Superfund 101 consists of two introductory?level courses: Fundamentals of Superfund and the Enforcement Process Overview. 

Fundamentals of Superfund provides an overview of the purpose, legal framework, and implementation of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). The course (1) explores the origin, accomplishments, and future directions of the Superfund program; (2) outlines the roles of the On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs) and Remedial Project Managers (RPMs) as defined by laws, regulations, policy, and guidance, including a comparison of authorities and liabilities; and (3) covers the integral components of the removal, remedial, and enforcement programs, emphasizing the major responsibilities of OSCs and RPMs in managing Superfund responses, site cleanups, and enforcement activities.

Course Objectives:

• Understand the evolution of the Superfund program. 
• Understand the statutory and regulatory basis for the authorities of OSCs and RPMs. 
• Learn about the three types of response activities defined under CERCLA. 

Enforcement Process Overview provides an introduction to EPA’s Superfund enforcement process. The course covers response actions and enforcement authorities under Superfund, illustrating the relationship between major enforcement actions and remedial and removal actions. It defines Superfund enforcement goals and principles; identifies objectives of Superfund enforcement reforms; and highlights current EPA enforcement priorities. Participants explore the four classes of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs), their defenses and exemptions to liabilities, and major discretionary enforcement policies. The course also examines EPA’s cost recovery strategy, the roles of administrative and judicial law in the enforcement process and introduces various enforcement tools such as alternative dispute resolution used in the settlement process.

Course Objectives:

• Learn about the goals, priorities, and actions of the Superfund enforcement program. 
• Understand EPA’s fundamental enforcement principles and policies, the four types of PRPs, common defenses against liability, and other enforcement policies. 
• Gain insight into the enforcement process and the roles of states, tribes, federal agencies and communities in this process. 
• Develop the ability to use available tools to encourage settlements. 

Superfund 101 is recommended for EPA OSCs and RPMs who are new to the Superfund program. Additionally, the course may able be valuable to EPA site attorneys, other Superfund staff, and personnel from other federal agencies, states and tribes involved in supporting Superfund sites.  
 

Daily Class Times:
Monday - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Tuesday - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Wednesday - 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Thursday - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Friday - 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM

Please note, when using the link, you may select to arrive and/or depart anytime between Sunday, October 20 and Friday, October 25, 2019.  If you try to book an arrival before Sunday, October 20 or a departure after Friday, October 25, the link will say “no rooms available.” If you need dates before or after the block dates, please contact Jodi McCarty, ICF, at Jodi.mccarty@icf.com for assistance.

To reserve your room by phone, please call the hotel directly at 913-451-6100 and refer to the group name “EPA CEC Superfund.”

You are responsible for cancelling your hotel reservation if you cannot attend. The DoubleTree requires a notice of cancellation   48 hours before the day of your scheduled arrival. If you fail to provide notice, one night’s lodging and tax will be charged to your credit card.

Upon check-in you will be asked to verify your departure date; if you check-out earlier from your verified departure date, an early departure fee of $50 will be charged to your credit card.

Hotel check-in begins after 3:00 p.m., and check-out time is at 12:00 p.m.