[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 20, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56469-56472]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-27138]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 261, 262, and 268

[FRL-6458-8]
RIN 2050-AE05


Land Disposal Restrictions Phase IV: Final Rule Promulgating 
Treatment Standards for Metal Wastes and Mineral Processing Wastes; 
Mineral Processing Secondary Materials and Bevill Exclusion Issues; 
Treatment Standards for Hazardous Soils, and Exclusion of Recycled Wood 
Preserving Wastewaters

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule; technical correction.

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SUMMARY: On May 11, 1999, the Agency published technical amendments 
correcting the Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) Phase IV final rule. In 
today's rule, we are correcting two minor typographical errors and one 
omission in the May 11th rule. Also, we are correcting three other 
errors in the LDR Phase IV final rule that came to our attention after 
the May 11th technical amendments were promulgated.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective on October 20, 1999.

ADDRESSES: The public may obtain a copy of this technical correction at 
the RCRA information Center (RIC), located at Crystal Gateway One, 1235 
Jefferson Davis Highway, First Floor, Arlington, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact the 
RCRA Hotline at (800) 424-9346 (toll free) or (703) 920-9810 in the 
Washington, DC metropolitan area. For information on this rule contact 
Peggy Vyas (5302W), Office of Solid Waste, 401 M Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20460, (703) 308-5477, e-mail address is 
``[email protected]''.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Reasons and Basis for Today's Action

    The Agency recently published five rules all related to various 
aspects of the final Phase IV Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) rule. 
These are: the May 12, 1997 LDR final rule (the so-called ``Mini'' 
Phase IV Rule, 62 FR 25998), the May 26, 1998 LDR Phase IV final rule 
(63 FR 28556), the August 31, 1998 administrative stay regarding 
certain zinc micronutrient fertilizers (63 FR 46332), the September 4, 
1998 emergency revisions to the treatment standards for carbamate 
production wastes (63 FR 172), and the September 24, 1998 revisions to 
the treatment standards for spent aluminum potliners (63 FR 51254).
    On May 11, 1999, the Agency published technical amendments 
correcting and clarifying certain aspects of all of these rules (64 FR 
25408). The May 11th rule contained two minor typographical errors and 
one omission that we are correcting along with three other errors in 
the original May 26, 1998 LDR Phase IV final rule that have recently 
come to our attention.

II. Corrections to the May 11, 1999 Technical Amendments

A. Arsenic Treatment Standard in K088

    In the September 24, 1998 (63 FR 51254) revision of the treatment 
standards for spent potliners from primary aluminum reduction (K088), 
the Agency inadvertently omitted the treatment standard adopted for 
fluoride wastewaters from the entry for K088 in the table of treatment 
standards in Sec. 268.40. The May 11, 1999 technical amendments 
restored the fluoride wastewater treatment standard. However, in doing 
so, EPA inadvertently printed an incorrect measurement unit for the 
K088 treatment standard for arsenic (a standard which in fact required 
no correction at all).
    The treatment standard for the nonwastewater form of arsenic in 
K088 (as revised on September 24, 1998) is 26.1 mg/kg, which is to be 
measured by the total amount of arsenic in the treatment residue. In 
the May 11, 1999 rule, the treatment standard was incorrectly given as 
26.1 mg/l TCLP (a more conventional leaching test not using acid 
digestion). Today's rule removes the erroneous reference to ``mg/l 
TCLP'' for the nonwastewater arsenic standard for the K088 entry in the 
Sec. 268.40 table.

B. Carbamate Treatment Standards

    In the September 4, 1998 (63 FR 172) revision of the treatment 
standards for listed hazardous wastes from carbamate production, the 
Agency added a paragraph (i) to Sec. 268.40, which inadvertently 
replaced the existing paragraph (i). The May 11, 1999 technical 
correction failed to properly reinstate the old paragraph. Today's rule 
reinserts paragraph Sec. 268.40(i) from the September 4, 1998 rule and 
redesignates it as Sec. 268.40(j).

