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MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
February 1996
RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
Hotline Questions and Answers
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 1
Underground Storage Tanks (UST) , 2
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) 2
New Publications
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 5
Underground Storage Tanks (UST) 6
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) 6
Federal Registers
Final Rules 9
Proposed Rules 10
Notices 11
Call Analyses
Caller Profiles 13
Hotline Topics 15
RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Frequently Asked Questions on the
40 CFR Part 264/265, Subpart CC
Air Emission Standards
Are large quantity generators subject to
the RCRA Subpart CC air emission standards
for tanks, surface impoundments, and
containers?
Yes, large quantity generators are subject
to the Subpart CC air emission standards if
managing hazardous waste in 90-day
accumulation units (§262.34(a)).
Does Subpart CC affect containers used
for satellite accumulation under §262.34(c)?
Subpart CC does not apply to containers
used for satellite accumulation (59 FR 62896,
62910; December 6, 1994).
Are large quantity generators subject to
the Subpart AA and BB air emission standards
for process vents and equipment leaks?
Yes, in addition to establishing the Subpart
CC air emission standards, the December 6,
1994, Federal Register also extended the
applicability of Subparts AA and BB to large
quantity generators accumulating hazardous
waste in permit-exempt units (§262.34(a)).
Do the Subpart CC regulations specify the
types of control equipment that must be
installed to comply with the air emission
standards?
The Subpart CC standards do not require
the use of any specific type of equipment or
add-on control device. Instead, the standards
allow owners/operators the flexibility of
choosing a control device that is best suited
for a particular wastestream (59 FR 62896,
62918; December 6, 1994).
2. Conditionally Exempt Small
Quantity Generators Treating in
Elementary Neutralization Units
A conditionally exempt small quantity
generator (CESQG) may treat or dispose of
hazardous waste on site provided the
generator meets certain requirements outlined
in 40 CFR §§261.5(f)(3) and (g)(3). If a
CESQG chooses to treat waste in an on-site
elementary neutralization unit, must the
generator meet the conditions of§§261.5(f)(3)
and(g)(3)?
A CESQG may treat hazardous waste in
an on-site elementary neutralization unit
without meeting the requirements in
§§261.5(f)(3) and (g)(3). Elementary
neutralization units, as defined in §260.10, are
exempt from RCRA treatment, storage, and
disposal standards and permitting
requirements. The elementary neutralization
unit exclusion does not preclude a CESQG
from treating waste in the exempt unit as long
as the generator meets the criteria outlined in
§§264.1(g)(6),265.1(c)(10),and
§270.1(c)(2)(v). Specifically, the elementary
neutralization unit must meet the definition of
a container, tank, tank system, transport
vehicle, or vessel; and be used for neutralizing
wastes that are hazardous only because of
corrosivity characteristic.
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3. UST Financial Responsibility and
the Definition of Petroleum Marketer
Owners and/or operators of petroleum
underground storage tanks (USTs) are
required to demonstrate financial
responsibility in both per occurrence and
annual aggregate amounts. Owners and/or
operators of petroleum USTs located at
petroleum marketing facilities, or that handle
an average of more than 10,000 gallons of
petroleum per month based on annual
throughput for the previous calendar year,
must demonstrate $1 million in per occurrence
coverage (§280.93(a)(l)). On the other hand,
owners and/or operators of petroleum USTs
located at non-marketing facilities that handle
an average of less than 10,000 gallons of
petroleum per month based on annual
throughput for the previous calendar year, are
only required to demonstrate $500,000 in per
occurrence coverage. Petroleum marketing
facilities include all facilities from which
petroleum is sold or transferred to other
petroleum marketers or to the public
(§280.92). Based on this definition, if a
private boating club sells petroleum to its
members only, is it considered a marketer or
non-marketer for purposes of determining UST
financial responsibility per occurrence
coverage?
The private boating club is considered a
non-marketer. Because the boating club's
members are part of a restricted group (and
hence not the general public), the sale of
petroleum to "members only" does not
constitute the sale of petroleum to the public at
large. This situation is analogous to the
interpretation that rental car facilities that sell
gasoline only to renters (also members of a
restricted group), are not considered marketers
selling petroleum to the public at large (53 FR
43330; October 26, 1988).
