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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Soil Case-by-Case Extension
EPA established a generic case-by-case
extension of the land disposal restrictions
effective date for soils contaminated with
Third Third wastes that have treatment
standards based on incineration, vitrification,
or mercury retorting in the October 20,1992,
Federal Register (57 ER47772). This
extension allows soils contaminated with these
wastes to be land disposed without meeting
Part 268, Subpart D treatment standards
provided that the generator or owner/operator
complies with certain recordkeeping
requirements (57 pR 47775-47776).
Treatment standards for both arsenic (DOM)
and lead (D008) were promulgated in the
Third Third final rule. Since the treatment
standard for D004 is based on vitrification (55
ER 22556; June 1,1992), soil that exhibits the
toxicity characteristic (and the characteristic
ofEP toxicity) for arsenic qualifies for the
case-by-case extension. The treatment
standard for D008 (lead) is based on
stabilization (55 PR 22565); soil that
exhibits the toxicity characteristic (and EP)
for D008 only does not qualify for the
extension. Does soil that exhibits the TC (and
EP)for both lead and arsenic qualify for the
generic case-by-case extension?
Soil that exhibits the TC (and EP) for both
lead and arsenic qualifies for the generic soil
case-by-case extension, and need not be
treated to meet either the lead (D008) or the
arsenic (D004) treatment standard until
May 8,1993. When soil is contaminated with
two or more Third Third wastes, the soil
qualifies for the October 20,1992, generic
case-by-case extension as long as at least one
of the Third Third wastes with which it is
contaminated has a treatment standard based
on incineration, vitrification, or mercury
retorting, or if it is contaminated with
radioactive mixed waste. Soil that is
contaminated with an eligible Third Third
waste and a Second Third waste also qualifies
for the case-by-case extension, since the
maximum period allowable for capacity
extensions under RCRA §3004(h) is four
years, and four years have not yet passed since
the treatment standards for Second Third
wastes were promulgated. If soil is
contaminated with a Third Third waste that is
eligible for the extension and a solvent,
dioxin, California list, or First Third waste,
however, the soil must meet the treatment
standard for the non-Third Third waste before
it can be land disposed. Any other
interpretation would result in EPA extending
the date of a prohibition beyond the dates
established by Congress, and therefore beyond
EPA's legal authority (see the June 1,1990,
Federal Register. 55 FR 226501 For example,
if soil is contaminated with D004 and an
F-listed spent solvent waste (e.g., F001), the
soil must be treated to meet the F001
treatment standard prior to disposal.
Note that EPA promulgated treatment
standards for four newly listed F002 and F005
solvent constituents in the Thud Third final
rule (1,1,2-trichloroethane; benzene;
2-ethoxyethanol; and 2-nitropropane). Unlike
all other F001-F005 spent solvent wastes
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January 1993
which had treatment standards promulgated in
the November 7,1986, Federal Register (51
EB. 40572), these newly listed F002 and F005
solvents are considered Third Third wastes.
F002- and F005-contaminated soil that
contains one or more of the four newly listed
solvent constituents and no other F-listed
solvent constituents is eligible for the soil
case-by-case extension, since the
nonwastewater treatment standards for these
F002 and F005 constituents are based on
incineration (see 55 ER 22577-22578).
CERCLA
2. Land Disposal Restrictions as
ARARs at Super-fund Sites
During a remedial investigation at a
National Priorities List (NPL) site, activities
generate soil contaminated with a restricted
RCRA hazardous waste. The soil is stored in
containers within the area of contamination
(AOC)for several months, and subsequently
returned to its source. Does this on-site
disposal activity require compliance with
RCRA land disposal restrictions (LDR)?
In order to trigger LDR, on-site disposal
activity must constitute placement of a
restricted waste in a land disposal unit
According to the National Contingency Plan
(NCP), placement occurs when wastes from
different AOCs are consolidated into one
AOC, when wastes are moved out of an AOC
(for treatment or storage) and returned to the
same or different AOC, or when wastes are
excavated from an AOC, placed in a separate
hazardous waste management unit such as an
incinerator or tank that is within the AOC, and
then redeposited into the same AOC (55 FR
9759; March 8,1990).
