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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Waste Classified As Both F005 and
K086
An ink manufacturer mixes inorganic •
pigments containing chromium and lead in a
tub. After the ink is removed for use, the
mixing tub is cleaned with a solvent wash that
contains 80 percent toluene prior to use. The
cleaning produces waste washes and sludges.
When discarded, how should the ink
manufacturer classify the washes and sludges?
The resulting washes and sludges generated
from cleaning the mixing tub would be
classified as both F005 and K086. The F005
listing applies to spent nonhalogenated solvents
containing, before use, 10 percent or more by
volume of one or more of a number of listed
solvents, including toluene. The K086 listing
covers solvent washes and sludges, caustic
washes and sludges, and water washes and
sludges generated by cleaning tubs and
equipment used in the formulation of ink from
pigments, driers, soaps, and stabilizers
containing chromium and lead. According to
the background listing document for K086
(Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
$$261.31 and 261.32 - Listing of Hazardous
Waste), when a tub used in formulating ink
from pigments containing chromium and lead
is washed with a solvent that will meet one of
the F001-F005 listings when spent, the
resultant solvent-wash wastes are considered
hazardous wastes under the applicable F-listing
and the K086 listing. If a caustic or water
wash is used to clean the mixing tub instead of
a solvent wash, the F005 listing would not
apply since solvents were not used.
Regardless of the type of wash used, for
purposes of Part 268, the ink manufacturer will
also need to determine if the waste wash
(K086) exhibits any characteristics pursuant to
40 CFR §262.1 l(c). The waste must then meet
the applicable Part 268, Subpart D treatment
standards for each waste code that is subject to
the land disposal restrictions under Pan 268
prior to disposal in a Subtitle C facility. (Note
the exception in §268.9(b) for prohibited wastes
that are both listed and characteristic, where the
treatment standard for the listed waste operates
in lieu of the treatment standard for the
characteristic waste if the treatment standard for
the listed waste addresses the constituent that
causes the waste to exhibit the characteristic.)
2. The Use of Maximum Contaminant
Levels (MCLs) in Groundwater
Monitoring
Part 264, Subpart F outlines three phases of
groundwater monitoring for permitted land-
based hazardous waste management units:
detection monitoring (§264.98), compliance
monitoring (§264.99), and corrective action
monitoring (§264.100). When a facility enters
into compliance monitoring, the groundwater
protection standard (GWPS) is established in
the facility permit. Setting the GWPS involves
designating hazardous constituents (§264.93),
concentration limits (§264.94), point of
compliance (§264.95), and the compliance
period (§264.96). One of the following must be
used in developing the concentration limits for
the hazardous constituents: the background
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level of hazardous constituents found at the
facility (§264.94(a)(l)), the maximum
contaminant levels (MCLs) in Table 1 of
§264.94(a)(2), or an alternate concentration
limit (ACL) established in accordance with
§264.94(a)(3). MCLs were originally
established pursuant to the Safe Drinking
Water Act (SDWA). Some of these MCLs were
incorporated into Table 1 of§264.94(a)(2) on
July 26,1982 (47 ER 32274). Since 1982,
several MCLs have changed under the SDWA
regulations, but those changes have not been
incorporated into Part 264, Subpart F. In
addition, there are a number of MCLs that
have never been incorporated into Table 1 of
§264.94(a)(2). Can MCLs that have not been
codified in Table 1 of§264.94(a)(2) be used
as concentration limits when the groundwater
protection standard is established in the
facility permit?
Yes, MCLs, promulgated under the
SDWA, that have not been codified in Table 1
of §264.94(a)(2) may be used as concentration
limits when establishing the GWPS in the
facility's permit by designating them as ACLs
under §264.94(a)(3). EPA encourages the use
of these MCLs in developing ACLs under
§264.94(a)(3).
CERCLA
3. Liability Exemption Under CERCLA
for Service Station Dealers
Managing Used Oil
CERCLA §114(c) exempts service station
dealers from certain CERCLA liability
provisions, specifically response costs,
damages, and injunctive relief resulting from
a release or threatened release of recycled
used oil, if the dealer meets specific
requirements. The exemption is applicable to
generator liability under §107(a)(3) and
transporter liability under §107(a)(4), and
covers claims for both cost recovery under
§107 and the injunctive relief provision in
§106(a). The service station dealer (SSD)
could still be held responsible for both
injunctive relief under §106 and cost recovery
under §§107(a)(l) and (2) arising from owner
and operator liability. What requirements
must an SSD meet in order to qualify for this
exemption?
