[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 176 (Tuesday, September 10, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 47751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23065]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[SWH-FRL-5607-7]
RIN 2050-AD84


Hazardous Waste Management System; Identification and Listing of 
Hazardous Waste; Solvents and Petroleum Refining

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of data availability.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is making available to the 
public two studies--one on certain petroleum refining wastes and 
another on the uses of certain chemicals as solvents.

ADDRESSES: The studies are available for viewing in the EPA RCRA 
Information Center, Docket Number F-96-SPSA-FFFFF. The address is U.S. 
EPA, Crystal Gateway, First Floor, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, VA. The docket is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The public must make an appointment 
to review docket materials by calling (703) 603-9230. The public may 
copy material from any regulatory docket at no cost for the first 100 
pages, and at $0.15 per page for additional copies.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The RCRA/Superfund Hotline toll-free, 
at (800) 424-9346, or at (703) 920-9810 in the Washington, DC 
metropolitan area. The TDD Hotline number is (800) 553-7672 (toll-free) 
or (703) 486-3323 in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. For 
technical information on the studies, contact Mr. Max Diaz, (703) 308-
0439 (petroleum), or Mr. Ron Josephson, (703) 308-0442 (solvents), U.S. 
EPA Office of Solid Waste, Waste Identification Branch (5304W), 401 M 
St., SW., Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and EPA 
entered into a consent decree to resolve most of the issues raised in a 
civil action undertaken by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF v. 
Browner, Civ. No. 89-0598 (D.D.C.)), under the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq., as amended (commonly referred to as RCRA). 
In that action, the Agency agreed, among other things, to a schedule 
for conducting studies on certain spent solvent and petroleum refining 
wastes. The consent decree was approved by the court on December 9, 
1994. As modified, the consent decree provides that the final reports 
are scheduled to be issued on or before August 30, 1996.
    The solvents study addresses wastes associated with the use of 
certain materials as solvents, the toxicity of the wastes, and a 
description of the management practices for the wastes. These materials 
are: diethylamine, aniline, ethylene oxide, allyl chloride, 1,4-
dioxane, 1,1-dichloroethylene, and bromoform.
    The petroleum study characterizes the following petroleum refining 
wastes and how they are managed: Desalting sludge from crude desalting, 
off-specification product and fines from residual upgrading, residual 
oil storage tank sludge, treating clay from clay filtering, treating 
clay from the extraction/isomerization process, catalyst from catalytic 
hydrocracking, process sludge from residual upgrading, off-
specification product from sulfur complex and H2S removal 
facilities, catalyst from extraction/isomerization process, treating 
clay from lube oil processing, off-specification treating solution from 
sulfur complex and H2S removal facilities, catalyst from 
polymerization, treating clay from alkylation, acid soluble oil from HF 
alkylation, and catalyst from HF alkylation. The report includes a 
discussion of the concentration of toxic constituents in each waste, 
the volume of each waste generated, and the management practices for 
each waste (including plausible mismanagement practices).
    Additional information pertaining to these studies is available in 
the RCRA Section 3007 Questionnaire data used in the development of 
EPA's petroleum listing determination proposal, 60 FR 57747 (November 
20, 1995), and the solvent listing determination proposal, 61 FR 42318 
(August 14, 1996). Please see docket numbers F-95-PRLP-FFFFF 
(petroleum) or F-96-SLDP-FFFFF (solvents).

    Dated: August 30, 1996.
Loretta Marzetti,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 96-23065 Filed 9-9-96; 8:45 am]
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