1 - Office of Legacy Management

OSWER Directive
The 8bility to rdOqU8tely SCOp 8 WCifiC pmjoct is cloaoly tied to
the 8sount and qu81ity Of 8V8il8blO iXbfOrPutiOn. Therefore, it is
to noto that tho @cop. of tho ptojOct 8ad, to .oy extant the spcific pro-
oct plans, 8ro dwolopod itorrtivoly (Lo., 8s new infomation is required
or new decisions rro mado, data roquirrwnts aro reevrfurted 8nd, if 8pprO-
prirto, project pl8ns are rodifid). In this wry, reoping holps to focus
8ctivitios and rtrorolino the R h , thereby prmvonthg noodlors oxponditur
8nd 1088 Of t- in UnnOC@SS8~ S8wling 8nd 8n81ySOS.
P i p 0 2-1 shows tho koy rtopr in tho scoping procoss. 1
2.2 PRaYzm PLANNING
On- 8 gonorrl sit0 lunrgomont rpproach hrs ken 8qr-d upon, planninq
ern bogin for tho scop. of r apociftc project.
conducted during projoct planning include: 2
Tho spocific activities
o hoting vith 108d 89encyl support 8gonql rnd Contraeto,r personne
to dircusr.rito irsuor and rrriqn rorponsibilities for RI/FS
8 C tiVi t i0 8
0 bllecting 8nd rnrlyzing oxirtirrg &t8 to dwolop 8 conceptual
8stO -01 tbt ern k urd to rrwss both tho naturo 8nd the
oxfrat Of cont8minrtion rnd to id8ntify potonti81 oxposure
pt?myr 8nd potontirl human horlth rnd/or onvironwnt81 rece?tor
'5.0 Appondix A for 8 delino8tion of rorpansibilitior betvoon the bat!
89ancy and tho PRps durin9 the rcopfn9 procoss.
'For 8 PRP-lord RInS tho PRPs are typically rasponsiblo for these activiti08
oxcopt for conducting comunity intorviows. Thir responsibility res:
with the lead agency. Specific activities porformed by the PWs durirc
rcopinc are determined during the negotiation poriod ant! shoult! be spec-fr
in the agreonent between the PRPs 8nC the le8d agency. I