EPA530-R-92-014K
                                                  PB92-922411
     MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
                     November 1992

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

   Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)	  1
   Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act	  2
   New Publications

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   Calls Answered	 17
   Caller Profiles	 20
   Hotline Topics	 22
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This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. 68-WO-0039.

EPA Project Officer:    Barbara Roth (202) 260-2858

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                      HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
                  RCRA
 1.  Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
    Criteria

    On October 9,1991, EPA issued a final
 rule establishing minimum national standards
for municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLFs).
 Most provisions of the rule will be effective
 October 9,1993 (56 ER 51017).  All MSWLF
 units that receive waste after October 9,1991
 (the date the rule was published), but stop
 receiving waste prior to the effective date must
 still meet certain final cover requirements at
 closure.  If a landfill consists of three cells, and
 two of the cells closed before October 9,1991,
 is the entire landfill subject to the new final
 cover requirements or just the one cell that
 received waste after the date of publication?

    The new final cover requirements only
 apply to the third cell that continued to receive
 waste after the publication date of the final rule
 for MSWLFs.  The regulations state that the
 new final cover standards  apply to MSWLF
 units receiving waste after October 9,1991 (40
 CFR §258.1). Each landfill cell constitutes a
 separate MSWLF unit  The two cells (units)
 which stopped receiving waste before
publication of the final rule are not subject to
the new final cover requirements or any other
Pan 258 requirement. The cell that continued
to receive waste between the publication date
in 1991 and the effective date in 1993 is
subject only to the final cover requirements of
40 CFR §258.60(a).  In  addition to the new
final cover standards, all Part 258 requirements
will apply to the third MSWLF unit if it
continues to receive waste after October 9,
1993. Note that states may have more
stringent requirements regarding final cover,
closure requirements, and solid waste facilities
in general.

2. Reclaimed Commercial Products:
   Regulatory Status

   The owner of a facility collects used
railroad ties that were treated with a wood
preservative containing creosote. When the
owner has accumulated a sufficient amount of
railroad ties he bakes them to draw out the
creosote. Once this process is complete, the
reclaimed creosote can be used as a wood
preservative without further processing. A
drum of this creosote leaked into the soil.
How is the resulting contaminated soil
regulated upon disposal?

   The creosote-contaminated soil must be
managed as U051. The recovered creosote
formulation is classified as a product because
the creosote has been reclaimed from the
railroad ties and requires no additional
processing before it can be beneficially used
(40CFR261.3(c)(2)). Upon leaking into the
soil, the creosote is classified as a solid waste
pursuant to §261.2(b). The generator must
then determine whether this solid waste is a
hazardous waste. Sections 261.33(e) and (f)
designate certain commercial chemical
products as hazardous wastes when discarded.
Specifically, §261.33(d) defines commercial
chemical product in part as any commercial or
technical grade of a product, or any
formulation in which the listed chemical is the

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Hotline Questions and Answers
                           November 1992
sole active ingredient.  Assuming the
reclaimed creosote is the only chemically
active component for the function of the wood
preservative (i.e., the sole active ingredient),
and the discarded material meets the definition
of a solid waste per §261.2(b), the discarded
creosote is classified as UOS1. Since the soil is
contaminated with U051, it is subject to
regulation as a hazardous waste in accordance
with EPA's "contained-in" policy, which
requires all media (i.e., debris, soil,
groundwater, sediment) that contain listed
hazardous wastes to be managed as listed
hazardous wastes. The soil, therefore, would
have to be handled as a hazardous waste
(U051) until it is decontaminated or until the
hazardous waste is delisted (see, for example,
56 EE 24444,24456; May 30,1991).

3.  Beryllium Dust (P015); Applicability

    Beryllium is listed in 40 CFR §261J3(e)
as an acutely hazardous waste (P015). Does
the P01S listing apply  to all forms of unused
beryllium that are discarded?

    The hazardous waste listing P015 applies
only to unused commercial chemical product
beryllium dust that is discarded (see
§261.33(d) for a definition of commercial
chemical product). On May 19,1980,
beryllium dust was listed in an interim final
rule as an acutely hazardous waste in 40 CFR
§261.33(e) because of its acute toxicity to
humans when inhaled (45 EE 33084). The
listing was finalized on November 25,1980
(45 Efc 78532). In the April 22,1988, federal
Register, which made technical corrections to
the list of commercial chemical products in
§§261.33(e) and (f), the word "dust" was
inadvertently omitted from the listing (53 ER.
13382). Despite this omission, the
applicability of the listing remains unchanged
The April 22, 1988, Federal Register was
intended only to amend certain typographical
errors in the hazardous waste lists. EPA never
proposed to change the listing from "beryllium
dust" to "beryllium" and does not intend the
listing to apply to beryllium. Therefore,
despite this typographical error in 40 CFR
§261.33(e), the scope of the listing remains
unchanged, and the hazardous waste code
P015 applies only to beryllium dust.
     EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
     COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
4. Supplier Notification Under
   EPCRA§313

   Chemicals are routinely added to or
deleted from the existing EPCRA §313 list of
toxic chemicals. When must I begin providing
a supplier notification (40 CFR §372.45) for a
newly added chemical? What about
chemicals that were covered for calendar
years 1987 and 1988?

