EPA530-R-94-005f
PB94-922 406
MONTHLY HOTLINE REPORT
June 1994
RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
Hotline Questions and Answers
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)		1
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA)		4
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)...	5
New Publications
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)		7
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA)		8
Other				9
Federal Registers
Final Rules				11
Proposed Rules		12
Notices		13
Call Analyses
Calls Answered		19
Caller Profiles			22
Hotline Topics		24
RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
National Toil-Free Nos.: 800-424-9346 or 800-535-0202
Local: 703-412-9810
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This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. 68-W0-0039.
EPA Project Officer:
Carie VanHook Jasperse
U.S. Environmental Protection Agoncy
Washington, DC 20460
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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RCRA
1. Technical Grade Solvent
Formulations and the F003 Listing
The F003 listing in 40 CFR §26131
includes "all spent solvent mixtureslblends
containing, before use, only [certain specified]
spent non-halogenated solvents." This
language implies thai, to meet the hazardous
waste listing, the solvent mixture must be pure
before use (i£., contain 100% F003-listed
solvents). In the process of manufacturing
some of these solvents however, small amounts
of chemical impurities or contaminants may be
generated, and remain with the product when
distributed for use. For example, incomplete
chemical reactions which take place during
xylene manufacturing commonly generate
minute quantities of benzene and toluene;
rather than being 100% pure, the distributed
solvent product may therefore contain 99.98%
xylene and 0.02% benzene and toluene, or
other similar concentrations of impurities.
Would a solvent formulation consisting of
99.98% xylene and 0.02% benzene and toluene
meet the F003 listing when used for its solvent
properties and discarded?
A solvent fonnulation consisting of
99.98% xylene and 0.02% benzene and toluene
meets the F003 listing when used for its
solvent properties and discarded. The F003
listing covers pure solvent mixtures, as well as
technical grade solvent formulations, which
are used for their solvent properties. The term
"technical grade" refers to all grades of a
chemical which are marketed or recognized for
general usage by the chemical industry.
Solvent formulations containing de minimis
percentages of manufacturing contaminants or
impurities are considered technical grade
products, provided that they are available for
purchase and use in this form. Therefore,
when determining if a given spent solvent
mixture contains "only" the solvents specified
in the F003 listing, generators should include
in their evaluation each solvent constituent
present in a mixture before use, provided that
a particular solvent constituent is not a
contaminant or present in de minimis
concentrations (50 ER 53317; December 31,
1985). In other words, a technical grade
solvent could contain small concentrations of
contaminants or manufacturing impurities and
still meet the F003 listing after being used for
its solvent properties.
In the example presented above, the
commercially available solvent that contains
99.98% xylene and 0.02% benzene and
toluene (as impurities from the manufacturing
process) qualifies as a technical grade
formulation. The technical grade solvent
formulation, once spent, meets the F003
listing despite containing, before use, less than
100% of the non-halogenated solvents
specified in the listing description.
The purity of a technical grade
formulation will vary from compound to
compound and may range from highly
purified to very impure. EPA has not
established specific percentages or other
criteria for use in determining when
contamination is considered de minimis; such
a decision must be made on a case-by-case
basis by the appropriate regulatory agency.
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2. Biennial Reporting for Wastes
Treated In Exempt Units
In February 1993, a site generated 2,000
kg of hazardous waste, of which 1JS00 kg was
a spent solvent classified as F001 and500 kg
was characteristically ignitable (D001). The
F001 was accumulated on-site in accordance
with the §26234 generator standards and
then shipped off-site for disposal. The D001
was piped directly to a wastewater treatment
unit for subsequent discharge under a Clean
Water Act permit (§270.1(c)(2)(v)).
In order to determine RCRA hazardous
waste generator status, and applicable
regulations, the site's owner/operator must
count hazardous waste generated in every
calendar month. For example, a site which
generates greater than 1,000 kg of hazardous
waste in a calendar month is deemed large
quantity and is subject to full generator
standards, whereas a site which generates less
than 100 kg is subject to the reduced
regulatory requirements of §2615. In
determining generator status, the site must
count all wastes that are subject to the
substantive standards related to storage,
transportation, treatment, or disposal of
hazardous wastes (51EK10153; March 24,
1986).
In this situation, the F001 was subject to
substantive regulation under §26234,
therefore, the site counted the 1J00 kg in
determining their generator status. The
generator or owner/operator did not,
however, count the 500 kg ofDOOl wastes,
because this waste was not subject to
substantive regulation (51 E& 10152; March
24,1986). Therefore, in February, the site
was classified as a large quantity generator
for the month and subject to all of the
standards of Part 262, including the biennial
reporting requirements of §262.41. The
Biennial Report requires a description of the
characteristics and quantity of hazardous
waste generated during the reporting year.
Must the site's Biennial Report address only
wastes which are counted toward the
generation rate, or must other wastes
generated at the site, such as the D001, also
be included?
Although the D001 waste would not need
to be counted in determining generator status,
the owner/operator should identify this waste,
as well as the F001 waste, on the Biennial
Report form. The Biennial Report instructions
specifically request generators to report on
waste treated in exempt units, if the site is
required to file a Biennial Report The
Biennial Report data is frequently used by
states to analyze the adequacy of hazardous
waste management capacity and must,
therefore, be comprehensive (1993 Hazardous
Waste Report Instructions and Forms).
3. GNP v. GDP for Cost Adjustments
Under RCRA
The RCRA financial assurance regulations
at §§264/5.142(b) require the owner or
operator of a TSDF to provide financial
assurance to cover closure and post-closure
costs. The regulations require the owner or
operator to calculate closure and post-closure
cost estimates and adjust them annually by
either recalculating the cost estimate in
current dollars, or by multiplying the previous
estimate by an inflation factor. The inflation
factor is calculated by dividing the current
Implicit Price Deflator (IPD) by the previous
IPD. For those owner/operators who choose
this method, must the inflation factor be
calculated using the IPD based on Gross
National Product (GNP), or may the IPD
based on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) be
used instead?
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Although §§264/5.142(b) specifies using
an IPD based on GNP, EPA allows owners/
operators to update cost estimates using the
annual IPD based on GDP. The IDP based on
GDP produces similar results to the IDP based
on GNP, however, the IDP based on GDP is
available to owners/operators two months
before the IDP based on GNP. The IDP based
on GDP was not available at the time this
regulation was issued. When financial
assurance regulations were originally
promulgated, the Department of Commerce
used GNP figures to calculate the IPD, but in
recent years has favored GDP as a basis for the
IPD because the data better represent national
output The IPD is a measure of the change in
the relative nominal value of a dollar due to
inflation as well as to changes in the
compositioriofGNPijr GDPr Becanse ~
changes uTinflatioh'S^'afT^^w value of ar
dollar, IPDs are used to accurately compare
costs over time. Whichever type of deflator is
used, be it the IPD based on GNP or GDP, the
owner/operator must use only that type for all
cost estimates and adjustments, since each
deflator is based on different data. An owner/
operator may chopse to switch deflators, but
must adjust previous cost estimates
accordingly. Annual IPDs based on GNP are
usually published by the Department of
Commerce each March; annual IPDs based on
GDP are published each January. In the
interest of maintaining as accurate records as
possible, the Department of Commerce
reviews IPDs for the previous three years each
August, making any changes to previous
figures as necessary. Facilities'cost
adjustments should reflect as soon as
practicable any changes to previous IPDs as a
result of this review. Annual IPDs since 1987
are as follows:

