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Guidance

Draft Guidance

Institutional Controls: A Guide to Implementing, Monitoring, and Enforcing Institutional Controls at Superfund, Brownfields, Federal Facility, UST and RCRA Corrective Action Cleanups, February 2003 [PDF 644K / 28pp.]

This guidance is intended to: (1) provide Superfund, Brownfields, Federal Facility, Underground Storage Tank (UST), and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) corrective action site managers and site attorneys with an overview of responsibilities for the implementation, monitoring, and enforcement of institutional controls (ICs) at their sites; and (2) discuss some of the common issues site managers and site attorneys may encounter when carrying out these responsibilities.

Final Guidance

Institutional Controls Bibliography: Institutional Control, Remedy Selection, and Post-Construction Completion Guidance and Policy, OSWER 9355.0110, December 2005 [PDF 109K / 9pp.] Transmittal of Institutional Controls Bibliography [PDF 137K / 2pp.]

The purpose of this document is to serve as a reference for policy guidelines concerning the use of institutional controls (ICs). The IC Bibliography covers 40 guidance and policy documents and provides citations and brief synopses of the IC use and policy information contained in each.

Institutional Controls: A Citizen's Guide to Understanding Institutional Controls at Superfund, Brownfields, Federal Facilities, Underground Storage Tank, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Cleanups, EPA-540-R-04-003, OSWER 9355.0-98, February 2005 [PDF 57K / 7pp.]

The purpose of this guide is to provide 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. This guide will also discuss the community's role in providing input for the selection of ICs and helping to monitor them to ensure that human health and the environment remain protected in the future.

Institutional Controls: A Site Manager's Guide to Identifying, Evaluating and Selecting Institutional Controls at Superfund and RCRA Corrective Action Cleanups, EPA 540-F-00-005, OSWER 9355.0-74FS-P, September 2000 [PDF 221K / 32pp.]

This guidance is intended to provide Superfund and RCRA site managers and other decision makers with an overview of the types of institutional controls (ICs) that are commonly available, including their relative strengths and weaknesses, and to provide a discussion of the key factors to consider when evaluating and selecting ICs in Superfund and RCRA Corrective Action cleanups.

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