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MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Spent Sulfuric Acid Exclusion and
Use Constituting Disposal
A facility uses spent sulfuric acid as a
feedstock in an industrial furnace to produce
virgin sulfuric acid. The facility subsequently
incorporates the virgin sulfuric acid into a
fertilizer that will be placed on the land.
Spent sulfuric acid used to produce virgin
sulfuric acid is excluded from the definition of
solid waste, provided no speculative
accumulation occurs (40 CFR §261.4(a)(7)).
However, secondary materials that are
recycled by being placed on the land in a
manner constituting disposal are solid wastes
(§261.2(c)(l)). Is the spent sulfuric acid
considered a solid waste if the facility uses the
resultant virgin sulfuric acid in a manner
constituting disposal?
Spent sulfuric acid used to produce virgin
, sulfuric acid per §261.4(a)(7) is not a solid
waste, regardless of how the facility
subsequently utilizes the virgin sulfuric acid.
A solid waste is any discarded material which
is not excluded under §261.4(a)
(§261.2(a)(l)). Thus, spent sulfuric acid is not
subject to RCRA jurisdiction once it qualifies
' for the §261.4(a)(7) exclusion. Therefore,
EPA does not consider the virgin sulfuric acid
incorporated into a fertilizer as waste-derived,
and does not regulate the use of the virgin acid
on the land under §261.2(c)(l). Conversely, if
the facility recycles, in a manner constituting
disposal, a material that EPA has not
specifically excluded from the definition of
solid waste in §261.4(a), the facility may need
to manage it as a hazardous waste. For
instance, characteristic sludges that are
reclaimed are generally not considered solid
wastes (§261.2(c)(3)). However, a facility
that first reclaims a characteristic sludge and
then places it on the land must consider the
entire recycling process, not just the first step
in the process, and must classify the sludge as
a solid waste, because the product was
ultimately recycled in a manner constituting
disposal (§261.2(c)(l)). The fertilizer product
produced from the characteristic sludge would
be subject to regulation under Part 266,
Subpart C, including the requirement to meet
land disposal restrictions prior to placement
on the land.
2. Tracking Requirements for Used Oil
The used oil regulations require marketers
and processors/re-refiners to keep records of
all used oil shipped off site (40 CFR §§
279.56(b) and 279.74). In addition, used oil
processors/re-refiners and burners must
maintain records of all used oil received from
off site (§§279.56(a) and 279.65(a)). Used oil
transporters must also track used oil accepted
for shipment as well as used oil deliveries
(§279.46). Must a hazardous waste manifest
accompany each used oil shipment in order to
satisfy these tracking requirements?
A hazardous waste manifest does not need to
accompany each shipment of used oil. Used
oil transporters, burners, processors/re-
refiners, and marketers must maintain records
documenting the acceptance and delivery of
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each used oil shipment. Records for each
shipment include information such as the
name, address, and EPA identification number
of the transporter and the facility that provided
the used oil for transport; the quantity and date
of shipment; and the EPA identification
number of the receiving facility (§§279.46,
279.56, 279.65, and 279.74). These records
may take the form of a log, invoice, manifest,
bill of lading, or other shipping document. The
tracking record, however, does not need to
accompany physically each used oil shipment
(57 FR 41592; September 10,1992). For
example, a used oil marketer may send an
invoice incorporating all necessary information
to the used oil recipient ahead of the used oil
shipment instead of including the invoice with
the used oil shipment. Used oil transporters,
processors/re-refiners, burners, and marketers
must maintain copies of these invoices or other
shipping papers at their facility for at least
three years (§§279.46(d), 279.56(c), 279.65(b),
and 279.74(c)). Note, however, that used oil
that meets the definition of a hazardous
material under the Department of
Transportation hazardous materials regulations
(49 CFR Parts 100-185) may be subject to
additional tracking requirements.
