AN INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES OF

      THE  U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                    Prepared by:

                   David G.  Dolan
        U.S. Environmental  Protection Agency
                      Region V
           Environmental Services Division
        Pesticides fl Toxic  Substances Rranch
              Toxic Substances Section

                   August 22, 1986

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                                        ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

This guide originated from a speech I  gave to some  OSHA employees  some  months  ago.
One of the topics which I  was asked to address was  the reponsibi1ities  of  the  U.S.  EPA.
The first draft of the guide was prepared for that  speech.   In preparing the draft,
I realized that my knowledge of other  program areas was deficient.   Consequently,  to
aid other employees, to reduce the number of misdirected  phone calls in the Agency, and
to provide better service  to the public, I decided  to develop  this  multipurpose  directory.

I wish to thank my Unit Chief, George  Marsh, for  his support,  and  the many people
who reviewed and commented on the early drafts.  This guide  would  not have been  possible
without their help.  Though I remain responsible  for any  errors of  omission or commission,
I wish to extend my gratitude to the following people for their assistance in  the  development
of this guide:

                           Jim Dewey - Technical  Analysis Section,  AMD
                           Trish Polston - Toxic  Substances  Section, ESD
                           George Marsh - Toxic Substances Section, ESD
                           Lavarre Uhlken - Pesticides Section, ESD
                           Tim Henry - Permits Section, WD
                           Oenise Steurer - Drinking Water Section, WD
                           Tom Golz -  Program Management  Section, WMD
                           Jerry Lenssen - Technical Programs  Section,  WMD
                           Diane Spencer - Technical Programs  Section,  WMD
                           Art Kleinrath - CERCLA Enforcement  Section,  WMD
                           Tim O'Mara  - CERCLA Enforcement Section, WMD

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                                                 TABLE  OF CONTENTS







CONTENTS                                                                            PAGE NUMBER







Acknowledgements	  1





Clean Air Act  (CAA)	  1





Clean Water Act  (CWA)	  5





Safe Drinking Water Act  (SDWA)	  9





Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act  (FIFRA)	 12





Toxic Substances Control Act  (TSCA)	 16





Resource Conservation and Recovery Act  (RCRA).	 20





Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act  (CERCLA)	 25





Evaluation Form 	 29

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I.   AIR MANAGEMENT DIVISION

    CLEAN AIR  ACT (CAA)  OF 1970.  as  amended  in 1974. 1977. 1981


    Congress passed the  Clean  Air Act  of  1970, and amended it  in 1974 and in 1977, in order to achieve a broadly
    defined  nationwide goal:   the protection and enhancement of the nation's air quality.

    Title I  of the Clean Air Act  gives  the U.S. Environmental  Protection Agency (EPA) the responsibility to set three
    different  kinds of national air  standards.  EPA is required to set and periodically review National Ambient Air
    Quality  Standards  (NAAQS), which define  the maximum concentrations of certain air pollutants allowable in ambient
    air in order  to protect public health and welfare.  EPA also is required to define allowable New Source
    Performance Standards  (NSPS), which establish allowable emissions limitations for different kinds of stationary
    sources.  Finnlly, EPA is  required  to set National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for
    which no ambient air quality  standards exist.

    Once NAAQS have been set by EPA, individual state governments have the responsibility to determine how they can
    be met and maintained most efficiently at the local level.  The main administrative mechanism used by state
    governments to characterize local air quality and define strategies to achieve national  standards is the state
    implementation plan  (SIP).  Another of EPA's major responsibilities under the Clean Air Act is the review,
    approval,  and general oversight  of  all SIPs.

    Congressional  intent to forge a  federal/state partnership  is also evident in Clean Air Act requirements for air
    emissions  permitting programs for stationary sources.  Although EPA was given the responsibility to develop
    regulations,  including general criteria  for preconstruction permit programs, for new and modified stationary
    sources  of air emissions,  the Congress envisioned that individual permits should be issued and enforced at the
    state level.   The Congress recognized that state governments were best suited to issue and enforce permits,
    because  they  best understood  local  air quality and local  economic circumstances.

    Title II of the Clean Air Act  also gives EPA standard-setting,  program development, and  oversight responsibilities
    regarding  the prevention and  control of air emissions from mobile sources.   EPA is required to prescribe and
    revise emission standards  for  new motor vehicle engines for certain vehicle categories.   EPA must develop and
    manage programs to test and certify new motor vehicle engines for compliance with national standards.   Finally,
    EPA has  the responsibility to  enforce provisions related  to in-use emissions from vehicles.

    Although the  Clean Air Act assigns EPA the responsibility and provides authority to regulate a wide variety of
    hazardous  air pollutants, that responsibility does not appear to extend to  pollution in  the indoor environment.
    The air's  legislative history, which refers to the discharge of pollutants  from motor vehicles and industry onto
    the atmosphere,  makes it clear that the Congress was addressing pollution occurring in the outdoor "ambient" air.
    There is no discussion in the  legislative history about sources of indoor air pollution  or the problem of indoor
    air pollution.   Except for ozone, which is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration,  there are no federal
    health standards for nonoccupational exposure to indoor air pollutants.   Nonetheless, EPA  has recently set a
    recommended safety limit for  indoor levels of radon gas of 4 picocuries/liter of air.

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I.   AIR MANAGEMENT  DIVISION

    CLEAN AIR  ACT  (CAA)  OF 1970,  as  amended  in  1974,  1977.  1981

    [40 CFR  Parts  50-87]                                                               CAA Cite           40  CFR  Part

    0 Designation  of  areas for  air quality planning purposes                             § 107                81

    0 Sets Primary  National  Ambient  Air Quality  Standards  (NAAQSs)  in order  to           § 109                50
      protect  human health (including  sensitive  populations) [the six criteria
      pollutants are:  sulfur dioxide,  carbon monoxide,  ozone,  particulate matter,
      nitrogen oxides, and lead]

    0 Sets Secondary  National Ambient  Air Quality Standards (NAAQSs) in order            § 109                50
      to protect public  welfare,  plants, animals, and materials  from the criteria
      pollutants

    0 Sets criteria for  State Implementation Plans (SIPs)                               §§ 110, 171-178       51

    0 Approval  and  promulgation of SIPs                                                 §§ HO, 171-178       52

    0 Establishes standards  of  performance,  New  Source  Performance  Standards (NSPSs),    § 111                80
      for new  stationary air pollution sources

    0 Sets National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESMAPs)            § 112                61
      The six  listed  NESHAPs substances are: asbestos,  benzene,  beryllium,
      mercury,  radon-222, and vinyl  chloride

    0 Stack  height  rule  requirements                                                     § 123                51

    0 Ozone  layer protection through VOC controls                                      §§ 150-159             51.18

    0 Prevention of significant deterioration of air quality                           §§ 160-169A            51.24 A
                                                                                                             52.21

    0 SIPs requirements  for  air quality nonattainment areas                            §§ 171-178             51

    0 Motor  vehicle emission &  fuel  standards (includes fuel additive ft fuel           §§ 202-216           80, 85-86
      economy  improvement standards)

