UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
DEC 18 1991
MEMORANDUM oF(ticeo*;ftif.
SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCV RESPONSE
SUBJECTS RCRA/Superfund/OUST/and Community Right-to-Know Hotline
Revised Monthly Hotline Report
FROM: x?fe¥iiW&a^zetti, Director
Communications, Analysis and Budget Division, OSW
TOt Addressees (See List)
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide you with the
revised Monthly Hotline Report for the RCRA/Superfund Hotline.
As you will recall, earlier this year, we sent you a survey
requesting your feedback concerning the usefulness of the Monthly
Hotline Report. Your comments were well-received and served as
the foundation for restructuring the Report and streamlining the
process for its production and distribution.
Specifically, you requested a "Question and Answer" section
that included questions from ail affected Hotline OSWER program
areas. Everyone surveyed also commented on the timeliness
factor. Since the Report then was issued two to three months
behind*the current month, the "Publications" and "Federal
pagtster" sections did not contain up-to-date information.
Based on the survey results, we revised the Report changing
its format, expanding and refining the content, and implementing
procedures to streamline Report production and distribution. I
have attached your copy of the revised Monthly Hotline Report.
To improve public access and meet an unusually high demand
from non-Agency requestors, we have arranged for the Monthly
Hotline Report to be available through the National Technical
Information Service (NTIS). A Monthly Hotline Report Index for
each calendar year and an Annual Report that contains a
compilation of the current year's questions will also be
available from NTIS.
Thanks again for your response to our survey. We hope you
enjoy our revised, user-friendly Monthly Hotline ReportI
Attachments
Printed on fl«cycfed Paper
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LIST OF ADDRESSEES^
EdAbrams,OS-112
Jennifer Anderson, EPA-Reg. 7
Kate Anderson, OS-520
Beth Behrens, EPA-NEIC
Kathy Bishop, OS-210
John Bosky, EPA-Kansas City
BreU Bowhan, DOE-Idaho
Susan Bromm, OS-SOO
Karen Brown, A-149C
Nancy Browne, OS-520
Karen Burgan, OS-110
Edmond Burks, EPA-Reg. 5
Heather Burns, BAH
Diane Buxbaum, EPA-Reg. 2
Sabrina Callihan, DOE
Carol Carbone, EPA-Reg. 1
Sonia Chambers, EPA-Reg. 5
Richard Clarizio, EPA-Reg. 5
Don R. Clay, OS-100
Jerry Clifford, EPA-Reg. 9
Bill Cosgrove, EPA-Reg. 4
Clinton Cox, EPA-Alabama
MikeCullens,OS-240
Becky Cuthbertson, OS-332
Elaine Davies, OS-100
JefferyDenit,OS-300
Lynn DePont, OS-305
Director, RED, LE-134S
DaveEberly,OS-343
Chris Elias, CA DepL of Health
Terry Escarda, CA DepL of Health
Lisa Friedman, LE-132S
John Gilbert, EPA-Cinn.
Diane Glass, Kelly AFB, TX
Alan Goodman, EPA-Portland, OR
Kristan Goschen, EPA-Reg. 8
John Gorman, EPA-Reg. 2
Hinton Howard, EPA-Reg. 5
Henry Hudson, EPA-Reg. 4
Susan Hutcherson, EPA-Reg. 10
Harriet L. Jones, EPA-Reg. 7
Kathy Jones, OS-210
Gary Jonesi, LE-134S
RonJosephson,OS-333
Tony Jover, OS-120
Robert Kayser, OS-333
Mitch Kidwell, OS-332
Bob Kievit, EPA- Olympia, WA
Jerry Killiane, GAO
William Kline, OS-322W
Robert Knox,OS-130
Dan Kovacks, BAH
Walter Kovalick, OS-110
DaveLeotta,PM-214F
Henry Longest, OS-100
JimLoomis, FLERC
Sylvia Lowrance, OS-300
Tom Lueders, EPA-Reg. 5
James Makris, OS-120
Andrea McLaughlin, OS-220W
Chet McLaughlin, EPA-Reg. 7
Dorothy McManus, OS-120
Tami McNamara, TS-779
Scott McPhilamy, EPA-Reg. 3
Charlotte Mooney, OS-332
Robert Morby, EPA-Reg. 7
Royal Nadeau, EPA-Reg. 2
Beverly Negri, EPA-Reg. 6
Susan OTCeefe, LE-134S
ChaePak, EPA-Reg. 10
Myra Perez, EPA-Houston
Mark Phillips, EPA-Reg. 3
Steve Provant, EPA-Bbise, ID
Jim Radle, Jr., EPA-Reg. 9
CarlReeverts,WH-550E
John Riley, OS-210
DaleRuhter,OS-341
Debbie Rutherford, OS-420WF
William Sanjour, OS-330
Sam Sasnett, TS-779
Tim Schoepke, TS-793
Jay Silberman, US Coast Guard
Stergios Spanos, NH DES
