EPA530-R-96-002C
                                                    SUB-9224-96-003
                      HOTLINE REPORT
                       March 1996
              RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA
   Hotline Questions and Answers

   Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)	,
   Underground Storage Tanks (UST)	
   Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA),
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   Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)	   7
   Underground Storage Tanks (UST)	   9
   Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
    Liability Act (CERCLA)	   9
   Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA)	   9
   Federal Registers

   Final Rules	  11
   Proposed Rules	  12
   Notices	  13
   Call Analyses

   Caller Profiles	  17
   Hotline Topics	  19
                    RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA
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This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. 68-W6-0016.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460
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                      HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
                 RCRA
1.  Frequently Asked Questions on
    Compliance with Part 268 Land
    Disposal Restrictions Treatment
    Standards

    If a waste is subject to the land disposal
restrictions, where can its treatment standard
be found?

    The table of "Treatment Standards for
Hazardous Wastes" (40 CFR §268.40) lists by
waste code each waste that is subject to the
land disposal restrictions (LDR); each waste
code entry identifies either the hazardous
constituents subject to treatment and their
applicable treatment levels, or the specific
treatment technology that must be applied to
the waste.

    If the §268.40  "Treatment Standards for
Hazardous Wastes"  identifies the treatment
standard applicable  to each particular waste,
what are the "Universal Treatment
Standards" in §268.48?

    The "Universal Treatment Standards"
(UTS) table is an alphabetical list of all  the
hazardous constituents referenced in the
"Treatment Standards for Hazardous Wastes."
While the UTS lists the  numeric treatment
level for every hazardous constituent, only the
§268.40 table of "Treatment Standards for
Hazardous Wastes" identifies the standard to
which a waste must be treated prior to land
disposal.
    Why would a handler of a restricted or
prohibited waste consult the §268.48 UTS?

    The table "Treatment Standards for
Hazardous Wastes" notes that certain
characteristic wastes, in addition to complying
with the treatment standard for the specific
constituent or characteristic, must also "meet
§268.48 standards." Characteristic wastes
subject to this additional treatment
requirement must meet both the concentration
limit (or technology) for that particular waste
code and the UTS levels for each underlying
hazardous constituent (defined in §268.2)
likely to be present at the point of generation.

    Under what circumstances are listed
wastes subject to the §268.48 UTS?

    While characteristic wastes often vary
significantly in composition, each listed waste
is, by definition, fairly uniform in the
hazardous constituents it contains. As a result,
the treatment standard listed in the §268.40
"Treatment Standards for Hazardous Wastes"
is able to address all of the hazardous
constituents that are commonly of concern for
each particular listed waste.  Therefore, listed
wastes treated to their waste code-specific
treatment standards identified in  §268.40 will
not require additional treatment for underlying
hazardous constituents. Only listed wastes
that also exhibit a characteristic not addressed
in the treatment standard for the listed waste
(§268.9(b)) could be required to meet UTS for
underlying hazardous constituents.

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    Until Phase IV ofLDR is finalized,
 characteristic metal wastes are subject to less
 stringent treatment standards for metal
 constituents than are wastes whose treatment
 standards require compliance with the UTS of
 §268.48. Where a characteristic metal waste
 also exhibits another characteristic that
 renders it subject to compliance with UTS
 levels, would the waste need to meet the more
 stringent standard for the metal  constituent?

    Section 268.9(b) requires wastes to "meet
 the treatment standards for all applicable listed
 and characteristic waste codes."  In the rare
 case where a waste is subject to  multiple
 treatment standards for a particular constituent,
 the more stringent treatment standard will
 continue to apply.
 2.  Removal of Hazardous Waste
    Management Unit for Subpart CC
    Compliance

    The effective date of the 40 CFR Parts 2641
 265, Subpart CC air emission standards is
 June 6,1996.  Owners and/or operators who
 are unable to install the appropriate air
 emission controls on affected tanks, surface
 impoundments, and containers by the effective
 date of the rule are given the opportunity to
 establish an implementation schedule for the
 installation of required equipment. In all
 cases, owners and/or operators must have all
 controls installed by December 8,1997
 (§265.1082). Is the removal of an affected unit
from service an acceptable means of
 compliance with the Subpart CC standards? If
 so, can the owner and/or operator continue to
 manage hazardous waste in the unit without
 the appropriate air emission controls if he or
 she is unable to remove the unit from service
 prior to the June 6,1996, provided that
 documentation of the intentions to remove the
 unit from service by December 8,1997, is
 placed in an implementation schedule?
   Removal of a tank, surface impoundment,
or container from service is an acceptable
means of compliance with the Subpart CC
standards. If, however, removal of the unit
does not occur before the June 6, 1996,
effective date, all required air emission
controls must be installed on the unit if it
continues to manage hazardous waste. When it
is not possible to install the appropriate
controls by the effective date of the rule,
owners and/or operators must prepare an
implementation schedule in accordance with
the guidelines established in §265.1082.

