EPA530-R-96-001
SUB-9224-96-001
MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
January 1996
RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
Hotline Questions and Answers
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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA)	 3
New Publications
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Liability Act (CERCLA)			 8
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA)	 8
Federal Registers
Final Rules				.				11
Proposed Rules						12
Notices...							.	13
Call Analyses
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Hotline Topics		^		 19
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This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. 68-WO-0039.
EPA Project Officer:
Carie Van Hook Jasperse
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
OP F ICE OF
SOLIO WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
MEMORANDUM
MAR 2 2 1996
SUBJECT Revisions to Monthly Hotline Report
FROM.
C
took, Office of Solid Waste
TO
Monthly Hotline Report Recipients
Thank you to all of you who took the time to respond to our recent survey on the Monthly
Hotline Report. We received 60 responses to our survey, providing us with many good
suggestions for improving the Report. Based on the feedback we received, we are making the
following changes beginning with the January 1996 Report.
Questions & Answers section: The survey results indicated that the Q & As are the most useful
part of the Report. In addition to the highly technical Q & As in the Report, we will develop
Q & As based on frequently asked questions to increase the number of Q & As in the Report
Federal Register section. We are continuing to provide summaries of final and proposed rules
published in the Federal Register. For notices of state authorization and consent
decrees/settlements we will not provide a summary, but will include a listing of the title and
citation.
Call Analysis section: We have streamlined this section, and will only include statistics on who
calls the Hotline (caller profile) and what they are calling about (hotline topics).
Timely Distribution: Because the Q & As require extensive EPA review, there is sometimes a
delay in finalizing the Report. For subscribers who receive the Report electronically via the
Hotline listserver, we will distribute the Federal Register and New Publications sections as soon
as they are finalized and send out the Q & As later on when they are completed.
Information on-Internet Access: We have included in the Federal Register and Publications
sections information on how to access these documents on the Internet.
Listserver Service: For subscribers to the electronic listserver, in addition to the Monthly Hotline
Report, we will continue to distribute information on all significant RCRA/UST, Superfiwd, and
EPCRA rulemakings, as well as other "hot topic" information.
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you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact meat 703-308-7891 or at
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Frequently Asked Questions on
Composting
Does composting constitute source
reduction or recycling in EPA's hierarchy of
solid waste management?
Composting organic wastes after they are
transported to a centralized municipal
composting facility is a waste management
activity characteristic of recycling.
Composting organic waste at the point of
generation such as in the yard of a home is a
form of source reduction, since no formal
waste management activity occurs
(Characterization of Municipal Solid Waste in
the United States. 1994 Update. November,
1994).
Must a centralized municipal solid waste
composting facility obtain a permit before the
facility may begin composting operations?
Although the federal regulations do not
specifically address composting facilities,
many individual state or county agencies have
established permitting procedures to operate
centralized solid waste composting facilities.
States may require facilities to submit the
following information: details of facility
design, operating plans, description of
incoming materials, monitoring plans,
potential environmental releases, and potential
markets for final compost product (Decision-
Makers' Guide to Solid Waste Management-
Volume II. August 1995).
What markets are available for compost
product material?
Many markets are available for composted
material including the agricultural industry,
the landscape industry, the nursery industry,
public agencies, and residential property
owners. New research and field work has also
begun to open markets for tailored compost
material in the commercial bioremediation
industry to clean up contaminants in soil,
water, and air. The quality of compost
products and the demand for compost
products will vary according to regional land
and climate characteristics. As such, a
centralized municipal compost facility should
identify potential markets early and cater to
those markets needs. For more information
about compost markets refer to Markets for
Compost (November 1993).
What percentage of yard trimmings are
recycled in centralized municipal compost
piles?
EPA has estimated that 32.8 million tons
of yard trimmings were generated in 1993.
Approximately 19.8 percent (or 6.5 million
tons) of the 1993 quantity of yard trimmings
were managed in centralized municipal
compost facilities (Characterization of
Municipal Solid Waste in the United States.
1994 Update. November, 1994). Many yard
trimmings are also managed in backyard
compost heaps. Since 1988, private and
public compost facilities have increased from
about 700 to 3,100 in 1994.

