EPA530-R-97-:C5
                                                     SUB-9224-97-008
      MONTHLY HOTLINE  REPORT
                        August 1997


               RCRA, Super-fund, and EPCRA
    Hotline Questions & Answers

    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)	
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     and Liability Act (CERCLA)	
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    Underground Storage Tanks (UST)	
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    Hotline Topics	 19
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                      HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
                 RCRA
 1.  Empty Containers Developing
    Pressure

    A generator sends a hazardous waste gas
 to a treatment, storage, and disposal facility
 (TSDF) in a rail car.  Upon arrival at the
 TSDF, the hazardous waste gas is removed
from the rail car and the rail car is opened to
 the atmosphere. The rail car is rendered
 empty when the pressure in the car
 approaches atmospheric, as specified in 40
 CFR §261.7(b)(2).  The TSDF then seals the
 empty rail car and shipHtft back to the
 generator for refilling with hazardous waste.
 During transport back to the generator, the
 empty rail car is heated naturally by the sun
 and the remaining gaseous residue inside the
 rail car develops a pressure due to the
 heating. Does the pressurized residue in the
 rail car become subject to regulation as
 hazardous waste?

    According to §261.7(b)(2), containers of
 pressurized gas are considered empty when
 they reach atmospheric pressure. The rail car
 described above was rendered  empty at the
 TSDF, reached atmospheric pressure, and
 then, during transport back to the generator,
 experienced a rise in pressure as it was heated
 by the sun. It is not EPA's intent to regulate
 containers in such situations where an
 incidental rise in pressure occurs resulting
 from ambient environmental conditions. In
 this specific rail-car scenario, the "empty"
 status of the rail car does not change due to
 the heating from the sun.
2. Waste Analysis Information for
   Purposes of Subpart CC
   Compliance

   A treatment, storage, and disposal facility
(TSDF) periodically receives shipments of
waste from an off-site generator.  Waste
analysis information provided to the TSDF by
the generator indicates that the waste is not
subject to the 40 CFR Part 264/265, Subpart
CC air emission standards. These standards
allow owners/operators to use process
knowledge when determining the applicability
of the standards to a particular wastestream
(§265.1084(a)(2)).  If the owner/operator of
the TSDF uses the generator's waste analysis
information to demonstrate the waste is not
subject to the air emission standards, how
often must this information be updated  to
maintain compliance with Subpart CC? Can
the generator send the information to the
TSDF monthly or annually, or must the.
appropriate information accompany each
waste shipment?

   The Subpart CC regulations do not  require
that waste analysis information accompany
every shipment of hazardous waste sent from
the generator to a TSDF.  If the waste analysis
information received from the generator with
the first shipment of waste is representative of
subsequent shipments to the TSDF, the TSDF
can continue to rely on the original waste
analysis information, within certain limits.
Owners/operators are required to update the
waste analysis information at least once every
twelve  months following the date of the
original analysis (§265.1083(c)(l)).

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                                 August 1997
    It is not the responsibility of the generator
 to supply the TSDF with waste analysis
 documentation, rather it is the TSDF's option
 to use this  information to perform volatile
 organic concentration determinations.  In all
 cases, it is  the responsibility of the person with
 custody of the waste to obtain valid
 information to make compliance
 determinations. Therefore, the TSDF should
 only use shipping papers, waste certifications,
 or other generator-prepared information in
 which they have confidence (61 FR 4907;
 February 9, 1996).

 3.  Pretreatment Standards for
    Wastewater Treatment Units

    Waste-water treatment units (WWTUs) are
 exempt from RCRA permitting provided the
 units meet  the definition of a tank or tank
 system, treat hazardous wastewaters, and are
 part of a wastewater treatment facility subject
 to regulation under §402 or 307(b) of the
 Clean Water Act (CWA) (40 CFR §260.10).  A
 small manufacturing facility treats its
 wastewaters in a tank system before
 discharging them to a publicly owned
 treatment works (POTW) through a public
 sewer.  The facility is not part of an industry
 category subject to national categorical
 pretreatment standards pursuant to §307(b) of
 the CWA.  The facility does, however, treat its
 wastewaters to levels consistent with local
 limits established by the POTW.  Can the
 facility's. tank system qualify as an exempt
 WWTU under §260.10?

