Record of Decision

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-023364",
  "term": "Record of Decision",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A public document that explains which cleanup alternative was selected for a Superfund site.\n\n2. A ROD is a legal, technical, and public document that explains which cleanup alternative will be used at a Superfund NPL site. The ROD is based on information and technical analysis generated during the remedial investigation and feasibility study (RI/FS) and consideration of public comments and community concerns. See also Preliminary Assessment and Site Investigation and Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study.\n\n3. The primary legal document at a site, which sets forth EPA's selected remedy as well as the factors that led to its selection.\n\n4. A public document that explains the cleanup method that will be used at a Superfund site, based on EPA studies, public comments, and community concerns.\n\n5. The Record of Decision (ROD) is a public document that explains which cleanup alternatives will be used to clean up a Superfund site. The ROD for sites listed on the NPL is created from information generated during the RI/FS.\n\n6. A public document that explains which cleanup alternative(s) will be used at National Priorities List sites where, under CERCLA, Trust Funds pay for the cleanup.\n\n7. A document signed by EPA outlining the selected remedy for a Superfund site. The ROD includes a responsiveness summary, which responds to comments raised during the public comment period for the Proposed Plan.\n\n8. A public document stating the final decision on a proposed action for which a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been prepared. The ROD includes a brief description of the proposed action and alternatives considered in the EIS, environmental factors considered, and project impacts; any commitments to mitigation; an explanation if an environmental preferred alternative was not selected; and responses to any substantive comments on the Final EIS.\n\n9. See http://www.epa.gov/superfund/cleanup/rod.htm. The Record of Decision (ROD) is a public document that explains which cleanup alternatives will be used to clean up a Superfund site. The ROD for sites listed on the NPL is created from information generated during the RI/FS.\n\n10. The official Agency document that explains which remedial cleanup alternatives have been considered, the selected remedy, technical background relative to the decision, and how the decision complies with the law.\n\n11. Public document that explains the cleanup method that will be used at a Superfund site; it is based on technical data gathered and analyses performed during the remedial investigation and feasibility study, as well as public comments and community concerns.\n\n12. A remedial action plan document that describes the remedy selected for a Superfund site.\n\n13. A public document that explains which cleanup alternative(s) will be used at National Priorities List sites.",
  "abbreviation": "ROD",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms",
    "Waste and Cleanup Risk Assessment Glossary",
    "Superfund Reforms Glossary",
    "Superfund for Students and Teachers Glossary",
    "Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment; Region 5 Cleanup Site: Environmental Glossary",
    "Region 5 Cleanup Sites Glossary",
    "Environmental Review Training for Special Appropriations Grants Glossary",
    "Superfund Acronyms",
    "EPA PRP Search Manual 2009 (Appendix 12) Glossary 06-30-2011 at http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/cleanup/superfund/prpmanual/prp-man-app12-09.pdf",
    "40 CFR 35.4270 (CFR 2018)",
    "RCRA Orientation Manual 2008 Glossary",
    "Superfund Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/record-of-decision/"
}