EPA530-R-99-012I
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MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
December 1999
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Judi Kane, Project Officer
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.
RCRA
Inspection of Satellite Accumulation
Containers
A large quantity generator (LQG) that is
accumulating hazardous waste on-site for 90
days or less in containers must comply with 40
CFR Part 265, Subpart I (§262.34(a)(l)(i)).
Section 265.174 of Subpart I requires owners
and operators to inspect containers weekly for
leaks and deterioration caused by corrosion
or other factors. Are LQGs required to
inspect hazardous waste containers in satellite
accumulation areas at or near the waste's
point of generation in accordance with
§262.34(c)?
Hazardous waste containers used to
accumulate hazardous waste at or near any
point of generation ("satellite accumulation")
and in compliance with §262.34(c) are not
required to be inspected weekly. A generator
accumulating hazardous waste in satellite
accumulation areas must comply with
§§265.171, 265.172, and 265.173(a)
(§262.34(c)(l)(i)). These requirements
include that a LQG ensure that the containers
are in good condition, that the waste is
compatible with the containers, and that the
containers are kept closed except when
necessary to add or remove waste. In
addition, if the container begins to leak the
generator must transfer the waste to a
container that is in good condition. Section
265.174, regarding weekly inspection, is not a
requirement for containers of hazardous waste
in a satellite accumulation area. Therefore,
LQGs are not required to conduct a weekly
inspection of containers in satellite
accumulation areas so long as they comply
with the provisions of §262.34(c). Authorized
states may require weekly inspection of
containers in satellite accumulation areas, as
states may have more stringent requirements
than the federal regulations.
2. Joint State and Federal Permits
Under RCRA
RCRA §3006 allows EPA to authorize
states to administer and enforce the RCRA
program within the state, provided the state
demonstrates the program to be equivalent,
consistent, and at least as stringent as the
federal program. Prior to 1984, a state with a
federally approved RCRA program
administered the hazardous waste program
entirely in lieu of the federal program. This
meant that as new regulations were
promulgated, states could update their
programs to incorporate these new
regulations; however, until the state adopted
the new requirements as state law and
received authorization for them, the new
regulations were not in effect in that state.
The Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
(HSWA) of 1984 added §3006(g) to RCRA,
which changed when new hazardous waste
regulations become effective in states
authorized for the RCRA program.
Regulations promulgated pursuant to HSWA
authorities (i.e., provisions added by HSWA)
take effect in authorized states at the same
time they take effect in unauthorized states. In
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these instances, EPA implements and enforces
the new regulations in authorized states until
that state incorporates the new regulations
into its program. When states are not
authorized for all HSWA provisions, facilities
subject to both HSWA and non-HSWA
provisions may have two implementing
agencies, the EPA region and the state. Many
authorized states issue treatment, storage, and
disposal facility (TSDF) permits, but are
unable to issue a complete permit to the
facility, since the state may not be authorized
to implement all the RCRA Subtitle C
regulations. How are permits issued and
implemented in this situation ?
TSDFs located in a state which has been
authorized to implement the RCRA program,
but has not received authorization for all
HSWA provisions, may currently be issued
joint state and federal permits which together
constitute the TSDF's RCRA permit. RCRA
§3006(c)(4) directs the EPA regions to
coordinate with the state agencies the
procedures for issuing such joint permits. The
state prepares the portion of the permit
covering non-HSWA rules and the HSWA
regulations for which the state has received
authorization. EPA then prepares the portion
of the permit covering the HSWA provisions
for which the state is not yet authorized.
Once the EPA regional office and the state
prepare their portions of the permit, the joint
permit may be issued in one of two ways. The
EPA regional office and the state may combine
their parts of the permit and issue the TSDF a
single document, with the signatures of both
the State Director and the Regional
Administrator. Alternatively, a permit may be
issued as two separate documents, one signed
by the State Director and the other signed by
the Regional Administrator, which together
would address all the conditions required in the
facility's permit. Whether a single permit or
separate documents each constituting a portion
of the complete RCRA permit are issued, the
document must clearly identify which
provisions are implemented by the EPA
regional office and which provisions are
implemented by the state, primarily to clarify
enforcement responsibility. Use of either
method is at the discretion of the state and
region.
