EPA530-R-93-004b
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HOTLINE REPORT
February 1993
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1.
RCRA
Mixtures of Used Oil and
Characteristic Hazardous Waste
A manufacturer generates used oil that
exhibits the toxicity characteristic (TC)for lead
(D008). On one occasion, the used oil is mixed
with an unlisted spent solvent that is hazardous
due to the characteristic of ignitability (D001)
and the TCfor benzene (D018). On another
occasion, the used oil is mixed with a spent
solvent that is hazardous solely because it
exhibits the characteristic of ignitability
(DOOJ). After mixing, both wastestreams
exhibit only the TCfor lead and are sent to be
burned for energy recovery in an industrial
boiler. Do both mixtures qualify for regulation
as used oil under 40 CFR Pan 279 standards
for used oil management?
The first mixture must be managed as
hazardous waste (D008) and the second
mixture must be managed as used oil. Section
279.10(b)(2) specifically addresses mixtures of
used oil and characteristic wastes, drawing a
critical distinction between the two mixtures
described above. The first mixture is addressed
in §279.10(b)(2)(i), which states that a mixture
of characteristic hazardous waste and used oil
must be handled as a hazardous waste if it
displays any. characteristics of hazardous waste.
This section applies to any mixture of used oil
and characteristic hazardous wastes, other than
wastes that are hazardous solely because they
exhibit the characteristic of ignitability. Since
the first mixture contains a characteristic
hazardous waste that is hazardous because of
ignitability and toxicity, and the mixture
continues to display the TC for lead, it is
considered hazardous waste. In order to
qualify for classification as used oil, this
mixture must be free of all characteristics,
including those originating from the used oil
(D008) and those stemming from the
hazardous waste (D001 and DO 18).
Section 279.10(b)(2)(iii) addresses the
second mixture and is more specific. It dictates
that a mixture of used oil and a characteristic
hazardous waste, which is hazardous solely
because it displays the characteristic of
ignitability, may continue to be managed as
used oil provided that the resulting mixture is
not ignitable. Since the second used oil/waste
mixture is no longer ignitable, it is classified as
used oil, even though it still displays the TC for
lead (D008).
The difference in these two scenarios is that
used oil that is mixed with a characteristic
hazardous waste (other than a solely ignitable
waste) must be free of all characteristics to
qualify for classification as used oil, whereas
used oil that is mixed with a waste that is
hazardous solely due to ignitability needs only
to be void of the ignitability characteristic to be
considered used oil. The difference in the two
scenarios is critical because used oil often
inherently exhibits a characteristic of
hazardous waste.
The standards in Part 279, while tailored to
used oil handling, do not negate the
requirements placed on handlers by the
hazardous waste regulations, and mixing an
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ignitable waste with used oil to render the
waste nonhazardous constitutes treatment
of hazardous waste and is subject to all
applicable hazardous management
standards, including permitting (50 ER 49180;
November 29, 1985).
Note that Pan 279 standards, other than
those related to burning and marketing, are
effective March 8, 1993, in unauthorized states
only and in authorized states they are not
effective until those states amend their
program to incorporate the standards.
Standards regarding the marketing and burning
of used oil for energy recovery are simply
transferred from existing Pan 266 regulations
and remain in effect.
2. Closed-Loop Recycling Exclusion
Under the closed-loop recycling exclusion
in 40 CFR §261.4{a)(8), secondary materials
that are reclaimed and returned to the original
process or processes in which they were
generated are excluded from Subtitle C of
RCRA, provided they are reused in the
production process and the criteria in 40 CFR
§261.4(a)(8) are met. Would secondary
materials managed in a system that includes
storage in open-top tanks fall within the
exclusion in §261.4(a)(8)?
Secondary materials managed in a system
that includes storage in open-top tanks may
qualify for the closed-loop recycling exclusion
as long as the system meets the four
requirements in §261.4(a)(8). EPA views
closed-loop recycling operations as an integral
part of production processes, not as distinct
waste management operations (51 ER 25443;
July 14,1986). Typically, owners or operators
of such closed-loop recycling operations
handle the secondary materials as
commodities; i.e., in a manner designed to
avoid loss or release. Although EPA does not
preclude owners or operators from storing
secondary materials in open-top tanks under
the closed-loop recycling exclusion, there are
other factors that prevent most materials,
especially volatiles, from being stored in
them. These factors include possible
contamination from rain or dust and the threat
of explosive conditions. Owners or operators
of open-top tanks should therefore ensure
secondary materials are managed as valuable
materials prior to reclamation in order for the
tank to be considered a pan of a closed-loop
recycling system and excluded under
§261.4(a)(8). Determinations regarding the
closed-loop recycling exclusion are usually
case-specific. Thus, if EPA discovers a
situation where highly volatile materials are
stored in an open-top tank and large volumes
of the materials are lost prior to reclamation,
the exclusion may not apply because the
secondary materials are not being managed to
prevent loss or release prior to reclamation,
causing the material to become regulated as a
waste under Subtitle C of RCRA (51 ER
25443; July 14, 1986).
3. Groundwater Monitoring at Newly
Regulated Facilities
The regulations in 40 CFR Part 265,
Subpart F require owners and operators of
interim status surface impoundments,
landfills, and land treatment units to
implement groundwater monitoring programs.
Section 265.92 requires these facilities to
establish initial background concentrations
for three groups of indicator parameters.
Background concentrations are established
based on the results of quarterly groundwater
sampling during the first year. For newfy
regulated interim status facilities or units,
when must the background concentrations be
established—during the first year of interim
status, or the first year the groundwater
monitoring system is operating?
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Owners and operators of newly regulated
interim status facilities or units must begin
establishing background concentrations for the
indicator parameters in §§265.92(b)(l)-(3) as
soon as the groundwater monitoring system is
installed. These facilities then have one year
from the date the system is operable to
establish these background levels. When
interim status is triggered, §270.73(d)(2)
requires owners and operators of land disposal
facilities to certify compliance with all
applicable groundwater monitoring
requirements within 12 months. Land
disposal facilities that do not certify
compliance with these requirements within 12
months automatically lose interim status. The
September 27,1990, Federal Register (55 F_R
39411) clarifies §270.73(d)(2) by stating that
facilities newly subject to the Part 265,
Subpart F groundwater monitoring
requirements must complete site
characterization and design and installation of
groundwater monitoring systems within 12
months of receiving interim status (also see
October 1985 Hotline Monthly Report
question on loss of interim status). In other
words, at the latest, a newly regulated interim
status facility must have characterized the
hydrogeology of the site and installed a
groundwater monitoring system capable of
determining the facility's impact on
groundwater quality by the end of the first
year of interim status.