   Preparation of an implementation schedule
is not an automatic extension  to the effective
date of the Subpart CC standards until
December 8, 1997. In all cases, owners and/or
operators must document in the schedule the
reasons why required controls cannot be in
place by the effective date and must make all
efforts to install the equipment as soon as
possible, but no later than December 8,1997.
Thus, in order to continue managing hazardous
waste after the effective date of the air
emission requirements in a unit scheduled for
removal without the required controls, an
owner and/or operator must be able to
demonstrate why the unit cannot be removed
before June 6, 1996, and why the necessary
controls cannot be installed. An
implementation schedule describing the
removal of an affected unit must be prepared
and placed in the facility's operating record.
The owner and/or operator can continue to
operate the unit without air emission controls
while he or she is implementing the schedule.

3. Generators and Designated
   Transporters

   In the normal course of transportation, a
designated transporter is unable to deliver a
manifested shipment of hazardous waste to the
designated facility. To complete delivery  of the
waste shipment, the transporter would like to

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hire a second carrier. Must the transporter
seek the approval of the generator who
initiated the shipment in order to make these
changes to the chain of transportation?

    Yes.  Choosing the  sequence of
transporters that will deliver a waste to the
designated facility is the sole responsibility of
the hazardous waste generator, and changes to
the chain of transportation require the approval
of the generator.

    A properly completed manifest identifies
the full sequence of transporters that will
conduct hazardous waste to a designated
facility. The directions for the Uniform
Hazardous Waste Manifest, found in the
Appendix to 40 CFR Part 262, specifically
instruct generators to provide the name and
EPA identification number of the first
transporter (Items 5  and 6), and if necessary, of
the second transporter (Items 7 and 8). The
instructions further direct generators to use a
continuation sheet to identify additional
transporters as necessary (Item 8, Note).

    The regulations for hazardous waste
transporters do not authorize haulers to make
unapproved changes to the chain of
transportation delineated on the manifest.  In
accordance with the manifest, transporters
must deliver waste solely to the designated or
alternate facility, the next designated
transporter, or the designated export
destination (§263.21 (a)).  Transporters who
cannot deliver waste according to the
generator's designation must contact the
generator for instructions and must revise the
manifest to reflect the approved changes to the
prescribed chain of transport (§263.2 l(b)).
Generators alone are responsible for
identification of the complete chain of
transportation and must, therefore, be apprised
of and approve of all deviations from that plan.
                   UST
4.  UST Financial Responsibility and
    Insolvent State Trust Funds

    Owners and operators of underground
storage tanks (USTs) regulated under 40 CFR
Part 280 must maintain financial responsibility
for releases from their tanks (§280.93). UST
owners and operators may demonstrate
financial responsibility by obtaining coverage
from a state fund that has been EPA-approved
or submitted for EPA approval under
§280.101.  EPA Regional Offices have the
authority to revoke the approval of a  state's
fund if the Region determines that the fund is
no longer solvent. In such a circumstance, the
state must then send a notice to those UST
owners and operators, informing them that the
state fund is no longer an acceptable
mechanism for complying with the financial
responsibility requirements. If, after receiving
such notice, owners and operators commence
UST temporary or final closure activities, will
they still be subject  to the federal UST
financial responsibility requirements?

    All owners and operators of regulated
USTs, including those in states with insolvent
funds, are subject to the Part 280 financial
responsibility requirements, regardless of
whether or not they  commence UST temporary
or final closure activities. UST owners and
operators must maintain financial
responsibility for all regulated tanks until the
tanks have  been properly closed or, if
corrective action is required, until after
corrective action has been completed and the
tank has been closed in accordance with the
requirements of Part 280, Subpart G.  The act
of commencing temporary or final closure
procedures does not release UST owners or
operators from their responsibility to  maintain
financial assurance through an approved
mechanism.

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    Owners and operators of regulated USTs
must obtain alternate financial assurance
within 30 days from the date that they received
notification from the state that their coverage
under the state fund will no longer be
acceptable as a financial responsibility
mechanism (§280.110). Affected UST owners
and operators may obtain alternate financial
responsibility by using any one of the
mechanisms listed in §§280.95 through
280.107.

5.  Differences in Underground Storage
    Tank Leak Detection Requirements

    Although petroleum underground storage
tanks (USTs) and hazardous substance USTs
are subject to many similar technical
standards under 40 CFR Part 280, the
requirements differ significantly with regard to
leak detection. What are these distinctions?

