UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 530R86115 SEP o 0 .^66 OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Monthly Report - RCRA/Superfund Industry Assistance Hotline Report For July 1986. * I r* •O C duCA. LLJ OUVA-f-' FROM: Joan warren, Office of Solid Waste (WH-562) Nancy Parkinson, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (WH-548) TO: See list of addressees This report is prepared and submitted for EPA contract Nos. 68-01-6885 and 68-01-7165 I. ACTIVITIES A. The Hotline responded to 7,620 questions and requests for documents in July. B. On July 7, Bill Rusin, Charlotte Mooney, Ingrid Rosencrantz, and Kim Gotwals attended a training course on RCRA Facility Assessments (RFAs). C. On July 8, Meg silver, Dan Derkics, Truett DeGeare, and Dexter Hinckley briefed the Hotline on the mining wastes exclusion per the July 3, 1986 Federal Register (51 PR 24496). D. On July 15, Bill Kline briefed the Hotline on the Hazardous Waste Tank Rule per the July 14, 1986 Federal Register (51 FR 25422). E. On July 18, Pat Conn and Bill Rusin visited the Meat and Poultry Hotline run by the Food Safety and Inspection Service in FDA. This consumer information hotline has been in existence for only about a year, and in that first year has taken about 29,000 calls. The hotline is notable because it was set up with only about 5-6 months lead time and is computerized for keeping track of incoming calls. The busiest time for the hotline is around Thanksgiving and Christmas. Pat and Bill were particularly interested in seeing the telephone and computerization systems. ------- F. On July 23, nenise Wright and Pat Cohn qave a briefing on the Hotline and GRC's training nrogram for new information specialists to an ASTSWMO Steering Committee on RCRA/CERCFA training. G. On July 28, Bob April met with the Hotline to discuss proposed revisions to 40 CFR Part 264 Subpart F, Ground-Water Monitoring and Analysis for Appendix VIII constituents per the July 24, 1986 Federal Register (51 FR 26632). H. Also on July 28, the Hotline staff viewed the videotape "Close Encounters of a Hazardous Kind." This video was produced by the Bureau of Land Management in the Department of Interior. The Video instructs BLM personnel on proper procedures to follow when they encounter suspected hazardous waste disposed on BLM property. II. REGIONAL ACTIVITIES: SUPERFUND INFORMATION SERVICES A. Region IX (800-231-3075) o Nancy Alvarado-Blauer responded to 108 information requests during July. o The breakdown of calls by subject is as follows: Specific sites 35 CEPP 6 CERCLA 34 RCRA 14 Other 19 o The breakdown of callers is as follows: Industry 14 Public 36 Consultants 31 Federal Government 2 State Government 10 Local Government 5 Environmental Organizations 5 Other 6 o Nancy joined the Region DC Office of Community Relations on a retreat with the California Department of Health Services Public Information Office. Since the EPA staff works closely with this office, it was helpful to learn each other's program operations and to plan for future joint projects. o Nancy assisted Pattie Post, Community Relations Coordinator, on a draft press release concerning the design of the remedial action at the Superfund site in Del Norte, CA. Nancy also began working on a fact sheet for the Aerojet Chemical Corp. Superfund site in Rancho Cardova, CA. The fact sheet will include information on the new ground-water extraction treatment facilities, and status of a recently discovered contaminated drinking water well. ------- o Nancy responded to three controlled correspondences and four general correspondences. o Nancy met with Pat Conn to discuss the toll-free program in Reqion IX, and the possibility of expanding the program to all the regions. B. Region II (800-732-1223 in New York, 800-346-5009 in Mew Jersey) o Rick Wice responded to 195 information reguests in July. o The breakdown of calls by subject is as follows: Site Specific 177 CEPP 7 CERCIA 7 RCRA 2 Other 2 o The breakdown of callers is as follows: Industry 4 Public 167 Consultants 4 Federal Government 1 State Government 0 Local Government 3 Environmental Organizations 4 Other 12 o On July 15, Rick attended a meeting with the Office of External Programs (OEP) staff to discuss the Hotline and ways to increase the Hotline's activities. They explored other options for publicizing the service and concluded that all routes had been explored. o Lillian Johnson, Region II Community Relations Coordinator, continues to add the Hotline number to all meeting notices and fact sheets that go out - so far there has been little response. o On July 18, Rick attended a meeting held at EPA between the Regional Administrator, Superfund staff, OEP staff, and members of N.Y. Citizen Action Network (NYCAN). Rick put together information packets for NYCAN on Superfund. As a follow-up, on July 30, Rick went on a site tour on Long Island with Bill McCabe of EPA and a member of NYCAN. Rick is also putting together materials for NYCAN on hazardous waste treatment and destruction technologies. o The increase in phone calls this month results from the New Jersey Depart- ment of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) proposal to dispose of radium contaminated soils in Vernon, N.J. Rick is the main contact in EPA (besides the Project