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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Containment Buildings as
Independent Hazardous Waste
Management Units
EPA recently promulgated standards for a
new hazardous waste management unit called
a containment building under 40 CFR Parts
264 and 265, Subpart DD (57 FR 37194;
August 18,1992). EPA also amended
§262.34(a)(l), allowing large quantity
generators to accumulate and treat hazardous
wastes on-site in containment buildings for 90
days or less without a permit or interim status.
Must large quantity generators accumulating
hazardous waste in containers or tanks under
§§262.34(a)(l)(i) or (ii) now construct
containment buildings to house their container
or tank accumulation areas?
No, the new containment building
regulations do not affect hazardous waste
container, tank, or drip pad management
standards at generator facilities and treatment
or storage facilities operating under permits or
interim status. EPA developed the
containment building standards to provide
large quantity generators and treatment and
storage facilities with a new management unit
for bulky, nonliquid hazardous wastes (e.g.,
lead-bearing materials from batteries) not
amenable to accumulation, storage, or
treatment in containers or tanks. Although a
containment building can serve as a secondary
containment system for hazardous waste tanks
under certain conditions, there is no federal
regulatory requirement to house existing
containers, tanks, or other RCRA hazardous
waste management units within a containment
building (57 £R 37215; August 18, 1992).
Containment buildings are intended to serve as
independent hazardous waste management
units. A large quantity generator accumulating
hazardous wastes solely in containers, in tanks,
or on drip pads in accordance with 40 CFR
§§262.34(a)(l)(i), (ii), or (iii) is not required to
comply with the standards for containment
buildings specified in §262.34(a)(l)(iv).
EPCRA
2. Light Fixtures as Structural
Components Under EPCRA §313
To reduce the use of polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) at a facility, the owner/
operator removed the light fixtures equipped
with PCB-fllled ballasts and replaced them with
light fixtures free of PCBs. The ballasts were
disposed of off-site. Must the owner/operator
report the PCBs found in the light fixture
ballasts as otherwise used when making
EPCRA §313 threshold and release
determinations, or would this use of PCBs be
exempt under 40 CFR §372.38(c)?
For purposes of EPCRA §313, the term
"otherwise use" means any use of a listed toxic
chemical at a facility that does not fall under the
definitions of "manufacture" or "process" (40
CFR §372.3). In developing the definition of
otherwise use, EPA exempted certain uses of
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toxic chemicals to nairow the types of
activities covered by the threshold (40 CFR
§372.38(c)). The structural component
exemption limits the definition of otherwise
use by excluding those activities involving
toxic chemicals found at a facility in passive
structures or equipment (53 FR 4500, 4506;
February 16, 1988). The PCBs found in the
light fixture ballasts are structural components
of the facility and are therefore excluded from
EPCRA §313 threshold and release
determinations pursuant to 40 CFR
§372.38(c)(l). Reporting the off-site disposal
of these PCBs is not required under EPCRA
§313.
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RCRA
TITLE: "Discussion Document for
Roundtable Session on Waste Minimization"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-93-020
This document provides the framework and
background information for the waste
minimization discussions held at the National
Roundtable Meetings on Hazardous Waste
Minimization and Combustion of Hazardous
Waste on November 15-18, 1993. The
document is designed to facilitate discussion of
key waste minimization issues that will impact
future EPA policy.
TITLE: "Generator Letter"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-93-028
This letter, part of EPA's Draft Waste
Minimization and Combustion Strategy, was
sent to approximately 24,000 potential large
quantity generators (LQGs). The letter
informs these facilities that EPA has identified
them as LQGs from the 1989 and 1991
Biennial Report data and encourages them to
make their waste minimization programs
available to the public.
TITLE: "Letters from EPA's Administrator to
CEOs and Large Quantity Generators of
Hazardous Waste"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-93-036
This fact sheet announces EPA's plan to send
both large quantity generators (LQGs) and their
chief executive officers' letters reminding them
of RCRA's waste minimization requirements.
Using a question and answer format, this fact
sheet addresses both administrative and
substantive questions that may arise as a result
of the generator letters.
TITLE: "EPA National Roundtable on
Hazardous Waste Minimization and
Combustion (November 15-18, 1993)
Discussion Document: Technical Combustion
Sessions"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-93-019
This document provides the framework and
background information for the technical
combustion discussions that were held at the
National Roundtable Meetings on Hazardous
Waste Minimization and Combustion of
Hazardous Waste on November 15-18, 1993.
The document is designed to facilitate the
discussion of combustion issues such as risk
assessment, emission control limits, and
technology- versus risk-based standards.
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November 1993
TITLE: "Reusable News, Summer/Fall 1993"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-93-004
This issue of the newsletter contains articles on
the economic benefits of recycling. Articles
cover the pros and cons of bottle deposit
legislation, international packaging legislation,
corporate composting, and possible revisions
to the federal paper procurement guidelines.