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2.	Contractors &s Procuring Agencies
RCRA §6002 applies to procuring agencies
that purchase $10,000 or more of a designated
item during the current fiscal year, or who
purchased $10,000 or more of a designated
item or functionally equivalent items during
the preceding fiscal year. A procuring agency
is defined as "...any federal agency, or any
state agency, or agency of a political
subdivision of a state which is using
appropriated federal funds for such
procurement, or any person contracting with
any such agency with respect to work
performed under such contract (§1004(17))."
If a federal agency is subject to §6002, will
contractors with that federal agency
automatically be subject to §6002?
No. Federal contractors with procuring
agencies subject to §6002 are not automatically
subject to the requirements of §6002. These
contractors must buy an EPA-designated item
with recycled content subject to certain condi-
tions (e.g., availability, conformance with
applicable performance standards) if they
purchase $10,000 or more of the item during
the current year or purchased $10,000 worth of
the item in the preceding fiscal year, for use
under the agency contract For example, a
federal contractor that purchases $10,000 of
office paper products during the current fiscal
year for use on the federal contract would need
to purchase recycled content paper. Thus, the
contractor would need to ensure the paper
purchased for the federal contract contained
the highest amount of postconsumer recovered
material practicable.
3.	Conversion of Permitted or Interim
Status Units to Generator
Accumulation Units
A treatment, storage, or disposal facility
(TSDF) stores hazardous waste in permitted
January 1996
storage units The owner or operator wishes
to convert some of the permitted storage units
into generator 90-day accumulation units used
to manage wastes that are generated on site.
What requirements must the owner or operator
comply with before a permitted unit may
operate as a generator 90-day accumulation
unit?
Generally, an owner or operator removing
a unit from the jurisdiction of a RCRA permit
must first close the unit in accordance with all
of the applicable closure provisions for
permitted units. In this case, since the
converted units will continue to store
hazardous waste, conversion will not trigger
closure requirements because the unit will not
have received its final volume of hazardous
waste (40 CFR Part 264.113(a)). Once the unit
receives waste for the last time, the owner or
operator must comply with the more stringent
permitted closure provisions in 40 CFR Part
264 (Subpart G and the unit specific closure
provisions), rather than the closure provisions
for generator accumulation units referenced in
§262.34(a). In addition, the owner or operator
must maintain financial assurance pursuant to
Part 264, Subpart H, until closure of the unit is
complete (57 EE 37254; August 18, 1992). To
indicate that hazardous waste management
activities in the converted unit are no longer
covered by the facility's permit, the facility
must submit the appropriate permit
modification.
Owners or operators converting interim
status units to 90-day accumulation units also
need not begin final closure until after the final
receipt of hazardous waste (40 CFR Part
265.113(a)). Upon final closure, the owner or
operator must comply with the interim status
closure provisions in Part 265 (Subpart G and
the unit specific closure provisions). As with
permitted TSDFs, the owner or operator of
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assurance pursuant to Part 264, Subpart H,
until final closure is completed.
4. Corrective Action Beyond Interim
Status Facility Boundary
RCRA §3004(v) requires owners!operators
of permitted hazardous waste treatment,
storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) to
perform corrective action for any
contamination that has migrated beyond the
facility boundary. What authorities can EPA
use to order corrective action for releases
which have migrated beyond the boundary of
an interim status facility?
EPA can invoke §3008(h) or §7003
authority to address releases that have migrated
beyond an interim status facility boundary.
Pursuant to §3008(h), EPA can order
corrective action or bring suit for the "release
of hazardous waste into the environment" from
a facility that is interim status, should have had
interim status, or formerly had interim status.
This includes authority for releases which have
migrated beyond the facility boundary.
Although §3008(h) does not explicitly state
that EPA can order corrective action beyond an
interim status facility boundary, EPA interprets
the §3008(h) statutory authority to be at least
as broad as the permitted facility corrective
action authorities in §§3004(u) and (v) (50 FR
28716; July 15,1985). Thus, because
§3004(v) explicitly provides authority for
corrective action beyond a permitted facility
boundary, §3008(h) provides parallel authority
for releases beyond an interim status boundary.
Section 7003 gives EPA the power to order
corrective action or bring suit to abate
imminent and substantial endangerment caused
by the past or present handling, storage,
treatment, transport, or disposal of any solid or
hazardous waste. This broad and powerful
authority is not limited to any particular kind
of RCRA site. Section 7003 is, therefore, also
potentially applicable to contamination which
has migrated beyond the boundary of an
interim status facility.
CERCLA
5. Discount Rates for Comparison of
Remedial Alternatives
During the feasibility study phase of the
Superfund response process, the project
manager carefully estimates the costs of
various remedial action alternatives. Present
worth analysis is used to evaluate expenditures
that occur over different time periods by
discounting all future costs to a common base
year, usually the current year (OSWER
Directive 93552-01). By performing a present
worth analysis, the cost of remedial action
alternatives can be evaluated and compared
with regard to the total cost of an action, even
though the remedial action may take several
years to complete. The figure derived from the
present worth analysis represents the amount
of money that, if invested in the base year and
then disbursed over time, would reflect all
remedial action costs. Has EPA recommended
a certain discount rate to use in present worth
calculations?
Yes. EPA recommends that project
managers use a seven percent rate to conduct
present worth calculations (OSWER Directive
9355.3-20). The preamble to the National Oil
and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan
states, "EPA recognizes the importance of
using an appropriate discount rate when
deriving estimates of project costs. EPA will
follow OMB circular A-94..(55 ER 8722-
8723; March 8, 1990). The OMB Circular was
revised on October 29,1992, changing the
discount rate to seven percent. In June 1993,
EPA directed project managers to use the
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January 1996
percent discount rate published in Guidance Tor
Conducting Remedial Investigations and
Feasibility Studies Under CFRCLA: Interim
Final (October 1988, OSWER Directive
9355.3-01). The seven percent rate should be
applied to all sites which have a Record of
Decision (ROD) planned for FY94 and
thereafter (OSWER Directive 9355.3-20).

