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RCRA/SF/OUST and
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Hotline Questions and Answers
1
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) 2
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know 3
New Publications
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 4
Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST) 4
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) 5
Other 6
Federal Registers
Final Rules.
Notices
7
7
Call Analyses
Calls Answered 10
Caller Profiles 13
Hotline Topics 15
RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline
National Toll Free No.: 800-424-9346
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Hotline
National Toll Free No.: 800-535-0202
This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. 68-WO-0039.
EPA Project Officer:
Barbara Roth, (202) 260-2858
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460
Printed on
Recycled Paper
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Groundwater Monitoring at Newly
Regulated Facilities
The regulations in 40 CFR Pan 265,
Subpart F require owners and operators of
interim status surface impoundments, landfills,
and land treatment units to implement
groundwater monitoring programs. Section
265.92 requires these facilities to establish
initial background concentrations for three
groups of indicator parameters. Background
concentrations are established based on the
results of quarterly groundwater sampling
during the first year. For newly regulated
interim status facilities or units, when must the
background concentrations be established --
during the first year of interim status, or the
first year the groundwater monitoring system is
operating?
Owners and operators of newly regulated
interim status facilities or units must begin
establishing background concentrations for the
indicator parameters in §§265.92(b)(l)-(3) as
soon as the groundwater monitoring system is
installed. These facilities then have one year
from the date the system is operable to
establish these background levels. When
interim status is triggered, §270.73(d)(2)
requires owners and operators of land disposal
facilities to certify compliance with all
applicable groundwater monitoring
requirements within 12 months. Land disposal
facilities that do not certify compliance with
these requirements within 12 months
automatically lose interim status. The
September 27, 1990, Federal Register (55 ES
39411) clarifies §270.73(d)(2) by stating that
facilities newly subject to the Part 265, Subpart
F groundwater monitoring requirements must
complete site characterization and design and
installation of groundwater monitoring systems
within 12 months of receiving interim status
(also see October 1985 Hotline Monthly Report
question on loss of interim status). In other
words, a newly regulated interim status facility
must have characterized the hydrogeology of
the site and installed a groundwater monitoring
system capable of determining the facility's
impact on groundwater quality by the end of the
first year of interim status at the latest.
Once owners or operators have completed
the installation of groundwater monitoring
systems, they must then immediately begin
establishing background concentrations for the
three groups of indicator parameters specified
in §§265.92(b)(l)-(3). These background
concentrations are established during the first
year of operation of the groundwater
monitoring system. For newly regulated
facilities or units, background concentration
levels must be established by the end of the
second year of interim status at the latest
(sooner if the facility's groundwater monitoring
system was installed and operating before the
end of the first year of interim status). For
example, a facility with a surface impoundment
that became subject to RCRA regulation for the
first time because of the TCLP final rule had
until September 25, 1991 (one year after the
effective date of the regulations), to certify that
a groundwater monitoring system was installed.
The facility then has until September 25, 1992,
to establish background concentration levels
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April 1992
pursuant to §265.92. -If this facility finished
installing its groundwater monitoring system
before September 25,1991 (e.g., on July 15,
1991), background concentrations for the
indicator parameters would have to be
established, within one year of the date the
groundwater monitoring system became
operable (by July 15,1992).
CERCLA
2. Accessing Superfund Publications
What is the process for distributing and
accessing Superfund publications?
There are several sources for Superfund
documents and document information: the
Superfund Document Center, the Superfund
Docket, the National Technical Information
Service (NTIS), and the Public Information
Center (PIC). Each resource plays a different
role in the distribution of Superfund
documents and information.
The Superfund Document Center is the
primary source of Superfund documents for
EPA staff. It is also the Office of Emergency
and Remedial Response's (OERR's) official
publication clearinghouse and, as such, sets
publication standards for all Superfund
documents. The Document Center reviews
the document preparation process with
authors, ensures that the document conforms
to OERR standards, and coordinates
reproduction, printing, and distribution. The
Superfund Document Center houses
Superfund program documents (series 9200-
9300) and Enforcement program documents
(series 9800-9900), and has organized these
documents into a catalog entitled
Compendium of Superfund Program
Publications, which includes brief summaries
of individual documents. The Superfund
Document Center can distribute documents to
EPA employees only.
