance order authority or civil penalties.
 Three days later, the Senate, by a voice vote, passed the House
 substitute without amendment.  122 Cong. Rec. 33813 (1976).  That
 Congress considered, but failed to enact, a bill that expressl/
 would have granted EPA the precise authority now contended fcr
 under RCRA supports the conclusion that EPA lacks statutory
 authority to issue corpliance orders generally to other-federal
 agencies.
          Judicial decisions under RCRA section 6001 provide
 additional support for this construction of the statute.   In
 California v. Walters.  751 F.2d 977 (9th Cir. 1984), California
 sought to recover criminal penalties against the Veterans
Administration for disposing of hazardous waste in violation cf
 state requirements.   The only question presented was whet.-.er the
VA was subject to such penalties under RCRA section 6001.
California contended that its criminal penalties for viola-.; rr.  ::
state disposal requirements constitute a substantive or
procedural requirement with which the VA must comply under
 section 6001.  The United States Court of Appeals  for the  Ninth
Circuit,  th« only Circuit which has considered the meaning cf
RCRA section 6001, squarely rejected this claim.   Accorii-r -z
the court:
          State waste disposal standards, permits,  and
          reporting duties clearly are  "requirements"
          for the purpose of ;section 6001].  Criminal
          sanctions, however,"are not a  "requirement*

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          of the state  law within the meaning of
          [section 6001;, but rather the means by which
          the standards., permits, and reporting duties
          are enforced.  Section [6001] plainly waives
          immunity to sanctions imposed to enforce
          ir.:unctive relief, but this only makes more
          conspicuous its failure to waive immunity to
          criminal sanctions.

Id., at 978; accord Meyer v. Coast Guard. 24 E.R.C. 2013, 2C14

(E.2. N.C.  1986)  vRCRA  section 6001 does not subject Coast Guard

to civil penalties recoverable by the state for violations cf

state requirements because such penalties, 'appear to be a mea.-.s

by which requirements are enforced and not requirements them-

selves") ; Florida Cepartrent of Environmental Regulation v.

Silvex Corp..  606 F. Supp. 159  (M.D. Fla. 1985)  (state  statute

imposing strict liability for negligent release of hazardous

waste material does not constitute a "requirement* under RTP.A

section 6001) .   The reasoning of the Walters opinion  13  .-.struct-

ive.   Like  state criminal penalties, a compliance order can  be

-ore readily viewed as  a "means by which . . . standards,

permits,  and reporting  duties are enforced,* rather than an

independent, substantive requirement.

          One additional district court decision  under  RCRA

section 6001 is directly relevant to the discussion.   In

McClellan Ecological Seepage Situation v. Weinberger,  25 E.R.c.

1480 (E.D.  Calif. 1986), a citizens group brought suit  against

the Cefer.se Department  for alleged violations of  RCRA,  seeking

injunctive  and declaratory relief as well as civil penalties

under RCRA  section 7002, the citizen suit provision.   We moved  -.;

dismiss the claim for civil penalties  on the ground  that the

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statute did not subject the United States to such penalties.

Section 7002 permits citizens to ccmr.er.ce civil actions agairs-

"any person (including .  .  .  the United States .  .  .)» and

authorizes the district court to order appropriate injunctive

relief 'and to apply any appropriate civil penalties under [PCP.A

section 3008(a) and (g)].*  Th« court first concluded that

section 3008 applies only to "persons,* and that "person," as

defined by RCRA section 1004(15), does not include the United

States.  The Court thus locked to RCRA section 6001 to oleterr.ir.e

whether the United States had been subjected to section 3008's

civil penalty provisions.  As stated by the court:

          The plain face, common-sense reading of
          [section 6CCi;  convinces this Court that
          there has not been a waiver of sovereign
          immunity regarding the imposition of civil
          penalties against federal facilities under
          RCRA.  The plain face reading of this
          legislation demonstrates that Congress
          intended to waive sovereign immunity on
          behalf of the United States, insofar as
          process or sanctions is concerned, only as
          required for enforcement of injunctive
          relief.

Id. at 1431.  Accordingly,  the court granted the motion to

dismiss.

          Tak«n together, these decisions  illustrate  the  courts'

continued application of the time-honored  rule that waivers  of

sovereign immunity' must be narrowly construed.   See,  e.g..

California v.  Walters. ?51 F.2d 977,  978  (1984)  (citing United

States v.  Mitchell. 445 U.S. 535, 538  (1980)); Hancock v.  Trai-

426 U.S.  167,  179 (19T6).  In the specific context  of section

6001, this rule of construction  suggests  that  the  obligation cf

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all federal agencies is to comply with all federal,  state,  ar.i
local hazardous and solid waste disposal requirements,  includir.q
permit and reporting requirements, but that the means of enforc-
ing compliance with such requirements is through state,  local, cr
citizen-initiated actions for injunctive relief.  Under this
interpretation, administrative compliance orders -- like crinr.al
and civil penalties — are not 'requirements* and hence, are net
within the waiver of sovereign immunity.  This argument draws its
strength from the self-evident proposition that compliance criers
issued by the EPA under Section 3008(a) are most appropriately
considered a means of enforcing RCRA requirements, rather than as
"requirements* themselves under section 6001.  This  is especially-
clear when it is recalled that section  3008(a) not only
authorizes compliance orders to assess  civil penalties, but alsr
subjects the person to whom they  are issued to  independent-  civil
penalties upon failure to comply  with such orders.   As discussed,
several courts have determined that  Congress did not intend the
Vnited States to be liable for civil penalties under the stat-te.
Moreover, while section 3008 provides that  compliance orders  may
include a 'revocation of any permit,* such  revocation  is  inde-
pendently authorized by RCRA section 3005(d),  and  certainly falls
within auction 6001's ccmr.and that  federal  agencies  comply  w;t.w.
"requirements for permits.*
     Although we realize that RCRA-  section  5001  is  not  without
ambiguity, the Department believes  that the construction  of the
statute outlined above is compelled from the  statutory  larguaga.

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                               ATTACHMENT 2
                         NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE

                          FOR FEDERAL FACILITIES
     This NOTICE OF NONCGMPLIANCE, COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE and NOTICE OF
NECESSITY FOR CONFERENCE  (Notice), is issued under the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act,  (RCRA)  and  further amended by the Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments.  This Notice  is  issued consistent with Executive Order
12088, Federal Compliance With  Pollution Control Standards.  The authority
to issue this Notice has  been delegated by the Administrator of the U.S.
Environmental Protection  Agency to the Regional Administrator of EPA
Region 	 and further delegated to the Director, Waste Management Division,
EPA Region 	 (Complainant).

     Complainant is issuing this Notice to the U.S.
           (Respondent) as a result of  (an inspection on  (date)/the
review of relevant documents or other  information/a referral for action
frcm the State of              ) which provides evidence that  Respondent
has violated or is in violation of one or more requirements of Subtitle C
of RCRA and the regulations promulgated thereunder concerning  the management
of hazardous waste.

     Pursuant to Section 6001 of RCRA, the Respondent as a  (department/agency)
of the executive branch of the Federal government and (generator of
hazardous waste/owner or operator of a hazardous waste management facility)
is subject to and must comply with both Federal and the State  of
	's requirements, including regulations and permit conditions
pertaining to the management of hazardous waste in the same manner and to
the same extent as any person (as defined in Section 1004(15)  of RCRA) is
subject to such requirements.

     Section 7002 of RCRA provides for citizens suits against  any person
(including the United States) who is alleged to be in violation of any
permit, standard, regulations, condition, requirements, prohibition or
final order of RCRA.  In addition, any person as defined in Section
§1004(15) of RCRA, including any individual that may be responsible for
the hazardous waste management activities at the facility, who has violated
or is violating any requirement of Subtitle C of RCRA or who knowingly
violates any material condition or requirement of a RCRA permit or interim
status regulations or standards maybe  subject to administrative, civil
and/or criminal sanctions under Section 3008.

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                                  - 2 -
     In order to return to compliance, Respondent must implement the
actions prescribed in Section 	 (Title of Section) of this
Notice within the timeframes stipulated (subject of negotiation).  Two
possible alternatives to inplementing the prescribed actions are (1) the
seeking of a Presidental exemption pursuant to Section 6001 of RCRA or
(2) the petitioning of Congress for specific legislative relief.  [Note:
incompliance with certain statutory or regulatory requirements of
RCRA (e.g., Section 3005(e)(2)/40 C.F.R. 270.73(c) may require that the
Respondent immediately cease the addition of hazardous was'te to or the
management of hazardous waste in the affected unit(s) or at the entire
facility and that there is no action which the facility can take to
return to compliance).

     Within 15 days of the receipt of this Notice of Nonconpliance/
Violation, the Respondent must submit to EPA a written response describing
the Respondent's efforts to comply with the violations outlined  in this
Notice.  The Respondent must also identify a date for a settlement con-
ference between the Respondent and the U.S. EPA.  This response  should
be sent to 	 (identify person to receive response).
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                          ATTACHMENT  3
                   MODEL  ENFORCEABILITY CLAUSE
            FOR FEDERAL FACILITY  COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS
     The [Department/Agency] recognizes its obligations to comply
with RCRA as set forth in Section 6001 of RCRA.  •

     The provisions of this Agreement including those related to
statutory requirements, regulations, permits, closure plans, or
corrective action, including recordkeeping, reporting and
schedules of compliance, shall be enforceable under citizen suits
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6972(a)(1)(A), including actions or suits
by the State and its agencies.  The [Department/Agency] agrees
that the State and its agencies are a "person" within the meaning
of Section 7002(a) of RCRA.

     In the event of any action filed under section 7002(a) of
RCRA alleging any violation of any such requirement of this
Agreement, it shall be presumed that the provisions of this
Agreement including those provisions which address recordkeeping,
reporting, and schedules of compliance are related to statutory
requirements, regulations, permits, closure plans, or corrective
action, and are thus enforceable under Section 7002(a) of RCRA.

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                           ATTACHMENT 4
                        MODEL LANGUAGE FOR
                        DISPUTE RESOLUTION

     Except  as  specifically  set  fortn elsewhere  in tnis
Agreement,  if a dispute arises under this Agreement the
procedures  of this  Part shall  apply,  in addition, during the
pendency of  any dispute, the  [Department/Agency] agrees that it
shall continue  to implement  those portions of tnis Agreement
which are not in dispute and  which  U.S. EPA and  [State] determine
can be reasonably implemented  pending final resolution of the
issue(s) in  dispute.   If U.S.  EPA and [State] determine that afci.
or part of those portions of  work which are affected by the
dispute should  stop during the pendency of the dispute, the
[Department/Agency] shall discontinue implementing those portions
of the worfc.
     All Parties to this Agreement  shall maJce reasonable efforts
to informally resolve  disputes at the Project Manager or
immediate supervisor level.   If  resolution cannot be achieved
informally,  the procedures of  this  Part shall be implemented to
resolve a dispute.
     A. • Within thirty (30)  days of the date of  any action by
U.S. EPA or  [State] which leads  to  or generates  a dispute, the
[Departm«nt/Ag«ncy] shall submit to U.S. EPA and [State] a
written statement of dispute  setting forth the nature of the
dispute, the [Department/Agency's]  position with respect to the
dispute and  the information  the  [Department/Agency]  is  relying
upon to support its position.  If the [Department/Agency] does

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 not provide such written statement  to  U.S.  EPA  and  [State] within
 this thirty (30)  day period,  the  [Department/AgencyJ  shall be
 deemed to navj^jgreed with the  action  taJcen by  U.S.  EPA  or
 [State)  which led to or generated the  dispute.
      B.   Where U.S.  EPA or [State]  issue a  Written  Notice of
 Position, any other  Party which disagrees with  the  Written Notice
 of  Position may provide the issuing Party with  a written
 statement of  dispute setting forth the nature  of the dispute,
 its  position with respect to  the  dispute and the information it
 is  relying upon to support its  position.  If no other Party
 provides  such a written statement of dispute within thirty (30)
 days  of  receipt of the Written  Notice  of Position,  th« Parties
 shall be  deemed to have agreed  with the Written Notice of
 Position.
       C.   Upon receipt of the written  statement of  dispute, the
 Parties shall engage in dispute resolution  among the Project
 Managers  and/or their immediate supervisors.  The Parties shall
 have  fourteen (14) days from  the  receipt by the U.S.  EPA and
 [State] of  the written statement  of dispute to  resolve the
 dispute.   During  this period  the  Project Managers shall  meet as
 many  tim««  aa are necessary to  discuss and  attempt  resolution of
 the dispute).   If  agreement cannot be reached on any issue within
 this  fourteen (14) day period any Party may,  within ten  (10) days
of the conclusion of the  fourteen (14) day  dispute  resolution
period, submit  a  written  notice to  the Parties  escalating the
dispute to  the  Dispute Resolution committee (DRC) for resolution.
 If no Party elevates the  dispute  to the DRC within  this  ten  (10)

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day escalation period, the Parties shall be deemed to have agreed
with U.S. EFA's position with respect to the dispute.
     D.  The Hfc win serve as a forum for resolution of disputes
for which agreement has not been reached pursuant to Subparts A,
B or C of this Part.  The Parties shall each designate one
individual and an alternate to serve on the DRC.   The individuals
designated to serve on the DRC shall be employed at the policy
level (SES or equivalent) or be delegated the authority to
participate on the DRC for the purposes of dispute resolution
under this Agreement.  Following escalation of a dispute to the
DRC as set forth in Subpart C, the DRC shall have thirty (30) r
days to unanimously resolve the dispute. If the DRC  is unable to
unanimously resolve the dispute within this thirty (30) day
period any Party may, within ten (10) days of the conclusion of
the thirty (30) day dispute resolution period, submit a written
notice of dispute to the Administrator of U.S. EPA for final
resolution of the dispute.  In the event that the dispute is not
escalated to the Administrator of U.S. EPA within the designated
ten (10)  day escalation period, the Parties shall be deemed  to
have agreed with the U.S. EPA DRC representative's position  with
respect to the dispute.
     E.   Open escalation of a dispute to the Administrator of
U.S. EPA pursuant to Subpart D, the Administrator will  review  and
resolve such dispute as expeditiously as possible.   Upon
resolution, tn« Administrator shall provide the
[Department/Agency] and  [State] with a written final decision
setting forth resolution of the dispute.

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      r.  The U.S. EPA  representative on the DRC is tne Waste
Management. Division Director of U.S. EPA's Region 	.   [state's]
designated ae^er is the  [State's equivalent position].  The
[Department/Agency's]  designated member is the
[Department/Agency's equivalent position].  Notice of any
delegation of authority from a Party's designated representative
on the DRC shall be provided to all other Parties pursuant to the
procedures of Part XX.
      G.  The pendency  of  any dispute under this Part shall not
affect the [Department/Agency's] responsibility for timely
performance of the worlc required by this Agreement, except that
the time period for completion of work affected by such dispute
shall be extended for  a period of time not to exceed tne actual
time  taxen to resolve  any good faith dispute in accordance with
the procedures specified  herein.  All elements of the work
required by this Agreement which are not affected by the dispute
shall continue and be  completed in accordance with the applicable
schedule.  The determination of elements of work, Submittals or
actions affected by the dispute shall be determined by U.S. EPA
and shall  not subject  to  dispute under this Part.
     H.  Within fourteen  (14) days of resolution of a dispute
pursuant to the procedures specified in this Part, the
[Departaent/Agency] shall incorporate the resolution and  final
determination into the appropriate plan, schedule or procedures
and proceed to implement  this Agreement according to the  amended
plan, schedule or procedures.

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     I.  Resolution of a dispute pursuant to this Part of the
     »«nfrconstitutes a final resolution of any dispute arising
under tfci*.JfcgMment.   The [Department/Agency] shall abide by all
terms and conditions of any final resolution of dispute obtained
pursuant to tnis Part of this Agreement.
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I
              ATTACHMENT 5

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
            WASHINGTON, 0 C. 204(0
    JJN 24

   "EVCRANDl'M
                                            0»«'CI Of
                                   SCLlO «V*STI 4NO {MCMOINC' "IS'ONS
   S-3JECT:   Determination of Operator at Government-Owned
                                 (GOCO) Facilities
               ,    -
   F3CM:     Gerte X. Lucero,/Director
            Office of Wa at ef Programs Enforcement

            Marcia E. wtiilkmAiVtiif
            Office of SdjildCWastr
                       /
   TO:       Waste Management Division Directors
            Regions I - X.


       The purpose of this memorandum is to clarify who should
   sign as the operator on permit applications for Governm«nt-
   Cwned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) facilities.  Earlier guidance
   (see attached memo)  had recommended that the Regional office
   consider the role of the contractor in the operation of the
   facility before determining who should sign the permit appli-
   cation,  we also noted that in some cases where the contractor's
   role is less precisely defined the Region should exercise
   ]u^-,ent given the factual situation.

       It appears that there is still some confusion regarding
   signatories for permit applications.  Whenever a contractor or
   contractors at a government-owned facility, are responsible or
   ojrtially responsible for the operation,  management or oversight
   of hazardous waste activities at the facility; they should sign
   t-.e permit as the operator(s).  In some instances both the
   Federal agency and the contractor(s) are the operators and
   ^ultiple signatures to that effect would be appropriate.  A
   review of the> facility's operating records, contingency plans,
  personnel training records, and other documents relating  to waste
  management should indicate who the operator(s) are.  As a general
  rule,  contractors will meet this test and therefore in most
  situations should be required to sign the permit application.

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     If you hav« any questions please contact Jim Michael, Office ofc
Solid Wait* at FTS- 382-2231 or ^nna Duncan,  Office of Waste Programs
Enforcement at FTS 382-4829.
Attachment
     3r-ce Weddle,  CSW
     Elaine Stanley,  OWPE
     Chris Grundler,  OSWER
     Matt Hale,  PSPD
     Federal Facility Coordinators,  Region I-x

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       i        UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
       r                   WASHINGTON. D.C. 20460
      /
  MAR 2 4 1988
MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:  Elevation Process for Achieving Federal Facility
          Compliance under_RCRA
             /X^ /^S^
FROM:     J. Winston Porter, Assistant Administrator
          Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

TO:       Regior • . ?drunistrators
          Regions I-X

     In my memorandum of January 25, 1988 I outlined the various
enforcement mechanisms that EPA is able to use at Federal
facilities under RCRA and CERCLA.  The purpose of this memorandum
is to set forth an elevation process for settling disputes
between EPA and a Federal agency to assure that compliance
agreements are settled in a timely fashion.

BACKGROUND

     The Federal Facilities Compliance Task Force recently
collected RCRA compliance information from the Regional offices
in preparation for a Congressional Hearing before the
Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
This information consistently showed that in cases where EPA had
the enforcement lead at a Federal facility, negotiations bet..e:>n
EPA and the Federal facility on the terms of a FFCA had been
ongoing for extended periods of time.  In some cases,
negotiations between EPA and the Federal facility had exceeded
the two year mark.  Many Regions have expressed frustration  in
their apparent inability to compel the conclusion of these
negotiations.

     At the Hearing I expressed concern over the  length of time
it was taking to conclude settlement negotiations for compliance
agreements at Federal facilities.  I also described a process
that the agency was developing for elevating disputes between  EPA
and Federal facilities to Headquarters for resolution.  This
elevation process for resolving disputes between  EPA and  a
Federal facility when negotiations for a Federal  Facility
Compliance Agreement are not concluded in a timely  fashion  is
described below.  This process clearly would not  apply  if the
initial enforcement action was taken against the  contract-
operator of a government-owned facility  (GOCO).

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 NEGOTIATION AND  ELEVATION PROCESS

      As  described  in the January 25, 1988 memorandum, EPA will
 issue a  Notice of  Noncompliance (NOW) to a Federal facility as
 the  initial notification of RCRA class 1 violation(s) _.iat are
 classified  as high priority.  The NOW should be consistent with a
 RCRA 3008(a) complaint  in format and content.  The timeframes for
 the  issuance of  the NON should be in accordance with the RCRA
 Enforcement Response Policy for timely and appropriate
 enforcement actions.

      The  foilowup  to a Notice of Noncompliance is the development
 of a Federal Facility Compliance Agreement (FFCA).  The FFCA at a
 Federal  facility is parallel to a final order at a private
 facility.   It should contain a schedule of discrete actions for
 returning the facility to compliance.  In addition to the
 provisions  usually found in a final order under RCRA Section
 3003(a), the FFCA  must  include an enforceability clause that is
 identical to the model  language found in the January 25, 1988
 memorandum  and the model dispute resolution language for
 settling disputes  within the context of implementing the
 compliance  agreement.

     After  the issuance of a Notice of Noncompliance. the period
 for  negotiating  a  Federal Facility Compliance Agreement should
 not  exceed  one hundred twenty (120) days.  At day ninety (90),
 the  Region  should  evaluate whether negotiations will be concluded
 within the  next  thirty days.  If it appears that negotiations are
 close to settlement, the Region should aggressively pursue the
 finalization of  the agreement within that thirty day period.

      If it  does  not appear at day ninety (90) that negotiations
 for  the FFCA will  be completed within the following thirty days,
 the  Region  should  refer the dispute to Headquarters for final
 resolution.   The dispute should be formally referred to the
 Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and
 Emergency Response within thirty (30) days of the expiration of
 the  ninety  day negotiation period.   A notification of the
 elevation to Headquarters should also be sent to the Assistant
Administrator for  the Office of External Affairs and the
Assistant Administrator for the Office of Enforcement and
Compliance  Monitoring.   At the tii?e of referral, the Region
should consider  issuing a press release on the compliance status
of the facility.

     When a dispute is elevated to Headquarters for  resolution,
 the  referral package should consist of a chronology which details
the correspondence between the regional office and the  Federal
 facility regarding the compliance status of the facility.  The
chronology  should  highlight the Region's efforts at  reaching
agreement with the facility.  The referral package must also
 include a description of the specific issues in the FFCA that
remain unresolved  and the position of both the regional office

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 and  the  Federal  facility  on  these  issues.  Any background
 documents  that substantiate  the dispute(s) should also be
 included in  the  package.

     My  discussions  and/or meetings with the equivalent
 representative from  the Headquarter '^ jffice of the affected
 Federal  agency to  resolve the dispute shall take place for a
 period not to exceed thirty  (30) days.  Regional representatives
 may  be asked to  participate  in these discussions.  In any case,
 Headquarters will  keep the Region  apprised of the status of
 discussions.  If the dispute is not resolved within the thirty
 (30) day period, the dispute will  be elevated to the EPA
 Administrator and  his Federal agency counterpart for resolution.
CONCLUSIONS

     I would  like to  reiterate my request in the January 25, 1988'
enforcement guidance  to send copies of all Federal Facility
Notices of Noncompliance anu draft and final Federal Facility
Compliance Agreements to the Federal Facility Compliance Task
Force.  The Task Force is reviewing the draft FFCAs to ensure
that EPA's enforcement approach at Federal facilities is
nationally consistent.  Collection and review of this information
win keep the Task Force up-to-date on Federal facility
compliance issues. Copies of correspondence that indicate the
lack of progress in negotiations between EPA and the Federal
facility for an FFCA  should also be forwarded to Headquarters.
This information will allow the Task Force to anticipate the
elevation of a case to Headquarters for resolution.

     Let me close by  noting that timely escalation of disputes is
important to ensure compliance at Federal facilities.  I urge you
to apply these timeframes seriously and to communicate them to
the Federal agency during the early stages of the negotiation of
an FFCA.   Federal facility compliance with the hazardous waste
laws and regulations  is one of my highest priorities.  I would
appreciate your full  support in implementing this elevation
process.   If you or your staff have any questions, please contact
Christopher Grundler, Director, Federal Facilities Compliance
Task Force, Office of Waste Programs Enforcement, or Jacqueline
Thiell of his staff.
cc:  Hazardous Waste Management Divipi^n Directors, Regions  I-X
     Regional Counsels, Regions I-X

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       1       UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
       <                  WASHINGTON, O.C.  20460
                              231989
MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:  Notice of Environmental Restoration Activities at
          Department of Defense Facilities

FROM:     Christopher Grundler, Director
          Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance Office

TO:       Superfund Enforcement Branch Chiefs
          Regions I-X

          Regional Counsel Hazardous Waste Branch Chiefs
          Regions I-X

    The purpose of this memo is to draw your attention to the notice
provision of Section 211 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthor-
ization Act of 1986.  Section 211 describes the Secretary of
Defense's responsibilities under the Department of Defense's  (DoD)
Environmental Restoration Program.  In particular, Section 2705
outlines the Secretary of Defense's responsibility to provide notice
and opportunity to comment to EPA and the states on proposals for
response activities at Federal facilities to address releases or
threatened releases of hazardous substances at a Federal facility.

BACKGROUND

    During the EPA workshop on CERCLA Section 120 Federal Facility
Agreements held in September 1988, there was a great deal of
discussion on the use of removal authorities at Federal  facilities.
Specifically, many Regions wanted to know how these activities
should be incorporated into the overall remediation plan for  a
Federal facility since Executive Order 12580 delegates  the authority
to conduct on-site non-emergency removal actions to the  Federal
agencies.  [The responsibility to conduct on-site emergency  removal
actions has only been delegated to the Department of Defense  and  the
Department of Energy (DOE)].

    The Regions expressed concern about cases where Federal  agencies
were not notifying EPA of removal actions before or at  the time  they
were taken.  Since removal activities can have a significant  impact
on the overall facility clean-up plan, the Regions wanted  to  know
how EPA could compel Federal agencies to coordinate the r^movT1
actions with EPA prior to implementation to assure consistency  ••rirh
the final renv.'-Jial action.

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STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR NOTIFICATION AND CONSULTATION

    Subsection 2705(a) of Section 211 of SARA requires the Secretary
of Defense to notify EPA and appropriate State and local authorities
of each of the following situations:

         (1) The discovery of releases or threatened releases of
              hazardous substances at the facility.
         (2) The extent of the threat to public health and the
              environment which may be associated with any such
              release or threatened release.
         (3) Proposals made by the Secretary to carry out response
              actions with respect to any such release or threatened
              release.
         (4) The initiation of any response action with respect to
              such  release or threatened release and the
              commencement of each distinct phase of such
              activities.

    In addition, subsection 2705(b)(l) requires that the Secretary
of Defense ensure that EPA and State and local authorities have an
adequate opportunity to comment on release notices under (l) and  (2)
listed above.  Pursuant to subsection 2705(b)(2), EPA and the states
must have adequate  opportunity for timely review and comment on
proposals for all response actions referred to in (3) and (4) above
and before undertaking any activity or action referred to in  (4).
The opportunity for review and comment is required unless the action
is an emergency removal taken because of imminent and substantial
endangerment to human health or the environment and consultation
would be impractical.  We construe this to mean time-critical
emergency response  actions.

     It is important to note that Section 2705 applies to non-NPL as
well as NPL sites.  It also applies to §11 response actions,  though
only removal actions are highlighted in this memorandum.  Regions
and states may use  this authority to review and comment on response
actions being taken at non or pre-NPL (i.e., in the NPL scoring
pipeline) facilities that EPA or the states consider significant.

INCORPORATION INTO  FFAs

    In conclusion,  Section 2705 makes it clear that EPA has  a
statutory basis for requiring review of proposed  removal actions
prior to implementation of these actions at DoD facilities.
Although EPA Headquarters has no plans to negotiate model language
for removal actions with DoD, Regions should include  removal

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provisions in Federal Facility Agreements.  The actual language for
the removal provision can be worked out in the context of site-
specific negotiations.

    To clarify the EPA and state oversight role for removal actions
at Federal facilities, some Regions are including a special
provision on removal actions in site-specific Federal Facility
Agreements.  (See Attachments 1 and 2).


REMOVAL ACTIONS AT NON-POD FACILITIES

    As Section 2705 of SARA was written specifically for DOD,  fc'.PA
and the states have a narrower legal basis for seeking a role in the
review process for non-emergency removals at non-DOD facilities.
CERCLA Section 120(c) requires that information submitted under
Section 3016 of RCRA be supplemented by "notice of each subsequent
action taken under this Act with respect to the facility."  Although
this authority requires Federal agencies to give notice of
activities, it does not give EPA the authority to intervene to
prevent an inappropriate response.

    The best argument for EPA and the states to use for carving out
a role for the regulators in the review process of non-emergency
removals at non-DOD facilities is that of consistency.  It can be
argued that all proposed actions at a NPL facility must be reviewed
by EPA and the state to ensure consistency with the final remedial
action.
CONTACTS

    If you have any questions or comments., please feel free to call
me at FTS-475-9801 or contact your regional coordinator  in the
Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance Office.

Attachments

cc:   CERCLA Federal Facility Contacts
     Ivy Main, OGC
     Lee Herwig, OFA

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                   ATTACHMENT  1 (SACRAMENTO ARI-IY DEPOT)
                      13   REMOVAL ACTIONS

     A. Any Removal Actions conducted on the Site shall b« conducted
 in a manner consistent with CERCLA, the NCP, and 10 U.S.C. J2705,
 including provisions  for timely notice and consultation with respect
 to EPA and appropriate State and local officials.
     B. Nothing  in this Agreement shall alter SAAD's authority with
 respect to removal actions conducted pursuant to Section  104 of
 CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.  19604.
     c. EPA and  OHS reserve any authority they  may have concerning
 removal actions  conducted on the Site.
i
                        14  REVIEW OF  SUBMITTALS

       Review and Comment  Process  for Draft and Final Documents
     A.  Applicability!
     The provisions of  this Section  establish the procedures that
shall be used by the  Parties to provide each other with appropriate
notice, review, comment, and response to comments regarding RI/FS and
RO/RA documents, specified herein  as either primary or secondary
documents.  In accordance  with Section 120 of CERCLA and 10 U.S.C.
§2705, the SAAD will  normally be responsible for issuing primary and
secondary documents to  the other Parties.  As of the effective date
of this Agreement, all  draft and  final reports for any deliverable
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                ATTACHMENT  I CLETTIRKEN^i  ASJfi  OIPOT)

 identifying  data gaps  and  quality control  problems  in  the
 existing studies and reports.   The Army shall utilize the EPA and
 PADER comments  when preparing the Scope(s)  of Work called  for by
 this Agreement.

          During the  120  day  period,  the project  managers  shall
 make  themselves available to  meet  and  confer  as  necessary  to
 facilitate this process.   The 120 day period may be extended for
 good  cause  as provided  in Section  XXX,   Extensions,  of  this
 Agreement.


 C.   REMOVALS


          Removal activities will be  taken  at LEAD  if:

    1.  The Army determines that a removal  is appropriate; or
    2.  EPA or PADER requests that a  removal be conducted and
        a.  The Army agrees to perform such removal; or
        b.   It  is  determined  through dispute resolution that a
 removal is appropriate.

          Except as otherwise provided by this Section,  prior to
 initiating  removal  activities,  the  Army  shall  notify  EPA and
 PAOER in writing by  return  receipt mail  or hand delivery of its
 proposed  removal  action; and  allow   EPA  and PADER  an  adequate
 opportunity for timely review and comment.   The Army notification
 shall contain  adequate  specificity  to permit  meaningful review
 and  comment.    If EPA  or  PADER  propose an  overlapping or
 inconsistent Accelerated Remedial Action, the review and comment
 period on the  removal activities shall  last at  least until any
 disputes over  the  need for the overlapping or inconsistent ARA
 are  resolved  in accordance  with Section  XI,   (Resolution of
 Disputes)  of this Agreement.   An Emergency removal action  taken
 because of imminent and substantial  endangerment to human health
 or the environment may be taken by the Army without following the
 notice  and  comment procedures of  this  paragraph  only if
 consultation  would be  impractical.    The  Army  agrees  to  only
 exercise its  removal  authority  in a  manner which  is consistent
with the  purposes of this  Agreement, including  the  review and
 consultation provisions set forth herein.
D.   l^fffllnpgATgP REMEDIAL ACTIONS

         1) Accelerated Remedial Actions (ARAs)  are Remedial
Actions  which  prevent,  control, or  respond  to  a  release  or
threatened release of hazardous substances where prompt action is
necessary but  a  response  under removal  authorities  is  not
appropriate or desirable.   ARA's will  follow  a stream-lined
remedial process as set forth below.   Areas of the Site which are
the subject of  ARAs ordinarily  will  need to be evaluated  in a
subsequent ROD  to  determine whether or not  the ARA  meets  final
clean up standards.   For ARAs performed in the  non-NPL areas of
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       I       UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
   __ /                  WASHINGTON. D.C.  20460
 V...  '


                           SEP  8 IS&8
                                                        ;FC,CE of
                                               SOL o AIASTE AMD EMEF>GE\CV RESPONSE
 MEMORANDUM

 SUBJECT:   Enforcement Actions at Government-Owned Contractor-
           Operated Facilities
 FROM:      Bruce  Diamond,  Directoj
           Office of  Waste Programs Enforcement

 TO:        Hazardous  Waste Management Division Directors
           Regions I-X

           Regional Counsels
           Regions I-X

     The  purpose of  this  memorandum is to provide you with copies of
 three  enforcement actions that  EPA recently issued to the contract
 operators of  government owned facilities (GOCO).   Two of these
 actions were  brought under RCRA Section 3008(a)  for violations of
 RCRA regulatory  requirements.   The third action  is a notification
 letter for potential liability  under CERCLA Section 107.  I commend
 Region V  and  VI  for  taking the  initiative in issuing these actions
 as the Assistant Administrator  has encouraged in both the January- 28,
 1988 guidance and in congressional testimony.

     To assist you in determining whether an action against a
 contractor may be an appropriate means of achieving compliance and
 cleanup at a  Federal facility,  I have highlighted the rationale used
 by Regions V  and VI  for proceeding against the GOCO in each of these
 cases.

 Case ttl - GQCQ has primary responsibility for hazardous waste-
 management activities

     In the case of  the Lone  Star Army Ammunition Plant, a RCRA
 Section 3008(a)  complaint was issued to the contractor after it was
 determined that  the  contractor  had practical and contractual
 responsibility for the hazardous waste management activities at
 issue.   The ability  to correct  the violations was within the
 contractor's  control.  The complaint included a  proposed penalty for
 the violation.

Case »2 -  Prolonged  and inconclusive negotiations with the Federal
Agency

     At the Ravenna  Army  Ammunition Plant, a RCRA Section 3008(a)
complaint  was  issued to the contractor after lengthy correspondence

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with tne Federal Agency failed to resolve the compliance issue.   The
complaint included a proposed penalty for the violation.

Case t3 - GOSO is performing the work

     At Air Force Plant #4, the contractor was issued a CERCLA
notice letter as a potentially responsible party for the performance
of a remedial investigation.  In this case, the contractor is a
long-term operator at the facility; it is believed that the
contractor contributed to the contamination problem at the facility;
and the contractor is already performing the remedial investigation
at the facility.

     The decision on whether to pursue a GOCO enforcement action and
the timing of that action will always be made on an individual basis
as the facts of each case are unique.  However, it is useful to build
upon practical experience in an effort to anticipate the problems
and issues before they occur.

     I encourage you to provide the Federal Facility Hazardous Waste
Compliance Office (FFHWCO) within OPWE your ideas and comments on the
criteria for pursuing enforcement actions under RCRA and CERCLA at
GOCO facilities.  As I mentioned, the Assistant Administrator is
encouraging these actions and the FFHWCO is developing a policy on
when they should be pursued.  You should relay to the FFHWCO any
issues or problems that you have encountered when considering or
pursuing enforcement actions at a GOCO facility.

cc:  Ed Reich, OECM
     Dick Sanderson, OFA

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                                        JUN  14 1988
      ox
Tort  ,nrth, Texas  /'Vi ~ 1

 •->-ir  r. .'.nJerscn:

     Tin's letter notifies  you  of potential  liability, 35 defined uy
l;7(i)  of the Conor?hensi ve Environmental  Response, Compensation and Liability
'ct  -if
Mi-civ-
       V3DJ, 42 H.S.C.  Section  -7507(3), as amended, and notifies you  that  3
       period of  fornal  negotiations  with the Environnental Protection
       ;ETA; automatically beqins  with this letter.
     >. t;-.o onorator  of  Air Fore? Plant ^4 in Fort Uorth, Texas, you -.ay  he  a
 I't-intially responsible  party for the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility
^t'j'lv 'V7I/FI) at t.'iis  site.  T'ris letter is to encourage you to voluntarily
 ip'jotiato a consent oMer in which you aqree to perform a RI/FS at  the  site.
You ar? ^Iso norehv notified that the Environnental Protection Aqency  (EPA)
>nrici~at9s ex^onr'in'j  funds for oversight of the RI/FS, and you are ooten-
-.i^llv liahl° for r.hese  expenditures.
     T: .?  -jj
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            H^y -ipv;otiition  period triggered by this  letter  v/il"1  be  extended
            if vyj  submit  a  good faith offer to EPA.  A  good faith  offer to
          e "I/FS  i->  a  written nrooosal that demonstrates  your  cual ificationf:
          -inoss r.n  conduct the ?I/FS an-j includes t'n? following elements:

           ^"i"^ ^..it  if ;i 1 1 i M-;rv233 ^u r-ener*l Oyn^r. ics  to conduct  tnr?
          I/FS winch  is co'isistent with iPA's  juidelines  2nd policies  ai^
          'rovi-^s  !\ sufficient basis for f;jrther nenotiations ;
            ^J  ',C'3CriTtion
    to  proceed with the

>.   i  JQ:.'onstr3tion o
                                               2n
                                                              'iow  you
                                                                       nl.ir.
                                            capability  to  carry cut the
         •I/FS incliulinij  th? identification of  the  fir"i(s)  that
         act'jally conduct the work or a description  of  the  process they
         "ill use to  select tlia firr.(s); ana
                                                finance
                                                             RI/FS.

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                 s^ to t'n's notice l^ttor  S"ou1u .TC sent to:
                     '. .5. ^ii/i rcT 'o^t il  Protect! 31 '
                     /nbert H. ' annesscnl .^nar ,  Cniaf
                     Sjperfuna Enforce.'icnt  'j ranch
                     Hall as, Taxas 75201
     If you have  any  questions ahout this  notice, please contact  John  "leyer
.it 2lris  M vision

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           UNITED  STATES  ENVIRONMENTAL  PROTECTION  AGENCY

                                      REGION VI
                                1445 ROSS AVENUE, SUITE 1200
                                  DALLAS, TEXAS 75202
   July  21,  1988

   CERTIFIED MAIL:  RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

   C. T. Corporation System
   Registered Agent for Service for
     Day & Zimmerman, Inc.
   1601 Elm Street
   Dallas, Texas  75201

   Re:  Complaint, Compliance Order,  and
        Notice of Opportunity for Hearing
        Docket No. RCRA VI-809-H
        EPA I.D. No. TX7213821831

   Dear Sir:

   Enclosed herein is a Complaint, Compliance Order,  and  Notice  of Opportunity
   for Hearing (Complaint) filed against Day & Zimmerman, Inc.,  pursuant  to the
   Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as  amended.   It is
   alleged in the Complaint that Day  & Zimmerman, Inc.,  failed to comply  with
   Subtitle C of RCRA in accordance with the applicable  laws  and regulations
   established under the Texas hazardous waste management program and  the Hazardous
   and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA).  These  violations  are  specifically
   set out in the Complaint.

   We call your attention to that part of the Complaint  entitled "Notice  of
   Opportunity to Request a Hearing."  Should you request such a hearing, your
   written request must be filed with the Regional  Hearing Clerk within thirty
   (30) days of your receipt of this  Complaint.  Upon failure to file  an  answer
   within thirty (30) days, a default judgment may  be entered and the  proposed
   civil  penalty may be assessed without further proceedings.  In addition, you
   could  be subject to penalties of up to TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000)
   per day, per violation for failure to comply with  the Compliance  Order section
   of the Complaint.

   You  have the right to be represented by your attorney at any  stage  of  these
   proceedings.  Please be advised that the  Rules of  Practice at 40  CFR §22.08
   prohibit unilateral  discussion of  the merits of  the case with the Regional
   Administrator, the Regional Judicial Officer, or the  Administrative Law Judge
   after  Issuance of the Complaint.  Note that each day  the cited violations
   continue may constitute a new violation for which  additional  penalties can be
   imposed.

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If you have any questions regarding  this  matter, please contact Dave Polter
of the Office of Regional Counsel  who  can be  reached at (21*) 655-2120, or
William H. Taylor, Jr., Chief,  Enforcement Section, Hazardous Waste Compliance
Branch, U.S. Environmental  Protection  Agency,  Region VI,  1445 Ross Avenue,
First Interstate Bank Tower, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733  or  telephone (214)
655-6775.

We urge your prompt attention to  this  matter.

Sincerely yours,
Anyn M. Davis
Director
Hazardous Waste Management Division  (6H)

Enclosures

cc:  Mr. Bryan W. Dixpn
     Texas Water Commission

     Mr. Joe B. RaffaelH, Jr.
     General Manager
     Day 4 Zimmerman, Inc.
     Lieutenant Robert Klebler USA
     Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant                                                ^

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                               UNITED STATES
                      ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                                 REGION VI
                               DALLAS, TEXAS


 IN THE MATTER OF:                    §
                                     §
 DAY 4 ZIMMERMAN, INC.                §     DOCKET NUMBER  RCRA VI-809-H
                                     §
 TEXARKANA, TEXAS                     §
                                     §
                   RESPONDENT,       §     COMPLAINT,  COMPLIANCE  ORDER  AND
                                     §     NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY  FOR  HEARING
 EPA I.D. NO. TX7213821831            §


          This COMPLAINT, COMPLIANCE ORDER, AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR

 HEARING (Complaint) is issued pursuant to Section 3008 of the Resource

 Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. §6928.

 Section 3008 of RCRA authorizes the Administrator of the  Environmental

 Protection Agency (EPA) to issue such complaints whenever the Administrator

 has information that any person has violated or is in violation of any

 requirement of Subtitle C of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. §§6921-6939b.  The requirements

 of Subtitle C also include the requirements of the authorized program in a

 state which has been authorized to carry out a hazardous  waste program

 under Section 3006 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. §6926.  Texas has an authorized

 program.  51 Fed.Reg. 45320 (1986).  The State authorized program does  not

 include the provisions of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984

 (HSWA), Public Law No. 98-616, 98 Stat. 3221  (1984).  Therefore, the EPA

enforces the provisions of HSWA and its implementing  regulations.

          Complainant in this action is the Director, Hazardous Waste Manage-

ment Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,  Region  VI, who  is the

person to whom authority has been delegated to issue  such complaints in the

states of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Notice of

this action has been given to the State of Texas.


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          Complainant will show that Day & Zimmerman,  Inc.  (Respondent),
doing  business as the operator of a facility located on  Highway  82 near
Texarkana, Texas, has violated the requirements of Subtitle C  of RCRA,  as
amended, 42 U.S.C.  §6901 et_ se_£., as further amended  by HSWA  Public  Law
98-616, and the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA), Tex. Stat. Ann.  art.
4477-7  (Vernon 1986) and the regulations promulgated thereunder  at Title  31
of the  Texas Administrative Code  (TAC).
                            PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
          The following statements apply to all of the counts  in this
complaint:
          1.   Respondent is Day & Zimmerman, Inc., a  corporation incorporated
in and under the laws of the State of Maryland and authorized  to do business
in Texas.
          2.   Respondent is a "person" as defined at  Tex.  Stat. Ann. art
4477-7(2) (Vernon 1987), 31 TAC §335.1, Section 1004(15) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.
§6903(15), and 40 CFR §260.10.
          3.   Respondent is an "operator" as defined  at 31 TAC  §335.1
and 40 CRF §260.10.
          4.   Respondent operates the Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant,
hereinafter referred to as "Facility", located at Highway 82,  Texarkana,
Texas.  The Facility 1s owned by the United States Department of the Army
(hereinafter referred to as "Owner").
          5.   The location where Respondent 1s doing or has done business  is
a "facility" as that terra 1s defined at 31 TAC §335.1 and 40 CFR  §260.10.
          6.   Respondent's business Involves  the handling of "hazardous
waste" as that term is defined at 31 TAC  §335.1, Section 1004(5)  of  RCRA, 42
U.S.C. §6903(5) and 40 CFR §261.3.

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          7.   The hazardous waste generated at the Facility is  also  a
"hazardous industrial waste" as that term is defined at 31 TAG  §335.1.
Hereinafter, the tern "hazardous waste" will include both hazardous waste  and
hazardous industrial waste.
          8.   Respondent is a "generator" of hazardous waste as that term
is defined at 31 TAG §335.1 [40 CFR §260.10].
          9.   Respondent's operations at the Facility involve the "treatment,
storage and/or disposal" of hazardous waste as those terms are defined  at  31
TAG §335.1 [40 CFR §260.10].
         10.   Pursuant to Section 3010(a) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. §6930(a), on
or about August 13, 1980, the owner notified the Administrator  of EPA that
the Facility generated hazardous waste and treated, stored or disposed  of
hazardous waste and utilized underground injection at its Lone  Star Army
Ammunition plant.  In its notification, the Facility owner identified the
following hazardous wastes from non-specific sources being handled at its
Facility:
               (a)  spent halogenated solvents used in degreasing (F001);
               (b)  spent halogenated solvents (F002);
               (c)  spent non-halogenated solvents (F003);
               (d)  spent non-halogenated solvents (F005);
               (e)  wastewater treatment sludges from electroplating
                    operations (F006);
               (f)  spent cyanide plating bath solutions from electroplating
                    operations (F007);
               (g)  plating bath residues from the bottom of plating  baths from
                    electroplating operations (F008);
               (h)  spent stripping and cleaning bath solutions from
                    electroplating operations (F009);
               (i)  quenching bath residues from oil baths from metal heat
                    treating operations (F010);

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               (j)  soent cyanide  solutions  fro^  salt bath pot cleaning
                    from metal  heat  treating operations  (F011); and
               (k)  quenching wastewater  treatment  sludges from metal heat-
                    treating operations  (F012).
          The Facility Owner also  identified hazardous wastes from specific
sources and commercial chemical  product  hazardous wastes which are listed
at 40 CFR §§261.32 and 261.33,  and characteristic hazardous wastes which
are listed at 40 CFR §261, Subpart C.
         11.   Pursuant to Section 3005(e) of RCRA,  42 U.S.C. §6925(e),
the Facility Owner and Respondent  submitted  Part  A  of their permit application
on or about November 19, 1980.   In the part  A permit application, the Owner
and Respondent listed the following  hazardous wastes from  non-specific.
sources:  F001, F002, F003, F005,  F006,  F007, F008, F009,  F010, F011, and
F012.  The Owner and Respondent also listed  hazardous wastes  fron specific
sources, commercial chemical product wastes  and characteristic hazardous
wastes and described the processes associated with  the  generation, treatment,
storage and disposal of each hazardous waste.  The  Owner and  Respondent
identified the hazardous waste management processes of  storage  tanks,
container storage, waste pile and  surface impoundment  storage,  land  application
disposal and treatment in tanks and  other processes.
         12.   Owner and Respondent  submitted revised  Part A permit  applications
on or about September 4, 1981, and November  5, 1981.  The revised applications
did not Include hazardous wastes from non-specific sources (F-wastes) and
contained only a small number of other hazardous wastes identified on the
previous Part A permit application.   Processes identified in the revised
applications are storage 1n tanks, treatment  1n  tanks and treatment by open
burning.
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         13.   Owner submitted a third revised Part  A permit  application
on February 11, 1988.  In its revised Part A permit  application,  Owner
listed the following hazardous wastes from non-specific sources:   F002,
F003, F005, and listed hazardous wastes from specific sources,  commercial
chemical product wastes and characteristic hazardous wastes and described
the processes associated with the generation, storage and disposal  of each
hazardous waste.  Owner identified its hazardous waste management processes
of storage tanks, drum storage, open controlled incineration, bulk storage
and storage in a basin.
         14.   On or about December 7-9 1987, the Facility was  inspected  by
representatives of EPA pursuant to the authority granted by Section 3007(a)
of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. §6927(a).  The following violations were found at the
facility.

                 COUNT I - FAILURE TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION
                              OR CERTIFICATION
         15.   Paragraphs 1 through 14 are hereby incorporated by reference.
         16.   Subpart C of 40 CFR §268 identifies EPA Hazardous Waste  Nos.
F001, F002, F003, F004 and F005 as wastes which are prohibited from land
disposal.  Those wastes which are prohibited from land disposal are also
known as "restricted wastes"
         17.   40 CFR §268.7 requires generators and treatment facilities
to provide, with each shipment of restricted waste, a  notice to  land disposal
and treatment facilities which Includes the following  Information:
               (a)  EPA hazardous waste number;
               (b)  the corresponding treatment standard;
               (c)  the manifest number associated with  the  shipment of waste;
                    and
               (d)  waste analysis data.
40 CFR §268.7, also requires generators and treatment  facilities  to provide,
with each shipment of restricted wastes or treatment  residues, which they
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 have determined meet the applicable treatment standards, a certification

 to the  land disposal facility stating that the waste or treatment residue

 has been treated in compliance with the treatment standards specified in

 Subpart D of Part 268 and the applicable prohibitions set forth.

         18.   On or about the December 7, 1987, inspection, Respondent had

 not provided notification or certification to the disposal facility indicating

 whether or not restricted wastes met the treatment standards for the shipments

 made on or about the following dates:

                    March 18, 1987; and
                    July 25, 1987.

         19.  On or about the December 7, 1987, inspection, Respondent had

 not provided notifications or certifications to the treatment facility

 indicating whether or not restricted wastes met the treatment standards for

 the shipments made on or about the following dates:

                    December 3, 1986;
                    December 30, 1986;
                    January 29, 1987;
                    February 25, 1987;
                    March 27, 1987;
                    April 20, 1987;
                    April 23, 1987;
                    May 20, 1987;
                    June 17, 1987;
                    June 18, 1987;
                    July 16, 1987;
                    July 21, 1987;
                    August 12, 1987;
                    September 10, 1987;
                    October 7, 1987;
                    November 5, 1987;
                    December 4, 1987; and
                    December 23, 1987.

         20.   Therefore, Respondent has violated 40 CFR  §268.7, by  failing

to provide proper notification or certification to the  land disposal  or

treatment facilities to whom wastes were shipped.
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            COUNT  II - FAILURE TO DEVELOPING FOLLOW AN ADEQUATE
                             WASTE ANALYSIS PLAN

         21.   Paragraphs 1 through 20 are hereby incorporated by reference.

         22.   40  CFR §265.13(b) requires an owner or operator to develop

and follow a written waste analysis plan which describes the procedures

which he will carry out to comply with paragraph (a) of that Section.

Paragraph  (a) states, "in part, that he must provide all the information

which must be known to treat, store or dispose of the wastes in accordance

with all applicable requirements of 40 CFR §§265.13 and 268.

         23.   As  of the December 7, 1987, Inspection, Respondent failed

to develop and follow a written waste analysis plan which describes the

procedures which he will carry out to comply with 40 CFR §265.13(a) and

which provides all the information which must be known to treat, store, or

dispose of the wastes in accordance with all applicable requirements of 40

CFR §268.

         24.   Therefore, Respondent has violated 40 CFR §265.13(b), by

failing to develop and follow an adequate written waste analysis plan.


            COUNT  III - FAILURE TO MARK F-SOLVENT WASTE CONTAINERS
                          WITH IDENTIFICATION AND DATE
         25.   Paragraphs 1 through 24 are hereby Incorporated by reference.

         26.   40 CFR §268.50(a)(2)(i) requires that the owner or operator of a

hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facility store hazardous wastes

restricted from land disposal in tanks or containers solely for the purpose

of the accumulation of such quantities of hazardous waste as necessary to

facilitate proper recovery, treatment or disposal and that:

              (i)   each container 1s clearly marked to Identify
                    its contents and the date each period of
                    accumulation begins.
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         27.   As of the December 7,  1987,  inspection,  one  or more containers
located at building number 1-37, were not clearly  marked  to identify the
contents and date each period  of accumulation  began.
         28.   Therefore, Respondent  has  violated  40  CFR  §268.50(a)(2)(i), by
failing to clearly mark containers to identify its contents, the quantity of
each restricted hazardous waste received  and the date each  period of accumulation
begins.

                            PROPOSED  CIVIL  PENALTY
          Section 3008 of RCRA authorizes a civil  penalty of up to TWENTY-
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000) per day for each violation of RCRA and  the
regulations promulgated thereunder.  Complainant  proposes to assess  a  civil
penalty of EIGHTY-SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($86,500) against  Day  &
Zimmerman, Inc., Texarkana, Texas. The computation of  this amount  1s  based
upon the seriousness of the violation, the threat  of harm to public  health
or the environment, the Respondent's  good faith efforts to comply with the
applicable regulations, the Respondent's ability to pay,  and the  RCRA  Civil
Penalty Policy Issued by EPA on May 8, 1984.   The  Individual penalties for
the violations are:
          COUNT    VIOLATION                                  AMOUNT
           I       Failure to provide notification            $59,500
           II      Failure to develop and follow an            17,500
                   adequate waste analysis plan
          III      Failure to mark F-sol vent waste containers   9,500
                   with Identification and date
                                 TOTAL PROPOSED PENALTY       $86,500
If you wish to contest the Imposition of this penalty, see the following
section entitled "Notice of Opportunity to Request a Hearing".
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                                    ORDER
          Pursuant to Section 3008(a)  of RCRA,  42  U.S.C.  §6928, Respondent 1s
hereby ordered to take the following action  within thirty (30) days of receipt
of this Order:
          1.   For all future shipments of  restricted wastes, Respondent
shall provide notifications to land disposal  and  treatment  facilities as
required by 40 CFR §268.7.  If such future  shipments meet the applicable
treatment standards, Respondent shall  provide a certification to  the land
disposal facility in accordance with 40 CFR  §268.7.
          2.   Submit to EPA for approval copies  of sample notification and/or
certification forms which win be sent with  each  shipment of waste and/or
treatment residue of a restricted waste  1n  accordance  with 40  CFR Part  268.
          3.   Submit to EPA for comment  a  revised facility waste analysis
plan which meets all the requirements of  40 CFR Part 268 and the  applicable
Sections cited therein.  Respondent must  Implement the plan according to  and
Immediately upon receipt of EPA's comments.   The  amended plan must Include,
but not be limited to:
               a)   Procedures for testing  each waste  or an extract
                    developed using the  test method described in
                    Appendix  I to Part 268-Tox1c1ty Characteristic
                    Leaching Procedures  (TCLP);
               b)   test methods used for waste analysis which provide
                    sufficient Information  to determine the following:
                    (1)  presence of the California List and/or the
                         F-solvent (F001-F005) wastes  [e.g., paint
                         stripper wastes containing methylene cloride
                         (F002)];
                    (2)  if the waste meets the applicable treatment
                         standards for wastes which contain the  California
                         List and/or the F-solvents; and
                    (3)  qualification of waste for extension of the
                         effective date.
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           4.   Submit to EPA all analytical  test data and supporting data
 used  to  determine if your wastes contain the California list  (51 Fed .Reg.
 40574, November 7,  1986) or the F-solvent wastes and/or constituents and are
 restricted  from land disposal in accordance with 40 CFR Part  268.  Include
 all waste  streams.
           5.   For  all future storage of restricted wastes, clearly mark
 and identify on each container the contents and date each period of
 accumulation beginning when such storage is solely for the purpose of
 accumulation of such quantities of hazardous waste as necessary to facilitate
 proper recovery, treatment, or disposal.
           6.   Provide the necessary documentation and photographs to show
 that each  hazardous waste container is and will be clearly marked to Identify
 the contents and the date each period of accumulation begins.
           In addition to the service requirements for pleadings and documents
 set forth at 40 CFR §22.05, Respondents shall mall a copy of  any documentation
 required by the Order to the following address:
               William H. Taylor, Jr., Chief
               Enforcement Section (6H-CE)
               Hazardous Waste Compliance Branch
               U.S. EPA, Region  VI
               First Interstate Bank Tower
               1445 Ross Avenue
               Dallas, Texas  75202-2733
 NOTICE:  Pursuant to Section 3008(a)(3) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. §6928,  if Respon-
dent falls to take the required corrective action within the time  specified
 1n the Complaint, Respondent may be liable for an additional  penalty of up to
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ($25,000) DOLLARS for each day of continued  noncompllance,
and may be subject to further enforcement Including Injunction  from any further
generating, transporting, treating, storing or disposing of hazardous waste
and such other and further relief as may be necessary to achieve compliance
with Subtitle C of RCRA.
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           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Complaint,  an  enforcement
 action  may be  brought against Respondent pursuant to Section 7003 of RCRA,
 42  U.S.C.  §6973, or other statutory authority if EPA finds that the  handling,
 storage,  treatment, transportation or disposal of solid waste or hazardous
 waste at  the facility presents an imminent and substantial endangerment to
 human health or the environment.

                NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST A HEARING
           Where Respondent (1) contests any material fact upon which the
 Complaint  is based; (2) contends that the amount of the penalty proposed
 in  the  Complaint is inappropriate; or (3) contends that he is entitled to
 judgment as a  matter of law, Respondent shall file a written Answer  to the
 Complaint  with the Regional Hearing Clerk, Region VI, within thirty  (30)
 days after the filing of the Complaint.  Note that the attached Certificate
 of  Service indicates that the Complaint is filed on the same date that 1t
 is  mailed  to the Respondent.
           The  Answer shall clearly and directly admit, deny, or explain
 each of the factual allegations contained 1n the Complaint with regard to
 which Respondent has any knowledge.  Where the Respondent has no knowledge
 of  a particular factual allegation and so states, the allegation is deemed
 denied.  Failure of Respondent to admit, deny, or explain any material factual
 allegation contained 1n the Complaint constitutes an admission of the  allegation,
           The  Answer shall also state (1) the circumstances or arguments
 which are  alleged to constitute the grounds of defense;  (2) the facts  which
Respondent Intends to place at Issue; and (3) whether a hearing 1s  requested.
A hearing upon the Issues raised by the Complaint and Answer shall  be  held
upon request of Respondent in the Answer.
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          The hearing, if requested,  will  be conducted  in  accordance with
the provisions of the Adm'nistrati ve  Procedures  Act  (5  U.S.C.  §552 ejt  seq.),
and the Consolidated Rules of Practice,  codified at  40  CFR  Part  22.  A copy
of these Rules is enclosed.  Respondent  may retain counsel  to  represent him
at the hearing.
          The Regional Hearing Clerk's address is:
               Regional  Hearing Clerk
               U.S. Environmental  Protection Agency
               First Interstate Bank  Tower
               1445 Ross Avenue
               Dallas, Texas  75202-2733
                                DEFAULT  ORDER
          If Respondent fails to file an Answer within  thirty  (30) days of
the filing date of this Complaint,  they  may be found to be 1n  default  pursuant
to 40 CFR §22.17.  For purposes of this  action, default by Respondent  consti-
tutes an admission of all facts alleged  in the Complaint and a waiver  of
Respondent's rights to a hearing under Section 3008  of  RCRA, 42 U.S.C. §6928,
concerning such factual allegations.   The proposed penalty shall become due
and payable by Respondent without further proceedings sixty (60) days  after
issuance of a Final Order upon Default.   Upon Issuance  of the Final  Order
upon Default, Respondent must immediately comply with the Order provisions
in the Complaint.
                            SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE
          Whether or not Respondent  requests  a  hearing, they may confer with
Complainant concerning settlement.   EPA encourages settlement consistent with
the provisions and objectives of RCRA and applicable regulations.  A  request
for a settlement conference does not extend  the thirty  (30) day period during
which the written Answer and a request  for  hearing must be submitted.  The

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settlement conference procedure may  be pursued  as  an  alternative to and
simultaneous with the formal  hearing procedures.   Respondent  may appear at
the settlement conference themselves and/or  be  represented  by their counsel.
          Any settlement reached by  the parties shall  be finalized upon the
issuance of a written Consent Order  by the Regional  Administrator, EPA, Region
VI, in accordance with 40 CFR §22.18.  The  issuance  of a Consent Order shall
constitute a waiver of Respondent's  right to request  a hearing on any matter
stipulated to therein.
          To explore the possibility of settlement in  this  matter, contact
Dave Polter, of the Office of Regional Counsel, who  can be  reached at  (214)
655-2120, or William H. Taylor, Jr., Chief,  Enforcement Section, Hazardous
Waste Compliance Branch, U.S. EPA, Region VI, First  Interstate Bank  Tower,
1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas  75202-2733, or telephone (214) 655-6775.
                                            M. Davis, Director
                                      Hazardous Waste Management Division (6H)
                                      U.S. EPA, Region VI
Dated this  27  1st  day of_LtA*- _ 1988, at Dallas, Texas.
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                          CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
          I hereby certify that the original  of the foregoing Complaint,            fl
Compliance Order, and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing regarding Day &
Zimmernan, Inc., Texarkana, Texas, RCRA Docket  No.  VI-809-H, was filed with
the Regional  Hearing Clerk, EPA Region VI,  Dallas,  Texas, and a true and
correct copy of such Complaint, together with a copy of the Consolidated
Rules of Practice (40 CFR Part 22) was placed in the United States mall,
postage prepaid, certified mail, return receipt requested, on this
day of  OjUJUiJ"	1988, addressed as  follows:
                           C. T. Corporation System
                           Registered Agent for Service for
                              Day & Zimmerman, Inc.
                           1601 Elm Street
                           Dallas, Texas  75201
                                    LaDonna Black
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 This  Complaint  TS  filed  pursuant  to  Section  3008(a)(l)  of  the  Resource Conservation

 and  Recovery  Act of  1976,  as amended  (RCRA),  42  U.S.C.  §6928(a)(l), and the United

 States  Environmental  Protection Agency's  Consolidated  Rules of Practice Governing

 the  Administrative Assessment of  Civil  Penalties and the Revocation or Suspension

 of Permits, 40  CFR Part  22.  The  Complainant  is  the  Director,  Waste Management

 Division, Region V,  United States  Environmental  Protection Agency  (U.S. EPA).  The

 Respondents are Ravenna  Arsenal,  Inc.  and  Physics  International Company, 8451

 State Route 5, Ravenna,  Ohio 44266-9267.


 This  Complaint  is based  on information  obtained  by the  U.S. EPA, including com-

 pliance inspections conducted by  the  U.S.  EPA and  the  Ohio Environmental Protection

 Agency  (OEPA).  At the time of the  inspections,  violations of  applicable Federal

 regulations were identified.


 Pursuant to Section  3008(a)(l) of  RCRA, 42 U.S.C.  §6928(a)(l), and based on the

 information cited above, It has been  determined  that Ravenna Arsenal,  Inc. and

 Physics International Company, have violated  regulations promulgated under Sections

 3002, 3004, 3005, and 3010 of RCRA, 42  U.S.C.  §§6922,  6924, 6925,  6930;  Federal

 regulations at 40 CFR 262, 265, and 270;  Ohio  Revised  Code (ORC) 3734.12; and

Ohio  Administrative Code (OAC) 3745-52  and 3745-65.

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                  ti:s
 ''rtenrr authoncaticn pursuant to Se:::;n 2CC6 of ?C?£,  4?  '.'.S.C.  §£926,  tc
 aCTinister a hazardous waste program in lieu  cf the  Federal  program.   This
 authorization allowed either the State or U.S. EPA to  enforce  Ohio  hazardous
 waste statutes and regulations, where applicable, in  lieu of federal  statutes.
 U.S. EPA retained authority in matters related to the  issuance of  final  RCRA
 permits during this period.  On or about January 31,  1986,  the State  cf  Ohio's
 authorization to carry out its hazardous waste program in lieu of  the Federal
 program expired.  Since that date, the U.S.  EPA has  directly enforced the
 Federal hazardous waste program in the State  of Ohio.

                              FINDINGS OF VIOLATION
 This determination of violation is based on  the following:
 1.  Respondent Ravenna Arsenal, Inc. and Respondent  Physics International  Company,
 are persons defined by Section 1004(15) of RCRA, 42  U.S.C.  §6903(15)  and Ohio
 Administrative Code (OAC) 3745-10(A)(2)(62),  who operate a  hazardous  waste
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management facility at the United States Army's Ravenna  Army Ammunition  Plant
 (RVAAP), 8451 State Route 5, Ravenna, Ohio 44266-9267, that generates, stores,
 treats, and disposes of hazardous waste.  The Respondents are Ohio corporations
whose registered agent is C.T. Corporation System, 815 Superior Avenue, NE,
 Cleveland, Ohio 44114.
 2.  Section 3010(a) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. §6930(a), requires any person who generates
 or transports hazardous waste, or owns or operates a  facility for the treatment,

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  t.'-cce, cr disposal cf ^ac

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transportation, treatment, storage and, disposal  of hazardous waste ;n  Vay

193C.  These regulations are codified at AC CFR Parts  260 through 255  as  amended.

Notification to U.S. EPA of hazardous waste activity was required in most instances

no 'ater than August 18, 1980, including the activities of the Respondents .

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4.  Section 30C5(a)  of RCP.A requires U.S. EPA to publish regulations requiring

each person owning or operating a hazardous waste treatment, storage, or  disposal

facility to obtain a RCRA Permit.  Such regulations were published on May 19,

1980, and are codified at 40 CFR Parts 270 and 271 (formerly Parts 122  and  123',,

as amended.  The regulations require that persons, including the Respondents, who

treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste submit Part A of the permit application

no later than November 19, 1980.


5.  Section 3005(e)  of RCRA provides that an owner or operator of a facility

shall be treatejj as having been issued a permit pending  final administrative

disposition on the permit application provided that: (1) the  facility was in

existence on November 19, 1980; (2) the requirements of  Section  3010(a) of

RCRA concerning notification of hazardous waste activity have been complied

with; and (3) an application for a permit has  been made.  This  statutory

authority to operate is known as interim status.  U.S. EPA  regulations imple-

menting these provisions are found at 40 CFR  Part 270.

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 ".  On August 15,  19cn,  the 'J.S.  -r~ .  *r:  :.i.,-nra  ~r<_r.<;l,  Inc.,
 r:tificaticn cf hazardous  waste  acf.-:/ a:  t-.e  -a^-ra  "'—/  Arr.
 "-.-.er was  3 s 5 • ;r e . :


 ~e*ense  Peseafc^  and  Products  3iv:sicr  fi'e- a notification of ^az^icus wa-* =
 activity  at the Ravenna Army Ammunition  Plant wUh 'j.S. EPA pu"suant tc Section
 3C10  of RCRA.  The fcllowing U.S.  EPA  identification number was assigned: 0UC 210
 090 002.

 9.  On Noverber 19, 1980, the  U.S. Army  and Ravenna  Arsenal,  Inc. filed Part A
 of the permit application with  the U.S.  EPA pursuant to Section 3005 cf RCRA.
 Ravenna Arsenal,  Inc., was designated as the operator of the  facility on the
 Part  A permit application.  The U.S. Army and Firestone Tire  and Rubber Company
 Defense Research and  Products  Division did not file a Part A  application with
 U.S.  EPA.

 10.   In letters dated November  20, 1981, and January 28, 1982, Ravenna Arsenal,
 Inc., notified U.S. EPA that its burning grounds would be activated in conjunction
with a demilitarization project.  As stated in the letters, "this area will
 serve as a treatment  site for  the open burning of TNT contaminated materials
 (rags, cardboard, wood, etc.)  and the spent carbon material generated from  the
wastewater treatment  process at Load Line 012."  These letters were a formal
request for modification to its existing RCP.A Part A permit application for a
storage facility classification to the Burning Grounds.  U.S. EPA revised
Ravenna Arsenal, Inc.'s Part A  file to include a S03 process  code for storage
of waste in a  waste pile by letter dated March 25, 1982.

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 I'.. > a S"3j/ 21, I??:,  'ette-,  ..S.  E~"  r:t:f'r^  -'"rstcre  T;re
 Ccn-'ary :e*erse "-esea-:^  an*  ^rcJucts  ?ivisicr  t-.a*.  '."?  j.S.  EC;  ;
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 '.c.   "j-"":  13C2  t:  1 ?°?, ?95pcrderits concrete: the'-a'  :'--d>-^r.  :c -^.jr^^

 *(aste,  including  hazardous expl:s-.t Bastes anj exp'cs'/e ccntanra * = d  ----r-a1'

 direct1*  :n  the g'-ounc!  ^ the >:per-"^rr a^ea.  .n:er -:  :r^  2e.'..2'r.',  *.&*>f-"^
a representaf, .e sa^-p'e c* t^e waste.  "he -espcnderts '^'e-  *:-::*.i-r  a  :e*.a-'-r:

:nemical and physical  ana'ysis of the ash resulting 'roir  the  ther-a'  :^eat.~ert

cf its hazardous waste in the open-burn area prior to disposing  of it en the

ground in violation of 40 CFR 262.11 and 40 CFR 265.12.



1?.   Respondents analyzed the ash on March 7, 1986, with  the  results  showing a

sulfide concentration  to  be 7200 mg/kg, which is considered  to  be  reactive by

U.S. EPA.  Respondents retested ash in November 1987 with results  indicating

concentrations up to 55 mg/kg.  According to Respondents, the  November 1987

results were obtained  using U.S. EPA Method 9031.  The November 1987  results are

inconclusive because Method 9031 only provides the concentration of total  Teachable

sulfide concentration  and therefore may underestimate the total  sulfide in the

ash.  Respondents have not analyzed the ash disposed of on the ground during

1982 through 1986.



18.   Inspection of the pinkwater treatment/storage tank by the Ohio Environmental
               %
Protection Agency (OEPA)  on April 11, 1985, and December 23, 1985, revealed

a crack in the tank, Indicating that the Respondents failed to inspect and maintain

the  tank to minimize ,the possibility of unplanned  sudden or non-sudden  releases

of hazardous waste or  hazardous waste constituents as required by 40  CFR  265.15

and  40 CFR 265.31.  The OEPA  inspector observed that  the tank was cracked  such

that, when filled, the tank was likely to release  hazardous waste or  hazardous


waste constituents to  the environment.

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•i-c'its having bee^  • f *. • a'' _,  :et = '-~Tr- t:  :


 aij  '•ec'jlat• :"s,  the  
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-.  within thirty (3C)  JayS  of w'tten  -eq^es:  cy  ,.S.  l~~,  =esp jn~e~ts  Sr,dy;
Sjbirv. t a closure plan,  ir;: „;}• " :  a  :1 ;$-'••;  i-"~:j'e,  *n':n  actresses  all  its
na:ar:ous  waste  treatment,  storage,  a-::  :'s:osr an: ts,  wn~re  hazar:
                                                  s-^e  ;lan  snail
 ~'ie  plan  snail  incljde  procedures  to  deternine  if  ^roundwater  quality  nas  r^eei
 arfected  Cy  wastes  in tne  disposal  area.

 3.   The closure plan shall  oe subject  to  review, modification,  and  approval
 oy the  J.S.  E-A in  consultation with  the  OEPA.

 H.   The respondents shall  implement the closure plan  for  RVAPP  in accordance with
 the  schedule contained  in  the U.S.  EPA-approved closure plan.

 I.   Respondents shall implement the pinkwater treatment tank closure  plan  as
 approved by U.S. EPA and OEPA on May  16,  1933.

 J.   Respondents shall submit all analytical  results and reports  developed  in
 conjunction with the open-burn area,  disposal area, and pinkwater treatment
 closure activities  to U.S.  EPA and  OEPA within  fifteen (15) days of their
 completion/availability.

 K.   Respondents shall submit, within  thirty  (30) days of  the effective date
 of this Order, a revised Part A permit application to include  hazardous waste
management units currently  in existence at the  facility.

 L.  Respondents shall  notify U.S.  EPA  in  writing upon achieving compliance
with this Order and any part thereof.  This  notification  shall  be  submitted
                                                                            no

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       than the times  stipulated  a^cve  tj  t^e  '.:.  Er-,  — :•;-• ',, «-;



       cn,  22C  South  Dearborn  Strrrt, tmcs:'",  !'';r:'3  6":?-.   -ttc-r
 ?egicn  V,  Waste  Management  :ivisicn,  220  South  Dearborn Street, Ch-ica— , IVirc-



 6C604,  Attention:   PCP.A  Enforcement Branch  (5HS-12).  Copies of all subr^ssicrs



 shall be forwarded  to Michael Savage,  Division  of Solid and Hazardous Waste



 Vanageme-nt,  Ohio  Environmental  Protection Agency P.O. Box  1C49, 18CC -aterfark



 Drive,  Columbus,  Ohio 43216-1049 anj  to Donald  Easterling, Ohio Environmental



 Protection Agency,  2110  East  Aurora Road, Twinsburg, Ohio  44087-1969.





                              RESERVATION OF RIGHTS



 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Order, an enforcement action may be



 brought pursuant  to Section 7003 of RCRA or other statutory authority where the



 handling, storage,  treatment, transportation, or disposal  of solid or hazardous



 waste at this facility may present an imminent  and substantial  endangerment to



 human health or the environment.





                              PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY



 In view of the at>ove determination and in consideration of the seriousness



of the violations cited herein, the potential harm to human health and the



environment, the continuing nature of the violations, and  the ability of the



Respondent  to pay penalties, the Complainant proposes to assess a civil



penalty in  the amount of THIRTY-ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS



($31,750)  against the Respondents pursuant to Sections 3008(c)  and 3008(g) of

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 ='C0A,  42  ij.S.C.  $692?.  Attachrer; ; t; t^e :;-p^airt revises a ceidi'^ s.,— •-*•
 zf  t*e  proposed  civil pena'ty.  Dayrrert sna'l  re -ra:e ry certif:ei  : •• :as---r'i


 the  trans-'tta •  : * t*e payre-t s*:.,'^ :; sert t: r.'.r t"e Fe^'cra'  -ea-T'- :'&'••
 ' Sf'F-l-J1, Planning and Management D'<-'3icn, an^ tie Sc1 ii Waste ar>: E-er-er;/
 'espor.se  Eranch  Secretary, Cffice cf Regional  Counsel '5CS-TU5-2!,  'J.S. EPA, 22r.
 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 6060-1.

 Failure to comply with any requirements of the Order shall  subject  the above-
 named Respondents to liability for a civil  penalty of up to TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
 COLLARS ($25,000) for each day of continued noncompliance with the  deadlines
 contained in this Order.  U.S. EPA is authorized to assess  such penalties
 pursuant  to RCRA Section 3008(c).

                        NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING
 The above-named  Respondents have the right to request a hearing to  contest any
material  factual  allegation set forth in the Complaint and  Compliance Order or
 the appropriateness of any proposed compliance schedule or penalty.  Unless
 Respondents have filed an answer not later than thirty (30) days from the date  this
 Complaint is served. Respondents may be found in default of the above Complaint
and Compliance Order.

 To avoid a finding of default by the Regional Administrator you must file a
written answer to th'is Complaint with the Regional  Hearing Clerk (5MF-14),  Planning
and Management Division, U.S. EPA Region v, 230 South Dearborn  Street, Chicago,
 Illinois  60604,  within thirty (30) days of receipt  of this notice.   A  copy  of
your answer and  any subsequent documents filed  in  this action  should be  sent to      ^
Ms. Janet Carlson, Office of Regional Counsel  (5CS-TUB-3), at  the  same address.      ^

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 r»iljre to answer within thirty days cf receipt :f this  Cc.-;:ain» -a, rr.Sui



 a *irc"-: by the Regiona' Adr^r :s*.rat:r t-.at the e^ti^e  arcurt ;f per3't/



 scug"*. in t"e Ccn^p'aiit  is due an^ ja/a:'-? ar: subject *:  the  '.nte-est *<•-.
".S.C. 1?jr2"''>'. etsec.





vcjr answer should clearly and directly admit, deny, or explain each cf the



'actual  allegations of which Respondents have knowledge.   Said answer should



certain:  (1) a definite statement of the facts which constitute the grounds of



defense; and (2} a concise statement of the facts which Respondents  intend to



place at issue in the hearing.  The denial  of any material  fact, o>-  the raising



of any affirmative defense, shall be construed as a request  for a hearing.





The Consolidated Rules of Practice Governing the Administrative Assessment of



Civil Penalties and the Revocation or Suspension of Permits, 40 CFR  Part  22,



are applicable to this administrative action.  A copy of  these Rules is



enclosed with this Complaint.

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                               cr--' ,Mr, ,. ^»;crrr»;T


     her  or  net  "espcndents  r &,: .„,-:•;  -.  '••-i'--nji  ^esoc^ents  --ay corner in'or-s''

 with  '.. S.  ErA concern' nc :   '1   wk>rthrr  '.'"-.  3''ece^  •« i o' a t" ors IP fart ccc  r ?•<•-'•

 as  set  f:rf a::.~,   2   t~e  a::--: :-•• a :rner,s  •• t "r  c "•-"' 'an:? sche-j'r; ar^




 Respondents' business,  the  gravity  cf t".e  violations,  and  the effect ze the

 proposed  penalty  on  Respondents'  ability to  continue  in  business.

 Respondents may request an  informal  settlement conference  at any time by

 contacting  this office.  Any such  request,  however,  will not affect either the

 thirty-day  time limit  for responding  to  this Complaint or  the thirty-day time

 limit for requesting a  formal  hearing  on the violations  alleged herein.


 'J.S. EPA encourages all parties  to  pursue  the  possibilities of settlement

 through informal  conferences.   A request for an informal conference should be

made in writing to Catherine A.  McCord,  RCRA Enforcement Branch (5HS-12),  at

 the address cited above, or  by calling  her  at  (312)  886-4436.
Dated this    ^9 ^     day of      -&*.»<_	,  1988.



                  ./
 >£asi1 £<- Cons>aTiteoi, Director
/
Waste Wangtfnent Division
Complainant
U.S. Environmental Protection  Agency
Region V

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                              CERTIFICATE CF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have caused a copy of the foregoing Cctrp^airt t.~> be

served upon the persons designated be1-*, en tie date telow, by caus;>-; sa

copies to be dercsitr: 'n th.e :j.S. Va r  , first C-ass and certi fiec-r=tjrr

receipt requested, postage prepaid, at Chicago, ;iv;rc:s,  in envelopes

tc:

                               Robert Kasper
                               United States Department of Army
                               Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant
                               8451 State Route 5
                               Ravenna, Ohio  44266-9267

                                       and

                               Norm Wulff, General  Manager
                               Ravenna Arsenal, Inc.
                               Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant
                               8451 State Route 5
                               Ravenna, Ohio  44266-9267

                                       and

                               Robert Summers
                               Physics International Company
                               Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant
                               8451 State Route 5
                               Ravenna, Ohio  44266-9267

                                        and

                               C.T. Corporation System
                               Registered Agent for
                                 Ravenna Arsenal, Inc.
                                 Physics International Company
                               815 Superior Avenue NE
                               Cleveland, Ohio 44114

                                        and

                               C.T. Corporation System
                               Registered Agent for
                                 Physics International Company
                               815 Superior Avenue NE
                               Cleveland, Ohio 44114

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:  have further caused the orig;nal of tr? Co^a'rt anc! th^s Certificate  cf  lervce

to be served in the Office cf the =e^':rj' "ea^rc c:*^ located  in  the  "'arr-.r-  dr

Va"ager:ent ZivisJcr, 'J.S. ErA, --<]'•"' .',  22: S:jtr :-:ar:;rn Street,  C'r.icaoc,  :"^c

SCcT-l, cr tre '-rate :e' :**.


These are sai- ^e^scrs1  'ast knc*r a-i^esses to the subscriter.  -
                           {J
Dated this	^/ U  day of       y/U vx^C ,	,  1988.
                              Sec/retary,  Office
                              U.S< EPA, Region V

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Applicat'eat the
Tirre  cf Vic'atlcn
                      Nature cf Requ i revert
                      Cate of Viclaticn.
40 CF= 265.13
40 CFR Z62.ll
40 CFR 265.15
40 CFR 265.31
OAC 3745-65-13
OAC 3745-52-11
OAC 3745-65-15
OAC 3745-65-31
Failure to obtain
of ash from thermal
treatment of hazardous waste
prior to disposal on ground


Failure to inspect and
maintain treatment facility
to minimize releases
                                                                   Total
Assessed
   9,500
$ 22,250
                                                     531,750

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 C.T.  Corporation System
 Registered Agent for
   Ravenna  Arsenal ,  Inc.
   Physics  International Company
 315 Superior Avenue NE
 Cleveland , Ohio  44114
                                     Re:  Complaint, Findings of Violation
                                          and Compl iance Order
                                          U.S.  Army Ravenna Army Ammunition
                                            Plant
                                          EPA I.D. No.:   OH5 210 020  736
                                            (and formerly OH4 210 090 003)
Dear Sir or Madam:

Enclosed please find a Complaint and Compliance Order which specifies  this
Agency's determination of certain violations by Ravenna Arsenal,  Inc., and
Physics International  Company of the Resource Conservation and  Recovery Act
(RCRA) as amended, 42 U.S.C. §6901 £t j»e_£.  This Agency's determination 1s
based on inspections of the facility located at United States Department of
the Army's Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), the Ohio Environmental  Protection Agency
(OEPA), and other Information 1n our files.  The Findings in the  Complaint
state the reason^ for such a determination.  In essence, the facility  failed
to meet particular requirements of RCRA relating to waste characterization
and the treatment of hazardous waste in a below-grade tank.

Accompanying the Complaint Is a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing.  Should
you desire to contest the Complaint, a written request for a hearing 1s
required to be filed with the Regional Hearing Cleric (5MF-14),  United
States Environmental Protection Agency, 230 South Dearborn Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60604, within 30 days from receipt of this Complaint.   A copy of
your request should also be sent to Ms. Janet Carlson, Office of Regional
Counsel (5CS-TUB-3) at the above address.

Regardless of whether you choose to request a hearing within the  prescribed
time limit following service of this Complaint, you are extended an opportunity
to request an informal  settlement conference.

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Sincere! y ,
                   '
                       Diector
Waste Management Divisicn

Enclosure

cc :   Bob Chanda
     Ravenna Arsenal ,  Inc .
     Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant
     8451 State Route  5
     Ravenna, Ohio  44266-9257

     Robert Kasper, U.S.  Army

     Michael Savage,  OEPA-CO

     Deborah Berg, OEPA-NEDO

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             UNITED STATES EN VIKONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                         WASHINGTON, O.C 204CO
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5C3JECT:   3eeermirrat iorr at  Operator  at Go vernment-Owned
           ContMcpqr-JJp^^at/d  (GOCO) Facilities

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FSCM:      Gerfe X.  Cucero ,/D-irector
           Office of  Waatef11 Programs Enforcement
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           Marcia  E.
           Office of
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          Regions  I  -  X


     The purpose of  this  -nemorandum  is  to clarify who  should
si-jn as the operator on permit  applications  for  Government-
Owned Contractor-Operated  (GOCO)  facilities.   Earlier  guidance
(see attached nemo)  had recommended  that the Regional  office
consider the role of the  contractor  in  the operation of the
facility before determining  who  should  sign  the  permit appli-
cation.  We also noted that  in  some  cases where  the contractor's
role is less precisely defined  the Region should exercise
juvi-p.ent- given the factual  situation.

     It appears that there  is still  some confusion regarding
signatories for permit applications.  Whenever a contractor or
contractors at a government -owned facility, are  responsible or
ssrtiallv responsible  £oe the apeca-tion, management or oversight
2f hazardous waste activities at  the facility;  they should sign
c*e permit aa the operator (s).   In some instances both the
federal agency and the contractor ( s) are the operators and
multiple signature*  to that  effect would be appropriate.  A
review of the) facility's operating records, contingency plans,
oersonnel training records,  and other documents  relating to waste
management should indicate  who  the operator(s) are.  As a general
rule, contractors will meet  this  test and therefore in most
situations should G* cegolced, ta  &ig,n the permit application.

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     If you have any questions pleas* contact Jim Michael, Of*
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             UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                        WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
                            NOV  s^sas
                                                 SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY
                                                OSWER DIRECTIVE
                                                No. 9836.0-1A
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:  Chapter 6 of the Community Relations Handbook
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                    OSWER DIRECTIVE 9836.0-1A
                            CHAPTER 6
        COMMUNITY RELATIONS DURING ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
           AND DEVELOPMENT  OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD


6.1   BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION

6.2   APPLICABILITY

6.3   OVERVIEW OF THE CERCLA ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM

6.4   COMMUNITY RELATIONS RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND
      ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS

   6.4.A   Planning Community Interviews and
           Developing Community Relations Plans

           1. Community Interviews
           2. Community Relations Plans  (CRPs)
           3. Potentially Responsible Party (PRP)  Involvement

   6.4.B   Enforcement Activities and Community Relations at
           Remedial Sites

           1. Introduction
           2. Notice to PRPs
           3. Negotiations
           4. Community Relations Following an RI/FS Order
           5. Public Notice and Comment on Consent Decrees for
              RD/RA
           6. Community Relations During PRP Remediation
           7. Technical Discussions

   6.4.C   Community Relations During Removal Actions

   6.4.D   Community Relations During Specific Enforcement
           Actions and Settlements

           1. Consent Decrees,  De Minimis and Cost Recovery
              Settlements
           2. Injunctive Litigation
           3. Cost Recovery
           4. Interaction with RCRA and other applicable Federal
              and state laws

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   6.4.E   The Administrative Record as Part of Community
           Relations

           1.   Overview
           2.   Purpose of the Administrative Record
           3.   Community Relations Coordinator
               Responsibilities for the Administrative Record
           4.   Additional Community Relations Coordinator
               Responsibilities
           5.   Relationship Between the Administrative Record
               and Information Repositories

6.5   Appendix:  Environmental Fact Sheet,  "The Enforcement
              Process:  How It Works"
                                ii

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                      OSWER DIRECTIVE 9836.0-1A

          COMMUNITY RELATIONS DURING ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND
                   DEVELOPMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE  RECORD*


6.1  BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION

     The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended,  provides the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  with the authority to
respond directly or to compel potentially responsible parties
(PRPs)  to respond to releases or threatened releases of hazardous
substances, pollutants or contaminants.   CERCLA created two
complementary programs aimed at achieving this goal.

     Under the first program a trust fund, known as the
Superfund, may be available for site remediation when no viable
PRPs are found or when PRPs fail to take necessary response
actions.  PRPs are defined as parties identified as having owned
or operated hazardous substance sites,  or who transported or
arranged for disposal or treatment of hazardous substances,
pollutants or contaminants at such sites.  The second program
provides EPA with the authority to negotiate settlements, to
issue orders to PRPs directing them to take necessary response
actions, or to sue PRPs to repay the costs of such actions when
the trust fund has been used for these purposes.  The actions EPA
takes to reach settlement or to compel responsible parties to pay
for or undertake the remediation of sites are referred to as the
Superfund enforcement process.

     This chapter includes an overview of the CERCLA enforcement
program, and a discussion of enforcement activities, community
relations, and the administrative record.  It provides specific
discussions on community interview planning and development of
community relations plans (CRPs) for enforcement-lead sites;
enforcement activities requiring public participation;.community
relations during specific enforcement actions and settlements;
and the relationship between the administrative record for
response ••lection and community relations.  The chapter is
intended to discuss only how enforcement activities should be
considered during overall community relations program planning
and implementation.  In developing this chapter, the Agency
refrained from repeating information contained elsewhere in the
Handbook.*
*This memorandum replaces current OSWER Directives 9836.0 and
9836.0-la, and is the new Chapter 6 of the community Relations in
Superfund:  A Handbook (hereinafter referred to as the Handbook) .

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6.2  APPLICABILITY

     This policy applies to all Fund-financed, Federal
enforcement, CERCLA-funded State enforcement, and PRP-lead
removal and remedial actions, as defined in the National
Contingency Plan (NCP).  The information contained in this
chapter is consistent with and serves to implement the NCP.  It
creates no rights and/or obligations of any party.

6.3  OVERVIEW OF THE CERCLA ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM

     A primary goal of CERCLA is to compel PRPs to remediate
sites that are releasing or threatening to release hazardous
substances into the environment.  The enforcement process may
involve the following major efforts.

     First, EPA attempts to identify PRPs as early as possible.
Where practicable, EPA generally notifies these parties of their
potential liability for response work when the site is scheduled
for some action;  EPA will then encourage PRPs to do the work.

     If the FRPs are responsive and EPA believes the PRPs are
willing and capable of doing the work, EPA will attempt to
negotiate an enforcement agreement with the PRP(s).  The
enforcement agreement may be an agreement entered in court (e.g.,
a judicial consent decree) or it may be an agreement signed by
EPA and the PRPs outside of court (an administrative order on
consent).  Both of these agreements are enforceable in a court of
law, and are subject to EPA oversight of the work performed by
PRPs.

     If a settlement is not reached, EPA can use its authority to
issue a unilateral administrative order, which directs PRPs to
perform removal or remedial actions at a site.  If the PRPs do
not respond to an administrative order, EPA has the option of
filing a law suit to compel performance.

     Finally, if PRPs do not perform the response action and EPA
undertake* the work, EPA may file suit against PRPs to recover
money spent by EPA from the Superfund.  This is known as cost
recovery, and is a major priority under the CERCLA program.

     The Appendix to this chapter, a fact sheet on the
enforcement process, explains in simple terms the tools and
authorities provided by CERCLA, and the methods EPA may use to
negotiate settlements with PRPs.

     EPA must strive to help communities understand Superfund
program goals and activities, including enforcement actions,  in
this effort, the lead agency needs to consider the concerns of
the local community.  By identifying community concerns, the
Agency can attempt to develop alternatives to response actions or

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a variation to a remedial action plan that may better meet the
needs of the local residents.
6.4  COMMUNITY RELATIONS RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES AND
     ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS

     In fostering community relations during enforcement actions,
Community Relations Coordinators (CRCs) should follow the same
essential steps as for Fund-financed actions.  The planning steps
that are critical to community relations are conducting community
interviews and developing community relations plans (CRPs).  Once
the CRP has been developed, the CRC and other members of the site
team should insure that implementation follows this CRP.  The
administrative record file can be used to insure that the public
knows what is happening at the site, as well as how to get
involved in determining what happens at the site.  This chapter
emphasizes the enforcement aspects of these activities and
recognizes the possibility of PRP interest in participating in
these and other activities.


