EPA530-R-92-014a
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           MONTHLY HOTLINE REPOI
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                           January 1992

                        RCRA/SF/OUST and
         Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
'f stStr
         Hotline Questions and Answers

               Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)	  1
               Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
                Liability Act (CERCLA)	  2
               Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know	  2
         New Publications

               Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)	 4
         Federal Registers

               Final Rules	 5
               Proposed Rules	 6
               Notices	 6
         Call Analyses
Calls Answered
Caller Profiles
Hotline Topics
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                         HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.
                   RCRA
Regulatory Status of Waste from Oil
Gathering Pipelines
   An oil production facility uses gathering
pipelines to transport oil from its production site to
a site owned by another facility. The oil has
already undergone initial oil/water separation.
Waste forms in the gathering lines during the
transportation of the oil. Is the waste that forms
subject to the hazardous waste exclusion at 40
CFR§261.4(b)(5)?

   The answer depends on the ownership of the oil
at the time the waste forms. Section 261.4(b)(5)
excludes drilling fluids, produced waters, and other
wastes associated with the exploration,
development, or production of crude oil, natural
gas, or geothermal energy from the definition of
hazardous waste. Waste generated after legal
custody of the oil changes hands during
transportation will not meet the exclusion because
it is not intrinsic to the exploration, development,
or production of crude oil.

   The July 6,1988, Federal Register (53 ER
25446, footnote  1) defines associated wastes as
those wastes other than produced water, rigwash,
and drilling muds and cuttings that are intrinsic  to
exploration, development, and production of crude
oil and natural gas.  The Report to Congress:
Management of Wastes from the Exploration.
Development, and Production of Crude Oil.
Natural Gas, and Geothermal Energy. VOL 1 of 3
(EPA/530-SW-88-003-A, Dec. 1987) states on
page 11-17 that "[t]he phrase 'intrinsically derived
from the primary field operations' is intended to
differentiate exploration, development, and
production operations from transportation (from
the point of custody transfer or of production
separation and dehydration) and manufacturing
operations." Accordingly, any waste generated
after a change in the custody of the oil or, in the
absence of the change in custody after the initial
oil/water separation, is not subject to the
§261.4(b)(5) hazardous waste exclusion because
it is not intrinsic to the exploration, development,
or production of crude oil.

2. Funding for the RCRA Program and
   RCRA Reauthorization

   What is the current status of the funding for
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) program? When will the RCRA statute
be reauthorized?

   When the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments of 1984 (HSWA) amended RCRA,
§2007(a) authorized funding for the RCRA
program through September 30,1988. There
have been no changes made to §2007(a) since
1984. Instead, funding for the RCRA program
has been provided through an annual
Congressional "de-facto" appropriations process.
Through this process, Congress is able to
appropriate money to EPA without going through
the lengthy process of reauthorizing the statute.
If Congress does not appropriate money, the
funding for the program would expire. EPA's
authority to regulate pursuant to RCRA, however,
is separate from all funding issues and would not
be affected.

   Several different bills addressing various
solid and hazardous waste issues have been
introduced in the House and the Senate.

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   Hotline Questions and Answers
                                                                            January 1992
               CERCLA
      EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
      COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
3. Core Program Cooperative Agreements  4. Section 313: Otherwise Use Activity
   What are Core Program Cooperative
Agreements?

   CERCLA §104(d)(l) authorizes EPA to award
cooperative agreements with States, political
subdivisions, and Federally recognized Indian
tribes.  A Core Program Cooperative Agreement
(CA) is a legal instrument EPA can use to transfer
funds to a State, Federally recognized Indian tribe,
or a State's political subdivision to support
CERCLA implementation activities. EPA intends
the Core Program to help lay the groundwork for
the implementation of the integrated EPA-State/
tribe approach to meeting Superfund goals.

