Enclosure 1
ENCLOSURE 1

INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST FOR

Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations

This information collection request is being conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 

Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) to assist the EPA Administrator in developing emission standards for 

Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112. The survey is being sent 

under the authority of Section 114 of the CAA. 

BACKGROUND:

Section 112 (d) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) calls for EPA to promulgate national technology-based emission 

standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for sources emitting one or more of the HAP listed in CAA 

section 112(b). For major sources, these technology-based standards must reflect the maximum degree of 

emissions reductions of HAP achievable (after considering cost, energy requirements, and nonair quality 

health and environmental impacts). In addition, under CAA section 112(d)(6), EPA is required to review 

the technology-based standards and revise them “as necessary (taking into account developments in 

practices, processes, and control technologies)” no less frequently than every 8 years. Furthermore, we are 

required by section 112(f) (2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to assess the risk remaining (residual risk) eight 

years after the promulgation of maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards under section 

112(d). If we find the residual risk fails to protect public health with an ample margin of safety or to prevent 

(taking into consideration various factors) adverse environmental effects, we are required to promulgate 

more stringent standards. 

The Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations maximum achievable control technology (MACT) standards 

were promulgated on July 1, 1996 (see 61 FR 34140). We are collecting specific detailed information to 

support development of standards as part of our review as described above. Please note this survey is for offsite waste and recovery operations only. 

CAA section 114(a) states that the Administrator may require any person who owns or operates any emission 

source, who manufactures emission control equipment or process equipment, who the Administrator believes 

may have information necessary for the purposes set forth in section 114(a), or who is subject to any 

requirement of the CAA (other than certain provisions under Title II), to provide EPA with information for 

the following purposes:

1. Developing or assisting in the development of the following:

a. State implementation plans (§§ 110 and 111(d));

b. New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) (§ 111);

c. National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) (§ 112);

d. Solid waste combustion or other related solid waste regulations (§ 129);

2. Determining whether any person is in violation of any standards or requirements developed under 

the authorities cited above; or

3. Carrying out any provision under the CAA (except certain provisions under Title II).

The Administrator may require that those persons identified above do the following so the Administrator 

may have the information necessary for the items listed in #1-3:

 establish and maintain records; 

 make reports; 
 install, use, and maintain monitoring equipment, and use audit procedures, or methods; 

 sample emissions (in accordance with such procedures or methods, at such locations, at such 

intervals, during such periods, and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe); 

 keep records on control equipment parameters, production variables or other indirect data when 

direct monitoring of emissions is impractical; 

 submit compliance certifications in accordance with section 114(a)(3); and 

 provide such other information as the Administrator may reasonably require.

DIRECTIONS: 

 All recipients must complete and return this survey by April 10, 2013.

 Please identify clearly any response(s) that you consider to be confidential business 

information (CBI). Any responses not so identified will be included in a publicly available 

database. Refer to Enclosures 3, 4, 5, and 6 for more information on the treatment of CBI and a list 

of information you may be asked to submit later to substantiate a claim of confidentiality.

DEFINITIONS: For the purposes of this ICR only, terms used have the meanings attributed to them in 40 

CFR 63.681. 

CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS INFORMATION (CBI): 

Please indicate if any CBI is included in this survey response: Y N 

OFF-SITE WASTE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS

We believe that you own a facility that has Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations. If you believe that 

this survey does not pertain to you, please indicate your reason below: 

 The Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations are permanently shut down. Please also identify the 

date the Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations were shut down, what steps were taken to close the

equipment or stop operations, and if you still have a permit.

The Clean Harbors Services, Inc. facility in Chicago, IL ceased accepting offsite waste in July, 2012. 

The facility went through RCRA closure and submitted the final closure reports to IEPA & USEPA 

in February, 2013. The RCRA permit will remain in place for post-closure care and corrective action 

only. The Title V that was converted to a FESOP has been closed.____________________________

 No Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations at this facility. Please identify the operations at the 

facility. 

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If your facility does not have Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations, please respond as soon as 

possible. We will review that information and respond as to whether you need to complete any other part 

of the survey.
Other ICR 

Response Info.
From: Kissell, Mary

To: Lesley Stobert

Subject: FW: OSWRO Submittal

Date: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 3:09:09 PM

Attachments: Chicago oswro_ENCLOSURE_1_mar_8[1].docx

-----Original Message-----

From: Laubsted, James R [mailto:laubstedj@cleanharbors.com]

Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 2:14 PM

To: Kissell, Mary

Subject: OSWRO Submittal

I am submitting Enclosure 1 as response to EPA's request for information from:

Clean Harbors Services, Inc.

11800 S. Stony Island Avenue

Chicago, IL 60617

The facility had downsized operations in 2008 and reduced the facility to six employees. In 2012 the

decision was made to close the site. Much of the site has been demolished and only containment

structures are left in the former waste storage/treatment areas.

If you have any questions regarding this submittal, please email me oor contact me at 630-854-2549.

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The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may

contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use

of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the

intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact Clean Harbors

Environmental Services at 781.792.5555 and delete the material from any computer.