Once owners or operators have completed
the installation of groundwater monitoring
systems, they must then immediately begin
establishing background concentrations for the
three groups of indicator parameters specified
in §§265.92(b)(l)-(3). These background
concentrations are established during the first
year of operation of the groundwater
monitoring system. For newly regulated
facilities or units, background concentration
levels must be established by the end of the
second year of interim status at the latest
(sooner if the facility's groundwater
monitoring system was installed and operating
before the end of the first year of interim
status). For example, a facility with a surface
impoundment that became subject to RCRA
regulation for the first time because of the
TCLP final rule had until September 25, 1991
(one year after the effective date of the
regulations), to certify that a groundwater
monitoring system was installed. The facility
then has until September 25, 1992, to establish
background concentration levels pursuant to
§265.92. If this facility finished installing its
groundwater monitoring system before
September 25, 1991 (e.g., on July 15, 1991),
background concentrations for the indicator
parameters would have to be established within
one year of the date the groundwater monitoring
system became operable (by July 15, 1992).
EPCRA
4. Chemicals Listed with Multiple
Chemical Abstract Service Numbers
The Chemical Abstract Service (CAS)
maintains a computerized filing system that
contains two main index files. The chemical
abstract (CA)file provides bibliographic
information referencing chemicals appearing in
over 9,000 journals, papers, and symposiums
from 1967 to the present. The CA file is an
important tool for people interested in learning
about the research, patents, and uses for
specific chemicals. The chemical registry
number file assigns CAS registry numbers to
unique chemicals for purposes of identification.
Assigning a CAS number to a particular
chemical facilitates managing and regulating
that chemical by universally identifying it with a
specific number. Only one CAS number is
assigned to each chemical. If chemicals are to
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be assigned onty one CAS number, why are
some chemicals listed with multiple Chemical
Abstract Service (CAS) numbers in 40 CFR
Table 302.4 and the Title HI List of Lists?
There are two possible reasons for a
chemical to have multiple numbers. The CAS
numbers could refer to different forms of a
chemical where each is considered unique for
its particular properties and characteristics.
The CAS registry number file includes the
registry number, synonyms, chemical
structure, and molecular formula for each
chemical recorded in the file. If specific
research has been done on a particular form of
a chemical, a separate CAS number may be
assigned to that particular form to facilitate the
search process in the CA file. For example,
sodium hypochlorite is listed with two CAS
numbers, 7681-52-9 and 10022-70-5. The
former refers to hypochlorous acid, the sodium
salt form of sodium hypochlorite, while the
latter refers to the pentahydrate form of sodium
hypochlorite. Both forms could be called
sodium hypochlorite, thus sodium hypochlorite
has, in effect, two CAS numbers.
A chemical also may be listed with
multiple CAS numbers when multiple numbers
have been inadvertently assigned to the same
chemical. This multiple assignment can occur
when forms of a chemical are originally
believed to be unique, but after further review
by chemists are identified as the same
chemical. In this case, all the CAS numbers are
cross-referenced, allowing the chemical to be
located with any assigned number. The
misassigned numbers are deleted as registry
numbers, but remain on file for referencing
purposes. The CAS number first assigned is
the more accurate number to use when denoting
the chemical. Although all of the numbers will
find the chemical, only the more accurate
number will prompt the CAS registry file
system to display the name, synonyms, and
characteristics associated with the chemical.
Chromic acid, listed with CAS numbers
1115-74-5 and 7738-94-5, illustrates this
situation. After further review by chemists, the
second CAS number, 11115-74-5, was deleted
as a registry number, but remains on file for
future reference. CAS number, 7738-94-5 is
the more accurate number to identify chromic
acid because it was the first registry number
assigned.
5. Polymer Pellet Reporting Under
§§311 and 312
If polymers are in pellet form and require
material safety data sheets, are they exempt
from the definition of hazardous chemical
under SARA §3ll(eX2)?
The §31 l(e)(2) exemption from the
definition of hazardous chemical applies to
"[a]ny substance present as a solid in any
manufactured item to the extent exposure to
the substance does not occur under normal
conditions of use." Polymers in pellet form are
manufactured items in a solid state and would
not normally be a source of any hazardous
chemical exposure, therefore the polymers in
pellet form arc normally exempt (52 £R
38344; October 15,1987). Altering the solid
state of the pellets (e.g., as pan of a
manufacturing process) creates a potential for
exposure and would cause the polymers to
become subject to the hazardous chemical
threshold determinations (40 CFR §370.20(b)).
When determining whether a threshold has
been met, the weight of the polymer pellets "in
process" are no longer exempted as solid
manufactured items and should be added to the
weight of the polymers not in pellet form and
not otherwise exempt If at any one time the
polymers not subject to an exemption exceed
the thresholds, then hazardous chemical
reporting is required (40 CFR Part 370).
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CERCLA
TITLE: "Hazard Ranking System Guidance
Manual"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 377
This guidance manual provides general and
technical guidance for individuals involved in
determining Hazard Ranking System (HRS)
scores and preparing HRS scoring packages.
The manual clarifies terms and concepts in the
HRS, presents strategies and specific
guidance for scoring selected HRS factors,
and provides guidelines to assist in collecting
and organizing relevant data.
TITLE: "Superfund Program Management
Manual; Fiscal Year 1993"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 260
The information in this manual is targeted to
provide EPA unit, section, and branch chiefs
with Superfund's primary goals and priorities
for fiscal year 1993, and an overview of the
Superfund program management processes.
The manual contains information on the
manager's schedule of significant events,
program goals and priorities, program
planning and reporting requirements, and
financial management and full-time equivalent
(FTE) distribution.
TITLE: "Highlights: Superfund Program
Management; Fiscal Year 1993"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 261
The information contained in this document is
targeted to EPA Superfund division directors
and is intended to provide an overview of
fiscal year 1993 Superfund program goals and
management initiatives. Specifically, this
document contains information on strategic
planning goals and themes, program planning
and budgeting, and the manager's schedule of
significant events.
TITLE: "Superfund Progress; Fall/Winter
1992"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 254
This issue of "Superfund Progress" provides
information on Superfund training, promoting
local involvement in Superfund, and a
progress report on the program.
