EPA530-R-95-002d
PB95-922 404
MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
April 1995
RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
Hotline Questions and Answers
Resource Conservation and Reco'very Act (RCRA) 1
Underground Storage Tanks (UST) 2
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) 2
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) 3
New Publications
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 5
Underground Storage Tanks (UST) 7
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) 8
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) 8
Other 10
Federal Registers
Final Rules 11
Proposed Rules 13
Notices 14
Call Analyses
Calls Answered 21
Caller Profiles 24
Hotline Topics 26
RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
National Toll-Free No.: 800-424-9346
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
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.
RCRA
Status of Fossil Fuel Combustion
Waste Exclusion
In 1980, EPA temporarily exempted,
among other things, large volume fossil fuel
combustion wastes from RCRA Subtitle C
regulation, pending further study and issuance
of a final regulatory determination regarding
these wastes. What is the current regulatory
status of fossil fuel combustion wastes?
The regulatory status of fossil fuel
combustion wastes is dependent upon the type
of waste generated. Fossil fuel combustion
wastes have been divided into two categories,
independently managed large volume coal-
fired utility wastes and remaining wastes, each
having different schedules for regulatory
determination. On August 9, 1993, EPA
made the final regulatory determination on the
first category, retaining the exclusion of
independently managed large volume coal-
fired utility wastes from RCRA Subtitle C
regulation (58 FR 42466). This category
includes fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, and
flue gas emission control waste. EPA has
deferred the final regulatory determination on
remaining wastes; they continue to be
excluded from Subtitle C until that
determination is made in 1998. The
remaining waste category includes wastes
from utilities burning other non-coal fossil
fuels, wastes from non-utility boilers burning
any type of fossil fuel, large volume coal-fired
utility wastes that are co-managed with low
volume wastes that are produced in
conjunction with tne combustion of coal, and
wastes generated by fluidized bed combustion
operations. Low volume coal combustion
wastes that are not co-managed with the large
volume waste enumerated in RCRA do not
benefit from the exclusion. Examples of low
volume wastes that are not excluded if they
are not co-managed include: boiler blowdown,
coal pile runoff, cooling tower blowdown,
demineralizer regenerate and rinses, metal and
boiler cleaning wastes, pyrites, and sump
effluents. Based on the original scope of the
exclusion, these wastes have always been
subject to Subtitle C regulation when managed
independently.
2. Nitroglycerin Patches: Not Listed
Hazardous Wastes When Discarded
Unused
Nitroglycerine can be administered as a
medication by applying a patch containing the
chemical to a patient's skin. Nitroglycerine
appears on the P-list of RCRA hazardous
wastes and carries the waste code P081 (40
CFR §261.33(e)). When nitroglycerine
patches are discarded unused, must they be
classified as P-Usted hazardous waste?
Discarded unused nitroglycerine patches
are not classified as P-listed hazardous waste.
The P- and U-lists of hazardous wastes at 40
CFR §261.33(e) and (f) apply to unused
discarded commercial chemical products.
EPA refers to commercial chemical products
as commercially pure grades and technical
grades of the listed chemicals or chemical
formulations in which the listed chemical is
the sole active ingredient (54 FR 31335,
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31336; July 28, 1989). Although
nitroglycerine may be the only chemically
active component of a medical patch, a
nitroglycerine patch is considered a
manufactured article, similar to mercury-
containing thermometers, not a commercial
chemical product. EPA did not intend for the
phrase "commercial chemical product" to
apply to manufactured articles like medical
patches that contain a chemical listed in
§261.33. Unused discarded nitroglycerine
patches are regulated under RCRA Subtitle C
only if they exhibit a characteristic of
hazardous waste.
UST
3. Calculating Annual Throughput for
Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)
The financial responsibility requirement
for petroleum USTs located at facilities that
are not engaged in petroleum production,
refining, or marketing depends upon the
average amount of petroleum handled at a
facility in a month, based on annual
throughput. Facilities that handle, on
average, more than 10,000 gallons a month
must demonstrate coverage for $1 million per
occurrence, while facilities that handle an
average of 10,000 gallons or less a month
must demonstrate coverage of $500,000 per
occurrence. How is "annual throughput"
calculated?
Annual throughput is the total amount of
product removed or dispensed from USTs at a
facility over the course of the previous
calendar year. Consider a facility which has
three 10,000 gallon tanks. At the beginning of
the last calendar year, the facility put 10,000
gallons into tank A, where it was stored for
the remainder of the year. The facility used
tanks B and C for storing and dispensing fuel
throughout the year, removing 55,000 gallons
from each. The annual throughput of this
facility is 110,000 gallons (since the 10,000
gallons in tank A was not removed during the
year, it would not be included in the
throughput calculations). In this example, the
average amount of petroleum handled in a
month based on annual throughput is 110,000
gallons divided by 12 months, or 9,167
gallons per month. Since the facility handles,
on an average, less than 10,000 gallons a
month based on its annual throughput, it is
only required to demonstrate financial
responsibility of $500,000 (§280.93(a)(2)).
CERCLA
4. Five-Year Reviews Under CERCLA
Certain sites on the National Priorities
List (NPL) must undergo a review no less
often than every five years after the initiation
of remedial action. The purpose of this review
is to determine if the response action remains
protective of human health and the
environment. How does EPA determine which
sites are subject to these five-year reviews?
What date triggers commencement of the five-
year time period?
There are two types of five-year reviews
conducted by EPA; statutory reviews and
policy reviews. Statutory reviews are
conducted pursuant to SARA §121(c) and
§300.430(f)(4)(ii) of the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan (NCP) at sites at which a post-SARA
remedy, upon attainment of the cleanup levels
specified in the ROD, will not allow unlimited
use and unrestricted exposure. These reviews
must be completed within five years of the
"initiation of remedial action" (OS WER
Directive 9355.7-02). This is the date the
Potentially Responsible Party (PRP) or
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contractor mobilizes to begin remedial action
construction. EPA Headquarters determines
this based on the date of the subevent "RA On-
Site Construction" recorded by the EPA
Regional Office in the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Information System (CERCLIS). If
this event is not listed in a site's CERCLIS
entry, the earliest of the following dates will be
used: the planned or actual contract award
date; the planned or actual remedial action start
date; or the Record of Decision (ROD) date
(OSWER Directive 9355.7-02A). Statutory
reviews are conducted at least every five years
or until contaminant levels allow for unlimited
use and unrestricted exposure (OSWER
Directive 9355.7-02).
As a matter of policy, EPA will conduct
five-year reviews at sites where the ROD
cleanup levels will allow unlimited use and
unrestricted exposure at a site, but more than
five years will be required to attain those levels
(e.g., long-term response action sites). EPA
will also conduct these policy reviews at sites
addressed before SARA by remedies that,
upon attainment of the ROD cleanup levels, do
not allow unlimited use and unrestricted
exposure (OSWER Directive 9355.7-02).