   For a chemical added on or after January 1
and before December 1 of any calendar year,
supplier notifications are to be provided with
the first shipment of the chemical in the
following calendar year and every year
thereafter. For example, a chemical added on
April 1,1991, requires a notification
beginning with the first shipment of the
chemical in the 1992 calendar year.

   For a chemical added on or after
December 1 of any calendar year and before
January 1 of the next calendar year, supplier
notifications are to be provided with the first
shipment of the chemical in the year following
the next calendar year and every year
thereafter. For example, a chemical added on
December 10,1991, requires a notification
beginning with the first shipment of the
chemical in the 1993 calendar year.

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November 1992
               Hotline Questions and Answers
     Supplier notifications were not required to
 be made during calendar years 1987 or 1988.
 The first notifications were made with the first
 shipment of a toxic chemical in the 1989
 calendar year.  All chemicals subject to the
 Form R reporting requirements on January 1,
 1989, were subject to the supplier notification
 requirements.

     Once a chemical is deleted, supplier
 notification is no longer required.

 5.  Wastepile Releases Under
     EPCRA§313

     A facility continually places material
 containing a toxic chemical on the land in a
 pile during a calendar year. The facility is
 intending to have  the pile hauled off-site
 during the next calendar year. Must the
 facility report the toxic chemical in the pile  as
 released to land for the calendar year in
 which it places the material in the pile?

     (In the following answer, it is assumed
 that the material is being transferred off-site
 for the purpose of disposal, treatment, energy
 recovery, or recycling.)

    Material that is added to a pile during a
 calendar year does not have to be reported, for
 that calendar year, as a release to land if the
 pile was used only for temporary storage.
 EPA will consider that the pile was used for
 temporary storage if the facility routinely
 made off-site transfers of material from the
 pile during that calendar year.  The facility
 should be able to demonstrate that they
 conducted such routine transfers.

    If a facility did not make such routine
 transfers during a calendar year in which
 material was added to the pile, EPA will
 consider that the pile was for disposal, and the
quantity of toxic chemical placed on the pile
during that calendar year and present at the
end of that year must be reported as a release
to land, regardless of the facility's intention to
transfer the material off-site in an ensuing
year. If, in an ensuring year, such material is
transferred off-site, the movement would be
counted as a transfer off-site even though this
entails double counting.

6.  Chlorine Added to Pool Water:
    Form R Reporting

    A facility maintains a swimming pool on
the facility site for recreational use by the
facility employees. Chlorine is used to treat
the swimming pool water. Is the chlorine so
utilized by the facility subject to threshold and
release calculations under EPCRA §313?

    No. The chlorine used to treat the
swimming pool water is exempt from
threshold and release calculations under the
exemption found at 40 CFR §372.38(c)(2) for
use of products for routine janitorial or facility
grounds maintenance.

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      HOW TO ORDER
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                 RCRA
TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet:
Municipal Solid Waste Prevention in Federal
Agencies"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: 530-F-92-016

This fact sheet describes the ample municipal
solid waste reduction opportunities existing in
Federal agencies. Source reduction is the
design, manufacture, purchase, or use of
materials or products to reduce their amount
or toxicity before they enter the wastestream.

TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA
Issues Final Rule Regarding Liquids in
Hazardous Waste Landfills"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: 530-F-92-030

This fact sheet discusses the final regulations
that (1) minimize the disposal of
containerized liquid hazardous waste in
landfills, (2) minimize the presence of free
liquids in containerized hazardous waste to be
disposed of in landfills, and (3) prohibit the
disposal in landfills of liquids that have been
absorbed in materials that biodegrade or that
release liquids  when compressed, as might
occur during routine landfill operations.
TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet: Wastes
Generated During the Manufacture of
Chlorinated Toluenes Listed as Hazardous"
AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: 530-F-92-028

This fact sheet describes three new hazardous
wastestreams generated during the production
of chlorinated toluenes. The newly listed
wastes are K149, K150, and K151, and are
listed for toxicity, carcinogenicity, and/or
mutagenicity.

TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet: Final
Modifications to the Wood Preserving
Regulations"
AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: 530-F-92-029

On December 6,1990, EPA published a final
rule listing three categories of wood
preserving wastes as "hazardous." This fact
sheet outlines modifications to that rule, which
subjected the management of these wastes to
regulations under RCRA and established
standards for managing hazardous wastes on
drip pads, a containment and collection system
commonly used in the wood preserving
industry.

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New Publications
                          November 1992
               CERCLA
TITLE: "Regional Guide: Issuing Site-
Specific Treatability Variances for
Contaminated Soils and Debris from Land
Disposal Restrictions (LDR)"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 284

This document describes what type of land
disposal restrictions (LDR) variance authority
has been delegated to the Regions and why.
Additionally, information is provided on
regulatory requirements and procedures for
granting site-specific treatability variances
under RCRA.

