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MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
August 1993
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Procurement Requirements
Applicable to Government Agencies
One of the primary objectives of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) is to conserve valuable material and
energy resources (§1003(a)). Because the
collective purchasing power of federal, state,
and local governments has significant
potential to expand markets for products made
with recovered materials, RCRA §6002
requires government procuring agencies, when
purchasing EPA-designated items, to select
items with the highest amount of recovered
material content practicable. All federal
agencies must review and revise all of their
specifications for products to eliminate
language which discriminates against the use
of recovered materials. In addition, each
procuring agency subject to §6002 must
establish an affirmative procurement program
for each item designated by EPA. How does a
government agency determine whether or not
it must comply with the requirements of
§6002?
A government agency should answer the
following three questions to determine if it is
subject to the requirements of §6002. First,
does the government agency meet the
definition of a procuring agency? The
definition of procuring agency includes federal
agencies, as well as state and local government
agencies using federal funds, and their
contractors. Specifically, RCRA §1004(17)
defines a procuring agency as "...any federal
agency, or any state agency or agency 'of a
political subdivision of a state which is using
appropriated federal funds for such
procurement, or any person contracting with
any such agency with respect to work
performed under such contract." For purposes
of this definition, the use of appropriated
federal funds includes the use of federal funds
commingled with state or local funds.
The second question is, does the
government agency purchase a product
designated in an EPA guideline? The
affirmative procurement program requirements
in §6002 are limited to products specifically
designated by EPA procurement guidelines.
Procuring agencies, however, are encouraged to
establish affirmative procurement programs for
other available items made with recycled
materials. In addition to designating which
items are covered by §6002, EPA procurement
guidelines provide recommendations for
government agencies to carry out the
responsibilities of §6002. To date, EPA has
issued five procurement guidelines. The
guidelines are found in 40 CFR Parts 248, 249,
250,252 and 253, and provide
recommendations for the procurement of
building insulation, cement and concrete
containing fly ash, paper and paper products,
re-refined lubricating oil, and retread tires,
respectively.
Finally, does the government agency
purchase $10,000 or more worth of a product
designated in an EPA guideline during the
course of the current fiscal year or did the
agency purchase $10,000 or more worth of a
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designated item or functionally equivalent
items during the preceding fiscal year? Each
guideline specifies how "functional
equivalence" should be interpreted to
determine whether the government agency has
reached the $10,000 threshold. If the answer
to all three of the above questions is yes, the
agency must comply with the requirements of
§6002. In other words, government agencies
that meet the definition of a procuring agency
and purchase $10,000 or more worth of a
product designated in a EPA guideline during
the current fiscal year, or purchased $10,000
or more worth of a designated item or
functionally equivalent items during the
preceding fiscal year, are required to comply
with RCRA §6002.
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RCRA
TITLE: "Geotechnical Systems for Structures
on Contaminated Sites: A Technical Guidance
Document"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-209 419
This guidance manual addresses technical
aspects of contaminated site remediation and
redevelopment. It is intended for use at RCRA
sites where contamination is marginal or
primarily removed, and it may be feasible to
build functional structures that can reduce
some of the environmental hazards. Written to
assist Regional and state personnel, the manual
includes information on the corrective action
program, suitable conditions for structural
development, major categories of
contaminated sites, design components and
configurations, measures of effectiveness, and
examples of sites.
TITLE: "RCRA Environmental Indicators:
FY 1992 Progress Report"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-93-011
This report contains information about
environmental indicators that help measure the
progress of the RCRA program. There are 12
environmental indicators which span the three
major goals of RCRA: waste minimization,
safe management, and corrective action for
solid and hazardous wastes. The report
presents program goals, indicator reports from
fiscal year 1992, and an outlook for fiscal year
1993. Examples of indicator topics include
quantity of waste generated, trends in solid
waste recycling, quantity and method of waste
management, and facility violations.
TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet: Large-
Volume Wastes from Coal-Fired Electric
Utilities Exempt as Hazardous Waste"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-93-014
This fact sheet provides an overview of EPA's
final determination that four large-volume
wastes from coal-fired electric utilities will
remain exempt from regulation as hazardous
wastes. The specific wastestreams are fly ash,
bottom ash, boiler slag, and flue gas
desulfurization wastes. The fact sheet
describes new data collected to supplement a
1988 Report to Congress which recommended
continuation of the exemption.
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CERCLA
TITLE: "Revisions to OMB Circular A-94 on
Guidelines and Discount Rates for Benefit-Cost
Analysis"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 297
This memorandum announces Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) revisions to
the Circular A-94. The Circular A-94 provides
guidance on benefit-cost analysis, lease
purchase analysis, and the revised discount
rate. The discount rate, which has been
changed to seven percent, should be used for
present worth calculations to determine the cost
effectiveness of potential remedies in the
remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS).
TITLE: "Superfund Accelerated Cleanup
Model (SACM): Questions and Answers"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 286
This bulletin provides answers to questions
raised by the Regions on the implementation of
the Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model
(SACM). The answers are based on
discussions with Henry L. Longest, Director of
the Office of Emergency and Remedial
Response, and the SACM Steering Committee.
