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Regulatory Flexibility for Small Entities

Documents for SBAR Panel: CERCLA 108(b) Hard Rock Mining Financial Assurance Rule

Key documents for SBAR Panel: CERCLA 108(b) Hard Rock Mining Financial Assurance Rule.

Documents include:

  • Executive Summary of the Panel Report: Summary for Administrator Gina McCarthy, December 2016
  • Panel Report: Small Business Advocacy Review Panel Report on EPA's Planned Proposed Rule "Financial Responsibility Requirements For the Hardrock Mining Industry under CERCLA § 108(b)"
  • Appendix B, Part 1: pages 1-171
  • Appendix B, Part 2: pages 172-420

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