       Relations Plans fCRPsl

6.4.A—1  Community Interviews

     In addition to general preparation for community interviews
(see Chapter 3 of the Handbook), community relations staff should
discuss the site with other Regional staff in order to identify
what special precautions, if any, should be taken in the course
of conducting the community interviews (e.g., sensitivity to
pending litigation or the political climate of the community).
By discussing the site with regional technical and legal staff in
advance of the community interviews, community relations staff
can be apprised of any situations that might impact on.these
interviews.  With or without viable PRPs, the Remedial Project
Manager (RPM) should participate in the community discussions.

     The regional comunity relations staff, with the RPM or
enforcement staff, conducts discussions with different groups
before developing the CRP.  It is important to note that some
interviews may already have been conducted in the community as
part of the listing process for the National Priorities List
(NPL).  These discussions, however, do not replace community
discussions held during development of a CRP.  The information
sought during the CRP development covers specific areas that are
not necessarily discussed - or asked - during the listing
process.  Also, CRCs are not, nor should they be, investigators
of PRP actions at the site.  During community discussions, if
information is volunteered, the CRC should advise the resident
that enforcement officers will follow up on this information.

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     To incorporate the full range of views, lead agency staff
may consider interviewing PRPs in the community.  Every site
varies and so also do PRPs, their contribution to the site, and
their standing in the community.  In some cases, only the current
owner or operator is contacted.  The enforcement team for the
site will determine who to interview.  This team is comprised of
a CRC, the on-scene coordinator, regional counsel, the RPM, the
Enforcement Project Manager (EPM), as well as equivalents at the
State level when the State has the lead.

6.4.A—2  Community Relations Plans

     Using information obtained during the community interviews,
the lead agency develops a community relations plan (CRP) that
reflects consideration of the concerns and communication methods
preferred by the community.  The CRP format is fully described in
Chapter 3 and Appendix B of the Handbook.  In addition, the CRP
includes two appendices; the first presents EPA's contact list of
key community leaders and interested parties.  Note that the list
of community contacts will not be in the Appendix if it contains
private citizens' addresses and phone numbers.  On the other
hand, public agencies, elected officials, and local groups1
addresses can be included in the administrative record and
information repositories.  The second appendix outlines suggested
locations of meetings, the administrative record and information
repositories.  These are all public information.

     The CRP is a critical planning tool for lead agency staff
and for the public, as it will likely reach and impact many
people.  CRPs prepared for sites with viable PRPs should receive
input from all members of the enforcement team who are directly
affected by the scheduled activities in the CRP.  For example,
attorneys should approve the accuracy of any legal information;
the RPM or EPM should approve the accuracy of any technical
information; and the CRC should approve the accuracy of the
community relations techniques used in the CRP.  The CRC is
ultimately responsible for insuring that the community relations
requirements of CERCLA/SARA are implemented.  Therefore final
approval of the CRP should be by the CRC, with concurrence on
specific sections by members of the team.

     Coordination activities among the CRC, on-scene coordinator,
regional counsel, the RPM, and the EPM, depend on the
site-specific situation.  The key initially is to plan activities
and establish procedures for reviewing information.  Adequate
planning should prevent the release of information that might be
detrimental to the settlement and/or litigation process.
Internal discussions with all team members during project
planning may be a useful mechanism for guarding against such
releases.  This need for coordination is perhaps the most crucial
message put forth in this guidance.  Although EPA must share
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site, this information exchange should be technical and not
legalistic, and should be coordinated so as not to jeopardize
negotiations with PRPs.

     Community relations activities outlined in a CRP for an
enforcement site should be consistent with the settlement process
and the likely schedule of enforcement actions.  Techniques
peculiar to enforcement sites (such as the technical discussions
outlined in Section 6.4.B-7) may be identified in the CRP as
community relations activities.  [Within the various sections and
appendices of a CRP, the CRC staff may wish to document EPA's
approach to coordinating and sharing information with PRPs.
However, any special conditions on Agency interaction with the
PRPs should be spelled out in the administrative order or consent
decree, not in the CRP.  The public must be told early if PRPs
are willing to participate in implementing the CRP.  The CRC
staff can do this by preparing a fact sheet or stating this at a
public meeting.]  Discussions about the PRPs prior to signing a
consent agreement, however, can cause delays in the negotiations.
It is preferrable to delay discussing details of PRP involvement
with the site until some agreement is signed or action taken.  If
the PRPs are to be a part of the community relations program,
early comments can cause tension and mistrust between Agency
staff and the PRP.

     Assuming a site has not been referred for litigation, the
CRP only needs to inform the public of the possibility of
litigation.  CRC staff may choose to describe the litigation
process, and discuss the potential effects of litigation on the
scope of community relations activities.  If the site is referred
later for litigation, the CRP is to be modified to provide that
statements about the litigation, other than public information
that can be ascertained from court files, must be cleared with
the Department of Justice before issuance.  The regional counsel
team member will be the focal point for that clearance, as well
as for consulting with DOJ on statements concerning site status,
such as investigations, risk assessments and response work.  The
plan will be amended to reflect any potential effects this could
have on community relations activities.  When referral for
litigation is the initial enforcement action, the original
community relations plan should specify the activities that are
to be conducted during litigation, to the extent they can be
determined at that time.  Section 6.4.D-2 of this policy
discusses the litigation process.

6.4.A-3  Potentially Responsible Party  fPRPl Involvement

     EPA is the lead agency for developing and implementing
community relations activities at an EPA "PRP-lead" site.  A PRP
may assist in the implementation of community relations
activities at the discretion of the Regional office.  The
Regional office, however, will oversee  PRP community relations
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relations activities at sites where they are conducting either
the remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS), or the
remedial design/remedial action (RD/RA),  or both.  If a PRP will
be involved in community relations activities,  the CRP should
reflect that involvement.  In these cases, the PRPs may wish to
participate in public meetings, or in the preparation of fact
sheets.  EPA, however, will not "negotiate" the contents of press
releases with PRPs.

     When complete and final, the CRP should be provided to all
interested parties, and placed in the administrative record file
and information repository for the particular site.  If the CRP
is revised, the final revised copy should be made available to
the public, and placed in the administrative record file and the
information repository, as well.

6.4.B  Enforcement Activities and Community Relations ^t
       Remedial Sites

     The following subsections present an overview of the notice
process leading to the initiation of RI/FS or RD/RA negotiations,
community relations following an RI/FS order, public comment on
RD/RA consent decrees, community relations during PRP
remediation, and technical discussions.

6.4.B-1  Introduction

     Community relations activities should be planned as early in
the process as possible.  Generally, this occurs before the RI/FS
special notice, which is discussed below.  Meetings with small
groups or citizens, local officials and other interested parties
are extremely helpful for sharing general information and
resolving questions.  These meetings also may serve to provide
information on EPA's general enforcement process, perhaps through
distribution of the fact sheet attached to this guidance.  A
discussion of how EPA encourages settlements may be appropriate
at this time.

     Litigation generally does not occur until after the remedy
is selected (after the moratorium period that begins when the
special notice for RD/RA ends, as discussed below).  EPA staff,
however, may need to explain early in the process that legal
constraints may apply during negotiations or litigation with
respect to community relations activities.

6.4.B-2  Notice to PRPs

     Notice letters are used to inform PRPs of their potential
liability and provide an opportunity for them to enter into
negotiations, which are intended to result in PRPs conducting or
financing response activities.  The negotiation process may
include "informal" and "formal" negotiations.

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     EPA has established a discretionary three-step notification
process to facilitate and encourage settlements at remedial
sites.  First, well before the RI/FS starts, EPA usually sends a
general notice to PRPs.  Second, a special notice for the RI/FS
may be sent in appropriate circumstances.  Third, a special
notice for the RD/RA may be sent, where appropriate.

     The general notice advises PRPs of possible liability.  The
special notices initiate formal negotiations and invoke a
moratorium on EPA conducting the RI/FS or response action, while
encouraging PRP participation in response activities at a site.
For remedial sites, RI/FS special notices should be issued at
least 90 days before EPA plans to obligate Fund money for the
RI/FS.  For an RD/RA, the preferred approach is to issue special
notices at the time the FS and proposed work plan are released
for public comment, although notice may be issued after the
Record of Decision (ROD) is signed.  Once the special notice is
sent, a 60-day moratorium on EPA's conduct of certain response
activities is triggered.  If a "good faith" offer is not received
within 60 days, EPA may proceed with its own RI/FS or removal, or
take enforcement action against the PRP.  If a good faith offer
is received, EPA's goal is to conclude RI/FS negotiations with a»-
administrative order on consent within 90 days of the RI/FS
special notice.  RD/RA negotiations are targeted for conclusion
with an RD/RA consent decree within 120 days of the RD/RA special
notice.  These are statutory moratorium periods.  The timeframe
for the RD/RA special notice moratorium may be extended for 30
days by the Regional Administrator and beyond that by the
Assistant Administrator, OSWER.  Special educational efforts
should be conducted prior to negotiation/ moratorium to warn the
public that little if any information will be available to the
public during negotiations (see below).

     Detailed guidance on issuance of notice letters is discussed
fully in the "Interim Guidance on Notice Letters, Negotiations,
and Information Exchange" (October 19, 1987), 53 FR 5298  (OSWER
Directive 19834.1).

6.4.B-3  Negotiations

     Negotiations are generally conducted in confidential
sessions between the PRPs and the Federal government.  Neither
the public, nor the technical advisor (if one has been hired by a
community) may participate in negotiations between EPA, DOJ and
the PRPs unless everyone agrees to allow such participation.
Otherwise the ability of the parties to assert confidentiality
at some later date may be affected.

     The confidentiality of statements made during the course  of
negotiations is a well-established principle of  our legal  system.
Its purpose is to promote a thorough and frank discussion  of the
issues between the parties in an effort to resolve differences.

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Confidentiality not only limits what may be revealed publicly,
but also ensures that offers and counter-offers made in the
course of negotiations may not and will not be used by one party
against the other in any ensuing litigation.

     Potentially responsible parties may be unwilling to
negotiate without the guarantee of confidentiality.  They may.
fear public disclosure regarding issues of liability and other
sensitive issues which may damage their potential litigation
position or their standing with the public.  This expectation of
confidentiality necessarily restricts the type and amount of
information that can be made public.

     CRC staff should consult with and obtain the approval of
other members of the technical enforcement and regional counsel
team before releasing any information regarding negotiations,  if
the site has been referred or is in litigation, OOJ approval
should also be obtained.  In lieu of direct participation by the
public in negotiation sessions, the CRC staff may wish to send
out the fact sheet on the Superfund enforcement process attached
to this guidance, along with the moratorium schedules for that
specific site.

6.4.B~4  Community Relations Following an RI/FS Order

     As discussed above, RI/FS settlements usually are resolved
as administrative orders on consent.  For remedial sites, an
RI/FS workplan is a trigger for implementation of community
relations activities.  When the workplan is complete, a
"kick-off meeting with the public may be conducted in order to
present the final workplan and explain the next steps,  if held,
CRC staff should make it clear that EPA approved the workplan;
announce how the PR? will be performing the RI/FS; explain EPA's
oversight role; discuss the enforcement process and
confidentiality requirements; and explain where EPA's record
files will be/or are located.  As discussed in section 6.4.E, the
administrative record file will be available at a central
regional location, and at or near the site,  since it contains
information which the lead Agency uses in selecting a final
remedy, the administrative record file should be used as a tool
to facilitate public involvement.

     Once the RI/FS has been completed, the agency will issue the
proposed remedial action plan, and publish a notice announcing a
public comment period.  At a minimum, the notice must be
published in a major local newspaper of general circulation.  A
formal comment period of not less than 21 calendar days must  be
provided for the public to submit oral and written comments.
Note that proposed revisions to the National Contingency Plan
(NCP) suggest extending this to not less than 30 calendar days.

     An opportunity for a public meeting is also required to  be
offered during the comment period, as well as a transcript of the

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meeting on the proposed plan.  The transcript must be made
available to the public in the administrative record, and may be
distributed in the information repositories and on request.  See
Chapter 4 of the Handbook for a complete outline of these
specific public participation requirements.

     Once the public comment period on the proposed plan has
closed, a responsiveness summary is prepared which serves two
purposes.  First, it provides lead agency decision-makers with
information about community preferences regarding both the
remedial alternatives and general concerns about the site.
Second, it demonstrates to members of the public how their
comments were taken into account as an integral part of the
decision-making process.  A Record of Decision (ROD) is then
issued by EPA as the final remedial action plan for a site.  Both
the ROD and the responsiveness summary will be placed in the
administrative record file and other information repositories.
In addition, the responsiveness summary may be distributed to all
those who commented and to the entire site mailing list.  See
Chapter 4 of the Handbook for further information on requirements
for public notice and availability of the ROD and responsiveness
summary*

6.4.B-5  Public Notice and Comment on Consent Decrees for RD/RA

     If a negotiated settlement for remedial action under CERCLA
section 106 is reached, it will be embodied in a proposed consent
decree (to be entered by a court).  CERCLA section 122(d)(l)
requires the use of consent decrees as the vehicle of agreement
between the Federal Government and PRPs on remedial actions taken
under section 106 of CERCLA.  CERCLA section 122 contains
specific public participation requirements.  The Department of
Justice lodges (provides a copy of) the consent decree with the
court, publishes a notice of the proposed consent decree in the
Federal Register, and offers an opportunity for non-signatories
to the agreement to comment on the proposed consent decree before
its entry by the court as a final judgment.  The public comment
period must not be less than 30 calendar days in length and may
be extended if warranted.  The proposed consent decree may be
withdrawn or modified if comments demonstrate it to be
inappropriate, improper or inadequate.

     In order to ensure that public comment opportunities are
extended to interested parties, EPA staff routinely prepare a
press release to be issued after the consent decree has been
lodged as a proposed judgment with the court.  DOJ should notify
the regional counsel for the particular site and provide a copy
of the Federal Register notice of the decree.  Regional counsel
will assure that the RPM and CRC are informed of this event.  CRC
staff can then mail copies of the press release or copies of the
Federal Register notice to persons on the site mailing  list.  The
press release should indicate that copies of the consent decree
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other relevant documents.  The procedures for public comment on
the consent decree, as well as a contact name for obtaining
further information, should also be announced.  The public notice
and press release for the consent decree may be combined, if
appropriate .

     The ROD and responsiveness summary have usually been made
public by this time.  However, inasmuch as comments previously
were requested on the proposed plan, comments are requested only
on the consent decree.  Communications with the public should
focus on the remedial provisions of the settlement agreement.
Details of the negotiations, such as the behavior, attitudes, or
legal positions of PRPs, any compromises incorporated in the
settlement agreement, and evidence or attorney work-product
material developed during negotiations, must remain confidently.

     If a negotiated settlement for RD/RA results in actions
fundamentally different from those selected in the ROD, the ROD
will have to be amended. -Ah amendment to a ROD also requires a
public comment period, which should coincide if possible, and be
held jointly with, the comment period for the consent decree.

     A public meeting may be held during the public comment
period, at the site team's discretion.  Regional staff must offer
the opportunity for a public meeting when there are significant
community issues or concerns, or for other reasons which are
determined by and based upon the judgment of EPA regional staff.
If held during the public comment period, these meetings need to
be documented, and significant oral comments received during the
meeting must be addressed in the responsiveness memorandum on the
consent decree.

     Once the public comment period on the proposed consent
decree has closed, DOJ staff  (in cooperation with EPA staff) must
consider each significant comment and write a response.  Assuming
that EPA and DOJ continue to believe the decree should be
entered, DOJ will then file a Motion to Enter with the court, the
responsiveness memorandum, the comments received, and the consent
decree itself.  The responsiveness memorandum and motion to enter
the consent decree are released to the public at the same time.
The Regional team will use information repositories,
administrative record files, and/or other means to make these
documents available to the public.
6.4. B-6  Community Relations Purina PRP Remediation

     EPA retains responsibility for community relations during a
PRP-managed remedial action pursuant to a consent decree or any
enforcement order.  The scope and nature of community relations
activities will be the same as for Fund-lead response actions.
When PRPs participate in community relations activities at the
site, EPA and PRP roles need to be determined and explicitly
defined.  Where a PRP has not been involved in the initial stages

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of implementing the community relations plan, but shows
sufficient interest, commitment and capability to warrant some
level of participation, EPA should re-evaluate its role in
conducting community relations activities.  In that case, a new
CRP may be developed at the discretion of the regional team.  PRP
roles in conducting community relations may also be addressed in
the consent decree or other enforcement orders.

6.4.B-7  Technical Discussions

     Technical meetings are considered informational, and provide
orientation to the enforcement process.  One of the objectives in
holding technical meetings is to describe, instruct, and explain
how the remedy may or will (depending on whether a ROD has been
signed) address the conditions of the site.  Workshops exploring
the approach to the site and project status, can occur at any
point up to and beyond remedy selection. If held during RI/FS or
RD/RA negotiations, they should be separated from the legal
discussions.  The RPM may host a technical discussion without PRP
concurrence; however, willingness by the PRPs to participate may
facilitate a more open and honest dialogue with the community.

     Technical information must be documented and available for
the public in the administrative record file.  Technical or
factual information which comes up during negotiations should
also be included in the administrative record file.  Issues of
liability, however, are appropriately discussed only during
negotiations between EPA and PRPs, and should not be included in
the administrative record file.

     Technical assistance grants are authorized under section
117 (e)  of CERCLA, which allows EPA to make grants available to
communities affected by a release or threatened release at an NPL
site.  Community groups may use these grants to obtain assistance
in interpreting technical information on the nature of the hazard
and recommended alternatives for investigation and cleanup.
6.4.C Cqunnynity Relations Purina Removal Actions

     EPA will encourage public participation during removal
actions to the extent possible.  However, there will be times
when this participation may need to be constrained.  The NCP, the
Handbook, and Removal Procedures establish the requirements for
removal actions, including administrative record requirements.

     The enforcement program encourages PRPs to conduct or pay
for removal actions.  At any time, the Agency may arrive at an
agreement with the PRPs to conduct a removal, which would usually
be embodied in an administrative order on consent.  EPA also may
issue a unilateral administrative order to compel a PRP to
undertake a removal or other action.  In addition, under limited
circumstances, the Agency may refer the action to DOJ, seeking a
court order to secure the removal.

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     By their nature, the situations that require emergency
removals do not allow for extensive public involvement.
Adjustments to the community relations process must be made to
accommodate necessary time constraints.  It is proposed in the
draft NCP that a public comment period of at least 30 days be
required for removals with a planning period of at least 6 months
before the initiation of on-site activity.  For removals with a
planning period of less than 6 months before the initiation of
on-site activity, a public comment period may be held where
appropriate.  The public comment period, if held, begins when the
record file is made available for public inspection.

     A unilateral administrative order or administrative order on
consent is a public document and should be made available to the
affected community at a minimum, through the administrative
record file.  In addition, community relations staff should
discuss the terms of the order with and describe the removal
action to citizens, local officials, and the media.  If the PRP
subsequently fails to respond to the order, any public statements
or information releases regarding the status of actions at the
site or prospective EPA actions should first be cleared with
appropriate Regional technical and legal enforcement personnel.

     Community relations activities during removals conducted by
PRPs should be the same as for Fund-financed removals.  PRPs may
participate in community relations, subject to the same
considerations described previously in this guidance under
Section 6.4.A-3.
6.4.D  Cflinrovipity Relations During Specific Enforcement Actions
       and Settlements

6.4.D-1  Consent Decrees. De Minimi s and Cost Recovery
         Settlements

     Under section 122(d)(l) of CERCLA, settlements for- remedial
action are to be in the form of consent decrees filed in Federal
court.  Section 122 (d) (2) (B) requires DOJ to provide an
opportunity for public comment on proposed consent decrees.  This
concept is discussed in section 6.4.B-5.

     Section 122 (i) of CERCLA requires the lead Agency to publish
a notice of proposed settlement, for both administrative orders
on consent under section 122 (g) (4) (de minimis settlements), and
under section 122 (h)  (cost recovery settlements/arbitration) .
The notice published in the Federal Register must identify the
facility concerned and the parties to the proposed settlement.

     A public comment period of not less than 30 days is required
for these agreements.  Regional staff should provide notice
(e.g., a press release,  notice to persons on the site mailing
list or an ad in the newspaper of local circulation) to
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provide a contact for further information.

     The lead agency with jurisdiction must consider any comments
filed, and determine if the proposed settlement requires
modification where comments demonstrate that the proposed
agreement is inappropriate, improper or inadequate, or can become
effective without change.  The final settlement and the response
to comments must be released at the same time and Jje made
available to the public.  This can be accomplished by placing
both documents in the administrative record file.  The response
to comments document (responsiveness summary) should also be sent
directly to those who commented.  PRPs who are party to the
settlement will receive notice from the Agency that the agreement
will go into effect unchanged or that modifications are required.
A statement that the responsiveness summary may be obtained from
the administrative record file or upon request should be added to
this notice.

6.4.D-2  Innunctive Litigation

    At any point in the enforcement process, a case may be
referred to DOJ for litigation, and community relations
activities may change in scope.  Referral is likely to occur most
frequently for RD/RA after the moratorium has concluded.  If
litigation is initiated early in the enforcement process, the CRP
for the site may need to be modified substantially,  if
litigation is initiated late in the process  (e.g., after the
conclusion of the RO/RA special notice moratorium), the plan will
require only the addition of the litigative process.

     When a case has been referred to DOJ, community relations
activities at the site should be re-evaluated by the site team,
and changes necessary to accommodate confidentiality should be
agreed upon by the site team, including DOJ.  While strong
consideration should be given to implementing the plan as
developed and previously approved, the litigation process may
require changes in public disclosure.  For example, the court
may impose a gag order or place restrictions on information
releases during negotiations or any meetings with the public to
discuss potential site remedy.  Under these circumstances, the
DOJ attorney will advise the site team on how to proceed.

6.4.D-3  Cost Recovery

     If a Fund-financed cleanup is conducted, EPA may initiate
litigation to recover the costs of response.  Since cost recovery
generally follows removal actions or initiation of remedial
action, community interest in the site usually will have
lessened, unless other operable units remain to be addressed.

     A spokesperson chosen by the site team, in coordination with
DOJ, should take the lead in responding to inquiries regarding
current site conditions.  All inquiries regarding  litigation

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should be forwarded to the EPA cost-recovery team, which will
prepare a response subject to the concurrence of DOJ.

6.4.D-4  Interaction with RCRA and other Federal and Stafrg

     On Hay 5, 1987, the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response issued guidance for public involvement in RCRA
section 3008(h) actions (OSWER Directive #9901.3)".  This guidance
establishes the process for public involvement in actions taken
under section 3008(h) of RCRA.

     Section 3008(h) of RCRA, the interim status corrective
action authority, allows EPA to take enforcement action to
require cleanup at a RCRA interim status facility when the Agency
has information that there has been a release of hazardous waste
or hazardous constituents.  Two orders will frequently be used to
implement the cleanup program.  The first order requires the
facility owner or operator to conduct a Corrective Measure
Study/RCRA Facility Investigation (RPI/CMS), similar to the
RI/FS.  Once the remedy has been selected, a second order
requires design, construction, and implementation of that remedy.

     The RCRA guidance outlines both minimum public involvement
requirements and expanded public involvement suggestions.  In
many ways the RCRA guidance uses procedures and ideas drawn from
the Superfund community relations program.  Thus, coordination
between Superfund and RCRA personnel at sites where actions under
both CERCLA and RCRA are anticipated is appropriate.  Superfund
CRCs may want to become familiar with this guidance and with the
RCRA Public Involvement Coordinators to ensure that the Agency
presents a coordinated approach.

     Familiarity with other Federal or state laws such as the
Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, etc. will generally make the role
of the CRC easier, for frequently many media are represented at a
hazardous waste site.  A general knowledge of Federal or state
requirements may help the CRC in conversing with the public.

6.4.E  The Administrative Record As Part o^ C.omju.n.j'frv Relations

6.4.E-1  Overview

     Section 113(Jc)(l) of CERCLA requires the establishment of an
administrative record upon which the selection of a response
action is based.  It also requires that a copy of the
administrative record be located at or near the site.  Section
113(k)(2) of CERCLA requires that the Agency promulgate
regulations outlining procedures for interested persons to
participate in developing the administrative record.  The Agency
is addressing these statutory requirements through revisions to
the NCP and through the development of a guidance document.

     Throughout the decision-making process, from remedial

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investigation to selection of remedy, the administrative record
file will be available for public inspection at a central
regional location and at or near the site.  The information in
the file is crucial to the public in that it contains the
information upon which the lead Agency bases its decisions toward
selecting a final remedy.  Community relations staff should use
the administrative record file as a tool for facilitating public
involvement.

     Publicly-available documents concerning response selection
must be made available to all interested parties at the same
time.  EPA staff should avoid situations where local residents
are provided opportunities to review and comment on site
information and other members of the public are not provided the
same opportunity.  Similarly, if EPA requests PRPs to review a
plan, EPA should enable other members of the public to review
that plan as well.  When a kick-off meeting is scheduled to
explain the final workplan and obtain opinions, the public,
including residents and PRPs, should be invited.

     The administrative record file and CRP for a remedial action
should be made available to the public no later than the time thr
remedial investigation phase begins, which is usually when the
RZ/FS workplan is approved.  The timing for establishing the
administrative record file for a removal action will depend on
the nature of the removal.  As proposed in the draft NCP, for
removals with a planning period of at least six months before
on-site activities will be initiated, the record file must be
made available to the public when the engineering evaluation/cost
analysis (EE/CA), or its equivalent, is available for public
comment.  For removals with a planning period of less than six
months, the record file must be available to the public no later
than 60 days after the initiation of on-site cleanup activity.

6.4.E—2  Purpose of the Administrative Record

     The administrative record has a two-fold purpose.  First,
the record provides an opportunity for the public to be involved
in the process of selecting a response action.  During the
selection of a response action, information is reviewed and made
available in the publicly accessible administrative record file.
Second, if the Agency is challenged concerning the adequacy of a
response action, judicial review of a response action selection
will be limited to the administrative record.  By limiting
judicial review to the record, a court's  review is based upon the
same information that was before the Agency at the time of its
decision.  The public should be advised that their comments must
be submitted in a timely manner in order  to be considered.
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6.4.E-3  <^rtTim^Tiitv Relations Coordinator Responsibilities for the
         Administrative Record

     The OSC/RPM and regional attorney, with the support of the
administrative record coordinator, are responsible for deciding
which documents are to be included in the administrative record,
and ensuring its adequate compilation and maintenance.  The
Regional Administrator or his designee is responsible for the
certification of the record for litigation.  CRCs will have some
general duties in developing the record file, but every region
has defined different roles.  In general, however, the CRC duties
will center on the relationship of the administrative record file
to the information repositories, public notices and public
comments.

     First, CRCs and administrative record staff must coordinate
the location of the administrative record file and information
repositories.  The statute requires that the administrative
record be available at or near the facility at issue, and that
information be available for public inspection and copying.  If
the information repository does not contain a copying facility,
the Region or State may want to make arrangements for copying the
record file.  EPA, however, is not required to copy the
information for interested persons.

     Second, the notice of availability for the administrative
record must be published in a major local newspaper of general
circulation.  A copy of the public notice must also be placed in
the administrative record file and may be made available to the
public through the community relations mailing list.  (See the
Overview section above for a discussion of when the
administrative record file must be made available to the public.)
This notice may be combined with other notices of availability
depending on the timing of activity at a site, e.g., a notice of
availabilty of the information repository.  Where appropriate, a
notice of availability of the record file or of commencement of
the public comment period may be published in the Federal
Register.  The public is not notified each time a document is
added to the record file.  These notices should be coordinated
between the CRC and administrative record staff in order to use
resources most efficiently.  For a more complete discussion of
the notice of availability, see the Guidance on Administrative
Records for Selection of CERCLA Response Actions  (OSWER Directive
19833.3A).

     Third, the completed CRP must be placed in the
administrative record file.  Community Relations Coordinators
must advise the Administrative Record Coordinator that the CRP  is
final and provide him/her with a copy.

    Fourth, information contained in records of communication
that were generated by the community relations staff and
considered or relied on in selecting a response should be

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included In the record file.  In addition, Superfund CRCs should
take appropriate steps to ensure that any community relations
documents that are required to be placed in the administrative
record file are provided to the Regional official responsible for
the record file.

     Fifth, the text of all comments, criticisms and new
information submitted by the public, including PRPs, during the
public comment period must be included in the record file.  A
response to all significant comments (i.e., the responsiveness
summary) must also be placed in the administrative record file.
The responses may be combined by subject or other category in the
record file.

     The record file should reflect the Agency's consideration of
all significant public comments.  The Agency has no duty to
respond to comments it receives during a formal comment period
until the close of that formal public comment period.  If the
Agency chooses to respond to a comment made prior to a formal
public comment period, the response must be included in the
record file.  The Agency may suggest that comments submitted
prior to a formal public comment period be resubmitted during the
comment period if the commenter desires a response.  Or the
Agency may notify a commenter that the Agency will respond to thv
comment in a responsiveness summary prepared at a later date.

     Comments which are received after the formal comment period
closes and before the decision document is signed should be
included in the record file but labeled "late comment."  since a
responsiveness summary may already have been prepared at this
point, the Agency must respond to late comments only if they
contain significant new information not contained elsewhere in
the administrative record which could not have been submitted
during the public comment period, and which substantially support
the need to significantly alter the response action.

     Comments received after the decision document is signed
should be placed in a post-decision document file.  They may be
added to the record file if:  the documents concern issues
relevant to the selection of the response action that the
decision document does not address or reserves to be decided at a
later date; or where there is a significant change  in a response
selection which is addressed either by an explanation of
significant differences, or in an amended decision document.   The
Guidance on Administrative Records cited above gives additional
information in this regard.

6.4.E-4  Additional CQBHBU.nity Relations Coordinator
         Responsibilities

     Because of regional differences CRCs may have  additional,
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        Assessing the impact of the administrative record file
        on local information repositories by consulting with
        officials at the repositories.  This must be done in
        coordination with the Administrative Record Coordinator.
        CRCs should advise the public where the administrative
        record file is located.

        Providing the Administrative Record Coordinator with
        information as to how to notify the public of the
        availability of the record file.  This notification may
        be in addition to the newspaper notice.

        Making available the transcript of the local meeting on
        the proposed plan, as required under section 117(a) of
        CERCLA.

        Providing assistance to the Administrative Record
        Coordinator to ensure that final comments made by EPA on
        important documents generated by the State or a Federal
        facility are documented in writing and submitted to the
        State or Federal facility staff for inclusion in the
        administrative record file.  States and Federal facility
        staff will compile and maintain the administrative record
        files for those sites.

All staff involved in Superfund activities must become familiar
with the administrative record requirements.

6.4.E-5  Relationship Between the Administrative Record and
         Information Repositories

    Section 113(k)(l) of CERCLA requires that "the administrative
record shall be available to the public at or near the facility
at issue."  Duplicates of the administrative record may be placed
at any other location.  The original files concerning response
action selection should be located at the EPA Regional office.  A
copy of these files must be located at or near the site.  The
draft NCP proposes that an exception be made for emergency
removal actions where on-site activities cease within 30 days of
initiation.

     Section 117(d) of CERCLA requires that "each item developed,
received, published, or made available to the public under
section 117 shall be available for public inspection and copying
at or near the facility at issue."  These items are generally
included in the information repository.

     The administrative record file at or near the site at issue
should be located at one of the information repositories that
already may exist for community relations purposes.  The
information repository, maintained by the Community Relations
Coordinator, may contain additional information of interest to
the public, that is not necessarily part of the administrative

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record file (e.g., press releases and newspaper articles).
Documents in the administrative record file should be separated
from the other materials in the information repository.

     EPA typically uses local libraries, town halls, and public
schools as locations for establishing repositories and
administrative record files because they are publicly accessible.
In some instances, the volume of information available for
community relations and administrative record purposes may be
larger than the capacity of these locations.  Where the space of
the information repository is inadequate for supporting the
administrative record file, an alternate location for the
administrative record file should be established.  Administrative
Record Coordinators should estimate the volume of information
expected to be included in the repository and meet with
appropriate local officials to discuss space requirements.  In
some situations, separate locations may have to be established.
Administrative Record Coordinators and CRCs must inform one
another of any additional information placed in these separate
locations to ensure uniformity.  CRCs should carefully review
their responsibilities for the administrative record (Section
6.4.E-3).

     Each administrative record file must be indexed.  This index
identifies all the documents which comprise the record file, and
lists those documents which do not have to be present in the
record file because of their voluminous nature (raw data for
example), but which are considered part of the record.  Their
location must be provided.  This index is part of the record file
and must be available at each record file location.

     Finally, interested parties should be able to easily find
the document(s) they need.  Documents in the administrative
record file should be well organized.  The CRC and administrative
record staff should coordinate with the State in closing
information repositories and record files at the end of operation
and maintenance, and following a five-year review.
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                                     Directive Number:  9834.lla
        UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
                       JAN  4
                                                     OFFICE OF
                                            SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY BESFOf
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: pOff-site  Policy:   RFA  or  Equivalent  Investigation
           equirement At  RfiRA  Treatment  and  Storage Facilities
FROM:
           assistant  Adminstrator

TO:       Haste Management  Division  Directors
          Regions  I  -  X

     Section  121(d)(3)(B) of  the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act  (SARA)  requires  EPA to determine that
non-receiving units  at land disposal facilities are either
not releasing hazardous wastes  or  constituents into the ground-
water, surface water/  or  soil/  or  that  releases are being controllt
under a corrective action program.   In  the Revised Procedures
for Planning  and Implementing Off-site  Response Actions (OSWER
Directive No. 9834.11, November 13,  1987)  (revised Off-site
Policy), which were  effective upon  issuance,  EPA extended this
requirement to all Subtitle C facilities.   Therefore, the revised
Off-site Policy specifies that  all  RCRA Subtitle C facilities
must have undergone  a  RCRA  Facility  Assessment (RPA) or equivalent
investigation before they can be determined to be acceptable
for the receipt of Superfund  wastes.  However, several Regions
have commented on  the  difficulty of  immediately carrying out
RFAs at RCRA  treatment and  storage  facilities, and after considerin
their concerns, I  am modifying  this  criterion as it applies to
Subtitle C facilities  other than land disposal facilities.
          (or equivalent  investigations)  have been completed
for •isjast all of the operating  land  disposal facilities,  due
large>X|rte the mandate  in  SARA section  121(d)(3)(B) and the
November 1988 permitting  deadline  for land disposal facilities.
RFA's at other RCRA  facilities were generally a lower priority,
mea'ning that a smaller  percentage  of  these facilities have
received an RPA or equivalent investigation to date.  RPAs must
be promptly performed at   non-land disposal facilities in  order
to meet the goals and requirements of the revised Off-site Policy.
and to keep open important  options for  the off-site management of
Superfund wastes.  At the  same time,  I  recognize that RPAs
cannot be  accomplished without  some  delay.

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                             -2-
     Therefore, as an  interim measure/  I  am  modifying  tne
requirement for an RFA or equivalent  investigation  at  Subtitle
C facilities other than land disposal  facilities.   This  criterion
may be phased  in over a period to end  June  I/  1988.  There
are two obligations accompanying this  modification:

   o  facilities with  known releases  should  not  be  used/
      regardless of whether an RFA or  equivalent  investigation
      has been completed/ unless the  releases  are being  addressed
      by corrective action; and

   o  commercial treatment and storage  facilities (other than
      those with known releases) should be  prioritized to
      receive  RFAs or equivalent investigations  as  soon  aa
      possible/ but no later than June  I/  1988.

     I anticipate that this modification  to  the  Off-site Policy
will ease the  immediate implementation  burden  as  well  as provide
the Superfund  program with critically  needed capacity.  If  you
have any questions regarding this modification/  please contact
Elaine Stanley/ Director/ RCRA Enforcement  Division.

cc:  RCRA Branch Chiefs
     Superfund Branch  Chiefs
     RCRA Regional Off-site Coordinators

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                                                          9834.
       UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                   WASHINGTON. D.C. 20460
                        November 13,  1987
                                                    OFFICE OF
                                           SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT: Revised Procedures for Planning and  Implementing
                            Actions
\dff~site Response Acti
\l  L  ty / 'T/i*  fy
fJlK«Jfa«
FROM:
         ^-Assistant Administrator

TO:       Regional Administrators
          Regions I-X

     With this memo I am transmitting the  revised  procedures »
for planning and implementing off-site response  actions  (the
"off-site policy").  These procedures should  be  observed  when
a response action under the Comprehensive  Environmental  Response,
Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or  Section 7003  of  the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)  involves off-site
treatment, storage or disposal of CERCLA waste.

     This policy incorporates all of the mandates  of  CERCLA as
amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization  Act
(SARA) and expands several of the more stringent requirements
when applying them to wastes resulting from CERCLA decision
documents signed, and RCRA section 7003 actions  initiated,
after the enactment of SARA.  This revised  policy  also
reinterprets the original off-site policy,  issued  in  May  1985,
as it applies to CERCLA wastes resulting from decision
documents signed, and RCRA section 7003 actions  initiated,
before the enactment of SARA.

     This revised policy is effective immediately  upon  issuance.
It is considered to be an interim final policy as  key elements
of the policy will be incorporated in a proposed rule to  be
published in the Federal Register.  As part of that rulemaking,
the policy will be subject to public comment.  Comments  received
during that period may cause additional revisions  to  the  policy.

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     If you have comments regarding this revised policy,
please contact Gene Lucero, Director, Office of Waste Programs
Enforcement.

cc:  Waste Management Division Directors
     Regions  I-X
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                                                          9834.1
 REVISED PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING OFF-SITE RESPONSE ACTIONS
I.  INTRODUCTION

     The off-site policy describes procedures that should be
observed when a response action under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)
or Section 7003 of RCRA involves off-site storage, treatment or
disposal of CERCLA waste.  The procedures also apply to actions
taken jointly under CERCLA and another statute.

     The purpose of the off-site policy is to avoid having
CERCLA wastes contribute to present or future environmental
problems by directing these wastes to facilities determined to
be environmentally sound.  It is EPA's responsibility to ensure
that the criteria for governing off-site transfer of CERCLA
waste result in decisions that are environmentally sensible and
that reflect sound public policy.  Therefore, in developing
acceptability criteria, the Agency has applied environmental
standards and other sound management practices to ensure that
CERCLA waste will be appropriately managed.

     EPA issued the original off-site policy in May 1985.  See
"Procedures for Planning and Implementing Off-Site Response
Actions", memorandum from Jack W. McGraw to the Regional
Administrators.  That policy was published in the Federal
Register on November 5, 1985.  The 1986 amendments to CERCLA,
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act  (SARA),
adopted EPA's policy for off-site transfer of CERCLA wastes,
with some modifications.  CERCLA §121(d)(3) requires that
hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants transferred
off-site for treatment, storage or disposal during a CERCLA
response action be transferred to a facility operating in
compliance with §§3004 and 3005 of RCRA and other applicable
laws or regulations.  The statute also requires that receiving
units at land disposal facilities have no releases of hazardous
wastes or hazardous constituents.  Any releases from other
units at a land disposal facility must also be controlled by a
RCRA or equivalent corrective action program.  While the
original policy required compliance with RCRA and other
applicable laws, SARA goes beyond the original policy,
primarily by prohibiting disposal at units at a land disposal
facility with releases, rather than allowing the Agency to
judge whether the releases constituted environmental conditions
that affected the satisfactory operation of a facility.

     The off-site policy has been revised in light of the
mandates of SARA.  This revised policy also extends the SARA
concepts to certain situations not specifically covered by the
statute.  These requirements apply to CERCLA decision documents
signed,  and RCRA §7003 actions taken, after enactment of SARA.
Specifically, this policy covers:

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     o   Extending SARA's "no release" requirement to all  RCRA
         units receiving CERCLA waste, not just units at RCRA
         land disposal facilities;

     o   Expanding SARA's release prohibition to include
         releases of CERCLA hazardous substances,  in addition
         to releases of RCRA hazardous waste and hazardous
         constituents;

     o   Addressing releases from other units at RCRA treatment
         and storage facilities; and

     o   Addressing off-site transfer to non-RCRA facilities.

The revised policy also reinterprets the May 1985 policy as it
now applies to CERCLA decision documents signed, and RCRA §7003
actions taken, prior to the enactment of SARA.

     The revised off-site policy is effective immediately upon
issuance.  It is considered to be an interim policy as key
elements of the policy will be incorporated in a proposed rule
to be published in the Federal Register.  As part of that
rulemaking, the policy will be subject to public comment.
Comments received during that period may cause additional
revisions to the policy.  The final rule will reflect the final
policy under CERCLA §121(d)(3) and EPA will issue a revised
implementation policy memorandum if necessary.
II.  APPLICABILITY

     There are a number of variables which will determine
whether and how the off-site policy applies:  waste type,
authority, funding source/ and whether the decision document or
order supporting the clean-up was signed before or after the
enactment of SARA (i.e., before or after October 17, 1986).  In
order to determine which elements of the policy apply to a
specific CERCLA cleanup each factor must be considered.

     The first factor to consider is the type of waste to be
transferred.  The revised policy applies to the off-site
treatment, storage or disposal of all CERCLA waste.  CERCLA
wastes include RCRA hazardous wastes and other CERCLA hazardous
substances, pollutants and contaminants.  RCRA hazardous wastes
are either listed or defined by characteristic in 40 CFR Part
261.  CERCLA hazardous substances are defined in 40 CFR 300.6.

     Because RCRA permits and interim status apply to specific
wastes and specific storage, treatment or disposal processes,
the Remedial Project Manager (RPM) or On-Scene Coordinator
(OSC) must determine that the facility's permit or interim

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status authorizes receipt of the wastes that would be
transported to the facility and the type of process
contemplated for the wastes.  Therefore, it is important that
facility selection be coordinated with RCRA personnel.

     A CERCLA hazardous substance that is not a RCRA hazardous
waste or hazardous constituent (i.e.,  non-RCRA waste) may be
taken to a RCRA facility if it is not otherwise incompatible
with the RCRA waste, even though receipt of that waste is not
expressly authorized under interim status or in the permit.
Non-RCRA wastes can also be managed at non-RCRA facilities.
Criteria applicable to CERCLA wastes that can be disposed of at
non-Subtitle C facilities are discussed later in this revised
policy.

     The second factor to consider in determining whether this
revised policy applies is the statutory authority for the
action.  This revised off-site policy applies to any remedial
or removal action involving the off-site transfer of any
hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant under any CERCLA
authority or under RCRA §7003.  This policy also applies to
response actions taken under §311 of the Clean Water Act,
except for cleanups of petroleum products.  The policy also
covers cleanups at Federal facilities under §120 of SARA.

     The third factor to assess is the source of funding.  The
revised policy applies to all Fund-financed response actions,
whether EPA or the State is the lead agency.  The policy does
not apply to State-lead enforcement actions (even at NPL sites)
if no CERCLA funds are involved.  It does apply to State-lead
enforcement actions where EPA provides any site-specific
funding through a Cooperative Agreement or Multi-Site
Cooperative Agreement, even though the State may be using its
own enforcement authorities to compel the cleanup.  Similarly,
non-NPL sites are covered by this policy only where there is an
expenditure of Fund money or where the cleanup is undertaken
under CERCLA authority.

     The final factor that affects how this revised policy
applies is the date of the decision document.  As noted
earlier, there are two classes of actions subject to slightly
different procedures governing off-site transfer:  first, those
actions resulting from pre-SARA decision documents or RCRA
§7003 orders issued prior to October 17, 1986, are subject to
the May 1985 policy as updated by this revised policy; and
second, those actions resulting from post-SARA decision
documents or RCRA §7003 orders issued after October  17, 1986,
are subject to the requirements of SARA as interpreted and
expanded by this revised policy.  Although the procedures in
this policy are similar for these two classes of actions, there
are important differences (e.g., the requirements pertaining to

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releases from other units at a facility)  that will be
highlighted throughout this document.

     Compliance with the revised procedures is mandatory for
removal and remedial actions.  However,  there is an emergency
exemption for removals if the OSC determines that the
exigencies of the situation require off-site treatment,  storage
or disposal without following the requirements.  This exception
may be used when the OSC believes that the threat posed by the
substances makes it imperative to remove the substances
immediately and there is insufficient time to observe these
procedures without endangering public health, welfare or the
environment.  In such cases, the OSC should consider temporary
solutions (e.g., interim storage) to allow time to locate an
acceptable facility.  The OSC must provide a written
explanation of his or her decision to use this emergency
exemption to the Regional Administrator within 60 days of
taking the action.  In Regions in which authority to make
removal decisions has not been fully delegated by the Regional
Administrator to the OSC, the decisions discussed above must be
made by the Regional official to whom removal authority has
been delegated.  This emergency exemption is also available to
OSC's taking response actions under §311 of the Clean Water
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III.  DEFINITIONS

A.  Release

     For the purposes of this policy, the term "release" is
defined here as it is defined by §101(22) of CERCLA, which is
repeated in 40 CFR 300.6 of the NCP, and the RCRA §3008(h)
guidance ("Interpretation of Section 3008(h) of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act", memorandum from J. Winston Porter and Courtney
M. Price to the Regional Administrators, et aj.. December 16,
1985).  To summarize, a release is any spilling, leaking,
pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injection,
escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing to the environment.
This includes releases to surface water, ground water,  land
surface, soil and air.

     A release also includes a substantial threat of a  release.
In determining whether a substantial threat of release  exists,
both the imminence of the threat and the potential magnitude of
the release should be considered.  Examples of situations where
a substantial threat of a release may exist include a weakened
or inadequately engineered dike wall at a surface impoundment,
or a severely rusted treatment or storage tank.

     De minimis releases from receiving units  are exempt; that
is, they are not considered to be releases under the off-site

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policy.  De minimis releases are those that do not adversely
affect public health or the environment, such as releases to
the air from temporary opening and closing of bungs, releases
between landfill liners of 1 gallon/acre/day or less, or stack
emissions from incinerators not otherwise subject to Clean Air
Act permits.  Releases that need to be addressed by
implementing a contingency plan would not normally be
considered de minimis releases.

     Federally-permitted releases, as defined by CERCLA
§101(10) and 40 CFR 300.6, are also exempt.  These include
discharges or releases in compliance with applicable permits
under RCRA, the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking
Water Act, Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act, and
Atomic Energy Act or analogous State authorities.

     For purposes of this policy, an interim status unit in
RCRA ground-water assessment monitoring  (under 40 CFR 265.93)
or a permitted unit in compliance monitoring (under 40 CFR
264.99) is not presumed to have a release.  EPA will evaluate
available information, including the data which led to a
determination of the need for assessment or compliance
monitoring, data gathered during assessment monitoring, and any
other relevant data, including that gathered from applicable
compliance inspections.  A determination of unacceptability
should be made when information will support the conclusion
that there is a probable release to ground water from the
receiving unit. Finding a release can happen at any time
before, during or after an assessment or compliance monitoring
program.

     On the other hand, it is not necessary to have actual
sampling data to determine that there is a release.  An
inspector may find other evidence that a release has occurred,
such as a broken dike or feed line at a surface impoundment.
Less obvious indications of a release might also be adequate to
make the determination.  For example, EPA could have sufficient
information on the contents of a land disposal unit, the design
and operating characteristics of the unit, or the hydrogeology
of the area in which the unit is located to conclude that there
is or has been a release to the environment.

B.  Receiving Unit

     The receiving unit is any unit that receives off-site
CERCLA waste:

     (1)  for treatment using BOAT, including any pre-
          treatment or storage units used prior to treatment;

     (2)  for treatment to substantially reduce its mobility,

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          toxicity or persistence in the absence of a defined
          BOAT; or

     (3)  for storage or ultimate disposal of waste not treated
          to the previous criteria.

Note that the acceptability criteria may vary from unit to
unit, and that the receiving unit may vary from transfer to
transfer.

c.  Other Units

     Other units are all other regulated units and solid waste
management units (SWMU's) at a facility that are not receiving
units.

D.  Controlled Release

     In order to be considered a controlled release, the
release must be addressed by a RCRA corrective action program
(incorporated in a permit or order)  or a corrective action
program approved and enforceable under another applicable
Federal or delegated State authority.

E.  Relevant Violations

     Relevant violations include Class I violations as defined
by the RCRA Enforcement Response Policy (December 21, 1984, and
subsequent revisions) at or affecting a receiving unit.  A
Class I violation is a significant deviation from regulations,
compliance order provisions or permit conditions designed to:

     o    Ensure that hazardous waste is destined for and
          delivered to authorized facilities;

     o    Prevent releases of hazardous waste or constituents
          to the environment;

     o    Ensure early detection of such releases; or

     o    Compel corrective action for releases.

Recordkeeping and reporting requirements  (such as failure to
submit the biennial report or failure to maintain a copy of the
closure plan at the facility) are generally not considered to
be Class I violations.

     Violations affecting a receiving unit include all
ground-water monitoring violations unless the receiving unit  is
outside the waste management area which the ground-water
monitoring system was designed to monitor.  Facility-wide Class
I violations (such as failure to comply with financial

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responsibility requirements, inadequate closure plan,
inadequate waste analysis plan, inadequate inspection plan,
etc.) that affect the receiving unit are also relevant
violations.

     Violations of State or other Federal laws should also be
examined for relevance, considering the significance of the
requirement that is being violated; the extent of deviation
from the requirement; and the potential or actual threat to
human health or the environment.

F.  Relevant Release

     A relevant release under this revised policy includes:

     o    Any release or significant threat of release of a
          hazardous substance  (defined in 40 CFR 300.6) not
          previously excluded  (i.e., de minimis releases or
          permitted releases) at all units of a RCRA Subtitle C
          land disposal facility and at receiving units of a
          RCRA Subtitle c treatment or storage facility; and

     o    Environmentally significant releases of any hazardous
          substance not previously excluded at non-receiving
          units at RCRA Subtitle C treatment and storage
          facilities and at all units at other facilities.

G.  Relevant Conditions

     Relevant conditions include any environmental conditions
(besides a relevant violation) at a facility that pose a
significant threat to public health, welfare or the environment
or that otherwise affect the satisfactory operation of the
facility.

H.  Responsible Agency

     Determinations of acceptability to receive an off-site
transfer of CERCLA waste will be made by EPA or by States
authorized for corrective action under §3004(u) of RCRA.
References in this document to the "responsible Agency" refer
only to EPA Regions or to States with this authority.

I.  Responsible Government Official

     The responsible government official is that person
authorized in the responsible Agency to make acceptability
determinations under this revised policy.

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IV.  ACCEPTABILITY CRITERIA

A.  Acceptability Criteria for Wastes Generated Under Pre-SARA
    Decision Documents

     CERCLA wastes from actions resulting from pre-SARA
decision documents and pre-SARA RCRA §7003 orders may go to a
facility meeting the following criteria:

     o    There are no relevant violations at or affecting the
          receiving unit; and

     o    There are no relevant conditions at the facility
          (i.e., other environmental conditions that pose a
          significant threat to public health, welfare or the
          environment or otherwise affect the satisfactory
          operation of the facility).

     In order to determine if there is a relevant violation,
an appropriate compliance inspection must be conducted no more
than six months before the expected date of receipt of CERCLA
waste.  This inspection, at a minimum, must address all
regulated units.  This inspection may be conducted by EPA, a
State or an authorized representative.  When a State conducts
the inspection, it should determine the facility's compliance
status.  Where a violation or potential violation comes to
EPA's attention (e.g., through a citizen complaint or a
facility visit by permit staff), the Region or State is
expected to investigate whether a violation occurred as soon as
is reasonably possible.

     The May 1985 policy does not refer specifically to
releases.  Rather, a corrective action plan is required for
relevant conditions.  Therefore, in some cases, a facility
receiving CERCLA wastes from an action subject to a pre-SARA
decision document may not need to institute a program to
control releases.  Releases will be evaluated by the
responsible Agency to determine whether such releases
constitute relevant conditions under this policy.

     The activities related to determining acceptability,
providing notice to facilities, regaining acceptability and
implementation procedures are discussed in the  "Implementation"
section of this document, and apply to off-site transfers  of
waste generated under pre-SARA and  post-SARA decision
documents.
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B.  Acceptability Criteria for Wastes Generated Under Post-SARA
    Decision Documents

     Under this revised policy, there are three basic criteria
that are used to determine the acceptability of a facility to
receive off-site transfers of CERCLA waste generated under a
post-SARA decision document or post-SARA RCRA §7003 cleanup.
The criteria are:

     o    There must be no relevant violations at or affecting
          the receiving unit;

     o    There must be no releases from receiving units and
          contamination from prior releases at receiving units
          must be addressed as appropriate; and

     o    Releases at other units must be addressed as
          appropriate.

The last two criteria are applied somewhat differently,      v
depending on the type of facility.  These differences are
described below.

     1.  Criteria Applicable to All RCRA Subtitle C Treatment.
Storage and Disposal Facilities.  The first criterion that
applies to all Subtitle C facilities is that there can be no
relevant violations at or affecting the receiving unit.  As
discussed earlier, this determination must be based on an
inspection conducted no more than six months prior to receipt
of CERCLA waste.

     A second element that applies to all Subtitle C facilities
is that there must be no releases at receiving units.  Releases
from receiving units, except for de minimis releases and State-
and Federally-permitted releases, must be eliminated and any
prior contamination from the release must be controlled by a
corrective action permit or order under Subtitle C, as
described in the next section.

     The final criterion that applies to all Subtitle C
facilities, is that the facility must have undergone a RCRA
Facility Assessment (RFA) or equivalent facility-wide
investigation.  This investigation addresses EPA's affirmative
duty under CERCLA §121(d)(3) to determine that there are no
releases at the facility.

     Releases of RCRA hazardous waste or hazardous
constituents and CERCLA hazardous substances are all included
under the policy.  While the RFA need not focus on identifying
releases of hazardous substances that are not RCRA hazardous
wastes or hazardous constituents, to the extent such releases
are discovered in an RFA or through other means, they will be

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considered the same as a release of hazardous waste or
hazardous constituents.

     o  Additional Criteria Applicable to RCRA Subtitle C Land
Disposal Facilities.  Land disposal facilities must meet
additional requirements imposed by SARA and this policy.  The
term "land disposal facility" means any RCRA facility at which
a land disposal unit is located, regardless of whether the land
disposal unit is the receiving unit.  Land disposal units
include surface impoundments, landfills, land treatment units
and waste piles.

     As stated earlier, there must be no releases at or from
receiving units.  In addition, releases from other units at a
land disposal facility must be controlled under a corrective
action program.  The RFA will help determine whether there is a
release.  In addition, land disposal facilities must have
received a comprehensive ground-water monitoring evaluation
(CME) or an operation and maintenance (O&M) inspection within
the last year.

     Units at RCRA Subtitle C land disposal facilities
receiving CERCLA waste that is also RCRA hazardous waste must
meet the RCRA minimum technology requirements of RCRA §3004(o).
Only where a facility has been granted a waiver can a land
disposal unit not meeting the minimum technology requirements
be considered acceptable for off-site disposal of CERCLA waste
that is RCRA hazardous waste.

     o  Criteria Applicable to Subtitle C Treatment and Storage
Facilities.  The criterion for controlling releases from other
units does not apply to all releases at treatment and storage
facilities, as it does at land disposal facilities.  Releases
from other units at treatment and storage facilities must be
evaluated for environmental significance and their effect on
the satisfactory operation of the facility.  If determined by
the responsible Agency to be environmentally significant,
releases must be controlled by a corrective action program
under an applicable authority.  Releases from other units at
treatment and storage facilities determined not to be
environmentally significant do not affect the acceptability of
the facility for receipt of CERCLA waste.

     2.  Criteria Applicable to RCRA Permit-by-Rule Facilities.
This revised policy is also applicable to facilities subject to
the RCRA permit-by-rule provisions in 40 CFR 270.60.  These
include ocean disposal barges or vessels, injection wells and
publicly owned treatment works  (POTWs).  Permit-by-rule
facilities receiving RCRA hazardous waste must have a RCRA
permit or RCRA interim status.  RCRA permit-by-rule facilities
must also receive an inspection for compliance with applicable
RCRA permit or interim status requirements.  In addition, these

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facilities (and other non-RCRA facilities) should be inspected
by the appropriate inspectors for other applicable laws.

     In general, except for POTWs (discussed below),  these
facilities will be subject to the same requirements as RCRA
treatment and storage facilities.  That is, there can be  no
releases of hazardous waste, hazardous constituents or
hazardous substances from receiving units.  There also can be
no relevant violations at or affecting the receiving unit, as
confirmed by an inspection conducted no more than six months
prior to the receipt of CERCLA waste.  Releases from other
units determined by the responsible Agency to be
environmentally significant must be controlled by an
enforceable agreement under the applicable authority.

     Criteria for discharge of wastewater from CERCLA sites to
POTWs can be found in a memorandum titled, "Discharge of
Wastewater from CERCLA Sites into POTWs," dated April 15, 1986.
That memorandum requires an evaluation during the RI/FS process
for the CERCLA site to consider such points as:

     o    the quantity and quality of the CERCLA wastewater and
          its compatibility with the POTW;

     o    the ability of the POTW to ensure compliance with
          applicable pretreatment standards;

     o    the POTWs record of compliance with its NPDES permit;
          and

     o    the potential for ground-water contamination from
          transport to or impoundment of CERCLA wastewater at
          the POTW.

Based on a consideration of these and other points listed in
the memorandum, the POTW may be deemed appropriate or
inappropriate for receipt of CERCLA waste.

     3.  Criteria Applicable to Non-Subtitle C Facilities.  In
some instances, it may be appropriate to use a non-Subtitle C
facility for off-site transfer:  for example, PCB disposal is
regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act  (TSCA);
nonhazardous waste disposal is regulated under Subtitle D of
RCRA and applicable State laws; and disposal of radionuclides
is regulated under the Atomic Energy Act.  At such facilities,
all releases are treated in the same manner as releases from
other units at Subtitle C treatment and storage facilities.
That is, the responsible Agency should make a determination as
to whether the release is environmentally significant and, if
so, the release should be controlled by a corrective action
program under the applicable Federal or State authority.

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     Requirements for the disposal of PCBs are established in
40 CFR 761.60.  Generally, these regulations require that
whenever disposal of PCBs is undertaken,  they must be
incinerated, unless the concentrations are less than 50 ppm.
If the concentrations are between 50 and  500 ppm,  the rule
provides for certain exceptions that provide alternatives to
the incineration requirements.   The principal alternative is
disposal in a TSCA-permitted landfill for PCBs.  If a TSCA
landfill is the receiving unit for PCBs,  then that facility is
subject to the same criteria applicable if a RCRA land disposal
unit is the receiving unit; i.e., no relevant violations, no
releases at the receiving unit and controlled releases at other
units.  PCBs at levels less than 50 ppm may be transported to
acceptable Subtitle D facilities as discussed previously.
V.  IMPLEMENTATION

A.  Determining Acceptability

     Acceptability determinations under the off-site policy
will be made by EPA or by States authorized for corrective
action under §3004(u) of RCRA.  Where States have such
authority, the State may make acceptability determinations for
facilities in the State in consultation with EPA.  Regardless
of a State's authorization status, the Region and States should
establish, in the Superfund Memorandum of Agreement, mechanisms
to ensure timely exchange of information, notification of
facilities and coordination of activities related to the
acceptability of facilities and potential selection of
facilities for off-site transfer.  The Regions and States also
need to establish or enhance coordination mechanisms with their
respective RCRA program staffs in order to ensure timely
receipt of information on inspections, violations and releases.
These agreements can be embodied in State authorization
Memoranda of Agreement, State grant agreements, or State-EPA
enforcement agreements.

     The responsible government official in the Region or State
in which a hazardous waste facility is located will determine
whether the facility has relevant violations or releases which
may preclude its use for off-site transfer of CERCLA wastes.
Each Region and State  should have a designated off-site
coordinator responsible for ensuring effective communication
between CERCLA response program staff and RCRA enforcement
staff within the Regional Offices, with States, and with other
Regions and States.

     The off-site coordinator should maintain a file of all
information on the compliance and release status of each
commercial facility  in the Region or State.  This information
should be updated based on the results of State- or

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EPA-conducted compliance inspections or other information on
these facilities.

     CERCLA response program staff should identify potential
off-site facilities early in the removal action or the remedial
design process and check with the appropriate Regional and/or
State off-site coordinator(s) regarding the acceptability
status of the facilities.  If one or more facilities is
identified that has not received an inspection within the last
six months, the Regional off-site coordinator(s) should arrange
to have such inspection(s) conducted within a timeframe
dictated by the project schedule.  The CERCLA REM/FIT
contractor may conduct the inspection under the direction of
the Deputy Project Officer.   If contractor personnel are used,
the Region should ensure that such personnel are adequately
trained to conduct the inspections.

     Responsible Agencies should base their acceptability
determinations on an evaluation of a facility's compliance
status and, as appropriate,  whether the facility has releases
or other environmental conditions that affect the satisfactory
operation of the facility.  States not authorized for HSWA
corrective action may assist EPA in making the acceptability
determination by determining a facility's compliance status
(based on a State inspection) and providing this information to
EPA.  Regions and States should use the following types of
information to make acceptability determinations:

     o    State- or EPA-conducted inspections.  EPA will
          continue to assign high priority to conducting
          inspections at commercial land disposal, treatment
          and storage facilities.  Facilities designated to
          receive CERCLA waste must be inspected within six
          months of the planned receipt of the waste.  In
          addition, land disposal facilities must have received
          a comprehensive ground-water monitoring inspection
          (CME) or an operation and maintenance  (O&M)
          inspection within the last year, in accordance with
          the timeframes specified in the RCRA Implementation
          Plan (RIP).

     o    RCRA Facility Assessments (RFAs).  To be eligible
          under this policy, a RCRA Subtitle C facility must
          have had an RFA or equivalent facility-wide
          investigation.  The RFA or its equivalent must be
          designed to identify existing and potential releases
          of hazardous waste and hazardous constituents from
          solid waste management units at the facility.

     o    Other data sources.  Other documents such as the
          facility's permit application, permit, Ground Water
          Task Force report, ground-water monitoring data or

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          ground-water assessment report can contain
          information on violations,  releases or other
          conditions.  Relevant information from these
          documents should also be used to determine a
          facility's acceptability to receive waste under the
          off-site policy.

B.  Notice Procedures

     EPA expects that Regions and States will take timely and
appropriate enforcement action on determining that a violation
has occurred.  Where a responsible Agency performs an
inspection that identifies a relevant violation at a commercial
facility likely to accept CERCLA wastes, within five working
days of the violation determination,  the responsible Agency
must provide written notice to the facility of the violation
and the effects of applying this policy.  States not authorized
for HSWA corrective action should inform EPA of the violation
so that EPA can notify the facility of the effect of the
violation under this policy.  (See RCRA Enforcement Response >
Policy for a discussion of appropriate enforcement responses
and timeframes for Class I violations.)

     When the responsible Agency determines that a relevant
release has occurred, or that relevant conditions exist, the
responsible Agency must notify the facility in writing within
five working days of that determination.  The notice must also
state the effect of the determination under this policy.  A
copy of any notice must also be provided to the non-issuing
Region or State in which the facility is located.  States not
authorized for HSWA corrective action should provide EPA with
information on releases so that EPA can determine whether a
relevant release has occurred.

     Private parties conducting a response action subject to
this policy will need to obtain information on the
acceptability of commercial facilities.  The responsible Agency
must respond with respect to both pre-SARA and post-SARA
wastes.  In addition, the responsible Agency should indicate
whether the facility is currently undergoing a review of
acceptability and the date the review is expected to be
completed.  No enforcement sensitive or predecisional
information should be released.

     A facility may submit a bid for receipt of CERCLA waste
during a period of unacceptability.  However, a facility must
be acceptable in order to be awarded a contract for receipt of
CERCLA waste.

     Scope and Contents of the Notice.  The responsible Agency
must send the notice to the facility owner/operator by
certified and first-class mail, return receipt requested.  The

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certified notice, if not acknowledged by the receipt return
card, will be considered to have been received by the addressee
if properly sent by first-class mail to the last address known
to the responsible Agency.  The notice should contain the
following:

     o    A finding that the facility may have conditions that
          render it unacceptable for receipt of off-site waste,
          based upon available information from an RFA,  an
          inspection, or other data sources;

     o    A description of the specific acts, omissions  or
          conditions that form the basis of the findings;

     o    Notice that the facility owner/operator has the
          opportunity to request an informal conference  with
          the responsible government official to discuss the
          basis for the facility's unacceptability
          determination under this revised policy, provided
          that such a request is made within 10 calendar days,
          from the date of the notice.  The owner/operator may
          submit written comments within 30 calendar days from
          the date of the notice in lieu of holding the
          conference.

     o    Notice that failure to request an informal meeting or
          submit written comments will result in no further
          consideration of the determination by the responsible
          Agency during the 60 calendar days after issuance of
          the notice.  The responsible Agency will cease any
          transport of CERCLA waste to the facility on the 60th
          calendar day after issuance of the notice.

     o    Notice that the owner/operator may request, within 10
          calendar days of hearing from the responsible
          government official after the informal conference or
          the submittal of written comments, a reconsideration
          of the determination by the Regional Administrator or
          appropriate State official.  The Regional
          Administrator or State official may agree to review
          the determination at his or her discretion; and

     o    Notice that such a review by the Regional
          Administrator or appropriate State official, if
          agreed to, will be conducted within 60 calendar days
          of the initial notice, if possible, but that the
          review will not stay the determination.

     The facility may continue to receive CERCLA waste for 60
calendar days after issuance of the initial notice.  As
indicated above, facility owners or operators may request an
informal conference with the responsible government official

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within 10 calendar days from the date of issuance of the
notice,  to discuss the basis for a violation or release
determination and its relevance to the facility's acceptability
to receive CERCLA wastes.   Any such meeting should take place
within 30 calendar days of the date the initial notice is
issued.   If unacceptability is based on a State inspection or
enforcement action,  a representative of the State should attend
the meeting.  If the State does not attend, EPA will notify the
State of the outcome of the meeting.  The owner/opeator may
submit written comments within 30 calendar days from the date
of the notice in lieu of holding the conference.  If the
responsible Agency does not find that the information submitted
at the informal conference or in comments is sufficient to
support a finding of acceptability to receive CERCLA wastes, it
should so inform the facility orally or in writing.

     Within 10 calendar days of hearing from the responsible
government official after the informal conference or the
submittal of written comments, the facility owner or operator
may request a reconsideration of the determination by the
Regional Administrator or appropriate State official.  The
Regional Administrator or appropriate State official may use
his or her discretion in deciding whether to conduct a review
of the determination.  Such a review, if granted, should be
conducted within the 60 day period  (originating with the
notice)  to the extent possible.  The review will not stay the
determination.

     The RPM, OSC or equivalent site manager must stop transfer
of waste to a facility on the 60th calendar day after issuance
of a notice.  The facility then remains unacceptable until such
time as the responsible Agency notifies the owner or operator
otherwise.  The off-site coordinator and the OSC/RPM should
maintain close coordination throughout the 60-day period.

     In limited cases, the responsible Agency may use its
discretion to extend the 60 day period if it requires more time
to review a submission.  The facility should be notified of any
extension, and it remains acceptable during any extension.

     The responsible Agency may also use its discretion to
determine that a facility's unacceptability is  immediately
effective upon receipt of a notice to that effect.  This may
occur in situations such as, but not limited to, emergencies
(e.g., fire or explosion) or egregious violations  (e.g.,
criminal violations or chronic recalcitrance) or other
situations that render the facility  incapable of safely
handling CERCLA waste.

     Implementation of this notice provision does  not relieve
the Regions or States from taking appropriate enforcement
action under RCRA or CERCLA.

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C.  Procedures for Facilities with Outstanding Unacceptability
    Determinations

     Under the original May 1985 off-site policy,  facilities
determined to be unacceptable to receive CERCLA wastes were
provided with written notice and were generally afforded
informal opportunities to comment on the determination (the
latter step was not required by the policy).   Although the
Agency believes that these steps represented adequate
procedural safeguards for facilities seeking to receive CERCLA
wastes, EPA has decided to provide an additional opportunity
for review, in light of this revised policy,  for facilities
with unacceptability determinations already in place on the
effective date of the revised policy.

     Any such facility that wishes to meet with the responsible
Agency to discuss the basis for a violation or release
determination and its relevance to the facility's ability to
receive CERCLA wastes, may request an informal conference with
or submit written comments to the responsible Agency at any
point up to the 60th day after the publication of the proposed
rule on the off-site policy in the Federal Register.  Such a
meeting should take place within 30 calendar days of the
request.  If the responsible government Agency does not find
the information presented to be sufficient to support a finding
of acceptability to receive CERCLA wastes, then it should
inform the facility orally or in writing that the
unacceptability determination will continue to be in force.
The facility may, within 10 calendar days of hearing from the
responsible government official after the informal conference
or submittal of written comments, petition the EPA Regional
Administrator or appropriate State official for
reconsideration.  The Regional Administrator or State official
may use his or her discretion in deciding whether to grant
recons iderat ion.

     These procedures for review of unacceptability
determinations that were already in place on the effective date
of this revised policy will not act to stay the effect of the
underlying unacceptability determinations during the period of
review.

p.  Re~evaluatinq Unacceptability

     An unacceptable facility can be reconsidered for
management of CERCLA wastes whenever the responsible Agency
finds that the facility meets the criteria described in the
"Acceptability Criteria" section of this policy.

     For the purposes of this policy, releases will be
considered controlled upon issuance of an order or permit that

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initiates and requires completion of one or more of the
following:  a facility-wide RCRA Facility Investigation (RFI)?
a Corrective Measures Study (CMS);  or Corrective Measures
Implementation (CMI).   The facility must comply with the permit
or order to remain acceptable to receive CERCLA waste.  At the
completion of any such phase of the corrective action process,
the responsible Agency should again review the facility for
acceptability under the off-site policy using the criteria
listed in this document, and as necessary and appropriate, make
new acceptability determinations, and issue additional orders
or modify permit conditions to control identified releases.
Releases that require a determination of environmental
significance will be considered controlled upon issuance of an
order or permit to conduct an RFI,  CMS or CMI, or upon
completion of an RFI which concludes that the release is not
environmentally significant.  Again, the facility must comply
with the permit or order to remain acceptable to receive CERCLA
waste.

     If the facility is determined to be unacceptable as a
result of relevant violations at or affecting the receiving
unit, the State (if it made the initial determination) or EPA
must determine that the receiving unit is in full physical
compliance with all applicable requirements.  Where a State not
authorized for HSWA corrective action makes this determination,
it should notify EPA immediately of the facility's return to
compliance, so that the Agency can expeditiously inform the
facility that it is once again acceptable to receive CERCLA
wastes.

     The responsible Agency will notify the facility of its
return to acceptability by certified and first-class mail,
return receipt requested.

E.  Implementation Procedures

     All remedial decision documents must discuss compliance
with this policy for alternatives involving off-site management
of CERCLA wastes.  Decision documents for removal actions also
should include such a discussion.

     Provisions requiring compliance with this policy should be
included in all contracts for response action, Cooperative
Agreements with States undertaking Superfund response actions,
and enforcement agreements.  For ongoing projects, these
provisions will be implemented as follows, taking into
consideration the differences in applicable requirements  for
pre- and post-SARA decision documents:

     o    RI/FS;  The Regions shall immediately notify Agency
          contractors and States that alternatives for off-site

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          management of wastes must be evaluated against the
          provisions of this policy.

     o    Remedial Design;   The Regions shall immediately
          notify Agency contractors, the States, and the U.S.
          Army Corps of Engineers that all remedies that
          include off-site disposal of CERCLA waste must comply
          with the provisions of this policy.

     o    Remedial Action;   The Regions shall immediately
          assess the status of compliance, releases and other
          environmental conditions at facilities receiving
          CERCLA waste from ongoing projects.  If a facility is
          found not to be acceptable, the responsible Agency
          should notify the facility of its unacceptability.

     o    Enforcement;  Cleanups by responsible parties under
          enforcement actions currently under negotiation and
          all future actions must comply with this policy.
          Existing agreements need not be amended.  However,
          EPA reserves the right to apply these procedures to
          existing agreements, to the extent it is consistent
          with the release and reopener clauses in the
          settlement agreement.

     If the response action is proceeding under a Federal lead,
the Regions should work with the Corps of Engineers or EPA
Contracts Officer to negotiate a contracts modification to an
existing contract, if necessary.  If the response action is
proceeding under a State lead, the Regions should amend the
Cooperative Agreement.

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                                   U.S. Department of Justice

                                   Land and Natural Resources Division
Office of the Assistant Attorney General               Washington D C. :05j
                                   December 21, 1988
   Dr. J. Winston Porter
   Assistant Administrator for
     Solid Waste and Emergency Response
   Environmental Protection Agency
   Washington, D.C. 20460

   Dear Win:

             Enclosed please find a copy of the final version of
   the Justice Department's Procedures and Criteria for concurrence
   in proposed EPA administrative orders to federal agencies.  The
   Procedures have been modified to reflect the EPA staff comments
   forwarded to me in your letter of November 7, 1988.

             In order to  facilitate the concurrence process, I have
   taken the liberty of sending a copy of this letter and enclosures
   to the EPA Regions and other offices principally involved in
   waste programs enforcement and to the General Counsels of federal
   Executive Branch agencies.

             As we together develop more experience under Executive
   Order 12580, I will welcome any comments or suggestions  from EPA
   regarding implementation of this concurrence process.
                                  RegerHj. Harzulla
                                  Assistant Attorney  General
   Enclosures

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cc:  Michael R. Del and
     Christopher J. Daggett
     James M. Seif
     Greer C. Tidwell
     Valdas V. Adamkus
     Robert E. Lay ton, Jr.
     Morris Kay
     James J. Scherer
     Daniel W. McGovern
     Robie G. Russell
       Regional Administrators

     Patrick A. Parenteau
     Douglas R. Blazey
     Bruce M. Diamond
     James H. Sargent
     Robert B. Schaefer
     James Neet
     Martha steincamp
     Thomas A. Speicher
     Nancy J. Marvel
     Barbara J. Lither
       Regional Counsels

     Thomas L. Adams, Jr.
     Assistant Administrator for
     Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring

     Richard E. Sanderson
     Director, Office of Federal Activities

     Lawrence J. Jensen
     Acting General Counsel
General Counsel Mailing List  (Enclosed)
                                                                     i

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Mr. c. Edward Dillery
General Counsel
Department of State
2201 c Street, N.W.  Room 20520
Washington, D.C.  20590

Mr. Wayne Vance
General Counsel
Department of Transportation
400 7th Street, S.W., Room 10428
Washington, D.C.  20590

Mr. Mark Sullivan
General Counsel
Department of Treasury
15th & Pennsylvania Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C.  20220

Mr. Ralph W. Tarr
Solicitor
Department of Interior
18th & c Streets, N.W.
Room 5100
Washington, D.C.  20220

Mr. Robert C. Mackichan, Jr.
General Counsel
General Services Administration
18th & F Streets, N.W.
Room 4139
Washington, D.C.  20405

Mr. John E. O'Brien
General Counsel
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
400 Maryland  Avenue,  S.W.,  Room 5143
Washington, D.C.  20546

Mr. Don W. Wilson
Archivist  of  United  States
National Archives  &  Records Administration
7th & Pennsylvania Avenue,  N.W.
Washington, D.C.   20408

Mr. Peter  Powers
General Counsel
Smithsonian Institute
1000 Jefferson Drive, S.W., Room 400
Washington, D.C.  20560

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                     FEDERAL FACILITY DOCKET
                           MAILING LIST
                                                  DECEMBER,  1988
Mr. Russell Bruemmer
General Counsel
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C.  20505

Mr. Christopher Hicks
General Counsel
Department of Agriculture
14th & Independence Ave., S.W.,
2033 South Building
Washington, D.C.  20250-1400

Mr. Robert Brumley
General Counsel
Department of Commerce
14th & Constitution Avenue, S.W.
Room 5830
Washington, D.C.  20230

Mr. Eric Fygi
Deputy General  Counsel
Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Room 6A-245
Washington, D.C.  10585

Mr. Malcolm Sterrett
General Counsel
Department of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.  Room 514G
Washington, D.C.  20201

Mr. Michael Dorsey
General Counsel .
Department of Housing & Urban  Development
451 7th Street, S.W.
Room 10214
Washington, D.C.  20410

Ms. Cynthia Attvood
Office of Solicitor
Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20210

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Mr. Edward H. Christenbury
General Counsel
Tennessee Valley Authority
309 Walnut Street
Knoxvill*, TN  37902

Mr. Louis A. Cox
General Counsel
US Postal Service
475 L'Enfant Plaza, West
Washington, O.C.  20260

Mr. Donald L. Ivers
General Counsel
Veterans Administration
810 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Washington, O.C.  20420

Ms. Kathleen Buck
General Counsel
Department of Defense
The Pentagon Rm. 3£980
Washington, D.C.  20301-1600

Lt. General Vincent Russo
Defense Logistics Agency
DLA-W Cameron Station
Alexandria, VA  22304-6100

Honorable Robert C. Costello
Assistant Secretary
Environment, Safety & Occupational Health
Department of the Air Force
The Pentagon Room 4L916 SAF/RQ
Washington, D.C.  20330-1000

Mr. Lewis Walker
Assistant Secretary
Installation & Logistics
Department of the Army
The Pentagon, OASA INL, Room 2E577
Washington, D.C.  20330-0104

Mr. Frederick S. Sterns
Director for Installation  & Facilities
Department of the Navy
OASN (Ship Building & Logistics)
Washington, D.C.  20360

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                                   U.S. Department of Justice

                                   Land and Natural Resources Division
Office of the Ajostut Attorney General               Wethingron D C. 20530

                                     DEC 2 7 1988
     PROCEDURES AND CRITERIA FOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONCURRENCE
            IN  EPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES


        1.  Purpose — The purpose of these Procedures and  Criteria
   is to implement the responsibilities of the Attorney General  (as
   delegated to the Assistant Attorney General for the Land and
   Natural Resources Division) under section 4(e) of the Superfund
   Executive Order (EO 12580, Jan. 23,  1987) to review any  ad-
   ministrative order ("AO") that the Environmental Protection
   Agency ("EPA") proposes to issue to a federal agency under
   sections 104(e)(5)(A) or 106(a) of the  Comprehensive Environmen-
   tal Response, Compensation, and Liability Act  ("CERCLA"),  42
   U.S.C. 9604(e)(5)(A), 9606(a).

        2.  Procedure — The EPA Assistant Administrator for Solid
   Waste or/ if delegated, the EPA Regional Administrator,  should
   submit the proposed AO and a referral letter to:

             Assistant Attorney General
             Land and Natural Resources  Division
             Department of Justice
             Washington, D.C. 20530

   with a copy to:

             Chief
             Policy, Legislation  and Special Litigation Section
             Land and Natural Resources Division
             Department of Justice
             Washington, D.C. 20530
            :
        The-«Merral latter should include the following  informa-
   tion:    .3t,i

        —  A statement of the technical basis for the AO,  including
        all necessary findings that support the existence of an
        imminent and substantial  endangerment  from an actual or
        threatened release  (for  an order issued pursuant to CERCLA
        § 106(a)), or'the basis  for believing  that there may be a
        release or threatened release  (for an  order issued pursuant
        to CERCLA §  104  (e)(5)(A));

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     —  A statement of EPA's prior dealings with the agency and
     the efforts that have been made to resolve the matter;

     —  A statement of the objections raised by the agency in
     objecting to compliance and EPA's response to those
     objections;

     —  A statement of whether there are non-federal PRPs or
     government contractors responsible for the facility and the
     status of any EPA enforcement efforts against such persons;

     —  The name and telephone number of both the EPA attorney
     with line responsibility for the AO and the EPA Headquarters
     contact in the Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance
     Office within the Office of Waste Programs Enforcement.

     Upon receipt, the Policy, Legislation and Special Litigation
Section ("PLSL"') will promptly (i) enter the proposed AO onto its
docket; (ii) review the proposed AO and advise the EPA line
attorney and the Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance
Office contact at EPA Headquarters if additional information will
be required; (iii) evaluate the proposed AO according to the
criteria listed below and prepare a recommendation for the
Assistant Attorney General.  PLSL will then forward the proposed
AO and its recommendation to the Assistant Attorney General for a
decision.  If the propose no and referral letter include all the
necessary information, the Assistant Attorney General will make
his or her decision within two weeks of receipt of the proposed
AO.  The decision will be provided to the Assistant Administrator
for Solid Waste or the Regional Administrator, as the case may
be, in a letter stating the Assistant Attorney General's
concurrence, concurrence subject to conditions, or objection to
the proposed AO.

     In situations where faster action is required  (for instance,
where there may be an emergency that presents a direct and
immediate threat to the public health) , PLSL and the Assistant
Attorney General will attempt to review the proposed AO within  24
hours.  To obtain expedited review, the EPA line attorney or the
Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance Office contact at
EPA Headquarters should contact PLSL by telephone at FTS 633-
1442 at th* earliest possible time.
     3.  egifeeria — In deciding whether to  issue the proposed
AO, the Assistant Attorney General will consider the following
factors:

     — whether the proposed AO is consistent with EPA's
     statutory authority;

     — the extent of prior consultation with the affected
     federal agency at the appropriate levels of authority;

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     — whether any non-federal PRP has responsibility that
affects the appropriateness of the issuance of an AO to the
federal agency.

In addition to the foregoing/ EPA and the Department of Justice
may raise/ and the Assistant Attorney General may consider, any
other factors that nay be relevant under the circumstances.
                              ROGER J. HARZULLA
                              Assistant Attorney General
DATED: December  27 , 1988

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                                   U.S. Department of Justice

                                   Land and Natural Resources Division
Office of the Assistant Attorney General
Washington. B.C. 20530

August 7, 1989
  Jonathan Z. Canon
  Acting Assistant Administrator
  Office of Solid Waste  and Emergency Response
  U.S. Environmental  Protection Agency
  401 M Street, S.W.
  Washington, D.C.  20460

  Dear Jon:

       This letter is in response to your request for the Justice
  Department's views  on  the enforceability of agreements developed
  under Section 120 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
  Compensation, and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et
  seq.

       It is the considered view of this Department that such
  agreements are enforceable against the United States.  This
  conclusion is based on Section 310 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9659,
  which expressly provides for suit against persons who violate
  "... any provision of an agreement under section 120, relating
  to Federal facilities.*

       We have also reviewed the model language for "Federal
  Facility Agreements Under CERCLA Section 120," and have
  determined that agreements utilizing the model enforceability
  language and the other model provisions are likewise enforceable
  against the United  States pursuant to Section 310.

       In letters and testimony to various congressional
  committees, representatives of this Department have repeatedly
  stated that Federal Facility Agreements provide an excellent
  mechanism by which  EPA,  other Federal agencies and the States
  can develop comprehensive, workable, and fully enforceable
  settlements for addressing cleanup of Federal facilities.

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We fully support EPA's efforts  to address Federal facility

cleanups through the Federal  Facility Agreement process.
                         Sincerely,
                               A-
                         Donald A.  Carr

                         Acting Assistant Attorney General

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           ui il fete    13:48
 E. TIKRNF.V
                            STATE or MAINE
                     DEPARTMENT or THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
                            snrt HOWI 9r«no» 6
                            AiJOitT*. MAJN* 049)3


                                   February 13,  1989
 Gordon  Davidson,  Deputy Director
 Federal  Facilities Hazardous Waste                 itH Cr  "'"
    Compliance Office
 U.S.  Environmental Protection Agency                  ~_
 401 M Street ,  SW                                      rtB 1  5  9,9
 Washington,  D.C.    20460
                                                       f.'C L VT WASTE
    Re:   BNAS/IAG                                   K:/.r:«C:."aJTCr.'.'.;

 Dear  Gordon:

    It was  a  pleasure meeting you on Tuesday,  February 7,  1909
 at  the Drunswick Naval Air Station where we discussed  a
 proposed  Inter Agency Agreement (IAG) among the  Navy,  EPA  and
 the DEP.  During  this meeting, you acknowledged  that EPA could
 not enforce  an IAG in Court against the Navy  and asserted  that
 EPA expected  that the State of Maine would be  able to  enforce
 the IAG  against the Navy using solely the Citizen's  Suit
 provision of  CERCLA.  42 U.S.C. § 9659.  When  we  expressed  oui
 concerns  that  § 9G59  did not provide DBF with  an effective
 enforcement mechanism, you asked us to commit  these  concerns  to
 writing.

    This  letter,  which represents our attempt  to comply  with
 your  request,  does not contain an exhaustive  analysis  v£ (.Jit;
 Citizen's Suit provision of CERCLA.  Instead,  it contains  a
 summary of the types  of problems that we see with use  of § yfe^y
 as  the sole enforcement mechanism in the IAG.  Given  the lack
 of  reported opinions  construing CERCLA, § 9659,  and  because
 commentators  have suggested that the Couita would look to  the
 Citizen's Suit  yiyviiiun of the Clean Water Act  (§ 505 of  the
CWA) when cunstiuing  42 U.S.C. § 9659, our analysis  relies upon
 opinions arising  under § 505 of the CWA.

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A.   Standing.

     The  first  issue which must be addressed is whether the
f.tate  of Maine has standing to commence a suit under 42 u.S.C.
§  9659.  At  least two United States District Court's have held
that states do not have standing to bring citizen's suits under
§  505  of the CWA.  Statft of California v. Department of, th«»
Navy.  031 F.Supp. 584 (Ed. Cal. 1986); U.S. v. Cjty of
Hopeweli. 508 F.Supp. 562 (Ed. va.  1980).  While these cases
may  be distinguished on the basis of differences in language
between CERCLA and the Clean water  Act, they do show that Maine
would  have to battle from the very outset against the
Department of the Navy in bringing  a citizen suit.   Moreover,
the  language of CERCLA itself is not unambiguous.  True, Maine
is a "person" according to CERCLA's definition section and
42 u.S.C. § 9659(a)(l) permits any "person" to commence a civil
action against any person, including the United States and
other  governmental instrumentalities or agencies, but
§ 9639(3)(l)(b) also requires that  no action may be commenced
undei  subsection (a)(l) before sixty days after the plaintiff
has given notice of the violation to the state in which the
alleged violation occurs.  At £ rst blush,  it seems odd for
Congress to require a Gtate to notify itself before commencing
suit and, thus, a defendant might question whether Maine or  any
state  is one of the types of persons permitted to use § 9659.
Defendants might also be tempted to use the above-described
ambiguity as an occasion for the invocation of the rules of
statutory construction and might argue that since CERCLA, at
42 U.S.C. § 9607(a), directly empowers the state to tecov«t
response costs and damages, and at  42 U.S.C. § 9620
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 C-   Procedural  Pre-Conditiona .

     Assuming,  for  the sake of argument,  that the  state can
 commence a Citizen's  Suit, under § 9659  and  that the. TAG  under
 consideration  would qualify as an "agreement under  §  9620 of
 this title,  relating  to federal facilities," and  thus be
 enforceable via §  9659,  the next  problem for DEP  is  compliance
 wit-h the procedural pre-conditions  to  initiating  or  commencing
 a citizen's  suit.   Pursuant to §  9G59(d)(l), Maine  would have
 to  give  the  President sixty days  notice  before commencing a
 suit to  enforce the TAG.   This, of  course,  builds a  two  month
 delay into the  Citizen's  Suit enforcement process which  does
 not  exist  under ot-her authorities available to DEP  and,  in
 itself,  is a reason for  DEP Lo eschew  §  9659 as an  enforcement
 mechanism.   Perhaps even  more importantly,  pursuant  to
 § 9659(d)(2),  "no  action  may be commenced under paragraph (1)
 of  subsection  (a)  of  this section if the President  has
 commenced  and  is diligently prosecuting  an  action under  this
 chapter."  A Pennsylvania defendant argued  that the  issuance of
 AH  aduiinist t dti ve  uidei  by the Cuuutiunwealt.il of Pennsylvania was
 "due diligence" which precluded a citizen's suit  under the
 Clean water  Act and a United States District Court  dismissed a
 citizen's  suit  on  this basis.   Proffit  v. Commissioner's.
 Township of _arJlstolL.  754  F.2d 304 (3rd  Cir. 1985) (this
 dismissal  was  reversed on appeal).   It  wiyht similarly be
 digued here  that the  IAG  itself,  particularly ccwsideiiay itb
 stipulated penalties  section,  constituted "due diliyencte" thus
 precluding  a §  9659 Citizen's Suit.


 D .   Retried i^ps .

     Even if  it  is  assumed that DEP  has  standing to  invoke
 § 9659,  that this  section gives the necessary jurisdiction  to
 enforce  the  IAG and that  all piuc«duidl  pie-couJitions have
 been  met,  the next  question is what, if  any, remedy is
 available  to DEP under §  9659.   It  is  clear that  §  9639  does
 not  provide  a means for  the State of Maine  to obtain damages.
 Cheaayeake Bay  Foundation,  itif i a.  Section  9659 does permit  the
 assessment of civil penalties but these  run to the  (federal)
 Hazardous  Substances  Trust Fund,  and not to the State of
Maine.  Chesapeake  Bay Foundation v. Gwaltn«v of  Smithfield.
Ltd.. 791 F.2d  304,  306 n.2 (4th  Cir.  1986).

