EPA530-R-97-005b
SUB-9224-97-002
MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
February 1997
RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA
Hotline Questions & Answers
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 1
Underground Storage Tanks (UST) 3
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) 3
New Publications
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 5
Underground Storage Tanks (UST) 6
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) 7
Federal Registers
Proposed Rules 10
Notices 10
Call Analyses
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Frequently Asked Questions on
Mixed Waste
What is mixed waste?
Mixed waste is waste that contains a
hazardous waste component and a radioactive
material component. A hazardous waste is
either listed under 40 CFR Part 261, Subpart
D, and/or exhibits a characteristic described in
40 CFR Part 261, Subpart C. Radioactive
material must be classified as source, special
nuclear, or byproduct material subject to the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA) (42 U.S.C.
§201 etseq.).
How is mixed waste regulated?
Mixed waste is jointly regulated under
both RCRA and the AEA. RCRA regulates
the hazardous waste portion of the waste as
any other hazardous waste, while the AEA
regulates the RCRA-exempt radioactive
portion (52 FR, 15939; May 1,1987).
Who regulates mixed waste?
Mixed waste is regulated by EPA, the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and,
the Department of Energy (DOE). EPA
regulates the hazardous waste portion, while
the NRC or DOE regulate the radioactive
portion. The NRC typically regulates mixed
wastes from commercial and non-DOE federal
facilities, while DOE regulates materials from
DOE facilities.
Who generates mixed waste ?
Mixed waste is typically generated by
certain federal facilities, nuclear power plants,
industrial sites, research laboratories, and
medical institutions (Mixed Waste
Incineration: (1) Background. EPA402-F-95-
004).
Do the land disposal restrictions apply to
mixed waste ?
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Mixed waste, regardless of its type of
radioactive element, is hazardous waste and
consequently subject to RCRA hazardous
waste regulations, including the land disposal
restrictions. Treatment standards for
hazardous wastes are found in §268.40 of the
RCRA regulations. In some cases special
treatment standards are listed for mixed
wastes, such as for radioactive lead solids
(D008) and elemental mercury contaminated
with radioactive materials (D009). When no
special standards are listed, the normal
treatment standards for the particular waste
code apply (55 FR 22644; June 1, 1990).
How are any inconsistencies that may arise
between RCRA and AEA regulation resolved?
Section 1006 of the RCRA statute
provides that if application of both RCRA and
AEA regulations creates a conflict, the AEA
regulation would take precedence to the extent
of the inconsistency between the regulations
(OSWER Directive 9541.00-6; also 52 FR
15940; May 1, 1987).
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2. Delay of Closure
Owners or operators of permitted and
interim status treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities (TSDFs) must comply with the facility
closure standards in 40 CFR Parts 264/265,
Subpart G, and the specific standards
applicable to the unit in which they are
managing hazardous waste. These closure
standards require owners or operators to treat,
remove from the unit or facility, or dispose of
on site all hazardous waste in accordance with
the approved closure plan within 90 days after
receiving the final volume of hazardous waste
or within 90 days after approval of the closure
plan, whichever is later (§§264/265.113(a)).
Owners or operators of surface impoundments,
landfills, and land treatment units can delay
the closure timetable beyond the 90 day period
and allow the units to accept nonhazardous
waste, provided they meet conditions in §§264/
265.113(d). Can owners or operators of tanks,
container storage areas, waste piles, or
incinerators at permitted or interim status
TSDFs delay closure in this manner as well?
No. The delay of closure provisions of
§§264/265.113(d) are limited to landfills,
surface impoundments, and land treatment
units. Owners or operators of tanks,
containers, waste piles, and incinerators are not
allowed to delay closure and accept only
nonhazardous waste in such units (54 FR
33381; August 14,1989). In order for these
units to accept nonhazardous waste after the
last shipment of hazardous waste has been
received, the owner or operator must first „
comply with all applicable closure standards -
including removing and decontaminating all
contaminated equipment, soils, and structures.
These closure standards are compatible with
the future use of such units, and closing them
before receiving nonhazardous waste should
not place an undue burden on owners or
operators (54 FR 33381; August 14, 1989).