   The regulations regarding State, political
subdivision, and Federally recognized Indian tribe
involvement in the Superfund program are found
in the National  Contingency Plan at 40 CFR
§300.515.  The requirements for CAs are
discussed in the June 5,1990, Federal  Register (55
FR 22994), and codified at 40 CFR Part 35,
Subpart O, Cooperative Agreements and
Superfund State Contracts for Superfund
Response.  These funds are not assignable to
specific sites, but are intended to develop and
maintain participation in the CERCLA response
program. All activities that are not site-specific
and that are necessary to support a recipient's
Superfund program are eligible for Core Program
funding. Examples include the development of
recordkeeping systems, the general coordination of
administration and/or management activities
associated with removals, and the development of
a 20-year State  Waste Capacity Assurance Plan.
The number of  Core Program CAs has increased
from 3  in 1987  to 46 in 1991. States are required
to provide  a 10  percent cost share for Core
Program awards.
   A facility covered under §313 of the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-
Know Act (40 CFR Pan 372) manufactures
shoes.  During production the facility uses
adhesives that contain solvents such as acetone
and toluene. Due to the inefficiency of the
process, 20 percent of the solvent remains
behind in the shoes when they are sold in
commerce.  Would the facility count the
amount of solvent remaining in the shoes
toward the 25,000-pound processing
threshold?

   No. The amount of solvent used in the
adhesive would count toward the 10,000-
pound otherwise use threshold. Since the
retention of the solvents in the adhesives used
to produce the shoes is unintentional, it would
not be considered processed. Thus, the facility
would file a Form R if it meets a 10,000-pound
otherwise use threshold for the acetone or
toluene in the adhesive.

5. Section 301:  Establishment of a
   Local Emergency Planning
   Committee

   A Local Emergency Planning Committee
(LEPC) must be representative of different
groups and organizations, as described in
§301 (c) of the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act (SARA) Title HI. It states
that, at a minimum, an LEPC must include
"...representatives from each of the following
groups or organizations: elected State and
local officials; law enforcement, civil defense,
firefighting, first aid, health, local
environmental, hospital, and transportation
personnel; broadcast and print media;
community groups; and owners and operators

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January 1992                                                 Hotline Questions and Answers


of facilities subject to the requirements of this
subtitle." Does an LEPC have to consist of
one individual representative from each group
and organization, or can one member of an
LEPC represent more than one group or
organization listed?

   In order for an LEPC to properly carry out
its duties, such as developing and distributing
an emergency plan and responding to public
comment, it must consist of representatives
from different groups and organizations as
described in §301 (c). One member of an
LEPC can be the representative for more than
one group or organization, but the LEPC must
include representatives from all the groups and
organizations listed in the statute. For
example, a member of the LEPC could be both
the community group representative and the
hospital representative, assuming that person is
involved in both organizations.

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                       NEW  PUBLICATIONS
    ^HOW TO ORDER
   NTIS Publications are available by calling (703) 487-4650, or writing NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road. Springfield,
   VA 22161.  Be sure to include the NTIS Order Number listed under the document.
   Hotline Publications are available through the RCRA/Superfund/OUST Hotline by calling a Document
   Specialist at 1-800-424-9346. Be sure to include the EPA Order Number (if any) listed under the document.
                  RCRA
TITLE: EPA Fact Sheeet: "EPA Amends
Monitoring Well Requirements for Interim
Status Hazardous Waste Facilities"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA/530-SW-91-087

EPA created comprehensive standards for
owners and operators of TSDFs. Under these
standards, interim status facility owners or
operators operating certain management units
must install and operate a system to monitor
ground water for hazardous waste
contamination. EPA is amending the 1980
standards to allow alternate placement of
downgradient monitoring wells.

TITLE: EPA Fact Sheet: "Capacity
Assurance Planning and the 1991 Biennial
Report"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA/530-SW-91-082

The Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act Section
104(c)(9) requires that States receiving funds
for remedial action provide capacity assurance
deemed adequate by the EPA.  The biennial
report is the national report that EPA compiles
describing demographics of, and trends in
hazardous waste generation and management.
TITLE:  EPA Fact Sheet: "EPA Guideline for
Purchasing Cement and Concrete Containing
Fly Ash"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA/530-SW-91-086

On January 28,1983, EPA issued a guideline
for purchasing cement containing fly ash.  It
requires all Federal agencies and all State and
local government agencies and contractors that
use Federal funds to purchase cement and
concrete to implement a preference program
favoring the purchase of cement and concrete
containing coal fly ash.

