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MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
November 1998
RCRA, Superfund; and EPCRA
otline Questions & Answers
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
New Publications
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
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Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
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Final Rules 9
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Call Analyses
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Hotline Topics '. 17
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This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. 68-W6-0016.
Judi Kane, Project Officer
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. Frequently Asked Questions about
RCRA Enforcement
What types of enforcement actions can
EPA use to address violations of RCRA?
EPA has various enforcement options,
including administrative, civil, and criminal
actions. The decision to pursue any one of
these options is based in part on the nature and
severity of the violation. The purpose of all
these actions, however, is the same: to return
the facility to compliance, to deter
noncompliance in others, and to eliminate the
economic benefit of noncompliance. An
administrative action is a non-judicial
enforcement action that can be either informal
or formal. Examples of informal actions are
phone calls or warning letters. Formal actions
involve the assessment of monetary penalties
and/or the issuance of an order to comply with
RCRA. Civil actions are formal lawsuits,
filed in court in conjunction with the
Department of Justice, that are generally
employed for repeated or significant violations
or in complex or precedent-setting cases.
Criminal actions, reserved for the most serious
violations, are judicial actions that can result
in the imposition of fines or imprisonment.
How does EPA assess penalty amounts?
Penalty amounts are assessed based on
case-specific facts. The penalty calculation
process consists of: (1) determining a base
penalty amount based on the gravity or
seriousness of the violation; (2) adding a
multi-day component, as appropriate, to
account for the duration of the violation; (3)
adjusting the sum of the gravity-based and
multi-day components, up or down, for case-
specific circumstances (e.g., upward
adjustments if the facility has a history of
noncompliance or downward adjustments if
the facility shows a willingness to correct the
violation); and (4) adding the economic
benefit gained through noncompliance (RCRA
Civil Penalty Policy. October 1990).
If a facility voluntarily discloses a
violation, will EPA reduce or waive any
associated penalties ?
Under certain conditions, as part of an
administrative action settlement, EPA may
reduce or waive gravity-based (i.e., non-
economic benefit) penalties for violations that
are voluntarily discovered and that are
promptly disclosed and corrected. EPA has
issued guidelines for this policy in its final
Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery,
Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of
Violations, also known as the Audit Policy (60
FR 66707; December 22, 1995).
EPCRA
2. EPCRA Section 313: Motor Vehicle
Maintenance Exemption
Under EPCRA §313, toxic chemicals that
are used at a covered facility for the purpose
of maintaining motor vehicles operated by the
facility need not be considered when making
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the threshold determinations, or release and
other waste management calculations (40 CFR
§372.38(c)(4)). A single company owns many
facilities that are required to report under
§313. The company stores gasoline at one of
the facilities. The gasoline is used by trucks
from all of the facilities, which come to the off-
site central location for fuel and then leave. Is
the gasoline in the storage tank exempt
because it is used to maintain motor vehicles
even though the vehicles are operated by
different facilities ?
The motor vehicle exemption only applies
to the otherwise use of toxic chemicals in
motor vehicles that are stationed at the facility
that holds the gasoline. Since the facility with
the gasoline storage unit is incorporating toxic
chemicals into trucks, which are then sent back
to another facility, the facility storing the
gasoline is processing the toxic chemicals.
Therefore, the gasoline used to fuel off-site
trucks would not be exempt from reporting
pursuant to §372.38(c)(4). Instead, the facility
should consider the toxic chemicals in the
gasoline towards its processing threshold. The
facilities that have their trucks fueled at
another station may be eligible for the motor
vehicle exemption for the toxic chemicals in
the gasoline otherwise used on site.
3. Frequently Asked Questions:
Laboratory Activities Exemption
under EPCRA Section 313
Does EPCRA §313 reporting include
laboratory chemicals?
Yes. However, the quantity of a listed
toxic chemical manufactured, processed, or
otherwise used in a laboratory under the
supervision of a technically qualified person is
exempt from threshold determinations and
release and other waste management
calculations. This exemption includes
laboratories performing quality control
activities including those located in covered
facilities (40 CFR §372.38(d)).