3. Universal Waste Consolidation Point
Regulation
The universal waste management
standards of 40 CFR Part 273 outline the
streamlined provisions for handlers,
transporters, and destination facilities that
manage universal wastes. Section 273.6
defines a universal waste as hazardous
batteries, pesticides, and thermostats. A
handler, defined as a generator of universal
waste (i.e., any person, by site, whose act or
process produces hazardous waste or whose
act first causes waste to become subject to
regulation) is allowed to accumulate waste on
site for up to one year. If a facility is not a
generator of universal waste, yet is receiving
universal waste and functioning as a
consolidation and/or collection point, would
the facility be regulated under the universal
waste regulations?
Yes, the facility would be regulated under
the universal waste regulations if it is
consolidating and/or collecting universal waste
from generators or other handlers. The
definition of a universal waste handler includes
facilities that receive universal waste from
other handlers (§273.6). A facility is allowed
to consolidate and/or collect universal waste,
provided the waste is sent on to other handlers,
recyclers, or treatment/disposal facilities (60
FR 25500; May 11, 1995). Moreover, if the
facility has several locations at which universal
wastes are consolidated and/or collected, each
location would be regulated as a separate
handler. Additional RCRA requirements may
apply if the facility is handling other types of
hazardous waste (i.e., non-universal waste).
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Hotline Questions & Answers
4. K061, K062, and F006 HTMR Slag
Residues and Use Constituting
Disposal
What is the current status of the proposal
on Standards for the Management and Use of
Slag Residues Derived From High
Temperature Metals Recovery (HTMR)
Treatment ofK061, K062, and F006 Wastes,
that was published in the Federal Register on
December 29, 1994 (59 FR 67256)?
EPA is presently reevaluating the proposed
rule due to significant issues raised by public
commenters, and EPA may withdraw,
repropose, or request additional public
comment on the proposed rule at a future time.
In the meantime, the use of K061, K062, and
F006 slag residues as anti-skid/deicing
materials is prohibited (40 CFR 266.20(c) and
50 FR 43496; August 24, 1994). The use of
K061, K062, and F006 slag residues as road
bed material and other uses constituting
disposal is subject to the requirements for
hazardous waste-derived products applied to
the land (§266.20(b)).
UST
5. Temporary Closure of USTs
The following Monthly Report Question
replaces the Monthly Report Question
published in the October 1989 Monthly
Hotline Report.
Does an owner/operator of a temporarily ^-
closed existing underground storage tank
(UST) have to permanently close the UST after
12 months of temporary closure if the tank is
not upgraded, or would the owner/operator
have until December 22, 1998, to comply with
the upgrading requirements?
Although the UST upgrading requirements
allow owners/operators until December 22,
1998, to upgrade their USTs, this time frame
does not apply to USTs closed temporarily for
more than 12 months. When a UST system is
temporarily closed for more than 12 months,
owners/operators must permanently close the
UST system if it does not meet either the
performance standards for new UST systems in
§280.20 or the upgrading requirements in
§280.21, except that the spill and overfill
requirements do not have to be met
(§280.70(c)). Owners/operators of a
temporarily closed UST must permanently
close the substandard UST system at the end of
the 12-month period in accordance with
§§280.71 through 280.74 unless the
implementing agency provides an extension to
the 12-month temporary closure period
(§280.70(c)). However, owners/operators
must complete a site assessment in accordance
with §280.72 before applying for an extension.
EPCRA
6. Personal Use Exemption and
Cafeteria Refrigerants Under EPCRA
Section 313
A facility uses toxic chemicals in its
cafeteria refrigeration units. The units enable
the cafeteria to store food that will later be
served to staff of the facility. Would these
chemicals need to be included in EPCRA §313
threshold determinations?
No. Under the personal use exemption
"foods, drugs, cosmetics or other personal
items containing toxic chemicals, including
supplies of such products within the facility
such as in a facility operated cafeteria, store, or
infirmary" used by employees or other persons
at the facility are exempt from threshold
determinations (40 CFR 372.38(c)(3)). The
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toxic chemicals used in the cafeteria
refrigeration units, therefore, are exempt from
threshold determinations and release reporting
requirements. Non-exempt uses of the same
toxic chemicals elsewhere at the facility,
however, must be included in threshold
determinations and release reporting.
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RCRA
TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA
Finalizes Regulations Under RCRA for
Military Munitions
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-97-004
f " * '
This fact sheet summarizes the final
regulations clarifying when conventional and
chemical military munitions become a
hazardous waste under RCRA. It summarizes
the regulatory definition of solid waste as it
applies to three specific categories of military
munitions: unused munitions; munitions being
used for their intended purpose; and used ot
fired munitions.
