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Descriptions of 11.00 - 11.99 | SRC Folder Code HZ/SF/SA/HI | NARA General Records Schedule N1-412-94-4/1 |
Definition
This category includes documents pertaining to the history and background surrounding the site. This section covers the period of time prior to when a site is ranked on the NPL. Documents which pre-date any active EPA Superfund involvement should be filed in this category (except aerial photographs which may date from before and during EPA involvement). Any county / parish, State, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), or other non-Superfund EPA program materials are filed in this file. If a site is referred by the State to EPA, the date of the site referral establishes the final document date for this category. Note: Historical correspondence between PRPs and state and/or local agencies is filed in the Enforcement, PRP Specific (NP) phase.
SDMS Keyword (Click on keyword to see description)
11.01 Court
Record pre-NPL phase (No EPA involvement)
11.13 General Correspondence
11.04 General
information on type of wastes, site, etc. (Not site specific)
11.08 Guidance
Documents
11.06 Historical
Correspondence between PRP and non-EPA entities, including Requests for
Assistance and Site Referrals
11.07 Historical
slides, photographs (including aerial), drawings, and other non-paper
media
11.03 Investigation
(Not EPA)
11.12 RCRA
documents
11.05 Report
and/or Study (Not EPA but site specific)
11.02 Site
permits issued by non-EPA agencies
11.99
Other
11.01 Court
Record pre-NPL phase (No EPA involvement)
These are court records and documents that relate to or involve the site,
the PRP(s), or the hazardous wastes, but to do not involve EPA.
Examples are cases involving the PRP and the State, or the PRP and individuals.
Use this category for court records before a site is on the NPL list;
see Enforcement/Case Development for court cases after a site is listed
on the NPL.
11.02 Permit
(Not EPA issued)
These are permits issued by non-EPA agencies that involve the site.
Usually these are permits issued by the State or City. Permit applications
are filed here but related correspondence is filed in Historical
Correspondence [11.06].
11.03 Investigation
(Not EPA, Not Site Specific)
These are studies, investigations, sampling, and reports done by someone
other than EPA or their contractors prior to NPL listing and EPA's involvement
which are not site specific.
11.04 General
Information on Type of Waste, Site, etc. (Not Site Specific)
Any general type of information about the type of hazardous substance
found at this site or similar sites is included here. These documents
can include newspaper articles, reports, studies, tables, etc.,
but are not specifically related to this site.
11.05 Report
and/or Study (Not EPA but Site Specific)
Reports and studies that are not done by or for EPA, but are specific
to this site are coded here.
11.06
Historical Correspondence
Historical Correspondence between non-EPA entities, including
requests for assistance or site referrals, that relate to the site but
are not addressed or copied to EPA should be coded here.
11.07 Historical
Slides, Photographs, Drawings, and Other Non-Paper Media
All slides, photographs (including aerial), drawings, and other
non-paper media will be classified as History regardless of the actual
date taken or the source because non-paper media studies change over time.
Since some non-paper media is large and need special storage conditions,
they may not be physically filed with the paper site file.
11.08 Guidance
Documents
11.12 RCRA Documents
11.13 General Correspondence
Any correspondence including letters, memoranda, notes, and record of communications
generated or received by the EPA.
11.99 Other
If the needed keyword code is not available, code to 11.99.