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RCRA
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Modules (Complete Set)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 135
This series of RCRA modules was developed
as a training tool for RCRA/UST, Superfund
and EPCRA Hotline Information Specialists.
Each module provides a general overview of a
specific RCRA regulatory topic. Each module
contains an introduction, regulatory summary,
and a regulatory developments section.
Modules may be purchased as a set or
individually, as noted below.
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Hazardous Waste Identification (40 CFR Pan
261)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 143
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to Solid
and Hazardous Waste Exclusions (40 CFR Part
261.4)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 150
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Definition of Solid Waste and Hazardous
Waste Recycling (40 CFR Parts 261.2 and
261.9)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 168
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Generators (40 CFR Pan 262)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 176

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January 1996
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Supierfund & EPCRA"
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Transporters (40 CFR Part 263)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NT IS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 184
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (40
CFR Parts 264/265, Subparts A-E)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 192
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to Land
Disposal Restrictions (40 CFR Part 268)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 200
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Permits and Interim Status (40 CFR Part 270)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 218
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Containers (40 CFR Parts 264/265, Subpart I;
Section 261.7)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 226
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Tanks (40 CFR Parts 264/265, Subpart J)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 234
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to Drip
Pads (40 CFR Parts 264/265, Subpart W)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 242
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Containment Buildings (40 CFR Parts 264/
265,	Subpart DD)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 259
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to Land
Disposal Units
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 267
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Miscellaneous and Other Units (40 CFR Part
264, Subpart X and 40 CFR Part 265, Subparts
P, Q, and R)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 275
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Hazardous Waste Incinerators (40 CFR Parts
264/265, Subpart O)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 283
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introducdon to
Boilers and Industrial Furnaces (40 CFR Part
266,	Subpart H)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 291
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to Used
Oil (40 CFR Part 266, Subpart E, and Part 279)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 309

