EPA540-R-11-000
Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP & Oil
Information Center Monthly Report
January 2011
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This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. EP-W-06-018.
Latosha Thomas, Project Officer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EPCRA
Q: Pursuant to EPCRA §§312, facilities
must submit by March 1st every year Tier II
inventory information regarding any
hazardous chemical present at their facility
at any time during the previous calendar
year in an amount equal to or in excess of its
threshold level (40 CFR 3 70.40). Can
facilities submit this information
electronically?
A: States have the flexibility to use any
system for collecting chemical inventory
information under EPCRA §312 which
continues to ensure the information is true,
accurate, and complete and allows states to
effectively and efficiently manage chemical
risks and provide information to the public.
Therefore, EPA encourages facilities to
contact their state and local agencies for the
reporting requirements in their state. States
may require facilities to submit Tier II
inventory information using Tier2 Submit,
the federal electronic reporting format, or
the state equivalent electronic reporting
format. EPA recognizes that there may be
facilities that do not have the capability to
submit Tier II forms electronically.
Therefore, EPA encourages states and local
agencies to allow these facilities to submit
paper copies of their Tier II reports.
The most recent version of Tier2 Submit, the
Tier2 Submit Facility Submission Guide,
links to state Tier II reporting requirements
and contact information, and Tier I and II
forms and instructions are all available at the
following URL:
http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/ep
cra/ti er2.htm
Q: Pursuant to EPCRA §312, facilities must
submit Tier II inventory information by
March 1st every year. The owner or
operator or the officially designated
representative of the owner or operator must
submit a certification statement containing
an original signature that all information
included in the submission is true, accurate,
and complete (40 CFR 370.42). If a facility
is reporting electronically, e.g., by using
Tier 2 Submit, how can they fulfill this
original signature requirement?
A: When reporting Tier II information
electronically, the original signature
requirement may be met by electronic
certification according to requirements
established by the state. Facilities that
submit their Tier II forms online do not need
to also submit a certification statement on
paper unless the state and local agencies
require it. EPA encourages facility owners
and operators to contact their state and local
agencies for the reporting requirements in
each state.
EPA recognizes that there may be facilities
that do not have the capability to submit Tier
II forms electronically. Therefore, EPA
encourages states and local agencies to
allow these facilities to submit paper copies
of their Tier II reports and provide an
original "wet" signature on paper.
The most recent version of Tier2 Submit,
links to state Tier II reporting requirements
and contact information, and Tier I and II
forms and instructions are available at the
following URL:
http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/ep
cra/ti er2.htm
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January 2011 Questions and Answers
OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION
Q: Pursuant to 40 CFR §112.20, a facility
that could reasonably be expected to cause
substantial harm to the environment by
discharging oil into or on the navigable
waters or adjoining shorelines must prepare
and submit a Facility Response Plan (FRP).
Section 112.20(h)(2) and Part 112,
Appendix F, Section 1.2 require an FRP
facility to include facility information,
including whether the facility is located in
or drains into a wellhead protection area as
defined by the Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA). What is a wellhead protection
area and how can a facility determine if it is
located in one?
A: A wellhead protection area is defined as
the surface and subsurface area surrounding
a water well or wellfield, supplying a public
water system, through which contaminants
are reasonably likely to move toward and
reach such water well or wellfield. The
SDWA required states to develop and obtain
EPA approval for wellhead protection
programs (WHPP). At this point, all states
have developed an EPA-approved WHPP.
Therefore, facilities requiring assistance in
determining if they are located in a wellhead
protection area should contact their state's
source water protection contact.
Alternatively, guidance, publications, and
other resources for state WHPPs are
available on state source water Web sites.
Information for state source water protection
contacts and Web sites is available at the
following URL:
http://water.epa. gov/drink/local
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NEW PUBLICATIONS
How to order...
NTIS Publications are available by calling (800) 553-6847 or (703) 605-6000, or writing NTIS,
5301 Shawnee Rd, Alexandria, VA 22312. Use the NTIS Order Number listed under the document.
NSCEP Publications are available by calling (800) 490-9198 or by writing USEPA/NSCEP, PO Box 42419,
Cincinnati, OH 45242-0419. Use the EPA Order Number listed under the document.
TRI
TITLE: Toxics Chemical Release Inventory
Reporting Forms and Instructions, Revised
2010 Version
PUBLICATION DATE: December 2010
EPA ORDER No.: EPA260-R-10-001
AVAILABILITY: Internet
http ://www. epa.gov/tri/report
This manual provides guidance for EPCRA
§313 covered facilities on the completion
and submission of the Toxics Release
Inventory (TRI) Form R and Form A. The
document also contains information on
recent changes to TRI reporting
requirements and references additional
sources of reporting assistance.