TITLE: "Conducting Treatability Studies
Under RCRA"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 501

This document provides an overview of
conducting treatability studies under RCRA,
including the treatability studies exemption
rule, research development and demonstration
permits, Subpart X permits, and corrective
action at Superfund sites. A table in the
document lists those states authorized to
implement the different treatability studies
rules.

TITLE: "ARARs Fact Sheet: Compliance
with the Clean Air Act and Associate Air
Quality Requirements"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 282

This fact sheet provides updated guidance on
compliance with the Clean Air Act, as
amended November 1990 (42 US£ §§7401 et
seq.) and related air quality rules under other
environmental statutes. It also addresses
developing applicable or relevant and
appropriate requirements (ARARs) policies and
identifying and complying with ARARs at
specific sites.

TITLE: "Superfund Qualified Disadvantaged
Business Utilization in State Reponse"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB92-963 283

This fact sheet concentrates on disadvantaged
business enterprise use in cases where states are
managing the cleanup of National Priority List
(NPL) sites. It introduces the Superfund
process, focuses on disadvantaged business
enterprise participation and involvement in
state Superfund programs, provides a regulatory
context for contracting practices, and offers
addtional information sources.
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                             FEDERAL REGISTERS
            FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Hazardous Waste Management;
  Liquids in Landfills"
  November 18,1992 (57 EB 54452)

  This final rule prohibits the disposal in
hazardous waste landfills of liquids that have
been sorbed in materials that biodegrade or that
release liquids when compressed.  This rule is
effective May 18,1993.

"Arizona; Final Authorization of State
  Hazardous Waste Management
  Program Revisions"
  November 23,1992 (57 EB 54932)

  Arizona received final authorization for
revisions to its hazardous waste program,
including mixed waste and corrective action.
This final authorization is effective January 23,
1993, unless EPA publishes a prior Federal
Register action withdrawing this immediate
final rule. Comments must be received by
December 23,1992.
"Identification and Listing of
 Hazardous Waste; Toxicity
 Characteristic Revision"
 November 24,1992 (57 EB 55114)

 EPA amended its regulations for testing
conducted to evaluate a solid waste for the
toxicity characteristic. Specifically, this rule
removes the quality assurance requirement
found in Method 1311, the Toxicity
Characteristic Leaching Procedure, for
correcting measured values for analytical bias.
This rule is effective November 24, 1992.

"Georgia; Final Authorization of
 Revisions to State Hazardous Waste
 Management Program"
 November 25,1992 (57 EB 55466)

 Georgia received final authorization for
revisions to its hazardous waste program.
This final authorization will be effective
January 25,1993, unless EPA publishes a
prior Federal Register action withdrawing this
immediate final rule. Comments must be
received by December 28,1992.

CERCLA

"Citizen Suits Under §310 of CERCLA"
 November 23,1992 (57 EB 55038)

 This final rule prescribes the manner in
which notice of citizen suits is to be provided
as required by §310 of CERCLA. This final
rule is effective January 22,1993.
 Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
 1-800-424-9346.

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  Federal Registers
                          November 1992
           PROPOSED RULE
  CERCLA

  "Administrative Reporting Exemptions
   for Certain Radionuclide Releases"
   November 30,1992 (57 £B 56726)

   This proposed rule requests comments on
  certain administrative exemptions from the
  notification requirements under §103 of
  CERCLA. Proposed exemptions include
  releases of naturally occurring radionuclides
  from large generally undisturbed land
  holdings. Comments must be submitted on or
  before January 29,1993.
                NOTICES
  RCRA
  "Availability of Handbook of RCRA
   Ground-Water Monitoring
   Constituents"
   November 5,1992 (57 EB 52773)

   EPA announced the availability of a
  reference handbook entitled Handbook of
  Ground-Water Monitoring Constituents:
  Chemical and Physical Properties. This
  document provides specific chemical and
  physical properties and SW-846 analytical
  methods for the constituents listed in 40 CFR
  Part 264, Appendix DC.

  "Proposed Consent Decree for B&L
   Corporation"
   November 5,1992 (57 EB 52795)

   On October 28,1992, a proposed Consent
  Decree in United States v. B&L Corporation
  was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the
  District of New Jersey. The proposed Consent
  Decree settles the United States' claims that
the defendant violated various provisions of
RCRA. Comments must be submitted by
December 5, 1992.

"Proposed Consent Decree for L&L Oil
 Service, Inc."
 November 5,1992 (57 £B 52796)

 A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
L&L Oil Service. Inc.. was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the District of New Jersey on
October 28,1992. The proposed Consent
Decree settles the United States' claims that L&L
Oil Service, Inc., violated various provisions of
RCRA. Comments must be submitted by
December 5,1992.

"Rhode Island; Approval of State
 Underground Storage Tank Program"
 November 13,1992 (57 EB 53870)

 EPA intends to grant final approval to Rhode
Island to operate its underground storage tank
program in lieu of the Federal program. A
public hearing is scheduled for December 10,
1992. All comments must be received by
December 10,1992.