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New Publications
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Financial Assurance (40 CFR Pans 264/265,
Subpart H)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 317
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Closure/Post-Closure (40 CFR Parts 264/265,
Subpart G)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 325
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Groundwater Monitoring
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-78G 333
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Corrective Action
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 341
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to Air
Emission Standards
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 358
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to State
Programs
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 366
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Municipal Solid Waste Disposal Facility
Criteria
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 374
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to Solid
Waste Programs
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 382
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
RCRA Enforcement and Compliance
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 390
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
RCRA Statutory Overview
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 408
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Strategy for Hazardous Waste Minimization
and Combustion
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NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 416
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Petitions, Delistings, and Variances (40 CFR
Part 260, Subpart C)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780 424
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
Other Laws That Interface With RCRA
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-780432
TITLE: RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA
Hotline Training Module: Introduction to
RCRA Subtitle I: Underground Storage Tanks
(40 CFR Pan 280)
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-125 752

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New Publications
January 1996
CERCLA
TITLE: Establishing an Observed Release
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 314
This fact sheet describes an observed release, a
component of the Hazard Ranking System
(HRS) score calculation. It details the data
required to establish an observed release, and
the process used to document it. Efficient
sampling also is emphasized to optimize the
use of limited resources, which is especially
important in light of conducting integrated
assessments under SACM.
TITLE: Establishing Areas of Observed
Contamination
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 312
This fact sheet address the use of analytical
data to establish areas of observed
contamination at hazardous waste sites when
evaluating the soil exposure pathway under the
HRS. The soil exposure pathway is evaluated
only if observed contamination is established
based on analytical data. An integrated
sampling approach under SACM should be
considered when planning the sampling
strategy to establish observed releases.
TITLE: Establishing Background Levels
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 313
This fact sheet describes how to determine
background levels for each migration pathway
used to calculate an HRS score. The fact sheet
emphasizes the necessity of efficient sampling,
which is particularly important in light of
conducting integrated site assessments under
SACM.
TITLE: The Remedial Design/ Remedial
Action Handbook
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-963 307
The purpose of this handbook is to provide
Remedial Project Managers with an overview
of the remedial design (RD) and remedial
action (RA) processes. It should be most
useful for federal-lead sites where the
Superfund is used to finance the RD or RA.
EPCRA
TITLE: Risk Management Plan Data
Elements: Draft
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
The proposed CAA §112(r) Risk Management
Program regulations require certain facilities
with regulated substances to submit risk
management plans. This document serves as
draft guidance describing the types of
information that EPA would like submitted in
a risk management plan. The document
proposes that the plans should include an
executive summary, registration information,
data on worst case and alternative releases for
toxics and for flammables, a five-year accident
history, a prevention program, and a
emergency response program. Draft
instructions accompany the data elements
listing.
TltLE: Generic Guidance Risk Management
Program (RMP) for Ammonia Refrigeration
Facilities: Draft
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
This generic guidance was developed to help
owners and operators of ammonia refrigeration
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Risk Management Program regulations. It i!>.
intended to explain each of the program
elements such a way that owners or operators
will understand what is needed to develop an
adequate program risk management for their
facilities. Owners and operators who may be
looking for help on where to start in the
development of a risk management program,
but have few resources to devote to this
objective, can use this draft guidance for
assistance. This document also serves as
guidance for facilities that already have safety
and prevention programs in place.
TITLE: Offsite Consequence Analysis
Guidance: Draft
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
Under the accidental release provisions of the
Clean Air Act, all regulated sources are
required to conduct worst-case release
analyses. This document serves as guidance to
assist sources with conducting offsite
consequence analysis or alternative release
analysis. The document provides simple
methods and reference tables for determining
consequence distances.
Electronic Availability
Thebe three Risk Management Plan documents
are currently available for downloading on
EPA's Technology Transfer Network Bulletin
Board System (TTNBBS),
ttnbbs.npnc.epa.gov.
To access the documents on TNN use the
following steps:
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2)	Register or enter your name and password
3)	Wait for the alerts to scroll
4)	Enter "T" to get to the Bulletin Boards area
5)	Enter "E" for the Clean Air Act
Amendments BBS
6)	Enter "S" to end the alerts
7)	Enter "C" to open the CAA BBS menu
8)	Enter "N" to list the available documents
9)	Download desired document (downloading
questions should be referred to the TTN
Sysop).

