HOTLINE MONTHLY REPORT
                             February 1995
                                                    
                           EPA530-R-95-002b
                             PB95-922 402
                                    
  Hotline Questions and Answers
  
  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
  
  1. Status of WWTUs/ENUs at Generator Sites
  
     A generator may treat hazardous waste without a permit
  or interim status in an on-site accumulation unit that is in
  compliance with the regulations in Section 262.34 (March 24,
  1986; 51 FR 10146, 10168).  If a generator chooses to treat
  hazardous waste in an on-site wastewater treatment unit or
  in an on-site elementary neutralization unit, must the
  generator comply with Section 262.34?
  
     No.  A generator treating hazardous waste in an on-site
  wastewater treatment unit or in an on-site elementary
  neutralization unit, need not comply with Section 262.34,
  which is a conditional exemption from permitting
  requirements, because these units are already exempt from
  certain RCRA requirements.  Specifically, wastewater
  treatment units and elementary neutralization units, as
  defined in Section 260.10, are exempt from RCRA treatment,
  storage, and disposal facility (TSDF) standards as well as
  from permitting standards (Sections 264.1(g)(6),
  265.1(c)(10), and 270.1(c)(2)(v)). 
  
  2. Corrective Action Authorities
  
     RCRA Section 3004(u) requires corrective action for all
  releases of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents from
  solid waste management units (SWMUs) at permitted hazardous
  waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs). 
  Is RCRA corrective action limited to releases from SWMUs? 
  
     Any release of solid or hazardous waste which poses a
  threat to health or the environment is potentially subject
  to RCRA remedial authority.  To this end, RCRA provides EPA
  with several distinct authorities to require corrective
  action for contamination stemming from sources other than
  SWMUs.  A SWMU is a discernible unit in which solid wastes
  have been placed at any time, irrespective of whether the
  unit was intended for the management of solid or hazardous
  wastes.  This definition includes any area at a facility at
  which solid wastes have been routinely and systematically
  released.  RCRA Section 3004(u), which is specifically
  limited to releases from SWMUs, is the primary authority
  requiring corrective action at permitted TSDFs.  Section
  3004(u) requires a facility owner or operator to address
  releases from SWMUs whenever seeking a RCRA permit.
  
     Many potential releases at permitted TSDFs do not
  originate from SWMUs, however, and are not subject to 
  Section 3004 cleanup requirements.  For example, a one-time
  spill of hazardous waste from a vehicle traveling across a
  facility is not a release from a SWMU.  For such releases
  not originating from SWMUs at permitted TSDFs, and for
  releases at TSDFs with permits that pre-date HSWA and which
  therefore do not contain Section 3004(u) provisions, EPA may
  choose to use its omnibus permitting authority pursuant to
  RCRA Section 3005(c)(3) to modify the facility s permit as
  necessary to require corrective action for any potential
  threat to human health or the environment.  Additionally,
  RCRA Section 3004(v), which is not limited to releases from
  SWMUs, requires TSDFs to cleanup contamination beyond the
  facility boundary of a permitted TSDF. 
  
     RCRA also provides EPA with the authority to issue
  administrative corrective action orders or bring suit in a
  United States District Court against TSDFs operating under
  interim status.  The interim status TSDF corrective action
  order authority, provided by RCRA Section 3008(h), is not
  limited to releases from SWMUs or any other type of unit. 
  EPA can invoke Section 3008(h) to address any release of
  hazardous waste from an interim status facility.  Section
  3008(h) gives EPA authority to issue corrective action
  orders or bring suit for both on-site releases at interim
  status facilities and releases which have migrated beyond an
  interim status facility boundary.
  
     Finally, RCRA Section 7003 gives EPA broad authority to
  abate hazards caused by releases of solid or hazardous waste
  from any source, including SWMUs.  Specifically, Section
  7003 provides EPA with the authority to seek injunctive
  relief in the appropriate United States District Court, or,
  after notice to the affected state, issue administrative
  corrective action orders for releases from any site where
  the handling, storage, treatment, transportation or disposal
  of solid or hazardous waste may pose an imminent and
  substantial endangerment to health or the environment.  Use
  of Section 7003 is not limited to any particular type of
  facility or waste unit.
  
  
  3. International Agreements and Hazardous Waste Export 
     Regulations
  
   The United States is party to several international
  agreements addressing hazardous waste.  RCRA Section 3017
  allows for international agreements to provide alternative
  regulatory standards applicable to hazardous waste exporters
  under Section 262.58.  Currently, no alternative
  requirements have been promulgated.  When the United States
  signs international environmental agreements, what is the
  process for implementing any alternative requirements?
  
   International agreements regarding transboundary movement
  of hazardous waste establish governmental control over and
  responsibility for the acts of U.S. importers and exporters. 
  Once agreements are executed by the United States, EPA
  issues regulations to implement them, if necessary.  Without
  the necessary implementing regulations, U.S. importers and
  exporters  are not subject to the particular requirements of
  the agreement.
  
   Currently, the United States is party to agreements with
  Canada, Mexico, and member countries of the Organization for
  Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).  The bilateral
  agreements with Canada and Mexico do not differ
  substantially from EPA s current export regulations in 40
  CFR Part 262, Subpart E.  For this reason, the Agency did
  not need to promulgate specific regulations to implement
  these agreements.  EPA expects to promulgate regulations
  implementing the OECD agreement which would, among other
  things, expand the requirements applicable to U.S. exporters
  in the OECD context.
  
  
  Underground Storage Tanks (UST)
  
4.  Use of Manual Tank Gauging as Sole Means of Release
    Detection for 1000 Gallon Tanks
  
   The regulations of 40 CFR Part 280, Subpart D require
  owners and operators of new and existing underground storage
  tanks (USTs) to demonstrate release detection by using one
  of the methods found in Section 280.43(d) through (h).  Can
  manual tank gauging alone be used to meet the requirements
  for  other types of release detection methods  acceptable
  under 40 CFR Section 280.43(h)?
  
   Almost all owners and operators of USTs must eventually
  meet the release detection requirements of Part 280, Subpart
  D, by using one of the methods listed in 40 CFR Section
  280.43(d) through (h).  Section 280.43(h)(1) allows the use
  of an alternative method, or a combination of methods, to
  satisfy the UST release detection requirements.  These
  methods must be able to detect a 0.02 gallon per hour leak
  rate or a release of 150 gallons within a month with a
  probability of detection of 0.95 and a probability of false
  alarm of 0.05.
  
   To the Agency's knowledge, manual tank gauging alone has
  not been shown to be able to meet the performance standards
  in 40 CFR Section 280.43(h)(1) for tanks constructed to hold
  more than 1000 gallons.  For smaller tanks designed to
  contain 1000 gallons or less, however, manual tank gauging
  has been demonstrated to meet the perfomance standard when
  conducted in accordance with the following procedure:
  
  1.   Tank liquid measurement levels are taken at the beginning
       and end of a time period during which no liquid is added
       to or removed from the tank.  The appropriate time period
       is listed in the chart  below.
  
  2.   Level measurements are based on an average of two
       consecutive stick readings at both the beginning and end
       of the period.
  
  3.   The equipment used is capable of measuring the level of 
       product over the full range of the tank s height to the
       nearest one-eighth of an inch.
  
  4.   Testing is conducted  at least once a week and four
       weekly results are averaged to obtain a monthly result. 
       If the variation between beginning and ending
       measurements exceeds the weekly or monthly standards in
       the following table, a leak is suspected and will be
       subject to the release reporting requirements of 40 CFR
       Subpart E.
  
  
  
     
                   
  
  
  
  Tank Size        Minimum       Weekly Standard    Monthly Standard
                 Duration of        (1 test)        (4-test average)
                    Test 
  
  up to 550       36 hours          10 gallons          5 gallons 
   
  551-1,000
  gallons (when   44 hours           9 gallons          4 gallons
  tank diameter
  is 64")
  
  551-1,000
  gallons (when   58 hours          12 gallons          6 gallons  
  tank diameter
  is 48")
  
  
  5. Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund
  
     In 1986, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
  Act (SARA) amended Subtitle I of RCRA and added RCRA Section
  9003(h) which established a program to address releases from
  petroleum underground storage tanks (USTs).  Congress
  created the Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust
  Fund to help ensure that money was available for the cleanup
  of petroleum releases at facilities which are unable to pay
  for the cleanup.  How can EPA and states use the LUST Trust
  Fund to pay for cleanups at sites with leaking petroleum
  USTs?
  
