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                                 EPA530-R-95-002J
                                 SUB-9224-95-010
              MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
                               October 1995


                    RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
            Hotline Questions and Answers

            Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)	   1
            Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA)	   1





            New Publications

            Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)	   3
            Underground Storage Tanks (UST)	   4
            Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
             Liability Act (CERCLA)	   5
            Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA)	   6


            Federal  Registers

            Final Rules	  9
            Proposed Rules	 11
            Notices	 12


            Call Analyses

            Calls Answered	 19
            Caller Profiles	 22
            Hotline Topics	 24
                           RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
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                                Local: 703-412-9810
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         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
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                      HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
                 RCRA
 1.  Location of Operating Records at
    Treatment, Storage, and Disposal
    Facilities

    The owner or operator of each hazardous
 waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility
 (TSDF) must keep a written operating record
 at the facility. This record retention
 requirement applies to both facilities
 operating under permits and facilities
 qualifying for interim status (40 CFR §§2641
 265.73).  The operating record must include a
 significant number of records ranging from
 waste analysis results to closure cost
 estimates to tank integrity assessment records.
 Must TSDF owner/operators maintain all of
 the different documents making up the
 operating record in one central location?

    No, the federal RCRA regulations do not
 require owner/operators of hazardous waste
 TSDFs to maintain all of the documents
 making up the operating record in one
 designated area. Compliance with the
 operating record requirements of §§264/
 265.73 demands only that the specified
 information be maintained on site at the
 facility; other records can be kept at remote
 locations. In addition, for the records that
 must be kept on site, the various documents
 making up the operating record need not be
 consolidated in one office as long as they are
 available for review somewhere on the facility
 grounds (this might be more practical in the
case of a large facility with multiple
buildings). In order to improve accessibility
to and control over these key documents,
however, EPA recommends that, where
possible, all of the contents of the operating
record be retained in a central area under the
supervision of one designated individual.
                EPCRA
2.  EPCRA §313 and the Revised
    Reporting of Ammonium Hydroxide

    An EPCRA §313 covered facility
maintains a Material Safety Data Sheet
(MSDS)for ammonium hydroxide (CAS
#1336-21-6).  The MSDS lists the
concentration of total ammonia in the
ammonium hydroxide at 29 percent. To assist
covered facilities in calculating total ammonia
in aqueous solutions, EPA has published a
guidance document titled EPCRA §313
Guidance for Reporting Aqueous Ammonia.
which lists M/j equivalent weight percents for
chemical sources of aqueous ammonia.
Ammonium hydroxide is listed as a "chemical
source of aqueous ammonia" consisting of
48.59 percent total aqueous ammonia
(Table 1, p. 12).  When  calculating the weight
of total aqueous ammonia from ammonium
hydroxide, should a facility use the percentage
on the MSDS or the percentage in  the
Agency's guidance document? When
calculating the weight of total aqueous
ammonia in other solutions of aqueous
ammonia, what percentage should a facility
use if given the choice between EPA's
guidance document and solution-specific
information?

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Hotline Questions and Answers
                                October 1995
   Facilities should use the percent total
ammonia specified on the label of ammonium
hydroxide solutions they purchase to determine
the total ammonia content in these solutions.
Ammonium hydroxide has the chemical
formula NFLjOH; however, strong evidence
indicates that the species NfLjOH does not
exist  Bottles of concentrated aqueous
ammonia purchased from chemical supply
companies are almost always labeled
"ammonium hydroxide." These solutions
primarily consist of molecules of NHs
dissolved in water (along with small amounts
of ionized ammonia). The 48.59 percent listed
in Table 1 for ammonium hydroxide is based
on the chemical formula NH4OH, not the
actual concentration of total ammonia in
ammonium hydroxide solutions. The actual
concentration may vary  depending upon the
amount of NHs used to make the solution.
Thus, Table 1 may not accurately reflect the
actual weight of total aqueous ammonia in any
given solution labeled ammonium hydroxide.

   The percentages, reported in Table 1 as
NH3 equivalent weight percents for chemical
sources, are the precise percentages of total
ammonia (expressed as NH3 equivalent
weights) contained in each chemical listed
based on the molecular formula for each
chemical. Except for ammonium hydroxide,
these numbers are exact for the pure chemical
and do not vary. Facilities can use these
numbers to calculate how much total ammonia
will be in aqueous solutions made from these
chemicals.  If more specific information on the
actual concentration of total ammonia in an
aqueous solution is available from another
source such as an MSDS, label, or
measurement, facilities can use this
information rather than performing the
calculations prescribed in the EPCRA §313
Guidance for Reporting Aqueous Ammonia.
3.  EPCRA §313 Structural Component
    Exemption for Chemicals
    Associated with an Exempt Use

    An EPCRA §313 covered facility uses a
fuel-powered paint sprayer for the sole
purpose of painting the facility's structure.
The toxic chemicals within the paint used to
maintain the facility's appearance are exempt
from EPCRA §313 threshold determination
and release reporting requirements under the
structural component exemption (40 CFR
§372.38(c)). The fuel used to power the paint
sprayer also contains toxic chemicals
reportable under EPCRA §313.  Must the toxic
chemicals in the fuel be applied toward the
10,000-pound otherwise use threshold?

    No. The toxic chemicals are exempt from
EPCRA §313 threshold determination and
release reporting requirements.  Although the
structural component exemption most
commonly applies to toxic chemicals
incorporated into a facility's physical structure,
the exemption also extends to toxic chemicals
whose sole use derives from or is associated
with an exempt use.  Examples of toxic
chemicals exempt in this manner include
solvents used to clean paintbrushes that had
been utilized to paint a facility's structure and
fumes generated from the welding of pipes
during installation at a facility.

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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: Environmental Fact Sheet: Final
 RCRA Expanded Public Participation Rule
 AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
 EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-95-020

 This fact sheet presents an overview of the
 expanded RCRA public participation rule. This
 rule amends current permitting procedures by
 requiring permit applicants to hold an informal
 public meeting to inform community members
 of proposed hazardous waste management
 activities before submitting an application for a
 permit.  The rule requires the permitting
 agency to announce the submission of a permit
 application by sending a notice to everyone on
 the facility mailing list. It also authorizes the
permitting agency director to require a facility
to establish an information repository at any
point during the permitting process or the
permit life.  Finally, this rule requires the
permitting agency director to notify the public
prior to a trial burn at a combustion facility.
This fact sheet is also available on the Internet.
 TITLE: Report to Congress: Recovery and
 Recycling of Plastics from Durable Goods
 AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
 EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA530-R-95-042

 This report summarizes progress EPA has
 made in the recovery of plastics from post
 consumer durable goods.  The document
 includes statistics on current generation and
 recycling rates, barriers to expanding
 recycling, and activities which industries are
 implementing to facilitate plastics recovery
 from post consumer durable materials. It also
 addresses EPA's efforts to develop markets for
 recycled resins and to support information
 sharing activities between industries and local
 government agencies.

 TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA
 Proposed Regulations under RCRA for
 Military Munitions
 AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
 EPA ORDER  NO.: EPA530-F-95-022

 This fact sheet provides an overview of EPA's
proposed rule concerning when conventional
and chemical military munitions become
hazardous waste under RCRA. The rule also
proposes regulations which provide for the safe
storage and transport of that waste. EPA is
also proposing amendments to existing

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                              October 1995
regulations regarding emergency response
involving military munitions and other
explosives, and revisions to the definition of
"on-site" for generators. This fact sheet is also
available on the Internet.

TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: Office of
Solid Waste Reorganized - September 30,
1995
AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA530-F-95-021

This fact sheet summarizes the recent
reorganization of the Office of Solid Waste
which will result in an increased emphasis on
risk and economic assessment in RCRA
decision-making, enhanced customer service,
and greater efficiency through teamwork. It
also includes a description and detailed
organizational chart of the six divisions.

TITLE: Technical Document: Background
for NEPA Reviewers: Non-Coal Mining
Operations
AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-109 103

The National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and §309 of the Clean Air Act (CAA)
require EPA to review and comment on
environmental impact statements (EISs) which
are prepared for proposed major federal
agency actions. To foster compliance with this
mandate, EPA published this guidance
document to assist federal and state reviewers
when providing comments on NEPA
documents related to proposed mining
activities, other than coal mining, on federal
lands. The document provides general
descriptions of site operations, potential
environmental impacts, prevention/mitigation
measures, and types of questions which should
be addressed when reviewing a proposed
mining operation.
TITLE: Catalogue of Hazardous and Solid
Waste Publications
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-B-95-001

This catalogue is a directory of EPA
documents relevant to the Resource
Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA). The
catalogue is divided into  sections which
organize the documents by subject, title, and
document order number.  Summaries of the
documents and their publication dates are also
included. The document is also available on
the Internet.
                  UST
TITLE: UST Program Facts: Implementing
Federal Requirements for Underground Storage
Tanks
AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA510-B-95-011

This publication provides an overview of the
federal underground storage tank (UST)
program and includes information on
preventing releases, leak detection, corrective
action, financial responsibility, state UST
programs, the leaking underground storage
tank (LUST) trust fund, and environmental
justice.

TITLE: Introduction to Statistical Inventory
Reconciliation for USTs
AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA510-B-95-009

This guidance document provides a clear
overview and explanation of statistical
inventory reconciliation (SIR), used as a
method of leak detection for underground
storage tanks.

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October 1995
                                                                       New Publications
 TITLE: Financing Underground Storage
 Tank Work: Federal and State Assistance
 Programs
 AVAILABILITY: Hotline
 EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-B-95-010

 This document helps underground storage tank
 (UST) owners and operators locate potential
 sources of financial assistance to cover the
 costs of UST upgrading, replacement, closure,
 and cleaning up UST releases.  It describes
 federal financial assistance programs and
 provides addresses and telephone numbers for
 potential sources of financial assistance in 14
 states.

 TITLE: Musts for USTs: A Summary of
 Federal Regulations for Underground Storage
 Tank Systems
 AVAILABILITY: Hotline
 EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-K-95-002

 This updated publication provides a good
 summary of the federal underground storage
 tank (UST) regulations. The guidance
 document details the technical requirements
 applicable to owners and operators of USTs,
 including the standards for new and existing
 tanks, closing USTs, responding to UST
 releases, and reporting and recordkeeping
 requirements.

 TITLE: Straight Talk On Tanks: Leak
 Detection Methods for Petroleum
 Underground Storage Tanks and Piping
 AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
 EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-K-95-003

 This revised publication provides an overview
 of the federal underground storage tank (UST)
 release detection requirements.  The document
 contains summaries of leak detection methods
 such as inventory control, manual tank
gauging, tank tightness testing, interstitial
monitoring, automatic tank gauging, vapor
monitoring, groundwater monitoring, and
statistical inventory reconciliation.

TITLE: Dollars and Sense: Financial
Responsibility Requirements for Underground
Storage Tanks
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-K-95-004

This updated publication describes the federal
financial responsibility requirements for
owners and operators of underground storage
tanks (USTs) storing petroleum. The
document provides a detailed explanation of
the regulations and includes models of
"endorsement," "certificate of insurance," and
"certification of financial responsibility."
               CERCLA
TITLE: Wildlife Exposure Factors
Handbook: Volume I of n
AVAILABILITY:  ORD
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA600-R-93-187a

The purpose of the Handbook is to provide a
convenient source of information and an
analytic framework  for screening-level risk
assessments for common wildlife species.
These screening-level risk assessments may be
used for several purposes, including assessing
potential effects of environmental
contamination on wildlife, supporting site-
specific decisions, supporting the development
of water-quality or other media-specific criteria
for limiting environmental levels of toxic
substances to protect wildlife species, or
focusing research and monitoring efforts.

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New Publications
                             October 1995
TITLE: Wildlife Exposure Factors Handbook:
Volume E of H
AVAILABILITY:  ORD
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA600-R-93-187b

This Appendix is intended to accompany the
Wildlife Exposure Factors Handbook and
should be used only by individuals familiar
with the Handbook. The species-specific
values for the exposure factors presented in
Chapter 2 of the Handbook are a subset of the
data included in the tables of this Appendix.

TITLE: ERNS and CERCLA: Emergency
Response Notification System (ERNS) Fact
Sheet
AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-963 416

This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the
ERNS database. It defines CERCLA
hazardous substances; describes the causes of
hazardous substance reports; and explains why
someone should report a release, what happens
after a release is reported, and how to obtain
ERNS data.

