EPA530-R-98-005I*
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      MONTHLY HOTLINE  REPORT
                      December 1998


               RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA

    Hotline Questions & Answers

    Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)	
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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
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                      HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
                  RCRA
1.  Generator Closure Requirements

    Under the RCRA regulations, generators
are persons who produce a hazardous waste
or first cause a hazardous waste to become
subject to regulation. RCRA regulates
generators in three categories depending on
how much waste they produce within a
calendar month.  These categories are large
quantity generators (LQGs), small quantity
generators (SQGs), and conditionally exempt
small quantity generators (CESQGs).  Each of
these three categories has detailed provisions
in 40 CFR Parts 261 and 262 for the
management of hazardous waste during
facility operation. On the other hand, Parts
261 and 262 do not contain specific provisions
outlining requirements for closure of waste
management units at such generator facilities.
What are the closure requirements for
hazardous waste generator waste
management units?

    The specific generator closure provisions
depend on the status of the generator and the
types of accumulation units that the facility
used to store or treat hazardous waste.

    LQGs are subject to the most stringent
requirements, which include general closure
provisions and unit-specific ones.  The general
closure requirements appear in §265.111 and
§265.114 (§262.34(a)(l)). These standards
require the minimization of the need for
further maintenance of the site, and the
minimization or elimination of post-closure
escape of hazardous waste or constituents into
the environment. These regulations also
provide for the decontamination or removal of
all contaminated equipment, structures, and
soils.  While LQGs must comply with
§265.111, they are not subject to the
§265.111(c), which pertains to requirements
for closure plans and financial assurance.

   LQGs storing or treating waste in tanks,
on drip pads, or in containment buildings are
also subject to closure requirements specific to
these types of units. Generators managing
waste in tanks must decontaminate or remove
all waste residues and contaminated tank
system components. If this is not possible, the
facility must close in accordance with landfill
closure requirements and perform post-closure
care (§§265.197(a) and (b)). Similar
provisions apply to generator closure of drip
pads (§265.445(a) and (b)) and containment
buildings (§265.1102). LQGs managing
waste in containers do not have unit-specific
closure requirements.

   The closure standards for SQG waste
management units are less extensive.  SQGs
managing waste in tanks must remove all
hazardous waste from such tanks, discharge
control equipment, and discharge confinement
structures (§265.201(d)). SQGs managing
waste in containers do not have unit-specific
closure requirements.

   CESQGs waste management units do not
have closure requirements.

   The table below fully outlines the closure
requirements applicable to each category of
generator.

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Hotline Questions & Answers
                              December 1998
                           Generator Closure Requirements
CLOSURE REQUIREMENT
General Standards
§§265.1 ll(a)&(b)
General Standards
§265.114
Tank Standards
§§265.197(a)&(b)
Drip Pad Standards
§§265.445(a) & (b)
Containment Building Standards
§265.1102
LQGs
§262.34(a)(l)
§262.34(a)(l)
§262.34(a)(l)(ii)
§262.34(a)(l)(iii)
§262.34(a)(l)(iv)
SQGs
None
None
§265.201(d)
None
None
CESQGs
None
None
None
None
None
                 EPCRA
2. Agricultural Chemical Retailers and
   EPCRA §§311 and 312

   EPCRA §§311 and 312 require facilities to
report inventories of certain hazardous
chemicals.  Section 31J(e)(5) exempts from the
definition of hazardous chemical "any
substance to the extent it is used in routine
agricultural operations or is a fertilizer held
for sale by a retailer to the ultimate customer"
(40 CFR §370.2). To what extent are
agricultural chemical retailers exempt from
reporting under §§311 and 312?

   EPCRA §31 l(e)(5) provides an exemption
for Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) and
hazardous chemical inventory reporting for
certain substances, not certain facilities.
Therefore, while agricultural retailers storing
substances for sale as fertilizers would not
need to report those chemicals under §§311
and 312 because those substances are exempt
from the definition of hazardous chemical,
retailers would need to report other agricultural
chemicals, such as pesticides, solvents, or
diesel fuels, held for sale if they are hazardous
chemicals for which OSHA requires the
facility to prepare or have available an MSDS,
and if they are present on site at any one time
above applicable thresholds (52 FR 38349;
October 15, 1987).

3. Agricultural  Operations Exempt
   From EPCRA §§311  and 312

   EPCRA §§311 and 312 require facilities to
report inventories of certain hazardous
chemicals.  Section 311(e)(5) exempts from the
definition of hazardous chemical "any
substant to the extent it is used in routine
agricultural operations or is a fertilizer held
for sale by a retailer to the  ultimate customer"
(40 CFR §370.2).  What are "agricultural
operations" ?