    0 Aircraft  emission  standards                                                      §§ 231-234             87

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I.   AIR  MANAGEMENT DIVISION

    CLEAN AIR  ACT  (CAA)  OF  1970,  as  amended  In  1974,  1977.  1981
    STATE
    ILLINOIS
CONTACT PERSON/TITLE
        CAA CONTACTS

AGENCY           ADDRESS
Ms. Linda Bennett
I EPA
Division of Air
 Pol liition Control
2200 Churchill Road
Springfield, IL  62706
                                TELEPHONE NUMBER
(217) 785-5152
    INDIANA
Mr. Walter Kulakowski
Assistant Commissioner
 for Air Management
IDEM
Office of Air Management
105 S. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN  46225
(317) 232-K222
    MICHIGAN
Mr. Michael Koryto
MDNR
Air Quality Division
P.O. Box 30028
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 322-1330
    MINNESOTA
Mr. Brad Beckham
MPCA
Division of Air Quality
1935 W. County Road B2
Roseville, MN  55113
(612) 296-7265
    OHIO
Mr. James Orlemann
OEPA
Division of Field Operations
Office of Air Pollution
 Control
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, OH  43266-1049
(614) 466-7390
    WISCONSIN
Mr. Ralph Patterson
WDNR
Bureau of Air Management
P.O. Box 7921
Madison, WI   53707
(608) 267-7546

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I.   AIR  MANAGEMENT DIVISION

    CLEAN  AIR  ACT (CAA)  OF 1970. as amended  in  1974.  1977.  1981
                                                                                                      Revised     .'/86
    SUBJECT
CONTACT PERSON/TITLE
REGION V CAA CONTACTS

 AGENCY           ADDRESS
TELEPHONE NUMBER
    Air Toxics      Ms.  Harriet  Croke
    NESHAPS
Mr. Bruce Varner
    Ambient  Air     Mr.  Steve  Goranson
    Quality  Monitoring
    &  Data Analysis
    Radon  &
    Radiation
Mr. Larry Jensen
    NAAQPS  Criteria  Pollutants:

    Lead           Mr. Dom Abel la
   Ozone
                  Mr. Jim Dewey
Mr. Ed Doty
    Particulate    Mr. Jim Dewey
    Matter  (TSP)
    SO,
   VOC
Mr. Mike Koerber
Mr. Steve Rosenthal
 U.S. EPA     Air Management Division
              5 AR-26

 U.S. EPA     Air Management Division
              5 AC-26
 U.S.  EPA     Air Management  Division
              5 AR-26
 U.S.  EPA     Air  Management  Division
              5  AR-26

 U.S.  EPA     Air  Management  Division
              5  AR-26

 U.S.  EPA     Air  Management  Division
              5  AR-26

 U.S.  EPA     Air  Management  Division
              5  AR-26

 U.S.  EPA     Air  Management  Division
              5  AR-26

 U.S.  EPA     Air  Management  Division
              5  AR-26
(312) 353-6009


(312) 886-6793
                            U.S. EPA     Environmental  Services Div.      (312)  H86-6229
                                         5 SEM-10
(312) 886-6175




(312) 886-6543


(312) 353-5954


(312) 886-6057


(312) 353-5954


(312) 886-6061


(312) 886-6052

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II.   MATER  DIVISION

     CLEAN  WATER  ACT  (CWA) OF 1972, as amended in 1977. 1981


     The  Clean  Water  Act has its origins in the Federal Water Pollution Act of 1956, which with its subsequent amend-
     ments, forms the basis of the federal water pollution control program.  The underlying objective of the Clean
     Water  Act  is "...to restore and maintain the chemical, physical  and biological  integrity of the Nation's waters."

     To help meet these objectives, Congress required EPA to establish water quality criteria for the development of
     water  quality standards, technology-based effluent limitation guidelines, pretreatment standards, new source
     performance  standards, and a national permit program to regulate the discharge of pollutants.  The individual
     states were  given the responsibility for developing water quality management programs and setting water quality
     standards.

     The  Clean  Water  Act's technology-based limitations prescribe minimum standards of performance for municipal  and
     industrial dischargers without regard to the quality of receiving waters.  Water quality standards, by contrast,
     identify intended uses of particular water bodies and, on the basis of water quality criteria guidance developed
     by EPA, set  forth the biological and chemical conditions necessary to sustain those uses.  Generally, technology-
     based  standards  set minimum control requirements which all  dischargers are required to meet.  Where those limita-
     tions  are  not adequate to achieve a particular state-designated  use, state water quality based standards then come
     into play  and prescribe the additional controls necessary to meet the designated use.

     Under  the  Act, direct dischargers of pollutants can be classified as either point or nonpoint sources.  To control
     point  sources, the CWA provides for the National Pollutant  Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) which incorporates
     and  applies  effluent limitations in individual permits for both  municipal and direct industrial dischargers.
     Under  these  permits, dischargers are subject to both technology-based treatment requirements and, where necessary
     to protect a designated use, controls based on water quality standards.

     Technology-based effluent limitations do not require EPA to prescribe specific control technologies.  Rather, EPA
     reviews the  various treatment techniques presently in use or available in each industrial sector to determine what
     limitations  are  achievable.  Once F.PA adopts effluent limitations for a particular industry, each company is free
     to use any method it chooses to achieve these limitations.  '

     The  Clean Water  Act Amendments of 1977 established three classes of pollutants for which technology-based
     standards were to be developed.  These classes are conventional  pollutants, toxic pollutants, and nonconventional
     pollutants.

     Water  quality standards which are set by the states, are not technology based.   Rather they consist of two
     elements:  first, a designated use for a specific body of water, such as a public water supply or recreation; and
     second, criteria which are defined as instream numerical concentrations of pollutants sufficiently low to protect
     the  designated use.  States have the primary responsibility for  developing water quality standards, for determin-
     ing  the attainability of beneficial uses, and for designating those uses.  F.PA is responsible for developing
     pollutant  criteria and technical policy guidance for the states.

