EPA REGIONAL OFFICES

Database containing information on over 400 contractors and the treatment, storage and disposal methods they offer. Treatment is broken into onsite and offsite and then by the following categories biological, chemical, physical, and thermal treatment. Menu driven. Available through cross talk for EPA Regional offices. 

Assists state and local air pollution control agencies and EPA regional offices with technical matters pertaining to health, exposure, and risk assessment of air pollutants. Services are also extended to the general public, small businesses and international agencies. Thursday 8 00 a.m. to 5 00p.m., EST Friday 8 00 a.m. to 4p.m., EST. 

Immediately report by telephone to the EPA regional office any spill of a hazardous chemical that seriously threatens humans with cancer, birth defects, mutation, death, or serious prolonged incapacitation, or seriously threatens the environment with large-scale or ecologically significant population destruction. A written follow-up report is required within 15 days. 

Cottrol Agency, or the Hazardous Waste represertatiw at the nearest EPA Regional Office for guidance. 

If you do not know whether the spill is large enough to be a reportable quantity under SARA Title in or whether the spiU might enter ground or surface waters, call your local, state, or tribal pesticide agency or the EPA regional office for help. 

The EMSL-LV evaluates selected immunoassay methods to ensure the EPA has appropriate and necessary methods for environmental monitoring. When a developer approaches the EMSL-LV, efforts are made to find either an EPA Regional Office or a Superfund site where the immunoassay can be implemented for use. 

RACT/BACT/LAER clearinghouse provides state and local pollution control agencies, EPA regional offices, and other interested parties with current information on air emissions control technology determinations. 

The environmental media to be sampled were determined by the EPA regional offices on a site-by-site basis. They included soils, stream sediments, fish tissue, vegetation, and animal tissue. All analyses were done at detection levels of approximately 1 ppt, because soil concentrations below 1 ppb can be of concern in certain types of areas, such as grazing lands. 

See 1, Table II) Under RCRA, generators of hazardous waste must obtain an identification number from the appropriate EPA Regional Office (EPA Form 3510-1). 

Governing Act Resource Conservation Recovery Act, (as amended) Regulatory Authority EPA Regional Office ... 

See 8,9, Table II) Five months after the resubmission of the permit application, the EPA Regional Office submitted a second set of comments and requirements. The permit application was revised and submitted a third time. 

EPA identification numbers must be obtained for each site that generates small or large quantities of hazardous wastes. Also, a permit must be obtained from the EPA for storage, treatment, or disposal of the waste on site. The RCRA/Superfund hotline or an EPA regional office may be contacted for all information. The wastes may be periodically shipped off from the premises... 

Data on release notifications of oil and hazardous substance reports to NRC or EPA regional offices... 

The EPA s decision will be based on the documentation provided by the petitioner and application of the applicable EPA guidance (13). The EPA encourages the petitioners to consult with the appropriate State agencies and the EPA Regional Office during the development of the demonstration and plan revision to ensure that any exemption is likely to be approved and that any required rules can be adopted in a timely manner. 

Kent Berry, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, memorandum to the EPA Regional Office Air Directors on "Cost-Effective Nitrogen Oxides (NOJ Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT)," March 16, 1994. 

Most EPA Regional offices apply these criteria strictly, and ask probing questions of companies seeking to take advantage of the Audit Policy benefits. In at least one instance the EPA seriously questioned whether a compliance management system could qualify because it did not require feedback to a person who initiated a request for a change to confirm that the change had been made properly. The requirement of a feedback loop is not explicitly stated in the Audit Policy, but is necessitated by it. ... 

To identify the correct person to whom the letter should be addressed, the EPA regional office should be called to ask the name of the person who handles self-reported violations under the ERP appUcable to the TSCA provision that has potentially been violated. 

An NPDES permit can be issued by EPA or by a state that has received EPA permitting approval. As of 1996,40 states and territories had received EPA s approval. States and territories that are not authorized to administer the NPDES program are Alaska, Arizona, District of Columbia, Idaho, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, the Pacific Territories, Puerto Rico, and Texas. For these states and territories, the 10 EPA Regional Offices will issue and administer the NPDES permits. The permit process is elaborate and requires extensive information and numerous steps. First a number of forms need to be completed to provide information about the facility, its operation, and the nature of the discharges. This is followed by a period of discussion between EPA and the discharging facility, and the draft permit is announced for comments from the public for 30 days. Once the comments are reviewed, responded to, and implemented, then the final NPDES permit is issued. 

Technical assistance is available through the EPA regional offices and the National Technical Information Service. The EPA holds workshops in coordination with the Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies, the American Water Works Association, and the... 

A waste is a solid or liquid material that is no longer used. The EPA defines waste as hazardous if it has certain properties that could pose dangers to human health and the environment after it is discarded. The EPA considers a waste to be hazardous if it possesses certain characteristics (e.g., ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity) or if it is on a list of specific wastes determined by the EPA to be hazardous. RCRA regulations, found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 40, Part 261, present the listed hazardous wastes, describe hazardous waste characteristics, and specify test methods for determining whether waste is hazardous. Complete lists of wastes identified by the EPA as hazardous can also be obtained from the EPA s RCRA/Super-fund Hotline at (800) 424-9346 or from the EPA regional offices. 

An FRP is a detailed, facility-specific, written description of how a facilitys planned response to a discharge of oil will be conducted. It must follow the format of the model facility-specific response plan included in Appendix F of 40 CFR Part 112, unless you have prepared an equivalent response plan to meet state or other federal requirements. Once completed, you must submit the FRP to the appropriate EPA Regional Office for approval. 

If your business moves to another location, the operator or the owner must notify the State and EPA Regional Office of this change. Since your business has changed locations, a new EPA Identification Number will be assigned based on the new Notification form submittal. 

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