GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER

September 1, 2003
Volume III, Edition 9

Arizona Emergency Response Commission
5636 East McDowell Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85008-3495
Janet Napolitano, Governor

Frank F. Navarrete, Director

http://www.governor.state.az.us/

http://www.dem.state.az.us/

Daniel Roe, Executive Director

http://www.dem.state.az.us/azserc/
Special Interest Articles:
•

EPA Proposes Changes to
RMP

•

Equipment for Fire
Departments

•

Assistance To Fire Fighters
Grants Update

•
•
•

EPA Enforcement/
Inspections
Useful SERC/LEPC
Information
Hazardous Materials AntiTerrorism Tips for drivers

•

US DOT Tips

•

Beware of Fake CDLs

•

Transportation Security
Enhancements

•

Emergency Response
Guidebook Update

•

Family Emergency
Planning

•

Regulation of the Day

EPA Proposes Changes to RMP Citing Security Concerns
To improve accident
prevention and reporting
programs of regulated
facilities, the U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is proposing
several amendments to its
risk management program
(RMP) rule, including one
that would require facilities
to update their risk
management plans within six
months of an accidental
release, as opposed to every
five years.
Citing homeland security
concerns, EPA said in its
notice of proposed
rulemaking in the July 31
Federal Register that the

proposed amendments focus
on assisting federal, state and
local officials in
implementing the RMP
regulations mandated under
Section 112(r) of the Clean
Air Act (CAA) (40 CFR Part
68).
EPA also is proposing the
removal of the requirement
that facilities describe their
off-site consequence analysis
(OCA) in the executive
summary. This information
is available through
unrestricted access to the
public. OCA includes
information on worst-case
accidental release scenarios
and alternative accidental

release scenarios, information
that has been deemed
"sensitive" in nature by EPA
and other federal law
enforcement agencies.
Thanks to: Thompson
Publishing Group see:
http://www.thompson.com/libr
aries/environment/chem/index.
html
Please pass along this alert to a
colleague.
For the federal register notice,
see our web page at
www.dem.state.az.us/azserc
Just click on the "HOT
STUFF" button

Equipment for Fire Departments
The First Responder Institute
is accepting grant
applications from fire
departments across the
United States for the
purchase of life-saving
equipment. The national
grant program was
established in January 2003

by GlaxoSmithKline
Consumer Healthcare.
Grants range from $2,500 to
$10,000. Applications will
be accepted and reviewed,
and funding distributed, on a
quarterly basis. For more
information, visit them
online at

www.firstresponder.org or
contact the First Responder
Institute at 15312 Spencerville
Court, Suite 100, Burtonsville,
Maryland 20866, or by phone
at (301) 421-0096. (Thanks to
DWAZ for forwarding)

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
Visit our web site at:
http://www.dem.state.az.us/a
zserc and click on “USFA
Federal Assistance to Fire
Fighter Grant Recipients” to
see the listing of Federal
Fiscal Year 2003 Grant
Recipients.
So far this year:
(For Fire Ops and Safety)
Cherry Volunteer Fire

Association - $5,400.00;
Buckeye Valley Rural Vol.
Fire District - $6,745.00;
Peoria Fire Department $42,000.00;
Colorado City Fire District
- $124,614.00;
Northern Pinal Fire $49,684.00;
Stanfield Volunteer Fire
District - $93,963.00;
Montezuma Rimrock Fire
District - $13,608.00;
Prescott Fire Department -

$20,388.00;
Phoenix Fire Department $40,425.00;
Helmet Peak Vol Fire Dept $53,460;
Cottonwood Fire Dept $36,720.00;
Mesa del Caballo Fire Dist. $23,760;
Sierra Vista Fire Dept. $290,827.00;
Beaver Valley Fire Dept $22,582.00;
Grapevine Mesa Fire District
- $64,854.00

AzELM Training for Small Business
With the US Economy
growing, Small Businesses
are increasingly playing an
important role, accounting
for 99.7% of all business in
the US, and 51% of the
private sector output.
This trend shows that US
small businesses are playing
a lead role in the growth in
many sectors. They face
many challenges in their
attempt to be good,
responsible environmental
stewards. Their biggest
concerns is that they do not
know what requirements
apply to them, whom to
contact, or how to comply.
Because all businesses fear
being targeted, they are

reluctant to call
environmental agencies for
information. The
Arizona Environmental
Leadership through
Mentoring (AzELM)
www.AzELM.org creates a
more collaborative
relationship between
Government and Business.
AzELM is sponsoring a
conference, Symposium for
Environmental and
Economic Development"
(SEED), providing
Environmental & Economic
Leadership objectives.
WHEN: October 30th, 2003
WHERE: Doubletree Hotel

Paradise, Scottsdale
You can leverage your
resources through an
interactive symposium that is
business and leadership
focused. AzELM is committed
to excellence.
BONUS EVENT:
This year's event will also have
a Golf Tournament at the
Camelback Golf Club to be
held on Friday Oct. 31.
For more information of
AzELM or its upcoming
symposium, contact:
Richard Polito, SBEAP
Program Manager Maricopa
County at:
www.maricopa.gov/sbeap

EPA Enforcement Taps Public for Environmental Project Ideas
EPA's Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance
is inviting the public to
submit ideas to EPA for
potential Supplemental
Environmental Projects
(SEPs). SEPs are
environmentally beneficial
projects that are voluntarily

undertaken by a defendant in
settlement of an enforcement
action with the EPA.
Inclusion of a potential
project in the SEP Idea
Library does not mean that it
will automatically be
included in a particular
settlement. The SEP Idea

Library will be piloted for one
year, which began in August
2003. Information on how to
submit ideas for potential
projects is available online at
http://www.epa.gov/complianc
e/civil/programs/seps/index.ht
ml.

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
Enforcement Actions
Let's Not Have Arizona
Companies Join this
Group!
EPA Proposes Penalty
Against Company for
Underground Storage
Tank Violations
On July 25, 2003, EPA
issued an administrative
penalty order
(complaint) proposing a
$260,264 penalty for 54
alleged underground storage
tank (UST) violations. The
violations were from 18
underground storage tanks
owned and/or operated by
the company, located at five
different facilities. The
action resulted from joint
compliance inspections
conducted by EPA and the
Department of
Environmental Quality in
January and February 2002.
EPA cited the company for
failure to meet the December
1998 upgrade or closure
deadline, failure to provide
adequate corrosion
protection for piping on new
and existing systems, failure
to provide adequate release
detection for tanks, failure to
provide adequate release
detection for piping, placing
product in a UST without
registering the UST with
DEQ, failure to have
adequate financial assurance,
and failure to meet new tank
standards upon installation.
Although no releases were
observed during the
inspection, maintaining
corrosion protection and
determining each month
whether an underground
storage tank system is
leaking are important
requirements. Without these
protections, leaks can occur

undetected.
More than half of the
drinking water in the United
States is obtained from
groundwater. One gallon of
gasoline can contaminate
approximately five million
gallons of drinking water.
Leaks may cause significant
contamination to the soil and
groundwater and other
related hazards such as
explosions. Also, the cost of
cleanup increases with the
duration of an undetected
leak, which may be billed to
taxpayers.
A copy of the complaint is
available at
http://www.epa.gov/region6/
6xa/cecildale_ao_final.pdf.
Company Agrees to Pay
$85,000 Penalty for
Hazardous Waste
Violations
A settlement with a company
for violations of hazardous
waste
management laws at its
production facility has been
reached. The company
agreed to pay an $85,000
civil penalty in large part for
failure to receive
certification for the
installation
of two hazardous waste
tanks. Independent
certification ensures that
tanks have been correctly
installed and meet all
applicable engineering
requirements.
The company operates its
general maintenance facility
at the site. As part of these
operations, the company
generates rinse water sludge,
paint waste and plating
wastes and stores the wastes
in tanks and other containers.