The Superfund Docket is the public
viewing location for rulemaking materials that
support the Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response's Superfund program.
These rulemaking materials include Superfund
Federal Register notices, public comments, the
Agency's response to comments, and
background reference materials. The
Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 as
amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 is available for
viewing at the Superfund Docket. National
Priorities List site documentation, including
Records of Decision, Hazardous Ranking
System scoring packages, and Administrative
Records, are also located at the Superfund
Docket. The Superfund Document Center
(Room M-2514) and the Superfund Docket
(Room M-2427) are located at: U.S. EPA, 401
M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. Hours
of operation are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
In order to be responsive to extensive
public demand, EPA has placed all current,
publicly available Superfund documents with
NTIS for distribution. Because NTTS receives
no Congressionally-appropriated funds, the
public must purchase these documents. For
information about the full range of available
Superfund documents, the Compendium of
Superfund Program Publications (Order No.
PR-881) is available free of charge from NTIS.
Those documents added to the Superfund
collection since the preparation of the
Compendium may be searched on line in the
NTIS Bibliographic Database, which is
available through several of the commercial
database vendors. The new NTIS standing-
order service is the best way to stay current
with Superfund program developments.
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Hotline Questions and Answers
Standing-order customers automatically receive
every Superfund document published by
OERR, the Office of Waste Program
Enforcement, and the Office of Research and
Development during the year. To order
documents or obtain information on standing-
order subscriptions, NTIS can be reached by
calling 703-487-4650. Rush service is available
for an additional charge by calling 1-800-553-
NTIS.
EPA's PIC maintains a wide selection of
publications on major environmental topics.
The materials distributed by the PIC are
nontechnical, free of charge, and were prepared
as sources of general environmental
information for the public. The PIC distributes
publications on a range of topics, such as acid
rain, air quality, drinking water, pesticides,
radon, recycling, Superfund, and wetlands.
Some of the Superfund documents available
from the PIC include background information
on National Priorities List sites, Reports to
Congress on the progress of the Superfund
program, updates on Superfund Records of
Decision, and analyses of State Superfund
programs. Documents may be obtained from
the PIC by calling 202-260-7751.
The RCRA/Superfund/OUST Hotline
answers questions about where and how to
locate a Superfund publication. The Hotline
staff researchs publication tides, subject
references, publication numbers, and refers
callers to the appropriate location for obtaining
or viewing publications. The Hotline number
is 1-800-424-9346; TDD Line:
1-800-553-7672.
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
3. Neutralization of Phosphoric Acid in
the Process Stream
A facility regulated under §313 of the
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-
Know Act (40 CFR Pan 372) uses 11,000
pounds of phosphoric acid. In the subsequent
processes, phosphoric acid reacts with other
chemicals present in the stream and is
neutralized to a pH above 6. Should the facility
report this neutralization as a treatment step in
Section 7 of the Form R?
No, the facility is not treating the phosphoric
acid. The acid reacts with other chemicals in
the processing stream. If, on the other hand,
phosphoric acid exiting in the wastestream
reacts with other chemicals present in the
wastestream to a pH above 6, it would be
reported as a treatment step in Section 7 of the
Form R. The facility in the second scenario
would use the appropriate code of Cl 1 in
Section 7.
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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.
Hot Una 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 Sheet: Entry Into Force
Of The Basel Convention"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA/530-F-92-007
This fact sheet announces that the Basel
Convention enters into force as of May 5, 1992.
The Basel Convention on the Control of
Transboundary Movements of Hazardous
Wastes and Their Disposal addresses imports
and exports of hazardous wastes, household
wastes, and household waste combustion ash.
