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     Stctioft  104i>)  of  tht  Sus-erfund            and xtautheHjat io-n  Act  of
                            104{a)  o*' C£RCLA to ^nc'ude tHe
-fjKjyi'i ,jct-iof< undertaken by  t^e  ^esHJe-Rt, or fcy any oth-er person ffftrrfd to
'm section  12?* of the  new  law,  should, ta the        practicable, cant ft byte
to th-e «f *£y  tht EPA,  State, or i         p«rtj»

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characterization.   rhe  SUB my then t>e        nzptl  we! closed out to aH&
remova; personnel  to          as analysis of wast* trfatwmt/cHsposal oot
One*} en op*;*!?!1!  ts  selected, -2 ryfiof^} restaH.  would  be  i'«P^ ewented to copp5?te
the       deposition phase,   In tr«ii case, th«  ffmo-«'ii  reu^rt would »etui!ly
contribute to aeMev^g *      efficient dtanyp,                    my *">so
occur  in ,|'i .jlleeipt tc       other pro-smtp? goals, such 45  pyrsying respons^b U>
party  (RP) c;ea«uD5 or  State assumption s? remold* «U€« ojjtr-si? i on a«d sidin-
tenfsftct ^Qv'1 "ft^ef'ts .   to ^^ ^ay take oy§f a  res»e y 0-a i  »? f  a v o 1 d 1 ng r   v a !  r i? s t a r t s ,  r g span $e p-i r s or ne 1
                  the  thftits       by the                       on i       and
ce/ns'der HOW the .-asoval  acti^fi  wtul'S sost effectively  ccrt."i&y*e tc th-«  l
J; » p;s r    y ,  '* h 5 f o I ! 0^ t rs g  q y g 5 f i <&r> S S h &U = d S !? f- Of! S i d f f f -d "

     1 .       1.5 t.hs  'o-Rg-t*:^ cleanup plan for the  site?

         fh'S pr3¥Hio*i  requires removal 4ct?o«5 to  contribute to
     pgrfonsaccs o^  the  "lo-ig-tsr?1!          jcticjp/*  At  an  >t?L sits,
     if the 8 (score  ;."  Decision has a1**ea%      isg"»ci,
     the       ' a c 1 1 on  to  the      i -j 1 cleanup 9 ': a ^ is * st ra 1 ght -
     f'ortfftH task,          , for proposed NPi sites  ifxf for       Hrsal
     iNPL sites, the  r«»?!fdial action m&y not have h'^'a
             action  fs               In       cases,
     will tse limited  tc  identifying a       of %-isicle
     alternatives,                           ool| feview txistlng
     information and  use  their      professional judgment.          and
              personnel  in  the             cc»ordl«it,'1                   io
          effort.   It  Is  the                of the         to
     appropriate
         At          sites,                     should,
                   tht                   the                            at.
     !,h« sftt  C««f,, Stats, HP) to           the                    for
     tht                      It is                  u  My b«      difficult
     to            the                  it          sites.
            wit                     to                  the
     th«                     At       non-HPL sHes,        «iy tit no
     tor-                to         a          action,

     2,                 wfU ^eqy're           prior to ths       of tht
                      ,                Corrtln§fftC,y  rl|fl  {CP}
              aythority  &y illowitf                  to  &t       t«
     to  'ibrtiti"              just            «na  «,?f«i ticif»t "

