Close Out Procedures for National Priorities List Sites

Close Out Procedures for National Priorities List Sites (OSWER Directive 9320.2-09A-P, January 2000), has been developed to accomplish the following:

Describe the process for accomplishing remedial action completion, construction completions, and site deletion for final National Priorities List sites;
Combine several fact sheets, memoranda, and the Close Out Procedures for National Priorities List Sites of August 1995 into comprehensive guidance;
Address the process for partial deletion of sites; and
Provide recommended format and content for close out documents.

The documents addressed by this guidance are Remedial Action Reports (Interim and Final), Preliminary Close Out Reports, Final Close Out Report, Notice of Intent to Delete, Local Notice of Intent to Delete, Notice of Deletion, Partial Site Deletion Data Collection Form, Notice of Intent of Partial Deletion, and Notice of Partial Deletion.

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Addendum to Policy for "Close Out Procedures for National Priorities List Sites" (PDF)
OSWER 9320.2-13, December 6, 2005 (4 pp, 261 K).

This addendum clarifies the criteria Regions should use to evaluate site-wide construction completion for in-situ ground water restoration remedies at Superfund sites.

Close Out Procedures Transmittal Memorandum (PDF) from Stephen D. Luftig
OSWER 9320.2-09A-P, January 3, 2000 (1 pg, 9K)

Close Out Procedures for National Priorities List Sites Guidance (PDF) (45 pp, 133 K) includes:

Abstract, To Obtain Document, and Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Remedial Action Completion
Chapter 3: Construction Completion
Chapter 4: Site Completion
Chapter 5: Site Deletion
Chapter 6: Partial Deletion

Close Out Procedures for National Priorities List Sites Appendices (PDF) (85 pp, 376 K) includes:

Appendix A: Remedial Action Reports
Appendix B: Preliminary Close Out Reports
Appendix C: Final Close Out Report
Appendix D: Notice of Intent To Delete
Appendix E: Local Notice of Intent To Delete
Appendix F: Notice of Deletion
Appendix G: Partial Site Deletion Data Collection Form
Appendix H: Notice of Intent Of Partial Deletion
Appendix I: Notice of Partial Deletion
Appendix J: Superfund Acronyms List
Appendix K: Glossary

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