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MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
June 1998
RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA
Hotline Questions & Answers
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 1
Underground Storage Tanks (UST) 2
New Publications
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)......... 5
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Clean Air Act (CAA)§112(r) 8
Federal Registers
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Call Analyses
Caller Profiles 15
Hotline Topics 17
RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Monofills Exempt from the Minimum
Technological Requirements
RCRA §3004(o)(3) exempts certain monofills
from the minimum technological requirements
(MTR) for hazardous waste surface
impoundments, landfills, and waste piles.
How is "monofill" defined? What monofills
are exempt?
RCRA contains no general statutory or
regulatory definition of a "monofill " RCRA
§3004(o)(3) states that the MTR requirements
"may be waived by the Administrator for any
monofill, if —
"(A) such monofill contains only
hazardous wastes from foundry
furnace emission controls or
metal casting molding sand,
"(B) such wastes do not contain
constituents which would render
the wastes hazardous for reasons
other than the Extraction
Procedure ('EP') toxicity
characteristics set forth in
regulations under this subtitle,
and
"(C) such monofill meets the same
requirements as are applicable
in the case of a waiver under
§30050X2) or (4)"
Section 3005(j)(2) provides that the unit
must have at least one liner, for which there is
no evidence of leakage, be located more than
one-quarter mile from an underground source
of drinking water, and be in compliance with
the applicable groundwater monitoring
requirements, found in 40 CFR Parts 264/265,
Subpart F. Section 3005(j)(4) requires that the
unit be "located, designed and operated so as
to assure that there will be no migration of any
hazardous constituent into groundwater or
surface water at any future time "
For a monofill to be exempt from MTR, it
must meet the above criteria, as set forth in the
unit-specific exemptions: §264 221(e) for
surface impoundments, §264 251(e) for waste
piles; and §264.301(e) for landfills
2. Applicability of F009 Listing to
Cleaning Tank Sludge
During its electroplating operations, a
facility generates an F009 spent cleaning
solution in a cleaning tank. During use
contaminants settle out and form a sludge on
the bottom of the cleaning tank. When the
spent cleaning bath is removed it is managed
as a F009 waste Would the sludge removed
from the bottom of the cleaning tank also be
classified an F009 waste ?
Yes, the sludge removed from the bottom of
the cleaning tank would be an F009 listed
waste. The listing in 40 CFR §261.31 defines
F009 wastes as "spent stripping and cleaning
bath solutions from electroplating operations
where cyanides are used in the process " The
settled materials forming the sludge are part of
the spent stripping and cleaning bath
solutions, and, therefore, are an F009 waste.
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June 1998
3. Exemption for Scrap Metal Destined
for Recycling Applies at Point of
Generation
RCRA exempts from hazardous waste
regulation scrap metal which is being recycled
(40 CFR §261 6(a)(3)(a)) In addition, RCRA
excludes from the definition of solid waste, and
thus the definition of hazardous waste,
processed and certain other scrap metal being
recycled (§261 4(a)( 13)). A facility generates a
scrap metal, which is not excluded under
§261.4(a)(13), which exhibits the toxicity
characteristic for lead (D008). The facility
intends to send the scrap metal to a
reclamation facility Must the facility handle
this scrap metal as a hazardous waste,
including compliance with manifesting
provisions, until the material is actually placed
in the reclamation unit7
The facility would not need to manage as
hazardous waste scrap metal destined for
reclamation which is not otherwise excluded
under §261 4(a)(13) before placement in the
reclamation unit, and would not need to
manifest shipments of the material off site
Scrap metal that is intended to be reclaimed is
exempt from Subtitle C regulation at the point
of generation. However, the mere intent to
reclaim the material is not adequate for it to
remain exempt. If the material is not
reclaimed (e.g , if it is speculatively
accumulated per §261.1(c)(8)), the exemption
does not apply and the material remains
subject to all applicable hazardous waste
regulations from the point of generation. Only
if the facility ensures that the material will be
reclaimed will the hazardous waste regulations
not apply.