    Yes. The WWTU definition requires that
 discharges from the tank or tank system be
 subject to  the CWA.' A facility that discharges
 a pollutant covered under CWA §307(b) to a
 POTW is considered to be subject to the CWA.
 The underlying assumption is that tanks
 discharging to a public sewer under local limits
 have sufficient EPA oversight under the CWA
to prevent a decrease in environmental controls
(Letter, Bussard to Mulligan; June  1, 1990).  If
a facility is, therefore, operating tanks that
discharge hazardous wastewaters to a POTW,
those tanks are exempt from RCRA permitting
(§270.1(c)(2)(v)), as well as general facility
standards and unit-specific requirements under
Parts 264 and 265 (§§264.1(g)(6) and
265.l(c)(lO)).
                CERCLA
4. ARARs for On-Site Discharges

   Response actions conducted at a CERCLA
site must comply with the substantive aspects
of applicable or relevant and appropriate
requirements (ARARs) of federal and state
laws.  In order to expedite cleanups, CERCLA
§121(e) waives the administrative
requirements of ARARs, including the
obligation to obtain a permit, for remedial
actions conducted entirely on site. However,
off-site response actions must comply with
both substantive and administrative
requirements of all applicable regulations.
Some remedies  initiated at CERCLA sites may
allow the migration of hazardous substances,
which might affect off-site areas. For example,
a remedy may require the discharge of
hazardous substances to an on-site water body
which may carry the hazardous substances off
site.  Must this type of remedial action comply
with the administrative requirements of
ARARs?

   No. A discharge to a water body during an
on-site response action would be considered an
on-site activity, and therefore not subject to
administrative requirements of ARARs,
assuming the water body meets the definition
of on-site. The term "on-site" is defined at 40
CFR §300.400(e)(l) as "the areal extent of
contamination and all suitable areas in very

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close proximity to the contamination necessary
for implementation of the response action".
That is, the water body must be in the area of
contamination, or in very close proximity to
the site and necessary for implementation of
the response action (CERCLA Compliance
with Other Laws Manual: Interim Final,
OSWER Directive 9234.1-01, p. 3-2).  If the
water body meets this definition, the discharge
would not need to meet administrative
requirements of ARARs, such as obtaining a
permit, regardless of whether the hazardous
substances released to the water body
eventually flow off site.
                 EPCRA
5.  The Definition of Facility under
    EPCRA 313

    The definition of facility under EPCRA
§329(4) includes "all buildings, equipment,
structures, and other stationary items which
are located on a single site or on contiguous or
adjacent sites and which are owned or
operated by the same person (or by any person
which controls, is controlled by, or under
common control with, such person). " Two
Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated
(GOCO) sites are separated by a street.  The
GOCOs are owned by the same federal
agency, but operated by different contractors.
When, as required by Executive Order (EO)
12856, the federal agency is making threshold
determinations under EPCRA §313, must it
consider the two  GOCOs as part of the same
fede ra I facility?

    Yes.  The two GOCOs are considered to be
a single federal facility for the purposes of
EPCRA §313 threshold determinations and
release reporting  as required by EO 12856.
EPA has interpreted "contiguous or adjacent
sites" to include sites separated only by a
public right-of-way. Further, sections 2-201
and 2-202 of EO 12856 expanded the
definition of "person" under EPCRA §329(7)
to include federal agencies, as defined in 5
U.S.C. §§102 and 105. Therefore, the two
GOCOs are considered to occupy sites that are
contiguous or adjacent and which are owned
by the same person. Each GOCO should
provide any information required by the
federal facility in making threshold
determinations and reporting releases under
EPCRA §313.

   EO 12856 does not alter any separate
obligation(s) a GOCO may  have under EPCRA
and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) (EO
12856 Section 1-103).  Private contractors
operating at federal facilities must continue to
meet any legal reporting requirements they
have under EPCRA and PPA. Thus a GOCO
that operates a covered facility under 40 CFR
§372.22 must file a Form R or a Certification
Statement for each toxic chemical for which
the facility exceeds an activity threshold as
specified in 40 CFR §372.25.

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                  RCRA
TITLE: Reusable News (Summer 1997)
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-97-002

This issue discusses a decrease in municipal
solid waste generation in 1995, the concept of
extended product responsibility, and
innovative uses of compost.

TITLE: Proceedings of the Workshop on
Extended  Product Responsibility
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-97-020

This report provides proceedings from a
workshop on extended product responsibility.
TITLE: Geosynthetic Clay Liners Used in
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
AVAILABILITY. Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-97-002

This fact sheet describes geosynthetic clay
liners (GCLs), a new and innovative
technology that meets the performance
standards of the criteria for municipal solid
waste landfills (40 CFR Part 258). It also
presents case studies of successful applications
of GCL technology.

TITLE: Landfill Reclamation
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-97-001

This fact sheet describes landfill reclamation, a
new approach used to expand municipal solid
waste landfill capacity and avoid the high cost
of acquiring additional land.