Officer). Public concern centers on potential impacts in the Vernon and Warwick, N.J. areas. ------- III. SIGNIFICANT QUESTIONS AND RESOLVED ISSUES A. RCRA 1. Interim Status for Receiving SOG Waste A facility owner/operator (o/o) would like to obtain interim status to receive wastes from small Quantity generators (SOGs) that generate between 100-1000 kq. of hazardous waste per month. These SOGs will be subject to new requirements effective September 22, 1986. Tinder the new regulations, these SOGs are subject to notification, manifest requirements, recordkeepinq and special generator accumulation requirements (see the March 24, 1986 Federal Register, 51 FR 10146). In addition, 100-1000 kg/month generators will no longer be allowed the disposal options of 40 CFR §261.5(g)(3), but must send their wastes destined for disposal to permitted or interim status RCRA facilities. (a) If a facility is currently permitted under TSCA to manage PCB waste, but intends to receive hazardous wastes from SOGs, can it be considered an "existing facility" on September 22, 1986 for interim status purposes? Yes. A facility that is "in existence" on the date of regulatory changes which first subject it to the RCRA permit requirement may qualify for interim status under Section 3005(e). A facility is "in existence" if it is in operation or "under construction" as defined in 40 CFR 260.10. Thus a facility which is manaqinq SOG wastes on or before September 22, 1986 may qualify for interim status because it will be newly subject to the requirement to obtain a RCRA permit on that date (40 CFR 270.70(a), 50 FR 28753). The fact that this facility is also manaqinq PCRs has no bearing on the RCRA interim status of this facility. The PCB wastes must continue to be managed at the facility according to the terms of the TSCA permit. (b) If a facility receives interim status to manage SOG waste, may it then begin to accept full-generator hazardous waste also? A facility which is "in existence" on the effective date of regulation subjecting it to the RCRA permit reguirement must also submit a Part A permit application and file a RCRA Section 3010 notification (if applicable) in order to obtain interim status. The type and amount of waste for which the facility obtains interim status depends on the Part A application. An interim status facility must submit a revised Part A application and comply with the reguirements of 40 CFR 270.72 in order to manage wastes not identified by the Part A or to increase the capacity of the facility. Therefore, if the facility was not accepting full-generator waste before September 22, 1986, it is not automatically covered by its newly-acquired interim status to handle waste from SOGs, but must submit a revised Part A and comply with 40 CFR 270.72. Source: Nancy Pomerleau (202) 382-4500 Bob Axelrad (202) 382-5218 Research: Jennifer Brock ------- 2. Interim Status Corrective Action A facility consists of an interim status surface impoundment and a Subtitle 0 solid waste landfill. The owner/operator (o/o) complied with the loss of interim status provision by submitting his Part R application and certification on November 8, 1985, but his Part B has not been acted upon. The o/o decides to clean close the surface impoundment. He accomplishes clean closure in February 1986. In July 1986, the EPA finds that hazardous constituents are beinq released from the Subtitle n solid waste landfill. May EPA require corrective action for this release under Section 3008(h) of RCRA? Corrective action under Section 3008(h) applies to releases from solid waste management units at interim status facilities. The facility in question remains in interim status. Interim status terminates only: 1. upon final administrative disposition of a permit application; or 2. as provided in 40 CFR 270.10(e)(5) (failure to furnish a requested Part B on time, or to furnish in full the information required); 3. under Section 3005(e)(2) of RCRA (the loss of interim status provision); or 4. if revoked pursuant to a Section 3005(h) administrative order. Although the impoundment may not be further subject to the requirements of 40 CFR 265 (see §265.228(b)) after certifying clean closure of the impoundment, certification does not terminate interim status. Since this facility is still in interim status, EPA may use authority under Section 3008(h) of RCRA to require corrective action for releases of ha2ardous constituents from any solid waste management unit at the facility. Source: Tina Kaneen (202) 382-7706 Research: Ingrid Rosencrantz 3. Ground-Water Monitoring; Establishing Background Values According to 40 CFR 264.98(c) the owner/operator (o/o) of a land disposal facility must establish background values for the ground- water monitoring parameters specified in the facility permit. The o/o must establish these background values using the procedure specified in 40 CFR 264.97(g) which reguires that background data be based on quarterly sampling of upqradient wells for one year. (a) Interim status facilities may not have the necessary ground-water monitoring data needed for a permit since the 40 CFR 265 ground-water monitoring requirements are very general and not specific for individual constituents. How does an o/o of an interim status facility meet the 40 CFR 264.98(c) standard? ------- (b) New