{"schema_version":2,"canonical_url":"https://asc.understandingaccounting.org/asc/410/30/#30-initial-measurement","source":"FASB Accounting Standards Codification, Basic View","usage":"Study and research edition. Verify current requirements with the official source. Summaries, enrichment, and tags are machine-generated study aids. Paragraph html preserves source markup; snippet is abbreviated. Pending content is not necessarily effective.","topic":"410","topic_title":"Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations","subtopic":"410-30","subtopic_title":"Environmental Obligations","section":{"number":"30","label":"30 Initial Measurement","anchor":"30-initial-measurement","is_sec":false,"groups":[{"block":null,"heading":"Allocation of Liability Among Potentially Responsible Parties","paragraphs":[{"citation":"410-30-30-1","para":"30-1","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D14520-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">At the early stages of the remediation process, environmental remediation liabilities are not easily quantified, due in part to their uncertainties. As a practical matter, the range of an estimated remediation liability will be defined and refined as events in the remediation process occur. </span></span> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D14705-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The environmental remediation liability recorded by an entity should be based on that entity's estimate of its allocable share of the joint and several remediation liability. The estimation of an entity's allocable share of the joint and several remediation liability (see paragraph <a href=\"/asc/410/30/#410-30-55-4\" class=\"xref\">410-30-55-4</a>) for a site requires an entity to do all of the following: </span></span> <ol class=\"ol-norm\"> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">a</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D14874-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Identify the <a href=\"/glossary/p/#potentially-responsible-party\" class=\"term\" title=\"Any individual, legal entity, or government—including owners, operators, transporters, or generators—potentially responsible for, or contributing to, the environmental impacts at a Superfund site. The Environmental Protection Agency has the authority to require potentially responsible parties, through administrative and legal actions, to remediate such sites. At early stages of the remediation process, the list of potentially responsible parties may be limited to a handful of entities that either were significant contributors of waste to the site or were easy to identify, for example, because of their proximity to the site or because of labeled material found at the site. As further investigation of the site occurs and as remediation activities take place, additional potentially responsible parties may be identified. Once identified, the additional potentially responsible parties would be reclassified from this category to either the participating potentially responsible party or recalcitrant potentially responsible party category. The total number of parties in this category and their aggregate allocable share of the remediation liability varies by site and cannot be reliably determined before the specific identification of individual potentially responsible parties. For example, some ultimately may be dropped from the potentially responsible party list because no substantive evidence is found to link them to the site. For others, substantive evidence eventually may be found that points to their liability. The presentation of that evidence to the entity would result in a reclassification of the party from this category of potentially responsible parties (sometimes referred to as hiding in the weeds) to either the participating potentially responsible party or recalcitrant potentially responsible party category.\"><span>potentially responsible parties</span></a> for the site </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">b</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D149CC-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Assess the likelihood that other potentially responsible parties will pay their full allocable share of the joint and several remediation liability </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">c</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D14B0A-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Determine the percentage of the liability that will be allocated to the entity. </span></span> </div> </li> </ol> </div> </div>","snippet":"At the early stages of the remediation process, environmental remediation liabilities are not easily quantified, due in part to their uncertainties. As a practical matter, the range of an estimated remediation liability …","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:4f89c7634011de65ebd5f722fd6a5e55a048bed1164f386636f6d0a8e7268c62","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147482019","source_sha256":"b7fb12b520d7fc0582b4f2dd20d7cf1d7782336d32a141d0cc2c92a7b360aff0"}},{"citation":"410-30-30-2","para":"30-2","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D14C0C-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">For purposes of estimating an entity's allocable share of the joint and several remediation liability for a site, those parties that are potentially responsible for paying the remediation liability belong to one of the following five potentially responsible party categories: </span></span> <ol class=\"ol-norm\"> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">a</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D14CE9-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"> <a href=\"/glossary/p/#participating-potentially-responsible-party\" class=\"term\" title=\"A party to a Superfund site that has acknowledged potential involvement with respect to the site. Active potentially responsible parties may participate in the various administrative, negotiation, monitoring, and remediation activities related to the site. Others may adopt a passive stance and simply monitor the activities and decisions of the more involved potentially responsible parties. This passive stance could result from a variety of factors such as the entity's lack of experience, limited internal resources, or relative involvement at a site. This category of potentially responsible parties (both active and passive) is also referred to as players.