     The LUST Trust Fund program provides EPA with funding to
  initiate cleanup at sites contaminated by leaking petroleum
  USTs as necessary to protect human health and the
  environment.  This program is similar to EPA s Superfund
  Program, which establishes a Fund for the cleanup of
  hazardous substance sites.  The LUST Trust Fund is available
  to EPA and states to help pay for the cleanup of releases
  when a responsible party capable of performing corrective
  action cannot be identified.  The Fund is financed through a
  0.1 cent per gallon excise tax on gasoline, diesel, and
  aviation fuels, and is appropriated to EPA by Congress.  EPA
  distributes Fund money to states that have signed
  Cooperative Agreements with the Agency.  The Cooperative
  Agreements give states the authority to use money from the
  Fund to initiate corrective action at sites with leaking
  petroleum USTs and specify the actions states will take when
  responding to releases.
  
     States generally play the primary role in implementing
  corrective action at UST sites, and determine when and how
  to utilize Trust Fund money.  When states initiate
  corrective action at a particular site, they can use Fund
  money only for  activities directly related to responding
  releases from petroleum USTs subject to Subtitle I
  regulation.  Such activities include inspecting the tank and
  identifying suspected releases, developing and enforcing
  corrective action orders, performing corrective action
  (including exposure assessment, cleanup, provision of safe
  drinking water to residents), and recovering costs of Fund-
  financed activities from responsible owners and operators.
  The Fund cannot be used for addressing releases from
  hazardous substance USTs or from USTs that are not subject
  to Subtitle I.
  
     States generally require responsible owners or operators
  to perform and pay for corrective action when petroleum
  releases are discovered.  The LUST Trust Fund is used to pay
  for corrective action in, among other circumstances,
  situations when a capable owner or operator cannot be
  identified or when an owner or operator refuses to comply
  with a corrective action order.  States have the authority
  to recover corrective action costs to replenish the Fund
  from a responsible party.
  
     There are certain limitations on the use of the LUST
  Trust Fund at government facilities.  The Fund may not be
  used to clean up actual releases from petroleum USTs at
  state and federal facilities.  It may, however, be used for
  site investigations, enforcement actions, and to address
  emergency situations at these sites as necessary to protect
  human health and the environment.  States can utilize the
  Trust Fund to initiate corrective action and pay for the
  cleanup of releases at local government UST sites, similar
  to other responsible party sites. 
  
  
  Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
  Liability Act (CERCLA)
  
  6. Releases of Hazardous Substances From NPL Sites
  
     During the remedial action at a National Priorities List
  (NPL) site, hazardous substances are generated and placed
  into containers on site.  Due to a breach in a container,
  the hazardous substances stored on site are released into
  the environment and the EPA Remedial Project Manager (RPM)
  initiates an immediate response.  If the amount of 
  hazardous substance released equals or exceeds a CERCLA
  reportable quantity within a twenty-four hour period, would
  the National Response Center (NRC) need to be notified?
  
     Yes.  A release from an NPL site that occurs during
  cleanup activities is not exempt from CERCLA Section 103
  notification requirements, and therefore must be reported to
  the NRC if the release equals or exceeds the RQ.  CERCLA
  Section 103(a) requires the person in charge of a vessel or
  facility to immediately notify the NRC when a release of a
  hazardous substance within a twenty-four hour period equals
  or exceeds the designated RQ.  Unless the release is
  specifically exempted from CERCLA Section 103 notification
  requirements, a release of a hazardous  substance which
  meets these criteria must be reported to the NRC.  The
  reporting obligation applies even if response to the release
  has already been initiated.  In the above scenario, since
  EPA response teams are likely to be present at the site, the
  RPM will probably have the opportunity to determine the
  appropriate federal response.
  
  
  Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
  
  7.  EPCRA Section 313 - Estimating Releases of Mineral Acids
      Using pH Measurements
  
     Mineral acids such as hydrochloric acid are commonly
  used throughout the manufacturing sector as product
  ingredients, reactants, and chemical processing aids. 
  Often, listed mineral acids are present in aqueous waste
  streams that are neutralized on site.  If the mineral acid
  is neutralized on site, EPCRA Section 313 requires an
  indication on the Form R of the range of concentration of
  the listed toxic chemical in the influent waste stream. 
  These concentrations are expressed in percentages, parts per
  million (ppm), or parts per billion (ppb).  If the pH of a
  waste steam containing a listed mineral acid is quantified,
  can the pH data be used to calculate the total mineral acid
  concentration in the influent waste stream?
  
     In cases where only one acid is present in solution, the
  total mineral acid concentration can be derived by using the
  pH value of the solution and the molecular weight and
  ionization constant of the acid.  In order to assist the
  regulated community in EPCRA Section 313 reporting, EPA
  derived a table which lists the total acid concentration for
  each listed mineral acid at different pH values (Estimating
  Releases for Mineral Acid Discharges Using pH Measurements,
  June 1991).  The concentrations are expressed in pounds per
  gallon (lbs/gal) and can be converted to the appropriate
  units for reporting purposes.  The concentration that must
  be reported is based on the amount or mass of the toxic
  chemical in the waste stream compared to the total amount or
  mass of the waste stream. 
  
     For example, assume that a facility treats, by
  neutralization, a waste stream containing hydrochloric acid
  (HCl) where the pH of the influent stream is 4.  A pH of 4
  corresponds to a concentration of 0.00003 pounds of HCl per
  gallon of waste stream (Estimating Releases for Mineral Acid
  Discharges Using pH Measurements, Table 1).  The amount of
  HCl in the influent waste stream can be converted using the
  following calculation:
  
     Influent Waste Stream
  
  (0.00003 lbs/gal) x (1 gal/3.78 liters) x (453,000 mg/1 lb)
                                  
     =  3.6 mg/l of HCl in the waste stream
                                    
  Since mg/l of solutions or dispersions of a chemical in
  water is equivalent to ppm, 3.6 ppm of HCl is the
  concentration in the influent waste stream.
  
     The Form R requires a range of influent concentration,
  thus the facility should select the appropriate range code
  and enter that value in the  Range of Influent
  Concentration  column in the On-Site Waste Treatment Methods
  and Efficiency section of the Form.
  
  8. Reporting Requirements for Natural Gas Purification
     Under EPCRA Section 313
  
     EPCRA Section 313 requires manufacturing facilities that
  manufacture, process, or otherwise use toxic chemicals above
  annual thresholds to report releases, transfers, and source
  reduction and recycling activities associated with these
  chemicals.  A covered facility purchases natural gas that
  contains EPCRA Section 313 toxic chemicals.  The facility
  uses the gas on-site to heat buildings and power equipment. 
  Before the natural gas is used, the listed toxic chemicals
  are removed and destroyed in a flare.  The definition of
  manufacturing in 40 CFR Section 372.3 states that,
  "Manufacture also applies to a toxic chemical that is
  produced coincidentally during the manufacture, processing,
  use, or disposal of another chemical or mixture of
  chemicals, including a toxic chemical that is separated from
  that other chemical or mixture of chemicals as a
  byproduct..."  Are the toxic chemicals that are removed from
  the natural gas coincidentally manufactured, and hence
  subject to threshold determination under EPCRA Section 313?
  
     The removal and destruction of an EPCRA Section 313
  toxic chemical from a fuel before it is used by a facility
  is not considered an activity that falls under the
  definition of manufacturing.  Facilities that use natural
  gas in production processes sometimes need to remove
  impurities from the gas before it is used.  Such a facility
  does not coincidentally produce toxic chemicals as
  byproducts, but merely separates and removes toxic chemicals
  already present in the gas.  These chemicals would not be
  subject to threshold determination for reporting under EPCRA
  Section 313, and would not be subject to release reporting
  unless an activity threshold is exceeded elsewhere at the
  facility.  If the facility exceeds an activity threshold
  elsewhere, all releases from the impurity removal process
  would be reportable.
  
     Although these chemical impurities are usually
  destroyed, they could also be captured for further use at
  the facility or for sale as products, either of which would
  constitute a reportable activity under EPCRA Section 313. 
  "Processing" refers to the preparation of a toxic chemical
  for distribution in commerce (40 CFR Section 372.3).  If the
  chemicals are collected and sold as products or incorporated
  into products, they are considered processed and the amount
  of each chemical is applied toward its processing threshold. 
  "Otherwise use" refers to any use of a toxic chemical that
  is not covered by the definitions of manufacture or process 
  (40 CFR Section 372.3).  If the chemicals are collected for
  further use at the  facility, the chemicals are considered
  otherwise used, and the amount of each chemical is applied
  toward its otherwise use threshold.
  