"Open Meeting of the Negotiated
 Rulemaking Advisory Committee for the
 Hazardous Waste Manifest Rule"
 November 17,1992 (57 EB 54203)

 EPA announced the establishment of an
advisory committee to negotiate a rule outlining
a uniform national hazardous waste manifest.
The committee will meet on December 15-16,
1992, in Washington, DC.
  Copies of RCRA federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
  1-800-424-9346.
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  November 1992
                          Federal Registers
                                    NOTICES
"Agency Information Collection Activities
 Under OMB Review"
 November 18,1992 (57 EB 54392)

 This notice announced the Office of
Management and Budget's responses to various
EPA Paperwork Reduction Act clearance
requests, including a request to clear the 1991
Hazardous Waste Report.

"Establishment and Open Meeting of the
 Dialogue Committee on Phosphoric
 Acid Production Wastes"
 November 24,1992 (57 EB 55253)

 EPA gave notice of the establishment of the
Phosphoric Acid Production Waste Advisory
Committee.  This Committee will assist EPA in
performing its duties as set out in the Toxic
Substances Control Act and RCRA. The
Committee's first meeting will be held on
December 9,1992, in Washington, DC.

"Environmental Economics Advisory
 Committee; Open Meeting"
 November 30,1992 (57 EB 56582)

 The Environmental Economics Advisory
Committee will meet on December 18,1992, in
Washington, DC. The main purpose of the
meeting is to review a draft study titled Methods
for Measuring Non-Use Values: A Contingent
Valuation Study of Groundwater Cleanup for
EPA's Office of Solid Waste.

CERCLA

"Proposed Consent Decree for Shell Oil
 Company"
 November 3,1992 (57 EB 49720)

 A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Shell Oil Company was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the District of Colorado on
  Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
  1-800-424-9346.
October 5,1992. The proposed Consent Decree
incorporates a Settlement Agreement previously
executed by the parties, with an effective date of
February 17,1989.  Comments must be received
by December 3,1992.

"Proposed Consent Decree for the
 Golden Strip Septic Tank Site"
 November 5,1992 (57 EB 52794)

 A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
pASF Corporation, et al.. was lodged on
October 27,1992, with the U.S. District Court
for the District of South Carolina, Greenville
Division.  The Consent Decree requires the
defendants to implement the remedial action
EPA selected for the Golden Strip Septic Tank
Site in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Comments
must be submitted by December 5,1992.

"Operating Industries, Inc., Site;
 Proposed Administrative Settlement"
 November 6,1992 (57 EB 53191)

 This notice corrected a notice of proposed
administrative settlement published on
October 20,1992 (57 ER 47856).

"Availability of Guidance Documents for
 the Management of Contaminated
 Patients"
 November 12,1992 (57 EB 53752)

 This notice announced the availability of two
guidance documents for the management of
contaminated patients. These documents are
available at no charge by mail through the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry.
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   Federal Registers
                        November 1992
                                     NOTICES
   Union Scrap Metal Site in Minneapolis,
   Minnesota; Three Proposed Consent
   Decrees"
   November 12, 1992 (57 EB 53781)
   Three proposed Consent Decrees in
  States v. Union Scrap Iron & Metal, et al..
  were lodged with the U.S. District Court for
  the District of Minnesota on November 5,
  1992. These Consent Decrees require 59
  potentially responsible parties to pay the
  United States $1,422,200 of its unreimbursed
  response costs at the Union Scrap Metal Site.
  Comments must be submitted by
  December 12, 1992.

  "Ella Warehouse Drums Site; Proposed
   Settlement"
   November 13, 1992 (57 EB 53898)

   EPA has agreed to settle claims for past
  response costs at the Ella Warehouse Drums
  Site in Houston, Texas, with North Loop West
  Industrial Park and its partners. Comments
  must be submitted by December 13, 1992.

  "Proposed Consent Decree for the
   Newport Dump Site, Wilder, Kentucky"
   November 13, 1992 (57 EB 53931)

   On October 29, 1992, a proposed Consent
  Decree in United States v. City of Newport.
  etal.. was lodged with the U.S. District Court
  for the Eastern District of Kentucky. The
  proposed Consent Decree requires settling
  defendants to pay $2,400,000 in past costs
  incurred by EPA at the Newport Dump Site.
  Comments must be submitted by
  December 13, 1992.
"Proposed Consent Decree for the
 Newport Dump Site, Wilder, Kentucky"
 November 13,1992 (57 EB 53931)

 A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
City of Newport, et al.. was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of
Kentucky on October 29,1992. The Consent
Decree requires the City of Newport to pay
$100,000 in past costs incurred by EPA at the
Newport Dump Site. Comments must be
submitted by December 13,1992.

"Proposed Consent Decree for the
 Western Processing Site in Kent,
 Washington"
 November 13,1992 (57 EB 53932)

 A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Western  Processing Company, et al.. was lodged
with the U.S. District Court for the Western
District of Washington on October 7,1992. This
proposed Consent Decree requires settling
parties to pay $3,636,955 in satisfaction of the
United States' claims against them for response
cost incurred in connection with the Western
Processing Site. Comments must be submitted
by December 13,1992.