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December 1998                                                   Hotline Questions & Answers

    Agricultural operations is a broad term that
encompasses a wide range of growing
operations whose main purpose is producing
crops and raising livestock.  Routine
agricultural operations include growing
operations in farms, nurseries, and other
horticultural operations.  Examples of
operations covered under the exclusion include
the use of oxygen to raise fish at a fish farm
(Memo, Jones to Colantuno; May 15, 1990),
turf growth at a nursery (Memo,  Jones to
Joseph; February 15, 1990), and  fertilizer
application at a cornfield. However, similar
growing operations conducted for non-
agricultural purposes would not be covered
under the exclusion. An example would be
turf growth at a golf course, which would not
be covered under the exclusion because the
main purpose of the growing operation is not
agricultural.

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                  RCRA
TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA
Releases RCRA Waste Minimization PBT
Chemical List
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-98-028

This fact sheet highlights useful information
about the draft list of persistent,
bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals
released by EPA in the November 9, 1998,
Federal Register (63 FR 60332).  The
document explains why EPA is taking this
action, why PBT chemicals are of national
concern, the methodology to develop and use
the list, and how it fits into EPA's Multimedia
PBT Strategy. The final list will  serve as a
voluntary guide for identifying national waste
minimization priorities and measuring national
reduction progress.
TITLE: Extended Product Responsibility: A
Strategic Framework for Sustainable Products
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-K-98-004

Extended product responsibility (EPR) differs
from most environmental policies and trends in
that it focuses on product systems and engages
all players in the product chain.  This booklet
provides a business perspective of EPR, and
includes EPR background information,
incentives for businesses to participate, and a
description of how EPR works.  The document
elaborates on the ways product manufacturers
can reduce environmental impacts at all stages
of production, including raw materials
selection; production impacts; product use;
recycling and reuse; and products at end-of-
life.

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New Publications
                                                                       December 1998
TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: No
Hazardous Waste Listing Determined for 14
Solvents
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-98-032
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
id/solvents.htm

This fact sheet summarizes EPA's decision not
to list wastes generated from the use of 14
solvent chemicals (63 FR 64372;
November 19, 1998). The document includes
background information  and a brief
explanation of the final rule. It also clarifies
that this was a decision not to add the wastes to
the RCRA hazardous waste  listings, but not an
exemption from determining if the wastes
exhbit a characteristic.

TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: Final
HWIR-Media Rule
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-98-029
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
id/hwirmdia.htm

This fact summarizes the final HWIR-Media
rule issued in the November 30, 1998, Federal
Register (63 FR 65873).  The document
clarifies that the final rule does not apply new
mandatory requirements, does not change
policies which presently provide flexibility for
remediation waste management, and lists the
anticipated impacts of the final rule.

TITLE: Identificando Su Residue: El Punto
de Partida (Identifying Your Waste: The
Starting Point - Spanish Translation)
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA  ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-97-029s

This is the Spanish translation of Identifying
Your Waste: The Starting Point. The pamphlet
describes the hazardous  waste identification
process in basic terms, and explains the
significance of listed and characteristic waste,
the denved-from rule, hazardous waste
mixtures, and contaminated debris and media.

TITLE: A Collection of Solid Waste
Resources
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-C-98-001

This CD-ROM contains a number of OSW
documents in their entirety, including the
Municipal Solid Waste Factbook. These
documents provide information on how to
reduce, reuse, and recycle trash, and how to
properly manage different forms of solid and
hazardous waste.  This version updates and
replaces the Solid Waste Publications CD-
ROM. EPA530-C-97-006.

TITLE: Pay-As-You-Throw Bulletin
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-98-009

This edition of the Pay-As-You-Throw
(PAYT) bulletin features the PAYT video.
The newsletter summarizes the video, includes
quotes from PAYT participants, and provides
an order form.
                  UST
TITLE: List of Leak Detection Evaluations
for Underground Storage Tank Systems (Fifth
Edition)
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-B-98-005
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swerustl/pubs/
index.htm

This document contains specifications, based
on third-party evaluations, of over 250 leak
detection systems. Owners and operators can
use the list to help select systems to meet the
leak detection requirements of 40 CFR Part
280.

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December 1998
                            New Publications
               CERCLA
TITLE: Proposed TSCA 403 Soil Lead
Hazard and OSWER's Lead-in-Soils Policy
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB99-963 211
URLi http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/lead/prods .htm

This memorandum discusses the relationship
between the proposed Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) §403 rule and the Office
of Solid Waste and Emergency Response's
(OSWER) soil lead directive (OSWER 9200.4-
27P) entitled "Clarification to the 1994
Revised Interim Soil Lead Guidance for
CERCLA Sites and RCRA Corrective Action
Facilities." The memo explains that the 400
parts per million (ppm) screening level found
in OSWER's lead directive remains an
appropriate screening level for lead in soils. In
addition, it clarifies that the proposed 2,000
ppm hazard level for lead in soils is not a final
level and may change in response to public
comment.