CERCLA
3. EPA's Brownfields Economic
Redevelopment Initiative
EPA's Brownfields Economic
Redevelopment Initiative ( "Brownfields
Initiative ") seeks to assess, cleanup, and
redevelop abandoned or idle industrial
property with real or perceived hazardous
substance contamination (i.e., "brownfields")
by facilitating the coordination of federal,
state, local government, and community
efforts. Under the Brownfields Initiative, EPA
has funded over 200 site assessment
demonstration pilots, 11 job training pilots,
and 23 revolving loan fund pilots. EPA has
also entered into significant partnerships with
federal agencies, and clarified Superfund
liability issues with the goal of cleaning up and
redeveloping brownfields. What is the
statutory authority for the funding of the
Brownfields pilots?
EPA's assessment demonstration pilots and
revolving loan fund pilots are funded pursuant
to CERCLA §104(d) which authorizes EPA to
enter into cooperative agreement with states,
political subdivisions, and Indian tribes to
carry out actions authorized by CERCLA
§104. CERCLA §104(a) grants broad
authority to take response actions to address
releases and threatened releases of hazardous
substances, pollutants, and contaminants. In
addition, CERCLA §104(b) provides authority
to undertake a variety of studies and
investigations, including monitoring, surveys,
testing, planning, and other information-
gathering activities. These response activities
may be taken at any site at which there is a
release or threat of release (or, in the case of
§104(b), where there is reason to believe a
release has occurred).
EPA awards financial assistance to support
brownfields training projects under the
authority of CERCLA §§311(b)(3) and (b)(9).
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RCRA
TITLE: Monitoring Science in the RCRA
Program
PUBLICATION DATE: April 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-E-99-001
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
test/index.htm
This folder contains a series of fact sheets,
EPA530-E-99-001a through EPA530-E-99-
OOlf, that describe EPA's Methods Team. The
fact sheets provide general information about
the current availability of SW-846 (Test
Methods), the Methods Information
Communication Hotline (MICE), the annual
Waste Testing and Quality Assurance
(WTQA) symposium, the performance-based
measurement system, and OSW's methods
development, evaluation, and approval
process.
TITLE: Introducing the Methods Team
PUBLICATION DATE: April 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-E-99-001a
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
test/index.htm
This fact sheet cannot be ordered individually,
but is contained in the Monitoring Science in
the RCRA Program folder, EPA530-E-99-001.
This document summarizes the role of the
Methods Team and describes the folder's
contents.
TITLE: Resources
PUBLICATION DATE: April 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-E-99-001b
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
test/index.htm
This fact sheet cannot be ordered individually,
but is included automatically with the
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Monitoring Science in the RCRA Program
folder, EPA530-E-99-001. The fact sheet
summarizes the availability of the SW-846,
Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste,
Physical/Chemical Methods.
TITLE: The Methods Information
Communication Exchange (MICE) Service
PUBLICATION DATE: April 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-E-99-001c
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
test/index.htm
This fact sheet cannot be ordered individually,
but is included in the Monitoring Science in
the RCRA Program folder, EPA530-E-99-001.
This fact sheet reviews how to use the Methods
Information Communication Exchange
(MICE) Hotline.
TITLE: Calling All New Methods
PUBLICATION DATE: April 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-E-99-001d
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
test/index.htm
This fact sheet cannot be ordered individually,
but is included in the Monitoring Science in
the RCRA Program folder, EPA530-E-99-001.
The fact sheet briefly explains how the
Methods Team supports the development of
new measurement technologies, and how to
apply to have a method published in SW-846.
TITLE: Reinventing the Program
PUBLICATION DATE: April 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-E-99-001e
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
test/index.htm
This fact sheet cannot be ordered individually,
but is included automatically with Monitoring
Science in the RCRA Program folder,
EPA530-E-99-001. The fact sheet reviews the
objectives of the performance-based
measurement system (PBMS).
TITLE: The Waste Testing and Quality
Assurance (WTQA) Symposium
PUBLICATION DATE: April 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-E-99-001f
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
test/index.htm
This fact sheet cannot be ordered individually,
but is contained in the Monitoring Science in
the RCRA Program folder, EPA530-E-99-001.
The fact sheet announces the WTQA
symposium, extends an invitation for the
symposium, and explains the process for
presenting papers at the symposium.