Must the threshold activity or reh ;se and
other waste management activities ti e place
in a laboratory or laboratory setting in order
to be eligible for the laboratory activity
exemp on?
For toxic chemicals to * exempted from
reporting under the laborat y activities
exemption, the activities must take place inside
the laboratory (40 CFR §372.38(d)(3)).
Does a pilot plant within a covered
standard industrial classification (SIC) code
have to report or is it covered by the
laboratory activities exemption ?
A pilot plant within the appropriate SIC
codes is a covered facility if it meets the
employee and chemical threshold criteria.
Pilot plants are not covered by the laboratory
activities exemption.
Does the exemption for laboratory
activities also cover quality control labs?
There is no specific "quality control lab"
exemption. Rather, the exemption applies to
activities in a laboratory in which a listed toxic
chemical is manufactured, processed, or
otherwise used under the supervision of a
"technically qualified individual." This
exemption can cover activities in quality
control labs.
A facility sends materials that are sampled
from processing operations to a laboratory off
site for quality control purposes. Are these
quantities exempted under the laboratory
activity exemption, provided that they are
handled by a technically qualified individual
(40 CFR §372.38(d))?
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No. The laboratory exemption applies to
toxic chemicals that are manufactured,
processed, or otherwise used in an on-site
laboratory under the direction of a technically
t&of toxic
^oratories are not
these amounts
must be considered toward the facility's
threshold determination.
Are the following marine engine testing
operations that use listed §313 toxic chemicals
exempt under the laboratory activities
exemption: (a) testing of production engines
intended for sale in specialized engine test
cells; (b) testing engines for research and
development purposes in specialized engine
test cells; (c) testing for research and
development purposes in open water bodies?
While all of the noted operations are
considered "product testing" and as such are
potential candidates for the laboratory
exemption, only those listed toxic chemicals
that are manufactured, processed, or otherwise
used in a laboratory at a covered facility under
the supervision of a technically qualified
individual are exempt (40 CFR §372.38(d)).
Therefore, if these conditions are met, the
testing of production engines intended for sale
in specialized engine test cells and testing
engines for research and development purposes
in specialized engine test cells would be
eligible for the exemption. However, the
testing and research in open water bodies
would not qualify because these activities are
not being performed in a laboratory.
A covered facility produces copper panels
(e.g., circuit boards). A high percentage of
these copper panels are produced as
prototypes for facility research and
development. The remainder of the copper
panels are incorporated into products
distributed in commerce. During production,
all the copper panels are produced identically,
in the same process, in the same facility, under
the direct supervision of technically qualified
individuals. Is the quantity of copper
-compounds manufactured and otherwise used
for research and development eligible for the
laboratory activity exemption and therefore
excluded from threshold determinations?
Alf^^^^^)OU^ds and any other toxic
chemicals created or otherwise used during the
production of the copper panels are considered
towards the manufacturing or otherwise use
thresholds. At this point in the panel
production, the toxic chemicals manufactured
or otherwise used in the entire panel
production process are not eligible for the
laboratory activities exemption. Those toxic
chemicals in the panels distributed in
commerce should also be considered towards
the processing threshold. The toxic chemicals
in the panels tested for research and
development purposes become eligible for the
laboratory activities exemption while the
panels are being tested on site under the
supervision of a technically qualified
individual in a laboratory setting.
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New Publications
November 1998
TITLE: Waste Wise Update—Extended
Product Responsibility
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-98-007
URL: http://www.epa.gov/wastewise/
pub 1. htm#extended
This edition of the Waste Wise Update
newsletter highlights the extended product
responsibility (EPR) strategies. EPR shifts the
focus from what individual manufacturers may
do to reduce waste production to all of the
players in the product chain, including product
designers, manufacturers, distributors,
retailers, and consumers. The update reviews
the Design for the Environment program,
Waste Wise partnerships, and take-back
programs.
TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: Post-
Closure Permit Amendment Addresses
Corrective Action
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-98-031
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
closure/index.htm
This fact sheet provides background
information, and briefly reviews the
applicability and benefits of the October 22,
1998, final rule, Standards Applicable to
Owners and Operators of Closed and Closing
Hazardous Waste Management Facilities; Post-
Closure Permit Requirements and Closure
Process (63 FR 56710). The new standards for
post-closure permits and closure of regulated
units provide flexibility to regulators and the
regulated community.
TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet:
Procedures for Approving State Subtitle D
Landfill Permitting Programs
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA f RDERNO.: EPA530-F-98-024
URL: • tp://www.epa. gov/epaoswer/non-hw/
munq -.in lfill/implen-en/irdex.htm
This fa : sh. t summarizes October 23,
1998, !> ate I aplementation e (63 FR
57026) The rule provides a .xible
framework for the modification of approved
state rograms, establishes procedures for
withdrawals of approvals and confirms the
process for future program approvals.
TITLE: Fourth Year Waste Wise Progress
Report
AVAILAF • JTY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORD ,RNO.: EPA530-R-98-016
URL: http:7www.epa.gov/wastewise/
pub.htm#fourth
This document opens up into a poster and
presents the Waste Wise program results. The
poster includes graphs displaying WasteWise
partner growth from 1994 through 1998, the
amount of waste the program prevented from
1994 through 1997, and the overall WasteWise
partner recycling levels from 1994 through
1997. The progress report also highlights the
success of individual WasteWise partners.
CERCLA
TITLE: Compendium of Federal Facilities
Cleanup Management Information
AVAILABILITY: NTIS/Internet
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB98-963 301
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swerffrr/compend/
index.htm
This guidance outlines hazardous substance
and waste remedy publications, guidance,
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New Publications
databases, CD-ROMs, and Internet homepages
for federal facMity remedial managers to'irse as
key references to guide their supervision of the
remediation of hazardous waste sites. These
,a«Jesources assisijhe remedial maoag£rjQjaJap..
selection of remedies.
TITLE: Ensuring Potentially Responsible
Party Compliance with CERCLA Objigationr
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
This memorandum requests each EPA Region
to conduct a two-phased assessment of
potentially responsible party (PRP) compliance
with CERCLA orders and consent decrees and
prepare an action plan for responding to
instances of "substantial non-compliance."
The compliance assessment, which will be -
conducted by each EPA Region, should
include the following: information
identification of all PRP-lead sites with active
enforcement orders, consent decrees, or
agreements; agreements identifying any
substantial noncompliance; and plans for
addressing every instance of "substantial non-
compliance" (for those sites with a "substantial
non-compliance" status, an indication of which
sites are located in potential environmental
justice communities, Indian country, or tribal
areas in Alaska).
TITLE: Inclusion of Contribution Waiver by
Private Parties in CERCLA Administrative and
Judicial Settlements
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://es.epa.gov/oeca/osre/newdoc.html
This guidance addresses EPA's intent to
insulate municipal solid waste (MSW),
municipal sewage sludge (MSS), or de
micromis waste contributor parties from
contribution actions by other PRPs. The
memo lists several revisions to the 1995 Model
Remedial Design/Remedial Action (RD/RA)
language concerning the de micromis
contribution waiver and provides the new
model de micromis waiver language for all
agreements.
EPCRA
TITLE? Lead-Acid Batteries Are Not
Considered Articles Under OSHA—
EPCRA §§311/312 Memo
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
This memo clarifies that lead-acid batteries are
not considered articles under OSHA.
According to an OSHA directive, lead-acid
batteries have the potential to leak, spill or
break during normal conditions of use,
including foreseeable emergencies. In
addition, lead-acid batteries have the potential
to emit hydrogen, which may result in a fire or
explosion upon ignition. For this reason, all
forms of lead-acid batteries are not considered
articles under OSHA.