Elaine Stanley, OS-SOO
Kathie Stein, LE-134S
Beverly Thomas, OS-420WF
Christine Thomas, BAH
Jim Thompson, OS-520
Linda Thompson, LE-134S
Robert Thompson, A-104
Steve Torok, EPA-Juneau, AK
Harriett Tregoning, PM-220
Betti VanEpps, OS-240
David Van Slyke, LE-134S
Barbara Wagner, EPA-Reg. 8
Howard Wilson, PM-273
Denise Wright, OS-332
Tish Zimmerman, OS-220
OSW Deputy Division Directors
OSW Branch Chiefs
Hardous Waste Management Branch Chiefs, Regions I-X
Regional Counsel, Regions I-X
Regional Libraries, Regions I-X
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MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
October 1991
RCRA/SF/OUST and
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Hotline Questions and Answers
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 1
Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST) 2
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know 3
New Publications
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 4
Federal Registers
Proposed Rules 6
Notices 6
Call Analyses
Calls Answered 10
Caller Profiles . 13
Hotline Topics 15
RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline
National Toll Free No.: 800-424-9346
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Hotline
National Toll Free No.: 800-535-0202
This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. 68-WO-0039.
EPA Project Officer:
Barbara Roth. (202) 260-2858
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington. DC 20460
Printed on
Recycled Paper
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.
RCRA
Application of the Sham Recycling
Policy to Certified Boilers and Industrial
Furnaces
The February 21,1991, Federal Register (56
FR 7134) promulgated regulations for hazardous
waste boilers and industrial furnaces (BIFs) in 40
CFR Part 266, Subpart H. The preamble (page
7183) to the rule explains that prior to certification
of compliance with the emissions standards under
Section 266,103(c), BIFs (other than BIFs burning
waste solely as an ingredient or solely for material
recovery) must comply with EPA's sham recycling
policy published in the March 16,1983, Federal
Register. (48 F_R 11157) This policy requires
burners of hazardous waste who claim that their
burning activities constitute legitimate recycling to
demonstrate that the waste has a heating value of
5,000 Btu/lb or more. How does the sham
recycling policy apply to BIFs which have certified
compliance with the Section 266.103(c) air
emissions standards under the BIF rule?
Certified BIFs are no longer required to prove
that the wastes they are burning have an as-
generated heating value of 5,000 Btu/lb or more.
The requirement that burning be protective of
human health and the environment is now satisfied
through compliance with emissions standards. The
February 21,1991, BIF rule states that the sham
recycling policy stays in effect (except for wastes
fed solely as an ingredient or solely for material
recovery) until an existing facility certifies
compliance with the emissions standards of
Section 266.103(c). (56 FR 7149)
The 5,000 Btu/lb policy was intended to prevent
the burning of hazardous wastes for destruction
purposes (i.e., incineration) rather than for energy
recovery in units which do not meet incinerator
standards. Wastes going to boilers which are not
legitimately burning for energy recovery are
likely to vent hazardous contaminants to the
atmosphere as unburned or partially burned
combustion products, presenting a risk to human
health and the environment. By requiring burners
to demonstrate that a waste's heating value is
greater than or equal to 5,000 Btu/lb, the Agency
is able to assure a high enough temperature and
long enough residence time in the boiler to
destroy hazardous constituents at a rate which is
protective of human health and the environment.
After certification of compliance, however,
protection of human health and the environment
will be achieved through the new air emission
standards.