C. Citation Within Sec. 262.34(a)(4)

    Part 262.34 contains the requirements for accumulating hazardous 
waste prior to treatment. In the May 11, 1999 technical correction, the 
Agency

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amended Sec. 262.34(d)(4) to change an internal citation reference from 
Sec. 268.7(a)(4) to Sec. 268.7(a)(5) to reflect some other regulatory 
changes to LDR paperwork requirements that had been adopted on May 12, 
1997 (62 FR 25998). However, a parallel correction was not made to 
Sec. 262.34(a)(4), which also contains the same outdated reference to 
Sec. 268.7(a)(4). Today we are amending Sec. 262.34(a)(4) to refer to 
Sec. 268.7(a)(5).

III. Corrections to the May 26, 1998 LDR Phase IV Final Rule

A. Vacated K-Code Wastes

    In the LDR Phase IV final rule, the Agency removed K064, K065, 
K066, K090, and K091 from the table of treatment standards in 
Sec. 268.40. These five K-code wastes were vacated on April 9, 1999 in 
Great Lakes Chemical Co. v EPA (No. 98-1312 (D.C. Cir.)). However, 
these wastes still appear in the table of K-code hazardous wastes found 
in Sec. 261.32. Today's rule removes these vacated K-code wastes from 
the list in Sec. 261.32.

B. Sec. 268.7(a)(3)(ii)

    Also in the LDR Phase IV final rule, the Agency revised paragraph 
Sec. 268.7(a)(3)(ii) by adding a one-time notification for shipping 
hazardous soil. However, in doing so, the Agency inadvertently replaced 
other language in that paragraph. Today's rule reinstates the original 
language and redesignates it as paragraph Sec. 268.7(a)(3)(iii).

C. Measuring Compliance With Soil Standards

    Lastly, the LDR Phase IV final rule promulgated treatment standards 
for contaminated soil. The preamble states that compliance with the 90% 
reduction treatment standard should be measured using the toxicity 
characteristic leachate procedure (TCLP) for metals and three non-
metals: carbon disulfide, cyclohexanone, and methanol (see 63 FR at 
28602). Although the preamble to the final rule made it clear that the 
TCLP test should be used for carbon disulfide, cyclohexanone, and 
methanol, the regulatory language found in Sec. 268.49(c)(1)(A) did 
not. We are addressing this discrepancy in today's rule by amending the 
regulatory language to match the preamble because the preamble 
accurately represents the Agency's position.

IV. Analysis Under Executive Order 12866, Executive Order 12875, 
Executive Order 12898, Executive Order 13045, Executive Order 
13084, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, and the Paperwork Reduction Act

    Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this 
action is not a ``significant regulatory action'' and is therefore not 
subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget. In addition, 
this action does not impose any enforceable duty, contain any unfunded 
mandate, or impose any significant or unique impact on small 
governments as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 
(Pub. L. 104-4). This rule also does not require prior consultation 
with State, local, and tribal government officials as specified by 
Executive Order 12875 (58 FR 58093, October 28, 1993) or Executive 
Order 13084 (63 FR 27655, May 10, 1998), or involve special 
consideration of environmental justice related issues as required by 
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). Because this 
action is not subject to notice-and-comment requirements under the 
Administrative Procedure Act or any other statute, it is not subject to 
the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.). This rule also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 
19885, April 23, 1997) because EPA interprets E.O. 13045 as applying 
only to those regulatory actions that are based on health or safety 
risks, such that the analysis required under section 5-501 of the Order 
has the potential to influence the regulation. This rule is not subject 
to E.O. 13045 because it does not establish an environmental standard 
intended to mitigate health or safety risks. EPA's compliance with 
these statutes and Executive Orders for the underlying rule is 
discussed in the May 12, 1997, the May 26, 1998, the September 4, 1998, 
and the September 24, 1998 Federal Register documents.

