EPA530-R-00-0033
PB2000-922 401
MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
January 2000
RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA
Hotline Questions & Answers
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 1
Underground Storage Tank Program (UST) 1
New Publications
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 3
Underground Storage Tank Program (UST) 3
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (CERCLA) 5
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) 6
All Programs 6
Federal Registers
Final Rules 7
Proposed Rules 8
Notices 9
Call Analyses
Caller Profiles 11
Hotline Topics 13
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Retroactivity of Land Disposal
Restrictions (LDR) Recordkeeping
Requirements
Under the RCRA land disposal restrictions
(LDR), generators are required to retain a
copy of all notices, certifications, waste
analysis data, and other documentation
produced pursuant to the LDR requirements
(40 CFR §268.7(a)(8)). The Phase IVLDR
final rule changed the required record
retention time for such documents from five
years to three years (62 FR 26004; May 12,
1997). Does this new three-year
recordkeeping requirement apply
retroactively, such that LDR records
generated during the period of the five-year
record retention must only be retained for
three years?
EPA intended for the new recordkeeping
requirement to apply retroactively. Records
generated during the five-year record retention
period only need to be retained for three years
as of August 11, 1997, the effective date of the
record retention portion of the LDR Phase IV
rule. Thus, if a facility began retaining
records pursuant to LDR requirements on
August 11, 1994, the facility would have
fulfilled the record retention requirement on
August 11, 1997. If a facility began retaining
LDR records on August 11, 1996, the facility
would be required to retain those records for
two years after the effective date of the Phase
IV rule, and would fulfill the record retention
requirement on August 11, 1999
(§268.7(a)(8)). The rule changed the record
retention period in §268.7(a)(8) in order to
make the requirements more consistent with
other RCRA recordkeeping requirements,
specifically the record retention requirements
for the manifest system in §262.40(a) (62 FR
26004, 26021; May 12, 1997).
UST
2. UST Financial Responsibility
Commonly Asked Questions
Must financial responsibility be
demonstrated on an owner and operator basis
or on a facility basis?
Financial responsibility must be
demonstrated on an owner and operator basis.
Any person who owns or operates petroleum
underground storage tanks (USTs) must
demonstrate financial responsibility in
accordance with 40 CFR Part 280, Subpart H.
However, financial responsibility need only be
demonstrated once per owner or operator, not
for each facility owned. The number of
facilities under one owner or operator is
important only in determining the extent of
financial responsibility required for annual
aggregate coverage. Owners and operators
should contact their state UST regulatory
agency, as states may require additional
coverage for in-state tanks.
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Hotline Questions & Answers
January 2000
What constitutes an occurrence?
The term "occurrence" is defined in
§280.92 as an "accident, including continuous
Or repeated exposure to conditions, which
results in a release from an underground
storage tank." EPA notes in §280.92 that this
definition is not intended to limit the meaning
of the term "occurrence" in a way that conflicts
with standard insurance industry usage. EPA
further clarifies that, consistent with the
insurance industry's use of the term, an
occurrence does not have to relate to a release
from a single tank, but that one occurrence can
be associated with multiple tank releases
discovered during an investigation (Letter; Ng
to Naylor, October 15, 1990, FR-1).
What is annual throughput?
Annual throughput is the total amount of
product removed or dispensed from USTs at a
facility over the course of the previous
calendar year. Annual throughput is a factor
used in determining annual aggregate coverage
for non-marketers.
What mechanisms can I use to demonstrate
financial responsibility ?
Owners and operators can use a variety of
mechanisms to demonstrate financial
responsibility. Allowable mechanisms may
include: financial test of self-insurance,
guarantee, insurance or risk retention group
coverage, surety bond, letter of credit, trust
fund, or state fund. The allowable mechanisms
are listed in §§280.95 through 280.107.
Can I combine financial responsibility
mechanisms?
