EPA530-R-92-014f
                                                                PB92-922 406
                        NTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
    AUG I 3 1992
     June 1992

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                      HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.
                 RCRA
Wastewater Treatment Units:
Regulatory Status of Waste
   According to 40 CFR §§264.1(g)(6),
265.1(c)(10), and 270.1(c)(2)(v)> wastewater
treatment units (WWTUs) as defined in
§260.10 are exempt from Parts 264/265
permitted and interim status requirements for
treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. If
the WWTU itself is exempt from Subtitle C
regulation, what is the status of the hazardous
waste that it treats?

    As stated in an internal Agency
memorandum, "[o]nly the wastewater
treatment unit (i.e., the tank) is exempt; the
exemption does not 'follow' or attach to the
waste."  Consequently, all applicable hazardous
waste management standards apply to the
waste prior to treatment in the WWTU, and to
any residue generated by the treatment of that
waste. In other words, solid waste resulting
from the treatment of a listed hazardous waste
in an exempt WWTU will remain a listed
hazardous waste, and solid waste resulting
from the treatment of a characteristic hazardous
waste in an exempt unit will remain hazardous
as long as the solid waste continues to exhibit a
characteristic (§§261.3(c) and (d)).
2. Groundwater Monitoring Resampling
   Requirements

   Owners or operators required to establish a
compliance monitoring program under 40 CFR
§264.99 must sample all groundwater
monitoring wells located at the point of
compliance for any chemical parameter or
hazardous constituent specified in the permit
pursuant to §264.99(a) at least semiannually,
and for all Appendix IX constituents at least
annually (§§264.99(f) and (g)). If the
groundwater contains any additional Appendix
IX constituents that are not already identified in
the facility permit as monitoring constituents,
the owner or operator must report the results of
the analysis to the Regional Administrator
within seven days or resample within one month
after the initial sampling. If the owner or
operator chooses to resample, must he or she
resample for all Appendix IX constituents?

   The owner or operator is not required to
resample for all Appendix IX constituents.
Since the purpose of resampling is to verify the
presence of the additional constituents
discovered in the initial sampling, resampling is
only performed on those Appendix DC
constituents the owner or operator wishes to
contest. If the owner or operator chooses to
resample and confirms the presence of the new
constituents within seven days of the second
sampling, he or she must report the
concentrations of these additional constituents
to the Regional Administrator and, through a
permit modification, add them to the
monitoring list required by §264.99(a)(l). The
owner or operator must then monitor for these
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§264.99(f).  If, after resampling, the second
analysis does not confirm the initial analysis,
then the "unconfirmed" constituents are not
added to the monitoring list and notification to
the Regional Administrator is not necessary.
This, however, does not exempt the facility
owner or operator from the annual Appendix
DC analysis  pursuant to §264.99(g). In the
event that the owner or operator chooses not to
rcsample, he or she must report the results of
the initial sampling to the Regional
Administrator and modify the monitoring list
no later than seven days after the initial
sampling.
               CERCLA
3. ARARs and OSHA

   Should regulations promulgated pursuant
to the Occupational Safety and Health Act
(OSHA) be designated as applicable, relevant
and appropriate requirements (ARARs) during
the selection of a Superfund remedy? Must
workers at a CERCLA site comply with OSHA
regulations?

   OSHA requirements are directly applicable
under NCP (40 CFR 300.150), and should not
be designated as an ARAR. CERCLA
§121(d)(2) states that when determining
cleanup levels, applicable or relevant and
appropriate requirements may be drawn from
any Federal environmental law or any State
environmental or facility siting law that is
more stringent than any Federal standard. The
National Contingency Plan states that, "...EPA
believes that OSHA is more properly viewed
as an employee protection law, rather than an
'environmental' law, and thus the process in
CERCLA §121(d) for the attainment or waiver
of ARARs would not apply to OSHA
standards" (55 EE 8679; March 8, 1990).
   Workers at CERCLA sites, however, must
comply with certain OSHA standards.
CERCLA §11 l(c)(6) and SARA § 126 charged
the Department of Labor (DOL) with writing
health and safety regulations that would apply
to workers responding to emergency releases
of hazardous substances or engaged in
hazardous waste operations. In response,
DOL developed the OSHA employee
protection regulations found at 29 CFR
§1910.120.  These requirements were then
incorporated by reference into the CERCLA
regulations at 40 CFR §300.150.

   Other OSHA employee protection
regulations which have not been specifically
incorporated into CERCLA regulations may
also apply to CERCLA sites. For example, 29
CFR §1910.180(b) established specific safety
regulations pertaining to lifting cranes. These
regulations would have to be complied with
during a site remediation requiring the use of a
crane, but would not be designated as ARARs.
CERCLA site workers would be required to
comply because of DOL's authority to regulate
the workplace, not because of CERCLA
requirements.
     EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
     COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
4. Estimating Releases for §313

   For purposes of reporting on the Form R
under §313 (40 CFR Part 372), a facility
measures emissions from a sampling of valves,
gaskets, and other potential emission points
and, in turn, uses these measurements to
estimate releases. Should the facility report
the basis of the estimate as "M" (monitoring),
or "E" (emission factors) in §5.1 of the Form
R?