During an inspection at the
facility, investigators
determined that the company
had failed to obtain a written
certification for rinse water
storage tanks.
The company also failed to
meet minimum requirements
for secondary containment.
Secondary containment is
required to ensure hazardous
waste would not be released
into the environment if the
primary system fails. There
is no evidence that any
product was released to the
environment.
The company has corrected
the violations by receiving
certification for the tank
system, installing secondary
containment in the form of a
trench system and agreeing
to conduct daily visual
inspections of the system.
The $85,000, payable no
later than August 25, 2003,
will be deposited in the state
hazardous waste cleanup
fund. A complete copy of the
findings and orders is
available at
http://www.epa.state.oh.us/d
hwm/pdf/07-2803ABXAir.pdf.
EPA Seeks $28,000 Penalty
from Hazardous Waste
Transporter
EPA announced it is seeking
a penalty of $28,820 from a
transport company for
allegedly violating
environmental laws
regulating the transport and
export of hazardous wastes
from the United States.
EPA's complaint claims that
the trucking company
violated the Uniform
Hazardous Waste Manifest
(cont)

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
Enforcement Actions (cont)
regulations of the federal
Resource and Conservation
Recovery Act on numerous
occasions while transporting
hazardous wastes from the
United States.
The regulations regarding
hazardous waste manifests
are intended to track the
movement of these wastes
from generators to disposal

sites, and to create clear lines
of accountability among all
participants to ensure that
these wastes are properly
managed during
transportation.
According to EPA's
complaint, the company
failed to properly indicate on
several manifests its
acknowledgment of receipt
of hazardous waste

shipments from the generator
prior to transport, and failed
to properly complete 124
manifests when leaving the
jurisdiction of the United
States.
EPA randomly reviews
manifests from
transboundary shippers to
determine if violations exist.

DuPont Settles CAA Case on Toxic Chemical Release
DuPont has agreed to settle a
six-year old Clean Air Act
(CAA) violation with the
U.S. Department of Justice
(DOJ) and the U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) involving a
toxic chemical release that
shut down four nearby plants
and forced residents to
remain in their homes.
Under the proposed
settlement agreement,
DuPont will pay $550,000 in
civil penalties and perform
eight Supplemental
Environmental Projects
(SEPs) valued at $552,000.
The incident occurred on
May 19, 1997, involving the
release of 1,1-difluoroethane
(DFE), which occurred when
workers blew a valve on a

pipe connected to a DFE
reactor, which contained
anhydrous hydrogen fluoride
and acetylene, DOJ said.
DuPont was unable to
contain or block the release
for about 40 minutes, and the
contents of the reactor,
including about 11,500
pounds of hydrogen fluoride,
escaped. The hydrogen
fluoride formed a toxic cloud
that migrated from the
facility, according to DOJ.
DuPont was alleged to have
violated the CAA by failing
to identify the hazards
associated with an accidental
release of hydrogen fluoride
during maintenance
activities; failing to design
and maintain a pipeline and
valve system for the DFE
reactor; and failing to

minimize the consequences
of the release of hydrogen
fluoride, according to the
complaint. Under the
proposed SEPs, DuPont
agreed to provide emergency
response equipment and
training for Local
Emergency Planning
Committees (LEPCs), and
provide a green buffer zone
between its facility and the
surrounding area. It also
must contract with a
community group to set up a
Web site on environmental
issues.
For more information, see
the September 2003 issues of
the Chemical Process
Safety Report
http://www.thompson.com/li
braries/environment/chem/in
dex.html and Clean Air
Permits.

OOPS! Plating Company Owner Sentenced to Prison for RCRA
A facility was sentenced to
spend a year and a day in
prison for violating the
Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act.
The defendant operated an
electroplating facility and
illegally dumped hazardous
wastes including spent

cyanide plating bath
solutions and wastewater
treatment sludges under a
trailer located at a
pyrotechnic facility which
operated next door to its
plating facility. Cyanide
wastes are highly toxic and
can cause serious
neurological injury and even

death to individuals who
come into contact with them.
The case was investigated by
the EPA Criminal
Investigation Division and
state agencies. The case is
being prosecuted by the U.S.
Attorney's Office.

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
EPA, Costco Settlement Benefits Local Fire Department
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
announced that warehouse
retailer Costco has agreed to
pay penalties and purchase
emergency response
equipment for the local fire
department for violations of
the Emergency Planning and
Right-to-Know Act
(EPCRA) at the company's
regional refrigerated
warehouse.
The settlement requires
Costco to pay a cash penalty
of $10,543, and purchase
$42,103 in new emergency
response equipment and
training materials for the fire
department. The new
equipment will include a
defibrillator and a thermal
imager, that will allow

firefighters to locate people
in situations where thick
smoke limits visibility.
EPCRA requires facilities to
submit an inventory of
substantial quantities of
hazardous chemicals to the
State Emergency Response
Commission, the Local
Emergency Planning
Committee, and the local fire
department. Emergency
responders rely on this
information for their safety
and that of nearby residents
in the event of an
emergency. The information
can also be accessed by
citizens who want to know
what chemicals are being
stored and used in their
neighborhoods.

Costco failed to report
significant quantities of
anhydrous ammonia (used in
refrigeration), sulfuric acid,
and lead to appropriate
authorities.
"Costco has been extremely
cooperative throughout the
process," said EPA
spokesperson Bill Dunbar,
"We're pleased we were able
to come together and create a
positive outcome by getting
much needed supplies to the
emergency responders in the
community."
Thanks to : Suzanne Powers,
US EPA
E-Mail:
powers.suzanne@epamail.ep
a.gov
Phone: (360) 753-9475

EPA Inspection Policy
EPA Issues Policy
Regarding the Role of the
EPA Inspector in Providing
Compliance Assistance
During Inspections
On June 25, 2003, EPA
issued a policy regarding the
role of the EPA inspector in
providing compliance
assistance during
inspections.
Although applicable to EPA,
it may be of interest to small
businesses that receive EPA
inspectors at their facilities.
The Policy's major points
include:
* EPA compliance
inspectors are encouraged to
provide appropriate general,
and limited site-specific,
compliance assistance,
consistent with the primary
purpose of compliance
determination.