TITLE: Consolidated Guide to Consultation
Procedures for Superfund Response Decisions
and FY97 Focus Areas for OERR Regional
Coordination Support
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-963 216

The goal of this fact sheet is to describe
management review procedures employed by
EPA, which ensure the reasonable and
appropriately consistent implementation of
national remedy selection policies and
procedures.
TITLE: Grupos de Consulta de la Comunidad
(CAGs) en Sitios del Superfondo (Community
Advisory Groups (CAGs) at Superfund Sites
— Spanish Translation) (Fact Sheet)
AVAILABILITY: NCEPI
EPA ORDER NUMBER.: EPA540-F-97 031

This fact sheet is the Spanish version of
Community Advisory Groups (CAGs) at
Superfund Sites. EPA540-F-96-016. It
discusses the authority of a CAG at a
Superfund site, how to determine if there is a
need for a CAG, preparing to form a CAG,
CAG Board Meetings, CAG member
solicitation, and the roles and responsibilities
of a CAG's members.
             CAA§112(r)
TITLE: RMP*Comp Version 1.02
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA DOCUMENT NO.: N/A
URL: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/
chemaids/rmp/rmp.html

RMP*Comp is an electronic tool used to
perform the off-site consequence analysis
required under the Risk Management Program
(RMP).

TITLE: Recent Changes to the Risk
Management Program Rule
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA DOCUMENT NO.: EPA550F 98-022
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/
whatnew.html

This fact sheet outlines the recent changes to
the RMP. These changes include shifting from
Standard Industrial Classification Codes (SIC)
to North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) codes, adding new data
elements to the RMP, and the requirements for
the submission of confidential business
information (CBI).

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New Publications                                                        December 1998

TITLE: Submitting Your Risk Management
Plan Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA DOCUMENT NO.: EPA550-F-98-021
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/acc-
pre.html

This fact sheet provides information on how to
obtain a copy of RMP*Submit as well as
answers to questions on the submission of Risk
Management Plans.

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            FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Requirements for Management of
 Hazardous Contaminated Media
 (HWIR-Media)"
 December 1,1998 (63 FR 66101)

 EPA withdrew all portions of the HWIR-
Media Proposed Rule that were not finalized
in the HWIR-Media Final Rule (63 FR
65873), or in the Land Disposal Restrictions
(LDR) Phase IV Final Rule (63 FR 28556;
May 26, 1998). The withdrawal did not
include those proposed rules on which EPA
has deferred action, such as the treatability
sample exclusion. The withdrawal also did
not extend to existing areas of flexibility for
managing remediation waste, such as the
contained-in and the area of contamination
(AOC) policies, and  site-specific LDR
treatability variances. The withdrawn portions
include comprehensive remediation waste
management options, such as the Bright-Line
option and the Unitary Approach; the
Category 2 proposal for streamlined
authorization; and the proposal to remove the
Corrective Action Management Unit (CAMU)
Rule.

 "Oklahoma: Final Authorization Of
 State Hazardous Waste Management
 Program Revisions"
 December 9, 1998 (63 FR 67800)

 EPA determined that the Oklahoma
Department of Environmental Quality's
application for final authorization of revisions
to its hazardous waste program satisfies all of
the requirements necessary for final
authorization. Unless EPA receives adverse
comments as specified in the companion
document (63 FR 67834; December 9, 1998),
final authorization of the RCRA Cluster VI
rules will be effective February 8, 1999.

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  Federal Registers
                           December 1998
                                  FINAL RULES
  "Universal Waste Rule (Hazardous
   Waste Management System;
   Modification of the Hazardous Waste
   Recycling Regulatory Program); Final
   Rule; Correcting Amendments"
   December 24,1998 (63 FR 71225)

   EPA issued three corrections to the
  provisions of the Universal Waste Rule (60
  FR 25492; May 11, 1995). Effective
  December 24, 1998, the Agency corrected the
  regulations applicable to reclamation of spent
  lead-acid batteries by inserting storage
  requirements that had been mistakenly
  omitted, addressed the §273.6 definition of a
  small quantity universal waste handler, and
  clarified the export requirements applicable to
  destination facilities serving as universal
  waste handlers.  EPA reorganized the
  universal waste regulations by providing a
  table detailing the applicability of spent lead-
  acid battery provisions, and by separating
  requirements for interim status and permitted
  facilities. This rule does not promulgate any
  new regulatory requirements.