TITLE: ERNS and Oil: Emergency Response
Notification System (ERNS) Fact Sheet
AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-963 415

This fact sheet provides a brief description of
the ERNS database. It includes statistics for
the oil releases in ERNS, the origins of oil
releases reported in ERNS, requirements for
reporting oil releases, and methods to obtain
ERNS data.
TITLE: Contaminants and Remedial Options
and Selected Metal-Contaminated Sites
AVAILABILITY: NCEPI
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA540-R-95-512

This reference document is intended to assist
site remediation managers in selecting
treatment technologies for contaminated soils,
sludges, sediments, and waste deposits at sites
where inorganic arsenic, cadmium, chromium,
mercury, or lead are the primary contaminants
of concern.

TITLE: Presumptive Remedies: CERCLA
Landfill Caps RI/FS Data Collection Guide
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 412

This fact sheet identifies the data pertinent to
landfill cap design that will be required for
most sites.  These data are organized within six
categories: (1) waste  area delineation, (2)
slope stability and settlement, (3) gas
generation/migration,  (4) existing cover
assessment, (5) surface water run-on/run-off
management, and (6) clay sources. For
reference purposes, all data requirements and
data collection methods discussed in this
document are summarized in a table at the end
of the document.
                EPCRA
TITLE: "EPA Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics Issues Paper #2: Expansion of the
Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) to Gather
Chemical Use Information: TRI Phase 3"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A

The purpose of this issues paper is to provide
an update to stakeholders on EPA's progress
toward Phase 3 implementation, to describe
EPA's position on materials accounting, and to

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October 1995                                                              New Publications

 focus attention on important unresolved
 questions.  EPA identifies potential TRI data
 gap categories as starting points for additional
 analysis. Included with the issues paper is a
 table that provides excerpts from the first TRI
 Phase 3 public meeting held on September 29,
 1994, and divides the comments into concern
 categories. This document also serves to
 describe an expedited, open, and transparent
 process for further consideration of TRI Phase
 3 issues. The issues paper is also
 electronically available on the EPA's Core
 Server via the following pathway: EPA Offices
 and Regions -> Office of Prevention,
 Pesticides, and Toxics Substances -> Toxic
 Substances -> Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
 — Phase 3.

 TITLE: "Report to President Clinton:
 Expansion of Community Right-to-Know
 Reporting to Include Chemical Use Data:
 Phase in of the Toxics Release  Inventory"
 AVAILABILITY: Hotline
 EPA ORDER NO.:  N/A

 On August 8, 1995, President Clinton directed
 the EPA to expedite two major Right-to-Know
 initiatives:  the rulemaking process on
 expanding the facility coverage of the Right-
 to-Know program and the development and
 implementation of the process for
 consideration of reporting use information
 under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI).
 The President required EPA to report on the
 progress of these efforts by October 1, 1995.
 This report focuses on the process of collecting
 use information. The document is
 electronically available on the EPA's Core
 Server through EPA Offices and Regions ->
 Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxics
 Substances -> Toxic Substances -> Toxic
 Release  Inventory (TRI) — Phase 3.

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                            FEDERAL REGISTERS
            FINAL RULES
 RCRA
 "Wyoming; Final Authorization of State
  Hazardous Waste Management
  Program"
  October 4,1995 (60 FR 51925)

  EPA determined that Wyoming's hazardous
 waste program satisfies all of the
 requirements necessary to qualify for final
 authorization. To qualify for final
 authorization, a state's program must (1) be
 "equivalent" to the federal program, (2) be
 consistent with the federal program and other
 state programs, and (3) provide for adequate
 enforcement. Final authorization will be
 effective October 18, 1995.

 "Utah; Codification of Underground
 Storage Tank (UST) Program"
 October 6,1995 (60 FR 52343)

 EPA codified, in 40 CFR Part 282, the prior
approval of Utah's underground storage tank
program and incorporated by reference
appropriate provisions of Utah's state statutes
and regulations. The regulations is effective
December 5,1995, unless EPA publishes a
prior Federal Register notice withdrawing this
immediate final rule.
 "Delay of General Compliance Date for
  Small MSWLFs in Either Dry or
  Remote Areas"
  October 6,1995 (60 FR 52337)

  EPA extended the general compliance date
 of the municipal solid waste landfill  .
 (MSWLF) criteria for MSWLFs qualifying in
 §258.1(f)(l) as small, arid or remote. As a
 result, qualifying small MSWLFs are
 therefore not subject to the requirements of 40
 CFR Part 258 until October 9,1997, provided
 the MSWLF continues to qualify for the small
 landfill exemption.

 "Oregon; Final Authorization of State
  Hazardous Waste Management
  Program  Revisions"
  October 10,1995 (60 FR 52629)

  EPA determined that Oregon's hazardous
 waste program revisions satisfy all of the
 requirements necessary to qualify for final
 authorization. Final authorization will be
 effective December 7, 1995, unless significant
 adverse comments on Oregon's program
 revision application are received by the close
 of business on November 8, 1995.

 "Louisiana; Final Authorization of
  State Hazardous Waste Management
  Program Revisions"
  October 17,1995 (60 FR 53704)

  EPA determined that Louisiana's hazardous
 waste program revisions satisfy all of the
requirements necessary to qualify for final

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   Federal Registers
                             October 1995
                                    FINAL RULES
  RCRA authorization. Final authorization will
  be effective January 2,1995, unless EPA
  publishes a prior Federal Register action
  withdrawing this immediate final rule.
  Comments on Louisiana's program revision
  application must be received by the close of
  business on December 1,  1995.

  "Louisiana; Final Authorization of State
    Hazardous Waste Management
    Program Revisions"
    October 17,1995 (60 FR 53707)

    EPA determined that Louisiana's  hazardous
  waste program revisions satisfy all  of the
  requirements necessary to qualify for final
  RCRA authorization. Final authorization will
  be effective January 2, 1995, unless EPA
  publishes a prior Federal Register action
  withdrawing this immediate final rule.
  Comments on Louisiana's program revision
  application must be received by the close of
  business on December 1,  1995.

  "New Mexico; Final Authorization of
    State Hazardous Waste Management
    Program Revisions"
    October 17,1995 (60 F_R 53708)

    EPA determined that New Mexico's
  hazardous waste program revisions satisfy all
  of the requirements necessary to qualify for
  final RCRA authorization. Final authorization
  will be effective January 2,1995, unless EPA
  publishes a prior Federal Register action
  withdrawing this immediate final rule.
  Comments on New Mexico's program revision
  application must be received by the close of
  business on December 1,  1995.
"Correcting Amendment to Part 261,
 Appendix IX, Table 1"
 October 23,1995 (60 FR 54311)

 EPA corrected Part 261, Appendix IX, Table
1, by re-adding the final conditional exclusion
previously granted to Envirite Corporation
which had been inadvertently removed.

