Document Overview

This Administrative Settlement Agreement for Removal Action by Prospective Purchaser model document is for use by EPA and Department of Justice staff when negotiating with prospective purchasers for the performance of removal actions under the Comprehensive Environmental Responsibility, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).

Supporting Documents

Issuance of the 2022 Model Administrative Settlement Agreement for Removal Action by Prospective Purchaser
Date: 08/10/2022
Memorandum transmits model administrative settlement agreement for use when negotiating with a prospective purchaser or lessee who agrees to perform a removal action under CERCLA.

Superfund Community Involvement Tools and Resources web page
Date: 08/01/2021
EPA website providing tools and resources to advocate and strengthen early and meaningful community participation during Superfund cleanups.

Agreements with Third Parties to Support the Cleanup and Reuse at Sites on the Superfund National Priorities List
Date: 04/17/2018
Memorandum encourages EPA Regions to consider more frequent use of site-specific agreements with third parties at sites on the Superfund National Priorities List.

Consideration of Greener Cleanup Activities in the Superfund Cleanup Process (0 pp, 0.0 K)
Date: 08/02/2016
Memorandum recommends approaches for evaluating "greener cleanup activities" to reduce or mitigate potential environmental impacts when implementing remedial, removal, and other activities.

Guidance on Financial Assurance in Superfund Settlement Agreements and Unilateral Administrative Orders
Date: 04/06/2015
Memorandum transmits guidance, model language, and sample documents that address financial assurance requirements in cleanup settlement agreements and unilateral administrative orders under CERCLA.

Transmittal of Model Geospatial Data and Electronic Submission of Deliverables Language for Inclusion in CERCLA Statements of Work
Date: 09/29/2014
Memorandum transmits model geospatial data and electronic submission of deliverables language for inclusion in CERCLA documents.

Institutional Controls: A Guide to Planning, Implementing, Maintaining, and Enforcing Institutional Controls at Contaminated Sites (0 pp, 0.0 K)
Date: 12/04/2012
Guidance for planning, implementing, maintaining and enforcing (PIME) institutional controls for Superfund, brownfields, UST, RCRA, and federal facility cleanups. Additional Information on ICs: Additional policy and guidance documents related to institutional controls is available from the ="https://cfpub.epa.gov/compliance/resources/policies/cleanup/superfund/index.cfm?action=3⊂_id=775">Institutional Controls subject category of the Superfund Enforcement Policy and Guidance Database.

Bona Fide Prospective Purchasers and the New Amendments to CERCLA
Date: 05/31/2002
Memorandum describes when EPA will consider providing a prospective purchaser with a covenant not to sue under the 2002 amendments to the Superfund statute.

Support of Regional Efforts to Negotiate Prospective Purchaser Agreements (PPAs) at Superfund Sites and Clarifications of PPA Guidance
Date: 01/10/2001
Memorandum discusses the use of prospective purchaser agreements at Superfund sites that can be returned to productive reuse.

Guidance on Agreements with Prospective Purchasers of Contaminated Property
Date: 05/24/1995
Guidance discusses the use of agreements with prospective purchasers of contaminated Superfund property.

Transmittal of Guidance on Conducting Non-Time-Critical Removal Actions Under CERCLA
Date: 08/06/1983
Guidance provides information on the procedures and activities EPA uses in conducting non-time critical removal actions under CERCLA and the National Contingency Plan (NCP). Contains information on the Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) reports and EE/CA approval memoranda.

Revision History

Updated payment instructions
03/16/2023

• ¶ 54.a – Replaced “SCORPIOS Report” with “e-Recovery Report” in periodical bills paragraph.

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