  "Underground Injection Control
   Program; Hazardous Waste Land
   Disposal Restrictions; Petition for
   Reissuance of an Exemption - Class I
   Hazardous Waste Injection Wells, E.I.
   du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.
   (DuPont)"
   December 24,1998 (63 EH 71286)

   EPA finalized a decision to grant an
  exemption for DuPont's Orange, Texas, Class
  I injection wells from LDR requirements.
  This action is effective December 11, 1998,
  and cannot be administratively appealed.
CERCLA

"Reportable Quantities: Removal of
 Caprolactum From the List of
 CERCLA Hazardous Substances"
 December 15,1998 (63 FR 69166)

 EPA removed caprolactum (CAS No. 105-
60-2) from the list of CERCLA hazardous
substances. CERCLA §101(14) defines the
term hazardous substance by referring to those
substances listed under several other
environmental statutes, including §112(b)(l)
of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, as
well substances designated by EPA as
hazardous under CERCLA §102(a).  This
action follows the removal of caprolactum
from the list of hazardous air pollutants
(HAPs) under §112(b)(l) of the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990. The final rule will be
effective on February 16, 1999, unless EPA
receives adverse comments by January 14,
1999.

"National Priorities List, Notice of
 Deletion; Fronteira Creek Superfund
 Site"
 December 29,1998 (63 FR 71596)

 EPA announced the  deletion of the Frontera
Creek Superfund Site, located in Puerto Rico,
from the National Priorities List (NPL). EPA
published its intent to delete the site on
July 30, 1998 (63 F_R  40685). EPA and the
Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board
have determined that no further response
actions pursuant to CERCLA are appropriate
for the site.
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December 1998
                           Federal Registers
"National Priorities List, Notice of
 Deletion; Hill Property Portion of the
 American Cyanamid Superfund Site"
 December 29, 1998 (63 FR 71597)

 EPA announced the deletion of the Hill
Property portion of the American Cyanamid
Superfund Site, located in New Jersey, from
the NPL.  EPA published its intent to delete the
site on October 20, 1998 (63 FR 55986). EPA
and the State of New Jersey have determined
that all appropriate response actions have been
implemented at this portion of the site.

"National Priorities List, Notice of
 Deletion; Denzer & Schafer X-Ray
 Company Site"
 December 29,1998 (63 EB 71598)

 EPA announced the deletion of the Denzer &
Schafer X-Ray Company Site, located in New
Jersey, from the NPL. EPA published its
intent to delete the site on August  18,  1998 (63
FR 44218).  EPA and the State of New Jersey
have  determined that no further response
actions are appropriate for the site.

"National Priorities List, Notice of
 Deletion; Lodi Municipal Well
 Superfund Site"
 December 29, 1998 (63 FR 71598)

 EPA announced the deletion of the Lodi
Municipal Well Superfund Site, located in
New  Jersey, from the NPL. EPA published its
intent to delete the site on October 20, 1998
(63 FR 55985). EPA and the State of New
Jersey have determined that no further
response actions are appropriate for the site.
         PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
"Project XL Rulemaking for New York
 State Public Utilities; Hazardous
 Waste Management System; Request
 for Comment on Proposed
 Rulemaking and Draft  Final Project
 Agreement"
 December 7,1998 (63 FR 67561)

 EPA requested comment on the draft Final
Project Agreement (FPA) and the proposed
rule to implement an XL project for
participating New York State utilities that
generate hazardous waste at remote locations.
The project would allow the utilities to
accumulate this hazardous waste at designated
utility-owned central collection facilities
(UCCFs) for up to 90 days,  according to
specified hazardous waste generator
requirements.  EPA intends  the proposed rule
to allow the New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation to implement
sections of the project that require regulatory
authorization while the draft FPA will outline
this XL project in detail. EPA extended the
comments deadline from January 6, 1999 to
January 27, 1999 (63 FR 71411; December 28,
1998).

"Oklahoma: Final Authorization of State
 Hazardous Waste Management
 Program Revisions"
 December 9,1998 (63 FR 67834)

 EPA proposed to grant final authorization to
the hazardous waste program revisions
submitted by the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality. EPA authorized the
State's program revisions as an immediate
final rule without prior proposal in the final
rules (63 FR 67800). The immediate final rule

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  Federal Registers
                           December 1998
                               PROPOSED RULES
  provides a detailed rationale for authorization.
  Unless adverse comments are received by
  January 8, 1999, the immediate final rule will
  become effective February 8, 1999.

