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MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
August 1999
RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA
Hotline Questions & Answers :
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 1
All Programs 2
New Publications
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 5
Underground Storage Tanks (UST) 7
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act (CERCLA) 7
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)... 8
Clean Air Act (CAA)§112(r) 9
Federal Registers
Final Rules 11
Proposed Rules 12
Notices 16
Call Analyses
Caller Profiles 21
Hotline Topics 23
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Definition of Registered Facility
The conditionally exempt small quantity
generator (CESQG) regulations of 40 CFR
§261.5 allow CESQGs to either treat or
dispose their hazardous waste in an on-site
facility or ensure delivery to one of seven
types of off-site treatment, storage or disposal
facilities (§261.5(f)(3) and §261.5(g)(3)). One
option provided to CESQGs is to send waste
to a facility that is permitted, licensed, or
registered by a state to manage municipal or
industrial solid waste (§261.5(f)(iv) and
§261.5(g)(iv)). Must states have a formal
approval process for these types of facilities?
No. The requirement that a facility be
permitted, licensed, or registered by a state
was not intended to impose any particular
procedure for approval on states. All that is
required is that the state have some procedure
for approval of the facility (Letter; October 9,
1986, Greenwood to Peck). The purpose of
this condition is to ensure that states have
reasonable oversight of facilities managing
CESQG waste. The underlying intent of the
requirement is to allow states to assess the
risks associated with facilities handling
CESQG waste, and to determine when
CESQG waste should not be managed at a
particular facility (45 PR 33104; May 19,
1980). States without a formal permitting or
licensing program can still "register" a
facility. For example, an exchange of letters
could be an appropriate way for a state to
"register" a facility (Letter; October 9, 1986,
Greenwood to Peck).
2. Used Oil Contaminated with HCFCs
and MFCs
Under the used oil management standards
of 40 CFR Part 279, EPA presumes that used
oil with a total halogen content above 1000
ppm has been mixed with a listed hazardous
waste unless the used oil handler successfully
rebuts this presumption (§279.10(b)(l)(ii)).
However, used oil contaminated with
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that is removed
from refrigeration units is exempt from the
rebuttable presumption provided the used oil
adheres to the requirements in
§279.10(b)(l)(ii)(B). These requirements
include that the CFCs must be destined for
reclamation, and that the CFC-contaminated
used oil cannot be mixed with used oil from
sources other than refrigeration units. Are
used oils removed from refrigeration units
that are contaminated with
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) or
hydrogenated fluorocarbons (HFCs) also
exempt from the rebuttable presumption under
EPA interprets the exemption from the
rebuttable presumption (that used oil with a
total halogen content about 1,000 ppm has
been mixed with a listed hazardous waste) to
extend to used oil contaminated with
chemicals, such as HCFCs and HFCs, that are
used in a manner similar to CFCs in
refrigeration units. Used oil contaminated
with HCFCs or HFCs, therefore, may continue
to be managed as used oil and not as
hazardous waste, notwithstanding that the
total halogen content of the used oil exceeds
1,000 ppm, if the HCFCs or HFCs are
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destined for reclamation and the contaminated
used oil is not mixed with used oil from
sources other than refrigeration units. The
exemption under §279.10(b)(l)(ii)(B), of
course, only provides that qualifying
contaminated used oil may continue to be
managed as used oil irrespective of its total
halogen content; it does not exempt such
contaminated used oil from the used oil
management standards.
All Programs
3. Supplemental Environmental
Projects
EPA has determined that the owner of a
manufacturing facility violated both CERCLA
and EPCRA by failing to report the accidental
release of a CERCLA hazardous substance in
a timely and truthful manner. In order to
reduce the dollar amount of the penalty, the
owner has negotiated with EPA to perform a
supplemental environmental project (SEP) as
part of the settlement. How does EPA take the
SEP cost into account when calculating the
final penalty for a settlement that includes a
SEP?
EPA has broad discretion to settle
environmental enforcement cases with
appropriate penalties. To further EPA's goal
to protect and enhance public health and the
environment, a settlement may also include a
supplemental environmental project (SEP).
SEPs are environmentally beneficial projects
which the violator agrees to undertake in
settlement of an enforcement action, but which
the violator is not otherwise legally required to
perform. Evidence of a violator's commitment
and ability to perform a SEP is a relevant
factor for EPA to consider in establishing an
appropriate settlement penalty, but whether the
Agency decides to accept a proposed SEP as
part of a settlement, and the amount of any
penalty mitigation that may be given for a
particular SEP, is purely within EPA's
discretion. The EPA Supplemental
Environmental Projects Policy. May 1998,
describes the legal guidelines and criteria that
EPA considers when evaluating SEPs.
In settlements in which defendant/
respondents commit to conduct a SEP, the final
settlement penalty must equal or exceed the
greater of:
a) the economic benefit of noncompliance
plus 10 percent of the gravity component;
or
b) 25 percent of the gravity component
only.
Calculating the final penalty in a settlement
which includes a SEP is a five step process. .
Step 1: Calculate the settlement amount
without a SEP
a) We use the applicable EPA penalty
policy to calculate the economic benefit
of noncompliance.
b) We use the applicable EPA penalty
policy to calculate the gravity component
of the penalty. The gravity component is
all of the penalty other than the
identifiable economic benefit amount,
after gravity has been adjusted by all
other factors in the penalty policy (e.g.,
audits, good faith, litigation
considerations), except for the SEP.
c) We add the amounts in steps l.a and b.
