EPA530-R-98-005d
SUB-9224-98-004
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RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA
AUG 2 1 1996
LIBRARY, REGION #!
Hotline Questions & Answers
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 1
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (CERCLA) 3
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) 3
New Publications
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 5
Underground Storage Tanks 6
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (CERCLA) 6
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) 7
Clean Air Act §112(r) 7
Federal Registers
Final Rules 9
Proposed Rules 10
Notices 11
Call Analyses
Caller Profiles 17
Hotline Topics 23
RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA
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This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. 68-W6-0016.
Judi Kane, Project Officer
Sheretta Dixon, Alternate Project Officer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Land Disposal Units and Loss of
Interim Status
When EPA promulgated the initial RCRA
hazardous waste regulations in 1980, certain
existing land disposal facilities (LDFs) (e.g.,
facilities with landfills, surface impoundments,
and waste piles) were managing wastes which
became hazardous waste under the new
regulations. These facilities were allowed
under RCRA to continue to manage those
wastes prior to obtaining a full RCRA permit
if they obtained "interim status. " When a
facility obtains interim status, the owner or
operator must notify EPA of the types and
amounts of waste they will be handling and
what waste management activities they will be
conducting, and submit a part A permit
application providing basic facility
information (§270.70(a)). As EPA expanded
the scope of RCRA by promulgating new
hazardous waste listings and characteristics,
facilities previously not subject to RCRA
become subject and are required to obtain
interim status. When do these LDFs lose
interim status and become subject to the
requirements to obtain a full permit for
compliance with the standards for permitted
hazardous waste facilities ?
When LDFs lose interim status varies
depending upon when the unit obtained
interim status. LDFs which obtained interim
status prior to November 8, 1984, lost interim
status on November 8, 1985, unless the owner
or operator submitted a Part B application for
a permit prior to November 8, 1985, and the
owner/operator certified compliance with all
applicable groundwater monitoring and
financial responsibility requirements
(§270.73(c)). (In contrast to the part A
application's basic facility information, the
part B application provides EPA the details
necessary to draft the facility's operating
permit.)
LDFs that obtain interim status after
November 8, 1984, lose interim status twelve
months after the effective date of the statutory
or regulatory change which subjects them to
permitting requirements, again unless the
owner or operator submits a part B application
prior to the twelve-month deadline, and the
owner/operator certifies compliance with all
applicable groundwater monitoring and
financial responsibility requirements
(§270.73(d)). LDFs that have obtained
interim status may make changes at the
facility (for example, to manage hazardous
wastes they did not previously identify in their
Part A application) (§§270.72(a)(l)-(3). LDFs
that have been granted authority to operate
under these provisions similarly will lose their
interim status twelve months from the
effective date of the requirement, unless the
owner or operator certifies that the unit is in
compliance with all applicable groundwater
monitoring and financial responsibility
requirements (§270.73(e)).
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Hotline Questions & Answers
April 1998
2. Universal Waste Transfer Facility
Storage Time Limit
The universal waste management
standards of 40 CFR Part 273, Subpart D,
outline the streamlined provisions for
transporters of hazardous waste batteries,
pesticides, and thermostats classified as
universal waste. During the normal course of
transportation, transporters of universal waste
are allowed to temporarily hold waste
shipments at transfer facilities for ten days
(§273.53). Section 273.6 defines a transfer
facility as any transportation-related facility
such as a loading dock, parking area, or
storage area where a transporter can store
universal waste. If the transporter exceeds the
ten-day storage time period at a transfer
facility, with what additional regulations is the
transporter required to comply?
If a transporter stores universal waste at a
transfer facility for more than ten days, the
transporter would meet the definition of a
universal waste handler, and would be required
to comply with the universal waste handler
regulations under Part 273, Subparts B and C
(60 FR 25501; May 11, 1995). The definition
of a universal waste handler includes facilities
that receive universal waste from other
handlers, provided they do not impermissibly
treat, dispose, or recycle universal wastes. As
a universal waste handler, the transporter may
need to comply with additional notification,
labeling/marking, employee training, and
tracking requirements. The transporter
normally would not be required to obtain a
permit for storage, however, unless the transfer
facility becomes a destination facility, as
defined in §273.6.