  "Management and Disposal of Lead-
   Based Paint Debris"
   December 18,1998 (63 £R 70190)

   EPA proposed under TSCA to provide new
  standards for the management and disposal of
  lead-based paint (LBP) debris generated by
  individuals or firms.  EPA also proposed in a
  companion document to temporarily suspend
  the applicability of RCRA standards that
  currently regulate LBP debris (63 FR 70233).
  EPA intends the proposed TSCA standards to
  be both less burdensome and less costly than
  the RCRA LBP debris management standards.
  The proposed standards do not address LBP
  generated by homeowners in their homes, but
  do extend to LBP debris generated from the
  renovation and remodeling of public and
  commercial buildings. Written comments
  must be received by February 16, 1999.

  "Temporary Suspension of Toxicity
   Characteristic Rule for Specified Lead-
   Based Paint Debris"
   December 18, 1998 (63 FR 70233)

   EPA proposed to temporarily suspend the
  applicability of the Toxicity Characteristic
  Rule (40 CFR §261.24) to specified LBP
  debris in order to avoid duplicative or
  inconsistent regulation. The proposed
  §261.4(b)(15) exclusion applies to LBP debris
  generated from abatements conducted at target
  housing; deleading projects conducted at
  public or commercial buildings; and
  renovation or remodeling and demolition
  activities at target housing, public buildings, or
commercial buildings.  The LBP debris
resulting from these activities would instead be
subject to TSCA standards, proposed in a
companion document (63 FR 70190;
December 18, 1998). Written comments must
be received by February 16, 1999.

"Hazardous Waste Management
 System; Identification and Listing of
 Hazardous Waste; Proposed
 Exclusion"
 December 21,1998 (63 FR 70360)

 EPA proposed to grant a petition submitted
by Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa),
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to delist, on a one-
time basis, certain solid wastes generated by its
wastewater treatment plant and retained by the
Stolle Landfill in Sidney, Ohio.  This decision
would exclude the F006 and F019 wastes, as
specified in the petition, from the lists of
hazardous wastes in Subpart D of 40 CFR Part
261. The Agency has based this decision on an
evaluation of waste-specific information
supplied by Alcoa.  The petitioned waste will
be excluded from all RCRA Subtitle C
requirements provided EPA finalizes the
decision. Written comments are due by
February 4, 1999.

CERCLA

"National Priorities List; Whittaker
 Superfund Site"
 December 14,1998 (63 F_R 68712)

 Notice of Intent to Delete
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December 1998
                         Federal Registers
"National Priorities List; Treasure
 Island Naval Station-Hunters Point
 Annex Site"
 December 15,1998 (63 FR 69032)

 Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion

"Reportable Quantities: Removal of
 Caprolactum From the List of CERCLA
 Hazardous Substances"
 December 15,1998 (63 FR 69169)

 EPA proposed to amend regulations under
CERCLA to remove caprolactam (Chemical
Abstracts Service (CAS) No. 105-60-2) from
the list of CERCLA hazardous substances.
This action was initiated in response to the
removal of caprolactam from the list of HAPs
under §112(b)(l) of the Clean Air Act
Amendments of 1990.

"National Priorities List; Rocky
 Mountain Arsenal National  Priorities
 List Site"
 December 17,1998 (63 F_R 69601)

 Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion

"National Priorities List; Yellowstone
 Water Road Dump Superfund Site"
 December 23,1998 (63 FR 71052)

 Notice of Intent to Delete
              NOTICES
RCRA
 "Notice of Extension of Comment
 Period on Consent Decree Under the
 Resource Conservation and Recovery
 Act of 1976 (RCRA) as Amended, 42
 U.S.C. §6928"
 December 2,1998 (63 FR 66582)

 The Department of Justice extended the
notice and comment period for the proposed
Consent Decree, "United States v. FMC
Corporation, Inc. " (63 FR 58769;
November 2, 1998). The period is extended
through December 18, 1998.

 "Notice of Final Decision to Grant
 Waste Management of Ohio, Inc., a
 Modification of an Exemption from the
 Land  Disposal Restrictions of the
 Hazardous and Solid Waste
 Amendments of 1984 Regarding
 Injection of Hazardous Wastes"
 December 10,1998 (63 FR 68284)

 EPA granted a modification of an exemption
to the land disposal restrictions to Waste
Management of Ohio, Inc. (WMO) of
Oakbrook, Illinois. Effective February 8,
1999, the August 6, 1998, final rule (63 FR
42110) will prevent the four wastes from land
disposal. Accordingly, on February 8, 1999,
the exemption will allow WMO to continue to
inject four RCRA-regulated hazardous wastes
into four Class I injection wells at the Vickery,
Ohio, facility. This decision represents a final
Agency action that cannot be administratively
appealed.