A service station dealer must satisfy three
requirements to qualify for the exemption
under CERCLA §114(c). First, the dealer
must meet the definition of an SSD, which is
defined in CERCLA §101(37) as any person
who owns or operates a filling station, garage,
or similar retail establishment that derives
most of its business from fueling and
servicing motor vehicles. The term also
includes any government agency that
establishes a facility solely for the purpose of
accepting used oil. To meet the SSD
definition, the owner or operator must also
accept used oil from do-it-yourself (DIY) used
oil handlers (i.e., people who remove used oil
from household appliances or change their
own oil) and deliver that used oil to a
recycling facility.
The second requirement under
§114(cXl)(A) limits the exemption to used oil
that is not mixed with a CERCLA hazardous
substance. Section 114(c)(2) does allow the
SSD to presume that certain used oil received
from a DIY generator has not been mixed
with a hazardous substance. The presumption
specifically states that the used oil must be
removed from the engine of a light duty motor
vehicle or a household appliance, and must be
presented to the SSD by the owner of the
vehicle or appliance for collection,
accumulation, and delivery to a used oil
recycling facility.
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The third requirement in §114 however, only exempts SSDs from
generator and transporter liability, not from
liability as owners and operators of a facility.
Thus, the exemption applies only to releases at
facilities to which the SSD has sent its used oil
for recycling or for management prior to
recycling, not releases at the SSD's own
facility.
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TITLE: "Reusable News (Winter/Spring
1993)"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-93-001
This quarterly newsletter provides information
about municipal solid waste reduction and
recycling. This issue focuses on federal
agency recycling, interstate trade of solid
waste, composting, packaging, and how
businesses are using more recycled products.
TITLE: "Inside the Hotline: A Compilation
of 1992 Monthly Hotline Reports"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-159572
This document is a compilation of questions
and answers and Federal Register summaries
published in the Monthly Hotline Reports from
January to December 1992. It also contains
indices to die questions according to subject
and regulatory and statutory citations.
TITLE: "Draft Strategy for Combustion of
Hazardous Waste"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-D-93-001
This draft combustion strategy is intended to
spur discussion of how best to integrate source
reduction and waste combustion. It outlines the
goals and objectives for this project, and
provides a series of short- and long-term actions
to achieve these goals.
TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet:
Hazardous Waste Minimization; Interim Final
Guidance for Generators"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-93-009
This fact sheet announces EPA's issuance of
interim final guidance that describes the basic
elements of a hazardous waste minimization
program and defines die term "waste
minimization." This guidance is intended *>
help hazardous waste management
organizations and facilities design programs to
fulfill the waste minimization provisions of
RCRA.
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TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet: Source
Reduction and Combustion of Hazardous
Waste"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-93-010
This fact sheet provides an overview of new
EPA guidance regarding protective actions to
be taken during permitting of hazardous waste
incinerators and boilers and industrial furnaces.
It also announces that EPA is issuing a draft
strategy as the starting point for a broad and
open evaluation of how source reduction and
waste combustion must be integrated in the
nation's hazardous waste management strategy.
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
TITLE: "Toxic Chemical Release Inventory:
Data Quality Checks to Prevent Common
Reporting Errors on Form R"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: 745-F-93-001
This document supplements Appendix C,
"Common Errors in Completing Form R
Reports," of the Toxic Chemical Release
Inventory Form and Instructions. Facilities
filing the Form R may use this guidance to
improve the accuracy of their Form R
reporting, possibly avoiding receiving a Notice
of Technical Error (NOTE) from EPA for
incorrectly completing the Form R.
CERCLA
TITLE: "Resources for Preparing
Independent Government Estimates for
Remedial Contracting Work Assignments"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 267
This directive provides information regarding
the development of independent government
estimates (IGEs) of the cost of work to be
performed by contractors for remedial work
assignments. The directive describes databases,
general assistance, and the availability of tools
that could be used in developing an IGE.
TITLE: "EPA/ICMA Superfund Revitalization
Conference Chicago, Illinois; November 12-13,
1992"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 274
This document presents the findings of a recent
conference sponsored by the Superfund
Revitalization Office (SRO), Region V Waste
Management Division, and the International City/
County Management Association (ICMA). The
goal of the conference was to solicit suggestions
on how to improve the current Superfund
program. The report outlines speakers'
comments, conclusions drawn from group
discussion, and attendee recommendations.
TITLE: "Compendium of ROD Language for
Fiscal Year 1993; Focus Areas"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 328
This compendium covers five major focus areas
that should be considered when writing a record
of decision (ROD). The areas of focus include
the rationale for the selected remedy, cleanup
levels, eco-risk assessment, applicable or relevant
and appropriate requirements (ARARs), and
enforcement activities. The compendium also
provides examples of good documentation on
each of the five ROD areas of focus.
