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                           Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)	   1
                           Clean Air Act §112(r)(CAA)	   2




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                  RCRA
 1.  Self-Transportation of Used Oil by
    Service Contractors

    Used oil generators must ensure that all
 shipments of used oil in quantities greater
 than 55 gallons are transported off site only
 by transporters with EPA identification
 numbers.  Generators may transport up to 55
 gallons of used oil in their own vehicles (self-
 transport) without an EPA identification
 number, provided the used oil is either
produced at the generator's site or collected
from do-it-yourselfers, and provided the used
 oil is sent to an approved collection center or
 an aggregation point owned or operated by
 the generator (40 CFR §279.24).  If a facility
 hires a contractor to come on site and service
 equipment containing used oil, provided the
 contractor complies with the requirements of
 §279.24, can the contractor self-transport the
 used oil generated from servicing the
 equipment without an EPA identification
number?

    The contractor can self-transport up to 55
gallons of used oil to a collection center or an
aggregation point without an EPA
identification number because he also
qualifies as the generator of that used oil. The
definition of used oil generator includes  "any
person, by site, whose act or process produces
used oil or whose act first causes used oil to
become subject to regulation" (§279.1).  A
contractor, therefore, that comes on site and
services equipment containing used oil is a
used oil generator, because the contractor's act
of servicing and removing used oil from
equipment first causes the used oil to be
subject to regulation. As a generator, such a
contractor may self-transport up to 55-gallons
of used oil without an EPA identification
number pursuant to §274.24.

    This situation is analogous to the one
described in the September 10, 1992,
preamble discussion of used oil generated on
ships in which the owner or operator of the
ship or vessel and the person or persons
removing or accepting the oil from the  vessel
are considered to be "co-generators" of the
used oil (57 FR 41566; 41585).  Similarly,
both the owner or operator of the equipment
and the person removing used oil from  the
equipment may be considered "co-generators"
of the used oil, and both parties are
responsible for managing the used oil in
accordance with used oil generator standards
of Part 279, Subpart C. The co-generators
may decide which of the parties will fulfill the
generator requirements.  Either co-generator
can self-transport the used oil under the
provisions of §279.24 without an EPA
identification number, provided no more than
55 gallons of used oil are transported at any
one time, provided the used oil is transported
in vehicles owned by the co-generator or
owned by an employee of the co-generator,
and provided the used oil is sent to an
approved collection center or to an
aggregation point owned or operated by the
co-generator who is self-transporting the used
oil.

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              CAA§112(r)
2.  Frequently Asked Questions on the
    CAA §112(r) Program Levels

    The risk management program regulations
in 40 CFR Part 68 are applicable to owners or
operators of stationary sources at which more
than a threshold quantity of a regulated
substance is present in a process (40 CFR
§68.10(a)). Are all covered processes subject
to identical risk management program
requirements?

    No.  To ensure that individual processes
are subject to requirements commensurate with
their size and process type, EPA has classified
them into three categories, or "programs."
Program 3 processes are subject to the most
comprehensive requirements and comprise
relatively complex chemical processing
operations in  specified Standard Industrial
Classification (SIC) codes and processes
already subject to the OSHA process safety
management (PSM) standard. Program 2
processes are subject to a streamlined version
of the requirements, and include generally less
complex operations that do not involve
chemical processing. Program 1 processes,
subject to minimal requirements, are those
from which a worst-case release would  not
affect the public.  Further, since the RMP rule
requirements  are performance based, owners or
operators of stationary sources with processes
in Programs 2 or 3 have flexibility under the
rule to tailor their programs to best meet their
own risk management needs.
    If a stationary source has several processes
that are covered under 40 CFR Part 68, and
some of those processes have had an
accidental release within the past five years
(making those processes ineligible for
Program 1 status), are the individual
                           processes from which no accidental releases
                           have occurred also ineligible for Program 1
                           status?

                               No. Eligibility determinations for Program
                           1 status are made separately for each process.
                           If any individual process meets all of the
                           criteria listed at 40 CFR §68.10(b), that
                           process is eligible for Program 1 status.
                               If a stationary source comprises some
                           covered processes that meet the eligibility
                           requirements for one of the three programs
                           (i.e., Program 1,2, or 3) and some processes
                           that are subject to a different program, must
                           the owner or operator of the source submit
                           multiple risk management plans (RMPs)?

                               No. Although a stationary source may
                           have processes in one or more of the three
                           programs, the owner or operator must submit a
                           single  RMP that includes the information
                           required by 40 CFR §§68.155 through 68.185
                           for all  covered processes at that source (40
                           CFR §68.150(a)). That RMP will contain
                           relevant information on each covered process.
                               A covered process that is ineligible for
                           Program 1 will be subject to Program 3
                           requirements if the process is in one of nine
                           specified SIC codes, or is subject to the OSHA
                           PSM standard (40 CFR §68.10(d)). When
                           determining Program 3 applicability for a
                           particular process, should the owner or
                           operator use the primary SIC code that
                           describes the stationary source's main
                           business ?

                               No. The owner or operator must determine
                           the individual SIC code for each covered
                           process to determine whether Program 3
                           applies (61 FR 31670; June 20,  1996). The
                           assigned SIC code should reflect the activity of

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the process, and will not necessarily be the
same as the source's overall primary SIC code.
    The preamble of the risk management
program final rule states that Program 3
applies to processes in certain SlO&odes (61
FR 31670; June 20, 1996).  It also states that
Program 3 applies to any process subject to
the OSHA PSM, unless the process is eligible
for Program 1.  If a process meets the
requirements of Program 1, but is also in SIC
code 2611 (one of those identified for Program
3 applicability), is that process subject to the
Program 1 or Program 3 requirements?

