Monthly Hotline Report December 1996 RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA Monthly Hotline Report Availability 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 EPA's Internet servers. Using Gopher, go to gopher.epa.gov and 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) Monthly Hotline Reports are also available through the World Wide Web (WWW). Go to the Hotline Home Page at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hotline/ and select "Monthly Hotline Reports." 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 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 1996 SUB-9224-96-001 February 1996 SUB-9224-96-002 March 1996 SUB-9224-96-003 April 1996 SUB-9224-96-004 May 1996 SUB-9224-96-005 June 1996 SUB-9224-96-006 July 1996 SUB-9224-96-007 August 1996 SUB-9224-96-008 September 1996 SUB-9224-96-009 October 1996 SUB-9224-96-010 November 1996 SUB-9224-96-011 December 1996 SUB-9224-96-012 RCRA Docket EPA and state personnel can order the Monthly Hotline Report from the RCRA Docket at (703) 603-9230. The order number for the 1996 yearly subscription is EPA530-R-96-001. Hotline Questions and Answers RCRA 1. Rebuttable Presumption for CFC Contaminated Used Oil EPA presumes used oil containing more than 1,000 ppm total halogens is a hazardous waste because it has been mixed with a listed halogenated hazardous waste. Used oil generators may rebut this presumption by demonstrating that the used oil does not contain hazardous waste (Section 279.10(b)(1)(ii)). The rebuttable presumption, however, does not apply to used oils contaminated with chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) removed from refrigeration units when the CFCs in the used oil are "destined for reclamation" (279.10(b)(1)(ii)(B)). At what point does this exemption from the rebuttable presumption apply at the point of draining from the unit or only once the CFCs in the used oil have actually been reclaimed? Additionally, would a generator or handler reclaiming the CFCs from the used oil be considered a processor, subject to the standards for used oil processors and re-refiners in Part 279, Subpart F? A generator handling CFC contaminated used oil is exempt from the rebuttable presumption at the point of draining, as long as the CFCs are eventually reclaimed from the used oil to the fullest extent possible, and the used oil has not been mixed with other wastes or with used oil from other sources (57 FR 41580; September 10, 1992). Although the rebuttable presumption does not apply, these used oils remain subject to appropriate Part 279 standards. In the event the CFCs are not reclaimed, the rebuttable presumption would have applied at the point of draining from the unit. If the presence of CFCs in compressor oils removed from refrigeration units cause the used oils to exceed the 1,000 ppm halogen limit, the oil must be managed as a hazardous waste unless the presumption of hazardous waste mixing is successfully rebutted. On-site CFC reclamation by a used oil generator does not necessarily subject the generator to the standards for used oil processors. Used oil processing, as defined in Section 279.1, involves producing (or making used oil more amenable for the production of) fuel oils, lubricants or other used oil-derived products. However, Section 279.20(b)(2)(ii)(A) provides that generators who filter, clean, or otherwise recondition used oil before returning it for reuse by the generator are not processors if the used oil is generated on-site and is not being sent off-site to a burner of used oil. Furthermore, the used oil/CFC separation process is generally not designed to make the used oil more amenable for the production of used oil derived product. Likewise, off-site used oil/CFC separation by a used oil handler does not necessarily subject the handler to the standards for used oil processors. Rather, a handler storing used oil on site for greater than 24 hours but less than 35 days is regulated as a transfer facility. Only a handler storing the used oil on site for greater than 35 days would become subject to the processor requirements (Section 279.45(a)). This is true for any transfer facility storing used oil for more than 35 days, regardless of whether the facility is engaged in CFC reclamation. 