EPA530-R-93-004C PB93-922 OO/J" MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT March 1993 RCRA/SF/OUST and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Hotline Questions and Answers Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) 1 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know 3 New Publications Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 5 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) 5 Other 7 Federal Registers Final Rules 9 Proposed Rules 9 Notices 10 Can Analyses . Calls Answered ( Caller Profiles O.£7»,.'..I...:. 20 Hotline Topics 22 RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline National Toll Free No.: 800-424-9346 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Hotline National Toll Free No.: 800-535-0202 This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. 68-WO-0039. EPA Project Officer: Barbara Roth, (202) 260-2858 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20460 Printed on Recycled Paper ------- HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CERCLA 1. Accelerating Superfund Cleanups What is the Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model (SACM), and now is it being implemented? Is information about the initiative available? SACM, a new process for conducting Superfund site cleanups, expands the use of the removal program to accelerate the pace of cleanups. The overall goal of SACM is to speed cleanups and increase efficiency in the Superfund process. Under SACM site assessment activities will be consolidated to support both short-term cleanup activities and long-term remedial actions. EPA is testing the new model within the framework of CERCLA and the National Contingency Plan (NCP). This ensures that cleanups continue to be protective of human health and the environment and to allow for appropriate public involvement. Implementation of SACM initiatives are the responsibility of the newly created Regional Decision Teams (RDTs). These teams decide whether a response is necessary, provide cross-program coordination of response planning, and ensure that response actions are consistent with the requirements contained in CERCLA and the NCP. These RDTs are currently responsible for implementing 13 pilot projects focused on use of SACM at several Superfund sites. At some of these pilots presumptive remedies are being used. This concept identifies cleanup techniques proven to be effective, and applies these techniques at sites with similar conditions, reducing the amount of time spent on selecting alternatives. Presumptive remedies are currently being applied at pilot projects involving wood treatment, municipal landfill, solvent, and groundwater sites. SACM implementation does not change the Superfund program's emphasis on enforcement first. When applying the principles of SACM, EPA is dedicated to maximizing potentially responsible party (PRP) involvement. EPA has made considerable effort to communicate the progress, goals, objectives, and expectations for implementing SACM to federal and state agencies, environmental groups, and the general public. EPA published a series of fact sheets under publication number 9203.1-051 (Volume 1, Numbers 1-5, December 1992), as well as Guidance on Implementation of the Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model (SACM) under CERCLA and the NCP (publication number 9203.1-03, July 7,1992). EPA also publishes intermittent bulletins on the progress of pilot projects involving presumptive remedies under publication number 9203.1-021 (Volume 1, Numbers 1-3, April through August 1992). These guidance documents are available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). For NTIS order numbers and information on other SACM documents, please call the RCRA/Superfund/OUST Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810. ------- Hotline Questions and Answers March 1993 ' 2. Revitalization Initiatives for Superfund What are the latest developments in EPA's Superfund revitalization effort? How can information about this initiative be obtained? In early 1992, EPA announced an initiative aimed at revitalizing the Superfund program by focusing on the goal of reducing the greatest amount of risk to human health and the environment in an expedited, cost- effective manner. The Superfund Revitalization Office, consisting of EPA Headquarters and Regional personnel and representatives from other federal agencies was created to coordinate this initiative. Multiple EPA offices including the Superfund Revitalization Office, the Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, the Office of V .i>;e Programs Enforcement, and the Office of Enforcement are working toward this common goal. The objective of the revitalization plan is to make the Superfund process more