This sum is the minimum amount that
would be necessary to settle the case
without a SEP.
Step 2: Calculate the minimum penalty amount
with a SEP - The minimum penalty amount
must equal or exceed the economic benefit of
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noncompliance plus 10 percent of the gravity
component, or 25 percent of the gravity
component only, whichever is greater. The
minimum penalty amount is calculated as
follows:
*
a) Calculate 10 percent of gravity (multiply
amount in step l.b by 0.1).
b) Add economic benefit (amount in step
l.a) to amount in step 2.a.
c) Calculate 25 percent of gravity (multiply
amount in step l.b by 0.25).
d) Identify the minimum penalty amount:
the greater of step 2.c or step 2.b.
Step 3: Calculate the SEP cost - The net
present after-tax cost of the SEP is the
maximum amount that EPA may take into
consideration in determining an appropriate
penalty mitigation for performance of a SEP.
Consult the EPA Supplemental Environmental
Projects Policy for details on how to calculate
the SEP cost.
Step 4: Determine the SEP mitigation
percentage and then the mitigation amount -
After the SEP cost has been calculated, EPA
determines what percentage of that cost may
be applied as mitigation against the amount
EPA would settle for but for the SEP. EPA
examines the quality of the SEP as to whether
and how effectively it achieves each of the
following six factors listed below:
• Benefits to the public or environment -
resulting in significant and quantifiable
reduction in discharges of pollutants to
the environment and the reduction in risk
to the general public.
• Innovativeness - furthering the
development and implementation of
innovative processes, technologies, or
methods.
• Environmental justice - mitigating
damage or reducing risk to minority or
low-income populations which may have
been disproportionately exposed to
pollution or are at environmental risk.
• Multimedia impacts - reducing emissions
to multiple environmental media (soil,
groundwater, surface water).
• Pollution prevention - developing and
implementing of pollution prevention
techniques and practices.
• Community input - taking into
consideration input from the affected
community in the development of the
SEP.
The better the performance of the SEP
under each of these factors, the greater the
penalty may be reduced. The percent of
penalty mitigation is within EPA's discretion.
As a general guideline, the final reduction
should not exceed 80 percent of the SEP cost.
However, reduction for small businesses,
government agencies or entities, and non-profit
organizations, or for SEPs of outstanding
quality implementing pollution prevention,
may be set as high as 100 percent. On the
other hand, a lower mitigation percentage may
be appropriate if the government allocates
significant resources to monitoring and
reviewing the implementation of a project.
After EPA determines the mitigation
percentage, multiply that percentage by the
SEP cost to obtain the SEP mitigation amount,
which is the amount of the SEP cost that may
be used in potentially mitigating the
preliminary settlement penalty.
Step 5: Final settlement penalty - The SEP
mitigation amount is then subtracted from the
settlement amount without a SEP (step l.c).
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The greater of this number and the minimum
penalty amount identified in step 2 is the
minimum final settlement penalty allowable
based on the performance of the SEP.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
HOW TO ORDER
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EPA Publications Available on the Internet
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Documents on the WWW server may be located by using the on-line search functions.
RCRA
TITLE: RCRA In Focus: Vehicle
Maintenance
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-K-99-004
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
id/infocus/index.htm
The RCRA in Focus series provides an
overview of the basic federal regulations
covering wastes that are likely to be hazardous
in certain industries. This edition explains how
the vehicle maintenance industry could be
regulated under the RCRA program. It
describes RCRA in general and includes a
table detailing each requirement that might
apply to this industry. The document also
contains suggestions for methods of waste
minimization, a summary of other laws that
might be pertinent, and a list of additional
resources.
TITLE: RCRA In Focus: Dry Cleaning
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-K-99-005
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
id/infocus/index.htm
The RCRA in Focus series provides an
overview of the basic federal regulations
covering wastes that are likely to be hazardous
in certain industries. This edition explains how
the dry cleaning industry could be regulated
under the RCRA program. It describes RCRA
in general and includes a table detailing each
requirement that might apply to this industry.
The document also contains suggestions for
methods of waste minimization, a summary of
other laws that might be pertinent, and a list of
additional resources.
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New Publications
August 1999
TITLE: Cutting the Waste Stream in Half:
Community Record Setters Show How
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-99-013
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This report features in-depth profiles of 18
communities with record-setting residential or
municipal solid waste reduction levels.
TITLE: WIN/INFORMED Program
Evaluation Program Area Analysis: Final
Report
PUBLICATION DATE: July 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-99-017
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
data/win/index.htm
This report presents the results of the program
evaluation program area analysis (PE PAA)
and discusses the needs and process
improvements associated with planning,
grants, and evaluation activities within the
hazardous waste program. This report
documents the findings and recommendations
of the PE PAA team.
TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA
Releases WIN/INFORMED Initiative Program
Evaluation Program Area Analysis (PE PAA)
Report
PUBLICATION DATE: July 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-99-016
URL: http://www .epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
data/win/index.htm
This document defines the WIN/INFORMED
Initiative and describes its structure. The fact
sheet also explains the purpose of the Program
Evaluation Program Area Analysis Final
Report and provides an overview of the report
findings and recommendations.