  
  NEW PUBLICATIONS
  
  How To Order...
  
  NTIS Publications are available by calling
        (703) 487-4650, or writing NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road,
                       Springfield, VA  22161.
        Use the NTIS Order Number listed under the document.
         EPA Publications are available through the Hotline.
         Use the EPA Order Number listed under the document.
                    RCRA/UST, Superfund, and EPCRA
        National Toll-Free Nos.: 800-424-9346 or 800-424-9346
                         Local: 703-412-9810
              TDD National Toll-Free No.: 800-553-7672
                                   
  
  RCRA
  
  TITLE:  "Re-engineering RCRA for Recycling: Report and
  Recommendations of the Definition of Solid Waste Task Force"
  AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
  EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA530-R-94-016
  
  This report presents the recommendations of the Definition
  of Solid Waste Task Force which was established in October
  1992 to address concerns about the definition of solid waste
  and how it affects waste recycling.  The recommendations
  listed in this report propose a new recycling system that
  recognizes both public and industry's needs.  The document
  outlines the principles of the proposed system and the
  classes of recycling to which they correspond.
  
  TITLE:  "CMA/BIF Workshop: Edited Transcript"
  AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
  EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA530-R-94-046
  
  This document contains the transcript from the Chemical
  Manufacturers Association/Boiler and Industrial Furnace
  workshop.  The transcript includes discussion and a series
  of questions and answers by EPA staff members on topics such
  as waste analysis of feed streams, monitoring requirements,
  owner/operator inspections, recordkeeping, and compliance
  testing.  It also contains a list of speakers from the
  workshop, and a list of EPA combustion guidance documents.
  
  TITLE:  "Permits Improvement Team National Stakeholder
  Meeting Report"
  AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
  EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA-500-R-95-002
  
   This report discusses the work of the Permits Improvement
  Team thus far, including the results of the National
  Stakeholder meetings and the future direction of the team. 
  The Permits Improvement Team is EPA's primary vehicle for
  promoting reform of environmental permitting systems; it is
  composed of EPA staff, and representatives from states,
  tribes, and local governments.  The report contains various
  recommendations, focus group reports, and summaries of
  presentations given by attendees to the meetings of the
  Permits Improvement Team.
  
  TITLE:  "Manufacturing from Recyclables: 24 Case Studies"
  AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
  EPA ORDER NO.: EPA530-R-95-001
     
  This document is a compilation of case studies which
  represent a sample of state-of-the art are organized
  alphabetically according to the discarded material used at
  the facility.  Each case study consists of seven sections:
  company background, feedstock or raw material the company
  uses, process products and geographical markets for them,
  economics of operating a scrap-based enterprise,
  replicability, and contacts at each facility who can provide
  additional information.
  
  TITLE:  "Strategy Update: A Newsletter on EPA's Hazardous
  Waste Minimization and Combustion Activities"
  AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
  EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA530-N-95-002
  
  This quarterly newsletter provides information about the
  Office of Solid Waste, OSW (Note:  Office of Solid Waste, OSW, was renamed Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, ORCR, on January 18, 2009) activities associated with EPA's
  Draft Hazardous Waste Minimization and Combustion Strategy. 
  This edition provides a status update on the Waste
  Minimization and Combustion Strategy, and announces the
  availability of the National Waste Minimization Plan.  The
  newsletter contains a summary of enforcement and compliance
  actions related to waste combustion, and it outlines
  objectives for effective public involvement.  This document
  also details the regulations that apply to fuel blenders,
  and lists the EPA documents available on the Internet.
  
  TITLE:  "Environmental Fact Sheet: EPA Proposes
  Concentration-Based Treatment Standards for Hazardous Waste
  Managed in Clean Water Act Systems"
  AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
  EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA530-F-95-002
  
  This fact sheet summarizes the proposal arising from the DC
  Circuit Court's opinion on the Third Third Land Disposal
  Restriction Standards for ignitable, corrosive, and reactive
  wastes.  The notice proposes concentration-based treatment
  standards for underlying hazardous constituents found in
  deactivated ignitable, corrosive, reactive, and toxicity
  characteristic waste managed in Clean Water Act (CWA) and
  CWA-equivalent treatment systems or injected into
  Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class I nonhazardous
  injection wells regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
   
  TITLE:  "EPA Finalizes Listing of Wastes from the Production
  of Carbamates and Adds 58 Chemicals to the Off-
  Specifications Product List"
  AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
  EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA530-F-95-006
  
  This fact sheet summarizes EPA's amendment to the list of
  hazardous wastes generated from specific sources to include
  six additional wastes.  The fact sheet also provides
  information on the addition of 58 specific materials to the
  list of commercial chemical products or manufacturing
  chemical intermediates that are hazardous wastes if
  discarded or intended to be discarded.
  
  CERCLA
  
  TITLE:  "The Brownfields Economic Redevelopment Initiative"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PR-990
  
  EPA is funding five new two-year demonstration pilots for
  redeveloping abandoned or underutilized and potentially
  contaminated industrial or commercial lands.  EPA s
  Brownfields Initiative is intended to help communities
  revitalize such properties, and thereby mitigate potential
  health risks and restore economic vitality to areas where
  they exist.  This booklet contains the application needed to
  apply to be considered for participation in the Brownfields
  Initiative.
  
  TITLE:  "Quality Management Plan for the Office of Emergency
  and Remedial Response"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB94-963 416
  
  The Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (OERR) Quality
  Assurance (QA) program is applicable to all intramural and
  extramural projects conducted by OERR in conjunction with
  the Regional Superfund offices and other Superfund program
  participants that are involved in Environmental Data
  Collection Activities (EDCAs).  This document discusses the
  objectives of the program and how they are to be
  implemented.
  
  TITLE:  "U.S. EPA Contract Laboratory Program:  Statement of
  Work for Inorganic Analysis Multi Media, High-Concentration"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 504
  
  This statement of work is part of the documentation for a
  contract between EPA and a commercial laboratory performing
  analyses in support of EPA Superfund Programs.  It includes
  the procedures for the preparation and analysis of high
  concentration samples that may or may not contain more than
  one phase (i.e., water miscible, non-water miscible and
  solid) for the presence and quantitation of 22 metals,
  cyanide, conductivity and pH.
  
  
  TITLE:  "Superfund Analytical Methods for Low Concentration
  Water for Organics Analysis"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 505
  
  This document contains the procedures for analyzing samples
  from drinking water wells and ground water supplies.  The
  method contains reporting and deliverables requirements,
  target compound list, contract required quantitation limits
  and analytical methods for volatiles, semivolatiles and
  pesticides.
  
  TITLE:  "U.S. EPA Contract Laboratory Program:  Statement of
  Work for Inorganic Analysis Multi Media, Multi-Concentration
  ILMO 3.0"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 506
  
  This statement of work is part of the documentation for a
  contract between EPA and a commercial laboratory performing
  analyses in support of EPA Superfund Programs.  It includes
  procedures for the preparation and analysis of aqueous
  (water) and solid (soil/sediment) samples by Inductively
  Coupled Plasma (ICP) and Atomic Absorption (AA) techniques
  for the presence and quantitation of indicated elements and
  cyanide.
  
  TITLE:  "U.S. EPA Contract Laboratory Program: Statement of
  Work for Organic Analysis Multi Media, Multi-concentration
  OLMO 1.0"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 508
  
  This statement of work is part of the documentation required
  for contracts between EPA and commercial laboratories
  performing analyses in support of EPA Superfund Programs. 
  It includes analytical procedures using the gas
  chromatographic/mass spectrometer (GC/MS) and/or gas
  chromatographic/extraction concentration (GC/EC) techniques
  in water and soil/sediment.  These procedures are used to
  identify and measure the concentration of volatile,
  semivolatile, and pesticide compounds listed on the Target
  Compound List.  This document includes revisions OLMU 1.1
  through 1.8.
  
  TITLE:  "U.S. EPA Contract Laboratory Program:  Statement of
  Work for Inorganic Analysis Multi Media, Multi-Concentration
  ILMO 1.0"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 515
  
  This statement of work is part of the documentation for a
  contract between EPA and a commercial laboratory performing
  analyses in support of EPA Superfund Programs.  It includes
  procedures for the preparation and analysis of aqueous
  (water) and solid (soil/sediment) samples by Inductively
  Coupled Plasma (ICP) and Atomic Absorption (AA) techniques
  for the presence and quantitation of indicated  elements and
  cyanide.
  
