Hazardous Waste Management System: Exclusion for Identifying and Listing Hazardous Waste
Federal Register: December 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 249)
Rules and Regulations
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 261
EPA-R05-RCRA-2009-0908; SW-FRL-9096-7
Hazardous Waste Management System; Exclusion for Identifying and
Listing Hazardous Waste
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
SUMMARY: The EPA (also, ``the Agency'' or ``we'' in this preamble) is taking direct final action to grant a petition submitted by
Professional Plating, Inc. (PPI), in Brillion, Wisconsin to exclude (or
``delist'') up to 140 cubic yards of sludge per year generated by its wastewater treatment plant from the list of hazardous wastes.
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The Agency has decided to grant the petition based on an evaluation of waste-specific information provided by PPI. This decision conditionally excludes the petitioned waste from the requirements of hazardous waste regulations under the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA).
We conclude that PPI's petitioned waste is nonhazardous with respect to the original listing criteria and that there are no other factors which would cause the waste to be hazardous when disposed of in a Subtitle D landfill which is permitted, licensed, or registered by a
State to manage industrial solid waste.
DATES: This rule is effective on March 1, 2010 without further notice, unless EPA receives adverse comment by January 29, 2010. If EPA receives adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R05-
RCRA-2009-0908 by one of the following methods: http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Todd Ramaly, Land and Chemicals Division, (Mail
Code: LR-8J), EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604.
Hand Delivery: Todd Ramaly, Land and Chemicals Division,
EPA Region 5, 8th Floor, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604. Such deliveries are only accepted during normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Please contact Todd Ramaly at (312) 353-9317.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R05-RCRA- 2009-0908. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
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Records Center, EPA Region 5, 7th Floor, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago,
IL 60604. The EPA Record Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. We recommend you telephone
Todd Ramaly at (312) 353-9317 before visiting the EPA Record Center.
The public may copy material from the regulatory docket at $0.15 per page.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Ramaly, Land and Chemicals
Division, Mail Code LR-8J, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: (312) 353- 9317; fax number: (312) 582-5190; e-mail address: ramaly.todd@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information in this section is organized as follows:
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Overview Information
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Background
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What Is a Listed Waste?
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What Is a Delisting Petition?
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What Factors Must EPA Consider in Deciding Whether To Grant a
Delisting Petition?
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EPA's Evaluation of the Waste Information and Data
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What Waste Did PPI Petition EPA To Delist?
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How Does PPI Generate the Waste?
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How Did PPI Sample and Analyze the Waste?
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What Were the Results of PPI's Analysis of the Waste?
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How Did EPA Evaluate the Risk of Delisting This Waste?
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What Did EPA Conclude About PPI's Waste?
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Why Is EPA Using a Direct Final Rule?
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Conditions for Exclusion
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How Will PPI Manage the Waste If It Is Delisted?
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What Are the Maximum Allowable Concentrations of Hazardous
Constituents in the Waste?
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How Frequently Must PPI Test the Waste?
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What Data Must PPI Submit?
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What Happens If PPI Fails To Meet the Conditions of the
Exclusion?
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What Must PPI Do If the Process Changes?
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How Would This Action Affect States?
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Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
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Overview Information
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting a petition submitted for the Professional Plating, Incorporated (PPI) facility located in Brillion, Wisconsin to exclude or delist an annual volume of 140 cubic yards of F019 wastewater treatment sludges from the lists of hazardous waste set forth in Title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (40 CFR) 261.32 and 261.33. PPI claims that the petitioned waste does not meet the criteria for which EPA listed it, and that there are no additional constituents or factors which could cause the waste to be hazardous.
Based on our review described in section III, we agree with the petitioner that the waste is nonhazardous. We reviewed the description of the process which generates the waste and the analytical data submitted by PPI. We believe that the petitioned waste does not meet the criteria for which the waste was listed, and that there are no other factors which might cause the waste to be hazardous.
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Background
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What Is a Listed Waste?
The EPA published an amended list of hazardous wastes from nonspecific and specific sources on January 16, 1981, as part of its final and interim final regulations implementing section 3001 of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The EPA has amended this list several times and published it in 40 CFR 261.31 and 261.32.