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FEDERAL REGISTERS
FEDERAL REGISTER AVAILABILITY
You may order copies of all major RCRA, UST, Superfund, and EPCRA Federal Registers by calling the Hotline.
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Local: (703) 412-9810 TDD National Toil-Free No (800) 553-7672
Electronic Availability
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The Federal Registers are organized by date After accessing the Gopher or World Wide Web server, make the
following selections to reach the Federal Register information
• To access RCHA/UST and CERCLA Federal Registers on the server, choose
Rules, Regulations and Legislation -> FEDERAL REGISTER - Environmental Subset -> Waste Information
» The access EPCRA Federal Registers on the server, choose
Rules, Regulations and Legislation •> FEDERAL REGISTER - Environmental Subset -> Toxic Release Inventory
FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Louisiana; Codification of Prior
Underground Storage Tank (UST)
Program Approval"
January 18,1996 (61 EB1211)
"Arkansas; Codification of Prior
Underground Storage Tank (UST)
Program Approval"
January 18,1996 (61 EB 1213)
"New Mexico; Codification of Prior
Underground Storage Tank (UST)
Program Approval"
January 18,1996 (61 EB 1216)
"Oklahoma; Codification of Prior
Underground Storage Tank (UST)
Program Approval"
January 18,1996 (61 EB 1220)
"Texas; Codification of Prior
Underground Storage Tank (UST)
Program Approval"
January 18,1996 (61 FR 1223)
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Anderson
Development Company Superfund
Site"
January 26,1996 (61 Efl 2451)
EPA announced the deletion of the Anderson
Development Company site, located in
Adrian, Michigan, from the National Priorities
List. The Agency published a notice of its
intent to delete the site on August 30,1995
(60 ER 13944). EPA and the State of
Michigan have determined that no further
cleanup under CERCLA is appropriate and
that remedial actions at the site have been
protective of public health and welfare and the
environment.

