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
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               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:
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460
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                     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.

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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.

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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.

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                      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.

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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.

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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
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PB93-922 402
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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.

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                            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.

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  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.
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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.
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  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.
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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
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  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
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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.
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                              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."
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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.
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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)
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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.
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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%
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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.

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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.
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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.

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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, 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

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