TITLE: "Superfund at Work: Hazardous Wute
Cleanup Efforts Nationwide (United Chrome
Products)"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 607
The "Superfund at Work" bulletin series profiles
hazardous waste sites nationwide. This issue
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provides an overview of the cleanup at the
United Chrome Products Site in Benton,
Oregon.
TITLE: "Model Administrative Order on
Consent for Removal Actions"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 605
This directive presents EPA's model
administrative order on consent for removal
actions. While not mandatory, the streamlined
model order presents the Agency's position for
removal actions. EPA Regional offices are,
encouraged to use the model as the starting
point when issuing or negotiating an
administrative order on consent for removal
actions.
TITLE: "Model Unilateral Administrative
Order for Removal Response Activities"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 606
This directive presents EPA's model unilateral
administrative order for removal response
activities. While not mandatory, the
streamlined unilateral order presents the
Agency's position for removal actions. EPA
Regional offices are encouraged to use the
model when issuing or negotiating a unilateral
administrative order for a removal response
activity.
TITLE: "HSED SACM Report"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 289
This intermittent bulletin was issued by the
Hazardous Site Evaluation Division (HSED) to
keep HSED staff and Regional offices well
informed on the Superfund Accelerated
Cleanup Model (SACM). Specifically this
bulletin discusses the broad range of activities
resulting from the implementation of SACM to
revise both programmatic and procedural
requirements.
TITLE: "Guidance on Setting Priorities for
NPL Candidate Sites"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 333
This document provides EPA Regional staff with
guidance on setting priorities for National
Priority List (NPL) candidate sites. Specifically,
this guidance document identifies factors that
will help EPA Regions decide the order in which
they should consider sites with completed site
inspections for inclusion on the NPL.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
FINAL RULES
RCRA
'Vermont; Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management Program
Revisions"
May 3,1993 (58 EB 26242)
EPA intends to approve Vermont's hazardous
waste program revisions. Final authorization for
these revisions will be effective July 2,1993, unless
EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing this
immediate final rule. Comments must be received
by June 2,1993.
" Recycled Used Oil Management
Standards"
May 3,1993 (58 EB 26420)
This final rule corrected several technical errors
and provided clarifying amendments to the final
recycled used oil management standards published
on September 10,1992 (57 ER 41566). This rule is
effective March 8,1993.
" Utah; Authorization of State Hazardous
Waste Management Program,
Correction"
May 5,1993 (58 EB 26689)
This final rule corrected an immediate final rule
published on February 12,1993 (58 ER 8232),
approving final authorization of revisions to Utah's
hazardous waste program.
" Land Disposal Restrictions; Renewal of
the Hazardous Debris Case-by-Case
Capacity Variance"
May 14,1993 (58 EB 28506)
EPA renewed the extension of the case-by-case
capacity variance to May 8,1994, for all persons
managing certain hazardous debris. This rule and
the extension is effective on May 8,1993.
" Land Disposal Restrictions for Ignltabte
and Corrosive Characteristic Wastes"
May 24,1993 (58 EB 29860)
This rule amended the land disposal restrictions
treatment standards for certain wastes displaying the
characteristic of ignitability or conosivity. EPA
takes this action to comply with die
September 25,1992, decision of the U.S. Court of
Appeals in Chemical Waste Management v. EPA.
This interim final rule is effective on May 10,1993.
Comments may be submitted on or before
July 9,1993.
PROPOSED RULES
CERCLA
"National Priorities List (NPL); Proposed
Rule No. 14"
May 10,1993 (58 EB 27507)
EPA proposed to add 26 new sites to die NPL.
Comments must be submitted by June 9,1993, for
two of the proposed sites, and July 9,1993,forthe
remaining.
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NOTICES
RCRA
'Transfer of Data to Contractors"
May 4,1993 (58 EB 26542)
EPA intends to transfer confidential business
information collected under RCRA §3007 from the
pulp, paper, and paperboard manufacturing industry
to two contractors. Comments are due
May 14,1993.
"Kentucky; Adequacy Determination of
State/Tribal Municipal Solid Waste Permit
Program"
May 4,1993 (58 FR 26543)
EPA Region IV made a tentative determination
that Kentucky's municipal solid waste landfill
(MSWLF) permit program meets the requirements
for full program approval and ensures compliance
with the revised MSWLF criteria. Comments must
be received by June 24,1993.
"Idaho; Adequacy Determination of State
Municipal Solid Waste Permit Program"
May 10,1993 (58 EB 27568)
EPA made a tentative determination that all
portions of Idaho's municipal solid waste landfill
(MSWLF) permit program are adequate to ensure
compliance with the revised MSWLF criteria.