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Federal Registers
January 1996
"National Priorities List; Ossineke
Groundwater Contamination
Superfund Site"
January 31,1996 (61 Efi 3331)
EPA announced the deletion of the Ossineke
Groundwater Contamination Site, located in
Ossineke, Michigan, from the National
Priorities List. The Agency published a notice
of its intent to delete the site on August 11,
1995 (60 ER 41051). EPA and the State of
Michigan have determined that no further
cleanup under CERCLA is appropriate and
that remedial actions at the site have been
protective of public health and welfare and the
environment.
PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
"Disposition of Cesium-137
Contaminated Emission Control Dust
and Other Incident-Related Material;
Proposed Staff Technical Position"
January 22,1996 (61 FR 1608)
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
proposed guidance on the disposal of cenain
cesium-137 contaminated mixed waste.
Comments must be received by March 22,
1996.
"Supplemental Proposal to LDR Phase
IV: Clarification of Bevill Exclusion for
Mining Wastes, Changes to the
Definition of Solid Waste for Mineral
Processing Wastes, and Associated
Issues"
January 25,1996 (61 EH 2337)
EPA proposed to lift several regulatory
obstacles to the safe recycling of mineral
processing secondary materials and proposed
regulations to ensure that discarded mineral
processing materials are properly treated and
disposed. Specifically, EPA proposed to
exclude secondary materials generated by and
recovered within the mineral processing
industry from RCRA Subtitle C if they meet
specific guidelines and conditions. If materials
do not meet the conditions excluding them
from being wastes, and they test hazardous,
they must be treated to meet the land disposal
restrictions newly proposed in this rule.
EPA also addressed issues concerning
mineral processing wastes which had been
remanded by courts to EPA for further
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consideration. These issues include retaining
the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure
as the test for evaluating the toxicity
characteristic for mineral processing wastes,
responding to the vacatur of the mixture rule
for Bevill wastes, and readdressing the
regulatory status of several mineral processing
listed wastes.
Finally, EPA proposed to exclude from
RCRA jurisdiction two types of materials:
processed scrap metal that is recycled, and
shredded circuit boards destined for metal
recovery that are managed in containers prior
to recovery. Comments on this proposed rule
must be submitted by March 25,1996.
"Subtitle D Municipal Solid Waste
Facilities; State/Tribal implementation
Rule (STIR)"
January 26,1996 (61 EB 2583)
RCRA requires states to adopt and implement
permit programs to ensure compliance with the
Federal Disposal Facility Criteria for
municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLF).
EPA determines the adequacy of the state
permit programs. This proposed rule provides
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January 1996
Federal Registers
MSWLF permit programs. The STIR
establishes criteria and procedures which EPA
will use to determine whether a state permit
program is adequate to ensure compliance with
the Solid Waste Disposal Facility Criteria So
that management of MSW is equally protective
on Indian lands, the STIR also gives Indian
Tribes the right to apply for EPA approval of
their landfill permit programs. Comments on
this proposed rule must be submitted on or
before April 25, 1996.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; Folkertsma
Refuse Superfund Site"
January 29,1996 (61 EH 2772)
EPA announced its intent to delete the
Folkertsma Refuse Site, located in Walker,
Michigan, from the National Priorities List.
EPA and the State of Michigan have
determined that responsible parties have
implemented all appropriate response actions
and that remedial activities conducted at the
site to date have been protective of public
health and welfare and the environment.
Comments concerning the proposed deletion
will be accepted on or before February 28,
1996.
"National Priorities List; 29th and Mead
Ground Water Contamination
Superfund Site"
January 31,1996 (61 EH 3365)
EPA announced its intent to delete the 29th
and Mead Ground Water Contamination Site,
located in Wichita, Kansas, from the National
Priorities List. Because of the unique
circumstances surrounding the site, the Agency
has determined that no further federal actions
under CERCLA are appropriate. The site will,
instead, as a pilot project, be deferred to the
State of Kansas and will be addressed by the
Kansas Department of Health and
Environment. Comments concerning the
proposed deletion will be accepted on or
before March I, 1996.
NOTICES	$
RCRA
"Mixed Waste Treatment Capability
Deficiencies"
January 25,1996 (61 EH 2242)
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Mixed Waste Focus Area identified thirty
technologies deficient in mixed waste
treatment capability. The Agency seeks
interested parties who have technology
available to address one or more of the
technology deficiency areas. The Agency also
seeks parties interested in participating in
cooperative research and development leading
to demonstration of technologies.
"New Mexico: Final Authorization of
State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions"
January 26,1996 (61 EH 2450)
"Military Munitions Rule; Extension of
Comment Period"
January 30,1996 (61 EH 2990)
EPA extended the comment period on its
proposed military munitions rule (60 ER
56468; November 8, 1995) to February 2,
1996.
"Hazardous Waste Land Disposal
Injection Restrictions; Case-by-Case
Extension"
January 30,1996 (60 EH 3032)
EPA granted a one year case-by-case
extension from LDR for Abbott Laboratories'
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Federal Registers
January 1996
NOTICES
Class I Injection well, effective through
September 19, 1996. The extension will allow
EPA to complete the review of Abbott's no-
migration petition application.
"XL Community Pilot Programs;
Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot
Projects"
January 30,1996 (61 EB 3032)
EPA referred the public to the November 1,
1995 (60 ER 55569), notice for a complete
description of the XL (excellence and
leadership) Community Pilot Program, rather
than a December 12, 1995, notice. Additional
information may be obtained by calling (703)
934-3241. To request documents be mailed or
faxed, call (202) 260-8590.
CERCLA
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Avtex Fibers Front Royal, Inc."
January 19,1996 (61 EB 1403)
"Proposed Consent Decree; Wide
Beach Development Superfund Site"
January 19,1996 (61 EB 1405)
"Proposed Consent Decree; Love Canal
Landfill Superfund Site"
January 19,1996 (61 EB 1405)
"Proposed Consent Decree; Tri-State
Mint C Avenue Superfund Site"
January 19,1996 (61 FR1405)
"Consent Decrees; Millcreek Dump
Superfund Site"
January 22,1996 (61 EB 1602)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
City Bumper Superfund Site"
January 24,1996 (61 EB 1929)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Ninth Avenue Dump Superlund Site"
January 24,1996 (61 EB 1929)
"Proposed Partial Consent Decree;
Publicker Industries Superfund Site"
January 24,1996 (61 EB 1946)
"Proposed Consent Decree; Abex
Superfund Site"
January 25,1996 (61 EB 2265)
"Proposed Consent Decree; TH
Agriculture & Nutrition Superfund
Site"
January 25,1996 (61 EB 2265)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
GE/Moreau Superfund Site"
January 29,1996 (61 EB 2823)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
J&A Enterprises Superfund Site"
January 29,1996 (61 EB 2823)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Kin-Buc Landfill Superfund Site"
January 29,1996 (61 EB 2823)
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Industri-Plex Superfund Site"
January 29,1996 (61 FR 2824)
"Proposed Prospective Purchaser
Agreement; Kansas City Structural
Steel Superfund Site"
January 29,1996 (61 EB 2824)