effective, efficient, and equitable. To improve program effectiveness and accelerate the cleanup of Superfund sites, EPA is rethinking the way sites are evaluated and addressed. To better communicate the successful completion of cleanup activities to the public, EPA recategorized sites presently or formerly on the National Priorities List (NPL) and created the Construction Completion List (most recently published on March 2,1993; 58 ER 12142). EPA is also improving the effectiveness of Superfund risk assessment and risk management. To achieve efficiency in contracts management procedures, EPA developed and implemented a long-term contracting strategy, improved the alternative remedial contracting strategy award fee process and lowered program management costs, and is developing several useful tools to enhance the speed and quality of the contract lab program analytical services. EPA targeted early enforcement as an important part of the equity initiative with increased use of dfi minimis settlements, study of mixed funding options, and voluntary cleanups. To test different aspects of the revitalization effort, EPA initiated 32 pilot projects which address over 60 Superfund sites. In order for EPA to communicate its achievements to the public and solicit suggestions on how to make more improvements, an outreach strategy has been developed. Public forums are being held around the country involving representatives of states, local governments, industry, environmental groups, and the general public. The next forum is scheduled for May 19 and 20, 1993, in Dallas. To provide guidance on Superfund revitalization initiatives EPA published a fact sheet entitled Smart Moves in Superfund: Revitalizarion One Year Later (publication number 9202.1-021, January 1993) EPA also published the Compendium of Good Ideas: Volumes 1 and 2 (publication numbers 9202.1-10-1 and 9202.1-10-2, March 1993) which compiles information from meetings with each Regional office, including innovative ideas, successes, lessons learned, and concerns for the Superfund program. These guidance documents are available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). For NTIS order numbers and information on other revitalization documents, please call the RCRA/Superfund/OUST Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or (703) 412-9810. ------- Hotline Questions and Answers March 1 "3 EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW 3. Repackaging as Processing A manufacturing facility receives shipments of an EPCRA §313 listed toxic chemical in rail cars. The toxic chemical is transferred from the rail cars into large tank trucks for distribution to customers. The quantity of the toxic chemical held in the tank trucks is approximately equivalent to the amount held in the rail cars. Would the transfer of the toxic chemical from the rail cars to the tank trucks be considered repackaging and therefore included in processing threshold determinations? All activities involving the preparation of a listed toxic chemical, after its manufacture, for distribution in commerce are to be included in the processing threshold determination for that chemical. The Agency defines processing to include "...the preparation of a chemical for distribution in commerce in a desirable form, state, and/or quantity (i.e., repackaging)..." (53 ER 4506; February 16,1988). The act of removing a toxic chemical from one container and placing it in another is considered repackaging, regardless of the size of the containers involved. As such, the facility must include any amounts transferred from the rail cars to the tank trucks in its processing threshold for that chemical. ------- NEW PUBLICATIONS HOW TO ORDER 3 — NTIS Publication* are available by calling (703) 487-4650, or writing NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. Be sure to include the NTIS Order Number listed under the document. Hotline Publications are available through the RCRA/Superfund/OUST Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at 1-800-424-9346. Be sure to include the EPA Order Number (if any) listed under the document. RCRA TITLE: "Determining the Integrity of Concrete Sumps; Technical Guidance Document" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-154631 This guidance document explains how to assess the structural integrity of a concrete hazardous waste sump. Mechanisms of concrete structural failure are examined to provide a foundation for conducting basic and secondary investigations. Additionally, an approach for static head leak testing of water-filled sumps, methods for concrete repair, and information on coatings for concrete is provided. CERCLA TITLE: "Superfund Fact Sheet: Arsenic" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 305 EPA has prepared a series of 11 fact sheets