Hanford Environmental Report - November 9, 2001

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	Hanford Environmental Report
Dedicated to Environmental Compliance

Volume 23, Number 11 - November 9, 2001

From Washington D.C.:

EPA ISSUES GUIDANCE ON RECOGNIZING COMPLETION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION ACTIVITIES AT RCRA FACILITIES

On October 2, 2001, EPA published a notice (66 FR 50195) in the Federal Register announcing that draft guidance on "Recognizing Completion of Corrective Action Activities at RCRA Facilities" was available for public review and comment. The guidance was developed to assist EPA and State regulators on when to make a determination that corrective action activities at contaminated sites are completed. The guidance also provides direction on proper procedures for determining that a cleanup action is complete and is to be used at contaminated treatment, storage, and disposal facilities that are cleaned up under the RCRA corrective action program. This determination of completion is intended to promote transfer of ownership of property and can help return previously used commercial and industrial properties to productive use. According to the guidance, EPA and state regulators should make a determination that corrective action is complete when a review of the remedy indicates that releases have been addressed as necessary to protect human health and the environment.

The draft guidance does not impose legally-binding requirements on EPA, States, or the regulated community and may not apply to a particular situation based upon the circumstances. EPA and State regulators retain the discretion to adopt approaches on a case-by-case basis that may differ from the guidance. The draft guidance is available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/correctiveaction. Comments on the guidance must be received by EPA on or before November 1, 2001. For more information, email or call Wayne_E_Toebe@rl.gov at (509) 372-2359 with Fluor Hanford's Compliance Services group.

EPA PROPOSES REVISIONS TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTE IDENTIFICATION RULE

On October 3, 2001, EPA published a direct final rule (66 FR 50332) in the Federal Register revising the Hazardous Waste Identification Rule: Revisions to the Mixture and Derived-From Rules (66 FR 27266) that was published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2001. The revisions corrects two provisions including:

Reinserts certain exemptions to the mixture rule that were inadvertently deleted; and
Clarifies that mixtures consisting of certain excluded wastes (commonly known as Bevill wastes) and listed hazardous wastes that have been listed solely for the characteristic of ignitability, corrosivity, and/or reactivity, are exempt once the characteristic for which the hazardous waste was listed has been removed.

The direct final rule will become effective December 3, 2001, unless EPA receives adverse comments by November 2, 2001, at which time it will withdraw the rule. EPA published a proposed rule (66 FR 50379) elsewhere in the same Federal Register in the event adverse comments are received. Comments on the proposed rule were to be received by EPA on or before November 2, 2001. For more information, email or call Wayne_E_Toebe@rl.gov at (509) 372-2359.

EPA RELEASES FINAL VERSION OF THE HANDBOOK OF GROUNDWATER PROTECTION AND CLEANUP POLICIES FOR RCRA CORRECTIVE ACTION

On October 17, 2001, EPA published a notice in the Federal Register announcing that the final version of the "Handbook of Groundwater Protection and Cleanup Policies for RCRA Corrective Action," was available. This Handbook was developed as part of the RCRA cleanup reforms EPA announced in 1999 and 2001. The primary goal of the reforms is to promote faster, more focused, more flexible cleanups, and provide creative solutions to cleanup efforts. The goal of the Handbook is to help meet the reform objectives by reducing time-consuming uncertainties and confusion on EPA's current policies on groundwater protection and cleanup at RCRA facilities. The Handbook addresses topics including:

Groundwater protection and cleanup strategy;
Short-term protection goals;
Intermediate performance goals;
Final cleanup goals;
Groundwater cleanup levels;
Point of compliance;
Cleanup timeframes;
Source control;
Groundwater use designations;
Institutional controls;
Monitored natural attenuation;
Technical impracticability;
Reinjection of contaminated groundwater;
Performance monitoring; and
Completing groundwater remedies.

The final Handbook is available for immediate use. EPA intends to revise the document as needed to ensure it reflects the agency's current positions. The Handbook can be found on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/correctiveaction. For more information, email or call Wayne_E_Toebe@rl.gov at (509) 372-2359.

