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PB94-922 408
MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
August 1994
RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
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Hotline Questions and Answers
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 1
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) 1
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)... 2
New Publications
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 3
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) 5
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)... 6
Other 7
Federal Registers
Final Rules 9
Proposed Rules 10
Notices 10
Call Analyses
Calls Answered 17
Caller Profiles 20
Hotline Topics 22
RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
National Toil-Free Nos.: 800-424-9346 or 800-535-0202
Local: 703-412-9810
TDD National Toil-Free No.: 800-553-7672
This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. 68-WO-0039.
EPA Project Officer:
Carie VanHook Jasperse
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460
Printed on
Recycled Pap«r
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
CERCLA
1. Unused Formulations Containing
Sodium Pentachlorophenate are
F027
The F027 hazardous waste listing includes
discarded, unused formulations containing
tri-, tetra-, or pentachlorophenol, as well as
compounds derived from these chlorophenols
(40 CFR §261.31). Does an unused chemical
formulation that contains sodium
pentachlorophenate meet the F027 listing
when discarded?
Unused formulations containing sodium
pentachlorophenate meet the F027 listing
when discarded. Sodium pentachlorophenate,
a wood surface protectant used to prevent
sapstaining in freshly cut lumber, is a
compound derived from pentachlorophenol by
dissolving pentachlorophenol in sodium
hydroxide (58 FR 25706,25708; April 27,
1993).
Chlorophenolic compounds and their
chlorophenoxy derivatives, such as sodium
pentachlorophenate, have serious adverse
health effects (48 EB. 14514,14516; April 4,
1983). Formulations containing these
compounds also contain chlorinated dioxins
and dibenzofurans. For these reasons, wastes
meeting the F027 listing are designated as
acutely hazardous (50 FR 1978,1979-1982;
January 14,1985),
2. Satellite Accumulation Standards
as ARARs
During the planning ofSuperfund
remedial activities, any applicable or relevant
and appropriate requirements (ARARs) need
to be identified (40 CFR §§300.400(g) and
300.430(d)(3)). Only the substantive
provisions of the ARARs, however, must be
complied with during the activity. The
substantive provisions of an ARAR are
generally those requirements that pertain
directly to actions or conditions in the
environment, such as incinerator performance
standards, land disposal restrictions (LDR)
treatment standards, or hazardous waste
storage standards (OSWER Directive 9234.2-
04FS). If the hazardous substance managed
at a National Priorities List (NPL) site meets
the definition of a RCRA hazardous waste,
then any applicable substantive portions of the
RCRA regulations will be ARARs.
During a remedial action at an NPL site, a
RCRA hazardous waste may be generated.
The generator may wish to accumulate the
hazardous waste at the initial point of
generation (i.e., a satellite accumulation area)
to avoid moving small amounts of hazardous
waste to the main waste storage area. Can
hazardous waste generated at a Superfund site
be kept in satellite accumulation areas prior
to being moved into accumulation tanks or
containers in the main waste storage area?
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The substantive provisions of the
hazardous waste accumulation regulations in
§262.34, including the satellite accumulation
standards of §262.34(c), are applicable to
hazardous waste generated at Superfund sites
(and may be relevant and appropriate for other
wastes). Hazardous waste at Superfund sites
may accumulate in satellite areas that meet the
requirements specified in the satellite
accumulation standards of §262.34(c). That
rule allows a hazardous waste generator to
accumulate up to 55 gallons of hazardous
waste or one quart of acutely hazardous waste
at or near the point of generation where wastes
initially accumulate. When 55 gallons of
hazardous waste or one quart of acute
hazardous waste has accumulated at the
satellite area, the generator has three days to
move the hazardous waste to the main waste
storage area at the NPL site (i.e., a storage
area meeting the more stringent design and
operation requirements specified in
§262.34(a)). Once the waste leaves the
satellite area by being placed in tanks or
containers at the main waste storage area it
becomes subject to the substantive waste
storage requirements, such as the secondary
containment standards, of 40 CFR Parts 264
and 265, Subparts I and J (and other
requirements in §262.34(a).
than established thresholds. If a facility meets
the criteria, its owners or operators must file
MSDSs and Tier I and II inventory forms with
their State Emergency Response Commission,
their Local Emergency Planning Committee,
and their local fire department. May a facility
which maintains an on-sitefire department
provide the information to that entity in lieu of
making it available to the public fire
department?
Whichever fire department may have
responsibility for the facility, regardless of its
affiliation, should receive the reports. The
purpose of the requirement to provide local fire
departments with MSDS and inventory
information is to better enable them to respond
to emergency situations. If the on-site fire
department is primarily responsible for
responding to such an incident, it is appropriate
that covered facilities forward the required
information to that department. Facility
owners or operators should also forward copies
of MSDSs and Tier forms to any other fire
department that might be expected to respond
to a chemical emergency at the facility.