3. Battery Management Activities in
Containment Buildings
On August 18, 1992 (57 FR 37194), EPA
promulgated regulations in 40 CFR for the
storage and treatment of hazardous waste in
containment buildings. The regulations
contain separate design and operating
standards, depending on whether hazardous
wastes managed in the containment building
contain free liquids. Free liquids are defined
as liquids which readily separate from the
solid portion of a waste under ambient
temperature and pressure (§260.10). If
hazardous wastes containing free liquids are
managed in a containment building, the owner
or operator must install a secondary
containment system with a liquid collection
and removal system (§§264/265.1101(b)).
Would management of hazardous waste
batteries in a containment building require the
owner or operator to provide the unit with a
secondary containment system ?
The owner or operator would need to
provide the containment building with a
secondary containment system if the batteries
contain free liquids or if they are treated with
free liquids. The presence of free liquids can
be determined by conducting the Paint Filter
Test (SW-846 Method 9095), a visual
examination, or other appropriate means (57
FR 37214; August 18, 1992). Therefore, an
owner or operator managing hazardous waste
batteries in a containment building may
conduct a visual examination to prove that the
batteries do not contain free liquids (e.g., they
are intact, sealed, etc.). However, an owner or
operator managing batteries in a containment
building in a manner that will release free
liquids, such as removal of electrolyte, will be
required to provide the unit with a secondary
containment system and a liquid collection and
removal system.
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April 1998
Hotline Questions & Answers
CERCLA
4. CERCLA §103(c) Lasting Provision
In 1998, buried drums containing CERCLA
hazardous substances are discovered at a non-
RCRA facility. Does the CERCLA §103(c)
requirement to notify EPA of non-regulated
TSDFs apply in this scenario?
Discovery triggers notification obligations
under CERCLA §103(c). Section 103(c) of
CERCLA provides that within 180 days after
the enactment of CERCLA, any person who
owns or operates, who at the time of disposal
owned or operated, or who accepted hazardous
substances for transport and selected a facility
at which hazardous substances, as defined in
CERCLA §101(14)(C) (i.e., RCRA wastes),
have been stored, treated, or disposed must
notify EPA of the existence of those facilities
unless the facility was permitted or accorded
interim status under RCRA. Persons who
identify sites after June 9, 1981, are still
required to notify EPA of the existence of
those sites, as the §103(c) provisions are not
limited to sites identified by the June 9, 1981,
statutory deadline.
If the facility had on site at any one time
during 1997 at least 10,000 Ibs. of a hazardous
chemical, or at least 500 Ibs. or the threshold
planning quantity (TPQ) of an extremely
hazardous substance (EHS), whichever is
lower, the owner/operator must complete and
submit a Tier I or Tier II hazardous chemical
inventory report form to the SERC, Local
Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), and
the fire department by March 1, 1998 (40 CFR
§§370.20(b)(2), 370.25(a)).
EPCRA
5. Closed Facilities and Hazardous
Chemical Inventory Reporting
A facility storing hazardous chemicals on
site permanently ceases operations in 1997
and notifies the State Emergency Response
Commission (SERC). Since the facility will no
longer be in operation on March 1, 1998, must
the owner/operator of the closed facility submit
a Tier I or Tier II hazardous chemical
inventory report form for 1997 by that date?
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
HOW TO ORDER
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RCRA
TITLE: Entiendo Los Reglamentos Sobre
Residues Peligrosas: Manual Para Empresas
Pequenas Actualizacion en 1996
(Understanding the Hazardous Waste Rules: A
Handbook for Small Business - 1996 Update)
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-K-95-001s
This Spanish-language document describes the
RCRA hazardous waste rules and how they
apply to small businesses.