    The Program 1 eligibility criteria are found
at 40 CFR §68.10(b).  If a process meets the
criteria for Program 1, that process is subject
only to the Program 1  requirements, regardless
of the applicable SIC code or whether the
process is subject to OSHA's PSM. Program 3
requirements do not apply to processes that
meet the Program 1 eligibility criteria (40 CFR
§68.10(d)).
    The preamble to the risk management
program final rule states that EPA "recognizes
that the full PSM standard is not appropriate
for propane retailers," and "has assigned
propane retailers and users to Program 2 " (61
FR 31702; June 20,  1996). Will processes
containing propane always be subject to
Program 2 requirements?

   No. A process containing propane may be
subject to the Program 1 requirements if that
process meets the Program 1  eligibility criteria,
listed at 40 CFR §68.10(b). The preamble
states that "all retailers are in Program 2,
unless they can  meet Program 1 criteria" (61
FR 31676). Propane retailers generally will
not have any Program.3 processes because
Program 3 requirements are only applicable to
processes in SIC codes 2611, 2812, 2819,
2821, 2865, 2869, 2873, 2879, or 2911 or
processes covered by OSHA's PSM standard
(40 CFR §68.10(d)). Retailers are specifically
exempted from OSHA's PSM (61 FR 31676).
3.  Frequently Asked Questions on Risk
    Management Program
    Requirements: Worst-case Release
    Scenario Analyses

    The owner or operator of a stationary
source covered by the risk management
program regulations must conduct a worst-
case release scenario analysis as part of the
required hazard assessment (40 CFR §68.25).
The worst-case release is defined as the
release of the largest quantity of a regulated
substance from a vessel or process line failure
that results in the greatest distance to an
endpoint (40 CFR §68.3). If a release from the
process containing the largest quantity of a
regulated substance would result in a shorter
distance to an endpoint than a release from a
smaller process, which scenario should be
considered the worst-case release ?

    The worst-case release is the scenario that
results in the greatest distance to an endpoint
beyond the stationary source boundary (40
CFR §68.25(h)). EPA recognizes that there
could be  release scenarios in which a smaller
process could generate a greater distance to an
endpoint than a release from the largest vessel
or pipeline (61 FR 31682; June 20, 1996).  The
regulatory language at 40 CFR §68.25(h)
clarifies that a scenario involving a smaller
quantity of regulated substance handled at a
higher process temperature or pressure, as well
as a scenario involving a smaller quantity
located closer to the stationary source
boundary may, in fact, result in the worst-case
release.

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    A stationary source subject to the risk
 management program regulations at 40 CFR
 Part 68 comprises multiple Program 2 and
 Program 3 covered processes. The owner or
 operator must conduct a single worst-case
 release analysis to represent toxic regulated
 substances and a single worst-case release
 analysis to represent flammable regulated
 substances (40 CFR §68.25(a)(2)). Could the
 worst-case scenario for a toxic substance
 involve a Program 2 process while the worst-
 case scenario for a flammable substance
 involves a Program 3process, and vice versa?

    Yes.  For the purpose of the hazard
 assessment requirements of 40 CFR Part 68,
 Subpart B, no distinction is made between
 Program  2 and Program 3 processes. The
 worst-case release scenario for toxic
 substances can be represented by either a
 Program  2 or a Program 3 process, and the
 worst-case release scenario for flammable
 substances can also be represented by  either a
 Program  2 or a Program 3 process.
    The owner or operator of a stationary
 source subject to the risk management
 program regulations must analyze the worst-
 case release scenario involving a Program 2
 or 3 process containing a regulated flammable
 substance and the worst-case release scenario
 involving a Program 2 or 3 process containing
 a regulated toxic substance (40 CFR §68.25).
 If the worst-case release scenarios for a
 regulated toxic substance and for a regulated
 flammable substance involve the same process,
 must both scenarios be analyzed?

    Yes. If the worst-case release scenarios for
 a regulated toxic substance and for a regulated
 flammable  substance in Program 2 and 3
 processes are associated with the same process,
 the two worst-case release scenarios must be
 analyzed separately.
    Under the risk management program
regulations at 40 CFR Part <5#, if a Program 1
process contains a threshold amount of both a
regulated toxic substance and a regulated
flammable substance, should a worst case
release scenario be analyzed for each of the
substances in the process?

    Yes.  A worst case release scenario must be
analyzed for each regulated toxic and
flammable substance above the threshold. This
analysis will serve two purposes: 1) to
demonstrate that no release from that process
would reach a public receptor as required in 40
CFR §68.10(b)(2); and 2) to determine the one
"worst" worst case release scenario that results
in the greatest distance to an endpoint, which
must be reported in the RMP.
    When selecting the worst-case release
scenario for Program 2 and 3 processes as
required by 40 CFR §68.25, a stationary
source owner or operator must analyze the
release scenario that results in the greatest
distance to an endpoint. Does the "greatest
distance to an endpoint"  refer to the greatest
total distance from the process (e.g., vessel or
pipeline), or to the distance beyond the
stationary source boundary?

    The greatest distance  to an endpoint will
ultimately refer to the distance beyond the
stationary source boundary. When selecting a
worst-case release scenario, the stationary
source owner or operator must first evaluate
potential releases from all Program 2 and 3
covered processes. Each release is modeled as
a circle, with its center at the process and with
a radius equaling the distance to the endpoint
concentration (Response  to Comments
document, Chapter 5, pg. 5-109). The owner or
operator must then choose the scenario that
results in the greatest distance to an endpoint
(40 CFR §68.25(a)(2)). If a scenario with a

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smaller overall distance to an endpoint,
however, could result in a greater distance to
an endpoint beyond the stationary source
boundary (e.g., the process is very close to the
facility boundary), it must be chosen as the
worst-case release scenario (40 CFR
§68.25(h)).

