40 CFR Part 300 Appendix A
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40 CFR Part 300 Appendix A is the section of the U.S. federal regulations that formally codifies the Hazard Ranking System used to evaluate and prioritize hazardous waste sites for inclusion on the National Priorities List under Superfund.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. federal regulation appendix
ⓘ
environmental regulation ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Environmental Protection Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesIn | preliminary assessment and site inspection process ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Superfund sites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
National Priorities List
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Superfund program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityFrom | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basisFor | National Priorities List site scores ⓘ |
| citation | 40 CFR §300 Appendix A ⓘ |
| codifies | Hazard Ranking System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
environmental and public health risk
ⓘ
hazardous substances ⓘ pollutants and contaminants ⓘ |
| defines |
criteria for evaluating likelihood of release
ⓘ
criteria for evaluating targets ⓘ criteria for evaluating waste characteristics ⓘ numerical scoring system for hazardous substance releases ⓘ |
| establishes | minimum score threshold for NPL consideration ⓘ |
| implements | CERCLA site ranking requirements ⓘ |
| includes |
air migration pathway
ⓘ
ground water migration pathway ⓘ pathway-specific scoring formulas ⓘ soil exposure pathway ⓘ surface water migration pathway ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasisFor | listing sites on the National Priorities List ⓘ |
| partOf |
40 CFR Part 300
ⓘ
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides | standardized methodology for site ranking ⓘ |
| publisher | U.S. Government Publishing Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | process for scoring potential Superfund sites ⓘ |
| regulatoryArea |
contaminated site remediation
ⓘ
hazardous waste management ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
40 CFR Part 300 Subpart E
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National Contingency Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act implementation ⓘ |
| typeOfDocument | appendix to federal regulation ⓘ |
| usedBy |
EPA remedial program
ⓘ
EPA removal program ⓘ state environmental agencies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
evaluation of hazardous waste sites
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prioritization of hazardous waste sites ⓘ screening sites for the National Priorities List ⓘ |
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