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February 1993
TITLE: "Superfund Progress - Aficionado's
Version; Fall/Winter 1992"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 255
This issue of the Aficionado's Version
provides facts and figures as of September 30,
1992, on National Priorities List (NPL) site
distribution, emergency removals, preliminary
assessments, site inspections, and the NPL.
This document also provides information on
remedial investigations, feasibility studies,
records of decision, remedial actions, and
enforcement.
TITLE: "Superfund at Work -- Hazardous
Waste Cleanup Efforts Nationwide (Celanese
Corporation)"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 617
The "Superfund at Work" bulletin series
profiles hazardous wastes sites nationwide.
This issue provides an overview of the cleanup
at the Celanese Corporation Site in Shelby,
North Carolina.
TITLE: "OSWER Superfund Telephone
Directory"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 289
This directory provides telephone numbers of
EPA Headquarters and Regional Office of
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Superfund personnel. It supercedes all
previous directories.
TITLE: "Superfund at Work -- Hazardous
Waste Cleanup Efforts Nationwide
(Lansdownc)"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 625
The "Superfund at Work" bulletin series
profiles hazardous waste sites nationwide. This
issue provides an overview of the cleanup at the
Lansdowne Site in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.
TITLE: "Status of Key SACM Program
Management Issues; Interim Guidance"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 262
This Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model
(SACM) program management update
describes activities underway, planned, and
recently completed to refocus Superfund's
program management systems and to support
implementation of SACM.
TITLE: "Early Action and Long-Term Action
Under SACM; Interim Guidance"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 263
The purpose of this Superfund Accelerated
Cleanup Model (SACM) bulletin is to provide
an overview of the primary response goals of
the Superfund program. Specifically, this
document addresses prompt and effective risk
reduction, early actions and long-term actions
under Superfund, and response selection
factors.
TITLE: "Enforcement Under SACM; Interim
Guidance"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 264
This bulletin discusses major enforcement areas
affected by the Superfund Accelerated Cleanup
Model (SACM) including the timing and
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methodology of potentially responsible party
(PRP) searches, timiiTg and content of
negotiations with PRPs, notice letters, and
consultations for early actions. Additionally,
this document addresses state involvement in
enforcement, d£ minimis settlements, the
availability and adequacy of administrative
records, and cost recovery and cost
documentation.
TITLE: "Assessing Sites Under SACM;
Interim Guidance"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 265
This bulletin discusses assessing sites under
the Superfund Accelerated Cleanup model
(SACM). Superfund assessment under SACM
integrates previously separate removal and
remedial assessments into a single process.
Under SACM, both assessment processes will
operate concurrently to avoid duplication of
research and speed up the overall cleanup
of sites.
TITLE: "SACM Regional Decision Teams;
Interim Guidance"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 266
This bulletin discusses the Superfund
Accelerated Cleanup Model (SACM) Regional
Decision Teams (RDT). The goal of the RDT
is effective coordination, communication, and
integration of program authority, expertise,
resources, and tools to solve problems that
arise at Superfund sites.
RCRA
TITLE: "National Biennial RCRA Hazardous
Waste Report (Based on 1989 Data)"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-148245
This report presents 1989 data regarding the
generation, management, and disposition of
RCRA-regulated hazardous wastes. The data
include quantity of hazardous waste generated,
number of generators, quantity of hazardous
waste managed, and so forth. The document
also gives a comparison to 1987 data.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Toxicity Characteristic Revision;
Correction"
February 2,1993 (58 F_B 6854)
This final rule made two minor corrections to
the toxicity characteristic revision final rule
published on November 24,1992 (57 F_&
55114).
"Rhode Island; Final Approval of State
Underground Storage Tank Program"
February 3,1993 (58 F_B 6894)
EPA granted final approval to Rhode Island
to operate its underground storage tank
program. This final approval will be effective
March 5, 1993.
"Virginia; Final Partial Program
Determination of Adequacy of State
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Permit
Program"
February 3,1993 (58 FR 6955)
EPA granted final partial approval to
Virginia's municipal solid waste landfill
permit program. This determination was
effective February 3, 1993.
"South Carolina; Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions"
February 10,1993 (58 F_B 7865)
EPA intends to approve South Carolina's
hazardous waste program revisions. Final
authorization for this program revision will be
effective April 12, 1993, unless EPA
publishes a prior action withdrawing this
immediate final rule. Comments must be
received by March 12,1993.
"Utah; Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Program
Revisions"
February 12,1993 (58 EB 8232)
EPA intends to approve Utah's hazardous
waste program revisions. This final
authorization is effective April 13, 1993,
unless EPA publishes a prior action
withdrawing this immediate final rule.
Comments must be received by
March 15, 1993.
"Corrective Action Management Units
and Temporary Units"
February 16,1993 (58 MB 8658)
EPA finalized provisions addressing two
new units that will be used for remedial
purposes under RCRA corrective action
authorities: corrective action management
units and temporary units. These final
regulations are effective April 19,1993.
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist jot
1-800-424-9346.
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Federal Registers
February 1993,
FINAL RULES
"Georgia; Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste. Program
Revisions"
February .9,1993 (58 Efi 9120)
This action corrected a list of hazardous
waste program revisions published on
July 24, 1990 (55 E& 30000). This final
authorization will be effective retroactively to
September 24,1990, unless EPA publishes an
action withdrawing this immediate final rule.
Comments must be received by
March 8, 1993.
"Standards for the Use or Disposal of
Sewage Sludge"
February 19,1993 (58 Efi 9248)
EPA promulgated these regulations to
establish requirements for the final use and
disposal of sewage sludge in certain
circumstances. The effective date is
March 22,1993. Comments and data will be
accepted until May 20, 1993.
"Georgia: Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions"
February 26,1993 (58 EB11539)
EPA intends to approve Georgia's hazardous
waste program revisions. This final
authorization will be effective April 27, 1993,
unless EPA publishes a prior action
withdrawing this immediate final rule.
Comments must be received by
March 29, 1993.
RCRA & CERCLA
"Disclosure of Confidential Data"
February 5,1993 (58 £fi 7187)
EPA issued interim final regulations
modifying 40 CFR Part 2, governing
confidential business information. This rule
authorizes disclosure of confidential data to
persons working under the Senior
Environmental Employment Program. This
rule is effective February 5, 1993.
CERCLA
"Administrative Hearing Procedures
for Claims Asserted Against the
Fund"
February 8,1993 (58 EH 7704)
When EPA denies all or part of a claim
against the Fund for costs incurred in
conducting a preauthorized response action,
the claimant may request a hearing to review
that decision. This interim final rule
establishes procedures to request such a
hearing and governs the course of the
proceeding following the request. This rule is
effective February 8, 1993. Comments must
be submitted on or before April 9, 1993.
