EPA-540-R-06-078
Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP & Oil
Information Center Monthly Report
September 2006
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Questions and Answers
TRI
Q: How are Toxics Release Inventory
Facility Identification Numbers (TRIFID)
established?
A: A TRIFID is established when a facility
owner or operator first submits a TRI Form
R or Form A for a particular location. The
facility retains this identification number
even if the facility changes ownership,
name, production processes, or NAICS
codes. A facility owner or operator
inquiring about the TRIFID the facility was
assigned should contact the CDX Help Desk
at (888) 890-1995, or the Regional TRI
Coordinator, or search for the TRIFID on
the Envirofacts Web site at
www.epa.gov/enviro. A facility owner or
operator filing a first-time submission
should enter "New Facility" in the TRIFID
data field of the form, and the TRI Data
Processing Center will assign an
identification number to the facility after the
submission has been processed.
Q: A facility subject to EPCRA §313 sends a
waste that contains a toxic chemical to an
off-site location where it is temporarily
stored and repackaged. The toxic chemical
does not undergo any reportable waste
management activities (i.e., recycling,
disposal, treatment for destruction, or
energy recovery) at the off-site location.
After repackaging, the waste, including the
toxic chemical, is returned to the original
facility for waste management on site (e.g.,
incineration). Assuming the original facility
is required to submit a Form Rfor the toxic
chemical, would it report the initial transfer
off site for repackaging and storage on the
Form R?
A: The facility would not report the transfer
of a toxic chemical in waste to an off-site
location for repackaging and storage on the
Form R if the toxic chemical is subsequently
returned to the facility during the same
reporting year. However, if the toxic
chemical is not returned to the facility
during the same reporting year, the transfer
must be reported as a "Transfer to Waste
Broker" in Part II, Section 6.2 of the Form R
using codes M92, M93, M94, or M95, as
appropriate. Furthermore, if the toxic
chemical undergoes any reportable waste
management activities at the off-site facility,
or is sent from the first off-site facility to a
second off-site facility for waste
management, then the original facility must
report the transfer appropriately in Part II,
Sections 6 and 8 of the Form R.
Q: When were facilities first required to use
North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) codes for EPCRA §313
reporting?
A: On June 6, 2006, EPA published a final
rule requiring facilities to use NAICS codes,
instead of the previously used Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, to
determine TRI reporting applicability and to
identify their principal business activities for
releases and other waste management
activities during calendar year 2006, for
reports due July 1, 2007 (71 FR 32464; June
6, 2006). This final rule did not intend to
add or delete any industry groups subject to
TRI requirements; rather, EPA simply
assigned NAICS codes to those SIC codes
that were already subject to TRI reporting.
A complete list of the 2002 NAICS codes
for TRI facilities required to report for
EPCRA §313 reporting is available at
www.epa.gov/tri/tridata/lawsandregs/ncodes.htm.
A crosswalk between SIC codes and the
corresponding 2002 NAICS codes is
available at
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September 2006 Questions and Answers
www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/N02TOS87.
HTM.
EPA plans to publish a rule that will require
facilities to use the revised 2007 NAICS
codes beginning in reporting year 2008 for
their reports due by July 1, 2009.
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CROSS-PROGRAM
TITLE: 2005 Year in Review: Emergency
Management - Prevention, Preparedness,
and Response
PUBLICATION DATE: September 2006
EPA ORDER No.: EPA550-R-06-001
AVAILABILITY: Internet
URL: http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/
docs/OEM 2005review.pdf
This report highlights the progress and
activities of the Office of Emergency
Management (OEM) during 2005, including
amendments to the SPCC Rule, analysis of
RMP data, improvements to RMP software
and data availability, and continued
cooperation with state, local, and other
federal agencies to support and enhance the
use of software programs to prepare for
emergencies. This document also describes
exercises and other ongoing efforts to
prepare for and respond to emergencies and
summarizes EPA's response and recovery
efforts for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
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FINAL RULES
CERCLA
"National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List"
September 19, 2006 (71 FR 54763)
EPA announced the deletion of the
Waverly Groundwater Contamination
Superfund Site from the National Priorities
List(NPL). The effective date of this
rulemaking is November 20, 2006, unless
EPA receives adverse comments by October
19, 2006.
"National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List
Update"
September 19, 2006 (71 FR 54767)
EPA announced the deletion of the
Cedartown Industries, Inc. Superfund Site
from the NPL. The effective date of this
rulemaking is September 19, 2006.
"National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List"
September 22, 2006 (71 FR 55319)
EPA announced the deletion of the Army
Materials Technology Laboratory Superfund
Site from the NPL. The effective date of
this rulemaking is November 21, 2006,
unless EPA receives adverse comments by
October 23, 2006.
"National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List
Update"
September 25, 2006 (71 FR 55742)
EPA announced the deletion of the
Nineteenth (19th) Avenue Landfill
Superfund Site from the NPL. The effective
date of this rulemaking is September 25,
2006.