TITLE: "CERCLA/Superfund Orientation
Manual"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-193 852
This manual is a program orientation guide and
reference document, and describes the
organizational and operational components of
the Superfund program in easy-to-understand
language. It is designed to assist EPA and state
personnel involved with hazardous waste
remediation, emergency response, and
chemical and emergency preparedness.
OUST
TITLE: "Guide to EPA Materials on
Underground Storage Tanks"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-B-92-004
This catalog contains abstracts, prices, and
ordering information for OUST documents. It
is current through June 30,1992. Abstracts are
organized by subject. In addition, there are five
indices listing the documents by source,
subject, title, publication media, and
publication number.
TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet: 1998
Financial Responsibility Compliance Deadline
for Underground Storage Tank Owners That
Meet Certain Federal Criteria; Proposed Rule"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-F-93-016
This fact sheet summarizes a proposed rule
published on August 17,1993 (58 ER 43770),
that proposes to extend the financial
responsibility compliance deadline for certain
tank owners that meet federally determined
criteria. The proposed rule asks for comment
on whether to extend the financial
responsibility deadline to December 31, 1998,
from the current deadline of December 31,
1993, for a limited number of owners.
TITLE: "Monitoring the Financial Soundness
of Approved State Assurance Funds"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: 9650.14
This directive provides guidance to EPA
Regional staff on monitoring state assurance
funds that have been approved by EPA to act as
financial responsibility compliance
mechanisms for owners and operators of
underground storage tanks. It is designed to
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help identify and resolve problems with
approved funds.
TITLE: "Cost Guide for Remediation
Equipment at UST Sites"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: 510-R-93-004
This guidance document provides information
on the costs for certain equipment that is used
during the cleanup of petroleum hydrocarbons
that are released from USTs to soil and
groundwater. It is intended to help state
regulators and private firms estimate the cost
of equipment used during the course of a
cleanup. The document includes a glossary of
technical terms.
EPCRA
TITLE: "Guidelines for Developing
Community Emergency Exposure Levels for
Hazardous Substances"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
This report addresses risk assessments of short-
term human exposures to high levels of
harmful chemicals. It describes the criteria and
methods Local Emergency Planning
Committees, EPA, and chemical industries can
use in developing community emergency
exposure levels for extremely hazardous
substances.
TITLE: "EPA Chemical Emergency
Preparedness and Prevention Advisory:
Hydrogen Fluoride"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-K-93-001
This advisory recommends ways that Local
Emergency Planning Committees and chemical
facilities can reduce risks posed by the
presence of hydrogen fluoride (HF) in their
communities. The document presents steps for
the handling and storing HF and guidance on
emergency planning procedures.
TITLE: "Opportunities and Challenges for
Local Emergency Planning Committees:
Bestsellers in EPCRA"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-B-92-002
This bibliography lists various documents
available to Local Emergency Planning
Committees for emergency planning purposes.
Specifically, this publication provides document
lists, availability information, and content
summaries.
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The reports contain questions that required
EPA resolution or were frequently asked,
publications availability, Federal Register
summaries, and Hotline call statistics.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste; Ampex Recording Media
Corporation"
Augt st 9,1993 (58 EB 42238)
EPA granted a final exclusion from the lists of
hazardous wastes contained in EPA regulations for
certain solid wastes generated at Ampex Recording
Media Corporation in Opelika, Alabama. The
exclusion pertains to listed hazardous wastes with
waste codes P003 and F005 generated at the
facility. This rule is effective as of August 9,1993.
"Regulatory Determination; Wastes from
the Combustion of Coal by Electric Utility
Power Plants"
August 9,1993 (58 EB 42466)
As required by RCRA §3001(bX3)(Q, EPA
presented the final regulatory determination on four
large-volume wastes generated by die combustion
of coal at electric utility plants. The Agency will
continue to exempt fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag,
and flue gas emission control waste from regulation
as hazardous wastes under RCRA Subtitle G This
rule is effective as of September 2,1993.
"Hazardous Waste; Testing and Monitoring
Procedures"
August 31,1993 (58 EB 46040)
EPA amended the RCRA hazardous waste
regulations for testing and monitoring procedures.
These amendments replace the current Second
Edition, including Updates I and n, of the EPA-
approved test methods manual Test Methods for
Evaluating Solid Waste. Physical/Chemical
Methods. EPA publication SW-846, by
incorporating by reference the Third Edition into the
RCRA regulations. This rule is effective on
August 31,1993.
PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
" Public Meeting of the Hazardous Waste
Manifest Rulemaking Committee"
August 25,1993 (58 EB 44799)
As required by the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, EPA gave notice of the next public meeting of
the Hazardous Waste Manifest Rulemaking
Committee. The purpose of the meeting is to
finalize revisions to the uniform national hazardous
waste manifest form and rule. The meeting is open
to the public.
"Hazardous Waste Management System;
Testing and Monitoring Activities"
August 31,1993 (58 EB 46052)
EPA proposed to revise certain test methods used
in complying with Subtitle C of RCRA. These new
and revised methods, designated as Update n, are
proposed to be added to the Third Edition of Issi
Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste. Physical/
Chemical Methods. EPA publication SW-846.
Comments must be submitted on or before
November 1,1993.
