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HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Figure 1: Site Map
1. Hazardous Waste Transport
Between Contiguous Properties
A company owns three contiguous
properties along a public right-of-way. The
company operates a large quantity generator
facility (LQG) on one of the properties, and a
permitted treatment, storage, and disposal
facility (TSDF) on another property (as shown
by Figure 1: Site Map). An industrial park,
ovmed by the same company, is situated
between the LQG and TSDF. Is a manifest
required if the LQG chooses to send
hazardous waste to the TSDF?
The LQG would not have to manifest the
shipment of hazardous waste destined for the
TSDF. The manifesting requirements in 40
CFR Pari 262, Subpart B and the pre-transport
marking requirements in §262.32(b) do not
apply to the transport of hazardous waste
along the border of contiguous property, under
the control of the same person, even if such
contiguous property is divided by a public or
private right-of-way (§262.20(f)). (The
requirements for hazardous waste discharges,
located in Part 263, Subpart C, continue to
apply to this situation.) In this scenario,
assuming that all three properties tire under the
control of the same person and arc contiguous,
a manifest need not accompany the waste
being shipped from the LQG to the TSDF.
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2. Post-Deadline Use of the
Combination Release Detection
Method
An underground storage tank (UST) owner
and operator installed a new tank at their
facility one month after the December 22,
1998, deadline for upgrading, replacing, or
closing substandard USTs. The owner and
operator would like to employ the
combination leak detection method specified
in 40 CFR §280.4l(a)(l): inventory control
(or manual tank gauging) combined with tank
tightness testing. Can the owner and operator
use this method after December 22, 1998, or
is it limited to tanks upgraded or installed
before the deadline?
The alternative combination leak detection
method, monthly inventory control (or manual
tank gauging) combined with lank tightness
testing performed at least every five years, is
available lo owners and operators who install
their tank systems after December 22, 1998.
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In developing the combination method,
EPA studied the likelihood of leaks from new
or newly upgraded tanks in relation to the
effectiveness of the prescribed release
detection methods. EPA determined that, few
new or upgraded tanks leak during the 10 years
after installation or upgrading (53 FR 37082,
37150; September 23, 1988). The Agency
further determined that inventory control can
provide "nearly continuous (daily) release
detection that can reliably detect larger
releases" (53 FR 37150), and that manual tank
gauging is as effective as inventory control for
tanks smaller than 2,000 gallons (53 FR
37158). EPA also determined that tank
tightness testing reliably detects smaller leaks
and, in combination with manual tank gauging
or inventory control, serves as an effective
release detection method for new or newly
upgraded tanks (53 FR 37150").
EPA allows owners and operators of new
or fully upgraded UST systems to use this
combination method until December 22, 1998,
or until 10 years after the tank is installed or
upgraded, whichever is later (§280.41(a)(1)).
Therefore, owners and operators who install
tanks after the deadline can use the method for
10 years from the date of installation.
Similarly, owners and operators of existing
tanks who temporarily closed on or before the
deadline can employ the combination method
when they reopen their compliant UST
systems. Owners and operators can not use
this combination method to satisfy the release
detection requirements for their UST piping.
3. Presumptive Response Strategy
The Superfund Accelerated Cleanup Model
(SACM) is a response approach aimed at
moving sites more quickly through the
Superfund cleanup process while still meeting
all CERCIA statutory and regulatory
requirements. One acceleration tool EPA
developed under the SACM is the presumptive
remedy concept. Presumptive remedies are
preferred technologies for common categories
of sites. They are based on historical patterns
of remedy selection and EPA's scientific and
engineering evaluation of performance data on
technology implementation. EPA has
developed presumptive remedies for several
types of sites such as former wood treatment
facilities, municipal landfills, and sites with
volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in soils.
In October 1996, EPA published "Presumptive
Response Strategy and Ex-Situ Treatment
Technologies for Contaminated Ground Water
at CERCIA Sites. " What is a presumptive
response strategy and how does it differ from a
presumptive remedy?
A presumptive response strategy (PRS)
expands upon presumptive remedies by
integrating site characterization, early actions,
remedy selection, performance monitoring,
remedial design, and remedy implementation
activities into a comprehensive, overall
response strategy for sites. Although the PRS
will not necessarily streamline the remedial
investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) phase,
liPA expects that the use of the PRS will result
in significant time and cost savings for the
overall response to contaminated groundwater.
By providing a mechanism for selecting
achievable remediation objectives, tiic PRS
will minimize the need for changing these
objectives during remedy implementation. The
October 1996 guidance illustrates how to
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employ the SACM at sites needing
groundwater remediation by using a phased
approach to site characterization and response
actions. In a phased approach, site response
activities occur in a sequence of steps that use
information gained from earlier phases to
refine subsequent investigations, objectives, or
actions.
EPA recognizes that phased
implementation of groundwater remedies may
not be appropriate for all sites, however, the
Agency expects that some elements of the PRS
will be appropriate for all sites with
contaminated groundwater and that all
elements will be appropriate for many of these
sites. EPA plans to publish additional
presumptive response strategies for other types
of sites in the future.