Policy reviews should be initiated within five
years of the completion of physical
construction at a site, which is the date that a
site qualifies for inclusion on the Construction
Completion List. A site qualifies for this
designation at the time of signature of the
preliminary or final Close Out Report, the final
no-action ROD, or the deletion notice
(OSWER Directive 9355.7-02A).
Due to logistical or other concerns, EPA
may choose to conduct a five-year policy
review at a site either before or after its due
date. If a five-year policy review is conducted
before it was originally due, the next review
will be due within five years of the completion
of the early review. If a five-year policy
review is conducted after the time it was
originally due, the next review is due within
five years of the time the original review was
due (OSWER Directive 9355.7-02A).
5.
EPCRA
Alternate Threshold Under EPCRA
§313
EPCRA §313 established a set of activity
thresholds which, if exceeded, trigger toxic
chemical release inventory reporting for
manufacturing facilities (SIC codes 20-39) with
10 or more full-time employees (40 CFR
§§372.22 and 372.25). EPA published a final
rule in the Federal Register on November 30,
1994 (59 FR 61488), which created an
alternate threshold of 1 million pounds for
certain facilities. How can a facility that
exceeds one of the original thresholds qualify
for the alternate threshold?
Facilities which have an annual reportable
amount of no greater than 500 pounds for a
listed toxic chemical may qualify for the 1
million pound alternate threshold for that
chemical, beginning with the 1995 reporting
year. For purposes of the alternate threshold,
the "annual reportable amount" includes toxic
chemicals listed at 40 CFR §372.65 which are
released, disposed, treated, recycled, and
burned for energy recovery at the facility; and
amounts transferred from the facility to off-site
locations for the purposes of recycling, energy
recovery treatment, and/or disposal. These
amounts correspond to column B, sections 8.1
through 8.7 of the reporting Form R (revised
December 4, 1993). If a facility's combined
annual reportable amount does not exceed 500
pounds for a specific toxic chemical, the
facility can qualify for reduced reporting
requirements unless the amount of that toxic
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chemical manufactured, processed, or
otherwise used within the calendar year
exceeds one million pounds.
Manufacturing facilities that qualify for the
alternate threshold are not exempt from
reporting, but must fulfill certain requirements.
In lieu of submitting a Form R, the owner or
operator of a facility must submit an annual
certification statement indicating that the
facility met the requirements for use of the
alternate threshold for a specific chemical.
The facility must also maintain, and make
available upon request, records substantiating
the claim. The certification statement includes
basic information regarding the facility's
identification, the chemical in question, and a
statement of accuracy to be signed by a senior
management official of the facility.
household purposes, or is present in the same
form and concentration as a product packaged
for distribution and use for the general public."
Because the public is generally familiar with
the hazards posed by such materials, the
disclosure of such substances is unnecessary
for right-to-know purposes. The exemption
extends to any substance packaged in the same
form or concentration as a consumer product
whether or not it is used for the same purpose
as the consumer product (52 FR 38344, 38348;
October 15, 1987). EPA interprets this
exemption to enable the facility to service
batteries which are in such forms without
negating the exemption. Any chemicals used
for servicing that are present at the facility in
bulk form, however, would not fall under the
exemption.
6. EPCRA §§311/312 Consumer Use
Exemption and Batteries
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 defined
hazardous chemical present at the facility at
any one time in amounts equal to or greater
than established thresholds. Facility owners
or operators must file MSDSs and Tier
inventory forms for each hazardous chemical
which meets the reporting criteria. A facility
purchases non-industrial batteries in the same
form as those packaged for use by the general
public. Later, the facility services the batteries
by adding water or sulfuric acid. Must the
facility consider the batteries when calculating
whether EPCRA §§311/312 thresholds have
been triggered?
No. EPCRA §31 l(e), codified at 40 CFR
§370.20(3), exempts "any substance to the
extent it is used for personal, family, or
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
HOW TO ORDER
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RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
National Toll-Free No.: 800-424-9346
Local: 703-412-9810
TDD National Toil-Free No.: 800-553-7672
RCRA
TITLE: "The Preliminary Biennial RCRA
Hazardous Waste Report (Based on 1993
Data): Executive Summary"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-S-95-005
In cooperation with states, EPA collects
information regarding the generation,
management, and final disposition of
hazardous waste regulated under RCRA, and
this document contains the findings of EPA's
1993 Biennial Reporting System (BRS) data
collection efforts. The executive summary
presents an overview of national hazardous
waste management practices. The summary is
also available via the Internet.
TITLE: "The Preliminary Biennial RCRA
Hazardous Waste Report (Based on 1993
Data): National Analysis"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-188 157
This document contains the findings of EPA's
1993 Biennial Reporting System (BRS) data
collection efforts. The report is divided into
five parts, each dealing with a different
component of the information that was
reported. The audience for the document
includes government agencies, the regulated
community, and the public. The national
analysis contains information on the types of
waste managed in each state, the total amount
generated, and the management techniques that
are implemented throughout the United States.
The analysis is also available via the Internet.
TITLE: "The Preliminary Biennial RCRA
Hazardous Waste Report (Based on 1993
Data): State Detail Analysis"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-188 165
In cooperation with states, EPA collects
information regarding the generation,
management, and final disposition of
hazardous waste regulated under RCRA, and
this document contains the findings of EPA's
1993 Biennial Reporting System (BRS) data
collection efforts. The state detail analysis
presents a thorough look at each state's waste
handling practices, including overall totals for
generation, management, and shipments and
receipts, as well as totals for the fifty largest
facilities. The analysis is also available via the
Internet.
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TITLE: "The Preliminary Biennial RCRA
Hazardous Waste Report (Based on 1993
Data): List of Large Quantity Generators in the
United States"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-188 132
In cooperation with the states, EPA collects
information regarding the generation,
management, and final disposition of
hazardous waste regulated under RCRA, and
this document contains the findings of EPA's
1993 Biennial Reporting System (BRS) data
collection efforts. The list of large quantity
generators contains the EPA ID number,
company name, location, and tons of waste
generated for every facility in the United
States that reported as a large quantity
generator in 1993. The list is also available
via the Internet.
TITLE: "The Preliminary Biennial RCRA
Hazardous Waste Report (Based on 1993
Data): List of Treatment, Storage, and
Disposal Facilities in the United States"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-188 140
In cooperation with states, EPA collects
information regarding the generation,
management, and final disposition of
hazardous waste regulated under RCRA, and
this document contains the findings of EPA's
1993 Biennial Reporting System (BRS) data
collection efforts. The list of treatment,
storage, and disposal facilities contains the
EPA ID number, facility name, location, and
tons of waste managed for each facility in the
United States that reported itself to be a
treatment, storage, or disposal facility in 1993.