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PROPOSED RULES
OUST
" Underground Storage Tanks Containing
Petroleum; Financial Responsibility
Requirements"
August 17,1993 (58 MB 43770)
EPA proposed a rule to allow certain members of
the regulated community to become part of a new
compliance group subject to a new financial
responsibility compliance date of December 31,
1998. The members of the proposed group include
petroleum marketers with 1 to 12 USTs at more
than 1 facility, local governments, and Indian tribes
that meet certain additional federal criteria.
Comments must be received on or before
October 1,1993.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Plymouth Harbor/
Cannons Engineering Site"
August 25,1993 (58 EB 44804)
EPA announced the intention to delete the
Plymouth Harbor/Cannons Engineering Site in
Plymouth, Massachusetts, from the National
Priorities List This action is being taken because
EPA and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
have determined that all appropriate CERCLA
actions have been implemented and no further
cleanup at the site is necessary. Comments must be
submitted on or before October 6,1993.
"National Priorities List; Mobray
Engineering Company Site"
August 26,1993 (58 £B 45082)
EPA announced its intention to delete the Mobray
Engineering Company Site in Greenville, Alabama,
from the National Priorities List This action is
being taken because EPA and the State of Alabama
have determined that all appropriate CERCLA
actions have been implemented and that no further
cleanup by responsible parties is appropriate.
Comments must be submitted on or before
September 27,1993.
NOTICES
RCRA
"South Carolina; Adequacy Determination
of State/Tribal Municipal Solid Waste
Permit Program"
August 3,1993 (58 FR 41274)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(cXl)(O, EPA gave
notice of a tentative determination, public hearing,
and public comment period concerning the
adequacy of South Carolina's municipal solid waste
landfill permit program. The public hearing is
scheduled for September 20,1993. Comments
must be received on or before September 2,1993.
"Guidance to Hazardous Waste Generators
on the Elements of a Waste Minimization
Program"
August 3,1993 (58 EB 41274)
EPA granted a 30-day extension of the comment
period for the Interim Final Guidance to Hazardous
Waste Generators on the Elements of a Waste
Minimization Program. The guidance was
published in the Federal Register on May 28,1993
(58 FR. 31114).
"North Carolina; Adequacy Determination
of State/Tribal Municipal Solid Waste
Permit Program"
August 5,1993 (58 FB 41765)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(c)(l)(Q, EPA gave
notice of a tentative determination, public hearing,
and public comment period concerning the
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adequacy of North Carolina's municipal solid waste
landfill permit program. The public hearing is
scheduled for September 21,1993. Comments must
be received on or before September 21,1993.
"Georgia; Adequacy Determination of State/
Tribal Municipal Solid Waste Permit
Program"
August 5,1993 (58 PR 41767)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(cXl)(Q, EPA gave
notice of a tentative determination, public hearing,
and public comment period concemr 3 the
adequacy of Georgia's municipal solid waste landfill
permit program. The public hearing is scheduled for
September 22,1993. Comments must be received
on or before September 7,1993.
'Tennessee; Adequacy Determination of
State/Tribal Municipal Solid Waste Permit
Program"
August 5,1993 (58 FR 41768)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(cXD(Q, EPA gave
notice of a tentative determination, public hearing,
and public comment period concerning the
adequacy of Tennessee's municipal solid waste
landfill permit program. The public hearing is
scheduled for September 23,1993. Comments must
be received on or before September 7,1993.
"Connecticut; Adequacy Determination of
State/Tribal Municipal Solid Waste Permit
Program"
August 6,1993 (58 FB 42071)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(cXl)(Q, EPA gave
notice of a tentative determination, public hearing,
and public comment period concerning the
adequacy of Connecticut's municipal solid waste
landfill permit program. The public hearing is
scheduled for September 23,1993. Comments must
be received on or before September 7,1993.
"Louisiana; Adequacy Determination of
State/TribaJ Municipal Solid Waste Permit
Program"
August 9,1993 (58 FR 42321)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(cXl)(Q, EPA gave
notice of a tentative determination, public hearing,
and public comment period concerning the
adequacy of Louisiana's municipal solid waste
landfill permit program. The public hearing is
scheduled for September 23,1993. Comments must
be received on or before September 8,1993.
"Wood Furniture Advisory Committee;
Meeting"
August 10,1993 (58 EB 42518)
EPA announced that the Wood Furniture Advisory
Commiaee will meet from August 25 to August 27,
1993, in Raleigh, North Carolina. The meeting is
open to the public.
"Open Meeting on the Definition of Solid
Waste and Hazardous Waste Recycling"
August 11,1993(58 FR 42711)
EPA announced a public meeting on revising the
regulatory definition of solid waste under RCRA.
The meeting will take place in Rosemont, Illinois, on
August 30 and 31,1993.
"Mississippi; Adequacy Determination of
State/Tribal Municipal Solid Waste Permit
Program"
August 12,1993 (58 EB 42963)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(cXl)(Q, EPA gave
notice of a tentative determination, public hearing,
and public comment period concerning the
adequacy of Mississippi's municipal solid waste
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landfill penult program. The public hearing is
scheduled for September 29,1993. Comments must
be received on or before September 13,1993.