The newsletter also announces a conference in
January dealing with disaster-related debris,
and profiles recent publications and videos
pertaining to municipal solid waste.
TITLE: "Household Hazardous Waste: A
Manual for One-Day Community Collection
Programs"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-92-026
This handbook is designed to help community
leaders and program organizers plan and
implement a household hazardous waste
collection program, specifically focusing on
one-day drop-off centers. The document
provides detailed information on the planning,
funding, and operation of a collection program
as well as steps for successful implementation
and public involvement. It includes state and
regional hazardous waste contacts, case
studies, information resources, and a summary
of hazardous waste laws and regulations.
TITLE: "Waste Management Area (WMA)
and Supplemental Well (SPW) Guidance;
Final"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-107695
This document provides guidance to RCRA
permit writers and other interested parties
regarding the proposed amendments to the
RCRA Subtitle C groundwater monitoring
regulations published in the Federal Register
July 26, 1988. The document contains
information about increasing flexibility in the
implementation of the groundwater monitoring
regulations through the use of single and
multiple waste management areas (WMAs)
and supplemental wells (SPWs). Case studies,
both real and hypothetical, are presented, and
the appendices address model permit language
and corrective action management units
(CAMUs).
TITLE: "Summary and Technical Review of
Supporting Literature for the 1985 Report to
Congress on Wastes from the Extraction and
Beneficiation of Metallic Ores, Phosphate
Rock, Asbestos, Overburden from Uranium
Mining, Oil, and Shale"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-113404
This paper presents a technical review of the
sampling and analytical data cited in the 1985
Report to Congress on Wastes from the
extraction and beneficiation of metallic ore,
phosphate rock, asbestos, overburden from
uranium mining, oil, and shale. For each
source, the document presents a review of the
sampling and analysis methodologies, and a
description of the data collected. Specific
analytical results from each source are
provided in attached tables.
TITLE: "Summary of Data Presented in the
Background Document for Effluent
Limitations Guidelines and Standards ~ Ore
Mining and Dressing Point Source Category"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-113 388
This document recompiles data from a study of
wastewaters generated at ore mining and
dressing sites. The data were originally
presented in Development Document for
Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards
for the Ore Mining and Dressing Point Source
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Category, in 1982, in support of developing
effluent guidelines for use in NPDES permits.
This summary contains the specific types of
operations within each section, the organics
analyzed, and a narrative description of the
results of wastewater characterization for each
process.
TITLE: "Summary of Data Presented in
Background Document for Effluent
Limitations Guidelines and Standards-Mineral
Mining and Processing Point Source Category"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-113396
This document recompiles data from a study of
the mineral mining and processing industry.
The data were originally presented in
Development Document for Effluent
Limitations Guidelines and Standards
Mineral Mining and Processing Industry Point
Source Category, published in 1979. The data
presented is grouped by mineral and
subgrouped primarily by processing
technology.
TITLE: "Solid Waste Disposal Criteria:
Technical Manual"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-100450
This manual is designed to assist municipal
solid waste landfill owners and operators in
complying with the revised municipal solid
waste landfill criteria promulgated on
October 9, 1991. The manual contains six
chapters dealing with general applicability of
the criteria: location restrictions, operating
requirements, design standards, groundwater
monitoring and corrective action, and closure
and post-closure care. Each chapter provides
regulatory language, identifies key technical
issues, gives a general explanation of who
must comply with the regulations, and
provides references such as organizations and
documents.
CERCLA
TITLE: "Superfund Administrative
Improvements: Reinventing Superfund"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963210
The Superfund Administrative Improvements
initiatives are a comprehensive package of
administrative changes designed to make
significant improvements to the program prior
to legislative reauthorization. Announced in
June 1993, these initiatives are designed to
improve the pace, cost, and fairness of
Superfund. This fact sheet describes the
themes, background, and each initiative of the
administrative improvements effort.
TITLE: "Draft Soil Screening Level
Guidance"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 508
This fact sheet was developed in response to
the Superfund Administrative Improvements
initiatives that were announced in June 1993.
The fact sheet presents soil screening levels
(SSLs) for 30 chemicals and represents EPA's
first step toward standardizing the evaluation
and cleanup of contaminated soils under
CERCLA.
TITLE: "Guidance for Evaluating the
Technical Impracticability of Groundwater
Remediation"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 507
This guidance was developed in response to
the Superfund Administrative Improvements
initiative that was announced in June of 1993.
Specifically, this guidance clarifies how EPA
will determine whether groundwater
restoration is technically impracticable and
what alternative measures or actions must be
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undertaken to ensure that the final remedy is
protective of human health and the
environment. This guidance will apply to both
RCRA corrective actions and Superfund
responses.