Most states and EPA regions have
established procedures for coordinating the
joint permitting process. Owners and
operators of facilities subject to joint
permitting should contact their state and EPA
regional offices for more information on the
procedures for permit issuance, including how
many copies of the permit application to
submit and whether the permit issued to the
facility will consist of a single document.
CERCLA
3. Frequently Asked Questions About
Special Accounts
What are special accounts?
Special accounts are site-specific, interest-
bearing subaccounts typically placed within
the Hazardous Substance Superfund (Trust
Fund). The funds placed in these special
accounts are derived from settlements between
EPA and potentially responsible parties (PRPs)
and can be used to pay for response work at a
particular site. Such settlements are often with
small volume contributors (de minimi's parties)
or with parties that have limited financial
resources. The legal authority for establishing
special accounts is found in CERCLA
§122(b)(3).
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What can special accounts be used for?
EPA may use special account funds to pay
for response actions at a specific site. Such
response actions may include: (1) actual
cleanup activities; (2) payment of EPA
oversight costs; (3) potential work takeover by
EPA if the PRP fails to perform work; (4)
cleanup of additional operable units (OUs) at
the site; (5) pursuit of PRPs who have not
settled with EPA; (6) costs that were
underestimated or remedy failures; and (7)
reimbursement payments to PRPs after they
perform a response action for that site under
the terms of a settlement agreement.
Under what circumstances may a PRP
receive special account funds?
A PRP may receive funds from a special
account after performing a response action
pursuant to a settlement agreement with EPA.
After completing all work or significant
portions of the work, the PRP will generally be
required to submit to the appropriate regional
program office a certification of the work
completed and a summary of costs incurred for
the work. The PRP may be reimbursed only
for the costs of work covered by the settlement
agreement and not for legal fees or other
expenses.
What must be included in a work settlement
agreement to allow the use of special account
funds to repay PRPs?
To authorize the disbursement of special
account funds to a PRP, the settlement
agreement between EPA and the PRP will
generally include terms that: (1) identify the
special account; (2) provide that the PRP
submit a certification and a cost summary; (3)
set the timing and amount of special account
disbursements; (4) list the circumstances under
which EPA may terminate special account
disbursement; (5) direct the PRP to repay
amounts received from the special account,
with interest, where EPA has terminated
disbursements; and (6) require the PRP to
relinquish its right to pursue claims against the
United States (i.e., a covenant not to sue).
What happens to funds remaining in a
special account?
When site risks no longer necessitate that
amounts remain in the special account, any
remaining special account funds are transferred
to the Trust Fund. Typically, one year after
construction completion of the site, EPA
regions will determine if the special account
should be closed and transfer any remaining
special account funds to the Fund.
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RCRA
TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: Municipal
Solid Waste Landfill Standards Available for
Comment
PUBLICATION DATE: November 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA 530-F-99-044
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/
muncpl/fs-mlfn.pdf
This fact sheet summarizes the review of solid
waste disposal facility criteria in accordance
with the periodic review requirement of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act. The document
outlines what EPA seeks comments on,
including the need for the municipal solid
waste landfill (MSWLF) criteria, nature or
complaints related to the MSWLF criteria,
complexity of the rule and the extent to which
it overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts with other
federal, state, and local government rules.
TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet:
Hazardous Waste Identification Rule:
Proposed Rule (HWIR-Waste Proposal)
PUBLICATION DATE: November 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-99-046
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
id/hwirwste/about.htm
This fact sheet summarizes major actions that
EPA proposed in HWIR-Waste, including
revisions the mixture and derived-from rule,
and a potential relief from hazardous waste
management requirements. The fact sheet also
includes background information.
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TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: Proposed
Rule for Storage, Treatment, Transportation,
ami Disposal of Mixed Waste
PUBLICATION DATE: November 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-99-045
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
radio/
This fact sheet summarizes the proposed rule
applicable to low-level mixed waste (LLMW)
or naturally-occurring and/or accelerator-
produced radioactive material (NARM). Fact
sheet lists the major areas of flexibility
addressed by the proposal.