TITLE: Questions and Answers about Full-
Cost Accounting
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-98-003
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/
muncpl/fullcost/pubs.htm
This brochure describes how full-cost
accounting works and can benefit communities
that use it. The document provides a
description of how the program integrates all
of the costs associated with municipal solid
waste disposal in order to better assess real
disposal costs.
TITLE: Puzzled About Recycling's Value?
Look Beyond the Bin
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-98-008
This brochure gives a big-picture view of
recycling. It provides information about jobs
created by recycling activities, recycled
material markets, and the environmental
impacts of these activities.
TITLE: WasteWi$e Update: Closing the
Loop
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530 N 97 008
This update provides information about how to
start a buy-recycled program. It discusses
moving beyond paper products and provides
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New Publications
April 1998
examples of communities and businesses with
such programs.
TITLE: Buy-Recycled Resource Listing
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-97-008a
This pamphlet lists over 40 documents and
several web pages pertaining to buying
recycled materials.
TITLE: Compost—New Applications for an
Age-Old Technology
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F 97-047
A pamphlet containing a set of five fact sheets
pertaining to innovative uses of compost.
They include information about bioremediation
and pollution prevention; erosion control and
landscaping; disease control; soils
contaminated with explosives; and
reforestation, wetlands restoration and habitat
revitalization.
TITLE: Hard Rock Mining CD-ROM
Program
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-C-97-005
This multi-media presentation describes the
mining industry's methods, wastes, and
environmental concerns.
TITLE: Solid Waste Publications (CD-ROM)
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-C-97-006
This CD-ROM contains approximately 100
OSW documents in their entirety. These
documents provide information on how to
reduce, reuse, and recycle trash and properly
manage different forms of solid and hazardous
waste.
UST
TITLE: Catalog of EPA Materials on
Underground Storage Tanks
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NUMBER: EPA510-B 98-001
URL: http://www.epa.gov/OUST/pubs/
index.htm
This catalog lists resources related to the
underground storage tank (UST) program, and
briefly describes their content and availability.
TITLE: Underground Storage Tank Program:
Regional and State Contacts
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NUMBER: EPA510-F 98-014
This document lists Regional and state UST
and leaking underground storage tank (LUST)
trust fund program contacts and includes
Internet addresses for program offices.
CERCLA
TITLE: Guidance for Implementing
Superfund Reform Initiative 9a: Risk Sharing
AVAILABILITY: Internet
NTIS ORDER NO.: NA
URL: http://www.clu-in.com/oswerdir.htm
This guidance supports an initiative in which
EPA agrees to share the risk of implementing
innovative remediation technologies which
have the potential to improve performance and
reduce costs. This new initiative is intended to
remove barriers to implementation of
innovative approaches to Superfund site
cleanup.
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April 1998
New Publications
TITLE: Denver Radium Superfund Site:
Denver, Colorado
AVAILABILITY: NTIS/Internet
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB98-963 212
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/oerr/
accomp/redevel/denver/denver.htm
This fact sheet addresses a particular radium-
contaminated site that demonstrates how
EPA's Superfund program has returned the
land to economic usability. This portion of the
Denver radium site has become a major
commercial business establishment providing
jobs, income, and other short and long-term
economic benefits. The fact sheet provides the
reader with a site description and a list of
environmental benefits to the site.
TITLE: Chisman Creek: York County,
Virginia
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB98-963 211
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/oerr/
accomp/redevel/chisman.htm
This fact sheet addresses cleanup of the
Chisman Creek Superfund site, a former fly
ash disposal area in York County, VA. This
site demonstrates how EPA's Superfund
program has returned land to recreational
usability.
TITLE: Fort Devens Site: Devens,
Massachusetts
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB98-963 213
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/oerr/
accomp/redevel/devens.htm
This fact sheet addresses cleanup of the Fort
Devens Superfund site, a former Army base in
Middlesex and Worcester Counties,
Massachusetts. This fact sheet describes the
cleanup performed and the redevelopment
underway at Fort Devens.
