Significant Guidance Documents - Land and Emergency Management
This page lists significant guidance documents issued by EPA's Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) or identified as a document for which OLEM is the lead office. For every document, you may:
- Comment on the document - Select "Comment" next to the relevant document to go to Regulations.gov, where you can view and comment on it. (Instructions for commenting.)
- Learn more about the document and related EPA programs - Select "Learn More" to go to pages within the EPA Web site that give context to the document.
To browse the documents related to other environmental topics, select from the following list:
You also may comment on how well we are complying with OMB's Good Guidance Bulletin.
| Name (ID Number) | Comment | Learn More | Issuance Date | Date Added to This List | Most Recent Revision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CERCLA Compliance with Other Laws Manual: Interim Final (540-G-89-006) |
08/01/1988
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
||
| CERCLA Compliance with Other Laws Manual: Part II. Clean Air Act and Other Environmental Statutes and State Requirements (540-G-89-009) |
08/01/1989
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
||
| Clarification of April 6, 2004 Memo on Recommended Interim Practices for Disposal of Potentially Contaminated Chronic Wasting Disease Carcasses and Wastes |
|
11/12/2004
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Clarification of the Regulatory Determination for Wastes from the Exploration, Development and Production of Crude Oil, Natural Gas and Geothermal Energy (58 FR 15284) |
|
03/22/1993
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Community Involvement Handbook (540-K-05-003) |
|
04/01/2005
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Contaminated Sediment Remediation Guidance for Hazardous Waste Sites (540-R-05-012) |
|
12/01/2005
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Corrective Action for Releases From Solid Waste Management Units at Hazardous Waste Management Facilities; Proposed Rule (61 FR 19432) |
|
05/01/1996
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Criteria for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities: A Guide for Owner's/Operators (EPA-530-SW-91-089) |
|
03/1993
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Decision-Makers' Guide to Solid Waste Management (EPA-530-R-95-023) |
|
08/1995
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Ecological Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund: Process for Designing and Conducting Ecological Risk Assessments, Interim Final (540-R-97-006) |
06/01/1997
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
||
| Exemption of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Wastes from Federal Hazardous Waste Regulations (EPA-530-K-01-004) |
10/2002
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
||
| Final Comprehensive State Ground Water Protection Program Guidance (EPA 100-R-93-001) |
|
12/1992
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Final Guidance on Completion of Corrective Action Activities at RCRA Facilities (RCRA-2001-0004) |
|
02/2003
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Full Cost Accounting for Municipal Solid Waste Management: A Handbook (EPA-530-R-95-041) |
|
09/01/1997
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Guidance for Conducting Remedial Investigations and Feasibility Studies under CERCLA, Interim Final (540-G-89-004) |
|
10/01/1988
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Guidance for Developing Ecological Soil Screening Levels |
11/2003
|
08/23/2007
|
02/2005
|
||
| Guidance for Evaluating Technical Impracticability of Ground-Water Restoration, Interim Final (540-R-93-080) |
|
09/01/1993
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Guidance for Implementing the RCRA Dioxin Listing Rule ((NTIS) PB87-202-040) |
|
08/1985
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Guidance for the Analysis of Refinery Wastes ((NTIS) PB87-154 910/AS) |
|
07/1995
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Guidance for the Sampling and Analysis of Municipal Waste Combustion Ash for the Toxicity Characteristic (EPA530-R-95-036) |
|
06/1995
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Guidance Manual on the RCRA Regulation of Recycled Hazardous Waste (EPA530-SW-86-015) |
|
03/1986
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Guidance on the Definition and Identification of Commercial Mixed Low-Level Radioactive and Hazardous Waste and Answers to Anticipated Questions (EPA530-SW-90-016) |
|
10/1989
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Guidance on Demonstrating Compliance with the LDR Alternative Soil Treatment (EPA-530-R-02-003) |
|
07/2002
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Guidance on Remedial Actions for Superfund Sites with PCB Contamination (540-G-90-007) |