The private boating club, therefore, would
be considered a non-marketer, and assuming
the club handled an average of less than 10,000
gallons of petroleum per month based on
annual throughput for the previous year, the
owner and/or operator would have to
demonstrate only $500,000 in per occurrence
financial responsibility coverage. If, on the
other hand, the boating club handled an
average of more than 10,000 gallons of
petroleum per month based on annual
throughput for the previous year, the owner
and/or operator would have to demonstrate $ 1
million in per occurrence financial
responsibility coverage.
EPCRA
4. EPCRA §313 Employee Threshold
and Off-site Contract Employees
A manufacturing facility employs a
transportation company to deliver its product
to distributors. To be subject to EPCRA §313
toxic chemical release reporting, the
manufacturing facility must meet the criteria
outlined in 40 CFR §372.22, including an
employee threshold. EPA defines the employee
threshold as the equivalent of 10 or more full-
time employees. For purposes of this
provision, 2,000 work hours per year equates
to a single full-time employee, so that a facility
will exceed the employee threshold if the total
hours worked by all employees for the facility
surpass 20,000 hours annually. Since the
truck drivers work almost exclusively off-site
and are contracted through the transportation
company, would the manufacturing facility
need to account for the hours worked by the
truck drivers when making the employee
threshold determination?
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No, the manufacturing facility would not
count any of the hours worked by the truck
drivers, since the drivers are contract
employees who work primarily off site.
Determinations regarding the number of full-
time employees reflect all hours worked on
behalf of the facility, exclusive of functions
performed by intermittent service personnel
like municipal trash collection. Labor
performed by contract employees will only be
considered to be on behalf of the facility when
they are employed directly on site. The
manufacturer, therefore, would not consider
the hours worked by the drivers, as they work
almost entirely off site.
5. Facility Maintenance Exemption
Under EPCRA §313
An EPCRA §313 covered facility uses
55-gallon drums of paint containing a toxic
chemical to paint lines on the roads and air
strips on the facility's grounds. Paint is also
used to maintain road signs and facility
building signs. Would the toxic chemicals in
the paint be exempt from EPCRA §313
reporting requirements under the facility
grounds maintenance exemption found at 40
CFR §372.38(c)(2)?
The facility grounds maintenance
exemption in 40 CFR §372.28(c)(2) applies to
the use of products that are similar in type or
concentration to consumer products used for
routine janitorial or facility grounds
maintenance. This exemption includes both
individually packaged products (e.g., cans of
paint) and substances in bulk containers (e.g.,
55-gallon drums of paint). Therefore, if the
paint in the drums used to maintain the roads
and the signs is similar in type or concentration
to consumer products, the toxic chemicals in
the paint would be exempt from EPCRA §313
reporting requirements.
6. EPCRA §313 Clarification of
Processing Threshold for Items that
are Processed More Than Once
Manufacturing facilities (Standard
Industrial Classification codes 20-39) and
federal facilities with ten or more full-time
employees, who manufacture, process, or
otherwise use a toxic chemical in excess of the
applicable activity threshold must comply with
the EPCRA §313 reporting requirements found
at 40 CFR Part 372. Processing is defined as
the preparation of a toxic chemical, after its
manufacture, for distribution in commerce (40
CFR §372.3). A metal fabrication facility
extrudes ingots containing 20,000 pounds of
copper into rods, which is considered to be a
type of processing under EPCRA §313. The
facility then transfers the rods containing
20,000 pounds of copper to another portion of
the facility, which is completely separate from
the extruding operation, for further processing,
such as grinding. Has the facility processed
40,000 pounds of copper, and thus exceeded
the processing threshold of 25,000 pounds per
calendar year?
No. In this scenario, the facility has only
processed 20,000 pounds of copper and would
not be subject to reporting pursuant to 40 CFR
Part 372 for this toxic chemical. For threshold
purposes, facilities must count the amount of a
toxic chemical that is processed during the
calendar year. Facilities should not, however,
double count toxic chemicals that are subject
to multiple on-site processing steps before
being distributed in commerce. Conversely,
facilities that transfer toxic chemicals off site
for processing and receive the same toxic
chemical back for further processing must
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count the toxic chemical twice when
calculating thresholds because the toxic
chemical is considered to be newly obtained.