"Utah; Partial Program Adequacy
Determination of State/Tribal Municipal
Solid Waste Permit Program"
August 12,1993 (58 EB 42965)
Pursuant to RCRA §40Q5(cXl)(Q, EPA gave
notice of a tentative determination, public hearing,
and public comment period concerning the
adequacy of Utah's municipal solid waste landfill
partial permit program. The public hearing is
scheduled for September 27,1993. Comments must
be received on or before September 27,1993.
"Wyoming; Partial Program Adequacy
Determination of State/Tribal Municipal
Solid Waste Permit Program"
August 12,1993 (58 EB 42967)
Pursuant to RCRA §40Q5(cXl)(Q, EPA gave
notice of a tentative determination, public hearing,
and public comment period concerning the
adequacy of Wyoming's municipal solid waste
landfill partial permit program. The public hearing
is scheduled for September 27,1993. Comments
must be received on or before September 27,1993.
"Minnesota; Final Determination of
Adequacy of State/Tribal Municipal Solid
Waste Permit Program"
August 16,1993 (58 Ffi 43350)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(cXl)(Q, EPA gave
notice of a final determination of full program
adequacy for Minnesota's municipal solid waste
landfill permit program. The determination of
adequacy is effective August 16,1993.
"Consent Decree; Alaska Pulp Corporation"
August 17,1993 (58 EB 43653)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Alaska Pulp
Corporation was lodged with the U.S. District Court
for the District of Alaska on August 4,1993. The
decree requires the defendants to remove all
hazardous wastes from a dump in the Tongass
National Forest in southeast Alaska. The decree also
requires Alaska Pulp Corporation to clean up several
areas contaminated with petroleum and to pay a civil
penalty of $250,000. Comments will be received for
a period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"Waste Isolation Pilot Rant Subcommittee;
Public Meeting"
August 18,1993 (58 EB 43891)
EPA gave notice of a two-day meeting of the
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Subcommittee of the
National Advisory Council for Environmental
Policy and Technology on September 22 and 23,
1993, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Comments
must be received on or before September 22,1993.
"Agency Information Collection Activities
Under OMB Review"
August 24,1993 (58 EB 44670)
EPA gave notice of intent to survey various
industries during the rest of this fiscal year through
FY1994. The primary purpose of the survey,
entitled RCRA §3007 Questionnaire, is to develop
hazardous waste listing determinations as part of a
rulemaking under §§3001 and 3004 of RCRA.
"Arkansas; Adequacy Determination of
State/Tribal Municipal Solid Waste Permit
Program"
August 25,1993 (58 EB 44819)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(c)(l)(Q, EPA gave
notice of a tentative determination, public hearing,
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and public comment period concerning the
adequacy of Arkansas' municipal solid waste landfill
permit program. The public hearing is scheduled for
October 12,1993. Comments must be received on
or before September 24,1993.
'Texas; Partial Program Adequacy
Determination of State/Tribal Municipal
Solid Waste Permit Program"
August 25,1993 (58 EB 44821)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(cXl)(Q, EPA gave
notice of a tentative determination, public hearing,
and public comment period concerning the
adequacy of Texas' municipal solid waste landfill
partial permit program. The public hearing is
scheduled for October 12,1993. Comments must be
received on or before September 24,1993.
"Kansas; Adequacy Determination of State/
Tribal Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Permit Program"
August 25,1993 (58 EB 44833)
Pursuant to RCRA §40Q5(cXl)(O, EPA gave
notice of a tentative determination, public hearing,
and public comment period concerning the
adequacy of Kansas' municipal solid waste landfill
permit program. The public hearing is scheduled for
October 12,1993. Comments must be received on
or before September 24,1993.
"Agency Information Collection Activities
Under OMB Review"
August 26,1993 (58 EB 45106)
EPA announced that an Information Collection
Request has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
comment The request is a reinstatement of a
previously approved information collection, the
1993 Hazardous Waste Report System. Comments
must be submitted on or before September 27,1993.
"Environmental Economics Advisory
Committee; Open Meeting"
August 31,1993 (58 EB 45888)
EPA gave notice that the Science Advisory Board's
Environmental Economics Advisory Committee
will meet on September 23,1993, in Washington,
DC The committee will review the final draft report
on the Agency's contingent valuation groundwater
study.
"Ad Hoc' xiustrial Excess Landfill Advisory
Panel; Public Meeting"
August 31,1993 (58 EB 45889)
EPA gave notice that the Science Advisory Board's
ad hoc Industrial Excess Landfill Advisory Panel
win meet on September 21 and 22,1993, in
Washington, DC, The panel will discuss the
working papers of the draft report concerning the
Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund Site in
Uniontown, Ohio.
RCRA/CERCLA
"Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry; Health Activities
Recommendation Panel"
August 9,1993 (58 EB 42327)
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry (ATSDR) announced the availability of
Fiscal Year 1994 funds to develop a research
program to conduct site-specific health activities
related to human exposure to hazardous substances
at hazardous waste sites or releases. This program is
authorized under CERCLA §§104(i)(7) and (15).
