Fortieth Update of the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket
| Published date | 27 October 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 59376 |
| Record Number | 2021-23357 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Environmental Protection Agency |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59376-59380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23357]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9151-01-OLEM]
Fortieth Update of the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance
Docket
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Since 1988, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
maintained a Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket
(``Docket'') under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). CERCLA requires EPA to
establish a Docket that contains certain information reported to EPA by
Federal facilities that manage hazardous waste
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or from which a reportable quantity of hazardous substances has been
released. This notice identifies the Federal facilities not previously
listed on the Docket and identifies Federal facilities reported to EPA
since the last update on April 29, 2021. In addition to the list of
additions to the Docket, this notice includes a section with revisions
of the previous Docket list and a section of Federal facilities that
are to be deleted from the Docket. Thus, the revisions in this update
include one addition, three deletions, and two corrections to the
Docket since the previous update.
DATES: This list is current as of October 8, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronic versions of the Docket and
more information on its implementation can be obtained at http://www.epa.gov/fedfac/federal-agency-hazardous-waste-compliance-docket by
clicking on the link for Cleanups at Federal Facilities or by
contacting Benjamin Simes ([email protected]), Federal Agency
Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Coordinator, Federal Facilities
Restoration and Reuse Office. Additional information on the Docket and
a complete list of Docket sites can be obtained at: https://www.epa.gov/fedfac/federal-agency-hazardous-waste-compliance-docket-1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction
2.0 Regional Docket Coordinators
3.0 Revisions of the Previous Docket
4.0 Process for Compiling the Updated Docket
5.0 Facilities Not Included
6.0 Facility NPL Status Reporting, Including NFRAP Status
7.0 Information Contained on Docket Listing
1.0 Introduction
Section 120(c) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9620(c), as amended by the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), requires
EPA to establish the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket.
The Docket contains information on Federal facilities that manage
hazardous waste and such information is submitted by Federal agencies
to EPA under sections 3005, 3010, and 3016 of the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA), 42 U.S.C. 6925, 6930, and 6937. Additionally,
the Docket contains information on Federal facilities with a reportable
quantity of hazardous substances that has been released and such
information is submitted by Federal agencies to EPA under section 103
of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9603. Specifically, RCRA section 3005 establishes
a permitting system for certain hazardous waste treatment, storage, and
disposal (TSD) facilities; RCRA section 3010 requires waste generators,
transporters and TSD facilities to notify EPA of their hazardous waste
activities; and RCRA section 3016 requires Federal agencies to submit
biennially to EPA an inventory of their Federal hazardous waste
facilities. CERCLA section 103(a) requires the owner or operator of a
vessel or onshore or offshore facility to notify the National Response
Center (NRC) of any spill or other release of a hazardous substance
that equals or exceeds a reportable quantity (RQ), as defined by CERCLA
section 101. Additionally, CERCLA section 103(c) requires facilities
that have ``stored, treated, or disposed of'' hazardous wastes and
where there is ``known, suspected, or likely releases'' of hazardous
substances to report their activities to EPA.
CERCLA section 120(d) requires EPA to take steps to assure that a
Preliminary Assessment (PA) be completed for those sites identified in
the Docket and that the evaluation and listing of sites with a PA be
completed within a reasonable time frame. The PA is designed to provide
information for EPA to consider when evaluating the site for potential
response action or inclusion on the National Priorities List (NPL).
The Docket serves three major purposes: (1) To identify all Federal
facilities that must be evaluated to determine whether they pose a
threat to human health and the environment sufficient to warrant
inclusion on the National Priorities List (NPL); (2) to compile and
maintain the information submitted to EPA on such facilities under the
provisions listed in section 120(c) of CERCLA; and (3) to provide a
mechanism to make the information available to the public. Previous
Docket updates are available at https://www.epa.gov/fedfac/previous-federal-agency-hazardous-waste-compliance-docket-updates.
This notice provides some background information on the Docket.
Additional information on the Docket requirements and implementation
are found in the Docket Reference Manual, Federal Agency Hazardous
Waste Compliance Docket found at http://www.epa.gov/fedfac/docket-reference-manual-federal-agency-hazardous-waste-compliance-docket-interim-final or obtained by calling the Regional Docket Coordinators
listed below. This notice also provides changes to the list of sites
included on the Docket in three areas: (1) Additions, (2) Deletions,
and (3) Corrections. Specifically, additions are newly identified
Federal facilities that have been reported to EPA since the last update
and now are included on the Docket; the deletions section lists Federal
facilities that EPA is deleting from the Docket.\1\ The information
submitted to EPA on each Federal facility is maintained in the Docket
repository located in the EPA Regional office of the Region in which
the Federal facility is located; for a description of the information
required under those provisions, see 53 FR 4280 (February 12, 1988).