EPA ISSUES FINAL RULE ESTABLISHING THE TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD AND NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PROGRAM REVISIONS EFFECTIVE DATE

On October 18, 2001, EPA published a final rule (66 FR 53043) in the Federal Register establishing the total maximum daily load (TMDL) and national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) program revisions effective date as April 30, 2003. These TMDL and NPDES program revisions were published in the Federal Register on July 13, 2000. These revisions amended and clarified existing regulations implementing Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act which require States to identify waters that are not meeting the State water quality standards and to establish TMDLs to restore the quality of those waters. The rule also provides time frames EPA will assure that lists of waters not meeting the water quality standards and TMDLs are completed and that necessary source controls are implemented on point and nonpoint sources to meet the TMDLs.

EPA is also revising the date on which States are required to submit the next list of impaired waters from April 1, 2002, to October 1, 2002. This is intended to give States the time to incorporate recommendations EPA suggested in guidance entitled, "2002 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report Guidance," which is currently being finalized (see briefly, this edition). EPA has scheduled five listening sessions throughout the United States on the TMDL rule revisions including, Chicago on October 22-23, 2001; Sacramento on November 1-2, 2001; Atlanta on November 7-8, 2001; Oklahoma City on November 15-16, 2001; and Washington, D.C., on December 11, 2001. The final rule revisions on 40 CFR Parts 9, 122, 123, 124 and 130 become effective April 30, 2003. The final rule amending 40 CFR 130.7(d)(1) becomes effective on November 19, 2001. For more information, email or call John_A_Winterhalder@rl.gov at (509) 372-8144 with Fluor Hanford's Regulatory and Environmental Compliance group.

EPA RELEASES DRAFT GUIDANCE ON DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS ALTERNATIVE SOIL TREATMENT STANDARDS

On October 18, 2001, EPA published a notice (66 FR 52918) in the Federal Register announcing that two draft documents were available for public review and comment. These are:

"Guidance on Demonstrating Compliance with the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Alternative Soil Treatment Standards." This guidance discusses the LDR alternative soil treatment standards, published in the Federal Register on May 26 1998 (63 FR 28556 and 40 CFR 268.49). It also provides a step-by-step guidance on statistical and non-statistical approaches that can help measure compliance with these standards. The alternative treatment standards require that hazardous soil be treated to reduce concentrations of hazardous constituents by 90 percent or to meet the hazardous constituent concentrations that are 10 times the Universal Treatment Standards, whichever is greater. This guidance can be found on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/.
"Interpretive Memorandum on the Stabilization of Organic-Bearing Hazardous Wastes." This draft interpretive memorandum discusses circumstances: where stabilization of hazardous organic constituents may be a permissible form of treatment, where it is classified as impermissible dilution under the LDR program, and describes factors to consider when making these evaluations. This document can be obtained from the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/.

EPA is requesting public review and comment on these documents. The guidance documents do not impose any regulatory requirements or are not a binding regulation. Comments on the draft documents must be received by EPA on or before December 3, 2001. For more information, email or call Wayne_E_Toebe@rl.gov at (509) 372-2359.

THE AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY PUBLISHES UPDATED AND NEW DRAFT AND FINAL TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILES

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has published several notices in the Federal Register announcing that updated, new draft and final toxicological profiles are available. ATSDR is directed under CERCLA to prepare toxicological profiles most commonly found at facilities on the National Priority List and that pose the most significant threat to human health. The ATSDR currently has a list of 275 priority substances that were published in a Federal Register on October 21, 1999 (64 FR 56792). These current actions include:

On October 23, 2001, ATSDR published a notice (66 FR 53610) announcing that it had one updated and one new draft toxicological profile developed for hazardous substances at DOE waste sites that are available for review and comment. The updated profile is for cobalt and cobalt compounds and the new draft profile is for iodine and iodine compounds. The most current list of hazardous substances at the DOE NPL site was announced in the Federal Register on July 24, 1996 (61 FR 38451). The updated and new draft profiles can be obtained from EPA at (888) 422-8737. Comments on the profiles must be received in ATSDR by February 22, 2002.
On October 23, 2001, ATSDR published two notices (66 FR 53611 and 66 FR 53612) announcing that it has three new drafts, two updated drafts, and six updated final toxicological profiles of priority hazardous substances available for review and comment. The six updated final toxicological profiles are on asbestos, benzidine, 1,2-dichloroethane, di-n-butyl phthalate, methyl parathion, and pentachlorophenol. EPA published the notice of availability of the drafts in the Federal Register on October 15, 1999 (64 FR 55943). The final toxicological profiles can be obtained from the National Technical Information Service at (800) 553-6847.
On October 25, 2001, ATSDR published a notice (66 FR 54014) announcing that it has revised the Priority List of Hazardous Substances that will be the subject of toxicological profiles. ATSDR has also developed a Completed Exposure Pathway Site Count Report. This report lists the number of sites or events that have ATSDR activities ongoing where a substance has been found in a completed exposure pathway. The Priority List can be found on the Internet at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/clist.html. The CEP report can be obtained from the Internet at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/cep.html.