Owners and operators may use any one or
combination of the mechanisms listed in
§§280.95 through 280.107. If an owner or
operator uses separate mechanisms or
combinations of mechanisms to demonstrate
financial responsibility for different petroleum
USTs, the annual aggregate must be based on
the number of tanks covered by each separate
mechanism or combination of mechanisms.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
HOW TO ORDER
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RCRA
TITLE: Screening Level Ecological Risk
Assessment Protocol for Hazardous Waste
Combustion Facilities, Volume One - Peer
Review Draft
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-D-99-001A
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
combust/ecorisk.htm
The draft three volume set details the
recommended approach for conducting
ecological risk assessments in support of
permitting RCRA hazardous waste combustion
facilities. Volume I explains the basis of the
user-friendly procedures used to perform the
risk assessments.
TITLE: Screening Level Ecological Risk
Assessment Protocol for Hazardous Waste
Combustion Facilities, Volume Two - Peer
Review Draft
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-D-99-001B
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
combust/ecorisk.htm
The draft three-volume set details the
recommended approach for conducting
ecological risk assessments in support of
permitting RCRA hazardous waste combustion
facilities. Volume II presents compound-
specific information necessary to complete the
risk assessment.
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New Publications
January 2000
TITLE: Screening Level Ecological Risk
Assessment Protocol for Hazardous Waste
Combustion Facilities, Volume Three - Peer
Review Draft
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-D-99-001C
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
combust/ecorisk.htm
The draft three volume set details the
recommended approach for conducting
ecological risk assessments in support of
permitting RCRA hazardous waste combustion
facilities. Volume in contains data related to
the risk assessment procedures, including
equations for calculating media concentrations,
chemical and media-specific bioconcentration
factors, and toxicity reference values.
TITLE: Catalog of Hazardous and Solid
Waste Publications, Twelfth Edition
PUBLICATION DATE: September 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-B-99-001
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/
catalog.htm
This catalog is a directory of EPA documents
relevant to RCRA. The catalog is divided into
sections which organize the documents by
subject, title, and document order number.
Summaries of the documents and their
publication dates are also included for
documents published as of July 1999.
TITLE: Planet Protectors Create Less Waste
in the First Place! Poster
PUBLICATION DATE: September 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-H-99-001
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/
kids.htm
This poster emphasizes the importance of
waste prevention by reducing, reusing and
recycling. Poster summarizes the ways to
reuse an old jelly jar.
TITLE: Planet Protectors Create Less Waste
in the First Place!
PUBLICATION DATE: September 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-K-99-006
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/
kids.htm
This coloring book emphasizes the importance
of waste prevention by reducing, reusing and
recycling. The booklet suggests several ways
to reuse an old jelly jar.
TITLE: A Collection of Solid Waste
Resources - Fall 1999 Edition
PUBLICATION DATE: November 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-C-99-002
This CD-ROM contains a number of OSW
documents in their entirety, including the
Municipal Solid Waste Factbook. These
documents provide information on how to
reduce, reuse, and recycle trash, and properly
manage different forms of solid and hazardous
waste.
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January 2000
New Publications
TITLE: RCRA Helps Turn Brownfields
Green
PUBLICATION DATE: December 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-99-048
URL: http ://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
ca/index.htm
This brochure shows how RCRA corrective
action returns brownfield sites to beneficial
use. It also provides two brownfields success
stories.
UST
TITLE: Underground Storage Tank Program:
Regional and State Contacts
PUBLICATION DATE: January 2000
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-F-00-001
This document is a listing of regional and state
UST and LUST program contacts; it includes
Internet addresses for state UST/LUST offices.
CERCLA
TITLE: Closeout Procedures for National
Priorities List Sites
PUBLICATION DATE: January 2000
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA540-R-98-016,
OSWER 9320.2-09A-P, PB98-963 223
AVAILABILITY: Internet only
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
resources/closeout/index.htm
This document is designed primarily for
Remedial Project Managers. It describes the
process for accomplishing remedial action
completion, construction completion, site
completion, and site deletion. The guidance
applies only to those sites that are or were on
the final National Priorities List.
TITLE: Presumptive Remedy for Metals-in-
Soil Sites
PUBLICATION DATE: September 1999
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA540-F-98-054, PB99-
963 301, OSWER 9355.0-72FS
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
resources/presump/index.htm
This directive identifies a presumptive remedy
for metals-in-soil sites, and summarizes
technical factors that should be considered
when selecting a presumptive remedy for these
sites. This presumptive remedy is intended for
use at sites where metal contamination in soils
is a primary problem, including areas where
metals may be co-located with other
contaminants.