The Policy provides
examples of general and sitespecific compliance
assistance.
* The Policy is not
intended to address every
inspection scenario
or situation. The Policy does
not supplant the need for
prudent judgment by EPA
inspectors, based on their
knowledge, experience and
expertise.
* EPA inspectors should
not provide site-specific
interpretive technical
assistance during compliance
inspections.
* EPA inspectors should
not provide site-specific
interpretive legal assistance
during compliance
inspections.
* EPA inspectors should
not make applicability
determinations in the field.
* Specific activities
occurring during the
inspection should be

documented and reported
after the inspection,
including potential
violations, actions taken to
address potential violations,
and compliance assistance
provided.
* Facilities receiving
compliance assistance are
not shielded from possible
enforcement actions for
violations identified during
the compliance inspection.
If you have any questions,
contact the Compliance
Assessment and Media
Programs Division
(CAMPD) at (202) 5642300. Download the memo
and Final Policy at
http://www.smallbizenviroweb.org/html/pdf/epap
olicy_inspector_role_062503
.pdf
(Thanks to ERC)

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
N.J. Adds Reactive Chemicals to Accident Prevention Rules
The New Jersey Department
of Environmental Protection
(DEP) announced that
reactive chemicals have been
added to the list of
extraordinarily hazardous
substances (EHS) in the
state's Toxic Catastrophe
Prevention Act (TCPA)
rules. TCPA rules require
owners and operators of
covered facilities to develop
and implement risk
management program (RMP)
plans, which are state
administered, and submit
them to the U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and DEP.

About 40 additional
companies would likely be
required to comply with the
amended TCPA regulations,
which now will cover 30
reactive hazardous
substances and 43 chemical
groups that have been added
to the EHS list, DEP said.
Another amendment to the
TCPA rules requires covered
facilities to evaluate every
five years state of the art
technologies to reduce the
risk of accidents and, if
feasible, implement this
technology.
Federal agencies, such as
EPA and the U.S.

Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
(OSHA), recently have been
evaluating the need for
additional regulations to
cover reactive chemicals.
OSHA currently is weighing
the possibility of amending
the process safety
management standard,
creating a new standard or
issuing a compliance
directive to address reactive
chemicals. The Bush
administration in 2001
removed from OSHA's
regulatory agenda a
proposed plan to regulate
reactive chemicals.

Useful SERC Information
Here is some helpful
information for those
facilities that need to
consider surrounding states
in their planning. The below
information is for general
use and planning purposes.
State of California
State Emergency Response
Commission
c/o Governor's Office of
Emergency Services
Hazardous Materials Unit
Mailing address: P.O. Box
419047
Rancho Cordova, CA 95741
(916) 845-8741
www.oes.ca.gov

State of New Mexico
New Mexico State
Emergency Response
Commission Department of
Public Safety
4491 Cerrillos Rd.
P.O. Box 1628
Santa Fe, NM 87504-1628
Information: (505) 827-9000
Office of the Secretary:
(505) 827-3370
www.dps.nm.org/emergency
/index.htm
State of Colorado
State Emergency Response
Commission
15075 Golden Road, Golden
Road Golden, CO 80401
(303) 273-1619
www.dlg.oem2.state.co.us/o
em/oemindex.htm

State of Utah
Utah Hazardous Chemical
Emergency Response
Commission
1110 State Office Building,
Post Office Box 141710
Salt Lake City, UT 841141710
(801) 538-3400
http://des.utah.gov
State of Nevada
State Emergency Response
Commission
Department of Public Safety
2525 South Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89711
(775) 687-6973
www.dem.state.nv.us/index.
htm

Useful LEPC Information
The National Institutes of
Health unveiled a consumer's
guide that provides easy-tounderstand information on
the potential health effects of
more than 2,000 ingredients
contained in more than 4,000
common household
products. Some household
products contain substances
that can pose health risks if

they are ingested or inhaled,
or if they come in contact
with eyes and skin. The
National Library of
Medicine's (NLM)
Household Products
Database is located at:
http://householdproducts.nlm
.nih.gov and provides
information in consumer
friendly language on many

of these substances and their
potential health effects. For
more technical information
users can launch a search for
a product or ingredient in
TOXNET from the Product
Page in the database.
Thanks to Greg B, Dept of
Health, R.I.

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
Opening: Emergency Response Specialist
Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality
Southern Regional Office
$45,000 + DOE
ADEQ’s Tucson office has
an immediate opening for an
Emergency Response
Specialist. This position will
serve as a member of
ADEQ’s hazardous materials
response team during
assessment and mitigation of
hazardous materials spills
throughout Arizona. When
acting as the State On-Scene
Coordinator, this person will
direct state, federal, county

and local resources to
prevent, mitigate or
eliminate threats to human
health or the environment
resulting from hazardous
materials spills. This is a full
time, position that requires
frequent periods of on-call
duty.
This position will also act as
the liaison between entities
involved with hazardous
materials response, focusing
on building working
relationships and enhancing
emergency preparedness

within the emergency
response community of
southern Arizona and the
US/Mexico border region.
Strong written and verbal
communications skills are
required. Fluency in Spanish
is desirable.
Address inquiries to Mike
Fulton, Superfund Programs
Unit Supervisor, 400 West
Congress, Suite 433, Tucson,
AZ 85701 or to
maf@ev.state.az.us
Az State Government AA/EOE

Hazardous Materials Driver Anti-Terrorism Tips
The Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration has
issued the following
recommendations for
Hazmat Drivers for when the
National Threat Level is
raised to Code Orange. They
are good recommendations,
however, to follow all of the
time.
On the Road:
* Be alert when driving.
Look for vehicles following
you, especially if there are 3
or more people in the car. If
you believe you are being
followed, call your
dispatcher or 911
immediately.
* When leaving your facility,
be aware of any possible
surveillance of your facility
or your truck.
* Don't discuss your cargo,
destination, or trip specifics
with people you don't know
or on open channels.
* When stopped at a traffic
light or in traffic, be aware
of anyone approaching your
vehicle.
* Make sure you have

communication devices to
contact your dispatcher and
emergency officials. Carry a
back-up if possible.
Stopping at Facilities:
* Leave your truck in a
secure parking lot or truck
stop if possible; if not, be
certain someone can watch
your vehicle.
* Never leave your vehicle
running with the keys in it;
shut off the engine and lock
the doors.
* If possible, don't stop in
unsafe or high-crime areas.
* Use seals or other methods
to prevent and identify
tampering.
* Don't preload hazardous
materials shipments without
adequate security.
Protecting Your Vehicle:
* Use an engine kill switch
* Use tractor and trailer
brake locking devices
* Check your electronic
tracking system regularly
and notify your dispatcher
when it's not working or

tampering may have
occurred.
* If you drop a trailer, use a
fifth wheel lock whenever
possible.
* Perform a quick walkaround to check your vehicle
for foreign objects after all
stops.
Hazmat Security Training is
mandatory for all HAZMAT
employees. In-depth security
training is required for all
facilities required to have
written hazmat security plans
http://www.myregs.com/dotr
spa/.
Check out:
http://www.ercweb.com/train
/index.htm#DOT offered
nationwide, online
http://www.ercweb.com/train
/index.htm#SPWEB, or at
your site
http://www.ercweb.com/cons
ult/consult6.htm.
Environmental Resource
Center also offers on-site indepth security training.