For more information, email or call Marsha_A_Beery@rl.gov at (360) 709-0664 with Fluor Hanford's Olympia Office.

EPA ISSUES DRAFT TEMPERATURE GUIDANCE FOR PROTECTION OF SALMONIDS

On October 31, 2001, EPA Region 10 issued guidance for states and tribes to use in developing water quality standards for temperature that protect native salmonids including salmon, steelhead, bull trout, and cutthroat trout, in the Pacific Northwest for public review and comment. The draft guidance is a result of a two-year initiative involving Northwest states, tribes, and other federal agencies to gather and review information about the relationship between the temperature of rivers and streams and the health of salmonids.

The draft guidance describes a process that states and tribes can use to develop temperature standards that meet the biological needs of salmoids and reflects the natural potential of rivers and streams to achieve these temperatures. It recommends that:

States and tribes develop customized temperature standards for individual sub-basins. However, until states and tribes can develop temperature standards for each sub-basin, EPA is recommending that they adopt specific temperature thresholds to be used as state-wide standards;
States and tribes adopt provisions that allow facilities with discharge permits flexibility in how they meet the state-wide standards;
States and tribes adopt provisions that allow for the protection of waters that are currently colder than the temperature standards; and
No temperature increases would be allowed for waters designated as ecologically significant.

EPA plans to finalize the guidance in the spring of 2002. It will be holding four public workshops on the guidance throughout the Pacific Northwest including workshops in Kennewick Ecology Office on November 28, 2001; Salem, Oregon, on December 4, 2001; Lacey, Washington on December 5, 2001 in the Attorney General Conference Room; and Boise, Idaho on December 6, 2001. As part of developing the scientific foundation for the guidance, the EPA's Technical Work Group produced five Technical Issue Summaries which were peer-reviewed and can be found on the Internet at http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/water.nsf/webpage/Water+Issues+in+Region+10?openDocument. Comments on the guidance must be received by EPA on or before December 21, 2001. For more information, email or call Marsha_A_Beery@rl.gov at (360) 709-0664 with Fluor Hanford's Olympia Office.

Briefly:

On October 2, 2001, EPA published a notice (66 FR 50182) in the Federal Register announcing that it was planning to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) on Institutional Controls to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR requests approval from OMB for EPA to conduct a survey to collect information that includes: conducting research into the types of institutional controls tracking systems that are currently in use and evaluating their relative strengths and weaknesses; developing a focused list of data collection points and definitions; developing a process for collecting data to be used to estimate data availability and the cost and time required for data acquisition; putting together a data entry process; and researching the feasibility of data sharing and/or linking federal, state, tribal, and local institutional controls tracking into a system based on the Internet. The ICR calls for Agencies to provide EPA with certain information necessary to develop the tracking system. Comments on the ICR must be received by EPA on or before December 3, 2001.
On October 5, 2001, EPA issued final draft guidance entitled, "2002 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Reports." The document is intended to provide states, territories, and authorized tribes with guidance on integrating the development and submission of 2002 Clean Water Act Section 305(b) water quality reports and Section 303(d) lists. For a copy of the report, email or call Marsha_A_Beery@rl.gov at (360) 709-0664 with Fluor Hanford's Olympia Office.
On October 12, 2001, EPA published a proposed rule (66 FR 52191) in the Federal Register revising the RCRA hazardous waste permitting program to allow for a "standardized permit" for facilities that generate hazardous waste and manage the waste in tanks, containers and containment buildings. This proposed revision is the result of a recommendation EPA's Permits Improvement Team made to improve permitting activities. EPA is also soliciting comments on issues related to the RCRA treatment, storage, and disposal facilities including: how all facilities receiving permits can satisfy RCRA corrective action requirements by conducting cleanup under the direction of appropriate alternative state cleanup programs; and on a requirement that insurers who provide financial assurance for hazardous waste and PCB facilities have a minimum rating from commercial rating services. For more information, email or call Wayne_E_Toebe@rl.gov at (509) 372-2359.
On October 26, 2001, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a notice (66 FR 54303) in the Federal Register that it concurs with DOE's revisions of the "General Guidelines for Recommendation of Sites for Nuclear Waste Repositories," and on the "Yucca Mountain Site Suitability Guidelines." Section 112(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 directs DOE to develop general siting guidelines for the recommendation of sites as potential repositories for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and other high-level radioactive wastes. It also directs the NRC to concur with those guidelines. The notice provides details on the NRCs concurrence. The action became effective on October 26, 2001.
EPA recently released a report entitled, "Evaluating Environmental Progress: How EPA and the State Can Improve the Quality of Enforcement and Compliance Information." This report was prepared by the National Academy of Public Administration in response to a request from a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee and recommends that: federal and state monitoring systems be modernized and integrated so EPA can collect improved performance-based environmental indicators; the EPA administrator set data performance for each program office and region; each state publicly report its progress in achieving environmental results as part of an annual state-of-the-environment report; and Congress authorize funding for EPA and the states to establish the information network and other data-improvement programs. The report can be found on the Internet at http://www.napawash.org/napa/index.html.
EPA, along with 15 other federal agencies who make up the National Response Team, have recently released an updated version of guidance entitled, "Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning Guide." The guidance is intended to assist communities in planning for hazardous materials incidents. It contains: lists of resources for communities to study when planning for a terrorist attack involving hazardous materials; provides information on selecting and organizing a planning team; tasks of the planning team; developing the plan and plan appraisal; and continued planning. This guidance updates the previous guidance that was issued in March 1987 known as the NRT-1. The guidance can be found on the Internet at http://www.nrt.org.
EPA will be conducting Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)/Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Training workshops across the U.S. this fall. The workshops are intended to help those preparing annual reports on listed chemical releases and other waste management activities as required under section 313 of the EPCRA of 1986 and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. The reports must be submitted to EPA and state officials on or before July 1 each year. A portion of the workshop will focus on preparing annual reports under the new reporting requirements for lead and lead compounds which are due July 1, 2002. For more information on the workshops, go to the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/tri.

*FEDERAL/STATE*
	*REGISTER REVIEW*

66 FR 50135: On October 2, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that the comment period for the proposed guidelines for implementation of the best available retrofit technology (BART) requirements under the regional haze rule has been extended. The new comment due date is October 5, 2001. Comments must be received by EPA on or before that date.

66 FR 50182: On October 2, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that it was planning to submit an ICR on Institutional Controls Tracking Systems and Costs Survey to OMB for review and approval (see briefly, this edition). Comments on the ICR must be received by EPA on or before December 3, 2001.

66 FR 50184: On October 2, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that an ICR on the Underground Injection Control Program has been forwarded to OMB for review and approval. Comments must be received by EPA on or before November 1, 2001.

66 FR 50195: On October 2, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that draft guidance entitled, "Recognizing Completion of Corrective Action Activities at RCRA Facilities" was available for public review and comment (see article, this edition). Comments on the draft guidance must be received by EPA on or before November 1, 2001.

66 FR 50332: On October 3, 2001, EPA published a direct final rule clarifying revisions to the HWIM rule (see article, this edition). The final rule becomes effective December 3, 2001, unless EPA receives adverse comments by November 2, 2001, at which time EPA will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register. Elsewhere in this same Federal Register, EPA has published a proposed rule (66 FR 50379) clarifying revisions to the HWIM rule (see article, this edition). Comments on the proposed rule revisions must be received by EPA on or before November 2, 2001.

66 FR 50334: On October 3, 2001, EPA published a final rule to amend the National Pretreatment Program regulations to allow publicly owned treatment works that have completed the project excellence and leadership selection process to modify their approved local Pretreatment Programs. The final rule became effective October 3, 2001.

66 FR 50431: On October 3, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that DOE documents on waste characterization programs applicable to certain transuranic radioactive waste at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory proposed for disposal at the Waste Isolation Pilot Project were available for public review. Comments on the documents must be received by EPA on or before November 2, 2001.

66 FR 50642: On October 4, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that an ICR on Superfund Site Evaluation and Hazard Ranking System had been forwarded to OMB for review and approval. Comments on the ICR must be received by EPA on or before November 5, 2001.

66 FR 50644: On October 4, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that two draft standards, "Permitting Data Standard," and "Enforcement and Compliance Data Standard," were available for pubic review and comment. The draft data standards can be found on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/edsc. Comments on the draft standards must be received by EPA on or before November 19, 2001.