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   The facility should enter "M" (monitoring)
in §5.1.B. The Form R instructions state that
"M" is used when "...the estimate is based on
monitoring data or measurements for the toxic
chemical as released to the environment and/
or off-site facility." The basis of the estimate
should be "E" (emission factors) only when
using published emission factors.

5. Remedial Action for Pollution
   Prevention

   Is dredging a lagoon (or surface
impoundment) containing a §313 toxic
chemical once every five years (routine
procedure) considered a remedial action
under the Pollution Prevention Act? If so,
how should releases from the dredging be
reported in §8.8 of the Form R (40 CFR Part
372)?

   Because the dredging of the lagoon (or
surface impoundment) occurs routinely every
five years, it is not considered a remedial
action under the Pollution Prevention Act, and
accordingly, releases from the dredging
should not be reported as releases from
remedial actions. Instead, releases resulting
from  dredging would be reported in §5 or §6
of the Form R, depending on the ultimate
disposition of the chemical.

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                 RCRA
TITLE: "FY93 RCRA Implementation Plan"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA/530-R-92-017
Policy Directive No.: 9420.00-08

This document outlines national priority
activities for the RCRA solid and hazardous
waste programs. The implementation plan also
defines and improves the environmental
priority-based approach to RCRA program
management.
                CERCLA
TITLE: "Removal Program Representative
Sampling Guidance, Volume 1 - Soil"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB92-963 408

This is the first volume in a series of guidance
documents that assist Removal Program On-
Scene Coordinators and other field staff in
obtaining representative samples at removal
sites. The objective of representative sampling
is to ensure that a sample or a group of samples
accurately characterizes site conditions. This
document specifically addresses representative
sampling for soil.
TITLE: "Considerations in Groundwater
Remediation at Superfund Sites and RCRA
Facilities - Update"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB92-963 358

This directive clarifies and expands OSWER's
general policy concerning remediation of
contaminated groundwater, especially with
regard to nonaqueous  phase liquid (NAPL)
contaminants.  This document promotes a
consistent and sound approach to groundwater
remediation at both Superfund sites and
RCRA facilities and reinforces OSWER's
commitment to clean up groundwater
contamination at these sites.

TITLE: "Record of Decision (ROD) Annual
Report FY 1991, Volume 1"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
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This document is a reference publication
designed to provide EPA Headquarters,
Regions, and the public with summary
information  on Superfund RODs, which
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the types of RODs, treatment versus contain-
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remedies, treatment trains, and estimates for
remedy costs.  Additionally, this document
contains a list of RODs signed in 1991, with
abstracts, a FY 1991 ROD Summary Table, and
a keyword list

TITLE: "Record of Decision (ROD) Annual
Report FY  1991, Volume 2"
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This document contains the FY 1982-1990 ROD
Summary Table which lists the remedial action,
site name, and date of ROD signature, and
summarizes the threat or problem, waste
volume, components of the selected remedy,
cleanup goals, and estimated costs for each
ROD.  Volume 2 also contains a list of RODs
signed to date, a keyword list for all FY 1982 -
1990 RODs, a list of ROD Amendments, and a
list of ROD Explanations of Significant
Differences.

TITLE: "National  Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (The
NCP)"
AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
NTIS  ORDER NO.: PB92-963 261

This directive contains the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan (NCP) proposed and final rules as
published in 53 ER 51394 and 55 ER 8664,
respectively. This NCP document also contains
tables of contents with specific Federal Register
page references and a key terms index.
     EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
     COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
TITLE: "Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Technical
Guidance for Reporting Releases of
Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) under
Section 313"
AVAILABILITY: Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.:  None

On June 24,1992, EPA granted a petition to
add an HCFC category to the §313 list of toxic
chemicals (57 ER 28159). This technical
document provides clarification on the
categorization of the petitioned HCFC group
and guidance on release estimations and
threshold determinations of HCFCs for SARA
§313 reporting.

TITLE: "Chemical Accident Prevention and
Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 Fact
Sheet"
AVAILABILITY: Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.:  CEPPOOS-120

This fact sheet summarizes the requirements for
accidental chemical releases mandated by the
1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.  It outlines
important dates, the background of these
requirements, and the ensuing regulations.

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EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA/230-K-92-001

This updated pamphlet examines the seven
most vital aspects of effective risk
communication. It discusses such
requirements as careful planning and
coordination with the public and the media.
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                             FEDERAL REGISTERS
            FINAL RULES
RCRA
•Definition of Hazardous Waste; Mixture
 and Derived-Prom Rules"
 June 1,1992 (57 EB 23062)

   This interim final rule restores language to 40
CFR §261.3 that EPA inadvertently omitted from
the March 3,1992 (57 EB 7628), rcpromulgation of
the "mixture" and "derived-from" rules.