facility owner/operators must obtain a permit prior to construction of the facility per 40 CFR 270.10(f) (50 PR 28751). Does drilling ground-water monitoring wells constitute construction? If so, how does the o/o meet the 40 CFR 264.98(c) standard? (a) An interim status facility may fulfill the background data requirement for permitting in a number of ways. Assuming the facility o/o has been conducting an indicator evaluation program as reguired by 40 CFR 265.92 and 265.93(b), the o/o may submit the data that have been collected to that point with the permit application. As reguired by 40 CFR 270.14(c)(6), the o/o must also submit a proposed list of indicator parameters or hazardous constituents which could reasonably appear in the ground-water at the site, and background values for each proposed constituent (40 CFR 264.98). If the o/o cannot submit background values for every one of the proposed constituents, the o/o must submit procedures to calculate these values (40 CFR 270.14(c)(6)(iii) and (iv)). The o/o would then generate the background data during the first year of the permit. The final background values would automatically become part of the permit. (See the July 26, 1982 Federal Register, 47 FR 32306.) (b) 40 CFR 270.14(c)(6) reguires owners and operators of new facilities to submit only plans for detection networks prior to permit issuance. Wall installation may take place after the permit issues. Well construction could constitute facililty construction. Source: Vernon Myers (202) 382-4658 Research: Jennifer Rrock 4. Mining Waste, K064, and §3004(x) EPA published a proposed rule in the October 2, 1985 Federal Register (50 FR 40292). The proposed rule would reinterpret the mining waste exclusion at 40 CFR 261.4(b)(7) as it applies to processing wastes. Only large volume, relatively low toxicity processing wastes would be excluded, specifically phosogypsum, bauxite refining muds, primary metal smelting slags, and slag from elemental phosphorus reduction. The reinterpretation also proposed to relist six smelting wastes previously listed as hazardous. One of the six smelting wastes proposed to be relisted is K064, acid plant blowdown slurry/ sludge resulting form the thickening of blowdown slurry form primary copper production. If EPA finalizes the listing of K064, can EPA modify existing Subtitle C requirements under Section 3004(x) of RCRA for units handling K064? Section 3004(x) authoriizes EPA to modify existing Subtitle C reguire- ments to take into account the special characteristics of mining wastes, the practical difficulties associated with implementation of such requirements, and site-specific characteristics. ------- Only larqe volume, relatively low toxicity processinq wastes would be excluded, specifically, phosphoqypsum, bauxite refining muds, primary metal smeltinq slaqs, and slag from elemental phosphorus reduction. The reinterpretation also proposed to relist six smeltinq wastes previously listed as hazardous. One of the six smeltinq wastes proposed to be relisted is K064, acid plant blowdown slurry/ sludqe resulting from the thickening of blowdown slurry from primary copper production. If ERA finalizes the listing of K064, can EPA modify existinq Subtitle C requirements under §3004(x) of RCRA for units handling K064? Section 3004(x) authorizes EPA to modify existing Subtitle C requirements to take into account the special characteristics of mining wastes, the practical difficulties associated with implementation of such require- ments, and site-specific characteristics. No; §3004(x) authority would not apply to K064. Section 3004(x) authority only applies to wastes temporarily excluded under $3001(b) (3)(A)(ii) (the "Bevill Amendment"), i.e., solid waste from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals, that subseguently become subject to Subtitle C of RCRA based on the results of a §8002 study. If finalized, the proposed reinterpretation would narrow the scope of the "Bevill Amendment." Wastes that are no longer encompassed by the exclusion, including this primary copper smelting waste (if listed in the final rule), would not be mining wastes (solid wastes from the extraction, beneficiation, and processing of ores and minerals). Therefore §3004(x) would not apply. Source: Meg Silver (202) 382-7706 Research: Kevin Vfeiss ------- 5. Land Disposal Prohibition Will the EPA prohibit the land disposal of all hazardous waste? Section 3004(d), (e) and (g) of RCRA prohibit the land disposal of untreated hazardous waste beyond specified dates. For the purposes of the land disposal restrictions program, Section 3004(k) specifically defines land disposal to include, but not be limited to any placement of hazardous waste in a landfill, surface impoundment, waste pile, injection well, land treatment facility, salt dome or salt bed formation, or underground mine or cave. Paragraphs (d), (e) and (g) do not impose an abosulte ban on the land disposal of hazardous waste. A waste may be excluded from the ban under the following circumstances: (1) When wastes residues meet treatment standards established by EPA under Section 3004(m). On January 14, 1986, EPA proposed regulations to implement this provision at 40 CFR 268.40 (51 FR 17262). (2) When EPA grants a site-specific variance that demonstrates that there