The NCP further states that placement
does not occur when wastes are treated in situ,
capped in place, consolidated within the AOC,
or processed within the AOC to improve its
structural stability (but not in a separate
hazardous waste management unit, such as a
tank). The scenario presented in this question
does not constitute placement because the
definition of a hazardous waste management
unit (40 CFR §260.10) states that "[a]
container alone does not constitute a unit; the
unit includes the containers and the land or
pad upon which they are placed." Therefore,
returning waste that has been stored within the
AOC in containers (not tanks or other RCRA-
regulated units) to its source does not
constitute land disposal, as long as the
containers are not managed in such a manner
as to constitute a RCRA storage unit as
defined in 40 CFR §260.10.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
HOW TO ORDER
NTIS Publications are available by calling (703) 487-4650, or writing NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield,
VA 22161. Be sure to include the NTIS Order Number listed under the document.
Hotline Publications are available through the RCRA/Superfund/OUST Hotline by calling a Document
Specialist at 1-800-424-9346. Be sure to include the EPA Order Number (if any) listed under the document.
RCRA
TITLE: "RCRA Ground-Water Monitoring:
Draft Technical Guidance"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-139350
This document updates technical information
in Chapter 11 of the SW-846 and the
Technical Enforcement Guidance Document
(TEGD). Whereas the TEGD was primarily
directed toward owners and operators of
interim status facilities, this document is
primarily directed toward owners and
operators of permitted facilities that must
conduct groundwater monitoring.
TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA
Issues Final Rules for Corrctive Action
Management Units and Temporary Units"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: 530-F-93-001
To address the issue of contamination at
facilities, EPA finalized regulations that
provide for the use of corrective action
management units (CAMUs) when cleaning
up RCRA and Superfund sites. Use of the
CAMU concept will ensure more efficient
cleanup plans, and will promote the use of
more innovative treatment technologies.
TITLE: "Environmental Fact Sheet:
Proposed Modifications to the Hazardous
Waste Recycling Program"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: 530-F-93-002
EPA has proposed a program under which
certain common post-user items that are
hazardous would be collected and separated
from the municipal solid wastestream. These
"universal" wastes are characterized as being
generated in various settings and in vast
quantities. Items such as nickel-cadmium
batteries and pesticides, which previously
were not considered hazardous, may exhibit
the toxicity characteristic, making them
subject to hazardous waste regulations.
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New Publications
January 1993
CERCLA
TITLE: "Superfund at Work: Hazardous
Waste Cleanup Efforts Nationwide (Wells
G&H)"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963601
This "Superfund at Work" bulletin series
profiles hazardous waste sites nationwide.
This issue profiles Superfund cleanup efforts at
the Wells G&H site in Woburn, Massachusetts.
TITLE: "OSWER Superfund Telephone
Directory"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 289
This directory provides telephone numbers of
EPA Headquarters and Regional Office of
Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Superfund personnel. It supersedes the
directory from February 1990.
TITLE: "Superfund Records of Decision
Update; Volume 7, Number 2"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 256
This issue of the "Record of Decision (ROD)
Update" provides a list of RODs signed in FY
1992 and brief descriptive information for each
site. These descriptions include site name,
type, threat or problem, selected remedy, and
EPA Headquarters and Regional contacts.
TITLE: "Superfund Progress, Fall/Winter
1992"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 254
This issue of "Superfund Progress" provides
information on Superfund training programs,
promoting local involvement in Superfund, and
a Superfund 1992 progress report.
TITLE: "Superfund Progress Aficionado's
Version, Fall/Winter 1992"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 255
This issue of "Superfund Progress,
Aficionado's Version" provides facts and
figures as of September 30,1992, for National
Priorities List (NPL) site distribution,
emergency removals, and preliminary
assessments/site inspections. This document
also includes facts on remedial investigations/
feasibility studies, records of decision (RODs),
remedial actions, and enforcement.
TITLE: "Guidance on Implementation of the
Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model
(SACM) under CERCLA and the NCP"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 252
This directive provides a more precise
description of the Superfund Accelerated
Cleanup Model (SACM) in order to ensure its
consistent application with CERCLA and the
NCP. Specifically, this directive discusses
SACM's relationship to CERCLA and the
NCP, its effect on current response action
procedures, non-time critical removal actions
and potentially responsible party (PRP)
searches.
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January 1993
New Publications
TITLE: "Exercising Flexibility Through the
Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model
(SACM)"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963 253
This memorandum reaffirms the Office of
Solid Waste and Emergency Response's
commitment to supporting regional offices in
soundly based decision-making while
implementing the Superfund Accelerated
Cleanup Model. This document supplements
Guidance on Implementation of the Superfund
Accelerated Cleanup Model (SACM) under
CERCLA and the NCP.
TITLE: "Mentor-Protege Program
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB93-963251
This document presents the conceptual
framework and understanding of the mentor-
protege program being introduced and
developed within EPA. The goal of the
program is to stimulate the participation of
small disadvantaged businesses in EPA's
contract base.