UST
4. Release Detection for Hazardous
Substance Underground Storage
Tank Systems
Owners and operators of existing (installed
on or before December 22, 1988) hazardous
substance underground storage tank (UST)
systems are required to provide release
detection in accordance with 40 CFR §280 42,
which specifies that the release detection
methods must meet the requirements in
§280 41 Section 280.41 outlines the release
detection requirements for petroleum USTs,
including monthly monitoring methods such as
automatic tank gauging and vapor monitoring,
as well as a temporary release detection
method that combines monthly inventory
control with tank tightness testing. Section
280.41(a)(1) allows owners and operators of
petroleum USTs that meet the new or upgraded
tank standards to use the temporary release
detection method instead of one of the monthly
monitoring methods. If the entire UST system
is upgraded, this temporary method can be
used until December 22, 1998, or for up to 10
years after the tank meets corrosion protection
standards, whichever is later. In order to
comply with the release detection
requirements, can an existing hazardous
substance UST use the temporary release
detection method in §280.41(a)(l)? For how
long can they use the method?
Since existing hazardous substance USTs
must meet the requirements of §280.41, they
may use the combination method of inventory
control and tank tightness testing as a means of
release detection if they meet the conditions of
§280 41(a)(1) However, unlike petroleum
USTs, hazardous substance USTs cannot use
the combination method beyond December 22,
1998. By December 22, 1998, all hazardous
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substance UST systems must meet the release
detection provisions of §280 42(b), which
require the use of monthly interstitial
monitoring (§280 42(a)) Owners and
operators of hazardous substance USTs who
choose to use the temporary method of release
detection in §280 41(a)(1), must still change to
interstitial monitoring as their method of
release detection by December 22, 1998
5. Calculating Annual Throughput for
Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)
Owners and operators of petroleum USTs
must demonstrate financial responsibility m
both per occurrence and annual aggregate
amounts The per occurrence financial
responsibility requirements for petroleum
USTs are dependent upon the type of facility as
well as the average amount of petroleum
handled at a facility in a month, based on
annual throughput (§280 93(a)) Owners and
operators of petroleum marketing facilities, or
facilities that handle an average of greater
than 10,000 gallons of petroleum per month
based on annual throughput, are required to
demonstrate $1 million in per occurrence
coverage (§280.93(a)( 1)). Owners and
operators of all other petroleum UST facilities
are required to demonstrate $500,000 in per
occurrence coverage (§280.93(a)(2)). Annual
throughput depends on the amount of
petroleum product removed or dispensed from
USTs at all facilities of an owner and operator
throughout the previous calendar year If a
particular facility has a system in which
petroleum is continuously pumped from a UST,
used, and then repumped into the same UST, is
this amount of product counted towards the
annual throughput amount each time it leaves
the UST, or only initially, since it is reused in
the same system 7
Hotline Questions and Answers
When calculating annual throughput for the
purposes of UST per occurrence coverage,
owners and operators must count any amount
of petroleum that is dispensed or removed
from the UST system, regardless of how many
times the petroleum is recirculated through the
tank system. Therefore, if 100 gallons of
petroleum is removed from an UST system, is
used and then returned to the system, and
removed again during a calendar year, the
amount counted towards annual reportable
throughput is 200 gallons RCRA
§9003(d)(5)(C) authorized EPA to create
financial responsibility categories based on the
amount of petroleum handled by a UST
system, as well as the likelihood of releases
from the system EPA did not intend to
distinguish between a UST system
re'dispensmg petroleum product from one that
dispenses the same amount of new product.
Consequently, for purposes of per occurrence
financial responsibility coverage, owners and
operators are required to count any amount of
petroleum that is dispensed or redispensed
from a UST system towards the annual
throughput calculation.
