What This Manual Can Do For You A Handbook for All

This manual reviews regulatory requirements and provides policy guidance to help implement the RCRA program. The policies set forth in the attached manual are not final agency action, but are intended solely as guidance. They are not intended, nor can they be relied on, to create any rights enforceable by any party in litigation with the United States. EPA officials may decide to follow the guidance provided, or to act at variance with the guidance, based on an analysis of specific site circumstances. The Agency also reserves the right to change this guidance at any time without public notice. This manual replaces and supersedes the 1993 RCRA Public Involvement Manual (EPA 530-R-93-006). This manual is designed for use by agency staff, public interest organizations, private citizens, and owners/operators of hazardous waste management facilities. Acknowledgments The RCRA Public Participation Manual was developed by the Office of Solid Waste with the invaluable help of a task group comprised of EPA and State regulators, industry representatives, and representatives of public interest groups. EPA would like to thank the members of the task group who provided their able services to this effort. For a full listing of participants, please refer to Appendix Q