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oSWLR Diroctive 9355.3-01
confirmed, 8djustmonts 01: ChaiceS 88 to the appropriate course for further
imro~stigations and anrlyS.8 Uo r.quir.d. These choices, like tho romody
' soleetion itsolf, involve the balmCin9 of vide varioty of factors and thc
axoreiro of best professional judgmmnt.
The purepose of thi8 guibmnee ir to proaido tho unr with an ovorall
unb.rstanding of the U/?S process.
Stat. agencies responsible for coordinating or directing activitios at
National Priorities Lirt (NPL) riter, potentially nsponsiblo partios (PRPs)
?odor81 frciiity coordinators, urd eoruultu\ta or coop.nier contractrd to
usirt in Rf/?S-r818tad activities at #PL rites. This quidanem doscribos
tho goner81 procod~es for conducting an RI/PS.' Where specifi: guidance is
eurrmtly 8vailablo alnuhere, the JlS/?% guib.nc. dll r-ly highlight the
kay point8 Olt aoacaptr 68 they ralrte to r& =/?S ~ s and refor s the
uwr to tha oth.r murces for rdditional botails.
txputod users include tPA parsomel,
h i s guidance dammaat a s net typically e a r s bifterencer in -0
9onrral procedures (e.9.r wrk plan preparation, reporting requlromonts)
betwen a Fund-fin8nc.d urd PRP-conducted Rf/?S, bnd the flexibility
dircus8.6 for C0-b 8CtiViti.S my not p8rtd.n to 8 O1I9-COrrducted Rf/FS.
ThetefOrer when PRPs are conducting an RI/?S, this guid~ce document must
bo used in conjunction with tho 'Intrrfm Guidance on PRP Pa-icipation ir.
tho RVFS Process' (8.0 Appendix A).
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