EPA530-R-02-005h

                                
                   MONTHLY CALL CENTER REPORT
                           August 2002
                                

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68-W-01-020.
                                
Scott Maid, Project Officer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC  20460

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is a Remedial Action Plan (RAP)?

A RAP is a special form of RCRA permit that an owner or operator
may obtain, instead of acquiring a traditional RCRA permit, to
treat, store, or dispose of hazardous remediation waste (40 CFR
Section 270.80).  The RAP regulations are in Part 270, Subpart H.

Can color television and computer monitors from businesses be
considered hazardous wastes when sent for disposal?

Color television and computer monitors contain lead in their
cathode ray tubes (CRTs), which may make the monitors
characteristic hazardous wastes.  The average concentration of
lead in leachate from colored CRT glass generated through the
toxicity characteristic leaching procedure is 22.2 milligrams per
liter (mg/l), which is considerably more than the toxicity
characteristic (TC) regulatory level of 5 mg/l used to classify a
waste as hazardous for lead (Section 261.24).  Other hazardous
constituents sometimes present in CRT glass are mercury, cadmium,
and arsenic.  However, these constituents are found in very low
concentrations unlikely to exceed TC limits (67 FR 40508, 405910;
June 12, 2002).

How does a hazardous waste generator, transporter, or treatment,
storage, and disposal facility obtain an EPA identification (ID)
number?

All persons who generate, transport, recycle, treat, store, or
dispose of hazardous waste are required to notify EPA of their
hazardous waste activities.  EPA ID numbers are obtained by
filing EPA Form 8700-12, Notification of Regulated Waste
Activity, with the appropriate EPA

Regional or authorized state RCRA office (Sections 262.12,
263.12, and 264.11).  The notification forms are obtained from
state or Regional offices

Under what circumstances can an owner or operator receive an
extension for the preparation and implementation of a Spill
Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan?

The Regional Administrator may authorize an extension of time for
the preparation and full implementation of a SPCC Plan or
amendment if the SPCC requirements cannot be fulfilled either
because 1) qualified personnel are unavailable, or 2) there are
delays in construction or equipment that is beyond the control of
the facility owner or operator (Section 112.3(f)(1)).

For purposes of SPCC applicability, must a facility owner and
operator consider the storage capacity of their underground
storage tanks (USTs) when determining if the facility exceeds the
completely buried oil storage capacity of 42,000 gallons?

A facility owner and operator does not need to include the oil
storage capacity of completely buried USTs that are currently
subject to all of the technical requirements in either 40 CFR
Part 280 or Part 281 in their oil storage capacity calculations
(Section 112.1(d)(2)(i)).

Pursuant to Part 112, how often must a facility owner and
operator review and evaluate their SPCC plan?

An owner and operator of a facility subject to the SPCC
requirements must review and evaluate their SPCC plan at least
once every five years from the date the facility first became
subject to Part 112.  If the facility was in operation on or
before August 16, 2002, the plan must be reviewed and evaluated
five years from the date of its last review (Section 112.5(b)).

CALL CENTER QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

RCRA

1. CESQG Mixtures of Used Oil and Listed Waste

  According to the used oil management standards in 40 CFR Part
279, mixtures of used oil and conditionally exempt small quantity
generator (CESQG) hazardous waste regulated under Section 261.5
are subject to regulation as used oil under Part 279 (Section
279.10(b)(3)).  A CESQG generates a hazardous spent solvent
(F005) and waste oil that meets the definition of used oil as
specified in Section 279.1.  Prior to shipping the used oil off
site to a used oil collection center, the CESQG mixes the listed
F005 waste and used oil together in a container, generating a
mixture containing 2,000 ppm total halogens.  Since the used
oil/F005 mixture originates from a CESQG, would the mixture be
subject to the rebuttable presumption under the Part 279 used oil
provisions?