7. EPCRA and RCRA-Empty
An EPCRA §313 covered facility sends a
55-gallon drum containing less than one inch
of a toxic chemical off site for disposal. For
purposes of the RCRA hazardous waste
regulations, the container is considered an
empty container as defined in 40 CFR §261.7
(i.e., "RCRA-empty"). Must the facility report
the toxic chemical contained in the RCRA-
empty container as an off-site transfer for
purposes of disposal on the Form R, even
though it is not considered to contain
hazardous waste under RCRA ?
Yes. The definition of an empty container
pursuant to 40 CFR §261.7 does not apply to
EPCRA §313. Even though the residue
remaining in a container rendered "RCRA-
empty" is no longer considered a hazardous
waste under the federal RCRA regulations, it is
still considered a toxic chemical under
EPCRA. The status of a toxic chemical as a
nonhazardous waste under RCRA has no
impact on the applicability of EPCRA
regulations on that chemical.
Under EPCRA §313, the term "release" is
defined as "any spilling, leaking, pumping,
pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging,
injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or
disposing into the environment (including the
abandonment or discarding of barrels,
containers, and other closed receptacles) of any
toxic chemical." In Section 8.1 of the Form R,
EPA requires facilities to report all releases of
toxic chemicals, except those quantities
released to the environment as a result of
remedial actions, catastrophic events, or one-
time events not associated with production
processes. Disposal of a "RCRA-empty"
container which contains any amount of a toxic
chemical is generally reportable in Section 8.1
when transferred from or disposed of at an
EPCRA §313 covered facility. If, however,
the facility has total reportable amounts of the
chemical not exceeding 500 pounds, it may be
eligible for the higher alternate reporting
threshold in 40 CFR §327.27.
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RCRA
TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA
Encourages Recycling of Mineral Processing
Materials by Proposing to Make Changes to
the Definition of Solid Waste
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-95-029
This fact sheet provides an overview of EPA's
proposal to establish controls over the
management of toxic by-products of mineral
processing operations. The Agency is
requiring that before the materials can be land
disposed, they must meet stringent standards
preventing leaching of toxic constituents into
ground water. This proposal clarifies which
mineral processing materials are solid wastes,
and it applies treatment standards to those
which are hazardous wastes.
TITLE: Index of Selected OSW
Correspondence (EPA Office of Solid Waste)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-129 069
This document, developed by the staff of the
RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA Hotli'ne,
is an index of Selected Office of Solid Waste'
(OSW) Correspondence. It contains
information about more than 900 letters and
memoranda issued by EPA. The index
includes the "to" and "from," date, Fax-on-
Demand number, and a brief summary for each
entry. This document and the summaries it
contains are not intended to serve as statements
of EPA policy, and some of the
correspondence referenced in the document
may not reflect current EPA regulations or
polices. Letters and memoranda referenced in
the index are not a complete representation of
the guidance available from EPA on RCRA
issues, and they are not intended to supersede
the regulations. Designed for users familiar
with the RCRA program, the organization of
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the index parallels that of 40 CFR Parts 258 to
279.
TITLE: Source Reduction Bibliography
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-B-95-011
This bibliography is designed for municipal
solid waste planners, policy makers, and others
involved in implementing waste prevention
programs. The document has been compiled
as a resource for those involved in solid waste
management in order to help them access
information. This document is divided into 10
source reduction categories which include
topics such as business and industrial program
development, community source reduction
program development, materials exchange,
and public outreach. Each listing includes
title, author, publication date, a brief summary,
availability, and cost. Publications are
arranged alphabetically within each topic
category.
UST
TITLE: List of Leak Detection Evaluations
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-B-95-012
The List of Leak Detection Evaluations
contains information on over 200 third-party
evaluations of systems used to detect leaks
from underground storage tanks (USTs) and
piping. The list is based on review by an
independent work group consisting of state
and EPA UST program staff and is not an EPA
approved list. Approval or acceptance of
systems is the responsibility of the
implementing agency, which in most cases is
the state environmental agency. The list will
be updated periodically as new evaluations and
information are reviewed. The most recent
version is available for downloading from
EPA's Cleanup Information Network (CLU-
IN) electronic bulletin board. The file name is
LEAK.DET.EXE.
CERCLA
TITLE: Budget Impacts on Superfund
Program
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: OSWER Directive
9200.0-19
This directive includes a list of Superfund sites
that will be impacted by FY96 budget cuts. It
also includes a series of questions and answers
pertaining to the effect the FY96 budget has on
the Superfund program.