will be no migration of hazardous constituents from the disposal unit for as long as the waste remains hazardous, under Section 3004(d)(l), (e)(l) or (g)(l). On January 14, 1986, the EPA proposed regulations to implement this provision at 40 CFR 268.5 (51 FR 1762); and (3) Untreated waste may be treated in a surface impoundment under Section 3005(j)(ll) if the impoundment complies with minimum technological requirements and if the treatment residues which are hazardous are removed within a year of entry. The EPA proposed regulations implementing this provision on January 14, 1986 at 40 CFR 268.l(e) (51 FR 1760). Sections 3004(d)(3) and (e)(3) create an exemption lasting until November 8, 1988 for soil or debris resulting from response actions taken under Sections 104 or 106 of CERCLA or corrective action taken under Subtitle C of RCRA. (see proposed 40 CFR 268.l(f)(2)). Land disposal prohibitions are effective immediately upon promulgation unless EPA sets another effective date (no more than two years beyond the statutory deadline) based on the earliest date on which alternative protective treatment, recovery, or disposal capacity would be available under Sections 3004(h)(2) and (h)(4); (see proposed 40 CFR 268.4). EPA may grant up to two, one-year, case-by-case extensions under Sections 3004(h)(3) and (h)(4) when an applicant demonstrates that there is a binding contractual commitment to construct or otherwise provide alternative capacity, but due to circumstances beyond the control of the applicant, such alternative capacity cannot reasonably be made available by the effective date. The procedures for these extensions were proposed on January 14, 1986 at 40 CFR 268.4 (51 FR 17611) (see also June 24, 1986, 51 FR 22948). ------- Treatment standards established under Section 3004(m) can take the form of prescribed methods of treatment, or they can be performance standards based on concentration levels of Appendix VIII constituents in the waste itself or in extracts frcm the wastes. EPA proposed to use technology-based levels in conjunction with risk-based standards (screening levels) (see 51 PR 1602, January 14, 1986). Screening levels would be based on a comprehensive modeling approach to assess potential adverse effects to human health and the environment through release of contaminants frcm land disposal units to ground water, surface water, and air. However, after evaluating connents received on the proposed rule, EPA may consider not using a risk-based methodology but rather to implement Section 3004(m) by solely relying on technology-based standards. Treatment standards may be established by identifying all available and demonstrated technologies for a waste group and evaluating the performance of these technologies in order to identify the best demonstrated available technology (BOAT). According to the January proposal, BOAT are technologies that achieve the lowest concentration of constituents in either the treatment effluent or in the extracts from treatment residual. BOAT will only consider treatment technologies that are found through comparative risk assessments to not pose a greater risk than land disposal. The EPA prefers achieving BOAT by setting performance standards based on a concentration level associated with a technology or a series of technologies because the resulting regulation does not inhibit innovation or least cost compliance efforts. If EPA fails to promulgate treatment standards for solvents and hazardous dioxin waste addressed in Section 3004(f) by November 8, 1986, the statute would ban the placement of all solvent and hazardous dioxin wastes addressed in Section 3004(f) in a land disposal unit. ------- R. CERCIA 1. Reporting Releases from Federally Permitted Facilities Section 103(a) of CERCLA requires that any person in charqe of a vessel or an offshore or an onshore facility from which there has been a release of a hazardous substance in a quantity equal to or qreater than the reportable quantity (RO) established under Section 102 must immediately notify the National Response Center (NRC). Notification is not required for "federally-permitted releases." If a facility releases a hazardous substance equal to or qreater than its R3 prior to the issuance of its NPOES permit, is this a "federally-permitted release?" If the release had occurred after the issuance of the NPDES permit and had either been directly addressed in the permit (§101(10)(A)) or made part of the record in the NPDES permit process (§101(10)(B)), or was a non-anticipated intermittent discharqe from a point source identified in the permit or permit application (§101(10)(C)), then the release would be a "federally- permitted release," and exempt from the reporting requirements. However, a release occurring before the issuance of a permit, even if eventually addressed in the record when the facility does obtain an NPDES permit, is not a federally-permitted release. Therefore, the release should be reported to the NRC, per §103(a). The proposed rule on notification requirements, published May 25, 1983, discusses the Aqency"s interpretation of the federally-permitted release exemption (48 FR 23556). Source: Carrie Wehling (202) 475-8067 Research: Kim B. Gotwals 2. On-Site Remedial Actions A contractor is conducting a Fund-financed remedial