42 U.S.C. § 9616 : US Code - Section 9616: Schedules

Search 42 U.S.C. § 9616 : US Code - Section 9616: Schedules

(a) Assessment and listing of facilities
It shall be a goal of this chapter that, to the maximum extent
practicable -
(1) not later than January 1, 1988, the President shall
complete preliminary assessments of all facilities that are
contained (as of October 17, 1986) on the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information
System (CERCLIS) including in each assessment a statement as to
whether a site inspection is necessary and by whom it should be
carried out; and
(2) not later than January 1, 1989, the President shall assure
the completion of site inspections at all facilities for which
the President has stated a site inspection is necessary pursuant
to paragraph (1).
(b) Evaluation
Within 4 years after October 17, 1986, each facility listed (as
of October 17, 1986) in the CERCLIS shall be evaluated if the
President determines that such evaluation is warranted on the basis
of a site inspection or preliminary assessment. The evaluation
shall be in accordance with the criteria established in section
9605 of this title under the National Contingency Plan for
determining priorities among release for inclusion on the National
Priorities List. In the case of a facility listed in the CERCLIS
after October 17, 1986, the facility shall be evaluated within 4
years after the date of such listing if the President determines
that such evaluation is warranted on the basis of a site inspection
or preliminary assessment.
(c) Explanations
If any of the goals established by subsection (a) or (b) of this
section are not achieved, the President shall publish an
explanation of why such action could not be completed by the
specified date.
(d) Commencement of RI/FS
The President shall assure that remedial investigations and
feasibility studies (RI/FS) are commenced for facilities listed on
the National Priorities List, in addition to those commenced prior
to October 17, 1986, in accordance with the following schedule:
(1) not fewer than 275 by the date 36 months after October 17,
1986, and
(2) if the requirement of paragraph (1) is not met, not fewer
than an additional 175 by the date 4 years after October 17,
1986, an additional 200 by the date 5 years after October 17,
1986, and a total of 650 by the date 5 years after October 17,
1986.
(e) Commencement of remedial action
The President shall assure that substantial and continuous
physical on-site remedial action commences at facilities on the
National Priorities List, in addition to those facilities on which
remedial action has commenced prior to October 17, 1986, at a rate
not fewer than:
(1) 175 facilities during the first 36-month period after
October 17, 1986; and
(2) 200 additional facilities during the following 24 months
after such 36-month period.