2. Tangible Net Worth Requirements for RCRA Subtitle C Financial Assurance Owners and operators of treatment, storage, and disposal facilities subject to Subtitle C regulation are required to demonstrate liability coverage for bodily injury and/or property damage to third parties resulting from accidental occurrences arising from facility operations (53 FR 33938; September 1, 1988). This requirement can be demonstrated using one or a combination of financial mechanisms, including a financial test. The financial test for liability coverage requires the owner or operator to possess net working capital and tangible net worth each at least six times the amount of liability coverage to be demonstrated by this test, and a minimum tangible net worth of $10 million (Section 264.147(f)(1)(i)(A) and (B)). How does an owner or operator calculate the required amount of tangible net worth when using the financial test? The owner or operator using the financial test must possess a minimum tangible net worth of at least $10 million. Even if six times the amount of liability coverage to be demonstrated by this test is less than $10 million, the owner or operator must still have at least $10 million in tangible net worth (see Example 1). If, on the other hand, six times the amount of liability coverage to be demonstrated by the financial test is more than $10 million, then that six times multiple is the minimum tangible net worth necessary to qualify to use the financial test (see Example 2). Example 1: Amount demonstrated by the financial test: $500,000 Six times the amount demonstrated: $3 million Minimum tangible net worth: $10 million Example 2: Amount demonstrated by the financial test: $2 million Six times the amount demonstrated: $12 million Minimum tangible net worth: $12 million 3. Annual Payments Into A Standby Trust Fund When Using A Letter Of Credit Subpart H of 40 CFR Parts 264/265 requires an owner or operator of a permitted treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF) to establish financial assurance to satisfy closure and post-closure care of the facility. A letter of credit is one of the financial mechanisms that the owner or operator may choose to demonstrate financial assurance (Sections 264.143(d)/264.145(d)). A letter of credit allows a financial institution, that is authorized by a federal or state agency to issue letters of credit, to extend credit on behalf of a TSDF. The letter of credit must be irrevocable, issued for a period of at least one year, and in an amount at least equal to the current closure and post-closure cost estimates, unless used in combination with other financial assurance mechanisms (Sections 264.143(g)/264.145(g)). An owner or operator using a letter of credit for closure or post-closure financial assurance must also establish a standby trust fund to accompany the letter of credit (Sections 264.143(a)/264.145(a)). If an owner or operator is demonstrating financial assurance through the use of a letter of credit, must annual payments be made into the standby trust fund? No. Under the federal regulations, the owner or operator is not required to make annual payments into the standby trust fund. The standby trust fund merely facilitates drawing on the letter of credit in the event that the owner or operator cannot pay for closure or post-closure care. A standby trust fund (as opposed to a trust fund established under Sections 264.143(a)/264.145(a)) cannot be used as a stand alone financial assurance mechanism under RCRA. The standby trust fund documentation must be worded exactly as the documentation for a trust fund, except for a few requirements: the annual payments into the fund are waived; schedule A of the trust agreement need not be updated; and annual valuations by the trustee or notices of nonpayment are not required. These provisions for establishment of a standby trust fund also apply to an interim status TSDF that is using a letter of credit to establish financial assurance for closure and post-closure care (Sections 265.143(c)/265.145(c)). CERCLA 4. CERCLA Liability Protection for Prospective Purchasers of Sites for Redevelopment In a 1989 guidance (OSWER 9835.9), EPA addressed concerns that potential property owner and/or operators may have about liability under CERCLA. CERCLA embodies a strict liability provision, which means that a person is liable for contamination involving hazardous substances, without regard to fault, diligence, negligence, or motive. Owners of a vessel or a facility can be held liable for releases involving hazardous substances, even if the release occurred prior to their ownership. The 1989 guidance allowed the use of a legal tool, the covenant not to sue, in specific circumstances. The purpose of the covenant not to sue is to minimize the threat of CERCLA liability for prospective purchasers of contaminated property, in exchange for compensation to the Agency. In May 1995, EPA reissued the original prospective purchaser guidance by changing the scope of circumstances under which EPA will grant a covenant not to sue. The new guidance changes the type of compensation EPA is willing to consider in return for the agreement. How have these changes improved the effectiveness of prospective purchaser agreements? Changes to the original prospective purchaser guidance were designed to make better use of the covenant not to sue in achieving the Agency's fundamental goal of protecting human health and the environment, while providing an economic stimulus for abandoned