The 20 nations that have ratified the Convention
must ban imports and exports of hazardous and
other wastes with countries not party to the
Convention unless such shipments are covered
by other governmental agreements. The United
States is not currently a Basel party. United
States companies shipping waste to countries
that have ratified may have to comply with new
requirements imposed by the foreign
government.
OUST
TITLE: "EPA Fact Sheet: EPA Releases
Report To Congress On Effects Of Financial
Responsibility Regulations On Owners and
Operators Of Underground Storage Tanks"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
This fact sheet announces the release of a Report
to Congress concerning underground storage
tank financial responsibility. In October 1990,
the Senate Committee on Appropriations
directed EPA to conduct a study of the progress
owners and operators of underground storage
tanks (USTs) containing petroleum are making
in meeting EPA's financial responsibility
requirements. The Committee requested that
EPA summarize its findings and discuss the
actions that EPA, other Federal agencies, and
State agencies can take to assist owners and
operators of USTs containing petroleum as they
upgrade or replace their USTs and/or as they
detect and clean up releases in accordance with
EPA requirements.
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April 1992
CERCLA
TITLE: "OPAQ's&A's: Overview of the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 348
The Oil Pollution Act (OPA) Q's & A's are part
of a series of fact sheets that provide up-to-date
information on EPA's implementation of the
OPA. This first fact sheet provides an
overview of the various provisions of the OPA
and the Agency's responsibilities under the
new statute,
TITLE: "Overview of the Off-site Policy for
OSCs and RPMs"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 603
This fact sheet provides essential information
for on-scene coordinators (OSCs) and remedial
project managers (RPMs) for the
implementation of the Off-site Policy. The
fact sheet includes an overview of the policy,
helpful reminders, and a list of the Regional
off-site contacts.
TITLE: "Superfund Accelerated Cleanup
Model (SACM)"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 263
This document details the Superfund
Accelerated Cleanup Model (SACM), the
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response's
new model for streamlining and accelerating
the Superfund program. The concept was
designed to make Superfund work better and
deliver results the public will value: (1) quick
reduction of acute risks at all Superfund sites
(removal and remedial), and (2) restoration of
the environment over the long term.
TITLE: "PREscore Software Users' Manual and
Tutorial Version 1.0"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 349
The PREscore software package comprises the
PREscore and PREprint computer programs and
this users' manual. The PREscore package was
developed by EPA Headquarters to assist site
assessment investigations and Hazard Ranking
System scoring by generating a Preliminary
Ranking Evaluation (PRE) score and associated
documentation. This users' manual consists of
three parts that introduce the user to the software
package and explain installation procedures,
provide a tutorial by walking users through the
screens, and provide instructions for using
PREprint to perform printing functions on
PREscore site files.
TITLE: "OSWER Superfund Telephone
Directory"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 264
This directory lists telephone numbers for EPA
Headquarters and EPA Regional OSWER/
Superfund offices and personnel.
TITLE: "An Overview of the Emergency
Response Program"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 404
This brochure provides an overview of EPA's
program for emergency response to releases of
oil and hazardous substances. It is intended to be
an introduction to the Agency's emergency
response activities. The brochure covers the
Federal laws and regulations that authorize
emergency response; explains EPA's role in
managing and conducting responses; and
indicates the techniques and technologies that the
Agency uses to address the threats posed by
environmental emergencies.
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New Publications
CERCLA
OTHER
TITLE: "Presentations: EPA-State Soil
Standards Conference"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 350
The first EPA-sponsored national conference
on establishing soil cleanup criteria that would
be protective of groundwater quality was held
on January 29,1991. Included in this
publication are questions and answers from
panel discussions, as well as text from the
presentations.
TITLE: "Technical Assistance Team (TAT)
Contracts Users' Manual"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 407
This document provides information and
guidance on management and implementation
of EPA's "Technical Assistance Team (TAT)
for Emergency Response, Removal, and
Prevention" contracts. It describes the
necessary procedures and requirements that
should be followed in managing contracts, and
it is specifically intended to serve as guidance
in the administration of the TAT contracts.