"Announcement of Final Priority Data
 Needs for 38 Priority Hazardous
 Substances"
 November 16,1992 (57 EB 54150)

 This notice announced the final priority data
needs for 38 priority hazardous substances,
identified by the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry.
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November 1992
                          Federal Registers
                                   NOTICES
"Revised Procedures for Conducting
 Voluntary Research"
 November 16,1992 (57 F_B 54160)

 This notice announced the revised procedures
for volunteering to conduct research as part of
the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry's Substance-Specific Applied
Research Program.  Public comments will be
accepted throughout EPA's involvement with
the voluntary research.

"Proposed Administrative Order on
 Consent; Lowry Landfill Site,
 Arapahoe County, Colorado"
 November 18,1992 (57 EB 54404)

 The terms of an Administrative Order on
Consent have been agreed to by various parties
concerning the Lowry Landfill Site. The
proposed Administrative Order on Consent
requires 22 potentially responsible parties to
pay $633,790 to resolve their liability to EPA
related to response actions taken or to be taken
at the site.  Comments must be submitted by
December  18,1992.

"Proposed Consent Decree for
 Montrose Chemical Corporation of
 California, et al."
 November 19,1992 (57 EB 54608)

 On November 5,1992, a proposed Consent
Decree in partial settlement of United States v.
Montrose Chemical Corporation of California.
etal.. was lodged with the U.S. District Court
for the Central District of California. Under
the terms of the settlement, settling
government agencies will pay $42.3 million
for natural  resource damages and $3.5 million
for response costs at the Montrose Chemical
Corporation Site in Los Angeles County,
California. Comments must be submitted by
December  19,1992.
"H. Brown Site in Walker, Michigan;
 Proposed Settlement"
 November 20,1992 (57 EB 54790)

 EPA proposed to settle with parties for
remediation of the H. Brown Site who are
responsible for less, than 0.1  percent of the total
volume of waste sent to the site between 1962
and 1981. These 139 parties will pay a total of
$642,814 in settlement payments.  Comments
must be provided on or before
December 21,1992.

"Proposed Consent Decree for the Fibers
 Public Supply Wells Site  in Guayama,
 Puerto Rico"
 November 20,1992 (57 £R 54857)

 A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Anaquest Caribe. Inc.: Phillips Petroleum
Company: American Home Products. Inc.: and
Chevron Chemical Company was lodged on
October 30,1992, with the U.S. District Court
for the District of Puerto Rico.  The proposed
Consent Decree requires the defendants to
reimburse the United States $437,000.
Comments must be submitted by
December 20,1992.

"Demonstration Program for State Health
 Departments to Conduct Health
 Consultations and Public Health
 Assessment Activities"
 November 25,1992 (57 EB 55540)

 The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry announced the anticipated availability
of FY 1993 funds for a cooperative agreement
program for state health departments to build
capacity to conduct health consultations. The
application form for the funds must be submitted
by December 31,1992.
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  Federal Registers
                         November 1992
                                    NOTICES
  "Proposed Consent Decree for the Sol
    Lynn/Industrial Transformer Company
    Site in Houston, Texas"
    November 25,1992 (57 £B 55570)

    A proposed Second Modified Consent Decree
  in United States v. Gulf States Utilities
  Company was lodged on November 12,1992,
  with the U.S. District Court for the Houston
  Division of the Southern District of Texas.
  The Consent Decree requires the defendant to
  remove contaminated soil with concentrations
  more than 25 parts per million PCBs from the
  site. Comments must be submitted by
  December 16,1992.

  "Proposed Consent Decree for Moreco
    Energy, Inc."
    November 25,1992 (57 EB 55571)

    A proposed Settlement Agreement and
  Stipulated Order in In re Moreco Energy. Inc..
  was lodged on November 16,1992, with the
  U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern
  District of Illinois, Eastern Division. Under
  the Agreement, settling parties will pay the
  United States a total of $875,000. Comments
  must be submitted by December 15,1992.

  "BFI-Rockingham Landfill Site,
    Rockingham, Vermont; Proposed
    Administrative Settlement"
    November 27,1992 (57 EB 56340)

    EPA proposed to enter into a settlement
  intended to resolve the liability under
  CERCLA of Disposal Specialists, Inc., and
  Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc.,
  for costs incurred by EPA in conducting
  response actions at the BFI-Rockingham
  Landfill Site.  Comments must be submitted on
  or before December 28,1992.
"Proposed Settlement Agreement for
 National Gypsum Company"
 November 27,1992 (57 EB 56374)

 A proposed settlement agreement regarding
National Gypsum Company is being lodged
with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
Northern District of Texas. The settlement
addresses the Salford Quarry Site in
Pennsylvania and the Millington Asbestos
Dump Site in New Jersey. Comments must be
received by December 7,1992.