about the Superfund program intended for readers with no formal scientific training. This fact sheet provides basic information on arsenic as a contaminant. TITLE: "Superfund Fact Sheet: Exposure Pathways" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 306 EPA has prepared a series of 11 fact sheets about the Superfund program intended for readers with no formal scientific training. This fact sheet provides basic information on exposure pathways for contaminants. TITLE: "Superfund Fact Sheet: Trichloroethylene" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 307 EPA has prepared a series of 11 fact sheets about the Superfund program intended for readers with no formal scientific training. This fact sheet provides basic information on trichloroethylene as a contaminant. TITLE: "Superfund Fact Sheet: Benzene" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 308 EPA has prepared a series of 11 fact sheets about the Superfund program intended for readers with no formal scientific training. This fact sheet provides basic information on benzene as a contaminant. ------- New Publications March 1993 CERCLA TITLE: "Superfund Fact Sheet: PCBs" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 309 EPA has prepared a series of 11 fact sheets about the Superfund program intended for readers with no formal scientific training. This fact sheet provides basic information on PCBs as contaminants. TITLE: "Superfund Fact Sheet: The Removal Program" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 310 EPA has prepared a series of 11 fact sheets about the Superfund program intended for readers with no formal scientific training. This fact sheet provides a basic overview of the removal program. TITLE: "Superfund Fact Sheet: An Overview" v AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 311 EPA has prepared a series of 11 fact sheets about the Superfund program intended for readers with no formal scientific training. This fact sheet provides a basic overview of the Superfund program. TITLE: "Superfund Fact Sheet: Community Interviews" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 312 EPA has prepared a series of 11 fact sheets about the Superfund program intended for readers with no formal scientific training. This fact sheet provides basic information on community interviews. TITLE: "Superfund Fact Sheet: Public Involvement" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 313 EPA has prepared a series of 11 fact sheets about the Superfund program intended for readers with no formal scientific training. This fact sheet provides basic information on public involvement in the Superfund program. TITLE: "Superfund Fact Sheet: Identifying Sites" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 314 EPA has prepared a series of 11 fact sheets about the Superfund program intended for readers with no formal scientific training. This fact sheet provides basic information on how Superfund sites are identified. TITLE: "Superfund Fact Sheet: The Remedial Program" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 315 EPA has prepared a series of 11 fact sheets about the Superfund program intended for readers with no formal scientific training. This fact sheet provides basic information about the remedial program. ------- March 1993 New Publications TITLE: "Implementing the Deputy Administrator's Risk Characterization Memorandum" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963317 This directive, dated May 26,1992, discusses implementation of the Deputy Administrator's Superfund program recommendations outlined in the February 26,1992, directive, Guidance on Risk Characterization for Risk Managers and Risk Assessors. TITLE: "Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Bulletin; Presumptive Remedies for Municipal Landfill Sites" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 269 This issue of the "Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Bulletin" describes EPA's presumptive remedies initiative for municipal landfill sites. TITLE: "Current National Superfund Program Priorities" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 257 OTHER TITLE: "Monthly Hotline Report" AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: See below Yearly Subscription PB93-922 400 530-R-93-004 January 1993 February 1993 March 1993 PB93-922 401 530-R-93-004a PB93-922 402 530-R-93-004b PB93-922 403 530-R-93-004c The reports contain questions that required EPA resolution or were frequently asked, publications availability, Federal Register summaries, and Hotline call statistics. This directive discusses current national Superfund program priorities for Fiscal Year 1993. This guidance outlines eight Superfund priorities and how they will be achieved. These priorities will unify and order national and