'Tennessee: Final Authorization of State
 Hazardous Waste Management Program
 Revisions"
 June 1,1992 (57 EB 23063)

   EPA granted Tennessee final authorization for
revisions to its hazardous waste program. This
action is effective July 31,1992, unless EPA
publishes a Federal Register action withdrawing
this immediate final rule.

"Idaho: Final Authorization of Hazardous
 Waste Management Program"
 June 11,1992 (57 EB 24757)

   EPA approved Idaho's revision application
including all HSWA and non-HSWA Federal
provisions promulgated during the period July 1,
1987, to July 1,1990. This authorization is
effective August 10,1992, unless EPA publishes a
prior notice withdrawing this immediate final rule.
"Maine: Final Approval of Maine's
 Underground Storage Tank Program"
 June 11,1992 (57 EB 24759)

   EPA granted final approval to the Stale of
Maine to operate its Underground Storage Tank
Program. This final determination is effective
July 13,1991

"Identification and Listing of Hazardous
 Waste; Exclusion for Coke By-Product
 Residues that Are Recycled"
 June 22,1992 (57 EB 27880)

   This final rule excludes from the definition of
solid waste those coke by-product residues that are
recycled in one of three different ways. This rule is
effective June 22,1992.

"Solid Waste Disposal Facility Criteria;
 Corrections"
 June 26,1992 (57 EB 28626)

   This rule corrected errors in the preamble and
final rule language concerning solid waste disposal
facility criteria for municipal solid waste landfills
mat appeared in the Federal Register of October 9.
199K56E&.50978).

"Maryland: Final Approval of State
Underground Storage Tank Program"
 June 30,1992 (57 EB 29034)

   EPA granted the Stare of Maryland final
authorization for its Underground Storage Tank
program. The effective date of this final rule is
July 30,1991
Copies of RCRA federal Registers are available ihrough the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800-424-9346.

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Federal Registers
                                June 1992
         PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
"Louisiana: Proposal for Final Approval of
 State Underground Storage Tank Program"
 June 12,1992 (57 EB 25003)

   EPA proposed to grant Louisiana approval for its
Underground Storage Tank (UST) program upon
resolution of differences between Louisiana UST
regulations and Federal UST regulations. Comments
will be accepted through July 13,1992.

EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNFTY
RK3HT-TOKNOW

"Ozone Depleting Chemicals; Toxic
 Chemical Release Reporting"
 June 24,1992 (57 EB 28159)

   EPA granted a petition by proposing to add
hydrcchlcrofluorocarbons (HCFCs) to the list of toxic
chemicals subject to reporting under §313 of EPCRA.
Written comments on this proposed rule must be
received by August 24,1992.
               NOTICES
RCRA
"Public Meeting on the Hazardous Waste
 Identification Rule"
 June 5,1992 (57 EB 24004)

   EPA gave notice that it would conduct a
Roundtable Discussion concerning the Hazardous
Waste Identification Rule on June 15,1992.
"Hazardous Waste Manifest Rule Advisory
 Committee"
 June 11,1992 (57 EB 24765)

   EPA is considering establishing an Advisory
Committee to negotiate the Hazardous Waste
Manifest rule to improve and standardize the present
manifest system. Comments will be accepted
through July 13,1991

"Proposed Consent Decree for Chaparral
 Steel Company"
 June 11,1992 (57 EB 24818)

   The proposed Consent Decree in T Tnit^ States v.
Chaparral Steel Company was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for die Northern District of Texas on
June3,1991 The Consent Decree requires
Chaparral Steel Company to pay a civil penalty of
$221,125 and commence closure of the landfill into
which hazardous waste was illegally disposed.
Comments will be accepted until July 11,1992.

"Public Hearing on the Proposal to Grant a
 Variance from Land Disposal Restrictions
 to Exxon Company, U.SA"
 June 19,1992 (57 EB 27461)

   EPA proposed to grant a no-migration variance
to Exxon Company, U.SA., Billings, Montana, on
March 26,1992.  A public hearing on EPA's
proposed variance decision will be held on July 31,
1992, in Billings, Montana.

"South Carolina: Schedule of Compliance
 for Modification of South Carolina's
 Hazardous Waste Program"
 June 23,1992 (57 EB 27942)

   This notice established a compliance schedule
for South Carolina to modify its hazardous waste
program to adopt the Federal program changes.
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800-424-9346.