TITLE:  "RCRA/SF Monthly Hotline
Reports"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: contact Hotline

The RCRA/SF Monthly Hotline Reports are
now available from NTIS. Back year sets are
available to June 1982. The 1992 Reports,
including this Report, will soon be available on
a subscription basis. Also available are
individual copies of the Reports. The Reports
contain questions  that were either significant
and required EPA resolution or were
frequently-asked.  Also included are the
Federal Register summaries, publications
availabilities, and call statistics.

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                             FEDERAL REGISTERS
             FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Criteria for Listing Wastes as Hazardous"
 January 2,1992 (57 EB12)

   EPA finalizes the July 19,1991 (56 FR 33238),
proposed rule to confirm 40 CFR §261.1 l(a)(3) to
reflect die Agency's intent and interpretation of one of
the criteria for listing wastes as hazardous. The
effective date was January 13,1992.

"Final Approval of Vermont's Underground
 Storage Tank Program"
 January 3,1992 (57 FR 186)

   EPA grants final approval to Vermont to operate
its underground storage tank program. The effective
date was February 3,1992.

"Liners and Leak Detection Systems for
 Hazardous Waste Land Disposal Units"
 January 29,1992 (57 FR 34762)

   EPA amended the current regulations concerning
liner and leachate collection and removal systems for
hazardous waste surface impoundments, landfills,
and waste piles. EPA also added new regulations
requiring owners and operators of hazardous waste
surface impoundments, waste piles, and landfills to
install and operate leak detection systems when new
units are added, laterally expanded, or replaced. The
effective date is July 29,1992.
"Codification of Hlinois's Revised State
 Program"
 January 31,1992 (57 F_B 3722)

   EPA codified recent revisions to Elinois's
authorized waste program. The effective date is
March 31,1992. Comments will be accepted until
March 2,1992.

"Codification of Michigan's Revised State
 Program"
 January 31,1992 (57 FR 3724)

   EPA codified recent revisions to Michigan's
authorized waste program. The effective date is
March 31,1992. Comments will be accepted until
March 2,1992.

CERCLA

"Deletion of Two Sites From the National
 Priorities List"
 January 6,1992 (57 FR 355)

   EPA deletes two sites from the NPL:
Beachwood/Berkeley Wells in Ocean County, New
Jersey, and Johns Sludge Pond in Wichita, Kansas.
The effective date was January 6,1992.
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800-424-9346.

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 Federal Registers
                               January 1992
           PROPOSED RULES
 RCRA
 "Land Disposal Restriction for Newly Listed
  Wastes and Contaminated Debris"
  January 9,1992 (57 EB 958)

    EPA proposes treatment standards for certain
 newly identified hazardous wastes, and also proposes
 to revise treatment standards for contaminated debris.
 Comments will be accepted until February 24,1992.
CERCLA

"United States v. Acolor Company, et al."
 January 2, 1992 (57 EB 69)

   DO J gives notice of a proposed Consent Decree
              . Acolor Company, et al. lodged
                 NOTICES
RCRA
"United States v. Com-Pak Engineering. Inc..
  and Eugene Evans"
  January 14,1992 (57 EB 1491)

    DOT gives notice of a proposed Consent Decree
in United States v. Com-Pak Engineering. Inc.. and
Eugene Evans, lodged with the U. S. District Court
for the Central District of Illinois. Comments will be
accepted until February 14,1992.

"Dupont Withdraws Its Request for
  Reissuance of a No Migration Petition"
  January 21,1992 (57 FR 2274)

    EPA gave notice that Dupont has withdrawn a
"no migration" exemption reissuance request it
submitted to EPA Region 5.