We list these wastes as hazardous because: (1) they typically and frequently exhibit one or more of the characteristics of hazardous wastes identified in subpart C of part 261 (that is, ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, and toxicity) or (2) they meet the criteria for listing contained in Sec. Sec. 261.11(a)(2) or (3).
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What Is a Delisting Petition?
Individual waste streams may vary depending on raw materials, industrial processes, and other factors. Thus, while a waste described in these regulations generally is hazardous, a specific waste from an individual facility meeting the listing description may not be.
A procedure to exclude or delist a waste is provided in 40 CFR 260.20 and 260.22 which allows a person, or a facility to submit a petition to the EPA or to an authorized State, demonstrating that a specific waste from a particular generating facility is not hazardous.
In a delisting petition, the petitioner must show that a waste does not meet any of the criteria for listed wastes in 40 CFR 261.11 and that the waste does not exhibit any of the hazardous waste characteristics of ignitability, reactivity, corrosivity, or toxicity.
The petitioner must present sufficient information for us to decide whether any factors in addition to those for which the waste was listed warrant retaining it as a hazardous waste. (See Sec. 260.22, 42 U.S.C. 6921(f) and the background documents for the listed wastes.)
If a delisting petition is granted, the generator remains obligated under RCRA to confirm that the waste remains nonhazardous.
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What Factors Must EPA Consider in Deciding Whether To Grant a
Delisting Petition?
In reviewing this petition, we considered the original listing criteria and the additional factors required by the Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). See sec. 222 of HSWA, 42 U.S.C. 6921(f), and 40 CFR 260.22(d)(2)-(4). We evaluated the petitioned waste against the listing criteria and factors cited in Sec. Sec. 261.11(a)(2) and (3).
Besides considering the criteria in 40 CFR 260.22(a), Sec. Sec. 261.11(a)(2) and (3), 42 U.S.C. 6921(f), and in the background documents for the listed wastes, EPA must consider any factors
(including additional constituents) other than those for which we listed the waste if these additional factors could cause the waste to be hazardous.
Our decision to delist waste from PPI's facility is based on our evaluation of the waste for factors or criteria which could cause the waste to be hazardous. These factors included: (1) Whether the waste is considered acutely toxic; (2) the toxicity of the constituents; (3) the concentration of the constituents in the waste; (4) the tendency of the constituents to migrate and to bioaccumulate; (5) the persistence in the environment of any constituents once released from the waste; (6) plausible and specific types of management of the petitioned waste; (7) the quantity of waste produced; and (8) waste variability.
EPA must also consider as hazardous wastes mixtures containing listed hazardous wastes and wastes derived from treating, storing, or disposing of listed hazardous waste. See 40 CFR 261.3(a)(2)(iv) and
(c)(2)(i), called the ``mixture'' and ``derived-from'' rules, respectively. Mixture and derived-from wastes are also eligible for exclusion but remain hazardous until excluded.
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EPA's Evaluation of the Waste Information and Data
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What Waste Did PPI Petition EPA To Delist?
On June 23, 2009, PPI petitioned EPA to exclude an annual volume of 140 cubic yards of F019 wastewater treatment sludges generated at its facility in Brillion, Wisconsin from the list of hazardous wastes contained in 40 CFR 261.31. F019 is defined in Sec. 261.32 as
``Wastewater treatment sludges from the chemical conversion coating of aluminum except from zirconium phosphating in aluminum can washing when such phosphating is an exclusive conversion coating process.'' PPI claims that the petitioned waste does not meet the criteria for which
F019 was listed and that there are no other factors which would cause the waste to be hazardous.
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How Does PPI Generate the Waste?
The F019 is generated from the rinse waters and overflows of two zinc phosphating lines used for conversion coating aluminum parts. The aluminum parts are spray cleaned, immersion cleaned, and cleaned with a phosphoric acid prior to conversion coating. The rinse waters from these steps do not contribute to the petitioned waste. Rinse waters and overflows from the zinc phosphating step and the remaining steps in the treatment line are the only wastewaters contributing to the petitioned waste. Zinc phopshating includes several acids and nickel- and manganese-compounds. The parts are sealed with compounds containing fluorine, zirconium, and ammonium hydroxide. Lastly, epoxy-based and acrylic paint films are cathodically electrodeposited on the aluminum parts.