EPCRA
3. Submission of Data to On-Site Fire
Departments under EPCRA §§311
and 312
EPCRA §§311 and 312 apply to owners or
operators of any facility that is required to
have available or prepare a material safety
data sheet (MSDS) for an OSHA-defmed
hazardous chemical present at the facility at
any one time in amounts equal to or greater
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
HOW TO ORDER
NTIS Publications are available by calling (703) 487-4650, or writing NTIS, 5?85 Port Royal Road, Springfield,
VA 22161. Use the NTIS Order Number listed under the document.
EPA Publications are available through the Hotline. Use the EPA Order Number listed under the document.
RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
National Toll-Free Nos.: 800-424-9346 or 800-535-0202
Local: 703-412-9810
TDD National Toll-Free No.: 800-553-7672
RCRA
TITLE: "Pay As You Throw: Lessons
Learned About Unit Pricing"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-94-004
This manual is designed to help local solid
waste management agencies determine if unit
pricing is a viable option for their
communities. The manual offers an
introduction to the concept of unit pricing, and
focuses on creating a framework for a
successful system. It also provides
information about unit pricing options such as
pricing structures and billing systems, and
guides communities through the process of
launching a unit pricing program.
TITLE: "State Program Advisory
Number Ten"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-193273
This document updates the State Authorization
Manual (SAM) which assists states and
regions authorizing states for the RCRA
program. This advisory covers RCRA
program changes for the period July 1 through
December 31, 1990, and provides three new
revision checklists, including toxicity
characteristic, hydrocarbon recovery
operations, petroleum refinery waste listings,
and wood preserving waste listings. Each
region distributes the advisory to states. The
advisories are also available on the State and
Regional Programs Branch (SRPB) Bulletin
Board System.
TITLE: "State Program Advisory
Number Eleven"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-193 281
This document updates the State Authorization
Manual (SAM) which assists states and regions
in authorizing states for the RCRA program.
This advisory covers changes for the period
January 1 through June 30, 1991. It provides
nine new checklists including land disposal
restrictions corrections; the chlorofluorocarbon
refrigerant exclusion; boiler and industrial
furnace corrections; an administrative stay
concerning the K069 listing; and model
language from the Attorney General's
statement addressing changes in the advisory.
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TITLE: "State Program Advisory
Number Twelve"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-193 299
This document updates the State Authorization
Manual (SAM) which assists states and regions
in authorizing states for the RCRA program.
This advisory covers RCRA program changes
for the period July 1 through December 31,
1991. It contains seven new revision
checklists including technical amendments to
the wood preserving listings, amendments to
the BIF requirements, LDRs for K061,
corrections to the hazardous waste export
regulations, and model language for the
changes covered in the advisory.
TITLE: "State Program Advisory
Number Thirteen"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-193 307
This document updates the State Authorization
Manual (SAM) which assists states and regions
in authorizing states for the RCRA program.
This advisory covers changes for the period
January 1 through June 30, 1992. It provides
seven new revision checklists including
listings for chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons;
warfarin and zinc phosphide listings;
amendments to the spent solvents listings; and
model language from the Attorney General's
Statement.
TITLE: "Reusable News, Summer 1994"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-94-004
Reusable News is a quarterly newsletter that
reports on municipal solid waste management
issues. The Summer 1994 edition contains an
article about a recycling project being
implemented at the White House called "The
Greening of the White House." It also
addresses how the Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) identifies manufacturers that incorrectly
claim their products are environmentally
friendly. This issue introduces "Recover
America," a new program designed to bolster
waste prevention in the U.S., and discusses
views on municipal waste flow control
presented by representatives from three
communities. The newsletter also addresses a
May 2, 1994, ruling by the U.S. Supreme
Court stating that ash from municipal waste-to-
energy combustion facilities is not exempt
from RCRA hazardous waste regulation.
TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA
Simplifies Land Disposal Restrictions by
Establishing a Set of Universal Treatment
Standards, Finalizes Treatment Standards for
42 Newly Listed and Identified Wastes"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-94-025
This fact sheet provides an overview of a rule
streamlining the existing LDR treatment
standards. The rule establishes treatment
standards for 42 of the wastes listed or
identified since the enactment of HSWA, as
well as a set of universal treatment standards
for over 200 constituents.
TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet: Certain
Hazardous Waste Slag Uses Now Subject to
Regulation"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-94-024
This fact sheet provides an overview of a rule
prohibiting the use of hazardous waste-derived
high temperature metal recovery (HTMR) slag
residues. While prohibiting anti-skid and de-
icing uses on land, the rule does not restrict
HTMR slag use in compliance with 40 CFR
§266.20 requirements, nor does it prohibit
HTMR slag disposal in Subtitle D landfills
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August 1994
New Publications
provided the risk-based levels specified in
§261.3(c)(2)aremet.