  TITLE:  "U.S. EPA Contract Laboratory Program:  Statement of
  Work for Inorganic Analysis Multi Media, Multi-Concentration
  SOW No. 788"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 516
  
  This statement of work is part of the documentation for a
  contract between EPA and a commercial laboratory performing
  analyses in support of EPA Superfund Programs.  It includes
  procedures for the preparation and analysis of aqueous
  (water) and solid (soil/sediment) samples by Inductively
  Coupled Plasma (ICP) and Atomic Absorption (AA) techniques
  for the presence and quantitation of indicated elements and
  cyanide.
  
  TITLE:  "Superfund Analytical Methods for Low Concentration
  Water for Organics Analysis"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 517
  
  This document includes procedures for analyzing samples from
  drinking water wells and ground water supplies.  The method
  contains reporting and deliverables requirements, target
  analyte list, contract required detection limits and
  analytical methods for metals, cyanide, and fluoride.
  
  TITLE:  "U.S. EPA Contract Laboratory Program:  National
  Functional Guidelines for Organic Data Review Multi-Media,
  Multi-Concentration (ILMO 1.0) and Low Concentration Water
  (OLCO 1.0)"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 519
  
  This document is designed to offer guidance on EPA Contract
  Laboratory Program (CLP) analytical data evaluation and
  review.  In some applications it may be used as a  standard
  operating procedure (SOP).  In other, more subjective areas,
  only general guidance is offered due to the complexities and
  uniqueness of data relative to specific samples.  Those
  areas where specific SOPS are possible are primarily areas
  in which definitive performance criteria are established. 
  These criteria are concerned with specifications that are
  not sample dependent; they specify performance requirements
  that should fully be under a laboratory s control.
  
  TITLE:  "U.S. EPA Contract Laboratory Program: Draft
  Statement of Work for Quick Turnaround Analysis"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 523
  
  The purpose of this statement of work is to provide
  analytical methods and associated quality control (QC)
  procedures and criteria that will result in the rapid
  analysis of hazardous waste samples and the generation of
  data of known and documented quality for use by EPA.
  
  TITLE:  "Laboratory Data Validation Functional Guidelines
  for Evaluating  Inorganics Analyses"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 525
  
  This document is designed to offer guidance in laboratory
  data evaluation and validation.  In some aspects, it is
  equivalent to a SOP.  In other, more subjective areas, only
  general guidance is offered due to the complexities and
  uniqueness of data relative to specific samples.  Those
  areas where specific SOPs are possible are primarily areas
  in which definitive performance requirements are
  established.
  
  TITLE:  "Laboratory Data Validation Functional Guidelines
  for Evaluating Organics Analyses"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 526
  
  This document is designed to offer guidance in laboratory
  data evaluation and validation.  In some aspects, it is
  equivalent to a SOP.  In other, more subjective areas, only
  general guidance is offered due to the complexities and
  uniqueness of data relative to specific samples.  Those
  areas where specific SOPS are possible are primarily areas
  in which definitive performance requirements are
  established.
  
  TITLE:  "Soil Screening Guidance"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 529
  
  The Soil Screening framework represents the first of several
  tools EPA plans to develop to standardize the evaluation and
  cleanup of contaminated soils.  SSLs streamline the remedial
  investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) process by
  accelerating and increasing consistency in decisions
  concerning soil contamination.
  
  TITLE:  "Draft Soil Screening Guidance: Issues Document"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 531
  
  This document contains the substantive discussion of various
  issues surrounding the application of the Draft Soil
  Screening Guidance.  The draft guidance has been developed
  as a tool to screen out areas of certain Superfund Sites
  from further assessment based on soil contamination levels,
  thus narrowing the scope of such assessments and expediting
  their completion.
  
  TITLE:  "Technical Background Document for Soil Screening
  Guidance - Review Draft"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.:  PB95-963 532
  
  This document contains the technical background for the
  application of the Draft Soil Screening Guidance.  The draft
  guidance has been developed as a tool to screen out areas of
  certain Superfund Sites from further assessment based on
  soil contamination levels, thus narrowing the scope of such
  assessments and expediting  their completion.  The Soil
  Screening framework represents the first of several tools
  EPA plans to develop to standardize the evaluation and
  cleanup of contaminated soils.  SSLs streamline the remedial
  investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) process by
  accelerating and increasing consistency in decisions
  concerning soil contamination.
  
  EPCRA
  
  TITLE:  "Toxics Release Inventory: List of Toxic Chemicals
  Within the Polychlorinated Alkanes Category and Guidance for
  Reporting"
  AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
  EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA745-R-95-001
  
  On November 30, 1994, EPA added 286 chemicals and chemical
  categories, which include 39 chemicals as part of the
  delineated categories, to the EPCRA Section 313 toxic
  chemical list.  EPA released this guidance document to
  assist industries who manufacture, process, or otherwise use
  polychlorinated alkanes in determining EPCRA Section 313
  reporting requirements.  This document discusses feedstocks
  used in the manufacture of polychlorinated alkanes, the
  chlorination of hydrocarbons, properties and uses of
  polychlorinated alkanes, and the structural requirements for
  chemicals within the polychlorinated alkanes category.  Also
  included are lists of some of the individual chemicals
  within the polychlorinated alkanes category and some
  mixtures that might contain chemicals within this compound
  category.
  
  TITLE:  "Toxics Release Inventory: Guidance for Reporting
  Toxic Chemicals Within the Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds
  Category"
  AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
  EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA745-R-95-003
  
  On November 30, 1994, EPA added 286 chemicals and chemical
  categories, which include 39 chemicals as part of the
  delineated categories, to the EPCRA Section 313 toxic
  chemical list.  EPA released this guidance document to
  assist industries who manufacture, process, or otherwise use
  polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs) in determining EPCRA
  Section 313 reporting requirements.  This document discusses
  the formation of PACs and potential sources from which PACs
  may be released.  Also included are lists of individual
  chemicals and mixtures that might contain chemicals within
  the PACs category.
  
  TITLE:  "Toxics Release Inventory: List of Toxic Chemicals
  Within the Nicotine and Salts Category"
  AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
  EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA745-R-95-004
  
  On November 30, 1994, EPA added 286 chemicals and chemical
  categories, which include 39 chemicals as part of the
  delineated categories, to the EPCRA Section 313 toxic
  chemical list.  EPA released this guidance document to
  assist industries who manufacture, process, or otherwise use
  nicotine and salts in determining EPCRA Section 313 
  reporting requirements.  This document provides a brief
  summary of EPCRA Section 313 reporting requirements and
  activity thresholds and lists of chemicals within the
  nicotine and salts compound category.  Also included is a
  list of mixtures that fall within the nicotine and salts
  category.  Neither of these lists are exhaustive.
  
  TITLE:  "Toxics Release Inventory: List of Toxic Chemicals
  Within the Strychnine and Salts Category"
  AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
  EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA745-R-95-005
  
  On November 30, 1994, EPA added 286 chemicals and chemical
  categories, which include 39 chemicals as part of the
  delineated categories, to the EPCRA Section 313 toxic
  chemical list.  EPA released this guidance document to
  assist industries who manufacture, process, or otherwise use
  strychnine and salts in determining EPCRA Section 313
  reporting requirements.  This document provides a brief
  summary of EPCRA Section 313 reporting requirements and
  activity thresholds and lists of chemicals within the
  strychnine and salts compound category.  Also included is a
  list of mixtures that fall within the strychnine and salts
  category.  Neither of these lists are exhaustive.
  
  TITLE:  "Toxics Release Inventory: Reporting Modifications
  Beginning With 1995 Reporting Year"
  AVAILABILITY:  Hotline
  EPA ORDER NO.:  EPA745-R-95-009
  
  Under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community
  Right-to-Know Act a list of toxic chemicals comprised of 300
  chemicals and 20 chemical categories was established for
  reporting requirements.  Section 313(d) authorizes EPA to
  add and delete chemicals from this list; the current list
  contains over 650 chemicals and chemical categories.  This
  document provides information to alert facilities of recent
  reporting modifications that are effective January 1, 1995. 
  The document discusses alternative threshold options,
  expansion of the toxic chemical list, and lists the newly
  added chemicals.
  
