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Designation:D574515Standard Guide forDeveloping and Implementing Short-Term Measures or EarlyActions for Site Remediation1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D5745;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 The purpose of this guide is to assist practitioners in thedevelopment,selection,design,and implementation of partial,short-term,or early action remedies undertaken at sites ofwaste contamination for the purpose of managing,controlling,or reducing risk posed by environmental site contamination.Early action remedies and strategies are applicable to themanagement of other regulatory processes(for example,stateUST programs are equally applicable)in addition to theComprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation andLiability Act(CERCLA)/NCP process.This guide identifiesand describes a standard process,technical requirements,information needs,benefits,and strategy for early actions.1.2 This guide is applicable to both nonhazardous andhazardous sites of contamination as defined by CERCLA asamended by the Superfund Amendments and ReauthorizationAct of 1986(SARA)and the Resource Conservation andRecoveryAct(RCRA)as amended by the Hazardous and SolidWaste Amendments(HSWA)of 1986.1.3 To the extent that this guide may be used for hazardousmaterials operations,it does not address the applicability ofregulatory limitations and local requirements.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E1528 Practice for Limited Environmental Due Diligence:Transaction Screen Process2.2 Code of Federal Regulations:3Corrective Action or Solid Waste Management Units atHazardous Waste Management Facilities,Proposed Rule,27 July 1990,40 CFR Parts 264,265,270,and 271(55 FR30797)Corrective Action Management Units and Temporary Units;Corrective Action Provisions;Final Rule,16 February1993,58 FR 8658National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contin-gency Plan,Final Rule,8 March 1990,40 CFR Part 3002.3 EPA DocumentsCERCLA,Compliance with Other Laws Manual,Part I(Interim Final),August 1988,EPA/9234.1-01CERCLA,Compliance with Other Laws Manual,Part II:CleanAirAct and Other Environmental Statutes and StateRequirements,August 1989,EPA/9234.1-02Guidance for Performing Preliminary Assessments underCERCLA,September 1991,EPA/9345.0-01AGuidance for Performing Site Inspections under CERCLA,September 1992,EPA/9345.1-05Data Quality Objectives for Remedial Response Activities:Development Process,EPA/540/G-87/003Guidance for Conducting Remedial Investigations and Fea-sibility Studies(RI/FS)under CERCLA,October 1988,EPA/9355.3-01RCRA Corrective Action Interim Measures Guidance,In-terim Final,June 1988,EPA/9902.43.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements(ARAR)those requirements,cleanup standards,standards ofcontrol,and other substantive environmental protectionrequirements,criteria,or limitations promulgated under federalor state law that show either a direct correspondence or addressproblems or situations sufficiently similar at a site to show thatthey are well suited for application.3.1.2 conceptual site model,na mental or physical repre-sentation of the physical system and the iterative characteriza-tion of the physical and chemical processes and conditions that1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D34 on WasteManagement and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D34.05 on SiteRemediation.Current edition approved Sept.1,2015.Published September 2015.Originallyapproved in 1995.Last previous approved in 2009 as D5745-09.DOI:10.1520/D5745-15.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Superintendent of Documents,U.S.Government PrintingOffice,Washington,DC 20402.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 affect the transport of contaminants from sources throughenvironmental media to receptors or potential receptors.3.1.3 contaminant,nany substance potentially hazardousto human health or the environment and present in theenvironment above background concentration.3.1.4 early action,nany remedial plan initiated in advanceof a complete or final characterization of a contaminated site.3.1.5 final remedy,nsite restoration.3.1.6 interim remedial measure,na remedial action thati