[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 222 (Thursday, November 17, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 81007-81014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27680]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 271
[EPA-R07-RCRA-2016-0637; FRL-9955-25-Region 7]
State of Nebraska; Authorization of State Hazardous Waste
Management Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
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SUMMARY: Nebraska has applied to the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) for final authorization of revisions to its hazardous waste
program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA
has determined that these revisions satisfy all requirements needed to
qualify for final authorization and is authorizing Nebraska's revisions
through this direct final rule.
DATES: This final authorization will become effective on January 17,
2017, unless EPA receives adverse written comments by December 19,
2016. If EPA receives such comments, we will publish a timely
withdrawal of this direct final rule in the Federal Register informing
the public that this rule will not take effect.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R07-
RCRA-2016-0637, to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. EPA may publish any comment
received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a
written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment
and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general
guidance on making effective comments, please visit http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Haugen, EPA Region 7, Enforcement
Coordination Office, 11201 Renner Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219,
phone number: (913) 551-7877, and email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the ``Proposed Rules'' section of this
Federal Register, we are publishing a separate document that will serve
as the proposal to authorize the revisions. EPA believes this action is
not controversial and does not expect comments that oppose it. Unless
EPA receives written comments that oppose this authorization during the
comment period, the decision to authorize Nebraska's revisions to its
hazardous waste program will take effect. If EPA receives comments that
oppose this action, EPA will publish a document in the Federal Register
withdrawing today's direct final rule before it takes effect.
Authorization of State-Initiated Changes
A. Why are revisions to State programs necessary?
States which have received final authorization from EPA under RCRA
section 3006(b), 42 U.S.C. 6926(b), must maintain a hazardous waste
program that is equivalent to, consistent with, and no less stringent
than the Federal hazardous waste program. As the Federal program is
revised, the states must change their programs and ask the EPA to
authorize the changes. Changes to state hazardous waste programs may be
necessary when Federal or state statutory or regulatory authority is
modified or when certain other changes occur. Most commonly, states
must change their programs because of changes to EPA's regulations in
40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) parts 124, 260 through 268, 270,
273 and 279. States can also initiate their own changes to their
hazardous waste program and these changes must then be authorized.
B. What decisions have we made in this rule?
EPA concludes that Nebraska's application to revise its authorized
program meets all of the statutory and regulatory requirements
established by RCRA. Therefore, EPA is granting Nebraska final
authorization to operate its hazardous waste program with the revisions
described in the authorization application. Nebraska has responsibility
for permitting Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs)
within its borders (except in Indian Country) and for carrying out the
aspects of the RCRA program described in its revised program
application, subject to the limitations of the Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA). New Federal requirements and
prohibitions imposed by Federal regulations that EPA promulgates under
the authority of HSWA take effect in authorized states before they are
authorized for the requirements. Thus, EPA will implement those
requirements and prohibitions in Nebraska, including issuing permits,
until Nebraska is granted authorization to do so.
C. What is the effect of this authorization decision?
The effect of this decision is that a facility in Nebraska subject
to RCRA will now have to comply with the authorized state requirements
instead of the equivalent Federal requirements in order to comply with
RCRA. Nebraska has enforcement responsibilities under its state
hazardous waste program for violations of such program, but EPA retains
its authority under RCRA sections 3007, 3008, 3013, and 7003, which
include, among others, authority to: (1) Perform inspections, and
require monitoring, tests, analyses, or reports; and (2) Enforce RCRA
requirements and suspend or revoke permits. This action does not impose
additional requirements on the regulated community because the
regulations for which Nebraska is being authorized by this direct final
action are already effective and are not changed by this action.
D. Why wasn't there a proposed rule before this rule?
Along with this direct final rule, EPA is publishing a separate
document in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of this Federal Register
that serves as the proposal to authorize these state program revisions.
EPA did not publish a proposal before this direct final action because
EPA views this action as a routine program change and does not expect
comments that oppose its approval. EPA is providing an opportunity for
public comment now, as described in Section E of this document.
E. What happens if EPA receives comments that oppose this action?
If EPA receives comments that oppose this authorization, we will
withdraw this rule by publishing a document in the Federal Register
before the rule
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becomes effective. EPA will base any further decision on the
authorization of Nebraska's program revisions on the proposal mentioned
in the previous section, after considering all comments received during
the comment period. EPA will then address all such comments in a later
final rule. You may not have another opportunity to comment. If you
want to comment on this authorization, you must do so at this time.