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations: Hazardous Materials
Safety Permits
ACTION: Supplemental
Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (SNPRM).
SUMMARY: The FMCSA
proposes to establish a safety
permit program for motor
carriers that transport any of
the following hazardous
materials in interstate or
intrastate commerce: a
highway route-controlled
quantity of a Class 7
(radioactive) material; more
than 25 kg (55 pounds) of a
Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3
(explosive) material; more
than one liter (1.08 quarts)
per package of a material in
Division 2.3, Packing Group
I, Hazard Zone A, or
Division 6.1, Packing Group
I, Hazard Zone A; and a
shipment of compressed or
refrigerated liquid methane
or natural gas in a packaging
having a capacity equal to or
greater than 13,248 L (3,500
gallons) for liquids or gases.
As part of this safety permit
program, FMCSA proposes
to consider additional
“acute” and “critical”
regulations relevant to its
determination of a carrier's
safety fitness rating and,
accordingly, the issuance of
a safety permit.

This rulemaking would
implement requirements in
Federal hazardous material
transportation law that DOT
must establish a safety
permit program and a motor
carrier must hold a safety
permit in order to transport
certain hazardous materials
in commerce. This
rulemaking would also carry
out a statutory provision to
issue regulations requiring a
pre-trip inspection and
certification of a motor
vehicle used to transport a
highway route controlled
quantity of a Class 7
(radioactive) material.
This rulemaking would also
announce the agency's
decision to not prescribe a
uniform permitting system
for intrastate transportation
of hazardous materials, as
proposed in the 1993 notice
of proposed rulemaking to
this action. Specifically,
FMCSA would not require
States that issue permits for
the intrastate transportation
of hazardous materials to use
uniform forms and
procedures, or to require
each State to register all
persons who transport

hazardous materials--or
cause hazardous materials to
be transported--intrastate by
motor vehicle.
FMCSA believes that it is
not possible to devise a
uniform system that would
satisfactorily anticipate,
address and resolve the
myriad of permitting
challenges and concerns that
are unique to individual
States.
DATES: Comments must be
received on or before
October 20, 2003.
The .pdf file is available
upon request to
azserc@dem.state.az.us
For more information, please
see:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/
7/257/2422/14mar20010800/
edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003
/pdf/03-20887.pdf
(Thanks to Richard
Slaugenhoupt
Richard.Slaugenhoupt@ag.st
ate.az.us of the Arizona
Attorney General's Office)

Truckers! Beware of Drivers with Fake CDLs
The National Tank Truck
Carriers Association (NTTC)
issued a warning about a
forged Commercial Driver's
License (CDL). A member
company of NTTC, located
in the southeastern United
States, reported that an
individual applied for
employment using a forged
Florida CDL. The applicant
presented the CDL, number

B300-061-81-343-0, using
the name Bilal Ahmed
Bhutta. The person applied
for employment as a driver.
A Social Security Card was
also presented with the
notation "Valid for work
only with INS
authorization." The
applicant inquired as to the
type of products hauled by
the carrier. Anyone

encountering an individual
using this identification is
asked to take no direct
action, but to contact 602279-5511 and ask for the
FBI Joint Terrorism Task
Force office or other
appropriate authorities.
(Thanks to WPMA- Western
Petroleum Marketers
Association)

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
Transportation Security Enhancements
ACC, NTTC, ATA to
enhance chemical
transportation security.
The American Chemistry
Council (ACC), in
cooperation with the
American Trucking
Associations and National
Tank Truck Carriers, has
announced an updated
protocol to help chemical
companies evaluate the
security, safety, and
regulatory compliance of
carriers that transport
chemicals. An assessment
protocol has been in use by
chemical makers and carriers
for nearly a decade, but now
includes information to
enhance the security of
chemical industry customers
and suppliers.
New questions in the

protocol address issues such
as security countermeasures
relating to motor carrier
equipment, terminals, tank
cleaning, delivery routes,
employee training, and
communication. The updated
protocol also will help ACC
members and partners meet
their obligations for
enhanced security protection
under the Responsible Care
Security Code.
The code was adopted in
2002 to enhance security
against terrorist attack
throughout the chemical
industry value chain. In
addition, the code
emphasizes that security is a
shared responsibility
requiring actions by
customers, suppliers, service
providers, and government
agencies.

For more information on the
enhanced motor carrier
protocol, go to the ACC
Web site at:
www.americanchemistry.co
m
http://www.mcb3.com/click.
asp?x=ad12.1dcc.2912107
Click on Responsible Care
on the left of the home page.
In the section on About
Responsible Care, click on
Supply Chain Protocols.
Click on Protocols and then
select the Word document,
Motor Protocol.
(Thanks to Dennis C. Wood,
Haz Mat Team Coordinator,
Prince George's County
Fire/EMS Department)

Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety and Security
Operational Test
According to this US
Department of
Transportation Web site,
there are nearly 800,000
shipments of hazardous
materials on US highways
each day. This site is
associated with a project that
will test the safety and
security of technologies and
procedures, and identify the
most cost-effective means

for protecting these materials
from terrorist attack. The
project began in July and is
scheduled to run for eighteen
months. Among the
technologies being tested are
vehicle tracking and
communications, driver
authentication, and onboard
computers. The site
provides an overview and
further details about the

types of technologies being
tested. There's also an
opportunity for trucking
professionals to fill-out a
survey concerning their hazmat experience.
http://www.safehazmat.com/
(Thanks to NASTTPO - visit
www.nasttpo.org Lloyd
Bokman)

Radiological Emergency Preparedness: Planning and Preparing for
a Fast-Breaking Event
ACTION: Notice with
request for comments.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to
completion of the
Radiological Emergency
Preparedness (REP) Program
exercise evaluation criteria,
the Federal Emergency
Management Agency

(FEMA) is proposing a
means to evaluate the
capability of Offsite
Response Organizations
(ORO) to respond to a
fast-breaking event at a
commercial nuclear power
plant.
DATES: FEMA must

receive comments on or
before October 20, 2003.
For more information, please
see:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/
7/257/2422/14mar20010800/
edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003
/pdf/03-21200.pdf