Each repository contains the documents submitted to EPA under the
reporting provisions and correspondence relevant to the reporting
provisions for each Federal facility.
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\1\ See Section 3.2 for the criteria for being deleted from the
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In prior updates, information was also provided regarding No
Further Remedial Action Planned (NFRAP) status changes. However,
information on NFRAP and NPL status is no longer being provided
separately in the Docket update as it is now available at: http://www.epa.gov/fedfacts/federal-facility-cleanup-sites-searchable-list or
by contacting the EPA HQ Docket Coordinator at the address provided in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
2.0 Regional Docket Coordinators
Contact the following Docket Coordinators for information on
Regional Docket repositories:
U.S. EPA Region 1. Ross Gilleland (HBS), 5 Post Office
Square, Suite 100, Mail Code: 01-5, Boston MA 02109-3912, (617) 918-
1188.
U.S. EPA Region 2. Cathy Moyik (ERRD), 290 Broadway, New
York, NY 10007-1866, (212) 637-4339.
U.S. EPA Region 3. Joseph Vitello (3HS12), 1650 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, (215) 814-3354.
U.S. EPA Region 3. Dawn Fulsher (3HS12), 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19107, (215) 814-3270.
U.S. EPA Region 4. Alayna Famble (9T25), 61 Forsyth St.
SW, Atlanta, GA 30303, (404) 564-8444.
U.S. EPA Region 5. David Brauner (SR-6J), 77 W Jackson
Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 886-1526.
U.S. EPA Region 6. Philip Ofosu (6SF-RA), 1445 Ross
Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733, (214) 665-3178.
U.S. EPA Region 7. Todd H Davis (SUPRERSP), 11201 Renner
Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219, (913) 551-7749.
U.S. EPA Region 8. Ryan Dunham (EPR-F), 1595 Wynkoop
Street, Denver, CO 80202, (303) 312-6627.
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U.S. EPA Region 9. Leslie Ramirez (SFD-6-1), 75 Hawthorne
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, (415) 972-3978.
U.S. EPA Region 10. Ken Marcy, Oregon Operations Office,
805 SW Broadway, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97205, (503) 326-3269.
3.0 Revisions of the Previous Docket
This section includes a discussion of the additions, deletions and
corrections to the list of Docket facilities since the previous Docket
update.
3.1 Additions
These Federal facilities are being added primarily because of new
information obtained by EPA (for example, recent reporting of a
facility pursuant to RCRA sections 3005, 3010, or 3016 or CERCLA
section 103). CERCLA section 120, as amended by the Defense
Authorization Act of 1997, specifies that EPA take steps to assure that
a Preliminary Assessment (PA) be completed within a reasonable time
frame for those Federal facilities that are included on the Docket.
Among other things, the PA is designed to provide information for EPA
to consider when evaluating the site for potential response action or
listing on the NPL. This notice includes one addition.
3.2 Deletions
There are no statutory or regulatory provisions that address
deletion of a facility from the Docket. However, if a facility is
incorrectly included on the Docket, it may be deleted from the Docket.
The criteria EPA uses in deleting sites from the Docket include: A
facility for which there was an incorrect report submitted for
hazardous waste activity under RCRA (e.g., 40 CFR 262.44); a facility
that was not Federally-owned or operated at the time of the listing; a
facility included more than once (i.e., redundant listings); or when
multiple facilities are combined under one listing. (See Docket Codes
(Reasons for Deletion of Facilities) for a more refined list of the
criteria EPA uses for deleting sites from the Docket.) Facilities being
deleted no longer will be subject to the requirements of CERCLA section
120(d). This notice includes three deletions.
3.3 Corrections
Changes necessary to correct the previous Docket are identified by
both EPA and Federal agencies. The corrections section may include
changes in addresses or spelling, and corrections of the recorded name
and ownership of a Federal facility. In addition, changes in the names
of Federal facilities may be made to establish consistency in the
Docket or between the Superfund Enterprise Management System (SEMS) and
the Docket. For the Federal facility for which a correction is entered,
the original entry is as it appeared in previous Docket updates. The
corrected update is shown directly below, for easy comparison. This
notice includes two corrections.