If EPA receives comments that oppose only the authorization of a
particular revision to the State hazardous waste program, we will
withdraw only that part of this action, and the authorization of the
program revisions that the comments do not oppose will become effective
on the date specified above. The Federal Register withdrawal document
will specify which part of the authorization will become effective and
which part is being withdrawn.
F. For what has Nebraska previously been authorized?
Nebraska initially received final authorization on January 24,
1985, effective February 7, 1985 (50 FR 3345), to implement the RCRA
hazardous waste management program. Nebraska received authorization for
revisions to its program on October 4, 1985, effective December 3, 1988
(53 FR 38950); June 25, 1996, effective August 26, 1996 (61 FR 32699);
April 10, 2003, effective June 9, 2003 (68 FR 17553); October 4, 2004,
effective December 3, 2004 (69 FR 59139); and December 30, 2008,
effective September 24, 2010 (75 FR 58328).
G. What changes are we authorizing with this action?
On September 21, 2016, Nebraska submitted its final application
seeking authorization of hazardous waste program revisions in
accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. The State's authorization package
includes an updated Program Description, a General Memorandum of
Agreement (MOA), a Corrective Action MOA between the EPA and the
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ), a copy of title
128 of the Nebraska Administrative Code, as amended on July 6, 2016,
and an Attorney General's Statement. The State has made amendments to
the provisions listed in the table which follows. The State's laws and
regulations, amended by these provisions, provide authority which
remains equivalent to, no less stringent than, and not broader in scope
than the Federal laws and regulations. Nebraska's regulatory references
are to title 128 or title 129, as noted, of the Nebraska Administrative
Code, as amended on July 6, 2016. We are granting Nebraska final
authorization to carry out the following provisions of the State's
program in lieu of the Federal program.
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Analogous Nebraska authority
Federal requirement 40 CFR Title 128
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Changes Analogous to Part 124
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124.31(a).............................. 13-001.03 & 13-001.05
124.31(b) 31(c)........................ 13-016.01-.02
124.31(d) (all)........................ 13-016.03, .03(A) (all) and
.03(B) (all)
124.32(a).............................. 13-001.04 & .05
124.32(b)-(c).......................... 13-017.01-.02
124.33(a).............................. 13-001.06
124.33(b)-(f).......................... 13-018.01-.05
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Changes Analogous to Part 260
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260.10 ``contained''................... 1-023 (all)
260.10 ``corrective action management 1-027
unit (CAMU)''.
260.10 ``designated facility''......... 1-037 (all)
260.10 ``disposal facility''........... 1-043
260.10 ``facility'' (2) and (3)........ 1-052.02-.03
260.10 ``Hazardous secondary material'' 1-063
260.10 ``Hazardous secondary material 1-064
generator''.
260.10 ``Intermediate facility''....... 1-079
260.10 ``lamp''........................ 25-008.06
260.10 ``Land-based unit''............. 1-081
260.10 ``landfill''.................... 1-082
260.10 ``manifest''.................... 1-089
260.10 ``manifest tracking number''.... 1-090
260.10 ``miscellaneous unit''.......... 1-092
260.10 ``no free liquids''............. 1-096
260.10 ``Remanufacturing''............. 1-110
260.10 ``remediation waste''........... 1-111
260.10 ``remediation waste management 1-112
site''.
260.10 ``staging pile''................ 1-123
260.10 ``Transfer facility''........... 1-133
260.10 ``universal waste''............. 25-008.13 (all)
260.10 ``wipe''........................ 1-153
260-11 References...................... 1-003
260.30................................. 5-001 and 001.01
260.30(b)-(f).......................... 5-001.01B-.01F
260.31(c); 260.31(c)(1)-(5)............ 5-001.04 (all)
260.31(d)(all)......................... 5-001.05 (all)
260.33 (Section heading and 5-003
introductory text).
260.33(a).............................. 5-003.01
260.33(c)-(e).......................... 5-003.03-.05
260.34(all)............................ 5-004 (all)
260.42 section heading................. 5-008
260.42(a) (all)........................ 5-008.01 (all)
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260.42(b).............................. 5-008.02
260.43 (all)........................... 5-009 (all)
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Changes Analogous to Part 261
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261.1(c)(4)............................ 2-002.03
261.1(c)(8)............................ 2-002.07
261.2(b)(3)-(4)........................ 2-003.02A3-A4
261.2(c)(3) except references to 2-003.03C
261.4(a)(17).