V. Submission to Congress and the General Accounting Office

    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 808 allows the issuing agency to make a good 
cause finding that notice and public procedure is impracticable, 
unnecessary or contrary to the public interest. This determination must 
be supported by a brief statement. 5 U.S.C. 808(2). As stated 
previously, EPA has made such a good cause finding, including the 
reasons therefor, and established an effective date of October 20, 
1999. EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required 
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and 
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of 
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' 
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

VI. Immediate Effective Date

    EPA is making this rule effective immediately. The rule adopts 
amendments which are purely technical in that they correct inadvertent 
printing errors, or mistakes which are clearly inconsistent with the 
Agency's stated intent. Comment on such changes is unnecessary within 
the meaning of 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B). For the same reasons, there is 
good cause to make the rule effective immediately pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
553(d)(3).

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 261

    Environmental protection, Hazardous waste, Recycling, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 262

    Hazardous waste, Labeling, Manifest, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.

40 CFR Part 268

    Hazardous waste, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: September 21, 1999.
Michael Shapiro,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency 
Response.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, title 40, chapter I of 
the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 261--IDENTIFICATION AND LISTING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

Subpart A--General

    1. The authority citation for part 261 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921, 6922, 6924(y), and 
6938.


Sec. 261.32  [Amended]

    2. The table in Sec. 261.32 is amended by removing the entries for 
K064, K065, K066, K090, and K091.

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PART 262--STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

    3. The authority citation for part 262 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6906, 6912, 6922-6925, 6937, and 6938.

Subpart C--Pre-Transport Requirements

    4. Section 262.34 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(4) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 262.34  Accumulation time.

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    (a) *  *  *
    (4) The generator complies with the requirements for owners or 
operators in subparts C and D in 40 CFR part 265, with Sec. 265.16, and 
with 40 CFR 268.7(a)(5).
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PART 268--LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS

    5. The authority citation for part 268 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921, and 6924.

Subpart A--General

    6. Section 268.7 is amended by adding paragraph (a)(3)(iii) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 268.7  Testing, tracking, and recordkeeping requirements for 
generators, treaters, and disposal facilities.

    (a) *  *  *
    (3) *  *  *
    (iii) If the waste changes, the generator must send a new notice 
and certification to the receiving facility, and place a copy in their 
files. Generators of hazardous debris excluded from the definition of 
hazardous waste under Sec. 261.3(f) of this chapter are not subject to 
these requirements.
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    7. Section 268.40 is amended by revising paragraph (j), and the 
table at the end of the section is amended by revising the entry for 
K088 to read as follows:


Sec. 268.40  Applicability of treatment standards.

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    (j) Effective September 4, 1998, the treatment standards for the 
wastes specified in 40 CFR 261.33 as EPA Hazardous Waste numbers P185, 
P191, P192, P197, U364, U394, and U395 may be satisfied by either 
meeting the constituent concentrations presented in the table 
``Treatment Standards for Hazardous Wastes'' in this section, or by 
treating the waste by the following technologies: combustion, as 
defined by the technology code CMBST at Sec. 268.42 Table 1 of this 
Part, for nonwastewaters; and, biodegradation as defined by the 
technology code BIODG, carbon adsorption as defined by the technology 
code CARBN, chemical oxidation as defined by the technology code CHOXD, 
or combustion as defined as technology code CMBST at Sec. 268.42 Table 
1 of this Part, for wastewaters.