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June 1992
                                      NOTICES
                             Federal Registers
"Public Meetings on the Hazardous Waste
 Identification Rule"
 June 24,1992 (57 £B 28156)

   EPA win conduct three Roundtable Discussions
on issues raised by the recently proposed Hazardous
Waste Identification Rule. The meetings will be held
on July 8,14, and 15 in Washington, DC

"Public Meeting on the Hazardous Waste
 Identification Rule"
 June 24,1992 (57 EB 28158)

   EPA will conduct a public meeting on issues
raised by the recently proposed Hazardous Waste
Identification Rule. The meeting will be held July 9
in Washington, DC

"Land Disposal Restrictions; Notice to
 Approve to Store Case-By-Case Capacity
 Variance Lead-Bearing Hazardous
 Materials"
 June 26,1992 (57 EB 28628)

   EPA approved an extension to the May 8,1992,
effective date of Land Disposal Restrictions to
owners and operators of secondary lead smelters who
are engaged in the reclamation of lead-bearing
hazardous materials. This notice was effective on
June 5,1992, and extends the effective date for the
above materials until May 8,1993.

"Oklahoma: Tentative Determination on
 Approval of State Underground Storage
 Tank Program"
 June 30,1992 (57 EB 29035)

   EPA has reviewed Oklahoma's application and
has made the tentative decision that Oklahoma's
Underground Storage Tank program satisfies all of
the requirements necessary to qualify for final
approval Comments will be accepted until July 30,
1992.
CERCLA

"Proposed Administrative Settlement for
 Baxter/Union Pacific Tie Treating Site,
 Laramie, Wyoming"
 June 4,1992 (57 EB 23587)

   This notice announced a proposed administrative
settlement concerning the Baxter/Union Pacific Tie
Treating Site in Laramie, Wyoming. Comments must
be submitted by July 6,1992.

"Consent Decree for the Union Pacific
 Railroad Sludge Pit Site"
 June 4,1992 (57 EB 23600)

   A Consent Decree in United States v. Union
Pacific Railroad Company was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the District of Idaho on May 22,
1992. The Consent Decree requires Union Pacific
Railroad Company clean up the Union Pacific
Railroad Sludge Pit site and pay all past and future
response costs incurred by the Federal government.
Comments will be accepted for a period of 30 days,

"Proposed Settlement for South Caralcade
 Street Site"
 June 9,1992 (57 EB 24495)

   This notice announced a proposed de. mjnjmjs.
settlement concerning the South Caralcade. Street site
in Houston, Texas. Comments must be submitted by
July 9,1991
 Copies ofRCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
 1-800-424-9346.

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   Federal Registers
                                         NOTICES
                                  June 1992
   "Announcement of Funds Available for Site-
    Specific Health Activities"
    June 9, 1992 (57 EB 24500)

      The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
   Registry announced die availability of funds to assist
   State Health Departments and Public Health agencies
   in conducting site-specific health activities to
   determine the public health impact of human
   exposure ID hazardous substances at hazardous waste
   sites. This program is authorized by 5§104(iX7XA)
   and 1040X15) of CERCLA.

   "Great Lakes Research Program:
    Availability of Funds for Fiscal Year 1992"
    June 11, 1992 (57 EB 24795)

      The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
   Registry announced that approximately $2 million is
   available in Rscal Year 1992 to conduct research on
   the impact on human health offish consumption in
   the Great Lakes region. This program is authorized
   by CERCLA §§104(i)(5XA) and 1040X15).

   "Proposed Consent Decree for the
    Lemberger Landfill, Inc. and Lemberger
    Transport and Recycling Sites"
    June 1 1, 1992 (57 EB 24817)
      The proposed Consent Decree in United
   Aliens Company, e,t ajr was lodged with the U.S.
   District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
   on June 1, 1992. The Consent Decree requires that a
   group of 11 settling defendants finance and perform a
   remedy which EPA previously selected. Comments
   will be accepted for 30 days.
"Proposed Consent Decree for Folkertsma
 Refuse Site"
 June 11,1992 (57 EB 24818)

   The proposed Consent Decree in UnjiaLSjajes v.
Folkertsma. etal. was lodged wim die U.S. District
Court for the Western District of Michigan on
May 29,1992, The Consent Decree requires the
settling parties to perform and finance the final
remedy set forth in the Record of Decision far the
Folkerstma Refuse site. Comments will be accepted
for 30 days.

"Proposed Settlement for Burgess Brothers
 Site"
 June 12,1992 (57 EB 25035)

   EPA agreed to resolve liability for costs incurred
by EPA in conducting response actions at the Burgess
Brothers site in Woodford and Bennington, Vermont
Comments will be accepted through July 13,1992.

"Proposed Consent Decree for Petroleum &
 Power Maintenance (PPM) Site"
 June 12,1992 (57 EB 25077)

    The proposed Consent Decree in United
Stales v. SKRL Die Casting, et al. was lodged with
the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Ohio on June 1,1992. The Consent Decree requires
four defendants pay the United States $230,000 for
reimbursement of response costs incurred in
connection with the PPM site.