261.2(c)(4) table 1 except references 2-003.03/Table 1
to 261.4(a)(17).
261.2(g)............................... 2-003.07
261.4(a)(23) (all)..................... 2-008.25
261.4(a)(24) (all)..................... 2-008.26
261.4(a)(26) (all)..................... 2-008.24
261.4(a)(27) (all)..................... 2-008.27
261.4(b)(15) (all)..................... 2-009.13 (all)
261.4(b)(18) (all)..................... 2-009.14
261.4(g) (all)......................... 2-014.01 (all)
261.6(c)(1)............................ 7-005
261.7(b)(1)(iii)(A)-(B)................ 2-015.03C-.03D
261.9(b),(c)-(d)....................... 25-001.01B,.01C-D
261.32(a) adding K181.................. 3-014, Table 5
261.32(b)-(d).......................... 3-014.01
Subpart H--Financial Requirements for 3-022
Management of Excluded Hazardous
Secondary Materials 261.140-261.151.
Subpart I--Use and Management of 3-023
Containers 261.170-261.179.
Subpart J--Tank Systems 261.190-261.200 3-024
Subpart M--Emergency Preparedness and 3-025
Response for Management of Excluded
Hazardous Secondary Materials 261.400-
261.420.
Subpart AA--Air Emission Standards for 3-026
Process Vents 261.1030-261.1035.
Subpart BB--Air Emission Standards for 3-027
Equipment Leaks 261.1050-261.1064.
Subpart CC--Air Emission Standards for 3-028
Tanks and Containers 261.1080-261.1089.
261 Appendix VII Adding K181........... Appendix II
261 Appendix VIII Adding o-Anisidine (2- Appendix I
methoxyaniline); p-Cresidine; 2-4-
Dimethylaniline (2,4-xylidine); 1,2-
Phenylenediamine; and 1-3-
Phenylenediamine.
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Changes Analogous to Part 262
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262.20(a)(1)........................... 10-002.01A
262.21 (all)........................... 10-002.01A1
262.27 (all)........................... 10-002.14 (all)
262.32(b).............................. 10-003.01D
262.33................................. 10-003.01E
262.34(m) (all)........................ 10-004.06 (all)
262.54(c) and (e)...................... 10-006
262.60(c)-(e).......................... 10-006
262/Appendix........................... 10-002.01A
262.34(a)(1)(i)........................ 10-004.01A6
262.34(a)(1)(ii)....................... 10-004.01B
262.34(a)(4)........................... 10-004.01H
262.34(d)(2)........................... 9-007.03C
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Changes Analogous to Part 263
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263.20(a)(1)-(2)....................... 11-006.01 and 006.01A
263.20(g) (all)........................ 11-006.07 (all)
263.21(b)(1)........................... 11-006.10
263.21(b) (all)........................ 11-006.10A (all)
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Changes Analogous to Part 264
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264.1(g)(11)(ii)-(iv).................. 21-001
264.1(j) (all)......................... 21-001.04 (all)
264.3.................................. 21-001.05
Subpart B--GENERAL FACILITY STANDARDS 21-002
264.10 and 264.12-264.19.
Subpart E--MANIFEST SYSTEM, 21-005
RECORDKEEPING, AND REPORTING 264.70-
264.77.
Subpart F--RELEASES FROM SOLID WASTE 21-006 (For discussion of 21-
MANAGEMENT UNITS 264.90-264.101. 006.01 see section H of this
notice.)
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Subpart G--CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE 21-007
264.110-264.120.
Subpart H--FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS 21-008
264.140-264.151.
Subpart I--USE AND MANAGEMENT OF 21-009
CONTAINERS 264.170-264.179.
Subpart J--TANK SYSTEMS 264.190-264.200 21-010
Subpart K--SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS 264.220- 21-011
264.232.
Subpart S--SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR 21-016 (For discussion of 21-
CLEANUP 264.550-264.555. 016.01 see section H of this
notice.)
Subpart X--MISCELLANEOUS UNITS 264.600- 21-018
264.603.
Subpart AA--AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR 21-019
PROCESS VENTS 264.1030-264.1036.
Subpart BB--AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR 21-020
EQUIPMENT LEAKS 264.1050-264.1065.
Subpart CC--AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR 21-021
TANKS, SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS, AND
CONTAINERS 264.1080-264.1091.
