Abstract |
The module covers EPA's Superfund community involvement program, a set of requirements under the National Contingency Plan (NCP) designed to ensure that the public is informed about site conditions and given the opportunity to comment on the proposed remedy of a Superfund site. The module: provides the statutory authority for and purpose of Superfund community involvement activities; explains how citizens may participate in the discovery and notification process and may prompt a preliminary assessment and site investigation; identifies the community involvement activities which must take place regarding removal actions; specifies the community involvement activities necessary to respond to the establishment of remedial priorities (placement on or deletion from the National Priorities List); Identifies the community involvement activities which must take place in conjunction with remedial actions (remedial investigation/feasibility study, selection of remedy, record of decision, and remedial design/remedial action); identifies the steps necessary to establish an administrative record file containing the documents that form the basis for the selection of a response action. |