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                  RCRA
TITLE: Pay-As-You-Throw Tool Kit Order
Form
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-97-012a

This brochure outlines and provides ordering
information for the Pay-As-You-Throw Tool
Kit.

TITLE: Extended Product Responsibility: A
New Principle for Product-Oriented Pollution
Prevention
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-97-009

This report showcases successful applications
of Extended Product Responsibility (EPR) by
companies responding to a variety of business
incentives, including cost savings, increased
customer loyalty, product innovation, and
green image building.
TITLE: Prioritized Chemical List; Draft
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-D-97-004

The draft list provides a relative ranking of
more than 800 chemicals based on the
chemicals' tendency to persist in the
environment.

TITLE: Chemical-Waste Code Crosswalk;
Draft
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-D-97-005

This document assists in establishing the link
between chemicals and RCRA waste codes by
identifying waste streams likely to contain
particular chemicals and the chemicals likely
to be present in a particular waste.

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New Publications
                                 July 1997
TITLE: Background Paper: Exclusion to the
Definition of Solid Waste; Excluded Scrap
Metal and Shredded Circuit Boards Being
Recycled
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-176 945

This document describes the modification of
the definition of solid waste to exclude scrap
metal and containerized shredded circuit
boards that are being recycled. A definition
for processed scrap metal and discussion of
comments received on the proposed land
disposal restrictions Phase IV supplemental
rulemaking are given.

TITLE: Background Document for Land
Disposal Restrictions - Wood Preserving
Wastes (Final Rule-): Capacity Analysis and
Response to Capacity-Related Comments
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-176 937

This document presents the capacity analysis
EPA conducted to support the Phase IV land
disposal restrictions (LDR) rulemaking on
newly listed wastes from wood preserving.

TITLE: Economic Impact Assessment of the
Phase IV Land Disposal Restrictions Final
Rule on Newly Identified Wood Preserving
Hazardous Wastes, Contaminated Media, and
Abandoned Wood Preserving Sites
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-176 960

This assessment estimates the incremental cost
of the Phase IV LDR final rule for newly
identified wood preserving wastes on
hazardous waste cleanups of contaminated
media at inactive and abandoned wood
preserving sites.
TITLE: Best Demonstrated Available
Technology (BDAT) Background Document
for Toxicity Characteristic Metal Wastes,
D004-D011; Proposed
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-176 986

This background document provides the
Agency's rationale and technical support for
developing BDAT treatment standards for both
nonwastewater and wastewater forms of the
eight TC metal wastes: arsenic, barium,
cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, selenium,
and silver.

TITLE: Regulatory Impact  Analysis of the
Phase IV Land Disposal Restrictions Final
Rule for Newly Identified Wood Preserving
Wastes
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-176 952

This document provides estimates on the costs,
economic impacts, and benefits of the wood
preserving wastes provisions of the Phase IV
LDR rule.

TITLE: Regulatory Impact  Analysis: Phase
IV Land Disposal Restrictions - Toxicity
Characteristic (TC) Metals
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-176 994

This analysis estimates the costs, economic
impacts, and benefits of the  supplemental
proposed rule applying Phase IV LDR to
metal-bearing hazardous wastes. It also
provides discussion of non-ferrous metal
foundries, waste generation  and management,
current treatment standards, and revised
universal treatment standards (UTS) for
toxicity characteristic nonwastewaters.

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                                  Plications
TITLE: Regulatory Impact Analysis:
Application of the Phase IV Land Disposal
Restrictions to Newly Identified Mineral
Processing Wastes
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177 000

This analysis estimates the cost, economic
impact, and benefits of the supplemental
proposed rule applying Phase IV LDR to
newly identified hazardous mineral processing
wastes. The document also discusses the
proposed regulatory options for mineral
processing wastes no longer exempt from
subtitle C requirements under the Bevill
exemption.

TITLE: Groundwater Pathway Analysis for
Aluminum Potliner-s (K088); Draft
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-176 853

This document discusses the application of the
EPA composite model for leachate migration
with transformation products to model the
groundwater impact from the disposal of
aluminum potliners.

TITLE: Indexing of Long-Term Effectiveness
of Waste  Containment Systems for a
Regulatory Impact Analysis; Draft
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-176 861

This document describes an effectiveness
indexing scheme developed to provide input
data to a multi-media contaminant fate and
transport model used to assess pollution
potential in groundwater, surface water, and
soil.
TITLE: Regulatory Impact Analysis of the
Phase III Land Disposal Restrictions Final
Rule and Addendum: Revised Risk
Assessment for Spent Aluminum Potliners
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-176 846

This analysis estimates the costs, economic
impacts, and benefits of the LDR Phase III
rule, including discussion of the methodology
for estimating the affected quantities of
characteristic and newly listed wastes.

TITLE: Response to Comments Received on
the Newly Listed Wastes and Hazardous Soils
Proposed Rule to Support 40 CFR 268 Land
Disposal Restrictions; Capacity-Related
Comments
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177 539

This document summarizes and responds to
comments on the national capacity to
accommodate the newly listed wastes and
hazardous  soils under the land disposal
restrictions program.

TITLE: Test Methods for Evaluating Solid
Waste; Final Update III
AVAILABILITY: NTIS/GPO
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-156 137
GPO ORDER NO.: 955-001-00000-1

This document provides test procedures which
may be used to evaluate properties of solid
waste which determine whether waste is
hazardous  within the definition of RCRA
§3001. It includes methods for collecting
samples of solid wastes, determining the
reactivity,  corrosivity, ignitability, and
assessing the composition of wastes and the
mobility of toxic species present.

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  New Publications
                                 July 1997
  TITLE: RCRA Permit Policy Compendium
  Update Package; Revision 7
  AVAILABILITY: NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-162 606

  This update package includes reference
  memoranda, letters, Office of Solid Waste and
  Emergency Response (OSWER) Policy
  Directives, and Hotline summaries from
  January 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996,
  as well as an entirely new Volume 1 Users's
  Guide and Keyword Index.