Administrative Stay of the Used Oil
Mixture Rule
October 30,1995 (60 FR 55202)

 EPA announced an administrative stay of the
used oil mixture rule regulations in 40 CFR
§279.10(b)(2). Section 279.10(b)(2) contains
special provisions regulating used oil mixed
with either characteristic hazardous waste or
waste listed as hazardous because it exhibits a
hazardous waste characteristic. After
December 29, 1995, the effective date of the
stay, these mixtures will be subject to the
regulatory requirements for other mixtures of
hazardous and solid wastes, including LDRs,
until the Agency completes a new rulemaking
addressing the used oil mixture rule provisions.

CERCLA

"National Priorities List; Stewco,
 Incorporated Superfund Site"
 October 4,1995 (60 FR 51927)

 EPA announced the deletion of the Stewco,
Incorporated Superfund Site, located in
Waskom, Texas, from the National Priorities
List. The Agency published a notice of its
intent to delete the site on July 26, 1995 (60
FR 38297).  EPA and the State of Texas have
determined that no further cleanup under
CERCLA is appropriate and that remedial
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                          Federal Registers
actions at the site have been protective of
public health, welfare, and the environment.
The effective date of this action is October 4,
1995.
         PROPOSED RULES
RCRA

"Extension of Comment Period for the
  Proposed Identification and Listing of
  Hazardous Waste/Dye and Pigment
  Industries"
  October 20,1995 (60 FR 54207)

  EPA reopened the comment period for the
proposed listing of waste from the dyes and
pigments industry, which appeared in the
Federal Register on December 22, 1994 (59 FR
66072).  EPA will now accept public
comments until November 30, 1995.

"LDR Phase IV;  Technical Correction
  to Proposed Rule"
  October 25,1995 (60 FR 54645)

EPA corrected several errors in the LDR Phase
IV Proposed Rule (60 FR 43654; August 22,
1995). Most notably, EPA corrected the
flowchart entitled "Figure 2: Option 2
Flowchart," which  appeared on page 43664 of
the proposal. In addition, EPA resolved an
inconsistency between the UTS table which
appeared at 60 ER 43682 and the UTS table at
60 FR 43696. The tables were not in
agreement concerning the list of constituents
proposed for regulations in F032, F034, and
F035, as well as the universal treatment
standard proposed for several constituents.
CERCLA

"National Priorities List for
  Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites"
  October 2,1995 (60 FR 51390)

  EPA proposed 12 new sites for inclusion in
the General Superfund Section of the National
Priorities List. Eight of the sites are proposed
based on HRS scores of 28.50 or above.  One
site is proposed based on its designation as the
State of Georgia's top priority.  Three of the
sites are proposed on the basis of ATSDR
health advisory criteria. EPA also proposed to
withdraw an earlier proposal to list the
Broward County 21st Manor Dump site on the
NPL.

"National Priorities List;  Arsenic
  Trioxide Site"
  October 2,1995 (60 FR 51395)

  EPA Region VIE announced its intent to
delete the Arsenic Trioxide Site, located in
Southeastern, North Dakota, from the National
Priorities List. EPA and the State of North
Dakota have 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
proposed deletion will be accepted  through
November 1,1995.

"Release Reporting; Administrative
  Exemptions for Certain Radionuclide
  Releases; Extension of Comment
  Period"
  October 3,1995 (60 FR 51765)

  EPA granted an extension of the public
comment period for the August 4, 1995 (60 FR
40042)  Proposed Rule on administrative
exemptions for certain radionuclide releases
from reporting requirements under CERCLA
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  Federal Registers
                              October 1995
  §103 and EPCRA §304. Comments on the
  August 4, 1995, Proposed Rule must be
  submitted on or before December 4, 1995.
                 NOTICES
  RCRA

  "Hazardous Waste Land Disposal
   Injection Restrictions; Petition for
   Modification to an Exemption"
   October 2,1995 (60 FR 51476)

   EPA granted a modification to BP Chemicals,
  Inc.'s (BPCI) exemption from LDR for the
  facility's underground injection wells located
  in Cleveland, Ohio. EPA is satisfied that, to a
  reasonable degree of certainty, there will be no
  migration of hazardous constituents from the
  injection zones for as long as the waste
  remains hazardous. This action is effective
  September 22, 1995.

  "Proposed Consent Decree; Neville
   Chemical Company, Neville Island,
   Pennsylvania"
   October 5,1995 (60 FR 52208)

   A Consent Decree in United States v. Neville
  Chemical Company was lodged with the U.S.
  District Court for the Western District of
  Pennsylvania on September 19,1995.  The
  complaint alleged violations of RCRA waste
  management, paperwork, and filing
  requirements for generators and TSDFs at
  Neville's resin and fuel oil distillate
  manufacturing facility. The Department of
  Justice will receive comments for a period of
  30 days from the date of publication.
"Underground Injection Control (UIC)
 Program; Intent to Grant a Case-By-
 Case Extension"
 October 27,1995 (60 FR 55021)

 EPA proposed to grant Abbott Laboratories a
case-by-case extension from the RCRA land
disposal treatment standards. The extension
would be granted for one year and would allow
the continued injection of a formerly ignitable,
high TOC wastestream into Abbott's Class I
non-hazardous waste injection well, located in
Wichita, Kansas.

RCRA/CAA/CWA

"Proposed Consent Decree; Mobile
 Chemical Company"
 October 12,1995 (60 FR 53201)

 A proposed Consent Decree in United
States v. Mobile Chemical Company was
lodged on September 28, 1995, with the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.
The proposed Consent Decree resolves Mobile
Chemical Company's violations of the Clean
Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at
the company's petrochemical facility in
Beaumont, Texas. DOJ will receive comments
relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.

RCRA/CERCLA

"Federal Facilities Cleanup  Principles"
 October 2,1995 (60 FR 51475)

 EPA announced the availability of
"Principles for Environmental Cleanup of
Federal Facilities," dated August 2, 1995. The
"Principles," developed by the Federal
Facilities Environmental Restoration Dialogue
Committee, are policy recommendations aimed
at improving the process by which federal
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 October 1995
                         Federal Registers
                                    NOTICES
facility environmental cleanup decisions are
made.