OUST
"Underground Storage Tanks
Containing Petroleum; Financial
Responsibility Requirements"
February 18,1993 (58 Efi 9026)
EPA promulgated four additional assurance
mechanisms for use by local government
entities that own or operate USTs. These
mechanisms will help local governments
comply with the UST financial responsibility
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800-424-9346.
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requirements and add to the mechanisms
previously identified^ 53 ER43322. The
financial responsibility compliance date for
local governments is February 18, 1994.
PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
"Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste; Proposed Exclusion"
February 3,1993 (58 Efi 6925)
EPA proposed to grant a petition submitted
by Marathon Oil Company, Texas City, Texas,
to exclude certain solid wastes generated at its
facility from the lists of hazardous wastes.
Comments must be received by
March 22,1993.
"Protection Standards for the
Management of Radioactive Wastes"
February 10,1993 (58 Efi 7924)
EPA proposed certain environmental
standards for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel,
high-level, and transuranic radioactive wastes.
Comments should be received at the Air
Docket on or before March 22,1993.
"Modification of the Hazardous Waste
Recycling Regulatory Program"
February 11,1993 (58 EB 8102)
EPA proposed a program under which certain
common post-user items that are hazardous
wastes (e.g., certain batteries, pesticides)
would be collected under greatly streamlined
requirements. The program would encourage
proper treatment and recycling of these wastes.
Comments must be submitted by
April 12, 1993.
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
l-SOO-424-9346.
RCRA & OUST
"Exemption of Petroleum-Contaminated
Media and Debris from Underground
Storage Tanks (UST)"
February 12,1993 (58 Efi 8504)
EPA proposed to exempt petroleum-
contaminated media and debris generated by
UST corrective actions from certain portions of
EPA's hazardous waste regulations. The
exemption would be limited to the 25 newly
listed organic chemicals under the toxicity
characteristic. Comments must be submitted
on or before April 13,1993.
CERCLA
"Oil Pollution Prevention; Non-
Transportation-Related Onshore
Facilities"
February 17,1993 (58 EH 8824)
These new regulations promulgated pursuant
to the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 propose to
require owners and operators of certain
onshore facilities to prepare response plans for
responding to a worst-case discharge of oil and
to a substantial threat of such a discharge.
These facility response plans should be
consistent with the current CERCLA National
Contingency Plan. Comments must be
submitted on or before April 19,1993.
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February 1993*
NOTICES
RCRA
*
"Public Meeting on the Boiler and
Industrial Turnace (BIF) Regulations"
February 1,1993 (58 £B 6607)
EPA announced that a roundtable discussion
on the BIF regulations will take place on
February 24 and 25, 1993, in Arlington,
Virginia.
"National Advisory Council for
Environmental Policy and Technology
(NACEPT) Open Meeting"
February 2,1993 (58 F_B 6788)
EPA announced that the final meeting of the
Industrial Pollution Prevention Project Focus
Group of NACEPT will be held on
February 23 and 24, 1993, in Washington, DC.
This group is examining methods by which
industrial pollution prevention can be
encouraged.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review"
February 3,1993 (58 EB 6954)
An Information Collection Request on final
authorization for hazardous waste management
programs was forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and comment Comments must be submitted
on or before March 5, 1993.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review"
February 3,1993 (58 EB 6954)
An Information Collection Request on
pretesting and evaluation of risk
communication activities was forwarded to
OME for review and comment. Comments
must be submitted on or before March 5, 1993.
"National Profile on Commercially
Generated Low-Level Radioactive
Mixed Waste"
February 5,1993 (58 EB 7265)
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
and EPA announced the availability of the
National Profile on Commercially Generated
l^ow-Level Radioactive Mixed Wasfe. This
document presents the results of a joint NRC/
EPA project to determine the volumes,
characteristics, and treatability of mixed waste
generated in 1990 by licensed nuclear facilities
in the United States.
"Public Meeting of the Hazardous
Waste Manifest Rulemaking
Committee"
February 8,1993 (58 EB 7501)
EPA announced that two public meetings of
the Hazardous Waste Manifest Rulemaking
Committee will be held on February 25 and 26
and March 29 and 30,1993, in Washington,
DC.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities Under OMB Review"
February 9,1993 (58 EB7779)
This notice announced the Office of
Management and Budget's response to several
EPA Paperwork Reduction Act clearance
requests, including land disposal restrictions
and used oil management standards.
"Dana Corporation; Proposed Consent
Decree"
February 11,1993 (58 EB 8062)
A proposed Consent Decree in United,
States v. pana Corporation. Perfect Circle
Division, was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Indiana,
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800^24-9346.
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February 1993
Federal Registers
NOTICES
Indianapolis Division, on January 21,1993.
The proposed Consent Decree requires Dana
Corporation to cease land disposal of
hazardous wastes in surface impoundments
and a landfill at its Richmond, Indiana, plant.
Comments must be submitted by
March 13,1993.
"Additional Information on Wastes
From the Combustion of Coal by
Electric Utility Power Plants"
February 12,1993 (58 EH 8273)
This notice announced the availability of
information that may be used in making a final
regulatory determination on four large-volume
fossil fuel combustion wastestreams.
Comments will be accepted through
March 29,1993.
"Public Meeting on the Hazardous
Waste Indentification System"
February 12,1993 (58 EB 8275)
EPA gave notice that a meeting will be held
on March 1 and 2,1993, in Arlington,
Virginia, to discuss issues specifically related
to contaminated media and other wastestreams.
"Proposed Consent Decree; GNB Inc."
February 19,1993 (58 EH 9221)
On February 4,1993, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. GNB. Inc.. was
lodged with the U.S. District Court for the
Northern District of Texas. The Consent
Decree requires GNB, Inc., to implement a
RCRA groundwater monitoring program at its
lead-acid battery plant in Farmers Branch,
Texas. Comments must be submitted by
March 21, 1993.
"Public Forum on the Guideline for
Federal Procurement of Paper and
Paper Products"
February 22,1993 (58 EB 9554)
EPA announced a public forum on the options
EPA should consider in revising the guideline
for federal procurement of paper and paper
products containing recovered materials. The
forum will be held on March 17 and 18,1993,
in Washington, DC.
