Definitions for "CERFA"
The Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act, part of CERCLA, that requires the military departments to identify uncontaminated property at closing and realigning bases within 18 months of the date of approval. The identification is not complete until either the EPA (at National Priorities List [NPL] sites) or state (at non-NPL sites) has concurred on the property identified by the military department.
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE FACILITATION ACT. Amendment to CERCLA that established new procedures for contamination assessment, remediation (cleanup) and regulatory agency notification and concurrence for federal facility closures. CERFA requires the Navy to identify uncontaminated property; the primary goal is to accelerate the transfer of property that can be immediately reused and redeveloped. Includes a map showing the environmental condition classifications of the sites, indicating transferability.
Community Environmental Resource Facilitation Act