The combined rinse waters and overflows from these process steps go to an on-site wastewater treatment plant dedicated to the F019 wastewater. The pH of the wastewater is adjusted to 9.0 standard units with either sulfuric acid or sodium hydroxide. Coagulants containing polymers, calcium chloride, and potassium chloride are added to assist in precipitating wastewater contaminants. A polyacrylamide anionic flocculant is added to gather the coagulum into clumps large enough to settle at the bottom of a clarifier. The clarified water is discharged to the sewer and the settled sludge is pumped to a sludge thickening tank and then through a plate and frame filter press.
Process vessels for both zinc phosphating lines (epoxy-coating and acrylic-coating) are periodically cleaned out with the resulting sludges also pressed by the plate and frame filter press dedicated to the F019 water treatment process.
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How Did PPI Sample and Analyze the Waste?
Six sludge samples were collected each on a monthly basis from
April through October 2008. Sludge accumulated in a roll-off box and was sampled representing sludge collected over a period of approximately 4 weeks each. Two sludge samples representing clean-out of the epoxy-coating line were collected on August 25 and on October 20, 2008 in order to characterize sludge generated from clean-out activities. Sludge generated from the clean-out of the acrylic-coating line was sampled on August 11, 2008. PPI collected one composite and one grab sample of sludge from each roll-off box during each sampling event. Composite samples consisted of four individual full-depth core grab samples mixed together to form one sample.
PPI analyzed all composite samples using the following methodology:
(1) Total constituent analysis and Toxicity Characteristic Leaching
Procedure (TCLP) for metals in Appendix IX of 40 CFR part 264, (Test
Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods--SW-846--
Methods 6010B and 1311 \1\); (2) total constituent and TCLP analysis for sulfide (SW-846 Methods 9030A and 1311); (3) total constituent and
TCLP analysis for cyanide (SW-846 Methods 9010 and 1311 \2\); (4) total constituent and TCLP analysis for fluoride (SW-846 Methods 9056 and 1311); (5) flashpoint (SW-846 Method 1010); (6) pH (SW-846 Method 9040); and (7) oil & grease (SW-846 Method 9070).
\1\ Method 7471 was substituted for Method 6010 for mercury.
\2\ Deionized water was used as the extraction fluid instead of the fluid specified in the method.
PPI screened the first two of the six monthly composite samples and one each of the composite samples of clean-out sludges for: (1) Total constituent and
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TCLP analysis for 120 semi-volatile organic compounds (SW-846 Methods 8270 and 1311); (2) total constituent and TCLP analysis for formaldehyde (SW-846 Methods 8315 and 1311); (3) total constituent and
TCLP analysis for acrylamide (SW-846 Methods 8032 and 1311); (4) TCLP analysis for metals in Appendix IX of 40 CFR part 264, substituting the
TCLP extraction fluid with deionized water in order to assess leachability under pH-neutral conditions (SW-846 Methods 6010B and 1311); and (5) TCLP analysis for metals in Appendix IX of 40 CFR part 264, substituting the TCLP extraction fluid with a buffered alkaline solution in order to assess leachability under alkaline conditions (SW- 846 Methods 6010B and 1311). PPI analyzed two of the six monthly full- depth core grab samples and one each of the grab samples of clean-out sludges for total constituent and TCLP analysis for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (SW-846 Method 8260 and SW-846 Method 1311). This screening analysis was performed to check for unexpected organic compounds in the waste as well as identify pH-dependence of metals in leachate in the event landfill leachates with neutral or alkaline pH result in higher concentrations. Detections of organic compounds were insignificant and the remainder of the sludge samples were not analyzed for these parameters.
Metals of concern were generally preferentially leached by the acidic TCLP test. The exception, barium, leached more in some samples under alkaline conditions. However, detections of all metals, including barium, were so far below concentrations of concern that the remainder of the samples were not tested at neutral and alkaline leaching conditions.
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What Were the Results of PPI's Analysis of the Waste?
