[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51476-51477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24450]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5309-4]
Notice of Final Decision To Grant BP Chemicals, Inc. a
Modification of an Exemption From the Land Disposal Restrictions of the
Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 Regarding Injection of
Hazardous Wastes
AGENCY: United States Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of Final Decision on a Request by BP Chemicals, Inc., of
Cleveland, Ohio, to Modify an Exemption from the Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (USEPA or Agency) that modification of an exemption
to the land disposal restrictions under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
has been granted to BP Chemicals, Inc. (BPCI) of Cleveland, Ohio. As
required by 40 CFR Part 148, BPCI has demonstrated, to a reasonable
degree of certainty, that there will be no migration of hazardous
constituents from the injection zone utilized by BPCI's facility
located at Lima, Ohio, for as long as the waste remains hazardous. This
modification allows BPCI to inject additional RCRA-regulated hazardous
wastes, identified by codes: P030, P069, P101, P120, U007, U056, U149,
U191, U219, and D035 through four waste disposal wells (WDWs) at the
facility at Lima, Ohio. This decision constitutes a final Agency action
for which there is no administrative appeal.
BACKGROUND: On May 7, 1992, based on information submitted, the U.S.
EPA granted BPCI an exemption from the land disposal restrictions of
the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments. On July 10, 1994, BPCI
requested guidance in adding additional waste streams which might be
considered RCRA regulated wastes. On January 30, 1995, BPCI submitted a
petition to modify the exemption to include wastes bearing ten
additional wastes codes.
After careful review of the material submitted, the U.S. EPA has
determined, as required by 40 CFR 148.20(f), that there is a reasonable
degree of certainty that waste streams containing constituents
designated by these codes will behave hydraulically and chemically
similarly to wastes for which BPCI was granted an exemption, and will
not migrate from the injection zone within 10,000 years. The injection
zone is the Middle Run and Mt. Simon Sandstones and the Eau Claire
Formation. The confining zone is comprised of that part of the Knox
Dolomite between 2,100 and 2,430 feet in depth. A fact sheet containing
a summary of the original decision now being modified was published in
the Federal Register on March 12, 1992, at 57 FR 8753 et seq. The fact
sheet for this modification was published in the Federal Register on
July 24, 1995, at 60 FR 37892 et seq.
A public notice of the proposed decision was issued on July 28,
1995, and a public meeting was held in Lima, Ohio, on August 29, 1995.
The public comment period expired on September 21, 1995. A number of
comments were received and all comments have been considered in
reaching this final decision. A responsiveness summary has been mailed
to all commenters and included as part of the Administrative Record
relating to this decision.
As a result of this action and the May 7, 1992, exemption, BPCI may
inject wastes bearing the following codes:
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Ignitability.................................................. D001
Corrosivity................................................... D002
Cyanides...................................................... D003
Arsenic....................................................... D004
Barium........................................................ D005
Cadmium....................................................... D006
Total chromium................................................ D007
Lead.......................................................... D008
Mercury....................................................... D009
Selenium...................................................... D010
Silver........................................................ D011
Multi-source leachate......................................... F039
Bottom stream from the wastewater stripper in the production K011
of acrylonitrile.
Bottom stream from the acetonitrile column in the production K013
of acrylonitrile.
Acetonitrile purification column. Bottom stream from the K014
acetonitrile purification column in the production of
acrylonitrile.
Acrolein...................................................... P003
Allyl alcohol................................................. P005
Cyanide salts................................................. P030
Hydrogen cyanide.............................................. P063
Acetone cyanohydrin........................................... P069
Potassium cyanide............................................. P098
Propionitrile................................................. P101
Sodium cyanide................................................ P106
Vanadium pentoxide............................................ P120
Acetaldehyde.................................................. U001
Acetone....................................................... U002
Acetonitrile.................................................. U003
Acrylamide.................................................... U007
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Acrylic acid.................................................. U008
Acrylonitrile................................................. U009
Benzene....................................................... U019
Chloroform.................................................... U044
Crotonaldehyde................................................ U053
Cyclohexane................................................... U056
Cyclohexanone................................................. U057
Methylene chloride............................................ U080
Formaldehyde.................................................. U122
Formic acid................................................... U123
Furan......................................................... U124
Furfural...................................................... U125
Lindane....................................................... U129
Isobutyl alcohol.............................................. U140
Maleic anhydride.............................................. U147
Malononitrile................................................. U149
Mercury....................................................... U151
Methacrylonitrile............................................. U152
Methanol...................................................... U154
Methyl ethyl ketone........................................... U159
Methyl isobutyl ketone........................................ U161
Nitrobenzene.................................................. U169
Phenol........................................................ U188
2-Methyl pyridine............................................. U191
Pyridine...................................................... U196
Carbon tetrachloride.......................................... U211
Tetrohydrofuran............................................... U213
Thiourea...................................................... U219
Toluene....................................................... U220
Xylene........................................................ U239
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BPCI may continue to inject wastes containing methyl ethyl ketone
designated as D035 as well as wastes containing benzene, carbon
tetrachloride, and pyridine bearing the waste codes D018, D019, and
D038, respectively, which were considered in the original demonstration
of no migration, after those codes are banned from land disposal if the
demonstrations of no migration for those codes meet the standards
promulgated in the final applicable land ban rule.
CONDITIONS: General conditions of this exemption are found at 40 CFR
Part 148. The exemption granted to BPCI on May 7, 1992 included a
number of conditions. The conditions numbered (1), (2), (3), (5), and
(6) remain in force. The condition numbered (4) has been satisfied.
DATES: This action is effective as of September 22, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harlan Gerrish, Lead Petition
Reviewer, U.S. EPA, Region 5, telephone (312) 886-2939. Copies of the
petition and all pertinent information relating thereto are on file and
are part of the Administrative Record. It is recommended that you
contact the lead reviewer prior to reviewing the Administrative Record.
Edward P. Watters,
Acting Director, Water Division.
[FR Doc. 95-24450 Filed 9-29-95; 8:45 am]
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