TITLE: Earth Day 2000 Poster Contest:
Picture A World With Less Waste
PUBLICATION DATE: July 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-99-019
URL: http://www.epa.gov/osw/contdex.htm
The flyer announces OSW's art contest.
Elementary school students may submit
pictures describing how to prevent, reuse, or
recycle waste. The grand prize winner will
have his or her art reproduced as a national
Earth Day 2000 poster.
TITLE: Earth Day 2000 CD Cover Contest:
Don't Waste Another Day
PUBLICATION DATE: July 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-99-020
URL: http://www.epa.gov/osw/contdex.htm
The flyer announces OSW's art contest.
Middle school and high school students may
submit pictures describing how to prevent,
reuse, or recycle waste. The grand prize
winner will have his or her art reproduced as a
cover design on a nationally distributed CD-
ROM of environmental education materials.
TITLE: Waste Wise Update: The Measure of
Success — Calculating Waste Reduction
PUBLICATION DATE: July 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-99-003
URL: http://www.epa.gov/wastewise/pub.htm
This update describes how to measure waste
reduction, including selecting the right
measurement approach, establishing a baseline,
collecting data, and calculating results.
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New Publications
TITLE: Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) Bulletin,
Summer 1999
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-99-004
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This edition of the PAYT bulletin focuses on
climate change. The newsletter provides
general information about how solid waste
management impacts climate change. The
article reviews options to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions, including recycling and waste
prevention.
UST
TITLE: List of Known Insurance Providers
for Underground Storage Tanks
PUBLICATION DATE: July 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-B-99-003
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swerustl/pubs/
index.htm#inslist
This document provides underground storage
tank (UST) owners and operators with a list of
insurance providers who may be able to help
the regulated community comply with
financial responsibility requirements by
providing an appropriate insurance
mechanism.
TITLE: A Basic Checklist for USTs
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-F-99-003
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swerustl/cmplastc/
index.htm
This checklist helps members of the regulated
community evaluate compliance with federal
UST requirements. This list does not consider
state regulations. The checklist can help the
regulated community prepare for an
inspection; however, it does not guarantee
compliance with federal or state regulations,
TITLE: List of Leak Detection Evaluations -
6th Edition
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swerustl/ustsystm/
nwgolde.htm
This list contains information on underground
storage tank and piping leak detection system
evaluations. The list includes evaluations that
followed either an EPA protocol, a national
voluntary consensus standard, or other
accepted test procedures developed by an
independent third party. Currently, the sixth
edition is not available as a hard copy;
however, the fifth edition (EPA510-B-98-005)
may be ordered from the Hotline.
CERCLA
TITLE: A Guide to Preparing Superfund
Proposed Plans, Records of Decision, and
Other Remedy Selection Decision Documents
PUBLICATION DATE: July 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA540-R-98-031,
OSWER 9200.1-23P, PB98-963 241
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
resources/remedy/rods/index.htm
This guide provides recommended formats and
content for Superfund decision documents.
The decision documents addressed by this
guidance are the proposal plan, the record of
decision (ROD), the explanation of significant
differences (ESD), and the ROD amendment.
This guidance also clarifies the roles and
responsibilities of EPA, federal facilities,
states, and Indian Tribes in developing and
issuing decision documents.
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New Publications
August 1999
TITLE: Auxiliary Information: National
Priorities List, Proposed Rule and Final Rule
PUBLICATION DATE: July 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://wwjv.epa.gov/superfund/new/
newnpl.htm
This document includes sites that EPA has
added to, proposed to, and deleted from the
National Priorities List (NPL). It also includes
general background information on the
Superfund program and how sites are placed
on the NPL.
TITLE: Negotiation and Enforcement
Strategies to Achieve Timely Settlement and
Implementation of Remedial Design/Remedial
Action at Superfund Sites
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://es.epa.gov/oeca/osre/settle.html
This memorandum recommends three
strategies that can be used to encourage
potentially responsible parties (PRPs) to enter
into a settlement. The three strategies are: the
use of the model remedial design/remedial
action (RD/RA) consent decree, the current
model unilateral administrative order (UAO),
and other practical alternatives to expedite
Superfund settlements and the cleanup process.
TITLE: Retransmittal of the Latest Superfund
Removal Action Levels
PUBLICATION DATE: November 1998
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB99-963 405, EPA540-
F-99-004, OSWER 9360.1-02B-P
URL: N/A
EPA uses a variety of tools to determine if
alternate drinking water supplies under the
Superfund removal authority is warranted.
One of these tools is removal action levels
(RALs). RALs are either: 1) numeric levels
for individual substances, which apply
generally across most sites, or 2) site-specific
values which are developed on a case-by-case
basis. This memo includes the most current
RALs based on April 1997 information.
TITLE: Spill Prevention Control and
Countermeasure (SPCC) Regulation 40 CFR
112
PUBLICATION DATE: July 1998
AVAILABILITY: NSCEP
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA540-K-98-003,
OSWER 9360.8-14
URL: N/A
This brochure gives an overview of the SPCC
program, requirements, and regulations.
EPCRA
TITLE: Interpretations of Waste Management
Activities: Recycling, Combustion for Energy
Recovery, Treatment for Destruction, Waste
Stabilization, and Release
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/tri/
guidance.htm
The purpose of this guidance is to provide an
interpretation of EPA's term "waste
management" as used in the regulatory
definition of "otherwise use" in EPCRA §313.