TITLE: "Superfund Policy Forum Update:
Volume 1, Number 1"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 262
In preparation for the September 30, 1994,
deadline, the intent of this bulletin is to keep
all Superfund staff members knowledgeable
and informed about reauthorization issues and
events through periodic newsletter updates.
TITLE: "Monthly Hotline Report"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: See below
Yearly Subscription PB92-922 400
530-R-92-014
January 1992
February 1992
March 1992
April 1992
PB92-922 401
530-R-92-014a
PB92-922 402
530-R-92-014b
PB92-922 403
530-R-92-014c
PB 92-922 404
530-R-92-014d
The reports contain questions that required
EPA resolution or were frequently asked,
publications availability, Federal Register
summaries, and Hotline call statistics.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Final Authorization of Idaho's Hazardous
Waste Program"
April 6,1992 (57 FR 11580)
EPA granted the State of Idaho final
authorization for the corrective action component
of its hazardous waste program. This action is
effective June 5,1992. Comments must be
received by May 6,1992.
" Final Authorization of Wisconsin's
Hazardous Waste Management Program
Revisions"
April 24,1992 (57 FR 15029)
Notice is given that Wisconsin has applied for
and has received final authorization to operate its
expanded program, effective April 24,1992.
"Interim Authorization of Revision to North
Carolina's Hazardous Waste Management
Program"
April 27,1992 (57 FR 15254)
North Carolina has applied for and received
interim authorization for revision to its hazardous
waste program under RCRA. This interim
authorization will be effective June 26,1992, unless
EPA publishes a prior FR action withdrawing this
immediate final rule.
"Final Authorization of Nevada's Hazardous
Waste Management Program Revision"
April 29,1992 (57 FB18083)
This final rule announces EPA's intention to
approve Nevada's hazardous waste program revision.
Final authorization for Nevada is effective
June 29,1992, unless EPA publishes a prior FR
action withdrawing this immediate final rule. All
comments on Nevada's program revision must be
received by May 29,1992.
CERCLA
"Lender Liability Under CERCLA"
April 29,1992 (57 FR 18344)
This final rule defines certain statutory elements
in CERCLA that pertain to the liability of lenders.
Specifically, it clarifies the security interest
exemption in §101(20)(A). This rule is effective
April 29,1992.
NOTICES
"EPA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda"
April 27,1992 (57 FR 17378)
EPA's semiannual regulatory agenda describes
the Agency's ongoing and long-term plans for policy
and regulation developments, revision, and review.
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800-424-9346.
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RCRA
April 1992
NOTICES
"Underground Injection Control Program,
Hazardous Waste Disposal Injection
Restrictions; Notice of Final Decision on
Petition for Exemption"
April 7,1992 (57 FB11720)
EPA granted an exemption to the land disposal
restrictions under HSWA to Amoco Oil Company
for the Class I injection wells located in Texas Gty,
Texas. This is based on supporting documentation
that there will be no migration of hazardous
constituents from the injection zone for as long as
the waste remains hazardous. This action was
effective as of March 31,1992.
"Underground Injection Control Program,
Hazardous Waste Disposal Injection
Restrictions; Notice of Final Decision on
Petition for Exemption"
April 7,1992 (57 FR 11720)
EPA granted an exemption to the land disposal
restrictions under HS WA to Oxy Petrochemical
Company for Class I injection wells located in
Corpus Christi, Texas. This is based on supporting
documentation that there will be no migration of
hazardous constituents from the injection zone for
as long as the waste remains hazardous. This action
was effective as of March 31,1992.
"Renewal of Federal Advisory Committee;
Policy Dialogue Committee on Mining
Wastes"
April 10,1992 (57 FB 12498)
The Mining Waste Policy Dialogue Committee
has been renewed. No date has been set for the next
meeting of the committee. Notice of the meeting
date will be published in the Federal Register.