  TITLE: Response to Capacity-Related
  Comments Received on the Phase III Land
  Disposal Restrictions Proposed Rulemaking
  AVAILABILITY: NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177 547

  This document summarizes and responds to
  comments on the national capacity to
  accommodate wastes covered in Phase III of
  the LDR program. Comments discussed
  include: required and available treatment
  capacity for decharacterized wastewaters,
  carbamate and organobromide wastes,  and
  spent potliners; proposed treatment standards
  for wastes managed in CWA, SDWA, or
  CWA-equivalent systems; and carbamate
  production wastes, organobromide production
  wastes, spent aluminum potliners, and
  radioactive  wastes mixed with newly listed and
  identified wastes.
                    UST
  TITLE: PIRI Issue Papers
  AVAILABILITY: Hotline
  EPA ORDER NUMBER: EPA510-R-97-001

  The papers discuss risk-based corrective action
  (RBCA) issues associated with natural
  attenuation; the definition of "contaminant";
  "No Further Action" letters; selection of
  carcinogenic target risk levels for soil and
groundwater remediation; off-site movement
of chemicals of concern; institutional controls;
groundwater nondegredation policies; and use
of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH).
               CERCLA
TITLE: Superfund Today: Focus on
Construction Completion
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
EPA NO.: 540-K-96-009
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-963 253
OSWER DIRECTIVE NO.: 9200 2-291

This issue focuses on the Lord-Shope Landfill
site in Girard Township, Pennsylvania. This
site became the 400th Superfund site to be
placed on the Construction Completion List
(CCL). A construction completion site is a
former toxic waste site where physical
construction of all cleanup actions are
complete, all immediate threats have been
addressed, and all long-term threats are under
control.  This issue highlights EPA's progress
and commitment to making the Superfund
program work faster, fairer, and more
efficiently.

TITLE: Superfund Removal Procedures: State
Participation in Federal-Lead Removal Actions
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
EPA ORDER NO.: 540-R-96-041
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-963 409
OSWER DIRECTIVE NO.: 9360 3-07

This document was designed to provide
information to On-Scene Coordinators and site
managers on state participation in Federal-lead
Superfund removal actions. This document is
one of ten volumes in the  Superfund Removal
Procedures manual series. Together, these
volumes update and replace the Superfund
Removal Procedures manual (OSWER number
9360.0-3B).
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                             New Publication?
 TITLE: Federal Interagency Working Group
 on Brownfields
 AVAILABILITY: Hotline
 EPA ORDER NO.: 500-F 97 102
 URL: http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/

 The Interagency Working Group on
 Brownfields was established in July 1996 as a
 forum for Federal agencies to  exchange
 information on brownfields-related activities
 and to develop a coordinated national agenda
 for addressing brownfields. EPA's
 Brownfields Economic Redevelopment
 Initiative is designed to empower states,
 communities, and other stakeholders in
 economic redevelopment to work together in a
 timely manner to prevent, assess, safely clean
 up, and sustainably reuse brownfields. EPA's
 brownfields initiatives strategies include
 funding pilot programs and other research
 efforts, clarifying liability issues, entering into
 partnerships, conducting outreach activities,
 developing job training programs, and
 addressing environmental justice concerns.

 TITLE: Revision to OSWER NPL Policy
 "The Revised Hazard Ranking System:
 Evaluating Sites After Waste Removals,"
 Publication No. 9345.1-03FS, October 1991.
 AVAILABILITY: NTIS
 NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-963 215
 OSWER DIRECTIVE NO.: 9345.1-25

 This document was designed to provide greater
 flexibility to the current National Priorities List
 (NPL) policy for evaluating the impact of
 completed removals on a Hazard Ranking
 System (HRS) score.  The Agency recognizes
 that some post-site inspection  removals can
 substantially diminish the threat to human
 health and the environment and should be
 considered in the HRS process up to the time
 of NPL listing. This consideration only
 applies  where the Region has documentation
 that clearly demonstrates there is no remaining
release or potential for a release that could
cause adverse environmental or human health
impacts.  The Agency believes that this reform
would reduce EPA and private sector legal/
transaction costs associated with the listing and
subsequent deletion process.
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                              FEDERAL REGISTERS
  You may order copies of all major RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA Federal Registers by calling the Hotline.
                  RCRA, 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
                      EPA's Public Access Servers. The servers are accessible at:
                              World Wide Web: http://www.epa.gov
                                      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
"District of Columbia; Final Approval
 of State Underground Storage Tank
 Program"
 July 9,1997 (62 FR 36698)

 EPA granted the District of Columbia
approval to operate its underground storage
tank (UST) program.  The program meets
statutory and regulatory requirements of
Subtitle I of RCRA and 40 CFR Part 281.
Additionally, District of Columbia's program
regulates USTs containing home heating oil
for consumptive use on the premises where
stored. Approval will become effective
August 8,  1997.
"Land Disposal Restrictions Phase III;
 Emergency Extension of the K088
 National Capacity Variance"
 July 14,1997 (62 FR 37694)

 EPA extended the current national capacity
variance for spent potliners from primary
aluminum production, Hazardous Waste
K088, for three months. Generators of K088
wastes can dispose of them without meeting
land disposal restrictions standards until
October 8, 1997. EPA concluded that there is
adequate treatment capacity for spent potliners
at the Reynolds treatment facility in Gum
Springs, Arkansas, and has provided the
extension to allow generators time to make
official arrangements for disposal with
Reynolds. During the national capacity
variance, landfills and surface impoundments
in which K088 wastes are placed must meet
minimum technological requirements required
by RCRA §3004(h)(4), outlined in §3004(o).
This rule is effective July 7, 1997.
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  Federal Registers
                                     1997
  "Wyoming; Final Determination of
   Adequacy of the State's Municipal
   Solid Waste Permit Program"
   July 15, 1997 (62 FR 37907)

   EPA issued a final determination of
  adequacy to the state of Wyoming for their
  Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLF)
  permit program. Wyoming's program meets
  federal MSWLF criteria, 40 CFR 258. This
  determination is effective July 15, 1997.