TITLE Old Works/East Anaconda Smelter:
Anaconda, Montana
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB98-963 215
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/oerr/
accomp/redevel/anaconda.htm
This factsheet addresses cleanup of the Old
Works/East Anaconda Smelter, a former
copper smelting facility located in Anaconda,
Montana. This site demonstrates how EPA's
Superfund program has returned land to
recreational usability. This fact sheet describes
the cleanup performed and the redevelopment
underway at the site.
EPCRA
TITLE: Integrated Contingency Plan ("One
Plan") Guidance
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-98-015
This factsheet summarizes the National
Response Team's (NRT) Integrated
Contingency Plan (ICP) Guidance. The
document describes the history of the plan as
well as the purpose behind the development of
the ICP Guidance.
CAA§112(r)
TITLE: Basic Awareness Factsheet for Small
Business: Clean Air Act Section 112(r):
Prevention of Accidental Releases
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-98-004
This factsheet was written for a non-technical
audience and provides a brief overview of the
Risk Management Plan (RMP) requirements
under the CAA §112(r). Topics include
applicability, RMP requirements, and interface
with other laws. The document also includes a
listing of sources for further information.
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New Publications
April 1998
TITLE: EPA's Risk Management Program:
How Does It Affect Operators of Ammonia
Refrigeration Systems?
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-98-006
This document provides information for
operators of ammonia refrigeration systems on
EPA's chemical accident prevention rule.
TITLE: EPA's Risk Management Program:
How Does It Affect POTWs?
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-98-007
This document provides information for
publicly owned treatment works (POTWs) on
EPA's chemical accident prevention rule.
TITLE: EPA's Risk Management Program:
How Does It Affect Propane Retailers and
Users?
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-98-008
TITLE: EPA's Risk Management Program:
How Does It Affect Operators of Water
Treatment Systems?
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-98-010
This document provides information for
operators of water treatment systems on EPA's
chemical accident prevention rule.
TITLE: EPA's Risk Management Program:
How Does It Affect Chemical Distributors?
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550 F-98 011
This document provides information for
chemical distributors on EPA's chemical
accident prevention rule.
This document provides information for
propane retailers and users on EPA's chemical
accident prevention rule.
TITLE: EPA's Risk Management Program:
How Does It Affect Chemical Warehouses?
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-98-009
This document provides information for
chemical warehouses on EPA's chemical
accident prevention rule.
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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
"Financial Assurance Mechanisms for
Owners and Operators of Municipal
Solid Waste Landfill Facilities"
April 10, 1998 (63 FR 17706)
EPA amended the financial assurance
regulations under RCRA for owners and
operators of municipal solid waste landfills
(MSWLFs). This rule added two financial
assurance mechanisms to those currently
available: a financial test for use by private
owners and operators, and a corporate
guarantee that allows companies to guarantee
the costs for another owner or operator. The
regulation is effective on April 10, 1998.
"New Mexico: Final Authorization and
Incorporation by Reference of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program"
April 28, 1998 (63 FR 23221)
EPA decided, subject to public review and
comment, that New Mexico's hazardous waste
management program revisions satisfy the
requirements necessary to qualify for final
authorization. Final approval will take effect
July 13, 1998, unless adverse written
comments are received. Comments on New
Mexico's revisions must be received on or
before May 28, 1998.
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Federal Registers
April 1998
"Oklahoma: Final Authorization and
Incorporation by Reference of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program"
April 30, 1998 (63 FR 23673)
EPA decided, subject to public review and
comment, that Oklahoma's hazardous waste
management program revisions satisfy the
requirements necessary to qualify for final
authorization. Final approval will be effective
July 14, 1998 unless adverse comments are
received. Comments must be received on or
before June 1, 1998.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List, Notice of
Partial Deletion; Celanese
Corporation Shelby Fiber Operations
Superfund Site"
April 17, 1998 (63 FR 19192)
EPA announced the deletion of portions of
the Celanese Corporation Shelby Fiber
Operations Superfund Site, located in North
Carolina, from the National Priorities List.