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RCRA
TITLE: RCRA Orientation Manual
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-98-004
This document provides a general overview of
the RCRA program. It introduces the
hazardous and solid waste portions of the
statute and regulations as well as the universal
waste, used oil, and underground storage tank
programs
(63 FR 33782; June 19,1998) This rule deals
with the RCRA comparable fuels exclusion,
permit modifications for hazardous waste
combustion units, Notifications of Intent to
Comply, and waste minimization and pollution
prevention criteria for compliance extensions.
It is applicable to incinerators, cement kilns,
and light weight aggregate kilns.
TITLE: RCRA Implementation Plan (RIP):
Fiscal Years 1998-1999
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-98-011
TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet Final
Standards for Hazardous Waste Combustors -
Phase I
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-98-008
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/
combust/fastrack
This document defines national policy,
strategic goals, priority activities, and core
measures for OSWER programs including
RCRA, Underground Storage Tanks (USTs),
and Superfund.
This fact sheet summarizes the main points of
the Fast Track portion of the MACT rule
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New Publications
June 1998
TITLE: Characterization of Municipal Solid
Waste in the United States- 1997 Update
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-98-007
URL: http.//vvww epa gov/epaoswer/non-hw/
muncpl/msw97 htm
This publication provides information on the
amounts of municipal solid waste generated
and recycled in the United States during 1996.
It also discusses the waste management
practices currently used by municipalities.
TITLE: Characterization of Municipal Solid
Waste in the United States: 1997 Update;
Executive Summary
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-S-98-007
URL: http.//www epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/
muncpl/msw97 htm
The summary contains a brief overview of the
document and its methodology and provides
readers with statistics on the waste generation
and reclamation rates within the United States
in 1996.
TITLE: Source Reduction Program Potential
Manual A Planning Packet
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-E-97-001
URL: http://www.epa gov/epaoswer/non-hw/
reduce/reduceit/
This packet contains the Source Reduction
Program Potential Manual and Reducelt
software It is designed to help local solid
waste managers determine the potential impact
of various source reduction options
TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet' Treatment
Standards Set for Toxicity Characteristic (TC)
Metal Wastes, Mineral Processing Wastes, and
Contaminated Soil
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-98-010
This fact sheet summarizes the major changes
that occurred with the second land disposal
restrictions (LDR) Phase IV rule (63 FR
28556; May 26, 1998). It includes twelve
metal waste treatment standards, new soil LDR
standards, and certain LDR mining waste
provisions.
TITLE: Organic Materials Management
Strategies
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-97-003
URL: httpY/www epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/
compost/index htm
This document describes seven composting
strategies for organic materials in the U S.
municipal solid waste stream and presents an
analysis of the benefits and costs of each
strategy, the potential for diverting organic
materials from landfills or waste-to-energy
facilities, and the potential markets for diverted
organic materials.
UST
TITLE: Leak Detection Fact Sheet #1
AVAILABILITY' Hotline/Intemet
EPA ORDER NUMBER: EPA510-F-98-012
URL: http://www .epa.gov/swerust 1 /pubs/
index.htm
This fact sheet reminds UST owners and
operators utilizing a temporary leak detection
method such as inventory control and tank
tightness testing that they will have to begin
using a monthly monitoring leak detection
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method, such as automatic tank gauging, vapor
monitoring, groundwater monitoring, or
statistical inventory reconciliation, beginning
December 23, 1998.
CERCLA
TITLE: Frequently Asked Questions RAGS
Part D
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-963 311
This fact sheet summarizes frequently asked
questions regarding US EPA's Risk
Assessment Guidance for Superfund' Volume I
Human Health Evaluation Manual (Part D.
Standardized Planning. Reporting, and Review
of Superfund Risk Assessments') (RAGS)
directive 9285 7-01D
TITLE: Roadmap to Understanding
Innovative Technology Options for
Brownfields Investigation and Cleanup
AVAILABILITY: NCEPI/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA542-B-97-001
URL: http //clu-in com/techpubs.htm
This document focuses on the site
characterization and cleanup phase of
Brownfields redevelopment. It introduces
Brownfields stakeholders to the range of
technology options and resources available to
them. This document also provides a
framework of the logical steps involved in the
characterization and cleanup of a Brownfields
site in order to link technology options and
resources to each of those steps.