4.0 Process for Compiling the Updated Docket
In compiling the newly reported Federal facilities for the update
being published in this notice, EPA extracted the names, addresses, and
identification numbers of facilities from four EPA databases--the
WebEOC, the Biennial Inventory of Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Activities, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information
System (RCRAInfo), and SEMS--that contain information about Federal
facilities submitted under the four provisions listed in CERCLA section
120(c).
EPA assures the quality of the information on the Docket by
conducting extensive evaluation of the current Docket list and contacts
the other Federal Agency (OFA) with the information obtained from the
databases identified above to determine which Federal facilities were,
in fact, newly reported and qualified for inclusion on the update. EPA
is also striving to correct errors for Federal facilities that were
previously reported. For example, state-owned or privately-owned
facilities that are not operated by the Federal government may have
been included. Such problems are sometimes caused by procedures
historically used to report and track Federal facilities data.
Representatives of Federal agencies are asked to contact the EPA HQ
Docket Coordinator at the address provided in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice if revisions of this update
information are necessary.
5.0 Facilities Not Included
Certain categories of facilities may not be included on the Docket,
such as: (1) Federal facilities formerly owned by a Federal agency that
at the time of consideration was not Federally-owned or operated; (2)
Federal facilities that are small quantity generators (SQGs) that have
not, more than once per calendar year, generated more than 1,000 kg of
hazardous waste in any single month; (3) Federal facilities that are
very small quantity generators (VSQGs) that have never generated more
than 100 kg of hazardous waste in any month; (4) Federal facilities
that are solely hazardous waste transportation facilities, as reported
under RCRA section 3010; and (5) Federal facilities that have mixed
mine or mill site ownership.
An EPA policy issued in June 2003 provided guidance for a site-by-
site evaluation as to whether ``mixed ownership'' mine or mill sites,
typically created as a result of activities conducted pursuant to the
General Mining Law of 1872 and never reported under section 103(a) of
CERCLA, should be included on the Docket. For purposes of that policy,
mixed ownership mine or mill sites are those located partially on
private land and partially on public land. This policy is found at
http://www.epa.gov/fedfac/policy-listing-mixed-ownership-mine-or-mill-sites-created-result-general-mining-law-1872. The policy of not
including these facilities may change; facilities now omitted may be
added at some point if EPA determines that they should be included.
6.0 Facility NPL Status Reporting, Including NFRAP Status
EPA tracks the NPL status of Federal facilities listed on the
Docket. An updated list of the NPL status of all Docket facilities, as
well as their NFRAP status, is available at http://www.epa.gov/fedfac/fedfacts or by contacting the EPA HQ Docket Coordinator at the address
provided in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice.
In prior updates, information regarding NFRAP status changes was
provided separately.
7.0 Information Contained on Docket Listing
The information is provided in three tables. The first table is a
list of additional Federal facilities that are being added to the
Docket. The second table is a list of Federal facilities that are being
deleted from the Docket. The third table is for corrections.
The Federal facilities listed in each table are organized by the
date reported. Under each heading is listed the name and address of the
facility, the Federal agency responsible for the facility, the
statutory provision(s) under which the facility was reported to EPA,
and a code.\2\
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\2\ Each Federal facility listed in the update has been assigned
a code that indicates a specific reason for the addition or
deletion. The code precedes this list.
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The statutory provisions under which a Federal facility is reported
are listed in a column titled ``Reporting Mechanism.'' Applicable
mechanisms are listed for each Federal facility: For example, Sections
3005, 3010, 3016, 103(c), or Other. ``Other'' has been
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added as a reporting mechanism to indicate those Federal facilities
that otherwise have been identified to have releases or threat of
releases of hazardous substances. The National Contingency Plan at 40
CFR 300.405 addresses discovery or notification, outlines what
constitutes discovery of a hazardous substance release, and states that
a release may be discovered in several ways, including: (1) A report
submitted in accordance with section 103(a) of CERCLA, i.e., reportable
quantities codified at 40 CFR 302; (2) a report submitted to EPA in
accordance with section 103(c) of CERCLA; (3) investigation by
government authorities conducted in accordance with section 104(e) of
CERCLA or other statutory authority; (4) notification of a release by a
Federal or state permit holder when required by its permit; (5)
inventory or survey efforts or random or incidental observation
reported by government agencies or the public; (6) submission of a
citizen petition to EPA or the appropriate Federal facility requesting
a preliminary assessment, in accordance with section 105(d) of CERCLA;
(7) a report submitted in accordance with section 311(b)(5) of the
Clean Water Act; and (8) other sources. As a policy matter, EPA
generally believes it is appropriate for Federal facilities identified
through the CERCLA discovery and notification process to be included on
the Docket.