EPA published its intent to delete the portions
of the site on February 9, 1998 (63 FR 6508).
EPA and the State of North Carolina have
determined that no further response action by
responsible parties is appropriate for the
portions of the site.
"National Priorities List, Notice of
Deletion; Coalinga Asbestos Mine
Site"
April 24,1998 (63 FR 20322)
EPA announced the deletion of the Coalinga
Asbestos Mine Site, located in California,
from the National Priorities List. EPA
published its intent to delete the site on
November 19, 1997 (62 FR 61715). EPA and
the State of California have determined that no
further response action by responsible parties
is appropriate for the site.
EPCRA
"Deletion of Certain Chemicals; Toxic
Chemical Release Reporting;
Community Right-to-Know"
April 22,1998 (63 FR 19838)
EPA announced the deletion of
dimethyldichlorosilane, trimethylchlorosilane,
methyltrichlorosilane, 2,6-dimethylphenol
(DMP), and 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1.3-diol
(Bronopol) from the list of chemicals subject
to reporting under §313 of EPCRA and §6607
of the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). This
action is the result of a January 12, 1998 court
order and is effective immediately.
PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
"Hazardous Waste Management
System; Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste; Proposed
Exclusion"
April 15,1998 (63 FR 18354)
EPA proposed to grant a petition submitted
by Kokoku Steel Cord Corporation in
Scottsburg, Indiana, to exclude certain solid
wastes generated by its wastewater treatment
plant from the lists of hazardous wastes.
Comments must be received on or before
June 1, 1998.
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April 1998
Federal Registers
"Hazardous Waste Management
Program: Final Authorization and
Incorporation by Reference of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program for New Mexico"
April 28, 1998 (63 FR 23256)
EPA announced the proposal to incorporate
by reference revisions to New Mexico's
hazardous waste program. Comments on the
proposal must be received on or before
May 28, 1998.
"Hazardous Waste Management
Program: Final Authorization and
Incorporation by Reference of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program for Oklahoma"
April 30, 1998 (63 FR 23710)
EPA announced its proposal to incorporate
by reference revisions to Oklahoma's
hazardous waste program. Comments on the
proposal must be received on or before June 1,
1998.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Berlin and
Farro Liquid Incineration Site"
April 3, 1998 (63 FR 16465)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Beulah Landfill
Site"
April 24, 1998 (63 FR 20361)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Pine Bend
Sanitary Landfill Site"
April 28, 1998 (63 FR 23256)
Notice of Intent to Delete
CAA
"Accidental Release Prevention
Requirements: Risk Management
Programs Under Clean Air Act Section
112(r)(7); Amendments"
April 17, 1998 (63 FR 19216)
EPA proposed amendments to the RMP
regulations published on June 20, 1996 (61 FR
31688). The amendments include the adoption
of a new industrial classification system, the
addition of new data elements, the
establishment of procedures for protecting
confidential business information (CBI), and
clarification of certain other items. The
amendments address the submission of RMP
information to EPA and not the means by
which the public could access the information.
NOTICES
RCRA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities - Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Survey of the
Inorganic Chemicals Industry"
Aprils, 1998 (63 FR 17170)
EPA announced that it will submit the
following Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB): Survey of the Inorganic
Chemicals Industry. Comments must be
submitted on or before June 8, 1998.
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Federal Registers
April 1998
NOTICES
"Extension of the Policy on
Enforcement of RCRA Section 3004(j)
Storage Prohibition at Facilities
Generating Mixed Radioactive/
Hazardous Waste"
April 9, 1998 (63 FR 17414)
EPA announced an interim extension of its
policy (61 FR 18588; April 26, 1998) on the
civil enforcement of the storage prohibition in
§3004(j) of RCRA at facilities that generate
mixed waste. This action extends the April
1996 policy until October 31, 1998, and
becomes effective on April 21, 1998.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submissions for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Facility
Ground-Water Monitoring
Requirements"
April 15, 1998 (63 FR 18402)
EPA announced that the following ICR was
forwarded to OMB for review and approval:
Facility Ground-Water Monitoring
Requirements. Comments on the ICR must be
received on or before May 15, 1998.