                                                        Treatment Standards for Hazardous Wastes
                                                             [Note: NA means not applicable]
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                    Waste description              Regulation hazardous constituent                                        Nonwastewaters--Concentration
                     and treatment/    ------------------------------------------------------- Wastewaters--Concentration   in mg/kg \5\ unless noted as
   Waste code          regulatory                                                              in mg/l \3\; of technology   ``mg/l TCLP''; or technology
                     subcategory \1\                   Common name                CAS \2\ No.           code \4\                        code
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K088............  Spent potliners from  Acenaphthene............................      83-32-9          0.059               3.4
                   primary aluminum
                   reduction..
                                        Anthracene..............................     120-12-7          0.059               3.4
                                        Benz(a)anthracene.......................      56-55-3          0.059               3.4
                                        Benzo(a)pyrene..........................      50-32-8          0.061               3.4
                                        Benzo(b)fluoranthene....................     205-99-2          0.11                6.8
                                        Benzo(k)fluoranthene....................     207-08-9          0.11                6.8
                                        Benzo(g,h,i)perylene....................     191-24-2          0.0055              1.8
                                        Chrysene................................     218-01-9          0.059               3.4
                                        Dibenz(a,h)anthracene...................      53-70-3          0.055               8.2
                                        Fluoranthene............................     206-44-0          0.068               3.4
                                        Indeno(1,2,3,-c,d)pyrene................     193-39-5          0.0055              3.4
                                        Penanthrene.............................      85-01-8          0.059               5.6
                                        Pyrene..................................     129-00-0          0.067               8.2
                                        Antimony................................    7440-36-0          1.9                 1.15 mg/l TCLP.
                                        Arsenic.................................    7440-38-2          1.4                 26.1
                                        Barium..................................    7440-39-3          1.2                 21 mg/l TCLP.
                                        Beryllium...............................    7440-41-7          0.82                1.22 mg/l TCLP.
                                        Cadmium.................................    7440-43-9          0.69                0.11 mg/l TCLP.
                                        Chromium (Total)........................    7440-47-3          2.77                0.60 mg/l TCLP.
                                        Lead....................................    7439-92-1          0.69                0.75 mg/l TCLP.
                                        Mercury.................................    7439-97-6          0.15                0.025 mg/l TCLP.
                                        Nickel..................................    7440-02-0          3.98                11 mg/l TCLP.
                                        Selenium................................    7782-49-2          0.82                5.7 mg/l TCLP.
                                        Silver..................................    7440-22-4          0.43                0.14 mg/l TCLP.
                                        Cyanide (Total)\7\......................      57-12-5          1.2                 590
                                        Cyanide (Amenable)\7\...................      57-12-5          0.86                30
                                        Fluoride................................   16984-48-8         35                   NA.

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Footnotes to Treatment Standard Table 268.40
\1\ The waste descriptions provided in this table do not replace waste descriptions in 40 CFR 261. Descriptions of Treatment/Regulatory Subcategories
  are provided, as needed, to distinguish between applicability of different standards.
\2\ CAS means Chemical Abstract Services. When the waste code and/or regulated constituents are described as a combination of a chemical with its salts
  and/or esters, the CAS number is given for the parent compound only.
\3\ Concentration standards for wastewaters are expressed in mg/l and are based on analysis of composite samples.
\4\ All treatment standards expressed as a Technology Code or combination of Technology Codes are explained in detail in 40 CFR 268.42 Table 1--
  Technology Codes and Descriptions of Technology-Based Standards.
\5\ Except for Metals (EP or TCLP) and Cyanides (Total and Amenable) the nonwastewater treatment standards expressed as a concentration were
  established, in part, based upon incineration in units operated in accordance with the technical requirements of 40 CFR Part 264 Subpart O or Part 265
  Subpart O, or based upon combustion in fuel substitution units operating in accordance with applicable technical requirements. A facility may comply
  with these treatment standards according to provisions in 40 CFR 268.40(d). All concentration standards for nonwastewaters are based on analysis of
  grab samples.
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\7\ Both Cyanides (Total) and Cyanides (Amenable) for nonwastewaters are to be analyzed using Method 9010 or 9012, found in ``Test Methods for
  Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods,'' EPA Publication SW-846, as incorporated by reference in 40 CFR 260.11, with a sample size of 10
  grams and a distillation time of one hour and 15 minutes.
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    8. Section 268.49 is amended by revising paragraphs (c)(1) (A) and 
(B) to read as follows:


Sec. 268.49  Alternative LDR treatment standards for contaminated soil.

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    (c) * * *
    (1) * * *
    (A) For non-metals except carbon disulfide, cyclohexanone, and 
methanol, treatment must achieve 90 percent reduction in total 
constituent concentrations, except as provided by paragraph (c)(1)(C) 
of this section.
    (B) For metals and carbon disulfide, cyclohexanone, and methanol, 
treatment must achieve 90 percent reduction in constituent 
concentrations as measured in leachate from the treated media (tested 
according to the TCLP) or 90 percent reduction in total constituent 
concentrations (when a metal removal treatment technology is used), 
except as provided by paragraph (c)(1)(C)of this section.
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