"ATSDR: Availability of Funds"
 June 16,1992 (57 EB 26858)

   ATSDR announced the availability of Fiscal Year
1992 funds for a program for State Departments of
Health and Environment to build capacity for
educating health professionals on health issues related
to human exposures to hazardous substances in the
environment Applications must be submitted on or
before July 15,1992.
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                                     NOTICES
                             Federal Registers
"ATSDR: Availability of Funds"
 June 16,1992 (57 EB 26860)

   ATSDR announced the availability erf" Fiscal
Year 1992 funds for a grant program for surveillance
to determine the relationship between human
exposure to hazardous substances in the
environment and adverse health outcomes.
Applications must be submitted on or before
June 30' 1991

"ATSDR: Availability of Funds"
 June 16,1992 (57 EB 26863)

   ATSDR announced thai grant applications will
be accepted to conduct health studies that relate to
hazardous substances and investigate health
conditions prioritized by ATSDR Applications
must be submitted on or before July 24,1992.

"ATSDR: Availability of Funds"
 June 16,1992 (57 EB 26864)

   ATSDR announced the availability of grant
funds in Fiscal Year 1992 to continue its Superfund-
related program to conduct studies to determine the
relationship between human exposure to hazardous
substances in the environment and adverse health
outcomes. Applications must be submitted on or
before July 20,1992.

"ATSDR: Availability of Funds"
 June 16,1992 (57 EB 26866)

   ATSDR announced the availability of Fiscal
Year 1992 funds for conducting Preliminary Public
Health Assessments and Public Health Assessments
on sites listed or proposed for listing on the National
Priorities List andfor conducting site-specific
biological testing activities in communities where
ATSDR has determined thai there is an imminent
threat to public health. Applications must be
submitted on or before July 1,1992.
"Proposed Administrative Order on
 Consent between EPA and Chronar
 Corporation"
 June 17,1992 (57 EB 27049)

   EPA announced its intent to issue a proposed
Administrative Order on Consent between EPA and
Chronar Corporation for the performance of a
private removal action and settlement of certain EPA
claims for response costs. EPA will accept
comments until July 17,1992,

"Proposed Administrative Settlements for
 Shore Realty Site"
 June 17,1992 (57 EB 27049)

   EPA agreed to resolve past and estimated future
liabilities of 136 de minimis parties and 27 non-de
minimis parties for costs incurred, or to be incurred,
by EPA at the Shore Realty site in Nassau County,
New York. Comments must be provided on or
before July 17,1992.

"ATSDR: Development of Community
 Assistance Panels"
 June 22,1992 (57 EB 27779)

   ATSDR announced the development and
formation of Community Assistance Panels at
selected Superfund sites.  These panels will enhance
effective communication of environmental health
concerns to ATSDR by the public and establish an
avenue for ATSDR to inform the community of site-
specific scientific findings as they become available.

"Notice of Intent to Delete the Paganos
 Salvage Site from the National Priorities
 Ust(NPL)"
 June 29,1992 (57 EB 28817)

   EPA intends to delete the Paganos Salvage site
from the NPL and requests public comment.
Comments will be accepted through July 28,1992.
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   Federal Registers
                                 June 1992
                                         NOTICES
   "Defense Environmental Restoration
    Program; Availability of Funds"
    June 29,1992 (57 EB 28835)

      This notice announced that the Department of
   Defense wfll make funds available to Stale and
   Tenitorial governments for their support services
   associated with cleanups. Section 211 of CERCLA
   requires jhat the Secretary of Defense cany out a
   program of environmental restoration at facilities
   under his jurisdicatioa These funds help support
   that program.

   "Proposed Consent Orders for Three
    Superfund Sites"
    June 29,1992 (57 EB 28881)

      Proposed consent orders were lodged with the
   United Stales Bankruptcy Court for the District of
   Delaware, on June 22,1992. The consent orders
   resolve claims of the United States in the bankruptcy
   proceedings of Harvard Industries, Inc., and its
   subsidiaries at three Superfund sites. Comments will
   be accepted until July 17,1992.

   "ATSDR Administrative Reports of Health
    Effects Studies"
    June 30,1992 (57 EB 29091)

      This notice announces the availability of
   administrative reports of seven ATSDR health
   effects  summaries. These reports are available from
   NTIS.

   "ATSDR Quality Public Health
    Assessments"
    June 30,1992 (57 EB 29092)

      This notice contains a list of sites for which
   ATSDR has completed a public health assessment
   during the period January-March 1992, and a list of
   sites for which ATSDR, during the same period, has
   accepted a request from the public to conduct a
   public health assessment
"Proposed Consent Decree for the Otf
 Story/Cordova Site"
 June 30, 1992 (57 EB 29099)
   A proposed O)nsent decree in llniiaL
Cordova Chemical Company, et al.. was lodged
with the US. District Court for the Western District
ofMichigan. The complaint was filed pursuant to
CERCLA to recover cost incurred by EPA at the
Ott/Story/Cordova Superfund site in Muskegon,
Michigan. Comments will be leceivedfbr a period
of 30 days.

EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

"Access to Trade Secret Information"
 June 1,1992 (57 EB 23096)

   EPA extended clearance for Computer Based
Systems, Inc., of Fairfax, Virginia, to access trade
secret information submitted to EPA pursuant to
§§303, 31 1, 312, 313, and 322 of EPCRA and the
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 (PPA). Access to
this information was effective June 8, 1992.

"Availability of Guidance Document"
 June 24, 1992 (57 EB 28180)

   EPA announced the availability of a guidance
document on hydrccUcrofluorccarbons (HCFCs)
that are proposed to be added to the list of toxic
chemicals under §313 of EPCRA (see 57 ER
28159). Written comments on the document wfll be
accepted through August 24, 1992.
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                               CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE
800 T
700 -•
300 ••


200 -•


100 --
                                      June Daily Volume*
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know
        H	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
        2    3    4   5   8   9   10   11   12   15   16   17  18  19  22   23   24   25  26   29   30
                                            Year to Date*
RCRA/SF/OUST
January
February
March
April
May
June
Month
11,534
11,476
12,333
11,082
13,586
1 1 ,837
Cumulative

23,010
35,343
46,425
60,011
71,848
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
January
February
March
April
May
June
Month
3,583
4,943
3,159
3,012
4,131
9,505
Cumulative

8,526
11,685
14,697
18,828
28,333
   *AU calls answered by the Call Management System or two Message Retrieval Lines - Message 1 regarded EPA's proposed
    Hazardous Waste Identification Rule; and Message 2 regarded EPA's final Used Oil Rule. Both messages served the RCRA/
    SFA3UST Hotline.
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   Call Analyses
                                                                                June 1992
                                 CALLS ANSWERED BY TYPE
1000  -•

 900  -•

 800  --

 700  ••
     i»
 600  --

 500  --

 400  -•

 300  •-
     D.
 200  -•

 100  -•

   0
                                 June Daily Volume*

                                                     Questions
                                                                                        [17,092
                                 Referrals
-	f	\	fT53
    	1	1	1	1	1
     1
H	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
 10   11   12  15  16   17   18   19  22  23  24   25   26  29  30
                                          Year to Date*

January
February
March
April
May
June
Questions
Month
11,930
12,338
11,755
10,734
12,885
17,092
Cumulative

24,268
36.023
46,757
59,642
76,734

January
February
March
April
May
June
Documents
Month
4.276
3,822
4,152
3,899
5,625
4,802
Cumulative

8,098
12,250
16,149
21,774
26,576
Referrals
January
February
March
April
May
June
Month
1,505
1,831
1,390
1,144
1,396
1,535
Cumulative

3,336
4.726
5,870
7.266
8.801
   * All calls answered by the Call Management System or the two Message Retrieval Lines. A single call may result in multiple
     questions combined with document requests and referrals.
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June 1992
Calf Analyses
                       CALLS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
                                       June 1992*
'Based on 21,894 requests and excludes 1,535 referrals made from both Hotlines. Includes the two Message
 Retrieval Lines.

                                    Year to Date**
January
February
March
April
May
June
RCRA
Month
60%
(9,564)
55%
(8,860)
66%
(10,410)
61%
(8,913)
66%
(12,134)
45%
(9.878)
Cumulative

57%
(18,424)
60%
(28,834)
60%
(37,747)
62%
(49,881)
57%
(59,759)
Superfund
Month
12%
(2,065)
11%
(1.823)
10%
(1.638)
13%
(1.957)
8%
(1.555)
8%
(1.773)
Cumulative

12%
(3,888)
12%
(5,526)
12%
(7,483)
11%
(9,038)
11%
(10,811)
OUST
Month
4%
(640)
3%
(483)
3%
(488)
5%
(665)
3%
(551)
2%
(452^
Cumulative

3%
(1.123)
3%
0.611)
4%
(2.276)
3%
(2,827)
3%
(3.279)
Emergency Planning &
Community Rlght-to-Know
Month
24%
(3,937)
31%
(14,994)
21%
(3,371)
21%
(3,098)
23%
(4,270)
45%
(9,791)
Cumulative