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Changes Analogous to Part 265
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265.1(b)............................... 22-001
265.1(c)(14)(ii)-(iv).................. 22-001.01K
Subpart B--GENERAL FACILITY STANDARDS 22-002
40 CFR 265.10 and 265.12-265.19.
Subpart E--MANIFEST SYSTEM, 22-005
RECORDKEEPING, AND REPORTING 265.70-
265.77.
Subpart F--GROUND-WATER MONITORING 22-006 (For discussion of 22-
265.90-265.94. 006.01--006.05 see section H
of this notice)
Subpart G--CLOSURE AND POST-CLOSURE 22-007
265.110-265.121.
Subpart H--FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS 22-008
265.140-265.150.
Subpart I--USE AND MANAGEMENT OF 22-009
CONTAINERS 265.170-265.178.
Subpart J--TANK SYSTEMS 265.190- 22-010
265.200, and 265.202.
Subpart K--SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS 265.220- 22-011
265.231.
Subpart AA--AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR 22-019
PROCESS VENTS 265.1030-265.1035.
Subpart BB--AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR 22-020
EQUIPMENT LEAKS 265.1050-265.1064.
Subpart CC--AIR EMISSION STANDARDS FOR 22-021
TANKS, SURFACE IMPOUNDMENTS, AND
CONTAINERS 265.1080-265.1091.
Appendix VI............................ 22-027
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Changes Analogous to Part 266
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266.80(a).............................. 7-012.01 and .02, including
Table
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Changes Analogous to Part 268
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268.1 (all)............................ 20-001.01-001.06
268.2.................................. 20-002
268.2(c)............................... 20-002.03
268.3(a)-(d)........................... 20-003.01
268.4.................................. 20-004
268.7(a) intro......................... 20-005.01
268.7(a)(3)-(8)........................ 20-005.01C-.01H
268.7(a)(9)............................ 20-005.01I, 20-005.01I1-
005.01I4
268.7(a)(10)........................... 20-005.01J
268.7(b)-(d)........................... 20-005.02--005.04
268.9 (all)............................ 20-006 (all)
268.14 (all)........................... 20-007
268.20................................. 20-008.01
Subpart C--PROHIBITIONS ON LAND 20-008.01
DISPOSAL 268.30-268.39.
268.40 (all)........................... 20-009
268.40/Treatment Standard Table 20--Table 9
revising F039 and by adding K181.
268.42(a).............................. 20-010.01
268.42(a)/Table 1...................... 20-010.01, Table 10
268.42(c) (all)........................ 20-010.02 (all)
268.42(d).............................. 20-010.03
268.44(h) (all)........................ 5-006 (all)
268.45 (all)........................... 20-011.01-011.04
268.45/Table 1......................... 20-Table 11
268.46................................. 20-Table 9
268.48(a).............................. 20-012.01
268.48(a)/Universal Treatment Standards 20-Table 12
Table adding o-Anisidine (2-
methoxyaniline); p-Cresidine; 2,4-
Dimethylaniline (2,4-xylidine); and
1,3-Phenylenediamine.
268.49 (all)........................... 20-013 (all)
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268.50 (all)........................... 20-014 (all)
Appendix III List of Halogenated 20-015
Organic Compounds Regulated Under Sec.
268.32.
Appendix IV Wastes Excluded From Lab 20-16
Packs Under the Alternative Treatment
Standards of Sec. 268.42(c).
Appendix VI Recommended Technologies To 20-17
Achieve Deactivation of
Characteristics in Section 268.42.
Appendix VII LDR Effective Dates of 20-018
Surface Disposed Prohibited Hazardous
Wastes.
Appendix VIII LDR Effective Dates of 20-019
Injected Prohibited Hazardous Wastes.
Appendix IX Extraction Procedure (EP) 20-020
Toxicity Test Method and Structural
Integrity Test (Method 1310B).
Appendix XI Metal Bearing Wastes 20-021
Prohibited From Dilution in a
Combustion Unit According to 40 CFR
268.3(c).
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Changes Analogous to Part 270
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270.1(c) intro......................... 12-001.02
270.1(c)(2)(viii)(B)-(D)............... 12-001.03H
270.1(c)(7)............................ 12-001.09
270.2 ``corrective action management 1-027
unit''.
