Monthly Hotline Report October 1995 RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA EPA530-R-95-002j SUB-9224-95-010 National Toll-Free No.: 800-424-9346 Local: 703-412-9810 TDD National Toll-Free No.: 800-553-7672 This report is prepared and submitted in support of Contract No. 68-W0-0039. EPA Project Officier: Carie VanHook Jasperse, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460 AVAILABILITY National Technical Information Service (NTIS) The Monthly Hotline Report can be ordered through NTIS at (703) 487-4650. The NTIS order numbers are as follows: Yearly Subscription SUB-9224 January 1995 PB95-922 401 February 1995 PB95-922 402 March 1995 PB95-922 403 April 1995 PB95-922 404 May 1995 SUB-9224-95-005 June 1995 SUB-9224-95-006 July 1995 SUB-9224-95-007 August 1995 SUB-9224-95-008 September 1995 SUB-9224-95-009 October 1995 SUB-9224-95-010 EPA and state personnel can order the Monthly Hotline Report from the RCRA Docket at (703) 603-9230. The order number for the 1995 yearly subscription is SUB-9224. ELECTRONIC AVAILABILITY The Monthly Hotline Report Questions and Answers are also available for downloading at no charge from the CLU-IN bulletin board at (301) 589-8366. The complete text of the 1993, 1994, and 1995 Monthly Hotline Reports may be accessed via the Internet using a gopher. From the EPA Core Server at gopher.epa.gov, follow this pathway: EPA Offices & Regions --> Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response --> OSW (RCRA) --> RCRA: General --> RCRA/UST, Superfund & EPCRA Hotline Reports. (Note: Office of Solid Waste, OSW, was renamed Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, ORCR, on January 18, 2009) The Hotline maintains an electronic mailing list named HOTLINE_OSWER. Subscribers will have Hotline announcements and Monthly Hotline Reports e-mailed to them as they are released, at no charge. To subscribe to the Hotline electronic mailing list send an e- mail to: Listserver@unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov Subject: SUBSCRIBE TO LISTSERVERS Message: SUBSCRIBE HOTLINE_OSWER your first name your last name For example, SUBSCRIBE HOTLINE_OSWER JOHN SMITH To receive the Help file with useful commands for users send an e-mail to: Listserver@unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov Subject: HELP Message: HELP HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RCRA 1. Location of Operating Records at Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities The owner or operator of each hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility (TSDF) must keep a written operating record at the facility. This record retention requirement applies to both facilities operating under permits and facilities qualifying for interim status (40 CFR 264/265.73). The operating record must include a significant number of records ranging from waste analysis results to closure cost estimates to tank integrity assessment records. Must TSDF owner/operators maintain all of the different documents making up the operating record in one central location? No, the federal RCRA regulations do not require owner/operators of hazardous waste TSDFs to maintain all of the documents making up the operating record in one designated area. Compliance with the operating record requirements of 264/265.73 demands only that the specified information be maintained on site at the facility; other records can be kept at remote locations. In addition, for the records that must be kept on site, the various documents making up the operating record need not be consolidated in one office as long as they are available for review somewhere on the facility grounds (this might be more practical in the case of a large facility with multiple buildings). In order to improve accessibility to and control over these key documents, however, EPA recommends that, where possible, all of the contents of the operating record be retained in a central area under the supervision of one designated individual. EPCRA 2. EPCRA 313 and the Revised Reporting of Ammonium Hydroxide An EPCRA 313 covered facility maintains a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for ammonium hydroxide (CAS #1336-21-6). The MSDS lists the concentration of total ammonia in the ammonium hydroxide at 29 percent. To assist covered facilities in calculating total ammonia in aqueous solutions, EPA has published a guidance document titled EPCRA 313 Guidance for Reporting Aqueous Ammonia, which lists NH3 equivalent weight percents for chemical sources of aqueous ammonia. Ammonium hydroxide is listed as a chemical source of aqueous ammonia consisting of 48.59 percent total aqueous ammonia (Table 1, p. 12). When calculating the weight of total aqueous ammonia from ammonium hydroxide, should a facility use the percentage on the MSDS or the percentage in the Agency s guidance document? When calculating the weight of total aqueous ammonia in other solutions of aqueous ammonia, what percentage should a facility use if given the choice between EPA s guidance document and solution-specific information? Facilities should use the percent total ammonia specified on the label of ammonium hydroxide solutions they purchase to determine the total ammonia content in these solutions. Ammonium hydroxide has the chemical formula NH4OH; however, strong evidence indicates that the species NH4OH does not exist. Bottles of concentrated aqueous ammonia purchased from chemical supply companies are almost always labeled ammonium hydroxide. These solutions primarily consist of molecules of NH3 dissolved in water (along with small amounts of ionized ammonia). The 48.59 percent listed in Table 1 for ammonium hydroxide is based on the chemical formula NH4OH, not the actual concentration of total ammonia in ammonium hydroxide solutions. The actual concentration may vary depending upon the amount of NH3 used to make the solution. Thus, Table 1 may not accurately reflect the actual weight of total aqueous ammonia in any given solution labeled ammonium hydroxide. The percentages, reported in Table 1 as NH3 equivalent weight percents for chemical sources, are the precise percentages of total ammonia (expressed as NH3 equivalent weights) contained in each chemical listed based on the molecular formula for each chemical. Except for ammonium hydroxide, these numbers are exact for the pure chemical and do not vary. Facilities can use these numbers to calculate how much total ammonia will be in aqueous solutions made from these chemicals. If more specific information on the actual concentration of total ammonia in an aqueous solution is available from another source such as an MSDS, label, or measurement, facilities can use this information rather than performing the calculations prescribed in the EPCRA 313 Guidance for Reporting Aqueous Ammonia. 