TITLE: Interim Final Guidance Institutional
Controls and Transfer of Real Property under
CERCLA Section 120(h)(3)(A)(B) or (C)
PUBLICATION DATE: January 2000
AVAILABILITY: SDC/Internet
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swerffrr/guide.htm
EPA's evaluation of federal property transfers
is contingent on the receipt of information
establishing that the institutional controls will
be effective in preventing human or
environmental exposure to hazardous
substances that remain on site above levels
which allow unrestricted use. This guidance
requires that the transferring federal agency
demonstrate prior to transfer that certain
procedures are in place, or will be put in place,
that will provide EPA with sufficient basis for
determining that the institutional controls will
perform as expected in the future.
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New Publications
January 2000
EPCRA
TITLE: Chemicals in Your Community: A
Guide to the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act
PUBLICATION DATE: December 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-K-99-001
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/p-gen.htm
This pamphlet provides a summary of the
types of information that can be obtained under
the EPCRA and the Clean Air Act (CAA).
The pamphlet provides a discussion on how
the various types of public information can be
used by groups such as fire departments, health
care professionals, citizens, and other
industries to improve the safety of the
surrounding community.
TITLE: Joint United States-Mexico
Contingency Plan
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-R-99-006
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/p-gen.htm
The Joint U.S./Mexico Contingency Plan
provides a structure for cooperation between
the United States and Mexico in response to a
polluting incident. Such incidents could
potentially threaten both parties or could affect
one party to such a degree that warning the
other party or asking for assistance from the
other party would be necessary. This Plan
offers guidance on subjects such as response
operations, organization, preparedness, and
notification procedures.
ALL PROGRAMS
TITLE: FY 1998 Audited Financial
Statements
PUBLICATION DATE: September 1999
ORDER NO.: N/A
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ocfopage/
finstatement/finstatement.htm
This document contains EPA's annual
financial statements for fiscal year 1998. This
document summarizes EPA's financial
activities, and highlights the successes
achieved by the Agency's programs during FY
1998.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
You may order copies of all major RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA Federal Registers by calling the Hotline.
RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA National Toil-Free No.: (800) 424-9346
Local: (703) 412-9810 TDD National Toll-Free No.: (800) 553-7672
Electronic Availability
Federal Registers from October 1994 to the present related to the Hotline's program areas are accessible via
EPA's Public Access Servers. The servers are accessible at:
WWW: http://www.epa.gov
FTP: ftp.epa.gov
EPA Federal Registers are organized by date on the WWW (starting from October 1994).
Go to: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr
For RCRA/UST and selected CERCLA Federal Registers, choose: EPA - Waste.
For selected EPCRA Federal Registers, choose: EPA - TRI.
For CAA §112(r) Federal Registers, choose: EPA - Air.
FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Adequacy of State Permit Programs
Under RCRA Subtitle D"
January 12, 2000 (65 EB 1814)
EPA streamlined the approval process for
specific state permit programs for solid waste
disposal facilities other than municipal solid
waste landfills (MSWLF) that receive
conditionally exempt small quantity generator
(CESQG) hazardous waste. This rule is
effective April 11, 2000, unless the Agency
receives adverse comments.
"Hazardous Waste Management
System; Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Wastes; Final Exclusion"
January 14, 2000 (65 ER 2337)
EPA granted a petition submitted by BWX
Technologies, Inc., to exclude from hazardous
waste control a certain solid waste generated
at Lynchburg, Virginia, facility when disposed
in Subtitle D landfills. The final authorization
will become effective on January 14, 2000.
"North Dakota: Final Authorization of
State Hazardous Waste Management
Program"
January 19, 2000 (65 FR 2897)
EPA authorized revisions to North Dakota's
hazardous waste program. The final
authorization will become effective on
March 20, 2000, unless adverse comments are
received.