TITLE: "EPA Fact Sheet: Mentor-Protege
Program"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PR940
This fact sheet provides an overview to the
mentor-protege program being introduced and
developed at EPA. The goal of the program is
to stimulate the participation of small
disadvantaged businesses in EPA's contract
base.
TITLE: "Superfund and Enforcement
Program Publications Update; Volume 1,
Number 2"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PR881B
This bulletin lists Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response and Office of Waste
Program Enforcement publications issued from
October 1991 to September 1992.
This document supplements the 1992
Compendium of Superfund Program
Publications.
TITLE: "The Superfund Accelerated Cleanup
Model (SACM); Volume 1, Number 4"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 287
This document is the fourth in a series of
intermittent bulletins designed to inform the
public on the use of presumptive remedies at
Superfund sites. This issue provides an
overview of the Superfund Accelerated
Cleanup Model (SACM).
TITLE: "Superfund: Report of the EPA
Revitalization Public Meeting Held on
June 24,1992"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 288
On June 24,1992, the Superfund
Revitalization Office held a meeting to
encourage public participation in identifying
innovative, nontraditional approaches to
expedite the Superfund cleanup process. This
report documents suggestions and written
comments that were made by attendees at the
meeting, as well as written comments that were
prepared specifically to address the issues
discussed at the meeting. This report also
provides a summary of EPA follow-up actions
currently under consideration.
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TITLE: "Superfund Emergency Response
Actions: A Summary of Federally Funded
Removals; Volume 6"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB92-963 421
EPA publishes the "Superfund Emergency
Response Actions Summary," to provide the
public with valuable information about
Superfund removal actions undertaken by
EPA. This document is updated annually.
This is the sixth annual report summarizing the
Superfund removal actions completed by EPA
between October 1990 and September 1991.
OTHER
TITLE: "Monthly Hotline Report"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: See below
Yearly subscription: PB93-922 400
530-R-93-004
January 1993: PB93-922 401
530-R-93-004a
The reports contain questions that required
EPA resolution or were frequently asked,
publications availability, Federal Register
summaries, and call statistics.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
FINAL RULES
RCRA
"National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs);
Benzene Waste Operations"
January 7,1993 (58 EB 3072)
EPA clarified provisions to the NESHAPs
for benzene emissions from benzene waste
operations at 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart FF. If
benzene emissions from remediation wastes
are controlled by CERCLA or RCRA, no
additional control is required under Subpart
FF. This rule is effective January 7,1993.
"Missouri: Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program"
January 11,1993 (58 EB 3497)
Missouri received final authorization for
revisions to its hazardous waste program.
This final authorization is effective March 12,
1993, unless EPA publishes a prior Federal
Register action withdrawing this immediate
final rule. Comments must be received by
February 10,1993.
CERCLA
"Disclosure of Confidential Data"
January 5,1993 (58 EB 458)
EPA issued interim final regulations
governing confidential business information.
This rule addresses disclosure of confidential
data submitted by contractors to authorized
representatives of the United States and to
potentially responsible parties. This rule is
effective January 5,1993. Comments will be
accepted until March 8,1993.
"Reimbursement to Local
Governments for Emergency
Response to Hazardous Substance
Releases"
January 15,1993 (58 EB 4816)
EPA issued this final rule to provide
reimbursement to local governments for costs
of temporary emergency measures taken to
prevent or mitigate injury to human health or
the environment. This rule is effective
October 14,1992.
"Disclosure of Confidential Data"
January 19,1993 (58 EB 5061)
This rule made corrections to an earlier rule
on disclosure of confidential data to the
United States and potentially responsible
parties (58 ER458; January 5,1993).
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800-424-9346.
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Federal Registers
January 1993
"Superfund Response Claims
Procedures"
January 21,1993 (58 EB 5460)
EPA promulgated this rule to establish the
procedures for filing, evaluating, and resolving
claims against the Superfund. These claims
must be for costs incurred in responding to
releases or threats of releases of hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants. This
final rule is effective February 22,1993.
"Superfund Response Action
Contractor Indemnification"
January 25,1993 (58 EB 5972)
EPA issued final guidelines to implement
§ 119 of CERCLA. Section 119 provides the
President with discretionary authority to
indemnify response action contractors for
releases of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or
contaminant arising out of negligence in
conducting response action activities. This
final guidance is effective January 25,1993.
PROPOSED RULES
CERCLA
"Administrative Reporting Exemptions
for Certain Radionuclide Releases"
January 25,1993 (58 EB 6056)
This notice corrected a November 30,1992,
proposed rule (57 FR 56726) on reporting
exemptions for certain radionuclide releases.
