The “Two Minute Training” (2MT) is a weekly publication on a variety of environmental compliance topics related to hazardous waste, PCB waste, transportation or safety.  As the title implies, it should take no more than a couple of minutes to read a 2MT which always consists of a single page in a Q&A format with applicable supporting attachments.  Each 2MT title is meant to provide enough description to allow the reader to determine whether or not this week’s topic is of interest to them.  Therefore it is not expected that each 2MT will be read but only those 2MTs that apply to the reader’s areas of responsibility or interest.  

The 2MTs are not meant to be interpretations or policy documents but are meant to highlight a narrow slice of a particular regulation.  Supporting documentation in the form of regulations, guidance memos, Federal Registers are almost always included so that the audience can make their own interpretations with help from their regulatory subject matter experts. 

2021

10/14/21
Hazardous Debris and Options to Exclude as a Dangerous Waste

10/07/21
The "Derived from Rule", the "Mixtures Rule", and the "Contained-In Policy"

9/30/21
Decharacterized Wastes and the LDR Dilution Prohibition

9/23/21
Decharacterized Hazardous Waste Listed Solely for Non-Toxic Characteristics

9/16/21
Decharacterized RCRA Waste - Manifesting and LDR Reporting

9/09/21
Totals Analysis vs. TCLP and Dividing by 20

9/02/21
Method Detection Limits and Hazardous Waste Determinations II

8/26/21
Method Detection Limits and Hazardous Waste Determinations

8/19/21
Hazardous Waste Determinations and Hazardous Waste Code Determinations

8/12/21
Definitions of Inactive Portion, Active Portion, and Closed Portion of a RCRA TSDF

8/05/21
TSDF Written Notices of Appropriate Permits - Permitted Facilities Vs., Interim Status Facilities

7/29/21
TSDF Written Notice to the Generator of Appropriate Permits - Recordkeeping Requirements

7/22/21
Product Storage Tank Residues and Hazardous Waste Regulations

7/08/21
Central Accumulation Areas and Signage Requirements

7/01/21
Keeping Satellite Accumulation Area Containers Closed - New Vs., Obsolete Requirements

6/24/21
Hazard Label Marking Requirements for Permitted TSDFS

6/17/21
D002 Waste and Dilution as Adequate LDR Treatment

6/10/21
RCRA Treatment and the Two-Part Definition

6/03/21
RCRA Hazard Labeling - A Random Scenario

5/27/21
Operating Record vs. Operating Log

5/20/21
RCRA Generators Operating Record Requirements

5/13/21
Operating Records Not Referenced in the "Operating Record" Regulations

5/06/21
RCRA TSDFS Operating Record Requirements

4/29/21
Generators and Waste Analysis Plans

4/22/21
Satellite Accumulation and "At or Near"

4/15/21
Satellite Accumulation Area Containers and Temporary Central Accumulation

4/08/21
Central Accumulation Area - Location and Total Number

4/01/21
F002, Methylene Chloride and Coffee Decaffeination

3/25/21
PCB Containers and Decontamination Requirements

3/18/21
PCB Containers and Empty Requirements II

3/11/21
PCB Containers and Empty Requirements

03/04/21
PCB Wastes and RCRA Hazardous Waste Characteristics D018 Through D043

02/25/21
Satellite Accumulation of Aerosol Cans and Determining the 55-Gallon Limit

02/18/21
EPA Definition of "Annual" Refresher Training

02/11/21
RCRA Personnel Training and Classroom Training vs. Online Training

02/04/21
Recycling of Non-Listed Commercial Chemical Products

01/28/21
Commercial Chemical Products and Unused Batteries

01/21/21
Listed Waste Codes and Pre-RCRA Wastes