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Inspection Entry Date/Time Inspection Exit Date/Time Regulatory Program Type of Inspection EPA REGION 10 Enforcement Division INSPECTION REPORT 07/27/2023 08:30 AM (AKT) Announced: No 07/27/2023 10:25 AM (AKT) Access: Granted RCRA Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) Company Name Facility or Site Name Facility/Site Identifier Facility/Site Physical Address City, State, Zip Code County/Borough Generator Status NAICS Type of Operation Geographic Coordinates Mailing Address/Secondary Address City, State, Zip Code Alaska Carquest, LLC. Carquest Of Anc - Pbe Ak #4318 AKR000204784 4505 Old Seward Hwy Anchorage, AK 99503 Anchorage Borough Very Small Quantity Generator (VSQG) 44131 Automotive Paint Store 61.17952, -149.8682 Dan Rogers, Managing Member - Alaska Carquest, LLC. d.rogers@alaskacarquest.com 4505 Old Seward Hwy Anchorage, AK 99503 Anchorage, AK 99503 Permit Number (If Applicable) Not Applicable Lead Inspector: Jon Jones JONATHAN JONES EPA REGION 10 Digitally signed by JONATHAN JONES Date: 2023.08.07 15:34:20 -08'00' Jones.Jon@epa.gov (907) 271-6329 Supervisor Review: Matt Quarterman MATTHEW QUARTERMAN Date: 2023.08.11 13:49:16 -07'00' Digitally signed by MATTHEW QUARTERMAN EPA REGION 10 Quarterman.matthew@epa.gov (206) 553-2146 SECTION I - INTRODUCTION Site Entry and Purpose of the Inspection Type of inspection: Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) EPA Region 10 Lead Inspector, Jon Jones, arrived at the Carquest #4318 Facility (the "Site" or "Facility"), located at 4505 Old Seward Hwy, Anchorage, AK 99503, at 08:30 AM (AKT) on 07/27/2023 for an unannounced inspection. EPA Region 10 Lead Inspector presented credentials to and informed Mr. Robert Ginn that this was an EPA Region 10 inspection to determine compliance with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 1 of 4 Carquest Of Anc - Pbe Ak #4318 Inspection Date(s): 07/27/2023 - 07/27/2023 The facility was inspected to ensure compliance with standards for hazardous waste generators and universal waste management (40 C.F.R. Part 262 through 273). The inspection was conducted as part of a Core Program requirement for FY 2023. This report is based on information supplied by Carquest #4318 Facility representatives, observations made by the EPA Region 10 inspector, and records and reports maintained by the facility and its HQ including, but not limited to: direct observations made by the EPA Region 10 Inspector(s), photographs taken by EPA Region 10 inspector(s), physical evidence collected by the EPA Region 10 inspector(s), measurements or samples taken by EPA Region 10 inspector(s), verbal or written statements made by information supplied by the facility representatives during or subsequent to the on-site Inspection, and materials, processes, data, photographs, or documents shown, demonstrated, or submitted to the EPA Region 10 inspector(s) by the facility representatives during or subsequent to the on-site Inspection. In addition, information gathered prior to or subsequent to the Inspection from a review of USEPA, State, and public records may be included in this report. Attendees Title/Organization Name Lead Inspector/EPA Jon Jones REGION 10 Phone (907) 2716329 RCRA Inspector-in- Alan Pefley training/ADEC General Patrick Manager/Carquest O'Conner (907) 5633126 Warehouse /Alaska Robert Ginn Carquest, LLC (907) 5633126 RCRA Inspector-in- Vanessa training/ADEC Schmidt RCRA Inspector-in- Grace Tapulgo training/ADEC Managing Member/Alaska Carquest, LLC Dan Rogers (907) 8301505 Email Jones.Jon@epa.gov Opening Conf. Closing Conf. Yes Yes alan.pefley@alaska.gov Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No vanessa.schmidt@alaska.gov Yes Yes grace.tapulgo@alaska.gov Yes Yes d.rogers@alaskacarquest.com No Yes Opening Conference After arriving at the Carquest site, we met with Mr. Robert Ginn, Warehouse Sales, and Mr. Patrick O'Conner, General Manager. During the opening conference, we explained that the focus of the RCRA inspection was to identify types of wastes generated, points of waste generation, methods of waste management, and review relevant documents. Only those areas in which we observed potential compliance concerns or noted other pertinent issues are discussed in Section III of this inspection report. During the opening conference, Mr. O'Conner told us that the facility was a very small quantity generator of hazardous waste. He told us that as of last year (August 2022) they became privatized and are now Alaska Carquest. 