  OTHER
  
  TITLE:  "Monthly Hotline Report"
  AVAILABILITY:  NTIS
  NTIS ORDER NO.: See below
  
  Yearly Subscription PB95-922 400
                      530-R-95-002
  
  January 1995        PB95-922 401
                      530-R-95-002a
  
  February 1995       PB95-922 402
                      530-R-95-002b
  
  The reports contain questions that required EPA resolution
  or were frequently asked, publications availability, Federal 
  Register summaries, and Hotline call statistics.
  
  The Monthly Hotline Report Questions and Answers are also
  available for downloading at no charge from CLU-IN at (301)
  589-8366.
  
  
  FEDERAL REGISTERS
  
  FINAL RULES
  
  RCRA
  
  "Determination of Point of Generation for Municipal Waste
  Combustion Ash at Waste to Energy Facilities"
  February 3, 1995 (60 FR 6666)
  
  The Supreme Court, in City of Chicago v. Environmental
  Defense Fund, Inc., held on May 2, 1994, that ash generated
  by municipal waste to energy facilities is subject to
  regulation under RCRA Subtitle C.  Typically, fly ash, the
  ash that collects in the air pollution control devices, is
  more likely to exhibit the toxicity characteristic than
  either bottom ash, or combinations of fly ash and bottom
  ash.  Neither the Supreme Court's decision on ash nor any of
  EPA's previous policies address the point at which the
  facility owner must determine whether the ash exhibits the
  toxicity characteristic.  The Agency is therefore clarifying
  that the point of Subtitle C jurisdiction for this ash is at
  the exit of the combustion building following the
  combination and air pollution control processes.  This rule
  is effective February 3, 1995.
  
  "Regulatory Determination on Cement Kiln Dust"
  February 7, 1995 (60 FR 7366)
  
  When Congress enacted RCRA, it identified six categories of
  waste that were believed to pose less risk to human health
  and the environment.  Cement kiln dust (CKD) and the other
  special wastes were excluded from regulation under RCRA
  Section 3001 pending further study.  A Report to Congress
  required by Section 8002(o) was signed by the Administrator
  on December 30, 1994.  Based on this report, the Agency
  determined that additional regulation of CKD is warranted. 
  EPA intends to use its various authorities under the Clean
  Air Act, Clean Water Act, and RCRA to address the relevant
  pathways of potential contaminant releases from CKD.  Under
  Subtitle C of RCRA, the Agency will develop a set of
  standards for CKD to control releases to groundwater.  Until
  this set of standards is published by the Agency, however,
  CKD will retain the Bevill exemption.
  
  UST
  
  "Arkansas; Final Approval of State Underground Storage Tank
  Program"
  February 24, 1995 (60 FR 10331)
  
  EPA has made the tentative decision that Arkansas'
  application for final approval of its underground storage 
  tank program under Subtitle I of RCRA satisfies all of the
  requirements necessary to qualify for final approval.  As a
  consequence, EPA intends to grant final approval to the
  state to operate its program in lieu of the federal program
  unless public comment shows the need for further review. 
  Final authorization for the program shall be effective at
  1:00 p.m. on April 25, 1995, unless EPA publishes a prior
  Federal Register action withdrawing this final rule. 
  Comments on Arkansas' final authorization must be received
  on or before March 27, 1995.
  
  RCRA/CERCLA
  
  "Hazardous Waste Identification and Listing; Carbamate
  Production"
  February 9, 1995 (60 FR 7824)
  
  EPA is finalizing its March 1, 1994 (59 FR 9808), proposed
  rule to list as hazardous six wastes generated during the
  production of carbamate chemicals.  Further, the Agency is
  also adding 58 chemicals to the list of commercial chemical
  products in Section 261.33.  This action also adds these
  newly listed chemicals to the CERCLA list of hazardous
  substances in Section 302.4.  EPA is deferring action on 12
  specific chemicals and four generic categories and providing an
  exemption from the definition of hazardous waste under RCRA
  for certain wastes, if the generator demonstrates that
  hazardous air pollutants are not being discharged or
  volatilized during waste treatment.  Finally, the Agency is
  also exempting from the definition of hazardous wastes
  biological treatment sludges generated from the treatment of
  certain wastes provided the sludges do not display any of
  the characteristics of a hazardous waste.  This rule is
  effective on August 9, 1995.
  
  CERCLA
  
  "National Priorities List; Boise Cascade/Onan
  Corp./Medtronics, Inc."
  February 15, 1995 (60 FR 8570)
  
  EPA announced the deletion of the Boise Cascade/Onan
  Corp./Medtronics, Inc. Site in Minnesota, from the National
  Priorities List.  The Agency published a notice of its
  intent to delete the site on October 26, 1994 (59 FR 53773). 
  EPA and the State of Minnesota determined that no further
  cleanup under CERCLA is appropriate and that remedial
  actions at the site have been protective of public health,
  welfare, and the environment.  The effective date of this
  action is February 15, 1995.
  
  "National Priorities List; Olmstead County Sanitary
  Landfill"
  February 15, 1995 (60 FR 8570)
  
  EPA announced the deletion of the Olmstead County Sanitary
  Landfill Site in Minnesota, from the National Priorities
  List.  The Agency published a notice of its intent to delete
  the site on October 13, 1994 (59 FR 51933).  EPA and the
  State of  Minnesota determined that no further cleanup under
  CERCLA is appropriate and that remedial actions at the site
  have been protective of public health, welfare, and the
  environment.  The effective date of this action is February
  15, 1995.
  
  EPCRA
  
  "Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Butyl Benzyl Phthalate"
  February 17, 1995 (60 FR 9299)
  
  EPA granted a petition to delete butyl benzyl phthalate
  (BBP) from the list of toxic chemicals under EPCRA Section
  313.  The rule is effective on February 17, 1995, and
  relieves facilities of their obligation to report releases
  of BBP beginning with the 1994 reporting year.
  
  PROPOSED RULES
  
  RCRA
  
  "Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Proposed
  Extension"
  February 1, 1995 (60 FR 6054)
  
  EPA is proposing to grant a petition submitted under Section
  260.22 by the U.S. Department of Energy, Richland,
  Washington.  If the proposed decision is finalized, certain
  solid wastes generated at the Hanford facility will be
  conditionally excluded from regulation under Subtitle C of
  RCRA.  The Agency is also proposing the use of a fate and
  transport model to evaluate the potential impact of the
  petitioned waste on human health and the environment, based
  on the waste-specific information provided by the
  petitioner.  Comments must be submitted on or before March
  3, 1995.
  
  CERCLA
  
  "National Priorities List; Wilson's Concepts Superfund Site"
  February 10, 1995 (60 FR 7934)
  
  EPA Region IV announced its intent to delete the Wilson's
  Concepts Superfund Site, located in Pompano Beach, Florida,
  from the National Priorities List.  EPA and the State of
  Florida determined that no further cleanup under CERCLA is
  appropriate and that remedial actions at the site have been
  protective of public health, welfare, and the environment. 
  Comments concerning the site may be submitted on or before
  March 13, 1995.
  
  "National Priorities List for Uncontrolled Hazardous Waste
  Sites"
  February 13, 1995 (60 FR 8212)
  
  EPA proposed to add seven new sites to the general section
  of the National Priorities List (NPL) and two new sites to
  the federal facilities section.  Comments must be submitted
  on or before April 14, 1995.
   
  "National Priorities List; Cemetery Dump Site"
  February 15, 1995 (60 FR 8616)
  
  EPA announced its intent to delete the Cemetery Dump Site,
  located in Rose Township, Michigan, from the National
  Priorities List.  EPA and the State of Michigan determined
  that no further cleanup under CERCLA is appropriate and that
  remedial actions at the site have been protective of public
  health, welfare, and the environment.  Comments concerning
  the site may be submitted on or before March 17, 1995.
  
  NOTICES
  
  
  RCRA
  
  "Wyoming; Partial Program Adequacy Determination of the
  Municipal Solid Waste Permit Program"
  February 1, 1995 (60 FR 6088)
  
  Pursuant to RCRA Section 4005(c)(1)(C), EPA gave notice of a
  tentative determination, public hearing, and public comment
  period concerning the adequacy of Wyoming's municipal solid
  waste landfill permit program.  The public hearing is
  tentatively scheduled for March 13, 1995.  Comments must be
  submitted on or before March 13, 1995.
  
