2014-30687. Twenty-Seventh Update of the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket

AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

Since 1988, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has maintained a Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket (“Docket”) under Section 120(c) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Section 120(c) requires EPA to establish a Docket that contains certain information reported to EPA by Federal facilities that manage hazardous waste or from which a reportable quantity of hazardous substances has been released. As explained further below, the Docket is used to identify Federal facilities that should be evaluated to determine if they pose a threat to public health or welfare and the environment and to provide a mechanism to make this information available to the public.

This notice identifies the Federal facilities not previously listed on the Docket and reported to EPA since the last update of the Docket on January 6, 2014. In addition to the list of additions to the Docket, this notice includes a section with revisions of the previous Docket list. Thus, the revisions in this update include 29 additions and 19 deletions to the Docket since the previous update. At the time of publication of this notice, the new total number of Federal facilities listed on the Docket is 2,392.

DATES:

This list is current as of November 25, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Electronic versions of the Docket and more information on its implementation can be obtained at http://www.epa.gov/fedfac/documents/docket.htm by clicking on the link for Update #27 to the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket or by contacting Ellen Treimel, Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Coordinator, Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office (Mail Code 5106P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.

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 Status Reporting

7.0 Information Contained on Docket Listing

1.0 Introduction

Section 120(c) of CERCLA, 42 United States Code (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 risk 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.

The initial list of Federal facilities to be included on the Docket was published in the Federal Register on February 12, 1988 (53 FR 4280). Since then, updates to the Docket have been published on November 16, 1988 (53 FR 46364); December 15, 1989 (54 FR 51472); August 22, 1990 (55 FR 34492); September 27, 1991 (56 FR 49328); December 12, 1991 (56 FR 64898); July 17, 1992 (57 FR 31758); February 5, 1993 (58 FR 7298); November 10, 1993 (58 FR 59790); April 11, 1995 (60 FR 18474); June 27, 1997 (62 FR 34779); November 23, 1998 (63 FR 64806); June 12, 2000 (65 FR 36994); December 29, 2000 (65 FR 83222); October 2, 2001 (66 FR 50185); July 1, 2002 (67 FR 44200); January 2, 2003 (68 FR 107); July 11, 2003 (68 FR 41353); December 15, 2003 (68 FR 69685); July 19, 2004 (69 FR 42989); December 20, 2004 (69 FR 75951); October 25, 2005 (70 FR 61616); August 17, 2007 (72 FR 46218); November 25, 2008 (73 FR 71644); October 13, 2010 (75 FR 62810); November 6, 2012 (77 FR 66609), March 18, 2013 (78 FR 16668), and January 6, 2014 (79 FR 654). This notice constitutes the twenty-seventh update of the Docket.

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/documents/docket.htm 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; and the corrections section lists changes in the information about the Federal facilities already listed on 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.

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/fedfac/documents/docket.htm 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:

Martha Bosworth (HBS), US EPA Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Mail Code: OSRR07-2, Boston, MA 02109-3912, [phone].

Helen Shannon (ERRD), US EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007-1866, (212) 637- 4260 or Alida Karas (ERRD), US EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, NY 10007- 1866, [phone].

Joseph Vitello (3HS12), US EPA Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, [phone].

Dawn Taylor (4SF-SRSEB), US EPA Region 4, 61 Forsyth St. SW., Atlanta, GA 30303, [phone].

Michael Chrystof (SR-6J), US EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, [phone].

Philip Ofosu (6SF-RA), US EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202-2733, [phone].

Paul Roemerman (SUPRERSP), US EPA Region 7, 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219, [phone]

Ryan Dunham (EPR-F), US EPA Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, CO 80202, [phone].

Leslie Ramirez (SFD-6-1), US EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105, [phone].

Monica Lindeman (ECL, ABU), US EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, ECL-112, Seattle, WA 98101, [phone] or Ken Marcy (ECL, ABU), US EPA Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, ECL-112, Seattle, WA 98101, [phone].

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

In this notice, 29 Federal facilities are being added to the Docket, 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.

3.2 Deletions

In this notice, 19 Federal facilities are being deleted from the Docket. 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 (Categories 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).

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 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS) and the Docket. For the Federal facility for which a correction is entered, the original entry (designated by an “o”), as it appeared in previous Docket updates, is shown directly below the corrected entry (designated by a “c”) for easy comparison. This notice does not include any 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 Emergency Response Notification System (ERNS), the Biennial Inventory of Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Activities, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Information System (RCRAInfo), and CERCLIS—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 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 write to 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 never generated more than 1,000 kg of hazardous waste in any month; (3) Federal facilities that are solely hazardous waste transportation facilities, as reported under RCRA Section 3010; and (4) 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), 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/pdf/mixownrshpmine.pdf. The policy for not including these facilities may change; facilities now not included may be added at some point if EPA determines that they should be included.

