Duties of persons specified in § 137.1(a)

May industry standards be used to comply with this regulation?

Qualifications of the environmental professional

Objectives and performance factors

General all appropriate inquiries requirements

Inquiries by an environmental professional

Additional inquiries

Interviews with past and present owners, operators, and occupants

Reviews of historical sources of information

Searches for recorded environmental cleanup liens

Reviews of Federal, State, tribal, and local government records

Visual inspections of the facility, the real property on which the facility is located, and adjoining properties

Specialized knowledge or experience on the part of persons specified in § 137.1(a)

The relationship of the purchase price to the value of the facility and the real property on which the facility is located, if oil was not at the facility or on the real property

Commonly known or reasonably ascertainable information about the facility and the real property on which the facility is located

The degree of obviousness of the presence or likely presence of oil at the facility and the real property on which the facility is located and the ability to detect the oil by appropriate investigation