RCRA/CERCLA

"EPA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda"
 November 3,1992 (57 EB 52024)

 EPA's semiannual regulatory agenda serves
as a semiannual summary of current and
projected rulemakings, reviews of existing
regulations, and EPA actions completed since
the previous  agenda.

"Environmental Requirements on Local
 Governments and Small Communities;
 Public Meeting"
 November 6,1992 (57 EB 53110)

 On November 19-20,1992, EPA will meet
with local and state officials, public interest
groups, and environmental groups to discuss
environmental requirements for local
governments and small communities.
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November 1992
Federal Registers
                                 NOTICES
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

"Administrative Reporting Exemptions
 for Certain Radionucllde
 Releases"
 November 30,1992 (57 EB 56726)

 This proposed rule provides notice of, and
requests comments on, certain administrative
exemptions from the notification requirements
under § 103 of GERCLA and §304 of EPCRA
for releases of certain radionuclides.
Comments must be submitted on or before
January 29,1993.
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                             CALL ANALYSES
                          CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE
                             November Daily Volume*
                                              Emergency Planning and
                                              Community Right-to-Know
                       6   9  10  12  13  16  17 18  19  20  23  24  25  27 30
                                   Year to Date*
RCRA/SF/OUST
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Month
11,534
11,476
12,333
11,062
13,586
11,837
11,049
10,770
11,147
11,887
10,361
Cumulative

23,010
35,343
46,425
60.011
71,848
82,897
93,667
104,814
116,701
127,062
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Month
3,583
4,943
3,159
3,012
4.131
9,505
5,710
6,409
2,736
2,388
2.073
Cumulative

8,526
11,685
14,697
18,828
28,333
34,043
40,452
43.188
45,576
47,649
 •All calls answered by the Call Management System or the Document Retrieval Line - The documents featured were
The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste" and "Green Advertising Gaims."
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 Call Analyses
November 1992
                              CALLS ANSWERED BY TYPE
                                November Dally Volume*
600
500
                           9  10   12  13  16  17   18  19  20   23  24   25  27  30
                                      Year to Date*

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Questions
Month
11,930
12.338
11.755
10,734
12,885
17.092
13,062
13,884
10,398
9,159
8,422
Cumulative

24.268
36,023
46.757
59.642
76,734
89,796
103,680
114,078
123,237
131,659
Documents
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Month
4,276
3.822
4,152
3.899
5.625
4,802
3,981
4,075
3,144
4,454
3.770
Cumulative

8.098
12.250
16.149
21.774
26,576
30,557
34,632
37,776
42,230
46,000
Referrals
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Month
1,505
1.831
1.390
1.144
1.396
1,535
1,795
1,783
1,484
1,523
1..565
Cumulative

3.336
4,726
5,870
7.266
8.801
10,596
12.379
13,863
15,386
16,951
  * All calls answered by the Call Management System or the Message Retrieval Line. A single call may include multiple
   questions combined with document requests and referrals.
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November 1992
Call Analyses
                       CALLS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
                                    November 1992*
'Based on 12.192 requests and excludes 1,565 referrals made from both Hotlines.  Includes the Message Retrieval
 Line.
                                     Year to Date**
January
February
March
April
May
June
Jury
August
September
October
Novofnbdf
RCRA
Month
60%
(9,564)
55%
(8.860)
66%
(10,410)
61%
(8.913)
66%
(12.134)
45%
(9.878)
54%
(9.210)
50%
(8.992)
63%
(8.525)
66%
(9.035)
67%
(8.142)
Cumulative

57%
(18.424)
60%
(28,834)
60%
(37.747)
62%
(49.881)
57%
(59.759)
57%
(68.969)
56%
(77.961)
57%
(86.486)
58%
(95.521)
58%
(103,663)
Superiund
Month
12%
(2,065)
11%
(1.823)
10%
(1.638)
13%
(1.957)
8%
(1.555)
8%
(1.773)
9%
(1.446)
10%
(1.715)
12%
(1.680)
12%
(1.610)
13%
(1.559)
Cumulative

12%
(3.888)
12%
(5.526)
12%
(7.483)
11%
(9.038)
11%
(10.811)
10%
(12,257)
10%
(13,972)
10%
(15,652)
10%
(17.262)
11%
(18.821)
OUST
Month
4%
(640)
3%
(483)
3%
(488)
5%
(665)
3%
(551)
2%
(452)
2%
(383)
3%
(563)
4%
(537)
4%
(560)
3%
(420)
Cumulative

3%
(1.123)
3%
(1,611)
4%
(2.276)
3%
(2.827)
3%
(3,279)
3%
(3.662)
3%
(4.225)
3%
(4.762)
3%
(5.322)
3%
(5.742)
EnwrgMM
Community
Month
24%
(3.937)
31%
(14.994)
21%
(3.371)
21%
(3.098)
23%
(4.270)
45%
(9.791)
35%
(6.004)
37%
(6.689)
21%
(2.800)
18%
(2.408)
17%
(2.071)
sy Planning A
Rlflht-to-Know
Cumulative