TITLE: The Hazardous Waste Program
Information Strategy Plan
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-96-050
This document discusses the first phase of
EPA's Waste Information Needs (WIN)
initiative — the Information Strategy Plan
(ISP). The ISP is designed to provide the EPA
hazardous waste program with a framework
for gathering information needed to support the
program over the long term. It presents
findings and recommendations and identifies
issues to be resolved before proceeding to the
next phase of the WIN project.
TITLE: The Hazardous Waste Program
Information Strategy Plan: Appendices
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-96-050A
This document presents the supplementary
appendices to The Hazardous Waste Program
Information Strategy Plan. These appendices
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New Publications
February 1997
include information needs descriptions, the
Office of Solid Waste's Strategic Plan, a
description of the information engineering
methodology, and the RCRA program goals
and strategies.
TITLE: RCRA Permit Policy Compendium
Update Package, Revision Six (Through
December 1996)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-125 348
This document provides references for
regional and state permit writers on permitting
policies and procedures. The update package
offers reference memoranda, letters, Office of
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Directives, and RCRA, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Monthly Report questions and answers
from January 1, 1996, through June 30, 1996.
It includes a new Volume 1 user's guide and
keyword index. The update package also
includes the new index on computer disk.
TITLE: Waste Minimization for Selected
Residuals in the Petroleum Refining Industry
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-121 180
This document discusses source reduction and
recycling techniques for selected residuals
from the petroleum refining industry. It
presents an overview of the petroleum refining
industry, process diagrams, and descriptions
for 29 residuals and source reduction options.
For each source, it provides an evaluation of
the quantity and quality of waste minimization
information.
TITLE: UST Program Facts: Implementing
Federal Requirements for Underground
Storage Tanks
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-B-96-007
http://www.epa.gov/swerustl/pubs/index.htm
This 40-page booklet is intended for state
officials who are considering changes and
alternatives to their state funds. The booklet
presents case studies describing some of the
activities that three states have conducted in
making a transition from a state fund program
to other financial assurance mechanisms. The
booklet also describes five programs that might
serve as models for states that have decided to
change the structure of their state funds.
TITLE: State Funds in Transition: Models for
Underground Storage Tank Assurance Funds
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
'EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-B-97-002
http://www.epa.gov/swerustl/pubs/index.htm
A collection of eight fact sheets designed to
help federal and state authorities answer the
most frequently asked questions about USTs
with consistent, accurate information in plain
language. Other interested parties will find
this publication provides a concise,
comprehensive review of regulatory programs
for USTs.
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New Publications
CERCLA
TITLE: National Remedy Review Board
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
This memorandum provides a report on the
National Remedy Review Board's progress to
date. The Board was assembled in November
1995 as part of Administrator Browner's
Superfund reform initiatives. The goals of the
National Remedy Review Board include
control of remedy costs and the promotion of
consistent, cost-effective, decision-making at
Superfund sites. Since January 1996, the
Board has completed reviews on twelve sites,
and has worked to finalize its operating
procedures for future activities.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
You may order copies of all major RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA Federal Registers by calling the Hotline.
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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
EPA's Public Access Servers. The servers are accessible at:
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FTP: ftp.epa.gov
EPA Federal Registers are organized by date on the World Wide Web (starting from October 1994).
Go to: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr
For RCRA/UST and selected CERCLA Federal Registers, choose: Federal Register (FR) - Waste.
For selected EPCRA Federal Registers, choose: Federal Register (FR) - Toxic Release Inventory.
FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Military Munitions Rule: Hazardous
Waste Identification and
Management; Explosives
Emergencies; Manifest Exemption for
Transport of Hazardous Waste on
Right-of-Ways on Contiguous
Properties"
February 12,1997 (62 FR 6622)
EPA finalized a rule that identifies when
conventional and chemical military munitions
become hazardous waste under RCRA, and
provides for the safe storage and
transportation of such waste. The rule
amends existing regulations regarding
emergency responses involving both military
and non-military munitions and explosives,
and provides an exemption from the manifest
requirements for certain hazardous.waste
generators and transporters. This rule is
effective on August 12, 1997.
"Land Disposal Restrictions:
Correction of Tables; Treatment
Standards for Hazardous Wastes and
Universal Treatment Standards"
February 19,1997 (62 £B 7502)
EPA published updated and corrected
versions of the complete tables of hazardous
waste treatment standards at §268.40 and
universal treatment standards at §268.48
published in the Land Disposal Restrictions
Phase ffl Final Rule (61 FR 15566; April 8,
1996). The updated tables incorporate all
revisions to the treatment standards since the
Phase III Final Rule, as well as technical
corrections, including the removal of
treatment standards for the 25 waste codes that
were vacated by the November 1,-1996, court
decision, Dithiocarbamate Task Force v.
