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RCED-92-216R 1 (1992-06-29)

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               UntdStates
GAO
   GAO       General Accounting Office
             Wshington, D.C. 20548

             Resources, Community, and
             Economic Development Division

             B-24 562


             June 29, 1992
                                                                 146964
            The Honorable T. Cass Ballenger

            House of Representatives

            Dear Mr. Ballenger:

            Along with other requesters, you asked us to examine the
            Caldwell Systems, Inc., (CSI) facility--a hazardous waste
            treatment, storage, and incineration facility in Caldwell
            County, North Carolina--because of concerns that it
            operated unsafely for years while being regulated by the
            state of North Carolina, the Environmental Protection
            Agency (EPA), and the Occupational Safety and Health
            Administration (OSHA). On October 16, 1991, we provided
            you with a report that focused on the major differences
            between regulations governing hazardous waste incinerators
            that have received permits under the Resource Conservation
            and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, and those like CSI
            that are classified as being under interim status and are
            allowed to operate for some limited period of time without
            permits as long as they follow certain minimal
            requirements. The report also described air emission
            standards in effect for incinerators during and after the
            years that CSI was in operation.'

            On April 10, 1992, in accordance with GAO's policy, we
            provided you with a copy of our draft report relating to
            your concerns about CSI's operations, at the time the
            report was in the final review and processing stages within
            GAO. On April 30, 1992, you sent us a letter listing
            concerns you had about our evaluation of CSI's operations.

            Your letter raised a number of issues about the information
            in our report on the operation of CSI, its regulation, and
            the potential environmental and health effects resulting
            from its operation. Although we believe that our report



            'Hazardous Waste: Incinerator Operating Regulations and
            Related Air Emission Standards (GAO/RCED-92-21, Oct. 16,
            1991).

                                GAO/RCED-92-216R, Response to Incinerator Report



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