    The leak detection requirements for
hazardous substance tanks are more stringent*
than those for petroleum tanks. Owners and
operators of petroleum tanks can choose from
the variety of leak detection systems found in
§280.43. New hazardous  substance
tanks (those installed after December 22,
1988), on the other hand, must be equipped
with secondary containment systems and
interstitial monitoring devices (§280.42(b)).
Existing hazardous substance tanks (those
installed before December 22, 1988) may meet
the requirements for petroleum tanks.
However, by December 22,1998, these
existing tanks must be upgraded to meet the
same leak detection standards as new
hazardous substance tanks (§280.42(a)).  This
stricter regulation of hazardous substance tanks
is based on the premise that hazardous
substances that have leaked into the soil are
more difficult to detect and to clean up than
petroleum leaks (September 23, 1988; 53 FR
37082, 37155).
   In order to meet the stricter requirements,
owners and operators of hazardous substance
tanks must install secondary containment
systems for their tanks. This system may
consist of double walled tanks, external liners,
or vaults, and must be equipped with
interstitial monitoring to detect leaks
(§280.42(b)). All underground piping for
hazardous substance tanks also must be
equipped with secondary containment devices
(§280.42(b)(4)).  A facility may use alternate
release detection methods if it receives a site
specific variance from the implementing
agency (§280.42(b)(5)).

   On the other hand, owners  and operators of
petroleum tanks can choose a leak detection
system from those found in §280.43.  These
options include inventory control and tank
tightness testing, manual tank gauging and
tank tightness testing, automatic tank gauging,
vapor monitoring, groundwater monitoring,
and statistical inventory reconciliation
(§280.43(d)-(h)). Suctioned or pressurized
piping in these systems must meet leak
detection requirements similar to those for the
tank (§280.4l(b)).  In addition, states may have
more stringent UST leak detection standards
than the federal requirements.

6. Replacement Equipment for Existing
   Underground Storage Tanks

   The RCRA underground storage tank
(UST) regulations in 40 CFR Part 280 provide
tank design and operating standards to prevent
leaks of petroleum into the environment. To
that end, the regulations provide corrosion,
spill, and overfill protection standards with
which USTs must comply. New tanks, those
installed after December 22,1988 (as defined
in §280.12), must meet these standards at
installation. Existing tanks, or those installed
prior to December 22,1988, either must
upgrade their tanks to meet these  requirements

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                      Questions and Answers
 or close by December 22,1998 (§§280.20 and
 .21).  If a pipe on an existing UST is being
 replaced, will such replacement subject the
 existing tank system to the corrosion protection
 and spill and overfill protection requirements
 at that time because the new components were
 installed after December 22,1988, and are
 therefore viewed as a new tank system?

    The replacement of a part does not require
 the entire existing tank system to meet the
 upgrade requirements (i.e. corrosion protection
 and spill and overfill protection).  Existing
 UST systems do not have to meet these
 requirements until December 22, 1998
 (§280.21).  New components of existing tank
 systems, however, are required to meet the
 standards for new UST systems, because the
 new components were installed after
 December 22, 1988, and are therefore viewed
 as a new tank system.  The replacement pipe,
 therefore, would need to be protected from
 corrosion if it routinely contained product and
 was in contact with the soil.

    In order to meet the corrosion protection
 requirements, the replacement pipe must be
 constructed of either fiberglass-reinforced
 plastic, cathodically-protected steel with
 corrosion-resistant coating, metal without
 corrosion protection if a corrosion expert has
 determined that the site will not cause the pipe
 to leak due to corrosion during the active life
 of the unit, or an alternative design approved
 by the implementing agency (§280.20(b)). In
 addition, the owner and/or operator of the UST
 must maintain records demonstrating such
 compliance (§280.34(b)).

    For more information on corrosion
 protection, owners and operators may contact
 the National Association of Corrosion
 Engineers (NACE), the American Petroleum
 Institute (API), or similar trade associations.
 Further, UST owners and operators should
consult their implementing agencies, as some
states may have more stringent requirements.
                 EPCRA
7.  Deletion of EPCRA §313 Toxic
    Chemicals from the TRI Database

    EPCRA §313(d) provides for the addition
and deletion of chemicals from the list of toxic
chemicals found at 40 CFR §372.65.  When a
toxic chemical is deleted, the final action is
effective upon publication in the Federal
Register, thereby relieving covered facilities of
EPCRA §313 reporting requirements for the  .
newly deleted chemical from the date of
publication forward.  If a facility submits a
Form Rfor a newly deleted chemical, must the
facility submit a formal written withdrawal
request to the Agency?

    Facilities need not submit a formal written
withdrawal because the Agency does not enter
a Form  R received for a newly delisted toxic
chemical into the TRI database. Facilities that
submit Form Rs for that chemical will receive
a Notice of Data Change informing the facility
that the data on the Form R was not entered
into the database due to the chemical's deletion
from the toxic chemical list. The Agency does
not, however, remove from the database
information from Form Rs submitted for years
during which the toxic chemical was listed as
an EPCRA §313 toxic chemical.

