Monthly Hotline Report
                                
                          December 1998
                                
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RCRA

1. Generator Closure Requirements

  Under the RCRA regulations, generators are persons who produce
a hazardous waste or first cause a hazardous waste to become
subject to regulation.  RCRA regulates generators in three
categories depending on how much waste they produce within a
calendar month.  These categories are large quantity generators
(LQGs), small quantity generators (SQGs), and conditionally
exempt small quantity generators (CESQGs).  Each of these three
categories has detailed provisions in 40 CFR Parts 261 and 262
for the management of hazardous waste during facility operation.
On the other hand, Parts 261 and 262 do not contain specific
provisions outlining requirements for closure of waste management
units at such generator facilities.  What are the closure
requirements for hazardous waste generator waste management
units?

  The specific generator closure provisions depend on the status
of the generator and the types of accumulation units that the
facility used to store or treat hazardous waste.

  LQGs are subject to the most stringent requirements, which
include general closure provisions and unit-specific ones.  The
general closure requirements appear in Section 265.111 and
Section 265.114 (Section 262.34(a)(1)).  These standards require
the minimization of the need for further maintenance of the site,
and the minimization or elimination of post-closure escape of
hazardous waste or constituents into the environment.  These
regulations also provide for the decontamination or removal of
all contaminated equipment, structures, and soils.  While LQGs
must comply with Section 265.111, they are not subject to the
Section 265.111(c), which pertains to requirements for closure
plans and financial assurance.

  LQGs storing or treating waste in tanks, on drip pads, or in
containment buildings are also subject to closure requirements
specific to these types of units.  Generators managing waste in
tanks must decontaminate or remove all waste residues and
contaminated tank system components.  If this is not possible,
the facility must close in accordance with landfill closure
requirements and perform post-closure care (Sections 265.197(a)
and (b)).  Similar provisions apply to generator closure of drip
pads (Section 265.445(a) and (b)) and containment buildings
(Section 265.1102).  LQGs managing waste in containers do not
have unit-specific closure requirements.

  The closure standards for SQG waste management units are less
extensive.  SQGs managing waste in tanks must remove all
hazardous waste from such tanks, discharge control equipment, and
discharge confinement structures (Section 265.201(d)).  SQGs
managing waste in containers do not have unit-specific closure
requirements.

  CESQGs waste management units do not have closure requirements.

  The table below fully outlines the closure requirements
applicable to each category of generator.

CLOSURE            LQGs            SQGs            CESQGs
REQUIREMENT

General            Section         None            None
Standards          262.34(a)(1)
Sections
265.111(a) &
(b)

General            Section         None            None
Standards          262.34(a)(1)
Section 265.114

Tank Standards     Section         Section         None
Sections           262.34(a)(1)    265.201(d)
265.197(a)&        (ii)
(b)

Drip Pad           Section         None            None
Standards          262.34(a)(1)
Sections           (ii)
265.445(a) &
(b)

Containment        Section         None            None
Building           262.34(a)(1)
Standards          (iv)
Section
265.1102

EPCRA

2.  Agricultural Chemical Retailers and EPCRA Sections 311 and 312

  EPCRA Sections 311 and 312 require facilities to report
inventories of certain hazardous chemicals.  Section 311(e)(5)
exempts from the definition of hazardous chemical "any substance
to the extent it is used in routine agricultural operations or is
a fertilizer held for sale by a retailer to the ultimate
customer" (40 CFR Section 370.2).  To what extent are
agricultural chemical retailers exempt from reporting under
Sections 311 and 312?

  EPCRA Section 311(e)(5) provides an exemption for Material
Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) and hazardous chemical inventory
reporting for certain substances, not certain facilities.
Therefore, while agricultural retailers storing substances for
sale as fertilizers would not need to report those chemicals
under Sections 311 and 312 because those substances are exempt
from the definition of hazardous chemical, retailers would need
to report other agricultural chemicals, such as pesticides,
solvents, or diesel fuels, held for sale if they are hazardous
chemicals for which OSHA requires the facility to prepare or have
available an MSDS, and if they are present on site at any one
time above applicable thresholds (52 FR 38349; October 15, 1987).

3.  Agricultural Operations Exempt From EPCRA Sections 311 and 312

  EPCRA Sections 311 and 312 require facilities to report
inventories of certain hazardous chemicals.  Section 311(e)(5)
exempts from the definition of hazardous chemical "any substance
to the extent it is used in routine agricultural operations or is
a fertilizer held for sale by a retailer to the ultimate
customer" (40 CFR Section 370.2).  What are "agricultural
operations"?