CERCLA
TITLE: Characteristics of Sustainable
Brownfields Projects: Task 1 Report
PUBLICATION DATE: July 1998
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA500-R-98-001
URL: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
sustain.htm
The purpose of this study is to assist and guide
communities, municipalities, and other
government organizations in the planning and
implementation of sustainable brownfields
redevelopment. This study is divided into two
parts: Task 1 and Task 2. Task 1 explains the
broad concepts of sustainability and
sustainable development, and associates these
concepts with the brownfields redevelopment
process. The purpose of Task 1 is to identify,
define, verify, and quantify, if possible, the
parameters, elements, and characteristics that
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are indicative of successful and unsuccessful
brownfields redevelopment.
TITLE: A Sustainable Brownfields Model
Framework
PUBLICATION DATE: January 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA500-R-99-001
URL: http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/
sustain.htm
The purpose of this study is to assist and guide
communities, municipalities, and other
government organizations in the planning and
implementation of sustainable brownfields
redevelopment. This study is divided into two
parts: Task 1 and Task 2. This document is the
second part of the study. Task 2 uses the
parameters laid out in Characteristics of
Sustainable Brownfields Projects: Task 1
-Report (550-R-98-001) to create the links or
relationships needed to build model
frameworks that can be used by the EPA to
evaluate and support potential scenarios for
brownfields cleanup, environmental
restoration, and redevelopment.
TITLE: Brownfields Title VI Case Studies:
Summary Report
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA500-R-99-003
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swerosps/ej/
ejndx.htm
In February of 1998, EPA issued its Interim
Guidance for Investigating Title VI
Administrative Complaints Challenging
Permits, for violations to Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act. This report details the findings of
case studies conducted at seven EPA
Assessment Demonstration Pilots in January
and February of 1999. This document contains
four sections: background, overall findings,
findings by question, and conclusions. It also
contains appendices that further explain EPA's
methodology for conducting the case studies.
TITLE: Superfund at Work: Hazardous Waste
Cleanup Success Stories - Bruin Lagoon Site
Profile
PUBLICATION DATE: Spring 1997
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA520-F-97-002
URL: http://es.epa.gov/oeca/spfund/
This fact sheet discusses the history and
progress of response actions at the Bruin
Lagoon Superfund site.
TITLE: Using Supplemental Environmental
Projects to Facilitate Brownfields
Redevelopment
PUBLICATION DATE: September 1998
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NUMBER: PB99-151 045
EPA encourages the use of supplemental
environmental projects (SEPs) in the
settlement of environmental enforcement
actions. The use of SEPs to cleanup
brownfield properties is an effective way to
enhance the environment
TITLE: Inclusion of Contribution Waiver by
Private Parties in CERCLA Administrative and
Judicial Settlements
PUBLICATION DATE: October 1998
AVAILABILITY: NTIS/Internet
NTIS ORDER NUMBER: PB99-151 052
URL: http://es.epa.gov/oeca/osre/
deminim.html
In a 1995 policy, EPA issued a revised Model
Remedial Design/Remedial Action Consent
Decree, which included a waiver of private
contribution claims against certain de
micromis parties. This policy did not include
language that insulated de micromis parties
from contribution actions by other potentially
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responsible parties at the site. This memo
explains the changes to the 1995 policy.
EPCRA
TITLE: The Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act: Section 313
Release Reporting Requirements
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA745-K-99-002
URL: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/tri
This brochure provides an overview of the
reporting obligations under Section 313 of
The Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act and assists the regulated
community in determining whether their
facility is required to report on the Toxics
Release Inventory.
CAA§112(r)
TITLE: Technical Background for Offsite
Consequence Analysis for Anhydrous
Ammonia, Aqueous Ammonia, Chlorine, and
Sulfur Dioxide
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-B-99-017
The purpose of this document is to provide the
technical background of the methodology and
assumptions used to develop the chemical-
specific tables in the Offsite Consequence
Analysis guidance.
TITLE: Chemical Safety in Your Community:
EPA's New Risk Management Program
PUBLICATION DATE: May 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-B-99-010
URL: http://www.nsc.org/xroads
This guide provides an overview of the Risk
Management Program (RMP) and discusses
key safety, compliance, and enforcement
issues.
