EPA540-R-09-016 Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP & Oil Information Center Monthly Report April 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: 2009 Action Plan Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization PUBLICATION DATE: April 2009 EPA ORDER No.: NA AVAILABILITY: Internet http://www.epa.g0v/brownf1elds/overview/a ction plan 2009.pdf This fact sheet explains the Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization's mission of empowering community revitalization and the sustainable redevelopment of contaminated properties by providing financial and technical assistance for the clean-up and reuse of contaminated properties. TITLE: Operational and Functional Determination and the Transfer of Fund- Lead Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Systems to States PUBLICATION DATE: April 9, 2009 EPA ORDER No.: NA OSWER DIRECTIVE No.: 9200-2 72 AVAILABILITY: Internet http://vvvvvv.epa.uov/oerrpaue/superfund/poli cv/ The purpose of the memorandum is to transmit the final guidance entitled Operational and Functional Determination and the Transfer of Fund-lead Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Systems to the State. This document provides guidance on vapor intrusion as the mitigation of volatile chemicals from the subsurface into an overlaying building. TRI TITLE: Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Reporting Forms and Instructions, Revised 2008 Version PUBLICATION DATE: October 2008 EPA ORDER No.: EPA260-K-08-001 AVAILABILITY: Internet http://www.epa.gov/tri/report/ This document provides guidance on the completion and submission of the TRI Form R and Form A. In addition to copies of the required forms, the document contains information on recent changes to the TRI reporting requirements and references to additional sources of reporting assistance. 1 ------- 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/fedrqstr FINAL RULES CERCLA "National Priorities List, Final Rule No. 46" April 9, 2009 (74 FR 16126) EPA added eight new sites to the General Superfund Section of the National Priorities List (NPL) and one to the Federal Facilities Section of the NPL. The effective date of this rulemaking is May 11, 2009. TRI "Toxics Release Inventory Form A Eligibility Revisions Implementing the 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Act" April 27, 2009 (74 FR 19001) EPA amended the eligibility criteria for submitting a Form A Certification Statement in lieu of the more detailed Form R submitted by facilities subject to Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting. The effective date of this rulemaking is April 27, 2009. OIL POLLUTION PREVENTION "Oil Pollution Prevention; Non- Transportation Related Onshore Facilities; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Rule—Final Amendments" April 1, 2009 (74 FR 14736) EPA announced the delay of the effective date of the December 5, 2008, final rule that amended the Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations (74 FR 74236). The effective date of this rulemaking is April 1, 2009. The effective date of the December 5, 2008, final rule is delayed to January 14, 2010. Comments must be received by May 1, 2009. PROPOSED RULES CERCLA "National Priorities List, Proposed Rule No. 50" April 9, 2009 (74 FR 16162) EPA proposed to add 13 sites to the General Superfund Section of the NPL. Comments must be received by June 8, 2009. 2 ------- April 2009 Federal Registers "National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan; Montclair/West Orange and Glen Ridge Radium Superfund Sites; National Priorities List" April 29, 2009 (74 FR 19481) EPA announced its intent to delete the Montclair/West Orange and Glen Ridge Radium Superfund Sites from the NPL. Comments must be received by May 29, 2009. NOTICES CERCLA "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) Supplemental Funding for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grantees" April 10, 2009 (74 FR 16386) EPA announced that approximately $40 million in Recovery Act funding will be made available to supplement RLF capitalization grants previously awarded competitively under CERCLA §104(k)(3). Requests for funding must be submitted to EPA regional contacts by May 1, 2009. The effective date of this rulemaking is April 10, 2009. "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recover Act) Addendum to Supplemental Funding for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Grantees" April 30, 2009 (74 FR 19954) EPA announced that supplemental funding for brownfields RLF grantees provided under the April 10, 2009 (74 FR 16386) notice will be subject to the Buy American provisions for activities defined as infrastructure by the Agency. The effective date of this rulemaking is April 30, 2009. RMP "Method and Format for Submitting Risk Management Plans (RMPs) Under Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act" April 15, 2009 (74 FR 17483) EPA announced that a new RMP submission method, called RMP*eSubmit, should be used by facilities submitting their RMPs electronically beginning March 13, 2009. CROSS-PROGRAM "Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses" April 15, 2009 (74 FR 17479) This document announced the Office of Management and Budget's (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 1426.09, "EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response," was extended on March 30, 2009. This ICR, OMB Control Number 2050-0105, expires June 30, 2009. SETTLEMENT AND CONSENT DECREES "Proposed Consent Decree; United States, et al., v. Petroleum Reclaiming Service, Inc." April 3, 2009 (74 FR 15302) "Proposed Consent Decree; United States v. Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation, et al." April 8, 2009 (74 FR 16011) 3 ------- Federal Registers April 2009 "Proposed Consent Decree; United States v. Laquidara Construction, Inc. and Peter V. Laquidara" April 9, 2009 (74 FR 16233) "Proposed Settlement Agreement; Ray Mine Facility and Hayden Smelter Facility" April 9, 2009 (74 FR 16234) "Proposed Consent Decree; United States, etal. v. IN VISTA, S.a rf April 16, 2009 (74 FR 17688) "Proposed Settlement Agreement; Hassan Barrel Superfund Site" April 22, 2009 (74 FR 18373) "Settlement Agreement; Helmet Products Fire Superfund Site" April 22, 2009 (74 FR 18379) 4 ------- |