Enforcement

Interim Guidance: Common Elements of the Landowner Criteria to Qualify for BFPP, CPO or ILO Superfund Liability Limitations

Provides general guidance on the "common elements" needed to provide important liability limitations for landowners in order to quality as bona fide prospective purchasers (BFPPs), contiguous property owners (CPOs), or innocent landowners (ILOs) under Superfund. Additional information is provided in the Agency's Common Elements Guidance Reference Sheet. March 6, 2003.

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Interim Guidance Regarding Criteria Landowners Must Meet in Order to Quality for Bona Fide Prospective Purchaser, Contiguous Property Owner, or Innocent Landowner Limitations on CERCLA Liability (Common Elements) (PDF)(22 pp, 362 K)
Fact Sheet: Common Elements Reference Sheet (PDF)(6 pp, 201 K)