TITLE: RMP's Are on the Way! How LEPCs
and Other Local Agencies Can Include
Information from Risk Management Plans in
Their Ongoing Work
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-B-99-003
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/p-new.htm
The purpose of this booklet is to describe how
local emergency planning committees (LEPCs)
and similar local agencies can take advantage
of the risk management program to build on
their existing planning and right-to-know
activities under EPCRA.
TITLE: New Ways to Prevent Chemical
Incidents
PUBLICATION DATE: May 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-B-99-012
URL: http://www.nsc.org/xroads
The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments
established a new, multi-agency system to
manage hazardous chemicals. This
background document explores the
requirements and relationships among the
RMP administered by EPA, the Process Safety
Management (PSM) Rule administered by
OSHA, and the activities of the Chemical
Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
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TITLE: How Safe Am I? Helping
Communities Evaluate Chemical Risk
PUBLICATION DATE: May 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-B-99-013
URL: http://www.nsc.org/xroads
The RMP provides much of the basic
information needed by government, industry,
and the community to define acceptable levels
of risk from hazardous substances. This
background document provides pointers and
questions to identify and communicate risk.
TITLE: What Makes a Hazard Hazardous:
Working with Chemical Information
PUBLICATION DATE: May 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-B-99-014
URL: http://www.nsc.org/xroads
Chemical emergency management and the
RMP revolve around public safety dangers
posed by hazardous substances. This
background document explains the short-term
health effects resulting from exposure to toxic
and flammable materials.
TITLE: Evaluating Chemical Hazards in the
Community: Using RMP's Offsite
Consequence Analysis
PUBLICATION DATE: May 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-B-99-015
URL: http://www.nsc.org/xroads
The Offsite Consequence Analysis (OCA) is
the most critical, and controversial section of
the RMP. This background document
describes the requirements and implications of
the worst-case and alternative scenarios and
suggests methods for effectively
communicating their results.
TITLE: South Carolina Small Business
Assistance Program
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-99-009
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/
whatnew.html
This fact sheet is intended to help stakeholders
generate ideas, identify tools and pinpoint
funding sources for accidental preparedness
and prevention initiatives within South
Carolina.
TITLE: Use Multiple Data Sources for Safer
Emergency Response
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-99-006
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/
whatnew.html
This alert is issued as part of EPA's ongoing
effort to protect human health and the
environment. The alert outlines the types of
sources that responders look at before
conducting a response action at a facility. Also
included are other sources of emergency
information that can be useful to local
emergency responders in the event of a release.
TITLE: The General Duty Clause
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-99-010
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/
whatnew.html
This fact sheet outlines the requirements that
facilities must meet under the general duty
clause. The fact sheet presents commonly
asked questions regarding this regulation as
well as examples of actions facilities need to
consider regarding the general duty clause.
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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:
WWW: 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: EPA - Waste.
For selected EPCRA Federal Registers, choose: EPA - TRI.
For CAA §112(r) Federal Registers, choose: EPA - Air.
FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Adequacy of State Permit Programs
under RCRA Subtitle D"
June 8,1999 (64 FR 30434)
EPA streamlined the approval process for
specified states permit programs for solid
waste disposal facilities other than municipal
solid waste landfills (MSWLFs) that receive
conditionally exempt small quantity generator
(CESQG) hazardous waste. States whose
Subtitle D MSWLF permit programs or
Subtitle C hazardous waste management
programs have been reviewed and approved or
authorized by the Agency are eligible for this
streamlined approval process if their state
programs require the disposal of CESQG
waste in suitable facilities.
"Hazardous Waste Management
System: Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste; Technical
Amendment"
June 15,1999 (64 FR 31986)
EPA amended 40 CFR Part 261, Appendix
IX, to delete two facilities that were granted
exclusions for their wastes and no longer
produce these wastes. The following facilities
have been deleted: Tricil Environmental
Systems, Inc., Hillard, Ohio; and Tricil
Environmental Systems, Inc., Muskegon,
Michigan.