The list is also available via the Internet.
TITLE: "Water Quality in Open Pit Precious
Metal Mines"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-191 243
This report contains information from a study
which was conducted to document the level of
understanding of water quality issues in pit
lakes. Pit lakes, which exist as a result of
phosphate, uranium, coal, copper, silver, and
gold mining, are a new type of lake which are
affected by the geology of each mine giving
them characteristics unlike those of natural
lakes. The document addresses the factors
contributing to pit water quality, the types of
pits that were created as a result of different
types of mining, and examples of specific pit
lakes.
TITLE: "Application of Geophysics to Acid
Mine Drainage Investigations: Volume I;
Literature Review and Theoretical
Background"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-191 268
This document discusses how acid mine
drainage (AMD) contributes to the pollution of
surface and ground water at mine sites. It
addresses the geochemical and geophysical
relationships of acid mine drainage, and it
contains information regarding the application
of geophysical methods to acid mine drainage
investigations. A list of useful reference
publications is also included in the document.
TITLE: "Application of Geophysics to Acid
Mine Drainage Investigations: Volume II; Site
Investigations"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-191 276
This document discusses how acid mine
drainage (AMD) contributes to the pollution of
surface water and ground water at mine sites.
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It contains information obtained through
geophysical field investigations which were
undertaken to evaluate the utility of surface
geophysical techniques in detecting and
monitoring ground water pollution from mine
waste in the western United States.
Infoi uiation such as site history, results of
geophysical surveys, and recommendations are
provided pertaining to four mine sites that
were subjects of field investigations.
TITLE: "Waste Analysis Guidance for
Facilities that Burn Hazardous Waste"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-94-019
This document provides guidance to
combustion facilities, EPA Regions, and state
agencies on sampling and analyzing feed
streams to ensure compliance with waste
analysis requirements at hazardous waste
combustion units. Guidance is also provided
for analyzing residues generated from the
combustion of hazardous waste. The
document also contains descriptions of batch
analysis, statistical analysis, and qualification
of feed streams, which are alternative
approaches for demonstrating compliance.
TITLE: "Guidelines for Assessing the
Quality of Life-Cycle Inventory Data"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-191 235
This document provides Life Cycle
Assessment (LCA) practitioners with
guidelines for assessing the inventory analysis
component of Life Cycle Assessments. It
presents key issues that make Life-Cycle
Inventories (LCIs) unique and discusses
possible problems associated with data quality.
A detailed discussion of the steps involved in
building the LCI and information on where
and how data quality can be evaluated are also
included in the document. A bibliography of
useful references and a list of data quality
indicators is also presented.
TITLE: "Geochemical Modeling of Mine Pit
Water: An Overview and Application of
Computer Codes"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-191 250
This report contains the results of a study
which evaluated the suitability of
hydrogeochemical computer codes in modeling
post-mining pit water geochemistry. The
document lists the advantages and
disadvantages associated with using these
computer codes as well as a discussion of how
the concepts of aqueous geochemistry are
integrated into chemical models. The
computer codes described in the report are
designed to assist regulatory agencies and
companies with proposed mining operations in
assessing the impacts of surface mining on
surface and ground water resources.
UST
TITLE: "Use of Risk-Based Decision-Making
in UST Corrective Action Programs"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: OSWER Directive
9610.17
This policy statement provides guidelines to
help underground storage tank (UST)
implementing agencies develop and use risk-
based decision-making in a manner consistent
with the federal regulations applicable to UST
corrective action. The policy encourages the
use of risk-based decision-making as an
integral part of the corrective action process at
sites where leaking UST systems have released
petroleum into the environment.
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CERCLA
TITLE: "Guide to Documenting Cost and
Performance for Remediation Projects"
AVAILABILITY: NCEPI
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA542-B-95-002
This guide promotes the use of consistent
procedures to document cost and performance
information for projects involving treatment of
contaminated media. The guide was
developed by the Federal Remediation
Technologies Roundtable (the Roundtable).
Members of the Roundtable include; the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the
U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), and the U.S.
Department of Interior (DOI). The Roundtable
was created to exchange information on
hazardous waste site remediation technologies,
to consider cooperative efforts of mutual
interest, and to develop strategies leading to a
greater application of innovative technologies.
TITLE: "Abstract of Remediation Case
Studies"
AVAILABILITY: NCEPI
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA542-R-95-001
This report is a collection of abstracts
summarizing 37 case studies of site
remediation projects prepared by federal
agencies. The case studies were performed to
document the results and lessons learned from
early technology applications. The purpose of
the case studies is to help establish benchmark
data on cost and performance. The case
studies were collected by the Federal
Remediation Technologies Roundtable which
includes EPA, DoD, and DOI.
TITLE: "Users Guide to the RPM Site Data"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-169751
This document describes the information found
in the RPM Site Data Base. EPA interviewed
remedial project managers (RPMs) during the
Summer of 1993 to gather key data from all
final and deleted sites on the National
Priorities List (NPL). The RPM Site Data
Base contains data from the 1993 survey of
RPMs, as well as key site identification
information from the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Information System (CERCLIS).
EPCRA
TITLE: "Toxics Release Inventory: Copper
Phthalocyanine Compounds Excluded from the
Reporting Requirements Under the Copper
Compounds Category on the EPCRA §313
List"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA745-R-95-007
On April 11, 1995 (60 FR 18361), EPA
deleted all copper phthalocyanine compounds
substituted with only hydrogen and/or chlorine
and/or bromine from the list of toxic chemicals
under EPCRA §313. This guidance document
provides assistance to industries who
manufacture, process, or otherwise use copper
phthalocyanine compounds in determining
EPCRA §313 reporting requirements.
Included are the chemical structure of the
delisted compounds as well as a list of copper
phthalocyanine pigments that meet the
delisting criteria.
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TITLE: "Thinking About Deliberate
Releases: Steps Your Community Can Take"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-95-001
The purpose of this document is to heighten
the attention of first responders, and state and
local authorities to the local emergency plan
review processes. EPA advises that local
emergency plans include criteria for deliberate
releases and provide for rapid action. This
document suggests steps to prepare for
deliberate releases and lists specific sections of
a community's emergency response plan that
may need additional development.
TITLE: "Toxics Release Inventory: List of
Toxic Chemicals within the Water Dissociable
Nitrate Compounds Category and Guidance for
Reporting"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA745-R-95-002
On November 30, 1994 (59 FR 61432), EPA
added 286 chemicals and chemical categories,
which include 39 chemicals as part of the
delineated categories, to the EPCRA §313
toxic chemical list. This guidance document
provides assistance to industries who
manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed
toxic chemicals in reporting their releases of
toxic chemicals falling within the water
dissociable nitrate compound category.