2. TSDF Closure/Post-Closure After Loss
of Interim Status
Pursuant to 40 CFR §270.73(c)(2), a Subtitle C
land disposal facility lost its interim status due to
the owner/operator's failure to submit
certification that the facility was in compliance
with all applicable groundwater monitoring and
financial responsibility requirements. The
owner/operator has been told by his enforcement
agency that he is required to close his facility in
accordance with 40 CFR Part 265, Subpart G
closure standards. If the facility has lost its
interim status to operate, why should the owner/
operator be required to comply with interim
status standards to close the facility?
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Hotline Questions and Answers
October 1991
According to 40 CFR §265. l(b), the standards of
Part 265 are applicable to interim status facilities
until Part 265 closure and post-closure responsi-
bilities are fulfilled. As EPA explained in the
preamble to its November 21,1984, amendments to
the applicability sections of Part 265 (49 ER 46094),
EPA has statutory authority under §3004 to enforce
the Part 265 standards at facilities which no longer
have interim status to operate. The preamble
explains that such facilities must close in accordance
with 40 CFR Part 265, Subpart G.
The September 25,1985, F^1*ra1 Register (50
ER. 38949), specifically indicates that compliance
with all applicable closure and post-closure
requirements specified in 40 CFR 265, Subpart G is
required when a facility has lost its interim status
due to the owner/operator's failure to submit
certification of compliance with all applicable
groundwater monitoring and financial requirements
(40 CFR §270.73(c)(2)) to the Regional
Administrator. Such a facility owner/operator must,
in accordance with 40 CFR §§265.112(d)(3)(i) and
265.118(e)(l), submit a closure and post-closure
plan to the Regional Administrator no later than 15
days after termination of interim status.
3.
Regulation of Clean Air Act Amendment
Hazardous Air Pollutants Under 40 CFR
Part 280
Section 301 of the Clean Air Act Amendments
of 1990 modifies the Clean Air Act (CAA) of 1986
fry incorporating within section 112 a list of 189
hazardous air pollutants. Many of these pollutants
were not previously regulated under the CAA.
Would an underground storage tank (UST)
containing a newly designated CAA hazardous air
Pollutant be subject to the standards promulgated
in 40 CFR Part 280?
Yes. Owners or operators of USTs containing
regulated substances, as defined in §280.12, must
comply with the Part 280 standards. A regulated
substance is any hazardous substance designated
pursuant to section 101(14) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA) (excluding any substance
regulated as a hazardous waste under Subtitle C of
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA)), and petroleum products or any fraction
thereof. The term hazardous substance under
section 101(14) of CERCLA is defined as any
substance designated pursuant to Section 3001 of
RCRA, section 112 of the CAA, sections 307(a)
and 311 (b)(2)(A) of the Federal Water Pollution
Act, section 7 of the Toxic Substances Control
Act, and any substance so designated in section
102 of CERCLA. When a substance is added
under a statute identified in CERCLA section
101(14), it would then become a CERCLA
hazardous substance by statutory definition and,
therefore, become a regulated substance under Part
280. Although the new CAA substances that were
not previously CERCLA hazardous substances
have not yet been codified in §302.4 (the
regulatory list of CERCLA hazardous substances),
any underground storage tank storing these
substances must be in compliance with the
requirements of 40 CFR Part 280 regulations.
NOTE: Any of the new substances or chemical
categories added to the CAA that are CERCLA
hazardous substances or petroleum products, e.g.,
ethylene glycol, are subject to regulation under
Part 280 and this would not change.
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
4. Section 313: Threshold Determination
A facility covered under Section 313 of
EPCRA has met a reporting threshold for
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October 1991 Hotline Questions and Answers
ammonia. A sewage system within the facility No. The ammonia present in the sewage is
collects human waste from different parts of the derived from the employees working at the
facility. The ammonia present in the sewage is not plant and is subject to the personal use
involved in any manufacturing, processing, or exemption (40 CFR §372.38(c)). Therefore,
other use activities at the facility. Since the facility even though the facility has exceeded an
has already exceeded an activity threshold for activity threshold, they would not be required
ammonia, are they required to report the releases to report the exempted releases of ammonia.
of ammonia that are emitted in the sewage?
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
HOW TO ORDER
NTIS Publications are available by calling (703) 487-4650, or writing NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield,
VA 22161. Be sure to include the NTIS Order Number listed under the document.
Hotline Publications are available through the RCRA/Superfund/OUST Hotline by calling a Document
Specialist at 1-800-424-9346. Be sure to include the EPA Order Number (if any) listed under the document.