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NOTICES
"Consent Decree; Silresim Site"
August 18,1993 (58 FB 43909)
EPA provided supplemental notice to the Consent
Decree in ] Jnitf*1 Siaifffr v. General Chemical Corp..
etal.. which was originally published in the Federal
EsgisiS on May 17,1993 (58 ffi 28895). The
decree requires the defendants to reimburse EPA
$40,989,278 in response costs incurred in connection
with the Silresim Superfund Site in Lowell,
Massachusetts. Comments will be received for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"Consent Decree; Four County Landfiir
August 23,1993 (58 ER 44526)
A Consent Decree in ] Tnitffl States v.
Environmental Waste Control. Inc.. was lodged with
the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Indiana on August 11,1993. The decree requires the
defendants to reimburse EPA approximately
$300,000 in response costs incurred in connection
with the Four County Landfill in Fulton County,
Indiana Comments will be received for a period of
30 days from the date of publication.
CERCLA
"Modified Consent Decree; Lowry Landfill
Site"
August 2,1993 (58 F_B 41104)
A modified Consent Decree in IMsdJSiaJss v.
City and County of Denver was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the District of Colorado on July 13,
1993. The decree requires an upgrade of water
collection systems at the Lowry Landfill Site in
Arapahoe County, Colorado, and that the defendants
reimburse EPA $15,000 for violations of the existing
Consent Decree. Comments will be received for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"Consent Decree; Potter's Pits Site"
August 2, 1 993 (58 FB 41 104)
A Consent Decree in I Tnited S
Skipper, et al. was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina on
July 16, 1993. The decree requires the defendants to
reimburse EPA $230,000 in response costs incurred
in connection with the Potter's Pits Site in Maco,
North Carolina. Comments will be received for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"Proposed Administrative Agreement;
Schmidt Hole 2 Site"
August 3, 1993 (58 FR 41276)
EPA proposed to settle a claim under CERCLA
§107. The agreement requires the respondent to
reimburse EPA $1 8,000 for costs incurred in
connection with the Schmidt Ffole #2 Site in
Germantown, Wisconsin. Comments must be
received on or before September 2, 1993.
"Stipulation of Settlement; Newport Dump
Site"
August 5, 1 993 (58 FR 41807)
A Stipulation of Settlement in In re: Bond
Corporation North America, et al.. was lodged with
the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District
of New Jersey on July 26, 1993. The settlement
seeks a reimbursement by the defendant of $800,000
in response costs incurred in connection with the
Newport Dump Site in Wilder, Kentucky.
Comments will be received for a period of 30 days
from the date of publication.
"Consent Decree; Charles George Landfill"
August 5, 1 993 (58 FR 41807)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Charles
George Trucking Co.. Inc.. was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the District of Massachusetts on
July 27, 1993. The decree requires the defendants to
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reimburse EPA $3.1 million in response costs
incurred in connection with the diaries George
Reclamation Trust Landfill in Tyngsboro,
Massachusetts. Comments will be received for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"Settlement Agreement and Stipulated
Order; Olathe, Kansas Site"
August 5,1993 (58 EB 41807)
A Settlement Agreement and Stipulated Older in
United Stales v. Jerald Gershon was lodged with die
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas,
Topeka Division on July 19,1993. The agreement
requires the defendant to reimburse EPA $9,452,258
in response costs incurred in connection with the
facility in Olathe, Kansas. Comments will be
received for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.
"De Minimis Settlement; Lowry Landfill
Site"
August 6,1993 (58 EB 42073)
EPA gave notice of a proposed deminimis
settlement under CERCLA§122(g). The settlement
requires five potentially responsible parities to
reimburse EPA an aggregate total of $653,571 in
response costs incurred in connection with the
Lower Landfill Site in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
Comments must be submitted on or before
September?, 1993.
"National Priorities List; LaBounty Site"
August 10,1993 (58 FB 42519)
EPA announced the intention to delete the
LaBounty Site in Charles City, Iowa, from the
National Priorities List This action is being taken
because Superfund Remedial Activities have been
completed and no further action is appropriate.
Comments must be submitted on or before
September 9, 1993.
"Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry; Public Health Advisory
Procedures"
August 11,1993 (58 EB 42732)
EPA announced the availability of the revised
procedures the Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) will use in preparing a
public health advisory. The revised procedures are
effective immediately.
"National Priorities List; Aide* Corporation
Site"
August 12,1993 (58 EB 42916)
EPA announced the intention to delete the Aidex
Corporation Site in Mills County, Iowa, from the
National Priorities List This action is being taken
because EPA and the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources have determined that no further remedial
action is appropriate at this site. Comments must be
submitted on or before September 13,1993.
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
International Depository, Inc., Site"
August 12,1993 (58 EB 42969)
EPA proposed to enter into an administrative
settlement under CERCLA §107. The settlement
requires the settling parties to pay EPA $1.1 million
for costs incurred with the International Depository,
Inc., Site in North Kingston, Rhode Island.
Comments must be received on or before
September 13,1993.
"Proposed Settlement; International
Chadboum Tire Fire Site"
August 13,1993 (58 FR 43115)
EPA proposed to settle a claim under CERCLA
§ 122(h). The settlement requires the respondents to
reimburse EPA for costs incurred in connection with
the Chadboum Tire Fire Site in Chadboum, North
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Federal Registers
August 1993
NOTICES
Carolina. Comments will be received for a period of
30 days from the date of publication.