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II.   WATER DIVISION

     CLEAN WATER  ACT  (CHA)  OF  1972.  as  amended  in 1977, 1981

     [40  CFR  Parts  104-140, 401-469]

     0  Requires  each  state  to  set water quality standards  for every significant
       body of  surface  water within  its borders

     0  Requires  states  to set  water  quality  goals and standards, and to address
       those  through  construction and other  water quality  planning and management
       activities


     0  Requires  Publicly-Owned Treatment Works  (POTUs), industrial point dischargers,
       and any  other  point  source dischargers to obtain permits under the National
       Pollution  Discharge  Elimination  System (NPDES)

     0  Develops  criteria and standards  for the  NPDES
     0  Requires  all  non-POTW point  sources to meet national treatment-based effluent
       limitations  [Best  Practicable Control Technology (BPT), Best Conventional
       Pollutant Control  Technology  (BCT), or Best Available Technology Economically
       Achievable (BAT)]

     0  Establishes  effluent guidelines to define BPT, BCT, and BAT, and standards of
       performance  for  new sources

     0  Requires  all  point sources to meet more stringent water quality-based effluent
       limitations  if technology standards of CWA 301 do not protect water quality as
       defined in CWA § 303
     0  Establishes  effluent standards for certain toxic pollutants

     0  Requires  industries that discharge to POTWs to meet pretreatment standards
    **  USEPA  (under § 404) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are jointly responsible
       for  protecting waterways  (including wetlands) against degradation K destruction
CWA Cite

 § 303
§§ 106
   205(g)&(j)
   208, 303,
   305

 § 402
§§ 301, 304
   316, 405
       Requires  POTWs  to  provide  secondary  treatment of wastewater prior to discharge    §§
                                                                                           & 304
§§
   301(b)(2)(A)
 & 301(b)(2)(E)
§§ 304 & 306


 § 301(b)(l)(c)


 § 307

§§
                                                                                           301(b)(2)(A)
                                                                                         A 307(b)
40 CFR Part
    131
    130
    122
    125
    122.44(a)
    125, 133

    122.4
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II.   MATER DIVISION

     CLEAN MATER  ACT  (CWA)  OF  1972,  as  amended  in  1977.  1981
                                                                                                        Revised    .2/86
     STATE
CONTACT PERSON/TITLE
   NPDES PERMITS CONTACTS

AGENCY           ADDRESS
                                                                                            TELEPHONE  NUMBER
     ILLINOIS       Mr.  Tim  Kluge                IEPA
                    Manager,  Industrial  Unit
     INDIANA       Mr.  Larry  Kane               IDEM
                   Chief,  Permits  Section
     MICHIGAN       Mr.  Chang  Bek               Mf)NR
                   Chief,  Industrial
                   Permits  Unit

     MINNESOTA     Mr.  Doug Hall               MPCA
                   Chief,  Permit  Unit
     OHIO          Mr. Robert Phelps           OEPA
                   Chief, Division of
                   Industrial Wastewater

     WISCONSIN      Mr. Mike Witt               WDNR
                   Chief, Industrial
                   Wastewater Section
                                         Division of Water Pollution
                                          Control
                                         220(1 Churchill  Road
                                         Springfield, [L  62706

                                         Office of Water Management
                                         105 S. Meridian Street
                                         Indianapolis,  IN  46225

                                         Water Quality  Division
                                         P.O. Box 30028
                                         Lansing, MI  48909

                                         Division of  Water Quality
                                         1935 W. County Road B2
                                         Roseville, MN   55113

                                         P.O. Box 1049
                                         Columbus,  OH  43266-1049
                                         Bureau  of  Water  Resources
                                          Management
                                         P.O.  Box 7921
                                         Madison, WI  53707
                                              (217) 782-0610




                                              (317) 232-8705



                                              (517) 373-8088



                                              (612) 296-7252



                                              (614) 466-2390



                                              (608) 266-1494
     REGION  V       Mr. Almo Manzardo           U.S. EPA
                   Chief, Permits  Section
                   Mr. Donald Schregardus      U.S. EPA
                   Chief, Compliance Section
                                         230 S. Dearborn  Street
                                         5  WQP-TUB-8
                                         Chicago,  IL  60604

                                         230 S. Dearborn  Street
                                         5  WQC-TUB-R
                                         Chicago,  II.  60604
                                              (312) 353-2105



                                              (312) 886-6760

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II.   WATER  DIVISION
     CLEAN  WATER ACT  (CWA) OF  1972.  as amended in 1977.  1981
     STATE
CONTACT PERSON/TITLE
WATER QUALITY STANDARDS CONTACTS

  AGENCY           ADDRESS
                                                                                            TELEPHONE NUMBER
     ILLINOIS
     INDIANA
     MICHIGAN
     MINNESOTA
    OHIO
    WISCONSIN
Mr. Toby Frevert
  IEPA
Mr. Dennis Clark            IDEM
Water Quality Surveillance
and Standards Branch
Mr. Dennis Swanson          MDNR
Dr. David Maschwitz         MPCA
Monitoring A Analysis
Section

Mr. Robert Heitzman         OEPA
Division of Water Quality
Monitoring & Assessment

Mr. Duane Schuettpelz       WDNR
Chief, Surface Water
Standards & Monitoring Section
    REGION V       Mr. Noel Kohl
                   Chief, Monitoring
                   ft Standards Unit
Division of Water Pollution
 Control
2200 Churchill  Road
Springfield, IL  62706

Office of Water Management
105 S. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN  46225
               Surface Water Quality
                Division
               P.O. Box 30028
               Lansing, MI   48909

               Division of  Water Quality
               1935 W. County Road B2
               Roseville, MN  55113

               P.O. Box 1049
               Columbus, OH  43266-1049
               Bureau of Water Resources
                Management
               P.O. Box  7921
               Hadison,  WI   53707
                            U.S.  EPA     230 S.  Dearborn  Street
                                         5 WQS-TUB-8
                                         Chicago,  IL   60604
(217) 782-3362




(317) 243-5037




(517) 373-2867




(612) 296-7252



(614) 466-9092



(608) 266-0156
                                                (312)  886-0132

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II.   HATER  DIVISION

     SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT  (SDWA) OF 1975 as amended In 1976. 1979. and 1986

     The Safe Drinking Water  Act provides for the safety of drinking water supplies throughout the United States by
     establishing and enforcing national drinking water quality standards.  Under the Act, EPA has the primary
     responsibility  to establish the national drinking water quality standards, to review and approve applications
     from the various states  to assume primacy in the enforcement of those standards, and to supervise public water
     supply systems  and other sources of drinking water.

     In addition to  the establishment of primary regulations governing public water supplies for the protection of
     public health and secondary regulations regarding the taste, odor, and appearance of drinking water, the Act
     includes provisions to control the underground injection of water and other substances which might endanger
     drinking water  sources.

     EPA establishes maximum  contaminant levels (MCLs) for chemical  substances often found in drinking water supplies.
     MCLs are legal  limits for public water supplies, although variances and exemptions may be granted under certain
     conditions.  Recommended maximum contaminant levels (RMCLs) are suggested limits on the concentration of specific
     chemical substances, they are not enforceable.  In addition, EPA issues health advisories for specific contaminant
     on the basis of contamination incidents reported by state and local officials.  The advisories provide information
     on contaminants while allowing the affected states and systems  to select the best method of response to fit local
     circumstances.  Other federal programs (e.g., RCRA and CERCLA)  which regulate separate sources of toxic contamin-
     ation  threatening drinking water sources, are advised by the drinking water program regarding technical options.
     A state may qualify for  primary enforcement responsibility of drinking water quality standards and underground
     injection control if it meets certain basic conditions.