     DEP would probably also face  an argument that sovereign
 immunity was not waived by § 9659 as to  the imposition of civil
 penalties  upon  a federal  facility.   Th«  Navy, in  Mi-del 1 
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 E.   Prospective Rel;\ef Only-

     Even assuming that DEP was found to have standing to
 commence a Citizen's Suit under § 9659(a)(l), that it could
 enforce the IAG under this section, that it had properly
 complied with all procedural pre-conditions, and that civil
 penalties were not barred by the Navy's sovereign immunity,
 there is still a ijuestion as to whether DEP could maintain an
 action in circumstances likely to arise in the enforcement of
 the  IAG.

    Assuming that the Navy missed one of the deadlines or
 timetables made actionable under this agreement, that the State
 promptly filed suit under § 9659 and gave the sixty day notice
 required and the Navy delivered the item required under the
 timetable before the sixty day period transpired, the State
 would probably not be able to obtain any penalties, even
 penalties going to the federal government, because the Navy
 could argue that by the time the suit was filed, the violations
 had been corrected.  This strange construction o£ Citizen's
 Quit provisions, i.e., that they only cover ongoing violations,
 not past violations, is supported by a lecent decision of  the
 United States Supreme Court regarding § 505 of the Clean Water
 Act.  Gwdltney v. Chesapeake Bav Foundation. 98 L.Ed.2d 306
 (1987).   even if the Navy had not complied with the IAG by the
 time the state was able to file its § 9659 petition, but
 complied before the matter could be brought lo trial, the
 United States Supreme court indicates that the suit could  be
          dS uiuut .   Gwaltn«y v. f!ht»j$fiyte!dkt:  -~i Foundation.
    In conclusion, though not complete, the  above  list  plainly
demonstrates why the State of Maine finds the citizen's Suit
ptuvibiun uf CERCLA tu be an ineffective enforcement  mechanism
for the IAG under discussion and why it has  insisted  upon and
continues to insist upon IAG language or a collateral document
which permits DEP to enforce the IAG in a more  effective manner

    After you have hod an opportunity to review this  letter,  I
would be pleased to discuss the matter in greater  detail with
you or anyone else **ho might be interested.  Thanks again for
your support in the meeting of February 7, 1969.   I look
forward to working with you closely during future  negotiations
of the above-referenced matter.
                                       truly  yours,
                                  DENNIS  J.  tptRNISH"             ^
                                  Assistant  Attorney General     fl
DJH:msg
cc:  Ronald L. Springfield, Dept of the  Navy
     Charlotte Head. EPA

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                 UNITED STA'ES -.'..
                                      51989

L'ennis J.  FMrnish
Assistant Attorney General
State of Maine
Department of the Attorney General
State House Station 6
Augusta, Maine 04333

.)ear Dennis:

    Thank you for your letter summarizing the concerns you haw  it a "citizen"
empowered to bring a Citizen suit under section 310 of CERCLA.  You
cite two cases consti  ng the Clean Water Act  s possible authority.
As you also note, how^/er, the Clean Water Act's definition of a
"person" who may bring a citizen suit does not include a state,
vhereas CERCLA's definition of "person" does.  We believe this
distinction would preclude the successful use of Clean Water Act
precedent on this issue.  In addition, while the citizen suit
provision requiring that notice be given to a state may seem to iQad
to the result that a state suing under section 310 must first give
notice to itself, this peculiarity cannot reasonably be read to
indicate that the citizen suit provision is not available to a
state.

    More importantly, EPA itself interprets sections 101(21) and 3LO
to allow a state to bring a citizen suit to enforce a section 120
IAG.   We believe that this interpretation is already reflected in
the enforceability provisions of the proposed IAG for Brunswick;
however, we have no objection to adding language that explicitly
references the state as a person with the right to bring such a
suit,  i.e., your proposed "including any party" language in the
Enforceability section.

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    Finally, we think it unlikely that either Uie Wavy or DOJ,  en
behalf of the Navy, would take a contrary position at some later
date.   Through the Model IAG developed between EPA and Uie
Department of Defense (DOD), DOD has already agreed to the
enforceability language we have proposed for Brunswick.   In
addition, in closely analogous circumstances DOJ has also agreed
that an LAG is enforceable by a signatory state in accordance with
the enforceability provisions of the agreement.  (See the attached
letter from Donald A. Carr, Acting Assistant Attorney General,  Lands
and Natural Resources Division, DOJ, dated February 26,  1989,
concerning the Hanford facility in the State or Washington.)  Given
the unanimity among EPA, DOD, and DOJ on this issue, we  do iv. _
believe there is any possibility that you may be faced with a
challenge to your standing to bring a CERCLA citizen suit for
enforcement of this IAG.

B.  Jurisdiction over RI/FS.

    Your second concern is that those portions of the IAG which
relate to activities occurring prior to the completion of the Rl/i'S
may not be er  orceable by citizen suit because section 120 of CLRCLA
mandates lAGs only after the RI/FS is completed.  We believe this
concern is also unfounded.  It is true that the Navy is not required
to enter an IAG prior to the ~- -letion of the RI/FS process.
However, once the Navy has agre-iu to an IAG, each of the provisions
of the IAG that relate to a CERCLA action becomes enforceable under
section 310 as a "standard, regulation, condition, requirement, or
order  which has become effective pursuant to this Act."

    We believe the enforceability language in section 21.1 of the
proposed Brunswick agreement already reflects this interpretati' 'ii of
the statute.  Since your proposed addition is consistent with our
reading of the statute, we would not object to its incorporation.
In addition, the Department of Justice agreed as to the Hanford IAG
that "The CERCLA provisions of this agreement are enforceable
pursuant to section 310 of CERCLA."  We would expect them to take
the same position here.

C.  Procedural Pre-conditions.

    You raise two concerns about procedural hurdles to a citizen
suit.   First, you consider the t>o-day notice requirement an obstacle
to enforcement.  While we agree that it would  result in a slight
delay in the commencement of a lawsuit, we do not believe that this
delay reduces the effectiveness of a citizen suit as a means of
redressing IAG violations.  A major purpose of the notice provision
is to afford a violator the chance to correct violations before a
suit is brought; the result  is compliance at an earlier date than
can generally be achieved through litigation, and with a minimal
commitment of resources on the part •- f the enforcing authority.

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    Secondly, you raise the possibility that the existence of 1:1 I.V".
might be taken as evidence that F;PA "has commenced and is diligent.:/
prosecuting an action" under CERCLA, thus precluding a citizen nui^.
See CERCLA section 3lO(d)(2).  We disagree that the statute can be
so const rued.  since EPA will always be a party to any section 12"
IAG, the reading of the statute that you propose would mean that a
citizen suit could never be brought for IAG violations; this would
render meaningless the express language in section 310(a)(L)
authorizing citizen suits for TAG violations.  Moreover, section
310(d)(2) itself indicates that only an action by EPA to enforce the
IAG wo.uld bar a similar citizen suit; the statute limits citizen
suits only where EPA lias brought an action "to require compliance
wi th the standard, regulation, condition, requirement, or order
concerned (including any provision of an ag^Qement under section
120) . "  CERCLA section 310(d)(2)(emphasis added).  Thus, we do not
believe that the argument you foresee could he maa<_- in good faith.
Again, however, this issue :  ; unlikely to arise because the Navy's
agreement to the enforceabiiity provisions of the Brunswick IAG win
indicate their agreement that a citizen suit is an appropriate
mechanism for enforcement of the IAG'-- terms.  The DOJ letter should
also provide reassurance on this point.

D.  Remedies.

    Your next concern is that, in any citizen suit that the State
might bring to enforce the IAG, you would be unable to collect civil
penalties that would be paid to the State.  We agree that CERCLA
makes no provision for a citizen to collect civil penalties for its
own benefit.   While a citizen will thus be unable to profit from a
suit,  this will not lessen the effectiveness of such a suit in
achieving a violator's return to compliance.  This limitation, then,
does not impair the enforceability of an IAG by a state.

    You propose, nonetheless, to add several lines to section 21.3,
providing that the IAG also "constitutes an administrative order
entered by consent between the Navy and DEP pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A.
sections 347(1) and 1365 and is enforceable in the same Banner as
administrative consent orders including, without limita  on, seeking
civil penalties and judicia- enforcement pursuant to 38 M.R.S.A.
sections 348, 349, 1304(12) and 1365."  As you know, Federal
agencies are subject to state laws respecting hazardous waste
disposal only to the extent that section 6001 of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act waives sovereign immunity.  As you are
aware, DOJ on behalf of various agencies and departments including
the Navy, has consistently maintained that section 6001 does not
waive sovereign immunity from penalties.  We suggest that the I'-G be
silent on the subject of state penalties, (and that the proposed
language not be included), thus allowing each party to preserve its
position on this issue for future resolution, if necessary.

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E.  Prospective Relief Only.

    Your final concern about the citizen .suit, provision is tnar. i «-.
may be unavailable *• • address past violation:;.   As you point out,
the citizen suit provision of the Clean Water Act has been const. rued
to require that violations be ongoing or likely to recur at the time
the c i t i zen fs, complaint is filed in order for the court to have
jurisdiction.   Gwaltney of Smithfield v. Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Inc. . 108 S.  Ct. 376 (L987).  Because of the similarity between the
citizen suit provisions in the Clean Water Act  and CERCLA, this
requirement would likely apply in any sect''  >n 310 suit to enforce
the terms of an IAG.

    We do not believe, however, that this impairs the effectiveness
of such a suit in enforcing compliance with the IAG.  As previously
noted, if a violator comes into compliance between the time it
receives a 60-day notice and the time a complaint is filed, then
compliance is achieved sooner than it would be through litigation,
and at a lesser cost to the enforcing citizen.   In any event, since
CERCLA does not provide for civil penal tier- to be paid to a citizen,
the benefit to the State of filing an action after compliance is
achieved is doubtful.

    Your final concern, that the holding in Gwaltney may be extended
to support dismissal of an action on mootness grounds even after a
complaint is filed, does not appear to be supported by the post-
Gwaltney case law.  See Sierra Club v. Simk -is Industries, Inc.. 847
F. 2d 1109 (4th Cir. 1988); Sierra Club v. union Oil Co. of
California . 853 F. 2d 667  (9th Cir. 1988).

    I believe this response should satisfy the concerns you
expressed about using the Citizen's Suit provisions of CERCLA
section 310.   Please call me if you would like to discuss our
position further.

                             Sincerely,
                             Gordon Davidson, Deputy Director
                             Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste
                               Compliance Office
Enclosure
cc:  Charlotte Head, EPA
     Ronald L. Springfield, Navy
     David Olson, Navy

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                                I .S. Department of Justice

                                L.ird and ^aiural Resources
                                February 26,  1989
Ms. Christine Gregoire
Director, Washington State
  Department of Ecology
MS?'/-11
Olyr.pia, Washington  98504

Dear Ms. Gregoire:

     You have asked the Department of Justice to review certain
provisions of the proposed agreement between the U.S. Department
of Energy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the
Washington State Department of Ecology with regard to the Hanford
facility.  We agree that DOE and EPA have the authority to enter
into this agreement, and that the agreement is binding and
enforceable, in accordance with Article I, paragraph 10 of
Article II, Article IV, Article IX, Article XX, and Article xxvil
of the agreement, by the State of Washington and any affected
citizens.  The CERCLA provisions of this wg-^iment are
enforceable pursuant to section 310 of CERCLA.  The RCRA
provisions of this agreement are enforceable pursuant to section
7002 of RCRA.

     As with consent decrees, which establish a process for
remedy selection but do not resolve all cleanup issues, the
Hanford agreement establishes a process to address future cleanup
issues.  Also just like consent decrees, the Hanford agreement
contains a dispute resolution mechanism as well as procedures for
seeking judicial review of conflicts which may arise concerning
future decisions.

     Accordingly, we believe that resolution of remediation and
compliance problems at Hanford through such an agreement should
be encouraged. In fact, we believe that the agreement  is a
superior vehicle for resolving DOE'S cleanup and compliance
obligations and therefore should be favored over more  time-
consuming litigation.  The agreement has the advantage of beir.q
enforceable by any "person", whereas a consent decree  is
generally enforceable only by the parties to the litigation.
Furthermore, the agreement allows for a more comprehensive
resolution than a consent decree, since the latter must be very

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   narrowly tailored to meet concerns over jurisdiction and
   precedent.-  Therefore,  we support your efforts to resolve
   environmental concerns  at Hanford through the use of such this
   agreeaent.

        Recognizing the concerns that the state has raised with
   respect to the enforceability of this proposed agreement, I
   understand that this letter will be attached to the Hanford
   agreeaent.

                                 Sincerely yours,
                                 Donald A. Carr
                                 Acting Assistant Attorney General
                                 Land and Natural Resources Divisi:
cc:  R.  Russell
     M.  Lawrence
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                  CHAPTER 4



MODEL PROVISIONS FOR FEDERAL FACILITY AGREEMENTS

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                                        CHAPTER 4
                  MODEL PROVISIONS FOR FEDERAL FAdLJTY AGREEMENTS


4A.    Agreement with the Department of Defense - Model Provisions for CERCLA Federal Facility
       Agreements

4B.    Agreement with the Department of Energy - Model Provisions for CERCLA Federal Facility
       Agreements

4C.    Transmittal of State Workgroup's Suggested Modifications to DOD - EPA Model IAG Language

       DoD Suggested IAG Language from the State and Federal Agency Workgroup

       National Governor's Association, Suggested Language for Three-party Federal Facility
       Interagency Agreements for National Priority List (NPL) Sites

4D.    Rocky Flats Federal Facility Compliance Agreement (re: Mixed Waste and Land Ban)
                                                                                   1/90

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               UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
       *'                   WASHINGTON. D.C.  20460
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      I  hope  these model  provisions win help you in quickly
 concluding the negotiations you are currently conducting with
 DOD,  and  that such negotiations will now become more routine.  If
 you have  any questions about  these provisions or their
 implementation, please contact Christopher Grundler, Director of
 the Federal  Facilities Compliance Task Force, OWPE, at 475-9801.
 Task  Force staff is  available to support your negotiations, or
 to ans- rr questions  which may come up relating to the model
 provisions.

      I  look  forward  to working with you as we continue to work
 toward  making Federal facility environmental compliance a model
-for others.

 Attachment

 cc:   Lee  Thomas, EPA
      Jim  Barnes, EPA
      William H. Parker,  III,  DOD
      Ernest  Baynard, DOE
      Roger Marzulla, DOJ
      Tom  Adams, OECM
      Lawrence Jensen, OGC
      Jennifer Joy Wilson, OEA
      Waste Management Division Directors

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         UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                           REGION 	
                            AND THE
               [STATE/COMMONWEALTH OF 	*]
                            AND THE
                 UNITED STATES [DOD COMPONENT]
IN THE MATTER OF:               )
                                )
The U.S. [DOD Component's]      )     FEDERAL FACILITY
                                )     AGREEMENT UNDER
                                )     CERCLA SECTION 120
 [NAME OF FACILITY]             )
                                )     Administrative
                                )     Docket Number:


     Based on the information available to the Parties on the

effective date of this FEDERAL FACILITY AGREEMENT  (Agreement),

and without trial or' adjudication of any issues of fact or law,

the Parties agree as follows:
     [*   DOD and U.S. EPA agree that it is extremely important
that states participate in Federal facility cleanups by joining
as a Party to these agreements.  DOD and U.S. EPA have not
attempted to negotiate on behalf of the states in developing
these model provisions.  DOD and U.S. EPA recognize that state
concerns and issues must be addressed at site-specific
negotiations and factored into this agreement as appropriate.]

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                             JURISDICTION

        Each Party is entering into this Agreement pursuant to   ^^
the following authorities:
      (i)  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA),
Region 	,  enters into those portions of this Agreement that
relate to the remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS)
pursuant to Section 120(e)(1) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response,  Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA),
42 U.S.C.  § 9620(e)(l), as amended by the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Pub. L. 99-499
(hereinafter jointly referred to as CERCLA/SARA or CERCLA) and
[Sections 6001, 3008(h) and 3004(u) and (v) of] the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. [§§ 6961,
6928(h), 6924(u) and (v),] as amended by the Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments of 1984  (HSWA)(hereinafter jointly referred  to
as RCRA/HSWA or RCRA) and Executive Order 12580;
     (ii)  U.S. EPA, Region 	, enters into those portions of
this Agreement that relate to interim remedial actions and final
remedial actions pursuant to Section 120(e)(2) of CERCLA/SARA,
[Sections 6001, 3008(h) and 3004(u) and (v) of] RCRA and
Executive Order 12580;
     (iii) the  [DOD Component]  enters into  those  portions of  this
Agreement that relate to  the RI/FS pursuant to Section  120(e)(l)
of CERCLA, [Sections 6001, 3008(h) and 3004(u) and(v) of] RCRA,
Executive Order 12580, the National Environmental Policy  Act, 42
U.S.C. §4321, and the Defense Environmental Restoration Program
(DERP), 10 U.S.C. §2701 fi£ sea.;

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      (iv) the  [DOD Component] enters into those portions of this
Agreement that relate to interim remedial actions and  final
remedial actions pursuant to Section 120(e)(2) of CERCLA/SARA
[Sections 6001, 3004(u) and 3008(h) of] RCRA, Executive Order
12580 and the DERP.

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                               PURPOSE

     A.  The general purposes of this Agreement'are to:
          (1)  ensure that the environmental impacts associated
with past and present activities at the Site are thoroughly
investigated and appropriate remedial action taken as necessary
to protect the public health, welfare and the environment;
          (2)  establish a procedural framework and schedule for
developing,  implementing and monitoring appropriate response
actions at the Site in accordance with CERCLA/SARA, the NCP,
Superfund guidance and policy, RCRA, RCRA guidance and policy;
and,
          (3)  facilitate cooperation, exchange of information and
participation of the Parties in such actions.

     B.  Specifically, the purposes of this Agreement are to:
          (1)   Identify Interim Remedial Action (IRA)
alternatives which are appropriate at the Site prior to the
implementation of final remedial action(s) for the Site.  IRA
alternatives shall be identified and proposed to the Parties as
early as possible prior to formal proposal of IRAs to U.S. EPA
pursuant to CZRCLA/ SARA.  This process is designed to promote
cooperation among the Parties in identifying IRA alternatives
prior to selection of final  IRAs.
          (2)   Establish requirements for the performance of  a RI
to determine fully the nature and extent of the threat  to the
public health or welfare or  the environment caused by the

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release and threatened release of hazardous substances,
pollutants or contaminants at the Site and to establish
requirements for the performance of a FS for the Site to
identify, evaluate," and select alternatives for the appropriate
remedial action(s) to prevent, mitigate, or abate the release or
threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants or
contaminants at the Site in accordance with CERCLA/SARA.
          (3)  Identify the nature, objective and schedule of
response actions to be taken at the Site.  Response actions at
the Site shall attain that degree of cleanup of hazardous
substances, pollutants or contaminants mandated by CERCLA/SARA.
          (4)  Implement the selected interim and final remedial
action(s) in accordance with CERCLA and meet the requirements of
Section I20(e)(2) of CERCLA for an interagency agreement between
U.S. EPA and the  [DOD Component].
          (5)  Assure compliance, through this Agreement, with
RCRA and other federal and state hazardous waste laws and
regulations for matters covered herein.
          (6)  Coordinate response actions at the Site with the
mission and support activities at  [installation].
          (7)  Expedite the cleanup process  [including, at site-
specific negotiations, shortening the time frames specified  in
these model provisions] to the extent consistent with protection
of human health and the environment.

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             STATUTORY  COMPLIANCE/RCRA-CERCLA INTEGRATION
     A.   The Parties intend to integrate the [DOD Component]'s
CERCLA response obligations and RCRA corrective action
obligations which  relate to the release(s)  of hazardous
substances, hazardous wastes, pollutants or contaminants covered
by this Agreement into this comprehensive Agreement.   Therefore,
the Parties intend that activities covered by this Agreement will
be deemed to achieve compliance with CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §9601 e_£
seq.; to satisfy the corrective action requirements of Sections
3004(u) and (v) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. §6924(u)  and (v) ,  for a RCRA
permit, and Section 3008(h), 42 U.S.C. §6928(h), for interim
status facilities; and to meet or exceed all applicable or
relevant and appropriate Federal and State laws and regulations,
to the extent required by Section 121 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §9621.

     B.   Based upon the foregoing, the Parties intend that any
remedial action selected, implemented and completed under this
Agreement shall be deemed by the Parties to be protective of
human health and the environment such that remediation of
releases covered by this Agreement shall obviate the need for
further corrective action under RCRA  (i.e., no further corrective
action shall be required).  The Parties agree that with respect
to release* of hazardous waste covered by this Agreement, RCRA
shall be considered an applicable or relevant and  appropriate
requirement pursuant to Section 121 of CERCLA.

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     C.   The Parties recognize that the requirement to obtain
permits for response actions undertaken pursuant to this
Agreement shall be as provided for in CERCLA and the NCP.  The
Parties further recognize that on-going hazardous waste
management activities at the [installation] may require the
issuance of permits under Federal and State laws.  This Agreement
does not affect the requirements, if any, to obtain such permits.
However, if a permit is issued to the [DOD Component] for on-
going hazardous waste management activities at the Site, U.S. EPA
shall reference and incorporate any appropriate provisions,
including appropriate schedules  (and the provision for extension
of such schedules), of this Agreement into such permit.  The
Parties intend that the judicial review of any permit conditions
which reference this Agreement shall, to the extent authorized by
law, only be reviewed under the provisions of CERCLA.

     D.   Nothing in this Agreement shall alter the  [DOD
Component]'s authority with respect to removal actions conducted
pursuant to Section 104 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §9604.

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                     CONSULTATION WITH U.S.  EPA
       Review and Comment  Process  for  Draft and .Final Documents

     A.  Applicability;
     The provisions of this Part establish the procedures that
shall be used by the [DOD Component] and U.S. EPA to provide the
Parties with appropriate notice, review, comment, and response to
comments regarding RI/FS and RD/RA documents, specified herein as
either primary or secondary documents.  In accordance with
Section 120 of CERCLA and 10 U.S.C. §2705, the [DOD Component]
will normally be responsible for issuing primary and secondary
documents to U.S. EPA.  As of the effective date of this
Agreement, all draft and final reports for any deliverable
document identified herein shall be prepared, distributed and
subject to dispute in accordance with Paragraphs B through J
below.
     The designation of a document as "draft" or "final" is
solely for purposes of consultation with U.S. EPA in accordance
with this Part.  Such designation does not affect the obligation
of the Parties to issue documents, which may be referred to
herein as "final", to the public for  review and comment as
appropriate and as required by  law.

     B.  General Process for RI/FS and RD/RA documents!
     1.  Primary documents include those  reports that are major,
discrete portions of RI/FS or RD/RA activities.  Primary
documents are initially issued  by the [DOD Component] in draft

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subject to review and comment by U.S.  EPA.   Following receipt of
comments on a particular draft primary document,  the [DOD
Component] will respond ^o the comments received and issue a
draft final primary document subject to dispute resolution.  The
draft final primary document will become the final primary
document either 30 days after the period established for review
of a draft final document if dispute resolution is not invoked or
as modified by decision of the dispute resolution process.
     2.  Secondary documents include those reports that are
discrete portions of the primary documents and are typically
input or feeder documents.  Secondary documents are issued by the
[DOD Component] in draft subject to review and comment by U.S.
EPA. Although the [DOD Component] will respond to comments
received, the draft secondary documents may be finalized in the
context of the corresponding primary documents.  A secondary
document may be disputed at the time the corresponding draft
final primary document is issued.

     C.  Primary Reports;
     1.  The [DOD Component] shall complete and transmit draft
reports for the following primary documents to U.S. EPA for
review and comment in accordance with the provisions of this
Part:
     [Note:  The list set forth below represents potential
primary documents and the type of information that typically
would be generated during a CERCLA cleanup at an NPL site.   This
list, and the list below of secondary documents, includes

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discrete portions of the RI/FS or RD/RA and are subject to change
in accordance with the NCP, [DOD Component] and U.S.  EPA
guidance, and site specific requirements.  In practice, the
documents will also"vary with scope and nature of the project,
and may either be combined or broken out into separate volumes.]
               1.  [Scope of Work]
               2.  [RI/FS Work Plan, including Sampling and
                   Analysis Plan and QAPP]
               3.  [Risk Assessment]
               4.  [RI Report]
               5.  [Initial Screening of Alternatives]
               6.  [FS Report]
               7.  [Proposed Plan]
               8.  [Record of Decision]
               9.  [Remedial Design]
               10. [Remedial Action Work Plan]
     2.  Only the draft final reports for the primary documents
identified above shall be subject to dispute resolution.  The
[DOD Component] shall complete and transmit draft primary
documents in accordance with the timetable and deadlines
established in Part 	 of this agreement.

     D.  Secondary Documents;
     1.  The [DOD Component] shall complete and  transmit  draft
reports for the following  secondary documents  to U.S.  EPA for

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review and comment in accordance with the provisions of this
Part:
               1.  [Initial Remedial Action / Data Quality
                   Objectives]
               2.  [Site Characterization Summary]
               3.  [Detailed Analysis of Alternatives]
               4.  [Post-screening Investigation Work Plan]
               5.  [Treatability Studies]
               6.  [Sampling and Data Results]
     2.  Although U.S. EPA may comment on the draft reports for
the secondary documents listed above, such documents shall not be
subject to dispute resolution except as provided by Paragraph B
hereof.  Target dates shall be established for the completion and
transmission of draft secondary reports pursuant to Part 	
of this Agreement.

     E.  Meetings of the Project Managers on Development of
Reports;
     The Project Managers shall meet approximately every [30]
days, except as otherwise agreed by the Parties, to review and
discuss the progress of work being performed at the site on the
primary and secondary documents.  Prior to preparing any draft
report specifled in Paragraphs C and D above, the Project
Managers shall meet to discuss t*ie report results in an effort to
reach a common understanding, to the maximum extent practicable,
with respect to the results to be presented  in the draft report.

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      F.   Identification  and Determination of Potential ARAR*;
      1.   For those primary reports or secondary documents that
                                               •«
 consist  of or  include ARAR determinations, prior to the  issuance
 of  a  draft report, the Project Managers shall meet to identify
 and propose, to  the  best of their ability, all potential ARARs
 pertinent to the report  being addressed.  Draft ARAR
 determinations shall be  prepared by the [DOD Component]  in
•accordance with  Section  121(d)(2) of CERCLA, the NCP and
 pertinent guidance issued by U.S. EPA, which is not inconsistent
 with  CERCLA and  the  NCP.
      2.   In identifying  potential ARARs, the Parties recognize
 that  actual ARARs can be identified only on a site-specific basis
 and that ARARs depend on the specific hazardous substances,
 pollutants and contaminants at a site, the particular actions
 proposed as a  remedy and the characteristics of a  site.  The
 Parties  recognize that ARAR identification is necessarily an
 iterative process and that potential ARARs must be re-examined
 throughout the RI/FS process until a ROD  is  issued.

      G.   Review  and  Comment on Draft Reports;
      1.   The  [DOD Component] shall complete  and transmit each
 dra£t primary  report to  U.S. EPA on or before  the corresponding
 deadline established for the  issuance of  the report.   The  [DOD
 Component] shall complete  and  transmit the draft secondary
 document in accordance with the  target dates established for the
 issuance of such reports established pursuant to Part 	 of
 this  Agreement.

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      2.  Unless the Parties mutually agree to another time
period, all draft reports shall be subject to a 30-day period for
review and comment.  Review of any document by the U.S. EPA may
concern all aspects-of the report  (including completeness; and
should include, but is not limited to, technical evaluation of
any aspect of the document, and consistency with CERCLA, the NCP
and any pertinent guidance or policy promulgated by the U.S. EPA.
•Comments by the U.S. EPA shall be provided with adequate
specificity so that the  [DOD Component] may respond to the
comment and, if appropriate, make changes to the draft report.
Comments shall refer to any pertinent sources of authority or
references upon which the comments are based, and, upon request
of the [DOD Component], the U.S. EPA shall provide a copy of the
cited authority or reference.  In cases involving complex or
unusually lengthy reports, U.S. EPA may extend the 30-day comment
period for an additional 20 days by written notice to the [DOD
Component] prior to the  end of the 30-day period.  On or before
the close of the comment period, U.S. EPA shall transmit by next
day mail their written comments to the  [DOD Component].
      3.  Representatives of the  [DOD Component] shall make
themselves readily available to U.S. EPA during the  comment
period for purposes of informally  responding to questions and
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comments on draft reports.  Oral comments made during  such
discussions need not be  the subject of  a written  response by  the
[DOD  Component] on the close of the comment period.
      4.  In commenting on a draft  report which contains a
proposed ARAR determination, U.S.  EPA shall  include  a  reasoned

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statement of whether they object to any portion of the proposed
ARAR determination.  To the extent that U.S.  EPA does object,  it
shall explain the bases for its objection in detail and shall
identify any ARARs which it believes were not properly addressed
in the proposed ARAR determination.
     5.  Following the close of the comment period for a draft
report, the [DOD Component] shall give full consideration to all
written comments on the draft report submitted during the comment
period.  Within 30 days of the close of the comment period on a
draft secondary report, the [DOD Component] shall transmit to
U.S. EPA its written response to comments received within the
comment period.  Within 30 days of the close of the comment
period on a draft primary report, the [DOD Component] shall
transmit to U.S. EPA a draft final primary report, which shall
include the [DOD Component]'s response to all written comments,
received within the comment period.  While the resulting draft
final report shall be the responsibility of the [DOD Component],
it shall be the product of consensus to the maximum extent
possible.
     6.  The [DOD Component] may extend the 30-day period for
either responding to comments on a draft report or for  issuing
the draft final primary report  for an additional  20 days by
providing notice to U.S. EPA.   In appropriate circumstances, this
time period may be further extended in accordance with  Part 	
hereof.

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     H.  Availability of Dispute Resolution for Draft Final
Primary Documents;
     1.  Dispute resolution shall be available to the Parties for
draft final primary•reports as set forth in Part 	.
     2.  When dispute resolution is invoked on a draft primary
report, work may be stopped in accordance with the procedures set
forth in Part 	 regarding dispute resolution.

     I.  Finalization of Reports;
     The draft final .primary report shall serve as the final
primary report if no party invokes dispute resolution regarding
the document or, if invoked, at completion of the dispute
resolution process should the [DOD Component]'s position be
sustained.  If the [DOD Component]'s determination is not
sustained in the dispute resolution process, the [DOD Component]
shall prepare, within not more than 35 days, a revision of the
draft final report which conforms to the results of dispute
resolution.  In appropriate circumstances, the time period for
this revision period may be extended in accordance with Part 	
hereof.

     J•  SubMouent Modifications of Final Reports*
     Following finalization of any primary report pursuant to
Paragraph I above, U.S. EPA or the [DOD Component] may seek  to
modify the report, including seeking additional  field work,  pilot
studies, computer modeling or other supporting technical work,
only as. provided in Paragraphs 1 and 2 below.

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      1.  U.S.  EPA or the  [DOD Component] may seek to modify a
 report after  finalization if it determines, based on new
                                                -*
 information  (i.e.,  information that became available, or
 conditions that  became  known, after the report was  finalized)
 that  the requested  modification is necessary.  U.S. EPA or the
 [DOD  Component]  may seek  such a modification by submitting a
 concise written  request to the Project Manager of the other
•Party.  The  request shall specify the nature of the requested
 modification  and how the  request is based on new information.
      2.  In  the  event that a consensus is not reached by  the
 Project Managers on the need for a modification, either U.S. EPA
 or  the [DOD  Component]  may invoke dispute resolution to determine
 if  such modification-shall be conducted.  Modification of a
 report shall  be  required  only upon a showing that:   (1) the
 requested modification  is based on significant new  information,
 and (2) the  requested modification could be of significant
 assistance in evaluating  impacts on the public health or  the
 environment,  in  evaluating the selection of remedial
 alternatives,  or in protecting human health and the environment.
      3.  Nothing in this  Subpart shall alter U.S. EPA's ability
 to  request the performance of additional work which was not
 contemplated by  this Agreement.  The  [DOD  Component]'s  obligation
 to  perform such  work must be established by either  a  modification
 of  a  report  or document or by amendment to this Agreement.

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                       RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
     Except as specifically set forth elsewhere"in this
Agreement, if a dispute arises under this Agreement,  the
procedures of this Part shall apply.
     All Parties to this Agreement shall make reasonable efforts
to informally resolve disputes at the Project Manager or
immediate supervisor level.  If resolution cannot be achieved
informally, the procedures of this Part shall be implemented to
resolve a dispute.

     A.  Within thirty (30) days after:  (1) the period
established for review of a draft final primary document pursuant
to Part 	 (Review of Submittals) of this Agreement, or (2) any
action which leads to or generates a dispute, the disputing
Party shall submit to the DRC a written statement of dispute
setting forth the nature of the dispute, the work affected by tr.j
dispute, the disputing Party's position with respect to the
dispute and the technical, legal or factual information the
disputing Party is relying upon to support its position.

     B.  Prior to any Party's issuance of a written statement of
dispute, the disputing Party shall engage the other Party in
informal dispute resolution among the Project Managers and/or
their immediate supervisors.  During this informal dispute
resolution period the Parties shall meet as many times as are
necessary to discuss and attempt resolution of the dispute.

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      C.   The DRC will  serve  as  a  forum  for resolution of
 disputes  for which  agreement has  not  been reached through
 informal  dispute resolution.  The Parties shall each designate
 one  individual  and  an  alternate to serve on the DRC.  The
 individuals  designated to  serve on the  DRC shall be employed at
 the  policy level (SES  or equivalent)  or be delegated the
•authority to participate on  the DRC for the purposes of dispute
 resolution under this  Agreement.   The U.S. EPA representative on
 the  DRC is the  Waste Management Division Director of U.S. EPA's
 Region 	.   The [DOD  Component]'s designated member is the  [DOD
 Component equivalent].  Written notice  of any delegation of
 authority from  a Party's designated representative on the DRC
 shall be  provided to all other  Parties  pursuant to the procedures
 of Part 	  (Notices).

      D.   Following  elevation of a dispute to the DRC, the DRC
 shall have twenty-one  (21)  days to unanimously resolve the
 dispute and  issue a written decision. If the DRC is unable  to
 unanimously  resolve the dispute within this twenty-one  (21)  day
 period the written  statement of dispute shall be forwarded  to  the
 Senior Executive Committee (SEC)  for  resolution, within  seven  (7)
 days after the  close  of the twenty-one (21) day  resolution
 period.

      E.   The SEC will  serve as the forum for  resolution of
 disputes  for which  agreement has not been reached  by the DRC.

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The U.S. EPA representative on the SEC is the Regional
Administrator of U.S. EPA's Region 	.   The [DOD Component]'s
representative on the SEC is the [DOD Component equivalent].   The
SEC members shall, as appropriate, confer, meet and exert their
best efforts to resolve the dispute and issue a written decision.
If unanimous resolution of the dispute is not reached within
twenty-one (21) days, U.S. EPA's Regional Administrator shall
issue a written position on the dispute.  The [DOD Component]
may, within fourteen (14) days of the Regional Administrator's
issuance of U.S. EPA's position, issue a written notice elevating
the dispute to the Administrator of U.S. EPA for resolution in
accordance with all applicable laws and procedures.  In the event
that the [DOD Component] elects not to elevate the dispute to the
Administrator within the designated fourteen (14) day escalation
period, the [DOD Component] shall be deemed to have agreed with
Regional Administrator's written position with respect to the
dispute.

     F.  Upon escalation of a dispute to the Administrator of
U.S. EPA pursuant to Subpart E, the Administrator will review and
resolve th« dispute within twenty-one (21) days.  Upon request,
and prior to resolving the dispute, the U.S. EPA Administrator
shall meet and confer with the  [DOD Component]'3 Secretariat
Representative to discuss the issue(s) under dispute.  Upon
resolution, the Administrator shall provide the  [DOD  Component]
with a written final decision setting forth resolution of  the
dispute.  The duties of the Administrator set  forth in this Part

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shall not be delegated.

     G.  The pendency of any dispute under this Part shall not
affect the [DOD Component]'s responsibility for timely
performance of the work required by this Agreement, except that
the time period for completion of work affected by such dispute
shall be extended for a period of time usually not to exceed the
actual time taken to resolve any good faith dispute in accordance
with the procedures specified herein.  All elements of the work
required by this Agreement which are not affected by the dispute
shall continue and be completed in accordance with the applicable
schedule.

     H.   When dispute resolution is in progress, work affected
by the dispute will immediately be discontinued if the Hazardous
Waste Division Director for U.S. EPA's Region 	 requests, in
writing, that work related to the dispute be stopped because, in
U.S. EPA's opinion, such work is inadequate or defective, and
such inadequacy or defect is likely to yield an adverse effect on
human health or the environment, or is likely to have a
substantial adverse effect on the remedy selection or
implementation process.  To the extent possible, U.S. EPA  shall
consult with the [DOD Component] prior to initiating a work
stoppage request.  After stoppage of work, if the  [DOD Component]
believes that the work stoppage is  inappropriate or may  have
potential significant adverse impacts, the  [DOD  Component] may
meet with the Division Director to  discuss the work stoppage.

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Following this meeting, and further consideration of the issues,
the Division Director will issue, in writing, a final decision
with respect to the work stoppage.  The final written decision of
the Division Director may immediately be subjected to formal
dispute resolution.  Such dispute may be brought directly to the
either the DRC or the SEC, at the discretion of the [DOD
Component].

     I.  within twenty-one (21) days of resolution of a dispute
pursuant to the procedures specified in this Part, the  [DOD
Component] shall incorporate the resolution and final
determination into the appropriate plan, schedule or procedures
and proceed to implement this Agreement according to the amended
plan, schedule or procedures.

     J.  Resolution of a dispute pursuant to this Part of the
Agreement constitutes a final resolution of any dispute arising
under this Agreement.  All Parties shall abide by all terms and
conditions of any final resolution of dispute obtained pursuant
to this Part of this Agreement.

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                      ENFORCEABILITY
A.  The Parties agree that:
     (1)   Upon- the effective date of this Agreement,  any
  standard, regulation,  condition,  requirement or order which
  has become effective under CERCLA and is incorporated into
  this Agreement is enforceable by any person pursuant to
  Section 310 of CERCLA, and any violation of such standard,
  regulation, condition, requirement or order will be subject
  to civil penalties under Sections 310(c) and 109 of CERCLA;
  and
     (2)   all timetables or deadlines associated with the
  RI/FS shall be enforceable by any person pursuant to Section
  310 of CERCLA, and any violation of such timetables or
  deadlines will be subject to civil penalties under Sections
  310(c)  and 109 of CERCLA;
     (3)  all terms and conditions of this Agreement which
  relate to interim or final remedial actions, including
  corresponding timetables, deadlines or schedules, and all
  work associated with the interim or final remedial actions,
  shall be enforceable by any person pursuant to Section
  310(c) of CERCLA, and any violation of  such terms or
  conditions will be subject to civil penalties under
  Sections 310(c) and 109 of CERCLA; and
     (4) any final resolution of a dispute pursuant to  Part
  	 of this Agreement which establishes a term,  condition,
  timetable, deadline or schedule shall be enforceable  by  any
  person pursuant to Section 310(c)  of CERCLA,  and any

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       violation of such term, condition, timetable, deadline or
       schedule will be subject to civil penalties under Sections
       310(c) and 109 of CERCLA.

     B.   Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as
authorizing any person to seek judicial review of any action or
work where review is barred by any provision of CERCLA, including
Section 113(h) of CERCLA.

     C.   The Parties agree that all Parties shall have the right
to enforce the terms of this Agreement.

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                        STIPULATED PENALTIES
     A.  In the event that the [DOD Component]  fails to submit a
primary document (i.e., Scope of Work,  RI/FS Work Plan, Risk
Assessment, RI Report, Initial Screening of Alternatives,  FS
Report, Proposed Plan, Record of Decision,  Remedial Design,
Remedial Action Work Plan) to U.S. EPA pursuant to the
appropriate timetable or deadline in accordance with the
requirements of this Agreement, or fails to comply with a term 01
condition of this Agreement which relates to an interim or final
remedial action, U.S. EPA may assess a stipulated penalty against
the [DOD Component].  A stipulated penalty may be assessed in an
amount not to exceed $5,000 for the first week (or part thereof),
and $10,000 for each additional week (or part thereof) for which
a failure set forth in this Paragraph occurs.

     B.  Upon determining that the [DOD Component] has failed in
a manner set forth in Paragraph A, U.S. EPA shall so notify the
[DOD Component] in writing.  If the failure in question is not
already subject to dispute resolution at the time such notice is
received, the [DOD Component] shall have fifteen  (15) days after
receipt of the notice to invoke dispute resolution on the
question of whether the failure did in fact occur.  The [DOD
Component] shall not be liable for the stipulated penalty
assessed by U.S. EPA if the failure is determined, through the
dispute resolution process, not to have occurred.  'Mo  assessment
of a stipulated penalty shall be  final until the  conclusion of

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dispute resolution procedures related to the assessment of the
stipulated penalty.

     C.  The annual reports required by Section 120(e)(5) of
CERCLA shall include, with respect to each final assessment of a
stipulated penalty against the  [DOD Component] under this
Agreement, each of the  following:
     1.  The facility responsible for the failure;
     2.  A statement of the facts and circumstances giving rise
         to the failure;
     3.  A statement of any administrative or other corrective
         action taken at the relevant facility, or a statement of
         why such measures were determined to be inappropriate;
     4.  A statement of any additional action taken by or at the
         facility to prevent recurrence of the same type of
         failure; and
     5.  The total dollar amount of the stipulated penalty
         assessed for the particular failure.

     D.  Stipulated penalties assessed pursuant to this  Part
shall be payable to the Hazardous Substances Response Trust Fund
only in the manner and  to the extent expressly provided  for in
Acts authorizing funds  for, and appropriations to, the DOD.

     E.   In no event shall this Part give rise to a stipulated
penalty in excess of the amount set forth in Section  109  of
CERCIA.

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     F.  This Part shall not affect the [DOD Component]'s ability
to obtain an extension of a timetable, deadline or schedule
pursuant to Part 	 of this Agreement.

     G.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to render
any officer or employee of the [DOD Component]  personally liable
for the payment of any stipulated penalty assessed pursuant to
this Part.
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                          DEADLINES
 [This model provision assumes no investigatory work is in
 progress at the site and no schedules have been^previously
 established for study work.  The degree of specificity and
 completeness of the deadlines contained herein shall be based
 upon information possessed at the time of development of the
 site-specific agreement.]
     A.   The following deadlines have been established, in
 conjunction with the State, for the submittal of draft primary
 documents pursuant to this Agreement:
               1.  [Scope of Work]
     B.   Within twenty-one (21) days of the effective date of
 this Agreement, the [DOD Component] shall propose deadlines for
 completion of the following draft primary documents:
               2.  [RI/FS Work Plan, including Sampling and
                   Analysis Plan and QAPP]
               3.  [Risk Assessment]
               4.  [RI Report]
               5.  [Initial Screening of Alternatives]
               6.  [FS Report]
               7.  [Proposed Plan]
               8.  [Record of Decision]
     within fifteen (15) days of receipt, EPA, in conjunction
with the State, shall review and provide comments to the  [DOD
Component] regarding the proposed deadlines,  within fifteen  (15)
days following receipt of the comments the  [DOD Component]  shall,
as appropriate, make revisions and  reissue  the proposal.   The
Parties shall meet as necessary to  discuss  and finalize the
proposed deadlines.  If the Parties agree on proposed  deadlines,
the finalized deadlines shall be  incorporated  into  the

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appropriate Work Plans.  If the Parties fail to agree within
thirty (30) days on the proposed deadlines, the matter shall
immediately be submitted for dispute resolution pursuant to Part
	 of this Agreement.
     The final deadlines established pursuant to this Paragraph
shall be published by U.S. EPA, in conjunction with the State.

     C.   Within twenty-one (21) days of issuance of the Record
of Decision, the [DOD Component] shall propose deadlines for
completion of the following draft primary documents:
               9.  [Remedial Design]
               10. [Remedial Action Worfc Plan]
     These deadlines shall be proposed, finalized and published
utilizing the same procedures set forth in Paragraph B. above.

     D.   The deadlines set forth in this Part, or to be
established as set forth in this Part, may be extended pursuant
to Part 	 of this Agreement.  The Parties recognize that one
possible basis for extension of the deadlines for completion  of
the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study Reports is the
identification of significant new Site conditions during the
performance of the remedial investigation.

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                              EXTENSIONS
     A.  Either a timetable and deadline or a schedule shall be
extended upon receipt of a timely request for extension and when
good cause exists for the requested extension.  Any request for
                                        *
extension by the [DOD Component] shall be submitted in writing
and shall specify:
          1.   The timetable and deadline or the schedule that is
               sought to be extended;
          2.   The length of the extension sought;
          3.   The good cause(s) for the extension; and
          4.   Any related timetable and deadline or schedule
               that would be affected if the extension were
               granted.

     B.  Good cause exists for an extension when sought in regard
to:
          1.   An event of force majeure;
          2.   A delay caused by another party's failure to meet
               any requirement of this agreement;
          3.   A delay caused by the good faith invocation of
               dispute resolution or the initiation of judicial
               action;
          4.   A delay caused, or which is likely to be caused,
               by the grant of an extension in regard to another
               timetable and deadline or schedule; and
          5.   Any other event or series of events mutually
               agreed to by the Parties as constituting good
               cause.

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     C.  Absent agreement of the Parties with respect to the
existence of good cause,  the [DOD Component]  may seek and obtain
a determination through the dispute resolution process that good
cause exists.

     0.  Within seven days of receipt of a request for an
extension of a timetable and deadline or a schedule,  U.S. EPA
shall advise the [DOD Component] in writing of its respective
position on the request.   Any failure by U.S. EPA to respond
within the 7-day period shall be deemed to constitute concurrence
in the request for extension.  If U.S. EPA does not concur in the
requested extension,  it shall include in its statement of
nonconcurrence an explanation of the basis for its position.

     E.  If there is consensus among the Parties that the
requested extension is warranted, the [DOD Component] shall
extend the affected timetable and deadline or schedule
accordingly.  If there is no consensus among the Parties as to
whether all or part of the requested extension is warranted, the
timetable and deadline or schedule shall not be extended except
in accordance with determination resulting from the  dispute
resolution process.

     F.  Within seven days of receipt of  a statement of
nonconcurrence with the  requested  extension,  the  [DOD Component]
may invoke dispute resolution.                                      V

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     G.  A timely and good faith request for an extension shall
toll any assessment of stipulated penalties or application for
judicial enforcement of the affected timetable and deadline or
schedule until a decision is reached on whether the requested
extension will be approved.  If dispute resolution is invoked and
the requested extension is denied, stipulated penalties may be
assessed and may accrue from the date of the original timetable,
deadline or schedule.  Following the grant of an extension, an
assessment of stipulated penalties or an application for judicial
enforcement may be sought only to compel compliance with the
timetable and deadline or schedule as most recently extended.

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                            FORCE MAJEURE
     A Force Majeure shall mean any event arising from causes
beyond the control of a Party that causes a delay in or prevents
the performance of any obligation under this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, acts of God; fire; war;
insurrection; civil disturbance; explosion; unanticipated
breakage or accident to machinery, equipment or lines of pipe
despite reasonably diligent maintenance; adverse weather
conditions that could not be reasonably anticipated; unusual
delay in transportation; restraint by court order or order of
public authority; inability to obtain, at reasonable cost and
after exercise of reasonable diligence, any necessary
authorizations, approvals, permits or licenses due to action or
inaction of any governmental agency or authority other than the
[000 component]; delays caused by compliance with applicable
statutes or regulations governing contracting, procurement or
acquisition procedures, despite the exercise of reasonable
diligence; and insufficient availability of appropriated funds,
if the [DOD Component] shall have made timely request  for such
funds as part of the budgetary process as set forth in Part 	
(Funding) at his Agreement.  A Force Majeure shall also  include
any stri)c« or other labor dispute, whether or not within the
control of th« Parties affected thereby.  Force Majeure  shall not
include increased costs or expenses of Response Actions, whether
or not anticipated at the time such Response Actions  were
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                               FUNDING
     It is the expectation of the Parties to this Agreement that
all obligations of the  [DOD Component] arising under this
Agreement will be fully  funded.  The  [DOD Component] agrees to
seek sufficient funding  through the DOD budgetary process to
fulfill its obligations  under this Agreement.
     In accordance with  Section 120(e)(5)(B) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
§9620(e)(5)(B), the  [DOD Component] shall include in its annual
report to Congress the specific cost  estimates and budgetary
proposals associated with the implementation of this Agreement.
     Any requirement for the payment  or obligation of funds,
including stipulated penalties, by the [DOD Component]
established by the terms of this Agreement shall be subject to
the availability of appropriated funds, and no provision herein
shall be interpreted to  require obligation or payment of funds in
violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. §1341.  In cases
where payment or obligation of funds  would constitute a violation
of the Anti-Deficiency Act, the dates established requiring the
payment or obligation of such funds shall be appropriately
adjusted.
     If appropriated funds are not available to fulfill the [DOD
Component]'s obligations under this Agreement, U.S. EPA reserves
the right to initiate an action against any other person, or to
take any response action, which would be appropriate absent this
Agreement.
     Funds authorized and appropriated annually by  Congress under
the "Environmental Restoration, Defense" appropriation  in the

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 Department  of Defense Appropriation Act and allocated by the
 DASD(E)  to  the  [DOD Component] will be the source of funds for
 activities  required by  this Agreement consistent with Section 211
 of  SARA,  10 U.S.C. Chapter 160.  However, should the
 Environmental Restoration, Defense appropriation be inadequate  in
 any year to meet  the total [DOD  Component] CERCLA implementation
 requirements, the DOD shall employ and the [DOD Component] shall
•follow a standardized DOD prioritization process which  allocates
 that year's appropriations in a  manner which  maximizes  the
 protection  of human health and the environment.  A  standardized
 DOD prioritization model shall be developed and utilized with the
 assistance  of U.S. EPA  and the states.

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        GENERIC TABLE OF CONTENTS  FOR
           FEDERAL FACILITY AGREEMENTS
            UNDER CERCLA SECTION 120
Determinations	
Parties	
Definitions	
Site Description	
Findings of Fact	
Scope of Agreement	
Remedial Investigation	
Feasibility Study	
Interim Remedial Actions	
Remedial Action	
RCRA Closure	
Creation of Danger/Emergency Actions	
Reporting	
Notification	
Project Managers	
Sampling and Data/Document Availability	
Retention of Records	
Site Access	
Five Year Review	
Other Claims	
Confidential Information	
Transfer of Property	
Public Participation/Community Relations....

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Public Comment.



Amendment	



Termination....



Effective Date.
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               UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460
                             MAY 21 1988
                                                           OFFICE OF
                                                   SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPON'
MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:  Agreement with the  Department of Energy—
          Model Provisions  for  CERCLA  Federal  Facility
          Agreements.

FROM:     J.nftnston Porter
          Assistant Administrator

TO:       Regional Administrators
          Regions I-X


     I am pleased to transmit to you model language  for key
provisions of CERCLA Federal  Facility  Agreements with the
Department of Energy  (DOE).   This  language has been  mutually
agreed to by EPA and DOE Headquarters.

     The attached provisions  deal  primarily  with policy issues
which required agreement between the two  Agencies  before site-
specific agreements could be  finalized.   The attached language
should be incorporated  into the agreements you are now
negotiating, and into future  agreements,  to  insure national
consistency in dealing  with DOE facilities which involve CERCLA
activities.  Language in brackets  indicates  those  areas which can
be adjusted depending on site-specific considerations.

     Please note that there are many other important parts of the
agreements which the Region must negotiate,  notably  those
sections dealing with the actual work  that needs to  be performed
at each specific DOE site and the  schedules  to be  met.  Attached,
therefore, is a generic table of contents which lists other
important sections which are  normally  included in  the agreements,
but which do not require model  language.  Also,  individual State
concerns should be factored into each  agreement, as  it is highly
desirable that States participate  in Federal facility cleanups.

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     I hope these model provisions will help you in quickly
concluding the negotiations you are currently conducting with
DOE, and that such negotiations will now become more routine.  If
you have any questions about these provisions or their
implementation, please contact Christopher Grundler, Director of
the Federal Facilities Compliance Task Force, OWPE, at 475-9801.
Task Force staff is available to support your negotiations, or
to answer questions which may come up relating to the model
provisions.

     I look forward to working with you as we continue to work
toward making Federal facility environmental compliance a model
for others.

Attachments

cc:  Lee Thomas, EPA
     Jim Barnes, EPA
     Ernest Baynard, DOE
     Roger Marzulla, DOJ
     Tom Adams, OECM
     Lawrence Jensen, OGC
     Jennifer Joy Wilson, OEA
     Waste Management Division Directors

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         UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                           REGION 	
                            AND THE
              UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
IN THE MATTER OF:               )
                                )
The U.S. Department             )     FEDERAL FACILITY
of Energy's                     )     AGREEMENT UNDER
                                )     CERCIA SECTION 120
 [NAME OF FACILITY]             )
                                )     Administrative
                                )     Docket Number:


     Based on the information available to the Parties on the

effective date of this FEDERAL FACILITY AGREEMENT  (Agreement),

and without trial or adjudication of any issues of fact or law,

the Parties agree as follows:

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                             JURISDICTION

        Each Party is entering into this Agreement pursuant to
the following authorities:
       (i) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA),
Region 	, enters into those portions of this Agreement that
relate to the remedial investigation/feasibility study  (RI/FS)
pursuant to Section 120(e)(l) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA),
42 U.S.C. § 9620(e)(l), as amended by the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986  (SARA), Pub. L. 99-499
(hereinafter jointly referred to as CERCLA/SARA or CERCLA) and
[Sections 6001, 3008(h) and 3004(u) and (v) of] the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. [§§ 6961,
6928(h), 6924(u) and (v),] as amended by the Hazardous  and Solid
Waste Amendments of 1984  (HSWA)(hereinafter jointly referred  to
as RCRA/HSWA or RCRA) and Executive Order 12580;
     (ii) U.S. EPA, Region 	, enters into those portions of
this Agreement that relate to interim remedial actions  and final
remedial actions pursuant to Section 120(e)(2) of CERCLA/SARA,
[Sections 6001, 3008(h) and 3004(u) and (v) of] RCRA  and
Executive Order 12580;
     (iii) the DOE enters into those portions of this Agreement
that relate to the RI/FS pursuant to Section 120(e)(1)  of CERCLA,
[Sections 6001, 3008(h) and 3004(u) and(v) of] RCRA,  Executive
Order 12580, the National Environmental Policy Act, 42  U.S.C.
§4321,  and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954  (AEA), as  amended,  42
U.S.C.  §2201;

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      (iv) the DOE enters into those portions of this Agreement
that relate to interim remedial actions and final remedial
actions pursuant to Section 120(e)(2) of CERCLA/SARA,  [Sections
6001, 3004(u) and 3008(h) of] RCRA, Executive Order  12580 and the
AEA.

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                             PURPOSE

     A.  The general purposes of this Agreement are to:
          (1) ensure that the environmental  impacts associated
with past and present activities at the Site are thoroughly
investigated and appropriate remedial action taken as necessary
to protect the public health, welfare and the environment;
          (2) establish a procedural framework and schedule for
developing,  implementing and monitoring appropriate response
actions at the Site in accordance with CERCLA/SARA, the NCP,
Superfund guidance and policy, RCRA, RCRA guidance and policy;
and,
          (3) facilitate cooperation, exchange of information and
participation of the Parties in such actions.

     B.  Specifically, the purposes of this Agreement are to:
          (1)  Identify Interim Remedial Action (IRA)
alternatives which are appropriate at the Site prior to the
implementation of final remedial action(s) for the Site.  IRA
alternatives shall be identified and proposed to the Parties as
early as possible prior to formal proposal of IRAs to U.S.  EPA
pursuant to CERCLA/ SARA.  This process is designed to promote
cooperation among the Parties in identifying IRA alternatives
prior to selection of final  IRAs.
          (2)  Establish requirements  for the performance  of a RI
to determine fully the nature and extent of  the threat to  the
public health or welfare or  the environment  caused by the

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release and threatened release of hazardous substances,
pollutants or contaminants at the Site and to establish
requirements for the performance of a FS for the site to
identify, evaluate, and select alternatives for the appropriate
remedial action(s) to prevent, mitigate, or abate the release or
threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants or
contaminants at the Site in accordance with CERCLA/SARA.
          (3)  Identify the nature, objective and schedule of
response actions to be taken at the Site.  Response actions at
the Site shall attain that degree of cleanup of hazardous
substances, pollutants or contaminants mandated by CERCLA/SARA.
          (4)  Implement the selected interim and final remedial
action(s) in accordance with CERCLA/SARA.
          (5)  Assure compliance with federal and state hazardous
waste laws and regulations for matters covered by this Agreement.

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             STATUTORY COMPLIANCE/RCRA-CERCLA  INTEGRATION

     A.   The Parties  intend to integrate the DOE's CERCLA
response obligations and RCRA corrective action obligations which
relate to the release(s) of hazardous substances, hazardous
wastes, pollutants or  contaminants covered by this Agreement into
this comprehensive Agreement.  Therefore, the Parties intend that
activities covered by  this Agreement will be deemed to achieve
compliance with CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq.; to satisfy the
corrective action requirements of Sections 3004(u) and (v) of
RCRA, 42 U.S.C. §6924(u) and (v), for a RCRA permit, and Section
3008(h), 42 U.S.C. §6928(h), for interim status facilities; and
to meet or exceed all  applicable or relevant and appropriate
Federal and State laws and regulations, to the extent required by
Section 121 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §9621.

     B.   Based upon the foregoing, the Parties intend that any
remedial action selected, implemented and completed under this
Agreement shall be deemed by the Parties to be protective of
human health and the environment such that remediation of
releases covered by this Agreement shall obviate the need for
further corrective action under RCRA.  The Parties agree that
with respect to releases of hazardous waste covered by this
Agreement, RCRA shall  be considered an applicable or relevant and
appropriate requirement pursuant to Section 121 of CERCLA.

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     C.   If a permit is issued to the DOE for on-going hazardous
waste management activities at the Site, U.S. EPA shall
reference and incorporate any appropriate provisions, including
appropriate schedules (and the provision for extension of such
schedules), of this Agreement into such permit.  The Parties
intend that the judicial review of any permit conditions which
reference this Agreement shall, to the extent authorized by law,
only be reviewed under the provisions of CERCLA.

     D.   Nothing in this Agreement shall alter the DOE's
authority with respect to removal actions conducted pursuant to
Section 104 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. §9604.

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                     CONSULTATION WITH  U.S.  EPA
      Review and Comment Process  for Draft and Final Documents

     A.   Applicability;
     The provisions of this Part establish the procedures that
shall be used by the DOE and U.S. EPA to provide the Parties with
appropriate notice, review, comment,  and response to comments
regarding RI/FS and RD/RA documents,  specified herein as either
primary or secondary documents.   In accordance with Section 120
of CERCLA and 10 U.S.C.  §2705, the DOE  will normally be
responsible for issuing primary and secondary documents to U.S.
EPA.  As of the effective date of this  Agreement, all draft and
final reports for any deliverable document identified herein
shall be prepared,  distributed and subject to dispute in
accordance with Paragraphs B through J  below.
     The designation of a document as "draft" or "final" is
solely for purposes of consultation with U.S. EPA in accordance
with this Part.  Such designation does  not.affect the obligation
of the Parties to issue documents, which may be referred to
herein as "final",  to the public  for review and comment as
appropriate and as required by law.

     B.  General Process for RI/FS and RD/RA documents:
     1.  Primary documents include those  reports that  are  major,
discrete portions of RI/FS or RD/RA  activities.  Primary
documents are initially issued by the  DOE in  draft  subject to
review and comment by U.S. EPA.   Following  receipt  of  comments on

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a particular draft primary document,  the DOE will  respond to  the
comments received and issue a draft final primary  document
subject to dispute resolution.  The draft final primary document
will become the final primary document either 30 days after the
period established for review of a draft final document if
dispute resolution is not invoked or as modified by decision  of
the dispute resolution process.
     2.  Secondary documents include those reports that are
discrete portions of the primary documents and are typically
input or feeder documents.  Secondary documents are issued by the
DOE in draft subject to review and comment by U.S. EPA. Although
the DOE will respond to comments received, the draft secondary
documents may be finalized in the context of the corresponding
primary documents.  A secondary document may be disputed at the
time the corresponding draft final primary document is issued.

     C.  Primary Reports;
     1.  The DOE shall complete and transmit draft reports for
the following primary documents to U.S. EPA for review and
comment in accordance with the provisions of this Part:
     [Note:  The list set forth below represents potential
primary documents and the type of information that typically
would be generated during a CERCLA cleanup at an NPL site.  This
list, and the list below of secondary documents, includes
discrete portions of the RI/FS or RD/RA and are subject  to change
in accordance with the NCP, DOE and U.S. EPA guidance, and site
specific requirements.  In practice, the documents will  also

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vary with scope and nature of the project,  and may either be
combined or broken out into separate volumes.]
               1.  [Scope of Work]
               2.  [RI/FS Work Plan, including Sampling and
                   Analysis Plan and QAPP]
               3.  [Risk Assessment]
               4.  [RI Report]
               5.  [Initial Screening of Alternatives]
               6.  [FS Report]
               7.  [Proposed Plan]
               8.  [Record of Decision]
               9.  [Remedial Design]
               10. [Remedial Action Work Plan]
     2.  Only the draft final reports for the primary documents
identified above shall be subject to dispute resolution.  The
DOE shall complete and transmit draft primary documents  in
accordance with the timetable and deadlines established  in  Part
	 of this agreement.

     D.  Secondary Documents?
     1.  The DOE shall complete and transmit draft reports  for
the following secondary documents to U.S. EPA for review and
comment in accordance with the provisions of this Part:
               1.  [Initial Remedial Action / Data Quality
                   Objectives]
               2.  [Site Characterization Summary]
               3.  [Detailed Analysis of Alternatives]
               4.  [Post-screening  Investigation Work Plan]

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               5.   [Treatability Studies]
               6.   [Sampling and Data Results]
     2.  Although U.S. EPA may comment on the draft reports for
the secondary documents listed above, such documents shall not be
subject to dispute  resolution except as provided by Paragraph B
hereof.  Target dates shall be established for the completion and
transmission of draft secondary reports pursuant to Part 	
of this Agreement.

     E.  Meetings of the Project Managers on Development of
Reports;
     The Project Managers shall meet approximately every  [30]
days, except as otherwise agreed by the Parties, to review and
discuss the progress of work being performed at the site on the
primary and secondary documents.  Prior to preparing any draft
report specified in Paragraphs C and D above, the Project
Managers shall meet to discuss the report results in an effort to
reach a common understanding, to the maximum extent practicable,
with respect to the results to be presented in the draft report.

     F.  Identification and Determination of Potential ARARs;
     1.  For those  primary reports or secondary documents that
consist of or include ARAR determinations, prior to the issuance
of a draft report,  the Project Managers shall meet to identify
and propose, to the best of their ability, all potential ARARs
pertinent to the report being addressed.  Draft ARAR
determinations shall be prepared by the DOE in accordance with

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Section 121(d)(2)  of CERCLA,  the NCP and pertinent guidance
issued by U.S. EPA, which is  not inconsistent with CERCLA and  the
NCP.
     2.  In identifying potential ARARs,  the Parties  recognize
that actual ARARs can be identified only on  a site-specific basis
and that ARARs depend on the  specific hazardous  substances,
pollutants and contaminants at a site,  the particular actions
proposed as a remedy and the  characteristics of  a site.   The
Parties recognize that ARAR identification is necessarily an
iterative process and that potential ARARs must  be re-examined
throughout the RI/FS process  until a ROD is  issued.

     G.  Review and Comment on Draft Reports;
     1.  The DOE shall complete and transmit each draft primary
report to U.S. EPA on or before the corresponding deadline
established for the issuance of the report.   The DOE shall
complete and transmit the draft secondary document in accordance
with the target dates established for the issuance of such
reports established pursuant to Part 	 of this Agreement.
     2.  Unless the Parties mutually agree to another time
period, all draft reports shall be subject to a  30-day period for
review and comment.  Review of any document by the U.S.  EPA may
concern all aspects of the report  (including completeness)  and
should include, but is not limited to, technical evaluation of
any aspect of the document, and consistency with CERCLA,  the  NCP
and any pertinent guidance or policy promulgated by  the  U.S.  EPA.
Comments by the U.S. EPA shall be provided with  adequate

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specificity so that the DOE may respond to the comment  and,  if
appropriate, make changes to the draft report.  Comments  shall
refer to any pertinent sources of authority or references upon
which the comments are based, and,  upon request of  the  DOE,  the
U.S. EPA shall provide a copy of the cited authority or
reference.  In cases involving complex or unusually lengthy
reports, U.S. EPA may extend the 30-day comment period  for an
additional 20 days by written notice to the DOE prior to  the end
of the 30-day period.  On or before the close of the comment
period, U.S. EPA shall transmit by next day mail their  written
comments to the DOE.
     3.  Representatives of the DOE shall make themselves readily
available to U.S. EPA during the comment period for purposes of
informally responding to questions and comments on draft reports.
Oral comments made during such discussions need not be the
subject of a written response by the DOE on the close of the
comment period.
     4.  In commenting on a draft report which contains a
proposed ARAR determination, U.S. EPA shall include a reasoned
statement of whether they object to any portion of the proposed
ARAR determination.  To the extent that U.S.  EPA does object, it
shall explain the bases for its objection  in  detail and  shall
identify any ARARs which it believes were  not properly addressed
in the proposed ARAR determination.
     5.  Following the close of the comment period  for a draft
report, the DOE shall give full consideration to all written
comments on the draft report submitted during the comment

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period.  Within 30 days of the close of the comment period on a
draft secondary report, the DOE shall transmit to U.S.  EPA its
written response to comments received within the comment period.
Within 30 days of the close of the comment period on a draft
primary report, the DOE shall transmit to U.S. EPA a draft final
primary report, which shall include the DOE's response to all
written comments, received within the comment period.  While the
resulting draft final report shall be the responsibility of the
DOE, it shall be the product of consensus to the maximum extent
possible.
     6.  The DOE may extend the 30-day period for either
responding to comments on a draft report or for issuing the draft
final primary report for an additional 20 days by providing
notice to U.S. EPA.  In appropriate circumstances, this time
period may be further extended in accordance with Part 	
hereof.

     H.  Availability of Dispute Resolution for Draft Final
Primary Documents;
     1.  Dispute resolution shall be available to the Parties  for
draft final primary reports as set forth in Part 	.
     2.  When dispute resolution is invoked on a draft primary
report, work may be stopped in accordance with the procedures  set
forth in Part 	 regarding dispute resolution.

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     I.  Finalization of Reports;
     The draft final primary report shall serve as the final
primary report if no party invokes dispute resolution regarding
the document or, if invoked, at completion of the dispute
resolution process should the DOE's position be sustained.  If
the DOE's determination is not sustained in the dispute
resolution process, the DOE shall prepare, within not more than
35 days, a revision of the draft final report which conforms to
the results of dispute resolution.  In appropriate circumstances,
the time period  for this revision period may be extended in
accordance with  Part 	 hereof.

     J.  Subsequent Modifications of Final Reports;
     Following finalization of any primary report pursuant to
Paragraph I above, U.S. EPA or the DOE may seek to modify the
report, including seeking additional field work, pilot studies,
computer modeling or other supporting technical work, only as
provided in Paragraphs 1 and 2 below.
     1.  U.S. EPA or the DOE may seek to modify a report after
finalization if  it determines, based on new information  (i.e.,
information that became available, or conditions that became
known,  after the report was finalized) that the requested
modification is necessary.  U.S. EPA or the DOE may seek such a
modification by submitting a concise written request to the
Project Manager of the other Party.  The request shall specify
the nature of the requested modification and how the request  is
based on new information.

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     2.   In the event that a consensus is not reached by the
Project Managers on the need for a modification,  either U.S. EPA
or the DOE may invoke dispute resolution to determine if such
modification shall be conducted.  Modification of a report shall
be required only upon a showing that:  (1) the requested
modification is based on significant new information, and (2) the
requested modification could be of significant assistance in
evaluating impacts on the public health or the environment, in
evaluating the selection of remedial alternatives, or in
protecting human health and the environment.
     3.   Nothing in this Subpart shall alter U.S. EPA's ability
to request the performance of additional work pursuant to Part
	 of this Agreement (Additional Work) which does not constitute
modification of a final document.

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                       RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES

     Except as specifically set forth elsewhere in this
Agreement, if a dispute arises under this Agreement,  the
procedures of this Part shall apply.
     All Parties to this Agreement shall make reasonable efforts
to informally resolve disputes at the Project Manager or
immediate supervisor level.  If resolution cannot be achieved
informally, the procedures of this Part shall be implemented to
resolve a dispute.

     A.  Within thirty (30) days after:  (1) the period
established for review of a draft final primary document pursuant
to Part 	 (Review of Submittals) of this Agreement, or (2) any
action which leads to or generates a dispute, the disputing
Party shall submit to the other Party a written statement of
dispute setting forth the nature of the dispute, the work
affected by the dispute, the disputing Party's position with
respect to the dispute and the information the disputing Party  is
relying upon to support its position.

      B.  Prior to any Party's issuance of a written statement  of
dispute, the disputing Party shall engage the other Party in
informal dispute resolution among the Project Managers  and/or
their immediate supervisors.  During this  informal dispute
resolution period the Parties shall meet as many  times  as are
necessary to discuss and attempt resolution of the dispute.

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     C.   If agreement cannot be reached on any issue within the
 informal  dispute resolution period, the disputing Party shall
 forward the written statement of dispute to the Dispute
 Resolution Committee  (DRC) thereby elevating the dispute to the
 DRC  for resolution.

     D.   The DRC will serve as a forum for resolution of disputes
 for  which agreement has not been reached through informal dispute
 resolution.  The Parties shall each designate one individual and
 an alternate to serve on the DRC.  The individuals designated to
 serve on  the DRC shall be employed at the policy level  (SES or
 equivalent) or be delegated the authority to participate on the
 DRC  for the purposes of dispute resolution under this Agreement.
 The  U.S.  EPA representative on the DRC is the Waste Management
 Division  Director of U.S. EPA's Region 	.  The DOE's
 designated member is the  [DOE equivalent].  Written notice of any
 delegation of authority from a Party's designated representative
 on the DRC shall be provided to all other Parties pursuant to the
 procedures of Part 	 (Notices).

     E.   Following elevation of a dispute to the DRC, the DRC
 shall have twenty-one (21) days to unanimously resolve  the
 dispute and issue a written decision. If the DRC is unable to
 unanimously resolve the dispute within this twenty-one  (21) day
period the written statement of dispute shall be forwarded to the
Senior Executive Committee (SEC) for resolution.

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     F.  The SEC will serve as the forum for resolution of
disputes for which agreement has not been reached by the DRC.
The U.S. EPA representative on the SEC is the Regional
Administrator of U.S. EPA's Region 	.  The DOE's
representative on the SEC is the DOE Operations Manager.  The
SEC members shall, as appropriate, confer, meet and exert their
best efforts to resolve the dispute and issue a written decision.
If unanimous resolution of the dispute is not reached within
twenty-one  (21) days, U.S. EPA's Regional Administrator shall
issue a written position on the dispute.  The TOE may, within
twenty-one  (21) days of the Regional Administrator's issuance of
U.S. EPA's position, issue a written notice elevating the dispute
to the Administrator of U.S. EPA for resolution in accordance
with all applicable laws and procedures.  In the event that the
DOE elects not to elevate the dispute to the Administrator within
the designated twenty-one (21) day escalation period, the DOE
shall be deemed to have agreed with Regional Administrator's
written position with respect to the dispute.

     G.  Upon escalation of a dispute to the Administrator of
U.S. EPA pursuant to Subpart F, the Administrator will review and
resolve the dispute within twenty-one  (21) days.  Upon request,
and prior to resolving the dispute, the U.S. EPA Administrator
shall meet and confer with the Secretary of the DOE to discuss
the issue(s) under dispute.  Upon resolution, the Administrator

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shall provide the DOE with a written final  decision setting forth
resolution of the dispute.

     H.  The pendency of any dispute under  this Part shall  not
affect the DOE's responsibility for timely  performance of the
work required by this Agreement,  except that the time period for
completion of work affected by such dispute shall be extended for
a period of time usually not to exceed the  actual time taken to
resolve any good faith dispute in accordance with the procedures
specified herein.  All elements of the work required by this
Agreement which are not affected by the dispute shall continue
and be completed in accordance with the applicable schedule.

     I.   When dispute resolution is in progress, work affected
by the dispute will immediately be discontinued if the Hazardous
Waste Division Director for U.S. EPA's Region 	 requests, in
writing, that work related to the dispute be stopped because, in
U.S. EPA's opinion, such work is inadequate or defective, and
such inadequacy or defect is likely to yield an adverse effect on
human health or the environment, or is likely to have a
substantial adverse effect on the remedy selection or
implementation process.  To the extent possible, U.S. EPA  shall
give the DOE prior notification that a work stoppage request  is
forthcoming.  After stoppage of work, if the DOE believes  that
the work stoppage is inappropriate or may have potential
significant adverse impacts, the DOE may meet with  the  Division

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Director to discuss the work stoppage.   Following this meeting,
and further consideration of the issues,  the Division Director
will issue, in writing, a final decision with respect to the work
stoppage.  The final written decision of the Division Director
may immediately be subjected to formal dispute resolution.   Such
dispute may be brought directly to the either the DRC or the SEC,
at the discretion of the DOE.

     J.  Within twenty-one (21) days of resolution of a dispute
pursuant to the procedures specified in this Part, the DOE shall
incorporate the resolution and final determination into the
appropriate plan, schedule or procedures and proceed to implement
this Agreement according to the amended plan, schedule or
procedures.

     K.  Resolution of a dispute pursuant to this Part of the
Agreement constitutes a final resolution of any dispute arising
under this Agreement.  The DOE shall abide by all terms and
conditions of any final resolution of dispute obtained pursuant
to this Part of this Agreement.

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                      ENFORCEABILITY

A.  The Parties agree that:
     (1)  Upon the effective date of this Agreement,  any
  standard, regulation,  condition,  requirement  or  order which
  has become effective under CERCLA and  is  incorporated into
  this Agreement is enforceable by any person pursuant to
  Section 310 of CERCLA,  and any violation  of such standard,
  regulation, condition,  requirement or  order will be subject
  to civil penalties under Sections 310(c)  and  109 of CERCLA;
  and
     (2)  all timetables or deadlines associated with the
  development, implementation and completion of the RI/FS
  shall be enforceable by any person pursuant to Section  310
  of CERCLA, and any violation of such timetables  or deadlines
  will be subject to civil penalties under  Sections 310(c)  and
  109 of CERCLA;
     (3) all terms and conditions of this Agreement which
  relate to interim or final remedial actions,  including
  corresponding timetables,  deadlines or schedules, and all
  work associated with the interim or final remedial actions,
  shall be enforceable by any person pursuant to Section
  310(c) of CERCLA, and any violation of such terms or
  conditions will be subject to civil penalties under
  Sections 310(c)  and 109 of CERCLA; and
     (4) any final resolution of a dispute  pursuant to Part
  	 of this Agreement which establishes  a term,  condition,
  timetable, deadline or schedule shall be  enforceable by any

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       person pursuant to Section 310(c) of CERCLA, and any
       violation of such term, condition, timetable, deadline or
       schedule will be subject to civil penalties under Sections
       310(c) and 109 of CERCLA.

     B.   Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as
authorizing any person to seek judicial review of any action or
work where review is barred by any provision of CERCLA, including
Section 113(h) of CERCLA.

     C.   The Parties agree that all Parties shall have the right
to enforce the terms of this Agreement.

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                      STIPULATED PENALTIES

     A.  In the event that the DOE fails to submit a primary
document (i.e., Scope of Work, RI/FS Work Plan, Risk Assessment,
RI Report,  Initial Screening of Alternatives, FS Report,
Proposed Plan, Record of Decision, Remedial Design, Remedial
Action Work Plan) to U.S. EPA pursuant to the appropriate
timetable or deadline in accordance with the requirements of this
Agreement,  or fails to comply with a term or condition of this
Agreement which relates to an interim or final remedial action,
U.S. EPA may assess a stipulated penalty against the DOE.  A
stipulated penalty may be assessed in an amount not to exceed
$5,000 for the first week (or part thereof), and $10,000 for each
additional week (or part thereof) for which a failure set forth
in this Paragraph occurs.

     B.  Upon determining that the DOE has failed in a manner set
forth in Paragraph A, U.S. EPA shall so notify the DOE in
writing.  If the failure in question is not already subject to
dispute resolution at the time such notice is received, the DOE
shall have fifteen (15) days after receipt of the notice to
invoke dispute resolution on the question of whether the failure
did in fact occur.  The DOE shall not be liable for the
stipulated penalty assessed by U.S. EPA if the failure  is
determined, through the dispute  resolution process, not to have
occurred.  No assessment of a stipulated penalty shall be final
until the conclusion of dispute  resolution procedures related  to
the assessment of the stipulated penalty.

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     C.  The annual reports required by Section 120(e)(5)  of
CERCLA shall include, with respect to each final assessment of a
stipulated penalty against the DOE under this Agreement, each of
the following:
     1.  The facility responsible for the failure;
     2.  A statement of the facts and circumstances giving rise
         to the failure;
     3.  A statement of any administrative or other corrective
         action taken at the relevant facility, or a statement of
         why such measures were determined to be inappropriate;
     4.  A statement of any additional action taken by or at the
         facility to prevent recurrence of the same type of
         failure; and
     5.  The total dollar amount of the stipulated penalty
         assessed for the particular failure.

     D.  Stipulated penalties assessed pursuant to this Part
shall be payable to the Hazardous Substances Response Trust Fund
from funds authorized and appropriated for that specific purpose.

     E.  In no event shall this Part give rise to a stipulated
penalty in excess of the amount set forth in Section 109 of
CERCLA.

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     F.  This Part shall not affect the DOE's ability to obtain
an extension of a timetable, deadline or schedule pursuant to
Part 	 of this Agreement.

     G.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to render
any officer or employee of the DOE personally liable for the
payment of any stipulated penalty assessed pursuant to this
Part.

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                             EXTENSIONS


     A.  Either a timetable and deadline or a schedule shall be

extended upon receipt of a timely request for extension and when

good cause exists for the requested extension.  Any request for

extension by the DOE shall be submitted in writing and shall

specify:

          1.   The timetable and deadline or the schedule that is
               sought to be extended;

          2.   The length of the extension sought;

          3.   The good cause(s) for the extension; and

          4.   Any related timetable and deadline or schedule
               that would be affected if the extension were
               granted.



     B.  Good cause exists for an extension when sought in regard

to:

          1.   An event of force majeure;

          2.   A delay caused by another party's failure to meet
               any requirement of this agreement;

          3.   A delay caused by the good faith invocation of
               dispute resolution or the initiation of judicial
               action;

          4.   A delay caused, or which is likely to be caused,
               by the grant of an extension in regard to another
               timetable and deadline or schedule; and

          5.   Any other event or series of events mutually
               agreed to by the Parties as constituting good
               cause.

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     C.  Absent agreement of the Parties with respect to the
existence of good cause, the DOE may seek and obtain a
determination through the dispute resolution process that good
cause exists.

     D.  Within seven days of receipt of a request for an
extension of a timetable and deadline or a schedule, U.S. EPA
shall advise the DOE in writing of its respective position on the
request.  Any failure by U.S. EPA to respond within the 7-day
period shall be deemed to constitute concurrence in the request
for extension.  If U.S. EPA does not concur in the requested
extension, it shall include in its statement of nonconcurrence an
explanation of the basis for its position.

     E.  If there is consensus among the Parties that the
requested extension is warranted, the DOE shall extend the
affected timetable and deadline or schedule accordingly.  If
there is no consensus among the Parties as to whether all or part
of the requested extension is warranted, the timetable and
deadline or schedule shall not be extended except in accordance
with determination resulting from the dispute resolution process.

     F.  Within seven days of receipt of a statement of
nonconcurrence with the requested extension, the DOE may invoke
dispute resolution.

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     G.  A timely and good faith request for an extension shall
toll any assessment of stipulated penalties or application for
judicial enforcement of the affected timetable and deadline or
schedule until a decision is reached on whether the requested
extension will be approved.  If dispute resolution is invoked and
the requested extension is denied, stipulated penalties may be
assessed and may accrue from the date of the original timetable,
deadline or schedule.  Following the grant of an extension, an
assessment of stipulated penalties or an application for judicial
enforcement may be sought only to compel compliance with the
timetable and deadline or schedule as most recently extended.

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                            FORCE MAJEURE

     A Force Majeure shall mean any event arising from causes
beyond the control of a Party that causes a delay in or prevents
the performance of any obligation under this Agreement,
including, but not limited to, acts of God; fire; war;
insurrection; civil disturbance; explosion; unanticipated
breakage or accident to machinery, equipment or lines of pipe
despite reasonably diligent maintenance; adverse weather
conditions that could.not be reasonably anticipated; unusual
delay in transportation; restraint by court order or order of
public authority; inability to obtain, at reasonable cost and
after exercise of reasonable diligence, any necessary
authorizations, approvals, permits or licenses due to action or
inaction of any governmental agency or authority other than the
DOE; delays caused by compliance with applicable statutes or
regulations governing contracting, procurement or  acquisition
procedures, despite the exercise of reasonable diligence; and
insufficient availability of appropriated funds, if the DOE
shall have made timely request  for such funds as part of the
budgetary process as set forth  in Part 	  (Funding)  of his
Agreement.  A Force Majeure shall also  include any  strike or
other labor dispute, whether or not within the control of the
Parties affected thereby.  Force Majeure shall not  include
increased costs or expenses of  Response Actions, whether or  not
anticipated at the time such Response Actions were  initiated.

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                               FUNDING

     It is the expectation of the Parties to this Agreement that
all obligations of the DOE arising under this Agreement will be
fully funded.  The DOE shall take all necessary steps and make
efforts to obtain timely funding to meet its obligations under
this Agreement.
     In accordance with Section 120(e)(5)(B) of CERCIA, 42 U.S.C.
§9620(e)(5)(B), the DOE shall include in its annual report to
Congress the specific cost estimates and budgetary proposals
associated with the implementation of this Agreement.
     Any requirement for the payment or obligation of funds,
including stipulated penalties, by the DOE established by the
terms of this Agreement shall be subject to the availability of
appropriated funds, and no provision herein shall be interpreted
to require obligation or payment of funds in violation of the
Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. §1341.  In cases where payment or
obligation of funds would constitute a violation of the Anti-
Deficiency Act, the dates established requiring the payment or
obligation of such funds shall be appropriately adjusted.
     If appropriated funds are not available to fulfill the DOE's
obligations under this Agreement, U.S. EPA and the State reserve
the right to initiate any other action which would be appropriate
absent this Agreement.

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          GENERIC TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR
           FEDERAL FACILITY AGREEMENTS
            UNDER CERCLA SECTION 120
Determinations	
Parties	
Definitions	
Site Description	
Findings of Fact	
Scope of Agreement	
Remedial Investigation	
Feasibility Study	
Interim Remedial Actions	
Remedial Action	
RCRA Closure	
Permits	
Creation of Danger	
Reporting	
Notification	
Project Managers	
Sampling and Data/Document Availability	
Retention of Records	
Site Access	
Five Year Review	
Other Claims	
Confidential Information	
Transfer of Property	
Public Participation	                 fl

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Effective Date.

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      -       UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
      /                 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
                                             3C<- C
MEMOR/ .\T)UM

SUBJECT:    TransmittaJ of Workgroup's Suggested Modifications co
            DOD  - EPA Model JAG Language
FROM:       Bruce M. Diamond, Director	
            Office of Waste Programs Enforcement

TO:         Waste Management Division Directors
            Regional Counsels
            Regions I - X
                                                       •
     As you know, EPA reached agreement with the Department of
Energy  (DOE)  (see Memorandum dated May 27, 1988), and  the
Department of Defense (DOD) (see Memorandum dated June 17, 1988),
regarding model  language to be utilized in CERCLA cleanup
agreements known as lAGs.  The model language was developed
without direct state participation.  This was necessary to allow
DOE/DOD and EPA  to resolve many of the significant inter-agency
and intra-executive issues associated with the cleanup of Federal
facilities under CfRCLA.

     DOD and EPA initially determined that it would be unworkable
to bring in representatives from the fifty states, or  some
negotiating team representing the states, in the short period  it
was expected to  take to develop the model language.  Although
development of the model language took substantially longer than
initially expected, states were never invited to participate in
the initial development of the model language.  However, DOD,  DOE
and EPA clearly  recognized the importance of state participation
in the CERCLA process.  This included unanimous agreement that
state issues and state concerns must be addressed at site-specific
negotiations, with changes made to the model language  as necessary
to accommodate reasonable state issues and concerns.

     To facilitate a dialogue on significant Federal facility
issues, including lAG-specific issues, EPA initiated a Workgroup
among representatives of EPA, the National Association of
Attorneys General, the Association of State and Territorial Waste
Management Officials, and the National Governors Association.  The
state participants in the Workgroup determined that it would be
helpful to negotiate and reach agreement with DOD on specific
changes to the model language to address certain state issues  and
concerns.   The product of these negotiations, a package of
mutually accoptablp chancres to the model language,  is  attached -.0
this memorandum.

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       We have reviewed the attached package and have determined
that if any or all of the changes set forth in the package are
requested by a State in the context of site-specific negotiations,
these changes are acceptable to EPA.  We have agreed to accept
these changes in advance in an attempt to further expedite the
development of three-party lAGs.  However, our acceptance of the
attached package should not be construed to limit a state's
options; the development of this language should not preclude, or
in any way affect, the ability or right of a state to request
additional or different modifications to the DOD - EPA model
language to address legitimate state issues or concerns.

     Please continue to work with the states to develop acceptable
site-specific three-party lAGs.  We hope that the attached
language facilitates your settlement efforts.

     Finally, I have attached copies of the memoranda from the
State organizations to their member states and from DOD to the
military services transmitting the suggested modifications to the
model language.  These memoranda are attached to provide added
perspective with regard to the suggested modifications  to the
model language.

Attachment
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          UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                         REGION 	,

                     STATE OF 	,

                             AND THE

                  UNITED STATES [DOD COMPONENT]
IN THE MATTER OF:              )
                               )
THE U.S. [DOD COMPONENT'S]     )     FEDERAL FACILITY
                               )     AGREEMENT UNDER
             )     CERCLA SECTION 120
                               )
                               )     Administrative
                               )     Docket Number:


     Based on the information available to the Parties on the

effective date of this FEDERAL FACILITY AGREEMENT (Agreement),

and without trial or adjudication of any issues of fact or law,

the Parties agree as follows:

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                          JURISDICTION
         Each Party is entering into this Agreement pursuant to
the following authorities:
         (i)   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.
EPA),  Region <>, enters into those portions of this Agreement
that relate to the remedial investigation/feasibility study
(RI/FS) pursuant to Section 120(e)(l) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response-, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) ,
42 U.S.C. § 9620(e)(l), as amended by the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Pub. L. 99-499
(hereinafter jointly referred to as CERCLA/SARA or CERCLA) and
[Sections 6001, 3008(h) and 3004(u) and  (v) of] the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. [§§ 6961,
6928(h), 6924(u) and  (v),] as amended by the Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments of 1984  (HSWA)(hereinafter jointly referred to
as RCRA/HSWA or RCRA) and Executive Order 12580;
         (ii) U.S. EPA, Region <>, enters into those portions of
this Agreement that relate to interim remedial actions and final
remedial actions pursuant to Section 120(e)(2) of CERCLA/SARA,
[Sections 6001, 3008(h) and 3004(u) and  (v) of] RCRA and
Executive Order 12580;
         (iii) The [DOD Component] enters into those portions of
this Agreement that relate to the RI/FS pursuant to Section
120(e)(1) of CERCLA,  [Sections 6001, 3008(h) and 3004(u) and(v)
of] RCRA, Executive Order 12580, the National Environmental
Policy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 4321, and the Defense Environmental
Restoration Program (DERP), 10 U.S.C. §  2701 et seq. ;
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         (iv) The [DOD Component] enters into those portions of
this Agreement that relate to interim remedial actions and final
remedial actions pursuant to Section 120(e)(2) of CERCLA/SARA,
[Sections 6001, 3004(u) and 3008(h) of] RCRA, Executive Order
12580 and the DERP.
         (v)  The [State] enters into this Agreement pursuant to
sections 120(f) and 121(f) CERCLA/SARA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9620(f) and
9621(f), section 3006 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6926, and [cite any
applicable state law].

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                            PURPOSE

     A.  The general purposes of this Agreement are to:

         (1)  ensure that the environmental impacts associated
with past and present activities at the Site are thoroughly
investigated and appropriate remedial action taken as necessary
to protect the public health, welfare and the environment;
         (2)  establish a procedural framework and schedule for
developing, implementing and monitoring appropriate response
actions at the Site in accordance with CERCLA/SARA, the NCP,
Superfund guidance and policy, RCRA, RCRA guidance and policy,
and applicable state law; and,
         (3)  facilitate cooperation, exchange of information and
participation of the Parties in such actions.