  The mixture is subject to the rebuttable presumption, since the
rebuttable presumption provisions apply to all used oils
containing more than 1,000 ppm of total halogens (with the
exception of metalworking oils and used oils destined for
reclamation which are contaminated with chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs) removed from refrigeration units as specified in Sections
279.10(b)(ii)(A) and (B)) (57 FR 41566, 41579; September 10,
1992).  In this situation, the presumption of mixing can be
rebutted by providing convincing documentation to show that the
mixture is an excluded CESQG used oil mixture covered under
Sections 261.5(j) and 279.10(b)(3).  In addition, the rebuttal
documentation for this used oil stream should be maintained by
subsequent used oil handlers.  Rebuttals from each generator of
used oil are necessary to rebut the presumption of mixing when
used oils from multiple sources are combined and the total
halogen concentration of the mixture is greater than 1,000 ppm.

2. Soil Treatment Standards and Constituents Subject to Treatment

  On May 26, 1998 (63 FR 28556), EPA promulgated alternative
treatment standards for hazardous soils subject to land disposal
restrictions (LDR) and designated soil as a new treatability
group (40 CFR Section 268.49).  Under the new soil standards, a
facility must treat all constituents subject to treatment to a 90
percent reduction of the constituent level in the soil, capped at
10 times the nonwastewater universal treatment standard (UTS)
(Section 268.49(c)(1)).  Additionally, facilities must
decharacterize any soil that exhibits the characteristic of
ignitability, corrosivity, or reactivity (Section 268.49(c)(2)).
Under these alternative soil standards, what constituents are
subject to treatment?

  Section 268.49(d) defines constituents subject to treatment as
any constituents listed in Section 268.48 (i.e., the UTS table)
that are reasonably expected to be present in any given volume of
contaminated soil, except fluoride, selenium, sulfides, vanadium,
and zinc, and that are present at concentrations greater than 10
times UTS.  Generators of contaminated soil are not required to
monitor soil for the entire list of underlying hazardous
constituents (UHCs) to determine the constituents subject to
treatment.  Instead, EPA allows generators of contaminated soil
to reasonably apply knowledge of the contaminants that are likely
to be present in the soil and use that knowledge to select
appropriate UHCs, or classes of constituents, for monitoring (63
FR 28556, 28609; May 26, 1998).

For soils containing a listed waste, using the alternative soil
treatment standards may encompass constituents subject to
treatment that do not require treatment under the Section 268.40
waste code specific standard.  The treatment standards for listed
waste in Section 268.40 do not require identification or
treatment of UHCs.  However, under the alternative soil treatment
standards, facilities must identify and treat all UHCs reasonably
expected to be present in both characteristic and listed soil.

Finally, the alternative soil treatment standards are not
automatically available in all states.  Before using the
alternative soil standards, facilities should check with their
implementing agency to verify which treatment options are
available for contaminated soil in their state.  Facilities
operating in states that have adopted the alternative soil
treatment standards have the option of treating hazardous soils
in accordance with the original waste code specific standards in
Section 268.40 or the alternative Section 268.49 soil standards.
                                
                                
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RCRA

TITLE: RCRA Hazardous Waste Delisting: The First 20 Years
PUBLICATION DATE: June 2002
AVAILABILITY: Internet Only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-02-014

This report documents an evaluation of the outcomes and impacts
of the hazardous waste delisting program.  Specifically, the
report describes the rationale for conducting a program
evaluation, the results and outcomes of the delisting program,
and other findings and issues raised in this evaluation.  This
evaluation was undertaken as part of EPA's implementation of the
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. That
statute requires federal agencies to include program evaluations
in the strategic planning process.

TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: Rule Proposed To Reduce
Hazardous Waste Record Keeping Requirements
PUBLICATION DATE: January 2002
AVAILABILITY: Internet Only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-02-006

This fact sheet explains how EPA is trying to reduce regulatory
burdens associated with the hazardous waste management
regulations to comply with the goals of the Paperwork Reduction
Act.

TITLE: Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA Proposes Rule To Allow
States To Issue Research Development and Demonstration Permits
For Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
PUBLICATION DATE: June 2002
AVAILABILITY: Internet Only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-F-02-013

This fact sheet describes EPA's proposal to add new provisions to
the Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) that
will allow approved states to issue research, development and
demonstration (RD&D) permits for landfill operations.
TITLE: Service-Learning: Education Beyond the Classroom
PUBLICATION DATE: September 2002
AVAILABILITY: Internet Only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-K-02-001

Service-learning projects enable students to learn through
community service and volunteer activities.  This booklet
describes how students across the country are gaining hands-on
awareness of waste reduction, recycling, and composting, through
solid waste service-learning projects.  This booklet contains 17
profiles of school-based and community projects.  Contacts and
additional resources are also included to provide information on
how to start a solid waste service-learning program.