TITLE: The Used Oil Management Standards
Video
PUBLICATION DATE: July 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-V-99-001
Designed primarily for generators of used oil,
this 30-minute video contains useful
information for all used oil handlers whose
activities are regulated by EPA's used oil
management standards. The used oil poster,
EPA530-H-98-001, is distributed with this
video.
TITLE: Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) Bulletin,
Fall 1999
PUBLICATION DATE: November 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-99-008
This edition focuses on the increasing global
trend toward pay-as-you-throw (PAYT). The
newsletter reports on the success of PAYT
programs in Canada and Australia.
TITLE: RCRA Corrective Action News: A
Record of Success
PUBLICATION DATE: November 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-99-006
This edition of Corrective Action News
features a range of exciting new RCRA
corrective action approaches, including the
cleanup reforms, the brownfields prevention
initiative, the winners the of the 1999 RCRA
Corrective Action Awards, highlights from the
1999 National Meeting, and a new workshop
to teach results-based project management.
TITLE: Biosolids Generation, Use, and
Disposal in the United States
PUBLICATION DATE: September 1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-99-009
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/
compost/biosolid.pdf
This report quantifies the amount of biosolids
managed by municipal solid waste facilities
and focuses on the management of biosolids
generated by publicly owned treatment works
(POTWs). The report discusses the advantages
and disadvantages associated with beneficial
use or the disposal of biosolids.
TITLE: Waste Not, Want Not: Feeding the
Hungry and Reducing Solid Waste Through
Food Recovery
PUBLICATION DATE: December 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-99-040
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/
reduce/wastenot.htm
This document is a joint effort from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture and EPA's Office
of Solid Waste, and serves as a resource guide
for how businesses and state and local solid
waste management programs can incorporate
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food recovery programs into their overall
waste reduction strategies. The guide
emphasizes processes in which excess food is
recovered to feed hungry people, and also
touches on a food recovery hierarchy to
demonstrate how surplus food can be utilized
at several levels.
TITLE: The Effects of Composted Organic
Materials on the Growth Factors for Hardwood
and Softwood Tree Seedlings
PUBLICATION DATE: October 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet only
EPA ORDER NO.: NA
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/
compost/index.htm
This report, a cooperative effort by the Office
of Solid Waste and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Forest Service, provides the
results of a study designed to demonstrate the
effects of three types of compost on the growth
and survival rates of hardwood and softwood
tree seedlings.
TITLE: Revised Risk Assessment for the Air
Characteristic Study, Volume I: Overview
PUBLICATION DATE: November 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-99-019a
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
id/air-risk.htm
The Revised Risk Assessment for the Air
Characteristic Study presents the potential
direct inhalation risks that may result from
unregulated emissions from certain waste
management units. Volume I discusses
changes made from the 1998 Air Characteristic
Study, a general overview of the risk
assessment, and the integration of the revised
risk assessment results with the May 1998
regulatory gaps and occurrence analyses.
TITLE: Revised Risk Assessment for the Air
Characteristic Study, Volume II: Technical
Background Document
PUBLICATION DATE: November 1999
AVAILABILITY: Internet only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-99-019b
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/haxwaste/
id/air-risk.htm
Volume II of the Revised Risk Assessment for
the Air Characteristic Study provides a detailed
description of the methodologies, data, and
supporting analyses used for the risk
assessment.
CERCLA
TITLE: Improving Site Assessment:
Abbreviated Preliminary Assessments
PUBLICATION DATE: October 1999
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA540 F-98 037,
OSWER 9375.2-09FS, PB98-963 308
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/siteasmt/index.htm#site
This guidance document establishes the
minimum requirements for conducting an
Abbreviated Preliminary Assessment instead
of a full Preliminary Assessment. The region
may produce an APA report at any phase of
the PA (prior to completing a full PA) when
enough information is available to make a
decision on further CERCLA action. This
document supersedes section 4.4 of Guidance
for Performing Preliminary Assessments under
CERCLA (OSWER Directive 9345.0-01 A).