"Extension of Part A Expiration Date"
  January 28,1992 (57 FB 3202)

    OMB extended the RCRA Hazardous Waste
Permit Application Part A until March 31,1992.
with the U. S. District Court for the Western District
of Michigan. Comments were accepted until
February 2, 1992.

"Proposed §122(h) Administrative
 Settlement at Bennington Landfill Site,
 Bennington, Vermont"
 January 3, 1992 (57 Ffi 287)

    EPA proposes to enter into an administrative
settlement to address claims and resolve liability for
costs incurred by EPA at the Bennington Landfill Site
in Bennington, Vermont Comments were accepted
until February 3, 1992.

"Proposed §122(h) Administrative
 Settlement at Great Northern Nekoosa
 Corporation in East Millinocket, Maine"
 January 3, 1 992 (57 EB 288)

    EPA proposes to enter into an administrative
settlement to address claims and resolve liability for
costs incurred by EPA at the Great Northern Nekoosa
Corporation, in East Millinocket, Maine.  Comments
were accepted until February 3, 1992.

"United States v. Accurate Partitions, et al."
 January 9, 1 992 (57 EB 925)

    DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent Decree
in United States v. Accurate Partitions, et al.. lodged
with the U. S. District Court for the Northern District
of Indiana Comments were accepted until
February 9, 1992.
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800-424-9346.

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January 1992
                            Federal Registers
                                     NOTICES
"United States v. Asarco Inc."
 January 9,1992 (57 FR 925)

   DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent Decree
in T Iniyri Sffites v. Asarco Inc.. lodged with the U. S.
District Court for the Western District of
Washington. Comments were accepted until
February 9,1992.

"United States v. Kowinsky Farms. Inc.. et
 §1."
 January 14,1992 (57 Ffi1492)

   DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent Decree
in United Spates v. Kowinsky Farms. Inc. et al.
lodged in the U. S. District Court for the District of
Delaware. Comments will be accepted until
February 14,1992.

"Extension of Comment Period for 38
 Hazardous Substances"
 January 15,1992 (57 FR 1476)

   The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR) gives notice of an extension to
the public comment period for the priority data
needs for 38 priority hazardous substances.
Comments will be accepted until March 2,1992.

"United States v. Endicott Johnson
 Corporation: The Village of Endicott. New
 York: The Town of Union. New York: and
 George Industries. Inc."
 January 15,1992 (57 FR 1759)

   DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent Decree
in United States v. Endicott Johnson Corporation:
The Village of Endicott. New York: The Town of
Union. New York: and George Industries. Inc..
lodged in the U. S. District Court for the Northern
District of New York. Comments were accepted
until February 15,1992.
 United States v. Grant Gear Works. Inc.. et
 g|."
 January 15, 1992 (57 EB 1759)

   DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent Decree
        States v. Grant Gear Works. Inc..et al..
lodged in the U.S. District Court for the District of
Massachusetts. Comments were accepted until
February 15, 1992.

"National Priorities List Update"
 January 16, 1992 (57 EB 1872)

   EPA recategorized 13 Superfund sites on the
National Priorities List. The effective date was
January 16, 1992.

"Hazard Ranking System Information
 Collection  Request"
 January 17, 1992 (57 EB 2091)

   This Information Collection Request (ICR)
requests renewal of a currently approved collection
for states to apply the HRS by identifying and
classifying those releases that warrant further
investigation.

"Bioremediation Research Review
 Subcommittee Meeting"
 January 17, 1 992 (57 EB 2093)

   The Science Advisory Board's Bioremediation
Review Subcommittee of the Environmental
Engineering Committee will meet on February 10
and 11, 1992.

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Federal Registers
                                January 1992
                                       NOTICES
"United States v.(
  Corporation,. et al."
  January 22, 1992 (57 EB 2577)

    DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent Decree
in Uniter      v- Cumberland Interor
Corporation, et al.. lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Texas. Comments
were accepted until February 23, 1992.