"National Priorities List, Final Rule"
September 27, 2006 (71 FR 56399)
EPA added five sites to the General
Superfund Section of the NPL. The
effective date of this rulemaking is October
27, 2006.
EPCRA
"Reportable Quantity Adjustment for
Isophorone Diisocyanate"
September 11, 2006 (71 FR 53331)
On September 8, 2003, EPA modified the
threshold planning quantity (TPQ) for
isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) to 500
pounds, but inadvertently omitted a
reportabe quantity (RQ) adjustment for this
substance (68 FR 52978). Therefore, EPA
is now adjusting the RQ for IPDI to 500
pounds. The effective date of this
rulemaking is November 13, 2006, unless
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Federal Registers
September 2006
EPA receives adverse comments by October
11,2006.
PROPOSED RULES
CERCLA
"National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List"
September 19, 2006 (71 FR 54793)
EPA announced its intent to delete the
Waverly Groundwater Contamination
Superfund Site from the NPL. Comments
must be received by October 19, 2006.
"National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List"
September 22, 2006 (71 FR 55403)
EPA announced its intent to delete the
Army Materials Technology Laboratory
Superfund Site from the NPL. Comments
must be received by October 23, 2006.
"National Priorities List, Proposed
Rule No. 45"
September 27, 2006 (71 FR 56433)
EPA announced its intent to add six new
sites to the General Superfund Section of the
NPL. Comments must be received by
November 27, 2006.
EPCRA
"Reportable Quantity Adjustment for
Isophorone Diisocyanate"
September 11, 2006 (71 FR 53354)
EPA proposed to adjust the RQ for IPDI to
500 pounds to be consistent with the
adjusted TPQ (68 FR 52978; September 8,
2003). Comments must be received by
October 11,2006.
NOTICES
CERCLA
"Identification of Priority Data Needs
for Two Priority Hazardous
Substances"
September 8, 2006 (71 FR 53102)
EPA announced the availability of the
priority data needs for the lexicological
profiles of two priority hazardous substances
prepared by the Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
Comments must be received by December 5,
2006.
"Notice of Disclosure of Confidential
Business Information Obtained
Under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act to
EPA Contractor GRB Environmental
Services, Inc."
September 15, 2006 (71 FR 54477)
EPA announced the authorization of GRB
Environmental Services Inc. of New York,
New York to access information that has
been submitted to EPA under CERCLA.
Some of this information may be claimed or
determined to be confidential business
information (CBI). Comments must be
received by September 22, 2006.
"Availability of Two Interaction
Profiles [Final Documents]"
September 28, 2006 (71 FR 56987)
EPA announced the availability of two
interaction profiles prepared by ATSDR.
The interaction profiles will be available to
the public on or about October 1, 2006.
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September 2006
Federal Registers
EPCRA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities OMB Responses"
September 25, 2006 (71 FR 55785)
This document announced Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) responses
to Agency Clearance requests, in
compliance with the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq). Specifically,
Information Collection Request (ICR)
Number 1428.07, "Trade Secret Claims for
Emergency Planning and Community Right-
to-Know Act," was extended on August 30,
2006. This ICR, OMB Control Number
2050-0078, expires August 31, 2009.
SETTLEMENTS AND CONSENT
"Proposed Settlement; Florida
Petroleum Reprocessors Superfund
Site"
September 8, 2006 (71 FR 53094)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
AgriProcessors, Inc."
September 8, 2006 (71 FR 53132)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
American Cyanamid, et al."
September 8, 2006 (71 FR 53132)
"Consent Decree; U.S. v. Government
of the Virgin Islands"
September 8, 2006 (71 FR 53133)
"Proposed Settlement; Del Amo
Superfund Site"
September 12, 2006 (71 FR 53685)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
United Park City Mines Co., et al."
September 13, 2006 (71 FR 54093)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
United Park City Mines Co., et al."
September 13, 2006 (71 FR 54093)
"Consent Decree; United States v. City
of New Orleans, et al."
September 20, 2006 (71 FR55014)
"Proposed Settlement; P&W Electric
Superfund Site"
September 22, 2006 (71 FR 55472)
"Proposed Settlement; Denova
Superfund Site"
September 27, 2006 (71 FR 56528)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Mallinckrodt, et. al."
September 27, 2006 (71 FR 56553)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Seaboard Foods LP"
September 27, 2006 (71 FR 56553)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc.,
et al."
September 27, 2006 (71 FR 56555)
"Proposed Settlement; Calumet
Containers Superfund Site"
September 28, 2006 (71 FR 56975)
"Proposed Settlement; Denova
Environmental Superfund Site"
September 28, 2006 (71 FR 56976)
"Proposed Settlement; South Bay
Asbestos Superfund Site"
September 28, 2006 (71 FR 56976)
"Proposed Settlement; Richardson Flat
Tailing Superfund Site"
September 29, 2006 (71 FR 57510)
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