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TITLE: Improving Site Assessment:
Combined PA/SI Assessments
PUBLICATION DATE: October 1999
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA540-F-98-038,
OSWER 9375.2-10FS, PB98-963 309
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/siteasmt/index.htm#site
This guidance document discusses combining
the steps of both the PA and SI into one
continuous site investigation. This approach
may be appropriate for any site entered into
CERCLIS or sites that are brought to our
attention by a citizen's petition. This
document supplements the existing PA/SI
guidance.
TITLE: Improving Site Assessment: Pre-
CERCLIS Screening Assessments
PUBLICATION DATE: October 1999
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA540-F-98-039,
OSWER 9375.2-1 IPS, PB98-963 310
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/siteasmt/index.htm#site
Pre-CERCLIS screening is a review of
information on potential Superfund sites to
determine whether the site should be entered
into the CERCLIS database. Pre-CERCLIS
screening is a low-cost look at potential sites to
ensure that uncontaminated sites or sites
ineligible under CERCLA are not
unnecessarily entered into CERCLIS for
further Superfund-financed activities. This
document supplements existing pre-CERCLIS
screening guidance.
TITLE: Regional Trends in Remedy Changes
PUBLICATION DATE: October 1999
ORDER NO.: N/A
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: http://es.epa.gov/oeca/osre/other.html
The Office of Site Remediation and
Enforcement (OSRE) manages a national
enforcement and compliance program under
CERCLA. As part of this program, OSRE
conducted a study that examined historical data
on remedy changes at PRP-]ead and EPA-lead
sites throughout the country. This report
summarizes the data collected, discusses the
methodology used in determining whether the
rates of Fund-led and PRP-led remedy changes
are significantly different, and discusses
Regional trends in remedy changes.
TITLE: Superfund Redevelopment Pilot
Program Proposal Packet
PUBLICATION DATE: December 1999
ORDER NO.: N/A
AVAILABILITY: Hotline, Superfund
Redevelopment Initiative Hotline
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/recycle/proppack.htm
The Superfund Redevelopment Initiative is
EPA's nationally coordinated effort to
facilitate the return of Superfund sites to
productive use by selecting response actions
consistent with anticipated use to the extent
possible. Each pilot may receive up to
$100,000 of EPA funding. EPA expects to
select up to 40 pilot projects by May 2000.
EPA must receive the pilot proposals on or
before March 10, 2000.
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TITLE: USEPA Contract Laboratory Program
National Functional Guidelines for Organic
Data Review
PUBLICATION DATE: October 1999
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA540-R-99-008,
PB99-963 506
AVAILABILITY: NTIS/Internet
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/dp/guidance.htm
This document is designed to offer guidance
on Contract Laboratory Program (CLP)
organic analytical data evaluation and review.
It is intended to assist in the technical review
of analytical data generated through the CLP.
This document applies to both the multi-media,
multi-concentration, and the low-concentration
analytical services.
TITLE: Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration
Organic Analytical Service for Superfund
(OLM04.2)
PUBLICATION DATE: October 1999
ORDER NO.: OSWER 9240.0-088-FSD
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/clp/org42.htm
This fact sheet summarizes the Organic
Analytical Service (OLM04.2) and includes a
brief description of the intended data uses this
service supports, target analysis and
quantitation limits, methods and
instrumentation used to perform the analysis,
quality assurance, quality control, and
performance monitoring activities conducted
by EPA.
TITLE: Multi-Media, Multi-Concentration
Inorganic Analytical Service for Superfund
(ILM04.0)
PUBLICATION DATE: October 1999
ORDER NO.: OSWER 9240.0-09-FSC
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/clp/org42.htm
This fact sheet summarizes the Inorganic
Analytical Service (ILM04.0) and includes a
brief description of the intended data uses this
service supports, target analysis and
quantitation limits, methods and
instrumentation used to perform the analysis,
quality assurance, quality control, and
performance monitoring activities conducted
by EPA.