TITLE: Catalog of Hazardous and Solid Waste Publications, 15th
Edition
PUBLICATION DATE: September 2002
AVAILABILITY: Internet Only
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-B-02-001

This catalog is a directory of hazardous and solid waste
documents released by EPA's Office of Solid Waste, OSW (Note:  Office of Solid Waste, OSW, was renamed Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, ORCR, on January 18, 2009).  The
catalog is divided into sections that organize the documents by
subject, title, and document order number.  This is a select list
of publications that are frequently requested and is not a
comprehensive list of all documents available.

OIL PROGRAM

TITLE: Use of Alternative Secondary Containment Measures at
Facilities Regulated under the Oil Pollution Prevention
Regulations (40 CFR Part 112)
PUBLICATION DATE: August 2002
AVAILABILITY: Internet Only
URL: www.epa.gov/oilspill/pdfs/contain.pdf

This memo addresses the potential use of certain double-wall
aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) for secondary containment
purposes.  This guidance also clarifies when shop-built double-
wall ASTs satisfy the applicable Spill Prevention Control and
Countermeasure (SPCC) secondary containment requirements in
Sections 112.7(c) and 112.8(c)(2).  Additionally, this guidance
document addresses how an owner or operator might comply with the
Section 112.8(c)(6) integrity testing requirements.

EPCRA

TITLE: Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention in Indian
Country
PUBLICATION DATE: August 2002
AVAILABILITY: Call Center/Internet
EPA ORDER NO.: EPA550-F-01-012
URL: www.epa.gov/ceppo/pubs/tribalalert.pdf

The purpose of this fact sheet is to familiarize Tribal leaders
with EPCRA and CAA Section 112(r) Risk Management Program
requirements.  The information available under these laws can
promote an integrated approach to chemical safety on Tribal
lands.

FEDERAL REGISTERS

Availability
You may order copies of all major RCRA, Superfund & EPCRA
Federal Registers by calling the Call Center.
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                     Electronic Availability
  Federal Registers from October 1994 to the present related to
 the Call Center's program areas are accessible via the Internet
                    at: www.epa.gov/fedrgstr
 For RCRA/UST and selected CERCLA Federal Registers, choose: EPA-Waste.
 For selected EPCRA Federal Registers, choose: EPA-TRI.
 For CAA Section 112(r) Federal Registers, choose: EPA-Air.

FINAL RULES

RCRA

New York: Incorporation by Reference of State Hazardous Waste
Management Program
August 1, 2002 (67 FR 49864)

EPA codified New York's authorized hazardous waste program in 40
CFR Part 272 through this direct final rule.  This rule
incorporates by reference provisions of New York's hazardous
waste regulations and clarifies which of these provisions are
authorized and federally enforceable.  This final rule will
become effective on September 30, 2002, unless EPA receives
adverse comments by September 3, 2002.

Delaware: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision
August 8, 2002 (67 FR 51478)

Delaware applied for final authorization of changes to its
hazardous waste program under RCRA Section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C.
6926(b).  EPA determined that these changes satisfy all
requirements needed to qualify for final authorization and
authorized the state's changes through this rule.  This final
authorization becomes effective August 8, 2002.

Rhode Island: Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision
August 9, 2002 (67 FR 51765)

Rhode Island applied for final authorization of changes to its
hazardous waste program under RCRA Section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C.
6926(b).  EPA determined that these changes satisfy all
requirements needed to qualify for final authorization and
authorized the state's changes through this direct final rule.
This final authorization will become effective October 8, 2002,
unless EPA receives adverse written comment by September 9, 2002.

Exclusion from the Definition of Solid Waste; Hazardous Waste
Management System; Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste
August 13, 2002 (67 FR 52617)

EPA granted a variance from the hazardous waste requirements for
certain materials reclaimed by the World Resources Company (WRC)
from metal-bearing sludges.  This final rule responds to a
petition submitted by WRC requesting that the Agency exclude from
the definition of solid waste under RCRA its concentrate material
that is partially reclaimed from metal-bearing sludges and sold
to smelters.