TITLE: "The First 125 D_£ Minimis
Settlements: Statistics from EPA's De Minimis
Database"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: NA
Under §122(g) of CERCLA, EPA is
encouraged to reach settlements with d£
minimis waste contributors and d£ minimis
landowners. Since 1986 EPA has entered into
approximately 125 de minimis settlements. In
an effort to facilitate greater use of d£ minimis
settlements, EPA has developed the De
Minimis Database. This report summarizes
data maintained in the database.
TITLE: "Superfund Administrative
Improvements Quarterly Report; Fourth
Quarter, FY93 (July, August, and September)"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: NA
This is the first in a series of reports that will
be produced at the end of each fiscal quarter to
document progress made on each
Administrative Improvements initiative.
Specifically, this memorandum describes the
major milestones and activities completed by
Headquarters and Regional offices under the
17 Administrative Improvements initiatives
during the months of July, August, and
September 1993.
EPCRA
TITLE: "Draft Crosswalks: EPCRA Database
Statistics"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: NA
Crosswalks is a table containing data compiled
from EPCRA §312 Tier II reporting
information from 10 states. The table indicates
the potential for a given substance to be stored
by a particular type of facility. The draft report
lists standard industrial classification (SIC)
codes, their descriptions, and a breakdown of
the different chemicals reported for each SIC
code.
TITLE: "Planners' Library on User-Friendly
Software (PLUS) User's Guide"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA774-B-93-001
EPA designed PLUS to assist emergency
planners in locating references related to
chemical emergency planning activities. The
software is a bibliography containing more
than 300 citations of references. The User's
Guide explains the various features of PLUS,
how to search the software for citations, and
how to update the system.
TITLE: "Development of Environmental
Release Estimates for Welding Operations"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: NA
Section 313 of SARA Title ID requires
facilities that meet certain criteria to report
their annual releases of toxic chemicals. This
study presents release factors that may be used
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for estimating emissions from welding
operations. All fume and slag samples studied
were analyzed for nine specific metals on the
§313 toxic chemical list.
TITLE: "Proceedings: Toxics Release
Inventory (TRI) Data Use Conference"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA745-R-93-004
On March 29-31,1993, EPA sponsored a TRI
Data Use Conference in Chicago, Illinois. The
conference brought together representatives
from a wide range of groups including federal,
state, and tribal agencies; environmental
groups; and industry. The topics covered by
this conference include state use of TRI data,
waste minimization data collection, and future
TRI initiatives. This document contains the
presentations made at the TRI conference and
panel discussions.
OUST
TITLE: "Evaluation of the Potential for
External Corrosion and Review of Cathodic
Protection Monitoring Associated with Sti-P3
Underground Storage Tanks" (Tillinghast
Report)
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: NA
This report summarizes the findings of a
survey Tillinghast, a private firm, conducted
for the Steel Tank Institute. Tillinghast
surveyed tank owners, tank installers and
regulators to identify any instances of failures
attributed to external corrosion of sti-P3 tanks.
TITLE: "Health and Safety Training: An
Interactive Video Training Course for UST
Inspectors and Workers" (Brochure)
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-B-93-015
This brochure advertises a new interactive
training video, UST Health and Safety
Training: An Interactive Video Training
Course for UST Inspectors and Workers. It
provides information on the purpose of the
video, what hardware and software is
necessary to run the video, and ordering
information.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
RCRA
FINAL RULES
"Florida; Final Authorization of Revisions
to State Hazardous Waste Management
Program"
November 9,1993 (58 FR 59367)
EPA intends to approve Florida's hazanious waste
program revisions under RCRA. Final
authorization will be effective January 10,1994,
unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing
this immediate final rule. Comments must be
received on or before December 9,1993.
"New Jersey; Final Authorization of
Revisions to State Hazardous Waste
Management Program"
November 9,1993 (58 FR 59370)
EPA intends to approve New Jersey's hazardous
waste program revisions under RCRA. Final
authorization will be effective January 10,1994,
unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing
this immediate final rule. Comments must be
received on or before December 9,1993.
"Burning of Hazardous Waste in Boilers
and Industrial Furnaces"
November 9,1993 (58 FR 59598)
EPA announced health-based limits for
nonmetals that are used to determine whether
residues from Bevill devices (e.g., cement kilns,
primary smelters, coal-fired boilers) are exempt
from the definition of hazardous waste. This rule
replaces current limits needed to qualify for the
Bevill exemption. This immediate final rule is
effective October 15,1993.
"Georgia; Final Authorization of Revisions
to State Hazardous Waste Management
Program"
November 16,1993 (58 FR 60388)
EPA intends to approve Georgia's hazardous
waste program revisions under RCRA. Final
authorization will be effective January 18,1994,
unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing
this immediate final rule. Comments must be
received on or before December 16,1993.
