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Notice2025-15352

Financial Assurance Guidance for the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024

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Published
August 13, 2025

Issuing agencies

Environmental Protection Agency

Abstract

In the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act of 2024, as part of the permit application, Good Samaritan applicants must provide financial assurance for every project. This document provides guidance in drafting and fulfilling the financial assurance components of Good Samaritan permits. This guidance defines relevant terms, discusses initial and modified cost estimates and financial assurance mechanisms, and describes how financial assurance may be accessed and released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Indexed from Federal Register on August 13, 2025.

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