U.S. Environmental Protection Agency TSCA PCB Approval Clean Harbors Tennessee, LLC 2815 Greenbrier Pike, Robertson County, Greenbrier, Tennessee EPA ID No. TND 000645770 Fact Sheet for Public Comment June 2019 Introduction This Fact Sheet is to notify the public of proposed environmental activities at Clean Harbors Tennessee, LLC. (CHT), located in Greenbrier, Tennessee. CHT provides environmental services to companies that generate waste in nearby states. CHT is seeking a renewal of their approval for the management of chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) at the facility. The environmental activities identified in the draft Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) PCB Approval include the commercial storage of PCB wastes. This is a ten-year proposed renewal of Arial View of Clean Harbors-Greenbrier, TN their current authority to store PCBs in two designated storage locations. The purpose of the Approval is to ensure the facility operates in a manner that protects human health and the environment and complies with federal regulations. This PCB Approval renewal action only covers environmental activities related to PCB wastes. All other hazardous waste activities are regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Hazardous waste management is regulated under a separate permit issued by the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation (TDEC). This fact sheet provides an opportunity to learn more about the TSCA Approval process, as well as the upcoming public comment period. The main subject of this notification is the TSCA PCB Approval document. Upcoming Public Comment Period The EPA is committed to fostering meaningful public involvement in environmental decision making. The draft TSCA PCB Approval document is open for a 30-day public comment from June 24, 2019 to July 24, 2019. On page 2 of this document, you will find the link to the draft TSCA PCB Approval document on the EPA's public notice website and the address of where the hard copy of the draft Approval and application may be reviewed. The public may provide written comments during the 30-day comment period. Please submit your comments by letter or email, postmarked by the deadline to the EPA's Technical Project Manager (contact information on page 2). The EPA will evaluate public input and finalize its decision after responses have been prepared to all written comments received. &EPA What is TSCA? TSCA stands for the Toxic Substances Control Act regulations. The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 provides the EPA with authority to require reporting, record- keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures, which include PCBs. ------- Background Under the TSCA regulations, CHT must obtain a PCB Approval from the EPA to receive PCB waste from off-site and to store the PCB waste at its facility. The EPA has reviewed CHT's application for operation of the Greenbrier facility. The draft PCB approval document lists the maximum volume of PCB waste that may be stored for disposal in designated areas at CHT, It is proposed that PCB waste may be stored in 55-gallon containers, shipping containers or non-leaking units legal for shipping as is. The two cited locations for storage are the warehouse and the storage bay. PCB wastes and PCB Items must be stored in a manner that presents no unreasonable risk of injury to health and the environment and that does not impede routine inspections carried out by CHT as required by this Approval. The draft TSCA PCB Approval has four sections: • General Conditions - CHT must operate its facility in compliance with the conditions of the Approval and consistent with the information included in the CHT Application and in accordance with TSCA and the PCB Regulations, including the requirements of the "PCB Spill Cleanup Policy" (found at 40 C.F.R. Part 761); • PCB Storage Management - The PCB storage areas must meet certain inspection requirements and maintain proper engineering standards to prevent chemical releases. CHT may store PCB wastes and PCB Items in a manner that allows maximum use of space within certain conditions and PCB storage in any other non-designated area will be a violation of the Approval; • Maximum Storage Capacities - The maximum storage capacity for PCB wastes and PCB Items is limited to two designated storage areas for a total of 13,750 gallons; and • Facility Operation and Limitation of Exposure and Control of Releases - CHT will maintain and operate the facility in a manner that prevents the likelihood of fire, explosion, and release of PCBs to the environment, and the exposure of workers to PCBs. The draft TSCA Approval is scheduled to be issued for a term of ten years. The EPA has the authority to suspend or revoke the PCB TSCA Approval at any time when the EPA has reason to believe that the continued operation of this facility presents an unreasonable risk to human health or the environment. At this time, the EPA has determined that the commercial storage of PCB waste in accordance with the draft TSCA PCB Approval Conditions established will not pose an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. We want to hear from you! The 30-day public comment period for the proposed PCB Approval is: June 24, 2019 to July 24, 2019. Follow the instructions on page 1 to submit your comments. PCB storage area at Clean Harbors Tennessee Contacts: EPA Technical Project Manager Terri Crosby-Vega U.S. EPA Region 4, 10th floor, RCRD 61 Forsyth St, SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 404-562-8497 crosbv-veaa.terri@epa.gov EPA Community Engagement Brian Holtzclaw 404-821-0697 (work cell) holtzclaw.briantajepa.gov FOR MORE INFORMATION Public Notice Website: www.go.usa.gov/xNHKx Information Repository for CHT: Greenbrier Museum and Library 205 W College St, Greenbrier, TN 37073 Hours of Operation: Wednesday-Friday, 10am-4pm; Saturday, lOam-lpm; 615-643-8461 Tips on Effective Written Public Comments: https://go.usa.gov/xUyPS ------- |