EPCRA
"Di-n-Octyl Phthalate; Toxic Chemical
Release Reporting; Community
Right-to-Know"
January 13,1993 (58 EB 4133)
EPA proposed to grant a petition to delete di-
n-octyl phthalate (CAS Number 117-84-0)
from the list of toxic chemicals subject to
reporting under §313 of the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.
Comments must be submitted by
March 15,1993.
EPCRA/CAA
"List of Regulated Substances and
Thresholds for Accidental Release
Prevention; Requirements for
Petitions"
January 19,1993 (58 EB 5102)
EPA published a proposed rule under the
Clean Air Act (CAA) provisions for
accidental release prevention. The rule
proposes a list of chemicals and threshold
quantities that will identify facilities subject to
subsequent accident prevention regulations.
The proposed list contains 3 categories: 100
toxic substances, 62 flammable substances,
and commercial explosives as defined by
DOT. The requirements for the petition
process that will be used to add or delete
chemicals from the final list is also included in
this proposed rule. Comments must be
submitted by March 22, 1993.
Copies ofRCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800-424-9346.
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January 1993
Federal Registers
NOTICES
RCRA
"Science Advisory Board
Environmental Engineering
Committee Meeting"
January 4,1993 (58 EH 107)
The Science Advisory Board held a meeting
to review the draft guidance entitled
"Assessment Framework for Ground-Water
Model Applications" on January 14-15,1993,
in Arlington, Virginia.
"Minnesota; Schedule of Compliance
for State Hazardous Waste Program"
January 6,1993 (58 EB500)
This notice contains a compliance schedule
for Minnesota to modify its hazardous waste
program to adopt the federal program
modifications.
"Public Meeting of the Phosphoric Acid
Production Waste Dialogue
Committee"
January 11,1993 (58 EB 3553)
A public meeting of the Phosphoric Acid
Waste Dialogue Committee was held on
January 29,1993, in Orlando, Florida.
"Land Disposal Restrictions for Third
Third Scheduled Wastes; Response to
Court Decision"
January 19,1993 (58 EB 4972)
EPA announced the availability of
information that EPA developed to implement
the September 25,1992, decision of the U.S.
Court of Appeals in Chemical Waste
Management v. EPA. Parts of that decision
involved treatment standards for wastes that
are hazardous because they exhibit a
characteristic of hazardous waste. Comments
must be submitted on or before
February 18,1993.
"Groundwater Protection and Pesticide
Disposal Meeting"
January 21,1993 (58 EB 5390)
The State FIFRA Issues Research and
Evaluation Group held a meeting on groundwater
protection and pesticide disposal on
January 28-29,1993, in Arlington, Virginia.
"Meeting of the Policy Dialogue
Committee on Mining Wastes"
January 25,1993 (58 EB 5972)
The Policy Dialogue Committee on Mining
Waste will hold a meeting on February 17,1993,
in Washington, DC. The purpose of the meeting
is to obtain updates on current mine waste-
related activities and discuss EPA's proposed
mine waste activities.
"Meeting on the Hazardous Waste
Identification System"
January 26,1993 (58 EB 6121)
A meeting on the Hazardous Waste
Identification System will be held on
February 4-5,1993, in Washington, DC. The
purpose of the meeting is to discuss issues
specifically related to contaminated media and
also discuss how best to address other
wastestreams.
"Reliable Equipment Corporation;
Proposed Consent Decree"
January 26,1993 (58 EB 6132)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Reliable Equipment Corporation was lodged on
January 11,1993, with the U.S. District Court for
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800-424-9346.
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Federal Registers
January 1993
NOTICES
the Western District of Michigan. The
Consent Decree requires Reliable Equipment
Corporation to comply with RCRA and
prohibits it from treating, storing, or disposing
of hazardous waste at its electroplating facility
in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Comments must
be submitted by February 25,1993.
"National Environmental Policy Act;
Pollution Prevention"
January 29,1993 (58 EB 6478)
This notice contains a memorandum which
provides guidance to federal agencies on
incorporating pollution prevention principles,
techniques, and mechanisms into their
planning and decisionmaking processes and
evaluating and reporting those efforts in
documents prepared pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act.
CERCLA
"Colbert Landfill Site in Spokane
County; Washington Proposed
Settlement"
January 8,1993 (58 EB 3296)
A settlement agreement entered into on
December 9,1992, requires Alumex
Fabricated Products, Inc., et al., to pay
$750,000 to the United States. This sum
reimburses a portion of EPA's costs in
connection with the Colbert Landfill Site.