New Publications
TITLE: Bangor Gas Works, Bangor, Maine
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: http://www epa gov/superfund/oerr/
accomp/redevel/bangor htm
This fact sheet addresses cleanup at the Bangor
Gas Works site, a former coal gasification
plant located in Bangor, Maine The site
currently features a supermarket and serves as
a catalyst for further redevelopment activities.
The site demonstrates how EPA can advance
the redevelopment of hazardous waste sites
and return them to economic usability.
TITLE: General Mills/Henkel Superfund Site
Minneapolis, Minnesota
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: http //www epa.gov/superfund/oerr/
accomp/redevel/genrrulls.htm
This fact sheet addresses cleanup and
subsequent reuse of the General Mills/Henkel
Superfund site, a former technical center and
research laboratory in Minneapolis, Minnesota
This site has developed into a major
commercial business establishment generating
jobs, income, and other short- and long-term
economic impacts benefiting the area
surrounding the site.
EPCRA
TITLE: 1996 Toxic Release Inventory Public
Data Release
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA745-R-98-005
This document summarizes the data reported
by facilities during the 1996 Toxics Release
Inventory The report contains information
about releases to soil, surface water,
groundwater, and air as well as transfers of
toxic chemicals and the prevention and
management of toxic chemicals in waste.
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TITLE: 1996 Toxic Release Inventory Public
Data Release State Fact Sheets
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA745-F-98-001
This document summarizes by state the data
reported by facilities during the 1996 Toxics
Release Inventory, including the top ten
releasers in each state
TITLE: EPA/OSHA Joint Chemical Accident
Investigation Report: Shell Chemical Co., Deer
Park, Texas
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-R-98-005
This report presents the findings of the EPA
and OSHA regarding an explosion and fire
which took place at the Shell Chemical Co in
Deer Park, TX, on June 22, 1997. The report
was compiled to identify the root causes and
contributing factors of the event in order to
prevent future accidents of this nature.
CAA §112(r)
TITLE: RMP Implementation Product
Development
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
This document provides information on a
variety of products being developed by the
EPA to assist stakeholders in understanding,
implementing, and complying with the
accidental release prevention provisions of
§ 112(r) of the CAA. The document includes a
table which provides information on such
products, anticipated completion date and
status of work
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
FEDERAL REGISTER AVAILABILITY
You may order copies of all major RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA Federal Registers by calling the Hotline
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Electronic Availability
Federal Registers from October 1994 to the present related to the Hotline's program areas are accessible via
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FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Land Disposal Restrictions Phase IV:
Final Rule Promulgating Treatment
Standards for Metal Wastes and
Mineral Processing Wastes; Mineral
Processing Secondary Materials and
Bevill Exclusion Issues; Treatment
Standards for Hazardous Soils, and
Exclusion of Recycled Wood
Preserving Wastewaters"
June 8,1998 (63 FR 31266)
This rule made a technical correction to the
LDR Phase IV final Rule published on
May 26,1998 (63 FR 28556).
"Hazardous Waste Combustors;
Revised Standards; Final Rule - Part
1: RCRA Comparable Fuels
Exclusion; Permit Modifications for
Hazardous Waste Combustion Units;
Notification of Intent to Comply;
Waste Minimization and Pollution
Prevention Criteria for Compliance
Extensions"
June 19,1998 (63 FR 33782)
EPA finalized some of the elements of the
proposed revisions for air emissions standards
for certain hazardous waste combustion units.
The elements include a conditional exclusion
from RCRA for fuels which are produced
from a hazardous waste, but which are
comparable to some currently used fossil
fuels; a new RCRA permit modification
provision which is intended to make it easier
for facilities to make changes to their existing
RCRA permits when adding air pollution
control equipment or making other changes in
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June 1998
FINAL RULES
equipment or operation to comply with air
emissions standards; notification requirements
for sources which intend to comply with the
final rule, and allowances for extensions to the
compliance period in certain cases. The
effective date of the rule is June 19, 1998.