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Federal Registers
January 2000
"Comprehensive Guideline for
Procurement of Products Containing
Recovered Materials; Recovered
Materials Advisory Notice; Final Rule"
January 19, 2000 (65 EB 3070)
EPA amended the May 1,1995
Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines
(CPG) by designating 18 new items that are or
can be made with recovered materials. These
items are: carpet cushion, flowable fill,
railroad grade crossing surfaces, park benches
and picnic tables, playground equipment, food
waste compost, plastic lumber landscaping
timbers and posts, solid plastic binders, plastic
clipboards, plastic file folders, plastic clip
portfolios, plastic presentation folders,
sorbents, industrial drums, awards and
plaques, mats, signage, and manual-grade
stripping. This final rule will become
effective on January 19, 2001.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; PAB Oil and
Chemical Services, Inc. Superfund
Site"
January 3, 2000 (65 FR 19)
Notice of Deletion.
"National Priorities List; D.L. Mud, Inc.
Superfund Site"
January 7, 2000 (65 F_B 1070)
Notice of Deletion.
"National Priorities List; Renora, Inc.
Superfund Site"
January 19, 2000 (65 FR 2903)
'National Priorities List; Katonah
Municipal Well Site"
January 19, 2000 (65 FR 2905)
Notice of Deletion.
PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
"Adequacy of State Permit Programs
Under RCRA Subtitle D"
January 12, 2000 (65 FR 1842)
EPA proposed to streamline the approval
process for specific state permit programs for
solid waste disposal facilities other than
municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLF) that
receive conditionally exempt small quantity
generator (CESQG) hazardous waste.
Comments must be received by February 11,
2000.
"North Dakota: Final Authorization of
State Hazardous Waste Management
Program"
January 19, 2000 (65 EB 2925)
EPA proposed to grant final authorization to
the hazardous waste program revisions
submitted by the North Dakota Department of
Health. Comments must be received on or
before February 18, 2000.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; D.L. Mud, Inc.
Superfund Site"
January 7, 2000 (65 FR 1081)
Notice of Deletion.
Proposal to Delete.
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January 2000
Federal Registers
"National Priorities List; Renora, Inc.
Superfund Site"
January 19, 2000 (65 £R 2925)
Proposal to Delete.
"National Priorities List; Katonah
Municipal Well Site"
January 19, 2000 (65 £R 2926)
Proposal to Delete.
NOTICES
RCRA
"Alaska: Tentative Determination and
Final Determination of Full Program
Adequacy of the State of Alaska's
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Permit
Program"
January 5,1999 (65 FR 453)
EPA published its tentative and final actions
to streamline the approval process of Alaska's
Department of Environmental Conservation's
municipal solid waste landfill permit program.
All comments must be received by March 6,
2000.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Part B
Permit Application, Permit
Modifications, and Special Permits"
January 14, 2000 (65 ER 2388)
EPA planned to submit the following ICR to
OMB: Part B Permit Application, Permit
Modifications, and Special Permits, OMB
Number 2050-0009, which expires on
March 31, 2000. The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected
cost and burden; where appropriate it includes
the actual data collection instrument.
Comments must be submitted on or before
February 14,2000.
"Recovered Materials Advisory Notice
III"
January 19, 2000 (65 FR 3082)
EPA provided notice of the availability of the
final Recovered Materials Advisory Notice III
and supporting materials which contains
EPA's recommendations for purchasing 18
items designated in the final Comprehensive
Procurement Guidelines III, which were
published on the same day. The
recommendations for purchasing these items
are effective January 19, 2001.
"Proposed Exclusion From the
Definition of Solid Waste; Hazardous
Waste Management System;
Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste"
January 20, 2000 (65 FR 3188)
EPA extended the public comment period
regarding a variance from EPA's hazardous
waste management requirements for certain
materials reclaimed by the World Resources
Company from metal-bearing sludges. The
original proposal was published on
December 9, 1999. The comment period has
been extended to March 8, 2000.
"Access to Confidential Business
Information by HAZMED"
January 26, 2000 (65 FR 4245)
EPA authorized its contractor HAZMED to
access confidential business information (CBI)
which has been submitted to EPA under
authority of all sections of RCRA. Access to
this data will occur no sooner than February 7,
2000.
