United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2003_register executive 2010-09-23 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c817da25 D09002ee1c817dacb United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule clarifies a provision included in recent amendments to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Specifically, today's final rule addresses the interim standard set by Congress in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act ("The Brownfields Law") for conducting "all appropriate inquiry." Today's action clarifies that, in the case of property purchased on or after May 31, 1997, the requirements for conducting "all appropriate inquiry," including the conduct of such activities to qualify as a bona fide prospective purchaser and to establish an innocent landowner defense under CERCLA, can be satisfied through the use of ASTM Standard E1527-00, entitled "Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessment: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process." In addition, recipients of brownfields site assessment grants will be in compliance with the all appropriate inquiry requirements if they comply with either the ASTM Standard E1527-97, or the ASTM E1527-00 Standard. 68 FR 24888 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-05-09/03-11473 03-11473 fr09my03-23 RIN 2050-AF05 6560-50-M FRL-7496-2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-05-09/03-11473 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-05-09/html/03-11473.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-05-09/pdf/03-11473.pdf Environmental Protection Administrative Practice and Procedure Hazardous Substances Intergovernmental Relations Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements 4 p. 24888 24891 68 FR 24888 Title 40 Part 312 40 CFR Part 312 RIN 2050-AF05 Clarification to Interim Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiry Under CERCLA; Federal Register Vol. 68, Issue RULE 03-11473 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2003-06-09 FRL-7496-2 6560-50-M 03-11473 Final rule.

This final rule clarifies a provision included in recent amendments to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Specifically, today's final rule addresses the interim standard set by Congress in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act ("The Brownfields Law") for conducting "all appropriate inquiry." Today's action clarifies that, in the case of property purchased on or after May 31, 1997, the requirements for conducting "all appropriate inquiry," including the conduct of such activities to qualify as a bona fide prospective purchaser and to establish an innocent landowner defense under CERCLA, can be satisfied through the use of ASTM Standard E1527-00, entitled "Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessment: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process." In addition, recipients of brownfields site assessment grants will be in compliance with the all appropriate inquiry requirements if they comply with either the ASTM Standard E1527-97, or the ASTM E1527-00 Standard.

This final rule is effective June 9, 2003. For general information, contact the RCRA/CERCLA Call Center at 800-424-9346 or TDD 800-553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC metropolitan area, call 703-412-9810 or TDD 703-412-3323. For more detailed information on specific aspects of this rule, contact Patricia Overmeyer, Office of Brownfields Cleanup and Redevelopment (5105T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0002, 202-566-2774. overmeyer.patricia@epa.gov. Environmental Protection Administrative Practice and Procedure Hazardous Substances Intergovernmental Relations Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Superfund program: Small Business Liability Relief and Brownsfields Revitalization Act; innocent landowners; standards and practices for all appropriate inquiry, overmeyer.patricia@epa.gov Vol. 68, no. 90 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2003-05-09 continuing daily deposited born digital 430 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-05-09 P0b002ee1809b667c 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr09my03 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2003-05-09 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-05-09/pdf/FR-2003-05-09.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-05-09/xml/FR-2003-05-09.xml fdlp 24859 25278 DGPO 2010-09-23 2024-06-07 FR-2003-05-09 machine generated eng FR FR-2003-05-09 68 90