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                                                               Directive
TM$          Authority mi "i * inow  a  res-tsvi*  act "i OR to iddrfjg
oeif-tena threats tNit siav  arise  prior*  ts  the  start o? the 10-ng-teriB
action, providers the threats Wfl th«  r
• vary *P>25?! %?t€ to site. Fs<" exd-fsp]'l sHes a SOS has signed, the tise fr«-ae pfrso«"fi must e0-"S;dfr »*iii 6e shorter than f'or SPL sifts th-t 8 i a ! I « i 9 at i on /f ti 8 i b « 1 1 1 y St y dy (8 1 /F S 1 has j u ! t Initiated, Of course, at M?L sites, the «sy 01 an to conduct -fl" t'pef«b:f un't during the Rl/FS t f tist* p«r«iit.s, In this case, tht time period to consider again &e shorter. the actiop at trt«* site tc? ?Jete>f*s1«f such ictfon wi theip best pr-oftsssona^ sites whtr? there are 10 pliis C8f i-Qthe-r party to cleanup. 3'' threats 2«d potential th«^>«ts rii to the current NC? s^oy^d be 3. Hew f?i? siou'«J the neacvil Action 90 *o assafe thit, tht threats a -j d eq u a *: e 1 y A h a t e d ? TR» authority in the 1&86 ?C? wi '•• ' a list* svore actions to to be actions no to situations are mitigated, but can continue, 0»" t>t initiated, to 9 re ORly protfrctiop, Insyff to last until be to the possible. as *He be to th« ataff&iHty o' Other- (e.f,, set Ion, unit) to initiate long-tine action if? 4 timely 6f sot tht Should il; st or a s it*- by -s He * action fee sa^face i {as in 300, fS of tut the o? action, How tUt nctiQfi tht will en ic the on ifld new on my §R- If is IP th« n»y o^ i«d

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                                                                Direct we  9360,0-13
substances on  sit* to *«*it  treatment,  it is important  to  Design the
r«n-O¥<»l action to ensyff  that  the materials arc? adta«3t'?-,y  st.slsi'H ,?ed«
4t other sUes.  surf act Hisirdous substances 33 v constitute only g
sfts';' Dart c*  the p-roblc??-?; S-S4¥ ">3t ot safely stabiiiitcl  for i  ^ong
Qpriod 5? tifiic1,  or flay bi' raor*'* e * * i c I e^t "> y ^.Jdngssgd as  one lintt. bv
   * d i a t e t n ^ ?! f s5-!^ nt or diso*c5$al»  in th^se situ^t^cin^, it TBay  bs ssi'O r ^
     jriite for-  a removal  action to tnclytlo final disposftioo  of all
surface hazardous substances.   The conditions at the site          1i
terra cleanup plan will                appropriate scope of      i
rssfjonsi*.
    At rso^-KPl s'tes whft  tfie^e sjre no p1«ns for -jnother  party  to
pe f t' n ;"f! ! 0 " Q " 1 1? HTS  ~ 0fB"
criteria io the cyrr«nt  HCP shou'd  bs ccw?p ; >?tei j» clea^ec! up,  if  passi&H*.
The 3*0? dance of          ra starts due to r^curr»il!  &e  the statutory limits o«
Re^-eva1 actiefis should  contribute to the tfficient              §f
         actions to the                 practicable       th«  12  ail lion/
12       limits on          actions.   (An           to      limits
frt Ofaotecf       the %Ht qyaHftes        the "sfwrfency"  or
'"cons i steocy" wg
    with regard !,0 deinyp  Stdnd»rd5,  f,hl| prcvHipn 30*5  not
thg refscva <  p^ograri to  'o-wtr  »*s  t'sanyp stansJa^ds,  father,  the par
     &f this provision  is to          tne desman o* rt^ovgl  actions
          afttf                    ire  estabi i'ihed for a          site,
the                action will                                     for
        In a                     the      fo^
For          the                  has HistgpicaMj      50  pp» «s s
          in             the                     of          of  9CS-
co«li«i«sitf pec t       t he
              ta         soil                     SO ppm sheyld be
         to       the       for          rtstifts to tht
        he                   action            i*ith th«

    Th»                      H         sHoyld be            with
!on§-tem actions *t                    farther cl«*ftup *rll 1 ft* tUctP,
"Cdoi! stint" ^s dff
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                                     -5-
     to                       plan,   fur          a         action to
                    filters to       with              drinkifif       i$
     IR                       not                i
     to c^eia yp the              aquifer,   A         action to solidify
            could, fr culver-,        a *3fi§-tir» plan to incinerate tHe
     and should, therefore, b-t
     A         action to        Surface''4rS»i~Trr^~anTn?frn~~couTT^ontribute
     in a p-ositfifi? waj to a          oUn to elf an up the site.

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     this        the                           will        on  site-specific
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                          for the site,  for          i
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     the                                     tkffin.           the
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        actisft is        IRC fto* It can frt          to contribute to the
efficient             of                    actions.                   
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