TITLE: Revised Policy on Performance of
Risk Assessments During Remedial
Investigation/Feasibility Studies (RI/FS)
Conducted by Potentially Responsible Parties
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: OSWER Directive
9340.1-02
This directive announces EPA's revised policy
on allowing Potentially Responsible Parties
(PRPs) to conduct the risk assessment portion
of the RI/FS. This supersedes the previous
Directives issued on this subject: Directive No.
9835.15 issued on August 28, 1990, which
stated that EPA would perform all risk
assessments as part of PRP RI/FSs; Directive
No. 9835.15a issued on July 21, 1991, which
provided guidance on risk-related deliverables
that EPA was to provide PRPs to allow them to
complete the RI/FS; and Directive No.
9835.15b issued on September 1, 1993, which
granted EPA Regions the option of allowing
PRPs to perform risk assessment under certain
specified conditions.
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February 1996 New Publications
TITLE: ECO Update: Volume 3, Number 2
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-963 324
TITLE: This bulletin provides an overview of
the development and use of Ecotox Threshold
(ET) benchmark values in Superfund
ecological risk assessments (ERAs). ETs are
defined as media-specific contaminant
concentrations above which there is sufficient
concern regarding adverse ecological effects to
warrant further site investigation. The bulletin
describes how ETs are to be used for screening
purposes in the Superfund ERA process, and
summarizes the methodologies used to
calculate ETs for each medium.
TITLE: ECO Update: Volume 3, Number 1
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-963 323
This bulletin provides guidance to Superfund
risk assessors and risk managers on planning
ecological risk assessments (ERAs) at
Superfund sites. This guidance is based on the
experience of the Regional Biological
Technical Advisory Groups (BTAGs).
Following the concepts advocated in this
bulletin should result in ERAs that will meet
the needs of Superfund Program.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
You may order copies of all major RCRA, UST, Superfund, and EPCRA Federal Registers by calling the Hotline.
RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA National Toll-Free No.: (800) 424-9346
Local: (703)412-9810 TDD National Toll-Free No.: (800) 553-7672
Electronic Availability
Federal Registers from October 1994 to the present related to the Hotline's program areas are accessible via
modem or Internet on EPA's Public Access Servers. The servers are accessible at:
World Wide Web: http://www.epa.gov
Gopher: gopher.epa.gov
FTP: ftp.epa.gov
Modem: (919) 558-0335
The Federal Registers are organized by date. After accessing the Gopher or World Wide Web server, make the
following selections to reach the Federal Register information:
• To access RCRA/UST and CERCLA Federal Registers on the server, choose
Rules, Regulations and Legislation -> FEDERAL REGISTER - Environmental Subset -> Waste Information
• The access EPCRA Federal Registers on the server, choose
Rules, Regulations and Legislation -> FEDERAL REGISTER - Environmental Subset -> Toxic Release Inventory
FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Montana; Final Approval of State
Underground Storage Tank Program"
February 1,1996 (61 FR 3599)
Final State Authorization
"Georgia; Codification of Prior
Underground Storage Tank (UST)
Program Approval"
February 5,1996 (61 FR 4224)
Codification of State Program
"Michigan; Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions"
February 8,1996 (61 FR 4742)
"Technical Amendment; RCRA Organic
Air Emission Standards for Tanks,
Surface Impoundments, and
Containers"
February 9,1996 (61 FR 4903)
EPA provided additional guidance clarifying
preamble language to the Subpart CC Air
Emissions final rule (59 FR 62896;
December 6, 1994) and corrected
typographical and grammatical errors. The air
standards, designed to reduce organic
emissions from hazardous waste management
activities, apply to owners and operators of
hazardous waste tanks, containers, and surface
impoundments subject to RCRA Subtitle C
permitting requirements and to large quantity
generators accumulating waste in on-site tanks
and containers. The provisions clarified by
this action are effective as of June 6, 1996, the
effective date of the final rule.