  "Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste; Dye and
  Pigment Industries; Public Hearing"
  February 8, 1995 (60 FR 7513)
  
  EPA announced that it will hold a public hearing on the
  December 22, 1994 (59 FR 66072), proposed rule concerning
  wastes generated by the dye and pigment industries.  This
  rule proposed to list as hazardous five wastes generated
  during the production of dyes and pigments, proposed not to
  list six other wastes from these industries, and proposed to
  defer action on three wastes due to insufficient
  information.  The public hearings will be held on March 15,
  1995, in Washington, DC.  Requests to make oral statements
  at the meeting must be submitted on or before March 1, 1995.
  
  "Hazardous Waste Management System; Land Disposal
  Restrictions"
  February 8, 1995 (60 FR 7536)
  
  EPA is approving the application submitted by Great Lakes
  Chemical Corporation requesting an extension of the June 30,
  1994, effective date of the RCRA land disposal restrictions
  treatment standards applicable to K117, K118, K131, K132,
  and F039.  Great Lakes Chemical Company will therefore be
  able to land dispose of these wastes without being subject
  to the land disposal restrictions until June 30, 1995.  The
  approval of this extension is effective January 31, 1995.
  
   "Hazardous Waste Management System; Land Disposal
  Restrictions"
  February 14, 1995 (60 FR 8378)
  
  EPA proposes to grant a modification to the exemption from
  the ban on disposal of certain hazardous wastes through
  injection wells to Chemical Waste Management (CWM) for its
  site at Vickery, Ohio.  If granted, this modification would
  allow CWM to inject regulated wastes beyond the effective
  date of a ban on such injection.  Comments must be received
  on or before March 31, 1995.
  
  "New Hampshire; Final Determination of Full Program Adequacy
  of State Municipal Solid Waste Permit Program"
  February 14, 1995 (60 FR 8384)
  
  Pursuant to RCRA Section 4005(c)(1)(C), EPA gave notice of a
  final determination approving the adequacy of New
  Hampshire's municipal solid waste landfill permit program. 
  The effective date of this rule is February 14, 1995.
  
  "Proposed Consent Decree; Taylor Lumber & Treating, Inc."
  February 22, 1995 (60 FR 9860)
  
  A Consent Decree in United States v. Taylor Lumber &
  Treating, Inc. was lodged with the U.S. District Court for
  the District of Oregon, on February 8, 1995.  Pursuant to
  RCRA Sections 3008(a), (g), and (h), EPA filed a complaint
  against the defendant for alleged violations associated with
  owning and operating a hazardous waste land disposal
  facility without a permit or interim status.  Under the
  proposed Consent Decree, the settling party will complete
  closure of a concrete vault in which hazardous waste was
  disposed, conduct a RCRA Facility Investigation and perform
  corrective action at its facility.  In addition, the
  settling party will pay a civil penalty of $70,000 for the
  violations associated with the concrete vault.  DOJ will
  receive comments for a period of 30 days from the date of
  publication.
  
  "Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and
  Listing of Hazardous Waste"
  February 23, 1995 (60 FR 10052)
  
  EPA is extending the comment period on its December 29, 1994
  (59 FR 67256), proposal to conditionally allow residual
  materials from the high temperature metal recovery treatment
  of specified hazardous wastes to be used in road
  construction and as an anti-skid/deicing material on road
  surfaces.  The public comment period for the proposed rule
  was originally scheduled to end February 13, 1995.  The
  Agency has extended its comment period until April 14, 1995.
  
  "Chemical Manufacturing Association/EPA Boilers and
  Industrial Furnaces Workshop Edited Transcript; Notice of
  Availability"
  February 27, 1995 (60 FR 10587)
  
  EPA announced the availability of an edited transcript of
  the Boiler and Industrial Furnace (BIF) Rule and Compliance 
  Workshop presented by EPA for members of the Chemical
  Manufacturing Association (CMA) in March 1994.  The edited
  transcript contains clarification of and guidance on the
  existing BIF regulations.  The transcript will be available
  to the public on or after March 1995.
  
  RCRA/CERCLA
  
  "Hazardous Waste Site Characterization; Vendor Field
  Analytical and Characterization Technologies System"
  February 21, 1995 (60 FR 9685)
  
  EPA invites vendors of innovative monitoring and measurement
  technologies for hazardous waste site characterization to
  participate in the Vendor Field Analytical and
  Characterization Technologies System (Vendor FACTS).  The
  Office of Research and Development and the Technology
  Innovation Office of OSWER are developing Vendor FACTS to
  disseminate information on innovative techniques for site
  characterization and to promote the use of cost effective
  methods for on-site monitoring and measurement.  EPA intends
  to provide Vendor FACTS to the public free of charge, and
  anticipates version 1.0 to be released in the third quarter
  of 1995.  Vendors wishing to apply for inclusion in the
  database should submit a Vendor Information Form (VIF) to
  EPA on or before April 30, 1995.
  
  CERCLA
  
  "Proposed Consent Decree; Miami County Incinerator and
  Landfill Site"
  February 1, 1995 (60 FR 6292)
  
  A Consent Decree in United States v. Container Corporation
  of America was lodged with the U.S. District Court for the
  Southern District of Ohio on January 17, 1995.  The proposed
  settlement requires the settling parties to pay $3.1 million
  to the Hazardous Substances Superfund to resolve claims for
  past response costs and future oversight costs incurred in
  connection with the Miami County Incinerator and Landfill
  Site in Troy, Ohio.  DOJ will receive comments for a period
  of 30 days from the date of publication.
  
  "Natural Resource Damage Assessments: Type A Procedure for
  Great Lakes Environment" 
  February 7, 1995 (60 FR 7154)
  
  The Department of Interior (DOI) is extending its comment
  period on its August 8, 1994 (59 FR 40319), proposed
  revisions to the "type A" procedures for assessing damages
  from relatively minor discharges or releases in the Great
  Lakes to make it coextensive with the comment period for a
  similar proposed "type A" procedure for coastal and marine
  environments.  Comments must be submitted on or before July
  6, 1995.
  
  "Natural Resource Damage Assessments: Type A Procedures for
  Coastal and Marine Environments"
  February 7, 1995 (60 FR 7155)
  
  The Department of Interior (DOI) is extending the comment
  period on its December 8, 1994 (59 FR 63300), proposal to
  simplify the "type A" procedure for assessing damages from
  relatively minor discharges or releases in coastal and
  marine environments.  Comments must be submitted on or
  before July 6, 1995. 
  
  "Proposed Administrative Settlement; Peak Oil Superfund
  Site"
  February 7, 1995 (60 FR 7198)
  
  EPA proposed to enter into a de minimis administrative
  settlement under CERCLA Section 122(g).  The proposed
  settlement requires the approximately 700 settling parties
  to reimburse the Hazardous Substances Superfund for response
  costs incurred in connection with the Peak Oil Superfund
  Site.  The Agency will receive comments for a period of 30
  days from the date of publication.
  
  "Proposed Consent Decree; Carolina Production Plating"
  February 8, 1995 (60 FR 7583)
  
  A Consent Decree in Catherine and Philip J. Celestin,
  Bankruptcy No. A-B-87-00183, was lodged with the U.S.
  District Court for the Western District of North Carolina on
  January 20, 1995.  The proposed settlement requires the
  bankruptcy estate to pay 80% of the net sales proceeds from
  the sale of Carolina Production Plating facility located in
  Asheville, North Carolina, to the Hazardous Substances
  Superfund.  DOJ will receive comments for a period of 30
  days from the date of publication.
  
  "Proposed Administrative Settlement; Coast Wood Preserving
  Superfund Site"
  February 10, 1995 (60 FR 7965)
  
  EPA proposed to enter into an administrative settlement
  under CERCLA Section 122(h).  The proposed settlement
  requires the settling party to reimburse the government
  $161,000 for response costs incurred in connection with the
  Coast Wood Preserving Superfund Site in Ukiah, California. 
  The Agency will receive comments for a period of 30 days
  from the date of publication.
  
  "Proposed Administrative Settlement; Lowry Landfill Site"
  February 10, 1995 (60 FR 7965)
  
  EPA proposed to enter into a de minimis administrative
  settlement under CERCLA Section 122(g).  The proposed
  administrative order on consent settlement requires the
  settling party to pay the Hazardous Substances Superfund
  $314,587.65 to resolve its liability related to response
  actions at the Lowry Landfill Site in Arapahoe, Colorado. 
  Comments must be submitted on or before March 13, 1995.
  
