EP A540-R-09-013 Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP & Oil Information Center Monthly Report January 2009 Services in support of OSRTI, OIAA, and OEM National Toil-Free No.: (800) 424-9346 Local: (703) 412-9810 TDD National Toil-Free No.: (800) 553-7672 Local: (703) 412-3323 This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. EP-W-06-018. Crystal Gatson, Project Officer U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC 20460 Printed on Recycled Paper Availability The complete text of all Monthly Reports, beginning with November 1991, may be accessed on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/contacts/infocenter. The Information Center maintains an electronic mailing list named callcenter oswer. Subscribers receive Information Center announcements and Monthly Reports via e-mail at no charge. 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CERCLA TITLE: Five-Year Addendum Sample PUBLICATION DATE: December 2008 EPA ORDER No.: NA AVAILABILITY: Internet URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/cleanup/postc onstruction/5yr.htm This document can be used to outline a facility's progress since the last Five-Year Review and outline protectiveness determinations for the remedies where the statement was deferred in the previous Five- Year Review. A Five-Year Review addendum is generally completed for remedies where the protectiveness determination is deferred until further information is obtained. TITLE: Superfund Workload Assessment Report PUBLICATION DATE: December 2008 EPA ORDER No.: NA OSWER DIRECTIVE No.: 9200-2-81 AVAILABILITY: NA This document summarizes the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) Superfund Workload Assessment (WLA) Report. This report describes the WLA methodology, summarizes the results, provides conclusions, and outlines next steps for understanding how to better use Superfund personnel resources. TITLE: Revised Assessment Guidance for Perchlorate PUBLICATION DATE: January 8, 2009 EPA ORDER No.: NA AVAILABILITY: Internet URL: http://www.epa. gov/ swerffrr/documents/per chlorate memo 01-08-09.pdf This guidance replaces previous OSWER guidance from 2006 regarding perchlorate and the clean up of sites under CERCLA and the National Contingency Plan. The previous guidance used a preliminary remediation goal (PRG) for perchlorate of 24.5 parts per billion (ppb or micrograms per liter [(J,g/L]) in water when making site- specific cleanup decisions. The Agency has now issued an Interim Drinking Water Health Advisory (Interim Health Advisory) for exposure to perchlorate of 15 [j,g/L in water. TITLE: Guidance for Superfund Volume I: Human Health Evaluation Manual (Part F, Supplemental Guidance for Inhalation Risk Assessment PUBLICATION DATE: January 2009 EPA ORDER No.: EPA540-R-070-002 OSWER DIRECTIVE No.: 9285 7-82 AVAILABILITY: Internet lIRL:http://www.epa.gov/oswer/riskassess ment/ragsf/ This guidance document explains EPA's Superfund Program updated approach for determining risk from inhaled chemicals. This document outlines recommended 1 ------- New Publications January 2009 processes consisting of a series of steps as well as recommended equations for EPA regions to consider when estimating inhalation exposure and risk at CERCLA sites. OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION TITLE: Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Proposed Rule Amendment: Proposed Exemption for Milk Containers and Associated Piping and Appurtenances PUBLICATION DATE: January 2009 EPA ORDER No.: EPA530-F-08-014 AVAILABILITY: Internet URL: http ://www. epa. gov/oem/ content/ spec/ This fact sheet explains the January 2009 proposed amendments to the SPCC Rule to tailor and streamline requirements for the dairy industry. The proposed rule would exempt milk containers and associated piping and appurtenances from SPCC applicability and requirements if they are: (1) constructed according to current applicable 3-A Sanitary Standards, and (2) subject to the current applicable Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) or a state dairy regulatory requirement equivalent to the current applicable PMO. TITLE: Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule Final Amendments: Delay of Effective Date and Request for Comment on SPCC Requirements Finalized in December 2008 - Interim Final Rule PUBLICATION DATE: January 2009 EPA ORDER No.: NA AVAILABILITY: Internet http://www.epa.gov/oem/content/spcc/ This fact sheet explains the delay of the effective date of the December 2008 amendments to the SPCC Rule and that the Agency is reviewing the SPCC compliance dates. 