activity at a National Priorities List (NPL) site. The contractor collects leachate from the site which exhibits the hazardous characteristic of EP Toxicity for mercury. The leachate is treated on-site and wastewater from such treatment is discharged from a point source on the site to a river that flows through the site. Would this discharqe be subject to any Federal, state, or local permit requirements, namely, a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit? The revised National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contigency Plan (NCP) was promulgated in the Federal Register on November 20, 1985 (50 FR 47912). Per 40 CFR 300.68(a)(3), of the NCP, Federal, state, and local permits are not required for on-site Fund-financed remedial action. However, the contractor is subject to all applicable or relevant and appropriate Federal public health and environmental requirements for on-site remedial actions. In this instance, the contractor would need to comply with all of the Clean Water Act substantive requirements such as effluent limitations based on best available technology, economically achievable and applicable state water quality standards. Source: Stephen Smith (202) 382-2200 Joseph Freedman (202) 382-7700 Research: Jim Ginley ------- .IV. ANALYSES OF QUESTIONS The Hotline responded to 7,620 questions and requests for documents in July. Of the . questions asked, the percentaqe of callers was: Generators 21% State Aqencies 6.0% Transporters 2.2% TSDF's 8.6% EPA HO's 1.3% EPA Reqions 3.2% Federal Aqencies 2.3% Local Aqencies 1.8% Breakdown of calls by E^A Reqions: 1 4.6% 3 24% 2 12. % 4 13.% International 0.02% RCRA General Information 3010 Notification 260.10 Definitions 260.22 Petitions/Del istinq 261.2 Solid Waste Definition 261.3 Hazardous Waste (HW) Defn. 0 £ 1 f~* pK 3 v- a/-. 4- o>~ T c -H i r» MTA? 261-D Listed HW 261.4 Exclusions 261.5 Small Quantity Generator 261.6 Recyclinq Standards 266-C Use Const i tut ing Disposal 266-D HW Burned for Enerqy Recovery 266-E Used Oil Burned for Enerqy Recovery 266-F Precious Metal Reclamation 266-G Spent Lead-Acid Battery Reclamation 261.7 Container Residues 262 Generator (Gen'l) Manifest Info Pre- transport Accumulation Record keep ing & Reporting International Shipments 263 Transporter 270 B - Permit Application T~\ f~*K r\ i- T>i^* ' t- IJ L-llcinQeS UU rcLlUlUb r-1 C*r^i-* •! -^ 1 T"} ' 1- c ~~ optiClaJ. rtiLl'llLiD G - Interim Status 271 state Programs 124 Administrative Procedures Liability/Enforcement Referrals 323 112 72 50 128 242 229 286 118 131 121 26 60 133 19 34 54 121 87 37 118 25 53 42 50 21 14 26 75 15 50 255 Consultants 30% Press 0.8% Trade Associations 1 .2% Citizens 6.6% UST O/O 4.6% Used Oil Handlers 5.0% Others 4.2% 5 15% 7 3.8% 9 6 9.3% 8 3.6% 10 264/265 TSDF A-Scope/Appl icabil ity B-General Facility Standards C-Preparedness/Prevent ion D-Continqency Plans E-Manifest/Recordkeepinq/Reportinq F-Groundwater Monitoring G-Closure/Post-Closure H-Financial Requirements I -Containers J-Tanks K-Surface Impoundments L-Waste Piles M-Land Treatment N-Land fills O-Incinerators P-Thermal Treatment 0-Chemical, Physical, Bioloqical Treat R-Underq round In 1 ec t ion X/Y-Miscellaneous/Experimental CERCLA General/Overv iew Hazardous Substances/RO NCP Taxes/PCLTF Removal Remedial NPL On-site policy Off-site Policy CERCLIS/Notification Liabil ity/Enforcement CERCLA Reauthorization Total 10.2% 2.6% 87 24 21 21 35 71 84 72 31 226 39 13 10 21 41 19 .21 12 18 92 82 46 26 36 51 118 24 37 35 59 72 Document Requests 1163 ------- RCRA AMENDMENTS General 44 Effective nates 36 Small Quantity Generators_ Liquids in Landfills Ran 192 61 Land Disposal Restrictions 130 Storage of Banned Waste 13 Minimum Technology Standards 24 Retrofitting Suface Impoundments 30 Groundwater Monitoring 20 Groundwater Commission Corrective Action 13 78 Interim Status Corrective Action Orders 23 Loss of Interim Status Permits 25 Exposure Assessments RD&D Permits Waste Minimization 44 Listings/Characteristic Revision 123 Deli sting 33 Used Oil Listing Recycling Std. 123 111 Hazardous Waste Exnorts Uranium Mill Tailings_ State Implementation Subtitle D Procurement Guidelines Inventory of Injection Wells Federal Enforcement Citizen Suits H.W. Underground Tanks_ UST Definitions Notification Interim Prohibition Tank Standards Total 12 Mining waste, Utility Waste & Cement Kiln Dust 56 Inventory of Federal Facilities p_ Inspections 2 11 Dioxins from Resource Recovery 6_ Domestic Sewage 3 176 67 103 51 87 308 ------- RCRA/Superfund Hotline National Toll Free #800-424-9146 Washington, D.C. Metro #202-382-3000 VI. FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES FOR JULY Former Notices with Open Comment Period as of July 1, 1986 June 10, 1986: 51 FR 21099 (proposed update #5 to the NPL) June 10, 1986: 51 FR 21109 (re-proposal of 5 NPL sites) June 13, 1986: 51 FR 21648 (proposed rule to expand Toxicity Characteristic and revise list of hazardous substances) Proposed rule to update the National Priorities List (NPL). This update is the fifth update to the NPL and contains 45 sites. This notice provides the public with an opportunity to comment on placinq these 45 sites on the NPL. Comments may be submitted on or before August 11, 1986. Notice is a re-proposal that re-opens the public comment period for