\"><span>Participating potentially responsible parties</span></a> </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">b</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D14DD0-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"> <a href=\"/glossary/r/#recalcitrant-potentially-responsible-party\" class=\"term\" title=\"A party whose liability with respect to a Superfund site is substantiated by evidence, but that refuses to acknowledge potential involvement with respect to the site. Recalcitrant potentially responsible parties adopt a recalcitrant attitude toward the entire remediation effort even though evidence exists that points to their involvement at a site. Some may adopt this attitude out of ignorance of the law; others may do so in the hope that they will be considered a nuisance and therefore ignored. Typically, parties in this category must be sued in order to collect their allocable share of the remediation liability; however, it may be that it is not economical to bring such suits because the parties' assets are limited. This category of potentially responsible parties is also referred to as nonparticipating potentially responsible parties.\"><span>Recalcitrant potentially responsible parties</span></a> </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">c</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D14EAE-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"> <a href=\"/glossary/u/#unproven-potentially-responsible-party\" class=\"term\" title=\"A party that has been identified as a potentially responsible party for a Superfund site by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or by an analogous state agency, but that does not acknowledge potential involvement with respect to the site because no evidence has been presented linking the party to the site. Also referred to as a hiding-in-the-weeds potentially responsible party.\"><span>Unproven potentially responsible parties</span></a> </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">d</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D14F85-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"> <a href=\"/glossary/u/#unknown-potentially-responsible-party\" class=\"term\" title=\"A party that has liability with respect to a Superfund site, but that has not yet been identified as a potentially responsible party by the Environmental Protection Agency or by an analogous state agency.\"><span>Unknown potentially responsible parties</span></a> </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">e</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D15058-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"> <a href=\"/glossary/o/#orphan-share-potentially-responsible-party\" class=\"term\" title=\"An identified potentially responsible party that cannot be located or that is insolvent. Some of these parties may be identified by the Environmental Protection Agency; others may be identified as the site is investigated or as the remediation is performed. However, no contributions will ever be made by these parties.\"><span>Orphan share potentially responsible parties</span></a>.</span></span> </div> </li> </ol> </div> </div>","snippet":"For purposes of estimating an entity's allocable share of the joint and several remediation liability for a site, those parties that are potentially responsible for paying the remediation liability belong to one of the f…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:4e6ba1929d92a11a4718b5f2d289268d169507a60881b9dc6b8498e19679fe1e","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147482019","source_sha256":"b7fb12b520d7fc0582b4f2dd20d7cf1d7782336d32a141d0cc2c92a7b360aff0"}},{"citation":"410-30-30-3","para":"30-3","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D15130-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Over the duration of a remediation project, individual entities may move from one potentially responsible parties category to another. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"Over the duration of a remediation project, individual entities may move from one potentially responsible parties category to another.","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:8f9ef429cc5c77d5e98c6547297580d0a3bd74746994dd9814195e9af5e45e32","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147482019","source_sha256":"b7fb12b520d7fc0582b4f2dd20d7cf1d7782336d32a141d0cc2c92a7b360aff0"}},{"citation":"410-30-30-4","para":"30-4","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D15205-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">In estimating its allocable share of the joint and several remediation liability for a site, there is a rebuttable presumption that costs will be allocated only among participating potentially responsible parties, as that category exists at the date of issuance of the financial statements. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"In estimating its allocable share of the joint and several remediation liability for a site, there is a rebuttable presumption that costs will be allocated only among participating potentially responsible parties, as tha…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:789ac614a4d138e1a7754f05021d6b865ea814365ae21ab77948d31eea47adfa","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147482019","source_sha256":"b7fb12b520d7fc0582b4f2dd20d7cf1d7782336d32a141d0cc2c92a7b360aff0"}},{"citation":"410-30-30-5","para":"30-5","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D15300-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">An entity shall determine its allocable share of the joint and several remediation liability for a site based on its estimate of the allocation method and percentage that ultimately will be used for the entire remediation effort. The primary sources for this estimate shall be the allocation method and percentages that: </span></span> <ol class=\"ol-norm\"> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">a</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D15408-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The potentially responsible parties have agreed to (whether that agreement applies to the entire remediation effort or to the costs incurred in the current phase of the remediation process) </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">b</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D1550D-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Have been assigned by a consultant </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">c</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D1560F-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Have been determined by the Environmental Protection Agency. </span></span> </div> </li> </ol> </div> </div>","snippet":"An entity shall determine its allocable share of the joint and several remediation liability for a site based on its estimate of the allocation method and percentage that ultimately will be used for the entire remediatio…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:0a0e7a6d8d660f78c83c1784114800f9f18c841b1a591d8096dcae14bd25858a","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147482019","source_sha256":"b7fb12b520d7fc0582b4f2dd20d7cf1d7782336d32a141d0cc2c92a7b360aff0"}},{"citation":"410-30-30-6","para":"30-6","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D15718-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">If