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
FEMA Launches Redesign Of CHER-CAP Process To Meet
All Hazards
The Federal Emergency
Management Agency
(FEMA) has initiated a
major redesign of the
Comprehensive HAZMAT
Emergency Response Capability Assessment
Program (CHER-CAP) to
expand the scope of the
highly successful
community-based initiative.
The new CHER-CAP will
allow communities to apply
the process to any hazards tornadoes, floods,
earthquakes, chemical spills,
terrorist incidents and all
other types of emergencies
and disasters, not just
hazardous materials
incidents.
"Effective emergency
response operations are
based on comprehensive,
risk-based preparedness
programs for all hazards," R.
David Paulison, director of
FEMA's Preparedness
Division, said. "A
philosophy of all-hazards
preparedness promotes the
efficient use of resources,
avoids duplication of effort
and recognizes that the same
framework can be used for
all types of emergencies and
disasters."
CHER-CAP is a communitybased planning, training,

assessment and exercise
program that originally
focused on preparing
communities to respond to
incidents involving
hazardous materials. Since
the original CHER-CAP was
developed by FEMA Region
VI in 1989 and expanded to
all FEMA regions in 2000,
the initiative has helped
scores of local communities
and tribal governments
identify emergency planning
deficiencies, update plans,
train first responders and test
their hazardous materials
response systems for
strengths and needed
improvements.
In recognition of its allhazards, community-based
orientation, the program is
being renamed the
Community Hazards
Emergency Response Capability Assurance
Process. It will utilize a
comprehensive capability
assurance methodology that
includes risk assessment, a
review and crosswalk of
emergency operations
planning and standard
operating procedures,
connecting training resources
with needs, both tabletop and
peer-evaluated full-scale
exercises, reporting,
documentation and

sustaining continual
improvements.
"CHER-CAP is a quality
program that delivers, at a
minimum of cost," said
Sandy Davis, assist chief of
the Shreveport, Louisiana
Fire Department. "It has
enhanced our relationships
not only with other local
responders such as hospitals,
public works, emergency
medical and emergency
management, but it has
created an open line of
communication for us at the
state and federal level."
A full-scale CHER-CAP
field exercise typically
involves a mass casualty
scenario that fully involves
the local first responder
community, including
law enforcement, fire
services, search and rescue,
hospitals and emergency
medical systems, HAM
operators, and volunteers, as
well as elements of the state
and federal response
structure. The program has
been highly acclaimed for its
success in improving a
community's ability to
prepare for and respond to
HAZMAT and mass casualty
events.
For more information, see:
http://www.fema.gov/

Incident and Unified Command for WMD – Videos Available
The Office of Domestic
Preparedness/DOJ recently
produced two videos related
to the use of incident
command and unified
command for WMD
Incidents.
They will provide a copy to
officials from state and local
agencies. A request on

agency letterhead is required
and should be sent to the
following address. The
outside of the envelope
should clearly state VIDEO
REQUEST so that it gets to
the right person.
Unfortunately, a fax number
was not provided.
Mail to:

Director
VIDEO REQUEST
Office for Domestic
Preparedness Support
Office of Justice Programs
810 Seventh St NW
Washington DC 20531
Hazmat News, Courtesy of
Tim Butters of CHEMTREC

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
Emergency Response Guidebook Update – Inputs Wanted
The Research and Special
Programs Administration
(RSPA) is soliciting
comments on the
development of the
Emergency Response
Guidebook 2004
(ERG2004), particularly
from those who have
experience using the 2000
Emergency Response

Guidebook (ERG2000)
during hazardous materials
incidents. The ERG2004 will
supersede ERG2000. The
development of ERG2004 is
a joint effort involving the
transportation agencies of
the United States, Canada,
and Mexico.

received on or before
September 30, 2003.
For more information, please
see:
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/
7/257/2422/14mar20010800/
edocket.access.gpo.gov/2
003/pdf/03-21328.pdf

DATES: Comments must be

Visual Data's "C.A.M.E.O. For Dummies"
Visual Data's Crisis
Information Management
Software (CIMS) is now
shipping with U.S. Fire
Service "Tcard-like" system.
A homeland security first
responder tool incorporating
the U.S. Dept. of
Transportation's Emergency
Response Guide 2000 for
plume modeling, the U.S.
Fire Service "Tcard-like"
asset management and status
system and click and drag
and drop incident command
system.
Tracks up to 2,600 assets
organized by 26 agencies
(fire depts., public works
depts., public health depts.,
law enforcement depts) in a
single map. You can

determine and select one of
ten keywords for the status
of an asset (i.e. on order, in
inventory, broken, enroute)
for staging, use or planning
purposes.
CIMS 3.0 can be placed in
an EOC to model HAZMAT
or any other type of incident.
You can assign and "man"
roadblocks, evacuate/
shelter-in-place streets and
facilities, assign and track
assets (i.e. location and
status) by agency. Public
works can track closed roads
(i.e. flooding) and
infrastructure repair (i.e.
broken and repaired pipes),
public health can model
vector control activities (i.e
mosquito spraying), law

enforcement can close or
isolate areas (i.e. perpetrator
capture) in a single interface.
Next training is to be held on
October 30-31, 2003 at
South Padre Island, Texas.
Software included in the
training cost for new clients.
Visit
www.EmergencyOperations
Center.com for training
details and to reserve your
seat by Sept. 30, 2003.
Contact Edward DeLeon,
Visual Data CEO/CTO at
210-735-5190/210-363-5189
or reply by email for more
information.
Ed's email is:
visdata@swbell.net

NICS Training CD Available Once Again
The popular NICS training
program, "Protecting the
Public in a Hazardous
Materials Emergency," is
available once again on a
compact disk.
The training focuses on
decision-making for
emergency responders and
planners who must decide
whether to evacuate an area
in a chemical emergency or
issue a shelter-in-place
advisory.

"As a contribution to the
emergency management
community, but at
considerable expense to our
organization, NICS paid to
distribute copies of the CD
until the first supply ran out
in April 2002," said Mark
Scott, NICS president. Since
then, requests for copies
have continued to arrive by
phone and email.
"We have a new supply, but
we will have to charge a very

modest $20 per disk this
time to cover our costs,"
Scott said. "We are a
nonprofit, and we can no
longer afford to absorb
distribution costs."
For more information on the
CD or to download their
summer newsletter, please
visit the National Institute
for Chemical Studies (NICS)
web site at:
http://www.nicsinfo.org/