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New F'jolications
                                                                           August 1997
TITLE: Sue Specific Flexibility Requests for
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills In Indian
Country:  Draft Guidance
AVAILABILITY Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA530-R-97-016

This document sets out a process designed to
help owners and operators in requesting
flexibility in federal municipal solid waste
landfill (MSWLF) rules in Indian Country and
to help EPA Regional offices in reviewing and
processing such  requests.

TITLE: Background Document for Capacity
Analysis to Support 40 CFR Part 268 Land
Disposal Restrictions for Ignitable and
Corrosive Wastes Whose Treatment Standards
were Vacated (Interim Final Rule)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177 513

This document provides general background
on the interim final rule promulgated in
response to the September 1992 court decision
vacating treatment standards for ignitable and
corrosive wastes. Appendices include capacity
comments summaries and response and
estimation of affected injection wells.

TITLE: Background Document for the First
Third Wastes  to Support 40 CFR Part 268
Land Disposal Restrictions; Final; Addendum:
Capacity Analysis for K061 Wastes.
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177 497

This document updates the capacity analysis
for K061 wastes based on the new treatment
standards established for high zinc K061 and
on new information about high zinc K061
generation, management, and treatment, and
provides discussion on current management
practices and available high temperature
metals recovery (HTMR) treatment capacity.
TITLE: Background Document for Capacity
Analysis for Land Disposal Restrictions Phase
III - Decharacterized Wastewaters, Carbamate
Wastes, and Spent Potliners (Complete Set)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-176 879

Presents the capacity analysis EPA conducted
to support the Land Disposal Restrictions
(LDR) Phase III addressing decharacterized
wastewaters, carbamate wastes, and spent
potliners.

TITLE: Response to Comments Background
Document for the Newly Listed Wastes and
Hazardous Debris Proposed Rule; Capacity-
Related Comments
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177 505

This document provides EPA support and
rationale for land disposal restrictions for
newly listed wastes and hazardous debris.

TITLE: Background Document for Capacity
Analysis for Land Disposal Restrictions Phase
II - Universal Treatment Standards, and
Treatment Standards for Organic Toxicity
Characteristic Wastes and Other Newly Listed
Wastes; Final
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177-521

This document presents the capacity analysis
EPA conducted to support the final LDR Phase
II rule on universal treatment standards and
treatment standards for organic toxicity
characteristic wastes and newly listed wastes.
The report also evaluates the need for national
capacity variances from the land disposal
prohibitions and provides estimates of the

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quantities of wastes that will require alternative
commercial treatment and recovery prior to
land disposal.

TITLE: Background Document for Capacity
Analysis for Newly Listed Wastes and
Hazardous Debris to Support 40 CFR 268
Land Disposal Restrictions; Final; Volume I:
Capacity Analysis Methodology and Results;
Appendices A and B
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177 422

This document presents the capacity analysis
EPA conducted to support the final rule on the
land disposal restrictions (LDR) on newly
listed wastes and hazardous debris. The report
evaluates the need for need for national
capacity variances from Land Disposal
Prohibitions and provides estimates of the
quantities of wastes that will require alternative
commercial treatment and recovery prior to
land disposal as a result of the LDRs.

TITLE: Background Document for Capacity
Analysis for land Disposal Restrictions Phase
III - Decharacterized Wastewaters, Carbamate
Wastes, and Spent Potliners; Volume 1:
Capacity Analysis and Methodology
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-176 887

This document presents the capacity analysis
EPA conducted to support the LDR Phase III.
The report evaluates the need for national
capacity variances from the land disposal
prohibitions and provides estimates of the
quantities of wastes that will require alternative
commercial treatment prior to land disposal as
a result of LDR, including estimates of the
alternative commercial treatment capacity
available to manage wastes restricted from
land disposal. It also discusses ignitable,
corrosive, reactive, and toxicity characteristic
wastes that are managed in Clean Water Act or
Clean Water Act-Equivalent Systems, provides
data sources and methodology, and addresses
capacity analysis for newly listed wastes,
surface disposed mixed radioactive waste, and
non-sulfide and non-cyanide reactive wastes
not managed in Clean Water Act or Clean
Water Act-Equivalent Systems

TITLE: Background Document for Capacity
Analysis for Newly Listed Wastes and
Hazardous Debris to Support 40 CFR 268
Land Disposal Restrictions; Final; Volume 2:
Appendix C - Background Data for
•Incineration and Cement Kiln Capacity (Part 1)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177-430

This document provides background data on
the determination of available incineration and
cement kiln capacity. It also contains surveys
completed by firms regarding the capacity to
burn hazardous wastes under regulation since
November 1984.