RCRA
TITLE: "EPA Intends to Provide Guidance
on Use of Terms Recycled & Recyclable"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA/530-SW-91-072
Provides voluntary guidance on specific terms
and their uses to help educate consumers and
advise marketers.
TITLE: "Modifications Proposed for Wood
Preserving Regulations"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA/530-SW-91-074
EPA is proposing to revise the wood
preserving rule to develop more practical drip
pad management and design standards. This
notice will provide an opportunity for public
comment on implementation problems
involved with the wood preserving rule.
TITLE: "Proposal to List Wastes Generated
During the Manufacture of Chlorinated
Toluenes"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
NTIS ORDER NO.: EPA/530-SW-91-033
Lists, as hazardous, three wastestreams
generated by the production of chlorinated
toluenes.
TITLE: "National Survey of Hazardous
Waste Generators and Treatment, Storage and
Disposal Facilities in 1986: Hazardous Waste
Generation and Management"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA/530-SW-91-075
Provides comprehensive information
describing the entire universe of hazardous
waste management activities.
TITLE: "Regulatory Impact Analysis for
Final Criteria For Municipal Solid Waste
Landfills"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA/530-SW-91-073A
Impact analysis for final criteria for municipal
solid waste landfills.
TITLE: "Addendum: Regulatory Impact
Analysis for Final Criteria For Municipal Solid
Waste Landfills."
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA/530-SW-91-073B.
Addendum to impact analysis for municipal
solid waste landfill final criteria.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
PROPOSED RULES
NOTICES
RCRA
RCRA
"Proposed Listing of Chlorinated Toluenes"
October 11,1991 (56 EB 51592)
EPA is proposing to amend the regulations for
hazardous waste management under RCRA by
listing three wastes generated during the production
of "chlorinated toluenes." The effect of this
proposed regulation, if promulgated, is that these
three wastes will be subject to regulation as a
hazardous waste under 40 CFR Parts 124,262-266,
268,270, and 271. EPA is also proposing
amendments to regulations promulgated under
CERCLA in 40 CFR Part 302, designating the
wastes proposed for listing as CERCLA hazardous
substances and establishing reportable quantities
applicable to these wastes. Comments were
received until December 10,1991.
"Amendment of Conditional Exclusion "
October 25,1991 (56 EB 55257)
EPA is proposing to amend an upfixmt
conditional exclusion, previously granted on March
11,1988, for certain wastes that were generated by
the incineration of cancelled 2,4,5 T and Silver
pesticide products using the EPA Mobile
Incineration System (MIS) in McDowell Missouri.
Specifically, the Agency is proposing to transfer the
March 1988 exclusion to wastes to be generated
from the same materials by a different, state-of-the-
art incinerator that is owned and operated by Aptus,
Incorporated, located in Cofifeyvilte, Kansas. The
Agency is also proposing to modify verification
testing requirements.
"Recycled and Recyclable Marketing
Claims"
October 2,1991 (56 EB 49992)
EPA solicited comments on a number of
options it is considering for guidance on the use
of the terms "recycled" and "recyclable," and the
recycling emblem in environmental marketing
claims. Comments must be received on or before
December 31,1991. EPA also announced a
public meeting held on November 13 and 14,
1991, to receive oral comments on the options
outlined in this notice. Requests to present oral
testimony must be received on or before October
28,1991.
"Used Oil Public Meetings"
October 11,1991 (56 EH 51389)
EPA announces that three public meetings
were held on October 24 and 25,1991, to discuss
the Agency's recent action concerning the
regulations of used oil and other issues related to
used oil.
"BP Chemicals LDR Exemption"
October 28,1991 (56 EB 55500)
EPA gives notice that a modification of an
approved exemption to the Land Disposal
Restrictions under RCRA has been granted to BP
Chemicals for the Gass I injection wells located
at Port Lavaca, Texas.
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at
1-800-424-9346.
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Federal Registers
October 1991
NOTICES
RCRA
"Meeting on Class II Underground
Injection Wells"
October 31,1991 (56 EB 56077)
EPA gives notice of a meeting to discuss the
issues surrounding the guidances, construction,
and areas of review requirements for class n
(related to oil and gas) underground injection
wells.
SUPERFUND
"United States v. CftY Qf Kentwood.