28%
(8,931)
25%
(12,302)
24%
(15.400)
24%
(19,670)
29%
(29,461)
 " Based on 103,310 requests and excludes 8,801 referrals made from both Hotlines
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Call Analyses
             June 1992
                              CALLER PROFILE
                            RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline
                    Regulated Community                   7,691
                    Citizens                                 679
                    State & Local Gov'tTNative American        320
                    Federal Agencies                         174
                    Educational Institutions                    137
                    EPA                                   144
                    Other                                    73
                    Media                                   30
                    Interest Groups                            84
                    Congress                                  4
                    Referrals                                929
                    International                              10
                    Message 1*                             1,036
                    Message 2*                              526
                    TOTAL
11337
                    State/Local Govf
                    Native American   Federal Agencies
                        3%          2%
             All Others
              6%
     Citizens
        7%
                                                Regulated
                                                Community
 •No caller profile data available.
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 June 1992
                                              Call Analyses
                              Emergency Planning and
                         Community Right-to-Know Hotline
    Manufacturer
     Food/Tobacco                  450
     Textiles                       105
     Apparel                        25
     Lumber & Wood               108
     Furniture                      132
     Paper                         165
     Printing & Publishing           134
     Chemicals                    1,320
     Petroleum & Coal               197
     Rubber and Plastics             401
     Leather                         22
     Stone, Clay & Glass             189
     Primary Metals                 433
     Fabricated Metals               767
     Machinery (Excluding Electrical)  170
     Electrical&Electronic Equipment  684
     Transportation Equipment        452
     Instruments                     56
     Misc. Manufacturing            203
     Not Able to Determine          199

     Subtotal                      6,212
                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
                 Native Americans
                 Laboratories
                 Misc.
                Referrals
                International

                TOTAL
1,158
  373
  153

  158
   38
   51
    0
   12
   78
   20
   39
   41
   16
    0
   72
   26
    2
   34
    0
   72
  329
  606
   15

9,505
         Consultants/
         Engineers
            12%
Attorneys Citizens
   4%     2%
All Others
  17%
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Call Analyses
                                                                        June 1992
                               HOTLINE TOPICS
 RCRA
 Special Wastes
  Ash                               9
  Mining Wastes, Bevill              24
  Medical Wastes                  158*
  Oil and Gas                       24
 Subtitle C Wastes
 Hazardous Waste Id. (General)     2,795**
  Toxicity Characteristic             175
  Wood Preserving                   34
  Listing of Used Oil               804***
  Fluff                              4
 Radioactive Mixed Waste            52
 Delisting Petitions                   35
 Hazardous Waste Recycling         195
 Generators                        421
 Small Quantity Generators           274
 Transportation/Transporters           70
 TSDFs General                    544
  TSDFs Siting Facilities              23
  TSDFs Capacity                    24
  TSDFs Treatment                 122
  TSDFs Burning                   174
  TSDFs Storage                    81
  TSDFs Disposal                    72
 Land Disposal Restrictions         721*
 Permits and Permitting              312
 Corrective Action                   141
 Financial Liability/Enforcement      109
 Test Methods                      138
 Health Effects                      25
 Waste Min. Pollution Prevention       34
 State Programs                      81
 Hazardous Waste Data               32
 Household Hazardous Waste         129
 Subtitle D (General)                119
  Siting Facilities                    54
  Combustion                       15
 Industrial Waste                     1
 Composting                         2
 Source Reduction/Poll. Prev.           9
 Grants & Financing                   3
  Procurement (General)               2
  Building Insulation                  0
  Cement & Products with Fly Ash      4
  Paper & Paper Products              2
  Re-refined Lubricating Oil            4
  Retread Tires                       8
                                         Solid Waste Recycling (General)    262*
                                          Aluminum                        3
                                          Batteries                         22
                                          Glass                            6
                                          Paper                           18
                                          Plastics                          15
                                          Tires                            65
                                          Used Oil                         80
                                         Markets (General)                113
                                          Aluminum                        0
                                          Batteries                          3
                                          Compost                          0
                                          Glass                            1
                                          Paper                            2
                                          Plastics                          12
                                          Tires                            50
                                         Used Oil                          59
                                         RCRA General                 1,108*
                                                                            1
                                         TOTAL                       9,878
                                         1 Includes 2,523 RCRA document requests.
                                         SUPERFUND

                                         General/Misc.                    344
                                         Access & Information Gathering     14
                                         Administrative Record              9
                                         Allocations from Fund              6
                                         ARARs                          29
                                         CERCLIS                        30
                                         Citizen Suits                      38
                                         Clean-Up Costs                    12
                                         Clean-Up Standards                30
                                         Community Relations              20
                                         Contract Lab Program (CLP)        20
                                         Contractor Indemnification          13
                                         Contracts                         19
                                         Definitions                       25
                                         Emergency Response                5
                                         Enforcement                      25
                                         Exposure AssessTRisk Assess.       37
                                         Federal Facilities                  17
                                         Fund Balancing                     7
                                         Grants                            5
                                         Hazardous Substances            57*
                                         Health/Toxics                     16
                                         HRS                             15
 18
* Hot topic* for this month. •• Includes 1,036 retrievals of Message 1. ••• Includes 526 retrievals of Message 2.
• Topics arc calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result ID multiple
  questions.