The table below presents the maximum observed total and leachate concentrations for all detected constituents for which maximum allowable total and/or TCLP concentration were available. Total concentrations are expressed in milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg).
Leachate concentrations are expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/L).
The table also includes the results of analysis for the constituents for which F019 was listed, chromium and cyanide. PPI submitted a signed a statement certifying accuracy and responsibility of the results. See 40 CFR 260.22(i)(12).
Maximum observed concentration
Maximum allowable
concentration
Constituent detected
GW (mg/L)
Total (mg/kg)
TCLP (mg/L)
Total (mg/kg)
TCLP (mg/L)
Volatile Organic Compounds
acetone.......................
0.33
\V\ 0.113
NA
26,300
3.38 acrolein......................
0.277
200 [deg]F
-\6\ and a target hazard quotient of one, the DRAS program determined maximum allowable concentrations for each constituent in both the waste and the leachate at an annual waste volume of 140 cubic yards. We used the maximum estimated annual waste volume and the maximum reported total and leachate concentrations as inputs for DRAS. If, using an appropriate analytical method, a constituent was not detected in any sample nor in the leachate of any sample, it was considered not to be present in the waste.
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What Did EPA Conclude About PPI's Waste?
The maximum reported leachate concentrations and the maximum reported total concentrations of the hazardous constituents found in this waste are presented in the table above. The table also presents the maximum allowable concentrations. The concentrations of all constituents in both the waste and the leachate are below the allowable levels of concern calculated by the DRAS program at the target risk levels. We therefore conclude that PPI's wastewater treatment sludge is not a substantial or potential hazard to human health and the environment when disposed of in a Subtitle D landfill. Once the exclusion becomes effective, PPI must dispose of this waste in a
Subtitle D landfill permitted or licensed by a State.
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Why Is EPA Using a Direct Final Rule?
EPA is publishing this rule without a prior proposed rule because we view this as a noncontroversial action and anticipate no adverse comment. The exclusion applies to a very small waste stream generated at a single facility and rigorous chemical analysis of the waste indicated that concentrations of chemicals and elements in the waste were far below levels of concern. If EPA receives adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take effect. Any parties interested in commenting must do so at this time.
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Conditions for Exclusion
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How Will PPI Manage the Waste If It Is Delisted?
If the petitioned waste is delisted, PPI must dispose of it in a
Subtitle D landfill which is permitted, licensed, or registered by a
State to manage industrial waste.
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What Are the Maximum Allowable Concentrations of Hazardous
Constituents in the Waste?
The following parameters were selected for ongoing verification because of their prevalence in the waste relative to the maximum allowable concentrations. Concentrations measured in the TCLP (or OWEP, where appropriate) extract of the waste of these constituents must not exceed the following concentrations (mg/l): chromium--5, cobalt--10.4; manganese--815; and nickel--638.
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How Frequently Must PPI Test the Waste?
PPI must analyze a representative sample of the wastewater treatment sludges on an annual basis to demonstrate that leachate concentrations do not exceed the levels of concern in Section IV.B. above. PPI must use methods with appropriate detection levels with appropriate quality control procedures. SW-846 Method 1311 must be used for generation of the leachate extract used in the testing of the delisting levels if oil and grease comprise less than 1% of the waste.
SW-846 Method 1330A must be used for generation of the leaching extract if oil and grease comprise 1% or more of the waste. SW-846 Method 9071B must be used for determination of oil and grease. SW-846 Methods 1311, 1330A, and 9071B are incorporated by reference in 40 CFR 260.11.
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What Data Must PPI Submit?
PPI must submit the data obtained through annual verification testing to U.S. EPA Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604, upon the anniversary of the effective date of this exclusion. PPI must compile, summarize, and maintain on site records of operating conditions and analytical data. PPI must make these records available for inspection. All data must be accompanied by a signed copy of the certification statement in 40 CFR 260.22(i)(12).
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What Happens If PPI Fails To Meet the Conditions of the Exclusion?
If PPI violates the terms and conditions established in the exclusion,
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the Agency may start procedures to withdraw the exclusion.