270.2 ``disposal facility''............ 1-043
270.2 ``Facility mailing list''........ 15-006.01A
270.2 ``Remedial Action Plan (RAP)''... 12-001.0314
270.4(a)(2)-(a)(4)..................... 12-002.01B-.01D
270.11(d)(1)-(d)(2).................... 13-011.03-011.04
270.14 Contents of part B: General 13-012.02
requirements.
270.15-270.27 Specific part B 13-012.04
information requirements.
270.28................................. 13-012.02A
270.30(m).............................. 14-002.18
270.42 Appendix I adding number 3 to Appendix V
section D; adding number 10 to Section
L; and adding Section N Corrective
Action.
270.60(c)(3)(vii)...................... 12-001.04A1(b)
270.61(b)(5)........................... 12-001.04B5
270.62 Hazardous waste incinerator 12-001.04C
permits.
270.66 Permits for boilers and 12-001.04F
industrial furnaces burning hazardous
waste.
270.68................................. 12-001.04G
270.73(a).............................. 12-003.04A
Subpart H--Remedial Action Plans (RAPs) 12-004
270.79-270.230.
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Changes Analogous to Part 273
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273.1(a)(2)-(4)........................ 25-001.01B
273.2(a)(1)............................ 25-002.01A
273.2(b)(2)............................ 25-002.01B
273.2(b)(3)............................ 25-002.02C
273.3(a)............................... 25-003.01
273.4(a)............................... 25-004.01
273.5(a)............................... 25-005.01
273.5(b) (all) and (c) all............. 25-005.02 (all) and .03 (all)
273.8(a)-(b)........................... 25-007.01-.02
273.9 ``Lamp''......................... 25-008.06
273.9 ``Large quantity handler of 25-008.07 excluding
universal waste''. ``electronic items''
(For discussion of the state's
additional waste stream
``electronic items'' see
section H of this notice.)
273.9 ``small quantity handler of 25-008.11 excluding
universal waste''. ``electronic items''
(For discussion of the state's
additional waste stream
``electronic items'' see
section H of this notice.)
273.9 ``universal waste''.............. 25-008.13 excluding
``electronic items''
(For discussion of the state's
additional waste stream
``electronic items'' see
section H of this notice.)
273.10................................. 25-009
273.13-(d) (all)....................... 25-012.04 (all)
273.14(e).............................. 25-013.05
273.30................................. 25-020
273.32(b)(4)........................... 25-022.02D excluding
``electronic items'' (For
discussion of the state's
additional waste stream
``electronic items'' see
section H of this notice.)
273.33(d) (all)........................ 25-023.04 (all)
273.34(e).............................. 25-024.05
273.50................................. 25-031
273.60(a).............................. 25-038
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273.81(a).............................. 25-043.01
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Changes Analogous to Part 60
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Federal Requirement 40 CFR............. Analogous Nebraska authority
Title 129
60 Appendix A.......................... 34-002.02
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H. Where are the revised State rules different from the Federal rules?
1. State clarification of Federal rules. These clarifications do
not affect the enforcement status of the rule, but simply improves
clarity for the regulated community.
(a) Nebraska chose not to publish the note in 40 CFR 268.42 because
all the information formerly contained in 40 CFR 268.42/tables 2 and 3
are now contained in title 128, chapter 20, section 009/table 9 and
section 010/table 10. By omitting the note, the State eliminated a
source of possible confusion.
(b) Nebraska chose not to publish the note in 40 CFR 268.43 because
all the information formerly contained in 40 CFR 268.43/table CCW is
now contained in title 128, chapter 20, section 009/table 9. By
omitting the note, the State eliminated a source of possible confusion.
(c) Nebraska chose not to publish the note in 40 CFR 268.46 because
all the information formerly contained in 40 CFR 268.46 is now
contained in title 128, chapter 20, section 009/table 9. By omitting
the note, the State eliminated a source of possible confusion.
2. More Stringent Nebraska Rules. The Nebraska hazardous waste
program contains some provisions that are more stringent than is
required by the RCRA program as codified in the July 1, 2015, edition
of the title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These more
stringent provisions are being recognized as a part of the Federally-
authorized program.
The specific more stringent provisions are also noted in Nebraska's
authorization application. They include, but are not limited to, the
following:
(a) 40 CFR 268.7(a)(1) and (a)(2) include parenthetical provisions,
beginning with ``Alternatively,'' which allow a generator of hazardous
waste to send the waste to a RCRA-permitted hazardous waste treatment
facility without determining whether the hazardous waste has to be
treated before it can be land disposed. This allowance shifts the
determination requirement to the treatment facility. Nebraska omits
these parenthetical provisions and is therefore more stringent than the
Federal regulations by keeping the responsibility for determining if
the hazardous waste meets LDR treatment standards with the generator.
