Superfund 104(e) Information Request Questions by Category
Under section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, commonly referred to as Superfund), EPA is authorized to seek information involving sites containing hazardous substances.
With input from the Agency's regional offices, EPA compiled into 35 categories sample questions for information request letters tailored to the type of site (e.g., chemical plants, dry cleaners), sophistication of the recipient (e.g., individual, small business, large corporation),recipient's involvement with the site (e.g., owner, operator, transporter), nature of the information sought, insurance coverage, and Superfund Recycling Equity Act (SREA).
The collection of questions is intended to assist the Regions in tailoring specific information requests based on the type of potentially responsible party and their involvement at a site. These sample questions are used at the Regions' discretion. In 2010, the collection was converted to PDF files and posted on the Agency's website. The collection, listed by category and subcategory, is now available for downloading in Word format. The date column in the table below reflects the last date the category/subcategory lists were reviewed and updated. As categories and subcategories are reviewed and updated we will post new versions of the questions.
Categories:
| Category | Date |
|---|---|
| Arranger/Generator Category | |
| Arranger/Generator(14 pp, 91 K) | May 2016 |
| Financial Category | |
| Dissolution of Corporation(1 pg, 43 K) | June 2007 |
| Estates(1 pg, 43 K) | June 2007 |
| General Ability to Pay(1 pg, 42 K) | June 2007 |
| General Questions(5 pp, 48 K) | June 2007 |
| Individual Ability to Pay(5 pp, 47 K) | June 2007 |
| Lender Liability(3 pp, 45 K) | June 2007 |
| Other Entities(3 pp, 44 K) | June 2007 |
| Parent Corporation(2 pp, 44 K) | June 2007 |
| Piercing the Corporate Veil(2 pp, 44 K) | June 2007 |
| Successor Liability(4 pp, 46 K) | June 2007 |
| Trusts(3 pp, 46 K) | June 2007 |
| Insurance Category | |
| Ability to Pay PRPs(2 pp, 45 K) | June 2007 |
| Brokers(1 pg, 44 K) | June 2007 |
| Insurers(1 pg, 44 K) | June 2007 |
| Owner/Operator Category | |
| Auto Shops(2 pp, 45 K) | June 2007 |
| Chemical Manufacturing Plants(2 pp, 45 K) | June 2007 |
| Dry Cleaning(1 pg, 43 K) | June 2007 |
| General Manufacturer Process(3 pp, 44 K) | June 2007 |
| General Questions(7 pp, 49 K) | June 2007 |
| Grain Fumigants(3 pp, 46 K) | June 2007 |
| Innocent Landowner(1 pg, 43 K) | June 2007 |
| Landfills(1 pg, 44 K) | June 2007 |
| Lead Battery Facilities(1 pg, 45 K) | June 2007 |
| Mining Processes(3 pp, 45 K) | June 2007 |
| PCB Sites(3 pp, 48 K) | June 2007 |
| Solvents(5 pp, 47 K) | June 2007 |
| Tar and Oil ByProducts(1 pg, 44 K) | June 2007 |
| Waste Oil(1 pg, 44 K) | June 2007 |
| Superfund Recycling Equity Act Category | |
| Batteries(2 pp, 45 K) | June 2007 |
| Electrical Equipment(3 pp, 45 K) | June 2007 |
| General Questions / Document Requests(3 pp, 46 K) | June 2007 |
| Scrap Metal(2 pp, 45 K) | June 2007 |
| Scrap - Paper, Plastics and Textiles(2 pp, 45 K) | June 2007 |
| Transporters Category | |
| Transporters(2 pp, 47 K) | June 2007 |