f/EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency OHice of Solid Waste and Emergency Response DIRECTIVE NUMBER: TITI F- Superfunrt Slowdown July 3, 1986 Immediately Ass't Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response APPROVAL DATE: EFFECTIVE DATE: ORIGINATING OFFICE: fi FINAL D DRAFT STATUS: REFERENCE (other documents): Supplements Directive 9355.0-16: Superfund Slowdown OS WE ft OSWER OS WE ft 'E DIRECTIVE DIRECTIVE Dl ------- United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20460 *EPA OSWER Directive Initiation Request Interim Directive Nu 9355.0-17 mber Originator Information dame of Contact Person Bruce Englebert Mail Code Telephone Number WH 548-D 382-2441 Lead Office OUST p ’i i_i OERR OWPE 0 osw 0 AA-OSWER Approved for Review Signature of Office Director Date Tale Superfund Si owd own Summary of Directive Instructions supplementing those of 5/30/86 concerning continuing restrictions on program operations pending CERCLA reauthorization. J. Winston Porter to Regional Administrators, 7/3/86, ipp. .;, Kaywords: Superfurid, CERCIA, CEI I.A priorities Type of Directive (Manual. Policy Directive. Announcement. etc.) Policy/procedure directive reautho rizaticri, progrdm s1 own, Status 0 Draft X, . L.J Final New Revision Does this Directive Supersede Previous Directive(s)? Yes If “Yes” to Either Question, What Directive (number, title) ) 3J No Does It Supplement Previous Directive(s)? )I J Yes No 9355.0-16 Superfund Slo Iown Review Pian O AA-OSWER 0 OUST 0 OECM o OERR 0 OWPE 0 0CC O osw 0 Regions 0 OPPE 0 Other (Specify) This Request Meets OSWER Directives System Format Signature of Lead Office Directives 0 icer Signature of OSWER Directives flicer Date JUL Date 3 86 EPA Form 1315-17(10-85) ------- , ç) ST 4 j UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 L p, O1 ’ JUL 3 1986 OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE OSWER Directive -9355.0-17 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Sup d Sl j own FROM: 3. Winston 4 orter Assistant Administrator TO: Regional Administrators Regions I—X Despite the progress on Superfund reauthorization that the conference committee has made, we are still facing no immediate improvement in our financial situation. Consequently, we will be operating the program in July at the same level as June. This means we will continue: 1. No new RI/FS, RD, or RA starts. 2. No incremental remedial funding. 3. A $2 million per month emergency response program. This allows us to fund those new removals that pose an immediate and significant risk of harm to human health or the environment. Whenever you fund a removal action for over $250 thousand, please notify the Emergency Response Division by phone or E—Mail within 24 hours. This is the same procedure we have been following. It allows us to monitor closely our limited balance. In late July we will reassess the situation with respect to reauthorization. In the meantime, there is still a considerable amount of productive work that can be accomplished. The funding should not affect our ability to maintain an aggressive enforcement effort in negotiations/settlements/litigation for responsible party response or cost recovery and in responsible party oversight. we should also focus our energies on bringing RI/FSs to their scheduled completions and getting the RODs/EDDS signed. ------- OSWER Directive 9355. 0-17 —2— I appreciate your perseverance and cooperation and hope with you that we will have reauthorization before much longer. cc: Lee Thomas Jim Barnes Howard Messner Rob Cahill Henry Longest Gene Lucero - Waste Management Division Directors, Regions I—X ------- |