Federal Facilities

This category addresses federal facilities, which, just like their non-government counterparts, are subject to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA)/ Superfund statute. EPA issues policy and guidance documents to implement EPA's responsibilities in overseeing Superfund cleanups at federal facilities.

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PFAS Enforcement Discretion and Settlement Policy Under CERCLA - (4/19/24) Memorandum provides direction about how the EPA will exercise its enforcement discretion under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) in matters involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/pfas-enforcement-discretion-and-settlement-policy-under-cercla (PDF 375K)

Determining and Tracking Substantial Noncompliance with Superfund Enforcement Instruments in the Superfund Enterprise Management System - (6/29/20) Memorandum that describes how to categorize CERCLA enforcement instruments by SNC status and describes a process for tracking SNC in SEMS. https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/determining-and-tracking-substantial-noncompliance-superfund-enforcement-instruments (PDF 446K)

Final Implementation of the National Strategy to Manage Post Construction Completion Activities at Superfund Sites - (2/16/12) Summarizes the results of the Post-Construction Completion (PCC) Strategy, which was implemented from 2005 to 2011. EPA closed out the PCC Strategy with this final report since the elements of the PCC Strategy have become EPA’s way of doing business for the Superfund program. http://semspub.epa.gov/src/document/HQ/174124

U.S. Corps of Engineers (COE) Letters to California, Texas, and Illinios Regarding Munitions on Closed Ranges - (10/21/05) Restatement of EPA's position that DOD has an obligation at closed ranges to cleanup munitions pursuant to state and federal statutory environmental cleanup authorities and that DOD's https://www.epa.gov/enforcement/munitions-closed-military-range (PDF 49 K)

National Strategy to Manage Post Construction Completion Activities at Superfund Sites - (10/12/05) The Post Construction Completion National Strategy assures that CERCLA remedies continue to protect human health and the environment over the long term. Final report issued 2/16/2012. http://semspub.epa.gov/src/document/HQ/174761 (PDF 240 K)

Institutional Controls: A Citizen's Guide to Understanding Institutional Controls at Superfund, Brownfields, Federal Facilities, Underground Storage Tanks, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Cleanups - (2/1/05) Fact Sheet provides community members with general information about the role of institutional controls (ICs) in Superfund, Brownfields, Federal Facilities, Underground Storage Tanks (UST) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) cleanups occurring in their neighborhoods. https://semspub.epa.gov/src/document/HQ/175444 (PDF 98 K)

Guidance on the Resolution of Post-ROD Dispute - (11/25/03) Memorandum to confirm the resolution of the post- Record of Decision (ROD) Dispute as described in the October 2, 2003 letter from Raymond Dubois, Jr., Deputy Under Secretary of Defense. http://semspub.epa.gov/src/document/11/137259 (PDF 742 K)

Policy on Listing Mixed Ownership Mine or Mill Sites Created as a Result of the General Mining Law of 1872 on the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket - (6/24/03) Memorandum addresses the issue of when mixed ownership mill or mine sites created under the General Mining Law should be listed on the CERCLA 120 hazardous waste compliance docket. https://www.epa.gov/fedfac/policy-listing-mixed-ownership-mine-or-mill-sites-created-result-general-mining-law-1872 (PDF 280 K)

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