Comments must be received by June 30,1993,
"Office of Underground Storage Tanks
Docket; Relocation"
May 14,1993 (58 EB 28569)
The Office of Underground Storage Tanks Docket
at EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC, is
moving from room M2427 to M2616.
"RCRA Docket Information Center;
Relocation"
May 14, 1993 (58 EB 28569)
The RCRA Docket at EPA Headquarters in
Washington, DC, is moving from room M2427 to
M2616.
"Oregon; Partial Program Adequacy
Determination of Municipal Solid Waste
Permit Program"
May 18, 1993 (58 EB 28960)
EPA made a tentative determination that portions,
of Oregon's municipal solid waste landfill
(MSWLF) permit program are adequate to ensure
compliance with the revised MSWLF criteria.
Comments must be received by July 20, 1993.
"Renewal of the Policy Dialogue on Mining
Wastes"
May 24, 1993 (58 EB 29828)
EPA gave notice of the renewal of the Mining
Waste Policy Dialogue Cbrnrnittee.
"Renewal of the Hazardous Waste Manifest
Regulatory Negotiation Committee"
May 25, 1 993 (58 EB 30049)
EPA gave notice of the renewal of the Hazardous
Waste Manifest Regulatory Negotiation
Comminee. The next meeting of the Comminee
will be held August 3-4, 1993.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Group Dekko,
Inc."
May 27, 1993 (58 EB 30813)
A proposed Consent Decree in UnJKd-
Group Dekko. Inc.. was lodged on May 13, 1993,
with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District
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NOTICES
of Indiana, Fort Wayne Division. The Consent
Decree requires the Group Dekko, Inc., facility near
Kendallville, Indiana, comply with RCRA land
disposal restrictions and pay $550,000 in civil
penalties. Comments will be received for 30 days
following the publication of this notice.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Grumman St
Augustine Corporation"
May 27,1993 (58 EB 30813)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Grumman St Augustine Corporation was lodged on
May 13,1993, with the U.S. District Court for the
Middle District of Florida. Grumman St. Augustine
Corporation agreed to a settlement of $2.5 million
for violations of the land disposal restrictions.
Comments will be received for a period of 30 days
from the date of this publication.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Sanders Lead
Company"
May 27,1993 (58 EB 30813)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Sanders Lead Company, et al.. was lodged on
May 13,1993, with the U.S. District Court for the
Middle District of Alabama. The Consent Decree
requires the defendants to pay a civil penalty of $2
million for alleged past violations of RCRA.
Comments will be received for a period of 30 days
from the date of this publication.
'Intent to Grant an Exemption from the
Land Disposal Restrictions Regarding
Injection of Hazardous Waste"
May 27,1993 (58 EB 30926)
EPA proposed to grant an exemption from the ban
on disposal of hazardous waste to BP Chemicals,
Inc. The exemption would allow BP Chemicals to
dispose of certain hazardous wastes through
injection well No. 4 at its BPO Lima, Ohio, Site.
Comments will be accepted until July 6,1993.
"Minnesota; Adequacy Determination of
State Municipal Solid Waste Permit
Program"
May 28,1993 (58 EB 31027)
EPA made a tentative determination that all
portions of Minnesota's municipal solid waste
landfiU (MSWLF) permit program are adequate to
ensure compliance with the revised federal MSWLF
criteria. Comments must be received by
July 28,1993.
"Guidance for Hazardous Waste Generators
on the Elements of a Waste Minimization
Program"
May 28,1993 (58 EB 31114)
EPA published this interim final guidance to assist
hazardous waste generators and treatment, storage,
and disposal facilities in complying with the waste
minimization certification requirements of RCRA.
EPA urges parties to submit comments by
July 27,1993.
RCRA/CERCLA
'Transfer of Confidential Business
Information (CBI) to Contractor"
May 3,1993 (58 EB 26322)
EPA determined that it will need to disclose
confidential business information to Industrial
Economics, Inc., in the course of courtroom trials
and administrative proceedings. Transfer of data
will occur no sooner than May 13,1993.
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NOTICES
"Proposed Consent Decree; Dover
Municipal Landfill Site"
May 11,1993 (58 EB 27749)
A proposed Consent Decree in State of New
Hampshire and United States v. Citv of Dover. New
Hampshire, et al.. was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the District of New Hampshire on
April 28,1993. This Consent Decree modifies a
proposed Consent Decree lodged with the District
Court on August 7,1992. Comments will be
received for a period of 30 days from the date of this
publication.
"Access to Confidential Business
Information (CBI) by Labat-Anderson, Inc."
May 25,1993 (58 EB 30050)
EPA has authorized Labat-Anderson, Inc., for
access to confidential business information
submitted to EPA under various environmental
statutes.