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New Publications
TITLE: How to Prevent Runaway Reactions
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-99-004 *
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/pubs/
pgcasstdpdf
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This alert is a case study on an explosion that
occurred on September 10, 1997, in a resins
production unit at Georgia-Pacific Resins, Inc.
in Columbus, Ohio. The purpose of the case
study is to increase awareness of the possible
hazards of exothermic reactions.
CAA§112(r)
TITLE: Enforcement Alert — Facilities
Urged to Review Systems for Risk of Check or
Butterfly Valves Safety Hazards
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA300-N-99-011
URL: http://es.epa.gov/oeca/ore/enfalert/
This issue of Enforcement Alert highlights key
operational and design factors that may result
in failures to check and butterfly valves. This
alert supplements the chemical safety alert
issued by EPA's Office of Chemical
Emergency Preparedness and Prevention
Office in September 1997 on an accident
which occurred at Shell Chemical Company in
Deer Park, Texas. In addition, this issue
focuses on the obligation that owners and
operators of stationary sources have to
identify, prevent, and minimize accidental
releases of hazardous substances under the
Clean Air Act's "General Duty Clause."
TITLE: Chemical Safety Information, Site
Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-99-013
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/p-small.htm
This fact sheet provides an overview of the
recently enacted Chemical Safety Information,
Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act.
The fact sheet outlines new provisions for
reporting and disseminating information under
§ 112(r) of the Clean Air Act.
TITLE: Guidance for Auditing Risk
Management Plans/Programs under Clean Air
Act Section 112(r)
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-B-99-008
URL: http://www.epa.gov/ceppo/p-tech.htm
This guidance provides a framework for
implementing agencies who are required to
conduct audits under the risk management
program regulation. It is designed to be used
by auditors reviewing industry compliance
with the risk management program.
ALL PROGRAMS
TITLE: Enforcement Alert — Y2K: Is Your
Facility Ready? Regulated Entities Have an
Obligation to Prevent Hazardous Releases
PUBLICATION DATE: August 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA300-N-99-010
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/pubs/
Iepclll7.htm
This issue of Enforcement Alert highlights
potential problems which may occur with
computer chips and programming as a result of
Y2K. The alert focuses on several laws that
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require the prevention of releases to the
environment, examples of problems that might
occur as a result of various types of failures, as
well as recommendations on how to avoid
potential environment or public health
problems as a result of Y2K.
«
TITLE: Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance Accomplishments Report, FY 1998
PUBLICATION DATE: June 1999
AVAILABILITY: NSCEP/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA200-R-99-003
URL: http://www.es.epa.gov/oeca/
98accomp.html
This report highlights the achievements of the
enforcement and compliance program in fiscal
year 1998.
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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 Toil-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
"New Jersey: Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Program"
August 2,1999 (64 FR 41823)
EPA authorized New Jersey's hazardous
waste program revision. EPA published the
rule as proposed, since there were no public
comments submitted. The final authorization
will become effective on August 2, 1999.
"Hazardous Waste Management
System; Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste; Final Exclusion"
August 3,1999 (64 FR 42033)
EPA granted a petition submitted by
Occidental Chemical, Inc. to exclude from
hazardous waste control Rockbox Residue
generated at Oxy Vinyl's Deer Park, Texas,
facility when disposed of in Subtitle D
landfills and surface impoundments. Oxy
Vinyl became the owner of Occidental
Chemical Corporation effective May 1, 1999.
Oxy Vinyl proceeded with the petition for
delisting submitted by Occidental Chemical
Incorporated. The final authorization will
become effective on August 3, 1999.
"Wisconsin: Final Authorization of
State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision"
August 5,1999 (64 FR 42602)
EPA finalized Wisconsin's authorized
hazardous waste program which covers land
disposal restrictions, recycled used oil
management, wood preserving listings, and
organic air emission standards for process
vents and equipment leaks. The approved
hazardous waste management program for
Wisconsin will become effective on
October 4, 1999, unless adverse comments are
received.
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Federal Registers
August 1999
"Texas: Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions"
August 18,1999 (64 FR 44836)
EPA authorized Texas' hazardous waste
*
program revisions which cover definition of
solid waste, universal waste, and land disposal
restrictions amendments. The final
authorization will become effective on
October 18, 1999, unless adverse comments
are received.
"North Carolina: Final Authorization of
State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision"
August 25,1999 (64 FR 46298)
EPA authorized North Carolina's hazardous
waste program revisions which cover land
disposal restrictions, air emission standards,
and definition of solid waste amendments.
This final authorization will become effective
on October 25, 1999, without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse comments.
"Louisiana: Final Authorization of
State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions"
August 25,1999 (64 FR 46302)
EPA finalized Louisiana's authorized
hazardous waste program which covers
amendments to the land disposal restrictions.
This final authorization will become effective
on October 25,1999, without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse comments.
"Oklahoma: Incorporation by
Reference of State Hazardous Waste
Management Program"
August 26,1999 (64 FR 46567)
EPA finalized Oklahoma's authorized
hazardous waste program in 40 CFR Part 272
and referenced provisions of Oklahoma's
hazardous waste statutes and regulations and
clarifies which of these provisions are
authorized and federally enforceable. This
final authorization will become effective on
October 25, 1999, without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse comments.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Davis
Glocester-Smithfield Regional (GSR)
Landfill Site"
August 13,1999 (64 FR 44135)
Notice of Deletion
"National Priorities List; Old Inland Pit
Site"
August 31,1999 (64 FR 47401)
Notice of Deletion
PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
"Hazardous Waste Management
System; Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste; Proposed
Exclusion"
August 4,1999 (64 F_R 42317)
EPA proposed to grant a petition submitted
by BWX Technologies, Inc. to exclude
wastewater treatment sludges from the
treatment of pickle acids generated at its
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August 1999
Federal Registers
PROPOSED RULES
Lynchburg, Virginia, facility from the lists of
hazardous wastes. Comments must be
received by September 20, 1999.