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TITLE: Pollution Prevention Solutions
During Permitting, Inspection, and
Enforcement
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-98-015
This document reviews the benefits of'
pollution prevention practices and the role of
these practices in the permitting process. The
handbook also summarizes approaches
developed by environmental agencies and
companies working together to incorporate
cost-effective pollution prevention solutions
into permitting, inspection, and enforcement.
These approaches are intended to reduce the
amount of pollution generated, to lower the
cost of environmental controls, and achieve or
exceed environmental standards.
TITLE: Service Learning: Education Beyond
the Classroom
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-K-99-001
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/general/
educate/svclearn.htm
Service learning projects enable students to
learn through community service and volunteer
activities. This booklet contains profiles of
service learning projects that focus on solid ,
waste management topics, including reducing
household hazardous waste and buying
recycled-contem products. The booklet also
includes contacts and a list of resources for
information on how to start a service learning
project.
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TITLE: Source Reduction Program Potential
Manual: A Planning Packet
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-99-005
This insert describes the Source Reduction
Program Potential Manual Planning Packet
(EPA530-E-97-001) materials, and provides
instructions for installing and removing the
Reducelt software. This fact sheet may be
ordered separately using 530-F-99-005, but is
included automatically as part of the Planning
packet.
TITLE: RCRA en Foco: Imprcnta (RCRA in
Focus: Printing, Spanish translation)
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-K-97-007s
This Spanish translation booklet provides
RCRA regulatory assistance for the printing
industry. It describes RCRA in general and
has a table detailing each requirement that
might apply to the printing industry. The
document also contains suggestions for
methods of waste minimization, a summary of
other laws that might be pertinent, and a list of
other resources.
TITLE: Report to Congress: Wastes from the
Combustion of Fossil Fuels; Volume 1,
Executive Summary
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-S-99-010
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/
fossil/index, htm
EPA evaluated the management of the
remaining fossil fuel combustion wastes in
order to make a final regulatory determination.
The summary provides an overview of fossil
fuel combustion waste management in the
United States, reviews current management
practices for each of the remaining waste
categories, and lists the Agency's findings and
recommendations for the categories.
TITLE: Report to Congress: Wastes from the
Combustion of Fossil Fuels; Volume 2,
Methods, Findings and Recommendations
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-99-010
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/other/
fossil/index.htm
Pursuant to RCRA §8002(n), EPA evaluated
the management of the remaining fossil fuel
combustion wastes in order to make a final
regulatoiy determination. The remaining fossil
fuel combustion wastes include coal-fired
utility co-managed wastes, non-utility coal
combustion wastes, fluidized bed combustion
wastes, oil combustion wastes, and natural gas
combustion wastes. The report includes an
overview of fossil fuel combustion waste
management in the United States, provides a
detailed discussion of the management
practices in the specified sectors, and includes
a discussion of the Agency's findings and
recommendations.
TITLE: Full Cost Accounting in Action: Case
Studies of Six Solid Waste Management
Agencies
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-98-018
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/
muncpl/fullcost/docs/epadocs.htm
Full cost accounting (FCA) is a systematic
approach for identifying and evaluating the
actual costs of solid waste management.
Municipalities may use FCA to implement an
efficient solid waste management program.
This document presents six case studies that
demonstrate how agencies implemented unique
FCA systems. The case studies highlight
methods to establish user fees to cover service
costs and to develop a financial strategy to
close a landfill.
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TITLE: Jobs Through Recycling Grantee
Series Fact Sheet: California
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-99-001
This fact sheet describes the success achieved
by the California Recycling Business Team (R-
Team). The R-Team was established through
grants from the Jobs Through Recycling (JTR)
Program. The R-Team strengthened existing
state recycling market development efforts and
created 4,167 full-time jobs.
TITLE: Jobs Through Recycling Grantee
Series Fact Sheet: New York
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA53G-F-99-002
This fact sheet describes the success achieved
by the Office of Recycling Market
Development (ORMD). ORMD received
grants from the JTR Program to develop a
thriving recycling marketplace in New York
Stale. The grants enabled ORMD to establish
joint ventures between New York communities
that lead to an increase in the utilization of
postconsumer wastepaper by 50 tons per day.
TITLE: Jobs Through Recycling Grantee
Series Fact Sheet: Ohio
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-99 003
This fact sheet describes the success achieved
in Ohio by the Recycling Economic
Development Advocate, a position established
by a JTR grant. In fact, the REDA cultivated a
relationship between the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources and the Ohio Department of
Development. The REDA also directed over
60 recycling businesses to sources of financial,
technical, and business assistance, which in
turn, created close to 100 jobs.
TITLE: Disposal Tips for Home Health Care
(Professional Brochure)
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-98-025a
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaosvver/osw/
othcr.htm
This brochure encourages health care
professionals to educate patients and clients
about safe home health care practices. The
handout explains to safely dispose "sharps"
(lancets, needles, and syringes) in hard-plastic
or metal containers with screw-on or tightly
secured lids. The document also includes a
detachable order form for a professional
brochure and patient flyer.