"Preemption Determination Concerning
Illinois EPA's Uniform Hazardous
Waste Manifest"
February 23,1993 (58 EB 11176)
To the extent indicated in this notice, the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
preempts the Illinois requirement that hazardous
waste generators use the Illinois Uniform
Hazardous Waste Manifest.
"Agency Information Collection
Activitites Under OMB Review"
February 25,1993 (58 EB 11409)
This notice announced that an Information
Collection Request on the Residential Solid
Waste Unit Pricing Demonstration Project was
forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget for review and comment Comments
must be submitted on or before March 29,1993.
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
CERCLA
February 1993
NOTICES
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Haynes Warehouse Fire Site, Giand
Forks, North Dakota"
February 1,1993 (58 FJB 6633)
This notice announced a proposed
administrative settlement concerning the
Haynes Warehouse Fire Site. The settlement
requires Terra International, Inc., to pay EPA
$45,000. Comments must be submitted by
March 3,1993.
"Proposed Consent Decree for The
Michael Company"
February 2,1993 (58 F_B 6808)
A proposed Consent Decree in United
States v. The Michael Company, et a|.. was
lodged with the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Iowa (Davenport
Division) on January 19, 1993. The proposed
Consent Decree requires seven companies to
pay $325,000 to reimburse the United States
for response costs related to four sites in Iowa.
Comments must be submitted within 30 days
from the date of publication of this notice.
"National Priorities List; Deletion of the
Waste Research and Reclamation
Site"
February 5,1993 (58 £B 7189)
EPA announced the deletion of the Waste
Research and Reclamation Site in Eau Claire,
Wisconsin, from the National Priorities List.
EPA and the State of Wisconsin have
determined that all appropriate Fund-financed
responses under CERCLA have been
implemented. This deletion is effective
February 5, 1993.
"Old Springfield Landfill Site; Proposed
Administrative Settlement"
February 5,1993 (58 Efl 7227)
EPA proposed to enter into a de. minimis
administrative settlement to resolve claims for
recovery of costs incurred at the Old
Springfield Landfill Site in Springfield,
Vermont. The settlement requires a dc
rninjmfc landowner to give EPA access for the
purposes of monitoring and remedial action.
Comments must be submitted by
March 8, 1993.
"Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Compliance Docket Update"
February 5,1993 (58 Efi 7298)
This notice provides the seventh update of the
Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance
Docket pursuant to CERCLA §120(c). The
docket contains certain information regarding
federal facilities that manage hazardous waste
or from which hazardous substances may be or
have been released.
"National Priorities List; Deletion of the
Pioneer Sand Company Site"
February 8,1993 (58 £H 7492)
EPA announced the deletion of the Pioneer
Sand Company Site in Pensacola, Florida, from
the National Priorities List. EPA and the State
of Florida have determined that all appropriate
Fund-financed responses under CERCLA have
been implemented. This deletion is effective
February 8,1993.
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Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry^ ATSDR); Statement
of Organization, Functions, and
Delegations of Authority"
February 8,1993 (58 Efi 7568)
ATSDR announced an order of succession
in the event of a vacancy in the Office of
Administrator at ATSDR.
"Proposed Agreed Order for the
Belvldere No. 1 Municipal Landfill
Site"
February 8,1993 (58 Efi 7579)
A proposed Agreed Order in United
States v. GTE North. Inc.. and Man ley Motor
Sales was lodged in the U.S. District Court for
the Northern District of Illinois on January 19,
1993. The Agreed Order requires GTE North,
Inc., reimburse the United States $575,000 in
unrecovered past costs incurred by EPA at the
Belvidere Site in Belvidere, Illinois.
Comments must be submitted by
March 10, 1993.
"Proposed Consent Decree for the
American Steel Drum Services
Company Site in Bedford, Ohio"
February 8,1993 (58 Efi 7576)
On January 19, 1993, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. American Steel
Drum Services, et al.. was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of
Ohio. The proposed Consent Decree requires
two defendants to pay $115,000 to reimburse
the United States for response costs and
penalties incurred at the American Steel Drum
Services Company Site. Comments must be
submitted within 30 days of the date of this
notice.
"Proposed Consent Decree for the
Sullivan's Ledge Site In New Bedford,
Massachusetts"
February 8,1993 (58 Efi 7577)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States
v. A VX Corporation, et al.. was lodged with
the U.S. District Court for the District of
Massachusetts on January 20,1993. The
proposed Consent Decree requires 15
defendants to perform the remedy for an
operable unit at the Sullivan's Ledge Site.
Comments must be submitted within 30 days
of the date of this notice.
"Proposed Consent Decree for the
Sullivan's Ledge Site in New Bedford,
Massachusetts"
February 8,1993 (58 EB 7577)
A proposed First Amendment to a Consent
Decree in United States v. Acushnet Company.
et al.. was lodged on January 22, 1993, with
the U.S. District Court for the District of
Massachusetts. This is an amendment to a
1991 Consent Decree concerning the cleanup
of an operable unit at the Sullivan's Ledge Site.
Comments must be submitted within 30 days
of the date of this notice.
"Proposed Consent Decree for the
Katonah Municipal Well Site in
Bedford, New York"
February 8,1993 (58 EB 7577)
On January 8,1993, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. The Town of
Bedford, et al.. was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of New
York. The proposed Consent Decree requires
seven defendants to reimburse the United
States for $1,171,000 to cover costs incurred at
the Katonah Municipal Well Site. Comments
must be submitted within 30 days of the date
of this notice.
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Federal Registers
February 1993
NOTICES
"Proposed Consent Decree for the
Northslde Sanitary Landfill Site in
Zionsville, Indiana"
February 8,1993 (58 EB 7578)
On January 19,1993, a proposed partial
Consent Decree in United States v. Jonathan
W. Bankert Jr..etal.. was lodged in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of
Indiana. The partial Consent Decree requires
two defendants to pay approximately $79,000
to reimburse the United States for response
costs incurred at the Northside Sanitary
Landfill Site. Comments must be submitted
within 30 days of the date of this notice.
"Proposed Consent Decree for the
Carter Industrials, Inc., Site in Detroit,
Michigan"
February 8,1993 (58 Ffi7578)
A proposed Remedial Design/Remedial
Action Consent Decree in United States v.
Chrysler Corp.. et al.. was lodged with the
U.S. District Court for the Eastern Division of
Michigan on January 19,1993. The Consent
Decree requires settling defendants to
reimburse $2,931,225 of the costs incurred by
the United States at the Carter Industrials Site.