TITLE: "Setting Priorities for Hazardous
Waste Minimization"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: F-94-WMNA-S0002
Designed as a first step in implementing the
Draft RCRA Waste Minimization National
Plan, this document details a proposed hazard-
based methodology for ranking wastestreams
and industrial processes to receive EPA's top
priority with regard to waste minimization.
Also known as the "Draft Methodology
Document," this document outlines the criteria
used to develop the prioritization methodology.
TITLE: "Appendices to Setting Priorities for
Hazardous Waste Minimization"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: F-94-WMNA-S0002.A
In support of the document entitled Setting
Priorities for Hazardous Waste Minimization.
EPA has compiled a set of appendices
including a list of the 150 most frequently
combusted wastes and a summary of
prioritization systems studied in compiling this
new methodology.
CERCLA
TITLE: "Superfund Technical Assistance
Grant (TAG) Handbook: Procurement—Using
TAG Funds"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 354
Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) funds are
spent primarily on hiring technical advisors,
grant administrators, and obtaining supplies,
equipment, and other approved items. This
handbook outlines the procedures that must be
followed when spending grant funds. The
federal regulations governing the selection of
technical advisors and other products and
services are designed to ensure that each group
conducts all selection activities in a manner
that guarantees maximum open and free
competition.
TITLE: "Military Base Closures: Guidance
on EPA Concurrence in the Identification of
Uncontaminated Parcels Under CERCLA
§120(h)(4)"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 249
This memorandum addresses an approach EPA
may use in determining whether a parcel has
been properly identified by the military as
"uncontaminated" and therefore transferable
pursuant to CERCLA §120(h)(4). According
to CERCLA §120(h)(4), only federal property
on which no hazardous substances and no
petroleum products or their derivatives were
known to have been released, disposed of, or
stored for one year or more, may be sold or
otherwise transferred. To allow property
transfers to occur more quickly, EPA has
published examples of three categories of
parcels where EPA would generally concur
with the military designation of
"uncontaminated."
TITLE: "Superfund Chemical Data Matrix"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 506
The Superfund Chemical Data Matrix (SCDM)
is a source for factor values and benchmark
values to be applied when evaluating potential
National Priority List (NPL) sites using the
Hazard Ranking System (HRS). SCDM
contains values for contaminants found most
often at sites evaluated with the HRS, as well
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New Publications
August 1994
as the physical, chemical, and radiological
screening concentrations and concentrations
specified in regulatory limits for hazardous
substances present at a site for a particular
migration pathway.
TITLE: "Superfund Chemical Data Matrix:
Appendix B Tables"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 507
This version of SCDM is a subset of the larger
document described above. Appendix B
contains tables of hazardous substance factor
values and hazardous substance benchmarks
for non-radioactive hazardous substances and
radionuclides. Chemical data are not included.
TITLE: "Update on SACM"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 237
This fact sheet reports on the use of the
Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model
(SACM) in different EPA Regions. Activities
include staff changes to encourage cross-
program integration, reduction of the Site
Inspection Prioritization (SIP) backlog, and a
regional site evaluation process for screening
newly discovered sites.
TITLE: "Revised Interim Soil Lead Guidance
for CERCLA Sites and RCRA Corrective
Action Facilities"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 282
This interim directive establishes a streamlined
approach for determining protective levels for
lead in soil at CERCLA sites and RCRA
facilities subject to corrective action. It does
not establish a cleanup level, but defines a
residential soil screening level of 400 ppm, and
outlines a process for calculating site specific
cleanup standards through the use of the
Integrated Exposure Uptake Biokinetic Model
for Lead in Children.
EPCRA
TITLE: "Title IILList of Lists: Consolidated
List of Chemicals Subject to the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
and §112(r) of the Clean Air Act as Amended"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA500-B-94-002
Facilities that have specifically designated
chemicals on site above certain thresholds or
use chemicals above activity thresholds may
need to report to their Local Emergency
Planning Committee, State Emergency
Response Commission, and EPA. The Title III
List of Lists presents the chemical names,
Chemical Abstract Service numbers, and
applicable thresholds of many of the lists of
chemicals subject to reporting under EPCRA
and the Clean Air Act. The document contains
the extremely hazardous chemicals, CERCLA
hazardous substances, toxic chemicals, and
Clean Air Act regulated substances.
TITLE: "Explosion Hazard from Ethyl Ether
in Disaster Hospital Kits"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-B-94-001
Ethyl ether was distributed to states in the
1960s and 1970s as part of civil defense
hospital kits. Originally intended as an
anesthetic, the ethyl ether remaining in the kits
should later have been disposed. Much of the
chemical was not removed and now poses an
explosive and toxic hazard. This fact sheet
describes the specific hazards presented by the
unstable chemical and the proper procedures
for its disposal.