TITLE: Disposal Tips for Home Health Care
(Patient Flyer)
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-98-025b
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/osw/
other.htrn
This flyer provides tips for preventing injury,
illness, and pollution when disposing of sharp
objects and contaminated materials that were
used in administering home health care. The
document describes simple steps to safely
dispose of needles, syringes, lancets, and other
sharp objects.
TITLE: Training and Technical Assistance
Resources Guide for Tribal Solid Waste
Managers
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-99-007
This document compiles information on
technical assistance and training resources
available to support tribal municipal solid
waste (MSW) programs. The handbook
includes a listing of tribal colleges offering
degrees and certificates in different
environmental fields and a guide to
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environmental listservers. The document also
identifies the federal, regional, and local solid
waste resources available for waste and
pollution prevention, recycling, composting,
and MSW waste collection, transfer, and
disposal.
TITLE: EPA's Pay-As-You-Throw Products
and Tools
A VAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-99-011
URL: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hvv/
payt/tools.htm
This flyer describes the Pay-As-You-Throw
(PAYT) products currently available, including
the PAYT Tool Kit, PAYT Video, success
stories, fact sheets, and guidance booklets.
The document also serves as order form to
obtain copies.
TITLE: Application of the CERCLA
Municipal Landfill Presumptive Remedy to
Military Landfills
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
ORDER NO.: EPA 540-F-96-020, PB96 963
314, OSWER 9355.0-67FS
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/reforms/i n dex. h t m
EPA established source containment as the
presumptive remedy for municipal landfill
sites regulated under CERCLA in September
1993. The municipal landfill presumptive
remedy should also be applied to all
appropriate military landfills. This directive
highlights a step-by-step approach to
determining when a specific military landfill is
an appropriate site for application of the
containment presumptive remedy. It identifies
the characteristics of municipal landfills,
outlines an approach to determining whether
the presumptive remedy applies to a given
military landfill, and discusses administrative
record documentation requirements.
TITLE: Superfund Reform Scorecard of First
Round (June 1993)
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/reforms/i ndex. h tm
This scorecard shows the Superfund
Administrative Reforms that were completed
as of September 1994. It also references the
"Superfund Administrative Improvements
Closeout Report" (OSWER 9202.1 -24).
TITLE: Superfund Reform Scorecard of
Second Round (February 1995)
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/reforms/index.htm
The second round of the Superfund
Administrative Reforms was introduced in
February 1995. This scorecard lists the second
round initiatives and summarizes progress
made in implementing them through FY 1998.
TITLE: Superfund Reform Scorecard of Third
Round (October 1995)
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/reforms/index.htm
The third and final round of the Superfund
Administrative Reforms was introduced in
October 1995. This score card lists the third
round initiatives and summarizes progress
made in implementing through FY 1998.
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TITLE: About the Community Advisory
Group Toolkit: A Summary of the Tools
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: EFA540-K-97-007
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
program s/reforms/i n dex. h tm
This fact sheet briefly describes the
information, tips, and tools contained in the
Community Advisory Group Toolkit (540-R-
97-037). EPA developed a Community
Advisory Group Toolkit to aid community
groups in deciding how to clean up sites and
address other environmental issues in their
communities.
TITLE: Regional Superfund Ombudsman
Program
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: EPA540-K-98-001
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/reforms/index.htm
In the third round of Superfund Reforms, EPA
developed a Regional Ombudsman to serve as
a liaison between the stakeholders and EPA in
addressing questions about the Superfund
program. This fact sheet describes what a
Regional Ombudsman is, provides a general
overview of their responsibilities, and lists
contacts for the Regional Ombudsman.
TITLE: Block Funding Administrative
Reform
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: OSWER 9200.0-27
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superlxmd/
programs/reforms/index.htm
The block funding report is intended to be a
resource tool for EPA Regions, slates, and
tribes as they work to achieve their goals of
enhancing state and tribal involvement in the
Superfund program through improved
administration of assistance agreements. This
guidance document describes two principal
recommendations: 1) to allow states and tribes
to direct cooperative agreements funds
between sites and activities to the extent
allowed by the Advice of Allowance; and 2) to
reduce specific administrative budget and
reporting requirements where appropriate.
TITLE: Brownfields National Partnership
Action Agenda
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: EPA500-F-97-090
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/reforms/index.htm
The Brownfields National Partnership Action
Agenda seeks to protect public health and the
environment, clean up contaminated
properties, build economic viability, and create
job opportunities. The Brownfields National
Partnership Action Agenda is a strategy that
will link environmental protection with
economic development and community
revitalization programs, and guide the
Brownfields initiative into the future. This fact
sheet highlights the current achievements of
the Brownfields program, as well as the
showcase communities and the partnerships
EPA has developed with other federal
agencies, state organizations, and local
communities.
TITLE: Risk Assessment Guidance for
Superfund: Volume 1 - Human Health
Evaluation Manual Supplement to Part A:
Community Involvement in Superfund Risk
Assessments
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
ORDER NO.: EPA540-R-98-042, PB99-963
303
URL: http://www.cpa.gov/supcrfund/
programs/risk/ragsa/ci-ra.htm
The purpose of this guidance document is to
provide the site team risk assessor, remedial
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project manager, and community involvement
coordinator with information to improve
community involvement in the Superfund risk
assessment process. This document provides
guidance in four main areas: 1) suggests how
Superfund staff and community members can
work together during the early stages of
Superfund cleanup; 2) identifies where, within
the framework of the human health risk
assessment methodology, the community input
can augment and improve EPA's estimates of
exposure and risk; 3) recommends questions
the site team should ask the community; and 4)
illustrates why community involvement is
valuable during the human health risk
assessment at Superfund sites.