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  Federal Registers
                            December 1998
                                     NOTICES
  "1999 National Resource Recovery
   Conservation and Recovery Act
   Program Meeting; Notice of Public
   Invitation to Plenary Sessions of
   National Meeting"
   December 11,1998 (63 FR 68453)

   EPA announced a public invitation to the
  plenary sessions of the National RCRA
  Program meeting, "RCRA 99 - Partnerships
  for a Cleaner Environment." The plenary
  sessions will be held on January 12 and 14,
  1999, in Washington, DC. Representatives
  from EPA, states, and Native American tribes
  involved in the RCRA program will
  collaborate at the national meeting to review
  initiatives  from EPA Headquarters and to
  discuss Regional and state issues.

  "Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
   Community;  Final Approval of an
   Alternate Liner System Design and
   Use of Alternative Daily Cover Material
   for the Salt River Municipal Solid
   Waste Landfill"
   December 11,1998 (63 FR 68453)

   EPA has approved two requests submitted by
  the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian
  Community for approval to use flexible
  standards  at the Salt River Municipal Solid
  Waste Landfill.  Effective December 11, 1998,
  the first approval enables the Community to
  install a geosynthetic clay liner rather than a
  composite liner, while the second approval
  allows the Community to use a tarp system as
  cover in place of earthen material.
"Project XL Rulemaking for New York
 State Public Utilities; Hazardous
 Waste Management System"
 December 28,1998 (63 FR 71411)

 EPA has extended the comment period for
the Project XL Draft FPA and the proposed
rule from January 6, .1999, to January 27, 1999.
EPA requested comment on the draft FPA and
the proposed rule to implement an XL project
for participating New York State utilities that
generate hazardous waste at remote locations
(63 FR 67561; December 7, 1998).

"Notice of Data Availability of Draft
 RCRA Waste Minimization PBT
 Chemical List"
 December 29,1998 (63 FR 71643)

 EPA has extended the comment period on the
Notice of Data Availability (NODA) of the
draft RCRA Waste Minimization PBT
Chemical List from January 8, 1999 to
February 16, 1999. EPA announced the
availability of the Draft RCRA Waste
Minimization PBT Chemical List on
November 9, 1998 (63 FR 60332). The final
list will serve as a voluntary guide for
identifying national waste minimization
priorities and measuring national reduction
progress.
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December 1998
                         Federal Registers
                                  NOTICES
CERCLA

"Comprehensive Environmental
 Response, Compensation and Liability
 Act (CERCLA) or Superfund,
 §311(b)(9)(A), CERCLA §311(b)(3),
 Announcement of Competition for
 EPA's Brownfields Job Training and
 Development Demonstration Pilots"
 December 23,1998 (63 FR 71117)

 EPA announced that the Agency will begin
accepting applications for Brownfields Job
Training and Development Demonstration
Pilots through March 1, 1999. The Agency
intends to select 10 pilots by June 1999.

SPCC

"Agency Information Collection
 Activities OMB Responses"
 December 9,1998 (63 FR 67882)

 In response to an EPA clearance request, the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has
issued a control number for the Spill
Prevention Control and Countermeasures
(SPCC) Plans, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et.
Seq.). EPA Information Collection Request
(ICR) No. 0328.07 was approved on
October 8, 1998 and OMB No. 2050-0021 will
expire on December 31,  1999.

Consent Decrees

 "Consent Decree; United States v,
 Russell Martin Bliss, et al."
 December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66583)
"Consent Decree Amendment; United
 States v. Beazer East, Inc."
 December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66581)

"Extension of Comment Period on Consent
 Decree; United States v. FMC
 Corporation, Inc."
 December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66582)

"Consent Decrees; United States v.
 Montrose Chemical Corporation of
 California, et al."
 December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66582)

"Consent Decree; United States v. Russell
 Martin Bliss, et al."
 December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66583)

"Consent Decree; United States v. ARCO
 and Montana v. ARCO'
 December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66818)

"Prospective Purchaser Agreement; C&M
 Plating Company Site"
 December 9, 1998 (63 FR 67883)

"Administrative Settlement; Burbank
 Operable Unit Superfund Site"
 December 10, (63 F_R 68287)

"Consent Decree; United States v. ARCO
 and Montana v. ARCO'
 December 10, 1998 (63 FR. 68296)

"Consent Decree; United States et al. v.
 CBS Corp."
 December 10, 1998 (63 FR 68297)

"Consent Decree; "United States v. CDMG
 Realty Co., et al."
 December 10, 1998 (63 F_B 68297)
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  Federal Registers
                         December 1998
                                  NOTICES
  "Consent Decree; United States v.
   Keystone Sanitation Company, Inc., et
   al."
   December 10, 1998 (63 FR 68297)