     The recent amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act contain several  interesting provisions, and additional duties
     for EPA.  The new amendments would require EPA to set MCLs for  a list of 83 contaminants, that have been found in
     water  but are now unregulated, within three years of passage.  Final  MCLs have been set for only 22 contaminants.
     In addition, the Act: requires EPA to promulgate regulations requiring every public water supply (PWS) to conduct
     monitoring for unregulated organic compounds; requires each state to establish a plan to protect wellhead areas
     surrounding public water wells; and prohibits lead pipe, solder or flux in installation or repair of public water
     systems, or plumbing for human consumption.  The Region V contacts listed on the following page should be reached
     for information on safe drinking water/underground injection control, or for referral  of public inquiries.

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II.   WATER  DIVISION

     SAFE DRINKING WATER  ACT  (SDHA) OF  1975 as amended 1n 1976, 1979. and 1986

     [40 CFR  Parts  141-149]

     0 Establishes  National  Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations  (NIPDWRs)
       for  contaminants  in drinking water  (based  upon health effects, cost, and
       treatment  technology)

     0 Establishes  National  Secondary Drinking Water Regulations  (NSDWRs) {based
       on aesthetic  qualities)

     0 Establishes  National  Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations  Implemen-
       tation

     0 Establishes  Underground  Injection Control  (UlC) program  for chemicals
SDWA Cite

 § 1412
 § 1412
§§ 1413, 1414
   1415, 1416

§§ 1421, 1422
   1423, 1424
40 CFR Part

    141



    143


    142


    144-147
    ** Due to the recent passage of  SDWA  amendments,  communicate with  the Region  V
       contacts listed on the next page for  information on  new developments  in the
       drinking water and underground  injection  control regulations, or  for  referral
       of public inquiries
    ** Ml  Region V states,  except  Indiana,  have primacy  over the drinking water  programs
    ** Recommended Maximum Contaminant Levels  (RMCLs)  = health-based advisories
    ** Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs)  =  regulatory  standards for drinking water
    ** Some Region V states  have primacy  over  UIC
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II.    MATER  DIVISION

      SAFE PRINKING MATER  ACT  (SDWA)  OF  1975  as  amended  1n  1976,  1979. and  1986


                               REGION V   DRINKING  WATER  & UNDERGROUND  INJECTION  CONTROL CONTACTS

      SUBJECT        CONTACT PERSON/TITLE       AGENCY	ADDRESS	TELEPHONE  NUMBER
      Drinking       Mr.  Harry Von Huben
      Water          Chief
      Treatment      Drinking Water Section
                            U.S.  EPA     230 S.  near-born  Street
                                         5 WD-TUB-9
                                         Chicago,  IL   60604
                                             (312) 886-6206
      Drinking       Ms. Denise Steurer
      Water Health   Drinking Water Section
      Effects
                            U.S. EPA     230 S.  Dearborn Street
                                         5 WD-TUB-9
                                         Chicago,  IL   60604
                                             (312) 886-0245
      UIC
Mr. Gregory Parker
Chief, Underground
Injection Control Section
U.S. EPA     230 S. Dearborn Street
             5 UD-TUB-9
             Chicago, IL  60604
                                                                                              (312) 886-1492
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III.   ENVIRONMENTAL  SERVICES DIVISION

      FEDERAL  INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, & RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA) OF 1947

      as amended  In  1972.  1975,  1978


      The Federal  Insecticide, Fungicide, ft Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended by Congress, is the primary basis for
      the EPA  regulation of  pesticide substances which include products to control insects, weeds, and disease vector
      control  (e.g., mosquitoes  or  rabid animals), and as hospital or home disinfectants and sterilants.  FIFRA directs
      EPA to regulate such pesticide substances to ensure that they do not cause "unreasonable adverse effects" on
      humans or the  environment,  requiring a balancing of risks against benefits to agriculture, public health, and the
      economy.

      A pesticide product  can he  registered with the federal government on determination that it is not hazardous to
      health or the  environment  when used as directed, and  is effective for the purposes claimed in the labeling.
      Federal  registration and regulation extend to all pesticides, including those distributed or used within a single
      state.

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III.   ENVIRONMENTAL  SERVICES  DIVISION

      FEDERAL  INSECTICIDE.  FUNGICIDE. & RODENTICIDE ACT  (FIFRA) OF 1947

      as  amended  in  1972.  1975.  1978

      [40 CFR  Parts  152-180]                                                              FIFRA Cite        40  CFR  Part

      0 Regulates  the  use  of  pesticides.  Every pesticide marketed in the U.S.             §§ 2(ee),         170,  171
       must obtain  premarket clearance (registration) from EPA                               4,  12

      0 Registers  pesticides.   Industry must bear the burden of proof to provide            § 3              158,  162
       basic  health and safety  data to support proposed registration

      0 Pesticide  residue  tolerances (legally acceptable levels) or exemptions              § 3                 180
       must be established by  CPA  for pesticides used on food or feed

      0 Enforces Good  Laboratory Practices (GLPs) for conducting studies in support        §§348             160
       of  registration of pesticide products

      0 Authorizes U.S. EPA to approve state programs for the certification and             § 4                 171
       training of  pesticide applicators

      0 Regulates  the  reporting of  pesticide production & distribution data                §§ 7, 8 A 9          169

      0 Sets guidelines for storage and disposal of excess pesticides and pesticide         § 19                165
       containers

      0 Authorizes U.S. EPA to enter into Cooperative Agreements with states                § 23             30. 33
                                                                                                            35, 171

    ** The sfates have primacy for enforcement of pesticide use violations
    ** USEPA  sets levels for pesticide residues in raw agricultural  commodities
    ** USDA inspects meat and poultry for pesticide residues
    ** FDA sets levels for pesticide residues in food, processed food, and food
       additives, and enforces tolerances in these items
    ** OSHA regulates protection for pesticide manufacturing workers
    ** USEPA  regulates genetically engineered microbial  pesticides (GEMPs) under FIFRA
    ** USDA regulates genetically engineered microbes used solely for non-pesticidal use
    ** USEPA  under RCRA (or authorized states under equivalent laws) regulates
       the treatment, storage, and disposal  of:  some pesticides based upon their
       concentration  in a waste; some pesticide production wastes; and many
       pesticides when they are discarded or intended to be discarded


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III.   ENVIRONMENTAL  SERVICES  DIVISION

      FEDERAL  INSECTICIDE,  FUNGICIDE, & RODENT1CIDE ACT  (FIFRA) OF 1947

      as  amended  In  1972.  1975,  1978
      STATE
CONTACT PERSON/TITLE
     PESTICIDE CONTACTS

AGENCY           ADDRESS
                                  TELEPHONE NUMBER
      ILLINOIS       Agricultural  Uses

                     Mr.  William  Anderson
                     Chief,  Bureau of Plant
                     & Apiary  Protection
                            IDA
             Illinois Dept. of Agriculture
             Illinois State Fairgrounds
             Springfield, IL  62706
                                  (217) 785-2427
                     Non-Agricultural  (Structural  Pest  Control) Uses
      INDIANA
                     Mr.  Harvey Dominick          1DPH
                     Division  of Sanitation
Mr. L.O. Nelson             OISC
Pesticide Administrator
             Illinois Dept. of Public Health
             535 W. Jefferson Street
             Springfield, IL  62671