Comments must be submitted by February 7,
1993.
requires the settling parties to pay $875,000.
Comments must be submitted by February 10,
1993.
"Hooper Sands Site in South Berwick,
Maine; Proposed Settlement"
January 11,1993 (58 EB 3554)
EPA proposed to enter into an administrative
settlement to resolve the liability of the U.S.
Navy for unrecovered costs incurred by EPA
in connection with the Hooper Sands Site.
Comments must be provided on or before
February 10,1993.
" Route 52 Site in Bluefield, West
Virginia; Proposed Settlement"
January 11,1993 (58 EB 3555)
EPA issued a proposed administrative cost
recovery settlement concerning the Route 52
Site on September 24,1992. The settlement
requires Joy Technologies, Inc., to pay
$200,000. Comments must be submitted on or
before February 10,1993.
"Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR); Request
for Nominations for Peer Reviewers"
January 14,1993 (58 EB 4437)
ATSDR is seeking nominations for peer
reviewers for studies and research projects
conducted or sponsored by ATSDR.
Reviewers will be paid a consultation fee for
their reviews.
"L E. MacNair Building Site in Houlton, »Natlona| Smelting and Refining Site;
Maine; Proposed Settlement" Proposed Settlement"
January 11, 1993 (58 EB 3554) January 19, 1993 (58 EB 4992)
EPA proposed to enter into an administrative
settlement to resolve the liability of settling
parties for costs incurred by EPA at the L. E.
MacNair Building Site. The settlement
agreed to ^^ claims f or response
t ^ National Smelting and Refining
Site ^ Atlanta< Georgi{L Comments must
submitted by February 18, 1993.
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800-424-9346.
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Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Gold Coast Oil Site in Miami, Florida;
Proposed Consent Decree"
January 19,1993 (58 EB 5020)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
S. T. Tavlor Corporation, et al.. was lodged with
the U.S. District Court for the Southern District
of Florida on December 21,1992. The Consent
Decree requires settling parties to pay $780,000
for response costs incurred at the Gold Coast Oil
Site. Comments must be submitted by February
18,1993.
"Calmet Site in Fountain, Colorado;
Proposed Settlement"
January 22,1993 (58 EB 5729)
EPA issued a notice of proposed administrative
settlement concerning the Calmet Site in
Fountain, Colorado. The settlement requires
three potentially responsible parties to pay
$7,500 in removal costs incurred at the site.
Comments must be submitted by February 22,
1993.
"North Indian Bend Wash Site; Proposed
Consent Decree"
January 25,1993 (58 EB 6013)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Motorola, et al.. was lodged with the U.S.
District Court for the District of Arizona on
December 11,1992. The Consent Decree
requires, among other things, that settlers pay
more than $5 million toward the costs incurred
at the North Indian Bend Wash Site in
Scottsdale and Tempe, Arizona. Comments
must be submitted by February 24,1993.
"Osborne Landfill Site in Mercer County,
Pennsylvania; Consent Decree"
January 27,1993 (58 EB 6297)
On December 7,1992, a Consent Decree in
United States v. Cooper Industries, et al.. was
lodged with the U.S. District Court for the
Western District of Pennsylvania. In the
Consent Decree, the settling parties have agreed
to pay more than $1,800,000 in past costs and
any future response costs incurred at the
Osbome Landfill Site. Comments must be
submitted by February 26, 1993.
"Marathon Battery Company Site in Cold
Spring, New York; Proposed Consent
Decree"
January 27,1993 (58 EB 6698)
A proposed Consent Decree in United States v.
Marathon Battery Company, et al.. was lodged
with the U.S. District Court for the Southern
District of New York on January 6, 1993. The
Consent Decree requires settling parties to pay
EPA past response costs and interest, future
costs, and oversight costs incurred at the
Marathon Battery Company Site. Comments
must be received by
February 26,1993.
"Charles George Trucking Company Inc.;
Proposed Consent Decree"
January 28,1993 (58 EB 6419)
This notice corrects a prior Federal Register
notice concerning the lodging of a proposed
Consent Decree in United States v. Charles
George Trucking Company. Inc. The prior
notice was published on December 29,1992 (57
ER 61923). Comments must be submitted by
February 27,1993.
Copies ofRCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800*424-9346.
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Federal Registers
January 1993
NOTICES
"Lipari Landfill Site; Proposed Partial
Consent Decree"
January 29,1993 (58 EB 6529)
A proposed partial Consent Decree in United
States v. Rohm and Haas, et al.. was lodged
with the U.S. District Court for New Jersey on
January 19,1993. The Consent Decree
partially resolves the United States' and the
State of New Jersey's claims under §107 of
CERCLA against three defendants involved
with the Lipari Landfill Site in Mantua, New
Jersey. Comments must be submitted by
February 28,1993.