2 ------- FEDERAL REGISTERS Availability You may order copies of Federal Registers by calling the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP & Oil Information Center National Toll-Free No.: (800) 424-9346 Local: (703) 412-9810 TDD National Toll-Free No.: (800) 553-7672 Local TDD: (703) 412-3323 EPA Federal Registers from October 1994 to the present are accessible via the Internet at: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr FINAL RULES CERCLA CERCLA "National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan; National Priorities List" January 27, 2009 (74 FR 4687) EPA announced the partial deletion of former Wetlands Areas B and C of the Rentokil, Inc. Superfund Site from the National Priorities List (NPL). The effective date of this rulemaking is March 30, 2009, unless EPA receives adverse comments by February 26, 2009. PROPOSED RULES OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION "Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule Requirements—Amendments" January 15, 2009 (74 FR 2461) EPA proposed to amend the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule to exempt milk containers and associated piping from the SPCC requirements. Comments must be received by February 17, 2009. "National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan National Priorities List" January 27, 2009 (74 FR 4729) EPA announced its intent to delete former Wetland Areas B and C of the Rentokil, Inc. Superfund Site from the NPL. Comments must be received by February 26, 2009. NOTICES CERCLA "Announcement of Final Priority Data Needs for Two Priority Hazardous Substances" January 9, 2009 (74 FR 900) The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry announced the priority data needs for the toxicological profiles of two priority hazardous substances. "Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses" January 13, 2009 (74 FR 1681) 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 1445.07, "Continuous Release Reporting Regulations under CERCLA 1980 3 ------- Federal Registers January 2009 (Renewal)," was approved on December 31, 2008. This ICR, OMB Control Number 2050-0086, expires December 31, 2011. RMP "Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions To Modify the List of Regulated Substances Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1656.13; OMB Control No. 2050-0144" January 13, 2009 (74 FR 1679) EPA announced that the following ICR has been forwarded to OMB for review and approval: "Risk Management Program Requirements and Petitions to Modify the List of Regulated Substances under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (Renewal)," ICR Number 1656.13, OMB Control Number 2050-0144. The current expiration date for this ICR is January 31, 2009. Comments must be received by February 12, 2009. SETTLEMENTS AND CONSENT DECREES "Proposed Consent Decree; United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in United States v. Lorain County Metropolitan Park District, et al." January 8, 2009 (74 FR 832) "Proposed Consent Decree; United States v. Estate of Joseph Vazzana, Sr., et al" January 8, 2009 ( 74 FR 833) "Proposed Consent Decree; United States v. Amana Co. L.P., et at." January 9, 2009 (74 FR 921) "Proposed Settlement Agreement; Hows Corner Superfund Site" January 9, 2009 (74 FR 922) "Proposed Consent Decree; United States v. Alcan Aluminum Corp." January 14, 2009 (74 FR 2100) "Proposed Consent Decree; United States v. Explorer Pipeline Company" January 14, 2009 (74 FR 2100) "Proposed Consent Decree; United States and State of Oregon v. Pacific Northern Environmental Group., dba Dedicated Fuels, Inc." January 14, 2009 (74 FR 2101) "Proposed Consent Decree; United States v. Citibank Global Market Holdings, Inc." January 15, 2009 (74 FR 2617) "Proposed Consent Decree; United States, et al. v. Chemtrade Logistics (US), Inc., et al." January 21, 2009 (74 FR 3639) "Proposed Consent Decree Modification; United States v. American Cyan amid, et al." January 21, 2009 (74 FR 3639) "Proposed Consent Decree; United States v. Beckman Coulter, Inc., et al., and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, et al. v. American Thermoplastics Corp., et al." January 22, 2009 (74 FR 4052) 4 ------- |