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Guidance: Superfund Settlement Ten-Point Analysis

Memorandum addresses conducting and preparing the ten-point analysis of a proposed settlement agreement under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund). OSWER Directive No. 9835.14. Issued 8/11/1989.

The ten-point settlement criteria is laid out in the 12/5/1984 interim CERCLA Settlement Policy.

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