Summary of EPA Meeting with

VPRA (Vanadium Processors and Recyclers Association)

June 11, 2007

On Monday, June 11, 2007, representatives from the Office of Solid Waste
(OSW) met with VPRA to discuss their petition on spent catalyst and
possible interaction with the Definition of Solid Waste Rulemaking. 
VPRA presented a history of their interactions with the Agency on the
regulation of spent catalyst and discussed some of the unique properties
of spent catalyst, including the fact it is exothermic and generates
sulfuric acid which can eat through traditional containers.  VPRA urged
EPA to take action on their petition and to keep spent catalyst separate
from the proposed Definition of Solid Waste exclusion.   EPA shared the
current schedule for addressing the petition and explained that we have
not yet decided whether and how to exclude spent catalysts from RCRA
regulations.   EPA encouraged VPRA to submit formal comments on the DSW
proposal.

Matt Hale		Environmental Protection Agency

Ross Elliott		Environmental Protection Agency

Tavara Culpepper	Environmental Protection Agency

Tracy Atagi		Environmental Protection Agency

Jim Aiken		VPRA

John Hilbert		VPRA

Hoy Frakes		Metallurg Vanadium

Bill Deering		GCMC

Dale Scherger		VPRA/Scherger Associates

Ken von Schaumburg	Squire Associates