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
Environmental Organizations Offer Free Security Sessions
Small community water
utilities face ongoing
financial, technical, and
managerial issues. In the past
two years, security and
emergency response
planning have taken center
stage.
To help small water systems
improve their security and
emergency response
capabilities, the National
Environmental Training
Center for Small
Communities (NETCSC)
and the National Drinking
Water Clearinghouse
(NDWC) are joining with
programs across the country
to present a series of free
train the trainer sessions:
"Security Improvements for
Small Water Systems."
Funded by the U.S. EPA,
these sessions will teach

participants how to conduct a
vulnerability assessment,
take steps to improve system
security, and develop and
update an emergency
response plan. Participants
will receive materials and
instruction to help them
provide security-related
educational programs for
small communities.
For more information or
download a brochure click
on FREE Small
Community Train the
Trainer Security Sessions.
Information about water
security train the trainer
programs for tribal audiences
is also available through this
page.
To register, call (800) 6248301, extension 5536, or email smiller2@wvu.edu.
You may print also out the

registration form and FAX it
to (304) 293-3161, attention
Sandy Miller.
Dates and Locations for
Community Sessions
September 9–10, San Diego,
California
September 17–18, Kansas
City, Missouri
September 30–October 1,
Anchorage, Alaska
October 15–16, Tallahassee,
Florida
November 4–5, Manchester,
New Hampshire
Dates and Locations for
Tribal Sessions
September 2–3,
Albuquerque, New Mexico
September 30–October 1,
Anchorage, Alaska

Family Emergency Planning
Community Advisory
Panel Purpose:

Visit:
www.Mesa-CAP.com

The Community Advisory
Panel exists as a community
mechanism to:

Everyone is invited to attend
a Special Event – Family
Emergency Planning, on
Saturday, September 13,
2003, from 9:00 to 11:00 am
at the LDS Church, 20415
East Chandler Heights Road,
Queen Creek, AZ.

1. Listen - Receive incoming
information from the
community to change the
behavior of the plant(s)
(local businesses).
2. Respond - Act
appropriately in response to
community input and engage
in appropriate activities to
improve the community and
its quality of life.
3. Inform - Inform the
community of plant
operations and activities.

This event is Free and Open
To The Public. Topics will
include:

and money preparation
* Your Family Disaster Plan
and Disaster Supplies Kit
* No RSVP Required ‹ Just
Show Up
* Workshop Sessions begin
every half hour
* Workshop run
concurrently
* Attend any of them or all
of them in any sequence
* Come and go at any time
* Collect handouts and vital
action tips
Sponsored by:

* Your 72-Hour Survival
Kit, Handy and portable
* School Emergency
Planning, Where are the
kids?
* Preparedness Through
Partnerships
* Financial Planning, Legal

South East Community
Advisory Panel,
Arch Chemicals, City of
Mesa, Town of Queen Creek
and TRW.

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
Monthly EPAZ Luncheon Meeting
Monthly EPAZ Luncheon
Meeting Thursday,
September 11, 2003
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
"What to Expect From Your
Hazardous Waste
Inspection," presented by
Laura Malone, Manager of
the Hazardous Waste
Inspections & Compliance
Unit, Arizona Department of
Environmental Quality
Is your facility prepared for a
hazardous waste inspection?
What questions will the
inspector ask and how
should you respond? What
documents and records will
you need to produce during
your inspection? How can

you avoid violations and
how do you follow-up if you
get an NOV? What are the
trends in hazardous waste
enforcement under the new
leadership? Ms. Malone will
answer all of these questions
and more. Laura is a native
of Phoenix and has a degree
in Environmental Science
from Grand Canyon College.
She started her career as a
hydrologist in the consulting
world before moving to
ADEQ in 1988. In her 15
years at ADEQ, Laura has
been involved in several
programs within the ADEQ
including UST and NonPoint Source Hydrology, but
most of her time at ADEQ
has been in the Hazardous

Waste Section.
Please RSVP by Monday,
September 8, 2003 (include
your name and company) to:
Lisa Culbert at (602) 3323174 or lisapoff@cox.net
(please attempt to un-RSVP
if you are unable to make it)
Location: Sheraton Phoenix
Airport Hotel, 1600 South
52nd Street (located at 52nd
Street & Broadway)
Cost: $18 members / $25
non-members & non-RSVP'd
attendees (pay at the door by
cash/check or VISA/
MasterCard make checks
payable to EPAZ)

Monthly ACHMM Thunderbird Chapter Meeting
“Security Vulnerability
Assessment - Water and
Wastewater Utilities
Experience”, Presented by
Kalyan Raman, P.E.
The Bio-terrorism Act of
2002 required all drinking
water systems to conduct
security vulnerability
assessment and to prepare
emergency response plans.
The presentation will discuss
the vulnerability assessment
requirements of the Act,
specific assessment
methodologies used in water
and wastewater utilities
(RAM-W and VSAT) and
the lessons learned by the
presenter from conducting
such assessments. The
integration of security
measures into work and

business practice will also be
discussed.
Mr. Raman has over 18 years
experience in the field of
environmental engineering.
He has a BS in Chemical
Engineering and a MS in
Environmental Engineering.
He is certified in Sandia
Laboratory’s RAM-W
methodology for assessing
security vulnerabilities. Mr.
Raman is a member of the
FBI-sponsored security
network in Arizona called
AZInfraGard.
Monthly meeting will be
Wednesday, September 3,
2003 from 6:00 - 7:30 PM
location: Garcia’s Mexican
Restaurant

2212 N. 35th Avenue (North
of McDowell)
Phoenix, Arizona
Note: The Thunderbird
Chapter meeting will begin
at 6:00 PM. Attendees can
order dinner, with the
program starting shortly
thereafter. The Chapter
meeting will be followed by
a Chapter Board meeting.
All are invited to stay for this
business meeting.
Contact Chuck Paulausky,
Thunderbird Chapter
Secretary, if you have
questions about the meeting
or the ACHMM
organization.
Cell: (480) 694-1975
Fax: (480) 634-1998
cpaulausky@cox.net

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
HAZMEDIC: An Emerging Frontier in Prehospital Care
Concerns and preparations
for biological and chemical
warfare have become
commonplace for the fire
service, law enforcement,
and emergency medical
services. Regularly, the
media warn us about "secret
chemical weapons factories"
in some far off land or the
probability of a violent
terrorist attack against our
country. Unfortunately, none
of these threats come with
specific information
regarding the possible
method, agent, or place of
attack. To that end, the
public sector response
community must prepare for
the worst, hope for the best,
and continue to expand its
ability to respond to an event
involving weapons of
mass destruction (WMD).
In addition to our
preparations for acts of
terrorism, it's important to

stay focused on the other
chemical events that occur
every day. Currently, more
than 80,000 chemicals are
registered for use in
commerce in the United
States, and an estimated
2,000 new ones are
introduced annually. The
bulk of the substances
include general industrial
chemicals, household
cleaners, and lawn-care
products. A number of these
chemicals are known to pose
a significant risk to human
health.
Therefore, safeguarding our
own well being in addition to
the publics depends on
identifying and dealing with
the health effects of these
chemicals. To more
accurately assess the
toxicological concerns
regarding human chemical
exposures, an opportunity
exists to expand the role of

the fire department
paramedic.
Nationwide, there are a
number of "hazmedic"
programs already in place.
Each program has its own
unique training
requirements,
implementation guidelines,
and treatment protocols;
some may work in your
agency. This article is an
overview of the concept and
some perspective on
program implementation.
To read the complete article,
please see:
http://fe.pennnet.com/Article
s/Article_Display.cfm?Secti
on=ARTCL&Subsection=Di
splay&ARTICLE_ID=18107
9&KEYWORD=Hazmedic
(Thanks to NASTTPO's
Lloyd Bokman) Article
from FireEngineering.com
by Rob Shnepp

Assistant Chief Light to Serve During Selection Process
City of Yuma Fire Chief
Gary Fisher has accepted the
position of Fire Chief of
Vista California. We’ll miss
you Gary!

