SR0082963_SSCR - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

used to describe this practice, although an environmental compliance audit may include an environmental site assessment or,if prior audits are available,may be part of an environmental site assessment. environmental lien—a charge, security, or encumbrance upon title to a property to secure the payment of a cost, damage, debt, obligation, or duty arising out of response actions, cleanup, or other remediation of hazardous substances or petroleum products upon a property, including(but not limited to) liens imposed pursuant to CERCLA 42 USC §§9607(1) & 9607(r) and similar state or local laws. environmental professional— a person meeting the education, training, and experience requirements as set forth in 40 CFR§312.10(b). The person may be an independent contractor or an employee of the user. environmental site assessment (ESA) - the process by which a person or entity seeks to determine if a particular parcel of real property (including improvements) is subject to recognized environmental conditions. At the option of the user, an environmental site assessment may include more inquiry than that constituting all appropriate inquiry or, if the user is not concerned about qualifying for the LLPs, less inquiry than that constituting all appropriate inquiries. An environmental site assessment is both different from, and less rigorous than, an environmental compliance audit. ERNS list — EPA's emergency response notification system list of reported CERCLA hazardous substance releases or spills in quantities greater than the reportable quantity, as maintained at the National Response Center. Notification requirements for such releases or spills are codified in 40 CFR Parts 302 and 355. Federal Register, (FR) —publication of the United States government published daily (except for federal holidays and weekends) containing all proposed and final regulations and some other activities of the federal government. When regulations become final,they are included in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), as well as published in the Federal Register. fill dirt— dirt, soil, sand, or other earth, that is obtained off-site, that is used to fill holes or depressions, create mounds, or otherwise artificially change the grade or elevation of real property. It does not include material that is used in limited quantities for normal landscaping activities. fire insurance maps — maps produced for private fire insurance map companies that indicate uses of properties at specified dates and that encompass the property. These maps are often available at local libraries,historical societies,private resellers, or from the map companies who produced them. good faith — the absence of any intention to seek an unfair advantage or to defraud another party; an honest and sincere intention to fulfill one's obligations in the conduct or transaction concerned. hazardous substance - a substance defined as a hazardous substance pursuant to CERCLA 42 USC §9601(14), as interpreted by EPA regulations and the courts: "(A) any substance designated pursuant to section 1321(b)(2)(A) of Title 33, (B) any element, compound, mixture, solution, or substance designated pursuant to 9602 of this title, (C) any hazardous waste having the characteristics identified under or listed pursuant to section 3001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended, (42 USC §6921) (but not including any waste the regulation of which under RCRA (42 USC §§6901 et seq.) has been suspended by Act of Congress), (D) any toxic pollutant listed under section 1317(a) of Title 33, (E) any hazardous air pollutant listed under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 USC §7412), and(F) any imminently hazardous chemical substance or mixture with respect to which the Administrator (of EPA) has taken action pursuant to section 2606 of Title 15. The term does not include petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof which is not otherwise specifically listed or designated as a