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Border Area Drums Site"
August 16,1993 (58 EB 43353)
EPA proposed to settle a claim under CERCLA
§122(h). The settlement requires the respondent to
reimburse EPA $45,000 for costs incurred with the
Border Area Drums Site at the Otay-Mesa Border
Crossing, California. Comments will be received for
a period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"Consent Order; Selmer Site"
August 17,1993 (58 EB 43653)
A Consent Order in United States v. The Selmer
Company. LJ.. North America/) Philips Corp..
MacMillan. Inc.. was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the Northern District of Indiana on
August 4,1993. The order requires the defendants
to reimburse EPA $455,000 in response costs
incurred in connection with the Selmer Site in
Elkhart, Indiana. Comments will be received for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"Consent Decree; H.O.D. Landfill Site"
August 17,1993 (58 EB 43655)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Waste
Managerpent of HJUnois. Inc.. was lodged with the
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
Illinois on July 29,1993. The decree requires the
defendants to reimburse EPA $636,000 in response
costs incurred in connection with the RO£>.
Landfill Superfund Site in Antioch, Illinois.
Comments will be received for a period of 30 days
from the date of publication.
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
South Macomb Disposal Authority Sites 9
and9a"
August 19,1993 (58 EB 44183)
EPA proposed to settle aclaim under CERCLA
§122(h). The settlement requires the respondents to
reimburse EPA $657,138 for costs incurred with the
South Macomb Disposal Authority Sites 9 and 9a in
Macomb County, Michigan. Comment will be
received for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.
"Consent Decree; Salem Acres Site"
August 23,1993 (58 EB 44526)
A Consent Decree in United States v. DiBiase
Salem Realty Trust et al.. was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the District of Massachusetts on
August 11,1993. The decree requires the
defendants to reimburse EPA $ 1,822,775 in
response costs incurred in connection with the Salem
Acres Superrund Site in Salem, Massachusetts.
Comments will be received for a period of 30 days
from the date of publication.
"Consent Decree; Signo Trading Site"
August 23,1993 (58 FR 44526)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Jack Colbert
etal.. was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York on August 10,1993.
The decree requires the defendants to reimburse
EPA $22,500 in response costs incurred in
connection with the Signo Trading Site in Mount
Vemon, New York. Comments will be received for
a period of 30 days from the date of publication.
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August 1993
Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Consent Decree; Reilly Tar and Chemical
Site"
August 23, 1993 (58 EQ 44527)
A rrtnspnt TVrrre in \ Tfflft^ fltatCS V Reilly
Industries. Inc.. was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Indiana on
August 10, 1993. The decree requires the defendant
to implement a groundwater operable unit remedy
pursuant to CERCLA §106 at the Reilly Tar and
Chemical Site in Indianapolis, Indiana. Reilly will
also reimburse EPA for past costs at the site.
Comments will be received for a period of 30 days
from the date of publication.
"Consent Order; Cross Brothers Pail Site"
August 25, 1 993 (58 £B 44855)
A Consent Order in United States v. James D.
Cross, etal. was lodged with the U.S. District Court
for the Central District of Illinois on August 13,
1993. The order requires the defendants to
reimburse EPA $2,942,232 in response costs
incurred in connection with the Cross Brothers Pail
Site in Pembroke Township, Illinois. Comments
will be received for a period of 30 days from the date
of publication.
"Consent Decree; Commencement Bay
Nearshore/Tldeflats Site"
August 25, 1993 (58 EB 44855)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Port of
Tacoma was lodged with the U.S. District Court for
the Western District of Washington on August 16,
1993. The decree requires the defendant to
implement the remedial design for the cleanup of the
Siteum Waterway, and to reimburse EPA
$12 million in response costs incurred in connection
with the Commencement Bay Nearshore/Tideflats
Superfund Site in Tacoma, Washington. Comments
will be received for a period of 30 days from the date
of publication.
"Proposed Administrative Order on
Consent; City Industries Site"
August X, 1993 (58 EB 45492)
Under CERCLA §122(g), EPA agreed to settle
claims for response costs at the City Industries
Superfund Site in Winter Park, Florida. Comments
will be received for a period of 30 days from the date
of publication.
"Amended Partial Consent Decree;
McCarthy's/Pacific Hide and Fur Site"
August 30,1993 (58 EB 45531)
An amended Parital Consent Decree in United
States v. Pacific Hide and Fur Depot Inc.. et al.. was
lodged with the U.S. District Court for the District of
Idaho on August 17,1993. The decree requires the
defendant to reimburse EPA $6.7 million in
response costs incurred in connection with the
McCartys/Pacific Hide and Fur Superfund Site in
Pocatello, Idaho. Comments will be received for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Metcoa
Radiation Site"
August 30,1993 (58 EB 45531)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Marvin Presses, et al. was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the Western District of
Pennsylvania on August 17,1993. The proposed
decree requires the defendants to reimburse EPA
100 percent of past response costs incurred in
connection with the Metcoa Radiation Site in
Pulaski, Pennsylvania. Comments will be received
for a period of 30 days from the date of publication.