GNP
GDP
1987
100.0
100.0
1988
103.9
103.9
1989
108.5
108.5
1990
113.2
113.3
1991
117.7
117.7
1992
121.1
121.1
1993
124.1
124.2
4. Financial Assurance Cost
Adjustments On a Quarterly Basis
The financial assurance regulations of
§§26415.142(b) require the owner/operator of
a TSDF to annually adjust closure and post-
closure costs. For a facility adjusting costs via
implicit price deflator (IPD), the cost
adjustments must be made within 60 days prior
to the anniversary of the establishment of the
facility's financial assurance (or within 30
days after the close of a facility's fiscal year
for owner!operators using the financial test or
corporate guarantee). If a facility's
anniversary date of financial assurance (or
fiscal year) does not coincide with the issuance
of the annual IPD, how should the facility
adjust its costs?
If a facility's financial assurance
anniversary date or fiscal year does not
coincide with the issuance of the annual IPDs,
the owner/operator may use the latest IPD (for
example, if a facility must update their
financial assurance in February of 1994, the
facility may use the 1992 annual OPD, despite
the time lag). The U.S. Department of
Commerce usually publishes the annual IPD
based on Gross National Product (GNP) in
March, and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
IPDs in February; the owner/operator may use
either figure. Alternatively, the owner/
operator may use quarterly IPD figures
published by the Department of Commerce,
obtaining the inflation factor by dividing the
current quarterly IPD by the IPD for the same
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quarter in the previous year (e.g., divide first
quarter 1994 by first quarter 1993). If a
facility's anniversary date or fiscal year does
not coincide with the issuance of the annual
IPD, die facility may use the most current
annual or quarterly IPD, however owner/
operators must be consistent in their use of
either annual or quarterly IPDs to calculate the
inflation factor. Some owner/operators may be
required by their state regulations to update
financial assurance cost estimates on a
quarterly basis.
. CERCLA
5. Consent Decrees: Assurance of
Ability to Complete Work
A potentially responsible party (PRP)
enters into a consent decree with EPA to
perform the remedial design and remedial
action (RD/RA) at a Superfund site. A consent
decree is a legally binding agreement,
approved by a judge, which outlines the
actions or payments to be provided by the
settling party. Is the PRP required to show
that funds will be available to finance the
remediation?
Section 104(a)(1) provides that EPA may
allow a PRP to carry out a response action
"[w]hen the President determines that such
action will be done properly and promptly" by
such PRP. One method that EPA utilizes to
assure that a PRP will carry out the response
action "property and promptly" is to require
the PRP. to provide financial assurance of its
ability to complete the work. For instance,
pursuant to the terms of Section XIV of EPA's
Model CERCLA Remedial Design/Remedial
Action Consent Decree (56 E& 30096; July 8,
1991; OSWER Directive 9835.17), when EPA
and a PRP enter into a consent decree for
remedial design/remedial action (RD/RA), the
settling defendants must provide a specified
June 1994
amount of financial assurance within 30 days
of entry of the consent decree into court
records.
The model RD/RA consent decree provides
that the PRP may use:
•	a surety bond guaranteeing
performance of the work
•	a letters) of credit equaling the total
estimated cost of the work
•	a trust fund
•	a guarantee to perform the work by one
or more parent corporations that have a
substantial business relationship with at
least one of the settling defendants
•	a demonstration that one or more of the
settling defendants satisfy the RCRA
financial test requirements in 40 CFR
§264.143(f).
The model RD/RA consent decree also
provides that if EPA finds the financial
assurances provided inadequate, the settling
parties must obtain and present to EPA for
approval one of the other forms of financial
assurance listed above. Pursuant to Section
XTV of the model, the inability of the settling
defendants to demonstrate adequate financial
assurance to complete the specified work,
however, does not exempt them from
performing any activities required under the
consent decree (56 ER 31004).
Although the presumption is that Regions
will use the model RD/RA consent decree
provisions, Regions have the flexibility to
modify provisions of the model in developing
the proposed consent decree in a particular
case; Headquarter concurrence is required for
some modifications.
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6. Paint Mixing and the Consumer
Product Exemption
A store sells paint in five-gallon cans to the
general public. Customers may purchase the
paint as received from the manufacturer, or
they may request a custom shade of paint. To
attain the customer's desired shade, store
employees will mix two or more base colors.
This process involves opening the cans, mixing
the colors together, and pouring the custom-
made shade into a five-gallon can. EPCRA
§§311 and 312 require facility owners and
operators to report all hazardous chemicals as
defined by 29 CFR §1910.1200(c) that exceed
the applicable thresholds found in 40 CFR
§37020(b). EPCRA §311(e)(3) excludes from
the definition of hazardous chemical any
substance to the extent it is used for personal,
family, or household purposes, or is present in
the same form and concentration as a product
packaged for distribution and use by the
general public. For reporting under EPCRA
§§311 and 312, will this paint qualify for the
consumer product exemption found in EPCRA
§311(eX3), or must the store owner or
operator report on the custom-mixed paint
since it is processed to achieve the final form
purchased by the consumer?
The paint is exempt from the definition of
hazardous chemical under the consumer
product exemption in 40 CFR §370.2
regardless of whether it is mixed on the
premises or purchased by the consumer in the
same form the store received it Any substance
that is found in the same form and
concentration as a product packaged for
general distribution qualifies for this
exemption (52 ER 38344,38348; October IS,
1987). Since both the manufacturer's
premixed paint and the store's custom-made
shades are in the same form and concentration
as products packaged for distribution by the
general public (indeed, they are in such
products), none of the chemicals found in
either type of paint are reportable under
EPCRA §§311 and 312.
7. Notification Requirements for an
Emergency Release on a Public
Roadway
The EPCRA emergency notification