Comments must be submitted within 30 days
of the date of this notice.
"Proposed Consent Decree for the
Garabedian Site In Methuen,
Massachusetts"
February 8,1993 (58 EH 7579)
On January 15,1993, a proposed Consent
Decree in United Statesv- Martin Garabedian
and Violet Garabedian, as Trustee of the
Boundary Hill Trust was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the District of
Massachusetts. The proposed Consent Decree
requires the settling defendants to reimburse
the United States $170,000 for response costs
incurred at the Garabedian Site. Comments
must be submitted within 30 days of the date of
t*ns notice.
"Two Proposed Consent Decrees for the
MCI, Inc., Site In Detroit, Michigan"
February 8,1993 (58 EB 7580)
Two proposed Consent Decrees in United
States v. Jennie Muir. et al.. were lodged with
the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District, of
Michigan. Under the first decree, 39 defendants
resolve to reimburse the United States $963,395
for response costs incurred. Under the second
decree, an additional 10 defendants resolve to
reimburse the United States $38,986 for
additional response costs incurred at the site.
Comments must be submitted within 30 days of
the date of this notice.
"Proposed Consent Decree for the Wide
Beach Development Site in Brant, New
York"
February 8,1993 (58 EB 7580)
On January 20, 1993, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Niagara Transformer
Corporation was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the Western District of New York.
The proposed Consent Decree resolves a suit
against certain parties to recover response costs
incurred in cleaning up the Wide Beach
Development Site. Comments must be
submitted within 30 days of the date of this
notice.
"Access to Confidential Business
Information (CBI)"
February 9,1993 (58 EB 7783)
EPA authorized LGB and Company, and
LGB's two subcontractors, to have access to
information submitted to EPA under CERCLA
§ 104. Comments must be submitted on or
before February 17,1993.
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February 1993
Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Operating Industries, Inc., Site;
Proposed Settlement"
February 9,1993 (58 EB 7784)
A proposed administrative settlement entered
into by several parties provides for the
recovery of past response costs incurred at the
Operating Industries, Inc., Site in Monterey
Park, California. Comments must be
submitted on or before March 11, 1993.
"Proposed Partial Consent Decree for
the Smuggler Mountain Site in Aspen,
Colorado"
February 10,1993 (58 EB 7897)
A proposed partial Consent Decree in
United States v. Smuggler Durant Mining
Corporation, et al.. was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the District of Colorado.
The proposed partial Consent Decree resolves
the claims of the United States against
Smuggler Racquet Club, Inc. Under the
proposed partial Consent Decree the settling
defendant agrees to pay the United States
$8,000 for past and future response costs.
Comments must be submitted within 30 days
of the date of this notice.
"Proposed Settlement; Carter
Industrials, Inc., Site"
February 12,1993 (58 £B 8275)
EPA proposed to enter into an Administrative
Order on Consent intended to resolve liabilities
under CERCLA for costs at the Carter
Industrials, Inc., Site in Detroit, Michigan.
Comments are due on or before
March 15, 1993.
"ATSDR; Community Public Health
Assessment Workshop"
February 17,1993 (58 EB 8765)
The Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry announced a meeting of the
Community Public Health Assessment Group.
The meeting will be held on March 24
through 26, 1993, in San Diego, California.
"Proposed Administrative Settlement
Correction; Route 52 Site"
February 17,1993 (58 EB 8820)
This notice made one correction to a notice of
proposed administrative settlement published
on January 11,1993 (58 ER 3555). The
settlement concerned the Route 52 Site in
Bluefield, West Virgina.
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Union Scrap Iron and Metal Site"
February 18,1993 (58 EB 8954)
EPA issued a proposed administrative
settlement concerning the Union Scrap Iron
and Metal Site in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on
December 24,1992. The settlement requires
Santino's Deli Foods, Inc., pay $15,000.
Comments must be submitted by
March 20,1993.
"Proposed Consent Decree for the
Peterson Sand and Gravel Site in
Libertyville, Illinois"
February 18,1993 (58 EB 8976)
On December 22,1992, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Petersen Sand and
Gravel Inc..was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The
proposed Consent Decree requires the settling
defendants to reimburse the United States in
the sum of $590,000 for response costs
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NOTICES
February 1993
incurred at the Peterseji Sand and Gravel Site.
Comments must be su&nitted within 30 days
of the date of this notice.
"Science Advisory Board (SAB);
Environmental Engineering
Committee Open Meeting"
February 22,1993 (58 EH 9563)
The SAB's Environmental Engineering
Committee will hold a meeting on March 2
through 4,1993, in Washington, DC The
members of the committee will discuss various
issues, including EPA's strategic plan for
groundwater remediation at Superfund sites.
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Fairchild Semiconductor Site"
February 23,1993 (58 EB11055)
A proposed administrative cost recovery
settlement concerning the Fairchild
Semiconductor Site in San Jose, California,
was executed by EPA on February 8,1993.
The Consent Decree requires Fairchild
Semiconductor, Inc., pay nearly $300,000.
Comments must be submitted by
March 25, 1993.
"Chateaugay Corporation; Proposed
Settlement Agreement and Stipulated
Order
February 25,1993 (58 EB 11421)
A proposed Settlement Agreement and
Stipulated Order for In Re Chateaugay
Corporation rLTV> has been lodged with the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
New York. Under the Agreement, LTV
agrees to a cash payment of over $1 million
and an allowed general unsecured claim of
nearly $35 million in its bankruptcy
proceeding for response costs and penalties
incurred at 15 sites. Comments must be
submitted by March 27,1993.
"Proposed Consent Decree for the
Laskln/Polar Oil Site In Jefferson,
Ohio"
February 25,1993 (58 EB 11419)
On February 12,1993, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Anchor Motor
Freight et al.. was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of
Ohio. The proposed Consent Decree resolves
a suit against 10 defendants to recover
response costs incurred in cleaning up the
Laskin/Polar Oil Site. Comments must be
submitted within 30 days of the date of this
notice.
"Proposed Consent Decree for the
Scientific Chemical Processing Site in
Newark, New Jersey"
February 25,1993 (58 EB 11420)
On February 5, 1993, a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Automation
Components was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the District of New Jersey. The
proposed Consent Decree requires the settling
defendants to reimburse the United States for
all response costs incurred in connection with
the Scientific Chemical Processing Site.
Comments must be received within 30 days of
the date of this notice.