OTHER
RCRA/CERCLA
"Science Advisory Board and
Environmental Financial Advisory
Board (SAB/EFAB) Meeting"
January 7,1993 (58 EB 3018)
The SAB/EFAB Executive Committee met
on January 28-29,1993, to review reports from
various committees, including reports on
RCRA and CERCLA issues.
"Environmental Leadership Program;
Proposed Establishment"
January 15,1993 (58 F_fi 4802)
This notice solicited comments on the
creation of a national voluntary program to
encourage and publicly recognize
environmental leadership and promote
pollution prevention in the manufacturing
sector. Comments must be submitted by
April 15,1993.
"Environmental Financial Advisory
Board Meeting"
January 21,1993 (58 F_fi 5390)
The Environmental Financial Advisory Board
will meet on February 9,1993, in Washington,
DC. The board will examine issues including
ways to finance environmental facilities in
communities on the United States-Mexican
border.
"Regulatory Review"
January 25,1993 (58 EH 6074)
This notice contains an Office of
Management and Budget memorandum to
regulatory agencies requesting that President
Clinton's appointees have an opportunity to
review and approve new regulations.
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H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29
•All calls answered by die Call Management System or the Document Retrieval Line - The documents featured were
The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste" and "Green Advertising Guns."
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Call Analyses
January 1993
CALLS ANSWERED BY TYPE
900 j
800 -•
700 -•
600 -•
500
400 -•
January Daily Volume*
Documents
9.392
4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29
All calls answered by the Call Management System or the Message Retrieval Line. A single call may include multiple
questions combined with document requests and referrals.
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January 1993
Call Analyses
CALLS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
January 1993*
'Based on 13,044 requests and excludes 1.339 referrals made from both Hotlines. Includes the Message Retrieval
Line.
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Call Analyses
January 1993
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline
Regulated Community 8,283
Citizens 677
State & Local Gov'tTNative American 293
Federal Agencies 126
Educational Institutions 112
EPA 116
Other 168
Media 15
Interest Groups 55
Congress 0
Referrals 958
International 12
Document Retrieval Line* 484
TOTAL
11,299
State/Local Govt/
Native American
3%
Federal Agencies
2%
Citizens
7%
Regulated
Community
84%
* No caller profile data available.
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January 1993
Call Analyses
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Hotline
Manufacturer
Food/Tobacco
Textiles
Apparel
Lumber & Wood
Furniture
Paper
Printing & Publishing
Chemicals
Petroleum & Coal
Rubber and Plastics
Leather
Stone, Clay & Glass
Primary Metals
Fabricated Metals
Machinery (Excluding Electrical)
Electrical&Electronic Equipment
Transportation Equipment
Instruments
Misc. Manufacturing
Not Able to Determine
Subtotal
Consultants/Engineers
63 Attorneys
18 Citizens
2 All Others
21 Trade Associations
8 Public Interest Groups
25 Universities/Academia
28 Insurance Companies
291 Hospitals
68 State Agencies/SERC
40 Fire Departments
3 EPA
16 Local Officials
37 LEPC
68 Farmers
25 Federal Agencies
48 Union/Labor
46 Media/Press
9 Distributors
26 Native Americans
98 Laboratories
Misc.