"Solid Waste Programs; Management
Guidelines for Beverage Containers;
Removal of Obsolete Guidelines"
June 17,1999 (64 FR 32436)
EPA removed 40 CFR Part 244, Solid Waste
Management Guidelines for Beverage
Containers, from the Code of Federal
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Regulations (CFR) because it is obsolete. The
activities addressed in those 1976 guidelines
have been included in numerous state and
local statutes and regulations and other federal
rules, or Presidential actions as Executive
Order 12873 as amended by Executive Order
13101. The deletion of these guidelines from
the CFR will have no measurable impact on
solid waste management.
"Idaho: Incorporation by Reference of
Approved State Hazardous Waste
Management Program"
June 25,1999 (64 FR 34133)
EPA finalized Idaho's authorized hazardous
waste program in 40 CFR Part 272 and
referenced provisions of Idaho's hazardous
waste statutes and regulations and clarifies
which of these provisions are authorized and
-federally enforceable. The approved
hazardous waste management program for
Idaho will become effective on August 24,
1999, unless adverse written comments are
received.
PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
"Adequacy of State Permit Programs
under RCRA Subtitle D"
June 8,1999 (64 FR 30465)
EPA proposed to streamline the approval
process for specified states permit programs
for solid waste disposal facilities, other than
municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLFs),
that receive conditionally exempt small
quantity generator hazardous waste. States
whose Subtitle D MSWLF permit programs or
Subtitle C hazardous waste management
programs have been reviewed and approved or
authorized by the Agency are eligible for this
streamlined approval process if their state
programs require the disposal of CESQG
hazardous waste in suitable facilities.
"Idaho: Incorporation by Reference of
Approved State Hazardous Waste
Management Program"
June 25,1999 (64 FR 34180)
EPA proposed to codify Idaho's authorized
hazardous waste program in 40 CFR Part 272.
EPA codified Idaho's hazardous waste
program as an immediate final rule elsewhere
in this Federal Register. If EPA receives
adverse comments on the immediate final rule,
EPA will withdraw it. EPA will then address
public comments in a later final rule based on
this proposal.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Davis
Glocester-Smithfield Regional
Landfill"
June 17,1999 (64 FR 32466)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Old Inland Pit
NPL Site"
June 17,1999 (64 FR 32468)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Hebelka Auto
Salvage Yard Site"
June 24,1999 (64 FR 33812)
Notice of Intent to Delete ~"
"National Priorities List; Munisport
Landfill Superfund Site"
June 25,1999 (64 £R 34180)
Notice of Intent to Delete
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CAA§112(r)
"List of Regulated Substances and
Thresholds for Accidental Releases
Prevention; Flammable Hydrocarbon
Fuel Exemption"
June 25,1999 (64 FR 34179)
EPA extended the comment period for the
proposed rule to modify the Risk Management
Program regulations to exclude certain
flammable hydrocarbon fuels. The deadline
for comments has been extended from June 28,
1999 to July 28,1999.
NOTICES
RCRA
"Report to Congress on Fossil Fuel
Combustion Wastes; Response to
Requests for Extension of Public
Comment Period"
June 10,1999 (64 FR 31170)
EPA announced the denial to grant an
extension of the 45-day comment period on the
report because EPA is currently subject to a
court-approved consent decree to issue its
regulatory determination by October 1, 1999.
EPA cannot grant this extension because it
would leave insufficient time for EPA to
complete a regulatory determination by that
date. EPA is currently discussing the
possibility of an extension of this deadline with
the parties to the consent decree. The closing
date for the response to comments remains
June 14,1999.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Criteria for
Classification of Solid Waste Disposal
Facilities and Practices,
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements"
June 10,1999 (64 F_R 31215)
EPA announced the plan to submit the
following continuing Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for renewal: Criteria for
Classification of Solid Waste Disposal
Facilities and Practices, 40 CFR 258, OMB
No. 2050-0122, current expiration date is
January 31, 2000. EPA solicited comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information
collection before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval.