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Federal Registers August 1993
EXECUTIVE ORDER
EPCRA
"Federal Compliance With Right-to-Know
Laws and Pollution Prevention
Requirements"
August 6,1993 (58 FJ3 41981)
President Clinton issued an Executive Order
requiring all federal agencies to comply with
EPCRA and the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
(PPA). Federal agencies that own or operate a
"facility," as defined in EPCRA §329(4), must
comply with EPCRA and PPA provisions if
applicable thresholds are met Federal agencies
must submit a preliminary list of facilities that
potentially meet reporting requirements to EPA by
December 31,1993.
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CALL ANALYSES
CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE
August Daily Volume*
600 T
500
400 -.
300 ••
200 -.
100
0
RCRA/SF/OUST*
.—% 11.125
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know
H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
3 4
6 9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30
Year to Date*
RCRA/SF/OUST
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Month
11,299
10,688
11,996
10,493
10,035
10,977
11,001
11,125
Cumulative
21,987
33,983
44,476
54,511
64,488
75,489
86,614
EMERGEh
COMMUN
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
ICYPLA
TYRIGH
Month
2,772
4,167
3.772
3,282
4,946
9,026
3,113
2,414
NNING AND
T-TO-KNOW
Cumulative
6,939
10,711
13,993
18,939
27,965
31,078
33,492
*AU calls answered by the Call Management System, the Message Retrieval Line, and the Document Retrieval Line. The
featured message regarded information on proposed municipal solid waste landfill regulations. The documents featured were
"The Catalog of Hazardous and Solid Waste Publications," "Criteria for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities," "Safer Disposal for
Solid Waste," and the "Proposed Regulations Regarding Municipal Solid Waste Landfills."
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Call Analyses
August 1993
CALLS ANSWERED BY TYPE
August Daily Volume*
600 -j-
••
500 -•
400 .-
300 • •
200 ••
100 ••
1 1-
Questions
111,9591
Documents
H 1-
H 1 1 \-
Referrals
1 1
H 1
9 10 11 12 13 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 25 26 27 30
Year to Date*
Questions
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Month
9,392
11,213
10,771
10,697
10,857
16,286
12.048
11,959
Cumulative
20,605
31,376
42,073
52,930
69,216
81,264
93,223
Documents
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Month
3,652
3,431
4,706
4,034
4,124
4,807
3.865
3,613
Cumulative
7,083
11,789
15,823
19,947
24,754
28.619
32,232
Referrals
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Month
1,339
1,679
1,378
1,088
893
801
758
820
Cumulative
3,018
4,396
5,484
6,377
7,178
7,936
8,756
* All calk answered by the Call Management System, the Message Retrieval Line, and the Document Retrieval Line. A single
call may include multiple questions combined with document requests and referrals.
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August 1993
Call Analyses
CALLS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
August 1993*
'Based on 15,572 requests and excludes 820 referrals made from both Hotlines. Includes the Message Retrieval Line
and the Document Retrieval Line.
Year to Date*
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
RCRA
Month
63%
(8,230)
60%
(8,805)
58%
(9,043)
61%
(8,945)
53%
(7,992)
43%
(9,129)
62%
(9,856)
62%
(9,872)
Cumulative
62%
(17,035)
60%
(26,078)
60%
(35,023)
59%
(43.015)
56%
(52,144)
57%
(62,000)
57%
(71,872)
Superfund
Month
15%
(1,999)
11%
(1,570)
14%
(2,150)
13%
(1,848)
11%
(1.583)
10%
(2.020)
14%
(2,171)
16%
(2,347)
Cumulative
13%
(3,569)
13%
(5,719)
13%
(7,567)
13%
(9.150)
12%
(11,170)
12%
(13,341)
13%
(15,688)
OUST
Month
4%
(502)
3%
(484)
4%
(623)
3%
(506)
3%
(415)
2%
(456)
3%
(558)
4%
(638)
Cumulative
3%
(986)
4%
(1,609)
4%
(2,115)
3%
(2.530)
3%
(2.986)
3%
(3.544)
3%
(4,182)
Emergen
Communrtv
Month
18%
(2,313)
26%
(3,785)
24%
(3,661)
23%
(3,432)
33%
(4,991)
45%
(9,488)
21%
(3,328)
18%
(2,715)
cy Planning &
Rlght-to-Know
Cumulative
22%
(6.098)
23%
(9,759)
23%
(13,191)
25%
(18,182)
29%
(27,670)
28%
(30.998)
27%
(33,713)
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Call Analyses
August 1993
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline
Regulated Community 7,624
Citizens 636
State & Local Gov't/Native American 298
Federal Agencies 114
Educational Institutions 163
EPA 177
Other 203
Media 10
Interest Groups 24
Congress 4
International ' 9
Referrals* 585
Document Retrieval Line* 715
Message Retrieval Line* 563
TOTAL
11,125
State/Local Govt/
Native American
3%
Federal Agencies
1%
All Others
7%
Regulated
Community
' No caller profile data available.
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August 1993
Call Analyses
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Hotline
Manufacturer
Food/Tobacco 65
Textiles 13
Apparel 9
Lumber & Wood 12
Furniture 21
Paper 20
Printing & Publishing 27
Chemicals 197
Petroleum & Coal 44
Rubber and Plastics 36
Leather 5
Stone, Clay & Glass 21
Primary Metals 26
Fabricated Metals 57
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 40
Electrical&Electronic Equipment 45
Transportation Equipment 29
Instruments 14
Misc. Manufacturing 27
Not Able to Determine 28
Subtotal 736
Consultants/Engineers
Attorneys
Citizens
All Others
Trade Associations
Public Interest Groups
Universities/Academia
Insurance Companies
Hospitals
State Agencies/SERC
Fire Departments
EPA
Local Officials
LEPC
Farmers
Federal Agencies
Union/Labor
Media/Press
Distributors
Native Americans
Laboratories
Misc.