940 Referrals
International
TOTAL
Attorneys
5%
Consultants/
Engineers
18%
422
114
204
18
27
65
5
14
104
61
52
38
33
8
49
12
11
18
0
28
168
381
0
2,772
Manufacturers
40%
All Others
28%
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Call Analyses
January 1993
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
Special Wastes
Ash 19
Mining Wastes, Bevill 31
Medical Wastes 127
Oil and Gas 35
Subtitle C (General) 319
Hazardous Waste Id. (General 1,691*
Toxicity Characteristic 138
Wood Preserving 33
Listing of Used Oil 87
Fluff 3
Radioactive Mixed Waste 38
Delisting Petitions 28
Hazardous Waste Recycling 172
Generators 484
Small Quantity Generators 139
Transportation/Transporters 74
TSDFs General 223
TSDFs Siting Facilities 7
TSDFs Capacity 15
TSDFs Treatment 71
TSDFs Burning 58
TSDFs Storage 77
TSDFs Disposal 77
Land Disposal Restrictions 635*
Permits and Permitting 145
Corrective Action 259
Financial Liability/Enforcement 92
Test Methods 96
Health Effects 19
Waste Min. Pollution Prevention 23
State Programs 94
Hazardous Waste Data 35
Household Hazardous Waste 306*
Subtitle D (General) 106
Siting Facilities 15
Combustion 13
Industrial Waste 4
Composting 26
Source Reduction/Poll. Prev. 6
Grants & Financing 4
Procurement (General) 8
Building Insulation 0
Cement & Products with Fly Ash 0
Paper & Paper Products 3
Re-refined Lubricating Oil 0
Retread Tires 0
Solid Waste Recycling (General) 429**
Aluminum 5
Batteries 10
Glass 1
Paper 15
Plastics 24
Tires 15
Used Oil 225
Markets (General) 15
Aluminum 0
Batteries 6
Compost 1
Glass 1
Paper 12
Plastics 3
Tires 4
Used Oil 6
RCRA General 1,623*
TOTAL 8,230l
1 Includes 2,423 RCRA document requests.
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 183
Access & Information Gathering 28
Administrative Record 9
Allocations from Fund 13
ARARs 74
CERCUS 93
Citizen Suits 14
Clean-Up Costs 48
Clean-Up Standards 32
Community Relations 30
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 25
Contractor Indemnification 28
Contracts 17
Definitions 26
Emergency Response 22
Enforcement 36
Exposure Assess./Risk Assess. 33
Federal Facilities 27
Fund Balancing 8
Grants 11
Hazardous Substances 86
Health/Toxics 7
HRS 34
* Hot topics for this month.
••Includes 397 Document Retrievals.
"Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result In multiple
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January 1993
Call Analyses
Liability
Mandatory Schedules
Natural Resource Damages
NBARs
NCP
Notification
NPL
Off Site Policy
On Site Policy
OSHA
PA/SI
PRPs
Public Participation
RCRA Interface
RD/RA
Remedial
Removal
Response
RI/FS
ROD
RQ
SARA Interface
Settlements
SITE Program
State Participation
State Program
Taxes
Title m/Right-to-Know
73
0
7
3
52
62
193*
7
4
7
32
43
9
27
25
57
22
22
47
31
281*
9
17
17
5
11
15
37
TOTAL 1,9992
2Includes 443 Superfund document requests.
OUST
General/Misc. 161
Applicability/Definitions 82
Regulated Substances 30
Standards for New Tank Systems 13
Tank Standards and Upgrading 9
Operating Requirements 13
Release Detection 35
Release Reporting & Investigation 23
Corrective Action for USTs 31
Out-of-Service/aosure 27
Financial Responsibility 41
State Programs 11
Liability/Enforcement 17
LUST Trust Fund 9
TOTAL 5023
3 Includes 142 OUST document requests.
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
Title m General 639
§301-3 Emergency Planning
General 59
SERCs/LEPC 18
Notification 6
Mixtures 3
Extremely Hazardous Substances 43
Delisting EHS 2
Exemptions 1
§304:
General 34
Notification Requirements 10
Reportable Quantities 32
RQs vs. TPQs 40
Transportation 1
Exemptions 9
§311/312:
General 201
MSDS Reporting Requirements 61
Tier I/II Regulations 180
Thresholds 51
OSHA Expansion 1
Hazard Categories 7
Mixtures 16
Exemptions 42
§313:
General 282
Form R 235
Thresholds 64
Phase I 2
Phase H 9
Phase m 0
Pollution Prevention 14
NONs/NOTEs 26
Petitions 26
Health Effects 5
Database 43
Exemptions 44
Training:
General 85*
§305 Training Grants 0
§305 Emergency Systems Review 0
§ 126 (SARA) Training Regulations 0
* Hot topics for this month.
• Topics arc calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result In
multiple questions.
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Call Analyses January 1993
. „ . „ Trade Secrets 3
CEPP Interim Guide 2 Enforcement 12
Chemical Profile 0 Liability 0
Hazard Analysis 1 TOTAL 2,3134
Risk Communication 1
Title m Workshops 0 4Includes 644 Emergency Planning Community
Information Management 0 Right-To-Know document requests.