             Office of the Indiana State
              Chemist
             Department of Biochemistry
             Purdue University
             West Lafayette, IN  47907
                                                                           (217) 782-4674
                                  (217) 494-1587
      MICHIGAN       Mr.  John Dreves
                     Chief,  Plant  Industry
                     Division
                            MDA
             Michigan Dept. of Agriculture
             P.O. Box 30017
             Lansing, MI  48909
                                  (517) 373-1087
      MINNESOTA
Mr. William Bulger
Director, Agronomy
Services Division
MDA
Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture
90 West Plato Roulevard
St. Paul, MN  55107
(612) 296-1161
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      FEDERAL  INSECTICIDE,  FUNGICIDE. & RODENTIC1DE ACT (F1FRA) OF 1947

      as  amended  in  1972. 1975,  1978
                                                                                                        Revised
                                                                                               V86
      STATE
CONTACT PERSON/TITLE
     PESTICIDE CONTACTS

AGENCY           ADDRESS
                                                                                             TELEPHONE NUMBER
      OHIO           Mr. Oren Spilker            ODA
                    Specialist-in-Charge of
                    Pesticide Regulation
                                         Plant  Industry  Division
                                         Ohio Dept.  of Agriculture
                                         Reynoldsburg, OH   43068
                                             (614) 866-6361
     WISCONSIN      Mr. William Simmons         WDATCP
                    Assistant Administrator
                                         Agricultural  Resources
                                          Management Division
                                         Wisconsin Dept.  of  Agriculture,
                                          Trade, and Consumer  Protection
                                         801  W. Badger Road
                                         Madison, WI   53708
                                             (608)  266-7131
     REGION V       Mr. John Ward
                    Chief, Pesticides Section
                            U.S.  EPA      230 S. Dearborn Street
                                         5S-P&TSB-7
                                         Chicago,  IL  60604
                                             (312)  886-5220
                    Pesticide Information Hotline:  (800) 858-7378
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III.   ENVIRONMENTAL  SERVICES DIVISION

      TOXIC  SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT  (TSCA) OF 1976


      The  Toxic  Substances Control  Act  (TSCA) gives EPA broad regulatory authority over chemical substances during all
      phases of  their life cycle, from  before their manufacture to final disposal, and establishes a national efforFTo
      prevent  unreasonable risk to  human health and the environment.

      TSCA's activities  center around three major activities: (I) the premanufacture notification program provides for
      scrutiny of  the health and environmental effects of each new chemical, insuring its safety before manufacture or
      subsequent release into the environment; (2) the testing of new or existing chemicals can be required when EPA
      believes that  a chemical may  present an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.  In order to require test-
      ing, EPA must  find that there is  insufficient data on the chemical substance and that further testing is necessary
      before a risk  determination can be made; and (3) the control of existing chemicals found to pose an unreasonable
      risk to  health or  the environment.

      Any  chemical intended to go into  commercial production after July 1, 1979, is required to go through TSCA's
      premanufacture notice (PHN) process.  This screening process identifies those new chemicals which may present
      unreasonable risks  or for which additional information should be developed.  EPA review addresses the entire life
      cycle  of a new chemical substance including occupational exposure, releases to air, water and land, and consumer
      exposure.  A "new  chemical substance" is one not included on the TSCA Chemical  Inventory (which is intended to be
      a  listing  of all of the chemicals in commercial production).  The list currently contains approximately 63,000
      chemical substances.
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      TOXIC  SUBSTANCES  CONTROL ACT  (TSCA) OF  1976   [40 CFR Parts 702-799]
      0  Authorizes  EPA  to  require  the development of data to assess the health and
        environmental risk  posed by exposure to chemical substances or mixtures  if
        there  is  inadequate information  to evaluate such effects and if in the
        absence of  sucli information, the substance may cause or significantly
        contribute  to an unreasonable risk to health or the environment.  EPA must
        by  rule require that  testing be  conducted on such substances or mixtures

      0  Describes standard  guidelines for chemical fate, environmental effects,  and
        health effects  testing  of  chemical substances or mixtures

      0  Prescribes  Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs) for conducting studies relating
        to  health effects,  environmental effects, or chemical  fate testing

      0  Establishes the Interayency Testing Committee (ITC) to recommend to EPA
        chemical  substances and mixtures for priority consideration in promulgating
        chemical  test rules

      0  Prohibits the manufacture  or import of all new chemicals (after 7/79)
        not on the  TSCA Inventory  unless a premanufacturing notification (PMM)
        is  submitted lo the Administrator at least 90 days before manufacturing
        or  processing commences

      0  Authorizes  F.PA  to determine that a use of a chemical substance is a
        "significant new use."  EPA must make this determination by rule (a SNUR).
        Once a use  is determined to t»e a significant new use,  persons must submit a
        notice to EPA at least  90  days before they manufacture, import, or process
        the substance for  that  use

      0  Requires  public and private elementary and secondary schools to identify
        friable asbestos-containing building materials, to maintain records of
        their analysis  and  the  location  of friable materials,  and to notify school
        employees and parents when friable asbestos is found

      0  Bans (with  few  exceptions) the manufacture (including  importation), process-
        ing, distribution  in  commerce, and use of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
        Regulates the recordkeeping, marking, storage and disposal of materials
        containing  PCBs. Requires owners of PCB transformers  to register with local
        fire response personnel
TSCA Cite

  § 4(a)
                                                                                                           40  CFR  Part
     N.A.
  § 4(b)
  § 4(b)
  § 4(e)
  § 5
  § 5(a)(2)
796, 797, 798
     792
     N.A.
     720
     721
  § 6(a)
  § 6(e)
     763
     761
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III.   ENVIRONMENTAL  SERVICES DIVISION

      TOXIC  SUBSTANCES  CONTROL ACT  (TSCA) OF 1976   [40 CFR Parts 702-799]

                                                                                         TSCA Cite        40 CFR Part

      0 Authorizes EPA  to  require persons who manufacture, import, or process a             § 8(a)          704(A), 710
       chemical  substance  to submit such reports on that substance as the Agency
       may  reasonably  require.  A  broad range of data may be obtained Including
       information  on  chemical identity and structure, production, use, exposure,
       disposal, and health and environmental effects

      0 Requires  U.S. EPA  to compile, and periodically amend, a list of chemical            § 8(b)             710
       substances manufactured or  processed for commercial purposes (the TSCA
       Inventory)

      0 Requires  recordkeeping for  allegations that chemical substances cause               § 8(c)             717
       significant  adverse reactions to health or the environment

      0 Requires  submission of unpublished health & safety studies for designated           § 8(d)             716
       chemical  substances or mixtures

      0 Requires  immediate  notification to the Administrator of information concerning      § 8{e)             N.A.
       substantial  risk of health  or environmental impact from any chemical substance
       or mixture

      0 Regulates the import and export, for commercial purposes, of all  chemicals         §§ 12 4 13          707
       except  those excluded from  coverage under TSCA.  Excluded from coverage under
       TSCA are: pesticides (EPA,  FIFRA); tobacco or any tobacco product; foods,
       food additives, drugs, or cosmetics (Food & Drug Administration); meat, eggs,
       poultry,  or  their  products  (USDA); radioactive materials (Nuclear Regulatory
       Commission); and firearms and ammunition subject to taxes (Treasury)