TITLE: Environmental Justice, Urban
Revitalization, and Brownfields: The Search
for Authentic Signs of Hope
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: EPA500-R-96-002
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/reforms/index.htm
This document is a report from the National
Environmental Justice Advisory Council
(NEJAC) conference on environmental justice,
urban revitalization, and brownfields. The
conference specifically addressed the issue of
public dialogues on urban revitalization and
brownfields, in order to envision healthy and
sustainable communities. NEJAC made
several recommendations to EPA to include
environmental justice into all aspects of the
Brownfields program; and this document
contains these recommendations.
TITLE: The Facts Speak for Themselves: A
Fundamentally Different Superfund Program
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://www.epa.gov/supeifund/
programs/reforms/index. h tm
Since the enactment of CERCLA in 1980,
many concerns have been raised about various
aspects of the Superfund program. Through a
series of initiatives, EPA addressed those
concerns and has fundamentally reformed the
program. This document sets forth the facts
about many myths related to Superfund, and
describes the significant accomplishments of
the Superfund program.
TITLE: Superfund Reforms Annual Report
FY 1998
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
ORDER NO.: EPA540-R-99-002, PB99-963
217, OSWER 9200.0-29A
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/reform s/index.htm
This report highlights Superfund
accomplishments through FY 1998, showing
how EPA is cleaning up sites faster, fairer, and
more efficiently. This document also discusses
the current status of the second and third round
of Superfund reforms, as well as information
on several new enforcement pilots that EPA is
experimenting with, including the
accomplishments and the lessons learned from
them.
TITLE: Memorandum on Principles of Trust
and Trustee Liability Under CERCLA
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://es.epa.gov/oeca/osre/940l07.html
This memo addresses the scope of trust and
trustee liability under CERCLA. This issue is
briefly mentioned in the preamble of the
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Lender Liability Rule, however the Agency
has not issued formal guidance on this topic.
This memorandum should be used as a
framework for an analysis of how the
established principles of trust and trustee
liability relate to the principles of CERCLA
liability. It should not be treated as formal
Agency guidance, but rather as a summary of
the applicable legal standards.
TITLE: Guidance on Administrative
Response Cost Settlements Under Section
122(h) of CERCLA and Administrative
Cashout Settlements with Peripheral Parties
Under Section ] 22(h) of CERCLA and
Attorney General Authority
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://es.epa.gov/oeca/osre/980930-
1 .html
The guidance on cashout settlements included
in this memorandum and its appendices is
designed for § 122(h) settlements with parties
and sites fitting within the categories of Part II
(B)(3) of this document. The guidance that is
provided in this document is not applicable to
other classes of parties or situations. EPA and
the Department of Justice retain their
discretion to decline to enter into an
administrative cashout settlement
notwithstanding that a party or site meets the
criteria outlined in Part II (B)(3). The
principles outlined in this guidance and
appendices arc designed for settlements only,
as they should not be applied in the context of
litigation.
TITLE: Brownfields 1996 National
Conference, September 20-21 1996
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: EPA500-F-97-099
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/reforms/docs. htm
This fact sheet describes the speakers and the
issues discussed at the 1996 Brownfields
National Conference.
TITLE: Community Advisory Group Toolkit
for the Community
AVAILABILITY: NSCEP
ORDER NO.: EPA540-R-97-037
This Toolkit contains information to help
communities set up Community Advisory
Groups (CAG). The toolkit is divided into two
parts, a "how to" section and a tools section.
The "how to" section includes step-by-step
information for organizing CAGs; the tools
section contains outlines, forms, publications,
and other materials for use in establishing and
maintaining the CAG.
TITLE: Community Advisory Group Toolkit
for EPA Staff
AVAILABILITY: NSCEP
ORDER NO.: EPA540-R-97-038
URL: N/A
This Toolkit contains information for
Community Involvement Coordinators and
other EPA Regional staff on how to assist
communities in forming Community Advisory
Groups (CAGs). This document includes the
Community Advisory Group Toolkit for the
Community (EPA540-R-97-037).
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TITLE: Superfund Reforms Summary Sheets
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/
programs/reforms/docs.hlm
This document summarizes the three stages of
the Superfund Administrative Reforms,
including background information and the
accomplishments of these reforms. This
document also references the Superfund
Reforms Scorecards.
TITLE: Superfund Facts, the Program at
Work
AVAILABILITY: Internet
ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://www.cpa.gov/superfund/
programs/reforms/docs .htm
This fact sheet lists the accomplishments of the
Superfund program through March 31, 1997.
It provides statistical information for the
Superfund program throughout the nation.
