United Slates
          Environmental Protection
          Agency
             Office of
             Solid Waste and
             Emergency Response
SERA
DIRECTIVE NUMBER:  9444.06(80)

TITLE: Application of K061 Hazardous Waste Listing to
     Steel Foundries
          APPROVAL DATE: 12-2-80

          EFFECTIVE DATE: 12-2-80

          ORIGINATING OFFICE: office of Solid waste

          E FINAL

          D DRAFT

            LEVEL OF DRAFT

              DA — Signed by AA or DAA
              D B — Signed by Office Director
              DC — Review & Comment

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PART 261  SUBPART D - LISTS
                                                DOC:  9444.06(80)
Key Words:    Steel Foundries

Regulations:.  40 CFR §§261.32, 262.11

Subject:      Application of K061 Hazardous Waste Listing to Steel Foundries
Addressee:


Originator:

Source Doc:

Date:

Summary:
William English, Vice-President, Operations, The Massillon Steel
Casting Company

John P. Lehman, Director, Hazardous and Industrial Waste Division

#9444.06(80)

12-2-80
     The K061 hazardous waste listing under §261.32 applies only to the primary
production of steel and not to steel foundries.  The waste streams resulting
from steel foundries are not listed as hazardous and only the §262.11 hazardous-
ness standard must be applied to determine if the waste possesses any of the
characteristics of hazardous waste.

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                                                               9444.06 (80)
                            DEC  2 1S5j
Mr. Will!an Sn&lish
Vice-President, Operations
The Kassillca Steel Caatinj  Coapany '
Massllon, Ohio   44646

Daar I'.e. English

     This latter Mill  cor.fi ra  ch«  conversation you had with
Mr. "yles Jiorse of 57  staff  on  October  2C ,  1950,  concerning
your petition to cxciuu*  the waists of  The  l-iassillor. ^uel Casting
Coapaay :ro = the ^Gbl  hazardous  vases  listing, (•sstaaioa coatroi
cus t / al UQ ;je froa trie electric  furnace  pro'iuctioa  of steel), uaus:
faction 261.32 of the  hazardous  waste  regulations. JThe
riassilion iiteel Caatic; Comoa uy ' 3  f ac i 1 i ty  in :ia as il Ion ,
•Jhio, as iadtcaced by  7our  ,->«stitien  dated  Scptanber 9, 19-50,
is .1 it a el foundry and  is  therefore  not  directed  by this
   A hazardous uaate classification.   This  reflects the
       a fiaalized liatintjs  (see AS  FR_ 74390-^92  (Noveai»«r  12,
193C) ) _«hich clarify that  the  liatiag  ".061  aopiiea only to
c'nc primary production  of  steel  and  no:  to  steel  foundries..
This change vaa aatie since  the  listing  bacitgound  document
refers throughout onlj  to  primary  steel  production.  Ve are
uncertain whether foundry  aleccric furnace  snissios control
d'-iaca and sludgea are  sufficiently siailar  in coapoaitica
to warrant inclusion ic the  aas« listing,  and therefore !;.i7c
not included thea in this  listing.  foundry industry vaates are
bel-ng evaluated and aay be  addressed  by  future Agency acticaa.
At -r.Inat«d
further procea.-jin?, • oŁ  this  petition.   ?ha  petition v'iil be
icept on fila vich the  Agency for future  reference:.

     Tour waste stream, therafora, will  sot be iidted as hazard-
ous.  ?ou are not required  to  take any  action as  ?. result of
the May 10. 1930, iataria  flcai  listing.   Vaa auat still
jetarsir.e, howev*ec, whether  your waste  ^assesses  any of tha
characteristic* of hazardous waste (i.e.,  reactivity, corro-
sivity, ignitability or Ł?  toxiclt/)  as  provided  i-a 52u2.ll
•ot the regulations.  If /our vasts does  not possess any of
thase characteriatics,  it  will  not be  resulatud under tne
hazardous waste 'sanage>aent  aystaa.  Should  the waste possajs
a  hazardous characteristic,  you  will  be  deemed a  jeaerator  of
hazardous waste, and be' required co  aanage  the waste under
the hazardous waste aanajjeceat  prograa.   It should be noted
that If your waste sects  any of  the  four  characteristics, you
should have already obtained an  EPA  identification number
by AuŁu«e 18, 1930.

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     Please feel free  eo  contact  Mr.  Morse  If  you  have  any
questions or probleaa.  Mr* Morse's  telephone  number  Is
(202) 755-9137.

                       Sincerely  yours,
                       John  P.  Lehsan
                           Director
       Hazardous sad  Industrial Waste  Division  (VU-565)
Wii-555:M;i/MS:ll3:-a2103:x59137:ll-25-30

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