TITLE: Background Document for Capacity
Analysis for Land Disposal Restrictions Phase
III - Decharacterized Wastewaters, Carbamate
Wastes, and Spent Potliners; Volume 2:
Appendix A (Part 1)
AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-176 895

This document provides detailed analyses of
the required treatment capacity for industries
generating ignitable, corrosive, reactive, and/or
organic toxicity characteristic wastes managed
in Clean Water Act  or Clean Water Act-
equivalent systems.

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                                August 1997
TITLE: Background Document for Capacity
Analysis for Newly Listed Wastes and
Hazardous Debris to Support 40 CFR 268
Land Disposal Restrictions; Final: Volume 3:
Appendix C - Background Data for
Incineration and Cement Kiln Capacity (Part 2)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
iNTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177 448

This document contains surveys completed by
firms that are connected with fuels
substitution, own cement kilns, or act as fuel
blenders, regarding their capacity to burn
hazardous wastes under regulation since
November 1984.

TITLE: Background Document for Capacity
Analysis for Land Disposal Restrictions Phase
III - Decharacterized Wastewaters, Carbamate
Wastes, and Spent Potliners; Volume 3:
Appendices A (Part 2) - F
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-176 903

This document contains appendices
summarizing the  waste treatment industry
questionnaire and 1991 Biennial Reporting
System (BRS) data on wastewater treatment,
telephone logs for the commercial combustion
capacity analysis, additional data supporting
the K088 spent potliners capacity analysis,
.wastewater and nonwastewater quantities of
D003 (reactive) wastes (Based on 1993 BRS
data), and a case  study report for capacity
analysis of LDR Phase III decharacterized
wastewater.
TITLE:  Background Document for Capacity
Analysis for Newly Listed Wastes and
Hazardous Debris to Support 40 CFR 268
Land Disposal Restrictions; Final; Volume 4:
Appendix C - Background Data for
Incineration and Cement Kiln Capacity (Part 3)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177 455

This document contains voluntary capacity
update survey responses from companies that
own commercial hazardous waste incinerator
facilities, including information regarding their
present and future capacity to burn liquids,
pumpable sludges, non-pumpable sludges,
containerized solids, and bulk solids. Also
provides engineering specifications  of
incinerator units at the facility,  debris and soil
acceptance criteria, and waste code
acceptability.

TITLE: Background Document for Capacity
Analysis for Newly Listed Wastes and
Hazardous Debris to Support 40 CFR 268
Land Disposal Restrictions; Final; Volume 5:
Appendix D - Category 1  Facilities for the
F037 and F038 Capacity Analysis
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177 463

This document contains information on the
petroleum refineries used.for estimating F037
and F038 capacity, including an interview
guide, information obtained from refinery
visits, and information submitted by category 1
facilities.

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                            New Publications
 TITLE: Background Document for Capacity
 Analysis for Newly Listed Wastes and
 Hazardous Debris to Support 40 CFR 268
 Land Disposal Restrictions; Final; Volume 6:
 Appendix E - Category 2 Facilities for the
 F037 and F038 Capacity Analysis
 AVAILABILITY: NTIS
 NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177-471

 This document contains information on the
 petroleum refineries used for estimating F037
 and F038 capacity, including the key
 assumptions and equations used to estimate
 F037 and F038 generation for category 2
 facilities.

 TITLE: Background Document for Capacity
 Analysis for Newly Listed Wastes and
 Hazardous Debris to Support 40 CFR 268
 Land Disposal Restrictions; Final; Volume 7:
 Appendix F - Category 3 Facilities for the
 F038 Capacity Analysis
 AVAILABILITY: NTIS
 NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177 489

 This document contains information on the
 petroleum refineries used for estimating F037
 and F038 capacity, including the key
 assumptions and equations used to estimate
 F037 and F038 generation for category 3
 facilities.

 TITLE: Background Document for Capacity
 Analysis for Newly Listed Wastes and
 Hazardous Debris to Support 40 CFR 268
 Land Disposal Restrictions; Final (Complete
 Set)
 AVAILABILITY: NTIS
 NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-177 414

 This document presents the capacity analysis
 EPA conducted to support the final rule on the
 land disposal restrictions on newly listed
 wastes and hazardous debris.  The report also
 evaluates the need for need for national
capacity variances from land disposal
prohibitions and provides estimates of the
quantities of wastes that will require alternative
commercial treatment and recovery prior to
land disposal as a result of LDR.
                  UST
TITLE: Underground Storage Tanks
Requirements and Options
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-F-97-005