If any testing of the waste does not meet the maximum allowable concentrations described in section IV.B. above or other data
(including but not limited to leachate data or groundwater monitoring data) relevant to the delisted waste indicates that any constituent is at a level in the leachate higher than the specified maximum allowable concentration, or is in groundwater at a concentration higher than the groundwater concentrations used in the risk evaluation, PPI must notify the Agency within 10 days of first possessing or being made aware of the data. Maximum allowable groundwater concentrations (mg/L) are as follows: chromium--0.1; cobalt--0.0113; manganese--0.9; and nickel-- 0.75.
The exclusion will be suspended and the waste managed as hazardous until PPI has received written approval from the Agency to continue the exclusion. PPI may provide sampling results which support the continuation of the delisting exclusion.
The EPA has the authority under RCRA and the Administrative
Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. sec. 551 (1978) et seq. to reopen a delisting decision if we receive new information indicating that the conditions of this exclusion have been violated, or are otherwise not being met.
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What Must PPI Do If the Process Changes?
If PPI significantly changes the manufacturing or treatment process or the chemicals used in the manufacturing or treatment process, PPI may not handle the wastewater treatment sludge generated from the new process under this exclusion until it has demonstrated to the EPA that the waste meets the levels set in section IV.B. and that no new hazardous constituents listed in Appendix VIII of 40 CFR part 261 have been introduced. PPI must manage wastes generated after the process change as hazardous waste until PPI has received written notice from
EPA that the delisting is reinstated.
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How Would This Action Affect the States?
Because EPA is issuing today's exclusion under the Federal RCRA delisting program, only States subject to Federal RCRA delisting provisions would be affected. This exclusion may not be effective in
States which have received our authorization to make their own delisting decisions.
EPA allows States to impose their own non-RCRA regulatory requirements that are more stringent than EPA's, under section 3009 of
RCRA. These more stringent requirements may include a provision that prohibits a Federally issued exclusion from taking effect in the State.
We urge petitioners to contact the State regulatory authority to establish the status of their wastes under the State law.
EPA has also authorized some States to administer a delisting program in place of the Federal program, that is, to make State delisting decisions. Therefore, this exclusion does not apply in those authorized States. If PPI manages the waste in any State with delisting authorization, PPI must obtain delisting authorization from that State before it can manage the waste as nonhazardous in that State.
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Statutory and Executive Order Reviews
Under Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this rule is not of general applicability and therefore is not a regulatory action subject to review by the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This rule does not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) because it applies to a particular facility only. Because this rule is of particular applicability relating to a particular facility, it is not subject to the regulatory flexibility provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), or to sections 202, 204, and 205 of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104-4). Because this rule will affect only a particular facility, it will not significantly or uniquely affect small governments, as specified in section 203 of UMRA. Because this rule will affect only a particular facility, this final rule does not have federalism implications. It will not have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship between the national government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government, as specified in Executive Order 13132, ``Federalism'', (64
FR 43255, August 10, 1999). Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not apply to this rule.
Similarly, because this rule will affect only a particular facility, this final rule does not have Tribal implications, as specified in Executive Order 13175, ``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). Thus,
Executive Order 13175 does not apply to this rule. This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045, ``Protection of Children from
Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), because it is not economically significant as defined in
Executive Order 12866, and because the Agency does not have reason to believe the environmental health or safety risks addressed by this action present a disproportionate risk to children. The basis for this belief is that the Agency used DRAS, which considers health and safety risks to children, to calculate the maximum allowable concentrations for this rule. This rule is not subject to Executive Order 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355 (May 22, 2001)), because it is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order 12866.
This rule does not involve technical standards; thus, the requirements of section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. As required by section 3 of Executive Order 12988, ``Civil Justice Reform'', (61 FR 4729,
February 7, 1996), in issuing this rule, EPA has taken the necessary steps to eliminate drafting errors and ambiguity, minimize potential litigation, and provide a clear legal standard for affected conduct.
The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating the rule must submit a rule report which includes a copy of the rule to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the United
States. Section 804 exempts from section 801 the following types of rules: (1) Rules of particular applicability; (2) rules relating to agency management or personnel; and (3) rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice that do not substantially affect the rights or obligations of non-agency parties (5 U.S.C. 804(3)). EPA is not required to submit a rule report regarding today's action under section 801 because this is a rule of particular applicability.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 261
Hazardous waste, Recycling, and Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Authority: Sec. 3001(f) RCRA, 42 U.S.C. 6921(f).
