[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36804-36805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17954]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5855-3]


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

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of final decision on petition modification.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given 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 has been 
granted to TECO, for the Class I injection well located at Robstown, 
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 the underground injection by TECO, of the 
specific restricted hazardous waste identified in the exemption 
modification, into the Class I hazardous waste injection well at the 
Robstown, Texas facility specifically identified in the modified 
exemption, 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 July 31, 1996, and closed 
on September 16, 1996, and was reopened on October 10, 1996, a public 
meeting and hearing was held on November 19, 1996 and the comment 
period was closed on December 2, 1996. The comment period was again 
reopened on February 5, 1997, and closed on March 24, 1997. All 
comments have been addressed and have been considered in the final

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decision. This decision constitutes final Agency action and there is no 
Administrative appeal.

DATES: This action is effective as of June 27, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the modified 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: Philip Dellinger, Chief, Ground Water/
UIC Section, EPA--Region 6, telephone (214) 665-7165.
Joan E. Brown,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division (6WQ).
[FR Doc. 97-17954 Filed 7-8-97; 8:45 am]
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