Final State Authorization
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"Alabama; Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions"
February 14,1996 (61 FR 5718)
Final State Authorization
"Rhode Island; Final Approval of State
Underground Storage Tank Program"
February 20,1996 (61 FR 6319-6322)
Final State Program Approval
"Maine; Final Approval of State
Underground Storage Tank Program"
February 21,1996 (61 FR 6554)
Final State Program Approval
"Washington; Final Authorization of
State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions"
February 29,1996 (61 FR 7736-7737)
Final State Authorization
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Clothier
Disposal Superfund Site"
February 8,1996 (61 FR 4747)
EPA announced the deletion of the Clothier
Disposal Site, located in Granby, New York,
from the National Priorities List. The Agency
published a notice of its intent to delete the
site on September 15, 1995 (60 EE 47918).
EPA and the State of New York have
determined that no further cleanup under
CERCLA is appropriate and that remedial
actions at the site have been protective of
public health and welfare and the
environment.
"National Priorities List; Flowood
Superfund Site"
February 16,1996 (61 FR 6115)
EPA announced the deletion of the Flowood
Site, located in Rankin County, Mississippi,
from the National Priorities List. The Agency
published a notice of its intent to delete the site
on June 15, 1995 (60 FR 31440). EPA and the
State of Mississippi have determined that no
further cleanup under CERCLA is appropriate
and that remedial actions at the site have been
protective of public health and welfare and the
environment.
"National Priorities List; Lewisburg
Dump Superfund Site"
February 21,1996 (61 FR 6556)
EPA announced the deletion of the
Lewisburg Dump Site, located in Lewisburg,
Tennessee, from the National Priorities List.
The Agency published a notice of its intent to
delete the site on December 20, 1995 (60 FR
65616). EPA and the State of Tennessee have
determined that no further cleanup under
CERCLA is appropriate and that remedial
actions at the site have been protective of
public health and welfare and the environment.
PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
"Corrections; Petroleum Refining
Process Wastes Proposed Listings"
February 8,1996 (61 FR 4758)
EPA issued a technical correction to the
proposed November 20, 1995 (60 FR 57747),
petroleum refining process wastes listings.
EPA corrected the proposed treatment standard
for a newly identified hazard waste containing
the constituent dibenz(a,h)anthracene, restated
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correctly the self-implementing provisions of
the LDR prohibition, and corrected other
typographical errors.
NOTICES
RCRA
"Hazardous Waste Land Disposal
Injection Restrictions; Petition for
Exemption"
February 9,1996 (61 FR 4996)
EPA reissued an exemption from LDR's
underground injection control well restrictions
to Cab-O-Sil Division of Cabot Corporation
(Cabot) for continued use of Wells Nos. 1 and
2 and addition of Well No. 3 at its Tuscola,
Illinois facility. As required by 40 CFR Part
148, Cabot has demonstrated, to a reasonable
degree of certainty, that there will be no
migration of hazardous constituents from the
injection zone for as long as the waste remains
hazardous. This decision constitutes a final
EPA action for which there is no
administrative appeal. This action is effective
as of January 22, 1996.
"Extension of Comment Period for the
Proposed Listing of Hazardous Waste
from the Petroleum Refining Industry"
February 13,1996 (61 FR 5528)
EPA extended the comment period of the
proposed listing determination for the
petroleum refining industry, which originally
appeared in the Federal Register on
November 20, 1995 (see 60 FR 57747). The
public comment period for this proposed rule
was set to end on February 20, 1996. The
comment period was extended until March 21,
1996. The Federal Register also provided
notice that additional information had been
added to the rulemaking docket.
"Extension of Comment Period for the
Proposed Hazardous Waste
Identification Rule (HWIR)"
February 22, 1996 (61 FR 6805)
EPA extended the comment period for the
proposed Hazardous Waste Identification Rule
(HWIR), which originally appeared in the
Federal Register on December 21, 1995 (60
FR 66344). The public comment period was
set to end February 20, 1996. EPA will now
continue to accept public comments on the
proposed HWIR until April 22, 1996.
"Continuous Emissions Monitoring
Systems (CEMS) Demonstration
Announcement"
February 27,1996 (61 FR 7232)
EPA solicited proposals from vendors
interested in participating in an EPA CEMS
demonstration project. EPA plans to conduct a
demonstration of particulate matter (PM) and
total mercury (Hg) continuous emissions
monitoring systems for stack monitoring of
hazardous waste combustors. Proposals must
be submitted by May 7, 1996, and should be
sent to the contact given in the Federal
Register. Each proposal will be assessed based
on selection criteria that are also presented in
the Federal Register.