Florida: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision
August 20, 2002 (67 FR 53886)

Florida applied for final authorization of changes to its
hazardous waste program under RCRA Section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C.
6926(b).  Florida's revisions consist of hazardous waste boiler
and industrial furnace provisions.  EPA determined that these
changes satisfy all requirements needed to qualify for final
authorization and authorized the state's changes through this
direct final rule.  This final authorization will become
effective October 21, 2002, unless EPA receives adverse written
comment by September 19, 2002.

Florida: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revision
August 20, 2002 (67 FR 53889)

Florida applied for final authorization of changes to its
hazardous waste program under RCRA Section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C.
6926(b).  Florida's revisions consist of provisions contained in
RCRA Cluster VII promulgated between July 1, 1996 and June 30,
1997.  EPA determined that these changes satisfy all requirements
needed to qualify for final authorization and authorized the
state's changes through this direct final rule.  This final
authorization will become effective October 21, 2002, unless EPA
receives adverse written comment by September 19, 2002.

Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of
Hazardous Waste; Final Exclusion
August 21, 2002 (67 FR 54124)

EPA granted a petition submitted by U.S. Department of Energy
Savannah River Operations Office (DOE-SR) to delist certain
hazardous wastes from the lists of hazardous wastes.  This one-
time, generator-specific delisting applies to radioactive mixed
waste that DOE-SR generated, provided it is disposed in a low-
level radioactive waste landfill in accordance with the Atomic
Energy Act (AEA).  The waste is subject to the AEA and local,
state, and federal regulations for low-level radioactive solid
wastes that are not RCRA hazardous wastes.

UST

Nebraska; Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank
Program
August 19, 2002 (67 FR 53743)

Nebraska applied for final approval of its underground storage
tank (UST) program under Subtitle I of RCRA.  EPA determined that
Nebraska's UST program satisfies all of the requirements
necessary to qualify for final approval and granted final
approval to the State of Nebraska through this final rule.  Final
approval for Nebraska will become effective September 18, 2002.

South Carolina; Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank
Program
August 28, 2002 (67 FR 55160)

South Carolina applied for final approval of its UST program
under Subtitle I of RCRA.  EPA determined that South Carolina's
UST program satisfies all of the requirements necessary to
qualify for final approval and granted final approval to the
State of South Carolina through this final rule.  Final approval
for South Carolina will become effective September 27, 2002.

CERCLA

National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List
August 15, 2002 (67 FR 53317)

EPA announced a direct final notice of deletion of Operable Unit
(OU) No. 2 of the Tex Tin Superfund Site from the National
Priorities List (NPL).

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan; National
Priorities List Update
August 16, 2002 (67 FR 53506)

EPA announced the deletion of a portion of the Joslyn
Manufacturing and Supply Superfund Site from the NPL.

National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List
August 16, 2002 (67 FR 53507)

On February 19, 2002, EPA published a notice of intent to delete
(67 FR 7326) and a direct final notice of deletion (67 FR 7279)
for a portion of the Joslyn Manufacturing and Supply Superfund
Site from the NPL.  EPA announced that it is removing the direct
final notice of deletion amendment due to adverse comments that
were received during the public comment period.  After
consideration of public comments, EPA published a notice of
deletion (67 FR 53506; August 16, 2002) based on the parallel
notice of intent to delete.

National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List
August 26, 2002 (67 FR 54744)

EPA announced the deletion of the Facility Area portion of the
A.O. Polymer Superfund Site from the NPL.

Correction to Typographical Errors and Removal of Obsolete
Language in Regulations on Reportable Quantities
August 26, 2002 (67 FR 54846)

EPA announced typographical corrections to the direct final rule
issued on July 9, 2002, regarding the CERCLA notification
regulations for releases of hazardous substances (67 FR 45314).

National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste Sites
August 30, 2002 (67 FR 55728)

In response to a court settlement, EPA provided notice
clarifying that the United States Avenue Burn Superfund Site, as
listed on the NPL, does not include the Railroad Track Area.
However, the United States Avenue Burn Superfund Site remains on
the NPL.