"Underground Injection Control
Program; Hazardous Waste Land
Disposal Restrictions"
April 15, 1998 (63 FR 18406)
EPA announced a notice of approval for a
case-by-case extension of the effective date of
land disposal restrictions (LDR) for the
DuPont Sabine River Works Facility. The
effective date was extended from April 8,
1998, to April 8, 2000. This extension became
effective on April 7, 1998.
"Removal of Direct Final Rule for XL
Project at Osi Specialties, Inc.,
Sistersville, WV"
April 22, 1998 (63 FR 19837)
EPA removed amendments to RCRA added
by the direct final rule "Project XL Site-
Specific Rulemaking for Osi Specialties, Inc.,
Sistersville, West Virginia" (63 FR 11124;
March 6, 1998). EPA received enough
relevant adverse comments to the rule to
withdraw it. The withdrawal is effective
April 22, 1998.
"Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed
Rule XL Projects at Osi Specialties,
Inc., Sistersville, WV"
April 22,1998 (63 FR 19877)
EPA announced a public hearing that will
take place on April 28, 1998, to address
adverse comments received on the March 6,
1998 (63 FR 11124) final rule amending
RCRA for the Sistersville plant.
"Transfer of Confidential Business
Information to Contractors"
April 22, 1998 (63 FR 19916)
EPA announced that it will transfer CBI to a
contractor. The CBI will directly relate to
RCRA and EPA's activities to support and
implement hazardous and solid waste
regulations.
"Request for Comment on Proposed
Statement of Policy Regarding Spent
Antifreeze"
April 23,1998 (63 FR 20817)
EPA requested comment on a proposed
statement of policy announcing their findings
that antifreeze rarely exhibits the toxicity
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Federal Registers
NOTICES
characteristic. EPA provided the data and
information supporting this finding.
Comments on the proposed statement must be
received on or before June 22, 1998.
"Underground Injection Control
Program, Hazardous Waste Disposal
Injection Restrictions Petition for
Exemption- Class I Hazardous Waste
Injection Parke-Davis Division,
Warner-Lambert Company of Morris
Plains, NJ, Holland, Ml Plant"
April 30, 1998 (63 FR 23786)
EPA granted an exemption from LDR for
Parke-Davis Division, Warner-Lambert
Company, of Morris Plains, New Jersey, for its
Class I injection wells located in Holland,
Michigan.
CERCLA
"Public Meeting of the Inter-Tribal
Council on Hanford Health Projects
(ICHHP) in Association With the
Meeting of the Citizens Advisory
Committee on Public Health Service
(PHS) Activities and Research at
Department of Energy (DOE) Sites;
Hanford Health Effects Subcommittee
(HHES)"
Aprils, 1998 (63 FR 17182)
The Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
announced a meeting to address issues that are
unique to tribal involvement with the HHES.
The ICHHP will work with the HHES to
provide input on American Indian health
effects at the Hanford, Washington, DOE site.
"Citizens Advisory Committee on
Public Health Service Activities and
Research at Department of Energy
(DOE) Sites: Hanford Health Effects
Subcommittee (HHES)"
Aprils, 1998 (63 FR 17182)
ATSDR and the CDC announced a meeting
to address the responsibilities of the HHES at
the Hanford, Washington, DOE site.
"Release of Feasibility Study/Proposed
Plan (FS/PP) for Cleanup of
Radiological Contamination at the St.