The complete list of Federal facilities that now make up the Docket
and the NPL and NFRAP status are available to interested parties and
can be obtained at http://www.epa.gov/fedfac/fedfacts or by contacting
the EPA HQ Docket Coordinator at the address provided in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this notice. As of the date of
this notice, the total number of Federal facilities that appear on the
Docket is 2,380.
7.1 Docket Codes/Reasons for Deletion of Facilities
Code 1. Small-Quantity Generator and Very Small Quantity
Generator. Show citation box.
Code 2. Never Federally Owned and/or Operated.
Code 3. Formerly Federally Owned and/or Operated but not
at time of listing.
Code 4. No Hazardous Waste Generated.
Code 5. (This code is no longer used.)
Code 6. Redundant Listing/Site on Facility.
Code 7. Combining Sites Into One Facility/Entries
Combined.
Code 8. Does Not Fit Facility Definition.
7.2 Docket Codes/Reasons for Addition of Facilities
Code 15. Small-Quantity Generator with either a RCRA 3016
or CERCLA 103 Reporting Mechanism.
Code 16. One Entry Being Split Into Two (or more)/Federal
Agency Responsibility Being Split.
Code 16A. NPL site that is part of a Facility already
listed on the Docket.
Code 17. New Information Obtained Showing That Facility
Should Be Included.
Code 18. Facility Was a Site on a Facility That Was
Disbanded; Now a Separate Facility.
Code 19. Sites Were Combined Into One Facility.
Code 19A. New Currently Federally Owned and/or Operated
Facility Site.
7.3 Docket Codes/Types of Corrections of Information About Facilities
Code 20. Reporting Provisions Change.
Code 20A. Typo Correction/Name Change/Address Change.
Code 21. Changing Responsible Federal Agency. (If
applicable, new responsible Federal agency submits proof of previously
performed PA, which is subject to approval by EPA.)
Code 22. Changing Responsible Federal Agency and Facility
Name. (If applicable, new responsible Federal Agency submits proof of
previously performed PA, which is subject to approval by EPA.)
Code 24. Reporting Mechanism Determined To Be Not
Applicable After Review of Regional Files.
Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Update #40--Additions
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Reporting
Facility name Address City State Zip code Agency mechanism Code Date
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Central Arkansas Veterans 4300 West 7th Little Rock.... AR............. 72205 VA.................... RCRA 3010...... 17 Update #40.
Healthcare System. Street.
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Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Update #40--Deletions
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Reporting
Facility name Address City State Zip code Agency mechanism Code Date
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BWXT Conversion Services, LLC Hobbs Road...... Kevil.......... KY............. 42053 Energy................ RCRA 3010...... 6 9/1/2016
USDOI BLM Red Elephant Mill Croy Road, 7 MI Hailey......... ID............. 83333 Interior.............. Other.......... 2 10/13/2010
Site. SW of Hailey
T2N R17E SEC 28
SE1/4 SE1/4,
Boise Meridian.
NPS-Wrangell St. Elias NP&P: 7N R13E S21..... Glennallen..... AK............. 99588 Interior.............. CERCLA 103..... 8 ...........
Nabesna Mine.
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Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Update #40--Corrections
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Reporting
Facility name Address City State Zip code Agency mechanism Code Date
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Water & Power Resources...... Denver Federal Denver......... State.......... Zip code Interior.............. CERCLA 103..... 22 6/11/1995
Center, Bldg.
56.
Denver Federal Center 56..... Denver Federal Lakewood....... CO............. 80215 General Services CERCLA 103..... ..... 6/11/1995
Center, Bldg. Administration.
56.
Library of Congress Packard Mount Pony Road. Culpeper....... VA............. 22701 Architect of the RCRA 3010...... 21 10/29/2020
Campus Audio Visual Capitol.
Conversion Center.
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Library of Congress Packard Mount Pony Road. Culpeper....... VA............. 22701 Library of Congress... RCRA 3010...... ..... 10/29/2020
Campus Audio Visual
Conversion Center.
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Gregory Gervais,
Director, Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office, Office of
Land and Emergency Management.
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