CERCLA
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Sunbelt Site, Dallas, Texas"
May 5,1993 (58 EB 26783)
EPA agreed to settle claims with 31 parties for past
response costs at the Sunbelt Site. EPA will accept
comments for 30 days from the date of publication
of this notice.
"Consent Decree; Facet Enterprises, Inc.,
Site"
May 6,1993 (58 EB 26986)
A Consent Decree in United SfltCS v- Purolator
Products Company was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the Western District of New York
on April 26,1993. The defendant is required to
reimburse the United States $625,174, plus interest,
for past costs EPA incurred at die Facet Site.
Comments will be received for a period of 30 days
from the date of publication of this notice.
"Criteria for Selecting lexicological Profiles
for Development"
May 7,1993 (58 EB 27286)
This notice described the criteria used by the
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(AT^DR) to prioritize the development of
lexicological profiles. Comments will continue to
be accepted throughout ATSDR's development of
lexicological profiles.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Florida Steel
Corporation Site"
May 11,1993 (58 EB 27749)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Florida Steel Corporation was lodged on
April 27,1993, with the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Florida. Florida Steel agreed to
perform the remedy selected by EPA for Operable
Unit One of the Florida Steel Corporation Site.
Comments will be received for a period of 30 days
from the date of this publication.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Gelgy
Chemical Corporation Site"
May 11,1993 (58 EB 27749)
A proposed Consent Decree in iZnitsiSBBS v.
Ciba-Geigy Corporation was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the Middle District of North
Carolina on April 27,1993. The Consent Decree
requires defendants to perform the selected remedy
for the Geigy Chemical Corporation Site.
Comments will be received for a period of 30 days
from the date of this publication.
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NOTICES
"Proposed Consent Decree; Dixie Caverns "Proposed Consent Decree; South Andover
Landfill Site" Site-
May 11,1993 (58 EB 27750) May 13,1993 (58 EB 28416)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
County of Roanoke. et al.. was lodged on April 26,
1993, with the U.S. District Court for the Western
District of Virginia. The Consent Decree requires
the settling defendants to pay $1,279,238 in past
response costs incurred at the Dixie Caverns Site.
Comments will be received for a period of 30 days
from, the date 01 this publication.
"Amendment to Consent Decrees; Midco I
and d Facilities, Gary, Indiana"
May 11,1993 (58 EB 27750)
A proposed Amendment to Consent Decrees in
United Stales v. Midwest Solvent Recovery. Inc..
was lodged on April 29,1993, with the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of Indiana. The
proposed Amendment to Consent Decrees amends
three prior Consent Decrees in the case to resolve
natural resource claims relating to the Midco I and n
facilities. Comments will be received for a period of
30 days following the publication of this notice.
"Proposed Consent Decree; LJndane Dump
Site"
May 12,1993 (58 EB 28038)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Elf Atochem North America. Inc.. was lodged with
the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Pennsylvania on April 26,1993. The proposed
Consent Decree requires the defendant to reimburse
EPA $238,451 in response costs incurred in
connection with the Lindane Dump Site. Comments
will be received for a period of 30 days from the date
of this publication.
A proposed Consent Decree in llniteiS
AcmeTagCo..etaL was lodged on April 30, 1993,
with the U.S. District Court for the District of
Minnesota. The Consent Decree requires 16 settling
defendants to implement a remedy at the South
Andover Site in Andover, Minnesota, Comments
will be received for a period of 30 days from the date
of this publication.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Kenyon Piece
Landfill"
May 17, 1993 (58 EB 28895)
A proposed stipulation and order in In re Coated
Sales. Inc.. was lodged on April 16, 1993, with the
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of
New York. The proposed stipulation and order
requires debtors to pay $75,000 in satisfaction of a
claim relating to the Kenyon Piece Landfill in
Chariestown, Rhode Island Comments will be
received for a period of 30 days from the date of this
publication.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Keystone
Sanitation Landfill Site"
May 1 7, 1 993 (58 EB 28895)
A proposed Consent Decree in United S
Borough of Lemoyne. et al. was lodged with the
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of
Pennsylvania on May 5, 1993. The Consent Decree
requires the settling defendants to pay $912,179 in
response costs that have or will be incurred at the
Keystone Sanitation T^rxJfiH Site in Union
Township, Pennsylvania. Comments will be
received for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication of this notice.
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NOTICES
"Proposed Consent Decree; Silresim Site"
May 17,1993 (58 EB 28895)
A proposed Consent Decree in United Smtes v.
General Chemical Corporation., et aL was lodged
on April 27,1993, with the U.S. District Court for
die District of Massachusetts. The proposed
Consent Decree requires defendants to pay
$40,989,278 to cover response actions at the
Sibesim Site in Lowell, Massachusetts. Comments
wifl be received for a period of 30 days from the date
of this publication.