  "Final Rule; Revisions to Criteria for
   Municipal Solid Waste Landfills"
   July 29, 1997 (62 FR 40708)

   EPA amended the Revised Criteria for
  MSWLFs to allow states the ability to grant
  flexibility to MSWLFs which receive 20 tons
  or less of municipal solid waste per day.
  States can institute alternative frequencies of
  daily cover and methane monitoring, provided
  new requirements are protective of human
  health and the environment.  This rule also
  allows the state to permit alternative
  infiltration barriers for the final cover, as long
  as the infiltration barrier achieves an
  equivalent reduction in infiltration. EPA
  makes no additional changes to financial
  assurance requirements, deeming them
  flexible within the provisions of the Land
  Disposal Flexibility Act of 1996.  This action
  becomes effective October 27, 1997, unless
  EPA receives adverse comment on or before
  August 28, 1997. If such adverse comment is
  received, EPA will withdraw this final rule by
  publishing a timely notice in the Federal
  Register.
         PROPOSED RULES
RCRA/CERCLA

"Announcement of and Request for
 Comment on Municipal Solid Waste
 Settlement Proposal"
 July 11,1997 (62 FR 37231)

 EPA published its Municipal Solid Waste
Settlement Proposal.  The proposed policy
describes a method for calculating settlements
with certain entities, providing liability relief
to municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill
owner/operators (O/Os), and municipal and
private MSW generator/transporters (G/Ts).
The proposed policy applies to co-disposal
landfills on the National Priority List (NPL).
Co-disposal sites, which make up 23 percent
of the sites on the NPL, contain municipal
solid waste and sewage sludge and non-
municipal solid waste.

 The proposal has two main components:
First, EPA will not actively pursue MSW G/
Ts unless hazardous waste, derived from a
commercial, institutional, or industrial
process, is present at the site. In cases where
MSW G/Ts seek settlement, EPA proposes to
determine the amount of the settlement by
multiplying the G/Ts known or estimated
contribution of MSW by a determined unit
cost of remediating a representative RCRA
Subtitle D landfill. Secondly, EPA proposes a
presumptive settlement amount of 20 percent
of total response costs for MSW landfill O/Os
who wish to settle; this figure is based on
historical data and other considerations, and
may be adjusted for site-specific factors.
Comments on this proposed policy must be
submitted on or before August 25, 1997.
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July 1997
                           Federal Registers
RCRA

"Proposed Rule; Revisions to Criteria
 for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills"
 July 29, 1997 (62 FR 40714)

 EPA amended the Revised Criteria for
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs)
allowing states to grant flexibility to MSWLFs
which receive 20 tons or less of municipal
solid waste per day. States can institute
alternative frequencies of daily cover and
methane monitoring, as long as new
requirements are protective of human health
and the environment. This proposed rule also
allows states to permit alternative infiltration
barriers  for final cover, as long as the
infiltration barrier achieves an equivalent
reduction in infiltration. EPA makes no
additional changes to financial assurance
requirements, deeming them flexible within the
provisions of the Land Disposal Flexibility Act
of 1996. This action becomes effective
October 27, 1997, unless EPA receives adverse
comment on or before August 28, 1997.

"Hazardous Waste Management
 System; Identification and  Listing of
 Hazardous Waste; Proposed Removal
 of Final Rule"
 July 31,1997 (62 FR 41005)

 EPA proposed to  revoke the delisting of
certain wastes generated in the treatment of
spent  aluminum potliners by Reynolds Metal
Company, Gum Springs, Arkansas. EPA bases
its proposal on data which demonstrate that
high levels of hazardous constituents, which
exhibit the characteristic of corrosivity, exist in
leachate from the monofill where Reynolds
disposes of such waste. Any person may
request a hearing on this proposed decision by
filing  a request containing the information
outlined in 40 CFR §260.20 on or before
August 15, 1997. Comments to this proposed
rule must be received on or before
September 2, 1997.
               NOTICES
All Programs
"Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and
 Site Investigation Manual"
 July 14, 1997 (62 FR 37585)

 EPA changed where they post schedule,
location, and registration information for the
Multi Agency Radiation Survey and Site
Investigation Manual (MARSSIM)
development working group meeting. This
information will no longer be announced on
the RCRA, Superfund & EPCRA Hotline.
EPA outlines current MARSSIM development
working group posting sites.

RCRA/CERCLA

"Programmatic Environmental Impact
 Statement for the Department of
 Defense Range Rule"
 July 14, 1997 (62 FR 37567)

 The Department of Defense (DoD)
announced its intent to prepare a Programmatic
Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) to
assess the environmental impact of
promulgating the DoD Rule on Closed,
Transferred, and Transferring Ranges
Containing Military Munitions (DoD range
rule). According to DoD, EPA has not made a
determination on whether the presence of
unexploded ordinance on a closed, transferred,
or transferring range constitutes a solid waste
subject to RCRA corrective action. DoD
identifies initial concerns with applying
CERCLA to these sites. Comments must be
postmarked no later than August 13, 1997.
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  Federal Registers
                                 July 1997
                                     NOTICES
  RCRA
  "Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and
   High-Level Radioactive Waste at
   Yucca Mountain"
   July 9,1997 (62 FR 36789)

   The Department of Energy (DOE) announced
  the availability of the Summary of Public
  Scoping Comments Related to the
  Environmental Impact Statement for a
  Geologic Repository for the Disposal of Spent
  Nuclear Fuel  and High-level Radioactive
  Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nye County,
  Nevada. For  further information, contact
  Wendy Dixon , Environmental Impact
  Statement (EIS) Project Manager, Yucca
  Mountain Site Characterization Office, Office
  of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management,
  U.S. Department of Energy, 1180 Town Center
  Drive, MS/010, Las Vegas, Nevada 89134,
  (800) 967-3477.