regional Superfund program activities to allow sites to be cleaned up more effectively. ------- FEDERAL REGISTERS FINAL RULES RCRA "Georgia; Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Program Revisions" March 3,1993 (58 EB12174) This action corrected a list of authorities published in the Federal Register on November 25,1992 (57 EB 55466). " Land Disposal Restrictions for Third Third Scheduled Wastes" March 17,1993 (58 EB 14317) In this action EPA suspended portions of a March 6,1992 (57 EE 8086), technical amendment relating to reactive sulfide and cyanide wastes. This rule is effective March 17,1993. "Alabama; Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Program Revisions" March 17,1993 (58 EB 14319) EPA intends to approve Alabama's hazardous waste program revisions. This final authorization is effective May 17,1993, unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing this immediate final rule. Comments must be received within 30 days. "Minnesota; Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Program Revisions" March 17,1993 (58 EB 14321) EPA intends to approve Minnesota's hazardous waste program revisions. This final authorization is effective May 17,1993, unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing this immediate final rule. Comments must be received within 30 days. "Guam; Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Program Revisions" March 24,1993 (58 EB 15806) EPA intends to approve Guam's hazardous waste program revisions. This final authorization is effective May 24,1993, unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing this immediate final rule. Comments must be received within 30 days. "Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Use of Waste Oil" March 23,1993 (58 EB 15435) EPA issued this technical amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act PCB regulations to make them conform to the recently revised RCRA regulations for used oil. This final rule is effective March 23,1993. PROPOSED RULES RCRA "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs); Benzene Waste Operations" March 23,1993 (58 EB 15457) EPA requested comment on a possible future rulemaking to propose an alternative compliance option to the NESHAPs for benzene waste operations. Comments must be received at the Air Docket on or before April 22,1993. Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at 1-800-424-9346. ------- Federal Registers March 1993 EPCRA "Adminisitrative Reporting Exemptions for Certain Radionuclide Releases" March 5,1993 (58 EB12876) EPA re-opened the public comment period pursuant to die Federal Register of November 30, 1992 (57 ER 56726), which proposed administrative exemptions from CERCLA § 103 and EPCRA §304 reporting for certain radionuclide releases. Comments must be received on or before May 4,1993. "List of Regulated Substances and Thresholds for Accidental Release Prevention; Reuirements for Petitions Under §112(r) of the Clean Air Act as Amended" March 9,1993 (58 FR13174) EPA extended the public comment period pursuant to die Federal Register of January 19,1993 (58 FR 5102), which proposed a list of regulated substances and threshold quantities as required under §112(r) of Lie dean Air Act as amended, and the requirements for die petition process that will be used to add or delete substances from die final list Comments must be received on or before May 14, 1993. EPA will hold a public hearing on this proposed rule on April 12,1993. Those who wish to participate in die public hearing must register as participants and must submit written statements in full on or before April 2,1993. NOTICES RCRA "Phosphoric Add Production Waste Meeting" March 2,1993 (58 EB 12035) The Phosphoric Acid Production Waste Dialogue Committee will hold a meeting on March 18-19,1993, in Arlington, Virginia. Commiaee members will continue to review information on the issue of pollution prevention in the production of phosphoric acid. "Meeting of the Hazardous Waste Manifest Rulemaking Committee" March 15,1993 (58 EB 13730) EPA announced the Hazardous Waste Manifest Rulemaking Committee will meet on March 29-31,1993, in Washington, DC "Meeting on the Hazardous Waste Identification System" March 15,1993 (58 EB 13757) EPA announced it will hold a meeting to discuss issues related to contaminated media and treatment residues on April 1-2,1993, in Washington, DC. "Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review" March 16,1993 (58 EB 14209) This notice announced that an Information Collection Request on die New Source Performance Standards for Municipal Waste Combustors was forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for review and comment Comments must be submitted on or before April 15,1993. Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at 1-300*424-9346. 