    In the case where only certain forms of a
toxic chemical are delisted, the Agency will
not automatically exclude the Form Rs because
the Agency cannot determine for which form
of the chemical the threshold determinations
and reported data were based.  For example,
non-aerosol forms of sulfuric acid were
delisted on June 30,  1995 (60 FR 34182),
making aerosol forms the only EPCRA §313
reportable forms of sulfuric acid. In this case,

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without written clarification from the facility
and review of the data submitted, the Agency
cannot assume Form Rs submitted for sulfuric
acid for reporting year 1994 represent
reporting for only non-aerosol forms of
sulfuric acid. Therefore, the Agency will enter
the data as received, unless the facility submits
a written revision or withdrawal request, as
appropriate.

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                  RCRA
TITLE: Universal Waste Rule (Flyer)
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-95-025

This flyer provides an overview of EPA's
Universal Waste Rule (60 FR 25492; May 11,
1995), which is designed to reduce the amount
of hazardous waste in the municipal solid
waste (MS W) stream, encourage recycling and
proper disposal of certain common hazardous
wastes, and reduce the regulatory burden on
businesses that generate these wastes. The
document includes an overview of what
universal wastes are, who is affected by the
rule, and the states' role in implementation.
TITLE: Planning for Disaster Debris Cleanup
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-K-95-010

This document highlights the need for
communities to plan for the cleanup of debris
after a major natural disaster. It includes
information about the major categories of
debris such as materials from damaged
buildings, sediments, green waste, personal
property, and ash and charred wood. The
guide also outlines federal, state, and local
resources available to assist in cleanup efforts.
Case studies of various communities which
have been affected by natural disasters are
presented to illustrate various methods of
debris management. The document includes a
list of references for additional information.

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New Publications
                               March 1996
TITLE: Reusable News Bulletin
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-96-003

Reusable News is a quarterly newsletter that
reports on municipal solid waste management
topics. This edition includes an update on
EPA's Jobs Through Recycling program, and
an introduction to the "Buy Recycled
Institute." The Institute, which was launched
by EPA and the US Conference of Mayors,
provides one-day workshops around the
country to teach participants how to identify
recycling markets. The newsletter also
contains an overview of the services provided
by the Environmental Recycling Hotline, and a
summary of the goals of the National
Backyard Composting Council.  Brief
summaries of four new solid waste
management documents are also included in
the newsletter.  This document is available on
the Internet.

TITLE: Characterization of Municipal Solid
Waste in the United States: 1995 Update;
Executive Summary
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-S-96-001

This document summarizes the report entitled
Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in
the United States: 1995 Update.  The report
analyzes municipal solid waste generation and
management trends in the United States from
1960 to 1994 and the benefits of source
reduction and recycling. This document is
available on the Internet.
TITLE: Strategy Update: A Newsletter on
EPA's Hazardous Waste Minimization and
Combustion Activities
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-96-004

This newsletter provides information on EPA's
efforts in implementing the Hazardous Waste
Minimization and Combustion National Plan
by outlining activities which are being
undertaken to support the plan.  This edition of
the newsletter summarizes the background and
purpose of EPA's proposal to revise the
technical standards for hazardous waste
combustion facilities. It also includes
information about how the RCRA Expanded
Public Participation Rule (60 FR 63417;
December 11, 1995) amends RCRA's
permitting procedures. This document is
available on the Internet.

TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: Revised
Technical Standards Proposed for Hazardous
Waste Combustion Facilities
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-96-003

This fact sheet presents an overview of the
proposal to revise the emission standards for
hazardous waste-burning incinerators, cement
kilns,  and lightweight aggregate kilns.  This
rule is being proposed under the joint authority
of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The
proposal fulfills EPA's commitment, as stated
in the  1993 Hazardous Waste Minimization
and Combustion Strategy, to upgrade the
emission standards for hazardous waste-
burning facilities.

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                            New Publications
TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA
Publishes Land Disposal Restrictions
Treatment Standards
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-96-008

This fact sheet outlines the compliance options
provided by EPA in order to bridge the
requirements of the Clean Water Act (CWA)
and the Resource Conservation Recovery Act
(RCRA) for treating hazardous waste. This
rule simplifies permit requirements and eases
compliance by eliminating potential confusion
about applicable regulatory requirements of the
Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) program.
The rule establishes concentration-based
treatment standards for underlying hazardous
constituents found in certain wastes managed
in CWA and CWA-equivalent wastewater
treatment systems or injected into UIC Class I
injection wells regulated under the Safe
Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
                  UST
TITLE: Introducing TANK RACER:
Software that Estimates Corrective Action
Costs at Underground Storage Tank Sites
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-F-96-001

This brochure describes the software, TANK
RACER, that provides comprehensive cost
estimates for cleanups at leaking underground
storage tank sites. The brochure provides
order information for persons interested in the
software and the accompanying training
workshop.
               CERCLA
TITLE: Close Out Procedures for National
Priorities List Sites
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-963 241