regulations require facility owners and
operators to immediately report releases into
the environment of extremely hazardous
substances or CERCLA hazardous substances
if the releases exceed specific reportable
quantities (40 CFR §355.40(a)). The
notification must be provided to the
appropriate State Emergency Response
Commission and Local Emergency Planning
Committee, except in the event of a
transportation-related release where only 911
notification is required. The EPCRA
emergency notification requirements do not
apply when a release generates no potential
for exposure to persons outside the boundaries
of a facility (40 CFR §355.40(a)(2Xi)). If
there is a release from a facility onto a public
roadway that runs through the facility, will
that release be reportable?
A release onto a public roadway must be
reported under 40 CFR §355.40(a), since the
release may result in exposure to persons
outside the boundaries of the facility, (i.e., on
the public roadway). A release is defined as
"any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring,
emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting,
escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into
the environment" of designated substances
(EPCRA §329(8)). The environment includes,
"water, air and land" (EPCRA §329(2)).
Therefore, a release into the environment, as
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defined in EPCRA §329, onto a public
roadway is potentially a reportable release.
There is, however, a limited exemption
under EPCRA that does not require reporting
of any release which results in exposure to
persons solely within the boundaries of a
facility (40 CFR §355.40(a)(2)(i)). The
definition of facility includes "all buildings,
equipment, structures, and other stationary
items that are located on a single site or on
contiguous or adjacent sites and which are
owned and operated by the same person"
(40 CFR §355.20). Since the public roadway
is not owned or operated by the facility that
spans it, the roadway itself is not part of the
facility. As a result there is exposure to
persons outside the facility. Therefore, the
exemption for the reporting of releases that
result in exposure to persons solely within the
boundaries of a facility does not apply.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
HOW TO ORDER
NHS Publications are available by calling (703) 487-4660, or writing NHS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield,
VA 22161. Use the NTTS Order Number listed under the document
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RCRA/UST, Superfund. and EPCRA
National Toil-Free Nos.: 800-424-9346 or 800-535-0202
Local: 703-412-9810
	TDD National Toil-Free No.: 800-553-7672 	
RCRA
TITLE: "RCRA Policy Statement:
Clarification of the Land Disposal Restrictions
Dilution Prohibition and Combustion of
Inorganic Metal-Bearing Hazardous Wastes"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-94-018
This report examines the extent to which
wastes containing arsenic, lead, and mercury
constituents are currently combusted, and
profiles these practices based on the type of
combustion facility and type of wastes burned.
This report is the product of a study clarifying
the application of the Land Disposal
Restrictions (LDRs) dilution prohibition to the
hazardous waste combustion strategy. The
repent is based cm an analysis of Biennial
Reporting System data.
TITLE: "Sampling and Analysis of
Municipal Refuse Incineration Ash, Draft"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-94-020
This document provides guidance to owners/
operators of municipal incinerators in
designing plans to determine whether the ash
that is generated exceeds toxicity characteristic
levels. The document is divided into sections
pertaining to sampling, analysis, strategies for
evaluating samples, and quality assurance and
quality control The sampling plan described
in this document represents the Agency's
current thoughts on what constitutes the
minimum amount of sampling needed to
determine the average property of the ash from
the combustion of municipal refuse.
TITLE: "Implementation Strategy of U.S.
Supreme Court Decision in Citv of Chicago v.
EPF. No. 92-1639 (	U.S.	, May 2,
1994) for Municipal Waste Combustion Ash"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-94-021
This memo from Steven Herman and Elliott
Laws to the Regional Administrators in
Regions I-X, dated May 27,1994, provides
.nfomation about the U.S. Supreme Court
opinion on the interpretation of §3001(i) of
RCRA. The court held that §3001(i) does not
exempt ash generated at waste-to-energy
facilities burning household wastes and
nonh&urdous commercial wastes from the
hazardous waste requirements of Subtitle C of
RCRA. This memo summarizes the court
interpretation and introduces the draft
Sampling and Analysis of Municipal Refuse
Incineration Ash document as guidance for the
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New Publications
June 1994
TITLE: "Analysis of Potential Cost Savings
and the Potential for Reduced Environmental
Benefits of the Proposed Universal Waste
Rule"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-94-023
This document was developed to support the
proposed Universal Waste Rule. It includes
analysis of current regulatory costs for
generators and collection facilities and the
potential environmental benefits of rule
implementation. The three sections of the
document include background information
from the proposed rule, existing Subtitle C
regulations and possible changes, and an
analysis of whether the proposed rule would
significantly reduce environmental benefits
provided by the current regulations.
TITLE: "RCRA Implementation Plan: Fiscal
Year 1995; Addendum Containing Changes,
Clarifications or Additions to FY 1994 R.LP."
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-94-025
This document provides additional information
to supplement the RCRA Implementation Plan:
Fiscal Year 1994. It describes the objectives
and priorities EPA has set for the RCRA
program, including discussions of waste
minimization, environmental justice, corrective
action, and biennial reporting. It contains
information relevant to EPA Regions, states,
and the regulated community.
TITLE: "Waste Analysis at Facilities that
Generate, Treat, Store, and Dispose of
Hazardous Wastes: A Guidance Manual"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 603
This guidance manual is designed to assist
facility owners and operators, as well as other
facility personnel, in preparing waste analysis
plans and conducting waste analyses. It is
divided into four parts; the first deals with
waste analysis responsibilities at facilities; the
