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DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 9345.0-04

TITLE' WUCY;RBQUIRING~IJ53LIZAIIQN OF "BROCHURE ON
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               APPROVAL DATE: 11/7/88

               EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/7/88

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               UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                          WASHINGTON. D.C. 20460
                                                           OFFICE OF
              	                                  SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
                                                   OSWER Directive 9345.0-04


MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:  Brochure  on  Preliminary Assessment

FROM:     Henry L.  Longest II,  Director
          Office of Emergency and Remedial

TO:       Director, Waste Management Division
            Regions I,  IV,  V,  VII,  VIII
          Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division
            Region  II
          Director, Hazardous Waste Management Division
            Regions III,  VI
          Director, Toxics and Waste Management Division
            Region  IX
          Director, Hazardous Waste Division, Region X


     Attached is- the Preliminary Assessment (PA)  Petitions
brochure that will  soon be distributed to the Regional Pre-
Remedial Programs and  Public Affairs offices, and the Superfund
Hotline at Headquarters.   The brochure will serve as a source of
information for those  individuals who wish to know more about the
petition process and provide instruction on how to request EPA to
perform a PA, the first step in investigating potential hazardous
waste sites.

    Section 105(d)  of  SARA allows any person who is, or may  be,
affected by the release or potential release of a hazardous
substance or pollutant to petition EPA to perform a PA.   Through
this petition process  EPA will now formally involve the public in
the Superfund program  where there is a legitimate concern about  an
actual or potential environmental threat.  Historically,  private
citizens have played key  roles in identifying and supplying
information on environmental problems.   Through this brochure, EPA
will now be able to direct the public to the kind of information
that would be most  helpful in an initial investigation.
Instruction is also provided on the types of problems that would
and would not be appropriate for Superfund attention.

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     The brochure describes the entire PA Petition process  from
the specific information that an individual should include  in the
petition, to what happens to the petition once it is received by
EPA, to how and when EPA will respond to these petitions.   It also
informs the public to contact other Federal agencies if the
release in question can be attributed to a particular facility„
Lists of Regional Federal Facility Coordinators have been included
in this document to assist citizens with the names and addresses
of facilities.

   Questions regarding this brochure or the PA Petition process
should be directed to Kevin Donovan (FTS-475-9749).

Attachment '

cc:  Regional Public Affairs Office
     Regional Superfund Branch Chiefs
     Superfund Hotline - HQ
     Office of Public Affairs - HQ

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