"Voluntary Guide for Industrial Waste
Management"
June 11,1999 (64 FR 31576)
EPA developed a draft voluntary Guide for
Industrial Waste Management to assist facility
managers, state and tribal environmental
managers, and the public in evaluating and
choosing protective practices for managing
nonhazardous industrial waste in new landfills,
waste piles, surface impoundments, and land
application units. This guide recommends best
management practices and key factors to take
into account in siting, operating, designing,
monitoring, and performing corrective action
and closure and post closure care. The guide is
available in both paper copy and CD-ROM and
is designed to complement, not supersede, state
and tribal industrial nonhazardous waste
management programs.
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Federal Registers
June 1999
NOTICES
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Continuing Collection;
Comment Request; General
Hazardous Waste Facility Standards"
June 17,1999 (64 FR 32491)
EPA announced the plan to submit the
following continuing Information Collection
Request (ICR) to OMB: General Hazardous
Waste Facility Standards, EPA ICR #1571,
OMB Control Number 2050-0120, current
expiration date is November 30,1999. EPA
solicited comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review and
approval.
"Office of Solid Waste Burden
Reduction Project"
June 18,1999 (64 FR 32859)
EPA published information on their effort to
meet the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 and solicited comments. The
Paperwork Reduction Act establishes a federal
government-wide goal to reduce recordkeeping
and reporting burden on the states, the public
and regulated community by 40 percent from a
starting date of 1995 to September 2001. EPA
reviewed its recordkeeping and reporting
requirements and their burden on the states,
public, and regulated community; reviewed
burden reduction ideas developed by other
EPA offices and the regulated community;
developed additional burden reduction ideas;
and sought input from EPA offices and states.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities, OMB Responses"
June 21,1999 (64 FR 33078)
OMB announced responses to Agency
clearance requests in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et.
seq.). An agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a
valid OMB number.
CERCLA
"Exposure Factors Handbook"
June 15,1999 (64 FR 32045)
EPA announced the availability of a final
document, Exposure Factors Handbook.
Volumes I-IE (EPA600-P-95-002Fa, EPA600-
P-95-002Fb, EPA600-P-95-002Fc; August
1997) and Exposure Factors Handbook CD-
ROM (EPA600-C-95-001; February 1999).
The document will be made available
electronically from the NCEA web site at
http://www.epa.gov/ncea/exposfac.htm.
"Public Health Assessments
Completed"
June 21,1999 (64 FR 33090)
ATSDR announced the completion of public
health assessments for the period January 1999
through March 1999. Assessments were
completed for 11 sites which are on or
proposed for the NPL and 2 sites for which
assessments were requested by the public.
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June 1999
Federal Registers
NOTICES
EPCRA
"Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know; Notice of Availability
of Guidance Documents"
June 16,1999 (64 FR 32232)
EPA announced the availability of several
guidance documents to assist industries in
understanding compliance with EPCRA §313.
EPA updated several of the industry-specific
guidance documents, as well as the EPCRA
§313 Questions and Answers. In addition,
EPA has made available two "crosswalks"
documents to explain the differences between
the 1997 and 1998 versions of both the Toxic
Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms
and Instructions and the EPCRA §313
Questions and Answers.
CAA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Risk
Management Program Requirements
and Petitions to Modify the List of
Regulated Substances Under Section
112(r) of the Clean Air Act (CAA)"
June 3,1999 (64 FR 29863)
EPA announced the submission of the
following Information Collection Request to
OMB for approval: Risk Management Program
Requirements and Petitions to Modify the List
of Regulated Substances under Section 112(r)
of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Comments
regarding this ICR must be submitted on or
before July 6, 1999.
ALL PROGRAMS
"Calculation of the Economic Benefit of
Noncompliance in EPA's Civil Penalty
Enforcement Cases"
June 18,1999 (64 FR 32948)
EPA provided responses to comments
concerning the economic benefit that regulated
entities obtain as a result of violating
environmental requirements is calculated, and
how this calculation establishes an appropriate
penalty for settlements purposes. EPA also
provided advance notice of the changes EPA
intends to make to its benefit recapture
approach and to its BEN computer model.