second contains detailed guidance on
documenting and conducting waste analyses;
while part three includes a checklist to ensure
that all responsibilities have been addressed.
Part four contains five sample waste analysis
plans that may be used as guides by facilities
developing their own waste analysis plans.
TITLE: "Inside the Hotline: A Compilation
of 1993 Monthly Hotline Reports"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-127 966
This document contains a collection of the
Monthly Hodine Reports generated by the
RCRA/UST/EPCRA/Superfund Hotline in
1993. Specifically, the document includes
questions and answers which have arisen from
Hotline calls, as well as summaries of pertinent
Federal Register notices. The questions are
grouped and indexed by EPA program area,
then further grouped by titles and regulatory
topic areas. Keywords and regulatory citations
are provided to facilitate quick reference.
CERCLA
TITLE: "U.S. EPA Contract Laboratory
Program National Functional Guidelines for
Organic Data Review"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 501
This document is designed to provide guidance
on the Contract Lab Program's (CLP) organic
analytical data evaluation and review
procedures. The data review process provides
information on the analytical limitations of
data based on specific quality control (QQ
criteria. This document is intended to assist in
the technical review of data only, not in the
determination of contract compliance.
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OTHER
TITLE: "Pollution Prevention in the Federal
Government: Guide for Developing Pollution
Prevention Strategies for Executive Order
12856 and Beyond"
AVAILABILITY: Hotline^
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA300-B-94-007
Pursuant to Executive Order 12856, Section 3-
301, federal agencies are required to prepare
pollution prevention strategies by August
1994. This document presents a framework to
guide federal agencies in developing these
strategies. It includes an overview of the
legislation and policy that may affect pollution
prevention plans and summarizes the
resources, requirements, and programs
available to federal agencies.
TITLE: "OSWER Environmental Justice
Tank Force Draft Final Report"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 224
In response to Administrator Carol Browner's
announcement concerning U.S. EPA's pursuit
of environmental justice. The Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER)
issued a report outlining OSWER's plan for the
implementation of environmental justice
initiatives. Among the areas mentioned are the
incorporation of environmental justice issues
into siting decisions; the emphasis on external
outreach, communications, and partnerships;
and the integration of economic redevelopment
and environmental justice.
TITLE: "OSWER Environmental Justice
Task Force Draft Final Report Executive
Summary"
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB94-963 225
This executive summary presents OSWER's
main objectives in achieving Administrator
Browner's pursuit of environmental justice as
one of the U.S. EPA's top priorities. The full
report is also available from NTIS as described
above.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
FINAL RULES
RCRA
"Wastes from Wood Surface Protection;
Correction"
June 2,1994 (59 EB 28484)
EPA corrected inaccurate references to the
EPA publication S#846 Tea Metfiods for
Evaluating Solid Waste. Phvsical/Chcmical
Methods. This notice cgmcts.tfae final rule of
January 4,1989 (59 E& 4S^iudis.e£fective
June 2,1994.
"New Mexico; Rnai Authorization of
Revisions to State Hazardous Waste
Management Program"
June 9,1994 (59 EB 29734)
EPA intends to approve New Mexico's
hazardous waste program revisions under
RCRA. Final authorization will be effective
August 23,1994, unless EPA publishes a prior
action withdrawing this immediate final rule.
Comments must be received on or before
July 25,1994.
"Illinois; Final Authorization of
Revisions to State Hazardous Waste
Management Program"
June 14,1994 (59 EB 30525)
EPA intends to approve Illinois' hazardous
waste program revisions under RCRA. Final
authorization will be effective August 15,1994,
unless EPA publishes a prior action
withdrawing this immediate final rule.
Comments must be received on a-before
July 14,1994.
"Kansas; Final Authorization of
Revisions to State Hazardous Waste
Management Program"
June 14,1994 (59 EB 30528)
EPA intends to approve Kansas' hazardous
waste program revisions under RCRA . Final
authorization will be effective August 15,1994,
unless EPA publishes a prior action withdrawing
this immediate final rule. Comments must be
received on or before July 14,1994.
"North Carolina; Final Authorization of
Revisions to State Hazardous Waste
Management Program"
June 23,1994 (59 EB 32377)
EPA intends to approve North Carolina's
hazardous waste program revisions under
RCRA. Final authorization will be effective
August 22,1994, unless EPA publishes a prior
action withdrawing this immediate final rule.
Comments must be received on or before
July 25,1994.
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Federal Registers
June 1994
RCRA/OUST
"Standards Applicable to Owners and
Operators of Hazardous Waste
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal
Facilities, Underground Storage Tanks,
and Underground Injection Control
Systems; Financial Assurance"
June 10,1994 (59 EB 29958)
EPA amended die financial assurance
regulations under RCRA Subtitles C and L The
rule modifies language required to secure a letter
of credit to demonstrate financial assurance. The
rule is effective August 9,1994.
EPCRA
'Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;
Barium Sulfate"
June 28,1994 (59 EB 33205)
EPA deleted barium sulfate from the category
"barium compounds" on the list of toxic
chemicals subject to reporting under EPCRA
§313. This rule relieves facilities of their
obligation to repot releases of barium sulfate
that occurred during 1993, and releases that will
occur in the future. This rulei&effective
June 28,1994.
PROPOSED RULES
RCRA
"RCRA Expanded Public Participation
and Revisions to Combustion
Permitting Procedures"
June 2,1994 (59 EB 28680)
EPA proposed to amend RCRA regulations
governing the permitting of hazardous waste
management facilities. The proposed rule
expands the opportunities for public involvement
by allowing public participation during more
portions of the permitting process than are
currendy allowed. The rule also proposes to
amend procedures for interim status combustion
facilities. Comments must be submitted on or
before August 1,1994.
"Hazardous Waste Management System;
Recycling Regulatory Program"
