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iT:«?Fi*io;"-3r,-1 UP ?*c:it !! row 'ne to Odvid waQO'ift c. Director of the Wast «*
M -A r. a serene Division in Region VII, Chat ^emoranciam » OSWER
Directive f';>360,Q-&G i =sttached } ? laid out the basic tenets of
*xpsdit*d response actions (SRAs) and their rolt» in the Superfund
Remedial Pcoor-w. I "i li^ht of tho developments «?hich have oec'-jf red
in the snteri't?, %s well as in to the numerous Inquiries
*e have received on SR%s -?v«»r th«
scenario which night lend to
tat ion of in is rwht of a oontrsetor ^ho, whilt
per forcing a investigation of » or final MfL
aite» &:.iri*»s3 dru^s, upon discovery o€ drums, a
firs* be thit a raf f ieltnt
to criteria ai in ?CP. A
ruination b* that, «sci811n'j it not so
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?s i ] ii f, icint ss to warrant the nerforocinc-* :)f -i classic emergency
"n:: t im«s"-or t fr Ieal rt^oval act\0'"» onc:f toe-jo j^t^r": iron: ions hav<>
hy ens-jri'io cons l st ^rvry and ^huf avoiding the need to expen 1
r ** -1 o a r c:« s f •->»; t h ** e -1 u o a t i. o n o f the re "fio -•/ .11 c • •$ si r r a o1 •• "* c o n '-Jit!?
,3!; t 'i -J i t y i tn D I e o e n t e d as an '" R A n u ?, t , r. -,:> the •••; i «i ^ u n e x t >-* n t n r a c t i o -
a bis, co n l r I hu t -=> to the »^ ': i c lent oe r If o r^a n c ••? o f =t 'w i ono - t e *" A
;! 'i a I y s L s i E £ / C A.) » Draft o u i d 3. o c t! on h o ^ t o D s? r t o r ^ 3 f; ? E, 7C A F •; r
•a 1 I. c v r/e s o f cs mo v>j 1 ^j,; t i o i •» » in c I u«"i i n^| FIR *iS , w i I I. rse r<''
i n d ra f t f"? r o i n t h a a^ ^ r f u t u r e. With reqa rd t 5 t h e a na 1. y s i s
of sti t f*cnat i '/•*•? foe an E'^A, the EE/CA. Is closely a^in !:o a
f o c used f e 3 s i h i 111 v study. -\ s s u c h , the 5 E / C A s h o u i d c o n s i d e r
ail ^a-ler*!. -and ?tatt applicable or relevant ^nd appropriate
Y$*fj ^} t r ^ •":"} r\ t **> ^ n d t=shoy 1 o § t r *.* as t^t i'^ u ^ E? o f >•"::":! r-^ ^ *i €f n t s o 1 y t ions
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disoosai s"' D s-« \ d '":> € consistent w 11 h S A & ,*, and the of*; - a L t e O»is p oil a I
•'•o I icy. '•h? f t he ri-ore , any E E/C A, oe r Co r :*ed f o c lo^1" t i*?ie- critical
?°»5f"io v*-.i I act ions; such, as SS%s» will ^s «5u3iect to an env i ron^cnt-s I
re v i ew a n d a t h re e - «?e e k ;> u h-1 i c c O'^oe n t pen od, % 11 e r prep 3 r a 11 o'
of ^ resDonsi^eniess summary, re comme ruled a iterative for
is of1* ioiall; approved by Regional Administrator through
i, «*ii ?*i 1 fi 'i or ft' "• -^1 o ^ ion fcf ^ no IT 3i *"i ct *j ^ *
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>liv^rt *•, hat ERAs ac* removal ^etions, thty sra subject t-3
-a 1 1 r 0 -iO v a I program re q u i r r, t s , i n c 1 a d i n-g t n « o n * - y e a r » $ 2
•^ L 1 1 1 o r'i *i *: a t u t o r y 1 1 ^ 1 1 § 1 1 o n S » (It s h o u H bt> noted 5 v r e ?na d i a 1
s *• ,| f f fi o t, familiar -rf i t h t, h $ s s i i
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However, car rent oolicy c i 1 I s Por these funds to be dr^^n ^!own
on th^s ro-^oval -^o^Oijnc ing code- This a.ss o-aa^'Sn so^«? difficulty
,*!i«! c^2ri?,,i«ion in a number of Regions, In t-«jspons«» we have
•i151 ah I L •§h'3'd .-a s0par.2t»3 -sccou r«t i *>j ^od^ for :^R,As., This code,
I •» 11 ? r W , i .s th.^ 5-!i'*e ood<= orgviouslv uss 1 *
T? v?ou ha^/=? ^f'y tucther questions rfith regard *:o th*
approve i-at e of St%s, please c<>ntact ^oh ^uinn of my stacf at
382-1350 ,
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Oirecv-5c', E^ergtncy ^-^sponse Division, Region II
Otr«ctOL% Ha*.jsrdaya Division, Region s: 11
Diftctor,. Division, Rt'jiofi !'<
Dicector, Division, X
Director/ Environmental Services Division* R^cjions I# vif «nd VII
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WASHINGTON. D.C.