PROPOSED RULES

RCRA

New York: Incorporation by Reference of State Hazardous Waste
Management Program
August 1, 2002 (67 FR 49900)

EPA proposed to codify New York's authorized hazardous waste
program in Part 272.  EPA incorporated by reference those
provisions of the state regulations that are authorized and
federally enforceable through a direct final rule without prior
proposal in the final rules section (67 FR 49864; August 1,
2002).  Unless adverse comments are received by September 3,
2002, the direct final rule will become effective September 30,
2002.

Rhode Island: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste
Management Program Revisions
August 9, 2002 (67 FR 51803)

EPA proposed to grant final authorization to the hazardous waste
program revisions submitted by the State of Rhode Island.  EPA
authorized the state's program revisions as a direct final rule
without prior proposal in the final rules section (67 FR 51765;
August 9, 2002).  The direct final rule provides a detailed
rationale for authorization.  Unless adverse comments are
received by September 9, 2002, the direct final rule will become
effective October 8, 2002.

National Environmental Performance Track Program
August 13, 2002 (67 FR 52674)

EPA proposed a rule allowing large quantity generators who are
members of the National Performance Track Program up to 180 days
(or up to 270 days, as applicable) to accumulate waste on site
without a hazardous waste permit or interim status.  This is in
an effort to provide incentives for facility membership in the
Performance Track Program.  Comments must be submitted by
November 12, 2002.

Florida: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions
August 20, 2002 (67 FR 53899)

EPA proposed to grant final authorization to the hazardous waste
program revisions submitted by the State of Florida.  Florida's
revisions consist of hazardous waste boiler and industrial
furnace provisions.  EPA authorized the state's program revisions
as a direct final rule without prior proposal in the final rules
section (67 FR 53886; August 20, 2002).  The direct final rule
provides a detailed rationale for authorization.  Unless adverse
comments are received by September 19, 2002, the direct final
rule will become effective October 21, 2002.

Florida: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste Management
Program Revisions
August 20, 2002 (67 FR 53899)

EPA proposed to grant final authorization to the hazardous waste
program revisions submitted by the State of Florida.  Florida's
revisions consist of provisions contained in RCRA Cluster VII
promulgated between July 1, 1996 and June 30, 1997.  EPA
authorized the state's program revisions as a direct final rule
without prior proposal in the final rules section (67 FR 53889;
August 20, 2002).  The direct final rule provides a detailed
rationale for authorization.  Unless adverse comments are
received by September 19, 2002, the direct final rule will become
effective October 21, 2002.

CERCLA

National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List
August 8, 2002 (67 FR 51528)

EPA announced its intent to delete the Del Norte County
Pesticide Storage Area Superfund Site from the NPL and requested
public comment on this action.

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List
August 14, 2002 (67 FR 52918)

EPA announced its intent to delete the Standard Steel and Metals
Salvage Yard Superfund Site from the NPL and requested public
comment on this action.

National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List
August 15, 2002 (67 FR 53332)

EPA announced its intent to delete OU No. 2 of the Tex Tin
Superfund Site from the NPL and requested public comment on this
action.

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List
August 23, 2002 (67 FR 54602)

EPA announced its intent to delete the Gould Superfund Site from
the NPL and requested public comment on this action.

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List
August 28, 2002 (67 FR 55187)

EPA announced its intent to delete the Pinette's Salvage Yard
Superfund Site from the NPL and requested public comment on this
action.

NOTICES

RCRA

Agency Information Collection Activities: Continuing Collection;
Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards
August 13, 2002 (67 FR 52718)

EPA announced that it is planning to submit the continuing
information collection request (ICR) entitled General Hazardous
Waste Facility Standards, ICR Number 1571.07, OMB Control Number
2050-0120, to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval.  The current expiration date for this ICR is
December 31, 2002.  Comments must be submitted by October 15,
2002.

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; 2003 Hazardous Waste (Biennial) Report
August 13, 2002 (67 FR 52720)

EPA announced that it submitted the ICR entitled The 2003
Hazardous Waste Report (Biennial Report), ICR Number 0976.10, OMB
Control Number 2050-0024, to OMB for review and approval.
Comments must be submitted by October 15, 2002.