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Dated: November 9, 2009.
Margaret M. Guerriero,
Director, Land and Chemicals Division. 0
For the reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 261 is amended as follows:
PART 261--IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE 0 1. The authority citation for part 261 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921, 6922, and 6938. 0 2. Table 1 of Appendix IX to Part 261 is amended by adding the following waste stream in alphabetical order by facility to read as follows:
Appendix IX to Part 261--Wastes Excluded Under Sec. Sec. 260.20 and 260.22
Table 1--Wastes Excluded From Non-Specific Sources
Facility
Address
Waste description
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Professional Plating, Incorporated Brillion, Wisconsin............... Wastewater treatment sludges, F019, which are generated at the Professional
Plating, Incorporated (PPI) Brillion facility at a maximum annual rate of 140 cubic yards per year. The sludge must be disposed of in a Subtitle D landfill which is licensed, permitted, or otherwise authorized by a State to accept the delisted wastewater treatment sludge. The exclusion becomes effective as of March 1, 2010. 1. Delisting Levels: The constituent concentrations measured in a leachate extract may not exceed the following levels (mg/L): chromium--5, cobalt-- 10.4; manganese--815; and nickel--638. 2. Annual Verification Testing: To verify that the waste does not exceed the specified delisting levels, PPI must collect and analyze, annually, one waste sample for the constituents in
Section 1. using methods with appropriate detection levels and elements of quality control. SW-846
Method 1311 must be used for generation of the leachate extract used in the testing of the delisting levels if oil and grease comprise less than 1% of the waste. SW-846 Method 1330A must be used for generation of the leaching extract if oil and grease comprise 1% or more of the waste. SW-846 Method 9071B must be used for determination of oil and grease. SW-846 Methods 1311, 1330A, and 9071B are incorporated by reference in 40 CFR 260.11. 3. Changes in Operating Conditions: PPI must notify the EPA in writing if the manufacturing process, the chemicals used in the manufacturing process, the treatment process, or the chemicals used in the treatment process significantly change. PPI must handle wastes generated after the process change as hazardous until it has demonstrated that the wastes continue to meet the maximum allowable concentrations in Section 1. and that no new hazardous constituents listed in appendix VIII of part 261 have been introduced and it has received written approval from EPA. 4. Reopener Language--(a) If, anytime after disposal of the delisted waste,
PPI possesses or is otherwise made aware of any data (including but not limited to leachate data or groundwater monitoring data) relevant to the delisted waste indicating that any constituent is at a concentration in the waste or waste leachate higher than the maximum allowable concentrations in
Section 1. above or is in the groundwater at a concentration higher than the maximum allowable groundwater concentrations in Paragraph (e), then
PPI must report such data, in writing, to the Regional Administrator within 10 days of first possessing or being made aware of that data.
(b) Based on the information described in paragraph (a) and any other information received from any source, the Regional Administrator will make a preliminary determination as to whether the reported information requires
Agency action to protect human health or the environment. Further action may include suspending, or revoking the exclusion, or other appropriate response necessary to protect human health and the environment.
(c) If the Regional Administrator determines that the reported information does require Agency action, the Regional Administrator will notify the facility in writing of the actions the Regional Administrator believes are necessary to protect human health and the environment. The notice shall include a statement of the proposed action and a statement providing PPI with an opportunity to present information as to why the proposed
Agency action is not necessary or to suggest an alternative action. PPI shall have 30 days from the date of the
Regional Administrator's notice to present the information.
(d) If after 30 days PPI presents no further information, the Regional
Administrator will issue a final written determination describing the
Agency actions that are necessary to protect human health or the environment. Any required action described in the Regional
Administrator's determination shall become effective immediately, unless the Regional Administrator provides otherwise.
(e) Maximum allowable groundwater concentrations (mg/L) are as follows: chromium--0.1; cobalt--0.0113; manganese--0.9; and nickel--0.75.
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