"Underground Injection Control Program,
Hazardous Waste Disposal Injection
Restrictions; Notice of Final Decision on
Petition for Exemption"
April 14,1992 (57 FR 12932)
EPA granted an exemption to the land disposal
restrictions under HS WA to Lyondell
Petrochemical Company for Class I injection wells
located in Channelview, Texas. This is based on
supporting documentation that there will be no
migration of hazardous constituents from the
injection zone for as long as the waste remains
hazardous. This action was effective as of April 7,
1992.
"Underground Injection Control Program,
Hazardous Waste Disposal Injection
Restrictions; Notice of Final Decision on
Petition for Reissuance"
April 14,1992 (57 FR 12933)
EPA granted a reissuance of an exemption to
the land disposal restrictions under HSWA to
Montsanto Chemical Company for the Class I
injection wells located in Alvin, Texas. This is
based on supporting documentation that there will
be no migration of hazardous constituents from the
injection zone for as long as the waste remains
hazardous. This decision was effective as of
April 7,1992.
"Renewal of Policy Dialogue Committee on
Mining Wastes; Correction"
April 20,1992 (57 FB 14397)
This notice corrects an April 10,1992, notice
(57 FR 12498) which incorrectly stated the Policy
Dialogue Committee's renewal date as March 30,
1992; the correct renewal date is March 30,1993.
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800-424-9346.
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April 1992
CERCLA
Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Hawaiian Island Drum Site, Miller County,
Missouri"
April 6,1992 (57 EB11614)
This is a notice and request for comment
regarding the proposed administrative settlement
concerning the Hawaiian Island Drum Site in Miller
County, Missouri, which the Agency issued on
March 6,1992. Comments must be submitted on
or before May 6,1992.
"Notice of Proposed Settlement at National
Smelting and Refining Site in Atlanta,
Georgia"
April 14,1992 (57 EB 12933)
EPA agreed to settle claims under CERCLA
for response costs incurred at the National Smelting
and Refining Site in Atlanta, Georgia. Comments
will be accepted until May 14,1992.
"Notice to Extend Comment Period,
Hastings Groundwater Contamination
Site, Nebraska"
April 22,1992 (57 FB14716)
This notice reopens the comment period on the
proposed de minimis administrative settlement for
the Colorado Avenue Subsite to resolve claims
under CERCLA. Comments must be provided by
April 27,1991
"Designation of Areas and Area Committee
Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990"
April 24,1992 (57 FB 15198)
This notice designates areas for planning
purposes and for appointing qualified Federal, State,
and local agency personnel as Area Committees to
prepare Area Contingency Plans pursuant to the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990. Comments must be received
on or before May 26,1992.
"J.L Waste Oil Site; Proposed Settlement"
April 27,1992 (57 EB 15315)
EPA agreed to settle claims for response costs
under CERCLA at the JJL Waste Oil Site in
Augusta, Georgia. Written comments may be
submitted within 30 days of the date of publication.
"OERR Report to Congress on Progress
Toward Implementing Superfund FY90"
April 29,1992 (57 EB 18148)
This notice announces the availability of the
Agency's Progress Toward Implementing
Superfund: FY9Q which is the fourth of five annual
reports required by CERCLA §301(h). The report
may be purchased by the public from NTIS
(PB92-963256).
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700 -r
600 - -
500 4?
400 - •
300 --
200 - -
100 --
CALL ANALYSES
CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE
April Daily Volume*
RCRA/SF/OUST
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know
H 1 h
11,082
H 1 1 1 1
1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30
Year to Date*
RCRA/SF/OUST
January
February
March
April
Month
11,534
1 1 ,476
12,333
1 1 ,082
Cumulative
23,010
35,343
46,425
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
January
February
March
April
Month
3,583
4,943
3,159
3,012
Cumulative
8,526
11,685
14,697
* All calls answered by the Call Management System.