This guidance document is designed primarily
for use by the EPA's Remedial Project
Managers (RPMs). It provides procedural
information on accomplishing operable unit
completion, construction completion, site
completion, and site deletion. This guidance
applies only to those sites that are or were final
on the NPL.  It supersedes the OSWER
Directive 9200.2-3A, Procedures for
Completion and Deletion of National Priorities
List Sites. April 1989, and its amendments,
including OSWER Directives 9320.2-3B,
December 29, 1989, and 9320.2-3C,
February 19, 1992.
                                                          EPCRA
TITLE: NRT-RRT Information Exchange:
Lessons Learned from Incidents and Exercises
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A

This document, produced by the National
Response Team Preparedness Committee, is a
compilation of surveys conducted among
various agencies.  It serves as a tool for sharing
lessons learned from recent exercises and
actual incidents. The information in this
document can be used to help planners and
responders further develop their emergency
response plans and improve preparedness and
response skills.

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   New Publications                                                             March 1996

   TITLE: Chemicals in the Environment: Public
   Access Information
   AVAILABILITY: Hotline
   EPA ORDER NO: EPA749-R-96-001a

   This document is published to increase public
   awareness of, and access to information on
   toxic chemicals and pollution prevention
   available through the Office of Pollution
   Prevention and Toxics (OPPT).  This issue
   focuses on risk from three different aspects:
   risk assessment, risk management, and risk
   communication. In this document, EPA makes
   a distinction between risk assessment activities
   and risk management activities.  This
   document is also available on the Internet.

   TITLE: TRI Reporting at Government-Owned
   Contractor-Operated Federal Facilities
   (GOCOs) 1990-1993
   AVAILABILITY: Hotline
   EPA ORDER NO: EPA300-R-96-003

   Each year under EPCRA, facilities are required
   to report the presence  and release of toxic or
   hazardous chemicals at their location.  EPA
   then makes this data available to the public in a
   printed report, a computerized database, and
   through a variety of guidance documents. This
   document presents the TRI reporting activity,
   applicable to federal and GOCO facilities, for
   calendar year 1993. It specifically discusses
   TRI reporting, releases, off-site transfers, and
   chemical management at GOCOs.
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            FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Georgia; Final Authorization of State
 Hazardous Waste Management
 Program Revisions"
 March 7,1996 (61 FR 9108)

 Final State Authorization

"Illinois;  Final Authorization of State
 Hazardous Waste Management
 Program Revisions"
 March 15,1996 (61  F_B 10684)

 Final State Authorization
"Technical Revision of the Federal
 Facility Compliance Act (FFCA) of
 1992 Amendments for Hazardous
 Waste"
 March 18,1996 (61 FR 11089)

 The FFCA provides EPA explicit authority
to commence administrative enforcement
actions against any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the federal government that
is in violation of RCRA requirements. As
required by the FFCA, EPA revised it's
administrative rules to provide a federal
department, agency, or instrumentality subject
to an administrative enforcement order with
the opportunity to confer with the
Administrator before the administrative
enforcement order becomes final. This rule is
effective on March 18, 1996.
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   Federal Registers
                             March 1996
   "Correction to RCRA Exclusion for
    Recovered Oil Inserted Into the
    Petroleum Refining Process"
    March 26,1996 (61 FR 13103)

    EPA corrected the text of a regulatory
   exclusion from the definition of solid waste
   for recovered oil which is inserted into the
   petroleum refining process (§261.4(a)(12)).
   The corrected language revises the location in
   the refining process at which recovered oil can
   be inserted to qualify for the exclusion. The
   Agency intended to exclude recovered oil that
   is inserted into a petroleum refining process at
   a point at which the process removes or will
   remove at least some contaminants. EPA
   issued this correction as a direct final rule and
   a proposed rule in different sections of the
   Federal Register. The direct final rule will
   become effective on May 28, 1996, unless
   adverse comments are received by April 9,
   1996. If such notification is received, EPA
   will withdraw the direct final rule and address
   the comments in a subsequent final rule.

   "Louisiana: Final Authorization of
    State Hazardous Waste Management
    Program Revisions"
    March 28,1996 (61 FR 13777)

    Final State Authorization

   CERCLA

   "National Priorities List; Arkansas City
    Dump Superfund Site"
    March 1,1996 (61  FR  7996)

    EPA announced the deletion of the Arkansas
   City Dump Site, located in Arkansas City,
   Kansas, from the National Priorities List. The
   Agency published a notice of its intent to
   delete the site on September 20,1995. EPA
   and the State of Kansas 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.
        PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
"Correction to RCRA Exclusion for
 Recovered Oil Inserted Into the
 Petroleum Refining Process"
 March 26,1996 (61 FR 13129)

 EPA corrected the text of a regulatory
exclusion from the definition of solid waste
for recovered oil which is inserted into the
petroleum refining process (§261.4(a)(12)).
The corrected language revises the location in
the refining process at which recovered oil can
be inserted. The Agency intended to exclude
recovered oil that is inserted into a petroleum
refining process at a point at which the
process removes or will remove at least some
contaminants. EPA issued this correction as a
direct final rule and a proposed rule in
different sections of the Federal Register. The
direct final rule will become effective on
May 28, 1996, unless adverse comments are
received by April 9, 1996. If such notification
is received, EPA will withdraw the direct final
rule and address the comments in a subsequent
final rule.

