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 III Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f326eb D09002ee1c7f32816 United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency With this action, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing revisions to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's (RCRA) hazardous waste generator regulatory program proposed on September 25, 2015. There are several objectives to these revisions. They include reorganizing the hazardous waste generator regulations to make them more user-friendly and thus improve their usability by the regulated community; providing a better understanding of how the RCRA hazardous waste generator regulatory program works; addressing gaps in the existing regulations to strengthen environmental protection; providing greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators to manage their hazardous waste in a cost-effective and protective manner; and making technical corrections and conforming changes to address inadvertent errors and remove obsolete references to programs that no longer exist. This final rule responds to the comments of EPA stakeholders, taking into consideration the mission of EPA and the goals of RCRA. 81 FR 85732 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-28/2016-27429 2016-27429 fr28no16-11 RIN 2050-AG70 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-RCRA-2012-0121 FRL 9947-26-OLEM https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-11-28/2016-27429 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-28/html/2016-27429.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-11-28/pdf/2016-27429.pdf Environmental Protection Waste Treatment and Disposal Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Water Pollution Control Administrative Practice and Procedure Confidential Business Information Hazardous Waste Incorporation by Reference Recycling Exports Hazardous Materials Transportation Imports Labeling Packaging and Containers Air Pollution Control Insurance Security Measures Surety Bonds Water Supply Energy Indians-Lands Intergovernmental Relations Penalties Petroleum 98 p. 85732 85829 81 FR 85732 Title 40 Part 257 40 CFR Part 257 Title 40 Part 258 40 CFR Part 258 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 268 40 CFR Part 268 Title 40 Part 270 40 CFR Part 270 Title 40 Part 271 40 CFR Part 271 Title 40 Part 273 40 CFR Part 273 Title 40 Part 279 40 CFR Part 279 RIN 2050-AG70 Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-27429 III ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2017-05-30 EPA-HQ-RCRA-2012-0121 FRL 9947-26-OLEM 6560-50-P 2016-27429 Final rule.

With this action, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing revisions to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act's (RCRA) hazardous waste generator regulatory program proposed on September 25, 2015. There are several objectives to these revisions. They include reorganizing the hazardous waste generator regulations to make them more user-friendly and thus improve their usability by the regulated community; providing a better understanding of how the RCRA hazardous waste generator regulatory program works; addressing gaps in the existing regulations to strengthen environmental protection; providing greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators to manage their hazardous waste in a cost-effective and protective manner; and making technical corrections and conforming changes to address inadvertent errors and remove obsolete references to programs that no longer exist. This final rule responds to the comments of EPA stakeholders, taking into consideration the mission of EPA and the goals of RCRA.

This final rule is effective on May 30, 2017. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the regulations is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of May 30, 2017. Jim O'Leary, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (MC: 5304P), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, (703) 308- 8827, (oleary.jim@epa.gov) or Kathy Lett, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (MC: 5304P), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, (703) 605-0761, (lett.kathy@epa.gov). Environmental Protection Waste Treatment and Disposal Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Water Pollution Control Administrative Practice and Procedure Confidential Business Information Hazardous Waste Incorporation by Reference Recycling Exports Hazardous Materials Transportation Imports Labeling Packaging and Containers Air Pollution Control Insurance Security Measures Surety Bonds Water Supply Energy Indians-Lands Intergovernmental Relations Penalties Petroleum Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule , lett.kathy@epa.gov oleary.jim@epa.gov http://www.epa.gov/evaluate/pdf/waste/haz-waste-determination.pdf http://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/where-managing-hazardous-waste-academic-laboratories-rule-effect http://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards http://www.nfpa.org/freeaccess http://www.regulations.gov https://epd.georgia.gov/sites/epd.georgia.gov/files/related_files/site_page/guidehwdet.pdf https://rcrainfo.epa.gov/rcrainfoweb/ https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-11/documents/2015_hwr_instructions_forms.pdf 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