June 20,1994 (59 EB 31568)
EPA announced that additional data supporting
the universal wastes proposed rule of
February 11,1993 (58 FR 8102). will be made
available for public comment. Comments on
this new data must be submitted on or before
My 20,1994.
'Technical Clarification Pertaining to
Regulations for Boilers and Industrial
Furnaces (BIFs)"
June 21,1994 (59 EB 31964)
EPA proposed a minor amendment to RCRA
BIF regulations. The amendment would add
certain mercuiy-bearing wastes to the list of
wastes that can be burned in metal-recovery
furnaces without triggering BIF requirements.
Comments must be submitted on or before
July 12,1994.
OUST
"Underground Storage Tanks (USTs);
Lender Liability"
June 13,1994 (59 EB 30448)
EPA proposed to limit the regulatory
obligations of persons maintaining indicia of
ownership in a petroleum UST or UST system
primarily to protect a security interest The
Agency proposed conditions under which certain
security interest holders may be exempted from
RCRA Subtitle I corrective action, technical, and
financial responsibility regulatory requirements
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June 1994
Federal Registers
that apply to a UST owner and operator.
Comments must be submitted on or before
August 12,1994.
EPCRA
'Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;
Copper Monochlorophthalocyanine
Pigment"
June 6,1994 (59 EB 29252)
EPA proposed to grant a petition to delete Color
Index (CL) Pigment Blue 15:1 from the "copper
compounds" categcuy erf the list of toxic
chemicals subject to repeating under §313.
Comments must be submitted on or before
August 5,1994.
RCRA
"Corrective Action for Solid Waste
Management Units (SWMUs) at
Hazardous Waste Management
Facilities"
June 2,1994 (59 EB 28504)
EPA announced the availability of a revised
draft Regulatory Impact Analysis prepared by the
Agency for the proposed RCRA requirements for
corrective action for SWMUs hazardous waste
management facilities. Comments most be
submitted on or before July 18,1994.
"Hawaii, Final Determination of
Adequacy of State/Tribal Municipal
Solid Waste Permit Program1*
June 2,1994 (59 EB 28523)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(c)(lXC), EPA gave
notice of a final determination of full program
adequacy for Hawaii's municipal solid waste
landfill permit program. The determination of
adequacy is effective June 2,1994.
"South Dakota; Extension of Comment
Period for Municipal Solid Waste
Landfill Permit Program"
June 2,1994 (59 EB 28524)
EPA extended the comment period for potions
of South Dakota affected by the tentative
determination of adequacy for a state/tribal
municipal solid waste landfill permit program,
published April 7,1994 (59 ER16647).
Comments must now be submitted on or before
July 1,1994.
"Consent Decree; Silverstone Plating
Company, Inc."
June 2,1994 (59 EB 28565)
A Consent Decree in United Stales v.
fiilvCTstnng CWTfflnv- Inc.. was lodged
with the U.S. District Court for die Eastern
District of Michigan on May 13,1994. The
decree requires Silverstone to pay $1,000 in fines
for RCRA violations at a facility in Ypsilanti,
Michigan. Comments will be received for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"Extension of Date for Submission of
Part A Permit Applications for Facilities
Managing Ash from Waste-to-Energy
Facilities"
June 7,1994 (59 EB 29372)
Pursuant to 40 CFR §270.10(eX2), EPA
extended the deadline for filing permit
applications for facilities managing ash from
waste-to-energy Facilities. The extension is
effective June 7,1994.
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Federal Registers
June 1994
NOTICES
"Definition of Solid Waste and Hazardous
Waste Recycling; Open Meeting"
June 9,1994 (59 EB 29750)
EPA gave notice of a public meeting on
revising die regulatory definition of solid waste
under RCRA. The meeting will take place on
June 23,1994, in Washington, DC
"Pennsylvania; Final Determination of
Adequacy of State/Tribal Municipal
Solid Waste Permit Program"
June 9,1994 (59 EB 29804)
Pursuant to RCRA §40Q5(cX1XQ> EPA gave
notice of a final determination of partial program
adequacy for Pennsylvania's municipal solid
waste landfill permit program. The
determination of adequacy is effective June 9,
1994.
"Ohio; Final Determination of Adequacy
of State/Tribal Municipal Solid Waste
Permit Program"
June 13,1994 (59 EB 30353)
Pursuant to RCRA §4005(cXlXQ> EPA gave
notice of a final determination of full program
adequacy for Ohio's municipal solid waste
landfill permit program. The determination of
adequacy is effective June 13,1994.
"Ash From Municipal Solid Waste
Combustion"
June 23,1994 (59 EB 32427)
EPA announced the availability of draft
guidance entitled Sampling and Analysis of
Municipal Refuse Incineration Ash, dated
May 20,1994. Comments must be submitted on
or before September 21,1994.
"Consent Decree; MerrftTs Mobile
Manor"
Jgne 27,1994 (59 EB 33008)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Rov L.
Meiritt. et aL. was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the District of Wyoming on June 21,
1994. The decree requires the defendants to
provide safe drinking water to the residents of
Merritt's Mobile Manor in Tongue Point, Oregon-
Comments will be received for a period of 30
days from the date of publication.
RCRA/Bureau of Land Management
"Final Environmental Impact Statement
and Proposed Land Use Plan
Amendment; Notice of Availability"
June 24,1994 (59 EB 32711)
EPA announced the availability of the final
environmental impact statement and proposed
land use plan amendment fey the proposed Twin
Falls County Solid Waste Facility. Comments
must be received on or before August 5,1994.
RCRA/CERCLA
"Consent Decree; Queen City Farm Site"
June 2,1994 (59 EB 28565)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Boeing
Company, was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the Western District of Washington cm
May 16,1994. The decree requires Boeing to
reimburse EPA $566,027 for response costs and
hazardous waste disposal violations with the
Queen City Farm Site in Maple Valley,
Washington. Comments will be received for a
period of 30 days from the date of publication.
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June 1994
Federal Registers
"Proposed Settlement; Valley Steel Site"
June 14,1994 (59 EB 30604)
EPA proposed to enter into a settlement under
CERCLA and RCRA. The settlement resolves
claims against Valley Steel Products Company,
Inc., for violations at the Valley Steel Site in
Louisiana, Missouri. Comments will be received
for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.
CERCLA
"Consent Decree; California Gulch Site"
June 2,1994 (59 EB 28564)