10
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Call Analyses
CALLS ANSWERED BY TYPE
700 -r
600 -•
500 -•
400 - •
300
200 --
100 --
April Daily Volume*
1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30
Year to Date*
January
February
March
April
Questions
Month
1 1 ,930
12,338
11,755
10,734
Cumulative
24,268
36,023
46,757
Documents
January
February
March
April
Month
4,276
3,822
4,152
3,899
Cumulative
8,098
12,250
16,149
Referrals
January
February
March
April
Month
1,505
1,831
1,390
1,144
Cumulative
3,336
4,726
5,870
* All calls answered by the Call Management System. A single call may result in multiple questions combined with document
requests and referrals.
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Call Analyses
April 1992
CALLS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
April 1992*
Based on 14,633 requests and excludes 1,144 referrals made from both Hotlines
Year to Date*
Based on 62,906 requests and excludes 5,870 referrals made from both Hotlines
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Call Analyses
April 1992
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline
Regulated Community
StateTLocal Gov't./Native American
Federal Agencies
Educational Institutions
EPA
Other
Media
Interest Groups
Congress
Referrals
International
TOTAL
8,195
954
443
280
156
156
51
20
56
0
734
37
11,082
State/Local Gov't/
Native American
4%
Federal Agencies
3%
All Others
5%
Citizens
9%
Regulated
Community
13
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Call Analyses
April 1992
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Hotline
Manufacturer
Food/Tobacco 62
Textiles 18
Apparel 3
Lumber & Wood 12
Furniture 14
Paper 27
Printing & Publishing 32
Chemicals 360
Petroleum & Coal 52
Rubber and Plastics 54
Leather 2
Stone, Clay & Glass 19
Primary Metals 68
Fabricated Metals 100
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 20
Electrical&Electronic Equipment 90
Transportation Equipment 50
Instruments 5
Misc. Manufacturing 37
Not Able to Determine 22
Subtotal 1,047
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
Fanners
Federal Agencies
Media/Press
Union/Labor
Distributors
Indians
Laboratories
Misc.
Referrals
International
TOTAL
464
154
210
23
16
75
0
20
58
28
55
37
30
0
33
13
0
63
1
37
236
410
2
3,012
Citizens
8%
Attorneys
6%
Consultants/
Engineers
18%
Manufacturers
40%
All Others
28%
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Call Analyses
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
General/Misc.
Special Wastes
Ash
Bevill -
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
1,563*
6
35
441*
5
1,865*
190
35
198
0
80
26
166
513*
184
39
557
13
0
27
133
5
0
732*
127
219
0
78
126
0
47
60
0
176
111
16
0
3
0
0
6
0
Building Insulation 0
Cement & Products with Fly Ash 2
Paper & Paper Products 0
Re-refined Lubricating Oil 0
Retread Tires 0
Solid Waste Recycling
General 221*
Aluminum 0
Batteries 8
Glass 0
Paper 2
Plastics 11
Tires 76
Used Oil 9
Markets
General 226*
Aluminum 0
Batteries 0
Compost 0
Glass 1
Paper 3
Plastics 1
Tires 562*
Used Oil 9
TOTAL 8,913l
1 Includes 2,435 RCRA document requests.
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 119
Access & Information Gathering 108
Administrative Record 4
Allocations from Fund 11
ARARs 63
CERCLIS 175*
Citizen Suits 5
Clean-Up Costs 21
Clean-Up Standards 27
Community Relations 14
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 10
Contractor Indemnification 4
Contracts 1
Definitions 24
Emergency Response 1
Enforcement 59
Exposure Assess./Risk Assess. 25
Federal Facilities 17
Fund Balancing 0
Grants 2
* 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
April 1992
Hazardous Substances
Health/Toxics
HRS
Liability
Mandatory Schedules
Natural Resource Damages
NBARs -
NCP
Notification
NPL
Off Site Policy
On Site Policy
OSHA
PA/SI
PRPs
Public Participation
RCRA Interface
RD/RA
Remedial
Removal
Response
RI/FS
ROD
RQ
SARA Interface
Settlements
SITE Program
State Participation
State Program
Taxes
Title III/Right-to-Know
131
14
24
200*
0
5
4
52
29
199*
27
2
10
17
38
2
18
20
50
21
2
23
29
224*
1
37
30
8
5
4
41
TOTAL 1,9572
^Includes 456 Superfund document requests.