28%
(8.931)
25%
(12,302)
24%
(15.400)
24%
(19.670)
29%
(29,461)
30%
(35.465)
30%
(42.154)
30%
(44.954)
29%
(47.362)
28%
(49.433)
  Based on 177,659 requests and excludes 16,951 referrals made from both Hotlines.
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Call Analyses
                              November 1992
                              CALLER PROFILE
                            RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline


                    Regulated Community                    7,102
                    Citizens                                 630
                    State & Local Gov't/Native American         205
                    Federal Agencies                          158
                    Educational Institutions                     144
                    EPA                                    127
                    Other                                    79
                    Media                                    10
                    Interest Groups                            23
                    Congress                                  6
                    Referrals                              1,246
                    International                                9
                    Document Retrieval Line*                  622
                    TOTAL
                     10361
                     State/Local GcVt/
                     Native American
                         2%
Federal Agencies
 2%
             All Others
               5%
 Citizens
   7%
                                                Regulated
                                                Community
                                                   84%
    * No caller profile data available.
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November 1992
                              Call Analyses
                             Emergency Planning and
                        Community Right-to-Know Hotline
   Manufacturer
    Food/Tobacco                   28
    Textiles                        12
    Apparel                         2
    Lumber & Wood                 6
    Furniture                        7
    Paper                          13
    Printing & Publishing            22
    Chemicals                     202
    Petroleum & Coal                37
    Rubber and Plastics              24
    Leather                         1
    Stone, Clay & Glass              12
    Primary Metals                  22
    Fabricated Metals                68
    Machinery (Excluding Electrical)   12
    Electrical&Electronic Equipment   25
    Transportation Equipment         16
    Instruments                      8
    Misc. Manufacturing             25
    Not Able to Determine           39

    Subtotal                       581
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
  Union/Labor
  Media/Press
  Distributors
  Native Americans
  Laboratories
  Misc.
Referrals
International

TOTAL
 433
 104
 187

   11
   17
   37
   0
   8
   41
   75
   44
   38
   26
   1
   36
   2
   11
   0
   3
   9
   90
 319
   0

2,073
             Citizens
                11%
                            Attorneys
                              6%
  Consultants/
  Engineers
   25%
                                             All Others
                                               25%
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Call Analyses
                          November 1992
                               HOTLINE TOPICS
 RCRA
 Special Wastes
 Ash                               10
 Mining Wastes, Bevill                21
 Medical Wastes                     99*
 Oil and Gas                        16
 Subtitle C (General)                311
 Hazardous Waste Id. (General      1,306*
  Toxicity Characteristic              86
  Wood Preserving                  39
  Listing of Used Oil               121*
  Fluff                              0
 Radioactive Mixed Waste             42
 Delisting Petitions                   18
 Hazardous Waste Recycling          107
 Generators                        467
 Small Quantity Generators           196
 Transportation/Transporters           90
 TSDFs General                    245
  TSDFs Siting Facilities              14
  TSDFs Capacity                   18
  TSDFs Treatment                  86
  TSDFs Burning                    72
  TSDFs Storage                     60
  TSDFs Disposal                   43
 Land Disposal Restrictions         655*
 Permits and Permitting              120
 Corrective Action                  183
 Financial Liability/Enforcement       98
 Test Methods                      103
 Health Effects                      12
 Waste Min. Pollution Prevention       33
 State Programs                      64
 Hazardous Waste Data               42
 Household Hazardous Waste         138
 Subtitle D (General)                185
  Siting Facilities                    83
  Combustion                       24
 Industrial Waste                      9
 Composting                        16
 Source Reduction/Poll. Prev.           8
 Grants & Financing                  6
  Procurement (General)              13
  Building Insulation                  0
  Cement & Products with Fly Ash      7
  Paper & Paper Products              4
  Re-refined Lubricating Oil            5
  Retread Tires                       1
Solid Waste Recycling (General)  886**
 Aluminum                       14
 Batteries                         33
 Glass                           10
 Paper                           21
 Plastics                          16
 Tires                            37
 Used Oil                       248
Markets (General)                  14
 Aluminum                        1
 Batteries                          2
 Compost                          0
 Glass                            4
 Paper                            2
 Plastics                           1
 Tires                            26
Used Oil                          20
RCRA General                1,531*

TOTAL                       8,142l
1 Includes 2,393 RCRA document requests.
SUPERFUND

General/Misc.                    201
Access & Information Gathering     11
Administrative Record               1
Allocations from Fund              7
ARARs                          55
CERCLIS                        81
Citizen Suits                      9
Clean-Up Costs                    26
Clean-Up Standards                41
Community Relations              27
Contract Lab Program (CLP)        18
Contractor Indemnification          4
Contracts                         10
Definitions                        4
Emergency Response                7
Enforcement                      28
Exposure Assess./Risk Assess.       20
Federal Facilities                  17
Fund Balancing                     2
Grants                           10
Hazardous Substances             83*
Health/Toxics                      7
HRS                            27
    * Hot topics for this month.
    ••Includes 622 Document Retrievals.
    •Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result In multiple
 22   questions.

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November 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
Tide m/Right-to-Know
TOTAL
 2Includes 593 Superfund document requests.


