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Guidance: HQ Review of Certain Time-Critical Removal Actions - Timing and Procedures

Memorandum addresses circumstances when regional offices should consult with EPA Headquarters (HQ) regarding time critical removal actions. Issued 2/26/13.

This memorandum supplements the review and approval procedures of the Office of Emergency Management' s (OEM) 9/21/09 guidance titled Superfund Removal Guidance for Preparing Action Memoranda

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Timing and Procedures for Review of Certain Time-Critical Removal Actions by EPA Headquarters Offices (PDF)(7 pp, 237 K)