UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIC. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 DEC 13 1996 9200.4-19 OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE MEMORANDUM SUBJECT FROM: TO: Headquarters Consultation for Dioxin Sites Stephen D Office of , Luftig, Director /s/ Emergency and Remedial Response Director, Office of Site Remediation and Restoration EPA New England Director, Emergency and Remedial Response Division Region II Director, Hazardous Waste Management Division Regions III, IX Director, Waste Management Division Region IV Director, Superfund Division Regions V, VI, VII Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of Ecosystems Protection and Remediation Region VIII Director, Environmental Cleanup Office Region X PURPOSE The purpose of this memorandum is to request that Regions consult with Headquarters on sites where remediation goals are to be developed for dioxin in soil. This request is being made as a result of the discussion on dioxin with Superfund National Policy Managers at the Lead, Dioxin and PCB meeting in Chicago on November 22, 1996. The Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, the Office of Site Remediation Enforcement and the Office of Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office have agreed that this consultation policy for dioxin sites is applicable to all Fund and potentially responsible party(PRP) - lead sites, including other Federal agency-lead and State-lead sites, for which a Record of Decision (ROD) or ROD Amendment is being developed, or for Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) in those cases where cleanup levels are altered by an ESD. Word-searchable version - Not a true copy ------- cc: David Bennett, OERR Dave Evans, OERR Betsy Shaw, OERR Paul Nadeau, OERR Tom Sheckells, OERR John Cunningham, OERR Murray Newton, OERR Gershon Bergeisen, OERR Elmer Akin, Region 4 Dwain Winters, OPPTS Word-searchable version - Not a true copy ------- |