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January 1996
Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Proposed Administrative Settlement;
Ramapo Landfill Superlund Site"
January 29,1996 (61 Efi 2825)
"Proposed Administrative Bft Minimis
Settlement; Sidney Landfill Superfund
Site"
January 29,1996 (61 Efi 2826)
EPCRA
"Toxic Chemical Release Inventory;
Additional Time to Report"
January 29,1996 (61 EB 2722)
EPA announced that facilities required to
submit Toxic Release Inventory reports for
calendar year 1995 will be allowed an extra
month in which to report. Because of
unforeseen circumstances, EPA has been
delayed in developing and distributing the
reporting package (the Form R) for the 1995
reporting year. EPA is therefore allowing
covered facilities until August 1, 1996, to file
those reports.
CAA
"Risk Management Programs Under
CAA §112(r)(7); Draft Guidances"
January 30,1996 (61 EEL 3031)
EPA announced the availability of three draft
guidance documents related to the accidental
release prevention provisions under §112(r) of
the Clean Air Act. Draft versions of Qffsite
Consequence Analysis. Generic Guidance Risk
Management Program (RMP) for Ammonia
Refrigeration Facilities, and Risk Management
Plan Data Elements are currendy available for
review.

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CALL ANALYSES
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/UST Hotline
Regulated Community
3,389
Citizens
158
State & Local Govt./Native American
175
Federal Agencies
73
Educational Institutions
99
EPA
43
Media
2
Interest Groups
8
Congress
2
International
8
Other
58
Referrals*
223
Transfers to EPCRA/Superfund Hotline*
163
Document Retrieval Line*
76
Message Retrieval Line*
778
TOTAL
5,255
* No caller profile data available.
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Call Analyses
January 1996
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
Superfund Hotline
Manufacturers Consultants/Engineers	1,518
Attorneys	251
Food/Tobacco 32 Citizens	143
Textiles 16 Public Interest Groups	17
Apparel 6 Educational Institutions	64
Lumber & Wood 12 EPA	43
Furniture 12 Federal Agencies	62
Paper 9 GOCOs	1
Printing & Publishing 19 Congress	2
Chemicals 118 State Officials/SERC	41
Petroleum & Coal 32 Local Officials/LEPCs	46
Rubber and Plastics 19 Fire Departments	13
Leather 6 Hospitals/Laboratories	19
Stone, Clay & Glass 17 Trade Associations	8
Primary Metals 16 Union/Labor	0
Fabricated Metals 30 Farmers	2
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 14 Distributors	80
Electrical&Electronic Equipment 16 Insurance Companies	2
Transportation Equipment 20 Media/Press	5
Instruments 6 Native Americans	0
Misc. Manufacturing 243 International	3
Other	152
Referrals*	268
Subtotal 643 Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline*	320
Document Retrieval Line*	0
Message Retrieval Line*	139
TOTAL	3,842
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* No calleT profile data available.

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January 1996
HOTLINE
RCRA
RCRA GENERAL
415
SUBTITLE C

Hazardous Waste Id. • General
8501
Characteristics
520'
Listings
3681
Mixture Rule
64
Derived-From
57
Contained-In Policy
77
Sampling
56
Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions
113
Radioactive Mixed Waste
19
Delisting Petions
20
Definition of Solid Waste/Hazardous

Waste Recycling
2311
Large Quantity Generators
3231
Small Quantity Generators
166
CESQGs
108
Transporters
58
Exports/Imports
37
TSDFs

General Facility Standards
167
Unit Standards
67
Air Emissions
3111
Combustion - General
33
BIFs
26
Incinerators
22
Draft Strategy
14
Waste Minimization
39
LDR