  Agricultural operations is a broad term that encompasses a wide
range of growing operations whose main purpose is producing crops
and raising livestock.  Routine agricultural operations include
growing operations in farms, nurseries, and other horticultural
operations.  Examples of operations covered under the exclusion
include the use of oxygen to raise fish at a fish farm (Memo,
Jones to Colantuno; May 15, 1990), turf growth at a nursery
(Memo, Jones to Joseph; February 15, 1990), and fertilizer
application at a cornfield.  However, similar growing operations
conducted for non-agricultural purposes would not be covered
under the exclusion.  An example would be turf growth at a golf
course, which would not be covered under the exclusion because
the main purpose of the growing operation is not agricultural.

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RCRA

TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA Releases RCRA Waste
Minimization PBT Chemical List
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-98-028

This fact sheet highlights useful information about the draft
list of persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals
released by EPA in the November 9, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR
60332).  The document explains why EPA is taking this action, why
PBT chemicals are of national concern, the methodology to develop
and use the list, and how it fits into EPAs Multimedia PBT
Strategy.  The final list will serve as a voluntary guide for
identifying national waste minimization priorities and measuring
national reduction progress.

TITLE: Extended Product Responsibility: A Strategic Framework for
Sustainable Products
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-K-98-004

Extended product responsibility (EPR) differs from most
environmental policies and trends in that it focuses on product
systems and engages all players in the product chain.  This
booklet provides a business perspective of EPR, and includes EPR
background information, incentives for businesses to participate,
and a description of how EPR works.  The document elaborates on
the ways product manufacturers can reduce environmental impacts
at all stages of production, including raw materials selection;
production impacts; product use; recycling and reuse; and
products at end-of-life.

TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: No Hazardous Waste Listing
Determined for 14 Solvents
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-98-032

This fact sheet summarizes EPA's decision not to list wastes
generated from the use of 14 solvent chemicals (63 FR 64372;
November 19, 1998).  The document includes background information
and a brief explanation of the final rule.  It also clarifies
that this was a decision not to add the wastes to the RCRA
hazardous waste listings, but not an exemption from determining
if the wastes exhbit a characteristic.

TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: Final HWIR-Media Rule
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-98-029


This fact summarizes the final HWIR-Media rule issued in the
November 30, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR 65873).  The document
clarifies that the final rule does not apply new mandatory
requirements, does not change policies which presently provide
flexibility for remediation waste management, and lists the
anticipated impacts of the final rule.

TITLE: Identificando Su Residuo: El Punto de Partida (Identifying
Your Waste: The Starting Point - Spanish Translation)
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-97-029s

This is the Spanish translation of Identifying Your Waste: The
Starting Point.  The pamphlet describes the hazardous waste
identification process in basic terms, and explains the
significance of listed and characteristic waste, the derived-from
rule, hazardous waste mixtures, and contaminated debris and
media.

TITLE: A Collection of Solid Waste Resources
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-C-98-001

This CD-ROM contains a number of OSW documents in their entirety,
including the Municipal Solid Waste Factbook.  These documents
provide information on how to reduce, reuse, and recycle trash,
and how to properly manage different forms of solid and hazardous
waste.  This version updates and replaces the Solid Waste
Publications CD-ROM, EPA530-C-97-006.

TITLE: Pay-As-You-Throw Bulletin
AVAILABILITY: Hotline
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-N-98-009

This edition of the Pay-As-You-Throw (PAYT) bulletin features the
PAYT video.  The newsletter summarizes the video, includes quotes
from PAYT participants, and provides an order form.

UST

TITLE: List of Leak Detection Evaluations for Underground Storage
Tank Systems (Fifth Edition)
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA510-B-98-005
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swerust1/pubs/index.htm

This document contains specifications, based on third-party
evaluations, of over 250 leak detection systems.  Owners and
operators can use the list to help select systems to meet the
leak detection requirements of 40 CFR Part 280.

CERCLA

TITLE: Proposed TSCA 403 Soil Lead Hazard and OSWERs Lead-in-
Soils Policy
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB99-963 211
URL: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/lead/prods.htm

This memorandum discusses the relationship between the proposed
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 403 rule and the
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response's (OSWER) soil lead
directive (OSWER 9200.4-27P) entitled "Clarification to the 1994
Revised Interim Soil Lead Guidance for CERCLA Sites and RCRA
Corrective Action Facilities."  The memo explains that the 400
parts per million (ppm) screening level found in OSWERs lead
directive remains an appropriate screening level for lead in
soils.  In addition, it clarifies that the proposed 2,000 ppm
hazard level for lead in soils is not a final level and may
change in response to public comment.