66 FR 51032: On October 5, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that an ICR on Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical, and Radionuclides Rules has been forwarded to OMB for review and approval. Comments on the ICR must be received by EPA on or before November 5, 2001.

66 FR 51034: On October 5, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that an ICR on Public Water System Supervision Program has been forwarded to OMB for review and approval. Comments on the ICR must be received by EPA on or before November 5, 2001.

66 FR 50961: On October 5, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing the availability of three reports entitled, "Arsenic in Drinking Water: 2001 Update," "Report of the Arsenic Cost Working Group to the National Drinking Water Advisory Council," and the "Arsenic Rule Benefits Analysis: A Science Advisory Board Review," for review and comment. The reports provide recommendations on the science, cost of compliance, and benefits analysis in support of the arsenic in drinking water rule. Comments on the reports must be received by EPA on or before October 31, 2001. The reports can be obtained from the Internet through links from EPA's arsenic web page at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/arsenic.html.

66 FR 51033: On October 5, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that an ICR on the Public Water System Supervision Program has been forwarded to OMB for review and approval. Comments on the ICR must be received by EPA on or before November 5, 2001.

66 FR 51275: On October 5, 2001, EPA published the Forty-Eighth Report of the Toxic Substances Control Act Interagency Testing Committee, which adds several chemicals to its Priority Testing List and is requesting comments on these chemicals. Comments must be received by EPA on or before November 5, 2001.

66 FR 51517: On October 9, 2001, EPA published a proposed rule modifying EPA Method 1631, Revision C: Mercury in Water by Oxidation, Purge and Trap and Cold Vapor Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry (Method 1631C), which measures mercury in aqueous samples. The modification is to satisfy a Settlement Agreement. Comments on the proposed rule must be received by EPA on or before December 10, 2001.

66 FR 51953: On October 11, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that guidance entitled, "Risk Burn Guidance for Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities (EPA530-R-01-001, July 2001) is available. This guidance updates a previous guidance entitled, "Guidance on Collection of Emissions Data to Support Site-Specific Risk Assessments at Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities." The guidance can be found on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/combust.htm.

66 FR 52191: On October 12, 2001, EPA published a proposed rule amending the RCRA hazardous waste permitting program to allow for a "standardized permit" (see briefly, this edition). Comments on the proposed rule must be received by EPA on or before December 11, 2001.

66 FR 52361: On October 15, 2001, EPA published a partial withdrawal of a direct final rule on regulations for hazardous waste burning cement kilns, lightweight aggregate kilns, and incinerators that was promulgated on September 30, 1999 (66 FR 35087). The withdrawal is effective immediately.

66 FR 52606: On October 16, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that the draft Strategy for Waterborne Microbial Disease is available. This draft Strategy explains suggested approaches to reducing microbial pollution of the Nation's waters. EPA will hold a public hearing on the Strategy on November 6, 2001 in Arlington, Virginia. The draft Strategy can be found on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/ost/criteria/microbialdraft.pdf. Comments on the draft Strategy must be received by EPA on or before November 15, 2001.

66 FR 52762: On October 17, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that the final version of the "Handbook of Groundwater Protection and Cleanup Policies for RCRA Corrective Actions," is available (see article, this edition). The Handbook can be found on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/correctiveaction.

66 FR 52830: On October 17, 2001, the Department of Transportation published a notice announcing that OMB has approved ICR's on "Hazardous Materials Incident Reports" and several other requirements. The expiration dates for these ICRs are September 30, 2004 and October 31, 2004.

66 FR 52917: On October 18, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that an ICR on the Compliance Assurance Monitoring Program has been forwarded to OMB for review and approval. Comments on the ICR must be received by EPA on or before November 19, 2001.

66 FR 52918: On October 18, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that two draft documents entitled, "Guidance on Demonstrating Compliance with the Land Disposal Restrictions Alternative Soil Treatment Standards," and "Interpretive Memorandum on the Stabilization of Organic-Bearing Hazardous Wastes," were available for review and comment (see article, this edition). Comments on these guidances must be received by EPA on or before December 3, 2001.

66 FR 53043: On October 18, 2001, EPA published a final rule establishing April 30, 2003, as the effective date of the revisions to the TMDL and NPDES program regulations published in the Federal Register on July 13, 2000 (see article, this edition). The final rule published July 13, 2000 (65 FR 43586) becomes effective April 30, 2003. The amendments to 40 CFR 130.7(d)(l) become effective November 19, 2001.