CERCLA

"National Priorities List; Kummer
 Sanitary Landfill Superfund Site"
 March 1,1996 (61  FR8012)

 Notice of Intent to Delete
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March 1996
                          Federal Registers
"National Priorities List; Newport Dump
 Superfund Site"
 March 8,1996(61 FJB9401)

 Notice of Intent to Delete

"National Priorities List; A.L. Taylor
 Superfund Site"
 March 8,1996 (61 FR 9403)

 Notice of Intent to Delete

"National Priorities List; East Bethel
 Landfill Superfund Site"
 March 13,1996 (61 FR 10298)

 Notice of Intent to Delete

"National Priorities List; New Castle
 Spill Superfund Site"
 March 21,1996 (61 FR 11597)

 Notice of Intent to Delete

"National Priorities List; Waste
 Disposal  Engineering Inc. Superfund
 Site"
 March 26,1996 (61 FR 13131)

 Notice of Intent to Delete

"National Priorities List; Howe Valley
 Landfill Superfund Site"
 March 28,1996 (61 FR 13794)

 Notice of Intent to Delete
              NOTICES
RCRA
"Formation and Open Meeting of the
 Industrial Non-Hazardous Waste
 Stakeholders Focus Group"
 March 1,1996 (61 FR 8058)

 EPA announced the establishment of the
Industrial Non-Hazardous Waste Stakeholders
Focus Group and provided notice of the first
meeting.  The purpose of this committee is to
advise EPA and ASTSWMO (the Association
of State and Territorial Solid Waste
Management Officials) in developing
voluntary guidance for the management of
industrial non-hazardous waste in land-based
disposal units. The guidance will address such
topics as appropriate groundwater monitoring
and corrective action requirements, liner
designs, daily operating  requirements, and
closure and post-closure practices. The
committee's first meeting will be held on
April  11-12, 1996, beginning at 9:00 a.m. on
each day.

"Bilateral Agreements  With Parties to
 the Basel Convention on the
 Transboundary Movement of
 Hazardous Wastes and Their
 Disposal"
 March 4,1996 (61 FR 8323)

 The Basel Convention  prohibits a party to the
Convention from trading in Basel-covered
wastes (i.e., hazardous and other wastes) with a
non-party, absent a bilateral agreement or
arrangement consistent with Article 11 of the
Convention. Since the United States is not a
party to the Convention, the U.S. Department
of State is seeking public comment to evaluate
the need for waste agreements or arrangements
to allow the import of hazardous wastes from
Convention parties to the United States.
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   Federal Registers
                             March 1996
                                      NOTICES
   "West Virginia; Partial Program
    Adequacy Determination of State
    Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Permit
    Program"
    March 8,1996 (61 FR 9451)
   The West Virginia Division of Environmental
  Protection (WVDEP) applied for a partial
  determination of adequacy under §4005 of
  RCRA. EPA reviewed WVDEP's application
  and made a tentative determination of
  adequacy for those portions of the WVDEP's
  MSWLF permit program that are adequate to
  assure compliance with the revised MSWLF
  Criteria. All comments on WVDEP's
  application for a partial determination of
  adequacy must be received by EPA Region III
  by April 30, 1996.

  "Continuous Emissions Monitoring
   Systems (OEMS) Demonstration
   Announcement"
   March 8,1996(61  FR 9532)

   EPA corrected an error in the February 27,
  1996 (61 FR7232), CEMS Demonstration
  Announcement. In the second column, under
  DATES, the second line should read "April 9,
  1996."

  "Agency Information Collection
   Activities; Proposed Collection;
   Comment Request; the 1997
   Hazardous Waste Report (Biennial
   Report)"
   March 15,1996 (61 Ffi 10749)

   This notice announces that EPA is planning
  to submit a continuing Information Collection
  Request to the Office of Management and
  Budget to allow the Agency to collect data for
  the 1997 Hazardous Waste Report (Biennial
Report). Comments must be submitted on or
before May 14, 1996.

"Hazardous Waste Land Disposal
 Restrictions; Underground Injection
 Control Well Petition for Exemption"
 March 22,1996 (61 FR 11838]

 EPA granted American Ecology
Environmental Services Corporation's
(AEESC) petition to exempt from LDR the
Class I injection wells located at their Winona,
Texas, facility. The company has adequately
demonstrated that, to a reasonable degree of
certainty, there will be no migration of
hazardous constituents from the injection zone
for as long as the waste remains hazardous.
This decision constitutes final Agency action
and there is no Administrative appeal.