TITLE: Low Concentration Organic
Analytical Service for Superfund (Water
Matrix) (OLC02.1)
PUBLICATION DATE: October 1999
ORDER NO.: OSWER 9240.0-32-FSA
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/clp/facts.htm
This fact sheet summarizes the Low
Concentration Organic Analytical Service
(OLC02.1) and includes a brief description of
the intended data uses this service supports,
target analysis and quantitation limits, methods
and instrumentation used to perform the
analysis, quality assurance, quality control, and
performance monitoring activities conducted
by EPA.
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ALL PROGRAMS
TITLE: Enforcement Alert, Volume 2,
Number 10
PUBLICATION DATE: November 1999
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA300-N-99-017
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: http://es.epa.gov/oeca/ore/enfalert/
american.html
This document contains a discussion on the
airline industry and EPA's self-policing policy,
as well as other federal regulations that may
apply to airlines.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
FEDERAL REGISTER AVAILABILITY
You may order copies of all major RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA Federal Registers by calling the Hotline.
RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA National Toll-Free No.: (800) 424-9346
Local: (703) 412-9810 TDD National Toil-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
"Revisions to Guidelines for the
Storage and Collection of Residential,
Commercial, and Institutional Solid
Waste"
December 17,1999 (64 FR. 70602)
EPA revised the guidelines for the storage
and collection of residential, commercial, and
institutional solid waste to incorporate by
reference new voluntary consensus standards
from the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI). The rule will be effective on
March 17, 2000, unless adverse comments are
received.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Baxter/Union
Pacific Railroad Tie Treating Site"
December 6,1999 (64 FR. 68052)
Notice of Deletion
"National Priorities List; Monticello
Radioactive Contaminated Properties
Site"
December 30,1999 (64 FR 73423)
Notice of Deletion. This direct final rule will
be effective February 28, 2000, unless EPA
receives significant adverse or critical
comments by January 31, 2000.
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PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
"Proposed Exclusion from the
Definition of Solid Waste; Hazardous
Waste Management System;
Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste"
December 9,1999 (64 FR 68968)
EPA proposed to grant a variance from
EPA's hazardous waste requirements for
certain materials reclaimed by the World
Resources Company (WRC) from metal-
bearing sludges. Comments must be received
by February 7, 2000.
"Revisions to Guidelines for the
Storage and Collection of Residential,
Commercial, and Institutional Solid
Waste"
December 17,1999 (64 FR 70666)
EPA proposed to revise the guidelines for
the storage and collection of residential,
commercial, and institutional solid waste.
EPA codified these revisions as an immediate
final rule elsewhere in this Federal Register.
If EPA receives adverse comments on the
immediate final rule, EPA will withdraw it.
EPA will then address public comments in a
later final rule based on this proposal.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Monticello
Radioactive Contaminated Properties
Site"
December 30,1999 (64 FR 73460)
Notice of Intent to Delete
EPCRA
"Phosphoric Acid; Community Right-
to-Know Toxic Chemical Release
Reporting"
December 7,1999 (64 FR 68311)
On April 15, 1999, the United States District
Court for the District of Columbia reversed
EPA's denial of a petition that The Fertilizer
Institute (TFI) submitted to the Agency to
delete phosphoric acid from the EPCRA §313
list of toxic chemicals. In response to the
Court's actions, EPA is proposing to delist
phosphoric acid from the reporting
requirements under EPCRA §313 and §6607
of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990
(PPA). Written comments must be received
by EPA on or before February 7, 2000.
NOTICES
RCRA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) Corrective Action Information
Request"
December 16,1999 (64 F_R 70242)
EPA planned to submit the following
information collection request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB):
RCRA Corrective Action Information Request
(EPA ICR No. 1939.01). Comments must be
submitted on or before January 7, 2000.
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Federal Registers
"Agency Information Collection
Activities OMB Responses"
December 16,1999 (64 FR 70243)
EPA announced OMB's responses to Agency
clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act and announced all
collections of information must display a valid
OMB control number.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; RCRA
§3007 Questionnaire of the Paint
Manufacturing Industry"
December 20,1999 (64 FR 71135)
EPA planned to submit the following ICR to
OMB: RCRA §3007 Questionnaire of the Paint
Manufacturing Industry. Comments must be
submitted on or before January 19, 2000.