"Proposed Consent Decree for the
California Gulch Superfund Site in
Colorado"
February 25,1993 (58 EB 11420)
A proposed Consent Decree in United
States v. Apache Energy and Mineral
Company, et al.. was lodged with the U.S.
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February 1993
Federal Registers
NOTICES
District Court for the District of Colorado on
February 12,1993. Tffe proposed Consent
Decree requires the settling defendants to pa v
$3 million for response costs incurred in
connection with the California Gulch
Superfund Site. Comments must be received
within 30 days of the date of this notice.
"Proposed Consent Decree for Four
Sites in the Bettendorf/Davenport
Area of Iowa"
February 25,1993 (58 F_fi 11421)
A proposed Consent Decree in United
States v. Case Corporation was lodged with the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
Iowa on February 3, 1993. The proposed
Consent Decree requires the settling
defendants to reimburse the United States for
all response costs incurred at the Bettendorf
Site, the Rolff Road Site, the Rockingham
Road Site, and the Farragut Road Site.
Comments must be received within 30 days of
the date of this notice.
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
"Sulfuric Acid and Hydrochloric Acid;
Reopening of Comment Period; Notice
of Public Meeting"
February 1,1993 (58 F_B 6609)
EPA announced the reopening of the
comment period for the proposal to modify the
listing of sulfuric acid on the list of toxic
chemicals subject to reporting under §313 of
EPCRA and §6607 of the Pollution Prevention
Act of 1990. Written comments must be
received by April 2, 1993. A public meeting to
discuss the proposal will take place on
March 3, 1993.
"Emergency Planning and Community
Rlght-to-Know Act; Train-the-Tralners
Workshops"
February 19,1993 (58 EB 9173)
EPA announced that it will hold a series of
two-day train-the-trainers workshops on
EPCRA §313 reporting requirements. The
purpose of the workshops is to present a model
course to persons who plan to train others to
comply with the reporting requirements of the
revised 1992 version of the toxic chemical
release inventory (TRI) reporting Form R.
Anyone interested in registering for the
sessions may call Tami McNamara at
(703) 218-2555 for more information.
"Sulfuric Acid and Hydrochloric Acid;
Notice of Public Meeting; Correction"
February 23,1993 (58 EB 11002)
EPA revised the meeting time for the one-day
public meeting on issues raised by public
commenters on a proposal to modify the listing
for sulfuric acid on the list of toxic chemicals
subject to reporting under EPCRA §313. The
time for the March 3,1993, public meeting
was changed from 1 to 4 p.m. to 2 to 5 p.m.
"Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know; Toxic Chemical
Release Reporting; Notice of
Availability"
February 23,1993 (58 EB 11056)
EPA announced that it plans to distribute the
1992 reporting form (Form R) and instructions
for reporting under §313 of EPCRA and §6007
of the Pollution Prevention Act in March 1993.
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'Toxics Data Reporting Subcommittee
of the National Advisory Council for
Environmental Policy and
Technology; Meeting"
February 26,1993 (58 EB11603)
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, EPA gave notice of a two-day meeting of
the Toxics Data Reporting Subcommittee,
whose mission is to provide advice to EPA
regarding the Agency's Toxics Release
Inventory (TRI) Program. The public meeting
will take place on March 17,1993, from
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and March 18, 1993, from
8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. near the Dulles Airport in
Virginia. Written comments from the public
must be submitted by March 8,1993.
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CALL ANALYSES
CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE
February Dally Volume*
700
600 I
500 ••
400 • •
300 -
200
100 4
0
RCRA/SF/OUSr
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know
1 1 1 f-
[10.688
1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26
Year to Date*
RCRA/SF/OUST
January
February
Month
1 1 ,299
10,688
Cumulative
21,987
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
January
February
Month
2,772
4,167
Cumulative
6,939
•All calls answered by the Call Management System or the Document Retrieval Line - The documents featured we»e
The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste" and "Green Advertising Claims."
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Call Analyses
February 1993
CALLS ANSWERED BY TYPE
February Daily Volume*
800 T
700 ••
600
500 ••
400 ••
300 ••
200 i
100 ••
^,2131
Documents
10 11 12 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26
Year to Date*
January
February
Questions
Month
9,392
11.213
Cumulative
20,605
Documents
January
February
Month
3,652
3.431
Cumulative
7.083
Referrals
January
February
Month
1.339
1,679
Cumulative
3,018
* All C4lls 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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February 1993
Call Analyses
CALLS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
February 1993*
'Based on 14.644 requests and excludes 1,679 referrals made from both Hotlines. Includes the Message Retrieval
Line.
Year to Date*
January
February
RCRA
Month
63%
(8,230)
60%
(8,805)
Cumulative
62%
(17,035)
Superfund
Month
15%
(1,999)
11%
(1,570)
Cumulative
13%
(3,569)
OUST
Month
4%
(502)
3%
(484)
Cumulative
3%
(986)
Ernergen
CommunttY
Month
18%
(2.313)
26%
(3.785)
cy Planning *
Rfght-to-Know
Cumulative
22%
(6,098)
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Call Analyses
February 1993
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline
Regulated Community 7,429
Citizens 680
State & Local Gov'tTNarive American 313
Federal Agencies 158
Educational Institutions 144
EPA 152
Other 79
Media 10
Interest Groups 23
Congress 6
Referrals 1,236
International 9
Document Retrieval Line* 449
TOTAL
10,688
Citizens
8%
State/Local Govty
Native American
3%
Federal Agencies
2%
Regulated
Community
* No caller profile data available.
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February 1993
CaH Analyses
Emergency Planning and
Community Rlght-to-Know Hotline
Manufacturer
Food/Tobacco
Textiles
Apparel
Lumber & Wood
Furniture
Paper
Printing & Publishing
Chemicals
Petroleum & Coal
Rubber and Plastics
Leather
Stone, Clay & Glass
Primary Metals
Fabricated Metals
Machinery (Excluding Electrical)
Electrical&Electronic Equipment
Transportation Equipment
Instruments
Misc. Manufacturing
Not Able to Determine
Subtotal
Consultants/Engineers
185 Attorneys
53 Citizens
7 All Others
49 Trade Associations
36 Public Interest Groups
40 Universities/Academia
55 Insurance Companies
337 Hospitals
122 State Agencies/SERC
70 Fire Departments
5 EPA
55 Local Officials
106 LEPC
144 Farmers
55 Federal Agencies
101 Union/Labor
71 Media/Press
41 Distributors
59 Native Americans
77 Laboratories
Misc.