the five sites that were pro- posed for the National Priorities List on October 15, 1984 (49 FR 40320). This notice also solicits comments on proposed components of the NPL eligibility policy regarding RCRA related sites. Comments may be submitted on or before August 11, 1986. Proposed rule to amend hazardous waste identifi- cation regulations by expanding the Toxicity Characteristic to include additional chemicals and by introducing a new extraction procedure to be used in the Toxicity Characteristic. The rule also proposes to incorporate these changes into the lists of hazardous substances under CERCLA. Comments are due on or before August 12, 1986. July Federal Registers July 3, 1986: 51 FR 24496 (regulatory determination for mining wastes) Regulatory determination for solid waste from the extraction and beneficiation of ores and minerals reguired by section 3001(b)(3)(C) of RCRA. The Administrator was reguired to determine whether to promulgate regulations under Subtitle C of the Act for these wastes or determine that such regulations are unwarranted. The Agency determined that re- gulations of the wastes studied in the Report to Congress under Subtitle C is not warranted at this time. ------- RCRA/Sunerfund Hotline National Toll Free #800-424-9346 Washington, D.C. Metro #202-382-3000 July 3,1986: 51 FR 24504 (notice of State authorization to regulate hazardous components of radioactive mixed wastes under RCRA) Notice that in order to obtain and maintain authori- zation to administer and enforce a hazardous waste program pursuant to Subtitle C of RCRA,the states must have authority to regulate hazardous compo- nents of "radioactive mixed wastes." July 7, 1986: 51 FR 24549 (notice on tentative determination on Georgia's application for revisions to its program) EPA tentatively intends to grant final authori- zation for revisions to Georgia's hazardous waste program. Comments will be accepted until August 6, 1986. July 7, 1986: 51 FR 24579 ("EPA Guide for Infectious Waste Management") Notice of availability of document entitled "EPA Guide for Infectious Vfaste Management" to provide guidance on the management of infectious waste. Contains an updated summary of State reguirements and regulations. July 9, 1986: 51 FR 24856 (notice of availability of reports on TCLP) Notice to announce the availability of several reports that further support the TCLP and the analytical methods to be used to analyze TCLP extracts. July 9, 1986: 51 FR 25004 (final policy statement on environmental auditing policy) Final policy statement on environmental auditing policy. This policy was first published as interim guidance on November 8, 1985. Rased on comments received regarding the interim guidance, EPA issued the final policy with only minor changes. July 11, 1986: 51 FR 25350 (interim final rule on liability coverage) Amendment of August 21, 1985 proposed rulemaking to amend the financial responsibility reguirements concerning liability coverage for owners and opera- tors of TSD facilities. The interim final rule allows use of one additional financial responsibi- lity mechanism: a corporate guarantee. Comments will be accepted until August 11, 1986. July 14, 1986: 51 FR 25372 (availability of data and reguest for comment on a delisting petition) Notice of availability of ground-water monitoring data for Lake City Army Ammunition Plants landfill that was submitted in support of their delisting petition. Comments will be accepted until August 13, 1986. ------- RCRA/qunerfund Hotline National Toll Free #800-424-9346 Washington, D.C. Metro #202-382-3000 July 14, 1986: 51 FR 25401 (formation of an advisory committee to negotiate hazardous waste injection restrictions) Notice of intent to establish an Advisory Committee. The committee's purpose would be to negotiate issues leading to a notice of proposed rulemaking for regulations on injection of hazardous waste mandated by Section 3001(f) and (g) of RCRA as amended by HSWA. Comments will be accepted until August 4, 1986. July 14, 1986: 51 FR 25422 (final hazardous waste tank rule) Final rule promulgating amendments to the hazard- ous waste storage and treatment tank regulations. Some of the provisions were mandated by HSWA. The final rule substantially amends the sections of 40 CFR Parts 260, 261, 262, 264, 265, 270, and 271 that apply to tank systems managing hazardous wastes. These regulations address, among other things, the design and installation of the primary containment vessel, release detection and response, and closure/post-closure reguirements. The effective date for §261.4(a)(8) is July 14, 1986. The effective dates for revised Parts 260, 261, 262, 264, 265, 270, and 271, is January 12, 1987. Some small quantity generator regulations will become effective March 24, 1987. July 14, 1986: 51 FR 25487 (advance notice of proposed rulemaking on permitting 90 day accumulation tanks and containers) Advance notice of proposed rulemaking. EPA is re- guesting data comment with respect to a range of options for modifying the exemption of 90-day accumulation tanks and containers from permit and financial responsibility reguirements. Comments will be accepted until October 4, 1986. July 16, 1986: 51 FR 25699 (final delistings) Notice of final exclusions for the wastes gene- rated at three facilities. Effective