"Proposed §122(h) Administrative
  Settlement at Lee Farm Site in 8L Croix
  County, Wisconsin"
  January 23, 1992 (57 EB 2743)

    EPA requests public comment on a proposed
administrative settlement at Lee Farni Site in SL
Croix County, Wisconsin.  Comments were
accepted until February 24, 1992.

"United States of America v. Allied Signal
  Inc.. etal."
  January 24, 1 992 (57 EB 2929)

    DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent Decree
in United States of America v. Allied Signal Inc.. et
aL lodged with the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of New York. Comments were
accepted until February 24, 1992.

"United Stales, et al. v. Montrose Chemical
Corporation of California, et al."
January 24, 1992 (57 EB 2930)

    DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent Decree
in United States, et aj. v. Montrose Chemical
Corporation Of California, et al. lodged with the
U.S. District Court for the Central District of
California.  Comments were accepted until
February 24, 1992.
"Consent Decree Entered for Resolve
Manufacturing, Inc. Site, New York"
January 27,1992 (57 EB 3055)

   EPA entered a Consent Decree with five
potentially responsible parties for oversight,
enforcement and indirect costs in connection with
the Resolve Manufacturing, Inc. Site located in
Falconer, New York The Consent Decree was
entered by the United States District Court, Western
District of New York, on October 31,1991.

EPCRA

"Cancellation of the Two Registrations of
 Products Containing Sodium Arsenite"
 January 13,1992 (57 EB 1262)

   On June 19,1991, EPA announced receipt of a
request for voluntary cancellation from the sole
registrant of products containing sodium arsenite.
EPA allowed 90 days to transfer the registrations to
them or allow the registrant to withdraw the request
Final orders of cancellation have been issued and
were effective as of January 13,1992.

"Notice of Conferences"
 January 22,1992 (57 FR2 2550)

   EPA will hold a series of three-day train-the-
trainer workshps on §313 of die Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
reporting requirements. The original dates for these
conferences, as listed in the Federal Register, have
been postponed in order that the workshops coincide
with the release of the pending new regulation.

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                      CALL ANALYSES
                   CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE
                      Janauary Daily Volume*
   700 T



   600 -•




   500 -•
      i.


   400 ••




   300 -•



   200 --



   100 9
                          RCRA/SF/OUST"
-.VvA
                                             111.5341
               Emergency Planning and

               Community Right-to-Know
1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1
                                      1 - 1
      2  3  6  7  8  9  10 13  14 15 16 17 21  22 23 24 27 28 29 30 31
                                                      Grand Total
                                                        15.117
* All calls answered by the Call Management System

** Upward trend on RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline due to a petition filed by EPA on January 21 for a rehearing on the remand of the
  "mixture" and "derived from" rules.

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Call Analyses
                                                                           January 1992
                                 CALLS ANSWERED BY TYPE
                                     January Daily Volume*
800  j

700  -•

600  -•

500  -•

400  +
                                                  Questions'
                                                                                       11.9301
             2   3   6  7  8   9  10  13  14 15  16  17 21  22  23  24 27  28  29 30 31

                                                                                      Grand Total
                                                                                        17.711
  * All calls answered by the Call Management System. A single call may result in multiple questions combined with document
    requests and referrals.
  ** Upward trend in questions due to a petition filed by EPA on January 21 for a rehearing on the remand of the "mixture" and
     "derived from" rules.
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January 1992
Call Analyses
                      CALLS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
                                   January 1992*
 * Based on 16,206 questions posed and excludes 1,505 referrals made from both Hotlines
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Call Analyses
                               January 1992
                               CALLER PROFILE
                             RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline
                     Regulated Community                   8,083
                     Citizens                                813
                     State & Local Gov't/Native American        321
                     Federal Agencies                        245
                     Educational Institutions                   170
                     EPA                                  183
                     Other                                   85
                     Media                                  51
                     Interest Groups                          104
                     Congress                                 0
                     Referrals                              1,109
                     International                             25