(b) At 20-005.01B1, Nebraska requires specific language for a
contaminated soil certification statement. The Federal rules do not
specify required language, therefore the State is more stringent.
(c) In title 128, chapter 20, the table--Treatment Standards for
Hazardous Waste--Nebraska includes the chemical 1,3-Phenylenediamine
under the F039 listing. This chemical is not included in the table
located at 40 CFR 268.40. Therefore the State is more stringent.
(d) At 21-006, Nebraska adopts and incorporates by reference 40 CFR
part 264, subpart F, pertaining to releases from solid waste management
units. Nebraska adds a provision at 21-006.01, which requires
groundwater monitoring wells to be designed according to ASTM Standard
D5092-90. In addition, any groundwater monitoring well to be placed in
a stratigraphic unit composed of loessal sediment must be designed and
sampled in a manner approved by NDEQ intended to minimize turbidity in
samples taken from the well. The Federal regulations do not have these
specific requirements, therefore Nebraska is more stringent.
(e) At 40 CFR 270.60(b)(3), the Federal rules the owner/operator of
an injection well disposing of hazardous waste is considered to have
RCRA permit if they have a UIC permit issued after November 8, 1984 and
meet the conditions listed at 270.60(b)(3)(i) and (ii). Hazardous waste
injection wells are expressly prohibited under title 122, Nebraska
Administrative Code, Rules and Regulations for Underground Injection
and Mineral Production Wells, chapter 3, section 003. Through this
prohibition, the State rule is more stringent than the Federal rule.
(f) At 22-006, Nebraska adopts and incorporates by reference 40 CFR
part 265, subpart F, pertaining to groundwater monitoring. Nebraska
adds a provision at 22-006.01, which requires groundwater monitoring
wells to be designed according to ASTM Standard D5092-90. In addition,
any groundwater monitoring well to be placed in a stratigraphic unit
composed of loessal sediment must be designed and sampled in a manner
approved by NDEQ intended to minimize turbidity in samples taken from
the well. The Federal regulations do not have these specific
requirements, therefore Nebraska is more stringent.
(g) At 22-006, Nebraska adopts and incorporates by reference 40 CFR
part 265, subpart F, pertaining to groundwater monitoring. At 22-
006.03, Nebraska adds a provision which requires sampling during the
initial four consecutive quarters for all analytes listed in 40 CFR
265.92(b), as incorporated by reference at 22-006. This requirement is
more stringent than the Federal rules.
The 40 CFR 265.92(b)(1)-(3) outlines criteria required, Nebraska
adds a provision at 22-006.03, which requires groundwater monitoring
wells to be designed according to ASTM Standard D5092-90. In addition,
any groundwater monitoring well to be placed in a stratigraphic unit
composed of loessal sediment must be designed and sampled in a manner
approved by NDEQ intended to minimize turbidity in samples taken from
the well. The Federal regulations do not have these specific
requirements, therefore Nebraska is more stringent.
(h) At 22-006, Nebraska adopts and incorporates by reference 40 CFR
part 265, subpart F, pertaining to groundwater monitoring. At 40 CFR
265.93(d)(7)(ii), the Federal regulations state that determinations may
cease if the groundwater quality assessment plan was implemented during
the post-closure care period. At 22-006.04, the State regulations allow
these determinations to cease only if the facility is operating under
an approved Post Closure Plan. Therefore the State regulations are more
stringent than the Federal rules.
(i) At 22-006, Nebraska adopts and incorporates by reference 40 CFR
part 265, subpart F, pertaining to groundwater monitoring. Under
265.93(f), the owner or operator must report the results of analyses
annually. At 22-006.05, Nebraska requires the analyses to be submitted
within 45 days following the end of the quarter in which the sample was
taken. Therefore, the State is more stringent.
(j) The Federal regulations at 273.32(b)(4) require a large
quantity
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handler of universal waste to send written notification of universal
waste management to the regulating authority. Nebraska requires the
generator to list the type of waste being generated. Therefore, the
state rule is more stringent than the Federal rule.
(k) At 261.2(c)(3), and in column 3 of 261.2(c)(4) table 1, the
Federal regulations list the exclusion cited at 261.4(a)(17). Nebraska
did not adopt this exclusion. Therefore, the state is more stringent
than the Federal regulations.
