This serves as a public notice for the Renewal of a PCB Commercial Storage Facility Approval for Environmental Enterprises Inc. located at 4650 Spring Grove Road, Cincinnati, Ohio.

On this page:

• Background
• Facility, Repository and Contact Information
• Important Dates
• Supporting Documents
• Comments

Background

Environmental Enterprises Inc. (EEI) would be allowed to continue operating as a commercial polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) storage facility under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) if an approval renewal is granted from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

EEI operates as a commercial storage facility. EEI only stores PCB wastes. EEI does not treat PCB waste at the site. PCB wastes are shipped off-site as received. EPA issued a PCB commercial storage approval to EEI on September 21, 1995, with a 10-year expiration date. EEI sent a letter to EPA with a notice of intent to continue operating as a PCB commercial storage facility along with an updated application. EPA allowed EEI to continue operating as a PCB commercial storer under their current approval until the revised application could be reviewed and a new approval issued.

The EPA Approval would allow EEI to continue storing up to 4,684 gallons of PCBs in Articles (transformers, capacitors, ballasts, and other PCB equipment); PCB article containers; and PCB oil, PCB debris, and PCB contaminated soils, paint solvents contained in 55-gallon drums or equivalent at their facility in Cincinnati, Ohio. The quantity and types of PCBs to be stored at the facility are the same as in the current approval. 

EPA has determined the company has shown the operation does not present a risk to human health or the environment. The approval outlines specific conditions under which EEI must operate the facility.

EPA took comments from the public on the proposed approval for EEI located at 4650 Spring Grove Road, Cincinnati, Ohio. The draft PCB commercial storage approval was open for public comment from March 30 to May 1, 2018. Copies of the draft PCB commercial storage approval and supporting documents (i.e., EEI application) are located at the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, Northside Branch, 4219 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio 45223. Comments were accepted on the draft approval. Before a final decision is made, EPA will review and respond to any and all comments from the public on the proposed approval for EEI located at 4650 Spring Grove Road, Cincinnati, Ohio. Commenters could request that EPA hold a public hearing about this approval. At a hearing, people would have the opportunity to submit written comments, ask questions, make statements, and otherwise discuss any concerns about the approval with EPA staff. If a public hearing is to be held, EPA will make a separate announcement of the date, time, and location of that hearing/meeting, thirty (30) days in advance.

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Facility, Repository and Contact Information

General Facility Information

Repository Information

Contact Information

EPA Public Affairs Specialist:
Rafael P. Gonzalez
Gonzalez.rafaelp@epa.gov
800-621-8431, Ext. 60269
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., weekdays

TSCA Project Manager:
Jae Lee
Lee.Jae@epa.gov
800-621-8431, Ext. 63781
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., weekdays

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Important Dates

• March 30 to May 1, 2018 – Public Comment Period - the public comment period is now closed.

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Supporting Documents

• EPA 2018 Draft Approval to Commercially Store PCBs, 03/30/2018
• EEI Letter to EPA, Response to EPA Comments (Updated Application), 06/22/2017
• EPA Letter to EEI, Review of the draft Application for PCB Commercial Storage, 05/25/2017
• EEI’s final Application for Commercial Storage of PCBs, 09/06/2013
• EPA’s letter for Confirmation of Notice of Intent, 03/20/2012
• EEI’s Letter to EPA, Notice of Intent to continue approval to store PCBs, 09/30/2005
• EPA 1995 Approval to Commercially Store PCBs, 09/21/1995

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The Public Comment Period Has Closed - Comments Will No Longer Be Accepted