                     TOTAL                             11,189
                  State/Local Gov'f
                   Native American
                       3%
 Federal
Agencies
   2%
     Citizens
       8%
                                                 Regulated
                                                Community

                                                   80%
  12

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January 1992
                                       Call Analyses
                              Emergency Planning and
                          Community Right-to-Know Hotline
    Manufacturer
      Food/Tobacco                  84
      Textiles                        26
      Apparel                         6
      Lumber & Wood                15
      Furniture                       23
      Paper                          38
      Printing & Publishing            54
      Chemicals                     453
      Petroleum & Coal               81
      Rubber and Plastics              69
      Leather                         5
      Stone, Clay & Glass             26
      Primary Metals                 99
      Fabricated Metals              133
      Machinery (Excluding Electrical)  49
      Electrical&Electronic Equipment  91
      Transportation Equipment        54
      Instruments                     19
      Misc. Manufacturing             69
      Not Able to Determine           51

      Subtotal                      1,445
         Consultants/Engineers
         Attorneys
         Citizens
         All Others
          Trade Associations
          Public Interest Groups
          Universities/Academia
          Insurance Companies
          Hospitals
          State Agencies/SERC
          Fire Departments
          EPA
          Local Officials
          LEPC
          Farmers
          Federal Agencies
          Media/Press
          Union/Labor
          Distributors
          Indians
          Laboratories
          Misc.
         Referrals
         International

         TOTAL
 671
 172
 207

   24
   33
   90
    0
   28
 106
   17
   57
   47
   41
    0
   38
   21
    1
   70
    0
   33
 204
 396
    4

3,705
                      Citizens
                        6%
Attorneys
   5%
   Consultants/
   Engineers
      20%
                                  All Others
                                     25%
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Call Analyses
                                                                      January 1992
                                 HOTLINE TOPICS
   RCRA
   General/Misc.
   Special Wastes
    Ash
    Bevffl
    Medical
    Oil and Gas
   Subtitle C Wastes
   Hazardous Waste
   Identification General
   Toxicity Characteristic
   Wood Preserving
   Used Oil
   Fluff
   Mixed Waste
   Delisting & Petitions
   Hazardous Waste Recycling
   Generators
   Small Quantity Generators
   Transporters
   Treatment, Storage & Disposal
   Facilities
   General Facility Standards
   Siting
   Capacity
   Treatment
   Burning
   Storage
   Disposal
   Land Disposal Restrictions
   Permits & Interim Status
   Corrective Action
   Financial Assurance
   Liability/Enforcement
   Test Methods
   Health Effects
   Pollution Prevention/Waste Min.
   State Programs
   Hazardous Waste Data
   Subtitle D Wastes
   Household Hazardous Waste
   Subtitle D Facilities
   General Facility Standards
   Siting
   Combustion
   Industrial Wastes
   Composting
   Source Reduction
   Grants & Financing
   Procurement
   General
                           788*

                             0
                            39
                           142
                             1
                         2,063**
                           288
                            38
                           129
                             0
                            44
                            31
                           182
                           468*
                           163
                            64
                           297
                             2
                             3
                           156
                           140
                           102
                            90
                           464*
                           154
                           196
                             0
                            82
                           119
                             0
                            72
                            72
                            13

                            71

                           171
                             5
                             2
                             5
                             8
                             2
                             1

                             0
 Building Insulation                 1
 Cement & Products with Fly Ash     1
 Paper & Paper Products             2
 Re-refined Lubricating Oil          0
 Retread Tires                      0
Solid Waste Recycling
 General                        246
 Aluminum                        6
 Batteries                          7
 Glass                           14
 Paper                            9
 Plastics                         19
 Tires                           33
 Used Oil                        162
Markets
 General                         71
 Aluminum                        0
 Batteries                          0
 Compost                          2
 Glass                            3
 Paper                            3
 Plastics                         18
 Tires                           43
Used Oil                          7
Document Requests             2,091