EPCRA
TITLE: 1997 Toxics Release Inventory Public
Data Release
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA745-R-99-003
This document summarizes the information
reported in 1997 on the Form R. The report is
generated from information contained in the
TRI database based on data collected for
calendar year 1997. The report contains
information about releases and transfers of
toxic chemicals, as well as information for (he
prevention and management, of toxic chemicals
in waste.
April 1999
TITLE: 1997 Toxics Release Inventory Public
Data Release State Fact Sheets
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA745-F-99-001
This public data release features a state listing
of the top 10 toxic chemical emitters in each
state, a table depicting the status of state TRI
programs, a map of the state indicating the
location of each facility reporting on the TRI,
the amount of on-site releases, and the five
chemicals with the largest, quantity of releases.
TITLE: Risk Management Program Guidance
for Offsite Consequence Analysis
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-B-99-009
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/ap-
ocgu.htm
This revision of the OCA incorporates several
new features, including chemical-specific
modeling for ammonia, chlorine, and sulfur
dioxide; temperature correction factors for
calculations involving evaporating liquids; and
step-by-step procedures and worksheets to
assist users. This OCA guidance also includes
examples and information on format changes.
TITLE: Statement to EPA Regions and State/
Local Implementing Agencies on the April 27,
1999 Judicial Propane Stay
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: N/A
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/
whatnew.html
This policy document explains the effect of the
April 27,1999, ruling by the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the D.C. Circuit granting a stay of
the RMP rule as it applies to propane facilities
having more than 10,000 pounds of propane in
a process.
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Local: (703)412-9810 TDD National Toil-Free No.: (800) 553-7672
Electronic Availability
Federal Registers from October 1994 to the present related to the Hotline's program areas are accessible via
EPA's Public Access Servers. The servers are accessible at:
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FTP: ftp.epa.gov
EPA Federal Registers are organized by date on the WWW (starting from October 1994).
Go to: http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr
For RCRA/UST and selected CERCLA Federal Renislers. choose: Federal Register (FR) - Waste.
For selected EPCRA Federal Registers, choose: Federal Register (FR) - Toxic Release Inventory.
RCRA
"Hazardous Waste Management
System; Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste; Final Exclusion"
April 6,1999 (64 FR 16643)
EPA granted a petition submitted by
Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa) of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to exclude certain
solid wastes generated by its wastewater
treatment plant from the lists of hazardous
wastes contained in 40 CFR Pail 261 , Subpart:
D. This exclusion only applies to the
wastewater treatment plant sludge present in
the Slolle landfill.
"Wyoming: Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision"
April 23,1999 (64 FR 19925)
EPA withdrew the immediate final rule, -
"Wyoming: Final Authorization of State .
Hazardous Waste Management Program
Revision," published on February 25, 1999,
which approved the first revision to .
Wyoming's hazardous waste rules.
"Wyoming: Final Authorization of State
Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision"
April 23,1999 (64 FR 19968)
EPA reopened the public comment period on
the proposed rule, "Wyoming: Final
Authorization of State Hazardous Waste
Management Program Revision," published
on February 25, 1999, which proposed to
grant final authorization for the first revision
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Federal Registers
to Wyoming's hazardous waste rules. EPA is
reevaluating the State's program to ensure that
it meets the requirements for authorization of
a RCRA program. Comments must be
received on or before July 22, 1999.
CERCLA
"National Priorities List, Notice of
Deletion; Williams Pipe Line Disposal
Pit Site"
April 2,1999 (64 FR 15926)
EPA announced the deletion of the Williams
Pipe Line Disposal Pit Site, located in South
Dakota, from the National Priorities List
(NPL). EPA published its intent to delete (he
site on November 25, 1998 (63 FR 65161).
EPA and the State of South Dakota have
determined that the site poses no significant
threat to human health and the environment,
and therefore, no further response actions are
necessary.
"National Priorities List, Notice of
Partial Deletion; Treasure Island
Naval Station- Hunters Point Annex
Site"
April 5,1999 (64 FR 16351) '
EPA announced the deletion of the operable
unit No. 1, or Parcel A, of Treasure Island
Naval Station-Hunters Point Annex Site, also
known as Hunters Point Naval Shipyard,
located in California, from the NPL. EPA
published its intent to delete Parcel A on
December 15, 1998 (63 FR 69032). After
performing a preliminary assessment, a site
inspection, and a remedial investigation, the
Navy issued a "No Action" Record of
Decision for Parcel A. The Navy has
implemented all appropriate response actions
required under CERCLA on Parcel A. All
other parcels of this site are undergoing
remedial actions and arc not being removed
from the NPL at this time.
April 1999
CERCLA
"National Priorities List; French
Limited Superfund Site"
April 12,1999 (64 FR 17593)
Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion.
"National Priorities List; Proposed
Rule"
April 23,1999 (64 FR 19968)
EPA proposed to add 3 2 new sites to the
General Superfund Section of the NPL and
reproposed one already proposed site.
OPA
"Oil Pollution Prevention and
Response; Non-Transportation-
Related Facilities"
April 8,1999 (64 FR 17227)
EPA proposed to amend the Facility
Response Plan (FRP) regulations found in 40
CFR Part 112 in response to the Edible Oil
Regulatory Reform Act. These amendments
would provide a more specific methodology
for planning response resources for facilities
that handle, store, or transport animal fats and
vegetable oils. Comments must be received
on or before May 10, 1999.