Louis Downtown Site (SLDS) for
Public Review"
April 20,1998 (63 F_E 19476)
Notice of availability
"Citizens Advisory Committee on
Public Health Service Activities and
Research at Department of Energy
(DOE) Sites: Savannah River Site
Health Effects Subcommittee (SRS)"
April 22, 1998 (63 FR 19925)
ATSDR and the CDC announced a meeting
to address the responsibilities of the SRS at the
Savannah River DOE site.
EPCRA
"Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know; Notice of Public
Meeting"
April 6, 1998 (63 F_R 16754)
EPA will hold a public meeting to discuss the
Agency's proposal to add dioxins and dioxin-
like compounds to the list of chemicals subject
to reporting under §313 of EPCRA.
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April 1998
NOTICES
Settlements and Consent Decrees
"Proposed De Minimis Settlement;
Palmerton Zinc Superfund Site"
April 1, 1998(63 FB 15843)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement; Del
Norte County Pesticide Storage Area
Superfund Site"
April 2, 1998 (63 FB16257)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Champion Chemicals, Inc."
Aprils, 1998 (63 FB16572)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Trinity
Industries, Inc., et al."
Aprils, 1998 (63 FB16573)
"Proposed Settlement; Sixty-One Industrial
Park Site"
April 7, 1998 (63 FB17005)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Ace
Tank Co"
Aprils, 1998 (63 FB17212)
"Consent Decree; United States v. William
Davis, et al."
Aprils, 1998 (63 £B17212)
"Consent Decree and Stipulated
Amendment; United States v. Lockheed
Martin Corporation, et al."
Aprils, 1998 (63 EB 17213)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Marvin
E. Prochnow, et al."
Aprils, 1998 (63 FB17213)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
XXKem Site"
April 10, 1998 (63 FR 17858)
"Consent Decree; United States v. City of
Aberdeen, Mississippi; and Board of
Supervisors of Monroe County,
Mississippi'
April 10, 1998 (63 FB 17889)
"Consent Decree; United States v. The
Dow Chemical Company, et al."
April 10, 1998 (63 liB 17889)
"Proposed Settlement and Covenant not to
Sue; Ferex Corporation"
April 10, 1998 (63 EB 17889)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Lancaster Battery Company, et al."
April 10, 1998 (63 FB17890)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Nassau
Metals Corp."
April 10, 1998 (63 F_B17891)
"Consent Decree; United States et al. v.
Texaco Refining and Marketing, Inc."
April 10, 1998 (63 FB17891)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Odessa Drum Site"
April 14, 1998 (63 FB 18195)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Borden
Chemicals and Plastics Operating
Limited Partnership, et al"
April 16, 1998 (63 FR 18935)
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NOTICES
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District
("MMSD")"
April 16, 1998(63 £E 18935)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Ray
McCune, et al."
April 16, 1998 (63 FB18935)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Northwest Development Co."
April 21, 1998 (63 FR 19749)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Queen Street Dump Site"
April 27, 1998 (63 £B 20631)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Certain
Teed Corporation, et al."
April 27, 1998 (63 FR 20650)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Monsanto."
April 29, 1998 (63 F_B 23473)
"Consent Decree; United States and State
of Connecticut v. Town of Southington, et
al."
April 29, 1998 (63 £B 23473)
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CALL ANALYSES
This month, the Hotline responded to a total of 21,126 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
3,218
411
237
6
122
141
137
11
87
0
7
0
68
400
198
421
5,464
* No caller profile data available.