TITLE: Consolidated Guide to Consultation Procedures for
Superfund Response Decisions and FY97 Focus Areas for OERR
Regional Coordination Support
AVAILABILITY: NTIS
NTIS ORDER NO.: PB97-963 216

The goal of this fact sheet is to describe management review
procedures employed by EPA, which ensure the reasonable and
appropriately consistent implementation of national remedy
selection policies and procedures.

TITLE: Grupos de Consulta de la Comunidad (CAGs) en Sitios del
Superfondo (Community Advisory Groups (CAGs) at Superfund Sites -
Spanish Translation) (Fact Sheet)
AVAILABILITY: NCEPI
EPA ORDER NUMBER.: EPA540-F-97-031

This fact sheet is the Spanish version of Community Advisory
Groups (CAGs) at Superfund Sites, EPA540-F-96-016.  It discusses
the authority of a CAG at a Superfund site, how to determine if
there is a need for a CAG, preparing to form a CAG, CAG Board
Meetings, CAG member solicitation, and the roles and
responsibilities of a CAG's members.

CAA Section 112(r)

TITLE: RMP*Comp Version 1.02
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA DOCUMENT NO.: N/A
URL: http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/chemaids/rmp/rmp.html

RMP*Comp is an electronic tool used to perform the off-site
consequence analysis required under the Risk Management Program
(RMP).

TITLE: Recent Changes to the Risk Management Program Rule
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA DOCUMENT NO.: EPA550-F-98-022
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/whatnew.html

This fact sheet outlines the recent changes to the RMP.  These
changes include shifting from Standard Industrial Classification
Codes (SIC) to North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) codes, adding new data elements to the RMP, and the
requirements for the submission of confidential business
information (CBI).

TITLE: Submitting Your Risk Management Plan Under Section 112(r)
of the Clean Air Act
AVAILABILITY: Hotline/Internet
EPA DOCUMENT NO.: EPA550-F-98-021
URL: http://www.epa.gov/swercepp/acc-pre.html

This fact sheet provides information on how to obtain a copy of
RMP*Submit as well as answers to questions on the submission of
Risk Management Plans.

FEDERAL REGISTERS

Federal Register Availability

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(FR) - Toxic Release Inventory.

FINAL RULES

RCRA

Requirements for Management of Hazardous Contaminated Media
(HWIR-Media)
December 1, 1998 (63 FR 66101)

EPA withdrew all portions of the HWIR-Media Proposed Rule
that were not finalized in the HWIR-Media Final Rule (63 FR
65873), or in the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Phase IV Final
Rule (63 FR 28556; May 26, 1998).  The withdrawal did not include
those proposed rules on which EPA has deferred action, such as
the treatability sample exclusion.  The withdrawal also did not
extend to existing areas of flexibility for managing remediation
waste, such as the contained-in and the area of contamination
(AOC) policies, and site-specific LDR treatability variances.
The withdrawn portions include comprehensive remediation waste
management options, such as the Bright-Line option and the
Unitary Approach; the Category 2 proposal for streamlined
authorization; and the proposal to remove the Corrective Action
Management Unit (CAMU) Rule.

Oklahoma: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste
Management Program Revisions
December 9, 1998 (63 FR 67800)

EPA determined that the Oklahoma Department of Environmental
Quality's application for final authorization of revisions to its
hazardous waste program satisfies all of the requirements
necessary for final authorization.  Unless EPA receives adverse
comments as specified in the companion document (63 FR 67834;
December 9, 1998), final authorization of the RCRA Cluster VI
rules will be effective February 8, 1999.

Universal Waste Rule (Hazardous Waste Management System;
Modification of the Hazardous Waste Recycling Regulatory
Program); Final Rule; Correcting Amendments
December 24, 1998 (63 FR 71225)

EPA issued three corrections to the provisions of the
Universal Waste Rule (60 FR 25492; May 11, 1995).  Effective
December 24, 1998, the Agency corrected the regulations
applicable to reclamation of spent lead-acid batteries by
inserting storage requirements that had been mistakenly omitted,
addressed the Section 273.6 definition of a small quantity
universal waste handler, and clarified the export requirements
applicable to destination facilities serving as universal waste
handlers.  EPA reorganized the universal waste regulations by
providing a table detailing the applicability of spent lead-acid
battery provisions, and by separating requirements for interim
status and permitted facilities.  This rule does not promulgate
any new regulatory requirements.

Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Land
Disposal Restrictions; Petition for Reissuance of an Exemption 
Class I Hazardous Waste Injection Wells, E.I. du Pont de Nemours
& Co., Inc. (DuPont)
December 24, 1998 (63 FR 71286)

EPA finalized a decision to grant an exemption for DuPont's
Orange, Texas, Class I injection wells from LDR requirements.
This action is effective December 11, 1998, and cannot be
administratively appealed.

CERCLA

Reportable Quantities: Removal of Caprolactum From the List of
CERCLA Hazardous Substances
December 15, 1998 (63 FR 69166)

EPA removed caprolactum (CAS No. 105-60-2) from the list of
CERCLA hazardous substances.  CERCLA Section 101(14) defines the
term hazardous substance by referring to those substances listed
under several other environmental statutes, including Section
112(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, as well
substances designated by EPA as hazardous under CERCLA Section
102(a).  This action follows the removal of caprolactum from the
list of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) under Section 112(b)(1)
of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990.  The final rule will be
effective on February 16, 1999, unless EPA receives adverse
comments by January 14, 1999.

National Priorities List, Notice of Deletion; Frontera Creek
Superfund Site
December 29, 1998 (63 FR 71596)

EPA announced the deletion of the Frontera Creek Superfund
Site, located in Puerto Rico, from the National Priorities List
(NPL).  EPA published its intent to delete the site on
July 30, 1998 (63 FR 40685).  EPA and the Puerto Rico
Environmental Quality Board have determined that no further
response actions pursuant to CERCLA are appropriate for the site.

National Priorities List, Notice of Deletion; Hill Property
Portion of the American Cyanamid Superfund Site
December 29, 1998 (63 FR 71597)

EPA announced the deletion of the Hill Property portion of
the American Cyanamid Superfund Site, located in New Jersey, from
the NPL.  EPA published its intent to delete the site on October
20, 1998 (63 FR 55986).  EPA and the State of New Jersey have
determined that all appropriate response actions have been
implemented at this portion of the site.

National Priorities List, Notice of Deletion; Denzer & Schafer X-
Ray Company Site
December 29, 1998 (63 FR 71598)

EPA announced the deletion of the Denzer & Schafer X-Ray
Company Site, located in New Jersey, from the NPL.  EPA published
its intent to delete the site on August 18, 1998 (63 FR 44218).
EPA and the State of New Jersey have determined that no further
response actions are appropriate for the site.

National Priorities List, Notice of Deletion; Lodi Municipal
Well Superfund Site
December 29, 1998 (63 FR 71598)

EPA announced the deletion of the Lodi Municipal Well
Superfund Site, located in New Jersey, from the NPL.  EPA
published its intent to delete the site on October 20, 1998 (63
FR 55985).  EPA and the State of New Jersey have determined that
no further response actions are appropriate for the site.

PROPOSED RULES

RCRA

Project XL Rulemaking for New York State Public Utilities;
Hazardous Waste Management System; Request for Comment on
Proposed Rulemaking and Draft Final Project Agreement
December 7, 1998 (63 FR 67561)

EPA requested comment on the draft Final Project Agreement
(FPA) and the proposed rule to implement an XL project for
participating New York State utilities that generate hazardous
waste at remote locations.  The project would allow the utilities
to accumulate this hazardous waste at designated utility-owned
central collection facilities (UCCFs) for up to 90 days,
according to specified hazardous waste generator requirements.
EPA intends the proposed rule to allow the New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation to implement sections of
the project that require regulatory authorization while the draft
FPA will outline this XL project in detail.  EPA extended the
comments deadline  from January 6, 1999 to January 27, 1999 (63
FR 71411; December 28, 1998).

Oklahoma: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste
Management Program Revisions
December 9, 1998 (63 FR 67834)

EPA proposed to grant final authorization to the hazardous
waste program revisions submitted by the Oklahoma Department of
Environmental Quality.  EPA authorized the State's program
revisions as an immediate final rule without prior proposal in
the final rules (63 FR 67800).  The immediate final rule provides
a detailed rationale for authorization.  Unless adverse comments
are received by January 8, 1999, the immediate final rule will
become effective February 8, 1999.