3. EPCRA 313 Structural Component Exemption for Chemicals Associated with an Exempt Use An EPCRA 313 covered facility uses a fuel-powered paint sprayer for the sole purpose of painting the facility s structure. The toxic chemicals within the paint used to maintain the facility s appearance are exempt from EPCRA 313 threshold determination and release reporting requirements under the structural component exemption (40 CFR 372.38(c)). The fuel used to power the paint sprayer also contains toxic chemicals reportable under EPCRA 313. Must the toxic chemicals in the fuel be applied toward the 10,000-pound otherwise use threshold? No. The toxic chemicals are exempt from EPCRA 313 threshold determination and release reporting requirements. Although the structural component exemption most commonly applies to toxic chemicals incorporated into a facility s physical structure, the exemption also extends to toxic chemicals whose sole use derives from or is associated with an exempt use. Examples of toxic chemicals exempt in this manner include solvents used to clean paintbrushes that had been utilized to paint a facility s structure and fumes generated from the welding of pipes during installation at a facility. NEW PUBLICATIONS How to order... NTIS Publications are available by calling (703) 487-4650, or writing NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. Use the NTIS Order Number listed under the document. EPA Publications are available through the Hotline. Use the EPA Order Number listed under the document. RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA National Toll-Free No.: 800-424-9346 Local: 703-412-9810 TDD National Toll-Free No.: 800-553-7672 RCRA TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: Final RCRA Expanded Public Participation Rule AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-95-020 This fact sheet presents an overview of the expanded RCRA public participation rule. This rule amends current permitting procedures by requiring permit applicants to hold an informal public meeting to inform community members of proposed hazardous waste management activities before submitting an application for a permit. The rule requires the permitting agency to announce the submission of a permit application by sending a notice to everyone on the facility mailing list. It also authorizes the permitting agency director to require a facility to establish an information repository at any point during the permitting process or the permit life. Finally, this rule requires the permitting agency director to notify the public prior to a trial burn at a combustion facility. This fact sheet is also available on the Internet. TITLE: Report to Congress: Recovery and Recycling of Plastics from Durable Goods AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-95-042 This report summarizes progress EPA has made in the recovery of plastics from post consumer durable goods. The document includes statistics on current generation and recycling rates, barriers to expanding recycling, and activities which industries are implementing to facilitate plastics recovery from post consumer durable materials. It also addresses EPA s efforts to develop markets for recycled resins and to support information sharing activities between industries and local government agencies. TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA Proposed Regulations under RCRA for Military Munitions AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-95-022 This fact sheet provides an overview of EPA s proposed rule concerning when conventional and chemical military munitions become hazardous waste under RCRA. The rule also proposes regulations which provide for the safe storage and transport of that waste. EPA is also proposing amendments to existing regulations regarding emergency response involving military munitions and other explosives, and revisions to the definition of "on-site" for generators. This fact sheet is also available on the Internet. TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: Office of Solid Waste Reorganized - September 30, 1995 AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-95-021 This fact sheet summarizes the recent reorganization of the Office of Solid Waste which will result in an increased emphasis on risk and economic assessment in RCRA decision-making, enhanced customer service, and greater efficiency through teamwork. It also includes a description and detailed organizational chart of the six divisions. TITLE: Technical Document: Background for NEPA Reviewers: Non- Coal Mining Operations AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-109 103 The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 309 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) require EPA to review and comment on environmental impact statements (EISs) which are prepared for proposed major federal agency actions. To foster compliance with this mandate, EPA published this guidance document to assist federal and state reviewers when providing comments on NEPA documents related to proposed mining activities, other than coal mining, on federal lands. The document provides general descriptions of site operations, potential environmental impacts, prevention/mitigation measures, and types of questions which should be addressed when reviewing a proposed mining operation. TITLE: Catalogue of Hazardous and Solid Waste Publications AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-B-95-001 This catalogue is a directory of EPA documents relevant to the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA). The catalogue is divided into