EPA-540-R-06-076
Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP & Oil
Information Center Monthly Report
July 2006
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Questions and Answers
TRI
Q: In October 2005, Facility Xchanges
ownership and is purchased by Company Y.
For the 2005 reporting year, which facility
is obligated to submit the Form R or Form
A, and whose name and what TRI
identification number should be on the
form?
A: The owner or operator of the facility on
the annual July 1 reporting deadline (i.e.,
Company Y) is primarily responsible for
reporting the data for the entire previous
year's operations at that facility. Any other
owner or operator of the facility before the
reporting deadline may also be held liable.
The form submitted for a given reporting
year must reflect the names used by the
facility and its parent company on December
31 of that reporting year, even if the facility
changed its name or ownership at any time
during the reporting year (Monthly Call
Center Report Question, EPA530-R-98-
005j; October 1998). In this scenario,
because Facility X changed ownership
before December 31 of the reporting year,
Company Y's name should appear on the
form. The TRI identification number is
location-specific; thus, the identification
number will stay the same even if the
facility changes names, production
processes, orNAICS codes.
Q: Company A purchases a facility from
Company B between January 1, 2006, and
June 30, 2006. For the 2005 reporting year,
which company's name and identification
number should appear on the Form R or
Form A submission?
A: In the case that a facility is purchased
between January 1 and June 30, the form
submitted for the previous year must reflect
the name used by the facility on December
31 of that reporting year (Monthly Call
Center Report Question, EPA530-R-98-
005j; October 1998). In this example,
Company B's name should appear on the
form because it owned the facility for the
duration of the reporting year. The TRI
identification number is location-specific;
thus, the identification number will stay the
same even if the facility changes names,
production processes, orNAICS codes.
With regard to reporting, the owner or
operator of the facility on the annual July 1
reporting deadline (Company A) is primarily
responsible for reporting the data for the
previous year's operations at that facility.
However, all prior owners and operators
back to January 1 of the year covered in the
report may also be held responsible if the
current owner or operator does not submit a
report.
Q: Does a facility have to comply with the
EPCRA §313 supplier notification
requirements if the facility is exporting a
TRI toxic chemical to a foreign country?
A: Facilities subject to EPCRA §313
supplier notification requirements that
export mixtures or trade name products
containing toxic chemicals must use their
best available information to determine if
the foreign facility will, in turn, sell the
mixture or trade name product back to a
covered facility in the United States. If the
domestic exporting facility knows that the
foreign facility will, in turn, sell or distribute
the mixture or trade name product to a
covered domestic facility, then the domestic
exporting facility must comply with the TRI
supplier notification requirements.
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CERCLA
TITLE: HRS Quickscore Version 2.3
PUBLICATION DATE: April 2006
EPA ORDER NO. :NA
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: www. epa.gov/superfund/programs/npl
hr s/qui ckscore. htm
HRS Quickscore was created to assist in
scoring sites using EPA's Hazard Ranking
System (HRS). HRS Quickscore is an
electronic set of HRS score sheets that
executes real time site score calculations. It
was designed to assist in developing a
conceptual site model for Superfund site
assessments. This product is intended for
use by those individuals who plan and
implement Preliminary Assessments (PAs),
Site Inspections (Sis), and other data
collection efforts according to the HRS
rules, as well as those individuals that write
and review HRS documentation records.
TITLE: Quickscore: User's Guide Version
2.3
PUBLICATION DATE: April 2006
EPA ORDER NO. :NA
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: www. epa.gov/superfund/programs/npl
hrs/qs23 guide.pdf
HRS Quickscore was created to assist in
scoring sites using EPA's Hazard Ranking
System (HRS). The User's Guide is
designed to help users understand and utilize
the capabilities of the latest version of
Quickscore.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
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FINAL RULES
CERCLA
"National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List"
July 27, 2006 (71 FR 42598)
EPA announced the deletion of the Arctic
Surplus Site from the National Priorities List
(NPL). The effective date of this
rulemaking is September 25, 2006, unless
EPA receives adverse comments by August
28, 2006.