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Actions
of Emergency <*nd R erred is
David A, Wagoner, Director
nit? n t D i v i s j o n» R eg t o r\ V11
I as writing in
19S&, regarding
your dated
Expedited
Actions (ERAs), In your you discuss th
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PLMftirxj activities for initiated during eacly
of a investigation/feasibility {Ri/FSt,
asya 11 y dur i mj initial I og of ia 1 ict iv 1t ies as t,he
PI/"*--, ,»'ork plan is oein-g d€Vi»lop«d« Once a decision been
iMd,, to pur aye an contractor woaJLd initiate
a n initial acteen ing of a 11 s rna t i ?e s to i f t he ac11o n
would the duration limitations. The next
be of an Engineering Evaluation/Cost
Anal ys is {EE/CA» to f r i i Re-1, y a.| t,e t i .
is to will
the MCP criteria cost duration ceilings. Once
this has been concluded, the Region would approve the ERA and
select t. h e S- p P r op r i s 1e r d y by s i g n i n-g an a ? t, i o n *Re itto r 3 no uc?s -
Implement.ation would then b* carried out by the to-medial
contractor using it
If the proposed actions, or portions thereof, cannot
t he cost a n-,j :,i y rat i o n os i 11 n g a for r © ^2 o v a I, a o 11 o " t, t FS * tt t he
3 r o i ec t s s h o u 1 d b*s P
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726 MINNESOTA AVENUE
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MAY 23 1381
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(WH-48)
Region. **8 hive discussed thi% initiative «i*h our RtoiDna] Ac^nmstrata*,
Morris Kay, aad ftis support.
A "t ^ s 11 o ?i .-13 P n o r 11.1 $ S L i s "t I N ^ L 5 $ ^ t $ 5 » ^ ft f ^ D t* 0 ^101 s c * ^ o n " s '"** «i r r* -3 n f i
d^-d vbvi;v-js. tnt ace^cv c-sn pu^iuf s^t-i^ i~ 01- or an t^A, !PI
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(£ECA; prgpartd for the site «j &t converted to a™ vV Pocused FsssiB — ity Sty
(OUF^S). Thai, the (RA) may obtain delegation for the
action, public and a of Decision to implement th« QU,
Tht RA f^ay cDllgat* SyperfyRcf Cow?pfih0rtSi ve Accofflpl H^fs-tnt ?1a~ ISCA?) fyncis
via a Praeure^^it (?8) tc I R£M {re?»«dia!} contr«c:ar who *111
ovsrset the const action wo^*, -snd
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o psrfons ?u«ct
p]3"-8 aid sptci^icatlons, fc«d
At sHes snly 'OP tht ^^l and/or 1 «tl i §1 b ? t for the
RA mar the to an (AM), the AM and
fa the SEH or ¥it a PR, Tr^f the 8£^ wi
in ISA &f i bidding ani tnt
coostrjc* i on perforTRl^g folio** up son i toeing. Of, tit IfiCS ccr.teacto'
will per*;}^ the actions on i -ir
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&t dtsi-;H3te<3 n.igh priority rt d * 0 '< ""• !'< ".. 0 " t f'$ C t *'-- <"" P "< '^i T** 6 (5 ^ * j -$ ':
C ;3?^ S try ?" *„ ^ n n if-o r k
The liffitts Qfi rtwcva's of SI million *§* constryctio-n work o f^optos of
construction ti»» (unless an exception is art acknowlegec* as applicable
to all t>ut not to OUs. ie operftion maintenance
c,;-sts &e by the ?RP» citv, etc., or by the
an the limits.
Our Region is presently evaluating all of SP'L (proposed final) sites
and T-ajor d^oxlri s'itei a?id categorizing as follow*,
? \f-se ,«r \i?h ~s C h t He 8 p5 fOC' f* i 21 £ r?S P on s g .2 C t i •" -"• ^ ^ r *4 r< S 1 " ' s> 3 n: \ r> 15
fairly ofcy-oys, a^C ^p1! gn^ssntsti on 3n. f n;s < fji^iji ;j j5i» co^dyctsd ^or 03?** o* thf1 s^ts s^Ww?tiiHfioy?«''*' »"it'^ pp0
«' R 1 ••' P S / R D / S A * o f the <3 it i f s s i 1 8- ,
Me will net COfiSldtr in £8 A or OU tO ^ a ring]
One result, of our evaluation to is the ^''-cattor* of category
2 sites. They Wavarly A,Y. (a final and a both NPL
site respectively}, and {a non-NPL priority clloxin siteK
!1 subcontractor. Consultants (WCC) is preparing ttCAs for
and we ire with the potent-ally respo^si&^e
^t rtautst t^st you continue ts support ou' enfo^cesient strategy for thes
sites fy p^ovl'dl.^9 ?unds In t«f SC4? for IK As ^ t"e fasUwinf a^ouots;
1000^
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If f*H we to 30 the following things, for Tno^SOR
»t the §r a sltt-sptc^H 0i§«in contract-
to th« ER* with Uy our Services Dl^isien, ?o?>
and A»T, «t fund otir contractor to design, bid
and the ER^s, The of unilateral CtRCtA 106 Ad?nir.lstr«tiv»?
(AOf} 19 th« TO^s prior to as to r«esv<»?
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If we plai to fynd our REM contractor *ar avijrs ignf.
of the PRP AQs or compliance as in the
?ol 'on*; 39 arwiunt > :
A, *, McDonald 1U(K
Thompson Chemical 1?§K
o« the rsix of successful and urisucessfol negotiations, varying
a.w0ur>t-S 0f :»3nty Id &f f rf »<1 10 f gnd Repi 0n31 r-esp-0R81 { id! 3nd/'0r
r.jmov^] } actlo11? Jt Oth-er sHes,
We ire confident that these plans will result ^P prompt, app^ooriat» cleanup
actions we the giving to tfsis request,
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af;x 1 <">*jt» to "«*ar"t. I^T: ER.'.'s A* onft 0s" ;**Q"i* sites 35 loo^ 55 v3y srsv^sfe ''!.j"ds» ^*
you tMnr, 3 brisftftf, ««3y1d 5f useful, we would b* 3"3d to co^t in.
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