United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2016_register executive 2018-02-14 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f326ea D09002ee1c7f32815 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending existing regulations regarding the export and import of hazardous wastes from and into the United States. EPA is making these changes to: Provide greater protection to human health and the environment by making existing export and import related requirements more consistent with the current import-export requirements for shipments between members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); enable electronic submittal to EPA of all export and import-related documents (e.g., export notices, export annual reports); and enable electronic validation of consent in the Automated Export System (AES) for export shipments subject to RCRA export consent requirements prior to exit. The AES resides in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). 81 FR 85696 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-28/2016-27428 2016-27428 fr28no16-10 RIN 2050-AG77 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0147 FRL-9947-74-OLEM https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-28/2016-27428 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-28/html/2016-27428.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-28/pdf/2016-27428.pdf Environmental Protection Administrative Practice and Procedure Confidential Business Information Hazardous Waste Incorporation by Reference Hazardous Materials Intergovernmental Relations Recycling Waste Treatment and Disposal Exports Hazardous Materials Transportation Imports International Organizations Labeling Packaging and Containers Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Hazardous Recyclable Materials Precious Metal Recovery Spent Lead-Acid Batteries Penalties Universal Waste 34 p. 85696 85729 81 FR 85696 Title 40 Part 260 40 CFR Part 260 Title 40 Part 261 40 CFR Part 261 Title 40 Part 262 40 CFR Part 262 Title 40 Part 263 40 CFR Part 263 Title 40 Part 264 40 CFR Part 264 Title 40 Part 265 40 CFR Part 265 Title 40 Part 266 40 CFR Part 266 Title 40 Part 267 40 CFR Part 267 Title 40 Part 271 40 CFR Part 271 Title 40 Part 273 40 CFR Part 273 RIN 2050-AG77 Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-27428 II ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2016-12-31 2016-12-31 EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0147 FRL-9947-74-OLEM 6560-50-P 2016-27428 Final rule.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending existing regulations regarding the export and import of hazardous wastes from and into the United States. EPA is making these changes to: Provide greater protection to human health and the environment by making existing export and import related requirements more consistent with the current import-export requirements for shipments between members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); enable electronic submittal to EPA of all export and import-related documents (e.g., export notices, export annual reports); and enable electronic validation of consent in the Automated Export System (AES) for export shipments subject to RCRA export consent requirements prior to exit. The AES resides in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Automated Commercial Environment (ACE).

This final rule is effective on December 31, 2016. The compliance dates for the various new and updated provisions in this action can be found in section II.D. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of December 31, 2016. Laura Coughlan, Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (5304P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Environmental Protection Administrative Practice and Procedure Confidential Business Information Hazardous Waste Incorporation by Reference Hazardous Materials Intergovernmental Relations Recycling Waste Treatment and Disposal Exports Hazardous Materials Transportation Imports International Organizations Labeling Packaging and Containers Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Hazardous Recyclable Materials Precious Metal Recovery Spent Lead-Acid Batteries Penalties Universal Waste Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions , coughlan.laura@epa.gov helpdesk@epacdx.net yoo.jin@epa.gov http://www.cec.org/Storage/149/17479_CEC_Secretariat-SLABs_Report_may7_en_web.pdf http://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-09/documents/oigreportonhwimports015_0.pdf http://www.oecd.org/env/waste/42262259.pdf http://www.regulations.gov https://cdx.epa.gov https://dev.epacdx.net/About/UserGuide https://www.epa.gov/compliance/next-generation-compliance https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/international-agreements-transboundary-shipments-waste https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders www.basel.int www.cec.org Vol. 81, no. 228 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-11-28 continuing daily deposited born digital 446 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-28 P0b002ee1986802ab 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr28no16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-28 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-28/pdf/FR-2016-11-28.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-28/xml/FR-2016-11-28.xml fdlp 85401 85835 DGPO 2018-02-14 2024-06-01 FR-2016-11-28 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-11-28 81 228