date is July 16, 1986. July 16, 1986: 51 FR 25739 (intent to form a rulemaking advisory committee) Notice of intent to establish an Advisory Committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The committee's purpose would be to negotiate issues leading to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking which would amend current regulations governing major and minor modifications to RCRA permits. Comments will be accepted until August 15, 1986. ------- RCRA/Super fund Hotline National Toll Free 4800-424-9346 Washington, D.C. Metro #202-332-3^0 July 18, 1986: 51 FR 26008 (Statutory Interpretative Guidance on Bulk Liquid Prohibition) Notice of availability of document entitled "Prohibition on the Placement of Bulk Liouid Hazardous Waste in Landfills - Statutory Internre- tative Guidance" to provide guidance to owners and operators who are subject to requirements under section 3004(c)(l) of RCRA as amended by HSWA. Replaces May 1, 1985 draft. July 22, 1986: 51 FR 26302 ("Interim Status Surface Impoundments-Retrofitt inq Variances") Notice of availability of document entitled "Interim Status Surface Impoundments - Retrofittinq Variances." July 23, 1986: 51 FR 26417 (proposed denial of five delistinq petitions) Notification of proposed denial and request for commen on five delistinq petitions. Comments will be accepte until August 22, 1986. July 23, 1986: 51 FR 26438 (Comment period extension on part of the TCLP proposal) Notification of extension of comment period on two aspects of proposed TCLP rule: 1) Expansion of the characteristic to include 38 additional compounds and 2) application of the compound-specific dilution/ attenuation factors qenerated from a qround-water transport model. Comment on these two aspects of the proposal will be accepted until September 26, 19R6. July 24, 1986: 51 FR 26632 (proposed amendments to ground-water monitorinq regulations) Proposed rule to amend requlations concerning qround-water monitoring with regard to analyzinq suspected contamination from requlated units at land-based TSD facilities. Includes a specific ground-water monitoring list of chemicals and proposed Appendix IX to Part 264. Comments will be accepted on or before September 22, 1986. July 28, 1986: 51 FR 26892 ("The Guidance Manual on the RCRA Requlation of Recycled Hazardous Wastes") Notice of availability of document entitled "The Guidance Manual on the RCRA Requlation of Recycled Hazardous Wastes" designed to assist State and EPA Regional personnel and the regulated community in applying the definition of solid waste to deter- mine which materials when recycled are solid and hazardous wastes. Comments will be accepted until October 27, 1986. July 29, 1986: 51 FR 27038 (correction of two delisting final rules) Notice of correction of typographical errors in two delistings in a final rule published September 13, 1985. ------- RCRA/Superfund Hotline National Toll Free #800-424-9346 Washington, D.C. Metro #202-382-3000 July 29, 1986: 51 FR 27039 (correction of a delistinq final rule) Notice of correction of tynoqranhical errors in a delistinq in a final rule published July 25, 1985. July 29, 1986: 51 FR 27061 (availability of data on delistinq orqanics model) Notice of availability of. data and background documents and request for comment for the pro- posed model for predicting the concentration of organic compounds in leachate when evaluating delistinq petitions. Comments will be accepted until Auqust 28, 1986. July 30, 1986: 51 FR 27215 (proposed delistinq of three wastes) Notice of proposed delistinq of three wastes. All three wastes have temporary exclusions. Comments will be accepted until Auqust 28, 1986. July 31, 1986: 51 FR 27455 (data transfer to contractors) Notice of transfer of data to contractors to be used to review and assess the complete- ness of delisting petitions. Some of the information may have a claim of business confidentiality. Transfer will occur no sooner than August 7, 1986. July 31, 1986: 51 FR 27456 (RCRA data transfer to contractors) Notice of transfer of data to contractors to be used to conduct regulatory impact analyses, regulatory flexibility analyses, reporting impact analyses, operational and resource impact analyses, and environmental impact statements. Some of the information may have a claim of business confidentiality. Transfer will occur no sooner than August 7, 1986. ------- RCRA/Superfund Hotline National Toll Free #800-424-9346 Washington, n.C. Metro #202-382-3000 V. PUBLICATIONS RCRA A background document on the final rule published in the May 2, 1986 Federal Register (51 FR 16422) addressing closure/post-closure and financial responsibility reguirements for owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities is available for viewing at the RCRA docket. It is also available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) at (703) 487-4650. A paper on dioxin destruction technologies, referenced in the July 7, 1986 Hazardous Waste News, is available to callers by contacting Harry Freenan at EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) in Cincinnati, Ohio at (513) 569-7529. The document is actually an article out of the Air Pollution Control Journal. "Guidance on Public Involvement in the RCRA Permitting Program", dated January 1986, is available from Vanessa