"Organobromine Production Wastes;
Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste; Land Disposal
Restrictions: Listing of CERCLA
Hazardous Substances, Reportable
Quantities; Final Rule"
June 29,1998 (63 FR 35147)
EPA announced technical amendments to the
May 4, 1998, rule promulgating the listing of
two organobromine production wastes as
hazardous (63 FR 24596). The effective date
of the rule is June 29, 1998.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List, Notice of
Deletion; Southern Shipbuilding
Corporation Superfund Site"
June 16,1998 (63 FR 32760)
EPA announced the deletion of the Southern
Shipbuilding Corporation Superfund Site,
located in Louisiana, from the National
Priorities List (NPL). EPA published its
intent to delete the site on March 31, 1998 (63
FR 15346). EPA and the State of Louisiana
have determined that no further response
action by responsible parties is appropriate for
the site
"National Priorities List, Notice of
Deletion; Beulah Landfill Site"
June 22,1998 (63 FR 33855)
EPA announced the deletion of the Beulah
Landfill Site, located in Florida, from the
NPL. EPA published its intent to delete the
site on April 24, 1998 (63 FR 20361) EPA
and the State of Florida have determined that
no further response action by responsible
parties is appropriate for the site.
"National Priorities List, Notice of
Deletion; Pine Bend Sanitary Landfill
Site"
June 23,1998 (63 FR 34132)
EPA announced the deletion of the Pine
Bend Sanitary Landfill Site, located in
Minnesota, from the NPL. EPA published its
intent to delete the site on April 28, 1998 (63
FR 34132). EPA and the State of Minnesota
have determined that no further response
action by responsible parties is appropriate for
the site.
"National Priorities List, Notice of
Deletion; Berlin and Farro Liquid
Incineration Site"
June 24,1998 (63 EE 34320)
EPA announced the deletion of the Berlin
and Farro Liquid Incineration Site, located in
Michigan, from the NPL. EPA published its
intent to delete the site on January 19, 1998
(63 FR 3061) EPA and the State of Michigan
have determined that no further response
action by responsible parties is appropnate for
the site.
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PROPOSED RULES
EPCRA
"Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Programs;
Amendments to Hazardous Chemical
Reporting Thresholds, Streamlining
Requirements"
June 8,1998 (63 FB 31268)
EPA proposed to modify 40 CFR Parts 355
and 370, which implement EPCRA §§302,
303, 304, 311, and 312. Proposed changes
include raising the reporting thresholds under
§§311 and 312 for gasoline and diesel fuel in
underground tanks at retail gas stations, and
several additional hazardous chemicals. EPA
is also proposing to clarify the mixture
reporting requirements under §§311 and 312.
The preamble to the rule contains draft
guidance to provide states and local
governments with more discretion in
implementing the federal requirements EPA
is also proposing to rewrite Parts 355 and 370
to make them easier to understand and to use.
NOTICES
RCRA
"Paper Products Recovered Materials
Advisory Notice II"
June 8,1998 (63 FR 31214)
EPA provided notice of the availability of the
Paper Products Recovered Materials Advisory
Notice II (Paper RMAN II), which revises
EPA's 1996 recommendations for purchasing
specified printing and writing papers
containing postconsumer fiber. The effective
date for the notice is December 31,1998.
Federal Registers
"Recovered Materials Advisory Notice I
Update"
June 8, 1998 (63 FR 31217)
EPA provided notice of the issuance of an
update to its May 1, 1195, Recovered
Materials Advisory Notice (RMAN I) The
update provides guidance to procuring
agencies for purchasing certain items
containing recovered materials Today's
RMAN I update contains a new reference to
GSA's carpet schedule and a recommendation
for the recovered materials content level for
plastic batt building insulation.