A Consent Decree in United Stales v. Apache
Enerpv & Minerals Co.. et al.. was lodged with
the U.S. District Court for the District of
Colorado on May 16,1994. The decree requires
the defendants to reimburse EPA for costs
incurred in connection with the California Gulch
Site in Leadville, Colorado. Comments will be
received for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.
"Consent Decree; California Gulch Site"
June 2,1994 (59 EB 28564)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Apache
Energy & Minerals Co.. et aL. was lodged with
the U.S. District Court for the District of
Colorado on May 6,1994. The decree requires
Hecla Mining Company to reimburse EPA
$616,000 for response costs incurred in
connection with the California Gulch Site in
Leadville, Colorado. Comments will be received
for a period of 30 days from the date of
publication.
"Proposed Settlement; SAPP Battery
Company Site"
June 7,1994 (59 EB 29429)
EPA proposed to enter into a de minimis
settlement under CERCLA § 122(g). The
settlement resolves claims against 15 parties fen1
reimbursement of response costs in connection
wit die SAPP Battery Company Site in Jackson
County, Florida. Comments will be received for
a period of 30 days from the date of publication.
"Proposed Settlement; Bypass 601
Groundwater Contamination Site"
June 10,1994 (59 EB 30001)
EPA proposed to enter into a de minimis
settlement under CERCLA § 122(g). The
settlement resolves claims against parties for
reimbursement of response costs in connection
with the Bypass 601 Groundwater Contamination
Site in Concord, North Carolina. Comments will
be received for a period of 30 days from the date
of publication.
"Report to Congress on Programs
Toward Implementing Suoerfund Fiscal
Year 1991: Notice of Availability"
June 10,1994 (59 EB 30002)
EPA announced the availability of the Agency's
Progress Toward Implementing Siroerfund:
Fiscal Year 1991. which is required by CERCLA
§ 301(h). The Report to Congress includes
information on overall progress, and includes
specific information concerning feasibility
studies, treatment technologies, the number of
facilities subject to review, and completing
CERCLA's implementation.
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Federal Registers
June 1994
NOTICES
"National Priorities List (NPL); Yakima
Rating Site"
June 15,1994 (59 EB 30752)
EPA intends to delete the Yakima Haling Site
in Yakima, Washington, from the NPL. This
action is being taken because EPA and the State
of Washington have determined that no further
action is appropriate under CERCLA.
Comments must be submitted on or before
July 15,1994.
"Consent Decree; M.T. Richards, inc.
Site"
June 23,1994 (59 EB 32462)
A Consent Decree in United States v. St Pierre
Co.. Inc.. et aL. was lodged with the U.S. District
Court for the Southern District of Illinois on
June 1,1994. The decree requires the defendants
to reimburse EPA $27,127 for costs incurred in
connection with the MT. Richards, Inc. Site in
Indiana. Comments will be received for a period
of 30 days from the date of publication.
"National Priorities List (NPL); North U
Drive Well Contamination Site"
June 24,1994 (59 EB 32673)
EPA intends to delete the North U Drive Well
Contamination Site in Green County, Missouri,
from the NPL. This action is being taken
because EPA and the State of Missouri have
determined that no further CERCLA action is
appropriate. Comments must be submitted on or
before July 25,1994.
"Stipulation; Rose Hill Site"
June 29,1994 (59 EB 33544)
EPA gave notice of a stipulation under
CERCLA. The stipulation requires the
defendants to reimburse EPA $700,000 for costs
incurred in connection with the Rose Hill Site in
South Kingston, Rhode Island. Comments will
be received for a period of 30 days from the date
of publication.
"Consent Decree; Midwest United
industries, Inc. Site"
June 30,1994 (59 EB 33785)
A Consent Decree in United States v. Textron
Inc.. was lodged with the U.S. District Court for
the Southern District of Ohio on June IS, 1994.
The decree requires the defendant to reimburse
EPA $33,578 for costs incurred in connection
with the Midwest United Industries, Inc. Site in
Greenville, Ohio. Comments will be received for
a period of 30 days from the date of publication.
CERCLA/DOI
"Natural Resource Damage
Assessments"
June 22,1994 (59 EB 32175)
The Department of the Interior extended the
. omment period for the proposed rule concerning
natural resource damage assessments published
- m May 4,1994 (59 ER 23097). Comments must
received cm or before October 7,1994.
CERCLA/IRS
'Tax on Certain Imported Substances;
Notice of Determination"
June 17,1994 (59 EB 31297)
The Internal Revenue Service announced that
the list of taxable substances at §4672(a)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code will be modified to
include dimethyl terephthalate. This
modification is retroactive, effective April 1,
1992.
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June 1994
Federal Registers
NOTICES*
'Tax on Certain Imported Substances; Policy and Technology on July 7 and 8,1994, in
The Internal Revenue Service announced that submitted on or before July 1,1994.
the list of taxable substances at §4672(a)(3) of the
Internal Revalue Code will be modified to
include glycerine and phenol This modification
is retroactive, effective January 1,1991.
'Tax on Certain Imported Substances;
Notice of Determination"
June 17,1994 (59 EB 31299)
The Internal Revenue Service announced that
the list of taxable substances at §4672(a)(3) will
be modified to include tetrahydrofuran and 1,4-
butanedioL This modification is effective
October 1,1994.
OUST
"Kansas; Final Approved of State
Underground Storage Tank (UST)
Program"
June 6,1994 (59 EB 29201)
EPA gave notice that the State of Kansas has
received final approval to operate its
underground storage tank program under RCRA
SubddeL Final approval will be effective July 6.
1994.
EPCRA
'Toxic Data Reporting Subcommittee;
Public Meeting"
June 10,1994 (59 EB 30001)
EPA gave notice of a two-day meeting of the
Toxics Data Reporting Subcommittee of the
National Advisory Council for Environmental
Notice of Determination"
June 17,1994 (59 EB 31298)
Washington, DC The subcommittee will discuss
issues regarding the Agency's Toxic Release
Inventory program. Comments must be
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CALL ANALYSES
CALLS ANSWERED BY HOTLINE
June Dally Volume*
600 -r
500 • •
«
g 400 ¦ •
o
EPCRA and
Superfund
~ 300 a /	A rj\ V - RCRA/UST	_
12o« tv—v/,_' •>' — [ii
100
/
Documents
H—I—I	1—I—I—I—I—h
-I—I—I—h
—I—I—I—I—I	I
1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30
Day
Year to Date*
RCRAAJST
EPCRA and Superfund
Documents
(All Program Areas)