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New Publications
OTHER
TITLE: "Guide on Residential Lead-Based
Paint, Lead Contaminated Dust, and Lead-
Contaminated Soil"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 284
This guidance was issued in response to
concerns from EPA regional offices, state
offices, and the general public about the
hazards resulting from residential lead-based
paint. While the Agency is in the process of
developing a rule to address these hazards
under TSCA §403, this directive is to be used
to prioritize primary prevention activities. The
standards discussed in this directive should not
be regarded as definitive statements of the lead
hazard associated with specific environmental
lead measurements.
TITLE: "Monthly Hotline Report"
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publications availability, Federal Register
summaries, and Hotline call statistics.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Oregon; Final Authorization of
Revisions to State Hazardous Waste
Management Program"
August 5,1994 (59 FR 39967)
EPA intends to approve Oregon's hazardous
waste program revisions under RCRA. Final
authorization will be effective October 4,1994,
unless EPA publishes a prior action
withdrawing this immediate final rule.
Comments must be received on or before
September 14,1994.
"Wisconsin; Final Authorization of
Revisions to State Hazardous Waste
Management Program"
August 5,1994 (59 FR 39971)
EPA intends to approve Wisconsin's hazardous
waste program revisions under RCRA. Final
authorization will be effective October 4,1994,
unless EPA publishes a prior action
withdrawing this immediate final rule.
Comments must be received on or before
September 6,1994.
"Florida; Final Authorization of
Revisions to State Hazardous Waste
Management Program"
August 16,1994 (59 FR 41979)
EPA intends to approve Florida's hazardous
waste program revisions under RCRA. Final
authorization will be effective October 17,1994,
unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing
this immediate final rule. Comments must be
received on or before September 15,1994.
"North Carolina; Final Authorization of
Revisions to State Hazardous Waste
Management Program"
August 23,1994 (59 FR 43290)
EPA responded to public comments regarding,
and reaffirmed, its decision (59 FR 32177;
June 23,1994) to approve North Carolina's
hazardous waste program revisions. Final
authorization for North Carolina's program
revisions is effective August 22,1994.
"Recyclable Materials Used in a Manner
Constituting Disposal"
August 24,1994 (59 FR 43496)
EPA amended §266.20 so that certain uses of
slag residues produced from the high
temperature metal recovery (HTMR) treatment
of electric arc furnace dust (K061), steel
finishing pickle liquor (K062), and electroplating
sludges (F006) are not exempt from Subtitle C
regulations. EPA clarifies the definition of non-
encapsulated uses of HTMR slags by specifying
these uses to be the anti-skid/deicing uses. This
action effectively prohibits anti-skid/deicing uses
of HTMR slags derived from K061, K062, and
F006 as waste-derived products placed on the
land. This rule does not prohibit other uses of
these slags that meet §266.20(b) requirements,
nor does it prevent the disposal of HTMR slags
in a Subtitle D unit if the residuals meet the risk-
based exclusion levels specified in §261.3(c)(2).
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August 1994
EPCRA
"Trade Secrecy Claims; Change of
Address"
August 22,1994 (59 FR 43048)
EPA announced a new mailing address to be
used by facilities when submitting trade secrecy
claims to EPA, and by petitioners when
submitting petitions requesting disclosure of
chemical identities claimed trade secret under
§§303(d)(2) and (d)(3), 311,312, and 313 of
EPCRA. The change is effective August 15,
1994.
PROPOSED RULES
CERCLA
"National Priorities List (NPL);
Additions"
August 23,1994 (59 FR 43314)
EPA proposed to add 10 new sites to the NPL,
6 sites in the General Superfund Section and 4
sites in the Federal Facilities Section. Final and
proposed sites now total 1,296. Comments on
these additions must be submitted on or before
October 24,1994.
CERCLA/DOI
"Natural Resource Damage
Assessments"
August 8,1994 (59 FR 40319)
The Department of the Interior proposed to
amend the regulations for assessing natural
resource damages resulting from a discharge of
oil into navigable wasters under the Clean Water
Act or a release of a hazardous substance under
CERCLA. Comments must be received on or
before November 7,1994.
NOTICES
RCRA
"Waste Minimization Draft Methodology
Document; Request for Comment"
August 12,1994 (59 FR 41442)
EPA announced the availability of the draft
methodology entitled Setting Priorities for
Hazardous Waste Minimization. Comments
must be submitted on or before September 9,
1994.
"Expanded Public Participation and
Revisions to Combustion Permitting
Procedures; Reopening of Comment
Period-
August 15,1994 (59 FR, 41741)
EPA reopened the comment period for the
RCRA Expanded Public Participation and
Revisions to Combustion Permitting Procedures
proposed rule, which was published on June 2,
1994 (59 FR 28680). Comments must now be
submitted on or before September 1,1994.
"Hazardous Waste Management System;
Land Disposal Restrictions"
August 15,1994 (59 EB41741)
Pursuant to RCRA §3004(h)(3), EPA proposed
to approve the application submitted by Great
Lakes Chemical Corporation, requesting an
extension of the June 30,1994, effective date of
the RCRA land disposal restrictions applicable
to wastewater with certain waste codes.