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June 1992
                                       Call Analyses
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 ffl/Right-to-Know
 99*
  0
 11
  7
 28
 40
161*
  11
  3
  3
 22
 32
  3
 11
  4
 19
  8
  5
 53
 28
220*
  0
 30
 17
  5
  6
  9
145
TOTAL                      1,773
 2Includes 600 Superfund document requests.
 OUST

 General/Misc.                    168
 Applicability/Definitions            66
 Regulated Substances              25
 Standards for New Tank Systems     15
 Tank Standards and Upgrading       122
 Operating Requirements            14
 Release Detection                 22
 Release Reporting & Investigation    17
 Corrective Action for USTs         19
 Out-of-Service/Closure             25
 Financial Responsibility            38
 State Programs                    12
 Liability/enforcement              15
 LUST Trust Fund                  4

 TOTAL                        4523
 ^Includes 120 OUST document requests.
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

Title m General                  497

§301-3 Emergency Planning
  General                        68
  SERCs/LEPC                   23
  Notification                    55
  Mixtures                         1
  Extremely Hazardous Substances   13
  Delisting EHS                     4
  Exemptions                      4

§304:
  General                       226
  Notification Requirements        16
  Reportable Quantities            37
  RQs vs. TPQs                   15
  Transportation                    7
  Exemptions                      0

§311/312:
  General                       493
  MSDS Reporting Requirements   208
  Tier I/II Regulations            106
  Thresholds                     41
  OSHA Expansion                 1
  Hazard Categories                 6
  Mixtures                         5
  Exemptions                      2
          §313:
            General
            FormR
            Thresholds
            Phase I
            Phase E
            Phase in
            Pollution Prevention
            NONs/NOTEs
            Petitions
            Health Effects
            Database
            Exemptions
                              2,448*
                              3,134*
                                501
                                56
                                67
                                  1
                              1,068*
                                32
                                11
                                 4
                                61
                                333
          Training:
            General                          1
            §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.
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Call Analyses
                                        June 1992
 General:
  CEPP Interim Guide
  Chemical Profile
  NRT-1
  Hazard Analysis
  Risk Communication
  Title m Workshops
  Information Management
  Prevention ARIP
  Other
 0
 0
 2
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
16
Trade Secrets
Enforcement
Liability
  5
223
  0
TOTAL                         9,7914
4 Includes 1,559 Emergency Planning Community
 Right-To-Know document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
REFERRALS:
                                                                          23,429
20
    Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call ma; result in multiple
    questions.

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LTST OF ADDRESSEES:
Ed Abrams, OS-332
Jennifer Anderson, EPA-Reg. 7
Kate Anderson, OS-520
Irene Atney-Yurdin, DOE-NY
Jennifer Barker, OS-305
Beth Behrens, EPA-NEIC
Kathy Bishop, OS-210
John Bosky, EPA-Kansas City
Brett Bowhan, DOE-Idaho
Susan Bromm, OS-500        f
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
JefferyDenit.OS-300
Lynn DePont, OS-305
Director, RED, LE-134S
DaveEberly,OS-343
Chris Elias, CA DepL 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
Jim Haydoi, DEC-Alaska
Betty HolloweU, DOE-TX
Hinton Howard, EPA-Reg. 5
Henry Hudson, EPA-Reg. 4
Susan Hutcherson, EPA-Reg. 10
Tom Jacobs, EPA-Reg. 5
Carol Jacobson OS-220
Harriet L. Jones, EPA-Reg. 7
Kathy Jones, OS-210
GaryJooesi,L£-134S
Ron Josephson, OS-333
TonyJover,OS-120
Robert Kayser, OS-333
Jeff Kelly, OS-520
Mitch KidwelL OS-332
Bob Kkvit, EPA- Olyropia, WA
Jerry Killiane, GAO
William Kline, OS-322W
Robert Knox,OS-130
Dan Kovacks, Hotline
Walter Kovalick, OS-110
Judy LebowichWH-SSOEHenry
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
Scott 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 O-Keefe,LE-134S
ChaePak, EPA-Reg. 10
Myra Perez, EPA-Houston
Mark Phillips, EPA-Reg. 3
Dan Po well, OS-HOW
Steve Provaot, EPA-Boise, ID
Jim Radle, Jr., EPA-Reg. 9
John Riky, OS-210
Barbara Roth, OS-305
Debbie Rutherford, OS^20WF
William Sanjour, OS-330
Sam Sasnett, TS-779
TunSchoepke,TS-793
Jay Silberman, US Coast Guard
Stergios Spanos, NH DES
Elaine Stanley, OS-500
Kathie Stein, LE-134S
Heather Stockard, DEC-Alaska
Kathy Teemer, Hotline
Beverly Thomas, OS-420WF
Jim Thompson, OS-520
Linda Thompson, LE-134S
Robert Thompson, A-104
Steve Took, 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,
                   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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