"Proposed Consent Decree; Arcanum
 Iron and Metal Superfund Site"
 October 17,1995 (60 EB 53804)

 A proposed Consent Decree in United
States v. Harold Shane was lodged on
September 29, 1995, with the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The
proposed Consent Decree resolves claims
against sixteen parties for the recovery of
response costs expended by EPA at the
Arcanum Iron  and Metal Superfund Site in
Arcanum, Ohio. The Consent Decree includes
a covenant not to sue by the United States
under §§106 and 107 of CERCLA and under
§7003 of RCRA. DOJ will receive comments
relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.

"Proposed Settlement Agreement;
 Wisconsin Steel Works  Superfund
 Site"
 October 25,1995 (60 FR 54706)

 A proposed Settlement Agreement in In re:
Envirodyne Industries. Inc.. et al.. was  lodged
on October 10,1995, with the U.S. Bankruptcy
Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The
Settlement Agreement includes a covenant not
to sue by the United States under §§106 and
107 of CERCLA and under §7003 of RCRA.
DOJ will receive comments relating to the
proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30
days from the date of publication.
"Proposed Administrative De Minimls
 Contributor Settlement Agreement;
 Pab Oil Chemical Services, Inc.,
 Superfund Site"
 October 27,1995 (60 FR 55024)

 EPA announced a proposed administrative de_
minimis contributor Settlement Agreement
concerning the Pab Oil Chemical Services,
Inc., Site in Abbeville, Louisiana.  The
settlement requires 20 settling parties to pay a
total of $694,671.00 to the Hazardous
Substances Superfund in return for an EPA
covenant not to sue pursuant to §§106 and 107
of CERCLA and §7003 of RCRA. The
Agency will receive written comments relating
to the settlement on or before November 27,
1995.

CERCLA

"NEJAC; Charter Renewal and Public
 Meeting Announcement"
 October 2,1995 (60 FR 51475)

 The National Environmental Justice Advisory
Council (NEJAC) has been renewed for a two
year period. The full NEJAC will meet
December 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and
on December 14, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The six NEJAC subcommittees will meet on
December 13, 1995, from 8:00 a.m and
December 14, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
All meetings are open to the public.

"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
 Layton  Salvage Yard Superfund Site"
 October 5,1995 (60 FR 52184)

 A proposed Administrative Settlement was
reached concerning the Layton Salvage Yard
Site in Layton, Utah. The proposed settlement
resolves an EPA claim under §107 of
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  Federal Registers
                              October 1995
                                     NOTICES
  CERCLA against Marvin L. Allgood, the U.S.
  Air Force, and the U.S. Defense Logistics
  Agency. Under the proposed settlement the
  settling parties will pay $450,936.28 to the
  Hazardous Substances Superfund. Comments
  must be submitted on or before November 6,
  1995.

  "Proposed Consent Decree; Kane &
   Lombard Superfund Site"
   October 5,1995 (60 EE 52208)

   A proposed Consent Decree in United
  States v. Edward Arazel. et al.. was lodged on
  September 25, 1995, with the U.S. District
  Court for the District of Maryland.  Under the
  proposed Consent Decree, several PRPs have
  collectively agreed to pay 5,927,083.90 to the
  United States for reimbursement of past
  response costs.  A group of defendants has also
  agreed to undertake the operation and
  maintenance of the containment/pump and
  treat system installed at the site. In return,
  settling parties will receive a covenant not to
  sue and contribution protection. DOJ will
  receive comments relating to the proposed
  Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from
  the date of publication.

  "Proposed Consent Decree; Cross
   Brothers Pail (Pembroke) Superfund
   Site"
   October 10,1995 (60 FR  52689)

   A proposed Consent Decree in United
  States v. BASF Corporation of America, et al..
  was lodged on September 29,1995, with the
  U.S. District Court for the Central District of
  Illinois. Under the proposed Consent Decree,
  settling parties will pay $142,228 of the United
  States' unrecovered response costs  and
  estimated future oversight costs at the Cross
  Brothers Pail (Pembroke) Site in Pembroke
Township, Illinois. The proposed Consent
Decree also provides for payment by the
settling parties of $144,000 in civil penalties
assessed for failure to comply with an
Administrative Order previously issued by
EPA.  DOJ will receive comments relating to
the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30
days from the date of publication.

"Proposed Consent Decree; Ormet
 Superfund Site"
 October 12,1995 (60 FR 53201)

 A proposed Consent Decree in United
States v. Ormet Primary Aluminum
Corporation, was lodged on September 28,
1995, with the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Ohio. Under the proposed
Consent Decree, Ormet will reimburse the
United States $128, 070.73 for response costs
in connection with the Ormet Superfund Site
in Monroe County, Ohio. DOJ will receive
comments relating to the proposed Consent
Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.

"Proposed Settlement Agreement; Old
 City of York Landfill and
 Eiizabethtown Landfill Superfund
 Sites"
 October 12,1995 (60 FR 53201)

 A proposed settlement agreement was lodged
with the United States Bankruptcy Court for
the District of Connecticut  in In re: Servam
Corporation, et al.. on October 2, 1995.  The
proposed Settlement Agreement will settle a
claim filed against Service  of America
Corporation and The Macke Company by the
United States, pursuant to §107 of CERCLA,
in connection with the Old  City of York
Landfill Site in York, Pennsylvania, and the
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                             CALL ANALYSES
                          CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE
                              October Daily Volume*
                   RCRA/UST
                                                         Documents

.0
                                         EPCRAand>
                                          Superfund

                                         —i	1	
                        10 11  12  13  16  17  18  19
                                       Day
                                   Year to Date*
20 23  24  25 26  27  30
RCRA/UST
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Month
6,017
5,984
6,953
5.954
6.746
6,834
5,252
6,265
5,368
5,583
Cumulative
~
12,001
18,954
24,908
31,654
38,488
43,740
50,005
55,373
60,956
EPCRA and Superfund