This brochure describes EPA's underground
storage tank (UST) program in brief, discusses
options for maintaining tanks, and provides
sources for further information on the
requirements for USTs.
                CERCLA
TITLE: Final Draft Guidance for Developing
Superfund Memoranda of Agreement (MOA)
Language Concerning State Voluntary Cleanup
Programs
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/bf/
gdc.htm

This guidance provides a framework for the
Regions to use in negotiating Memoranda of
Agreements (MOAs) with state voluntary
cleanup programs.  The guidance also
establishes baseline criteria by which EPA will
evaluate the adequacy of state voluntary
cleanup programs.  For those sites included
within the scope of a MOA, EPA will
generally not exercise cost recovery authority,
nor will they anticipate taking CERCLA
removal or remedial actions at these sites.

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            FINAL RULES
RCRA
"New York; Final Authorization of
 State Hazardous Waste Program
 Revisions"
 August 12, 1997 (62 FR 43111)

 Final State Authorization.

"Emergency Extension of the  Land
 Disposal Restrictions Treatment
 Standards for Listed Hazardous
 Wastes from Carbamate Production"
 August 28,1997 (62 F_B 45568)

 EPA extended the alternative treatment
standards for carbamate wastes (61  FR 43924)
for one year to August 27, 1998.  The
extension is the result of analytical problems
which remain unresolved. This extension is
effective August 21, 1997.

CAA

"List of Regulated Substances and
 Thresholds for Accidental Release
 Prevention; Final Rule"
 August 25,1997 (62 FR 45130)

 EPA took final action to modify and vacate
the listing and related threshold for
hydrochloric acid solutions with less than 37
percent concentrations of hydrogen chloride
for purposes of threshold determinations under
CAA § 112(r). The current listing and
threshold for all other regulated substances,
including hydrochloric acid solutions with 37
percent or greater concentrations, are
unaffected by this rulemaking.

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  Federal Registers
                              August 1997
  "Accidental Release Prevention
   Requirements; Interpretations; Final
   Rule"
   August 25, 1997 (62 FR 45134)

   EPA announced interpretations intended to
  clarify the method for calculating thresholds
  of regulated substances in solutions. EPA also
  clarified that certain reports and studies
  required by the accident prevention rules do
  not need to be reported under §8(e) or §8(d) of
  the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
  The interpretations are intended to clarify
  existing policy and help regulated entities
  understand compliance obligations.
          PROPOSED RULES
  RCRA
  "West Virginia: Approval of
   Underground Storage Tank Program"
   August 1,1997 (62 FR 41326)

   EPA tentatively approved the State of West
  Virginia's underground storage tank program.
  EPA will hold a public hearing on
  September 11, 1997, provided the regulated
  community demonstrates sufficient interest.
  Comments must be received on or before
  September 2, 1997.

  "Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
   Approval  of State Underground
   Storage Tank Program"   •
   August 6,1997 (62 FR 42222)

   EPA tentatively approved the
  Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's underground
  storage tank  program-. EPA will hold public
  hearings September 8, 1997, and September 9,
  1997. Written comments  must be received on
  or before September 12, 1997.
CERCLA

"National Priorities List; Agate Lake
 Scrap Yard Superfund Site"
 August 1, 1997 (62 FR 41292)

 Notice of Intent to Delete.

"National Priorities List; Spokane
 Junkyard and Associated Properties
 Site"
 August 7,1997 (62 FR 42414)

 Notice of Intent to Delete.

"National Priorities List; Northwest
 Transformer South Harkness Street
 Site"
 August 15,1997 (62 FR 43684)

 Notice of Intent to Delete.

"National Priorities List; Montrose
 Chemical Corporation Site"
 August 21,1997 (62 FR 44430)

 EPA is proposing to add to the Montrose
Chemical Corporation National Priorities
Listing certain DDT- and PCB-contaminated
sediments found on the sea floor off the coast
of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in southern
California. EPA is soliciting comment on this
proposal on or before October 20, 1997.

"National Priorities List; Saegertown
 Industrial Area Site"
 August 22,1997 (62 FR 44619)

 Notice of Intent to Delete Portion of Site.
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August 1997
                          Federal Registers
              NOTICES
All Programs
"Common Sense Initiative Council
 Sector Subcommittee Meetings"
 August 26, 1997 (62 FR 45250)

 EPA announced the dates and times for
upcoming meetings of the Printing, Computers
and Electronics, Metal Finishing, and Iron and
Steel Sector Subcommittees of the Common
Sense Initiative Council.