Included is a list of water dissociable nitrate
compounds along with their CAS numbers.
TITLE: "Expanding Community Right-to-
Know: Recent Changes in the Toxics Release
Inventory"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA745-F-95-001
Inventory (TRI), including an alternate
reporting option that will reduce the reporting
burden on certain businesses. Some of the
changes covered in the brochure include the
recent expansion of the list of TRI chemicals,
and the new streamlined reporting option for
certain facilities. This brochure also alerts
interested communities to the possible changes
to TRI that are under consideration,
specifically industry expansion and the
expansion of the Form R data elements.
TITLE: "jPorque Usted Tiene Derecho a
Saber!" Because You Have the Right to Know
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA749-F-95-101
This brochure, in Spanish, provides a historical
background describing the events leading up to
the passage of EPCRA in 1986, and an
overview of the requirements of EPCRA §313,
the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). The
brochure contains information on the TRI
database and provides examples on. how
communities have used TRI information to
protect and better the quality of their land, air,
and water.
This brochure explains how EPA is expanding
the Community Right-to-Know program
through recent changes to the Toxics Release
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OTHER
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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.
The Monthly Hotline Report Questions and
Answers are also available for downloading at
no charge from CLU-IN at (301) 589-8366.
The complete text of the 1993, 1994, and 1995
Monthly Hotline Reports may be accessed via
the Internet using a gopher. From the EPA
Core Server at gopher.epa.gov, follow this
pathway: EPA Offices & Regions —> Office
of Solid Waste & Emergency Response -->
OSW (RCRA) --> RCRA: General --> RCRA/
UST, Superfund & EPCRA Hotline Reports.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Hazardous Waste Management
System; Testing and Monitoring
Activities"
April 4,1995 (60 FR 17001)
EPA is amending its testing and monitoring
regulations under RCRA Subtitle C. This
amendment clarifies the temperature
requirement for pH measurements of highly
alkaline waste and adds Method 9040B and
9040C to Test Methods for Evaluatine Solid
Waste. Physical/Chemical Methods (EPA
Publication SW-846). These test methods will
provide a better and more complete analytical
technology for purposes of identifying wastes
that exhibit the corrosivity characteristic.
"Municipal Solid Waste Landfills;
Financial Assurance Effective Dates"
April 7,1995 (60 FR 17649)
EPA is delaying the effective date of the
financial assurance criteria of 40 CFR Part 258,
Subpart G until April 9, 1997. The extension
applies to all municipal solid waste landfills,
including remote, very small landfills. The
effective date of this extension is March 31,
1995.
"Arizona; Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions"
April 11,1995 (60 FR 18356)
EPA intends to approve revisions to Arizona's
hazardous waste program under RCRA. Final
authorization will be effective June 12,1995,
unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing
this immediate final rule. Comments must be
received on or before May 11, 1995.
"Nevada; Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions"
April 11,1995 (60 FR 18358)
EPA intends to approve revisions to Nevada's
hazardous waste program under RCRA. Final
authorization will be effective June 12, 1995,
unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing
this immediate final rule. Comments must be
received on or before May 11,1995.
"Louisiana; Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions; Administrative
Correction"
April 11,1995 (60 FR 18360)
EPA published a Federal Register notice on
January 23, 1995 (60 F_R 4380), in response to
adverse comments concerning its decision to
grant authorization to the Louisiana Department
of Environmental Quality for most of the rules in
HSWA Cluster I. EPA is publishing corrections
to that notice. Louisiana's program received
final authorization on January 23,1995.
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FINAL RULES
"Idaho; Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions"
April 12,1995 (60 FR 18549)
EPA intends to approve revisions to Idaho's
hazardous waste program under RCRA. Final
authorization will be effective June 11, 1995,
unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing
this immediate final rule. Comments must be
received on or before May 12,1995.
"New Mexico; Final Authorization of
State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions"
April 25,1995 (60 FR 20238)
EPA intends to approve revisions to New
Mexico's hazardous waste program under
RCRA. Final authorization will be effective
July 10, 1995, unless EPA publishes a prior
action withdrawing this immediate final rule.
Comments must be received on or before
June 10,1995.
RCRA/CERCLA
"Hazardous Waste Identification and
Listing; Carbamate Production"
April 17,1995 (60 FR 19165)
EPA finalized its March 1, 1994 (59 FR 9808),
proposed rule to list as hazardous six wastes
generated during the production of carbarn ate
chemicals on February 9,1995 (60 FR 7824). In
that rule, the Agency added 58 chemicals to the
list of commercial chemical products in §261.33
and added these newly listed chemicals to the
CERCLA list of hazardous substances in §302.4.
EPA is correcting minor typographical and
omission errors in the listing of these chemicals
as well as in the listing of their reportable
quantities. This rule is effective April 17, 1995.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Independent
Nail Superfund Site"
April 3,1995 (60 F_R 16808)
EPA announced the deletion of the
Independent Nail Superfund Site, located in
Beaufort, South Carolina, from the National
Priorities List. The Agency published a notice
of its intent to delete the site on January 13, 1995
(60 FR 3189). EPA and the State of South
Carolina determined that no further cleanup
under CERCLA is appropriate and that remedial
actions at the site have been protective of public
health, welfare, and the environment. The
effective date of this action is April 3,1995.
"National Priorities List; Wilson
Concepts Superfund Site"
April 4,1995 (60 FJR 17004)
EPA announced the deletion of the Wilson
Concepts Superfund Site, located in Pompano
Beach, Florida, from the National Priorities List.
The Agency published a notice of its intent to
delete the site on February 10, 1995 (60 FR
7934). EPA and the State of Florida determined
that no further cleanup under CERCLA is
appropriate and that remedial actions at the site '
have been protective of public health, welfare,
and the environment. The effective date of this
action is April 4, 1995.
"National Priorities List; Cemetery Dump
Site"
April 19,1995 (60 FR 19525)
EPA announced the deletion of the Cemetery
Dump Site, located in Rose Township,
Michigan, from the National Priorities List. The
Agency published a notice of its intent to delete
the site on February 15, 1995 (60 FR 8616).
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EPA and the State of Michigan determined that
no further cleanup under CERCLA is appropriate
and that remedial actions at the site have been
protective of public health, welfare, and the
environment. The effective date of this action is
April 19, 1995.
"National Priorities List (NPL) for
Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites"
April 25,1995 (60 FR 20330)
EPA announced the addition of four new sites
to the NPL; three to the General Superfund
Section and one to the Federal Facilities Section.
This announcement also includes a printing of
the entire NPL. The effective date for this rule is
May 25,1995.