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April 1999
Federal Registers
RCRA
"Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information
Collection Request Number 801,12:
Requirements for Generators,
Transporters, and Waste Management
Facilities Under the RCRA Hazardous
Waste Manifest System"
April 5, 1999 (64 FR 16444)
EPA announced it is planning to submit the
Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
"Requirements for Generators, Transporters,
and Waste Management Facilities Under the
RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest system."
"Activity Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Final
Authorization for Hazardous Waste
Management"
April 5,1999 (64 FR 16446)
EPA announced it is planning to submit the
Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
"Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste
Management." The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected
burden of cost, and where appropriate, it
includes the actual data collection instrument.
"Change in Dates of EPA Inspection of
Transuranic Waste Characterization
systems and Processes at the Rocky
Flats Environmental Technology Site
Related to the Waste Isolation Pilot
Plant"
April 16,1999 (64 FR 18870)
EPA announced a change in the dates of a
planned inspection of systems and processes
for characterizing certain transuranic
radioactive waste at the Rocky Flats
Environmental Technology Site (RFETS). The
original dates were April 12-16. EPA changed
the inspection for the week of April 26, 1999.
This allowed a 30-day public comment period
on Department of Energy (DOE) documents
applicable to characterization of TRU waste at
RFETS to occur in advance of the inspection.
"Waste Characterization Program
Documents Applicable to the
Transuranic Radioactive Waste at the
Idaho National Engineering and
Environmental Laboratory Proposed
for Disposal at the Waste Isolation
Pilot Plant"
April 16,1999 (64 FR 18870)
EPA announced the availability of, and
solicited public comments for 30 days on DOE
documents on waste characterization programs
applicable to certain transuranic radioactive
waste at the Idaho National Engineering and
Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) proposed
for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
(WIPP). EPA will use these documents to
evaluate waste characterization systems and
processes at INEEL that DOE described as
applicable to wastestrcams containing
homogeneous solids, debris, soils, and gravels.
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Federal Registers
April 1999
"Texas; Final Full Program Adequacy
Determination of State Municipal Solid
Waste Permit Program"
April 21, 1999 (64 FR 19494)
EPA determined that Texas' municipal solid
waste landfill (MSWLF) program is adequate
to ensure compliance with the MSWLF criteria
in 40 CFR Part 258. EPA granted final
approval to Texas' full solid waste program.
"Availability of Report to Congress on
Fossil Fuel Combustion; Request for
Comments and Announcement of
Public Hearing"
April 28,1999 (64 FR 22820)
EPA made available the Agency's Report to
Congress on Fossil Fuel Combustion that is
required by RCRA §8002(n). The Report to
Congress contains a detailed study of fossil
fuel combustion wastes not previously studied
("the remaining wastes"), including oil, natural
gas, and certain coal combustion wastes. The
purpose of the report is to determine whether
the remaining wastes should retain their
exemption from hazardous waste regulations
as codified in §261.4(b)(4).
EPCRA
"Revised Policy for Amending Form R
and Form A Submissions: Toxic
Chemical Release Inventory
Reporting; Community Right-to-
Know"
April 26, 1999 (64 EB 20198)
EPA announced that the Agency is revising
the period during whicii voluntary submissions
to Form R and Form A submissions will be
accepted for inclusion in the annual data
release for that year. Facilities must submit
voluntary revisions by July 31 of each year in
order for that information to be included in that
year's annual data release.
CAA §112(r)
"Clean Air Act Advisory Committee:
Accident Prevention Subcommittee
Meeting"
April 16, 1999 (64 EB 18902)
EPA announced that the Accident Prevention
Subcommittee of the Clean Air Act Advisory
Committee will be meeting on May 5, 1999 in
Washington, D.C.
ALL PROGRAMS
"EPA Semiannual Regulatory Agenda"
April 26, 1999 (64 FR 21898)
EPA's Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
describes the Agency's ongoing and long-term
plans for policy and regulation development,
revision, and review.
CONSENT DECREES
"Administrative De Minimis Settlement;
Friedrichsohn's Cooperage, Inc.
Superfund Site"
April 1, 1999 (64 FR 15746)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
Butterfield Joint Venture, Ltd."
April 1, 1999 (64 FR 15794)
"Consent Decrees; United States v.
Cantrell, et al. and United States v. Ohio
Power Co., et al."
April 1, 1999 (64 FR 15794)
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April 1999
Federal Registers
"Consent Decree; United States v,
Janssen Ortho LLC"
April 1, 1999 (64 FR 15795)
"Consent Decree; United States i/. Linda
Carroll and Carroll Carolina Corp."
April 1, 1999 (64 FR 15795)
"Prospective Purchaser Settlement;
Container Recycling Superfund Site"
April 6, 1999 (64 FR 16732)
"Administrative Settlement; Conus
Chemical Company Superfund Site"
April 6, 1999 (64 FR 16732)
"Consent Decree; United States and State
of Connecticut v. A. G. Miller Company, et
al."