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FEDERAL REGISTERS
Availability
You may order copies of Federal Registers by calling the
Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP & Oil Information Center
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EPA Federal Registers are accessible via the Internet at: http://www.regulations.gov
PROPOSED RULES
CERCLA
"National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency
Plan; National Priorities List"
Januarys, 2011 (76FR510)
EPA announced its intent to delete 62 acres
of the AT&SF Albuquerque Superfund Site
from the National Priorities List (NPL).
Comments must be received by February 4,
2011.
NOTICES
CERCLA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Notification of Episodic
Releases of Oil and Hazardous
Substances (Renewal); EPA ICR No.
1049.12, OMB Control No. 2050-
0046"
January 12, 2011 (76 FR 2105)
EPA announced that the following
Information Collection Request (ICR) has
been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval: "Notification of Episodic
Releases of Oil and Hazardous Substances
(Renewal)," ICR Number 1049.12, OMB
Control Number 2050-0046. The current
expiration date for this ICR is January 31,
2011. Comments must be received by
February 11,2011.
"FY2011 Supplemental Funding for
Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund
(RLF) Grantees"
January 18, 2011 (76 FR 2905)
EPA announced that requests for
supplemental funding for revolving loan
fund (RLF) capitalization grants are now
being accepted. The supplemental funding
will be given to grantees who have
demonstrated an ability to deliver
programmatic results by making at least one
loan or subgrant. Requests for funding must
be submitted to the appropriate EPA
Regional Brownfields Coordinator by
February 17, 2011. This action is effective
January 18,2011.
"Potential Addition of Vapor Intrusion
Component to the Hazard Ranking
System"
January 31, 2011 (76 FR 5370)
EPA announced the potential addition of a
vapor intrusion component to the Hazard
Ranking System (HRS). This potential
addition would allow the HRS to directly
consider the human exposure to
contaminants that enter building structures
through the subsurface environment,
enabling sites with vapor intrusion
contamination to be evaluated for placement
on the NPL. Comments must be received by
April 16,2011.
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January 2011
Federal Registers
TRI
"Request Facilities to Report Toxics
Release Inventory Information
Electronically or Complete Fill-and-
Print Reporting Forms"
January 14, 2011 (76 FR 2677)
EPA announced the availability of new
electronically Tillable versions of the Form
R, Form R Schedule 1, and Form A to make
it easier for respondents to complete these
TRI forms and for EPA to read and process
the submitted forms. While the use of TRI-
MEweb remains the preferred method for
TRI submission, the fill-and-print TRI
Forms will help ensure data accuracy while
also reducing the amount of time it takes for
EPA to process TRI submissions and make
valuable toxic chemical release and other
waste management data available to the
public.
SETTLEMENT AND CONSENT
DECREES
"Proposed Consent Decree; United
States of America v. The Boeing
Company et al."
January 4, 2011 (76FR385)
"Proposed Settlement Agreement;
Operating Industries, Inc. Superfund
Site-
January 7, 2011 (76 FR 1154)
"Proposed Consent Decree; United
States of America v. Domtar Paper
Company LLC"
January 10, 2011 (76 FR 1459)
"Settlement Agreement; Peach Orchard
Road Groundwater Plume Site"
January 12, 2011 (76 FR2112)
"Consent Decree; United States of
America v. Seven Out LLC, and BOX,
Inc."
January 12, 2011 (76 FR 2134)
"Proposed Settlement Agreement; Lake
Bottom Subsite of the Onondaga Lake
Superfund Site, Willis Avenue Subsite
of the Onondaga Lake Superfund Site,
Crucible Plant Site, Lake Pump Station
Site, and Maestri-ll Site"
January 12, 2011 (76 FR 2134)
"Proposed Consent Decree; United
States v. Western Reman Industrial
Inc."
January 18, 2011 (76 FR 2922)
"Proposed Settlement Agreement;
D'lmperio Property Superfund Site"
January 21, 2011 (76 FR 3886)
"Consent Decree; United States and the
State of Kansas v. Blue Tee Corp."
January 21, 2011 (76 FR 3924)
"Proposed Consent Decree; The United
States of America and the Coeur
d'Alene Tribe v. Lookout Mountain
Mining and Milling Company and Silver
Bowl, Inc."
January 31, 2011 (76 FR 5400)
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