Center for Industrial Services

In this issue ...

1. New RCRA/Hazardous Waste Fees
2. Proposed Title V Permit Fee Changes
3. NESHAP for Surface Coating of Plastic Parts and Products
4. OSHA Revises Exit Routes Standard
5. Potential SPCC Deadline Extension
6. Pollution Prevention Help on the Web
7. QUALITY, MANAGEMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY WORKSHOPS - February through April 2003

1. NEW RCRA/HAZARDOUS WASTE FEES

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has amended its hazardous waste fee structure. The department now charges base dollar amounts in addition to the fee assessed on each pound of hazardous waste. The amendments include:

1. Permit fees for transporters, storage, and disposal facility (TSD) activities related to response to accidental discharges requiring remedial investigations and on-site treatment;
2. A TSD installation identification number application fee;
3. TSD annual maintenance fees;
4. A hazardous waste tipping fee;
5. Generator fees;
6. Special report fees.

The proposed rule was revised and sent to the attorney general for final review before becoming effective on October 8, 2002. See Register page 76 (page 82 of 105 in the Adobe Acrobat file). You also may contact TDEC's Gerald "Jerry" E. Ingram at (615) 532-0850 for more information.

Note: These new fees are covered in the Hazardous Waste Annual Report workshops.

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2. PROPOSED TITLE V PERMIT FEE CHANGES

TDEC is proposing to amend construction and annual air emission fees. The proposed rate for major sources with "actual based" annual emission fees is $28 per ton per year. The proposed rate for major sources with "allowable based" annual emission fees is $17 per ton per year. The accounting year period is July 1, 2002, to June 30, 2003. These annual rates will be supported by the division's annual workload analysis that is approved by the Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board. See the Tennessee Administrative Register for more information, or call Malcolm Butler at (615) 532-0600.

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3. NESHAP FOR SURFACE COATING OF PLASTIC PARTS AND PRODUCTS

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for plastic parts and products surface coating operations. The proposed rule applies to plastic parts and products surface coating facilities that are a major source, or are located at a major source, of hazardous air pollutants. The source category does not include research or laboratory facilities or janitorial, building, and facility maintenance operations; hobby shops that are operated for personal rather than commercial purposes; or surface coating of plastic parts and products that would be subject to certain other subparts of 40 CFR part 63.

Late in development of the proposed rule, Department of Defense (DOD) stakeholders suggested that DOD operations are distinctly different from the kinds of operations addressed in these standards. They proposed that a separate subcategory or source category dealing with multiple surface coating operations performed by DOD civilian and military personnel or performed at DOD installations may be appropriate. EPA currently is evaluating the need for a DOD source category or subcategory and is requesting comment on the appropriate approach for addressing unique DOD coating operations. Comments are due February 3, 2003.

For more information, contact Kim Teal, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC, (919) 541-5580; teal.kim@epa.gov.

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4. OSHA REVISES EXIT ROUTES STANDARD

Requirements for exiting buildings quickly during an emergency have been rewritten in a user-friendly format that is easier to understand, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced. The revised Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans Standard became effective on December 7, 2002.

"Having a clear plan and procedure for exiting a building as safely as possible, if necessary, is one of the most basic and important safety precautions," said OSHA Administrator John Henshaw. "OSHA's standard was over 30 years old and in need of updating. The changes to the language in this rule will make it more clear and consistent and aid workers and employers alike in understanding the requirements of the standard."

The requirements for exit routes have been rewritten in simple, straightforward, and easy-to-understand terms. For example, "means of egress" will now be referred to as "exit routes." The text has been reorganized, and inconsistencies and duplicate requirements have been removed. The revised rule has fewer subparagraphs and a smaller number of cross-references to other OSHA standards than the previous version.

Employers now have the option of adopting the National Fire Protection Associations' Life Safety Code instead of the OSHA standard for exit routes. OSHA evaluated the NFPA standard and concluded that it provides comparable safety.

The revised standard, which offers more compliance options for employers, does not change the employer's regulatory obligations for employee safety and health protection of the original standard. The Exit Routes, Emergency Action Plans, and Fire Prevention Plans standard was published in the November 7, 2002, Federal Register. TEXT PDF

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5. POTENTIAL SPCC DEADLINE EXTENSION

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is working on a proposed rule that would temporarily suspend the February 17, 2003, deadline for facilities to amend their Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) plans to conform with recent amendments to the rules governing those plans, as well as the August 18, 2003, deadline for implementing such amendments. The agency plans to propose the suspension (the duration of which is still under consideration) in a direct-final rule, with the possibility of one six-month extension of that date if necessary. During the period of the proposed temporary suspension, EPA plans to conduct the fact-finding and other work necessary to propose and finalize new compliance dates. Questions should be directed to Hugo Fleischmann at (703) 603-8769 or Mark Howard at (703) 603-8715 at the EPA.