sections which organize the documents by subject, title, and document order number. Summaries of the documents and their publication dates are also included. The document is also available on the Internet. UST TITLE: UST Program Facts: Implementing Federal Requirements for Underground Storage Tanks AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-B-95-011 This publication provides an overview of the federal underground storage tank (UST) program and includes information on preventing releases, leak detection, corrective action, financial responsibility, state UST programs, the leaking underground storage tank (LUST) trust fund, and environmental justice. TITLE: Introduction to Statistical Inventory Reconciliation for USTs AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-B-95-009 This guidance document provides a clear overview and explanation of statistical inventory reconciliation (SIR), used as a method of leak detection for underground storage tanks. TITLE: Financing Underground Storage Tank Work: Federal and State Assistance Programs AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-B-95-010 This document helps underground storage tank (UST) owners and operators locate potential sources of financial assistance to cover the costs of UST upgrading, replacement, closure, and cleaning up UST releases. It describes federal financial assistance programs and provides addresses and telephone numbers for potential sources of financial assistance in 14 states. TITLE: Musts for USTs: A Summary of Federal Regulations for Underground Storage Tank Systems AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-K-95-002 This updated publication provides a good summary of the federal underground storage tank (UST) regulations. The guidance document details the technical requirements applicable to owners and operators of USTs, including the standards for new and existing tanks, closing USTs, responding to UST releases, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements. TITLE: Straight Talk On Tanks: Leak Detection Methods for Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks and Piping AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-K-95-003 This revised publication provides an overview of the federal underground storage tank (UST) release detection requirements. The document contains summaries of leak detection methods such as inventory control, manual tank gauging, tank tightness testing, interstitial monitoring, automatic tank gauging, vapor monitoring, groundwater monitoring, and statistical inventory reconciliation. TITLE: Dollars and Sense: Financial Responsibility Requirements for Underground Storage Tanks AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-K-95-004 This updated publication describes the federal financial responsibility requirements for owners and operators of underground storage tanks (USTs) storing petroleum. The document provides a detailed explanation of the regulations and includes models of endorsement, certificate of insurance, and certification of financial responsibility. CERCLA TITLE: Wildlife Exposure Factors Handbook: Volume I of II AVAILABILITY: ORD EPA ORDER NO.: EPA600-R-93-187a The purpose of the Handbook is to provide a convenient source of information and an analytic framework for screening-level risk assessments for common wildlife species. These screening-level risk assessments may be used for several purposes, including assessing potential effects of environmental contamination on wildlife, supporting site-specific decisions, supporting the development of water-quality or other media-specific criteria for limiting environmental levels of toxic substances to protect wildlife species, or focusing research and monitoring efforts. TITLE: Wildlife Exposure Factors Handbook: Volume II of II AVAILABILITY: ORD EPA ORDER NO.: EPA600-R-93-187b This Appendix is intended to accompany the Wildlife Exposure Factors Handbook and should be used only by individuals familiar with the Handbook. The species-specific values for the exposure factors presented in Chapter 2 of the Handbook are a subset of the data included in the tables of this Appendix. TITLE: ERNS and CERCLA: Emergency Response Notification System (ERNS) Fact Sheet AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-963 416 This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the ERNS database. It defines CERCLA hazardous substances; describes the causes of hazardous substance reports; and explains why someone should report a release, what happens after a release is reported, and how to obtain ERNS data. TITLE: ERNS and Oil: Emergency Response Notification System (ERNS) Fact Sheet AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-963 415 This fact sheet provides a brief description of the ERNS database. It includes statistics for the oil releases in ERNS, the origins of oil releases reported in ERNS, requirements for reporting oil releases, and methods to obtain ERNS data. TITLE: Contaminants and Remedial Options and Selected Metal- Contaminated Sites AVAILABILITY: NCEPI EPA ORDER NO.: EPA540-R-95-512 This reference document is intended to assist site remediation managers in selecting treatment technologies for contaminated soils, sludges, sediments, and waste deposits at sites where inorganic arsenic, cadmium, chromium, mercury, or lead are the primary contaminants of concern. TITLE: Presumptive Remedies: CERCLA Landfill Caps RI/FS Data Collection Guide AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB95-963 412 This fact sheet identifies the data pertinent to landfill cap design that will be required for most sites. These data are organized within six categories: (1) waste area delineation, (2) slope stability and settlement, (3) gas generation/migration, (4) existing cover assessment, (5) surface water run-on/run-off management, and (6) clay sources. For reference purposes, all data requirements and data collection methods discussed in this document are summarized in a table at the end of the document. EPCRA TITLE: EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics Issues Paper #2: Expansion of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) to Gather Chemical Use Information: TRI Phase 