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The United States, acting through EPA and/or DOJ-ENRD, must appear as plaintiff or co-plaintiff

The defendant or settling party must be a mining company (including open-pit, underground, and heap-leach operations), a metals processor, or a specialty chemical manufacturer

Direct comparisons must be understood as providing benchmarks and reference ranges rather than dispositive precedent

Specifically, a SEP must be designed to address the type of environmental or public health harm caused by the violation and must benefit the community or environment affected by the violation