"Board of Scientific Counselors Meeting"
May 18,1993 (58 FB 28970)
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry announced that the Board of Scientific
Counselors will meet on June 3-4,1993, in Atlanta,
Georgia.
"Availability of Administrative Reports of
Health Effects Studies"
May 20,1993 (58 EB 29413)
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR) announced the availability of
administrative reports of five ATSDR health effects
studies.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Hranica
Landfill Site"
May 20,1993 (58 Ffi 29435)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Estate of Wflljajn Hranica. et al.. was lodged on
May 5,1993, with the U.S. District Court for the
Western District of Pennsylvania The proposed
Consent Decree requires the Estate of William
Hranica grant access to the Hranica Landfill Site for
purposes of conducting and monitoring response
actions. Comments will be received for a period of
30 days from the date of this publication.
Proposed Consent Decree; Group Eight
Technology, Inc., Site"
May 27, 1993 (58 F_B 3081 2)
A proposed Consent Decree in UjiitBL
Group Eight Technology. Inc.. and Grand
Machining CQ, was lodged on May 14, 1993, with
the U.S. District Court for die Eastern District of
Michigan. The Consent Decree requires Grand
Machining Company to pay $124,000 to reimburse
EPA for unrecovered past response costs at the
Group Eight Site. Comments will be received for a
period of 30 days from the date of this publication.
"National Priorities List; Deletion of the
Suffem Village WeUfleld Site"
May 28,1993 (58 EB 30989)
EPA announced the deletion of the Suffem Village
WeUfield Site in Suffem, New York, from the
National Priorities List EPA and the State of New
York have determined that no further cleanup by
responsible parties is appropriate under CERCLA.
This deletion is effective May 28, 1993.
EPCRA
"Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action
(FOSTTA); Coordinating Committee and
Projects, Open Meetings"
May 18, 1993 (58 EB 28959)
EPA announced that the Coordinating ComnMB
and the four FOSTTA Projects will hold me cmp
open to the public on June 21 and 22 at the Hotter
Inn in Alexandria, Virginia. The Projects wiH am*
on June 2 1 from 8 am to 5 pm and June 22 fan
8a.m. to noon. The Cbonjinating CornmitiEe w*
meet on June 22 from noon to 3 pm
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May 1993 Federal Registers
NOTICES
'Toxics Data Reporting Subcommittee of
the National Advisory Council for
Environmental Policy and Technology;
Public Meeting"
May 18,1993 (58 EB 28960)
EPA gave notice of a two-day meeting of the
Toxics Data Reporting Subcommittee of the
National Advisory Council for Environmental
Policy and Technology (NACEPT). The public,
meeting will take place on June 8,1993, from 9 am
to 5 p.m., and on June 9,1993, from 8:30 am to 3
pm at the Hall of the States, 444 North Capitol
Street, Washington, DC.
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CALL ANALYSES
CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE
May Daily Volume*
600 -r
500 -•
400 -•
300 -•
200 -•
100 -•
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know
4.946
H 1 h
H 1 1 1 1 1 1
10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 2§
Year to Date*
RCRA/SF/OUST
January
February
March
April
May
Month
11,299
10,688
11,996
10,493
10,035
Cumulative
21 ,987
33,983
44,476
54,511
EMERGEh
COMMUN
January
February
March
April
May
ICYPLA
rrY RICH
Month
2,772
4,167
3,772
3,282
4,946
NNINQ AND
T-TO-KNOW
Cumulative
6,939
10,711
13,993
18,939
* All calls answered by the Call Management System or the Document Retrieval Line - The documents featured were
"Green Advertising Claims," "The Catalog of Hazardous and Solid Waste Publications," "Information on the Solid Waste
Meeting," "Statement on Incineration," and "Hazardous Debris Case-by-Case Variance Notice."
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Call Analyses
May 1993
CALLS ANSWERED BY TYPE
May Daily Volume*
Questions
0 4-
3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28
Year to Date*
January
February
March
April
May
Questions
Month
9,392
11,213
10,771
10,697
10.857
Cumulative
20,605
31,376
42,073
52,930
January
February
March
April
May
Documents
Month
3,652
3.431
4,706
4,034
4,124
Cumulative
7.083
1 1 ,789
15,823
19.947
Referral*
January
February
March
April
May
Month
1,339
1.679
1,378
1,088
893
Cumulative
3.018
4,396
5.484
6.377
* All oils 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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May 1993
Call Analyses
CALLS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
May 1993*
'Based on 14,981 requests and excludes 893 referrals made from both Hotlines. Includes the Message Retrieval
Line.