Comments must be received on or before
September 14,1994.
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Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Oklahoma; Amended Final
Determination of Adequacy of State/
Tribal Municipal Solid Waste Permit
Program"
August 16,1994 (59 FR 42045)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(c)(l)(C), EPA gave
notice of an amended final determination of full
program adequacy for Oklahoma's municipal
solid waste landfill permit program. The
determination of adequacy is effective
August 16,1994.
"Availability of Document"
August 23,1994 (59 FR 43342)
EPA announced the publication and availability
of Technical Guidance Document: Determining
the Integrity of Concrete Sumps. EPA530-R-93-
005. This technical guidance document provides
information on conducting integrity assessments
of concrete sumps in which hazardous wastes are
managed.
"Availability of Document"
August 23,1994 (59 FR 43343)
EPA announced the publication of a technical
guidance document entitled Hazardous Waste
Management Planning Needs and Practices: A
Review of Several State Agency Approaches.
EPA530-R-93-010. In this report, EPA examines
the existing and emerging hazardous waste
management planning needs of several states,
describes planning practices designed to address
those needs, and relates state observations on the
relationship of their planning needs and activities
to the Federal Capacity Assurance Planning
Process.
"Consent Decree; Gulf States Steel, Inc."
August 25,1994 (59 FR 43859)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Gulf
States Steel. Inc.. was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District of
Alabama on August 12,1994. The decree
requires the settling party to pay $800,000 in civil
penalties and use $300,000 to undertake pollution
abatement projects. Comments will be received
for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.
"Puerto Rico; Final Determination of
Adequacy of State/Tribal Municipal
Solid Waste Permit Program"
August 26,1994 (59 FR 44144)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(c)(l)(C), EPA gave
notice of a final determination of full program
adequacy for Puerto Rico's municipal solid waste
landfill permit program. The determination of
adequacy is effective August 26,1994.
"Land Disposal Restrictions Treatability
Variance; Citgo Petroleum"
August 30,1994 (59 FR 44684)
EPA proposed to grant a site-specific
treatability variance from the land disposal
restriction treatment standards for F037 and F038
nonwastewaters contained in a surface
impoundment at the Citgo Corporation petroleum
refinery located outside Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Comments will be accepted until September 29,
1994.
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NOTICES
"Joint Stipulation of Settlement; Powder
River Crude Processors"
August 30,1994 (59 FR 44751)
EPA proposed to enter into a joint stipulation of
settlement under RCRA §7003. The stipulation
requires the settling party to pay $30,000 in civil
penalties for violations at the Powder River
Crude Processors Site near Glenrock, Wyoming.
Comments will be received for a period of 30
days from the date of publication.
"Definition of Solid Waste and Hazardous
Waste Recycling; Open Meeting"
August 31,1994 (59 FR 44987)
EPA announced that two public meetings will
be held to address recommended actions from an
internal Agency task force for revising the
regulatory definition of solid waste under RCRA.
The first meeting will be held in Chicago,
Illinois, on September 20,1994. The second will
be held in Edison, New Jersey, on September 27,
1994.
OUST
"Iowa; Approval of State Underground
Storage Tank (UST) Program"
August 9,1994 (59 FR 40507)
EPA intends to grant final approval to Iowa to
operate a UST program in lieu of the federal
program submitted on or before September 8,
1994.
CERCLA
"Consent Decree; Para-Chem Southern,
Inc. Site"
August 4,1994~(59 FR 39782)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Para-
Chem Southern Inc.. was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the District of South Carolina
on July 22,1994. The decree requires the
defendant to reimburse EPA for costs incurred in
connection with the Para-Chem Southern, Inc.
Site in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Comments
will be received for a period of 30 days from the
date of publication.
"Consent Decree; Rentokil/Virginia
Properties, Inc. Site"
August 4,1994 (59 FR 39782)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Virginia
Properties. Inc.. was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on
July 21,1994. The decree requires the defendant
to reimburse EPA $278,618 for costs incurred in
connection with the Rentokil/Virginia Properties,
Inc. Site in Richmond, Virginia. Comments will
be received for a period of 30 days from the date
of publication.
"Proposed Settlement; St. Louis River
Site"
August 8,1994 (59 Ffi 40362)
EPA proposed to enter into an administrative
settlement under CERCLA §122(i). The
settlement requires the settling parties to
reimburse EPA $726,396 for costs incurred in
connection with the St. Louis River Site in
Duluth, Minnesota. Comments must be
submitted on or before September 7,1994.
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Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Consent Decree; Economy Products
Warehouse"
August 11,1994 (59 FR 41338)
A Consent Decree in United States v.
Boehringer was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the District of Nebraska on July 27,
1994. The decree requires the defendants to
reimburse EPA $100,000 for cleanup costs
incurred by EPA at the Economy Products
Warehouse in Omaha, Nebraska. Comments will
be received for a period of 30 days from the date
of publication.