"Extension of Comment Period; LDR
 Supplemental Proposal to Phase IV
 Rule: Clarification of Bevill Exclusion
 for Mining Wastes, Changes to the
 Definition of Solid Waste for Mineral
 Processing Wastes, and Associated
 Issues"
 March 25,1996 (61 FR 12054)

 EPA extended the public comment period on
the mineral processing sections of the
supplemental Phase IV proposal (61 FR 2338,
January 25, 1996) for 30 days beyond the
original 60-day comment period. Public
comments must be submitted to EPA by
April 24, 1996.
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March 1996
                          Federal Registers
                                  NOTICES
CAA

"Risk Management Programs Under
 CAA §112(r)(7); Draft Guidances;
 Extension of Comment Deadline"
 March 1,1996 (61 FR 8058)

 EPA extended the deadline for submission of
comments on the draft guidance documents
related to the accidental release prevention
provisions under §112(r) of the Clean Air Act
to March 29,1996.  The documents include:
Offsite Consequence Analysis. Generic
Guidance Risk Management Program (RMP)
for Ammonia Refrigeration Facilities. Risk
Management Plan Data Elements, and Data
Elements Instructions.

"Proposed Settlements; List of
 Regulated Substances and
 Thresholds for Accidental Release
 Prevention"
 March 28,1996 (61  FR 13858)

 EPA announced proposed settlements in two
cases involving challenges to the final rule
entitled "List of Regulated Substances and
Thresholds for Accidental Release Prevention;
Requirements for Petitions Under Section
112(r) of the Clean Air Act as Amended" (59
FR 4478; January 31, 1994). Under the terms
of the proposed settlements, EPA would
conduct a rulemaking concerning delisting of
certain chemicals and modification of certain
other provisions of the rule. EPA will accept
written comments regarding these proposed
settlements for a period of 30 days from the
date of publication of this notice.
Settlements and Consent Decrees

"Proposed Consent Decree; Myers
 Property Super-fund Site"
 March 5, 1996(61 FR8642)

"Consent Decree; Delaware Sand &
 Gravel Superfund Site"
 March 5, 1996 (61 FR 8643)

"Proposed Consent Decree; Reliance
 Battery Mfg. Co. Superfund Site"
 March 5, 1996 (61 FR 8643)

"Proposed Administrative Agreement;
 SMS Instruments, Inc. Superfund Site"
 March?, 1996(61 FR9164)

"Proposed Administrative De Minimis
 Settlements; Palmerton Zinc Superfund
 Site"
 March 8,1996 (61 FR 9457)

"Proposed Consent Decree; San
 Fernando Valley Area 1 Superfund Site"
 March 12, 1996 (61 FR 10010)

"Proposed Modification to Consent
 Decree; Tacoma Landfill Superfund Site"
 March 12, 1996(61 FR 10010)

"Proposed Consent Decree; Cortese
 Landfill Superfund Site"
 March 14, 1996 (61 FE 10596)

"Proposed Modification to Consent
 Decree; Burrows Sanitation Superfund
 Site"
 March 14, 1996 (61 FR 10596)
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   Federal Registers                                                     March 1996
                                    NOTICES
  "Proposed Consent Decree; Mobil
   Pasadena Superfund Site"
   March 14, 1996 (61  FR 10598)

  "Proposed Administrative De Minimis
   Settlements; Novak Sanitary Landfill
   Superfund Site"
   March 15, 1996 (61  FR 10760)

  "Proposed Consent Decree; Marzone/
   Chevron Chemical Superfund Site"
   March 20, 1996(61  FR11431)

  "Proposed Consent Decree; Eddystone
   Avenue Superfund Site"
   March 20, 1996 (61  £B 11432)

  "Proposed Consent Decree; San
   Fernando Valley Basin Superfund Site"
   March 22, 1996 (61  FR 11866)

  "Proposed Prospective Purchaser
   Agreement; Foote Mineral Superfund
   Site"
   March 26, 1996(61  FR13191)
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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 NUMBER OF CALLERS
4,539
  184
  240
  116
  137
   96
    3
    8
    3
    7
   76
  302
  223
  139
1,093

7,166
' No caller profile data available.
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   Call Analyses
                              March 1996
              Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
                                  Superfund Hotline
   Manufacturers