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Federal Registers
January 2000
NOTICES
CERCLA
"Announcement and Publication of a
Standard Letter To Be Sent to Parties
Requesting a Prospective Purchaser
Agreement (PPA); a Checklist of
Information Generally Required Before
a PPA Can Be Negotiated; and a
Revised Model PPA Announced by
EPA on October 1,1999"
January 10, 2000 (65 FR 1381)
To further promote the reuse of CERCLA
sites, EPA is streamlining the process for
evaluating and negotiating Prospective
Purchaser Agreements (PPAs). On October 1,
1999, EPA issued a standard letter to be sent to
parties requesting PPAs (Attachment A); a
proposed checklist of information needed by
EPA to evaluate requests (Attachment
B); and a revised Model PPA (Attachment C).
CONSENT DECREES AND
SETTLEMENTS
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
WICO Superfund Site"
January 6, 2000 (65 FR 773)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Industri-Plex Superfund Site"
January 10, 2000 (65 FR 1386)
"Proposed Prospective Purchaser
Agreement; Oronogo-Duenweg Mining
Belt Superfund Site"
January 19, 2000 (65 FR 2953)
"Consent Decree; United States and State
of Idaho v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.,
and Coeur d'Alene Tribe v. Union Pacific
Railroad Co"
January 20, 2000 (65 FR 3249)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Bates Mill Superfund Site"
January 20, 2000 (65 F_R 3233)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Uniroyal Hill Street Superfund Site"
January 24, 2000 (65 FR 3709)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Ambroid Company, Inc."
January 24, 2000 (65 EB 3738)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Amity
Product Carriers, Inc."
January 24, 2000 (65 FR 3738)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Robert
Odabashian, et al."
January 24, 2000 (65 FR 3739)
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CALL ANALYSES
This month, the Hotline responded to a total of 13,854 questions and document requests.
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/UST Hotline
Regulated Community
Citizens
State & Local Government
Native Americans
Federal Agencies
Educational Institutions
EPA
Media
Interest Groups
Congress
International
Other
Referrals*
Transfers to EPCRA/Superfund Hotline*
Document Retrieval Line*
Message Retrieval Line*
Mailed Document Requests*
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS
2,412
165
102
3
19
61
72
3
58
3
2
20
135
109
11
237
28
3,440
* No caller profile data available.
II
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Call Analyses January 2000
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
Superfund Hotline
Regulated Community/Industry 1,654
Consultants/Engineers 685
Attorneys 57
Citizens 75
Public Interest Groups 32
Educational Institutions 26
EPA 24
Federal Agencies 26
GOCOs 1
Congress 5
State Officials/SERC 11
Local Officials/LEPCs 21
Fire Departments 0
Hospitals/Laboratories 1
Trade Associations 0
Media/Press 0
International 8
Other 8
Referrals* 101
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline* 118
Document Retrieval Line* 0
Message Retrieval Line* 99
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 2,952
* No caller profile data available.
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Call Analyses
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
RCRA GENERAL
SUBTITLE C
Hazardous Waste Id. - General
Characteristics
Listings
Mixture Rule
Derived-From
Contained-In Policy
Sampling
Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions
Radioactive Mixed Waste
Delisting Petitions
Definition of Solid Waste/Hazardous
Waste Recycling
Large Quantity Generators
Small Quantity Generators
CESQGs
Transporters
Exports/Imports
TSDFs
General Facility Standards
Unit Standards
Air Emissions
Combustion - General
BEFs
Incinerators
Draft Strategy
Waste Minimization
LDR
Applicability
Notifications/Certification
Treatment Standards
Permits and Permitting
State Programs
Financial Assurance
Closure/Post-Closure
Corrective Action
Enforcement (cleanup)
Enforcement (operation)
Hazardous Waste Data
Test Methods
Indian Lands
Used Oil Standards
Military Munitions
OTHER WASTES
Ash
Bevill Amendment (Mining Waste)
Medical Wastes
Oil and Gas
SUBTITLE D
Household Hazardous Wastes
Subtitle D - General
Technical Standards
517 Industrial Wastes
Municipal Wastes
713 Indian Lands
3951 Financial Assurance
409 Solid Waste Recycling/Markets -
591 General
401 Aluminum
127 Batteries
. 23 Glass
213 Paper
28 Plastics
8 Tires
Used Oil
4311 Composting
7551 Procurement
148 Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention
107 Grants and Financing
86 TOTAL QUESTIONS
36 * Includes 2,343 RCRA document requests.