Month
Cumulative

Month
Cumulative

Month
Cumulative
January
5.843
5,843
January
4.418
4,418
January
4,050
4,050
February
5,069
10,912
February
6,835
11,253
February
4,095
8,145
March
6,059
16,971
March
7,203
18,456
March
4,081
12,226
Aoril
4,535
21.506
Aoril
6.114
24.570
Aprtt
3,203
15.429
May
4,802
26,308
May
7,944
32,514
May
3,800
19,229
June
6.324
32.632
June
£.414
49,*$
&£	
4.915
24,144
•All calls answered by the CaD Management System, the Message Retrieval Line, and the Document Retrieval Line.
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Call Analyses
June 1994
questions'answered by type
June Daily Volume*
1200
Regulatory
1000
119,3351
at
e
o
800
600
O
k.
2
E
3
Z
400
Docuirent
5,404
200
Referral
1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 27 28 29 30
Day
Year to Date*
Regulatory
Document
Referral
January
Month
Cumulative
January
Montn
Cumulative
January
Month
Cumulative
12,042
12,042
4,353
4,353
768
768
February
12,609
24,651
February
4,528
8,881
February
1,288
2,056
March
15.947
40.598
March
4.789
13,670
March
1,954
4,010
April
13,686
54,284
April
3,931
17,601
April
1,482
5.492
May
15,514
69,798
Mat/
IWCbj
4,346
21,947
May
1.763
7,255
June
19,335
89,133
June
5,404
27,351
JUne
1,669
8,924
* AH questions answered by the CaQ Management System, the Message Retrieval Line, and the Document Retrieval Line. A
single call may include multiple questions combined with document requests and referrals.
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June 1994
Call Analyses
QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY PROGRAM AREA
June 1994*

(10.757)
'Based on 24,739 questions and excludes 1,669 referrals made from both Hotfines. Includes the Message Retrieval
Une and the Document Retrieval Line.
Year to Date*
January
RCRA
UST
EPCRA
Superfund
Month
Cumulative
Month
Cumulative
Month
Cumulative
Month
Cumulative
57%
(9.394)
57%
(9.394)
4%
(668)
4%
(668)
25%
(4,100)
25%
(4.100)
14%
(2,223)
14%
(2.223)
February
51%
(8,788)
54%
(18,182)
5%
(831)
5%
(1,499)
29%
(4.923)
27%
(9.023)
15%
(2,595)
14%
(4.818)
March
54%
(11.149)
54%
(29,331)
5%
(993)
5%
(2,492)
27%
(5.588)
27%
(14,611)
14%
(3,006)
14%
(7.824)
April
49%
(8,708)
53%
(38,039)
5%
(857)
5%
(3,349)
31%
(5.509)
28%
(20,120)
15%
(2,543)
14%
(10.367)
May
47%
(9,334)
52%
(47,373)
4%
(791)
4%
(4,140)
37%
(7.386)
30%
(27,506)
12%
(2.349)
14%
(12.716)
June
43%
(10,757)
50%
(58,130)
4%
(932)
4%
(5,072)
45%
(11,042)
33%
(38,548)
8%
(2,008)
13%
(14,724)
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Call Analyses
June 1994
CALLER PROFILE
RCRA/UST Hotline
Regulated Community	6,242
Citizens	286
State & Local Govt/Native American	258
Federal Agencies	227
Educational Institutions	135
EPA	95
Media	7
Interest Groups	18
Congress	2
International	7
Other	109
Referrals*	1,149
Document Retrieval Line*	289
Message Retrieval Line41	301
TOTAL
9,125
State & Local Govt J
Native American Federal Agencies
Citizens
4%
All Others
5%
Regulated
Community
85%
* No caller profile data available.
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June 1994
Call Analyses
Emergency Planning and Community Rlght-to-Know/
Superfund Hotline
Manufacturers

Consultants/Engineers
3,316


Attorneys
620
Food/Tobacco
140
Citizens
269
Textiles
105
Public Interest Groups
62
Apparel
60
Educational Institutions
99
Lumber & Wood
102
EPA
98
Furniture
124
Federal Agencies
160
Paper
148
GOCOs
10
Printing & Publishing
138
Congress
1
Chemicals
647
State Officials/SERCs
51
Petroleum & Coal
193
Ixical Officials/LEPCs
53
Rubber and Plastics
91
Fire Departments
4
Leather
98
Hospitals/Laboratories
29
Stone, Clay & Glass
169
Trade Associations
11
Primary Metals
336
Union/Labor
0
Fabricated Metals
652
Fanners
8
Machinery (Excluding Electrical)
166
Distributors
26
Electrical &Electronic Equipment
181
Insurance Companies
4
Transportation Equipment
159
Media/Press
17
Instruments
96
Native Americans
0
Misc. Manufacturing
563
International
10