Management and Disposal of Lead-Based Paint Debris
December 18, 1998 (63 FR 70190)

EPA proposed under TSCA to provide new standards for the
management and disposal of lead-based paint (LBP) debris
generated by individuals or firms.  EPA also proposed in a
companion document to temporarily suspend the applicability of
RCRA standards that currently regulate LBP debris (63 FR 70233).
EPA intends the proposed TSCA standards to be both less
burdensome and less costly than the RCRA LBP debris management
standards.  The proposed standards do not address LBP generated
by homeowners in their homes, but do extend to LBP debris
generated from the renovation and remodeling of public and
commercial buildings.  Written comments must be received by
February 16, 1999.

Temporary Suspension of Toxicity Characteristic Rule for
Specified Lead-Based Paint Debris
December 18, 1998 (63 FR 70233)

EPA proposed to temporarily suspend the applicability of the
Toxicity Characteristic Rule (40 CFR Section 261.24) to specified
LBP debris in order to avoid duplicative or inconsistent
regulation.  The proposed Section 261.4(b)(15) exclusion applies
to LBP debris generated from abatements conducted at target
housing; deleading projects conducted at public or commercial
buildings; and renovation or remodeling and demolition activities
at target housing, public buildings, or commercial buildings.
The LBP debris resulting from these activities would instead be
subject to TSCA standards, proposed in a companion document (63
FR 70190; December 18, 1998).  Written comments must be received
by February 16, 1999.

Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste; Proposed Exclusion
December 21, 1998 (63 FR 70360)

EPA proposed to grant a petition submitted by Aluminum
Company of America (Alcoa), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to
delist, on a one-time basis, certain solid wastes generated by
its wastewater treatment plant and retained by the Stolle
Landfill in Sidney, Ohio.  This decision would exclude the F006
and F019 wastes, as specified in the petition, from the lists of
hazardous wastes in Subpart D of 40 CFR Part 261.  The Agency has
based this decision on an evaluation of waste-specific
information supplied by Alcoa.  The petitioned waste will be
excluded from all RCRA Subtitle C requirements provided EPA
finalizes the decision.  Written comments are due by February 4,
1999.

CERCLA

National Priorities List; Whittaker Superfund Site
December 14, 1998 (63 FR 68712)

Notice of Intent to Delete

National Priorities List; Treasure Island Naval Station-Hunters
Point Annex Site
December 15, 1998 (63 FR 69032)

Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion

Reportable Quantities: Removal of Caprolactum From the List of
CERCLA Hazardous Substances
December 15, 1998 (63 FR 69169)

EPA proposed to amend regulations under CERCLA to remove
caprolactam (Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) No. 105-60-2) from
the list of CERCLA hazardous substances.  This action was
initiated in response to the removal of caprolactam from the list
of HAPs under Section 112(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act Amendments
of 1990.

National Priorities List; Rocky Mountain Arsenal  National
Priorities List Site
December 17, 1998 (63 FR 69601)

Notice of Intent for Partial Deletion

National Priorities List; Yellowstone Water Road Dump Superfund
Site
December 23, 1998 (63 FR 71052)

Notice of Intent to Delete

NOTICES

RCRA

Notice of Extension of Comment Period on Consent Decree Under
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) as
Amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 6928
December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66582)

The Department of Justice extended the notice and comment
period for the proposed Consent Decree, United States v. FMC
Corporation, Inc. (63 FR 58769; November 2, 1998).  The period is
extended through December 18, 1998.

Notice of Final Decision to Grant Waste Management of Ohio,
Inc., a Modification of an Exemption from the Land Disposal
Restrictions of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984
Regarding Injection of Hazardous Wastes
December 10, 1998 (63 FR 68284)

EPA granted a modification of an exemption to the land
disposal restrictions to Waste Management of Ohio, Inc. (WMO) of
Oakbrook, Illinois.  Effective February 8, 1999, the August 6,
1998, final rule (63 FR 42110) will prevent the four wastes from
land disposal.  Accordingly, on February 8, 1999, the exemption
will allow WMO to continue to inject four RCRA-regulated
hazardous wastes into four Class I injection wells at the
Vickery, Ohio, facility.  This decision represents a final Agency
action that cannot be administratively appealed.

1999 National Resource Recovery Conservation and Recovery Act
Program Meeting; Notice of Public Invitation to Plenary Sessions
of National Meeting
December 11, 1998 (63 FR 68453)

EPA announced a public invitation to the plenary sessions of
the National RCRA Program meeting, RCRA 99 Partnerships for a
Cleaner Environment.  The plenary sessions will be held on
January 12 and 14, 1999, in Washington, DC.  Representatives from
EPA, states, and Native American tribes involved in the RCRA
program will collaborate at the national meeting to review
initiatives from EPA Headquarters and to discuss Regional and
state issues.

