May 1999                         ERRATA SHEET            EPA/310-R-97-002ES '

Document Title:     Profile Of The Ground Transportation Industry - Trucking, Railroad And
                   Pipeline
EPA310-R-97-002
September 1997

Correction on page 84 under EPCRA:

      Note that the unit of measure in which a trucking facility is required to report to Local
Emergency Response Commissions (LERCs) and State Emergency Response Commissions
(SERCs) when storing diesel fuel or gasoline is 10,000 pounds. This was incorrectly expressed in
gallons in the previous version.

      The corrected page appears on the reverse side of this-sheet

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Ground Transportation Industry
             Federal Statutes and Regulations
                    hazardous waste.  Nevertheless, RCRA issues at trucking facilities include
                    several'non-transportation activities.

                    Some  fluids used  in truck  maintenance are considered hazardous waste,
                    requiring specific storage treatment, and disposal.  Waste accumulated or
                    generated during trucking maintenance may cause facilities to be considered
                    small or large quantity generators depending on the volume waste.   The
                    primary RCRA issues for maintenance facilities are used oil, lead-acid motor
                    vehicle batteries, vehicle maintenance fluids, and scrap tire disposal.
       EPCRA
       OPA
                    Most trucking companies do  not  store listed chemicals for use in their
                    facilities. The only exception is  diesel fuel or easoline, which when stored at
                    facilities in quantities slightly over 10,000 pounds,*requires reporting to Local
                    Emergency Response Commissions (LERCs) and State Emergency Response
                    Commissions (SERCs).  Chemicals in transition are exempt from inventory
                    reporting under EPCRA.  This includes all hazardous materials shipments in
                    packages or bulk quantities.
                      * The previous version  incorrectly  stated  the quantity  in gallons.
                    OPA imposes contingency planning and readiness requirements on certain
                    facilities defined  to include  rolling stock and  motor vehicles.   These
                    requirements may affect some trucking establishments.
VII.B.3. Pipelines
       RCRA
                    Almost all of the petroleum feed stock and products used in the U.S. are, at
                    some point, transported through a Federally-regulated pipeline. The Office
                    of Pipeline Safety (OPS), part of the DOT's Research and Special Programs
                    Administration, regulate essentially all of the approximately 155,000 miles of
                    hazardous liquid pipelines in the U.S., as well as the approximately 255,000
                    miles of gas transmission lines.
                    Natural gas pipelines do not generate significant quantities of listed hazardous
                    waste.  Typical pipeline wastes include condensate, cleaning solvents, and
                    used oil.  Each gas pipeline compressor station typically produces an average
                    of 20,000 gallons of used oil each year.  This figure depends on the amount
                    of maintenance performed on engines, how often the engines are running, and
                    how much oil is drained from the  engines.  Under RCRA, used oil is not
                    necessarily a hazardous waste and most gas pipeline companies  sell it to
                    refiners.
Sector Notebook Project
84
September 1997

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