The
"PRP Search Manual" provides guidance on how to search for potentially
responsible parties (PRPs) that may be liable for cleanup at a Superfund
site.
The manual, divided into four chapters and 14 appendices, gives the user
historical background on Superfund and its enforcement program, and describes
the planning stages, baseline tasks and followup tasks for conducting
effective PRP searches.
Each chapter contains a reference guide to the statutory, regulatory
and policy and guidance documents described in the manual. The appendices
provide copies of several policy and guidance documents, as well as contact
information, checklists and other information resources.
Some of the documents provided by EPA are Adobe Acrobat PDF
(Portable Document Format) Files. They can be viewed, and printed, with the
use of an Adobe Acrobat Reader.
PRP Search Manual by Chapter
Cover Page and Table
of Content(PDF, 785 KB, 11 pages),
Contains Cover Page, transmittal memornadum, acknowledgements, disclaimer
and table of contents.
Chapter 1: Overview of
CERCLA and PRP Searches, (PDF, 1,010
KB, 43 pages), Chapter One contains a brief
history of CERCLA and its enforcement program, explains the concept
of "enforcement first."
Chapter 2: PRP Search
Planning Overivew, (PDF,
942 KB, 56 pages), Planning for the PRP search is an integral
part of the search itself and involves all members of the PRP search
team. Chapter Two discusses the planning process, including contracting
considerations, timing, and document management.
Chapter 3: Baseline PRP
Searches, (PDF, 1,
180 KB, 123 pages), Certain searches are conducted
at every Superfund site. This chapter outlines the baseline tasks
for conducting PRP searches.
Chapter 4: Followup PRP
Search, (PDF, 754 KB, 44 pages),
Followup tasks are often necessary to complete the PRP search. This
chapter discusses what the followup tasks are and how
to determine which are needed.
Appendices,
(PDF, 3,110 KB, 105 pages),
Contains 14 appendices providing copies of policy and guidance documents,
contact information, checklists, on-line information resources, acronyms,
abbreviations, and a glossary.