CAA§112(r)
TITLE: EPA Chemical Accident Investigation
Report: Tosco Avon Refinery Martinez,
California
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-R-98-009
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/acc-
his.html
This document presents information gathered
during a chemical accident investigation,
which was conducted as a result of an
explosion and fire that occurred at the
Hydrocracker Unit of the Tosco Refinery in
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Martinez, California, on January 21, 1997.
The accident, which resulted in one death, 46
worker injuries, and sheltering-in-place for a
surrounding community, was caused by the
release and auto-ignition of a mixture of
flammables containing hydrocarbons and
hydrogen under high temperature and pressure.
TITLE: Risk Management Program Guidance
for Ammonia Refrigeration (40 CFR Part 68)
Hotlinetfer
;A- :-
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/acc- --•"
pre.html
This guidance is intended for food processors,
food distributors, and refrigerated warehouses
that use ammonia as a refrigerant, as well as
for any other facility that has an ammonia
refrigeration system. Information contained in
this document pertains to ammonia
refrigeration only.
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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:
VyWW: http://www.epa.gov
FTP: ftp.epa.gov
EPA Federal Registers are organized by date on the WWW (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
"Hazardous Waste Management
System: Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste, Solvents"
November 19,1998 (63 FR 64371)
EPA issued a final decision not to list wastes
generated from the use of 14 solvent
chemicals. The solvent wastes include:
acetonitrile, 2-methoxyethanol, methyl
chloride, phenol, 2-ethoxyethanol acetate,
furfural, cumene, cyclohexanol, isophorone,
2-methoxyethanol acetate, 1,4-
dichlorobenzene, benzyl chloride,
epichlorohydrin, and ethylene dibromide.
This rule is a determination that these solvent
chemicals are not listed hazardous wastes, but
does not designate them as nonhazardous.
The final decision is effective December 21,
1998.
"Hazardous Remediation Waste
Management Requirements (HWIR-
Media)"
November 30,1998 (63 FR 65873)
EPA issued the HWIR-Media final rule and
promulgated the following five changes: a
faster and easier process to obtain permits for
treating, storing, and disposing remediation
wastes; the removal of the requirement for
facility-wide corrective action when
individuals obtain such permits; the creation
of a new unit, the staging pile, to allow more
flexibility in storing remediation waste during
cleanups; an exclusion of dredged materials
from RCRA Subtitle C if the waste is
managed under Marine Protection, Research
and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) or Clean Water
Act (CWA) permits; and a streamlined state
authorization process. EPA has chosen not to
pursue the comprehensive approach proposed
on April 29, 1996 (61 FR 18779). The
Agency has determined that the fundamental
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disagreements between stakeholders prevent
the finalization of the entire proposal.
Therefore, EPA will not finalize the "Bright-
Line" option or the Unitary Approach, the
Category 2 proposal for streamlined
authorization, or the elimination of corre ve
action management units (CAMUs). Thi 'ule
is written in the readable regulations fomaf,
and is effective on June 1, 1999.
PROPOSED RULES
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Cedartown
Municipal Landfill Superfund Site"
November 23,1998 (63 FR 64668)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Williams Pipe
Line Disposal Pit Superfund Site"
November 25,1998 (63 FR 65161)
Notice of Intent to Delete
NOTICES
RCRA
"Extension of the Policy on
Enforcement of RCRA §30040)
Storage Prohibition at Facilities
Generating Mixed Radioactive/
Hazardous Waste; Policy Statement"
November 6,1998 (63 FR 59989)
EPA announced the three-year extension of
the August 1991 civil enforcement policy
regarding the §3004(j) storage prohibition at
facilities that generate mixed waste regulated
under the RCRA Subtitle C hazardous waste
program and the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of
1954, as amended (56 FR 42730; August 29,
1991). The policy pertains only to mixed
wastes that are prohibited from land disposal
under the land disposal restrictions (LDR) and
for which there are no available options for
treatment or disposal. The Agency will trer
violations of §3 )04(j) as reduced priorities
o rung EPA's pi .ential civil enforcement
a '.ions. The limited policy extension is
effective October 31, 1998.