Settlements and Consent Decrees
"Proposed Administrative De Minimis
Settlement; Tri-Cities Barrel Co., Inc.,
Superfund Site"
February 1, 1996 (61 FR 3698)
"Proposed Consent Decree; Somersworth
Sanitary Landfill Superfund Site"
February 1,1996 (61 FR 3731)
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NOTICES
"Proposed Administrative De Minimis
Settlement; Thermo-Chem, Inc.,
Superfund Site"
February 6, 1996 (61 FR 4435)
"Consent Decree; Millcreek Dump
Superfund Site"
February 8, 1996 (61 EB 4792)
"Proposed Consent Decrees; Selma
Pressure Treating Superfund Site"
February 8, 1996 (61 FR 4792)
"Proposed Administrative De Minimis
Settlements; Tonolli Corporation
Superfund Site"
February 9, 1996 (61 FR 4997)
"Proposed De Minimis Administrative
Order on Consent; Bohaty Drum
Superfund Site"
February 13, 1996 (61 FR 5550)
"Proposed Administrative De Minimis
Settlement; Carroll & Dubies Superfund
Site"
February 13, 1996 (61 EB 5550)
"Proposed Consent Decree; Hedblum
Superfund Site"
February 15, 1996 (61 FJR6024)
"Proposed Consent Decree; Advance
Electroplating Superfund Site"
February 15, 1996 (61 EB 6025)
"Proposed Administrative Order on
Consent; East MuKnomah County
Groundwater Contamination Superfund
Site"
February 16, 1996 (61 FR 6244)
"Proposed Administrative De Minimis
Settlement; Bern Metals Superfund Site"
February 20, 1996 (61 EB 6374)
"Proposed Prospective Purchaser
Agreement; Bellinger Steel Removal
Superfund Site"
February 20, 1996 (61 EB 6375)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Witco Corporation Superfund Site"
February 20, 1996 (61 EB 6375)
"Proposed Consent Decree; Penta Wood
Superfund Site"
February 23, 1996 (61 EB 7018)
"Proposed Administrative De Minimis
Landowner Settlement; Groveland Wells
Nos. 1 and 2 Superfund Site"
February 26, 1996 (61 EB 7102)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement; Hi
View Terrace Superfund Site"
February 26, 1996 (61 EB 7103)
"Proposed Administrative Order on
Consent; Old City Landfill Superfund
Site"
February 26, 1996 (61 EB 7103)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Ninth Avenue Dump Superfund Site"
January 24,1996 (61 EB 1929)
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CALL ANALYSES
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/UST Hotline
Regulated Community
Citizens
State & Local Govt./Native American
Federal Agencies
Educational Institutions
EPA
Media
Interest Groups
Congress
International
Other
Referrals*
Transfers to EPCRA/Superfund Hotline*
Document Retrieval Line*
Message Retrieval Line*
TOTAL
4,674
140
205
163
113
66
2
11
6
7
50
278
240
114
1,036
7,105
* No caller profile data available.
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Call Analyses
February 1996
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
Superfund Hotline
Manufacturers
Food/Tobacco 61
Textiles 26
Apparel 12
Lumber & Wood 26
Furniture 26
Paper 30
Printing & Publishing 33
Chemicals 288
Petroleum & Coal 86
Rubber and Plastics 68
Leather 13
Stone, Clay & Glass 28
Primary Metals 33
Fabricated Metals 136
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 25
Electrical&Electronic Equipment 33
Transportation Equipment 40
Instruments 12
Misc. Manufacturing 367
Subtotal 1,343
Consultants/Engineers 3,048
Attorneys 351
Citizens 233
Public Interest Groups 32
Educational Institutions 85
EPA 63
Federal Agencies 94
GOCOs 12
Congress 6
State Officials/SERC 78
Local Officials/LEPCs 135
Fire Departments 41
Hospitals/Laboratories 103
Trade Associations 13
Union/Labor 2
Farmers 31
Distributors 118
Insurance Companies 6
Media/Press 11
Native Americans 3
International 7
Other 225
Referrals* 398
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline* 428
Document Retrieval Line* 0
Message Retrieval Line* 190
TOTAL
7,056,
* No caller profile data available.