industrial areas. For instance, the current guidance is applicable at sites where federal involvement has occurred or is expected to occur, while the old guidance was limited to sites where enforcement action was anticipated. EPA recognized potential gains in terms of cleanup and public benefit may be realized with broader application of prospective purchaser agreements. In addition, the original guidance stipulated that the Agency would only consider direct benefit (i.e., monetary compensation for cleanup) in exchange for the covenant not to sue. The 1995 guidance modifies this provision by stating that the Agency may consider accepting an indirect public benefit in combination with a reduced direct benefit from a prospective purchaser. Indirect benefits to the community include measures that serve to substantially reduce the risks posed by the site, create jobs, develop abandoned or blighted property, create conservation or recreation areas, or provide community services. EPA recognized that indirect benefit to a community is an important consideration and may justify the commitment of the Agency's resources to negotiate such an agreement. EPA may enter into a covenant not to sue at its own discretion and the Agency reserves the right to void the covenant at any time if it determines the prospective purchaser provided inaccurate or incomplete information. Further, a covenant not to sue has no bearing on any future liability a prospective purchaser may incur as a result of his or her own activities under CERCLA or other laws. These aspects of prospective purchaser agreements have not changed from the original 1989 guidance. 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, Superfund, and EPCRA National Toll-Free No.: (800) 424-9346 Local: (703) 412-9810 TDD National Toll-Free No.: (800) 553-7672 EPA's fax-on-demand service distributes selected publications noted by a "fax-on-demand" number. To order these documents, from your fax machine dial (202) 651-2060 (for OSW documents), (202) 651-2061 (for CEPPO documents), and (202) 651-2062 (for OERR documents), and follow the instructions provided by the voice prompt, using the fax-on-demand number noted. Please call the Hotline for detailed instructions on using the fax-on-demand service. EPA Publications Available on the Internet You may access certain documents electronically by using one of these servers: * ftp: ftp.epa.gov Documents on the ftp server are located under: ftp.epa.gov/pub/gopher/ * Gopher: gopher.epa.gov Documents on the Gopher server may be located by using the on-line search functions. * World Wide Web (WWW): http://www.epa.gov Documents on the WWW server may be located by using the on-line search functions. RCRA TITLE: Hazardous Waste Characteristics Scoping Study AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-96-053 http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/char.htm This document presents the findings of the Office of Solid Waste's OSW (Note: Office of Solid Waste, OSW, was renamed Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, ORCR, on January 18, 2009) investigation of the potential gaps in the current RCRA waste characterization regulations. This study identifies issues such as updating ignitability and reactivity characteristics as per DOT regulations and examining a broader array of leaching procedures. These areas merit further analysis due to the significant potential for improving hazardous waste management practices and protection to health and the environment. TITLE: Hazardous Waste Characteristics Scoping Study: Appendices AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-96-053A This document provides supplemental information for the Hazardous Waste Characteristics Scoping Study. These appendices contain the following information: individual environmental releases which are referenced in the study, a discussion of several data sources used to identify environmental releases, and a detailed comparison of the ICR characteristics to related approaches under other federal and state programs. TITLE: Hazardous Waste Characteristics Scoping Study: Executive Summary AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-S-96-053 http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/id/char.htm This executive summary presents an overview of the findings of the Office of Solid Waste's, OSW (Note: Office of Solid Waste, OSW, was renamed Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, ORCR, on January 18, 2009) investigation of the potential gaps in the current RCRA waste characterization regulations. This study identifies regulations that merit further analysis due to the significant potential for improving hazardous waste management practices, and protection to health and the environment. TITLE: Pick Up Savings: Adjusting Hauling Services While Reducing Waste AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-96-016 