                                Meeting Agenda
                          RCRA Corrosivity Coalition
                                      and
                    U.S. EPA Waste Characterization Branch
                 Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
                                 June 17, 2015
                             11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
                                       
I.	INTRODUCTIONS

II.	ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION

      A.	Agency Information Needs:   What information would be helpful to the Agency in formulating its decision on the petition?  When would EPA like to receive that information?
      B.	Injury/Adverse Effects Data:  Is EPA aware of any information related to injuries or other adverse effects from waste materials with pH under 12.5, other than the allegations contained in the petition?  Any government or academic epidemiology studies?
      C. 	Quantity of Materials/Burden Assessment:  Has EPA assessed the quantity of waste materials that would be brought into the RCRA hazardous waste regulatory system if the petitioners request is granted?  Any assessment of the economic impact and management burdens such a decision would pose?
      	►	Discussion of individual stakeholder concerns and examples
      D.	State Concerns/Approaches:  Have the States expressed concern about the Corrosivity Characteristic?  Do any states take a different approach in assessing corrosivity of waste?
      E.	Test Method: 	We understand that a test method for solids was under consideration by EPA in the 1990s but never adopted.  Why?  Is the Agency aware of another potential test method appropriate for solids?
      F.	EPA Standard-Setting Authority:  How does EPA view its authority to establish a threshold for determining what materials qualify as hazardous waste?  What standard does EPA use to determine if pH 12.5 or pH 11.5 is the appropriate threshold?
      G.	History of Corrosivity Characteristic: 	What was the basis for EPA's 1996 decision as part of the Scoping Study not to amend the RCRA Corrosivity Characteristic?
      H. 	Schedule:  What is the Agency's schedule for formulating a response to the petition by March 2016?

Stakeholder Attendees
John Wittenborn, Kelley Drye & Warren, coordinator of RCRA Corrosivity Coalition, also representing Leather Industries of America
Joe Green, Kelley Drye & Warren, co-coordinator of RCRA Corrosivity Coalition, also representing Specialty Steel Industry of North America
Amy Schaffer, American Forest & Paper Association
Brendan Mascarenhas, American Chemistry Council
Tom Herman, Portland Cement Association
Colin Carroll, American Iron and Steel Institute
Tawny Bridgeford, National Mining Association
Jeff Gunnulfsen, American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers
John Arnett, Copper & Brass Fabricators Council
Dan Moss, Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates
Jamie Conrad, for Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates
Ali Alavi, Horsehead Corporation
Eric Stuart, Steel Manufacturers Association
Karen Kiggins, National Slag Association
William Herz, National Lime Association
Kerry Kelly, Waste Management Inc.