CERCLA
"Superfund Redevelopment Pilot
Program; Notice"
December 10,1999 (64 FR 69366)
In support of the Superfund Redevelopment
Initiative, EPA will accept proposals for the
Superfund Redevelopment Pilot Program from
the date of this notice until March 10, 2000.
EPA is selecting pilot projects that will help
political subdivisions within a state enhance
their involvement in the Superfund decision-
making process. Each pilot chosen may
receive up to $100,000 of EPA funding. EPA
expects to select up to 40 pilot projects by May
2000. In order to be considered, a local
government must submit its completed
proposal to EPA on, or before March 10, 2000.
"Interim Guidance on the CERCLA
§101(10)(H) Federally Permitted
Release Definition for Certain Air
Emissions; Notice"
December 21,1999 (64 FR 71614)
EPA is seeking comments on its interim
guidance on the CERCLA §101(10)(H)
federally permitted release definition for
certain air emissions. The interim guidance is
published as an appendix to this notice.
Comments must be submitted on or before
February 22, 2000.
EPCRA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities; Toxic Chemical Release
Reporting; Submission of ICR No.
1363.09 to OMB"
December 28,1999 (64 FR 72657)
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that the Information Collection
Request (ICR) entitled: "Toxic Chemical
Release Reporting," (EPA ICR No. 1363.09;
OMB Control No. 2070-0093) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
pursuant to the OMB procedures in 5 CFR
1320.12. Additional comments may be
submitted on or before January 27, 2000.
OPA/SPCC
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Spills
Prevention Control and
Countermeasure Plans"
December 2,1999 (64 FR 67566)
EPA forwarded to OMB the following ICR
for review and approval: Spill Prevention
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Federal Registers
December 1999
NOTICES
Control arid Countermeasure Plans (SPCC),
OMB control no. 22050-0021.
CONSENT DECREES AND
SETTLEMENTS
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Carolina Creosoting Corporation Site"
December 2, 1999 (64 FB 67568)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Middlefield-Ellis-Whisman Regional
Study Area"
December 2, 1999 (64 FR 67568)
"Consent Decree; United States v. N.L
Industries, et al."
December 2,1999 (64 FB 37587)
"Proposed Prospective Purchaser
Agreement; Circle Smelting Corporation
Superfund Site"
December 7,1999 (64 FR 68352)
"Consent Decree; United States, v.
Chemspray Inc., et al"
December 7,1999 (64 F_R 68374)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
General Electric Company
December 7,1999 (64 FB 68374)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Green
Mountain Power Corporation, etal."
December 7,1999 (64 FB 68374)
"Consent Decree Comment Period
Extension; United States v. Bay Chemical
Company, et al."
December 8, 1999 (64 FB 68701)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Nassau
Metals Corporation"
December 8, 1999 (64 FR 68702)
"Consent Decree; United States v. BP
Amoco PLC, et al."
December 14, 1999 (64 FR 69784)
"Proposed Prospective Purchaser
Agreement; Mechanic Street Realty
Corporation Superfund Site"
December 15, 1999 (64 FR 70020)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Hercules Incorporated Superfund Site"
December 15, 1999 (64 FR 70021)
"Consent Decree; United States and State
of Arkansas v. Aircraft Services Int., Inc.,
etal."
December 16, 1999 (64 FR 70285)
"Consent Decree; United States v. GAF
Corp., etal."
December 16,1999 (64 FR 70285)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Jane
Doe, as Executrix of the Estate of
EdmundBarbera, etal."
December 16, 1999 (64 FR 70285)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Viacom
International IncJPacific
Communications, Inc., etal."
December 16, 1999 (64 FR 70286)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Saco Municipal Landfill Superfund Site"
December 20, 1999 (64 FR 71137)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Crews Plating Superfund Site"
December 21, 1999 (64 FJR 71454)
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December 1999 Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Consent Decree; United States v. Alkemix
Thirty-Seven, Inc., Rhone-Poulenc Ag.
Company, Inc."
December 21, 1999 (64 FR 71498)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Exxon
Corporation, et al."