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Month
3,432
4,284
3,892
3,158
3,910
7,707
4,095
3,663
2,828
2,768
Cumulative
--
7,716
11,608
14,766
18,676
26,383
30,478
34,141
36,969
39,737
Documents
(All Proa ram Areas)
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Month
4,389
4,191
5,402
4,631
4,959
5,283
3,678
3,952
3,440
3,907
Cumulative
~
8,580
13,982
18,613
23,572
28,855
32,533
36,485
39.925
43.832
     *A11 calls answered by the Call Management System, the Message Retrieval Line, and the Document Retrieval Line.
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   Call Analyses
             October 1995
                             QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY TYPE
                                    October Daily Volume*
    600 T
Regulatory
                            10  11  12  13  16   17   18  19  20  23  24  25  26  27  30   31
                                         Year to Date*
Regulatory
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Month
12,045
11,182
12,817
10,851
13,051
19,381
12,290
13,749
13,313
14,642
Cumulative
~
23,227
36,044
46,895
59,946
79,327
91,617
105,366
118,679
133,321
Document
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Month
5,285
5,301
6,643
5,636
6,707
7,924
5,855
6,027
5,034
5,479
Cumulative
--
10,586
17,229
22,865
29,572
37,496
43,351
49,378
54,412
59,891
Referral/Transfer
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
Month
1,518
1,689
1,747
1,328
1,652
2,276
1,349
1,282
1,144
1,151
Cumulative
--
3,207
4,954
6,282
7,934
10,210
1 1 ,559
12,841
13,985
15,136
   * 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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October 1995
                                                                    Federal Registers
                                    NOTICES
 were lodged on October 6,1995, with the U.S.
 District Court for the Western District of
 Pennsylvania. The proposed Consent Decrees
 resolve claims under CERCLA against seven
 settling parties for response costs associated
 with the Municipal & Industrial Disposal
 Company Site in Elizabeth Township,
 Pennsylvania. DOT will receive comments
 relating to the proposed Consent Decrees for a
 period of 30 days from the date of publication.

 "Proposed Consent Decrees; Byron
  Salvage Superfund Site"
  October 24,1995 (60 FR 54518)

  Four proposed Consent Decrees in United
 States v. Nalco Chemical Company, et al..
 were lodged on October 18,1995, with the
 U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
 Illinois. The proposed Consent Decrees
 resolve claims under CERCLA against eleven
 settling parties in relation to the Byron  Salvage
 Site in Ogle County, Illinois. DOJ will receive
 comments relating to the proposed Consent
 Decrees for a period of 30 days from the date
 of publication.

 "Proposed Consent Decree; Warwick
  Superfund Site"
  October 24,1995 (60 FR 54707)

  A proposed Consent Decree in United
 States v. International Paper Company, et al..
 was lodged on September 29,1995, with the
 U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
 New York.  The proposed Consent Decree
 resolves claims under CERCLA against
 settling parties for contamination at the
 Warwick Superfund Site in the Town of
 Warwick, New York. DOJ will receive
 comments relating to the proposed Consent
 Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of
 publication.
"Proposed Administrative De Minimis
 Contributor Settlement Agreement;
 Poly-Cycle Industries, Inc., Superfund
 Site"
 October 27,1995 (60 FR 55024)

 EPA announced a proposed administrative d£
minimis contributor Settlement Agreement
concerning the Poly-Cycle Industries, Inc., Site
in Tecula, Texas. The settlement requires each
of the six settling parties to pay $45.00 to the
Hazardous Substances Superfund in return for
an EPA covenant not to sue pursuant to §§106
and 107 of CERCLA. The Agency will
receive written comments relating to the
settlement on or before November 27, 1995.

EPCRA

"Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;
 Administrative Stay and Request for
 Comment on Petition to Delist;
 DBNPA"
 October 27,1995 (60 FR 54949)

 EPA granted a request for an administrative
stay of the reporting requirements under §313
of EPCRA for 2,2-dibromo-3-
nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA). The effect of
the stay is to suspend reporting on DBNPA
while the Agency completes a reassessment of
the data supporting the listing of this chemical.
The Agency also requests comment on whether
DBNPA should be removed from the list of
EPCRA §313 toxic chemicals. The
administrative stay is effective October 27,
1995. Written comments on the petition to
delist DBNPA must be received on or before
November 27, 1995.
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  Federal Registers                                                         October 1995
                                      NOTICES
  "National Advisory Committee for
   Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for
   Hazardous Substances"
   October 31,1995 (60 EB 55376)

   EPA's office of Prevention, Pesticides, and
  Toxic Substances announced the
  establishment of the National Advisory
  Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline
  Levels (AEGLs) for Hazardous Substances.
  The objectives of the Committee are to
  efficiently and effectively develop AEGLs
  that can serve as biological reference values
  for extremely hazardous substances, and to
  provide information useful for emergency
  planning, prevention, and response.
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October 1995
                           Federal Registers
                                     NOTICES
Elizabethtown Landfill Site in Lancaster,
Pennsylvania. DOJ will receive comments on
the proposed settlement agreement for 30 days
from the date of publication.

"Proposed Consent Decree;
  Buckingham County Superfund Site"
  October 17,1995 (60 EB 53802)

  A proposed d£ minimis Consent Decree in
United States v. Buffalo Air Handling, et al..
was lodged on September 29,1995, with the
U.S. District Court for the Western District of
Virginia. The proposed Consent Decree
resolves claims under § 107 of CERCLA
against certain d£ minimis waste contributors
for reimbursement of response costs incurred
and to be incurred by the United States at the
Buckingham County Site in Buckingham
County, Virginia. DOJ will receive comments
relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.

"Proposed Consent Decree; CIW
  Superfund Site"
  October 17,1995 (60 F_R 53803)

  A proposed Consent Decree in United
States v. CIW Company, et al.. was lodged on
September 22,1995, with the U.S. District
Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims
of the United States for past response  costs and
injunctive relief against the settling parties in
connection with the CIW Superfund Site in
Romulus, Michigan. DOJ will receive
comments relating to the proposed Consent
Decree for a period of 30 days from the  date  of
publication.
"Proposed Consent Decree; Hedblum
  Superfund Site"
  October 20,1995 (60 FR 54254)

  A proposed Consent Decree in United
States v. Amtel. Inc.. et al.. was lodged on
October 6, 1995, with the U.S. District Court
for the Eastern District of Michigan, Northern
Division. The proposed Consent Decree
resolves the United States' claims against
Amtel, Inc., for past costs incurred in
connection with the Hedblum Superfund Site
in Oscoda, Michigan. DOJ will receive
comments relating to the proposed Consent
Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.