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" New Hampshire; Approval of State
Underground Storage Tank Program"
November 2,1993 (58 FR 58624)
EPA intends to approve New Hampshire's
underground storage tank program under RCRA
Subtitle I. Final authorization will be effective
January 3,1994, unless EPA publishes a prior
action withdrawing this immediate final rule.
Comments must be received on or before
December 2,1993.
PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
" Identification and Listing of Hazardous
Waste; Proposed Exclusion"
November 2,1993 (58 FR 58521)
EPA proposed to grant a petition submitted by
Conversion Systems, Inc. (CSI), in Horsham,
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Pennsylvania, to exclude certain solid wastes
generated by CSIs electric arc furnace dust
treatment facilities from the list of hazardous waste
contained in 40 CFR §§261.31 and 261.32.
Comments must be submitted on or before
December 17,1993.
NOTICES
CERCLA
"Consent Decree; Ciba-Geigy Site"
November 5,1993 (58 FR 59068)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Ciba-Geigy
Corporation was lodged with the U.S. District Court
for the District of New Jersey on October 18,1993.
The decree requires the defendant to reimburse
EPA $8.4 million for response costs incurred in
connection with the Ciba-Geigy Site in Toms River,
New Jersey. Comments will be received for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"Consent Decree; JFD/Channel Master
Site"
November 5,1993 (58 FR 59069)
A Consent Decree in United States v. JFD
Electronics Corp. and Channel Master Satellite
Systems. Inc.. was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina on
October 20,1993. The decree requires the
defendants to reimburse EPA $1,555,676 for costs
incurred in connection with the JFD/Channel
Master Site in Oxford, North Carolina. Comments
will be received for a period of 30 days from the
date of publication.
" Consent Decree; Kellogg Deering Well
Field Site"
November 5,1993 (58 FR 59070)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Solomon
and Betty Young was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the District of Connecticut on October 12,
1993. The decree requires the defendants to
reimburse EPA $575,000 for costs incurred in
connection with the Kellogg Deering Well Field
Site in Norwalk, Connecticut. Comments will be
received for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.
" National Priorities List; Hydro-Rex
Corporation, Inc., Site"
November 9,1993 (58 FR 59369)
EPA announced the deletion of the Hydro-Flex
Corporation, Inc., Site in Topeka, Kansas, from the
National Priorities List This action was taken
because EPA and the State of Kansas determined
that no further cleanup under CERCLA is
appropriate. The deletion is effective November 9,
1993.
"Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Compliance Docket Update"
November 10,1993 (58 FR 59790)
This notice provides the eighth update of the
Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance
Docket pursuant to CERCLA § 120(c). The docket
contains certain information regarding federal
facilities that manage hazardous waste or from
which hazardous substances may be or have been
released.
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"Consent Decree; Tonolli Corporation Site"
November 12,1993 (58 FR 60054)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Alderman
Dow Iron & Metal Co.. Inc.. et al. was lodged with
the U.S. District of Pennsylvania on October 28,
1993. The decree requires the defendants to conduct
certain cleanup activities at the Tonolli Corporation
Site in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania. Comments
will be received for a period of 30 days from the date
of publication.
"Consent Decree; Davis Liquid Waste Site"
November 15,1993 (58 FE 60212)
A Consent Decree in United States v. William
Davis, et al.. was lodged with the U.S. District Court
for the District of Rhode Island on November 2,
1993. The decree requires the defendant to
reimburse EPA $65,000 for costs incurred in
connection with the Davis Liquid Waste Site in
Snithfield, Rhode Island, Comments will be
received for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.
"Consent Decree; Syncon Resin Site"
November 15,1993 (58 FR 60212)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Father, et al..
was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the
District of New Jersey on October 27,1993. The
decree requires the defendants to reimburse EPA
$1,225,000 for costs incurred in connection with the
Syncon Resin Site in Kearny, New Jersey.
Comments will be received for a period of 30 days
from the date of publication.
" Proposed Settlement; Greenback
Industries Site"
November 17,1993 (58 FR 60637)
EPA proposed to enter into a settlement under
CERCLA § 122(h). The settlement requires the
settling party to reimburse EPA for costs incurred at
the Greenback Industries Site in Greenback,
Tennessee. Comments will be received for a period
of 30 days from the date of publication.
" Proposed Settlement; Sapp Battery
Company Site"
November 17,1993 (58 FR 60637)
EPA proposed to enter into a settlement under
CERCLA §§122(g) and (h). The settlement requires
the settling parties to reimburse EPA for costs
incurred at the Sapp Battery Company Site in
Cottondale, Florida. Comments will be received for
a period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"National Priorities List; Witco Chemical
Corporation Site"
November 18,1993 (58 FR 60825)
EPA intends to delete the Witco Chemical
Corporation Site in Oakland, New Jersey, from the
National Priorities List. This action is being taken
because EPA and the State of New Jersey
determined that no further cleanup under CERCLA
is appropriate. Comments must be submitted on or
before December 17,1993.