66 FR 53281: On October 19, 2001, DOT published a notice announcing that it was extending the comment period on guidance it was developing on when a reasonable person, offering, accepting, or transporting a hazardous material in commerce would be deemed to have knowledge of facts giving rise to a violation of the Federal Hazardous Materials law or the Hazardous Materials regulations (66 FR 42909). The comment period is being extended to February 28, 2002. DOT is also postponing a pubic meeting it was having on November 14, 2001. Comments on the guidance must be received in DOT by February 28, 2001.

66 FR 53535: On October 23, 2001, EPA published a direct final rule to revise the definition of municipal solid waste landfill unit in the "Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices and the Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills." This action is being taken to accelerate the pace of lead-based paint removal from residences. The direct final rule becomes effective on January 22, 2002, unless EPA receives adverse comments by November 23, 2001. Elsewhere in this Federal Register, EPA has published a proposed rule (66 FR 53566) on this same subject in the event EPA receives adverse comments on the direct final rule.

66 FR 53610: On October 23, 2001, the ATSDR published a notice announcing the availability of one update and one new draft toxicological profile developed for the DOE for review and comment (see article, this edition). Comments on the profiles must be received by EPA on or before February 22, 2002.

66 FR 53611: On October 23, 2001, the ATSDR published a notice announcing the availability of the fifteenth set of toxicological profiles consisting of three new drafts and two updated drafts for review and comment (see article, this edition). Comments on the draft profiles must be received by EPA on or before February 22, 2002.

66 FR 53612: On October 23, 2001, the ATSDR published a notice announcing the availability of six updated final toxicological profiles of priority hazardous substances (see article, this edition). The profiles can be obtained from the Department of Commerce, National Technical Information Service at 1/800-553-6847.

66 FR 54014: On October 25, 2001, the ATSDR published a notice announcing that the revised CERCLA Priority List of 275 Hazardous Substances was available for review and comment (see article, this edition). In addition, the ATSDR has developed a Completed Exposure Pathway Site Count Report that lists the number of sites or events with ATSDR activities where a substance has been found in a completed exposure pathway. The Priority List can be found on the Internet at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov.clist.html. The CEP report can be found on the Internet at http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov.cep.html.

66 FR 54178: On October 26, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that it will be holding public hearings and soliciting comments on the proposed rule establishing electronic reporting and electronic records published in the Federal Register on August 31, 2001. The public hearings will be held October 29, 2001, at 9:30 a.m. in Washington, D.C. and on November 9, 2001, at 9:30 a.m. in Chicago, Illinois.

66 FR 54303: On October 26, 2001, the NRC published a notice announcing that it was concurring with DOE's revisions to the "General Guidelines for the Recommendation of Sites for Nuclear Waste Repositories," and on its guidelines for determining the "Yucca Mountain Site Suitability Guidelines" (see briefly, this edition). The effective date of this concurrence is October 26, 2001.

66 FR 54514: On October 29, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that it is planning to submit ICRs on fourteen regulatory requirements to OMB for review and approval. Comments on these ICRs must be received by EPA on or before December 28, 2001.

66 FR 54522: On October 29, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that it will be holding Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA)/Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Training workshops throughout the U.S. in the fall of 2001 (see briefly, this edition). Information on the workshops can be found on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/tri.

66 FR 54742: On October 30, 2001, EPA published a proposed rule amending three significant new use (SNU) rules to allow certain uses without requiring a SNU notice. Comments on the proposed rule must be received by EPA on or before November 29, 2001.

66 FR 54769: On October 30, 2001, EPA published a notice announcing that it is holding the 2002 National Resource Conservation and Recovery Act meeting on January 15-18, 2002. The meeting will look at future management issues of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. Registration can be done electronically on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/osw/meeting/index.htm.

WSR 01-19-046: On October 3, 2001, Ecology published its "Revised Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington." This manual will assist users to better manage stormwater in western Washington and can be found on the Internet at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/stormwater/index.html.

WSR 01-20-034: On October 17, 2001, Ecology published a policy statement, POL-1030, which provides guidance to its program personnel on the use of preliminary permits under the Water Resource Program. Preliminary permits require applicants to provide Ecology with certain information they will use to properly assess the water right application. For a copy of the policy, contact Thom Lufkin at (360) 407-6631.

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