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Environmental Protection
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Office of
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 9318.0-04
TITLE: Cbordination between Regional Superfund Staffs
and OBA Regional Counterparts on CERCLA Actions
APPROVAL DATE:
EFFECTIVE DATE: October
ORIGINATING OFFICE: OERR/
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D DRAFT
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DIRECTIVE DIRECTIVE D
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03/19/87 United States Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. 20460
EPA OSWER Directive Initiation Request
1. Directive Number
9318.0-04
2. Originator Information
Name of Contact Person
SHECKELLS
MaH Coda
Office
OERR/HSCD
Telephone Number
3. Title
COORDINATION BETWEEN REGIONAL SUPERFUND STAFFS
AND OFA REGIONAL COUNTERPARTS 0
4. Summary of Directive (Include brief statement of purpose)
Encourages coordination between the Regional
Superfund staffs and OFA Regional counterparts in
carrying out CERCLA actions. (10/84, 4 pp)
Supplements 9318.0-3..
5. Keywords
SUPERFUND, CERCLA, NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT, NEPA, ENVIR-
ONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS, ETC.
6a. Does this Directive Supercede Previous Directives)?} | yes | X] NO What directive (number, title)
b. Does ft Supplement Previous Directives^)? X | yes |
No What directive (number, title)
9318.0-03
7. Draft Level
A-Signed by AMD AA
B - Signed by Office Director
C - For Review & Comment
In Development
This Request Meets OSWER Directives System Format
8. Signature of Lead Office Directives Coordinator
Date
9. Name and THIa of Approving Official
HEDEMAN/HIRSCH
Date
10/29/84
OSWER OSWER OSWER
DIRECTIVE DIRECTIVE
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON DC 2".-.f.
QB 29 1984
OSWER Directive 9318.0-04
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: Coordination between Regional Superfund Staffs and
OFA Regional Counterparts on CERCLA Actions
FROM: William N. Hedeman, Director •''")J>A "^L • (i_.
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response ' l*~^-u ^~
Al Ian Hirsch, Di rector
Office of Federal
TO: See Addressees
The purpose of this memorandum is to encourage coordination between
the Regional Superfund staffs and Office of Federal Activities (OFA) Regional
counterparts in carrying out CERCLA actions. It is a follow-up to the
August 22, 1984 memorandum (attached) sent from Josephine Cooper, Assistant
Administrator for External Affairs, and Lee Thomas, Assistant Administrator
for Solid Waste and Emergency Response, to the Regional Administrators
emphasizing Headquarters' support for such an arrangement.
In carrying out Superfund remedial actions, it is EPA's policy to
provide opportunity for public review and to follow procedures that are
functionally equivalent to tho^ afforded by the National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA). It is also our policy to comply substantively with
other environmental statutes and Executive Orders such as the Endangered
Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Floodplain Management
Executive Order (E011988) and Protection of Wetlands Executive Order
(E011990) where feasible and appropriate. OFA's Regional counterparts
have the expertise to assist the Superfund staffs in meeting these
requi rements.
Another area in which OFA Regional counterparts interrelate with the
Superfund program is in the review of environments! impact statements (EISs)
prepared by other federal agencies on proposed actions that would have an
affect on the environment. In some circumstances, these proposed federal
actions directly relate to remedial actions on federal facilities involving
hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants, and should be reviewed
by Regional Superfund staff to ensure consistency in Agency positions.
These EISs also can provide a valuable source of information to Regional
Superfund staff on certain types of remedial actions being contemplated that
relate to similar circumstances in the Superfund program.
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We would like to encourage development of a close working relationship
between these staffs. This would be of benefit in identifying sites
where compliance with these statutes and Executive Orders would apply;
in determining what procedures and analyses should be carried out; in
determining the alternatives and mitigating measures that should be
considered; and in sharing information developed by other federal agencies
in the EIS process.
We urge you to begin exploring mechanisms to implement' such an
arrangement. One way to begin is to notify OFA Regional counterparts
early in the fiscal year about sites in the Regions which will be targeted
for CERCLA action. This can be accomplished through three mechanisms
which are part of the framework of the Superfund planning process:
- Review of the National Priorites List
(NPL), which is a list of over 400
hazardous waste sites targeted for
clean-up by Federal and State governments
under CERCLA. Sites on the list are
candidates for remedial or enforcement
action.
- Review of the Site Management Plan (SMP),
which provides estimated dates on when
clean-up activities will begin on sites
listed on the NPL, proposed for inclusion
on the NPL, or listed as Dioxin Tier 1 or 2
sites.
- Review of the Superfund Comprehensive Accomplishment
Plan (SCAP) which is a*summary of all sites-related
activity in a Region planned for the upcoming fiscal
year. For removal activities, the annual plan sets
targets for removals at NPL and non-NPL sites. Remedial,
enforcement and community relations activities are
identified on the plan by site name, State, activity
type, expected start date, estimated cost, designation
of the lead organization and other relevant information.
We encourage you to support this effort. Later in the fiscal
year, we anticipate surveying the Regions to determine how this
coordination is working and methods to improve program implementation.
Should you have any questions on this matter please contact Anne Miller
of the Office of Federal Activities (382-7063) or Tom Sheckells of the
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (382-2339). .
Attachment
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Addressees
Region I
Merrill Hohman, Director
Waste Management Division
David Fierra, Director
Water Management Division
Region II
William J. Librizzi, Director
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
Herbert Barrack, Assistant Regional
Administrator for Policy and Management
Region III
Stephen R. Wassersug, Director
Hazardous Waste Management Division
Dr. Alvin R. Morris, Assistant Regional
Administrator for Policy and Management
Region IV
Thomas W. Devine, Director
Air and Waste Management Division
Howard D. Zeller
Assistant Regional Administrator *
for Policy and Management
Region V
Basil G. Constantelos, Director
Waste Management Division
Charles H. Sutfin, Director
Water Division
Region VI
Allyn M. Davis, Director
Air and Waste Management Division
Russell F. Rhoades, Director
Environmental Services Division
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Region VII
David Wagoner, Director
Air and Waste Management Division
Susan Gordon
Assistant Regional Administrator
for Policy and Management
Region VIII
Robert L. Duprey, Director
Air and Waste Management Division
Jack Hoffbuhr
Assistant for Policy and Management
Region IX
Harry Seraydarian, Director
Toxic and Management Division
Charles Murray
Assistant Regional Administratrator
for Policy and Management
Region X
Chuck Findley, Acting Director
Ai r and Waste Division
Robert S. Burd *
Director, Water Division
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