"Proposed Purchaser Agreement;
Publicker Industries Inc. Site"
August 12,1994 (59 FR 41443)
EPA executed a proposed purchaser agreement
associated with the Publicker Industries Inc. Site
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 23,1994.
The settlement would require the purchasers to
pay a principal payment of $2,300,000 to EPA.
Comments will be accepted for 30 days from the
date of publication.
"Proposed Settlement; Torch Lake Site"
August 15,1994 (59 FR 41759)
EPA proposed to enter into an administrative
settlement under CERCLA §122. The settlement
requires the defendants to grant EPA access to
their property to implement the selected remedy
for the site. Comments must be received on or
before September 14,1994.
"National Priorities List; Yakima Plating
Company Site"
August 23,1994 (59 FR 43291)
EPA announced the deletion of the Yakima
Plating Company Site in Yakima, Washington,
from the National Priorities List. This action was
taken because EPA and the State of Washington
determined that no further cleanup under
CERCLA is appropriate and that the selected
remedy has been protective of human health,
welfare, and the environment. The deletion is
effective August 23,1994.
"Proposed Settlement; Popile Inc. Site"
August 23,1994 (59 FR 43343)
EPA proposed to enter into an administrative
settlement under CERCLA §122(h). The
settlement requires the settling party to reimburse
EPA for past response costs at the Popile Inc. Site
in El Dorado County, Arkansas. EPA will
consider public comments on the proposed
settlement for thirty days.
"Consent Decree; Bypass 601 Site"
August 23,1994 (59 FR 43358)
A Consent Decree in United States v. AT&T, et
ah, was lodged with the U.S. District Court for
the Middle District of North Carolina on
August 3,1994. Under a mixed funding
agreement, the decree requires the defendants to
reimburse EPA for 100 percent of the costs
incurred in connection with the Bypass 601 Site
in Concord, North Carolina. Comments will be
received for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.
"Proposed Settlement; Lead Battery
Recycler Site"
August 24,1994 (59 FR 43581)
EPA proposed to enter into a de minimis
settlement under CERCLA §122(g). The
settlement requires the settling parties to pay
EPA a total of $ 196,562 for costs incurred in
connection with the Lead Battery Recycler Site
in Toledo, Ohio. Comments will be received for
a period of 30 days from the date of publication.
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Federal Registers
August 1994
NOTICES
"Proposed Settlement; Old. Henley Oil
Processing Site"
August 26,1994 (59 FR 44146)
EPA proposed to enter into a de minimis
settlement under CERCLA § 122(g)(4). The
settlement requires the settling parties to
reimburse EPA for costs incurred at the Old
Henley Oil Processing Site in Norphlet,
Arkansas. Comments will be received for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"National Priorities List; Wide Beach
Development Site"
August 30,1994 (59 FR 44633)
EPA announced the deletion of the Wide Beach
Development Site in Brant, New York, from the
National Priorities List EPA and the State of
New York have determined that no further
cleanup action under CERCLA is appropriate and
that remedial actions conducted at the site to date
have been protective of human health, welfare,
and the environment. The deletion is effective
August 30,1994.
"National Priorities List; Dupont County
Road X23 Site"
August 30,1994 (59 FR 44689)
EPA announced its intent to delete the Dupont
County Road X23 Site in Lee County, Iowa,
from the National Priorities List. EPA and the
State of Iowa have determined that no further
cleanup action under CERCLA is appropriate and
that remedial actions conducted at the site to date
have been protective of human health, welfare,
and the environment. Comments must be
received by September 29,1994.
"Consent Decree; Tabernacle Drum
Dump Site"
August 31,1994 (59 F_R 45008)
A Consent Decree in United States v. USX
Corp.. et al.. was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the District of New Jersey on
August 12,1994. The decree requires the
defendants to reimburse EPA $1.71 million for
costs incurred in connection with the Tabernacle
Drum Dump Site in Tabernacle, New Jersey.
Comments will be received for a period of 30
days from the date of publication.
"Consent Decree; Re-Solve Inc.
Superfund Site"
August 31,1994 (59 FR 45013)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Re-Solve.
Inc.. et al.. was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the District of Massachusetts on
August 17,1994. The decree requires the
defendants to reimburse EPA $522,000 for costs
incurred in connection with the Re-SolVe, Inc.
Superfund Site in North Dartmouth,
Massachusetts. Comments will be received for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.
EPCRA
"Revisions to Toxic Chemical Release
Inventory Reporting Forms"
August 12,1994 (59 FR 41444)
EPA announced the annual deadline for receipt
of voluntary revisions to Toxic Chemical Release
Inventory Forms is changed to October 15 of
each year, six weeks earlier than the previous
deadline of November 30.
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August 1994
Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;
Administrative Stay"
August 22,1994 (59 FR 43048)
EPA issued an administrative stay of EPCRA
§313 toxic chemical release reporting
requirements for hydrogen sulfide (CAS No.