  "Exemption Hazardous Waste Injection
   Restrictions; Texas Ecologist,
   Incorporated  (TECO), Robstown,
   Texas"
   July 9,1997 (62 FR 36804)

   EPA granted a no-migration petition for
  TECO's Robstown, Texas, underground
  injection facility.

   "Hazardous Waste Management
   System: Modification of the Hazardous
   Waste Program; Mercury-Containing
   Lamps"
   July 11,1997 (62 FR 37183)

   EPA made available a study which addresses
  the management of mercury-containing lamps
  under the hazardous waste management
  system. The  study includes an electronic
model and a report that assesses mercury
emissions under different management
approaches outlined in the July 24, 1994,
proposed rule (59 FR 39288). These
approaches include conditional exclusion from
the hazardous waste regulations and adding
lamps to the universal waste regulations (60
FR 25542; May 11, 1995). Comments on the
study must be received on or before August 25,
1997.

"Agency Information Collection
 Activities Under OMB Review"
 July 21,1997 (62 FR. 38991)

 OMB approved EPA ICR NO. 1698.03
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements
under EPA WasteWi$e Program, OMB 2050-
0139; it expires July 31, 2000.

"Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot
 Projects"
 July 28,1997 (62 FR 40349)

 EPA extended for thirty days the comment
period for the proposed "OSi Project XL Draft
Final Project Agreement and Related
Documents" for OSi Specialties, Inc.
(subsidiary of Witco Corporation, Sisterville,
West Virginia). Comments must be received
on or before August 27, 1997.

"Department of Energy Office of
 Industrial Technologies (OIT); Notice
 of Solicitation for the Chemical
 Industry Initiative"
 July 31,1997 (62 FR 41032)

 DOE solicits applications to perform waste
minimization and energy efficiency research in
support of their "Technical Vision 2020: The
Chemical Industry." DOE identifies how to
obtain a complete solicitation document. Full
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July 1997
                          Federal Registers
                                    NOTICES
 applications are due on or before January 5,
 1998.

 CERCLA

 "National Priorities List; Sealand
  Limited Site"
  J uly 1,1997 (62 FR 35446)

  Notice of Intent to Delete

 "Notice of Open Meeting of the
  Environmental Financial Advisory
  Board"
  July 1,1997 (62 FR 35494)

  The Environmental Financial Advisory Board
 (EFAB) will hold an open meeting of the full
 Board on August 7-8, 1997. The purpose of
 the meeting is to discuss work products under
 EFAB's current action agenda. Topics
 expected to be discussed include cost effective
 environmental management and brownfields
 redevelopment.

 "National Priorities List; Frit Industries
  Superfund Site"
  July 25,1997 (62 FR 40029)

  Notice of Intent to Delete

 "National Priorities List; Union  Pacific
  Railroad Sludge Pit Site"
  July 25,1997 (62 FR 40033)

  Notice of Intent to Delete

 "National Priorities List; Silver
  Mountain Mine Site"
  July 30,1997 (62 FR 40784)

  Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Cheshire
 Ground Water Contamination Site"
 July 2,1997 (62 FR 35689)

 Notice of Intent to Delete

"Information Collection Activities;
 Cooperative Agreements and
 Superfund State Contracts for
 Superfund Response Actions"
 July 2,1997 (62 FR 35803)

 EPA is soliciting comments on an
Information Collection Request (ICR)
concerning collection of information under
EPA's Superfund rule. The Superfund rule
establishes the administrative requirements for
the CERCLA-funded cooperative agreements
for state, local, and tribal government response
actions.

"National Priorities List; Southside
 Sanitary Landfill Site"
 July 3,1997 (62 FR. 35974)

 Notice of Intent to Delete

"Notice of Policy; CERCLA Provisions
 Addressing Lenders and Involuntary
 Acquisitions by Government Entities"
 July 7,1997 (62 FR 36424)

 EPA announced the publication of a policy
on the interpretation of CERCLA provisions
that address lenders and government entities
that acquire property involuntarily. Prepared
in consultation with the Department of Justice,
the policy clarifies the circumstances in which
EPA intends to apply the lender liability rule
and its preamble in interpreting CERCLA's
amended secured creditor exemption.
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 Federal Registers
                                July 1997
                                     NOTICES
  "National Priorities List; Middletown
   Airfield Site"
   July 10, 1997 (62 FR 36997)

   Notice of Intent to Delete

  "National Priorities List; Tri-State
   Plating Superfund Site"
   July 14, 1997 (62 FR 37522)

   Notice of Intent to Delete

  "National Priorities List; Bruin Lagoon
   Site"
   July 17, 1997 (62 FR 38239)

   Notice of Intent to Delete

  "Extension of Comment Period;
   Consent Decree"
   July 17,1997 (62 FR. 38322)

   EPA announced that the comment period for
  the consent decree in United States v.
  Westinghouse Electric Corporation, et al., will
  be extended. Comments received on or before
  July 25, 1997 will  be reviewed.