"Proposed Consent Decree; Solvents
  Recovery Service of New England,
  Inc., Superfund Site"
  October 20,1995 (60 FE 54253)

  A proposed Supplemental Early De minimis
Consent Decree in United States and State of
Connecticut v. Able Marine. Inc.. et al.. was
lodged on September 29, 1995, with the U.S.
District Court for the District of Connecticut.
The proposed Early De minimis Consent
Decree embodies an agreement with 46 PRPs
connected with the Solvents Recovery Service
of New England, Inc., Site in Southington,
Connecticut. DOJ will receive comments
relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.

"Proposed Partial Consent Decree; M.T.
  Richards, Inc., Superfund Site"
  October 20,1995 (60 FR 54255)

  A proposed Partial Consent Decree in United
States v. Kenneth L. Thomas, et al.. was
lodged on October 10, 1995, with the U.S.
District Court  for the Southern District of
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    Federal Registers
                               October 1995
                                      NOTICES
  Illinois. The proposed Partial Consent Decree
  resolves certain claims of the United States
  under CERCLA §107 with respect to the M.T.
  Richards Site in Crossville, Illinois. DOJ will
  receive comments relating to the proposed
  Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from
  the date of publication.

  "Proposed Consent Decree; Sonora
   Burn and Carlie Middleton Metal Yard
   Superfund Sites"
   October 20,1995 (60 FR 54255)

   A proposed Consent Decree in United
  States v. TMG Enterprises. Inc.. et al. was
  lodged on October 2, 1995, with the U.S.
  District Court for the Western District of
  Kentucky.  The proposed Consent Decree
  resolves United States' claims under CERCLA
  §107 for response costs incurred in connection
  with the Sonora Burn Site and the Carlie
  Middleton  Metal Yard Site, both of which are
  located in Hardin County, Kentucky. DOJ will
  receive comments relating to the proposed
  Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from
  the date of publication.

  "Proposed Prospective Purchaser
   Agreement; Merit Products Superfund
   Site"
   October 23,1995 (60 FR 54352)

   A proposed Prospective Purchaser
  Agreement associated with the Merit Products
  Site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was
  executed by the Agency on September 29,
  1995, and is subject to final approval by DOJ.
  The Prospective Purchaser Agreement resolves
  certain potential EPA claims under §107 of
  CERCLA against the prospective purchaser.
  The Agency will receive written comments on
  the proposed settlement on or before
  November 22, 1995.
"Proposed Prospective Purchaser
 Agreement; Jasper County Superfund
 Site"
 October 24,1995 (60 FR 54497)

 A proposed Prospective Purchaser
Agreement associated with the Jasper County
Site in Jasper County, Missouri, was executed
by the Agency on June 29, 1995, and executed
by DOJ on August 18,1995. The agreement
subject to final approval after the comment
period. The Prospective Purchaser Agreement
resolves certain potential EPA claims under
§§106 and 107 of CERCLA against the
prospective purchaser.  The settlement requires
the purchaser to perform cleanup actions at the
property.  The Agency will receive written
comments on the proposed settlement on or
before November 24, 1995.

"Proposed Consent Decree; Syncon
 Resins Superfund Site"
 October 24,1995 (60 FR 54517)

 A proposed Consent Decree in United
States v. Farber. et al.: was lodged on
October 13,1995, with the U.S. District Court
for the District of New Jersey. The proposed
Consent Decree resolves claims under
CERCLA against Purex Corporation for
contamination at the Syncon Resins Superfund
Site in Kearny, New Jersey. DOJ will receive
comments relating to the proposed  Consent
Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.

"Proposed Consent Decrees;  Municipal
 & Industrial Disposal Company
 Superfund Site"
 October 24,1995 (60 FR 54517)

 Two proposed Consent Decrees in United
Stales v. American Recovery Company, et al..
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October 1995
Call Analyses
                     QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
                                       October 1995*
 "Based on 20,121 questions and excludes 1,151 referrals and transfers made from both Hotlines.  Includes the
  Message Retrieval Line and the Document Retrieval Line.

                                      Year to Date*
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
RCRA
Month
56%
(9,725)
52%
(9,474)
55%
(11,738)
55%
(9,814)
51%
(10,939)
45%
(13,075)
49%
(9,455)
56%
(11,879)
55%
(10,708)
58%
(12,365)
Cumulative
-
54%
(19,199)
55%
(30,937)
55%
(40,751)
54%
(51,690)
52%
(64,765)
51%
(74,220)
52%
(86,099)
52%
(96,807)
53%
(109,172)
UST
Month
6%
(1,012)
5%
(951)
6%
(1,290)
5%
(897)
5%
(1,052)
3%
(980)
4%
(828)
9%
(1.928)
10%
(2.045)
9%
(1.923)
Cumulative
--
5%
(1,963)
6%
(3,253)
6%
(4,150)
5%
(5,202)
5%
(6,182)
5%
(7,010)
5%
(8,938)
6%
(10,983)
6%
(12,906)
EPCRA
Month
24%
(4,215)
29%
(5,261)
23%
(4,904)
25%
(4,536)
31%
(6,684)
41%
(12,127)
31%
(6,084)
20%
(4,157)
20%
(3,848)
17%
(3,646)
Cumulative
--
27%
(9,476)
25%
(14,380)
25%
(18,916)
27%
(25,600)
30%
(37,727)
30%
(43,811)
29%
(47,968)
28%
(51,816)
27%
(55,462)
Superfund
Month
14%
(2,378)
14%
(2.486)
16%
(3,275)
15%
(2,568)
13%
(2,735)
11%
(3,399)
16%
(3,127)
15%
(3,094)
15%
(2,890)
16%
(3,338)
Cumulative
--
14%
(4,864)
14%
(8,139)
14%
(10,707)
14%
(13,442)
13%
(16,841)
14%
(19,968)
14%
(23,062)
14%
(25,952)
14%
(29,290)
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   Call Analyses
             October 1995
                                  CALLER PROFILE
                                  RCRA/UST Hotline

                     Regulated Community                    6,305
                     Citizens                                 200
                     State & Local Govt./Native American         216
                     Federal Agencies                         123
                     Educational Institutions                    243
                     EPA                                    106
                     Media                                    15
                     Interest Groups                             14
                     Congress                   '                4
                     International                                7
                     Other                                   128
                     Referrals*                               429
                     Transfers to EPCRA/Superfund Hotline*      212
                     Document Retrieval Line*                  124
                     Message Retrieval Line*                   807
                     TOTAL
8,933
                                         Citizens  Federal A9encies
                      State & Local Govt./     ly        2%
                        Native American      /
                               3%       /
                 All Others
                    7%
                                                     Regulated
                                                     Community
                                                        85%
      * No caller profile data available.
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October 1995
                            Call Analyses
              Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
                                  Superfund Hotline
 Manufacturers