This document was developed for EPA's Wastewi$e program, which assists businesses in taking cost-effective actions to reduce solid waste through waste prevention, recycling, and buying recycled products. The document outlines a procedure which companies can use to review their current hauling service to implement solutions that reduce waste and costs. Also included are two examples of companies that reduced their hauling costs through similar programs. UST TITLE: Introducing... How to Effectively Recover Free Product at Leaking Underground Storage Tank AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-F-96-005 This document is a promotional brochure announcing the new free product recovery guide entitled How To Effectively Recover Free Product At Leaking Underground Storage Tank Sites: A Guide for State Regulators. The brochure describes the purpose and background for the guide and the audience to which the guide is geared. Additionally, the brochure contains an order form for purchasing copies from the Government Printing Office. CERCLA TITLE: Application of the CERCLA Municipal Landfill Presumptive Remedy AVAILABILITY: NTIS NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-963 307 Presumptive remedies are preferred technologies for common categories of sites based on historical patterns of remedy selection. This directive highlights a step-by-step approach to determining when the municipal landfill presumptive remedy, source containment, is appropriate for military landfill sites. TITLE: Soil Screening Guidance: Fact Sheet AVAILABILITY: NTIS/Internet NTIS ORDER NO.: PB96-963 501 http://www.epa.gov/superfund/oerr/soil/index~1.htm This fact sheet summarizes the key aspects of EPA's Soil Screening Guidance, a screening tool developed to standardize and accelerate the evaluation and cleanup of contaminated soils at NPL sites. Generally, at sites where contaminant concentrations fall below soil screening levels (SSLs), no further action or study is warranted under CERCLA. The Soil Screening Guidance includes a User's Guide, for a simple step-by-step methodology for calculating SSLs, and a Technical Background Document which includes the background analysis and modeling for SSL calculation, as well as generic SSLs. EPCRA TITLE: EPCRA Section 313 Petitions Status Report AVAILABILITY: Hotline EPA ORDER NO.: N/A This document is a listing of all past and current petitions regarding Section 313 toxic chemicals and the actions that EPA has taken regarding them. It includes the chemical name, petition submitter, action requested, proposal date, and the final rule or deletion date for the chemical. TITLE: Memorandum of Understanding Between the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance and the United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Chemical Accident Investigation AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet EPA ORDER NO.: N/A http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/rules.html This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), establishes policy and general procedures for coordination between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), and the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) to reduce duplication of effort regarding chemical accident investigation. The memorandum includes guidance on how to ensure reporting and thorough investigation of major chemical accidents. The document also provides information on the importance of the public's right to learn the underlying causes of chemical accidents. FEDERAL REGISTERS Federal Register Availability You may order copies of all major RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA Federal Registers by calling the Hotline. RCRA, Superfund, and EPCRA National Toll-Free No.: (800) 424-9346 Local: (703) 412-9810 TDD National Toll-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 modem or Internet on EPA's Public Access Servers. The servers are accessible at: World Wide Web: http://www.epa.gov Gopher: gopher.epa.gov FTP: ftp.epa.gov Modem: (919) 558-0335 The Federal Registers are organized by date. After accessing the Gopher or World Wide Web server, make the following selections to reach the Federal Register information: * To access RCRA/UST and CERCLA Federal Registers on the server, choose Rules, Regulations and Legislation -> FEDERAL REGISTER - Environmental Subset -> Waste Information * The access EPCRA Federal Registers on the server, choose Rules, Regulations and Legislation -> FEDERAL REGISTER - Environmental Subset -> Toxic Release Inventory Final Rules RCRA New Mexico: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management Program Revisions December 23, 1996 (61 FR 67474) EPA announced plans to approve a revision to New Mexico's hazardous waste program. This final authorization will become effective on March 10, 1997, unless EPA publishes a withdrawal