RCRA

"Extension of Comment Period for
 Waste Minimization Software and
 Documents"
 August 7,1997 (62 FR 42553)

 EPA extended for 60 days the comment
period on draft waste minimization software
and documents to allow commenters time to
review additional background material
provided in response to earlier comments. EPA
published the original notice of availability
June 23, 1997 (62 FR 33868).  EPA will
accept comments received on or before
October?, 1997.

"Land  Disposal Restrictions; No
 Migration Variance, Modification,
 Chemical Waste Management, Inc.,
 Oakbrook, IL"
 August 12,1997 (62 FR 43109)
 No Migration Variance - Modification.
"Iowa Final Full Program Determination
 of Adequacy of State Municipal Solid
 Waste Landfill Permit Program"
 August 19, 1997 (62 FR 44127)

 EPA approved Iowa's municipal solid waste
landfill permit program effective October 20,
1997, unless adverse comments require other
action. Comments must be received on or
before September 18, 1997.

"Determination of Waste Isolation Pilot
 Plant's (WIPP) Compliance with
 Applicable Federal Environmental
 Laws for the Period October 1992-
 1994"
 August 20,1997 (62 FR 44276)

 EPA determined that the Department of
Energy WIPP was in compliance with
pertinent federal regulations designated in the
1992 Land Withdrawal Act, excepting
§9(a)(l)(G); EPA cannot determine
compliance on this part due to DOE's failure to
provide certain documentation.

"Determination of Waste Isolation Pilot
 Plant's (WIPP) Compliance with
 Applicable Federal Environmental
 Laws for the Period October 1994-
 1996"
 August 20,1997 (62 FR 44276)

 EPA determined that the Department of
Energy WIPP was in compliance with
pertinent federal regulations designated in
§9(a)(l) of the 1992 Land Withdrawal Act.
This statute requires the Administrator of the
EPA to determine compliance on a biennial
basis, and to report findings to the Department
of Energy.

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 Federal Registers
                              August 1997
                                    NOTICES
  "Underground Injection Control
   Program Hazardous Waste Injection
   Restrictions; Petition for Exemption-
   Class I Hazardous Waste Injection;
   Monsanto Chemical Company"
   August 22, 1997 (62 FR 44686)

   No Migration Variance Reissue.

  "Proposed Agency Information
   Collection; Exports from and Imports
   to the United States Under the OECD
   Decision RCRA ICR No. 1647.01"
   August 26,1997 (62 FR 45248)

   EPA solicited comments on the proposed
  information collection, "Exports from and
  Imports to the United States Under the OECD
  Decision," EPA ICR Number 1647.01, OMB
  Control Number 2050-0143. EPA intends to
  evaluate the necessity, quality, and utility of
  the proposed information collection. EPA will
  accept comments which they receive on or
  before October 27, 1997.

  "Comment Request, Underground
   Storage Tank Technical and Financial
   Requirements and State Program
   Approval Procedures"
   August 27, 1997 (62 FR 45410)

   EPA announced its intent to submit the
  following Information Collection Request
  (ICR) to the Office of Management and
  Budget (OMB) for approval: "Underground
  Storage Tanks: Technical and Financial
  Requirements, and State Program Approval
  Procedures," OMB Control Number 2050-
  0068, EPA ICR Number 1360.05. This is a
  request for an extension of a currently
  approved information collection.
ATSDR

"Interim Policy Guideline and Technical
 Support Document on Dioxin and
 Dioxin-like Compounds"
 August 7, 1997 (62 FR 42558)

 ATSDR announced the availability of two
documents to assess the public health
implications of dioxin and dioxin-like
compounds in residential soils on or near
hazardous waste sites.  These documents are
entitled "Interim Policy Guideline: Dioxin and
Dioxin-like Compounds in Soil" and
"Technical Support Document for ATSDR
Interim Policy Guideline: Dioxin and Dioxin-
like Compounds in Soil."

"Agency for Toxic Substances and
 Disease Registry (ATSDR); Expert
 Panel Workshop"
 August 15,1997 (62 £B 43736)

 ATSDR announced an expert panel workshop
entitled "Expert Panel Workshop on the
Feasibility of Measuring Stress Related to
Exposure to Hazardous Waste."  ATSDR
published the agenda and location of the
workshop.

CERCLA

"Notice of Review of Agency
 Information Collection Activities"
 August 4,1997 (62 FR 41962)

 EPA announced that it is planning to submit
the following ICRs to OMB for review and
approval: "Application for Preauthorization of
a CERCLA Response Action" and "Claim for
CERCLA Response Action." Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review and
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August 1997
                          Federal Registers
                                   NOTICES
 approval. EPA is soliciting comments on the
 proposed ICRs.