     B.  Specifically, the purposes of this Agreement are to:
         (1) Identify Interim Remedial Action (IRA) alternatives
which are appropriate at the Site prior to the implementation of
final remedial action(s) for the Site. IRA alternatives shall be
identified and proposed to the Parties as early as possible prior
to formal proposal of IRAs to U.S. EPA and [the State] pursuant
to CERCLA/SARA and applicable state law.  This process is
designed to promote cooperation among the Parties in identifying
IRA alternatives prior to selection of final IRAs.
         (2)  Establish requirements for the performance of a RI
to determine fully the nature and extent of the threat to the
public health or welfare or the environment caused by the
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release and threatened release of hazardous substances,
pollutants or contaminants at the Site and to establish
requirements for the performance of a FS for the Site to
identify, evaluate, and select alternatives for the appropriate
remedial action(s) to prevent, mitigate, or abate the release or
threatened release of hazardous substances, pollutants or
contaminants at the Site in accordance with CERCLA/SARA and
applicable state law.
         (3)  Identify the nature, objective and schedule of
response actions to be taken at the Site.  Response actions at
the Site shall attain that degree of cleanup of hazardous
substances, pollutants or contaminants mandated by CERCLA/SARA
and applicable state law.
         (4)  Implement the selected interim and final remedial
action(s) in accordance with CERCLA and applicable state law and
meet the requirements of section 120(e)(2) of CERCLA for an
interagency agreement among the parties.
         (5)  Assure compliance, through this Agreement, with
RCRA and other federal and state hazardous waste laws and
regulations for matters covered herein.
         (6)  Coordinate response actions at the Site with the
mission and support activities at [installation].
         (7)  Expedite the cleanup process [including, at site-
specific negotiations, shortening the time frames specified in
these model provisions] to the extent consistent with protection
of human health and the environment.
         (8)  Provide [State] involvement in the initiation,
development, selection and enforcement of remedial actions to be
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undertaken at [installation], including the review of all
applicable data as it becomes available and the development of
studies, reports, and action plans; and to identify and integrate
State ARARs into the remedial action process.
         (9)  Provide for operation and maintenance of any
remedial action selected and implemented pursuant to this
Agreement.
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                       SCOPE OF AGREEMENT







     [The purpose of this section is to identify the units which



are to be addressed by the agreement and the units which will be



excluded from the agreement that will be addressed by other



authority, if any.  At some installations it will be appropriate



to cover all of the hazardous waste releases under this agreement



while at others it may not be appropriate.  Where all releases



are covered, there are two options.  First, the parties may agree



to have all units, including non-NPL and RCRA units, covered by



the section 120 decisionmaking process set out in this document.



The second option would be to include in an agreement a separate



decisionmaking process for the non-NPL and RCRA units.



Since the terms of this section will vary widely from site to



site, no attempt is made to provide model language.]

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          STATUTORY COMPLIANCE/RCRA-CERCLA INTEGRATION

     A.  The Parties intend to integrate the [DOD Component]'s
CERCLA response obligations and RCRA corrective action
obligations which relate to the release(s) of hazardous
substances, hazardous wastes/ pollutants or contaminants covered
by this Agreement into this comprehensive Agreement.   Therefore,
the Parties intend that activities covered by this agreement will
achieve compliance with CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.;
satisfy the corrective action requirements of Sections 3004(u)
and (v) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6924(u) and  (v), for a RCRA permit,
and Section 3008(h), 42 U.S.C. § 6928(h), for interim status
facilities; and meet or exceed all applicable or relevant and
appropriate Federal and State laws and regulations, to the extent
required by Section 121 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9621 and
applicable state law.

     B.  Based upon the foregoing, the Parties intend that any
remedial action selected, implemented and completed under this
Agreement will be protective of human health and the environment
such that remediation of releases covered by this Agreement shall
obviate the need for further corrective action under RCRA (i.e.,
no further corrective action shall be required).  The Parties
agree that with respect to releases of hazardous waste covered by
this Agreement that are associated with the NPL portions of the
site, RCRA shall be considered an applicable or relevant and
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appropriate requirement pursuant to Section 121 of CERCLA.
[Releases or other hazardous waste activities not covered by this
Agreement remain subject to all applicable state and federal
environmental requirements.]

     C.  The Parties recognize that the requirement to obtain
permits for response actions undertaken pursuant to this
Agreement shall be as provided for in CERCLA and the NCP.  The
Parties further recognize that on-going hazardous waste
management activities at the [installation] may require the
issuance of permits under Federal and State laws.  This Agreement
does not affect the requirements, if any, to obtain such permits.
However, if a permit is issued to the [DOD Component] for on-
going hazardous waste management activities at the Site, U.S. EPA
and, or [the State] shall reference and incorporate any
appropriate provisions, including appropriate schedules  (and the
provision for extension of such schedules), of this Agreement
into such permit.
         With respect to those portions of this Agreement
incorporated by reference into permits, the parties intend that
judicial review of the incorporated portions shall, to the extent
review is authorized by law, only occur under the provisions of
CERCLA.

     D.  Nothing in this Agreement shall alter the [DOD
Component]'s authority with respect to removal actions conducted
pursuant to Section 104 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9604.
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               CONSULTATION WITH U.S. EPA AND THE
                       STATE OF [       ]

     Review and Comment Process for Draft and Final Comments

     A.  Applicability;
         The provisions of this Part establish the procedures
that shall be used by the: Parties to provide each other with
appropriate notice, review, comment, and response to comments
regarding RI/FS and RD/RA documents, specified herein as either
primary or secondary documents .  In accordance with Section 120
of CERCLA and 10 U.S.C. § 2705, the [DOD Component] will normally
be responsible for issuing primary and secondary documents to
U.S. EPA and [the State].  As of the effective date of this
Agreement, all draft and final reports for any deliverable
document identified herein shall be prepared, distributed and
subject to dispute in accordance with Paragraphs B through J
below.
   -  The designation of a document as "draft" or "final" is
solely for purposes of consultation with U.S. EPA and [the State]
in accordance with this Part.  Such designation does not affect
the obligation of the Parties to issue documents, which may be
referred to herein as  "final", to the public for review and
comment as appropriate and as required by law.

     B.  General Process for RI/FS and RD/RA documents;
     1.  Primary documents include those reports that are major,
discrete portions of RI/FS or RD/RA activities.  Primary
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documents are initially issued by the [DOD Component] in draft
subject to review and comment by U.S. EPA and [the State].
Following receipt of comments on a particular draft primary
document, the [DOD Component] will respond to the comments
received and issue a draft final primary document subject to
dispute resolution.  The draft final primary document will become
the final primary document 30 days after issuance if dispute
resolution is not invoked or as modified by decision of the
dispute resolution process.
     2.  Secondary documents include those reports that are
discrete portions of the primary documents and are typically
input or feeder documents.  Secondary documents are issued by the
[DOD Component] in draft subject to review and comment by U.S.
EPA and [the State].  Although the [DOD Component] will respond
to comments received, the draft secondary documents may be
finalized in the context of the corresponding draft final primary
document is issued.

     C.  Primary Reports;
     1.  The [DOD Component] shall complete and transmit draft
reports for the following primary documents to U.S. EPA and [the
State] for review and comment in accordance with the provisions
of this Part:
     [Note:  The list set forth below represents potential
primary documents and the type of information that typically
would be generated during a CERCLA cleanup at an NPL site.  This
list, and the list below of secondary documents, includes
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in accordance with the NCP, [DOD Component] and U.S. EPA
guidance, and site specific requirements.   In practice, the
documents will also vary with scope and nature of the project,
and may either be combined or broken out into separate volumes.]
         1.   [Scope of Work]
         2.   [RI/FS Work Plan, including Sampling and
              Analysis Plan and QAPP]
         3.   [Risk Assessment]
         4.   [Site Characterization Report]
         5.   [Initial Screening of Alternatives]
         6.   [Treatability Studies Report and, Additional
              Site Characterization Report 2]
         7.   [Detailed Anaylsis of Alternatives]
         8.   [Proposed Plan]
         9.   [Record of Decision]
         10.  [Remedial Design]
         11.  [Remedial Action Work Plan]
     2.  Only the draft final reports for the primary documents
identified above shall be subject to dispute resolution.  The
[DOD Component] shall complete and transmit draft primary
documents in accordance with the timetable and deadlines
established in Part 	 (Deadlines) of this Agreement.

     D.  Secondary Documents;
     1.  The [DOD Component] shall complete and transmit draft
reports for the following secondary documents to U.S. EPA and
[the State] for review and comment in accordance with the
provisions of this Part:
         1.   [Initial Remedial Action/Data Quality Objectives]
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         2.   [Post-screening Investigation Work Plan]
         3.   [Sampling and Data Results]
     2.  Although U.S. EPA and [the State] may comment on the
draft reports for the secondary documents listed above, such
documents shall not be subject to dispute resolution except as
provided by paragraph B hereof.  Target dates shall be
established for the completion and transmission of draft
secondary reports pursuant to Part 	 (Deadlines) of this
Agreement.

     E.  Meetings of the Project Managers on Development of
Reports;
     The Project Managers shall meet approximately every [30]
days, except as otherwise agreed by the Parties, to review and
discuss the progress of work being performed at the site on the
primary and secondary documents.  Prior to preparing any draft
report specified in Paragraphs C and D above, the Project
Managers shall meet to discuss the report results in an effort to
reach a common understanding, to the maximum extent practicable,
with respect to the results to be presented in the draft report.

     F.  Identification and Determination of Potential ARARs;
     1.  For those primary reports or secondary documents that
consist of or include ARAR determinations, the Project Managers
shall meet prior to the issuance of a draft report, to identify
and propose, to the best of their ability, all potential ARARs
pertinent to the report being addressed.  [The State] shall
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process as possible consistent with the requirements of CERCLA
section 121 and the NCP. The [DOD Component] shall consider any
written interpretations of ARARs provided by the state.  Draft
ARAR determinations shall be prepared by the [DOD Component] in
accordance with Section 121(d)(2) of CERCLA, the NCP and
pertinent guidance issued by U.S. EPA that is consistent with
CERCLA and the NCP.
     2.  In identifying potential ARARs, the Parties recognize
that actual ARARs can be identified only on a site-specific basis
and that ARARs depend on the specific hazardous substances,
pollutants and contaminants at a site, the particular actions
proposed as a remedy and the characteristics of a site.  The
Parties recognize that ARAR identification is necessarily an
iterative process and that potential ARARs must be re-examined
throughout the RI/FS process until a ROD is issued.

     G.  Review and comment on Draft Reports;
     1.  The [DOD Component] shall complete and transmit each
draft primary report to U.S. EPA and [the State] on or before the
corresponding deadline established for the issuance of the
report.  The [DOD Component] shall complete and transmit the
draft secondary document in accordance with the target dates
established for the issuance of such reports established pursuant
to Part 	 (Deadlines) of this Agreement.
     2.  Unless the Parties mutually agree to another time
period, all draft reports shall be subject to a 30-day period for
review and comment.  Review of any document by the U.S. EPA and
[the State] may concern all aspects of the report  (including
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completeness) and should include, but is not limited to,
technical evaluation of any aspect of the document, and
consistency with CERCLA, the NCP and any pertinent guidance or
policy issued by the U.S EPA, and with applicable state law.
Comments by the U.S. EPA and [the State] shall be provided with
adequate specificity so that that [DOD Component] may respond to
the comment and, if appropriate, make changes to the draft
report.  Comments shall refer to any pertinent sources of
authority or references upon which the comments are based, and,
upon request of the [DOD Component], the U.S. EPA or [the State]
shall provide a copy of the cited authority or reference.  In
cases involving complex or unusually lengthy reports, U.S. EPA or
[the State] may extend the 30-day comment period for an
additional 20 days by written notice to the [DOD Component] prior
to the end of the 30-day period.  On or before the close of the
comment period, U.S. EPA and [the State] shall transmit by next
day mail their written comments to the  [DOD Component].
     3.  Representatives of the [DOD Component] shall make
themselves readily available to U.S. EPA and [the State] during
the comment period for purposes of informally responding to
questions and comments on draft reports.  Oral comments made
during such discussions need not be the subject of a written
response by the [DOD Component] on the close of the comment
period.
     4,  In commenting on a draft report which contains a
proposed ARAR determination, U.S. EPA or [the State] shall
include a reasoned statement of whether they object to any
portion of the proposed ARAR determination. To the extent that
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U.S. EPA c   "the State] does object, it shall explain the basis
for its objection in detail and shall identify any ARARs which it
believes were not properly addressed in the proposed ARAR
determination.
     5.  Following the close of the comment period for a draft
report, the  [DOD Component] shall give full consideration to all
written comments on the draft report submitted during the comment
period.  Within 30 days of .the close of the comment period on a
draft secondary report, the [DOD Component] shall transmit to
U.S. EPA and [the State] its written response to comments
received within the comment period.  Within 30 days of the close
of the comment period on a draft primary report, the [DOD
Component] shall transmit to U.S. EPA and [the State] a draft
final primary report, which shall include the [DOD Component]'s
response to all written comments, received within the comment
period.  While the resulting draft final report shall be the
responsibility of the  [DOD Component], it shall be the
product of consensus to the maximum extent possible.
     6.  The [DOD Component] may extend the 30-day period for
either responding to comments on a draft report or for issuing
the draft final primary report for an additional 20 days by
providing notice to U.S. EPA and [the State].  In appropriate
circumstances, this time period may be further extended in
accordance with Part 	 (Extensions) hereof.

     H.  Availability of Dispute Resolution for Draft Final
Primary Documents;
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         1.   Dispute resolution shall be available to the
Parties for draft final primary reports as set forth in Part
(Dispute Resolution).
         2.   When dispute resolution is invoked on a draft
primary report, work may be stopped in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Part 	 (Dispute Resolution).
     I.  Finalization of Reports;
     The draft final primary report shall serve as the final
primary report if no party invokes dispute resolution regarding
the document or, if invoked, at completion of the dispute
resolution process should the [DOD Component]'s position be
sustained.  If the [DOD Component]'s .determination is not
sustained in the dispute resolution process, the  [DOD Component]
shall prepare, within not more than 35 days, a revision of the
draft final report which conforms to the results of dispute
resolution.  In appropriate circumstances, the time period for
this revision period may be extended in accordance with Part 	
(Extensions) hereof.

     J.  Subsequent Modifications of Final Reports;
     Following finalization of any primary report pursuant to
Paragraph I above, any party to this Agreement may seek to modify
the report, including seeking additional field work, pilot
studies, computer modeling or other supporting technical work,
only as provided in Paragraphs 1 and 2 below.
     1.  A party may seek to modify a report after finalization
if it determines, based on new information (i.e., information
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that became available, or conditions that became known, after the
report was finalized) that the requested modification is
necessary.  A party may seek such a modification by submitting a
concise written request to the Project Manger of the other
Parties.   The request shall specify the nature of the requested
modification and how the request is based on new information.
     2.  In the event that a consensus is not reached by the
Project Managers on the need for a modification, any party may
invoke dispute resolution to determine if such modification shall
be conducted.  Modification of a report shall be required only
upon a showing that: (1) the requested modification is based on
significant new information, and (2) the requested modification
could be of significant assistance in evaluating impacts on the
public health or the environment, in evaluating the selection of
remedial alternatives, or in protecting human health and the
environment.
     3.  Nothing in this Subpart shall alter U.S. EPA's or [the
State's] ability to request the performance of additional work,
which was not contemplated by this Agreement.  The  [DOD
Component]'s obligation to perform such work must be established
by either a modification of a report or document or by amendment
to this Agreement.
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                     RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES

     Except as specifically set forth elsewhere in this
Agreement, if a dispute arises under this Agreement, the
procedures of this Part shall apply.
     All Parties to this agreement shall make reasonable efforts
to informally resolve disputes at the Project Manager or
immediate supervisor level.  If resolution cannot be achieved
informally, the procedures of this Part shall be implemented to
resolve a dispute.

     A.  Within thirty (30) days after: (1) issuance of a draft
final primary document pursuant to Part 	 (Consultation with
U.S. EPA and the State) of this agreement, or (2) any action
which leads to or generates a dispute, the disputing Party shall
submit to the other Parties a written statement of dispute
setting forth the nature of the dispute, the work affected by the
dispute, the disputing Party's position with respect to the
dispute and the information the disputing Party is relying upon
to support its position.

     B.  Prior to any Party's issuance of a written statement of
dispute, the disputing Party shall engage the other Parties in
informal dispute resolution among the Project Managers and/or
their immediate supervisors.  During this informal dispute
resolution period the Parties shall meet as many times as are
necessary to discuss and attempt resolution of the dispute.
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     C.  The Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) will serve as a
forum for resolution of disputes for which agreement has not been
reached through informal dispute resolution.  The Parties shall
each designate one individual and an alternate to serve on the
DRC.  The individuals designated to serve on the DRC shall be
employed at the policy level (Senior Executive Service [SES] or
equivalent) or be delegated the authority to participate on the
DRC for the purposes of dispute resolution under this Agreement.
The U.S. EPA's representative on the DRC is the Waste Management
Division Director of U.S. EPA's Region 	.  The [State]
representative on the DRC is 	
	.  The [DOD Component]'s designated
member is the [DOD Component] equivalent.  Written notice of any
delegation of authority from a Party's designated representative
on the DRC shall be provided to all other Parties pursuant to the
procedures of Part 	 (Notices).

     D.  Following elevation of a dispute to the DRC, the DRC
shall have twenty-one  (21) days to unanimously resolve the
dispute and issue a written decision signed by all parties.  If
the DRC is unable to unanimously resolve the dispute within this
twenty-one (21) day period the written statement of dispute shall
be forwarded to the Senior Executive Committee (SEC) for
resolution.

     E.  The SEC will  serve as the forum for resolution of
disputes for which agreement has not been reached by the DRC.
The U.S. EPA representative on the SEC is the Regional
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Administrator of the U.S. EPA's Region 	.   The [State]
representative on the SEC is 	.   The [DOD Component]'s
representative on the SEC is the [DOD Component] equivalent.  The
SEC members shall, as appropriate, confer,  meet and exert their
best efforts to resolve the dispute and issue a written decision
signed by all parties.  If unanimous resolution of the dispute is
not reached within twenty-one (21) days, U.S. EPA's Regional
Administrator shall issue written position on the dispute.  The
[DOD Component] or [the State] may, with twenty-one (21) days of
the issuance of U.S. EPA's position, issue a written notice
elevating the dispute to the Administrator of U.S. EPA for
resolution in accordance with all applicable laws and procedures.
In the event that a party elects not to elevate the dispute to
the Administrator within the designated twenty-one (21) day
escalation period, the party shall be deemed to have agreed with
Regional Administrator's written position with respect to the
dispute.

     F.  Upon escalation of a dispute to the Administrator of
U.S. EPA pursuant to Subpart E, the Administrator will review and
resolve the dispute within twenty-one (21) days.  Upon request,
and prior to resolving the dispute, the parties U.S. EPA
Administrator shall meet and confer with the [DOD Component's]
Secretariat-Representative and [the commissioner of the state
agency] to discuss the issue(s) under dispute. Upon resolution,
the Administrator shall provide the other parties with a written
final decision setting forth resolution of the dispute.  The
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duties of the Administrator set forth in this Part shall not be
delegated.

     G.  [The State] reserves its right to maintain an action
under section !21(f)(3)(B) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. § 9621(f)(3)(B)
to challenge the selection of a remedial action that does not
attain a legally applicable or relevant and appropriate standard,
requirement, criteria or limitation.

     H.  The pendency of any dispute under this Part shall not
affect the  [DOD Component]'s responsibility for timely
performance of the work required by this Agreement, except that
the time period for completion or work affected by such dispute
shall be extended for a period of time usually not to exceed the
actual time taken to resolve any good faith dispute in accordance
with the procedures specified herein.  All elements of the work
required by this Agreement which are not affected by the dispute
shall continue and be completed in accordance with the applicable
schedule.

     I.  When dispute resolution is in progress, work affected by
the dispute will immediately be discontinued if the Hazardous
Waste Division Director for U.S. EPA's Region 	 requests, in
writing, that work related to the dispute be stopped because, in
U.S. EPA's  opinion, such work is inadequate or defective, and
such inadequacy or defect is likely to yield an adverse effect on
human health or the environment, or is likely to have a
substantial adverse effect on the remedy selection of
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implementation process.  The state may request the U.S. EPA's
Region 	 Division Director to order work stopped for the
reasons set out above.  To the extent possible, the party seeking
a work stoppage shall consult with the the other parties prior to
initiating a work stoppage request.  After stoppage of work, if a
party believes that the work stoppage is inappropriate or may
have potential significant adverse impacts, the party may meet
with the party ordering a work stoppage to discuss the work
stoppage. Following this meeting, and further consideration of
the issues, the U.S. EPA Division Director will issue, in
writing, a final decision with respect to the work stoppage.  The
final written decision of the U.S. EPA Division Director may
immediately be subjected to formal dispute resolution.  Such
dispute may be brought directly to either the DRC or the SEC, at
the discretion of the party requesting dispute resolution.

     J.  Within twenty-one (21) days of resolution of a dispute
pursuant to the procedures specified in this Part, the [DOD
Component] shall incorporate the resolution and final
determination into the appropriate plan, schedule or procedures
and proceed to implement this Agreement according to the amended
plan, schedule or procedures.

     K.  Resolution of a dispute pursuant to this Part of the
Agreement constitutes a final resolution of any dispute arising
under this Agreement.  All Parties shall abide by all terms and
conditions of any final resolution of dispute obtained pursuant
to this Part of this Agreement.
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                    ENFORCEABILITY

A.  The Parties agree that:
    (1)  Upon the effective date of this Agreement, any
standard, regulation, condition, requirement or order which
has become effective under CERCLA and is incorporated into
this agreement is enforceable by any person pursuant to
Section 310 of CERCLA, and any violation of such standard,
regulation, condition, requirement or order will be subject
to civil penalties under Sections 310(c) and 109 of CERCLA;
and
    (2)  all timetables or deadlines associated with the
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RI/FS shall be enforceable by any person pursuant to Section
310 of CERCLA, and any violation of such timetables or
deadlines will be subject to civil  penalties under Sections
310(c) and 109 of CERCLA;
    (3)  all terms and conditions of this Agreement which
relate to interim or final remedial actions, including
corresponding timetables, deadlines or schedules, and all
work associated with the interim or final remedial actions,
shall be enforceable by any person pursuant to Section
310(c) of CERCLA, and any violation of such terms or
conditions will be subject to civil penalties under Sections
310(c) and 109 of CERCLA; and
    (4)  any final resolution of a dispute pursuant to Part
	 of this Agreement which establishes a term, condition,
timetable, deadline or schedule shall be enforceable by any
person pursuant to Section 310(c) of CERCLA, and any
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     violation of such term, condition, timetable, deadline or
     schedule will be subject to civil penalties under Sections
     310(c) and 109 of CERCLA.

     B.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as
authorizing any person to seek judicial review of any action or
work where review is barred by any provision of CERCLA, including
Section 113(h) of CERCLA.

     C.  Nothing in this agreement shall be construed as a
restriction or waiver of any rights the U.S. EPA or [the State]
may have under CERCLA, including but not limited to any rights
under sections 113 and 310, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9613 and 9659.  The DOD
does not waive any rights it may have under CERCLA section 120,
SARA section 211 and Executive Order 12580.

     D.  The parties agree to exhaust their rights under Part 	
[Dispute Resolution] prior to exercising any rights to judicial
review that they may have.

     E.  The Parties agree that all Parties shall have right to
enforce the terms of this Agreement.
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                            DEADLINES

[This model provision assumes no investigatory work is in
progress at the site and no schedules have been previously
established for study work.  The degree of specificity and
completeness of the deadlines contained herein shall be based
upon information possessed at the time of development of the
site-specific agreement.]
     A.  The following deadlines have been established, by U.S.
EPA and the State, for the submittal of draft primary documents
pursuant to this Agreement:
         1.   [Scope of Work}
     B.  Within twenty-one (21) days of the effective date of
this Agreement, the [DOD Component] shall propose deadlines for
completion of the following draft primary documents:
         2.   [RI/FS Work Plan, including Sampling and Analysis
              Plan and QAPP]
         3.   [Risk Assessment]
         4.   [Site Characterization Report]
         5.   [Initial Screening of Alternatives]
         6.   [Treatability Studies Report and, or Additional
              Site Characterization Report]
         7.   [Detailed Analysis of Alternatives]
         8.   [Proposed Plan]
         9.   [Record of Decision]
     Within fifteen (15) days of receipt, U.S. EPA and the State
shall review and provide comments to the  [DOD Component]
regarding the proposed deadlines.  Within fifteen (15) days
following receipt of the comments the  [DOD Component] shall, as
appropriate, make revisions and reissue the proposal.  The
parties shall meet as necessary to discuss and finalize the
proposed deadlines.  If the Parties agree on proposed deadlines,

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the finalized deadlines shall be incorporated into the
appropriate Work Plans.  If the Parties fail to agree within
thirty (30) days on the proposed deadlines, the matter shall
immediately be submitted for dispute resolution pursuant to Part
	 (Dispute Resolution).
     The final deadlines established pursuant to this Paragraph
shall be published by U.S. EPA and the State.

     C.  Within twenty-one (21) days of issuance of the Record of
Decision, the [DOD Component] shall propose deadlines for
completion of the following draft primary documents:
         9.   [Remedial Design]
         10.  [Remedial Action Work Plan]
     These deadlines shall be proposed, finalized and published
utilizing the same procedures set forth in Paragraph B. above.

     D.  The deadlines set forth in this Part, or to be
established as set forth in this Part, may be extended pursuant
to Part 	 (Extensions) of this Agreement.  The Parties
recognize that one possible basis for extension of the deadlines
for completion of the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility
Study Reports is the identification of significant new Site
conditions during the performance of the remedial investigation.
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                           EXTENSIONS



     A.   Either a timetable and deadline or a schedule shall be

extended upon receipt of a timely request for extension and

/hen good cause exists for the requested extension.   Any request

for extension by the [DOD Component]  shall be submitted in

writing and shall specify:

         1.   The timetable and deadline or the schedule that is
              sought to be extended:

         2.   The length of the extension sought;

         3.   The good cause(s) for the extension; and

         4.   Any related timetable and deadline or schedule that
              would be affected if the extension were granted.

     B.  Good cause exists for an extension when sought in regard

to i

         1.   An event of force majeure;

         2.   A delay caused by another party's failure to meet
              any requirement of this agreement;

         3.   A delay caused by the good faith invocation of
              dispute resolution or the initiation of judicial
              action;

         4.   A delay caused, or which is likely to be caused, by
              the grant of an extension in regard to another
              timetable and deadline or schedule; and

         5.   Any other event or series of events mutually agreed
              to by the Parties as constituting good cause.

     C.  Absent agreement of the Parties with respect to the

existence of good cause, the [DOD Component] may seek and obtain

a determination through the dispute resolution process that good

cause exists.
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     D.  Within seven days of receipt of a request for an
extension of a timetable and deadline or a schedule, U.S. EPA and
[the State] shall advise the [DOD Component] in writing of their
respective positions on the request.  Any failure by U.S. EPA or
[the State] to respond within the 7-day period shall be deemed to
constitute concurrence in the request for extension.  If U.S. EPA
or [the State] does not concur in the requested extension, it
shall include in its statement of nonconcurrence an explanation
of the basis for its position.

     E.  If there is consensus among the Parties that the
requested extension is warranted, the [DOD Component] shall
extend the affected timetable and deadline or schedule
accordingly.  If there is no consensus among the Parties as to
whether all or part of the requested extension is warranted, the
timetable and deadline or schedule  shall not be extended except
in accordance with a determination  resulting from the dispute
resolution process.

     F.  Within seven days of receipt of a statement of
nonconcurrence with the requested extension, the [DOD Component]
may invoke dispute resolution.

     G.  A timely and good faith request for an extension shall
toll any assessment of stipulated penalties or application for
Judicial enforcement of the affected timetable and deadline or
schedule until a decision is reached on whether the requested
extension shall be approved.  If dispute resolution is invoked
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and the requested extension is denied, stipulated penalties may



be assessed and may accrue from the date of the original



timetable, deadline or schedule.  Following the grant of an



extension, an assessment of stipulated penalties or an



application for judicial enforcement may be sought only to compel



compliance with the timetable and deadline or schedule as most



recently extended.
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                             FUNDING

     It is the expectation of the Parties to this Agreement that
all obligations of the [DOD Component] arising under this
Agreement will be fully funded.  The  [DOD Component] agrees to
seek sufficient funding through the DOD budgetary process to
fulfill its obligations under this Agreement.
     In accordance with Section 120(e)(5)(B) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
§ 9620(e)(5)(B), the [DOD Component]  shall include in its annual
report to Congress the specific cost  estimates and budgetary
proposals associated with the implementation of this Agreement.
     Any requirement for the payment  or obligation of funds,
including stipulated penalties, by the [DOD Component]
established by the terms of this agreement shall be subject to
the availability of appropriated funds, and no provision herein
shall be interpreted to require obligation or payment of funds in
violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. § 1341.  In cases
where payment or obligation of funds  would constitute a violation
of the Anti-Deficiency Act, the dates established requiring the
payment or obligation of such funds shall be appropriately
adjusted.
     If appropriated funds are not available to fulfill the [DOD
Component]'s obligations under this Agreement, U.S. EPA and [the
State] reserve the right to initiate  an action against any other
person, or to take any response action, which would be
appropriate absent this Agreement.
     Funds authorized and appropriated annually by Congress under
the "Environmental Restoration, Defense" appropriation in the
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Department of Defense Appropriation Act and allocated by the
DASD(E) to the [DOD Component] will be the source of funds for
activities required by this Agreement consistent with section 211
of SARA, 10 U.S.C. Chapter 160.  However, should the
Environmental Restoration, Defense appropriation be inadequate in
any year to meet the total [DOD Component] CERCLA implementation
requirements, the DOD shall employ and the [DOD Component] shall
follow a standardized DOD prioritization process which allocates
that year's appropriations in a manner which maximizes the
protection of human health and the environment.  A standardized
DOD prioritization model shall be developed and utilized with the
assistance of U.S. EPA and the states.
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                   THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

                                 WASHINGTON, O.C. Z0301-IOOO
                                                            MAR i 7 1989
PRODUCTION AND
   LOGISTICS
        MEMORANDUM FOR DEPUTY FOR ENVIRONMENT,  SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL
                       HEALTH,  OASA (I&L)
                       DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENT, OASN (S&L)
                       DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE,
                       (ErS&OH)  SAF/RQ
                      DIRECTOR,  DEFENSE LOGISITICS  AGENCY  (DLA-W)

        SUBJECT:  Suggested IAG Language from the State and Federal Agency
                 Workgroup


             Over the last three months,  DoD representatives met with
        State organizations to develop acceptable state language on
        matters covered in the original model IAG language that we agreed
        to with the Environmental Protection Agency for National Priority
        List  Sites.   Representatives of the National Association of
        Attorneys General, the Association of State and Territorial Solid
        Waste Management Officials, and the National Governors'
        Association worked with us.

             On all but the force majeure and stipulated penalties
        provisions,  we reached agreement with the state organizations on
        changes to the DoD-EPA model language.   EPA also accepts the use
        of this language in agreements.  A copy of this agreed upon
        language  is attached.  The DoD components should accept without
        reservation a state's use of all,  or any subset of these
        provisions in the IAG negotiations.  They are a reasonable
        accommodation of our mutual interests to provide meaningful state
        participation in our cleanup activities.  Their direct use should
        facilitate the negotiations.

             The  above state associations are informing their members
        that  the  attached provisions are a way to soundly handle the
        matters that they cover and that DoD and EPA will accept them.
        This  should promote individual state use^.  However, they cannot
        bind  their member states.  You may find some states asking for
        more  favorable language to their interests on these IAG
        provisions.   In those instances,  you should feel free to discuss
        revisions that you would like, also.  Installation negotiators

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should continue to consider any additional state concerns on      ^B
these provisions and evaluate their reasonableness in the context
of the entire IAG negotiations. The negotiators should continue
to follow existing Service guidance on stipulated penalties and
force majeure.
                            William H. Parker, III, P.E.
                      Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
                                 (Environment)
Attachment
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                                               March 17, 1989

MEMORANDUM

TO:       Governors
          State Attorneys General
          State Assistant Attorneys General
          State Superfund Program Managers

FROM:   Ray Scheppach,  Executive Directo
          National Governors' Association

          Christine T. Milliken. Executive Director and General Counsel,
          National Association of Attorneys General
          Tom Kennedy, Executive Director, |
          Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials

RE:      Suggested language for three party Federal Facility Interagency Agreements for National
          Priority List (NPL) sites


Enclosed for your information  and reference is suggested language for a three party -state, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) - Interagency
Agreement (LAG)  intended to enable DOD facilities to obtain compliance with CERCLA and
applicable state laws. This agreement should facilitate negotiations among the three parties when
Superfund actions are taken or anticipated at DOD installations. It was developed by staff of the
National Governors' Association (NGA), the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), the
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO), state officials
from California, Colorado, Ohio, Maine, Minnesota, Washington, Illinois, Arizona, and DOD repre-
sentatives. The three associations and state representatives undertook this effort as part of a larger
effort to involve states in the implementation of The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
of 1986 (SARA).

The enclosed suggested language revises the two party EPA/DOD Section 120 model LAG developed
last year to incorporate a number of state concerns. The majority of language additions were made to
reflect the state's participation as a party to these agreements. While many issues are addressed, not all
key provisions which are subject to negotiation are included. Although the suggested language reflects
the consensus of the workgroup there was not unanimous consent on the wording of each provision.
Further, the language was developed in the absence of site specific issues and the history of any one
facility. Therefore, we recognize that this  language may not be  acceptable to all fifty states or be
applicable to all sites within a state.

Should a state choose, however, to use this LAG as written, both EPA and DOD will accept it without
reservation. The suggested language is an attempt to write language which in  whole and part can be
useful to the  greatest number of states at the greatest possible number of DOD facilities. It is our
expectation that the enclosure will provide a basis for the initiation of negotiations and lead to expedited
site-specific agreements.

Although the suggested  language covers a range of subjects, there are two issues which are in the
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which are not reflected in either the DOD/EPA agreement or the state/EPA/DOD suggested language
that are typically found in state agreements. The two issues not in the enclosure are force majeure and
stipulated penalties. The state representatives  felt the language provided by DOD on force majeure
was too broad. With regard to stipulated penalties, the central  issue is the ability of states to invoke
penalties against federal facilities. Because no agreements were reached on these issues they were
deleted. These issues may be resolved as necessary in individual  LAG negotiations.

The enclosed suggested language does not deal with the reimbursement of state costs associated with
participating in remedial actions at DOD installations. Separate discussions between the states and
DOD are proceeding to establish a nationwide process for paying these costs. While the cost issues are
being worked out, DOD has agreed to two options for dealing with the reimbursement of state costs.
One option is to reserve the cost issue pending the completion  of discussions between the states and
DOD at the national level. The second option DOD may exercise is to pay state costs through individual
installation agreements. At least two recent DOD/state  agreements have included payment of state
costs but only for a two year period with a clause to  reopen the agreement upon completion of the
state/DOD discussions. The state associations will update the states on the progress of discussions with
DOD on the cost issue.

It is our hope that the enclosure will help facilitate and encourage successful negotiation of agreements
at DOD installations. Also enclosed for your review are both DOD's and EPA's communications to
their installations and regional offices regarding this effort Should you have any questions please do
not hesitate to contact Chris O'Donnell, NGA, 202/624-7871, Herb Johnson, NAAG, 202/628-6031 or
Connie Saulter, ASTSWMO,  202/624-5828.

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           UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                            REGION VIII

                     999 18th STRF.ET - SUITE 500

                  DENVER, COLORADO  80202-2405
                            SEP 2 0 1989

Ref:  SRC

Mr. Dominick J. Sanchini, President
Rocky Flats Plant, Aerospace Operations
Rockwell International Corporation
P.O. Box 464
Golden, Colorado  80402-0464

                                Re:  RCRA (3008) VIII-89-26

Dear Mr. Sanchini:

     As you are aware, EPA and the State of Colorado entered into
a Federal Facilities Compliance Agreement with the Department of
Energy on September  18,  1989.  This Agreement addresses certain
RCRA violations at the Rocky Flats facility.  During negotiations
with DOE, EPA made clear its intention to issue a compliance
order to Rockwell International Corporation as a co-operator of
the facility.  I have .enclosed with this letter a copy of the
Complaint,  Compliance Order and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing
which we are issuing to you.

     We have drafted the compliance order section of this
document to require the same actions that DOE agreed to in the
Federal Facilities Compliance Agreement, and anticipate that
compliance with this document will not require additional or
different actions than those required to comply with the
Agreement.

     As with all actions taken by the Region, we encourage you to
set up an informal conference, if desired, to discuss this matter
with us.  If you have any legal questions, or desire to arrange
such a conference, please contact Lorraine Ross, of our Office of
Regional Counsel at 294-7584.  If you have any technical
questions,  please contact Nathaniel Miullo,  of my  staff,  at
293-1668.
                            Robert L.  Duprey,  Director
                            Hazardous  Waste Management Division
Enclosure

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                               UNITED STATES
                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                              REGION VIII

                   Docket No.  RCRA (3008) VIII-89-26

IN THE MATTER OF:                 )
                                  )
Rockwell International Corporation)   COMPLAINT, COMPLIANCE ORDER,
Rocky Flats Plant                 )   AND NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY
Golden, Colorado                  )   FOR HEARING
                                  )
Respondent.                       )
     This is a civil administrative action instituted pursuant to

section 3008 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

(RCRA), 42 U.S.C. § 6928.   Section 3008 of RCRA authorizes the

Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to

issue such complaints whenever the Administrator has information

that any person has violated or is in violation of any

requirement of Subtitle C  of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6921-6939.  The

requirements of Subtitle C also include the requirements of the

authorized program in a State which has been authorized to carry

out a hazardous waste program under section 3006 of RCRA, 42

U.S.C. § 6926.



     Pursuant to section 3006(b) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6926(b), on

November, 2, 1984, the Administrator of EPA authorized the State

of Colorado to administer  and enforce a hazardous waste program

in lieu of the federal program.  The State subsequently was

authorized for other portions of RCRA on November 7, 1986 and

July 14, 1989.  Section 3008(a)(2) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.

§ 6928(a)(2), provides that the Administrator give notice to the

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State prior to initiating an action in an authorized State.  EPA



notified the State of Colorado that an administrative complaint



and compliance order were being prepared in this matter.








     The State authorized program does not include certain



provisions of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984



(HSWA), Public Law No.98-616, 98 Stat. 3221 (1984).  Therefore



the EPA enforces these provisions of HSWA and its implementing



regulations.








     Complainant in this action is the Director, Hazardous Waste



Management Division, EPA, Region VIII, who is the person to whom



authority has been delegated to issue such complaints in the



State of Colorado.








     Complainant will show that Rockwell International



Corporation (Respondent), doing business at the Rocky Flats Plant



in Golden, Colorado has violated RCRA, as amended, 42 U.S.C.



§ 6901  et seq.,  and as further amended by HSWA, Public Law 98-616



and the regulations promulgated thereunder.








                      ALLEGATIONS



     1.   Rockwell International Corporation (Rockwell) operates,



and has operated, a hazardous waste management facility engaged



in the  treatment, storage,  and disposal of hazardous wastes which



are subject to regulation under RCRA and the CHWA.

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     2.   Rockwell is a corporation organized under the laws of



the State of Delaware and doing business in the State of



Colorado, and is a "person" as defined in section 1004(15) of



RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6903(15) and in the CHWA, and thus subject to



regulation.



     3.   On or about August 18, 1980, Rockwell (as management



contractor for the United States Department of Energy (DOE) which



owns the Rocky Flats Plant) submitted a Notice of Hazardous Waste



Activity to EPA pursuant to section 3010 of RCRA.  Rockwell and



DOE identified themselves as a generator, treater, storer, and/or



disposer of hazardous waste at the facility.  On or about



November 14, 1980, Rockwell and DOE submitted Part A of a RCRA



permit application to EPA in order to qualify for interim status



pursuant to section 3005 of RCRA.



     4.   Rockwell is an "operator" of a hazardous waste



treatment, storage, and disposal facility as that term is defined



in 40 C.F.R. § 260.10 and 6 CCR 1007-3, section 260.10.  Rockwell



is a "generator" of hazardous waste as that term is defined in 40



C.F.R. § 260.10 and 6 CCR 1007-3, section 260.10.



     5.   Some or all of the wastes generated at the facility are



"hazardous waste" as that term is defined in 40 C.F.R. § 260.10



and 6 CCR 1007-3, section 260.10.



     6.   The Rocky Flats Plant is a "facility" as that term is



defined at 40 C.F.R. § 260.10 and 6 CCR 1007-3, section 260.10.



     7.   Pursuant to section 3006(b) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.



§ 6926(b), on November 2, 1984, th» Administrator of EPA

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authorized the State of Colorado, through the Department of



Health, to administer and enforce a hazardous waste program in



lieu of the federal program.  Subsequently, the State of Colorado



was authorized to regulate radioactive hazardous waste on



November 7, 1986, and was authorized to administer and enforce



certain portions of HSWA on July 14, 1989.



     8.   Pursuant to section 3006(g) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.



§ 6926(g), requirements or prohibitions applicable to generation,



transportation, treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous



wastes which are imposed under authority granted by HSWA take



effect immediately in authorized states and are enforceable by



EPA.  The requirements set out in 40 C.F.R. part 268 (the Land



Disposal Restrictions (LDR) requirements) were imposed pursuant



to the HSWA amendment of sections 3004(d) through (k) and (m) and



are, therefore, enforceable by EPA in the State of Colorado.



     9.   Certain wastes stored by the facility are wastes that



have been restricted from land disposal pursuant to regulations



implementing HSWA.



     10.  Pursuant to 40 C.F.R. § 268.50, it is unlawful to store



hazardous wastes that have been restricted from land disposal



except for the purpose of accumulating quantities necessary to



facilitate proper recovery,  treatment, or disposal of such



wastes.



     11.  At the facility, Rockwell has stored hazardous wastes



restricted from land disposal, and such storage has not been to

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accumulate quantities necessary to facilitate proper recovery,

treatment, or disposal of these wastes.

     12.  Rockwell's storage of hazardous wastes restricted from

land disposal other than for the purpose of accumulating

quantities necessary to facilitate proper recovery, treatment,  or

disposal constitutes a violation of 40 C.F.R. § 268.50.



                        COMPLIANCE ORDER

     Based upon the foregoing allegations of the Complaint, and

pursuant to section 3008 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6928, it is hereby

ORDERED as follows:

     A.   Storage

          1.    Within thirty (30) days of the effective date of

          this Order, Rockwell shall submit a Storage Report to

          EPA, that contains the following information with

          respect to those radioactive mixed wastes that Rockwell

          knows to be stored at RFP as of the effective date of

          this Order which Rockwell determines to be prohibited

          from land disposal pursuant to the LDR of HSWA:

               a.   an identification and description of the
               mixed waste at RFP.  The  identification and
               description shall include the RCRA hazardous waste
               code, process information necessary for waste
               identification and LDR determinations including,
               where possible, a history of how the waste was
               generated, the source of  the hazardous
               constituents, how the waste was managed prior to
               storage, and a general timeframe determination
               which serves to categorize when the waste was
               placed in storage, radioactivity type (i.e., high
               level waste, low level waste, transuranic waste),
               and physical form of the  waste (e.g., solid,
               liquid,  sludge ) ;

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     b.   the quantity of waste identified and
     described in a. above;

     c.   physical location and method of storage
     (e.g., container, tank, surface impoundment, waste
     pile) of waste identified and described in a.
     above, including a list of areas permitted for
     storage of these wastes;

     d.   Rockwell's assessment of the compliance
     status of the storage methods pursuant to
     applicable State and Federal standards;

     e.   identification of any releases of hazardous
     waste or hazardous constituents into the
     environment from these storage units pursuant to
     the corrective action requirements and the
     technical standards under RCRA and the CHWA
     governing those units in which the wastes are
     stored; and

     f.   identification of prohibited waste generation
     rates (on a monthly basis), an estimate of the
     storage capacity, and when storage capacity will
     be reached, including an identification of the
     bas«>s and assumptions used in making such
     estimate.

2.   Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of

this Order, or within sixty (60) days after materials

and/or wastes are identified as prohibited wastes,

Rockwell shall submit to EPA for approval, an Inventory

Report that identifies all areas at the RFP where

radioactive mixed wastes are stored.  The Inventory

Report shall contain that information known at the time

of issuance of the Report about the types and

quantities of radioactive mixed waste stored in each of

the identified storage locations.   To the extent

possible, the Inventory Report shall contain the

categories of information requested in Item A.I.a.- f.

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     of this Section.  The Inventory Report shall also



     report and correlate data from the Item Description



     Code System maintained by RFP to the storage areas



     identified in the Report.



     3.   Within ninety (90) days after approval of the



     Inventory Report, Rockwell shall submit to EPA for



     approval, a Land Disposal Restrictions Determination



     Report.  This Report shall provide Rockwell's



     determinations as to whether or not any radioactive



     mixed wastes, not identified in the Storage Report, are



     wastes prohibited from land disposal.   This report



     shall include the bases by which Rockwell made these



     determinations including the categories of information



     requested in Item A.I.a - f. of this Section.



     4.   On or before September of 1990, Rockwell shall



     submit a comprehensive Waste Characterization Report to



     EPA that characterizes all waste stored at RFP and all



     waste streams generated at RFP.  The Waste



     Characterization Report shall include  all information



     necessary to confirm which wastes and  which waste



     streams are subject to the LDR.



B.  Establishment and Utilization of Treatment Capacity



     i.    Within thirty (30) days after approval of the



     Storage Report,  Rockwell shall submit, for those wastes



     covered in the Storage Report, Treatment Report #1 to



     EPA for approval, identifying:

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     a.   treatment anH disposal technologies, and
     treatment capacity, needed to manage these
     prohibited wastes, assuming current waste
     generation rates;

     b.   treatment technologies and extent of capacity
     currently available to manage these -prohibited
     wastes;

     c.   whether any new treatment capacity is
     scheduled to be available to manage these
     prohibited wastes, and an assessment of when such
     new capacity will be available; and

     d.   alternate technologies which are in
     development and which may be used to manage these
     prohibited wastes, and an assessment of when such
     alternate technologies may become available.

     e.   for items B.i.c. and d. above, identification
     of the bases and assumptions utilized in forming
     the response and in making the assessments, and
     any foreseeable contingencies (including permit
     reviews) which may affect the assumptions.

2.   Within sixty (60) days of submittal of the Land

Disposal Restrictions Determination Report, Rockwell

shall submit to EPA for approval, Treatment Report #2,

for those radioactive mixed wastes not identified in

the Storage Report and determined to be prohibited

waste covered by this Order, containing the information

identified in B.I.a - e..  Should EPA disagree with the

inclusiveness or exclusiveness of Treatment Report *2

relative to the radioactive mixed wastes covered in

Treatment Report t2, EPA may require an amendment to

Treatment Report #2 to include or exclude the

radioactive mixed waste which is the subject of the

disagreement.  This amendment is to be submitted to EPA

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for approval, within thirty (30) days of the request by



EPA.



3.   Within ninety (90) days after submittal of any



Treatment Report or Treatment Report Amendment,



Rockwell shall submit to EPA for approval, a Treatment



Plan for the prohibited wastes identified in such



Treatment Report.  The purpose of the Treatment Plan is



to establish, for each prohibited waste covered by this



order,  milestones and schedules for the development and



implementation of treatment technologies that will



result in all prohibited wastes covered by this Order



being treated to the applicable treatment standard or



otherwise managed in accordance with LDR requirements.



Such schedules and milestones may vary depending on the



type of waste and the technical, legal and



administrative requirements for establishing compliance



with LDR requirements.  The schedule for treatment or



management of a particular prohibited waste could, for



example, range from a short period of time allowing for



final permitting of an established, existing technology



to a timeframe for prohibited wastes where there are



currently no known treatment technologies.  The



Treatment Plan, therefore, shall include all applicable



milestones and associated schedule for the development



and implementation of treatment or management



technologies to achieve compliance with LDR                 M

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     requirements for each prohibited waste including, as



     appropriate, such items as:  waste characterization



     data, treatability testing and reporting, feasibility



     analyses and reports, bench scale and pilot testing and



     reports, research, development and demonstration



     projects and reports, design reports, permitting



     milestones, and treatment milestones.



C.   Accelerated Treatment



     Rockwell may treat LDR waste covered by this Order in



     accordance with applicable law in advance of approval



     of the Treatment Report and Treatment Plan.  Rockwell



     shall notify EPA of such accelerated treatment.



D.   Waste Minimization



     1.   Within ninety (90) days of the effective date of



     this Order, Rockwell shall submit a Waste Minimization



     Report to EPA for approval, which, at a minimum,



     identifies methods for minimizing the generation of



     wastes that are the subject of this Order.  This Waste



     Minimization Report shall address, but not be limited



     to, process changes that can be made to reduce or



     eliminate waste, methods to minimize the volume of



     regulated and restricted wastes through segregation and



     avoidance of commingling, and substitution of less



     toxic materials for materials currently utilized at



     RFP.  This Waste Minimization Report shall include a



     schedule for implementation of waste minimization






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          procedures set forth in the Report, and projections for



          the reduction of newly generated waste.  The



          projections for reduction shall set forth the bases for



          the development of the projections, including any



          assumptions utilized in developing the projections.



          2.   Upon approval of the Waste Minimization Report,



          Rockwell shall revise and submit that portion of the



          Storage Report associated with Item A.l.f. above, to



          conform with the generation projections contained in



          the Waste Minimization Report.



          3.  Within ninety (90) days of approval of the



          Inventory Report, Rockwell shall submit an amendment to



          the Waste Minimization Report to EPA for approval,



          containing the information required in D.I of this



          section for those wastes covered in the Inventory



          Report.



          4.  Upon approval of the amendment to the Waste



          Minimization Report, Rockwell shall revise and submit



          that portion of the Inventory Report associated with



          Item A.l.f above, to conform with generation



          projections contained in the amendment to the Waste



          Minimization Report.








                     PROPOSED CIVIL PENALTY



     Section 3008(a)(3) of RCRA,  42 U.S.C. § 6928(a)(3),



authorizes the assessment of a civil penalty of up to $25,000 per





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day of violation for each violation.  Based upon the facts



alleged in this complaint and taking into account the factors



prescribed by statute, namely the seriousness of violations and



any good faith efforts by Respondent to comply with the



applicable requirements, EPA does not at this time propose to



assess a civil penalty.  EPA may propose a penalty for these



violations in the future.








          NOTICE OF LIABILITY FOR ADDITIONAL PENALTIES



     Pursuant to section 3008(c) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6928(c), a



Respondent which fails to take corrective action within the time



specified in a compliance order is liable for an additional civil



penalty of up to $25/000 for each day of continued noncompliance.



Such continued noncompliance may also result in the institution



of a civil or criminal judicial action.








                OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST A HEARING



     As provided in section 3008(b) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. § 6928(b),



you have the right to request a public hearing within thirty (30)



days after this Complaint is served.  If you (1) wish to contest



the factual claims made in this Complaint;  (2) wish to contest



the appropriateness of the proposed penalty; and/or feel that you



are entitled to judgment as a matter of  law, you must file a



written Answer in accordance with 40 CFR §§ 22.15 and 22.37



within thirty (30)  days after this Complaint is served.   (If this



Complaint  is served by mail, you have an additional five (5)

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days; 40 CFR § 22.07(c)).  Your Answer must (l) clearly and



directly admit, deny, or explain each of the factual allegations



contained in the Complaint; (2) briefly state all facts and



circumstances, if any, which constitute grounds for a defense;



and (3) specifically request an Administrative hearing, if



desired.  The denial of any material fact shall be construed as a



request for a hearing.  Failure to deny any of the factual



allegations in this Complaint will constitute an admission of the



undenied allegations.  The Answer should be sent to the EPA



Region VIII Hearing Clerk, 999 - 18th Street, Suite 500,  Denver,



Colorado 80202-2405.








     IF YOU FAIL TO REQUEST A HEARING, YOU WILL WAIVE YOUR



     RIGHT TO CONTEST FORMALLY ANY OF THE ALLEGATIONS SET



     FORTH IN THE COMPLAINT.








     IF YOU FAIL TO FILE A WRITTEN ANSWER WITHIN THE THIRTY



     (30) DAY TIME LIMIT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED



     PURSUANT TO 40 CFR § 22.17.  THIS JUDGMENT WILL IMPOSE



     THE UNADJUSTED PENALTY PROPOSED IN THE COMPLAINT.
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     Any questions that you may have regarding this Complaint

should be directed to:

          Lorraine M, Ross
          Office of Regional Counsel
          EPA Region VIII
          999 - 18th Street, Suite 500
          Denver, Colorado 80202-2405
          Telephone number: (303) 294-7584
                                UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL
                                PROTECTION AGENCY, REGION VIII
                                Complainant.
Date: /7    	
           ~7?                       Robert L.
                                   Hazardous Waste Management
                                   Division
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Date: LV  ^&tefc*J^  nin        By:
                                   Lorraine M. Ross, Attorney
                                   Office of Regional Counsel
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                     CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

     The undersigned hereby certifies that the original and one

copy of the attached COMPLAINT,  COMPLIANCE ORDER AND NOTICE OF

OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING were hand-carried to the Regional Hearing

Clerk,  EPA Region VIII, 999 - 18th Street, Denver, Colorado

80202-2405, and that a true copy was sent via first class mail,

certified, return receipt requested, to:
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          The Corporation Company
          Registered Agent for Service for
            Rockwell International Corporation
          1600 Broadway
          Denver,  Colorado 80202
Date            7               Name

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Deliverables for Rocky Flats FFCA

1.   Storage Report

Identifies mixed wastes prohibited from land disposal and known
to be stored at RFP.  Includes quantity, location and method of
storage.

2.   Inventory Report

Identifies all radioactive mixed wastes which may be prohibited
from land disposal which are stored at RFP.  Includes quantity,
location and method of storage.

3.   Land Disposal Determination Report

Determines whether radioactive mixed wastes identified in the
Inventory Report are subject to the land disposal restrictions.

4.   Comprehensive Waste Characterization Report

Characterizes all wastes subject to applicable hazardous waste
regulations.

5.   Treatment Reports

Assesses current technologies available for treatment of
restricted wastes.

6.   Treatment Plan

Establishes schedules for treatment of restricted wastes.

7.   Waste Minimization Report

Establishes a plan for waste minimization at RFP.

8.   National Report On Prohibited Waste and Treatment Options

Identifies all DOE defense complex facilities and associated
wastes with land disposal restriction issues similar to RFP.

9.   One Year Report

Provides assessment of all steps taken by DOE to address the land
disposal restriction issues covered by the Agreement.

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                      ROCKY FLATS FFCA SUMMARY

     On September 15, 1989,  EPA's Region VIII  and  the  State  of
Colorado signed a RCRA Compliance Agreement addressing RCRA  land
disposal issues at the Rocky Flats Plant (RFP)  in  Golden,  Colorado.
The Agreement was the product of negotiations  between  EPA, Colorado
and the DOE which occurred during the week of  September llth.
Following signature by EPA and Colorado, the Agreement was carried
by DOE back to DOE headquarters for review and for the final
decision regarding whether DOE would sign the  Agreement.   On
September 19, 1989, DOE headquarters and DOE - Rocky Flats Office
signed the Agreement, making the Agreement fully effective.

     The Agreement was negotiated because DOE  is storing wastes at
Rocky Flats Plant which are prohibited from land disposal.  The
storage of these wastes constitutes a technical violation of the
land disposal restrictions of RCRA.  A summary of the  storage
problem is as follows:

1.   The land disposal restrictions of RCRA prohibit the land
     disposal of certain wastes unless pre-treated using specified
     technology or to specified treatment standards.

2.   For certain prohibited wastes at RFP, there is no existing*
     treatment technology or operational treatment system.

3.   RFP's storage of prohibited waste for which there is no
     treatment technology or operational treatment system, even if
     stored in full compliance with RCRA's technical standards
     covering storage of hazardous waste, constitutes a violation
     of the land disposal restrictions of RCRA.

     The purpose of the negotiated Agreement is to have DOE address
the storage violation by getting treatment technologies developed
and operational.  This Agreement is a positive step toward solving
this problem at RFP and at other DOE facilities in the weapons
complex.  The Agreement requires DOE to:

1.   Conduct a complete waste characterization to identify wastes
     and waste streams subject to the land disposal restrictions.

2.   Develop and implement a plan  for minimizing  the  generation of
     restricted radioactive mixed waste.

3.   Identify current technologies and  assess technologies  to  be
     developed for treating DOE's  restricted  radioactive  mixed
     wastes.

4.   Develop and implement a plan, pursuant to  approved schedules,
     for the treatment of all radioactive  mixed waste subject  to
     the land disposal restrictions.
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     Closure of the RFP by DOE would not solve the land ban
violations for wastes already generated and currently in storage at
RFP.   Because no treatment capacity for the waste in question is
known to be available, the continued storage of restricted waste at
RFP would remain a land ban violation regardless of whether the
Plant remains open or is closed.

     The fact that DOE brought the land disposal storage issue to
EPA's attention reflects the seriousness with which DOE views the
regulatory requirements and sanctions of RCRA.

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 IN THE MATTER OF:               )
                                )
 ROCKY FLATS PLANT               )
 Golden, Colorado                )
                                )            FEDERAL FACILITY
 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY            )        COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT
         Respondent             )        AND COMPLIANCE ORDER
                                )                  ON CONSENT
                                )
                                )            Docket No. :RCRA
	)           (3008) VIII-89-25
                          I.  PARTIES

     The parties to this Federal Facilities Compliance

Agreement and Compliance Order on Consent ("FFCA" or

"Agreement") are the United States Environmental Protection

Agency ("EPA"), Region VIII, the State of Colorado ("State"),

and the United States Department of Energy ("DOE").



                      II.  INTRODUCTION

     A.   This Agreement is entered into by the parties to

provide a one year period for DOE to achieve compliance with

the land disposal restrictions ("LDR") of the Hazardous and

Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 ("HSWA"), regulations found at

40 CFR Part 268, and applicable State law, at the Rocky Flats

Plant ("RFP") located in Golden, Colorado.

     B.   During this one year period DOE shall take all

feasible steps to address and resolve alleged LDR violations at

RFP that are covered by this Agreement.  During this one year

period DOE agrees to take,  at a minimum, the actions set forth

herein to ensure the accurate identification, safe storage and

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minimization of restricted wastes prohibited from land disposal



pursuant to the LDR of HSWA which are covered by this Agreement



prior to the ultimate treatment or disposal of such wastes.



     C.   Pursuant to this Agreement, at the end of this one



year period DOE shall have completed the requirements specified



herein, including those activities set forth in the Compliance



Requirements Section of this Agreement.  At the end of this one



year period DOE shall have either achieved compliance with the



LDR, or reported and certified, as set forth herein, that all



feasible alternatives for achieving compliance with the LDR



have been fully explored and exhausted.



     D.   EPA and the State have determined that this



Agreement, and the requirements contained herein, constitutes a



"plan" as described in Section 1-601 of Executive Order 12088



to address alleged violations at RFP of the LDR of HSWA, and



regulations found at 40 CFR Part 268.








                      III.  JURISDICTION



     A.   This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the Solid



Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and



Recovery Act,  as further amended by the Hazardous and Solid



Waste Amendments of 1984 (hereinafter referred to as "RCRA"),



42 U.S.C.  6901  et seq.,  and Federal regulations promulgated



pursuant to RCRA.



     B.   This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the



Colorado Hazardous Waste Act ("CHWA"),  Sections 25-15-101  et

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seq., C.R.S. (1982), as amended, and State regulations



promulgated pursuant to CHWA.







                     IV.  COVERED MATTERS



     A.   Except as specifically set forth elsewhere in this



Agreement, this Agreement shall only apply to the LDR



requirements pertaining to past and on-going generation,



storage, and treatment or disposal of radioactive mixed wastes



at the Rocky Flats Plant which contain hazardous wastes that



are prohibited from storage and land disposal pursuant to the



LDR of HSWA as of the effective date of this Agreement



(hereinafter referred to as "prohibited waste").



     B.   The parties acknowledge that this Agreement does not



address corrective or remedial action pursuant to RCRA, HSWA,



CHWA,  or CERCLA.  Corrective or remedial action issues shall be



addressed by the hazardous waste permit to be issued by the



State and EPA,  orders issued pursuant to Section 3008(h) of



RCRA,  an agreement, order or legal action under CERCLA, or



combination of the foregoing.



     C.   This Agreement does not address RCRA compliance



issues other than those LDR compliance issues specifically



addressed herein.  Therefore, the parties acknowledge that this



Agreement does not affect the rights of the State and, where



appropriate, EPA to address any RCRA violations which exist or



may exist at RFP, which are not specifically covered by this

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Agreement, pursuant to their respective State and Federal



authorities.







         V.  STATEMENT OF FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW



     The following constitutes a statement of facts and the



conclusions of law which EPA and the State considered to be the



basis for this Agreement.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be



considered an admission by any party with respect to any



unrelated claims by a party or with respect to any claims or



actions by persons not a party to this Agreement, except in an



action to enforce the terms of this Agreement.



     A.   The RFP is located in northern Jefferson County,



Colorado, approximately 16 miles northwest of Denver.



     B.   The RFP was established by the United States Atomic



Energy Commission in 1951 and began operations in 1952.  The



facility has been and continues to be used for the production



of components for nuclear weapons in accordance with DOE'S



authority and responsibility under the Atomic Energy Act.



     C.   The RFP is a government-owned, contractor-operated



facility.



     D.   The RFP is owned by the United States and is part of



the DOE nuclear weapons complex.



     E.   DOE is an agency of the Federal government and is



subject to regulation of its hazardous waste management



activities pursuant to Section 6001  of RCRA,  42 U.S.C. 6961.

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     F.   Rockwell International Corporation has been the



management and operations contractor for RFP since 1975.



     G.   On or about August 18, 1980, DOE and Rockwell



submitted a Notice of Hazardous Waste Activity to EPA pursuant



to Section 3010 of RCRA.  DOE and Rockwell identified



themselves as engaged in generation, treatment, storage, and/or



disposal of hazardous waste at the facility.  On or about



November 14, 1980, DOE and Rockwell submitted a RCRA Part A



permit application to EPA in order to qualify for RCRA interim



status.



     H.   DOE is the "owner" of RFP, a hazardous waste



treatment, storage and disposal facility as those terms are



defined in 40 CFR Part 260.10 and 6 CCR 1007-3, Section 260.10.



     I.   DOE is a "generator" of hazardous waste at RFP as



that term is defined in 40 CFR Part 260.10 and 6 CCR 1007-3,



Section 260.10.



     J.   The RFP is a "facility" as that term is defined at 40



CFR Part 260.10 and 6 CCR 1007-3, Section 260.10.



     K.   Pursuant to Section 3006(b) of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.



6926(b), on November 2, 1984, the Administrator of EPA



authorized the State of Colorado to administer and enforce the



State hazardous waste program in lieu of the Federal program.



The State was authorized to regulate radioactive mixed waste on



November 7,  1986,  and was further authorized to administer and



enforce certain portions of the HSWA amendments on July 14,

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 1989.  As of the effective date of this Agreement, the State



 has not been authorized to administer the LDR portion of HSWA.



     L.   Pursuant to Section 3006(g) of RCRA, requirements or



 prohibitions applicable to the generation, transportation,



 treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous waste imposed by or



 through HSWA take effect immediately in authorized states and



 are enforceable by EPA.  The requirements set out in 40 CFR



 Part 268 were imposed pursuant to HSWA amendment of Sections



 3004(d) through (k) and 3004(m), and are therefore enforceable



 by EPA and the State.



     M.   LDR regulations were first promulgated by EPA on



 November 7, 1986, for listed solvents and dioxins (51 FR



 40572).  On July 8, 1987, EPA promulgated regulations for



 California List, wastes (52 FR 25760).  Radioactive waste mixed



 with prohibited solvents and dioxins or California list waste



 is also prohibited from land disposal pursuant to the solvent,



 dioxin and California list land disposal prohibitions.



     N.   The LDR prohibit the land disposal of hazardous



 wastes (other than those wastes which qualify for an exemption



 from the restrictions pursuant to 40 CFR Part 268) which have



 not been pretreated with specified technologies or to treatment



 standards determined by EPA to be protective of human health



and the environment.



     0.   Certain hazardous wastes which have been prohibited



from land disposal pursuant to HSWA are currently generated and



stored at RFP.

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     P.   Pursuant to 40 CFR Part 268.50, it is unlawful to



store hazardous wastes that have been restricted from land



disposal except for the purpose of accumulating quantities



necessary to facilitate proper recovery, treatment,  or disposal



of such wastes.



     Q.   DOE brought to EPA's attention that it is  currently



storing radioactive mixed wastes containing hazardous wastes



restricted from land disposal, and such storage has  not been



for the purpose of accumulating quantities necessary to



facilitate proper recovery, treatment, or disposal of such



wastes.  Therefore, the storage of radioactive mixed waste



containing hazardous waste restricted from land disposal



constitutes a violation of applicable hazardous waste law and



regulations, including RCRA regulations found at 40  CFR Part



268.50.



     R.   All parties recognize their continuing obligation to



obey all other applicable Federal and State law, including the



Atomic Energy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act and



Executive Order 12088.







                 VI.  COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS



     A.   Storage



          1.   Within thirty (30) days of the effective date of



          this Agreement, DOE shall submit a Storage Report to



          EPA and the State for approval by the Lead Regulatory



          Agency, that contains the following information with

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respect to those mixed wastes that DOE knows to be

stored at RFP as of the effective date of this

Agreement which DOE determines to be prohibited from

land disposal pursuant to the LDR of HSWA:

     a.   an identification and description of the
     mixed waste at RFP.  The identification and
     description shall include the RCRA hazardous
     waste code, process information necessary for
     waste identification and LDR determinations
     including, where possible, a history of how the
     waste was generated, the source of the hazardous
     constituents,  how the waste was managed prior to
     storage, and a general timeframe determination
     which serves to categorize when the waste was
     placed in storage, radioactivity type (i.e.,
     high level waste, low level waste, transuranic
     waste), and physical form of the waste (e.g.,
     solid, liquid, sludge);

     b.   the quantity of waste identified and
     described in a. above;

     c.   physical  location and method of storage
     (e.g., container, tank, surface impoundment,
     waste pile) of waste identified and described in
     a. above, including a list of areas permitted
     for storage of these wastes;

     d.   DOE's assessment of the compliance status
     of the storage methods pursuant to applicable
     State and Federal standards;

     e.   identification of any releases of hazardous
     waste or hazardous constituents into the
     environment from these storage units pursuant t=
     the corrective action requirements and the
     technical standards under the CHWA governing
     those units in which the wastes are stored; and

     f.   identification of prohibited waste
     generation rates (on a monthly basis), an
     estimate of the  storage capacity, and when
     storage capacity will be reached,  including an
     identification of the bases and assumptions used
     in making such estimate.

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2.   Following review and approval of the Storage



Report by the Lead Regulatory Agency, the Lead



Regulatory Agency may require DOE to submit a request



for a case-by-case extension of the LDR effective



date pursuant to Section 3004(h) of RCRA for those



wastes identified in the Storage Report.



3.   Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of



this Agreement, or within sixty (60) days after



materials and/or wastes are identified as prohibited



wastes, DOE shall submit to EPA and the State for



approval by the Lead Regulatory Agency, an Inventory



Report that identifies all areas at the RFP where



radioactive mixed wastes are stored.  The Inventory



Report shall contain that information known at the



time of issuance of the Report about the types and



quantities of radioactive mixed waste stored in each



of the identified storage locations.  To the extent



possible, the Inventory Report shall contain the



categories of information requested in Item A.l.a.-



f. of this Section.  The Inventory Report shall also



report and correlate data from the Item Description



Code System maintained by RFP to the storage areas



identified in the Report.



4.   Within ninety (90) days after approval of the



Inventory Report, DOE shall submit to EPA and the



State for approval by the Lead Regulatory Agency, a

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Land Disposal Restrictions Determination Report.
This report shall provide DOE's determinations as to
whether or not all radioactive mixed wastes, not
identified in the Storage Report, are prohibited
wastes covered by this agreement.  This report shall
include the bases by which DOE made these
determinations including the categories of
information requested in Item A.I.a - f. of this
Section.
5.  Following review and approval of the Land
Disposal Restrictions Determination Report by the
Lead Regulatory Agency, the Lead Regulatory Agency
may require DOE to submit a request for a case-by-
case extension of the LDR effective date pursuant to
Section 3004(h) of RCRA for those wastes identified
in the Land Disposal Restriction Determination
Report.
6.   On or before September of 1990, DOE shall submit
a comprehensive Waste Characterization Report to EPA
and the State that characterizes all waste stored at
RFP and all waste streams generated at RFP.  This
Report does not require Lead Regulatory Agency
approval pursuant to this Agreement.  The Waste
Characterization Report shall include all information

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     necessary to confirm which wastes and which waste

     streams are subject to the LDR.

B.  Establishment and Utilization of  Treatment  Capacity

     1.    Within thirty (30)  days after approval of the

     Storage Report,  DOE shall submit, for those wastes

     covered in the Storage Report, Treatment Report II to

     EPA and the State for approval by the Lead Regulatory

     Agency, identifying:

          a.   treatment and disposal technologies,  and
          treatment capacity,  needed  to manage  these
          prohibited  wastes, assuming current waste
          generation  rates;

          b.   commercial treatment technologies and
          extent of capacity currently available to  manage
          these prohibited wastes;

          c.   DOE treatment technologies and extent of
          capacity currently available to manage these
          prohibited  wastes;

          d.   whether any new commercial or DOE treatment
          capacity is scheduled to be available to manage
          these prohibited wastes, and an assessment of
          when such new capacity will be available;  and

          e.   alternate technologies which are in
          development and which may be used to  manage
          these prohibited wastes, and an assessment of
          when such alternate  technologies may  become
          available.

          f.   for items B.l.d. and e. above,
          identification of the bases and assumptions
          utilized in forming  the response and  in making
          the assessments, and any foreseeable
          contingencies (including permit reviews) which
          may affect  the assumptions.

     2.   Within sixty (60) days of submittal of the Land

     Disposal Restrictions Determination Report, DOE shall       M

     submit to EPA and the State for  approval by the Lead

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Regulatory Agency Treatment Report 12, for those



radioactive mixed wastes not identified in the



Storage Report and determined to be prohibited waste



and covered by this agreement, containing the



information identified in B.I.a - f..  Should the



Lead Agency disagree with the inclusiveness or



exclusiveness of Treatment Report 12 relative to the



radioactive mixed wastes covered in Treatment Report



12, the Lead Agency may require an amendment to



Treatment Report <2 to include or exclude the



radioactive mixed waste which is the subject of the



disagreement.  This amendment is subject to Dispute



Resolution.  This amendment is to be submitted to EPA



and the State for approval by the Lead Regulatory



Agency, within thirty (30) days of the request of the



Lead Agency or thirty (30) days after resolution of



the dispute, if appropriate.  The timeframe for



submittal of the amendment to Treatment Report 12 in



no way affects the timeframes associated with the



portions of the Treatment Report not subject to



disagreement or dispute.



3.   Within ninety (90) days after submittal of any



Treatment Report or Treatment Report Amendment, DOE



shall submit to EPA and the State for approval by the



Lead Regulatory Agency, a Treatment Plan for the



prohibited wastes identified in such Treatment

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Report.  The purpose of the Treatment Plan is to



establish, for each prohibited waste covered by this



agreement, milestones and schedules for the



development and implementation of treatment



technologies that will result in all prohibited



wastes covered by this Agreement being treated to the



applicable treatment standard or otherwise managed in



accordance with LDR requirements.  Such schedules and



milestones may vary depending on the type of waste



and the technical, legal and administrative



requirements for establishing compliance with LDR



requirements.  The schedule for treatment or



management of a particular prohibited waste could,



for example, range from a short period of time



allowing for final permitting of an established,



existing technology to a timeframe for prohibited



wastes where there are currently no known treatment



technologies.  The Treatment Plan, therefore, shall



include all applicable milestones and associated



schedule for the development and implementation of



treatment or management technologies to achieve



compliance with LDR requirements for each prohibited



waste including, as appropriate, such items as:



waste characterization data, treatability testing and



reporting, feasibility analyses and reports, bench



scale and pilot testing and reports, research,

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development and demonstration projects and reports,



design reports, permitting milestones, and treatment



milestones.



Accelerated Treatment



DOE may treat LDR waste covered by this Agreement in



accordance with applicable law in advance of approval



of the Treatment Report and Treatment Plan.  DOE



shall notify the parties of such accelerated



treatment.  Such accelerated treatment shall be



subject to Dispute Resolution.



Waste Minimization



1.   Within ninety (90) days of the effective date of



this Agreement, DOE shall submit a Waste Minimization



Report to EPA and the State for approval by the Lead



Regulatory Agency, which, at a minimum, identifies



methods for minimizing the generation of wastes that



are the subject of this Agreement.  This Waste



Minimization Report shall address, but not be limited



to, process changes that can be made to reduce or



eliminate waste, methods to minimize the volume of



regulated and restricted wastes through segregation



and avoidance of commingling, and substitution of



less toxic materials for materials currently utilized



at RFP.  This Waste Minimization Report shall include



a schedule for implementation of waste minimization



procedures set forth in the Report, and projections

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     for the reduction of newly generated waste.   The
     projections for reduction shall  set forth  the bases
     for the development of the projections,  including  any
     assumptions utilized in developing the projections.
     2.   Upon Lead Regulatory Agency  approval of  the
     Waste Minimization Report, DOE shall revise  and
     submit that portion of the Storage Report  associated
     with Item A.l.f.  above, to conform with  the
     generation projections contained in the  Waste
     Minimization Report.
     3.   Within ninety (90) days of approval  of the
     Inventory Report, DOE shall submit an  amendment to
     the Waste Minimization Report to EPA and the State
     for approval by the Lead Regulatory Agency containing
     the information required in Item D.I of  this Section
     for those wastes covered in the  Inventory  Report.
     4.   Upon Lead Regulatory Agency  approval of  the
     amendment to the Waste Minimization Report,  DOE shall
     revise and submit that portion of the  Inventory
     Report associated with Item A.l.f above, to  conform
     with generation projections contained  in the
     amendment to the Waste Minimization Report.
E.   National Report On Prohibited Waste  and  Treatment
     Options
     1.    Within one hundred twenty (120)  days  of the
     effective date of this Agreement, DOE  Headquarters

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shall submit to EPA's Assistant Administrator for

Solid Waste and Emergency Response, a National Report

on Prohibited Wastes and Treatment Options

containing, at a minimum, the following information:

     a.  an identification of each DOE facility
     storing mixed waste subject to the LDR as of the
     effective date of this Agreement; and

     b.  for each facility identified in the Report,
     the information required by paragraphs A.1 and
     B.I of this Section.

     c.  DOE's assessment of whether a national
     treatment priority scheme is necessary and, if
     so, the elements of DOE's proposed treatment
     priority scheme.  DOE's position shall include a
     statement of the bases and assumptions utilized
     in making the assessment, and any foreseeable
     contingencies which may affect the assumptions.

2.   In the event of a dispute regarding the National

Report on Prohibited Waste and Treatment Options, the

following dispute resolution process shall be

utilized in lieu of the process set forth in the

Resolution of Disputes Where EPA Is The Lead

Regulatory Agency Section of this Agreement.

     a.   Any dispute regarding the National Report
     shall be resolved by the Assistant Administrator
     for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
     Response and an appropriate Assistant Secretary
     for DOE.  If resolution of the dispute cannot be
     attained, the Assistant Administrator shall
     issue a final written position with respect to
     the dispute.

     b.   It is the intention of the parties that the
     Assistant Administrator's final written position
     with respect to the dispute shall resolve the
     dispute.  However,  DOE may, within seven (7)
     days of receipt of  the Assistant Administrator's
     final written position with respect to the
     dispute, submit a written request to the

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     Administrator of EPA requesting that the
     Administrator resolve the dispute.

     c.   If DOE does not request that the remaining
     dispute be reviewed by the Administrator within
     this seven (7) day elevation period, the parties
     shall be deemed to have agreed with the
     Assistant Administrator's final written position
     with respect to the dispute.

     d.   Upon elevation, the Administrator will
     review and resolve the dispute as expeditiously
     as possible.  The Administrator win provide the
     parties with a final written position resolving
     the dispute.

3.   The requirement for submittal of the National

Report to EPA Headquarters pursuant to the deadline

contained in Item E.l shall not be subject to the

Additional Sanctions Section of this Agreement.

One Year Report

1.   Within three hundred and thirty  (330) days of

the effective date of this Agreement DOE shall submit

a One Year Report to EPA and the State for approval

by the Lead Regulatory Agency.  The One Year Report

shall either:

     a.  describe the methods by which DOE has
     achieved compliance with the LDR (i.e., methods
     by which RFP has adequately addressed all
     alleged LDR violations which gave rise to this
     Agreement); or,

     b.  in the event that DOE has not achieved
     compliance with the LDR  (i.e., RFP has not
     adequately addressed all alleged LDR violations
     which gave rise to this Agreement), DOE  shall
     provide a description of all possible statutory,
     regulatory or other alternatives which are or
     were available to DOE since the effective date
     of this Agreement to resolve the alleged LDR
     violations giving rise to this Agreement.
     (These alternatives to be explored shall not be

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                    limited to the minimum requirements set forth
                    in this Agreement to be completed within the
                    one year term of this Agreement).  For each of
                    these options, the One Year Report shall
                    provide a detailed description of how each
                    alternative has been fully explored and
                    exhausted.

                    DOE's completion of the One Year Report
                    pursuant to this Item F.l.b. shall not equate
                    to compliance with the LDR requirements of
                    HSWA.
            VII.   LEAD REGULATORY AGENCY DESIGNATION

    A.   For purposes of approval of deliverables submitted

pursuant to this Agreement, and  for resolution of disputes, EPA

has been designated as Lead Regulatory Agency.  EPA is currently

designated as Lead Regulatory Agency pursuant to this Agreement

because Colorado is not authorized, pursuant to

Section 3006 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C.  6926, for the LDR portion of

the HSWA program.

    B.   In the event that the State becomes authorized,

pursuant to Section 3006 of RCRA, for the LDR portion of the

HSWA program while this Agreement is in effect, the parties

agree that as of the date of such authorization the designation

of Lead Regulatory Agency (for purposes of approval of

deliverables as well as resolution of disputes) shall

automatically transfer to the State in accordance with the

change in authorization.  Upon authorization of the State, this

Agreement shall become enforceable by the State as a Compliance

Order on Consent.  EPA shall remain the Lead Regulatory Agency

with respect to the National Report on Prohibited Waste and

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Treatment Options submitted pursuant to Item E.  of the

Compliance Requirements Section of this Agreement.



     VIII.  SUBMITTAL. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF DELIVERABLES

    A.   Unless otherwise noted, all deliverables developed by

DOE pursuant to this Agreement shall be submitted by DOE -to

both EPA and the State.  DOE shall complete and transmit each

deliverable required by this Agreement pursuant to the deadline

established pursuant to this Agreement for completion of each

such deliverable.  All deadlines set forth herein, including

those established pursuant to paragraph D. of this Section, and

those set forth in any deliverables approved pursuant to this

Agreement, constitute enforceable requirements of this

Agreement.

    B.   Unless otherwise noted, each deliverable shall be

transmitted directly to the project managers responsible for

implementation of this Agreement.

    The address for EPA's project manager is:

         U.S. EPA, Region VIII
         Mail Code: 8 HWM-RI
         999 18th Street, Suite 500
         Denver, Colorado  80202-2405

    The address for the State's project manager is:

         Colorado Department of Health
         Hazardous Materials & Solid Waste Mgmt. Div.
         4210 East llth Avenue
         Denver, Colorado  80220

    C.   EPA and the State will review each deliverable

submitted by DOE pursuant to this Agreement.  In the course of

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their review EPA and the State will consult with one another,



and where appropriate, with DOE regarding the adequacy of each



deliverable.



     D.   Upon completion of review of a deliverable, and any



appropriate consultation, the Lead Regulatory Agency may either



approve the deliverable as submitted or return the deliverable



to DOE with comments.  In the event that the Lead Regulatory



Agency returns the deliverable to DOE with comments, the Lead



Regulatory Agency shall require re-submittal of the deliverable



to the Lead Regulatory Agency pursuant to a deadline



established by the Lead Regulatory Agency for revision and re-



submittal.  The deadline established by the Lead Regulatory



Agency for revision and re-submittal shall provide DOE with a



reasonable time period to revise and resubmit the deliverable



in light of the nature and extent of the Lead Regulatory



Agency's comments.



     E.   Unless otherwise set forth herein, all deliverables



must be approved by the Lead Regulatory Agency to satisfy the



requirements of this Agreement.



     F.   Upon approval of a deliverable by the Lead Regulatory



Agency, any requirements or obligations set forth in the



deliverable shall be considered requirements of this Agreement.



Therefore, upon approval of a deliverable by the Lead



Regulatory Agency, DOE shall implement the deliverable as



approved.

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     G.   In the event that DOE disputes the Lead Regulatory

Agency's determination with respect  to approval of a

deliverable, DOE may submit the dispute for resolution pursuant

to the applicable Dispute Resolution Section of this Agreement.


            IX.  RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES WHERE EPA
                   IS LEAD REGULATORY AGENCY

     A.   If a dispute arises under  this Agreement regarding a

matter for which EPA is the Lead Regulatory Agency, including

any dispute associated with work performed, or with a

deliverable submitted and reviewed under this Agreement, the

procedures of this Section shall control.  During the pendency

of any such dispute, DOE agrees that they shall continue to

implement those portions of this Agreement which are not

affected by the dispute and/or which can be reasonably

implemented pending final resolution of the issue(s) in

dispute.  However, if the EPA determines that all or part of

the work affected by the dispute should stop pending resolution

of the dispute, DOE shall discontinue those portions of work.

     B.   The parties shall make reasonable efforts to

informally resolve disputes as expeditiously as possible.

However, if resolution cannot be achieved informally, the

parties shall utilize the formal process for dispute resolution

set forth in this Section to resolve such disputes as

expeditiously as possible.

     C.   Within fourteen (14) days  of a decision or action by

EPA as the Lead Regulatory Agency related to DOE  's

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 implementation  of this Agreement with which DOE disagrees, DOE



 may submit a written  statement of dispute setting forth nature



 of the dispute, DOE's position with respect to the dispute, and



 the information DOE is relying upon to support its position.



 Any such  statement of dispute shall outline any impact the



 dispute may have on activities, work, deliverables or deadlines



 required  or established by this Agreement.  If DOE does not



 provide such written  statement to EPA within this fourteen  (14^



 day period, DOE shall be deemed to have agreed with the



 decision  or action taken by EPA which led to or generated the



 potential dispute.



     D.    EPA may issue a written statement of position, as



 necessary, which shall formally establish its position on any



 issue for which it is the Lead Regulatory Agency.  In the event



 that EPA  issues a written statement of position to DOE (other



 than a final written position pursuant to paragraphs E, H or K



 below) with which DOE disagrees, DOE may provide EPA with a



 written statement of dispute in the same manner as set forth in



 paragraph C.



     E.   Upon the issuance of a written statement of dispute,



 the dispute shall be submitted to a .Dispute Resolution



 Committee ("DRC") for resolution.  The DRC shall be comprised



 of the Rocky Flats Office (RFO) Deputy Manager, the EPA Waste



Management Division Director,  and the Colorado Department of



Health Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division



Director  (or,  where necessary,  their delegates).   The DRC shall

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have fourteen (14) days to resolve the dispute.   During this



period, the DRC shall meet as necessary to discuss and attempt



resolution of the dispute.  Any mutually agreed  upon resolution



shall be issued in writing, and signed by all DRC members.   If



resolution cannot be attained within the fourteen (14) day



period, EPA's DRC representative shall issue a final written



position with respect to the dispute.



     F.   Within seven (7) days of receipt of the EPA DRC



representative's final written position with respect to the



dispute, any DRC member may, by written notice,  escalate the



remaining dispute to a Senior Executive Committee (SEC) for



further review.  The SEC shall be comprised of the RFO Manager,



the EPA Regional Administrator and the Assistant Director of



the Office of Health and Environmental Protection of the



Colorado Department of Health.



     G.   If no DRC member elevates the remaining dispute to



the SEC within this seven (7) day elevation period, the parties



shall be deemed to have agreed with the EPA DRC



representative's final written position with respect to the



dispute.



     H.   If any DRC member elects to escalate the dispute to



the SEC as set forth in paragraph F, the SEC shall have



fourteen (14) days to mutually agree upon a resolution of the



dispute.  Any mutually agreed upon resolution shall be issued



in writing, and signed by all SEC members.  If resolution



cannot be attained within the fourteen (14) day  period, the        fl

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EPA's SEC representative shall issue a final written position
with respect to the dispute.
     I.   It is the intention of the parties that the EPA SEC
representative's final written position with respect to the
dispute shall resolve the dispute.  However, DOE's SEC member
may, within seven (7) days of receipt of the EPA SEC
representative's final written position with respect to the
dispute, submit a written request to the Administrator of EPA
requesting that the Administrator resolve the dispute.
     J.   If DOE's SEC member does not request that the
remaining dispute be reviewed by the Administrator within this
seven (7) day elevation period, the parties shall be deemed to
have agreed with the EPA SEC representative's final written
position with respect to the dispute.
     K.   The Administrator will review and resolve the dispute
as expeditiously as possible.  The Administrator will provide
the parties with a final written position resolving the
dispute.
     L.   The pendency of any dispute under this Section shall
not affect DOE's responsibility for timely performance of the
requirements of this Agreement, except that the time period for
completion of work affected by the good faith exercise of the
dispute resolution process shall be extended for a period of
time not to exceed any actual delay caused by good faith use of
the dispute resolution process.  All requirements of this

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Agreement which are not affected by the dispute shall continue

in effect without regard to the ongoing dispute.

     M.   Within fourteen (14) days of resolution of a dispute

pursuant to the procedures specified in this Section, DOE shall

incorporate the final resolution into all plans, deliverables,

and activities associated with this Agreement.

     N.   Resolution of a dispute pursuant to this Section

constitutes a final resolution of any dispute arising under

this Agreement.  The parties shall abide by all terms and

conditions of any final resolution of dispute obtained pursuant

to this Section of this Agreement.



           X.  RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES WHERE COLORADO
                   IS LEAD REGULATORY AGENCY

     A.   If a dispute arises under this Agreement regarding a

matter for which Colorado is the Lead Regulatory Agency,

including any dispute associated with work performed, or with a

deliverable submitted and reviewed under this Agreement, the

procedures of this Section shall control.  During the pendency

of any such dispute, DOE agrees that they shall continue to

implement those portions of this Agreement which are not

affected by the dispute and/or which can be reasonably

implemented pending final resolution of the issue(s) in

dispute.  However, if Colorado determines that all or part of

the work affected by the dispute should stop pending resolution

of the dispute,  DOE shall discontinue those portions of work.

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     B.   ""he parties shall make reasonable efforts to
 informally resolve disputes as expeditiously as possible.
 However,  if resolution cannot be achieved informally, DOE and
 the State shall utilize the formal process for dispute
 resolution set forth in this Section to resolve such disputes
 as expeditiously as possible.
     C.   Within fourteen  (14) days of a decision or action by
 Colorado as the Lead Regulatory Agency related to DOE's
 implementation of this Agreement with which DOE disagrees, DOE
 may submit a written statement of dispute setting forth nature
 of the dispute, DOE's position with respect to the dispute, and
 the information DOE is relying upon to support its position.
 Any such statement of dispute shall outline any impact the
 dispute may have on activities, work, deliverables or deadlines
 required or established by this Agreement.  If DOE does not
 provide such written statement to Colorado within this fourteen
 (14) day period, DOE shall be deemed to have agreed with the
 decision or action taken by Colorado which led to or generated
 the potential dispute.
     D.    Colorado may issue a written statement of position,
 as necessary, which shall formally establish its position on
 any issue for which it is the Lead Regulatory Agency.  In the
event that Colorado issues a written statement of position to
DOE (other than a final written position pursuant to paragraph
E below) with which DOE disagrees,  DOE may provide Colorado

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with a written statement of dispute in the same manner as set



forth in paragraph C.



     E.   Upon the issuance of a written statement of dispute,



DOE and Colorado shall submit the dispute to a Dispute



Resolution Committee ("DRC") for resolution.  The DRC shall be



comprised of the RFP Plant Manager and the Director of the



Hazardous Materials & Solid Waste Management Division of the



Colorado Department of Health (or, where necessary, their



delegates).  The DRC shall have fourteen (14) days to resolve



the dispute.  During this period, the DRC shall meet as



necessary to discuss and attempt resolution of the dispute.



Any mutually agreed upon resolution shall be issued in writing,



and signed by all DRC members.  If resolution cannot be



attained within the fourteen (14) day period, Colorado's DRC



representative shall issue a final written position with



respect to the dispute.



     F.   Colorado DRC representative's final written position



on a dispute arising under this Section shall constitutes a



final resolution of any dispute arising under this Section of



this Agreement with regard to DOE.  DOE, like any other party



subject to a final Compliance Order issued pursuant to C.R.S.



sections 25-15-308 & 309, shall abide by all terms and



conditions of any final resolution of dispute obtained pursuant



this Section of this Agreement.  DOE may pursue an appeal as



described below in paragraph I.

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     G.   The pendency of any dispute under this Section shall



not affect DOE's responsibility for timely performance of the



requirements of this Agreement, except that the time period for



completion of work affected by the good faith exercise of the



dispute resolution process shall be extended for a period of



time not to exceed any actual delay caused by good faith use of



the dispute resolution process.  All requirements of this



Agreement which are not affected by the dispute shall continue



in effect without regard to the ongoing dispute.



     H.   Within fourteen (14) days of resolution of a dispute



pursuant to the procedures specified in this Section, DOE shall



incorporate the final resolution into all plans, deliverables,



and activities associated with this Agreement.



     I.   The decision of the Colorado DRC representative shall



constitute final agency action.  DOE shall have the same rights



to appeal the DRC decision under Colorado law, including



seeking judicial review, as any party subject to a final



Compliance Order.