  EPCRA

  "Ethylene Glycol; Risk Assessment
   Peer Review; Extension of Public
   Comment Period"
   July 1,1997 (62 FR 35495)

   EPA extended the comment period for the
  ethylene glycol risk assessment peer review
  conducted for EPCRA §313.  In response to
  request, the comment period is extended by 60
  days, until September 5, 1997.
"Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;
 Addition of Facilities in Certain
 Industry Sectors; Industry-Specific
 Guidance; Notice of Public Meeting"
 July 10,1997 (62 FR. 37053)

 EPA will hold public meetings to solicit and
discuss comments on industry-specific
guidance documents for the newly added
industry groups subject to EPCRA §313 and
Pollution Prevention Act §6607. Individuals
wishing to participate in the development of
these industry-specific guidance documents
should contact the persons listed in the notice.
Comments on the distributed documents must
be submitted by August 20, 1997.

"Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;
 Additional Time to Report"
 July 24,1997 (62 FR. 39797)

 EPA announced that it will allow facilities
required to submit Toxic Release Inventory
(TRI) reports for calendar year 1996 until
September 8, 1997, to file those reports.

"Request for Nominations to the Toxic
 Data Reporting Committee; National
 Advisory Council for Environmental
 Policy and Technology"
 July 25,1997 (62 FR 40073)

 EPA requests the nomination of candidates
for appointment to the Toxic Data Reporting
(TRD) Committee of the National Advisory
Council for Environmental Policy and
Technology (NACEPT). Nominations will be
accepted until 5 p.m. EST, August 18, 1997.
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 ly 1997
                         Federal Registers
                                   NOTICES
CAA

"Accident Prevention Subcommittee's
 Electronic Submission Workgroup
 Final Recommendations Report;
 Notice of Availability"
 July 1,1997 (62 FR 35494)

 The "Electronic Submission Workgroup
Final Recommendation Report" contains
recommendations on the technical and
practical issues associated with creating a
national repository of electric Risk
Management Plans. The report includes
suggestions for both reporting procedure and
access to information on Risk Management
Plans.

Settlements and Consent Decrees

"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
 Cemetery Lane Superfund Site"
 July 1, 1997 (62 FE 35495)

"Consent Decree; United States v. Erie
 Coatings & Chemicals Inc."
 July 2, 1997 (62 FR 35935)

"Consent Decree; United States v. Rohm
 and Haas Co."
 July 2, 1997 (62 F_B 35936)

"Consent Decree; United States v. Larry
 Jones, et al."
 JulyS, 1997 (62 FE 36079)

"Consent Decree; United States v. Ralph
 Riehl, et al."
 JulyS, 1997 (62 FE 36079)
"Consent Decree; United States and State
 of Vermont v. Town of Bennington, et al."
 JulyS, 1997 (62 EE 36079)

"Consent Decree; United States v.
 Anderson, Greenwood & Co., et al."
 JulyS, 1997 (62 FR 36571)

"Consent Decree; United States v. DWC
 Trust Holding Co., et al"
 JulyS, 1997 (62 EB 36572)

"Consent Decree; United States v.
 Browning-Ferris Industries of South
 Jersey, Inc."
 July 16, 1997 (62 EB 38117)

"Consent Decree; United States V. Ralph
 Riehl, et al"
 July 16, 1997 (62 EE 38118)

"Consent Decree With Third Party
 Defendants; United States v. Raymark
 Industries, et al."
 July 16, 1997 (62 EB 38118)

"Prospective Purchaser Agreement; Solar
 Usage Now, Inc., Property"
 July 16, 1997 (62 EB 38120)

"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
 Harco Property Site"
 July 21, 1997 (62 EB 38991)

"Consent Decree; United States v. Gordon
 Stafford, et al"
 July 21, 1997 (62 FR 39020)

"Consent Decree; United States v.
 Hawaiian Western Steel, et al."
 July 21, 1997 (62 EB 39020)
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  Federal Registers                                                          July 1997
                                     NOTICES
  "Consent Decree; United States v. Copper   "Consent Decree; United States v. Bill
    Range Company                        Currie Ford, Inc., et al."
    July 22, 1997 (62 F_B 39254)               July 31, 1997 (62 FR 41078)

  "Consent Decree; United States v.          "Consent Decree; United States v. Cosmo
    Pepper's Steel and Alloys, Inc."            lacavazzi, et al."
    July 22, 1997 (62 F_B 39255)               July 31, 1997 (62 F_R 41078)

  "Consent Decree; United States v. Stanley   "Consent Decree; United States v. New
    and Shirley Modes"                      Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc."
    July 22, 1997 (62 FR 39255)               July 31, 1997 (62 FR 41079)

  "Consent Decree; United States v. Harold
    Shane"
    July 22, 1997 (62 F_E 39256)

  "Proposed Administrative Order on
    Consent; Clear Creek/Pinto Beans Site"
    July 23, 1997 (62 F_B 39519)

  "Proposed Agreement and Covenant Not
    to Sue; Millcreek Dump Superfund Site"
    July 23, 1997 (62 FB 39519)

  "Proposed Administrative Settlement;
    Dorney Road Landfill Superfund Site"
    July 25, 1997 (62 FR 40086)

  "Proposed De Minimis Settlement; Dorney
    Road Landfill Superfund Site"
    July 25, 1997 (62 F_R 40086)

  "Proposed Prospective Purchaser
    Agreement; Terre Superfund Site"
    July 30, 1997 (62 FR 40815)

  "Consent  Decree; United States v. Akzo
    Nobel Coatings Inc., et al."
    July 31,  1997 (62 FR 41077)
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                            CALL ANALYSES
This month, the Hotline responded to a total of 29,111 questions and requests for documents.
                              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
4,341
  315
  177
    4
  119
  161
  122
   18
   34
    8
   14
   47
  461
  259
  234
  563

6,877
: No caller profile data available.
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  Call Analyses
                                July 1997
              Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
                                  Superfund Hotline
   Manufacturers