*
"Wisconsin: Final Authorization of
State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision"
August 5,1999 (64 FR 42630)
EPA proposed to grant final authorization to
the hazardous waste program submitted by the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
Comments must be received on or before
September 7, 1999.
"South Dakota: Final Authorization of
State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision"
August 10,1999 (64 FR 43331)
EPA proposed to grant final authorization to
the hazardous waste program submitted by
South Dakota Department of Environment and
Natural Resources. Comments must be
received on or before September 9, 1999.
"Hazardous Waste Management
System; Proposed Exclusion for
Identifying and Listing Hazardous
Waste"
August 18,1999 (64 FR 44866)
EPA proposed to grant a petition submitted
by DuraTherm, Inc. to exclude desorber solid
waste generated at its recycling facility from
the lists of hazardous wastes. Comments must
be received by October 4, 1999.
"Hazardous Waste Management
Program: Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions for State of Texas"
August 18,1999 (64 FR 44876)
EPA proposed to grant final authorization to
the hazardous waste program submitted by the
Texas Natural Resource Conservation
Commission. Comments must be received on
or before September 9,1999.
"Standards for the Management of
Cement Kiln Dust"
August 20,1999 (64 FR 45632)
EPA proposed management standards for
cement kiln dust (CKD) under RCRA. These
wastes would remain excluded from the
definition of hazardous waste provided the
following management standards are met:
landfills must be designed to control releases
of toxic metals to groundwater; landfills,
handling areas, and storage areas must be
covered or otherwise.managed to control wind
dispersal of fugitive dust; and CKD used for
agricultural purposes must meet concentration
limits for various pollutants. Comments on
this proposed rule must be received by
November 18, 1999.
"Hazardous Waste Management
System; Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste; Proposed
Exclusion"
August 24,1999 (64 FR 46166)
EPA proposed to grant a petition submitted
by Chaparral Steel Midlothian, L.P. to exclude
their Landfill No. 3 leachate, baghouse
stormwater, and other wastewater that may
have been in contact with K061 waste from the
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Federal Registers
August 1999
PROPOSED RULES
lists of hazardous wastes. Comments must be
received by October 8,1999.
"North Carolina: Final Authorization of
State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions"
August 25,1999 (64 FR 46332)
EPA proposed to grant final authorization to
the hazardous waste program submitted by the
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources. Comments must be
received on or before September 24,1999.
"Hazardous Waste Management
Program: Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions for the State of
Louisiana"
August 25,1999 (64 FR 46332)
EPA proposed to grant final authorization to
the hazardous waste program submitted by the
Louisiana Department of Environmental
Quality. Comments must be received on or
before September 24, 1999.
"Hazardous Waste Management
System; Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste; Chlorinated
Aliphatics Production Wastes; Land
Disposal Restrictions for Newly
Identified Wastes; and CERCLA
Hazardous Substance Designation
and Reportable Quantities"
August 25,1999 (64 FR 46476)
EPA proposed to list three of six wastes from
the chlorinated aliphatics industry as hazardous
wastes under RCRA. These three wastes will
be subject to stringent management and
treatment management standards. EPA
proposed a contingent-management listing
approach for one of these wastes, and as one of
two options for another of these wastes,
generators will have the option of their waste
not being listed if it is sent to a specific type of
management facility. Comments must be
received by November 23, 1999.
"Hazardous Waste Management
Program: Final Authorization and
Incorporation by Reference of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program for Oklahoma"
August 26,1999 (64 FR 46632)
EPA proposed to grant final authorization to
Oklahoma's hazardous waste program in 40
CFR Part 272 and referenced provisions of
Oklahoma's hazardous waste statutes and
regulations and clarifies which of these
provisions are authorized and federally
enforceable. Written comments must be
received on or before September 27, 1999.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Sand Springs
Petrochemical Complex Site"
August 2,1999 (64 FR 41875)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; 62nd Street
Superfund Site"
August 4,1999 (64 FR 42328)
Notice of Intent to Delete
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August 1999
Federal Registers
PROPOSED RULES
"National Priorities List; Kassouf-
Kimerling Superfund Site"
August 5,1999 (64 FR 42630)
t
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Smuggler
Mountain Superfund Site"
August 9,1999 (64 FR 43129)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Vestal Water
Supply Well 4-2 Superfund Site"
August 11,1999 (64 F_R 43641)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Anchor
Chemicals Superfund Site"
August 12,1999 (64 FR 43970) .