"Hazardous Waste Land Disposal
Restrictions: Notice of Public
Meeting"
June 9,1998 (63 ER 31463)
EPA announced a public roundtable
discussion on the Agency's efforts to evaluate
important aspects of and potentially improve
the RCRA LDR Program.
"Agency Information Collection
Activities - Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Survey of the
Chlorinated Aliphatics Industry"
June 18,1998 (63 FR 33370)
EPA announced the submission of the
following Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB): Survey of Chlorinated
Aliphatics Industry. Comments on the ICR
must be received on or before August 17,
1998.
"Solicitation of Additional Pilot Projects
Under Project XL; June 12,1998"
June 23,1998 (63 EB 34161)
EPA solicited proposals for facilities to
participate in Project XL. Under Project XL,
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NOTICES
EPA offers flexibility in its regulations,
policies, procedures, processes and guidance,
in order to encourage companies to develop
and test "cleaner, cheaper, and smarter"
alternatives to the current system.
"Characterization of Municipal Solid
Waste in the United States: 1997
Update"
June 26,1998 (63 FR 34873)
EPA announced the availability of the 1997
Update of the Characterization of Municipal
Solid Waste in the United States report. The
report explains the amounts of waste
generated, recovered, and discarded in the
nation, and projects amounts that will be
managed in the future.
"Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot
Projects"
June 29,1998 (63 FR 35212)
EPA requested comments on the proposed
Project XL Final Project Agreement for Lucent
Technologies, Inc. Comments must be
received on or before July 29, 1998.
CERCLA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities - Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Request for
Restoration Ideas, New Bedford
Harbor"
June 18,1998 (63 FR 33370)
This information collection establishes a
universe of acceptable restoration projects and
provides the public with an opportunity to
formally suggest restoration ideas for natural
resource damages at the New Bedford Harbor
site.
Consent Decrees
"Prospective Purchaser Agreement;
Jomarc Property"
June 1, 1998 (63 FB 29733)
"Settlement; Parramore Fertilizer Site"
June 1, 1998 (63 FB 29734)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Armstrong Rubber Co. and United
States v. Atlantic Richfield Co."
June 1, 1998 (63 FR 29751)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Chevron USA, Inc., etal."
June 1, 1998 (63 FR 29751)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Decker
Manufacturing Corporation
June 1, 1998 (63 FB 29752)
"Consent Decree; United States v. City of
Hastings, eta!"
June 1, 1998 (63 EB 29752)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Illinois
Tool Works, Inc., et al."
June 1, 1998 (63 FR 29753)
"Consent Decree; United States v. City of
Jacksonville, Florida, et al."
June 1, 1998 (63 FB 29753)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Helen
Kramer, et al."
June 1, 1998 (63 FR 29754)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Kysor
Industrial Corporation, et al."
June 1, 1998 (63 FB 29755)
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June 1998
Federal Registers
NOTICES
"Settlement; Allied Paper/Portage Creek/
Kalamazoo River Superfund Site"
June 9, 1998 (63 EE 31465)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
American Insulated Wire Corp."
June 9, 1998 (63 EB 31524)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Kux
Manufacturing, et al."
June 9, 1998 (63 EE 31524)
"Consent Decree; United States v. The
Monsanto Company, et al
June 9, 1998 (63 EE 31525)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Western Processing Co., et al."
June 9, 1998 (63 EE 31526)
"De Minimis Administrative Settlement;
Woodward Metal Processing Site"
June 11, 1998 (63 EE 31993)
"Prospective Purchaser Agreement; Triggs
Trailer-Kanawha Superfund Site"
June 12, 1998 (63 EE 32213)
"De Minimis Administrative Settlement;
Peak Oil Superfund Site"
June 18, 1998 (63 EE 33372)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Chevron USA, Inc., etal"
June 18, 1998 (63 EE 33395)
"Consent Decree; United States v. William
Davis, et al."
June 18, 1998 (63 EE 33395)
"Consent Decree; United States v. J.E.M."