December 21, 1999 (64 FR. 71499)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Groveland Wells Nos. 1 and 2 Superfund
Site"
December 23, 1999 (64 FR 72079)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Pyridium Mercury Disposal Superfund
Sites #1 & #2"
December 30, 1999 (64 FR 73551)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
South Bay Asbestos Site"
December 30, 1999 (64 FR 73552)
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CALL ANALYSES
This month, the Hotline responded to a total of 10,845 questions and document requests.
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/UST Hotline
Regulated Community
Citizens
State & Local Government
Native Americans
Federal Agencies
Educational Institutions
EPA
Media
Interest Groups
Congress
International
Other
Referrals*
Transfers to EPCRA/Superfund Hotline*
Document Retrieval Line*
Message Retrieval Line*
Mailed Document Requests*
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS
1,862
200
82
5
39
62
82
8
48
1
2
95
240
53
10
90
5
2,884
* No caller profile data available.
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Call Analyses
December 1999
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
Superfund Hotline
Manufacturers
Food/Tobacco 11
Textiles 0
Apparel 0
Lumber & Wood 0
Furniture 0
Paper 0
Printing & Publishing 2
Chemicals 67
Petroleum & Coal 17
Rubber and Plastics 5
Leather 0
Stone, Clay & Glass 0
Primary Metals 4
Fabricated Metals 20
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 1
Electrical & Electronic Equipment 0
Transportation Equipment 0
Instruments 0
Misc. Manufacturing 25
Metal Mining 15
Coal Mining 0
Electricity Generating 10
RCRA Subtitle C 1
Solvent Recovery 0
Petroleum Bulk Storage 32
Chemical Distributor 0
Propane Retailer 40
POTW 35
Subtotal 285
Consultants/Engineers 1,325
Attorneys 40
Citizens 57
Public Interest Groups 27
Educational Institutions 25
EPA 28
Federal Agencies 40
GOCOs 1
Congress 0
State Officials/SERC 30
Local Officials/LEPCs 5
Fire Departments 6
Hospitals/Laboratories 5
Trade Associations 2
Union/Labor 0
Farmers 9
Distributors 50
Insurance Companies 3
Media/Press 5
Native Americans 2
International 1
Other 78
Referrals* 94
Transfers to RCRAAJST Hotline* 90
Document Retrieval Line* 0
Message Retrieval Line* 115
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 2,323
' No caller profile data available.
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December 1999
Call Analyses
HOTLINE TOPICS
SUBTITLE D
Household Hazardous Wastes 52
Subtitle D - General 126
Technical Standards 14
Industrial Wastes 31
Municipal Wastes 46
Indian Lands 0
Financial Assurance 0
Solid Waste Recycling/Markets -
General 207
Aluminum 2
Batteries 23
Glass 0
Paper 2
Plastics 9
Tires 13
Used Oil 10
Composting 3
Procurement 17
Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention 85
Grants and Financing 6
TOTAL QUESTIONS 5,951*
* Includes 1,796 RCRA document requests.
UST
General/Misc. 57
Applicability/Definitions 511
Regulated Substances 6
Closure 20
Previously Abandoned Tanks 9
1998 Deadline 12
Standards for New Tank Systems 7
Upgrading 7
Release Detection 13
Reporting Requirements 7
Operating Requirements 4
Financing/Grants/Loans 6
Private Sector Initiative 0
AST Interface 0
Corrective Action 8
Financial Responsibility 7
Enforcement (cleanup) 11
Enforcement (operational) 4
State Programs 4
Indian Lands 0
MTBE 0
RBCA 0
Technologies 0
Solvency/Cost Controls 0
Trust Fund 1
Pay for Performance 0
UST Fields 0
Lender Liability 0
TOTAL QUESTIONS 234*
, * Includes 52 UST document requests.
1 Hot topics for this month
Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in 19
multiple questions.