EPCRA
"Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;
Copper Phthalocyanine Compounds"
April 11,1995 (60 FR 18361)
EPA deleted copper phthalocyanine compounds
that are substituted with only hydrogen and/or
bromine and/or chlorine from the copper
compounds category on the list of toxic
chemicals subject to reporting under EPCRA
§313. EPA proposed to delete copper
monochlorophthalocyanine on June 6, 1994
(59 FR 29252). EPA has found, however, that all
copper phthalocyanine compounds that are
substituted with only hydrogen and/or bromine
and/or chlorine meet the deletion criteria outlined
in §313(d)(3), and therefore is relieving facilities
of their obligation to report releases of these
compounds starting with the 1994 reporting year.
This rule is effective April 11,1995.
PROPOSED RULES
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Hamilton Island
Site"
April 12,1995 (60 FR 18565)
EPA Region X announced its intent to delete
the Hamilton Island Site, located in Skamania
County, Washington, from the National Priorities
List. EPA and the State of Washington
determined that no further cleanup under
CERCLA is appropriate and that remedial
actions at the site have been protective of public
health, welfare, and the environment. Comments
concerning the site may be submitted on or
before May 12, 1995.
"National Priorities List; Pesses
Chemical Company Site"
April 17,1995 (60 FR 19203)
EPA Region VI announced its intent to delete
the Pesses Chemical Company Site, located in
Fort Worth, Texas, from the National Priorities
List and the State of Texas. EPA determined
that no further cleanup under CERCLA is
appropriate and that remedial actions at the site
have been protective of public health, welfare,
and the environment. Comments concerning the
site may be submitted on or before May 17,
1995.
"National Priorities List; Jackson
Township Landfill Site"
April 26,1995 (60 FR 20473)
EPA Region II announced its intent to delete
the Jackson Township Landfill Site, located in
Ocean County, New Jersey, from the National
Priorities List. EPA and the State of New Jersey
determined that no further cleanup under
CERCLA is appropriate and that remedial
actions at the site have been protective of public
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health, welfare, and the environment. Comments
concerning the site may be submitted on or
before May 26,1995.
EPCRA
"Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;
Ammonia, Ammonium Sulfate,
Ammonium Nitrate, and Water
Dissociable Ammonium Salts"
April 3,1995 (60 FR 16830)
EPA is amending its March 30,1990, proposal
to grant a petition to delete ammonium sulfate
solution from the list of toxic chemicals subject
to reporting under §313 of EPCRA. This
proposal suggested that releases of ammonium
sulfate could be covered under the §313
ammonia listing. Using similar reasoning, EPA
is expanding the proposal to include the deletion
of ammonium nitrate (solution). Ammonium
nitrate solution could be more effectively covered
by the listings for ammonia and the recently
added water dissociable nitrate compounds
category. In addition, EPA is clarifying that
aqueous ammonia from all water dissociable
ammonium salts is reportable under the ammonia
listing. Finally, EPA is proposing that 10 percent
of total aqueous ammonia be reported under the
ammonia listing. Comments on this proposal
must be received on or before May 3, 1995.
NOTICES
RCRA
"Waste Analysis Guidance Manual for
Facilities that Burn Hazardous Waste"
April 11,1995 (60 FR 18402)
EPA is announcing the availability of a draft
Waste Analysis Guidance for Facilities that Burn
Hazardous Waste. The guidance manual
establishes recommended criteria to properly
develop and evaluate RCRA waste analysis plans
at combustion facilities. EPA will accept public
comments on this draft guidance document until
May 11, 1995. In particular, the Agency is
soliciting comment on the use of process
knowledge to determine feed rates of constituents
in the absence of analytical data, and the use of
statistical analysis in establishing feed rate limits.
"Wyoming; Final Determination of Full
Program Adequacy of State Municipal
Solid Waste Permit Program"
April 17,1995 (60 FR 19251)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(c)(l)(C), EPA gave
notice of a final determination approving the
adequacy of Wyoming's municipal solid waste
landfill permit program. The effective date of
this rule is April 19, 1995.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Witco
Corporation Refinery"
April 20,1995 (60 FR 19774)
A proposed Consent Decree was lodged with
the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
California in United States v. Witco Corporation.
et al.. on April 5, 1995. The proposed Consent
Decree resolves a case brought by the United
States pursuant to the CAA, SDWA, and RCRA.
It requires the settling parties to pay $700,000 in
civil penalties and to perform certain remedial
actions at Witco Corporation's refinery in
Oildale, California. DOJ will receive comments
for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.
"Legislative Reform; Meeting and
Request for Comment"
April 28,1995 (60 FR 20992)
EPA is announcing its efforts to identify a
package of targeted legislative improvements to
RCRA. Interested individuals are invited to
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submit comment to the Agency as well as to
attend a series of public meetings that will be
open to the public. Meetings will be held on
May 10, 1995, in Chicago, Illinois; on May 25,
1995, in Houston, Texas; and on June 7, 1995, in
Arlington, Virginia. Comments on RCRA
legislative reform must be submitted to the
Agency on or before June 15, 1995.
CERCLA
"Proposed Consent Decree; Verona Well
Field"
Aprils, 1995 (60 FR 17369)
A proposed amendment to a previously entered
Partial Consent Decree and judgement in United
States, et al. v. Thomas Solvent et al.. was
lodged with the U.S. District Court for the
Western District of Michigan on March 16, 1995.
Under the amendment, the settling party would
cause several payments to be made out of the
proceeds of its settlement with an insurance
carrier. Among those payments would be one for
$2.665 million to the United States and another
for $0.585 million to the State of Michigan, in
partial reimbursement for costs incurred in
responding to releases of hazardous substances at
the Verona Well Field, located in Battle Creek,
Michigan. DOJ will receive comments for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"Proposed Settlement Agreement; Re
Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc."
April 6,1995 (60 FR 17573)
A proposed Settlement Agreement was lodged
with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern
District of Ohio in In re Eagle Richer Industries.
Inc.. on March 28,1995. Under the proposed
agreement, the settling parties have agreed to an
allowed general unsecured claim for the United
States of $41,016,000 in the Debtors' bankruptcy
proceedings for response costs and natural
resource damages under CERCLA at 23
Superfund sites. In addition, the agreement
provides the United States with an allowed claim
of $ 1,176,000 for civil penalties for violations of
the Clean Water Act. DOJ will receive
comments on the proposed Settlement
Agreement for 30 days from the date of
publication.