   Food/Tobacco                       50
   Textiles                             23
   Apparel                             21
   Lumber & Wood                     23
   Furniture                            18
   Paper                               31
   Printing & Publishing                 27
   Chemicals                          127
   Petroleum & Coal                    41
   Rubber and Plastics                   19
   Leather                             12
   Stone, Clay & Glass                  28
   Primary Metals                       37
   Fabricated Metals                    53
   Machinery (Excluding Electrical)       33
   Electrical&Electronic Equipment       26
   Transportation Equipment             51
   Instruments                          24
   Misc. Manufacturing                 138
   Subtotal                           782
Consultants/Engineers                1,711
Attorneys                            353
Citizens                             261
Public Interest Groups                  15
Educational Institutions                 44
EPA                                 58
Federal Agencies                     102
GOCOs                               2
Congress                              3
State Officials/SERC                   56
Local Officials/LEPCs                  43
Fire Departments                       5
Hospitals/Laboratories                  15
Trade Associations                     14
Union/Labor                           2
Farmers                               2
Distributors                            1
Insurance Companies                    5
Media/Press                           18
Native Americans                       1
International                           4
Other                               168
Referrals*                           205
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline*       305
Document Retrieval Line*               39
Message Retrieval Line*               385

TOTAL                            4,599
              Attorneys
                10%
                               Citizens
                                 7%
All Others
  15%
         Consultants/
         Engineers
            47%
 ' No caller profile data available.
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   Call Analyses
                                     October 1995
                                  HOTLINE TOPICS
   RCRA
   RCRA GENERAL                  1,777
   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
2,492X
  303
   46
   79
    3
  1311
   20
   41
  3171
  6631
  331
   97
   50
  6751
  171
  143
   82
   20
   31
  8111
  209
  316
  186
  109
   54
   89
   39
   51
   55
   20
   97
  144
   84
   35

  256
  4871
   22
   11
   56
  5811
   24
   48
   17
   31
   54
   25
  171
Composting                           63
Markets - General                      40
 Aluminum                            4
 Batteries                            11
 Compost                             9
 Glass                                5
 Paper                                6
 Plastics                               4
 Tires                                 9
 Used Oil                            39
Procurement General                  761
 Building Insulation                     7
 Cement/Cement Products with Fly Ash   10
 Paper and Paper Products               21
 Re-Refined Lubricating Oil             10
 Retread Tires                         12
Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention    88
Grant and Financing                    27
OTHER WASTES
Ash                                  34
Bevill Amendment (Mining Waste)       63
Medical Waste                         232
Oil and Gas                           41
TOTAL
* Includes 3,201 RCRA document requests.


UST

General/Misc.
Applicability/Definitions
Regulated Substances
Standards for New Tank Systems
Tank Standards and Upgrading
Operating Requirements
Release Detection
Release Reporting & Investigation
Corrective Action for USTs
Out-of-Service/Closure
Financial Responsibility
State Programs
Liability/Enforcement
LUST Trust Fund

TOTAL
* Includes 745 UST document requests.
12,365*
   3521
    141
     34
   1741
    203
     51
     84
     47
    220
    158
   1951
     89
    129
     46

 1,923*
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    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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October 1995
                                   Call Analyses
 EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
 COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

 General:
  General Title III Questions          4231
  Trade Secrets                         5
  Enforcement                         19
  Liability/Citizen Suits                 13
  Training                             4
  Chemical-Specific Information         51

 Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
  General                             78
  Notification Requirements             26
  SERC/LEPC Issues                   64
  EHSs/TPQs                         36
  Risk Communication/
   Hazards Analysis                    31
  Exemptions                          4
 Emergency Release Notification (§304):
  General                            138
  Notification Requirements             54
  Reportable Quantities                124
  CERCLA §103 vs. SARA §304         47
  ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS                  8
  Exemptions                         12
 Hazardous Chemical Reporting
 (§§311-312):
  General                             89
  MSDS Reporting Requirements         61
  Tier VII Requirements                129
  Thresholds                          47
  Hazard Categories                     8
  Mixtures Reporting                   17
  Exemptions                         44
 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
2841
2221
1061
2891
 31
 36
3671
 24
154
 85
 64
2151
1191
       Special Topics:
        CAA§112
          General                           30
          RMPs                            21
          List of Regulated Substances         37
        Federal Facilities Executive Order      30

       TOTAL                           3,646
       "Includes 671 Emergency Planning and Community
       Right-to-Know document' requests
SUPERFUND


General/Misc.                       233
Access & Information Gathering         47
Administrative Improvements
 General                           128
 Environmental Justice/Brownfields   4021
 SACM/Presumptive Remedies        134
 Soil Screening Levels                 58
Administrative Record                 13
ARARs                            168
CERCLIS                          118
Citizen Suits                          4
Claims Against Fund                  11
Clean-Up Costs                       35
Clean-Up Standards                   65
Community Involvement               24
Contract Lab Program (CLP)            19
Contractor Indemnification              4
Contracts                             7
Definitions                          36
Enforcement                         41
Federal Facilities                    1341
Hazardous Substances                 101
HRS                                19
Liability                            121
Local Gov't Reimbursement              5
Natural Resource Damages             11
NCP                                26
Notification                          92
NPL                               1811
Off Site Rule                         12
OSHA                                7
PA/SI                               26
PRPs                               85
RD/RA                              29
Reauthorization                       37
 1 Hot topics for this month
 • Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result hi
  multiple questions.
                                                                                 25

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   Call Analyses                                                            October 1995


   Remedial                           131
   Removal                            49
   RI/FS                               59
   Risk Assess./Health Effects             74
   ROD                                59
   RQ                                3551
   Settlements                          39
   SITE Program                        27
   State Participation                     15
   State Program                        11
   TAGs                                4
   Taxes                                8


   Special Topics
    Oil Pollution Act                      3
    SPCC Regulations                   17
    Radiation Site Cleanup                54


   TOTAL                         3,338*
   "Includes 862 Superfund document requests.
   TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
   DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
   REFERRALS:                    21,272
   1 Hot topics for this month
   * Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
     multiple questions.

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