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DIRECTIVE NUMBER:
     . Superf und Slowdown
                         9355.0*17
                         July 3, 1986
                         Immediately
                       AS.s't Administrator for Solid
                       Waste and Emergency Response
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               'Supplanents .01 rectlve 9355.0-16: -Superfund ;S1 o*idowh

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United States Environmental Protection Agency
Washington. DC 20460
‘EPA OSWER Directive Initiation Request
Interim Directive Number
9355.0-17
Originator information
Name of Contact Person
Bruce Engiebert
Mail Code Telephone Number
WH 548-D 382-2441
Lead Office
OUST
E
i_i OERR OWPE
OSW AA-OSWER
Approved for Review
Signature of Office Director
Date
T 1 tle
Superfund Si owdown
Summary of Directive
Instructions supplementing those of 5/30/86 concerning continuing restrictions
on program operations pending CERCLA reauthoriz t1on. J. Winston Porter to
Regional Administrators, 7/3/86, 2’pp.
2
Fay rds: Superfund, CEICLA, CE A reauthorizaticn, program s1ot a in,
priorities
Type of Directive (Manual. Policy Th,ecuve. Announcement. etc.) Status
0 Draft New
Policy/procedure directive
L.J Final Revision
Does this Directive Supersede Previous Directive(s)? U Yes ) J No Does It Supplement Previous Directive(s)? yes No
If “Yes’ to Either Question, What Directive (number. title)
9355.0—16 Superfund Slo down
Review Pfan
U AA-OSWER 0 OUST 0 OECM 0 Other (Specify)
0 OERR U OWPE 0 OGC
0 OSW U Regions U OPPE
This_Request_Meets_OSWER_Directives_System_Format
Signature of Lead Office Directives 0 icer

Date

Signature of OSWER Directive if icer
Data
EPA Form 1315-17(10.85)

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j UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
____ WASHINGTON. D.C. 20460
4 L pR
UL 3 1986
OFFICE OF
SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
OSWER Directive
9355.0-17
ME MORAN DUM
SUBJECT: Sup d Sl, Wfl
FROM: J. Winston ’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 sante 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 siynifiCaflt risk of harm to human
health or the environment. Whenever OU fund a
removal action for over $250 thousand, please notify
the Emer JeflCY 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 negotiation 5/settlem t5IHtiQatb0n1 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.

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OSWER Directive
9355. 0-17
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t appreciate your perseverance and cooperation arid 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

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