"Proposed Prospective Purchaser
Agreement; Chemical Sales Superfund
Site"
April 11,1995 (60 FR 18424)
DOJ is receiving comments on a proposed
prospective purchaser agreement with respect to
the Chemical Sales Property in Denver,
Colorado. This property is part of the larger
Chemical Sales Superfund Site. Under the
proposed agreement, the prospective purchaser
has made the following commitments: 1) pay
$100,000 in cash upon obtaining title to the
property; 2) perform a removal action with
respect to all chemicals located above ground at
the property; and 3) investigate the status of
certain underground storage tanks at the property
and remediate any contamination from those
tanks. In exchange, the United States will grant
the prospective purchaser a covenant not to sue
for existing contamination at the property. DOJ
will receive comments for a period of 30 days
from publication.
"Proposed Partial Consent Decree; M.T.
Richards, Inc. Site"
April 11,1995 (60 FR 18425)
A proposed Partial Consent Decree was lodged
with the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of Illinois in United States v. Kenneth L.
Thomas et al.. on March 28, 1995. Under the
proposed Partial Consent Decree, the settling
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party will pay the United States $25,000, plus
interest in return for the government's covenant
not to sue for past costs incurred at the M.T.
Richards, Inc. Site in Crossville, Illinois. DOJ
will receive comments for a period of 30 days
from the date of publication.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Bunker Hill
Superfund Site"
April 11,1995 (60 FR 18426)
A proposed Consent Decree was lodged with
the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho in
United States v. Union Pacific Railroad
Company, et al.. on March 24,1995. Under the
proposed Consent Decree, one of the settling
parties will pay the United States a total of
$1,500,000 and the State of Idaho $500,000 for
costs incurred in connection with the Bunker Hill
Superfund Site in northern Idaho. In addition,
both settling parties will perform certain remedial
actions at the site. The other settling party will
pay the cost of disposal of principal threat waste
materials removed from the seven mile right-of-
way at the site, as well as pay the cost of disposal
of any materials removed from the right-of-way
subsequent to certification of remediation of the
right-of-way. Further, this settling parry will pay
$650,000 to the United States and $500,000 to the
State of Idaho. Finally, both parties will also pay
"future response costs" incurred by EPA and the
State of Idaho in connection with the site. DOJ
will receive comments for a period of 30 days
from the date of publication.
"Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Compliance Docket"
April 11,1995 (60 FR 18474)
EPA is publishing its ninth update of the
Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance
Docket. The docket contains information
concerning federal facilities that manage
hazardous waste or from which hazardous
substances have been or may be released as
defined in CERCLA §101(22). EPA policy
specifies that, for each federal facility that is
included on the docket during an update, the
responsible federal agency must complete a
preliminary assessment and, if warranted, a site
inspection within 18 months of publication of the
notice. This list is current as of September 10,
1994.
"Proposed Stipulation and Settlement
Agreement; Peak Oil Superfund Site"
April 12,1995 (60 FR 18612)
A proposed Stipulation and Settlement
Agreement in In Re Carl Subler Trucking. Inc.. et
ah, was lodged with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court
for the Southern District of Ohio. The proposed
agreement requires the debtor to pay $25,000 to
the United States for past response costs incurred
and for future costs incurred in connection with
the Peak Oil Site in Tampa, Florida. DOJ will
receive comments for a period of 30 days from
the date of publication.
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
MacGillis & Gibbs/Bell Lumber & Pole
Site--
April 13,1995 (60 FR 18814)
EPA and the State of Minnesota have proposed
to enter into a de minimis administrative
settlement under CERCLA § 122(g). The
proposed settlement requires the settling party to
obtain the necessary authority from other
property owners to relocate its pipeline, located at
the MacGillis & Gibbs/Bell Lumber & Pole Site
in Brighton, Minnesota, to a remote location, and
to proceed to re-route its pipeline pursuant to an
approved work plan and schedule. EPA and the
State of Minnesota have agreed to provide
funding of up to $198,415 for the project. The
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Agency will receive comments for a period of 30
days from the date of publication.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Cleveland
Mill Super-fund Site"
April 13,1995 (60 EB 18852)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Bayard Mining Corp.. Mining Remedial
Recovery Corp.. and VIACOM International
Inc.. was lodged with the U.S. District Court for
the District of New Mexico on March 21, 1995.
Under the proposed decree, the settling parties
will conduct or finance 100 percent of the
remedial design and remedial action at the
Cleveland Mill Superfund Site in Grant County,
New Mexico. In addition, the settling parties will
pay 100 percent of past and future costs incurred
at the site and will pay for damages to natural
resources at the site. DOJ will receive comments
for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.
"Proposed Consent Decree; York Oil
Superfund Site"
April 13,1995 (60 FR 18853)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Pierce, was lodged with the U.S. District Court
for the Northern District of New York on
March 29,1995. Under the proposed decree, the
defendant will design and implement certain
remedies selected for the York Oil Superfund
Site in Moira, New York. In addition, this
defendant will reimburse EPA for 40 percent of
the first $400,000 of EPA's oversight and
periodic review costs, and will pay $1,907,259
towards EPA's past costs at the site. In addition,
certain federal agencies will pay for 35 percent of
the cost of the remedy and of the cost of
operation and maintenance, and will reimburse
EPA for 35 percent of the first $400,000 of EPA's
oversight and periodic review costs. The federal
agencies have also agreed to pay $1,668,852
toward EPA's past costs at the site. Further, the
decree includes an agreement by 16 additional
PRPs to pay for approximately 9 percent of the
cost of the remedy and of the operation and
maintenance, and to pay $428,881.31 toward
EPA's past costs at the site. Finally, the Consent
Decree includes an agreement that the Hazardous
Substance Superfund will pay for 16.11 percent
of the cost of the remedy. DOJ will receive
comments for a period of 30 days from the date
of publication.
"Proposed Administrative Order on
Consent; Petrochem Recycling Corp./
Ekotek, Inc. Site"
April 18,1995 (60 FR 19400)
EPA proposed to enter into a de minimis
administrative settlement under CERCLA
§122(g). The proposed settlement requires the
seven settling parties to pay an aggregate total of
$152,825.15 to resolve their liability in
connection with the Petrochem Recycling Corp./
Ekotek, Inc. Site in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Comments must be received on or before
May 18,1995.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Amnicola
Dump Site"
April 20,1995 (60 FR 19772)
A proposed Consent Decree was lodged with
the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of
Tennessee in United States v. Southern Foundry
Supply. Inc. et al.. on March 29r 1995. Under the
proposed Consent Decree, the settling parties will
pay $1,159,000 to the United States toward
reimbursement of costs incurred in connection
with the Amnicola Dump Site in Chattanooga,
Tennessee. DOJ will receive comments for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.
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"Proposed Consent Decree; Kane and
Lombard Superfund Site"
April 20,1995 (60 FR 19772)
A proposed Consent Decree was lodged with
the U.S. District Court for the District of
Maryland in United States v. Edward Azrael. et
aL, on April 10,1995. Under the proposed
Consent Decree, the settling parties will pay
$375,000 to the United States and $175,000 to
the State of Maryland toward reimbursement of
past and future cpsts incurred in connection with
the Kane and Lombard Superfund Site in
Baltimore, Maryland. In addition, the decree
requires the settlers to provide EPA and the State
of Maryland with access to the site at all rimes for
the performance of further response actions.
