[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 89 (Monday, May 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25039-25040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11712]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6338-8]
Use of Monitored Natural Attenuation at Superfund, RCRA
Corrective Action, and Underground Storage Tank Sites; OSWER Directive
9200.4-17P; Final
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This Directive replaces the Interim Draft that was released
December 1, 1997. The Directive clarifies the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) policy regarding the use of Monitored Natural
Attenuation for the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater at
sites regulated under Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
(OSWER) programs. These include programs administered under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA or ``Superfund''), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA), the Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST), and the Federal
Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office (FFRRO). The Directive is
intended to promote consistency in how monitored natural attenuation
remedies are proposed, evaluated, and approved. As a policy document,
it does not provide technical guidance on evaluating Monitored Natural
Attenuation remedies. It provides guidance to EPA staff, to the public,
and to the regulated community on how EPA intends to exercise its
discretion in implementing national policy on the use of Monitored
Natural Attenuation. The Directive does not, however, substitute for
EPA's statutes or regulations, nor is it a regulation itself and, thus,
it does not impose legally-binding requirements on EPA, States, or the
regulated community, and may not apply to a particular situation based
upon the circumstances. EPA may change this guidance in the future, as
appropriate.
ADDRESSES: Electronic Access. This document can be accessed in
electronic form (PDF format) through the Internet at (http://
www.epa.gov/swerust1/directiv/d9200417.htm). Order Copies. To order
paper copies of this report, please call the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) RCRA, Superfund, OUST & EPCRA Hotline at
(800) 424-9346 or DC Area Local (703) 412-9810 or TDD (800) 553-7672 or
TDD DC Area Local (703) 412-3323 Monday through Friday between 9:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m. EST. Docket. This document is available at three
OSWER dockets:
(1) The UST Docket is open to the general public by appointment
only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. EST Monday through
Friday. No security clearance is necessary. Visitors may make
photocopies of documents. The street address is: Office of Underground
Storage Tanks Docket, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Ground Level,
Arlington, VA 22202. Telephone numbers are (703) 603-9230 and (703)
603-9234 (fax).
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(2) The RCRA Docket is located in the RCRA Information Center
(RIC). The RIC is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, however, it is recommended that visitors call
ahead to make an appointment so that the material they wish to view is
ready when they arrive. Patrons may call for assistance at (703) 603-
9230, send a fax to (703) 603-9234, or send an E-mail to docket@epamail.epa.gov. Patrons may write to: RCRA Information Center
(5305W), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20460. The RIC is located at 1235 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Ground Level, Arlington, VA 22202.
(3) The Superfund Docket is open to the general public by
appointment only between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday
through Friday. No clearance is necessary and requestors of documents
must make their own photocopies. There is no photocopying charge for
documents less than 266 pages in length. The street address of the
Superfund Docket/Document Information Center is 1235 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Ground Level, Arlington, VA 22202. The telephone numbers are
(703) 603-9232 and (703) 603-9240 (fax). The E-mail address is:
superfund.docket@epamail.epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the OSWER
Monitored Natural Attenuation Directive contact Hal White, via E-mail
at white.hal@epa.gov, telephone at (703)-603-7177, fax at (703)-603-
9163, or via U.S. Mail to US EPA (5403G), 401 M Street, SW, Washington
DC 20460.
Dated: April 28, 1999.
Sammy Ng,
Acting Director, Office of Underground Storage Tanks.
[FR Doc. 99-11712 Filed 5-7-99; 8:45 am]
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