EPCRA

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Emergency Planning and Release Notification
Requirements Under Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-
Know Act Sections 302, 303, and 304
August 12, 2002 (67 FR 52481)

EPA announced that it is planning to submit the continuing ICR
entitled, Emergency Planning and Release Notification
Requirements (EPCRA sections 302, 303, and 304), ICR Number
1395.05, OMB Control Number 2050-0092, to OMB for review and
approval.  The current expiration date for this ICR is January
31, 2003.  Comments must be submitted by October 11, 2002.

CAA

National Advisory Committee for Acute Exposure Guideline Levels
for Hazardous Substances; Notice of Public Meeting
August 9, 2002 (67 FR 51849)

EPA announced a meeting of the National Advisory Committee for
Acute Exposure Guideline Levels for Hazardous Substances
(NAC/AEGL Committee) on September 10-12, 2002, in Washington, DC.
At this meeting, the NAC/AEGL Committee will address, as time
permits, the various aspects of the acute toxicity and the
development of AEGLs for certain chemicals.

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Risk Management Program Requirements
and Petitions To Modify the List of Regulated Substances Under
Section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (CAA)
August 16, 2002 (67 FR 53579)

EPA announced that the ICR entitled, Risk Management Program
Requirements and Petitions to Modify the List of Regulated
Substances under section 112(r) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), OMB
Control Number 2050-0144, has been forwarded to OMB for review
and approval.  The current expiration date for this ICR is
September 30, 2002.  Comments must be submitted by September 16,
2002.

ALL PROGRAMS

Relocation of EPA Headquarter Dockets; Temporary Closures
August 2, 2002 (67 FR 50429)

EPA announced the temporary closure and relocation of the
Agency's Headquarter dockets.  EPA consolidated the Headquarter
paper docket facilities, identified in this document, into a
combined docket facility known as the EPA Docket Center.  This
document provides additional details related to the relocation of
EPA Headquarter dockets.

Agency Information Collection Activities; OMB Responses
August 22, 2002 (67 FR 54418)

This document announced OMB responses to Agency clearance
requests, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).  Specifically, ICR Number 1608.03, State
Program Adequacy Determination: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills
(MSWLFs) and Non-municipal, Non-hazardous Waste Disposal Units
that Receive Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator
(CESQG) Hazardous Waste in 40 CFR Part 239, was approved June 21,
2002.  This ICR, OMB Number 2050-0152, expires June 30, 2005.
Also, ICR Number 1352.09, Community Right-to-Know Reporting
Requirements under Sections 311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-to-Know (EPCRA) in 40 CFR Part 370, and 40
CFR Sections 370.25, 370.30, 370.21(c) (1) and (2), was approved
June 21, 2002.  This ICR, OMB Number 2050-0072, expires October
31, 2004.  ICR Number 0969.06, Final Authorization for Hazardous
Waste Management in 40 CFR Part 271, Subpart A, and 40 CFR
Sections 271.21 and 271.23, was approved July 25, 2002.  This
ICR, OMB Number 2050-0041, expires July 31, 2005.

Agency Information Collection Activities; OMB Responses
August 26, 2002 (67 FR 54803)

This document announced OMB responses to Agency clearance
requests, in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). ICR Number 1755.06, Regulatory Reinvention
Pilot Projects Under Project XL, was approved August 1, 2002.
This ICR, OMB Number 2010-0026, expires August 31, 2005.  On July
31, 2002, OMB extended the expiration date of ICR Number 1426.05,
EPA Worker Protection Standard for Hazardous Waste Operations and
Emergency Response in 40 CFR Part 311, OMB Number 2050-0105,
through October 31, 2002.  On July 2, 2002, OMB filed comments on
ICR Number 1189.10, Identification, Listing and Rulemaking
Petitions Cathode Ray Tubes Proposed Rule in 40 CFR Section
261.4, OMB Number 2050-0053, and ICR Number 1597.05, Reporting
and Recordkeeping Requirements for Universal Waste Handlers and
Destination Facilities (Mercury Proposed Rule), in 40 CFR Part
273, OMB Number 2050-0145.