International
Referrals
TOTAL
570
168
192
14
31
63
3
15
66
17
61
21
26
4
48
2
2
15
2
23
94
6
235
2,414
Attorneys
8%
All Others
23%
Consultants/
Engineers
26%
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Call Analyses
August 1993
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
Special Wastes
Ash
Mining Wastes, Bevill
Medical Wastes
Oil and Gas
Subtitle C (General)
Hazardous Waste Id. (General)
Toxicity Characteristic
Wood Preserving
Listing of Used Oil
Fluff
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
11
31
114
12
364
1,427*
130
21
55
0
29
32
172
5321
217
112
248
18
28
ISO1
104
1351
67
5961
152
207
137
95
28
86
120
129
251
1,28s1*3
38
10
10
13
49
1
5
2
1
Paper & Paper Products 5
Re-refined Lubricating Oil 1
Retread Tires 1
Solid Waste Recycling (General) 2S31
Aluminum 12
Batteries 45
Glass 9
Paper 8
Plastics 21
Tires 22
Used Oil 228
Markets (General) 5
Aluminum 5
Batteries 3
Compost 0
Glass 7
Paper 2
Plastics 0
Tires 17
Used Oil 5
RCRA General 1.9994
TOTAL 9,872*
Includes 2,051 RCRA document requests.
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 311
Access & Information Gathering 14
Administrative Record 15
ARARs 106
CERCLIS 198
Citizen Suits 9
Claims Against Fund 12
Clean-Up Costs 25
Clean-Up Standards 52
Community Relations 23
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 16
Contractor Indemnification 3
Contracts 11
Definitions 17
Enforcement 35
Federal Facilities 18
Hazardous S ubstances 118
HRS 26
1 Hot topics for this month.
Includes 240 document retrievals for "Criteria for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities: A Guide for Owners and Operators"
and "Safer Disposal for Solid Waste: the Federal Regulations for Municipal Solid Waste LandfUls,"and 82 document
retrievals for the "Proposed Regulations Regarding Municipal Solid Waste Landfills."
Includes 563 message retrievals for information on proposed municipal solid waste landfill regulations.
Includes 393 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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August 1993
Call Analyses
Liability
Local Gov't Reimbursement
Natural Resource Damages
NCP
Notification
NPL
Off Site Policy
OSHA
PA/SI
PRPs
RD/RA
Reauthorization
Remedial
Removal
RI/FS
Risk Assess./Health Effects
ROD
RQ
SACM
Settlements
SITE Program
State Participation
State Program
TAGs
Taxes
Title ID/Right-to-Know
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act
SPCC Regulations
85
13
7
66
37
2001
13
4
13
35
12
13
77
32
49
63
49
2491
25
92
22
8
25
9
19
71
23
27
TOTAL 2,347*
Includes 570 Superfund document requests.
OUST
General/Misc. 141
Applicability/Definitions 112
Regulated Substances 19
Standards for New Tank Systems 20
Tank Standards and Upgrading 26
Operating Requirements 11
Release Detection 73
Release Reporting & Investigation 18
Corrective Action for USTs 77
Out-of-Service/Closure 38
Financial Responsibility 61
State Programs 16
Liability^Enforcement 12
LUST Trust Fund 14
TOTAL 638*
Includes 229 OUST document requests.
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
Tide IH General 460
§301-3 Emergency Planning
General 179
SERCs/LEPC 27
Notification 11
Mixtures 2
Extremely Hazardous Substances 51
Delisting EHS 2
Exemptions 2
§304:
General 112
Notification Requirements 61
Report^ble Quantities 75
RQs vs. TPQs 20
Transportation 1
Exemptions 14
§311/312:
General 138
MSDS Reporting Requirements 43
Tier I/II Regulations 81
Thresholds 39
OSHA Expansion 6
Hazard Categories 4
Mixtures 5
Exemptions 31
§313:
General 445
Form R 297
Thresholds 50
Phase I 75
Phase II 37
Phase in 22
Pollution Prevention 29
NONs/NOTEs 46
Petitions 39
Health Effects 13
Database 68
Exemptions 71
Training:
General 5
§305 Training Grants 0
§305 Emergency Systems Review 0
§126 (SARA) Training Regulations 0
1 Hot topics for this month.
• Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
multiple questions.
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Call Analyses
August 1993
General:
CEPP Interim Guide
Chemical Profile
NRT-1
Hazard Analysis
Risk Communication
Title m Workshops
Information Management
Prevention ARIP
Other
0
5
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
Trade Secrets 8
Enforcement 55
Liability 1
Special Topic
CAA§112(r) 43
Federal Facilities Executive Order 39
TOTAL 2,715 *
* Includes 763 Emergency Planning Community
Right-To-Know document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
REFERRALS:
16^92
• 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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