3 AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: N/A The purpose of this issues paper is to provide an update to stakeholders on EPA s progress toward Phase 3 implementation, to describe EPA s position on materials accounting, and to focus attention on important unresolved questions. EPA identifies potential TRI data gap categories as starting points for additional analysis. Included with the issues paper is a table that provides excerpts from the first TRI Phase 3 public meeting held on September 29, 1994, and divides the comments into concern categories. This document also serves to describe an expedited, open, and transparent process for further consideration of TRI Phase 3 issues. The issues paper is also electronically available on the EPA s Core Server via the following pathway: EPA Offices and Regions -> Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxics Substances -> Toxic Substances -> Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Phase 3. TITLE: Report to President Clinton: Expansion of Community Right-to-Know Reporting to Include Chemical Use Data: Phase III of the Toxics Release Inventory AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: N/A On August 8, 1995, President Clinton directed the EPA to expedite two major Right-to-Know initiatives: the rulemaking process on expanding the facility coverage of the Right-to-Know program and the development and implementation of the process for consideration of reporting use information under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI). The President required EPA to report on the progress of these efforts by October 1, 1995. This report focuses on the process of collecting use information. The document is electronically available on the EPA s Core Server through EPA Offices and Regions -> Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxics Substances -> Toxic Substances -> Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Phase 3. FEDERAL REGISTERS FINAL RULES RCRA Wyoming; Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program October 4, 1995 (60 FR 51925) EPA determined that Wyoming s hazardous waste program satisfies all of the requirements necessary to qualify for final authorization. To qualify for final authorization, a state s program must (1) be equivalent to the federal program, (2) be consistent with the federal program and other state programs, and (3) provide for adequate enforcement. Final authorization will be effective October 18, 1995. Utah; Codification of Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program October 6, 1995 (60 FR 52343) EPA codified, in 40 CFR Part 282, the prior approval of Utah s underground storage tank program and incorporated by reference appropriate provisions of Utah s state statutes and regulations. The regulations is effective December 5, 1995, unless EPA publishes a prior Federal Register notice withdrawing this immediate final rule. Delay of General Compliance Date for Small MSWLFs in Either Dry or Remote Areas October 6, 1995 (60 FR 52337) EPA extended the general compliance date of the municipal solid waste landfill (MSWLF) criteria for MSWLFs qualifying in 258.1(f)(1) as small, arid or remote. As a result, qualifying small MSWLFs are therefore not subject to the requirements of 40 CFR Part 258 until October 9, 1997, provided the MSWLF continues to qualify for the small landfill exemption. Oregon; Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions October 10, 1995 (60 FR 52629) EPA determined that Oregon s hazardous waste program revisions satisfy all of the requirements necessary to qualify for final authorization. Final authorization will be effective December 7, 1995, unless significant adverse comments on Oregon s program revision application are received by the close of business on November 8, 1995. Louisiana; Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions October 17, 1995 (60 FR 53704) EPA determined that Louisiana s hazardous waste program revisions satisfy all of the requirements necessary to qualify for final RCRA authorization. Final authorization will be effective January 2, 1995, unless EPA publishes a prior Federal Register action withdrawing this immediate final rule. Comments on Louisiana s program revision application must be received by the close of business on December 1, 1995. Louisiana; Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions October 17, 1995 (60 FR 53707) EPA determined that Louisiana s hazardous waste program revisions satisfy all of the requirements necessary to qualify for final RCRA authorization. Final authorization will be effective January 2, 1995, unless EPA publishes a prior Federal Register action withdrawing this immediate final rule. Comments on Louisiana s program revision application must be received by the close of business on December 1, 1995. New Mexico; Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions October 17, 1995 (60 FR 53708) EPA determined that New Mexico s hazardous waste program revisions satisfy all of the requirements necessary to qualify for final RCRA authorization. Final authorization will be effective January 2, 1995, unless EPA publishes a prior Federal Register action withdrawing this immediate final rule. Comments on New Mexico s program revision application must be received by the close of business on December 1, 1995. Correcting Amendment to Part 261, Appendix IX, Table 1 October 23, 1995 (60 FR 54311) EPA corrected Part 261, Appendix IX, Table 1, by re-adding the final conditional exclusion previously granted to Envirite Corporation which had been inadvertently removed. Administrative Stay of the Used Oil Mixture Rule October 30, 1995 (60 FR 55202) EPA announced an administrative stay of the used oil mixture rule regulations in 40 CFR 279.10(b)(2). Section 279.10(b)(2) contains special provisions regulating used oil mixed with either characteristic hazardous waste or waste listed as hazardous because it exhibits a hazardous waste characteristic. After December 29, 1995, the effective date of the stay, these mixtures will be subject to the regulatory requirements for other mixtures of hazardous and solid wastes, including LDRs, until the Agency completes a new rulemaking addressing