DOJ will receive comments for a period of 30
days from the date of publication.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Delaware
Sand and Gravel Superfund Site"
April 27,1995 (60 FR 20760)
A proposed Consent Decree was lodged with
the U.S. District Court for the District of
Delaware and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the
District of Delaware in United States v. Hercules.
et al.. on April 17, 1995. The proposed Consent
Decree requires the settling parties to perform the
remedy selected for the Delaware Sand and
Gravel Superfund site in New Castle County,
Delaware. In addition, the settling parties will
reimburse DPA $4,328,335.35 for past response
costs, reimburse the State of Delaware
$196,644.45, and reimburse the United States for
future response costs. DOJ will receive
comments for a period of 30 days from the date
of publication.
Office of Radiation and Indoor Air/
CERCLA
"Science Advisory Board; Radiation
Advisory Committee; Radionuclide
Cleanup Standard Subcommittee;
Public Meetings"
April 26,1995 (60 FR 20491)
The Science Advisory Board announced that a
meeting of its Radionuclide Cleanup Standards
Subcommittee will be held on May 23 and 24,
1995, in Arlington, Virginia. The meeting will
be a continuation of their review of the draft
documents Radiation Site Cleanup Regulations:
Technical Support Document for the
Development of Radionuclide Cleanup Levels
for Soil. Review Draft, September 1-994, and
Radiation Site Cleanup Regulations: Technical
Support Document for the Development of
Radionuclide Cleanup Levels for Soil.
Appendices, September 1994. These documents
are available at the Agency's US EPA Air and
Radiation Docket.
"Science Advisory Board; Radiation
Advisory Committee; Public Meetings"
April 26,1995 (60 FR 20492)
The Radiation Advisory Board of the Science
Advisory Board will meet on May 25, 1995, in
Arlington, Virginia, to conduct a planning,
coordination, and review session. Members of
the public wishing to make a brief oral
presentation at the meeting should contact the
Radiation Cleanup Standard Committee on or
before May 17,1995.
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Enforcement/Environmental Auditing
"Voluntary Environmental Self-Policing
and Self-Disclosure"
April 3,1995 (60 FR 16875)
EPA is announcing and requesting comment on
its interim policy concerning incentives for
regulated entities to disclose and correct
violations discovered during environmental
auditing. This interim policy is intended to
promote environmental compliance by providing
greater certainty as to EPA's enforcement
response to voluntary self-evaluations, disclosure
of violations, and prompt correction of such
violations. The incentives for regulated facilities
to voluntarily disclose information concerning
violations include the elimination or reduction of
civil penalties for self-reporting facilities.
Further, facilities that voluntarily report
violations, correct those violations, and meet
certain other specific criteria, will generally not
be recommended for criminal prosecution.
Finally, this policy states that EPA will not
request voluntary audit reports to trigger
enforcement actions. This policy is not a final
Agency action and cannot be relied upon to
create any rights enforceable in any litigation
with the United States. This policy is effective as
guidance 15 days after publication. Comments
on the policy must be received on or before
June 2, 1995.
EPCRA
"Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;
Monosodium Methanearsonate and
Disodium Methanearsonate"
April 20,1995 (60 FR 19702)
EPA is denying a petition to delist monosodium
methanearsonate and disodium methanearsonate
from the reporting requirements under EPCRA
§313. The petition was submitted on October 18,
1994, by ISK Biosciences Corporation. EPA
determined, however, that neither of the
chemicals meet the deletion criteria in
§313(d)(3). EPA is denying this petition because
these chemicals are known to cause toxic effects
in experimental animals as a result of chronic
exposure and can reasonably be expected to
cause cancer in humans.
TSCA
"Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls;
Informal Hearing and Extension of
Comment Period"
April 6,1995 (60 FR 17510)
EPA published a proposed rule to amend its
rules under TSCA concerning polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs) on December 6,1994 (59 FR
62788). Originally, written comments on the rule
were to be received on or before April 6, 1995.
The Agency is granting a request for a thirty day
extension of this comment period, and thus,
comments must be received on or before May 5,
1995. As a result of this extension, EPA is also
rescheduling the public hearing for this rule for
June 6 and 7, 1995.
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CALL ANALYSES
CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE
April Daily Volume*
300 -r
Documents
I 1 1 1 1 1
7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28
Year to Date*
RCRA/UST
January
February
March
April
Month
6,017
5,984
6,953
5,954
Cumulative
--
12,001
18,954
24,908
EPCRA and Superfund
January
February
March
April
Month
3,432
4,284
3,892
3,158
Cumulative
-
7,716
1 1 ,608
14,766
Documents
(All Proa ram Areas)
January
February
March
April
Month
4,389
4,191
5,402
4,631
Cumulative
--
8,580
13,982
18,613
•All calls answered by the Call Management System, the Message Retrieval Line, and the Document Retrieval Line.
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QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY TYPE
April Daily Volume*
700
Regulatory
0)
X)
I
300
200
100
Q"
Referral/Transfer
««—"•~"^»—r.
H H
4-
H 1-
4-
4-
H H
H 1 1 h
H h
+
6 7 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27
Day
—I
28
Year to Date*
Regulatory
January
February
March
April
Month
12,045
11,182
12,817
10,851
Cumulative
--
23,227
36,044
46,895
Document
January
February
March
April
Month
5,285
5,301
6,643
5,636
Cumulative
--
10,586
17,229
22,865
Referral/Transfer
January
February
March
April
Month
1,518
1,689
1,747
1,328
Cumulative
--
3,207
4,954
6,282
* 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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Call Analvses
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
April 1995*
'Based on 16,487 questions and excludes 1,328 referrals and transfers made from both Hotlines. Includes the
Message Retrieval Line and the Document Retrieval Line.
Year to Date*
January
February
March
April
RCRA
Month
56%
(9,725)
52%
(9,474)
55%
(11,738)
55%
(9,814)
Cumulative
—
54%
(19,199)
55%
(30,937)
55%
(40,751)
UST
Month
6%
(1,012)
5%
(951)
6%
(1,290)
5%
(897)
Cumulative
—
5%
(1,963)
6%
(3,253)
6%
(4,150)
EPCRA
Month
24%
(4,215)
29%
(5,261)
23%
(4,904)
25%
(4,536)
Cumulative
--
27%
(9,476)
25%
(14,380)
25%
(18,916)
Superfund
Month
14%
(2,378)
14%
(2,486)
16%
(3,275)
15%
(2,568)
Cumulative
~
14%
(4,864)
14%
(8,139)
14%
(10,707)
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CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/UST Hotline
Regulated Community 5,721
Citizens 234
State & Local Govt./Native American 310
Federal Agencies 121
Educational Institutions 156
EPA 76
Media 6
Interest Groups 11
Congress 1
International 4
Other 125
Referrals* 419
Transfers to EPCRA/Superfund Hotline* 359
Document Retrieval Line* 140
Message Retrieval Line* 957
TOTAL
8,640
State & Local Govt./
Native American
4%
All Others
6%
Citizens
3%
Federal Agencies
2%
Regulated
Community
* No caller profile data available.