"National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List"
July 31, 2006 (71 FR 43071)
EPA announced the partial deletion of the
Internal Parcel of the Rocky Mountain
Arsenal National Priorities List Superfund
Site from the NPL. The effective date of
this rulemaking is July 31, 2006.
PROPOSED RULES
CERCLA
"National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List"
July 11, 2006 (71 FR 39032)
EPA announced its intent to delete the T.
H. Agriculture and Nutrition Superfund Site
from the NPL. Comments must be received
by August 10, 2006.
"National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List"
July 27, 2006 (71 FR 42623)
EPA announced its intent to delete the
Arctic Surplus Superfund Site from the
NPL. Comments must be received by
August 28, 2006.
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July 2006
Federal Registers
NOTICES
CERCLA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Brownfields Program-
Revitalization Grantee Reporting
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number
2104.02, OMB Control Number 2050-
0192"
July, 11 2006 (71 FR 39099)
EPA announced that the following
Information Collection Request (ICR) has
been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval: "Brownfields Program,
Revitalization Grantee Reporting
(Renewal)," ICR Number 2104.02, OMB
Control Number 2050-0192. The current
expiration date for this ICR is August 31,
2006. Comments must be received by
August 10, 2006.
EPCRA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Trade Secret Claims for
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act
(EPCRA Section 322) (Renewal);
EPA ICR No. 1428.07, OMB Control
No. 2050-0078"
July 21, 2006 (71 FR 41439)
EPA announced that the following ICR has
been forwarded to OMB for review and
approval: "Trade Secret Claims for
Emergency Planning and Community Right-
to-Know Act (EPCRA Section 322)
(Renewal)," ICR Number 1428.07, OMB
Control Number 2050-0078. The current
expiration date for this ICR is October 31,
2006. Comments must be received by
August 21,2006.
CAA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Distribution of
Offsite Consequence Analysis
Information Under Section
112(r)(7)(H) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA). EPA ICR No. 1981.03, OMB
Control No. 2050-0172"
July 14, 2006 (71 FR 40093)
EPA announced its plans to submit the
following ICR to OMB for review and
approval: "Distribution of Offsite
Consequence Analysis Information Under
Section 112(r)(7)(H) of the Clean Air Act
(CAA)," ICR Number 1981.03, OMB
Control Number 2050-0172. The current
expiration date for this ICR is December 31,
2006. Comments must be received by
September 12, 2006.
SETTLEMENT AND CONSENT
"Consent Decree; In re EaglePicher
Holdings, Inc."
July 7, 2006 (71 FR 38660)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Diamond State Salvage Company,
Inc., Estate of Herbert Sherr, Nancy A.
Sherr, Executrix of the Estate of
Herbert Sherr, Barbara Sherr Kleger,
and Delmarva Power & Light
Company"
July 12, 2006(71 FR 39363)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Glen
Ekberg"
July 12, 2006(71 FR 39363)
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Federal Registers
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Glidden Company, et a I."
July 12, 2006(71 FR 39364)
"Proposed Settlement; Henry Wood
Preserving Superfund Site"
July 17, 2006(71 FR40519)
"Consent Decree; United States v. CBS
Corporation, Winner Development
Company, Inc., Winner Development
LLC, and AK Steel Corporation"
July 19, 2006(71 FR41051)
"Consent Decree; United States of
America v. Conexant Systems, Inc.
and Rockwell International Corp."
July 19, 2006(71 FR41052)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Industrial Excess Landfill, Inc."
July 19, 2006(71 FR41053)
July 2006
"Consent Decree; United States v. NL
Industries, Inc., etal."
July 19, 2006(71 FR41053)
"Proposed Settlement; Prestige
Chemical Company Superfund Site"
July 21, 2006 (71 FR41442)
"Proposed Settlement; American Lead
Smelting and Refining Superfund Site"
July 24, 2006 (71 FR41803)
"Proposed Settlement; Excello Plating
Co. Facility Superfund Site"
July 24, 2006 (71 FR41803)
"Proposed Settlement; Superior Waste
Rock Superfund Site"
July 25, 2006 (71 FR 42091)
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