                      XI.  ENFORCEABILITY



     A.   DOE recognizes its obligation to comply with RCRA as



set forth in Section 6001 of RCRA.



     B.   The provisions of this Agreement shall constitute



requirements which are enforceable against DOE pursuant to the



citizen suit provision of Section 7002 of RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6972,



DOE agrees that the State constitutes a "person" pursuant to

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Section 7002(a) of RCRA.  Therefore, citizen suits include



actions or suits by the State to enforce the terms of this



Agreement.



     C.   In the event that the State becomes authorized,



pursuant to Section 3006 of RCRA, for the LDR portion of the



HSWA program while this Agreement is in effect, thereby



becoming the Lead Regulatory Agency for portions of this



Agreement, the State shall enforce those portions of the



Agreement for which it is the Lead Regulatory Agency as it



would enforce any compliance order issued pursuant to the CHWA.



Upon authorization, DOE will not contest the State's



jurisdiction or authority to enforce this Compliance Order on



Consent.








                  XII.  DELAY IN PERFORMANCE



     A.   DOE agrees to implement this Agreement in accordance



with the deadlines set forth in this Agreement, the deadlines



to be developed pursuant to this Agreement, and the deadlines



contained in deliverables approved pursuant to this Agreement.



DOE further agrees to adopt all reasonable measures to avoid or



minimize any delays in the implementation of this Agreement.



However, in the event of an unforeseeable or unexpected event



or circumstance (hereinafter referred to as a "force majeure")



which is beyond the control of the parties, which could not be



overcome by due diligence, and which necessitates revision of a

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 deadline(s)  contained  in this Agreement, the parties agree to



 review and modify  the  deadline(s), as necessary.



      B.    In the event of  a  force majeure which, in DOE's



 opinion,  necessitates  revision of a deadline(s) set forth in



 this  Agreement, DOE  shall  bear the burden of proof that the



 delay was caused by  an unforeseeable or unexpected event or



 circumstance,  that the event or circumstance was beyond the



 control of DOE, and  that the event or circumstance could not be



 overcome  by  due diligence.



      C.    As soon  as DOE becomes  aware of a significant event



 of  force  majeure which may necessitate revising a deadline(s),



 DOE shall promptly notify  the EPA and State project managers in



 writing.   Such notification  shall describe the cause and



 duration  of  the anticipated delay, the measures taken or to be



 taken  to  mitigate  the  anticipated delay, and the schedule for



 implementation of  mitigation measures.



      D.    If the Lead  Regulatory Agency determines that the



 delay  or  anticipated delay has been or will be caused by an



 unforeseeable  or unexpected event or circumstance which is



 beyond the reasonable  control of DOE, which could not be



 overcome  by  due diligence, and which necessitates revision of a



 deadline(s)  contained  in this Agreement, the Lead Regulatory



 Agency shall review  and modify the associated deadline(s), as



 necessary, to  conform  with the delay.



     E.    If the Lead  Regulatory Agency determines that the



delay or  anticipated delay has neither been nor will be caused

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by an unforeseeable or unexpected event or circumstance which



is beyond the reasonable control of DOE, or that the delay or



anticipated delay could have been overcome by due diligence,



the existing deadline(s) shall remain in force.



     F.   In the event that DOE disagrees with any



determinations made by the Lead Regulatory Agency pursuant to



this Section, DOE may utilize the Dispute Resolution Section of



this Agreement to resolve such dispute.








      XIII. COVENANT NOT TO SUE AND RESERVATION OF RIGHTS



     A.   As of the effective date of this Agreement, and



during the term of this Agreement, the parties agree that so



long as DOE is in full compliance with the terms of this



Agreement, this Agreement shall operate in lieu of any



administrative action by EPA or the State, civil action by the



State, or civil referral by EPA to the Department of Justice,



against DOE with respect to the storage and continued



accumulation at RFP of those wastes which are prohibited, as of



the effective date of this Agreement, from land disposal



pursuant to the LDR of HSWA.



     B.   Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, the



parties reserve all other rights with respect to any other



party to this Agreement and with respect to any person not a



Party to this Agreement.

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                         XIV. FUNDING



     A.   It is the expectation of the parties that all



obligations and commitments of DOE established by this



Agreement will be fully funded by DOE.  However, no provisions



herein shall be interpreted to require the obligation or



payment of funds in violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act, 31



U.S.C. 1341.



     B.   In the event that DOE is unable to fulfill its



obligations and commitments established by this Agreement due



to the unavailability of appropriated funds, the parties shall



attempt to agree upon appropriate adjustments to the dates



which require payment of such funds; if the parties are unable



to agree upon appropriate adjustments, EPA and the State



reserve the right to terminate their participation in this



Agreement.  Upon termination of participation pursuant to this



Section,  EPA and the State reserve any rights they may have tc



address the alleged LDR violations which were the subject of



this Agreement through any other available means.







                      XV.  EFFECTIVE DATE



     This Agreement shall become effective upon execution by



authorized representatives of EPA, the State, and DOE.  In the



event that authorized representatives of EPA, the State, and



DOE do not execute the Agreement on the same day, the Agreement



shall become effective upon the date which the last party



affixed its signature to the Agreement.

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                XVI.  TERMINATION OR AMENDMENT

     A.   Upon mutual agreement of the parties, this Agreement

may be amended prior to its termination.

     B.   This Agreement shall terminate one year from its

effective date, unless extended, amended, or otherwise

terminated as set forth herein.  The parties agree, subject to

relevant considerations, including the facts, circumstances,

and status of DOE's compliance with this Agreement, to meet and

renegotiate in good faith the one year term of this Agreement.

     C.   Upon mutual agreement of the parties, this Agreement

may be terminated prior to one year from its effective date.




                  XVII.  ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS

     In addition to the other provisions of this Agreement,

including the Section on Enforceability, in the event that DOE
                                                S
fails to comply with the requirements set forth in this

Agreement pursuant to the deadlines set forth herein, subject

to the Sections on Delay In Performance, or Amendment, the

parties agree that the Lead Regulatory Agency shall have the

right to terminate this Agreement by written notice to the

parties.

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THE PARTIES SO AGREE:
 ames J. Scherer ^            V          Date
Regional Administrator       "
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Region VIII

Thomas P. Looby    '                       Date
Assistant Director for
Health and Environmental Protection
Colorado Department of Health
                                            f/f
David B. Kopel      7                    Date
Assistant Attorney General
State of Colorado

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   FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION  VI,  PARAGRAPH E,
   IT IS SO AGREED:
\ i                                           Date
   Assistant Secretary  for Defense  Programs
  I Department of Energy

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FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION VI, PARAGRAPH E,
IT IS SO AGREED:
jQ        ff                           Date
Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy
Department of Energy (Acting)

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FOR PURPOSES OF SECTION VI,  PARAGRAPH E,
IT IS SO AGREED:
Director of E/fergy Research       Date
Department of Energy

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FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT,  EXCEPT SECTION VI,  PARAGRAPH  E,
IT IS SO AGREED:
 ks0M/// fr
 ivid PY Simcfi
David P. Simonson
Rocky Flats Office Manager
Department of Energy

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    CHAPTER 5
DOCKET/NPL LISTINGS

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                                      CHAPTERS
                                 DOCKET/NPL USTINGS
5A.    Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Preambles
SB.    Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Regional Listings
5C.    NPL listing
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Friday
February 12, 1988
Part III

Environmental
Protection  Agency
Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Compliance Docket; Initial List; Notice

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Federal Register  /  Vol.  53. No.  29 / Friday. February 12. 1988  /  Notices
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY

(FRt-3327-41

Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Compliance Docket

AGENCY: Err. ironmentdl Protection
Agency.
ACTION: EPA imtidl list of Federal
facilities under CERCLA section I20lc).

SUMMARY: Section 120(c) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response. Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980 (CERCLA). as amended by
the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthonzation Act of 1986 (SARA).
requires the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to establish a Federal
Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance
Docket that contains certain information
regarding Federal  facilities which
manage hazardous waste or have
potential hazardous waste problems.
The following list  identifies the Federal
facilities to be included in the initial
docket. This list of facilities will be
updated every six months as new
facilities are reported to EPA by Federal
agencies. For each Federal facility that
appears on the docket, the responsible
Federal agency must complete a
Preliminary Assessment to determine if
response actions are necessary.
OATC This list is current as of January
12.1988.
POM FURTHtM INFORMATION CONTACT:
RCR A /Superfund Hotline Telephone:
(800)424-9346 toll-free, or 382-3000
Washington. DC and FTS.
SUPFUMSMTARV INFORMATION:

Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Purpose of Docket
III. Definition of Facility for Docket Purpose*
IV. Process for Establishing the Docket
V Facilities Not Included
VI  Information Contained on Docket Listing

I. Introduction
   The Federal Agency Hazardous
Waste Compliance Docket ("docket") is
required to be established under section
I20(c) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response.
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA). 42 U.S.C. 9620(c). as
amended by the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthonzation Act of 1988
(SARA). The docket will contain
information on Federal facilities that is
submitted by Federal agencies to tne
 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
("EPA" or "the Agency") under sections
3005. 3010. and 3016 of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
 (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 8925. 6910. and 6937.
                   and under section 103 of CERCLA. Thp
                   initial list of Federal facilities to be
                   included in the docket is being
                   published today. This list will be
                   updated every six months, beginning
                   with the publication of this notice, to
                   include new_faciUt\es on the docket that
                   are subsequently-repotted to EPA by
                   Federal agenciesrThe (information
                   submitted-to EPA on each Federal
                   facility, as required by the above
                   provisions, will be contained in docket
                   repositories located in the EPA Regional
                   office where the facility is found. A
                   complete national index of the
                   information found in the Regional
                   docket repositones will be maintained
                   at EPA Headquarters in Washington.
                   OC. and made available to the public
                   Although the Regional docket
                   repositories are not yet in place, the
                   Agency plans to have the Region 1
                   repository open to the public by January
                   1988. Region II by February 1988. and
                   the remaining Regional repositones
                   opened in a phased manner thereafter,
                   with all ten repositories due to be open
                   to the public by late spring. Additional
                   information on how to access
                   information found in the docket
                   repositories will be published later.
                   Until that time, interested parties should
                   contact the RCRA/Superfund Hotline
                   for information on how to arrange for
                   review and copying of specific
                   documents.

                    IL Purpose of the Docket
                      The purpose of the docket is three-
                    fold: (1) To identify the universe of
                    Federal facilities that must be evaluated
                    to determine if they pose risk to public
                    health and the environment: (2) to
                    compile and maintain the information
                    submitted to EPA on these facilities
                    under the provisions listed in section
                    120(c) of CERCLA: and (3) to provide a
                    mechanism to make this information
                    available to the public.
                      it is important to clarify that the
                    docket represents those Federal
                    facilities that may be contaminated with
                    hazardous substances. For instance.
                    some facilities may have been reported
                    under RCRA section 3010 simply
                    because they manage or have managed
                    hazardous waste, and not necessarily
                    because contamination has occurred.
                    Federal agencies have been delegated
                    the authority under Executive Order
                    12580 to conduct a Preliminary
                    Assessment (PA) for each of their
                    facilities on the docket within 18 months
                    of the date of enactment of SARA (i.e.,
                    Apnl 17,1988) as set forth in CERCLA
                    section 120(d). The Agency has alerted
                    Federal agencies of this requirement
                    EPA must ensure that the PAs an
                    completed. This initial assessment will
help determine if a release has oct
or if a significant threat of a reieas.
present, and whether or not the facihr>
should be evaluated for inclusion on tne
CERCLA National Priorities List I\PL)
Thus, the docket list is not intended to
serve as an NPL for Federal faciht.rs. It
will, however, identify those Federal
facilities that must be assessed. If the
PA indicates that additional evaluation
of the facility is necessary, the
responsible Federal agency must
provide to EPA. by April 1988. all the
information necessary for EPA to
perform a full Hazard Ranking System
(HRS) evaluation of the facility. EPA
will then propose the facility for
inclusion on the NPL if it meets the
established criteria.

ID. Definition of Facility for Docket
Purposes

   EPA has defined a "Federal facility."
for the purpose of docket listing, based
primarily on the RCRA definition of
facility (see 47 FR 32288-9 (1982) and 50
FR 28712 (1985)). This property-based
definition encompasses all contiguous
land that is owned by a department.
agency, or instrumentality of the United
States. The definition includes all_
individual sites or units on the owner's
property, including Government-owned.
contractor-operated sites. EPA belip
 that the PA should be completed foi
 entire Federal facility as defined, not
 just for the portions or units that may
 have been reported. The PA should also
 address contamination which may be
 emanating from the facility onto
 adjacent property, consistent with
 CERCLA section 120(b).
   EPA's use of the property-based
 definition is an attempt to reconcile the
 definition of "facility" in RCRA with the
 definition under CERCLA. This was
 necessary because information from
 both programs will be contained in the
 docket. The use of this definition also
 stems from the designations that are
 employed by the Federal agencies
 themselves when carrying out their
 programs. Most Federal agencies have
 specific landholdings under their
 jurisdiction that are confined within
 property boundaries, such as national
 parks and Department of Defense
 installations. Defining a Federal facility
 in these terms will also aid its
  identification by the public.
    The Bureau of Land Management
  (BLM) appears to be the only Federal
  agency whose property does not
  conform well to EPA's facility definition.
  BLM owns extensive and scattered
  lands, particularly in the western United
  States, which are difficult to divide ir
  small units of property that can be
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termed "facilities" ds defined above.
Therefore. EPA has decided to list the
individual sites owned by BLM
including sites leased to private parties)
'h;it are potentially contaminated. EPA
.Isu believes that the public can more
  ulily iiientifv SLM's property in the
     t  if individual situs dre hs'cd
IV. Process for Establishing the Docket
  In compiling the list which is being
published today. EPA extracted the
nnmcs and addresses of facilities from
three EPA data bases which contain
Federal facility information submitted
under the four provisions listed in
section 120(c). All Federal agencies were
given  the opportunity to comment on the
draft list  to ensure its accuracy. EPA has
beiiun compiling the information
submitted for each listed facility for
inclusion in the appropriate EPA
Regional  docket repository. Confidential
business  information, as defined in 40
CFR Part 2. Subpart  B (7986). will not be
available for public  inspection.
  The following is a brief description of
(he four provisions that require Federal
agencies  to report information to EPA:
  1. RCRA section 3005 establishes a
permitting system for hazardous waste
treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD)
facilities  based on EPA standards to
protect human health and the
environment. Information submitted
under RCRA section 3005 consists of the
TSD facilitv permit application
rr.atrnals.
  2 RCRA section J010 requires vxasle
generators, transporters dnd TSD
facility owner/operators to notify EPA
Tf thpir hazardous waste activities.
- 3. RCRA section 3016 requires Federal
"aaencies to submit to EPA an inventory
of hazardous waste sites that the
Federal agencies own or operate, or
have owned or operated in the past.
  4. CERCLA section 103(a) requires the
owner or operator of a vessel or facility
to notify the National Response Center
(\RC) of a release of reportable
quantities of hazardous substances. The
NRC conveys this information to all
appropriate government agencies.
including EPA. In addition. CERCLA
section 103(c) required an initial
reporting by June 9.1981 of known or
suspected hazardous waste sites.

V. Facilities Not Included
  EPA has decided not to include in the
docket at this time the following  three
categories of facilities:
  1. Facilities formerly owned by a
Federal agency and now privately
owned. However, facilities that are now
owned by another Federal agency will
remain on the docket with the
responsibility resting with the current
owner.
  1. Small Quantity Generators (SQC s
reported under RCRA section 1010 th.it
have never produced more than 1000 K*.
month of hazardous waste.
  3 Far.ilitiPS that are solely
transporters as reported under RCRA
section 3010.
  The Agency will be collectK'.a
additional information in  the coming
months on whethfr or not to .ndude on
or more of these categories in future
updates to the docket, and mav solicit
public comment on the issues at a later
date.

VI. Information Contained on Docket
Listing

  The list below is organized by Slate
and then grouped alphabetically within
each State by the Federal agency
responsible for the facility. This
information is then followed by the
facility name and address (as verified
by the Federal agency), the statutory
provision(s) under which the facility
was reported to EPA (indicated by an
"x" in the appropriate column(s)). and
the EPA Region where the facility is
located.
|.W. McGraw
Acting Assistant Administrator. Olf:cc of
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
   Dale: Februarys. 1968.

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Wednesday
November 16
1988
Part VIII



Environmental

Protection Agency

Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Compliance Docket, First Six-Month
Update of Ust of Federal Facilities and
Revision to Initial Ust

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Federal Register  /  Vol. 53.  No. 221  /  Wednesday. November 16. 1988  /  Notices
 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
 AGENCY
 [FHL-346«-S]

 Federal Agency Hazardous Wast*
 Compliance Docket

 AGENCY: Environmental Protection
 Agency.
 ACTION: First six-month update of list of
 Federal facilities under CERCLA Section
 120(c) and revisions to initial list.

 SUMMARY: Section 120(c) of the
 Comprehensive Environmental
 Response, Compensation, and Liability
 Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by
 the Superfund Amendments and
 Reauthorization Act of 1988 (SARA),
 requires the Environmental Protection
 Agency (EPA) to establish a Federal
 Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance
 Docket that contains certain information
 regarding Federal facilities that manage
 hazardous waste or have potential
 hazardous waste problems. CERCLA
 requires that the docket be updated
 every six months as new facilities are
 reported to EPA by Federal agencies.
 The following list identifies the Federal
 facilities to be included in  the first six-
 month update of the docket. For each
 Federal facility that appears on the
 docket, the responsible Federal agency
 must  complete, at a minimum, a
 Preliminary Assessment (PA) and, if
 warranted, a Site Inspection (SI) to
 determine if response actions are
 necessary. In addition to the update list,
 this notice includes a section comprising
 revisions to the initial list published
 earlier. At the time of publication of this
 notice, the new total number of Federal
 facilities listed on the docket is 1.170.
 DATE: This list is current as of October 3.
 1988.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 Federal Facilities Docket Hotline.
 Telephone: (800) 548-1016 toll-free.
 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

 Table  of Contents
 I.  Introduction
 II.  Revisions to the Initial Docket
 111.  Process for Compiling the Updated
    Docket
 IV.  Facilities Not Included
 V.  Information Contained on Docket Listing

 I. Introduction
  The Federal Agency Hazardous
 Waste Compliance Docket ("docket")
 was required to be established under
 Section 120(c) of the Comprehensive
 Environmental Response.
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
(CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9620(c). as
 amended by the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act of 1986
                       (SARA). The docket contains
                       information on Federal facilities that is
                       submitted by Federal agencies to the
                       U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                       ("EPA" or "the Agency") under sections
                       3005. 3010, and 3016 of the Resource
                       Conservation and Recovery Act
                       (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6925. 6930, and 6937.
                       and under Section 103 of CERCLA. The
                       purpose of the docket is three-fold: (1) to
                       identify the  universe of Federal facilities
                       that must be evaluated to determine if
                       they pose risk to public health and the
                       environment sufficient to warrant a
                       response action and/or inclusion on the
                       National Priorities List; (2) to compile
                       and maintain the information submitted
                       to EPA on these facilities under the
                       provisions listed in Section 120(c) of
                       CERCLA; and (3) to provide a
                       mechanism  to make this information
                       available to the public.
                         The initial list of Federal facilities to
                       be included in the docket was published
                       on February 12,1988 (53 FR 4280). This
                       list must be  updated every six months.
                       beginning with the publication of the
                       February notice, to include new
                       facilities on the docket that are
                       subsequently reported to EPA by
                       Federal agencies. The first six month
                       update of the docket is being published
                       today. The definition of facility for
                       docket purposes remains unchanged
                       from that employed for the initial docket
                       list (see 53 FR 4280 (1988)).
                         Today's notice is divided into two
                       major sections: "Docket Revisions" and
                       "Docket Update". The Docket Revisions
                       section is a listing of corrections that are
                       being made to the initial docket
                       published on February 12.1988. The
                       Docket Update section is the list of
                       newly identified facilities that have
                       been reported to EPA since the
                       compilation of the initial docket.
                         The information submitted to EPA on
                       each Federal facility, as required by the
                       above provisions, is contained in docket
                       repositories located in the EPA Regional
                       office where the facility is found. (See 53
                       FR 4280 (1988) for a description of the
                       information required under these
                       provisions.) All docket repositories an
                       currently operational and available to
                       the public. Each repository contains  the
                       documents submitted to EPA under the
                       reporting provisions (and/or
                       correspondence relevant to the reporting
                       provisions) indicated for each facility. A
                       complete national index of the
                       information found in the Regional
                       docket repositories will be maintained
                       at EPA Headquarters in Washington,
                       DC, and made available to the public.
                       This index will also be available for
                       public review at each Regional
                       repository. Contact the Federal Facilities
                       Docket Hotline for information on how
to arrange for review and copying of
specific documents.

1L Revisions to the Initial Docket

  Revisions to the initial docket can be
divided into  three overall categories: (1)
facilities being removed from the list; (2)
facilities being added to the list; and (3)
corrections. Each entry in the Revisions
section has been labelled with a code
indicating the reason for the change. A
key to  these  codes is found below.
  Necessary revisions to correct the
initial docket were identified by both
EPA and Federal agencies. These
revisions vary from simple address and
spelling changes to facility name
changes and ownership corrections.
Many are simply typographical or
typesetting errors. The affected Federal
agencies have been notified previously
of the revisions being published today.
  Facilities are  being removed from the
docket for a number of reasons, such as
the facility is not Federally owned.
incorrect reporting of hazardous waste
activity, change in Federal ownership.
exemption as a Small Quantity
Generator (SQG), etc. Facilities being
removed will no longer be  required to
conduct a Preliminary Assessment (PA)
as required by CERCLA Section 120(d)
for docket facilities.
  Some facilities are being added to the
docket now  because they were
inadvertently not included on the initial
list In most  cases, the additions are the
result of new information obtained by
EPA indicating  that a facility should
have been listed in the February notice.
For all facilities being added in this
section, the  responsible agency will
have 18 months from the date of this
publication to complete the required PA
and Site Inspection (SI), if warranted.
  EPA is today clarifying its policy of
not listing SQGs under RCRA on the
docket. The intent of the original policy
was to exempt  facilities from docket
listing that were solely SQGs and had
never  produced more than 1,000 kg in
any month. EPA did not include on the
initial docket a number of SQGs that
had also reported undef RCRA Section
3016 or CERCLA Section 103. The
Agency believes that if a facility reports
a release under Section 103 or other
hazardous waste activity, it is no longer
considered  to be solely a SQG. EPA
believes that these facilities must  be
assessed to determine if cleanup actions
are necessary.  Therefore,  today the
Agency is adding to the docket SQGs
that had previously reported to EPA
under other reporting provisions. Again.
these  facilities will have 18 months to
complete the appropriate  assessment.

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  The corrections subsection is shown
in a slightly different format due to the
nature of the revisions, which include
typographical errors, name and address
changes, and changes in the reporting
mechanisms. For each facility, the
original entry as it appeared in the
February notice is shown directly above
the corrected entry for easy comparison.
These entries are organized
alphabetically by state instead of by
Federal agency.
  In the process of compiling the
documents for the Regional repositories,
EPA identified a number of facilities
that had previously submitted a PA
report, SI report, or in the case of some
Defense facilities, an Installation
Restoration Program (IRP) report yet
had not submitted a Section 103
notification form. Section 120(c)(3) of
CERCLA requires that EPA include
information submitted under Section 103
in the docket. In general. Section 103
requires any person who has knowledge
of known, suspected, or likely releases
of hazardous substances from a facility
to notify EPA. Thus, the Agency believes
that information it has received by
means of the above-mentioned reports
should be included in the docket
regardless of the absence of formal
Section 103 notification. Therefore, the
docket record for each of these facilities
is being corrected to indicate this
reporting.

III.  Process for Compiling the Updated
Docket
  In compiling the newly-reported
facilities  for the update being published
today, EPA extracted the names,
addresses, and identification numbers of
facilities from the three EPA data bases
(the RCRA  Section 3016 inventory data
base,  the Hazardous Waste Data
Management System, and the CERCLA
data base) that contain Federal facility
information submitted under the four
provisions listed in Section 120(c).
  Extensive computer checks compared
the  initial docket list with the
information obtained from the above
data bases  to determine which facilities
were,  in fact, newly reported end
qualified for inclusion on the update.
The Agency has found it extremely
difficult to reconcile the file structures
and reporting differences in the various
data bases  for docket purposes.
Consequently, it is possible that some
individual sites were included in this
update instead of. or in addition to, the
overall facility as required. It is also
possible that state-owned or privately-
owned facilities have been included in
spite of the quality assurance efforts
that EPA has undertaken. These
potential problems are the result of
historical procedures used to report and
track Federal facility data and the
Agency is working to resolve them.
Federal agencies are requested to
contact EPA's Docket Coordinator in
writing at the following address if
revisions to the update information
being published are necessary.
  Federal Facilities Docket Coordinator,
US EPA. 401 M Street SW. (OS-503).
Washington, DC 20460.
IV. Facilities Not Included
  EPA is not including the following
categories of facilities in the docket at
this time:
  1. Facilities formerly owned by a
Federal agency and now privately
owned. However, facilities that are now
owned by another Federal agency will
remain on the docket with the
responsibility resting with the current
owner. The agency is still considering
listing formerly-owned DOO facilities on
the docket at a later time. However, a
number of related policy issues have not
yet been resolved. Therefore, formerly-
owned facilities will not be listed on this
update.
  2. Any facilities not currently owned
by a Federal agency. For example.
facilities that are operated by the
Federal government under state or
private ownership will not be listed on
the docket.
  3. Small Quantity Generators that
have never produced more than 1,000 kg
in any month and have  not reported
spills under Section 103 or other
hazardous waste activities under
Section 3016.
  4. Facilities that are solely
transporters as reported under RCRA
Section 3010.
  5. Any facilities not reported by a
Federal agency.
  The  agency will be collecting
additional information in the coming
months on whether or not to include one
or more of these categories in furore
updates to the docket and may solicit
public comment on the  issues at a later
date.
V. Information Contained on Docket
Listing
  As discussed above,  the information
below is divided into two separate
sections. The first section is comprised
of revisions to the list published on
February 12,1988. The  revisions Section
is broken into the following categories:
facility removals, facility additions,
corrections, and miscellaneous. Bach
facility on the revisions list is coded.
This code refers to the  code key
preceding the lists, and indicates the
specific reason(s) for revision. The
second section is the list of new
facilities (not facilities added as
corrections) that are being added at this
six month update.
  All facilities added to the docket
today, either as revisions or newly
added facilities have a "date of listing"
indicator, shown as "* *" in this
column. All facilities with	in the
date of listing column must submit PAs
and Sis, if warranted to EPA within IS
months of the date of this publication.
This includes any facility changing
responsible agencies (codes 21 and 22).
These reports should be submitted to the
CERCLA Federal Facility Coordinator in
the appropriate EPA Regional office.
Facilities listed in the corrections
subsection  do not have a date of listing
column since the correction(s) for these
facilities as shown in this notice do not
affect the statutory assessment
deadline; these facilities should have
already submitted the required
assessment(s) to EPA by April 17.1988.
  Facilities in both the revisions section
and the update section are organized by
State and then grouped alphabetically
within each State by the Federal agency
responsible for the facility, except for
the corrections. As mentioned before.
these entries are organized
alphabetically by state. This information
is then followed by the facility name
and address, the statutory provision(s)
under which' the facility was reported to
EPA (indicated by an "x" in  the
appropriate column(s)), the EPA Region
where the facility is located, the
correction  code, and date of listing if
appropriate.
   The complete list of Federal facilities
that now comprises the docket is not
being published today. However, the list
is availabfe to interested parties and can
be obtained by calling the Federal
Facilities Docket Hotline. As today, the
total number of Federal facilities that
appear on  the docket is 1.170.
J. Whutoa Porttt.
Assistant Administrator.
   Data: October 21.1968.

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Barstow Marine Corps Logistics
Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base
Castle Air Force Base
Concord Naval Weapons Station
Edwards Air Force Base
El Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Fort Ord
George Air Force Base
Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory (USDOE)
Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory (Site 300) (USDOE)
March Air Force Base
Mather Air Force Base (AC &
W Disposal Site)
McClellan Air Force Base
(Ground Water Contamination)
Moffett Naval Air Station
Norton Air Force Base
Riverbank Army Ammunition Plant
Sacramento Army Deport
Sharpe Army Depot
Tracy Defense Depot
Travis Air Force Base
Treasure Island Naval Station -
Hunters Point Annex
City/County
Fairbanks N Star Bor
Greater Anchorage Bo
Fairbanks N Star Bor

Anchorage

Childersburg
Anniston


Glendale
Chandler
Chandler

Barstow
San Diego County
Merced
Concord
Kern County
El Toro
Marina
Victorville

Livermore

Livermore
Riverside

Sacramento

Sacramento
Sunnyvale
San Bernardino
Riverbank
Sacramento
Lathrop
Tracy
Solano County

San Francisco
Proposed
7/89
7/89
7/89

7/89

10/84
10/84


7/89
7/89
7/89

7/89
7/89
10/84
6/88
7/89
6/88
7/89
7/89

10/84

7/89
7/89

10/84

10/84
4/85
10/84
6/88
10/84
10/84
7/89
7/89

7/89
Final






7/87
3/89








7/87






7/87




7/87

7/87
7/87
7/87

7/87
7/87




8 Final + 13 Proposed = 21

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                            NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST,
                        FEDERAL FACILITY SITES (BY STATE)
                              OCTOBER 1989 (Continued)
           2 Final + 1 Proposed = 3

DE  Dover Air Force Base

           1 Final + 0 Proposed = 1

FL  Cecil Field Naval Air Station
FL  Homestead Air Force Base
FL  Jacksonville Naval Air Station
FL  Pensacola Naval Air Station

           0 Final + 4 Proposed = 4

GA  Marine Corps Logistics Base
GA  Robins Air Force Base (Landfill
      #4/SIudge Lagoon) (once listed
      as Robins Air Force Base)

           1 Final + 1 Proposed - 2

HI  Schofield Barracks

           0 Final + 1 Proposed = 1

IA  Iowa Army Ammunition Plant

           0 Final + 1 Proposed = 1

ID  Idaho National Engineering
      Laboratory (USDOE)
ID  Mountain Home Air Force Base

           0 Final + 2 Proposed = 2

IL   Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
      (Load-Assembly-Packing Area)
IL   Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
      (Manufacturing Area)
IL   Sangamo Electric Dump/Crab
      Orchard National Wildlife
      Refuge (USDOI)
IL  Savanna Army Depot Activity

           4  Final + 0 Proposed = 4
Dover
Jacksonville
Homestead
Jacksonville
Pensacola
Albany


Houston County



Oahu



Middletown
Idaho Falls
Mountain Home
Joliet

Joliet
Carterville
Savanna
                                                   t
                                                                         Date
St
CO
CO
CO
Site Name
Air Force Plant PJKS
Rocky Flats Plant (USDOE)
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
City/County
Waterton
Golden
Adams County
Proposed
7/89
10/84
10/84
Final
10/89
7/87
10/84
7/89
7/89
7/89
7/89
7/89


10/84



7/89



7/89
7/89
7/89
4/85

10/84
10/84
10/84
3/89
7/87
3/89

7/87
7/87
3/89

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                             NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST,
                        FEDERAL FACILITY SITES (BY STATE)
                              OCTOBER 1989 (Continued)
                                                                          Date
St
Site Name
City/County
Proposed
Final
KS        Fort Riley

           0 Final + 1 Proposed = 1

LA  Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant

           1 Final + 0 Proposed = 1

MA  Fort Devens
MA  Fort Devens-Sudbury Training
       Annex
MA  Otis Air National Guard Base/
       Camp Edwards

           0 Final + 3 Proposed = 3

MD  Aberdeen Proving Ground (Edgewood
       Area
MD  Aberdeen Proving Ground
       (Michaelsville Landfill)

           1 Final + 1 Proposed = 2

ME  Brunswick Naval Air Station

ME  Loring Air Force Base

           1 Final + 1 Proposed = 2

MN  Naval Industrial Reserve Ordnance
       Plant
MN  Twin Cities Air Force Reserve Base
       (Small Arms Range Landfill)

           1 Final + 1 Proposed = 2

MO  Lake City Army Ammunition Plant
       (Northwest  Lagoon)
MO  Weldon Spring Quarry/Plant/Pits
       (USDOE, Army) (once listed as
       Weldon Spring Quarry)
MO  Weldon Spring Former Army Ordnance
       Works

           1  Final + 1 Proposed = 2

NC  Camp Lejeune Military Reservation
       (once listed as Camp Lejeune
       Marine Corps Base)
Junction City



Doyline



Fort Devens

Middlesex County

Falmouth
Edgewood

Aberdeen



Brunswick

Limestone
Fridley

Minneapolis




Independence




St. Charles County
7/89



10/84



7/89

7/89

7/89




4/85

4/85



10/84

7/89




7/89

1/87




10/84




7/89
3/89
10/89
7/87
7/87
7/87
Onslow County
6/88
10/89
           1 Final + 0 Proposed = 1

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                            NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST,
                        FEDERAL FACILITY SITES (BY STATE)
                             OCTOBER 1989 (Continued)
St
Site Name
City/County
                                                                         Date
Proposed
Final
NE  Cornhusker Army Ammunition Plant   Hall County

           1 Final + 0 Proposed = 1

NH  Pease Air Force Base

           0 Final + 1 Proposed = 1
                             Portsmouth/Newington
NJ   Federal Aviation Administration
      Technical Center
NJ   Fort Dix (Landfill Site)
NJ   Naval Air Engineering Center
NJ   Naval Weapons Station Earle (Site A)
NJ   Picatinny Arsenal
NJ   W.R. Grace & Co., Inc./Wayne Interim
      Storage Site (USDOE) (once listed
      as W.R. Grace & Co.,  Inc. (Wayne
      Plant))

           3 Final + 3 Proposed - 6

NM Cal West Metals (USSBA)
NM Lee Acres Landfill (USDOI)

           1 Final + 1 Prosposed = 2

NY Brookhaven National Laboratory
      (USDOE)
NY Griffiss Air Force Base
NY Pittsburgh Air Force Base
NY Seneca Army Depot

           1 Final + 3 Proposed = 4

OH Feed Materials Production Center
      (USDOE)
OH Mound Plant (USDOE)
OH Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

           1 Final + 2 Proposed = 3

OK Tinker Air force  Base (Soldier Creek/
      Building 3001)

           1 Final + 0 Proposed = 1

OR Umatilla Army Depot (Lagoons)

            1  Final + 0 Proposed = 1
                             Atlantic County
                             Pemberton Township
                             Lakehurst
                             Colts Neck
                             Rockaway Township
                             Wayne Township
                             Lemitar
                             Farmington
                             Upton
                             Rome
                             Pittsburgh
                             Romulus
                             Fernald
                             Miamisburg
                             Dayton
                             Oklahoma City
                             Hermiston
                                                      10/84
                      7/89
                      7/89
                      10/84
                      9/85
                      10/84
                      7/89
                      9/83
                      6/88
                      6/88
                      7/89
                      10/84
                      7/89
                      7/89
                      7/89
                      7/89
                      6/88
                      4/85
                       10/84
                                   7/87
               7/87
               7/87
               9/84
               3/89
                                                                                 i
               7/87
                10/89
                7/87
                7/87

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                         NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST,
                     FEDERAL FACILITY SITES (BY STATE)
                          OCTOBER 1989 (Continued)
                                                                 Date
St
PA
PA
PA
PA

PR

RI
RI

SC

TN
TN

TX
TX
TX

UT
UT
UT
UT

VA

WA
WA
Site Name
Letterkenny Army Depot (Property
Disposal Office Area)
Letterkenny Army Depot
(Southeast Area)
Naval Air Development Center
(8 Waste Areas)
Tobyhanna Army Depot
3 Final + 1 Proposed = 4
Naval Security Group Activity
1 Final + 0 Proposed = 1
Davisville Naval Construction
Battalion Center
Newport Naval Education
& Training Center
0 Final + 2 Proposed = 2
Savannah River Site (USDOE)
0 Final + 1 Proposed = 1
Milan Army Ammunition Plant
Oak Ridge Reservation (USDOE)
1 Final + 1 Proposed = 2
Air Force Plant #4 (General Dynamics)
Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant
Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant
1 Final + 2 Proposed = 3
Hill Air Force Base
Monticello Mill Tailings (USDOE)
Ogden Defense Depot
Tooele Army Depot (North Area)
2 Final + 2 Proposed = 4
Defense General Supply Center
1 Final + 0 Proposed = 1
Bangor Naval Submarine Base
Bangor Ordnance Disposal
City/County
Franklin County
Chambersburg
Warminster Township
Tobyhanna

Sabana Seca

North Kingstown
Newport

Aiken

Milan
Oak Ridge

Fort Worth
Texarkana
Karnack

Ogden
Monticello
Ogden
Tooele

Chesterfield County

Silverdale
Bremerton
Proposed
4/85
10/84
6/86
7/89

6/88

7/89
7/89

7/89

10/84
7/89

10/84
10/84
7/89

10/84
7/89
10/84
10/84

10/84

7/89
10/84
Final
3/89
7/87
10/89

10/89





7/87

7/87

7/87
7/87

7/87

7/87
WA Bonneville Power Administration
     Ross Complex (USDOE)
Vancouver
7/89

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St
                           NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST,
                      FEDERAL FACILITY SITES (BY STATE)
                            OCTOBER 1989 (Continued)
                                                                     Date
Site Name
City/County
Proposed
Final
WA

WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA

WA

WA

WA

Fairchild Air Force Base
(4 Waste Areas)
Fort Lewis (Landfill No. 5)
Fort Lewis Logistics Center
Hanford 100- Area (USDOE)
Hanford 11 00- Area (USDOE)
Hanford 200- Area (USDOE)
Hanford 300-Area (USDOE)
McChord Air Force Base (Wash Rack
/Treatment Area)
Naval Air Station, Whidbey
Island (Ault Field)
Naval Air Station, Whidbey
Island (Seaplane Base)
Naval Undersea Warfare Engineering
Station (4 Waste Areas)

Spokane County
Tacoma
Tillicum
Benton County
Benton County
Benton County
Benton County

Tacoma

Whidbey Island

Whidbey Island

Keyport

6/88
10/84
7/89
6/88
6/88
6/88
6/88

10/84

9/85

9/85

6/86

3/89
7/87

10/89
10/89
10/89
10/89

7/87





10/89
          9 Final + 5 Proposed = 14

WY  F. E. Warren Air Force Base

          0 Final + 1 Proposed = 1

          52 Final + 63 Proposed =115
                           Cheyenne
                     7/89

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       CHAPTER 6
OTHER APPLICABLE GUIDANCE

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                                        CHAPTERS
                               OTHER APPLICABLE GUIDANCE
6A.    Land Ban
       J. Cannon, Policy for Superfund Compliance with the RCRA Land Disposal Restrictions, OSWER
       Directive 9347.1-02

6B.    Mixed Waste

       Department of Energy's (DOE) Final Byproduct Rule on Mixed Waste Regulation at DOE
       Facilities (OSWER memo and 10 CFR Part 962, 52 Federal Register. May 1, 1987)

       Clarification of Interim Status Qualification Requirements for the Hazardous Components of
       Radioactive Mixed Waste (53 Federal Register. September 23, 1988)

       Bruce Weddle, OSW, State Program Advisory #2 - RCRA Authorization to Regulate Mixed
       Wastes

       State Authorization to Regulate Hazardous Components of Radioactive Mixed Wastes (51
       Federal Register. July 3, 1986) as attachment

       Office of General Counsel, Regulation of Radioactive Mixed Waste Under RCRA


6C.    RCRA Operating Guidance:  Chapter 5, Federal Facilities
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  W                         WASHINGTON, O.C. 20460
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                                   APR 17

                                                            CSWER  Directive  9347.1-'.
 NBfiRANDQM
 SUBJECT:  Policy for Superfund Compliance With the RCRA Land Disposal
           Restrictdor
              •Cwu
 FROM:     Jon,
           Acting Assistant Administrator

 TO:       Regional Administrators, Regions I-X
 Purpose

      To transmit the Superfund policy for complying with the RCRA land
 disposal restrictions (LDRs) at Superfund sites.
      CERCLA section 121 (d) requires on-site Superfund remedial actions  co
 comply with Federal, and more stringent State, environmental requirements that
 are determined to be applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements
 (ARARs).  Section 121 also identifies six ARAR waivers:  1) interim remedy;
 2) greater risk to human health and the environment; 3) technical
 impracticability; 4) equivalent standard of performance; 5) inconsistent
 application of State standard; and 6) Fund-balancing.

      With regard to Superfund removal actions, the current NCP requires on-site
 removal actions to comply with Federal ARARs to the extent practicable,
 considering the exigencies of the situation.  The preamble to the proposed NCP
 contains guidance on how to determine whether compliance is "practicable."

      On-sita removal and remedial actions must comply with substantive aspects
 of both applicable and relevant and appropriate requirements.  Off-site removal
 and remedial actions must comply with both substantive and administrative
 aspects of applicable requirements only.

      The RCRA land disposal restrictions are a potential ARAR for Superfund
 actions.  As you may know, OERR is developing a guidance document to assist the
 Regions in complying with the LDRs.  Although several issues must be resolved

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before this guidance ia issued, this memorandum will summari-e one of the maj
issues that has been decided, namely, how to determine whether the LDRs  are
"applicable" to a Superfund response action.   This policy will be discussed in
greater detail in the guidance document.

Objective

     In order to assist Regional removal  and remedial staff in making current
site decisions about the LDRs, this memorandum will explain:   1)  how to
determine when the LDRs are "applicable"  to a Superfund removal or remedial
action, and 2) the Superfund approach for complying with the LDRs when they are
determined to be applicable.  (This memorandum does not address how to make
"relevant and appropriate" determinations.)
     Section A below explains how site managers (OSCs,  RPMs) should determine
whether the LDRs are "applicable" to a Superfund response action.   Section B
explains how Superfund intends to comply with the LDRs  when they are
determined to be applicable.

A.  Application of the LDRs to CERCLA response actions

     To determine if the LDRs are applicable to a given response action at a
Superfund site, the site manager must answer three questions.  The answer to
each question must be "yes" for the LDRs to be applicable.

    I.   Does the CERCLA action constitute "placement"?

     The LDRs are triggered as applicable requirements  by "placement" of
restricted RCRA hazardous wastes in land-based units.1   Placement occurs when
wastes are land disposed (or placed) in land-based RCRA units, such as
landfills, surface impoundments, waste piles, and land treatment facilities.
Placement does not occur if wastes are moved within a unit or are left in place
(e.g.,  capping, in-sdtu treatment, consolidation within a unit).  Placement
does occur when wastes are moved from one unit and placed in another unit.   For
example, if wastes from a CERCLA site are disposed at an off-site landfill,
this action constitutes placement.

     However, the concept of a RCRA unit may be less useful  for uncontrolled
hazardous waste sites, which often involve widespread and dispersed
contaminstion.  Therefore,  to assist  in defining when placement occurs  for  on-
site disposal at Superfund  sites, the Agency has developed  the  concept  of  an
 1 Several LDR requirements  (the storage  restrictions,  dilution prohibition,
  and off-site notification requirements,  in particular)  are triggered when
  restricted wastes  are  generated,  or picked up,  rather than when the wastes
  are "placed."  However,  the major LDR  restrictions discussed in the
  remainder of this  memorandum are  triggered only if wastes are "placed."

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                                      -3-                           9347.1-02

"area of contamination"  (AOC).  An AOC is delineated by the extent of
continuous contamination, although one AOC may contain varying types and
concentrations of contamination.  For example, a waste pit with the surrounding
contaminated soil is one AOC and may be viewed as a single "unit," e.g., a
single landfill.  For the purposes of the LDRs, therefore, AOCs are equivalent
to RCRA units.

     Movement of waste within the AOC does not constitute placement, but
movement of waste out of the AOC into another unit will trigger placement.
Placement would occur if wastes from different AOCs are consolidated into one
AOC or if wastes are removed and treated outside the AOC and returned to the
same or a different AOC.  Placement would also occur if wastes are excavated
from the AOC, placed in an incinerator or tank located within the AOC, and then
redeposited into the AOC, because the incinerator and tank are considered
separate units from the AOC.

    2.  Is the CERCLA waste also a RCRA hazardous waste?

     The LDRs are applicable only to RCRA hazardous wastes (i.e., listed and
characteristic wastes identified under §261).  However, not all wastes at
Superfund sites are RCRA hazardous wastes.  Tharefore, the site manager must
decide if it is reasonably ascertainable, within the scope of the Superfund
site investigation, that the CERCLA waste is also a RCRA hazardous waste.
Reasonable efforts must be used to collect the information needed to determine
if a waste is a RCRA listed or characteristic waste.  (It is expected that
current data collection efforts at Superfund sites should be sufficient for
this purpose.)  Th* site manager should have affirmative evidence (e.g.,
manifests, records, knowledge of process) to demonstrate that the Superfund
waste is a RCRA hazardous waste for the LDRs to be potentially applicable.

     To determine whether a CERCLA waste is a RCRA characteristic waste, site
managers may test the waste or use their knowledge of the properties of the
waste.  To determine if a waste is a listed waste, sampling alone will not be
sufficient.  The RCRA listing descriptions will generally require that the sice
manager have knowledge about the source of the waste (for example, did the
sludge on site result from a wastewater treatment operation?) or its prior use
(e.g., was the waste unused when it was discarded?).

     If the site manager determines that the site waste is a RCRA hazardous
waste, he/she must also determine if that waste is a "California list" waste.
The California list wastes are a distinct category of RCRA hazardous wastes
regulated under the LDRs.  The LDR regulations describe the California  list
wastes and they will be discussed in the forthcoming guidance document.

     3.  Is the RCRA waste restricted under the LDRs at the time of  placement?

     The land disposal restrictions are being  phased in for the  RCRA hazardous
wastes over a period of  time.  Attachment  1 presents the  LDR  statutory
deadlines established by section 3004 of the  1984 RCRA  amendments.   A RCRA
waste becomes a restricted waste under  the LDRs on  its  statutory deadline, or
earlier if EPA chooses to promulgate treatment standards  for  a waste prior to
this deadline.  Note that after May  1990,  all  RCRA  hazardous  wastes (that were

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                                      -4-
                                                                    9347.1-02
listed or characteristic as of the 1984 RCRA amendments)  will  be restricted
under tltt LDRa.

     To determine if the LDRs are applicable,  site managers  should  determine if
the RCRA waate will be restricted under the LDRs  at the  time the waste is to be
placed.

     To summarize Section A, the LORs are applicable when three  conditions are
met:  1) tne CERCLA action constitutes placement,  2) the  CERCLA  waste  is  a RCRA
hazardous waste, and 3) the RCRA waste is restricted at the  time of placement.
If these conditions are met, the CERCLA action must comply with  the LDRs,
unless an ARAR waiver is granted (remedial actions)  or compliance with the LDRs
is determined not to be "practicable" (removal actions).


B.  Super fund compliance with the LDRa

     Section B briefly describes the different types of LDR  requirements  and
provides an overview of the Super fund approach for complying with these LDR
requirements when they are determined to be "applicable." Section B- describes
only the major LDR restrictions; the upcoming guidance document  will give a
complete description of all LDR provisions.

     1 .   Summary of the majo,r LP^. requirements

     When a waste becomes "restricted" on its statutory  deadline (or possibly
earlier), one of four types of restrictions will  take effect:

    Treatment standard (§268.40-43) - The RCRA amendments direct EPA to
    promulgate treatment standards for all RCRA hazardous wastes by the
    statutory deadlines.  To date, most of the standards  set by  EPA are
    concentration levels that must be achieved prior to  land disposal.   (The
    regulations specify whether a total waste analysis or the  Toxicity
    Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) must be used to measure the
    concentration levels.)  For concentration-based treatment standards,  any
    technology may be used to achieve these standards.   However, in limited
    cases,  EPA has also promulgated a specific technology as a treatment
    standard, or has established a "no land disposal" treatment  standard where
    a waste waa no longer generated, no longer being land disposed, or was
    capable of being totally recycled.

                      extension (§268.30-33) - When EPA  sets a treatment
    standard for a waste, it must also determine if there is sufficient
    capacity available nationwide to treat the waste to that standard.   If
    not, EPA may grant a nationwide capacity extension for the waste for up  to
    two years.  During the extension, the waste does not have to meet the
    treatment standard.  However, if waste that does not meet the standard is
    disposed in a landfill or surface impoundment, the receiving unit must
    meet the RCRA §3004(o) minimum technology requirements (e.g., double
    liner, leachate collection system, ground water monitoring).  Because of
    these limitations on disposal, wastes are still considered "restricted"
    during national capacity extensions.

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                                      -5-                           9347.1-02
    AttachMnt 2 hifhlights the national capacity extensions  that EPA has
    granted to date for CERCLA soil .and debris wastes that  are contaminated
    with 1CTA reatricted wastes.
         tlM"Mr (5268.8) - If EPA fails to set a treatment  standard  for a
    First or Second Third waste on the statutory deadline,  the soft  hammer
    goes into effect automatically.  The soft hammer places two  requirements
    on the disposal of wastes in landfills and surface impoundments:   1) the
    receiving unit must meet the RCRA minimum technology requirements, and
    2) the generator must demonstrate and certify that he has investigated
    treatment options for the waste, and, where treatment is practically
    available, that the waste has been treated using the best practically
    available treatment method.  The soft hammer remains in effect until EPA
    sets a treatment standard for the waste, or until the hard hammer  falls in
    May 1990, whichever comes first.
    Hard ^anyer (RCRA §3004(g) ( 6 ) (C) )  - If EPA fails to set a treatment
    standard for a solvent, dioxin, or California list waste by the  statutory
    deadlines for these wastes,  or for any "Third" waste by May 1990,  the hard
    hammer falls.  The hard hammer prohibits all land disposal of the  affected
    waste.


     Compliance with RCRA and the LDRs may also be obtained through  several
options other than meeting the restrictions above.  It is important  to note
that these options constitute compliance with RCRA; they do not require  an ARAR
waiver under CERCLA.

    A Treatabilitv Variance (§268.44)  is available when a treatment  standard
    has been set for a waste.  The variance can be used where, because the
    site manager's waste is significantly different from the waste used  by EPA
    to set the treatment standard, the standard cannot be met or the BOAT
    technology is inappropriate.  The variance can be granted either
    administratively, for a particular waste at a particular site, or through
    a rule-making procedure, which establishes a new nationwide waste category
    and associated treatment standard.

    An Equivalent Treatment Method Petition (§268.42) can be used where a
    treatment standard is a specified technology, but the site manager can
    demonstrate that another technology can achieve an equivalent measure of
    performance.

    A No-Migration Petition (§268.6) can be used  as an alternative  to any of
    the four restrictions above.  The site manager must  demonstrate that  there
    will be no migration of hazardous constituents above health-based levels
    from the disposal unit or injection zone for  as long as  the  waste remains
    hazardous.

    Delisting (§260.20 and §260.22) can be used as  an alternative to  any of
    the four restrictions above, when the RCRA hazardous waste is a listed
    waste.  The site manager must demonstrate  that:  1)  the waste does not  -"set
    any of the criteria under which the waste was listed,  and 2) other  f.-. .tors

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                                      -6-
                                                                    9347.1-02
    (including additional constituents) would not cause the waste to be
    hazardous.

     3i  Sifpgrfund approach for complying with the LDR requirement^

     The present Superfund approach for complying with the LDRs when they are
applicable requirements is illustrated below:
                                                                      i
CASE A:  CERCLA liquid or sludge wastes that are also RCRA restricted
         hazardous wastes
CERCLA liquid  +
  or sludge
  RCRA restricted
  hazardous waste
 Placement  »  LDR is applicable.   Must
               comply (unless CERCLA
               ARAR waiver is granted).
               If the LDR restriction is
               a treatment standard,
               evaluate whether it can
               be met.  If not,
               determine if a
               Treatability Variance or
               other RCRA option is
               appropriate.
CASE B:  CERCLA soil or debris wastes that contain RCRA restricted
         hazardous wastes
CERCLA soil
 or debris
RCRA restricted
hazardous waste
Placement   *  LDR is applicable.  Must
               comply (unless CERCLA
               ARAR waiver is granted).
               If LDR restriction is a
               treatment standard, will
               generally be appropriate
               to seek a Treatability
               Variance.  Other RCRA
               options may also be
               appropriate.
     CERCLA response actions often address waste matrices, such as contaminated
soil and debris, that are different from the RCRA industrial wastes used  to  set
the LDR treatment standards.  Therefore, the Agency  is undertaking a  rulemaking
that will set LDR treatment standards specifically for contaminated soil  and
debris.  Until that rulemaking  is completed, site managers should use the data
collected during the removal and remedial site  investigations  to support  a
Treatability Variance for soil  and debris where necessary.  As part of this
interim approach, the Agency is developing specific  guidance  for obtaining a
Treatability Variance for soil  and debris, which establishes  alternate
"treatment levels or methods for soil  nd debris.

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     If you hav« further questions, you may call the Headquarters Superfund
RegionaXjCBOrdinators, Carolyn Offutt of the CERCLA program (FTS 475-9760), or
Michaell* Vilaon of the RCRA land disposal restrictions program (FTS 382-4770).

Attachment*

cc:  Regional Counsel, Regions I-X
     Director, Waste Management Division, Regions I, IV, V, VII, and VIII
     Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division, Region II
     Director, Hazardous Waste Management Division,  Regions III and VI
     Director, Toxics and Waste Management Division, Region IX
     Director, Hazardous Waste Division, Region X
     Environmental Services Division Directors, Regions I, VI, and VII
     Henry Longest
     Sylvia Lowrance
     Bruce Diamond
     Lisa Friedman
     Superfund Branch Chiefs, Regions I-X
     Oil and Hazardous Materials Coordinators, Regions I-X
     Bettie Van Epps, OERR Document Coordinator

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                                 Attachment  1

                           LDR STATUTORY DEADLINES
RCRA HAZARDOUS WASTE
STATUTORY DEADLINE*
Spent solvent wastes (F001-F005)

Dioxin wastes (F020-F023 and F026-F028)

California list wastes
   • Any RCRA hazardous waste; and
   - Liquid (except for HOCs); and
   - Exceeds statutory prohibition level for
     certain cyanides, metals, corrosives,
     PCBs or HOCs

CERCLA/RCRA corrective action soil and debris
   (Solvent-containing, dioxin-containing,  and
   California list wastes only)

First Third wastes (listed RCRA hazardous wastes)

Second Third wastes (listed RCRA hazardous wastes)

Third Third wastes (listed and characteristic
   RCRA hazardous wastes)

New RCRA wastes (any RCRA hazardous waste listed
   or identified under RCRA 3001 after
   November 8. 1984)
November 8, 1986

November 8, 1986

July 8, 1987
November 8, 1988



August 8, 1988

June 8, 1989

May 8, 1990
Within 6 months
of listing or
identification**
*  These dates are statutory deadlines in HSWA.  On this date, some type
   of LDR restriction will apply (i.e., treatment standard, minimum
   requirement during national capacity extension, soft hammer, hard
   hammer).  However, the Agency also has the authority to restrict a wasce
   earlier than its statutory deadline.  Currently, the Agency is planning
   to restrict certain Third Third wastes in the June 1989 Second Third  rule,
   so individual regulations must be checked.

** If EPA misses the 6 month deadline, che waste will not be  restricted  unde:
   the LDRs because HSWA contained no hammer provisions for newly identified
   wastes.

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V
   UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

               WASHINGTON, O C. 20460
                                                            DFK.CE OF
                                                   SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY
   MEMORANDUM
   SUBJECT:f \Departme
             an Mixe
   FROM:
   TO:
              Energy's (DOE) Final Byproduct Rule
               Regulation at DOE Facilities
  "WiJrtstfon Porter
Assistant Administrator

?aste Management Division Directors
Regions I - X
        This  memorandum  is  intended  to  abate  any  uncertainty
   surrounding  the  implications  of the  Department of  Energy's
   (DOE)  final  byproduct  rule  on mixed  waste  regulation at  DOE
   facilities.

        On  May  1,  1987  DOE  published its  final  byproduct rule
   (51 £R 15937,  copy  attached).   In that rule  DOE stipulates
   "that  only the  actual  radionuclides  in DOE waste streams will
   be considered  byproduct  material."   The effect of  this inter-
   pretative  rulemaking  is  that  all  DOE waste streams which either
   contain  a  listed  waste or exhibit a  hazardous  characteristic
   will  be  subject  to  RCRA  regulation.   You should note that  this
   interpretation  is consistent  with the  EPA/Nuclear  Regulatory
   Commission (N'RC)  joint definition of commercial low-level  nixed
   waste  issued earlier  this year.   See OSWER Directive 9432.00-2.

        In  addition, I  would like to update you on the findings  and
   status of  the  Mixed  Energy  Waste  Study (MEWS)  in view of the  final
   byproduct  rule.   As  you  know,  DOE presented  a  proposal to  EPA  for
   excluding  high-level  and transuranic mixed wastes  from RCRA  juris-
   diction.   The  proposed exclusion  was predicated on DOE's contention
   that  their waste  management practices  were equivalent or superior
   to those mandated by  RCRA and required a legal determination  that
   regulatory duplication was  inconsistent.  Accordingly, the MEWS
   task  force was  commissioned in November, 1986  to gather technical
   information  on  the  merits of  DOE's assertion.   You should  note,
   however, that  past  practices  were not  included in the DOE  proposal
   nor were they  reviewed by the task force during subsequent site
   visits to  select  DOE  facilities.

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                              - 2  -


     In March of this year,  the MEWS  task  force issued  its  final    ^B
reoort which indicated that  to a large  extent,  DOE management  of
hiah-level and transuranic mixed wastes were equivalent or  superior
to RCRA requirements.  Certain areas  of their waste management
operations, however, such as ground-water  monitoring and chemical
analysis of wastes were clearly deficient.  To  date, no category
of DOE mixed waste has been exempted  from  RCRA  regulation as a
result of the findings of the MEWS task force.

     Thus, all DOE mixed wastes are  subject to  RCRA regulations
independent of the nature of the radioactive component.  Therefore,
Regions which are administering RCRA  programs in unauthorized
States should, in accordance with priorities established in the
RCRA Implementation Plan, be implementing  the program at DOE
facilities.  Secondly, those Regions  where States have been
delegated mixed waste authority should  make it  clear that their
authorization includes all DOE mixed  wastes.  These mixed wastes
may contain high-level, low-level, or transuranic radioactive
constituents.  Third, you should continue  to encourage States to
apply for mixed waste authorization especially in those States
with major DOE facilities.
     Headauarters is committed to providing technical, legal and
policy assistance to the States and Regions in support of efforts
to effect mixed waste regulation at DOE facilities.  Accordingly/
I will keep you apprised of any initiatives taken by either DOE
and/or EPA Headquarters affecting mixed waste regulation as soon
as they develop.  Specific questions concerning mixed wastes
should be directed to Betty Shackleford, OSW on (FTS) 475-9656.

Attachment

cc:  Ken Shuster, OSW
     Chris Grundler, OSWER
     Ray Berube, DOE
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                                                                                                    15937

Rules  and Regulations                                 "*" R*"w
                                                                        Vol. 52. No. 84

                                                                        Friday, May 1. 1967
                                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                                   10 CFR Part 962

                                   Radioactive Wuto; Byproduct Material

                                   AOtMCY: Department of Energy.
                                   ACTION: Final rule.

                                   SUMMARY: The Department of Energy
                                   [DOE] today is issuing a final
                                   interpretative rule under section I81p. of
                                   the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
                                   2011 et seq.; hereinafter "the AEA") for
                                   the purpose of clarifying DOE'S
                                   obligations under the Resource
                                   Conservation and Recovery Act (42
                                   U.S.C. 6901 et seq.; hereinafter "RCRA").
                                   The purpose of this final rule is to
                                   interpret the AEA definition of the term
                                   "byproduct material," set forth in
                                   section lle(l) of that Act (42 U.S.C.
                                   2014(e)(l)]. as it applies to DOE owned
                                   or produced radioactive waste
                                   substances which are also "hazardous
                                   waste" within the meaning of RCRA.
                                   The effect of this rule is that all DOE
                                   radioactive waste which is hazardous
                                   under RCRA will be subject to
                                   regulation under both RCRA and the
                                   AEA. This rule does not affect materials
                                   that are defined as byproduct material
                                   under section lle(2) of the Atomic
                                   Energy Act
                                   CPFtCTtVt DATt June 1.1987.
                                   MM niHTMlH INFONMATKM CONTACT:
                                   Henry K. Carson. Esq.. Assistant

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General Counsel for Environment. GC-
11. Department of Energy. 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington. DC 20585, Telephone (202)
586-6947.
Raymond P. Berube, Acting Director,
  Office of Environmental Guidance and
  Compliance, EH-23. Department of
  Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue
  SW., Washington DC 20585.
  Telephone (202) 58&-5680.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background
  RCRA establishes a comprehensive
regulatory scheme, administered by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and EPA-authorized States, governing
the generation, transportation,
treatment, storage and disposal of
hazardous waste. Federal agencies are
required by section 6001 of RCRA (42
U.S.C. 6961) to comply with the
requirements of that regulatory scheme
in the same manner, and to the same
extent, as any private person or entity.
Under section 1004 of RCRA (42 U.S.C.
6903), the "hazardous waste" governed
by RCRA is a subset of the statute's
definition of "solid waste." The
definition of "solid waste," however,
expressly excludes "source, special
nuclear, or byproduct material as
defined by the Atomic Energy Act."
Those materials, instead, continue to be
regulated under the AEA either by the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
or by DOE.
  The AEA's definitions of the terms
"source material" and "special nuclear
material" are specific in nature, and
present no particular difficulty of
interpretation. The AEA's definition of
"byproduct material." in contrast.
speaks only generally of "any
radioactive material (except special
nuclear material) yielded in or made
radioactive by exposure to the radiation
incident to the process of producing or
utilizing special nuclear material." AEA
section lle(l). 42 U.S.C. 2014{e)(l). The
lack of specificity in this definition.
coupled with RCRA's exclusion of
byproduct material from its hazardous
waste regulatory scheme, has raised a
question concerning which DOE
radioactive waste streams, if any,
should be considered byproduct
material not subject to regulation under
RCRA.

The Proposed Rule
   On November 1,1985. DOE published
a notice of proposed rulemaking  (50 FR
45736) in which it proposed to adopt an
interpretative rule clarifying RCRA's
applicability to DOE radioactive waste.
Briefly summarized, that proposed rule
would have established a distinction
between "direct process" radioactive
waste (i.e. waste directly yielded in. or
necessary to, the process of producing
and utilizing special nuclear material)
and other radioactive waste less
proximate to the physical process of
producing or utilizing special nuclear
material. Under the proposed rule, direct
process waste, even if it contained
hazardous material, would have been
regarded as byproduct material, and
thus would be regulated exclusively
under the AEA. Any radioactive waste
other than direct process waste, if it
contained hazardous material, would
have been considered "mixed waste"
subject to regulation under both RCRA
and the AEA.
  As DOE noted the Federal Register
preamble to the proposed rule, the
legislative history of the AEA provides
little guidance in interpreting the
statutory definition of byproduct
material, and application of the
definition has not been clarified by
judicial interpretation. Because the plain
words of the definition are keyed to the
process for producing and utilizing
special nuclear material, however, it
seemed that process must be regarded
as a critical factor in determining
whether particular radioactive materials
fell within the definition. Accordingly,
one significant feature of the "direct
process" approach, as discussed in the
preamble to the proposed rule, was its
congeniality with the bare text of the
statutory definition of byproduct
material.
  A major consequence of the "direct
process" approach was the fact that it
would result in the exclusive regulation
of all direct process waste under the
AEA. Just as the legislative history of
the AEA provides little help in
interpreting the statutory definition of
byproduct material, the legislative
history of RCRA is silent on the
intended effect of RCRA's exclusion
from its coverage of source, special
nuclear and byproduct material.
Nevertheless, DOE assumed that that
exclusion was intended by the Congress
to be applied to radioactive wastes in
their real-world configuration. Virtually
all radioactive waste substances are
contained, dissolved or suspended in a
nonradioactive medium from which
their physical separation is
impracticable. Accordingly. DOE noted
in proposing the "direct process"
approach that unless some radioactive
waste streams were considered to be
byproduct material in their entirety,
RCRA's exclusion of byproduct material
might reasonably be perceived  to have
 little effect, because RCRA's application
 to a nuclear waste's nonradioactive
medium would appear to entail at least
the indirect regulation of the
radionuclides dispersed in the medium.
  Such a result, in DOE's view,
presented substantial legal questions.
Previous court decisions had settled the
point that the AEA generally vests in
DOE and the NRC exclusive regulatory
authority over the radiation hazards
associated with source, special nuclear
and byproduct material, and generally
preempts the States from regulating
those materials.1 It had also been held
that when the radiation and
nonradiation hazards of a waste
containing byproduct material are
inseparable, regulatory action under the
AEA preempts the incompatible
exercise of general state nuisance
authority over the waste.2 These
decisions, read  in conjunction with
RCRA's affirmation of state regulation
as an acceptable, indeed a favored,
alternative to EPA regulation, were
viewed by DOE as suggesting that an
appropriate interpretation of byproduct
material would, like the proposed
"direct process" approach, exclude
certain radioactive waste streams, in
their entirety, from regulation under
RCRA.
Development of the Final Rule
   At the time of its publication of the
proposed rule. DOE made available to
the public reports provisionally
identifying which of the waste streams
generated at its facilities would be
considered "direct process waste"
subject only to AEA regulation under
the proposed rule, and which of those
waste streams would be considered
"mixed waste" subject to regulation
under both RCRA and the AEA. DOE
sought and received public comments on
those reports, and on the proposed rule
itself.
   During the period since the proposal
was made, DOE has  had the opportunity
further to review the pertinent legal
authorities, as well as to consider the
comments received, the provisional
waste stream identifications. DOE's
additional operating experience, and
related actions taken by other federal
 agencies. Based on the review, DOE is
 today publishing a final rule that adopts
 a narrower interpretation of byproduct
 material than the "direct process"
 approach that was originally proposed.
 For the reasons set forth below, the final
 rule provides that only the actual
 radionuclides in DOE waste streams
   1 See Northern State* Power Co. v. Minnesota.
 447 F.2d 1143 (8th Cir. 1971). afffd, 405 U.S. 1035
 (197Z). See also Tram v. Colorado Pub. Intend
 Research Group, 426 U.S. 1 (1976).
   1 Brown v. Kerr-McGee Chem. Corp.. 767 F.2d
 1234.1240 (7th Cir. 1985).

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will be considered byproduct material.
The nonradioactive components of those
waste streams, under the final rule, will
be subject to regulation under RCRA to
the extent that they contain hazardous
components.
Discussion
  The overriding question raised by the
public comments on the proposed rule
was whether RCRA's exclusion of
source, special nuclear and byproduct
material from regulation under that Act
was intended by the Congress to exempt
entire waste streams, rather than
exempting only the radionuclides
dispersed or suspended in a waste
stream. As discussed above, the
proposed rule woud have treated any
"direct process" waste as byproduct
material in its entirety, even if the waste
contained a nonradioactive chemically
hazardous component that would
otherwise have been subject to
regulation under RCRA. Thus, the
characterization of a waste stream as
"direct process" waste would have
foreclosed the application of RCRA to
that stream irrespective of whether the
associated non-radiological
environmental hazard was significant.
In the opinion of many commenters, this
was a significant disadvantage to the
"direct process" approach. In view of
this concern, some commenters
suggested that DOE instead adopt an
alternative interpretative approach that
would permit the application of each
regulatory regime to the type of hazard
that it was designed to control, i.e. that
would apply the AEA to ensure
protection against the radiological
hazard of this waste, and apply RCRA
to ensure protection against any
associated chemical hazard.
  DOE's operational experience since
the publication of the proposed rule
lends support to the concern expressed
by these commenters. In its efforts
provisionally to apply the "direct
process" approach, DOE found a
number of instances in which otherwise
identical wastes were sometimes found
subject to RCRA. and other times were
found subject only to the AEA, due
solely to the wastes' different proximity
to the physical process of producing and
utilizing special nuclear material. While
distinctions of this type are not entirely
incompatible with the process-oriented
language employed by the  Congress in
the AEA to define byproducts material,
DOE has concluded after further
analysis that the better view of the law
is one that avoids such artificial
distinctions and that affords the greatest
scope to the RCRA regulatory scheme,
consistent with the requirements of the
AEA. See Legal Envtl. Assistance Found
v. Model, 586 F. Supp. 1163 (E.D. Tenn.
1984).
  As noted in the foregoing discussion
and in the preamble to the proposed
rule, the legislative histories of both
RCRA and the AEA provide little
assistance in interpreting either the
meaning of the term byproduc1 material
or the intended effect of RCRA's
exclusion of byproduct material from the
hazardous waste regulatory program.
The House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce, in reporting its
version of the bill that ultimately was
enacted as RCRA, alluded to a 1973 leak
of radioactive waste from a DOE under-
ground storage tank at Richland,
Washington as an "actual instance [ ] of
damage caused by  current hazardous
waste disposal practices." H.R. Rep. No.
1491,94th Cong., 2d Sess., pt. 1, at 17-19,
reprinted in 1976 U.S. Code Cong. &
Admin. News 6238, 6254-57. This
reference is a less than certain
indication that the Congress viewed
such radioactive waste as "hazardous
waste" subject to RCRA.  Unlike RCRA
as finally enacted, the bill ' which this
House Report accompanied contained
no provision excluding source, special
nuclear and byproduct material, thereby
minimizing the probative value of the
Committee's Richland reference in
construing the statute that was
ultimately enacted. Nevertheless, the
Committee's reference should not be
entirely discounted as evidence that the
Congress in considering RCRA was
concerned with unregulated hazards
presented by radioactive waste, even
though the AEA already provided
sufficient regulatory control over the
radiological hazards associated with
such waste.
  No  court has addressed the specific
question whether the entirety of a
nuclear waste, or only its radioactive
component, is byproduct material.4 The
decision in Brown v. Kerr-McGee Chem.
Corp., supra note 2, clearly holds that
the States cannot employ their general
authority to abate nuisances to regulate
even the nonradiation hazard of a waste
incompatibly with  regulation done under
the AEA where the radiation and
nonradiation hazards are inseparable.
Nothing in that decision,  however, is
incompatible with  concurrent regulation.
  3 H.R. 14496.94th Cong.. 2d Sess. (1976).
  4 Two decision have upheld the authority of the
 NRC'« predeceitor agency, the Atomic Energy
 Commission, to license low level radioactive waste
 as byproduct material Harris County v. United
 States. 292 F.2d 370 (5th Cir. 1961); City of New
 Britain v. Atomic Energy Comm'n. 306 F 2d 845 (D.C
 Cir. 1962). In neither case, however, did the court
 reach the specific question whether the entirety of
 the waste, or only its radioactive component, is
 byproduct matenal.
by the States or EPA. of the
nonradioactive component of a nuclear
waste, subject to paramount
requirements of the AEA.*
  In this context, DOE notes that at the
time the Congress was considering
RCRA, the Supreme Court very recently
had published its decision in Train v.
Colorado Pub. Interest Research Group,
426 U.S. 1 (1976). That case decided
whether the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act. as amended in 1972,
applied to source, special nuclear and
byproduct material discharged into
navigable waters by government-owned
production facilities and commercial
power reactors regulated by the  AEA.
After concluding that the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, properly
construed, did not authorize EPA or the
States to regulate source,  special nuclear
and byproduct material, the Court
rejected the contention that the Water
Act contemplated joint regulation of
source, special nuclear or byproduct
material effluents. 426 U.S. at 15. The
practical effect of the Court's decision.
however, was a regime of concurrent
regulation, by different authorities, of
effluent streams containing both
radioactive and nonradioactive
components. Specifically, the decision
left EPA and the States free to regulate,
under the Water Act, the  nonradioactive
component of liquid effluents from
nuclear facilities, while reserving to the
NRC and DOE's  predecessor agency all
regulatory authority over the source,
special nuclear and byproduct materials
contained in those same effluent
streams.
  The legislative history of RCRA
contains no mention of the Train
decision. However, the Congress is
presumed to be aware of decisions of
the Supreme Court,* and in fact
employed in RCRA the same AEA
terms, including byproduct material, that
the Court had extracted from the Water
Act's legislative history to emphasize in
its analysis in Train. Thus it is at least
equally logical to infer that the
Congress, in selecting the AEA terms
emphasized in Train, anticipated a
similar result under RCRA as it is to
posit—as did the proposed rule—that
RCRA's exclusion of byproduct material
must have been  intended to exclude in
their entirety some waste streams from
regulation under RCRA.
   In short, while the specific legal
authorities relied upon by DOE in
developing the proposed rule appeared
consistent with the "direct process"
  5 See discussion of RCRA section 1006(a|. U.S.C
 69051 a), infra
  ' Gary v. Curtis. 44 U.S. (3 How.) 236. 240 (16451

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approach, those authorities are equally
consistent with the narrower
interpretation of byproduct material that
was suggested by the majority of the
commenters on the proposed rule. More
importantly. DOE is now persuaded
after farther analysis that the "direct
process" approach does not reflect the
better view of the law.
  RCRA is a remedial statute, and as
such must be liberally construed to
effectuate the remedial purpose for
which it was enacted.7 The intended
comprehensiveness of RCRA's
regulatory scheme is evident from the
Act's legislative history. The principal
sponsor of the legislation in the Senate
emphasized that it represented "a major
commitment of federal assistance to
state and local government efforts to
meet [hazardous and solid waste]
problems in a comprehensive and
effective manner."  • The House
Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce regarded the legislation as
closing the "last remaining loophole" *
in a framework of national
environmental laws that already
included the Clear Air Amendments of
1970. the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act Amendments of 1972. and
the Safe Drinking Water Act.
  Moreover, interpretation of RCRA's
exclusion of byproduct material must
not focus solely on that exclusion, read
in isolation. Instead, the exclusion can
be viewed properly only in the context
of the whole statute, as well as its object
and policy.10 In this connection, it
seems apparent that RCRA was
intended to have some applicability to
materials that were already regulated
under the AEA. Section 1006(a) of
RCRA. 42 U.S.C. 690S(a). specifies that
as to "any activity or substance" subject
to the AEA. RCRA regulation must yield.
but only to the extent of "inconsistent"
requirements stemming from the AEA.
The archetypal "substances" that can
fairly be described as "subject to" the
AEA are substances  containing source,
special nuclear and byproduct material.
to which the AEA expressly is directed.
Thus the language of section 1006{a)
seems generally to contemplate
complementary regulation under both
statutes of substances that under prior
law might have been regulated
exclusively by the AEA.
  1 See. e.g.. WeiUngnouse Elcc. Corp. «. Pacific-
 (•us ft Elec. Co. 326 F-2d 575 (9th Cir. 1964).
  • 122 Cong. Rec. 21401 (1976) (remarks of Sen
 Randolph).
  • II R. Rep. No. 94-1491.94th Cnny.. 2d Sets., pt. 1.
 a! 4. reprinted in 1970 U.S. Code Cong & Ad. Npwn
 B238. 6241.
  10 Sen. e.g.. Richard* v. United Sidirs. 36P U.S. 1.
 11 119621
  Viewed in this light. RCRA's
definitional exclusion of source, special
nuclear and byproduct material assumes
a narrower significance than was
suggested in the proposed rule. Instead
of referring to any waste stream in its
entirety, the exclusion appears directed
only to the readioactive component of a
nuclear waste. The result, however, is a
more harmonious view of the statute as
a whole. Read together. DOE believes
that the definitional exclusion and the
language of section 1006(a) are correctly
understood to provide for the regulation
under RCRA of all hazardous waste.
including waste that is also radioactive.
RCRA does not apply  to the radioactive
component of such a waste, however, if
it is source, special nuclear or byproduct
material. Instead, the AEA applies to
that radioactive component. Finally,  if
the application of both regulatory
regimes proves conflicting in specific
instances. RCRA yields to the AEA.
  In addition to construing the whole of
RCRA in harmony, this interpretation
results in according both RCRA and  the
AEA the greatest capacity to regulate
effectively the special type of hazard
that each statute was  designed to
control. Since the two statutes are not in
irreconcilable conflict, but are capable
of co-existence, they should be
interpreted such that the operation and
objectives of each are facilitated. See
Radzanower v. Touche Ross & Co.. 426
U.S. 148,155 (1976). However, in issuing
today's final rule, DOE emphasizes the
importance of section 1006(a) in
resolving any particular inconsistencies
that may occur between the
requirements of RCRA and those of  the
AEA. DOE is the federal agency
responsible for authoritatively
construing the requirements of the AEA.
as that Act applies  to DOE activities.
While DOE does not anticipate that
adoption of today's final rule will lead to
frequent cases of "inconsistency, "
section 1006(a) provides critical
assurance that the implementation of
the final rule will present no impediment
to the maintenance of protection from
radiological hazards as well as DOE's
accomplishment of its other statutory
responsibilities  under the AEA.
   A final consideration in adopting
 today's final rule is the rule's
consistency with the legal position
 adopted by EPA and  the NRC in
 resolving questions concerning RCRA's
 application at NRC-licensed commercial
 nuclear facilities. In a recent guidance
 document developed jointly by EPA and
 the NRC," the two agencies stated that
   1' "Guidance on the Definition and Identification
 of Commercial Mixed Low Level Radioactive and
 Hnzardoui Wast*." fan. S. 1967
for commercial low-level radioactive
waste containing a hazardous
component they will regard only the
actual radionuclides in the waste as
being exempt from RCRA. Today's final
rule adopts the same approach for all
DOE radioactive and chemically
hazardous waste.
  Accordingly, for purposes of RCRA.
DOE interprets the term byproduct
material to refer only to the radioactive
component of a nuclear waste. The
nonradioactive chemically hazardous
component of the waste will be subject
to regulation under RCRA.

Procedural Matters
A. Executive Order 12291

  This rule has been reviewed in
accordance with Executive Order 12291.
The rule is not classified as a major rule
because it does not meet the criteria for
major rules established by that Order.

B. National Environmental Policy Act
  This rule is an interpretative rule
intended only to clarify the meaning of a
statutory definition. Issuance of the rule
will have no environmental impact.

C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
Certification
  The rule will not have a significant
impact on a substantial number of small
entities.

D. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
  There are no information collection
requirements in the rule.

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 962
  Nuclear materials. Byproduct
material.
  Issued in Washington. DC April 27.1987.
 |. Michael Farrell.
 General Counsel.
   In consideration of the foregoing. Part
 962 is added to 10 CFR Chapter III. to
 read as follows:

 PART 962—BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

 Sec.
 962.1  Scope.
 962.2  Purpose.
 962.3  Byproduct material.
   Authority: The Atomic Energy Act of 1954
 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.): Energy
 Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5801 et
 seq.\. Department of Energy Organization Act
 (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.); Nuclear Waste Policy
 Act (Pub. L. 97-425. 96 Stat. 2201).

 § 962.1  Scop*.
   This Part applies only to radioactive
 waste substances which are owned or
 produced by the Department of Energy
 at facilities owned or operated by or for

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the Department of Energy under the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2011 et seq). This Part does not apply to
substances which are not owned or
produced by the Department of Energy.

§962J PurpoM.
  The purpose of this Part is to clarify
the meaning of the term "byproduct
material" under section lle(l) of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2014(e)(l)) for use only in determining
the Department of Energy's obligations
under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 etseq.)
with regard to radioactive waste
substances owned or produced by the
Department of Energy pursuant to the
exercise of its responsibilities under the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954. This Part
does not affect materials defined as
byproduct material under section lle(2)
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2014(e)(2)).

§ 962.3 Byproduct material
  (a) For purposes of this Part, the term
"byproduct material" means any
radioactive material (except special
nuclear material) yielded in or made
radioactive by exposure to the radiation
incident to the process of producing or
utilizing special nuclear material.
  (b) For purposes of determining the
applicability of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (42
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) to any radioactive
waste substance owned or produced by
the Department of Energy pursuant to
the exercise of its atomic energy
research, development, testing and
production responsibilities under the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C.
2011 etseq.), the words "any radioactive
material," as used in subsection (a).
refer only  to the actual radionuclides
dispersed  or suspended in the waste
substance. The nonradioactive
hazardous component of the waste
substance will be subject to regulation
under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act.
(FR Doc. 67-9885 Filed 4-30-87; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE *4SO-Ot-M
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

12 CFR Parts 207,220, 221 and 224

Regulations G, T, U and X; Securities
Credit Transactions; List of Marginable
OTC Stocks

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Final rule: determination of
applicability of regulations.
SUMMARY: The List of Marginable OTC
Stocks is comprised of stocks traded
over-the-counter (OTC) that have been
determined by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System to be
subject to  the margin requirements
under certain Federal Reserve
regulations. The List is published four
times a year by the Board as a guide for
lenders subject to the regulations and
the general public. This document sets
forth additions to or deletions from the
previously published List effective
February 10,1987 and will serve to give
notice to the public about the changed
status of certain stocks.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 12. 1987.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Peggy Wolffrum, Research Assistant,
Division of Banking Supervision and
Regulation, (202)-452-2781. For the
hearing impaired only, Earnestine Hill or
Dorothea Thompson,
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
(TDD) (202M52-3544. Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, Washington. DC 20551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Set forth
below are stocks representing additions
to or deletions from the Board's List of
Marginable OTC Stocks. A copy of the
complete List incorporating these
additions and deletions is available
from the Federal Reserve Banks. This
List supersedes the last complete List
which was effective February 10,1987.
(Additions and deletions for that List
were published at 52 FR  3217, February
3,1987). The current List includes those
stocks that meet the criteria specified by
the Board  of Governors in Regulations
G, T, U and X (12 CFR Parts 207, 220. 221
and 224, respectively). These stocks
have the degree of national investor
interest, the depth and breadth of
market, and the availability of
information respecting the stock and Its
issuer to warrant regulation in the same
fashion as exchange-traded securities.
The List also includes any stock
designated under an SEC rule as
qualified for trading in the national
market system (NMS Security).
Additional OTC stocks may be
designated as NMS securities in the
interim between the Board's quarterly
publications. They will become
automatically marginable at broker-
dealers upon the effective date of their
NMS designation. The names of these
stocks are available at the Board and
the Securities and Exchange
Commission and will be incorporated
into the Board's next quarterly List.
  The requirements of 5  U.S.C. 553 with
respect to notice and public
participation were not followed in
connection with the issuance of this
amendment due to the objective
character of the criteria for inclusion
and continued inclusion on the List
specified in 12 CFR 207.6 (a) and (b).
220.17 (a) and (b). and 221.7 (a) and (b).
No additional useful information would
be gained by public participation. The
full requirements of 5 U.S.C. section 553
with respect to deferred effective date
have not been followed in connection
with the issuance of this amendment
because the Board finds that it is in the
public interest to facilitate investment
and credit decisions based in whole or
in part upon the composition of this List
as soon as possible. The Board has
responded to  a request  by the public and
allowed a two-week delay before the
List is effective.

list of Subjects
12 CFR Part 207
  Banks. Banking, Credit. Federal
Reserve System. Margin. Margin
requirements. National Market  System
(NMS Security), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements. Securities.

12 CFR Part 220
  Banks. Banking, Brokers, Credit,
Federal Reserve System. Margin, Margin
requirements, Investments, National
Market System (NMS Security),
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. Securities.

12 CFR Part 221
  Banks, Banking, Credit, Federal
Reserve System, Margin, Margin
requirements. Securities, National
Market System (NMS Security),
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

12 CFR Part 224
   Banks. Banking. Borrowers. Credit.
Federal Reserve System, Margin. Margin
requirements, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements. Securities.
   Accordingly, pursuant to the authority
of sections 7 and 23 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (15
U.S.C. 78g and 78w), and in accordance
with 12 CFR 207.2(k) and 207.6(c)
(Regulation G), 12 CFR 220.2(s) and
220.17(c) (Regulation T), and 12 CFR
221.2(j) and 221.7(c) (Regulation U).
there is set forth below a listing of
deletions from and additions to the
Board's List:
Deletions From List
Stocks  Removed for Failing Continued
Listing Requirements
American Aggregates Corporation
   No par common
Bio-Medicus. Inc.
   Warrants (expire 08-31-88)

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Chittenden Cos., VT. Due: April IS. 1989,
Contact: Ralph Abele. [r. («17) 965-6100.
  PubUihed FR 11-13-87—Review
period extended.
  E1S No. 880152. Draft. USA, PRO.
NAT. Nationwide Biological Defense
Research Program. Continuation.
Implementation. Our October 4,1988.
Contact Charles Daaey (301) 663-2732.
Published FR 5-20-S8-fteview period
extended.
  E1S No. 880287. DSuppl. APS. OR. ID.
Wallowa Whitmaa National Fomt
Land and Resources Management Plan,
Additional Alternative, Implementation.
Baker. Union. Wallowa. Grant Malheur
and Umatilla Counties. OR  and Adams,
Nez Perce and Idaho Counties, ID. Due:
December 12.1988, Contact: Bruce
McMillan (503) 523-6319.
  Published FR 9 9-88— Review period
extended, incorrect date published in 9-
9-88 FR.
  Dated: September 20.1908.
Wuu*»D.Dtckenon.
Deputy Of rector. Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 88-21882 Filed 9-22-88; 8:45 «m|
[FRL-34S2-8]

Ctartflceaon of Interim Status
OuaMcaoon Requirementa for the
Hamdoua Components of
Radtatctnra Mixed Watt*

AQfUCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Clarification notice.
        r: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is today publishing a
notice which clarifies requirements for
facilities that treat, store or dispose of
radioactive mixed waste to obtain
interim status pursuant to Subtitle C of
the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA). Radioactive
mixed wastes are wastes that contain
both hazardous waste subject to RCRA
and radioctive waste subject to the
Atomic Energy Act (AEA). Additionally.
this notice addresses "notification"
requirements for handlers of radioactive
mixed waste.
OATB Owners and operator* of facilities
treating, storing, or disposing of
radioactive mixed waste in States not
authorized by September 23.1988 to
administer the Federal hazardous waste
program in lieu of EPA must submit a
RCRA Part A permit application to EPA
by March 23,1989 to qualify for interim
status. Facilities treating, storing or
disposing of radioactive mixed waste in
States that received aurhorizatioin by
September 23.1988 are not subject to
RCRA regulations until the State revises
its existing authorized hazardous waste
program to include authority to regulate
radioactive mixed waste. Owners and
operators must then comply with
applicable State requirements regarding
interim status.
  To date, four States (i.e.. Colorado.
South Carolina, Tennessee, and
Washington) have been authorized to
regulate radioactive mixed wastes. In
those States, owners and operators must
comply with the applicable State law
governing interim status for radioactive
mixed waste facilities if it is  more
stringent than the otherwise  applicable
provisions of this notice.
FOR FUMTMEA INFORMATION CONTACT:
Betty Shackleford. Office of Solid Waste
(WH-563B), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW,
Washington. DC 20460. (202) 382-2221.
SUPPUUMNTAMY IN»OMS«AT>OM:

A. Background
  In 1976. the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) as amended,
was passed to provide for development
and implementation of a comprehensive
program to protect human health and
the environment from the improper
management of hazardous waste.
Specifically. Subtitle C of RCRA creates
a managment system intended to ensure
that hazardous waste is safety handled
from the point of generation  to final
disposal. To acomplish this.  Subtitle C
requires the Agency first to define and
characterize hazardous waste. Second, a
hazardous waste manifest system was
implemented to track the movement of
hazardous waste from the point of
generation to ultimate disposal.
Hazardous waste generators and
transporters must employ appropriate
management practices and procedures
to ensure the effective operation of the
manifest system. Third, owners and
operators of treatment, storage or
disposal facilities (TSDFs) must comply
with standards the Agency established
under section 3004 of RCRA that "may
be necesary to protect human health
and the environment." These standards
are implemented exclusively through
permits issued to TSDF owners and
operators by the Agency or authorized
States. Until final permits are issued.
treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities must comply with the interim
status regulations found in 40 CFR Part
286.  which were promulgatd mostly on
May 19,1980.
   Under RCRA interim status, the owner
or operator of a TSDF may operate
without a final permit if: (1)  The facility
existed on November 19,1960 (or
existed on the effective date of statutory
or regulatory changes under RCRA that
render lae facility subject to the
requirements to have a permit under
section 3006); (2) the owner or operator
complies with the notification
requirements of section 3010 of RCRA:
and (3) the owner or operator submits a
RCRA Part A permit application (40 CFR
270.70). Interim status is retained until
the Agency or authorized SUta makes a
formal decision to issue or deny the final
TSDF permit.
  As provided by section UOSJb) of
RCRA, States may apply to EPA for
authorization  to administer and enforce
a hazardous waste program pursuant to
Subtitle C of RCRA. Authorized State
programs are earned out in lieu of EPA,
To date, forty-four States have received
final authorization to iilssJnssisr the
basic  hazardous waste program Of
these  forty-four Stales, onry few (i.e,
Colorado. South Carolina. Tennessee.
and Washington) have received the
additional authorization needed to
regulate radioactive mixed waste. In
these States, which had base program
authorization by July 3.1080, to* State's
regulations on interim status {or anxad
waste faculties control.
   The otiwr forty States with baa*
program authorization must still revise
their existing programs to include
authority to regulate the hazardous
component of radioactive nixed waste.
In the rwerve States and trust territories
(La. Alaska. American Samoa.
California. Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho,
Iowa, Marianna Islands, Ohio. Puerto
Rico. Virgin Islands, and Wyoming)
unauthorized to carry out their own
RCRA hazardous waste program.
radioactive mixed waste is subject to
Federal hazardous  waste regulations
administered by EPA.
   Histoncalry, substantial confusion
and uncertainty have surrounded the
applicability of RCRA to hazardous
wastes containing certain radioactive
materials (i.e.. source, special nuclear or
byproduct material as defined by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(68 Stat. 923)). This uncertainty
stemmed, to a large extent from the
exclusion of source, special nuclear and
byproduct material from the definition
of solid waste under section 1004(27) of
RCRA.
   To clarify State responsibilities with
regard to the hazadous components of
radioactive mixed  waste, the EPA
published a notice  in the Federal
Register of luly 3.1986 (51 FR 24504).
That notice recognized that States had
 not previously been authorised under
 RCRA to regulate radioactive mixed
 waste because of continuing debate
 surrounding the extent of RCRA
 jurisdiction over this category of  waste.