TOTAL                      9,564

SUPERFUND

General/Misc.                     87
Access & Information Gathering     65
Administrative Record               5
Allocations from Fund               5
ARARs                          33
CERCLIS                      113*
Citizen Suits                      10
Clean-Up Costs                    21
Clean-Up Standards                30
Community Relations              11
Contract Lab Program (CLP)        29
Contractor Indemnification           7
Contracts                         10
Definitions                       33
Emergency Response                3
Enforcement                      15
Exposure Assess./Risk Assess.       25
Federal Facilities                   17
Fund Balancing                     5
Grants                            3
  14
* Hot topics for this month.  ** Includes 732 questions on the "mixture" and "derived from" rules.
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 1992
                            Call Analyses
  Hazardous Substances             80
  Health/Toxics                    19
  HRS                            36
  Liability                        77
  Mandatory Schedules               0
  Natural Resource Damages          5
  NBARs                          6
  NCP                            31
  Notification                      55
  NPL                          118*
  Off Site Policy                    9
  On Site Policy                     9
  OSHA                           5
  PA/SI                           16
  PRPs                           34
  Public Participation                0
  RCRA Interface                  15
  RD/RA                         12
  Remedial                        41
  Removal                        34
  Response                        10
  RI/FS                           33
  ROD                           23
  RQ                           136*
  SARA Interface                   8
  Settlements                      33
  SITE Program                    24
  State Participation                 5
  State Program                     5
  Taxes                            6
  Title ID/Right-to-Know            53
  Document Requests              600

  TOTAL                      2,065
  OUST
  General/Misc.                    89
  Applicability/Definitions           60
  Regulated Substances             16
  Standards for New Tank Systems     9
  Tank Standards and Upgrading      14
  Operating Requirements            9
  Release Detection                30
  Release Reporting & Investigation    9
  Corrective Action for USTs        73
  Out-of-Service/Closure            38
  Financial Responsibility           114
  State Programs                   16
  Liability/Enforcement             12
  LUST Trust Fund                  1
  Document Requests               150

  TOTAL                       640
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

Tide ffl General                  172

§301-3 Emergency Planning
  General                        79
  SERCs/LEPC                   19
  Notification                     23
  Mixtures                       14
  Extremely Hazardous Substances   43
  Delisting EHS                    7
  Exemptions                     10

§304:
  General                        73
  Notification Requirements         27
  Reportable Quantities             39
  RQsvs.TPQs                   11
  Transportation                   6
  Exemptions                     15

§311/312:
  General                      294*
  MSDS Reporting Requirements    73
  Tier I/H Regulations           260*
  Thresholds                    142*
  OSHA Expansion               13
  Hazard Categories               28
  Mixtures                       38
  Exemptions                     87

§313:
  General                      373*
  Form R                       197
  Thresholds                     81
  Phase I                        41
  Phase n                       48
  Phase m                        0
  Pollution Prevention            86*
  NONs/NOTEs                 290*
  Petitions                       36
  Health Effects                   5
  Database                       38
  Exemptions                     52

Training:
  General                         5
  §305 Training Grants              0
  §305 Emergency Systems Review   0
  § 126 (SARA) Training Regulations  0
    * 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.
                                       15

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Call Analyses
                                                                   January 1992
  General:
    CEPP Interim Guide
    Chemical Profile
    NRT-1
    Hazard Analysis
    Risk Communication
    Title m Workshops
    Information Management
    Prevention ARIP
    Other
                               0
                               2
                               0
                               0
                               0
                               0
                               0
                               1
                             27
Trade Secrets
Enforcement
Liability
Document Requests