"National Priorities List; Plymouth Harbor/
Cannons Site"
November 19,1993 (58 FR 61029)
EPA announced the deletion of the Plymouth
Harbor/Cannons Site in Plymouth, Massachusetts,
from the National Priorities List This action was
taken because EPA and the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts determined that no further cleanup
under CERCLA is appropriate. The deletion is
effective November 19,1993.
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NOTICES
" Proposed Administrative Settlement; J.H.
Baxter Site"
November 24,1993 (58 FR 62123)
EPA proposed to enter into an administrative
settlement under CERCLA § 107. The settlement
requires the settling parties to pay EPA $2,234381
for costs incurred with the JJi Baxter Site in Weed,
California. Comments must be submitted on or
before December 27,1993.
"Consent Decree; Endicott Wellfield Site"
November 24,1993 (58 FR 62140)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Endicott
Johnson Corporation. International Business
Machines Corp.. the Village of Endicott New York.
and the Town of Union. New York, was lodged
with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District
of New York on November 4,1993. The decree
requires the defendants to reimburse EPA
$1,263,773 for costs incurred in connection with the
Endicott Wellfield Site in Endicott, New York.
Comments will be received for a period of 30 days
from the date of publication.
"Science Advisory Board; Ad Hoc Industrial
Excess Landfill Advisory Panel Public
Meeting"
November 26,1993 (58 FR 62346)
EPA gave notice that the Science Advisory Boaid's
ad hoc Industrial Excess Landfill Advisory Panel
will meet on December 14,1993, in Uniontown,
Ohio. The panel will discuss issues concerning the
Industrial Excess Landfill Site in Uniontown, Ohio.
"Proposed Settlement; Rock Hill Chemical
Company Site"
November 26,1993 (58 FR 62354)
EPA proposed to enter into a settlement under
CERCLA § 122(h). The settlement resolves claims
against the First Union National Bank of South
Carolina for reimbursement of response costs
associated with the Rock Hill Chemical Company
Site in Rock Hill, South Carolina Comments will
be received for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.
"Proposed Settlement; National Smelting
and Refining Site"
November 29,1993 (58 FR 62671)
EPA proposed to enter into a settlement under
CERCLA §122(h). The settlement resolves claims
against defendants H & S Metals Corp. and Hartsoe
Battery, Inc., for response costs associated with the
National Smelting and Refining Site in Atlanta,
Georgia. Comments will be received for a period of
30 days from the date of publication.
CERCLA/DOE
"Record of Decision for Remedial Action;
Weldon Spring Site"
November 10,1993 (58 FR 59718)
Under the authority of CERCLA, the Department
of Energy published the declaration statement of die
Record of Decision (ROD) for remedial action at the
chemical plant area of the Weldon Spring Site in St.
Charles County, Missouri. The ROD was signed on
September 13,1993.
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NOTICES
CERCLA/EPCRA
"Consent Decree; Gary Steel Corporation"
November 5,1993 (58 FR 59069)
A rmwnt Dpf-ny in 1, Tfljffij S. fflfCS v. Gary Steel
Products Corporation and Percell McQueen was
lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Northern
District of Indiana on October 12,1993. The decree
requires Gary Steel Corporation to comply with
CERCLA § 103 and EPCRA §304 during removal
operations at its facility. The decree also requires
Gary Steel Corporation to pay a civil penalty of
$155,000 for CAA violations. Comments will be
received for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.
CERCLA/RCRA
"Proposed Settlement Agreement; Energy
Cooperative, Inc."
November 5,1993 (58 FR 59068)
EPA proposed to enter into a settlement agreement
under CERCLA, RCRA,OPA, and CWA. The
settlement requires Energy Cooperative, Inc., (ECI)
to reimburse EPA $13.5 million for costs incurred in
connection with the ECI Facility in East Chicago,
Indiana. Comments will be received for a period of
30 days from the date of publication.
RCRA
"Definition of Solid Waste and Hazardous
Waste Recycling; Open Meeting"
November 1,1993 (58 FB 58315)
EPA gave notice of a public meeting on revising
the regulatory definition of solid waste under
RCRA. The meeting will take place on
November 15 and 16,1993, in Bethesda, Maryland
"Committee on Hazardous Waste Open
Meeting"
November 3,1993 (58 FR 58696)
EPA gave notice that the Hazardous Waste
Identification Committee will meet on
November 17,1993, in Washington, DC. The
committee will discuss work accomplished since the
July 20 and 21,1993, meeting, and identify
appropriate next steps.
"Louisiana; Final Determination of
Adequacy of State/Tribal Municipal Solid
Waste Permit Program"
November 4,1993 (58 FR 58860)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(c)(l)(Q, EPA gave
notice of final determination of full program
adequacy of Louisiana's municipal solid waste
landfill permit program. The determination of
adequacy is effective November 4,1993.