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Through that notice. EPA clarified it*
position that the hazardous
components) of mixed waste was
subject to RCRA regulation.
Accordingly. States were required to
revise their existing hazardous waste
programs and apply for RCRA
authorization to regulate radioactive
mixed waste in accordance with the
deadlines set forth in the July 3.1988
notice. Similarly, such authority must
now be sought by States initially
submitting an application for RCRA
final authorization.
  Since publication of the July 3.1988
notice, the Agency promulgated new
deadlines for State hazardous waste
program modifications (the "Ouster
Rule." September 22.1988.51 PR 33712).
This subsequent rulemaking established
annual deadlines for States to submit
program changes in groups or clusters
when seeking Agency authorization. For
State program change* occurring after
June 1984. the groups or clusters were to
correspond to successive twelve-month
periods beginning each July 1 and
ending June 30 of the following year. In
accordance with the schedule
established by the Cluster Rule. States
which applied for final authorization
before July 3.1988 were required to
revise existing hazardous waste
programs to include the authority to
regulate the hazardous component of
radioactive mixed watte by July 1.1988
(or by July 1.1989 if a statutory
amendment is necessary). State*
Initially seeking final authorization after
July 3,1987 were required to seek
authorization for radioactive mixed
waste as part of their application for
final authorization. Any State applying
for HSWA corrective action must
concurrently seek authority for
radioactive mixed waste. The July 3.
1986 notice addressing RCRA's
applicability to TSDFs handling
radioactive mixed waste did not
however, address the issue of interim
status.
B, Clarification of the Definition ot
Byproduct Material
  At the same time that EPA's rules
governing State program* for
radioactive mixed waste were being
developed and implemented.
controversy arose over which wastes
are mixed and therefore subject to
RCRA and which wastes are pure
"byproduct material" and therefore
exempt from RCRA regulations as
provided by section 1004(27). To
delineate RCRA applicability to their
byproduct material waste streams, the
Department of Energy (DOE) Issued an
interpretive rule on May 1.1987 (52 FR
1S937). In  that rule DOE stated that the
                     term byproduct material as it applies to
                     DOE-owned wastes (i.e.. any
                     radioactive material except special
                     nuclear material yielded in or made
                     radioactive by exposure to the radiation
                     incident to the process of producing or
                     utilizing special nuclear material) refers
                     only to the actual radionuclides
                     dispersed or suspended in the waste
                     substance. That interpretation is
                     consistent with the position issued on
                     January 8,1987 by the EPA and the
                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
                     in a document entitled "Guidance on the
                     Definition and Identification of
                     Commercial Mixed Low-Level
                     Radioactive and Hazardous Waste and
                     Answers to Anticipated Questions."
                     Therefore, as  DOE clarified in its May 1.
                     1987 byproduct rule, any matrix
                     containing a RCRA hazardous waste as
                     defined in 40 CFR 281 and a radioactive
                     waste subject to the AEA is a
                     radioactive mixed waste. Such wastes
                     are subject to RCRA hazardous waste
                     regulations regardless of further
                     subclassification of the radioactive
                     waste constituent as high-level low-
                     level tnnsuranic. etc.

                     C Interim Status

                       As discussed previously. RCRA
                     section 300S(a) prohibit* treatment
                     storage, or disposal of hazardous waste
                     without a permit after November 19.
                     1980. However, section 3005(e) of RCRA
                     provides that facilities in existence on
                     November 19, I960 or on the date of
                     statutory or regulatory changes which
                     subject the facility to RCRA
                     requirements, may continue treatment
                     storage, or disposal under "interim
                     status" pending a final decision on its
                     permit application.1 To qualify for
                     interim status under section 3005(e), the
                     owner or operator of a TSDF in
                     existence must submit a Part A permit
                     application and meet applicable
                     notification requirements under section
                     3010 of RCRA.
                        EPA has become aware that many
                     TSDFs handling radioactive mixed
                     waste, both in authorized and
                     unauthorized States (EPA-administered
                     hazardous waste programs), have been
                      substantially confused about the
                      regulatory status of their particular mix
                      of hazardous waste. Further, these
                      owners and operators are uncertain
                      about how to qualify for interim status if
                        > However, if t facility haa previoualy had It*
                      Interim Menu tenunaMd. the facility i» barred by
                      statute from qualifying; for interim tutu* for • newly
                      titled waiw (RCRA MCOOII 3008(«H1)). If only
                      certain unit* tt ttw facility ha»e previoualy had
                      interim Main* tarmmaied. than the facility may
                      operate newiy-nfulated unilt under interim italua
                      (ice 40 CFR 270.72).
they are handling radioactive mixedv
waste.
  The July 3.1986 notice addressing
RCRA's applicability to TSDFs handling
radioactive mixed waste did not address
the issue of interim status. Given that
omission and subsequent definitional
clarifications on which radioactive
waste streams are subject to RCRA
regulation. EPA has determined that
substantial confusion about interim
status requirements existed. The
primary purpose of this notice, therefore.
is to clarify RCRA interim status
requirements with respect to TSDFs
managing radioactive mixed waste. The
requirements are discussed below.

1. Requirement That Facilitiet Be "in
Existence"

  Interim status provides temporary
authorization to continue hazardous
waste management activities at
facilities engaging in such activities at
the time that they first become subject
to RCRA regulation. Without interim
status, the activities would have to
cease until a permit application was
filed and reviewed and final permit
issued.
   One of the conditions for qualifying
for interim status under section 3005(e)
is that the facility be "in existence"
either on November 19,1980 or on the
date of the regulatory or statutory
change which first subjects the facility
to RCRA permitting requirements. Under
EPA regulations at 40 CFR 280.10 and
270.2. to be "hi existence" (i.e_ to be an
existing hazardous waste management
facility or existing facility) means that
the facility is either operating or
construction of such a facility has
 commenced on the relevant date.
   As applied to facilities handling
radioactive mixed waste in States
 unauthorized to implement a hazardous
 waste program (i.e.. without base
 program authorization) as of the date of
 this notice.  EPA believes that facilities
 in operation or under construction a*
 radioactive mixed waste treatment
 storage, or disposal facilities on July 3.
 1986 may qualify for interim status
 under section 3005(e)(l)(A)(il) of RCRA.
 The Agency interprets this provision as
 applying to such facilities in existence
 on July 3.1988 because the July 3,1986
 notice was EPA's first official
 pronouncement to the general public
 that RCRA permitting requirement* an
 applicable to radioactive mixed waste.
 In view of the level of confusion
 surrounding regulation of radioactive
 mixed waste prior to that time. EPA wi
  treat the July 3.1988 notice as the
  relevant regulatory change for
  establishing that facilities in existence

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on that date nay qualify for interim
status if other applicable requirement*
are met.
  Facilities treating, storing, or
disposing of radioactive mixed waste
but not other hazardous waste in a State
with base program authorization are not
subject to RCRA regulation until the
State program is revised and authorized
to issue RCRA permits for radioactive
mixed waste. The effective date of the
State's receipt of radioactive mixed
waste regulatory authorization from
EPA will therefore be the regulatory
change that subject* these TSDFs to
RCRA permitting requirements. Any
facility treating, storing, or disposing of
radioactive mixed waste, or any such
facility at which construction
commenced by the effective date of
authorization for the State's radioactive
mixed waste program revision may
qualify for interim stains if the other
requirements described below are met
However, owners and operators of
TSDFs in authorized States are subject
to ail applicable State laws. A State can
establish its own date for qualifying for
interim status but, in order to be no let*
stringent than the Federal program, that
date may not be after the effective date
of EPA's authorization to the State to
regulate radioactive mixed waste.
  Some facilities in States with base
program authorization as of July 3,1988
may already have interim status under
RCRA because they handle other RCRA
hazardous wastes. These fatalities
should submit a revised Part A permit
application reflecting their radioactive
mixed waste activities within six
month* of the State's receipt of
authorization for radioactive mixed
waste.

2. Requirements to File a Permit
Application
  To qualify for interim status under
RCRA section 3005(e) (1). the owner or
operator of an "existing" facility must
submit a Part A permit application.
Under 40 CFR 270.10(e). existing
facilities in unauthorized States mast
submit Part A of their permit application
no later than six months after the date
of "pobficanon  or regulations'* which
first require them to comply with
technical standards, or thirty days after
they first become subject to the
technical standards, whichever is first.
Although the July 3,1986 notice clarified
RCRA jurisdiction over radioactive
mixed waste, it specifically addressed
only the issue of State authorization.
Application of the time periods specified
irv40 CFR 270.10(«) to facilities located
in unauthorized States was not
addressed. Furthermore, the July 3.1986
notice was technically not a regulation.
which is the trigger for 1270.10(a) in
normal cuxuoutance*. A* a result.
owners aad operators in unauthorised
States could legitimately have been
confused as to whether (and when) they
were required to submit a Part A permit
application. Under I 27010feM2). EPA
finds that the confusion is substantial
and is attributable primarily to (1)
ambiguities surrounding the 40 CFR
parts 260-266 regulatory status of mixed
waste. 12) the narrow scope of the July 3,
19b6 nonce and (3) uncertainty regarding
DOE's final definition of byproduct
material which had direct bearing on
RCRA applicability to Federally-owned
radioactive mixed wastes and indirect
bearing on  commercial radioactive
mixed wastes.
  EPA. therefore,  is exercising its
authority today nnder f 270.1 
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37048            Federal Renter / Vol. 53. No.  185 / Friday. September 23. 1966 / Notices
information would be fragmented.
Moreover, the Agency hat been aware
of the magnitude of the potential
radioactive mixed watte universe for
some time since each NRC and NRC
Agreement State lincensee is a potential
handler of radioactive mixed waste.
Thus, no further notification of EPA
under { 270.70(a)(l) is required in order
for facilities treating, storing or
disposing of mixed waste to qualify for
interim status. However, TSDF owners
and operators, like generators and
transporters of radioactive mixed waste.
must obtain an EPA Identification
Number in accordance with the
procedures set forth in 40 CFR 265.11 if
they do not already have one. The
Identification Number may be obtained
by completing EPA Notification Form
8700-12 and submitting it to the EPA
Regional Office  serving the area where
the hazardous waste activity is located.

0. Joint Regulation of Radioactive
Mixed Waste
  As stated previously, a single
radioactive mixed waste stream is
subject to regulation by two separate
Federal agencies (i.e., EPA and NRC. or
EPA and DOE).  This dual regulatory
system requires handlers of waste
formerly regulated exclusively by NRC
or DOE to also comply with RCRA
regulations for hazardous  waste
management EPA is committed to
minimizing the impact of RCRA
regulations by developing a strategy for
joint regulation  of radioactive mixed
wastes that will effect program
implementation in the least burdensome
manner practicable.
  One area of the radioactive mixed
waste regulatory process which may
lend itself to streamlining occurs when
regulatory requirements for hazardous
and radioactive waste management are
duplicative. When this occurs.
compliance with regulations governing
radioactive waste management may
accomplish a level of environmental
protection that  may be commensurate
with that required under RCRA for
hazardous waste management or vice
versa. In such instances. EPA will
accept, to the extent possible.
information already submitted to the
NRC when processing the RCRA permit
Moreover. EPA and NRC  are assessing
 the feasibility of developing a joint
permitting/licensing guidance that will
 address these concerns. Suggestions
 from the regulated community regarding
 duplicative requirements and
 simplification of the licensing/permitting
 process are welcome. Comments should
 be specific and should document how
 equivalent protection of human health
 and the environment from hazardous
waste is achieved. The Agency urges
States authorized to regulate radioactive
mixed waste to adopt a comparable
practice when implementing its
hazardous waste program.

E. Consistency with the Atomic Energy
Act
  Publication of the clarification notice
addressing RCRA applicability to
radioactive mixed waste precipitated a
variety of concerns from the regulated
community, most of which reflected
confusion about the RCRA program.
However, two issues were commonly
raised, namely, (1) the appropriateness
of RCRA hazardous waste regulations
for managing waste containing
radioactive components and. (2)
compliance with RCRA would result in
violation of a basic tenet of radioactive
waste management, that of keeping
radiation exposures as low as
reasonably achievable (ALARA).
  These concerns prompted the EPA
and the NRC to jointly review their
respective regulations in an effort to
delineate the extent of inconsistencies
between EPA's hazardous waste and
NRC's radioactive waste management
requirements. No inconsistencies were
identified as a result of this comparison
although RCRA was more prescriptive
in some instances and differences in
stringency were observed. Differing or
more stringent regulations do not
necessarily constitute inconsistent
requirements. For example, the
comparison of container management
regulations (See 10 CFR Parts 01 and 71
and 40 CFR Part 264, Subpart 1} revealed
that they covered different aspects of
container management NRC regulations
provide requirements for packaging and
placement for land disposal (including
the use of fill and liquid-absorbent
materials) (See 10 CFR 61.51 and 10 CFR
40-44) while EPA regulations provide
prescriptive provisions for the design.
use. and inspection of containers at
storage facilities and describe how spills
 from storage areas are to be mitigated.
 Both agencies have regulations on
 packaging and waste transport. Here.
 the regulatory requirements were found
 to be complementary rather than
 conflicting.
   Although NRC and EPA waste
 management regulations differ in
 stringency and scope, the technical
 requirements were not found to be
 inconsistent. Section 1006(a) of RCRA
 precludes any solid or hazardous waste
 regulation by EPA or a State that is
 "inconsistent" with the requirements of
 the AEA. In such instances, the AEA
 would take precedence and the
 inconsistent RCRA requirement would
 be inapplicable.
  EPA recognizes that implementation
of the dual regulatory program for
radioactive mixed waste management
might result in instances where
compliance with both sets of regulations
is not only infeasible but undesirable.
Therefore. EPA urges the regulated
community to bring to our attention all
cases of actual inconsistency which may
form the basis for future rulemaking
and/or technical or policy guidance.
  Dated September 18. 1988.
Administrator. Environmental Protection
Agency.
(fH Doc. 48-21778 Filed 9-22-38; 8:45 am|
[OPTS-C1714; FFIU34S2-ff]

Toxic and Hazardous Substance*:
Certain Chemicals Prsmsnuf acture
Notices

AOCMCV: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.	

IUSMUHT! Section 5(a)(l) of the Toxic
Substances. Control Act (TSCA)
requires any person who intends to
manufacture or import a new chemcial
substance to submit a premanufacture
notice (PMN) to EPA at least 90 days
before manufacture or import
commences. Statutory requirements for
section 5(a)(l) premanufacture notices
are discussed in the final rule published
in the Federal Register of May 13,1983
 (48 FR 21722). This notice announces
 receipt of forty-eight such PMNs and
 provides a summary of each.
 DATES: Close of Review Periods:
 P 88-1878, 88-1879. 88-1880, November
   22,1988.
 P 88-1881. 88-1882. November 23.1988.
 P 88-1883. 88-1884, 88-1885. 88-1886, 88-
   1887. 88-1888. 88-1889. 88-1890. 88-
   1891. 88-1892. 88-1893. 88-1894. 88-
   1895. 88-1896. November 26.1988.
 P 88-1897. 88-1898. 88-1899. 88-1900. 88-
   1901. 88-1902, 88-1903. 88-1904. 88-
   1905, 88-1906. 88-1907. 88-1908. 88-
   1909. 88-1910, 88-1911. November 27.
   1988.
 P 88-1912. 88-1913. 88-1914, November
    28,1988.
 P 88-1915, 88-1916, 88-1917, 88-1918, 88-
    1919. 88-1920. 88-1921. 88-1922. 88-
    1923. 88-1924.88-1925. November 29.
    1988.
 Written comments by:
 P 88-1878. 88-1879. 88-1880. October 23.
    1988.
 P 88-1881. 88-1882. October 24.1988.
 P 88-1883. 88-1884. 88-1885.

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      5         UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

     /                    .VASHINGTON, D C. 20460
MEMORANDUM
                                                  SOLID »VASTE

                            JUL 3 0 1987
SUBJECT:  State Pro -ram Advisory #2 -
          RCRA Authorization to Regulate Mixed Wastes
FROM:     Bruce Weddle, Director
          Permits and State Programs Division
          Office of Solid Waste

TO:       RCRA Branch Chiefs
          Regions I - X
     The purpose of State Program Advisory  (SPA)  12 is fourfold.
One, it delineates timeframes by which States .Tiust obtain mixed
waste authorization.  Two, it provides a synopsis of the informa-
tion needed to demonstrate equivalence with the Federal program
in order to obtain mixed waste authorization.  Three, it presents
information about the availability of interim status for handlers
of mixed waste.  And four, the SPA presents the Agency's position
on inconsistencies as defined by Section 1006 of  RCRA.


BACKGROUND

     On July 3, 1986, EPA published a notice in the Federal
Register (see Attachment 1) announcing that in order to ootain
and maintain authorization to administer and enforce a RCRA
Subtitle C hazardous waste program, States must apply for
authorization to regulata the hazardous components of mixed
waste as hazardous waste.  Mixed waste is defined as waste that
satisfies the definition of radioactive waste subject to the
Atomic Energy Act (AEA) and contains hazardous waste that
either (1)  is listed as a hazardous waste in Subpart D of
40 CFR Part 261 or (2) causes the waste to exhibit any of the
hazardous waste characteristics identified  in Subpart C of 40
CFR Part 261.  The hazardous component of mixed waste is
regulated by RCRA.  Conversely, the radioactive component of
mixed waste is regulated by either the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) or the Department of Energy (DOE).

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     In addition,  DOE issued an interpretative  rule  on May 1,  13a7_    ^^
to clarify the definition of "byproduct  material"  as it apciiea  to
DOE-owned wastes.   The final notice stipulated  "that only  the
actual radionuclides in DOE waste streams  will  be  considered
byproduct material."  Thus,  a hazardous  waste will always  be
subject to RCRA regulation even if it is contained in a mixture
that includes radionuclides subject to the AEA.  Clarification
of the implications of the byproduct rule  was previously transmit-
ted to the Regions (see Attachment 2).


MIXED WASTE AUTHORIZATION DEADLINES

     States which received final authorization  prior to publi-
cation of the July 3, 1986 FR notice must  revise their programs
by July 1, 1988 (or July 1,  1989 if a State statutory amendment
is required) to regulate the hazardous components  of mixed waste.
This schedule is established in the "Cluster Rule" (51 FR  33712).
Extensions to these dates may be approved  by the Regional
Administrator (see 40 CFR 271.21(e) (3)).

     States initially applying for final authorization after
July 3, 1987 must include mixed waste authority in their applica-
tion for final authorization (see 40 CFR 271.3(f)).   In addition,
no State can-receive HSWA authorization for corrective action
(§3004(u)) unless the State can demonstrate that its definition
of solid waste does not exclude the hazardous  components of
mixed waste.  This is because the State must be able to apply
its corrective action authorities at mixed waste units.


PROGRAM REVISION REQUIREMENTS

     Applying for mixed waste authorization is  a simple, straight-
forward process.  The application package should include an
Attorney General's Statement, the applicable statutes and rules,
and a Program Description.

     1.  Attorney General's Statement

         The Attorney General will need to certify  in the state-
         ment that the State has  the necessary authority  to
         regulate the hazardous components of mixed waste as
         hazardous waste.  Copies of the cited statute(s) and
         rules should be included  in the State's application.
         See Item I.G., "Identification and Listing"  in the
         Model AG Statement in Chapter  3.3 of the State
         Consolidated RCRA Authorization Manual (SeRAM) for
         additional guidance.

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     2 .  ?». cc-3m Description

         The Program Description should address how the RCRA
         portion of the nixed waste program will be implemented
         and enforced, and describe available resources and
         costs (see 40 CFR §271.6).  The State must also demon-
         strate that staff has necessary health phvsics and
         other radiological training and has appropriate security
         clearances, if needed, or that the State agency has
         access to such people.

         If an agency other than the authorized State agency is
         implementing the RCRA portion of the mixed waste program,
         then the application should include a Memorandum of
         Understanding (MOU) between that agency and the autho-
         rized hazardous waste agency describing the roles and
         responsibilities of each (see 40 CFR §271.6(b)).

         Lastly, the Program Description should include a brief
         description of the types and an estimate of the number
         of mixed waste activities to be regulated by the State
         (see 40 CFR §271.6(g) and (a)}.  Chapter 3.2.- Program
         Description, in the SCRAM orovides additional guidance.


INTERIM STATUS'

     In authorized States, mix-d waste handlers are not subject
to RCRA regulation until the State's program is revised and
approved by EPA to include this authority.  In the interim,
however, any applicable State law applies.  Treatment, storage
and disposal facilities "in existence" on the date of the State's
authorization to regulate mixed waste may qualify for interim
status under Section 3005(e)(1) (A)(ii) (providing interim stacus
for newly regulated facilities), if they submit a Part A permit
application within 6 months of that date.  In addition, any
such facilities which are land disposal facilities will be
subject to loss of interim status, under Section 3005(e)(3),
unless these facilities submit their Part B permit application
and two required certifications (i.e. groundwater monitoring
and financial assurance) within twelve months of the effective
date of the State's authorization (i.e., within twelve months
of the date facilities are first subject to regulation under
RCRA).  Note:  Federal facilities that handle mixed waste are
not required to demonstrate financial assurance.

     With respect to facilities treating, storing or disposing
of mixed waste in unauthorized States, Headquarters is currently
developing a Federal Register notice that will clarify interim
status qualification requirements under Section 3005(e) as  they
apply to affected facilities that have not notified in accordance
with Section 3010(a) or submitted Part  \ and/or B permit applic-
ations.  We anticipate issuing the FR notice early this Fall.

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INCONSISTENCIES

     Section 1006 of RCRA precludes any solid or hazardous .vaste
regulation by EPA or a State that is "inconsistent"  with the
requirements of the AEA.   If an inconsistency is identified, the
inconsistent RCRA requirement would be i nappl icao le .   For example,
an inconsistency might occur where compliance with a specific RCRA
requirement would violate national security interests.   In such
instances, the AEA would take precedence and the RCRA requirement
would be waived.

     The EPA and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission conducted a
comparison of existing regulations for hazardous waste management
and low-level radioactive waste management under 40  CFR Parts
260-266, 268 and 270 and 10 CFR Part 61, respectively,  to ascertain
the extent of potential inconsistencies.  None were  identified as a
result of that effort.  The comparison did indicate  that there were
differences in regulatory stringency,  however.  Thus, in issuing
permits or otherwise implementing its mixed waste program, States
must make every effort to avoid inconsistencies.


     If you have any questions please contact Jim Michael, Chief-,
Implementation Section, State Programs Branch (WH-563B) at FTS/(202)
382-2231 or Betty Shackleford, Mixed Waste Project Manager, State
Programs Branch at FTS/(202) 475-9656.

Attachments

cc:  Elaine Stanley, OWPE
     Federal Facility Coordinators
       Regions  I - X
     Chris Grundler, Federal Facilities Task Force

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ATTACHMENT 1
        Thursday
        July 3, 1986
        Part VI



        Environmental

        Protection Agency

        Hazardous Wasts: Statt Authorization To
        Ragulatt Hazardous Components of
        Radioaetivt Mixtd Wastes; Notlct

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24504
                        Federal Register / Vol. 51. No. 128 / Thursday. |u:y 3. 1986 /  Notices
 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
 AGENCY
 (F«L-304t-3|

 State Authorization To Regular* me
 Hazardous Component! of
 Radioactive Mixed Wastes Under the
 Resource Conservation and Recovery
 Act

 ACCNCr: Environmental Prctec'ion
 \i*f\r\
 ACTION: \otice.

 SUMMANV: The Environmental Protection
 Agenc> (EPA) is today publishing a
 noi.ce that in order to obtain and
 maintain authorization to administer
 and enforce  a hazardous waste  program
 pursuant to Subtitle C of the Resource
 Conservation and Recovery Act
 (RCRA). States must have authority to
 regulate the  hazardous components of
 'radioactive mixed wastes'.
 Radioactive mixed wastes ' are wastes
 that contain  hazardous wastes sub|eu
 to RCRA and radioactive wastes subject
 to the Atomic Energy Act (AEA).
OATf: States which have received EPA
authorization pnor to the publicity date
of this Notice must, withm'one year of
 the publication date of this notice (two
years if a State statutory- amendment is
required) (i.e.. by |uly 3.'l9«T and July 3.
1968). demonstrate authonty to  regulate
the hazardous components of
 radioactive mixed  wastes. States
 initially applying for final authorization
 after July 3.1967 must incorporate this
provision in  their application  for final
authorization.
PON njNTMtM INFORMATION CONTACT:
Demse Hawkins. Office of Solid Waste
(\\H-563-B). U.S. Environmental
Pro'ection Agency. 401 M Street SW..
 Uashmgton.'DC 20460. 1202} 3M-::iO.
 SU»»IIMINTAMV INPOMMATON:

 A. Authorization of State Hazardous
 Waste Programs
  Section 3006(b) of RCRA provides thai
 Suies may apply to EPA for
 authorization to  administer and enforce
 a hazardous waste program pursuant to
 Subt:;le C of RCRA. Authorized State
 pr jgrams are earned out ;n lieu of the
 Foderal program. However. EPA is
 authorized to implement the Hazardous
                                        and Solid Waste Amendments to RCRA
                                        jHSWAI (Pub. L 98-6161 in autnonzed
                                        States until those States revise their
                                        programs to incorporate the HSWA
                                        requirements and receive EPA
                                        authonzation to implement HSWA.
                                        Requirements for obtaining
                                        authorization are set forth in 40 CFR
                                        Part :n. To date. 41 States have
                                        received final authonzation (not
                                        including HSWA).
                                        B. Regulation of Radioactive Wastes
                                          Section 1004(27] of RCRA excludes
                                        from the definition of "solid waste".
                                        'source, special nuclear or byproduct
                                        material as defined by the Atomic
                                        Energy Act of 1954. as amended (AEA)
                                        (66 Slat. 923)." Since "hazardous waste"
                                        is defined by section 1004(5) as a subset
                                        of 'solid waste". "source, special
                                        nuclear and byproduct material" are
                                        exempt  from the definition of hazardous
                                        waste and thus from the Subtitle C
                                        program.
                                          While source, special nuclear and
                                        byproduct material are clearly exempt
                                        from RCRA. the extent of the statute s
                                        applicability to wastes containing both
                                        hazardous waste and source, special
                                        nuclear or byproduct material has been
                                        les evident. The question of which
                                        wastes are encompassed by the term
                                        "byproduct material" has also been the
                                        subject of some controversy. We note
                                        that the definition of byproduct material
                                        is currently the subject of rulemakmg by
                                        the Department of Energy (DOE). (30 FR
                                        45738. November 1.1965).
                                          Given the lack of clanty on this issue.
                                        EPA did not previously require as a
                                        condition of State authorization that the
                                        State have regulatory authority over the
                                        hazardous components of radioactive
                                        mixed wastes. In  authorizing States.
                                        EPA did not inquire into State authority
                                        over the hazardous components of
                                        radioactive mixed wastes and made no
                                        determination of whether States had
                                        authonty over such wastes.
                                        Accordingly, the Agency has taken the
                                        position that currently authorized State
                                        programs do not apply to radioactive
                                        mixed wastes.
                                          Thus, radioactive mixed wastes are
                                        not currently lubiect to Subtitle C
                                        regulations in authonzed States.' EPA
                                        has now determined that wastes
containing both hazardous v.as-» >-;
radioactive waste are ju:;ec: •; •-?
RCRA regulation.
  Today, we are heresy puc.is.- -;
notice that, pursuant to 40 CFR  Z~: 9
(which requires State programs -o
regulate all wastes contro'iled u.-sj- ;o
CFR Pan 261), Radioactive T.IXBJ A =< -<
are to be part of authorized Stare
programs. States that already ha\'. EP A i
      minorities m lutnonxsa Sum EPA -1.1
UM ill HSWA authorities ig tuppiemrn* in
luihonxed Suit t •uihomy ever RCRA-rer.ij'"!
unit*. Undtr I JOdWu). EPA can •oimli ntue a
permit will) tht Suit and impost eerrectr r  «:• —
requirements an httaraous watte manjftrtni
units tnd iclid weete ntntftmtm jm-i .iwmt.
facilities that contain unut aupiect 10 OCR \
AJthoufft fiaxardous eompontntt :f :isio«rM -
mued wants art not HORA-r»fui..»a j/ij*»
luihonxtd Suit RCRA Brofft-n r.tfiont.-. <
mi»td wtiit will bt eenndtftd 10 bt a  10:  o
wttit  for purpew* of camctivt action 4- >u. i
*4«lt m«JU(tmtni uniti. Tht Ffdtral dtf:r  : - •
"•olid waait  it to bt uatd m d«urtimm| »i -•
unm art awtnu t. txcauM Sttit dtrmitioni »«-,
not tcrunntstd. Thtrtfert. m ordtr 10 obtain
auihontation for cerrtctivt action Sut*< * .»•
obtain auitionxinon for their atf'.nmon of 10 ".
waait vhick may not txclud* nazardout
component! of radioactive -mien »«»IM 8f,.i-
radiotctive mued want n connderta a ion. •«,
under tht Fedtrai RCRA prof ram  jr. tt ;or-< •  • j
radioactive mued wattes are iwmu ^ ma 4*c
lueiect to C3ir«ctive action  • 'nere •« «no-"«- .- •
r*4mr:nf a DCRA permit i\ -he '*c.:ui SCR ^
enforcement activities alto 
  ' EPA n not promuifaiint, a -»«u.«i.on •::„.
However m !'|.1t of the A|enc\ i are\ on 3*
»e believe it  • appropriate to prev.de 'fie •  -•
allowed By «oCFH  I". ::;»i::: forS-i'f s-oi-,-
•nodificationt to confora to '»iumon -•t-t-\
Nntt mat EPA haa prepottd to a.reid 40 CF?
271.21 to ailow States vint;i |uh l of ««ck .<:••- >o
incorporate cnanits to me Feder>t04  Unu  c -J'c- -;
ipproacn for radioact-ve mure »«itri •'. *~i •••-
:*e reMSioni to I 1*\ 21 art firu .v jr«r .   :

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                        Ftdtrai Reyitif / Vol. SI. No. 128 / Thursday  July 3. 1986 /  Notices
initially apptyini for final authorization
ont y««r after the publication date of
this nonet must makt inn
demonstration in ihur initial*
application.
  tn most cases. tiv.s *;:! require ar.iy an
mterprem e suierrent 3v -r.e State
Attorney General, since most States
have the same exception to the
definition of 'solid waste  as that
contained in section 1004!2~] of RCRA
Some States, however, may require
statutory amendments m order to
regulate the hazardous components of
radioactive mixed wastes. Sucn States.
if already authorized, must reuse their
programs within two yearn of iu,e
publication date of this notice S:«:es
mit-alU  applying that need a statutory
amendment will have to obtain tne
amendment before submitting nn
application  for final autnonza-ion
  In order to demonstrate refutation of
tne hazardous components of
radioactive mixed wastes. Sta'M should
submit to the appropriate Regional
Administrator a copy of all applicable
statutory and regulatory provisions, plus
a statement by the State Attorney
General to the effect mat the State s
hazardous wane program appnes to
wastes containing both hazardous  *aste
and radioactive waste as defined b\ rne
AEA. If an aaency otr.er than the
authorized hazardous waste aaencv Mill
implement the radioactive mixed waves
program, the authorization application
•rust include a description of tne
agency s  functions nee 40 C-R :*". Sibi)
and a .Memorandum of Understanding
between  that agency and the authorized
hazardous waste agency describing trie
rotes and responsibilities of each.
  The DOE has proposed an interpret r
definition of the t»rm "byproduct
material" 153 FR 45r3o  November  l.
19831. and is now evaluating public
cornnent Pending ciartf-catian of tnts
issue, this matter will be addressed on a
case-b\-case basis.
  v\e also note tna: section 1006 of
RCRA precludes any regulation  b\ EPA
or a State wmch :s inconsister.t wnn 'p.e
requ:rerr.en's of the Atomic Enetgv Ac;
EPA «.id'-e Sia'e r-ia\.  •-»• •:••:
cas«?-o\-case ^aS.$ .se -re *.	
S 1006 .0 modif\ -azarsc.s .v-»-
requirements to adc.-eu -ac.-.a,--
r.ixed wastes ac'.:\'t:#j c»»j -:
•ssuance of EPA s re«u aiior -.\,-..
set forth procedures :c: accrcss.
inconsistency ,«sue  In
the Nuciear Reauutcr\
[NRCl. and DOE wi.i DB *ork r;
together to aeveiop gu.car.ce
  Notwithstanding an\ nine' ~r;   <
otlaw all requ'terrents of :r.e A£.\
all E\ccuti\e Orders concur—-a :.-p
handl.p.a of restricted data *nc r......
S9curt»\  information. i.-.c!a-..-.a  rcr
know r^quirr-rpnts. sr.oii ir aco..,-
to -nv gr.mt of access to c:_i-i,f ed
inforr-.a'.ion under the prj\i$.3r.< oi
RCRA
  0«:fd  !un« 30. :986
| Wintion Porter.
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            UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                        /.ASr^lMTON DC 20-160
                                                         OFFICE O F

                                                         -EHAl. COUNSEL.
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:  Regulation of Radioactive "Mixed"  Waste Under RCRA
FROM:     Joseph
          Attorney (LE-13^5)

TO:       Marcia Williams, Director
          Office of Solid Waste (WH-562)
THRU:     Mark A.  Greenwood
          Assistant General Counsel
          Resource Conservation and Recovery
            Act Branch (LE-132S)

     Attached for Dr. Porter's signature is a draft letter
transmitting to the Department of Energy ("DOE")  draft revisions
to EPA's RCRA regulations.  The revisions would specify proce-
dures for RCRA regulation of DOE facilities operated under
authority of the Atomic Energy Act ("AEA").  In accordance
with previous discussions with you and your staff, the trans-
mittal letter would advise DOE that in authorized States,  with
respect to radioactive "mixed wastes," it was under no obligation
to submit a permit application or certify compliance with
groundwater monitoring requirements on November 8, 1985.

     The view that mixed waste is not currently subject to
authorized States' RCRA programs may generate considerable
controversy.  Given the confusion surrounding the subject,
we thought it would be useful to offer the following summary
and analysis of the mixed waste issue for your consideration in
reviewing the draft letter to DOE.  We also recommend that EPA
publish a notice clarifying that RCRA does apply  to mixed
waste, and requiring authorized States to amend their programs
accordingly.

Background:

     DOE originally took  the position that its facilities
were not subject to RCRA  at all.  EPA and the Department of
Justice's Office of Legal Counsel did not agree with DOE's
absolutist position, which was ultimately rejected by the

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court in LEAF v,. Ho del, 586 F.  Supp.  1163  (E.D.  Tenn.  1984).
After the court decision,  DOE abandoned its  claim  of  total
exemption.

     However, the LEAF decision did not address  the regulation
of "mixed wastes."  Section 1004(27)  of RCRA excludes  from  the
definition of solid waste (and thus hazardous waste)  "source,
special nuclear and byproduct material, as defined by  the
Atomic Energy Act."  While these materials are clearly exempt
from RCRA, the status of mixtures containing both  those
materials and hazardous wastes was less evident.  In  a
February 21,  1984 memorandum to Ernesta Barnes (Attachment  I),
then-Assistant Administrator Lee Thomas declared:

     EPA1 s authority to regulate these "mixed" wastes  under
     RCRA is not entirely clear, and the universe  and  genera-
     tors of these wastes have not been fully identified.
     We are working to determine EPA's legal authority over
     these wastes and appropriate and effective measures for
     managing them.  Once a final determination about these
     issues has been reached, EPA will announce it publicly.
     If EPA determines that these wastes,  which are  currently
     regulated under the AEA, are subject to regulation under
     the federal RCRA program, authorized states will have the
     time frame provided in 40 CFR 271.21  (e) to amend their
     programs to become equivalent.  Until that time,  EPA will
     not require the States to regulate any waste  stream that
     has both hazardous and source, special nuclear,  or bypro-
     duct components as a requirement of authorization.

     In the aftermath of the LEAF decision,  EPA and  DOE
informally agreed that "mixed wastes" were subject to RCRA.
However, questions remained on which wastes are "byproduct
material," and thus exempt from RCRA, and which wastes,  though
containing byproduct material are not _in their entirety byproduct
material,  and thus are subject to RCRA.  DOE agreed to prepare
a rule which would clarify the definition of byproduct material
in this regard;  drafts were circulated as early as mid-1984,
and a rule was proposed November 1, 1985 (50 Fed.  Reg. 45736).

     EPA has not yet issued a public pronouncement that mixed
waste is in fact subject to RCRA.  However,  in a May  1,  1985
memorandum to the Regional Hazardous Waste Division Directors
(Attachment II), John Skinner declared that EPA and DOE  had
agreed that RCRA applies to "certain radioactive mixed wastes,"
and recommended that until new regulations are  promulgated,
EPA should issue RCRA permits (in non-authorized States) for
"those mixed wastes which are clearly  RCRA wastes, i.e.
where DOE agrees that a particular mixed waste  is subj ect  to
RCRA."  Nonetheless, despite the implied assertion of RCRA
authority over mixed wastes, the Skinner memo declared  that
States cannot yet receive RCRA authorization  to regulate mixed

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wastes, and .would not be able to do so until EPA publishes  a
Federal Register notice describing our interpretation of  the
radioactive waste exclusion.  In addition;  as Skinner recognized,
EPA. is unable to issue RCRA permits in authorized States.
Thus, under the approach set forth in the Skinner memorandum,
no RCRA permits regulating mixed wastes could be issued  in
authorized States.  Mr. Skinner reaffirmed  this  position  in an
August 30, 1985 memorandum to James H. Scarborough,  a Waste
Management Division Branch Chief in Region  IV (Attachment  III).

     The view that authorized State RCRA programs do not
extend to mixed waste is based on the theory that when EPA
authorized those programs, "EPA had no interpretation on  the
radioactive waste exemption [so] there is no way that EPA
could have reviewed the State programs for  equivalence."
See Attachment III.  Accordingly, State regulation of mixed
waste, even if framed in terms identical to the RCRA statute,  j_/
is deemed "beyond the scope" of the RCRA program.  While  this
theory makes sense with respect to States that were authorized
before EPA concluded that RCRA extended to  mixed waste,  it  is
less compelling with respect to States that applied for authori-
zation after EPA reached that conclusion, and after the Agency
decided that its own permits would cover mixed wastes.  While
some believe that RCRA State authorization over mixed waste
should await regulatory clarification of the mixed wastes
universe, it would seem that if mixed wastes are subject to EPA
RCRA permitting, they should also be covered by authorized
State programs.  After all, the exact parameters of many of the
waste streams regulated under RCRA are not clear, but authorized
States are nevertheless required to regulate them.  Thus,
although the exact definition of mixed waste may still be
unresolved, it would seem appropriate for the Agency to publish
a Federal Register notice declaring that mixed wastes, i.e.,
wastes containing both source, special nuclear or byproduct
material and hazardous wastes, are subject  to RCRA and that
State programs must be revised accordingly. 2/

     You should also be aware that in discussions with the
regulated community, EPA did not advise owner/operators that
there were no RCRA requirements with respect to mixed wastes
in authorized States.  To the contrary, as late as May 22,
1985, U.S. Ecology was advised of the need  to submit a Part B
permit application by November 8, 1985 with respect  to any
]_/  All but a few states provide an exception identical to that
    contained in section 1004(27) of RCRA.

2/  For the reason set forth in footnote  1 , only a few states
    would actually have to revise their programs; most would
only need to certify to EPA that mixed wastes are covered.

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hazardous waste which is not source,  special  nuclear,  or
byproduct material.   Similarly,  we never  advised  Congressional
staff of our position on authorized State Regulation of  mixed
waste.  It is possible that knowledge of  that position would
have defused the effort to provide legislative relief to U.S.
Ecology and others similarly situated from  the loss  of interim
status provision,  since most relevant facilities  are located
in states with authorized RCRA State programs.

     You may wish to consider the  foregoing in determining
whether to affirm the position taken in the attached Skinner
memoranda, which is  reflected in the draft  transmittal letter
to DOE.  While we are comfortable  with that position from a
legal standpoint,  at least with respect to  States which  were
authorized before May 1, 1985 (the date of  the first EPA memo-
randum concluding that RCRA does apply to mixed waste),  we
believe that solid arguments may be advanced in support of a
contrary view.  We will be glad to discuss  this matter with you
further at your request.
Attachments

cc: Gene Lucero
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   FEDERAL FACILITIES
RCRA OPERATING GUIDANCE

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                                FEDERAL FACILITIES
                            RCRA OPERATING GUIDANCE


5.0          FEDERAL FACILITIES/ISSUES


5.1          PROGRAM OBJECTIVE


       The objective of EPA and State activity at Federal facilities is to ensure that these

facilities afford the same degree of environmental protection as is required of other hazardous

waste handlers.


5.2          RELATION TO FY 1989 RCRA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN


       Greater emphasis on:


                    The timely settlement of compliance agreements and final orders at Federal
                    facilities; and

             •      The integration of RCRA and CERCLA at Federal  facilities.


       Continued emphasis on:


             •      The application of EPA's timely and appropriate enforcement criteria at
                    Federal facilities;

             •      Use of the A-106 process; and

             •      The issuance of permits to facilities treating, storing or disposing of
                    hazardous waste.


       New emphasis  on:


             •      The issuance of actions against contract operators of government owned
                    facilities; and

                    The calculation of penalties for violations of RCRA requirements.

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5.3           OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES

Application of EPA's Timely and Appropriate Enforcement Criteria

       The enforcement priorities in Section 3 apply to Federal facilities. Authorized States have
the lead on enforcement for Federal handlers.  States should apply the same criteria, mechanisms
and processes for proceeding against a private handler in non-compliance with RCRA
requirements to Federal facilities in non-compliance.

       EPA's process for proceeding against a Federal facility is outlined in the January 25, 1988
memorandum entitled "Enforcement Actions Under  RCRA and CERCLA at Federal Facilities."
EPA will take action at a Federal facility when a State refers the case to EPA for action and
provides justification for the referral or when a State fails to take action  in a timely manner as
described in EPA's Enforcement Response Policy.

Penalties

       In consideration of the inconsistent case law  on the issue of sovereign immunity  from
civil penalties, EPA and the States are not required to assess and collect penalties at Federal
facilities in violation of RCRA requirements. However, EPA Headquarters still considers the
penalty process a useful tool in deterring RCRA violations at Federal facilities and for ensuring
compliance is achieved. EPA Headquarters recommends that the Regions calculate the penalty
amount that would be assessed for violations of RCRA requirements if there was clear authority
to assess such penalties at a Federal facility.  Regions would then notify the Federal facility of
this penalty amount in  the initial formal enforcement action taken against the Federal facility
(e.g., EPA  Notice of Noncompliance). The dollar figures  should be based on EPA's standard
procedures for calculating penalties.  Consistent with Federal Facilities Compliance Strategy, if a
press release is issued by the Region announcing the initial formal enforcement action, it may
also contain the penalty figure with the appropriate  caveats.  At the end of the fiscal year, the
penalty information will be used in a report on Federal facility compliance with RCRA.

Elevation Process

       Headquarters is placing a high priority on the timely resolution of compliance issues at
Federal facilities. The negotiation of Federal Facility Compliance Agreements (FFCA) should not
exceed 120 days.  If issues are not resolved within this time period as outlined in the March 24,
1988 memorandum on  the "Elevation Process for Achieving Federal Facility Compliance Under

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RCRA," the unresolved disputes should be elevated to EPA Headquarters.  The 120 day
negotiation deadline and subsequent elevation of unresolved issues should be clearly outlined in
the Notice of Noncompliance. The Regions should also encourage the States to resolve
compliance issues at Federal facilities in the same period of time and notify Federal agencies of
negotiation deadlines up front.  The Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance Office
(FFHWCO) will prepare quarterly reports on the status of enforcement response at Federal
facilities.

Actions Against Contract-Operators  of Government-Owned Facilities

       Headquarters will continue to encourage and support the issuance of actions against
contract-operators of government-owned facilities as a viable enforcement option for achieving
compliance at Federal facilities.  The FFHWCO will be providing more guidance on this issue
during FY 1989.

Integration of RCRA and CERCLA at Federal Facilities

       Federal facilities that treat, store or dispose of hazardous  waste will need to obtain RCRA
permits.  The Regions and States should continue to develop permits (including post-closure
permits) for Federal facilities in accordance with the priorities established in Section 2.3.  These
permitting activities may include evaluating corrective action  needs, developing schedules of
compliance, targeting public involvement, and approving closure plans.

       Many Federal facilities subject to RCRA corrective action are also being evaluated and
listed on  the National Priorities List when appropriate as discussed in the Federal Facility Listing
Policy (54 FR 10520).  At such facilities, RCRA corrective action needs must be coordinated with
Superfund activities. The preferred approach to address Federal facility NPL sites is to use
CERCLA Section 120 Interagency Agreements. The Regions  should develop a strategy  for
integrating the RCRA and CERCLA cleanup authorities at each of their priority Federal
facilities.  When developing a plan for action, the following factors should be considered:  NPL
status of  the Federal facility, status of the RCRA permit, the  type of release (e.g., hazardous
waste, radioactive, or mixed waste), and the level of state participation at the facility.  There are
several different statutory mechanisms that EPA and the States can use as a basis for developing a
comprehensive strategy for addressing RCRA corrective action and CERCLA remedial action at
Federal facilities.  These mechanisms include RCRA corrective action orders under Sections
3008(h), 7003 or 3013,  the corrective action provisions of a RCRA permit, administrative orders
under CERCLA Sections 104 and 106, and Federal Facility Agreements under CERCLA Section

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120. The January 25, 1988 memorandum on "Enforcement Actions Under RCRA and CERCLA
at Federal Facilities" describes each of these tools in more  detail. Model language for Federal
Facility Agreements under CERCLA Section 120 with both DOE and DoD is also available.  It is
very important that the RCRA and CERCLA programs communicate and coordinate their
activities.  States should be asked to participate in developing the facility-specific strategies for
integrating RCRA and CERCLA.  The FFHWCO will be providing more guidance on this issue
during FY 1989.

       For Federal facilities that will not be listed on the NPL and may not be seeking a RCRA
permit, the Regions and the States should determine the need to take action at the facility based
on the threat it presents to human health and the environment. The appropriate factors and
mechanisms to consider in developing a strategy for such facilities are the same as those for
facilities seeking RCRA permits listed on the NPL. The determination of need for
corrective/remedial action should be in accordance with Section 4, and should ensure the worst
sites are addressed first.

A-106

       Regions and States should continue  to review and comment on the A-106 funding levels
for Federal agency proposed pollution abatement projects. The Regions and States should
concentrate first on a review of compliance "Class I" projects (those projects that have either a
signed compliance agreement or consent order in place to correct deficiencies cited during an
inspection; or those projects which are required immediately because a statutory or regulatory
deadline has passed).   Secondly, within time and resource constraints, review the Class II and
Class III projects. Regions and States can seek guidance from the Regional Federal Facilities
Coordinator.  During the January-March review period, Regional program staff should
coordinate their comments with their program counterparts in delegated and authorized States.

DoD Chemical Demilitarization Facilities

       Regions 4, 6,  and  10 are expected to continue cooperating with the Army to develop
RCRA incineration permits for their chemical agent demilitarization sites. The  Regions will use
the initial RCRA permit of this type (issued in FY 1989) as a model. All Regions (and States) in
which stockpiles of chemical warfare agents are located  will participate in the Intergovernmental
Consultation and Coordination Boards (ICCBs) that oversee the demilitarization program.

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DOE - NRC Mixed Waste

       Under the Federal program, all RCRA requirements are applicable to mixed waste
handlers.  Regions and States are to continue to address mixed waste handlers based on the
environmental benefits expected to be achieved (see Section 1). Until an authorized State revises
its regulations and/or statutes, and until it seeks and obtains authority to regulate mixed waste,
mixed waste is not hazardous in that state.  Authorization applications from States not needing a
statutory change for mixed waste were due September 1, 1988. States needing a statutory change
have an additional year to submit such applications. Many States have applied for and received a
six-month extension of the applicable deadline. Because of this, regulation of mixed wastes
continues to be fragmented. Regions must move aggressively and encourage States to comply
with these deadlines to mitigate confusion and continued fragmented implementation of the
RCRA program as it applies to mixed waste.

       On September 23, 1988, EPA published a Federal Register notice extending the deadline
for owner-operators at TSDFs in unauthorized States to submit Part A of the permit application
in order to qualify for  the interim status for mixed waste activities.  The deadline for receipt of
those Part A applications is March  23,  1989. Further, in conjunction with the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC), notification of potential RCRA applicability and a copy of the
September 23, 1988 notice (53 FR 37045) were sent to each NRC or Agreement State licensee.
Headquarters anticipates that this extension will result in a substantial increase in the number of
Permit applications received by the Regional offices. These applications should be addressed in
accordance with established priorities.  Owners and operators of facilities in authorized States
must comply with State requirements regarding interim status.

       The Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (LLRWPAA) requires
States to provide for disposal of commercially  generated low-level radioactive waste either
independently or in compacts with other States. Such capacity must be available by January 1,
1993.  States failing to  meet this deadline will be subject to substantial penalties.  While the exact
number of future commercial low-level waste  disposal facilities is uncertain (a final number will
be between 8 and 15), NRC and DOE have determined that low-level waste disposal facilities
must also  provide for mixed waste  disposal in order to fulfill the requirement established by the
LLRWPAA.  At this time, Texas and Nebraska have indicated they will have mixed waste
disposal capacity. Regions  and States should begin identifying the resource implications of
permitting mixed waste disposal facilities by January 1, 1993.  Headquarters has developed two
guidance documents that focus on disposal facility siting and design. (See OSWER Directives
numbered 9480.00-14 and 9487.00-8, respectively.)  The goal of both Headquarters and these

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documents is for RCRA compliance not to become an impediment to States meeting this
milestone.

       Headquarters is currently developing a number of second generation guidance documents
in response to needs identified by Regions and States.  In FY 1989, guidance on mixed waste
characterization and verification, storage, inspection, and joint licensing/permitting will be
available.  Additionally, Headquarters is developing a mixed waste training course.  A second
workshop is also planned for late summer which will focus on issues raised at the National Mixed
Waste Workshop held in 1988.

       Lastly, Regions should  encourage States to seek authorization for those provisions which
may impact  the regulation of mixed waste (e.g., permit modification rule,  Christmas Tree Rule,
Subpart X) concurrently with mixed waste authorization, if possible.  This may be especially
critical for states with major DOE facilities.

5.4           MAJOR ACTIVITIES

       Headquarters:

              •      Prepare  quarterly reports on the status of enforcement response at Federal
                     facilities in significant noncompliance.
              •      Compile an end-of-year report on Federal facility compliance with RCRA.
                     Resolve noncompliance issues that are elevated to Headquarters in
                     accordance with the "elevation policy" of March  24, 1988.
              •      Continue to provide Regional Offices with guidance on RCRA/CERCLA
                     integration at Federal facilities.
              •      Distribute A-106 draft reports to Regional Offices  for comments;
                     distribute draft OMB report to Regional Offices for comment; distribute
                     final OMB report, as requested.
       Regions and States:
              •      Apply timely and appropriate enforcement criteria  to Federal facilities.
              •      Elevate  compliance issues that are not resolved in a timely fashion.
              •      Continue to review and comment on draft A-106 reports and EPA's draft
                     OMB report.
              •      Issue actions against contract-operators of government-owned facilities
                     where appropriate.

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                    Calculate penalty amounts for Federal facilities in violation of RCRA
                    requirements and notify Federal facilities of these amounts
                    (recommended).
5.5           LIST OF NEW AND PROPOSED REGULATIONS


      Not Applicable.


5.6           RELEVANT GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS
                    Enforcement Actions Under RCRA and CERCLA at Federal Facilities.
                    (January 25, 1988)

                    Elevation Process for Achieving Federal Facility Compliance Under
                    RCRA. (March 24,  1988)

                    Agreement with the  Department of ENergy--Model Provisions for
                    CERCLA Federal Facility Agreements.  (May 27, 1988)

                    Agreement with the  Department of Defense--Model Provisions for
                    CERCLA Federal Facility Agreements.  (June 17, 1988)

                    Enforcement Actions at Government-Owned Contractor-Operated
                    Facilities. (September 8, 1988)

                    Federal Facilities Compliance Strategy. (November, 1988)

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   CHAPTER 7



DATA MANAGEMENT

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                                      CHAPTER?
                                  DATA MANAGEMENT


7A.    Superfund Comprehensive Accomplishments Plan/Superfund Project Management System
      Definitions and Methodologies

7B.    CERCLIS Guidance
                                                                               1/90

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                        FEDERAL FACILITY DEFINITIONS
INTRODUCTION
       Definitions for Federal Facility activities are generally the same as those used for PRP-
financed actions. The Federal Facility activity definitions have been divided into three
categories: Pre-remedial, Remedial and Enforcement. The SPMS measure, "NPL sites addressed"
includes remedial, removal, enforcement and Federal Facilities activities.  The definition can be
found in the Remedial category.

PRE-REMEDIAL

ACTIVITY:   PA Completions

       DEFINITION: A Preliminary Assessment is the first stage of site assessment. Geological
       and hydrological data and data concerning site practices are reviewed to complete the PA
       report.  Federal agencies are required to conduct PAs at their facilities.

       DEFINITION OF ACCOMPLISHMENT:  A PA is complete when the PA  report is
       reviewed and the PA completion date is entered into CERCLIS.

       CHANGES IN DEFINITION FY89-FY90:

       SPECIAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS:

ACTIVITY:   SI Completions

       DEFINITION: The site inspection involves collecting field data for the purpose of
       characterizing the magnitude and severity of the hazards posed by the facility. An SI
       should provide adequate data for EPA (using FIT resources) to determine the site's
       Hazard Ranking System (HRS) score. Federal agencies are required to conduct Sis at their
       facilities.

       DEFINITION OF ACCOMPLISHMENT:  An SI is complete when EPA reviews the SI
       report, a draft HRS score has been derived, and the completion date is entered into
       CERCLIS.

       CHANGES IN DEFINITION FY89-FY90:

       SPECIAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS: A projection must be made in CERHELP of
       the FIT resources needed for HRS development.


REMEDIAL

       The following Federal  Facility remedial activities are tracked through SPMS and SCAP.
The definitions encompass first, subsequent, and final activities.

ACTIVITY:   Federal Facility RI/FS Starts

       DEFINITION: An RI/FS is the development of a carefully scoped solution or part of a
       solution to a contamination problem.  Federal facility RI/FS are conducted by the Federal
       entity. The Federal agency is required to start an RI/FS within six months of site listing
       on the NPL.

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      DEFINITION OF ACCOMPLISHMENT:  The start date is either 1) A signed FFA/JAG
      or 2) Publication of timetables and deadlines in consultation with the state for expeditious
      completion of the RI/FS. Subsequent RI/FS start is defined as the receipt of the RI/FS
      workplan within the context of the FFA/IAG.

      CHANGES IN DEFINITION FY89-FY9Q: Subsequent RI/FS start definition was added.

      SPECIAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS:  First and subsequent RI/FS starts are a
      combined SCAP target.

ACTIVITY:   Federal Facility RI/FS Completion (ROD)

      DEFINITION:  The ROD is the document which details the selection of remedy.  The
      Federal entity and EPA jointly select the  remedy at the facility.

      DEFINITION OF ACCOMPLISHMENT:  The date the initial, subsequent, or final ROD
      is signed by the Regional Administrator or the Assistant Administrator for OSWER is the
      completion date. This date must be entered in CERCLIS.

      CHANGES IN DEFINITION FY89-FY90:

      SPECIAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS:  First, subsequent and final RODs are
      combined SPMS and SCAP targets.

ACTIVITY:   RD Starts

      DEFINITION:  An RD is the process of developing plans and  specifications for the
      selected remedy. The Federal agency and/or its contractor performs the RD.

      DEFINITION OF ACCOMPLISHMENT:  The RD start is defined as the date the RD
      workplan is received by EPA, as recorded in CERCLIS, within the context of the IAG.

      CHANGES IN DEFINITION FY89-FY90: The  definition is the date of the receipt of the
      workplan instead of award of RD contract.

      SPECIAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS:  First, subsequent, and final RDs are a
      combined SCAP target.

ACTIVITY:   RA Starts

      DEFINITION:   An RA represents construction activities to address a release or potential
      release of a hazardous substance at a site. The Federal agency or its contractor performs
      the RA at the Federal Facility.

      DEFINITION OF ACCOMPLISHMENT:  An RA start is defined as the date, as  recorded
      in CERCLIS, that EPA receives the RA workplan  within the context of an IAG.

      CHANGES IN DEFINITION FY89-FY90: The  definition is the receipt of the workplan
      instead of the approval of the workplan.

      SPECIAL  PLANNING REQUIREMENTS:  Separate projections are made for first,
      subsequent and final RA starts.

ACTIVITY:   RA Starts Post SARA at NPL Sites

      DEFINITION:  A Post-SARA RA start is defined  as the initiation of on-site construction
      activities after October 16,  1986.

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      DEFINITION OF ACCOMPLISHMENT: Credit is given when substantial and continuous
      on-site work has begun at sites where EPA has concurred on the ROD and an IAG/FFA
      is in place. The date substantial and continuous on-site work begins must be recorded
      and documented in CERCLIS.

      CHANGES IN DEFINITION FY89-FY90:

      SPECIAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS:


ACTIVITY:   Percent NPL Sites Addressed

      DEFINITION: The number of proposed or final NPL sites where a removal action,
      RI/FS, enforcement action (Section 106  referral or unilateral order) or RCRA correction
      action has taken place divided by the total number of sites on the NPL.

      DEFINITION OF ACCOMPLISHMENT: See Definition.

      CHANGES IN DEFINITIONS FY89-90: New Definition for FY90.

      SPECIAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS:  RI/FS starts include Fund-financed, Federal
      Facility, State Enforcement (with or without EPA involvement), and State financed
      projects. CERCLIS will automatically review the site specific records, calculate the
      percentage and place it in the CERHELP Targets and Accomplishments file.


ENFORCEMENT

      ACTIVITY:   Signed Federal Facility Aereement/Interaeencv Agreements at NPL Sites

      DEFINITION: Under §120 of SARA, Federal Agencies are required to enter into a
      Federal Facility Agreement/Interagency Agreement with EPA within 6 months of EPA
      review of RI/FS regarding: 1)  A schedule for completion of the remedy; and 2)
      Arrangements for Operations and Management (O&M) at the facility.  OSWER policy is
      to enter into an IAG for the RI/FS and RD/RA phases.

      DEFINITION OF ACCOMPLISHMENT: Credit is given for any of the following: 1)  A
      signed §120 FFA/IAG for an RI/FS/RD/RA or RD/RA only; 2) Issuance of a §3008(h)
      Corrective Action Order that addresses all releases; 3) Referral of a Section 106
      Administrative Order to the Department of Justice for concurrence; 4) Issuance of a
      RCRA permit addressing all releases and all CERCLA requirements; or 5) A formal
      referral has been made to the AA SWER for dispute resolution.  A site can only receive
      credit once under this measure.

      CHANGES IN DEFINITION FY89-FY90:

      SPECIAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS:  Issuance of a Section 3008(h) Order, issuance
      of a RCRA permit  and formal referral to OSWER are not currently tracked  in CERCLIS.

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                    FEDERAL FACILITY METHODOLOGIES

REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDIES (RI/FS)

      Federal Facility RI/FS Start

      METHODOLOGY: The initial national and regional targets for Federal Facility RI/FS
      starts are based on projected RI/FS starts for FY91 in CERCLIS.

      DIFFERENCE FY90-FY91: New methodology for FY91.


      Federal Facility RI/FS Completion (RQD^

      METHODOLOGY: The national and regional candidate list for Federal Facility RODs is
      based on projected Federal Facility RODs in the CERCLIS records as reported by the
      regions.

      DIFFERENCE FY90-FY91:


REMEDIAL DESIGN (RD)

      Federal Facility RD Starts

      METHODOLOGY: The initial national and regional targets for Federal Facility RD starts
      are based on projected RD starts for FY91 in CERCLIS.

      DIFFERENCE FY90-FY91: New methodology for FY91.


REMEDIAL ACTION (RA)

      Federal Facility RA Starts

      METHODOLOGY: The initial national and regional targets for Federal Facility RA starts
      are based on projected RA starts for FY91 in CERCLIS.

      DIFFERENCE FY90-FY91: New methodology for FY91.

      RA Starts Post-SARA at NPL Sites

      METHODOLOGY: The national and regional candidate list for Federal Facility RA starts
      post-SARA at NPL sites is based on projected sites in CERCLIS.

      DIFFERENCE FY90-FY91:


ENFORCEMENT

      Signed Federal Facility Agreement/Interaeencv Agreements at NPL Sites

      METHODOLOGY: The national and regional methodology for Interagency Agreements
      at NPL sites is based on the number of proposed or final NPL Federal Facilities in each
      region without a signed FFA/IAG.

      DIFFERENCE FY90-FY91:

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FEDERAL FACILITIES

       The primary focus of the program is on Federal Facilities currently on or proposed to the
NPL and entering in Section 120 Federal Facility Agreements/Interagency Agreements
(FFA/IAG) with these facilities. The first priority for FY90 is to continue to oversee work at
facilities with §120 FFA/IAGs signed in FY89.  The second priority is to complete §120
FFA/IAG negotiations at facilities which were targeted in FY89 but slipped to FY90 and  the
third priority is to enter into §120 FFA/IAGs  that were not targeted for §120 FFA/IAGs in
FY89.  All proposed and final Federal Facilities, including Update 9 sites, should have signed
§120 FFA/IAGs by the end of FY90, except for several Federal Facilities which will be targeted
inFY91.

       Many of the Federal Facilities will have  significant RCRA/CERCLA integration issues.
Regions, in conjunction with states, need to address these issues relative to the scope of the
FFA/IAG early in the negotiations process.  Both RCRA and CERCLA program staff, as  well as
the Office of Regional Counsel, need to be involved in these discussions.

       Federal Facilities are defined as "Facilities owned or operated by a department, agency,
instrumentality of the United States." The Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket
contains the primary universe of Federal Facilities that are being assessed for inclusion on the
National Priorities List.  The bulk of these Facilities on the Docket that have been or will  be
placed on the NPL are Facilities owned by the Departments of Defense and Energy. Over time,
Facilities and lands owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) within the Department of
Interior will probably score high enough for inclusion on the NPL. To date, the Docket does not
contain Facilities that fall within the "Formerly-Owned" category.  HQ is currently analyzing
these Facilities relative to the  requirements of CERCLA §120.

       EPA's policy is to enter into §120 lAGs with all Federal Facilities proposed to or on the
NPL.  The scope of  these lAGs is to include the RI/FS phase as well as the RD/RA  phase.
Where appropriate, and in conjunction with the  RCRA program offices, these lAGs can be used
to justify RCRA so that only one set of requirements is applied to avoid redundant and
duplicative efforts.  In some cases, however, a combined RCRA/CERCLA permit/IAG approach
may be taken when the situations warrant such an approach, e.g., at DOE Weapons Facilities, or
when  the State or EPA RCRA program has compelling interests at units  on a Facility.  Pre-
planning, coordination among appropriate offices, and  definitive "scoping" of a Federal Facility
necessary factors for successful remediation.

       Regions should follow the Federal Facility negotiation policy for addressing Federal
Facilities. In essence, the policy is as follows:

              •     Establish 90 day  IAG negotiation periods based on the quarterly SCAP
                    IAG targets.  These schedules are to be forwarded to HQ two weeks prior
                    to each quarter.

              •     Address the RCRA/CERCLA issues prior to the negotiation period in
                    conjunction with the State and RCRA program offices.

              •     Issue a Federal Facility  notice letter to the Federal Facility establishing the
                    negotiation time frame.

                    Conduct three-party negotiations. The 90 day period may be extended 30
                    days if settlement is close.

                    If issues still remain after the 90/120 day period, the IAG is to be elevated
                    to HQ (FFHWCO) for dispute resolution. Along with the elevation, the
                    region should recommend either a 106 AO or two-party agreement  should
                    HQ resolution fail. If settlement is not reached, either the 106 AO  will be

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                     referred to DOJ or the region will enter into a two-party agreement,
                     depending on which is appropriate.

       In situations where a Federal agency is a PRP at a private site, they are to be treated the
same as a private party.  Cash-outs with premiums with the Federal agency may expedite RI/FS
and RD/RA negotiations.  Similarly, at formerly-owned sites with multiple PRPs, the Federal
agency is to be treated the same as a private party. At formerly-owned sites where the Federal
agency is taking sole responsibility for the RI/FS and RD/RA, the regions may use a §120 IAG
approach.
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                   FY90 BUDGET CATEGORY:  FEDERAL FACILITIES

       The Federal facility budget in FY90 is $7,OOOK. nationally.  This money is used to fund
the Case Budget activities listed below at Federal facility sites. It is imperative to code the site
(C135) a 'Y', indicating that it is a Federal Facility.  In addition, the value leads are 'FP for
events (C2117) and 'FE' for activities (C1707).

IAG Negotiation

       In FY90 S2.750K is available nationally to fund IAG negotiations. The activity code in
CERCLIS (C1732)  is 'IN.'  The valid lead (C1707) is 'FE.'  The average pricing factors is $50K
annually.

RI/FS and RD/RA Oversight

       RI/FS and RD/RA oversight costs at Federal Facilities are associated with the appropriate
operable unit.  It is imperative  that the Case Budget request corresponds to the operable unit for
which the event is  planned. Oversight at the First Operable Unit is priced at $20K per quarter.
The cost of the oversight at the second operable unit is $12K per quater.  The oversight at the
third or subsequent operable unit is priced quarterly at $8K.

Federal Facility Docket

       All requests for implementation and maintenance of the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Compliance Docket may be made non-site specifically in CERHELP (C402). Funding requests
for docket activities should be entered as 'FD' for Federal  Facility docket. The lead in
CERHELP (C404)  must be 'FF.'

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RESERVED FOR CERCLIS GUIDANCE

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           CHAPTER 8
DOD GUIDANCE/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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                                 DISCLAIMER


THE POUCIES AND GUIDANCE IN THIS CHAPTER WERE PRODUCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OR POLICIES OF EPA.

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                                       CHAPTERS
                          DOD GUIDANCE/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION


Defense Environmental Restoration Program Description

Defense Priority Model (54 Federal Register. October 20, 1989)

Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement

DoD Directive -- Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention

Management Guidance for Execution of the FY 1990/91 Defense Environmental Restoration Program
(DERP)

Memorandum on DoD's Policy on NPL Site Agreements

Memorandum on Agreements for NPL Sites - Interim Guidance Material
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DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM

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                           TABLE OF CONTENTS



Section                                                               Page



1.0   INTRODUCTION	  1



2.0   INSTALLATION RESTORATION PROGRAM 	  2



     2.1    IRP PRIORITIES	  2



3.0   FORMERLY USED PROPERTIES	  3



4.0   OTHER HAZARDOUS WASTE (OHW) PROGRAM	  3



5.0   INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS	  4
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                 DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM1

                                 1.0    INTRODUCTION

       The Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) was established in 1984 to
expand existing efforts to clean up contamination from hazardous waste sites.

       The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) provided
continuing authority for the Secretary of Defense to carry out this program in consultation with
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  Executive Order 12580 on Superfund
Implementation, signed by the President on January 23, 1987, delegated authority to the Secretary
of Defense for carrying out  the department's Environmental Restoration Program within the
overall framework of SARA and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). Funding for the DERP is provided by the Defense
Appropriations  Act.

       The DERP consists of three major elements:

                    Installation Restoration Program (IRP) - to identify, investigate, and clean
                    up  contamination from hazardous substances and wastes on installations
                    and at formerly used properties
              •     Other Hazardous Waste (OHW) Program - to fund studies and the purchase
                    of equipment to minimize the generation of hazardous wastes.  This
                    element also includes research, development, and demonstration of
                    technology related to hazardous waste
              •     Building Demolition and Debris  Removal (BDDR) - to demolish and
                    remove  unsafe buildings, structures, and debris at installations and at
                    formerly used properties

       The DERP is managed centrally by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and is carried
out by the Department of Defense (DoD) Components (military services and the Defense
Logistics Agency). The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment) provides policy
direction and oversight for the program. Each component retains the lead for activities at  its
installations.
       Based on the Defense Environmental Restoration Program Annual Report to Congress for
       Fiscal Year 1988. March  1989.
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                     2.0    INSTALLATION RESTORATION PROGRAM


       The IRP is carried out consistent with procedures of the National Oil and Hazardous

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) (40 CFR 300).  The basic steps of the program
follow:


                     Preliminary assessment/site inspection (PA/SI) - an installationwide study
                     to determine whether there are sites on the installation that may pose
                     hazards to public health or the environment

               •      Remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) - a comprehensive
                     investigation of sites identified in the PA/SI to determine the nature and
                     extent of contamination and the appropriate remedial actions

               •      Remedial design/remedial action (RD/RA) - design and implementation of
                     the  selected remedial actions to address problems at the site


       The number of installations included in the IRP has been increasing steadily since the
program's inception.  Emphasis was initially placed on large industrial facilities with the highest
probability for contamination, consistent with the department's "worst first" policy.  Efforts have

expanded yearly to include smaller installations with lower hazard potential. In addition,

installation re-assessments initiated to satisfy SARA requirements have identified and will

continue to identify additional sites not  previously included  in the program.


2.1           IRP PRIORITIES


       To effectively manage  the IRP, DoD must set priorities to ensure that sites are addressed

on a worst first basis, nationwide.  DoD currently uses a three-tiered system based on risk. In
this system, sites are assigned priorities according to the following levels:


               •      Priority A - sites that have been proposed or final listed on EPA's National
                     Priorities List (NPL), and other  sites that pose an imminent or substantial
                     danger to the public or the environment

               •      Priority B - sites  not posing as high a potential risk as Priority A and sites
                     not listed or proposed for listing on the NPL, but undergoing investigation
                     or remedial activity

               •      Priority C - all sites not classified as Priority A or B and non-site specific
                     activities that directly support the IRP


       Anticipating increased  competition for limited  resources as the DERP matures and sites

move into the more costly cleanup step, DoD developed a model  to assess the relative risk sites

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present. This model will assist in setting priorities for cleanups by using data gathered during the
investigative steps of the IRP.  DoD has worked with EPA and state organizations to refine the
model. It  was piloted in fiscal year (FY) 1989, and will be implemented in the FY 1990 program.

                          3.0   FORMERLY USED PROPERTIES

       The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) is the DoD executive agent for the
implementation of Environmental  Restoration Program operations at formerly used properties.
As executive agent, COE is responsible for hazardous waste cleanup activities, building
demolition and debris removal, and unexploded ordnance removals on lands formerly owned or
used by any of the DoD components. The investigation and cleanup procedures at formerly used
sites are similar to those at currently owned installations.  Before a site is considered eligible for
restoration by DoD, the origin of the contamination, land transfer, and current ownership must
be determined.

       Inventory efforts have identified 7,118 formerly used properties with potential for
inclusion in the program.  Inventory investigations at 2,815 of those properties have been
initiated, 1,966 are under way, and 849 have  been completed. Of these 849, 168 properties have
been funded by DoD for building  demolition and debris removal or cleanup of hazardous or toxic
contaminants.  Investigative or cleanup work  has either been completed or is ongoing at these
locations.

       This work includes 94 building demolitions and debris removals for unsafe buildings or
structures  on formerly owned or used properties, and 74 projects to clean up hazardous or toxic
contamination, including contamination from underground storage tanks formerly used for fuels
or solvents, or contamination from leaking polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) transformers.
Included in the  74 are three projects for detection and removal of unexploded ordnance from
former target ranges or impact areas. In FY  1988, $29.5 million was spent on activities at former
sites.

                  4.0   OTHER  HAZARDOUS WASTE (OHW) PROGRAM

       The Other Hazardous Waste (OHW) Program, a second element of the DERP, examines
current operations to find cost-effective approaches to  DoD's waste management activities and to
prevent pollution at the point of generation.  Funds are provided for promoting DoD's initiative
for total quality management of hazardous waste.  This effort includes research, development,
and demonstration of pollution prevention and hazardous waste management technology,

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including unexploded ordnance detection and range clearance; investigation of alternative
products, specifications, acquisition, and operating practices; procurement of hazardous waste
reduction equipment; information exchange; and other environmental restoration and pollution
prevention activities. In March 1988, DoD published a report to Congress on the status of
hazardous waste minimization activities.  The report describes each DoD component's actions,
progress, and goals, and provides examples of accomplishments.  In FY 1988,  $26.1 million in
DERP funds was provided for these projects.

                           5.0   INTER AGENCY AGREEMENTS

       During FY 1988, efforts to establish federal facility agreements under SARA Section 120
increased. These interagency agreements (lAGs) were given a high priority because they establish
comprehensive installation-specific arrangements for proceeding with DoD's waste cleanup
activities under applicable federal and state laws. They also fully integrate the responsibilities of
EPA and state regulatory agencies. It is DoD's goal to have agreements in place for  all
installations with sites that are final listed on the NPL or are proposed for listing. Considerable
supporting efforts by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment) and
DoD component headquarters offices occurred in parallel with the installation-specific
negotiations this year.  This effort was designed  to place the agreement's process on  a firm
foundation that would enable the  DoD components to enter into consistent, workable agreements
nationwide.  Extensive  field negotiations also took place.

       The most significant accomplishment of the agreement support effort  was the
development with EPA of model language that will serve as the nucleus for site-specific lAGs.
The model language resolved the most contentious national policy issues between DoD and EPA
when it was agreed  to in June  1988 after 6 months of negotiation. It lays out the core of a
cleanup management framework that allows for incorporation  of state concerns.  The Office of
the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environment) issued guidance to the DoD components
in September 1988 regarding the state role in DoD cleanup activities through lAGs.  DoD also
opened up a dialogue on this topic with a state workgroup, which will lead to additional
guidance.  Workgroup efforts will continue in FY 1989. The DoD components held workshops
for their field personnel on the IAG model language and other aspects of working out federal
facility agreements, and issued additional guidance to direct field activities' efforts.

       The first IAG was signed in FY 1987 for Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant,
Minnesota. By the  end of FY 1988, negotiations were under way at 23 other  installations.
Because the agreements now being developed are more comprehensive than required under SARA

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(for example, they may cover RI/FS activities for NPL and non-NPL sites on an installation),
their negotiation has proven resource intensive for all parties.

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Federal Register /  Vol. 54, No.  202 / Friday. October 20,  1989 / Notices
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35), the Federal
Acquisition-Regulation (FAR)
Secretariat has submitted to the Office
of management and Budget (OMB) a
request to review and approve an
extension of a currently approved
information collection requirement
concerning OMB Report Control Number
9000-0028, Change Order Accounting.

ADDRESS: Send comments to Ms.
Eyvette Flynn, FAR Desk Officer, OMB,
Room 3235, NEOB, Washington, DC
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Linda Klein, Office of Federal
Acquisition Policy, (202) 523-3775.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

a. Purpose

  FAR clause 52.243-6, Change Order
Accounting, requires that, wherever the
estimated cost of a change or series of
related changes exceed $100,000, the
contracting officer may require the
contractor to maintain separate
accounts for each change or series of
related changes. The account shall
record all incurred segregable, direct
costs (less allocable credits) of work,
both changed and unchanged, allocable
to the change. These accounts are to be
maintained until the parties agree to an
equitable adjustment for the changes or
until the matter is conclusively disposed
of under the Disputes clause. This
requirement is necessary in order to be
able to account properly for costs
associated with changes in  supply and
research and development contracts
that are technically complex and incur
numerous changes.

b. Annual Reporting Burden

  The annual reporting burden is
estimated as follows: Respondents,
8,750; responses per respondent, 18; total
reporting hours, 13,230. The annual
recordkeeping burden is estimated as
follows: recordkeepers 8,750; hours per
recordkeeper 1.5; total recordkeeping
hours, 13,125. Total burden  hours 26,355.
  Obtaining Copies of Proposals:
Requesters may obtain copies from the
FAR Secretariat (VRS), Room 4041, GSA
Building, Washington, DC 20405,
telephone (202) 523-4755. Please cite
OMB Control No. 9000-0026. Change
Order Accounting.
  Dated: October 12,1989.
MargmrtJA-WUlU,
FAR Secretariat.
(FR Doc. 88-24729 Filed 10-19-89; 8:45 am]
                   DEPARTMENT OP DEFENSE
                   Office of the Secretary
                            Priority Model; Defense
                    Environmental Restoration Program
                    ACTION: Notice of plans to implement.

                    SUMMARY: The Department of Defense
                    has developed a Defense Priority Model
                    (DPM) which will be used to prioritize
                    remedial actions at hazardous waste
                    sites identified in the DoD Installation
                    Restoration Program (IRP). The IRP is
                    DoD's program to implement its
                    responsibilities for addressing
                    contamination associated with past
                    activities under 10 USC 2701-2707, the
                    Comprehensive Evironmental Response,
                    Compensation and Liability Act of 1980
                    (CERCLA), as amended the Resource
                    Conservation and Recovery Act and
                    counterpart State programs. DoD
                    proposed to use the new prioritization
                    method in a Federal Register Notice (52
                    FR 44204-44206, November 18, 1987) and
                    solicited comments from interested
                    parties. Comments were received from
                    three States and the U.S. Environmental
                    Protection Agency (EPA). This notice
                    summarizes the major comments,
                    advises that the DoD has revised the
                    model in response to the States' and
                    EPA's concerns and discusses DoD
                    plans to use the model.
                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                    Ms Marcia W. Read, Office of the
                    Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
                    (Environment), 206 N. Washington,  St.,
                    Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314-2528,
                    telephone (202) 325-2211.
                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                    Defense Priority Model (DPM) is a waste
                    site scoring model that evaluates
                    relative risk based on information
                    gathered during the Preliminary
                    Assessment/Site Inspection (PA/SI) and
                    the Remedial Investigation/Feasibility
                    Study (RI/FS). DoD will use the scores
                    to assist in identifying those sites on its
                    installations which should receive
                    priority for Remedial Design/Remedial
                    Action (RD/RA). The DPM will help
                    assure that sites are addressed on a
                    "worst first" basis nationwide with
                    funding available from the Defense
                    Environmental Restoration Account.

                    I. Discussion
                     In 1976, the DoD realized that
                    contamination from industrial activities
                    and past waste disposal practices
                    existed on some of its installations. In
                    order to determine the extent of this
                    problem and to control contamination,
                    the DoD initiated the Installation
                    Restoration Program (IRP). The IRP
                    provides for evaluation of all DoD
                    installations to identify contamination
                    and to remediate potential threats to
human health and the environment
resulting from contamination. Because
of the large number of sites DoD-wide
and extensive investigations and
planning that precede cleanup, it is not
technically or economically feasible to
undertake remedial actions at all sites
simultaneously. The DoD does, however,
upon discovery, immediately initiate
response actions at sites which pose an
imminent and subtantial endangerment
to public health or the environment. DoD
policy is to remediate those sites which
pose the greatest potential for damage
first.
  To assist DoD and individual military
service program managers in assessing
the relative risk presented by sites on
DoD installations, the DoD has
developed the DPM. Technical
personnel in the military services will
apply the DPM to site data to produce a
score. This score, along with other
pertinent information such as regulatory
considerations, community impacts, and
programs efficiencies will be used to
detemine the relative priority of a  site
for RD/RA.

II. Comments on the Defense Priority
Model
  Comments on the DPM were received
from the U.S. EPA and three States.
Specific responses have been provided
directly to each commentor. The major
comments and a summary of DoD's
reply are presented below.
  All commentors expressed concern
that the DPM, as structured, did not
account for two important exposure
pathways, those involving air releases
and those involving direct contact with
contaminated soils. DoD responded to
these concerns by incorporating an air/
soil pathway into the DPM. This new
pathway is explained in the following
section (ID. Pathway Subscores).
  The U.S. EPA commented that the
DPM may not discriminate well among
sites with observed releases. DoD
believes that the DPM does discriminate
between sites with observed releases
with respect to their contaminant hazard
and receptor subscores. That is, the type
and concentration of contaminants (the
hazard subscore) and the population
potentially at risk (receptor subscore)
aid in discriminating among releasing
sites. Also, if containment features have
been added to the site since the
observed release occurred, the
pathways subscore can be reduced to
account for the assessed effectiveness of
the containment feature in preventing
future releases.
  The U.S. EPA commented that the
DPM does not take full advantage  of
data generated during the Remedial

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Investigation/Feasibility Study (RI/FS),
including documented evidence of
human exposure, waste quantity and
contaminant mobility. DoD believes that
the ground water pathway scoring does
require extensive use of RI/FS findings.
Data items such as depth to seasonal
high ground water table from the base of
the waste, infiltration potential and
permeability of the unsaturated zone are
scored. Regarding documented evidence
of human exposure, DoD advised that
the DPM is intended to be applied  to
any DoD contaminated site where
remedial action is planned. For many of
these sites (the non-National Priorities
List sites), no formal risk assessments
are not required, so detailed risk
exposure information will not
necessarily be available for use in DPM
scoring. The DPM was designed
accordingly.
  Regarding the issues of waste quantity
and contaminant mobility, DoD
responded that the DPM was designed
with simplicity and conservatism in
mind. Waste quantity was deliberately
excluded from the model because an
informal analysis revealed that scores
were very sensitive to waste quantity
and that individual scorers differed
greatly in their estimates of quantity.
Accurate quantity estimates are very
difficult to make at most sites and  for
that reason we believe a better
approach is to utilize measured
contaminant concentration levels.  Each
site is scored as an infinite source.
  Contaminant mobility is not directly
included as a scoring factor because
DoD believes that currently available
estimators of contaminant mobility are
not appropriate for universal
application. Mobility in hydrologic
media is highly dependent on the
chemical form of the contaminant  and
on the geochemicai environment
Contaminant mobility is considered
indirectly in the DPM. in that the
pathways subscore is highest where
contaminants have actually been
detected. This demonstrates that
contaminants are, in fact, mobile in
those media.
   EPA commented that the model's
three mile maximum distance for
receptor evaluation for the surface
water pathway may not be sufficient
since significant contamination has been
found more than three miles
downstream of Superfund sites. DoD
responded by extending the receptor
evaluation distance to five miles
downstream of a site.
   EPA commented that they were.
concerned that the DPM does-not
consider ground watsi use of deep .
aquifers. DoD responded that on*
scoring item (Ground Water Use of the
Uppermost Aquifer) is concerned only
with uses of the uppermost aquifer. This
is justified because the uppermost
aquifer is usually more susceptible than
other aquifers to ground water
contamination. However, all potentially
susceptible aquifers are considered.
regardless of depth, in the scoring items
concerned with ground water travel lime
to water supply wells and with the
population potentially at risk from
ground water contamination. These
latter items receive more weight in the
scoring than does the item concerned
solely with the uppermost aquifer.
  One State expressed a concern that
use of the DPM was inconsistent with
CERCLA, the Superfund Amendments
and Reauthorization Act (SARA) and
EPA guidelines and that the EPA Hazard
Ranking System (HRS) should be
utilized instead of the DPM. DoD
responded that the Department
recognizes that the DPM cannot
supplant any legal obligation under
CERCLA or the Defense Environmental
Restoration Program, and that DoD
intends to meet SARA mandated
schedules at its National Priorities List
(NPL) sites. However, with hundreds of
installations and thousands of sites
nationwide, DoD must have a
systematic process to insure its worst
sites receive priority attention. This is
the purpose for the development of the
DPM.
  DoD further responded that the
purposes of the DPM and HRS are
different and that the DPM will not be
used as a substitute for the HRS. The
DoD anticipates that EPA will continue
to apply the HRS to DoD facilities in
order to determine whether sites should
be proposed for the NPL In general, the
HRS is applied to sites for which
relatively little information is available,
e.g., after a PA/SI is conducted The
DPM. however, will be applied to a site
after an RI/FS has been conducted and
a laqje amount of data are available to
characterize conditions at the site. DoD
believes the relative priority of IRP sites
planned for cleanup can best be
assessed with RI/FS data in hand. In
addition, in the event that resource
constraints prohibit DoD from funding
all required Remedial Actions in a given
year, DoD will have a rational system
for identifying those sites which should
be funded first based on public health
and environmental needs.
  Another State commentor questioned
the rationale for applying the model-
after, RI/FS work has been completed-
The commentator pointed out tut the
RI/FS process provides the decision on.
whether or not to proceed with site
cleanup and what cleanup procaa»and> .
degree of cleanup will be used. DoD
responded that the DPM is not intended •
to be used as a yes/no decision tool but
will assist in prioritizing required
cleanups.

III. Pathway Subscores
  The pathway subscores used in the
DPM were explained in the initital
Federal Register Notice (52 FR 44204-
44206, November 18,1987). Subsequent
to that notice and in response to
concerns raised by certain States and
EPA, DoD has incorporated an air/soil
pathway into the model. An explanation
of the pathways currently in the model
follows:
  The pathway subscore of DPM rates
the potential for contaminants from a
waste site to enter surface water,
ground water and air or soil. If
contaminants from a site have already
been detected in one of these pathways.
a maximum score of 100 is assigned to
that pathway. If no contamination has
been detected, the potential for
contamination from the site is calculated
separately for the surface water, ground
water and air/soil pathways.
  The surface water pathway subscore
calculation starts as a weighted sum of
pathway characteristics based on:
—Distance to nearest surface water
—Net precipitation
—Surface erosion potential
—Rainfall intensity
—Surface permeability
—Flooding potential
  The ground water pathway subscore
calculation is parallel to the surface
water subscore calculation, but different
characteristics are summed before the
containment factor multiplier is applied.
The characteristics are:
—Depth to seasonal high ground water
  from the waste or contaminated zone
—Permeability of the unsaturated zone
—Potential for discrete features in the
  unsaturated zone to "short-circuit" the
  pathway to the watertable.
—Infiltration potential based on net
  precipitation and physical state of the
  waste
  The newly added air/soil pathway
 calculation is similar to the ground
 water and surface water calculation.
 The air/soil pathway characteristics are:
 —Average soil temperature
 —Net precipitation
 —Wind velocity
 —Soil porosity
 —Days per year with greater than 2LS
   mm precipitation
 —Site activity
   For each pathway, the characteristics
 are summed and « containment
 effectiveness  factor which characterize*

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TO:       State Waste Program Directors
          State Superfund Program Managers
          State Assistant Attorneys  General
                                     /,. /
FROM:     William C.  Child,  President6^1 v
          ASTSWMO

  RE:     Final Department of Defense -  State  Memorandum of
          Agreement (DSMOA)

DATE:     July 13,  1989
Enclosed is a final version of the model  Department  of  Defense - state
Memorandum of Agreement (DSMOA),  developed  by  the  Association of state
and Territorial Solid Waste Management officials  (ASTSWMO)  and the
Department of Defense (DoD) with  assistance from  representatives of
the National Association of Attorneys General  (NAAG)  and  the National
Governors'  Association (NGA).   The model  DSMOA is  the result of eight
months of negotiations between ASTSWMO, NAAG,  NGA and the DoD.  The
ASTSWMO Board of Directors by a vote of eleven to  three has accepted
and endorsed the model DSMOA as a reasonable mechanism  to facilitate
state/DoD interaction during the  cleanup  of hazardous waste
contamination at DoD installations.

When executed between States and  DoD, the model DSMOA provides for
States to be paid for their review and other services provided during
cleanup activities at DoD installations for both  National Priorities
List (NPL)  and non-NPL sites.   The model  DSMOA clearly  sets out the
types of review and 6ther services the states  will likely conduct at
both NPL and non-NPL sites.  An executed  DSMOA would also formalize  a
state's role in leveloping and using the  DoD's priority model, r--   ie
for designating lead agencies in  each State, establish  a  dispute
resolution process,  and set up a  process  for reopening  or terminating
the DSMOA.

while no organization can bind individual state decisions,  ASTSWMO has
negotiated what we believe is a sound document which would  apply  to
most States.  Each state has an opportunity to decide whether  it  :s
advantageous to enter into a DSMOA for the  DoD installations  in tr.i-
State.   DoD anticipates that,  unlike the  lAGs  for NPL sites,  each
State would not negotiate different DSMOA provisions.   It is  the  r. --
of both organizations that the model DSMOA  will be seen as  a  user'...

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document by a majority of States.  The Department of Defense has
reviewed and approved the enclosed model DSMOA.  We are encouraged by
this opportunity to work cooperatively with the DoD.

There are a few aspects of the model CSMCA which should receive
special attention.

First,  and most importantly,  the model DSMOA provides that a State is
eligible to receive up to one percent of the entire cost of all DoD
installation cleanups in a State that is funded by the Defense
Environmental Restoration Account (DERA) for costs the State incurs as
a result of the review and other services associated with the
cleanups.   The application of this approach is best understood
through an example:

     State X has three DoD installations with a total of four sites.
Three of the sites  are on the NPL.   The following is a list of the
sites and the anticipated cleanup costs.