10 ------- March 1993 Federal Registers NOTICES "Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review" March 17,1993 (58 EB14397) This notice announced the Office of Management and Budget's responses to various EPA Paperwork Reduction Act clearance requests. Various requests, including the Notification of Hazardous Waste Activities, received four months' clearance. "Wastes From the Exploration, Development, and Production of Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Geothermic Energy" March 22,1993 (58 EB 15284) This notice clarified the regulatory status of wastes generated by the crude oil reclamation industry, service companies, gas plants and feeder pipelines, and crude oil pipelines. "Proposed Consent Decree for Inland Steel Corporation" March 22,1993 (58 FB 15360) A proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Inland Steel Corporation was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Hammond Division, on March 9,1993. The Consent Decree requires Inland Steel to investigate its entire Harbor Works facility in Indiana for releases of hazardous wastes. Comments must be submitted by within 30 days. "Availability of the Waste Isolation Riot Plant (W1PP) Test Phase Plan and Waste Retrieval Plan" March 24,1993 (58 EB15845) The Department of Energy announced the availability of the WIPP Test Phase Plan and Waste RetrievalPlaa The WIPP Test Phase Plan describes the activities needed to comply with the final disposal regulations of the Solid Waste Disposal Act "Cancellation of a Public Meeting on the Hazardous Waste Identification System" March 26,1993 (58 EB 16408) EPA cancelled the April 1-2,1993, meeting to discuss issues related to contaminated media and treatment residues. This meeting was announced on March 15,1993 (58 ER13757). "Definition of Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste Recycling Meeting" March 29,1993 (58 EB 16517) EPA will conduct a public meeting to develop options to revise the regulatory definition of solid waste under RCRA on April 28,1993, in Washington, DC EPA will also discuss options intended to simplify the regulations and eliminate disincentives to recycling. "Pollution Prevention Grants; Notice of Availability" March 30,1993 (58 EB 16664) EPA announced the availability of approximately $4.5 million in FY1993 grant/cooperative agreement funds under the Pollution Prevention Act for state grant programs. This program will support state, tribal, and regional-based programs that address the reduction or elimination of pollution. "Science Advisory Board; Environmental Economics Advisory Committee" March 31,1993 (58 EB 16826) This notice announced that the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee of the Science Advisory Board will meet on April 30,1993, in Alexandria, Virginia. The committee will address a Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at 1-800-424-9346. 11 ------- Federal Registers March 1993 NOTICES draft study tided Methods for Measuring Non-Use Values: A Contingent Valuation Study of Groundwater Cleanup. CERCLA "Chemical Sensitivity and Low-Level Chemical Exposure Meeting" March 2,1993 (58 EB12040) The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry announced a meeting on chemical sensitivity and low-level chemical exposure. The meeting will be held on March 16-17,1993, in Annapolis, Maryland. "Categorization of National Priorities List (NPL) Sites" March 2, i s&3 (58 EB 12142) EPA introduced the Superfund Construction Completion List (CCL), which is a mechanism for better communicating Superfund progress to the public. This first CCL contains 155 sites. "Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Meeting" March 3,1993 (58 EB 12244) ATSDR announced a meeting on developing a standardized test battery for birth defects and reproductive disorders for use in environmental health field studies. The meeting will be held on May 17-18,1993, in Atlanta, Georgia. "Environmental Data Needed for Public Health Assessments" March 3,1993 (58 EB 12306) This notice announced the availability of a draft giivtance document, EnvironmgrHaJ Pflta Needed for Public Health Assessments, prepared by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Comments must be received on or before June 30,1993. "Proposed Administrative Settlement; Great Lakes Asphalt Facility" March 5,1993 (58 EB 12585) EPA proposed to settle a claim with 206 d£ minimis parties for costs incurred during removal activities at the Great Lakes Asphalt Facility in Boone County, Indiana Comments must be received by April 4,1993. "Proposed Settlement; Intel Santa Clara 3 Site;" March 5,1993 (58 EB 12585) EPA proposed an administrative cost recovery settlement concerning the Intel Santa Clara 3 Site in Santa Clara, California, on February 