the entity's estimate of the ultimate allocation method and percentage differs significantly from the method or percentage from these primary sources, the entity's estimate should be based on objective, verifiable information. </span></span> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D15807-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Examples of objective, verifiable information include all of the following: </span></span> <ol class=\"ol-norm\"> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">a</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D158EF-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Existing data about the kinds and quantities of waste at the site </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">b</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D159E1-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Experience with allocation approaches in comparable situations </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">c</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D15AD5-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Reports of environmental specialists (internal or external) </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">d</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D15BD0-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Internal data refuting Environmental Protection Agency allegations about the entity's contribution of waste (kind, volume, and so forth) to the site. </span></span> </div> </li> </ol> </div> </div>","snippet":"If the entity's estimate of the ultimate allocation method and percentage differs significantly from the method or percentage from these primary sources, the entity's estimate should be based on objective, verifiable inf…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:f5fdfef760b3a702451fcaf36d1363eeea9125cd18aba38c3e31287d7fccd476","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147482019","source_sha256":"b7fb12b520d7fc0582b4f2dd20d7cf1d7782336d32a141d0cc2c92a7b360aff0"}},{"citation":"410-30-30-7","para":"30-7","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D15CC6-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">An entity should assess the likelihood that each potentially responsible party will pay its allocable share of the joint and several remediation liability. That assessment should be based primarily on the financial condition of the participating potentially responsible party. This assessment requires the entity to gain an understanding of the financial condition of the other participating potentially responsible parties and to update and monitor this information as the remediation progresses. The entity shall include in its liability its share of amounts related to the site that will not be paid by other potentially responsible parties or the government. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"An entity should assess the likelihood that each potentially responsible party will pay its allocable share of the joint and several remediation liability. That assessment should be based primarily on the financial condi…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:8ce8ba9f7aee77568233f59916738fb3c70ebe1853a5610c52c5425dad62a2c8","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147482019","source_sha256":"b7fb12b520d7fc0582b4f2dd20d7cf1d7782336d32a141d0cc2c92a7b360aff0"}}],"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:7f8329b901cd59378966c82a4e31981a7352cb03a4f97d7998e8c437777eaf4f","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147482019","source_sha256":"b7fb12b520d7fc0582b4f2dd20d7cf1d7782336d32a141d0cc2c92a7b360aff0"}},{"block":null,"heading":"Costs to Be Included in Remediation Liability","paragraphs":[{"citation":"410-30-30-8","para":"30-8","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D15DC6-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Once an entity has determined that it is probable that an environmental remediation liability has been incurred, the entity shall estimate that liability based on available information (see also paragraphs <div class=\"xref-range displayInline\"><a href=\"/asc/410/30/#410-30-25-7\" class=\"xref\">410-30-25-7 through 25-13</a></div>).The estimate of the liability shall include the entity's: </span></span> <ol class=\"ol-norm\"> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">a</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D15EAD-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Allocable share of the liability for a specific site </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">b</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D16041-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Share of amounts related to the site that will not be paid by other potentially responsible parties or the government. </span></span> </div> </li> </ol> </div> </div>","snippet":"Once an entity has determined that it is probable that an environmental remediation liability has been incurred, the entity shall estimate that liability based on available information (see also paragraphs 410-30-25-7 th…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:3afe9f1941b2fc73af67f0e709f1d4ee107e5944a0232ff615f246fa16eca9af","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147482019","source_sha256":"b7fb12b520d7fc0582b4f2dd20d7cf1d7782336d32a141d0cc2c92a7b360aff0"}},{"citation":"410-30-30-9","para":"30-9","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D16164-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Making the appropriate measurement of an entity's remediation liability involves the following issues: </span></span> <ol class=\"ol-norm\"> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">a</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D16240-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Costs that should be included in the measurement </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">b</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D16318-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Whether the measurement should consider the effects of expected future events or developments, including discounting considerations </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">c</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D163F8-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">How the measurement should be affected by the existence of other potentially responsible parties </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">d</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D164DE-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">How the measurement should be affected by potential recoveries. </span></span> </div> </li> </ol> </div> </div>","snippet":"Making the appropriate measurement of an entity's remediation liability involves the following