Title 40

PART 312 Part 312 - Innocent Landowners, Standards For Conducting All Appropriate Inquiries

PART 312 - INNOCENT LANDOWNERS, STANDARDS FOR CONDUCTING ALL APPROPRIATE INQUIRIES Authority:Section 101(35)(B) of CERCLA, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601(35)(B). Source:70 FR 66107, Nov. 1, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

Authority: Section 101(35)(B) of CERCLA, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9601(35)(B).
Source: 70 FR 66107, Nov. 1, 2005, unless otherwise noted.

40:30.0.1.1.9.1	SUBPART A	Subpart A - Introduction
40:30.0.1.1.9.1.9.1	SECTION 312.1	312.1 Purpose, applicability, scope and disclosure obligations.
40:30.0.1.1.9.2	SUBPART B	Subpart B - Definitions and References
40:30.0.1.1.9.2.9.1	SECTION 312.10	312.10 Definitions.
40:30.0.1.1.9.2.9.2	SECTION 312.11	312.11 References.
40:30.0.1.1.9.3	SUBPART C	Subpart C - Standards and Practices
40:30.0.1.1.9.3.9.1	SECTION 312.20	312.20 All appropriate inquiries.
40:30.0.1.1.9.3.9.2	SECTION 312.21	312.21 Results of inquiry by an environmental professional.
40:30.0.1.1.9.3.9.3	SECTION 312.22	312.22 Additional inquiries.
40:30.0.1.1.9.3.9.4	SECTION 312.23	312.23 Interviews with past and present owners, operators, and occupants.
40:30.0.1.1.9.3.9.5	SECTION 312.24	312.24 Reviews of historical sources of information.
40:30.0.1.1.9.3.9.6	SECTION 312.25	312.25 Searches for recorded environmental cleanup liens.
40:30.0.1.1.9.3.9.7	SECTION 312.26	312.26 Reviews of Federal, State, Tribal, and local government records.
40:30.0.1.1.9.3.9.8	SECTION 312.27	312.27 Visual inspections of the facility and of adjoining properties.
40:30.0.1.1.9.3.9.9	SECTION 312.28	312.28 Specialized knowledge or experience on the part of the defendant.
40:30.0.1.1.9.3.9.10	SECTION 312.29	312.29 The relationship of the purchase price to the value of the property, if the property was not contaminated.
40:30.0.1.1.9.3.9.11	SECTION 312.30	312.30 Commonly known or reasonably ascertainable information about the property.
40:30.0.1.1.9.3.9.12	SECTION 312.31	312.31 The degree of obviousness of the presence or likely presence of contamination at the property, and the ability to detect the contamination by appropriate investigation.