131 UST
205
56 General/Misc.
38 Applicability/Definitions
26 Regulated Substances
11 Closure
3 Previously Abandoned Tanks
45 1998 Deadline
Standards for New Tank Systems
167 Upgrading
39 Release Detection
205 Reporting Requirements
158 Operating Requirements
97 Financing/Grants/Loans
56 Private Sector Initiative
79 AST Interface
1911 Corrective Action
48 Financial Responsibility
62 Enforcement (cleanup)
64 Enforcement (operational)
42 State Programs
0 Indian Lands
233 MTBE
21 RBCA
Technologies
7 Solvency/Cost Controls
22 Trust Fund
109 Pay for Performance
4 UST Fields
Lender Liability
76 TOTAL QUESTIONS
121 * Includes 133 UST document requests.
10
25
50
2
2
155
0
11
0
0
5
6
6
9
36
116
1
6,845*
62
79i
23
17
7
15
9
7
34
7
6
4
5
0
19
18
5
6
17
0
411
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
382*
1 Hot topics for this month
Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
multiple questions.
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Call Analyses
January 2000
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title III Questions 292
Trade Secrets 5
Training 0
Chemical-Specific Information 15
Federal Facilities Executive Order 2
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
General 55
Notification Requirements 28
SERC/LEPC Issues 20
EHSs/TPQs 361
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis 2
Exemptions 2
Enforcement 9
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General 53
Notification Requirements 72
Reportable Quantities 62
CERCLA § 103 vs. SARA §304 30
ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS 4
Exemptions 22
Enforcement 14
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312)
General 297
MSDS Reporting Requirements 88
Tier I/II Requirements 5701
Thresholds 1731
Hazard Categories 6
Mixtures Reporting 32
Exemptions 911
Enforcement 27
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (§313):
General 300
APR 23
Reporting Requirements 327
Thresholds 255
Form R Completion 192
Supplier Notification 32
NOTEs/NOSEs/NONs 6
Voluntary Revisions 30
Pollution Prevention 33/50 5
Public Access to Data 18
TRI Database 15
Petitions 1
TRI Expansion 33
Exemptions 44
Enforcement 32
CAA (§112(r)):
General Duty 45
RMP General 489
Regulated Substances/Thresholds 2401
Exemptions 111
Process Identification 35
Program Levels 6
Offsite Consequence Analysis 1811
Accident History 3
Prevention Program 3
Emergency Response Program 4
Management Program 0
RMP Submission 127
Access to RMP Data 1241
Risk Communication 157
State Implementation 12
RMP Enforcement 24
TOTAL QUESTIONS 4,881
•"Includes 875 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests.
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 264
Administrative Improvements:
General 17
Environmental Justice/Brownfields 87
Presumptive Remedies 5
SACM
Soil Screening Levels 13
Administrative Record 3
ARARs 38
CERCLIS 49
Claims Against Fund 6
Clean-Up Costs 18
Clean-Up Standards 42
Community Involvement 18
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 11
Contracts 1
Definitions 12
Enforcement 42
Access & Information Gathering 16
Citizen Suits 1
Liability 52
PRPs 15
Settlements 301
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1 Hot topics for this month
1 Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
multiple questions.
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January 2000
Call Analyses
Federal Facilities
Hazardous Substances
Natural Resource Damages
NCP
NPL
Off Site Rule
Reauthorization
Release Notification
Response Process
HRS
PA/SI
RD/RA
Removal
RI/FS
Risk Assess./Health Effects
RODs
RQ
State/Tribal
Taxes
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act
SPCC General
SPCC Applicability
Definitions
SPCC Plan Requirements
SPCC Regulatory Revisions
SPCC Secondary Containment
SPCC Other
FRP
Oil Spill Liability
Oil Spill Enforcement/Penalties
Oil Spill Notification
Oil Spill Info./ERNS
Oil Spill Response
NCP Product Schedule
Oil Spill Response Technologies
TOTAL QUESTIONS
"Includes 501 Superfund document requests.
25
68
2
25
491
101
0
1321
31
2
5
11
0
33
64
19
82
7
2
5
104
1131
63
511
15
421
4
12
2
2
17
5
4
0
0
1,746*
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS
AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS: 13,854
1 Hot topics for this month
* Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
multiple questions.
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