issues:\n(a) Costs that should be included in the measurement\n(b) Whether the measurement should consider the effects of 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id=\"sfr_55D166A0-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Incremental direct costs of the remediation effort (see paragraph <a href=\"/asc/410/30/#410-30-55-1\" class=\"xref\">410-30-55-1</a>) </span></span> </div> </li> <li class=\"li-norm\"><span class=\"linum\">b</span> <div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D16775-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Costs of compensation and benefits for those employees who are expected to devote a significant amount of time directly to the remediation effort, to the extent of the time expected to be spent directly on the remediation effort. </span></span> </div> </li> </ol> </div> </div>","snippet":"Costs to be included in the measurement are the following:\n(a) Incremental direct costs of the remediation effort (see paragraph 410-30-55-1)\n(b) Costs of compensation and benefits for those employees who are expected 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class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D16956-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Precleanup activities, such as the performance of a remedial investigation, risk assessment, or feasibility study and the preparation of a <a href=\"/glossary/r/#remedial-action\" class=\"term\" title=\"Related to Superfund: generally long-term actions taken to do any of the following: Investigate, alleviate, or eliminate the effects of a release of a hazardous substance into the environment Investigate, alleviate, or eliminate a threat of the release of an existing hazardous substance that could potentially harm human health or the environment Restore natural resources. 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<div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D16F56-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The allocation of costs among potentially responsible parties.</span></span> </div> </li> </ol> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D1702E-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The costs of making such determinations, including legal costs, shall be included in the measurement of the remediation liability. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"Determining any of the following is part of the remediation effort:\n(a) The extent of remedial actions that are required\n(b) The type of remedial actions to be used\n(c) The allocation of costs among potentially 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involved with potential recoveries shall be charged to expense as incurred until realization of the claim for recovery is considered probable and an asset relating to the recovery is recognized, at which time any remaining such legal costs shall be considered in the measurement of the recovery. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"Litigation costs involved with potential recoveries shall be charged to expense as incurred until realization of the claim for recovery is considered probable and an asset relating to the recovery is recognized, at which…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:f8b73eb005f62f27202d8040a80f30cc23d971de24fbe49757aa212d10a573ab","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147482019","source_sha256":"b7fb12b520d7fc0582b4f2dd20d7cf1d7782336d32a141d0cc2c92a7b360aff0"}},{"citation":"410-30-30-15","para":"30-15","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D172AE-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The determination of what legal costs are for potential recoveries rather than for determining the allocation of costs among potentially responsible parties will depend on the specific facts and circumstances of each situation. </span></span> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D17381-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\"> For purposes of measuring environmental remediation liabilities, the measurement shall be based on enacted laws and adopted regulations and policies. No changes should be anticipated. </span></span> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D17448-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The remedial action plan that is used to develop the estimate of the liability shall be based on the methodology that is expected to be approved to complete the remediation effort. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"The determination of what legal costs are for potential recoveries rather than for determining the allocation of costs among potentially responsible parties will depend on the specific facts and circumstances of each sit…","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:419950cf5aa7dbe36cdf2c3f57b4fcd4c3eb5bdc93ab46a189b60b104caa7d22","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147482019","source_sha256":"b7fb12b520d7fc0582b4f2dd20d7cf1d7782336d32a141d0cc2c92a7b360aff0"}},{"citation":"410-30-30-16","para":"30-16","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D17515-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">Costs to defend against assertions of liability in the context of environmental remediation liabilities involve determining whether an entity is responsible for participating in a remediation process. </span></span> </div> </div>","snippet":"Costs to defend against assertions of liability in the context of environmental remediation liabilities involve determining whether an entity is responsible for participating in a remediation process.","pending":false,"provenance":{"source_url":"https://asc.fasb.org/","snapshot_version":"sha256:15aea8165dff9f5ae47d9484f8470588b13b307f56e1d50801bf4d85ec190e3f","record_version":"sha256:61b8c81b55ef77087749a064c95364aaf55df17fb8fff387e1dc23020026c9f5","downloaded_from":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","last_downloaded_at":"2026-09-10T00:21:36.393Z","date_scope":"source_page","effective_as_of":null,"effective_as_of_status":"Not established by retrieval timestamps","source_key":"1943274/2147482019","source_sha256":"b7fb12b520d7fc0582b4f2dd20d7cf1d7782336d32a141d0cc2c92a7b360aff0"}},{"citation":"410-30-30-17","para":"30-17","html":"<div class=\"asc-body\"><div class=\"norm-text\"> <span class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_55D175F2-6E93-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">The measurement of environmental remediation liabilities shall be based on the reporting entity's estimate of what it will cost to perform each of the elements of the remediation effort (determined in accordance with paragraphs <div class=\"xref-range displayInline\"><a href=\"/asc/410/30/#410-30-30-11\" class=\"xref\">410-30-30-11 through 30-15</a></div>) when those elements are expected to be performed. 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