OUST

General/Misc.                    91
Applicability/Definitions           73
Regulated Substances              23
Standards for New Tank Systems    13
Tank Standards and Upgrading      13
Operating Requirements            7
Release Detection                 45
Release Reporting & Investigation   18
Corrective Action for USTs         33
Out-of-Service/Closure            29
Financial Responsibility           43
State Programs                   12
Liability/Enforcement              8
LUST Trust Fund                 12
                                73*
                                 1
                                 4
                                 0
                                33
                                25
                               200*
                                11
                                 7
                                 9
                                16
                                23
                                 2
                                19
                                11
                                58
                                20
                                12
                                44
                                31
                               167*
                                 4
                                16
                                25
                                 4
                                 5
                                 7
                                36
TOTAL
3 Includes 209 OUST document requests.
                               4203
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

Title IH General                  468

§301-3 Emergency Planning
  General                       153
  SERCs/LEPC                    6
  Notification                      9
  Mixtures                        6
  Extremely Hazardous Substances   24
  Delisting EHS                    0
  Exemptions                      6

§304:
  General                        45
  Notification Requirements         29
  Reportable Quantities             57
  RQs vs. TPQs                   19
  Transportation                    3
  Exemptions                     13

§311/312:
  General                       127
  MSDS Reporting Requirements    12
  Tier I/II Regulations              71
  Thresholds                     73
  OSHA Expansion                 5
  Hazard Categories                 1
  Mixtures                        4
  Exemptions                     48

§313:
  General                       371
  Form R                       213
  Thresholds                     90
  Phase I                        41
  Phase H                       30
  Phase m                        0
  Pollution Prevention              13
  NONs/NOTEs                   17
  Petitions                       22
  Health Effects                    4
  Database                       72
  Exemptions                     66

Training:
  General                        61
  §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
                                                                 November 1992
General:
  CEPP Interim Guide
  Chemical Profile
  NRT-1
  Hazard Analysis
  Risk Communication
  Title IE Workshops
  Information Management
  Prevention ARIP
  Other
                               0
                               1
                               0
                               1
                               0
                               0
                               0
                               1
                               7
Trade Secrets
Enforcement
Liability

TOTAL
    7
   13
    2

2,071^
4 Includes 575 Emergency Planning Community
 Right-To-Know document requests.
                                          TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
                                          DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
                                          REFERRALS:
                                                                         13,757
24
• 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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LTST 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 Burns, 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-320W
Elaine Davies, OS-120
Jeffery Denit, OS-300
Lynn DePont, OS-400WF
Director, RED, LE-134S
DaveEberly,53-03W
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 Hayden, DEC-Alaska
Betty Hollowell, 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-5203G
Harriet L. Jones, EPA-Reg. 7
Kathy Jones, OS-210
Tim Jones, OS-301
Gary Jonesi, LE-134S
Ron Josephson, OS-333
Tony Jover, OS-120
Robert Kayser, OS-333
Jeff Kelly, OS-520
Mitch Kidwell, OS-332
Bob Kievit, EPA- Olympia, WA
William Kline, OS-322W
Robert Knox, OS-130
Dan Kovacks, Hotline
Walter Kovalick, OS-110
Judy Lebowich, WH-550E
Henry Longest, OS-100
JimLoomis, FLERC
Sylvia Lowrance, OS-300
Julia Lebee, EPA-Reg. 4
Tom Lueders, EPA-Reg. 5
James Makris, OS-120
Andrea McLaughlin, OS-5203G
Chet McLaughlin, EPA-Reg. 7
Dorothy McManus, OS-120
Tami McNamara, TS-779
Scott McPhilamy, EPA-Reg. 3
Kim Mercer, EPA-Reg. 9
Margaret Meares, EPA-Reg. 4
Charlotte Mooney, OS-332
Robert Morby, EPA-Reg. 7
Beverly Negri, EPA-Reg. 6
Susan OXeefe, LE-134S
ChaePak, EPA-Reg. 10
Wendy Porman, DOI
Myra Perez, EPA-Houston
Mark Phillips, EPA-Reg. 3
Dan Powell, OS-HOW
Steve Provant, EPA-Boise, ID
Jim Radle, Jr., EPA-Reg. 9
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 Stanley, OS-500
Kathie Stein, LE-134S
Heather Stockard, DEC-Alaska
Kathy Teemer, Hotline
Beverly Thomas, OS420WF
Jim Thompson, OS-520
Linda Thompson, LE-134S
Robert Thompson, A-104
Steve Torok, EPA-Juneau, AK
Harriett Tregoning, PM-220
Betti VanEpps, 5201-G
Carie VanHook, OS-305
David Van Slyke,LE-134S
Barbara Wagner, EPA-Reg. 8
David Watson, PM-214F
Howard Wilson, PM-273
Denise Wright, OS -332
Mia Zmud, OS-301
Mark Horwitz, Reg. 5
John Ramirez.DOE
Captain Smyser, Airforce
Carolyn Kenmore, 5203-G
                   OS W 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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