Other
270


Referrals*
520
Subtotal 4
,168
Document Retrieval Line*
28


Message Retrieval Line*
694


TOTAL
10,528
Citizens
Attorneys 00/
All Others
10%^
Consultants/
Engineers
* No caller profile data available.	36%
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Call Analyses
June 1994
HOTLINE TOPICS
RCRA
Ash
20
Mining Wastes, Bevill
18
Medical Wastes
93
Oil and Gas
3
Subtitle C (General)
603
Hazardous Waste Id. (General)

Toxicity Characteristic
91
Wood Preserving
17
Listing of Used Oil
69
Huff
1
Radioactive Mixed Waste
38
Delisting Petitions
25
Hazardous Waste Recycling
313*
Generators
7631
Small Quantity Generators
230
Transportation/Transporters
93
TSDFs General
374
TSDFs Siting Facilities
9
TSDFs Capacity
9
TSDFs Treatment
95
TSDFs Burning
162
TSDFs Storage
79
TSDFs Disposal
61
Land Disposal Restrictions
6641
Permits and Permitting
131
Corrective Action
225
Financial Liability/Enforcement
120
Test Methods
132
Health Effects
25
Waste MiniPollution Prevention
3191
State Programs
75
Hazardous Waste Data
48
Household Hazardous Waste
180
Subtitle D (General)
667u
Siting Facilities
20
Combustion
2781*3
Industrial Waste
6
Composting
25
Source Reduction/Poll. Prev.
41
Grants & Financing
14
Procurement (General)
136
Building Insulation
1
Cement & Products with Fly Ash
13
Paper & Paper Products
5
Re-refined Lubricating Oil
2
Retread Tires
5
Solid Waste Recycling (General)
418w
Aluminum
6
Batteries
21
Glass
8
Paper
6
Plastics
21
Tires
12
Used Oil
188
Markets (General)
31
Aluminum
5
Batteries
2
Compost
12
Glass
2
Paper
0
Plastics
7
Tires
6
Used Oil
23
RCRA General
2,0885
TOTAL
10,757*
•
Includes 2,130 RCRA document requests.

UST

General/Misc.
2311
Applicability/Definitions
95
Regulated Substances
34
Standards for New Tank Systems
29
Tank Standards and Upgrading
32
Operating Requirements
27
Release Detection
34
Release Reporting & Investigation
28
Corrective Action for USTs
1096
Out-of-Service/Closure
31
Financial Responsibility
63
State Programs
Liability/Enforcement
25
1831*7
LUST Trust Fund
11
TOTAL	932*
* Includes 357 UST document requests.
24
1 Hot topics for this month.
Includes 58 image retrievals for information on the public meeting on alternatives for groundwater monitoring at small,
dry, and remote municipal solid waste landfills.
Includes 25 document retrievals aad 142 message retrievals for Information on municipal waste combustor ash issues.
'Includes 30 document retrievals for die Spring 1994 edition of "Reusable News."
Includes 83 document retrievals for "The Catalog of Hazardous and Solid Waste Publications" and 10 document retrievals
for Information on "Inside the Hotline."
Includes 36 document retrievals for "An Overview of UST Remediation Options."
TIncludes 15 document retrievals i 91 message retrievals for information on the prop UST lender liability rule.
¦ Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hot! . A single call may result in
multiple questions.

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June 1994
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title m Questions
330
Trade Secrets
8
Enforcement
71
Liability/Citizen Suits
6
Training
19
Chemical-Specific Information
65
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
General	104
Notification Requirements	29
SERCVLEPC Issues	18
EHSs/TPQs	36
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis	18
Exemptions	3
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General
Notification Requirements
Reportable Quantities
CERCLA §103 vs. SARA §304
ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS
Exemptions
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312):
General
MSDS Reporting Requirements
Tier VII Requirements
Thresholds
Hazard Categories
Mixtures Reporting
Exemptions
247*
54
87
25
2
8
103
59
183
10
14
20
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (§313)
General
Reporting Requirements
Thresholds
Form R Completion
Supplier Notification
NOTEs/NONs
Voluntary Revisions
Pollution Prevention 33/50
Public Access to Data
TRI Database
Petitions
TRI Expansion
Exemptions
l,144l
7871
7761
5,279*
23
23
142
2004
113
66
68
76
4741
Call Analyses
Special Topics:
CAA §112
General	74
RMPs	90
List of Regulated Substances	73
Federal Facilities Executive Order	73
TOTAL	11,042
* Includes 2,176 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know document requests
SUPERFUND
General/Misc.
Access & Information Gathering
Administrative Record
ARARs
CERCLIS
Citizen Suits
Claims Against Fund
Clean-Up Costs
Clean-Up Standards
Community Relations
Contract Lab Program (CLP)
Contractor Indemnification
Contracts
Definitions
Enforcement
Federal Facilities
Hazardous Substances
HRS
su
Local Gov't Reimbursement. ^.
tyftuiil Rte&ufce .Damaees^ ^
ncp^ 'fam
f^6tificationj,/A, ^
NP
OSHA
PA/SI
PRPs
RD/RA
Reauthorization
Remedial
Removal
RI/FS
Risk Assess./Health Effects
ROD
RQ
226
6
6
54
114
14
8
23
51
32
16
5
8
31
35
26
109
13
54
14
11
20
40
2041
12
17
11
24
9
41
101
43
61
69
47
1991
1 Hot topics for this month.
Includes 144 message retrievals and 28 document retrievals for Information on the Hazardous Materials Spills Conference.
Includes 450 message retrievals for information an the 1993 TRI Form R reporting package.
Includes 144 message retrievals for Information on the Promoting Pollution Prevention Voluntary Initiatives Conference.
*Topks are nlrolitfd 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 1994
SACM	25
Settlements	13
SITE Program	23
State Participation	5
State Program	3
TAGs	5
Taxes	9
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act	75
SPCC Regulations	14
Radiation Site Cleanup	82
TOTAL	2,008*
* Includes 791 Superfund document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
REFERRALS:
26,408
US ERA
Headquarters and Chemical Libraries
ERA West Bidg Room 3340
MaHcode3404T
1301 Constitution Ave NW
Waahtogion DC 20004
202-566-0656
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"Topics arc calculated as the summation of all questions received by tte Hotline. A single call may result in multiple questions.

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