7783-06-4) and methyl mercaptan (CAS No. 74-
93-1). This stay will defer reporting on these two
chemicals while the Agency reviews new data
and information made available regarding the
appropriateness of retaining the listings for theses
chemicals.
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CALL ANALYSES
CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE
August Daily Volume*
2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31
Day
Year to Date*
RCRA/UST
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Month
5,843
5,069
6,059
4,535
4,802
6,324
4,565
5,257
Cumulative
5,843
10,912
16,971
21,506
26,308
32,632
37,197
42.454
EPCRA and Superfund
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Month
4,418
6,835
7,203
6,114
7,944
8,414
3,946
3,906
Cumulative
4,418
11,253
18,456
24,570
32,514
40,928
44,874
48,780
Documents
(All Program Areas)
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Month
4,050
4,095
4,081
3,203
3,800
4,915
4,246
4,913
Cumulative
4,050
8,145
12,226
15,429
19,229
24,144
28,390
33,303
*AU calls answered by the Call Management System, the Message Retrieval Line, and the Document Retrieval Line.
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Call Analyses
August 1994
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY TYPE
August Daily Volume*
100 -
1
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1 1 1 —
— 1 1 —
— 1 1 —
— 1 1 —
Referral
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— i 1 —
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— i —
—i —
— i —
— i 1 1
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i — i — i — i
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2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 29 30 31
Day
Year to Date*
Regulatory
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Month
12,042
12.609
15.947
13,686
15,514
1 9,335
11,280
11,393
Cumulative
12,042
24.651
40.598
54,284
69.798
89,133
100,413
1 1 1 ,806
Document
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Month
4,353
4,528
4.789
3,931
4,346
5,404
4,561
5,093
Cumulative
4,353
8,881
13.670
17,601
21,947
27,351
31,912
37,005
Referral
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Month
768
1,288
1.954
1,482
1,763
1,669
1,231
1,508
Cumulative
768
2,056
4.010
5,492
7,255
8,924
10,155
11,663
* All questions 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 1994
Call Analyses
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
August 1994*
•Based on 16,486 questions and excludes 1,508 referrals made from both Hotlines. Includes the Message Retrieval
Line and the Document Retrieval Line.
Year to Date4
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
RCRA
Month
57%
(9.394)
51%
(8,788)
54%
(11,149)
49%
(8,708)
47%
(9,334)
43%
(10,757)
53%
(8,365)
60%
(9.786)
Cumulative
57%
(9,394)
54%
(18,182)
54%
(29,331)
53%
(38,039)
52%
(47,373)
50%
(58,130)
50%
(66,495)
51%
(76,281)
UST
Month
4%
(668)
5%
(831)
5%
(993)
5%
(857)
4%
(791)
4%
(932)
6%
(917)
6%
(1.018)
Cumulative
4%
(668)
5%
(1,499)
5%
(2,492)
5%
(3,349)
4%
(4,140)
4%
(5,072)
5%
(5,989)
5%
(7.007)
EPCRA
Month
25%
(4,100)
29%
(4,923)
27%
(5,588)
31%
(5,509)
37%
(7,386)
45%
(11,042)
27%
(4,312)
21%
(3,532)
Cumulative
25%
(4,100)
27%
(9,023)
27%
(14,611)
28%
(20,120)
30%
(27,506)
33%
(38,548)
32%
(42,860)
31%
(46,392)
Superfund
Month
14%
(2,223)
15%
(2,595)
14%
(3,006)
15%
(2,543)
12%
(2,349)
8%
(2,008)
14%
(2,247)
13%
(2,150)
Cumulative
14%
(2,223)
14%
(4,818)
14%
(7,824)
14%
(10,367)
14%
(12,716)
13%
(14,724)
13%
(16,971)
13%
(19.121)
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Call Analyses
August 1994
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/UST Hotline
Regulated Community 6,293
Citizens J232
State & Local Govt./Native American ~261
Federal Agencies 117
Educational Institutions 111
EPA 78
Media 9
Interest Groups 13
Congress 2
International 3
Other 140
Referrals* 546
Document Retrieval Line* 200
Message Retrieval Line* 593
TOTAL
8,598
Citizens
State & Local Govt./ 3%
Native American
4%
All Others
5%
Federal Agencies
2%
Regulated
Community
86%
* No caller profile data available.
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August 1994
Call Analyses
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know/
Superfund Hotline
Manufacturers
Food/Tobacco 33
Textiles 20
Apparel 13
Lumber & Wood 20
Furniture 18
Paper 27
Printing & Publishing 35
Chemicals 188
Petroleum & Coal 65
Rubber and Plastics 72
Leather 6
Stone, Clay & Glass 27
Primary Metals 61
Fabricated Metals 78
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 39
Electrical&Electronic Equipment 40
Transportation Equipment 44
Instruments 22
Misc. Manufacturing 136
Subtotal 944
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*
Document Retrieval Line*
Message Retrieval Line*
TOTAL
1,786
389
313
27
84
59
187
19
1
84
64
9
42
36
2
0
31
5
27
0
11
245
962
54
97
5,478
Attorneys
9%
All Others
21%
Consultants/
Engineers
41%
* No caller profile data available.