notice prior to that date. Solid Waste Programs; Management Guidelines for Beverage Containers and Resource Recovery Facilities Guidelines; Removal of Obsolete Guidelines December 31, 1996 (61 FR 69032) EPA announced the withdrawal of Parts 244 and 245 from Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This final rule will become effective on March 3, 1997, unless EPA receives adverse comments on the accompanying proposal on or before January 30, 1997. CERCLA National Priorities List; Omega Hills North Landfill Superfund Site December 11, 1996 (61 FR 65186) EPA announced the deletion of the Omega Hills North Landfill Superfund Site, located in Germantown, Wisconsin, from the National Priorities List. The Agency published a notice of its intent to delete the site on June 25, 1996 (61 FR 32765). The Agency and the State of Wisconsin have determined that remedial actions conducted at the site to date remain protective of public health, welfare, and the environment. National Priorities List; Twin Cities Air Force Reserve Base, Small Arms Range Landfill Superfund Site December 16, 1996 (61 FR 65957) EPA announced the deletion of the Twin Cities Air Force Reserve Base, Small Arms Range Landfill, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport Superfund Site located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from the National Priorities List. The Agency published a notice of its intent to delete the site on September 16, 1996 (61 FR 65957). The Agency and the State of Minnesota have determined that the responsible parties have implemented all appropriate response actions required and that remedial actions conducted at the site to date remain protective of public health, welfare, and the environment. National Priorities List; Sand Creek Industrial Superfund Site December 20, 1996 (61 FR 67233) EPA announced the deletion of the Sand Creek Industrial Superfund Site, located in Colorado, from the National Priorities List. The Agency published a notice of its intent to delete the site on August 28, 1996 (61 FR 44275). The Agency and the State of Colorado have determined that the site poses no significant threat to public health or the environment as long as operation and maintenance is implemented as necessary and institutional controls are implemented and effective. National Priorities List; Cal West Metals Superfund Site December 20, 1996 (61 FR 67234) EPA announced the deletion of the Cal West Metals Superfund Site, located in Lemitar, New Mexico, from the National Priorities List. The Agency published a notice of its intent to delete the site on November 5, 1996 (61 FR 56931). The Agency and the State of New Mexico have determined that all appropriate Fund-financed responses under CERCLA have been implemented and no further cleanup is appropriate. National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites December 23, 1996 (61 FR 67656) EPA added seven new sites to the General Superfund Section of the National Priorities List. All of these sites are added to the NPL based on an HRS score of 28.5 or greater. This action results in an NPL of 1,210 sites, 1,059 in the General Superfund Section and 151 in the Federal Facilities Section. National Priorities List; Ambler Asbestos Superfund Site December 27, 1996 (61 FR 68157) EPA announced the deletion of the Ambler Asbestos Superfund Site, located in Ambler, Pennsylvania, from the National Priorities List. The Agency published a notice of its intent to delete the site on September 5, 1996 (61 FR 46755). The Agency and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania have determined that all appropriate Fund-financed responses under CERCLA have been implemented and no further cleanup by responsible parties is appropriate. General Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation Adjustment Rule December 31, 1996 (61 FR 69360) As mandated by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, EPA adjusted its civil monetary penalties for inflation. Almost all of EPA's penalty provisions are increased by ten percent, except for new penalty provisions enacted into law in 1996. PROPOSED RULES RCRA Solid Waste Programs; Management Guidelines for Beverage Containers and Resource Recovery Facilities Guidelines; Removal of Obsolete Guidelines December 31, 1996 (61 FR 69059) EPA proposed to withdraw Parts 244 and 245 from Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Written comments on this proposed rule must be received on or before January 30, 1997. CERCLA National Priorities List; Proposed Rule No. 21 December 23, 1996 (61 FR 67678) EPA proposed to add five new sites to the General Superfund Section of the NPL and withdraws the proposal of one site. Four sites are proposed based on HRS scores of 28.50 or above and one site is proposed based on ATSDR health advisory criteria. National Priorities List; Minot Landfill Superfund Site December 26, 1996 (61 FR 67975) Notice of Intent to Delete National Priorities List; Carter Industrials Superfund Site December 30, 1996 (61 FR 68695) Notice of Intent to Delete NOTICES EPCRA Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; EPCRA Sections 302, 303, 304 December 17, 1996 (61 FR 66274) EPA Information Collection Request 1395.03 has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Trade Secrets Claims for Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Information December 19, 1996 (61 FR 67016) EPA Information Collection Request 1428.04 has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval. Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; EPCRA Sections 311 and 312 December 19, 1996 (61 FR 67017) EPA Information Collection Request 1352.04 has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval. Other Environmental Justice Community/University Partnership Grants Program; Request for Applications for Fiscal Year 1997 December 11, 1996 (61 FR 65210) EPA's Office of Environmental Justice requests applications for the Environmental Justice Community/University Partnership Grants Program. The grant program was established to help community groups and tribal governments effectively address local environmental justice issues through active partnerships with all institutions of higher education. Settlements and Consent Decrees Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Pursuant to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Clean Air Act December 4, 1996 (61 FR 64369) Consent Decree; Syncon Resins Superfund Site December 4, 1996 (61 FR 64366) Settlement Agreement; Bollinger Steel Superfund Site December 4, 1996 (61 FR 64366) Consent Decree; Operable Unit Two of the Harris Corporation/Palm Bay Facility Superfund Site December 4, 1996 (61 FR 64367) Consent Decree; Wildcat Landfill Superfund Site December 4, 1996 (61 FR 64367) Second Modification of Partial Consent Decree; Love Canal Landfill Superfund Site December 4, 1996 (61 FR 64368) Correction; Consent Decree; Millcreek Dump Superfund Site December 4, 1996 (61 FR 64369) Consent Decree; Auto Ion Superfund Site December 5, 1996 (61 FR 64532) Consent Decree; Metamora Landfill Superfund Site December 5, 1996 (61 FR 64532) Correction; Proposed Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; Manistique River/Harbor Superfund Site December 9, 1996 (61 FR 64948) Correction; Proposed De Minimis Settlement; Colorado School of Mines Research Institute Superfund Site December 12, 1996 (61 FR 65400) Correction; De Minimis Settlements; Conservation Chemical Company of Illinois Superfund Site December 12, 1996 (61 FR 65401) Proposed De Minimis Settlement; Sidney Landfill Superfund Site December 12, 1996 (61 FR 65401) Consent Decree; Davis Liquid Waste Superfund Site December 12, 1996 (61 FR 65420) Consent Decree; Fultz Landfill Superfund Site December 12, 1996 (61 FR 65420) Proposed De Minimis Settlement; Hansen Container Superfund Site December 13, 1996 (61 FR 65573) Prospective Purchaser Agreement; Allied Brands Chemical Company Superfund Site December 13 1996 (61 FR 65573) Prospective Purchaser Agreement; Rutledge Property Superfund Site December 17, 1996 (61 FR 66275) Consent Decree; American Thermostat Superfund Site December 19, 1996 (61 FR 67065) Consent Decree; Centre County Kepone Superfund Site December 19, 1996 (61 FR 67066) Prospective Purchaser Agreement; Marathon Battery Company Superfund Site December 19, 1996 (61 FR 67019) Proposed Administrative Settlement; Muratti Environmental Superfund Site December 19, 1996 (61 FR 67019) Proposed Administrative Settlement; Quanta Resources Syracuse Superfund Site December 19, 1996 (61 FR 67018) Proposed Administrative Settlement; Chem-Solv, Inc. Superfund Site December 20, 1996 (61 FR 67333) Proposed Administrative Settlement; Sussex County Landfill No. 5 Superfund Site December 24, 1996 (61 FR 67811) CALL ANALYSIS Caller Profile RCRA/UST Hotline Regulated Community 2,849 Citizens 122 State & Local Government 187 Native Americans 6 Federal Agencies 84 Educational Institutions 128 EPA 67 Media 1 Interest Groups 7 Congress 2 International 2 Other 63 Referrals* 183 Transfers to EPCRA/Superfund Hotline* 124 Document Retrieval Line* 100 Message Retrieval Line* 453 TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 4,378 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know/Superfund Hotline Manufacturers Food/Tobacco 56 Textiles 7 Apparel 5 Lumber & Wood 28 Furniture 16 Paper 11 Printing & Publishing 13 Chemicals 139 Petroleum & Coal 48 Rubber and Plastics 27 Leather 7 Stone, Clay & Glass 7 Primary Metals 25 Fabricated Metals 53 Machinery (Excluding Electrical) 13 Electrical & Electronic Equipment 15 Transportation Equipment 11 Instruments 5 Misc. Manufacturing 154 Subtotal 640 Consultants/Engineers 1,738 Attorneys 172 Citizens 115 Public Interest Groups 28 Educational Institutions 24 EPA 48 