2050-AG61 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2050 Office of Land and Emergency Management OLEM 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(b) for Classes of Facilities in the Hardrock 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 hardrock mining industry as those for which financial responsibility requirements will be first developed. The EPA intends to include requirements for financial responsibility, as well as notification and implementation.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes Private Sector 40 CFR 320 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. 42 U.S.C. 9608 (b) Judicial NPRM 12/01/2016 Notice of proposed rulemaking Yes Notice 07/28/2009 74 FR 37213 NPRM 12/00/2016 Final Rule 12/00/2017 Docket #:EPA-HQ-SFUND-2015-0781. Split from RIN 2050-AG56. Yes Businesses Federal No No https://www.epa.gov/superfund/superfund-financial-responsibility http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-0265-0001 212 Mining (except Oil and Gas) 331 Primary Metal Manufacturing Yes No Barbara Foster 2050 Office of Land and Emergency Management OLEM 202 566-0382 foster.barbara@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20460 Scott Palmer 2050 Office of Land and Emergency Management OLEM 703 308-8621 palmer.scott@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 5305P, Washington DC 20460