    ** Unlike  most  other environmental statutes, U.S. EPA alone implements the programmatic responsibilities of TSCA
       (except for  PCB compliance  inspections conducted by MDNR & OEPA pursuant to Cooperative Agreements)
    ** OSMA regulates worker protection from asbestos exposure, except that USEPA regulates worker protection require-
       ments for asbestos  abatement projects performed by state or local employees not covered under OSMA worker
       protection standards
    ** USEPA regulates products of genetically engineered organisms not  specifically covered by other regulatory
       statutes  under TSCA
    ** FUA  regulates food, food additives, drugs, cosmetics, or medical  devices (or such substances derived from
       genetically  engineered microorganisms)
    ** The  Consumer Product Safety Commission has authority over consumer products (e.g., r.PSC bans on TRIS treated
       flame-retardant in  childrens' clothing and asbestos 1n spackling compound)

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III.   ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES  DIVISION
TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA) OF
SUBJECT
PCBs
TSCA Chemical
Information
Asbestos
in Schools
Health
Effects or
Questions
Occupational
Safety or
Health
Questions
Nuclear
Reactor or
Radioactive
Materials
Questions
Consumer
Products
Safety
Questions
CONTACT PERSON/TITLE
Mr. John Connell
Chief, PCB Unit
Mr. George Marsh
Chief, PMN Unit
Mr. Tony Restaino
Chief, Asbestos
Control Unit
Mr. David Dolan
Dr. Milt Clark
Receptionist
Receptionist
Receptionist
1976
REGION V TSCA CONTACTS
AGENCY ADDRESS
U.S. EPA 230 S. Dearborn Street
5 P&TSB-7
Chicago, IL 60604
U.S. EPA 230 S. Dearborn Street
5 P&TSB-7
Chicago, IL 60604
U.S. EPA 230 S. Dearborn Street
5 P&TSB-7
Chicago, IL 60604
U.S. EPA 230 S. Dearborn Street
5 PATSB-7
Chicago, IL 60604
OSHA 230 S. Dearborn Street
Room 3244
Chicago, IL 60604
NRC 799 Roosevelt Road
Building 4
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
CPSC 230 S. Dearborn Street
Room 2944
Chicago, IL 60604
TELEPHONE NUMBER
(312)
(312)
(312)
(312)
(312)
(312)
(312)
(312)
886-6832
886-6294
886-6879
886-5518
886-3388
353-2220
790-5500
353-8260
                     TSCA Assistance Office  Hotline:   (800) 424-9065
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IV.   HASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

     RESOURCE CONSERVATION  &  RECOVERY  ACT  (RCRA) OF 1976  reauthorized as the

     HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE  AMENDMENTS  (HSWA) OF 1984


     The Resource Conservation  & Recovery  Act  of 1976  (RCRA) established the first the statutory framework for compre-
     hensive federal and state  regulation  of hazardous wastes.  The Act requires  the identification and listing of
     hazardous wastes, taking into  account such  factors as the toxicity, persistence, and degradability in nature,  the
     potential for accumulation in  tissue, and other characteristics.  It directs promulgation of such standards for
     generators of hazardous  waste  as  may  be necessary to protect human health and the environment.  These standards
     are to include requirements for recordkeeping  labeling of containers, disclosure of components, use of  a manifest
     system to track hazardous  waste movements ("cradle to grave"), and reporting to EPA.  Similar standards are
     described for transporters of  hazardous wastes in cooperation with the Department of Transportation.

     The development of performance standards  is prescribed for owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment,
     storage, and disposal  (TSD) facilities.  The Act  requires the establishment  of a permitting system to control  the
     the treatment, storage,  and disposal  of hazardous wastes.  This provision is meant to ensure that all facilities
     which handle hazardous wastes  will  be operating under the conditions specified in a RCRA permit.

     One of the key provisions  of the RCRA program  deals  with the authorization of state hazardous waste programs.   It
     directs EPA to promulgate  guidelines  to assist states in the development of  their own hazardous waste programs  and
     to authorize states with programs equivalent to the  federal program to operate in lieu of the federal program.

     The second major part  of RCRA, Subtitle D,  provides  for developing and encouraging methods for the disposal of
     solid wastes which are environmentally sound and  which conserve valuable resources.  These objectives are to be
     accomplished through federal technical and  financial assistance to states and regional authorities for  compre-
     hensive planning pursuant  to federal  guidelines.  Utilizing these guidelines and assisted by federal grants, each
     state is to develop its  own solid waste management plan.

     A major theme of the Hazardous and  Solid  Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSUA) is  the protection of groundwater through
     the following programs:
     0 Now technological standards  for land disposal- facilities:  double liners,  leachate collection systems, ground-
       water monitoring;
     0 New requirements for the management and treatment  of smaller quantities of hazardous waste, such as those gener-
       ated by auto repair  shops or dry  cleaners;
     0 New regulations for  underground tanks that store liquid petroleum or chemical products;
     0 Upgraded criteria for  disposing of  municipal solid waste in landfills; and
     0 Restrictions on the  future land disposal  of  many untreated hazardous wastes.

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IV.   WASTE  MANAGEMENT  DIVISION

     RESOURCE  CONSERVATION & RECOVERY ACT  (RCRA) OF  1976  reauthorized as the

     HAZARDOUS AND  SOLID  WASTE  AMENDMENTS  (HSMA) OF  1984   [40 CFR Parts 260-280]
RCRA Cite
40 CFR Part
     0  Identifies  hazardous waste  by  listing or meeting specific criteria

     0  Establishes training,  recordkeeping, and packaging  standards for hazardous
       waste  generators

     0  Establishes recordkeeping standards for hazardous waste  transporters

     0  Establishes interim status  standards and permit requirements for hazardous
       waste  treatment,  storage, and  disposal facilities (TSDs)

     0  Establishes interim standards  for  new hazardous waste  land disposal units

     0  Schedules for prohibitions  on  land disposal of specified wastes and
       determinations  on all  listed hazardous wastes

     0  Regulations for assorted hazardous waste recycling  activities

     0  Regulation  of Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)


    **  Most Reyion V states,  with  the exception of Michigan and Ohio, are authorized
       to implement the  RCRA  program  including issuance of permits and enforcement.
       No Reyion V state is yet authorized to implement the requirements of HSWA.
    **  "Cradle-to-grave" tracking  of  hazardous waste movements  via a uniform manifest
       system
 § 3001

 § 3002
   261

   262
 § 3003             263

§§ 3004, 3005     264-265


§§ 3004, 3005       267

 § 3004             268


§§ 3001, 3010       266

§§ 9001-9010        280
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IV.   WASTE  MANAGEMENT DIVISION