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February 1996
Call Analyses
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
RCRA GENERAL
SUBTITLE C
Hazardous Waste Id. - General
Characteristics
Listings
Mixture Rule
Derived-From
Contained-In Policy
Sampling
Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions
Radioactive Mixed Waste
Delisting Petions
Definition of Solid Waste/Hazardous
Waste Recycling
Large Quantity Generators
Small Quantity Generators
CESQGs
Transporters
Exports/Imports
TSDFs
General Facility Standards
Unit Standards
Air Emissions
Combustion - General
BIFs
Incinerators
Draft Strategy
Waste Minimization
LDR
Applicability
Notifications/Certification
Treatment Standards
Permits and Permitting
State Programs
Financial Assurance
Closure/Post-Closure
Corrective Action
Enforcement
Hazardous Waste Data
Test Methods
Indian Lands
Used Oil Standards
Military Munitions
OTHER WASTES
Ash
Bevill Amendment (Mining Waste)
Medical Wastes
Oil and Gas
1,019
1,826'
5801
3601
98
79
124
56
235
29
24
4341
486'
265
170
• 71
44
271
97
4241
55
50
35
35
72
3381
110
2101
166
94
76
68
193
69
73
62
15
191
26
10
41
127
61
SUBTITLE D
Household Hazardous Wastes 99
Subtitle D - General 71
Technical Standards 19
Industrial Wastes 13
Municipal Wastes 21
Indian Lands 7
Financial Assurance 54
Solid Waste Recycling/Markets -
General 2761
Aluminum 19
Batteries 18
Glass 16
Paper 24
Plastics 24
Tires 34
Used Oil 27
Composting 5
Procurement 20
Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention 70
Grants and Financing 1
TOTAL 9,687*
* Includes 2,761 RCRA document requests.
UST
General/Misc. 2781
Applicability/Definitions 143
Regulated Substances ' 76
Standards for New Tank Systems 109'
Tank Standards and Upgrading 130
Operating Requirements 74
Release Detection 205'
Release Reporting & Investigation 93
Corrective Action for USTs . 148
Out-of-Service/Closure 104
Financial Responsibility 1871
State Programs ' 68
Liability/Enforcement • 72
LUST Trust Fund 18
TOTAL 1,705*
* Includes 695 UST document requests.
1 Hot topics for this month
• Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
multiple questions.
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Call Analyses
February 1996
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title III Questions 5871
Trade Secrets 23
Enforcement 47
Liability/Citizen Suits 13
Training 12
Chemical-Specific Information 51
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
General 154
Notification Requirements 54
SERC/LEPC Issues 61
EHSs/TPQs 173
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis • 31
Exemptions 10
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General 56
Notification Requirements 63
Reportable Quantities 43
CERCLA § 103 vs. SARA §304 68
ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS 18
Exemptions 14
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312):
General 650
MSDS Reporting Requirements 362'
Tier I/I I Requirements 1,052'
Thresholds 1,026'
Hazard Categories 128
Mixtures Reporting 371
Exemptions 456
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
2761
3291
196
3261
57
10
47
15
107
92
21
1071
103
Special Topics:
CAA§112
General 125
RMPs 2771
List of Regulated Substances 129
Federal Facilities Executive Order 31
TOTAL 7,771
"•Includes 2,696 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 295
Access & Information Gathering 43
Administrative Improvements
General 88
Environmental Justice/Brownfields 3201
SACM/Presumptive Remedies 71
Soil Screening Levels 87
Administrative Record 17
ARARs 98
CERCLIS 122
Citizen Suits 7
Claims Against Fund 7
Clean-Up Costs 32
Clean-Up Standards 103
Community Involvement 29
Contract Lab Program (CLP) , 9
Contractor Indemnification 5
Contracts 5
Definitions 82
Enforcement 99
Federal Facilities 45
Hazardous Substances 306
HRS 20
Liability 126
Local Gov't Reimbursement 5
Natural Resource Damages 7
NCP 62
Notification 120
NPL 2601
Off Site Rule 13
OSHA ' 12
PA/SI 32
PRPs 39
RD/RA 33
Reauthorization 50
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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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February 1996
Call Analyses
Remedial
Removal
RI/FS
Risk Assess./Health Effects
ROD
RQ
Settlements
SITE Program
State Participation
State Program
TAGs
Taxes
123
36
41
68
58
2631
37
31
19
21
3
32
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act
SPCC Regulations
Radiation Site Cleanup
13
14
911
TOTAL 3,499*
*Includes 625 Superfund document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
REFERRALS:
22,662
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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