"Pennsylvania; Adequacy Determination of
State/Tribal Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Permit Program"
November 4,1993 (58 FR 58862)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(c)(l)(Q, EPA gave
notice of tentative determination, public hearing, and
public comment period concerning the adequacy of
Pennsylvania's municipal solid waste landfill permit
program. The public hearing is scheduled for
December 22,1993. Comments must be received
on or before December 22,1993.
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Federal Registers
November 1993
NOTICES
"Indiana; Rnal Partial Program
Determination of Adequacy of State/Tribal
Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Permit
Program"
November 8,1993 (58 EB 59261)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(cXD(Q, EPA gave
notice of final determination of partial program
adequacy for Indiana's municipal solid waste landfill
permit program. The determination of adequacy is
effective November 8,1993.
"Arkansas; Final Determination of Adequacy
of State/Tribal Municipal Solid Waste
Permit Program"
November 9,1993 (58 FB 59463)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(cXl)(Q, EPA gave
notice of a final determination of full program
adequacy for Arkansas' municipal solid waste landfill
permit program. The determination of adequacy is
effective November 9,1993.
"Land Disposal Restrictions; Extension of
Comment Period"
November 12,1993 (58 EB 59976)
EPA extended the comment period for part of the
proposed rule, "Land Disposal Restrictions for
Newly Identified and Listed Hazardous Wastes and
Hazardous Soil," which was published on September
14,1993, (58 ER 48092). Comments concerning
those provisions relating to the Hazardous Waste
Identification Rule are due on or before March 15,
1994. The close of comment period for other parts of
the proposed rule remains November 15,1993.
"Delaware; Adequacy Determination of
State/Tribal Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Permit Program"
November 15,1993 (58 EB 60199)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(c)(l)(Q, EPA gave
notice of tentative determination, public hearing, and
public comment period concerning the adequacy of
Delaware's municipal solid waste landfill permit
program. The public hearing is scheduled for
December 27,1993. Comments must be received
on or before December 27,1993.
"Hazardous Waste Manifest Rulemaking
Committee; Public Meeting"
November 17,1993 (58 FB 60572)
EPA gave notice of a public meeting of the
Hazardous Waste Manifest Rulemaking Committee.
The meeting will take place on December 2 and 3,
1993, in Washington, DC.
"Consent Decree; Hanlin Group, Inc., et al"
November 18,1993 (58 FR 60879)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Hanlin
Group. Inc.. was lodged with the U.S. District Court
for the District of Maine on October 27,1993. The
decree requires the defendant to perform a facility
investigation, corrective measures study, and
stabilization measures at its Orrington, Maine,
facility. The decree also requires the defendant to
pay a civil penalty of $ 1,152,000 for RCRA
violations. Comments will be received for a period
of 30 days from the date of publication.
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Federal Registers
November 1993
NOTICES
"Missouri; Adequacy Determination of
State/Tribal Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
Permit Program"
November 19,1993 (§8 EB 61090)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(c)(l)(Q, EPA gave
notice of tentative determination, public hearing, and
public comment period concerning the adequacy of
Missouri's municipal solid waste landfill permit
program. The public hearing is scheduled for
January 4,1994. Comments must be received on or
before December 20,1993.
"Draft Guidance Document on Indirect
Exposure Assessment"
November 22,1993 (58 FR 61688)
EPA announced the availability of an external
review draft of a guidance document entitled,
Addendum to die Methodology for Assessing
Health Risks Associated with Indirect Exposure to
Combustor Emissions. The document incorporates
guidance from the Agency's hazardous waste
minimization and combustion strategy. Comments
must be submitted by January 6,1994.
RCRA/EPCRA
"Agency Information Collection Activities
Under OMB Review"
November 8,1993 (58 FR 59260)
EPA approved the forms applicable to the
Accidental Release Information Program, the
Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity, and the
RCRA Hazardous Waste Permit Application and
Modification, Part A. The former is approved
through September 30,1995. The latter two are
approved through September 30,19%.
EPCRA
"Risk Management Programs for Chemical
Accidental Release Prevention; Public
Hearings"
November 16,1993 (58 EB 60419)
EPA gave notice of public hearings addressing the
proposed Risk Management Programs (RMPs).
The RMPs are pursuant to the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990. Hearings will be held on
November 30,1993, in Washington, DC; On
December 8,1993, in Chicago, Illinois; and on
December 15,1993, in San Francisco, California.
Comments must be submitted on or before
February 16,1994.
"Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Glycol
Ethers Category"
November 17,1993 (58 FR 60574)
EPA gave notice of several changes to the
proposed rule of July 6,1993 (58 ER 36180),
concerning the EPCRA §313 glycol ethers reporting
category. EPA announced the availability of two
additional documents: a technical amendment and
an extension of the comment period for the proposed
rule. Comments must be received on or before
December 2,1993.