     RESOURCE  CONSERVATION A  RECOVERY ACT  (RCRA)  OF  1976  reauthorized as the

     HAZARDOUS AND SOLID  WASTE  AMENDMENTS  (HSWA)  OF  1984

                                                       RCRA CONTACTS
     STATE
CONTACT PERSON/TITLE
AGENCY
ADDRESS
TELEPHONE NUMBER
     ILLINOIS
     INDIAN/1
Mr. Larry Eastep            IEPA
Manager, Permit Section
                    Mr.  Michael  Nechvatal        IEPA
                    Manager,  Compliance
                    Monitoring  Section
                    Mr.  Thomas  Cavanagh          IEPA
                    Manager,  Field
                    Operations  Section
                    Mr.  Gary  King                IEPA
                    Chief  Attorney, DLPC
Mr. Terry Gray              IDEM
Chief, Permits R
Plan Review Section
                    Mr.  James  Hunt               IDEM
                    Compliance
                    Monitoring Section
                    Mr.  Tom  Russell              IDEM
                    Chief, Enforcement  Section
             Division of Land
              Pollution Control
             2200 Churchill  Road
             Springfield, 1L  62706

             Division of Land
              Pollution Control
             2200 Churchill  Road
             Springfield, IL  62706

             Division of Land
              Pollution Control
             2200 Churchill  Road
             Springfield, IL  62706

             Division of Land
              Pollution Control
             2200 Churchill  Road
             Springfield, IL  62706

             Solid & Hazardous Waste
              Management Branch
             105 S.  Meridian Street
             Indianapolis, IN  46225

             Solid X Hazardous Waste
              Management Branch
             105 S.  Meridian Street
             Indianapolis, IN  46225

             Solid 8 Hazardous Waste
              Management Branch
             105 S.  Meridian Street
             Indianapolis, IN  46225
                            (217) 782-9882
                                                                         (217) 782-9844
                                                                         (217) 782-9844
                                                                         (217) 782-9830
                            (317) 232-4534
                                                                         (317)  232-4535
                                                                         (317)  232-3408
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IV.   HASTE  MANAGEMENT  DIVISION

     RESOURCE  CONSERVATION  &  RECOVERY  ACT  (RCRA)  OF  1976  reauthorized  as  the

     HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE  AMENDMENTS  (HSWA)  OF  1984
                                                                                                        Revised    2/06
     STATE
                                                        RCRA  CONTACTS
CONTACT PERSON/TITLE
AGENCY
ADDRESS
TELEPHONE NUMBER
     MICHIGAN       Mr.  Ken  Rurda                MI)NR
                    Chief, Facility  Permit
                    Unit
                    Mr.  John  Bohunsky            MDNR
                    Chief,  Compliance  Section
                                         Hazardous Waste Division
                                         Technical Services Section
                                         Stevens T. Mason Building
                                         P.O. Box 30028
                                         Lansing, MI  48909

                                         Hazardous Waste Division
                                         Technical Services Section
                                         Stevens T. Mason Building
                                         P.O. Box 30028
                                         Lansing, Ml  48909
                                             (517) 373-2730
                                             (517) 373-2730
     MINNESOTA      Mr.  Steven  Reed              MPCA
                    Hazardous Waste  Permits,
                    Public  Participation
                    Mr.  Roger  Bjorle            MPCA
                    Supervisor,  Hazardous
                    Waste Enforcement  Unit
                                         Hazardous Waste Regulatory
                                          Compliance Section
                                         Solid ft Hazardous Waste Div.
                                         1935 W. County Road B2
                                         Roseville, MN  55113

                                         Hazardous Waste Regulatory
                                          Compliance Section
                                         Solid & Hazardous Waste Div.
                                         1935 W. County Road 82
                                         Roseville, MN  55113
                                             (612) 296-7786
                                             (612) 296-7279
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IV.   HASTE MANAGEMENT  DIVISION

     RESOURCE  CONSERVATION  &  RECOVERY  ACT  (RCRA)  OF  1976  reauthorized  as  the

     HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS  (HSWA)  OF  1981
                                                                                                        Revised   J2/86
     STATE
CONTACT PERSON/TITLE
        RCRA CONTACTS

AGENCY           ADDRESS
                                                                         TELEPHONE NUMBER
     OHIO
Mr. Thomas Carlisle         OEPA
Manager, Technical
Assistance ft Waste
Management Section
                                         P.O. Box 1049
                                         361 H. Broad Street
                                         Columbus, OH  43216
                                             (614) 462-6735
     WISCONSIN
     REGION V

     RCRA Permits
     Enforcement
     Underground
     Storage Tanks
     Small
     Quantity
     Generators

     Waste Oil
     Regulations
Mr. Richard O'Hara          WDNR
Chief, Hazardous Waste
Management Section
Mr. Karl Brerner             U.S. EPA
Chief, Technical
Programs Section

Mr. William Muno            U.S. EPA
Chief, RCRA Enforcement
Section

Mr. Gale Hruska             U.S. EPA
Mr. Gerry Phillips          U.S. EPA
Chief, Solid Waste
& Tanks Unit

Ms. Shirlee Rrauer          U.S. EPA
                    RCRA/CERCLA Hotline:   (800)  424-9346
                                         Bureau of Solid Waste
                                          Management
                                         P.O. Box 7921
                                         Madison, WI  53707
                                         230 S. Dearborn Street
                                         5 HS-13
                                         Chicago, II  60604

                                         230 S. Dearborn Street
                                         5 HE-12
                                         Chicago, IL  60604

                                         230 S. Dearborn Street
                                         5 HS-13
                                         Chicago, IL  60604

                                         230 S. Dearborn Street
                                         5 HS-13
                                         Chicago, IL  60604

                                         230 S. Dearborn Street
                                         5HE-12
                                         Chicago, IL  60604
                                             (60S) 266-0833
                                             (312) 353-0398



                                             (312) 886-4434



                                             (312) 886-0989



                                             (312) 886-6159



                                             (312) 886-4591
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IV.   HASTE  MANAGEMENT  DIVISION

     COMPREHENSIVE  ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980


     Following  several well-publicized  incidents caused by the uncontrolled and dangerous disposal of toxic chemicals,
     it  became  apparent that  the primarily prospective regulatory framework established by RCRA was not adequate to
     cope with  the  remedial needs of such sites.  Although thousands of uncontrolled sites already had been identified,
     the lack of  funds and  legal authority impaired real progress.  In response, Congress enacted the Comprehensive
     Environmental  Response,  Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, which soon became known as "Superfund."  Among
     other  things,  this legislation established a $1.6 billion fund to cover the costs of the cleanup of abandoned
     hazardous  chemical sites.

     Superfund  was  envisioned as a 5-year program to spearhead both federal and state efforts to respond to releases of
     hazardous  substances  into  the environment.  The goals of the legislation are to eliminate the most serious threats
     to  public  health  and  the environment posed by hazardous substance spills and uncontrolled chemical waste sites,
     and to respond to such hazardous substance threats in a cost-effective manner.