 "Notice of Review of Agency
  Information Collection Activities"
  August 13, 1997 (62 FR 43326)

  EPA announced that the following ICR has
 been forwarded to OMB for review and
 approval: Continuous Release Reporting
 Regulation (CRRR). The ICR addresses the
 nature of the information collected as well as
 expected reporting burden and cost.

 "Notice of Availability; Reports to
  Congress on  Progress Toward
  Implementing Superfund Fiscal Years
  1992,1993, and 1994"
  August 19,1997 (62 FR 44128)

  EPA announced the availability of the
 Reports to Congress entitled Progress Toward
 Implementing Superfund: Fiscal Year 1992.
 1993. and 1994.  The Reports to Congress
 contain information on overall progress, an
 evaluation of newly developed technologies,
 and an estimate of resources needed by the
 Federal Government to complete CERCLA's
 implementation.

 EPCRA

 "Regional Training Courses on EPCRA
  §313 Reporting Requirements"
  August 29,1997 (62 FR 45810)

  EPA announced a series of two-day training
 courses on the EPCRA §313 reporting
 requirements. The training courses are
 intended primarily to introduce the reporting
 requirements to the recently added industry
 groups that will IDC subject to reporting
 requirements beginning on January 1, 1998.
Settlements and Consent Decrees

"Consent Decree; United States v. GSF
 Energy"
 August 4, 1997 (62 FIR 41975)

"Proposed Prospective Purchaser
 Agreement; Cannons Engineering
 Corporation Bridgewater Superfund Site"
 August 6, 1997 (62 FFj 42251)

"Proposed Prospective Purchaser
 Agreement; Rock Island Plating Works
 Site"
 August 6, 1997 (62 F_R 42252)

"Proposed Prospective Purchaser
 Agreement; Welsbach/General Gas
 Mantle Contamination Site"
 August 7, 1997 (62 FFj 42551)

"Proposed Prospective Purchaser
 Agreement; Raymark Superfund Site"
 August 7, 1997 (62 FFj 42552)

"Consent Decree; United States v.
 Protection Technica Ecologica, Inc., et
 al."
 August 7, 1997 (62 FR 42593)

"De Minimis Settlement; Peerless
 Industrial Paint Coatings Site"
 August 8, 1996 (62 FR 42791)

"Consent Decree; United States v. Alcan
 Aluminum, et al."
 August 11, 1997 (62 FR 43013)

"Consent Decree; United States v. Dixie-
 Narco, et al."
 August 11, 1997 (62 FR 43014)
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 Federal Registers
                            August 1997
                                   NOTICES
  "Consent Decree; United States v. ALCOA
   etal,"
   August 14, 1997 (62 EB 43550)

  "Consent Decree; United States v. The
   North American Group Ltd., et al."
   August 14, 1997 (62 FR 43550)

  "Proposed Covenant Not to Sue; Hastings
   Ground Water Contamination Superfund
   Site"
   August 15, 1997 (62 £R 43731)

  "Proposed Administrative Order on
   Consent; Reclaim Barrel Site"
   August 15, 1997 (62 FR 43732)

  "Consent Decree; United States v.
   Cadwell County, et al."
   August 18, 1997 (62 FR 44016)

  "Consent Decree; United States v. Levine,
   etal."
   August 18, 1997 (62 FR 44017)

  "Consent Decree; United States v. Mary
   Ruth Smith, etal."
   August 18, 1997 (62 FR 44017)

  "Consent Decree; United States v.
   Southeastern Pennsylvania
   Transportation Authority, et al."
   August 18, 1997 (62 FR 44018)

  "Consent Decree; United States v.
   Consolidation Coal Company, et al."
   August 21, 1997 (62 FR 44488)

  "Consent Decree; United States v.
   UNOCAL"
   August 15, 1997 (62 FR 44488)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
 Consolidated Rail Co., et al."
 August 26, 1997 (62 FR 45270)

"Proposed De Minimis Settlement; Peak
 Oil Superfund Site"
 August 28, 1997 (62 EB 45646)

"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
 Tulalip Landfill Superfund Site"
 August 29, 1997 (62 F_B 45811)

"Settlement Agreement; In Re Richard
 Thomas"
 August 29, 1997 (62 F_B 45877)
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                           CALL ANALYSES
This month, the Hotline responded to a total of 17,784 .questions and document requests.
                              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
3,249
  397
  163
    4
   77
  189
  129
   14
   57
    4
    8
    4
  537
  137
  195
  299

5,463
 No caller profile data available.
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  Gail Analyses
                              August 1997
              Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
                                 Superfund Hotline
  Manufacturers

