NACEPT Superfund Subcommittee
In May 2002, the EPA Administrator announced the formation of a new advisory panel to make recommendations on the role Superfund should play in addressing the nation’s most polluted and costly hazardous waste sites. This Superfund advisory panel was formed as a Subcommittee to the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT). NACEPT was formed by EPA in 1988, under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), to provide a forum for public discussion and independent advice to the Agency.
The EPA Administrator appointed 32 senior-level individuals to the Superfund Subcommittee of NACEPT. The members reflected a wide range of interests and viewpoints from academia; business and industry; community and environmental advocacy groups; federal, state, local and Tribal governments; and environmental justice, non-governmental, and professional organizations. The Subcommittee was asked to have a public dialogue and reach consensus-based recommendations on three major issues: the role of the National Priorities List (NPL) in cleaning up the worst Superfund sites; the role of Superfund at so-called “mega sites” (sites where cleanup costs are expected to exceed $50 million); and measuring program performance.
The Superfund Subcommittee deliberated for 22 months and had intense discussions on the future direction of the Superfund Program. The Subcommittee’s term ended on March 31, 2004.
On April 12, 2004, the NACEPT Superfund Subcommittee submitted its draft final report to the NACEPT Council for the Council's review and approval. The Council approved the report on April 30, 2004. On May 6, 2004, the Council transmitted the report to the EPA Administrator.
Final Report
- Final Report of the Superfund Subcommittee of the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology, April 12, 2004 (PDF 4.3mb)
- Transmittal letter from the NACEPT Council to the EPA Administrator (PDF 67kb)
Subcommittee Charge
- Superfund Subcommittee National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology Charge (PDF 144kb)
- Attachment A of the June 17-19, 2002 Meeting Minutes (PDF 203kb) provides the Operating Principles for the Subcommittee.
Subcommittee Members
- Subcommittee Membership (PDF 35kb)
- Bios of EPA Representatives on the NACEPT Superfund Subcommittee (PDF 9kb)
Press Releases
Federal Register Notices
- January 16, 2004- National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) Superfund Subcommittee Meeting
- November 19, 2003 - National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology NACEPT) Superfund Subcommittee Meeting; Notification of public advisory NACEPT subcommittee on Superfund; open meeting.
- October 3, 2003 - National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology NACEPT) Superfund Subcommittee Meeting; Notification of public advisory NACEPT subcommittee on Superfund; open meeting.
- September 3, 2003 - National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) Superfund Subcommittee Meeting; Notification of Public Advisory NACEPT Subcommittee on Superfund; Open Meeting
- May 13, 2003 - National Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) Superfund Subcommittee Meeting
- February 21, 2003 - National Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT); Superfund Subcommittee Meeting
- December 20, 2002 - National Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) Superfund Subcommittee Meeting
- September 5, 2002 - National Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) Superfund Subcommittee Meeting
- June 3, 2002 - National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) Superfund Subcommittee; Notice of Meeting
- November 6, 2001 - Request for Nominations of Members and Consultants, and Notice of Establishment; EPA National Advisory Committee for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) Superfund Subcommittee
Fact Sheets
Meeting Agendas
- February 11-12, 2004 (PDF 127kb) Press Release (PDF 74kb) Draft Report (PDF 5.5mb)
- December 9-11, 2003 (PDF 128kb) Press Release (PDF 73kb) which explains the Draft Report (PDF 1.4mb) which will be discussed during this meeting.
- November 5-7, 2003 (PDF 121kb)
- September 3-5, 2003 (PDF 129kb)
- June 17-18, 2003 (PDF 120kb)
- March 10-12, 2003 (PDF 18kb)
- January 7-8, 2003 (PDF 15kb)
- September 23-24, 2002 (PDF 268kb)
- June 17-19, 2002 (PDF 105kb)
Meeting Minutes
- February 11-12,
2004 (PDF 240kb)
- December 9-11,
2003 (PDF 210kb)
- Status of
NACEPT Superfund Subcommittee's Recommendations, Raymond Loehr,
Chairman of NACEPT Superfund Subcommittee. (PDF
180kb)
- Status of
NACEPT Superfund Subcommittee's Recommendations, Raymond Loehr,
Chairman of NACEPT Superfund Subcommittee. (PDF
180kb)
- November 5-7, 2003
(PDF 213kb)
- Megasites - Elizabeth
Southerland, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
(OSRTI), US EPA (PDF 254kb)
- Megasites - Elizabeth
Southerland, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
(OSRTI), US EPA (PDF 254kb)
- September
3-5, 2003 NACEPT (PDF 281kb)
- Next Steps - Raymond Loehr, Chairman of Superfund Subcommittee (PDF 80kb)
- June 17-18,
2003 (PDF 213kb)
- March 10-12, 2003 (PDF 294kb)
- Superfund Arizona Briefing - Keith Takata, US EPA Region 9 (PDF 1447kb)
- Cleanup Program Assessment Work Group (PDF 260kb)
- Site Types Work Group (PDF 289kb)
- Feedback from the Second National EPA Technical Assistance Grant Recipients Workshop, February 28 - March 1, 2003 (PDF 74kb)
- January 7-8, 2003 (PDF 336kb)
- Cleanup Programs Assessment Workgroup (PDF 52kb)
- Measuring Program Progress Work Group (PDF 241kb)
- Site Types Work Group (PDF 155kb)
- September 23-24, 2002 (PDF 92kb)
- The NACEPT Superfund Subcommittee Report - Lois Gartner, Designated Federal Official for SubCommittee, OERR (PDF 72kb)
- NPL Listing - Dave Evans, Director, State-Site Identification Center, OERR (PDF 58kb)
- Wisconsin's Approach - Mark Giesfeldt, Director, Remediation and Redevelopment Program, State of Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources, (Subcommittee member) (PDF 102kb)
- Appropriations - Paul Nadeau, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (OERR), U.S. EPA (PDF 54kb)
- Options for Organizing the Next Phase of Subcommittee Work - John R. Ehrmann, Meridian Institute (PDF 131kb)
- Superfund: Past and Future - Kate Probst, Resources for the Future (Subcommittee member) (PDF 467kb)
- Measuring Program Progress: Work Group Update - Mike Tilchin, CH2MHill (PDF 72kb)
- State and Tribal Role in Superfund: A Background Briefing - Susan Sladek, State-Site Identification Center, OERR (PDF 180kb)
- June 17-19, 2002 (PDF 203kb)
- The Role of Enforcement In Addressing National Priorities List Sites Barry Breen, Director, and Susan Bromm, Deputy Director, Office of Site Remediation Enforcement (OSRE), US EPA (PDF 88kb)
- Background Information on the National Priorities List (NPL) - Yolanda Singer, Staff, State/Site Identification Center (SSIC), Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (OERR), U.S. EPA (PDF 84kb)
- Overview of the NPL - Steve Caldwell, Deputy Director, and Jennifer Griesert, Staff, State/Site Identification Center (SSIC), Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (OERR), U.S. EPA (PDF 92kb)
- Superfund Overview - Superfund Subcommittee - Larry Reed, Deputy Director of the Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (OERR), U.S. EPA (PDF 118kb)
- The Mega Site Issue - Bruce Means, Process Manager, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (OERR), U.S. EPA (PDF 236kb)
- Performance Measures - Melanie Hoff, Staff, Program Analysis and Resource Management Center (PARMC), Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (OERR), U.S. EPA (PDF 37kb)
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