"Notice of Availability of Draft RCRA
Waste Minimization Persistent,
Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT)
Chemical List"
November 9,1998 (63 FR 60332)
EPA announced the availability of the Draft
RCRA Waste Minimization Persistent,
Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Chemical
List. The final list will serve as a voluntary
guide for identifying national waste
minimization priorities and measuring
national reduction progress. The notice
elaborates on how the Agency will meet the
1994 National Waste Minimization Plan
goals, contains the draft list, and explains how
EPA developed the list. EPA welcomes
public comment on both the list and the
methodology used to develop the list, but does
not expect feedback on the Waste
Minimization Prioritization Tool, which has
been previously publicly reviewed.
Comments are due by January 8, 1999. The
Agency intends to finalize the list in 1999.
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Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Tennessee; Final Approval of State
Petroleum Underground Storage Tank
Program; Notice of Final
Determination on the State of
Tennessee's Application for Final
Approval"
November 17,1998 (63 FR 63793)
EPA granted final approval of Tennessee's
underground storage tank (UST) program for
petroleuril under RCRA Subtitle I. The )
approval does not include USTs containing
hazardous substances, and is effective at 1:00
PM Eastern Standard Time on January 15,
1999.
"Cost Accounting Standards Board;
Notice of Open Public Meeting"
November 17,1998 (63 FR 63947)
The Office of Federal Procurement Policy
announced a meeting for all interested parties
with the Cost Accounting Standards Board.
Meeting participants are invited to express
their views concerning topics on the Board's
current agenda of regulatory issues and the
potential future agenda as impacted by recent
changes in cost-based federal contracting/
accounting.
CERCLA
"Availability of Final Toxicological
Profiles"
November 4,1998 (63 FR 59567)
The Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced the
availability of five new final toxicological
profiles of priority hazardous substances.
CERCLA, as amended by the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA)
of 1986, directed ATSDR to prepare
toxicological profiles of priority hazardous
substances.
"Availability of Draft Toxicological
Profile"
November 4,1998 (63 FR 59568)
ATSDR announced the availability of one
new toxicological profile of priority hazardous
mibstances. CERCLA, as amended by SARA,
Directed ATSDR to prepare toxicological
profiles of priority hazardous substances.
"Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Compliance Docket"
November 23,1998 (63 FR 64806)
EPA announced the publication of the
eleventh update to the Federal Agency
Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket. The
docket, published pursuant to CERCLA
§120(c), contains certain information about
federal facilities that manage hazardous waste
or from which hazardous waste has been or
may be released. CERCLA requires that the
docket be updated every six months, as new
facilities are reported to EPA by federal
agencies.
EPCRA
"Multimedia Strategy for Persistent,
Bioaccumulative, and Toxic
Pollutants; Notice of Availability and
Solicitation of Public Comments"
November 17,1998 (63 FR 63926)
EPA announced the availability of and
requested comments on the draft Multimedia
Strategy for Priority PBT Pollutants. The
primary objective of the strategy is to establish
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NOTICES
and implement national action plans on the 12
priority PBT pollutants included in the
Canada-U.S. Binational Toxics Strategy Level
1 List. The strategy also calls for the
development of a process for identifying
additional pollutants of concern. Comments
must be received by February 16, 1999.
ALL PROGRAMS
"EPA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda"
November 9,1998 (63 FR 62347)
EPA's Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
describes the Agency's ongoing and long-term
plans for policy and regulation development,
revision, and review.
Consent Decrees
"Consent Decree; United States v. FMC
Corporation, Inc."
November 2, 1998 (63 FR 58770)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Air
Products and Chemicals, Inc., et al."
November 3, 1998 (63 FR 59329)
"Purchaser Agreement; North Penn Area
12SuperfundSite"
November 4, 1998 (63 EB 59558)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Alpine
Aromatics International, Inc., etal."
November 6, 1998 (63 FR 60021)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Archer-
Daniels-Midland Company, et al."
November 6, 1998 (63 FR 60022)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Sadeane Lang, Independent Executrix of
the Estate of Donald P. Land.'