Dennis Light to serve as
Interim Fire Chief. "Dennis
will serve until we complete
the selection process for a
permanent chief.”

With his departure, a
selection has been made for
the person to serve in that
capacity while a search for a
new fire chief is begun.

Light came to the department
in 1997 as a Battalion Chief,
and was promoted to
Assistant Chief in May of
2002. Light has over 20
years fire service experience,
comprised of both military
and civilian service. As
Assistant Chief, Light has
been responsible for

City Administrator Bob
Wagner stated "I am pleased
to announce that I have
chosen Assistant Fire Chief

overseeing the Operations
Division; in addition, he is
responsible for personnel,
budget, and promotions.
A recruitment effort has
begun with the goal of hiring
a replacement in the shortest
possible period of time.
For more information about
the City of Yuma Fire
Department, please contact
YFD Public Information
Officer Steve Legros at 3734855.

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
Reg of the Day – From Environmental Resource Center
Penalties for SARA Title
III Section 313 Noncompliance
If your facility uses a
chemical that is listed at
40 CFR 372.65, then you
may be required to submit a
Toxic Chemical Release
Inventory (TRI) Report by
July 1 of the following
calendar year. According to
40 CFR 372.18, persons that
fail to submit TRI reports are
liable for a civil penalty in an
amount not to exceed
$25,000 per day for each
violation.
What are drip pads and
containment buildings?
According to 40 CFR 262.34
EPA allows generators of
hazardous waste to
accumulate hazardous waste
in tanks, containers, drip
pads, and containment
buildings for up to 90 days
(180/270 for small quantity
generators) without having
to obtain a permit. Most
generators accumulate
hazardous waste in tanks or
containers; however, drip
pads or containment
buildings are options for
some. A drip pad is an
engineered structure
consisting of a curbed, freedraining base constructed of
non-earthen materials and
designed to convey
preservative kickback or
drippage from treated wood,
precipitation, and surface
water run-on to an associated
collection system at wood
preserving plants. A
containment building is a
hazardous waste
management unit that is used
to store or treat hazardous
waste under the provisions of
subpart DD of parts 264 or
265 (TSD regulations).

Containment buildings are
enclosed structures that
typically hold hazardous
wastes that cannot be
contained in typical
accumulation devices such
as tanks or containers.
Contaminated soils or
extremely hot hazardous
wastes are examples of
hazardous waste that may
warrant accumulation in a
containment building.
What mark is required on
2 sides of non-bulk
packages?
According to
49 CFR 172.301, marks such
as the proper shipping name,
UN number, technical name
(when applicable), DOT
exemption number,
consignee’s or consignor’s
name and address are
required to appear on one
side of a non-bulk package.
Non-bulk packagings
containing liquid hazardous
materials must bear
orientation arrow markings
on two opposite vertical
sides of a package according
to 49 CFR 172.312(a)(2).
Who must provide and
affix placards?
According to
49 CFR 172.506, each
person offering a placardable
amount or type of hazardous
material must provide the
motor carrier with the
required placards either prior
to or at the same time the
material is offered for
transportation, unless the
carrier’s motor vehicle is
already placarded for this
material. Either the shipper
offering the hazardous
material or the motor carrier
must affix the placard.
Regardless, a motor carrier
must only transport a

hazardous material in a
motor vehicle when all the
correct placards have been
affixed.
UST Corrective Action
Plans
An underground storage tank
(UST) corrective action plan
may be required by your
state implementing agency if
there is a likelihood that a
release from the UST could
result in a high risk to human
health and the environment
in the UST area. If the
agency requires you to
develop a corrective action
plan, the plan must outline
the procedures that would be
followed if an incident were
to occur at the location, and
detail the steps that would be
taken to resolve the situation.
According to 40 CFR
280.66, the implementing
agency will consider the
following information when
determining whether a
facility needs to develop a
site specific UST corrective
action plan:
* The physical and chemical
characteristics of the
regulated substance in the
UST, including its toxicity,
persistence, and potential for
migration
* The hydrogeologic
characteristics of the facility
and the surrounding area
* The proximity, quality, and
current and future uses of
nearby surface water and
ground water
* The potential effects of
residual contamination on
nearby surface water and
ground water
* An exposure assessment
* The information that's
required to be supplied to the
agency by UST owners/
operators.

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
Didja Know?
Fire protection training
(OSHA)
According to 29 CFR
1910.157(g) where the
employer has provided
portable fire extinguishers
for employee use in the
workplace, the employer
must also provide an
educational program to
familiarize employees with
the general principles of fire
extinguisher use and the
hazards involved with
incipient stage fire fighting.
The employer must provide
the education required upon
initial employment and at
least annually thereafter.
The employer must also
provide employees, who
have been designated to use
fire fighting equipment as
part of an emergency action
plan, with training in the use
of the appropriate
equipment. This training
must be provided upon initial
assignment to the designated
group of employees and at
least annually thereafter.
Fire extinguisher training is
not required where the
employer has established and
implemented a written fire
safety policy that requires
the immediate and total
evacuation of employees
from the workplace upon the
sounding of a fire alarm
signal, includes an
emergency action plan and a
fire prevention plan that
meets the requirements of 29
CFR 1910.38, and when
extinguishers are not
available in the workplace
(unless a specific standard in
29 CFR 1910 requires that a
portable fire extinguisher be
provided).
Special provision codes for
hazardous materials
(DOT)
The Department of
Transportation's hazardous

materials table at 49 CFR
172.101 is the first place you
should look to identify the
requirements for shipping
hazardous materials. The
table identifies the DOT
proper shipping name,
hazard class, identification
number, packing group,
labels, packaging, as well as
requirements for air and
water shipments.
Column 7 of the table has
special provision codes that
should not be overlooked. If
the DOT has a special
requirement for a specific
hazardous material or group
of hazardous materials, the
agency identifies the special
provision by placing a code
in column 7.
The meaning and
requirements for special
provisions and their codes
are detailed in 49 CFR
172.102.
Numeric codes (i.e. "2") are
multi-modal in application
and may apply to bulk and
non-bulk packaging
* Codes containing the letter
"A" refer to a special
provision concerning
transport by aircraft
* Codes containing the letter
"B" refer to a special
provision, which applies
only to bulk packaging
* Codes containing the letter
"H" refer to a special
provision for transport by
highway
* Codes containing the letter
"N" refer to a special
provision, which applies
only to non-bulk packaging
* Codes containing the letter
"R" refer to a special
provision, which applies
only to transport by rail
* Codes containing the letter
"T" refer to a special
provision, which applies only to