  "Proposed Consent Decree; Koppers Co., Inc. Superfund Site"
  February 15, 1995 (60 FR 8375)
   
  A Consent Decree in United States v. Beazer East, Inc. was
  lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District
  of North Carolina, Western Division on January 26, 1995. 
  The proposed settlement requires the settling party to pay
  the United States $1,023,475.15 for response costs incurred
  in connection with the Koppers Co., Inc. Superfund Site in
  Morrisville, North Carolina.  DOJ will receive comments for
  a period of 30 days from the date of publication.
  
  "Proposed Administrative Settlement; Hillsdale Drum
  Superfund Site"
  February 15, 1995 (60 FR 8659)
  
  EPA proposed to enter into an administrative settlement with
  37 parties under CERCLA Section 122(h) to resolve claims for
  past response costs at the Hillsdale Drum Superfund Site in
  St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.  The Agency will receive
  comments for a period of 30 days from the date of
  publication.
  
  "Proposed Consent Decree; Diamond Shamrock Superfund Site"
  February 16, 1995 (60 FR 9050)
  
  A Consent Decree in United States v. Henkel Corp. was lodged
  with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of
  Georgia, on January 26, 1995.  The proposed settlement
  requires the settling party to pay the United States for
  past and future response costs incurred in connection with
  the Diamond Shamrock Superfund Site in Cedartown, Georgia. 
  In addition, the settling party will implement the remedy
  selected for the site in the Record of Decision.  DOJ will
  receive comments for a period of 30 days from the date of
  publication.
  
  "Proposed Consent Decree; Lipari Landfill Superfund Site"
  February 16, 1995 (60 FR 9051)
  
  A Consent Decree in United States v. Nick Lipari was lodged
  with the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey,
  on January 30, 1995.  The proposed settlement requires the
  settling party to pay the United States and the State of New
  Jersey $1,350,000 plus interest for response costs incurred
  in connection with the Lipari Landfill Superfund Site in
  Mantua Township, New Jersey.  DOJ will receive comments for
  a period of 30 days from the date of publication.
  
  "Proposed Administrative Settlement; Resource Services, Inc.
  Site" 
  February 24, 1995 (60 FR 10393)
  
  EPA proposed to enter into an administrative settlement
  under CERCLA Section 122(h) on December 22, 1994.  The
  proposed settlement requires the settling parties to pay
  $50,000 to the Hazardous Substances Superfund toward past
  response costs incurred in connection with the Resource
  Services, Inc. Site in Springfield, Missouri.  The Agency
  will receive comments for a period of 30 days from the date
  of publication. 
   
  "Proposed Consent Decree; Environtek I Superfund Site"
  February 24, 1995 (60 FR 10408)
  
  A Consent Decree in United States v. Adflex Corporation was
  lodged with the U.S. District Court for the Western District
  of New York, on January 6, 1995.  The proposed settlement
  requires the settling party to reimburse the Hazardous
  Substances Superfund $1,098,771.37 for response costs
  incurred in connection with the Environtek I Superfund Site
  in Tonawanda, New York.  DOJ will receive comments for a
  period of 30 days from the date of publication.
  
  "Proposed Administrative Settlement; Metamora Landfill"
  February 28, 1995 (60 FR 10849)
  
  EPA proposed to enter into an administrative settlement
  under CERCLA Section 122(h).  The proposed settlement
  requires: 1) the settling party to reimburse EPA $322,256
  for response costs incurred in connection with the Metamora
  Landfill Site; 2) the settling party to assign to EPA all
  payments and rights to receive payments from and including
  March 1, 1995, pursuant to its Land Contract Receivable and
  its Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement; 3) the settling party
  to waive all claims against the United States that arise out
  of response activities conducted at the site; and 4) EPA to
  afford the settling party a covenant not to sue for all
  response costs incurred and to be incurred at the site upon
  satisfactory completion of obligations under the settlement. 
  The site is currently being remediated pursuant to the terms
  of a Consent Decree entered by the United States District
  Court for the Eastern District of Michigan Southern
  Division-Flint, on March 17, 1993.  Comments on the proposed
  settlement must be submitted to the Agency on or before
  March 30, 1995.
  
  EPCRA
  
  "Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution
  Prevention Requirements; Notice of Federal Facility
  Workshops" 
  February 23, 1995 (60 FR 10081)
  
  EPA will hold a series of ten, three-day workshops for
  federal agency personnel on the requirements of Presidential
  Executive Order 12856, Federal Compliance with Right-to-Know
  Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements.  The workshops
  will be held during the months of March, April, and May of
  1995.  Registration will be taken on a first-come-first-
  served basis until two weeks prior to the start of each
  workshop.
  
  ATSDR
  
  "Quarterly Public Health Assessments" 
  February 8, 1995 (60 FR 7572)
  
  ATSDR announced the completion of public health assessments
  for 27 NPL sites and for three non-NPL sites.  The health
  assessments are available for viewing at the Division of
  Health Assessment and  Consultation at ATSDR in Atlanta,
  Georgia.  In addition, they are also available by mail from
  the National Technical Information Service.
  
  Environmental Education
  
  "National Environmental Education and Training Foundation,
  Inc., Announcement of a New Appointment to the Board of
  Directors" 
  February 24, 1995 (60 FR 10386)
  
  The National Environmental Education Act of 1990 created the
  National Environmental Education and Training Foundation. 
  This non-profit organization will develop and support a
  grant program to promote innovative environmental education
  and training programs and will develop partnerships with
  government and other organizations to administer projects
  that promote the development of an environmentally literate
  public.  As required by the Act, the Administrator of EPA
  appointed a new member to the foundation's board of
  directors.
  
  Environmental Health Committee
  
  "Dioxin Reassessment Review; Preliminary Announcement" 
  February 13, 1995 (60 FR 8233)
  
  The Environmental Health Committee and the Indoor Air
  Quality/Human Exposure Committee of the Science Advisory
  Board will meet jointly during the time period from late
  March to mid-April to review EPA's assessment of 2, 3, 7, 8-
  TCDD dioxin.  Anyone wishing to make a presentation at the
  meeting should submit a written statement to the Science
  Advisory Board on or before March 10, 1995.  Persons wishing
  to submit written materials for consideration by the
  committees, but not desiring to make an oral presentation,
  may do so any time prior to the meeting.
  
  Environmental Justice
  
  "Application for Brownfields Economic Redevelopment
  Initiative" 
  February 21, 1995 (60 FR 9684)
  
  EPA extended its application deadline for the Brownfields
  Economic Redevelopment Initiative until April 17, 1995. 
  From those applications that are received by the original
  deadline, March 1, 1995, EPA intends to select five pilot
  projects by May 17, 1995.  From the remaining applications
  received on or before this date and from the applications
  received on or before April 17, 1995, EPA intends to select
  ten pilot projects by July 21, 1995.  The effective date of
  this action is December 1, 1994.
  
  Office of Research and Development
  
  "Reducing Uncertainty in Risk Assessment and Improving Risk
  Reduction Approaches; Grants for Research" 
  February 9, 1995 (60 FR 7766)
   
  EPA is requesting applications for research grants in the
  following areas: human health risk assessment, indoor air
  quality in large office buildings, air pollutants
  (particulate matter, tropospheric ozone, and toxics), and
  regional hydrologic vulnerability to global climate change. 
  Applications must be received on or before April 17, 1995.
  
  Pollution Prevention
  
  "Socioeconomic Projects Related to Pollution Prevention;
  Solicitation for Proposals" 
  February 24, 1995 (60 FR 10388)
  
  EPA is seeking proposals for projects related to pollution
  prevention that further the objectives of the President's
  Environmental Technology Initiative (ETI).  EPA will direct
  approximately $3.5 million during Fiscal Year 1995 to
  nonprofit organizations under this initiative.  In
  particular, the Agency is seeking pollution prevention
  proposals averaging $150,000 per year with a maximum
  duration of two years that support the following objectives:
  1) adapting EPA's policy, regulatory, and compliance
  framework to promote innovation; 2) strengthening the
  capacity of technology developers and users to succeed in
  environmental innovation; and 3) accelerating the diffusion
  of innovative technologies at home and abroad.  Applications
  must be received on or before May 1, 1995.
  
  TSCA
  
  "State Accreditation and Certification Programs for Lead-
  Based Paint Professionals" 
  February 27, 1995 (60 FR 10583)
  
  EPA intends to award grants to states, territories, and
  federally recognized Indian governing bodies to develop and
  carry out authorized accreditation and certification
  programs for professionals engaged in lead-based paint
  activities pursuant to TSCA.  The Agency anticipates that
  $12,500,000 will be available for awards to eligible
  recipients during Fiscal Year 1995.  Applications for the
  grants must be submitted to the appropriate EPA regional
  office on or before March 31, 1995.  EPA will make its award
  decisions by September 30, 1995.
  