April 6, 1999 (64 FR 16749)
"Consent Decree; United States v.
American Board Companies, Inc., C.I.
Liquidators of New York, Inc., and Great
American Industries, Inc."
April 6, 1999 (64 FR 16749)
"Consent Decrees; United States v.
Armco, Inc., and United States v.
American Home Products Corp. et al."
April 6, 1999 (64 EE 16750)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Ben
Shemper & Sons, Inc. et al."
April 6, 1999 (64 FR 16750)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Berks
Associates, Inc., et al."
April 6, 1999 (64 FR 16751)
"Consent Decree; United States and State
of Connecticut v. Commercial Auto Body,
et al."
April 6, 1999 (64 FR 16751)
"Administrative Settlement; Caelus
Devices Removal Site"
April 8, 1999 (64 FR 17179)
"Administrative Settlement; Memphis
Container Site"
April 8, 1999 (64 FR 17179)
"Administrative Settlement; Ware Shoals
Dyeing and Printing Superfund Site"
April 8, 1999 (64 FR 17180)
"Administrative Settlement; Atlantic Wood
Industries, Inc. Superfund Site"
April 12, 1999 (64 FR 17664)
"Administrative Settlement; Evergreen
Manor Groundwater Contamination Site"
April 13, 1999 (64 FR 18016)
"Administrative Settlement; Metal Bank
Superfund Site"
April 13, 1999 (64 FR 18017)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Ribi
Immunochem Research, Inc., et al."
April 13, 1999 (64 FR 18050)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Ralph
Riehl Jr. et al."
April 13, 1999 (64 FR 18051)
"Consent Decree; United States v. City of
Albion, Ml, et al."
April 21, 1999 (64 FR 19551)
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Federal Registers
April 1999
"Consent Decree; United States v. Chem-
Pak Corporation"
April 21, 1999 (64 FR 195521)
"Administrative Settlement; Odessa Drum
Superfund Site"
April 22, 1999 (64 FR 19780)
"Consent Decree; United States v. USX
Corp., etai."
April 22, 1999 (64 FR 19804)
"Consent Decree; United States v. Daniel
Wettreich, et al."
April 22, 1999 (64 FB 19806)
"Administrative Settlement; Tri-County/
Elgin Landfill Site"
April 23, 1999 (64 FR 20001)
"Prospective Purchaser Agreement; Li
Tungsten Superfund Site"
April 30, 1999 (64 FR 23299)
"Administrative Order on Consent; Osage
Metals Superfund Site"
April 30, 1999 (64 FR 23299)
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CALL ANALYSES
This month, the Hotline responded to a total of 28,251 questions and document requests,
RCRA/UST Hotline
Regulated Community 1,959
Citizens 258
State & Local Government 94
Native Americans 10
Federal Agencies 39
Educational Institutions 138
EPA 89
Media 8
Interest Groups 81
Congress 1
International 5
Other 421
Referrals* 468
Transfers to EPCRA/Superfund Hotline* 139
Document Retrieval Line* 44
Message Retrieval Line* 251
M ai 1 ed Document Requests * 33
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 4,038
* No caller profile data available.
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Call Analyses
April 1999
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/
Superfund Hotline
Manufacturers
Food/Tobacco 37
Textiles 2
Apparel 1
Lumber & Wood 5
Furniture 4
Paper 3
Printing & Publishing 3
Chemicals 257
Petroleum & Coal 74
Rubber and Plastics 15
Leather 0
Stone, Clay & Glass 2
Primary Metals 4
Fabricated Metals 48
Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 12
Electrical & Electronic Equipment 0
Transportation Equipment 7
Instruments 0
Misc. Manufacturing 58
Metal Mining 6
Coal Mining 3
Electricity Generating 42
RCRA Subtitle C 24
Solvent Recovery 1
Petroleum Bulk Storage 35
Chemical Distributor 15
Propane Retailer 570
POTW 91
Subtotal ' 1319
Consultants/Engineers 2,091
Attorneys 115
Citizens 131
Public Interest Groups 56
Educational Institutions 53
EPA 41
Federal Agencies 41
GOCOs 2
Congress 0
State Officials/SERC 43
Local Officials/LEPCs 0
Fire Departments 15
Hospitals/Laboratories 12
Trade Associations 10
Union/Labor I
Fanners 37
Distributors 59
Insurance Companies 2
Media/Press 7
Native Americans 0
International 1
Other 542
Referrals* 244
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline* 128
Document Retrieval Line* 0
Message Retrieval Line* . 883
TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 5,833
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* No caller profile data available.
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Call Analyses
RCRA
SUBTITLE D
RCRA GENERAL
939
SUBTITLE C
Hazardous Waste Id. - General
1,110
Characteristics
644
Listings
656!