Environmental Protection Agency. This rule
is effective on February 19, 1997.
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Federal Registers
February 1997
"Hazardous Waste Management
System; Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste; Amendment"
February 20,1997 (62 FR. 7684)
EPA amended 40 CFR Part 261, Appendix
IX, to reflect changes in ownership and name
for United Technologies Automotive, Inc.,
Jeffersonville, Indiana. This rule is effective
on February 20, 1997.
"Hazardous Waste Management
System; Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste; Final Exclusion;
Correction"
February 26,1997 (62 FR 8632)
EPA corrected the July 18, 1996, final rule
(61 FR 37397) which granted a petition
submitted by United Technologies
Automotive, Inc. (UTA), Dearborn, Michigan,
to exclude conditionally, on a one-time,
upfront basis, a certain solid waste generated
by UTA's chemical stabilization treatment of
lagoon sludge at the Highway 61 Industrial
Site in Memphis, Tennessee. EPA corrected
the delisting levels for the constituents of
concern to a dilution attenuation factor (DAF)
of 79 for 40,000 cubic yards.
PROPOSED RULES
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Sealand,
Limited Superfund Site"
February 10,1997 (62 FR 5949)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Conklin
Dumps Superfund Site"
February 10,1997 (62 FR 5950)
Notice of Intent to Delete
NOTICES
RCRA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Hazardous Waste Management
System: Land Disposal Restrictions
"No-Migration" Variances"
February 14,1997 (62 FR 6967)
EPA forwarded the following continuing
Information Collection Request to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval: Hazardous Waste Management
System: Land Disposal Restrictions "No-
Migration" Variances, OMB Control Number
2050-0062, expiring on April 30, 1997.
Comments must be submitted on or before
March 17, 1997.
"Underground Injection Control
Program; Hazardous Waste Injection
Restrictions; Petition for Exemption-
Class I Hazardous Waste Injection-
Diamond Shamrock Refining
Company, L.P. (Diamond)"
February 14,1997 (62 FR 6970)
EPA provided notice that an exemption to
the land disposal restrictions under RCRA has
been granted to Diamond, for the Class I
injection wells located at Sun Ray, Texas.
This action is effective as of February 6, 1997.
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Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Guidance for the Implementation of
EPA's Radiation Protection Standards
for Management and Storage of
Transuranic Waste at the Waste
Isolation Pilot Plant ("WIPP Subpart A
Guidance")"
February 28,1997 (62 FR 9188)
EPA announced that a revised guidance
document, known as the WIPP Subpart A
Guidance, is available to the public. The
document does not establish new binding
requirements but will guide EPA's
implementation of 40 CFR Part 191, Subpart
A, at the WIPP.
CERCLA
"Notice of Open Meeting; State
Voluntary Cleanup Program"
February 13,1997 (62 FB 6775)
A meeting was held on February 27, 1997, in
Washington, DC, to solicit input on key
principles for adequate state voluntary cleanup
programs. These principles will be used in the
development of a draft state voluntary cleanup
program guidance which will be issued for
public comment.
"Notice of Public Meeting on the
National Performance Measures
Strategy for Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance"
February 21,1997 (62 FB 8014)
EPA's Office of Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance (OECA) held its first
public meeting on February 3, 1997, in
Alexandria, Virginia, to discuss innovative
approaches to measuring enforcement and
compliance assurance program performance.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Notification of
Episodic Releases of Oil and
Hazardous Substances"
February 26,1997 (62 FR 8722)
EPA is planning to submit a continuing
Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget. The ICR
addresses the reporting and recordkeeping
activities required by the release notification
standards for oil and hazardous substances
specified in CERCLA § 103 and CWA §311.
OPA
"Request for Comments;
Implementation of the Oil Pollution Act
Facility Response Plan Requirements;
Agency Information Collection
Activities up for Renewal"
February 20,1997 (62 FR 7769)
EPA is planning to submit a continuing
Information Collection Request to the Office
of Management and Budget for the Facility
Response Plan requirements of OPA. EPA is
soliciting comments on the collection request.
Comments must be submitted on or before
April 21, 1997.