June 18, 1998 (63 EE 33395)
"Settlement; Speigelberg Superfund Site"
June 19, 1998 (63 EE 33655)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Atkemix Thirty-Seven, Inc
June 19, 1998 (63 EE 33708)
"De Micromis Administrative Settlement;
Pollution Abatement Services Superfund
Site"
June 22, 1998 (63 EE 33928)
"Prospective Purchaser Agreement;
Ingram-Richardson Site"
June 23, 1998 (63 EE 34184)
"De Minimis Administrative Settlement;
MIG/DeWane Landfill"
June 26, 1998 (63 EE 34872)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Asarco
Incorporated, et al."
June 26, 1998 (63 EE 34927)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Commercial Metals, et al."
June 26, 1998 (63 EE 34928)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Erie
Coatings and Chemicals, Inc., et al."
June 26, 1998 (63 EE 34928)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Lewis
Frame and Ruth Framef
June 26, 1998 (63 EE 34928)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
General Diesel, Inc."
June 26, 1998 (63 EE 34929)
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Federal Registers
June 1998
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Keystone Sanitation Company, Inc., et
air
June 29, 1998 (63 EB 35280)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Crown
Butte Mines, Inc., et al."
June 30, 1998 (63 EE 35680)
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CALL ANALYSES
This month, the Hotline responded to a total of 30,492 questions and document requests.
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/UST Hotline
Regulated Community 3,812
Citizens 365
State & Local Government 232
Native Americans 17
Federal Agencies 89
Educational Institutions 123
EPA 155
Media 16
Interest Groups 66
Congress 0
International 3
Other 1
Referrals* 469
Transfers to EPCRA/Superfund Hotline* 542
Document Retrieval Line* 166
Message Retrieval Line* 606
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 6,662
* No caller profile data available
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Call Analyses
June 1998
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
Superfund Hotline
Manufacturers Consultants/Engineers 3,646
Attorneys 60
Food/Tobacco 86 Citizens 120
Textiles 17 Public Interest Groups 16
Apparel 13 Educational Institutions 27
Lumber & Wood 17 EPA 34
Furniture 29 Federal Agencies 34
Paper 35 GOCOs 3
Printing & Publishing 42 Congress 0
Chemicals 207 State Officials/SERC 35
Petroleum & Coal 0 Local Officials/LEPCs 0
Rubber and Plastics 49 F>re Departments 3
Leather 20 Hospital s/Laboratones 13
Stone, Clay & Glass 38 Trade Associations 7
Primary Metals 57 Union/Labor 1
Fabricated Metals 159 Farmers 1
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 43 Distributors 18
Electrical & Electronic Equipment 0 Insurance Companies 3
Transportation Equipment 35 Media/Press 7
Instruments 22 Native Americans 1
Misc. Manufacturing 700 International 1
Other 188
Referrals* 203
Subtotal 1,569 Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline* 153
Document Retrieval Line* 0
Message Retrieval Line* 265
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 6,408
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June 1998
Call Analyses
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
SUBTITLE D
RCRA GENERAL
1,325
SUBTITLE C
Hazardous Waste Id. - General
1,564'
Characteristics
873
Listings
857
Mixture Rule
110
Denved-From
88
Contained-In Policy
221'
Sampling
48
Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions 3971
Radioactive Mixed Waste
47
Delisting Petitions
35
Definition of Solid Waste/Hazardous
Waste Recycling
4211
Large Quantity Generators
804
Small Quantity Generators
234
CESQGs
124
Transporters
138
Exports/Imports
43
TSDFs
General Facility Standards
337
Unit Standards
294
Air Emissions
219
Combustion - General
50
BIFs
63
Incinerators
54
Draft Strategy
17
Waste Minimization
38
LDR
Applicability
800'
Notifications/Certification
214
Treatment Standards
537
Permits and Permitting
268
State Programs
158
Financial Assurance
44
Closure/Post-Closure
95
Corrective Action
285
Enforcement
206
Hazardous Waste Data
122
Test Methods
153
Indian Lands
6
Used Oil Standards
286
Military Munitions
24
OTHER WASTES
Ash
12
Bevill Amendment (Mining Waste)
42
Medical Wastes
144
Oil and Gas
31
Household Hazardous Wastes
114
Subtitle D - General
137
Technical Standards
27
Industrial Wastes
19
Municipal Wastes
1111
Indian Lands
7
Financial Assurance
4
Solid Waste Recycling/Markets -
General
365
Aluminum
3
Batteries
3
Glass
0
Paper
12
Plastics
5
Tires
7
Used Oil
28
Composting
26
Procurement
37
Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention
64
Grants and Financing
5
TOTAL QUESTIONS
* Includes 3,302 RCRA document requests
UST
12,802*
General/Misc.