transport in IM portable

tanks
* Codes containing the letter
"W" refer to a special
provision, which applies
only to transportation by
water.
Form R Article Exemption
(EPA)
According to 40 CFR
372.38(b), if a toxic
chemical is present in an
article, you need not
consider the quantity of the
toxic chemical present in the
article when determining
whether an applicable
threshold has been met. A
toxic chemical, also known
as a SARA 313 chemical, is
any chemical identified in
the list at 40 CFR 372.65. If
your facility manufactures,
imports, or uses a toxic
chemical above the
established threshold
amount, you must file a
Toxic Chemical Release
Inventory (TRI) report with
EPA by July 1 of the
following year.
An article is defined as a
manufactured item formed to
a specific shape or design,
which has an end use
dependant on the shape or
design, but does not release
more than 0.5 pounds of any
toxic chemical during the
year (lb/yr). If the toxic
chemical is released during
processing of the article
(above 0.5 lb/yr), or if the
article completely loses its
shape, dimensions or design,
the article exemption does
not apply. If one toxic
chemical is released form the
article at an amount above
0.5 lbs/yr, the article
exemption is negated for all
toxic chemicals in the article.
An updated list of SARA
313 toxic chemicals is found
at
http://epa.gov/tri/chemical/in
dex.htm.

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
Shorts
ERC 2004 Training
Schedule Now Available
Environmental Resource
Center (ERC) announced the
availability of their new
2004 training schedule. To
get your copy, visit:
http://www.ercweb.com/cour
se/2004schedule.pdf
If you would like a copy of
the 2004 schedule mailed to
you, please call 800-5372372.
OSHA Provides
Emergency Preparedness
Response Website
The Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
(OSHA) has released
information on its website
offering information on
safety and emergency
preparedness in the
workplace. It addresses
specific topics including
chemical and biological
agents, personal protective
equipment, and bioterrorism.
In addition, the new resource
provides links for responders
and worksites requesting
technical assistance. For
more information go to:
http://www.oshaslc.gov/SLTC/emergencypre
paredness/index.html
Capital Area Youth
Disaster College - A Citizen
Corps Success Story
The Capital Area Citizen
Corps conducted a weeklong
training opportunity for
young men and women
called the Capital Area
Youth Disaster College. The
five days were packed full of
disaster education and
mitigation activities, field
trips, as well as disaster
training opportunities. To

learn more about this
successful event visit the
Capital Area Citizen Corps
web site at:
http://www.tallytown.com/re
dcross/cacc-01.html
Please share this e-mail with
others interested in Citizen
Corps activities.
(Thanks to Chris Floyd,
Emergency Services
Director, Capital Area
Chapter American Red Cross
Visit:
http://www.tallytown.com/re
dcross
Emergency First
Responder Database
Available.
Emergency Responder
Chemical and Biological
Equipment
Guides and Database" (CDROM) (NCJ 197978) were
developed to help emergency
first responders in the
evaluation and purchase of
chemical and biological
detection, personal
protective, and
communications equipment.
The database allows users to
perform comprehensive,
customized searches for all
of the products listed in each
volume of the guides.
View or download guides at:
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij
/pubs-sum/197978.htm
Place orders at:
http://puborder.ncjrs.org/
Pocket Guide for Radiation
Terrorism
Radiation Incidents, "Pocket
Guide for Responders to
Ionizing Radiation
Terrorism, "produced by the
Armed Forces Radiobiology
Research Institute is

available at:
http://www.afrri.usuhs.mil/ww
w/outreach/pdf/pcktcard.pdf
(Thanks to Greg Banner, RI
Dept of Health)
Supplemental Environmental
Projects (SEPs)
When a facility is "tagged" for
failing to comply with the
Emergency Planning and
Community Right to Know
Act, it's possible that, with
EPA/facility concurrence, a
portion of the fines that would
normally go to the U.S.
Treasury can go to benefit the
Local Emergency Planning
Committee/local jurisdiction.
Some EPA regions
aggressively pursue SEPs for
the benefit of all.... others
don't. Visit the following
website for additional
information.
http://www.epa.gov/Arkansas/
6en/6en-sep.htm
Guide Available to Assist in
Hazardous Waste
Determinations
The State of Connecticut has
published a plain-English
guide to using generator
knowledge (as opposed to
testing) when performing
hazardous waste
determinations. The guide
refers exclusively to the
federal regulations, so it would
be helpful in most states. The
guide recommends that
hazardous waste
determinations be updated
annually or whenever there are
changes in the waste. It also
provides guidance as to when
the use of generator knowledge
is unacceptable. The guide is
available on the Web at
http://dep.state.ct.us/wst/hazar
dous/hwd.htm

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GATEKEEPER NEWSLETTER
Shorts (cont.)
HOSPITAL CHEMICAL
RESPONSE
Chemical Response.
"Recommendations for
Hospitals: Chemical
Decontamination, Staff
Protection, Chemical
Decontamination Equipment
and Medication List,
Evidence Collection.
California Emergency
Medical Services Authority.
2003.
http://www.emsa.cahwnet.go
v/dms2/recommendation.doc

Decontamination Operations,
"Recommendations for
Hospitals Addressing
Water Containment and Run
Off During Decontamination
Operations."
California Emergency
Medical Services Authority.
2003.
http://www.emsa.cahwnet.go
v/dms2/waste_water.doc
CAMEO SUITE INFO:
Here's a list of ALOHA-

compatible met stations from
the NOAA/ALOHA web
page
http://response.restoration.no
aa.gov/cameo/sams.html. As
you will see, there are quite a
few to choose from.
Coastal Environmental is
probably the most active in
working with the
CAMEO/ALOHA
community.
(thanks to Gary Hilbert
http://www.cameosupport.co
m)

Upcoming Events
Department of
Environmental Quality is
holding a “Pollution
Prevention from the Top
Down” seminar with site
visits, on September 18, in
Tucson, Arizona. See:
http://www.saems.org/p2_se
minar.htm or for additional
information contact Edna
Mendoza at 520-628-6710 or
888-271-9302.
EPAZ Upcoming meeting
dates:
September 24, 2003 EPAZ

MEMBERSHIP
COCKTAIL MIXER Location to be announced
Membership Fees Are Due
October 1, 2003 ($40 for
Professionals and $150 for
Corporate)
October 9 & 10, 2003
REGULATORY
ROUNDUP & Scholarship
Awards ,
Marriott Phoenix Airport
Hotel, located at 1101 N.
44th Street

November 13, 2003 monthly
luncheon meeting,
Topic/Speaker TBA,
Installation of New Officers
November 26, 2003 monthly
COCKTAIL MIXER Location to be announced
December 11, 2003 monthly
luncheon meeting,
Topic/Speaker TBA
December 31, 2003 monthly
COCKTAIL mixer Location to be announced

Commercial products and services are mentioned for informational purposes only and
should not be construed as AZSERC endorsements.

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