Policies and Guidances
For information grouped by subject area, access these EPA guidance documents. These fact sheets and guides describe processes and procedures the program follows. For an alphabetical list, see Superfund Publications
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Superfund Indirect Costs
- Federal Register Notice
- EPA Policy Announcement 00-05 - Accounting for Indirect Cost Associated with Superfund Site-Specific Activities (PDF) (3 pp, 22K)
- GAO Compliance Letter (PDF) (14 pp, 2.7MB)
- Superfund Indirect Rates (PDF) (6 pp, 452K)
Guidance for Monitoring at Hazardous Waste Sites: Framework for Monitoring Plan Development and Implementation (PDF) (64 pp, 1.1MB)
- Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund: Process for Designing and Conducting Ecological Risk Assessments - Interim Final
- Guidance for Data Useability in Risk Assessment: Quick Reference Fact Sheet (1990)
Ground Water Guidance
- Key EPA Ground Water Guidances and Reports
- The Role of Comprehensive State Ground Water Protection Programs (CSGWPP) in EPA Remediation Programs
Remedy Selection
- Institutional Controls Bibliography: Institutional Control, Remedy Selection, and Post-Construction Completion Guidance and Policy, OSWER 9355.0-110, December 2005 (PDF) (9 pp, 109K) Transmittal of Institutional Controls Bibliography (PDF) (2 pp, 137K)
- Guide to Preparing Superfund Proposed Plans, Records of Decision, and Other Remedy Selection Decision Documents
- Key EPA Remedy Selection Guidance Documents and Directives
- Rules of Thumb for Superfund Remedy Selection
Reportable Quantities
- Assessing Reports of Continuous Releases of Hazardous Substances, A Guide for EPA Regions
- Reporting Requirements for Continuous Releases of Hazardous Substances, A Guide for Facilities on Compliance
- Reportable Quantities
Soil Screening Guidance
Remedial Design/Remedial Action Guidance
Post Construction Completion Guidance
Guidance for Redeveloping Superfund Sites
Contract Management Guidance for the Superfund and Oil Spill Programs
Superfund Program Implementation Manual (SPIM)
- SPIM Fiscal Year 2008/2009
- SPIM Fiscal Year 2006/2007
- SPIM Fiscal Year 2004/2005
- SPIM Fiscal Year 2002/2003
Guidance for Labeling Externally Validated Laboratory Analytical Data for Superfund Use
- OSWER Directive No. 9200.1-85 (PDF) (3pp, 862 K)
- Guidance Document EPA 540-R-08-005 (PDF) (29 pp, 151K)
Other Policies
- Clothing with Identifying Insignia (PDF) (6 pp, 603 K)
- Response Actions at Sites with Contamination Inside Buildings (PDF) (6 pp, 101K)
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