EPCRA/CAA
"Hydrogen Fluoride Study; Report to
Congress"
November 2,1993 (58 FR 58548)
EPA announced the availability of the study of
commercial and industrial uses of hydrofluoric acid
and the hazards it may present to human health and
the environment, as mandated by CAA §112(n)(6).
Comments must be submitted on or before
December 15,1993.
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CALL ANALYSES
CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE
November Daily Volume*
RCRA/SF/OUST
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know
10 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 26 29 30
Year to Date*
RCRA/SF/OUST
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Month
11,299
10,688
11,996
10,493
10,035
10,977
11,001
11,125
10,957
10,620
11,010
Cumulative
21 ,987
33,983
44,476
54,511
64,488
75,489
86,614
97,571
108,191
119,201
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Month
2,772
4,167
3,772
3,282
4,946
9,026
3,113
2,414
2,317
2,165
2,418
Cumulative
6,939
10,711
13,993
18,939
27,965
31,078
33,492
35,809
37,974
40,392
* All calls answered by the Call Management System, the Message Retrieval Line, and the Document Retrieval Line
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Call Analyses
November 1993
CALLS ANSWERED BY TYPE
November Daily Volume*
700 -r
600 -
500
i
400 -
300
200
100 -
Questions
/.
_/
8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 26 29 30
Year to Date*
Questions
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Month
9,392
11,213
10,771
10,697
10.857
16.286
12,048
1 1 ,959
12,281
11,865
11,489
Cumulative
20,605
31,376
42,073
52,930
69.216
81,264
93,223
105,504
117,369
128,858
Documents
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
Auqust
September
October
November
Month
3,652
3,431
4,706
4,034
4,124
4.807
3,865
3,613
3,471
3,658
4,161
Cumulative
7,083
1 1 ,789
15,823
19,947
24,754
28.619
32,232
35,703
39,361
43,522
Referrals
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Month
1,339
1,679
1,378
1,088
893
801
758
820
657
607
675
Cumulative
3,018
4,396
5,484
6,377
7,178
7,936
8,756
9,413
10,020
10,695
* All calls 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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November 1993
Call Analyses
CALLS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
November 1993*
'Based on 15,650 requests and excludes 604 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
September
October
November
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)
63%
(9,899)
62%
(9,683)
61%
(9,573)
Cumulative
62%
(17.035)
60%
(26,078)
60%
(35,023)
59%
(43.015)
56%
(52,144)
57%
(62,000)
57%
(71 ,872)
58%
(81,771)
58%
(91 ,454)
59%
(101,027)
Super-fund
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)
16%
(2,470)
16%
(2,444)
14%
(2,254)
Cumulative
13%
(3,569)
13%
(5,719)
13%
(7,567)
13%
(9.150)
12%
(11,170)
12%
(13,341)
13%
(15,688)
13%
(18,158)
13%
(20,602)
13%
(22,856)
OUST
Month
4%
(502)
3%
(484)
4%
(623)
3%
(506)
3%
(415)
2%
(456)
3%
(558)
4%
(638)
4%
(660)
5%
(739)
7%
(1,060)
Cumulative
3%
(986)
4%
(1,609)
4%
(2,115)
3%
(2,530)
3%
(2,986)
3%
(3,544)
3%
(4,182)
3%
(4,842)
4%
(5,581)
4%
(6,641)
Emergen
Community
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)
17%
(2,723)
17%
(2,657)
18%
(2,763)
cy Planning &
Right-to-Know
Cumulative
22%
(6,098)
23%
(9,759)
23%
(13,191)
25%
(18,182)
29%
(27,670)
28%
(30,998)
27%
(33,713)
26%
(36,436)
25%
(39,093)
24%
(41 ,856)
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Call Analyses
November 1993
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/OUST Hotline
Regulated Community 6,595
Citizens 447
State & Local Gov't./Native American 217
Federal Agencies 329
Educational Institutions 158
EPA 143
Other 109
Media 11
Interest Groups 13
Congress 1
International 9
Referrals* 417
Document Retrieval Line* 786
Message Retrieval Line* 295
TOTAL
9,530
Citizens
6%
State/Local Gov't/
Federal Agencies Native American
4% / 3%
All Others
5%
Regulated
Community
' No caller profile data available.