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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
Superfund Hotline
Manufacturers
Food/Tobacco 62
Textiles 18
Apparel 10
Lumber & Wood 21
Furniture 11
Paper 21
Printing & Publishing 33
Chemicals 169
Petroleum & Coal 95
Rubber and Plastics 34
Leather 16
Stone, Clay & Glass 26
Primary Metals 24
Fabricated Metals 71
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 21
Electrical&Electronic Equipment 26
Transportation Equipment 25
Instruments 19
Misc. Manufacturing 213
Subtotal 915
Consultants/Engineers 2,130
Attorneys 295
Citizens 261
Public Interest Groups 23
Educational Institutions 88
EPA 72
Federal Agencies 155
GOCOs 3
Congress 3
State Officials/SERCs 75
Local Officials/LEPCs 62
Fire Departments 11
Hospitals/Laboratories 51
Trade Associations 39
Union/Labor 4
Farmers 6
Distributors 13
Insurance Companies 6
Media/Press 25
Native Americans 1
International 4
Other 159
Referrals* 247
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline* 303
Document Retrieval Line* 19
Message Retrieval Line* 133
TOTAL 5,103
Attorneys
7%
Citizens
6%
All Others
18%
Consultants/
Engineers
48%
1 No caller profile data available.
Manufacturers
21%
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Call Analyses
April 1995
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
RCRA GENERAL
SUBTITLE C
Hazardous Waste Id. - General
Toxicity Characteristic (TC)
Wood Preserving Wastes
Listing of Used Oil
Fluff
Mercury-Containing Lamps
Radioactive Mixed Waste
Delisting Petitions
Hazardous Waste Recycling
Generators
Small Quantity Generators
Transporters
Exports/Imports
TSDF General
Treatment
Storage
Disposal
Siting Facilities
Capacity
Land Disposal Restrictions
Permits and Permitting
Corrective Action
Liability/Enforcement
Test Methods
Health Effects
Combustion - General
Permitting
Tech. Standards/Combustion Units
Waste Minimization
Risk Assessment
Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention
State Programs
Hazardous Waste Data
Military Munitions
SUBTITLE D
Household Hazardous Wastes
Subtitle D - General
Siting Facilities
Combustion
Industrial Waste
Solid Waste Recycling - General
Aluminum
Batteries
Glass
Paper
Plastics
Tires
Used Oil
1,115
1,293»
184
15
39
1
219
23
4781
6411
219
57
22
6561
77
97
74
6
5
9291
158
279
153
147
19
155
33
61
56
7
124
88
64
6
203
4861
20
71
48
4591
13
13
11
31
30
8
134
Composting 37
Markets - General 33
Aluminum 8
Batteries 9
Compost 3
Glass 9
Paper 7
Plastics 6
Tires 15
Used Oil 57
Procurement General 111
Building Insulation 5
Cement/Cement Products with Fly Ash 7
Paper and Paper Products 132
Re-Refined Lubricating Oil 2
Retread Tires 3
Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention 50
Grant and Financing 13
OTHER WASTES
Ash 49
Bevill Amendment (Mining Waste) 52
Medical Waste 159
Oil and Gas 12
TOTAL 9,814*
* Includes 2,736 RCRA document requests.
UST
General/Misc. 1871
Applicability/Definitions 108
Regulated Substances 43
Standards for New Tank Systems 26
Tank Standards and Upgrading 51
Operating Requirements 10
Release Detection 98
Release Reporting & Investigation 25
Corrective Action for USTs 204
Out-of-Service/Closure 51
Financial Responsibility 30
State Programs 19
Liability/Enforcement 28
LUST Trust Fund 17
TOTAL 897*
* Includes 487 UST document requests.
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1 Hot topics for this month
B 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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April 1995
Call Analyses
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title III Questions 4481
Trade Secrets 7
Enforcement 27
Liability/Citizen Suits 4
Training 16
Chemical-Specific Information 37
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
General 61
Notification Requirements 33
SERC/LEPC Issues 30
EHSsHTQs 53
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis 18
Exemptions 10
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General 59
Notification Requirements 60
Reportable Quantities 79
CERCLA § 103 vs. SARA §304 38
ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS 3
Exemptions 17
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312):
General 92
MSDS Reporting Requirements 73
Tier I/II Requirements 178
Thresholds 58
Hazard Categories 10
Mixtures Reporting 23
Exemptions 58
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (§313):
General
Reporting Requirements
Thresholds
Form R Completion
Supplier Notification
NOTEs/NOSEs/NONs
Voluntary Revisions
Pollution Prevention 33/50
Public Access to Data
TRI Database
Petitions
TRI Expansion
Exemptions
5771
4801
245
7851
60
164
23
10
85
88
35
178
111
Special Topics:
CAA§112
General
RMPs
List of Regulated Substances
Federal Facilities Executive Order
621
63'
20
58
TOTAL 4,536
"Includes 1,631 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 167
Access & Information Gathering 38
Administrative Improvements
General 79
Environmental Justice/Brownfields 1271
SACM/Presumptive Remedies 101
Soil Screening Levels 78
Administrative Record 8
ARARs 96
CERCLIS 123
Citizen Suits • 13
Claims Against Fund 15
Clean-Up Costs 36
Clean-Up Standards 117
Community Involvement 50
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 19
Contractor Indemnification 7
Contracts 14
Definitions 28
Enforcement 94
Federal Facilities 34
Hazardous Substances 106
HRS 29
Liability 97
Local Gov't Reimbursement 5
Natural Resource Damages 4
NCP 33
Notification 86
NPL ISO1
Off Site Rule 14
OSHA 9
PA/SI 27
PRPs 32
RD/RA 22
Re authorization 15
1 Hot topics for this month
I 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 April 1995
, Remedial 105
Removal 21
RI./FS 36
Risk Assess./Health Effects 73
ROD 41
RQ 2471
Settlements 32
SITE Program 26
State Participation 10
State Program 8
TAGs 2
Taxes 3
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act 11
SPCC Regulations 38
Radiation Site Cleanup 12
TOTAL 2,568*
"Includes 782 Superfund document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
REFERRALS: 17,815
1 Hot topics for this month
1 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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