Manufacturers
22%
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Call Analyses
August 1994
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
9
13
119
9
573
1,766W
38
14
27
4
27
33
3121
5341
152
68
233
5
6
55
98
50
78
6321
173
183
96
107
19
4601
104
46
165
2891
22
2291-3
41
21
72
5
45
2
4
Paper & Paper Products 7
Re-refined Lubricating Oil 4
Retread Tires 4
Solid Waste Recycling (General) 3961-4
Aluminum 11
Batteries 19
Glass 11
Paper _ 14
Plastics 42
Tires 27
Used Oil 175
Markets (General) 18
Aluminum 5
Batteries 3
Compost 19
Glass 6
Paper 2
Plastics 1
Tires 14
Used Oil 9
RCRA General 2,061s
TOTAL 9,786*
* Includes 2,844 RCRA document requests.
UST
General/Misc. 1951
Applicability/Definitions 63
Regulated Substances 17
Standards for New Tank Systems 58
Tank Standards and Upgrading 128
Operating Requirements 19
Release Detection 50
Release Reporting & Investigation 83
Corrective Action for USTs 1056
Out-of-Service/Closure 29
Financial Responsibility 38
State Programs 26
Liability/Enforcement 1961-7
LUST Trust Fund 11
TOTAL 1,018*
* Includes 450 UST document requests.
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1 Hot topics for this month.
'Includes 38 document retrievals and 340 message retrievals for information on the proposed mercury-containing lamp rule.
Includes 10 document retrievals and 44 message retrievals for information on municipal waste combustor ash issues.
'Includes 7 document retrievals for the Spring 1994 edition, and 4 document requests for the Summer 1994 edition of
"Reusable News."
'Includes 96 document retrievals for "The Catalog of Hazardous and Solid Waste Publications" and 115 message retrievals
for information on "Inside the Hotline."
'Includes 30 document retrievals for "An Overview of UST Remediation Options."
'Includes 15 document retrievals and 94 message retrievals for information on the proposed UST lender liability rule.
• 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 1994
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title HI Questions 403
Trade Secrets 6
Enforcement 33
Liability/Citizen Suits 6
Training 18
Chemical-Specific Information 40
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
General 93
Notification Requirements 37
SERC/LEPC Issues 34
EHSs/TPQs 64
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis 29
Exemptions 4
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General 1582
Notification Requirements 77
Reportable Quantities 102
CERCLA § 103 vs. SARA §304 56
ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS 11
Exemptions 15
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312):
General 63
MSDS Reporting Requirements 52
Tier VII Requirements 127
Thresholds 42
Hazard Categories 10
Mixtures Reporting 14
Exemptions 36
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (§313):
General
Reporting Requirements
Thresholds
Form R Completion
Supplier Notification
NOTEs/NONs
Voluntary Revisions
Pollution Prevention 33/50
Public Access to Data
TRI Database
Petitions
TRI Expansion
Exemptions
147
228
116
302
13
10
168
1193
67
72
102
88
64
Call Analyses
Special Topics:
CAA§112
General 145
RMPs 105
List of Regulated Substances 107
Federal Facilities Executive Order 149
TOTAL 3,532
•"Includes 1,105 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 235
Access & Information Gathering 15
Administrative Record 9
ARARs 85
CERCLIS 65
Citizen Suits 4
Claims Against Fund 8
Clean-Up Costs 40
Clean-Up Standards 90
Community Relations 49
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 20
Contractor Indemnification 5
Contracts 17
Definitions 18
Enforcement 64
Federal Facilities 17
Hazardous Substances 80
HRS 24
Liability 77
Local Gov't Reimbursement 10
Natural Resource Damages 13
NCP 27
Notification 75
NPL 1771
Off Site Policy 23
OSHA 15
PA/SI 15
PRPs 27
RD/RA 5
Reauthorization 51
Remedial 103
Removal . 39
RI/FS 36
Risk Assess./Health Effects 65
ROD 43
RQ 1921
1 Hot topics for this month.
'Includes 97 message retrievals and 21 document retrievals for information on the Hazardous Materials Spills Conference.
'Includes 97 message retrievals for information on the Promoting Pollution Prevention Voluntary Initiatives Conference.
•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 1994
SACM
Settlements
SITE Program
State Participation
State Program
TAGs
Taxes
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act
SPCC Regulations
Radiation Site Cleanup
19
18
40
7
13
6
7
103
48
51
TOTAL 2,150*
"•Includes 694 Superfund document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
REFERRALS:
17,994
'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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