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Technical Assistance for Public Participation (TAPP) program, thereby providing an avenue
whereby community members of RABs can obtain technical assistance.
b. The National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) is the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation which implemented CERCLA. The NCP
provides detailed requirements for community involvement in all phases of environmental
response actions. Further, the NCP established procedures and requirements for establishing and
maintaining Administrative Records.
c. The statutory and regulatory authority and policy guidance indicated in paragraphs a and
b above are the basis for the establishment and maintenance of public involvement programs,
RABs, and Administrative Records as discussed in chapters 2, 3, and 4, respectively, of this
pamphlet.
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