6.0 Facility NPL Status Reporting, Including NFRAP Status

EPA typically 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/documents/docket.htm 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 updated information is provided in three tables. The first table is a list of new 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 and the third table contains corrections of information included on the Docket.

The Federal facilities listed in each table are organized by state and then grouped alphabetically within each state by the Federal agency responsible for the facility. Under each state 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] The code key precedes the lists.

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 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 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 part 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/documents/docket.htm by clicking on the link for Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Update #27 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 2,392.

Dated: December 10, 2014.

Charlotte Bertrand,

Acting Director, Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.

Docket Codes

Categories for Deletion of Facilities

(1) Small-Quantity Generator.

(2) Never Federally Owned and/or Operated.

(3) Formerly Federally Owned and/or Operated but not at time of listing.

(4) No Hazardous Waste Generated.

(5) (This code is no longer used.)

(6) Redundant Listing/Site on Facility.

(7) Combining Sites Into One Facility/Entries Combined.

(8) Does Not Fit Facility Definition.

Categories for Addition of Facilities

(15) Small-Quantity Generator with either a RCRA 3016 or CERCLA 103 Reporting Mechanism.

(16) One Entry Being Split Into Two (or more)/Federal Agency Responsibility Being Split.

(17) New Information Obtained Showing That Facility Should Be Included.

(18) Facility Was a Site on a Facility That Was Disbanded; Now a Separate Facility.

(19) Sites Were Combined Into One Facility.

(19A) New Currently Federally Owned and/or Operated Facility Site.

Categories for Corrections of Information About Facilities

(20) Reporting Provisions Change.

(20A) Typo Correction/Name Change/Address Change.

(21) Changing Responsible Federal Agency. (If applicable, new responsible Federal agency submits proof of previously performed PA, which is subject to approval by EPA.)

(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.)

(24) Reporting Mechanism Determined To Be Not Applicable After Review of Regional Files.

Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Update #27—Additions

Facility name	Address	City	State	Zip code	Agency	Reporting mechanism	Code
USARMY Fort Pierce Biorka Island	15 mi SW of Sitka on Biorka Island, approx (Island Centroid): +56.851328° N −135.558078° W, +56° 51′ 4.7808″ N −135° 33′ 29.0802″ W, T58S R63E, SW of Baranof Island	Sitka	AK	99835	U.S. Army	Other	19A
USDHS CG Fort Pierce former USNAVY Site Biorka Island	15 mi SW of Sitka on Biorka Island, approx (Island Centroid):+56° 51′ 4.7808″ N, −135° 33′ 29.0802″ W, +56.851328 N −135.558078 W, T58S R63E, SW of Baranof Island	Sitka	AK	99835	Dept of Homeland Security	Other	19A
USDHS CGPort Higgins Radio Station	14700 N Tongass Hwy, approx. 13 mi N of Ketchikan,+55° 28′ 16.6902″ N, −131.47′ 24.8886″ W; +55.471303, −131.790247; T74S R90E Sec 7, Copper River Meridian	Ketchikan	AK	99901	Dept of Homeland Security		19A
USDOT FAA Sunset Cove	Mouth of Libby Creek, S of Sunset Cove in Stephens Passage, approx. 4 mi NNE of Hobart Bay, approx. 30 mi E of Angoon, +57° 28′ 58.566″ N, −133° 31′ 28.566″ W; T51S R74E Sec 3, Copper River Meridian	Angoon	AK	99820	Dept of Transportation	3010	19A
BIA Chinle Boarding School	HWY 191 15 MI N of Chinle	Many Farms	AZ	86538	Dept of Interior	3010	17
BR—Redding	Shasta Office CVP	Redding	CA	96003	Dept of Interior	3010	17
Onizuka Air Force Station	6594 ABS/CC	Sunnyvale	CA	94088	U.S. Air Force	3010, 103c	17
Southern California Aviation	18438 Readiness Street	Victorville	CA	92394	U.S. Air Force	3010	19A
Space Launch Complex 4 East	747 Nebraska Ave	Vandenberg AFB	CA	93437	U.S. Air Force	3010	19A
US Border Patrol San Diego Firing Range	2301 McCain Road	San Diego	CA	92101	Dept of Homeland Security	3010	19A
US DOT Maritime Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet	2595 Lake Herman Road	Benidia	CA	94510	Dept of Transportation	3010	19A
Herbert C. Hoover Building (AKA: Main Commerce)	1401 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 7603	Washington	DC	20230	Dept of Commerce	3010	19A
USMC Support Facility—Blount Island	5880 Channel View Dr	Jacksonville	FL	32226	U.S. Navy	3010	19A
US Postal Service Bacon Station	Stratford Dr	Bloomingdale	IL	60117-7000	U.S. Postal Service	3010	19A
US Postal Service Vehicle Maintenance Facility	Stratford Dr	Bloomingdale	IL	60117-7000	U.S. Postal Service	3010	19A
Soldier Support Center	Building #28, Marion County	Fort Benjamin Harrison	IN	46216	U.S. Army	3005, 3010, 3016, 103c	17
Louisville Veterans Affairs Medical Center	800 Zorn Avenue	Louisville	KY	40202	Dept of Veterans Affairs	3010	19A
FLETC—Department of Homeland Security	9000 Commo Road	Cheltenham	MD	20623	Dept of Homeland Security	3010	19A
National Park SVC/DE Water Gap	Pioneer Trail	Pahaquarry	NJ	7825	Dept of Interior	3010	19A
Catron County Shooting Range	PO Box 170	Reserve	NM	87830	Dept of Agriculture	3010	19A
Southwest Polytechnic Institute	9169 Coors Rd NW	Albuquerque	NM	87196	Dept of Interior	3010	17
Glenmont Job Corps Center	822 River Road	Glenmont	NY	12077-0993	Dept of Labor	3010, 103c	17
USACE—Portugues Dam	PR Road 10 km 5.5	Ponce	PR	731	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	3010	19A
Air Force Plant No. 4	PO Box 748	Fort Worth	TX	76101	U.S. Air Force	3010	19A
Transportation Security Administration	510 Airline Dr	Coppell	TX	75019	Transportation and Security Administration	3010	19A
Utah Test and Training Range	6.5 Mi SE of Wendover	Wendover	UT	84056	U.S. Air Force	3016	17
BR—Benton City Site	39307 W Kelly Rd	Benton City	WA	99320	Dept of Interior	3010	17
BR—Chandler Power & Pumping Plant	Old Inland Empire Hwy	Benton City	WA	99320	Dept of Interior	103c	17
VA Medical Center	1540 Spring Valley Drive	Huntington	WV	25704	Dept of Veterans Affairs	3010	19A

Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket Update #27—Deletions

Facility name	Address	City	State	Zip code	Agency	Reporting mechanism	Code
BLM Rangely Landfill	T1N R101 W Sec 6, 6THPM	Rangely	CO	81648	Dept of Interior	103	6
Orlando Defense Property Disposal Office	Naval Training Center	Orlando	FL	32813	U.S. Navy	3010	6
Rock Island District, Lock and Dam 12		Hanover Township	IL	61041	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	3016	8
Naval Communication Unit Washington	Dangerfield & Commo Road	Clinton	MD	20735	U.S. Navy	103a, 103c, 3010	6
MSNG Army Aviation (AVCRAD)	Hanger 1, Hewes Avenue	Gulfport	MS	39507	U.S. Army	3010	1
River Operations Dry Dock (CELMK-OD-R)	COE Supply Base—Vicksburg Harbor	Vicksburg	MS	39180	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers	3016	6
Lock Haven Area Maintenance Support Activity—112G	RT 220 McElhattan	Lock Haven	PA	17745	U.S. Army	3010	4
Reading Army Maintenance Support Activity—29	547 Philadelphia Ave	Reading	PA	19607	U.S. Army	3010	1
Beaufort Naval Hospital	SC Highway 280	Beaufort	SC	29902	U.S. Navy	3010	6
Charleston Naval Weapons Station South Annex	1050 Remount Road	North Charleston	SC	29408	U.S. Navy	103c, 3010	6
Chattanooga Central Laboratories	N Access Rd at TN HWY 153	Chattanooga	TN	37401	Tennessee Valley Authority	3010	1
Jackson Power Stores	Airways Blvd	Jackson	TN	38301	Tennessee Valley Authority	3010	4
Knoxville Power Stores	4124 Greenway Drive	Knoxville	TN	37902	Tennessee Valley Authority	3010	4
Nashville Power Stores	1324 Elm Hill Pike	Nashville	TN	37210	Tennessee Valley Authority	3010	4
Phipps Bend Substation	US HWY 11 W	Surgoinsville	TN	37873	Tennessee Valley Authority	3010	4
Norfolk Postal Service	600 Church St	Norfolk	VA	23501	U.S. Postal Service	3010	1
Richmond Army National Guard	501 E Franklin St	Richmond	VA	23219	U.S. Army	3010	4
Strategic Systems Program Office	1931 Jefferson Davis Highway, CM #3	Arlington	VA	22202		3010	8
West Virginia Army National Guard	RT 62 N	Point Pleasant	WV	25550	U.S. Army	103a	2

Footnotes

1.  See Section 3.2 for the criteria for being deleted from the Docket.

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.