Mixture Rule
87
Derived-From
82
Containcd-In Policy
168
Sampling
69
Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions 383]
Radioactive Mixed Waste
44
Delisting Petitions
13
Definition of Solid Waste/Hazardous
Waste Recycling
4621
Large Quantity Generators
642®
Small Quantity Generators
139
CESQGs
125
Transporters
107
Exports/Imports
62
TSDFs
General Facility Standards
255
Unit Standards
469
Air Emissions
77
Combustion - General
55
BIFs
28
Incinerators
20
Draft Strategy
16
Waste Minimization
13
LDR
Applicability
371
Notifications/Certification
89
Treatment Standards
3301
Permits and Permitting
216
State Programs
87
Financial Assurance
51
Closure/Post-Closure
130
Corrective Action
332'
Enforcement
299
Hazardous Waste Data
64
Test Methods
57
Indian Lands
11
Used Oil Standards
270
Military Munitions
28
OTHER WASTES
Ash
4
Bevill Amendment (Mining Waste)
50
Medical Wastes
113
Oil and Gas
16
Household Hazardous Wastes
119
Subtitle D - General
139
Technical Standards
10
Industrial Wastes
10
Municipal Wastes
92
Indian Lands
5
Financial Assurance
4
Solid Waste Recycling/Markets -
General
405
Aluminum
10
Batteries
20
Glass
10
Paper
13
Plastics
13
Tires
14
Used Oil
32
Composting
49
Procurement
31
Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention
85
Grants and Financing
1
TOTAL QUESTIONS
10,245
* Includes 3,275 RCRA document requests.
U3T
General/Misc. 138
Applicability/Definitions 1361
Regulated Substances 23
Closure 33
1998 Deadline 34
Standards for New Tank Systems 28
Tank Standards and Upgrading 33
Replacing/Closing 43
Release Detection 681
Reporting Requirements 18
Operating Requirements 21
Corrective Action for USTs 45
Financial Responsibility 19
Enforcement 501
State Programs 7
Private Sector 1
Indian Lands 0
MTBE 11
LUST General/Miscellaneous 13
RBCA 0
Technologies 4
2
Solvency/Cost Controls
TOTAL QUESTIONS
* Includes 183 UST document requests.
1 Hot topics for this month
¦ Topics are calculated as tfie summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
multiple questions.
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Call Analyses
April 1999
EMERGENCY PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
General:
General Title III Questions
Trade Secrets
Enforcement
Liability/Citizen Suits
Training
Chemical-Specific Information
Federal Facilities Executive Order
Emergency Planning (§§301-303):
General
Notification Requirements
SERC/LEPC Issues
EHSs/TPQs
Risk Communication/
Hazards Analysis
Exemptions
Emergency Release Notification (§304):
General
Notification Requirements
Reportable Quantities
CERCLA §103 vs. SARA §304
ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS
Exemptions
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(§§311-312):
General
MSDS Reporting Requirements
Tier I/II Requirements
Thresholds
Hazard Categories
Mixtures Reporting
Exemptions
CAA (§112(r»:
General Duty
142
RMP General
1,957
Regulated Substances/Thresholds
2,0491
460
Exemptions
513
16
Process Identification
4871
382"
Program Levels
194
16
Offsite Consequence Analysis
6271
3
Accident History
51
75
Prevention Program
136
8
Emergency Response Program
83
Management Program
27
RMP Submission
7981
85
Access to RMP Data
63
35
Risk Communication
2
57
State Implementation
34
82
RMP Enforcement
712
5
12
84
75
58
58
5
10
203
168
299
128
7
38
67
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (§313):
General
AFR
Reporting Requirements
Thresholds
Form R Completion
Supplier Notification
NOTEs/NOSEs/NONs
Voluntary Revisions
Pollution Prevention 33/50
Public Access to Data
TRI Database
Petitions
TRI Expansion
Exemptions
710
137
1.0951
708'
815"
49
3
38
13
115
50
10
43
2201
TOTAL QUESTIONS 14,317
^Includes 2,041 Emergency Planning and Community
Right-lo-Know document requests.
SUPERFUND
General/Misc. 361
Access & Information Gathering 180
Administrative Improvements
General 49
Environmental Justice/Brownfields 41
SACM/Presumptive Remedies 1J
Soil Screening Ixvels 10
Administrative Record 20
ARARs 76
CERCLIS 176'
Citizen Suits .2
Claims Against Fund 10
Clean-Up Costs 53
Clean-Up Standards 86
Community Involvement 28
Contract Lab Program (CLP) 12
Contractor Indemnification 1
Contracts 2
Definitions 21
Enforcement 217
Federal Facilities 6
Hazardous Substances 131
FIRS 33
Liability 81
Local Gov't Reimbursement 7
1 Hot topics for this month
B Topics arc calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result In
multiple questions.
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April 1999
Call
Natural Resource Damages 22
NCP 32
Notification 1281
NPL 1461
Off Site Rule 24
OSHA 5
PA/SI 15
PRPs 36
RD/RA 18
Reauthorization 10
Remedial 83
Removal 35
RI/FS 15
Risk Assess./Health Effects 57
ROD 30
RQ 1071
Settlements 43
SITE Program 13
State Participation 11
State Program 9
TAGs " 7
Taxes 8
Special Topics
Oil Pollution Act 87
SPCC Regulations 407'
TOTAL QUESTIONS 2,962*
"¦Includes 551 Superfund document requests.
TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS
AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS: 28,251
1 Hot topics for this month
* Topics arc calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in
multiple questions.
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