    Food/Tobacco                      188
    Textiles                            20
    Apparel                             6
    Lumber & Wood                    37
    Furniture                           23
    Paper                              45
    Printing & Publishing                33
    Chemicals                         285
    Petroleum & Coal                   83
    Rubber and Plastics                  43
    Leather                            14
    Stone, Clay & Glass                 19
    Primary Metals                     122
    Fabricated Metals                  196
    Machinery (Excluding Electrical)    .  47
    Electrical & Electronic Equipment     46
    Transportation Equipment            54
    Instruments                         12
    Misc. Manufacturing                246
     Subtotal                         1,519
Consultants/Engineers               5,246
Attorneys                            135
Citizens                              87
Public Interest Groups                  21
Educational Institutions                 51
EPA                                 86
Federal Agencies                     115
GOCOs                               2
Congress                             13
State Officials/SERC                   42
Local Officials/LEPCs                  16
Fire Departments                      24
Hospitals/Laboratories                  18
Trade Associations                      6
Union/Labor                           2
Farmers                               4
Distributors                            4
Insurance Companies                   2
Media/Press                           5
Native Americans                      0
International                            1
Other                               156
Referrals*                           199
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline*       126
Document Retrieval Line*               0
Message Retrieval Line*            2,398
   * No caller profile data available.
                                              TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 10,278
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July 1997
                                     Call Analyses
                                 HOTLINE TOPICS
 RCRA
 RCRA GENERAL
 SUBTITLE C
 Hazardous Waste Id. - General
  Characteristics
  Listings
  Mixture Rule
  Derived-From
  Contained-In Policy
  Sampling
1,101'

1,252'
 7221
 5941
  101
   91
 2541
   32
 Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions487'
 Radioactive Mixed Waste
 Delisting Petitions
 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
   24
   28

 3941
 5271
 2981
  119
   85
   21

 3741
 4171
  173
   50
   31
   28
    3
  313

 8671
  184
 4411
 2361
  208
   41
   82
  224
   97
   53
  154
    2
  205
   39

    6
   36
  181
   20
                                          SUBTITLE D
                                          Household Hazardous Wastes
                                          Subtitle D - General
                                           Technical Standards
                                           Industrial Wastes
                                           Municipal Wastes
                                           Indian Lands
                                           Financial Assurance
                                          Solid Waste Recycling/Markets -
                                           General
                                           Aluminum
                                           Batteries
                                           Glass
                                           Paper
                                           Plastics
                                           Tires
                                           Used Oil
                                          Composting
                                          Procurement
                                          Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention
                                          Grants and Financing

                                          TOTAL QUESTIONS
                                          * Includes 1,974 RCRA document requests.
   155
   122
    16
    18
   144
     2
    12

  3141
     7
    12
     4
    15
    17
    26
    54
    12
    31
    59
    20

11,635*
                                          UST

                                          General/Misc.
                                          Applicability/Definitions
                                          Regulated Substances
                                          Closure
                                          1998 Deadline
                                          Standards for New Tank Systems
                                          Tank Standards and Upgrading
                                          Replacing/Closing
                                          Release Detection
                                          Reporting Requirements
                                          Operating Requirements
                                          Corrective Action for USTs
                                          Financial Responsibility
                                          Enforcement
                                          State Programs
                                          Private Sector
                                          Indian Lands
                                          LUST General/Miscellaneous
                                           RBCA
                                           Technologies
                                           Solvency/Cost Controls

                                          TOTAL QUESTIONS
                                          * Includes 273 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.
    72
  3381
    67
    59
  3011
    66
  2151
    47
  1021
    29
  1691
    43
    47
    24
    30
     1
     2
    11
     1
     3
     6

 1,633*
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    "'1 Analyses
                                        July 1997
   EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
   COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

   General:
    General Title III 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
  1171
   11
   42
   12
    2
  1711
  921
   41
   10
 2121

  274
    1

   46
   32
   48
   35
    0
    5
   78
   29
   90
  1241
   41
   65
   43
   Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (§313):
    General
    AFR
    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
  4441
  9851
2,654'
1,633'
5,006'
   52
   22
   85
   17
   92
   78
   17
   72
 Exemptions
Special Topics:
   CAA §112 General
   RMPs
   List of Regulated Substances
 Federal Facilities Executive Order
2781

2191
 156
  55
  13
TOTAL QUESTIONS             13,499
*Includes 1,508 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests
SUPERFUND

General/Misc.                        134
Access & Information Gathering          26
Administrative Improvements
 General                             32
 Environmental Justice/Brownfields      47
 S ACM/Presumptive Remedies           6
 Soil Screening Levels                  25
Administrative Record                  11
ARARs                               11
CERCLIS                           921
Citizen Suits                           2
Claims Against Fund                    4
Clean-Up Costs                        29
Clean-Up Standards                    29
Community Involvement                20
Contract Lab Program (CLP)             7
Contractor Indemnification               0
Contracts                              4
Definitions                          561
Enforcement                          56
Federal Facilities                       64
Hazardous Substances                1141
HRS                                 11
Liability                              68
Local Gov't Reimbursement              2
Natural Resource Damages               3
NCP                                 57
Notification                           52
NPL                                1941
Off Site  Rule                          13
OSHA                                4
PA/SI                               20
PRPs                                32
RD/RA                               26
Reauthorization                         3
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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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July 1997                                                                  Call Analyses


 Remedial                             43
 Removal                              34
 RI/FS                                 20
 Risk Assess./Health Effects              50
 ROD                                 41
 RQ                                 1671
 Settlements                            15
 SITE Program                          6
 State Participation                       6
 State Program                         16
 TAGs                                  2
 Taxes                                  1

 Special Topics
   Oil Pollution Act                    3111
   SPCC Regulations                   4191
   Lead  Contamination                    3
 TOTAL QUESTIONS               2,344*
 ""Includes 237 Superfund document requests.
 TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS
 AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS:   29,111
 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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