Musgrave. The Hotline will take reguests. "The Guidance Manual on the RCRA Regulation of Recycled Hazardous Wastes" was noticed in the July 28, 1986 Federal Register (51 FR 26892). It is available for purchase from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) at (703) 487-4650 at a cost of $28.95. The NTIS order number is PB-86-208-584. "1985 - 86 Hazardous Materials, Substances and Waste Compliance Guide" is available from the Hazardous Materials Publishing Company at (215) 683-6721. "Interim Status Surface Impoundments - Retrofitting Variances Guidance Document" (EPA/530-SW-86-017), dated July 8, 1986, was noticed in the July 22, 1986 Federal Register (51 FR 26302). It is available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) at (703) 487-4650. The NTIS order number is PB-86-212-263. "Prohibition on the Disposal of Bulk Liguid Hazardous Waste in Landfills - Statutory Interpretive Guidance" (EPA/530-SW-86-016), dated June 11, 1986, was noticed in the July 18, 1986 Federal Register (51 FR 26008). It is available from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) at (703) 487-4650. The NTIS order number is PB-86-212-271. "The New RCRA, a Fact Book" (EPA/530-SW-85-035) is available from the RCRA docket. The Hotline will take reguests. "Restrictions on the Placement of Non-Hazardous Liguids in Hazardous Waste Landfills - Statutory Interpretive Guidance" dated April 1986, is available by contacting the Hotline. ------- RCRA/Superfund Hotline National Toll Free #800-424-9346 Washington, D.C. Metro #?02-3R2-30DO A transcript of the public hearings on the proposed Toxicty Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) is available from the RCRA docket. The Hotline will take reguests. Eleven reports in support of the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) were referenced in the July 9, 1986 Federal Register (51 FR 34856). The first five reports mentioned are available from the RCRA Docket with copying charges. The Hotline will take reguests. The remaining six reports are avialable for viewing and copying at the RCRA Docket. CERCLA "Community Relations in Superfund: A Handbook, Interim Version," dated September 1983 is available from the National Technical Information Services (NTIS) at (703) 487-4650. The NTIS publication number is PB-84-209-378. "Draft - Community Relations in Superfund: A Handbook", dated March 1986 will eventually replace the interim version. A limited number of copies are available by calling Lynett Thomas in the Community Relations Office at (202) 382-3411. A memorandum entitled "Liability of Corporate Shareholders and Successor Corporations for Abandoned Sites Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA)," dated June 13, 1984, is available by calling Gloria Bobo at (202) 475-6770. A two page list of mining sites on the National Priorities List is available from the Superfund Docket. The Hotline will take reguests. National Priorities List Fact Book (HW-7.3), dated June, 1986, is available from the Public Information Center (PIC) at (800) 828-4445 or (202) 829-3535. "Procedures for Identifying Responsible Parties: Uncontrolled Hazardous Wastes - Superfund" is available by calling Gloria Bobo at (202) 475-6770. The Records of Decisions (ROD) Annual Report for the Fiscal Year 1986 is available from the Environmental Law Institute at (202) 328-550 and the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) at (703) 487-4650. It has not yet been assigned an N7TIS order number. ------- Frank Biros, WH-527 George Bonina, WH-563 Susan Bronm, WH-563 Karen Brown, PM-220 John Bosky, EPA - Kansas City, KS Diane Buxbaum, Region II Richard Clarizio, Region V Eileen Claussen, WH-562 Pat Cohn, WH-527 Kathy Collier, Research Triangle Park, N.C. Peter Cook, WH-527 Man Corson, WH-565 Elizabeth Cotsworth, WH-563 Hans Crurtp, WH-548B Truett DeGeare, WH-563 Steve Dorrler, EPA. - Edison, NJ Melinda Downing, DOE Barbara Elkus, WH-527 Tim Fields, WH-548B Elaine Fitzback, WH-527 Lisa Friedman, LE-132S George Garland, WH-562 John Gilbert, EPA - Cincinnati, OH lantha Gilmore, WH-562 Peter Guerrero, WH-563 Penny Hansen, WH-562 Bill Hanson, WH-548E Betti Harris, EPA-Region VII William Hedeman, WH-556 Lee Herwig, A-104 Hotline Staff Warren Hull, A-104 Phil Jalbert, WH-548D Alvin K. Joe, Jr., Geo/Resource Gary Jonesi, WH-562B Sylvia Lawrance, WH-527 Carolyn Barley WH-563 Jim Jowett, WH-548B Thad Juszczak, WH-562A Robert Knox, WH-562 Jack Kooyocrnjian, WF-548B Mike Kosakowski, WH-527 Jerry Kotas, WH-527 Walter Kovalick, WH548 Tapio Kuusinen, PM-223 Robert Landers, EMSL/LV Carol Lawson, A-107 Steve Leifer, LE-135 Steve Levy, WH-563 Henry Longest, WH-548 Gene Lucero, WH-527 James Makris, WH-548A Jack McGraw, WH-562A Scott McPhilamy, Reg. Ill Tony Montrone, WH-527 Sam Napolitano, PM-220 Christina Parker, WH-562 Karen Reed, PM-273 John Riley, WH-548B Clem Rastatter, WH-548 Dale Ruhter, WH-565 William Sanjour, WH-563 Susan Sawtelle, WH-562 Pam Sbar, LE-134S Mike Shannon, WH-563 Ken Shuster, WH-565 Elaine Stanley, WH-548 Jack Stanton, WH-527 Bruce Weddle, WH-563 Steve Wilhelm, Region VII Marcia Williams, WH-562 Eric Males WH-565 Hazardous Waste Division Directors, Regions I-X Hazardous Waste Management Branch Chiefs, Regions I-X Regional Counsel, Regions I-X Regional Libraries, Regions I-X ------- |