the used oil mixture rule provisions. CERCLA National Priorities List; Stewco, Incorporated Superfund Site October 4, 1995 (60 FR 51927) EPA announced the deletion of the Stewco, Incorporated Superfund Site, located in Waskom, Texas, from the National Priorities List. The Agency published a notice of its intent to delete the site on July 26, 1995 (60 FR 38297). EPA and the State of Texas have determined that no further cleanup under CERCLA is appropriate and that remedial actions at the site have been protective of public health, welfare, and the environment. The effective date of this action is October 4, 1995. PROPOSED RULES RCRA Extension of Comment Period for the Proposed Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste/Dye and Pigment Industries October 20, 1995 (60 FR 54207) EPA reopened the comment period for the proposed listing of waste from the dyes and pigments industry, which appeared in the Federal Register on December 22, 1994 (59 FR 66072). EPA will now accept public comments until November 30, 1995. LDR Phase IV; Technical Correction to Proposed Rule October 25, 1995 (60 FR 54645) EPA corrected several errors in the LDR Phase IV Proposed Rule (60 FR 43654; August 22, 1995). Most notably, EPA corrected the flowchart entitled Figure 2: Option 2 Flowchart, which appeared on page 43664 of the proposal. In addition, EPA resolved an inconsistency between the UTS table which appeared at 60 FR 43682 and the UTS table at 60 FR 43696. The tables were not in agreement concerning the list of constituents proposed for regulations in F032, F034, and F035, as well as the universal treatment standard proposed for several constituents. CERCLA National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites October 2, 1995 (60 FR 51390) EPA proposed 12 new sites for inclusion in the General Superfund Section of the National Priorities List. Eight of the sites are proposed based on HRS scores of 28.50 or above. One site is proposed based on its designation as the State of Georgia s top priority. Three of the sites are proposed on the basis of ATSDR health advisory criteria. EPA also proposed to withdraw an earlier proposal to list the Broward County 21st Manor Dump site on the NPL. National Priorities List; Arsenic Trioxide Site October 2, 1995 (60 FR 51395) EPA Region VIII announced its intent to delete the Arsenic Trioxide Site, located in Southeastern, North Dakota, from the National Priorities List. EPA and the State of North Dakota have determined that no further cleanup under CERCLA is appropriate and that remedial actions at the site have been protective of public health, welfare, and the environment. Comments concerning the proposed deletion will be accepted through November 1, 1995. Release Reporting; Administrative Exemptions for Certain Radionuclide Releases; Extension of Comment Period October 3, 1995 (60 FR 51765) EPA granted an extension of the public comment period for the August 4, 1995 (60 FR 40042) Proposed Rule on administrative exemptions for certain radionuclide releases from reporting requirements under CERCLA 103 and EPCRA 304. Comments on the August 4, 1995, Proposed Rule must be submitted on or before December 4, 1995. NOTICES RCRA Hazardous Waste Land Disposal Injection Restrictions; Petition for Modification to an Exemption October 2, 1995 (60 FR 51476) EPA granted a modification to BP Chemicals, Inc. s (BPCI) exemption from LDR for the facility s underground injection wells located in Cleveland, Ohio. EPA is satisfied that, to a reasonable degree of certainty, there will be no migration of hazardous constituents from the injection zones for as long as the waste remains hazardous. This action is effective September 22, 1995. Proposed Consent Decree; Neville Chemical Company, Neville Island, Pennsylvania October 5, 1995 (60 FR 52208) A Consent Decree in United States v. Neville Chemical Company was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on September 19, 1995. The complaint alleged violations of RCRA waste management, paperwork, and filing requirements for generators and TSDFs at Neville s resin and fuel oil distillate manufacturing facility. The Department of Justice will receive comments for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program; Intent to Grant a Case-By-Case Extension October 27, 1995 (60 FR 55021) EPA proposed to grant Abbott Laboratories a case-by-case extension from the RCRA land disposal treatment standards. The extension would be granted for one year and would allow the continued injection of a formerly ignitable, high TOC wastestream into Abbott s Class I non-hazardous waste injection well, located in Wichita, Kansas. RCRA/CAA/CWA Proposed Consent Decree; Mobile Chemical Company October 12, 1995 (60 FR 53201) A proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Mobile Chemical Company was lodged on September 28, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The proposed Consent Decree resolves Mobile Chemical Company's violations of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act at the company s petrochemical facility in Beaumont, Texas. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. RCRA/CERCLA Federal Facilities Cleanup Principles October 2, 1995 (60 FR 51475) EPA announced the availability of Principles for Environmental Cleanup of Federal Facilities, dated August 2, 1995. The Principles, developed by the Federal Facilities Environmental Restoration Dialogue Committee, are policy recommendations aimed at improving the process by which federal facility environmental cleanup decisions are made. Proposed Consent Decree; Arcanum Iron and Metal Superfund Site October 17, 1995 (60 FR 53804) A proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Harold Shane was lodged on September 29, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims against sixteen parties for the recovery of response costs expended by EPA at the Arcanum Iron and Metal Superfund Site in Arcanum, Ohio. The Consent Decree includes a covenant not to sue by the United States under 106 and 107 of CERCLA and under 7003 of RCRA. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Settlement Agreement; Wisconsin Steel Works Superfund Site October 25, 1995 (60 FR 54706) A proposed Settlement Agreement in In re: Envirodyne Industries, Inc., et al., was lodged on October 10, 1995, with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The Settlement Agreement includes a covenant not to sue by the United States under 106 and 107 of CERCLA and under 7003 of RCRA. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Administrative De Minimis Contributor Settlement Agreement; Pab Oil Chemical Services, Inc., Superfund Site October 27, 1995 (60 FR 55024) EPA announced a proposed administrative de minimis contributor Settlement Agreement concerning the Pab Oil Chemical Services, Inc., Site in Abbeville, Louisiana. The settlement requires 20 settling parties to pay a total of $694,671.00 to the Hazardous Substances Superfund in return for an EPA covenant not to sue pursuant to 106 and 107 of CERCLA and 7003 of RCRA. The Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement on or before November 27, 1995. CERCLA NEJAC; Charter Renewal and Public Meeting Announcement October 2, 1995 (60 FR 51475) The National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) has been renewed for a two year period. The full NEJAC will meet December 12, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and on December 14, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The six NEJAC subcommittees will meet on December 13, 1995, from 8:00 a.m and December 14, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. All meetings are open to the public. Proposed Administrative Settlement; Layton Salvage Yard Superfund Site October 5, 1995 (60 FR 52184) A proposed Administrative Settlement was reached concerning the Layton Salvage Yard Site in Layton, Utah. The proposed settlement resolves an EPA claim under 107 of CERCLA against Marvin L. Allgood, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency. Under the proposed settlement the settling parties will pay $450, 936.28 to the Hazardous Substances Superfund. Comments must be submitted on or before November 6, 1995. Proposed Consent Decree; Kane & Lombard Superfund Site October 5, 1995 (60 FR 52208) A proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Edward Arazel, et al., was lodged on September 25, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Under the proposed Consent Decree, several PRPs have collectively agreed to pay 5,927,083.90 to the United States for reimbursement of past response costs. A group of defendants has also agreed to undertake the operation and maintenance of the containment/pump and treat system installed at the site. In return, settling parties will receive a covenant not to sue and contribution protection. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Consent Decree; Cross Brothers Pail (Pembroke) Superfund Site October 10, 1995 (60 FR 52689) A proposed Consent Decree in United States v. BASF Corporation of America, et al., was lodged on September 29, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Under the proposed Consent Decree, settling parties will pay $142,228 of the United States unrecovered response costs and estimated future oversight costs at the Cross Brothers Pail (Pembroke) Site in Pembroke Township, Illinois. The proposed Consent Decree also provides for payment by the settling parties of $144,000 in civil penalties assessed for failure to comply with an Administrative Order previously issued by EPA. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Consent Decree; Ormet Superfund Site October 12, 1995 (60 FR 53201) A proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Ormet Primary Aluminum Corporation, was lodged on September 28, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Under the proposed Consent Decree, Ormet will reimburse the United States $128, 070.73 for response costs in connection with the Ormet Superfund Site in Monroe County, Ohio. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Settlement Agreement; Old City of York Landfill and Elizabethtown Landfill Superfund Sites October 12, 1995 (60 FR 53201) A proposed settlement agreement was lodged with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Connecticut in In re: Servam Corporation, et al., on October 2, 1995. The proposed Settlement Agreement will settle a claim filed against Service of America Corporation and The Macke Company by the United States, pursuant to 107 of CERCLA, in connection with the Old City of York Landfill Site in York, Pennsylvania, and the Elizabethtown Landfill Site in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. DOJ will receive comments on the proposed settlement agreement for 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Consent Decree; Buckingham County Superfund Site October 17, 1995 (60 FR 53802) A proposed de minimis Consent Decree in United States v. Buffalo Air Handling, et al., was lodged on September 29, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims under 107 of CERCLA against certain de minimis waste contributors for reimbursement of response costs incurred and to be incurred by the United States at the Buckingham County Site in Buckingham County, Virginia. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Consent Decree; CIW Superfund Site October 17, 1995 (60 FR 53803) A proposed Consent Decree in United States v. CIW Company, et al., was lodged on September 22, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims of the United States for past response costs and injunctive relief against the settling parties in connection with the CIW Superfund Site in Romulus, Michigan. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Consent Decree; Hedblum Superfund Site October 20, 1995 (60 FR 54254) A proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Amtel, Inc., et al., was lodged on October 6, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Northern Division. The proposed Consent Decree resolves the United States claims against Amtel, Inc., for past costs incurred in connection with the Hedblum Superfund Site in Oscoda, Michigan. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Consent Decree; Solvents Recovery Service of New England, Inc., Superfund Site October 20, 1995 (60 FR 54253) A proposed Supplemental Early De minimis Consent Decree in United States and State of Connecticut v. Able Marine, Inc., et al., was lodged on September 29, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. The proposed Early De minimis Consent Decree embodies an agreement with 46 PRPs connected with the Solvents Recovery Service of New England, Inc., Site in Southington, Connecticut. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Partial Consent Decree; M.T. Richards, Inc., Superfund Site October 20, 1995 (60 FR 54255) A proposed Partial Consent Decree in United States v. Kenneth L. Thomas, et al., was lodged on October 10, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. The proposed Partial Consent Decree resolves certain claims of the United States under CERCLA 107 with respect to the M.T. Richards Site in Crossville, Illinois. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Consent Decree; Sonora Burn and Carlie Middleton Metal Yard Superfund Sites October 20, 1995 (60 FR 54255) A proposed Consent Decree in United States v. TMG Enterprises, Inc., et al., was lodged on October 2, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. The proposed Consent Decree resolves United States claims under CERCLA 107 for response costs incurred in connection with the Sonora Burn Site and the Carlie Middleton Metal Yard Site, both of which are located in Hardin County, Kentucky. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement; Merit Products Superfund Site October 23, 1995 (60 FR 54352) A proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement associated with the Merit Products Site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was executed by the Agency on September 29, 1995, and is subject to final approval by DOJ. The Prospective Purchaser Agreement resolves certain potential EPA claims under 107 of CERCLA against the prospective purchaser. The Agency will receive written comments on the proposed settlement on or before November 22, 1995. Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement; Jasper County Superfund Site October 24, 1995 (60 FR 54497) A proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement associated with the Jasper County Site in Jasper County, Missouri, was executed by the Agency on June 29, 1995, and executed by DOJ on August 18, 1995. The agreement subject to final approval after the comment period. The Prospective Purchaser Agreement resolves certain potential EPA claims under 106 and 107 of CERCLA against the prospective purchaser. The settlement requires the purchaser to perform cleanup actions at the property. The Agency will receive written comments on the proposed settlement on or before November 24, 1995. Proposed Consent Decree; Syncon Resins Superfund Site October 24, 1995 (60 FR 54517) A proposed Consent Decree in United States v. Farber, et al., was lodged on October 13, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims under CERCLA against Purex Corporation for contamination at the Syncon Resins Superfund Site in Kearny, New Jersey. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Consent Decrees; Municipal & Industrial Disposal Company Superfund Site October 24, 1995 (60 FR 54517) Two proposed Consent Decrees in United States v. American Recovery Company, et al., were lodged on October 6, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The proposed Consent Decrees resolve claims under CERCLA against seven settling parties for response costs associated with the Municipal & Industrial Disposal Company Site in Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decrees for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Consent Decrees; Byron Salvage Superfund Site October 24, 1995 (60 FR 54518) Four proposed Consent Decrees in United States v. Nalco Chemical Company, et al., were lodged on October 18, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The proposed Consent Decrees resolve claims under CERCLA against eleven settling parties in relation to the Byron Salvage Site in Ogle County, Illinois. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decrees for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Consent Decree; Warwick Superfund Site October 24, 1995 (60 FR 54707) A proposed Consent Decree in United States v. International Paper Company, et al., was lodged on September 29, 1995, with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims under CERCLA against settling parties for contamination at the Warwick Superfund Site in the Town of Warwick, New York. DOJ will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of 30 days from the date of publication. Proposed Administrative De Minimis Contributor Settlement Agreement; Poly-Cycle Industries, Inc., Superfund Site October 27, 1995 (60 FR 55024) EPA announced a proposed administrative de minimis contributor Settlement Agreement concerning the Poly-Cycle Industries, Inc., Site in Tecula, Texas. The settlement requires each of the six settling parties to pay $45.00 to the Hazardous Substances Superfund in return for an EPA covenant not to sue pursuant to 106 and 107 of CERCLA. The Agency will receive written comments relating to the settlement on or before November 27, 1995. EPCRA Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Administrative Stay and Request for Comment on Petition to Delist; DBNPA October 27, 1995 (60 FR 54949) EPA granted a request for an administrative stay of the reporting requirements under 313 of EPCRA for 2,2-dibromo-3- nitrilopropionamide (DBNPA). The effect of the stay is to suspend reporting on DBNPA while the Agency completes a reassessment of the data supporting the listing of this chemical. The Agency also requests comment on whether DBNPA should be removed from the list of EPCRA 313 toxic chemicals. The administrative stay is effective October 27, 1995. Written comments on the petition to delist DBNPA must be received on or before November 27, 1995. National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances October 31, 1995 (60 FR 55376) EPA's office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances announced the establishment of the National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs) for Hazardous Substances. The objectives of the Committee are to efficiently