225
Applicability/Definitions
2711
Regulated Substances
74
Closure
75
1998 Deadline
1681
Standards for New Tank Systems
45
Tank Standards and Upgrading
691
Replacing/Closing
42
Release Detection
991
Reporting Requirements
21
Operating Requirements
11
Corrective Action for USTs
34
Financial Responsibility
44
Enforcement
46
State Programs
37
Private Sector
2
Indian Lands
8
MTBE
14
LUST General/Miscellaneous
13
RBCA
4
Technologies
0
Solvency/Cost Controls
5
TOTAL QUESTIONS
1,307*
* Includes 469 UST document requests
1 Hot topics for this month
1 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
June 1998
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title III Questions 310
Trade Secrets 18
Enforcement 6901
Liability/Citizen Suits 22
Training 4
Chemical-Specific Information 399
Exemptions 441
Special Topics:
CAA §112 General 249
RMPs 392'
List of Regulated Substances 151
Federal Facilities Executive Order 5
TOTAL QUESTIONS 13,987
~Includes 1,748 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
General 59
Notification Requirements 22
SERC/LEPC Issues 35
EHSs/TPQs 54
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis 28
Exemptions 1
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General 38
Notification Requirements 54
Reportable Quantities 55
CERCLA § 103 vs. SARA §304 55
ARIP/AHEDB/ERN S 8
Exemptions 10
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312):
SUPERFUND
General/Misc.
Access & Information Gathering
Administrative Improvements
General
Environmental Justice/Brownfields
SACM/Presumptive Remedies
Soil Screening Levels
Administrative Record
ARARs
CERCLIS
Citizen Suits
Claims Against Fund
Clean-Up Costs
General
143
Community Involvement
MSDS Reporting Requirements
88
Contract Lab Program (CLP)
Tier I/n Requirements
195
Contractor Indemnification
Thresholds
46
Contracts
Hazard Categories
9
Definitions
Mixtures Reporting
10
Enforcement
Exemptions
51
Federal Facilities
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (§313):
Hazardous Substances
General
1,241'
HRS
AFR
<>32'
Liability
Reporting Requirements
3,007'
Local Gov't Reimbursement
Thresholds
1,358'
Natural Resource Damages
Form R Completion
3,484'
NCP
Supplier Notification
15
Notification
NOTEs/NOSEs/NONs
11
NPL
Voluntary Revisions
141
Off Site Rule
Pollution Prevention 33/50
74
OS HA
Public Access to Data
179-
PA/SI
TRI Database
74
PRPs
Petitions
21
RD/RA
TRI Expansion
108
Reauthorization
226
80
19
45
13
26
7
53
63
15
13
46
50
21
5
8
1
57
159
15
144
10
114
0
11
23
100
1181
16
2
18
33
13
11
18
1 Hot topics for this month
1 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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June 1998
Call Analyses
Remedial 661
Removal 34
RI/FS 35
Risk Assess./Health Effects 95'
ROD 51
RQ 166
Settlements 37
SITE Program 5
State Participation 9
State Program 22
TAGs 2
Taxes 5
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act 87
SPCC Regulations 2371
Lead Contamination 0
TOTAL QUESTIONS 2,396*
~Includes 432 Superfund document requests
AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS: 30,492
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS
1 Hot topics for this month
1 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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