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Enforcement

Interim Guidance: Notice Letters, Negotiations, and Information Exchange

Guidance document re-emphasizes the importance of timely issuance of notices letters and the exchange of information between EPA and potentially responsible parties (PRPs). OSWER Directive No. 9834.10-1a. Issued 10/19/1987.  

Appendix C of this guidance - Model Notice Letters - was re-issued 2/7/1989, but then superseded on 7/26/1996 (also superseded).

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