HOW YOU SAMPLE MATTERS QUESTIONS? CALL THE EPA The cleanup rules are based on "as- found" concentrations of PCBs. That means samples must be collected before the material is disturbed. Stockpiles may be sampled if they were already in place at the time of site investigation or characterization. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SELF-IMPLEMENTING CLEANUP OPTION There are very specific requirements for site characterization sampling: SI A 3-meter Sample size and sampling grid procedure (§761.286) t"*T ¦ ¦ lil Specific laboratory Number of methods (extraction samples methods) (Part 761, (§761.283) Subparts N and O) Any deviation from the procedures of self- implementing cleanup under 761.61(a) requires approval from EPA under 761.61(c). If the characterization deviates from the regulations, the self-implementing cleanup and disposal option is not applicable & Call the EPA for questions prior to conducting assessments that may involve PCB remediation waste. Contact your EPA Regional PCB Coordinator early - as soon as you think you might have or know you have PCBs on your site. You can find contact information for your EPA Regional PCB Coordinator at: www.epa.gov/pcbs/ program-contacts FOR MORE INFORMATION Visit the following websites: https://www.epa.gov/pcbs PCB Facility Approval Streamlining Toolbox (PCB FAST) https://www.epa.gov/pcbs/pcb-facility- approval-streamlining-toolbox-fast- streamlining-cleanup-approval-process EPA provides checklists to help with the notification (for self-implementing cleanups) and the cleanup application (for risk-based cleanups). CAUTION CONTAINS PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) A toxic environmental contaminant requiring special handling and disposal In accordance with U S Environmental Protection Agency Regulations 40 CFR 761 For Disposal Information contact the nearest US E.P.A. Office. In case of accident or spill, call toll free the US Coast Guard National Response Center: 800-424-8802 Also Contact Tel No Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) GUIDE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS &EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency December 2019 (This is a generalized depiction, see 40 CFR Part 761 for full detail.) ------- DO YOU HAVE PCB REMEDIATION WASTE AT YOUR SITE? Even if the spilled material is <50 ppm, it may still be regulated as PCB remediation waste. 761.61 (a) Self-Implementing Cleanup • Must notify the EPA "" • Specific sampling requirements • Can send PCB remediation waste <50 ppm to Subtitle D landfill 761.61 (b) Performance Based Disposal • Not required to notify the EPA • Must remove all waste with PCB levels above 1 ppm • Must send to an approved TSCA facility (PCB landfill or incinerator) or decontaminate according to 761.79. ^flRIk For any questions, call the EPA. Do the samples have PCB levels of >50 ppm? PCB REMEDIATION WASTE There are 3 cleanup options, each with specific sampling and disposal requirements. T 761.61 (c) T Risk Based Cleanup and Disposal • Must obtain EPA approval for site-specific sampling, cleanup and disposal plan • EPA approval depends on plan posing no unreasonable risk to health or environment • Can send PCB remediation waste <50 ppm to Subtitle D landfill Did the spill occur after 1978?* Was the source BOTH authorized for use AND <50 ppm? NOT PCB REMEDIATION WASTE No federal cleanup or disposal obligations under TSCA** Check your state environmental agency for state requirements * If fhe spill was befween January 1978 and July 1979, fhen see 40 CFR §761.3 or call fhe EPA. ** In sifuafions of unreasonable risk, fhe EPA may require cleanup of pre-1978 releases. The disposal requiremenfs of §761.61 apply in all cases (see 40 CFR §761.50(b) (3)). ------- |