     Installation A (NPL)                    15,000,000
     Installation B                           5,000,000
     Installation C
          Site 1 (NPL)                       10,000,000
          Site 2 (NPL)                       20,000,000

          TOTAL ESTIMATED CLEANUP COSTS:    $50,000,000

     Under the model DSMOA (Section I, paragraph D) the following
maximum funding would be available to state X.

     1.    Total funds available to state
          for the life of all of the
          cleanups                               $500,000

     2.    Maximum funds available in
          first year of DSMOA                   $125,000

     3.    Minimum funds available in first
          year of DSMOA                          $50,000
                     to
The model DSMOA thus allows a State to  "front end load" its work  at
the sites during the RI/FS period as the State finds it necessary.
The total cleanup cost estimates may be revised annually and the  total
funding available to the State adjusted accordingly.  A safeguard is
built in for the relatively unusual situation where the cost of a
cleanup is reduced after completion of  the RI/FS.   (See Section I,
paragraph F.)   The  process in this* case will be as  in the  following
example:

     1.    Original  cleanup estimate                $10,000,000

     2.    State expenditure ceiling  (9  1%)           $100,000

     3.    Actual State expenditure during RI/FS       $65,000
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           Post  RI/FS cleanup estimate              54,000,000

           Additional funding available to
           State  for use during remedial
           design and remedy implementation
           (1/4  of 1 percent of cleanup costs)         310,000
 Under  -he model DSMOA, States would be eligible for payment or
 reimbursement of the actual cost of state work which is covered in
 Section  I, paragraph B, not to exceed one percent of the total DoD
 costs  for all sites in the State during the lifetime of the cleanups.
 Note that this would allow a State to deal with a situation where
 actual costs at one site exceed one percent of the cleanup costs for
 that single site.

 Given  current program cost projections, through the DSMOA mechanism,
 it is  expected to make the states eligible to receive between $100 -
 S150 million for their activities at DoD installations.  states may
 also recover previous costs incurred between October 17, 1986 through
 the effective date of the DSMOA, again as long as the total state
 costs  are within the one percent figure.

 ASTSWMO  state representatives have carefully analyzed the adequacy of
 the funding provided under the DSMCA and several have determined that
 the funding level should be adequate to cover reasonably anticipated
 state  costs.   The flexibility of moving funds from one site to
 another  and from one year to another was viewed as crucial to the
 workability of the approach laid out in the model DSMOA.  From the DoD
 perspective, it was important to establish a predictable funding level
 that could fit into the DoD budgeting process.  If you have questions
 on how the funding process works please feel free to call Bharat
 Machur (ID, Chair, ASTSWMO Federal Facilities Task Force at 217-782-
 6760.

 A second important aspect of the model DSMOA is that it will utilize
 cooperative agreements to transfer the DoD funds to states.  It is
 anticipated that advance payment and/or reimbursement will be
 available under the cooperative agreement approach.

 A third key element of the model DSMOA is the funding levels only
 cover routine state activities related to a DoD cleanup funded under
 DERA.   Emergency removals and special arrangements where the state may
 conduct more of the work at a site are handled separately in section
 I, paragraphs H and I.            '

A fourth key element of the model DSMOA addresses funding priorities.
Currently DoD has adequate funding to meet all of its cleanup
 commitments.  However, it is anticipated the cost of cleanup work
will,  at some point, exceed the funding appropriated by Congress.   At
 which time,  priorities will have to be established.  The priority
 system could take into account not only which sites should be cleaned

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 up  first,  out  also the speed of cleanup  activities.  Priorities will
 ?.pply  to  RD/RA work rather than RI/F5 WOFK since the DoD priority
 rrdel  will  be  applied after tne RI/FS is completed.

 A suo-group of tne ASTSWMO Federal Faci.ity Task Force is currently
 wording with DoD  to assist in the design of t:ie priority system as
 well as the State role in implementing tne system.   The DSMOA
 recccni-35  tne role of a DoD priority system and requires DoD to
 :?nsider  information provided oy the States related to establishing
 priorities.

 Finally,  the model D3MOA establishes a dispute resolution process to
 resolve differences at all sites not covered by an IAG.

 During the meeting of tne ASTSWMO Board of Directors on April 23, 1989
 there was consensus that the approach proposed in the model DSMOA is a
 significant breakthrougn en the contentious issue of the
 responsibility of federal facilities to pay State review and other
 services  costs.  Further, entering into DSMOAs with DoD may help
 establish a better working relationship with DoD installations in your
 State.   DoD has agreed to, a*- t1-  end of a two year period, after
 initial DSMOAs are in place,  to .esume discussions with ASTSWMO to
 evaluate  the appropriateness and effectiveness of the DSMOA.  A list
 of the ASTSWMO Federal Facilities Tasx. Force participants is attached.
 You should feel free to contact any of the participants if you have
 additional questions.

 In conclusion,  the DoD is extending to state Agency Directors a
personal  invitation to enter into a DSMCA witn the Depaiiment under
 separate cover.  It has also instructed the military components to
nave tneir installations cooperate with the states to get the
 information you need to get a cooperative agreement (CA) application.
A copy of that memo is included as Attachment C of the DSMOA.  DoD
plans to nake arrangements for funds to ce available beginning in
October of this year.
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                     FEDERAL  FACILITIES TASK  FORCE
Bharat Mathur, Deputy Manager
Division of Land Pollution Control
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
:;00 Churchill Road
P.O. BOX 19276
Springfield,  Illinois  62794-9276
(217) 782-6760

Bob Dullinger, Supervisor
Responsible Party/Unit II
site Response Section
Groundwater and Solid Waste Division
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, Minnesota  55155
;612) 296-7785

Alex R.  Cunningham, Chief Deputy Director
Toxic Substances Control Division
California Department of Health Services
P.O. Box 942732
400 P Street
Sacramento, California  94234-7320
(916) 323-2913

Howard Roitman, Section Chief
Remedial Programs
Hazardous Materials and Management Division
Colorado Department of Health
4210 East llth Avenue-
Denver,  Colorado  80220
(303) 331-4517 -

LeRoy C. Paddock, Assistant Attorney
 General
office of the Attorney General
525 Park street
St. Paul, Minnesota  55103
(612) 297-1140
Bob Goodman, Supervisor
Preliminary Assessment and Site inspections Unit
Hazardous Waste Investigation and cleanup Program
Department of Ecology
Mail Stop PV-11
Olympia, Washington  98504-8711
(206) 438-3077
Christine O'Donnell
state Superfund Liaison
National Governors
     Association
400 North Capitol st,NW
Suite 250
Washington,  D.C.  20001
(202)624-7871

Phil King, EPA/IPA
OERR/HSCD/SLCB
OS-220
Room 226, Southeast Mall
401 M street, s.w.
Washington,  D.C.  20460
(202)475-9840

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                 THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
                             WASHINGTON. D.C. 20301-8000
PRODUCTION AND
   LOGISTICS                                               A":
       MEMORANDUM FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY,
                        (ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY, AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH)
                        OASA (I&L)
                      DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENT, OASN  (S&L)
                      DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
                        (ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY, AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH)
                        SAF/RQ
                      DIRECTOR, DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY  (DLA-W)

       SUBJECT:  Completion of the DSMOA with State Workgroup

            My staff and a state workgroup have just completed working
       out the details for the Defense and State Memorandum of Agreement
       for our cleanup activities.  The product of this effort is
       attached.  With your support along the way, I believe that we
       have come out with a very reasonable and advantageous construct
       for handling reimbursement of state services, funding priorities,
       resolving disputes, and determining state lead agencies.  Thank
       you for your involvement.

            The next steps are for the state workgroup to get broad
       state concurrence with the DSMOA by their membership and  for us
       to verify that we can use cooperative agreements as a
       reimbursement vehicle.  The state workgroup is shooting for broad
       state concurrence of the DSMOA by May 1.  My staff is actively
       pursuing the use of cooperative agreements.

            I'm pleased by our ability to devise a DSMOA  that
       accommodates the primary interests of DoD and the  States.
       Getting as many states as possible to enter these  agreements
       should greatly aid program implementation.

            Should your staff have any questions on this, my_point of
       contact remains Sam Napolitanoj (325-2211).
                                     William H. Parker,  III,  P.E.
                                Deputy Assistant Secretary  of Defense
                                           (Environment)
       Attachment

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                           DRAFT FINAL

 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND STATE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (DSMOA)


     In order to expedite the cleanup of hazardous waste sites on
Department of Defense (DoD)  installations within the State of 	
	 and ensure compliance with the applicable State law and
regulations of the State, DoD and the [State Agency] on behalf of
the State of [State] enter into this Agreement.

     Except as otherwise specified, the terms in this document
are unique to this document only.

                            SECTION I
                   REIMBURSEMENT  OF STATE  COSTS

A.   COVERAGE

     1.  This Agreement covers reimbursement of the costs
associated with providing State services to Department of Defense
installations for activities funded under the Environmental
Restoration, Defense (ER,D)  appropriation.  Installations covered
by this Agreement are those owned by the Federal government on
the effective date of the Agreement including installations with
sites on the National Priorities List (NPL) and installations
with sites not on the NPL.  The installations covered by this
Agreement are listed in Attachment A.  This Agreement does not
cover the costs of services rendered prior to October 17, 1986;
services at properties not owned by the Federal government; and
activities funded from sources other than ER,D appropriation.

     2.  Unless a site specific agreement provides otherwise,
this Agreement is the mechanism for payment of the costs
incurred by the State in providing the services listed in
paragraph B of this Agreement in relation to ER,D funded
activities at the installations covered by this Agreementr' Full
payment of State costs pursuant to this Agreement constitutes
final settlement of any claims the State of 	 may have  for
performance of services outlined in Section I(B) with respect  to
ER,D funded work carried out after October 17, 1986 at all of  the
installations covered by this Agreement, except for those State
costs covered by a site-specific agreement.

     3.  DoD agrees to seek sufficient funding through the DoD
budgetary process in accordance with Section II and to pay the
State of 	 for the services specified  in paragraph B for
all ER,D funded activities at installations covered by this
Agreement, subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in
this section.

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B.   SERVICES

     State services that qualify for payment under this Agreement
include the following types of assistance provided by the State
commencing at site identification and continuing through
construction, as well as any other activities that are funded by
ER,D:

          1.  Technical review, comments and recommendations on
          all documents or data required to be submitted to the
          State under an agreement between the State and a DoD
          Component, all documents or data that a DoD Component
          requests the State to review, and all documents or data
          that are provided by a DoD Component to the State for
          review as a result of a request from the State made
          under applicable State law.

          2.  Identification and explanation of State applicable
          or relevant and appropriate requirements related to
          response actions at DoD installations.

          3.  Site visits to review DoD response actions and
          ensure their consistency with appropriate State
          requirements, or in accordance with site-specific
          requirements established in other agreements between
          the State and DoD Component.

          4.  Participation in cooperation with DoD in the
          conduct of public education and public participation
          activities in accordance with Federal and State
          requirements for public involvement.

          5.  Services provided at the request of DoD in
          connection with participation in Technical Review
          Committees.

          6.  Preparation and administration of a cooperative
          agreement (CA) to implement this Agreement, including
          the estimates of State costs.

          [7. Other services that the State will provide that are
          set out in this Agreement or are included in
          installation-specific agreements.]

C.   ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES

     1.  Subject to the provisions of paragraphs D and E,
reimbursement of eligible State costs incurred between October
17,  1986, and the date of this Agreement shall be paid if the
costs have been documented using accounting procedures and
practices that reasonably identify the nature of the costs

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involved, the date the costs were incurred,  and show that the
costs were entirely attributable to activities at an installation
covered by this Agreement.

     2.  Payment of eligible State costs for services provided
after the effective date of this Agreement must comply with all
applicable Federal procurement and auditing requirements.

D.   MAXIMUM REIMBURSEMENT

     Reimbursement for services provided under paragraph B for
all installations included in Attachment A shall not exceed one
(1) percent of the estimated total costs for all of the work that
has been- funded by ER,D since October 17, 1986, and that will in
the future be funded by ER,D or a total of $50,000, whichever is
greater.  Estimates of cleanup costs developed under this
Agreement are provided solely for the purpose of calculating the
amount of funding the State is eligible to receive.

E.   ANNUAL BUDGET LIMITS

     The State may ordinarily request that up to a maximum of
twenty-five (25) percent of the total State services funds for
all installations listed in Attachment A be provided in
accordance with Section II during any fiscal year.  DoD may
approve  an annual budget limit that exceeds twenty-five  (25)
percent  of the total State services funds if the State
demonstrates the need for a higher percentage based on the scope
of the work projected during the fiscal year.  At least ten  (10)
percent  of a State services funding request will be provided in
accordance with Section II of this Agreement during a fiscal year
if the State requests an allocation of ten (10) percent or more
for services under this Agreement.  The State may carry over
unused funds into subsequent years.  If the cost of State
services during a fiscal year exceeds the annual budget limit,
the State may expend its own funds to pay the costs of those
services.  To the extent allowable under Federal procedures  for
cooperative agreements, the State may then seek reimbursement of
these costs in a subsequent year through a cooperative agreement
as long  as the total amount of the payments to the State does not
exceed the one  (1) percent ceiling, or the annual budget limit
for that fiscal year.  A payment schedule for reimbursement  of
past costs will be  devised by the State of 	 and the
DoD.

F.   ADJUSTMENT OF COST ESTIMATES

     The State or DoD may request a review of total estimated
ER,D funded project costs covered by this Agreement once during
the terms of a cooperative agreement.  The total project costs
shall be revised to reflect the  new estimates.  The ceiling  of
one  (1)  percent of the total project costs shall be adjusted

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based on the revisions of the total project costs since October
17, 1986.  If total project costs are estimated to be lower than
originally predicted, the State remains entitled to payment for
services rendered prior to the completion of the new estimate if
the services are within the ceiling applicable under the previous
estimate.  In addition, a State shall be eligible to receive
payment of up to one quarter (1/4) of one (1) percent of the ER,D
funded cost of the remedy included in the record of decision
(ROD) or equivalent document, or the amount that remains when the
amount of State services already claimed by the State for the
site is subtracted from one  (1) percent of the highest cost
estimate for cleanup of the site, whichever is less.

G.   PROCEDURES FOR REIMBURSEMENT

     'Procedures for State reimbursement through cooperative
agreements  (CAs) are as described in Attachment B and in
accordance with Office of Management and Budget  (OMB) Circulars
A-102, A-87, and A-128.  After a CA is awarded, the  [State
Agency] may submit a request for advance or reimbursement to DoD
on a quarterly basis.  DoD will process the request and transfer
funds in accordance with Circular A-102.  Within 60 days after
the end of each quarter, the [State Agency] shall submit to DoD a
status report, including cost summaries which directly relate
allowable costs actually incurred by the State under this
Agreement during the quarter for services at each installation.
Allowable costs shall be determined in accordance with this
Agreement and Circular A-87.  DoD shall reconcile continuing
awards and close out completed awards in accordance with Circular
A-102.  Auditing of States programs shall be accomplished in
accordance with Circular A-128.

H.   ADDITIONAL WORK

     When an installation requests that a State perform a
specific technical study or  similar technical support that could
otherwise be done by a contractor, and  [State Agency] agrees to
do the work, funding will be negotiated between the  installation
and the State outside of this Agreement.                 *'

I.   EMERGENCIES

     In an emergency situation involving a threat to public
health or the environment, the State must, unless the nature of
the emergency does not permit notification, notify the DoD
Component prior to taking removal action in order to be
reimbursed for its reasonable costs.  Reimbursement  of the State
for its work will be handled directly between the DoD component
and the State, and outside of this Agreement.  Disagreements that
arise under this paragraph are subject to the Dispute Resolution
process  in section IV.

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                           SECTION II
                 FUNDING AND THE PRIORITY SYSTEM -

A.  The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Environment),  as the designee of the Office of the Secretary of
Defense responsible for carrying out the Defense Environmental
Restoration Program, and the DoD components shall seek sufficient
funding through the DoD budgetary process to carry out their
obligations for response actions at DoD installations within the
State.  Funds authorized and appropriated annually by Congress
under the ER,D appropriation in the DoD Appropriations Act shall
be the source of funds for all work contemplated by this
Agreement.

B.  Should the ER,D appropriation be inadequate in any year to
mee€ the total DoD requirements for cleanup of hazardous or toxic
contaminants, DoD shall establish priorities among sites in a
manner which maximizes the protection of human health and the
environment.  In the prioritization process, DoD shall employ a
model which has been and will be further developed with the
assistance of the States and the EPA.  Future enhancements or
refinements to the model shall occur in consultation with the
States and the EPA.  DoD shall also involve the States and the
EPA in its use of this prioritization model through review of
technical site data.  The DoD components shall receive and give
full consideration to information provided by the States
regarding factors to be considered in decisionmaking in the
annual prioritization process for allocating resources available
for cleanups.  The State accepts that a DoD prioritization system
developed and operated as described in this subparagraph is
needed and provides a reasonable basis for allocating funds among
sites in the interest of a national worst first cleanup program.
To that extent, the State will make every effort to abide by the
priorities developed thereunder.

C.  Nothing  in this Agreement shall be interpreted to require
obligation or payment with regard to a site remediation in
violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act  (31 U.S.C. 1341).   ;'


                           SECTION III
                          LEAD AGENCIES

     Each DoD Component shall designate an individual responsible
for managing remedial and removal actions for each installation
within the State.  This individual shall be responsible for
coordinating all tenant activities at the installation with
regard to the remedial and removal action program.  The
individual will also act as remedial project manager  (RPM) within
the meaning  of the National Contingency Plan  (40 CFR Part  300).

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     The State shall designate a lead State agency for each DoD
installation within the State.  (This agency may vary by
installation). The lead State agency for an installation shall
coordinate among other State agencies to represent a single State
position as to remedial/removal actions at the installation.  The
lead State agency shall designate a State Agency Coordinator
(SAC) who shall be the single point-of-contact between the
appropriate DoD component installation and the State regarding
State involvement in the remedial and removal actions program at
the installation.
                            SECTION IV
                        DISPUTE RESOLUTION

A.   The Remedial Project Manager  (RPM) and the State Agency
Coordinator  (SAC) shall be the primary points of contact to
coordinate the remedial and removal program at each military
installation within the State, including the resolution of
disputes.  With regard to installations or sites for which there
are executed Federal Facility Agreements under CERCLA section
120, dispute resolution provisions as specified in those
agreements shall govern.  For other sites, it is the intention of
the parties that all disputes shall be resolved at the lowest
possible level of authority as expeditiously as possible within
the following framework.  All timeframes  for resolving disputes
below may be lengthened by mutual  consent.

     1.  Should the RPM and SAC be unable to agree, the matter
     shall be referred  in writing  as  soon as practicable but in
     no event to exceed ten  (10) working days after the failure
     to agree, to the installation commander and the chief of the
     designated program office of  the lead State agency or their
     mutually agreed upon representatives designated in writing.

     2.  Should the installation commander and the chief of the
     designated program office of  the lead State agency or their
     mutually agreed upon representatives designated in writing
     be unable to agree within ten (10) working days,' the-Ttiatter
     shall be elevated to the head of the lead State agency and a
     counterpart member of the lead Service involved who shall be
     a general/flag officer or a member of the senior executive
     service.

     3.  Should the head of the lead State agency and the
     counterpart DoD representative fail to resolve the dispute
     within  20 working days the matter shall be referred to the
     Governor and the Service Secretary concerned for resolution.


B.  It is the intention of the parties that all disputes shall be
resolved in"this manner.  Alternative dispute resolution methods

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may be used.  In the event that the Governor and the Service
Secretary are unable to resolve a dispute,  the state retains any
enforcement authority it may have under State and -Federal law.


                            SECTION V
                            REOPENER

     The terms of this Agreement may be modified at any time by
mutual Agreement of the parties.  If a party requests the
Agreement to be reopened but the other party does not concur, the
matter will be referred to an individual designated in writing by
the signators to this agreement.  In the event they fail to agree
within 10 working days the matter will be referred to the
signators of this agreement or their successors in office.  If no
resolution  is reached within 20 days,  the Agreement shall not be
reopened.
                            SECTION VI
                           TERMINATION

     This Agreement may be terminated by either party at the
expiration of any cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to
this Agreement if the party seeking termination has notified the
other party in writing at least 90 days prior to the expiration
of the cooperative agreement.  After receiving a notice of
termination, a party may invoke the dispute resolution process in
Section V.  Each signator of the agreement may involve other
officials to whom they report in the process of resolution.  The
parties by mutual agreement may also refer the matter to the
Governor of the State of _ and his (her) counterpart
within the Department of Defense.  Alternative dispute
resolution methods may be used.  Failing their ageement, this
Agreement shall be considered terminated as of the date the
cooperative agreement expires.
 State  signature block for           DoD signature block
 Agency signing on behalf of
 the  State

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          DOD AND STATE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT  (DSMOA)


   ATTACHMENT A - DoD Installations Covered by this Agreement


                    State of 	



Army


     1.  e.g., Fort 	


     2. - etc.


   ,j
Navy


     1.  e.g., Naval Air Station 	


     2.  etc.



Air Force


     1.  e.g., 	  Air Force Base


     2.  etc.



Defense Logistics Agency


     1.  e.g., Defense Supply Center 	


     2.  etc.
INSTALLATIONS MAY BE ADDED TO THIS LIST PERIODICALLY AS NECESSARY
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION V, REOPENER.

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          DOD AND STATE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (DSMOA)

        ATTACHMENT B - PROCEDURES FOR STATE REIMBURSEMENT


o    The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment
(DASD(E))  and the Head of the Agency signing on behalf of the
State will sign the DSMOA.

o    The- DSMOA is the overarching agreement of commitment between
the DoD and the State, but does not obligate or commit funds.

o ^ Reimbursement will be accomplished, using Federal procedures
for cooperative agreements (CAs), with States that have signed
DSMOAs.  Eligible activities are limited to those authorized for
the Defense Environmental Restoration Program  (DERP), and funded
by the Defense Environmental Restoration Account (DERA),  Sections
2701 et seq, of Title 10 USC, and as specified in the DSMOA.
     -    Reimbursement will commence as soon as possible with
DERA funds.

o    [DoD policies and procedures for processing CA applications
and payments will be developed with input from the States and
announced in a Federal Register notice as soon as possible.
          In general, these activities will be centralized in the
ODASD(E).
     -    It is anticipated that these policies and procedures
will encompass the following:  who may apply; what can be funded;
selection criteria for awards; submission procedures and closing
dates for receipt of applications; and grantee responsibilities.
          Within this framework, it is anticipated that
monitoring and quarterly reporting procedures for States' program
status and financial status will be developed.]

o    Administration of CAs will be in accordance with Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-102 procedures (revised
March 3, 1988).
          A State will submit a complete application package for
Federal assistance, consisting of Standard Form 424 (SF 424) and
attachments, including a proposal narrative, the signed DSMOA,
and a project management plan.  The State's application must also
include a description of the type and amount of support services
that the State plans to provide for each installation covered in
the DSMOA for the specific award period of the CA.
          CAs will be awarded for a term of 2 years, based on an
annual estimate of requirements.  Applications will be accepted
after signature of the DSMOA by both parties; DoD processing time
for applications is expected to be two months.
           The DASD(E) will accept the application, review it,
and make a decision as to the award.  This CA agreement,  when

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signed by both the DASD(E) and the Head of the Agency signing on
behalf of the State, comprises the contractual relationship
between the DoD and the State.
          States may then submit Requests for Advance or
Reimbursement using Standard Form 270 to the DASD(E) on a
quarterly basis.  [An alternative approach using a letter of
credit with the Department of Treasury will also be considered.
The DASD(E) will process the request in accordance with standard
DoD accounting procedures;  DoD processing time for payments is
expected to be two months.]

o    Allowable costs will be determined in accordance with OMB
Circular A-87 procedures  (proposed revisions of October 14,
1988).  Specific services to be provided by the States will be as
described in the DSMOA.

o  ;- Auditing of States programs will be accomplished in
accordance with OMB Circular A-128 procedures  (April 12, 1985).
     The following  is additional information regarding the
general procedures  that DoD plans to use in implementing  DSMOAs
and CA's with the States:

     1.  DoD DASD(E) will  invite States to sign DSMOAs and  submit
applications for CAs.
     2.  DASD(E) will send a memorandum  (Attachment  C) to the  DoD
Components  (Army, Navy, Air Force, DLA, and other  DoD agencies)
asking them to  cooperate with the States and compile necessary
data.  The States and Installations will communicate directly  on
response activities anticipated to take place  over the next two
years and on the total DERA cost estimate.
     3.  DoD Components will use their Chain-Of-Command to
develop and pass on data to DASD(E):  Component Headquarters will
give the message to their  Major Commands  (e.g., Army Materiel
Command) , and the Major Commands will forward  the  message tro
their Installations (e.g., Sacramento Army Ammunition Depot).
     4.  The Components will provide information,  obtained  from
their Installations and Major Commands, to DASD(E) by-State.
     5.  Each State contacts DASD(E) about its desire to  have  a
DSMOA and CA, and works with DoD to have State-specific
information inserted into  the provisions where indicated  in the
model language  and  to fill out the CA application.
     6.  DASD(E) and the State sign the  DSMOA  and  the CA.
     7.  The State  submits requests for payment in advance  based
on anticipated  workload or for reimbursement of services  provided
under the CA, on a  quarterly basis.
     8.  Quarterly  In-Process Reviews  (IPRs) will  be held between
DASD(E) staff and the State agency.  IPRs will include State
progress reports concerning activities and funding.
     9.  CA audits  will be carried out in accordance with OMB
Circular A-128.

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          DOD AND STATE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (DSMOA)

             ATTACHMENT C - LETTER TO DOD COMPONENTS
MEMORANDUM FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY,
                 ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL
                 HEALTH, OASA (I&L)
               DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENT, OASN  (S&L)
               DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
                 (E,S&OH) SAF/RQ
               DIRECTOR, DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA-W)

SUBJECT:  DoD Components' Cooperation with the States for
          Cooperative Agreements on Site Cleanups


     In anticipation of DoD-State Memoranda of Agreements
(DSMOAs) for site cleanups becoming a reality this summer, I
request that you inform the appropriate people in your Component
that they should be ready to respond to requests from the States
for information necessary for the States to prepare applications
for cooperative agreements (CAs) in accordance with Attachment B
of the standard DSMOA language.

     Once a State and I have signed a DSMOA or started the
process towards signature, the lead State agency will be
contacting the remedial project managers for the installations
listed in Attachment A of the DSMOA to determine what DERA-funded
response actions they have planned for the period of the proposed
CA (the next two years).  The State will use this information to
prepare its application for a cooperative agreement and its-.'
request for advance or .reimbursement.  Your representatives
should also make available to the States information regarding
the activities planned through the life of the program- and the
estimated cost and schedule of the DERA-funded response actions.
This will help the State plan all its activities under the
lifetime cap.

     This information is generally available from your program
planning activities, preparation of the FY 90/91 DERA budget, and
anticipated RI/FS results.  States will already have much of this
information if they are receiving expedited notice of program
activities and participating in such areas as:  review of program
planning and reporting documents, meetings of technical review
committees, negotiation and implementation of interagency
agreements, and public participation activities.

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     Since the CAs will be centrally administered by DOD, we
request that the Components give my office the same information
that they give to the States within three weeks of- giving it to
the States.

     Since the CAs are envisioned to run for two years, the
information on planned program activities and cost estimates will
need to be updated every two years.  During the CA period, if
there is a significant change in response activities or estimated
costs, the Component should notify this office and the State as
soon as possible.

     Please provide a copy of the attached standard DSMOA
language to those who will be responsible for providing the
necessary information to the States and to us.

   >" We will also provide more detailed information in the
following documents as they are developed:

     o  DoD Policies and Procedures for the Cooperative
Agreements Program under DSMOAs

     o  DoD Directive on responsibilities and requirements for
the Cooperative Agreement Program

     o  Federal Register notice announcing the program and the
availability of funds.

     Cooperation and communication are paramount to the success
of this program.  I encourage you and your installations to make
every effort to continually build a good working relationship
with your counterparts in the State agencies.  I believe that a
cooperative effort with the States, to include mutual
consideration of each others comments and program objectives, is
the key to cost-effective and timely execution of the Defense
Environmental Restoration Program.

     Thank you for your continuing efforts in making the program
a success.  If you have questions or comments, Sam Napolitano
(202-325-2211) remains my point of contact for DSMOAs, and Andres
Talts (202-325-2214) has the lead in carrying out the -CA Program.
                              William H. Parker, III, P.E.
                         Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
                                     (Environment)


Attachment  {The DSMOA will be attached to the letter to the
Components.  The letter alone will be Attachment C to the DSMOA]       ^

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 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND STATE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (DSMOA)


     In order to expedite the cleanup of hazardous waste sites on
Department of Defense (DoD) installations within the State of 	
	 and ensure compliance with the applicable State law and
regulations of the State, DoD and the [State Agency] on behalf of
the State of [State] enter into this Agreement.

     Except as otherwise specified, the terms in this document
are unique to this document only.


                            SECTION I
                   REIMBURSEMENT OF STATE COSTS

A.   COVERAGE

     1.  This Agreement covers reimbursement of the costs
associated with providing State services to Department of Defense
installations for activities funded under the Environmental
Restoration, Defense (ER,D) appropriation.  Installations covered
by this Agreement are those owned by the Federal government on
the effective date of the Agreement including installations with
sites on the National Priorities List (NPL) and installations
with sites not on the NPL.  The installations covered by this
Agreement are listed in Attachment A.  This Agreement does not
cover the costs of services rendered prior to October 17, 1986;
services at properties not owned by the Federal government; and
activities funded from sources other than ER,D appropriation.

     2.  Unless a site-specific agreement provides otherwise,
this Agreement is the mechanism for payment of the costs
incurred by the State in providing the services listed in
paragraph B of this Agreement in relation to ER,D funded
activities at the installations covered by this Agreement.  Full
payment of State costs pursuant to this Agreement constitutes
final settlement of any claims the State of 	 may have for
performance of services outlined in Section I(B) with respect to
ER,D funded work parried out after October 17, 1986, at all of
the installations ^covered by this Agreement, except for those
State costs covered by a site-specific agreement.

     3.  DoD agrees to seek sufficient funding through the DoD
budgetary process in accordance with Section II and to pay the
State of 	 for the services specified in paragraph B for
all ER,D funded activities at installations covered by this
Agreement, subject to the conditions and limitations set forth in
this section.

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B.   SERVICES

     State services that qualify for payment under this Agreement
include the following types of assistance provided by the State
commencing at site identification and continuing through
construction, as well as any other activities that are funded by
ER,D:

          1.  Technical review, comments and recommendations on
          all documents or data required to be submitted to the
          State under an agreement between the State and a DoD
          Component, all documents or data that a DoD Component
          requests the State to review, and all documents or data
          that are provided by a DoD Component to the State for
          review as a result of a request from the State made
          under applicable State law.
                                               «
          2.  Identification and explanation of State applicable
          or relevant and appropriate requirements related to
          response actions at DoD installations.

          3.  Site visits to review DoD response actions and
          ensure their consistency with appropriate State
          requirements, or in accordance with site-specific
          requirements established in other agreements between
          the State and DoD Component.

          4.  Participation in cooperation with DoD in the
          conduct of public education and public participation
          activities in accordance with Federal and State
          requirements for public involvement.

          5.  Services provided at the request of DoD in
          connection with participation in Technical Review
          Committees.

          6.  Preparation and administration of a cooperative
          agreement  (CA) to implement this Agreement, including
          the estimates of State costs.

          [7. Other services that the State will provide that are
          set out in this Agreement or are included in
          installa'tion-specific agreements. ]

C.   ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES

     1.  Subject to the provisions of paragraphs D and E,
reimbursement of eligible State costs incurred between October
17, 1986, and the date of this,Agreement shall be paid if the
costs have been documented using accounting procedures and
practices that reasonably identify the nature of the costs
involved, the date the costs were incurred, and show that the

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costs were entirely attributable to activities at an installation
covered by this Agreement.

     2.  Payment of eligible State costs for services provided
after the effective date of this Agreement must comply with all
applicable Federal procurement and auditing requirements.

D.   MAXIMUM REIMBURSEMENT

     Reimbursement for services provided under paragraph B for
all installations included in Attachment A shall not exceed one
(1) percent of the estimated total costs for all of the work that
has been funded by ER,D since October 17, 1986, and that will in
the future be funded by ER,D or a total of $50,000, whichever is
greater.  Estimates of cleanup costs developed under this
Agreement are provided solely for the purpose of calculating the
amount of funding the State is eligible to receive.

E.   ANNUAL BUDGET LIMITS

     The State may ordinarily request that up to a maximum of
twenty-five (25) percent of the total State services funds for
all installations listed in Attachment A be provided in
accordance with Section II during any fiscal year.  DoD may
approve an annual budget limit that exceeds twenty-five  (25)
percent of the total State services funds if the State
demonstrates the need for a higher percentage based on the scope
of the work projected during the fiscal year.  At least ten  (10)
percent of a State's services funding request will be provided in
accordance with Section II of this Agreement during a fiscal year
if the State requests an allocation of ten (10) percent or more
for services under this Agreement.  The State may carry over
unused funds into subsequent years.  If the cost of State
services during a fiscal year exceeds the annual budget limit,
the State may expend its own funds to pay the costs of those
services.  To the extent allowable under Federal procedures for
cooperative agreements, the State may then seek reimbursement of
these costs in a subsequent year through a cooperative agreement
as long as the total amount of the payments to the State does not
exceed the one (1) percent ceiling, or the annual budget limit
for that fiscal year.  A payment schedule for reimbursement of
past costs will be  devised by the State of 	 and the
DoD.

F.   ADJUSTMENT OF COST ESTIMATES

     The State or DoD may request a review of total estimated
ER,D funded project costs covered by this Agreement once during
the terms of a cooperative agreement.  The total project costs
shall be revised to reflect the new estimates.  The ceiling of
one (1) percent of the total project costs shall be adjusted
based on the revisions of the total project costs since October

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17,  1986.  If the total project costs following the Record of
Decision (ROD)  or equivalent document are lower than previously
estimated,  the State remains entitled to payment as follows:

     a.    the State is entitled to payment of all services
     rendered prior to completion of the new estimate so long as
     they are within the ceiling of the previous estimate; and,

     b.    reimbursement of future incurred costs for providing
     services,  at the option of the state, in an amount either:

          1.   up to a total of previous and future costs of one
               (1) percent of the revised estimate; or,

          2.   the lesser of:

               i)   one quarter (1/4) of one (1) percent of the
                    post ROD or equivalent documents costs; or,

               ii)  the remaining balance of the one (1) percent
                    entitlement under the previous estimate.

G.   PROCEDURES FOR REIMBURSEMENT

     Procedures for State reimbursement through cooperative
agreements  (CAs)  are as described in Attachment B and in
accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars
A-102, A-87, and A-128.  After a CA is awarded, the  [State
Agency]  may submit a request for advance or reimbursement to DoD
on a quarterly basis.  DoD will process the request and transfer
funds in accordance with Circular A-102.  Within 60 days after
the end of each quarter, the [State Agency] shall submit to DoD a
status report, including cost summaries which directly relate
allowable costs actually incurred by the State under this
Agreement during the quarter for services at each installation.
Allowable costs shall be determined in accordance with this
Agreement and Circular A-87.  DoD shall reconcile continuing
awards and close out completed awards in accordance with Circular
A-102.  Auditing of States programs shall be accomplished in
accordance with Circular A-128.

H.   ADDITIONAL WORK
                  w
     When an installation requests that a State perform a
specific technical study or similar technical support that could
otherwise be done by a contractor, and  [State Agency] agrees to
do the work, funding will be negotiated between the  installation
and the State outside of this Agreement.

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I.   EMERGENCIES

     In an emergency situation involving a threat to public
health or the environment, the State must, unless the nature of
the emergency does not permit notification, notify the DoD
Component prior to taking removal action in order to be
reimbursed for its reasonable costs.  Reimbursement of the State
for its work will be handled directly between the DoD component
and the State, and outside of this Agreement.  Disagreements that
arise under this paragraph are subject to the Dispute Resolution
process in section IV.

                            SECTION  II
                 FUNDING AND THE PRIORITY SYSTEM

A.  The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
(Environment), as the designee of the Office of the Secretary of
Defense responsible for carrying out the Defense Environmental
Restoration Program, and the DoD components shall seek sufficient
funding through the DoD budgetary process to carry out their
obligations for response actions at DoD installations within the
State.  Funds authorized and appropriated annually by Congress
under the ER,D appropriation in the DoD Appropriations Act shall
be the source of funds for all work contemplated by this
Agreement.

B.  Should the ER,D appropriation be inadequate in any year to
meet the total DoD requirements for cleanup of hazardous or toxic
contaminants, DoD shall establish priorities among sites in a
manner which maximizes the protection of human health and the
environment.  In the prioritization process, DoD shall employ a
model which has been and will be further developed with the
assistance of the States and the EPA.  Future enhancements or
refinements to the model shall occur in consultation with the
States and the EPA.  DoD shall also involve the States and the
EPA in its use of this prioritization model through review of
technical site data.  The DoD components shall receive and give
full consideration to information provided by the States
regarding factors to be considered in decisionmaking in the
annual prioritization process for allocating resources available
for cleanups.  The State accepts that a DoD prioritization system
developed and operated as described in this subparagraph is
needed and provides a reasonable basis for allocating funds among
sites in the interest of a national worst first cleanup program.
To that extent, the State will make every effort to abide by the
priorities developed thereunder.

C.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be interpreted to require
obligation or payment with regard to a site remediation in
violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341).

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                           SECTION III
                          LEAD AGENCIES

     Each DoD Component shall designate an individual responsible
for managing remedial and removal actions for each installation
within the State.  This individual shall be responsible for
coordinating all tenant activities at the installation with
regard to the remedial and removal action program.  The
individual will also act as remedial project manager (RPM) within
the meaning of the National Contingency Plan (40 CFR Part 300).

     The State shall designate a lead State agency for each DoD
installation within the State.  (This agency may vary by
installation). The lead State agency for an installation shall
coordinate among other State agencies to represent a single State
position as to remedial/removal actions at the installation.  The
lead State agency shall designate a State Agency Coordinator
(SAC) who shall be the single point-of-contact between the
appropriate DoD component installation and the State regarding
State involvement in the remedial and removal actions program at
the installation.

                            SECTION  IV
                        DISPUTE  RESOLUTION

A.   The Remedial Project Manager (RPM) and the State Agency
Coordinator  (SAC) shall be the primary points of contact to
coordinate the remedial and removal program at each military
installation within the State, including the resolution of
disputes.  With regard to installations or sites for which there
are executed Federal Facility Agreements under CERCLA section
120, dispute resolution provisions as specified in those
agreements shall govern.  For other sites, it is the intention of
the parties that all disputes shall be resolved at the lowest
possible level of authority as expeditiously as possible within
the following framework.  All timeframes for resolving disputes
below may be lengthened by mutual consent.

     1.  Should the RPM and SAC be unable to agree, the matter
     shall be referred in writing as soon as practicable but in
     no event to exceed ten  (10) working days after the failure
     to agree, to,the installation commander and the chief of the
     designated program office of the lead State agency or their
     mutually agreed upon representatives designated in writing.

     2.  Should the installation commander and the chief of the
     designated program office of the lead State agency or their
     mutually agreed upon representatives designated in writing
     be unable to agree within^ten  (10) working days, the matter
     shall be elevated to the head of the lead State agency and a
     counterpart member of the lead Service involved who shall be

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     a general/flag officer or a member of the senior executive
     service.

     3.   Should the head of the lead State agency and the
     counterpart DoD representative fail to resolve the dispute
     within 20 working days the matter shall be referred to the
     Governor and the Service Secretary concerned for resolution.

B.  It is the intention of the parties that all disputes shall be
resolved in this manner.  Alternative dispute resolution methods
may be used.  In the event that the Governor and the Service
Secretary are unable to resolve a dispute, the State retains any
enforcement authority it may have under State and Federal law.

                            SECTION V
                             REOPENER

     The terms of this Agreement may be modified at any time by
mutual Agreement of the parties.  If a party requests the
Agreement to be reopened but the other party does not concur, the
matter will be referred to an individual designated in writing by
the signators to this agreement.  In the event they fail to agree
within 10 working days the matter will be referred to the
signators of this agreement or their successors in office.  If no
resolution is reached within 20 days,  the Agreement shall not be
reopened.

                            SECTION  VI
                           TERMINATION

     This Agreement may be terminated by either party at the
expiration of any cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to
this Agreement if the party seeking termination has notified the
other party in writing at least 90 days prior to the expiration
of the cooperative agreement.  After receiving a notice of
termination, a party may invoke the dispute resolution process in
Section V.  Each signator of the agreement may involve other
officials to whom they report in the process of resolution.  The
parties by mutual agreement may also refer the matter to the
Governor of the State of 	 and his(her) counterpart
within the Department of Defense.  Alternative dispute
resolution methods may be used.  Failing their agreement, this
Agreement shall be- considered terminated as of the date the
cooperative agreement expires.
State signature block for           DoD signature block
Agency signing on behalf of
the State

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          DOD AND STATE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT  (DSMOA)
   ATTACHMENT A -  DoD Installations  Covered by this Agreement
                    State of 	
Army
     1.   e.g., Fort
     2.   etc.
Navy
     1.  e.g., Naval Air Station
     2.  etc.

Air Force
     1.  e.g., 	  Air Force Base
     2.  etc.

Defense Logistics Agency
     1.  e.g., Defense Supply Center
     2.  etc.
INSTALLATIONS MAY BE ADDED TO THIS LIST PERIODICALLY AS  NECESSARY
IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION V, REOPENER.

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          DOD AND STATE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (DSMOA)

        ATTACHMENT B - PROCEDURES FOR STATE REIMBURSEMENT

o    The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment
(DASD(E)) and the Head of the Agency signing on behalf of the
State will sign the DSMOA.

o    The DSMOA is the overarching agreement of commitment between
the DoD and the State, but does not obligate or commit funds.

o    Reimbursement will be accomplished, using Federal procedures
for cooperative agreements (CAs), with States that have signed
DSMOAs.  Eligible activities are limited to those authorized for
the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP),  and funded
by the Defense Environmental Restoration Account (DERA), Sections
2701 et seq, of Title 10 USC, and as specified in the DSMOA.
          Reimbursement will commence as soon as possible with
DERA funds.

o    DoD policies and procedures for processing CA applications
and payments will be developed with input from the States and
announced in a Federal Register notice.
          In general, these activities will be centralized in the
ODASD(E).
          It is anticipated that these policies and procedures
will encompass the following:  who may apply; what can be funded;
evaluation criteria for awards; submission procedures and closing
dates for receipt of applications; and State responsibilities.
          Within this framework, it is anticipated that
monitoring and quarterly reporting procedures for States' program
status and financial status will be developed.

o    Administration of CAs will be in accordance with Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) circular A-102, Grants and
Cooperative Agreements with State and Local Governments, and
Title 32 CFR 278, Office of the Secretary of Defense,  Uniform
Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements
to State and Local Governments.
          A State will submit a complete application package for
Federal assistance, consisting of Standard Form 424 (SF 424) and
attachments, including a proposal narrative, the signed DSMOA,
and a project mana'gement plan.  The State's application must also
include a description of the type and amount of support services
that the State plans to provide for each installation covered in
the DSMOA for the specific award period of the CA.
          CAs will be awarded for a term of two years, based on
an annual estimate of requirements.  Applications will be
accepted after signature of the DSMOA by both parties; DoD
processing time for applications is expected to be two months.
           The DASD(E) will accept the application, review it,
and make a decision as to the.award.  This CA agreement, when
signed by both the DASD(E) and' the Head of the Agency signing on

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behalf of the State, comprises the contractual relationship
between the DoD and the State.
          States may request funds in accordance with the methods
outlined in OMB Circular A-102 and 32 CFR 278.  These documents
provide for the following methods of payment:   (I)  Advances
(Letter of Credit), (2) Reimbursement, and (3) Working Capital
Advances.  A State may request a payment method in its
cooperative agreement application.

o    Allowable costs will be determined in accordance with OMB
Circular A-87, Cost Principles for State and Local Governments.
Specific services to be provided by the States will be as
described in the DSMOA.

o    Auditing of States programs will be accomplished in
accordance with OMB Circular A-128, Audits of State and Local
Governments.
     The following is additional information regarding the
general procedures that DoD plans to use in implementing DSMOAs
and CA's with the States:

     1.  DoD DASD(E)  will invite States to sign DSMOAs and submit
applications for CAs.
     2.  DASD(E) will send a memorandum (Attachment C) to the DoD
Components (Army, Navy, Air Force, DLA, and other DoD agencies)
asking them to cooperate with the States and compile necessary
data.  The States and Installations will communicate directly on
response activities anticipated to take place over the next two
years and on the total DERA cost estimate.
     3.  DoD Components will use their Chain-Of-Command to
develop and pass on data to DASD(E):  Component Headquarters will
give the message to their Major Commands (e.g., Army Materiel
Command), and the Major Commands will forward the message to
their Installations  (e.g., Sacramento Army Ammunition Depot).
     4.  The Components will provide information, obtained from
their Installations and Major Commands, to DASD(E) by State.
     5.  Each State contacts DASD(E) about its desire to have a
DSMOA and CA, and works with DoD to have State-specific
information inserted into the provisions where indicated in the
model language and to fill out the CA application.
     6.  DASD(E) and the State sign the DSMOA and the CA.
     7.  The State submits requests for payment in advance based
on anticipated workload or for reimbursement of services provided
under the CA, on a quarterly basis.
     8.  Quarterly In-Process Reviews  (IPRs), or alternative
arrangements by mutual consent, will be held between DASD(E)
staff and the State agency.  IPRs will include State progress
reports concerning activities «nd funding.
     9.  CA audits will be carried out in accordance with OMB
Circular A-128.

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                    THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

                                 WASHINGTON. O.C. 20101-«000
PRODUCTION AND                                     ATTACHMENT C

   LOGISTICS

                                                      July 18,  1989
         MEMORANDUM FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY,
                          ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL
                          HEALTH, OASA (I&L)
                        DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENT, OASN  (S&L)
                        DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE,
                         --(E,S&OH), SAF/RQ
                        DIRECTOR, DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA-W)

         SUBJECT:  DoD Components' Cooperation with the States for
                   Cooperative Agreements on Site Cleanups


              I an sending letters to the directors of State environmental
         agencies inviting them to enter into DoD and State Memoranda of
         Agreements (DSMOAs).  There has been a recent strong State
         expression of interest in them.  I request that you inform the
         appropriate people  in your Component that they should be ready by
         mid-July to respond to requests from the States for information
         necessary for the States to prepare applications for cooperative
         agreements (CAs) in accordance with Attachment B of the model
         DSMOA language.

              Once a State and I have signed a DSMOA or started the
         process towards signature, the lead State agency can be expected
         to contact persons  or offices designated by the Components as
         being "lead" for the Installation Restoration Program (IRP) for
         the installations listed in Attachment A of the DSMOA.  States
         will need to determine what DERA-funded activities the
         installations have  planned for the period of the proposed CAs
         (FY90/91).  Each State will use this information to help prepare
         its application for a cooperative agreement and its request for
         funds.  The designated installation representative should also
         give information to the State regarding probable DERA-funded
         activities through  the life of the program, including total
         estimated cost.  This will help the State plan its activities
         under the lifetime  cap.  The cost information should be
         acceptable to you before it is provided to the States.

              This information is generally available from your program
         planning activities, FY90/91 DERA budget development data, and
         anticipated RI/FS results.  States should also have much of this
         information if they are receiving notice of program activities
         and participating in such areas as:  review of program planning
         and IRP documents,  meetings of technical review committees,

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negotiation and implementation of interagency agreements,  and
public participation activities.

     Since the CAs will be centrally administered by DoD,  we
request Components to give my office the same total DERA cost
information you provide the States.  We would also like a summary
of planned activities for the next two years (FY90/91)  that the
installation IRP representatives give to the States.  Please try
to provide this within four weeks of giving it to the States.
Since the CAs are envisioned to encompass two years, the
information on planned program activities and cost estimates will
need to be updated every two years.  During the CA period, if
there is a significant change in response activities or estimated
costs, the Component should notify the State as soon as possible.
I will be providing you additional guidance on this matter in the
next two weeks.

     Please provide a copy of the attached model DSMOA
language to those who will be responsible for providing the
necessary information to the States.

     We will also provide more detailed information in the
following documents as they are developed:

     o  DoD Policies and Procedures for the Cooperative
     Agreements Program under DSMOAs

     o  Federal Register notice announcing the program and the
     availability of funds.

     Cooperation and communication are paramount to the success
of this program.  I encourage you and your installations to make
every effort to continually build a good working relationship
with your counterparts in the State agencies.  I believe that a
cooperative effort with the States, to include mutual
consideration of each others comments and program objectives, is
the key to cost-effective and timely execution of the Defense
Environmental Restoration Program.

     Thank you for your continuing efforts in Baking the program
a success.  If you have questions or comments, Sam Napolitano
remains my point of contact for DSMOAs, and LtCol Ken Cornelius
has the lead in carrying out the CA Program.  You may reach
either of them at (202) 325-2211 (Autovon: 221-2214) in our
offices in Alexandria, Virginia.
                                                   1^^*-.
                       Ov

     William H. Parker, III, P.E.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
            (Environment)
Attachment

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                            DOD DIRECTIVE

              HAZARDOUS MATERIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION


     On July 27, 1989, the Deputy Secretary of Defense signed a
DoD Directive on Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention.   It
establishes a policy that emphasizes the prevention of pollution
rather than the "end-of-pipe" solutions that the Department of
Defense has relied on in the past.  The directive applies across
the Department, at all levels.

     This directive establishes a DoD policy that hazardous
materials shall be selected, used, and managed over their life
cycle so that the DoD incurs the lowest required cost to protect
human health and the environment. The preferred method of doing
this is to avoid or reduce the use of hazardous material.   Where
use cannot be reasonably avoided, DoD personnel are to apply
management practices that avoid harm to human health and the
environment.

      The Hazardous Material Pollution Directive requires that:

     o  Directives, regulations, manuals, specifications, and
     other documents that provide DoD's operating procedures
     incorporate guidance on hazardous material issues.

     o  The Services and defense agencies further develop and
     maintain effective programs for reducing the adverse effects
     of hazardous materials.  They will examine alternatives
     available to better manage hazardous materials, such as
     redesigning processes to obviate the need for hazardous
     material use, and implement them.

     o  Adequate reporting exists to evaluate results.

     o  Information exchange occurs on pollution prevention.

     o  Cooperation occurs with environmental agencies pursuing
        the same goals.

     The Directive is a strong addition to an extensive amount of
waste minimization work already underway within the Services and
defense agencies, especially within the logistics community. It
provides a way to integrate environmental concerns into the
Department's every day work.  Its part of a greater effort DoD
has to be recognized as an environmental leader among federal
agencies.

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                         Department of Defense
                           DIRECTIVE
                                                              July  27,  1989
                                                              NUMBER 4210.15
                                                              DSD(A)
SUBJECT:   Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention

References:   (a)  DoD Instruction 7041.3,  "Economic Analysis and Program
                 Evaluation for Resource  Management," October 18, 1972
             (b)  DoD 7750.5-M, "DoD Procedures  for Management of Information
                 Requirements," November  1986,  authorized by DoD Directive
                 7750.5, August 7, 1986
             (c)  DoD 5025.1-1, "Department of Defense Directives System
                 Annual Index," January 1989, authorized by DoD Directive
                 5025.1, December 23, 1988

A.  PURPOSE

    This  Directive establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes
procedures for  hazardous material pollution prevention (HHPP).

B.  APPLICABILITY AM) SCOPE

    This  Directive applies to:

    1. the  Office of the Secretary of Defense  (OSD), the Military Departments,
the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the Joint Staff,  the Unified and Specified
Commands, the Inspector General of the Department  of Defense (IG, DoD), the
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), the Defense
Agencies, and the DoD Field Activities (hereafter  referred to collectively
as "DoD Components").  The term "Military Services," as used herein, refers
to the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.

    2. Operations supported by appropriated and nonappropriated  funds.

C.  DEFINITIONS

    The terms used in this Directive are defined in enclosure 1.

D.  POLICY

    It is DoD policy that hazardous material shall be selected, used, and
managed over its  life cycle so that the Department of Defense incurs the
lowest cost required to protect human health and the environment.  The pre-
ferred method of  doing this is to avoid or reduce  the use of hazardous
material.  Where  use of hazardous material may not reasonably be  avoided,
users shall follow regulations governing its use and management as required
by appropriate  DoD issuances.  In the absence of regulations, users shall
apply management  practices that avoid harm to human health  or the environment.
Emphasis must be  on less use of hazardous materials in processes  and products,
as distinguished  from end-of-pipe management of hazardous waste.

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£.  RESPONSIBILITIES

    1.  The Heads of DoD Components shall know hov the regulation of hazardous
material affects their operations and hov their decisions relative to hazardous
material affect subsequent operations.  They shall take actions to carry out
the requiresents of this Directive.

    2.  The Assistant Secretary of Defense  (Production and Loiistics) (ASD(PSL))
•hall promote hazardous Materials pollution prevention within the Department
of Defense by ensuring that:

        a.  Functional area DoD issuances (policies, Directives, Instructions,
Regulations, Manuals, specifications, etc.) incorporate appropriate guidance on
hazardous material issues.

        b.  The DoD Components have effective programs for reducing the adverse
effects of hazardous material.

        c.  Adequate reporting exists to evaluate the results of actions taken
to implement this Directive.

        d.  Military Services and Defense Agencies are advised of areas needing
more emphasis.

        e.  Hazardous material issues affecting the stability of the industrial
base are recognized and addressed.

        f.  Information exchange on hazardous material improvements exists within
the Department of Defense.
           , *
        g.  The Department of Defense cooperates with Federal, State, and local
agencies promoting hazardous material reduction.

        h.  The Defense Acquisition Board,  Production and Logistics (DAB P&L)
Committee periodically is apprised of the progress of implementation of this
Directive and of any issues or conflicts related to hazardous material that may
require the attention of the DAB P&L Committee in accordance with enclosure 2.

        i.  Lead offices are designated, as necessary, to carry out those
responsibilities.

    3.  The Assistant Secretary of Defense  (Force Management and Personnel)
(ASDCFM&P)) shall assist the ASD(P&L) in implementing this Directive in areas
related to hazardous material that are under the purview of ASD(FM&P).

    A.  The Secretaries of the Military Departments and the Heads of Defense
Agencies shall:

        a.  Develop and revise, as necessary, a Hazardous Material Pollution
Prevention Plan to implement this Directive, monitor implementation, and ensure
that subordinate commands take appropriate  actions to carry out the policy in
section D., above.

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        b.  Report progress on implementing this Directive to the ASD(P&L)  and
the ASD(RttP).                                                           '   °

F.  PROCEDURES

    1.  The ASD(P&L), or designees, shall:

        a.  Ensure that appropriate OSD functional guidance exists on HMPP  by:

            (1)  Identifying hazardous material management issues for which
functional guidance is needed.

            (2)  In conjunction with the OSD proponent, determining  the  most
appropriate vehicle for dissemination of functional guidance.

            (3)  In the case where OSD functional guidance is needed, assisting
the OSD proponent to develop that guidance.

            (4)  In the case where Military Service or Defense Agency guidance
is needed, advising the Service or Agency of the need and a possible course of
action to satisfy the need.

        b.  Ensure that a reporting mechanism or structure exists to provide the
documentation needed to monitor implementation by:

            (1) Working with the Service or Agency lead office, designated  in
accordance with paragraph F.5.*., below, to obtain and compile appropriate
information.

          . (2) Avoiding an additional reporting burden through use  of  data and
data systems used by the DoD Components to manage their own programs and such
data as the DoD Components are required to provide to regulatory Agencies.

            (3) Making maximum use of computer-based management information
systems to provide up-to-date data.

            (4) Requesting additional data only if information obtained in
accordance with subparagraphs F.l.b(l), (2), and  (3), above, is inadequate
to evaluate the DoD Components' actions.

        c.  Schedule and preside over annual status briefings presented by  the
Military Services and Defense Agencies.  Give affected Military Services and/or
Defense Agencies sufficient notice of their selection to provide a  briefing and
the topics to cover in the briefing.

        d.  Prepare annual progress reports for and brief the DAB P&L Committee
on the status of actions taken by the DoD Components, including the ASD(P&L),
to implement this Directive.

        e.  Periodically bring to the attention of the DAB P&L Committee any
current hazardous material issue impacting DoD operations or any problem in
implementing this Directive on which the DAB P&L  Committee may need to take
action, including advice from the DAB P&L Committee on priority of actions  to
produce OSD guidance.

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    2.  The ASD(FM&P), or designees, shall assist the ASDCP&L), as appropriate,
to conduct the functions described in subsection F.I., above.

    3.  Proponents of OSO functional guidance shall cooperate with the ASD(PiL)
in intefrating hazardous Material guidance into their issuances by:

        a.  Assisting the ASDCP&L), or designees, in determining the need for
functional area guidance as required by subparagraph F.I.a.(3), above.

        b.  When necessary, designating an action officer to be in charge of
development of specific guidance (for which the ASD(P&L), or designees, shall
provide assistance).

        c.  When necessary, incorporating guidance into appropriate DoD issuances.

    4.  The Heads of DoD Components shall ensure that their organizations:

        a.  Modify functional area efforts, procedures, guidance documents, or
common practices to improve the way that hazardous Material or the issues
caused by hazardous Material are managed.

        b.  Where a document allows for the use of hazardous material or a
process is using hazardous material and a less hazardous substitute is, or could
be, available, revise the document, process or operating procedure, to facilitate
the use of the substitute, in accordance with the policy in section D., above.

        c.  Consistent with DoD Instruction 7041.3 (reference  (a)), evaluate
hazardous material decisions by economic analysis techniques that match the
magnitude of the decision being made, considering cost factors and intangible
factors, as applicable.

        d.  Begin economic analyses of hazardous material decisions at the
earliest possible stage of the life cycle and modify analyses when better
information becomes available.

        e.  Record, retain, and provide to appropriate authorities, ss necessary,
information that describes actions taken on hazardous material issues and the
effect of the actions on the conduct of operations including, where possible:

            (1)  Before and after data on hazardous material used or disposed
and corresponding financial data, such as capital invested, return on investment,
operating costs, and labor costs.

            (2)  Records of work load, descriptive of mission, that allow
comparison of hazardous material decisions on a production basis.

            (3)  Narrative descriptions of actions and accomplishments,
especially when actions, such as toxicity reduction or specification change,
do not lend themselves to quantitative measure.

    5.  The Heads of Military Services and Defense Agencies shall:

        a.  Designate a lead office to coordinate their actions on this
Directive.

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        b.  Cooperate with the ASD(P&L) effort, required in paragraph F.l.b.,
above, to obtain current information, including quantitative data, that
describes the value of actions taken under this Directive.

        c.  As requested by the ASD(P&L), as required under paragraph F.l.c.,
above, provide an annual briefing, accompanied by a briefing book, on selected
aspects of actions taken to achieve hazardous material pollution prevention.

G.  INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

    1.  The Annual Progress Report included in this Directive is exempt from
licensing in accordance with paragraph E.4.b. of DoD 7750.5-M (reference (b)).

    2.  All briefing and reporting requirements of this Directive are canceled
at the end of 6 years from the effective date of this Directive, unless continued
by formal revision to this Directive.

H.  EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION

    1.  This Directive is effective immediately.  Forward two copies of imple-
menting documents to the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition) within 180 days.

    2.  Within 45 days from the effective* date of this Directive, the Secretaries
of the Military Departments and the Heads of Defense Agencies shall designate
a lead office for coordinating implementation of this Directive.
                                                UWOOD
                                          Deputy  Secretary of Defense
Enclosures  -  2
   1.  Definitions
   2.  DAB P&L Committee  Charter

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                                  DEFINITIONS

1.  Alternative*.  Ways of  reducing the adverse effects of hazardous material.

    a.  Alternatives, a* applied to hazardous material decision-Baking,  include,
but are not limited to, such possibilities as substituting less hazardous or
nonhazardous material; redesigning a component such that hazardous material is
not needed in its manufacture, use, or maintenance; modifying processes  or
procedures; restricting users; consumptive use; on-demand supply; direct
ordering; extending shelf-life; regenerating spent material; downgrading and
reuse of spent material; use of waste as raw material in other manufacturing;
and combinations of those factors.

    b.  Alternatives are to be analyzed in a "could cost" approach.  The
decision-maker should consider what would be the lowest amount the decision
could cost by overcoming barriers to getting the job done and at the same time
ensuring protection of human health and the environment.

2.  Cost Factors.  The expenses and cost avoidances associated with hazardous
material that may be reduced to monetary terms, which includes future liability.

    a.  Cost factors refer  to the direct and indirect costs attributable to
hazardous material that are encountered in operations such as acquisition,
manufacture, supply, use, storage, inventory control, treatment, recycling,
emission control, training, work place safety, labeling, hazard assessments,
engineering controls, personal protective equipment, medical monitoring,
regulatory overhead, spill  contingency, disposal, remedial action, and
liability.

    b.  Accounting in current decisions for potential future liability,  such
as might accrue because of  a decision to landfill a hazardous waste, requires
application of risk and uncertainty analysis.  Potential future cost may be
expressed as an expected present value or analyzed by sensitivity techniques.
That does not mean an organization must stop lawful disposal until a major risk
study is performed.  However, current decisions should maximally consider the
effects future environmental problems might have on future costs and defense
performance.

3.  Economic Analysis.  An  evaluation of the costs associated with the use of
hazardous material and potential alternatives, which is conducted in accordance
with DoD Instruction 7041.3 (reference (c)).

    a.  An economic analysis is not a specific, step-by-step procedure that
can be applied by rote to all cases of analyzing whether to use a hazardous
material.  Rather, organizations shall be guided by basic principles of
economics and informed judgement.  Any good engineering economy, decision
analysis, or microeconomics text book may serve as a guide.  An appropriately
rigorous analysis of the costs and benefits of alternatives is a tool to help
informed decision-making.   The depth of analysis is a decision to be made by
personnel who are employed  to make such decisions.  There is no one formula.
There is no absolutely right way to do it.

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    b.  In ••king • decision on hazardous Material with the help of economic
analysis, DoD Components shall be guided by cases in court and legislation
on hazardous materials that clearly establish that potential cost does not
end with contractual change of hands of a regulated hazardous Mterial.

4.  Functional Areas.  The operations or areas of responsibility that affect  or
are affected by the use of hazardous Material.  These areas include, but are
not limited to, budget and fiscal planning; legal support; research and develop-
ment; weapons systems acquisition; weapons systems maintenance; material and
performance specifications and standards; design handbooks and technical manuals;
maintenance and repair procedures; industrial processes; procurement policy;
contracting provisions; new material identification; public works operations;
construction; management of munitions, chemical agents, and propellants; medical
and other personnel support; safety and occupational health; transportation;
logistics analysis; supply; warehousing; distribution; recycling; disposal;
spill prevention, control, and cleanup; contaminated site remediation; staffing;
education and training; information exchange; public affairs; general admini-
stration; and oversight.

5.  Functional Guidance.  The inclusion in functional area issuances .(Directives,
Instructions, regulations, etc.) of the application of the basic principles of
a functional area to the specific issues caused by hazardous material.

    a.  Functional guidance is the type of information that is found in typical
DoD issuances, applied specifically to hazardous material, where problems caused
by hazardous material make such specific guidance necessary.  Within OSD, func-
tional guidance is usually promulgated in issuances covered by DoD 5025.1-1
(reference (c)).

    b.  An example of functional guidance would be the incorporation, into a
supply policy directive, of the following statement:

        "wholesale inventories of hazardous material with a
        manufacturers shelf-life of 6 months or less shall not
        be maintained.  Such material shall be procured for direct
        vendor delivery to the using activity.  Retail inventory
        managers shall preclude disposal of hazardous material due
        to shelf-life expiration by maintaining minimum levels to
        support planned operations."

    c.  Equally as important, but not as obvious, would be functional guidance
that could be published in a comptroller issuance on how to account for the
risk of future liability from hazardous waste disposal in conducting economic
analyses.

6.  Hazardous Material.  Anything that due to its chemical, physical, or
biological nature causes safety, public health, or environmental concerns
that result in an elevated level of effort to manage it.

    a.  There are numerous existing definitions of hazardous material in place
for various reasons.  In this Directive, the term hazardous material  is used
in the context of the management strategy to improve the quality of defense as




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described in definition 9, below.  For that purpose, hazardous material describes
a universe of materials that cause the Department of Defense problems because
of associated human health or environmental concern and for which management
improvements may be made.

    b.  This Directive establishes no new technical definition of hazardous
material.  It does not challenge any legal definition.  It does not replace
any existing administrative definition.  What matters is not whether something
fits precisely in a definition or whose definition it is, but whether it may
be better managed to mitigate the problems it causes and improve the quality
of defense.

7.  Intangible Factors.  Influences bearing on the use or effects of hazardous
material, which may not be reduced to monetary terms.

    a.  The quality of defense and the quality of environment both have intangible
characteristics that are not mutually exclusive but which could be overriding
factors in a hazardous material issue.  Other intangible factors include public
emotion and potential legislation.

    b.  Factors that may not be reduced to monetary terms should be limited, in
decision analysis, and then considered, as appropriate.

8.  Life Cycle of a Hazardous Material.  The period starting when the use or
potential use of hazardous material is first encountered and extending as long
as the actual material or its after effects, such as a discarded residual in
a landfill, have a bearing on cost.

    a.  In.-the case of weapons systems acquisition, the life cycle starts when
the system is first envisioned.  Effects of the use of hazardous material on
later operations and maintenance are to be considered.  The same holds true
for a new use of a hazardous material by any DoD Component.

    b.  Uhere the hazardous material is already in general use, the life cycle
starts when the material is first encountered by any subpart of a DoD Component
that must deal with it.  Upon encountering the hazardous material or its effects,
the DoD Component is not to be confined or constricted by what has gone before
but must view its association with the material by what comes after, in terms of
human health and environmental problems and their associated costs, and what
alternatives that organization has to lessen those problems and costs.

    9.  Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention (HMPP) Plan.

        a.  A HMPP Plan may take various forms including a typical plan of
action and milestones outlining responsibilities, one or more Service or Agency
regulations, a combination of efforts undertaken by various commands monitored
by a common coordinating office, or other variations so long as the appropriate
formal implementing document is issued.

        b.  The HMPP Plan shall include, at a minimum, the following elements:
procedures for informing Service or Agency line commanders of issues and progress;
participation of critical functional staff offices such as systems acquisition,
design, specification proponents, etc.; participation of major commands or pri-
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appropriate •edifications; • process for analyzing existing operations or pro
cesses for waste Minimization potential; a Method for funding vaste reduction
projects; a process for subordinate commands to report data that Measures pro
gress; a commitment to information exchange; and a policy of cooperation with
public agencies involved in waste reduction, pollution prevention, or waste
minimization.
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                       THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

                            WASHINGTON. DC 20J01
                                                       17 SEP
ACQUISITION                                               * ' ^


                        Defense Acquisition Board

               Production and  Logistics Committee Charter


    SUBJECT:     Production  and Logistics  Committee

    References: (a)DoD Directive 5134.1,  "Under Secretary of Defense
                    (Acquisition),* February 10, 1987
                (b)DoD Directive 5000.1,  "Defense Acquisition
                    System," September 1,  1987
                (c)DoD Instruction 5000.2, "Defense Acquisition
                    System Procedures," September 1, 1987
                (d)DoD Directive 5000.49,  "Defense Acquisition
                    Board," September 1, 1987
                (e)DoD Directive 5105.18,  "Department of Defense
                    Committee Management Program," March  20, 1984

    A.  PURPOSE

        This charter  implements relevant  sections of references  (a)
    through (e) and establishes the Production and Logistics
    Committee as a  standing operating committee of the Defense
    Acquisition Board (DAB) with mission,  terms of reference,
    composition, responsibilities and authorities, operating
    procedures and  administrative arrangements as stated below.

    B.  DEFINITIONS

        1.  Department of Defense Acquisition System.   A single
    uniform system  whereby  all equipment,  facilities, and services
    are planned, designed,  developed, acquired, maintained, and
    disposed of within the  Department of  Defense (DoD).  The system
    entails establishing policies and practices that govern
    acquisitions, determining  and prioritising resource
    requirements, directing and controlling the process,
    contracting, and  reporting to Congress.

        2.  DoD Components.   The Office of the Secretary of Defense
    (OSD); the Military  Departments; the  Organisation of the Joint
    Chiefs of Staff (OJCS); the Unified and Specified Commands;  the
    Defense Agencies, to include the Strategic Defense Initiative
    Organisation; and DoD Field Activities.

    C.  MISSION

        The mission of the  Production and Logistics Committee  is to
    facilitate accomplishment  of the responsibilities and functions

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assigned to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
OSD(A).  Operating in support of the Defense Acquisition Board
and the USD(A), the Committee shall be the priaary forua for DoD
Components to identify and resolve issues and to develop
recommendations on operating and policy aspects of the DoD
Acquisition System for the following areasi

    1.  Production management;

    2.  Manufacturing  technology;  and •

    3.  Logistics support.

D.  TERMS OF REFERENCE

    Specific tasks to be performed in accomplishing this mission
include, but are not limited tox

    1.  Promoting coordination,  cooperation,  and mutual
understanding of all matters related to assigned activities,
particularly those involving cross-servicing, within DoD and
between DoD and other Federal Agencies and with Allied Nations.

    2.  Recommending policy and  procedural initiatives  that
streamline and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the
DoD Acquisition System.

    3.  Developing and assessing the  potential of  alternative
near- and long-term acquisition strategies, plans, resource
levels-, and priorities.

    4.  Identifying  issues  and developing recommendations  on
policy  and guidance scatters.

    5.  Reviewing, studying, resolving,  or developing
recommendations on matters assigned by the DAB or OSD(A), or
selected by the Committee Chair.

E.  COMPOSITION

    1.  Committee Chair.  The Production and Logistics  Committee
Chair shall be the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Production
and Logistics).

    2.  Membership.   In addition to the Chair, permanent members
will be senior civilian or military officials appointed by the
following officess

        a.  Organisation of the  Joint Chiefs of Staff
        b.  Under  Secretary of Defense (Policy)
        c.  Assistant Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
        d.  Assistant Secretary of Defense (Force Management and
            Personnel)
        e.  Assistant Secretary of Defense (Program Operations)
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       f.  Director, Defense Research and Engineering
       9.  Director, Operational Test and evaluation
       h.  Air Porct Acquisition Executive
       i.  Army Acquisition Executive
       j.  Navy Acquisition Executive
       It.  Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation
       1.  Deputy Onder Secretary of Defense  (International
           Programs and Technology)
       •.  Deputy Onder Secretary of Defense  (Tactical Warfare
           Programs)
       n.  Director* Defense Logistics Agency
       o.  Director, Strategic Defense Initiative Organization
       p.  Deputy Director, Defense Research  and Engineering
           (Test and Evaluation)
       q.  Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Logistics)
       r.  Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Production
           Support)
       s.  Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Systems)
       t.  Chairman, OSD  Cost Analysis Improvement  Group

    3. Invited Participants/Advisors.  Representatives from DoD
Components and other Government Agencies not  listed above/ at
the invitation of the Committee Chair, may participate in
committee activities involving matters in which that Component.
or Agency has a significant interest, or their presence is
required because of the specific matters being addressed.

P.  RESPONSIBILITIES AND  AUTHORITIES

    1. The Committee Chair, after ensuring  that all matters
have been comprehensively addressed, will forward
recommendations to the DAB and DAE, and highlight disagreements
and minority positions on all recommendations forwarded for
decision.

    2. Committee members  are  responsible  for  representing their
Components on all matters addressed by the Committee and for
proposing initiatives and issues for Committee consideration.

    3. Unanimous agreement  on matters  in dispute shall be
considered binding on all parties after concurrence of the DAB
Chair.

    4. The Committee Chair  is authorized  to establish panels
and working groups to carry out Committee assigned projects and
actions as may be necessary to discharge effectively the
Committee's mission.  Each panel or working group will have a
"sunset clause" in its charter which will be  reviewed annually
by the Committee Chair.
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G.  OPERATION AMD ADMINISTRATION

    1. The Committee Chair shalli

       a.   Direct  and supervise the operations of the
Committee;

       b.   Schedule and preside at Committee meetings;

       c.   Appoint a Committee Secretariat  and provide
administrative assistance  to  support Committee operations and
administration;

       d.   Ensure  agendas and topic documentation are prepared
and distributed well  in advance of  scheduled meetings;

       e.   Prepare and sign a memorandum for each panel  and
working group convened that provides the mission/task(s) to be
accomplished, terms of reference, membership, and
disestablishment date;

        f.   Ensure  appropriate reports are prepared  as well as
other documents and  records of Committee activities;

        g.   Ensure  copies of the results of Committee
meetings are prepared and  distributed  to all members and the DAB
Executive  Secretary  as soon as practicable.

     2.  Matters addressed by the Committee may  be directed by        -tt
the DAB or OSD(A),  referred for action by the DAB Executive          V
Secretary, or selected by  the Chair from  items submitted by
Committee  members.

     3.  The Committee  shall operate in compliance with the
provisions of DoD  Directive 5105.18 (reference (e)).
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                    THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

                                  WASHINGTON. D.C. ZOJ01-»000
PRODUCTION AND                                        SEP 29 I98S
   LOGISTICS
       MEMORANDUM  FOR  DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE ARMY,
                        ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AWD OCCUPATIONAL
                        HEALTH,  OASA  (I&L)
                       DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENT,  OASN  (S&L)
                       DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF.THE AIR  FORCE
                         (ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH),
                        SAF/RO
                       DJRFCTOR,  DEFENSE  LOCIST):<".!?  7..... '    -A-W)
                       ASLJLSTAKT  CK.fEV OV ENCtfNEEVJa (DAEN-ZCZ-A)

       SUBJECT:  Management Guidance  for Execution of the FY 1990/91
                 Defense  Environmental Restoration Program (DERP)


            DoD policy and management guidance  for execution of the
       Defense Environmental Restoration Program  (DERP) and  the transfer
       account in  FY 1990 and FY 1991 are provided in this Kuenioiandum
       and  in the  Attachments.

            Defense Environmental Restoration Program.(DERP) funds may
       be used for Installation  Restoration  (IR),  for Other  Hazardous
       Waste Operations (OHW) and for Building  Demolition/Debris Removal
       (BD/DR).  Installation Restoration Program  activities must be
       given highest priority, and we must demonstrate DoD's policy of
       addressing  the  worst sites first.

            Within the IRP there are  several areas we should emphasize
       during FY 1990/91  with an overall goal of protecting  human health
       and  preventing  deterioration of our environmental  resources:

            o    Take  removal actions immediately  upon discovery of an
                 imminent and substantial threat to human health or the
                 environment.

            o    Conduct  Preliminary Assessments  (PA)  in  a systematic
                 and comprehensive manner at those installations which,
                 due to past activities, have increased potential for
                 contamination problems.

            o    Take  interim actions or stabilization measures through
                 the removal process to  prevent deterioration of site
                 conditions and  save life cycle costs.

            o    Demonstrate a bias for  action by  initiating removal or
                 interim  remedial activities at our most  serious sites

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          as quickly as possible, and tailoring RI/FS work to
          identify in a cost, effective manner,  the preferred
          remedy at a site consistent with appropriate National
          Contingency Plan and State requirements.

          Strive to accomplish final remedial actions at our most
          serious sites.

          Cooperate and coordinate program activities as .
          appropriate with Federal, State and local agencies.
          Enter Interagency Agreements in accordance with OSD
          guidance and follow conditions in Defense and State
          Memorandums of Agreement.

          Conduct research and development for cost-effective
          technologies which address DoD unique problems or have
          wides; *r~r '  ^plicability within DoD.

          Improve program databases.  Each Component must
          maintain accurate and up-to-date status and funding
          information on individual sites at all installations,
          and provide these data to ODASD(E) for entry into the
          Interim DERP Management Information System  (I-DERPMIS).

          Identify sites for which no further action  is
          necessary.  Work with EPA and States to identify, and
          develop supporting documentation for sites which can be
          closed out.  Identify these sites for ODASD(E) for
          entry into the I-DERPMIS.

          Build and maintain community involvement in program
          activities.
     Within OHW, DERP efforts should be directed toward:

     o    Initiating hazardous waste minimization and recycling
          efforts, with a goal of integrating these concepts
          into all DoD mission programs.

     The efforts identified above should be pursued within
established program priorities described in the Attachment.

     Program oversight by this office will be primarily through
quarterly In-Progress Reviews (IPRs) and the I-DERPMIS.  A  list
of discussion topics and information requirements for the IPRs is
provided at Attachment 2.  A list of additional issues for
discussion will be disseminated prior to each IPR.

     This guidance is effective immediately.  It supersedes my
memorandum of December 9, 1988 on the same subject.  This
guidance will be incorporated into a DoD Instruction.

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     Forward two copies of implementing, instructions to this
office within 60 days.
                              William H. Parker, III, P.E.,
                         Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
                                   (Environment)
Attachments
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          DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM
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                    MANAGEMENT GUIDANCE

Background

     The Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP)
provides centralized management for the cleanup of DoD hazardous
waste sites consistent -with the provisions of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA),
the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) ,
and the National Contingency Plan (NCP) and Executive Order
12580.  The goals of the DERP are stated in 10 USC 2701 and
consist of the following:

      (1)  The identification, investigation, research and
          develop.— '   ^nd cleanup of contamination from
          hazardous substances, pollutants and contaminants.

      (2)  Correction of other environmental damage (such as
          detection or disposal of unexploded ordnance) which
          creates an imminent and substantial endangerment to the
          public health or welfare or to the environment.

      (3)  Demolition and removal of unsafe buildings and
          structures, including buildings and structures of the
          DoD at sites formerly used by or under the jurisdiction
          of the Secretary.


Component Executive Program Managers

     In support of the above goals, the DoD Component authorities
and responsibilities for executing DERP policy and guidance
should be centralized by each Component under an Executive
Program Manager, and include the following:

     Develop Component implementing instructions and management
     guidance for the DERP consistent with DoD policy.   Monitor
     execution of the program.  Provide information to DASD(E)  on
     program activities and progress,  including at a minimum,
     quarterly updates of the  I-DERPMIS.

     Prepare, submit, defend and monitor execution of the budget
     consistent with OSD guidance and  Defense appropriation
     language.

     Select preferred alternatives for remedial action  at sites,
     and sign and execute Records of Decision and comparable
     documents.
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Conduct studies and take, action to prevent long-range
environmental problems for which restoration .would be
required.  This shall include, but not be limited to, waste
reduction/minimization initiatives, and research,
development and demonstration (RD&D) efforts with respect to
hazardous waste.

Review and evaluate management or technical elements of the
DERP.  Develop and improve methodologies and procedures for
conducting program activities such aa site investigations,
risk assessments and evaluation of waste treatment options.

Identify funding requirements in each DERP sub-element and
make determinations regarding their eligibility consistent
with OSD policy guidance.  Submit to DASD(E) requests for
allocations by sub-elements and appropriation in accordance
with Defense Budget Guidance Manual 7110-l-M.

Ensure that funds transferred from the Environmental
Restoration, Defense appropriation into Component
appropriations via reprogramming actions (DD Form 1415-3)
are expeditiously processed and made available for
environmental restoration activities consistent with this
guidance.  Funds transferred will be managed in accordance
with procedures established for the appropriation to which -
they are transferred.

Execute program to meet the following obligation targets for
immediately executable work:  First Quarter -  20% of
Component's allocation;  Second Quarter - 50% of Component's
allocation;  Third Quarter - 75% of Component's allocation;
Fourth Quarter - 100% of Component's allocation.

Ensure program execution consistent with DoD's worst-first
policy.  Make determinations concerning priority of
requirements within DERP in accordance with this guidance
and allocate funds within a sub-element to meet priorities.

Identify emergent requirements proposed for accomplishment
within DERP sub-elements and reallocate funds accordingly.
Report these new, previously unprogrammed requirements at
(IPRs).

Represent the Component at DASD(E) IPRs.

Ensure coordination of program activities with the
Environmental Protection Agency and State agencies.

Assist ODASD(E) in its central management of DoD and State
Memorandums of Agreement (DSMOAs) and Cooperative Agreements
(CAs) by: (a)  ensuring that required information on planned
Environmental Restoration funded activities and total cost

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     to complete is maintained for each installation and provided
     to the States and to DoD; (b) reimbursing States on an
     equitable basis for services provided.

     Ensure that actions necessary to protect human health and
     the environment are taken prior to property transfer from
     the U.S. to any other person or entity in accordance with
     CERCLA Sec. 120
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and C work,  components should develop: annual workplans which
Include a mix of activities among.the three priority levels,
since some'Priority B .and C work must.be funded.
JRP Priority A.

     o  Removal actions upon discovery of an imminent threat  due
        to hazardous or toxic substances or unexploded ordnance
        (UXO);

     o  Interim actions and stabilization measures taken, to  ,
        prevent site deterioration and achieve life cycle cost
        savings;

     o  Remedial Investigations/Feasibility Studies (RI/FS) at
        sites listed or proposed for listing on the National
        Priorities List and Remedial Designs/Remedial Actions
        (RD/RA)  necessary to comply with SARA.

IR Priority B.  Other RI/FS and RD/RA work.   (Includes response
actions at solid waste management units which meet the definition
of past disposal sites under CERCLA/SARA).

IR Priority C.  Pre-remedial work for discovery and notification
programs;  inventory programs; non-site specific work, such as
program management, RD&D of innovative and cost-effective cleanup
technology.


Key Issues in Interaaencv Agreement Negotiations

     Components shall coordinate IRP activities with the EPA and
States, enter into Interagency Agreements and comply with Defense
and State Memorandums of Agreement  (DSMOAs) in accordance with
OSD guidance.  The following issues should be considered during
the negotiation process:

     Agreements for Response Activities  -   Any agreements which
could potentially involve use of DERP funds must reference
potential Anti-Deficiency Act limitations on performance and
state that in the event of a shortage of funds, a prioritization
process will occur.  Such agreements include, but are not limited
to, Interagency Agreements with EPA, States or other governmental
organizations, or agreements involving remedial actions with
private parties.  Where the Agreement involves a state that has
signed a DSMOA,  reference to the funding language in the DSMOA
will suffice.

     Coordination of Agreements - Any agreements envisioning use
of DERP funds shall use language from the approved model
agreements and DSMOAs to the maximum extent possible.  Military
Components and Defense Agencies shall endeavor to coordinate any
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Components at the earliest possible time.   Before an agreement is
forwarded to the-approval authority for signature, th>& Component
proposing such agreement must forward a copy of the agreement to
the office or person designated by each of the components,
ODASD(E) AND OAGC(L), with a cover memo highlighting any
deviations from previously approved model  language and any
provisions which may set a precedent for DoD or the other
components.  If no objection is received within 72 hours after
receipt of the agreement and memo by each of the designated'
offices, the agreement may be signed.  OAGC(L) will work on
behalf of the DASD(E> to resolve any inter-component issues     ,
related to lAGs and involve the DASD(E), if warranted.  DASD(E)
has authority to resolve any objections related to conduct of the
Defense Environmental Restoration Program which cannot be
resolved among the parties.

     Agreement ?'•*•  "-se -  An ASCII format copy of each
Interagency Agreement and any other significant response action
agreement entered into by the Components will be forwarded within
15 days to the Air Force for inclusion in a data base maintained
on the Federal Legal Information Through Electronics System.  The
system will be accessible and usable by the Component offices
involved in negotiating and executing such agreements.


Other Hazardous Waste Program

     This sub-element provides funds for hazardous waste
reduction equipment, process changes, and other hazardous waste
minimization initiatives; for RD&D of hazardous waste
minimization technology, including unexploded ordnance  (UXO)
detection and range clearance; and for other one-time
environmental restoration expenses related to the cleanup of
contamination from hazardous substances.  Excludes operations  and
maintenance properly chargeable to base operations support.

     Environmental Restoration Program funds for  implementing  the
Hazardous Material Pollution Prevention Directive  (DoDD 4210.15)
will be phased out over the next 5 fiscal years because of the
integration of hazardous material management into DoD mission
programs.  Office of Management and  Budget Circular A-106 forms
shall be used to identify funding requirements.


OHW Priority A.

o    Procurement of equipment and conduct of studies  for
     hazardous waste minimization that have broad Component-wide
     applicability or substantially  reduce waste  within a
     Component;  including data collection, training and
     technology transfer efforts in  support of hazardous waste
     minimization.

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o    studies and support for toxicological data collection and
     methodology on risk exposure of. hazardous waste generated by
     the DoD.

OHW Priority B.   RD&D of hazardous waste management, treatment
or disposal methods; including hazardous waste minimization (10
USC 2702).

OHW Priority C.   DoD support to the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry for toxicological profiles for unregulated
hazardous substances commonly found on DoD installations and DoD
support to EPA for health advisories concerning drinking water
contaminants, beyond that required by statute.

OHW Priority D.   RD&D of UXO detection and range clearance
technology.

OHW Priority E.  Other OHW requirements not classified by the
above categories.


Building Demolition/Debris Removal Program

     Includes demolition and removal of unsafe buildings or
structures at current installations and at formerly-owned or used
properties.

     The DASD(E) does not expect to allocate funds to BD/DR
during FY1990/91 due to other higher priority cleanup activities.


Management Information System

     The I-DERPMIS, which contains site data provided by the
Components, is used by ODASD(E) as an important tool for program
management and oversight.  It is also the primary source of
information for the DERP Annual Report to Congress required under
10 USC 2706 and SARA S.120(e) and for responding to inquiries.
Thus,  it is imperative that the I-DERPMIS data accurately reflect
program status and be consistent with Component's own program
data.   Components shall ensure that the I-DERPMIS data are
complete and accurate, and are updated no less frequently than
quarterly.

     A limited number of new data fields will be added to the
I-DERPMIS, including information associated with DSMOAs such as
site category and total cost to completion.  Components will be
required to provide corresponding data.

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Defense Priority Model (PPM) and Defense Priority System ( DPS)

     During TY 1989, DoD made improvements to the DPM based on
comments received from regulatory agencies.   Beginning in FY
1990, the DPM will be used by DoD to assess the relative risk to
human health and the environment of sites which are ready for
Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/RA)  under the IRP.

     Components shall score all sites for which RD/RA. (including
interim actions taken during or post-RI/FS)  -could be executed,
during the upcoming /fiscal year using' the procedures described in
"Defense Priority Model tJser(s Manual."   Prior to the start of
the fiscal year, Components should develop and provide to
ODASD(E), a list of executable RD/RA projects based on DPM site
scores.  The list should include the cost (for that fiscal year)
for each project, and proposed amounts to be funded/unfunded
under target fundir--* io"«-i-.  Component lists will be reviewed by
ODASD(E) and funding priorities will be determined jointly by the
DASD(E) and Component Executive Program Managers.

     Development work has been initiated on a DPS which would
incorporate other considerations such as regulatory
responsiveness, mission impact and program efficiencies into the
decisionmaking process.


Military Construction
     Hazardous waste cleanup projects which, because of the type
of work involved, are classified as military construction
should be programmed and budgeted for in the normal military
construction account.  In those cases where use of normal
military construction procedures will result in a substantial
danger to public health, welfare or the environment, the project
may be proposed for funding in DERP.  These written requests
should be submitted to the DASD(E) and be accompanied by:

     The justification for and current estimate of the cost of
     the project.

     The justification for carrying out that project under the
     DERP.

     These requests will be made only for current year DERP
     funding, since the budget year funding should be
     accommodated in the normal military construction budget
     process.

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Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act fNEPA)

     The proposal to clean up a contaminated site is a DoD action
subject, by policy, to the requirements of NEPA and its
implementing regulations.  To the maximum extent practicable, the
procedural and public involvement requirements of the National
Contingency Plan and NEPA regulations should not be duplicated.
The processes should.be merged-.  The implications of our. actions
for natural resources and wildlife ecology should be carefully
examined as the environmental assessment process would dictate


Base Closure/Realignment Requirements and Property Transfer
Procedures

     Cleanup requirements associated with base closure/realign-
ment may be programmed and accomplished under the DERr.  wo^-"^ver,
if base closure locations or timetables are not consistent with
worst-first priorities or if cleanup involves activities not
eligible for Environmental Restoration funding, such as closure
of treatment, storage, or disposal units which received a final
RCRA operating permit, unless such a unit was constructed and
permitted as part of a SARA response action, then these cleanups
or activities must be funded by the Components from other fund
sources.

     In general, a DoD Component which accepts accountability of
property excessed by another DoD Component shall be responsible
for IRP actions at the property.  The losing Component is
responsible for conducting a baseline survey to establish the
contamination status of the site and providing the gaining
Component all IRP reports and a history of actions taken prior to
the transfer of the property.  DoD Components will not accept
property excessed by another federal agency without that Agency
having met the requirements of SARA Sec 120(h).  This policy does
not preclude Components from making separate agreements regarding
IRP execution for particular properties (e.g., in some cases the
losing Component may continue to manage the IRP).
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Activities Eligible for DERP

Installation- Restoration Program;

     Investigations to identify,  confirm and determine the risk
     to human health and the environment; feasibility studies;
     remedial action plans and designs; and removal or remedial
     actions.                                  .

     Research, development and technology demonstrations
     necessary to conduct cleanups.

     Expenses associated with cooperative multi-party cleanup
     plans and activities.

     Remedial actions to protect or restore natural resources
     damaged by contami ~ ' : - ~ **-om past hazardous waste disposal
     activities.

     Cleanup of low level radioactive waste sites which have been
     identified as IRP sites.

     Management expenses associated with the IRP, including
     civilian salaries and training.