CONSENT DECREES AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SETTLEMENTS
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Bestfoods f/k/a CPC International Inc.
and Jennifer Granholm, Attorney General
of the State of Michigan v. Bestfoods f/k/a
CPC International Inc."
June 3, 1999 (64 FR 29886)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Browning-Ferris Industries of Illinois, Inc."
June 3, 1999 (64 FR 29886)
"Partial Consent Decree; United States v.
Michael P. Eason, et al."
June 3, 1999 (64 FR 29887)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Johnnie
Williams, et al."
June 3, 1999 (64 FR 29887)
"Administrative Settlement; Transport One
Acid Spill Superfund Site"
June 4, 1999 (64 FR 30025)
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Federal Registers
June 1999
NOTICES
"Consent Decree; United States of
America et al. v. Braselman Corporation,
etal."
June 11, 1999 (64 FB 31611)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Ray
McCune, et al."
June 11, 1999 (64 FB 31612)
"Administrative Settlement; M&V
Electroplating Corporation Superfund
Site"
June 15, 1999 (64 FR 32046)
"Administrative Settlement; John P. Saad
Superfund Site"
June 16, 1999 (64 FR 32234)
"Administrative Settlement; John P. Saad
Superfund Site"
June 16,1999 (64 FR 32235)
"Consent Decree; United States v. City of
Grand Rapids, Michigan, et al."
June 16, 1999 (64 FB 32257)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
NationsBank, N.A."
June 16, 1999 (64 Ffi 32257)
"Administrative Settlement; Elizabethtown
Landfill Superfund Site"
June 18, 1999 (64 £R 32869)
"Administrative Settlement;.Elizabethtown
Landfill Superfund Site"
June 18, 1999 (64 FB 32870)
"Administrative Settlement; Havertown
PCP Superfund Site"
June 18, 1999 (64 FR 32870)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Tucson
Airport Authority, etal."
June 23, 1999 (64 FR 33515)
"Administrative Settlement; 100
Metronorth Corporate Center LLC -
Parcel B - Industri-Plex Superfund Site"
June 24, 1999 (64 FB 33860)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Abitibi
Price Corporation, etal."
June 24, 1999 (64 FB 33907)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Atlantic
Richfield Company"
June 24,1999 (64 FR 33908)
"Consent Decree; United States v. GK
Technologies"
June 24, 1999 (64 FB 33909)
"Consent Decrees; United States v.
Horsehead Industries, Inc."
June 24, 1999 (64 FR 33910)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Indiana
Department of Correction, et al."
June 24, 1999 (64 FB 33910)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Kennecott Holdings Corporation
June 24, 1999 (64 FB 33911)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Robert
Bosch Corporation"
June 2, 1999 (64 FB 3391_1)
"Administrative Settlement; Standard
Scrap Site"
June 28, 1999 (64 FB 34654)
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June 1999
Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Administrative Settlement; Standard
Scrap Site"
June 28, 1999 (64 FR 34654)
"Administrative Settlement; Standard
Scrap Site"
June 28, 1999 (64 FR 34655)
"Administrative Settlement; Standard
Scrap Site"
June 28, 1999 (64 FR. 34655)
"Administrative Settlement; Standard
Scrap Site"
June 28, 1999 (64 FR 34656)
"Administrative Settlement; Standard
Scrap Site"
June 28, 1999 (64 FR 34656)
"Prospective Purchaser Agreement;
Warwick Township Creek Road
Superfund Site"
June 29, 1999 (64 FR 34798)
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CALL ANALYSES
This month, the Hotline responded to a total of 38,431 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
1,812
207
95
3
52
65
78
4
55
3
2
843
362
178
31
232
11
4,033
* No caller profile data available.