2 of 4 Carquest Of Anc - Pbe Ak #4318 Inspection Date(s): 07/27/2023 - 07/27/2023 Facility/Site Information Number of employees 5 Length of Facility at Location Since 1998 Operating Hours 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Safety Training No Provided to Inspector(s)? What type of generator facility notified? Small Quantity Generator (SQG) What type of generator facility verified as? Verified by Mr. O'Conner as a VSQG Process Description During the opening conference, Mr. O'Conner told us the wastes generated at the facility were generated either due to product being damaged as it enters the store through receiving, damaged on the shelf at the store, or customer returns that cannot be resold. He also stated that sometimes automotive paints/coatings that are mixed onsite don't meet customer specifications and the facility has to try and sell these automotive paints/coatings as-is. He said that if these off-specification automotive paints/coatings don't get sold, they become waste. We were accompanied during the inspection by Mr. O'Conner. We looked at the facility's processes, hazardous waste management practices, generation points, and accumulation areas. We looked for wastes that facility representatives had not yet identified or designated as hazardous. Building(s) Building/Area/Sub-area Carquest building Area behind store Warehouse Process Description Storage Connex Paint mixing and paint storage Area of Concern No No No SECTION II - OBSERVATIONS During the inspection, it was determined that the facility was a VSQG accumulating waste. At the time of the inspection, the facility had an approximate accumulation of less than 500 pounds of waste. Mr. O'Conner told us that they typically dispose of their waste on an annual basis. I told Mr. O'Conner that as a VSQG, his facility had the option of managing their waste through the local household hazardous waste facility monthly, as opposed to accumulating. SECTION III - RECORDS REVIEW The facility is a VSQG accumulating and has no paperwork/document requirements, so no records were reviewed. 3 of 4 Carquest Of Anc - Pbe Ak #4318 Inspection Date(s): SECTION IV - AREA OF CONCERN No areas of concern were observed during the inspection. 07/27/2023 - 07/27/2023 SECTION V - CLOSING CONFERENCE AND FOLLOW UP Closing Conference At the conclusion of the inspection, we conducted a closing conference that was attended by those listed in the Attendees table, in Section I of this report. We thanked everyone for their time and cooperation during the inspection and stated that we observed no areas of concern during my inspection of the facility. During the closing conference, Mr. Dan Rogers, Managing Member of Alaska Carquest, LLC, who had joined us near the end of the inspection, indicated that he would be the facility contact to receive a copy of the inspection report and any follow-up correspondence. Mr. Rogers told us that prior to August of 2022, Advance Auto Parts owned Carquest. Mr. Rogers said that the Carquest #4318 Store was purchased by Alaska Carquest, LLC with the stipulation that hazardous waste accumulated onsite at that point was shipped off-site prior to the sale of the company. According to Mr. Rogers, just prior to Alaska Carquest, LLC. taking ownership, Carquest #4318, under the ownership of Advance Auto Parts shipped out approximately 12,000 pounds of hazardous waste. Following the inspection, I was called by Mr. Scott Gass, EHS Manager - Advance Auto Parts, on 7/27/23 from their offices in Tennesse. During that phone call, Mr. Gass verified that same information. I asked if he had shipped this waste as an episodic generator. Mr. Gass told me that due to time constraints associated with the sale of the store, he chose not to fill out the paperwork for episodic generation. We then explained the follow-up process that would take place once I finished the report. I explained they would receive a copy of the report as would a case officer. I told them the case officer would review the report to determine if there were any areas of concern identified during their review. SECTION VI - SAMPLING ACTIVITIES AND ANALYTICAL RESULTS - No sampling was conducted. SECTION VII - LIST OF APPENDICES No photos were included in this report and no photo log is attached. No documents associated with Alaska Carquest, LLC. were obtained during the inspection and no document log is attached. 4 of 4