2050-AG61 201504 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2050 Solid Waste and Emergency Response SWER 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for Classes of Facilities in the Hard Rock Mining Industry

Section 108(b) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, establishes certain authorities concerning financial responsibility requirements. The Agency has identified classes of facilities within the hard rock mining industry as those for which financial responsibility requirements will be first developed. EPA intends to include requirements for financial responsibility, as well as notification and implementation.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions Yes Private Sector Not Yet Determined 42 U.S.C. 9601 42 U.S.C. 9608 (b) No Notice 07/28/2009 74 FR 37213 NPRM 08/00/2016 Docket #:EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-0265. Split from RIN 2050-AG56. Yes Businesses Federal Yes No http://www.epa.gov/superfund/policy/financialresponsibility/ http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-0265-0001 212 Mining (except Oil and Gas) 331 Primary Metal Manufacturing Yes No Ben Lesser 2050 Office of Land and Emergency Management OLEM 703 308-0314 lesser.ben@epa.gov 5302P, Washington DC 20460 Barbara Foster 2050 Office of Land and Emergency Management OLEM 202 566-0382 foster.barbara@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20460