PPA
"Notice of Availability of FY 1997 Grant
Funds for the Establishment of a
Pollution Prevention Information
Network"
February 5,1997 (62 FR 5393)
EPA is soliciting grant proposals to establish
a national network of pollution prevention
information centers. EPA anticipates that
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NOTICES
between $750,000 and $1 million will be
available. Grants and cooperative agreements
will be awarded under the authority of the
Pollution Prevention Act of 1990.
Settlements and Consent Decrees
"Modification to Proposed Purchaser
Agreement; Publicker Industries Inc.
Superfund Site"
February 4, 1997 (62 F_B 5229)
"Consent Decree; Ellis Property Superfund
Site"
February 4, 1997 (62 FB 5248)
"Consent Decree; United States and State
of California v. ARCO Pipe Line
Company"
February 4, 1997 (62 FR 5248)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Puerto
Rico Electric Power Authority"
February 4, 1997 (62 F_R 5249)
"Consent Decree; White Chemical
Corporation Superfund Site"
February 4, 1997 (62 FR 5249)
"Consent Decree; Oronogo/Duenweg
Mining Belt Superfund Site"
February 5,1997 (62 FB 5485)
"Consent Decree; Marion/Bragg Landfill
Superfund Site"
February 6, 1997 (62 FB 5653)
"Proposed Administrative Order on
Consent; Michigan Disposal Service
Superfund Site"
February 10, 1997 (62 F_B 5983)
"Consent Decree; Palmetto Recycling
Superfund Site"
February 12, 1997 (62 FB 6556)
"Consent Decree; Bell Landfill Superfund
Site"
February 13, 1997 (62 £B 6800)
"Proposed Administrative De Micromis
Settlement; Pollution Abatement Services
Superfund Site"
February 18, 1997 (62 F_B 7230)
"Consent Decree; Metallurgy, Inc. and
Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corporation"
February 18, 1997 (62 FB 7255)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Formosa Plastics Corporator/1
February 18, 1997 (62 FB7255)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Ace
Galvanizing, Inc."
February 19, 1997 (62 F_B 7473)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Sherwin-Williams Company"
February 19, 1997 (62 FR 7473)
"Proposed Settlement; Union Steel
Products, Inc. Superfund Site"
February 21, 1997 (62 FB 8016)
"Consent Decree; Northside Sanitary
Landfill Superfund Site"
February 21, 1997 (62 Ffi 8038)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement; Old
Southington Landfill Superfund Site"
February 27, 1997 (62 F_B 8954)
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February 1997 Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Lodging of Stipulation; Savage Municipal
Well Superfund Site"
February 27, 1997 (62 F_B 8989)
"Consent Decree; Operable Unit 1 of the
Goldisc Recordings Superfund Site"
February 27, 1997 (62 EB 8990)
"Consent Decree; Bellinger Steel
Superfund Site"
February 27, 1997 (62 F_E 8990)
"Consent Decree; Landfill & Resource
Recovery, Inc. Superfund Site"
February 27, 1997 (62 EB 8991)
"Consent Decree; Niagara Mohawk Power
Corporation Superfund Site"
February 27, 1997 (62 F_B 8991)
"Consent Decree; Teledyne Wah Chang
Superfund Site"
February 27, 1997 (62 EB 8992)
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CALL ANALYSES
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/UST Hotline
Regulated Community
Citizens
State & Local Government
Native Americans
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
3,996
192
178
5
147
209
86
9
7
3
2
77
386
342
105
144
5,888
No caller profile data available.
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Call Analyses
February 1997
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
Superfund Hotline
Manufacturers
Food/Tobacco 76
Textiles 13
Apparel 6
Lumber & Wood 31
Furniture 19
Paper 20
Printing & Publishing 12
Chemicals 176
Petroleum & Coal 61
Rubber and Plastics 29
Leather 1
Stone, Clay & Glass 10
Primary Metals 33
Fabricated Metals 62
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 12
Electrical&Electronic Equipment 12
Transportation Equipment 13
Instruments 6
Misc. Manufacturing 289
Subtotal 881
Consultants/Engineers
Attorneys
Citizens
Public Interest Groups
Educational Institutions
EPA
Federal Agencies
GOCOs
Congress
State Officials/SERC
Local Officials/LEPCs
Fire Departments
Hospitals/Laboratories
Trade Associations
Union/Labor
Farmers
Distributors
Insurance Companies
Media/Press
Native Americans
International
Other
Referrals*
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline*
Document
Mes
2,652
182
193
23
33
53
65
19
4
46
34
16
34
11
2
39
40
4
17
0
2
157
250
288
0
1
: No caller profile data available.
