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UST-Related Policy Directives -- Topic Index
EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) issued policy directives between 1985 and 1998 pertaining to the underground storage tank (UST) program. The directives are listed by topic and number.
| COMPLIANCE & ENFORCEMENT |
|---|
| FY 1989 - FY 1990 Compliance and Enforcement Strategy for the
Underground Storage Tank Program, January 5, 1989 (Directive 9610.8) |
| UST/LUST Enforcement Procedures Guidance Manual, May 1990 (Directive 9610.11) |
| U.S. EPA Penalty Guidance for Violations of UST Regulations,
November 14, 1990 (Directive 9610.12) |
| Guidance for Federal Field Citation Enforcement, April 9,
1992 (Directive 9610.14) Superseded by October 6, 1993 Directive 9610.16 below. |
| Guidance on Federal Field Citation Enforcement, October 6,
1993 (Directive 9610.16) |
| CORRECTIVE ACTION--SITE CLEANUP |
| Use of Monitored Natural Attenuation at Superfund, RCRA
Corrective Action, and Underground Storage Tank Sites, April 21,
1999 (Directive 9200.4-17P (PDF)) (41 pp, 277K, About PDF) |
| Guidance for Conducting Federal-Lead Underground Storage Tank
Corrective Actions, July 25, 1988 (Directive 9360.0-16A) |
| Use of Risk-Based Decision-Making in UST Corrective Action
Programs, March 1, 1996 (Directive 9610.17) |
| Streamlined Implementation of UST Corrective Action
Requirements, November 23, 1992 (Directive 9650.13) |
| GRANT GUIDANCE |
| State UST Program Grant Guidance, May 5, 1993 (Directive 9630.9) |
| State UST Program Grant Guidance, September 29, 1994 (Directive 9630.10) |
| INDIAN LANDS / INDIAN COUNTRY |
| UST Program Indian Lands Strategy for FY88 & FY89 and
Guidance for Regional Pilot Projects, March 14, 1988 (Directive 9610.7) |
| Interim Guidance on Conducting Federal-Lead Underground Storage
Tank Corrective Actions for Petroleum Releases on Indian Lands,
July 31, 1989 (Directive 9610.9) |
| Interim Final National Corrective Action Policy for USTs in
Indian Country, October 26, 1995 (Directive 9610.9A) |
| UST/LUST National Native American Lands Policy Statement, July
7, 1993 (Directive 9610.15) |
| Interim Final National Policy Statement for Underground Storage
Tank Program Implementation in Indian Country, October 23,
1995 (Directive 9610.15A) |
| LUST TRUST FUND / COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS |
| Cost Recovery Policy for the Leaking Underground Storage Tank
Trust Fund, October 7, 1988 (Directive 9610.10) Superseded by May 24, 1994 Directive 9610.10A below. |
| Cost Recovery Policy for the Leaking Underground Storage Tank
Trust Fund, May 24, 1994 (Directive 9610.10A) |
| LUST Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement Guidelines, May 24,
1994 (Directive 9650.10A) |
| STATE PROGRAM APPROVAL |
| The Office of Underground Storage Tanks Program Appraisal
Strategy, May 6, 1988 (Directive 9610.6) |
| State Program Approval Handbook, May 11, 1992 (Directive 9650.11) |
| Suggested Procedures for Review of State UST Applications, May,
1992 (Directive 9650.12) |
| Monitoring the Financial Soundness of Approved State Assurance
Funds, August 12, 1993 (Directive 9650.14) Superseded by Guidance For Regional Office Review Of State Underground Storage Tank Financial Assurance Funds, January 2012 (PDF) (18 pp, 87K, About PDF) |
| Procedures and Requirements for Codification of Approved State
UST Programs, September, 1994 (Directive 9650.15) |
| TRANSITION STRATEGY |
| FY 1989 - FY 1990 Transition Strategy for the Underground
Storage Tank Program, April 13, 1988 (Directive 9610.5) |
| Transition Tasks List, January 30, 1989 (Directive 9610.5-1) |