17,1993. The settlement requires Intel Corporation to pay $247,944 in past costs. Comments must be submitted within 30 days. "Proposed Settlement; Yttrium Processing Plant Site" March 5,1993 (58 EB 12585) EPA proposed to enter into an administrative settlement concerning the Yttrium Processing Plant Site in Laramie, Wyoming. The settlement requires six parties to pay $30,000. Comments must be submitted within 30 days. 12 ------- March 1993 Federal Registers NOTICES "Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR); Quarterly Public Health Assessments Completed" March 5,1993 (58 FR12586) ATSDR published a list of sites for which they have completed a public health assessment during the period of October to December 1992. "Administrative Reporting Exemptions for Certain Radionuclide Releases" March 5,1993 (58 EB12876) EPA extended the comment period for the proposed rule on administrative reporting exemptions for certain radionuclide releases published on November 30,1992 (57 EB, 56726). Comments must be received within 30 days. "Gaiveston Bay Oil Spill; Amendment to the Draft Damage Assessment Plan" March 8,1993 (58 FR12938) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced an amendment to the Gaiveston Bay Oil Spill Assessment Plan for the Measurement of Natural Resource Damages. NOAA is a trustee for natural resources pursuant to CERCLA. Comments must be received within 30 days. "Proposed Consent Decree; Hastings Groundwater Contamination Site" March 9,1993 (58 EB13090) A proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Morrison-Quirk Grain Corporation was lodged on March 1,1993, with the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. The Consent Decree resolves the United States'claims for past response costs incurred at the Far-Mar-Co subsite of the Hastings Groundwater Contamination Site. Comments must be submitted by April 8,1993. "Proposed Administrative Settlement; Western Sand and Gravel Site" March 12,1993 (58 EB 13599) EPA proposed to enter into an administrative settlement with Franklin Environmental Services, Inc., for costs incurred at the Western Sand and Gravel Site in Rhode Island. The settlement requires Franklin pay $39,216. Comments must be submitted within 30 days. "Policy on the Performance of Risk Assessments at Superfund Sites" March 15,1993 (58 EB 13757) EPA announced the availability of the 1992 Risk Assessment Evaluation Report and requested comments on it Comments must be submitted within 30 days. "Proposed Settlement; M.T. Richards Site in Crossville, Illinois- March 3,1993 (58 EB 12241) This notice announced a proposed administrative settlement concerning the M.T. Richards Site. The settlement requires various de. minirrris parties to reimburse EPA for its past costs at the site. Comments must be submitted within 30 days. "Proposed Consent Decree; MOTCO Site in Lamarque, Texas" March 17,1993 (58 EB 14425) A proposed Consent Decree in United States v. U.T. Alexander, et al. was lodged on March 1,1993, with the U.S. District Court for the 13 ------- Federal Registers March 1993 NOTICES Southern District of Texas. The Consent Decree requires six defendants to pay past and future response costs for the remediation of the MOTCO site. Comments must be submitted by April 16,1993. "National Priorities List; Deletion of the Woodbury Chemical Company Site" March 22,1993 (58 EB15287) EPA announced the deletion of the Woodbury Chemical Company Site in Commerce City, Colorado, from the National Priorities List EPA and the State of Colorado have determined that all appropriate response actions have been implemented at the site. This deletion is effective March 22,1993. "Change of Dates for the Chemical Sensitivity and Low-Level Chemical Exposure Meeting" March 25,1993 (58 EB 16196) This notice announced that the meeting on chemical sensitivity and low-level chemical exposure announced on March 2,1993 (58 FR 12040), has been rescheduled to April 13-14,1993. "Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR); Availability of Final Toxicologies! Profiles" March 26,1993 (58 EB 16410) This notice announced the availability of the final versions of 28 of the 30 lexicological profiles comprising the fourth set prepared by ATSDR. "Proposed Consent Decree for the Acme Solvents Reclaiming Hazardous Waste Site" March 30,1993 (58 EB 16694) On March 17,1993, a proposed partial Consent Decree in I Jnited Stifle^ v- Acme Solvents Reclaiming. Inc.. et al.. was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The Consent Decree requires Rockford Coatings Corporation to pay $101,500 in settlement of past costs incurred at the Acme Site. Comments must be submitted within 30 days. RCRA/CERCLA "Environmental Financial Advisory Board Meeting" March 3,1993 (58 EB 12227) This notice announced that