Michigan"
October 9,1991 (56 EB 50947)
DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Hty of Kentwood.
Michigan, lodged with the U.S. District Court for
the Western District of Michigan. Comments
were accepted for a period of 30 days.
"United States v. AVX Corporation, et al."
October 10,1991 (56 EB 51238)
DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. AVX Corporation et
aL, lodged with U.S. District Court for the
District of Massachusetts. Comments were
accepted for a period of 30 days.
"United States v. Marathon Battery
Company"
October 10,1991 (56 EB 51238)
DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Marathon Battery
Company, lodged in the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of New York. Comments
were accepted for a period of 30 days.
"United States v. Mexico Feed and Seed
Co.. et al."
October 10,1991 (56 EB 51239)
DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Mexico Feed and Seed
Co.. et al.. lodged with the U.S. District Court for
the Eastern District of Missouri Comments were
accepted for a period of 30 days.
"United States v. Schlumberger
Industries. Inc."
October 10,1991 (56 EB 51239)
DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent
Decree in United Stajeg v. Schlumberger
Industries. Inc.. lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the Southtem District of Illinois.
Comments were accepted for a period of 30 days.
"United States v. Wards Cove Packing
Company. Inc."
October 10,1991 (56 EB 51240)
DOJ gives notice of a proposed Consent
Decree in United States v. Wards Cove Packing
Company. Inc.. lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the Western District of Washington.
Comments were accepted for a period of 30 days.
"Hazardous Substance Task Force
Meeting"
October 11,1991 (56 EB 51626)
EPA announced a meeting on October 29,
1991, to assist the Agency and the InterAgency
Hazardous Substance Task Force in identifying
innovative, nontraditional approaches that may
be used to prevent and better control accidental
releases of chemicals that may pose a hazard to
human health, or the environment
Copies of RCRA Federal Registers are available through the Hotline by calling a Document Specialist at .
1-800-424-9346.
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October 1991
NOTICES
Federal Registers
SUPERFUND
"Proposed Cost Recovery Settlement
with Westinghouse Electric Corporation"
October 15,1991 (56 EB 57717)
EPA proposed to enter into a cost recovery
settlement agreement under section 122(h)(l) of
CERCLA with Westinghouse Electric
Corporation for response costs incurred at the
Baker Residence Site in Muncie, Indiana.
Comments were received on or before
November 14,1991.
"Proposed Settlement with GTE
Products Corporation"
October 16,1991 (56 EB 51895)
EPA gives notice of a proposed settlement to
resolve claims under section 122(h) of CERCLA
for response costs at the Southern Desk Cabinet
Site in Hickory, North Carolina, with GTE
Products Corporation. Comments on this
proposed settlement were accepted for a period of
30 days.
"Proposed Settlement with Mimms
Enterprises and Coral International, Inc."
October 16,1991 (56 EB 51895)
EPA gives notice of a proposed settlement to
resolve claims under section 122(h) of CERCLA
for response costs at the Maxi-EM, Inc.,
Hydrofluoric Acid Release Site in Atlanta,
Georgia, with Mimms Enterprises and Coral
International, Inc. Comments on this proposed
settlement were accepted for a period of 30 days.
"Revised Priority List"
October 17,1991 (56 EB 52166)
EPA provides a revised priority list of 275
hazardous substances based on the most
comprehensive information currently available
for substances found at NPL sites. This list
prioritizes hazardous substances most commonly
found at NPL facilities that, in their sole
discretion, are determined to pose the most
significant potential threat to human health. This
notice also identifies additional substances whose
total score did not differ considerably from
substances near the lower end of the revised
priority list Furthermore, this notice provides
substances identified on previous priority lists but
not included on the revised priority list
"Proposed Settlement with Kalama
Specialty Chemical, Inc."
October 23,1991 (56 EB 54862)
EPA gives notice of a proposed settlement to
resolve claims under section 122(h) of CERCLA
for response costs at the Kalama Specialty
Chemical Site in Beaufort, South Carolina, with
Kalama Specialty Chemical, Inc. Comments on
this proposed settlement were accepted for a
period of 30 days.
"Proposed Settlement with Union
Chemical Company, Inc."