Prevention ARIP 0
Other 0
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
REFERRALS:
14383
• Topics arc calculated as the nmMUttoa of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result In multiple
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LIST OF ADDRESSEES:
Ed Abrams, OS-332
Jennifer Anderson, EPA-Reg. 7
Kate Anderson, OS-520
Irene Atney-Yurdin, DOE- NY
Beth Behrens, EPA-NEIC
Kathy Bishop, OS-210
John Bosky, EPA-Kansas City
Brett Bowhan, DOE-Idaho
Susan Bromm, OS-500
Rick Brandes, OS-330
Karen Brown, A-149C
Nancy Browne, OS-520
Kathy Bruneske, OS-305
Karen Burgan, OS-110
Heather Bums, Hotline
Diane Buxbaum, EPA-Reg. 2
Sabrina Callihan, DOE
Sonia Chambers, EPA-Reg. 5
Richard Clarizio, EPA-Reg. 5
Jerry Clifford, EPA-Reg. 9
Bill Cosgrove, EPA-Reg. 4
Clinton Cox, EPA-Alabama
Becky Cuthbertson, OS-320W
Elaine Davies, OS-120
Jeffery Denit, OS-300
Director, RED, LE-134S
Dave Eberly, 53-03W
Chris Elias, CA DepL of Health
Terry Escarda, CA DepL of Health
Austine Frawley, EPA-Reg. 1
Lisa Friedman, LE-132S
John Gilbert, EPA-Cinn.
Diane Glass, Kelly AFB, TX
Alan Goodman, EPA-Portland, OR
Kristin Goschen, EPA-Reg. 8
John Gorman, EPA-Reg. 2
Cheryl Graham, LE-132S
Rich Guimond, OS-100
BeLh Hall, WH-550E
Jim Hayden, DEC-Alaska
Betty Hollowell, DOE-TX
Hinton Howard, EPA-Reg. 5
Henry Hudson, EPA-Reg. 4
Susan Hutcherson, EPA-Reg. 10
Tom Jacobs, EPA-Reg. 5
Carol Jacobson OS-5203G
Harriet L. Jones, EPA-Reg. 7
Kathy Jones, OS-210
Tim Jones, OS-301
GaryJonesi,LE-134S
Ron Josephson, OS-333
Tony Jover, OS-120
Robert Kayser, OS-333
Jeff Kelly, OS-520
Mitch Kidwell, OS-332
Bob Kievit, EPA- Olympia, WA
William Kline, OS-322W
Robert Knox,OS-130
Walter Kovalick, OS-110
Joan Lee, LA DEQ
Henry Longest, OS-100
JimLoomis, FLERC
Sylvia Lowrance, OS-300
Julia Lebee, EPA-Reg. 4
Tom Lueders, EPA-Reg. 5
James Makris, OS-120
Andrea McLaughlin, OS-5203G
Chet McLaughlin, EPA-Reg. 7
Dorothy McManus, OS-120
Tami McNamara, TS-779
Scott McPhilamy, EPA-Reg. 3
Kim Mercer, EPA-Reg. 9
Margaret Meares, EPA-Reg. 4
Charlotte Mooney, OS-332
Robert Morby, EPA-Reg. 7
Tamara Mount, Hotline
Beveriy Negri, EPA-Reg. 6
Susan O'Keefe,LE-134S
ChaePak, EPA-Reg. 10
Wendy Porman, DOI
Myra Perez, EPA-Houston
Mark Phillips, EPA-Reg. 3
Dan Powell, OS-110W
Steve Provant, EPA-Boise, ID
Jim Radle, Jr., EPA-Reg. 9
John Riley, OS-210
Barbara Roth, OS-305
Debbie Rutherford, OS-420WF
WUliam Sanjour, OS-330
Sam Sasnett, TS-779
Tim Schoepke, TS-793
Jay Silberman, US Coast Guard
Stergios Spanos, NH DES
Elaine Stanley, OS-500
Kathie Stein, LE-134S
Heather Stockard, DEC-Alaska
Kathy Teemer, Hotline
Beverly Thomas, OS-420WF
Jim Thompson, OS-520
Linda Thompson, LE-134S
Robert Thompson, A-104
Steve Torok, EPA-Juneau, AK
Harriett Tregoning, PM-220
Betti VanEpps, 5201-G
Carie VanHook, OS-305
David Van Slyke, LE-134S
Barbara Wagner, EPA-Reg. 8
David Watson, PM-214F
Howard Wilson, PM-273
Denise Wright, OS -332
Mia Zmud, OS-301
Mark Horwitz, Reg. 5
John Ramirez,DOE
Captain Smyser, Airforce
Carolyn Kenmore, 5203-G
Robert Pagett, Kentucky
Susan Offerdal, OFFE
Charles Stevens, EPA-Reg. 8
OSW Division Directors
OSW Deputy Division Directors
OSW Branch Chiefs
Hazardous Waste Management Division Directors,
Regions I-X
Hazardous Waste Management Branch Chiefs, Regions I-X
Regional Counsel, Regions I-X
Regional Libraries, Regions I-X
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