Document ID: EPA-HQ-SFUND-2002-0005-0034
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-04-14T04:00Z

Cleanup
Programs
Assessment
Workgroup
NACEPT
Superfund
Subcommittee
Meeting
 
January
7,
2003
Key
Policy
Questions
1.
Are
there
other
programs
that
are
or
could
be
used
for
NPL­
like
contamination?

2.
Are
there
loopholes
that
could
be
closed
to
prevent
future
NPL
sites?

3.
Are
there
other
ways
to
address,
including
pay
for,
mega
sites?
Key
Policy
Questions,
cont.

4.
Are
there
other
ways
to
address,
including
pay
for,
smaller
sites?

5.
How
should
priorities
be
set
if
every
site
on
the
NPL
cannot
be
fully
funded
at
the
same
time?

6.
How
can
the
NPL
program
do
more
with
less
(
be
more
efficient)?
Assumptions
°
Approach
to
other
programs:

 
Having
a
range
of
clean
up
program
options
to
address
sites
is
generally
okay
and
should,

perhaps,
be
expanded.

 
At
the
same
time,
we
should
ensure
these
programs
include
important
features
assoc.
w/

the
NPL
 
public
participation,
clean
up
and
liability
standards,
timely
public
access
to
information.
Assumptions
°
Other
programs
are
already
used
as
an
alternative
to
the
NPL.

°
Even
in
situations
where
other
programs
apply,
it
is
sometimes
appropriate
to
use
the
NPL
because
of
its
unique
attributes
 
e.
g.,

trust
fund
money,
community
involvement
process.
Path
Forward
°
Initially
focus
on
questions
1,
2
and
5.

°
Profile
ten
federal
programs
for
6
features:

 
General
description
 
Types
of
sites
reachable
 
Cleanup
standards
 
Cost
issues,
inc.
average
cost
of
cleanup
 
Ability
to
fund:
cash
on
hand
to
pay
for
cleanup
and
ability
to
compel
RPs
to
pay
 
Special
features,
pro
and
con
°
Identify
and
profile
10
state
clean
up
programs
for
the
same
features.
Path
Forward,
cont.

°
Identify
and
evaluate
a
set
of
state
programs
for
the
same
6
features.