Definition of Hazardous Waste Applicable to Corrective Action for Releases From Solid Waste Management Units

Source: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Proposed rule.

CFR Part: "40 CFR Parts 260, 261, and 270"

RIN Number: "RIN 2050-AH27"

Citation: "89 FR 8598"

Document Number: "EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0085; FRL-9247-01-OLEM"

Page Number: "8598"

"Proposed Rules"

Agency: "Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)."

SUMMARY: This proposed rule would amend the definition of hazardous waste applicable to corrective action to address releases from solid waste management units at RCRA-permitted treatment, storage, and disposal facilities and make related conforming amendments, thereby providing clear regulatory authority to fully implement the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) statutory requirement that permitted facilities conduct corrective action to address releases not only of substances listed or identified as hazardous waste in the regulations but of any substance that meets the statutory definition of hazardous waste. The proposed rule would also provide notice of EPA's interpretation that the statutory definition of hazardous waste applies to corrective action for releases from solid waste management units at permitted and interim status facilities.

   DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 11, 2024.

   ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0085, by any of the following methods:

* Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

* Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, RCRA Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460.

* Hand Delivery/Courier: EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours of operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (except Federal Holidays).

Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information provided. For detailed instructions on sending comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the "Public Participation" heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0085, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or the other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section of this document. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by...