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November 1993
Call Analyses
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know/Superfund Hotline
Manufacturer
Food/Tobacco - 51
Textiles 6
Apparel 5
Lumber & Wood 7
Furniture 7
Paper 9
Printing & Publishing 18
Chemicals 241
Petroleum & Coal 65
Rubber and Plastics 38
Leather 5
Stone, Clay & Glass 20
Primary Metals 33
Fabricated Metals 83
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 18
Electrical&Electronic Equipment 46
Transportation Equipment 33
Instruments 9
Misc. Manufacturing 114
Subtotal 808
Consultants/Engineers
Attorneys
Citizens
Public Interest Groups
Educational Institutions
EPA
Federal Agencies
GOCOs
Congress
State Officials/SERCs
Local Officials/LEPCs
Fire Departments
Hospitals/Laboratories
Trade Associations
Union/Labor
Farmers
Distributors
Insurance Companies
Media/Press
Native Americans
International
Other
Referrals*
1,229
344
304
61
130
71
178
10
2
78
90
29
43
18
12
5
37
12
26
7
7
139
258
TOTAL
3,898
Attorneys
10%
Citizens
9%
Consultants/
Engineers
35%
Manufacturers
21%
All Others
25%
* No caller profile data available.
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Call Analyses
November 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 MinTPollution 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
5
27
71
7
465
90
19
42
0
32
36
2213
4641
209
85
218
6
11
75
79
84
63
6141-4
109
189
105
124
12
85
55
145
26
941
4
32
15
2
22
1
2
Paper & Paper Products 3
Re-refined Lubricating Oil 6
Retread Tires 6
Solid Waste Recycling (General) 1991
Aluminum 5
Batteries 14
Glass 2
Paper 8
Plastics 15
Tires 21
Used Oil 114
Markets (General) 2
Aluminum 0
Batteries 0
Compost 0
Glass 1
Paper 0
Plastics 2
Tires 25
Used Oil 3
RCRA General 1,8717
TOTAL 9,573*
*
Includes 2,234 RCRA document requests.
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 339
Access & Information Gathering 38
Administrative Record 7
RARs 91
ERCLIS 193
Citizen Suits 11
Claims Against Fund 7
Clean-Up Costs 33
Clean-Up Standards 83
Community Relations 19
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 14
Contractor Indemnification 4
Contracts 11
Definitions 31
Enforcement 35
Federal Facilities 17
Hazardous Substances 65
HRS 15
Liability 52
1 Hot topics for this month.
'Includes 28 message retrievals for information on the hazardous waste ID committee meeting.
'Includes 33 message retrievals for information definition of solid waste and hazardous waste recycling.
'Includes 119 message retrievals for Information on the extended comment period for LDR Phase II.
Includes 70 message retrievals and 22 document retrievals for information on the combustion & waste minimization
roundtable meetings.
'Includes 45 message retrievals and 32 document retrievals for information on the delay in effective date for municipal
solid waste landfills and 109 document retrievals for the "Criteria for Solid Waste Disposal' package and "Safer Disposal
for Solid Waste."
22 Includes 423 document retrievals for the "Catalog of Hazardous and Solid Waste Publications."
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November 1993
Call Analyses
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
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act
SPCC Regulations
Radiation Site Cleanup
TOTAL
6
7
56
55
1921
30
3
11
31
7
19
118
35
34
66
29
2011
28
84
25
9
15
6
7
17
6
92
2,254"
Includes 707 Superfund document requests.
OUST
General/Misc. 3931-2
Applicability/Definitions 83
Regulated Substances 22
Standards for New Tank Systems 21
Tank Standards and Upgrading 28
Operating Requirements 20
Release Detection 77
Release Reporting & Investigation 18
Corrective Action for USTs 82
Out-of-Service/Closure 56
Financial Responsibility 2II1
State Programs 21
Liability/Enforcement 18
LUST Trust Fund 10
TOTAL
1,060*
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General Title III Questions 221
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
General 60
Notification Requirements 44
SERC/LEPC Issues 39
EHSs/TPQs 43
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis 19
Exemptions 4
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General 68
Notification Requirements 49
Reportable Quantities 65
CERCLA § 103 vs. SARA §304 32
ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS 5
Exemptions 8
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312):
General 87
MSDS Reporting Requirements 83
Tier I/II Requirements 93
Thresholds 37
Hazard Categories 6
Mixtures Reporting 13
Exemptions 34
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (§313):
General 124
Reporting Requirements 131
Thresholds 44
Form R Completion 136
Supplier Notification 17
NOTEs/NONs 19
Voluntary Revisions 44
Pollution Prevention, 33/50 12
Public Access to Data 70
TRI Database 44
Petitions 35
TRI Expansion 34
Exemptions 50
General
Trade Secrets 5
Enforcement 27
Liability/Citizen Suits 2
Training 4
Chemical-Specific Information 55
RCRA 91
Includes 473 OUST document requests.
1 Hot topics for this month.
'Includes 200 document retrievals for "Guide to EPA Materials on USTs."
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
November 1993
Special Topics:
CAA§112(r)
General 41
RMPs 277
List of Regulated Substances 113
HF Study , 215
Federal Facilities Executive Order 163
TOTAL
2,763
Includes 771 Emergency Planning Community
Right-To-Know document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
REFERRALS:
16,325
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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