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           United States
           environmental Protection
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            Solid Waste and
            Emergency Response
DIRECTIVE NUMBER:
TITLE.' Consent Orders and the Reimbursement Provision
    Utider Section 106(b) of CEECLA
           APPROVAL DATE:
           EFFECTIVE DATE:
           ORIGINATING OFFICE:
           Q FINAL
           O DRAFT
            LEVEL OF DRAFT
              DA — Signed by AA or DAA
              SB — Signed by Office Director
              DC — Review & Comment
           REFERENCE (other documents):
SWER      OSWER      OSWER
  DIRECTIVE    DIRECTIVE   Dl

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                 OSWER Directive Initiation Request
                                    1 Directive Number

                                    9833.2
      Name Qt Contact Parson
       Richard Hopen
Mail Coda
 WH-S27
                                               Office
                                    reiephane Code
                                    382-2035
      3, Title
       Consent  orders and the Reimbursement provision under Section I06(b) of CERCLA
      4, Summary 01 Directive (include briel statement of purport)
           When  EPA enters  into a consent agreement with iotentially Responsible Parties
       under Section I06(b) of CERCLA,, the consent agreement  should include a provision
       which prevents Potentially Responsible Parties from receiving reimbutsement for
       response  actions.
      ITKiywords
       CERCLA Section I06(b)(2), Riimburseaent
      fa. Does This Directive Supersede Previous Direciive(s)?
      b. Does It Supplement Previous Diractl«e
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     EPA Perm 1315-tT (Rev, 5-87) Previous editions are obsolete.
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      3 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
     *                WASHINGTON. D.C. 20460
                           JUN 12 1987
MEMORANDUM                                        OSWER* 9833.2


SUBJECT:  Consent orders and the Reimbursement provision
          Under Section 106(b) of CERCLA
FROM:     Gene A. Lucero, Director
          Office of Waste Programs Enforcemen
          Steven Leifer, Acting Associate
            Enforcement Counsel for Waste
        .  Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring

TO:       Addressees

     The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
amended section 106 of CERCLA to add section 106(b)(2).
This provision entitles persons to seek reimbursement from the
Superfund for costs spent in complying with section 106  orders
Congress included the provision as an incentive for PRP's to
take response actions even though they might disagree with
EPA's unilateral order.  It preserves their right to contest
issues of liability or the nature of the response action at a
later date.

     This memorandum provides guidance regarding terms of
consent orders to preclude parties who have signed consent
agreements to subsequently seek reimbursement, under section
106(b).  To assure that parties to a consent order or decree
do not seek reimbursement by contesting issues of liability
in a later- reimbursement proceeding, consent orders should
contain: rile stipulation that the respondent(s) waives its right
to seek, -reimbursement under section 106.  For example:  "In
entering^into this Consent Order, the Respondent waives any
right to seek reimbursement under Section 106(b)(2) of CERCLA
for any past costs and costs incurred in complying with this
order."

     Reimbursement issues under SARA will be addressed more
comprehensively in the specific guidance on the reimbursement
procedures, and in revisions to the August 1993 guidance on
Administrative Orders under §106.

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     If you have any questions please call Rich Hopen at
382-2035.

Addressees:  Directors,  Waste Management Division,
               Regions I,  iv, V,  VI,  VII, ¥111
             Director, Air & waste Management Division,
               Region II
             Directors,  Hazardous Waste Management Division,
               Regions III,  X
             Director, Toxic & waste  Management Division,  '
               Region IX
             Regional counsels,
               Regions I-X

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