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

Key Dates and Documents for this SBAR Panel

About the Rule

  • Title: Financial Responsibility Requirements under CERCLA Section 108(b) for Classes of Facilities in the Hardrock Mining Industry
  • RIN: 2050-AG61
  • Docket No.: EPA-HQ-SFUND-2015-0781
  • Publication Date for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM): 01/11/2017. Access the NPRM on Regulations.gov.
  • Publication Date for Final Decision: 02/21/2018.

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