Year to Date*
January
February
March.
April
May
RCRA
Month
63%
(8,230)
60%
(8,805)
58%
(9,043)
61%
(8,945)
53%
(7,992)
Cumulative
62%
(17,035)
60%
(26,078)
60%
(35,023)
59%
(43,015)
Superfund
Month
15%
(1.999)
11%
(1.570)
14%
(2,150)
13%
(1.848)
11%
(1,583)
Cumulative
13%
(3.569)
13%
(5.719)
13%
(7,567)
13%
(9,150)
OUST
Month
4%
(502)
3%
(484)
4%
(623)
3%
(506)
3%
(415)
Cumulative
3%
(986)
4%
(1.609)
4%
(2,115)
3%
(2.530)
Emerged
Community
Month
18%
(2,313)
26%
(3,785)
24%
(3,661)
23%
(3.432)
33%
(4.991)
cy Planning ft
/ Right-to-Know
Cumulative
22%
(6.098)
23%
(9.759)
23%
(13,191)
25%
(18.182)
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Call Analyses
May 1993
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline
Regulated Community 7,133
Citizens 628
State & Local Gov't./Native American 336
Federal Agencies 133
Educational Institutions 131
EPA 183
Other 15
Media 18
Interest Groups 27
Congress " 4
Referrals 599
International 6
Document Retrieval Line* 822
TOTAL
10,035
State/Local Gov't/
Native American
4%
Citizens
7%
Federal Agencies
2%
All Others
11%
Regulated
Community
76%
* No caller profile data available.
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May 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
304 Attorneys
31 Citizens
14 All Others
55 Trade Associations
43 Public Interest Groups
66 Universities/Academia
54 Insurance Companies
465 Hospitals
100 State Agencies/SERC
105 Fire Departments
12 EPA
59 Local Officials
146 LEPC
246 Fanners
90 Federal Agencies
130 Union/Labor
116 Media/Press
32 Distributors
73 Native Americans
76 Laboratories
Misc.
2,217 Referrals
International
TOTAL
Attorneys
6%
All Others
19%
986
294
300
46
48
62
4
23
91
18
67
37
35
12
44
1
43
59
9
41
209
294
6
4,946
Consultants/
Engineers
21%
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Call Analyses
May 1993
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
Special Wastes
Ash
Mining Wastes, Bevill
Medical Wastes
CHI and Gas
Subtitle C (General)
Hazardous Waste Id. (General)
Toxicity Characteristic
Wood Preserving
Listing of Used Oil
Huff
Radioactive Mixed Waste
Delisting Petitions
Hazardous Waste Recycling
Generators
Small Quantity Generators
Transportation/Transporters
TSDFs General
TSDFs Siting Facilities
TSDFs Capacity
TSDFs Treatment
TSDFs Burning
TSDFs Storage
TSDFs Disposal
Land Disposal Restrictions
Permits and Permitting
Corrective Action
Financial Liability/Enforcement
Test Methods
Health Effects
Waste Min./Pollution Prevention
State Programs
Hazardous Waste Data
Household Hazardous Waste
Subtitle D (General)
Siting Facilities
Combustion
Industrial Waste
Composting
Source Reduction/Poll. Prev.
Grants & Financing
Procurement (General)
Building Insulation
Cement & Products with Fly Ash
0
16
29
67
24
305
98
28
78
3
41
31
1852
5161
164
88
211
7
77
127
62
52
711'
174
274
147
109
29
33
80
75
168
283
25
2251-4
3
8
74s
7
11
3
2
Paper & Paper Products 5
Re-refined Lubricating Oil 1
Retread Tires 3
Solid Waste Recycling (General) 2531
Aluminum 10
Batteries 12
Glass 12
Paper 11
Plastics 15
Tires 13
Used Oil 223
Markets (General) 6
Aluminum 0
Batteries 3
Compost 0
Glass 10
Paper 1
Plastics 2
Tires 8
Used Oil 10
RCRA General 1313*
TOTAL 7,992*
* Includes 2,254 RCRA document requests.
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 144
Access & Information Gathering 22
Administrative Record 3
Allocations from Fund 7
ARARs 76
CERCLIS 87
Citizen Suits 19
Clean-Up Costs 24
Clean-Up Standards 30
Community Relations 28
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 13
Contractor Indemnification 3
Contracts 9
Definitions 4
Emergency Response 6
Enforcement 28
Exposure Asscss./Risk Assess. 21
Federal Facilities 18
1 Hot topics for this month.
Includes 7 Document Retrievals for Information on the Solid Waste Meeting.
Includes 68 document retrievals for the "Hazardous Debris Case-by-Case Variance"
Includes 187 document retrievals for the "Statement on Incineration"
Includes 39 document retrievals for the "Green Advertising Claims Brochure"
'Includes 521 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
questions.