SETTLEMENTS AND CONSENT ORDERS

Consent Decree; United States v. Axel Johnson Inc. et al.
August 1, 2002 (67 FR 49951)

Consent Decree; United States v. H.K. Porter Company, Inc.,
Economy Industrial Properties, Thomas R. Allen, Jr., Morton J.
Greene, Carol M. Allen, and Anne S. Greene
August 1, 2002 (67 FR 49952)

Proposed Settlement Agreement; In re: Metal Management, Inc., et al.
August 1, 2002 (67 FR 49952)

Consent Decree; United States v. Quaker State Corporation
August 8, 2002 (67 FR 51599)

Consent Decree; United States v. Lockheed Martin Corporation, et al.
August 8, 2002 (67 FR 51599)

Consent Decree; United States v. Dutton-Lainson Company
August 15, 2002 (67 FR 53363)

Consent Decree; United States v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
August 15, 2002 (67 FR 53363)

Proposed de Minimis Settlement; Peak Oil Superfund Site
August 21, 2002 (67 FR 54207)

Consent Decree; United States v. Occidental Chemical Corp.
August 22, 2002 (67 FR 54463)

Proposed Administrative Cost Recovery Settlement; Rogers Fibre
Mill Superfund Site
August 28, 2002 (67 FR 55254)

CALL ANALYSIS

This month, the Call Center responded to a total of 5,965
questions and document requests.

CALLER PROFILE
Regulated Community                          2,483
Citizens                                       230
State/Local/Tribal                             105
Federal Agencies                                31
Educational Institutions                        47
EPA                                             46
Media/Press                                      1
Congress                                         0
Other                                           28
Consultant/Attorney                            392
Referrals*                                     489
Document Retrieval Line*                         0
Message Retrieval Line*                        144
Mailed Document Requests*                        2

TOTAL NUMBER OF CALLERS                      3,998
*No caller profile data available.

CALL CENTER TOPICS

RCRA
SUBTITLE C
Hazardous Waste Id. - General                  363
  Characteristics                           291(1)
  Listings                                  243(1)
  Mixture Rule                                  19
  Derived-From                                  12
  Contained-In Policy                           55
  Sampling/Test Methods                         70
Delisting Petitions                              5
Solid and Hazardous Waste Exclusions           172
Household Hazardous Wastes                     107
Definition of Solid Waste                   155(1)
Spills                                          27
Military Munitions                               8
Computer Recycling/CRTs                         29
Hazardous Waste Recycling                       57
Universal Waste                                 57
Lamps                                           31
Batteries                                       21
Large Quantity Generators                   255(1)
Small Quantity Generators                      105
CESQGs                                          85
Transporters                                    27
Manifest                                        52
Exports/Imports                                 11
TSDFs
  General Facility Standards                    69
  Unit Standards                            148(1)
  Groundwater Monitoring                         9
  Air Emissions                                 28
Waste Minimization                              22
Biennial Report                              36(1)
Hazardous Waste Data                            43
State Programs                                 108
Combustion - General                            25
LDR
  Applicability                                 68
  Notifications/Certification                   25
  Treatment Standards                           58
  Prohibitions                                  14
Permits and Permitting                         104
Public Participation                            12
Financial Assurance                             19
Closure/Post-Closure                            45
Corrective Action/Cleanup                       45
Mixed Waste                                     10
Indian Lands                                     2
Used Oil Standards                             128
Rebuttable Presumption                          20
Specifications                                   9
Medical Wastes                                  62
RCRA Brownfields                                 1
SUBTITLE D
MSWLFs                                          31
Financial Assurance                              1
Industrial Wastes/Part 257                       5
Municipal Wastes                                80
Construction/Demolition                          2
Solid Waste Recycling/Markets-General            6
Composting                                       6
Procurement                                     23
Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention           32
Grants and Financing                             1
TOTAL QUESTIONS                              3,554