OUST
General/Misc.
Applicability/Definitions
Regulated Substances
Standards for New Tank Systems
Tank Standards and Upgrading
Operating Requirements
Release Detection
Release Reporting & Investigation
Corrective Action for USTs
Out-of-Service/Closure
Financial Responsibility
State Programs
Liability/Enforcement
LUST Trust Fund
TOTAL
^Includes 152 OUST document requests.
145
124
53
23
20
17
45
13
27
71
76
31
17
3
6653
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
Title III General 430
§301-3 Emergency Planning
General 119
SERCs/LEPC 14
Notification ' 14
Mixtures 3
Extremely Hazardous Substances 40
Delisting EHS 2
Exemptions 5
§304:
General 55
Notification Requirements 37
Reportable Quantities 36
RQs vs. TPQs 21
Trans portarion 5
Exemptions 12
§311/312:
General 260
MSDS Reporting Requirements 42
Tier I/II Regulations 157
Thresholds 95
OSHA Expansion 4
Hazard Categories 7
Mixtures 18
Exemptions 26
§313:
General 906*
Form R 301*
Thresholds 105
Phase I 36
Phase II 40
Phase III 0
Pollution Prevention 82
NONs/NOTEs 8
Petitions 21
Health Effects 12
Database 35
Exemptions 60
Training:
General 9
§305 Training Grants 0
§305 Emergency Systems Review 0
§ 126 (SARA) Training Regulations 0
16
* 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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April 1992 ' Call Analyses
™->™T • ^ •-, ^ Trade Secrets 0
CEPPIntenm Guide 0 Enforcement 16
Chemical Profile 4 Liability 0
NRT-1 7
Hazard Analysis 1 TOTAL 3,0984
Risk Communication 3 4Inciudes856EmergenCyPianningCommunity
Tide ffl Workshops 0 Right-To-Know document requests.
Information Management 0
Prevention ARIP 0
Other 50
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
REFERRALS: 15,777
• 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:
Ed Abrams, 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
Rick Brandes, 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
DaveEberly,OS-343
Chris Elias, CA Dept of Health
Terry Escarda, CA DepL 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
Tony Jover, OS-120
Robert Kayser, OS-333
Mitch KidwelL OS-332
Bob Kievit, EPA- Olympia, WA
Jerry Killiane, GAO
William Kline, OS-322W
Robert Knox, OS-130
Dan Kovacks, Hotline
Walter Kovalick, OS-110
Henry Longest, OS-100
Jim Loomis, FL ERC
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
Scou McPhilamy, EPA-Reg. 3
Kim Mercer, EPA-Reg. 9
Margaret Mereas, EPA-Reg. 4
Charlotte Mooney, OS-332
Robert Morby, EPA-Reg. 7
Beverly Negri, EPA-Reg. 6
Susan OTCeefe, LE-134S
ChaePak, EPA-Reg. 10
Myra Perez, EPA-Houston
Mark Phillips, EPA-Reg. 3
Dan Powell, OS-110W
Steve Provant, EPA-Boise, ID
Jim Radle, Jr., EPA-Reg. 9
Carl Reeverts, WH-550E
John Riley, OS-210
Barbara Roth, OS-305
Debbie Rutherford, OS-420WF
William Sanjour, OS-330
Sam Sasnett, TS-779
Tim Schoepke, TS-793
Jay Silberman, US Coast Guard
Stergios Spanos, NH DES
Elaine Stanluy, OS-500
Kathie Stein, LE-134S
Kathy Teemer, Hotline
Beverly Thomas, OS-420WF
Jim Thompson, OS-520
Linda Thompson, LE-134S
Robert Thompson, A-104
Steve Torok, EPA-Juneau, AK
Harriett Tregoning, PM-220
Betti 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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