Federal Superfund Interest Letter for CERCLA § 107(r) Windfall Liens
CERCLA § 107(r) Windfall Lien Federal Superfund Interest Letter (.Doc/.Docx, 2 pp, 21 K)
Model Information
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Model document comfort/status letter focused on providing EPA’s position with respect to the applicability of the EPA’s windfall lien policies for use at sites where EPA either plans to respond in some manner or already is responding at the site. Superfund comfort/status letters are provided solely for informational purposes and discuss the potential for or actual EPA involvement under Superfund based upon the information presently known to EPA about the property.
Supporting Documents
Transmittal of the 2019 Policy on the Issuance of Superfund Comfort/Status Letters
Date: 08/21/2019
Transmittal memorandum, guidance, and model comfort/status letters for parties interested in acquiring contaminated, potentially contaminated, and formerly contaminated properties for reuse and redevelopment. The policy discusses the background of EPA’s issuance of Superfund comfort/status letters, describes the purpose and intent of these letters, and includes four updated model letters.
Windfall Lien Administrative Procedures
Date: 01/08/2008
Transmittal memorandum and attachments addressing implementation of Section 107(r) of CERCLA the windfall lien provision on property acquired by a bona fide prospective purchaser (BFPP).
Interim Enforcement Discretion Policy Concerning Windfall Liens Under Section 107(r) of CERCLA
Date: 07/16/2003
Memorandum discusses EPA and DOJ interim policy implementing Section 107(r) windfall lien provisions contained in the 2002 Brownfields Amendments to CERCLA. Information on the interim policy includes a link to a frequently asked questions document.
Revision History
Review and update URLs
03/01/2016
- Reviewed and updated existing URLs throughout the document – page 1.
Strike and update language in paragraph regarding intention on filing lien
08/25/2015
- Appendix C to the
="http://www2.epa.gov/enforcement/guidance-revised-policy-issuance-superfund-comfortstatus-letters">2015 Revised Comfort/Status Letter Policy amended the 2003 policy document by striking “and language indicating EPA does not intend to file a windfall lien” on page 14 and the 2003 model letter by striking “and EPA does not intend to file a windfall lien on the property.”