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May 1993
Call Analyses
Grants
Hazardous Substances
Health/Toxics
HRS
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 III/Right-to-Know
10
86
5
26
80
23
2
10
1
35
46
1941
20
7
6
9
29
8
13
7
53
30
11
35
33
1951
2
9
12
5
6
4
8
21
State Programs
Liability/Enforcement
LUST Trust Fund
11
10
19
TOTAL 1,583*
Includes 351 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
67
70
9
10
12
13
42
20
43
41
48
TOTAL 415*
* Includes 145 OUST document requests.
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
Title in General 587
§301-3 Emergency Planning
General 49
SERCs/LEPC 13
Notification 8
Mixtures 0
Extremely Hazardous Substances 27
Delisting EHS 1
Exemptions 2
§304:
General 43
Notification Requirements 36
Reportable Quantities 52
RQs vs. TPQs 7
Transportation 1
Exemptions 10
§311/312:
General 113
MSDS Reporting Requirements 21
Tier I/II Regulations 52
Thresholds 25
OSHA Expansion 0
Hazard Categories 1
Mixtures 5
Exemptions 30
§313:
General
Form R
Thresholds
Phase I
Phase II
Phase in
Pollution Prevention
NONs/NOTEs
Petitions
Health Effects
Database
Exemptions
1354
1444
344
62
93
7
76
2
53
5
178
228
1 Hot topics for this month.
I Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single caU may result in
multiple questions.
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Call Analyses
May 1993
Training:
General 9
§305 Training Grants 0
§305 Emergency Systems Review 0
§126 (SARA) Training Regulations 0
General:
CEPP Interim Guide 0
Chemical Profile 4
NRT-1 0
Hazard Analysis 1
Risk Communication 2
Title ffl Workshops 0
Information Management 0
Prevention ARIP 2
Other 4
Trade Secrets
Enforcement
Liability
TOTAL
9
22
9
4991*
* Includes 1,374 Emergency Planning Community
Right-To-Know document requests.
FOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
REFERRALS:
15374
I Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result In i
questions.
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LIST OF ADDRESSEES:
EdAbrams,OS-332
Jennifer Anderson, EPA-Reg. 7
Kate Anderson, OS-S20
Irene Atney-Yurdin, DOE- NY
Beth Behrens, EPA-NEIC
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-30S
Karen Burgan, OS-110
Heather Bums, Hotline
Diane Buxbaum, EPA-Reg. 2
Sabrina Caluhan, 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
JefferyDenit,OS-300
Director, RED. LE-134S
DaveEberly,53-03W
Chris Elias, CA Dept of Health
Terry Escarda, CA Dept of Health
John Ferris, OS-120
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
Rich Guimond, OS-100
Beth Hall, WH-550E
Jim Hayden, DEC-Alaska
Betty HoUowell, DOE-TX
Mark Horwitz, Reg. 5
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
Tim Jones, OS-301
Gary Jonesi, LE-134S
Ron Josephson, OS-333
Miles Kahn,*6603-J
Robert Kayser, OS-333
Jeff Kelly, OS-520
Carolyn Kenmore, 5203-G
Paul Kewin, CA-EPA
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
Julia Lebee, EPA-Reg. 4
Tom Lueders, EPA-Reg. 5
Andrea McLaughitn, OS-5203G
Chet McLaughlin, EPA-Reg. 7
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
Roger Nelson, TS-794
Susan OTCeefe, LE-134S
Susan Offerdal, OFFE
ChaePak, EPA-Reg. 10
Robert Pagett, Kentucky
Wendy Porman, DOI
Myra Perez, EPA-Houston
Mark Phillips, EPA-Reg. 3
Dan Powell, OS-110W
Steve Provant, EPA-Boise, ID
Jim Radte, Jr., EPA-Reg. 9
John Ramirez, DOE
JohnRiley.OS-210
Barbara Roth, OS-305
Debbie Rutherford, OS-420WF
William Sanjour, OS-330
Sam Sasnett, TS-779
Tim Schoepke, TS-793
Karen Shanahan, OS-120
Jay Silberman, US Coast Guard
Captain Smyser, Airforce
Stergios Spanos, NH DES
Elaine Stanley, OS-500
Kathie Stein, LE-134S
Charles Stevens, EPA-Reg. 8
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
Beui VanEpps, 5201 -G
Cane VanHook, OS-305
DHvidVanSlyke,LE-134S
Barbara Wagner, EPA-Reg. 8
David Watson, PM-214F
Howard Wilson, PM-273
Denise Wright, OS -332
Mia Zmud, OS-301
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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