Federal Agencies 49 GOCOs 10 Congress 1 State Officials/SERC 31 Local Officials/LEPCs 37 Fire Departments 7 Hospitals/Laboratories 4 Trade Associations 10 Union/Labor 1 Farmers 22 Distributors 21 Insurance Companies 9 Media/Press 6 Native Americans 1 International 6 Other 74 Referrals* 332 Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline* 399 Document Retrieval Line* 0 Message Retrieval Line* 96 TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS 3,881 *No caller profile data available RCRA GENERAL 631(1) SUBTITLE C Hazardous Waste Id. - General 772(1) Characteristics 350(1) Listings 285(1) Mixture Rule 70 Derived-From 51 Contained-In Policy 164(1) Sampling 51 Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions 176(1) Radioactive Mixed Waste 11 Delisting Petions 17 Definition of Solid Waste/Hazardous Waste Recycling 312(1) Large Quantity Generators 281(1) Small Quantity Generators 166 CESQGs 99 Transporters 47 Exports/Imports 21 TSDFs General Facility Standards 123 Unit Standards 88 Air Emissions 804(1) Combustion - General 105 BIFs 44 Incinerators 44 Draft Strategy 8 Waste Minimization 19 LDR Applicability 529(1) Notifications/Certification 54 Treatment Standards 143 Permits and Permitting 73 State Programs 50 Financial Assurance 28 Closure/Post-Closure 50 Corrective Action 188(1) Enforcement 32 Hazardous Waste Data 17 Test Methods 65 Indian Lands 3 Used Oil Standards 89 Military Munitions 19 OTHER WASTES Ash 5 Bevill Amendment (Mining Waste) 9 Medical Wastes 97 Oil and Gas 13 SUBTITLE D Household Hazardous Wastes 65 Subtitle D - General 83 Technical Standards 12 Industrial Wastes 15 Municipal Wastes 84 Indian Lands 0 Financial Assurance 23 Solid Waste Recycling/Markets - General 237(1) Aluminum 17 Batteries 19 Glass 14 Paper 29 Plastics 21 Tires 20 Used Oil 20 Composting 4 Procurement 77 Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention 53 Grants and Financing 8 TOTAL QUESTIONS 7,004* * Includes 1,340 RCRA document requests. UST General/Misc. 196(1) Applicability/Definitions 135 Regulated Substances 34 Standards for New Tank Systems 94(1) Tank Standards and Upgrading 80(1) Operating Requirements 52 Release Detection 79(1) Release Reporting & Investigation 21 Corrective Action for USTs 30 Out-of-Service/Closure 45 Financial Responsibility 62(1) State Programs 26 Liability/Enforcement 16 LUST Trust Fund 6 TOTAL QUESTIONS 876* * Includes 471 UST document requests. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know General: General Title III Questions 312(1) Trade Secrets 3 Enforcement 84 Liability/Citizen Suits 8 Training 5 Chemical-Specific Information 37 Emergency Planning (Sections 301-303): General 132(1) Notification Requirements 23 SERC/LEPC Issues 39 EHSs/TPQs 129(1) Risk Communication/Hazards Analysis 18 Exemptions 6 Emergency Release Notification (Section 304): General 57 Notification Requirements 72 Reportable Quantities 82(1) CERCLA Section 103 vs. SARA Section 304 84 ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS 12 Exemptions 47 Hazardous Chemical Reporting (Sections 311-312): General 175 MSDS Reporting Requirements 190 Tier I/II Requirements 234 Thresholds 231 Hazard Categories 33 Mixtures Reporting 120 Exemptions 181 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (Section 313): General 197(1) Reporting Requirements 266(1) Thresholds 117(1) Form R Completion 252(1) Supplier Notification 16 NOTEs/NOSEs/NONs 199(1) Voluntary Revisions 68 Pollution Prevention 33/50 8 Public Access to Data 68 TRI Database 65 Petitions 12 TRI Expansion 109(1) Exemptions 56 Special Topics: CAA Section 112 General 179(1) RMPs 288(1) List of Regulated Substances 182(1) Federal Facilities Executive Order 5 TOTAL QUESTIONS 4,401 *Includes 1,170 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know document requests SUPERFUND General/Misc. 115 Access & Information Gathering 45 Administrative Improvements General 123(1) Environmental Justice/Brownfields 163(1) SACM/Presumptive Remedies 97 Soil Screening Levels 82 Administrative Record 12 ARARs 53 CERCLIS 64 Citizen Suits 2 Claims Against Fund 10 Clean-Up Costs 25 Clean-Up Standards 96 Community Involvement 9 Contract Lab Program (CLP) 4 Contractor Indemnification 2 Contracts 4 Definitions 147(1) Enforcement 118(1) Federal Facilities 14 Hazardous Substances 233(1) HRS 12 Liability 134(1) Local Gov't Reimbursement 4 Natural Resource Damages 4 NCP 62 Notification 96 NPL 169(1) Off Site Rule 10 OSHA 5 PA/SI 19 PRPs 116(1) RD/RA 11 Reauthorization 5 Remedial 62 Removal 29 RI/FS 67 Risk Assess./Health Effects 38 ROD 32 RQ 141(1) Settlements 43 SITE Program 5 State Participation 3 State Program 7 TAGs 7 Taxes 3 Special Topics Oil Pollution Act 30 SPCC Regulations 62 TOTAL QUESTIONS 2,585* *Includes 502 Superfund document requests. TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS: 14,866 (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.