RCRA
RCRA GENERAL
SUBTITLE C
Hazardous Waste Id. - General
Characteristics
Listings
Mixture Rule
Derived-From
Contamed-In Policy
Sampling
Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions
Radioactive Mixed Waste
Delisting Petitions
Definition of Solid Waste/Hazardous
Waste Recycling
Large Quantity Generators
Small Quantity Generators
CESQGs
Transporters
Exports/Imports
TSDFs
General Facility Standards
Unit Standards
Air Emissions
Combustion - General
BIFs
Incinerators
Draft Strategy
Waste Minimization
LDR
Applicability
Notifications/Certification
Treatment Standards
Permits and Permitting
State Programs
Financial Assurance
Closure/Post-Closure
Corrective Action
Enforcement
Hazardous Waste Data
Test Methods
Indian Lands
Used Oil Standards
Military Munitions
OTHER WASTES
Ash
Bevill Amendment (Mining Waste)
Medical Wastes
Oil and Gas
486
676
3221
264
691
371
113
24
211
26
10
407'
4861
109
100
84
13
158
225
64
35
20
20
2
25
97
52
140
156
78
21
38
2051
99
49
66
5
193
15
0
10
87
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Call Analyses
December 1999
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title III Questions 220
Trade Secrets 5
Training 3
Chemical-Specific Information 17
Federal Facilities Executive Order 1
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
Genera] 33
Notification Requirements 6
SERC/LEPC Issues 7
EHSs/TPQs 10
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis 2
Exemptions 4
Enforcement 6
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General 39
Notification Requirements 45
Reportable Quantities 53
CERCLA§103vs. SARA §304 25
ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS 7
Exemptions 4
Enforcement 13
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312)
General 124
MSDS Reporting Requirements 69
Tier I/II Requirements 1921
Thresholds 611
Hazard Categories 5
Mixtures Reporting 13
Exemptions 45
Enforcement 27
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (§313):
General 207
APR 15
Reporting Requirements 187
Thresholds 166
Form R Completion 1471
Supplier Notification 12
NOTEs/NOSEs/NONs 13
Voluntary Revisions 52
Pollution Prevention 33/50 2
Public Access to Data 21
TRI Database 11
Petitions 0
TRI Expansion 49
Exemptions 64
Enforcement 38
CAA (§112(r)):
General Duty 19
RMP General 398
Regulated Substances/Thresholds 2251
Exemptions 147
Process Identification 33
Program Levels 12
Offsite Consequence Analysis 1221
Accident History 0
Prevention Program 8
Emergency Response Program 6
Management Program 1
RMP Submission 85
Access to RMP Data 1021
Risk Communication 128
State Implementation 6
RMP Enforcement 20
TOTAL QUESTIONS 3,332
*Includes 551 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests.
SUPERFUND
General/Mi sc. • 214
Access & Information Gathering 6
Administrative Improvements:
General 7
Environmental Justice/Brownfields 90
SACM/Presumptive Remedies 2
Soil Screening Levels 6
Administrative Record 2
ARARs 42
CERCLIS 36
Citizen Suits 0
Claims Against Fund 9
Clean-Up Costs 16
Clean-Up Standards 51
Community Involvement 9
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 9
Contractor Indemnification 0
Contracts 1
Definitions 9
Enforcement 44
Federal Facilities 0
Hazardous Substances 34
HRS 16
Liability 52
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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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December 1999
Call Analyses
Local Gov't Reimbursement 0
Natural Resource Damages 6
NCP 16
Notification 83
NPL 421
Off Site Rule 51
OSHA 0
PA/SI 4
PRPs 11
RD/RA 3
Reauthonzation 2
Remedial 27
Removal 0
RI/FS 32
Risk Assess./Health Effects 55
ROD 23
RQ 28
Settlements IT
SITE Program 0
State Participation 0
State Program 6
TAGs 0
Taxes 2
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act 2
SPCC General 75
SPCC Applicability 82
Definitions 45
SPCC Plan Requirements 21
SPCC Regulatory Revisions 15
SPCC Secondary Containment 31
SPCC Other 1
FRP 11
Oil Spill Liability 0
Oil Spill Enforcement/Penalties 0
Oil Spill Notification 10
oil Spill MO./ERNS 4
Oil Spill Response 7
NCP Product Schedule 4
Oil Spill Response Technologies 3
TOTAL QUESTIONS 1,328*
*Includes 406 Superfund document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS
AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS: 10,845
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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