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community; Final Approval of an
Alternate Liner System Design and Use of Alternative Daily Cover
Material for the Salt River Municipal Solid Waste Landfill
December 11, 1998 (63 FR 68453)

EPA has approved two requests submitted by the Salt River
Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for approval to use flexible
standards at the Salt River Municipal Solid Waste Landfill.
Effective December 11, 1998, the first approval enables the
Community to install a geosynthetic clay liner rather than a
composite liner, while the second approval allows the Community
to use a tarp system as cover in place of earthen material.

Project XL Rulemaking for New York State Public Utilities;
Hazardous Waste Management System
December 28, 1998 (63 FR 71411)

EPA has extended the comment period for the Project XL Draft
FPA and the proposed rule from January 6, 1999, to January 27,
1999.  EPA requested comment on the draft FPA and the proposed
rule to implement an XL project for participating New York State
utilities that generate hazardous waste at remote locations (63
FR 67561; December 7, 1998).

Notice of Data Availability of Draft RCRA Waste Minimization PBT
Chemical List
December 29, 1998 (63 FR 71643)

EPA has extended the comment period on the Notice of Data
Availability (NODA) of the draft RCRA Waste Minimization PBT
Chemical List from January 8, 1999 to February 16, 1999.  EPA
announced the availability of the Draft RCRA Waste Minimization
PBT Chemical List on November 9, 1998 (63 FR 60332).  The final
list will serve as a voluntary guide for identifying national
waste minimization priorities and measuring national reduction
progress.

CERCLA

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 311(b)(9)(A), CERCLA Section
311(b)(3), Announcement of Competition for EPA's Brownfields Job
Training and Development Demonstration Pilots
December 23, 1998 (63 FR 71117)

EPA announced that the Agency will begin accepting
applications for Brownfields Job Training and Development
Demonstration Pilots through March 1, 1999.  The Agency intends
to select 10 pilots by June 1999.

SPCC

Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses
December 9, 1998 (63 FR 67882)

In response to an EPA clearance request, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has issued a control number for the
Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) Plans, in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et.
Seq.).  EPA Information Collection Request (ICR) No. 0328.07 was
approved on October 8, 1998 and OMB No. 2050-0021 will expire on
December 31, 1999.

Consent Decrees

Consent Decree; United States v. Russell Martin Bliss, et al.
December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66583)

Consent Decree Amendment; United States v. Beazer East, Inc.
December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66581)

Extension of Comment Period on Consent Decree; United States v.
FMC Corporation, Inc.
December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66582)

Consent Decrees; United States v. Montrose Chemical Corporation
of California, et al.
December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66582)

Consent Decree; United States v. Russell Martin Bliss, et al.
December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66583)

Consent Decree; United States v. ARCO and Montana v. ARCO
December 2, 1998 (63 FR 66818)

Prospective Purchaser Agreement; C&M Plating Company Site
December 9, 1998 (63 FR 67883)

Administrative Settlement; Burbank Operable Unit Superfund Site
December 10, (63 FR 68287)

Consent Decree; United States v. ARCO and Montana v. ARCO
December 10, 1998 (63 FR 68296)

Consent Decree; United States et al. v. CBS Corp.
December 10, 1998 (63 FR 68297)

Consent Decree; United States v. CDMG Realty Co., et al.
December 10, 1998 (63 FR 68297)

Consent Decree; United States v. Keystone Sanitation Company,
Inc., et al.
December 10, 1998 (63 FR 68297)

Consent Decree; United States v. North Carolina State University
at Raleigh
December 10, 1998 (63 FR 68298)

Proposed Administrative Cost Recovery Partial Settlement;
Leavenworth Auto Parts Site
December 11, 1998 (63 FR 68461)

Proposed Purchaser Agreement; Avtex Fibers Superfund Site
December 15, 1998 (63 FR 69073)

Settlement; Anchor Chemical Superfund Site
December 15, 1998 (63 FR 69074)

Proposed Prospective Purchaser Agreement; Arkansas River Ranch
December 21, 1998 (63 FR 70405)

Consent Decree; United States v. Allegiance Healthcare Corp, et
al.
December 21, 1998 (63 FR 70421)

Administrative Agreement; West Roosevelt Drum Superfund Site
December 23, 1998 (63 FR 71131)

Consent Decree; United States v. Amoco Chemical Co., et al.
December 30, 1998 (63 FR 71951)

Consent Judgments; United States v. General Motors Corporation
and Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
December 30, 1998 (63 FR 71951)

Consent Decree; United States v. Rohm & Haas Company, et al.
December 30, 1998 (63 FR 71952)

Consent Decree; United States v. Pfizer Inc.
December 31, 1998 (63 FR 72328)

CALL ANALYSIS

This month, the Hotline responded to a total of 18,318 questions
and document requests.