    Food/Tobacco                       53
    Textiles                            12
    Apparel                             4
    Lumber & Wood                    10
    Furniture                            4
    Paper                              15
    Printing & Publishing                 4
    Chemicals                          80
    Petroleum & Coal                    33
    Rubber and  Plastics                  23
    Leather                             1
    Stone, Clay  & Glass                   7
    Primary Metals^*                   28
    Fabricated Merals    ,                64
    Machinery (Excluding Electrical)       8
    Electrical & Electronic Equipment      0
    Transportation Equipment             23
    Instruments                          3
    Misc. Manufacturing                107
    Subtotal                           479
Consultants/Engineers               2,579
Attorneys                            94
Citizens                             105
Public Interest Groups                 29
Educational Institutions                24
EPA                                45
Federal Agencies                     39
GOCOs                               2
Congress                              6
State Officials/SERC                  33
Local Officials/LEPCs                   1
Fire Departments                     14
Hospitals/Laboratories                   7
Trade Associations                     6
Union/Labor               ,            1
Farmers                               2
Distributors                            9
Insurance Companies                    2
Media/Press                           8
Native Americans                      0
International                           1
Other                               85
Referrals*                           186
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline*       136
Document Retrieval Line*               0
Message Retrieval Line*               537
    No caller profile data available.
                                             TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS  4,430
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August 1997
                                    Call Analyses
                                HOTLINE TOPICS
 RCRA
 RCRA GENERAL
 SUBTITLE C
 Hazardous Waste Id. - General
  Characteristics
  Listings
  Mixture Rule
  Derived-From
  Contained-In Policy
  Sampling
4891

627'
4851
4411
  78
  43
1831
  30
 Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions 2971
 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
  13

2931
379'
1811
 121
  82
  29

2151
2261
 161
  31
  24
  23
   3
 234

3241
 246
4171
2581
 263
  32
  86
 245
 382
  47
 153
   5
 248
  63

   2
  32
 179
  18
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 2,660 RCRA document requests.


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 317 UST document requests.
  202
  198
   25
   17
  141
    7
   18

 368'
    8
   22
    0
   27
   29
   14
   49
   12
   38
   29
   21

8,937*
   61
 1451
   26
   52
 1911
   93
137'
  109
 1181
   27
  351
   64
   44
   68
   48
    0
    1
   18
    1
    3
    5

1,246*
  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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Cail Analyses
                                      August 1397
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
 1741
    3
  167
    7
    1
  911
  871
    6
   25
  26'

  137
    1

   49
   56
   33
   33
    0
   21
   93
   52
  114
  381
    4
   23
   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
 4511
 3261
 9531
 4681
1,128'
   18
    6
   76
    5
   54
   66
    9
   98
 Exemptions
Special Topics:
   CAA§ 112 General
   RMPs
   List of Regulated Substances
 Federal Facilities Executive Order
146'

2351
 242
 172
   9
TOTAL QUESTIONS              5,746
*Includes 774 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests
SUPERFUND

General/Misc.                        146
Access & Information Gathering          29
Administrative Improvements
 General                             56
 Environmental Justice/Brownfields      58
 S ACM/Presumptive Remedies          12
 Soil Screening Levels                  43
Administrative Record                  33
ARARs                              38
CERCLIS                           36'
Citizen Suits                           0
Claims Against Fund                    7
Clean-Up Costs                        32
Clean-Up Standards                    67
Community Involvement                22
Contract Lab Program (CLP)            22
Contractor Indemnification               1
Contracts                              3
Definitions                          741
Enforcement                          94
Federal Facilities                        8
Hazardous Substances                98'
HRS                                 21
Liability                             50
Local Gov't Reimbursement              0
Natural Resource Damages              11
NCP                                 24
Notification                          35
NPL                                93'
Off Site Rule                           7
OSHA                                1
PA/SI                               16
PRPs                                28
RD/RA                              16
Re authorization                         1
 1 Hot topics for this month
 * Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
   multiple questions.

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August 1397                                                                Call Analyses


 Remedial                              53
 Removal                               43
 RI/FS                                  16
 Risk Assess./Health Effects               60
 ROD                                  39
 RQ                                 1421
 Settlements                             23
 SITE Program                           4
 State Participation                       18
 State Program                          24
 TAGs                                   0
 Taxes                                   4

 Special Topics
   Oil Pollution Act                    1141
   SPCC Regulations                   1601
   Lead Contamination                     3


 TOTAL QUESTIONS               1,885*
 *Includes 366 Superfund document requests.
 TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS
 AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS:    17,784
 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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