UST
General/Misc.                                   33
Applicability/Definitions                    16(1)
1998 Deadline                                    0
Leak Detection                                   7
Operation & Maintenance                          4
Financial Responsibility                         1
State Program Approval                           3
MTBE                                             0
Financing/Grants/Loans                           2
AST Interface                                   10
Regulated Substances                             0
Reporting Requirements                           2
Tribal Lands                                     1
LUST                                             3
Previously Abandoned Tanks                       7
Relation to Brownfields                          0
USTfield pilots                                  2
Corrective Action                               10
Pay for Performance                              0
RBCA/RBDM                                        0
MTBE Cleanup                                     0
OIL
SPCC Applicability                             157
Definitions                                 101(1)
Plan Requirements                           165(1)
Regulatory Revisions                           195
Secondary Containment                        98(1)
FRP
FRP Applicability                                5
FRP Requirements                                 6
Oil Spill Notifications                         16
Oil Spill Information (ERNS)                     4
Oil Spill Response                               9
The One Plan (ICP)                               8
TOTAL QUESTIONS                                865

EPCRA
General:
  General Title III Questions                   47
  Trade Secrets                                  4
  Transportation Exemption                       0
  Chemical-Specific Information                  7
  Federal Facilities Executive Order             0
Emergency Planning (Sections 301-303):
  General                                        2
  Notification Requirements                      1
  SERC/LEPC Issues                               6
  EHSs/TPQs                                   7(1)
  Risk Communication/Hazards Analysis            9
  Exemptions                                     0
Emergency Release Notification (Section 304):
  General                                        9
  Notification Requirements                     20
  Reportable Quantities                         14
  CERCLA Section 103 vs. SARA Section 304       19
  Accident/Release Data                          1
  Exemptions                                     1
Hazardous Chemical Reporting
(Sections 311-312)
  General                                       53
  MSDS Reporting Requirements                   13
  Tier I/II Requirements                     51(1)
  Thresholds                                 36(1)
  Hazard Categories                              1
  Mixtures Reporting                             8
  Exemptions                                    26
Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (Section 313):
General                                         97
Form A                                           8
Form R Completion                            95(1)
ATRS                                             9
Toxic Chemicals                              93(1)
PBTs                                         42(1)
SIC Code                                        48
Employee Thresholds                             37
Activity Thresholds                          84(1)
Release & Waste Management
 Calculations                                  42
Facility Data Profiles                           3
Voluntary Revisions/Withdrawals                 43
Supplier Notification                         5(1)
TRIS Public Data Release                        13
Petitions                                        0
Exemptions                                      31
CAA (Section 112(r)):
Risk Management Program General                 51
Regulated Substances                            21
Thresholds                                      19
Process Identification                           9
Program Levels                                   2
Offsite Consequence Analysis                     8
Accident History                                 0
Prevention Program                               5
Emergency Response Program                       0
Management Program                               0
RMP Submission/Revision                         39
Access to Data/Risk Communication                4
State Implementation Issues                      0
Exemptions                                       5
General Duty                                     0
CSISSFFRRA/PL106-40                              7
TOTAL QUESTIONS                              1,155

SUPERFUND
Administrative Improvements:
  General                                       18
Presumptive Remedies                             0
Administrative Record                            6
ARARs                                           27
Brownfields                                     17
CERCLIS                                         24
Claims Against Fund                              2
Cleanup Costs                                    6
Cleanup Standards                               11
Cleanup Technologies                             3
Contract Lab Program (CLP)                       0
Community Involvement                           14
Contracts                                        1
Definitions                                      3
Federal Facilities                               6
Hazardous Substances                         33(1)
Natural Resource Damages                         0
NPL                                             27
Off-Site Rule                                    3
Reauthorization/Taxes                            0
Release Notification                         21(1)
Notification Requirements                    38(1)
RQs                                          43(1)
Mixtures                                         7
Continuous Release                              12
Hazardous Substance Release Data                 1
Exemptions                                       9
Response Process                             17(1)
Removal                                          0
PA/SI                                            3
HRS                                              0
RI/FS                                            6
Risk Assessment/Health Effects                   9
RODs                                             6
RD/RA                                           12
State/Tribal                                     6
TOTAL QUESTIONS                                391

TOTAL CALL CENTER
QUESTIONS AND DOCUMENT REQUESTS:   5,965*
*includes 2,071 document requests

(1) Hot Topic for this month.
Topics are calculated as the summation of all calls received by
the Call Center.  A single call may result in multiple questions.