November 6, 1998 (63 FR 60022)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Midwest Metafiles, L.P., etal."
November 6, 1998 (63 EB 60023)
"Administrative Settlement; Old ATC
Refinery Superfund Site"
November 10, 1998 (63 EB 63052)
"Administrative Settlement; Lake Salvage
Superfund Site"
November 12, 1998 (63 EB 63314)
"Administrative Order on Consent;
Carbographics Industries Corporation
Superfund Site"
November 13, 1998 (63 FR 63473)
"Consent Decree; United States v. ANRFS
Holdings, Inc., etal."
November 13, 1998 (63 FR 63494)
"Settlement; Talisman Sugar Corporation
Site"
November 18, 1998 (63 FR 64084)
"Administrative Settlement; Conservation
Chemical Company of Illinois, Inc.
Superfund Site"
November 19, 1998 (63 FJR 64256)
"Amended Settlement Agreement;
Petoskey Manufacturing Company Site"
November 19, 1998 (63 EB 64278)
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Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Consent Decree; United States v. City of
Portsmouth, et al. and State of New
Hampshire v. City of Portsmouth, etal."
November 19, 1998 (63 FR 64279)
"Consent Decree; United State, et al v.
City of Rockford, Illinois"
November 19, 1998 (63 £B 64280)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Allied
Signal Inc. andJJjj)henol cWfffiatiorf'
November 20, 1998 (63 F_B 64521)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Chrysler Corporation, Allied Waste
Systems, Inc., Allied Services, LLC, and
Clarence J. and Evelyn K. Chotf
November 20, 1998 (63 £B 64522)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Compaction Systems Corporation, et al."
November 20, 1998 (63 FR 64522)
"Consent Decree; United States v. United
Technologies Automotive Systems, Inc.,
et al."
November 20, 1998 (63 F_B 64523)
"Consent Decree; United States v. USX
Corp., et al."
November 20, 1998 (63 FJR 64524)
"Administrative De Minimis Settlement;
Operating Industries, Inc. Landfill
Superfund Site"
November 24, 1998 (63 £B 64963)
"De Minimis Administrative Order on
Consent; Osage Metals Superfund Site"
November 25, 1998 (63 F_B 65207)
"De Minimis Administrative Order on
Consent; Osage Metals Superfund Site"
TJbvembef 25; 1998 (63 FE 65208)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Excel
Corp."
November 25, 1998 (63 F_B 65222)
"Agreement; Freelove Valley Home Meth
Lab Superfund Site"
overrilfflfeo, 1998 (63 FR 65785)
"Settlement; Southern Wood Piedmont
Superfund Site"
November 30, 1998 (63 F_B 65785)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
General Motors Corporation, et al."
November 30, 1998 (63 FR 65812)
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CALL ANALYSES
This month, the Hotline responded to a total of 15,713 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*
Mailed Document Requests*
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS
3,020
313
151
7
65
135
105
10
35
3
2
0
338
57
105
322
51
4,668
No caller profile data available.
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Call Analyses
November 1998
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
Superfund Hotline
Manufacturers
Food/Tobacco 7
Textiles 7
Apparel 1
Lumber & Wood 1
Furniture 3
Paper 4
Printing & Publishing 1
Chemicals 61
Petroleum & Coal 34
Rubber and Plastics 6
Leather 0
Stone, Clay & Glass 0
Primary Metals 8
Fabricated Metals 18
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 5
Electrical & Electronic Equipment 0
Transportation Equipment 1
Instruments 2
Misc. Manufacturing 61
Metal Mining 5
Coal Mining 1
Electricity Generating 7
RCRA Subtitle C 4
Solvent Recovery 3
Petroleum Bulk Storage 18
Chemical Distributor 19
Propane Retailer 38
POTW 26
Subtotal 341
Consultants/Engineers 1,462
Attorneys 82
Citizens 126
Public Interest Groups 13
Educational Institutions 45
EPA 38
Federal Agencies 21
GOCOs 0
Congress ' 2
State Officials/SERC 31
Local Officuils/LEPCs 0
Fire Departments 14
Hospitals/Laboratories 6
Trade Associations 2
Union/Labor 1
Farmers 0
Distributors 7
Insurance Companies 0
Media/Press 5
Native Americans 0
International 0
Other 65
Referrals* 96
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline* 178
Document Retrieval Line* 10
Message Retrieval Lime* 169
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 2,714
* No caller profile data available.