CALLER PROFILE

RCRA/UST Hotline

Regulated Community                          3,235
Citizens                                       327
State & Local Government                       148
Native Americans                                 7
Federal Agencies                                61
Educational Institutions                        90
EPA                                            110
Media                                           10
Interest Groups                                 60
Congress                                         5
International                                    1
Other                                            0
Referrals*                                     316
Transfers to EPCRA/Superfund Hotline*           88
Document Retrieval Line*                        10
Message Retrieval Line*                         81
Mailed Document Requests*                        3

TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS                      4,549

Manufacturers
 Food/Tobacco                                   23
 Textiles                                       13
 Apparel                                         0
 Lumber & Wood                                  11
 Furniture                                       8
 Paper                                           5
 Printing & Publishing                           2
 Chemicals                                      90
 Petroleum & Coal                               23
 Rubber and Plastics                            19
 Leather                                         1
 Stone, Clay & Glass                            12
 Primary Metals                                 15
 Fabricated Metals                              33
 Machinery (Excluding Electrical)                6
 Electrical & Electronic Equipment               0
 Transportation Equipment                        9
 Instruments                                     3
 Misc. Manufacturing                            36
 Metal Mining                                    9
 Coal Mining                                     7
 Electricity Generating                         17
 RCRA Subtitle C                                 5
 Solvent Recovery                                3
 Petroleum Bulk Storage                         30
 Chemical Distributor                           25
 Propane Retailer                               87
 POTW                                           33

 Subtotal                                      525


Consultants/Engineers                        1,378
Attorneys                                       87
Citizens                                       101
Public Interest Groups                          27
Educational Institutions                        34
EPA                                             43
Federal Agencies                                35
GOCOs                                            1
Congress                                         4
State Officials/SERC                            45
Local Officials/LEPCs                            6
Fire Departments                                 8
Hospitals/Laboratories                          14
Trade Associations                               8
Union/Labor                                      1
Farmers                                          5
Distributors                                    22
Insurance Companies                              0
Media/Press                                      2
Native Americans                                 1
International                                    1
Other                                          275
Referrals*                                     135
Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline*                  96
Document Retrieval Line*                         0
Message Retrieval Line*                        109


TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS                      2,963
*No caller profile data available.

HOTLINE TOPICS

RCRA GENERAL                                   882
SUBTITLE C
Hazardous Waste Id. - General                  843
  Characteristics                              427
  Listings                                     525(1)
  Mixture Rule                                  80
  Derived-From                                  86
  Contained-In Policy                          169(1)
  Sampling                                      40
Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions           326(1)
Radioactive Mixed Waste                         41
Delisting Petitions                             30
Definition of Solid Waste/Hazardous
  Waste Recycling                              397
Large Quantity Generators                      589
Small Quantity Generators                      146
CESQGs                                         130
Transporters                                   100
Exports/Imports                                 21
TSDFs
  General Facility Standards                   216
  Unit Standards                               229
  Air Emissions                                118
Combustion - General                            66
  BIFs                                          40
  Incinerators                                  26
  Draft Strategy                                16
Waste Minimization                              24
LDR
  Applicability                                329(1)
  Notifications/Certification                  100
  Treatment Standards                          239
Permits and Permitting                         140(1)
State Programs                                  93
Financial Assurance                             37
Closure/Post-Closure                           106(1)
Corrective Action                              255
Enforcement                                     97
Hazardous Waste Data                           221
Test Methods                                    73
Indian Lands                                     9
Used Oil Standards                             177
Military Munitions                               6
OTHER WASTES
Ash                                              5
Bevill Amendment (Mining Waste)                 11
Medical Wastes                                  98
Oil and Gas                                     23
SUBTITLE D
Household Hazardous Wastes                      84
Subtitle D - General                           110
  Technical Standards                           17
  Industrial Wastes                              5
  Municipal Wastes                              61
  Indian Lands                                  10
  Financial Assurance                            2
Solid Waste Recycling/Markets -
  General                                      219
  Aluminum                                       4
  Batteries                                     22
  Glass                                          0
  Paper                                         10
  Plastics                                       6
  Tires                                         13
  Used Oil                                      33
Composting                                      33
Procurement                                     36
Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention           40
Grants and Financing                             3

TOTAL QUESTIONS                              8,294*
* Includes 2,577 RCRA document requests.