     Food/Tobacco                      78
     Textiles                           15
     Apparel                            5
     Lumber & Wood                    17
     Furniture                          15
     Paper                             16
     Printing & Publishing                19
     Chemicals                        155
     Petroleum & Coal                   33
     Rubber and Plastics                  16
     Leather                             6
     Stone, Clay & Glass                 20
     Primary Metals                     15
     Fabricated Metals                   42
     Machinery (Excluding Electrical)      19
     Electrical&Electronic Equipment      13
     Transportation Equipment            16
     Instruments                          8
     Misc. Manufacturing                240
     Subtotal                          748
Consultants/Engineers              2,561
Attorneys                           290
Citizens                            203
Public Interest Groups                 40
Educational Institutions                75
EPA                                52
Federal Agencies                     67
GOCOs                             12
Congress                             7
State Officials/SERC                  74
Local Officials/LEPCs                101
Fire Departments                     27
Hospitals/Laboratories                 81
Trade Associations                    14
Union/Labor                          1
Farmers                             14
Distributors                          64
Insurance Companies                  11
Media/Press                           7
Native Americans                      3
International                          3
Other                              173
Referrals*                          399
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline*      374
Document Retrieval Line*               0
Message Retrieval Line*              135
   * No caller profile data available.
                                             TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS  5,536
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March 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
                                    1,222
                                    6141
                                    4241
                                     127
                                      87
                                     173
                                      60
                                     213
                                      24
                                      19

                                    3611
                                    3941
                                     204
                                     112
                                      93
                                      50

                                     225
                                     135
                                    5011
                                     329
                                      59
                                      91
                                      30
                                       5

                                    5311
                                     113
                                    2681
                                     145
                                     129
                                      64
                                      80
                                     230
                                      74
                                      68
                                      81
                                      16
                                     175
                                      35

                                       8
                                     51
                                     125
                                     27
SUBTITLE D
Household Hazardous Wastes             90
Subtitle D - General                    119
 Technical Standards                    32
 Industrial Wastes                      11
 Municipal Wastes                      64
 Indian Lands                          12
 Financial Assurance                    15
Solid Waste Recycling/Markets -
 General                            3061
 Aluminum                           31
 Batteries                             29
 Glass                                29
 Paper                                37
 Plastics                               36
 Tires                                 39
 Used Oil                             46
Composting                           21
Procurement                           26
Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention     53
Grants  and Financing                    16
TOTAL QUESTIONS
* Includes 2,398 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 QUESTIONS
* Includes 1,292 UST document requests.
10,579*
   2511
    125
     47
   1111
   1451
     76
   1571
     52
    106
     64
   1361
     47
     41
     17

 1,375*
  1 Hot topics for this month
  1 Topics are calculated as the summation of ail questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
   multiple questions.
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   Call Analyses
                                     March 1996
   EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
   COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

   General:
    General Title in Questions
    Trade Secrets
    Enforcement
    Liability/Citizen Suits
    Training
    Chemical-Specific Information

   Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
    General
    Notification Requirements
    SERC/LEPC Issues
    EHSs/TPQs
    Risk Communication/
     Hazards Analysis
    Exemptions
   Emergency Release Notification (§304):
    General
    Notification Requirements
    Reportable Quantities
    CERCLA §103 vs. SARA §304
    ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS
    Exemptions
   Hazardous Chemical Reporting
   (§§311-312):
    General
    MSDS Reporting Requirements
    Tier I/II Requirements
    Thresholds
    Hazard Categories
    Mixtures Reporting
    Exemptions
3951
 15
 34
 15
 18
 55
112
 32
 67
118

 25
  8

 47
 57
 47
 51
 12
 12
3321
ISO1
4111
3841
 56
121
186
   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
3691
4751
2161
2961
 26
  9
 13
 11
101
 95
 27
 831
 90
Special Topics:
 CAA§112
   General
   RMPs
   List of Regulated Substances
 Federal Facilities Executive Order
1351
2821
HO1
 16
TOTAL QUESTIONS              5,144
* Includes 1,160 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests
SUPERFUND

General/Misc.                       217
Access & Information Gathering         35
Administrative Improvements
 General                            99
 Environmental Justice/Brownfields  2701
 S ACM/Presumptive Remedies         84
 Soil Screening Levels -               107
Administrative Record                 15
ARARs                             82
CERCLIS                          139
Citizen Suits                          5
Claims Against Fund                  12
Clean-Up Costs                       40
Clean-Up Standards                   87
Community Involvement               20
Contract Lab Program (CLP)            13
Contractor Indemnification              2
Contracts                             3
Definitions                         107
Enforcement                         95
Federal Facilities                      39
Hazardous Substances               3131
HRS                                11
Liability                            112
Local Gov't Reimbursement             6
Natural Resource Damages              5
NCP                                69
Notification                         130
NPL                               2791
Off Site Rule                          9
OSHA                               9
PA/SI                               33
PRPs                                42
RD/RA                              36
Reauthorization                       56
20
   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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March 1996                                                                Call Analyses


 Remedial                            136
 Removal                             42
 RI/FS                                48
 Risk Assess./Health Effects             78
 ROD                                77
 RQ                                 2771
 Settlements                           43
 SITE Program                         22
 State Participation                     11
 State Program                         15
 TAGs                                  1
 Taxes                                16


 Special Topics
  Oil Pollution Act                      9
  SPCC Regulations                    14
  Radiation Site Cleanup              59l


 TOTAL QUESTIONS              3,429*
 "Includes 386 Superfund document requests.
 TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS
 AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS:   20,527
 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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