October 29,1991 (56 EB 55674)
EPA is proposing to enter into a dfi minimis
administrative settlement pursuant to section
122(g)(4) of CERCLA to resolve claims for
recovery of cost incurred at the Union Chemical
Company, Inc., Superfund Site in South Hope,
Maine. Comments were provided on or before
November 29,1991.
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Federal Registers
NOTICES
October 1991
SUPERFUND
OUST
"Proposed Settlement for Actions Taken "Approval of North Dakota's UST
at Waterboro Patent Leather" Program"
October 29,1991 (56 EB 55675) October 11,1991 (56 EB 51333)
EPA is proposing to enter an administrative
settlement to address claims under section 122(h)
of CERCLA to resolve the liability of Antonio
Andreotolla and North East Hide and Fur
Corporation for costs incurred by EPA in
conducting response actions at the Waterboro
Patent Leather Superfund site in Waterboro,
Maine.
"Liquids Release Test"
October 29,1991 (56 EB 55646)
EPA provides the results of a single
laboratory and multi-laboratory collaborative
study on an improved liquids release test (LRT),
and requests comments on these results and
specific issues concerning the LRT. Comments
must be submitted on or before January 13,1992.
EPA announces final approval of North
Dakota's underground storage tank program
under Subtitle I of RCRA. EPA is granting final
approval to the state to operate its program unless
adverse public comment shows the need for
further review. Comments were received by the
close of business on November 12,1991.
GENERAL
"Regulatory Agenda"
October 21,1991 (56 EB 54012)
EPA provides specific information on the
status of regulations that are under development,
revision and review at the Agency.
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CALL ANALYSES
CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE
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Emergency Planning and
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August
September
October
All calls answered by the Call Management System.
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Call Analyses
October 1991
CALLS ANSWERED BY TYPE
October Daily Volume*
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200 -
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Questions/Referrals
Documents
Grand Total
I 16.841 I
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Quarter-to-Date Volume4
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10000 . .
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* All calls answered by the Call Management System. A single call may result in multiple questions combined with document
requests and referrals.
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October 1991
Call Analyses
CALLS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
October 1991*
Based on 14,659 questions posed and excludes 2.182 referrals made from both Hotlines
Quarter-at-a-Glance*
' Aug. Sept, Oct 91
Based on 40,817 questions posed and excludes 6,419 referrals made from both Hotlines
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Call Analyses
October 1991
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/SF/OUST Hotline
Regulated Community 8,757
Citizens 804
State & Local Gov't./Native American 517
Federal Agencies 280
Educational Institutions 307
EPA 242
Other 196
Media 81
Interest Groups 202
Congress 0
Referrals 1.417
TOTAL 12^03
State/Local Gov't/
Native American
5%
Federal
Agencies
2%
Citizens
7%
Regulated
Community
77% ,
12
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October 1991
Call Analyses
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Hotline
Manufacturer
Food/Tobacco 36
Textiles 21
Apparel 3
Lumber & Wood 12
Furniture 18
Paper 16
Printing & Publishing 24
Chemicals 298
Petroleum & Coal 41
Rubber and Plastics 40
Leather 1
Stone, Clay & Glass 29
Primary Metals 32
Fabricated Metals 103
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 16
Electrical&Electronic Equipment 66
Transportation Equipment 47
Instruments 9
Misc. Manufacturing 39
Not Able to Determine 113
Consultants/Engineers
Attorneys
Citizens
All Others
Trade Associations
Public Interest Groups
Universities/Academia
Insurance Companies
Hospitals
State Agencies/SERC
Fire Departments
EPA
Local Officials
LEPC
Farmers
Federal Agencies
Media/Press
Union/Labor
Distributors
Indians
Laboratories
Misc.
Referrals
TOTAL
512
131
216
23
31
137
5
13
96
16
121
13
31
3
28
31
0
24
0
16
171
765
3,347
All Others
30%
Citizens
8%
Attorneys
5%
Manufacturers
37%
Consultants/Engineers
20%
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Call Analyses
October 1991
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
General/Misc.
Special Wastes
Ash
Bevill
Medical
Oil and Gas
Subtitle C Wastes
Hazardous Waste
Identification General
Toxicity Characteristic
Wood Preserving
Used Oil
Fluff
Mixed Waste
Delisting & Petitions
Hazardous Waste Recycling
Generators
Small Quantity Generators
Transporters
Treatment, Storage & Disposal
Facilities
General Facility Standards
Siting
Capacity
Treatment
Burning
Storage
Disposal
Land Disposal Restrictions
Permits & Interim Status
Corrective Action
Financial Assurance
Liability/Enforcement
Test Methods
Health Effects
Pollution Prevention/Waste Min.