UST

General/Misc.                                  264
Applicability/Definitions                      336(1)
Regulated Substances                            46(1)
Closure                                        103(1)
1998 Deadline                                  513(1)
Standards for New Tank Systems                  70(1)
Tank Standards and Upgrading                   119(1)
Replacing/Closing                               99(1)
Release Detection                              162
Reporting Requirements                          28
Operating Requirements                          37
Corrective Action for USTs                      32
Financial Responsibility                        53
Enforcement                                    285(1)
State Programs                                  24
Private Sector                                   0
Indian Lands                                     0
MTBE                                             5
LUST General/Miscellaneous                       5
  RBCA                                           2
  Technologies                                   0
  Solvency/Cost Controls                         1

TOTAL QUESTIONS                              2,184*
* Includes 406 UST document requests.

EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW

General:
  General Title III Questions                  280
  Trade Secrets                                  4
  Enforcement                                  483
  Liability/Citizen Suits                        4
  Training                                       0
  Chemical-Specific Information                 61
  Federal Facilities Executive Order             1

Emergency Planning (Sections 301-303):
  General                                       48
  Notification Requirements                     18
  SERC/LEPC Issues                              47
  EHSs/TPQs                                     70
  Risk Communication/
    Hazards Analysis                            15
  Exemptions                                     6
Emergency Release Notification (Section 304):
  General                                       51
  Notification Requirements                     76
  Reportable Quantities                         55
  CERCLA Section 103 vs. SARA Section 304       66
  ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS                                2
  Exemptions                                     8
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(Sections 311-312):
  General                                      167
  MSDS Reporting Requirements                   85(1)
  Tier I/II Requirements                       171(1)
  Thresholds                                    82(1)
  Hazard Categories                             10
  Mixtures Reporting                            30
  Exemptions                                    65
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (Section 313):
  General                                      255
  AFR                                           14
   Reporting Requirements                      319
  Thresholds                                   151
  Form R Completion                            220
  Supplier Notification                         15
  NOTEs/NOSEs/NONs                             487(1)
  Voluntary Revisions                           78
  Pollution Prevention 33/50                     6
  Public Access to Data                         41
  TRI Database                                  28
  Petitions                                     13
  TRI Expansion                                 37
  Exemptions                                    91
CAA (Section 112(r)):
  General Duty                                  68
  RMP General                                  776(1)
   Regulated Substances/Thresholds             377(1)
  Exemptions                                    55
  Process Identification                       109(1)
  Program Levels                                48
  Offsite Consequence Analysis                 154
   Accident History                              8
  Prevention Program                            17
  Emergency Response Program                     9
  Management Program                             8
  RMP Submission                               118(1)
   Access to RMP Data                           15
  Risk Communication                             0
  State Implementation                           5
  RMP Enforcement                              167


TOTAL QUESTIONS                              5,597
*Includes 1,071 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
document requests.


SUPERFUND

General/Misc.                                  118
Access & Information Gathering                  87
Administrative Improvements
  General                                       11
  Environmental Justice/Brownfields             72(1)
  SACM/Presumptive Remedies                     14
  Soil Screening Levels                         12
Administrative Record                           13
ARARs                                           61(1)
CERCLIS                                         84(1)
Citizen Suits                                    2
Claims Against Fund                             15
Clean-Up Costs                                  16
Clean-Up Standards                              67
Community Involvement                           11
Contract Lab Program (CLP)                       9
Contractor Indemnification                       0
Contracts                                        4
Definitions                                     43
Enforcement                                    148(1)
Federal Facilities                              14
Hazardous Substances                           118(1)
HRS                                             19
Liability                                       49
Local Gov't Reimbursement                        0
Natural Resource Damages                         6
NCP                                             24
Notification                                   119
NPL                                             96
Off Site Rule                                   48
OSHA                                             6
PA/SI                                           24
PRPs                                            33
RD/RA                                           11
Reauthorization                                  5
Remedial                                        45
Removal                                         13
RI/FS                                           19
Risk Assess./Health Effects                     78
ROD                                             42
RQ                                             129(1)
Settlements                                     59
SITE Program                                     7
State Participation                              3
State Program                                   20
TAGs                                             3
Taxes                                            2

Special Topics
  Oil Pollution Act                             86
  SPCC Regulations                             308

TOTAL QUESTIONS                              2,243*
*Includes 502 Superfund document requests.

(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.

TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS: 18,318