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November 1998
Call Analyses
HOTLINE TOPICS
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 2,157 RCRA document requests.
UST
General/Mi sc.
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
, ¥¥ ......... * Includes 445 UST document requests.
1 Hot topics for this month n
• Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
multiple questions.
RCRA
RCRA GENERAL
SUBTITLE C
Hazardous Waste Id. - General
Characteristics
Listings
Mixture Rule
Derived-From
Contained-In Policy
Sampling
Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions
Radioactive Mixed Waste
Delisting 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
869
806
4001
388
74
64
1651
33
3101
6
4
384
4361
120
81
86
37
143
169
75
82
57
43
12
59
2471
70
274
112
78
24
85
1981
107
137
62
20
180
5
2
14
112
14
88
94
7
10
67
7
5
286
6
15
0
13
4
6
20
30
40
42
3
7,387*
222
2901
54
72
2491
461
96
61
1071
22
9
32
38
351
19
0
4
4
161
2
4
1
1,383*
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Call Analyses
November 1998
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title III Questions 351
Trade Secrets 5
Enforcement 1661
Liability/Citizen Suits 9
Training 1
Chemical-Specific Information 45
Federal Facilities Executive Order 3
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
General 76
Notification Requirements 33
SERC/LEPC Issues 47
EHSs/TPQs 38
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis 10
Exemptions 4
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General 44
Notification Requirements 79
Reportable Quantities ' 79
CERCLA§103 vs. SARA §304 82
ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS 8
Exemptions 15
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312):
General 136
MSDS Reporting Requirements 87
Tier I/II Requirements 116
Thresholds 531
Hazard Categories 6
Mixtures Reporting 0
Exemptions 27
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
Exemptions
289
13
3801
1411
2571
20
1241
28
12
43
20
1
45
107
CAA
General Duty
RMP General
Regulated Substances/Thresholds
Exemptions
Process Identification
Program Levels
Offsite Consequence Analysis
Accident History
Prevention Program
Emergency Response Program
Management Program
RMP Submission
Access to RMP Data
Risk Communication
State Implementation
RMP Enforcement
66
6271
2581
63
HI1
29
1851
13
25
8
9
651
22
4
4
78
TOTAL QUESTIONS 4,567
*Includes 804 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests.
SUPERFUND
General/Mi sc.
Access & Information Gathering
Administrative Improvements
General
Environmental Justice/Brownfields
SACM/Presumptive Remedies
Soil Screening Levels
Administrative Record
ARARs
CERCLIS
Citizen Suits
Claims Against Fund
Clean-Up Costs
Clean-Up Standards
Community Involvement
Contract Lab Program (CLP)
Contractor Indemnification
Contracts
Definitions
Enforcement
Federal Facilities
Hazardous Substances
HRS
Liability
Local Gov't Reimbursement
254
152
21
1051
0
18
8
59
95
6
22
45
58
21
8
8
7
25
951
23
891
18
77
0
18
1 Hot topics for this month
1 Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
multiple questions.
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November 1998
Call Analyses
Natural Resource Damages 0
NCP 28
Notification 86
NPL 131
Off Site Rule 35
OSHA 7
PA/SI 13
PRPs 38
RD/RA 11
Reauthorization 10
Remedial 66
Removal 10
RI/FS 11
Risk Assess./Health Effects 46
ROD 35
RQ 1071
Settlements 52
SITE Program 3
State Participation 7
State Program 10
TAGs 12
Taxes 6
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act 70
SPCC Regulations 3681
TOTAL QUESTIONS 2,376*
*Includes 524 Superfund document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS
AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS: 15,713
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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