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 5,189
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February 1997
Call Analyses
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
RCRA GENERAL
SUBTITLE C
Hazardous Waste Id. - General
Characteristics
Listings
Mixture Rule
Derived-From
Contained-In Policy
Sampling
8651
1,168'
412'
3621
97
66
1621
54
Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions 2081
Radioactive Mixed Waste 33
Delisting Petions 37
Definition of Solid Waste/Hazardous
Waste Recycling 2911
Large Quantity Generators 4001
Small Quantity Generators 204
CESQGs 107
Transporters 73
Exports/Imports 31
TSDFs
General Facility Standards 147
Unit Standards 166
Air Emissions 743'
Combustion - General 125
BIFs 43
Incinerators . 77
Draft Strategy 5
Waste Minimization 29
LDR
Applicability 699'
Notifications/Certification 54
Treatment Standards 211
Permits and Permitting 98
State Programs 87
Financial Assurance 111
Closure/Post-Closure 63
Corrective Action . 2241
Enforcement 82
Hazardous Waste Data 39
Test Methods, 89
Indian Lands- 10
Used Oil Standards 139
Military Munitions 1821
OTHER WASTES
Ash . 10
Bevill Amendment (Mining Waste) 21
Medical Wastes 114
Oil and Gas 12
SUBTITLE D
Household Hazardous Wastes 116
Subtitle D - General 78
Technical Standards 24
Industrial Wastes 8
Municipal Wastes 93
Indian Lands 5
Financial Assurance 17
Solid Waste Recycling/Markets -
General 413'
Aluminum 29
Batteries 42
Glass 21
Paper 25
Plastics 42
Tires 25
Used Oil 39
Composting 16
Procurement 96
Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention 70
Grants and Financing 17
TOTAL QUESTIONS 9,326*
* Includes 3,081 RCRA document requests.
UST
General/Misc. 263'
Applicability/Definitions 211
Regulated Substances 46
Standards for New Tank Systems 101'
Tank Standards and Upgrading 131'
Operating Requirements 76
Release Detection 1511
Release Reporting & Investigation 27
Corrective Action for USTs 84
Out-of-Service/Closure 38
Financial Responsibility 64
State Programs 34
Liability/Enforcement 38
LUST Trust Fund 8
TOTAL QUESTIONS 1,272s1
* Includes 460 UST document requests.
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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Call Analyses
February 1997
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title III Questions
Trade Secrets
Enforcement
Liability/Citizen Suits
Training
Chemical-Specific Information
3971
10
59
1
11
44
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
1691
31
57
1781
8
7
52
66
681
81
13
3381
2431
1,144*
3261
55
2081
2261
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
2141
2611
1391
2841
47
66
52
,4
6R
62
9
1341
37
Special Topics:
CAA §112 General
RMPs
List of Regulated Substances
Federal Facilities Executive Order
1161
1741
1831
10
TOTAL QUESTIONS 5,704
*Includes 1,943 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests
SUPERFUND
General/Misc.
Access & Information Gathering
Administrative Improvements
General
Environmental Justice/Brownfields
S ACM/Presumptive Remedies
Soil Screening Levels
Administrative Record
ARARs
CERCLIS
Citizen Suits
Claims Against Fund
Clean-Up Costs
Clean-Up Standards
Community Involvement
Contract Lab Program (CLP)
Contractor Indemnification
Contracts
Definitions
Enforcement
Federal Facilities
Hazardous Substances
HRS
Liability
Local Gov't Reimbursement
Natural Resource Damages
NCP
Notification
NPL
Off Site Rule
OSHA
PA/SI
PRPs
RD/RA
Reauthorization
Remedial
159
64
1681
2461
114
121
23
91
96
5
11
62
128
35
4
4
8
1661
1561
21
2831
15
1821
9
26
63
147
1971
14
21
21
1601
8
15
69
18
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 1997
Call Analyses
Removal
RI/FS
Risk Assess./Health Effects
ROD
RQ
Settlements
SITE Program
State Participation
State Program
TAGs
Taxes
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act
SPCC Regulations
44
74
73
51
178'
73
9
8
16
10
11
99
1881
TOTAL QUESTIONS 3,746*
* Includes 517 Superfund document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS
AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS: 20,048
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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