     Operation and maintenance costs for the first ten years of
     operation of remedial systems and monitoring systems.

     Immediate actions necessary to address health and safety
     concerns such as providing alternative water supplies or
     treatment of contaminated drinking water, when the hazard
     results from a release from DoD property.

     Studies to locate underground tanks not used since January
     1984 and activities to determine actual or potential
     contamination.

     Cleanup of contamination believed to be harming human health
     or the environment resulting  from tanks not used since
     January 1984, unless such cleanup is incidental to tank
     replacement.

     Cleanup of contamination believed to be harming human health
     or the environment resulting  from tank leaks which
     occurred prior to March 1, 1986, unless the cleanup  is
     incidental to tank replacement.  Components must have
     evidence that tanks were leaking prior to March 1, 1986.
     NOTE:  Beginning in FY92, Components should program  cleanups
     for currently operating tanks in other appropriations.

     CERCIA response actions necessary prior to base closure,
     realignment, or excess of real property assets.

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     Response actions at solid waste management units which would
     meet the definition of a past .disposal  site under .
     CERCLA/SARA.

     Studies and support for RD&D of innovative and cost
     effective technologies for cleanup of hazardous waste sites,
     for DoD-unique wastes or other  techniques widely applicable
     to DoD.     _

     Response actions at third party sites where DoD is  in
     receipt of a Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) letter.

     State support services provided.in accordance with  a
     signed Interagency Agreement or a Cooperative Agreement
     under a DSMOA.
Other Hazardous Waste Operations;

     Procurement of equipment and conduct of studies to minimize
     hazardous waste generation that have broad component-wide
     applicability or substantially reduce wastes within a single
     Component.

     Data collection, training and technology transfer efforts
     which support waste minimization.

     Research, development, studies, and technology
     demonstrations related to hazardous waste minimization,
     recycling, treatment or disposal needs.

     Studies and support for toxicological data collection and
     methodology on risk of exposure to hazardous wastes.

     Studies and support for commonly found unregulated hazardous
     substances by HHS (ATSDR) and for DoD Health Advisories by
     the EPA.
Building Demolition and Debris Removal;

     The demolition of buildings or the  removal of debris which
     constitute a safety hazard on lands formerly used by the
     DoD, provided such lands were transferred to state or local
     governments or native corporations.

     The demolition of buildings or the  removal of debris which
     constitute a safety hazard on active installations.
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     Expenses incident to complete restoration,  such as
     restoration,of natural resources,  are included if such.
     expenses are- clearly and directly related to the demolition
     and debris removal.
Activities Not Eligible for DERP

     Closing or capping sanitary, landfills unrelated to a
     hazardous waste cleanup action.

     RCRA. closures which are associated with current waste
     generation and disposal facilities do not meet the
     definition of a response action under CERCLA/SARA.

     Construction of hazardous waste storage,  transfer, treatment
     or dispr^.-' *--'lities, except when part of a CERCLA/SARA
     response action.

     Demolition or debris removal as part of a new construction
     project.

     Testing or repair of active underground tanks.

     Costs of replacing leaking underground tanks.

     Cleanup of contamination believed to be harming health or
     the environment resulting from underground tanks in use
     after January 1984, unless there is evidence that
     contamination occurred prior to March 1,  1986.

     Costs of testing, storing, disposing or replacing PCB
     transformers.

     Costs of asbestos surveys, containment, removal or disposal,
     except where incidental to a DERP response action.

     Costs of recurring service contracts for waste
     reduction/minimization.

     Costs of spill prevention and containment measures for
     currently operating equipment and facilities.

     Cleanup costs of spills covered or required to be covered by
     spill prevention, containment and counter-measures  (SPCC)
     plans.

     Costs of operation, maintenance or repair to hazardous waste
     treatment, storage, or disposal facilities which  are
     currently in use.
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Costs of hazardous waste disposal operations,  including
associated management and operational costs,  except when
part of a DERP reponse action.

Overseas Environmental Restoration activities.

State support services prior to October 17,  1986, past State
costs not reasonably documented, and State services in
support of non-Environmental Restoration Program funded
cleanup activities.
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                    IN-PROGRESS REVIEWS


Quarterly In-Progress Reviews will be held in February, May,
August and November 1990 amd 1991 to review program progress.
Components should be prepared to present the following
information to ODASD(E) regarding program status as of December
31, March 31, June 30 and September 30:

     -  Obligation rate (use format attached).   Also report
        for multi-year appropriations.

        Reprogramming requests

        Emergent requirements

        Significant events, accomplishments  (e.g. completion of
        RI/FS, RD/RA at key sites, agreements reached, technology
        successes, etc.)

        Programmatic issues

        Updated I-DERPMIS site data   (or confirm automated
        update)

        Other information, as requested by separate memo


ODASD(E) will provide information on:

        Budget (Upcoming year and out years)

        Congressional actions
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                 THE OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

                             WASHINGTON DC 20301-8000
PRODUCTION AND
   LOGISTICS                             April 18, 1988
        MEMORANDUM FOR  DEPUTY  FOR ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL
                        HEALTH, OASA  (I&L)
                       DEPUTY  DIRECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENT, OASN  (S&L) DEPU1
                       ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE  (ENVIRONMENT
                            SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH),  SAF/RQ
                       DIRECTOR, DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY  (DLA-W)

        SUBJECT:  DoD's Policy on NPL Site Agreements

           I  continue to support strongly the use of cleanup  agreements
        with  EPA  and the States that satisfy the requirements of  Sectior
        120 of  the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act  (SARA).
        Under separate  cover,  I have issued interim guidance  for  use  in'
        negotiating agreements to clean up our National Priority  List
        (NPL) sites.  This guidance is to be followed while we work with
        EPA to  develop  a model agreement adaptable to NPL  sites at all c
        our installations.

           Over the past year  we have established several  DoD policies i
        this  area.  These policies are not changed by the  interim
        guidance.  Pertinent existing policy is summarized below.

           o  DoD wants to enter into agreements at its NPL  sites as  soc
             as  practicable.   They should be a high priority.  Although
             the law does not require lAGs until six months  after
             completion of  an RI/FS, there are many benefits to  enterir
             pre-ROD agreements if they are properly structured.

           o  Federal facility agreements for NPL site cleanup should
             establish a reasonable working relationship  between the
             states, EPA and  DoD.  They should clearly lay  out mutual
             obligations.   The agreements should satisfy  SARA Section
             120 requirements and address other aspects of  CERCLA.
             Although  much  emphasis has been given to our relationship
             with EPA,  the  states are critical participants  in  our
             program and we should incorporate their interests  as well.

           o  DoD installations should enter into agreements only if  the
             have provisions  that are realistically attainable and  that
             are structured to avoid  excessive reporting,  duplication c
             effort, and other administrative practices that reduce  the
             efficiency of  the overall remedial response.   The Twin

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Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP)  agreement contains
excessive detail and would be an unworkable management
approach at most of our sites,  although the approach was
appropriate there.

DoD installations may reimburse EPA and the states for only
those services that are provided at the request of DoD
components, such as specified special studies and
assistance in obtaining entry rights for remedial responses
on private property.  In developing future agreements with
EPA and the states, DoD facilities should agree not to
reimburse EPA or the states for enforcement and related
oversight costs, such as the review of documents.

DoD accepts the need to demonstrate its firm commitment to
NPL agreements by making critical portions of them
enforceable.  We can and want to comply with workable
agreements.  However, stipulated monetary penalties such as
provided in the TCAAP agreement are not appropriate.

DoD installations will continue efforts to define problems*
at their sites and move aggressively to determine what
remedial actions are appropriate while they negotiate
agreements with EPA and the states.  In line with current
DoD policy, if a significant imminent threat to human
health is found during site investigations, the
installation shall address and remedy that problem
immediately.  Agreement negotiations will in no way impede
DoD's responsibility to protect the public from harmful
exposures or halt efforts to get to remedial action
decisions to address our sites.

DoD facilities will consult fully with EPA and the  states
in the course of continuing our installation restoration
efforts while negotiating the terms of the federal  facility
agreements.  We want the EPA and state input now.   We
recognize the value of their reviews and  recommendations
throughout the cleanup process.  Records  should  be
maintained of our  interactions with EPA and  states  whether
or not an IAG or any other agreement has  been  finalized.

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  These policies, along with the agreement provisions provided
separately, serve as a foundation for the negotiation of federal
facility agreements for NPL sites.  The intent is that agreements
are signed that will expeditiously and efficiently move our
cleanup effort forward with the full support and involvement of
EPA and the states.
                      ;,' M. J. vCarrlcato, CAPT, CEC, USN
                 Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
                                  (Environment)

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                 THE OFFiCF OK Tri£ ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

                             '/•/ A 5 h , N G ';' O N -J C  <". 030! 8000
PRODUCTION AND
   LOGISTICS                             April 18, 1988
       MEMORANDUM FOR DEPUTY FOR ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL
                        HEALTH, OASA  (I&L)
                      DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ENVIRONMENT, OASN  (S&L)
                      DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE AIR  FORCE
                         (ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH),
                        SAF/RQ
                      DIRECTOR, DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY  (DLA-W)

       SUBJECT:  Agreements for NPL Sites -- Interim Guidance Material
            Our efforts to develop model provisions with the
       Environmental  Protection Agency  for  agreements that  cover  cleanup
       of our NPL sites are  likely to continue  for some time.   Until  we
       reach an agreement with HQ/EPA,  Service  components should
       continue to seek locally negotiated  agreements with  EPA  regions
       and states.  With this in mind,  I recommend that Service
       representatives use the draft model  provisions and the other
       guidance that  are attached.  Component representatives and my
       staff prepared them during the last  three  months.  They  represent
       the Department's position on language for  agreement  provisions
       and on what is a responsible way to  manage our working
       relationship with EPA and the States,

            These draft provisions and  the  guidance  are compromise
       solutions to the most contentious  issues that we have  faced for
       NPL site cleanup.  However, this does not  mean all the other
       provisions that EPA has proposed for DoD consideration or  that we
       have agreed to in specific instances in  the past are acceptable.
       We have felt that the other issues can be  best worked  out  at the
       field level.   Several of them may  need a lot  of attention  by your
       negotiators.   Please  alert them  to this.

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     It is my hope that in the near future we can complete the
work remaining on this effort with EPA and give better assistance
to individual installations.  In the meantime, I trust this
interim guidance will be helpful -in reaching locally negotiated
agreements for cleanups.        I,  "~
                        -M. J. ^earficato, CAPT, CEC, USN
                Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
                               (Environment)
Attachment

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               INTERIM GUIDANCE ON SELECTED CLAUSES
                                                     19 April  1988
          UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                           REGION  [  ]
                             AND THE
                          [State Agency]
                             AND THE
                  UNITED STATES  [DOD Component]
IN THE MATTER OF:              }
                               )
The U.S. Department            )                     Administrative
of the  [DOD Component]         )                     Docket  Number:
                               )
[Name of Facility]             )
             FEDERAL FACILITY AGREEMENT UNDER CERCLA

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                        TABLE CF CONTENTS




Section                                                      Page



I.        PURPOSE                                   .           1




II.       JURISDICTION                                         3




III.      CONSULTATION                                         4




IV.       PERMITS                                              9




V.        DISPUTE RESOLUTION                                   10




VI.       EXTENSIONS                                           13




VII.      EXEMPTIONS                                           15




VIII.     STATUTORY COMPLIANCE                                 16




IX.       ENFORCEABILITY                                       17




X.        FUNDING                                              18

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          UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                           REGION [  ]
                             AND THE
                          [State  Agency]
                             AND THE
                  UNITED STATES  [DOD Component]
                              )
 IN THE MATTER OF:             )
                              )                   FEDERAL FACILITY
 The U.S. Department           )                   AGREEMENT UNDER
 of the  [DOD Component]        )                   CERCLA
                              )
 [Name of Facility]            )                   Administrative
                              )                   Docket Number:
 	)
     Based on the information available to the Parties on the
effective date of this Federal Facility Agreement Under CERCLA
(Agreement), and without trial or adjudication of any issues of
fact or law, the Parties agree as follows:


                           I.  PURPOSE

     1.1  The general purposes of this Agreement are to:

          (a)  Ensure that the environmental impacts associated
with past and present activities at the NPL site (the Site) are
thoroughly investigated and that appropriate remedial action is
taken as necessary to protect the public health and the
envi ronment;

          (b)  Establish a procedural framework and schedule for
developing,  implementing and monitoring appropriate response
actions at the Site in accordance with CERCLA, the NCP, and
CERCLA guidance and policy; and,

          (c)  Facilitate cooperation, exchange of information
and participation of the Parties in such actions.

     1.2  Specifically, the purposes of this Agreement are to:

          (a)  Identify interim remedial action  (IRA)
alternatives which are appropriate at the Site prior to the
implementation of final remedial actions for the Site.  IRA
alternatives shall be identified and proposed to the Parties as
early as possible prior to final selection of IRAs pursuant to
CERCLA.  This process is designed to promote cooperation  among
the Parties.

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          (b)  Establish requirements for the performance of a
remedial investigation (RI) to determine fully the nature and
extent of the threat to the public health or the environment
caused by the release and threatened release of hazardous
substances,  pollutants or contaminants at the Site and to
establish requirements for the performance of a feasibility study
(FS) for the Site to identify, evaluate, select alternatives for
the appropriate remedial actions to prevent, mitigate, or abate
the release or threatened release of hazardous substances,
pollutants or contaminants at the Site in accordance with CERCLA.

          (c)  Identify the nature, objective and schedule of
response actions to be taken at the Site.  Response actions at
the Site shall attain that degree of cleanup of hazardous
substances,  pollutants or contaminants mandated by CERCLA.

          (d)  Implement the selected interim and final  remedial
action in accordance with CERCLA, and, to the extent identified
in pertinent sections herein, meet the requirements of CERCLA
§ 120 (e) (2), 42 U.S.C. § 9620 (e) (2), for an interagency  agreement
between EPA and the [DOD Component].

          (e)  Assure compliance, through CERCLA, with RCRA and
other federal and state hazardous waste laws and regulations for
matters covered by this Agreement.  Section 	, Statutory
Compliance,  sets forth in detail how this purpose is achieved.

          (f)  Execute response actions at the Site without
degradation of the [DOD Component]'s ability to carry out  its
mission and support activities at  [installation].
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                        II.  JURISDICTION

     2.1  Each Party is entering into this Agreement pursuant to
the following authorities:

          (a)  The EPA enters into those portions of this
Agreement that relate to the RI/FS pursuant to CERCLA
§ 120(e)(l), 42 U.S.C. § 9"620(e)(l), [and §§ 6001, 3004(u) and
(v) ,  and 3008(h)  of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 6961, 6924(u) and  (v), and 6928(h)];

          (b)  The EPA enters into those portions of this
Agreement that relate to interim remedial actions and final
remedial actions pursuant to CERCLA § 120 (e) (2) and RCRA  §§ 6001,
3004(u) and  (v),  and 3008(h);

          (c)  The [DOD Component] enters into those portions of
this Agreement that relate to the RI/FS pursuant to CERCLA,  [RCRA
§§ 6001, 3004(u)  and  (v), and 3008(h)J, the Defense Environmental
Restoration Program (DERP), 10 U.S.C. § 2701 et. seq., and
Executive Order 12580;

          (d)  The [DOD Component] enters into those portions of
this Agreement that relate to interim remedial actions and final
remedial actions pursuant to CERCLA § 120(e)(2),  [RCRA §§ 6001,
3004 (u) and  (v),  and 3008(h)], DERP, and  Executive Order  12580;
and

          (e)  [State] enters into this Agreement pursuant to....

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          III.   CONSULTATION WITH EPA AND STATE AGENCIES

     3.1  Applicability:   The  provisions of this  section
establish the procedures  that  shall be  used by the [DOD
Component], the EPA, and  [State]  to provide for appropriate
notice, review, comment,  and response to comments regarding RI/FS
and RD/RA documents, specified herein as either primary or
secondary documents.  In  accordance with CERCLA § 120 and 10
U.S.C.  § 2705, the  [DOD Component]  will normally  be responsible
for issuing primary and secondary documents to the other  Parties,
however, these procedures apply to  any  Party that may issue any
portion of a primary or secondary document.  As of the effective
date of this Agreement, all draft and final reports for any
deliverable document identified herein  shall be prepared  in
accordance with paragraphs 3.2 through  3.10 below.

     3.2  General Process for  RI/FS and RD/RA Documents:

           (a)  Primary documents includes those reports that are
major,  discrete portions  of RI/FS or RD/RA activities.  Primary
documents are issued initially in draft subject to review and
comment by the Parties.  Following  receipt of comments on a
particular draft primary  document,  the   [DOD Component] will
respond to the comments received and issue a draft final  primary
document subject to dispute resolution.  The draft final  primary
document will become the final primary  document either 15 days
after issuance if dispute resolution is not invoked or as
modified by decision of the dispute resolution process.

           (b)  Secondary documents includes those reports that
are discrete portions of  the primary documents and are typically
input or feeder documents.  Secondary documents are issued  in
draft subject to review and comment by the Parties.  Although the
[DOD Component] will respond to comments" received, the draft
secondary documents will  be finalized in the context of the
corresponding primary documents.  A secondary document may  be
disputed at the time the corresponding draft final primary
document is issued.

     3.3  Primary Reports:

           (a)  The  [DOD Component]  shall transmit draft  reports
for the following primary documents to  the Parties for review  and
comment in accordance with the provisions  of this section:

     [Note:  The list set forth below represents  potential
     primary documents and the type of  information that
     typically would be generated during a CERCLA cleanup  at
     an NPL site.   This list,  and the list  in  paragraph
     3.4(a) below of secondary documents,  includes
     appropriate discrete portions of the  RI/FS  or RD/RA
     that may vary  in accordance with the  NCP, DOD Component

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     or EPA guidance, and site specific  requirements.  In
     practice, the documents will also vary with scope and
     nature of the project, and may either be combined or
     broken out into separate volumes.]

               (1)   [Scope of Work]

               (2)   [RI/FS Work Plan]

               (3)   [Risk Assessment]

               (4)   [RI Report]

               (5)   [Initial Screening of Alternatives]

               (6)   [FS Report]

               (7)   [Remedial Design]

               (8)   [Remedial Action Work Plan]

           (b)  Only  the draft final  reports for the  primary
documents listed above shall be subject  to dispute resolution.
The  [DOD Component]  shall prepare draft  primary documents  in
accordance with the  timetable and deadlines set forth  in
Appendix 	 of this Agreement.

     3.4  Secondary  Documents:

           (a)  The [DOD Component] shall transmit draft  reports
for the following secondary documents  to the Parties for  review
and comment in accordance with the provisions of this  section:

               (1)   [Initial Remedial  Action / Remedial  Quality
                     Objectives]

               (2)   [Site Characterization Summary]

               (3)   [Detailed Analysis of Alternatives]

               (4)   [Post-screening  Investigation Work Plan]

               (5)   [Treatability Studies]

               (6)   [Sampling and Data Results]

           (b)  Although the draft reports for the secondary
documents listed above are subject to  review and comment by  EPA
and  [State], such documents shall not  be subject to  dispute
resolution.  The  [DOD Component] shall establish and notify  the
Parties of the target dates for the  issuance of draft  secondary
reports.

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     3.5  Meetings of the Project Managers on Development of
Reports:  The Project Managers shall meet approximately every
[30] days, except as otherwise agreed by the Parties, to review
and discuss the progress of work being performed at .the Site on
the primary and secondary documents.  Prior to preparing any
draft report specified in paragraphs 3.3 and 3.4 above, the
Project Managers shall meet to discuss the report results in an
effort to reach a common understanding, to the maximum extent
practicable, with respect to the results to be presented in the
draft report.

     3.6  Identification and Determination of Potential ARARs:

          (a)  For those primary reports or secondary documents
that consist of or include ARAR determinations, prior to the
issuance of a draft report, the Project Managers shall meet to
identify and propose, to the best of their ability, all potential
ARARs pertinent to the report being addressed.  At that time,
[State]  shall also identify all potential [State] ARARs
referenced in CERCLA § 121 (d) (2) (A) (ii), 42 U.S.C.
§ 9621 (d) (2) (A)(ii), which are pertinent to the report being
addressed.  Draft ARAR determinations shall be prepared by the
[DOD Component] in accordance with CERCLA § 121(d) (2), 42 U.S.C.
§ 9621 (d) (2), the NCP and any pertinent guidance issued by EPA,
which is not inconsistent with CERCLA and the NCP.

          (b)  In identifying potential ARARs, the Parties
recognize that actual ARARs can be  identified only on a
site-specific basis and that ARARs depend on the specific
hazardous substances, pollutants and contaminants at a site, the
particular actions proposed as a remedy and the characteristics
of a site.  The Parties recognize that ARAR identification is
necessarily an iterative process and that potential ARARs must be
re-examined throughout the RI/FS process until a ROD is issued.

     3.7  Review and Comment on Draft Reports:

          (a)  The [DOD Component]  shall transmit each draft
primary report to the other Parties on or before the
corresponding deadline established  for the issuance  of the
report.   The [DOD Component] shall  transmit the draft secondary
documents in accordance with the target dates established for
issuance of such reports.

          (b)  Unless the Parties mutually agree to  another  time
period,  all draft reports shall be  subject to a 30-day period  for
review and comment.  Review of any  document by EPA  and  [State]
may concern all aspects of the report  (including completeness)
and should include, but is not limited to, technical evaluation
of any aspect of the document, and  consistency with  CERCLA,  the
NCP and any pertinent guidance or policy promulgated by  EPA.

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Comments by EPA and  [State] shall be provided with adequate
specificity so that  the  [DOD Component] may respond to the
comment and, if appropriate, make changes to the draft report.
Comments shall refer to any pertinent sources of authority or
references upon which the comments are based, and, upon request
of the  [DOD Component], the commenting Party shall provide a copy
of the cited authority or reference.  In cases involving complex
or unusually lengthy reports, a Party may extend the^ 30-day
comment period for an additional 20 days by written notice to the
[DOD Component] prior to the end of the 30-day period.  On or
before the close of  the comment period, the Parties shall
transmit by next day mail their written comments to the [DOD
Component].

          (c)  Representatives of the  [DOD Component] shall make
themselves readily available to EPA and [State] during the
comment period for purposes of informally responding to questions
and comments on draft reports.  Oral comments made during such
discussions need not be the subject of a written response by the
[DOD Component] on the close of the comment period.

          (d)  In commenting on a draft report which contains a
proposed ARAR determination, EPA and [State] shall include a
reasoned statement of whether they object to any portion of the
proposed ARAR determination.  To the extent that EPA or [State]
does object, it shall explain the bases for its objection in
detail and shall identify any ARARs which it believes were not
properly addressed in the proposed ARAR determination.

          (e)  Following the close of the comment period for a
draft report, the [DOD Component] shall give full consideration
to all written comments on the draft report submitted during the
comment period.  Within 30 days of the close of the comment
period on a draft report, the  [DOD Component] shall transmit to
EPA and [State], its written response to comments received within
the comment period.   Within 30 days of the close of the comment
period on a draft primary report, the  [DOD Component] shall
transmit to EPA and  [State] a draft final primary report, which
shall include the [DOD Component]'s response to all written
comments,  received within the comment period.  While the
resulting draft final report shall be the responsibility of the
[DOD Component], it  shall be the product of consensus to the
maximum extent possible.

          (f)  The [DOD Component] may extend the 30-day period
for either responding to comments on a draft report or for
issuing the draft final primary report for an additional 20 days
by providing notice  to the other Parties.  In appropriate
circumstances, this  time period may be further extended in
accordance with Section 	 hereof.

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     3.8  Availability of Dispute Resolution for Draft Final
Reports:

          (a)  Dispute resolution shall be available to the
Parties only for draft final primary reports.  Within 14 days of
receipt of a draft final report, any Party may raise any aspect
of it  (including any secondary document or ARAR determination
required for that report) to dispute resolution.

          (b)  When dispute resolution is invoked on a draft
primary report, work may continue in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Section 	,  Dispute Resolution.

     3.9  Finalization of Reports:   The draft final primary
report shall serve as the final primary report if no Party
invokes dispute resolution regarding the document or, if invoked,
at completion of the dispute resolution process should the  [DOD
Component]'s position be sustained.  If the  [DOD Component]'s
determination is not sustained in the dispute resolution process,
the [DOD Component] shall prepare,  within not more than 35 days,
a revision of the draft final report which conforms to the
results of dispute resolution.  In appropriate circumstances, the
time period for this revision period may be extended in
accordance with Section 	, Extensions.

     3.10 Subsequent Modifications of Reports:  Following
finalization of any primary report pursuant to paragraph 3.9
above, a Party may seek to modify the report, including seeking
additional field work, pilot studies, computer modeling or  other
supporting technical work, only as provided below:

          (a)  A Party may seek to modify a  report after
finalization if it determines, based on new  information  (i.e.,
information that became available, or conditions that became
known, after the report was finalized) that  the requested
modification is necessary.  A Party may seek  such a modification
by submitting a concise written request to the  Project Managers.
The request shall specify the nature of the  requested
modification and how the request is based on  new information.

          (b)  In the event that a consensus  is not  reached by
the Project Managers on the need for a modification,  any Party
may invoke dispute resolution to determine if such modification
shall be conducted.  Modification of a report shall be  required
only upon a showing that:   (1) the requested  modification  is
based on new information, and  (2) the  requested modification
would be of significant assistance in evaluating  impacts on
public health and the environment, in evaluating the  selection  of
remedial alternatives, and in protecting  human  health and  the
environment.                                                           ^m

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                           IV.   PERMITS

     4.1  The Parties recognize that under CERCLA §§ 121(d) and
 (e)(l), 42 U.S.C. §§ 9621(d) and  (e)(l), and the NCP, portions of
the response actions called for by this Agreement and conducted
entirely on the Site, whether on or off [name of installation],
are exempted from the procedural requirement to obtain a federal,
state, or local permit, but must satisfy permitting standards,
requirements, criteria, or limitations which otherwise qualify as
ARAP.s.

     4.2  The [DOD Component] shall notify the other Parties when
it becomes aware of any permits required for off site activities.
The EPA, State and any of its political subdivisions shall, upon
request, promptly issue such permits as are needed in furtherance
of actions under this Agreement and consistent with its terms.
If a permit necessary for implementation of this Agreement is not
issued, or is issued or renewed in a manner which is materially
inconsistent with the requirements of this Agreement, the  Parties
shall meet to consider modification of this Agreement that is
necessary either to obtain a permit or to conform to an issued
permit.

     4.3  During any appeal of any permit required to implement
this Agreement or during review of any Party's proposed
modifications as provided above, all Parties shall continue to
implement those portions of this Agreement which can reasonably
be implemented pending final resolution of the permit issue(s).
However, as to work which cannot be so implemented, any
corresponding timetable, deadlines, and schedule will be
automatically extended until all necessary permits are issued or
the need for the permit is eliminated.  Additional extensions may
be granted for good cause under Section 	, Extensions.

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                    V.   RESOLUTION  OF  DISPUTES

     5.1  Any Party may invoke Dispute Resolution under the terms
of this Agreement.  Only the following matters are subject to
Dispute Resolution:

          (a)  Draft final primary documents within 14 days of
transmittal to the Parties pursuant to Section _ , Consultation.

          (b)  Denial of a request for extension within 14 days
of receipt of a statement of nonconcurrence pursuant to Section
_ , Extensions.

          (c)  Actions taken by a Party which are inconsistent
with Section _ ,  Statutory Compliance.  Such disputes must be
brought within a reasonable time, but in no case more than 28
days after the disputing Party becomes aware of the action.

          (d)  Failure of any Party to perform in accordance with
the terms of a final primary document.  Such disputes must be
brought within a reasonable time, but in no case more than 28
days after the disputing Party becomes aware of the failure.
Dispute Resolution shall be invoked by giving notice as provided
in paragraph 5.3 below.                                          '

     5.2  The following forums are established for the resolution
of disputes:

          (a)  The Project Managers shall seek to resolve all
disputes on an informal basis prior to forwarding them to the
Dispute Resolution Committee.

          (b)  The Dispute Resolution Committee  (DRC) will serve
as the appellate forum for resolution of disputes that are not
resolved at the Project Manager level.  The membership of this
committee shall include the Waste Management Division Director of
EPA Region _ , [comparable [DOD Component] representative],  and
[comparable state representative] .

          (c)  The Senior Executive Committee  (SEC) will  serve as
the appellate forum for resolution of disputes that are not
resolved at the DRC level.  The membership of this committee
shall include  [the Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and
Emergency Response of the EPA or the  Regional Administrator  of
EPA Region _ ],  the [DOD Component secretariat  representative],
and the [comparable state official].  Appeals from the SEC will
be to the EPA Administrator.

     5.3  A Party shall initiate Dispute Resolution by advising
the other Project Managers through a  written notice of dispute.
All notices under this section shall  include:
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           (a)  A concise statement of the issue in dispute,

           (b)  Any appropriate technical, legal, or factual  basis
for the disputing Party's position,

           (c)  An identification of any activities affected  by
the dispute which the disputing Party believes should not proceed
during dispute resolution.

     5.4  Upon receipt of the notice set forth in paragraph  5.3
above, the Project Managers shall use their best efforts to
resolve the dispute by a concurrence of all Parties within the
next 14 days.  If the dispute is not resolved, the decision  of
the [DOD Component] shall be implemented unless a Party elevates
the dispute to the DRC within 7 days after the close of the
14-day resolution period.

     5.5  Following the elevation of a dispute from the Project
Managers, the DRC shall meet and attempt to resolve within the
next 21 days.  If the dispute is not resolved by concurrence of
all the Parties, the dispute shall be elevated to the SEC after
the close of the 21-day resolution period.

     5.6  Following the elevation of a dispute from the DRC, the
SEC shall meet and attempt to resolve the dispute by a
concurrence of all Parties within the next 21 days.  If the
dispute is not resolved, the decision of the EPA shall be
implemented unless a Party elevates the dispute to the EPA
Administrator within 7 days after the close of the 21-day
resolution period.

     5.7  A dispute that is not resolved by the SEC may be
elevated to the EPA Administrator by any Party.  Upon request and
prior to making a final decision, the Administrator shall meet
and confer with [DOD Component counterpart] to discuss the issues
under dispute.  The Administrator shall resolve the dispute by
issuing a written decision to the Parties within 21 days after
its elevation.  The duties of Administrator set forth in this
paragraph shall not be delegated.

     5.8  Statements made in the course of Dispute Resolution and
documents prepared solely for use in Dispute Resolution shall be
considered statements made in furtherance of settlement and
entitled to the protection afforded such statements and documents
by the Federal Rules of Evidence.  Persons who participate in
Dispute Resolution shall not be subject to deposition or other
discovery concerning statements made during, in preparation for,
or in connection with Dispute Resolution.

     5.9  The pendency of any dispute shall not affect the
responsibility of any Party to continue its involvement in the
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the extent that such actions are not subject to the dispute or       ^B
are not materially and substantially related to such dispute.
However, the time period for completion of work affected by such
dispute shall be automatically extended for a period of time
equal to the delay caused by resolution of the dispute in
accordance with the process set forth in this section.  An
additional extension may be granted for good cause under the
provisions of Section 	, Extensions.

     5.10 When Dispute Resolution is invoked, work may go forward
where:  (1) the disputing Party does not identify such work in
the notice of dispute, or (2)  it is determined through Dispute
Resolution that such work may go forward pending the resolution
of the dispute.  If the Parties disagree as to whether work
should stop regarding any matter subject to Dispute Resolution,
the Waste Management Division Director, EPA Region 	, shall
resolve the question after meeting with the  [DOD Component] to
discuss the potential for environmental harm caused by continuing
work as well as the cost of stopping work.  If the Division
Director determines that all or part of the work affected by the
dispute should stop during the pendency of the dispute, the [DOD
Component] shall discontinue implementing those portions of the
work upon receipt of a written determination by the Division
Director that:

           (a)  The work is inadequate or defective, and

           (b)  Such inadequacy or defect is likely to yield an
adverse effect on human health or the environment, or is likely
to have a substantial adverse effect on the remedy selection or
implementation process.

     5.11  All Parties will immediately implement  any final
determination of Dispute Resolution.  Modification of documents,
if required, will be done in accordance with Section 	,
Consultation.  Resolution of a dispute pursuant to this Section
constitutes a final resolution of any dispute  arising under this
Agreement and is binding on all the  Parties.
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                         VI.  EXTENSIONS

     6.1  Either a timetable and deadline or a schedule shall be
extended upon receipt of a timely request for extension and when
good cause exists for the requested extension.  Any request for
extension by the [DOD Component] shall be submitted in writing
and shall specify:

          (a)  The timetable and deadline or the schedule that is
sought to be extended;

          (b)  The length of the extension sought;

          (c)  The good cause(s) for the extension; and

          (d)  Any related timetable and deadline or schedule
that would be affected if the extension were granted.

     6.2  Good cause exists for an extension when sought in
regard to:

          (a)  An event of force majeure;

          (b)  A delay caused by another Party's failure to meet
any requirement of this Agreement;

          (c)  A delay caused by the invocation of dispute
resolution or the initiation of judicial action;

          (d)  A delay caused, or which is likely to be caused,
by the grant of an extension in regard to another timetable and
deadline or schedule; and

          (e)  Any other event or series of events mutually
agreed to by the Parties as constituting good cause, or, absent
agreement, of the determination resulting from dispute  resolution
is that good cause exists.

     6.3  Within seven days of receipt of a request for an
extension of a timetable and deadline or a schedule, each Party
shall advise the [DOD Component] in writing of its respective
position on the request.  The failure of a Party to respond
within the seven-day period shall be deemed to constitute
concurrence in the request for extension.  If a Party does not
concur in the requested extension, it shall include in  its
statement of nonconcurrence an explanation of the basis for  its
position.

     6.4  If there is consensus among the Parties that  the
requested extension is warranted, the  [DOD Component] shall
extend the affected timetable and deadline or schedule
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whether all or part of the requested extension is warranted,  the
timetable and deadline or schedule shall  not be extended except
in accordance with determination resulting from the dispute
resolution process.

     6.5  Within 14 days of receipt of one or more statements of
nonconcurrence in the requested extension, the [DOD.Component]
may invoke dispute resolution.

     6.6  A timely request for an extension shall toll any
application for judicial enforcement of the affected timetable
and deadline or schedule until a decision is reached on whether
the requested extension will be approved.  Following the grant of
an extension, an application for judicial enforcement may be
sought only to compel compliance with the timetable and deadline
or schedule as most recently extended.

     6.7  "Force majeure" means any event arising from causes
beyond the control of the [DOD Component] which causes a delay in
or prevents the performance of any obligation under this
Agreement.  "Force majeure" includes but  is not limited to:  acts
of God; fire; war; insurrection; civil disturbance; explosion;
unanticipated breakage or accident to machinery, equipment, or   ,-
lines of pipe, despite diligent maintenance; adverse weather
conditions which could not be reasonably anticipated; unusual
delay in transportation; earthquake; restraint by court order or
order of public authority; inability to obtain, at reasonable
cost and after exercise of reasonable diligence, any necessary
authorizations, approvals, permits or licenses as a result of the
action or inaction of any governmental agency or authority other
than the  [DOD Component]; delays caused by compliance with
applicable statutes or regulations governing contracting,
procurement or acquisition procedures, despite the exercise of
reasonable diligence; and insufficient availability of
appropriated funds if the [DOD Component] shall have made  timely
request for such funds as part of the budgetary process.   "Force
majeure" also includes any strike or labor dispute, whether or
not within the control of the  [DOD Component], but shall not
include increased costs or expenses of response actions, whether
or not anticipated at the time such response actions were
initiated.

     6.8  "Timetable and Deadlines" means the dates which  are
established pursuant to this Agreement for completion or
preparation of RI/FS documents.  "Deadline" shall be the time
limitation applicable to a discrete and  significant portion of
the RI/FS for which a "Deadline" has been specifically
established.  "Timetable" shall be the collective term  for all
the "Deadlines" established for the RI/FS.

     6.9  "Schedule" means the time limitations established  for
the completion of  remedial actions at the Site.

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                         VII.   EXEMPTIONS

     7.1  The obligation of the  [DoD Component] to comply with
the provisions of this Agreement may be  relieved by:   (1) a
Presidential order or exemption  issued pursuant to the provisions
of CERCLA § 120(j)(l), 42 U.S.C. § 9620(j)(l) or RCRA § 6001, 42
U.S.C. § 6961; (2) the order of  an appropriate court;  (3) the
dispute resolution process of Section 	 of this Ag-reement;
(4) any work stoppage brought about by a determination by the
[DOD Component] that activities  at the Site may create a present
danger to public health or welfare or to the environment; or  (5)
the unavailability of appropriated funds as provided in Section
	, Funding.

     7.2  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement,
the [DOD Component] reserves the right to take any action
affecting [installation] that is not consistent with this
Agreement, including use of [installation] for any purpose, upon
the occurrence of either of the  following events:

          (a)  A determination by the President that such action
is of  paramount importance; or

          (b)  A determination by the United States Secretary of
Defense or by the United States  Secretary of the  [DOD Component]
that such action is necessary and in the interest of national
defense.
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                   VIII.  STATUTORY COMPLIANCE

     8.1  The Parties intend that activities conducted under this
Agreement will be deemed to achieve compliance with CERCLA,  42
U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.;  to satisfy the corrective action
requirements of RCRA §§ 3004(u)  and 3004(v), 42 U.S.C. §§ 6924(u)
and 6924(v), for a RCRA permit,  and RCRA § 3008(h), 42 U.S.C.
§ 6928(h), for interim status facilities; and requirements of  all
applicable State laws and regulations.  Any final remedy
completed under this Agreement shall be deemed by the Parties  to
be protective of human health and the environment and the Site
shall not be subject to further corrective action by virtue of
its status as a solid waste management unit under RCRA.  RCRA
requirements shall be considered potential ARARs in accordance
with CERCLA § 121.  At the time a permit is issued to the [DOD
Component] for ongoing hazardous waste management activities at
[installation], EPA  [and the State] shall reference and
incorporate any appropriate provisions, including appropriate
timetables and deadlines or schedules  (and the provision for
extension of such timetables and deadlines or schedules), of this
Agreement into such permit.  The Parties intend that the review
of any permit conditions which reference this Agreement shall,
unless otherwise prohibited by law, only be reviewed under the
provisions of CERCLA.  Nothing in this Agreement shall alter the '
[DOD Component]"s authority with respect to removal actions
conducted pursuant to CERCLA § 104, 42 U.S.C. § 9604.

     8.2  The provisions of this Agreement contained in Section
	, Enforceability, shall be in lieu of any additional authority
of EPA [and State] under RCRA for actions conducted under this
Agreement and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as
consent by the [DOD Component] to a RCRA § 3008(h) order issued
by EPA.

     8.3  The Parties recognize that, as is covered in more
detail in Section 	, Permits, no Federal, State, or  local
permit shall be required for the portion of any action conducted
in accordance with this Agreement entirely on-site.  For the
purposes of this Agreement, "Site" shall mean the  areal extent  of
contamination and all suitable areas  in proximity  to the
contamination necessary for implementation of the  response
action.   The Parties recognize that activities off-site and
ongoing operations not covered by this Agreement may  require  the
issuance of permits under Federal and  State laws.  This Agreement
does not affect the  requirements, if  any, to obtain such permits.

     8.4  It is the  intent of the Parties to ensure that the
environmental impacts associated with  response  actions at the
Site are thoroughly  investigated and  that the provisions
contained herein regarding public involvement and  the  selection
of a final remedial  action are appropriate and  protective of
human health and the environment.

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                       IX.  ENFORCEABILITY

     9.1  The Parties agree that all Parties hereto shall have
the right to enforce this Agreement.

     9.2  The Parties further agree that, upon the effective date
of this Agreement, the following provisions of this Agreement are
enforceable by any person to the extent provided by "CERCLA § 310
and violations of these provisions may further be subject to
civil penalties to the extent provided by CERCLA § 310(c) and
§ 109:

          (a)  Any standard, regulation, condition, requirement
or order which has become effective under CERCLA and is
incorporated into this Agreement;

          (b)  Any timetable and deadlines, as defined in Section
	/ established pursuant to the terms of this Agreement for
completion of the RI/FS; and

          (c)  All terms and conditions of this Agreement
relating to the implementation and completion of selected interim
and final remedial actions.

     9.3  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as
authorizing any person to seek judicial review of any  action of
the [DOD Component]  or EPA in contravention of CERCLA  §  310(d) &
(e) and § 113(h), 42 U.S.C. § 9659(d) &  (e) and § 9613 (h).
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                          X.  FUNDING

     10.1  Funds authorized  and  appropriated annually by Congress
under the "Environmental Restoration,  Defense" appropriation in
the Department of Defense Appropriation Act and allocated by the
DASD(E)  to the [DOD Component]  will be the source of funds for
activities required by this  Agreement consistent wiih SARA § 211,
10 U.S.C. chapter 160.  The  [DOD Component] agrees to seek
sufficient DERA funding through the DOD budgetary process to
fulfill  its obligations under this Agreement.

     10.2  It is the expectation of the Parties that the
activities contemplated by this  Agreement will be fully funded.
However, should the Environmental Restoration, Defense
appropriation be inadequate  in any year to meet the total [DOD
Component] CERCLA implementation requirements, the DOD shall
employ and the [DOD Component]  shall follow a standardized DOD
prioritization process which allocates that year's appropriations
in a manner which maximizes  the protection of human health and
the environment.   The Defense Site Remediation Priority Model
shall be developed and utilized with the assistance of EPA and
the states.

     10.3  In accordance with CERCLA § 120 (e) (5) (B), 42 U.S.C.
§ 9620,  the [DOD Component]  shall annually provide Congress with
the specific cost estimates and budgetary proposals involved  in
this Agreement.  The timetable and deadlines or schedule  for
completing the requirements of this Agreement shall be adjusted
as necessary to accommodate any funding shortfall.

     10.4  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to
require  the [DOD Component]  to obligate funds in violation of  the
Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. § 1341.
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Guidance for Setting a Timetable and Deadlines for Federal
Facility Agreements Under CERCLA

     During recent negotiations for CERCLA agreements with EPA,
the setting of a timetable and deadlines for the RI/FS process
have become an issue.  We have agreed with EPA that "primary
documents" are the only ones for which deadlines can be
established and that the timetable for the RI/FS will consist of
the deadlines for the primary documents.  Primary documents are
defined in the "Consultation with EPA and State Authorities"
Section of the Agreements.  However, because remedial
investigations and feasibility studies are scientific/engineering
research processes to discover the unknown site parameters, it is
usually impossible to predict with certainty when all of these
studies will be completed.  Therefore, service components should
not feel compelled to agree to meet deadlines for initiation or
completion of projects for which the "deadline" in question may
be known at the outset to be clearly beyond their control.  They
should try to establish reasonable measures of pace and progress
for deadlines that are set.

     An example of an unacceptable deadline would be to agree to
a delivery date for a Remedial Investigation  (RI) final report -~
when commonly during this problem investigation  (discovery) phase
of the project the completion is often quite unpredictable.  An
example of an acceptable deadline would be one for the submittal
of the RI workplans.  As another good deadline example, we could
agree to provide a list of preliminary cleanup options in a set
time after the RI final report is completed.  Also, we could
agree to a deadline that establishes a point where a decision can
be made on when a study will be done because of the data we will
have collected by the decision point.

     Individual installations are the best judge of what
deadlines they can meet and should work with EPA creatively to
establish them so as show how we plan to proceed but not promise
what we cannot deliver.

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           CHAPTER 9



DOE GUIDANCE/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

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                                 DISCLAIMER


THE POUCIES AND GUIDANCE IN THIS CHAPTER WERE PRODUCED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
ENERGY AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OR POUCIES OF EPA.

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                                      CHAPTER 9
                         DOE GUIDANCE/PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Department of Energy Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Five-year Plan

DOE Memorandum:  Policy on Future Environmental Compliance Agreements

DOE Memorandum:  Negotiation of Consent Decrees,  Compliance Agreements and any Similar
Agreements

DOE Memorandum:  DOE Compliance Agreements

DOE Memorandum:  Agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency - Model Provisions for
CERCLA Federal Facility Agreements

DOE News:  DOE Invites Governors to Negotiate Environmental Compliance Agreements

DOE Order: Environmental Compliance Issue Coordination

Secretary of Energy Notice: Setting the New DOE Course
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        DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
                AND WASTE MANAGEMENT FIVE-YEAR PLAN
                ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM

                                 R. P. Whitfield
                    U. S. Department  of Energy, Headquarters
                          Germantown, Maryland  20874
                                 September 1989
                                  ABSTRACT

      On September 1, 1989, the  Department of Energy (DOE) made available for
public comment the first Five-Year Plan for Environmental Restoration and Waste
Management. This plan establishes an agenda for compliance and cleanup against
which progress will be measured, and it establishes a 30-year goal for the completion of
environmental cleanup. Specific implementation plans are being  developed by the
DOE's field Operations Offices. The Five-Year Plan and Operations Office
Implementation plans are "living documents" that  will be updated annually.  The
Environmental Restoration (ER) program, as addressed  by the plans, deals with the
assessment and  cleanup of inactive potential release sites, the decontamination and
decommissioning of surplus nuclear facilities, and  technology development needed for
remediation activities. Preparation  of the Five-Year Plan began in March 1989, when a
task force was created, and a guidance was issued for field input that provided the
basis for the plan.  Validated  field  input was integrated and manipulated electronically
to generate the data needed  to establish the problem scope, priorities, funding
requirements, and other elements  of the plan. The data  show that the problems within
the ER program include approximately 3,700 potential release sites, more than 5,000
vicinity properties connected  with  the remediation of uranium  mill tailings, and
approximately 500  contaminated facilities. The estimated funding requirement for all
ER activities for the period of 1991 through 1995 is $6.8 billion. In addition, several
key needs have  been identified while preparing the plan.  DOE  has developed strategic
objectives for ER that include an aggressive applied research and development effort,
and it is taking  actions  to address  the problems and needs associated with
environmental restoration and waste management. As part of the implementation
process, these efforts include participation and review by involved parties .

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     U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION
                AND WASTE MANAGEMENT FIVE-YEAR PLAN
                ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM

      On September 1,  1989, the Department of Energy (DOE) made available  for
public comment the first Five-Year Plan  for Environmental Restoration and Waste
Management.  This plan establishes an agenda for compliance and cleanup against
which progress will be measured.  This document will be the directive for the
development of specific implementation plans by DOE's eight field Operations Offices.

      The Environmental  Restoration Program (ER) is concerned with the  assessment
and cleanup of facilities and sites that are no longer a part of active operations.
Various amounts and types of wastes have accumulated  at these facilities and sites as a
result of defense programs, nuclear energy, and energy research program spanning
nearly five decades.  Included within the  scope of ER are Remedial Actions  (RA) and
Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D).  In addition, technology development
and demonstration necessary for the assessment and cleanup of inactive  sites and
facilities are  within the scope of the ER  program.

      The RA program is concerned with the assessment and cleanup of inactive,
potential release sites including  burial grounds, spill sites, pits,  cribs, lagoons, buried
tanks, and uranium mill tailings.  Active disposal facilities do not fall within the scope
of RA.  The tasks associated with ER encompass site discovery, preliminary assessment
and inspection, site characterization, analysis of cleanup  options, selection of  remedy,
cleanup and site closure, and site monitoring.

      The D&D program addresses the  safe caretaking of surplus nuclear facilities
until either decontamination for reuse or their complete removal.  This includes all
tasks connected with assessment and characterization, environmental review,
engineering,  D&D operations, and closeout.

       Preparation of the  Five-Year Plan, including the portion dealing  with ER began
in the early spring of 1989.  A task force was created, and a guidance was issued to the
eight Operations Offices requesting input on activities proposed during the five-year
planning window. The guidance also defined planning areas, established criteria  for
assigning priority levels, and designed the format and content of input on proposed
activities.

      Approximately 800 activity data sheets (ADSs) were prepared by  the eight
Operations Offices for ER activities and  were submitted as input to the  overall Five-
Year Plan. The ADSs were submitted to the task force in the form of a data base
diskette as well as hard copy.  The input from the field was reviewed by the task force
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data were then compiled into a computer data base by which the information was
integrated and managed.  Each ADS was assigned a Budget and Reporting (B&R)
code and subprogram category (e.g., ER), which allowed the input data to be sorted
electronically with respect to program (e.g., Defense Programs), subprogram, category
(CERCLA, RCRA, etc.), and phase (assessment or cleanup).  The data base also
included the assigned priority level, descriptive key words, and funding summaries.
Other information  provided on the ADS hard copies, but not part of the data base
included cost estimates, major milestones, major items of cost, and a statement of the
level of confidence in the information presented.

      ER activities are organized  into four interim priority categories. The priority
assignments  will be reviewed by DOE on an annual basis and, to the extent that
circumstances associated with a specific activity  change,  its priority may change
correspondingly. The priorities are listed below.

      Priority 1 includes (1) protecting workers  and the public from near-term
(i.e., within 5 years)  potential health risks, (2) containing near-term off-site spread of
groundwater and soil contamination, (3)  preventing unnecessary disruption of ongoing
assessment and cleanup work, and (4)  preclosure surveillance and D&D.

      Priority 2 include activities,  not otherwise assigned to Priority  1, that are required
by in-force agreements or agreements expected  to be placed in force during 1991.

      Priority 3 includes all activities, not assigned to Priorities 1 and  2, that will best
(1) reduce the potential for health and environmental risk, (2) promote regulatory
compliance,  (3) reduce public concern, and (4)  ensure no disruption in DOE's missions.

      Priority 4 includes activities not  covered under Priorities 1, 2,  and 3.  Priority 4
is concerned with D&D activities that involve no present imperatives or significant
benefits associated with immediate cleanup.

      Approximately 3,700 potential release sites have been identified for RA. These
site include about 2,480,000 cubic meters of low level waste consisting  of discarded
materials such as tools,  paper, and rags,  primarily in burial grounds,  to be assessed and
remediated as appropriate.  In addition,  unknown portions of 192,000 cubic meters of
pre-1970 buried transuranic (TRU) waste are in inactive sites and  as such are within
the scope of ER.  TRU waste refers to substances contaminated with manmade
radioactive elements, principally plutonium, having an atomic number greater than that
of uranium,  a half-life greater than 20 years, and a concentration greater than 100
nanocuries per  gram. Examples of TRU waste include  metal, glassware, process
equipment, soil, filters, and clothing. Remaining sites consist of hazardous and mixed
hazardous and radioactive waste releases. In addition, more than 5,000 vicinity
properties are connected with the  Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Program.

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The principal concerns connected with these RAs pertain to groundwater and soil
contamination.

      Approximately 500 contaminated facilities are included under the D&D effort.
Groundwater and soil contamination are associated with only a relatively small number
of facilities.  The majority of activities involve assessment and cleanup of facilities from
which there has been no release  of radioactive, hazardous, or mixed substances.  The
principal concerns pertain to the  collection, retention, and ultimate disposal of
contaminating substances and debris.

      The 30-year goal for ER is to  ensure that risks to the environment and to
human health and safety posed by inactive and surplus facilities and sites are either
eliminated or reduced to prescribed, safe levels.  A set of discrete strategic objectives
connected with RA and D&D define the overall approach to achieving this goal.

      The objectives of RA are  to (1) identify inactive, contaminated facilities and sites
at DOE  nuclear installations,  (2)  assess these facilities and sites to determine the
nature and extent of contamination, (3) confine and contain existing contamination to
the extent necessary for minimizing its further spread, (4) provide for negotiated
agreements with regulatory schedules for  the cleanup of these facilities and sites,
(5) ensure that cleanup is carried out in strict compliance with these agreements, and
(6) provide long-term monitoring to ensure continuing compliance.

      The strategic objectives associated with  D&D are to (1) maintain facilities
awaiting  either decontamination or decommissioning in a manner that limits worker,
public, and environmental exposure to potential hazards; (2) assess facilities to
determine the nature and extent  of contamination; (3) decontaminate facilities
designated for reuse to  the extent necessary for compliance with approved health and
safety standards; and (4) decommission all other facilities in accordance with  the
requirements set forth in an  approved environmental compliance plan.

      The role of applied R&D  in the strategic approach for ER is to (1) provide an
improved technical and economic basis for dealing with  environmental and health
hazards through development of  improved and new assessment  and cleanup
technologies, (2) reduce the potential for exposure of the public through development
of automated remote handling technologies,  and (3) broaden the technical base by
adapting technologies not previously considered for application to this field.   R&D
activities that provide a benefit return in a short time frame will be emphasized.

      While preparing  the plan,  several key needs were identified, including (1) a
centralized management structure for Environmental Restoration and Waste
Management Activities; (2) a cultural transition from a production-oriented mentality to
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environmental stewardship, and accountable management;  (3) a national consensus on
goals, objectives, and implementation strategy; (4) an aggressive applied research,
development, demonstration, testing, and evaluation program; (5) adequate resources
including sufficient personnel with proper qualifications to  manage and review the work;
and (6) consistency in the implementation of environmental regulations.

       DOE is taking actions to address the problems and needs associated with
Environmental Restoration and Waste Management. Specifically, DOE will (1) comply
with environmental and health related laws; (2) develop a  national  prioritization system
with state, tribal, and other public involvement; (3)  contain known contamination and
vigorously assess the uncertain nature and extent of contamination to enable realistic
planning, scheduling, and budgeting; (4) support the establishment of interagency
agreements and fulfill the requirements of existing compliance agreements; (5) release
health records of DOE  employees for scientific analysis; (6) implement waste
minimization programs;  (7) establish an Applied R&D  program involving university
research capabilities, industry, national laboratories,  and other federal  agencies to
determine and rank R&D needs and pursue new and improved technologies for
minimization and remediation; (8) effect  a  cultural shift toward clear and open
communications; (9) work diligently to achieve congressional support; (10) take
innovative steps to develop, motivate, and allocate the  human resources needed to
implement compliance and cleanup  activities; (11) recognize tribal sovereignty and
treaty rights related to  tribal and ceded lands; and  (12) continually  examine
environmental regulations to ensure that  DOEs compliance actions  effectively reduce
risk to human health and the environment.

       Issuance of the first Five-Year Plan  initiates an ongoing process within DOE that
sets the path for achievement of the goal for completion of environmental cleanup
within 30 years.  Operations Offices have been directed to develop five-year
implementation plans that will include participation  and review by involved regional
parties in the same manner as the  DOE  Five-Year  Plan.  The implementation plans
will be used in the management and implementation of actions undertaken by each
Operations Office.  Future annual updates  to the Five-Year Plan, Implementation
Plans, and accountability will follow the cycle illustrated in Fig. 1.  The second and
subsequent planning/implementation cycles  will follow the federal budgeting calendar as
shown in Fig. 2.

       Fig. 3 illustrates funding requirements estimated for each year of the period
from  1989 through 1995 by priority  level  and phase  (assessment or  cleanup).  The
amounts shown for 1989 are those  currently appropriated.   For 1990, the funds
identified are estimated requirements for all activities.  The Funding levels shown  for
1991 through 1995 are  estimates of requirements for funding  all RA, D&D, and R&D
activities.  They do not  represent a  projection of DOE budgets. The total for this
period is $6.8 billion.

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            external review and accountability.  NAS = National Academy of Sciences:
            STGWG = State and Tribal Government Working Group;
            ACNFS = Advisory Committee on Nuclear Facility Safety;
            DNFSB = Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

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                  and public participation.

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                                                        SEN-4-89
                     THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY
                        WASHINGTON DC 205CS
                             March 17, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR SECRETARIAL OFFICERS
               OPERATIONS OFFICE MANAGERS

Subject:  Negotiation of Consent Decrees, Compliance
          Agreements and any Similar Agreements


On December 20, 1988, former Deputy Secretary Salgado
requested information from all Operations Office Managers
concerning their plans for negotiating environmental
compliance agreements in fiscal year 1989.  A list of current
negotiations (attached) has been prepared from the Managers'
responses to that request, and from other sources.  Please
inform me by March 22, 1989, of any current negotiations that
should be added to this list.

In addition, I wish to be personally involved in any future
decisions to enter into negotiations for compliance
agreements or consent decrees which could have the effect
of committing the Department's resources beyond funds that
are currently available to the official signing the
agreement.  Please notify me, at the earliest opportunity,
of the prospect of entering into such negotiations.  This
notification should be in addition to your compliance with
DOE Order 5400.2, requiring notification of the Office of
Environment, Safety and Health for all significant
environmental compliance issues.
                            Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)

Attachment               l

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                       CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS

DOE/EPA

Portsmouth               RCRA/CERCLA
Kansas City Plant*       RCRA/CERCLA
LANL*                    RCRA/CERCLA
FWPC                     CAA


DOE/STATE

Portsmouth               RCRA/CERCLA
SRP                      RCRA
LANL                     RCRA


DOE/EPA/STATE

Hanford**                RCRA/CERCLA
INEL***                  RCRA/CERCLA
Mound                    RCRA/CERCLA
RFP***                   RCRA/CERCLA
SRP                      RCRA/CERCLA
Y-12/ORNL/K-25           RCRA/CERCLA
Pantax                   RCRA/CERCLA
Maywood                  CERCLA
W.R.  Grace               CERCLA
Brookhaven**             CERCLA
  •DOE's preference is to include state in negotiations.

 •*DOE/State/EPA have signed an Agreement in Principle and a
 Notice of Intent to sign the FFA/Consent Order after a public
 comment period.

•••Preliminary discussions.

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                       The Secretary of Energy
                          Washington, DC 20585
                                     April  27,  1989
MEMORANDUM FOR ALL DEPARTMENTAL ELEMENTS

SUBJECT:  Policy on Future Environmental Compliance
          Agreements

As I have maintained 1n both Internal tnd external statements, I
im firmly committed to environmental compliance and cleanup at
all of the Department's facilities.  The Department's mission can
be fulfilled only 1f 1t 1s carried out safely and In a manner
that addresses public health and environmental concerns.  As one
of my first high priority Initiatives, I have appointed
Mr. Leo Duffy to head a task force to prepare an Integrated
5 year plan to characterize and prioritize all cleanup activities
at Department of Energy sites. This 5 year plan will be completed
1n August 1989, and 1t will coordinate and consolidate all
Department environmental restoration, corrective actions, and
waste management activities Into a single, Integrated plan of
action.  I am fully committed to the terms and Intent of the
President's Fiscal Year 1990 budget and to the congressional
review process now occurring.  The 5 year plan will be used in
part to reaffirm Fiscal Year 1990 programs and provide a baseline
for Fiscal Year 1991 and outyear budget requests.  It Is
Important to ensure that all environmental compliance agreements
are consistent with the 5 year plan and compatible with the
priorities established.

I understand that a number of environmental Compliance agreements
are In various stages of discussion or negotiation with Federal
and State agencies.  It Is mandatory that my staff and I review
any proposed agreement before commitments are made and that these
draft agreements be closely coordinated with the 5 year plan
development.  The Office of Environment, Safety, and Health, Is
responsible for the coordination of significant environmental
compliance Issues and agreements and for oversight of
Departmental compliance activities to ensure consistent
application of Departmental environmental policy and guidance.
Leo Duffy Is responsible to ensure that pending and future
environmental compliance agreements are consistent with the
5 year plan.

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In order to support my commitment to environmental  compliance and
cleanup while the 5 year plan Is being developed and Implemented,
the following policy guidance will be followed by all
Departmental fitments:

o   All current draft or pending environmental compliance
    agreements should Immediately be forwarded to the Office of
    Environment, Safety, and Health for distribution and
    coordination with Leo Duffy, the Office of General Counsel,
    and the appropriate program offices at DOE Headquarters.

o   Field offices may proceed with negotiations on environmental
    compliance agreements consistent with the commitments that
    are contained In the Fiscal Year 1989 and 1990 budgets for
    Department programs.  These negotiations should be conducted
    1n accordance with Field Office prepared negotiating
    strategies that are preapproved by the appropriate
    Headquarters offices.

o   Proposed agreements may contain commitments to activities In
    Fiscal Years 1989 and 1990, provided that they are consistent
    with budgets that have been endorsed by the Administration.

o   Activities that require funding beyond Fiscal Year 1990 may
    not be discussed 1n definitive dollar form during
    negotiations unless first discussed with Mr. Duffy, as head
    of the team developing the 5 year plan.

o   Environmental compliance agreements with commitments beyond
    1990 must be consistent and compatible with the overall
    Department of Energy program and priorities to be established
    1n the 5 year plan.  These agreements must be approved by the
    Secretary prior to their submlttal to State or Environmental
    Protection Agency officials for their final approval.

All affected Federal and State agencies will be reassured by
Department of Energy Headquarters In the near future that the
Department remains committed to an environmental compliance
program that 1s conducted 1n a systematic fashion for the entire
Department, In cooperation with Congress, other Federal agencies,
and State officials.  Adherence to this policy on future
environmental compliance agreements 1s essential to the
establishment of a framework that will allow the Department most
effectively to address Its environmental concerns 1n the Nation's
best Interest.
                              Admiral, U.S. Navy (Retired)

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                                                   ^ ., , /_^  Attachment 2
United States Government _ _   7 Department of Ener
memorandum
  DATE   December 20,  1988
REPLY TO
ATTN Of   S_2

SUBJECT   Department of Energy  Compliance Agreements


   T°   Managers, DOE Operations Offices

            In late  December 1987, the Office of Environment, Safety
       and Health (EH)  sent  the attached memorandum  identifying
       priorities for Department of Energy (DOE) compliance activities
       related to the Comprehensive Environmental  Response, Compensation
       and Liability Act  (CERCLA) , the Superfund Amendments and
       Reauthorization Act  (SARA) , and the Resource  Conservation and
       Recovery Act  (RCRA) .   In addition, the attached memorandum
       encouraged the initiation and negotiation of  compliance agreements
       with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the States at
       nine major DOE facilities.  To assist and expedite the negotiation
       of site-specific agreements, DOE reached agreement with EPA in
       May 1988, on  10 policy-related provisions for inclusion in
       interagency agreements.

            We acknowledge that substantial progress is being made
       towards negotiating and implementing comprehensive agreements at
       several DOE facilities.  More specifically,  in early November
       1988 the San  Francisco Operations Office executed DOE's first
       CERCLA Section 120 Federal Facility Agreement (FFA) with EPA and
       the State of  California for the Lawrence Livermore National
       Laboratory.  Furthermore, we understand that  negotiations are
       nearing completion for the RCRA/CERCLA Consent Order and
       Compliance Agreement  for the Hanford Site and the CERCLA Section
       120 FFA for the -Monticel lo Site.  Negotiations are also underway
       for a CERCLA  Section  120 FFA for the-'Mound  Plant.  In addition,
       the existing  Federal  Facility Compliance Agreement for the Feed
       Materials Production  Center (FMPC) was modified this summer to
       include an enf orceability provision.

            The purpose of this memorandum is to again reaffirm DOE's
       commitment to working with EPA and the States to establish
       enforceable agreements at its major facilities and, in
       particular, at the facilities identified in the attached
       memorandum which are  not mentioned in the above paragraph.
       These facilities are:

          (1)   Savannah River Plant,
          (2)   Los Alamos National Laboratory/
          (3)   Oak Ridge Site  (3 facilities),

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   (4)   Idaho National Engineering Laboratory*,
   (5)   Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - Site 300,
   (6)   Brookhaven National laboratory.

*Existing agreement will need to be updated when facility is
listed on the National Priorities List.

     To assist EH in evaluating progress regarding compliance
agreements at these facilities, I request that you provide
Raymond p. Berube, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of
Environment (EH-20)/ with the current compliance status and
summary of what has been done to achieve comprehensive agreements
with EPA and the State at each of these facilities.  In addition,
please include your plans for Fiscal Year 1989 regarding
negotiations and/or implementation of compliance agreements at
each facility.  This information is also requested for the.Rocky
Flats Plant because the current Compliance Agreement requirements
have been successfully fulfilled and another agreement is needed
to guide the cleanup activities.  information on the current and
projected compliance status of the FMPC Compliance Agreement
should also be provided given the expanded scope for the remedial
investigation/feasibility study work plan.  Please provide your
response to Mr. Berube no later than January 6, 1989.

     If you have any questions on this memorandum, please call
John C. Tseng, Director, Office of Environmental Guidance and
Compliance, on FTS 896-9024.              .

                                v   *     ^      \
                              Joseph F. Salgado
                              Deputy Secretary
Attachment
cc:  Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs
     Assistant Secretary, Management and Administration
     Assistant secretary for Nuclear Energy
     Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy
     Assistant secretary, Conservation and Renewable Energy
     Assistant Secretary for Congressional, Intergovernmental
       and Public Affairs
     Director of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management
     General Counsel
     Director of Energy Research

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DOE F 132S.I
 2-64)

 nited States Government
     Ci
                                                         Department of Energy
     emorandum
  DATE

.1EPLY TO
ATTNOF:
SUBJECT:
       May 31, 1988
Agreement  with the Environmental Protection Agency -- Model  Provisions for
CERCLA Federal Facility  Agreements
    T0:  Managers, DOE Operations Office
       Secretarial Officers
       Administrator, Bonneville Power Administration
       Administrator, Western Area  Power Administration

       I am pleased  to  send to you  model provisions  which the Department  of Energy
       (DOE) Headquarters  and  the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
       Headquarters  have mutually agreed to for DOE  Federal Facility Agreements
       (FFA) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,  Compensation, and
       Liability Act  (CERCLA).   EPA is concurrently  transmitting these provisions
       to its  Regional Administrators.  I appreciate the assistance you and your
       staff  have provided us in the development and resolution of issues related
       to these provisions.

       The attached  provisions deal primarily with policy issues which required
       agreement between DOE and EPA before site-specific agreements could be
       finalized.  The attached language should be incorporated into the agreements
       you are now negotiating and  into future agreements.  Language in brackets
       indicates those areas which  can be modified depending on site-specific
       considerations.

       Please  note that there are many other important provisions of agreements
       which  must be negotiated on  a site-specific basis with the EPA  Region,
       notably those provisions dealing with the actual  work that needs to be
       performed at  the DOE facility and the schedules to be met.  Also,  individual
       state  concerns should be factored into each agreement, as it  is highly
       desirable that states participate in Federal  facility cleanups.

       I hope  these  model provisions will  assist those of you who are currently
       negotiating a CERCLA FFA with EPA in quickly  concluding your negotiations.
       We look forward  to coordinating the review of these agreements  at DOE
       Headquarters through the process established  by DOE Order  5400.2,
       Environmental Compliance Issue Coordination.

       If you  have any questions concerning these provisions or their
       implementation,  please  call  Ms. Kathleen Taimi on FTS 896-2113 or
       the Compliance Coordinator assigned to your office.
                                   Ernest C. Ba.
                                   Assistant Secretary
                                   Environment, Safety
                                               and Health
       Attachment

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                                   1NEWS
NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
(202) 586-5806
                                         FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                         August 21, 1989
                    DOE INVITES GOVERNORS TO NEGOTIATE
                    ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE AGREEMENTS

     The  Department of Energy (DOE)  has invited the governors  of eleven states

hosting DOE nuclear facilities to negotiate formal, comprehensive agreements

to provide direct access and enhance environmental monitoring  by the states at

the department's facilities.

     The  agreements are part of the  10-point initiative announced June 27 by

Secretary James D. Vatkins to improve DOE's accountability in  the areas of

environmental protection, public health and safety. Each agreement is to

include provisions for independent validation of environmental monitoring

data;  establishment of environmental cleanup schedules; and a  mechanism for

prioritiration o£ DOE cleanup activities to meet timetables contained in

federal facility compliance agreements.

     "This further reiterates the commitment of Admiral Watkins, as set forth

in his 10-point initiative, to achieve full accountability in  the areas of

environment, safety and health and to restore the public's confidence in DOE's

ability to operate its facilities safely, and in compliance with the law,"

said Deputy Secretary W. Henson Moore.

                              (MORE)

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     "These agreements will be unprecedented in their scope, and in the degree
of access to DOE facilities that will be provided to the states. Ve have taken
this initiative to demonstrate our resolve to cooperate fully with those
states hosting DOE nuclear facilities to assure safe operation of those
facilities."

     The negotiations are expected to result in agreements similar to a model
agreement reached between the Colorado Department of Health and DOE regarding
the Rocky Flats plant near Denver. That agreement, signed by Admiral Vatkins
and Governor Roy Romer on June 28, includes provisions for:

     o Expanded environmental monitoring of air, water and soil, including
       greater access to the site for state regulators

     o Additional technical and financial support for state oversight
       activities at the plant

     o An accelerated schedule for completing background investigations for
       granting security clearances to state regulators

     Deputy Secretary Moore added, "While some states already have existing
compliance agreements, this initiative will supplement those agreements so
that each state is afforded an adequate level of on-site, hands-on monitoring
capability. I have personally spoken with the governors or their
representatives, and assured them that our goal is to provide them with a more
substantive role in overseeing DOE's compliance with the law, and helping them
assure their citizens that DOE operations do not constitute a health hazard.
We will work very closely with these states to demonstrate our commitment to
live up to their standards and operate our facilities responsibly."

     The eleven states are: California, Florida, Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, New
Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

                                   -DOE-

R-89-099

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U.S.  Department of  Energy                                   ORDER
         Washington, D.C.
                                                                 . DOE  5400.2
                                                                     8-13-87

SUBJECT:  ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ISSUE COORDINATION
 1.  PURPOSE.  To establish the Department  of  Energy  (DOE) requirements for
     coordination of significant environmental  compliance issues to ensure
     timely development and consistent application of Departmental environmental
     policy and guidance.

 2.  SCOPE.  The provisions of this Order apply to all Departmental Elements and
     contractors performing work for the  Department as provided by law and/or
     contract and as implemented by the appropriate contracting officer, where
     DOE has authority to  establish and enforce environmental protection, safety,
     and health protection requirements.

 3.  DEFINITIONS.

     a.  Significant Environmental  Compliance  Issue.  A  significant environmental
         compliance Issue  is one which is or has  the  potential of being precedent
         setting or controversial,  and/or Involves Headquarters notification,
         concurrence, or approval.   Examples of environmental compliance issues
         which may be significant Include,  but  are not limited to:

         (1)  Settlement agreements Involving  DOE and other potentially responsible
              parties and  regulatory authorities  for  cleanup of hazardous waste site

         (2)  Hazardous waste and mixed waste  permits and permit applications.

         (3)  Proposed consent decrees and  consent administrative orders related
              to environmental compliance.

         (4)  Notices of violations, administrative orders, or other notifications
              from regulatory authorities such  as State  or Environmental Protection
              Agency (EPA) warning  letters  or  similar actions alleging lack of
              compliance with environmental regulations  or requirements.

         (5)  Proposed Federal Facility Compliance Agreements, memorandums of
              understanding, or any other agreements  Involving environmental
              compliance with local, State, or  Federal entities.

         (6)  Lawsuits pertaining to environmental compliance, Including proposed
              settlements, notices  of intent to sue,  and other related matters.
DISTRIBUTION:                                         INITIATED BY:
All Departmental  Elements                          Assistant  Secretary for
                                                    '  Environment, Safety, and Healt

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                                                             8-13-87


        (7)  Results of verification activities such as inspections,  audits,  reviews,
             surveillances, appraisals, or assessments by contractors,  field
             elements, Headquarters, or Federal, State, and local  regulatory
             agencies that reveal noncompllance Issues.

        (8)  Reports or other notifications to or from Federal,  State,  or local
             regulatory authorities concerning violations of environmental  regu-
             lations, permits, or agreements.

    b.  Coordination Process.  The coordination process is the means  by which
        significant environmental compliance issues will be resolved  or dissemi-
        nated to ensure timely development and consistent application of
        Departmental environmental policy and guidance.

4.  RESPONSIBILITIES.

    a.  Assistant Secretary for Environment. Safety, and Health  (EH-1)  shall:

        (1)  Coordinate the timely review, resolution, and dissemination of
             significant environmental issues and related activities  with the
             Office of the General Counsel, affected Headquarters  program
             organizations (including Naval Reactors) and affected field
             elements, as appropriate.

        (2)  Promptly notify Headquarters elements, Including the  Office of the
             General Counsel, of significant environmental compliance issues  and
             related activities bearing on their responsibilities.

        (3)  Identify, in consultation with appropriate field and  Headquarters
             elements, the Departmental Element which will act  as  lead  office
             to resolve the significant environmental compliance issue  or
             related matter.  Where issues crosscut program offices,  EH will
             generally be identified as the lead office.  Where  issues  are raised
             specific to the requirements of nuclear waste policy  legislation,
             the Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (RW) will be
             identified as the lead office unless otherwise negotiated  between
             EH and RW.

        (4)  When identified as the designated lead office for the resolution
             of a significant environmental compliance Issue or related matter,
             take such actions as necessary for resolution in coordination with
             other Departmental Elements.

        (5)  Request information, as necessary, from program and field  elements to:
             facilitate Identification and resolution of significant  environmental
             compliance issues and related activities; enable inter-  and intra-
             agency coordination; and support the Office of Congressional,
             Intergovernmental, and Public Affairs (CP) in the development of
             appropriate responses to public, media, and congressional  requests.

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DOE 5400.2
8-13-87
         (6)  Assist field and Headquarters elements in  resolving  significant
              environmental compliance Issues with
              agencies.

         (7)  Report the status of significant environmental  compliance  Issues  and
              related activities to appropriate Headquarters  and  field  elements
              to assure timely resolutions.

         (8)  Document resolutions of significant environmental compliance  issues
              and related matters and provide copies to  program and field elements
              to ensure consistent and timely application of  Departmental environ-
              mental policy and guidance.

         (9)  Carry out these responsibilities through the Office  of Environmental
              Guidance and Compliance (EH-23), the lead  office within EH  designated
              to coordinate significant environmental compliance  issues and related
              actions.

     b.  Program Senior Official  shall:

         (1)  Advise EH-23, in a timely manner of the following:

              (a)  Significant programmatic environment  compliance issues requiring
                   resolution.

              (b)  Significant environmental compliance  Issues and related  activities
                   which comes to his/her attention independently and which need
                   resolution.

              (c)  Programmatic Impact of significant environmental compliance
                   issues and related activities raised  for resolution  by field
                   elements.

         (2)  Provide or assist 1n obtaining information requested by EH-23 to
              enable appropriate responses to requests for information, or  for
              resolution of significant environmental compliance  Issues.

         (3)  When Identified as the designated lead office for the resolution
              of a significant environmental compliance  Issue or  related  matter,
              take such actions as necessary for resolution In coordination with
              EH-23 and other Departmental Elements.

     c.  General Counsel shall;

         (1)  Advise EH-23, 1n a timley manner, of significant environmental
              compliance Issues and related activities which  comes to his/her
              attention independently and which need resolution.

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                                                              8-13-87


    (2)  Provide prompt advice and assistance to EH-23 in resolving  environmental
         compliance Issues and related activities within his/her area  of responsi
         bility (e.g., consent decrees and consent administrative orders).

d.  Heads of Field Elements shal1:

    (1)  Identify and advise EH-23 and Headquarters program elements,  in a
         timely manner to assure  early Headquarters Involvement, of  signifi-
         cant environmental compliance Issues and related activities needing
         resolution.

    (2)  Provide EH-23 with Information requested to assist in  resolution of
         significant  environmental compliance Issues and related activities.

    (3)  Provide EH-23 and the designated lead office with Information necessary
         to enable inter- and intra-agency coordination; and to support CP  in
         the development of appropriate responses to public, media,  and
         congressional requests.

    (4)  When identified as the designated lead office for the  resolution of
         a significant environmental  compliance issue or related matter, take
         such actions as necessary for resolution 1n coordination with EH-23
         and other Departmental Elements.

    (5)  Provide EH-23 Information on all environmental permits and  permit
         applications in accordance with the following schedules and criteria:

         (a)  Those involving significant Issues shall be reported in  accordance
              with Attachment 1.

         (b)  Information on existing and anticipated permits for DOE  facilities
              shall be submitted  (or updated) annually to EH-23 by 10-1. The
              format  for these reports shall be consistent with the  format
              provided in Attachment 2.

    BY ORDER OF THE  SECRETARY  OF  ENERGY:
                                               LAWRENCE F. DAVENPORT
                                               Assistant Secretary
                                               Management and Administration

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DOE 5400.2                                                       Ittac!TintJ1
8-13-87                                                          Pa9e  l  (and


             COJBDINATiaN OF SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ISSUE
                               OR RELATED ACTIVITY


   ISSUEt             (Statement and significance of specific issue raised.)

   INITIATING FIELD/PROGRAM ELEMENT:

                     (Identify appropriate  source  of issue,  i.e.,  Field/HQ
                     Element and point(s) of contact.)

   STATUTE(S):       (Identify appropriate statute(s),  including citation(s).)

   REGULATION (S):     (Identify appropriate  regulation(s), including
                     citation(s).)

   REGULATORY AGEtCY or AGENCIES INVOLVED:

                     (Identify any Federal, State  or  local regulatory agencies
                     which may be involved  in  the  issue  raised.)
   SXMAFY INFORMATION:
                     (Statement of appropriate factual information concerning the
                     significant environmental compliance issue or related
                     activity, and appropriate background information on the
                     regulatory aspects  of the issue.  Use attachments as
                     necessary.)

  ACTIONS TAKEN TO DATE  (if any) AND CURRENT STATUS:

                     (Describe any action  taken to date to resolve issue, and
                     current status of issue resolution,  if appropriate.)

  ACTIONS PLANNED:   (Describe any planned actions which  will be taken to resolve
                     issue raised.)

  ISSUE REOMflaOOTON/
  ADDITIONAL OOWENTS:

                     (Provide proposed recommendation for
                     coordination by EH-23 or other Departmental
                     Elements, or additional connents, as appropriate.)

  HEADQUARTERS ACTION:   C 3 Information Dissemination

                         [ ] Concurrence

                         [ 3 Issue Resolution

  ISSUE DISPOSITION:  (To be completed by  EH-23 after action  is taken and
                      provided to appropriate program and field elements.)

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DOE 5400.2                                                         Attachment 2
8-13-87                                                            Page 1 (and ?x
                             PJVIRCKMPTCAL PERMITS                               ^B

  DOE Operations Office:   (Identify Operations Office)
  DOE facility*   (Identify specific faciUty)
  Existing Permit (  )           Renewal  (  )         NSW Permit (  )
  Permit Type:   (i.e., NPDES, RCRA, etc.)
  Permitting Agency:   (EPA or state, other if authority delegated)
  Permit Number:  (EPA or state permit number)
  Permitted Unit:  (Describe mit permitted)
  Issuance Date:  (Date issued and/or renewed)
  Expiration Date:  (Date permit will expire)
  Need for Headquarters'  Action            Yes (  )     No (  )
  (for permit renewals or new permits)     If yes, identify appropriate
                                          HQ Program Element	
  Brief Summary  of Relevant Information  (Major permit conditions,
  status of compliance or unusual problems):
i
       ed by	  Date

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U.S. Department of Energy      /3*\        Secretary of Energy
       Washinflton, OC.
                                                       SEN-11-89
SUBJECT:  SETTING THE HEW DOE COURSE                  DATE:  9-5-89
In ay first notice to you on March 6, I said that after my first few
•onths on the job, I would outline to you ay thoughts on setting a
"new course" for the Department to pernit more efficient and
effective Biasion execution.  This notice sets that new "course."
In this regard, I think it is important for you to have ay thoughts
so that, as subsequent initiatives are announced or new directives
are issued, you will find a context within which they fit.

It is ay strong conviction that if the Department is to accomplish
its mission, we Bust aove along the following new course lines, and
aove as quickly as possible.  In the interest of simplicity, I am
addressing only those areas of concern, vividly exposed to Be in the
early months, which I feel demand special corrective action.  As a
consequence, these initiatives are not intended to be all inclusive
of every role and mission of the Department.

1.  Integrated Planning and Policy.  We will develop an integrated
National Energy Strategy for the President that places energy,
health, safety, environment, technology, and economy into a mutually
supportive framework.  The President, the Congress, and the American
public should be able to see where we are going and why — near
term, mid-term, and for the long haul.   Our plan is to have a
skeletal structure of the National Energy Strategy in place by late
this summer; to complete about December 1989 the series of public
hearings now underway in order to obtain a broad range of inputs
from all interested parties; to collate their inputs and produce and
publish a first draft of the Strategy by April 1, 1990; to allow six
months for public comment; and to present in final draft form to the
President by December 1990 our best recommendations for his eventual
adoption as the National Energy Strategy.  This will be a difficult
coordinating task for our newly-strengthened Policy Office.  But I
expect all of you to support that Office, and aost importantly, to
contribute your own talents and time to the developmental effort as
well.

2.  Accountability for Environment, Safety, Health, Security, and
Efficient Operations.Preserving our environment, protecting public
health and safety, and assuring the Ration's security are primary
DOE responsibilities.   It Is true that the very large aajority of
our work in the field is actually carried out by contractors,
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including our national laboratories.  But this fact in no way
relieves DOE Managers of their governmental responsibilities to
ensure that contractors' primary duties are performed in accordance
with expected high standards of professional excellence.  While
current periodic external oversight is useful, it is not sufficient
to carry out day-to-day, shift-by-Shift internal line management
oversight responsibilities at many of our field activities. In this
connection, senior DOE field and headquarters officials will be
expected to ensure that their contractors comply with operational,
environmental, safety, health and security standards established by
law, regulation or Departmental policy, while at the same time
ensuring that they meet their production or research mission.  We
need the contractors to help us complete our missions, and I intend
to meet personally with all the major contractors in the next six
months to ensure that they know the course that we are setting.

To do this, DOE line managers need sufficient numbers of skilled
Federal employees to support them.  Accordingly, I intend to
establish permanent positions and put into place DOE people with the
capabilities necessary to support line managers in the execution of
their oversight responsibilities in both field and headquarters
positions.  This is a necessary precursor to line managers'
acceptance of full responsibility, and accountability for efficient
and effective execution of vital DOE .mission tasks.  When in place, .
primary accountability and responsibility will have been clearly
fixed in the DOE line management at all levels.  Additionally, line
management performance in executing their fundamentally oversight
role will continue to be subject to both independent internal (DOE)
and external (non-DOE) oversight as required by law or regulation.

3.  Safe Restart of Defense Production Reactors.  We will restart
the defense production reactors only after safety of their
operations can be assured, and only after health and environmental
requirements have been addressed.  These vital elements to safe
start-up will be validated by both internal and external independent
oversight entities established by law or regulation.

4.  Management Reform.  We will effect significant management reform
throughout Department headquarters and field activities.  This will
include measures to effect both program reform and badly-needed
cultural change.  The new culture will emphasize an open door
philosophy and demand professional excellence in both government and
contractor performance, a culture wherein constructive criticism
from any source, external as well as internal, is encouraged and
rewarded.  Specific initiatives underway, not necessarily in
priority order, include:
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      A.  Waste Management.  Establish a definitive,  priority-
      driven,  well-costed,  five-year waste management plan for DOE
      wastes,  coupled closely to the latest available technologies
      in order to minimize cost and maximize efficiency in achieving
      five-year objectives.  We will then expand this to a longer
      term, research-linked technology plan which will be made
      subject  to independent external review.  Both five-year and
      longer term plans will be updated annually.

      B.  Defense Facility Modernization Program.  Establish an
      integrated near-term (0-5 years) and long-term (5-20 years),
      priority-driven, well-coated defense program facility
      modernisation plan.  This five-year plan, when developed, will
      be updated annually.   The five-year modernization plan will
      provide  the mechanism for near-term action while retaining
      relevance to long-term modernization objectives.  This program
      is badly needed to restore our physical plant capabilities and
      to achieve a more efficient and fiscally-responsible execution
      of the defense portion of the DOE mission over the long haul.
      The long-term plan will also be updated annually as required
      by technological changes, shifts in priority, and fiscal
      realities.  The DOE complex will have to be modernized with
      environmental considerations and waste minimization as
      integral parts of future plant designs and management
      practices to avoid another cycle of unnecessarily costly
      cleanup  and to ensure that DOE facilities are ready to comply
      with what can be anticipated as surely stricter environmental
      standards for tomorrow.
      C.  Non-Defense Facility Modernization Programs.   Similar to
      the program listed above for defense facilities,  initiate a
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modernization program for non-defense facilities as well.
      D.   Planning,  Program and Budget.  Establish a coordinated
      planning,  programming and budget capability that can integrate
      horizontally across the entire range of DOE programs in order
      to bring plans and programs into line with near (1-5 years),
      mid (5-10 years),  and long-term (15-20 years or longer)
      objectives of the National Energy Strategy.

      E.   Contract Management.  Modify and significantly strengthen
      existing contracting strategies, particularly in the area of
      compensation management.  This will include expanded
      incentives for contractors to achieve excellence and cost
      effectiveness in their performance, an enhanced understanding
      of performance expectations and performance criteria by both
      Federal and contractor employees, and tighter controls to

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assure that DOE line managers have the tools to- ensure
corrective action will be forthcoming when contractors do not
perform to standards.

F.  Independent Internal Oversight.  Strengthen independent
internal oversight responsibilities within Environment, Safety
and Health (EH), Nuclear Energy (NE), and other designated
offices (e.g., DP) as required to monitor effectiveness of DOE
management in execution of policies set by DOE, particularly
in areas of environment, safety, health and security.  These
internal DOE oversight functions are in addition to any
external oversight bodies established by law or regulation.

G.  Independent External Oversight.  Work constructively with
external oversight bodies to build a system that will provide
proper external checks of the Department's line and oversight
management practices.  The existing independent Advisory
Committee on Nuclear Facility Safety and the new Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, when installed, will perform
much of the required external oversight functions.

H.  Education and Training Programs.  Establish new education
and development programs for Departmental staff, managers, and
executives to ensure that personnel at all levels and in all
organizations of the Department, both at headquarters and in
the field, are fully prepared to carry out tasks expected of
them, particularly as they assume new and higher levels of
management responsibility.  In this connection, I intend to
revitalize the intern program to attract high-caliber young
professionals into the Department.

I.  Epidemiology and Radiological Health.  Initiate a 4-point
program to ensure DOE's epidemiologic research activities are
appropriate, effective, and represent excellence.  The program
will include an expert external panel to evaluate DOE's
current epidemiologic activities; an independent scientific
committee to advise DOE on an ongoing basis; a data repository
for all epidemiologically relevant information on past and
present DOE workers; and a mechanism to share DOE's
information with qualified researchers.  This program will be
the first step in establishing DOE'a epidemiology research
program as the global model for the epidemiologic study of the
energy industry.  In addition, considerable emphasis will be
placed on radiological health aspects of all our nuclear
facility operations.

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5.  Human Potential*  We Bust expand our  involvement in science
education to  inspire the youth of America to either enter or feel
more comfortable  in the fields of math, science, and engineering.
With our labs and facilities, we are uniquely well-positioned to
provide major assistance in  strengthening science and engineering
motivation and education, making it "come alive* for the main body
of students who too often fear these disciplines or who cannot
relate to them.   I intend to lead this effort personally.

6.    Technological Competitiveness and Technology Transfer.  The
development and deployment of new technologies  from the DOE
laboratories  can  do much to  enhance U.S.  competitiveness.  Too many
times in the  past we have developed promising new technologies only
to see our foreign competitors get the benefit  of successfully
introducing these technologies into the private sector.  This must
change.  DOE  labs will be tasked to place new emphasis on technology
transfer.  All DOE research  and development programs will be placed
in a continuum of sequential actions extending  from basic research,
to applied research, to developmental research, -and finally to
transfer of technology to the private sector.   The role of working
cooperatively with industry  throughout this continuum including
cost-sharing, will be highlighted to determine: technology transfer
potential; the timing to commence the transfer-to-the-private-sector
process; and  mechanisms of fixing the cost burdens in a fair and
equitable fashion.

7.    Incident Reports Management (includes UORs).  The current
incident reporting system needs major overhaul.  In a variety of
environment,  health, safety  and security-related situations
witnessed to  date, reports available to top DOE management simply do
not reflect actual situations which prevail in  the field.  As a
consequence,  neither preventive nor corrective  actions are in-
stituted in a timely fashion.  Crisis management, after the fact,
has become the norm too often.  An entirely new system of reporting,
analysis, and follow-up will be instituted to help minimize
unwarranted surprises and maximize operational  effectiveness.

8.  Emergency Planning and Response.  With responsibility for
managing activities at more  than 40 important nuclear and non-
nuclear facilities around the nation, the Department is obliged to
ensure that each  site is prepared for all contingencies.  Therefore,
I expect each field office and contractor to develop and test up-to-
$ate, integrated  emergency plans which utilize  the most effective
technology.   Energy incidents caused by human errors or outside.
fvents cannot be  eliminated, but their damage to human health, the
Environment and the economy  can be limited by effective contingency
planning and  frequent exercise of these plans.

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 9.   Accountability for nuclear safety in weapon design and  stockpile
 surveillance.The importance of safety in nuclear  weapon design and
 during stockpile life of deployed weapons cannot be overstated.  The
 DepartBent of  Energy Must continue to exercise vigilance in its
 responsibilities for nuclear weapon safety.  Together,  the
 Departments of Energy and Defense share responsibility for  nuclear
 weapon safety  from design through deploynent and ultimately to
 retirement.  It is the proper moral and statutory obligation of  the
 Department of  Energy to be an advocate for safety and use control
 considerations with respect to nuclear weapons, just as military
 characteristics are the proper domain of the Department of  Defense.
 Senior DOE officials in Defense Programs must ensure that new
 nuclear weapons, as well as those in current stockpile, incorporate
 modern safety  and control features.  New institutional process
 changes will be made to effect this initiative.

* If  these initiatives receive your support, we will  effect a positive
 cultural change within DOE, but more importantly, will create  a  new
 credibility throughout the country about the way DOE serves the
 .Nation.
  mes  D. Watkins
'Admiral, U.S. Navy  (Retired)
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