[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 52942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25892]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL 5633-2]


Underground Injection Control Program; Hazardous Waste Injection 
Restrictions; Petition for Exemption--Class I Hazardous Waste 
Injection--ASARCO, Inc. (ASARCO)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of final decision on petition.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that an exemption to the land disposal 
restrictions under the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act has been granted to ASARCO, for 
the Class I injection wells located at Amarillo, Texas. As required by 
40 CFR Part 148, the company has adequately demonstrated to the 
satisfaction of the Environmental Protection Agency by petition and 
supporting documentation that, to a reasonable degree of certainty, 
there will be no migration of hazardous constituents from the injection 
zone for as long as the waste remains hazardous. This final decision 
allows ASARCO, to inject specific restricted hazardous wastes 
identified in the exemption, into the Class I hazardous waste injection 
wells at the Amarillo, Texas facility, for as long as the basis for 
granting an approval of this exemption remains valid, under provisions 
of 40 CFR 148.24. As required by 40 CFR 124.10, a public notice was 
issued August 8, 1996. The public comment period ended on September 23, 
1996. No comments were received. This decision constitutes final Agency 
action and there is no Administrative appeal.

DATES: This action is effective as of October 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the petition and all pertinent information 
relating thereto are on file at the following location: Environmental 
Protection Agency, Region 6, Water Quality Protection Division, Source 
Water Protection Branch (6WQ-S), 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-
2733.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ken Williams, Acting Chief, Ground Water/UIC Section, EPA--Region 6, 
telephone (214) 665-7165.
Richard G. Hoppers,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division (6WQ).
[FR Doc. 96-25892 Filed 10-8-96; 8:45 am]
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