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Call Analyses
April 1998
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
Superfund Hotline
Manufacturers
Food/Tobacco 35
Textiles 21
Apparel 4
Lumber & Wood 37
Furniture 10
Paper 2
Printing & Publishing 5
Chemicals 112
Petroleum & Coal 3
Rubber and Plastics 31
Leather 5
Stone, Clay & Glass 22
Primary Metals 17
Fabricated Metals 89
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 5
Electrical & Electronic Equipment 18
Transportation Equipment 24
Instruments 32
Misc. Manufacturing 204
Subtotal 676
Consultants/Engineers
Attorneys
Citizens
Public Interest Groups
Educational Institutions
EPA
Federal Agencies
GOCOs
Congress
State Officials/SERC
Local Officials/LEPCs
Fire Departments
Hospitals/Laboratories
Trade Associations
Union/Labor
Farmers
Distributors
Insurance Companies
Media/Press
Native Americans
International
Other
Referrals*
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline*
Document Retrieval Line*
Message Retrieval Line*
1
,843
366
237
69
71
91
76
26
12
57
59
23
59
44
0
5
67
12
24
1
2
111
139
138
0
198
* No caller profile data available.
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 3,730
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Call Analyses
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
RCRA GENERAL
SUBTITLE C
Hazardous Waste Id. - General
Characteristics
Listings
Mixture Rule
Denved-From
Contained-In Policy
Sampling
1,460
1.118
8131
698
156
85
190
48
Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions 4971
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
23
16
4171
7871
2591
142
148
62
3801
3871
193
66
64
43
12
35
4761
134
3181
170
1351
82
107
2481
148
100
1291
10
2681
29
4
32
1531
23
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
62
1301
25
20
671
3
8
3591
3
6
0
4
18
5
31
17
43
691
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TOTAL QUESTIONS
* Includes 3,138 RCRA document requests.
11,550*
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
MTBE
LUST General/Miscellaneous
RBCA
Technologies
Solvency/Cost Controls
TOTAL QUESTIONS
, TT . . . „ ... ., * Includes 563 UST document requests.
1 Hot topics for this month M
1 Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
multiple questions.
225
235
46
46
231
63
1001
74
1321
23
15
25
591
37
54
1
0
23
5
0
1
0
1,395*
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April 1998
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title III Questions 332
Trade Secrets 11
Enforcement 65
Liability/Citizen Suits 3
Training 11
Chemical-Specific Information 88
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
General 71
Notification Requirements 89
SERC/LEPC Issues 78
EHSs/TPQs 1021
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis 34
Exemptions 1
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General 63
Notification Requirements 48
Reportable Quantities 56
CERCLA § 103 vs. SARA §304 38
ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS 24
Exemptions 6
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312):
General 211
MSDS Reporting Requirements 114
Tier I/II Requirements 268
Thresholds 109
Hazard Categories 5
Mixtures Reporting 31
Exemptions 52
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
489
no1
5961
254
5691
43
21
67
15
1471
110
12
1871
Exemptions 89
Special Topics:
CAA§ 112 General 217
RMPs 411'
List of Regulated Substances 221
Federal Facilities Executive Order 2
TOTAL QUESTIONS 5,470
*Includes 1,002 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests
SUPERFUND
General/Mi sc. 329
Access & Information Gathering 40
Administrative Improvements
General 1021
Environmental Justice/Brownfields 861
SACM/Presumptive Remedies 18
Soil Screening Levels 291
Administrative Record 8
ARARs 58
CERCLIS 49
Citizen Suits 1
Claims Against Fund 6
Clean-Up Costs 21
Clean-Up Standards 38
Community Involvement 39
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 10
Contractor Indemnification 3
Contracts 5
Definitions 25
Enforcement 76
Federal Facilities 17
Hazardous Substances 96
HRS 18
Liability 104
Local Gov't Reimbursement . 0
Natural Resource Damages 15
NCP 49
Notification 114
NPL 124
Off Site Rule 23
OSHA 24
PA/SI 23
PRPs 40
RD/RA 31
Reauthorization 24
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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April 1998 Call Analyses
Remedial 84
Removal 89
RI/FS 63
Risk Assess./Health Effects 1241
ROD 58
RQ 1351
Settlements 89
SITE Program 13
State Participation 14
State Program 35
TAGs 15
Taxes 11
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act 132
SPCC Regulations 2341
Lead Contamination 0
TOTAL QUESTIONS 2,711*
*Includes 499 Superfund document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS
AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS: 21,126
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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