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     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
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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!?

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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
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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
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                      WASHINGTON. D.C.

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                              Actions
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          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
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                                          Expedited
Actions (ERAs),  In your              you  discuss  th
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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    .
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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

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                                 726 MINNESOTA AVENUE
                                       OTY,

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
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                                      * SiitS tf'^IV":
(£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
                           Q «  He  Slf J , IS  SH -j] tf ffi-St • V'« « t, I Sic t^.e Co* OS 8*
           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
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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;

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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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of the PRP             AQs  or  compliance             as               in the
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                             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»   ^*
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