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6. POLLUTION PREVENTION HELP ON THE WEB

The Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2Rx), a consortium of eight regional pollution prevention information centers, makes available several helpful resources available at its Web site: www.p2rx.org. Among these resources are "topic hubs" that give an overview, process information, P2 options, and best documents (links) for specific industrial sectors and topics.

Among the topic hubs available are those on:

• Agriculture and food processing;
• Construction industry;
• Facilities design and management;
• Manufacturing processes;
• Service industries ;
• Transportation

New topic hubs have recently been added on lithographic printing (from member center Great Lakes Pollution Prevention) and electronic waste (from Western Regional Pollution Prevention Network).

If you can't find what you're looking for on the site, you can get a rapid response from an engineer or have a bibliographic search done by contacting one of the centers through the Exchange's "Rapid Response" service.

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7. QUALITY, MANAGEMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY WORKSHOPS - January 2003 through April 2003

For more information about the courses listed below, please visit our Web site. Or, call us: (615) 532-8657 or toll-free at (888) 763-7439. To register for any of these courses, please use this registration form.

Certain courses are underwritten by TDEC Division of Community Assistance funding under the Waste Reduction Assistance Program contract. Tennessee Pollution Prevention Partnership (TP3) Partners and Performer-level members receive a discount on registration fees for these open-enrollment courses. To learn more about TP3, please call George Smelcer at (615) 532-4912, e-mail: gsmelcer@tennessee.edu; or contact Don Stone at (615) 532-4924, dstone1@tennessee.edu. Or, you may visit the TDEC Web site at www.state.tn.us/environment/dca/tp3.htm.

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY REPORTING

Hazardous Waste Annual Report (8 a.m.- noon) (TP3 Member discount available)

• Chattanooga - February 6
• Cookeville - February 12
• Jackson - January 30
• Johnson City - February 4
• Knoxville - February 5
• Memphis - January 29
• Nashville - February 13

Tier II Report (noon - 5 p.m.) (TP3 Member discount available)

• Chattanooga - February 6
• Cookeville - February 12
• Jackson - January 30
• Johnson City - February 4
• Knoxville - February 5
• Memphis - January 29
• Nashville - February 13

Hazardous and Special Wastes (TP3 Member discount available)

• Knoxville - March 12
• Memphis - March 19
• Nashville - March 26

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND ISO 14001

Tennessee Environmental Regulatory Overview (TP3 Member discount available)

• Knoxville - April 22
• Memphis - April 8
• Nashville - April 15

EMS/ISO 14001 Implementation (TP3 Member discount available)

• Jackson - April 9
• Knoxville - March 13

ISO 14001:1996 Internal Auditor

• Jackson - April 2-3
• Knoxville - March 4-5

HAZARDOUS WASTE SITE WORKER

40-Hour Site Worker

• Memphis - April 21-25

8-Hour Site Worker Refresher

• Knoxville - April 9
• Memphis - February 13
• Nashville - March 20

8-Hour Emergency Response Refresher

• Knoxville - April 10
• Murfreesboro - February 20

DOT COMPLIANCE

16-Hour DOT

• Knoxville - March 26-27
• Memphis - February 11-12
• Nashville - March 18-19

10-Hour General Industry

• Knoxville - April 16-17

8-Hour Confined Space Entry

• Murfreesboro - February 19

8-Hour Excavation Competent Person

• Murfreesboro - February 18

Hazard Communication

• Athens - March 25
• Columbia - March 17
• Cookeville - March 19
• Dyersburg - March 13
• Jackson - March 12
• Morristown - March 26

Lean 101: Introduction to Lean Manufacturing Principles (TP3 Member discount available)

• Johnson City - March 18
• Columbia - March 25
• Memphis - April 22
• Chattanooga - April 24

Lean 202: Value Stream Mapping (TP3 Member discount available)

• Chattanooga - April 30
• Columbia - March 26
• Jackson - January 30
• Johnson City - March 19
• Memphis - April 29
• Nashville - January 29

Lean 204: Quick Changeover/Setup Reduction (TP3 Member discount available)

• Jackson - February 20
• Knoxville - February 18
• Nashville - February 19

Lean 207: Total Productive Maintenance (TP3 Member discount available)

• Jackson - February 27
• Knoxville - February 25
• Nashville - February 26

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