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Call Analyses
June 1999
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
Superfund Hotline
Manufacturers
Food/Tobacco 150
Textiles 18
Apparel 8
Lumber & Wood 16
Furniture 16
Paper 13
Printing & Publishing 30
Chemicals 528
Petroleum & Coal 201
Rubber and Plastics 41
Leather 8
Stone, Clay & Glass 27
Primary Metals 61
Fabricated Metals 275
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 60
Electrical & Electronic Equipment 0
Transportation Equipment 39
Instruments 5
_ Misc. Manufacturing 199
Metal Mining 20
Coal Mining 45
Electricity Generating 116
RCRA Subtitle C 82
Solvent Recovery 20
Petroleum Bulk Storage 80
Chemical Distributor 61
Propane Retailer 110
POTW 111
Subtotal 2,340
Consultants/Engineers 3,890
Attorneys 165
Citizens 124
Public Interest Groups 30
Educational Institutions 27
EPA 51
Federal Agencies 60
GOCOs 12
Congress 1
State Officials/SERC 52
Local Officials/LEPCs 0
Fire Departments 23
Hospitals/Laboratories 26
Trade Associations 22
Union/Labor 0
Farmers 26
Distributors 87
Insurance Companies 2
Media/Press 11
Native Americans 0
International 4
Other 1,230
Referrals* 317
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline* 96
Document Retrieval Line* 0
Message Retrieval Line* 1,192
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 9,788
* No caller profile data available.
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June 1999
Call Analyses
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
RCRA GENERAL
SUBTITLE C
Hazardous Waste Id. - General
Characteristics
Listings
Mixture Rule
Derived-From
Contained-In Policy
Sampling
1,026
1,126
5901
5511
79
57
174
79
Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions 3601
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
7
17
5101
7611
179
122
121
32
150
277
130
52
26
41
16
35
260
76
275
199
99
55
107
4711
295
113
77
7
220
21
0
38
112
33
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 3,391 RCRA document requests.
129
131
19
149
55
7
2
347
10
21
2
8
14
15
24
41
48
64
14
10,076*
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
....... * Includes 178 UST document requests.
1 Hot topics for this month
• Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
multiple questions.
117
1051
24
38
25
27
18
18
621
3
3
33
21
19
7
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
529*
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Call Analyses
June 1999
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title III Questions 472
Trade Secrets 9
Enforcement 1,243J
Liability/Citizen Suits 17
Training 0
Chemical-Specific Information 110
Federal Facilities Executive Order 5
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
General 72
Notification Requirements 63
SERC/LEPC Issues 62
EHSs/TPQs 100
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis 1
Exemptions 5
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General 90
Notification Requirements 100
Reportable Quantities 86
CERCLA § 103 vs. SARA §304 67
ARUVAHEDB/ERNS 8
Exemptions 13
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312):
General 159
MSDS Reporting Requirements 183
Tier I/n Requirements 301
Thresholds 146
Hazard Categories 7
Mixtures Reporting 26
Exemptions 122
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (§313):
General
APR
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
2,351
674
4,0041
2,5301
3,819*
39
21
163
54
73
50
10
73
6271
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
191
1,823
1,352J
313
3231
74
4661
48
109
79
11
1,556I
82
28
52
847
TOTAL QUESTIONS 25,309
"Includes 2,127 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests.
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 245
Access & Information Gathering 104
Administrative Improvements
General 10
Environmental Justice/Brownfields 71
SACM/Presumptive Remedies 20
Soil Screening Levels 8
Administrative Record 13
ARARs 59
CERCLIS 100
Citizen Suits 1
Claims Against Fund 8
Clean-Up Costs 29
Clean-Up Standards 48
Community Involvement 14
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 13
Contractor Indemnification 0
Contracts 9
Definitions 8
Enforcement ~ - 205
Federal Facilities 19
Hazardous Substances 90
HRS 16
Liability 61
Local Gov't Reimbursement 0
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1 Hot topics for this month
1 Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
multiple questions.
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June 1999
Call Analyses
Natural Resource Damages
NCP
Notification
NPL
Off Site Rule
OSHA
PA/SI
PRPs
RD/RA
Reauthorization
Remedial
Removal
RI/FS
Risk Assess./Health Effects
ROD
RQ
Settlements
SITE Program
State Participation
State Program
TAGs
Taxes
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act
SPCC Regulations
TOTAL QUESTIONS
"Includes 509 Superfund document requests.
21
28
1781
1131
17
3
10
27
8
1
55
32
30
47
33
1321
29
7
3
11
7
2
127
4561
2,517*
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS
AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS: 38,431
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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