1,668 Referrals
International
TOTAL
Attorneys
4%
Consultants/
Engineers
18%
650
161
212
30
25
96
5
83
104
34
55
46
38
24
70
21
17
76
2
57
248
443
2
4,167
Manufacturers
44%
All Others
28%
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Call Analyses
February 1993
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
Special Wastes
Ash 17
Mining Wastes, Bevill 34
Medical Wastes 87
Oil and Gas 20
Subtitle C (General) 317
Hazardous Waste Id. (General) 1,779*
Toxicity Characteristic 159
Wood Preserving 25
Listing of Used Oil 106
Fluff 6
Radioactive Mixed Waste 31
Delisting Petitions 27
Hazardous Waste Recycling 208
Generators 592
Small Quantity Generators 202
TransportationyTransporters 123
TSDFs General 223
TSDFs Siting Facilities 11
TSDFs Capacity 7
TSDFs Treatment 75
TSDFs Burning 77
TSDFs Storage 64
TSDFs Disposal 79
Land Disposal Restrictions 547*
Permits and Permitting 93
Corrective Action 278
Financial Liability/Enforcement 89
Test Methods 112
Health Effects 17
Waste Min. Pollution Prevention 41
State Programs 81
Hazardous Waste Data 37
Household Hazardous Waste 471*
Subtitle D (General) 138
Siting Facilities 15
Combustion 14
Industrial Waste 3
Composting 13
Source Reduction/Poll. Prev. 6
Grants & Financing 8
Procurement (General) 2
Building Insulation 0
Cement & Products with Fly Ash 3
Paper & Paper Products 1
Re-refined Lubricating Oil 0
Retread Tires 1
Solid Waste Recycling (General)
Aluminum
Batteries
Glass
Paper
Plastics
Tires
Used Oil
Markets (General)
Aluminum
Batteries
Compost
Glass
Paper
Plastics
Tires
Used Oil
RCRA General
797
5
26
6
27
21
27
195
17
0
3
0
0
7
2
20
10
1,403*
**
TOTAL 8,805l
1 Includes 2,438 RCRA document requests.
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 229
Access & Information Gathering 20
Administrative Record 8
Allocations from Fund 19
ARARs 56
CERCLIS 82
Citizen Suits 1
Clean-Up Costs 26
Clean-Up Standards 24
Community Relations 11
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 16
Contractor Indemnification 5
Contracts 13
Definitions 22
Emergency Response 9
Enforcement 30
Exposure Assess./Risk Assess. 17
Federal Facilities 24
Fund Balancing 8
Grants 3
Hazardous Substances 77
Health/Toxics 10
HRS 31
26
* Hot topics for this month.
••Includes 449 Document Retrievals.
"Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A tingle call may result In multiple
questions.
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February 1993
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
RfFS
ROD
RQ
SARA Interface
Settlements
SITE Program
State Participation
State Program
Taxes
Title Ifl/Right-to-Know
77
0
11
1
27
36
136*
14
1
3
32
22
6
10
15
76
25
24
40
27
165*
2
18
21
3
3
3
31
TOTAL 1,5702
2 Includes 369 Superfund document requests.
OUST
General/Misc. 147
Applicability/Definitions 77
Regulated Substances 20
Standards for New Tank Systems 6
Tank Standards and Upgrading 12
Operating Requirements 14
Release Detection 37
Release Reporting & Investigation 16
Corrective Action for USTs 36
Out-of-Service/Closure 40
Financial Responsibility 42
State Programs 15
Liability/Enforcement 10
LUST Trust Fund 12
TOTAL 4843
3 Includes 102 OUST document requests.
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
Title ffl General 642
§301-3 Emergency Planning
General 39
SERCs/LEPC 39
Notification 9
Mixtures 7
Extremely Hazardous Substances 94
Delisting EHS 0
Exemptions 2
§304:
General 39
Notification Requirements 33
Reportable Quantities 37
RQs vs. TPQs 3
Transportation 0
Exemptions 7
§311/312:
General 304
MSDS Reporting Requirements 132
Tier I/II Regulations 712
Thresholds 193
OSHA Expansion 7
Hazard Categories 23
Mixtures 93
Exemptions 181
§313:
General 282
Form R 465
Thresholds 96
Phase I 1
Phase II 4
Phase ffl 7
Pollution Prevention 19
NONs/NOTEs 69
Petitions 31
Health Effects 4
Database 49
Exemptions 77
Training:
General 33
§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
General:
CEPP Interim Guide
Chemical Profile
NRT-1
Hazard Analysis
Risk Communication
Tide ffl Workshops
Information Management
Prevention ARIP
Other
2
5
2
5
0
3
0
2
6
Trade Secrets
Enforcement
Liability
February 1993
15
16
0
3,785*
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LIST OF ADDRESSEES:
Ed Abrams, OS-332
Jennifer Anderson, EPA-Reg. 7
Kate Anderson, OS-520
Irene Atney-Yurdin, DOE- NY
Beth Behrens, EPA-NEIC
Kathy Bishop, OS-210
John Bosky, EPA-Kansas City
Brett Bowhan, DOE-Idaho
Susan Bromm, OS-500
Rick Brandes, OS-330
Karen Brown, A-149C
Nancy Browne, OS-520
Kathy Bruneske, OS-305
Karen Burgan, OS-110
Heather Bums, Hotline
Diane Buxbaum, EPA-Reg. 2
Sabrina Callihan, DOE
Sonia Chambers, EPA-Reg. 5
Richard Clarizio, EPA-Reg. 5
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
Director, RED, LE-134S
Dave Eberly, 53-03W
Chris Elias, CA Dept of Health
Terry Escarda, CA Dept. of Health
Austine Frawley, EPA-Reg. 1
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
RichGuimond,OS-100
Beth Hall, WH-550E
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
GaryJonesi, 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
Walter Kovalick, OS-110
Joan Lee, LA DEQ
Henry Longest, OS-100
Jim Loomis, FL ERC
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
Tamara Mount, Hotline
Beverly Negri, EPA-Reg. 6
Susan OTCeefe.LE-WS
Chae Pak, 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, OS-420WF
Jim Thompson, OS-520
Linda Thompson, LE-134S
Steve Torok, EPA-Juneau, AK
Harriett Tregoning, PM-220
Betti VanEpps, 5201-G
CarieVanHook, 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
Robert Pagett, Kentucky
Susan Offerdal, OFFE
Charles Stevens, EPA-Reg. 8
Paul Kewin, CA-EPA
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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