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DAILY ENVIRONMENT REPORT
Highlights & Table of Contents
December 28, 2001
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ISSN 1521-9402

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HIGHLIGHTS
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NOTICES TO REFINERIES SAID TO INDICATE NEW SOURCE REVIEW
MOVING FORWARD

Notices of violation sent to two major oil companies by EPA
indicate the agency is moving forward with enforcement of
the new source review provisions of the Clean Air Act. The
agency sends notices of violation to ExxonMobil Oil Corp.,
and Sunoco Inc., for allegedly making major improvements at
refineries in Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas
without installing modern pollution-control equipment. The
notices inform the companies that EPA has detected alleged
violations and represent the first formal step in an
enforcement action. They come as the agency is completing
work on an examination ordered by the White House of new
source review enforcement and its effects on oil refining
and electricity production. Industry and environmental
groups were bracing for release of the EPA new source review
report in December, but agency sources now say the report is
likely to be released in January 2002. . . . Page A-1

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REVISED EPA INVENTORY UPDATE RULE NOT READY FOR REPORTS DUE
IN 2002

A final, revised Inventory Update Rule that would change the
information chemical manufacturers and importers provide EPA
will not be issued in time for the 2002 reporting cycle,
according to William Sanders, director of EPA's Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics. He says EPA is still
developing a final rule which it intends to submit to the
White House Office of Management and Budget in 2002. The
Inventory Update Rule forms required for 2002 will contain
the same types of information EPA requested in 1998. . . .
Page A-1

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ADMINISTRATION REVOKES RULE LINKING FEDERAL CONTRACTS TO
COMPLIANCE

The Bush administration revokes the rule issued during the
Clinton administration that linked the award of federal
contracts to a contractor's compliance with labor, tax, and
environmental laws. Several federal agencies, including EPA,
argued the rule would damage the procurement process. . . .
Page A-2

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SUGGESTED REFORMS FOR PERMITS INCLUDES INDUSTRY ROLE WRITING
APPLICATIONS

A report from Resources for the Future suggests Congress
consider amending the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act,
and other environmental laws to make companies responsible
for writing permits required by the regulations.  Among
other things, the report finds permit applications often
require more information than needed. . . . Page A-2

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OHIO STORAGE FACILITY WOULD PAY $400,000 IN PENALTIES UNDER
SETTLEMENT

Operators of an Ohio facility would pay $400,000 in fines
for certain hazardous waste violations under a proposed
consent decree. Under the proposed agreement, operators of
the waste storage facility, Clean Harbors Inc. in
Cincinnati, also must change certain procedures. . . . Page
A-4

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DRAFT U.K. STANDARDS PUBLISHED FOR REFRIGERATORS CONTAINING
CFCS

The United Kingdom publishes draft standards for handling
discarded refrigerators that would require handlers to
remove insulation foam made from ozone-depleting substances
before scrapping or recycling the units. The draft standards
concern the removal of chlorofluorocarbons and
hydrochlorofluorocarbons from the cooling system and the
insulating foam. They follow the introduction of a European
Union directive banning the disposal of refrigerators unless
all the CFCs and HCFCs have been removed. . . . Page A-6

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CHEMICAL SAFETY
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RISK NOTIFICATION: A U.S. branch of a German chemical
manufacturer stops importing a compound, K 5259, after two
rabbits exposed to the agent die shortly after it was
applied. . . . Page A-3

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FRANCE: Prime Minister Jospin announces the permanent
closure of a chemical fertilizer plant in Toulouse where an
explosion killed 30 people in September. Jospin insists the
government does not aim "to ban the chemical industry from
Toulouse," but hopes to "permit a reconversion of the
chemical sector toward safer activities that do not pose the
same level of danger.". . . Page A-5

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STATE NEWS
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COLORADO: Coors Brewing Co. and the Colorado Division of
Wildlife settle an enforcement case by requiring the company
to build a $500,000 wetlands project touted as a model to
improve water quality and wildlife habitat. The agreement
resolves alleged violations stemming from the accidental
release of 2,500 barrels of high-gravity beer into Clear
Creek, killing thousands of fish. . . . Page A-3

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MINNESOTA: House Republicans unveil proposed legislation
aimed at preparing Minnesota for domestic terrorism,
including stricter controls on drivers of vehicles carrying
hazardous materials. . . . Page A-5

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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NEWS

AIR POLLUTION
   Notices to refineries said to indicate EPA new source
   review moving forward . . . Page A-1
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3p0z2_

CHEMICAL SAFETY
   French government plans to close chemical plant that was
   site of blast . . . Page A-5
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3g9z0_

COLORADO
   Coors, state wildlife division reach accord on wetlands
   project to settle beer spill case . . . Page A-3
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3h0u7_

GENERAL POLICY
   Bush administration revokes regulation linking federal
   contracts to compliance . . . Page A-2
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3j6w9_

HAZARDOUS WASTE
   Ohio storage facility would pay $400,000 in penalties
   under proposed agreement . . . Page A-4
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3k2j3_

MINNESOTA
   Republican anti-terrorism package includes more controls
   on hazmat drivers . . . Page A-5
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3d3r2_

OZONE DEPLETION
   U.K. publishes draft standards for refrigerators
   containing CFCs, HCFCs . . . Page A-6
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3c4n7_

REGULATORY REFORM
   Report suggests industry role in writing permit
   applications . . . Page A-2
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3p4g1_

TOXIC SUBSTANCES
   Chemical firm stops importing product after rabbits die
   during eye irritation test . . . Page A-3
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3m2b1_

   Final inventory rule not ready for 2002 reporting cycle,
   EPA official says . . . Page A-1
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3p8k6_

IN BRIEF
   DOT plans public meeting on hazmat transport . . . Page
   A-7
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3t1j6_

   EPA withdraws rule on lead-based paint waste . . . Page
   A-7
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3k1q7_

   N.C. governor signs wastewater bill into law . . . Page
   A-7
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3q3d8_

   Spent fuel storage cask rule to take effect . . . Page
   A-7
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CALENDAR
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CONGRESS
   Legislative calendar . . . Page C-1
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3u1c5_

PRESIDENT
   President's calendar . . . Page C-2
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3u1j7_

PUBLIC LAWS
   Legislation recently signed into law . . . Page C-2
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REGULATORY AGENDA
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COMMENT DEADLINES
   Due dates for comments on pending rules . . . Page D-5
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3f4t5_

DEC. 28 FEDERAL REGISTER
   Entries from today's table of contents . . . Page D-1
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3j0f0_

DEC. 27 FEDERAL REGISTER
   Previous day's entries with page citations . . . Page D-2
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3f4v2_


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TABLE OF CASES
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Colorado Department of Natural Resources v. Coors Brewing
Co. (ColoDistCt) . . . Page A-3
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3h0u7_

United States v. Clean Harbors Inc. (S.D. Ohio) . . . Page
A-4
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3k2j3_

United States v. Marine Shale Processors Inc. (W.D. La.) . .
. Page A-4
   http://pubs.bna.com/ip/BNA/den.nsf/id/a0a5b3k2j3_

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