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Darling Hill
Dump Site"
August 16,1999 (64 FR 44452)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Materials
Technology Laboratory- Watertown
Arsenal Development Corporation
Parcel and Commander's Quarters
Parcel"
August 16,1999 (64 FR 44454)
Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion
"National Priorities List; Tansitor
Electronics Site"
August 16,1999 (64 FR 44456)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Saco Tannery
Waste Pits Site"
August 16,1999 (64 FR 44458)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Lackawanna
Refuse Site"
August 19,1999 (64 FR 45222)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Taylor
Borough Superfund Site"
August 19,1999 (64 FR 45224)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"Technical Assistance Grant Program"
August 24,1999 (64 F_R 46234)
EPA is proposing to streamline the Technical
Assistance Grant (TAG) program under
CERCLA. The proposed changes simplify
application and management procedures, and
allow advance payments of up to $5,000. The
intent of these changes is to make grants for
technical assistance more readily available to
local community groups and to promote
effective public participation in the Superfund
cleanup process.
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Federal Registers
"National Priorities List; Meal's Dump
Super-fund Site"
August 26,1999 (64 FR 46632)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; PAB Oil and
Chemical Services, Inc. Superfund
Site"
August 31,1999 (64 FR 47465)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; Joseph Forest
Products Site"
August 31,1999 (64 F_R 47478)
Notice of Intent to Delete
"National Priorities List; McCarty's/
Pacific Hide and Fur Site"
August 31,1999 (64 FR 47481)
Notice of Intent to Delete
EPCRA
"Lead and Lead Compounds; Lowering
of Reporting Thresholds; Community
Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical
Release Reporting"
August 3,1999 (64 FR 42222)
EPA is proposing to lower the reporting
threshold for lead and lead compounds which
are subject to reporting under EPCRA §313
and §6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of
1990 (PPA). EPA believes that lead and lead
compounds are persistent, bioaccumulative,
and toxic (PBT) chemicals that warrant lower
reporting thresholds than those currently
established under EPCRA §313. The
proposed rule also includes a limitation on
reporting of lead when contained in certain
alloys and proposes modifications to certain
August 1999
reporting exemptions and requirements for
lead and lead compounds.
NOTICES
RCRA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Criteria
for Classification of Solid Waste
Disposal Facilities and Practices
(RCRA 257)"
August 2,1999 (64 FR 41931)
EPA planned to submit the following
information collection request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB):
Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste
Disposal Facilities and Practices (RCRA 257),
OMB Control Number 2050-0154, which
expires on September 30, 1999. The ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected cost and burden;
where appropriate, it includes the actual data
collection instrument. Comments must be
submitted on or before September 1, 1999.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Requirements for Generators,
Transporters, and Hazardous Waste
Management Facilities Under the
RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest
System"
August 2,1999 (64 FR 41932)
EPA planned to submit the following ICR to
OMB: Requirements for Generators,
Transporters, and Hazardous Waste
Management Facilities under the RCRA
Hazardous Waste Manifest System, EPA ICR
No. 801.12, OMB Control Number 2050-0039,
which expires on September 30, 1999. The
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August 1999
Federal Registers
NOTICES
ICR describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected cost and burden;
where appropriate it includes the actual data
collection instrument. Comments must be
submitted on or before September 1,1999.
"Underground Injection Control
Program, Hazardous Waste Injection
Restrictions; Petition for Exemption —
Class I Hazardous Waste Injection
Celanese Ltd."
August 9,1999 (64 FR 43178)
EPA announced an exemption granted to
Celanese Ltd., for its Class I injection well
located at the Clear Lake Plant, Houston,
Texas. This action became effective August 2,
1999.
"North Carolina; Approval of State
Underground Storage Tank Program"
August 10,1999 (64 FR 43336)
EPA announced a tentative determination on
North Carolina's application for approval of its
underground storage tank program. EPA
believes North Carolina's program satisfies all
of the requirements necessary to qualify for
approval. Comments on the approval
application must be received by September 9,
1999. Requests for a public hearing scheduled
on September 13, 1999, must be received by
September 9,1999, as well. EPA may cancel
the public hearing if sufficient public interest is
not communicated.
"Request for Information Concerning
Transfrontier Movements of Wastes
Destined for Recovery Operations
Within the OECD Area"
August 17,1999 (64 FR 44722)
EPA requested specific information on
imports and exports of secondary materials,
wastes and hazardous wastes moving toward
recycling operations in the 29 member
countries of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Comments must be received by September 30,
1999.
"North Carolina; Approval of State
Underground Storage Tank Program"
August 24,1999 (64 FR 46178)
EPA corrected the deadline date for the
requests for a public hearing announced on
August 10,1999. Interest in the public meeting
must be expressed by September 10, 1999, not
September 9.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities—Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; RCRA Section
3007 Questionnaire of the Paint
Manufacturing Industry"
August 25,1999 (64 FR 46375)
EPA solicited comment on the ICR entitled
"RCRA §3007 Questionnaire of the Paint
Manufacturing Industry." Comments must be
submitted by October 25, 1999.
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Federal Registers
August 1999
NOTICES
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Notification of Regulated Waste
Activity and RCRA Hazardous Waste
Permit Application and Modification,
Part A"
August 27,1999 (64 FR 46909)
EPA planned to submit the following ICR to
OMB: Notification of Regulated Waste
Activity, OMB Control Number 2050-0028,
which expires on October 31,1999, and RCRA
Hazardous Waste Permit Application and
Modification, Part A, OMB Control Number
2050-0034, which expires on October 31,
1999. The ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected cost
and burden; where appropriate it includes the
actual data collection instrument. Comments
must be submitted on or before September 27,
1999.