  
  
  CALL STATISTICS
  
  Caller Profile
  
  RCRA/UST Hotline
  
  Regulated Community                  5,390
  Citizens                               284
  State & Local Govt./Native American    226
  Federal Agencies                       142
  Educational Institutions               117
  EPA                                    107
  Media                                   12
  Interest Groups                         18
  Congress                                 2
  International                            9
  Other                                   75
  Referrals*                             499
  Transfers to EPCRA/Superfund Hotline*  492
  Document Retrieval Line*               308
  Message Retrieval Line*                659
  
  
  TOTAL                                8,340
  
  Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act/Superfund
  Hotline
  
  Manufacturers
    Food/Tobacco                          71
    Textiles                              21
    Apparel                               12
    Lumber & Wood                         24
    Furniture                             29
    Paper                                 46
    Printing & Publishing                 44
    Chemicals                            251
    Petroleum & Coal                     127
    Rubber and Plastics                   55
    Leather                               17
    Stone, Clay & Glass                   46
    Primary Metals                        37
    Fabricated Metals                     99
    Machinery (Excluding Electrical)      31
    Electrical&Electronic Equipment       86
    Transportation Equipment              33
    Instruments                           32
    Misc. Manufacturing                  158
  
  Subtotal                             1,219
  Consultants/Engineers                2,118
  Attorneys                              503
  Citizens                               243
  Public Interest Groups                  48
  Educational Institutions                92
  EPA                                     78
  Federal Agencies                       145
  GOCOs                                    4
  Congress                                 6
  State Officials/SERCs                  125
  Local Officials/LEPCs                  160
  Fire Departments                        29
  Hospitals/Laboratories                 106
  Trade Associations                      42
  Union/Labor                             10
  Farmers                                 18
  Distributors                            57
  Insurance Companies                     10
  Media/Press                             15
  Native Americans                         1
  International                            5
  Other                                  170
  Referrals*                             305
  Transfers to RCRA/UST Hotline*         393
  Document Retrieval Line*                50
  Message Retrieval Line*                167
  
  TOTAL                                6,119
  
  
  RCRA GENERAL                           587
  SUBTITLE C
  Hazardous Waste Id. - General       1,694(1)
    Toxicity Characteristic (TC)         223
    Wood Preserving Wastes                18
    Listing of Used Oil                   49
    Fluff                                  6
    Mercury-Containing Lamps             404
  Radioactive Mixed Waste                 21
  Delisting Petitions                     43
  Hazardous Waste Recycling             336(1)
  Generators                            662(1)
  Small Quantity Generators              215
  Transporters                            92
  Exports/Imports                         23
  TSDF General                          596(1)
    Treatment                            132
    Storage                              113
    Disposal                              67
    Siting Facilities                      5
    Capacity                               3
  Land Disposal Restrictions            813(1)
  Permits and Permitting                 209
  Corrective Action                      291
  Liability/Enforcement                  139
  Test Methods                           142
  Health Effects                          14
  Combustion - General                    91
    Permitting                            26
    Tech. Standards/Combustion Units      25
    Waste Minimization                    38
    Risk Assessment                        9
  Waste Minimization/
    Pollution Prevention                 167
  State Programs                         113
  Hazardous Waste Data                    46
  Military Munitions                       6
  SUBTITLE D
  Household Hazardous Wastes             234
  Subtitle D - General                  480(1)
    Siting Facilities                     25
    Combustion                           139
  Industrial Waste                        17
  Solid Waste Recycling - General       430(1)
    Aluminum                               7
    Batteries                             14
    Glass                                  6
    Paper                                 12
    Plastics                              27
    Tires                                 31
    Used Oil                             188
  Composting                              15
  Markets - General                       39
    Aluminum                               7
    Batteries                              6
    Compost                                4
    Glass                                  7
    Paper                                  5
    Plastics                               8
    Tires                                 12
    Used Oil                              44
  Procurement General                     20
    Building Insulation                    1
    Cement/Cement Products with Fly Ash    5
    Paper and Paper Products               5
    Re-Refined Lubricating Oil             6
    Retread Tires                          4
  Source Reduction/Pollution Prevention   54
  Grant and Financing                      5
  OTHER WASTES
  Ash                                     22
  Bevill Amendment (Mining Waste)         29
  Medical Waste                          144
  Oil and Gas                              4
  
  TOTAL                               9,474*
  * Includes 2,499 RCRA document requests.
  
  
  UST
  
  General/Misc.                         236(1)
  Applicability/Definitions              133
  Regulated Substances                    25
  Standards for New Tank Systems          35
  Tank Standards and Upgrading            56
  Operating Requirements                  18
  Release Detection                      131
  Release Reporting & Investigation       32
  Corrective Action for USTs              99
  Out-of-Service/Closure                  65
  Financial Responsibility                39
  State Programs                          30
  Liability/Enforcement                   38
  LUST Trust Fund                         14
                                            
  TOTAL                                 951*
  * Includes 392 UST document requests.
  
  
  EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
  
  General:
    General Title III Questions          505
    Trade Secrets                         12
    Enforcement                           11
    Liability/Citizen Suits                7
    Training                              21
    Chemical-Specific Information         26
  
  Emergency Planning (Sections 301-303):
    General                              127
    Notification Requirements             28
    SERC/LEPC Issues                      55
    EHSs/TPQs                            108
    Risk Communication/Hazards Analysis   18
    Exemptions                             7
  Emergency Release Notification (Section 304):
    General                               68
    Notification Requirements             65
    Reportable Quantities                 79
    CERCLA Section 103 vs. SARA 
      Section 304                         49
    ARIP/AHEDB/ERNS                       11
    Exemptions                            24
  Hazardous Chemical Reporting
  (Sections 311-312):                       
    General                              275
    MSDS Reporting Requirements          206
    Tier I/II Requirements             1,158
    Thresholds                           281
    Hazard Categories                     43
    Mixtures Reporting                   101
    Exemptions                           272
  Toxic Chemical Release Inventory (Section 313):
    General                              252
    Reporting Requirements               320
    Thresholds                           170
    Form R Completion                    341
    Supplier Notification                 36
    NOTEs/NOSEs/NONs                       2
    Voluntary Revisions                   17
    Pollution Prevention 33/50            17
    Public Access to Data                 39
    TRI Database                          49
    Petitions                             42
    TRI Expansion                        185
    Exemptions                            75
   Special Topics:
   CAA Section 112
       General                            36
       RMPs                               36
       List of Regulated Substances       33
    Federal Facilities Executive Order    54
  
  TOTAL                                5,261
  *Includes 1,558 Emergency Planning and Community 
  Right-to-Know document requests
  
  
  SUPERFUND
  
  General/Misc.                          191
  Access & Information Gathering          35
  Administrative Improvements               
    General                               57
    Environmental Justice/Brownfields   263(1)
    SACM/Presumptive Remedies             78
    Soil Screening Levels                112
  Administrative Record                   16
  ARARs                                   82
  CERCLIS                                101
  Citizen Suits                            8
  Claims Against Fund                      9
  Clean-Up Costs                          33
  Clean-Up Standards                     104
  Community Involvement                   41
  Contract Lab Program (CLP)              20
  Contractor Indemnification               6
  Contracts                                9
  Definitions                             19
  Enforcement                             63
  Federal Facilities                      26
  Hazardous Substances                    94
  HRS                                     26
  Liability                               56
  Local Gov't Reimbursement                7
  Natural Resource Damages                 9
  NCP                                     37
  Notification                            52
  NPL                                   167(1)
  Off Site Rule                           18
  OSHA                                    14
  PA/SI                                   23
  PRPs                                    30
  RD/RA                                   17
  Reauthorization                         35
  Remedial                               112
  Removal                                 44
  RI/FS                                   33
  Risk Assess./Health Effects             61
  ROD                                     36
  RQ                                    204(1)
  Settlements                             26
  SITE Program                            27
  State Participation                     14     
  State Program                            7
  TAGs                                     3
  Taxes                                    5
  
  Special Topics
    Oil Pollution Act                     21
    SPCC Regulations                      19
    Radiation Site Cleanup                16
  
                                            
  TOTAL                               2,486*
  *Includes 852 Superfund document requests.
  
  
  TOTAL HOTLINE QUESTIONS,
  DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND
  REFERRALS:                          18,172
  
  
  (1) Hot topics for the month