|
08/01/1990
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Guide for Industrial Waste Management (EPA-530-R-03-001) |
|
02/2003
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Handbook of Groundwater Protection and Cleanup Policies for RCRA Corrective Action (EPA-530-R-04-030) |
|
04/2004
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Hazard Ranking System Guidance Manual (540-R-92-026) |
|
11/01/1992
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Human Health Risk Assessment Protocol for Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities (EPA-530-R-05-006 ) |
|
09/01/2005
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Institutional Controls: A Site Manager's Guide to Identifying, Evaluating and Selecting Institutional Controls at Superfund and RCRA Corrective Action Cleanups (EPA540-F-00-005) |
|
09/29/2000
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Land Disposal Restrictions as Relevant and Appropriate Requirements for CERCLA Contaminated Soil and Debris ((NTIS) PB91-214 973) |
06/05/1989
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
||
| Measuring Recycling: A Guide for State and Local Governments (EPA-530-R-97-011) |
|
09/1997
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Criteria-Technical Manual (EPA-530-R-93-107) |
|
11/1993
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Planning for Natural Disaster Debris (EPA530-K-08-001) |
|
3/25/2008
|
04/02/2008
|
n/a
|
|
| Policy for Superfund Compliance with the RCRA Land Disposal Restrictions (OSWER Directive 9347.1-02) |
|
04/17/1989
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Presumptive Response Strategy and Ex-Situ Treatment Technologies For Contaminated Ground Water at CERCLA Sites: Final Guidance (540-R-96-023) |
|
10/01/1996
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| RCRA Public Participation Manual (EPA 530-R-96-007) |
|
08/1996
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Recommended Interim Practices for Disposal of Potentially Contaminated Chronic Wasting Disease Carcasses and Wastes |
|
04/06/2004
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/RA) Handbook (540-R-95-059) |
|
06/01/1995
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Revised Interim Soil Lead Guidance for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Corrective Action Facilities (540-F-94-043) |
|
07/14/1994
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS), Volume I: Human Health Evaluation Manual (Part A) (540-1-89-002) |
12/1989
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
||
| Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS), Volume I: Human Health Evaluation Manual (Supplement to Part A: Community Involvement in Superfund Risk Assessments) (540-R-98-042) |
|
03/01/1999
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS), Volume I: Development of Risk-Based Preliminary Remediation Goals (Part B) (540-R-92-003) |
|
12/1991
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS), Volume I: Risk Evaluation for Remedial Alternatives (Part C) (540-R-92-004) |
|
12/01/1991
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS), Volume I: Human Health Evaluation Manual (Part E, Supplemental Guidance for Dermal Risk Assessment) Final (540-R-99-005) |
|
07/2004
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS): Volume III - Part A, Process for Conducting Probabilistic Risk Assessment Volume 3 (3A) (540-R-02-002) |
|
12/01/2001
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Safer Disposal for Solid Waste: The Federal Regulations for Landfills (EPA-530-SW-91-092) |
|
03/01/1993
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Statistical Analysis of Ground-Water Monitoring Data at RCRA Facilities; Addendum to Interim Final Guidance |
|
07/1992
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
|
| Third Edition of SW-846 compendium of analytical methods |
|
08/31/1993
|
08/23/2007
|
06/13/2005
|
|
| Use of Monitored Natural Attenuation at Superfund, RCRA Corrective Action, and Underground Storage Tank Sites (540-R-99-009) |
04/01/1999
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
||
| Waste Transfer Stations: Involved Citizens Make the Difference (EPA-530-K-01-003) |
|
01/2001
|
08/23/2007
|
n/a
|
Instructions for Commenting on Documents at Regulations.gov
When you follow the "Comment" links in the table above, you will be directed to the appropriate document details screen on Regulations.gov for the document you are interested in.
You may follow these steps to submit a comment:
- Click on the "Submit Comment" link found above the title of the document. (Note: If you do not see the icon next to "Add Comments," then the action is not currently accepting comments.)
- Fill out the form labeled "Submit a Comment" that appears.
- Review your information.
- When satisfied, click the "Submit" button.