and effectively develop AEGLs that can serve as biological reference values for extremely hazardous substances, and to provide information useful for emergency planning, prevention, and response. CALL ANALYSIS Caller Profile RCRA/UST Hotline Regulated Community 6,305 Citizens 200 State & Local Govt./Native American 216 Federal Agencies 123 Educational Institutions 243 EPA 106 Media 15 Interest Groups 14 Congress 4 International 7 Other 128 Referrals* 429 Transfers to EPCRA/Superfund Hotline* 212 Document Retrieval Line* 124 Message Retrieval Line* 807 TOTAL 8,933 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/Superfund Hotline Manufacturers Food/Tobacco 50 Textiles 23 Apparel 21 Lumber & Wood 23 Furniture 18 Paper 31 Printing & Publishing 27 Chemicals 127 Petroleum & Coal 41 Rubber and Plastics 19 Leather 12 Stone, Clay & Glass 28 Primary Metals 37 Fabricated Metals 53 Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 33 Electrical&Electronic Equipment 26 Transportation Equipment 51 Instruments 24 Misc. Manufacturing 138 Subtotal 782 Consultants/Engineers 1,711 Attorneys 353 Citizens 261 Public Interest Groups 15 Educational Institutions 44 EPA 58 Federal Agencies 102 GOCOs 2 Congress 3 State Officials/SERC 56 Local Officials/LEPCs 43 Fire Departments 5 Hospitals/Laboratories 15 Trade Associations 14 Union/Labor 2 Farmers 2 Distributors 1 Insurance Companies 5 Media/Press 18 Native Americans 1 International 4 Other 168 Referrals* 205 Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline* 305 Document Retrieval Line* 39 Message Retrieval Line* 385 TOTAL 4,599 * No caller profile data available. HOTLINE TOPICS RCRA RCRA GENERAL 1,777 SUBTITLE C Hazardous Waste Id. - General 2,492(1) Toxicity Characteristic (TC) 303 Wood Preserving Wastes 46 Listing of Used Oil 79 Fluff 3 Mercury-Containing Lamps 131(1) Radioactive Mixed Waste 20 Delisting Petitions 41 Hazardous Waste Recycling 317(1) Generators 663(1) Small Quantity Generators 331 Transporters 97 Exports/Imports 50 TSDF General 675(1) Treatment 171 Storage 143 Disposal 82 Siting Facilities 20 Capacity 31 Land Disposal Restrictions 811(1) Permits and Permitting 209 Corrective Action 316 Liability/Enforcement 186 Test Methods 109 Health Effects 54 Combustion - General 89 Permitting 39 Tech. Standards/Combustion Units 51 Waste Minimization 55 Risk Assessment 20 Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention 97 State Programs 144 Hazardous Waste Data 84 Military Munitions 35 SUBTITLE D Household Hazardous Wastes 256 Subtitle D - General 487(1) Siting Facilities 22 Combustion 11 Industrial Waste 56 Solid Waste Recycling - General 581(1) Aluminum 24 Batteries 48 Glass 17 Paper 31 Plastics 54 Tires 25 Used Oil 171 Composting 63 Markets - General 40 Aluminum 4 Batteries 11 Compost 9 Glass 5 Paper 6 Plastics 4 Tires 9 Used Oil 39 Procurement General 76(1) Building Insulation 7 Cement/Cement Products with Fly Ash 10 Paper and Paper Products 21 Re-Refined Lubricating Oil 10 Retread Tires 12 Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention 88 Grant and Financing 27 OTHER WASTES Ash 34 Bevill Amendment (Mining Waste) 63 Medical Waste 232 Oil and Gas 41 TOTAL 12,365* * Includes 3,201 RCRA document requests. UST General/Misc. 352(1) Applicability/Definitions 141 Regulated Substances 34 Standards for New Tank Systems 174(1) Tank Standards and Upgrading 203 Operating Requirements 51 Release Detection 84 Release Reporting & Investigation 47 Corrective Action for USTs 220 Out-of-Service/Closure 158 Financial Responsibility 195(1) State Programs 89 Liability/Enforcement 129 LUST Trust Fund 46 TOTAL 1,923* * Includes 745 UST document requests. EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW General: General Title III Questions 423(1) Trade Secrets 5 Enforcement 19 Liability/Citizen Suits 13 Training 4 Chemical-Specific Information 51 Emergency Planning (301-303): General 78 Notification Requirements 26 SERC/LEPC Issues 64 EHSs/TPQs 36 Risk Communication/Hazards Analysis 31 Exemptions 4 Emergency Release Notification (304): General 138 Notification Requirements 54 Reportable Quantities 124 CERCLA 103 vs. SARA 304 47 ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS 8 Exemptions 12 Hazardous Chemical Reporting (311-312): General 89 MSDS Reporting Requirements 61 Tier I/II Requirements 129 Thresholds 47 Hazard Categories 8 Mixtures Reporting 17 Exemptions 44 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (313): General 284(1) Reporting Requirements 222(1) Thresholds 106(1) Form R Completion 289(1) Supplier Notification 31 NOTEs/NOSEs/NONs 36 Voluntary Revisions 367(1) Pollution Prevention 33/50 24 Public Access to Data 154 TRI Database 85 Petitions 64 TRI Expansion 215(1) Exemptions 119(1) Special Topics: CAA 112 General 30 RMPs 21 List of Regulated Substances 37 Federal Facilities Executive Order 30 TOTAL 3,646 *Includes 671 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know document requests SUPERFUND General/Misc. 233 Access & Information Gathering 47 Administrative Improvements General 128 Environmental Justice/Brownfields 402(1) SACM/Presumptive Remedies 134 Soil Screening Levels 58 Administrative Record 13 ARARs 168 CERCLIS 118 Citizen Suits 4 Claims Against Fund 11 Clean-Up Costs 35 Clean-Up Standards 65 Community Involvement 24 Contract Lab Program (CLP) 19 Contractor Indemnification 4 Contracts 7 Definitions 36 Enforcement 41 Federal Facilities 134(1) Hazardous Substances 101 HRS 19 Liability 121 Local Gov't Reimbursement 5 Natural Resource Damages 11 NCP 26 Notification 92 NPL 181(1) Off Site Rule 12 OSHA 7 PA/SI 26 PRPs 85 RD/RA 29 Reauthorization 37 Remedial 131 Removal 49 RI/FS 59 Risk Assess./Health Effects 74 ROD 59 RQ 355(1) Settlements 39 SITE Program 27 State Participation 15 State Program 11 TAGs 4 Taxes 8 Special Topics Oil Pollution Act 3 SPCC Regulations 17 Radiation Site Cleanup 54 TOTAL 3,338* *Includes 862 Superfund document requests. TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS, DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND REFERRALS: 21,272 (1) Hot topics for this month Topics are calculated as the summation of all questions received by the Hotline. A single call may result in multiple questions.