EPA's EnvironmentaJ Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) has been rechartered as a necessary committee which is in the public interest EFAB focuses cm environmental finance issues at the federal, state, and local levels. "National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology (NACEPT) Meeting- March 17,1993 (58 EB 14398) This notice announced that the Lead Subcommittee of NACEPT will meet on March M, May 5, and May 19,1993, in Washington, DC The subcommittee will consider various topics, includvif management of lead wastes and contaminated 14 ------- March 1993 Federal Registers NOTICES "Environmental Leadership Program" March 31,1993 (58 FR16826) This notice extended the comment period of the Environmental Leadership Program, proposed on January 15,1993 (58 ER 4802). EPA will also hold a meeting on this program on May 6-7,1993, in Washington, DC EPCRA "Section 313 Enforcement Program; Notice of Availability of Financial Assistance Program" March 30,1993 (58 FR 16668) EPA announced the availability of $95,000 in funds for r • c . • operative agreements under the EPCRA §313 enforcement program. Funds under this program may be used to assist in reporting TRI data submissions and to bring enforcement actions to reduce toxic chemical risks. Eligible applicants are the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, and federally recognized Indian tribes. All recipients must provide a match of at least 25 percent of the total projected cost Applicants are requested to send a five-to-six page proposal to their Regional §313 Coordinator by April 19,1993. 15 ------- CALL ANALYSES CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE March Daily Volume* 700 -p 600 200 •• 100 •- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know 3,772 -\ 1 1 1 1 !• 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- H 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 Year to Date* RCRA/SF/OUST January February March Month 11,299 10,688 11,996 Cumulative 21,987 33,983 EMERGEh COMMUN January February March ICY PLA TYRIGH Month 2,772 4,167 3,772 NNING AND T-TO-KNOW Cumulative 6,939 10,711 * 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," "Green Advertising Claims," and The Catalog of Hazardous and Waste Publications." 17 ------- Call Analyses March 1993 CALLS ANSWERED BY TYPE March Daily Volume* 700 T 600 500 • • 0 + 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31 Year to Date* January February March Questions Month 9,392 11,213 10,771 Cumulative 20,605 31 ,376 January February March Documents Month 3,652 3,431 4,706 Cumulative 7.083 11,789 Referrals January February March Month 1,339 1,679 1.378 Cumulative 3,018 4,396 * 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. 18 ------- March 1993 Call Analyses CALLS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA March 1993* 'Based on 15,477 requests and excludes 1,378 referrals made from both Hotlines. Includes the Message Retrieval Line. Year to Date* January February March RCRA Month 63% (8,230) 60% (8.805) 58% (9.043) Cumulative 62% (17.035) 60% (26,078) Superfund Month 15% (1.999) 11% (1.570) 14% (2.150) Cumulative 13% (3.569) 13% (5.719) OUST Month 4% (502) 3% (484) 4% (623) Cumulative 3% (986) 4% (1.609) Em«rg«n Community Month 18% (2.313) 26% (3,785) 24% (3,661) cy Planning & Right-to-Know Cumulative 22% (6.098) 23% (9.759) 19 ------- Call Analyses March 1993 CALLER PROFILE RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline Regulated Community 8,040 Citizens 872 State & Local Gov't/Native American 411 Federal Agencies 208 Educational Institutions 224 EPA 253 Other 46 Media 64 Interest Groups 85 Congress 10 Referrals 977 International 17 Document Retrieval Line* 789 TOTAL 11,996 State/Local Gov't/ Native American 4% Federal Agencies 2% Citizens 9% Regulated Community 78% No caller profile data available. 20 ------- March 1993 Call Analyses Emergency Planning and Community Right-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 131 Attorneys 23 Citizens 4 All Others 20 Trade Associations 28 Public Interest Groups 33 Universities/Academia 36 Insurance Companies 331 Hospitals 81 State Agencies/SERC 82 Fire Departments 3 EPA 53 Local Officials 69 LEPC 139 Farmers 39 Federal Agencies 95 Union/Labor 66 Media/Press 29 Distributors 37 Native Americans 43 Laboratories Misc. 1,342 Referrals International TOTAL Attorneys Consultants/ Engineers 21% 730 239 220 27 35 86 2 49 95 25 66 33 38 15 73 13 50 1 48 174 401 10 3,772 All Others 26% 21 ------- Call Analyses March 1993 HOTLINE TOPICS RCRA Special Wastes Ash 11 Mining Wastes, Bevill 36 Medical Wastes 111 Oil and Gas 37 Subtitle C (General) 374 Hazardous Waste Id. (General) 1332* Toxicity Characteristic 161 Wood Preserving 31 Listing of Used Oil 113 Ruff 7 Radioactive Mixed Waste 