Applicability
1731
Notifications/Certification
62
Treatment Standards
1411
Permits and Permitting
91
State Programs
62
Financial Assurance
39
Closure/Post-Closure
45
Corrective Action
127
Enforcement
63
Hazardous Waste Data
54
Test Methods
28
Indian Lands
3
Used Oil Standards
133
Military Munitions
40
OTHER WASTES

Ash
3
Bevill Amendment (Mining Waste)
48
Medical Wastes
105
Oil and Gas
25
Call Analyses
TOPICS
SUBTITLE D
Household Hazardous Wastes
117
Subtitle D - General
79
Technical Standards
23
Indusmal Wastes
7
Municipal Wastes
43
Indian Lands
3
Financial Assurance
9
Solid Waste Recycling/Markets -

General
2081
Aluminum
6
Batteries
13
Glass
11
Paper
17
Plastics
21
Tires
15
Used Oil
47
Composting
13
Procurement
26
Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention
62
Grants and Financing
9
TOTAL
6,132*
* Includes 1,786 RCRA document requests.

UST

General/Misc.
2051
Applicability/Definitions
92
Regulated Substances
28
Standards for New Tank Systems
721
Tank Standards and Upgrading
79
Operating Requirements
61
Release Detection
1311
Release Reporting & Investigation
30
Corrective Action for USTs
89
Out-of-Service/Closure
41
Financial Responsibility
1331
State Programs
34
Liability/Enforcement
33
LUST Trust Fund
29
TOTAL
1,057*
• Includes 971 UST document requests.

I Hot topics for this month
* 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
January 1996
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title 111 Questions	3971
Trade Secrets	5
Enforcement	15
Liability/Citizen Suits	1
Training	4
Chemical-Specific Information	20
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
General	118
Notification Requirements	10
SERC/LEPC Issues	28
EHSs/TPQs	52
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis	20
Exemptions	6
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General	27
Notification Requirements	34
Reportable Quantities	34
CERCLA §103 vs. SARA §304	27
ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS	8
Exemptions	7
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312):
General	201
MSDS Reporting Requirements	110
Tier I/II Requirements	3781
Thresholds	103
Hazard Categories	35
Mixtures Reporting	60
Exemptions	107
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (§313):
General	1611
Reporting Requirements	1901
Thresholds	84
Form R Completion	1911
Supplier Notification	22
NOTEs/NOSEs/NONs	45
Voluntary Revisions	22
Pollution Prevention 33/50	11
Public Access to Data	51
TRI Database	36
Petitions	11
TRI Expansion	511
Exemptions	39
Special Topics:
CAA §112
General	32
RMPs	1421
List of Regulated Substances	27
Federal Facilities Executive Order	17
TOTAL	2,939
•Includes 967 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests
SUPERFUNO
172
17
General/Misc.
Access & Information Gathering
Administrative Improvements
General	51
Environmental Justice/Brownflelds 2331
S ACM/Presumptive Remedies	17
Soil Screening Levels	46
Administrative Record	7
ARARs	53
CERCLIS	66
Citizen Suits	2
Claims Against Fund	3
Clean-Up Costs	19
Clean-Up Standards	59
Community Involvement	18
Contract Lab Program (CLP)	7
Contractor Indemnification	1
Contracts	3
Definitions	44
Enforcement	30
Federal Facilities	19
Hazardous Substances	70
HRS	11
Liability	64
Local Gov't Reimbursement	3
Natural Resource Damages	5
NCP	17
Notification	48
NPL	1391
Off Site Rule	9
OS HA	6
PA/SI	15
PRPs	23
RD/RA	19
Reauthorization	17
1 Hot topics for this month
• 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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January 1996
Call Analyses
Remedial	59
Removal	21
RI/FS	20
Risk Assess./Health Effects	48
ROD	30
RQ	1851
Settlements	15
SITE Program	36
State Participation	13
State Program	12
TAGs	2
Taxes	16
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act	8
SPCC Regulations	9
Radiation Site Cleanup	30
TOTAL	1,817*
•Includes 478 Superfund document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
REFERRALS:	11,945
1 Hot topics for this month
' 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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