State Programs
Hazardous Waste Data
Subtitle D Wastes
Household Hazardous Waste
Subtitle D Facilities
General Facility Standards
Siting
Combustion
Industrial Wastes
Composting
Source Reduction
Grants & Financing
Procurement
General
1,031*
1
22
111
4
1,604*
217
28
366
0
20
29
143
479*
105
123
178
3
1
358
158
120
61
564*
116
168
34
83
140
0
46
50
7
90
589*
13
3
0
0
2
4
0
Building Insulation 0
Cement & Products with Fly Ash 0
Paper & Paper Products 0
Re-refined Lubricating Oil 0
Retread Tires 0
Solid Waste Recycling
General 176
Aluminum 2
Batteries 2
Glass 3
Paper 5
Plastics 12
Tires 4
Used Oil 0
Markets
General 67
Aluminum 3
Batteries 2
Compost 3
Glass 1
Paper 1
Plastics 2
Tires 0
Used Oil 0
TOTAL 7,354
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 65*
Access & Information Gathering 34
Administrative Record 1
Allocations from Fund 8
ARARs 40
CERCLIS 113*
Citizen Suits 6
Clean-Up Costs 11
Clean-Up Standards 20
Community Relations 9
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 30
Contractor Indemnification 6
Contracts 7
Definitions 21
Emergency Response 6
Enforcement 26
Exposure Assess./Risk Assess. 22
Federal Facilities 23
Fund Balancing 2
Grants 1
14
* Hot topics for this reporting period
• 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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October 1991
Call Analyses
Hazardous Substances
Health/Toxics
HRS
Liability
Mandatory Schedules
Natural Resource Damages
NBARs
NCP
Notification
NPL
Off Site Policy
On Site Policy
OSHA
PA/SI
PRPs
Public Participation
RCRA Interface
RD/RA
Remedial
Removal
Response
RI/FS
ROD
RQ
SARA Interface
Settlements
SITE Program
State Participation
State Program
Taxes
Title ID/Right-to-Know
TOTAL
OUST
General/Misc.
Applicability/Definitions
Regulated Substances
Standards for New Tank Systems
Tank Standards and Upgrading
OperatingRequirements
Release Detection
Release Reporting & Investigation
Corrective Action for USTs
Out-of-Service/Closure
Financial Responsibility
State Programs
Liability^Enforcement
LUST Trust Fund
SUBTOTAL
156*
9
40
98*
0
4
1
49
53
141*
6
3
2
20
15
4
6
6
32
19
5
30
25
198*
4
8
26
11
7
8
25
1,462
89*
54*
14
13
6
20
20
19
22
101*
325*
14
18
4
719
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
Title IK General 230
§301-3 Emergency Planning
General 110
SERCs/LEPC 23
Notification 15
Mixtures 6
Extremely Hazardous Substances 56
Delisting EHS 6
Exemptions 31
§304:
General 86
Notification Requirements 35
Reportable Quantities 40
RQs vs. TPQs 20
Transportation 15
Exemptions 17
§311/312:
General 185*
MSDS Reporting Requirements 56
Tier I/II Regulations 68
Thresholds 46
OSHA Expansion 11
Hazard Categories 22
Mixtures 27
Exemptions 51
§313:
Form R 407*
Thresholds 61*
Phase I 72
Phase II 31*
Phase IH 16
Workshop (Training) 16
Petitions 40
Health Effects 21
Database 91
Exemptions 76
Training:
General 2
§305 Training Grants 0
§305 Emergency Systems Review 1
§ 126 (SARA) Training Regulations 1
* Hot topics for this reporting period
• 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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Call Analyses October 1991
General: Trade Secrets 15
CEPP Interim Guide 0 Enforcement 9
Chemical Profile 0 Liability 1
NRT-1 1
Hazard Analysis 0
Risk Communication 0 TOTAL 2,191
Title IE Workshops 0
Information Management 0
Prevention ARIP 0
Other 174*
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
REFERRALS: 16,841
* Hot topics for this reporting period
• 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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