TOTAL
    5
    6
    4
1,167

3,937
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
                                           REFERRALS:
                                                                     17,711
  16
• 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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LIST OF ADDRESSEES:
EdAbrams,OS-332
Jennifer Anderson, EPA-Reg. 7
Kate Anderson, OS-520
Irene Atney-Yurdin, DOE-NY
Beth Behrens, EPA-NEIC
Kathy Bishop, OS-210
John Bosky, EPA-Kansas City
Brett Bowhan, DOE-Idaho
Susan Bromm, OS-500
RickBrandes,OS-330
Karen Brown, A-149C
Nancy Browne, OS-520
Kathy Bruneske, OS-305
Karen Burgan, OS-110
Heather Bums, Hotline
Diane Buxbaum, EPA-Reg. 2
Sabrina Callihan, DOE
Carol Carbone, EPA-Reg. 1
Sonia Chambers, EPA-Reg. 5
Richard Clarizio, EPA-Reg. 5
Don R. Clay, OS-100
Jerry Clifford, EPA-Reg. 9
Bill Cosgrove, EPA-Reg. 4
Clinton Cox, EPA-Alabama
Becky Cuthbertson, OS-332
Elaine Davies, OS-100
Jeffery Denit, OS-300
Lynn DePont, OS-305
Director, RED, LE-134S
Dave Eberly, OS-343
Chris Elias, C A Dept of Health
Terry Escarda, CA Dept. of Health
Lisa Friedman, LE-132S
John Gilbert, EPA-Cinn.
Diane Glass, Kelly AFB, TX
Alan Goodman, EPA-Portland, OR
Kristin Goschen, EPA-Reg. 8
John Gorman, EPA-Reg. 2
Cheryl Graham, LE-132S
Betty Hollowell, DOE-TX
Hinton Howard, EPA-Reg. 5
Henry Hudson, EPA-Reg. 4
Susan Hutcherson, EPA-Reg. 10
Harriet L. Jones, EPA-Reg. 7
Kathy Jones, OS-210
Gary Jonesi, LE-134S
Ron Josephson, OS-333
TonyJover,OS-120
Robert Kayser, OS-333
Mitch Kidwell, OS-332
Bob Kievit, EPA- Olympia, WA
Jerry Killiane, GAO
WiUiam Kline, OS-322W
Robert Knox, OS-130
Dan Kovacks, Hotline
Walter Kovalick, OS-110
Henry Longest, OS-100
JimLoomis, FLERC
Sylvia Lowrance, OS-300
Tom Lueders, EPA-Reg. 5
James Makris, OS-120
Andrea McLaughlin, OS-220W
Chet McLaughlin, EPA-Reg. 7
Dorothy McManus, OS-120
Tami McNamara, TS-779
Scott McPhilamy, EPA-Reg. 3
Margaret Mereas, EPA-Reg. 4
Charlotte Mooney, OS-332
Robert Morby, EPA-Reg. 7
Beverly Negri, EPA-Reg. 6
Susan O*Keefe,LE-134S
ChaePak, EPA-Reg. 10
Myra Perez, EPA-Houston
Mark Phillips, EPA-Reg. 3
Dan Powell, OS-HOW
Steve Provant, EPA-Boise, ID
Jim Radle, Jr., EPA-Reg. 9
CarlReeverts,WH-550E
John Riley, OS-210
Barbara Roth, OS-305
DaleRuhter,OS-341
Debbie Rutherford, OS-420WF
WiUiam Sanjour, OS-330
Sam Sasnett, TS-779
Tim Schoepke, TS-793
Jay Silberman, US Coast Guard
Stergios Spanos, NH DES
Elaine Stanley, OS-500
Kathie Stein, LE-134S
Beverly Thomas, OS-420WF
Christine Thomas, Hotline
Jim Thompson, OS-520
Linda Thompson, LE-134S
Robert Thompson, A-104
Steve Torok, EPA-Juneau, AK
Harriett Tregoning, PM-220
Beta' VanEpps, OS-240
David Van Slyke, LE-134S
Barbara Wagner, EPA-Reg. 8
David Watson, PM-214F
Howard Wilson, PM-273
Denise Wright, OS -332
Tish Zimmerman, OS-220
                   OSW Division Directors
                   OSW Deputy Division Directors
                   OSW Branch Chiefs
                   Hazardous Waste Management Division Directors,
                    Regions I-X
                   Hazardous Waste Management Branch Chiefs, Regions I-X
                   Regional Counsel, Regions I-X
                   Regional Libraries, Regions I-X

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