EPA530-R-99-012hi SUB-9224-99-008 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 RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA Hotline National Toll-Free No.: (800) 424-9346 Local: (703) 412-9810 TDD National Toll-Free No.: (800) 553-7672 This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. 68-W6-0016. Judi Kane, Project Officer Wendy Timmons, Alternate Project Officer U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20460 Printed on Recycled Paper ------- MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT AVAILABILITY Electronic Availability The Monthly Hotline Report Questions and Answers are also available for downloading at no charge from the CLU-IN bulletin board via modem at (301) 589-8366 or telnet at clu- in.epa.gov. After registering, select Directory 8 from the file submenu. CLU-IN also has the Monthly Hotline Reports available via the World Wide Web (WWW) at ftp://clu-in.com/download/hotline/ The complete text of the 1991 (November and December only), 1992, 1993,1994,1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 Monthly Hotline Reports may be accessed via the WWW. Go to the Hotline Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/ and select "Monthly Hotline Reports." The Hotline maintains an electronic mailing list named HOTLINEJDSWER. Subscribers will have Hotline announcements and Monthly Hotline Reports e-mailed to them as they are released, at no charge. • To subscribe to the Hotline electronic mailing list send an e-mail to: listserver@unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov Leave the subject line of the e-mail blank. Message: SUBSCRIBE HOTLINE_OSWER your first name your last name For example, SUBSCRIBE HOTLINEJDSWER JOHN SMITH • To receive the Help file with useful commands for users send an e-mail to: Listserver@unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov Subject: HELP Message: HELP National Technical Information Service (NTIS) The Monthly Hotline Report can be ordered through NTIS at (800) 553-6847. The NTIS order numbers are as follows: Yearly Subscription SUB-9224-99-000 January 1999 SUB-9224-99-001 February 1999 SUB-9224-99-002 March 1999 SUB-9224-99-003 April 1999 May 1999 June 1999 July 1999 August 1999 RCRA Docket SUB-9224-99-004 SUB-9224-99-005 SUB-9224-99-006 SUB-9224-99-007 SUB-9224-99-008 EPA and state personnel can order the Monthly Hotline Report from the RCRA Docket at (703) 603-9230. The order number for the 1999 yearly subscription is EPA530-R-99-012. ------- 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 ------- Hotline Questions & Answers August 1999 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 ------- August 1999 Hotline Questions & Answers 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). ------- Hotline Questions & Answers August 1999 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. ------- NEW PUBLICATIONS HOW TO ORDER NTIS Publications are available by calling (800) 553-6847 or (703) 605-6000, or writing NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. Use the NTIS Order Number listed under the document. EPA Publications are available through the Hotline. Use the EPA Order Number listed under the document. RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA National Toll-Free No.: (800) 424-9346 Local: (703)412-9810 TDD National Toil-Free No.: (800) 553-7672 EPA's Fax-on-Demand service distributes selected publications noted by a "Fax-on-Demand" number. To order these documents, from your fax machine dial (202) 651-2060 (for OSW documents), (202) 651-2098 (for OUST documents), (202) 651-2061 (for CEPPO documents), and (202) 651-2062 (for OERR documents), and follow the instructions provided by the voice prompt, using the Fax-on-Demand number noted. Please call the Hotline for detailed instructions on using the Fax-on-Demand service. EPA Publications Available on the Internet You may access certain documents electronically by using this server: WWW: http://www.epa.gov 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. ------- 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 * * 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. ------- August 1999 New Publications TITLE: Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) Bulletin, Summer 1999 PUBLICATION DATE: August 1999 AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-99-004 * 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. ------- 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. ------- August 1999 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 ** 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 ------- New Publications August 1999 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. 10 ------- 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. 11 ------- 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 12 ------- 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 13 ------- 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 14 ------- 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. 15 ------- 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 16 ------- 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. 17 ------- 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. 18 ------- 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) 19 ------- 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) 20 ------- 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. 21 ------- 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. 22 ------- 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. ------- 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 24 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. ------- 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. 25 ------- |