EPCRA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Emergency
Planning and Release Notification
Requirements under Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-
Know Act Sections 302, 303, and 304"
August 5,1999 (64 FR 42687)
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to submit the
following proposed ICR to OMB: Emergency
Planning and Release Notification
Requirements under Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act §§302, 303,
and 304, EPA ICR Number 1395.04. This ICR
renews a previously approved ICR No. 1395.03
(expires January 31, 2000, OMB Control
Number 2050-0092). Before submitting the
ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection. Comments
must be submitted on or before October 4,
1999.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Community Right-
to-Know Reporting Requirements
Under Sections 311 and 312 of the
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)"
August 5,1999 (64 FR 42688)
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to submit the
following proposed ICR to OMB: Community
Right-to-Know Reporting Requirements under
§§311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act, EPA ICR
Number 1352.07. This ICR renews a
previously approved ICR No. 1352.04 (expires
January 31, 2000, OMB Control Number 2050-
0072). On February 11, 1999 (64 FR 7031),
EPA revised §§311 and 312 of EPCRA and
amended the ICR (see ICR No. 1356.06).
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information
collection.
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August 1999
Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
review; Comment Request; 1999
EPCRA Implementation Status
Questionnaire for State Emergency
Response Commissions (SERCs),
Local Emergency Planning
Committees (LEPCs) and California
Certified Unified Program Agencies
(CUP As)"
August 18,1999 (64 FR 44918)
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.), this document
announces that the following ICR has been
forwarded to OMB for review and approval:
1999 EPCRA Implementation Status
Questionnaire for State Emergency Response
Commissions (SERCs), Local Emergency
Planning Committees (LEPCs), and California
Certified Unified Program Agencies (CUPAs),
EPA ICR No. 1905.01. The ICR describes the
nature of the information collection and its
expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it
includes the actual data collection instrument.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Assess
Compliance with EPCRA Section 312
Reporting Requirements"
August 27,1999 (64 FR 46905)
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to submit the
following proposed ICR to OMB: Assess
Compliance with EPCRA §312 Reporting
Requirements, EPA ICR No. 1909.01. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review and
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information
collection.
OPA
"Notice of Proposed Assessment of
Clean Water Act Class II
Administrative Penalty and
Opportunity to Comment"
August 13,1999 (64 FR 44221)
Pursuant to §31 l(b)(6)(C) of the Clean Water
Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C), EPA is
providing public notice of the proposed Class
n penalty proceeding initiated by the Oil
Program, Superfund Division, U.S. EPA,
Region 9 against Union Pacific Railroad
Company.
CONSENT DECREES AND
SETTLEMENTS
RCRA
"Consent Decree; United States v. Skitec
Corporation?
August 11, 1999 (64 FR 43719)
CERCLA
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Boeck Drum Superfund Site"
August 3, 1999 (64 FR 42128)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Luther Smith Superfund Site"
August 3, 1999 (64 FR 42128)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement; Pijak
Farm and Spence Farm Superfund Site"
August 5, 1999 (64 F_B 42692)
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Federal Registers
August 1999
NOTICES
"Consent Decree; Cordova Chemical
Company of Michigan, et. al. and CPC
International, Inc. v. Aeroject-General
Corporation, et al."
August 5,1999 (64 FR 42715)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Upper Tenmile Creek Watershed Site"
August 6, 1999 (64 FR 42947)
"Proposed Agreement and Covenant Not
to Sue; Upper Tenmile Creek Watershed
Site"
August 6, 1999 (64 FB 42947)
"Consent Decrees; United States v.
ALCOA etal."
August 9, 1999 (64 FR 43224)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Carroll & Dubies Superfund Site"
August 10, 1999 (64 £B 43382)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Friedrichsohn's Cooperage, Inc.
Superfund Site"
August 11, 1999 (64 FB 43703)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Conklin
Company, Inc. et al."
August 11, 1999 (64 FR 43717)
"Consent Decree; United States v. FMC
Corporation"
August 11, 1999 (64 FR 43719)
"Proposed De Minimis Settlement;
Petroleum Products Superfund Site"
August 13, 1999 (64 FR 44220)
"Consent Decree; United States v. A&D
Recycling, Inc., et al."
August 18, 1999 (64 FB 44945)
"Consent Decrees; United States v.
Greenwood Chemical Company"
August 18, 1999 (64 FB 44945)
"Proposed De Minimis Settlement; Jack's
Creek/Sitkin Smelting Superfund Site"
August 19, 1999 (64 £B 45255)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement; King
River Limited, Inc. Superfund Site"
August 19, 1999 (64 FB 45256) '
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Superior Polishing Site"
August 23, 1999 (64 FB 45965)
"Consent Decrees; United States v.
AlliedSignal Inc., et al."
August 25, 1999 (64 £B 46409)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Carey Electronics Superfund Site"
August 26, 1999 (64 FR 46681)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Solitron Devises, Inc."