     Title  I of CERCLA deals  with the release of hazardous substances, the liability to be imposed for releases, and
     the compensation  to be paid for the damages and costs resulting from such releases.  Title II imposed certain
     "environmental  taxes"  on the petroleum and chemical industries and sets up the Hazardous Substance Response Trust
     Fund.   This  funding mechanism for  Superfund expired at the end of September 1985.  Taxes are also imposed on the
     owners and operators  of  qualified  hazardous waste disposal facilities in order to establish a second fund, known
     as  the Post-Closure Liability Trust Fund.  Reauthorization of Superfund is expected in the near future.

     CCRCLA defines  "hazardous  substance" by incorporating within its language those substances listed in the key
     sections of  several other  environmental statutes, including the CAA, CWA, RCRA, and TSCA.  However, the Act also
     directs EPA  to  promulgate  and revise regulations designating as hazardous other substances found to pose a sub-
     stantial danger to the public health when released into the environment.  In addition, regulations were promul-
     gated  which  establish  the  threshold quantity of a hazardous substance spill.  Environmental releases or spills ir<
     excess of  the  Reportable Quantity  (RQ) trigger notification and response requirements under the Act.

     CERCLA requires that  any person in charge of a vessel, or facility, who has knowledge of the release of a hazard
     ous substance  from that  vessel or  facility in an amount greater that the RQ, to notify immediately the National
     Response Center.  The  Act  also requires the owners or operators of hazardous substance storage, treatment, and
     disposal sites  to notify EPA of the existence of such facilities, the amount and type of hazardous substances
     found  there, and whether any known or suspected releases have occurred.  In the event of the release of a hazard-
     ous substance,  the procedures and methods to be followed are set forth in the National Contingency Plan (NCP).
     The NCP presents  procedures for the discovery, investigation, evaluation, and removal  (where necessary) of hazard-
     ous substances.   The NCP provides  for three types of CERCLA actions for incidents involving hazardous substances
     discovered at  a site:  (1)  Immediate removal actions -- are to provide prompt response (within hours or days) to
     prevent immediate and  significant harm to human life, health, or the environment; (2) Planned removal actions —
     are those  that  allow  time  to plan the cleanup activities; and (3) Remedial  actions — are intended to achieve a
     permanent  remedy  or cleanup of hazardous waste sites.

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IV.   WASTE  MANAGEMENT DIVISION

     COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL  RESPONSE.  COMPENSATION, AND  LIABILITY ACT OF  1980

     [40 CFR Parts 300 & 302]

     0 Designates  as  "hazardous substances" those  "elements,  compounds, mixtures,
       solutions,  and substances  which when released  into  the environment may
       present  substantial  danger to  the  public  health or  welfare or the environment'

     0 Regulates the  reporting of releases  of  hazardous  substances  in excess of  the
       Reportable  Quantity  (RQ)

     0 Response authorities of the Agency

     0 Requires the development of a  National  Contingency  Plan  (NCP) which details
       the  procedures and standards for responding  to releases, or  the threatened
       release, of hazardous substances

     0 Enforcement authorities to require responsible party actions at sites

     0 Establishes liability for  abandoned  sites, but promotes  voluntary private
       cleanup  by  Potentially Responsible Parties  (PRPs)

     0 Establishes a  trust  fund to pay for  the cleanup of  hazardous substances
       through  the imposition of  taxes on petroleum and  certain chemicals (expired
       9/8b, awaiting reauthorization)
CERCLA Cite

  § 102



  § 103


  § 104

  § 105



  § 106

  § 107
  § 104,
 Title II
40 CFR Part

 117, 302



 117, 302


   N.A.

   300



   N.A.

   N.A.


   N.A.
    **  Although  known  as  CERCLA,  it  is better known as "Superfund"
    **  As  the  CERCLA program  has  not been delegated to the states (though many state-lead
       sites exist)  it is advised to always check  first with our Regional contacts
    **  Establishes the National Priorities List  (NPL) as a mechanism to rank (via the
       Hazard  Ranking  System  (MRS) sites for cleanup.  Hoxvever, sites do not need to be
       proposed  for the NPL in order to be under CERCLA
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IV.   WASTE MANAGEMENT  DIVISION

     COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL  RESPONSE,  COMPENSATION. AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980
                                                                                                       Reviseo    >2/R6
     STATE
CONTACT PERSON/TITLE
       CERCLA CONTACTS

AGENCY           ADDRESS
                                TELEPHONE NUMBER
     ILLINOIS       Mr.  James  Frank
                    Manager, Hazardous
                    Substances Control  Section
                            IEPA
             Division of Land
              Pollution Control
             2200 Churchill Road
             Springfield, IL  627U6
                                (217) 782-6411
     INDIANA        Mr.  Glenn  Pratt
     MICHIGAN       Mr.  Andrew  Hogarth
                            IDEM
                            MDNR
             5500 Bradhury Avenue
             Indianapolis, IN  4C241
             Hazardous Waste Division
             Technical Services Section
             Stevens T. Mason Building
             P.O. Box 30028
             Lansing, HI  48909
                                (317) 243-5010



                                (517) 373-844K
     MINNESOTA
Mr. Gary Pulford
MPCA
Solid & Hazardous Waste Div.
1935 W. County Road B2
Roseville, MN  55113
(612) 296-7290
     OHIO           Mr.  Roger  Hannahs           OEPA
     WISCONSIN      Mr.  Richard  O'Hara           WDNR
                    Chief,  Hazardous  Waste
                    Management Section
                                         P.O.  Box 1049
                                         361 E.  Broad  Street
                                         Columbus, OH   43216

                                         Bureau  of Solid Waste
                                          Management
                                         P.O.  Box 7921
                                         Madison, WI   53/07
                                             (614) 462-6747



                                             (608) 266-0833
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IV.    WASTE  MANAGEMENT  DIVISION

      COMPREHENSIVE  ENVIRONMENTAL  RESPONSE, COMPENSATION. AND LIABILITY ACT OF 1980
                                                                                                        Revised    .2/86
      SUBJECT
CONTACT PERSON/TITLE
  REGION V  CEKCLA CONTACTS

AGENCY           ADDRESS
TELEPHONE NUMBER
      Spills
Mr. Robert Bowden
Chief, Emergency
Response Section
U.S. EPA     230 S. Dearborn Street
             5 MR
             Chicago, IL  60604
(312) 886-6236
      Enforcement
Mr. Norman Niedergang
Chief, CERCLA
Enforcement Section
U.S. EPA     230 S. Dearborn Street
             5 HS
             Chicago, IL  60604
(312) 353-0398
      Remedial        Mr.  Gregory  Vanderlaan
       Response       Chief,  Site  Management
                     Section
                            U.S. EPA     230 S.  Dearborn Street
                                         5 MR
                                         Chicago,  IL  60604
                     RCRA/CERCLA  Hotline:   (800) 424-9346
                     National  Response  Center:   (MOO) 424-8802
                                             (312) 886-6217
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                                 EVALUATION FORM

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   in order to keep up to date with regulatory and personnel changes.   In
   the interest of accuracy and utility, please submit  any changes or  comments
   you may have to me.  Please complete and return the  attached form also.
   Thank you.  DGD
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