Apr 01, 2006
The new, fifth edition of ASTM Standards on Environmental Site Assessments for Commercial Real Estate, is now available for purchase from ASTM International, and it includes the latest version of E 1527-05, Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I ESA Process.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has determined that E 1527-05 is in full compliance with the requirements for conducting AAIs as specified in the recently published EPA rule, "Standards and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries." The EPA AAI document (40 CFR Part 312) and foreword, as well as ASTM E 1528-06, Standard Practice for Limited Environmental Due Diligence: Transaction Screen Process, are also part of the fifth edition.
Changes to E 1527-05 fall into the following categories:
Expanded definitions introduced in the 2002 act, providing a questionnaire to assist clients with fulfilling their AAI obligations, and citing the environmental professional definition and declaration required by the EPA AAI regulation.
Changes to E 1528-06 include:
Copies of ASTM Standards on Environmental Site Assessments for Commercial Real Estate, Fifth Edition, are available for $80 either as a CD (ISBN: 0-8031-4254-4; stock # E50COMPCD) or in print (75 pages, soft cover, ISBN: 0-8031-4252-8; stock # E50COMP06) by contacting ASTM Customer Service (phone: 610/832-9585, fax: 610/832-9555, or e-mail: https://www.astm.org/contact/), or online at http://www.astm.org.
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