August 26, 1999 (64 FB 46682)
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CALL ANALYSES
This month, the Hotline responded to a total of 17,650 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
2,407
300
114
1
42
106
112
8
70
0
5
215
217
73
40
180
11
3,901
1 No caller profile data available.
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Call Analyses
August 1999
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
Superfund Hotline
Manufacturers
Food/Tobacco 28
Textiles *• 4
Apparel 7
Lumber & Wood 5
Furniture 6
Paper 4
Printing & Publishing 7
Chemicals 148
Petroleum & Coal 55
Rubber and Plastics 22
Leather 5
Stone, Clay & Glass 8
Primary Metals 12
Fabricated Metals 32
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 12
Electrical & Electronic Equipment 0
Transportation Equipment 6
Instruments 0
Misc. Manufacturing 44
Metal Mining 10
Coal Mining 0
Electricity Generating 10
RCRA Subtitle C 12
Solvent Recovery 0
Petroleum Bulk Storage 32
Chemical Distributor 7
Propane Retailer 30
POTW 18
Subtotal 524
Consultants/Engineers 1,088
Attorneys 112
Citizens 126
Public Interest Groups 30
Educational Institutions 29
EPA 45
Federal Agencies 25
GOCOs 6
Congress 4
State Officials/SERC 32
Local Officials/LEPCs 4
Fire Departments 25
Hospitals/Laboratories 15
Trade Associations 10
Union/Labor 5
Farmers 14
Distributors 16
Insurance Companies 4
Media/Press 15
Native Americans 6
International 15
Other 199
Referrals* 176
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline* 125
Document Retrieval Line* 0
Message Retrieval Line* 100
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 2,750
1 No caller profile data available.
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August 1999
RCRA
RCRA GENERAL
SUBTITLE C
Hazardous Waste Id. - General
Characteristics
Listings
Mixture Rule
Derived-From
Contained-In Policy
Sampling
Call Analyses
HOTLINE TOPICS
801
1,239
555
635
56
18
145
51
Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions 3231
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
BEFs
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
25
33
574
7301
173
150
112
21
183
3561
131
109
38
13
3
27
353
89
328
250
159
53
113
4711
253
68
103
3
214
23
0
22
114
1
SUBTITLE D
Household Hazardous Wastes 133
Subtitle D - General 180
Technical Standards 15
Industrial Wastes 38
Municipal Wastes 73
Indian Lands 8
Financial Assurance 4
Solid Waste Recycling/Markets -
General 330
Aluminum 10
Batteries 30
Glass 7
Paper 17
Plastics 25
Tires 10
Used Oil 25
Composting 40
Procurement 48
Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention 55
Grants and Financing 17
TOTAL QUESTIONS 10,183*
* Includes 2,785 RCRA document requests.
UST
General/Misc. 120
Applicability/Definitions 110
Regulated Substances 21
Closure 26
1998 Deadline 12
Standards for New Tank Systems 14
Tank Standards and Upgrading 10
Replacing/Closing 10
Release Detection 42'
Reporting Requirements 19
Operating Requirements 7
Corrective Action for USTs 32
Financial Responsibility 341
Enforcement 22T
State Programs 27
Private Sector 0
Indian Lands 0
MTBE 121
LUST General/Miscellaneous 6
RBCA 0
Technologies 0
Solvency/Cost Controls 0
TOTAL QUESTIONS 524*
1 Hot topics for this month * Indudes 149 UST document "^ts.
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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Call Analyses
August 1999
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title El Questions 358
Trade Secrets 0
Enforcement . 821
Liability/Citizen Suits 5
Training 0
Chemical-Specific Information 29
Federal Facilities Executive Order 4
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
General 57
Notification Requirements 25
SERC/LEPC Issues 35
EHSsATPQs 29
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis 5
Exemptions 4
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General 84
Notification Requirements 124
Reportable Quantities 92
CERCLA § 103 vs. SARA §304 51
ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS 5
Exemptions 19
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312):
General 114
MSDS Reporting Requirements 78
Tier I/n Requirements 126
Thresholds 53
Hazard Categories 2
Mixtures Reporting 5
Exemptions 52
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
373
30
3431
2501
2621
20
2
67
11
45
25
15
20
641
CAA
General Duty 49
RMP General 505
Regulated Substances/Thresholds 3711
Exemptions 167
Process Identification 46
Program Levels 13
Offsite Consequence Analysis 1371
Accident History 2
Prevention Program 0
Emergency Response Program 4
Management Program ' 1
RMP Submission 2851
Access to RMP Data 87
Risk Communication 37
State Implementation 3
RMP Enforcement 92
TOTAL QUESTIONS 4,764
*Includes 697 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests.
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 323
Access & Information Gathering 167
Administrative Improvement
General 9
Environmental Justice/Brownfields 49
S ACM/Presumptive Remedies 5
Soil Screening Levels 13
Administrative Record 8
ARARs 56
CERCLIS 81
Citizen Suits 4
Claims Against Fund 16
Clean-Up Costs 42
Clean-Up Standards 83
Community Involvement 15
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 4
Contractor Indemnification 2
Contracts 5
Definitions 23
Enforcement 75
Federal Facilities 12
Hazardous Substances 133
HRS 24
Liability 84
Local Gov't Reimbursement 4
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1 Hot topics for this month
• Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
multiple questions.
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August 1999
Call Analyses
Natural Resource Damages 16
NCP 23
Notification HO1
NPL 1341
Off Site Rule 20
OSHA 0
PA/SI 9
PRPs * 26
RD/RA 9
Reauthorization 9
Remedial 63
Removal 43
RI/FS 28
Risk Assess./Health Effects 48
ROD 30
RQ 1211
Settlements 28
SITE Program 7
State Participation 4
State Program 6
TAGs 5
Taxes 11
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act 15
SPCC Regulations 1771
TOTAL QUESTIONS 2,179*
•"Includes 455 Superfund document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS
AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS: 17,650
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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