3. Broader in scope. EPA considers the following state requirements
to be beyond the scope of the Federal program, and therefore EPA is not
authorizing these requirements and cannot enforce them. Entities must
comply with these requirements in accordance with state law, but they
are not RCRA requirements. The specific broader in scope provisions
include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) At 22-006, Nebraska adopts and incorporates by reference 40 CFR
part 265, subpart F, pertaining to groundwater monitoring. At 40 CFR
265.92(b), the owner or operator must determine the concentration or
value of the listed parameters in ground-water samples. At 22-006.02,
Nebraska includes sampling for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at the
discretion of the Director on a case-by-case basis. The VOCs shall be
analyzed in accordance with a method approved by the Director. This
requirement is broader in scope than the Federal rules.
(b) Title 128 chapter 25 contains Nebraska's ``Standards for
Universal Waste Management.'' The state adds an additional waste stream
``electronic items'' to the list of types of universal waste subject to
these regulations. 40 CFR part 273, the Federal ``Standards for
Universal Waste Management'' do not include ``electronic items'' as an
identified waste stream. Therefore, any references or requirements for
managing the ``electronic items'' waste stream universal waste are
broader in scope and not enforceable by EPA.
I. Who handles permits after the authorization takes effect?
Nebraska will issue permits for all the provisions for which it is
authorized and will administer the permits it issues. EPA will continue
to administer and enforce any RCRA hazardous waste permits or portions
of permits which EPA issued prior to the effective date of this
authorization until they expire or are terminated. EPA will not issue
any more permits, or new portions of permits, for the provisions listed
in the table above after the effective date of this authorization. EPA
will continue to implement and issue permits for HSWA requirements for
which Nebraska is not yet authorized.
J. How does this action affect Indian Country (18 U.S.C. 1151) in
Nebraska?
Nebraska is not authorized to carry out its Hazardous Waste Program
in Indian Country within the State. This authority remains with EPA.
Therefore, this action has no effect in Indian Country.
K. What is codification and is EPA codifying Nebraska's Hazardous Waste
Program as authorized in this rule?
Codification is the process of placing the State's statutes and
regulations that comprise the State's authorized hazardous waste
program into the Code of Federal Regulations. We do this by referencing
the authorized State rules in 40 CFR part 272. EPA is not codifying the
authorization of Nebraska's changes at this time. However, we reserve
the amendment of 40 CFR part 272, subpart CC for the authorization of
Nebraska's program changes at a later date.
L. Administrative Requirements
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted this action
from the requirements of Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4,
1993), and therefore, this action is not subject to review by OMB. This
action authorizes State requirements for the purpose of RCRA 3006 and
imposes no additional requirements beyond those imposed by State law.
Accordingly, I certify that this action will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). Because this action
authorizes pre-existing requirements under State law and does not
impose any additional enforceable duty beyond that required by State
law, it does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4). For the same reason, this
action also does not significantly or uniquely affect the communities
of Tribal governments, as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000). This action 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 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999), because it
merely authorizes State requirements as part of the State RCRA
hazardous waste program without altering the relationship or the
distribution of power and responsibilities established by RCRA. This
action also is not subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April
23, 1997), because it is not economically significant and it does not
make decisions based on environmental health or safety risks. This
action 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.
Under RCRA 3006(b), EPA grants a state's application for
incorporation by reference as long as the State meets the criteria
required by RCRA. It would thus be inconsistent with applicable law for
the EPA, when it reviews a state authorization application, to require
the use of any particular voluntary consensus standard in place of
another standard that otherwise satisfies the requirements of RCRA.
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 (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 affected conduct. EPA has complied
with Executive Order 12630 (53 FR 8859, March 15, 1988) by examining
the takings implications of the rule in accordance with the ``Attorney
General's Supplemental Guidelines for the Evaluation of Risk and
Avoidance of Unanticipated Takings'' issued under the executive order.
This rule does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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 prior to publication in the Federal Register. A major
rule cannot take effect until 60 days after it is published in the
Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5
U.S.C. 804(2). This action will be effective January 17, 2017, unless
objections to this authorization are received.
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List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information, Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste
transportation, Indian lands, Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Authority: This action is issued under the authority of Sections
2002(a), 3006, and 7004(b) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, 6974(b).
Dated: November 3, 2016.
Mark Hague,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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