  "Consent Decree; United States v. North
   Carolina State University at Raleigh"
   December 10, 1998 (63 FR 68298)

  "Proposed Administrative Cost Recovery
   Partial Settlement; Leavenworth Auto
   Parts Site"
   December 11, 1998 (63 FR 68461)

  "Proposed Purchaser Agreement; Avtex
   Fibers Superfund Site"
   December 15, 1998 (63 F_B 69073)

  "Settlement; Anchor Chemical Superfund
   Site"
   December 15, 1998 (63 FR 69074)

  "Proposed Prospective Purchaser
   Agreement; Arkansas River Ranch"
   December 21, 1998 (63 FR 70405)

  "Consent Decree; United States v.
   Allegiance Healthcare Corp, et al."
   December 21, 1998 (63 £B 70421)

  "Administrative Agreement;  West
   Roosevelt Drum Superfund Site"
   December 23, 1998 (63 £B 71131)

  "Consent Decree; United States v. Amoco
   Chemical Co., et al."
   December 30, 1998 (63 £E 71951)

  "Consent Judgments; United States v.
   General Motors Corporation and Niagara
   Mohawk Power Corporation"
   December 30, 1998 (63 F_B 71951)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Rohm
 & Haas Company, et al."
 December 30, 1998 (63 £B 71952)

"Consent Decree;" United States v. Pfizer
 Inc."
 December 31, 1998 (63 FR 72328)
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                            CALL ANALYSES
This month, the Hotline responded to a total of 18,318 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
3,235
  327
  148
    7
   61
   90
  110
   10
   60
    5
    1
    0
  316
   88
   10
   81
    3

4,549
 No caller profile data available.
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  Call Analyses
                            December 1998
              Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
                                  Superfund Hotline
  Manufacturers

    Food/Tobacco                       23
    Textiles                            13
    Apparel                             0
    Lumber & Wood                    11
    Furniture                            8
    Paper                               5
    Printing & Publishing                 2
    Chemicals                          90
    Petroleum & Coal                   23
    Rubber and Plastics                  19
    Leather                             1
    Stone, Clay & Glass                 12
    Primary Metals                      15
    Fabricated Metals                   33
    Machinery (Excluding Electrical)       6
    Electrical & Electronic Equipment      0
    Transportation Equipment             9
    Instruments                          3
    Misc. Manufacturing                 36
    Metal Mining                        9
    Coal Mining                         7
    Electricity Generating                17
    RCRA Subtitle C                     5
    Solvent Recovery                    3
    Petroleum Bulk Storage              30
    Chemical Distributor                 25
    Propane Retailer                    87
    POTW                             33

    Subtotal                           525
Consultants/Engineers               1,378
Attorneys                             87
Citizens                             101
Public Interest Groups                  27
Educational Institutions                 34
EPA                                 43
Federal Agencies                      35
GOCOs                               1
Congress                              4
State Officials/SERC                   45
Local Officials/LEPCs                  6
Fire Departments                       8
Hospitals/Laboratories                 14
Trade Associations                     8
Union/Labor                           1
Farmers                               5
Distributors                           22
Insurance Companies                   0
Media/Press                           2
Native Americans                      1
International                           1
Other                               275
Referrals*                           135
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline*       96
Document Retrieval Line*               0
Message Retrieval Line*              109
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS    2,963
    No caller profile data available
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December 1998
                                    Call Analyses
                                HOTLINE TOPICS
 RCRA
 RCRA GENERAL
 SUBTITLE C
 Hazardous Waste Id. - General
  Characteristics
  Listings
  Mixture Rule
  Derived-From
  Contained-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
 882

 843
 427
5251
  80
  86
1691
  40
 3261
  41
  30

 397
 589
 146
 130
 100
  21

 216
 229
 118
  66
  40
  26
  16
  24

3291
 100
 239
1401
  93
  37
1061
 255
  97
 221
  73
   9
 177
   6

   5
  11
  98
  23
                                          SUBTITLE D
                                          Household Hazardous Wastes
                                          Subtitle D - General
                                           Technical Standards
                                           Industrial Wastes
                                           Municipal Wastes
                                           Indian Lands
                                           Financial Assurance
                                          Solid Waste Recycling/Markets -
                                           General
                                           Aluminum
                                           Batteries
                                           Glass
                                           Paper
                                           Plastics
                                           Tires
                                           Used Oil
                                          Composting
                                          Procurement
                                          Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention
                                          Grants and Financing