41 Delisting Petitions 39 Hazardous Waste Recycling 221 Generators 581* Small Quantity Generators 221 Transportation/Transporters 96 TSDFs General 231 TSDFs Siting Facilities 29 TSDFs Capacity 15 TSDFs T>'/-nent 97 TSDFs Burning 91 TSDFs Storage 104 TSDFs Disposal 91 Land Disposal Restrictions 674* Permits and Permitting 125 Corrective Action 379 Financial Liability/Enforcement 172 Test Methods 159 Health Effects 19 Waste Min./Pollution Prevention 61 State Programs 113 Hazardous Waste Data 91 Household Hazardous Waste 232 Subtitle D (General) 231 Siting Facilities 33 Combustion 27 Industrial Waste 11 Composting 25 Source Reduction/Poll. Prev. 379** Grants & Financing 3 Procurement (General) 4 Building Insulation 2 Cement & Products with Fly Ash 2 Paper & Paper Products 4 Re-refined Lubricating Oil 3 Retread Tires 2 Solid Waste Recycling (General) 474* Aluminum 13 Batteries 29 Glass 13 Paper 24 Plastics 31 Tires 25 Used Oil 337 Markets (General) 15 Aluminum 0 Batteries 7 Compost 0 Glass 2 Paper 3 Plastics 4 Tires 9 Used Oil 24 RCRA General 1,414*** TOTAL 9,0431 1 Includes 2,768 RCRA document requests. SUPERFUND General/Misc. 237 Access & Information Gathering 30 Administrative Record 9 Allocations from Fund 19 ARARs 65 CERCLIS 97 Citizen Suits 31 Clean-Up Costs 39 Clean-Up Standards 54 Community Relations 24 Contract Lab Program (CLP) 27 Contractor Indemnification 9 Contracts 17 Definitions 16 Emergency Response 9 Enforcement 39 Exposure Assess./Risk Assess. 42 Federal Facilities 33 Grants 3 Hazardous Substances 79 Health/Toxics 21 HRS 49 * Hot topics for this month. ••Includes 161 Document Retrievals for the "Consumer's Guide for Reducing Solid Waste" and 184 Document Retrievals for the "Green Advertizing Claims Brochure." •••Includes 444 Document Retrievals for the "Catalog of Hazardous and Solid Waste Publications." • Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result In multiple 22 questions. ------- March 1993 Call Analyses Liability Local Gov't Reimbursement 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 SPCC/OPA State Participation State Program Taxes Title IH/Right-to-Know 113 34 1? 13 4 39 53 171* 15 7 6 27 41 9 31 32 71 33 30 51 49 221* 7 27 31 21 9 4 3 37 TOTAL 2,150^ ^Includes 489 Superfund document requests. OUST General/Misc. Applicability/Definitions Regulated Substances Standards for New Tank Systems Tank Standards and Upgrading Operating Requirements Release Detection Release Reporting & Investigation Corrective Action for USTs Out-of-Service/Closure Financial Responsibility State Programs Liability/Enforcement LUST Trust Fund TOTAL 3 Includes 174 OUST document requests. 131 91 41 17 27 17 71 19 42 39 71 16 22 19 623- EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW Title m General 865 §301-3 Emergency Planning General 39 SERCs/LEPC 24 Notification 18 Mixtures 2 Extremely Hazardous Substances 57 Delisting EHS 2 Exemptions 7 §304: General 27 Notification Requirements 28 Reportable Quantities 49 RQsvs. TPQs 16 Transportation 0 Exemptions 7 §311/312: General 242 MSDS Reporting Requirements 40 Tier I/II Regulations 323 Thresholds 161 OSHA Expansion 4 Hazard Categories 7 Mixtures 17 Exemptions 91 §313: General 404 Form R 684 Thresholds 131 Phase I 2 Phase II 10 Phase ffl 4 Pollution Prevention 22 NONs/NOTEs 49 Petitions 40 Health Effects 4 Database 86 Exemptions 99 Training: General 48 §305 Training Grants 0 §305 Emergency Systems Review 0 § 126 (SARA) Training Regulations 0 * Hot topics for this month. • Topics arc calculated as the summation of ail questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in multiple questions. 23 ------- Call Analyses March 1993 General: CEPP Interim Guide Chemical Profile NRT-1 Hazard Analysis Risk Communication Title in Workshops Information Management Prevention ARIP Other 0 6 2 0 0 9 0 1 1 Trade Secrets Enforcement Liability TOTAL 10 26 1 3,6614 4 Includes 1,275 Emergency Planning Community Right-To-Know document requests. TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS, DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND REFERRALS: 16,855 24 • Topics arc calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result In questions. ------- 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, JX>E-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 TonyJover,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 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 Tamara Mount, Hotline Beverly Negri, EPA-Reg. 6 Susan O'Keefe,LE-134S 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 KathieStein,LE-134S Heather Stockard, DEC-Alaska Kathy Teemer, Hotline Beverly Thomas, OS420WF Jim Thompson, OS-520 Linda Thompson, LE-134S 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 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 ------- |