                                          TOTAL QUESTIONS
                                          * Includes 2,577 RCRA document requests.
   84
  110
   17
    5
   61
   10
  219
    4
   22
   ~6
   10
    6
   13
   33
   33
   36
   40
    3

8,294*
                                          UST

                                          General/Mi sc.
                                          Applicability/Definitions
                                          Regulated Substances
                                          Closure
                                          1998 Deadline
                                          Standards for New Tank Systems
                                          Tank Standards and Upgrading
                                          Replacing/Closing
                                          Release Detection
                                          Reporting Requirements
                                          Operating Requirements
                                          Corrective Action for USTs
                                          Financial Responsibility
                                          Enforcement
                                          State Programs
                                          Private Sector
                                          Indian Lands
                                          MTBE
                                          LUST General/Miscellaneous
                                           RBCA
                                           Technologies
                                           Solvency/Cost Controls

	                      TOTAL QUESTIONS
 .„.„,.,                        * Includes 406 UST document requests.
 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.
  264
 3361
  461
 1031
 5131
  701
 1191
  991
  162
   28
   37
   32
   53
 2851
   24
    0
    0
    5
    5
    2
    6
    i

2,184*
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  Call Analyses
                                  December 1998
  EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
  COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

  General:
   General Title III Questions
   Trade Secrets
   Enforcement
   Liability/Citizen Suits
   Training
   Chemical-Specific Information
   Federal Facilities Executive Order

  Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
   General
   Notification Requirements
   SERC/LEPC Issues
   EHSs/TPQs
   Risk Communication/
    Hazards Analysis
   Exemptions
  Emergency Release Notification (§304):
   General
   Notification Requirements
   Reportable Quantities
   CERCLA §103 vs. SARA §304
   ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS
   Exemptions
  Hazardous Chemical Reporting
  (§§311-312):
   General
   MSDS Reporting Requirements
   Tier I/II Requirements
   Thresholds
   Hazard Categories
   Mixtures Reporting
   Exemptions
280
  4
483
  4
  0
 61
  1
 48
 18
 47
 70

 15
  6

 51
 76
 55
 66
  2
  8
 167
 851
1711
 821
  10
  30
  65
   Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (§313):
    General
    APR
    Reporting Requirements
    Thresholds
    Form R Completion
    Supplier Notification
    NOTEs/NOSEs/NONs
    Voluntary Revisions
    PoHution Prevention 33/50
    Public Access to Data
    TRI Database
    Petitions
    TRI Expansion
    Exemptions
 255
  14
 319
 151
 220
  15
4871
  78
   6
  41
  28
  13
  37
  91
CAA
 General Duty
 RMP General
 Regulated Substances/Thresholds
 Exemptions
 Process Identification
 Program Levels
 Offsite Consequence Analysis
 Accident History
 Prevention Program
 Emergency Response Program
 Management Program
 RMP Submission
 Access to RMP Data
 Risk Communication
 State Implementation
 RMP Enforcement
  68
7761
3771
  55
1091
  48
 154
   8
  17
   9
   8
1181
  15
   0
   5
 167
TOTAL QUESTIONS               5,597
*Includes 1,071 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests.
SUPERFUND

General/Misc.                        118
Access & Information Gathering         87
Administrative Improvements
 General                             11
 Environmental Justice/Brownfields   721
 SACM/Presumptive Remedies          14
 Soil Screening Levels                  12
Administrative Record                  13
ARARs                             61'
CERCLIS                           841
Citizen Suits                            2
Claims Against Fund                   15
Clean-Up Costs                        16
Clean-Up Standards                    67
Community Involvement                11
Contract Lab Program (CLP)              9
Contractor Indemnification                0
Contracts                               4
Definitions                           43
Enforcement                        1481
Federal Facilities                      14
Hazardous Substances               1181
HRS                                19
Liability                             49
Local Gov't Reimbursement               0
20
   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 1998
Call Analyses
 Natural Resource Damages               6
 NCP                                  24
 Notification                           119
 NPL                                  96
 Off Sice Rule                          48
 OSHA                                 6
 PA/SI                                 24
 PRPs                                 33
 RD/RA                                11
 Reauthorization                         5
 Remedial                              45
 Removal                              13
 RI/FS                                 19
 Risk Assess./Health Effects              78
 ROD                                 42
 RQ                                 1291
 Settlements                            59
 SITE Program                          7
 State Participation                       3
 State Program                         20
 TAGs                                  3
 Taxes                                  2

 Special Topics
  Oil Pollution Act                      86
  SPCC Regulations                    308

 TOTAL QUESTIONS              2,243*
 *Includes 502 Superfund document requests.
 TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS
 AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS:   18,318
 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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